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THERE’S A SPOT Norwalk takes parking to a computerized level … 16 FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY CPA Norm Grill assesses credit card crime … 17 TERRIFYING BUY? A rarity in Connecticut – a ghost town – is on the market … 26 SPECIAL SECTION HEAD-OVER-HEELS CONSTRUCTION A New Canaan builder rethinks heating and cooling … 21

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RHYS rises above the recession tide MARKS FIFTH YEAR IN STAMFORD RHYS executives, from left, Christian C. Bangert, senior vice president and principal; Cory R. Gubner, president and CEO; and Jason Wuchiski, senior vice president and principal. Photo by Crystal Kang

hen Cory Gubner quit his job after his firm was bought out in 2008, he decided to start his own commercial real estate business the next year. His vision, he said, was to create a company that understood how to serve the diverse leasing and buying needs of business owners in the Northeast and capitalize on opportunities for tenants and landlords to expand their operations. Gubner, president and CEO of Stamfordbased RHYS, had been working in the real estate business for 20 years before he decided to leave his previous company, which Canadabased Colliers International acquired. His decision to walk away from a stable job at the start of the recession and create his own business was risky, but in retrospect, he said it was a smart move. After things started to get worse in 2008, “we didn’t really feel the impact of the recession until 2009 when everything just stopped,” Gubner said. “But the reality is, it didn’t really matter whether or not there was a recession. I decided to leave my previous job, and I wasn’t » RHYS, page 22

WCSU: Western Connecticut’s standout university

$3M GIFT MARKS ‘A MOMENTOUS DAY’ BY BILL FALLON Bfallon@westfairinc.com

estern Connecticut State University, which last month debuted a destination arts center, recently stepped into a trio of favorable spotlights. In short order, the Danbury school was named the most socially mobile college in the state, it hosted a powerhouse economics forum, and it received the largest gift in its history. Constantine “Deno” Macricostas gave $3 million from the Macricostas Family Foundation to WCSU, which the school identified as the largest donation in its history. » WCSU, page 6

From left, Nicholas Perna, economic adviser to Webster Bank; John Murphy, Western Connecticut Health Network; and James Schmotter, president, Western Connecticut State University.

Connecticut cities lead Northeast gigabit push BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com Ultra high-speed Internet in the form of gigabit networks is becoming a critical tool in urban communities to foster innovation and stimulate job growth in a technology-driven economy. Google Fiber spearheaded gigabit access in communities like Kansas City, Mo., and Provo, Utah. Internet speeds in these cities are up to 100 times faster than the broadband speeds most subscribers have. Gigabit refers to a speed of 1 gigabit, or 1,000 megabits, per second. At a recent event, officials from three Connecticut cities introduced a joint request for qualifications to gauge whether gigabit networks are a viable option in the state. Stamford Mayor David Martin, New Haven Mayor Toni Harp and West Hartford Deputy Mayor Shari Cantor, along with other advocates, including state Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz, announced an online application detailing goals, available resources and incentives for Internet service providers interested in leading the Northeast in the effort to establish gigabit networks. The application deadline is Nov. 18. From there, city officials will determine who qualifies for a request for proposals, which could lead to a binding commitment between private companies and the cities. In return, the cities plan to support and offer any potential grant opportunities and fiber resources and other community assets, provide assistance with the permitting process and access to infrastructure. The cities have invited other Connecticut municipalities to join their effort by submitting an addendum describing their town’s interest and assets. “For Stamford, it’s a multiprong approach,” said Thomas Madden, Stamford’s economic development director. “It’s about attracting businesses. We want the best services around at the most affordable prices. The monthly rates companies are paying are not comparable to other states. Sometimes services are not up to the standard they’re looking for. Part of the reason for the development of gigabit networks in Connecticut is we have a lot of entertainment and digital media companies. They are high-data users, so they want to make sure they have the best available services to promote their businesses.” While the rest of the country is expanding their gigabit networks, the Northeast has been slow to follow. Madden said that on a listening tour around the state in July, Stamford leaders met with high-tech business owners in Stamford, New Haven and West Hartford

A map of gigabit Internet projects in the U.S. provided by Bill Valle, broadband policy coordinator for the state Office of Consumer Counsel.

and confirmed that there is a strong business need for gigabit networks. “There’s a burgeoning consumer demand because businesses need to move data,” Madden said. “Businesses are telling us they’re very constrained. We have lots of different service providers, but we want to make the pipeline bigger and cheaper. We want companies to invest in the Connecticut market. Like I-95, we need to expand our highway, so there’s a free flow of traffic as

George Jepsen and made a settlement with Stamford-based Frontier Communications to expedite the deal of buying AT&T’s wireline business and statewide fiber network that provides services to residential, commercial and wholesale customers in the state. For $2 billion, Frontier acquired AT&T’s local telephone exchange business, which has about 900,000 access lines, 415,000 broadband customers and 180,000 wireline service, fiber network and U-verse video and satellite television customers, according to CBS Connecticut. As part of the deal, Frontier has agreed to spend $63 million over the next three years to improve its broadband services, including U-verse and DSL broadband networks, said Brigid M. Smith, assistant vice president of corporate communications at Frontier. “Since we will own lines in the state by — Thomas Madden the RFQ’s due date, we intend to respond to it in a manner commensurate with our commitments to bring high-quality and “We pay 300 to 400 times more than enhanced networks to communities throughSouth Korea for a slower speed,” Vallee said. out Connecticut,” Smith said. “Through this “Go back 100 years, and it’s equivalent to the investment, Frontier will expand IP broadStandard Oil Trust model. They have a huge band data speeds of 10 megabits per second customer base, so they can say to a fiberglass or greater to more than 100,000 additional maker, ‘I’m gonna pay you this amount for households and construct an ultra-highyour fiberglass, and since I’m the only sup- speed middle-mile fiber network connecting central offices across the state. In addition, plier, I’m going to sell it for a higher price.’” Recently, the state consumer coun- we have committed to deploying fiber to any sel joined Connecticut Attorney General business that requests it.” be regulated?” Vallee said. “There is no room for competition right now. Once you get on gigabit networks, there are all these contracts. It becomes a monopoly. Our goal is to hopefully introduce competition into this market.” The U.S. lags behind other countries in Internet speeds, which has been partly attributed to a lack of competition. Comcast, AT&T and Time Warner dominate the market in the U.S.

“Part of the reason for the development of gigabit networks in Connecticut is we have a lot of entertainment and digital media companies. They are high-data users, so they want to make sure they have the best available services to promote their businesses.”

opposed to the congestion there is now.” The request for qualifications will cause competition between Internet service providers and potentially provide more gigabit networks as opposed to fewer, said Bill Vallee, broadband policy coordinator for the state Office of Consumer Counsel. “With the whole controversy over net neutrality, millions of people have questions for the FCC, including: How will the Internet

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Stamford Residence Inn slated to open next year MARRIOTT HOTEL PART OF PLANNED REBRANDING OF THE AREA

A view of the Residence Inn from Atlantic Street.

A rendering of the west entry to the Residence Inn, with construction set to be completed by October 2015. Renderings provided by Seaboard Properties

Residence Inn is under construction in downtown Stamford and will join an existing Courtyard Marriott hotel as part of a co-branded property. The new hotel, slated to open in October 2015, is at 23-27 Atlantic St. and will be con-

nected to the Courtyard Marriott on the corner of Broad and Summer streets through a former parking lot owned by development company Seaboard Properties Inc. The project is part of the eventual rebranding of the intersection in downtown Stamford

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as Atlantic Square, said John DiMenna, president of Seaboard Properties, in a statement. The hotel is close to downtown amenities that include The Palace Theatre and the Ferguson Library. It is also close to the Metro-North train station and Interstate 95. “A real urban environment always has districts,” DiMenna said. “Stamford is lucky enough to be developing a strong downtown and a beautiful waterfront. The city is full of new, young and sophisticated residents who want variety in their nightlife and entertainment. In addition, the business traveler, espe-

cially those who might be stationed in town for an extended period of time, will want the same. The Residence Inn, with its central location, lets us provide that.” Residence Inn and Courtyard Marriott are brands of Marriott International Inc. Courtyard is a midprice, traditional hotel brand, while Residence Inn hotels target extended-stay business travelers with studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites. Co-branded Marriott hotels have previously opened in New York and Los Angeles. — Crystal Kang

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First Niagara to consolidate branches

uffalo, N.Y.-based First Niagara Financial Group recently announced it will consolidate 17 branches and two off-premise, drive-through locations across its four-state footprint in January. Online banking, not a downturn, appears to be the cause. In Fairfield County, the move, which the company in a press release called a continuing evaluation of its branch network, involves First Niagara’s Ridgefield branch closing and folding into the Norwalk branch on New Canaan Avenue; the Fairfield Woods branch in Fairfield closing and folding into the Fairfield Center Branch on the Post Road in Fairfield; the Main Street, Monroe, branch closing and folding into the Shelton branch on Bridgeport Avenue; the Wilton branch on Danbury Road closing and folding into the Norwalk Branch on New Canaan Avenue; and the High Ridge Road

branch in Stamford closing and folding into the Springdale branch on Hope Street in Stamford. “Team members who are impacted by these changes will either transition to new, customer-facing roles or will have an opportunity to apply for any of the more than 200 open positions within the company,” First Niagara said in the press release. As part of the plan, the company said, “First Niagara has continued to invest in mobile and online banking technologies, which are now used by more than 200,000 and 500,000 of its customers, respectively. Following these changes, the company will continue to operate more than 390 branch locations across its four-state footprint.” “Across the financial services industry, branch traffic and the number of transactions handled per branch are declining and self-service transactions are increas-

ing. First Niagara is no different,” said Mark Rendulic, First Niagara executive vice president, consumer financial services, in the press release. “A majority of customers prefer online, mobile and ATMs for simple transactions — and their use of these technologies is growing. “As customer preferences continue to change, we are committed to evolving our branch network and our in-branch services to keep pace with their needs,” Rendulic said. Customers of the impacted branches will receive a written notice, sent 90 days in advance of the closing date, the bank said. The majority of the receiving branches are within 3 miles of the closing branch and customer accounts will be automatically moved to the receiving branch. The bank continues to operate 410 branches. — Bill Fallon

BLT markets 100 apartments in Danbury THE FOURTH OF FIVE ABBEY WOODS BUILDINGS IS COMPLETE

tamford-based Building and Land Technology — the developer of the 4,000-unit, mile-long Harbor Point project in Stamford — has opened the fourth of five planned buildings at its Abbey Woods development in Danbury. The newly opened building consists of 100 large rental apartments and is pet- and smoke-free. BLT describes the 546-acre Danbury site as nature-friendly and “enchanted.” “We’re excited to see another building in this unique community open,” said Carl R. Kuehner III, CEO of BLT, in a statement. “We believe the unique location of our community — in the center of a nature preserve but conveniently situated near key employers, retail and transportation — will be highly attractive to prospective residents.” Abbey Woods now includes four different-style apartment buildings featuring one-, two- and three-bedroom residences. Residences feature open kitchens, tiled baths, closets and laundry areas with fullsized appliances, BLT said. Outdoor amenities include a heated pool, barbecue area, playground, fire pits and a covered parking garage. The final, fifth building is nearing completion, BLT said. Once complete, Abbey Woods will encompass a total 470 residences.

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The donation will see the WCSU School of Arts and Sciences renamed the The Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences. The Connecticut State Colleges & Universities Board of Regents for Higher Education acknowledged the gift and approved the new name, WCSU reported this month. “With this gift, Deno Macricostas and his family become, by far, the largest philanthropic supporters of our university,” WCSU President James W. Schmotter said in a statement. “Our gratitude to them is unbounded,

“When we succeed at helping students succeed, we also create positive, long-lasting change in our state and the nation as these young people move into their communities as employees and citizens.” — WCSU President James Schmotter and it is made even more special because of Deno’s personal experiences. His is the classic American immigrant success story, and it provides an inspiration to all on our campus. This gift will transform our School of Arts and Sciences, the largest of our academic units and one in which every WCSU student, regardless of major, studies. It is indeed a momentous day for Western Connecticut State University.” “Education is important to the success of our children and our community,” Macricostas said. “We live in a competitive and challenging world that requires grow-

ing our knowledge and increasing exposure from each generation. Our family takes pride in helping to support the great work of Western Connecticut State University in preparing students for active participation in our global society.” WCSU, with downtown and west-side campuses, also made a solid showing in a recent national survey. Two Web-based companies, CollegeNET and PayScale, have created a national social mobility index, or SMI, to “comparatively assess the role of our higher education system in providing a conduit for economic and social advancement.” WCSU placed No. 11 on the inaugural list of 100 colleges. It is the highest rank in the state. The SMI survey measured five factors relating to higher education, according to WCSU: cost of tuition, opportunities provided to low-income students, graduation rate, early career salary for graduates and the status of the university’s endowment. More than 530 colleges and universities were compared based on the five criteria. At No. 11, Western was one of only three universities in New England to break the Top 100. “This analysis demonstrates that Western is indeed fulfilling its goal to change the lives of our students,” Schmotter said in a statement. “When we succeed at helping students succeed, we also create positive, long-lasting change in our state and the nation as these young people move into their communities as employees and citizens.” According to the study, a “high SMI ranking means that a college is contributing in a responsible way to solving the dangerous problem of economic immobility in our country.” And on a recent night, an economic symposium titled “The Economy and You” drew a sizable crowd to Western Connecticut State University’s Ives Concert Hall – 300 had signed up. Topics including education, health care, the “jobless recovery” and bank security

Constantine “Deno” Macricostas and wife Marie. Photo courtesy WCSU/Peggy Stewart.

were on the docket.Experts on hand included Schmotter, Western Connecticut Health Network CEO John Murphy and international economist Nicholas Perna, an adviser to Webster Bank. “Our goal is to create a groundbreaking event that will generate innovative ideas and serve as a resource for forward-thinking insights and concepts,” said event host Robert Reby, CEO of Danbury-based Reby Advisors, in a pre-event statement. “We want to inform the community on critical issues that help them not to just survive but thrive in this economy.” Schmotter’s topic was “Building a Better Education System.” Murphy shared

insights on “The Future of Healthcare.” Perna’s presentation was titled “Will the Jobless Recovery Continue?” Breakout sessions included “The Future is Here: Cars That Drive Themselves,” with Bob Camastro, general manager and owner, Mercedes-Benz of Danbury and Wappingers Falls; “Is Your Home a Good Investment?” with Paul Scalzo, owner, Bethel-based Scalzo Group; “The American Manufacturing Comeback,” with James Marquis, president, Danbury-based Kimchuk Inc.; and “How to Rob a Bank (Online Theft),” with Jay Mortara, an officer with the Danbury Police Department.

Danbury Fair Mall to be powered by fuel cell

alifornia-based Bloom Energy will power Macerich’s Danbury Fair Mall via fuel cell technology. Solar power on the roof will enter the equation next year. The 750-kilowatt Bloom Energy fuel cell project “will provide the 1.3 million-squarefoot mall with clean, reliable energy while reducing the carbon emissions of the facility by nearly 3 million pounds each year,” Macerich, a real estate investment trust, reported. “Danbury Fair is committed to creating long-term value by improving our

natural resource efficiency, and operating and developing the center in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner,” said Maura Ruby, senior property manager of the mall. “Installing clean energy technology at Danbury Fair also aligns with our commitments to our retailers, our partners, the community and the sustainable plan that Macerich is implementing across the vast portfolio.” An ongoing 2008 Macerich sustainability program focuses on energy efficiency, water conservation, sustainable real estate development and redevelopment, waste

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management and green operational practices and procurement. “Our success to date has shown that environmental and financial goals are not mutually exclusive, and this project will enhance the reliability of our operations, improve cost predictability, and contribute to a healthy environment for our employees, retailers, guests and communities,” said Jeff Bedell, vice president of sustainability at Macerich. Bloom Energy’s solid oxide fuel cell technology generates electricity through an electrochemical process and provides clean,

on-site energy. The project was financed in partnership with Washington Gas Energy Services and the Connecticut Low-emission Renewable Energy Certificate program. Danbury Fair also recently installed energy-efficient exterior LED lighting and a thermoplastic white reflective roof. Next year the mall will add 400 solar panels to its roof. Macerich currently owns 57 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 53 regional shopping centers. — Bill Fallon

Malloy has razor-thin lead over Foley in latest poll BY KEN DIXON Hearst Connecticut Media

t’s not daylight, or a major shift, but Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has nosed out in front of challenger Tom Foley, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll that shows increased negative feelings from voters about the Republican investor from Greenwich. Less than two weeks from the end of their aggressive race for governor, Malloy and Foley seemed locked in a repeat of the 2010 race that Malloy, a Democrat, won by just 6,404 votes, the poll indicates. Malloy is more popular among women and Foley has a near-equal edge among men, the poll finds. The 43-43 percent tie of Oct. 8 has made a tiny move in Malloy’s favor, but his new 43-42 percent edge over Foley is well within the margin of error among more than 1,000 likely voters. Petitioning candidate Joe Visconti of West Hartford retains his 9 percent from earlier in the month, heading into Thursday night’s televised debate on NBC Connecticut in which Foley has declined to participate. Foley’s refusal to attend the debate comes at a time when his favorability ratings in the poll are declining. While Malloy’s negative 42-50 percent favorability rating is the same as earlier in the month, voters show Foley with a negative 40-46 percent favorability, down from his earlier 41-39 percent. “For the first time, more voters have a negative view of him than a positive view,” said Douglas Schwartz, director of the poll, of Foley. “The more voters get to know him, the less they like him. The good news for Foley is that Malloy’s favorability is actually slightly worse.” The new poll shows that it’s a flat-footed 45 percent tie between Malloy and Foley if the conservative Visconti were to drop out, but he has promised to stay in the race until the end. Malloy leads among women with 51-32

percent and Foley has a 53-34 percent edge among men. Unaffiliated voters are nearly split, with 38 percent for Foley, 36 percent for Malloy and 16 percent for Visconti. Schwartz said that with less than two weeks until the election, 81 percent of likely voters who support a candidate say their mind is made up, but 18 percent say they might change their mind. “The race for Connecticut governor looks very much like it will go down to the wire –

again,” Schwartz said. “Republican Tom Foley has to be concerned that this is the first likely voter poll in which Gov. Dannel Malloy has a numerical edge, even though it’s razor-thin. As expected, Democrats and Republicans are coming home with both Malloy and Foley winning at least 80 percent of their bases, but the independent voters are really up for grabs, with independent Joe Visconti now taking 16 percent of the independent vote. The gender

gap is now a huge 38 points, with men going to Foley by 19 points and women for Malloy by 19 points.” The poll of 1,010 likely voters was conducted Oct. 14-20 and has a margin of error of 3.1 percent. Hearst Connecticut Media includes four daily newspapers: Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, The Advocate (Stamford) and The News Times (Danbury). See ctpost.com for more from this reporter.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of October 27, 2014

