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The state of modern science

FCBJ this week WASHINGTON-BOUND The fight to represent Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District … 4

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TEA TIME A Trefz School student wins a major grant to start a beverage company in China … 12

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ART AND THE BUSINESSPERSON FCBuzz enlivens water-cooler exchanges every week … 16 BIG MEDICINE The move toward hospital mergers … 19

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Doctors of Distinction 2014 U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, right, joins Fairfield County Medical Association President Dr. Robin Oshman, front center, and from left, award winners Dr. Beverly Drucker, Dr. Edward Volpintesta, Dr. Jeanne Marconi, Dr. Richard Garvey and medical school student Matthew Meizlish in Norwalk recently. Photo by Bill Fallon

MEDICAL COMMUNITY CELEBRATES BEST OF THE BEST

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he inaugural Fairfield County Doctors of Distinction Awards drew a full-house crowd of 150 to Norwalk recently, including U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and the founding dean of the Quinnipiac University School of Medicine, Dr. Bruce Koeppen, who said he was told to throw away the book to make the now one-year-old Hamden school or not to bother at all.

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Bridgeport Hospital sponsored the evening at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum. The event marked the first time in the medical association’s 222-year history that it had collaborated with a newspaper on an event.

The mansion’s domed rotunda was filled with powerhouse physicians and legislators. The lively, catered event was silenced several times by the stories from the podium: of helping an abused child through a locally created program and of relieving anxiety that ripens quickly with » DOCTORS, page 17

anking fourth in the nation for bioscience-related patents, Connecticut boasts a high concentration of researchers who spin out of its universities and a cluster of multinational biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies such as Boehringer Ingelheim in Danbury and Purdue Pharma in Stamford.

The state also provides loans for entrepreneurs and established companies looking to commercialize bioscience products within its borders at a time when the National Institutes of Health has been pulling back on research grants.

Recently, the state became the landing spot for one of the nation’s oldest hospitals: Mount Sinai, which has its headquarters in Manhattan.

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced plans to expand its genomics facility to Branford to leverage the research expertise of renowned scientists and capitalize on an attractive laboratory space, which was home to 454 Life Sciences, a DNA sequencing-machine company.

The Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) provided a $9.5 million subsidized loan to cover expansion costs. If the institute creates 142 full-time jobs within the next five years, $7.25 million of the loan will be forgiven.

The facility has hired 10 people and will recruit 10 more by its December opening.

“We’ve outgrown our space in New York, and our genetics department looked in Yonkers, New Jersey, the five boroughs and Connecticut,” said Dr. Andrew Kasarkis, co-director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology. » TECH, page 5

ARCCOS GOLF PAIRS WITH APPLE STAMFORD COMPANY TAKES TECH TO THE TEE

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tamford-based Arccos Golf LLC has found space on the shelves of Apple’s 260-plus brick-and-mortar stores and on Apple.com via a golf system that connects the course to the cloud.

Arccos bills itself as the maker of the first club-to-cloud system for golf that offers GPS, live statistical tracking and analytics.

To date, layouts for 16,000 U.S. golf courses are available.

Through Apple, Arccos is retailing a set of 14 “virtually weightless” sensors for $399. In a release statement, the company cited data showing the average golfer spends about $3,000 annually on the game.

Each sensor attaches to the end of a club grip. Once paired via Bluetooth with the Arccos iPhone app, the system integrates with a golfer’s game, allowing the golfer to view stats in real time during play. According to Arccos, “It requires no alterations to preshot routines, additional devices, tapping or other hindrances to enjoyment and improvement.”

“Our core consumers are very tech-forward, savvy individuals whose purchasing

Arrcos sensors and the Arrcos app on display.

habits closely align with the large and knowledgeable customer base Apple has established,” said Sal Syed, CEO and co-founder of Arccos Golf, in the press release. “The leading-edge technology found in Arccos is unlike anything in golf and we’re very excited for players to experience it for the first time.”

Beginning in November, Arccos will be available at select golf retailers nationwide and online at Amazon.com. Along with GPS for more than 16,000 courses in North America, the system captures golf-game data and provides instant access to information on distances hit, club averages, driving accuracy, greens in regulation, sand saves, putts and more, according to Arccos.

The associated Arccos Tour Analytics platform automatically breaks down a player’s handicap into five key components — driving, approach, chipping, sand game and putting. The company said the system is a valuable teaching tool for pros.

Arccos is partnering with the national golf company Callaway, with venture capital funding provided by New Haven-based LaunchCapital.

The Arccos app at work on an iPhone.

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An Arccos sensor attached to a club.

CHFA raises $158M for homebuyers

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he Connecticut Housing Finance Authority is leveraging more dollars for its first-time homebuyers program with a recent bond issue. First-time homebuyers could qualify for a below-market, 30-year mortgage rate as low as 3 percent through the CHFA, which recently raised $158 million in a bond sale.

“We’ve had a very strong year in terms of growth,” said Eric Chatman, president and director of the authority. “We’re up 40 percent compared to last year in the number of units financed, revenue generated and number of dollars devoted to mortgages.”

Last year, the CHFA provided about 1,700 mortgages to first-time homebuyers.

It is on track to provide 2,300 to 2,400 mortgages by the end of the year, Chatman said. The authority has about 135 participating lenders that are authorized to provide mortgages.

“The bank will do the underwriting on the mortgage and make sure the borrower qualifies,” Chatman said. “If they qualify, we purchase the mortgage from the lender and put it on our balance sheet. We fund it by issuing bonds. So the more mortgages we purchase from our lenders, the more borrowers that go to our lenders to get CHFA loans, and the more bonds we have to issue.”

One of the biggest hurdles to homeownership is the down payment, Chatman said, which CHFA loan programs can assist with.

The authority also helps first-time homebuyers by providing educational classes and

The CHFA received an award from the National Council of State Housing Agencies for its affordable housing program.

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Recently, the CHFA received a national award from the National Council of State Housing Agencies for its affordable housing program. CHFA has financed more than 2,000 smaller-scale affordable housing units since 2011 to meet the growing needs of the state. It has partnered with the Connecticut Housing Investment Fund, the Local Initiatives Support Corp., the Greater New Haven Community Loan Fund, the Hartford Community Loan Fund and the Housing Development Fund to finance affordable multifamily rental housing developments that are between 5 and 19 units.

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A new biodiesel plant comes to Bridgeport Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and officials from Tri-State Biodiesel recently celebrated the start of construction on the company’s new manufacturing and distribution center in the Eco-Technology Park on the city’s West End. The Bronx, N.Y.-based biofuel company expects to create 25 jobs targeted toward low-income residents within the first two years of operation, according to a city press release announcing the groundbreaking.

“In Bridgeport, we believe that cities need to take leadership on going green for the sake of future generations,” Finch said in

a statement. “And we’re winning the future by developing Eco-Technology Park – an incubator for business growth and home to hundreds of green jobs – with the support of successful companies like Tri-State Biodiesel.”

Tri-State Biodiesel will manufacture and distribute biodiesel fuel at the new refinery, built with funding from the National Development Council’s Grow America Fund.

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Candidates debate in Norwalk

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full-house of more than 100 gathered at the Norwalk Inn & Conference Center recently to size up U.S. House of Representatives candidates Jim Himes, left, the three-term incumbent seeking a fourth term, and Dan Debicella, a Shelton businessman and former state senator.

The event was sponsored by the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, the Business Council of Fairfield County, the Bridgeport Regional Business Council and the Stamford Chamber of Commerce.

The media panel questioning the can-

didates included The Hour’s Jerrod Ferrari, Hearst Connecticut Media’s Stephanie Borise and Bill Fallon of the Fairfield County Business Journal.

“At my core, I’m an optimist,” said Himes, a Democrat. “We’ve made some progress, but we have a long way to go.

That’s why I’m seeking another term.”

Debicella, a Republican, asked the crowd if they were better off than they were in the last election cycle. “Is the world a better place?” he asked. “Is the traffic better on I-95? If you think things are working fine, vote for Jim Himes.”

Foundation gives Bruce Museum $110,000 grant

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he Bruce Museum in Greenwich has received a $110,000 grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation.

The grant will support and expand the museum’s arts education and family programs, the museum said. The funds will support new Bruce initiatives such as Family Studio workshops and existing programs such as the Neighborhood Collaborative program for at-risk youths and the Lifetime of Looking program for visitors with memory loss.

“The Bruce Museum is grateful to the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation for its generous support. In addition to helping the museum expand its award-winning programs, the grant also enables the museum to reach new audiences and develop new programming, like early literacy ‘Toddler Tours,’ and ‘Stroller Tours’ for parents and their children,” said Suzanne Lio, manager of government, foundation and corporate funding for the museum.

Grant funds will also support the exhibition-themed Family Days, presentations by art historians and scholars, and the Youth@ Bruce teen mentoring program.

“We are pleased to support the Bruce Museum’s programs that bring arts education and programming to families and young children,” said Alexandra Cohen, president of the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. “We hope that expanding the Bruce Museum’s programs will help foster a love of the arts by the families in our community.”

“We are delighted to have received such broad support for education from the Cohen Foundation,” said Peter C. Sutton, executive director of the museum. “This funding supports our ongoing efforts to serve all of our constituencies — from the very young to the very old — and offer them world-class educa-

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Some of the new initiatives funded directly by the grant, including “Stroller Tours” and “Toddler Tours,” have already begun. Tours for strollers, which take place two Wednesdays per month from 9 to 10 a.m., are open to new moms, dads, caregivers and their infants, offering free guided tours of the museum’s exhibitions. Toddler museum tours, which are open and designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their families, are offered Tuesdays, 11 to 11:45 a.m., and are free with general admission.

The museum also offers Family Gallery Tours for children 6 to 10 and their families Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The museum’s next Family Day, another initiative supported by the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation’s grant to the Museum, will be in support of Native American Heritage Month,

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The foundation, according to information released to announce the grant, “is committed to achieving lasting and meaningful change in the community through four main areas of focus: education, children’s health, veterans and the arts.”

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“Overall, the best place was Connecticut for a number of reasons. One, there is a substantive biotech area around New Haven and Branford, and two, Connecticut is where two revolutionary DNA sequencing technologies were developed. The infrastructure, type of lab work and access to well-trained, innovative and effective biotech workforce drew us to Connecticut.”

The presence of a multimillion-dollar genomics lab creates a ripple effect of economic growth and opportunities in bioscience throughout the rest of the state, Kasarkis said.

With the space to experiment and run clinical studies for cancer and other diseases, Mount Sinai’s medical school is interested in placing biogenetic professionals throughout the state that can bring innovative technologies and developments to the market and provide impactful patient care, according to Kasarkis. Every company in the rest of the state that provides medication to patients will benefit from Mount Sinai’s research laboratory, he said.

When DECD Commissioner Catherine Smith first came into office, she called bioscience the state’s “sweet spot.” And the state’s annual growth of bioscience is expected to exceed 10 percent, she said recently.

Given the demand in personalized medication, new drug therapies and changes and advancements in genome sequencing, Smith began to see the value of generating a bioscience fund.

“If we look at Fairfield County as a whole and how we can generate more activity in bioscience, we see that the county has smaller companies that do bits and pieces of bioscience or medical device type of work that are in the same league as our aerospace manufacturers in terms of precisions, automations and additive manufacturing,” Smith said. “I could see Fairfield County providing manufacturing plants when products are commercialized.”

Through the joint effort of the DECD and Connecticut Innovations, a quasi-public agency, Connecticut has become home to myriad venture capitalists that are invested in biotechnology research and innovations. Connecticut Innovation’s Bioscience Connecticut Fund has made a 10-year commitment to invest $250 million in risk capital for techniques and products, especially in bioscience.

Connecticut Innovations is also investing $25 million a year until 2016 for preseed financing, which provides capital and support services for science-and-technologyrelated concepts, according to the state’s job creation bill passed in 2011.

“We try to leverage our funding through the DECD and CI with private sector funding

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Andrew Kasarkis, co-director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology and vice chair of the department of genetics and genomic sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Catherine Smith, Commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development.

Susan Froshauer, president and CEO of CURE.

to give bioscience companies a good start,” Smith said. “The goal is once companies get to a certain level, they can start relying on venture capital or private equity firms or go public and get capital from the market.”

Susan Froshauer, president and CEO of CURE, Connecticut’s bioscience cluster, said one of the ways she supports startup companies is by providing a network of funding opportunities. She said one of the biggest hurdles for a bioscience company is getting the initial funding to develop its design and concept. Calling it the “valley of death,” many bioscience companies face an uphill battle when it comes to investors putting confidence in an idea.

“I’ve been part of a team of bioscience experts who are available to review small companies’ business plans and help them make their business ideas solid, so that these companies can be funded,” Froshauer said.

“An idea can take 15 years and billions of dollars to become a reality, so a sustained commitment to this bioscience ecosystem is what Connecticut needs to have.”

Estate planning can be compared to fashion – some clothes in your closet still fit and are in style, while some pieces are misshapen and outdated. But most importantly, one size does not fit all.

I like to think of this Howard Klein as similar to estate planning in the sense that all areas of an individual’s situation must be evaluated to determine what should be maintained.

It’s not enough to simply review your financial information. Attention must be paid to your individual or family’s goals and objectives. While state and local taxes will play a defining role, there are a number of trends emerging all pointing to significant changes in the estate planning landscape.

Here are a handful to keep in mind:

result, income tax planning is becoming even more important.

Traditional planning approaches such as the gifting of appreciated assets which are designed to reduce one’s transfer taxes will still be critical for larger estates; however, there still needs to be a stronger focus on tax basis management.

A STRONGER SENSE OF CERTAINTY There finally appears to be a sense of permanence in the federal transfer tax laws. These transfer taxes apply to estate tax, gift tax, and generation skipping tax.

The federal exemption on the amount that one can transfer to a non-spouse, was increased to $5,000,000 and for the first time will be indexed for inflation.

The current exemption for 2014 is now $5,340,000. The tax rate has also been decreased and is now at 40 percent. With an increase in certainty, you can be more confident in accomplishing your goals.

LIFE EXPECTANCY INCREASES This plays a huge role in estate planning. Quite simply, many people are not as concerned about taxes when faced with the question of whether they will run out of money. “Due to longer life expectancies, we recommend more flexibility with estate planning,” said David Bruckman, managing director of Citrin Cooperman Wealth Management.

THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’ Transfer tax exemptions are now so large that few individuals will end up paying estate, gift, or generation skipping taxes. The result is that non-tax issues will play a more significant role. Asset protection will become an even greater focus as the large amounts of accumulated wealth are transferred to the next generations.

“The most common change is to revise estate plans in order to protect children from losing their inheritances to creditors, whether they be malpractice or divorce,” said Michael Markhoff, a partner at the law firm Danziger & Markhoff. Additionally, “new generations, with new agendas and priorities, are coming into the playing field, and planning is not just financial in nature, but very much driven by family values and responsibility,” said Michael Van Buren, a financial advisor with Gateway Financial Partners.

INCOME TAX PLANNING IS ON THE RISE As transfer tax exemptions have increased and rates have decreased, we have also seen a rise in income tax rates along with new taxes on investment income. As a

MORE COMPLEXITY “With the increase in the number of tools and techniques, and a tax landscape shifting at an unprecedented rate, I have seen more complexity in estate planning, leading to confusion and uneasiness,” said Adam Chodos, an attorney with the firm Chodos & Associates. Although this is a complex area, in order for clients to feel more comfortable, it’s important to try keeping things as simple as possible. This approach will substantially enhance their decision-making process.

A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT Creating a team of professional advisors, including CPAs, attorneys, financial planners, and insurance providers maximizes results. “In our 25 years in the industry, we have found that working collaboratively with other advisors serves the client best,” said Jeffrey Cohen, principal at Siller & Cohen. “A multidisciplinary approach gives the client the benefit of the different areas of expertise that each advisor brings to the table, and it almost always results in a better outcome for the client.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Howard P. Klein, CPA, MS is a tax partner in Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office. Howard has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of tax, financial, estate, and succession planning. His clients include high net worth individuals and closely held businesses and business owners in a diverse array of industries, including real estate, health care, law firms, apparel, and manufacturing and distribution. He can be reached by phone at 914-949-2990 or via email at hklein@citrincooperman.com.

Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and business consulting firm with offices in White Plains, NY; Norwalk, CT; New York City; Livingston, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; and Plainview, NY.

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Office park spruces up for the market

GREENWICH CAMPUS FEATURES NINE BUILDINGS AND $14M IN RENOVATIONS

The roof garden is planted and will bloom in spring.

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ew York City-based Clarion Partners, which represents the Oregon-based public retirement pension fund that owns the Greenwich Office Park, and Stamford-based CBRE began in 2012 to upgrade the wooded ninebuilding complex on Weaver Street.

The companies recently hosted a breakfast in the 40,000-squarefoot Building 1 for 75 businesspeople to showcase what they have accomplished. The campus dates to the 1970s.

Improvements totaling $14 million include the full-scale renovation of the facade and infrastructure of Building 1 to LEED (Leadership in Energy and

Attendees listen to office park details.

Environmental Design) standards, plus major improvements to entries, common areas and bathrooms across the campus in several buildings. Landscaping details include extensive stone work, an aerated pond and a green roof garden.

In Building 1 — called “virtually new” after its to-the-steel renovations — half-length windows were replaced with floor-to-ceiling windows that on the autumn day of the rollout presented a storybook New England workspace.

Ongoing projects include continued landscaping upgrades and improved outdoor seating throughout the park, new exterior signage, renovated lobbies in buildings 2 and 5, new restrooms in Building 5, renovated fitness center

Deborah Catalano, director for project management, CBRE, on the roof garden beside Building 1.

vanity and shower areas, further café upgrades, new lobby artwork and furniture throughout the park, the addition of a keyless entry system, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning replacements.

The park’s lead leasing agent, CBRE Senior Vice President David Block, said targeted tenants will be seeking spaces that range from 1,000 square feet to 70,000 square feet.

“We’re very excited about the optionality we have,” said Margaret Egan, senior vice president for Clarion Partners.

Block said, “We’ve seen an incredible amount of activity here — a fivefold increase in inspections recently.

“It was always Class A,” he said.

“Now you can refer to this as Class A-plus.”

The park operates a shuttle to the Greenwich train station.

Block said rents will be in the $40- to $50-per-square-foot range — competitive with Westchester County, N.Y., and Stamford and less expensive than downtown Greenwich.

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David Block, senior vice president for CBRE and leasing agent for the Greenwich Office Park, and Margaret Egan, senior vice president, Clarion Partners.

“It’s very unique and very impressive,” Egan said of the park.

“Its positive aspects of light and air

are certainly pluses. I don’t know of anyone who has anything like it on the market.”

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of November 3, 2014

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‘Preventable’ failures led to Metro-North wreck

BY BILL CUMMINGS, MARTIN B. CASSIDY and FAUSTO GIOVANNY PINTO Hearst Connecticut Media

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he pileup of Metro-North accidents over the last year — including the Bridgeport derailment that injured 65 people — resulted from a systemwide failure to follow recommendations, the nation’s top safety investigator said Tuesday.

“All the accidents were preventable,” said Christopher Hart, acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), during a press conference at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.

And although each of them had a different cause, the underlying cause of them was “safety management problems,” the NTSB’s final report on the five major Metro-North accidents states. Released yesterday, the NTSB report contains the final investigations into the accidents that occurred in the space of less than a year, killing four people and injuring well more than 100 passengers.

The federal board placed much of the blame on Metro-North, but the reports also fault the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), which oversees the nation’s railways, for failing to require railroads to follow NTSB safety recommendations.

“Time and again in this investigation we saw regulatory and oversight lapses the NTSB had warned about before,” Hart said.

“Preventive measures should be completed before an accident occurs, not after.”

The accidents between May 2013 and March 2014 prompted the FRA to start its own investigation, on top of the NTSB’s.

Operation Deep Dive, as the railway administration named its report, heaped criticism on Metro-North and painted a sweeping picture of a railroad more focused on on-time performance than safety.

Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti acknowledged the NTSB’s criticism and said it is a “new day” at the railroad.

“We truly take to heart all the issues that have been stated and despite what you might hear about budgets, never once has the chairman or the board questioned the money that is necessary for safe operations,” he said.

Giulietti has been in his position since February, having been hired away from the South Florida railway system after his predecessor, Howard Permut, stepped down following the Bronx derailment.

“It’s been a continuous process of trying to get this railroad back up where it belongs and continue the safety improvements,” Giulietti said.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., underscored the NTSB’s finding that the FRA shares blame for safety lapses at MetroNorth, speaking with other Connecticut elected officials at a press conference in Bridgeport.

“As much as the (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) is to blame, the blame also belongs with federal oversight in D.C., which has simply failed to do its job,” Blumenthal said.

The FRA must be held accountable for the NTSB recommendations it failed to implement and the law it failed to apply or enforce, he said. A member of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Blumenthal has introduced legislation along with Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., to beef up oversight by the FRA. “Inspections were missed and warning signs were disregarded again and again and again,” Blumenthal said.

Much of the information in the report about the causes of the five accidents has come out sporadically over the last year and a half.

The NTSB blamed much of Metro-North’s track inspection failures on an FRA-approved exemption relieving high-density commuter railroads such as Metro-North from inspect-

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Instead, Metro-North uses visual inspections during which workers often cannot see both sides of the rails, the reports explained.

The NTSB recommended years ago the FRA not exempt high-density commuter railroads from the requirement.

The reports concluded that the May 2013 death of Robert Luden, a Metro-North foreman struck and killed by a train while working on closed tracks in West Haven, could have been prevented if the railway administration had required redundant signal protection to halt trains entering work zones as recommended by the transportation safety board.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said the reports “confirm concerns I raised with Metro-North leadership regarding their business practices well over a year and half ago.

“Since then, much has been accomplished, but it will take an ongoing commitment to ensuring a safety culture in the organization as well as investing in the essential safety, maintenance and training resources at Metro-North,” Malloy said.

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Ensuring customer satisfaction is met

It’s been tough to know when a job is 100 percent complete. Sometimes the customer calls back weeks later with a concern or complaint and we have no idea how to respond. How do we get better control?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Ensuring that a job is done means doing it to the customer’s satisfaction. Start with a plan. Getting a signoff before departure can eliminate a lot of problems later on. Work on training both customers and employees. Build rewards for completion on time, in budget and without re-dos. Make it a company motto: done right the first time. And learn to achieve that for every customer and every visit.

What does a customer expect? What would cause a customer to say they were extraordinarily satisfied? These are questions that should be brought up in the sales process and the answers documented by salespeople and handed over to the people who will do the work.

Asking the customer to set the standard gives the customer a feeling of control and

involvement in the outcome. How would they know if the job was done? What should they look out for? These are questions that help to clarify expectations.

Of course, these questions can also be posed to clients on the job site by people who will be doing the work. Re-asking qualifying questions at the time that work is being done may help bring to the forefront additional information the client didn’t think of at the time of sale. The goal is to ensure that the people doing the work are clear about what the customer expects.

Trying to address a problem days or weeks after the fact is nearly impossible.

When the job is completed, make it one employee’s job to take the customer on a walk through. Use a checklist to ensure that specific tasks or deliverables are reviewed by both your employee and the customer. Ask the customer to initial the check sheet at the time of the walk through.

Of course, if the customer calls days or weeks later and isn’t satisfied, it’s in your company’s best interest to make things right.

Having a signed checklist will help the manager in charge to determine how much of the problem is really incomplete work and how much might be due to a change of heart on the customer’s part. At least with a sign-off on the check sheet, your manager in charge

has more negotiating room to offer to do the work as an additional work order.

DEFINE THE STANDARD you expect to deliver. Teach it to your employees. Explain it to your customers. Make the standard explicit and tangible. Something that both employee and customer can touch and feel.

CREATE A CHECKLIST that points toward a job fully completed. Use industry standards if they’re available. Provide a warranty if you think you can afford to, to reassure customers of your company’s intent. Make people in the field responsible for delivering on any re-dos, reporting on why the re-dos were necessary and explaining how they won’t let it happen again.

INVEST IN TRAINING your employees. Don’t assume your field staff knows how to handle customers. Do role-playing to practice walking through a job. Start out with a simple example and a cooperative customer. As the practice sessions unfold, make the examples more complicated and the customers more difficult to understand.

STARTING WORK WITH A PLAN will also help to ensure the job gets done on time and in budget – everyone’s goal. Have the people who will be doing the work meet before setting out, to review the plan and ask questions. Make sure they know how to submit a change order request if the customer asks for

additional work to be done. With approved changed orders your company is likely to be paid for add-ons, rather than told to eat the cost because only the original budget was OK’d by the client.

RESERVE A PORTION OF THE MONEY you planned for the job’s payroll to go toward a bonus if the customer is satisfied. Get everyone working on the job invested in its success. Pay for performance once the job is done right.

MEASURE RESULTS and post them where everyone can see. If you have multiple teams, track results by team. Ask customers to rate their satisfaction with the work. Show in a graph how many jobs/teams were rated as satisfactory and unsatisfactory. Ask the leading teams to coach the rest of the group.

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THE LIST

RANKED BY NUMBER OF FINANCIAL PLANNERS IN COUNTY

FAIRFIELD COUNTY NEXT LIST: NOV.10 GOLF COURSES AND COUNTRY CLUBS

FINANCIAL PLANNERS/WEALTH MANAGERS

Average AUM per client ($) (bold)

Total AUM ($)

Number of financial planners in county

Payment options

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Barnum Financial Group

6 Corporate Drive, Shelton 06484 513-6000 • barnumfinancialgroup.com

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network^ The Fairfield Financial Group

1 Elliot Place, Suite 200, Fairfield 06824 259-3377 • dicostanzogroup.com

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network^ The Bender Financial Group

285 Riverside Ave., Suite 200, Westport 06880 221-5200 • benderfinancialgroup.nmfn.com

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC*

2150 Post Road, Second floor, Fairfield 06824 • 800-628-7209 800 Post Road, Second floor, Darien 06820 • 800-822-2014 janney.com

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network^ The Wilton Financial Group

372 Danbury Road, Suite 255, Wilton 06897 834-3240 • wiltongroup.nmfn.com

HTG Investment Advisors Inc.

50 Locust Ave., New Canaan 06840 972-8262 • htginvestmentadvisors.com

LLBH

33 Riverside Ave., Westport 06880 683-1530 • libhpwm.com

Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson

1 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 355-0880 • rzhadvisors.com

Westport Resources

55 Greens Farm Road, Westport 06880 226-0222 • westportresources.com

Reby Advisors LLC

44 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury 06810 790-4949 • rebyadvisors.com

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Advanced Financial Advisors LLC

Landmark Office Center 2 Old New Milford Road, Suite 3F, Brookfield 06804 877-326-6829 • planafa.com

RDM Financial Group Inc.^

10

1555 Post Road East, Westport 06880 255-0222 • rdmfinancial.com

11

1 Stamford Plaza, 263 Tresser Blvd., Ninth floor, Stamford 06901 888-723-2821 • tuttletactical.com

Tuttle Wealth Management LLC

Planning/management services offered

tax planning

philanthropy

risk management

investment management

estate planning

family and legal

Minimum annual fee ($) fee and commission based

Top local executive Contact (bold) Email address Year firm established

fee based

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

commission based

Rank

Financial Planners & Wealth Managers

WND

8,359,278,959

51 (17 additional advisors in Westchester County, N.Y.)

WND

156,443,935

Wealth-management

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WND

480,928,500

24 Wealth-management advisors

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cwilkinson@janney.com

183,000 NA

52.6 billion

22

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Walter Pierz CLU walter.pierz@nmfn.com

WND

60,859,268

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1.6 million $3,000 for investment-only, $6000 for financial planning

437 million

7

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Jim Pratt-Heaney, Kevin Burns, Bill Loftus and Bill Lomas Courtney Davies cdavies@llbhpwm.com 2008

10 million 25,000

1.6 billion

6 (6 additional advisors in Westchester County, N.Y.)

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     

Carl Zuckerberg carlz@rzhadvisors.com

6 million

625 million

5

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1.28 million

5 (5 additional advisors in the Westchester County and the Hudson Vallley, N.Y.)

350,000,000

5 (5 additional advisors in the Westchester County and the Hudson Vallley, N.Y.)

Paul Blanco pblanco@metlife.com 1950

Leonard DiCostanzo CLU len.dicostanzo@nmfn.com

1857

J. Philip Bender

phil.bender@nmfn.com

1857

Chris Wilkinson 1832

1857

H. Thomas Gnuse

Allison Donaldson

allison@htgadvisors.com

1993

2000

37,500

John A. Vaccaro CFP, CLU

Ashley Schexnaildre

finance@westportresources.com

WND

1987

Bob Reby

Laurie Ham

laurie@rebyadvisors.com

1985

John L. O'Brien Elizabeth Castellano elizabeth.castellano@lfg.com 1991

750,000

WND

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27

11 Wealth-management advisors

Re#rement planning, college savings, charitable giving strategies and trust management

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WND

600 million

3

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WND

200 million

2

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   

Ronald D. Weiner

Jill Bodossian

rdm@rdmfinancial.com

1994

Matthew Tuttle

mtuttle@tactical.com

2003

This list is a sampling of financial advisors and wealth management firms that serve the region. If you wish your firm to be included in our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

Note: This list features information submitted by companies via our questionnaire. ^ Information from the 2013 listing. * Information from the 2012 listing.

NA Not available.

WND Would not disclose.

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Retirement income planning

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4 (4 additional advistors in the Hudson Valley, N.Y.)

0

Retirement planning, reduction strategies, estate conservation strategies, employee and executive benefits, employee education and guidance, special needs planning and career specific strategies

advisors

55 million

1.3 million

Other Services

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Tax efficient and creative planning solutions, asset management, corporate services, cash flow and budget management

Comprehensive wealth management and divorce financial analysis

Family-office management, trust planning, investment reporting, insurance and business planning

Financial, retirement and college planning

Business-succession planning, intergenerational wealth transition, executive benefits, life insurance analysis and planning, pension and defined contribution planning, individual retirement distribution and retirement income planning, health care and special needs planning

Capital Partners inks Merritt 7 lease

Recruitment strategies revealed at Fairchester confab

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usiness leaders and recruiting professionals will speak at the Fairchester Recruiting Summit & Awards event at the University of Connecticut in Stamford Nov. 18, 1 to 6 p.m.

The event’s goal is to provide insight and practical knowledge on how to improve the function and performance of companies’ talent acquisition teams. Speakers will give presentations on topics including social recruiting strategies, building an employee brand, connecting with millennials, hiring

and on-boarding, and candidate experience.

Featured speakers include representatives from Bigelow Tea, Tauck Travel, Pitney Bowes Inc. and Stew Leonard’s.

The event will conclude with a networking cocktail reception and the presentation of awards for achievements in the talent acquisition field in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Registration is available at RecruitFairchester.com/register/.

— Crystal Kang

ARE YOU GETTING THE RIGHT SUPPORT?

ARE YOUR CLIENTS? The 301 Merritt 7 building in Norwalk.

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hoyce Peterson Inc., a commercial real estate brokerage and consulting firm based in Stamford and Rye Brook, N.Y., recently completed lease negotiations for Norwalk-based Capital Partners at 301 Merritt 7 in Norwalk.

Choyce Peterson principals John Hannigan and Alan Peterson represented Capital Partners, which will occupy 8,320 square feet in the building.

Said Hannigan, “We thoroughly researched every available option in Norwalk, Wilton, Westport and Stamford.

After multiple building tours, we simultaneously negotiated proposals with several prospective landlords.”

The six-building Merritt 7 office complex comprises more than 1.4 million square feet of Class A office space between Route 7 and the Merritt Parkway. The complex’s amenities include a conference center, café’s,

Starbucks, a fitness center, ATMs, a hair salon and a shuttle service to the Metro-North train station.

“John and Alan’s knowledge of the available buildings and office spaces was extremely valuable in guiding our group to decide on the right mix of location, amenities and cost,” said James Sidwa, CFO of Capital Partners.

“Once we found our ideal location, their guidance in our negotiation with the landlord and an existing tenant was invaluable. We recently moved in and could not be happier with the office space, building amenities and shorter commute for the majority of our team.”

Tom Pajolek and Ned Burns of Stamfordbased CBRE represented real estate management firms Clarion Partners and Marcus Partners in the deal.

Capital Partners is a private investment firm founded in 1982.

— Bill Fallon

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Grant Thornton takes space in Stamford

Tea leaves reveal Trefz School success

MBA STUDENT AWARDED $830,000 TO FORM CHINESE COMPANY

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ao Lei, an MBA student at the University of Bridgeport’s Ernest C. Trefz School of Business, has won $830,000 in funding at the Chinese Oversea Students Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, sponsored by the Chinese government, to make a tea company a reality.

Lei, 22, was awarded $330,000 in initial capital and a $500,000 interest-free loan from the Chinese government, along with office space in China and other assistance. Her company is One Leaf, a startup that will package and sell specialty tea.

“In China, there’s a lot of tea, but there aren’t brands and it’s hard for people to choose because nothing stands out,” Lei said. “I’m developing very highquality tea, with different flavors, that will help people choose.”

Bao Lei. Photo courtesy University of Bridgeport.

Lei’s initial market surveys showed that consumers wanted three broad kinds of tea: black and green tea, fruity tea and weight-loss tea.

“My hometown is in Anhui

province, which is the country’s largest tea market,” she said. “It’s where Maofeng, Guapian and black tea are grown, which are three of the top 10 most famous kinds of tea in China. My family and I have studied various teas for several years.”

The Chunhui Cup is sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Education and Ministries of Science and Technology to promote entrepreneurial ideas from Chinese students who are overseas with the aim of bringing them back to China to start businesses and careers there.

Contestants were invited to submit business plans that were evaluated by a panel of experts.

Lei received her award at the Chinese Consulate in New York City recently.

— Bill Fallon

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rant Thornton LLP, an audit, tax and advisory firm founded in Chicago 90 years ago, has opened a new office at 300 First Stamford Place in Stamford, its second in the state.

About 50 Grant Thornton employees began working at the 6,300-square-foot recently. The firm also operates an office at 124 Hebron Ave. in Glastonbury.

“Expanding our presence in Connecticut allows us to better serve our current and future growth-oriented clients in the area and bring to bear for them Grant Thornton’s national and international resources,” said Lawrence Griff, partner-in-charge of Grant Thornton’s Stamford and Westchester practices. “The new office will provide a fresh option for local companies in private equity, financial services, insurance, not-for-profit, health care, technology and manufacturing, among many other industries.”

“This office opening marks the latest milestone in the continued growth of our metro New York and New England practice, the firm’s largest geographic practice,” said Frank Kurre, Grant Thornton’s metro New York and New England managing partner. “Our strategy includes better allocation of our people throughout the region. Our Stamford office houses a wide array of resources that include audit, tax and advisory services personnel.

Our new space is designed to support the firm’s rapid growth in the region, while enhancing employee collaboration and innovation, allowing us to better support our people as they interact with our clients.”

All workspaces in the new space have access to natural light, according to a Grant Thornton press release, and there are conference and team rooms with audiovisual and video-conferencing capabilities.

— Bill Fallon

Westchester County Jingle Bell 5k Run/Walk Saturday December 13, 2014 Purchase College, Purchase, NY

Registration and festivities begin at 8:30 a.m. (inside the Performing Arts Center)

5K Run/Walk and Children’s Fun Run begin at 10 a.m.

USATF Certified Course timed by, NYC Runs

Find business sources and contacts available within the Four-Chamber area and enjoy networking at the Business After Hours.

Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

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SCSU hosts Berlin Wall program

N

icholas Burns, who specialized in German affairs while serving in the U.S. State Department during the fall of the Berlin Wall, is the keynote speaker at a Nov. 10 forum at Southern Connecticut State University commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall.

The program is titled “Remembering the Fall of the Berlin Wall: 25 Years Later.” It runs from noon to 2 p.m. in the campus’ Michael J. Adanti Student Center’s Grand Ballroom in New Haven.

The wall’s breaching Nov. 9, 1989, marked one of the final chapters of the Cold War. It had divided East and West Berlin for 28 years and was a tangible symbol of Soviet oppression of Eastern Europe. East Germans trying to tunnel under it, fly over it and race through it — often with fatal results — were news staples for a generation. Few Cold War thrillers could resist a stop

at the wall’s Checkpoint Charlie, a crossing point between West Germany and East Germany.

Burns was involved in the discussions on Berlin and Germany before and during the time that the wall came down. In 1990, he was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to the National Security Council, a post he would hold until 1995, bridging the administrations of Bush and President Bill Clinton.

He would later serve as undersecretary of state for political affairs, the third highest post in the State Department, under President George W. Bush. Today, he is a professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Burns will discuss what the Bush administration and the State Department were thinking during the lead-up to the fall as well as how they addressed the situation before and after the wall came down.

— Bill Fallon

In the driver’s seat

Photo provided by WCSU

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t the welcome session at “The Economy and You” symposium in Danbury recently are, from left, Bob Camastro, general manager and owner of Mercedes-Benz of Danbury, and Jennifer and Noel Roy of Danbury.

Camastro led a breakout session titled “The

Future is Here: Cars That Drive Themselves.”

Additional break-out sessions were conducted by Paul Scalzo, owner of Danbury’s Scalzo Group, and James Marquis, president of Kimchuk Inc., who addressed the American manufacturing comeback.

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MTC Opens New Space in Norwalk Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC), Fairfield County’s premier provider of musical theater performance and training recently opened its new theater center in Norwalk. Founded in 1987 by Kevin Connors and Jim Schilling, MTC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit arts organization and is the only theater of its kind in Fairfield County. MTC MainStage Company produces award-winning professional Equity productions featuring actors direct from Broadway and MTC School of Performing Arts offers conservatory-style training for students age four through high school.

The New MTC Theatre Center, at 509 Westport Ave. in Norwalk (across from Bed, Bath and Beyond), boasts a stateof-the-art black box theatre, rehearsal studios, scenic and costume design shops, dressing rooms, and beautiful lobby and public spaces.

“We could not be more excited to open a true theatre center right here in Norwalk,” says MTC co-founder Kevin Connors.

“The town has made us feel so welcome here and clearly values a resource like MTC where students and professionals work side-by-side in a space designed specifically to learn, develop and present the craft of theatre and musical theatre.

What could be better!”

MTC School of Performing Arts is currently holding its fall term of classes including a series of Broadway Master Classes with Broadway veterans, and a student production of “Guys and Dolls” which will be performed at Westport Country Playhouse in January.

MTC’s professional MainStage Company kicks off the 2014/2015 season Nov. 7 with the production of “The World Goes ‘Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb” featuring cast members whose credits include the Broadway productions of “Mary Poppins,” “Sister Act,” “Cats,” “The Boy From Oz,” and “Aspects of Love.” The MainStage season continues with the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Driving Miss Daisy” in January and the rock musical comedy “Little Shop of Horrors” in April 2015.

Information on all of MTC’s programming including season subscriptions and single tickets are now available by phone at 203-454-3883 or online at musictheatreofct.com.

Kevin Connors, executive director Jim Shilling, managing director Members, 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.

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‘Judaica’ – An Exhibit on Jewish Culture – Opens at City Lights Gallery in Bridgeport Judaica is a group exhibit featuring work based on Jewish culture, religion, art and history now open at the City Lights & Company Gallery in downtown Bridgeport, and running through Nov. 26.

The show includes an impressive array of work by many artists including Suzanne Benton, Binnie Birstein, Camille Eskell, Roxanne Faber Savage, Leona Frank, Roe Halper, Lisa Hess Hesselgrave, Joan Jacobson-Zamore, Hope Lourie Kilcoyne, Hank Paper, Mark Schiff, Arlen Schumer, Larry Silver, Joan Shapiro and Donna Tukel, plus filmmakers Frank Borres, Dan Makara and Lisa Seidenberg. The accompanying photo is of a piece by artist Harriet G. Caldwell, “Girl With a Star,” which is on view at the exhibit.

