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In taking questions from the series’ host, Linda McMahon, founder and CEO of Women’s Leadership LIVE, Bigelow outlined that she was able to prioritize her family and professional needs without having one diminish the other.

“I recognized that I wanted a family and that I always wanted to run a company,” she said. “I really worked on my schedule — and I don’t know how anal that is, but I had days marked out where I could do both of those things well. Also, my phone is always on me and it is always on. And the reason why it is always on (is because) at any point in my kids’ life, at any point of the day — I don’t care if it is a board of directors meeting — I will always answer my phone. I would always have that phone so I was always available for my kids. And I remember one

oing green has been a watchword in both the personal and professional spheres for years now, but for Heather Burns, CEO of the newly launched Connecticut Sustainable Business Council, the movement needs more momentum — and organization — when it comes to doing business.

“You don’t necessarily have to look too hard to see lots of examples of sustainability and leadership around Connecticut,” the Bethel resident said. “There are all sectors and all types of business involved in one way or another with sustainability.”

The problem, Burns said, is that “too often those efforts are siloed within individual companies or individual sectors, or due to geographical factors. What we want to do is help bring them together for collaborative purposes.”

The council’s mission looks to be well underway, if its Oct. 13 launch event at the Stamford headquarters of UBS is any indication. Present were representatives of Connecticut Green Bank, Xerox, software company ESG Compass, green cleaning supply outfit EBP Supply Solutions, and White Plains-based commuter mobility services provider MetroPool — the first Westchester County nonprofit to achieve green business certification through the Westchester Green Business-Certified program.

MetroPool CEO John Lyons, is chairman of the Connecticut Sustainable Business Council.

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Cindi Bigelow and Linda McMahon on stage at the recent “Women Can Have It All” series at Sacred Heart University.

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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he challenges of balancing family and business — coupled with the thorny personnel issues that can arise in a family business — were addressed by Cindi Bigelow, third-generation president and CEO of Fairfield-based Bigelow Tea during the Oct. 27 edition of the “Women Can Have

It All” series at Sacred Heart University.

But Bigelow admitted that she was baffled about the series’ name. “I am not sure what ‘have it all’ means,” she said. “I believe you should set your priorities for what you want and then have what you want. So, if your priorities are having a business and having a good family life and giving back to your community — and if you are able to schedule things to make it happen — then I think you can definitely have it all.”

A new Old Master

BY GEORGETTE GOUVEIA ggouveia@westfairinc.com

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lot of people say I should’ve lived in the 17th century,” Peter Layne Arguimbau says.

And indeed the Greenwich painter lives very well with the past, residing with his family and yellow labrador retriever on a two-acre lakeside site that contains an expanded caretaker’s cottage and five chestnut barns that date from the 1850s. (His home is a subdivision of a former farm and grist mill that dates from the 1790s.)

There Arguimbau paints pictures that evoke 18th-century seascapes and the 19th century’s Hudson River School of landscape painting. But the reason people think Arguimbau should’ve lived in the 17th century is his devotion to Old Masters painting techniques.

Arguimbau grinds up to 10 powder pigments, mixing each with an oily-resinous medium that creates “very fluid, very transparent” paints that dry quickly. (Modern tube paints, which lack resin, don’t dry as quickly, producing a matte finish, he adds.)

With his own palette, Arguimbau begins the underpainting, building up layer after layer of earth colors, developing a form of light and shade. These colors, he says, “are not very bright but rather have an organic feel and a very calm quality.” He then layers on a glaze of heightened prismatic colors, working for days at a time on one canvas.

“I like to work intensely, but sometimes the paintings don’t resolve themselves for a while.” When they do, the results are richly textured and luminous.

The son of a portrait painter, Vincent, Arguimbau grew up on both sides of the Atlantic, in Darien’s Scotts Cove and Seville, Spain. He began grinding paints for his father at age 8, producing a “fresher color than tube paints. You’re also able to control the quality and thickness of the paints – what’s lost in painting today.”

After graduating from Loomis Chaffee, a prep school in Windsor, Arguimbau attended Vassar College but went on to study for 14 years with Frank Mason at The Art Students League of New York in Manhattan. Mason in turn had been a student of Jacques Maroger, a painter who was technical director of the Musée du Louvre’s laboratory and author of “The Secret Formulas and Techniques of the Old Masters.” (Arguimbau first met Mason – a colleague of his father – as a child.)

Ultimately, Maroger’s Old Masters techniques proved faulty, with paintings in his style darkening over time. This sent Arguimbau on an odyssey to refine his

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Peter Arguimbau in his studio. Photograph by ChiChi Ubiña.

“Flying Cloud” by Peter Arguimbau, courtesy the artist.

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technique, including a decade experimenting with restorer Pierro Mannoni on the techniques used in medieval manuscripts.

Arguimbau also studied Hellenistic (postclassical) art in Athens, Olympia and Delphi and the Baroque in Florence, Rome and Naples. He copied works in museums throughout Europe and the United States – all in service of an art that evokes the past, particularly in his maritime paintings.

“I seem to paint everything with water,” Arguimbau says. “I do a lot of animal paintings and people see the same quality in them.”

In Greenwich Harbor, he maintains a 1935 antique wood catboat, MollyRose, whose 10-by-12-foot cockpit becomes his studio in the summer. There he works to capture the wind and the water before he adds the sailboats. The effects are thrilling and nostalgic. A billowing schooner leans into the wind on a white-capped sea. A sailboat prepares to dip beneath a misty, moonlit Brooklyn Bridge. The sun sets in a sherbet sky, reflecting a pillar of fire on the waves lapping the shore.

Recently, Arguimbau opened Mariner Gallery in Newport, Rhode Island with his son, Andre. His seascapes reflect the advice that teacher Mason gave him: “Paint life.

Paint everything around you. Don’t be a flower painter and hate it.”

This story originally appeared in WAG magazine, sister publication of the Business Journal.

Marriott to lay off 163 at Starwood headquarters

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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arriott has informed the Connecticut Department of Labor that it is eliminating "approximately 163 employees” at the Starwood Hotels and Resorts headquarters in Stamford between Dec. 31 and Jan. 13, 2017. Marriott’s $13.6 billion acquisition of Starwood was finalized on Sept. 23.

The layoffs will include everyone from administrative assistants to senior vice presidents, the hotelier told state officials in a letter, which noted that employees notified of being laid off can apply for Marriott jobs expected to be posted in the coming weeks.

Starwood relocated from White Plains to Stamford in 2012, thanks in part to an $80 million incentives package put together by then-Gov. Jodi Rell, aided by Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD).

According to a spokesperson for DECD Commissioner Catherine Smith, Marriott will assume all the terms, conditions, and obligations to Connecticut that Starwood had under two agreements with the state, to wit: • A $9.5 million loan and $75 million in

tax credits on May 21, 2010. The loan had forgiveness based on the company creating and retaining 813 jobs. The company achieved that goal in 2014 and received a $7 million forgiveness, leaving it with a principal balance of $2.5 million plus accrued interest due on Oct. 1, 2021.

Starwood had 793 employees on Dec. 31 and received annual tax credits of $7.5 million for the 2012 through 2015 tax years for a total of $30 million.

• A $5 million loan and $20 million in tax credits on April 30, 2014. That loan had forgiveness built in upon the creation of 340 new jobs and the retention of 980 jobs for a total of 1,320 for a 12-month period on or before Dec. 31, 2017. Penalty provisions for the $5 million loan include a $3,788 per employee penalty for employment under 1,320, with the penalty amount applied to the repayment of the loan. Loan forgiveness will be reduced if average compensation levels are not maintained as well.

“They have not received forgiveness for this loan,” the spokesperson said. “They are paying interest only and are current. They are not scheduled to receive any tax credits until 2018.”

Marriott and Starwood spokespersons did not return calls for comment.

Lembo: Connecticut facing $42M deficit at end of fiscal year

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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onnecticut is on track to end its fiscal year on June 30, 2017 with a $42 million deficit, according to Comptroller Kevin Lembo — a significant difference from the $5.7 million deficit projected on Oct. 20 by Secretary of the State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) Benjamin Barnes. The latter’s estimate was based in part on the recent $120 million state settlement with Royal Bank of Scotland.

Lembo, who first reviewed the OPM analysis on Oct. 15, said that while he generally agreed with Barnes’ revenue projections, debt service and adjudicated claims resulting from the SEBAC vs. Rowland settlement — which could cost as much as $740,000 this year as part of ongoing recompense for then-Gov. John Rowland’s 2003 layoffs of more than 2,000 state workers — could cause the deficit to increase.

"My variance from OPM is entirely due to spending differentials," Lembo said.

"Continued active budget management may eliminate this shortfall, which represents 0.2 percent of net budgeted expenditures."

Connecticut state comptroller Kevin Lembo.

In addition, while OPM estimated that general fund expenditures would exceed the budget by $9.3 million, Lembo said he expected the number to be closer to $46 million over budget. The comptroller added that his analysis also depended upon the state treasurer's larger estimated debt service shortfall of $19.4 million.

Nevertheless, "General Fund revenue estimates for Fiscal Year 2017 are consistent with a continuation of moderate economic growth," Lembo said.

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FAA rules keep drone photographer on his toes • • • • •

BY CHRIS BOSAK Hearst Connecticut Media

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here are strict rules for commercial drone photography, and Sandy Schupper knows and follows them all.

Schupper is the owner of Danbury-based Aerial Photography, which counts among its clients real estate agents, wedding planners and sports organizations.

“Drone photography is almost like a walk through a property,” said Schupper, a disabled Vietnam War veteran. “Real estate is the biggest segment of my business, followed by events.”

But drone photography, especially as a commercial enterprise, involves more than simply buying a drone with a camera and sending the unit into the air. Federal regulations and privacy issues come into play, and the drone operator is responsible for knowing them.

As of last December, all drones weighing more than about a half-pound need to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration. Even if used as a toy, it should be registered before its first use.

Drones over 55 pounds need to be registered as a different class of aircraft.

Also, if used within five miles of an airport, the drone operator is required to notify the airport operator or air traffic control tower prior to using the drone.

Danbury Municipal Airport is within five miles of most of Danbury and parts of many surrounding towns.

The rules are even stricter when drones are used for business purposes.

As of Aug. 29, all drones to be used commercially must be registered and licensed. Other rules for commercial use include that the drone always be in the visual line of sight of the operator and only flown up to 400 feet above the ground and up to 100 mph. The drone cannot be used in the dark.

“Many people consider drones to be toys, but even small drones can cause significant damage if it hits a person or is flown over a road and causes a distraction to drivers. Also, they can be used for illicit purposes, so most drones need to be registered,” Schupper said. “A lot of people don’t even know there are rules regarding drone operation. It’s fun and addicting, but you have to use common sense and can’t be reckless.”

Schupper said he is busiest with his real estate clients in spring and summer, when trees are full of leaves and properties look their most lush. Fall foliage, he said, is not as busy a time as fewer homes go on the market heading into winter.

“The whole real estate market slows

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down after the summer,” he said. “You seldom see photos of properties with bare trees or snow on the ground.”

Nancy Robbers, a writer for the real estate website Zillow.com, said drones are “shaping up to the be the next evolution in real estate photography.” Aerial photos can show potential buyers the entire property as well as common driving and walking routes to and from the home. It can also show house-seekers what other homes in the neighborhood look like.

It also cuts dramatically the cost of getting such photos and videos, previously obtainable only from airplanes or helicopters, Robbers said.

While real estate photography may be his most sought-after service, he said his favorite assignment so far has been a wedding. Although his work area typically covers Connecticut, nearby New York and New York City, Schupper traveled to Alabama for this wedding.

“It was complicated, but that made it fun. It was a challenge,” he said. “That’s been my favorite so far. Real estate is fun, too, but it’s quick.”

For Schupper, drone photography allows him to combine two of his loves: technology and flight. He started aerial photography with the common “toy”

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“Practice, practice, practice,” he said about perfecting the controls and camera angles. “It’s a great opportunity for me and I’m thankful for the technology. What these drones can do these days is amazing.

They are very, very sophisticated.”

Schupper, a longtime technology entrepreneur, said he likes his business model with Aerial Photography as he can work from home, has low overhead and enjoys the technical part of producing the photos and videos.

“It’s a nice second life,” he said. “And Connecticut is a beautiful place to do it.”

Chris Bosak is a reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at cbosak@hearstmediact.com; 203-517-7271.

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BY DAVID M. COHEN

The fine print in employment contracts matters

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recent automobile insurance television commercial suggests that hardly anyone reads the fine print in insurance contracts, until it is too late.

The same can be said for employment contracts with clauses that protect employers on a range of issues, typically spelled out in such detail that many job seekers simply sign without a thorough understanding of the document. Frankly, if potential employees didn't sign the contracts as offered, they probably wouldn't get hired anyway — but at least they should know their rights and obligations going into the situation.

Which brings me to a lawsuit filed in federal court in Connecticut earlier this month: Aetna sued a former executive who, the company alleges, violated a noncompete clause in his employment contract. The executive worked at Aetna at a high — level position, allegedly gaining inside knowledge of the insurance giant's marketing strategies. Ultimately the executive left Aetna and went to work for a competitor, a move that Aetna did not take kindly to, leading to the lawsuit.

The suit claims that the executive, while working for Aetna, became acquainted with strategic information including sensitive pricing formulas, payments to Aetna providers, and profits. This, Aetna claims, would deliver an unfair benefit to the competitor.

Aetna also claims the executive knew the strategic reasons the company decided to participate in the Affordable Care Act in some states but not others.

While my firm is not involved in this matter from either side and has no special knowledge of the case, it nonetheless is of interest since Aetna does not just refer to its noncompete clause in its filings. Rather, the suit highlights the specific nature of the competitive harm Aetna maintains would result from its former employee taking the position with its competition.

Connecticut this year passed legislation with a bearing on these issues, although it only relates to physicians and only physicians. The law, Public Act 16-95, effective July 1, establishes limits on the enforceability of noncompetition restrictions imposed by any employer of a physician.

It requires that the restricted period be no longer than one year and the restricted geographic area be no greater than 15 miles from the primary site where the physician practiced. This allows considerable flexibility for a physician leaving an employer to accept another position or even open a new

practice not terribly far from the previous place of employment.

The legislation strikes a balance, giving the employers some protection against competition while also taking into consideration the benefits to the community of retaining a physician who delivers valuable health care and has built patient loyalty.

One provision in the law makes a noncompetition clause enforceable only if it is “necessary to protect a legitimate business interest.” In other words, a theoretical harm to the business model of an employer is insufficient to justify the enforcement of a noncompetition covenant.

Although this requirement previously existed in common law, it typically was given scant attention. If an employer attempts to enforce a restriction not merely to protect genuinely confidential information but rather to discourage its remaining employees from exercising their freedom to take a new position, the courts will likely not conclude that enforcement of the covenant protects a legitimate business interest.

In the Aetna case, the company acknowledges the additional level of proof necessary to further its claim by listing the specific areas of harm it claims it will suffer through a high-level executive with specific inside knowledge taking a similar position with a competitor.

Attorneys working a case of this nature should be aware, however, that if their employer client is aiming to harm a competitor by denying it the services of a talented employee, this by itself will not constitute a legitimate business interest under the law.

Although the new law applies to physicians, resourceful attorneys are likely to refer to it for nonphysician clients as the expression of a Connecticut public policy limiting noncompetition covenants to situations where a legitimate business interest is at risk.

Connecticut law is evolving toward a more robust protection of competition through a heightened focus on the agreements restricting competition in employment. And as this evolution continues, it also would be a good idea for attorneys to help clients clearly understand the fine print before signing life-changing documents.

Attorney David M. Cohen is a partner with Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP in Stamford. His area of concentration includes civil litigation, particularly personal injury, civil rights, employment law, and immigration and naturalization. He can be reached at 203-327-2300 or by email at dcohen@wrkk.com.

Citrin Cooperman Corner

Selecting Systems for your Business

BY DAVID J. ROSENBAUM, PRINCIPAL, TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING CITRIN COOPERMAN Selecting a new computer system for your business can be a daunting task.

Between wading through the multitude of new products that are being introduced to the market each month, weighing the marketing claims of websites and salespeople, DAVID J. ROSENBAUM and determining where the Cloud fits into your technology landscape, many companies simply pick the product that their competitors are using or one that “looks good” without effectively determining what the “right” solution is that can help to enhance their business.

Fortunately, there is a time-tested approach to evaluating computer systems that systematically leads to selection of a system that’s optimal for your business.

DEFINE YOUR REQUIREMENTS It may sound obvious, but the first step in selecting a new system is determining what you need the system to do. Identify your needs and create written documentation of your requirements in business terms (not in computer terms), and in as much detail as possible. For example, if you’re looking for a new General Ledger System, identify any special characteristics that your Chart of Accounts must support, such as departmental or project segmentation. If you’re selecting an Inventory Management System identify the number of warehouses you expect to occupy and any FIFO or lot-specific stock rotation requirements that the system will need to support. For Time & Billing Software document the billing arrangements that the system will need to support (e.g., retainer, contingency, fixed-fee, hourly billing) along with reporting capabilities that will allow you to better manage your staff, clients and business.

Feel free to explore and identify ways that technology could enhance productivity and provide additional control over your business processes and profitability.

When listing requirements, assume that everything is possible and everything is free; later, when you evaluate products against your requirements, you’ll judge the relevant merits and costeffectiveness of different proposed systems as you differentiate between “must have” and “nice to have” capabilities.

Take no requirement for granted. One of our clients assumed that any sophisticated travel industry system would support multiple currencies, but by listing this capability as a requirement they remembered to look for it in each system they considered. To their surprise, they found that very few of the systems they examined actually supported multicurrency transactions in the form they required. They ultimately selected a solution that met 85% of their requirements including multicurrency support rather than a system that met 95% of their needs without this required functionality.

SELECT YOUR SOFTWARE Once you have identified what your new system needs to do, it is time to begin finding the software that will do this task. The process of selecting software consists of identifying available products, quantitatively and qualitatively evaluating those products against your list of requirements and selecting a product that represents the most cost-effective

solution. When comparing the software to your requirements, consider the importance of the features that the system does not provide.

Factor in the cost of customization to rectify any shortcomings. Consider ease of learning, ease of use and industry and technical proficiencies that may be required to operate the system, as well as the time and interest (or lack thereof) you will spend in tailoring the system to your own needs. For some firms, an ideal solution may be a system which requires much fine tuning yet yields extreme flexibility. For other firms, a more appropriate solution may be a less flexible system that basically runs itself.

As part of the software evaluation, determine whether the products you’re considering are Cloud-based or require on-premise servers.

Neither model is inherently preferable to the other, but along with security, scalability, reliability and performance considerations, on-premise solutions necessitate capital expenditures whereas Cloud-based systems require recurring operating expenses.

It is important to recognize that the cost of purchasing the software and any additional hardware often represents only a small portion of the total expense of implementing a system. Fees associated with mapping data and processes to the new system, engineering changes to workflows and controls, and training staff to use the new system often exceed direct software and hardware costs.

PICK THE HARDWARE Determining the hardware that will be needed to support the new system is actually the easiest part of the process. If the solution you select is Cloud-based, then the servers hosting the software will be provided by the vendor. If the system relies on on-premise servers, then you’ll need to be sure that you have suitable network capabilities within your offices.

Most vendors will identify both minimum and recommended hardware configurations for their software based on the number of anticipated users of the system, number of annual transactions and data retention requirements. It is usually advisable to meet or exceed the vendor’s recommended (not minimum) configuration, including 50% to 100% more disk space than recommended.

USE THE SYSTEM If you have followed this system selection strategy, namely defining your requirements, selecting your software and picking the hardware, you stand a very good chance of implementing a system that will increase your effectiveness, as well as your profitability. You should experience very few surprises because your selection process has not been based on advertising claims but rather on a systematic analysis of your business needs and how each product will or will not meet those needs.

Invest the time needed to learn the system you selected, and enjoy the benefits of a wellchosen solution for years to come.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Rosenbaum is a principal at Citrin Cooperman and has more than 35 years of experience in the information technology field. He can be reached at 914.693.7000 or at drosenbaum@citrincooperman.com.

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summer when my son worked as an intern at Bigelow and he said, ‘Now I see what is going on. It would seem that whenever I called you, somehow you were miraculously free.’ I would pick up that phone and walk out of the meeting.”

However, Bigelow admitted that sometimes this balancing act could leave her more than a little exhausted. “I tried to raise my kids the way I was raised — by having dinner together,” she said. “I remember one time I had to do California there and back in a day — it was a 25-hour day. But that is the kind of jamming that I try to do to keep it a priority. If having it all is having a great family and being happy in your career, then yes I feel that I achieved that.”