Cohens give $20M to hospital for pediatric care

he Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation donated $20 million to create the Cohen Children’s Institute at Stamford Hospital, the Stamford Hospital Foundation announced Oct. 16. The Cohen Children’s Institute will offer health care to children and will incorporate all current and future pediatric services at Stamford Hospital, including the Cohen Children’s Specialty Center at Stamford Hospital’s Tully Health Center and a fully integrated, pediatric inpatient unit to be created in the hospital’s Whittingham Pavilion following the opening of the new Stamford Hospital in 2016. The new hospital will also house the Cohen Pediatric Emergency Services Center and trauma program, which the hospital said will be the first dedicated pediatric emergency center of its kind in Fairfield County. The hospital said it is the largest gift in its history. “This generous gift will enable the hospital to provide a world-class, comprehensive patient-centered healing environment, as well as advanced emergency, trauma, surgical and nonurgent medical care for our pediatric patients,” said Dr. Gerald Rakos, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics

and medical director of the Cohen Children’s Institute at Stamford Hospital, in the press release announcing the donation. “The Cohen Children’s Institute will be a platform for attracting and retaining nationally recognized talent. We are extremely grateful to Steve and Alex Cohen for their continued and generous support as we move into a new generation of pediatric patient care.” The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has been a longtime supporter of Stamford Hospital, the press release said, helping provide inpatient pediatric care as well as access to pediatric specialists. “Steven and I are happy to support the continued expansion of pediatric services at Stamford Hospital and to help create state-of-the-art facilities needed to care for our community’s children,” Alex Cohen said in the press release. “We want families in our region to know that they can get access to top-quality medical care right here in Stamford, no matter what their financial status.” The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has four focus areas: education, children’s health, veterans and the arts. — Bill Fallon

From left, Chris Riendeau, senior vice president, fund development, Stamford Hospital Foundation; Gerald Rakos, chairman, Department of Pediatrics, and medical director, the Cohen Children’s Institute; Brian Grissler, president and CEO of Stamford Hospital; Michael Fedele, chairman of the board of directors for Stamford Hospital; Alexandra Cohen; Jeanne Melino, director of philanthropy and community relations for the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation; and Edward Schuster, Stamford Hospital cardiologist.

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onnecticut is a marketplace rich with opportunity, with estimates putting the advertising market value above three-quarters of a billion dollars. Given the range of advertising options from print to Robert Carbonella online, from search to display and mobile platforms, businesses have many opportunities to reach customers, but it can be overwhelming and confusing. To prioritize marketing efforts, keep these three rules in mind: start with the basics, target your audience and keep track of the results. Let’s start with the basics. It is critical for businesses to know the health of their online presence. Many businesses are listed on numerous sites without knowing it, and often, the listings contain inaccurate or missing information such as the phone number or even the name of the business. Business owners are consistently sur-

prised to learn the extent of this problem, and that is only the businesses that are listed. Some don’t even have an online presence. Missing and inaccurate information can hurt the bottom line, and research backs this up. A centralized dashboard can help manage and syndicate listings across a variety of search destinations from Google to YP to Facebook and more. It also provides the added benefit of giving businesses the ability to monitor and respond to reviews and social media activity. Even though an occasional bad review may not be a problem, a bad review that goes unanswered could become one. Keeping track of what people are saying is the first step in reputation marketing both online and off. Businesses in Fairfield County have a unique challenge of defining the geographical limits of their business and identifying the appropriate targets within that radius. The Designated Market Area that covers Fairfield County actually spans three states – Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. However, many in-state business owners are not licensed outside of Connecticut. So, for

a seasonal business such as snow removal or pool repairs, it may not be appropriate to dedicate advertising dollars outside of a clearly specified geography. Complicating matters is the large number of people who live in Fairfield County but work in New York City. These residents rely heavily on their mobile devices and it may be important to reach them in transit. This is why it is essential for businesses in today’s always-connected environment to have a mobile-optimized website. Not doing so could turn into a missed opportunity. Moreover, mobile data offers unique insight on existing and prospective customers. By providing details on who the person is, what they like and where they go, in addition to basic geographic and demographic data, businesses can better understand their target base and inform marketing strategies to reach the right audience at the right time. It is also important to understand the role advertising plays in generating leads and new business. Lead-tracking programs can show where customers are finding your business. By leveraging that data, businesses

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Jobless rate is at lowest point since 2008

onnecticut’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.4 percent last month as nonfarm jobs reached a new recovery high point. The September jobless rate was down 0.2 percent from August and lower by 1.3 percent from September 2013, when it was 7.7 percent. The unemployment rate last month was the lowest it has been in the state since November 2008, according to a state Department of Labor report. The number of unemployed residents declined by 23,682

from September 2013 to September 2014. The number of unemployed last month was 119,842. “September employment numbers are very encouraging, with strong gains in estimated payroll employment,” Andy Condon, director of the Labor Department’s Office of Research, said in a statement. “Some of this gain was expected, especially in local public education and leisure and hospitality, where seasonal shifts may have been missed in August. Condon added that Connecticut’s non-

farm employment level and unemployment rate are back to late 2008 levels. The state’s nonfarm employment level was 1,679,200 last month, reaching a new recovery high point and up by 26,100 jobs so far in 2014. The state added 11,500 nonfarm jobs and lost 2,400 of them last month. The job loss number is down by 1,200 positions compared with August, when the state reported 3,600 job losses. — Crystal Kang

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Starwood sells Rome hotel

tamford-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has sold The St. Regis Rome to subsidiaries of Constellation Hotels Holding Ltd. for approximately $150.7 million. Starwood will continue to operate the hotel under the St. Regis brand as part of a new long-term management agreement. Constellation Hotels Holding will continue renovations to The St. Regis, including upgrades to all 161 guest rooms and suites and a redesign of the restaurant and lounge. Improvements will also be made to the hotel’s lobby, meeting space, business center and exterior façade. The hotel had a $35 million remake in 2000. The St. Regis Rome was originally opened as the Grand Hotel in 1896 by hotelier César Ritz. “The sale of The St. Regis Rome further advances Starwood’s asset-light strategy as we continue to seek the right owners and partners to create value for our shareholders and focus on growing our global fee business, and we are delighted to collaborate with Constellation Hotels Holding to ensure the future success of this extraordinary hotel,” said Simon Turner, president of global development for Starwood, in a statement. “With the benefit of favorable market conditions, we are seeing strong interest in our remaining assets from a broad array of investors around the world.” “The St. Regis Rome is an outstanding addition to our growing global portfolio of world-class assets in the world’s most desirable destinations,” said Zaki El Guiziri, CEO of Constellation, in a statement. “Building on its rich legacy, The St. Regis caters to the next generation of luxury travelers with its uncompromising elegance, modern amenities and bespoke service.” The hotel is at Via Vittorio Emanuele Orlando 3. It overlooks the Piazza della Repubblica in central Rome and is within walking distance of the Via Veneto district of Rome and close to numerous landmarks. — Bill Fallon

Fairfield ITEX unveils barter-based dental plan

airfield Itex, a franchise that for 20 years has been dedicated primarily to cashless business transactions, has introduced its New England Itex Dental Plan to help small businesses in southern Connecticut get dental care for their employees. A company can access the plan by activating a no-fee-to-join barter arrangement with Fairfield Itex. The company would then be positioned to barter its goods and services for trade dollars. The accumulated trade dollars

can be exchanged for employee dental care. A spokesman said the system is already up and running and has attracted clients. “Employees earn trade dollars from their employer by having, for example, a perfect sick record, highest sales in the month or exceptional customer service,” Itex said in a statement. “Each firm decides its own policy for awarding trade dollars to staff. Participants then have their employer exchange the trade dollars for visits to a den-

tist in the Itex community.” Hotel reservations, restaurants, luxury items and business services, along with the dentist visits, are part of what the company terms “the Fairfield Itex community.” Plumbers, house painters, advertising agencies, electricians, auto repair services and printers are among the businesses offering services to Fairfield Itex members for trade dollars, the company said. “As a result of health care cuts, which

were too costly to casually replace, many wage earners have ended up with no dental coverage at all,” said Jay Mininberg, broker and co-owner of Fairfield Itex, in a statement. “We launched (the New England Itex Dental Plan) to help business owners assist employees in need.” Fairfield Itex said it has 1,600 members using annual trade dollars topping $17 million. Its website is Fairfield.Itex.com. — Bill Fallon

$5.1M for storm readiness

ew, so-called microgrid projects in Bridgeport and Milford — designed to keep critical buildings and facilities powered if the electrical grid goes down — have been awarded a total $5.1 million through the second round of funding of the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection microgrid program. In Bridgeport, several University of Bridgeport buildings are targeted for upgrades, including a dining hall, recreation center, student center, police station and two residence halls. The microgrid grant will provide almost $2.2 million in funding for design, engineering and interconnection infrastructure costs. The microgrid will be powered by a 1.4-megawatt fuel cell. The UB buildings will be available to serve city residents during an outage or emergency. They can provide shelter to about 2,700 residents and the dining hall can provide food service to residents as well as emergency responders. In Milford, the Parsons Government Center, a middle school, a senior center, senior housing and City Hall will see upgrades with about $2.9 million in state funding. “Residents of Bridgeport and Milford will benefit from these microgrids because they will keep lights on and the power running at critical locations even when the lights go out elsewhere,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said in announcing the grants. “Microgrids are an essential part of our strategy to make certain we can better withstand the type of catastrophic storms we have experienced in recent years – and the extended loss of power that accompanies them.” — Bill Fallon

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“We want sustainable options because we recognize the critical role higher education institutions have as environmental stewards.” Keith Woodward, AVP-Facilities Operations, Quinnipiac University

For some organizations, energy efficiency is more than a “good idea.” It’s a passion.

The renovation not only netted significant dollar and energy savings, but allowed Quinnipiac to cast an eye toward their next energy management project.

Over the last decade, Quinnipiac University has initiated over 20 energy efficiency projects; they also purchase 100% of their electricity from renewable resources. No wonder they’re one of the EPA’s Green Power Partnership Top 20 Colleges & Universities. So when Quinnipiac began a large-scale renovation on its North Haven campus, Connecticut’s Energy Conscious Blueprint Program was tapped to provide a smart energy strategy. With equipment in the existing facility nearing the end of its functional life, Program engineers recommended upgrading all interior lighting to high-efficiency LEDs and CFLs. Variable frequency drives, fans and pumps were installed on the existing heating and cooling system, and a supplementary 10-ton chiller was also added. The entire project was supported by a generous incentive from the Energy Efficiency Fund.

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BY ANDI GRAY

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Building a business after entrepreneurship If I am going to build my company into what it truly can be, I need to work on structure, managing, taking on more difficult tasks, creating reports, thinking instead of reacting, being more proactive than reactive. How do I make the transition? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Business building is a 180-degree switch from entrepreneurship. You’ll need to learn and practice a new set of skills that are different from the muscles you’ve built up to now. Along the way, difficulties will arise that will pull you back to the old skill set — you’ll have to resist the temptation. Knowing where you plan to take the company will help you to maintain focus. Entrepreneurs who successfully get their businesses off the ground have some basic, innate skills. They are doers. Ready to step in at any time to handle any challenge. A broad set of shoulders on which to carry the full weight of the business. Risk takers. Opportunists. Multitaskers. Without these basic traits, business owners fail before the business is off the ground. Once the business is up and running, the skills of the owner that got the business started become the business’ greatest limiters. Rushing to take over when things go

wrong can cause employees to sit back and wait. Seizing opportunities only the owner can see means the people inside the business have difficulty following the owner’s lead. Serious risks don’t pan out and the business ends up in jeopardy, time after time. Belief in an owner’s ability to rescue any situation causes a business to be fraught with cycles of ups and downs, making less progress than possible at a higher cost than necessary. Many people wonder if a person can learn a new set of skills. The answer is a qualified “yes.” It takes significant commitment and drive to build a new skill set. Business builders, also known as stagetwo business owners, have learned how to temper their ambition. They know how to control their risk taking. They can hold back when they’re itching to get into the middle of things. They value the contributions of others. And they know how to encourage, educate, acknowledge, reward and hold people accountable. It takes teams of people, all ready, willing and able to step up, to build a thriving business. The owner’s job shifts from solving problems to teaching others how to do that. Teams build confidence and competence when the owner learns to step back, let others take risks, clean up their messes and celebrate their wins. When things go wrong, be aware that instinct will cause you to revert to old, tried and true methods of coping. Working

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to build a team and then turning into a dictator when problems crop up doesn’t encourage people around you to be problem solvers. If you feel frustrated, take a walk around the block, work out or punch a punching bag before you step in and do something unproductive like yelling at your people or telling them what to do. Get rid of the fight or flight instinct. If people create problems, whatever you do, don’t rescue them. Hold them accountable by making them clean up their own messes. If you’re not sure they can do that, teach them how and ask them to explain their next steps. Don’t shy away at the word “plan.” Planning comes in all kinds of forms: goals, objectives, key performance indicators, job descriptions and mission statements. What tools do you use to define where your company is going and to help others join? Build a written set of goals so employees can know where the company is going and whether it has arrived. Many owners hesitate to share the

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he city of Norwalk is the first municipality in Connecticut to offer residents and visitors instant access to parking availability information via a smartphone app. In a press release, the city said the move will save parkers time and improve their parking experience. Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling and the Norwalk Parking Authority officially launched the technology Oct. 14 at the parking lot on the corner of North Water and Washington streets. The system works via wireless sensors that are embedded in each parking space to detect whether the space is occupied. Data from the sensors is relayed to the cloud and then to the app, showing realtime parking availability.

“Smart parking is a great benefit to Norwalk, providing an easy way for residents and visitors to find a parking spot quickly, get out of their cars and enjoy all that the city has to offer.”

— Mayor Harry Rilling

National parking data solutions provider Case Parking will collect occupancy data from lots and garages, while Californiabased Streetline has outfitted on-street parking spaces with sensors. All the data will be streamed into Streetline’s mobile app, called Parker. Real-time information about open parking spaces is available for the Yankee Doodle Garage, the Haviland, North Water Street and Webster lots and some metered parking spots in the city. The app is available for smartphones at norwalkpark.org/smartparking. Earlier this year, the Norwalk Parking Authority implemented the first phase of its “smart parking” plan with real-time parking availability information at the South Norwalk train station garage online at norwalkpark.org. This information and data from other parking facilities and

Mayor Harry Rilling at the rollout event for the Norwalk parking app.

metered spots will be integrated into the new smart parking system. “Smart parking is a great benefit to Norwalk, providing an easy way for residents and visitors to find a parking spot quickly, get out of their cars and enjoy all that the city has to offer,” said Rilling. “In addition, with people driving around less, smart parking improves congestion and saves on gas, making it better for the environment.” “By staying at the forefront of technology, the Norwalk Parking Authority is improving the parking experience for our customers,” said Julius Hayward, chairman of the Norwalk Parking Authority. “It is another indication of the Parking Authority’s commitment to efficiently manage parking to support Norwalk as a great place to live, work and visit.” The Norwalk Parking Authority is a self-sustaining organization responsible for the operation and maintenance of the municipal parking system in Norwalk and is not financed by taxpayer dollars. — Bill Fallon

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Knowledge is protection from credit/debit card fraud

redit and debit card fraud no longer strike only the careless. Recent highprofile data breaches, such as those suffered by retail giants Target and Home Depot, have made this clear. Even if you guard your cards as carefully as possible, hackers can get your sensitive data. Here are some basics on what to do if that happens. If your credit card is used without your permission, you may be responsible for up to $50 in charges, according to the Federal Trade Commission. But if your card is lost or stolen and you report the loss before your card is used in a fraudulent transaction, you can’t be held responsible for any unauthorized charges. Some card issuers have decided to absolve their customers of liability for any fraudulent charges regardless of when they notify the card company. When reporting a card loss or fraudulent transaction, contact the card company by phone — many provide toll-free numbers that are answered around the clock. In addition, the FTC advises following up with a letter or email. When doing so, include your account number, the date you noticed the card was missing and the date you initially reported the card loss or fraudulent transaction. The liability if your debit card is used without your permission will vary depending on whether the card was lost or stolen or is still in your possession, the type of transaction and when you reported the loss or unauthorized transaction. According to the FTC, if you report a missing debit card before any unauthorized transactions are made, you aren’t responsible for the unauthorized transactions. If you report a card loss within two business days after you learn of the loss, your maximum liability for unauthorized transactions is $50. If you report the card loss after that time but within 60 calendar days of the date your statement showing an unauthorized transaction was mailed, liability can jump to $500. Finally, if you report the card loss more than 60 calendar days after your

statement showing unauthorized transactions was mailed, you could be held liable for all the funds taken from your account. If you notice an unauthorized debit card transaction on your statement, but your card is in your possession, you have 60 calendar days after the statement showing the unauthorized transaction is mailed to report it and still avoid liability. While the lower protections required on debit cards may make you wonder if you’re safer using a credit card, some debit card companies offer protections that go above what the law requires. For instance, some don’t hold customers responsible for unauthorized charges. Others don’t hold customers responsible for transactions completed with a signature, but do hold them responsible, according to the time frames outlined

above, when a personal identification number, or PIN number, is used. Most of the tried-and-true ways of protecting credit and debit cards still hold true. Carry only the cards you need and destroy old cards before discarding them. Don’t provide your card number over the phone or online unless you’ve initiated the contact, and don’t choose personal identification numbers that are obvious (such as “1234” or your date of birth). What’s most important is reviewing your account activity at least monthly. Review your transactions on your provider’s website regularly or, at the very least, read your monthly statement if you still get a paper version. In addition, keep an eye on the latest threats. Set up a news alert on your favor-

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Listed alphabetically.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEXT LIST: NOVEMBER 3 FINANCIAL PLANNERS WEALTH MANAGERS

WEBSITE DEVELOPERS

THE LIST Web Developers

Name Address Telephone (area code 203 unless otherwise noted) Website

Description of services

3.4.1 Studios LLC

Website design, e-newsletters, logo designs, branding, mail campaigns, multimedia, advertisements, copywriting, social media and press releases

30 Corbin Drive, No. 1246, Darien 06820 656-3425 • 341studios.com

Alex Bachuk

Freelance web developer and Wordpress specialist creating custom web applications

Stamford 06905 alexbachuk.com

All Access Unlimited

16 Bouton Street East, Suite 2, Stamford 06907 276-9812 • allaccessunlimited.com

The Allen Group Inc.

