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BUSINESS JOURNAL December 9, 2013 | VOL. 49, No. 49

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Faithful to the economy SEASON’S START APPEARS ROBUST BY BILL FaLLoN bfallon@westfairinc.com

her Newtown home. With the whole town in mourning, she didn’t feel like doing much of anything. But in the midst of launching an online home decor magazine, she didn’t really have a choice. The holiday issue was coming up.

s Danbury Fair’s senior manager for marketing, Melissa Eigen liked what she saw over the Thanksgiving weekend. She lacked hard numbers for sales across the mall’s 1.3 million square feet, but reported firsthand, “The parking lots were full. We had lots of shoppers with lots of shopping bags.” Nationally, Eigen said, retailers are expecting a 3.9 percent uptick from last year’s sales figures, which were, in turn, already up 3.5 percent from 2011, as charted by the National Retail Federation. Eigen used the term “cautiously optimistic” to paint the coming holiday sales season, which this year found Hanukkah arriving with Thanksgiving. Post-turkey Thanksgiving shopping is a relatively new trend that has been embraced at Danbury Fair. Eigen said 44 stores opened at 8 o’clock Thanksgiving night, including three of the center’s department stores. “The retailers did not disappoint with great sales,” Eigen said. “Again, a lot of shoppers with lots and lots of bags.” Danbury Fair does not passively await the crowds. Families are invited to bring their pets Mondays from 6 to 9 p.m. to meet Santa and get their pictures taken. And for three Wednesdays — Dec. 4, 11 and 18 — the mall hosts a concert series of songs and short performances from family favorites like “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Marcia O’Kane, executive director of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce, which represents the interest of some 4,000 busi-

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Maribel Castillo has the company of a dog walker and lots of parking Thanksgiving Morning on Greenwich Avenue, where she cleaned The Ginger Man restaurant.

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nesses, expressed similar findings after a Dec. 2 walking tour of her bailiwick. “All the stores on Greenwich Avenue were reporting increased traffic,” O’Kane said. “A large percentage of stores reported stronger sales than normal, with Jack Wills ” — a clothing and accessories store — “through the roof. We saw a lot of family activity, a lot of families window shopping, enjoying the days. Sales were good and only a couple of businesses reported business as usual. I’m just happy the stores are so delighted with the results.”

Retired from the electronics industry, Hans Thorvaldsen pauses Thanksgiving morning in the middle of Greenwich Avenue. The traffic was so light he shared his Cold War story of serving aboard a U.S. Navy ship in the Caribbean during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Greenwich store windows will have their own turn in the limelight Dec. 11, 5:30 p.m., at the Bruce Museum when the flashiest (or most sincere) will receive awards. Bruce McCain manages investments nationally for Key Bank, which operates branches throughout the tristate region. “In our view, holiday sales won’t be great but they won’t be terrible either,” McCain said. “For the most part, this should be an OK year with sales increasing between 3 percent and 3.5 percent over 2012, and that is in line with the 10-year average growth rate in holiday sales. “In our view, there are three themes

Travis Simms, who works at Whole Foods on East Putnam. By 9 a.m. Friday he had already sold several Christmas trees.

Greenwich Avenue, Black Friday morning.

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that we expect to persist throughout the 2013 holiday shopping season,” he said. “No. 1, retailers continue to feel a sense of urgency; No. 2, consumers will remain value conscious; and No. 3, e-commerce sales will become an even bigger driver of the retail sector’s overall growth.” McCain cited fewer shopping days this year than last, saying, “Retailers have been feeling the pressure of this year’s compressed calendar because there are six fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas compared to last year.” The result was greater impetus to open on Thanksgiving. “Retailers have rolled out promotions earlier this year

and more stores plan on being open on Thanksgiving day,” McCain said. “Retailers want to get shoppers in their stores as early as possible in order to fight for consumer discretionary dollars that might not be there later in the season.” Brick-and-mortar- themed Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30, gave way to so-called Cyber Monday on Dec. 2. McCain cited the Internet analytics firm comScore, saying, “Holiday e-commerce sales are expected to grow 13 percent to 15 percent this year. With consumers continuing to look for value and convenience when they shop, growth in the online channel is going to remain strong for some time.”

Claudia Fortunato heads to work Black Friday at Jacadi, a baby and children’s clothing store on Greenwich Avenue. Behind her, parking spots fill up fast.

J. Goodison leaves Bridgeport shipyard BY JENNIFER BISSELL jbissell@westfairinc.com

year ago it had seemed the hustle and bustle of Bridgeport’s shipyard was about to return. A new shipyard operator was settling in, more than 100 new jobs were on the horizon and the local marine industry was anticipating an economic boom. J. Goodison, a marine maintenance and repair company, had big plans for the shipyard. It had been vacant for months after luxury boat manufacturer Derecktor Shipyard declared bankruptcy and stopped paying rent. “We’re being flooded with phone calls from fishermen, ferry boat companies in Connecticut and New York, hub and barge operators,” CEO Jack Goodison told the Business Journal November 2012. “You put it all together — the deepwater access, proximity to New York, size of the property — it’s a recipe for success.” Fast forward a year, J. Goodison and

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much of the yard’s equipment is gone. After investing roughly $300,000 in the property, Goodison said he and officials from the city and port authority were unable to reach a long-term lease agreement. In the summer of 2012, the Bridgeport Port Authority selected J. Goodison as the preferred tenant in response to a formal request for proposals on the site. Donald Eversley, Bridgeport’s former economic development director, had spent about four years recruiting Goodison, citing the shipyard as possessing the potential to be the most successful in the whole Northeast as more places went out of business. In response to the RFP, Goodison offered to pay $8,000 per month for 10 acres and later increased the offer to $11,400 per month, he said. But after some 10 months of negotiating, the port authority, as Goodison put it, “dropped the deal,” requesting “several times that much” for considerably less acreage. » Shipyard, page 8

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Be outsourced or be square BY JaMES CaSHIN aND DIEGo RoSENFELD

ith an eye on revenue and enhancing core business processes, companies are pursuing outsourcing strategies for many facets of their business. Two popular models are business process outsourcing (BPO) for the back-office accounting function and IT outsourcing. Many small companies and emerging businesses don’t require full-time back-office accounting and IT personnel, while larger companies can often benefit from a hybrid approach of retaining some functions in house while outsourcing others. Outsourcing is not very different from another common function that companies are familiar with such as legal counsel. Many small organizations do not maintain internal legal counsel and instead consult with outside attorneys to fill critical needs. The legal model is similar to a common outsourcing structure. If you are a small company, you require an IT presence, but if a full-time employee is hired, it is difficult to get optimal value from the function. Outsourcing can provide the accurate level of coverage at a fraction of the cost. As your business grows, it may make sense to move some functions internally, potentially implementing a management layer for vendors and developing a co-managed solution. Technology is very complex and one or two people within a department rarely have a full grasp of available technologies, either from a strategic or implementation perspective. Outsourcing provides access to a significant depth of resources and experience that is difficult to replicate with in-house personnel. The following represent five benefits of BPO or IT outsourcing: Staying up to date on trends, technolo�y and risk Implementing new technology helps your company operate more efficiently while securing your assets. Outsourcing can integrate modern tools to reduce risk, optimize business processes and monitor applicable regulatory changes. The strategy also reduces concerns surrounding the hire-train-maintain staffing cycle and potential loss of key personnel. It is an insurance policy in many

cases against knowledge and resources leaving your company. If you rely on a single individual, and they leave the company, their knowledge of your systems and processes goes with them. Outsourcing also provides critical business continuity and increased disaster recovery capabilities. Many companies do not have the resources for around the clock support, while outsourcing can provide 24/7 monitoring at a fraction of the cost of internal personnel. The ability to focus on your core business As mentioned, organizations are increasingly focusing on their key functions and what drives revenue. With that in mind, companies are moving more to an outsourcing dynamic to focus on their core business as other components become more of a commodity. An outsourcing arrangement allows you to concentrate on what your business is good at, while support functions are managed and maintained by an experienced vendor. Better understanding of cost and realizing more value from tech functions Small companies and startups often do not have the need or resources for full-time back-office and IT support personnel. An outsourcing strategy can help ensure that your resources are properly aligned, and costs are optimized. Some companies overspend on IT while others underspend, with both scenarios potentially dangerous. Outsourcing allows your company to understand the true value of your back-office and IT operations and deploy the proper level of support. Enhance and leverage business reporting Updated technology and deeper resources can provide a greater amount of data and analytics to make better business decisions. Many reporting processes can also be automated, reducing the strain on internal personnel. Extend or contract resources easily Outsourcing strategies are inherently flexible, with the ability to adjust your level of support depending on your needs. The function can scale as your business grows, or if you have increased seasonal demand. Resources are avail-

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able when and where you need them, providing a much higher level of agility than hiring new internal employees, bringing them up to speed and requiring immediate results. Companies often do a good job at defining a technology and back-office framework, but they do not have the resources for related processes, platforms or systems. Gaps or over-coverage often exist with internal teams, with efficiency and risk management processes ultimately suffering. A helpful exercise is to outline your overall business practices and determine how back office and IT service support the business. Whether you choose to outsource these functions, or they remain in house, this is a healthy exercise to perform periodically to understand whether your core operations are receiving the level of support they require. BPO or outsourcing IT applications, infrastructure and support are strategic business decisions. Some support functions, such as chief information officer services, are important, but many companies are not capable of filling that need internally. Developing an outsourcing or co-sourcing strategy with a third party can strengthen processes and security measures while helping you realize more value from your investments and focus on your core business. James Cashin is partner and Diego Rosenfeld is principal at McGladrey, the �inancial services �irm with 100 of�ices nationally, including in Fair�ield County. The Stamford of�ice is at 850 Canal St; (203) 327-3112.

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“All of us were devastated in this town, but I still had to do this,” Murphy said. “I had a deadline on the calendar and I didn’t want the photographer to show up and have nothing to show.” She looked at the bare farmhouse antique table in her dining room and started to think. She wanted the table to be warm, comfortable, inviting — for it to feel like home. One thing led to another and she started to layer deep red, white and black throw blankets on the table. She dug out straw placemats she originally bought for summer and started to set the table, placing red roses on the table and garland on the mantel. “Everything turned magically into Christmas,” she said. “I don’t know where inspiration comes from, it just does. All said and done it was probably the most warm table setting I had ever done. It was cathartic and really came from within.” Later that day a neighbor came over and told Murphy her heart had melted at the sight of the table. “She needed it too,” Murphy said. “It may just be decorating, but look what it did for someone. It made them feel good and at home.” A year later, the photos are now a part of the 2013 holiday issue on Murphy’s newly launched website, NoraMurphyCountryHouse.com. The digital magazine offers personal musings and tips for how to get the “country look” for all seasons, whether it’s through decorating, antiquing, gardening or entertaining. The magazine is the foundation for what will eventually be an ecommerce platform for home goods. In 2011, Murphy started blogging about the Connecticut country home lifestyle and soon found an eager crowd of readers around the world. In the last year and a half, the blog has been viewed 40,000 times in 62 countries without any advertising, Murphy said. And a significant portion of readers spend about 20 minutes to an hour on the site. “There’s a community of people out there — country house lovers — and they love the idea of a home in the country, creating an environment that is comfortable and has a wonderful, light spirit,” Murphy said. “It’s beautiful but not in a museumlike way. It has a lot of eye candy for you, but you’re able to live there.” The former executive vice president of style and advertising at Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., Murphy said she left her position at Ethan Allen after she felt she had taken her skills and talent as far as she could after 10 years at the company.

Early on she was charged with building the furniture company’s advertising department, which later translated to heading up a new website. Her skills and connections are now aiding her in her newest endeavor. For the last two years she’s been producing content on her blog without any source of revenue. While she believes there’s an opportunity to eventually advertise and sell items directly on the site, she hass felt it is important first to build up a following. “It has been a lot of work to do the blog,” Murphy said. “But I’m a firm believer in connecting with people, establishing a following and then — once we have a really strong, solid foundation — that’s where the natural progression is, to start creating the different faces of the Nora

Murphy lifestyle.” In a couple weeks Murphy intends to begin selling antiques on the site to help people directly get the look they want from the magazine. Murphy plans to curate “hunt club” collections, offering items such as vintage textiles one week and equestrian-inspired antiques the next. “A lot of folks don’t know where to find these things and that’s what we do really well,” she said. “We have great resources and we go there and hunt. Moving forward she plans to sell items featured in the editorial content. In the spring she plans to partner with an upholstery company in Woodbury, Conn. to show readers the craftsmanship and care that goes into building a chair. She’ll then

offer readers the opportunity to buy a Nora Murphy signature chair. “I think it will work really beautifully together,” she said. “The revenue will be coming to us.” To get off the ground, Murphy’s primarily relied on her own wit and the help of former colleagues at Ethan Allen who’ve volunteered to work pro bono. Many of them are women who have left heavy-hitting positions as art directors and designers to start their own families, but still want to keep a hand in the game. “All these people believe in me and are counting on me,” Murphy said with a laugh. “That’s an incredible confidence booster … They know me (and) how I visualize. They see the vision I have and they know I’m capable of doing it.”

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American dreamers

The Ellis Island ethos never fades BY JENNIFER BISSELL jbissell@westfairinc.com

mmigrants face an endless list of challenges. But at a recent panel discussion, panelists reminded listeners to recognize the success many immigrant entrepreneurs experience and the economic contributions they make. “The best way to predict the future is to make the future,” said Fred McKinney, president of the Greater New England Minority Suppliers Development Council. “I think a lot of immigrant entrepreneurs come with that in mind— to make their own future. They’re determined to be successful.”

In the last 20 years, immigrants helped start 25 percent of all public companies in the U.S.

From left: Fred McKinney of the Greater New England Minority Suppliers Development Council with immigrant entrepreneurs Vincencia Adusei and Carl Shanahan.

Moderating the panel at Housatonic Community College, McKinney said in many ways the U.S. is lucky to attract so many immigrants as the type of person to emigrate is often highly motivated, talented and bright. In the last 20 years, immigrants helped start 25 percent of all public companies in the U.S., worth $500 billion to the national economy, according to the National Venture Capital Association. Whether emigrating from Ireland in the 1950s or Ghana in the 1990s, many have managed to achieve the American dream despite the roadblocks. At the event, held by the Fairfield County Community Foundation, two immigrants shared their personal stories of emigrating and the successes they had starting a business. Carl Shanahan, now president of Shamrock Building Services in Stamford, said he first came to the U.S. in 1958 with just $2.80 to his name. “Obviously you don’t come with a lot of money, so you’re first job is to get a

job,” Shanahan said. Quickly Shanahan did get a factory job and then began buying and starting new businesses: a newspaper delivery service, a liquor store and then a janitorial service he called Shamrock. When large companies from New York City started to settle into the community throughout the late ’60s and ’70s, Shanahan positioned himself as the preferred local janitorial service. “I didn’t find any resistance when I came into a company,” he said. “They admired me for my entrepreneurship. I didn’t feel any prejudice; no one ever cut me off because I spoke different. I’m not sure that’s the case for everyone. Maybe I was oblivious to it, but I could go in confident. If I lost a contract, it wasn’t because of who I was. It was for a justifiable reason.” Tearing up, Shanahan continued. “I had $2.80,” he said. “I have a lot of money today. But it all started here.” Growing up in Ghana, Vincencia Adusei said she and her classmates used

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to watch “The Cosby Show” and dream of moving to the U.S. Then as a teenager she and her family were awarded green cards to move to New York City. She enrolled in high school and quickly began preparing for the opportunity to go to college. “All of this, in my country, was like a dream,” she said. Then after watching “Will and Grace,” Adusei said she knew she wanted to start her own business, just like Grace in the show. She eventually obtained an MBA from the University of Bridgeport and successfully started and developed three businesses, just as she had dreamed of doing. Today she serves as the president of VASE Construction L.L.C. and VASE Management L.L.C. in Bridgeport, which helps construction companies secure contracts. “I never felt like I couldn’t do something because I’m not from here,” Adusei said. “I knew everything I wanted to do was a challenge. I just had to set my

mind to it … I feel like I wouldn’t have been able to achieve what I have without being here.” After the panel, McKinney said he felt Shanahan and Adusei offered compelling stories. “They came here with their eyes wide open,” he said. “They did not perceive any discrimination against them because of their immigration status, which is not uncommon in the immigrant business community.” Shanahan may have been Irish, but still he was a part of the white majority, McKinney said. And Adusei came from a country where everyone looked like her and there is no notion of being a minority. “They don’t see the problem (of discrimination) so they didn’t experience it,” McKinney said. “That can be a tremendous advantage to them. They’re not restricting themselves because of a self perception that they are a minority. They consider themselves to be a majority.”