But Bigelow had an extra consideration: her company was created by her grandmother Ruth in 1945, and she knew from an early age that she was destined for a place within the corporate hierarchy.

“For me, it was never a question,” she said. “It was a family organization, it was a family business, it was a family jewel. It

Cindi Bigelow and Linda McMahon at Sacred Heart University.

never entered my mind not to cherish and not feel grateful that I had a family jewel to run. Not a lot of people get an opportunity like this. I recognized that at the age of 16 that this was a great opportunity and I was not letting go.”

However, after graduating from Boston College in 1982, she initially took a job at Seagram’s; she only arrived as a full-time employee at the family business following her MBA from Northwestern University in 1986. In her initial duties as a cost accountant, Bigelow was satisfied with her responsibilities, but she was uncertain whether

her surname would be a handicap in dealing with her colleagues.

“It was difficult at times,” she recalled.

“I was just trying to do my job and do the best that I could. Many people were looking at me as a Bigelow. They were either being nice to me because I was a Bigelow or they weren’t being nice to me because I was a Bigelow. I didn’t get to start on some sort of equal footing. For me, it was really important for me not to let that influence my daily work and to make sure that I always stayed motivated to be what I felt I had been before I

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MetroPool, Uber, the San Francisco-based rideshare service, is also a founding member of the council; its Connecticut head of marketing, Britta Mulderrig, sits on the council board, as does Connecticut Green Bank Vice President of Commercial Programs Mackey Dykes.

“I didn’t know the depth of Heather’s program until she reached out to us,” said Yvonne Hickey, general manager of the Public Sector Center of Excellence at Xerox Corp. in Norwalk. “But I’ve been impressed with how she’s assembled such a diverse group from all areas — Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, entrepreneurs. Something good is bound to happen.”

The seeds of the idea to start the Connecticut organization — whose nonprofit status is still pending, according to Burns — first came to her two years ago when she was doing consulting work for the American Sustainability Business Council. “It was through that work that I met a lot of the key players in the state, learned which individuals were leading the charge to sustainability, and what public-private partnerships were already in place and where there was opportunity for more.”

Following in the footsteps of the national organization, which also has chapters in Kentucky, New York, Ohio and West Virginia, the Connecticut group has several aims:

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David Levine, co-founder, president and CEO of the American Sustainable Business Council, was a panel speaker at the Stamford launch of the Connecticut Sustainable Business Council.

• Contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by educating the business community about the business case for energy efficiency and renewables, sustainable transportation, and other activities to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality.

• Creating greater market commitment and demand for sustainable procurement, including environmentally preferable products, safer chemical alternatives,

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ethically made products, responsibly sourced materials, and utilizing local providers whenever possible. Burns said she expects to publish a white paper on the topic, “The Business Case for Sustainable Procurement in Connecticut,” in 2017.

• Educating and engaging small Connecticut businesses that are often suppliers to larger companies on how to leverage sustainable business practices to realize cost savings, engage and energize

went to work there, which is the hardest worker possible. I am still a Bigelow, but I hoped that over time my relationships were based on my skill set.”

But ascending to a position of leadership created new problems when a lack of executive vacancies seemed to stymie her career path. She was eventually settled into a position with the title of “vice president,” which created confusion because she did not appear to be in charge of anything specific — a point that was sarcastically driven home by radio host Don Imus, who once commented on the air about Bigelow’s corporate ranking by dubbing her “vice president of nothing.” She eventually took over the leadership role from her father, David, in 2005, with the elder Bigelow continuing as co-chairman of the board with his wife, Eunice.

For her part, Bigelow said she is not pressuring her son and daughter to follow in her business footsteps, and neither of her children are employed by the company.

“You have to be patient with your passion,” she said. “You need time to know what you want to do.”

employees, create new revenue streams, and create competitive advantages.

Burns’ background includes serving as vice chairperson of the American National Standards Institute's joint committee for NSF391.1, the first sustainability standard for professional services, and providing recommendations to the federal Environmental Protection Agency on the development of guidance on eco-labels and sustainability standards used in governmental procurement decisions.

She noted that her and the new council’s objective is to view sustainability “from a business strategy point of view rather than an advocacy point of view.

This is about helping to drive business while creating and maintaining a sustainable economy.”

Burns said she hopes to continue to draw in businesses that are diverse in size, sector and geography. “Crossing county lines is really important,” she said.

“Bringing together Fairfield, Westchester, Hartford and New Haven counties is one of our chief aims.”

The council is scheduling networking events for 2017, she added, including one in Hartford in the spring, one in New Haven in June, and another in Stamford in October.

“We hope to see more connections made that otherwise might not happen,” said Hickey. “We’re already excited that they’ve shown you can bring large and small companies and individuals together in order to lobby and push for sustainability.”

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to provide more housing opportunities in markets where affordability in housing is scant.

The Richmans have used their Greenwich estate for high-profile fundraising events for the Democratic Party, with guests of honor including President Barack Obama and Connecticut’s Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy.

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GREENWICH REAL ESTATE EXEC NAMED TOP CLINTON FUNDRAISER IN CONNECTICUT

Richard Richman, chairman and founder of the Greenwich-based Richman Group Inc., has topped the list of Hillary Clinton’s Connecticut fundraisers.

According to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, Richman and his wife, Ellen Schapps Richman, an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and former vice president of Wyeth Corp., brought in more than $1 million to the Clinton campaign, primarily through a $33,000-a-plate fundraiser that featured an appearance by Clinton.

Richman’s support for Clinton appears to include some influence on her domestic economic agenda: he is a founder and former president and chairman of the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition, an advocacy group that champions the use of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to finance rental housing, and Clinton has based her housing policy proposals on expanding the LIHTC program

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CHIEF SENTENCED IN SECURITIES FRAUD CASE

Carlton P. Cabot, a Stamford resident who was formerly CEO of Boston-based Cabot Investment Properties LLC (CIP), was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in defrauding elderly investors through phony tenants-in-common securities offerings issued between 2008 and 2012.

“Carlton Cabot took $17 million from vulnerable investors and spent it lavishly on himself, and then lied to cover it up,” said Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

“The victims, many of whom were in their 70s and 80s, were simply looking for a steady income stream to sustain them in their retirement. Now, instead of economic safety and security, they are faced with financial ruin. Cabot has rightfully been held to account for his selfish and criminal acts.”

Cabot, who pleaded guilty in June to

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the charges, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $17 million in restitution and forfeiture. Cabot’s co-defendant, ex-CIP chief operating officer Timothy J. Kroll, pleaded guilty last October and is awaiting sentencing.

NIGHTCLUB OWNER GETS THREE YEARS FOR PONZI SCHEME

A 21-year-old former nightclub owner was sentenced to three years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $480,000.

Ian Bick was convicted in November 2015 of six counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. Bick, who was owner of Tuxedo Junction in Danbury, used his managerial role in several local entertainment entities to convince more than 15 of his friends and acquaintances to invest their funds in concert promotion and electronics resale endeavors, with the promise they would receive high returns in a short time period. Instead, Bick used the funds for personal expenses, including lavish vacations.

Bick, who had been in custody since Oct. 4 after his bond was revoked, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to the three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was also ordered to repay the investors he defrauded.

PALMER OUT, YOUNG IN AS WESTPORT P&Z DIRECTOR

Steven Palmer, director of the Westport Planning and Zoning Department since April, has resigned from that office to take a similar position with another, unnamed town.

Deputy Director Mary Young will take over for Palmer effective Nov. 14, according to Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe.

Young has been a member of Westport’s P&Z staff since 2002. Prior to that, she served on Greenwich’s P&Z staff. In addition to her duties as director, she will lead the update of the town’s Plan of Conservation and Development and will co-chair the Saugatuck TOD Master Plan Steering Committee, currently in its final stages of formation.

Palmer’s exit comes just a few days after that of Westport P&Z Vice Chair David Lessing, who resigned due to the travel requirements at his job as executive vice president at wealth management firm Beechwood Bermuda.

A successor will be chosen by the town’s Democratic committee, according to P&Z Chair Cathy Walsh.

CONNECTICUT HOME SALES AND PRICES TAKE A TUMBLE

The state’s housing market experienced negative growth in September, according to a pair of new data studies.

The Warren Group, the Boston-

based publisher of the trade journal The Commercial Record, reports that singlefamily home sales dropped by 3.6 percent on a year-over-year basis during September, with a total of 2,814 singlefamily homes sold during the month versus 2,919 sold in September 2015. On a year-to-date measurement, single-family home sales totaled 24,134 transactions, up 8.4 percent from the 22,257 sales during the period last year.

The Warren Group also determined that the median price of a single-family Connecticut home increased by 2.3 percent in September to $250,000; in September 2015, the median price was $244,400. On a year-to-date measurement, prices reached $249,900, below last year’s $250,000 level.

Separately, new data released by CoreLogic, an Irvine, Calif.-based property information provider, placed Connecticut among two states that experienced yearover-year home price depreciation for September, with a 1.4 percent decline.

The only other state where home prices took a tumble from a year ago was Alaska, which saw a relatively scant 0.3 percent dip. Nationwide, CoreLogic found a 6.3 percent year-over-year home price appreciation, and the most robust state markets were Washington and Oregon with increases of 10.3 percent and 10.1 percent, respectively.

HARVEST HILL ACQUIRES BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING ASSETS OF FARIBAULT FOODS

Harvest Hill Beverage Co. has acquired the beverage manufacturing assets of Faribault Foods Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Based in Stamford, Harvest Hill was formed in June 2014 by Brynwood Partners VII LP of Greenwich to acquire the Juicy Juice brand from Nestlé USA Inc. Minneapolis-based Faribault's beverage assets include a manufacturing plant in Elk River, Minn., which serves as the leading private label supplier and contract manufacturer of pouch products to leading beverage brands. Its customer base includes Sunny Delight, Juicy Juice and Back to Nature.

The acquisition will increase Harvest Hill’s manufacturing flexibility by adding geographic diversity to its production capacity, said Henk Hartong, chairman and CEO of Brynwood Partners and chairman of Harvest Hill.

BROOKFIELD, BRIDGEPORT RECEIVING HOUSING BONDS

Brookfield and Bridgeport are among the towns receiving a total of $276 million in bonds this month to finance single-family mortgages and affordable multifamily rental housing.

The bonds are being issued by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority,

with RBC Capital Markets serving as the lead underwriter.

On Nov. 1, the Authority issued $214 million in bonds, along with $27.7 million in directly placed bonds, to finance approximately 750 mortgages for low- to moderateincome first-time homebuyers, along with financing for about 450 units of affordable housing at Brookfield Village Apartments in Brookfield ($7.3 million), Casa Nueva and Sheldon Wyllys Apartments in Hartford, and Schoolhouse Apartments in Waterbury.

By the end of November, an additional $35 million in bonds will be directly placed and used to finance 157 units of affordable rental housing at Cherry Street Lofts in Bridgeport.

Recent bond issues, combined with $654 million in bonds issued earlier in the year, will bring the Authority’s 2016 total to more than $935 million in bonds, according to executive director Karl Kilduff.

PALISADES HUDSON WILL LEAVE SCARSDALE FOR DOWNTOWN STAMFORD

Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC, a fee-only wealth management and financial planning firm, will relocate its Northeast office from Scarsdale to downtown Stamford in January, the 24-year-old firm announced on Nov. 1.

Palisades Hudson, which manages $1.2 billion of client assets and has nine employees in Westchester, has leased a 5,125-square-

foot space at First Stamford Place, a threebuilding, approximately 795,000-squarefoot office complex owned by Empire State Realty Trust. The office complex adjoins the Stamford Transportation Center. The firm has been based since 2002 at 2 Overhill Road in Scarsdale.

Larry M. Elkin, president and founder of Palisades Hudson, in a press release said Stamford “has excellent office space, downtown amenities and a business environment as a suburban corporate hub, providing easy access for our clients in New York City and its northern suburbs. After nearly a quarter-century in Westchester County, we see that Stamford and Fairfield County offer a similarly affluent community where our tax and wealth planning skills are in great demand, without taking us far from the many friends and clients we have gained in Westchester."

With the move to Stamford, the firm will designate its Florida office in Fort Lauderdale as its new company headquarters. Other offices are in Atlanta, Ga.; Austin, Texas; and Portland, Ore. Palisades Hudson serves clients in more than 25 states and several countries.

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BY MARC GUBERTI

The three steps to dominating every social network

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ocial media’s impact on businesses continues to grow as the days go by.

Digital marketing has extended the reach of pre-existing brands and has allowed some companies to rise from the ground up.

We all know the power social media can have on an individual business. What remains in the fog is how we capitalize on that social media power for our businesses.

After dominating many social networks and accumulating over 400,000 followers, I tapped into a three-step process for thriving on all of the social networks.

STEP 1: FOCUS ON ONE SOCIAL NETWORK

Most business owners have a tenden-

cy to stretch out toward as many social networks as possible. They’re tweeting new content, firing out pins on Pinterest, and sharing every picture imaginable on Instagram. The more social networks you take on, the more difficult it will be to grow on any of them. Spreading your time thin across many social networks makes you a master of none.

For a long time, I was a master of none.

Then I finally hit my breaking point and temporarily abandoned all of my social media profiles except Twitter. That was 2012, and I created a five-year plan to, if I was lucky, end up with 100,000 Twitter followers.

It’s 2016, and I have over 300,000 Twitter followers. That’s the power of focusing on one social network. This level of focus

requires that you invest massive amounts of time toward research and implementation.

I researched all of the possible ways to grow a targeted Twitter audience and experimented. Through my experimentation, I came across the best tactics for growing a Twitter audience.

STEP 2: DELEGATE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA TASKS

Social media domination by definition requires that you have massive audiences on all of the top social media platforms you want to play on. Spending the time to grow those audiences and consistently providing those audiences with new content will take up so much of your time that you’ll have nothing left for the rest of your business.

When you reach that point of social media growth but time diminishment, delegation is your next step forward. Once you dominate a social network, the processes of domination will become easier for you to explain to others.

To dominate another social network without sinking the other parts of your business, you must delegate your social media tasks for your top social network to others. While I am still involved engaging with my followers on Twitter, I do nothing else for that social network. I’m not following highly targeted people or scheduling my tweets. I delegated those responsibilities to a reliable freelancer.

At first, giving any amount of control to someone else will be nerve racking, but once you and the freelancer get comfortable with each other, that power exchange will create more comfort on both sides. You have time to dominate another social network and the freelancer gets paid.

STEP 3: CHOOSE ANOTHER SOCIAL NETWORK TO DOMINATE

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Once you delegate your social media tasks for one social network, you can approach another social network with highlevel intensity. At this point, you are in the social media domination loop. Pick a social network, dominate it, delegate those tasks, and move onto the next one.

But here’s the cool part about social media domination. Once you master a single social network, it becomes much easier to learn the others. Mastering each of them is like learning the Romance languages. Would you rather learn several Romance languages at once or start with one? With all of the subtleties in each language, mastering one at a time is the better route. Then you can master the others since the Romance languages share many similarities with each other.

Social networks work the same. The process for dominating Twitter is similar to the process of mastering Pinterest. The tool names, the name of the social network and the name of a post are different. Some subtleties exist, but the overall process is the same.

So what happens now? Start by committing to one social network and researching all of the possible case studies and tactics for that one social network. Once you master that social network, dele-gate most of the tasks for that social network. Then set sail for the next.

Marc Guberti is a student at Fordham University and a social media and business blogger and author. He’s on Twitter @MarcGuberti and can be reached by phone at 914-722-6005 or email at Marc@ MarcGuberti.com.

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XEROX POSTS REVENUE DECLINE, SETTLES SUIT WITH SHAREHOLDER

There was a mix of good and bad news for Xerox Inc. on Oct. 28, as it recorded its seventh consecutive quarter of decline but also reached a settlement in a lawsuit that threatened to stall its planned spinoff of its business process outsourcing unit.

For the period ending Sept. 30, total revenue was down 3 percent to $4.2 billion. The Norwalk-based company reported net income for the period of $181 million or $0.17 per share, compared with a net loss of $31 million or $0.04 per share a year earlier.

Xerox said that its plan to spin off its unit under the new name Conduent was still on track to be completed by year’s end. Xerox reported $39 million in separation costs for the quarter — compared with none in third-quarter 2015 — while overall costs and expenses decreased 10 percent from the prior-year period, with a 15 percent decline in outsourcing, maintenance and rentals costs.

“In an important period for Xerox when our separation-related activities ramped up significantly, we delivered solid financial results despite challenging market conditions,” said Xerox CEO Ursula Burns.

Meanwhile, the firm also reached a settlement with shareholder Darwin Deason, who in October filed a lawsuit against Xerox maintaining that his preferred shares in the parent company entitled him to similar equity in Conduent, which could have held up the planned split. Under the settlement, Deason will receive 180,000 shares of preferred stock in Xerox and 120,000 preferred shares in Conduent.

FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS HUGE REVENUE INCREASE, NET LOSS FOR QUARTER

Frontier Communications Corp. posted revenue of $2.52 billion for the third quarter, a 77.2 percent increase over the same quarter last year, but a net loss of $80 million.

On a per-share basis, the Norwalk company said it had a loss of 12 cents. Losses, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 4 cents per share.

During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted earnings of 3 cents per share.

Frontier also announced a new custom-

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Frontier’s annualized cost synergy target is now $1.4 billion, up from the $1.25 billion target outlined in its second quarter earnings report. Yet-to-be attained cost synergies of $400 million are anticipated to be achieved by mid-year 2019, including $250 million expected to be achieved by mid-year 2017.

PITNEY BOWES TAKES A DIP IN THIRD QUARTER

Pitney Bowes Inc. reported third-quarter revenue of $839 million, down 3.5 percent year over year and down 2 percent when adjusted for the impact of currency and market exits in Mexico, South Africa and five markets in Asia. Earnings per share were 47 cents, a 2.3 percent year over year improvement.

For 2016, the Stamford company expects to be at the low end of its annual guidance range for revenue and adjusted

earnings per share. It expects revenue on a constant currency basis to decline by 1 to 3 percent when compared to last year.

“We continued to make progress against our strategic initiatives to transform Pitney Bowes,” said President and CEO Marc B. Lautenbach. “Our new enterprise business platform, which was deployed in the second quarter, continues to provide operational benefits, while our new products and solutions introduced in the second and third quarter tied to the Pitney Bowes Commerce Cloud are resonating well with our clients and gaining traction.

“While we continue to make progress in building out our partner channel in our software solutions business by adding new regional system integrators and location intelligence partners in the third quarter, license revenue fell short of our expectations,” he added. “In our small and medium business, equipment sales rebounded after the deployment of our enterprise business platform, but there were some lingering effects that impacted our stream revenues. That said, we are confident that the actions we have put in place in the third quarter will begin to yield better results in the fourth quarter and throughout 2017.”

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BY LAURIE SAMAY

States tax residents who say they’ve moved elsewhere

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uppose you own two houses: one in a state with an income tax, such as New York, and another in an income-tax-free state, such as Florida or Nevada, where you spend an increasing amount of time. You’re ready to assert you primarily reside in the tax-free state. Goodbye, big tax bill?

Don’t be surprised if your old state doesn’t want to let you off the hook. It may rule you’re still domiciled there and order

you to pay up.

It’s a trend. Given the tax revenue at stake, establishing a change in domicile can be a highly contentious issue, especially for individuals with large amounts of out-of-state income in play. New York, in particular, has carved out a reputation for aggressively working to prove that taxpayers are domiciled in the state, even when such claims defy common sense.

New York isn’t alone; several states

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have cracked down on taxpayers who claim they’re no longer domiciled there after moving away. For example, a couple who moved to London when one spouse became an attaché at the U.S. Embassy still had to pay Georgia income taxes, a court ruled last December.

States with a personal income tax generally tax their residents on their worldwide income. In contrast, nonresidents are taxed only on in-state income, such as wages earned in the state or gains on the sale of instate real property. Revenue-hungry states have a big incentive to classify taxpayers as residents whenever possible.

This is where the concept of domicile comes in. Individuals domiciled in a state are automatically considered state residents and must pay state income tax on worldwide income.

People often confuse domicile and residency. You can have several residences, but only one domicile. Your domicile is the place to which you intend to return, even if you’re currently residing elsewhere. But there are many gray areas. Many people have homes in two or more states and may split their time fairly evenly among them.

