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Tolls may return to Connecticut’s highways, including I-95 where rush-hour traffic is shown on the left side of the photo moving from Stamford toward New York state.

Taking a toll on commuters

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acing a potentially uphill battle with his controversial plan to establish 14 tolls on several Connecticut highways, Gov. Ned Lamont is lining up business leaders in favor of the move and promising to hold town halls to

discuss the issue with residents. But the future of Lamont’s 10-year, $21 billion CT2030 plan is in doubt, with state Republicans remaining skeptical and several of his fellow Democrat lawmakers hedging their bets as next year’s election looms. CT2030 addresses the implementation of a host of

changes to the state’s highways, trains and airports, funded by income from tolls on 14 bridges, low-interest federal loans and other sources. The CEOs and presidents of Boehringer Ingelheim, whose U.S. headquarters is in Ridgefield, Stanley Black & Decker, Pratt & Whitney, Aetna, The Hartford and Travelers all released statements in favor of the plan on Nov. 12, the day Lamont held a press conference on the issue in Hartford. “Transportation remains a critical issue to unlock Connecticut’s economic future,” wrote Boehringer Ingelheim » » TOLLS

EXTINGUISHING PROFESSIONAL BURNOUT BEFORE IT POISONS THE WORKPLACE BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

n 2008, Frank V. Fiume II was into his fifth year running i9 Sports, a franchisor of youth leagues and camps, when he began to realize something was amiss in his professional life. “We don’t realize we experience burnout,” said Fiume. Fiume, who recounted his experiences with professional burnout in his new memoir “Running with My Head Down: An Entrepreneur’s Story of Passion, Perseverance and Purpose” (published by Greenleaf Book Group LLC), learned the hard way that

his approach to work was creating more problems than solutions. “Business is not about you,” he warned. “If I love my business, I need to get out of my own way. Life is not just about business, but about fulfillment.” Putting Fiume’s observation into practice has become increasingly difficult — especially as digital tools blur the lines between professional and personal hours. “Now, with our 24/7 technology, we are expected to pick up the phone on Saturday at a kids’ soccer game and be tethered to the computer while » » WORKPLACE

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or Kevin Brady, keeping an eye on the comings and goings of his local business community and the tumult of the world economic picture occupies two professional tracks. Since July, he has served as the chairman of the board of the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. And next month he will mark his first anniversary as a wealth advisor at Westportheadquartered MJP Wealth Advisors. And in both pursuits, he is in constant conversation with individuals and business professionals who seek his advice on what is happening around them — whether it involves Black Rock Turnpike or Brexit — and what could be done to ensure the future is without unpleasant surprises. A Bronx native and Fairfield resident, Brady received a dual Bachelor of Science degree in economics and finance from Boston College and an MBA from the University of Connecticut. Before coming to MJP Wealth Advisors, he was a branch manager and client advisor for the Denverheadquartered and nationally focused Mercer Advisors, and was previously vice president with Spruce Hill Capital, a boutique firm based in Guilford. In his current work, Brady believes he is experiencing the best of both worlds. “I feel a high level of client centricity in making sure the clients have a great experience here,” he explained. “This was a really good fit for me in terms of my values in helping people navigate their financial lives.” Brady’s client inquiries have a surplus of questions on where the economy is heading. With grumbling from some corners predicting a recession and continued drama in U.S.-China trade relations, Brady noted that many people are apprehensive. “People are concerned that things have been so good for so long that they’re wondering when the bottom is going to fall out,” he said. “There is a lot that we hear that is very disruptive — whether it’s what’s going on in the Middle East or Brexit — but there’s always some type of geopolitical tension going on.” Brady acknowledged that despite the percolating agita on what could transpire, “nobody

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People are concerned that things have been so good for so long that they’re wondering when the bottom is going to fall out. There is a lot that we hear that is very disruptive – whether it’s what’s going on in the Middle East or Brexit — but there’s always some type of geopolitical tension going on.

wants to leave the party early. That’s one of the challenges — understanding where we think the markets are going. The economies are starting to cool off, both abroad and here, and we don’t think the sky is falling, but it is a really good time to revisit the risk conversation with your client. If they’ve been on the cutting edge of risk in terms of their tolerance, maybe now is a good time to scale back.” In his role as the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce board chairman, Brady is fielding questions and ideas from members on resources for growing their businesses. He is examining opportunities to bring in guest experts in various subjects that could help the members with their sales and marketing efforts. “We have a lot of people that tend to have smaller operations,” he stated. “They don’t have the resources and bandwidth to hire people to do extraneous things. The chamber can plug in a bit and get out to the community and network in order to help people get the word out.” Brady is also occupied in helping to define the town’s role within the Connecticut economy. In June,

the chamber was in the statewide spotlight when it snagged Gov. Ned Lamont to address economic issues, including the ongoing controversy regarding tolls. For Brady, the chamber’s activities take up a healthy slice of his schedule. “Per week, I probably average five hours a week between emails and meeting with people,” he said. “That’s on the weeks when we don’t have our scheduled meetings. The second Thursday of every month, we have our executive committee board meeting and have our regular board meeting the following week. On those weeks, I probably commit to eight or nine hours.” Brady is eager to bring a new wave of corporate activity to the state. “We are not competing internally here in Connecticut. We are competing against Boston and New York,” he said. “People want to live near those places because of the experiences and jobs. If we can do something transportation-wise on the corridor between New York and Boston, it could make Connecticut not only a much more viable place to live, but one where industries would want to come back to.”

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In Brief 1010 Washington Blvd. in Stamford sells for $23 million

President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy

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1010 Washington Blvd.

New England Real Investment Partners has acquired the 138,000-square-foot office building at 1010 Washington Blvd. in Stamford from SL Green Realty Corp. for nearly $23 million. The building’s tenants include Horizon Paper Co., marketing consultant Nielsen Sports and BCK Capital Management LP. Last month Keep America Beautiful renewed its 8,200-square-foot lease for its headquarters in the building.

CONNECTICUT ECONOMY RANKED 37TH IN THE U.S.

Connecticut’s economy performed better in 2018 than it has in eight years — but it still lags the rest of New England and the majority of the country, according to the state Department of Labor. Connecticut’s state economic indexes’ (SEI) performance last year was ranked at 136.9, below the nation’s average of 148. The 2018 number put Connecticut 37th out of 50 states and the District of Columbia. It placed 38th in 2017. That figure also put the state last in New England, behind Rhode Island (151.9), Massachusetts (151.2), New Hampshire (143.1), Maine (143.1) and Vermont (139.2). SEI is measured using Labor Department data on four equally weighted categories — wages, employment levels, number of busi-

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ness establishments and the unemployment rate. Connecticut ranked second to last in terms of wage growth, with only South Carolina putting up a lower increase. The state’s 4.1% unemployment rate was above the national figure of 3.9%. It finished 19th in terms of growth rate of businesses and 49th in job growth. Connecticut’s SEI has increased 36.9% since 2010, when the economy began to recover from the 200810 Great Recession. The U.S. index in that period grew 48%.

40 RICHARDS AVE. IN NORWALK SELLS FOR $16M

The 150,000-square-foot office building at 40 Richards Ave. in Norwalk has been sold for approximately $16 million. Built in 1985 and adjacent to Exit 13 on Interstate 95, the eight-story building was bought in 2013 by The Davis Cos. for $16.5 million. It has a 67% occupancy rate and its tenants include Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, Potoo Marketing, Technology Revealed LLC and Opoku-Serebuoh Law Associates LLC. The Rochlin Organization represented the buyer, Valley East Management, and the capital markets group of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller.

37% OF CONSUMERS WILLING TO SPEND MORE FOR ECO-FRIENDLY GOODS

More than one-third of consumers are willing to seek out and pay up to 5% more for products that are marketed as environmentally responsible, according to a study released by Toluna, a Wilton-based consumer intelligence platform provider. The Toluna 2019 Sustainability Report polled 1,000 U.S. consumers and found 37% of respondents were willing to spend more on eco-friendly products. For respondents between the ages of 18 and 34, 45% indicated that it is extremely important to buy goods that are produced in an environmentally friendly way — although only 14% of respondents age 55 and over indicated the same opinion. Among the eco-friendly items consumers are more likely to buy are cleaning products (42%), drinks (37%), prepackaged food (35%), cosmetics and toiletries (34%), clothing (31%) and automobiles (29%). Also, 34% of respondents believed it is very likely that concerns about environmentally friendly packaging will continue to grow over the next year. The respondents also believed manufacturers will take an increasingly eco-friendly approach to the creation of foam packaging (42%), single-use drink containers (39%) and plastic rings (35%).

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has teamed with New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to author the Fair Indexing for Health Care Affordability Act, which is designed to roll back a recent Trump administration rule change related to eligibility for the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) premium tax credits. According to a press release issued by Murphy, a Democrat, the new rule “changed the index by which eligibility for the ACA’s premium tax credits and maximum out-of-pocket limits are set each year, resulting in a 2.5% increase in the maximum out-of-pocket limit in 2020 compared to where outof-pocket limits would have been under the old indexing factor.” As a result, Murphy said, the change would bring about a $200 increase in the cap on out-of-pocket costs for individuals and a $400 per year increase for families. The bill has yet to be introduced for Senate consideration. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal has announced his backing of the legislation.

DESTINATION MATERNITY CLOSURES INCLUDE WESTPORT

New Jersey-based retail chain Destination Maternity plans to close 201 stores in the U.S., including its location at the Colonial Green Shopping Center in Westport, as it works its way through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection case. The chain operates 62 Destination Maternity stores, 799 Motherhood Maternity locations

and 40 A Pea in the Pod outlets throughout the country. It said others could close as it continues going through the Chapter 11 process. Liquidation sales at the closing locations are expected to be completed by the end of the year. Founded as a mail-order catalog business Mothers Work in 1982, the company went public in 1992, and acquired the Motherhood Maternity and A Pea in the Pod brands in 1995. Destination Maternity’s move is just the latest in a number of retail firms shuttering locations. According to research firm Coresight, more than 8,600 stores are slated to close in 2019. To date, there have been 48% more store closings announced than in all of 2018.

STAMFORD’S OLYMPUS PARTNERS ACQUIRES HEALTH CARE STAFFER SOLIANT HEALTH

Stamford private equity firm Olympus Partners has acquired education and health care staffing provider Soliant Health from the Adecco Group. Although Olympus Partners’ press release on the acquisition did not include financial terms, Reuters reported the sale totaled $612 million. Founded in 1991 as Elite Medical by David Alexander, the Atlantaheadquartered company provides therapists — including speech pathologists, psychologists, occupational therapists and nurses — to K-12 schools. The company also provides the life sciences market with travel nurses, allied health clinicians and clinical development specialists. Adecco Group acquired the company in July 2002 and it was rebranded in March 2003 as Soliant Health.

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from four years earlier. And the more these consumers shopped online, the more frustrated they became: 73% of consumers who shop online daily or weekly and 74% of millennials said they were disappointed in some aspect of the post-purchase experience last holiday season. What spoiled the shopping experience for them? According to the survey, 86% of respondents equated some aspect of the poor post-purchase experience to “having a root canal.” The most acute unpleasantries involved receiving a wrong or damaged item (72%), taking too long to get a refund after returning an item (64%), an inconvenient returns process (60%) and having to pay for shipping (47%). Also, 51% of all online shoppers, including 66% of millennials, admit to “bracketing” — buying multiple sizes, styles and colors of an item with the intent to return what they don’t want.

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A local real estate broker is seeking to generate interest in a New Canaan luxury residence by throwing in an intriguing incentive: a 2019 Range Rover Sport. Gloria Dillard of Keller Williams Prestige Properties in Stamford is representing 867 Valley Road in New Canaan, a six-bedroom, eight-bathroom property covering 9,064 square feet on a 2-acre parcel. The newly built Colonial was originally priced in February 2018 at $3.29 million but has been discounted four times since its initial listing and is now being made available at $2.19 million. “We are making this listing very exciting to the public as we are partnering with a local Fairfield County Land Rover/Range Rover dealership and offering anyone who buys the home and closes by Dec. 25 a brand new 2019 Range Rover Sport ‘free’ three-year lease,” she said in an email to the Business Journal.