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“When a deal has changed on you so dramatically you don’t even recognize it, it’s hard to believe the other party is operating on the same plane as you,” Goodison said, mentioning he felt there was a “prettier girl in the room” he didn’t know of. “The rent they were looking for was so unrealistic that I can’t see anyone setting up a (shipyard) business model to support it.” Goodison said his offer is reflective of shipyard industry rates. However, Bill Coleman, Bridgeport’s director of neighborhood development, said the city has reason to believe the site is more valuable. A recent appraisal pegged the land worth $87,120 per acre, or $2 per square foot. Goodison’s offer, by these terms, was 1/10th its appraised value, Coleman said. Coleman was a part of the negotiation process with Goodison and responded to the Business Journal’s request for comment. He spoke on behalf of the Bridgeport Port Authority. “What (some) are really asserting is that the Goodison offer is simply the best there is to be had from the industry and we ought to have grabbed it and locked it down for 30 years,” Coleman said in an email. “We are not at all convinced of that. We have received offers, both from

within and without the industry, that indicate there is more market upside for us than what we would have achieved per the Goodison proposal. Time will tell whether our judgment of the market is right.” Coleman said the city continues to work with the state on marketing the site and has received inquiries from a broad geographic area. Coleman cautioned to say an RFP is not like a bid award, where the price is locked in and is the only consideration — something Goodison may be more used to. The city and port authority had proceeded with Goodison as a frontrunner from the RFP but “the port authority was not obligated to accept,” Coleman said. Coleman said the city’s vision for the shipyard hasn’t changed. It still wants it used for marine-related services. But the property is a diverse, 43 acres, he said. Only a portion is on the waterfront and it is versatile enough to support a broader vision, such as additional residential or commercial opportunities. Steelpointe Harbor, a 64-acre, mixeduse development project, is on the waterfront nearby. The future home to Bass Pro Shops and about two dozen restaurants and other retailers, the project is estimated to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in private capital.

Shipyard’s view of the harbor.

Coleman said a portion of the shipyard could be used to further the success of the project. Goodison said he sincerely wanted to see the deal move forward, as evidenced by him preemptively moving to the site and signing a temporary lease. He said he put his best offer forward, and felt he met all the RFP’s criteria. What’s lost, he said, is the jobs and contracts he would have been able to offer to residents of the city.

“It’s just a shame because there’s a real need for a shipyard in the northeast,” Goodison said. “I’ve been in the business for 40 years. I hear the phone calls of people looking for a place to go. It was a turnkey business there. There would have been 15 to 20 boats docked in that yard from day one.” “It’s not about being bitter or angry or trying to get back,” he added. “There is something fundamentally wrong with the process.”

St. Vincent’s partners with Texas med center

t. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport last month became the first and only hospital in Connecticut to become a member of the MD Anderson Cancer Network, affiliated with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The affiliation will provide physicians at St. Vincent’s, through the medical center and its Elizabeth Pfriem SWIM Center for Cancer Care, access to evidence-based guidelines, treatment plans and best practices developed by MD Anderson experts. The Anderson regimen addresses disease-specific guidelines for cancer treatment, cancer prevention, early detection and follow-up care. St. Vincent’s in a statement said, “This collaboration will bring new hope to local cancer patients by using protocols developed by a national leader in cancer care. For 10 of the past 12 years, including 2013, MD Anderson has ranked No. 1

in the nation in cancer care in the ‘Best Hospitals’ survey published by U.S. News & World Report magazine.” “This affiliation represents a tremendous development in our cancer program,” said St. Vincent’s Medical Center President Stuart G. Marcus, M.D. “Now patients throughout the area can obtain comprehensive holistic care in a state-ofthe-art, comfortable setting, while also having access to MD Anderson’s cuttingedge advances and clinical expertise. The affiliation will enable us to successfully expand the scope of our services and raise the standard for cancer diagnosis and treatment in collaboration with the nation’s leading cancer center.” In addition, the affiliation provides the oncology team at St. Vincent’s Elizabeth M. Pfriem SWIM Center for Cancer Care access to regular video conferences with MD Anderson physicians; participation of MD Anderson physicians in St. Vincent’s tumor boards;

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consultative sessions; expanded educational opportunities; and collaborative opportunities with other members of MD Anderson network. “We are excited to develop this historic relationship with St. Vincent’s that will only enhance its tradition of delivering exceptional cancer care to patients

by adding MD Anderson expertise,” said William A. Murphy, Jr., M.D., board chairman, MD Anderson Physicians Network. “Together, we will ensure that patients across the region will have access to the highest quality cancer care available.”

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Lost 2 big accounts, now what? We’ve just lost two big accounts. The loss of revenue is hurting us big time. even scarier, it’s tough keeping business flowing in an upward trend. i know we’re supposed to grow sales, but i don’t know how we’re going to make this up. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Losing sales can be a waste of time and energy or a blessing. Find out what happened and fix it. Decide what has to be done to build sales for the next 12 months and get going on setting that up. Keeping an account should be easier than selling a new opportunity. To get a new client someone has to identify and make contact with the decision maker, identify needs and obstacles, write a proposal and take a guess on pricing, follow up to negotiate and close the business, get set up as a vendor in the client’s database, navigate the first time delivery issues and follow through to get paid. To keep an existing customer, most of those steps disappear. Competition is much easier. The players are known,

the client’s business practices are understood and the client’s needs and pricing constraints are already out on the table. You know how the client ticks. In addition, because of switching costs, most customers are not eager to change suppliers. They find it’s easier to stick with an imperfect solution than it is to implement a new, untested option. a lost account can be a major warning to your business: what was so bad that the customer was driven to find another vendor? Or, was losing the account a blessing? Be strategic in the way you react. Review your current customer list. Assess the profit, ease of handling and vulnerability of each client. Isolate customers that need to be fixed or eliminated because they are close to unprofitable or more trouble than they’re worth. Focus on top-priority customers because of their profitability and strategic fit to the business now and in the future. Debrief the lost account by a team from sales, marketing, operations and �inance. Was this a strategic account? Was the client growing or declining?

How will the loss in revenue and profit impact the business? What will the market think when it finds out? What went wrong that caused the client to seek an alternative? Who was babysitting the account and what did they know, when? Is your company better or worse off without the account? Based on the debrief answers, formulate speci�ic strategies for retaining the best of your business base. Keep in mind that if a competitor is successful grabbing one piece of business from your company, they may come looking for additional opportunities. When customers hear that a peer has sought out an alternative, they may be influenced to consider their options. once you know which accounts you want to keep, assign your best people to retention efforts. Make sure clients feel the connection to your company, not just from sales, but from finance, marketing and operations personnel as well. Fix overall issues related to perception and delivery. Reduce the burden on sales in the future by shoring up vulner-

able areas now. Next, set a goal for revenue for the next 12 months. Figure in a 10 percent to 15 percent increase in revenue. Compare that to the amount of recurring business that can be confirmed as secure and the revenue expected to come in from new sales efforts. Any gap either has to come from selling more things to existing clients, retaining marginal clients, getting new clients, buying market share or entering another business. Set a goal and build a plan for each of those categories. Not sure how to do that? Just ask. We’ll send you a business development framework to get you started on the path to a more secure future. Andi Gray is president of Strate�y Leaders Inc., strate�yleaders.com, a business-consulting �irm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial �irms grow. She can be reached at (877) 238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Send it to her via email at AskAndi@Strate�yLeaders.com or by mail to Andi Gray, Strate�y Leaders Inc., 5 Crossways, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

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udgeting. Very few of us like to do it. But creating a well-thoughtout budget is absolutely necessary to manage even the smallest company. Without a thorough, accurate budget, you are mostly shooting in the dark, not managing.

START WITH THE NUMBERS A good place to start on next year’s budget is with the numbers you put on paper for last year and your year-to-date results. Begin with your income statement, the first of every budget’s three primary components. Here you’ll see information on sales, margins, operating expenses, and profits or losses. One specific factor to consider is vol-

ume. If sales have slipped noticeably in the preceding year, your profits may be markedly down and regaining that volume should likely play a starring role in your 2014 budget. The second primary budgetary component is the cash flow statement. It shows you where cash is coming from in terms of daily operations, as well as external financing and investment sources. The statement also tells you where cash is going, as you finance business activities and investments. Even profitable companies can struggle if their cash flow is weak. Where do they go wrong? Under- or unbudgeted asset purchases can have a major negative budget impact. Another culprit is one or two departments regularly going

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Without a thorough, accurate budget, you are mostly shooting in the dark, not managing.

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REVIEW INVENTORY AND SERVICES Your financials — where they stood last year and where you might set them going into next year — are important. But there are other elements of your business to consider. Carrying too much inventory, for example, can devastate a budget as the value of the surplus items drops throughout the year. One fundamental way of making your cash flow statement shine is to minimize inventory so you have just enough to fulfill demand. Doing so: reduces interest and storage costs; improves your ability to prevent fraud and theft; and increases your capacity to track what’s in stock. One item to perhaps budget for here: upgraded inventory tracking and ordering software. Newer applications can help you better forecast demand, minimize overstocking, and even share data with suppliers to improve accuracy and efficiency. If yours is more of a services-oriented business, you can still apply a similar approach. Check into whether you’re “overstocking” on services that just aren’t adding enough revenue to the bottom line. Keeping infrastructure and, yes, even employees in place that aren’t improving profitability is much like leaving items on the shelves that aren’t selling.

CONSIDER RISK For many companies, a gulf still exists between risk assessment and the budgeting process. Failing to consider major risks could leave you vulnerable to high-impact hits to your budget as these threats materialize. One type of risk to consider is competitive. If a larger competitor has moved into your market, you may need to allocate more funds for advertising and marketing. Then again, if a long-time rival has closed up shop, you could need to merely boost short-term ad dollars and then channel more money into operations as business picks up. Another risk is compliance. Many business sectors are now subject to increased regulatory oversight. State governments, in particular, are generally more aggressive in their efforts to gather additional revenue. Be it health care benefits, hiring or independent contractor policies, or waste disposal, factor compliance requirements into your budget. A third type of risk to consider is internal. Although the national economy may be a bit better than it was five or six years ago, fraudsters have plenty of other excuses from which to draw. If this year’s budget suffered from fraud losses, allocating dollars to tightened internal controls will be necessary. Of course, fraud isn’t the only internal risk to consider. Will your hiring costs rise in 2014 because of anticipated turnover? Will training expenses go up because of a strategic initiative? LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE Perhaps the simplest budgetary question to pose to yourself and your management team is whether next year should be a growth year or one for holding steady or even playing catch-up. From there, your financials, inventory or services, and risk assessments can point the way to a sound, flexible budget. This has been a general discussion of a highly individual matter and is not intended as specific advice to anyone. You may want to seek the help of qualified professionals to assist you with budgeting. Norm Grill, CPA, (N.Grill@GRILL1. com) is managing partner of Grill & Partners L.L.C., (www.GRILL1.com) certi�ied public accountants and advisers to closely held companies and high-net-worth individuals, with of�ices in Fair�ield and Darien; (203) 254-3880.

UP TO THE MINUTE

AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROLS IN FOCUS AFTER DERAILMENT

Reports indicate the engineer driving the Metro-North train that derailed Dec. 1 may have dozed off before the train jumped off the tracks, killing four people. If the Metropolitan Transportation Authority used new speed control systems, the derailment may have been prevented, some experts say. For years MTA officials have reportedly resisted installing a costly positive train control system to automatically slow or stop trains, as required by a 2008 federal law. However, the MTA approved a $428 million contract in September to develop a system in compliance to the December 2015 deadline, according to the Associated Press. Some say that had the system already been in place, the derailment may have not happened, especially if the accident was caused by human error. On the morning of Dec. 1, a train headed to Grand Central Terminal from Poughkeepsie derailed along a sharp curve roughly 100 feet from the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx. The accident left four passengers dead and more than 60 injured. Preliminary information shows the train was traveling at roughly 82 mph, nearly three times the 30 mph speed limit, when it derailed, said Earl Weener, a National Transportation Safety Board member during a press briefing. There didn’t appear to be any problems or anomalies with the brakes, however, Weener said it was too early to tell if the accident was caused by a mechanical failure or by human error. The engineer, William Rockefeller, is said to be an experienced and competent driver, with more than 20 years of experience at the MTA. He has been tested for drugs and alcohol and his cellphone usage is under examination. Since the 1970s the National Transportation Safety Board has urged railroads to install PTC systems, which uses GPS, wireless radio and computers to help prevent trains from colliding, derailing or going in the wrong direction, according to the AP. About 40 percent of train accidents are caused by human error. This is the fifth MTA train derailment this year and the second to occur in the same area of the Bronx; a freight train jumped the tracks at the same curve in July. Two Long Island Rail Road trains and a No. 1 line subway train derailed without any injuries earlier this year; and in May, a Metro-North train derailed near Bridgeport, injuring about 76 people. Since the crash, the Federal Railroad Administration has issued a directive for

the MTA to implement both an immediate safety stand down and employee reporting program. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has called for the MTA to no longer simply meet federal safety standards but to go beyond them to repair public confidence in the rail.

ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO GET WEB AIRING

The state will soon establish a public web database devoted to its efforts to promote economic development. Greater transparency is promised concerning “information regarding the various forms of state economic assistance and tax credits used to recruit businesses and encourage job creation.” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, joined by state Comptroller Kevin Lembo and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith, signed Executive Order No. 38 to make information on certain economic and tax incentives used to recruit or retain businesses more accessible. The order directs the DECD, in collaboration with the Department of Revenue Services, to make and maintain a searchable electronic database on the DECD website containing information on businessand job-themed state economic assistance and tax credits. The commissioner of DRS will be required to provide the commissioner of DECD with a report indicating the aggregate amounts of credits claimed in the previous fiscal year as well as those that are carried forward to offset future tax liabilities. As provided by DRS, DECD will also post information concerning the size, type and location of businesses claiming tax credits. Said Malloy, “Connecticut’s taxpayers have a right to know what their state government is doing to promote economic development and job creation and, through this executive order, we will give the public easier access to this information. This directive demonstrates that we are serious about making state government more transparent, more responsive and more efficient to businesses, private citizens and policymakers alike.” “Our state invests hundreds of millions of dollars every year in economic assistance and tax credits designed to promote economic development and job growth and the public deserves to know how these programs are performing,” Lembo said.