Someone’s ‘office’ may be their smartphone.

The precise definition of domicile varies from state to state. Some states define domicile by statute, while others base the definition on court cases and precedent.

Once your domicile is established, it is generally presumed to continue until it is abandoned and your new domicile is established.

Simply moving from one state to another or asserting your former second home is now your primary residence may not be enough to prove a change in domicile.

It’s important to understand what factors determine domicile.

Three main considerations are needed to prove a change in domicile: • Presence in the state in which you intend to establish your new domicile.

• Intention to remain in the new state permanently or indefinitely.

• Intention to abandon your old domicile.

Tax authorities look at many factors to assess a change in domicile. No one factor is conclusive, and factors often vary from state to state. In the Georgia case, for instance, the court noted that the couple didn’t pay UK income taxes, which among other factors, suggested their intention to eventually return to Georgia.

Given this ambiguity, it is wise to offer as much evidence as possible when making or defending a domicile claim.

Evidence may include the state in which you’re registered to vote, participation in a political group in the state, state income tax return filings, the location of real property and residences, mailing or forwarding addresses and location of valuables and belongings.

Other factors may include your driver’s license and automobile registration, state of professional license issuance, place of business, family location and where your kids go to school. Authorities can scrutinize how long you’ve been in the state and your physical presence in the state during the year, usage of your home within the state compared to usage of other homes, your memberships in religious organizations and social clubs within the state, the location of your bank and investment accounts, and the location of your doctor, lawyer and accountant.

They may even ask where your cemetery plot is located.

Domicile affects more than taxes. States with community property laws can complicate matters if one spouse is domiciled there but the other is not. The laws of your state of domicile can also have a big impact on divorce cases and the effectiveness of asset-protection strategies.

If there’s any ambiguity in your situation, consult your financial adviser and lawyer before you try to change your domicile.

Even expert advice doesn’t guarantee avoiding a dispute with tax authorities. But you’ll have better odds. Knowledge and forethought are your best allies when determining or changing your domicile.

Laurie Samay is a client service and portfolio manager with Palisades Hudson Financial Group, a fee-only �inancial planning �irm and investment manager in Scarsdale. She can be reached at laurie@ palisadeshudson.com.

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Financial Planners & Wealth Managers Ranked by number of financial planners in the county. Listed alphabetically in the event of a tie.

Planning/management services offered

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Northwestern Mutual - Stamford

265.2 million

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Areas of expertise include financial, disability income, long-term care and estate planning, employee and executive benefits planning and investment strategies

400 Atlantic St., Suite 3, Stamford 06901 653-2100 • stamford.nm.com

Northwestern Mutual Financial - Fairfield

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

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Areas of expertise include financial, disability income, long-term care and estate planning, employee and executive-benefits planning and investment strategies

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800 Post Road, Second floor, Darien 06820 655-8266 • janney.com

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274 Riverside Drive, Fourth floor, Westport 06880 221-5200 • westport.nm.com

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

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Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

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Northwestern Mutual Financial - Westport

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377.4 million

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HTG Investment Advisors Inc.

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2 million $6,000 annually

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Reby Advisors LLC

Bob Reby Laurie Ham laurie@rebyadvisors.com 1985

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750,000 WND

350 million

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Estate and tax planning, insurance review, health care, bereavement, life insurance, retirement planning, ! ! ! ! ! ! family wealth preservation, education planning,charitable giving, income tax minimization, generational wealth and mortgage consultation

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

Resnick Advisors

20 Ketchum St., Westport 06880 226-8262 • resnickadvisors.com

Jay Caraviello Joanne Bock jbock@resnickadvisors.com 1990

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918,000 2,000

800 million

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Westport Resources

(A division of United Capital Financial Resources LLC) 55 Greens Farm Road, Westport 06880 226-0222 • westportresources.com

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1.1 billion

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Advanced Financial Advisors LLC

Landmark Office Center 2 Old New Milford Road, Suite 3F, Brookfield 06804 796-0082 • planafa.com

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LLBH Private Wealth Management LLC

33 Riverside Ave., Fifth floor, Westport 06880 683-1530 • llbhpwm.com

1.6 billion

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Leonard DiCostanzo len.dicostanzo@nmfn.com 1857

James Bakal jbakal@janney.com 1832

Mary Grace Lundstrom mary.lundstrom@nm.com 1857

Thomas Gnuse Robin Sherwood robin@htgadvisors.com 1993

John A. Vaccaro Ashley Schexnaildre ashley.schexnaildre@unitedcp.com 1987

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

Jeff Fuhrman 2008

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J. Philip Bender phil.bender@nmfn.com 1857

risk management

10 billion

Paul Blanco pblanco@metlife.com 1950

(An office of MassMutual) 6 Corporate Drive, Shelton 06484 513-6000 • barnumfinancialgroup.com • massmutual.com

investment management

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Barnum Financial Group

fee based

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estate planning

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family and legal

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Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

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Areas of expertise include financial, disability income, long-term care and estate planning, employee and executive-benefits planning and investment strategies

Financial and retirement planning, education funding, charitable-giving strategies, multigeneration wealth transfer and tax-savings opportunities

Family office services

Financial, retirement and college

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Next generation and wealth transfer, risk management, asset protection, global custody, corporate services, offshore/captive insurance

HighTower - RDM Financial Group Inc.

Ronald D. Weiner rdm@rdmfinancial.com 1994

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624 million

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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

Tuttle Wealth Management LLC

Matthew Tuttle mtuttle@tactical.com 2003

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

155 Lockwood Road, Riverside 06878 888-723-2821 • tuttletactical.com

This list is a sampling of financial planners and wealth management firms that are located in the region.

If you would like to include your firm in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

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Would not disclose.

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ASK ANDI

BY ANDI GRAY

Take the lead when it comes to money and boundaries We have an employee who keeps stretching the limits.

Asks for reimbursement of expenses that we don’t usually reimburse. Frequently requests salary increases. Asks for special favors regularly. Tends to take it personally, as if I’m not doing a good enough job of meeting his needs. I need to realize it’s just who he is and draw the line before things get out of hand.

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Talking about compensation and what people should earn can be uncomfortable for many people.

Knowing your company’s limits is crucial.

So is knowing what the policies are and applying them uniformly. Often fear of losing someone at a critical time results in making an unsustainable offer.

Perhaps your employee is more comfortable than you are when it comes to talking about money and how to get paid more.

Or, at least more motivated to pursue the subject. Take a look at why that is. Are you uncomfortable in general discussing what people get paid or is it just this employee’s approach that is a problem?

It’s crucial to figure out what each position in the company is worth and to know what the company can afford to pay. Worth helps in goal setting. Gross profit for any position, the profit before overhead that is produced by the people who work in the company, should be at least three to four times the cost of their payroll.

Setting boundaries on expenses is equally as important. Spending because of need without monitoring what the company can afford can throw any company’s budget into turmoil. Use a budget to set limits. If spending in one area goes up, spending in another area has to come down to match.

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and expenses. Set ground rules for how to determine and adjust both. And share the load of responsibility. For example, budgets are set annually and evaluated monthly to see if everything is on plan.

Departments are accountable for staying within budget. Set up a group of people who meet to make recommendations or decisions on spending requests. In case of emergencies, have a small but adequate slush fund they can draw on, but hold back on allocating funds until the spending committee unanimously decides what to do. Make sure that everyone in the company understands the company policy of annual budget requests and spending committee approvals.

Never let someone in the company get away with bullying tactics. Most people who threaten to leave if they don’t get their way, or say they can’t do their job without additional financial support, ultimately will do just that when they’ve milked the situation for all it’s worth. They’re not bought into the common good of the company and

the common mission of building a company that can serve the needs of everyone in it. Be prepared to let them go. If their job is critical, make sure that others in the company can back them up and do some or all of their job. Build a plan to have a backup trained for every function in the company. That will make it much easier to get through balanced negotiations when someone decides to threaten to leave.

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Do hospital rating systems make the grade?

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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t is not uncommon for people to check online review sites for movies, restaurants or merchandise. And sites that offer rating systems of stars, letter grades or other user-friendly yea-or-nay symbols make it quicker and easier to analyze online consensus.

But what happens when user-friendly ratings are applied to something as operationally complex as a hospital? Do consumers get the proper overview of a hospital’s perceived strengths and weaknesses? Or do these ratings create an incomplete consideration of the full depth and scope of a hospital’s competence as a health care provider?

One of the oldest online hospital rating services is the Hospital Compare database, operated for the past decade by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This summer, CMS announced an update of its rating process, which passes judgment using a star system, with five stars as the peak.

“The new Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating methodology takes 64 existing quality measures already reported on the Hospital Compare website and summarizes them into a unified rating of one to five stars,” said Dr. Kate Goodrich, director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, in a posting on The CMS Blog. “The rating includes quality measures for routine care that the average individual receives, such as care received when being treated for heart attacks and pneumonia, to quality measures that focus on hospital-acquired infections, such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Specialized and cutting edge care that certain hospitals provide, such as specialized cancer care, are not reflected in these quality ratings.”

The latest Hospital Compare review of Fairfield County’s hospitals offered three-star reviews for Greenwich Hospital, Norwalk Hospital and Stamford Hospital; two-star reviews for Bridgeport Hospital and St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport; and a one-star review for Danbury Hospital.

Closer to home, the state Department of Public Health (DPH) recently released its 2016 Adverse Events Report, which tracks incidents where patients were harmed while undergoing care and treatment at Connecticut hospitals. The number of incidents statewide are on the decline, with

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456 cases reported in 2015, down from 472 reported incidents in 2014 and 534 in 2013.

Of that total, 230 incidents, or slightly more than half of last year's reported cases, involved pressure ulcers, with the next most common involving a fall by a patient - 90 cases, or about 20 percent of the total.

Greenwich and Norwalk hospitals had the lowest adverse-event incidents in 2015 at five and eight, respectively, while St. Vincent’s had the most in Fairfield with 43. The Bridgeport medical center ranked third-highest among the state’s 31 hospitals in adverse events last year, behind Yale New Haven Hospital, with 76, and Hartford’s St. Francis Hospital.

The state Department of Public Health included a statement from St. Vincent’s in its report, in which the hospital defended its commitment to patient safety without addressing any specific concerns raised in the report.

“We have maintained our commitment by mandating a ‘high reliability’ safety training program for every employee regardless of position, and we conduct morning safety huddles as a way to raise and communicate safety concerns and prevent possible harm,” hospital officials stated. “We believe this is necessary to remain at the forefront of patient safety and quality, and to allow our staff to focus on our mission of creating

a safe, holistic, and compassionate environment in which we can deliver personcentered care.”

Adding to the ratings mix is The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog group for health care consumers. In its latest report grading hospitals nationwide from A to D, Connecticut ranked 36th on the list of 50 states for number of A-ranked hospitals. Greenwich and Stamford hospitals received A grades, with St. Vincent’s snagging a B, Bridgeport and Norwalk hospitals receiving a C grade and Danbury getting the lowest D grade.

Erica Mobley, director of communications at The Leapfrog Group, stressed that the letter grades "are only presented in summary” and the nonprofit offers more complete data on its website.

Mobley added that when the letter grading began more than four years ago, hospitals were “upset and defensive,” but that they now use Leapfrog's rating process as a foundation to improve their safety efforts.

“We have seen positive change in hospitals’ reactions,” she said.

In Fairfield County, however, hospital officials might not agree with Mobley’s observation.

“We appreciate that consumers have grown accustomed to composite rating systems to choose their refrigerators, movies,

or restaurants,” said Andrea Rynn, director of public and government relations at Western Connecticut Health Network in Danbury, which includes the Danbury and Norwalk hospitals and New Milford Hospital.

“Although we understand the desire, it is really not possible to do the same in health care. These reports are likely meant to be helpful and ‘simple,’ but they often mask a very complicated process that, in the end, is confusing for the user and potentially misleading. As cited in many publications, the measures that are being pulled into these reports were never intended to be combined into composite ratings or scores.”

Rynn said it would be a mistake for consumers to read the reports and assume all hospitals are alike. “Many [reports] lack current or risk-adjusted data that reflects the makeup of the local community,” she said. “Does the hospital care for younger or older, healthy or diseased, wealthy or less so, insured or not? Data presented is often manipulated by complicated criteria and untested methodology.”

Dr. Thomas Balcezak, chief medical officer at Yale New Haven Health System, which includes Bridgeport and Greenwich Hospitals, echoed Rynn’s concern, noting that the state study did not emphasize that some patients were more prone to pressure ulcers or falls, hence the greater number of those cases cited in that report.

Hospital officials also cited the lack of standardized reviewing among the rival ratings sources.

“It is confusing to consumers,” said Dr. Mary Reich Cooper, vice president and chief quality officer at the Connecticut Hospital Association. “And it is difficult for all of us because none of these approach their measurements or outcomes in a consistent manner.”

Cooper also questioned whether the intended audience for the ratings took advantage of the data. “The current literature shows that consumers do not rely on ratings for making health care choices,” she said. “They rely on their (health care) providers to facilitate them on more complex procedures.”

Balcezak said that patients need to be active participants in determining medical care, rather than relying passively on an online rating system. “The patient needs to ask what they, what their doctor and what their institution can do to keep them safe and ensure the best possible outcome,” he said.

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Norwalk Hospital opens new Whittingham Cancer Center

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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orwalk Hospital held a ribboncutting ceremony on Nov. 1 for its 35,000-square-foot C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Cancer Center, part of the largest expansion project in the hospital’s nearly 125-year history.

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The center also includes areas for patient support services and for the hospital’s extensive clinical trials and collaborative research with nationally recognized cancer research centers.

As long time supporters of Norwalk Hospital, the late C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham of Stamford were instrumental in the creation of the original Whittingham Cancer Center in 1997. Since then, the Whittingham family has committed $4.5 million in support of cancer care services at Norwalk Hospital.

More than 400 people toured the Whittingham Center, whose features include an outdoor healing garden for patients, families and caregivers; contemporary consultation rooms and patient space with media and refreshments; two private infusion suites; 18 light-filled infusion bays with views of Long Island Sound; a dedicated CT Simulator; and two state-of-

“My family wants to help our community and carry on my parents’ legacy,” said Andrew Whittingham, the couple's son, who serves as vice chairman of the Norwalk Hospital Board of Trustees and vice chairman of the board of directors of Western Connecticut Health Network.

“Until a cure is found, our hope is that with compassionate care, peaceful surroundings, and access to the latest cancer research and technology, patients and families find the journey more manageable.”

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he Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) has asked the federal government to declare that the state is violating federal law by paying inadequate rates for treating Medicaid patients and imposing a $556 million tax on the industry.

The group is appealing the declaratory ruling of the Department of Social Services/ Department of Revenue Services on the basis that the hospital tax is illegally implemented. The hospitals are disputing the state’s findings that the tax is applied legally and assert that the hospital tax violates the U.S. and Connecticut Constitutions, as well as a number of federal and state statutes; is in excess of the Departments’ statutory and regulatory authority; and is arbitrary and capricious.

In addition, the CHA and the heads of 21 hospitals have filed a petition with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, stating that the state’s reimbursement and tax scheme violates the federal Medicaid Act. In the petition, the hospitals maintain that the tax exceeds by nearly 30 times the corporate tax rate and violates federal law.

“Connecticut’s Medicaid payment system has degraded to a point where provider payments are no longer sufficient to assure efficiency, economy, quality of care, and adequate access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries,” according to the petition.

The CHA maintains that as a result of the hospital tax and poor Medicaid funding, there have been 1,390 layoffs and more than 1,700 open positions eliminated at Connecticut hospitals since 2013.

It further states that many hospitals are now considering eliminating several programs and are assessing their ability to meet bond covenants.

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Centralization of Stamford Hospital’s Heart & Vascular Institute aids patients, medical staff

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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s part of its recently completed $450 million rebirth, Stamford Hospital’s Heart & Vascular Institute has been centralized to provide convenience and service to patients and medical staff alike.

So said Dr. David Hsi, chief of cardiology and co-director with chief of cardiac surgery Dr. Michael Coady of the hospital’s heart programs.

“We have always been proud of our tradition of teamwork,” Hsi said. “This improves that by enabling us all to work together even more closely.”

The Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI) provides cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, non-invasive and interventional medical cardiology, integrative cardiology, interventional radiology, and rehabilitation services in its new, 27,000 square foot single-care environment. Its infrastructure was created to accommodate current and future technologies, Hsi said.

New facilities include two cardiac catheterization labs, one of which is a hybrid room with the capability of EP (electrophysiology, typically used as a diagnostic tool but also used to help correct arrhythmias through catheter ablation), vascular and TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) procedures, and a dedicated EP study lab.

The consolidation of the hospital’s cardiac care services also brings patients into closer proximity to other critical services, such as emergency care and trauma, which further aids in facilitating diagnosis and treatment, he said.

Many of those services and facilities were spread throughout the old Stamford facility, as the existing building did not have enough space to encompass new technologies and treatments, Hsi explained.

“For patients, there is a huge convenience factor,” he continued. “Everything from a simple heart ultrasound to advanced cardiovascular procedures are in one place.

You often need a complicated plan to manage patients’ conditions. Medicine, imaging and treatment are now centralized, offering access to all specialists who can use all the equipment at their disposal. All of our specialists are now together, which helps in treating patients, referring to each other, and consulting with each other.”

Private consultation rooms for patients, families and caregivers are also located nearby, as part of Stamford’s dedication to the patient-focused Planetree philosophy, named for the nonprofit patient-centered care organization of hospitals and other health care organizations headquartered in Derby.

The Planetree approach guides organizations in making patient-centered care the centerpiece of a cohesive strategy that accelerates quality improvement, drawing input from patients, long-term care residents, family members and health care professionals.

Stamford has been accredited as a Planetree Designated Patient-Centered Hospital, one of a handful in the country so designated.

Hsi noted that the hospital also adheres to the Medicare Quality Measures, tools to help staff measure or quantify health care processes, outcomes, patient perceptions, and organizational structure and/or systems that are associated with the ability to provide high-quality health care and/ or that relate to one or more quality goals for health care, which include effective, safe, efficient, patient-centered, equitable, and timely care.

As with the rest of the hospital, cardiology in-patients are located on a single floor, in this case the ninth. Depending on their care need, they may also be in ICU, located on the second floor, where the HVI is also located.

“That’s also a part of Planetree,” Hsi said. “Every room is private with a private bathroom, and is large enough to accommodate an extended family stay. The helps provide the ‘human touch’ — healing that goes beyond technology and that is a critical component of our patient care.”

The HVI further allows Stamford to be the first hospital in the state to offer several advanced cardiovascular procedures, he added. Those include the ability to provide advanced monitoring of blood pressure within the heart, an advanced use of ultrasound to diagnose and treat atrial fibrillation and other conditions, and replacing heart valves subcutaneously without cutting open the patient’s chest.

The HVI participates in several national safety initiatives, including the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Disease Registries and the American Heart Association “Get with the Guidelines” Program, which measure the level of care provided to heart patients, Hsi added.

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Palliative care expanding at Danbury, Norwalk hospitals

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com The continued increase in hospital palliative care teams is especially evident at Danbury Hospital, which recently expanded its program to include outpatients with pulmonary diseases. The reason for the expansion, according to Damanjeet Chaubey, the facility’s medical director for palliative care service and chief of hospital medicine, is simple: “It makes for better patient care, which is why we went into medicine in the first place.”

Available at the Western Connecticut Medical Group Pulmonary and Sleep Disorders office in Danbury, the service focuses on making palliative care available early in the process of treating chronically ill patients before they require hospitalization. The hospital is the only one in the state to have received advanced certification for palliative care from the state’s independent, nonprofit Joint Commission.

Unlike end-of-life hospice care, palliative care helps patients and their families deal with serious illness by treating physical and

emotional symptoms and reducing suffering at different stages of the disease. Palliative care teams – typically composed of doctors, advanced practice registered nurses, licensed clinical social workers, dietary and spiritual care specialists – are trained and skilled in advanced care planning, while discussing patients’ personal goals to help guide the treatment strategy.

“It’s very interdiscipline-based care,” Chaubey said. “The first step is to meet and define what matters most to the patient and the family, and how to align treatment to reflect that. It’s simple to say, but can be very difficult to achieve. It can otherwise be incredibly difficult to get all those health care providers on the same page.”

According to a report by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Palliative Care Research Center, 67 percent of U.S. hospitals with 50 or more beds reported having palliative care teams in 2015, up from 63 percent in 2011 and 53 percent in 2008. The number of states with “A” grades – defined as more than 80 percent of the state’s hospitals reporting a palliative care team – also increased, from 3 percent in

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Additional services her team provides, Chaubey said, include referrals for hospice care at the appropriate time and advance care planning to document health care and end-of-life wishes.