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CEO Wolfgang Baiker. “We applaud Governor Lamont’s willingness to address transportation in the state with a comprehensive plan. Transportation significantly impacts residents and business alike. We hope state leaders will continue the conversation and take action on this important issue.” Republicans are wary of CT2030, continuing to maintain that tolls are an unnecessary additional “tax” on residents. Prices proposed would be between 50 cents and $1 for passenger vehicles and $3.50 to $7 for heavy trucks, with a 20% discount for drivers with Connecticutissued transponders. Out-of-state drivers hit by the toll would include New York state motorists traveling a roughly 1.4-mile stretch along I-684 through Greenwich. Bedford, New York Town Supervisor Chris Burdick has objected to the proposal, and said he expects to form a coalition with other Westchester County political leaders to protest against it. Connecticut Democrats, whose support for tolls was once practically a given, seem to be having second thoughts. Senate President Martin Looney has continued to express support, but said he hoped to pass any measures including tolls in a bipartisan fashion. He also suggested that infrastructure repairs could be funded instead by legalizing marijuana and sports gambling – ideas that would also be a hard sell to state Republicans and the federal government alike. Also calling for a bipartisan approach was Pratt President Robert F. Leduc, who in speaking in favor of CT2030 said he urged “all of our leaders in state government to work together with urgency to pass a fiscally responsible transportation plan that will help position Connecticut for the future.” Karen Lynch, executive vice president of CVS Health and president of the Aetna Business Unit, also expressed hope for a bipartisan dialogue. In the House, Speaker Joe

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s constituents are angry about the plan proposed by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (right) to place a toll on I-684 where it passes through a small portion of Greenwich.

Aresimowicz and Majority Leader Matt Ritter, both Democrats, have expressed their support for CT2030, as have state Reps. Stephen Meskers of Greenwich and Steve Stafstrom of Bridgeport. Lamont has met with members of the House and was still planning to do so with state senators. Democrats have a 22-14 majority in the Senate and a 91-60 advantage in the House. An 18-18 tie in the Senate – an eventuality that is no longer out of the question – would be broken by Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. The governor is also still making his case to munici-

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pal leaders, holding a Nov. 12 conference call with several, including Newtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal. The Democrat said that while “I credit the governor for trying to address our infrastructure, I still have deep concerns about the whole thing.” Among those concerns are how traffic on local roads could be impacted as drivers try to sidestep highway tolls. Rosenthal said he was told that the state Department of Transportation has a study on that impact, but it was not immediately available. Rosenthal said he

looked forward to seeing an alternative GOP plan that Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano said is in the works, the details and timing of which are unknown. Only after fully vetting both plans would he decide upon where his support would lie, Rosenthal said. The first selectman said Lamont promised those on the conference call that the toll rates would be set for “at least 10 years,” meaning the Legislature could not “on a whim raise those prices.”

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“Like many residents in Stamford, I don’t like paying

tolls,” said Stamford Mayor David Martin, “but I applaud the governor’s courageous commitment to fixing our transportation infrastructure while being financially responsible. We all have to face the tough choices and cannot keep kicking the can down the road.” Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling also said he wasn’t excited about paying tolls, but told the Business Journal that while “I understand both sides of the issue, Connecticut’s infrastructure is a disaster. Every state around us charges a user fee, and we need to make out-of-state users pay their fair share for the wear and tear on our highways.” Rilling described CT2030 as “probably the best version (of Lamont’s tolling plan) that I’ve seen.” Previous iterations would have installed up to 50 toll gantries around the state. R idgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi has expressed his support, while Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said he was still reviewing CT2030. “It is unclear how it may benefit our local strategic plans,” Ganim said, allowing that the plan’s stated interest in possibly returning commercial air service to Sikorsky Airport is of particular interest to the city. On the Republican side, Danbury Mayor Mark

Boughton and Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, both of whom ran unsuccessfully for governor last year, have voiced their opposition to tolls and attended anti-toll protests in their cities. State Rep. Brenda Kupchick, who recently was elected First Selectman of Fairfield, has also been against the idea, as have state Reps. Laura Devlin (Fairfield, Trumbull) and Mitch Bolinsky (Newtown) and state Sen. Tony Hwang (Fairfield, Westport, Weston, Easton and Newtown). Maintaining opposition to the plan are the grassroots No Tolls CT group and The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut, which represents hundreds of small businesses across the state. “The average 18-wheel tractor-trailer in Connecticut already pays more than $17,000 in state and federal road taxes annually, and the state gets up to $30 million per year from outof-state trucks traveling in Connecticut,” said MTAC President Joseph R. Sculley. “The best way to relieve highway congestion and improve Connecticut’s infrastructure is to ensure that our road taxes are spent on roads and bridges, so that we can replicate good projects like the recently completed I-84 Waterbury project, which did not require tolls.”

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on vacation,” lamented Lisa Mainiero, professor of management at Fairfield University. Christopher Salem, a Danbury-based business and personal development consultant and host of the weekly “Sustainable Success” talk show on the VoiceAmerica online radio network, observed that everything cannot be treated as a priority with goals and projects ranked appropriately. “In order to have sustainability, you have to be striving for harmony,” he explained. “Not balance — there is no such thing as perfect balance. A seesaw is a perfect example of that. And you need to be more specific with goal setting. You need to be doing one task at a time, not multitasking. Trying to do too many things leads to burnout.” Then, there is addressing the fear of what could occur if the job or business would abruptly disappear. William Grodman, a psychology professor at Norwalk Community College and a clinical psychologist with a Greenwich private practice, is familiar with patients facing this level of burnout. “In my practice, I have spoken with people who are stressed about the job security of what they do,” he stated. “It is hard enough to do what you do without having an overwhelming concern of whether you will have a job tomorrow.” Nicholas Coriano, partner at Bridgeport-based Cervitude Inc., urged those

facing fear-of-the-unknown burnout to prioritize their fatalistic worries. “For me, steps to prevent a total burnout include remembering that almost none of what you are doing is really important,” he observed. “You will die one day and life will go on without you. Minimizing my problems allows me to go on with less stress.” While many in the process of experiencing burnout are the last to realize what is happening to them, warning signs can often be spotted. Jay Amenda, who runs Barnum Tax LLC in Stratford, observed his problems begin to percolate when April 15 looms on his calendar’s horizon. “During income tax season, I often experience work fatigue while working long hours to prepare returns for clients,” he admitted. “Although each income tax return is unique, looking at tax forms and numbers all day really takes a toll on my brain. I usually notice early signs of burnout when all of the numbers begin to look the same, or I feel like I may not be as sharp as I usually am. When preparing income tax returns for clients, I must be 100% accurate, avoiding burnout at all costs.” So, how does Amenda get around this dilemma? “I plan my day out and try my best to stick to that schedule,” he continued. “Planning means to not only schedule clients, but also make time for preparing for client meetings, making time for follow-ups and also scheduling breaks and time to take care of personal matters if needed throughout the day. Sometimes the

mixture of personal and business matters can be the cause of burnout, so scheduling time to tackle both is extremely important.” Coriano addresses the possibility of burnout by closing his eyes to the matter — literally. “I take naps,” he said. “Almost daily, sometimes twice a day if I have a jampacked agenda. And if I remember, I eat healthy. That for sure helps, although I’m guilty of loving pizza.” Fiume recommended reaching out to like-minded business professionals who might be going through the same problems. “When you are at a point where you start to burn out, you’re breathing your own

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fumes,” he said. “Seek insight from peer groups or even Facebook groups and attend business seminars such as

Tony Robbins’ to get insight on how others are handling this.” But this leads to another issue: is the burnout an individual’s dilemma or is it systemic of a toxic business culture? Shane Murphy, a psychology professor at Western Connecticut State University, warned that companies could be encouraging burnout without realizing it. “Organizational burnout is a big issue and organizations need to take some responsibility for that,” he said. “Managers need to address structural change that can alleviate or prevent burnout. This could involve making sure hours are reasonable. Doing overtime for too long leads to burnout.” Michael Carriger, an assistant professor of management at Sacred Heart University, recommended that companies use assessment tools that measure employee engagement and detect the potential for burnout. “You may not see it in your employees by looking

at them,” he said. “Typically, you see a decrease in productivity (and an) increase in absences. If we can develop initiatives within a company to improve engagement, it would take away a sense of burnout.” Carriger is uncertain if directly approaching an employee or colleague on the subject is the best approach. “It is a little bit dicey to come and say, ‘Hey, you look burned out.’ ” But Eddie Martinez, an inspirational speaker and owner of the TOP Station podcasting outfit in Bridgeport, believed broaching the subject was important. “Too often, we see things happening and we just ignore it,” he said. “We think it is not our problem. But it is our problem and it will affect the workplace. Either you talk to the person or speak to management. I realize that it is tough because everyone is different. What we might think is burnout could be how they behave on a dayby-day basis.”

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Real Estate Tom Brady reportedly buys Greenwich mansion for $9M

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

ew England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and wife Gisele Bundchen have reportedly bought an English Manor-style stone mansion in Greenwich for

$9 million. According to the website Homes of the Rich, the home is on 10 acres and was built in 1990. It features approximately 14,862 square feet of living space and includes 7 bedrooms, 8 full and 4 half bathrooms, a 2-story foyer with staircase, 2-story great

room, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, family room, gym, indoor pool and a 3-car garage. Outdoor features include a motor court, balcony, patios, gardens, swimming pool and a tennis court. The location of the

reported purchase has not been revealed, but going by the similar details, the property would appear to be the mansion at 19 Lower Cross Road, which has had its status changed from “for sale” to “under contract” by Houlihan Lawrence. The listing puts the property’s price at $13.9 million. Houlihan Lawrence did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Bradys have not confirmed the sale. Compass Real Estate of New York City has said the property has not been sold. The couple put its 9,700-square-foot, 5-acre estate in Brookline, Massachusetts, up for sale in August. Its listing price has since been reduced from $39.5 million to $33.6 million.

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Regis Philbin taking a loss by listing Greenwich estate for $4.6M

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com Regis Philbin, the longtime TV talk show and game show host, is selling his Greenwich estate at a loss. The 88-year-old Philbin put his property on the market for $4.59 million — which is less than the $7.2 million he paid for it in July 2008. The property at 56 N. Stanwich Road was built in 1997 and is located on approximately 2.59 acres. It features six bedrooms, nine full bathrooms, a guest house, a tennis court, a pool and a five-car garage. Philbin’s wife Joy told The Wall Street Journal that the couple is looking to spend more time with their family in California.

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Hers Sisters doin’ it for themselves with Dudley Stephens fleece brand BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

irect-to-consumer lifestyle fleece brand Dudley Stephens takes the “best of both worlds” idiom to an extreme. It capitalizes on being located in Greenwich and having a factory in Brooklyn. It’s slowly adding more brick-and-mortar to its primarily e-commerce retail approach. And it’s run by two sisters, one with a fashion background and the other with marketing experience. “We’d talked about starting something where we could work together for a while,” Katherine (Kaki) McGrath said at Dudley Stephens’ office/showroom at 6 W. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. “We thought that our different strengths would work well together.” McGrath said she draws

on her previous tenure in sports and entertainment marketing as the firm’s COO while co-founder and CEO Lauren Stephens’ experience in celebrity dressing and VIP relations for such houses as Calvin Klein and Gucci made her the obvious choice to oversee product design, styling, strategic partnerships and the creative execution of the brand. Launched in 2015, the company acquired its 1,500-square-foot space in Greenwich in February. Prior to that, “It was run from my home,” Stephens laughed. Not to be left out is their mother, Bonnie Dudley. Though she ended up teaching, fashion “has always been her passion,” McGrath said. “She’s at all design meetings and she always has input.” Having linked up with a factory in Brooklyn to manufacture its clothing, the firm profits from that

Dudley Stephens co-founders and sisters Kaki McGrath (left) and Lauren Stephens.

borough’s cachet by naming several of its designs after a Brooklyn street or neighborhood: The Cobble Hill and Park Slope turtlenecks, for example, and the Highland and Brighton tops. Prices range from $78 to $200 for outerwear. There are also lines for toddlers (starting at $48) and young girls (starting at $88). Items are made from sustainable fleece. “We feel it’s important for us all to do our part for the environment,” McGrath said. “The fleece we work with is soft, cozy, washable, durable and sustainable.” Stephens allowed that additional fabrics could be made available in the future. Word-of-mouth — and Instagram — are driving much of the firm’s sales. While Dudley Stephens has offered the occasional pop-up store in both the Greenwich and Boston areas, it is looking to do

more at its Greenwich address. Open houses will take place there on Nov. 14 and Dec. 6, 13 and 20. “We get a lot of inquiries about trying stuff on and feeling it before buying it,” Stephens explained. “The timing around the holidays felt right and we’re really excited to do it.” Having grown up in Darien — McGrath still lives there, while Stephens now resides in Greenwich — the sisters said they had long hoped to open a physical store near Greenwich Avenue. “It pulls in people from a lot of areas besides Greenwich,” McGrath added. “We’re close to Westchester County and New York City and we’ve done trunk shows in the city and beyond.” The brand was recently showcased on Fox Business News’ “Mornings With Maria,” an indication of how large — and quickly — the company’s reputation has grown.

