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White-collar comeuppance

FCBJ this week THE SAME VEIN Two Danbury companies are working on similar blood medications … 4

ADVICE, WARNINGS GIVEN FOR THOSE DEFENDING THE EXECUTIVE SUITE

DIALING IN Frontier opens a Norwalk retail store … 4

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Former U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman gave the keynote address at a recent forum on white-collar crime investigations. Photo by Crystal Kang

hite-collar crime and advice for those called on the carpet by the federal government dominated a recent Manhattan legal conference that attracted federal judges, prominent lawyers and Connecticut’s former U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman. To address the changes coming for white-collar cases, defense lawyers Daniel J. Fetterman and Mark P. Goodman of Manhattanbased law firms Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, respectively, hosted a legal forum at Thomson Reuters headquarters in New York City recently that centered on their book, “Defending Corporations and Individuals in Government Investigations.” The Kasowitz link manifested itself via the presence of the firm’s senior counsel, Lieberman, who delivered the keynote address. The conference also attracted journalists, » White-collar, page 1

MARCH TO VICTORY PAGE 6

Jamie and Scott Krug address the March of Dimes Fairfield County 2014 Real Estate Award Breakfast in Stamford.

Feds fine Metro-North after injured worker was intimidated … page 12

Luster’s new home

BETTERIDGE RELOCATES ON GREENWICH AVENUE

Terry Betteridge at 239 Greenwich Ave.

BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

etteridge, the 117-year-old jewelry store that has sat as snugly as a gem in velvet at 117 Greenwich Ave. since the 1940s, is moving to 239 Greenwich Ave. Owner Terry Betteridge, whose greatgrandfather and grandfather founded the business in 1897, said growth is the reason for the move. “We’ve gone from nine employees to 45 in our current building,” Betteridge said recently as he walked between his shop at 117 Greenwich Ave. and the new shop to open in May at the site of the former Restoration Hardware. “We are now using closets for offices. It’s ridiculous — we have to move certain things to get at other things.” Newmark Grubb Knight Frank Retail’s Jessica Curtis, senior managing director, and James Ritman, executive vice president and managing director, assisted both Betteridge and the 239 Greenwich Ave. owners, Greenwich-based Aberdeen Properties Inc. and White Plains, N.Y.-based Acadia Realty Trust, in the lease transaction. The Aberdeen/Acadia partnership

Terry Betteridge at 117 Greenwich Ave.

purchased the more than 100-year-old landmark property in 1997, whereupon Aberdeen Properties undertook a two-year renovation of the mixed-use property. “This prominent location is befitting a world-class jeweler,” Curtis said. “It’s the 50-yard line for the best retail in Greenwich,” Betteridge said. “It’s really dead center. I’m happy with it and I feel very, very good about it.” Betteridge said his current business footprint is 6,000 square feet; the new address will have 13,000 square feet. The new space will host, among other additions, a place for diamond cutting. In January, Betteridge will fly to Botswana, where the company rents an office, to bid on rough diamonds at a government auction. Betteridge placed his company among the largest diamond buyers in the world — along with the likes of Tiffany and Lazare — saying, “We’re sitting at the table with the big boys. There are not too many players.” The logistics of moving what The Wall Street Journal has termed “Wall Street’s jeweler” several blocks downhill involve, among other things, made-to-order display cases. Some are being made locally and some in Grand Junction, Colo. (Betteridge’s

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The new location of Restoration Hardware.

other store locations are in Vail and Aspen in Colorado and in Palm Beach, Fla.) Restoration Hardware has moved into the old post office, also on Greenwich Avenue, and is open for business. “This has become the most beautiful part of Greenwich Avenue and home to

some of the most upscale brands in the world,” Betteridge said, citing neighbors like Ralph Lauren and Hermès. “The building retains that historic feel that encompasses not only the longevity of our business, but also the heritage of the town itself.”

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of December 22, 2014

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Companies compete to release antidotes for blood thinners

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wo pharmaceutical companies in Danbury — one big and one small — are in a race to get federal approval for drugs that can reverse the effects of blood thinning agents. Boehringer Ingelheim, an international company with billions of dollars at its disposal, and local startup Perosphere are in trials with drugs that can reverse the effects of certain anticoagulants, also known as blood thinners. No such reversal drug exists on the market today. Anticoagulants often are used for people with heart disease or a high risk of stroke. The drugs need to be reversed in cases of severe bleeding or in cases when emergency surgery needs to be performed, such as after a car accident. Boehringer Ingelheim released the results of a phase one trial recently of idarucizumab, a treatment in development to reverse the company’s anticoagulant, Pradaxa. The company received a breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for idarucizumab in June, less than two months after it reached a $650 million settlement over claims that it failed to warn consumers using Pradaxa about potential fatal bleeding episodes. Drugs under development like idarucizumab and Per977, which is being developed by Perosphere, can, studies show, reverse the effects of blood thinning agents almost immediately. “We are very happy that the phase one studies have shown what we expected — an immediate reversal,” said Joanne van Ryn, a director with Boehringer’s Department of CardioMetabolic Disease Research. She said the company hopes to submit its

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Officials with Perosphere unveiled the startup’s $5 million clean manufacturing facility in October. The Danbury company is hoping to use the facility to manufacture Per977, a reversal agent for anticoagulants that is under trials. Photo by H John Voorhees III

drug to the FDA for approval in the first half of next year. Sol Steiner, the founder and CEO of Perosphere, said the company is in the middle of phase two trials and hopes to submit its drug application to the FDA by late next year. And while both drugs are similar in that they are reversal agents, Steiner said he believes Per977 has attributes that could make it more attractive to the medical community. Perosphere unveiled a $5 million manufacturing facility in Danbury in October it hopes to use for the new drug and others the company has in development. While idarucizumab is being studied to reverse the anticoagulant effects of Pradaxa, Steiner said studies show Per977 can reverse all oral anticoagulants on the market. It also

reverses the anticoagulant with a much smaller dosage than idarucizumab, he said. “These drugs are very expensive to produce,” he said. “Requiring a higher dosage could increase the costs associated with idarucizumab.” He said because Per977 works on most anticoagulants, doctors in an emergency situation who don’t know what a patient is using might decide to use his drug instead. “It has a much larger market and you have (to) use a lot less of it,” Steiner said. “In the long run, from a financial point of view, we believe that our drug is a better bet.” Hearst Connecticut Media includes four daily newspapers: Connecticut Post, Greenwich Time, The Advocate (Stamford) and The News Times (Danbury). See newstimes.com for more from this reporter.