50 Washington St., Fifth floor, Norwalk 06854 855-5777 • theallengroup.com

Capitol Photointeractive

1139 Post Road, Fairfield 06824 255-4002•capitolphotointeractive.com

Website development, e-commerce, content-management systems, Flash (design and animation), graphic design, marketing services (search-engine optimization, pay-per-click advertising, social media marketing, e-marketing, copywriting), logo and catalog packaging

Website development/design, mobile applications, software development, developers on-call, search-engine optimization and digital marketing services

Website design, branding, social media, marketing, video marketing, photography-including phone cards, framing, passport photos and restoration services

Design to Spec LLC

Website design, Drupal and Wordpress development, e-commerce and marketing services

P.O. Box 668, Newtown 06470 364-4030 • designtospec.com

Element 8 Interactive

Website design, Wordpress design and web graphics

606 Post Road East, No. 576, Westport 06880 292-0716 • element8design.com

FuelMedia Group

Website design, interactive CDs, electronic presentations and branding

23 S. Main St., Norwalk 06854 838-8226 • fuelmedia.com

GiZoom

1305 Post Road, Suite 200, Fairfield 06824 255-9399 • gizoom.com

Infinite Web Designs LLC

1895 Post Road, Unit C, Fairfield 06824 307-5107 • infinitewebdesigns.com

LSC & LSC Design

6 Trowbridge Drive, P.O. Box 516, Bethel 06854 743-2600 • listservices.com

Consulting, mobile marketing, online video, search-engine optimization, social media, web design, hosting and development services, including database development, content-management, e-commerce copywriting, support and maintenance

Website design, search-engine optimization, social media marketing, logo design, print design and branding

Campaign analysis, package insertions, marketing services, paid search, search-engine optimization, social media, analysis consulting and e-marketing

Main Street Interactive LLC

Website design, maintenance and consulting services

175 Old Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06824 mainstreetinteractive.com

Neifer Studios

29 Valley Drive, Greenwich 06831 883-8270 • cenveo.com

Website design/development, content-management systems, e-commerce, user interface design, website usability, web strategy and management, design and development counseling, interactive and video, responsive design and database development

PCI Creative Group LLC

Creative services, marketing, web and interactive media, fulfillment and mailing services and printing

652 Glenbrook Road, Suite 2-301, Stamford 06906 327-0410 •pcigroup.net

Service Spider Pro

Content-management systems, search-engine optimization, social media, website design and tracking

100 Mill Plain Road, Danbury 06811 300-5514 • servicespiderpro.com

Skygate Media

Content-management systems, mobile applications, marketing and 3D design services

12 Elizabeth St., Suite 3, Norwalk 06854 810-4000 • skygatemedia.com

Studio162

Website and graphic design, logo and brand identity and photography, including heirloom books

162 Forest St., Stamford 06901 316-0331 • studio162.com

Synerge-marketing LLC

Full range of professional marketing, graphic design and web development

2490 Black Rock Turnpike, Suite 422, Fairfield 06825 220-9333 • synergemarketing.com

Taylor Design

247 Main St., Stamford 06901 969-7200 • taylordesign.com

Wagner Web Design Inc.*

11 Abbey Lane, Suite 1314, Danbury 06810 914-245-2626 • wagnerwebdesigns.com

Graphic design, advertising, e-marketing, website development-including search-engine optimization, analytics, webinars and brand strategy

Zemoga

120 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton 06897 663-6214 •zemoga.com

* Recently relocated from Yorktown Heights, N.Y. This list is a sampling of website developers that serve the region. If you wish your company to be included in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@wes?airinc.com. Source: Informa?on gathered from company websites.

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A Host of Arts and Culture Opportunities for All The arts are an important part of every community, driving economic progress, improving education and academic performance, and enhancing quality of life. A thriving arts and cultural sector also attracts a vibrant workforce to the area and Fairfield County offers an abundance of events for residents, employees and visitors to participate in and enjoy. We are fortunate to have access to museums, libraries, aquariums and zoos, concerts, theater, galleries, dance, lectures, and so much more — many of which are offered to the public at no cost. Since its inception in 2008, the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County has worked to provide its members – arts and cultural nonprofits, individual artists and creative businesses – with the marketing support that encourages the public’s participation in their events as creators, learners, supporters and audience members. We help them market their events through our website, FCBuzz.org, and our accompanying free weekly newsletter that is sent to nearly 5,000 subscribers, as well as additional promotional opportunities through our media partners. Each week’s newsletter offers new opportunities for people to take advantage of a variety of entertainment and cultural activities happening throughout the county. You can even search the site for the myriad of free activities – there’s always plenty to choose from in every category. Here’s a sample of no cost events available around the county during November: instrumental performances, art exhibitions, lectures, scientific presentations, historical representations, movie musical sing-a-longs; plus classes, seminars and workshops to enhance the appreciation of the arts and cultural opportunities throughout the county. These free events (and many more) make the arts accessible to everyone, and are featured on FCBuzz.org. You can also learn about more happenings in Fairfield County by tuning into our live, monthly radio program “Spotlight on Arts & Culture,” which airs the second Monday each month on WPKN-FM, 89.5. You can hear our director of marketing and public relations, Jennifer Bangser, speak with representatives from current arts and cultural events about programs that will interest you. Information about the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, its members and events can be found on our website, www. culturalalliancefc.org, and at FCBuzz.org. You can also follow us by “liking” Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ FCBuzz.org), and follow us on Twitter (@FCBuzzorg). Angela Whitford, executive director 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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Have a MONOtini at 16th annual MONOTHON Party Auction and Beneﬁt Party for the Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP), takes place Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Lillian August Flagship Store, 32 Knight Street, Norwalk, 6-9 p.m. MONOTHON is CCP’s biggest annual fundraiser. The event includes silent and live auctions, hors d’oeuvres and an open bar with the signature “MONOtini.” Attendees will have the opportunity to acquire original prints by established and emerging artists at competitive prices. Absentee bids will also be accepted. This year’s honorary chairman is Dr. Walter A. Liedtke, curator of European paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Guy Bennett of Pelham Holdings, formerly of Christie’s, will return as auctioneer. The live auction oﬀers artwork by world-renowned artists. This year’s auction includes “Dal,” a silkscreen by Richard Meier donated by Gary Lichtenstein Editions as well as artwork by Sarah Amos, Frances Ashforth, Lisa Breslow, Alicia Candiani, Stuart Shils, Will McCarthy, Catherine Kernan and many more. Once-in-a-lifetime experiences will also be auctioned, including a private tour of the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation; a Philip Johnson Glass House tour; a tour of the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collection; a visit to artist Frances Palmer’s studio; a wine tasting for 20 persons at Total Wine & More of Norwalk. The party is open to the public; tickets are $50/person in advance and $60 at the door. Contact CCP at 203.899.7999 to purchase tickets. Visit contemprints.org for more details.

Elementary -- Holmes Playing at Curtain Call Columbo. Jessica Fletcher. Miss Marple. They may be some famous detective names that quickly come to mind, but around the globe, the best-known detective of all time is Sherlock Holmes. And for the ﬁrst time, this intrepid sleuth is playing on Curtain Call’s Dressing Room Theatre stage through Oct. 23 in a new adventure titled, “Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of The Suicide Club”. Since his introduction in 1887, Sherlock Holmes holds the Guinness Book of World Records honor of being listed as “the mostportrayed movie character of all time” as more than 70 actors have portrayed Sherlock in more than 200 movies. This new adventure, by Jeﬀrey Hatcher, is set in London, 1914. Behind the impassive facade of a windowless house, some of Europe’s most powerful men gather to play a game. The game is murder

and this is The Suicide Club. But the Club has a new member: Sherlock Holmes. He cannot bear the thought that he might be losing his mental abilities. Does Holmes wish to die? Will he have to kill? Can his old friend Dr. Watson save him? The master of all detectives comes head-to-head with a puzzling mystery that questions the boundaries of friendship, love and murder. Curtain Call, a nonproﬁt community-based theater company, launched its 24th season in September. Year-round productions are oﬀered as well as after-school, evening and weekend educational workshops in the performing arts for ages 5-adult. Ticket prices for most performances are $32 for adults, $24 for senior citizens and $16 for students/children. For more information, visit curtaincallinc.com.

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New Canaan builder turns thermal tech upside down BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

fter he had offered comments for a story on a very different way to heat and cool homes, Salvatore Zarrella, principal of Construction Management Group LLC in New Canaan, offered a testimonial that buttressed his enthusiasm for the concept. “We were just informed yesterday that Construction Management Group received the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Connecticut Inc.’s HOBI Award for 2014 in the categories Best Build In Town Custom Home and for Best New Construction Technology,” he said. “It’s a very good construction story,” Zarrella said of his embrace of ceiling-based temperature controls in a home. “There isn’t anything out there like it.” Zarrella has completed work on a radiant-panel home on Orchard Lane in New Canaan, the first such heating job east of California, where three such homes have been built, he said. Radiant heat is not new, typically rising from the floor via a latticework of hot-water tubing beneath the flooring. The twist in Zarrella’s equation places the panels in the ceiling. “It is absolutely the wave of the future,” Zarrella said. “Radiant heating in floors has dominated the radiant heating industry for a very long time and has been very effective at distributing heat. However, it has some very specific drawbacks compared to this approach.

The panels during installation.

An architect’s rendering of an Orchard Lane, New Canaan, home that employs radiant panels in its ceilings.

“All the panels are in the ceiling,” he said of the new design. “We did extensive research before endorsing and recommending the system to my client at 25 Orchard Lane, which recently finished construction, a new in-town home here in New Canaan.” ANDREW NUZZI ARCHITECTS LLC IN STAMFORD WAS THE ORCHARD LANE ARCHITECT. AN ARCHITECT, A HIGH-END LOCATION, A TECHNOLOGY UNTESTED OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA … HOW IS IT GOING? “I was a little nervous but it is more successful than we could have imagined and has been through both heating and cooling season and passed with flying colors,” Zarrella said. “It has proven to be far superior to any system I have ever installed in our new home construction projects.” HOW DOES TYPICAL RADIANT HEAT WORK? “Typical radiant heating has been just that, just heating; it requires a separate system for cooling altogether. This means extensive ductwork in addition to all the work that just went into the radiant floor. If you want multiple zones, typically that means separate air handlers and separate equipment. This also typically means you need multiple compressors outside (the outdoor units are referred to as the condensers). The average 5,000-square-foot home sometimes has two to four units outside to accommodate different zones in the house. This is unsightly and takes up lots of space outdoors, eating up the yard and the local zoning tolerances. Typically, the average house has a master bedroom zone and main bedroom zone on one air handler (with a zone damper). The main floor is typically one zone and one zone for the basement. Control is limited to the number of air handlers and is often

The panels as seen through a thermal imaging lens.

problematic. You can have large temperature swings from one room to the other with little control.” Zarrella cited other drawbacks to conventional radiant heat that included furniture and carpets as heat-blocking insulators, restrictive flooring choices and the common problem of repair jobs that puncture the water tubes in the floor. “The risk of puncture is significantly minimized,” he said of the ceiling units. “And if they somehow do get punctured, the repair is very easy to make as it just requires a few simple fittings and patching drywall. Repairs are inexpensive.” WHAT IS YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE NEW SYSTEM? “The home at 25 Orchard Lane has one outdoor unit that handles both heating and cooling,” he said. “Most 5,000-plussquare-feet houses need more than that, sometimes three or four units. There are no air handlers in the house except for the fresh air system providing fresh air to the house with minimal duct work. “It’s simple: In the winter time we push warm water through the radiant panels and in the summer time, through those same tubes, we push chilled water. Furthermore, additional equipment is not necessary; the

mechanical equipment used for the cooling source is the same as the heating source. “The Orchard Lane home has one thermostat/sensor for every room – 21 total. That mean 21 individual rooms controlled independently creating total control – unheard of conventionally. As a standard feature, all these rooms can be controlled remotely outside the home through the internet.” Zarrella said the panel system is 20 percent to 40 percent cheaper to run than conventional forced air systems and gets “much more” thermal output than typical radiant floors. “For even greater efficiency, solar hot water collectors can easily be introduced to make it super efficient,” he said. “Then there are tax benefits.” Zarrella also cited health benefits, calling the system “healthier and more comfortable than any other system available by far.” He said the cost of installation is comparable to that of a radiant floor system, but its ease of use – less ducting – reduced the construction time on Orchard Lane by a month. CMG also received the 2013 Home Building Industry Award for Best Custom Home (5,000 square feet to 6,000 square feet), and is presently conducting all renovation and restoration work at United Methodist Church in New Canaan.

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going to be in a place where I was put into a box and this is how you do it and you do it because we say you do it. That’s not how I’m built. That’s not what makes a company successful.” During the recession, RHYS had an advantage over larger real estate firms in that it had more room to get creative with the way it helped tenants find affordable spaces. One of the ways RHYS was able to stay in business was by doing their market research, going door-to-door to see if tenants were looking for better economic deals and finding alternative lending sources that allowed them to buy buildings and keep businesses in operation. “What happens is when times are bad, clients look for solutions that are a little outside the box in order to get things done,” Gubner said. “So we were very successful in getting deals done even with a bad recession, and that’s what made us stand out.” Today, RHYS, which is celebrating its fifth anniversary, has expanded to doing transactions in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The firm started with eight people, including senior vice presidents and principals Jason Wuchiski and Christian C.

Bangert, who oversee retail and commercial office leasing, respectively. “We about doubled,” Gubner said. “We’re looking to grow our office leasing division. Christian is looking for two more teammates. We’ve recently hired two people in retail last year, and in investment sales I just hired someone. The office leasing business is in demand right now and we think this is a great opportunity to bring in more office leasing brokers. Plus, we brought on some new accounts, so we’re ready to grow our staff.” Bangert said he has noticed a trend in the 15-to-20-mile radius in which he conducts business. For one, he said Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport and Danbury have consistently had the biggest success of office spaces given their geography. The impact of a large company moving into these areas is huge because they buy up a sizable block of space and bring with them business services and clients, he said. In smaller towns such as Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan and Westport, there’s not a lot of office space in terms of square footage, but some businesses may still choose to move in, Bangert said. In these areas, most companies stay fairly small-scale, or they decide to leave when they need more space to grow.

Businesses will come and leave markets depending on their labor pool, Bangert said. There’s a rumor that tenants like UBS will eventually move everything back to Manhattan because that’s where their talent pool is, he said, adding that some companies are not looking to be flashy and waste money because that’s not well-received by shareholders, clients and competitors. The company may move into a place like Greenwich because they have smaller office spaces, and that might be where the executive or owners live anyway, he said. “It’s not necessarily the best financial play for those companies, but the ease and luxury of being close to their home or waterfront or golf club keep them there,” Bangert said. “Other times, hedge funds may need to be in Greenwich to show they have a Greenwich address because their clients are mostly from there and they may not feel as comfortable if they were in Stamford because the city may be a bit overwhelming for their clientele.” In the retail leasing division, RHYS works with businesses ranging from Greenwich Avenue stores to big-box anchor tenants in shopping centers. North Stamford in particular has been a desirable landing spot for retailers, Wuchiski said. There’s very little turnover in that area, which makes it chal-

lenging for new tenants to move in. In downtown Stamford, restaurants dot the streets. In the South End, RHYS was involved in two restaurant leasing deals: one with Italian restaurant Fortina and the other with Bareburger. The company is slowly beginning an expansion plan into the Long Island and New Jersey markets. Before it capitalizes on those geographies, RHYS plans to do “serious local market” research, Gubner said. “We pride ourselves in repeat business,” Gubner said. “We try and find clients who are serious about what they do and want to roll out multiple markets. If we’re going to show say Panera Bread a market, we give them a book of all of the research we did. It includes everything you ever wanted to know about the market, its demographics, traffic patterns and other competitive retailers in the area that will generate more business and traffic.” Once clients decide on a market, RHYS assists them negotiate the deals. The company has a total of 50 clients in the retail and office leasing divisions and serves everyone from a Stamford business tenant looking to move into another space within the city to clients like Pet Valu, which has asked RHYS for help expanding into another region.