Tong wants more from the Sacklers in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy BY PAUL SCHOTT

he judge overseeing Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy agreed to a request from Connecticut and about two dozen other states to limit until Dec. 19 a new pause on their cases, according to the Connecticut Attorney General’s office. State Attorney General William Tong and 23 of his counterparts have not agreed on a settlement with Purdue and the Sackler family members who own the company and want to use the stay to push the owners to share more financial information. With that halt, Connecticut and the other states would voluntarily adhere to a broader preliminary injunction, running until April 8, on

other pending cases against Purdue that was approved by Judge Robert Drain. Purdue officials were not immediately available to comment. Drain had approved on Oct. 11 an initial stay on the cases until Nov. 6, a move ostensibly aimed at helping to advance settlement negotiations. His ruling responded to Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ proposal to halt for six months the approximately 2,700 pending lawsuits, which allege the company fueled the opioid crisis with deceptive OxyContin marketing. Purdue has agreed to put $200 million into a fund in the next six months for efforts to tackle the opioid crisis.

Purdue and its attorneys have argued that a pause in the litigation is needed to preserve the company’s value for a settlement. In its initial bankruptcy filings, Purdue predicted it would spend roughly $263 million this year on legal and related professional costs, comprising its “largest operating expense by far.” Since Purdue filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 15, Tong has criticized the company’s proposed settlement terms. The Sacklers’ prospective cash payout of at least $3 billion anchors Purdue’s proposal. The sale of their international pharmaceutical businesses, namely the United Kingdom-based Mundipharma, could bring in additional billions, but

Purdue has agreed to put $200 million into a fund in the next six months for efforts to tackle the opioid crisis.

estimates vary about those assets’ value. Tong argues the Sacklers — whose family net worth has been estimated at $13 billion — can afford to contribute a much higher amount. He has declined, however, to give a specific number for how much he thinks the Sacklers should pay. He also asserts that more funds are needed to respond to a crisis that has resulted in more than 5,000 opioid-involved deaths in Connecticut since 2012. Tong has accused the Sacklers of siphoning billions out of Purdue in recent years. Representatives of the Sacklers have responded that the owners have not committed any financial malfeasance.

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Purdue’s proposed terms call for the restructuring of its business into a trust or similar entity that would be known as NewCo. The successor firm could contribute, for free or at low cost, tens of millions of doses of opioid overdose-reversal medications to cities and states, according to the company’s plan. The company has not revised its offer, according to Tong. Without adjusted terms, Connecticut and the other states and cities that have not accepted the company’s offer would be unlikely to settle. Paul Schott is a staff reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at pschott@stamfordadvocate.com or 203964-2236.

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Sherman resident is happily back to skiing after being successfully treated for a rare spinal condition — so rare that it only affects one in every 200,000 people. Drew (whose name has been changed for this story to maintain his privacy) began experiencing leg weakness about three years ago. First dismissing the symptoms as simply being tired, he began having trouble on the skiing and hiking trips he regularly undertakes. “I thought I had Lyme disease,” he said. “Then I thought maybe it was a reaction to the statins I was taking.” Over the next several months, Drew’s symptoms continued to worsen, as the numbness, stiffness and weakness in both legs, mostly from the knees down, continued to increase to the point where he had trouble walking up and down stairs. A trip to his primary care provider resulted in a recommendation that he see a neurologist. Dr. David Greco, a neurologist who practices out of Associated Neurologists P.C. and is affiliated with Nuvance Health’s Danbury Hospital and New Milford Hospital, gave him a noninvasive neurological exam, after which he recommended an MRI and an electromyography (EMG), a diagnostic procedure to test for muscle and nerve problems. The MRI was conducted at New Milford Hospital and reviewed by Dr. Joseph Santoro, a radiologist who specializes in vascular and interventional radiology and neuroradiology. Santoro and Greco diagnosed what appeared to be a spinal dural arteriovenous fistula (SDAVF), an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein located near the covering of the spinal cord. Within a day of discussing the SDAVF with the doctors, Drew was sent for a consultation with Dr. Joshua Marcus, one of the only neurosurgeons in Connecticut with advanced training in endovascular surgery and interventional neuroradiology. Marcus — one of the Business Journal’s recent 40 Under 40 award winners — practices out of Neurosurgical Associates of Southwestern Connecticut and performs surgeries at Nuvance Health’s Danbury Hospital and Norwalk Hospital. Marcus “explained to me that it wasn’t exactly an emergency,” Drew recounted, “but it needed to be treated quickly.” “If left untreated, Drew could experience serious neurological decline, including paralysis from the waist down,” Marcus confirmed. “The bad connection between an artery and vein near Drew’s spine resulted in too much blood flow to the vein. This caused swelling and

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put pressure on the spinal cord, which is why Drew had muscle weakness in his legs. I recommended surgery as soon as possible.” “He asked me what I was doing the following Tuesday, and I said, ‘I guess I’m in surgery,’ ” Drew laughed. During the four-hour surgery, Marcus performed a laminectomy to relieve pressure on the spinal cord nerves and then disconnected the malformed artery and vein. A follow-up angiogram conducted the following day confirmed the SDAVF was gone. Four days later Drew returned to his home where he left his walker in the garage, never to be used again. Within a couple of weeks he was walking on a treadmill and eight weeks after the surgery he was back on the slopes in Vermont. “I started off on the beginners’ slope, but I was doing the Black Diamonds slopes within a couple of days — very carefully,” he added with a laugh, “but I was still doing it.” “Even though it’s rare … I’ve performed the surgery on three people in a threemonth period,” Marcus said. “Normally, doing one a year is a lot.” Marcus noted that the condition is more common in men in their 50s through 70s — Drew is 65 — and the condition is often misdiagnosed and underdiagnosed because symptoms can be vague and mirror many other types of medical problems. Due for a one-year, follow-up exam in January, Drew is confident he’ll pass with flying colors. “I still have some residual stiffness and a little bit of numbness,” he said. “But that’s not keeping me from doing what I like to do. I’m going on a six-day ski trip to Austria in a few weeks.”

Ask Andi Expanding support for sales We’re getting business in. But I wonder how much more are we leaving on the table. We could be out in the field more to drive training with reps and managers. Struggling to get a rep training manual into a form I can train on. And then I have to figure out who should be doing the training, and how to get it done efficiently and cost-effectively. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Training salespeople to maximize their results is smart. Building a set of materials to conduct and reinforce training will help you be consistent. Look at what various people in the field need, as they’re probably not all at the same stage of development. Look for tools that exist and build on them. Measure before and after results to see what produces the best results. If you can help your salespeople deliver even

better results than they’re already delivering, everybody wins. Good salespeople like to win. Most salespeople can be impatient, want to be engaged with customers and may find time in the classroom to be a distraction from their mission of getting more business signed up. Get to know your sales force. Break them into groups — entry level, average, expert — in both product knowledge and sales skills. To help you with the sorting process, look at results that

your individual salespeople already produce. Find out what your experts know how to do that everyone else hasn’t figured out. Consider supplementing the sales team’s knowledge. Ask product experts from around the company to put together presentations on what makes the products or services great. Create a competitive profile to hand out, showing how your company’s offers compare to other organizations. Turn to outside sales training experts to help you build and implement your sales training tools. For beginners, start with sales basics. Think about both skills and process. What constitutes a good sales call? How does the sales process unfold? What information needs to be gathered and conveyed at each stage of the

Xerox reaches agreement with Fujifilm over failed merger, pursuing acquisition of HP BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

he legal conflict between Norwalkheadquartered Xerox Holdings Corp. and Japan’s Fujifilm Holdings Corp. following their aborted 2018 merger has been resolved. Xerox will sell its 25% stake in Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd., which will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujifilm and will continue to supply to Xerox after completion of the transaction. Xerox will also sell its 51% stake in Xerox International Partners (XIP), an original equipment manufacturer joint venture between Xerox and Fujifilm Xerox, along with the grant of a new IP license. Fujifilm will also drop its $1 billion lawsuit against Xerox that was filed

after last year’s terminated merger. The agreement was approved by the directors of both companies without the need of shareholder votes. Xerox said its total after-tax proceeds from the transactions will include accrued but unpaid dividends through the date of the closings and are expected to be approximately $2.3 billion. And one day after reaching the agreement with Fujifilm Holdings, Xerox Holdings began to pursue the acquisition of HP Inc. The Wall Street Journal reported that Xerox’s board of directors raised the possibility of buying the Palo Alto, California-based printer and computer company in a $27 billion cash-and-stock offer. Separately, Bloomberg News reported that Xerox secured

a financing commitment from Citigroup Inc. to fund the acquisition, adding that Xerox Vice Chairman and CEO John Visentin would become CEO of the combined company. HP noted that it “had conversations with Xerox Holdings Corp. from time to time about a potential business combination. We have considered, among other things, what would be required to merit a transaction. We received a proposal.” HP has been experiencing financial stress. Last month, the company’s president and chief executive Enrique Lores announced a restructuring plan to reduce its global workforce of approximately 55,000 employees by up to 9,000 employees over a three-year period.

sales process, and in what order to achieve top sales outcomes? Ask your top performers to help map out the topics to cover. For people in the middle, producing average results, it’s probably more about sales process than technical knowledge about the company and its products. Either they know what to do and they’re skipping crucial steps, or they’re missing valuable insights on what to do in what order. Focus on practicing every step in the sales process, asking for commitments at each stage. Create a standard approach to conducting intro calls, gathering information, qualifying prospects, confirming needs, creating and delivering proposals and asking for the business. Once people practice in the classroom,

head out into the field for some one-on-one time. Enlist your top sales producers as mentors to help guide and coach people on what they need to do to boost results. If you have someone in the field who does an excellent job keeping track of prospects or documenting prospect needs, find out what format they use to do that. Same for proposals and every other part of the selling process. Use their tools to build standard forms everyone in sales can use. Adopt and adapt tools that successful people use. Keep track of results as you implement training. Look for increases in numbers of prospects identified, amount of initial information-gathering meetings, quantity of proposals presented, number of closes, size and quality of sales com-

pleted. Focus on the most profitable sales and the best quality customers and how to get more of them. BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “Sales Training Basics, A Complete How-To Guide,” by Angela Seigfried. Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., StrategyLeaders.com, a business-consulting firm that teaches companies how to double revenue and triple profits in repetitive growth cycles. Have a question for AskAndi? Wondering how Strategy Leaders can help your business thrive? Call or email for a free consultation and diagnostics at 877-238-3535 or AskAndi@ Strateg yLeade rs .com . Check out our library of business advice articles at AskAndi.com.

Danbury’s FuelCell Energy wraps up restructuring efforts BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

he board of financially troubled FuelCell Energy announced that it has ended its engagement with Huron Consulting Services and the restructuring services it provided. Beginning on June 2, Huron provided services related to the Danbury company’s restructuring and contingency planning initiatives. The board said its decision was based on the outcome of “many actions undertaken by Huron at the direction of the board that led to the company’s successful restructuring, including the rightsizing of the business, implementation of cost-control measures and pay off of substantial corporate debt.” FuelCell has been weath-

ering difficulties for the past several years with a number of executive changes taking place last fall as the company faced a possible delisting from the Nasdaq. Among the hires was Jason Few, who was named president and CEO in August after Chip Bottone’s sudden departure from that post. FuelCell Energy also announced new arrangements with ExxonMobil and financial firm Orion Energy Partners. The two-year expanded joint-development agreement with ExxonMobil, worth up to $60 million, will focus efforts on optimizing the core technology, overall process integration and large-scale deployment of carbon capture products. FuelCell also entered an eight-year, $200 million strategic corporate loan facility with Orion Energy Partners.

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The Danbury company said it has already drawn down $14.5 million to repay outstanding construction loans with NRG Energy and Generate Capital LLC, as well as to fund certain outstanding stock dividends. Provided certain closing conditions of the deal are met, a second tranche of $65.5 million will be made available to FuelCell on Nov. 22. The company has announced those funds will be used to fully repay outstanding third-party debt as well as to pay for construction costs and other expenses related to some existing ongoing projects. Those include installations at Groton Naval Submarine Base, Central Connecticut State University and the Long Island Power Authority, all part of a $1.2 billion deliverables backlog.