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Frontier stakes its claim to Norwalk retail

tamford-based Frontier Communications Corp. hosted a ribbon-cutting and open house recently to mark the opening of its Frontier retail store in Norwalk. The 2 Washington St. store will handle customer service and billing inquiries, and provide access to the company’s products and other services. The store is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Members of the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce joined guests and Frontier Communications leaders at the opening. “Frontier is excited to offer a convenient, comfortable location for customers to meet with us in person and get to know our company, as well as our products and services,” said Don Banowetz, Frontier’s area general manager for the Fairfield region, in

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a statement. “Our new Norwalk retail store will give both residential and business customers in the area the chance to learn more about us and how we can meet all their communications needs. We’re happy to be in Norwalk and to have the opportunity to demonstrate our commitment to great customer service.” — Bill Fallon

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Fight against pipeline expansion reaches 11th hour BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

meme posted to the Facebook page of an activist group in the region shows Homer Simpson with his hands to his head and his eyes wide as he looks down at the controls of a nuclear power plant. “D’oh!” the meme says up top. Below, it continues, “Indian Point & Spectra AIM Project — What could go wrong.” Members of the group Stop the Algonquin Pipeline Expansion, or SAPE, are continuing their push to stop the expansion of a natural gas pipeline that runs through the region, including through northern Fairfield County near Brookfield, despite lopsided odds and a clock ticking down to federal approval that may reach its end as soon as this month. The Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline, owned by Spectra Energy Partners LP, runs near Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y., where two nuclear reactors operate. Although the plant’s owner, Entergy Corp., and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said expanding portions of the pipeline from 26 inches to 42 inches in diameter wouldn’t pose an increased safety risk,

SAPE isn’t convinced. The group points to a Nov. 3 report by Richard B. Kuprewicz, president of the Redmond, Wash.-based Accufacts Inc., which called the safety evaluation and analysis of the risks to the nuclear generators “seriously deficient and inadequate.” Accufacts was retained by the town of Cortlandt, where Spectra is planning to run new pipes through the area and county-owned parkland. Kuprewicz’s report has become a rallying cry asking that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, which has approval authority over the expansion, to require further studies before making a decision. “While Accufacts can appreciate attempts to keep certain information of such an important safety analysis somewhat secret,” the report states, “much more detailed effort is needed to assure the public that prudent and complete safety analysis efforts have been performed in choosing possible pipeline options in this location.” Kuprewicz also called the project “oversized” and “overbuilt,” saying in the report that the operator “appears to be positioning for further expansions on the Algonquin

The Algonquin pipeline’s route.

system” and that future expansions should be considered in any project impact reviews. New York state Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, a Democrat who represents parts of northern Westchester as well as Putnam, cited the study in a letter to FERC asking for further review and studies. SAPE members have been organizing daily calls and periodic meetings with local, state and federal elected officials to rally to delay FERC approval and ask for more studies. Several group organizers met with the staff of U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and stated their concerns. A call to Schumer’s office was not returned as of press time. If divine intervention is needed to stop the project, even the pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Verplanck, N.Y., has gotten involved. In a Nov. 18 letter to FERC posted on the SAPE Facebook site, the Rev. George N. Oonnoonny claimed that Spectra intentionally made errors in describing how the

expansion would affect the church. “How is it reasonable to consider that the parishioners of St. Patrick’s will be able to get to church, park, allowed to worship and observe other religious activities while the construction, with its related noise, is in progress?” he asked. Oonnoonny said Spectra had said in its filings that it had a formal meeting with church officials in September when it hadn’t and he noted that although Spectra said it would not schedule construction during Saturday and Sunday mass, it didn’t not take other ceremonies and activities, including weddings, into account. Spectra spokeswoman Marylee Hanley said in a phone message that the existing pipelines have operated “without incident” and were installed prior to the construction of Indian Point in the 1960s. “The Algonquin pipeline system has been operating in the area for more than 60 years,” she said.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of December 22, 2014

March of Dimes salutes Stamford Hospital and Cohen Children’s Institute BY BILL FALLON bfallon@westfairinc.com

ore than 700 people rallied to the Hilton Stamford Hotel recently for the March of Dimes Fairfield County 2014 Real Estate Award Breakfast, which this year honored Stamford Hospital and the hospital’s pediatric program, the Cohen Children’s Institute. Title sponsors included Stamford-based The Ashforth Co. and A.P. Construction,

also with offices in White Plains, N.Y., and Oregon; Stamford-based Building and Land Technology; and Stamford Hospital and the Cohen Children’s Institute. The hospital and its pediatric program and Ashforth also joined Stamford-based real estate company Reckson — SL Green Realty Corp. as “Fund the Mission” sponsors. In its 19 years, the event has raised a total $6 million toward the pediatric and premature-birth healing missions of the March of Dimes.

Ed Tonnessen, executive managing director at Jones Lang LaSalle in Stamford, connected the medical and real estate dots, saying of the $450 million Stamford Hospital expansion due for completion in 2016, “For us real estate people, it’s the high-rise in town.” The event had all the trappings of a successful annual gathering, but the gravity of the cause and the stories involved had many wiping away tears. Parents Scott and Jamie Krugg told such a tale: A premature newborn. A stroke. Emergency transport. The

stuff of life and death. And an army of people at Stamford Hospital, the March of Dimes and beyond who helped. Young Julian Fiore, son of David Fiore, principal at Marcus Partners Metro New York office, assisted his father during the raffle by tapping into the event’s evident good karma. Julian’s brother, Francis, benefitted from March of Dimes work. Julian acknowledged a tincture of sibling friction with Francis, but he needled and pleaded and raised nearly $50,000 from the raffle.

1. William Gaskins, market manager, office furniture company Herman Miller in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. 2. Heather Bensko and Chris Carlson of architecture and design firm Perkins Eastman in Stamford. 3. Dhara Vaidya, marketing coordinator with Pavarini Construction, Stamford. 4. Westchester County architect Dennis Noskin of Dennis Noskin Architects and Brian Heelan, senior vice president and director of operations, event sponsor The Ashforth Co.

5. Deb Poudrier-Fafard, state director, March of Dimes Connecticut Chapter; and Jodi Gutierrez, vice president for property management at commercial real estate company and event sponsor George Comfort & Sons. 6. Ed Tonnessen, executive managing director, Jones Lang LaSalle, and awards committee chairman. 7. Dr. Gerald Rakos, chief of the Division of Neonatology and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Stamford Hospital. 8. Michael Fedele, chairman of the board, Stamford Hospital. 9. Judi Gooding, vice president for signature programs, March of Dimes.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of December 22, 2014

THE LIST

LISTED ALPHABETICALLY

Commercial Real Estate Firms

Greenwich and Westport

Leasing, sales, property management

18 Field Point Road, Greenwich 06830 622-0100 •bensoncommercial.com

Scott H. Benson info@bensoncommercial.com 1988

Fairfield and Westchester counties: 3 brokers

Westchester, Dutchess and Rockland counties, N.Y.; New Haven and Fairfield counties

Commercial leasing, subleasing, property representation, sales

9 S. Colony Road, Wallingford 06492 800-243-0380•bhhsneproperties.com

Steve Richards, Wallingford office leader NA 2000

Fairfield: 38 agents

Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford and Westport

Consulting, leasing and sales

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Robert Caruso, Deborah Connolly robert.caruso@cbre.com deborah.connolly@cbre.com 1906

50+ agents and brokers for Fairfield County and Westchester County, N.Y.

Fairfield County and Westchester County, N.Y.

Appraisal, consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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Alan R. Peterson, John P. Hannigan jhannigan@choycepeterson.com 1997

Fairfield and Westchester counties: 3 agents

Fairfield County. and Westchester County, N.Y.

Consulting services, leasing and sales

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Paul Scalzo jganser@cbcworldwide.com 2000

Fairfield: 9 agents, 3 brokers Westchester: 7 agents, 1 broker

Fairfield and Litchfield counties; Putnam and Westchester counties, N.Y.