There will be related events throughout November such as “Jews & Comics” Friday, Nov. 14. Exhibiting

artist, illustrator, author and editor Arlen Schumer, presents a fascinating survey and slideshow of Jewish comic artists, illustrators and editors who have infl uenced American pop-culture of the 20th century to the present, creating many of our super-heroes including Superman and Captain America. There will also be events through the weekend, coinciding with the Bridgeport Art Trails. City Lights Gallery is a nonprofit committed to supporting the vital role the arts play in the development of every individual, the community and in the improvement of the quality of life for the city’s residents, visitors, businesses and neighbors.

For more information, visit http://www.citylightsgallery. org, or call 203 -334-7748. City Lights Gallery is at 37 Markle Court.

DAC Announces Run of ‘God of Carnage’ “God of Carnage,” by Yasmina Reza, winner of the 2009 Tony Award for best play, is coming to the Darien Arts Center Weatherstone Studio in November for a three-weekend run.

Lively dialogue between two sets of parents regarding an incident between their sons, in which one child was hit by a stick and received a swollen lip and chipped teeth, results in a thought-provoking and bitingly funny conversation. Initial civility digresses spectacularly and brings the audience along for the ride.

Dana Fead, a co-producer of the show, said “As we were selecting the next play for the community, this particular play stood out as being relevant for Darien audiences. Parents will be able to relate to what is happening on stage, even though they would handle the situation differently in real life. Good theater illuminates life and, in this case, it includes laughs in the process.”

Tickets can be purchased at darienarts.org or by calling the box office at 203-655-5414. Performances are at 8 p.m.,

Nov. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22, with matinees at 2 p.m. on the Nov. 9 and 16. Founded in 1975, the Darien Arts Center (DAC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing visual and performing arts programs and events for the community.

The DAC offers educational programs in Dance, Visual Arts, Music & Theater, special events and live theater performances

by DAC Stage.

Visit FCBuzz.org for more information on events and how to get listed.

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SPECIAL REPORT

HOSPITALS

Doctors — » From page 1

sick children.

Dr. Edward Volpintesta, winner of the Leadership in Medical Advocacy Award, identified himself as a fighter for better treatment of doctors through legislative reform.

“You have leaders and warriors,” he said. “I don’t consider myself a leader. I consider myself a warrior.”

Volpintesta became visibly emotional in describing his Stamford youth and how he came to a 40-year career in medicine. The family doctor, he explained, would come to his house when he or his two brothers — including his needle-phobic brother Frank — were sick. “He was a big, happy guy,” Volpintesta said.

“And when he walked in the house, you could see the anxiety leave my mother’s face.” He paused while the plucking of every heartstring in the room, including his own, played out quietly. “And I wanted to be a hero like him. I wanted to be an average doctor and try to relieve some of that misery we all know when someone is sick.”

“All the Fairfield County doctors are doctors of distinction,” said Robin Oshman, a dermatologist with a Ph.D. in microbiology who is president of the association and who served as master of ceremonies.

The Doctors of Distinction

Bruce Koeppen. Photo by Anthony Carboni

From left, Nicole Marconi, Howard Mirchin and award winner Jeanne Marconi. Nicole Marconi is Marconi’s niece and Center for Advanced Pediatrics office project director, and Mirchin is a friend.

categories and winners included the Humanitarian Award to Richard J. Garvey, general surgery, Bridgeport; the Lifetime Achievement Award to Jeanne M. Marconi, pediatrics, Norwalk; the Leadership in Medical Advocacy Award to Edward Volpintesta, family physician, Bethel; the Excellence in Medical Research Award to Beverly J. Drucker, medical oncology, Greenwich; and the Community Service Award to Darcy I. Lowell, pediatrics and founder of the national Child First program in Bridgeport, whose son, third-year Yale School of Medicine student Matthew

Meizlish, stood in for her.

“I’m also on a Ph.D. track,” Meizlish said while accepting the award, “so I’ll be in medical school forever.” He offered an anecdote of his mother’s profound impact on lives through her Child First activities: a woman whose son was being abused and who would have had nowhere to turn without the program.

In turn, the Medical Association offered honors of its own, lauding a number of legislators for their medical-centric efforts, including Blumenthal and members of state government: Sen. Toni Boucher, R-Wilton; Rep. Jonathan

Steinberg, D-Westport; Sen. Anthony Musto, D-Trumbull; Rep. Gail Lavielle, R-Wilton; Rep. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield; Rep. Daniel Carter, R-Bethel; and Rep. Prasad Srinivasan, R-Glastonbury.

Koeppen, dean of the new Frank H. Netter M.D. School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, said admission numbers to the school are up. For the school’s first class of 60 in August 2013, there were 2,000 applications. For 90 slots in August 2014, there were 5,200 applications. And for next year, the school has already fielded 7,000 applications.

Koeppen, with 34 years in

academic medicine, said four years ago he was the school’s only employee, possessing only a phone and a computer. “These last four years, building this medical school, is the most fun I’ve had in my life.” He said that he received marching orders at a conference of new medical school administrators. “If you build it to look like existing medical schools, you will have failed your university and your country.” He said the nation faces a 100,000-doctor deficit by 2020. “Forty percent of doctors are baby boomers and one-third of those will retire in the next 10 years,” he said.

Award winner Beverly Drucker, left, and Robin Oshman, president of the Fairfield County Medical Association.

Award winner Richard Garvey of Bridgeport Hospital.

John Bryan, partner, event co-founder Citrin Cooperman.

Yale School of Medicine student Matthew Meizlish accepts the Community Service Award for his mother, Dr. Darcy Lowell.

Award winner Edward Volpintesta.

Photos by Bill Fallon

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No doctor is an island

STAMFORD HOSPITAL BUTTRESSES SOLO PRACTICES WITH SUPPORT NETWORK

BY CRYSTAL KANG ckang@westfairinc.com

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rivate outpatient care is a burgeoning field for doctors who enjoy running their own practices. Over time, these doctors end up managing their staffs and taking care of finances. Wearing multiple hats allows doctors to keep close tabs on their office activities, but it can also detract

from spending more face time with their patients and improving patient outcomes.

Stamford Hospital now seeks to provide a solution for solo practitioners.

Through an affiliate network of 103 doctors and 360 professional support staff, Stamford Hospital provides doctors with administrative relief so physicians can maximize time with their patients. Through Stamford Health Integrated Practices, or

SHIP, doctors can pay a fee to join the hospital’s network and take advantage of its resources, tools and trained staff.

A new brick-and-mortar SHIP center opens next year in Stamford.

One private-practice family doctor, Rod Acosta, has found joining SHIP to be a resourceful way to manage his time and private practice. Acosta, a family medicine doctor at Stamford Hospital who received

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his medical degree at the University of Texas, was recently named CEO of SHIP. He had been running a small outpatient care operation for about eight years before joining SHIP in 2010. He is a founding member and partner of Stamford Family Medicine, which consists of five family doctors on the fourth floor of the Tully Health Center at Stamford Hospital.

His practice receives administrative, technical and medical support through SHIP. “The whole transition of care is covered

by SHIP,” said Acosta. “SHIP provides new computer systems with new software programs. We hire all the staff and train them.

We also take over the leases. All we want you as the physician to do is focus on providing high-quality care and access to care, which means hours that are beneficial to patients.”

A perk of joining the network is having access to electronic medical records. One challenge private outpatient care physicians face is access to health records that aren’t readily available among doctors in different networks. Through SHIP’s software, all physicians within the network have access to patients’ diagnostics and medical history.

“So let’s say for example, you had diabetes, and I was your primary care doctor,” Acosta said. “So I’m seeing you and all of a sudden you have a thyroid problem. And I say I want you to see a doctor who can give me a second opinion. And the doctor can see all my notes and all the labs we ever did. And I can see all her notes.”

SHIP is building out an online portal that will allow patients in Stamford Hospital’s outpatient care networks to quickly and easily book appointments, review labs, access their X-ray exams and expedite communication with doctors via email. » SHIP, page 20

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Bigger is the trend in modern medicine

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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hen managing and integrating health care services and payments, bigger is better, the CEO of Montefiore Health System told a Westchester County, N.Y., audience in a public conversation Monday in Purchase, N.Y. Dr. Steven M. Safyer, president and CEO of Montefiore, spoke of the Bronx-based institution’s expansion into Westchester and its objectives, and described too a medical and administrative career rooted in the pursuit of social justice, as the guest of The Business Council of Westchester at its Leadership Conversations series at Manhattanville College. Under Safyer’s leadership, Montefiore in the last year has acquired the bankrupt Sound Shore Health System’s community hospitals in the Westchester municipalities of Mount Vernon and New Rochelle and expects final state approval this fall of a partnership with White Plains Hospital, also in Westchester, that will make Montefiore that hospital’s parent organization and cooperator.

Similar partnerships have been announced by other community hospitals in Westchester with North Shore-LIJ Health System and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

“There will be more consolidations,” Safyer said in his on-stage interview with Business Council of Westchester President and CEO Marsha Gordon. “There will be more branching out of systems. There will be push and pull, but in my view, large integrated systems can fulfill the goal” of integrating care and payments that is a key element of the Affordable Care Act. “That’s the model of the future,” he said.

In the densely populated Bronx, “A very, very important component of our strategy has been to migrate care to comprehensive, integrated care,” Safyer said. Rather than rewarding doctors for providing more care at greater costs in the old fee-for-service payment model, “Our goal is to migrate our model to one of integrative care and integrative payment” with fixed capitation payments to providers.

To do that, Montefiore needs access to patients, communities and health care providers, he said.

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In business, “Scale is a big issue,” he said. “We’re no different. … Where the scale is different for us, we have 2,000 people who manage your care.” Many of them are not professionals with advanced medical or nursing degrees, he said.

Safyer was referring to CMO, Montefiore Care Management, a management company headquartered in Yonkers that works to achieve optimal health for about 350,000 people in the Bronx and Westchester covered by commercial insurers and government-sponsored health insurance programs.

Safyer said its health-promoting and costcontainment services include phone calls to patients by trained Montefiore employees to remind them to take their prescribed medications.

“In the fee-for-service system, those amenities are not rewarded, they’re not fundable,” he said.

“Managed care has a bad name,” he said.

“It earned a bad name.” For insurance companies, “It wasn’t managing care, it was managing price and denying care, which was what made people angry.”

In Montefiore’s managed care program, health care providers act more like insurers and Montefiore assumes all risk, he said.

Compared with commercial insurers, “Our model puts us at a higher level in the premium (revenue) stream, so more money stays in the system.”

“I think we have a somewhat distinct and I think different objective in our expansion” into Westchester than other health care

systems, said Safyer. While expanding scale, “It is our goal to keep care in the community” rather than send community hospital patients to Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, where, he said, 25 percent of patients that now leave Westchester for treatment receive advanced-level care.

Keeping care in the community “is a very different model,” he said. “Distributive scale.”

Involved in the social justice movements of the ‘60s, Safyer said he followed his mother’s advice to take up a profession and, after considering becoming a lawyer, entered medical school at 30 with the belief “that I could make a difference” in medicine. He has been “a lifer” in his career at Montefiore and its academic center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

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McGladrey effort helps sick kids and their families

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mployees from the Stamford and New Haven offices of McGladrey LLP — a provider of tax and consulting services — have embraced the firm’s tradition of community activism by participating in a fundraiser called Birdies Fore Love, which is looking to raise more than $15,000 for the Ronald McDonald House of Connecticut and the Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley in New York.

Birdies Fore Love is the charitable arm of The McGladrey Classic, an official PGA Tour golf tournament held at Sea Island Golf Club on St. Simons Island, Georgia. The tournament teed off this year Oct. 20.

Birdies Fore Love focuses on assisting nonprofits exceed their fundraising goals via the exposure of the golf tournament. Once the event has concluded, selected charitable organizations will receive the donations collected through the program. Since its inception in 2012, the program has raised more than $500,000 for charity.

The Ronald McDonald Houses in Connecticut and the Greater Hudson Valley serve more than 300 families a year. The programs play a vital role for families with

critically ill children by providing a “homeaway-from-home” during treatment.

The centers help families save on lodging and meal costs and increase their ability to spend more time with their hospitalized child, interact with clinical care providers and participate in decisions and provisions.

The families, especially siblings, find a sense of normalcy thanks to its services and spaces that offer a supportive, encouraging and comforting environment, according to McGladrey.

“At McGladrey, we understand the importance of giving back to the community, and have a long history of doing that — through local and regional volunteer initiatives such as our fundraising activities for the Ronald McDonald House,” said Tony Ceci, McGladrey’s Connecticut office managing partner.

“Our employees selected to support the Ronald McDonald House this year through The McGladrey Classic, and came up with some very creative fundraising ideas to surpass our financial goal of $15,000,” said Susan Martinelli, senior manager and leader of the Birdies Fore Love committee.

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SHIP — » From page 18

“We want you to be able to access your own information,” Acosta said. “We want you to be able to make your own appointment by just logging on and asking for an appointment. The reality is that young people live by their thumbs and they just do everything through the Internet.”

Acosta said SHIP also serves those who aren’t as tech savvy. By allowing SHIP to manage a physician’s daily administrative tasks, doctors have more time for frequent visits by the elderly or chronic pain patients who often require walk-in services.

“We want to make sure that patients come to our offices and they don’t end up in an urgent care center because they’re open an extra hour than we are,” Acosta said. “Physicians need to have open gaps in their schedule so that if somebody calls the same day they can see them the same day, and they’re not waiting a whole week to visit.”

SHIP was created as a partnership of local primary care physicians, healthcare specialists and hospital staff to coordinate and deliver care in Fairfield and Westchester counties. It has grown nearly

20 percent year over year since it started in 2009.

SHIP plans to roll out an employment plan that allows doctors from independent private practices who are not interested in completely signing on with the network to keep their own infrastructure and staff while taking advantage of the network of health care technologies and medical services that are interconnected through the partnership.

“We’ll say to the doctors, you don’t have to join us, but we can say you pay us a fee and we can do your HR, we can do your electronic medical records, we’ll contract with insurance companies and you can keep your independence,” Acosta said.

“Doctors are very independent and they value their autonomy, but we know they still need help.”

Stamford Hospital recently signed a lease to move SHIP’s affiliated physicians from offices throughout its the region to 292 Long Ridge Road in Stamford. The 46,000-square-foot outpatient building is slated to open in fall 2015. The building 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.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS FILED Finch, Barry N., Ridgefield. Filed

by Gregory and Adams PC, Wilton. $243,315 in favor of Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 426 Main St., Ridgefield. Filed Oct. 7.

Finch, Barry N., Ridgefield. Filed

by Gregory and Adams PC, Wilton. $58,413 in favor of Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 80 Canterbury Lane, Ridgefield. Filed Oct. 7.

BANKRUPTCIES Longos Rent – A – Tool Inc., 134 Jefferson St., Stamford. Chapter 7. Assets: $0 to $50,000. Liabilities: $100,000 to $500,000. Creditors: City of Stamford; DEV Construction Services Inc.; Ford Credit; Internal Revenue Services; Mead Bromley & Bishop. Type of Business: Limited Liability Company.

Debtor’s attorney: Law Office of Ellery E. Plotkin LLC, Stamford. Case no.

5:14-bk-51578. Filed Oct. 14.

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL 25 Bank Street LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a new fivestory mixed-use building at 25 Bank St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2.5 million. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

27 Ryan St LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Perform interior decorating in an existing commercial space at 27 Ryan St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system.

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bill Fallon c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Westchester Park Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: (914)694-3600 Fax: (914)694-3680

A Pappajohn Co., Norwalk, contractor for Merritt 7 Venture LLC. Perform renovations to the bathroom of an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 601 Merritt 7, Fifth floor, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $33,000. Filed Oct. 15.

A Secondino and Son Inc., contractor for Danbury 6 Associates Limited.

Perform an interior fit-out of an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 115 Mill Plain Road, Danbury.

Estimated cost: $109,780. Filed Oct. 9.

Abbey Tent, contractor for Fairfield Day School. Install a temporary tent at an existing commercial space for a special event at 3051 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,440. Filed Oct. 15.

Barry Place Ventures LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Upgrade the toilet rooms in an existing commercial space at 50 Barry Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Construct an open-covered pavilion on an existing commercial space at 41 Governor St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Casale, Luigi, contractor for the city of Stamford. Add a retaining wall to Mianus River Park at Merrie Brook Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $148,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

City of Norwalk, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate and repair the existing bunkhouse and add a patio on the southside at 300 Grumman Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $62,100. Filed Oct. 16.

Danbury Mall LLC, Danbury, contractor for self. Replace the sheetrock on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 7 Backus Ave. Main, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,000.

Filed Oct. 8.

Danbury Mall LLC, Danbury, contractor for self. Cut the openings in two existing walls at 7 Backus Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,000.

Filed Oct. 8.

Durants Tents & Events, contractor for Wooster School Corp. Add a tent to an existing commercial space for a special event at 91 Miry Brooks Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,920. Filed Oct. 9.

Elder-Jones Inc., contractor for Rich-Taubman Associates. Remodel retail space in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 100 Greyrock Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Giraffe Properties, Wayne, Pa., contractor for self. Repair damages to a wall at a utility structure at 59 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $167,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Kitchen and Bath Solutions Inc., Stamford, contractor for Nine 80 Hope Again LLC. Remove small areas of sheetrock at an existing commercial space to expose interior conditions in order to develop working drawings at 980 Hope St., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Modular Homes of Westchester, Westchester, contractor for 787 Rowland Road Fairfield. Build a new two and one-half modular dwelling at 787 Rowland Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $550,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Nanassy, Szabolcs, contractor for Hungarian American Club. Rewire the bathroom in an existing commercial space at 56 Pembroke Road, Unit 1, Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,875. Filed Oct. 8.

Nemco Limited Partnership, Danbury, contractor for self. Build two walls at an existing commercial space at 15 Federal Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Northeast Towers Inc., Farmington, contractor for Connoisseur Media of Connecticut LLC. Add to the existing anchors, guide wires and support and re-enforce a new tower at Shirley Street, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $326,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Norwalk Realty Association LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a wall and door to an existing commercial space at 148 East Ave., Unit 21, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,000.

Filed Oct. 15.

Olympic Construction LLC, contractor for 110 Lenox LLC. Construct a concrete pad to support two fuel tanks on the property of an existing commercial space at 110 Lenox Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000.

Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Powers Construction Co., Danbury, contractor for MMP Realty LLC. Perform an interior fit-out of an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 40 Apple Ridge, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1.7 million. Filed Oct. 7.

RB Stamford LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Control for sediment and erosion at Tresser Boulevard, Stamford. Estimated cost: $400,000.

Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Roxos Construction LLC, contractor for 515 Commerce Drive LLC. Perform a fit-out to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 515 Commerce Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Southern New England Home Works, Oxford, contractor for Newfield Associates. Remove and replace shingles on the roof of an existing commercial space at 565 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Transcend Wireless LLC, contractor for Urban Common Danbury LLC. Upgrade and replace the equipment on the cell tower at 18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Oct. 9.

RESIDENTIAL AA Building & Wrecking, contractor for 787 Rowland Road Fairfield.

Demolish an existing single-family residence at 787 Roland Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $13,500. Filed Oct. 14.

Academy Design & Construction, Newtown, contractor for Paul Peterson and Erin Peterson. Remove the closet in a mudroom in an existing single-family residence and enlarge the area at 636 Barrack Hill Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

AIV Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Sanders M. Stein, et al.

Add an office onto the second floor of an existing single-family residence.

Add new roofing, windows and siding at 85 Hirsch Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Allure Home Improvement, contractor for Patricia A. Lu Clawson Waters. Finish off enclosed garage in the basement of an existing single-family residence at 3 E. Meadow Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed Oct. 14.