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First County Bank to relocate Stamford headquarters

irst County Bank plans to move its Stamford headquarters next year from 100 Prospect St. to 3001 Stamford Square on Summer Street, where it will join the likes of Pitney Bowes Inc., KPMG and Genworth Financial. The company will relocate 50 executive-level employees to the office building managed by The Ashforth Co., occupying nearly 19,700 square feet on the first floor. The Ashforth Co. in 2012 completed a multimillion-dollar renovation of 3001 Stamford Square, which has 290,000 square feet of office space on seven floors and four levels of underground parking. “This is an exciting strategic initiative as it provides First County Bank expansion opportunities for our key business lines — Commercial Banking and First County Advisors,” said Reyno A. Giallongo, chairman and CEO of First County Bank, in a statement. Tamara Ledwith, product and sales marketing manager at the company, said, “At our current location, it’s difficult to get from the main floor to our offices. ... Customers have to walk across a plaza and then go up on the elevator. The move is going to be to a fabulous building, and we’ll

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be on the first floor. There’s easy access to parking and easy customer access.” The building renovations included an expansive lobby, new landscaping and signage, a private shuttle to and from the train station, a cafe with outdoor seating, a fitness center and an electric vehicle

charging station that building tenants can use for free. “We rebranded it to address the changing needs of the working environment,” said Kim DePra, director of marketing at The Ashforth Co. “The outdoor seating with our cafe provides additional areas companies

can congregate to do work. Also, the fitness center adds to the overall healthy work environment that’s trending now.” First County Bank has 15 branches in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk and Westport. — Crystal Kang

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Greenwich’s backcountry real estate market sees slump Haffenreffer, manager of Houlihan Lawrence’s Greenwich brokerage. “Any time you have a strong year in sales — and you saw that with the number of units that sold last year — you’ll see new inventory come to market, because sellers think it’s a good market for their home,” Haffenreffer said, noting that the backcountry saw a total of 60 single-family home sales in 2013. That figure was up 46 percent from the previous year, and the highest figure seen since the housing bubble burst in 2007.

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fter a strong showing in 2013, the real estate market in Greenwich’s backcountry has hit a slump this year, as houses linger on the selling block for longer periods of time and the number of sales declines. Backcountry homes on the market at the end of the third quarter were active for an average of 295 days, up 40.5 percent from 2013, when the average time was 210 days, according to a third-quarter report released by Houlihan Lawrence’s Greenwich office. Across town, time on market has increased as well, though not as significantly as it has for homes north of the Merritt Parkway, with the town’s average inching up from 143 days to 146 days in that time, according to the report. “The backcountry market definitely has been challenging,” said Julianne Ward, a real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway

The $10.8 million home at 7 Topping Road in backcountry Greenwich, represented by Houlihan Lawrence, has a sale pending. Contributed photo.

HomeServices. “I find that showings are not as plentiful as they used to be, and buyers are just expecting a lot more when they go backcountry, because they have such a large amount of inventory to look at.” According to the Houlihan Lawrence report, there were 23.9

percent more listings on the market at the end of September than at the same time last year: 145 singlefamily homes in the backcountry as compared with 117 the previous year. The glut of homes is likely due to the strength of the backcountry market in 2013, said David

‘LEVELING OFF’ As of Oct. 16, 41 single-family homes were sold in the town’s northernmost portion, according to Houlihan Lawrence; when annualized, that figure works out to an expectation of 51 homes closing this year – down 15 percent from 2013. “I think what we’re seeing this year, with that 15 percent decline from where we were last year, is more of a leveling off from what was a big uptick last year,”

Haffenreffer said. But it could also have to do with a shift in the market, as list prices increase rapidly. At the end of last September, 26.5 percent of backcountry listings were priced at or above $6 million; now, the share is up significantly, to 33.8 percent. The number of homes priced above $10 million soared to 27 so far this year from 18 in 2013. While there has been more activity at the $10 million-plus level – with six backcountry sales recorded in the first three quarters of 2014 compared with just one in that time last year – the report categorizes the supply-demand ratio for that price range as “very low” due to an expansive inventory. WAITING FOR PRICE CUTS Still, those homes are selling. Of the 13 homes across town that sold for $10 million or more in the first nine months of 2014, six were in the backcountry. Last year, during the same amount of time, there were only four eight-figure sales,

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S The seven-bedroom home at 217 Taconic Road in Greenwich sold for $13 million Aug. 19. Contributed photo.

with one in the backcountry. Haffenreffer’s firm has a pending sale at 7 Topping Road, which is listed for $10.8 million, and Ward closed a $13 million deal for a home at 217 Taconic Road late this summer. But while the right matches are being made throughout town, Ward said she thinks buyers are willing to take their time, waiting for price cuts before diving in. “If you really want to sell your house, you can in any market and at any time. You just have to be flexible with your buyers, because the buyers are the ones

who are making the market, and if they don’t like it at a particular price, they’re not going to buy it. And until they like it, it’s going to sit there,” Ward said. “It used to be there was an overabundance of buyers and not enough houses, and now it’s the opposite,” she said. 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.

itting in the living room of their converted 19th century barnhouse, Phil and Bitty Smith said they often enjoyed watching the snow fall over the New England countryside while listening to the babbling brook in their backyard. “It was magical,” said Smith, who is a New York City school teacher as well as an artisan and poet. “The holidays in the home were always very warm and cozy. Sometimes, we even had a white Christmas. It felt like we were in a movie.” The Smiths said they purchased the home on South Salem Road about 15 years ago as a country escape. They said they quickly fell in love with the home and its large hand-hewn beams crossing the cathedral ceiling in the living room, which counts among its accents a large stone fireplace. “It’s not the normal kind of house,” Smith said. “It has a personality all its own and that’s very

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is an 18th-century property and had extensive orchards and many outbuildings at that time. The home next door was a hospital for British soldiers during the Battle of Ridgefield and it is believed this barn housed the hospital’s horses and carriages. The property includes two rental apartments and a separate office. Other available properties include post-and-beam barn renovated in 1998 on Peacable Street listed for $799,000 and a converted barn with more than four acres available on New Road in Ridgefield for $665,000. “I don’t know how long these homes are going to last,” Frey said. “Once someone sees a converted barn with hand-hewn beams, they often fall in love with the place.” Hearst Connecticut Media includes four daily newspapers: Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, The Advocate (Stamford) and The News Times (Danbury). See newstimes. com for more from this reporter.

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he Middlesex County village of Johnsonville, reportedly complete with an eccentric millionaire ghost and otherworldly mill workers, is up for sale Oct. 28 with an opening bid set at $800,000. The 62-acre village dates to the 1830s, when it was a manufacturing center and home to the Neptune Twine Co. According to Auction.com, which is handling the sale via online auction, “an eccentric millionaire named Ray Schmitt purchased the town in the 1960s and began restoring it to its former grandeur. Unfortunately, Schmitt died before realizing his dream of transforming the town into a Victorian tourist attraction and it has been sitting vacant ever since.” Schmitt’s ghost is said to protect its corporeal purchase. Other ghosts are said to include deceased mill workers who were laid out for mourning in the village’s Johnson House. Auction.com said, “the village of Johnsonville offers endless possibilities for commercial real estate investors.” Bidders must register at Auction.com and provide a $10,000 deposit and proof of funds. For more information, visit Auction.com. — Bill Fallon

Stamford Hospital to occupy Long Ridge Road site BY RICHARD LEE Hearst Connecticut Media

tamford Hospital’s management is not stopping with the $450 million construction of a new medical facility to replace its main building on Shelburne Road. The hospital has signed a lease to move affiliated physicians from offices throughout the region to 292 Long Ridge Road. The lease with Building and Land Technology will allow the hospital to better integrate and create a patient-centered care facility, according to Dr. Rod Acosta, who was appointed CEO of Stamford Hospital Integrated Practices this month. “We expect to move in the fall of 2015,” he said, expecting 25 doctors to be located in the 46,000-square-foot building. “Work is going on now.” The building, formerly owned by Fairfield-based General Electric, will house doctors focusing on primary care, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, obstetrics, gynecology and orthopedics, as well as diagnostic imaging labs and a walk-in center. “It will be excellent for our physicians and most important – better care for our patients. We’re hiring physicians,” said Acosta, who previously was medical staff chairman at Stamford Hospital, which he joined in 1987 as attending physician in the Department of Family Medicine. In 1995, he was a founding member and partner of Stamford Family Practice, which was the first primary care group to join Stamford Hospital Integrated Practices in 2010. The new space will accommodate physicians who do not

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need to be at the main facility on a regular basis, said Acosta, who will serve as Stamford Health Integrated Practices’ leader within Stamford Health System, directing quality, strategy and growth initiatives related to employed physicians and enhancing collaboration between the system and medical staff. “There was a long search for buildings to fit our purpose,” Acosta said. Stamford Health Integrated Practices was created as a partnership of local primary care physicians, health care specialists and Stamford Hospital to coordinate and deliver care in the Fairfield County and Westchester County communities as health care evolves. Tim Rorick, a managing director for the Greenwich office of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, represented the hospital in its search. “It’s the only 46,000-square-foot building that has five parking spaces per thousand square feet of space in the city,” he said. Medical office uses require more parking spaces than general office use. Building and Land Technology acquired controlling interest in 292 Long Ridge Road and the neighboring 260 Long Ridge Road in 2007. 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.

FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS FILED Smith, Molly and Mitzy Gay Hayes, Newtown. Filed by the Law Office of Randall Carreira, New Preston. $40,000 in favor of Plaza South LLC. Property: Lot 5, Map 6765, Bethel. Filed Oct. 1.

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COMMERCIAL BD Development, contractor for Fleet National Bank. Renovate the ATM space in a bank at 37 Church St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $97,370. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Bell Atlantic Inc., contractor for ESRT First Stamford Place SPE LLC. Replace the existing panel antennas on an existing commercial space at 151 Greenwich Ave., Unit 300, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Bell Atlantic Inc., contractor for ESRT Metro Center LLC. Replace the existing panel antennas on an existing commercial space at 429 Washington St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Borjes, Mike, Branford, contractor for Union House. Strip and reroof a structure at an existing commercial space at 276 Union Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $39,500. Filed Oct. 8. Braun, Jae, contractor for Stillson LLC. Perform interior alterations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 427 Stillson Road, Suite L5, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Oct. 7. CBRE, Monroe, contractor for self. Add improvements to an existing commercial space at 461 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Sept. 29.

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City of Stamford, contractor for self. Demolish walls at an existing commercial space and re-rough some plumbing at 11 W. North St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

Kovacs Construction, Danbury, contractor for WPCA. Perform an interior renovation to an existing commercial space at 695 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $67,000. Filed Oct. 6.

City of Stamford, Stamford, contractor for self. Perform renovations to a school at 19 Horton St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

Olenoski, Davod, Shelton, contractor for Anthony Calaban. Perform an interior renovation to an existing commercial space at 421 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed Oct. 8.

CJS Millwork Inc., contractor for Irving S. Goldblum. Remove a drywall partition at an existing commercial space at 445 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,200. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Demott, Glen W., et al., Stamford, contractor for TR Park Place Corp. Install one illuminated channel letter sign and one illuminated cabinet sign on an existing commercial space at 101 Washington Blvd., Unit C7, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Elm Electric, Westfield, Mass., contractor for the University of Bridgeport. Add a fuel cell and enclosure to the interior of a university at 446 University Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Oct. 8. Fast Signs of Stamford, Stamford, contractor for NJS Enterprises LLC. Add an exterior sign to the second floor of an existing commercial space at 575 Pacific St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,395. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Fast Signs of Stamford, Stamford, contractor for Bedford East Holdings LLC. Add an exterior sign to the façade of an existing commercial space at 189 Bedford St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. HPHV Direct LLC, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 208 Harbor Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7.1 million. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. JCS Construction Group Inc., contractor for Nine West Broad Property LLC. Perform an interior fit-out of the fourth-floor space in an existing commercial space at 9 W. Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Kimball Construction, Monroe, contractor for self. Construct a new dwelling at 1430 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. Estimated cost: $1.9 million. Filed Sept. 24. Kovacs Construction, Danbury, contractor for WPCA. Perform an interior renovation to an existing commercial space at 205 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $141,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Quality Improvements, Middlefield, contractor for Engineered Electric. Strip and reroof a structure at an existing commercial space at 141 North Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $133,400. Filed Oct. 10. Rega, Charles, Monroe, contractor for self. Add a sign to the exterior of an existing commercial space at 179 Main St., Monroe. Estimated cost: $700. Filed Sept. 25. Rosa, Dominick Jr., Stamford, contractor for self. Remove the loadbearing wall and add a structural steel beam at an existing commercial space at Hope Street, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Signature Construction Group of CT Inc., Stamford, contractor for Four Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Perform interior alterations to an existing commercial space at Tresser Boulevard and 107 Elm St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $51,000. Filed between Sept. 29 and Oct. 3. UB Construction LLC, contractor for John R. Gulash Jr. and Hankins Gulash. Strip and reroof an existing commercial space at 201 Algonquin Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,800. Filed Oct. 10.

RESIDENTIAL ABC Fence, Bridgeport, contractor for Bridgeport Hospital. Add a fence to the grounds of the hospital at 67 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,600. Filed Oct. 8.

Burr Roofing Siding & Windows Inc., Stamford, contractor for Michael A. Cahn, et al. Perform multiple interior and exterior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 71 Crowning Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $21,000. Filed between Sept. 29 and Oct. 3. Burr Roofing Siding & Windows Inc., Stamford, contractor for David Garvin, et al. Perform multiple interior and exterior renovations to an existing single-family residence at 65 Don Bob Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $39,000. Filed between Sept. 29 and Oct. 3. C K H Industries Inc., contractor for Brian J. Griffin, et al. Finish the basement for a recreation room in an existing single-family residence at 206 Old Oaks Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed Oct. 9.

McDougall, Patrick C., contractor for Briechle Tavis and Nora Tavis. Add an in-ground pool to an existing single-family residence at 140 Westport Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Oct. 6. McLaughlin, Huguette L., Stamford, contractor for self. Certificate of Estoppell issued. Add a fence to an existing single-family residence at 95 Judy Lane, Stamford. No estimated cost. Filed Oct. 6. Meduri, Peter J., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Strip and replace the roof of an existing single-family residence at 4 Cleveland St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

Cahill, Noel, contractor for Mary Helen Cook Veronesi. Convert the screened porch to a heated living space at 226 James St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $17,360. Filed Oct. 7.

Meena, Anna S. and Darrin G. Meena, Fairfield, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new singlefamily dwelling, remove portion of the garage and rebuild with attached bedroom, bathroom, sun room and laundry room behind at 173 Wheeler Park Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $134,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Cammarota, John, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a mudroom and a deck to an existing singlefamily residence at 8 Elizabeth Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 8.

MFXA Construction. Bridgeport, contractor for Susan Czark. Renovate the basement and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 49 Sydney St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 8.

Carlos W., Rosas, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a carport to the side of an existing single-family residence at 28 West Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

MK Homes LLC, Danbury, contractor for self. Repair the covered front porch of an existing single-family residence at 21 Harrison St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed Sept. 29.

Chroma Building Corp., contractor for Pushkala Chandrasekaran. Remove the roof of structure damaged by fire. Add one bedroom, office, full bathroom, closets and a hallway below the new roof structure at 15 Pershing Square, Stamford. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. City of Stamford, contractor for self. Perform renovations to a two-family residence at 999 Main Washington Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

Adirondack Estates, Easton, contractor for self. Add a one-car garage and a room over the garage in an existing single-family residence at 44 Adirondad Trail, Easton. Estimated cost is unknown. Filed between Sept. 22 and Sept. 30.

Connecticut Gutter LLC, contractor for John L. Raymond. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 222 Sunnie Holme Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Agunloye, Babjide, Monroe, contractor for self. Perform residential alterations to an existing single-family residence at 42 Lanthome Road, Monroe. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Sept. 24.

Corich, Paul, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add new siding, change the front door and replace the windows at an existing single-family residence at 15 Cedar Heights Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

American Integrity Restoration, Fairfield, contractor for Harry Paul J Baldeo, et al. Strip and replace the roof and windows of an existing single-family residence and install new vinyl siding at 141 Warsaw St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Costello, Terrence, Monroe, contractor for self. Perform residential alterations and add a deck to an existing single-family residence at 251 Barn Hill Road, Monroe. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Sept. 30.

Modern Edge Property Dev. LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a new roof and new windows to an existing single-family residence at 140 Pleasant View Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 8. Monahan, Marla G., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a utility shed with a generator to the property of an existing single-family residence at 94 Country Club Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Muralidhoray, Ven, Monroe, contractor for self. Install roof-mounted solar panels on an existing singlefamily residence at 18 River Drive, Monroe. Estimated cost: $1,750. Filed Oct. 8. Musatov, Vladimir T., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Certificate of estoppel issued. Add an in-ground pool to an existing single-family residence at 991 Westover Road, Stamford. No estimated cost. Filed Sept. 30.

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Nanos, Christopher P., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Expand the family room and kitchen areas in an existing single-family residence at 45 Fairway Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] AMERICARES SENDS CLOROX FOR EBOLA OUTBREAK

AmeriCares senior warehouse associate Philip Tu prepares a shipment. Photo courtesy Janay Sylvester, AmeriCares

Stamford-based AMERICARES recently sent 12,000 bottles of Clorox bleach to West Africa for health workers battling the Ebola outbreak. Nearly 6,000 gallons do-

nated by THE CLOROX CO. was sent from AmeriCares’ Stamford warehouse for Liberia and Sierra Leone. AmeriCares has been responding to the Ebola outbreak since May,

JOHNNY UTAH’S ‘BUCK CANCER’ EVENT

¡VIVA LOS PIONEER AWARDS!

JOHNNY UTAH’S of South Norwalk — SoNo — recently hosted its annual Buck Cancer event, a fundraiser for breast cancer. Proceeds from the event benefited the LOPE FOR HOPE FOUNDATION, a nonprofit supporting those undergoing cancer treatment by providing meals, childcare, transportation and other services. To make a donation, visit johnnyutahssono.com/buckcancer.

MOISIADES JOINS NATIONS Norwalk-based NATIONS EQUIPMENT FINANCE LLC (Nations) recently appointed STAVROS MOISIADES as vice president of direct originations. Moisiades will be responsible for assisting with Nation’s lease and loan activities of construction equipment. Moisiades has prior experience in the �inance industry with a background including pricing, structuring and sales.

providing safety equipment including gloves, masks and gowns to protect health workers. To date, AmeriCares has delivered more than $1 million in medication and supplies to the region.

Photo courtesy John Velasco.