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ow can a 54-yearold man come back from knee replacement surgery to complete a 100-mile bike race just 18 weeks post-op and an Ironman competition four months after that? According to Greenwich resident Ken Harris, the answer is determination to be physically fit before surgery, setting goals to achieve after surgery and selecting the joint replacement surgeon he could trust to do the best job — Frank Ennis, M.D., of Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) in Greenwich. “Dr. Ennis understood that I wanted to achieve certain things and we worked together to get me there. I learned that losing weight and getting fit before surgery would make the entire process so much easier, so I did what I had to do,” Harris says. Studies have shown that people who are in good physical condition prior to surgery are much more likely to have an easier, faster and successful recovery than those who are in poor shape. Harris reinforces those findings. However, his road to presurgical fitness wasn’t an easy one. Over the past 25 years, Harris’ athletic pursuits were moved to the back burner while he raised a family and built a residential contracting business. At the same time, Harris began to experience pain in both knees that interfered with his ability to exercise. In 2014, the former Ironman and triathlon competitor contracted a MRSA virus in his right knee after seeking treatment for pain. That episode took a grueling six months to overcome. Traumatized by the experience, Harris put off seeking any further pain treatment, even as it worsened over the years. By 2018, Harris was so debilitated by pain, he couldn’t perform many of the tasks

Ken Harris at the GFNY (Gran Fondo New York) Championship, a 100-mile endurance race from New York City to Bear Mountain. Photo courtesy Ken Harris.

required in his line of work or even simply climb a flight of stairs. He knew he had to do something. That’s when he went searching for a joint replacement surgeon who would give him confidence that his previous medical nightmare would not be repeated. Friends recommended Ennis. “Dr. Ennis immediately put me at ease,” Harris recalls. “He genuinely listened to my concerns and was cautious and sensitive to what I had been through. He gave me faith that I could get my life back, and he was there guiding me every step of the way.” With confidence in Ennis’ surgical expertise, Harris didn’t feel any angst or fear going into the procedure. After, he was amazed that he didn’t need narcotics for pain. “I took one painkiller after leaving the hospital, but once I realized that I only felt discomfort, I threw out the rest. There wasn’t really any pain,” he said. An exceptional recovery was helped along through 12 weeks of rehabilitation

at the Harrison office of the ONS Physical Therapy Center. By the time therapy was finished, Harris was ready to rebuild his strength and endurance on a bike so he could participate six weeks later in the GFNY (Gran Fondo New York) Championship, a 100-mile endurance race from the city to Bear Mountain. While Harris may never run a 2:43 marathon again, he is motivated by what he can do, as long as Ennis gives him the OK. On Aug. 18, Harris completed an Ironman competition at Mont Tremblant in Canada. It was just seven months and seven days from the date of his surgery. “When I asked Dr. Ennis about doing the Ironman, his main concern was whether I felt up to it,” Harris says. “And he advised me to walk during the part of the race that involves running. I could live with that.” Cindy Catterson is director of marketing and communications for Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists in Greenwich. For more, visit onsmd.com.

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Hands-on help for carpal tunnel syndrome

hen it comes to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), yes

or no? • Repetitive hand and wrist activities required by your job can be blamed for a larger percentage of cases of CTS. • Aches and pain of the hands and wrists are almost always attributable to CTS. • Surgery is usually the only option for treating CTS. • CTS surgery is often unsuccessful and can lead to significant lost time from work. If you answered affirmatively to any of these statements, then read on to learn the facts. Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome are specific and telltale. They begin gradually, worsen over time and involve a persistent burning, tingling or numbness in the fingers, vague pain in the wrist and forearm and decreased hand strength, due to compression — a pinching — of the median nerve, which runs from forearm to hand through the narrow, rigid carpal passageway on the wrist’s palm side. The nerve shares that tunnel with nine tendons that control

flexing of fingers and thumb whose roof is a broad ligament called the transverse carpal ligament. Constant use of fingers, hands or wrists, such as long hours of typing on a computer keyboard or performing carpentry, painting, food preparation and similar functions, may aggravate a CTS condition already present, although research has not determined any definitive cause-effect relationship between repetitive work and CTS. In most instances, musculoskeletal aches and pains that workers develop on the job are just that — aches and pains. Risks for CTS are multiple.They include: • Age: The reported average age of CTS patients is between 40 and 50 years old. • Gender: Women are three times more likely than men to experience CTS. The higher risk is attributed to females’ anatomically narrower wrist channels through which the median nerve travels and the disorder’s suspected relationship to metabolic and hormonal-level changes

during pregnancy and menopause. • Heredity: CTS can run in families. • Wrist injury. • Underlying medical conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes and a dysfunctional thyroid. CTS is like a leaky faucet. Delaying repairs only makes the problem worse. If untreated, CTS symptoms can increase in duration and intensity, eventually making it difficult for patients to form a fist or coordinate their fingers in order to do simple tasks like buttoning a shirt or blouse, tying shoelaces or holding a fork. The condition may even result in permanent nerve damage and wasting of hand muscles, particularly at the base of the thumb. Contacting orthopedic specialists experienced in advanced treatment techniques for disorders of the upper limbs is imperative if a person suspects he or she may have CTS. Before making a diagnosis, the specialist will run several simple tests such as imaging diagnostics to find signs of arthritis or abnormal wrist issues that can cause pressure on the

median nerve. Wrist injuries such as fractures or ligament lesions can be associated with CTS, so in many cases the hand specialist will address the potential pinched nerve at the time of the procedure for trauma. Confirmation of CTS does not automatically mean surgery. For milder cases, recommended therapies tend to be conservative, involving wearing of wrist splints (mostly at night), taking anti-inflammatory medications and/or receiving an injection of corticosteroid. Physical or occupational therapy has been shown to alleviate certain symptoms but not cure the condition. If surgery does prove necessary, newer techniques, including a breakthrough procedure called endoscopic release, are proving effective in permanently resolving the condition. The goal is to relieve pressure on the nerve by simply dividing the offending ligament tissue that is cramping it. The ligament simply re-forms but with a much larger tunnel diameter, as much as 40%, according to some MRI studies published. In standard open CTS surgery, performed in an

outpatient setting under local anesthesia, the specialist divides the ligament tissue that serves as the roof of the carpal tunnel to increase space in the wrist canal. With an endoscopic approach, the surgeon will divide the carpal tunnel ligament through a tiny cut in the crease of the wrist without making a larger, open incision. The result is the same, but the endoscopic technique simply allows a much faster return to work, play or sports. Most office work can be done within days of the procedure and even surgeons have returned to the OR in well under a week after endoscopic release. Either way, most patients recover very quickly despite the myths and urban legends that abound. One of my patients who underwent an endoscopic CTS procedure was back on her computer at work within 90 minutes following surgery. Many orthopedic practices offer onestop care — from diagnosis to treatment to instructional rehabilitation. CTS cannot always be prevented, but risks and symptoms may be reduced. Here are some tips:

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• Be cautious of your hand position during sleep. Wrist flexion (bending) typically occurs during REM sleep (dreaming). Using a night splint will avoid that and minimize painful night symptoms. • Taking vitamin B6 has had some protective effects in early-stage nerve compression. • Relax your grip on tools, pens or other items and take frequent breaks, allowing the fingers to stretch and extend fully. • Keep hands warm in a cold environment. Cold hands are a risk factor for CTS. • Practice good posture. Hunching places a strain on arms, wrists and hands. Avoid bending wrists too much in either direction (full extension or flexion). • Take breaks when doing prolonged activities with the hands or wrists. Alejandro Badia, M.D., is a hand and upper-limb surgeon and founder of the Florida-based Badia Hand to Shoulder Center and OrthoNOW, a walk-in orthopedic care clinic in Miami. For more, visit drbadia.com and orthonowcare.com.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Phillip Franz

Tips for selecting your health plan during open enrollment

pen enrollment season is here, a time when millions of people will have the opportunity to select or switch their health insurance plan for 2020. Consider the following tips that may help lead you to better health and cost savings.

KNOW YOUR OPEN ENROLLMENT DATES

For the more than 178 million Americans with employer-provided coverage, many employers set aside a two-week period when employees can select health benefits for the following year. For the more than 64 million people enrolled in Medicare, enrollment runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each

year. For most people, changes made during this time will take effect Jan. 1, 2020.

a baby. If so, then it’s even more important to compare the “total cost” of your plan, not just your monthly premium. Plan designs vary, so also compare deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.

UNDERSTAND YOUR OPTIONS

When it comes to selecting a plan, one size does not fit all. Take the time to understand your options so you can find what will work best for you. A good first step is to make sure you understand health insurance lingo, including terms such as premium, deductible, coinsurance and outof-pocket maximum. If you need a refresher, check out UnitedHealth Group’s Just Plain Clear Glossary (in English, Spanish and Portuguese) to learn and understand health care terms. And if you’re eligi-

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ble for Medicare, make sure you’re familiar with the difference between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage as you weigh your options.

ANTICIPATE NEXT YEAR’S HEALTH EXPENSES

When reviewing your options, plan ahead. Maybe you are expecting a significant health event next year, such as a surgery or having

MAKE SURE YOUR MEDICATIONS ARE COVERED

Even if you don’t expect to change plans, it’s important to make sure your prescription drugs will still be covered next year. Costs can change from year to year, and how much you pay for generics vs. brands may differ among health plans.

ASK ABOUT WELL-BEING PROGRAMS

Many health plans offer financial incentives

that reward you for taking healthier actions, such as completing a health survey, walking, going to the gym or not using nicotine. Also, many Medicare Advantage plans offer gym memberships and wellness programs for members at no additional cost.

SPECIALTY BENEFITS

Additional benefits, such as dental, vision, hearing, disability or critical illness insurance, are often cost-effective coverage options that can help protect you and your family from head to toe. For Medicare beneficiaries, some may be surprised to learn that Original Medicare doesn’t cover prescription drugs and most dental, vision and

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VIRTUAL VISITS

If you are busy juggling kids’ schedules or work-related travel, or simply prefer to connect with a doctor from the comfort of your own home, consider choosing a plan that includes 24/7 virtual visits. It may be a convenient, lower-cost way to talk to a doctor about minor health issues and all you need is a smartphone, tablet or computer. Telehealth is often available to members of employer-sponsored, individual and Medicare Advantage plans. Phillip Franz is the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement in New York.

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Good Things U.S. NEWS SELECTS EDGEHILL FOR BEST NURSING HOMES LIST Benchmark, a provider of senior living services in the Northeast, announced that Edgehill, a Benchmark continuing care retirement community in Stamford, has been selected by “U.S. News & World Report” for the third year as having some of the best-skilled nursing and rehabilitation care in the country. Edgehill is recognized in U.S. News’ annual Best Nursing Homes for 20192020, following an evaluation of more than 15,000 facilities. Only 19% of U.S. nursing homes were recognized as high performers. Edgehill earned the highest score possible for its short-term rehabilitation. New to last year’s survey, this rating is designed to provide patients with a clearer view of the quality of care provided by nursing homes to short-term patients staying at the facility for less than 100 days. Facilities were evaluated based on a number of criteria, including the availability of appropriate rehabilitation services, care, safety, health inspections, staffing and consistent performance across all national quality measures.

EPOC ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The EPOC Environmental Grant Program provides nonprofits and not-for-profit environmental advocacy groups, community-based groups and environmental education organizations funding for local projects that benefit the environment. The applications, due by March 22, will be judged against the environmental benefits of the project and compared to the other grant submissions. Environmental benefits can vary widely and successful applications may include projects that improve the environment, such as: property and watershed cleanups; reforestation efforts; biodiversity projects; streamside buffer restoration projects; and hazardous waste collection efforts. Also, proposals that promote environmental education within Connecticut or monitor environmental conditions of watersheds or ecosystems are acceptable. For more information and an application form, visit epoc.org/grants.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Tracie Rodriguez

CREDIT UNION VP RECOGNIZED

From left: Tara Guth, Elizabeth Courtney, Leigh Anne Dwyer, Jennifer Carolan and Merrie Trout.

The Fairfield Museum and the Fairfield Chapter of the National Charity League will hold their 6th annual Holiday Pop-Up Market this month on Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The market takes place at the Fairfield Museum at 370 Beach Road. Dozens of vendors will offer everything from clothing and jewelry to home goods, skin care products and food items. This year’s vendors are Adorn Accessories, BabyBox.com, Bee Line Skin Care, Chakarr

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Jewelry Inc., Clarkson Avenue Crumb Cake Co., Cocoa Loco Chocolates, Co., Cynthia Alexander, Dafni Greek Gourmet, Eleish van Breems Home, Esthetic Living, Gioiella Jewelry, The Glamorous Elephant, Indo-Chic, Jean Forte Vintage Gifts, KIS Botanicals, The Lady Ming Collection, Le Fashion Cottage, Marco Polo Style, Mary Kay, Mugger’s Marrow LLC, Park City Honey Co., The Pilot House — Yes We Can, Sand Accessories, Sofia CO., Too Sparrows, Two B’s Accessories and The Two Oh Three. Links to vendor

websites can be found at Fairfieldhistory. org/programs-events/. A raffle featuring an item from each vendor will run throughout the event and the winners will be drawn on Sunday when the market closes. Winners will be contacted and do not need to be present to win. The event is an annual fundraiser for the museum and charity league. A $5 donation is suggested. The donation comes with one free raffle ticket and additional sets of three tickets can be purchased for $10.