Leasing and sales

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Jeffrey P. Williams, managing director jeffrey.williams@colliers.com 1926

12 agents in the Stamford office

Fairfield County; Westchester County, N.Y. and New York City

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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Benson Commercial Realty Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices * CBRE

201 Tresser Blvd., Suite 201, Stamford 06901 329-7900 • cbre.com/usa/ct/stamford

Choyce Peterson Inc.

383 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851 914-422-5700 • choycepeterson.com

Coldwell Banker Commercial - Scalzo Group

2 Stony Hill Road, Suite 206, Bethel 06801 744-7077 • coldwellbankerscalzo.com

Colliers International Inc.

1055 Washington Blvd., Third floor, Stamford 06901 324-0800 • colliers.com

Cushman & Wakefield

107 Elm St., 4 Stamford Plaza, Eighth floor, Stamford 06902 326-5800 • cushwake.com

DVB Commercial Realty LLC

16 River St., Stamford 06850 855-8050 •dvbrealty.com

Empire State Realty Trust

Metro Center, 1 Station Place, Stamford 06902 353-5200 • empirestaterealtytrust.com

Goodfellow Commercial Real Estate

26 Mill Plain Road, Danbury 06811 744-7025 • goodfellows.com

Hastings Real Estate

196 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 762-5099 • johndhastings.com

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas

100 First Stamford Place, Suite 201, Stamford 06902 705 2220 • us.joneslanglasalle.com/ct-westchester

Martin Real Estate LLC

2874 Main St., Suite 2A, Stratford 06614 377-7510 • martinrealestate.org

New England Land Co. Ltd.

135 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 661-6004 • newenglandlandcommercial.com

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

777 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 531-3600 • ngkf.com

Pyramid Real Estate Group

20 Summer St., Suite 3-1, Stamford 06901 348-8566 • pyramidregroup.com

Rakow Commercial Realty Group Inc.

6 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 359-5703, ext. 10 • rakowgroup.com

Rand Real Estate Services Inc.

265 Post Road West, Westport 06880 226-8727 • randrealestate.com

RHYS

9 W. Broad St., Third, floor, Stamford 06902 274-9800 • rhysre.com

RMS Companies

75 Camp Ave., Stamford 06907 968-2313 • rms-companies.com

Ryer Associates Commercial Real Estate Inc.

103 Mill Plain Road, Danbury 06811 797-0200 • ryer.com

Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate LLC

9 Burr Road, Westport 06880 222-4190 • saugatuckcommercial.com

Signature Group LLC

3 Parklands Drive, Darien 06820 655-1414 • signatureg.com

Tower Realty Corp.

246 Federal Road, Brookfield 06804 775-5000 • towercorp.com

Vidal/Wettenstein LLC

719 Post Road East, Westport 06880 226-7101 • vidalwettenstein.com

WFL Real Estate Services LLC

162 East Ave., Suite 1A, Norwalk 06851 604-1390 • wflrealestate.com

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Jim Fagan Senior managing director/market leader jim.fagan@cushwake.com 1917

Fairfield and Westchester counties: 33 agents

Fairfield County; Hudson Valley and Westchester County, N.Y.

Appraisal, consulting, corporate services, economic incentives, finance, investor services, leasing, property management, property tax services, sales, supply-chain solutions

John Zervos, Bob Virgulak dvbre@optonline.net 1992

Fairfield: 6 agents

Fairfield County

Marketing, sales and leasing

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Jeffrey H. Newman jnewman@empirestaterealtytrust.com 1934

Fairfield: 3 agents

Fairfield County; New York City and Westchester County, N.Y.

Accounting, asset management, finance, construction, leasing and marketing, legal and property management

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Todd Payne tep@goodfellows.com 1934

Fairfield: 9 brokers, 2 agents

Fairfield and Litchfield counties; Westchester and Putnam counties, N.Y.

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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Peter Hastings phastings@hastingrealestate.com 1948

Fairfield: 10 agents, 2 brokers

Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, Norwalk, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Westport and Wilton

Appraisal, consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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Robert Ageloff, Don Bucci 1999

Fairfield County; Hudson Valley and Westchester County, N.Y.

Consulting, leasing, project and development services, property management and sales

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Raymond "Ray" Martin info@martinrealestate.org 2006

Fairfield: 5 agents

Fairfield County

Property management, leasing, sales and consulting,

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Jesse "Sam" F. Sammis, III sammis@newenglandland.com 1971

Fairfield: 2 agents Westchester: 2 agents

Greenwich and Stamford; Rye and White Plains, N.Y.

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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James Ritman jritman@ngkf.com 1929

Fairfield: 13 agents Westchester: 3 agents

Fairfield County and Westchester County, N.Y.

Property management, leasing, sales, consulting and appraisel

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Michael Gray info@pyramidregroup.com 1973

Fairfield: 5 agents, 4 brokers

Lower Fairfield County

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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Rick Rakow info@rakowgroup.com 1985

10 agents, 2 brokers

Fairfield County, Westchester County, N.Y. and beyond

Representing tenants, landlords and investors

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Jim Randel jrandel@randrealestate.com 1980

Fairfield: 6 agents, 2 brokers

Connecticut, New York City and Miami, Fla.

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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Fairfield: 4 agents, 1 broker

Stamford, Norwalk, Bethel and Danbury

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

M . Jeffery Ryer mjryer@ryer.com 1972

Fairfield: 4 agents, 1 broker

Bethel, Brookfield, Greater Danbury, Newton and Ridgefield

Consulting, sales and leasing

Penny P. Wickey, principal pwickey@saugatuckcommercial.com NA

Fairfield: 5 brokers

Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island

Leasing, retail and landlord representation, sales and investment properties

Fairfield: 3 agents, 2 brokers Westchester: 3 agents, 2 brokers

Fairfield and New Haven counties and Westchester County, N.Y.

Cost segregation, leasing, property management and sales

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Fairfield: 5 agents, 1 broker

Greater Danbury area

Consulting, leasing and sales

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Fairfield: 5 brokers

Fairfield and New Haven counties

Consulting, leasing and sales

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Fairfield and Westchester counties: 3 agents, 1 broker

Fairfield County and Westchester County, N.Y.

Leasing, property management and sales

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Randall Salvatore inquiries@rms-companies.com 1995

Information from the Business Journals' March 2014 Advertorial Guide, company websites and companies that reponded to our questionnaire. Firm located outside of region but serves Fairfield County.

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Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island

William Leopold bill@wflrealestate.com 1998

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Fairfield and Westchester counties: 15 agents, 1 broker

Bob Gillon bgillon@signatureg.com 1970 Dan DiBuono, Mic Consalvo, Michael Dinyan, Vin Donofrio, Frank Sporviero ddibuono@towercorp.com, mconsalvo@towercorp.com, mdimyan@towercorp.com Randy Vidal, Bruce Wettenstein, Robert Lewis, David Fugitt, Scott Zakos randy@vidalwettenstein.com 1968

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Cory R. Gubner cgubner@rhysre.com 2009

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Consulting, cost recovery and audit programs, leasing, portfolio representation and management, project management and sales

This is a listing of commercial real estate firms that serve the region. If you wish your firm to be included in our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com Note:

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retail

Fairfield: 2 agents, 1 broker

residential

Thomas Torelli tom@alliedpropertygp.com 1993

Allied Property Group

116 Mason St., Second floor, Greenwich 06830 661-5800 • alliedpropertygp.com

land

Services

industrial

Towns and cities served

Top local executive(s) Email address Year established

office

Properties offered

Licensed agents and/or brokers

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

multifamily

Listed alphabetically

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FIRMS

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THE LIST

LISTED ALPHABETICALLY.