The LATIN FOUNDATION OF STAMFORD INC. recently celebrated its 12th annual Generation of Pioneers Awards Oct. 12, Ferguson Library, 1 Public Library Plaza. Stamford. Some 80 attendees participated. Pictured from left: state

Sen. ANDRES AYALA JR. D-Bridgeport/ Stratford; JOSE RENE CASCO, social worker; LILI AGUILAR, entertainer; FERNANDO CRUZ, business entrepreneur; state Sen. CARLO LEONE D-Stamford; and GALDINO VELASCO, president and founder of Lafosinc.

LIPPER MARKETPLACE NAMES MATTHES TOP MANAGER

WESTPORT RESOURCES, an independent investment and financial planning firm, announced portfolio manager WILLIAM MATTHES was named one of the “Top 20 Money Managers in the U.S.” by LIPPER MARKETPLACE in the diversified/multicap growth and value equity category. Matthes is currently ranked No. 13 and this is

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the third consecutive year he has received this recognition. Matthes has been affiliated with Westport Resources since 1997 and manages assets for the firm. He is also president of the Compass Asset Management, an independent investment and financial planning firm in Guilford.

THE TRUE ‘CONNECTICUT YANKEE’ CHRISTMAS AT LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS Norwalk’s LOCKWOODMATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM will feature a discussion by curator PATRICIA PHILIPPON titled, “A Clemens Christmas,” about Mark Twain’s Christmas celebrations, Nov. 12, 11 a.m., 295 West Ave., Norwalk. This is the sixth in a series of lectures titled “Lockwood-Mathews Mansion: Seventy-Four Years of Culture – Art, Life and Love, 1864-1939,” held by curators and experts on the Victorian era. Tickets include lecture, lunch courtesy of MICHAEL GILMARTIN’S OUTDOOR COOKERs and a first floor mansion tour. RSVP by Nov. 7. at 203-838-9799, ext. 4 or email info@ lockwoodmathewsmansion.com

Patricia Philippon. Photo courtesy Mark Twain House and Musuem

RADIO HOST AND RAPPER LEAD NETWORKING EVENT TANISHA AKINLOYE — radio host of “Changing Lives” on WDJZ 1530 AM and the CEO of Bridgeport’s nonprofit EMPOWERING THROUGH BEAUTY INC. — collaborates with Grammy-nominated rapper, FAT JOE, to host “One Team One Dream,” a business networking event, Nov. 9, 5-11 p.m., Trumbull Marriot Hotel, 180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull. Fat Joe is president of the urban and Latino division of MARKET AMERICA, an Internet-based marketing company. In partnership

with Akinloye, Fat Joe will offer attendees business coaching and networking opportunities. Participants include JAY MAJOR of MAJOR LEAGUE BARBERSHOP. There will be a fashion show by VICE VERSA SHOWROOM and makeup sessions courtesy of local artists. Presentations by both hosts will follow networking, along with tunes from DJ HERMAN HAM and HERMAN HAM GROUP. For more information, visit tanishaakinloye.com.

RIVERSIDE FENCE CORRALS SPOT ON 5000 LIST For the second consecutive year, Wilton-based RIVERSIDE FENCE was named to INC. MAGAZINE’S annual 500|5000 list, a ranking that showcase the fastest-growing, private companies in the U.S.. Riverside Fence ranked number 4,038 in the U.S. and number 35 in Connecticut, with a three-year revenue growth of 74 percent. Rob Kaye, owner of Riverside Fence.

Business lawyers VINCENT M. KIERNAN and DONALD A. HERNER announced the formation of their Stamford-based �irm KIERNAN HERNER LLP. Kiernan and Herner are business advisers with more than 70 years of combined experience. Kiernan is a former corporate partner of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP and was the partner-in-charge of its Stamford of�ice. Herner was the founder and named corporate partner of the Stamford-based �irm Herner & Associates LLC after practicing with Anderson Kill in New York City. Kiernan and Herner will be joined by MELISSA M. TAUB, a former partner in the business group of Cummings & Lockwood and former general counsel of priceline.com.

The STAMFORD EARLY CHILDHOOD COLLABORATION has received a Discovery grant to support its innitiatives. Grant funding included input from WILLIAM CASPAR MEMORIAL FUND. Discovery grants aim to help children in Stamford prepare for school by age 5 and prepare to be successful learners by age 9. For more information, visit discovery.wcgmf.org.

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Greenwich’s Bruce Museum will offer an exhibit titled “Antarctica: Photographs by Diane Tuft,” 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. The exhibit includes large-format photographs and a selection of invertebrate specimens on loan from Yale’s Peabody Museum of Natural History. For more information, call 203-869-0376. Greenwich Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar titled, “Effective Resume Writing and Interviewing Skills,” 6 p.m., Greenwich Library, 101 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Open to the public. Registration is 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit greenwhichchamber. com or call 203-869-3500. The Palace Theatre presents “Moving On,” a musical evening for, by and about breast cancer survivors, 6:30 p.m. 61 Atlantic St., Stamford. Guests include Broadway veteran Frank Mastrone, pianist and composer Patti Preis and classical guitarist Analisa Ewald. For more information, call the box office, 203-325-4466.

WEST JOINS PROTEIN SCIENCES CORP. Vincent Kiernan

OCT. 30

BHHS NAMES TOP NORWALK SALES EXECUTIVES

Nadine Francis West

Betsy Conti

Maher-Drury Team

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES NEW ENGLAND PROPERTIES, a real estate company with offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, announced its top

sales executives for its Norwalk office. Last month, BETSY CONTI was honored as the top listing agent and THE MAHER-DRURY TEAM won the award for top seller.

ROCCO & ASSOCIATES LAUNCHES MOBILE APP Fair�ield-based ROCCO & ASSOCIATES WEALTH MANAGEMENT has launched a free, custom smartphone application in an effort to integrate technology into its business

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MEMORIAL FUND AWARDS STAMFORD DISCOVERY

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model. After downloading the app, users can schedule appointments, receive push noti�ications, view their accounts and access a host of market and economic insights.

Meriden-based PROTEIN SCIENCES CORP. recently appointed NADINE FRANCIS WEST of Hartford as senior vice president, chief administrative officer and corporate secretary.

MCGRATTAN JOINS TRIPLE HELIX CORP. JOE MCGRATTAN of Avon recently joined Windsor-based TRIPLE HELIX CORP., a data solutions company, as its director of business development. McGrattan has nearly 30 years of experience helping businesses manage their information and technology assets.

SCORE Fairfield County and co-sponsor the Ferguson Library present a complimentary small business workshop and expo titled, “Getting Government to Work for Your Small Business,” noon to 2 p.m., Ferguson Library, 96 Broad St., Stamford. Check-in begins 11:30 a.m. Register directly at scorenorwalk.org or call 203-831-0065. The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce’s “October After Six” networking event is 5:30-7 p.m., Delamar Hotel, 500 Steamboat Road. Rescheduled from Oct. 23. To register, call 203-8693500 or visit greenwichchamber.com.

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FACTS Nguyen, Tien, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform renovations to the bathroom in an existing singlefamily residence at 27 Donald Court, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed Oct. 6.

Ramirez, Frank D., Stamford, contractor for self. Renovate the bathroom and kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 57 Mitchell St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Stamford Hospital. Add temporary tents and heaters for a special event on commercial property at 32 Strawberry Hill Court, Stamford. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed between Sept. 29 and Oct. 3.

Rex Roofing Co. of Stamford Inc., Stamford, contractor for Sandra J. Wallach. Replace the existing roof shingles at an existing single-family residence at 34 Lu Manor Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $11,264. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

Paulus, Carolyn K., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Finish the basement with a full bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 57 Valley Road, Stamford. No estimated cost. Filed Sept. 29. Perfetto Jr., William, Orange, contractor for Barbara Griffiths. Repair fire damage to an existing singlefamily residence at 55 Broadway St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $43,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Richardson, Eddy D., Stamford, contractor for Dorothy Renee Cummings. Repair the existing garage at 28 Bonner St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,500. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Rodriguez, Orlando, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Repair the rear porch and stairs in an existing singlefamily residence at 564 Chopsey Hill Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,200. Filed Oct. 7.

Persa LLC, contractor for Kenneth Applebaum, et al. Remodel the kitchen and add two and one-half bathrooms to an existing single-family residence at 550 Old Oaks Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed Oct. 10.

Rosado, Wilfredo, Easton, contractor for self. Remove and replace the hot water heater in an existing singlefamily residence at 19 Austin Drive Extension, Easton. Estimated cost: $1,128. Filed between Sept. 22 and Sept. 30.

Peterson, Sana and Charles Peterson, Easton, contractor for self. Install a new generator in an existing singlefamily residence at 480 Judd Road, Easton. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed between Sept. 22 and Sept. 30.

Samuman, Kathy, Monroe, contractor for self. Remove one layer of roofing and install a new layer on an existing single-family residence at 267 Elm St., Monroe. Estimated cost: $9,990. Filed Sept. 29.

Pirozzolli, Florence, Easton, contractor for self. Replace oil-fired burner in an existing single-family residence at 53 Fairview Ave., Easton. Estimated cost: $7,800. Filed between Sept. 22 and Sept. 30.

Sears Home Improvement Product, Rocky Hill, contractor for John M. Behari and Maryann Behari. Remove and replace five windows in an existing single-family residence at 32 Purcell Drive West, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,207. Filed Oct. 1.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pa., contractor for Andrea Boyke, et al. Replace the windows at an existing single-family residence at 303 Glenbrook Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $22,507. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pa., contractor for Suzane E. Gutierrez, et al. Replace the siding at an existing single-family residence at 40 Dubois St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $55,001. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pa., contractor for Steven C. Romei. Replace the windows at an existing single-family residence at 41 Ralph St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,951. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pa., contractor for Thomas D Angela, et al. Replace the windows at an existing single-family residence at 169 Idlewood Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,758. Filed Oct. 7. Pro Home Builders, Milford, contractor for Oni Chuckwo. Construct a new two-story one-family residence at 98 Grover’s Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $870,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Sears Home Improvement Product, Rocky Hill, contractor for Edward Welsh and Simone. Replace two garage doors at an existing single-family residence at 187 Buena Vista Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,658. Filed Oct. 7. Sharper Image Pool, Monroe, contractor for self. Add a pool to an existing single-family residence at 94 Maryann Drive, Monroe. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 1.

Southport Construction, contractor for 776 Pequot Avenue Realty LLC. Add a single-story addition, convert second-floor loft to a sitting room and a study garage at 776 Pequot Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $193,000. Filed Oct. 6. Stowe, John, Easton, contractor for self. Build a new single-family dwelling with three bedrooms and a covered porch over the existing foundation at 149 Guerett Road, Easton. Estimated cost is unknown. Filed between Sept. 22 and Sept. 30. Tarzanin, Nancy, Monroe, contractor for self. Perform residential alterations to an existing single-family residence at 64 W. Maiden Lane, Monroe. Estimated cost: $11,250. Filed Sept. 30. Terebei, Ron, Easton, contractor for self. Remodel kitchen, add new insulation and sheetrock to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 91 Dogwood Drive, Easton. Estimated cost is unknown. Filed between Oct. 1 and Oct. 10. The Michaud Group LLC, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new two and one-half story singlefamily dwelling with a front porch and a two-car garage at 45 Jeniford Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $275,000. Filed Oct. 7. Tiago, Joe, Easton, contractor for self. Build a new single-family dwelling with four bedrooms, an unfinished basement, an unfinished attic and a garage at 40 Bradley Road, Easton. Estimated cost is unknown. Filed between Oct. 1 and Oct. 10. TR Eastview LLC, New Canaan, contractor for self. Perform site work to a condominium and add retaining walls at Bedford Street, Stamford. Estimated cost: $455,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. TR Eastview LLC, New Canaan, contractor for self. Construct new residential apartment units at Bedford Street, Stamford. Estimated cost: $13.3 million. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Triacrico, John, Easton, contractor for self. Install a wood stove and a chimney flue in an existing singlefamily residence at 55 Woodend Road, Easton. Estimated cost: $1,400. Filed between Oct. 1 and Oct. 10.

Shaw, Miriam B., Stamford, contractor for self. Certificate of estoppell issued. Add an in-ground swimming pool to an existing single-family residence at 185 Van Rensselaer Ave., Stamford. No estimated cost. Filed Oct. 6.

Tucciarone, James, contractor for Michael J. Fazio. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 134 Old Spring Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Oct. 7.

Shaw, Miriam B., Stamford, contractor for self. Certificate of estoppell issued. Add a fence to an existing single-family residence at 185 Van Rensselaer Ave., Stamford. No estimated cost. Filed Oct. 6.

United Cleaning & Restoration, contractor for Madeline Pena Konigsberg, et al. Add a new front porch to an existing single-family residence, extend side porch and remodel the interior at 2087 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Oct. 10.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Roger G. Paulmeno, et al. Add a solar array on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 86 Noble St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,309. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10.

Vargas, Juan, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Convert an open patio to an enclosed porch at 113 Fifth St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $350. Filed Oct. 8.

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FIGURES Vase Management LLC, Stamford, contractor for Shirley E. Morris, et al. Add new siding and replace the roof at an existing single-family residence at 19 Young Dixon Way, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,355. Filed Sept. 30. Weinstein, Melissa and Joshua Weinstein, Fairfield, contractor for self. Repair rot on the garage of an existing single-family residence at 9 Marne Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed Oct. 8. White Home Products, Stratford, contractor for Ralph Sheppard. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 410 Hilltop Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $23,200. Filed Oct. 6. Wloszek, Jacek A., Stamford, contractor for self. Add two stories to an existing single-family residence and remodel the second floor. Add a shed on the property at 111 Dora St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10. Yanesy, Victor, Monroe, contractor for self. Install roof mounted solar panels on an existing single-family residence at 107 Cutters Farm Road, Monroe. Estimated cost: $12,965. Filed Sept. 24. Zabortsky, Peter, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen and update two bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 1689 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Oct. 6.

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 American Condominium Association Inc., et al., Seymour. Filed by Margaret Landry, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorneys: A. Reynolds Gordon and DeNicola, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she fell down two flights of stairs on property owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to remove loose molding and failed to properly attach the handrail to the wall. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and all other and further relief as the court deems necessary and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv14-6046034-S. Filed Oct. 7.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Jennifer Briganti, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Law Offices of Becker & Zowine LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on a slippery floor in a store owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they permitted the floor to become wet. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other further relief as the court may deem just and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv14-6046073-S. Filed Oct. 10. Briganti Construction LLC, et al., Trumbull. Filed by People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a Business Credit Line Note. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $20,000 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further equitable relief as this court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv14-6046027-S. Filed Oct. 7. C & S Seamless Gutter, Bridgeport. Filed by Catholic Mutual Relief Society, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fontaine Alissi PC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that it had performed improper construction services to a Catholic church by covering the roof drains with a tarp. This allegedly caused damage to the interior of the property due to flooding. The plaintiff was forced to pay out insurance money to the church to cover the damages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, prejudgment interest, costs and such other relief as the court deems just. Case no. FBT-cv14-6046056-S. Filed Oct. 8. Johnson Petroleum LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Pamela Simpson, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bartlett Law Offices, Madison. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on an icy surface on property owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to apply salt to the icy area. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv14-6045988-S. Filed Oct. 6.

The Stop and Shop Supermarket Company LLC, Hartford. Filed by Linda Clarkson, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nathan C. Nasser, Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a slippery floor in a store owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This slippery condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to repair the flooring in a timely manner. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv14-6046066-S. Filed Oct. 9. The Stop and Shop Supermarket Company LLC, et al., Fairfield. Filed by Liesellote Dessoff, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael T. Bologna, Fitzpatric, Fray & Bologna, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to remove ice from the parking lot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and all other and further relief as the court deems necessary and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv14-6046024-S. Filed Oct. 7.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Krosky Construction, Newtown. Filed by American Express Bank FSB, Salt Lake City, Utah. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Mark Sank & Associates LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a credit card. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further equitable relief as this court deems just and proper. Case no. DBD-cv14-6016180-S. Filed Oct. 8. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., et al., Boston, Mass. Filed by Joslyn Bardin, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with a motorist and suffered injury. The plaintiff has exhausted the insurance policy payout of the motorist and it is inadequate to pay for the plaintiff’s injuries. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBD-cv14-6016171-S. Filed Oct. 7.

FACTS Manuel Cruz Carpentry, et al., Danbury. Filed by Adrianne Mendoza, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car driven owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. DBD-cv14-6016190-S. Filed Oct. 10. Massachusetts Homeland Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Sarah Ribeiro, Ridgefield. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. 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 his insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. DBD-cv14-6016174-S. Filed Oct. 7. Spruce Home and Garden LLC, New Milford. Filed by Steven Wilburn, Sherman. Plaintiff’s attorney: James Ryan Mulvey, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had not paid for goods provided by the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $40,000, costs of suit and such other and further relief as in law or equity may pertain. Case no. DBD-cv14-6016159-S. Filed Oct. 6.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT MTD LLC, et al., Valley City, Ohio. Filed by Dennis Saunders, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Tierney, Zullo, Flaherty & Murphy PC. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he injured his hand while using a snow thrower manufactured by the defendants. This injury was allegedly due to the negligence of the defendants in that they failed to properly design the snow thrower in such a manner that the flat tire could be re-inflated without causing an explosion. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs, punitive damages, costs, reasonable attorney’s fees and such other relief as the court deems necessary or proper. Case no. FST-cv14-6023562-S. Filed Oct. 8.