PET PANTRY WAREHOUSE TO CELEBRATE ITS 75TH Pet Pantry Warehouse, founded in Greenwich, will celebrate its 75th year in business with fundraisers and in-store events throughout 2020. The family-owned pet supply business plans to begin hosting a series of instore events in January designed to entertain and bring the community together and also expand its signature fundraisers, New Canaan Dog Days, Puttin’ on the Dog and Howl & Prowl, to aid local pet-rescue groups and other local nonprofits. The community will have a chance to pitch the Pet Pantry team and recommend new nonprofit beneficiaries to participate in the 75K fundraising effort. Suggestions from customers in Fairfield and Westchester counties are needed before Dec. 1. Nonprofit partner suggestions can be emailed to the Pet Pantry executive team via ppw75@ppwpet.com or residents of Fairfield and Westchester can visit their local Pet Pantry retail location to speak with a pet consultant.

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HOLIDAY POP-UP MARKET

Pet Pantry Warehouse staff, from left: Vice President Ari Jacobson; Executive Vice President Adam Jacobson; Vice President Joshua Roth; Creative Director Cynthia Fox; and General Manager Emery Kriegsman. Photo courtesy Hybrid Media.

Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union has congratulated Tracie Rodriguez, its vice president of retail services, for being selected as Prospanica’s Outstanding Member of 2019. The award comes as the result of an extensive partnership between the Rocky Hill credit union and the Hispanic networking organization. Founded in 1988, Prospanica is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering Hispanic communities with education and employment opportunities. With Nutmeg, the organization has hosted several business networking events in the last year to help Hispanic members of the community achieve their full educational and economic potential. The Outstanding Member Award is presented annually to a Prospanica Connecticut member who has made significant contributions to the community through dedicated service and impactful leadership.

ALS HONORS NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH During National Family Caregivers Month in November, Assisted Living Services Inc. (ALS) is paying tribute to all caregivers by highlighting resources that ensure they remain empowered, energized and enthusiastic. A state program is available that can alleviate the financial burden of family caregivers who often have to cut back on working hours, take a leave of absence or quit their job entirely. The Connecticut Department of Social Services added The Adult Family Living/Foster Care Program in 2013 under the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders (CHCPE) and the Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Waiver Program. Assisted Living Services is a credentialed provider for this program, which means the company provides the oversight that helps caregivers succeed, including on-going support by a registered nurse with the tools needed to be comfortable with care giving, along with the financial compensation they deserve. Under the program, the caregiver can receive a tax-free stipend of more than $500 per week. Direct foster caregivers can care for up to three individuals in a household.

KEYBANK PARTNERS WITH THE UCONN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Phil Lohmeyer Photograph by @joecurryphotography.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHTS WHITBY EDUCATORS Two teachers from Whitby School in Greenwich presented at the annual Guild of International Baccalaureate Schools (GIBS) Conference on Oct. 18 and 19. Educator workshops were hosted by middle years program (MYP) design teacher Phil Lohmeyer of Cos Cob, and primary years program (PYP) coordinator Diana Ljepoja of Stamford. Other Whitby participants included: Head of lower school Silvia Gentile. MYP coordinator Shelley Castro. Lower school teacher Samantha Clark.

A TASTE OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY Each year, Family & Children’s Agency’s (FCA) food and drink tasting event, A Taste of Fairfield County, brings together community members and area restaurants for a delicious event for a good cause. This year’s event, hosted by FCA’s Junior Board of Advisors, will be held Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6-8 p.m. at Aitoro Appliance at 401 Westport Ave. in Norwalk. In addition to samplings from several restaurants, including FlipSide Burgers & Bar, Cask Republic, The Blind Rhino, Haruki, Saltwater Restaurant & Bar, Washington Prime and more, the evening will feature raffle prizes and music by the New Orleans Beatniks. Proceeds from the event support FCA’s Community Connections programs, which provide a continuum of care for adults experiencing homelessness. FCA’s services include a South Norwalk day center where more than 320 clients were offered laundry assistance, cooking classes, computer access, and more, as well as supportive housing services, which last year helped a record 116 formerly homeless families maintain self-sufficiency. In addition, FCA is Norwalk’s 211 Coordinated Access Network site where families experiencing a housing crisis can come for assistance. Tickets are $50 in advance or $60 at the door. Additional information can be found at http://familyandchildrensagency.org/ event/2019/11/20/e2808bA-Taste-of- Fairfield-County.aspx.

INSECT REPELLENT COMPANY QUALIFIES FOR TAX CREDIT PROGRAM From left: EBV graduates Jorge and Jessica Rodriguez, KeyBank’s LaKisha Jordan and Jim Barger, and EBV Director Michael Zacchea.

The KeyBank Foundation recently presented a $75,000 grant to support a University of Connecticut School of Business program that helps U.S. military veterans become small-business owners. The program, Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV), was founded in 2007 at Syracuse University and is offered through a consortium of business schools and universities and provides experiential training in entrepreneurship and small-business management to help veterans, including disabled veterans and their spouses/ caregivers, launch and manage their own businesses.

Offered at no cost to participants, UConn’s EBV combines online coursework, an intense 10-day, on-campus experience and 12 months of ongoing support and mentorship to veterans for creating and sustaining entrepreneurial ventures. KeyBank’s Connecticut market president and U.S. Navy veteran James R. Barger presented the donation to EBV program director and U.S. Marine veteran Michael Zacchea at a meeting with EBV program graduates and board members. In the past 10 years, UConn’s EBV program has graduated more than 200 veterans and caregivers who have launched

175 businesses, producing more than $150 million in gross revenues and creating 430 jobs. In addition, 34 graduates have found career-track, full-time employment and 21 have accessed career-track educational opportunities. The 2019 class includes 19 veterans and one caregiver, 14 of whom are from Connecticut. Several of the class members were wounded in combat. The EBV is recruiting candidates for its 2020 program and classes will begin July 6, 2020. For more information about The UConn School of Business Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans, visit https:// ebv.business.uconn.edu/.

WEST PUTNAM MEDICAL CENTER OPENS

Ranger Ready Repellents, located in Norwalk, and its parent company, the Pic20 Group, LLC, qualified for Connecticut Innovations’ (CI) Angel Investor Tax Credit program, the state’s strategic venture capital arm and the leading source of financing and ongoing support for growing companies in the state. The Angel Investor Tax Credit allows accredited investors who invest at least $25,000 in a qualified company to earn a Connecticut state income tax credit equaling 25% of their investment in the company. The investment maximum per individual is $2 million and the tax credit may be carried forward for five years. Ranger Ready is designed, manufactured and distributed locally, and the company anticipates opening a second warehouse and bottling contractor in Connecticut in the first quarter of 2020. For more information, contact Teddy DeRosa at teddyd@rangerready.com or 203-695-3889.

HOUSATONIC HABITAT RECEIVES GRAB BAR DONATION

Leaders from Yale New Haven Health cut the ribbon at the new West Putnam Medical Center at 500 W. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich.

Yale New Haven Health hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently to officially open the newly renovated West Putnam Medical Center at 500 W. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich,

which offers patients easy access to cardiac, primary care, pediatric, endoscopy, laboratory, diagnostic imaging and rehabilitation services under one roof.

The outpatient facility includes services from Greenwich Hospital, Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center, Yale Medicine and Northeast Medical Group.

Bob Weyeri of Torrco, a fourth-generation independent wholesale distributor of plumbing, piping, HVAC, kitchen and bath supplies, recently donated grab bars to Housatonic Habitat for Humanity’s Brush with Kindness program, a low-cost volunteer repair program that enables seniors to age in place. Housatonic Habitat for Humanity focuses on making a meaningful difference in the lives of qualified working families by promoting financial stability and self-sufficiency through ownership of affordable homes. Households often consist of those who have limited assets and who have jobs that also have income caps. For information on how to donate and volunteer, contact info@housatonichabitat. org or call 203-744-1340, ext. 104.

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Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Greenwich Academy. Install under-ground conduit at 200 N. Maple Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $11,500. Filed Sept. 2019. Antanesian, Rene, Hicksville, New York, contractor for The Mill Pond Company LLC. Install new commercial kitchen for bagel store at 207 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Braydan Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Lorene H. McQuinn. Replace car space with garage/studio at 8 Vista Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed Sept. 2019. CES Danbury Solar LLC, Danbury, contractor for The Stanwich School. Install roof-mounted panels at 257 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $285,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Convent of Sacred Hearth, Greenwich, contractor for Convent of Sacred Heart. Build exterior staircase at 1177 King St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $525,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Crawford, Peter, Rowayton, contractor for Thomas Nolan. Perform replacement alterations at 232 60 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $72,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Darek Franek Construction, Stamford, contractor for First Church of Round Hill. Replace roof at 464 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $89,780. Filed Sept. 2019. NuConn Dismantling LLC, Stamford, contractor for Easy Street Properties LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 2 Arch St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Signature Pools Inc. Norwalk, contractor for Robert Bodey. Construct swimming pool at 33 Huested Drive, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $135,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Signature Pools Inc. Norwalk, contractor for 269 Palmers Hill Road LLC. Construct swimming pool and safety barrier at 18 Hillcrest Lane, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $72,000. Filed Sept. 2019. St. Roch’s Church, Greenwich, contractor for St. Roch’s Church. Set up for a private party at 10 St. Roch’s Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Town of Greenwich, contractor for town of Greenwich. Set up for a private party at 285 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150. Filed Sept. 2019. Usowski, Frank, Old Greenwich, contractor for Baywatch Partners. Rebuild retaining wall at 43 Mianus View Terrace, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Werner Construction Management, Cos Cob, contractor for the Convent of Sacred Heart. Construct new trophy cases and glass partition wall at 1177 King St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Residential 104 Woodside Drive LLC, Greenwich, contractor for 104 Woodside Drive LLC. Construct new single-family residence at 104 Woodside Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $995,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Barker, Flavia, Greenwich, contractor for Stephen M. Zide and Janet B. Zide. Set up for a private party at 35 Binney Lane, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Belmonte Builders, Stamford, contractor for Pam Cunconan. Renovate kitchen, bath and bedroom at 1 Bolling Place, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $97,500. Filed Sept. 2019. Brank, William, Greenwich, contractor for Norbert W. Young Jr. Renovate bath at 15 Huckleberry Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Brown Roofing Company Inc, Naugatuck, contractor for Minty Ozair. Remove and re-roof 12 Knollwood Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $24,399. Filed Sept. 2019. Buckley Construction, Yorktown Heights, New York, contractor for Greenwich Avenue Ltd. Perform replacement and alterations at 80 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Sept. 2019.

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Builder Atelier Development Corp., Ridgefield, contractor for Morris and Arlene Goldfarb. Construct a new family residence at Sumner Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $450,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Carballo, Carlos F. and Kiesbeth Carballo, Greenwich, contractor for Carlos F. Carballo. Install porch ceiling and porch siding at 368 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Cassin Joseph Matthew Jr., Greenwich, contractor for Cassin Joseph Matthew Jr. New residential construction at 10 Wooddale Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Clean Cuts LLC, Trumbull, contractor for Jason Setiawan. Renovate bath at 125 Byram Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Connecticut Framing & Construction, Berlin, contractor for Robert Grant. Remove and re-roof 52 Center Drive, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Corey Fogg, Cos Cob, contractor for Pardi, Darryl and Meghan. Renovate garage to create gym at 96 Club Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Double R A Construction Corp. Rye Brook, New York, contractor for Marie C. Severo and Frank J. Severo Sr. Install a new roof at 15 Henry St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $4,320. Filed Sept. 2019. DXL Construction Inc., Redding, contractor for Gabriella M. Bagnato. Replace gas line and kitchen cabinets at 6 E. Lyon Farm Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Edgewater Development LLC, Old Greenwich, contractor for David Eisenberg. Reconfigure dwelling to create kitchen into master suite at 20 Gilliam Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Fairfield County Roofing, Greenwich, contractor for Joseph and Tina Yusi. Replace asphalt roof at 16 Lyon Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $7,200. Filed Sept. 2019. Flouty, George and Claire Flouty, Stamford, contractor for George Flouty. Repair concrete around basement at 27 Cary Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Greenwich Country Club, Greenwich, contractor for Greenwich Country Club. Set up for a private party at 19 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $6,500. Filed Sept. 2019.