CARECENTRIX TO OPEN STAMFORD OFFICE

CareCentrix, a home health services com-

pany, recently announced plans to open an office in Stamford to complement its new headquarters in Hartford. In June 2012, the company received roughly $24 million in state grants under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s First Five program to move its East Hartford headquarters to Hartford. The fifth company to participate in the program, CareCentrix plans to both retain its 213 employees in Connecticut and add an additional 290 jobs within five years. The company is one of the fastest growing in health care and has grown from 300 employee to more than 1,100 employees nationwide in the last five years. The company is expected to spend more than $86 million in the state as it expands its business, which generates roughly $850 million in annual revenue. The company coordinates home health services, including nursing, home fusion and home medical equipment. The company serves approximately 23 million people.

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ederal hearings in Washington to shed light on Metro-North Railroad’s May 17 derailment that injured 51 and the fatal train strike of a Metro-North track foreman May 28 concluded Nov. 7. Metro-North put forth a factual defense of its safety culture, which was cited by both the company and by NTSB officials as a world model. The hearings were over less than a month, however, when the New York City Metro-North wreck of Dec. 1 killed four. While the November hearings have concluded, the NTSB has left open the twin Connecticut investigations and expects to field input on its website over the next several months. Among the revelations to emerge from the two-day hearings in Washington, D.C., was the scope of different safety procedures, which turn out to be little different than roadway procedures. On one end of the safety spectrum is the “dedicated rail,” where workers are free to make repairs regardless of train traffic. On the other end are flagmen who alert oncoming trains to work ahead. Incorrectly configured track-blocking devices that allowed trains onto a supposedly closed tracks are eyed as culprits in the May 28 death in West Haven. Metro-North reported that in its history there have been similar instances of misused blocking devices, but none in the last year. The hearing dealt in detail with a 2007 train wreck in Massachusetts that featured a similar track-blocking problem. The circumstances of individual wrecks, however, meant no concrete recommendations came from the Massachusetts accident. Since the two rail accidents in May, Metro-North officials have implemented several steps to improve infrastructure and safety. But at the hearing officials said the company had fallen behind on maintenance schedules, perhaps leading to faulty repairs at the site of the derailment. On May 17, two trains carrying a total of roughly 500 passengers collided in Fairfield after one derailed, apparently near a lose rail joint. Six weeks before, inspectors had allegedly discovered broken joint bars at the location and repaired them. But two days before the derailment, inspectors had seen the bars were cracked and are said to have labeled it a low-priority repair. About 51 people were injured in the crash. Previous reports estimated

upward of 75 sought medical treatment. During the hearings, NTSB officials questioned Metro-North and Department of Transportation officials about inspection and maintenance procedures, operation measures to protect on-track work zones and how the culture of safety surrounding rail could be improved. One expert witness was Richard Hartley of B&W Pantex L.L.C., which helps manage the nation’s nuclear repository. “Please look at what other people have done as far as organizational learning and that kind of stuff because I think you would be very, very surprised,” he said. “A lot of the problems you’re facing right now have been faced before the accident. People have gone through this and actually have some nice little tools out there for that. “No. 2, I would encourage you guys to explicitly manage your system. Now, I would contend that you operate like a system every day, but I would also contend that most of those systems are in people’s minds and expert knowledge. You would be aptly surprised if you can find a way to make those things explicit so people can see them — and particularly when you start engaging your younger workforce. I would also contend that this is an investment to do it. But I would say also that as you find yourself being safer, your bottom line will improve. All of the things that you cherish will be forthcoming in that. Of safety culture, Hartley said, “Please don’t get too enamored by that. I would contend the safety consultation is not the problem. It’s a good indicator of the work environment, that I would contend is where the resources need to be spent. “I would like to throw one more look out there: communications,” he said. “There are two parts, a telling part and a listening part. We in the U.S. do very, very poorly on the listening part. “And the last thing is that I know you guys are very much of a compliance-driven organization or industry,” he said. “I would contend that compliance does not equal safety. There is so much more beyond just being bare minimum requirements. I guess what I have heard a lot is that just because you go home tired doesn’t mean you’re safe. So please do the right thing for the right reasons. Engage the workforce. Have them help you understand what the issues are. Again, this bottom-up communications is extremely important because these folks see all of the hazards. They know all of the problems. They’re the best thing you can get to improve your workforce.”

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CORPORATE SECURITY FIRMS

Corporate Security Firms Listed alphabetically.

Advanced Security Technologies Inc. 1876 Barnum Ave., Stratford 06614 381-0060 • astsecurity.net

Apollo International 1266 E. Main St., Sixth floor, Stamford 06902 539-6166 • apollointernational.com

Beneficial Investigation Services Inc. P.O. Box 3332, Milford 06460 (800) 222-4012 • beneficialinvestigations.com

CheckMate Investigations L.L.C. P.O. Box 825, Bethel 06801 743-6455 • checkmate-investigations.net

Command Security Corp. 40 Richards Ave., Third floor, Norwalk 06854 323-9700 • commandsecurity.com

Connecticut Investigative Services 4 Research Drive, Suite 402, Shelton 06484 402-7306 • ctinvestigativeservices.com

Global Security Group* 421 Seventh Ave., Suite 500, New York, NY 10001 (212) 285-2400 • corporatesecuritynyc.com

Infidelity Investigations L.L.C. 3301 Main St., Bridgeport 06606 268-6319 • infidelitypolice.com

Insite Security Inc. 16 Sherwood Place, Greenwich 06830 625-6200 • insitesecurity.com

Integrated Security Services 10 Wall St., Norwalk 06850 857-0712 • intesecurity.com

Kennedy Security Services Inc. 58 E. Elm St., Greenwich 06830 661-6814 • kennedysecurity.com

Logistical Security Consulting L.L.C. P.O. Box 31263, Greenwich 06831 559-5396 • logisticalsecurity.com

Metroguard Security Services Inc. 338 Commerce Drive, Fairfield 06825 (800) 495-0400 • metroguardinc.com

Securitas Security Services USA Inc.♦ 2 Campus Drive, Parsippany, NJ 07054 (973) 267-5300 • securitasinc.com

Seymour Investigative Services L.L.C. 4 Daniels Farm Road, Suite 378, Trumbull 06611 380-2002 • yourinvestigators.net

Smiths Detection Inc. 21 Commerce Drive, Danbury 06810 207-9700 • smithsdetection.com

SSC Inc. 25 Controls Drive, Shelton 06484 925-6180 • securitycomp.com

Teel Technologies 16 Knight St., Norwalk 06851 855-5387 • teeltech.com

U.S. Security Associates Inc. 400 Main St., Suite 201, Stamford 06901 348-6657 • ussecurityassociates.com

USPA Nationwide Security* 312 W. 53 St., New York, NY 10019 (631) 591-2822 • uspanationwide.com

Debra Marino President info@astsecurity.com 1993

Richard Ciesluk President support@beneficialinvestigations.com 1983

Frank M. Grande CEO info@checkmate-investigations.net 1997

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security training/consultation

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Dennis M. Crowley Jr. Chairman 1990

Craig P. Coy CEO cfo@commandsecurity.com 1980 Mark MacDaniel Owner 2005

professional guard security

digital forensics

executive protection

investigations

Services offered

Top local executive(s) Email address Year company established background checks/screening

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

Fire-and life-safety training program and plan development, due diligence, risk assessments, tailored security plans, desk-attendant services

Alan Schissel Founder and CEO 1998

Loss prevention, witness statements, medical malpractice defense, claims investigation

GPS and electronic tracking services, asset search and recovery/real and liquid, accident scene investigations/photography

Aviation security, loss prevention, emergency procedures, security console/system operators, fire-safety directors

Michael C. Pietrantuono President 2000

Employee monitoring and productivity analysis, litigation support

24-hour key holder and alarm response

Critical security updates, fingerprinting and customized ID card services

Frank M. Harsche President fharsche@metroguardinc.com 1982 Thomas Hauck Region president thomas.hauck@securitasinc.com 1850

Dale J. Seymour Principal consultant and founder info@yourinvestigators.net 2004

Key holding and alarm verification

Emergency medical response, alarm response

Security and safety assessments, interviews and notarized statements, drug-related issues, electronic countermeasure detection, accident investigations and reconstruction, laptop computer protection and recovery

Brian Jones Interim president usa@smithsdetection.com 1997 David A. Linsky CEO 1975

Worldwide agency that develops and manufacturers devices to detect explosives, chemical and biological agents and other threats

William B. Teel President info@teeltech.com 2006

Michael Evans CEO mevans@uspasecurity.com 2001

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Risk assessments, pre-employment screening, corporate fraud investigations, cyber security

Supplier of mobile-device forensics and tools for law enforcement and private forensic firms

Charles Schneider CEO and president 1955

Source: Information from respondent companies, Manta.com and company websites. * Company serves Fairfield County. ♦ Company has offices in Stamford and Danbury.

Employee theft, workers' compensation fraud and more Security and risk management, corporate collection services, corporate medical services, kidnapping resolution, travel security, crisis management, evacuation preparedness, workplace violence services

Investigative services to law firms, insurance companies, corporations, businesses and private citizens; loss-prevention services Armored ground transportation, intellectual property-theft protection, emergency action planning, expert witness services, forensic psychological counseling, litigation support

Roger Kennedy Owner shannonkennedy@kennedysecurity.com 1959

David S. Katz Founder and CEO info@corporatesecuritynyc.com 2001 Christopher Paoletti Founder and president chris@infidelitypolice.com 2002 Christopher Falkenberg Founder and president info@insitesecurity.com 2002

Physical and logical security threat and vulnerability assessment, technology implementation, cost-benefit analysis, security planning and policy development, security console operators

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BY BILL FaLLoN bfallon@westfairinc.com

ather and son team Alex and Ryan Virvo are the forces behind Greatlocalart.com and Localartcard. com, an innovative web approach that weds art, artist and commerce in a synergy that could, among other goals, see artists actually make livings off their art. The duo both work and “co-work” with other entrepreneurs at the recently refurbished Stamford Innovation Center at 175 Atlantic St. in Stamford. Alex Virvo is a retired ad executive. Ryan Virvo is the team’s web designer. Their latest project, called Hackersocial, is an effort to bring techies out of the shadows and into a networking model of ideas feeding ideas and entrenched obstacles falling after perhaps a single serendipitous meeting. DEFINE YOUR EFFORTS WITH HACKERSOCIAL.COM IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WHAT’S THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN FROM YOUR EFFORTS FROM A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE? “HackerSocial.com, is primarily designed to allow local tech and business people to network and collaborate. We know that if we grow our community then there will be more startups and more startups mean more jobs. Who knows the next Google or Facebook may be a startup from Stamford. “HackerSocial.com was born of a need to create a local tech and business-friendly community in Stamford. For us it all started with volunteering at Stamford Innovation Center’s Hacker Night since early January. Each week at Hacker Night we saw many extremely talented people come through the doors. Yet, the community, even those attending, seemed to think that to find good tech people, one had to look outside the area, often in other countries. Yet, we knew that we had great talent right here; it was simply a matter of creating an easy way for them to network and collaborate on their schedule, at their convenience. “It became obvious to us, that if we created a way that people looking for talent could have a way to view the local

Ryan, left, and Alex Virvo.

talent pool, then some of the projects that are contracted elsewhere could be kept in our community.” CORRECTLY OR INCORRECTLY, COMPUTER TYPES HAVE A REPUTATION FOR INTROVERSION, PERHAPS FUELED BY THE SOLITARY NATURE OF KEYBOARD WORK. IS THERE AN UNTAPPED SYNERGY OUT THERE? WHAT IS THE FEEDBACK SO FAR? “Nothing is further from the truth: Tech types are in fact very social and it is just that they want to be in an environment where they feel they can make a contribution, learn from others and be part of a community. That is exactly the goal of our Tuesday evening events. People come with different skills and share their experiences and learn from others in a collaborative networking environment filled with like-minded people of varying skill levels. The common denominator being that they are here to build community and to help each other. HackerSocial.com is designed to make it easier to continue this community building effort online. One only needs to look at the profiles online to see that we have an abundant variety of talent, from multi-

media, front- and back-end coders, social media and marketing experts as well as serial entreprenuers and investors. “As the list grows, so will the depth and variety of our local tech and business talent.” THIS IS YOUR FOURTH TRY AT PERFECTING THIS WEBSITE. HOW INTEGRAL WAS NETWORKING TO YOUR OWN EFFORTS TO PRODUCE A WORKABLE PLATFORM? “Without plugging into this community through the Stamford Innovation Center, it would have been nearly impossible. First, we would have never have seen the need for HackerSocial. com. Apart from that, each time we attempted to build this solution we ran into different problems and each time, thanks to the community at Stamford’s Innovation Center and everyone’s desire to help, we were able to create a product we are finally proud of. There is still much work to be done, but the site is clean, easy to navigate and lists many of the talented people in our community. Of course we are always looking for more people to submit profiles on HackerSocial.com

DEFINE THE DIVISION OF LABOR BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR SON RYAN. WHEN IS YOUR HARD OPENING DATE? “Since January we’ve been discussing ways to create an online job board site to complement our weekly Hacker Night event. I initially came up with the name HackerSocial.com and we both collaborated on the look and feel, and functionality of the site. “Ryan then built the site, creating all the code, developing the user experience and even creating the cartoon imagery used throughout site. The site is now live and any tech or businessperson can log on and create a profile, list an event or an opportunity. IS YOUR MODEL REPLICABLE ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE OR IS IT SPECIFIC TO SOUTHWESTERN FAIRFIELD COUNTY? “The site is replicable across the landscape and it is our intent to help other communities to use this site to help their tech and business people network and collaborate locally, so that they too can build their respective communities and create exciting startups.”

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Why Trumbull? Trumbull is a vibrant, safe, clean and financially strong community of more than 35,000 residents, in a beautiful natural setting. Trumbull is easily accessible via CT Routes 8, 15 and 25, and is minutes from Interstate 95. Trumbull is a short drive from major airports, railways, regional bus service, and the ports of Bridgeport and New Haven. Trumbull has a highly developed communications infrastructure, with broad geographical coverage of fiber optics and internet service. Trumbull has long-time established industries in R&D, medical instrumentation, consumer products, finance, and insurance.

Trumbull has award-winning schools. Trumbull has been recognized for its high quality of life by Coldwell Banker, Connecticut Magazine, CNN Money Magazine, Relocate America, and Family Circle Magazine, which named Trumbull one of the “Ten Best Towns for Families: 2011”. Trumbull combines a Fairfield County business location with a small town New England lifestyle. Trumbull’s local government is business friendly and proactive: “Working For You”.

Find out why more than 1,500 businesses call Trumbull “home”.