Alves Home Improvement LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Patrick Whalen and Denise Whalen. Install new siding to an existing single-family residence at 297 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $17,850. Filed Oct. 17.

Anwei, Zhu and Taeyong Chung, Wilton, contractor for self. Add a deck to an existing single-family residence at 23 Laurel Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Oct. 17.

ARS Construction LLC, contractor for Michael J. Reynolds. Add an attic dormer with a bathroom to an existing single-family residence and reroof the entire dwelling at 171 Old South Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Astrum Solar Inc., Middletown, contractor for Marc J. Becker. Add a solar panel array on to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 134 Brookdale Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $37,250. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Bealer, Jason H., Stamford, contractor for self. Replace the siding on an existing single-family residence at 121 Toms Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Bealer, Jason H., Stamford, contractor for self. Replace the roof of an existing single-family residence at 121 Toms Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Berman, Gertrude, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen cabinets in an existing single-family residence at 10 Spicewood Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Bernstein, Richard, Fairfield, contractor for Stephanie Rotondo and Robert Rotondo. Add a front porch to an existing single-family residence at 56 Dunnlea Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Boulanger, Isabelle M. Carvalho, Danbury, contractor for self. Finish space above the master garage at 3 Tranquility Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Breakwater Renovation & Design LLC, Middlebury, contractor for Kimberly Welton and Guy Welton.

Construct a two-story addition with a family room and a master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 12 Lantern Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $175,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Cady, Griggs and Edmund J. Kryspin, Fairfield, contractor for self.

Build a new second-floor master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 148 Smedley Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Case, Leslie H., Wilton, contractor for George E. Taylor and Tracy H. Taylor. Add a shed to the property of an existing single-family residence at 383 Hurlbutt St., Wilton. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Casey Roofing Company Inc., contractor for Bernard J. Nizet, et al. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 345 Mill Hill Terrace, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,870.

Filed Oct. 17.

Casey, Kerry G. and John M. Casey, Wilton, contractor for self. Perform additions and alterations to an existing single-family residence at 15 Heartstone Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Oct. 3.

Catalfo, Ricardo A., Stamford, contractor for self. Create a patio as a foundation for a shed on the property of an existing single-family residence at 160 RockRimmon Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $950. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Clark Construction of Ridgefield Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Gloria Fernandez-Tearte. Remove and replace shingles on the roof of an existing single-family residence and repair and replace the exterior trim at 53 Broad Brook Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $54,605. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Clark Construction of Ridgefield Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Rendon, Julie and Francisco Rendon. Add a third bay to an existing two-car garage, add two full bathrooms and remodel the playroom and porch at 96 Silver Hill Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $207,480. Filed Oct. 7.

Clark Construction of Ridgefield Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Michael Langan and Eva-Lynn Langan.

Remodel the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 93 Eleven Levels Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $27,830. Filed Oct. 9.

Connelly, Lisa B. and Mark R. Connelly, Fairfield, contractor for self.

Perform a two-story addition to an existing single-family residence, remodel second floor and the interior at 94 Sherman Court, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $105,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Dennison, Joleen M. and James W. Dennison, Danbury, contractor for self. Add wall and ceiling insulation to an existing single-family residence at 13 Country Ridge Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Oct. 8.

DiGiorgio Roofing & Siding Inc., Stamford, contractor for Sze Hoay Ding. Remove and replace shingles on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 476 Wire Mill Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,398. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Double R. Home Repair, Redding, contractor for David Luhman.

Construct an extension to the open front porch of an existing single-family residence at 173 Remington Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $3,299.

Filed Oct. 15.

Duggan, James, Stamford, contractor for Virginia Raymond Family LLC. Construct a new superstructure at an existing single-family residence and renovate the garage, add a front porch, a one-story rear addition for the kitchen, family room and a rear deck at 20 Olive Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Eaniello, Chris, contractor for John Abraham and John Mariamma. Remove the old deck and add a new one to an existing single-family residence at 8 Grandview Lane, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed Oct. 14.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] HALLOWEEN PANES

ROCCO HELPS EDUCATE KIDS ON MONEY Fair�ield-based ROCCO & ASSOCIATES WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC. launched a new program to help parents raise �inancially aware children. The �irm, in conjunction with AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENTS, will

hold its next meeting Nov. 3., 7 p.m., at the downtown Fair�ield University Bookstore, 1499 Post Road, Fair�ield. Admission is free. To RSVP, call 203-255-6022 or email eric.johnson@roccoand associates.com.

SISSMAN ART EXHIBIT AT SALMAGUNDI CLUB

Photo courtesy Matthew Mandell.

The WESTPORT-WESTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE announced the winners of its second annual Halloween window-painting contest. Pictured from top left are DANIELLE SPADACENTA of Bedford Middle School;

LUNDEN SPEAKS AT MEDICAL CONFERENCE ONS FOUNDATION, a GREENWICH HOSPITAL alliance, will have its sixth annual medical education conference, “Treating Musculoskeletal Issues in Females,” Nov. 8, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Noble Auditorium at Greenwich Hospital, 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich. The program will feature presentations in orthopedics, sports medicine, neurosurgery and radiology and will review operative and nonoperative treatment options. Conference chairpersons are doctors GLORIA COHEN and MARK VITALE, with keynote speaker JOAN LUNDEN, an awardwinning journalist and best-selling author.

To register, call 203-869-3131 or visit ons_foundation.org.

DANIELLE KING, HEATHER LAPALME and KAYLEIGH LEVENT of Westport Middle School; KAITLYN COMERFORD of Hurlbutt Elementary School; and SHEALEIGH CROMBIE, COURTLYN CROMBIE and MOLLY LILES of Green

Farms Elementary School. Contest judges were KATHIE BENNEWITZ, town curator, PETER VAN HEERDEN, director of Westport Arts Center, and BETSY POLLACK, publisher of Our Town Crier.

‘WARRIORS FOR A CURE’ DONATES TO ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND

“Evening Glow,” oil 12 inches by 16 inches.

“EVENING GLOW,” an exhibit by Stamford artist LIRON SISSMAN, will be on display at THE AMERICAN ARTIST PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE GRANT NATIONAL EXHIBIT, Nov. 10-21, Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., Manhattan.

Sissman is the founder of ARTIST ADVISORY SERVICES INC., the author of “Getting YOUR Art into Corporate

Collections: Why it pays, How to do it, Who to contact” and an elected fellow of The American Arts Professional League.

A reception and award ceremony will be held Nov. 16, 2-5 p.m. The exhibit is free and Liron’s artwork is for sale. For more information, visit liron.com.

AMERICARES SENDS SUPPLIES TO GUINEA Stamford-based AMERICARES sent nearly 30,000 pounds of safety equipment and medical supplies to Guinea for health workers fighting the Ebola epidemic. The shipment of more than 350,000 masks, 35,000 From left, David Pennino, president and CEO of LogicSouce; Kennedy Snyder; Mayor Harry Rilling and Jeff Snyder, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation board member and founder/chief inspiration officer, Inspira Marketing Group

Norwalk Mayor HARRY RILLING joined Norwalk-based LOGICSOURCE and INSPIRA MARKETING GROUP to celebrate the businesses’ presentation of $10,000 checks to ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND FOUNDATION. The checks were in support

of “Alex’s Million Mile — Run. Walk.

Ride.” for pediatric cancer awareness. For the second consecutive year, the LogicSource-Inspira team, “Warriors for a Cure,” won the foundation’s national fundraising title, raising $65,000 in 2014.

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gowns and other protective equipment will be delivered on a flight organized by AIRLINK, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit connecting aid organizations with free passenger and cargo transportation.

MERRITT BUSINESS NETWORKERS HOSTS WEEKLY MEETINGS MERRITT BUSINESS NETWORKERS, an organization providing business leads and referrals, is seeking professional attendees interested in increasing their business. Weekly

meetings are every Wednesday, 7:30-9 a.m., Trumbull Library, 33 Quality St., Trumbull. For more information, contact Beth Stoller at berist92@gmail.com.

LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS FEATURES WALLACE

RIBEIRO APPOINTED TO CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL BRANCH Peter Nucci Jr., president and CEO of The Connection Inc., third from left, accepts his award with The Connection Inc. staff and FCA president and CEO, Robert F. Cashel, far left.

New Haven-based THE CONNECTION INC., a residential substance abuse treatment program, was awarded the 2014

Family Strengthening Award by Norwalk-based FAMILY & CHILDREN’S AGENCY at its annual meeting held at Silvermine Golf Club in Norwalk.

FRUIT OF THE VINE, WORK OF HUMAN HANDS

Attorney AGHOSTINHO J. RIBEIRO of Danbury-based VENTURA, RIBEIRO & SMITH was appointed by CHASE T. ROGERS, Connecticut Supreme Court chief justice, to CONNECTICUT’S JUDICIAL BRANCH’S CIVIL COMMISSION for a three-year term.

The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) presents a complimentary workshop titled “Things Your Parents Never Taught You: Understanding Social Security Benefits,”6-8 p.m., WBDC headquarters, 184 Bedford St., Suite 201, Stamford. For more information, call Jill Foster, 203-353-1750 or visit ctwbdc.org.

NOV. 6

THE CONNECTION WINS FAMILY STRENGTHENING AWARD

Bruce Preston, member of the nonprofit Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS), will discuss secure data communications at the November general meeting, 7 p.m., Danbury Hospital Auditorium, 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury.

DACS meetings are free to the public.

Registration and networking begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit DACS.org.

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and BIGELOW TEA. For reservations, email info@ lockwoodmathewsmansion.com or call 203-838-9799.

More than 900 supporters are expected to attend the BREAST CANCER ALLIANCE’s annual luncheon and fashion show, Thursday, Nov. 6, Hyatt Regency Greenwich. The benefit features two runway shows — the BRUNELLO CUCINELLI Fall 2014 Collection and Spring 2015 Collection Preview — followed by a survivors celebration fashion show. Themed “Branching Out, Coming Together, Aspiring to a Cure,” the event marks the 19th year of supporting the organizations efforts.

Sponsors include: MITCHELLS/ RICHARDS, GREENWICH HOSPITAL; PEPSICO, SHREVE, CRUMP & LOW; BRUNELLO CUCINELLI; STAMFORD HOSPITAL; KEKST & CO.; WILLIAMS & CO.; and MCARDLE’S FLORIST AND GARDEN CENTER. To register, visit weblink. donorperfect.com/2014benefit.

SCORE Fairfield County and cosponsor the Ferguson Library present a small-business workshop titled “How to Succeed at Sales: A Guide to Sustainable Success in Direct Sales,” 6-8 p.m., Ferguson Library, 96 Broad St., Stamford. Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m. Register directly at scorenorwalk. org. For more information, email score. fairfieldcounty@gmail.com or call 203-831-0065.

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Carol Wallace

DATES NOV. 3

NORWALK’S LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS MANSION MUSEUM will feature a discussion by CAROL WALLACE, co-author of “To Marry an English Lord,” at its annual Victorian Tea, Nov. 9., 2 p.m., 295 West Ave., Norwalk.

Wallace’s novel was published in 1989 but has since been reissued for “Downton Abbey” fans after inspiring Julian Fellowes, creator of the television series.

The discussion will be sponsored by COTTAGES & GARDENS PUBLICATIONS, AT&T, AITORO APPLIANCES, KING INDUSTRIES, BANKWELL

ALLIANCE FASHIONS AN ANTICANCER EVENT

The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual meeting and breakfast, with keynote speaker Rae Rosen, Federal Reserve Bank of New York vice president, regional and community outreach. Registration and breakfast begin 8:30 a.m., followed by 9 a.m. presentation. Members-only meeting; reservations required.

The Stamford Chamber of Commerce serves a business networking breakfast hosted by the Stamford Family YMCA, 7:30-9 a.m., 777 Summer St., Stamford.

For more information, visit stamfordchamber.com.

COMMUNITY DENTIST FINDS NEW LOCATION

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MICHAEL LEVIN, family dentist, will move his practice from 19 Riverside Ave., Riverside to a new location, 67 Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich, early next year. For more information, call 203-637-5252 or email mlevindds@aol.com.

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FACTS Elite Remodeling & Development Inc., Danbury, contractor for Michael Rose and Robin Rose. Convert bedroom closet into a full bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 110 Nursery Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Ener G. Tech Inc., contractor for Marie Sabo. Replace six basement windows at an existing single-family residence at 91 Brooklawn Terrace, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,990. Filed Oct. 15.

Ernesto, Rodriguez, Danbury, contractor for self. Legalize two bedrooms and add a second-story deck to an existing single-family residence at 23 George St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Falsey, James, Norwalk, contractor for Two St. James Place LLC. Raise structure above flood levels and perform work on a superstructure for additions and renovations at 3 Logan Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $360,000. Filed Oct. 15.

G M S Construction Co. Inc., contractor for Mark A. McDermott and Rice J. McDermott. Remodel a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 215 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Gaetano, Russotti, Danbury, contractor for self. Add a garage to an existing single-family residence at 60 Ball Pond Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $4,700. Filed Oct. 9.

Galarza, Cristobal F., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Convert a partially finished basement in an existing single-family residence to a living space at 16 Clarmont St., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $0. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Guiltec Development LLC, Stratford, contractor for Jay Shaw. Remove old kitchen and install a new kitchen at an existing single-family residence with new cabinets at 143 Hoyt St., Unit 1E, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Heritage Homes, Ridgefield, contractor for Rod Buckwalter and Melissa Buckwalter. Add a new family room, screen porch, laundry, master bedroom, master bathroom, closet to an existing single-family residence at 324 Wilton Road West, Ridgefield.

Estimated cost: $347,328. Filed Oct. 14.

HOC Development LLC, contractor for Michael J. Fazio. Pour the foundation for a new two-story single-family residence with an attached two-car garage and a front porch at 100 Fairview Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $180,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Hopkinson, Celia and Brian Hopkinson, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remodel the existing kitchen, add new cabinets and upgrade the electrical plugs at an existing singlefamily residence at 26 Cove Ave., Unit E5, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $28,000.

Filed Oct. 16.

Howard, Mark D., contractor for Anna Maria Messina. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 107 Boulevard Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 8.

I Carlsen Design LLC, contractor for Christopher E. Vargo and Susan S. Vargo. Extend a deck at an existing single-family residence at 10 South St., Unit 86, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,050. Filed Oct. 6.

J. P. Maguire Associates, Waterbury, contractor for Helene D’Jay. Repair water damage to a single-family residence at 19 Rustic Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $30,044. Filed Oct. 9.

Jared Kokot Construction LLC, Weston, contractor for Gerald Roche.

Build four rooms and add a dropped ceiling in an existing single-family residence at 590 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $50,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

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Landsburger, Peter, Ridgefield, contractor for Gys Landberger. Construct a detached garage on the property of an existing single-family residence at 54 Ketcham Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Moayedi, Ann Marie, et al., Wilton, contractor for self. Perform interior alterations to an existing single-family residence at 372 Ridgefield Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 14.

LB & O LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Andrew Chong and Suzanne Chong.

Perform interior remodeling to the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 13 Glen Rock, Unit A13, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $24,250.

Filed Oct. 16.

Mogilinicki, Kristen and Bryan Mogilinicki, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remove existing kitchen cabinets, replace the fixtures on the first and second floors and add a bath and a rear deck at 22 McAllister Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Leandro, Mizhirumbay, Danbury, contractor for self. Repair fire damage to an existing single-family residence at 10 Golden Hill Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Novotny, Patricia, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform a one-story fitout for an existing single-family residence at 29 Splitrock Road, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Lorch, Giovanna, Stamford, contractor for self. Remove and replace shingles on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 123 Brook Run Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $13,625. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Perez, Maria, Stamford, contractor for self. Add a second story to an existing single-family residence at 52 Congress St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Love Where You Live Homes LLC, Fairfield, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new two and onehalf story single-family residence with an attached two-car garage at 97 Fox St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $360,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Phillip V. Ines, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Finish the basement and renovate the garage area at an existing single-family residence at 11 McClean Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Lujan, Alvara A., Stamford, contractor for self. Dismantle bathrooms due to noncompliance with health law at 61 Treat Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Phil’s Main Roofing LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Taft Street Associates.

Replace the flat roof with a new roof system on a building at 5 Taft St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $129,770. Filed Oct. 17.

Katz Contracting LLC, contractor for Zev Marius Lebowitz, et al. Add an open deck to an existing single-family residence at 13 Flint Ridge Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Martins, Marta M. and Gilcimar L. Martins, Danbury, contractor for self.

Gut and renovate an enclosed porch at an existing single-family residence at 24 Purcell Drive West, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Oct. 8.

Pointe Builders, Norwalk, contractor for CPIV 29 Orchard BP LLC. Construct a new four-story, 21-residentialunit addition to an existing 362-unit development at 29 Orchard St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2 million. Filed Oct. 16.

Kellogg Brothers Inc., Wilton, contractor for David N. O’Neill and Suzanne M. O’Neill. Pour the foundation for a new two and one-half story single-family residence with an attached three-car garage and porches on the front and rear at 129 Meadow Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $830,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Mayne Construction LLC, contractor for Paul A. Giansiracusa. Add a one-story addition and a new roof to an existing single-family residence at 14 Candlewood Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Oct. 8.

Joe Speranza Construction Inc., contractor for Lauren M. Weinstein.

Add a dormer for a bathroom at an existing single-family residence at 137 Beaumont St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Kaba Home Improvement LLC, Stamford, contractor for Christopher T. Mariner. Repair the corner of an attached garage on the property of an existing single-family residence at 101 Seaside Ave., Unit B, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,664. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Kilcoyne Construction LLC, Southport, contractor for Mark Litchman. Perform a fit-out to an existing single-family residence with a rear deck, attached garage and breakaway wall at 68 Shorefront Park, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Kraus, Margaret L. and Albert L. Kraus, Danbury, contractor for self.

Install a full bathroom in the basement at 60 Nabby Road, Unit 67, Danbury. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Landmark Square 1-6 LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Renovate the canopy that connects two existing commercial buildings at 101 Broad St., Building 4 and Building 6, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $1.2 million. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Maynor, Posadas and Marek Joseph, Danbury, contractor for self.

Renovate an existing single-family residence, perform interior electrical and plumbing work and add to the siding and roof at 16 Spring St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Michalowska-Suterska, Malgorzta, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Certificate of Estoppel issued.

Perform work on a garage on the property of an existing single-family residence at 11 Baltimore Drive East, Stamford. No cost available. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Michalowska-Suterska, Malgorzta, et al., Stamford, contractor for self.

Certificate of Estoppel issued. Perform work on a porch on the property of an existing single-family residence at 11 Baltimore Drive East, Stamford.

No cost available. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

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Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., contractor for Jeffrey D. Robinson, et al. Replace two bay windows at an existing single-family residence at 13 Beachview Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,237. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Ranciato Sr., Joseph, Westport, contractor for Amy Luciana. Add a onestory addition to an existing kitchen at 4 Overbrook Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 15.

RG Construction Group LLC, Marlboro, N.Y., contractor for Yavier Guzman. Remove and install roof on an existing single-family residence, add ridge vent for ice and water at 252 W. Cedar St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,718. Filed Oct. 15.

RG Construction Group LLC, Marlboro, N.Y., contractor for Mostafa Rizk and Lynne Rizk. Perform interior renovations at 4A Maplecrest Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Richter, Ronald F., contractor for the Most Rev. Zayek. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 17 Granville Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $35,200. Filed Oct. 8.

Rick’s Main Roofing Ltd., Norwalk, contractor for Mangtao Du. Replace the existing shingle roof at 82 Musket Ridge Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,690. Filed Sept. 19.