Guilfoyle, Denis, Stamford, contractor for Denis Guilfoyle. Renovate a single-family residence at 2 Winthrop Drive, Riverside. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Haxhiu, Endrit, Greenwich, contractor for Endrit Haxhiu. Replace windows, siding and roof at 408 Riversville Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $21,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Hobbs Inc., New Canaan, contractor for Steven F. Mandel. Remodel bath room, change shared bath to two baths while keeping same footprint at 20 Bobolink Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Pych, Anna, Riverside, contractor for Anna Pych. Renovate kitchen and relocate first-floor bath at 14 Knoll St., Riverside. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 2019. Sareyan, Alex and Nancy Marshall, Greenwich, contractor for Alex Sareyan. Replace stockade pool at 297 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed Sept. 2019. Sawyer, Douglas M. and Herrin Sawyer, Greenwich, contractor for Douglas M. Sawyer. Renovate bath, kitchen, stove and replace porch deck at 48 Ridge St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Hobbs Inc., New Canaan, contractor for Harold Ritch. Renovate master bathroom at 10 Fort Hills Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $102,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Sound Beach Partners LLC, Stamford, contractor for 99 East Elm Properties LLC. Construct new single-family residence at 99 E. Elm St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,500,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

JNC Inc., Greenwich, contractor for Richard Leaman. Construct new detached three-car garage at 190 Clapboard Ridge, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Tejada, Henry and Susan Tejada, Greenwich, contractor for Susan and Henry Tejada. Add two bedrooms and one bathroom at 15 Almira Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $79,200. Filed Sept. 2019.

Marr, Richard, Cos Cob, contractor for Richard Marr. Renovate first and second floors at 19 Stone Ave., Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

TGC Excavation LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Northway Capital. Perform replacement alterations at 30 North Way, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

McCauley, Sean, Stamford, contractor for Rhoda Molin. Replace kitchen, bathrooms and fire resistance ratings at 453 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 4, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Town of Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich. Set up tents for a fund raiser at 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Meehan, Robert, Old Greenwich, contractor for Robert Meehan. Construct home office at 50 Havemeyer Lane, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed Sept. 2019.

Trinity Solar, Cheshire, contractor for Victor Shinsky. Install roof- mounted panels at 18 Bishop Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Milbank Builders LLC, Stamford, contractor for David and Amy L. West. Remodel second-floor bath, replace plumbing and windows at 22 Hilton Heat, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Sept. 2019. MLC Development LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Rocco Chiappetta. Replace siding sheathing at 11 Oak Street West, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Sept. 2019. New England Carpentry Inc., White Plains, New York, contractor for David Petshaft. Remove nonload-bearing partitions, renovate kitchen and master bath at E. Putnam Ave., Unit 3, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 2019. PDB Construction LLC, Seymour, contractor for William Earls. Build a single-family residence at 17 Dandy Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $550,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Calabrese, Gregory F., et al, Fairfield. Filed by Isiaka Obisesan, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rodie & Connolly PC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-196090110-S. Filed Sept. 25.

Continuum of Care Inc., New Haven. Filed by Lisa O’Connell, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Messier Massad Burdick & Flynn LLC, New London. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises of the defendant, when she was descending the exterior stairs and was caused to fall by dangerous, unsafe conditions of the premises, thereby causing her to suffer injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-19-6089085-S. Filed Aug. 21. Cumberland Farms, Inc. et al, Westborough, Massachusetts. Filed by Dawn Mattioli, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Trantolo And Trantolo LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises of the defendant, when she caused to slip and fall by ice, thereby causing him to suffer injuries. The fall was caused by the negligence of the defendant by not keeping the premises safe. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-19-6090049-S. Filed Sept. 24. Hagischi, Llie, et al, Newtown. Filed by Yarismarie Feliciano, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Edward Czepiga LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-19-6090371-S. Filed Oct. 4. Narvaez, Jose M., Bridgeport. Filed by Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zwicker And Associates PC, Enfield. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association, which issued a credit account to the defendant who agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBTCV-19-6090350-S. Filed Oct. 3.

Danbury Superior Court Brookfield Volunteer Fire Company Inc., et al, Brookfield. Filed by Kellie Anne Brattesani, Brookfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff attended the defendants’ open house and when she was on top of a platform, the platform rolled backwards causing the plaintiff to fall and suffer injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-196033701-S. Filed Sept. 23.

Facts & Figures Howard, Michaele, et al, Danbury. Filed by Wilson Leonardo Castro PPA Elmer Leonardo Morales, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff was a pedestrian when he suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-19-6033688-S. Filed Sept. 20. Mather, Sandra Hamer, et al Danbury. Filed by Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff is the owner of the defendants’ mortgage who have defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-19-6033865-S. Filed Oct. 7. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, Hartford. Filed by Mendi Biba, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Richard Arconti, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-196033824-S. Filed Oct. 3. Thrillz LLC Dba Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park, et al, Westport. Filed by Sarina Hoda, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Smart Donohue & Nejame PC, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff was a business invitee at the defendants’ premises and used the zip line feature at the park when she fell down onto the airbag, landing on her feet and fracturing her feet and ankles. The fall was caused by the negligence of the defendants by not keeping the premises safe. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBDCV-19-6034031-S. Filed Oct. 17.

Stamford Superior Court Bow Tie Cinemas, et al, New York, New York. Filed by Gerald Held, Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wofsey Rosen Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff was walking on the premises of the defendants, when he tripped on the carpet, thereby causing him to suffer injuries. The fall was caused by the negligence of the defendant for not keeping the premises safe. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-196043492-S. Filed Sept. 5. Fior’s Beauty Salon d.b.a. Glamour Beauty Salon, Stamford. Filed by Guillermina Vera, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Trantolo & Trantolo LLC, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises of the defendant, when she was caused to fall due to snow, thereby causing her to suffer injuries. The fall was caused by the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-196044071-S. Filed Oct. 16. Jacobson, Matthew, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Marlene Lagares, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Richard L. Grant PLLC, Bethel. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-19-6043833-S. Filed Sept. 30. Muir, Ronda, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Karie Nishimura, Koloa, Hawaii. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien & Foti, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff was in the presence of the defendants’ dog when she was bitten by the dog causing her severe injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-19-6044028-S. Filed Oct. 15.

DEEDS Commercial 1.21 Gigawatts Holdings LLC, Norwalk. Seller: McKenzie Real Estate Group LLC, Fairfield. Property: 63 Glover Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $2,355,480. Filed July 2. 1.21 Gigawatts Holdings LLC, Norwalk. Seller: McKenzie Real Estate Group LLC, Fairfield. Property: 59 Glover Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $884,520. Filed July 2.

Amador Felix, Jose L., et al, Bridgeport. Seller: Shoegirl LLC, Stamford. Property: 102 Clover hill Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $215,000. Filed June 3.

Afonso, Domingo’s, Bridgeport. Seller: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C. Property: 44 Wing St., Bridgeport. Amount: $210,000. Filed June 3.

Gonzalez, Rony, Stamford. Seller: Brian W. Aiken and Erin A. Aiken, Norwalk. Property: 14 Kendall Court, Norwalk. Amount: $318,000. Filed July 2.

Cross Properties LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Phillip Lanard, Norwalk. Property: 19 Clarmore Drive, Unit 19, Norwalk. Amount: $188,000. Filed July 5.

Arahovitis, Elena and Nicholas Magoulas, Norwalk. Seller: David Capolete and Irene Capolete, Norwalk. Property: 1 Hill Court, Norwalk. Amount: $360,000. Filed July 9.

Goodwin, Joshua and Cindy Pi, Norwalk. Seller: Peter Arena and Taryn DeClerico, Darien, Property: 5 Chipping Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $505,000. Filed July 2.

Bakes, Annette, Norwalk. Seller: Sandra Spence and Anthony Ingleton, Norwalk. Property: 80 County St., Unit 10A, Norwalk. Amount: $237,500. Filed July 3.

Gordillo. Oscar R. and Sonia Beatriz Garcia Tarqui, Bridgeport. Seller: Wilson Riera, Bridgeport. Property: 1666 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $200,000. Filed June 3.

Bisack, Tyler J. and Alexandra D. Pugliano, Fairfield. Seller: Hartrel A. Brock and Ruby J. Brock, Norwalk. Property: 97 W. Norwalk Road, Unit 9, Norwalk. Amount: $388,000. Filed July 2.

Harrison, Scott and Shelley Harrison, Norwalk. Seller: James H Goldcamp and Nedda N. Goldcamp, Jupiter, Florida. Property: Lot 5, Map 2351, Little Brook Road, Norwalk. Amount: $800.000 Filed July 2.

Pancholi, Ashmi and Jesse Peterkin, Norwalk. Seller: Samuel H. Schwartz and Priscilla E. Schwartz, Norwalk. Property: 27 Poplar St., Norwalk. Amount: $790,000. Filed July 9.

Hingst, Jeffrey M., Norwalk. Seller: Susan Timmerman, Norwalk. Property: 18 Westview Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $679,000. Filed July 2.

Panjon Montano, Mario F., Norwalk. Seller: Chung T. Fan and Catherine C.H. Fan, Sugar Land, Texas. Property: 30 Bartlett Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $500,000. Filed July 5.

Fernandez, Ester, Bridgeport. Seller: Connecticut Strategic Properties LLC, Trumbull. Property: 858 Clark St., Bridgeport. Amount: $320,000. Filed June 3. JCP Rentals LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: 274 Fairfield Avenue LLC., Bridgeport. Property: 274 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $950,000. Filed June 3. Kalmanides, Jennifer and Jordan Kalmanides, Norwalk. Seller: BPC Capital Management I LLC, South Salem, New York. Property: 29 Woodbury Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $655,000. Filed July 2. Keeley, Sean M., Norwalk. Seller: Maria Giapoutzis, Norwalk. Property: 571 Belden Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $580,000 Filed July 2. Rosales, Rigoberto, Bridgeport. Seller: SDF Capital LLC, Mamaroneck, New York. Property: 192 Dekalb Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $124,000. Filed June 3. Ryan, Barbara, Norwalk. Seller: US Bank National Association, Norwalk. Property: 22 Covary Road, Norwalk. Amount: $1,201,000. Filed July 3. Samuels, Ricardo, Bridgeport. Seller: DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 206 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $237,000. Filed June 3. Schnip, Hillary Alyssa, Sprague. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Norwalk. Property: 200 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Amount: $399,915. Filed July 2. Stevens, Michael and Leila J. Garret-Stevens, Darien. Seller: 37 Witch Lane Associates LLC, Norwalk. Property: 37 Witch Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $1,500,000. Filed July 2.

Residential Aaron, Rachel and Joshua Stasko, Norwalk. Seller: Angela Zee, Norwalk. Property: 123 Old Belden Hill Road, Unit 30. Norwalk. Amount: $359,500. Filed July 12. Ackerman, James, Jericho, Vermont. Seller: Sivaprasad Chiru Mamilla and Shantisree Grapaty, Windermere, Florida. Property: 15 Perry Ave., Unit D11, Norwalk. Amount: $316,000. Filed July 12.

Capolete, David M. and Irene L. Capolete, Norwalk. Seller: Margaret O. McGowan, Norwalk. Property: 82 Weed Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $635,000. Filed July 9. Cheska, Georgeann C., Stamford. Seller: Inge Rosenbaum, Norwalk. Property: 105 Richards Ave. Unit 1301, Norwalk. Amount: $136,700. Filed July 5.

Juj, Jaspal and Michelle Juj, Norwalk. Seller: William R. Simpson and Kathryn T. Simpson, Norwalk. Property: 96 Witch Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $1,181,250. Filed July 3.

Cordero, Freddy M. and Fanny Gordillo, Corona, New York. Seller: Henrietta Streich, Bridgeport. Property: 290 Lakeside Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $184,900. Filed June 3.

Justen, Kristina, Darien. Seller: Kelvin L. Kostohryz and Kathryn L. Kostohryz, Norwalk. Property: 11 Old Field Road, Norwalk. Amount: $650,000. Filed July 9.

DiPietro, Salvatore and Maria DiPietro, Norwalk. Seller: Benjamin J. Vaccaro and Christine A. Vaccaro, Norwalk. Property: 33 Dorsett Road, Norwalk. Amount: $586,000. Filed July 9.

Kelly, II Howard F., Norwalk. Seller: Shelley Somers, Norwalk. Property: 24 Buckingham Place, Norwalk. Amount: $500,000. Filed July 2.