“We offer palliative care for a number of situations,” she said, “including for people looking to lose weight, who are often short of breath or suffer from depression.”

The true goal, she said, is to begin palliative care early, “when they are just starting to face a serious illness.” Otherwise, she said, “You’re dealing with the sickest of the sick, where important decisions need to be made in crisis situations. Whenever possible, we want to get involved before the situation has reached crisis level.”

Planning ahead in a realistic way is usually beneficial to patients and their families, she said. “If you’re looking at someone with COPD” – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, “it’s very beneficial for them, their family and their caregiver to know what the symptoms can be if the disease worsens and to explain what is likely to happen in the future. Patients often feel that palliative care helps with their quality of life.”

Danbury’s palliative team will also follow patients into nursing homes to continue following the mutually agreed-upon plan, continuing the service after they’re discharged home or

remain at the facility if the condition worsens.

For elderly patients with pulmonary conditions, continuous trips to their doctor’s office or the hospital can be especially onerous, Chaubey said. “At-home palliative care can keep them from ending up in a revolving cycle of going to and from the ER,” she said.

Danbury also has two physicians making home visits under the palliative program, “and when’s the last time you heard of a doctor making a house call?” she asked. “That, and our work with visiting nurses and home care agencies, has been a real game-changer.”

As Danbury is part of the Western Connecticut Health Network, Chaubey said she has also been able to help fellow facility Norwalk Hospital build its palliative care resources. “They had one nurse specialist there with palliative care training – it was not very robust,” she said. “But now we’re developing the same program at Norwalk, establishing a team that will be similar to ours.”

By next year, she said, Norwalk will also have a palliative care team specializing in pulmonary diseases.

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BY JULIE REVELANT

Preparing doctors for interviews: a marketer’s guide As a health journalist and a health care content marketing writer, I’ve interviewed countless physicians for stories on everything from having a healthy pregnancy to how to prevent a heart attack.

Regardless of what the story is about, one thing I’ve realized is that the doctors I interview are either seasoned pros or have no idea how to conduct interviews.

Whether you’re creating content for a blog, thought leadership article or an annual report, ensuring that your physicians are prepared will help you create content that generates leads, engages patients and gives you credibility. Likewise, if you’ve landed an interview at a top media outlet, your physicians will give better interviews and be called on again and again for future stories.

Here are four ways you can help your physicians give great interviews.

1. BE A PRO

When scheduling interviews, make sure your physicians will be available.

Sure, appointments run late and emergencies happen, but don’t schedule interviews

at times you know they could get delayed, like when they’re wrapping up surgery or in a board meeting.

Many times physicians are too busy to remember they have an interview, so always send them calendar invites and confirm the night before.

but if they have been asked to speak about something in particular that needs to be researched ahead of time, be sure to let them know and offer to help. If the physician comes prepared with his own talking points and can cite relevant studies, it will help the interview go even more smoothly.

2. PREPARE THEM

3. MAKE SURE THEY TALK IN SOUND BITES

It happens to me practically every week.

I take a call with a doctor and he says, “What’s this for again?” Clearly his PR and marketing team didn’t communicate the details with him.

When asking doctors to do interviews, it’s important that you give them everything they need to know: the name of the outlet, the type of media, the audience, the story idea, the name of the journalist or producer and anything else that’s important for them to know.

If you’re working with a physician on a content marketing project, be sure to send them questions ahead of time if they want to prepare.

Most physicians can talk off the cuff,

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I find that physicians fall into three camps: • They give brief answers with little to no detail.

• They ramble on and on about one idea that isn’t relevant or important or they go off on a tangent.

• They give brief but informative straightforward answers and speak in sound bites whether they’re being interviewed for a blog post or a TV show.

Experienced writers understand how to conduct interviews, ask the right questions and how to get the physician talking.

Yet if your physicians talk in sound bites, they will have credibility and your content will be a lead generation tool.

As a health care marketer, you have buyer personas, a content marketing strategy and an editorial calendar in place.

Although your physicians are on board to help you create content, some may not like your story ideas, the voice, tone and style of your writing or the final version.

Remember that doctors are not content strategists and should not write content.

Although they are vital to content creation, they need to understand your organization’s goals and objectives for generating new leads, keeping patients engaged and reducing attrition.

Physicians are a health care organization’s greatest asset as both expert sources and content creation partners. And when you take the time to guide and support them, your organization can do amazing things.

Julie Revelant is a journalist, health care marketing writer and copywriter and the owner of Revelant Writing LLC in Bethel.

She can be reached at 917-524-9287 or by email at julie@revelantwriting.com.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS-FILED Yettito, Frances and Vincent Yettito, Redding. Filed by Goldman, Gruder & Woods LLC, Norwalk. $69,374 in favor of HBR Danbury LLC, Danbury.

Property: 27 Granite Ridge Road, Redding. Filed Oct. 17.

BANKRUPTCIES Lucas Printing Company Inc., 461465 W. Main St., Stamford. Chapter 11. Assets: $0 to $50,000. Liabilities: $500,000 to $1 million. Type of business: Limited liability company. Debtor’s attorney: Matthew K. Beatman, Bridgeport. Case no. 5:16-bk-51392.

Filed Oct. 21.

BUILDING PERMITS

COMMERCIAL 388 Office Park, Monroe, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 388 Office Park, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Oct. 7.

A Pappajohn Co., Norwalk, contractor for Division Dunham 35 LLC. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 200 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed Oct. 14.

American Solar & Alternative, Stamford, contractor for The Maritime Center. Install solar panels on the roof of an existing commercial space at 10 N. Water St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,377. Filed Oct. 11.

Bai Media Design, contractor for 3377 Post Road. Add a new wall sign to an existing commercial space at 3377 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $750. Filed Oct 18.

Blue Rhino, Bordentown, N.J., contractor for Speedway No. 2404. Add a tank holder to an existing commercial space at 169 North Ave., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $366. Filed Oct. 14.

Board and Brush, Monroe, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 292 Elm St., Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Oct. 3.

Children’s School Inc., Stamford, contractor for self. Erect a temporary tent on an existing commercial space at 118 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $2,583. Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

City of Bridgeport, contractor for self. Alter the security room in an existing commercial space at 999 Broad St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Claris Construction Inc., contractor for CM Realty LLC. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at Newtown Road Cutoff, Danbury. Estimated cost: $750,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Claris Construction Inc., contractor for CM Realty LLC. Add a temporary trailer to the property of an existing commercial space at Newtown Road Cutoff, Danbury. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Dattco Inc., Bridgeport, contractor for self. Upgrade a tank on an existing commercial space at 44 River St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,000.

Filed Oct. 13.

Degross, John B., contractor for Quarry Farms LLC. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 67 Sandpit Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Durants Tents Party Rentals, contractor for Unquowa School Associates. Add temporary tents to an existing commercial space for a special event at 981 Stratfield Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $900. Filed Oct. 17.

Enterprise Shelton Lot 4 LLC, Shelton, contractor for Yale New Haven Health. Add a walk-in clinic to an existing single-family residence at 4 Corporate Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Oct. 14.

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.

Fleischmer, Wayne, Fairfield, contractor for self. Repair fire damage to an existing commercial space at 4090 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Oct. 14.

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Hassan, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add a sign to the exterior of an existing commercial space at 533 Federal Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Hair Couture LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Roche Inc. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 590 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Oct. 12.

MDC Investment Property LLC, Shelton, contractor for Vibrant Health.

Install a new glass door and demising wall in an existing commercial space at 1 Waterview Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Oct. 12.

T J & Son Inc., Danbury, contractor for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. Renovate the labs and offices in an existing commercial space at 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield.

Estimated cost: $986,717. Filed Oct. 13.

Anthony Tomas Builders LLC, Wilton, contractor for Gregory D. King. Demolish an existing singlefamily residence at 137 Park St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $30,000.

Filed Oct. 4.

Northeast Productions, Stamford, contractor for Northeast Productions.

Add temporary tents to an existing commercial space for a special event at 4200 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,980. Filed Oct. 14.

Tavella, Cheryl and Joseph Tavella, Norwalk, contractor for self. Fit-out a steel storage building on the property of an existing commercial space at 22 Catherine St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Ayer, Mona M. and John H. Ayer, Danbury, contractor for self. Add an open deck to an existing single-family residence at 37 Jeanette Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,800. Filed Oct. 11.

Northern Towers, Farmington, contractor for American Tower Corp. Upgrade the towers on an existing commercial space at 1330 Chopsey Hill, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000.

Filed Oct. 13.

Town & Country Inc., contractor for Prindle Lane LLC. Add a separation wall to the interior of an existing commercial space at 1 Prindle Lane, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,500.

Filed Oct. 13.

B.G. Construction, Bethel, contractor for Harold D. Maney. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 510 Barrack Hill Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $30,000.

Filed Oct. 11.

Post Road II LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Create a new restaurant in an existing commercial space at 789 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

Ultimate Design Co Inc., contractor for Paraskevas LLC. Add sheetrock to the interior of an existing singlefamily residence at 211 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,500.

Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

Ball, James, contractor for Bruce A. Friedlander, et al. Add liner to the chimney in an existing single-family residence at 434 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,900.

Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Relations Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Water Street Associates. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 132 Water St., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Verdi Construction Co LLC, contractor for CIFC 120 Main Holding Corp. Add a steel garage enclosure to an existing commercial space at 120 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Barry, Brookfield, contractor for self.

Construct a full bathroom on the second floor of an existing single-family residence at 174 Pocono Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $8,110. Filed Sept. 19.

Riverbend South LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 9 Riverbend Drive South, Stamford. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

Whiting Turner Contracting Co., New Haven, contractor for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals. Construct a new parking lot with lighting on an existing commercial space at 900 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Beauchemin, Michelle, Shelton, contractor for self. Replace the siding on an existing single-family residence at 29 Brookpine Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $4,900. Filed Oct. 14.

Rowayton Marine Realty LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 105 Rowayton Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Zajack Inc., contractor for Mill Plain Office Park. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 36 Mill Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,800.

Filed Oct. 11.

Sharkey, Colleen, Stamford, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen in a condominium unit at 61 Riverside Ave., Unit 13, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

Shock Electrical Contractors Inc., contractor for the city of Stamford. Install lighting on a commercial field at 45 Merrell Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $452,160. Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Signature Construction Group LLC, Stamford, contractor for Three Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Reduce the interior of an existing commercial space to its core at 301 Tresser Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $27,000.

Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Sorby Contracting Inc., contractor for SG Newtown Road Partners LLC. Add a retaining wall to an existing commercial space at 78 Newtown, Danbury. Estimated cost: $24,000.

Filed Oct. 11.

RESIDENTIAL 18 Flicker Lane LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Construct a new superstructure with two and one-half stories, a two-car garage, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, an unfinished attic and an unfinished basement at 18 Flicker Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed Oct. 11.

AAA Construction Services, Brookfield, contractor for Lambert.

Construct a new house at 73 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $240,000. Filed Oct. 1.

Blum, Jeremy R., contractor for Erno Z. Bacso and Erika E. Bacso. Add an in-ground pool with a spa to an existing single-family residence at 2 Knapps Park Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Bontempi Construction LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for John Patten and Carolyn Patten. Construct a detached two-car garage on the property of an existing single-family residence at 528 Canoe Hill Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $50,000.

Filed Oct. 11.

Burnham, Timothy, Shelton, contractor for self. Repair and renovate the second floor on an existing single-family residence at 302 Howe Ave., Shelton.

Estimated cost: $15,500. Filed Oct. 11.

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Burnham, Timothy, Shelton, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 302 Howe Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Acevedo, Luis E., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Put new insulation in an existing single-family residence at 85 Halpin Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,500. Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

C&D Contractors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Lillian Manzi. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 9 Apple St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Allan, Monroe, contractor for self.

Replace and enlarge the upper and lower decks on an existing singlefamily residence at 119 Lazy Brook Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed.

Filed Oct. 7.

Caperton Company LLC, contractor for Steckler. Replace the deck and rescreen porch on an existing singlefamily residence at 70 Riverford Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $30,000.

Filed Sept. 30.

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THE CULTURAL ALLIANCE HOSTS ONE-DAY ‘SPACE SUMMIT’

CGC RECEIVES $10K FROM FIRST COUNTY BANK

The Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County (CAFC) — a nonprofit comprised of nonprofit arts and culture organizations, creative businesses, artists, libraries and municipalities — in partnership with the Kuchma Corp. and Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, is hosting a one-day “Space Summit” titled, “Creative Spaces for the Creative Economy,” Saturday, Nov. 12, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Bijou Theatre, 275 Fairfield Ave. in Bridgeport. The summit is being held in response to calls for action by the cultural community of Fairfield County to bring unused or underused space into more productive use for artists, cultural nonprofits and others in the community. Panel topics include “Temporary Transformations of Commercial Space,” “From Spaces to Places — Connecting to Community,” “Sharing Spaces and Services” and “Incentives to Release Commercial Space for Cultural Use.” The summit is free but reservations are required. To register, visit culturalalliancefc.org.

WWE WINS FIVE GOLD AND 12 SILVER W3 AWARDS

From left: Richard Zaremski, senior vice president, First County Bank; Eliot Brenner, president and CEO, CGC of Southern Connecticut; and Mark Rosenbloom, associate vice president, First County Bank.

Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a professional wrestling entertainment company, received 18 awards from the W³ Awards, an initiative sanctioned and judged by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts which honors creative excellence on the internet and the creative and marketing professionals behind award-winning sties, videos and marketing programs. WrestleMania 31, a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, was honored as “best in show” in the social content and marketing category, and WWE Network, WWE.com, WWE App, Connor’s Cure and WWE social media were all recognized for their creative excellence with five W3 Gold Awards and 12 Silver Awards.

First County Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Stamford-based First County Bank, awarded $10,000 to the Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut (CGC) in support of its program, Child and Family Therapy (CFT). Based in Stamford, CGC serves children, from birth to age 18, by providing mental health care and preventative services in Stamford, Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan. The CFT program services children ages 3-18 who experience mental health problems that impact their daily activities and long-term development. Within this program, CGC treats children struggling with issues, like depression, bullying, poor school performance, developmental delays, physical aggression or drug and alcohol abuse.

Higher risk children who pose a threat to themselves or others are given priority access. For more, visit childguidancect.org.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING

MURPHY OF THE ‘WALL STREET TOP 50’ TO HEADLINE LECTURE

Kathleen Murphy

Kathleen Murphy, president of personal investing at Fidelity Investments — a company that provides financial products and services to millions of individual investors — and Fairfield University class of ’84 alumna will headline “Lessons in Leadership,” part of the Dolan School of Business’s Dolan Lecture Series, Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Murphy’s achievements have earned her nationwide recognition, including repeatedly being named one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in American Business” by Fortune magazine, one of the “Wall Street Top 50” and “Business 100” by Irish America magazine one of the “25 Most Powerful Women in Finance” by U.S. Banker, among others. She currently stands at the helm of a business with more than 17 million customers and more than $1.9 trillion in client assets. Prior to her current position, she has served as CEO of ING U.S. Wealth Management. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at the Quick Center. To register, visit fairfield.edu/dolanlectures.

SCHIPANI PR CELEBRATES ONE YEAR IN BUSINESS Schipani PR, a public relations firm based in Stamford, is celebrating its one-year anniversary in business. Mia Schipani, owner and founder, launched the firm after working 20 years as an in-house public relations, marketing and business development executive leader. She has a broad range of industry knowledge, including fashion apparel, luxury brands, hospitality, travel, health and wellness, technology, professional services, commercial, retail and residential real estate. The firm focuses on public relations and strategic marketing campaigns for small to medium-sized businesses looking to expand. For more, visit schipanipr.com

UNION SAVINGS BANK DONATES $25K TO RIDGEFIELD THEATER BARN

From left: Wayne Leiss, manager, Ridgefield Theater Barn; Jill Mcguire, senior branch manager, Union Savings Bank, Ridgefield branch; Pamela Jones, president of the board of directors, Ridgefield Theater Barn; and Cynthia Merkle, president and CEO, Union Savings Bank.

Danbury-based Union Savings Bank donated $25,000 to help fund the experience of the Ridgefield Theater Barn community theater. The Ridgefield Theater Barn is a nonprofit founded in 1965 that is housed in a rustic, converted dairy barn leased from the town of Ridgefield, providing an ongoing series of comedies, dramas, musicals, improv and special events. The donation will help the theater build a costume shop, a functional space for set construction, a classroom dedicated to its Theater Barn Kids program, a second classroom/ conference room and a separate performance space that will be used for a multitude of events. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the theater offers a series of performances over 30 weekends and seats approximately 70 people at 11 tables.

Mia Schipani

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BDO CELEBRATES NEW OFFICE SPACE

COLDWELL BANKER $60K FOR FRIENDS OF KAREN

DATES NOV. 7

The Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting Steve Vai to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his instrumental rock guitar album, “Passion and Warfare,” with a performance of the entire album with surprises in store, 7:30 p.m., 80 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield. A meet-andgreet experience package is available. For tickets, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

From left, Michael O’Connor presents a trophy to Rich McNichol of McNichol Home Inspections at the 10th annual Coldwell Banker Erin-O’Connor Memorial Golf Outing.

Celebrating the added space are; Maria Karalis, office managing partner of BDO’s Stamford office, and John Kyriakides, audit managing partner of BDO’s Long Island office.

BDO USA LLP, an international accounting firm and consulting network with an office in Stamford, added new office space to accommodate the Stamford office’s growth and future plans.

The expanded space is located at 1055 Washington Boulevard in Stamford and will provide capacity for increased client support and leadership functions across the company.

BANK OF AMERICA WELCOMES SMITH Bank of America appointed Sheilah Smith of Greenwich to the role of vice president and senior mortgage loan officer. In this position, she will serve clients’ home financing needs in the town of Greenwich and surrounding areas. Smith has 24 years of residential lending experience, including home financings ranging from first-time buyers to retirees. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and has served as the co-chairwoman of the Greenwich YWCA Brava Awards event for the past four years.

Sheilah Smith

LIBERATIONS PROGRAM WELCOMES DARIEN RESIDENT

Steve Fogarty

Norwalk-based Liberation Programs Inc. (LPI), a private, nonprofit, substance-abuse prevention and treatment organization serving more than 2,000 individuals and families throughout lower Fairfield County, welcomed Steve Fogarty of Darien to serve on its board of directors. Fogarty has experience working in marketing and senior global management positions, most recently serving as corporate officer and chief ethics and compliance officer for Colgate Palmolive before retiring in 2015. He holds a master’s degree from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y., a residential real estate brokerage with more than 2,200 affiliated sales associates serving the region, raised $61,000 for Friends of Karen Inc. through its 10th annual Coldwell Banker-Erin O’Connor Memorial Golf Outing. Friends of Karen Inc., a nonprofit based in North Salem, N.Y., provides emotional, financial and advocacy support for critically ill children and their families. The tournament is held annually to raise funds for Friends of Karen Inc., in memory of Erin O’Connor, who died of a brain tumor in 1999 at the age of 13, and was the daughter of Michael O’Connor, an associate real estate broker affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office of Yorktown Heights, N.Y.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY HOSPICE HOUSE HOLDS MEMORIAL CEREMONY Stamford-based Fairfield County Hospice House (FCHH), a nonprofit established to build a free-standing hospice house, is hosting its second annual Flight of Life Memorial Ceremony, Sunday, Nov. 13, 11 a.m. at the site of its new home, 1 Den Road, Stamford. The ceremony will honor loved ones who have passed away and raise funds to support completion of the hospice house through purchase of butterflies that will be assembled on a live birch tree at the ceremony.

FCHH is a six-bedroom home intended to serve as a “home away from home” for patients at the end of life who are no longer able to remain in their homes. It is the first residential house dedicated to hospice in Connecticut and is expected to serve hundreds of families annually. For more about FCHH, visit fchospicehouse.org.

AFFINION GROUP PARTNER TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED Stamford-based Affinion Group, a loyalty and customer-engagement solutions company, is partnering with the Bridgeport Rescue Mission — a nonprofit that strives to address the issues of hunger, homelessness and addiction in Fairfield County — to help support families in need. In addition to financial support, Affinion Group will be establishing an ongoing employee volunteer program as part of the partnership, including a year-round calendar of events and activities to benefit the nonprofit. As the first step in this new partnership, Affinion Group has committed to be a gold sponsor for the nonprofit’s Great Thanksgiving Project, which provides more than 3,000 turkeys, fixings bags and 15,000 winter coats to local families. The company has made a $70,000 commitment to the project, including a donation of gift-card codes to families in need, redeemable at stores in Bridgeport and Stratford. In addition to this project, the Bridgeport Rescue Mission provides a variety of services to the community, including a food and clothing outreach program, job training and employment services and emergency shelters for men, women and children.