Contact: Edward Lavernoich Economic & Community Development Director 203-452-5043 elavernoich@trumbull-ct.gov

16 Week of December 9, 2013 • Fairfield County Business Journal

By Bill Fallon

bfallon@westfairinc.com

n 2008, real estate developer Richard Segal formed Summerview Square L.L.C. and purchased four parcels on West Main and Summer streets in Norwalk, an area that sometimes bore the adjective “neglected.” The plan was to build a 63-unit rental community known as Summerview Square through Summerview Development Group with Segal serving at its head. Segal is chairman and CEO of Seavest Inc., a White Plains, N.Y.-based private investment management firm focused on real estate, private equity and long-term asset management. A Nov. 26 celebration marked the project’s completion. “It’s beautiful,” Mayor Harry Rilling said of the completed community. “The area had seen no investment interest and now it’s thriving and neighborhood home values have increased.” Instead of unattractive “sidewinder” buildings with a blank side wall facing the street, Summerview Square townhomes are colonial and Victorian-style buildings that sit just 22 feet from the street and blend in with the neighborhood’s older two family homes and include long front porches. The city embraced zoning changes to facilitate Summerview’s multifamilies and those that might follow by tweaking existing rules within the parameters of a neighborhood’s ambience. The new zone moves multifamily homes 20 feet closer to the street; requires that front doors face the street, that garages are located on the side or rear; and it encourages front porches. “I was thrilled when Summerview Development Group and Norwalk architect, Ray Sullivan put meat on the bones of our new regulation,” said Michael Greene, director of planning and zoning for Norwalk. “When I talk with Standard & Poor’s, Fitch or Moody’s credit agencies about Norwalk’s bond rating, I use Summerview Square as an example of what can be done without investing city money. I tell them how a private developer took an abandoned neighborhood and rejuvenated it, increasing the value of everything around it.” There are five floor plans in the units still available, with 16 one-bedroom units renting for $1,600-1,800; 12 two-bedroom units with rents of $1,800-$2,500; and four three- bedroom units with rents of $2,5002,700 per month. There are also four designated affordable apartments.

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airfield County Bsiness Journal contributor Brad Scheller recently met with Manish Chowdhary, founder and CEO of GoECart, a Bridgeport-based provider of web-based e-commerce systems to North American retailers. WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THIS INDUSTRY? Chowdhary: “I graduated in the height of the dot-com boom. Internet technology was the hottest technology. The Internet was changing the fundamental business model and it was extremely fascinating because it was all happening so fast. THE LONG-TERM FAILURE RATE OF COMPANIES IS PRETTY WELL DOCUMENTED, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE KEYS TO YOUR LASTING SUCCESS? Chowdhary: Persistence and adaptability. The smartest people aren’t the ones that survive and thrive. Those that adapt do well. My story is all about adapting to changing business conditions and circumstances. CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF A SHIFT THAT YOU MADE? Chowdhary: “We pivoted our product strategy. At first we were servicing small online startups that did not need our level of product sophistication or capability. So we switched to the middle market, where we’re having a great amount of success. We’ve changed how we do our sales, how we do our marketing and what philosophy we use in product development.” WHAT WOULD YOU SAY YOUR COMPANY DOES WELL TO EARN YOUR CUSTOMERS’ TRUST? Chowdhary: “What we have put together is a really cool, evolved product that’s highly reliable and easy to use. We top that off with a high-quality and highly responsive customer service. So what we are providing to our clients is an enterprise-grade, enterprise-class of business management but at a SMB price that they simply can’t find elsewhere.” IS THERE A PARTICULAR STORY THAT REALLY COMES TO MIND AS AN “AS GOOD AS IT GETS” MOMENT FOR YOU? Chowdhary: “I think we will stop trying if we ever reach that “as good as it gets” moment. So, I don’t think we should ever get there because we always want to strive for something better. If you believe you’ve reached perfection, you stop trying. We are in a good place if our clients are successful, our employees are happy and our stakeholders are satisfied with both the progress we make, as well as the financial returns.” WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER SOME OF THE KEYS TO BEING AN EFFECTIVE LEADER? Chowdhary: “An effective leader, in

my opinion, has a clear vision and knows where he wants to go. He may not know exactly how to get there, but at least he knows what the end goal looks like. A very effective communicator can articulate that vision to others and can inspire them to be part of the journey.” DO YOU HAVE CERTAIN RULES THAT YOU FOLLOW FOR SUCCESS? Chowdhary: “Show, don’t tell. Do what you mean and mean what you say. More often in today’s world people are afraid to take a position. But I typically try to speak my mind. I also believe in a commitment to excellence. Being good is not good enough; you have to be better than good.” DESCRIBE THE CULTURE THAT YOU’VE CREATED AT GOECART. Chowdhary: “It’s a culture of agility. We service an extremely fast industry. We have to stay relevant. We care about quality and we have to be quick to shift. It’s all about getting things out, and then measuring and optimizing the results. People who are eager to learn, want to grow, want to succeed and compete with the best would find GoECart to be a great fit.” WHAT SHOULD BUSINESS SCHOOLS TEACH MORE OF, OR PERHAPS LESS OF, THESE DAYS? Chowdhary: “Students need to understand that what they learn in the classroom might not apply in the real world. It depends on the circumstances. Schools don’t inject a healthy dose of realism. They make the real world sound like a fantasyland. Or they inject so much fear that students lack the confidence to go confront the world. Sharing real world case studies with students would prepare them to apply what they learn to situations they end up in.” WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR A YOUNG PERSON ENTERING THE JOB MARKET TODAY? Chowdhary: “Young people feel they have to be perfect for the positions they apply for. In pitching themselves to fit the position, they fail to showcase all of their assets and accomplishments. As the employer I like to see all an applicant has to offer. Young people should show what they accomplished during their school career, as opposed to just telling me how they could do the advertised job.”

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Westport Historical Society offers keys to a rich past if the logical location of a historical society is in an old building, the Westport historical society for the most part fits that criterion. Wheeler house, originally built in 1795 and remodeled in 1865, has four lovely rooms that depict how a family lived in the late 19th century, but that’s where the olden days end and the newer 21st century Whs takes over. We are conveniently located at 25 avery Place, onehalf block from the downtown hub, and inside our facility we offer so much. our current exhibit, “framing the Past, Present & future: 20 Years of Westport arts awards,” displays the talents of nearly 50 artists recognized by the town’s art advisory committee and includes paintings, drawings, illustrations, comics, etchings, photographs and sculptures. The display truly embraces the vitality of our artist community. it will be on display through Jan. 4. here are some of the tours we offer: • Exploring Westport on foot with our town historian allen raymond is one of the special tours we offer in the saugatuck area; • Kayaking to Cockenoe Island every summer to learn about this precious open space and how it was saved from being a nuclear power plant in the 1960s; and • Traveling on a bus with Dan Woog and getting the insider’s scoop on people and places in Westport that helped shape our town. Whether you are old or young, Westport native or newcomer, we’ve got what it takes to make Westport proud of its rich heritage and its bright future. We are a member-supported, nonprofit educational organization that is a treasured resource to the community we serve. We are grateful to our lead sponsor: BnY Mellon Wealth Management along with annual sponsors Weichert realtors; sachs Walsh insurance; Berchem, Moses & devlin, P.C; Maplewood senior living; and the sheffer foundation for helping us achieve our goals. We welcome the Westport community to share in the talent, time and ideas, and in return leave with a richer sense of belonging and pride in their town. Go to westporthistory. org for all the latest events and to become a member. Susan Gold executive director

The mission of the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County is to support cultural organizations, artists and creative businesses by providing promotion, services and advocacy. For more information, visit CulturalAllianceFC.org or email infoCulturalAllianceFC.org or call 256-2329. For events lists, visit FCBuzz.org.

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‘IT MIGHT GET LOUD’ SHOWS DEC. 10 AT FTC rarely can a film penetrate the glamorous surface of rock legends. The film “it Might Get loud” tells the personal stories, in their own words, of three generations of electric guitar virtuosos — The edge (U2), Jimmy Page (led Zeppelin) and Jack White (The White stripes). it reveals how each developed his unique sound and style of playing favorite instruments, guitars both found and invented. Concentrating on the artist’s musical rebellion, traveling with him to influential locations, provoking rare discussion as to how and why he writes and plays, this film lets you witness intimate moments and hear new music from each artist. The movie revolves around a day when Jimmy Page, Jack White and The edge first met and sat down together to share their stories, teach and play. The film starts at 7 p.m. at the Main stage theater of fTC, 70 sanford st. in downtown fairfield. The fairfield Theatre Company is a nonprofit center for the arts and culture located in the heart of downtown fairfield, Connecticut. We bring together a community of musicians, actors, artists, writers, fans and supporters who are dedicated to the simple premise that the broadest spectrum of live entertainment and cultural exchange is essential to the vitality of our society. fTC has evolved into one of the region’s most energetic and

productive performing arts centers. Today we present more than 250 concerts, plays, ﬁlms, art shows, children’s workshops, and other arts-related productions to over 40,000 patrons each year. visit fairﬁeldtheatre.org for more information.

‘LUCKY ME,’ SACHI PARKER’S ONE-WOMAN SHOW Written by sachi Parker and playwright frederick stroppel, and based on her best-selling memoir, “lucky Me” takes us on a tour of sachi’s colorful, idiosyncratic, sometimes unbelievable life: born in los angeles, but raised by her father steve Parker in Tokyo, she attended boarding schools in england and switzerland, worked in hawaii and france, was engaged to a rancher in australia, traveled the world as a ﬂ ight attendant and ﬁ nally settled in Malibu with her mother — which is when the fun really starts. in “lucky Me,” Parker reveals what it’s like to be the daughter of the most celebrated singing dancing academy award-winning reincarnated spiritualist in this world (and the next). The performances are friday, dec. 13, 8 p.m.; saturday, dec. 14, 8 p.m.; and sunday, dec. 15, 3pm.

The Theatre artists workshop (TaW) is in norwalk and was founded by actor Keir dullea and his wife, the late susie fuller. TaW is designed as a safe place, a theatrical gymnasium, where theater professionals hone their craft, stretch creative muscles, experiment, develop new plays, work with and get feedback from fellow actors, writers and directors away from the harsh glare of the public spotlight. for more than 26 years, the workshop has served its membership and audiences with that original vision still intact. Plays have been developed that have gone on to Broadway, oﬀ-Broadway, regional and international production. Workshop performance and constructive critique have improved members’ skills and led to new opportunities. visit taworkshop.org/ for more information and directions.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BUSINESS JOURNAL aTTaCHMENTSFILED AM Home Improvement, Trumbull Home Improvement and Andrew Richardson, Trumbull. Filed by Karen Marques, Trumbull. Property: Lot 11, Map 2386, Trumbull. Filed Nov. 25.

CH Nickerson and Company Inc., Torrington, contractor for Aquarion Water Co. Demolish and replace existing storage room at commercial premises, 10 Dekraft Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $215,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Collins, Tara, Bridgeport. Perform interior alterations at an Main Street Food Corp. and existing commercial building, Antonio Pena, Trumbull. Filed 2889 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. by Clarks Hill Shopping Plaza Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed L.L.C., Property: Lot 12, Map Nov. 20. Jenny Ridge Estates, Trumbull. Filed Nov. 25. Complete Tank L.L.C., Trumbull, contractor for Ray Friedman. Perform external renovations at an existing commercial building, 762 Lindley St., BridgeaTTaCHMENTSport. Estimated cost: $110,000. RELEaSED Filed Nov. 20. Malik, Shahid N., et al., Weston. Filed by Carmine A. and Umberto Fusaro, Weston. Property: 4 Tiffany Lane, Weston. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Nov. 25.

BUILDING PERMITS

commerciaL 840 North Avenue L.L.C., Bridgeport. Perform additions to a single-family residence, 840 North Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Nov. 20.

D’Aquino, John A., Greenwich, contractor for Glenville Management L.L.C. Perform additions at a commercial building for delicatessen, 17 Glenville St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 12. ESRT Construction TRS L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for 777 West Putnam Avenue L.L.C. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, Fifth Street Management, 777 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2.4 million. Filed Nov. 18. Gilbane, Glastonbury, contractor for St. Nicholas. Construct a new accessory building at commercial premises, 5500 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9.1 million. Filed Nov. 20.

Boxwood Trading Co., Greenwich. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, KLYJP L.L.C., 33 Lewis St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: Maldonado, Raymond, Larch$20,000. Filed Nov. 22. mont, N.Y., contractor for GFCFawcett L.L.C. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 363 Greenwich Items appearing in the Fairfield Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: County Business Journal’s On The $4,200. Filed Nov. 20. 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.

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McGibbon, Andrew, Fairfield, contractor for Robert Kelemen. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 2160 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed Nov. 22. Montana Empire L.L.C., Waterbury, contractor for Marakech Inc. Fit-out an existing commercial building for 1039 to 1041 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Pavarini North East Construction, Stamford, contractor for Putnam Trust Co. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 10 Mason St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $73,602. Filed Nov. 19. Presbyterian Church of Old Greenwich. Perform interior renovations at an existing commercial building, 30 W. End Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Nov. 21. R.S. Granoff Architects, Greenwich, contractor for Jenn Realty L.L.C. Perform external renovations at an existing commercial building, Bondi Group, 125 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Nov. 18.

201 Clemont L.L.C., Bridgeport. Perform external renovations at an existing single-family residence, 201 Clemont St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed Nov. 20. 552 Lake Avenue L.L.P., Greenwich. Construct a new accessory building at an existing singlefamily residence, 552 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Nov. 19. 8 Dearfield L.L.C., Greenwich. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 8 Dearfield Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Adria Works Inc., Sunnyside, N.Y., contractor for, Martin J. Weinberg. Perform renovations R&S Construction Services, in an accessory building at a sinMiddlebury, contractor for Pyra- gle-family residence, 236 Davis mid Realty. Reroof an existing Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: commercial building, 42 W. Put- $9,000. Filed Nov. 12. nam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 18. Ali, Jose, Bridgeport, contractor for, Ricardo Alvez. Reroof an exSurgical Center of CT, contrac- isting single-family residence, 350 tor for 4920 Main Street Associ- Pequonnock St., Bridgeport. Estiates. Perform interior renovations mated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 20. at an existing commercial building, 4920 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $500,775. Filed Allied Restoration, East Hartford, contractor for the city of Nov. 21. Bridgeport. Reroof an existing single-family residence, 1035 Central Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: resiDentiaL $276,000. Filed Nov. 20.

BD Remodeling & Restoration, Greenwich, contractor for Jean Calhoun. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 603 Steamboat Road, Unit 5, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $283,690. Filed Nov. 22. Bower Builders Inc., Newtown, contractor for Rosemary and Jack DeGrado. Construct a new singlefamily residence, 34 Boter Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $1 million. Filed Nov. 18. Bushari, Evelyne, Greenwich. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 59 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Nov. 15. CEK Painting, Bridgeport, contractor for Sandra Contreras. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 76 to 80 Harmony St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed Nov. 20. CEK Painting, Bridgeport, contractor for Kimberly Lyons. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 577 Birmingham St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $11,300. Filed Nov. 18.