Putnam Hill Apartments Inc., Stamford. Filed by Alison Jewett, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Patrick R. Gill, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on ice in the parking lot owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to apply salt to the parking lot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other further relief as the court may deem just and equitable. Case no. FST-cv14-6023577-S. Filed Oct. 9. RMS-East Avenue LLC, et al., Stamford. Filed by Sharon McKoy, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: James L. O’Rourke, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on ice in the parking lot owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to apply salt to the parking lot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other further relief as the court may deem just and equitable. Case no. FST-cv14-6023565-S. Filed Oct. 8. Safeco Insurance Company of America, Hartford. Filed by Diane Dadonna, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Eric L. Reinken, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with a motorist and suffered injury. The plaintiff has exhausted the insurance policy payout of the motorist and it is inadequate to pay for the plaintiff’s injuries. 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 interest and costs and such other relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-cv14-6023580-S. Filed Oct. 9.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT City of Bridgeport, et al. Filed by Barbara John. Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard C. Jordan of the Law Office of Richard C. Jordan, Bloomfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this job discrimination suit against the defendants. Plaintiff alleges she was unlawfully discriminated against because of her race, color, age and gender, which resulted in monetary and benefit losses. The plaintiff seeks $500,000 in monetary damages and such other and further relief as the court may deem necessary. Case no. 3:14-cv-01484-RNC. Filed Oct. 8.

Credit Protection Association LP. Filed by Shirley Tremble. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joanne S. Faulkner of Law Offices of Joanne Faulkner, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought a fair debt collection consumer credit suit against the defendant. Plaintiff alleges that on Dec. 19, 2013, defendant sent plaintiff a letter with regard to her personal Comcast account with the plaintiff’s account number visible on the face of the envelope in violation of federal law. Plaintiff seeks $1,000 in statutory damages as well as the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney fees. Case no. 3:14-cv-01503-JBA. Filed Oct. 11. Desco Products of Connecticut Inc. Filed by the trustees of the Connecticut Laborers Health Fund. Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard M. Cheverie of Cheverie & Associates, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought an employee retirement E.R.I.S.A. suit against the defendant. The plaintiff alleges that pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement, defendant is required to pay to the funds certain sums of money for each hour worked by employees. From January 2010 through the present, a routine payroll audit disclosed the defendant owes the funds. Plaintiff alleges defendant is liable to the plaintiff for unpaid contributions, audit costs and interest on unpaid contributions. The plaintiff seeks $7,000 in monetary damages and such other and further relief as the court may deem necessary. Case no. 3:14-cv-01493-WWE. Filed Oct. 9. Indian Mountain School Inc., Lakeville. Filed by William Brewster Brownville. Plaintiff’s attorney: Antonio Ponvert III of Koskoff Koskoff + Bieder PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought a personal injury suit against the defendant, relating to exploitation and assault from 1983-1987. Case no. 3:14-v-01472-WWE. Filed Oct. 6 JA Cambese Law Office PC. Filed by Kathleen Rosado. Plaintiff’s attorney: Christopher Daniel Hite of Rosenberg & Press LLC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought a fair debt collection consumer credit suit against the defendant. From October 2013 through December 2013, plaintiff received weekly phone calls related to credit card debt on behalf of CACH LLC. Plaintiff never received documentation or written correspondence prior to getting a summons and complaint on Dec.7, 2013, as well as a “dunning letter,” an initial written notice to consumer stating consumer has 30 days to dispute the validity of debt; plaintiff allegedly never received debt validation. Case no. 3:14-v-01494-JBA. Filed Oct. 9.

FIGURES Ocean State Jobbers Inc. Filed by Michael Scribner and Kelly Watts. Defendant’s attorneys: Michael A. Gamboli of Partridge Snow & Hahn, Providence, RI; Michael C. Schmidt of Cozen & O’Connor, New York, NY; and Sherwin Morris Yoder of Carmody Torrance Sandak + Hennessey LLP, New Haven. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Richard Eugene Hayber of Hayber Law Firm LLC, Hartford; Shannon Liss-Riordon of Lichten + Liss-Riordon PC, Boston, MA; and Margaret B. Ferron of Hayber Law Firm LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought a fair standards suit against the defendant relating to overtime wages. Plaintiffs allege defendant misclassified plaintiffs and others as exempt from the FLSA’s requirement to pay employees overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. As assistant store managers, plaintiffs routinely worked in excess of 50 hours or more per week. The plaintiffs claim back pay, damages and such other and further relief as the court may deem necessary. Case no. 3:14-v-01486-AWT. Filed Oct. 9. People’s United Bank. Filed by Peter Lundstedt, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff has brought a racketeering and corrupt organization suit against the defendant, seeking $5 million for monetary damages, restitution and injunctive relief arising from unfair and unconscionable assessment and collection of excessive overdraft fees. Case no. 3:14-v-01479-JAM. Filed Oct. 7. RJR Insurance Services, Dallas, Texas. Filed by General Electric Capital Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: James S. Brownstein of the Law Offices of James S. Brownstein LLC, Woodbridge. Action: The plaintiff has brought a breach of contract suit against the defendant, seeking $178,000. Plaintiff alleges defendant signed a lease agreement to pay Konica Minolta Premier or plaintiff for equipment, but has not fulfilled obligations. Debt has incurred and continues to incur costs and expenses and the defendant is liable. The plaintiff seeks $178,000 in monetary damages and such other and further relief as the court may deem necessary. Case no. 3:14-cv-01485-JAM. Filed Oct. 9. Stamford Hospital. Filed by Latasha Smith. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gary Edward Phelan of Mitchell & Sheahan PC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought a Family and Medical Leave Act (F&MLA) suit against the defendant. Plaintiff alleges defendant terminated employment in retaliation against plaintiff for taking time under the F&MLA for the birth of her twins and additional medically related conditions. The plaintiff claims $300,000 in monetary damages and such other and further relief as the court may deem necessary. Case no. 3:14-v-01501-CSH. Filed Oct. 10.

Stratford Board of Education. Filed by William Pancak. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas W. Bucci of Willinger Willinger & Bucci, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought a civil rights/employment discrimination suit against the defendant. Plaintiff had worked for defendant for 38 years as tenured administrator, retired as of the 2013-2014 school year and had intended to work for the 2014-2015 school year as a postretirement administrator. Plaintiff states he was not re-hired because he was considered a “new hire,” which he disputes because he had been a tenured employee. The plaintiff claims monetary and compensatory damages as well as costs and attorney fees for the deprivation of plaintiff’s constitutional right to due process. Case no. 3:14-cv-01481-SRU. Filed Oct. 8. Town of Stratford. Filed by Erin McGuire. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael C. McMinn of Axelrod & Associates LLC, Woodbridge. Action: The plaintiff has brought a job discrimination suit against the defendant, seeking $350,000. Case no. 3:14-cv-01471-SRU. Filed Oct. 6. Valentine & Kebartas Inc. Filed by Shirley Tremble. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joanne S. Faulkner of Law Offices of Joanne Faulkner, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought a fair debt collection consumer credit suit against the defendant. Plaintiff alleges that on Sept. 2, 2014, defendant sent plaintiff a letter with regard to her personal Verizon wireless account with the plaintiff’s account number visible on the face of the envelope in violation of federal law. Plaintiff seeks $1,000 in statutory damages as well as the costs of the suit and reasonable attorney fees. Case no. 3:14-cv-01502-JBA. Filed Oct. 11. Water’s Edge Swimming Pools Inc. and KMB&G Concrete Corp. Filed by the trustees of the Bricklayers Local 1 Connecticut Health Fund, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Robert M. Cheverie of Cheverie + Associates, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought an employee benefits E.R.I.S.A. suit against the defendants. Plaintiff alleges that since defendant KMB&G entered into a collective bargaining agreement, defendant is required to pay to the funds certain sums of money for each hour worked by employees. Although KMB+G has made partial payments the plaintiff claims $20,000 in monetary damages, defendant to pay for all unpaid fringe benefits, double interest, liquidated damages on amount due accrued from delinquency until date of payments and reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the plaintiffs. Case no. 3:14-cv-01495-JBA. Filed Oct. 9..

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Albert Rodrigues, et al., Easton. Appointed committee: Thomas R. Rowe Jr., Easton. Property: 101 Northwood Drive, Easton. Amount: $726,750. Docket no. FBT-cv-04-4002456-S. Filed Sept. 12.

Lawrence, Howard, et al., Bethel. Appointed committee: Christopher G. Winans, Danbury. Property: 77 Payne Road, Bethel. Amount: $135,000. Docket no. DBD-cv-13-6012337-S. Filed Oct. 9. Ochman, Thomas, et al., Fairfield. Appointed committee: Charles O’Hara Jr., Fairfield. Property: 165 Tauton Road, Fairfield. Amount: $425,000. Docket no. FBT-cv-1060075115-S. Filed Oct. 6. Ofiero, Lucille F. and John T. Ofiero Jr., Bethel. Appointed committee: Karin A. NeJame, Bethel. Property: 47 Milwaukee Ave., Bethel. Amount: $202,000. Docket no. DBD-cv-136014231-S. Filed Oct. 8.

COMMERCIAL 130 Havemeyer Place Owners LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Suzanne Geiss Robbins and Nancy Wilson Dale, Greenwich. Property: 130 Havemeyer Place, Greenwich. Amount: $925,000. Filed Oct. 6. 195 Charles Street LLC, Stratford. Seller: James Toigo, Milford. Property: Lots 124 and 125, Map of C.E. Stagg, Stratford. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 10. 4146 Madison Ave LLC, Milford. Seller: Cheryl Ann Gordon and Laura E. Noonan, Southbury. Property: 4146 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $95,000. Filed Sept. 15. 50 Sanford LLC, Westport. Seller: Trust Realty Corp., Fairfield. Property: Parcels A-K, Map 5796, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 8. 53 Hancock Street Holding Company LLC, Milford. Seller: Sheridan Hancock Associates LLC, Stratford. Property: Lots 359, 360 and 361, Section B, Hollister Heights, Stratford. Amount: $400,000. Filed Oct. 7. 550 Riverview LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Virgina T. Sanborn, East Lyme. Property: 552 River Road, Lot 5, Greenwich. Amount: $420,000. Filed Oct. 9. American International Relocation Solutions LLC, Pa. Seller: Kenneth Galvin and Marianne Mulvihill-Galvin, Fairfield. Property: Cross Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $638,250. Filed Oct. 7. Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut, Bridgeport. Seller: Andrew C. Julian, Newtown. Property: 350 S. Main St., Newtown. Amount: $80,000. Filed Oct. 1. Blue Sky Towers LLC, Franklin, Mass. Seller: Spring Hill Lane Properties LLC, Shelton. Property: 38 Spring Hill Lane, Bethel. Amount: $220,720. Filed Oct. 3. Fairfield Country Properties LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Holly Torok, Trumbull. Property: 22 Inwood Road, Trumbull. Amount: $180,000. Filed Sept. 30.

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FACTS Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Lewisville, Texas. Seller: John Bartalini, Monroe. Property: 14 Echowoods Circle, Monroe. Amount: $280,800. Filed Sept. 8.

Bhatt, Charul, Trumbull. Grantor: Arvind K. Bhatt and Vidya S. Bhatt, Utica, N.Y. Property: 16 Haverhill Place, Trumbull. Amount: $37,000. Filed Oct. 2.

Giacobbe Construction Company LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Dominick Covelluzzi, Bridgeport. Property: 18 Cedar St., Trumbull. Amount: $195,000. Filed Oct. 8.

Bouffard, Linda J. and Carol F. McCrain, Trumbull. Grantor: Madeline A. Ouimette, Trumbull. Property: Lot 36, Map 362, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 1.

Life on the Water LLC, Westport. Seller: Leo Ciriano, Westport. Property: 115 Harbor Road, Westport. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Oct. 6. REO Associates LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Trumbull. Property: 2958 Nichols Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $238,080. Filed Sept. 29. Rochelle Properties LLC, Danbury. Seller: Julia Lynn, Bethel. Property: 53 Knollwoods Drive, Bethel. Amount: $289,000. Filed Oct. 1. SandDollar Development LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Laura M. Richeson, Fairfield. Property: 593 Rowland Road, Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 6. Sigri Real Estate Partners LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Christopher A. Salvo and Cynthi P. Salvo, Greenwich. Property: Lot 24, Henry Webb, Greenwich. Amount: $1 million. Filed Oct. 9.

QUIT CLAIM 17 Glover Avenue, Newtown. Grantor: Paul W. Poeltl, Newtown. Property: 17 Glover Ave., Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 1. 246 Main Street LLC, Monroe. Grantor: David B. Sippin, Monroe. Property: 246 Main St., Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 25. Almonte, Linda A., Trumbull. Grantor: Linda Almonte, Trumbull. Property: Unit 19 of Governors Ridge, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 22. Amoros, Maria, Trumbull. Grantor: Maria Natalia Amoros and Edward G. Amoros, Trumbull. Property: 75 Cranberry Drive, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 3. Andretta, James, Fairfield. Grantor: Tracy Andretta, Fairfield. Property: 31 Euclid Ave., Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 8. Balamaci, Glen, Fairfield. Grantor: Joan Balamaci, Fairfield. Property: 281 Church Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 10. Barton Jr., Richard H., et al., Bethel. Grantor: Richard H. Barton, Bethel. Property: 45 Plumbtrees Road, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 30. Bethel Land Trust Inc., Bethel. Grantor: Codfish Construction LLC, Bethel. Property: Filed 26, Map 195, Bethel. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 1.

Bowden, Donna J., Newtown. Grantor: John D. Herring and Donna J. Herring, Newtown. Property: Lots 21 and 22, Wills Road, Newtown. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 30. Brake, Peter, Trumbull. Grantor: Roger H. Brake and Eleanor M. Brake, Cheshire. Property: 77 Partridge Lane, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 6. Chacon, Jason E., Trumbull. Grantor: Manuel E. Chacon, Trumbull. Property: 42 W. Lake Road, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 24. Choi, Seung, Trumbull. Grantor: Hanna Choi, Trumbull. Property: 65 Grayrock Road, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 30. Christiano, Susan and David Christiano, Monroe. Grantor: David Christiano and Susan Christiano, Monroe. Property: 79 Old Colony Road, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 10. David, Brendan M., Redding. Grantor: George F. David, Redding. Property: 1 Guardhouse Drive, Redding. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 30. DeMane, Richard, Greenwich. Grantor: Margaret DeMane, Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 37 Chapel St., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 10. Donohue, Diane S. and John P. Donohue, Trumbull. Grantor: John P. Donohue, Trumbull. Property: 295 Stonehouse Road, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 7. Vonick, Tracy, Trumbull. Grantor: Allison Vonick, Trumbull. Property: 155 Killian Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 15. Warcholic, Laura, Stratford. Grantor: Florence K. Willette, Stratford. Property: 107 Cedar Knoll Drive, Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 10. Wargo, Margaret M. and William A. Wargo, Fairfield. Grantor: Margaret M. Wargo and William A. Wargo, Fairfield. Property: 383 Riverside Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 6. Weiss, Judith H. and Frank Weiss, Monroe. Grantor: Frank Weiss and Judith H. Weiss, Monroe. Property: 14 Stillmeadow Circle, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 25. Wilgan, David E., Monroe. Grantor: Susan E. Wilgan, Monroe. Property: 25 Bradley Drive, Monroe. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 3.

FIGURES

Wood, Karen, Danbury. Grantor: Richard Wood, Sarasota, Fla. Property: 65 Lawrence Ave., Unit 1401, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 1.

Bodetti, Michael, Newtown. Seller: Angelo M. Bodetti, Bethel. Property: 53 Grassy Plain St., Unit 7, Bethel. Amount: $425,000. Filed Sept. 30.

Zinn III, Carl H., Monroe. Grantor: Teresa E. Poteet-Zinn, Monroe. Property: Lot 7 of Twin Brook Terrace, Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 26.

Bogdan, Nica, Ridgefield. Seller: William T. Sherman and Christine Sherman, Redding. Property: 26 Pine Mountain Road, Redding. Amount: $398,750. Filed Oct. 1.

RESIDENTIAL Aggarwal, Cortney and Atul Singal Aggarwal, New York, N.Y. Seller: Mortimer Drive LLC, Westport. Property: 16 Mortimer Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed Oct. 7. Aksoy, Ferda and Tunc Askoy, Easton. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 15 High Meadow Road, Easton. Amount: $410,300. Filed Sept. 26. Amaral, Rui, Danbury. Seller: Ricardo Pessoa, Bethel. Property: 18 Hudson St., Unit 21, Bethel. Amount: $145,000. Filed Oct. 6. Amiano, Lisa G. and Robert Joseph Amiano, Orefield, Pa. Seller: Stuart N. Lasky and Roxanne H. Lasky, Bethel. Property: 39 Briar Ridge Road, Unit 52, Bethel. Amount: $445,000. Filed Oct. 9. Ammermuller, Jeanne and Ralph Braun, Redding. Seller: Kelly Lonning, Redding. Property: 563 Redding Road, Redding. Amount: $522,000. Filed Oct. 1.

Bonomo, Anna B. and Stephen B. Bonomo, Redding. Seller: Jonathan Eckman and Lisa Wren, Redding. Property: 30 Wagon Wheel Road, Redding. Amount: $547,000. Filed Oct. 1. Bressman, Erica and Daniel LaFerlita, Stratford. Seller: Todd A. Rovero and Stephanie L. Rovero, Stratford. Property: 47 Eunice Parkway, Stratford. Amount: $347,500. Filed Oct. 6. Broccolo, Tina and Gianfranco Broccolo, Danbury. Seller: Edward P. Cox and Diane G. Cox, Bethel. Property: 26 Quaker Ridge Road, Bethel. Amount: $369,000. Filed Oct. 6. Bruno, Richards A., Danbury. Seller: Bethel Woods LLC, Bethel. Property: 12 Forest Way, Unit 14, Bethel. Amount: $353,550. Filed Oct. 6. Bryan, Patricia Ann B. and Robert Jeffrey Bryan, Monroe. Seller: Christine B. Dias, Bette L. Daragan, Trumbull. Property: 29 Wildwood Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 2.

Anderson, Lynne B., Brookfield. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 7 Milwaukee Ave., Bethel. Amount: $152,000. Filed Oct. 3.

Burmeister, Anne W. and Paul W. Burmeister, Manhattan Beach, Calif. Seller: Frank S. Foster and Meghan E. Foster, Westport. Property: 10 Northgate Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Oct. 6.