Women’s Business Development Council is presenting “Intellectual Property: What You Need to Know,” a workshop led by Carolyn Blankenship, chief intellectual property counsel at Thomson Reuters, to understand the basics of intellectual property and protecting what differentiates your company in the digital age, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., WBDC, 184 Bedford St., Stamford. For more, visit ctwbdc.org.

NOV. 9 Fairfield University’s Center for Catholic Studies is presenting Sister Nancy Murray for a performance of “St. Catherine of Siena: A Woman for Our Times,” 7:30 p.m. in the Dolan School of Business Dining Room, Fairfield University, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For more, visit fairfield.edu.

NOV. 10 United Way of Western Connecticut is hosting a launch event for the Stamford Cradle to Career partnership, 8:3011:30 a.m. at the University of Connecticut-Stamford, 1 University Place, Stamford.

The event will discuss topics, including K-16 education, cradle-to-career education, data-driven decisions, powerful partnerships, student outcomes and mobilizing individuals and communities to achieve goals. For more, visit uwwesternct.org.

The Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting Jim Breuer, one of Comedy Central’s “100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time” and a fan favorite from Saturday Live, who will charm audiences with his stage antics and impressions, 8 p.m., 80 East. Ridge Road, Ridgefield.

For more, call the box office at 203-438-5795.

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FACTS Carty, Joseph T., contractor for Carol S. Royce. Rebuild an existing bath in an existing single-family residence at 8 Green Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $14,500. Filed Oct. 11.

Fairchild Heights Inc., Shelton, contractor for Sunnyside Mobile Park.

Construct a new mobile home at 4 Second Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Clark Construction of Ridgefield Inc., Ridgefield, contractor for Jean Erickson Gaumer. Remodel the hall bathroom with new fixtures in an existing single-family residence at 156 Silver Spring Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $22,400. Filed Oct. 14.

First Methodist Church, Shelton, contractor for self. Convert storage space into a bathroom in a church at 188 Rocky Rest Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Clark Sellars Building & Remodeling LLC, Woodbury, contractor for Robert Byrne. Replace the bathroom fixtures in an existing single-family residence and put in a new tile floor at 27 Topstone Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $48,500. Filed Oct. 11.

Clearview Inc., Bridgeport, contractor for Sheppard Jay. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 37 Quinlan Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed Oct. 13.

Cole, Davis, contractor for Ribeiro.

Enclose the front porch on an existing single-family residence at 17 Pleasant Rise Circle, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed Sept. 30.

Connecticut Basement Systems Inc., Seymour, contractor for Jonathan Savino, et al. Finish the basement space in an existing singlefamily residence at 70 Vineyard Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,270.

Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

Conway, Kathleen, Shelton, contractor for self. Add a pre-built shed to the property of an existing singlefamily residence at 71 Princess Wenonah Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Costigan, Seamus J., Stamford, contractor for self. Construct a new twofamily residence at 18 Limerick St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $219,000.

Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Dastoli Excavation Inc., Stamford, contractor for 910 NWR LLC. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 910 N. Wilton Road, New Canaan.

Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 4.

DC Builds LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Erin Wilson and Duane Barney. Renovate the kitchen, bathroom, hall, basement and dining room in an existing single-family residence at 18 Quail Drive, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Oct. 12.

DiMeglio, Marissa and Luigi DiMeglio, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Add a detached garage, kitchen and bedroom to an existing singlefamily residence at 203 Nod Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $107,280.

Filed Oct. 12.

Donovan, Kristen, Shelton, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 2 Windsor Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed Oct. 14.

Gaffney, Gregory R., Fairfield, contractor for self. Add a new bathroom to an existing single-family residence at 308 Alma Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed Oct. 17.

Gedney, John C., Fairfield, contractor for James Rothwell and Susan Rothwell. Add an in-ground pool with a spa to an existing single-family residence at 461 Lallay Blvd., Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Gesualdi, John P., New Canaan, contractor for self. Demolish a pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 211 Old Norwalk Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $5,000.

Filed Oct. 6.

Glenn, Ganz, Shelton, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 76 Howe Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $15,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Grid Alterations Inc., Emeryville, Calif., contractor for 80 Fair Street LP. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 80 Fair St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $164,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Guglielmello, Michael J., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a master bedroom, bathroom and siding to an existing single-family residence at 196 W. Haviland St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Guiltec Development LLC, Stamford, contractor for John J. Louizos, et al. Build two additions over the porches on an existing single-family residence at 1867 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

Hannibal, contractor for Early.

Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 21 Jay Lane, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Oct. 3.

Holloway Gutter Corp., Stratford, contractor for Romana Adascalitei.

Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 10 Norvel Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,900.

Filed Oct. 14.

Home Carpentry Services LLC, contractor for Cristine Giordano. Add a shower to an existing single-family residence at 222 Great Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $2,500.

Filed Oct. 13.

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Jaquez, Corey A. and Aimee L. Jacquez, Shelton, contractor for self.

Add a new deck to an existing singlefamily residence at 32 High Ridge Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $7,000.

Filed Oct. 13.

Masek, Priscilla and Douglas Masek, Shelton, contractor for self.

Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 26 Perch Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $25,200. Filed Oct. 13.

Pools by Al Inc., Milford, contractor for Jonathan P. Shiff and Laurie E. Shiff. Construct a gunite pool with a spa and stone decking at 310 South Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Romano Brother Builders LLC, contractor for self. Construct a new two-story house with four bedrooms, an open deck and a two-car garage at 336 Turkey Roost Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Oct. 7.

Jimenez, Jorge, Monroe, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen and bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 139 Pepper St., Monroe.

Cost undisclosed. Filed Oct. 7.

Mayle, Chris, Fairfield, contractor for Roderick Johnson. Add a spa and a pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 67 Bluff Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pa., contractor for Donald C. Green, et al. Replace the windows on an existing single-family residence at 31 Apple Valley Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,083.

Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Morgan J. Michael and Amy E. Michael. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 219 Figlar Ave., Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $5,682. Filed Oct. 17.

John A. Lavorgna & Co Inc., contractor for Andrew Holmes. Remodel a master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 245 Sunnyridge Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Jones, Tammie S., Shelton, contractor for self. Demolish a wood deck and replace with masonry stone steps at 188 Hillside Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $2,200. Filed Oct. 11.

Kane, Jeffrey R., contractor for Dwight W. Cobb and Dawn Cobb.

Build a bathroom on the third floor of an existing single-family residence at 1141 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield.

Estimated cost: $19,999. Filed Oct 18.

Katz Contracting LLC, contractor for Norma Schlager and Ruth Savasta.

Extend a deck on an existing singlefamily residence at 140 Logging Trail Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed Oct. 11.

Katz Contracting LLC, contractor for Donald Leroy Lombardi. Replace the landing and stairs on an existing single-family residence at 11 Briarwood Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,900. Filed Oct. 11.

Leykamsh Construction LLC, Brookfield, contractor for Theresa Robinson. Demolish the powder room in an existing single-family residence and add a new bathroom and playroom at 71 Tackora Trail, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Logan Jr., Frank, Norwalk, contractor for self. Relocate the basement kitchen on the first floor of an existing single-family residence at 31 Lexington Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Lorenzo, Waterbury, contractor for Federal Home Loans. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 619 Queen St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Oct. 14.

McGovern, John, contractor for Sandra R. Berger. Add a poolhouse room to an existing single-family residence at 35 New England Drive, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $86,000. Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

McNally, Brian James, Danbury, contractor for Kurt Segner. Addition above a garage of an existing singlefamily residence at 6 Sylvan Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $50,000.

Filed Oct. 12.

Messina, Kathy L. and John J. Messina Jr., Shelton, contractor for self.

Add a master bedroom and bathroom to an existing single-family residence at 50 Dogwood Drive, Shelton.

Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Michaud, Joseph F. and Lori J. Michaud, Danbury, contractor for self.

Legalize a shed on the property of an existing single-family residence at 51 N. Nabby Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Morrissey, Priscilla and Christopher Morrissey, Ridgefield, contractor for self. Finish the attic space in an existing single-family residence for a bedroom, bathroom and sitting area at 126 Ramapoo Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $31,200. Filed Oct. 13.

Newtown Pool, contractor for Wieser. Install an in-ground pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 6 Great Ring Road, Monroe. Cost undisclosed. Filed Oct. 7.

Nisberg, Jeffrey F., Shelton, contractor for self. Perform an addition to an existing single-family residence at 39 Wabuda Place, Shelton. Estimated cost: $41,160. Filed Oct. 14.

Nuconn Dismantling LLC, contractor for Whatever Real Estate LLC. Alter the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 82 Courtland Hill St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

Lux Renovations LLC, contractor for Verrastro. Finish the basement space in an existing single-family residence at 36 Percheron Drive, Monroe.

Cost undisclosed. Filed Oct. 7.

Ober, Brookfield, contractor for self.

Disassemble a greenhouse at 23 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $700. Filed Sept. 30.

Marsha, Williams, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 51 Deer Run Lane, Shelton.

Estimated cost: $12,480. Filed Oct. 14.

Perley, Brookfield, contractor for self. Add siding to an existing singlefamily residence at 7 Nabby Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $78,000.

Filed Sept. 30.

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Prusasky, Michael P., Stamford, contractor for Eric E. Brown, et al.

Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 42 Catoona Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Prusasky, Michael P., Stamford, contractor for Marie A. Paul, et al. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 56 Limerick St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000.

Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Prutting, Monroe, contractor for self.

Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 43 Elaine Drive, Monroe. Cost undisclosed.

Filed Oct. 6.

Przypek, Kevin V., contractor for Laura Schultz, et al. Add a generator to an existing single-family residence at 45 Mill Valley Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,900. Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Purdue Renovations LLC, contractor for Stacey Sanseverino. Renovate the kitchen, bathroom, hall, basement and dining room in an existing singlefamily residence at 15 Sterling Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000.

Filed between Oct. 17 and Oct. 21.

R & F, Trumbull, contractor for Watermark at 3030. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 3030 Park Ave., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $26,800. Filed Oct. 13.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Michael J. Labella and Suzanne Labella. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 200 Fogg Wood Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,490. Filed Oct. 17.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Michael E. Sibbitt and Naomi R. Sibbitt. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 56 Great Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,666. Filed Oct. 12.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Giannino. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 103 Knorr Road, Monroe.

Cost undisclosed. Filed Oct. 7.

Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for Lisa Annunziato. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 58 Clearview Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $23,829. Filed Oct. 12.

Tarik Construction LLC, contractor for Susan A. Rebholz, et al. Renovate the kitchen in an existing singlefamily residence at 32 Prince Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,750.

Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Cowelly Carreon. Remove and dispose of the shingles on an existing single-family residence at 104 Scofield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,989.

Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Ragette, Rosemarie T., Danbury, contractor for self. Extend the deck of an existing single-family residence at 43 Pembroke Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,600. Filed Oct. 12.

Toll, Thomas, Shelton, contractor for self. Add a detached garage to the property of an existing single-family residence at 628 Long Hill Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Ramirez, Elfito, West Haven, contractor for Alex Baram. Renovate the interior of an existing single-family residence at 195 Manhattan Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,000.

Filed Oct. 13.

Vinylume Inc., contractor for John C. Morrow, et al. Install new vinyl siding on to an existing single-family residence at 166 Idlewood Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,975. Filed between Oct. 10 and Oct. 14.

Ramirez, Elfito, West Haven, contractor for Alex Baram. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 195 Manhattan Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,800. Filed Oct. 13.

Vivint Solar Developer LLC, contractor for Michael Quigley. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 18 Old Elm Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $6,996. Filed Oct 18.

Robert, Testa, contractor for 2 Sasapequan Road LLC. Add a rear deck and stairs to an existing single-family residence at 85 Sasapequan Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Oct 18.

West, Mike, contractor for Newbury Crossing Association. Add a retaining wall to an existing single-family residence at 9-15 Bristol Path, Brookfield.

Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Sept.

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FACTS Whaley, Peter D., Shelton, contractor for self. Build a screened-in threeseason porch on an existing singlefamily residence at 426 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $10,860. Filed Oct. 11.

Williams, John J., contractor for Patricia Garvey Jaumin. Replace the windows on an existing single-family residence at 110 Buena Vista Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000.

Filed Oct. 17.

Zubrinsky, Fred, Norwalk, contractor for self. Repair the roof on an existing single-family residence at 3 Wall St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed Oct. 11.

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

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT 645 Pine Street LLC, Bridgeport.

Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for water services provided.

The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest and court costs. Case no. FBT-cv166059968-S. Filed Oct. 18.

67 Eckart Street LLC, Stratford.

Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for water services provided.

The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest and court costs. Case no. FBT-cv166059969-S. Filed Oct. 18.

930 Mill Hill Terrace LLC, et al., Avon. Filed by The Southern Connecticut Gas Co., Orange. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield.

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 credit account. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance of $59,450 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages greater than $15,000 and court costs. Case no. FBTcv16-6059930-S. Filed Oct. 17.

Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Laura Tozier, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Matthew J. Broder, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she 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 her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6059960-S. Filed Oct. 17.

American Standard Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Wayne Harding, Glastonbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Embry and Neusner, Groton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that he was forced to be exposed to asbestos fibers and materials manufactured by the defendants during the course of his work. The defendants failed to advise the plaintiff of the dangerous characteristics of asbestos and failed to provide a safe working environment for the plaintiff.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as this court may deem proper.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6060055-S. Filed Oct. 19.

Black Rock Home Builder LLC, Bridgeport. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority, Bridgeport.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for water services provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment.

The plaintiff claims money damages, interest and court costs. Case no. FBTcv16-6059971-S. Filed Oct. 18.

Bridgeport Health Care Center Inc., et al., Milford. Filed by Lorna J. Walker Campbell, Bridgeport.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard P. Giarniero, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to transfer the money in her pension fund. The plaintiff has demanded a written statement from her employer explaining why they have failed to transfer her money, yet has not received it. The plaintiff claims injunctive relief, disbursement of funds, prejudgment interest, post-judgement interest, punitive damages, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as may be required in law or equity. Case no.

FBT-cv16-6059936-S. Filed Oct. 17.

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Bridgeport Hospital, et al., Hartford. Filed by Maurice Peterson, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Patrick J. Filan, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this medical malpractice suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to properly obtain and document the plaintiff’s decedent’s medical history and failed to perform an effective treatment plan. As a result, the plaintiff’s decedent allegedly died. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and any further relief in law or equity, which may appertain. Case no.

FBT-cv16-6060059-S. Filed Oct. 19.

Bridgeport Renovations LLC, Waterbury. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority, Bridgeport.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for water services provided.

The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest and court costs. Case no. FBT-cv166059987-S. Filed Oct. 18.

Carrena Property Management LLC, et al., Easton. Filed by Inisha Myers, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Edmund Q. Collier, Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that a ceiling owned by the defendants collapsed on her and caused injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to repair the ceiling. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6060049-S. Filed Oct. 19.

General Dynamics Corp., et al., Hartford. Filed by Wayne Harding, Glastonbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Embry and Neusner, Groton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that he was forced to be exposed to asbestos fibers and materials manufactured by the defendants during the course of his work. The defendants failed to advise the plaintiff of the dangerous characteristics of asbestos and failed to provide a safe working environment for the plaintiff.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as this court may deem proper.

Case no. FBT-cv16-6060056-S. Filed Oct. 19.

J.N.T. LLC, Derby. Filed by Dalila Lopez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of George H. Romania, Hamden. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a stairwell owned by the defendant and sustained injury.

This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to maintain their interior stairwell. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6060122-S. Filed Oct. 21.

FIGURES Nationwide General Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Tanisha Matthon, Bridgeport. 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 she 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 her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6059935-S. Filed Oct. 17.

Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., Milford. Filed by Jessica Cipriano, Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas M. Yuditski, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she 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 her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant.

The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv16-6060052-S. Filed Oct. 19.

Union Avenue Associates LLC, Fairfield. Filed by Tyco Simplexgrinnell, East Berlin. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari LLC, Hamden. 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 sprinkler products and services delivered to the defendant. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $6,127 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, prejudgment interest, costs, post-judgment interest and such other relief as in law or equity the court deems just. Case no. FBT-cv166059993-S. Filed Oct. 18.

West River Management Group LLC, Milford. Filed by the Water Pollution Control Authority, Bridgeport.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Russell D. Liskov, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for water services provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment.

The plaintiff claims money damages, interest and court costs. Case no. FBTcv16-6060020-S. Filed Oct. 18.

Williams-Sonoma Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Kelly Tienken, Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of Bruce J. Corrigan, Westport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to remove the ice from their sidewalk.

The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-cv16-6059937-S. Filed Oct. 17.

DANBURY SUPERIOR COURT Corporate Flight Management Inc., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hilario’s Truck Center LLC, Danbury.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Votre & Associates PC, Ridgefield. 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 crane services. 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, court costs and other equitable relief as the court may deem proper. Case no. DBD-cv16-6020867-S. Filed Oct. 19.

DTZ Inc., et al., Hartford. Filed by Jessie Anderson, New Paltz, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Garrett, M. Moore Sr., Moore, O’Brien & Foti, Middlebury.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on a French fry on a property owned by the defendants and sustained injury.

This slippery condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to maintain the floor area of their self-service food court. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. DBD-cv166020879-S. Filed Oct. 21.

Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., Hartford. Filed by Brenda Shrevington, Wynnewood, Pa. Plaintiff’s attorney: Murray J. Kessler, New Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on an slippery surface in a bath tub owned by the defendant and sustained injury.

This slippery condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to perform proper inspections of their bathroom. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court.

Case no. DBD-cv16-6020851-S. Filed Oct. 18.

Jones-Nabby LLC, Leland, N.C. Filed

by Bluu Bar LLC, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tyler J. Balding. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to return the security deposit to the plaintiff for a lease that it had provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance of $18,424 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs. Case no. DBD-cv16-6020845-S. Filed Oct. 17.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT AXA Insurance Co., et al., New York, N.Y. Filed by Permastelisa America Corp., Windsor. Plaintiff’s attorney: Saxe Doernberger and Vita PC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that the defendants issued an insurance policy to the plaintiff. The defendants allegedly failed to provide coverage. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, interest, attorney’s fees, punitive damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no.

3:16-cv-01739-RNC. Filed Oct. 19.

Marine Max Northeast LLC, et al., Norwalk. Filed by John A. Bertolasio, Chicopee, Mass. Plaintiff’s attorney: Consumer Law Group, Rocky Hill.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this warranty suit against the defendants alleging that they sold him a boat marketed as “new” even though it had been previously damaged in an accident and had been improperly repaired. This allegedly caused monetary damages for the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims actual damages, consequential damages, punitive damages, statutory damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01739-JAM. Filed Oct. 19.

Nantahala Capital Management LLC, et al., Darien. Filed by Todd Hakimi. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ostrager, Chong, Flaherty & Broadman PC, New York, N.Y. Action: The plaintiff has brought this SEC act suit against the defendants alleging that they failed to disclose to their holding company their short-swing profits, causing monetary damages. The plaintiff claims $500,000 in monetary damages, attorney’s fees, interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv01748-RNC. Filed Oct. 21.

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FACTS Natchaug Hosp., Mansfield. Filed

by Mary Montany. Plaintiff’s attorney: Madsen, Prestly & Parenteau LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this disability suit against the defendant alleging that it installed new carpets in their premises, which made the plaintiff sick. The defendant allegedly failed to make reasonable accommodations for the plaintiff during construction, causing nausea. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, back pay, front pay, reinstatement of position, punitive damages, statutory attorney’s fees, costs, interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-01717-JBA. Filed Oct. 17.

NorthLand Investment Corp., et al., Newtown, Mass. Filed by Persoma Noble, et al. Plaintiffs’ attorney: David N. Rosen & Associates PC, New Haven.

Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that they owned a low-income housing facility. The defendants allegedly allowed the facility to fall into disrepair — effectively demolishing it by neglect. The plaintiffs claim compensatory damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-01741-VLB. Filed Oct. 20.

Sperry Rail Inc., Danbury. Filed by Edmund Smith. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sabatini & Associates, Newington.