Rocksolid Construction LLC, contractor for Susan M. Corvo. Add a one-story addition with walk out, a finished basement and a rear deck to an existing single-family residence at 201 Blue Bell Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Rocky Richter Home Improvement, West Redding, contractor for Dale Ligi. Reconfigure the front roofpeak, add vinyl sidings and new replacement windows at an existing single-family residence at 20 Lincoln Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $51,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Roof Diagnostics Solar and Electric of Connecticut LLC, Middletown, contractor for Ann V. Mattina, et al. Add a solar-panel array on to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 44 Bungalow Park, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Ruggles, Deanna J., Stamford, contractor for self. Square off an existing single-family residence with a new addition and rework partial interior at 307 Club Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $211,000. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Santini Services LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Bruce K. Yuen and Carolyn Yuen. Construct a two-story addition with a bedroom, bathroom and new study in an existing single-family residence at 86 Blackman Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $200,000.

Filed Oct. 15.

Schriver, Dorothy, et al., Wilton, contractor for self. Perform foundation and structural repairs at an existing single-family residence at 26 Heather Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Schwarz, Timothy E. and Alissa J. Schwarz, Fairfield, contractor for self. Remodel a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 796 Riverside Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Seal Tite Products Inc., contractor for Beach Condo Association. Strip and reroof an existing condominium unit at College Place, Building 1, Units 93 and 97, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $50,400. Filed Oct. 15.

Seal Tite Products Inc., contractor for Beach Condo Association. Strip and reroof an existing condominium unit at College Place, Building 2, Units 111 and 117, Fairfield. No cost available.

Filed Oct. 15.

Seal Tite Products Inc., contractor for Beach Condo Association. Strip and reroof an existing condominium unit at College Place, Building 3, Units 123 and 129, Fairfield. No cost available. Filed Oct. 15.

Seal Tite Products Inc., contractor for Beach Condo Association. Strip and reroof an existing condominium unit at College Place, Building 4, Units 139 and 145, Fairfield. No cost available. Filed Oct. 15.

Seal Tite Products Inc., contractor for Beach Condo Association. Strip and reroof an existing condominium unit at College Place, Building 5, Units 153 and 159, Fairfield. No cost available. Filed Oct. 15.

Skidd, Margaret and William Skidd, Norwalk, contractor for self.

Add an attached accessory structure to an existing single-family residence at 44 Fox Run Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Shelley T. Claar. Add a solar array on to the roof of an existing singlefamily residence at 33 Butternut Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,834. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Anthony Catalano and Rosemarie Catalano. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 30 Harbor Ridge Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $15,862.

Filed Oct. 6.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Denis R. Bouffard and Rosemary Bouffard. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 1 Frandon Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $9,400. Filed Oct. 6.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Rachelle D. Lowell. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 49 E. Pembroke Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $10,575. Filed Oct. 6.

Sound Property Development, contractor for Ntury Home Equity LLC. Construct a large new house at 71 Hurlbutt St., Wilton. Estimated cost: $1 million. Filed Oct. 14.

Strolin Remodeling LLC, contractor for Maura P. Keenan and Jody Rajcula. Add a deck to an existing single-family residence at 19 Lake Terrace Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Tallman, Jeffrey, Fairfield, contractor for self. Install a second-story shed dormer with a full bath in an existing single-family residence at 328 Alma Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $31,214. Filed Oct. 17.

Tavella, Laura S. and Gerald J. Tavella, Fairfield, contractor for self.

Finish basement with family room and a half bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 66 Smedley Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Oct. 14.

THD at Home Services Inc.., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Heinz Hubli, et al. Install replacement windows at an existing single-family residence at 173 Sanford Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $858. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

FACTS THD at Home Services Inc.., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Ralph W. Pausig. Remove and replace shingles on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 74 Bangall Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,985. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

THD at Home Services Inc.., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Maureen M. O’Shea. Install replacement windows at an existing singlefamily residence at 1 Radio Place, Unit 1, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,795.

Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

THD at Home Services Inc.., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Hui Ran, et al. Remove and replace shingles on the roof of an existing singlefamily residence at 29 Woodley Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $32,108.

Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

THD at Home Services Inc.., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Dymarsky Gersten, et al. Install replacement windows at an existing singlefamily residence at 85 Lindale St., Unit 6, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,892.

Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

THD at Home Services Inc.., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Mohan Peck, et al. Install replacement windows at an existing single-family residence at 237 Rock Rimmon Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,240.

Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

THD at Home Services Inc.., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Richard Potrzebowski, et al. Install replacement windows at an existing single-family residence at 21 Webster Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,228. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Eddie I. Berman, et al. Install replacement windows at an existing singlefamily residence at 1303 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,499. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Susan Josephson. Install replacement windows at an existing single-family residence at 265 Dundee Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,550. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Derrick Pommills. Remove and replace shingles on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 74 Bangall Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,985. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Thomas Sturges Construction LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Hank Huidekoper and Collette Huidekoper.

Construct a master bathroom, convert the existing bathroom and hall to a walk-in closet and replace interior doors and windows at 400 Silver Spring Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Toll CT III Ltd. Partnership, Danbury, contractor for Toll CT III Limited. Add a mailbox cluster to an existing road at Reserve Road, Danbury.

Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Tulipani, James, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Construct a new twocar garage with five rooms above, remodel the kitchen and add vinyl siding to an existing single-family residence at 11 Mead Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $120,500.

Filed Oct. 14.

Tweedy, Eileen, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Construct a barn on the property of an existing single-family residence at 60 Cedar Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Verengo Inc., contractor for Thomas F. Christie III, et al. Add a solar array on to the roof of an existing singlefamily residence at 210 Wood Ridge Drive South, Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,075. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Vinyl Siding Company LLC, Stratford, contractor for Konstantinos Zapherson. Remove and install roof on an existing single-family residence, add ridge vent and chimney flashing at 23 Fairfield Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Vinylume Inc., Stamford, contractor for Dorothy E. Grandy. Replace the siding on an existing single-family residence with vinyl siding at 75 Oaklawn Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,095. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Vinylume Inc., Stamford, contractor for Wai Mei Rosemann. Replace the siding on an existing single-family residence with vinyl siding at 12 Center Terrace, Stamford. Estimated cost: $27,775. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Vinylume Inc., Stamford, contractor for Robert L. Arata, et al. Replace the siding on an existing single-family residence with vinyl siding at 40 Bon Air Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $26,500. Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

Wilson, Maria Grace, Wilton, contractor for Mary W. Guggeis. Construct a new house at 13 Orems Lane, Wilton. Estimated cost: $577,340.

Filed Oct. 14.

Woodside Construction LLC, Woodside, N.Y., contractor for Charlotte Robinson. Renovate the bathroom of an existing single-family residence at Summer Street, Unit 1063 B, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,000.

Filed between Oct. 13 and Oct. 17.

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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 Candlelight Terrace Association Inc., Milford. Filed by Margaret K. Cheever, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Edward F. Czepiga II, Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she fell down a staircase on property owned by the defendant and sustained injury.

This condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to properly inspect the staircase. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and such other and further relief to which the plaintiff’s may be entitled to at the time of judgment.

Case no. FBT-cv14-6046180-S. Filed Oct. 17.

CT-Family Care Services LLC, et al., Enfield. 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 promissory note. 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. FBT-cv14-6046162-S. Filed Oct. 15.

Fletcher-Thompson Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by Cisco Systems Capital Corp., Jan Jose, Calif. Plaintiff’s attorney: Becker Law Offices LLC. 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 court judgment in the amount of $407,421. The defendant failed to appear and has defaulted.

The plaintiff claims a judgment in its favor against the defendant.

Case no. FBT-cv14-6046092-S. Filed Oct. 14.

Genes Rental Center Inc., et al., Branford. Filed by GEICO, Fairfield.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Mazza & LeBlanc, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendants alleging that they had negligently struck a vehicle, which was insured by the plaintiff. The plaintiff was forced to pay out $3,866 in monetary damages. The plaintiff has demanded the defendants pay said damages, but they have neglected to do so.

The plaintiff claims money damages.

Case no. FBT-cv14-6046140-S. Filed Oct. 14.

FIGURES Nautilus Inc., Vancouver, Wash.

Filed by Alfonso Jannotta, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Friedler & Friedler PC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he purchased a machine from the defendant. The machine injured the plaintiff in an accident, allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff claims monetary damages of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs.

Case no. FBT-cv14-6046178-S. Filed Oct. 16.

Plasma Air International Inc., Stamford. Filed by Clean Air Group Inc., Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: John B. Kaiser, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant alleging that it illegally used the plaintiff’s proprietary data to solicit customers. The plaintiff claims this is a breach of contract and violation of trade practices.

The plaintiff claims an injunction enjoining the defendant from continuing to use the data, compensatory damages, attorney’s fees, punitive damages and any other relief as in law or equity may appertain.

Case no. FBT-cv14-6046186-S. Filed Oct. 17.

Progressive American Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Anthony Lengyel, Orange City, Fla. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury.

The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages.

The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs.

Case no. FBT-cv14-6046177-S. Filed Oct. 16.

The Stop and Shop Supermarket Company LLC, Hartford. Filed

by Tamara Kinchen, Bridgeport.

Plaintiff’s attorney: John Luckard Jr., Fairfield. 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-cv14-6046091-S. Filed Oct. 14.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Hertz Vehicles LLC, et al., Hartford. Filed by Michael Mattia, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he was hit by a car 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-cv14-6016200-S. Filed Oct. 14.

New England Country Day School Inc., et al., Danbury. Filed by Page. P. Walker, North Salem, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Day Pitney LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendants alleging that they had mismanaged New England Country Day School and caused it to default on its mortgage. The plaintiff, a shareholder in the defendant’s company, also alleged that the management had taken funds and used the company’s bank account for personal purposes. The plaintiff claims compensatory and punitive damages, attorney’s fees and costs, prejudgment interest, double or treble damages and such other and further relief as the court deems fair and just.

Case no. DBD-cv14-6016210-S. Filed Oct. 17.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT Magenic Real Estate Services LLC, Stamford. Filed by Utica Mutual Insurance Co., Utica, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Robert F. Ludgin, Hartford.

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 workers’ compensation insurance. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance of $10,300, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest and costs.

Case no. FST-cv14-6023640-S. Filed Oct. 16.

Splash Management Group LLC, Hartford. Filed by Progressive Northwestern Insurance Co., Newington.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Blackwell & Spadaccini LLC, Manchester. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that it insured a vehicle owned by a third party. The third party brought the vehicle to the defendant’s business to get the car detailed. The car was damaged by water, allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff was forced to pay out $7,762 in insurance to the third party. The plaintiff claims fair, just and reasonable money damages and any other costs this court deems reasonable and proper.

Case no. FST-cv14-6023644-S. Filed Oct. 17.

Wells Fargo Bank NA, New Canaan. Filed by U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Linda S. Strumpf, New Canaan. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it entered into an agreement with the plaintiff for a line of credit, which was to remain open to February 2025. The defendant alleged that the line of credit would only remain open until February 2015, and failed to produce documented evidence supporting its claim. The plaintiff claims legal damages in excess of $15,000, a court order for the credit line to remain open until 2025, interest, cost, attorney’s fees, compensatory damages and such other and further relief as the court deems just and proper.

Case no. FST-cv14-6023635-S. Filed Oct. 15.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Beck, Mary Jane, et al., Danbury.

Appointed Committee: Wells Fargo Bank NA, West Des Moines, Iowa.

Property: 3 Lovers Lane, Danbury.

Amount: $168,000. Docket no. DBDcv-136013257. Filed Oct. 14.

Cisero, Theresa, et al., Stratford.

Appointed committee: Francis L. O’Reilly, Stratford. Property: 18 Yarwood St., Stratford. Amount: $159,000.

Docket no. 14-cv-6040886-S. Filed Oct. 16.

COMMERCIAL 104 Long Hill Drive LLC, Stamford. Seller: Corey M. Vento, Stamford.

Property: 104 Long Hill Drive, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 17.

12 Nathan Hale Drive LLC, New Canaan. Seller: Charles Sean O’Connor and Deborah Gardner O’Connor, Norwalk. Property: 12 Nathan Hale Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Oct. 16.

200 Atlantic LLC, Port Washington, N.Y. Seller: Myrna Levin and Harold J. Levin, Stamford. Property: 200 Atlantic St., Stamford. Amount: $2.1 million.

Filed Oct. 15.

4 Thomas Place LLC, Wellington, Fla. Seller: Lindsay Chamberlain, Norwalk. Property: Unit 4 of Thomas Place, Norwalk. Amount: $1.3 million.

Filed Oct. 16.

695 Land Stamford LLC, Stamford.

Seller: Elm Street Corp., Stamford.

Property: 695, 723, 729 E. Main St., and 7, 9 Crandall St., Stamford. Amount: $31 million. Filed Oct. 15.

705 Shippan LLC, Stamford. Seller: Jeffrey Stinson and Leila Stinson, Stamford. Property: 705 Shippan Ave., Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 15.

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FACTS American Hindu Rco Inc., Huntington, N.Y. Seller: East Coast Conference of The Evangelical Covenant Church of America Inc., Cromwell.

Property: Route 33, Lots 2, 3, and 4, Map 2372, Wilton. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 6.

Bridgeport Associates LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Gonzales & Gonzales LLC, Bridgeport. Property: Units 964A, 964B and 965A in the Roosevelt Condominium, Bridgeport. Amount: $45,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Brookfield. Seller: John F. Bookout IV, Stamford. Property: Unit B of Ocean Grove Villas Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $560,000.

Filed Oct. 16.

CP IV Waypointe BP I LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Seller: CP IV 29 Orchard BP LLC, San Francisco, Calif.

Property: 29 Orchard St., Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 17.

Gowanus Properties LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: U.S. Bank National Association. Property: 61 Woodmount Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $130,500.

Filed Oct. 15.

Kardamis Construction LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Richard J. Carruthers and Madeline R. Carruthers, Fairfield. Property: 293 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Amount: $390,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Mattera Construction Co. LLC, Westport. Seller: Joseph M. Scarella and Robin G. Scarella, Westport. Property: 18 Moss Ledge Road, Westport.

Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Oct. 16.

Murree LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Larcon Associates LLC, Bridgeport. Property: Mabel J. Donnelly Property, Map 3508, Danbury. Amount: $450,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Newbridge International Inc., Stamford. Seller: Lisa Sherman and Mark Weber, Stamford. Property: 71 Crestview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $370,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Wohl 25 Court LLC, Ridgefield. Seller: Voyager Property Management LLC, Hartford. Property: 25 Comstock Court, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Oct. 10.

QUIT CLAIM 11 Puritan Lane LLC, Stamford.

Grantor: Matthew C. Effler, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 96, Map 955, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 17.

110 Willowbrook Ave. LLC, Brookfield. Grantor: Czeslaw Lukasik, Brookfield. Property: Lot 1, Map 3313, Stamford. For no consideration paid.

Filed Oct. 8.

200 Poplar St Bridgeport CT LLC, Bridgeport. Grantor: Hassan Chaudhry, Bridgeport. Property: 200 Poplar St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1.

Filed Oct. 14.

Bevan, Sarah and Hakija Hrvacic, Westport. Grantor: Sarah E. A. Bevan-Hrvacic and Hakija Hrvacic, Westport. Property: 13 Bulkley Avenue North, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 14.

Bunting, Robert P., Brooklyn, N.Y. Grantor: Clifton D. Bunting Jr., Naples, Fla. Property: Unit A-3 in Arbor Green Condominium, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 15.

Burmeister, Anne W. and Paul W. Burmeister, Westport. Grantor: Anne W. Burmeister and Paul W. Burmeister, Westport. Property: 7 Northgate, Westport. Amount: $1.

Filed Oct. 16.

Carpini, Catherine K., trustee, Ridgefield. Grantor: Frank A. Delli Carpini and Catherine K. Delli Carpini, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 13, Map 1561, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 9.

Carpini, Frank A. Delli, trustee, Ridgefield. Grantor: Frank A. Delli Carpini, Ridgefield. Property: .224 Ac, Fairview Avenue, Map 1786, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 9.

Now Entity Inc., Stratford. Seller: Brewster Street Partners LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 340 Brewster St., Bridgeport. Amount: $75,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Cassiday, Barbara E. and Nicholas J. Caldarone Jr., Stamford. Grantor: Nicholas J. Caldarone Jr., Robert E. Cassidy and Barbara E. Cassidy, Stamford. Property: 52 Dannell Drive, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 15.

Ramey Construction, Danbury.

Seller: Redbud Partners LLC, Ridgefield. Property: 279 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $435,000. Filed Oct. 10.

Colao, Lanie, Ridgefield. Grantor: Daniel O. Colao, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 9, Map 8559, Ridgefield. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 15.

Southport AC LLC, Pound Ridge, N.Y. Seller: Southport Athletic Club Inc., Southport. Property: 213, 226 and 233 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Amount: $4.3 million. Filed Oct. 16.

Sturges Brothers Inc., Ridgefield.

Seller: Dolores Kelsey, Ridgefield.

Property: 198 Keeler Drive, Ridgefield.

Amount: $260,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Collazo, Maris and Leynore McCoy, Stratford. Grantor: Maria Julia Charak, Stratford. Property: 1319 E. Main St., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 15.

Corarito, Barbara J., trustee, Stratford. Grantor: Barbara J. Corarito, Stratford. Property: 123 A. Cayuga Lane, Unit 123 A of Oronoque Village Condominium No 10, Stratford.

Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 17.

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Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Grantor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 206F Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport.

Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 15.

FIGURES Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 12 Hager St., Danbury. For an unknown amount paid.

Filed Oct. 15.

DeVillegas, Jose J., Orlando, Fla. Grantor: Elena Villegas, Bridgeport.

Property: 220-222 Cottage St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 15.

Galasso, Angela Marie and Donald Hartman, Stamford. Grantor: Angela Marie Galasso, Stamford. Property: Lot 51, Map 1336, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 16.

Diaz, Jose P., Stamford. Grantor: Nereo D. Diaz, Stamford. Property: 1522 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport.

Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 14.

Garrison, Marty T., Bridgeport.

Grantor: Michael Garrison, Easton.

Property: 205 Eckart St., Bridgeport.

Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 14.

Duboys, Gail, Milford. Grantor: Helen Cleary, Fairfield. Property: 396 Remington St., Bridgeport. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 15.

Greenwich Builders LLC, Danbury.

Grantor: Rock Art LLC, Danbury.

Property: Mountain Road, Florence Scribner, Elizabeth Rounds Lawton, Wilton. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 16.

Dunlop, Debora L., Edward C. Bitsco and Annette D. Ferrante, Stratford. Grantor: Elsie M. Bitsco, Stratford. Property: 424-426 Woodstock Ave., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 17.

Gurahian, Patricia W., and Chris Monroe, New Haven. Grantor: Christ A. Monroe and Patricia W. Gurahian, Westport. Property: 27 Bauer Place Extension, Westport. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 14.

Orlan, Adrienne, trustee, Ridgefield.

Grantor: George Orlan and Adrienne Orlan, Ridgefield. Property: Parcel B, Map 5120, Ridgefield. Amount: $10.

Filed Oct. 14.

Pelho, Sergio, Easton. Grantor: People’s United Bank, NA, Bridgeport.

Property: 158 Eckart St., Bridgeport.

Amount: $270,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Post Road Fairfield LLC, Fairfield.

Grantor: Vivien Kim Thorp, San Francisco, Calif. Property: 1643 Post Road, Fairfield. For no consideration paid.

Filed Oct. 17.

Russell, Dolores W., Stamford.

Grantor: Peter W. Russell, Stamford.

Property: 3116 High Ridge Road, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid.

Filed Oct. 17.

Selig, Irene M. and Edward S. Selig, Stamford. Grantor: Dianne Lior and Bradley Botkin, Stamford.

Property: Unit 71 of Glenview Terrace Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $1.

Filed Oct. 17.

Edmonds, Elaine and Leola Y. Edmonds, Stamford. Grantor: Leola Edmonds, Stamford. Property: Lots 4 and 5, Map 4138, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 10.

Hart, Norma J., trustee, Stamford.

Grantor: Norma Jean Hart, Stamford.

Property: Lot K-10, Map 7128, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 9.

Siljkovic, Saban and Suada Siljkovic, Stamford. Grantor: Suada Siljkovic, Stamford. Property: 20 Wyndover Lane North, Stamford. Amount: $1.