Dive-In Pool Service Inc., Shelton, contractor for Priscilla and Jan Meyer. Install a new pool at a single-family residence, 22 Dawn Harbor Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $101,750. Filed Nov. 15. Escobar, Jose, Bridgeport. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 272 Birmingham St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 21. Fairfield County Roof and Res L.L.C., Greenwich, contractor for Seth Harris. Reroof an existing single-family residence, 514 Riversville Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,275. Filed Nov. 20. Giant Siding & Window Inc., White Plains, N.Y., contractor for Jonathan Shankman. Perform external renovations at an existing single-family residence, 11 Essex Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 20. Giordano, Gregory, Greenwich. Construct a new deck at an existing single-family residence, 64 Ivy St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Gospodinoff Residence, Greenwich. Perform additions to a single-family residence, 11 StoneChivavuri, Nicole, Bridgeport. hedge Drive South, Greenwich. Perform renovations at an existing Estimated cost: $325,000. Filed single-family residence, 11 Eames Nov. 20. Blvd., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Nov. 18. 102 to 104 Prospect Street Greenwich Realty Dev. L.L.C., Amado’s Home Improvement L.L.C., Greenwich. Perform inteGreenwich, contractor for Amato L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for rior renovations to an apartment in a residential community, 102 Elosua Residence. Perform exter- city of Bridgeport. Perform ex- Residence. Construct a new sinProspect St., Greenwich. Estimat- nal additions at an existing single- ternal renovations at an exist- gle-family residence, 50 Connectfamily residence, 62 Halsey Drive, ing single-family residence, 330 icut Ave., Greenwich. Estimated ed cost: $150,000. Filed Nov. 20. Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: Water St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1 million. Filed Nov. 20. $85,000. Filed Nov. 19. cost: $47,000. Filed Nov. 25. 102 to 104 Prospect Street Haigh, Ryan, Bridgeport. PerL.L.C., Greenwich. Repair existing accessory building at a single- Anthony Devito L.L.C., York- Collins Residence, Greenwich. form interior renovations at an family residence, 102 Prospect town Heights, N.Y., contractor for Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: Jeff Gildersleeve. Add a two-story existing single-family residence, 329 Mapledale Place, Bridgeport. addition to an existing single- 758 North St., Greenwich. Esti- Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed $10,000. Filed Nov. 19. family residence, 53 Rock Maple mated cost: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 18. Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: Nov. 19. 19 Pintail Lane L.L.C., Green- $75,000. Filed Nov. 19. Hempowicz, Krystor, Bridgewich. Construct a new singleCommonwealth Engineering, port. Reroof an existing singlefamily residence, 19 Pintail Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: Antigua, Yngri, Bridgeport. Per- Bridgeport, contractor for Jasmin family residence, 53 to 55 Myrtle form external renovations at an Ricards. Reroof an existing sin- Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed Nov. 18. existing single-family residence, gle-family residence, 81 Sterling $20,813. Filed Nov. 18. 313 Bunnell St., Bridgeport. Esti- Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: 19 Pintail Lane L.L.C., Green- mated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 18. $12,000. Filed Nov. 18. Heng, Kang, Bridgeport. Conwich. Construct a new singlestruct a new accessory building at family residence, 19 Pintail Lane, Desmond, Mary, Riverside. Per- commercial premises, 599 Wood Greenwich. Estimated cost: form interior renovations at an Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $620,000. Filed Nov. 19. existing single-family residence, $6,000. Filed Nov. 20. 22 Cary Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 12.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events PRO BONO HELP EARNS PRAISE Bridgeport-based PULLMAN & COMLEY L.L.C. was recognized last week by the CONNECTICUT BAR ASSOCIATION Young Lawyers Section for its contribution to the $1 Million Pro Bono Service Campaign, the law fi rm announced. The fi rm was welcomed as a member of the $150,000 Club, designating fi rms that performed in excess of $150,000 worth of pro bono service and honored for the “Highest Percentage of Attorneys Participating in a Large Firm.” A total 707.5 hours of pro bono work was performed by 55 Pullman & Comley attorneys from March-May 2013. “We are humbled and thrilled to be recognized for our accomplishments,” said ADAM COHEN, who leads Pullman & Comley’s pro bono initiative. “We were proud to be able to do our part to help those that would otherwise have not had legal representation.”

NEW CLINIC IN BRIDGEPORT A new brand of urgent care clinic will open at 161 Boston Avenue in Bridgeport this winter. DOCTORS EXPRESS urgent care walk-in medical clinic will be housed behind Burger King in the Bayview Plaza in the former Washington Mutual Bank. With a staff of boardcertified physicians, physician assistants and nurses, x-ray technicians and medical assistants, the center will employ between 15-20 full and part-time employees. “Bridgeport made sense to me for this urgent care center for many reasons, not the least of which is because my family and I are from this area and are entrenched in the Bridgeport community,” said Dr. Steven Heffer, owner. Heffer, an emergency room physician with Greenwich Hospital, will serve as medical director. PAUL TIMPANELLI, president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council said, “It is a welcome addition to the community, and will be able to serve a large segment of the population many of whom are currently using the emergency rooms as their health care provider.” A Spanish-speaking staff member will be on duty at all times and the website has translation capabilities for the top 12 languages spoken in the state.

TURKEY UPDATE Owner RICH CUNNINGHAM and his team at ED’S GARAGE DOORS collected enough turkeys, nonperishable items and gift card/cash donations to feed almost 1,000 families for the holidays. The Food Bank of Lower Fairﬁeld County was onhand to collect all donations. From left, Cunningham; general manager DANNY LYONS; ANGELO DIMEGLIO; and Norwalk Police Chief THOMAS KULHAWIK. Photo by Richard Bonefant.

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Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and Blitzen — live reindeer — will make their home once again at MCARDLE’S FLORIST & GARDEN CENTER in Greenwich at 48 Arch St for the 5th annual Greenwich Reindeer Festival & Santa’s Workshop through Dec. 24. Families can visit the reindeer and have their photo taken with Santa and receive a gift bag ﬁ lled with valuable savings from participating Greenwich stores and restaurants.

ART AND COMMERCE

ACCOUNTING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

DaTES DECEMBER

SCORE FAIRFIELD COUNTY presents a free SCORE Select workshop titled, “Four Pillars of Business Success: A Wealth of Finance, Marketing, Legal and HR Wisdom in One Evening for Those in Business Over a Year,” 6-8 p.m.; check-in 5:30 pm at Norwalk City Hall, 125 East Ave. Four experts oﬀer points and advice on enhancing proﬁtability, sales, protection of assets and retention of employees. Register at scorenorwalk.org or call (203) 8310065.

DECEMBER

“THE NUTCRACKER” comes to The Ridgefield Playhouse for a family event Saturday, 2 and 6 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. This year’s event is presented by The Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance with Brent Whitney in the role of the Cavalier. For tickets ($20 adults, $15 seniors/ children), call (203) 438-5795 or buy tickets online at ridgefieldplayhouse. org.

THIS WINTER

SCORE FAIRFIELD COUNTY and cosponsor the Greenwich Library will hold free workshops titled “Simple Steps for Starting Your Business: Five Workshops to Lead You to Start-Up Succes,” Thursday, Jan. 9, 6-8 p.m.; check-in 5:30 pm at the Greenwich Library, 101 W. Putnam Ave. Starting a business? Or, having started one, is there trouble getting it oﬀ the ground? SCORE’s “Simple Steps” can help. Dates for the series besides Jan. 9 include Jan. 16, 23, 30 and Feb. 6. Register at www.scorenorwalk.org or call (203) 831 0065.

From left, DANIELLE GUERRA, KENLEIGH LAROCK and KAREN SCHMIDT attended a group art exhibition and reception at the First Bank of Greenwich recently. The event was produced in collaboration with the Drawing Room Café in Cos Cob. The 13 featured artists’ works will be on display at the 444 E. Putnam Ave. bank through Jan. 6.

Two months of collection efforts, including a bagging weekend pictured here, helped defi ne the holiday effort for BLUMSHAPIRO, the tax, accounting and advisory company with an office in Shelton. More than 40 New Haven-area businesses, churches, schools and other organizations joined BlumShapiro in the effort.

14,15 DIMATTEO FAMILY HONORED The DiMatteo family was honored at The Kennedy Center’s 49th Annual Four Seasons Ball for their support of the community and Kennedy Center at the Four Seasons Ball recently held at the Patterson Club in Fairﬁeld. Some 200 guests attended. Family members at the ball, from left, included: KIM DIMATTEO of Bethany; LORETTA and ROB LESKO and ROSE ESPOSITO, all of Shelton; JOHN DIMATTEO of Bethany; and ADELINE DIMATTEO of Shelton. They are pictured with CARA MOCARSKI of Shelton, far right, chairperson of the Tribute Journal. The ball contributed $109,000 in net proceeds to The Kennedy Center’s residential services for people with disabilities.

DAY PITNEY EARNS PRO BONO ACCOLADES DAY PITNEY, with law offices in Greenwich and Stamford, plus Boston, New Jersey, New York and Washington, DC., was recognized at the CONNECTICUT BAR ASSOCIATION Young Lawyer’s Section for its contribution to the $1 Million Pro Bono Service Campaign. The firm was also presented with an award given to firms that have performed more than $200,000 worth of

pro bono service. Day Pitney’s Connecticut attorneys donated more than 860 pro bono hours during the three-month campaign period, March 2013 to May 2013. The YLS Annual Pro Bono Fair where the awards were announced was held Nov. 19 at the Mark Twain House in Hartford.

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on the record Hobbs Inc., New Canaan, contractor for Mossman Residence. Construct a new retaining wall system at an existing single-family residence, 549 Indian Field Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Nov. 21. Homesource L.L.C., Stamford, contractor for Kendra and William Raine, Replace the patio at an existing single-family residence, 59 Upland Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Nako, Thomas, Bridgeport. Install a new pool at a single-family residence, 162 Intervale Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Nov. 18. Nordic Custom Builders of Connecticut, Cos Cob, contractor for Nina and Michael Patterson. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 83 Oneida Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $384,500. Filed Nov. 20.

Outdoor Ventures, Southport, Indian Harbor Yacht Club, contractor for Keren Warner. PerGreenwich. Perform interior form interior renovations at an renovations at an existing single- existing single-family residence, family residence, 710 Steamboat 209 Alsace St., Bridgeport. EstiRoad, Greenwich. Estimated cost: mated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 20. $185,303. Filed Nov. 18. Integrity Construction Service, Norwalk, contractor for Rochelle Karlen. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 38 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Nov. 19. Kara, Ibrahim, Old Greenwich, Remove deck and stairs and replace with new deck and stairs at an existing single-family residence, 35 Edgewater Drive, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Nov. 21.

RW Haggerty Pool Service Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Maya and Robert Tichio. Install a new pool at a single-family residence, 2 MacPherson Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Verizon Wireless, East Hartford, contractor for Cell Tower Lease Acquisition L.L.C. Install commercial antennas at a commercial building, 1330 Chopsey Hill, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Savan, Opkin, Bridgeport. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 80 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Vo, Lisa, Bridgeport. Perform external renovations at an existing single-family residence, 725 to 727 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Sears Home Improvement, Rocky Hill, contractor for Betty Garner. Perform external renovations at an existing single-family residence, 186 Livingston Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Quinn Contracting, Fairfield, contractor for Tara Naranjo. Add a two-story addition to an existing single-family residence, 9 Serenity Lane, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $408,000. Filed Nov. 19.

Shay Homes L.L.C., Darien. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, Stillman Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Renewable Resources Energy, Stamford, contractor for KunzPetrone Residence. Install solar panels at an existing single-family residence, 15 Melrose Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed Nov. 15.

Silva, Manuel, Bridgeport. Construct a new single-family residence, 190 Moffitt St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Nov. 19.

Stamford Wrecking Co., Trumbull, contractor for Andrew Renewable Resources Energy, Rolfe. Construct a new retaining Stamford, contractor for Joan wall at an existing single-family Frazino. Install solar panels at an residence, 30 Field Point Circle, existing single-family residence, Greenwich. Estimated cost: 18 Cross St., Greenwich. Estimat- $418,544. Filed Nov. 12. ed cost: $9,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Compass Group USA Inc. Filed by Andre Whaley, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shepro & Hawkins L.L.C., Stratford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this discrimination suit against the defendant for causing emotional distress and creating a hostile working environment. Filed Nov. 21. Case no. 6039480.

Hawley Lane Office Center Condominium Association, Trumbull. Filed by Jessica MacIlvain, Plaintiff’s attorney: Dana Water’s Edge Pools, Stamford, P. Lonergan, Trumbull. Action: contractor for Judy and Gunter The plaintiff has brought this suit Heiland. Install a new pool at a against the defendant for injuries single-family residence, 10 Birch sustained when assaulted by anLane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: other individual due to the alleged $35,000. Filed Nov. 12. negligence of the defendant. Filed Nov. 25. Case no. 6039506. Webster Avenue Builders L.L.C., Riverside, contractor for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Dean Chamberlain. Construct Bridgeport. Filed by Robert Palaa new single-family residence, 8 zzo, Easton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Meadow Marsh Lane, Old Green- Richard H. Raphael, Westport. wich. Estimated cost: $800,000. Action: The plaintiff has brought Filed Nov. 18. this breach-of-contract suit against the defendant for failWynter, Stephon, Bridgeport, ing to abide by the home equity contractor for Angela Lovely. loan agreement and the forbearRepair deck at an existing single- ance agreement. Filed Nov. 25. family residence, 31 Valley Road, Case no. 6039541. Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $5,300. Filed Nov. 15. King Conn Enterprises Inc. d.b.a. Burger King, Danbury. Young, Tracy and James Young, Filed by Guy Truelove, Danbury. Old Greenwich. Install a new Plaintiff’s attorney: Murphy & pool at a single-family residence, Karpie, Bridgeport. Action: The 11 Binney Lane, Greenwich. Esti- plaintiff has brought this suit mated cost: $75,000. Filed Nov. 18. against the defendant for injuries sustained due to the alleged negligence of the defendant. Filed Nov. 25. Case no. 6039539.

Una Validus Inc. Filed by Costar Video Systems L.L.C., Plaintiff’s attorney: Greene Law P.C., Farmington. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach-of-contract suit against the defendant for failing to pay $78,772.24 in accordance with an agreement between plaintiff and defendant. Filed Nov. 21. Case no. 6039488.

Danbury District Court BRT Park Ridge L.L.C., Danbury. Filed by Edward Froelich, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Chamberlain Law Firm P.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for injuries sustained due to the alleged negligence of the defendant. Filed Nov. 22. Case no. 6014105. Danbury Food Corporation d.b.a. C-Town Supermarket, Danbury. Filed by Rosaura Espinal, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Alan Barry & Associates, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for injuries sustained due to the alleged negligence of the defendant. Filed Nov. 19. Case no. 6014087.