Duryea, Albert G., and Grethe Sorensen Duryea, Annapolis, Maryland. Seller: Estate of Albert Fuji, Danbury. Property: 12 Pequot Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $705,000. Filed July 11. Forde, Farhidys E. and Dwayne D. Forde, Norwalk. Seller: Craig J. Suchanec and Jenine Y. Grant, Norwalk. Property: 15 Perry Ave., Unit D4, Norwalk. Amount: $325,000. Filed July 2. Fortin Brooks, Laurie, Portland, Maine. Seller: Jacquelyn M. Bubbico, Norwalk. Property: 8 Silvermine Ave., Unit 11, Norwalk. Amount: $280,000. Filed July 2. Fortin, Kathy J., Norwalk. Seller: Laurie Fortin Brooks, Portland, Maine. Property: 8 Silvermine Ave., Unit 11, Norwalk. Amount: $100,000. Filed July 2. Geitz, Karen, Norwalk. Seller: Kristen A. Mathias, Norwalk. Property: 16 Rock meadow Road, Unit 1, Norwalk. Amount: $246,000. Filed July 5.

LaFrance, Adam and Russell LaFrance, Stamford. Seller: Tia M. Bradshaw and Philip Nicely, Norwalk. Property: Unit 25, Union Square Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $239,000. Filed July 3.

Murphy, Michael B. and Allison M. Murphy, Norwalk. Seller: George M. Barnes and Cristina Frassetto Barnes, Norwalk. Property: Lot 8, Map 5861, Highland Avenue. Norwalk. Amount: $990,000. Filed July 3. Olawale, Olalekan D., Bridgeport. Seller: Barbara A. Braun, Bridgeport. Property: 28 Loretta Place, Bridgeport. Amount: $237,500. Filed June 3. Orr, Bruce G. and Susan E. Orr, Darien. Seller: Paul Louie and Katie Louie, Milford. Property: 9 Getner Trail, Norwalk. Amount: $74,000. Filed July 2.

Papuli, Elsona, Norwalk. Seller: Lynn M. Vento and Christine Buisson, Norwalk. Property: 14 Fairview Ave., Unit B9, Norwalk. Amount: $245,000. Filed July 9. Randell, Cory, Norwalk. Seller: Kimberly Yagovane, Norwalk. Property: 66 Sunrise Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $300,000. Filed July 2. Rios, Rosa M., Port Chester, New York. Seller: Willie J. Carr III, Bridgeport. Property: 95 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $360,000. Filed June 3. Rivas-Fuentes, Sandra, Norwalk. Seller: Brandon Leigh Gendron and Suzanne M. Gendron, Norwalk. Property: 8 Norvell Road, Norwalk. Amount: $502,500. Filed July 5.

Lara, Humberto and Arianna Hernandez, Bridgeport. Seller: Jose L. Garcia and Gilda Garcia, Bridgeport. Property: 23 Ives Court, Bridgeport. Amount: $132,500. Filed June 3.

Rodriguez, Horacio, New York, New York. Seller: Elsa M. Barreira, Trumbull. Property: 1905 North Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $220,000. Filed June 3.

Mendez-Lopez, Wilmer, Norwalk. Seller: Jose Rampulla and Gene P. Collet. Norwalk. Property: 19 Soundview Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $291,000. Filed July 12.

Sanchez, Leidis K. and Christopher W. Olsen, Cos Cob. Seller: Gregory H. Elkins, Stamford. Property: 15 Old Witch Court, Rowayton. Amount: $475,000. Filed July 3.

Mojica, Bernardina, Stamford. Seller: Roger Lariviere, Bridgeport. Property: 191 Ellsworth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $80,000. Filed June 3. Morrison, Iris, Bronx, New York. Seller: Jeremy Minchella and Andre Minchella, Oxford. Property: 409 Pond St., Bridgeport. Amount: $182,400. Filed June 3.

FCBJ

Sarmiento, Jennifer Marisol, Norwalk. Seller: David E. Bennett, Norwalk. Property: 12 Surrey Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $527,000. Filed July 12. Shah, Tushar, Norwalk. Seller: Shekelia Lefevre, Bridgeport. Property: 525 Carroll Ave., Unit 527, Bridgeport. Amount: $130,000. Filed June 3.

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Facts & Figures Stollmer, Elizabeth, Norwalk. Seller: O. Ricon and Laura W. Oestreicher. Norwalk. Property: 123 Old Belden Hill Road, Unit 45, Norwalk. Amount: $320,000. Filed July 2.

Spiegel, Aurora, et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Property: 46 Beacon Cottage, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 25.

Maruottolo, Deborah, Cos Cob. $8,764, in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 3 Relay Cottage, Cos Cob. Filed Oct. 7.

Taylor, Lee, Norwalk. Seller: Catherine M. McWilliams, Norwalk. Property: 2A Little Fox Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $899,000. Filed July 2.

Trombetta, Maria M., et al. Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 214 Burnsford Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 5.

McAllister, Deirtra, Bridgeport. $2,912, in favor of The United Illuminating Company, New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 118 Edwards St., Bridgeport. Filed Sep. 11.

Trivedi, Hetal D. and Dhiren M. Trivedi, Norwalk. Seller: Nicole S. Ivanoff, Norwalk. Property: 31 High St., Unit 4-3A, Norwalk. Amount: $180,000. Filed July 9.

Williams, Terrence, et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 15 Eastway Road, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 20.

Molina, Yeznira, Bridgeport. $1,153, in favor of John Garofalo M.D., Norwalk, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 154 Brookside Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Aug. 7.

Yesu Krupa Bhaskar Pallam, Norwalk. Seller: Ryan Youngsaye and Vivian W. Lai, Norwalk. Property: 2 Surrey Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $495,000. Filed July 5.

Zalowitz, Alvin, et al. Creditor: Town Point Master Funding Trust REO, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 3200 Park Ave., Unit 4A, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 18.

Rodriguez, Angel, Bridgeport. $2,873, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 458 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 11.

FORECLOSURES

JUDGMENTS

Barbosa, Federico, et al. Creditor: US Bank National Association, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 409 Lakeside Drive, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 27.

Alexander, Janet, et al, Bridgeport. $22,276, in favor of The United Illuminating Company, New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 47 Forestview Road, Bridgeport. Filed Aug. 19.

Rogers, Martin, et al, Bridgeport. $3,652, in favor of Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy and Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 2219 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 11.

Busch, Jr. William, Creditor: Seaside Villages Homes Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Unit 165, Seaside Village Homes, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 30. Hazell, Diane, et al. Creditor: Ditech Financial LLC, Tampa, Florida. Property: 95 Overland Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 20. Miller, Davida L., et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 160 Elmwood Place, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 2. Perez, Vanessa M., et al. Creditor: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Lake Zurich, Illinois. Property: 1187 Hancock Ave. Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 13. Quaccoo, Marva, Creditor: Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB, Santa Ana, California. Property: 130 Broadridge Road, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 10. Samuel, Frank. Creditor: Freedom Mortgage Corp., Fishers, Indiana. Property: 80 Rocton Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Aug. 19. Santiago, Carlos F., et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Property: 249 Cedar St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 3.

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Carney, Gerard, Fairfield. $4,180, in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 29 Alden St., Fairfield. Filed Oct. 28. Fulton, Katherine C., Old Greenwich. $5,100, in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Calistro & Airone LLC, Westbrook. Property: 30 Edgewater Drive, Old Greenwich. Filed Oct. 18. Gonzalez, Marilyn, Bridgeport. $2,287, in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 374 Taft Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 11.

Romeo, John, Riverside. $3,297, in favor of LH Gault & Son Incorporated, Westport, by Philip H. Monagan Waterbury. Property: 31 Thornhill Road, Greenwich. Filed Oct. 28. Sango, Mladen, Greenwich. $3,099, in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 25 Mallard Drive, Greenwich. Filed Oct. 15. Sethi, Sanjeet, Trumbull. $50,000, in favor of Joann Carabetta and Circle J. Salon LLC, Meriden, by Brown, Paindiris & Scott LLP, Glastonbury. Property: 110 Chapel St., Bridgeport. Filed Aug. 13.

Harris, Anita, Bridgeport. $4,099, in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 142 Herkimer St., Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 11.

Tedesco, Robert L., Greenwich. $5,544, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 32 Morgan Ave., Greenwich. Filed Oct. 2.

Hedvat Torres, Sonia, Greenwich. $146,414, in favor of 1324 Lexington Avenue LLC, New York, New York, by Robert F. Ludgin, Hartford. Property: 84 Hunting Ridge Road, Greenwich. Filed Sept. 13.

The Grill Daddy Brush Company, et al, Greenwich. $432,491, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank NA, Greenwich. by Lloyd S. Lowinger, Norwalk. Property: 107 Meadow Road, Greenwich. Filed Sep. 27.

Lage, Fernando F., Bridgeport. $1,546, in favor of Unifund Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 241 Sunrise Terrace, Bridgeport. Filed Sept. 11. Lynch, Sean, Fairfield. $3,534, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 3800 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Filed Oct. 28.

FCBJ

Wojna, Helen, Fairfield. $62,540, in favor of Cambridge Manor of Fairfield LLC Bridgeport, by Goldman Gruder Woods LLC, Norwalk. Property: 119 Macon Drive, Bridgeport. Filed Aug. 7. Young, Toccara S., Bridgeport. $1,122, in favor of Bridgeport Anesthesia Associates PC, Bridgeport, by Gambardella, Cipriano, Gottlieb & Hathaway PC, Hamden. Property: 47 Gary St., Bridgeport. Filed Aug. 7.

Nafziger, Jacob Calvin, 25 Reynolds Road, Danbury. $33,073, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 26.

Glenbrock Road, Unit 416, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Sept. 11.

Federal Tax Liens Filed

Oliveira, Silvio, 358 Greenfield St., Fairfield. $40,565, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 4.

Alonzi, Robert M., 663 Monroe Turnpike, Monroe. $8,088, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 17.

Philbin, Joseph, P.O. Box 320383, Fairfield. $19,617, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 11.

Chen, Qian I., Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 21 Hirsch Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Sept. 13.

Barnard, Edward, 140 Josies Ring Road, Monroe. $61,020, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 3.

Roman Jr., William J. and Sarah J. Roman, 474 Pemburn Drive, Fairfield. $4,976, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 3.

LIENS

Bennett, Kristy, 174 Mountain Road, Ridgefield. $25,742, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 3. Blair, B. Glenn, 26 Renchy St., Fairfield. $40,105, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 17. DeGirolomo, Jay W., 12 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield. $20,693, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 10. Duffy, Thomas P., 85 Ivy Lane, Southport. $49,681, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 3. Forcier, Christy J., 140 Barton Drive, Stratford. $21,708, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 3. Gidez, Christopher and Louise B. Gidez, 51 Eunice Ave, Fairfield. $11,429, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 28. Hauck, Ann F., 86 Lalley Blvd. Fairfield. $12,212, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 26. Hendrickson, Heather L., 2 Lookout Trail, Westport. $1,880, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 11. Imbrogno, Robert and Anna Marie Imbrogno, 168 Tuckahoe Lane, Fairfield. $11,444, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 26. Mack, Sr. Tory T., 148 Columbus Ave., Stratford. $11,331, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 11. Martin, Sean and Paula Martin, 61 Larbert Road, Southport. $6,095, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 3. Mazier, Giselle Y., 2081 Mill Plain Road, Fairfield. $14,974, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 26. McMillan, Tracy V. and Sharon A. Miller, 120 Northwood Road, Fairfield. $43,501, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 17. Montague, Debra A., 233 Holland Road, Bridgeport. $13,300, civil proceeding tax. Filed July 3. Murdock Thomas, Barbara A., 105 Beauvue Terrace, Bridgeport. $9,661, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 26.

Schrader, David W., 345 Third Ave., Stratford. $63,967, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 11. Shaw Jr., James G., 115 Courtland Hill St., Stamford. $53,683, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 26. Thaler, Scott, 250 Hunyadi Ave., Fairfield. $10,754, civil proceeding tax. Filed June 10.

Mechanic’s Liens Fernandez, Denise, Fairfield. Filed by J.T. Lipovsky & Company LLC, Property: 2036 Redding Road, Fairfield. Amount: $3,800. Filed Nov. 8. Southport Post Road Limited Partnership, Southport. Filed by DiNardo Management LLC, by Helen Nitkin. Property: 2600 Post Road, Southport. Amount: $121,876. Filed Nov. 1.