Health Insurance Companies

Name, address, phone number Area code 914, unless otherwise stated Website

Top local executive(s) Year agency established

Aetna

151 Farmington Ave., Hartford, Conn. 06156 860-272-0123 • aetna.com

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Subsidiary of Wellpoint Inc.)

Headquarters: 120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

108 Leigus Road, Wallingford, Conn. 06492 800-922-4670 • anthem.com

Assurant Health *

(Health insurance plans are underwritten and issued by Fortis Insurance Co., John Alden Life Insurance Co. and Fortis Benefits Insurance Co.)

501 W. Michigan St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 800-800-1212 • assuranthealth.com

Celtic Insurance Co.

800-

Cigna

900 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, Conn. 06002 800-997-1652 • cigna.com

ConnectiCare

175 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington, Conn. 06034 860-674-5757 • connecticare.com

EmblemHealth Inc.

55 Water St., New York 10041 646-447-5000 • emblemhealth.com

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

(Subsidiary of Wellpoint Inc.) 1 Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, 13th and 14th floors, New York, N.Y. 10006 212-476-1000 • empireblue.com

Fidelis Care

95-25 Queens Blvd., Rego Park, N.Y. 11374 718-896-1910 • fideliscare.org

Health Republic Insurance of New York

30 Broad St., New York, N.Y. 10004 888-990-5702 • healthrepublicny.org

HealthyCT

35 Thorpe Ave., Wallingford, Conn., 06492 1-855-HLTHYCT (458-4928) • healthyct.org

Mid-Hudson VIP

15 Plattekill Ave., New Paltz, N.Y. 12561 845-255-0635 ext. 301 • midhudsonvip.com

Mohawk Valley Physicians Health Plan (MVP)

Headquarters: 625 State St., Schenectady, N.Y. 12301 • 518-370-4793 1 Summit Court, Second floor, Fishkill, N.Y. 12524 800-666-1762 • mvphealthcare.com

North Shore-LIJ CareConnect Insurance Co. Inc.

2200 Northern Blvd. East Hills, N.Y. 11548 855-706-7545 •nslijcareconnect.com

Oscar Health

295 Lafayette St., New York 10012 844-672-2766 • hioscar.com

Oxford Health Plans (A division of UnitedHealthcare)

14 Central Park Drive, Hooksett, N.H. 03106 1-800-216-0778 • oxhp.com

POMCO Group

Headquarters: 2425 James St., Syracuse, N.Y., 13206 565 Taxter Road, Suite 100 Elmsford, N.Y., 10523 914-347-7960 or 1-800-934-2459 •pomcogroup.com

Universal American **

44 S. Broadway, Suite 1200, White Plains , N.Y. 10601 914-934-5200 • universalamerican.com

UnitedHealthcare

(A division of UnitedHealth Group)

185 Asylum St., Hartford, Conn. 06103 860-702-5000 • uhc.com

Types of health care insurance offered

Locations served

Total employees

2013 revenue

Mark T. Bertolini Chairman, CEO and president 1853

Medical, pharmacy, dental, life and disability, Medicaid services, behavioral health programs and medical management

National

48,000

$47.2 billion

Jill Rubin Hummel President and general manager 2004

Provides Medicare supplement, Medicare advantage, prescription savings and prevention care, HMOs, LPPOs, RPPOs and PDPs

12 states including Connecticut

$71 billion

Adam Lamnin President and CEO 1892

Individual major medical, including HSAs; supplemental coverage including, dental, accident, critical illness, cancer and heart/stroke; small group major medical, including fully-funded small group and self-funded small group; and short-term medical

48 states and Washington, D.C.

14,500

$8 billion

Private insurance for companies with three to 50 employees; coverage for out-of-state employees; HSA-compatible plans; free wellness program; free HRA administration service; life, supplemental life, short-and long-term disability and AD&D insurance; dental plans; Medicare programs

Connecticut State

John Rathgeber President and CEO, CBIA NA

CBIA Health Connections

350 Church St., Hartford, Conn. 06103 860-244-1900 •cbia.com/ieb/

233 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606 477-7870 • celtic-net.com

WESTCHESTER AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES NEXT LIST: DECEMBER 29 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES

HEALTH CARE INSURANCE COMPANIES

Richard Lynch President and CEO 1978

PPOs for in-network and out-of-network individuals and families within categories of physician services, prescription drugs, 33 states, including Connecticut outpatient services, emergency and urgent care, inpatient hospital services, mental/behavioral health and substance abuse, maternity

Additional figures

Network consists of more than 1.1 million health care professionals, more than 664,000 primary care doctors and specialists and 5,510 hospitals

Choice of four leading medical insurance carriers in one group plan, including Aetna, ConnectiCare, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and UnitedHealthcare/Oxford

David Cordani President and CEO, Cigna Corp. 1982

Health care products and services, group disability, life and accident insurance, international insurance coverage; additional services include medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision care benefits, health coaching, condition management

International

Approximately 35,000

$32.4 billion

Cigna businesses include Cigna Group Insurance, Cigna HealthCare, Cigna Around the World, Choicelinx, Cigna Voluntary, Cigna-HealthSpring and Union & Government

Michael Wise President 1981

Products on a fully insured and self-funded basis, including HMOs, POSs, PPOs, HSAs, HRAs, Solo, Medicare advantage and ConnectiCare BeneFIT

Connecticut; Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and portions of Berkshire counties in western Massachusetts

Approximately 500 employees based in Farmington

In-network choice of more than 22,000 fully credentialed health care providers and 126 acute care hospitals, including all Connecticut hospitals

Frank J. Branchini Chairman and CEO 2006

Groups and individuals can choose from PPOs, EPOs and HMOs, as well as prescription drug, dental and vision coverage

New York State

Members can make use of acute care hospitals and physicians with hospitals across 50 states

Mark L. Wagar President and CEO 1934

Products including, PPOs, EPOs, HMOs, POSs, specialty and senior products, in addition to group plans, individual plans, Medicare Advantage plans, pharmacy, dental, vision, behavioral health, life insurance and disability coverage

New York State

More than 4,200 associates

Serves more than 5.5 million New Yorkers through nearly 50,000 employers, unions, government and individual plans

Rev. Patrick J. Frawley President and CEO 1993

Free or low-cost comprehensive health insurance including, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Advantage, Child Health Plus and products available through New York State of Health

New York State

$4 billion

Originally the Catholic Health Services Plan of Brooklyn and Queens Inc.; network of more than 63,000 providers supporting more than one million members; government-based plan

Debra Friedman President and CEO 2013

Individual and small group plans including, EssentialCare, PrimarySelect and medication coverage

New York State

Nonprofit health insurance co-op established under the Affordable Care Act; more than 145,000 members

Ken Lalime, CEO Entity founded 2011 Opened for business Oct. 2013

Nonprofit co-op offering health insurance plans for individuals and businesses of all sizes that are sold through insurance brokers, directly through healthyct.org and on the state health insurance exchange; group plans offer a variety of cost-sharing options that are compatible with HSAs

Connecticut State

Members with family members residing out of state are also covered through the network outside of Connecticut

Paul Strothenke Co-founder 2002

Provides affordable insurance plans for businesses with two to 1,000 employees; specializes in health, dental, life and disability