Danbury Sports Dome L.L.C., Danbury. Filed by Alcaide Inc. Karp Associates Inc., New Cad.b.a. A&J Construction, Brooknaan, contractor for Ester Place field. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law L.L.C. Construct a new retainOffice of Steven R. Kolodziej, ing wall system at an existing Cheshire. Action: The plaintiff single-family residence, 10 Ester has brought this breach-of-conSuburban Sunrooms Inc., ElPlace, Greenwich. Estimated cost: tract suit against the defendant Ricahrds Contracting, East msford, N.Y., contractor for Leah COURT CASES $38,600. Filed Nov. 20. Personalized Home Care Ltd., for failing to pay for construcHampton, contractor for Roobaert and Alain Lebec, Remove existing Yonkers, N.Y. Filed by Bruner tion services that were provided Residence. Construct a new sin- aluminum greenhouse and reConsulting Associates Inc., to the defendant. Filed Nov. 22. Lin, Linda, Greenwich. Perform gle-family residence, 26 Nimitz place with a new unit on existing Bridgeport Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Case no. 6014106. external renovations at an existing Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: footprint, 10 Lauder Lane, GreenMark N. Clarke, Fairfield. Action: single-family residence, 53 Oak $726,812. Filed Nov. 18. wich. Estimated cost: $20,000. District Court The plaintiff has brought this Ridge St., Greenwich. Estimated Filed Nov. 15. Fairview Condominium Ascost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 15. Bryac L.L.C. d.b.a. Black Rock breach-of-contract suit against sociation Inc., Danbury. Filed the defendant for failing to pay for Riverbend Development L.L.C., Yacht and Athletic Club, et al., Madison, contractor for Ginette Texeira, Eliano, Bridgeport. Bridgeport. Filed by Reinhart construction services amount- by Marita Castelino, Stamford. Lin, Linda, Greenwich. Perform Norwood. Perform interior reno- Add a two-story addition to an Foodservice L.L.C., La Crosse, ing to $55,462.48. Filed Nov. 20. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Silva Law Group, Stamford. Action: external renovations at an existing vations at an existing single-fam- existing single-family residence, Wis. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas Case no. 6039472. The plaintiff has brought this single-family residence, 53 Oak ily residence, 54 John St., Green- 200 Greystone Road, Bridgeport. L. Kanasky Jr., Bridgeport. Acproperty damage suit against the Ridge St., Greenwich. Estimated wich. Estimated cost: $131,600. Estimated cost: $58,000. Filed tion: The plaintiff has brought Sandy Hook Hydro L.L.C., et al., defendant for failing to make recost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 20. Filed Nov. 12. Nov. 20. this breach-of-contract suit Sandy Hook. Filed by Lynwood pairs to prevent erosion to the against the defendant for failing Place L.L.C., Sandy Hook. Plain- plaintiff’s property. Filed Nov. 21. Lissauer, Georgianna and Marc Ross, Jason, Bethel, contrac- THD at Home Services Inc., to pay $3,925.70 for materials sold tiff’s attorney: Green & Gross Case no. 6014099. Lissauer, Cos Cob. Perform inte- tor for Jean and Paul Ingraham. Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor and delivered to the defendant. P.C., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breachrior renovations at an existing sin- Install solar panels at an exist- for Blanca and Manuel De Jesus. Filed Nov. 25. Case no. 6039530. of-contract suit against the defen- Hammer Time Contracting gle-family residence, 8 Tulip St., ing single-family residence, 1019 Perform roof maintenance to an Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $700. North St., Greenwich. Estimated existing single-family residence, Chip Dip L.L.C., Bridgeport. dant for failing to pay monies due L.L.C., et al., Newtown. Filed by Filed Nov. 15. cost: $18,000. Filed Nov. 20. 40 Pemberwick Road, Green- Filed by Kelly Duval, Bridgeport. for rent and other services. Filed Trevor Clarke, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carter Mario Injuwich. Estimated cost: $5,777. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas Nov. 25. Case no. 6039502. ry Lawyers, North Haven. Action: Filed Nov. 20. M. Yuditski, Bridgeport. AcMr. Handyman, contractor for Rozinka, Roman, Ridgefield, The plaintiff has brought this suit tion: The plaintiff has brought Joseph Bender. Perform external contractor for Mala Malde. Peragainst the defendant for injuries renovations at an existing single- form interior renovations at an TMSL Properties L.L.C., Bridge- this suit against the defensustained due to the alleged neglifamily residence, 672 Beachwood existing single-family residence, port. Perform interior renova- dant for injuries sustained due gence of the defendant’s construcAve., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: 28 Loading Rock Road, Riverside. tions at an existing single-family to the alleged negligence of tion of a wooden bridge on the $8,800. Filed Nov. 18. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed residence, 1000 Chopsey Hill the defendant. Filed Nov. 25. plaintiff’s premises. Filed Nov. 25. Nov. 19. Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: Case no. 6039529. Case no. 6014110. $28,700. Filed Nov. 18.

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on the record Rockwell Global Capital L.L.C., et al., Oxford. Filed by Michael Fatse, Sandy Hook. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bai, Pollock, Blueweiss & Mulcahey P.C., Shelton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach-of-fiduciary-duty suit against the defendant for its failure to properly advise and invest the plaintiff’s funds. Filed Nov. 25. Case no. 6014125. Target Stores Inc., Bethel. Filed by Lorraine Ochoa, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Alan Barry & Associates, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for injuries sustained due to the alleged negligence of the defendant. Filed Nov. 19. Case no. 6014081.

SUPERIOR COURT Metro-North Railroad Co. Filed by Jose Alcayaga, Plaintiff’s attorney: Joel Thomas Faxon, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for injuries the plaintiff sustained due to the alleged negligence of the defendant. Filed Nov. 25. Case no. 13cv01756.

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CCO IV Woody II L.L.C., Westport. Seller: Nancy C. and Clinton The Champ Corp. d.b.a. Ameri- M. Gilbert, New Hartford. Propcas Best Value Inn Danbury, erty: 9 Whippoorwill Lane, WestDanbury. Filed by Gary Mayone, port. Amount: $1 million. Filed Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nov. 20. Collins and Associates L.L.C., Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the Cedar-Bethel L.L.C., Port Washdefendant for injuries sustained ington, N.Y. Seller: CE Bethel due to the alleged negligence of L.L.C., Fairfield. Property: 81 the defendant when the plain- and 83 Stony Hill Road, Bethel. tiff was assaulted and robbed in Amount: $34.5 million. Filed her motel room. Filed Nov. 25. Nov. 19. Case no. 6014108. Reversinate L.L.C., Oxford. Seller: Deutsche Bank Trust ComStamford pany Americas, West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 20 Brinsmayd Ave., District Court Stratford. Amount: $244,790. Filed Nov. 22. J&L Construction & Restoration Inc., Yonkers, N.Y. Filed by Hyde Park Condominium Asso- RMS Bethel L.L.C., Stamford. ciation Inc., Stamford. Plaintiff’s Seller: Tony’s Restaurant Inc., attorney: Halloran & Sage L.L.P., Bethel. Property: 48 Stony Hill Hartford. Action: The plaintiff Road, Bethel. Amount: $4.1 milhas brought this breach-of-con- lion. Filed Nov. 26. tract suit against the defendant for failing to perform construction services for which the plaintiff RESIDENTIAL had paid a deposit of $87,901.67. Filed Nov. 25. Case no. 6020528. 6 Brook Lane L.L.C., Westport. The Stamford Health Systems Inc. d.b.a. The Stamford, Stamford. Filed by James Sarnelle MD, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Silver, Golub & Teitell, Samford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for injuries that the plaintiff sustained due to the alleged negligence of the defendant and its agents. Filed Nov. 21. Case no. 6020497.

Seller: Helen R. and Alexander J. Phillips, New York City. Property: Lot 106, Map 6, Westport. Amount: $755,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Adnane, Sharon B. and Abdelmajid Adnane, Stratford. Seller: Bruno, Carol and Jack C. Bruno, Stratford. Property: 367 Mount Pleasant Ave., Stratford. Amount: $265,000. Filed Nov. 26. Beachwood Properties L.L.C., Stratford. Seller: Julie and Paul Schneider, Stratford. Property: 135 Laurel St., Stratford. Amount: $195,000. Filed Nov. 27. Beck, Amanda and Steven Beck, Westport. Seller: 143 Old Road L.L.C., Westport. Property: 143 Old Road, Westport. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Nov. 20.

Bike, Tracy A. and Ashley T. Bike, Stratford. Seller: Judy L. and Charles R. Curran, Stratford. Property: 93 Vought Place, Stratford. Amount: $68,000. Filed Nov. 26. Brod, Tracy and Brian Brod, Redding. Seller: Lori A. and Thomas J. Wilson, Redding. Property: 13 Far Horizons Drive, Bethel. Amount: $331,666. Filed Nov. 19.

Goldberg, Katherine and Noah Goldberg; and Gail Christie and Mark Stephens, Stratford. Seller: Nina L. and Kenneth G. Keneally, Stratford. Property: 451 Washington Parkway, Stratford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Nov. 19. Goldman, Hillel, Danbury. Seller: Jennifer L. Nirenberg, Alla Nirenberg, Max Nirenberg and Vladimir Nirenberg, Danbury. Property: 1 Caldwell Terrace, Unit 2508, Bethel. Amount: $343,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Carlo, Sandra E. and Kelly I. Carlo, Stratford. Seller: Jennifer Jennings, Stratford. Property: Grassy Plains Development 191 First Ave., Stratford. Amount: L.L.C., Westport. Seller: Grassy $431,000. Filed Nov. 22. Plains L.L.C., Westport. Property: Lot 8, Map 9907A and B, Westport. Amount: $475,000. Corsano, Lauren, Orange. Seller: Filed Nov. 19. John Paul Development L.L.C., Stratford. Property: 116 Nichols Terrace, Stratford. Amount: Guzman, Daniel, West Haven. $219,900. Filed Nov. 27. Seller: Stephanie C. Laska, Stratford. Property: 564 Huntington Road, Stratford. Amount: Crawford, Lauren, New York $170,000. Filed Nov. 19. City. Seller: Leonora Mullane, Stratford. Property: 56 Harborview Place, Stratford. Amount: Haag, Lisa A. and Jeffrey L. $315,000. Filed Nov. 26. Haag, Macomb, Mich. Seller: Silver Oak Development L.L.C., Shelton. Property: 61 MarDonofrio, Ashley E., Stratford. lin Road, Newtown. Amount: Seller: Kelly Inman, Stratford. $510,000. Filed Nov. 26. Property: 125 Warner Hill Road, Unit 128, Stratford. Amount: $150,000. Filed Nov. 22. Hawkes, Timothy J., Westport. Seller: Bryant Kemper Peacock, Westport. Property: 86 PatDoremus, Peter Thomas, Bethel. rick Road, Westport. Amount: Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., $780,000. Filed Nov. 21. Frederick, Md. Property: 19 Katrina Circle, Bethel. Amount: $285,000. Filed Nov. 26. James, Barbara, Westport. Seller: Marian S. Antinozzi, Monroe. Property: 31 Whitney Glen, WestDouge, Jules Jr., Stratford. Seller: port. Amount: $289,600. Filed Eileen G. Collins, Stratford. Prop- Nov. 22. erty: 10 Matthew Drive, Stratford. Amount: $262,000. Filed Nov. 20. Lancaster, David J., Poughquag, N.Y. Seller: Theresa Pruna and Easley, Jackie P. and George A. Mark Tomanio, Bethel. PropEasley, Stratford. Seller: Eliza- erty: 71 Nashville Road, Bethel. beth A. and Stephen T. Plusch, Amount: $337,500. Filed Nov. 20. Stratford. Property: 545 Barnum Terrace Extension, Stratford. Amount: $251,500. Filed Nov. 26. Landgraf, Antonia and Max J. Landgraf, Westport. Seller: Gault Park L.L.C., Westport. Feick, Edith C. and Peter S. Fe- Property: 28 Gault Park Drive, ick, Wilton. Seller: Linne Ursaki, Westport. Amount: $2.2 million. Burlington. Property: 478B Iro- Filed Nov. 22. quois Lane, Stratford. Amount: $333,000. Filed Nov. 26. Lauricella, Linda and William J. Lauricella, Monroe. Seller: RhoGault, Nancy W. and Samuel M. da Blumenthal, Stratford. PropGault, Westport. Seller: Bonny erty: Unit 53A Oronoque Village, S. and Richard E. Radez, West- Stratford. Amount: $145,000. port. Property: 91 Clapboard Hill Filed Nov. 22. Road, Westport. Amount: $2 million. Filed Nov. 22. Lawton, Scott Rice, Seller: Maureen F. Hayden, Trumbull. Property: 95 Pinewood Trail, Trumbull. Amount: $595,000. Filed Nov. 19.

Maldonado, Melinda and Julio Maldonado, Norwalk. Seller: Anna M. and James Coppola, Norwalk. Property: 54 Lynncrest Drive, Stratford. Amount: $273,000. Filed Nov. 25. Manchanda, Shivali and Mohit Manchanda, Seller: Beverly B. and Michael R. Merwin, Trumbull. Property: 21 Skytop Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $570,000. Filed Nov. 25. Manna, Robert E. Jr., Sandy Hook. Seller: Jodi Lee and Scott P. O’Keefe, Woodbury. Property: 60 Waterview Drive, Newtown. Amount: $50,000. Filed Nov. 22. McCArthy, Jeremiah J., Bridgeport. Seller: Emmanuel Psaltis, Stratford. Property: 30 Cedar St., Stratford. Amount: $238,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Murphy, Elizabeth and Justyn Murphy, Newtown. Seller: Veneranda P. and H. Marco Kichler, Newtown. Property: 205 Walnut Tree Hill Road, Newtown. Amount: $380,000. Filed Nov. 25. Murphy, Michelle T. and Anthony D’Inverno, Stamford. Seller: Janet A. and Arthur F. Fronio, Riverside. Property: 29 Riverside Lane, Riverside. Amount: $781,250. Filed Nov. 14. Niestemski, Trevor J., Seller: Marion Lynott and Neill O’Neill, Trumbull. Property: 32 Fairview Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $365,000. Filed Nov. 25. Nirenberg, Alla and Max Nirenberg, Danbury. Seller: Tanishe S. and Ivan S. Pitts, Newtown. Property: 19 Meridian Ridge Drive, Newtown. Amount: $550,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Meeker, Harold, Danbury. Seller: Marie M. Souksavath, Boca Raton, Fla. Property: 104 Wal- Old Orchard Westport L.L.C., nut Hill Road, Bethel. Amount: Westport. Seller: Carla A. Bowden, Westport. Property: 4 $279,999. Filed Nov. 26. Old Orchard Road, Westport. Amount: $795,000. Filed Nov. 15. Melzer, Dawn and Kevin Ward. Seller: Jeff Hallquist Builders L.L.C., Trumbull. Property: Palazzo, Michael R., Seller: 131 Sturbridge Lane, Trumbull. Gladys P. Kearney, Trumbull. Amount: $507,500. Filed Nov. 15. Property: 25 Robinwood Road, Trumbull. Amount: $250,000. Filed Nov. 20. Memoli, Robert, Stratford. Seller: Kimberly A. Stewart, Oxford and Joseph V. Reisinger, Chicago, Pardoe, Helen M. and Edward Ill. Property: 297 Raven Terrace, D. Pardoe, Greenwich. Seller: Stratford. Amount: $224,000. Betty G. and Ronald Steinberg, Riverside. Property: 1076 Lake Filed Nov. 27. Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed Nov. 15. Miller, Shina and David Miller, Newtown. Seller: National Residential Nominee Services Inc., Parks, Ryan G., Stratford. Seller: Property: Lot 10, Map 7422, New- Wilcoxson Properties L.L.C., town. Amount: $584,000. Filed Stratford. Property: 966 Wilcoxson Ave., Stratford. Amount: Nov. 26. $276,250. Filed Nov. 18. Minocha, Vinisha and Anurag Minocha, Rego Park, N.Y. Seller: Gerald J. Pellini, Stamford. Property: 44 Bedford St., Unit 5G, Stamford. Amount: $181,000. Filed Nov. 12. Mirabella, Samantha L. and Matthew Swift, Cos Cob. Seller: Benjamin H. Heckscher, Old Greenwich. Property: 1465 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 625, Old Greenwich. Amount: $359,000. Filed Nov. 15.

Patsis, Thomas, Stamford. Seller: Theresa A. Demasi, Stamford. Property: 28 Hobbie St., Stamford. Amount: $280,000. Filed Nov. 15. Pedone, Andre, Stamford. Seller: Vera E. and John F. Pedone, Stamford. Property: 138 W. Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Perry, Heather A. and Joseph Perry and Donald Willard Muniz, Daniela, Stratford. Seller: Kimsey, Seller: Maria Toussas, Melissa A. Martin and Miguel D. Trumbull. Property: 98 WoodVeloz, Stratford. Property: 138 haven Drive, Trumbull. Amount: Legion Ave., Stratford. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 25. $269,500. Filed Nov. 19.