Action: The plaintiff has brought this disability suit against the defendant alleging that he was terminated for having to go the hospital for health problems. The defendant allegedly fabricated a pretext to fire the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims $750,000 in monetary damages, compensatory damages, back pay, front pay, reinstatement of position, punitive damages, statutory attorney’s fees, costs, interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity.

Case no. 3:16-cv-01729-JAM. Filed Oct. 18.

Remorques Savage Inc., Sherbrook, Canada. Filed by Bull Bag LLC, Middlesex. Plaintiff’s attorney: Votre & Associates PC, East Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it failed to produce a prototype on time. The plaintiff also alleges theft of intellectual property.

The plaintiff claims $1 million in monetary damages, costs, an injunction for production and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv-01735-VLB. Filed Oct. 19.

Target Stores Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Filed by Maria Pereira, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cramer and Anderson, New Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that a chair from its rack fell and struck her, causing damages. This accident was allegedly due to the negligence of the plaintiff in that it failed to secure its premises. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:16-cv01732-RNC. Filed Oct. 18.

DEEDS

COMMITTEE DEEDS Belansky, Mary R., et al., Danbury.

Appointed committee: William R. Donaldson, Danbury. Property: 129 Westville Ave., Danbury. Amount: $175,800. Docket no. DBD-cv-156017469-S. Filed Oct. 11.

Bernaud, Richard L., et al., Trumbull. Appointed committee: Daniel B. Glass, Trumbull. Property: 47 Bailey St., Trumbull. Amount: $289,900.

Docket no. FBT-cv-15-6047662-S. Filed Oct. 6.

Conrad, Robert, et al., Fairfield. Appointed committee: Pamela L. Shaplin, Fairfield. Property: 1471 Melville Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $266,000.

Docket no. FBT-cv-146045322-S. Filed Oct. 17.

Mallin, Walter, et al., Trumbull.

Appointed committee: Christopher Joseph Ruskey, Trumbull. Property: 93 MacArthur Road, Trumbull.

Amount: $186,250. Docket no. FBT-cv16-6054455-S. Filed Oct. 6.

COMMERCIAL 30 Brookfield Street LLC, Norwalk. Seller: David J. Suares, Eatonton, Ga. Property: Lots 51 and 52, Map 179, Norwalk. Amount: $400,000. Filed Oct. 13.

31 Bluff Avenue LLC, Weston. Seller: Hickory Bluff LLC, Darien. Property: 31 Bluff Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed Oct. 14.

Alfreda Blazey Living Trust, Shelton. Seller: Traci Lacoseglio and Jaymie G. Cetta, Shelton. Property: Unit 58 in Crescent Village Condominium, Shelton. Amount: $470,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Amber 1 LLC, Southport. Seller: David Alexander Whitney, New York, N.Y. Property: 195 Southport Woods Drive, Unit 66, Fairfield. Amount: $320,000. Filed Oct. 14.

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CT Five Investment Enterprises LLC, New Hyde Park, N.Y. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 111 Kennedy Drive, Bridgeport.

Amount: $61,800. Filed Oct. 14.

D/M Property Investments LLC, Brookfield. Seller: Diana Martinez and Jose Vivaldi Martinez, Wellington, Fla. Property: 304 Federal Road, Unit 204, Brookfield. Amount: $63,000. Filed Sept. 30.

EG Home LLC, Beacon Falls. Seller: Quaranta Brothers Inc., Trumbull.

Property: Lot 3 of Brothers Birdseye Road, Monroe. Amount: $1.6 million.

Filed Sept. 28.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Douglas E. Carne, Huntersville, N.C. Property: 10-12 Kneen St., Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 28.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Robert E. Carne, Huntersville, N.C. Property: 10-12 Kneen St., Shelton. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Sept. 28.

Flips LLC, Newtown. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Coppell, Texas. Property: 42 Currituck Road, Newtown.

Amount: $154,900. Filed Oct. 11.

GRC Construction LLC, Newtown.

Seller: Maureen M. HoneychurchMatz and John E. Matz, Newtown.

Property: 17 and 19 Baldwin Road, Newtown. Amount: $11,500. Filed Oct. 11.

Island Brook LLC, Floral Park, N.Y. Seller: Sterling Tool & Die Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 206 Island Brook Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $170,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Just In Holdings LLC, New Milford. Seller: Asrar Ahmed and Amina Ahmed, Brookfield. Property: 2 Danbury Road, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 14.

Live Well 25 LLC, Darien. Seller: Michael P. Brueck and Erin Brueck, Darien. Property: Map 1995, Darien.

Amount: $975,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 290 E. Village Road, Shelton. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 27.

Luigi LLC, Danbury. Seller: John L. DeFlumeri, Newtown. Property: 2-6 Franklin St., Danbury. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 12.

Blackshaw Chriscott LLC, Oyster Bay, N.Y. Seller: Day Street Development LLC, Greenwich. Property: Unit B of Day Street Commons, Darien.

Amount: $4.9 million. Filed Oct. 11.

National Transfer Services LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Wanda G. Parelli and Emil P. Parelli Jr., Trumbull. Property: 5570 Main St., Trumbull. Amount: $423,000. Filed Sept. 26.

CMB Estates LLC, Stamford. Seller: Rahul Prabhu, Stamford. Property: Unit B in Building 38 of Chesterfield Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $440,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Oishi Sono LLC, West Haven. Seller: Claudine Davis, Norwalk. Property: 37 Lincoln Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $165,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Colonial Condos LLC, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Investment Realty LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 231-D Pennsylvania Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $50,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Perry Construction Services, Shelton. Seller: Jessalyn Ann Iannone and Andrew James Iannone, Honolulu, Hawaii. 42-44 Ann Ave., Shelton.

Amount: $210,000. Filed Oct. 5.

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FIGURES T & W Enterprizes LLC, Shelton.

Seller: Barbara W. Glover, Shelton.

Property: Birchbank Road South, Shelton. Amount: $85,000. Filed Sept.

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Bailey, Monica and Randy Bailey, Trumbull. Seller: Perri Persico-Lopinto, Trumbull. Property: 49 Wilson Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $138,000.

Filed Oct. 7.

Cafarelli, Linda M. and John F. Cafarelli, Island Park, N.Y. Seller: Jeffrey Sward and Kathleen Sward, Redding.

Property: 46 Fire Hill Road, Redding.

Amount: $525,000. Filed Sept. 26.

TCHE Properties LLC, Bethel. Seller: Federal Properties LLC, Brookfield.

Property: 887 Federal Road, Brookfield. For an unknown amount paid.

Filed Sept. 26.

Barreira, Andre, Shelton. Seller: John C. Miller and Rebecca W. Miller, Shelton. Property: 145 Canal St., Unit 202, Shelton. Amount: $170,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Canales, Edis A., Danbury. Seller: Hilary Ben-Ami, Brookfield. Property: Lot 10, Map of Indian Fields Section 3, Brookfield. Amount: $350,000. Filed Oct. 3.

The Hsu Family Properties LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Peter Spallino and Paul Spallino, Norwalk. Property: Unit 263 of Clocktower Close Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $225,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Beaudry, Robert A., Trumbull. Seller: Kaminski Real Estate LLC, Shelton.

Property: 34 Hillcrest Road, Trumbull. Amount: $255,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Capeles, Gloria P., Ana M. DuqueGarcia and Edison F. Torres Herrera, Darien. Seller: Alan L. Rudman and Geraldine B. Rudman, Trumbull.

Property: Lot 1, Map of Surrey Hill, Trumbull. Amount: $399,999. Filed Sept. 30.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Okla. Seller: JPMorgan Chase NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 80 Trowel St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 13.

Town of Trumbull. Seller: Deborah J. West, Trumbull. Property: 85 Church Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $340,000. Filed Sept. 26.

RESIDENTIAL Adrejecsk, Victoria and Jacob Greenberg, Trumbull. Seller: SRP-14 LLC, Shelton. Property: 31 Franklin St., Trumbull. Amount: $300,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Aimable, Christabel, Bridgeport.

Seller: Mary Jean Cox, Fayetteville, N.C. Property: 264-266 Wilmot Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $70,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Alabre, Islande Marin and Pierre Alabre, Stratford. Seller: Pamela A. Miller, Stratford. Property: 31 Arrow Head Place, Stratford. Amount: $245,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Alyamani, Mohammed and Fuad A. Mokbil, Trumbull. Seller: Kenneth J. Serke, Monroe. Property: 535 Elm St., Monroe. Amount: $445,000. Filed Oct. 3.

Ambrosey, Bryan, Newtown. Seller: Leon Ambrosey and Cynthia Ambrosey, Monroe. Property: Lot 3, Map 1074, Newtown. Amount: $295,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Andrade, Angel R., Norwalk. Seller: Jung In Kang and Won Kang, Oakland Gardens, N.Y. Property: 8 Moscariello Place, Unit E, Norwalk. Amount: $187,500. Filed Oct. 14.

Autorino, Elane F., White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Helga Kobetitsch, Shelton.

Property: 455 Asbury Ridge Road, Shelton. Amount: $151,900. Filed Oct. 7.

Azar, Jorge L., Queens Village, N.Y. Seller: Lisette Velez, Bridgeport. Property: 81-83 Pixlee Place, Bridgeport.

Amount: $168,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Belardinelli, Jared, Brewster, N.Y. Seller: Geoffrey A. Grunesberg and Joann Grunesberg, Brookfield.

Property: 11 Laurel Drive, Brookfield.

Amount: $261,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Berkowitz, Pasqualina L. and Daniel Berkowitz, Darien. Seller: Three Two Development LLC, Fairfield. Property: 771 Rowland Road, Fairfield. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Oct. 12.

Bertola-Emerson, Adriana, Fairfield. Seller: One-Six Enterprises LLC, Waterbury. Property: Unit 27 in The Lions Condominium, Danbury.

Amount: $66,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Bitner, Dana Adkins, Easton, Pa. Seller: William D. Weber and Elizabeth J. Weber, Ridgefield. Property: Parcel B, Map 6542, Ridgefield.

Amount: $890,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Blarke, Bijhan A. and Alexandra A. Cruzado, Ridgefield. Seller: Richard E. Booth and Laurene R. Booth, Newtown. Property: 54 Chipmunk Trail, Newtown. Amount: $350,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Bock, Dana Rose, Redding. Seller: Lucille Bock, Westport. Property: 29 Chalburn Road, Redding. Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Borden, Roberta P. and Leon M. Borden, Ridgefield. Seller: Maureen H. Zipparo and Robert J. Mauceri, Ridgefield. Property: Segment X, Map 9370, Ridgefield. Amount: $17,500.

Filed Oct. 11.

Borko, Julita and Jonathan Ratki, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Murray D. Berkowitz and Lynda T. Berkowitz, Stamford. Property: 490 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $800,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Budzik, Kathleen, Ridgefield. Seller: Deidre A. Elston and Kevin R. Elston, Ridgefield. Property: 44 North St., Ridgefield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 11.

Carlo, Catherine De and Fabio Tarantino, Ridgefield. Seller: Fabio Tarantino, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 104, Map 4230, Ridgefield. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 17.

Casey, Lilian S. and Eugene J. Casey, Danbury. Seller: Mitko R. Dimitrov and Hristinka I. Dimitrov, Danbury. Property: 111 Logging Trail Road, Danbury. Amount: $350,000.

Filed Oct. 11.

Cennamo, Louis, Trumbull. Seller: Casine Cennamo, Sabrina Cennamo and Louis Cennamo, Trumbull. Property: 48 Robinwood Road, Trumbull.

Amount: $173,333. Filed Sept. 27.

Chan, Lung, Danbury. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 5 Old Shelter Rock Road, Danbury.

Amount: $45,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Chang, Yu-Chi and William Chin, Bethel. Seller: Toll Connecticut III Limited Partnership, Danbury. Property: 914 Old Pasture Drive, Danbury.

Amount: $287,213. Filed Oct. 17.

Cherubin, Esther, Norwalk. Seller: Jeffrey Scott Vangela, Fairfield.

Property: 47 Ojibwa Road, Shelton.

Amount: $329,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Chintamani, Naveen, Bridgeport.

Seller: R & R Siblings LLC, Bridgeport.

Property: 1225, 1226, 1229 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $145,000.

Filed Oct. 12.

Chowdhury, Sutopa P. and Pijush K. Paul, Cupertino, Calif. Seller: Toll Connecticut LP, Newtown. Property: 560 River Road, Unit 25, Shelton.

Amount: $507,739. Filed Sept. 27.

Ciminiello, Amy and Angelo Ciminiello, Ridgefield. Seller: Edward J. Santoro and Linda M. Santoro, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 25, Map 7846, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Oct. 12.

Buglione, Christopher, Shelton.

Seller: Clair R. O’Donnell Rose, Shelton. Property: 145 Canal St., Unit 512, Shelton. Amount: $166,000. Filed Sept. 21.

Cipriano, Pedro, Shelton. Seller: John Chaves, Easton. Property: Lot 2, Coram Ave., Shelton. Amount: $175,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Burton, Linda S., Darien. Seller: Martha F. Russell, Norwalk. Property: Unit 7 of Getner Farms, Norwalk. Amount: $857,500. Filed Oct. 14.

Cockburn, Michael, New Fairfield.

Seller: Mary T. Hansen, Danbury.

Property: 99 Middle River Road, Danbury. Amount: $352,000. Filed Oct. 18.

FACTS Coffey, Diana M. Carlino and Andrew R. Coffey, Redding. Seller: Elizabeth Leonard, Redding. Property: 23 Huckleberry Hill Road, Redding.

Amount: $523,000. Filed Sept. 26.

DeGruttolo, Katherine and Angelo DeGruttolo, Trumbull. Seller: Nancy J. Mejia, Trumbull. Property: 145 Broadway Road, Trumbull.

Amount: $294,000. Filed Sept. 28.

Conklin, Kim and Adam Conklin, Cary, N.C. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 27 Crows Nest Lane, Unit 15A, Danbury.

Amount: $130,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Dellacenza, Alessandro, Stamford.

Seller: Frederick G. Bannerot V., Stamford. Property: Unit 2 in Chesterfield Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $343,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Cooney, Megan G. and David Jay Cooney, Darien. Seller: CL Darien Partners LLC, Darien. Property: 51 Kensett Lane, Darien. Amount: $6 million. Filed Oct. 6.

Cooperman, Paula, Lambertsville, N.J. Seller: Geoffrey C. Lounsbury, Newtown. Property: Taunton Lane, Newtown. Amount: $399,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Cracco, Amanda Brooke and William F. Cracco, Northport, N.Y. Seller: Robert E. Lee and Kimberly A. Kleiman-Lee, Delafield, Wis. Property: 18 Sharp Hill Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $707,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Crouse, Laurie B. and Cimarron Crouse, Fairfield. Seller: Evan B. Olmstead and Liza Eleoff, Fairfield.

Property: 94 Division Ave., Fairfield.

Amount: $335,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Curran, Patricia M., Newtown. Seller: Alexander Beloblosky and Elaine R. Mende, Monroe. Property: 18 William Henry Drive, Monroe. Amount: $300,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Cutler, Michelle and Bradley Cutler, Trumbull. Seller: Bradley Cutler and Michelle Cutler, Trumbull. Property: 77 Wedgewood Road, Trumbull.

For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 7.

Darling, Sheila, Newtown. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Wilmington, Del. Property: 7 Johnson Drive, Newtown. Amount: $180,000.

Filed Oct. 12.

DaSilva, Renato A., Brookfield.

Seller: George K. Spatta Jr., Brookfield.

Property: 7 Meadow Drive, Brookfield.

Amount: $320,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Davidson, Marjorie T. and William R. Davidson, Ridgefield. Seller: Charter Group Partners At Ridgefield LLC, Brookfield. Property: 77 Sunset Lane, Unit 5, Ridgefield. Amount: $876,778. Filed Oct. 12.

Davis, Caroline P. and Winfield S. Davis IV, Hamden. Seller: Henry C. Jacobi and Heidi I. Jacobi, Trumbull.

Property: 39 Beardsley Parkway, Trumbull. Amount: $349,000. Filed Oct. 3.

Deeb, Mary K., Shelton. Seller: David M. Brunetto and Maritza Z. Brunetto, Shelton. Property: 412 Wooded Lane, Shelton. Amount: $261,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Denley, Christine L., Danbury.

Seller: Terrence M. Maher, Danbury.

Property: 23 Hillandale Road, Danbury. Amount: $280,000. Filed Oct. 18.

Desai, Pankil, Stamford. Seller: Gyanam Hazarika, San Francisco, Calif.

Property: Unit 424 of Eastside Commons, Stamford. Amount: $380,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

DiScala, Laura, Norwalk. Seller: Anthony Salvioli, Norwalk. Property: Unit A-3 of Silvermine Riverfront, Norwalk. Amount: $215,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Durden, Melissa P. and Daniel Durden, Trumbull. Seller: Jane A. Giover, Wimauma, Fla. Property: 5 Haverhill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $498,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Eckert, Lori J. and Donald Albert Tagg, Shelton. Seller: Richard T. Bourque and Brenda J. Bourque, Oxford. Property: Buddington Road, Shelton. Amount: $258,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Eleoff, Liza K. and Evan B. Olmstead, Fairfield. Seller: Hector Bravo Jr., Hamilton, N.J. Property: Lot 51 of Brooklawn Estates, Fairfield. Amount: $497,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Eleoff, Liza K. and Evan B. Olmstead, Fairfield. Seller: Thomas Bravo, Fairfield. Property: Lot 51 of Brooklawn Estates, Fairfield. Amount: $497,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Eleoff, Liza K. and Evan B. Olmstead, Fairfield. Seller: Peter Bravo, David Bravo and Sharyn St. Clair, Fairfield. Property: Lot 51 of Brooklawn Estates, Fairfield. Amount: $497,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Espinal, Jose A., Danbury. Seller: General Real Estate Holdings LLC, Danbury. Property: 73-79 Park Ave., Unit 201, Danbury. Amount: $95,000.

Filed Oct. 17.

Esposito, Deborah J., Shelton. Seller: Nicholas C. Esposito, Shelton. Property: 35 Ivy Grove Court, Shelton.

Amount: $240,000. Filed Sept. 28.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Seller: Provident Funding Associates LP, Shelton. Property: Lot 3, Wheeler Street, Shelton.

For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 11.

Ferrante, Clara and Natale Ferrante, Trumbull. Seller: Natale P. Ferrante and Clara G. Ferrante, Trumbull.

Property: 430 Pitkin Hollow, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 29.

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Ferraro, Jody and Stephen Ferraro, Bridgeport. Seller: Richard Montgomery and Nancy Montgomery, Norwalk. Property: 66 Meadow Road, Trumbull. Amount: $315,000.

Filed Sept. 28.

Ferraz, Catia and Mary Filomena Fernandes, New Milford. Seller: John Carreiro and Maria Carreiro, Brookfield. Property: 3 Fox Tail Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $350,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Festi, David, Norwalk. Seller: John D. Guman III and Kimberly Guman, Milford. Property: 34 Mallett Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $467,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Flanders, Elizabeth and Craig M. Flanders, Stamford. Seller: Sara N. Dworken and Seth Braunstein, Westport. Property: 15 Wake Robin Road, Westport. Amount: $1 million. Filed Oct. 12.

Fouracre, Elizabeth S.R. and Stephen D. Prior, Wilton. Seller: Renee A. Sherrick, Brookfield. Property: 7 Tremont Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $480,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Fray, Claire, Fairfield. Seller: Joseph Petitte, Shelton. Property: 64 Gate Ridge Road, Fairfield. Amount: $395,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Friedman, Pamela and Glenn Friedman, Redding. Seller: Ashok Reddy and Archana Reddy, Redding.

Property: 22 Goodridge Road, Redding. Amount: $687,000. Filed Sept.

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Gadamsetti, Yogita and Tirupati Rao Allade, Trumbull. Seller: Chunjiang Harkleroao, Trumbull. Property: 84 Salem Road, Trumbull. Amount: $610,000. Filed Sept. 28.

Garavito, Danielle A. and Alvaro M. Garavito, Stamford. Seller: Peter H. Bielawa and Jeanne Bielawa, Redding. Property: 51 Ledgewood Road, Redding. Amount: $640,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Garzona, Felix Q., Stratford. Seller: Jeffrey Depascale, Stratford. Property: 707 Hawley Lane, Unit 2, Stratford.

Amount: $235,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Giacobbe Construction LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Ann C. Morris, Portland, Ore. Property: Rocky Ridge Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $30,000.

Filed Sept. 30.