Hudson Valley and the Capital area of New York State

Denise Gonick President and CEO 1982

Tools such as HSAs, case and disease management self-care, a 24/7 nurse advice line, workplace wellness resources, commercial HMO/POS, Medicare Advantage

New York, Vermont and New Hampshire

More than 1,400 employees

Access to more than 17,000 physicians, top specialists with no referral needed, preventive care 100% covered, pediatric vision and dental, more than 1,000 walk-in clinics and urgent care centers

New York State

54,000

$7.8 billion

John Kushner CEO 2013

Digital insurance company for people buying Obamacare insurance; plans offer free doctor visits, free preventive care; free generic drugs; doctors available anytime over the phone; all other services are paid for up to the plan's out-of-pocket max

New York and New Jersey

Scott Waulters Senior vice president 1984

Health maintenance organizations, preferred and exclusive provider organizations, POS plans and consumer-driven health plans, Medicare and third-party administration of employer-funded plans

New York. New Jersey and Connecticut

Bob Pomfrey President and CEO 1978

Offers mid-and large-sized companies customized, fully integrated, self-funded benefits and risk management solutions for medical, dental and vision benefits management; pharmacy benefits; wellness and healthy living programs; and health plans, including HRAs and HSAs

National

Richard A. Barash Chairman and CEO 1945

Senior insurance products, including supplemental health and life insurance for people ages 50+; senior managed care, Medicare Advantage HMOs, PPOs and PFFSs

Licensed to market Medicare and insurance products in all 50 states and the District of Columbia

2000

$2 billion

Stephen J. Hemsley CEO, UnitedHealth Group 1984

Serves health benefit needs of individual consumers and employers of all sizes; individuals age 50+ through Medicare and other products; active duty and retired U.S. military and their families

National

Michael J. Dowling CEO 2013

Nonprofit; network includes more than 19,000 regional health care providers and facilities with a national network of more than 500,000 providers; MVP cares for more than 700,000 members Consists of 19 hospitals, three skilled nursing facilities, more than 400 ambulatory and physician practices; services 8 million people; nation's 14th largest health care system 24-hour doctor calls, preventative care, Misfit Flash activity tracker, financial rewards for being active, financial gym rewards, primary care visits, and generic drugs

More than 700,000 providers, hospitals and other health care facilities and more than 300,000 members; clients range in size from less than 50 employees to more than 25,000

UnitedHealth Group has two divisions, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, which serve more than 85 million worldwide, and have a total workforce of 172,000

This list is a sampling of national and regional insurance companies that serve Fairfield County, Conn. and/or Westchester County, Conn. If you would like your company to be included in our next listing, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfaironline.com. Note: Information gathered from company websites and companies that responded to our questionnaire. Assurant Health is part of Assurant, a provider of specialized insurance products and related services in North American and worldwide markets, * consisting of four key businesses: Assurant Solutions, Assurant Specialty Property, Assaurant Health and Assurant Employee Benefits. ** Parent company of American Pioneer, American Progressive, Constitution Life, Marquette National and Pyramid Life. HMO Health maintenance organization HRA Health reimbursement arrangement PPO Preferred provider organizations HSA Health savings account POS Point of service NA Not available

FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of December 22, 2014

Unlike Any Other – Downtown Cabaret Theatre Over the last 40 years, The Downtown Cabaret Theatre has become an unrivaled jewel of Bridgeport and continues its mission to bring high-quality entertainment to audiences of all ages. Since 1975, Downtown Cabaret has brought consistently exceptional theatrical productions to more than 1 million adults and children while providing an intimate and unique cabaretstyle atmosphere where audiences are encouraged to bring their own picnic to any show. The cabaret is determined to provide not only quality entertainment, but also an atmosphere for audiences to comfortably enjoy shows while spending time with and enjoying the company friends and family. The Cabaret offers entertainment for everyone. Ringing in the New Year will be “Disco Nation,” Canada’s premier disco show paying tribute to such dance floor favorites as Donna Summer, Abba, The BeeGees and more. When the concert is over, the party begins as we play the hits from yesteryear while counting down to 2015. In the new year, the cabaret is bringing in a host of other concerts, including tributes to Fleetwood Mac, Queen, The Beach Boys, The Supremes and Lynyrd Skynyrd. While, in recent years, the cabaret has established itself as a premier live music venue, concerts are not all it has to offer. Continuing its long history of producing top-notch Broadwaystyle shows, we are pleased to be presenting the musicals “The Wiz” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie” as well as non-musicals “Lord of the Flies” and “A Few Good Men.” While concerts, musicals and plays offer a wide array of entertainment for audiences, the cabaret has become known for its Children’s Company productions, which provide unique cabaret-style musicals for the whole family every weekend. Our season includes original productions of the Family Fun Trio, which tells the story of three classic children’s tales in one. And later the Children’s Company is pleased to present original productions of “Rapunzel” and “Willy Wonka.” The Downtown Cabaret is a truly unique theater venue in the heart of Bridgeport, providing entertainment for the whole family while also offering a warm, friendly atmosphere to bring a picnic and enjoy the company of those around you. It is a place unlike any other, but we simply call it The Cabaret.

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

FCBUZZ

Arts & Culture of Fairfield County

Evening with Matisyahu at The Ridgefield Playhouse Grammy-nominated reggae rapper and alternative rock celeb Matisyahu is bringing his Festival of Light tour to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, Dec. 28, 8 p.m. Backed by his band Dub Trio and guitarist Aaron Dugan, Matisyahu’s performance will feature sets that include material spanning his entire career. Matisyahu’s latest LP, “Akeda,” is described as his “most self-reflective and purely conceived album” by the Huffington Post. Matthew Paul Miller, known by his Yiddish and stage name Matisyahu, blends Orthodox Jewish themes with reggae, rock and hip-hop and beatboxing sounds. This event is part of the Xfinity Rock Series with media sponsors The Jewish Ledger and The Peak 107.1FM. A Love, Hope & Strength Foundation bone marrow registry drive will be in the lobby — saving lives, one concert at a time. An AllShows.com VIP Party Pass ($25 additional per person), which includes a pre-show cocktail party 6:30-7:15 p.m. with open bar, hors-d’oeuvre and priority parking, available for this show. For tickets ($47.50), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or order online at ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a not-for-profit performing arts center at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield.

Celebrate Snowflakes at Discovery Museum From a cow in high-tops (yes, really!) to jaw-dropping microphotography images and stories of snowﬂakes, the whole family can discover something to enjoy this holiday at Discovery Museum and Planetarium, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Explore the beauty and wonder of the micro-world through photographs in Nikon’s visiting “Small World Photomicrography Competition” exhibit. Bring your imagination as found objects come to life in large-scale, moving sculptures of the whimsical “Springs, Sprockets and Pulleys” exhibit by Steve Gerberich, dubbed “a seriously unusual ‘art meets science’ experience for all ages.” Celebrate snowﬂakes with children’s take-home activities and science fun facts and watch an array of daily planetarium shows, including “One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure.” See geometry come to life as artist Susan Frey twists shapes,

ﬁgures, animals and plants into the playful, vibrant compositions of “Creatures,” featured in the Mezzanine Gallery. Experience a wide array of hands-on exhibits and the new Get Physical! Gallery, where physics becomes fun with a giant lever, pulley chairs and build-a-helicopter wind tunnel. Shoot hoops and learn the ‘Science of Basketball’ and put your skills to the test building a catenary arch. For local businesses, this budget-friendly rental site will rock with holiday parties, private planetarium shows, corporate team-building and overnights for Scouts. A limited number of early 2015 rental dates are still available, call 203-372-3521, ext. 130. With more than 100 interactive exhibits, a preschool playand-learn area and galleries for all to enjoy, Discovery Museum oﬀers something for everyone. The website is discoverymuseum.org.