Filed Oct. 8.

Fawver, Gina M. and James K. Bavolacco Sr., Stratford. Grantor: Lillian J. Bavolacco, Stratford. Property: 50 Kasper Drive, Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 14.

Hartigan-Piatak, Colleen E. and John M. Piatak, Stratford. Grantor: John M. Piatak, Stratford. Property: 740 Cutspring Road, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 17.

Spearman, Wendy Twain, Stamford. Grantor: Elizabeth T. Spearman, Stamford. Property: 36 Greenwood Hill St., Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 15.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Grantor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Fort Mill, S.C. Property: 2981 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford. For no consideration paid.

Filed Oct. 17.

Hernandez, Carlos, Bridgeport.

Grantor: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 335 N. Bishop Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $25,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Strauss, Leslie B., Wellington, Fla. Grantor: Les Strauss, Wellington, Fla. Property: 858 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 17.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Grantor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas.

Property: 56 Franklin St., Danbury.

For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 15.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Grantor: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 119 Dewey St., Bridgeport.

Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 14.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Generational Mortgage Co., Atlanta, Ga. Property: 18 Yarwood St., Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 16.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Beaverton, Ohio. Property: 60 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 914, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 15.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Grantor: Bank of America NA, Plano, Texas. Property: 20 Quaker Road, Norwalk. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 14.

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Hill, Kimberly H. and Kathleen L. Hill, Fairfield. Grantor: Kimberly H. Hill and Kathleen L. Hill, Fairfield.

Property: Unit 92 in Greenfield Hunt Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $1.

Filed Oct. 15.

Holt, Abigail Vanzant and James Vanzant Holt, Redding. Grantor: Jayne V. Z. Holt, Redding. Property: 3 Vani Court, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 16.

Hunter, Kenneth, Jupiter, Fla. Grantor: Rita Hunter, Stamford. Property: Lot 3, Map 7974, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 9.

JCW Capital LLC, Stamford. Grantor: Zhengxiu Ye, Bridgeport. Property: 122 Asylum St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 16.

Karitskaya, Oksana, Stamford.

Grantor: Maxim Vsilyevich, Stamford.

Property: 54 W. North St., Apt. 415, Stamford. Amount: $110,000. Filed Oct. 8.

Kish, Julia, Stratford. Grantor: Red Buff Rita Inc., Stratford. Property: 1110 Chapel St., Stratford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 15.

Sunoco LLC, Philadelphia, Pa. Grantor: Sunoco Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 336 Main Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 15.

Wolf, Lisa A., San Francisco, Calif. Grantor: Martin Wolf, Norwalk.

Property: Lot 77, Map 3913, Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 17.

Ylitlo, Susan Wall and Nels Wall Ylitlo, Stamford. Grantor: Michael L. Tribe, Pound Ridge, N.Y. Property: Lot 1, Map 13807, Stamford. Amount: $45,000. Filed Oct. 17.

RESIDENTIAL Albarracin, Marco A., New York, N.Y. Seller: Stephen E. Adler, New York, N.Y. Property: Franklin Street Extension, Map 12500, Danbury. Amount: $210,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Amo, Lupercio De., Bridgeport.

Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 37 Kaechele Place, Bridgeport. Amount: $110,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Andrianova, Alexandra and Scott Eidens, Stamford. Seller: Trimodia LLC, Stamford. Property: 287 Hamilton Ave., Unit 5B, Stamford. Amount: $277,500. Filed Oct. 8.

Aquilino, Karen L. and Norman T. Aquilino, Jupiter, Fla. Seller: Toll CT Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 526 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Amount: $291,971. Filed Oct. 14.

Ardila, Maria Fernanda, Stamford.

Seller: Lance J. Goodridge, Norwalk.

Property: Unit 1, Building A of Winnipauk Village Condominium, Norwalk.

Amount: $298,500. Filed Oct. 16.

Azevedo, Luisa C., Bridgeport.

Seller: William Robert Thornewell Jr., Bridgeport. Property: 3000 Madison Ave., Unit 2950B, Bridgeport. Amount: $53,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Tarbj LLC, Ridgefield. Grantor: Barbara M. Svihalek, Danbury. Property: Lot 38, Map 5447, Danbury. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 14.

Bagaria, Madhu and Satya N. Bagaria, Stamford. Seller: 33 Broad Street Associates II LLC, Stamford. Property: Unit 10A of Trump Parc Stamford, Stamford. Amount: $825,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Thaqi, Pleyrat and Demokrat Thaqi, Stamford. Grantor: Beqir Thaqi, Stamford. Property: 102 Colonial Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 8.

Bernard, Jerry G., Fairfield. Seller: Lois A. Libby, Whitingham, Vt. Property: 2370 North Ave., Unit 10E, Bridgeport. Amount: $48,000. Filed Oct. 14.

US Bank Trust NA. Grantor: HSBC Mortgage Services Inc., Bridgeport.

Property: 61 Woodmount Ave., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 15.

Botticelli, Diana L. and Daniel J. Porcelli, Yonkers, N.Y. Seller: Thad M. Belfanti and Barti L. Belfanti, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 32, Map 1895, Ridgefield. Amount: $480,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Volpe, Concetta, Laura Oncea and Michael P. Volpe, et al., Stamford.

Grantor: Josephine M. Volpe, Stamford. Property: Lots 6 and 7, Map 1994, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 14.

Branscombe, Laurie and Nathan Branscombe, Fairfield. Seller: Orchman and Son Builders LLC, Easton.

Property: 117 Pemburn Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1 million. Filed Oct. 15.

Westfal, Deborah F. and Richard Westal, New Canaan. Grantor: People’s United Bank, NA, Bridgeport.

Property: 160 Kellogg Drive, Wilton.

Amount: $706,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Brito, Ana and Jaime B. Chacon, Norwalk. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 119 Dewey St., Bridgeport. Amount: $50,000. Filed Oct. 14.

FACTS Burmann, Nahid L. and Brue R. Burmann, Roxbury. Seller: Janeen Stern, Lake Mary, Fla. Property: 1304 Pinncale Way, Danbury. Amount: $254,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Campos, Martha and Gerber Campos, Norwalk. Seller: Dionisia Papastavros, Norwalk. Property: Unit 8 of Betts Common Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $180,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Capozziello, Jessica and Joyce Capozziello, Bridgeport. Seller: Karen A. Mosley, Midlothian, Va. Property: 74 Crestview Ave., Bridgeport.

Amount: $160,900. Filed Oct. 14.

Castro, Milton, Bridgeport. Seller: Rainey Randolph, Stratford. Property: 90 Hamilton St., Unit 6-A, Bridgeport.

Amount: $38,500. Filed Oct. 16.

Centeno, Priscilla, Bridgeport.

Seller: Robert A. Anderson and Nancy Anderson, Naples, Fla. Property: 275281 Park St., Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Chimblo, Frank, Greenwich. Seller: William J. Starkey III and Julie A. Starkey, Stratford. Property: 45 Coe Ave., Stratford. Amount: $365,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Ciavardini, Donna L. and Richard Ciavardini, Katonah, N.Y. Seller: Toll CT Limited Partnership, Newtown.

Property: 61 Warrington Round, Danbury. Amount: $446,147. Filed Oct. 14.

Clark, Elisabeth and George Clark, Fairfield. Seller: Benjamin M. Baker and Laura K. Baker, Fairfield. Property: Old South Road, Fairfield. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Oct. 16.

Clark, Ruth L., Darien. Seller: Maura O’Donnell, Jupiter, Fla. Property: Unit 11 of Willow Woods Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $420,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Cordaro, Rose Mary, Westport.

Seller: N. Nicoll Snow and Laurie Ann Meehan Snow, Westport. Property: 230 Saugatuck Ave., Unit 4, Westport.

Amount: $544,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Eggleston-Herbst, Lenore and Robert L. Herbst, Cross River, N.Y. Seller: James E. Horner and Ruth Ann R. Horner, Campton, N.H. Property: Lot 20, Map 2689, Wilton. Amount: $920,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Farrelly, Denise K. and John F. Farrelly, Stamford. Seller: Joan M. Smith, Stamford. Property: Lot 50, Map 2893, Stamford. Amount: $480,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Flynn, Kathleen A., Stratford. Seller: Timothy Morrissey, Stratford. Property: 573 North Trail, Stratford. Amount: $225,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Fox, Renee and Joseph E. Fox, Norwalk. Seller: Elsa Cassidy, Ridgefield.

Property: Unit 62 of Casagmo Condominium Phase II, Ridgefield. Amount: $270,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Franco, Elizabeth A. and Jeffrey R. Franco, Greenwich. Seller: Anthony Corelli and Kimberly Corelli, Stamford. Property: 48 Bungalow Park, Stamford. Amount: $400,500. Filed Oct. 15.

Freitas, Marilee L., Stamford. Seller: 33 Broad Street Associates II LLC, Stamford. Property: Unit PH32B of Trump Parc Stamford, Stamford.

Amount: $900,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Frey, Julia N., Westport. Seller: Julia N. Frey, Westport. Property: Lot A, Map 7340, Westport. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 14.

Gong, Xiaomei and Zuohong Pan, Newtown. Seller: Robert H. Holesko Jr. and JoAnn Holesko, Orlando, Fla. Property: 2 Woodcrest Lane, Unit 17, Danbury. Amount: $290,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Groski, Christopher J., Brookfield.

Seller: Toll CT Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 525 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Amount: $289,645. Filed Oct. 15.

Gurney, Nicole, Danbury. Seller: U.S. Bank National Association Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 1903 Eaton Court, Danbury. Amount: $245,000.

Filed Oct. 15.

Corelli, Kimberly and Anthony Corelli, Stamford. Seller: Bruce T. Moore Jr. and Lauren Nicole Moore, Stamford. Property: 255 Vine Road, Stamford. Amount: $607,500. Filed Oct. 16.

Halbekath, Joanne and Eric Halbekath Jr., Carmel, N.Y. Seller: Toll CT Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 518 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Amount: $308,126. Filed Oct. 15.

Cyrus-Ward, Shaaron, Danbury.

Seller: Martha Sulca, Danbury. Property: Lot 24, Map 3262, Danbury.

Amount: $317,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Halitaj, Fatmir, Stamford. Seller: Gerome Denardo, Broward, Fla. Property: 275 Seaside Ave., Unit 5, Stamford. Amount: $355,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Dhaliwal, Anjana and Harminder Singh Dhaliwal, Easton. Seller: Paul Nadim Tarazi, Danbury. Property: 11 Boulevard, No. 13-59, Unit 59, Danbury. Amount: $240,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Hart, Noelle S. and James M. Hart, Norwalk. Seller: Michael Damanti and Stella P. Damanti, Fairfield. Property: 140 Sigwin Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $520,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Dowdle, Austin R., Stamford. Seller: 33 Broad Street Associates II LLC, Stamford. Property: Unit PH33A of Trump Parc Stamford, Stamford.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Oct. 15.

Hassan, Amit, Stamford. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 206F Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport.

Amount: $35,000. Filed Oct. 15.

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Krantzler, Barbara K., Norwalk.

Seller: Peter J. Dee, Norwalk. Property: 7 Barclay Road, Norwalk. Amount: $796,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Krausman, Randy E., Stamford.

Seller: Maria O. Ferraina, Stamford.

Property: Lot 43, Map 4016, Stamford.

Amount: $488,000. Filed Oct. 10.

LeBlanc, Mary Jane, Norwalk. Seller: R. Richard Roina and Lena Marie Roina, Norwalk. Property: Lot 5, Map 3401, Norwalk. Amount: $400,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Lecompte, Brenner, Norwalk.

Seller: Terrence J. Stauss Jr. and Holly K. Stauss, Ridgefield. Property: 3 Edelweiss Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $260,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Lepone, Mary Jane, Stratford. Seller: Michael C. Giambra, Virginia Beach, Va. Property: Unit 209 of Longbrook Condominium, Stratford. Amount: $85,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Lima, Perla, Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 130 Wetmore Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $146,000.

Filed Oct. 15.

Lindemayer, Mariel C., Brookfield.

Seller: Daniel Gregory, Danbury. Property: 14 South St., Unit 43, Danbury.

Amount: $205,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Lionetti, Michael, Stamford. Seller: Thomas S. Richiger, Stamford. Property: 36 Westwood Road, Stamford.

Amount: $620,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Ljesnjanin, Sabahudin and Mevlija Canovic, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Kathleen Beck, Bridgeport. Property: 80 Cartright St., Unit 1C, Bridgeport.

Amount: $38,500. Filed Oct. 14.

Lopez, Tania P. and Richard R. Lopez, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Advanced Funding LLC, Greenwich.

Property: 21 Silk St., Norwalk. Amount: $340,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Louis-Charles, Marie Maud and Pierre M. Dupuy, Stamford. Seller: Edgar Nianzu You and Freda Fenglian Qian, Newark, Calif. Property: 92 Knickerbocker Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $435,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Lucarz, Laura and Christopher Lucarz, New York, N.Y. Seller: James P. Jakubek, Stamford. Property: 107 Eastover Road, Stamford. Amount: $725,900. Filed Oct. 15.

Ma, Anne Fong, Stamford. Seller: James Clark, Fairfield. Property: 51 Schuyler Ave., Unit 2G, Stamford.

Amount: $190,002. Filed Oct. 8.

Maestre Jr., Edilberto R., Trumbull.

Seller: Vancler Candini, Bridgeport.

Property: 71 Aldine Ave., Bridgeport.

Amount: $127,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Magluilo, Joanne, Bridgeport. Seller: J. Christopher O’Neill, Westport. Property: 24 Circular Ave., Unit 3B, Bridgeport. Amount: $44,500. Filed Oct. 14.

FIGURES Maignan, Clark R., Stamford. Seller: Jorge E. Gonzalez and Martha L. Gonzalez, Norwalk. Property: 6 Reservoir Ave., Unit B, Norwalk. Amount: $260,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Nauraine, Annette Y. and Peter W. Squitieri, Wilton. Seller: Amy Harris, Wilton. Property: Unit 67 of Wilton Crest Condominium, Wilton.

Amount: $540,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Rodriguez, Lissette, Stratford.

Seller: Daniel E. Thiery and Catherine Thiery, Fairfield. Property: 196 London Terrace, Stratford. Amount: $213,500. Filed Oct. 15.

Malusis, Donna M. and Marc G. Malusis, Stamford. Seller: Ravinder S. Aurora and Amarjeet K. Aurora, Stamford. Property: Tract D-9, Map 3, Stamford. Amount: $560,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Noori, Aminullah, Newtown. Seller: Raymond A. Coons, Danbury. Property: 42 Austin St., Danbury. Amount: $107,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Romanova, Larisa and Doru Juganaru, Roseville, Calif. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 24 Dande St., Bridgeport. Amount: $98,000. Filed Oct. 16.

McFarlane, Christine, Bridgeport.

Seller: Eyda A. Herbon, Bridgeport.

Property: 553-555 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $230,000. Filed Oct. 14.

McKay, Elizabeth and Brian McKay, Wilton. Seller: Trofa Enterprises LLC, Wilton. Property: 74 Horseshoe Road, Wilton. Amount: $615,000.

Filed Oct. 17.

McKenzie, Jessica, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Matthew J. Hertzberg and Murray R. Hertzberg, Katonah, N.Y. Property: Unit 2001 of Kensington Woods Condominium, Danbury. Amount: $280,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Mead, Linda B. and Leigh O. Bradley, Stratford. Seller: Beachwood Properties LLC, Fairfield. Property: Lot 753, Map 56, Stratford. Amount: $390,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Melgarejo, Jennifer L., Stamford.

Seller: William J. Keck IV, Stamford.

Property: 1 Broad St., Unit 8F, Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 10.

Michols, Christopher, Stratford.

Seller: Dorothy Miko, Stratford. Property: 66 Swanson Ave., Stratford.

Amount: $135,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Mililli, Alexandra I., Stamford.

Seller: Michael S. Podielsky, Stamford.

Property: Unit 136-3A of Woodside Green Condominium, Stamford.

Amount: $263,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Miller, Gregory, Stamford. Seller: Stanley J. Margerum, Brian R. Margerum and Kathryn Elumba, Stamford. Property: 30 Boxwood Drive, Stamford. Amount: $820,000. Filed Oct. 8.

Miller, Kerry Boland, Stratford.

Seller: Lawrence A. Wells, Stratford.

Property: 136 Reitter St., Stratford.

Amount: $339,900. Filed Oct. 16.

Moore, Lauren and Bruce T. Moore Jr., Stamford. Seller: Megan Calley, Stamford. Property: 276 E. Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford.

Amount: $680,000. Filed Oct. 17.

O’Connor, Emily and Kyle O’Connor, Ontario, Canada. Seller: Donald J. Mazzarelli Jr. and Victoria D. Mazzarelli, Wilton. Property: 242 Mountain Road, Wilton. Amount: $770,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Olney, Kelly M. and Brian J. Olney, Jersey City, N.J. Seller: Maria Alvarez, Stamford. Property: 44 Fairmont Ave., Stamford. Amount: $515,000. Filed Oct. 10.

Packard, Stephanie and John R. Packard, Greenwich. Seller: Vineyard Builders LLC, Stamford. Property: 23 Vineyard Lane, Stamford.

Amount: $975,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Russell, Gerrianne M. and Robert C. Russell, Stamford. Seller: Brookfield Global Relocation Services L.L.C, Brookfield. Property: Unit B of Ocean Grove Villas Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $560,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Sanyaolu, Olawale, Bridgeport. Seller: Joseph M. Farrell III, Bridgeport.

Property: Lot 7, Holland Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $236,429. Filed Oct. 14.

Sattler, Jody and Mark H. Sattler, Norwalk. Seller: Brooks R. DeBlois, Norwalk. Property: Lot 26, Map 91, and Lot 54, Map 884, Norwalk.

Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Oct. 15.

Padget, Janet S. and Kurt D. Padgett, Stratford. Seller: Devin J. Santa and Elizabeth A. Santa, Fairfield. Property: 357 Stratford Road, Stratford. Amount: $310,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Sature, Amanda L. and Kenneth J. Roesing, Fairfield. Seller: Rosemary Cordaro, Fairfield. Property: 198 Sterling St., Fairfield. Amount: $365,900.

Filed Oct. 15.

Pajolek, Marcie Gow and Thomas R. Pajolek, Westport. Seller: Grassy Plains Development LLC, Westport.

Property: Lot 8, Maps 9907A and 9907B, Westport. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Oct. 14.

Sehulster, Alexandra Elise and Salvatore Fiore Delucia, Stamford.

Seller: Christopher D. Hausser, Stamford. Property: 1633 Washington Blvd., Unit 6B, Stamford. Amount: $257,500.

Filed Oct. 10.

Patrick, Nancy M., Stamford. Seller: Michael A. Noto, Stamford. Property: 60 Bertmor Drive, Stamford. Amount: $857,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Sheketoff, Nicholas, Stamford. Seller: Richard S. Lynch and Jacqueline I. Lynch, Stamford. Property: Unit 404 of The Windemere Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Perkins, Charlene and Danzil S. Perkins, Greenwich. Seller: Toll CT Limited Partnership, Newtown.

Property: 1 River Ridge Lane, Wilton.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Oct. 10.

Philipp, Bridget and Edward G. Philipp, Norwalk. Seller: Gerald W. Dunn and Linda C. Dunn, Norwalk. Property: 12 Burlington Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $480,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Ragot, Chris, Sanibel, Fla. Seller: Kevin Michael Joostema and Karen Ann Morel Joostema, Great Falls, Va. Property: 150 Forest St., Stamford. Amount: $516,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Ranere, Kim A., Danbury. Seller: Brian Lane, Danbury. Property: 66 Tucker St., Danbury. Amount: $335,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Morgan, Amanda and Nick Morgan, Norwalk. Seller: Trofa Coastal Construction LLC, Fairfield. Property: Lot 176, Map 1323, Fairfield. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Oct. 17.