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on the record Pettinella, Gino. Seller: Stacey Berman Woodward and Vincent Woodward, Trumbull. Property: 33 Zephyr Road, Trumbull. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 14.

Santaniello, Amy, Danbury. Seller: Laura and Thomas Genese, Bethel. Property: 6 Budd Drive, Bethel. Amount: $291,500. Filed Nov. 21.

PFH Properties L.L.C., Stratford. Seller: Rita Gleason, Stratford. Property: Lot 192, Map 4, Stratford. Amount: $130,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Sawyer, Paul J., Stamford. Seller: Rosemarie Maounis, Stamford. Property: 81 Jonathan Drive, Stamford. Amount: $775,000. Filed Nov. 14.

Philius, Clair and Camille Pascal. Seller: Rina B. Shane, Norwalk. Property: Unit 8 Windy Knoll, Norwalk. Amount: $350,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Scalise, Elizabeth A. and Richard T. Scalise Jr., Trumbull. Seller: Roman Horicka, Redding. Property: 22 Peaceable St., Redding. Amount: $515,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Picarazzi, John A. and Matthew R. Picarazzi, Seller: Dianne M. Clark and Michael A. Spinosa, Trumbull. Property: 53 Sunrise Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $270,000. Filed Nov. 25. Pottinger, Latena, Seller: Joanne L. and John C. Kucej, Trumbull. Property: 41 Wood Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $257,000. Filed Nov. 19. Procaccini, Robert T., Seller: Louise Milano, Trumbull. Property: 22230 Arganese Place, Trumbull. Amount: $173,000. Filed Nov. 22. Psaltis, Judith and Emmanuel Psaltis, Stratford. Seller: Rocco Peccerilli, Stratford. Property: 7365 Main St., Unit 8, Stratford. Amount: $80,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Schaefer, Virginia C. and David J. Schaefer, Westport. Seller: Westport Building Company L.L.C., Westport. Property: 22 Jennings Court, Westport. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Nov. 26. Schaller, Alexander, Stamford. Seller: Cynthia C. Gray, Buffalo, Wyo. Property: 295 Erskine Road, Stamford. Amount: $775,000. Filed Nov. 15. Schiano, Daniella and Michael V. Schiano. Seller: Places L.L.C., Trumbull. Property: 30 W. Lake Road, Trumbull. Amount: $355,000. Filed Nov. 12. Sherman, Margaret J. and Charles D. Cook. Seller: Caroline and John Sory, Unit 204 Rowayton Yacht Club, Norwalk. Amount: $17,000. Filed Nov. 14.

Puschak Fitzgerald, Catherine and Daniel Fitzgerald, Greenwich. Seller: Tri-Star Group L.L.C., Pleasantville, N.Y. Property: Parking Space, Unit 4, Greenwich. Amount: $40,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Singhal, Meenu and Prahalad Singhal, Danbury. Seller: Charter Group Inc., Brookfield. Property: 14 Meridian Ridge Drive, Newtown. Amount: $725,000. Filed Nov. 15.

Rizzo, Chelsie C., Bethel. Seller: Tina and Michael C. Jones, Bethel. Property: 1 Eagle Rock Hill, Unit 182, Bethel. Amount: $197,000. Filed Nov. 14.

Singh, Soni and Sanjeev Singh, Seller: Elvira N. Signore, Trumbull. Property: 20 Sir Thomas Way, Trumbull. Amount: $395,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Rosencrans, Marjorie and Richard Rosencrans, Riverside. Seller: Timothy J. Hawkes, Westport. Property: 12 Maplegrove Ave., Westport. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 21.

Sir 12 Quintard L.L.C., Westport. Seller: Nancy M. Stackhouse, Westport. Property: 12 Quintard Place, Westport. Amount: $630,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Salas, Glenys and Arturo Rofrano, Stratford. Seller: Arianne H. Haley-Banez, Stratford. Property: Lots 126 to 128, Map No. 5, Stratford. Amount: $230,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Soetens, Cornelia M. Seller: Jason T. Emmett, Norwalk. Property: Unit 160 Rowayton Woods Condo, Norwalk. Amount: $310,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Soldano, Alison G. and James W. Soldano, Riverside. Seller: Melissa and David Bennett, Greenwich. Property: 10 Knoll St., Riverside. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Nov. 15. Song, Ying and Yong Quan Dong, Sandy Hook. Seller: Dauti Construction L.L.C., Danbury. Property: 7 Ardi Court, Sandy Hook. Amount: $151,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Williams. Casey, Milford. Seller: Leasha A. Batta, Stratford. Property: 54C Wedgewood Road, Stratford. Amount: $210,000. Filed Nov. 25. Winthrop Woods Developers L.L.C., Shelton. Seller: Walter C. Smith, Stratford. Property: Lot 2, Map 3522, Stratford. Amount: $125,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Soldi, Heather and Randall J. Dutertre, et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 786 Success Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 26.

Defino, Douglas B., Danbury, a debt in favor of Capital One N.A., Richmond, Va., by London & London, Newington. Property: 20 Oakland Ave., Apt. 4, Danbury. Filed Nov. 21.

Tenesaca, Maria C. and Manuel S. Tenesaca. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., San Diego, Calif. Property: 4 to 8 Montgomery St., Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 25.

Deleg, Miguel, Danbury, a debt in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 82 Davis St., Danbury. Filed Nov. 25.

Xie, Siaole and Lv Xu, East Elmhurst, N.Y. Seller: Sara and Souza Bueno, Wendel, New- Eric Chung, Westport. Prop- Troiano, Susan O., et al. Creditown. Seller: Geraldine W. and erty: 6 Colonial Road, Westport. tor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Dean J. Alpert, Newtown. Prop- Amount: $585,000. Filed Nov. 15. San Diego, Calif. Property: 126 Nashville Road, Bethel. Mortgage erty: 37 Whitewood Road, Newdefault. Filed Nov. 21. town. Amount: $682,000. Filed Yan, Luyi, Danbury. Seller: SylNov. 20. via Reisini, Bethel. Property: 142 Old Hawleyville Road, Bethel. Spencer, Sonia, Stratford. Seller: Amount: $245,000. Filed Nov. 19. FORECLOSURES Thanh & H L.L.C., Middlesex. BY SALE Property: 85 Crestwood Road, Stratford. Amount: $129,900. Yin, Xin, Westport. Seller: Lorna Into, Atascadero, Calif. Property: First Alliance Lending L.L.C., Filed Nov. 19. 60 Lawn Ave., Unit 35, Stamford. Virginia Beach, Calif. Appointed Amount: $232,000. Filed Nov. 15. Committee: Richard D. Arconti, Stehmann, Esther and ChrisProperty: 44 Putnam Park Road, toph Stehmann, Riverside. Seller: Bethel. Amount: $298,785.55. Faith H.S. and Brian E. Stengel, Docket no. 12cv6010575S. Filed FORECLOSURES Greenwich. Property: 22 Oval Nov. 22. Ave., Riverside. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Nov. 12. Brown, Valerie, et al. Creditor: Pennymac Loan Services L.L.C., Sheiman, Richard M., Seller: Moorpark, Calif. Property: 71 Joseph A. Kubic, Stratford. PropVarca, John III, Norwalk. Seller: Wiklund Ave., Stratford. Mort- erty: 445 Soundview Ave., StratDanielle V. Baleiro, Trumbull. ford. Amount: $79,600. Docket gage default. Filed Nov. 22. Property: 365 Roosevelt Ave., no. 13cv6033233S. Filed Nov. 20. Stratford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Nov. 27. Faulkner, Catherine, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 72 Hakwins Visinski, Andrew, Shelton. SellJUDGMENTS St., Stratford. Mortgage default. er: Pamela Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill, Southbury. Filed Nov. 22. Property: 18 Shepaug Road, NewAntous, Christopher J., Dantown. Amount: $209,000. Filed bury, a debt in favor of Danbury Nov. 18. Ferreira, Andre. Creditor: HSBC Hospital, Bethel, by Howard Lee Bank USA N.A., Mount Laurel, Schiff P.C., East Hartford. PropN.J. Property: 1700 Broadbridge erty: 61B Pleasant St., Unit 2, Voornas, Tracy, Redding. Seller: Ave., Unit C36, Stratford. Mort- Danbury. Filed Nov. 21. Kara L. DelVecchio and Robgage default. Filed Nov. 21. ert Alan Youree, 118 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding. Amount: Carrano, Dennis P., Stratford, $380,000. Filed Nov. 27. Ferreira, Valteir. Creditor: JPM- $2,782.14, in favor of Sikorsky Fiorgan Chase Bank N.A., San Di- nancial Credit Union Inc., Stratego, Calif. Property: 13 Peace St., ford, by Joseph M. Tobin, New Weidenhamer, M. Linda and Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed Haven. Property: 1209 HuntingRobert Weidenhamer, Falls VilNov. 25. ton Road, Stratford. Filed Nov. 21. lage. Seller: Gabriela and Ardash Meguerdichian, Newtown. Property: 94 Suzie Drive, Newtown. Remson, Joseph F. Jr., et al. Chmielewski, Angela, TrumAmount: $478,000. Filed Nov. 22. Creditor: Astoria Federal Savings bull, a debt in favor of Cach & Loan Association, Mineola, L.L.C., Denver, Colo., by Tobin & N.Y. Property: 2189 Huntington Melien, New Haven. Property: 81 Weisman, Debra L. and Scott J. Turnpike, Trumbull. Mortgage Fieldcrest Road, Trumbull. Filed Schifilliti, Shelton. Seller: James default. Filed Nov. 19. Nov. 21. J. McInerney and Gary R. Fafard, Newtown. Property: 24 Lake Road, Newtown. Amount: $1.4 Rivera, Nellie. Creditor: Coffey, Margaret Ann, Danbury, million. Filed Nov. 14. Deutsche Bank National Trust, a debt in favor of Midland Fundtrustee, Pasadena, Calif. Proper- ing L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by ty: 626 Huntington Road, Strat- Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Wiegand, Kenneth C., Stamford. ford. Mortgage default. Filed Hartford. Property: 8 Westwood Seller: Susan M. Cassell, StamNov. 21. Terrace, Danbury. Filed Nov. 25. ford. Property: Unit 16, Harborview Court, Stamford. Amount: $296,000. Filed Nov. 15. Santiago, Luis, et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 403 McKinley Ave., Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 22.

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Dolson, Richard N., Danbury, a debt in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven. Property: 5 Locust Trail, Danbury. Filed Nov. 21. Garcia, Rosangela, Danbury, a debt in favor of Cach L.L.C., Denver, Colo., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven. Property: 1 Beaver Hill Road, Unit 6, Danbury. Filed Nov. 21. Gruce, Joan M., Trumbull, a debt in favor of Discover Bank, Andover, Mass., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 128 Mayfield Drive, Trumbull. Filed Nov. 21. Hargett, David, Danbury, a debt in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven. Property: 14B Peace St., Danbury. Filed Nov. 21. Hernandez, Rosa, Stratford, $2,212.57, in favor of Cavalry SPV I L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 7 Thompson St., Stratford. Filed Nov. 21. Hoesten, Raymond, Sandy Hook, $7,648.54, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Robert E. Johnson, East Hartford. Property: 46 Underhill Road, Sandy Hook. Filed Nov. 25. Iannini, Elizabeth, Danbury, a debt in favor of Anesthesia Associates of Danbury P.C., Danbury, Property: 1106 Cypress Drive, Danbury. Filed Nov. 25. Jaeger, Debra, Danbury, a debt in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 6 Evergreen Road, Danbury. Filed Nov. 21. Johnson, Lori A., Bethel, $650.48, in favor of Anesthesia Associates of Danbury P.C., Danbury, by Brian D. Danforth, Ellington. Property: 27 Pleasant St., Bethel. Filed Nov. 22.

on the record Johnson, Lori A., Bethel, $650.48, in favor of Anesthesia Associates of Danbury P.C., Danbury, by Brian D. Danforth, Ellington. Property: 27 Pleasant St., Bethel. Filed Nov. 25.

Perez, Catalina A., Danbury, a debt in favor of Cach L.L.C., Denver, Colo., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven. Property: 60 Highland Ave., Danbury. Filed Nov. 21.

Palmer, Mark J., 79 Richmondville Ave., Westport, $2,795.42, tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 19.

Sarfraz, Naeem, 41 Norfield Praino, Arthur, Newtown, Woods Road, Weston, $588.10, Maniscalco, Salvatore A., Bethel, $463.69, in favor of Western Con- tax debt. Filed Nov. 18. $43,795.24, in favor of FIA Card necticut Medical Group, DanServices, N.A., Newark, Del., by bury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Robert E. Johnson, East Hartford. Property: 15 Old Farm Hill Road, FEDERAL TAX LIENSProperty: 42 Nashville Road Ex- Newtown. Filed Nov. 21. WITHDRAWAL tension, Bethel. Filed Nov. 21. Massey, Michelle F., Stratford, $4,331.83, in favor of Capital One N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell L. London, Newington. Property: 589 Oak Bluff Ave., Stratford. Filed Nov. 21. McCarley, Rahshanda, Danbury, a debt in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 7 Padanaram Road, Unit J215, Danbury. Filed Nov. 25. Mizzoni, Alex J., Trumbull, a debt in favor of Cach L.L.C., Denver, Colo., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven. Property: 29 Arliss Drive, Trumbull. Filed Nov. 21. Moore, Reggie, Danbury, a debt in favor of Cach L.L.C., Denver, Colo., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven. Property: 204 Middle River Road, Danbury. Filed Nov. 21. Mouning, Mary P., Danbury, a debt in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Tobin & Melien, New Haven. Property: 5 Shannon Ridge, Danbury. Filed Nov. 21.

Romeo, Joseph, Danbury, a debt in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 44 Dana Road, Danbury. Filed Nov. 21.

Pendleton, Thomas, Redding, $12,152.12, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Robert E. Johnson, East Hartford. Property: 25 Apple Lane, Redding. Filed Nov. 25.

Forth, William Jr., Stratford. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 75 Lines Place, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $165,000, dated August 2006. Filed Nov. 25.

Gaita, Sally A. and Joseph Gaita, Redding. Filed by Joshua Pedreira, Hartford, for Federal MECHANIC’S LIENSSanchez, Antonio, Danbury, a National Mortgage Association, debt in favor of Portfolio Recovery FILED Washington, D.C. Property: 147 Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., Old Redding Road, Redding. Acby Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Vochis, George, Weston. Filed tion: to foreclose a delinquent Hartford. Property: 40 Harrison by Chris Ringston Inc., Property: mortgage in the original principal St., Danbury. Filed Nov. 21. 22 Mountainview Drive, Weston. amount of $355,000, dated March Amount: $3,255.46. Filed Nov. 21. 2007. Filed Nov. 26. Soto, David, Trumbull, a debt in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Goldkopf, Christopher T., StratWarren, Mich., by Tobin & Me- MECHANIC’S LIENSford. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartlien, New Haven. Property: 92 ford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., RELEASED Ridgeview Road, Trumbull. Filed Frederick, Md. Property: 266 Nov. 21. Knowlton St., Stratford. Action: Hamilton Development L.L.C., to foreclose a delinquent mortWaterman, Kay, Bethel, Westport. Released by Double ‘D’ gage dated January 1993. Filed $4,227.12, in favor of Capital One Designs & Construction L.L.C., Nov. 25. N.A., Richmond, Va., by Russell Stamford, by Eddy Cortez, StamL. London, Newington. Prop- ford. Property: 580 Riverside Ave., Halas, Michael, Danbury. Filed erty: 61 Maple Ave., Bethel. Filed Westport. Amount: $23,711. Filed by Bendett and McHugh P.C., Nov. 20. Nov. 21. Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 70 Grand St., Danbury. Zanfordino, Migdalia, Danbury, Action: to foreclose a delinquent a debt in favor of Danbury Hospimortgage. Filed Nov. 25. LIS PENDENS tal, Bethel, by Howard Lee Schiff P.C., East Hartford. Property: 7 Boxwood Lane, Danbury. Filed Aanonsen, Fred M., Danbury. Harris, Ali E., Danbury. Filed, for Nov. 21. Filed by Bendett and McHugh Penbrook Crossing CondominiP.C., Farmington, for Connecti- um Association, Danbury. Propcut Housing Finance Authority, erty: Unit 602 Penbrook Crossing Rocky Hill. Property: 5 Ellsworth Condominium, Danbury. Action: Ave., Unit D, Danbury. Action: to to foreclose on a lien. Filed Nov. LEASES foreclose on a lien. Filed Nov. 21. 19.