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Presented by: Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County

SPECIAL REPORT

YEAR-END REVIEW

INVESTMENTS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, LAW, UNIONS

White-collar — » From page 1

a panel of regulators and attorneys specializing in cases involving insider trading and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations. Lieberman, who served Connecticut in the Senate for 24 years, represents clients in independent and internal investigations and advises them on public policy, strategic and regulatory issues. Lieberman — who said the current Congress oversaw the least productive legislative session he has ever witnessed — addressed what factors impact a congressional investigation and its proceedings. He said it is important and necessary for attorneys to establish a collaborative relationship with the staff of the congressional committee from the start. Otherwise, the potential exists for things to get “very bad.” “The truth is congressional investigations are less about procedure and law than it is about public policy and public opinion,” Lieberman said. “If things go bad for a client you’re representing before a congressional committee, it can be very bad. If a company or individual that you represent receives a notification that they’re the target of an investigation or request for testimony or information from a congressional committee, it’s very important for the counsel to quickly contact the staff of that committee.” Ultimately, the attorneys can’t stop Congress from conducting a hearing, but establishing credibility with the investigating committee could assure a friendlier reception to the staff and limit the number of hearings, Lieberman said. “Congress possesses immense powers of publicity,” Lieberman said. “From press conferences announcing the investigation to conducting public hearings that put your client on the defensive, Congress can control the way an individual or group is perceived by the public even if no law enforcement, regulatory or legislative action results.” Another factor, political climate, also impacts investigations. Last year, the rising political issue of the moment for the Democrats in Congress was income inequality, Lieberman said. In an address, President Barack Obama declared that the combination of increasing inequality and decreasing mobility are the “defining challenge of our time.” “The president has influence on regula-

From left, U.S. district judges Kenneth M. Karas and Cathy Seibel, and defense lawyers Mark P. Goodman and Daniel J. Fetterman. Photo by Crystal Kang

tory bodies, who in turn work with prosecutors,” Lieberman said. “So I would expect that both of those entities will continue to be active in this field, all of which makes the discussion you’ll have today relevant and the availability of wise and effective legal counsel important as ever.” The event featured a regulatory round table that included Aitan Goelman, director of enforcement for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; David O’Neil, former acting assistant attorney general for the criminal division and deputy assistant attorney general for the fraud section of the division at the U.S. Department of Justice; and Katherine R. Goldstein, deputy chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Task Force in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. The panelists spoke to holding corporate executives accountable, protecting the integrity of the market for consumers and understanding insider trading prosecutions and other fraudulent activities. “The World Bank estimates that corruption costs the world economy $3 trillion per year, which is roughly 5 percent of the global economy,” O’Neil said. “One trillion dollars of them are paid bribes, so that’s

going to continue to be a core priority in the Justice Department.” O’Neil added that cybersecurity presents a new raft of issues. “The criminal division (of the Justice Department) just announced the creation of a cyber unit within the computer crime and intellectual property section that follows the organization in the national securities division and the reorganization along similar lines in the FBI,” O’Neil said. When it comes to global investigations and for those enmeshed in them, Aitan said there’s a possibility that too many cooks could be in the kitchen. Early and consistent communication between multiple regulatory entities is necessary for defense attorneys, Aitan said. “When I was talking about disclosure and wanting regulatory cooperation, I meant it’s important to keep the regulators informed about the other fronts you’re managing,” Aitan said. “The unfortunate circumstance is where you have a regulator who is kind of lurking and at the last minute would spoil the proposed settlement.” White Plains, N.Y.-based federal judges Cathy Seibel and Kenneth M. Karas offered perspectives on how defense attorneys can

effectively present their cases and clients. “Very few lawyers can be more coherent on their feet than in writing,” Seibel said. “I don’t want to drag lawyers in and take their time and take my time just as a formality. So if I read the papers, and I have a feeling, and I do research, and I know where I’m going, I don’t have to hear their arguments.” But the judge may still call an attorney in to make an oral argument, Seibel said. But generally speaking, it’s best to submit a clear written document with any supporting information such as letters from those who can build the attorney’s client’s credibility with stories of their upbringing and character insights. “Paint as complete a picture as you can of the person you represent,” Karas said. “In the context of their life, find evidence that says, ‘Don’t judge my client by 15 minutes. They serve the community and their country.’ And there are instances where I’ve seen people have genuinely done things, not so they could have their lawyer say, ‘Look my client did Meals-on-Wheels last week.’ Nonetheless, give the judge a sense of the person being sentenced. The specific instance of the person making a difference is extremely helpful.”

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Metro-North ﬁned BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

he Metro-North Railroad will pay $250,000 to an employee who said he was intimidated and retaliated against after reporting an on-the-job injury in 2011. The U.S. Department of Labor said the fine was a record for punitive damages in a retaliation case. After a Connecticut coach cleaner hurt his knee after tripping on some displaced floorboards on Nov. 17, 2011, a supervisor told him en route to the hospital that workers hurt on the job are written up for safety and passed over for promotions. Metro-North issued disciplinary charges against him shortly after he reported the injury. When the worker filed an anti-discrimination complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on April 12, 2012, the railroad issued further charges against him. The cleaner filed an amended complaint in April 2013. David Michaels, secretary of labor for OSHA, said in an announcement Dec. 16 that Metro-North’s conduct was “deliberate and discriminatory.” “When employees, fearing retaliation, hesitate to report work-related injuries and the safety hazards that caused them, companies cannot

fix safety problems and neither employees nor the public are safe,” Michaels said. According to the administration, unofficial reports from other employees exemplified a culture in which reporting injuries was discouraged and dangerous conditions were not noted. In the retaliation case, Metro-North will have to pay the employee $250,000 in punitive damages, the maximum allowed by law, and $10,000 in compensatory damages as well as covering attorney fees. The railroad also was ordered to wipe the disciplinary charges from the employee’s record and conduct training for supervisors and managers about whistleblower rights under the Federal Rail Safety Act. Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the Metro-North, told the Business Journal in an email that the processes for the railroad have changed since the events of 2011. “Since then, Metro-North has made considerable strides to create and promote a safety culture that encourages employees to report safety concerns and injuries without fear of retaliation,” he said. Among those changes, Donovan said, is a confidential close-call reporting system so employees can report safety issues without fear of reprisal.