Rangel, Daniel, New Fairfield. Seller: Raphael Delarosa, Danbury. Property: 2A Peace St., Danbury. Amount: $213,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Nanda, Nandita and Ashok Nand, Danbury. Seller: Toll CT Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 25 Country View Road, Danbury. Amount: $608,402. Filed Oct. 15.

Richiger, Thomas and Jongjit Richiger, Stamford. Seller: Nadia Udler, Stamford. Property: Unit 3 of Pinewood Estates, Stamford. Amount: $415,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Shen-Haobo and Ming-Dan Zheng, Stamford. Seller: Mohammed N. Khan, Stamford. Property: Unit 8-G of Glenbrook Towers Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $175,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Shope, Carrie Roberts, Westport.

Seller: Carrie Roberts Shope, Westport. Property: Lot G, Map of Property of K. W. Mansfield, Westport. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 14.

Simson, Karen N., Norwalk. Seller: Barbara Kaplan Krantzler, Norwalk.

Property: 8 Westmere Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Oct. 17.

Stevenson, Christy R. and Ryan B. Stevenson, Pleasant Grove, Utah.

Seller: James S. Millon and Ophelia R. Millon, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 35, Map 3799, Ridgefield. Amount: $661,500. Filed Oct. 8.

Stumacher, Denise M. and Mark J. Stumacher, Ridgefield. Seller: Toll CT Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 20 Country View Road, Danbury.

Amount: $666,076. Filed Oct. 14.

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FACTS Suchowiecka, Aldona and Slawomir Suchowiecka, Stamford.

Seller: Bernadette T. Deveau, Stamford. Property: Lot 1, Map 4032, Stamford. Amount: $374,900. Filed Oct. 16.

Sullivan, Rebecca C. and Gary S. Sullivan, Stamford. Seller: Christina Matthews, Stamford. Property: 217 Bridge St., Unit C-3, Stamford.

Amount: $332,500. Filed Oct. 15.

Taher, Abu and Amin A. Azad, Stamford. Seller: Alpha Point Properties LLC, East Hartford. Property: 759 Atlantic St., Stamford. Amount: $430,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Taweh, Z. Michael, Newtown. Seller: Myron L. Glucksman, Redding. Property: 27-29 Hospital Ave., Unit 401, Danbury. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Texeira, Rachael A. and Andrew R. Texeira, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Chalene Parrish, Fairfield. Property: 99 Osborne Place, Fairfield. Amount: $720,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Tiffany Tiburcio and Michael A. Capo., Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Robert Pearson and Tina M. Pearson, Oxford. Property: 35 Wayne St., Stratford.

Amount: $310,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Tropea, Ferdinando and Lillian Tropea, Norwalk. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 154 Sunrise Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $275,000.

Filed Oct. 15.

Yeung, Peggy, Stamford. Seller: Raymond S. Yeung, Stamford. Property: 1611 Washington Blvd., Unit 20, Stamford. Amount: $177,500. Filed Oct. 9.

Yun, Beakchon, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 1190-1192 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $108,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Zhou, Xing, New Canaan. Seller: Veronica L. Feinstein, Stamford. Property: 71 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 908, Stamford. Amount: $145,000. Filed Oct. 10.

FORECLOSURES Austin Sr., Edward G., et al. Creditor: Webster Bank NA, Waterbury.

Property: 39 Everett St., Stratford.

Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 16.

Casamento, John J., et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 56 Franklin St., Unit 6, Danbury. Delinquent common charges. Filed Oct. 16.

Harrington, William, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 12 Hager St., Danbury.

Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 15.

Headlam, Samuel, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Plano, Texas. Property: 63 Heming Way, Stamford. Mortgage default.

Filed Oct. 15.

Tubman, Catherine and John A. Tubman, Stamford. Seller: Vladimir T. Musatov and Tatiana M. Artemova, Stamford. Property: Lot 7, Map 5384, Stamford. Amount: $750,000. Filed Oct. 10.

Jean-Julien, Natacha, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 2981 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 17.

Tuck, Simon, Stamford. Seller: Christina F. Citzier, Stamford. Property: 52 Coachlamp Lane, Stamford. Amount: $635,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Lemberg, Stella and Stella Khudaynatov, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 14 Carpenter Close, Ridgefield.

Delinquent common charges. Filed Oct. 17.

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JUDGMENTS Augustin, Marie, Stamford. $846 in favor of Stamford Radiological Association PC, Stamford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 43 Congress St., Stamford. Filed Oct. 10.

Barnett, Derrick A., Bridgeport. $4,127 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 158 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Oct. 15.

Bellantoni, Robert, et al., Stamford. $6,378 in favor of Petro Inc., Melville, N.Y., by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford.

Property: 6 Riding Stable Trail, Stamford. Filed Oct. 16.

Charles, Morgan, et al., Stamford. $125,586 in favor of Kevin Schaffer, et al., Brisantine, N.J., by Wallman Law Firm LLC, Stamford. Property: Lot 13, Map 2 of Sherwood Forest, Stamford.

Filed Oct. 15.

Colangelo, Rose V., Stamford. $7,177 in favor of Target National Bank, Minneapolis, Minn., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford.

Property: 6 Dann Drive, Stamford.

Filed Oct. 15.

Laboy, Angelo, Danbury. $600 in favor of Danbury Orthopedic Associates PC of Danbury, Danbury, by Nathanson, Cipriano and Gambardella PC, Hamden. Property: 2 Marbil Road, Danbury. Filed Oct. 14.

Massarella, Marie and Anthony Massarella, Stamford. $43,313 in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power Co., Berlin, by the Law Offices of Alexander G. Snyder, Waterbury.

Property: 66 Colonial Road, Stamford.

Filed Oct. 16.

Pinckney, Theresa L. and Peter P. Pinckney, Danbury. $627 in favor of Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons PC, Danbury, by Eric H. Opin, Milford.

Property: 30 Stadley Rough Road, Danbury. Filed Oct. 15.

Reynolds, Richard H., Stamford. $10,200 in favor of The Connecticut Light and Power Co., Berlin, by the Law Offices of Alexander G. Snyder, Waterbury. Property: 39 Woodway Road, Unit C-9, Stamford. Filed Oct. 15.

Samelson, Diane, Stamford. $3,165 in favor of Santa Energy Corp., Bridgeport, by The Law Offices of Becker & Zowine LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 185 Pinewood Road, Stamford. Filed Oct. 9.

Coratolo, Sally, Norwalk. $12,082 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Livonia, Mich., by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 8 Robins Square East, Norwalk. Filed Oct. 16.

Soares, Julio C., Fairfield. $9,755 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford.

Property: 264 Reef Road, Fairfield.

Filed Oct. 16.

Coratolo, Sally, Norwalk. $12,082 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Livonia, Mich., by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 10 Robins Square East, Norwalk. Filed Oct. 16.

Storms, Joyce, Danbury. $605 in favor of Danbury Eye Physicians & Surgeons PC, Danbury, by Eric H. Opin, Milford. Property: 20 Tarrywile Lake Road, Danbury. Filed Oct. 16.

Crawford, Alastair, Fairfield. $117,273 in favor of Suffern, N.Y., by David N. Abrams, Storrs. Property: 4334 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Filed Oct. 14.

Williams, Mignon D., Stamford. $2,261 in favor of U.S. Equities Corp., South Salem, N.Y., by Linda Strumpf, New Canaan. Property: 35 Seaside Ave., Unit 35, Stamford. Filed Oct. 15.

Deltufo, Gregory A., Norwalk. $2,923 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 22 Hunt St., Norwalk. Filed Oct. 14.

Wirth, Georgette L., Norwalk. $43,960 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 1 Cottage St., Norwalk. Filed Oct. 15.

Vanstone, Katie E. and Victor S. Mirrer, Stratford. Seller: Barbara Smyers and Rui Carmo, Stratford.

Property: Lots 46, 47 and 48, High Park, Stratford. Amount: $145,000.

Filed Oct. 15.

Marin, Luis A., et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 20 North St., Apt. 5-1, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 17.

Vargas, Ricardo, Bridgeport. Seller: David N. Feliu, Bridgeport. Property: 516 Anton St., Bridgeport. Amount: $174,900. Filed Oct. 15.

Mercede, William, et al. Creditor: Astoria Federal Savings & Loan, Lake Zurich, Ill. Property: Parcel 1, North Salem Road, Ridgefield. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 6.

Fitness Matters Inc. and Heather K. Gansel, Stamford. $17,927 in favor of People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport, by Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Property: 1500 Hope St., Stamford. Filed Oct. 15.

Vendittelli, Sarah E. and Anthony M. Vendittelli, Stamford. Seller: Christina Stanton and James B. Stanton, Stamford. Property: 68 Rachelle Ave., Stamford. Amount: $577,000.

Filed Oct. 15.

Pulverenti, Jon, et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 439 Stillson Road, Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 17.

Kaye, Marilyn H., Stamford. $9,164 in favor of Cadlerock III LLC, Newton Falls, Ohio, by Gregory T. Lattanzi LLC, New Haven. Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 10 B, Stamford. Filed Oct. 15.

Watkins, Mark. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas.

Property: 79-83 Livingston Place, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 16.

Kolarich, Nicola, Fairfield. $12,451 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford.

Property: 263 Fairmount Turnpike, Fairfield. Filed Oct. 16.

Yang, Mingfeng and Qiang Zheng, Fleming Island, Fla. Seller: Newbury REO 2013 LLC, Wilmington, Del. Property: 52 Smith St., Stamford. Amount: $310,500. Filed Oct. 15.

FIGURES

Yaoita, Junya and Hong Zhu, Norwalk. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., New York, N.Y. Property: 570 Belden Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $331,000. Filed Oct. 15.

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LIENS

Harris, Diana, 21 Edwin St., Stratford. $3,509, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 15.

Holguin, Silvia and Jairo Holguin, 27 Cove Ave., Norwalk. $192,784, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Linell, Elizabeth and Thomas Linell, 49 Catbrier Road, Norwalk. $337,535, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Masters, Julia and Paul Masters, 100 S. Salem Road, Ridgefield. $27,928, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 7.

McGeady, Brian, 979 Galloping Hill Road, Fairfield. $53,413, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

MCR Ventures LLC, 535 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. $4,515, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 14.

Pennell, Sandra L. and Jeffrey A. Pennell, 44 Olmstead Road, Fairfield. $14,787, tax debt on personal income.

Filed Oct. 14.

Piche, Dennis C., 111 Towne St., Apt. 615, Stamford. $49,869, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 15.

Rathkopf Jr., Clifford A., 36 Cerretta St., Apt. 33, Stamford. $4,925, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 15.

Seeger, Lisa E. and Stephan E. Seeger, 108 Lenox Ave., Stamford. $24,051, tax debt on personal income.

Filed Oct. 15.

Shockley, Jennifer and Ralf J. F. Shockley, 31 Smedley Road, Fairfield. $8,395, tax debt on personal income.

Filed Oct. 14.

Speer, Stacy and James Winters, 132 W. Norwalk Road, Norwalk. $75,999, tax debt on personal income.

Filed Oct. 14.

Warner, Lorraine D., 32 Corn Tassle Road, Danbury. $10,050, failure to file correct returns tax. Filed Oct. 14.

Wojcik, Slawomir, 37 Dartley St., Stamford. $27,038, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 15.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED

Zoumboulis, Jill and John Zoumboulis, P.O. Box 4801, Stamford. $11,532, tax debt on personal income.

Filed Oct. 15.

Andujar, Robert, P.O. Box 444, Norwalk. $21,672, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 16.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED

Briggs II, Jennifer F. and Lucius G. Briggs, 94 Bailey Road, Fairfield. $76,717, tax debt on personal income.

Filed Oct. 14.

Better Listings Inc., 64 Sunnyside Ave., Stamford. $81,912, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 15.

Cohen, Lawrence, 11 Rome St., Norwalk. $4,244, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 16.

Better Listings Inc., 64 Sunnyside Ave., Stamford. $27,028, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 15.

Chris, Deborah and Kenneth J. Stuart, 19 Shorehaven Road, Norwalk. $35,925, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Chris, Deborah and Kenneth J. Stuart, 19 Shorehaven Road, Norwalk. $14,260, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Ciasullo, Paul, 177 Highland Ave., Norwalk. $109,959, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Ciasullo, Paul, 177 Highland Ave., Norwalk. $179,343, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Jonokuchi, Vivian H. and Arthur Y. Jonokuchi, 66 Knobloch Lane, Stamford. $22,894, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 15.

Kelley, Christopher E., 25 Grand St., Apt. 132, Norwalk. $18,285, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Lee, Michael M., 27 Durant St., Fairfield. $26,562, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Marks, Bonnie C. and Samuel B. Marks, 200 Audubon Lane, Fairfield. $424,332, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 14.

Roberson, Clarence K., 76 Knickerbocker Ave., Stamford. $100,629, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 15.

Roberson, Clarence K., 76 Knickerbocker Ave., Stamford. $21,094, tax debt on personal income. Filed Oct. 15.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED Boston Ave Supportive Housing LLC, Litchfield. Filed by Professional Service Group Inc., Bridgeport, by Domenic Paniccia. Property: 806-810 Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $26,050. Filed Oct. 16.

Boston Ave Supportive Housing LLC, Litchfield. Filed by Professional Architects & Engineers Group LLC,

by Mario Paniccia. Property: 806-810 Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $33,323. Filed Oct. 16.

MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED Arcadia Group LLC and A.C.G. Contracting LLC, Bridgeport. Released by O & G Industries Inc., Torrington, by Paul J. Patch. Property: Lots 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71, Map 18139, Bridgeport. Amount: $2,980.

Filed Oct. 14.

City Realty LLC, Stamford. Released

by Elite Construction Rentals LLC, East Hartford, by Mark Kolakowski.

Property: 61 Taylor Reed Place, Stamford. Amount: $69,157. Filed Oct. 17.

FACTS LIS PENDENS Armistead, William, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Greene Law PC, Farmington, for VMF TL1 LLC. Property: 816-820 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises.

Filed Oct. 14.

Baez, Jr., Jose T., et al., Danbury.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 93 Hayestown Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $244,000, dated May 2003. Filed Oct. 14.

Bonica, Christopher, et al., Stratford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 556 Canaan Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $263,150, dated June 2007. Filed Oct. 16.

Brandao, Waldir, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Glen Arden Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 475 Glendale Ave., Unit 19, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 14.

Brown, Maudlyn and Frederick Brown, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for MTAG Caz Creek CT LLC and MTAG Services LLC Property: 87 William St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 16.

Cavaliere, Dorothy, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 316-318 Priscilla St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $70,400, dated January 2004. Filed Oct. 16.

Ciotti, Richard D., et al., Stratford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Bridgeport.

Property: 40 California St., Unit A-22, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $144,600, dated January 2007. Filed Oct. 15.

Cruz, Antonio Paulo Froes Da, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for 700 Summer Associates Inc., Stamford. Property: Unit 7K of 700 Summer Condominium, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 15.

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Dacunha, Ademilson M., Bridgeport. Filed by Rosenberg and Press LLC, Stratford, for Seaside Village Homes Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 54 Burnham St., Unit 71, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 16.

Hanson, Darlene, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport.

Property: 81 Barclay St., Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises.

Filed Oct. 14.

Dean, Wayne N., et al., Ridgefield.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 262 Ivy Road, Ridgefield.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $264,000, dated April 2004. Filed Oct. 7.

Harris, Terry L. and Kevin G. Harris, et al., Wilton. Filed by Halloran & Sage LLP, New Haven, for Webster Bank NA, Cheshire. Property: Parcel 1B, Map 4792, Wilton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $558,000, dated February 1998. Filed Oct. 14.

Dispirito, Joann C. and David J. Dispirito, et al., Stamford. Filed by Meyers, Piscitelli & Link LLP, Avon, for Eastern Savings Bank, Valley Hunt, Md. Property: Lot 34, Map 4016, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $526,500, dated June 2007. Filed Oct. 16.

Helms, Alan, et al., Danbury. Filed

by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif.

Property: 27 Crows Nest Lane, Unit 101, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $258,400, dated July 2006. Filed Oct. 14.

Fine, Gilberte P., et al., Wilton.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 90 Glen Side Drive, Building 12, Wilton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $355,000, dated August 2005. Filed Oct. 16.

Henry, Sarah M., Bridgeport. Filed

by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 442 Colorado Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $161,888, dated February 2011. Filed Oct. 16.

Franz, William, et al., Stratford.

Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for Short Beach Condominium, Stratford.

Property: 155 Short Beach Road, Unit 213-B, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 15.

Ganim, Thomas G., Fairfield. Filed

by Pease & Dorio PC, Farmington, for TD Bank NA, Portland, Maine. Property: 527 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $675,000, dated March 2005. Filed Oct. 15.

Genesis Housing Group LLC, Bridgeport. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for The Ring’s End Inc., Darien. Property: White Street, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a mechanic’s lien for the original amount of $8,005, dated October 2013. Filed Oct. 14.

Genesis Housing Group LLC, Bridgeport. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for The Ring’s End Inc., Darien. Property: White Street, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a mechanic’s lien for the original amount of $8,005, dated October 2013. Filed Oct. 14.

Genesis Housing Group LLC, Bridgeport. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for The Ring’s End Inc., Darien. Property: Lot 6, Hallett and Artic streets, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $8,849, dated October 2013. Filed Oct. 14.

Howell, Harris, et al., Bridgeport.

Filed by Greene Law PC, Farmington, for VMF TL1 LLC. Property: 293-295 Jefferson St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 14.

Kevenides, April, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 773 Norman St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $138,139, dated July 2010. Filed Oct. 14.

Kiszkiel, Piotr, et al., Stratford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Green Tree Servicing LLC, Rapid City, S.D. Property: 164 Briarfield Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $233,600, dated December 2004.

Filed Oct. 15.

Lacerenza, James V., et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 58 E. Cross Road, Stamford.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000, dated May 2001. Filed Oct. 16.

Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, Danbury. Filed by Collins Hannafin PC, Danbury, for Covered Bridge Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 29 of Covered Bridge Condominium, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 16.

FIGURES Leon, Nathan P., et al., Stamford.

Filed by Perlstein, Sandler & McCracken LLC, Farmington, for Schooner Cove I Condominium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 105 Harbor Drive, Unit 129, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 10.

Lewkowicz, Marian, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 10 Dry Hill Court, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $368,500, dated June 2009. Filed Oct. 16.

Loud, Laurie E., et al., Danbury.

Filed by Greene Law PC, Farmington, for VMF TL1 LLC. Property: Parcel A2R, Map 6691, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Danbury and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 15.

Machando, Amando Dias, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for the Water Pollution Control Authority for the city of Bridgeport. Property: 2105 Old Town Road, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for unpaid charges.

Filed Oct. 14.

Milan, Edgardo, et al., Stratford.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc., New York, N.Y. Property: 10 Silver Lane, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $102,150, dated July 1994. Filed Oct. 16.

Revet, Carol R., et al., Stratford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Bank of America NA, Charlotte, N.C. Property: 53 Charlton St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of 2193-98, dated June 2003. Filed Oct. 15.

Reyes, Isabel and Ricardo Reyes, et al., Stamford. Filed by Glass & Braus, Fairfield, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 283 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $30,750, dated November 2005. Filed Oct. 14.

Rodriguez Jr., Herminio, et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 28 Hickory St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $261,250, dated November 2007. Filed Oct. 14.

Santiago, Carlos S., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Greene Law PC, Farmington, for VMF TL1 LLC. Property: 293-295 Jefferson St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises.

Filed Oct. 14.

Sayers, Larion J. and Midland Funding LLC, Danbury. Filed by Greene Law PC, Farmington, for VMF TL1 LLC. Property: 110 Great Plain Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Danbury and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 15.

Wiznitzer, Jane T. and Stephen B. Wiznitzer, Stamford. Filed by Halloran & Sage LLP, New Haven, for Greenwich Bank and Trust Co., Greenwich.

Property: 134 Lynam Road, Stamford.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000, dated July 2005.

Filed Oct. 15.

Shevlin, Robin, et al., Stratford.

Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 21 Graham St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $168,000, dated September 2003. Filed Oct. 16.

Zamot, Luis, et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Greene Law PC, Farmington, for VMF TL1 LLC. Property: 247-249 Olive St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 14.

Shillingford, Deborah V., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 1042-1046 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $100,000, dated December 2005.

Filed Oct. 16.

STB LLC, et al., Stamford. Filed by Neubert, Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven, for Grand Cay LLC, et al.

Property: 27 Hoyclo Road, Stamford.

Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1, dated November 2010.

Filed Oct. 17.

Stewart, Kimberly, et al., Stratford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Green Tree Servicing LLC, Rapid City, S.D. Property: 81 Allencrest Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $285,000, dated August 2006. Filed Oct. 16.

Success Inc., et al., Stratford. Filed

by John R. Bryk, Bridgeport, for IP Media Products LLC Limited Liability Products Co. Property: 3010 Huntington Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $110,000, dated June 2007. Filed Oct. 14.

Tonge, Myron, et al., Stamford.

Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for HSBC Bank USA NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 25 Bellmere Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $397,500, dated June 2004. Filed Oct. 8.

Tower Lien LLC, Bridgeport. Filed

by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for Taffee Place LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Property: 30 University Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 16.

Viglione, Yupin N., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Offices of Krasnow & Krasnow, Bridgeport, for Foxledge Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Unit 87 of Foxledge Condominium, Bridgeport.

Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 14.

MORTGAGES

COMMERCIAL 200 Atlantic LLC, Port Washington, N.Y., by Mohsen Yaraghi. Lender: Santander Bank NA, Melville, N.Y. Property: 200 Atlantic St., Stamford.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Oct. 15.

25 Walter Avenue LLC, Norwalk, by Stephen Smith. Lender: Echo Valley LLC, Fairfield. Property: 53 Quintard Place, Norwalk. Amount: $170,000.

Filed Oct. 16.

695 East Main Stamford Land LLC, Stamford, by Paul J. Kuehner.

Lender: Citibank NA, New York, N.Y. Property: 695, 723, 729 E. Main St., and 7, 9 Crandall St., Stamford. Amount: $23 million. Filed Oct. 15.

695 Stamford Land LLC, Stamford,

by Paul J. Kuehner. Lender: Citibank NA, New York, N.Y. Property: 695, 723, 729 E. Main St., and 7, 9 Crandall St., Stamford. Amount: $23 million. Filed Oct. 15.

695 Stamford Land LLC, Stamford,

by Paul J. Kuehner. Lender: Citibank NA, New York, N.Y. Property: 695, 723, 729 E. Main St., and 7, 9 Crandall St., Stamford. Amount: $105 million. Filed Oct. 15.

86 Travis LLC, Stratford, by Vincent Lombardo Jr. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 86 Travis Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $135,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Ancker LLC, Stamford, by Walter J. Ancker III. Lender: TD Bank NA, New Britian. Property: 28 W. Broad St., Stamford. Amount: $75,000. Filed Oct. 9.

CT Property Network LLC, Stamford, by Deidre JP Viro. Lender: Suzanne Balayev, Stamford. Property: Lots 282 and 283, Homecrest, Stratford. Amount: $50,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Down Home Associates LLC, Ridgefield, by Joseph G. Putnam.

Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: Gloria B. Putnam Property, Danbury. Amount: $325,000. Filed Oct. 14.

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FACTS Murree LLC, Norwalk, by Leonard N. Fugaro. Lender: Larcon Associates LLC, Bridgeport. Property: Mabel Donnelly, Map 3508, Danbury.

Amount: $250,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Panorama LLC, by Teo Corona.

Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 27 Osborne St., Danbury. Amount: $217,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Quince Street LLC, Bridgeport, by Joseph A. Ianelli. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 136 Quince St., Bridgeport. Amount: $236,250. Filed Oct. 14.

Quince Street LLC, Bridgeport, by Joseph A. Ianelli. Lender: Fairfield Country Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 118 Quince St., Bridgeport. Amount: $206,250. Filed Oct. 14.

Ramey Construction Inc., Danbury, by Richard J. Ramey. Lender: Redbud Partners LLC, Ridgefield.

Property: 279 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $261,250. Filed Oct. 10.

Thomas Sturges Construction LLC, Ridgefield, by Thomas Sturges. Lender: Michael Manto. Property: 400 Silver Spring Road, Ridgefield.

Amount: $250,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Tri State Property LLC, Trumbull,

by Ophir Sahar. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: 219 Lover’s Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $550,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Trinity Park Mutual Housing Limited Partnership, Stamford,

by Jennifer Chadwick. Lender: City of Stamford. Property: Map 9287 and Map 0773, Stamford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Oct. 17.

WCG 8 LLC, Bridgeport, by William Gremp. Lender: People’s United Bank, NA, Bridgeport. Property: 95-97 Catherine St., Bridgeport. Amount: $138,750. Filed Oct. 14.

WCG 8 LLC, Bridgeport, by William Gremp. Lender: People’s United Bank, NA, Bridgeport. Property: 1986-1988 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $111,000. Filed Oct. 14.

West Avenue Rental Property LLC, Fairfield, by Donald Scalise.

Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Shelton.

Property: 339 West Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Oct. 10.

CONSTRUCTION TR Eastview LLC, Stamford, by Thomas L. Rich. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 545 and 573 Buffalo St., Stamford. Amount: $15.7 million Filed Oct. 15.

NEW BUSINESSES All American Gourmet, 703 Shippan Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Luciano Magliulo and Annarella Magliulo.

Filed Oct. 15.

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FIGURES

AMA Organics, 39 Glenbrook Road, Apt. 3B, Stamford 06902, c/o Andrew Aquilino. Filed Oct. 15.

First Market, 1359 Park Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Gazi Yousuf. Filed Oct. 14.

Mari Paz Day Spa, 715 Danbury Road, Suite 105, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Marinete Penna. Filed Oct. 16.

Superior Renovations, 256 Carroll Ave., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Dick A. Wildman. Filed Oct. 14.

Andys Pizza, 1844 E. May St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o Amada Marguez.

Filed Oct. 14.

Gardens Ect, 32 Edgewater Circle, Westport 06880, c/o Debra Mirti.

Filed Oct. 17.

Mid - Town Hand Car Wash, 289 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Francis Vazzano. Filed Oct. 15.

Tax Real Inc., 9 Mott Ave., Suite 305, Norwalk 06850, c/o Nick Deronvil.

Filed Oct. 14.

AT&T Autorized Retailer No. 1034, 1279 W. Broad St., Stratford 06615, c/o Michael Nichols Filed Oct. 15.

Habana Cuban Style Deli, 48 Cold Spring Road, Unit A, Stamford 06905, c/o Irma. I. Santiago Moin. Filed Oct. 10.

Campbell and Company, 5211 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06824, c/o Laura D. Campbell. Filed Oct. 15.

Hair, 39 S. Pine Creek Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o Lisa P. Touzzoli. Filed Oct. 17.

Capital Mortgage Services of Texas, 4212 50 St., Stamford, c/o Siwell Inc. Filed Oct. 9.

CJ’s Jerk Center, 1529 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Rosemarie Lilieth Johnson and Harris Anthony Johnson. Filed Oct. 14.

Condor Services, 26 Jefferson St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Giovanni Londo Velez. Filed Oct. 15.

Connecticut Property Services, 2181 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Jose A. Reyes. Filed Oct. 14.

Cornerstone Pharmacy, 134 Stillwater Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o C&D Pharmacy Services Inc. Filed Oct. 2.

D & D Landscaping, 82 Wire Mill Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Dany V. Jimenez Gonzalez. Filed Oct. 16.

D & R Masonry, 72 Cove Road, Apt. 4, Stamford 06902, c/o Douglas Quiroz.

Filed Oct. 1.

D.R.D. Electric, 35 Pinchurst Road, Stratford 06614, c/o David R. Dressler.

Filed Oct. 15.

Dawn’s Nail & Brown Bar, 39 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury 06810, c/o Dawn Renee Palmieri. Filed Oct. 14.

Edi’s Beauty Salon LLC, 4328 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Edilma Bonilla. Filed Oct. 15.

El Misumo Primo No. 8, 1489 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Robin A. Calderon. Filed Oct. 14.

Hala Market LLC, 156 Columbia St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Nidal Masalmeh. Filed Oct. 16.

Handy Pro of Fairfield and New Haven Counties, 4 Twin Circle Drive, Westport 06880, c/o Ostara Associates LLC. Filed Oct. 15.

Hearth to Table, 93 Atlantic St., Third floor, Stamford 06902, c/o Emily Page Fincke. Filed Oct. 6.

Heavy Metal Rabbits, 6 Abigail Road, Danbury 06811, c/o Dean Singer. Filed Oct. 16.

Helen Dimos A.S.L.A. Landscape & Site Design, 11 Banlow Mountain Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Helen Dimos. Filed Oct. 14.

Interdenominational Musicians Alliance International, 375 Maphe St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o David Solomon Brown. Filed Oct. 15.

ISIS, 1028 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Rebecca H. Johannessen.

Filed Oct. 17.

Just Make It Up Facepainting, 63 Burr Court, Bridgeport 06605, c/o Jennifer Puffen. Filed Oct. 16.

Karie’s Pet Sitting Service, 16 Ralsey Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Karie Nishimura. Filed Oct. 1.

Kasey Vaughn, 28 Perry St., Apt. 3B, Stamford 06902, c/o Krystal Collins.

Filed Oct. 6.

Mike’s Deli Market, 2808 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Mohammad Abou-Duhun. Filed Oct. 15.

Next Level Floor Care, 4 Myrtle St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Mirko Apolinario and Arturo Apolinario. Filed Oct. 14.

Pegasus Commercial Cleaning Service, 39 Glenbrook Road, Suite 2P, Stamford 06902, c/o Tommy Soto.

Filed Oct. 10.

Plymouth Enterprises, 46 Albin Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Marej Draganik. Filed Oct. 6.

Vape Gypsy, 700 Summer St., Suite 5D, Stamford 06902, c/o Jerry R. Morrison and Gustavo Fase. Filed Oct. 2.

Venezia Pizza Restaurant, 10 First St., Norwalk 06855, c/o Alexander Gulloso and Johan A. Gulloso. Filed Oct. 15.

Vinylume Inc., 2041 W. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Jon Fleming and Don Fleming. Filed Oct. 8.

Polezone, 36 Saddle Hill Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Nextropia LLC. Filed Oct. 2.

NEW LIQUOR LICENSE

Quality Collision, 42 Nichols Ave., Stamford 06905, c/o Kevin Lee Mancini. Filed Oct. 8.

7 Eleven, 3621 Main St., Stratford 06614, c/o Girish Patel. Permit no.

LGB.0014500. Filed Oct. 16.

R&J Auto Sales and Repair LLC, 1309-1365 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Cecilia Guerrero. Filed Oct. 16.

Bar & Grille on 7, 967 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Kristina B. Wilmot. Permit no. LIR.0017923.

Filed Oct. 10.

R&J Auto Sales and Repair LLC, 1309-1365 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Wanda Iglesias. Filed Oct. 16.

Bartolo, 103 Danbury Road, Unit C, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Julia C. Michaelsen. Permit no. LCA.0007444.

Filed Oct. 8.

Red Sea Deli & Grill, 113 W. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Hadas Mengesha and Mekonen Ghebre. Filed Oct. 2.

Sabbir Super Market, 965 State St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Sabbir-Ahmed Khan. Filed Oct. 15.

Santiago Auto Sales & Repair, 1584 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Ernesto Santiago. Filed Oct. 14.

Scanlon Rabinowitz & Davis Legal Group LLC, 23 Lynch Brook Lane, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Suzanne Scanlon Rabinowitz. Filed Oct. 9.

Electric Consultants, 601 Grove St., Stratford 06615, c/o Christopher Pannozzo. Filed Oct. 14.

Knottsaway, 107 Virgil St., Unit C, Stamford 06902, c/o Ali B. Knott.

Filed Oct. 10.

Lady Titan’s Softball, 17 Wyndover Lane, Stamford 06902, c/o Dana K. Thibodeau. Filed Oct. 3.

Endura Design, 123 Hope St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Jerome L. Nelson.

Filed Oct. 15.

Law Offices of Peter C. Lathouris, 1100 Summer St., Stamford 06902, c/o Peter C. Lathouris. Filed Oct. 8.

Fairfield Floor Enterprises, 42 Ridgely Ave., Fairfield 06825, c/o Julio Gloria. Filed Oct. 17.

LG Home Improvement + Landscaping, 15 Meadow St., Danbury 06810, c/o Luis Gavarza. Filed Oct. 16.

Fifty Euclid Ave Associates, 1400 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Mary L. Romano and Renee M. Bornstein. Filed Oct. 6.

Luxury Captured, 6 Lenox Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Leonardo Chaverra. Filed Oct. 15.

Stamford Driving School, 992 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o High Ridge Driving School LLC. Filed Oct. 15.

Main Street Grocery, 61 Main St., Norwalk 06850, c/o M. A. Based Bhuiyan. Filed Oct. 15.

Stan Carpentry, 19 Lancaster Place, Stamford 06905, c/o Stanislaw Zwiercan. Filed Oct. 7.

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Teff Restaurant, 113 W. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Hadas Mengesha. Filed Oct. 2.

Seeded In Faith, 92 Dewey St., Stratford 06615, c/o Jacqueline M. Monroe.

Filed Oct. 15.

Smiley Courier Service, 66 Taft Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Islington R. Ellis. Filed Oct. 17.

Spy Limo Services, 101 Grove St., Unit 2, Stamford 06902, c/o Louis Gaston. Filed Oct. 17.

Olde Stratford Ale House, 1720 Barnum Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o John Breiner. Permit no. LCA.0005627.

Filed Oct. 14.

Raymond T. Goldbach VFW Post 9460, 100 Veterans Blvd., Stratford 06615, c/o William E. Kennedy. Permit no. LPC.0000246. Filed Oct. 14.

Rivers Edge Café, 88 Ryders Lane, Stratford 06615, c/o Thomas J. Golfis.

Permit no. LRW.0005143.P-CW. Filed Oct. 16.

Silver Spring Country Club, 439 Silver Spring Road, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Robert A. Sommer. Permit no.

LIC.0002095. Filed Oct. 6.

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Generating and merging two halftoned images. Patent no. 8,872,841 issued to Meng Yao, West Linn, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method and apparatus to convert digital ink images for use in a structured text/graphics editor.

Patent no. 8,875,016 issued to Eric Saund, San Carlos, Calif.; Thomas P. Moran, Palo Alto, Calif.; Daniel Larner, San Jose, Calif.; James V. Mahoney, Palo Alto, Calif.; and Todd A. Cass, San Francisco, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method and system for enabling halftoning of a color image based on its color separation content.

Patent no. 8,873,106 issued to David Robinson, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method and system for magnetic actuated mixing to prepare latex emulsion. Patent no. 8,871,420 issued to Yu Liu, Mississauga, Calif.; Ke Zhou, Oakville, Calif.; Yulin Wang, Oakville, Calif.; and Frank Ping-Hay Lee, Oakville, Calif. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method to treat gastric reflux via the detection and ablation of gastro-esophageal nerves and receptors. Patent no. 8,870,862 issued to Stuart D. Edwards, Portola Valley, Calif.; John W. Gaiser, Mountain View, Calif.; and David S. Utley, San Carlos, Calif. Assigned to Mederi Therapeutics, Inc., Norwalk.

Methods and system for consumable validity verification in prepaid document processing devices. Patent no. 8,873,086 issued to Brent Rodney Jones, Sherwood, Ore.; Charles Robert Carlson, Beaverton, Ore.; and Brian Patterson, Portland, Ore. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Methods and systems for print document release via mobile device. Patent no. 8,873,094 issued to Lynn Bell, Fairport, N.Y.; and Matthew Scrafford, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method for semantic classification of numeric data sets. Patent no. 8,874,540 issued to Michael David Shepherd, Ontario, N.Y.; Dale Ellen Gaucas, Penfield, N.Y.; and Kirk J. Ocke, Ontario, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

System and method for printing with ink limiting. Patent no.

8,870,319 issued to Martin Sidney Maltz, Rochester, N.Y.; and Joseph Hancock, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

‘We’re All in This Together’ W

hat happens if Connecticut becomes a top 20 state for business?

We’ll have a vibrant, growing economy, with more opportunities for good, well-paying jobs.

We must turn that around if we want to sustain our great quality of life, provide good job opportunities, and make sure Connecticut unlocks its full potential.

Despite our tremendous assets, our business climate ranks near the bottom in many national independent studies.

For example, that means controlling state government spending, reducing our debt, and creating a more competitive tax climate.

We’ll attract and retain more world-class, globally competitive companies generating more businesses and jobs.

It means fostering a deep, talented, and productive workforce that competes and excels in the global marketplace.

We’ll encourage young people to build their careers and lives here.

We’ll have the resources to support essential state and local government services.

And building a 21st century transportation infrastructure that allows businesses to grow and thrive.

We’ll have a brighter future for everyone.

Because we’re all in this together.

That’s why every candidate for every office, as well as every resident, should support the CT20x17 campaign and its goal to make Connecticut a top 20 state for business by 2017.

#MoveCTUp

> Get involved at ct20x17.org

| #MoveCTUp

Associated Builders & Contractors of Connecticut

Connecticut Community Providers Association

Connecticut Retail Merchants Association

Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce

Midstate Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

South Windsor Chamber of Commerce

Associated General Contractors of Connecticut

Connecticut Construction Industries Association

Connecticut Road Builders Association

Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce

Motor Transport Association of Connecticut, Inc.

Stamford Chamber of Commerce

Avon Chamber of Commerce

Connecticut Economic Development Association

Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors

Home Builders Association of Northwest Connecticut

Movers & Warehousemen’s Association of Connecticut

The Business Council of Fairfield County

Connecticut Environmental & Utilities Contractors Association

East Hartford Chamber of Commerce

Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Central Connecticut

New Haven Manufacturers Association

The Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (Windham Region)

Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce

The Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce

Northwest Connecticut’s Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce

Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce

The Orange Chamber of Commerce

Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce

Tolland County Chamber of Commerce

Shoreline Chamber of Commerce (GuilfordBranford Alliance)

Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce

Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Bridgeport Regional Business Council Builders & Remodelers Association of Eastern Connecticut CBIA Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut Connecticut Asphalt & Aggregate Producers Association Connecticut Bankers Association

Connecticut Food Association Connecticut Hospital Association Connecticut Lodging Association Connecticut Marine Trades Association Connecticut Maritime Coalition

Fairfield Chamber of Commerce Fairfield County Commercial Brokers Network Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Connecticut Ready Mixed Concrete Association

Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce (New Britain/Berlin)

Connecticut Restaurant Association

Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce

Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut, Inc. Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Fairfield County Insurance Association of Connecticut Manufacturing Alliance of Connecticut Mechanical Contractors Association of Connecticut, Inc. MetroHartford Alliance Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce

Simsbury Chamber of Commerce Smaller Manufacturers Association of Connecticut

West Hartford Chamber of Commerce Wethersfield Chamber of Commerce Wilton Chamber of Commerce

Paid for by the Connecticut Business & Industry Association.

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Three Doctors of Distinction.

One Outstanding Health System.

Beverly J. Drucker, MD

Richard J. Garvey, MD, FACS

Darcy Lowell, MD

Board-Certified in Oncology

Board-Certified in Breast Surgery, General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery

Board-Certified in Pediatrics

Hematology and Oncology Associates of Greenwich

General Surgeons of Greater Bridgeport

Pediatric Primary Care of Bridgeport Hospital

Yale New Haven Health congratulates Beverly Drucker, MD, Richard Garvey, MD, and Darcy Lowell, MD, on being recognized as three of the top physicians in the region. It’s a testament to their dedication to providing outstanding medical care to all of their patients.

Physicians like Drs. Drucker, Garvey and Lowell are just part of the reason why, at Yale New Haven Health, the future of health care holds unlimited possibilities.

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