Andre, Marc G., Fairfield. Seller: Bruce Manasevit and B & D Realty LLP, New Haven. Property: 34 Sherman St., Fairfield. Amount: $275,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Burnette, Tiffany A. and Donald J. Casturo, Greenwich. Seller: Mario J. Gabelli, Greenwich. Property: Pear Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $10.2 million. Filed Oct. 8.

Antonyushko, Elena Y. and Anatoliy E. Kocknev, Monroe. Seller: Valerie A. Ricca, Monroe. Property: 20 Aspetuck Lane, Monroe. Amount: $575,000. Filed Sept. 10.

Cadichon, Marie and Stephen Porricelli, Trumbull. Seller: Janet Zega, Stratford. Property: 33 Greenbrier Road, Trumbull. Amount: $340,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Bandoo, Lisa, Norwalk. Seller: Paulo R. Esteves and Caitlin Esteves, Stratford. Property: 103 Terrill Road, Stratford. Amount: $275,000. Filed Oct. 10.

Campos-Rodrigues, Jacklyn and Joaquim G. Rodrigues Jr., Monroe. Seller: Josephine Prudhon, Monroe. Property: 43 Elm St., Monroe. Amount: $315,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Bardos, Lula and Louis Bardos, Norwalk. Seller: Jihun Kang and Sunghee Kang, Easton. Property: 55 Wedgewood Drive, Easton. Amount: $538,000. Filed Sept. 22. Benson, Krista and Jeremy Benson, Newtown. Seller: Marguerite A. Smith, Newtown. Property: 26 Chipmunk Trail, Newtown. Amount: $75,000. Filed Oct. 2. Bhatia, Ekta and Deepjot Bhatia, Westport. Seller: NuCompass Mobility Services Inc., Addison, Texas. Property: 25 Harborview Drive, Westport. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Oct. 8.

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Capocci, Sarah and Christopher Capocci, Stratford. Seller: Rhea C. D’Agosto, Trumbull. Property: 43 Jamestown Road, Trumbull. Amount: $462,500. Filed Sept. 15. Cardillo, Thomas and Adam Young, Bethel. Seller: Bank of America NA, Chandler, Ariz. Property: 8 Taylor Road, Bethel. Amount: $230,500. Filed Oct. 2. Carr, Jillian L. and Charles N. Carr Jr., Fairfield. Seller: Elizabeth M. Luedecker, Trumbull. Property: 32 Glenarden Road, Trumbull. Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Courville, Nina and Daniel Courville, Bowie, Md. Seller: Robert E. Mraz and Elizabeth R. Mraz, Trumbull. Property: 5 Oakridge Road, Trumbull. Amount: $345,000. Filed Sept. 16. Cremin, Tonya M. and David E. Cremin, Shelton. Seller: Constance Karavitis and Soteroula Karavitis, Monroe. Property: 24 Far Mill Road, Monroe. Amount: $629,500. Filed Sept. 15. Crudele, Michela L., Michele Crudele and Michael T. Kennedy, Greenwich. Seller: Juan P. Sosa and Lawrence Sosa, Greenwich. Property: 30 Ettl Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $775,000. Filed Oct. 6. Cruess, Mealanie W. and David R. Cruess, Coppell, Texas. Seller: Derek A. Cogan and Jin Mi Kim, Ridgefield. Property: 70 Charter Ridge Drive, Newtown. Amount: $640,000. Filed Sept. 29. D’Agostino, Marc J., Shelton. Seller: Amit K. Srivastava and Shikha Sharma, Westport. Property: 10 Old Stonewall Road, Easton. Amount: $800,000. Filed Sept. 25. D’Alessandro, Teresa, Monroe. Seller: Howard H. Grauel Jr. and Doris W. Grauel, East Lyme. Property: 240 Purdy Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $227,500. Filed Oct. 3. Davies, Adriana Maria, Easton. Seller: Gordon E. Winer and Linda S. Winer, Easton. Property: 124 Rock House Road, Easton. Amount: $585,000. Filed Sept. 23. DeFelice, Lisa and Thomas DeFelice, Trumbull. Seller: Pamela A. Aposhian, Trumbull. Property: 70 Undercliff Road, Trumbull. Amount: $455,000. Filed Oct. 6. Delgais, Nicole and Wilfredo Concepcion, Milford. Seller: Carol Louise Drew, Stratford. Property: Unit 65B of River Bend Road, Condominium Unit 3, Stratford. Amount: $185,000. Filed Oct. 10. Delrossi, Regina M., Newtown. Seller: James W. Boff and Lisa Boff, Newtown. Property: 7 Bayberry Drive, Newtown. Amount: $269,000. Filed Oct. 7. Delrossi, Regina M., Monroe. Seller: James W. Boff and Lisa Boff, Newtown. Property: 7 Bayberry Drive, Monroe. Amount: $269,000. Filed Oct. 8. DePalma, Lori A. and Timothy M. DePalma, Newtown. Seller: Toll CT III Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 1233 Brookside Court, Newtown. Amount: $312,137. Filed Oct. 6. Duffy, Roseanne B. and Christopher G. Duffy, Trumbull. Seller: Christopher G. Duffy and Roseanne B. Duffy, Trumbull. Property: 57 Autumn Ridge Road, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 29.

Durrwachter, Stacy C., New Windsor, N.Y. Seller: Kelli R. Ryan, Newtown. Property: 3 Clearview Drive, Newtown. Amount: $375,000. Filed Oct. 7. Eaton, Dawn, Trumbull. Seller: Gregory G. Ross, Trumbull. Property: 302 Hadley Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $215,000. Filed Oct. 2. Edelston, Rita, Greenwich. Seller: Rita Edelston, Greenwich. Property: 10 Edgewood Drive, Unit 3A, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 7. Nielson, Carrie and Mark Nielson, Bethel. Seller: Stephanie Ezzo, Bethel. Property: 11 Waterhorse Brook Drive, Bethel. Amount: $212,000. Filed Oct. 6. Olphie, Colleen E. and Joshua Lippman, Ridgefield. Seller: Mary Ward Lucci, Redding. Property: 106 Gallows Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $590,000. Filed Sept. 30. Onda, Naomi and Kenya Onda, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Robert Shreders and Alicia Shreders, Greenwich. Property: 17 Pleasant St., Greenwich. Amount: $620,000. Filed Oct. 8. Orosz, Margaret, Fairfield. Seller: Constance Benton, Southport. Property: 51 Southport Woods Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $385,000. Filed Oct. 7. Palla, Swapna and Radhakrishna Palla, Trumbull. Seller: Phyllis M. Heath, Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Property: 111 Governor Trumbull Way, Unit 6, Trumbull. Amount: $460,000. Filed Oct. 10. Philip, Peter, Fairfield. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 160 North St., Easton. Amount: $750,000. Filed Sept. 11. Plett, Tara S. and George T. Plett, Trumbull. Seller: Steven B. Gordon and Deborah Wittes, Trumbull. Property: 10 Porters Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $495,000. Filed Sept. 29. Polzello, Lena M. and C. Richard Polzello, Fairfield. Seller: Lynne Small Paushter, Easton. Property: Lot 4, Map 687, Easton. Amount: $863,500. Filed Sept. 17. Procopio, Susan Kaye and Alfonso John Procopio, Alexandria, Va. Seller: Richard A. Goldrick and Cynthia B. Goldrick, Fairfield. Property: 35 Getty Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $700,000. Filed Oct. 10. Ramakrishnan, Karthik, Bethel. Seller: Karen Wood, Danbury. Property: 65 Lawrence Ave., Unit 1401, Bethel. Amount: $347,500. Filed Oct. 1. Reyes, Yadira, Bridgeport. Seller: Christopher R. Olam, Michele Olam and Dominic M. Bonacci, New Fairfield. Property: 261 Berkshire Road, Newtown. Amount: $280,000. Filed Oct. 3.

FACTS Rock, Leigh and Fred Berardinone, Greenwich. Seller: Ionut L. Popa and Laura G. Popa, Greenwich. Property: 5 Cross St., Greenwich. Amount: $725,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Stella, Danielle M., Milford. Seller: Thomas B. Baden Jr. and Kathleen S. Ingham-Baden, Monroe. Property: 18 Woody Crest Road, Monroe. Amount: $346,500. Filed Sept. 16.

Rudolph, Kristen and John Rudolph, Stamford. Seller: Gisele M. Davis, Newtown. Property: 55 Toddy Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $320,000. Filed Oct. 1.

Stone, Megan Leia, Stratford. Seller: Tucker Frawley and Rosemarie Flynn, Fairfield. Property: Unit 62 of The Mosswood Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $349,400. Filed Oct. 10.

Russ, Elizabeth, Westport. Seller: Daniel Mahr, Westport. Property: 9 Island Way, Westport. Amount: $950,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Sunderji, Elizabeth and Mehdi Sunderji, Greenwich. Seller: Kenneth Lametta, Westport. Property: 55 Valley Road, Westport. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Oct. 6.

Saad, Melissa and Bryce Stelma, Kent. Seller: Arthur L. Upshur and Carol Merten Upshur, Newtown. Property: 6 Old Stream Road, Newtown. Amount: $449,000. Filed Oct. 1. Sanchez, Oswaldo, Bridgeport. Seller: Joseph A. Luciano, Monroe. Property: 16 Bardugone Lane, Monroe. Amount: $398,000. Filed Sept. 29. Santimyer-Melita, Kristy and S. Daniel Melita, Laguna Beach, Calif. Seller: S. Daniel Melita, Laguna Beach, Calif. Property: 26 Sport Hill Road, Redding. For an unknown amount. Filed Sept. 29. Sargent, Kathleen Spencer and Gerald T. Sargent Jr., Fairfield. Seller: Kathleen Spencer Sargent, Fairfield. Property: 1484 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 7. Sawyer IV, Rene C., Monroe. Seller: Harold C. Nolan Jr., Shelton. Property: 31 Hidden Knolls Circle, Unit 31, Monroe. Amount: $82,500. Filed Sept. 22. Scanell, Peter B., Bethel. Seller: David M. Braga, Newtown. Property: Parcel A, Maps 4544, 4551 and 6067, Newtown. Amount: $245,000. Filed Oct. 1. Schenkman, Kali and Matthew F. Schenkman, Norwalk. Seller: Dorothy Nastasia, Daniel Nastasia Sr. and Eileen M. Presioso, Trumbull. Property: 22 Bailey St., Trumbull. Amount: $375,000. Filed Sept. 23. Scrivani, Maureen A. and George E. Scrivani, Easton. Seller: Geoge Scrivani and Maureen A. Scrivani, Easton. Property: 15 Roaring Brook Road, Easton. Amount: $300,000. Filed Sept. 26. Smith, Edward and Cynthia Koster, Newtown. Seller: Julian Castro, et al., Hartford. Property: 277 Berkshire Road, Newtown. Amount: $158,500. Filed Oct. 8. Stanley, Jenna M., Trumbull. Seller: Marybeth P. Galletti and Frank C. Galletti Jr., Stratford. Property: 11 Mooreland Road, Trumbull. Amount: $465,000. Filed Sept. 16. Stavola, John F., Westport. Seller: Andrew S. Atherton and Jill Atherton, Trumbull. Property: 8 Rebecca St., Trumbull. Amount: $335,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Tarek, Brenda and George Tarek, Trumbull. Seller: Dolores Y. DiMarco, Trumbull. Property: 719 Plattsville Road, Trumbull. Amount: $420,000. Filed Sept. 11. Teixeira, Eliano, Stratford. Seller: Bank of America NA, Charlotte, N.C. Property: 70 Nemergut Drive, Stratford. Amount: $130,000. Filed Oct. 10. Teixeira, Megan M. and Ante T. Kolanovic, Stamford. Seller: Robert S. Zukowski and Susan M. Ogdon, Westport. Property: 22 Stowe Place, Trumbull. Amount: $335,000. Filed Sept. 15. Tippett, Bradley, Norwalk. Seller: Chad A. Ellis and Allison M. Ellis, Easton. Property: 9 Norvel Road, Easton. Amount: $739,500. Filed Sept. 16. Torres, Jaclyn and Nicholas Torres, Bridgeport. Seller: Michael P. Miller and Melissa A. Miller, Stratford. Property: 71 Linkview Place, Stratford. Amount: $317,000. Filed Oct. 7. Tyszka, Cortney M. and Francis G. Zwierlein, Bridgeport. Seller: Elvera Mauro, Trumbull. Property: 21 Eastwood Road, Trumbull. Amount: $285,000. Filed Oct. 9. Volpe, Concetta E., Laura Oncea and Michael P. Volpe, Stamford. Seller: Josephine M. Volpe, Stamford. Property: Hettiefred Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 7. Walters, Sherene and Clovis Walters, Windsor. Seller: Frank S. Loh and Elinor V. Loh, Trumbull. Property: 81 Plymouth Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $490,000. Filed Oct. 1. Zguzenski, Leah and Andrew Worwood, Tarrytown, N.Y. Seller: John J. Kearney Jr. and Lisa Kearney, Bethel. Property: 31 Chimney Drive, Bethel. Amount: $362,000. Filed Oct. 8. Zhang, Zhishun and Ziaoyan Ma, Trumbull. Seller: Tony B. Santos, Trumbull. Property: 54 Wood Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $295,000. Filed Sept. 12.

FORECLOSURES Allen II, William, et al. Creditor: OneWest Bank FSB, Pasadena, Calif. Property: 140 Shelton Road, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 10.

Dabreo, Elizabeth, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 975 Cutspring Road, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 6.

JUDGMENTS Agosti, Paul G., Easton. $21,602 in favor of Jennings Road Management Corp., Glastonbury, by Updike, Kelly & Spellacy PC, Hartford. Property: 90 Marsh Road, Easton. Filed Sept. 9. Arata, Julio S., Fairfield. $4,571 in favor of FIA Card Services NA, Newark, Del., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 673 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield. Filed Oct. 9. Berko, Rob, Trumbull. $1,287 in favor of Milford Hospital, Milford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 119 Aspen Lane, Trumbull. Filed Sept. 29. Britt, Elizabeth, Trumbull. $3,064 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 56 Hills Point Road, Trumbull. Filed Oct. 2. Broad, Jonathan C., Stratford. $11,070 in favor of Deerfield Woods Condominium Association Inc., Stratford. Property: 3699 Broadbridge Ave., Unit 310, Stratford. Filed Oct. 9. Colombo, Joseph N., Trumbull. $2,116 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 14 Brookview Drive, Trumbull. Filed Oct. 3. Corr, Kathleen and James Frame, Redding. $652 in favor of Western Connecticut Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 155 Topstone Road, Redding. Filed Oct. 1. Corrales, Jorge I., Fairfield. $11,252 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 119 Lacks Pur Road, Fairfield. Filed Oct. 6. Daluz, Sonia, Bethel. $650 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 26 Birch Drive, Bethel. Filed Oct. 6. Dickinson, Heidi, Bethel. $1,250 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 40 Walnut Road, Bethel. Filed Oct. 1. Fehrs, Glenn, Stratford. $17,214 in favor of Ludlow Center for Health and Rehabilitation LLC, by Goldman Gruder & Woods LLC, Norwalk. Property: 40 Dellwood Road, Stratford. Filed Oct. 9. Fortunato, Claudia and Edward Fortunato, Bethel. $1,042 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 25 Topstone Drive, Bethel. Filed Oct. 6.

FIGURES Gervais, Bruce L., Newtown. $558 in favor of Danbury Office of Physicians PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Philo Curtis Road, Newtown. Filed Oct. 6. Gervais, Bruce, Newtown. $1,748 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Philo Curtis Road, Newtown. Filed Oct. 2. Hi-Tech Homes, et al., Monroe. $51,868 in favor of Sung Gaynor and Donald Gaynor, by Russo & Associates LLC, Southport. Property: 27 Maple Drive, Monroe. Filed Oct. 10. Iannacone, Tina E. and Christine E. Iannacone, Bethel. $2,153 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Livonia, Mich., by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 87 Chestnut St., Apt. C, Bethel. Filed Oct. 8. Kohn, Susan, Trumbull. $18,276 in favor of Yolen and Perzin LLC, New Haven, by Michael Perzin, New Haven. Property: 814 White Plains Road, Trumbull. Filed Oct. 9. Krankall, Martha, Monroe. $1,132 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 28 Easton Road, Monroe. Filed Oct. 6. Larose, Juliet W. and Roosevelt Larose, Stratford. $981 in favor of Yale New Haven Hospital Inc., New Haven, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 45 Masarik Ave., Stratford. Filed Oct. 6. Loya, Tricia, Bethel. $662 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 23 Midway Drive, Bethel. Filed Oct. 6. Pacheco, Edgar, Newtown. $23,801 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 28 Old Green Road, Newtown. Filed Oct. 2. Pyrch, Paul M., et al., Trumbull. $8,124 in favor of The United Illuminating Co., New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 36 Jog Hill Road, Trumbull. Filed Sept. 26. Rodriguez, Miguel, Newtown. $2,267 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 81 Berkshire Road, Newtown. Filed Oct. 2. Shepherd, John D., et al., Easton. $7,680 in favor of Simplex Grinell Limited Partnership, East Berlin, by Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, Hamden. Property: 1020 Sport Hill Road, Easton. Filed Sept. 25. Tenore, Gabriel, Redding. $703 in favor of the Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 133 Picketts Ridge Road, Redding. Filed Oct. 6. Williams, Richard, Newtown. $2,170 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 29 Narragansett Trail, Newtown. Filed Oct. 2.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED Alston, Kathleen Brown and Carl Alston, 28 Lobsterback Road, Trumbull. $2,801, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 29. Barnard, Edward, 140 Josies Ring Road, Monroe. $16,503, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15. Barone, Alice J., 69 Hurd Road, Trumbull. $50,617, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 6. Castaldo, Jeffrey, 835 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. $3,660, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 6. Duel III, Kathleen M. and Arthur Duel, 136 Palmer Bridge, Fairfield. $38,610, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 7. Ferro, Carol and Raymond Ferro, Bethel. 14 Weed Road, $15,205, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 29. Garfield II, John P., 895 Burroughs Road, Fairfield. $16,053, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 7. Ginsberg, Lori S., 44 Flat Rock Road, Easton. $38,745, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 22.