Glick, Meghann and Eric Click Jr., Fairfield. Seller: Martin D. Schwartz and Elaine Schwartz, Trumbull. Property: 80 Veres St., Fairfield. Amount: $419,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Gomes, Carlos R., Bridgeport. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Chicago, Ill. Property: 58-C Mencil Circle, Unit 212, Bridgeport. Amount: $52,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Gonzalez, Christine P., Shelton.

Seller: Jeffrey W. Woods, Shelton.

Property: 22 Permain Road, Shelton.

Amount: $627,500. Filed Sept. 27.

FIGURES Grey, Emerita and Maurice F. Grey, Bridgeport. Seller: Sun W. Kim and Young Joo Park, Stratford. Property: 20 Walnut Tree Hill Homes, Stratford.

Amount: $267,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Grimes, Yvonne M. and Kevin B. Grimes, Newtown. Seller: John E. Kearns, Lucille Kearns, Michael J. Kearns, Patrick J. Kearns, Joseph F. Kearns and Daniel J. Kearns, Newtown.

Property: Bennetts Bridge Road, Map 6816, Newtown. Amount: $160,000.

Filed Oct. 11.

Guberman, Tina and Howard Guberman, Tenafly, N.J. Seller: Golden Dreams LLC, Tenafly, N.J. Property: Lot 3 of Pointe at Barkwood Falls Planned Community, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 13.

Guberman, Tina and Howard Guberman, Tenafly, N.J. Seller: Howard Guberman, Tenafly, N.J. Property: Lot 3 of Pointe at Barkwood Falls Planned Community, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 13.

Guberman, Tina, Tenafly, N.J. Seller: Tina Guberman, Tenafly, N.J. Property: Lot 3 of Pointe at Barkwood Falls Planned Community, Brookfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 13.

Guedes, Kathryn, Shelton. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 3250 Fairfield Ave., Unit 332, Bridgeport.

Amount: $127,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Hafner, Brianne and Steven M. Hafner, Newtown. Seller: Jeffrey K. Timmons and Rhonda K. Timmons, Newtown. Property: Lot 7, Map 7476, Newtown. Amount: $454,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Halpin, James H., Brookfield. Seller: Riverview at Brookfield LLC, Brookfield. Property: 37 Riverview Court, Brookfield. Amount: $289,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Hare, Doris A. and Donald Hare, Hilton Head, S.C. Seller: Henne Britt Thiele, Brookfield. Property: 43 Great Heron Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $549,900. Filed Oct. 3.

Harris, Sara, Hempstead, N.Y. Seller: Michael D’Angelo, Monroe. Property: 26 Freeman Lane, Monroe. Amount: $390,000. Filed Sept. 30.

Hawkins, Janene W. and David H. Hawkins, Trumbull. Seller: Krista Adams Santilli and Stefano Santilli, Trumbull. Property: 7 Mitchell Road, Trumbull. Amount: $425,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Higgins, Linden, Stratford. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, San Diego, Calif. Property: 7 Elm Terrace, Stratford. Amount: $93,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Holahan, Margaret E. and Kathleen H. Youngman, Purcellville, Md. Seller: Richard D. Holahan and Susan D. Holahan, Fairfield. Property: 84 University Drive, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 17.

Hope, Christopher, Shelton. Seller: Elizabeth Hope and Ward Hope, Shelton. Property: Lot 14, Map 1096, Shelton. Amount: $250,000. Filed Sept. 23.

Hossain, Sakhaowat, Stamford.

Seller: Armando Perrone, Stamford. Property: Alden St., Stamford.

Amount: $400,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Hough, David Leo, Wilton. Seller: Peter Tascione, Derby. Property: 118 Washington St., Unit 302, Norwalk.

Amount: $175,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Houser, Christopher, Danbury.

Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 5 Woodside Ave., Unit 11, Danbury.

Amount: $72,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Jacobi, Heidi I. and Henry C. Jacobi Jr., Trumbull. Seller: Michael D. Gasper and Linda A. Gasper, Trumbull.

Property: 10 Quartz Lane, Trumbull.

Amount: $582,450. Filed Oct. 3.

Jaroszynski, Genn, Shelton. Seller: Melissa Sipos, Shelton. Property: 47 Katherine Court, Shelton. Amount: $307,500. Filed Sept. 28.

Johansson, Geovania A. and Remo G. Iamunno, Norwalk. Seller: Gerald A. Lombardo and Barbara Lombardo, Shelton. Property: Unit 324 in Sunwood Condominium, Shelton.

Amount: $251,500. Filed Sept. 30.

Joy, Asha S. and Sandeep Joy, Danbury. Seller: Barbara A. Pileggi, Danbury. Property: 86 E. Pembroke Road, Danbury. Amount: $240,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Joyce, Carolyn and Michael Joyce, Trumbull. Seller: Addison G. Wright III, Trumbull. Property: 24 Killian Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $184,000.

Filed Oct. 3.

Kelly Jr., Donald E., Ridgefield.

Seller: Yufang Lin, Danbury. Property: 6 Elmcrest Drive, Danbury. Amount: $343,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Kenyon, Janet M. and Marcos Rapela, Monroe. Seller: Joan A. Zarifian, North Plainfield, N.J. Property: 3 Behren Terrace, Monroe. Amount: $235,000. Filed Sept. 30.

Kilbourn, Andrew W., New York, N.Y. Seller: Mikhael Vitenson, Cornelius, N.C. Property: 246 West Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $863,250. Filed Oct. 14.

Kilcullen, Kathleen and James Kilcullen, New Hyde Park, N.Y. Seller: Salvatore Carusone and Sara A. Carusone, Monroe. Property: 50 Elaine Drive, Monroe. Amount: $490,000.

Filed Sept. 21.

Kilpatrick, Rachel C. and Andrew H. Hyra, Redding. Seller: Terry S. Flag, Redding. Property: 23 Mailcoach Road, Redding. Amount: $310,000.

Filed Oct. 3.

Kim, Jee Hyun and Patrick Min Gu Chung, Shelton. Seller: Karen A. Goldstein, Shelton. Property: 18 Ivy Grove Court, Shelton. Amount: $277,500.

Filed Oct. 5.

King, Toni and Anthony Kegyes, Fairfield. Seller: Eugene A. Oliver and Barbara G. Oliver, Monroe. Property: 289 Fan Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $180,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Kornstein, Evelyn and Alan S. Kornstein, The Villages, Fla. Seller: Toll Connecticut II LP, Danbury. Property: 54 Country View Road, Danbury.

Amount: $670,253. Filed Oct. 13.

Lam, Yin Ngai, Milford. Seller: Lynn Bistyga and Diana L. Lubbers, Monroe. Property: 85 Gay Bower Road, Monroe. Amount: $210,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Le, Wemeng and Nell-Ping Chang, Wilton. Seller: David E. Hordiner and Brenda N. Hordiner, Stamford. Property: 23 Maplewood Place, Stamford.

Amount: $512,500. Filed Oct. 13.

Lee, Evelyn, White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Douglas Malen and Susi Malen, Harrison, N.Y. Property: 56 Puritan Lane, Stamford. Amount: $575,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Legen, Christine, Ansonia. Seller: Beverly Borucki-Becker, Monroe.

Property: 52 Pachaug Trail, Monroe.

Amount: $116,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Lloyd, Jenna L., Ridgefield. Seller: Jose F. Pereya, Redding. Property: 26 Wayside Lane, Redding. Amount: $460,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Lu, Yanfeng, Manhasset, N.Y. Seller: M&T Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 11 Bedford Ave., Unit S-3, Norwalk.

Amount: $115,500. Filed Oct. 14.

Martins, George F., Trumbull. Seller: 181 Grove Street Properties LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 17 Woodlawn Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $560,000.

Filed Oct. 11.

Mason, Melissa A., Newtown. Seller: Pat Eventoff and Deborah Eventoff, Newtown. Property: Lot 3, Maps 6789 and 6447, Newtown. Amount: $341,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Mazid, Maria J. and Ahmed M. Mazid, Bridgeport. Seller: James Garcia and Sara Ysaac Garcia, Trumbull.

Property: 5211 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $410,000. Filed Oct. 3.

McAuley, Patricia C. and James T. McAuley, Trumbull. Seller: Rita M. Gurtler, Trumbull. Property: 6 Rosebud Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $273,500. Filed Oct. 11.

McDonagh, Paula F. and Gary J. McDonagh, Monroe. Seller: Gary McDonagh and Paula McDonagh, Monroe. Property: 240 Church St., Monroe. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 12.

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FACTS Meehan, Ann M. and Michael A. Meehan, Brookfield. Seller: Michael A. Meehan and Ann M. Meehan, Brookfield. Property: 122 Whisconier Road, Brookfield. Amount: $415,000.

Filed Oct. 7.

Mehta, Asha and Mohan L. Mehta, Bethel. Seller: WCDI LLC, Brookfield.

Property: 304 Federal Road, Units 311 and 312, Brookfield. Amount: $104,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Menendez, Zonia L. and Marcial Menendez, Danbury. Seller: Theresa N. Weber, Danbury. Property: 3 Bennett Place, Danbury. Amount: $199,900. Filed Oct. 13.

Mengler, Nancy M. and Christopher M. Mahady, Danbury. Seller: Dietter Properties LLC, Brookfield.

Property: 5 Mount Nebo Road, Newtown. Amount: $329,900. Filed Oct. 17.

Mishra, Monika and Devi Mishra, Shelton. Seller: Hawk’s Ridge of Shelton LLC, Shelton. Property: Unit 3 of Hawk’s Ridge, Shelton. Amount: $571,209. Filed Sept. 30.

Montani, Tina B., David M. Montani, Lawrence L. Montani and Patricia A. Montani, Freehold, N.J. Seller: Thomas M. Brennan, Bridgeport.

Property: 970 Old Post Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Oct. 12.

Morgia, Ana Paula and James Morgia, Trumbull. Seller: Fatemeh Doyal and Farzaneh Vaziri, Trumbull.

Property: 333 Vincellette St., Unit 152, Bridgeport. Amount: $86,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Nestro, Kristen L. and Paul Nestro, Trumbull. Seller: Linda Couton, Stratford. Property: 78 Lance Circle, Trumbull. Amount: $56,500. Filed Oct. 11.

Noonan, Maureen A., Ridgefield.

Seller: Michael P. Mosenzo, Ridgefield.

Property: 41 Hickory Lane, Ridgefield.

Amount: $528,500. Filed Oct. 13.

Norris, Crystal M., Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Robert Paternostro and Nicole Ridolfi, Westport. Property: 403 Bradley Lane, Westport. Amount: $635,000. Filed Oct. 12.

FIGURES

Oestreicher, Laura W. and Or Ricon, Stamford. Seller: Elizabeth A. Misdom, Norwalk. Property: Unit 45 of Silvermine Crossing, Norwalk.

Amount: $620,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Pulido, Eddie U., Stamford. Seller: Udaykumar M. Kizhakekara, Stamford. Property: 104 North St., Unit 305, Stamford. Amount: $325,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Santana, Vera and Luis Santana, Danbury. Seller: Jose Salazar, Danbury. Property: 33 Woodside Avenue Extension, Danbury. Amount: $220,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Orie, Kathryn R. and Brennan J. Orie, Brookfield. Seller: Bonnie Balenski, Brookfield. Property: 57 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Amount: $402,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Recker, Barbara K., Westport.

Seller: Mildred H. Hohn, Woodbridge.

Property: 35 Bridge St., Unit 303, Westport. Amount: $212,636. Filed Oct. 14.

Saska, Elizabeth and Anthony Khamvongsa, Bridgeport. Seller: Thomas Touri and Tina Touri, Trumbull. Property: 56 Oldfield Road, Trumbull. Amount: $533,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Paliwoda, Katarzyna and Matthew Harrigan, Norwalk. Seller: Erik Asquith and Janna Asquith, Stratford.

Property: 143 Laughlin Road East, Stratford. Amount: $310,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Pang, Lucia, New York, N.Y. Seller: Michael J. Murren, Trumbull. Property: 2 Endeavor St., Trumbull. Amount: $220,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Papa, Michele and Michael J. Papa, Orange. Seller: Gina G. Domizio, Trumbull. Property: 25 Lance Circle, Trumbull. Amount: $140,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Patel, Amita and Piyush C. Patel, Jersey City, N.J. Seller: Bhaskar Kokkula, Rocky Hill. Property: 14 Sunset Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $375,000.

Filed Sept. 28.

Patel, Ruchira and Amrish Desai, New York, N.Y. Seller: 12 Greenbrier Road LLC, Westport. Property: 12 Greenbrier Road, Westport. Amount: $3.3 million. Filed Oct. 14.

Perez, Judith and Alejandro Perez, Stratford. Seller: Susan Nastasi, Stratford. Property: 310 Booth St., Unit R, Stratford. Amount: $90,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Petrella, Patricia, New Milford.

Seller: Charles H. Tyler, Greenwich.

Property: Unit 2 of Stony Hill Village, Brookfield. Amount: $139,900. Filed Oct. 3.

Phillips, Paul M., Norwalk. Seller: Tracy Halter and Heather Halter, Pleasanton, Calif. Property: 96 N. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $430,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Norris, Maureen, Shelton. Seller: Carol Lee Black, Shelton. Amount: $311,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Pinto, Americo, Danbury. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Danbury. Property: 5 Austin St., Danbury. Amount: $189,300. Filed Oct. 11.

Novais, Nelson, Shelton. Seller: Thomas J. Margait and Christine V. Margait, Shelton. Property: Lot 4, Map 908, Shelton. Amount: $406,000.

Filed Sept. 19.

Pizarro, Carmen and Felix Carrillo, Bridgeport. Seller: John Soto Sr. and Ann Soto, Stratford. Property: 87 Van Rensselaer Ave., Stratford.

Amount: $189,900. Filed Oct. 12.

Novo, Yazery and Ariel N. Novo, Danbury. Seller: Silvana Costabile Codraro, Danbury. Property: 34A E. Pembroke Road, Danbury. Amount: $265,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Powell, Sheiree D., Norwalk. Seller: 49 Deerfield Street LLC, Fairfield.

Property: 716 Hart St., Bridgeport.

Amount: $267,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Nye, Dennis Brandt, Norwalk. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 10 Platt St., Unit 6, Norwalk. Amount: $151,257.

Filed Oct. 14.

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Prenka, Dode, Shelton. Seller: Nilay K. Basu and Sriparna Ghosh, Shelton.

Property: Lot 3, Map 3524, Shelton.

Amount: $279,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Redler, Michelle and Michael Redler, Fairfield. Seller: Barbara Mae Brick, Southington. Property: 193 Old Dam Road, Fairfield. Amount: $530,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Rendon, Madelyn P. and Robert D. Rendon, Trumbull. Seller: James M. McVicar and Ellen M. McVicar, Trumbull. Property: 3 Elmwood Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $245,000. Filed Oct. 3.

Ribeiro, Rosa and Armindo Ribeiro, Danbury. Seller: Joao DeCampos and Ana Maria DeCampos, Danbury. Property: 31 Town Hill Ave., Unit 4, Danbury. Amount: $75,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Ro, Isaac, New York, N.Y. Seller: Luann A. Engelman, Fairfield. Property: Lot 1R, Map 4406, Fairfield. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Oct. 12.

Roberts, Timothy, Brookfield.

Seller: Christopher Kisker, Brookfield.

Property: 18 Hanover Road, Brookfield. Amount: $435,000. Filed Oct. 3.

Rodriguez, Leonel, Bridgeport.

Seller: Gilbert L. Debrum and Melissa J. Jennings, Shelton. Property: 34 Quaker Ridge Road, Shelton. Amount: $300,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Romanello, Jenifer L., Stamford.

Seller: Robert S. DiStefano, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Property: 20 W. View Lane, Brookfield. Amount: $350,000.

Filed Oct. 3.

Rooney, Erin Redgate and Brian Francis Rooney, Natick, Mass.

Seller: James T. McAuley and Patricia C. McAuley, Trumbull. Property: 20 N. Pleasant St., Trumbull. Amount: $503,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Ruopp, Ryann and John Francis Caroll III, Danbury. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 101 Obtuse Road South, Brookfield. Amount: $415,400.

Filed Sept. 26.

Russo, Paul, Brookfield. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Carrollton, Texas. Property: 4 Chatham Court, Unit 19D, Brookfield. Amount: $94,500. Filed Sept. 26.

Ryer, Michael Augustus, Ridgefield. Seller: Susan Levitt, Arthur J. Frattini II, Donna Frattini Cox and Salliane Frattini Hess, Wilton. Property: 13 Sunset Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $315,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Salvia, Anthony, Brewster, N.Y. Seller: Robert J. Witkowski and Michelle B. Witkowski, Danbury. Property: 1005 Sienna Drive, Danbury. Amount: $260,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Scappatura, Ellen R., Somers, N.Y. Seller: Toll Connecticut II LP, Danbury.

Property: 138 Warrington Round, Danbury. Amount: $349,995. Filed Oct. 17.

Scheer, Barbara and Justin Scheer, Ridgefield. Seller: Karen J. Graham, Ridgefield. Property: 323 Branchville Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $875,000.

Filed Oct. 13.

Schiavo, Irene, Brookfield. Seller: Cirmin Development LLC, North Bayville, N.Y. Property: 6 Short Oak Drive, Unit 1402, Brookfield. Amount: $269,900. Filed Sept. 29.

Schmidt-Crary, Deborah, Waccabuc, N.Y. Seller: Susan Mashman, Ridgefield. Property: 9 Saunders Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $640,000.

Filed Oct. 13.

Schwartz, Angela and Joseph E. Faulhaber, Brewster, N.Y. Seller: Kevin Wielk, Monroe. Property: 15 Tanglewood Circle, Monroe. Amount: $234,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Sclafani, Teresa, Norwalk. Seller: Andrew C. Johnston and Jennifer Z. Johnston, Trumbull. Property: 105 Paugusett Circle, Trumbull. Amount: $275,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Searles, Leanne L. and Mary Raymond Searles, Derby. Seller: Michelle Laursen, Trumbull. Property: 21 Plymouth Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $309,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Sedda, Motasem, Stamford. Seller: Arjun Krishna, Wilton. Property: 718 Cove Road, Unit 14, Stamford.

Amount: $252,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Servilla, Patricia A., Bridgeport.

Seller: 203 Wade Street LLC, Fairfield.

Property: 203 Wade St., Bridgeport.

Amount: $255,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Shanahan, Patrick G. and Alejandro Chavero, Trumbull. Seller: Anthony Buzzanca, Easton. Property: 16 Lakewood Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $288,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Sherpa, Mingmar and Jangbo Sherpa, Ridgefield. Seller: Horst Senf and Heike Senf, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 68, Map 2132, Ridgefield. Amount: $440,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Sheth, Ojas, Parsippany, N.Y. Seller: Anthony E. Yap and Susanna X. Zhu, Brookfield. Property: 16 Elmwood Court, Brookfield. Amount: $765,000.

Filed Oct. 4.

Smith, Karen M., Shelton. Seller: Patrick J. O’Leary, Stuart, Fla. Property: 131 New St., Shelton. Amount: $160,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Turchiano, John, Milford. Seller: Florence L. Eastwood, Monroe.

Property: 16 Knollwood St., Monroe.

Amount: $105,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Spano, Frank, Shelton. Seller: Arthur James Fenski, Shelton. Property: Unit 37 of Crescent Village, Shelton.

Amount: $415,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Walsh, Hendrickson and Robert F. Walsh, Redding. Seller: Robert F. Walsh and Lauren Walsh, Redding.

Property: 6 Costa Lane, Redding. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 3.

Staehely, Monica, Francis C. Grilli and Alex Staehely, New York, N.Y. Seller: Geoffrey A. Smart and Doris L. Smart, Westport. Property: 13 Jennings Court, Westport. Amount: $805,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Storch-Green, Jody, Danbury. Seller: Jerry A. Green, Danbury. Property: 67 Aunt Hack Road, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 11.

Sultan, Heena and Steven Heffer, Fairfield. Seller: JAHM LP, Fairfield.

Property: 3297 Congress St., Fairfield.

Amount: $675,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Susco, Amory, Danbury. Seller: John G. Giardino, Danbury. Property: 4 New Light Drive, Danbury. Amount: $170,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Szabo, Krisztian, Stratford. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 265 Cross Hill Road, Monroe. Amount: $365,000. Filed Oct. 3.

Tepper, Eric, Scarsdale, N.Y. Seller: Virginia Y. Nunez, Stamford. Property: Unit 138-3B of Woodside Green, Stamford. Amount: $177,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Thaden, Theresa Von and Gunter Von Thaden, Sherman. Seller: Stephen Kelley and Susan Kelley, Brookfield. Property: 31 Still Water Circle, Brookfield. Amount: $465,000. Filed Sept. 30.