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Ramping up your workers’ experience I have an inexperienced team of people. They’re eager and want to learn, and they are picking things up quickly. That said, I need to get them ready for a big seasonal push that’s coming within a few short weeks. How do I get them started right — and quickly? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Getting things done right is important. Lay out a training plan in writing. Test for comprehension in small doses. Look for trainers within the pool of people who do the work already. Get out of the way to find out if they can do it. Move people around until you get the right fit. Doing work without mistakes saves time, effort and money. Multiply revenue by 1 percent. That’s a dollar estimate of what each 1 percent increase in costs related to errors means to your business. That should be motivation enough to make it worth your while to figure out how to move new people into the workforce with as little disruption and as few errors as possible. Before you put people to work, prepare some written instructions. They’ll pick up more if you back that up with written notes they can refer to as they go about doing the work. Ask people to make corrections to the training notes if they find something that doesn’t make sense or that is done differently from the way it was described. Decide how much should be taught each day and how to measure progress. The first time is the hardest; after the first round of training you’ll have benchmarks based on the first group’s progress. If error rates spike, slow down the training until the error rate drops. Go through each routine or job that people will be performing and lay out the parameters. Identify who should be consulted if there’s a question. If more than one person is involved, put it in writing — who to go to for what. Set up a time at the end of each day to review how things went. Focus first on what went well and how much progress was made. Then talk about what went wrong, and what errors or problems people encountered.

Encourage people to discuss problems openly. Ask them to describe how they dealt with the challenges they ran into and what they learned. Make sure that people who are struggling get someone assigned to work with them one-on-one. Wrap up with encouragement for the next day by focusing on the progress made so far. Start the next day with a brief meeting to go back over what has been learned. Remind people about lessons from the previous day’s wrap-up. Ask if anyone had any insights overnight that they’d like to share. Find competent trainers who can teach people what to do and act as positive role models. Look at the pool of people who already do the job well. Ask one or two of them to do training part time. Look for trainers who take pride in a job well done, who do it with a smile and who are good at encouraging those around them to enjoy what they’re doing. Think twice about moving someone into training just because they’re good at the task. Make sure they have good people skills as well. A big part of training is motivating and encouraging people. Steadily ramp up the tasks people are asked to perform. If they make mistakes, see if they recognize they’ve made a mistake and if they can fix it on their own. Give people a chance to show you without being interrupted. If possible, make people figure out how to fix their mistakes instead of fixing it for them. If they don’t get it, then show them how to do the task and ask them to do it exactly the way you showed them. Consider that people may have hidden talents. You might hire a person to do one task and then find out they’re really good at something else. Don’t be afraid to switch people around. Move someone else in to do the task you hired this person for. Move this person on to the tasks for which they’ve shown more aptitude. Looking for a good book? Try “Enterprise Performance Management Done Right: An Operating System for Your Organization” by Ron Dimon. 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 by phone at 877-238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Send it via email to AskAndi@strate�yleaders. Visit AskAndi. com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

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BY GARY PURPURA

Audit and tax services deserve independent attention

n 2002, Congress passed the SarbanesOxley Act, or SOX, forever changing our view of the role of auditors and auditor independence. In the aftermath, companies wrestling with auditor independence rules and attendant regulatory scrutiny must decide whether their audit firm should be providing them with tax services. Although a number of companies continue to use their audit firm to perform tax services, the practice runs counter to regulators’ professed preference for maintaining auditor independence. SOX specifically points out the poten-

tial dangers of the same firm undertaking auditing and tax services for a single company. While auditors are not prohibited from providing routine tax work — as long as the arrangement receives prior approval from the audit committee — the practice may lead to potential or perceived conflicts of interest. Regulatory enforcement under these stepped-up auditor independence standards has increased the level of risk for companies relying on a single audit firm for both audit and nonaudit work. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Report of Investigation Section 21(a) explaining that

— although tax services and other nonaudit services provided by an auditor may be permissible — the way they are provided may adversely affect the “auditor’s independence, in fact or appearance.” The heightened scrutiny from the SEC as well as the IRS, shareholders and the media is causing businesses to re-evaluate their audit relationships. Whereas auditors were once the primary providers of corporate tax expertise to their audit clients, we are seeing a rapidly growing number of companies choosing to separate their audit and tax services, leading to a decline in auditorprovided tax services among all businesses — both public and private. Although one size does not fit all, there are compelling reasons for separating audit

independence. • Centralize communication. It is a myth that keeping audit and tax services together within a single provider opens lines of communication. Companies have no guarantee that the audit and tax teams at a single accounting firm, particularly a large one, talk or share information with each other. When audit and tax services are provided by two different firms, the company doing the hiring becomes the central point of contact, privy to all communication with both providers. As such, the company directs the messaging around what the business is and what the business does. • Competitive environment. The presence and interaction of two firms allows each to scrutinize the work of the other

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INDEPENDENCE IS PARAMOUNT TO THE INTEGRITY OF AUDIT WORK. AUDIT FIRMS CANNOT AUDIT THEIR OWN WORK WITHOUT UNDERMINING THEIR INDEPENDENCE.

and tax work among two different providers. • Avoid independence issues. Independence is paramount to the integrity of audit work. Audit firms cannot audit their own work without undermining their independence. Separate audit and tax providers avoid auditor independence issues. Roles become more defined and pure; the audit firm — and audit committee — stay focused on audit while the tax firm concentrates on tax opportunities and the mitigation of tax risk. • Advocate for best outcomes. SOX prevents an auditor from acting as an advocate, thereby limiting an audit-provided tax professional’s ability to provide advice. By comparison, a nonaudit tax specialist is free to counsel management and provide an opinion on important tax issues without generally being subject to questions of auditor

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METRO-NORTH TO SCREEN FOR SLEEP APNEA The Metro-North Railroad chose a contractor on Dec. 15 that will conduct sleep apnea screenings for train engineers. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Dec. 17 approved a $200,000 contract with Mount Laurel, N.J.-based Persante Health Care Inc. The contract will run for seven months, part of a pilot program. According to an announcement from the Metro-North, all 410 of its engineers as well as engineers in training will undergo an in-house screening. Those recommended for additional screenings will be referred to Persante, which will then provide training and at-home test kits. Engineers may be referred to a sleep specialist based on the results. The pilot program comes a year after a Hudson Line train en route to Grand Central Terminal from Poughkeepsie, N.Y., jumped the tracks near the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx, killing four and injuring dozens more. The train’s engineer, William Rockefeller, told investigators he had dozed off at the controls and did not apply the brakes before a sharp curve. He was later found to have sleep apnea.

MURTHA CULLINA OFFICE MOVES UPSTAIRS Law firm Murtha Cullina LLP’s Stamford office has moved to a new floor in its current building. The firm’s Stamford home remains at 177 Broad St. But as of Dec. 8, the office has moved from the fourth floor to the 16th floor. “The 16th floor provides us with more effective work space,” said Scott M. Gerard, Murtha Cullina partner. “As we continue to expand our services in and around Fairfield County and Westchester (County), N.Y., it’s important that we have room to grow.” The firm’s telephone number, 203653-5400, and fax number, 203-653-5444, remain the same. Murtha Cullina maintains five offices with 100 attorneys in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Its core practice areas include litigation, labor and employment, bankruptcy and creditors’ rights, construction, energy, health care, trusts and estates, affordable housing, real estate, land use and retail and hospitality. The firm is also a member firm in Lex Mundi, a global association of independent law firms.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTSFILED Aloupis, Lou and Scott Kaluczky, Trumbull. Filed by Ivey, Barum & O’Mara LLC, Greenwich. $466,290 in favor of Kevin P. Kennedy. Property: 6336 Main St., Trumbull. Filed Dec. 3.