Octave, Fritz, Stratford, $5,717.53, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Robert E. Johnson, East Hartford. Property: 145 Lyncrest Message Center Management Drive, Stratford. Filed Nov. 21. Inc., Hartford. Landlord: Redding Ridge Fire District No. 1, Okerblom, Carl, Stratford, Redding. Property: 186 Black $1,477.93, in favor of Asset Ac- Rock Turnpike, Redding. Term: ceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., 10 years, commencing Oct. 29, by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. 2013. Filed Nov. 21. Property: 255 Castle Drive, Stratford. Filed Nov. 21. Palacios, Jose, Bethel, $833.51, in favor of Asset Acceptance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 58 Whippoorwill Road, Bethel. Filed Nov. 21.

Langer, Larry, 163 Bayberry Lane, Westport, $84,670.31, tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 19.

Devack, Fran and George Devack, Trumbull. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Milford Bank, Milford. Property: 4 Trefoil Drive, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage. Filed Nov. 20.

Kuhn, Donald A., et al., Newtown. Filed by Joshua Pedreira, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 29 Bankside Trail, Newtown. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage, dated February 2008. Filed Nov. 19. LeBlanc, Janice M., Stratford. Filed by Valerie A. Finney, Farmington, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 105 Goldbach Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated November 2006. Filed Nov. 20. Lee, Larry D., et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen, Hartford, for Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 15 Scuppo Road, Unit 1804, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage. Filed Nov. 25. Mather, Noel and Brooks Mather, et al., Danbury. Filed for Hudson City Savings Bank, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 27 to 29 Farview Ave., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage. Filed Nov. 25. McDermott, John (estate), et al., Stratford. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New Haven, for Cheswold (TL) L.L.C., Juniper, Fla. Property: 86 Greenlawn Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on unpaid tax liens. Filed Nov. 25. Mintell, Janice Louise, et al., Stratford. Filed by Jo-Ann Sensale, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 28 to 30 Riverview Place, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $100,000, dated October 2006. Filed Nov. 26.

Pena, Jason V., et al., Weston. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 40 Farrell Road, Weston. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage. Filed Nov. 26. Rivera, Ismael Jr., et al., Newtown. Filed by Joshua Pedreira, Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 39 Philo Curtis Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $216,000, dated September 2005. Filed Nov. 25. Rosario, Emma, et al., Danbury. Filed, for Babbling Brook Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: 28 to 32 Starr Ave., Unit 10, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a lien. Filed Nov. 20. Sangprseuth, Somjhit and Somsak S. Sangprseuth, et al., Danbury. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 25 Crofut St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage. Filed Nov. 20. Schaad, Geradette and Mark Medeiros, et al., Danbury. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen, Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 8 Capitola Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage. Filed Nov. 25. Singleton, Sandra, et al., Stratford. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for PHH Mortgage Corporation, Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 136 Court D, Building 65, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $65,700, dated October 2004. Filed Nov. 26.

Sullivan, Edward, Newtown. Filed by Loren M. Bisberg, FarmMonk, Margaret and Jeffrey ington, for Bank of America N.A., Monk, Stratford. Filed by Jo- Charlotte, N.C. Property: 4 JohnAnn Sensale, Farmington, for ny Appleseed Drive, Newtown. U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake Action: to foreclose a delinquent City, Utah. Property: 354 Garib- mortgage in the original principal aldi Ave., Stratford. Action: to amount of $199,000, dated Octoforeclose a delinquent mortgage ber 2009. Filed Nov. 22. in the original principal amount of $50,000, dated May 2005. Filed LIENS Takacs, Fredda B., et al., TrumBonardi, Samuel III, Stratford. Jaccarino, Edith D., et al., Red- Nov. 27. bull. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & JaFiled by Amanda Tiernan, West ding. Filed by Joshua Pedreira, cobsen, Hartford, for Wells Fargo FEDERAL TAX LIENS- Warwick, R.I, for OneWest Bank Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Ortiz, Miriam J., et al., Stratford. Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. PropF.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Filed by Joshua Pedreira, Hart- erty: 24 Yorktown Circle, TrumRELEASED 306 Rockwell Ave., Stratford. Ac- Property: 154 Sunset Hill Road, ford, for PHH Mortgage Corp., bull. Action: to foreclose a delintion: to foreclose a delinquent Redding. Action: to foreclose a Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 12 quent mortgage. Filed Nov. 25. Diaz, Lillian and Kenneth Sell- mortgage in the original principal delinquent mortgage in the origi- Dorus St., Stratford. Action: to ers, 2 Valley Road, Westport, amount of $238,714, dated Febru- nal principal amount of $290,000, foreclose a delinquent mortgage $6,860.34, tax debt on income ary 2009. Filed Nov. 26. dated June 2003. Filed Nov. 19. in the original principal amount earned. Filed Nov. 19. of $141,241.19, dated July 2007. Filed Nov. 25. Ackley, Adrianne and Daniel Ackley, et al, Stratford. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 71 Yukon St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $146,000, dated June 2003. Filed Nov. 19.

Herman, Sydney and Mark Hunter, et al., Westport. Filed by Christopher G. Ciancanelli, Milford, for Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association, Mineola, N.Y. Property: Lot 7, Map Compo Hills, Westport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage. Filed Nov. 20.

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on the record Tyler, David E. (estate), et al., Stratford. Filed by Amy L. HarMoRTGaGES rison, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 57 Peace St., Strat- commerciaL ford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $130,500, dat- Pippi L.L.C., Bethel. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. ed February 2003. Filed Nov. 26. Property: 23 Francis J. Clarke Circle, Unit 2B, 4A, 5A and 5B, Whitaker, Alexander K., et al., Bethel. Amount: $286,000. Filed Stratford. Filed by Kyle T. Auty, Nov. 26. Milford, for the town of Stratford. Property: 25 Watkins St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a real Pippi L.L.C., Bethel. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. estate lien,. Filed Nov. 26. Property: 23 Francis J. Clarke Circle, Unit 2B, 4A, 5A and 5B, Witkowski, Colleen V. and Jef- Bethel. Amount: $530,000. Filed frey W. Witkowski, et al., Beth- Nov. 26. el. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Prop- RMS Bethel L.L.C., Stamford. erty: 87F Chestnut St., Bethel. Lender: First County Bank, StamAction: to foreclose a delinquent ford. Property: 48 Stony Hill mortgage dated November 2004. Road, Bethel. Amount: $3.09 million. Filed Nov. 26. Filed Nov. 26.

CoNSTRUCTIoN Beachwood Properties L.L.C., Stratford. Landlord: Pinacle Financial Services L.L.C., East Windsor. Property: 135 Laurel St., Stratford. Amount: $250,000. Filed Nov. 27. CCO IV Woody II L.L.C., Westport, by David Vynerib. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 9 Whippoorwill Lane, Westport. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Nov. 20.

NEW BUSINESSES Brain Balance Achievement Centers, 67 Newtown Road, Danbury 06810, c/o MRAM Inc. Filed Nov. 21.

WS Holdings L.L.C., Newtown. Brain Balance of Danbury, 67 Lender: Union Savings Bank, Newtown Road, Danbury 06810, Danbury. Property: 23 Fran- c/o MRAM Inc. Filed Nov. 21. cis J. Clarke Circle, Unit 1A, 1B, 2A, 3A and 3B, Bethel. Amount: $570,000. Filed Nov. 26.

C&C Delicatessen L.L.C., 427 Main St., Danbury 06810, c/o Rolando Castro and Leonel De La Cruz. Filed Nov. 21.

Bottlerocket Wine & Spirit, Coffee On Demand, 19 Buena 1790 Post Road, Westport 06880, Vista Drive, Westport 06880, c/o c/o Thomas G. Geniesse. Filed Stuart Meyers. Filed Nov. 19. Nov. 20. Connecticut Glove Club, 410 Surf Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o Nicholas Lulka. Filed Nov. 19. Danbury Lego Robotics, 169 Main St., Danbury 06810, c/o Akoma Foundation Inc. Filed Nov. 19. Ed’s Propety Maintenance, 1601 Francis J. Clarke Circle, Bethel 06801, c/o Edward O’Connor. Filed Nov. 22. High Line Timber & Excavation, 13 Henso Drive, Danbury 06811, c/o Richard M. Ruggiero Jr. Filed Nov. 25. Lombardi Trattoria, 22A Main St., Redding 06896, c/o Francesco Lombardi. Filed Nov. 19. Mallette Group, 25 1/2 Taylor Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Timothy Mallette. Filed Nov. 20.

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Multi-event type monitoring and searching. Patent no. Directors Cut, 225 Lordship Blvd, 8,601,494 issued to Lisa M. Brown, Stratford 06615, c/o Pasquale Pa- Pleasantville, N.Y.; Arun Hampapur, Norwalk; Andrew W. Senior, gliarulo. Filed Nov. 19. Frog Pond Restaurant, 251 E. New York City, N.Y.; ChiaoMain St., Stratford 06614, c/o Fe Shu, Scarsdale, N.Y.; and Yun Zhai, White Plains, N.Y. Assigned John Miranda. Filed Nov. 25. to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, N.Y. Last Call Wines Liquors, 2385 Main St., Stratford 06615, c/o Vincent J. House Jr. Filed Nov. 19. Multifilter array for a multiresolution, multispectral camera. Patent no. 8,600,227 issued Little Barn, 1050 Post Road East, to Beilei Xu, Penfield, N.Y.; Lalit Westport 06880, c/o David E. Keshav Mestha, Fairport, N.Y.; Yao Rong Wang, Webster, N.Y.; Studwell Jr. Filed Nov. 25. and Peter Paul, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Positano Trattoria, 233 Hillspoint Road, Westport 06880, c/o Photoreceptor motion qualJoseph Scarpati. Filed Nov. 20. ity estimation using multiple sampling intervals. Patent no. Red Hen, 1595 Post Road East, 8,599,435 issued to Peter Paul, Westport 06880, c/o Hunter Hill Webster, N.Y.; and Claude S. FilKing. Filed Nov. 22. lion, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Sports Corner Café, 1212 Stratford Ave., Stratford 06615, c/o Printer compatibility matrix Kim L. Trovarelli. Filed Nov. 27. listing compatible and noncompatible print drivers and Station House Bar & Grille, 2520 print drivers compatible with Main St., Stratford 06615, c/o An- adaptation. Patent no. 8,599,393 issued to Matthew John Lomthony M. Fidaleo. Filed Nov. 26. bardo III, Rochester, N.Y.; Daniel Keith Rupe, Fairport, N.Y.; and Matthew Harris DeRoller, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox PaTENTS Corp., Norwalk.

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BUSINESS CONNECTIONS TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT

HEALTH & SAFETY

How Was Your Ride to Work Today?

OSHA Announces New Rule to Decrease Burden on Business

as your morning commute filled with holiday cheer? Or fraught with detours, delays, and lane closures?

new OSHA rule, along with a companion notice of proposed rulemaking, revises requirements of OSHA’s standard for mechanical power presses, which punch, form, or assemble metal or other materials.

Earlier this year, CNBC released a report ranking Connecticut’s transportation infrastructure as the second-worst in the United States.

The new rule will eliminate a requirement for employers to document mandatory weekly inspections of these presses while clarifying the responsibility of employers to perform and document any maintenance or repairs necessary to protect the safety of workers who operate them.

Based on bumper-to-bumper experience, many of us might agree. At the first-ever Connecticut Transportation Summit, we’ll ask what’s being done to improve transportation in Connecticut and why it isn’t being done fast enough. Featured speakers include: f Sen. John McKinney (R-Fairfield), Senate minority leader f Anna Barry, deputy commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation

Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA), and Motor Transport Association of Connecticut (MTAC). If you’re interested in improving transportation in Connecticut for yourself or your business, plan to attend.

Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013

f Phil Byrd, chairman, American Trucking Association; president and CEO, Bulldog Hiway Express

Date

f Jack Condlin, president, Stamford Chamber of Commerce

Place The Sheraton Stamford Hotel 700 East Main St., Stamford

f Pete Gioia, vice president and economist, CBIA

Cost

f Mario Smith, president, Waters Construction Co.; past chairman, Connecticut Construction Industries Association The event is sponsored by UIL Holdings Corp. and presented by CBIA, the Stamford Chamber of Commerce,

Time 8:30 am–noon (breakfast at 8 am) SCAN TO REGISTER!

CBIA/CCIA/MTAC/Stamford Chamber of Commerce members, $50; nonmembers, $60

f Register: http://bit.ly/17LFMB1, 860.244.1977, or registrar@cbia.com.

Removing the weekly inspection and test certifications will reduce 613,600 hours of unnecessary paperwork burden on employers. The final rule will be effective Feb. 18, 2014, unless OSHA receives a significant adverse comment by Dec. 20, 2013. If the agency receives a significant adverse comment, the accompanying notice of proposed rulemaking will allow the agency to continue the notice-and-comment component of the rulemaking by withdrawing the direct final rule. In addition, OSHA will align the existing standard’s maintenance and repair provisions to the American National Standards Institute standard for safety requirements for mechanical power presses. This standard would explicitly state that maintenance and repair must be completed before the mechanical power press is operated and, in keeping with the ANSI standard, employers would certify maintenance and repair for the entire machine rather than for certain parts of the power press. f Read more at cbia.com/hr

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State Legislature Explores New Employer Mandate

employers could be subject to new and significant liability as potential retirement plan fiduciaries.

Any employer not currently offering employees a retirement plan would be required to help employees participate in an IRA-style plan—including a state-run plan—or potentially face a penalty from the state.

Employers also would incur the administrative burden of facilitating employee participation in a plan. And as with all Connecticut taxpayers, employers would be partly responsible for the startup costs of a state-administered plan. What’s more, there could be additional liability if the state plan does not meet the

he state legislature is studying a plan to create a new and potentially costly mandate on Connecticut employers.

Depending on how the legislation is crafted,

guaranteed rate of return. The legislative group considering this mandate, the Majority Leaders’ Retirement Security Roundtable, will meet again in January. If you would like to learn more about the issue after that meeting, sign up for “New Retirement Mandate” updates at http://ow.ly/r6aXm. f Read more at gov.cbia.com

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POWERFUL WOMEN in

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11:30 a.m.

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PEYTON PATTERSON CARLA HARRIS

Program and lunch

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