Thrane, Rolf H. and Giovanna Brancaccio, Darien. Seller: Debra L. Cary and William H. Cary, Darien.

Property: 259 Mansfield Ave., Darien.

Amount: $3.1 million. Filed Oct. 11.

Tikhonova, Svetlana and Guy Chadash, New York, N.Y. Seller: Walsh & Abrantes LLC, Brookfield. Property: 21 N. Pleasant Rise, Brookfield. Amount: $329,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Timmons, Rhonda and Jeffrey Timmons, Newtown. Seller: Scott Tompkins and Kathleen R. Tompkins, Newtown. Property: 46 Toddy Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $310,000.

Filed Oct. 13.

Towbin, Nancy and Scott Towbin, New Canaan. Seller: Agata Calandrino, Norwalk. Property: Parcel A, Map 12496, Norwalk. Amount: $417,000.

Filed Oct. 14.

Tulloch, Courtenay N. and Natesha Tulloch, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Susan May, Stratford. Property: Broadmere Road, Lot 24, Map 800, Stratford.

Amount: $241,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Wasiczko, Joanna and John Wasiczko, Brookfield. Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 15 Mudry Farm Road, Brookfield.

Amount: $467,250. Filed Sept. 28.

Weber, Theresa N., Brookfield.

Seller: Cirmin Development LLC, Bayville, N.Y. Property: 2 Short Oak Drive, Unit 1406, Brookfield. Amount: $269,900. Filed Oct. 14.

Witkowski, Michelle B. and Robert J. Witkowski Jr., Danbury. Seller: Douglas R. Allan and Nanci Allan, Monroe. Property: 63 Settlers Farm Road, Monroe. Amount: $470,000.

Filed Oct. 12.

Wood, Candy L., Redding. Seller: Candy L. Wood, Redding. Property: 51 Pheasant Ridge Road, Redding. For no consideration paid. Filed Sept. 29.

Yanes, Byron, Stratford. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 31-33 St. Michaels Ave., Stratford. Amount: $128,900. Filed Oct. 12.

Yu, Sheng Fen and Johnathan Koo, Hartsdale, N.Y. Seller: The Howe Realty Corp., Stamford. Property: 34 Standish Road, Unit 9-C-4, Stamford.

Amount: $146,500. Filed Oct. 13.

Zhou, Lili, Flushing, N.Y. Seller: Kathryn R. Hydinger, Brookfield. Property: 12 Essex Court, Brookfield. Amount: $162,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Zinn, Walter B., Southbury. Seller: Russell J. Zinn and Kerry Ann Zinn, Bethlehem. Property: Lot 103, Map 84, Newtown. Amount: $232,334. Filed Oct. 11.

Zumaeta, Marina, Danbury. Seller: Lynn A. Valluzzo, Danbury. Property: 7 Corn Tassle Road, Danbury.

Amount: $290,000. Filed Oct. 18.

FORECLOSURES Avidon, Vladimir, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, San Diego, Calif.

Property: 20 Abbey Road, Monroe.

Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 26.

Baez Jr., Jose T., et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Beaverton, Ore. Property: 93 Hayestown Road, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 11.

Browne, Julianne S., et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, San Diego, Calif.

Property: 556 Ridgebury Road, Ridgefield. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 17.

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FACTS Charney, Andrew G., et al. Creditor: city of Shelton. Property: Lot 312, Map of Coram Avenue Gardens, Shelton.

Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 27.

Estelle, Elizabeth, et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, N.Y. Property: 7 Soundcrest Drive, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 30.

Kucej, Thomas G., et al. Creditor: Town of Trumbull. Property: Lot 12, Whitney Avenue, Trumbull. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 28.

Kukreja, Manmohan S., et al. Creditor: Ditech Financial LLC, Tampa, Fla. Property: 5 Rolling Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 14.

Laboy, Angelo, et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA NA, Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 2 Marbil Road, Danbury.

Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 11.

Christou, Chrystalla, Brookfield. $2,062 in favor of Orthoconnecticut PC, Danbury, by Nathanson Cipriano and Gambardella PC, Hamden. Property: 41A Secor Road, Brookfield. Filed Oct. 12.

Hanak, Elizabeth, Trumbull. $40,735 in favor of Maplewood at Strawberry Hill LLC, Norwalk, by Sette & Parnoff PC, Hamden. Property: 18 Lorma Ave., Trumbull. Filed Oct. 14.

Marino, Michael, Stratford. $7,113 in favor of Sikorsky Financial Credit Union Inc., Stratford, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 3699 Broadbridge Ave., Stratford.

Filed Oct. 13.

Mora-Rojas, Jaime, et al., Monroe. $13,176 in favor of People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport, by Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Property: 515 Purdy Hill Road, Monroe. Filed Sept. 22.

Magda, Thomas P., et al. Creditor: Provident Funding Association LP, Flint, Mich. Property: 63 Wheeler St., Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 11.

Nesci, Edna, Brookfield. $1,153 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by London & London, Newington. Property: 32 Dean Road, Brookfield. Filed Oct. 18.

Maltas, Richard Brian, et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, N.Y. Property: 17 Mine Hill Road, Redding. Mortgage default.

Filed Oct. 3.

Reichl, Mia, Danbury. $1,961 in favor of Fairfield Teachers’ Agency Inc., Fairfield, by Lovejoy and Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 102 King St., Danbury. Filed Oct. 17.

McCarthy, Allison M., et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 13 Boulder Ridge Road, Monroe. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 22.

Salvatore, Linda M., Stratford. $9,129 in favor of Coreplus FCU, Norwich, by Grady & Riley LLP, Waterbury. Property: 161 Allencrest Drive, Stratford. Filed Oct. 7.

McCloskey, Nancy A., et al. Creditor: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: Lot 38, Map 3153, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 17.

Shine, David C., Shelton. $1,765 in favor of Griffin Hospital, Derby, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 45 Beecher Ave., Shelton. Filed Oct. 17.

Schmitt, Brian D., et al. Creditor: Everbank, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 384 Howe Ave., Unit 4C, Shelton. Delinquent common charges. Filed Sept.

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Somsky, Sharon, Fairfield. $2,083 in favor of The Southern Gas Co., by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 120 Greenfield St., Fairfield. Filed Oct. 18.

Scofield, Richard D., et al. Creditor: Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 44 Village Drive, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 4.

Topar, Carole L., et al. Creditor: Green Tree Servicing LLC, Tempe, Fla. Property: 119 Rocky Rest Road, Shelton. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 4.

Vazzano, Cheryl, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 1410 Huntington Turnpike, Trumbull.

Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 14.

JUDGMENTS Birkett, Thomas A., Stamford. $45,710 in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 438 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Filed Oct. 14.

Tarzia, Nicola, Stamford. $44,600 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren, Mich., by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 1455 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Filed Oct. 14.

Taylor, Sheryl M., Shelton. $5,434 in favor of Bank of America NA, Denver, Colo., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 40 Harvard Ave., Shelton. Filed Oct. 5.

Thitthavong, Somkhit, Fairfield. $1,494 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 59 Fairview Ave., Fairfield. Filed Oct. 18.

Vargas, Anthony, Monroe. $5,248 in favor of American Express Bank FSB, Salt Lake City, Utah, by Mark Sank & Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: 58 Georges Lane, Monroe. Filed Oct. 4.

Vig, Tibor, Redding. $2,907 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 6 Pocahontas Road, Redding. Filed Oct. 11.

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Vives, Jorge, Trumbull. $2,131 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by London & London, Newington. Property: 58 Round Hill Road, Trumbull. Filed Oct. 21.

LEASES Cabbage Patch Ridgefield LLC, by Andrea G. Castellano. Landlord: 29 Farrar Lane LLC. Property: 29 Farrar Lane, Ridgefield. Term: 25 years, commenced Sept. 8, 2040. Filed Oct. 18.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENS-FILED Connor III, Robert W., P.O. Box 473, Newtown. $22,211, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed Oct. 11.

Dupree, Jonathan C., 1 Craigmoor Terrace, Danbury. $22,654, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 17.

FIGURES Pastore, Donna and Joseph M. Pastore III, 86 Peaceable St., Ridgefield. $182,487, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 12.

Reischer, Andrew J., 95 Soundview Road, Ridgefield. $9,737, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 12.

Riccardi, Marcella and Daniel Riccardi, 714 Main St., Monroe. $10,723, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 20.

Russell, Heather A., 703 Nantasket Court, Apt. 3, Fairfield. $208,872, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 19.

Rivera, Steven, 7 Birch Lane, Ridgefield. $16,521, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 19.

Safe Harbour Preschools Inc., 169 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. $29,720, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Sept. 19.

Salerno, Corinne K. and Thomas J. Salerno, 888 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. $23,706, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Sept. 26.

Youngquist, Dawn M. and David A. Youngquist, 20 Murray Ave., Shelton. $26,779, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 3.

FEDERAL TAX LIENS-RELEASED Butler, Kevin M., 78 Waterview Drive, Newtown. $57,014, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 12.

Chaves, Celso, 100 Ten Coat Lane, Apt. 4D, Shelton. $6,554, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Sept. 27.

Feli, Jamie M. and Jason R. Feli, 76 Parmalee Hill Road, Newtown. $26,292, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed Oct. 11.

Coffey, Tim, 15 Corporate Drive, Trumbull. $98,176, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 11.

Fodiman, Noreen P. and Bruce B. Fodiman, 23 N. Princeton Drive, Shelton. $26,974, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Sept. 27.

Coury, Laura T. and Steven E. Coury, 4 Encampment Place, Danbury. $54,125, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 11.

Fortin, Wayne, 220 Soundview Ave., Shelton. $40,150, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Sept. 27.

Coury, Laura T. and Steven E. Coury, 4 Encampment Place, Ridgefield. $54,125, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 12.

Healy, Christopher R., 857 Post Road, Apt. 270, Fairfield. $56,737, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 19.

Kalata, Linda A. and Glenn P. Kalata, 85 Roosevelt Drive, Trumbull. $25,756, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed Oct. 18.

Kipp, Erik I., 217 Bronson Road, Fairfield. $12,940, frivolous tax submissions. Filed Oct. 19.

Kouf, Del, 211 Jud Road, Monroe. $49,098, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed Sept. 19.

Larke, Heidi and Eric Larke, 101 Blueberry Lane, Shelton. $99,096, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Sept. 19.

Liquid Lunch LLC, 6 Research Drive, Suite 120, Shelton. $57,646, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes.

Filed Sept. 19.

MacMillan, Brenda and Douglas MacMillan, 18 Boulder Hill Road, Ridgefield. $81,725, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 12.

Mucherino, Corinne and Ralph Mucherino, 65 Mohegan Road, Shelton. $31,441, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 3.

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Oppendisano, Gary J., 4 Tulip St., Trumbull. $21,757, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 19.

Topham, Mary, 530 Antelope Trail, Shelton. $23,804, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 11.

Topham, Mary, 530 Antelope Trail, Shelton. $24,704, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 11.

Whitehead, Robert, 5206 Madison Ave., Trumbull. $16,010, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 18.

MECHANIC’S LIENS-FILED 348 Sunnie Holme Drive LLC, Fairfield. Filed by All Homes Services LLC, Roxbury, by Martin Johnson. Property: 348 Sunny Holme Drive, Fairfield.

Amount: $40,514. Filed Oct. 14.

Bridge Street Partners LLC, Shelton. Filed by DeMoura Home Improvement LLC, Shelton, by Antonio DeMoura. Property: 44-46 Bridge St., 56 Bridge St. and 64 Bridge St., Shelton. Amount: $40,000. Filed Sept. 28.

BRT Barnbeck Place LLC, Brookfield. Filed by Asbury Partners LLC, Greenwich, by Michael J. Simko. Property: 398-414 Federal Road, Brookfield. Amount: $93,036. Filed Oct. 4.

Greshman, Lawrence, Danbury.

Filed by Willie Bradley, Brentwood, N.Y. Property: 192 West Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $9,500. Filed Oct. 18.

Ndoj, Flutura and Elton Ndoj, Shelton. Filed by O&G Industries, Southington, by Paul J. Patch. Property:

by Antonio DeMoura. Property: 76 Wooster St., Shelton. Amount: $6,713.

Filed Oct. 7.

Summit Properties Group LLC, Newtown. Filed by AML Corp., Southbury, by Mark E. Lancor. Property: Parcels 4, 5A and 5B, Map 3709, Newtown. Amount: $26,721. Filed Oct. 20.

MECHANIC’S LIENS-RELEASED Trumbull Senior Housing LLC, Trumbull. Released by DHD Doors and Windows, Trumbull, by Bruce R. Snyder. Property: 2415 Reservoir Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $15,000. Filed Oct. 14.

LIS PENDENS 100 Coleytown Road LLC, Westport. Filed by Russo & Associates LLC, Southport, for Measure For Measure LLC. Property: Plot A, Map 3581, Westport. Action: to foreclose on a mechanic’s lien against the defendant and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 13.

Dammerman, Viola M., 27 High Ridge Road, Shelton. $40,127, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 3.

Fitzsimmons, V. and R. Fitzsimmons Jr., 22 Astoria Lane, Shelton. $32,155, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed Sept. 27.

Freeman, K., 7 Squire Lane, Shelton. $21,329, a tax debt on income earned.

Filed Oct. 3.

Hoag III, Frederick III, 21 Jesup Road, Redding. $302,706, property taxes. Filed Sept. 28.

M K Landscaping LLC, 26 Caye Road, Danbury. $20,020, corporate income taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 17.

Magrani, Laci and Manoel F. Oliveira, 46 Horseshoe Drive, Trumbull. $10,089, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Sept. 26.

Mohs-Cole, Pia and Gary J. Cole, 145 Portland Ave., Redding. $18,872 a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 17.

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5. No. of issues published annually: 52. 2. Annual subscription price: $60. 7. Complete mailing address of known office of publication: 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604. Contact Person: Sylvia Sikoutris. Phone Number 914-694-3600. 8. Complete mailing address of headquarters or general business office: 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604. 9. Full names and complete mailing address of publisher, editor and managing editor: Publisher: Dee DelBello, Westfair Communications Inc., 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604; Editor: John Golden, Westfair Communications Inc., 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604. 10. Owner: Westfair Communications Inc., 3 Westchester Park Drive, White Plains, NY 10604. 11. Known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding 1% or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: None.

12. Tax Status: Has not changed during preceding 12 months. 13. Publication title: Fairfield County Business Journal.

14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: October 31, 2016. 15. Extent and nature of circulation: A. Average no. copies (net press run): average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 5002; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 4,735. B. Paid and/or requested circulation: 1. Paid/Requested Outside-County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541, Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months – 2056. No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date – 1996. 2. Paid In-County Subscriptions stated on Form 3541 - Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months 302. No. Copies Of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date – 348. 3. Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Non-USPS Paid Distribution: average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months - 60; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date -0. 4. Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS: average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 60; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date - 60. C. Total Paid And/Or Requested Circulation (Sum Of 15b.(1),(2),(3), and (4).: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months – 2418; Number Of Copies Of Single Issue Published Nearest Filing Date – 2,404. D. 1. Free Distribution by Mail. Outside County as Stated on Form 3541: average no. copies each, issue during preceding 12 months -2510. Outside County as Stated on Form 3541: number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 2327. Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541: average no. copies each, issue during preceding 12 months 3. Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541: number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date 4.

3. Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes through the USPS (e.g. First-Class Mail): average no. copies each issue during 12 months 71. No. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date 0. 4. Free or nominal rate distribution outside the mail (carrier or other means): average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 0.

No. copies of single issue published nearest to filing date 0. E. Total Free or nominal rate distribution (sum of 15d (1), (2), (3) and (4): average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months 2584. Number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date 2331. F. Total Distribution (sum of 15C and 15e): average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months – 5002 number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 4735. G. Copies not distributed: average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months –89; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date –55. H. Total (sum of 15F and G): average no. copies each during preceding 12 months – 5091; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date – 4790. I. Percent Paid and/or requested circulation (15c by 15F times 100): average no. copies each during preceding 12 Months – 48%; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date 50%. 16. Paid electronic copies of average no of copies each issue during preceding 12 months -261. Paid electronic copies of average no of single copies published nearest filing date : 142.

Total print distribution preceding 12 months – 2679. Total print distribution of issues nearest filing date: 2546. Total distribution during proceeding 12 months : 5263. Total print distribution nearest to filing date: 4877. average no. copies each during preceding 12 Months – 51%; number of copies of single issue published nearest filing date 52%. l Publication of Statement of Ownership required. Will be printed in the 11/7/16 issue of this publication. 17. I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnished false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties).

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS ELECTION 2016

Are You Satisfied with Connecticut’s Direction?

By Joe Brennan

Is fixing Connecticut’s economy your top priority?

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More than six years after the recession ended, Connecticut’s economic recovery continues to trail most of the region and the country.

his year, more than ever, state elections matter.

Why? Because we have the opportunity to make a great state even better.

We can all take pride with Connecticut’s prominence in key economic areas such as aerospace, shipbuilding, bioscience, insurance, and financial services—just to name a few. And our tourism industry promotes our great quality of life.

The reality, however, is that our economy, despite its advantages, still lags much of the region and the country.

If you’re satisfied with the state of the economy in Connecticut, then vote for the status quo.

If you think we can do better, and bring greater investment, economic growth, and job creation to our state, here’s how we can make it happen.

We can start by electing state House and Senate candidates on November 8 who will make economic growth their top priority.

The state’s economy grew just 0.6 percent in 2015, while the rest of New England saw more than double that growth. The same year the U.S. economy grew 2.4 percent—four times Connecticut’s growth.

Voters deserve real commitments from General Assembly candidates who, if elected, must focus on making Connecticut more economically competitive.

Are Voters Satisfied with the State’s Direction?

72%

Source: Quinnipiac University Poll

71%

Sept. ’11

And we can’t let the obvious attention given to the presidential election obscure the fact that many of the serious issues facing Connecticut will be dealt with in Hartford, not in Washington.

That’s why voters must know where candidates stand on the critical issues the legislature will tackle in January—fiscal policy, education, transportation, and more.

Ask your candidates how they will work to make sure that Connecticut reaches its full economic potential. Engage them when they knock on your door. Pick up the phone and call, or send an email.

Here are a few questions to get the conversation started.

Voters have a right to know how candidates plan to balance the budget and whether they will support additional tax increases.

Will you support long-term structural spending reforms?

State government spending soared 201 percent over the past two decades, far outpacing the growth of Connecticut’s population, inflation, and household income.

We’ve made positive steps to begin addressing some of the biggest cost drivers such as corrections and long-term care, but escalating costs continue to crowd out funds for the state’s neediest citizens.

Lawmakers must eliminate unnecessary programs, properly fund core services, aggressively attack the state’s unfunded liabilities—and do so with real structural reforms.

Satisfied

29%

We can’t tax our way out of the state’s ongoing fiscal problems—only greater economic growth will provide the jobs and tax revenues to put our state on a more sustainable path.

And with billion-dollar plus deficits forecast for the next two fiscal years, there are no guarantees that lawmakers won’t resort to more harmful tax hikes to balance the budget.

28%

Dissatisfied

June ’13

May ’14

March ’15

June ’16

An all-time high 72% of Connecticut voters are dissatisfied with the direction of the state.

What actions will you take to grow jobs?

Connecticut has recovered just 76 percent of the 119,100 jobs lost during the recession. By contrast, Massachusetts has recovered 304 percent of lost jobs during the same period. Overall, the U.S. has regained 173 percent of lost jobs.

This stubbornly slow growth, and the fact that we are adding lower-wage jobs while losing higherwage jobs, are issues that candidates must address.

Will you vote for new tax increases?

We’ve seen two of the largest tax increases in state history over the last five years, continuing a pattern of budget deficits followed by tax increases followed by more deficits.

Also, ask candidates where they stand on enacting the constitutional spending cap that voters overwhelmingly approved in 1992—an important tool for controlling state spending.

How will you improve Connecticut’s business climate?

Numerous independent surveys show that Connecticut’s high cost of living, high business costs, struggling economy, and aging infrastructure undermine the state’s strengths and threaten our quality of life.

Uncertainty caused by fiscal instability, along with a steady stream of costly mandates and regulations, stifle innovation and investments that lead to good jobs.

Ask candidates how they will make this an even better state for employers to locate and support good jobs in the community. You have a right to know.

Do your part to boost the state’s economy. Learn about the candidates and vote on November 8.

Joe Brennan is the president and CEO of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association.

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