LIS PENDENS

Chesnovich, Bogdan, et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for US Bank National Association. Property: 40 Lindsey Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 23. Childakos, Melissa, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA. Property: 22 Greenfield Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 30. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 10 Mead St., Unit 15, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Sep. 13. Durante Jr., Fred N., et al, Stamford. Filed by Willinger Willinger & Bucci PC, Bridgeport, for Titan Capital ID LLC. Property: 331 Selleck St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 16. Hardy Properties LLC, Stamford. Filed by Paul S. Nakian LLC, Stamford, for Greater Emmanuel Apostolic Church. Property: 287 Washington Blvd. Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Sept. 5.

146 Mayapple LLC, et al, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 146 Mayapple Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Sept. 17.

Karwon, Jeffrey E., et al, Stamford. Filed by Milford Law LLC, Milford, for Bankunited NA. Property: 49 Belltown Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 11.

Apex Real Estate Investments LLC, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 22 Glenbrook Road, Unit 203, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Sept. 11.

Kennedy, Donya, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA. Property: 45 Valley Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 4.

Blank, Bonnie T., et al, Stamford. Filed by Glass & Brauss LLC, Fairfield, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. Property: 2 Rock Spring Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 4.

King, Laura, et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for 91 Fountain Terrace Condominium Association Inc. Property: Unit 929, Fountain Terrace Condominium, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 3.

Borisovs, John, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association. Property: 50 Morris St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 4.

Lopez, Beatriz M., et al, Stamford. Filed by Cabanillas & Associates PC, White Plains, New York, for Eddy M. Falcon and Roxana V. Falcon. Property: 87 Stephen St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 3.

Chen, Hui, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 22

Facts & Figures Neely, David A. and Angel C. Neely, Stamford. Filed by Brock & Scott PLLC, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for Fifth Third Bank. Property: Lot 19, Map 3977, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 24. O’Neill, James M., et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Sterling National Bank, Property: 315 Sylvan Knoll Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 27. Pacific Investments LLC, et al, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 22 Glenbrook Road, Units 311, 115, 103 and 116, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 11. Sanchez, Amelia, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Specialized Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 182 Seaton Road, Unit 22-B, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 16. Smolinski, Peter A., et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Property: 17 Dale St., Unit 6, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 16. Sotiropoulos, Helen, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Property: 51 Soundview Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 27. Sovereing Realty One LP, Stamford. Filed by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford, for Parkview Cooperative Inc. Property: 53 Prospect St., Unit 605, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Sept. 11. Vossler, Robert J., et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for PHH Mortgage Corp. Property: 272 Sylvan Knoll Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 3. Wenz, Karen, et al, Stamford. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Bank of America NA. Property: Lot 6, Map 4035, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 17. Zuckerbrod, David, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 1611 Washington Blvd., Unit 19, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Sept. 4.

LEASES Arjan Holdings LLC, by Jan E. Cohen. Landlord: 1460 Barnum Avenue LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 1440-1460 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport. Term: 49 years, commenced Oct. 23, 2019. Filed Oct. 28. Mora, Jorge and Maria E. Robles, by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 100 Court D, Building 35, Apartment 137, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Oct. 16, 2019. Filed Oct. 21.

MORTGAGES Brown, Ethan J. and Jessica M. Brown, Stamford, by Claire DeVidas. Lender: William Raveis Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road Shelton. Property: 96 Fairway Drive, Stamford. Amount: $743,000. Filed July 12. Charney, Matthew and Caitlin Charney, Stamford, by Robb Heering. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Inc., 3940 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 162 Woodbury Ave., Stamford. Amount: $459,000. Filed July 11. Chu, Nicole and Joseph I. Chu, Stamford, by Gabriella Bucceri. Lender: City National Bank, 350 S Grand Ave., Fifth floor, Los Angeles, California. Property: 1258 Stillwater Road, Unit 7, Stamford. Amount: $450,000. Filed July 12. Derek, Roy, and Farah Chanel Roy, Stamford, by (unreadable). Lender: Warshaw Capital LLC, 2777 Summer St., Suite 306, Stamford. Property: 19 Nelson St., Stamford. Amount: $732,512. Filed July 10. Gregg, Roger R., Stamford, by Dina Tamheim. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc., 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 5 Hundley Cottage, Apartment 3B, Stamford. Amount: $155,000. Filed July 11. Harwood-Smith, Cody D. and Laura Smith, Stamford, by Ralph A. Romano. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 109 Nichols Ave. Stamford. Amount: $477,306. Filed July 12. Hintzen, Megan A. and Daniel A. Zaleski, Stamford, by Mary Wilcox. Lender: Home Services Lending LLC, 2700 Westown Pkwy., Suite 345, West Des Moines, Iowa. Property: 16 Whittaker St., Stamford. Amount: $492,750. Filed July 15.

Jablon, Michael, Stamford, by Gerard Crown. Lender: Parkside Lending LLC, 180 Redwood St., Suite 250, San Francisco, California. Property: 85 Camp Ave., Unit 8D, Stamford. Amount: $468,000. Filed July 10. Kotlar, Marina, Stamford, by Russell A. Giorno. Lender: HSBC Bank US NA, 452 Fifth Ave., New York, New York. Property: 50 Glenbrook Road, Unit 3C, Stamford. Amount: $100,000. Filed July 11. Lleshi, Hasije, et al, Stamford, by John A. Cassone. Lender: People’s United Bank National Association, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 77 Carroll St., Stamford. Amount: $355,500. Filed July 12. Meconiates, Anthony and Anita Meconiates, Stamford, by Denis W. Patterson. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 71 Wyndover Lane, Stamford. Amount: $1,184,000. Filed July 10. Melendez, Carlos H., Stamford, by Gerard Edens Fleurizard. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 78 Highland Road, Stamford. Amount: $60,000. Filed July 15. Mukherjee, Subrata and Mahua Mukherjee, Stamford, by Frank J. MacPhail. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Inc., 3940 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 99 Fox Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $468,000. Filed July 10. Olej, Tomasz S. and Jennifer Olej Ramirez, Stamford, by Daniel M. McCabe. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 229 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $460,000. Filed July 15. Paris, Richard D., Stamford, by Margaret A. O’Neal. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Philips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 115 Colonial Road, Stamford. Amount: $455,200. Filed July 11. Shapiro, James A. and Cristin Tierney, Stamford, by John J. Louizos. Lender: UBS Bank USA, 299 S. Main St., Suite 2275, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 128 Starin Drive, Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Filed July 11. Shapiro, Jonathan, Stamford, by Loretta F. Glazier. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc., 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 85 Camp Ave., Unit 12B, Stamford. Amount: $365,075. Filed July 12. Soliz Soto, Luis J. and Ana M. Pigueiras Fernandez, Stamford, by John R. Fiore. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 128 Prudence Drive. Stamford. Amount: $420,750. Filed July 12.

Umansky, Yury and Jolyne MarieUmansky, Stamford, by Maria C. Miller. Lender: JG Wentworth Home Lending LLC, 3350 Commission Court, Woodbridge, Virginia Property: 85 Camp Ave., Stamford. Amount: $345,000. Filed July 12.

Legend, 1370 Park Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Ernest Agbeko. Filed Oct. 17.

Zelikson, Robert E. and Stacy L. Zelikson, Stamford, by Lauren A. Scotton. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Inc, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 111 WoodChuck Road, Stamford. Amount: $295,000. Filed July 10.

Lolita’s Cleaning LLC, 388 Beechmont Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Roy Pena. Filed Oct. 18.

NEW BUSINESSES

Merlova Cosmetology, 92 Evergreen St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Ibilin V. Merida Lopez. Filed Oct. 29.

65 Ocean Avenue LLC, 65-67 Ocean Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Helena Nguyen. Filed Oct. 29. Blessings 24/7, 85 Woodrow Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Cathy Worthy. Filed Oct. 16. Bridgeport Affordable Homes, 383 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Christopher Jones. Filed Oct. 31. Colonial Doors Realty, 190 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Amyra T. Beauty. Filed Oct. 17. Confort Eats, 118 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Thomas Jones. Filed Oct. 15. Dexter Construction, 855 Norman St., Apartment 22, Bridgeport 06605, c/o Dexsa Saunders. Filed Oct. 25. Doctor Brown Home Care, 1219 Kossuth St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o Isaac Brown Okpoti. Filed Oct. 30. Don Raphael, 256 Oak St., Bridgeport 06854, c/o Marcia Neres. Filed Oct. 22.

Leontino’s Brick Queen, 1581 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Noel Almeida. Filed Oct. 28.

MB Nails & Spa LLC, 1628 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Marlyene Alves de Araujo. Filed Oct. 15.

Nina’s Hookah Lounge, 750 Madison Ave. Bridgeport 06606, c/o Joyce Jabrane. Filed Oct. 24. Philitup Vending Services, 709 Queen St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Philip Swist. Filed Oct. 17. Rio Café, 980 Railroad Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Oswaldo Torres. Filed Oct. 30. S. Jamieson Designs & More, 622 Clinton Ave., Bridgeport 06614, c/o Sara C. Jamieson. Filed Oct. 21. Taco Bar CT LLC, 980 Railroad Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Jose Cevasco. Filed Oct. 30. Teorah, 280 Beardsley St., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Tyasia Gandy Francis. Filed Oct. 18. That Much is True, 85 Woodrow Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Cathy Worthy. Filed Oct. 16. Thea’s Natural Remedies, 998 State St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Etiyeh D. Grant. Filed Oct. 30.

Financial Solutions, 480 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Otis McQueen. Filed Oct. 22.

Together Home Care Services, 55 Wessels Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Dwayne C. Rucker. Filed Oct. 31.

J. Sharp Trucking. 236 Mountain Grove St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Javis S. Holliday Jr. Filed Oct. 17.

Una Dolce Vita LLC, 940 Blond St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Giuseppe Tola. Filed Oct. 23.

JCK Day Care, 108 Acton Road, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Aida Pacheco. Filed Oct. 28.

VM Nails LLC, 1624 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Viviane Batista. Filed Oct. 15.

JW Labor Force, 149 Eagle St., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Jason S. Peters. Filed Oct. 29.

PATENTS

Kilala, 365 University Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Chika Honjo. Filed Oct. 28.

Articulated mounts. Patent no. 10,472,079 issued to Jon McBride, Milford; Scott A. Chasen, Orange. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford.

Latin & Soul Food Café, 1500 C Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Eneida Walker. Filed Oct. 25.

Digital image-paper registration error correction through image shear. Patent no. 10,477,034 issued to Chu-heng Liu, Penfield; Paul J. McConville, Webster; Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster; Jason Matthew LeFevre, Penfield; Seemit Praharaj, Webster. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Hard-surface cleaning devices. Patent no. 10,470,638 issued to Joseph K. Patterson, Monroe; James M. Buckley, New Hartford; John Lombardo, Ridgefield; Stephen Huda, Shelton; Paul H. Adams, Monroe; Bryan Lee Roberts Jr., Dormagen, Germany; Frank Wilde, Essen, Germany. Assigned to Unger Management International LLC, Bridgeport. Method and apparatus for supplying support from below to a screen cloth on a vibrating screening machine. Patent no. 10,471,472 issued to Ryan Anthony Mumm, Newhall, Iowa; Alexander Evan Ross, Washington, Iowa; Michael Peter Stemper, Marion, Iowa; Nicholas Samuel Grady, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Assigned to Terex USA LLC, Westport. Method of controlling static pressure in the reservoir of a liquefied gas and proppant blender. Patent no. 10,472,935 issued to William J. Scharmach, Grand Island; Gregory Panuccio, Amherst. Assigned to Praxair Technology Inc., Danbury. Sensor-based detection of landing zones. Patent no. 10,472,086 issued to William McNeill, Stratford. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford. Static self-ligating orthodontic bracket and method of using same. Patent no. 10,470,849 issued to Thomas F. Braun, Fairfield. Assigned to Overjet LLC, Fairfield. Systems and methods for control of robotic manipulation. Patent no. 10,471,595 issued to Huan Tan, Niskayuna; Balajee Kannan, Niskayuna; Yonatan Gefen, Niskayuna; Romano Patrick, Atlanta, Georgia; Omar Al Assad, Niskayuna; Douglas Forman, Niskayuna; Charles Theurer, Alplaus; John Lizzi, Niskayuna. Assigned to GE Global Sourcing LLC, Norwalk. Vehicle control system and method. Patent no.10,474,984 issued to Nanette Efird, Atlanta, Georgia. Assigned to GE Global Sourcing LLC, Norwalk. Waterproof headphone structure. Patent no. 10,477,307 issued to Isword Zhang, Stamford; Cary Zou, Stamford. Assigned to Harman, Stamford.

Clustering of musical content for playlist creation. Patent no. 10,474,716 issued to Richard Allen Kreifeldt, South Jordan, Utah. Assigned to Harman, Stamford.

FCBJ

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

W F B In IG O AT R th e D R T CH ec E H em V be E E r2 A 3i L ss

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