Shamrock Acquisition Inc., P.O. Box 3210107, Fairfield. $15,983, payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 7. Smith, Alice and Steven D. Smith, 262 Umpawaug, Redding. $17,003, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 7.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED DJ Petrucci LLC, P.O. Box 579, Fairfield. $74,599, payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 7. Fenyes, Mary, 2 Sherman Court, Fairfield. $39,448, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 7. Good Earth Care Inc., 838 Woodend Road, Stratford. $5,124, payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 6. Heinecke, Stephen T., 6 Morris Road, Newtown. $228,419, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 29. Irizarry, Debra, 273 Greenwood Ave., Bethel. $3,975, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 6. Lagaipa, Sharon L. and Paul J. Lagaipa, 95 Far Horizon Drive, Easton. $38,223, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. Lagaipa, Sharon L. and Paul J. Lagaipa, 95 Far Horizon Drive, Easton. $6,703, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8.

Harrison, Dwayne M., 5 Green St., Trumbull. $57,270, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 25.

Lagaipa, Sharon L. and Paul J. Lagaipa, 95 Far Horizon Drive, Easton. $20,497, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8.

Kalin, Edward B., P.O. Box 319, Easton. $53,939, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 7.

Perachio, Matthew J., 15 Benedict Road, Monroe. $19,205, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 6.

Marin, Milton G., 14 Pastors Walk, Monroe. $35,958, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 22. Materia, Salvatore, 104 Ritch Ave. West, Unit 4, Greenwich. $48,105, a tax debt on personal income and 6672 Tax. Filed Oct. 8. Miller, Kerry A. and Richard J. Miller, 126 Reitter St., Stratford. $25,098, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 6. Oen, Kenneth J., 23 Hoover Road, Greenwich. $10,944, withholding tax return for dispositions by foreign persons of U.S. real property. Filed Oct. 8. Pappalardo, A. Michael, 265 Silver Hill Road, Easton. $7.9 million, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 8. Pittori, Katherine A. and Jeffrey T. Pittori, 202 Josies Ring Road, Monroe. $39,284, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Sept. 15.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED Boccanfuso Brothers Inc., Westport. Filed by Enviroshield Inc., Stratford, by Thomas L. Kansky Jr. Lender: 940 Post Road East, Westport. Amount: $48,725. Filed Oct. 7. De Montaillou, Jean Doyen and Michael A. Kovner, Greenwich. Filed by Steven Mueller Architects LLC, Greenwich, by Steven K. Mueller. Property: 25 Wilshire Road, Greenwich. Amount: $45,709. Filed Oct. 6. Moranski, John J., Fairfield. Filed by Ross Custom Cabinetry & Architectural Millwork, Milford, by Rick Ross. Property: 28 Maple Avenue North, Westport. Amount: $10,893. Filed Oct. 7. Setten, Lisa G. and Alexander T. Setten, Westport. Filed by Abe’s Excavating, Morris, by William Stronkocosky. Property: 27 Reichart Circle, Westport. Amount: $6,080. Filed Oct. 9.

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FACTS MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED Forest City Apartments, Stratford. Released by Shelton Winnelson Co., Shelton, by Prisco Panza. Property: 1055 Stratford Ave., Stratford. Amount: $134,750. Filed Oct. 8. Kaye, Jeremy E., Greenwich. Released by York Constructon and Development LLC, Stamford, by Nicholas Barile. Property: 7 Wynn Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $115,000. Filed Oct. 6. Mille Fleurs LLC, Greenwich. Released by Target Enterprises Inc., by Joseph W. Pratt. Property: 45 N. Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,268. Filed Oct. 9. Trumbull Shopping Center # 2 LLC, Trumbull. Released by Horizons Unlimited Inc., Winham, by Lisa Napolitano. Property: Trumbull Shopping Park, Map 2593, Trumbull. Amount: $23,456. Filed Sept. 25.

LIS PENDENS 43 Monroe Turnpike LLC, Trumbull. Filed by the Law Office of Charles I. Miller, Farmington, for Summers Group Inc. Property: 51 Monroe Turnpike, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a mechanic’s lien. Filed Sept. 15. Ali, Sifwat, et al., Monroe. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 14 Woods Row, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000, dated May 2004. Filed Oct. 8. Amoroso, Anthony G., et al., Monroe. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 340 Webb Circle, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $286,000, dated November 2000. Filed Sept. 18. Bonadio, Pamela S., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Matrix Financial Services Corp. Property: 8 Locust St., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $309,060, dated October 2011. Filed Sept. 22. Brennan Jr., Vincent P., et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 45 Placid Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $232,000, dated September 2005. Filed Oct. 7. Casterllucci, Margaret I., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., Spring, Texas. Property: 43 Woodcrest Ave., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $525,000, dated November 2011. Filed Sept. 15.

Cipolla, Kelley, et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 1 Pine Tree Trail, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $172,000, dated December 2003. Filed Oct. 7. Clarke, Susan G., et al., Monroe. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 353 Moose Hill Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $379,600, dated September 2005. Filed Oct. 9. Cofone, Carol M., et al., Greenwich. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 33 Woodland Drive, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $555,000, dated December 2006. Filed Oct. 9. Deandrea, Sheri A. and Christopher P. Deandrea, Trumbull. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 20 Fairlane Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $440,000, dated August 2006. Filed Sept. 19. Mase, Anthony, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Owens, Schine & Nicola PC, Trumbull, for the town of Trumbull. Property: Parcel 152, Sheet J-7, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on real estate taxes and sewer usage liens. Filed Sept. 18. Mase, Anthony, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Owens, Schine & Nicola PC, Trumbull, for the town of Trumbull. Property: Parcel 147, Sheet J-7, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of Filed Sept. 18. Mills, Gerldine F., Lawrence J. Mills and Edward J. Mills, et al., Bethel. Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Property: 4 Colonial Drive, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $265,000, dated September 2009. Filed Oct. 7. Murray, Mae, et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 323 Roosevelt Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $206,800, dated November 2005. Filed Oct. 7. Nzekwu, Sharon E., et al., Monroe. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 705 Wheeler Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $388,000, dated December 2004. Filed Sept. 17.

Piscitelli, Jennifer M., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 5316 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $459,900, dated February 2005. Filed Sept. 30. Polistina, Godfrey, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Capital One NA, Richmond, Va. Property: 56 Sherwood Place, Unit 8, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $525,000, dated June 2006. Filed Oct. 9. Ragen, Suzannah F. and Daniel E. Ragan, et al., Greenwich. Filed by Goldman Gruder & Woods LLC, Norwalk, for Hudson City Savings Bank, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 49 Hillside Drive, Greenwich. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $2.5 million, dated March 2012. Filed Oct. 6. Rockmacher, Warren M., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 139 Driftwood Lane, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $578,850, dated June 2005. Filed Sept. 11. Rzasa, Edward, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 55 Fox Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $360,000, dated October 2006. Filed Sept. 11. Salado, Rosangela, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 20 Sherman Ave., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $378,218, dated December 2005. Filed Sept. 22. Savino, Joseph J., et al., Monroe. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 23 Old Tannery Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $351,307, dated January 2011. Filed Sept. 22. St., Onge, Linda N., et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for GMAT Legal Title Trust US Bank NA. Property: 127 Smoke Valley Drive, Unit A, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $212,601, dated October 2007. Filed Oct. 7. Testo, Nicole, et al., Monroe. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 528 Moose Hill Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $648,000, dated June 2007. Filed Oct. 3.

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FIGURES Topolski, Jean, et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for OneWest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 145 Carol Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $402,000, dated August 2005. Filed Oct. 10. Vincent, Peter X., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Suntrust Mortgage Inc., Richmond, Va. Property: 40 Rose Terrace, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $388,800, dated March 2007. Filed Sept. 25. Wright, Tracy M. and David W. Wright, Monroe. Filed by Benanti & Associates, Stamford, for People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 316 Hattertown Road, Monroe. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $912,000, dated October 2005. Filed Sept. 22.

MORTGAGES

COMMERCIAL 195 Charles Street L.L.C., Stratford, by Renata Papadopoulos. Lender: Webster Bank NA, Cheshire. Property: 195 Charles St., Stratford. Amount: $161,500. Filed Oct. 10. 47-49 Priscilla LLC, Orange, by Taras Lisowitch. Lender: Velocity Commercial Capital LLC, Westlake Village, Calif. Property: 47-49 Priscilla Lane, Stratford. Amount: $113,750. Filed Oct. 9. 53 Hancock Street Holding Company LLC, Monroe, by Stephen J. Gentile. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 53 Hancock St. and 68 Sheridan St., Stratford. Amount: $235,000. Filed Oct. 7. Julie Allen Bridals LLC, Newtown, by Louis J. Mattagat. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 154 S. Main St., Newtown. Amount: $75,000. Filed Oct. 6. Life on the Water LLC, Westport, by L. Adele Weitzman. Lender: Leo Ciriano, Westport. Property: 115 Harbor Road, Westport. Amount: $350,000. Filed Oct. 6. Madison Village LLC, Norwalk, by Alan Webber. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 4244 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $3.6 million. Filed Sept. 30.

NEW BUSINESSES Amy Rich Educational, 19 Chapel Hill Drive, Trumbull 06611, c/o Amy Rich. Filed Sept. 16. Bradley T. Dobbs Staffing, 14 Buttonwood Drive, Trumbull 06611, c/o Bradley T. Dobbs. Filed Sept. 15.

Candlewood Watershed Initiative, 127 Field Point Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o James McAllister. Filed Oct. 9 Custom Compounding, 140 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Sri Kanth Popuri. Filed Oct. 2. Devin - Adair, 9 Lafayette Court, Greenwich 06830, c/o Roger H. Lourie. Filed Oct. 10. Eastern Eden, 43 Linley Ave., Trumbull 06611, c/o Ryan Leclair. Filed Sept. 9. Four Corners Photo Scanning, 105 Foggwood Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Stacey Mosetich. Filed Oct. 7. George Pappas, 315 Rockland Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o George Pappas. Filed Oct. 7. Gordon Curtis, 117 Shore Road, Greenwich 06870, c/o Grant R. Curtis. Filed Oct. 6. Handmade With Love by KP, 12 Briar Croft Ave., Trumbull 06611, c/o Kelly Patrignelli. Filed Sept. 26. HKD Interior Design, 34 Duncan Drive, Greenwich 06831, c/o Helen Donohue. Filed Oct. 10. Jose L. Pretel, 168 N. Water St., 3L, Greenwich 06830, c/o Jose L. Pretel. Filed Oct. 10. Kelly Warner Counseling, 34 Sherman Court, Fairfield 06824, c/o Kelly Warner. Filed Oct. 6. Olympia Financial, 43 Vermont Ave., Fairfield 06824, c/o John A. Chrysadakis. Filed Oct. 6. Southport Chiropractic, 1995 Post Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Richard Pinsky. Filed Oct. 8. Ted V White, 117 Shore Road, Greenwich 06830, c/o Grant R. Curtis. Filed Oct. 6. The Art of Robert E. McGinnis LLC, 15 Sinawoy Road, Greenwich 06807, c/o Kyle McGinnis. Filed Oct. 10. The Bag Ladies of Greenwich, 255 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06830, c/o Christopher Eli. Filed Oct. 7. Trutt Landscaping Co. LLC, 129 Suzanne Circle, Trumbull 06611, c/o William J. Trutt. Filed Sept. 19. Whipped Cream Creations, 200 Glendale Road, Stratford 06614, c/o Michael P. Kopchiak. Filed Oct. 8.

PATENTS The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.

Blade clearance groove for cutting plotter. Patent no. 8,857,301 issued to Robert A. Clark, Williamson, N.Y.; and William J. Nowak, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Carbon nanotube filled polycarbonate anticurl-back coating with improved electrical and mechanical properties. Patent no. 8,859,667 issued to Edward F. Grabowski, Webster, N.Y.; Kock-Yee Law, Penfield, N.Y.; Markus R. Silvestri, Fairport, N.Y.; Donald J. Goodman, Pittsford, N.Y.; Dale S. Renfer, Webster, N.Y.; Ryan J. Ehmann, Penfield, N.Y.; Kathleen M. Carmichael, Williamson, N.Y.; Scott J. Griffin, Fairport, N.Y.; Jonathan H. Herko, Walworth, N.Y.; and Michael S. Roetker, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Deletion of unwanted reply messages in email printing. Patent no. 8,860,979 issued to Zhigang Fan, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Generating an unambiguous definition of designer-intended colors in a document-creation application. Patent no. 8,861,023 issued to Edul N. Dalal, Webster, N.Y.; Wencheng Wu, Webster, N.Y.; and Robert J. Rolleston, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Hair-treatment apparatus with cover for control elements. Patent no. 8,857,447 issued to Paulette Heller, Norwalk. Assigned to Conair Corporation, Stamford. Laser-welded bonding pads for piezoelectric print heads. Patent no. 8,857,021 issued to Bradley James Gerner, Penfield, N.Y.; Peter J. Nystrom, Webster, N.Y.; and Bryan R. Dolan, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and apparatus for leveling a printed image. Patent no. 8,857,971 issued to Anthony S. Condello, Webster, N.Y.; and Bryan Roof, Newark, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems and methods for adding information to an N-Up print. Patent no. 8,860,960 issued to Robert J. Pesar, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Toner-making process. Patent no. 8,858,896 issued to Yu Liu, Mississauga, Calif.; Yulin Wang, Oakville, Calif.; Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Oakville, Calif.; Ke Zhou, Oakville, Calif.; and Shigang S. Qiu, Toronto, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Use of an acoustic cavity to reduce acoustic noise from a centrifugal blower. Patent no. 8,862,017 issued to Jorge Rodriguez, Webster, N.Y.; Glenn Batchelor, Faiport, N.Y.; Francisco Zirilli, Penfield, N.Y.; and Ali Dergham, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS ENERGY

EVENTS

The Politics of Energy

ith Connecticut’s race for governor in a dead heat and energy prices expected to spike again this winter, why aren’t the candidates more vocal about their energy strategies? That was one of the many questions Connecticut Radio Network News Director Steve Kotchko put to a panel of reporters at the 21st Century Energy: What’s the Deal business conference, where DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee emphasized his agency’s focus on cheaper, cleaner, more reliable energy. “Cheaper has left town,” said Mark Pazniokas, the Connecticut Mirror’s Capitol bureau chief, calling energy a “dangerous and difficult issue,” one that requires nuance and complexity—which, he noted, don’t work well in political campaigns. “This is not an easy issue to tackle, with so many moving pieces,” he said, referring to changing markets, technology, environmental impacts, and regulatory policy. Any meaningful change in transmission capacity in New England is a regional problem, Pazniokas said, which complicates the issue of having a single gubernatorial hopeful make energy a key part of his or her platform. Luther Turmelle, north bureau chief for the New Haven Register, agreed. “A lot of what determines the price of energy does not happen at the state level, so it’s kind of disingenuous for anyone to claim victory for lower prices. When asked whether the Malloy administration and Foley

campaign are “true believers” in alternative energy, Turmelle, Pazniokas, and The Hartford Courant’s Brian Dowling affirmed that both sides are sincere—even passionate—about solving Connecticut’s energy problems for residential and business consumers alike. But when environmentalism bumps into the cost of living, Pazniokas pointed out, it gets tricky. “I think it’s the job of legislators and policymakers to explain how they’re going to thread that needle,” said Dowling. Are Connecticut’s high energy prices a deal breaker when it comes to attracting new business to the state? Hard to say, according to the panel of reporters. “Right now,” Turmelle explained, “the way the pipelines are situated for natural gas, we’re at the tail end of where it’s coming from, and one of the big appeals about the Marcellus Shale is that we’re that much closer to it. So we’re not the last in line to get to draw natural gas off a pipeline. But, depending on who you talk to, who knows long the Marcellus Shale deposit lasts? “We’re a state that has cold winters. We’re never going to be able to compete with some of the Sunbelt states. But people have to recognize that Connecticut is never going to be a Florida, an Alabama, a Louisiana, or Texas.” “The question is…you’re never going to perfectly level the field,” said Pazniokas, “but can you stop it from being quite so steep?” f Read more at gov.cbia.com

Premium Rates May Decline in 2015 any Connecticut employers could end up paying lower workers’ compensation insurance premiums in 2015. Pending approval of the Connecticut Insurance Department, rates for policies purchased in the normal, or voluntary, market will decline by 0.6% overall; rates for assigned risk policies will drop by 0.5%. Costs for self-insured companies will likely decline as well, since their costs generally mirror those for insured businesses. The rate changes are proposed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI), which analyzes and recommends workers’ compensation rates for insurers in more than 40 states.

oin more than 400 Connecticut business leaders at CBIA’s 199th Annual Meeting & Reception. It’s Connecticut’s premier businessnetworking event—and you and your colleagues should be part of it! At this annual nexus of ideas, information, and innovators, you will: f Review the accomplishments of the state’s largest business organization in 2014 and get a preview of what’s ahead in ’15 f Discover how the state’s flagship public university is implementing “Next Generation Connecticut” f See how the CT20x17 statewide campaign is driving Connecticut to achieve new heights in national competitiveness rankings

WORKERS’ COMP

According to NCCI, primary drivers of the proposed changes include:

f Network with the people whose talent, vision, and ingenuity are the reasons for Connecticut’s economic vitality

f A continuing downward trend in claims frequency

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f Passage during the 2014 General Assembly session of SB 61, a bill to control rising workers’ compensation costs by imposing a Medicarebased fee schedule for determining rates for workers’-compensation-related services at hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers

Date: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014

If approved, rates will take effect for policies as they are purchased or renewed on or after Jan. 1, 2015.

Place: Marriott Hartford Downtown 200 Columbus Blvd., Hartford

f Read more at gov.cbia.com

Time: Registration: 4 pm Business Session: 4:30–5 pm Program: 5–6 pm Cocktail Reception: 6–7:30 pm

Cost: CBIA members, $95

f Register at cbia.com

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