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COMMERCIAL 370 Westport Ave LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform a fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 370 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $421,135. Filed Dec. 2. 73 AAA LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform a fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 73 Cedar St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Dec. 5. A Pappajohn Co., Norwalk, contractor for 381 Connecticut Avenue Corp. Add a generator to an existing commercial space at 3 Duke Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $95,000. Filed Dec. 3. Builders Managers LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for BVS 345 Huntington LLC. Perform an interior renovation in an existing single-family residence at 375 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Dec. 3. City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, contractor for BLD Parcel 1A Owner LLC. Construct a new retail building at 225, 265 and 275 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1.9 million. Filed Dec. 2. Fairfield University, Fairfield, contractor for self. Replace the scoreboard at 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $313,000. Filed Dec. 4.

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FPG Norden DC LLC, New York, N.Y., contractor for self. Perform a fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 10 Norden Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Dec. 5. Guo, Diao Xiong, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 351 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. J&J Contractors LLC, Wilton, contractor for Tiger Wynn LLC. Repair fire damage to a kitchen in an existing commercial space at 57 Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Dec. 2. La Mexicana 2 LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform renovations in a restaurant at 1407 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Dec. 4. Landmark Square 1-6 LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Demolish an office in an existing commercial space at 101 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. Lanese Construction Inc., contractor for Bridgeport Roman Catholic. Perform work in the closet in an existing commercial space at 5151 Park Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $22,500. Filed Dec. 4. M. G. Huntington, New York, N.Y., contractor for self. Perform a fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 607 Main Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed Nov. 24. McCarthy, Melvin, East Haven, contractor for Baker Torse. Convert an existing single-family residence into a commercial building at 1860 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Dec. 3. McShane, Lucy, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform a fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 12 Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Dec. 4. MP Construction LLC, Trumbull, contractor for owner. Perform a fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 5065 Main St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $206,218. Filed November 2014. Norwalk Sniff Acquisition Group, Woodbury, N.Y., contractor for self. Add a third-floor bathroom to an existing commercial space at 23 Prospect St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 24. Owner, Trumbull, contractor for self. Perform a fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 30 Nutmeg Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed November 2014.

Owner, Trumbull, contractor for self. Perform a fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 5065 Main St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed November 2014. Reddy, Bandary, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform an interior renovation in an existing commercial space at 2727 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,500. Filed Dec. 1. River Bend Exec Center Inc., contractor for self. Perform an interior fitout in an existing commercial space, at 1 Omega Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. Santa Energy, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a new storage tank to an existing commercial space at 133 Admiral St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Dec. 4. Sciame LLC, New York, N.Y., contractor for General Electric Co. Perform an interior fit-up to an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $736,656. Filed Dec. 1. Stamford Tent, contractor for the town of Fairfield. Add temporary tents for a special event on municipal property at 739 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Dec. 1. Sterling Empire LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform an interior renovation in an existing commercial space at 1331-1335 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed Dec. 1. Tyco Integrated Security, contractor for owner. Install cameras in an existing commercial space at 35 Nutmeg Drive, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $12,643. Filed November 2014. Winnipauk Village, Norwalk, contractor for self. Repair an existing retaining wall at an existing commercial space at 71 Aike St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $165,000. Filed Nov. 26. ZB Design, contractor for 50 Sanford LLC. Add new signs to the exterior of an existing commercial space at 50 Sanford St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Dec. 3.

RESIDENTIAL 115 Main St. Norwalk LLC, Westport, contractor for self. Repair the exterior façade of a building at 115 Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Dec. 3. 89 William St. LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a second floor over the garage in an existing singlefamily residence at 89 William St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Bumstead, Janet, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add a wall for a laundry room and a mudroom in an existing single-family residence at 36 Styles Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Dec. 1. Capozzeillo, Dean J., Fairfield, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new eight-unit townhouse building at 50 Campfield Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 4. Capozzeillo, Dean J., Fairfield, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new four-unit townhouse building at 50 Campfield Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $504,000. Filed Dec. 5. Capuano, Gerald, contractor for Tracy Rudzinski, et al. Perform a onestory addition to an existing singlefamily residence to extend the front dormer at 625 Valley Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $95,000. Filed Dec. 5. Chowdhury, Parveen, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform an interior renovation in an existing singlefamily residence at 814 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Dec. 4. CT Basement Systems Inc., Seymour, contractor for Susan Patrignelli. Repair the foundation of an existing single-family residence at 32 Woodlawn Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Dec. 3. CT Basement Systems Inc., Seymour, contractor for Susan Patrignelli. Repair the foundation of an existing single-family residence at 32 Woodlawn Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Dec. 3. D Pro Construction LLC, Redding, contractor for Kathy Rahe and Rod Rahe. Pour the foundation for a new detached two-car garage on the property of an existing single-family residence at 149 Witch Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Dec. 1. D. Papadopoulos, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen, add new cabinetry and perform electrical work in an existing single-family residence at 16 Bayview Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 2. Diversified Construction Group, Stamford, contractor for Einar WingeSorensen. Extend the rear of a sunroom to create two bedrooms and a bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 3 Studio Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $132,000. Filed Dec. 3. Doffuy, Marina, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add two dormers to an existing single-family residence at 190 Oakwood St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Doleys, David, contractor for Karim Mahfouz and Maryann Mahfouz. Add a rear-shed dormer with a slider and triple window on the property of an existing single-family residence at 247 S. Gate Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Dec. 1. Dovoljani, Cani, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Perform alterations to the second floor of an existing single-family residence at 11 Maitland Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. F & G Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for 202 Scribner Ave LLC. Construct a new superstructure with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a two-car garage, a covered front porch and an unfinished basement and attic at 204 Scribner Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed Dec. 5. Fairfield County Restoration Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Mr. and Mrs. Franco. Renovate the master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 93 Gardiner St., Darien. Estimated cost: $15,060. Filed Nov. 17. Farro, Michael, contractor for Garden Homes Stanley Court LP. Demolish an existing two-family residence at 15 Stanley Court, Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. Girard, Mary, Norwalk, contractor for self. Convert one garage bay to storage, legalize family room, office, half bathroom, bar sink and counter at 185 W. Norwalk Road Rear, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Dec. 2. Gomes, Jacinto, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform an interior renovation to replace fire doors and add new basement stairs in an existing single-family residence at 501-503 Pequonnock St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,200. Filed Dec. 3. Gomez, Luz, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform work on the basement of an existing single-family residence for a playroom and storage at 333 Ely Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 26.

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Henry Showah Construction LLC, contractor for Brent Robitaille and Rebecca Robitaille. Remodel the kitchen and rebuild deck staircase on an existing single-family residence at 8 Melville Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $18,400. Filed Dec. 3. Herzog, Kelly and Chad Herzog, Norwalk, contractor for self. Convert the sunroom to a mudroom and a bedroom in the rear of an existing single-family residence at 15 Assisi Way, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 3.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] SISSMAN PRESENTS ‘JOURNEYS,’ A SOLO EXHIBIT

BLUMSHAPIRO HOSTS THANKSGIVING FOOD BASKET CAMPAIGN

Stamford-based artist Liron Sissman presents an exhibit titled, “Journeys,” depicting the facets of life through nature, Dec. 1-31, Darien Rowayton Bank, 1001 Post Road, Darien. The exhibit is free to the public. Artwork is for sale. Viewing hours are Monday to Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, contact Joanne at 203-669-4100 or visit liron.com. “Dare be You,” by Liron Sissman

GREENWICH CHAMBER ANNOUNCES CONTEST WINNERS The Greenwich Chamber of Commerce held its annual holiday party Dec. 10 at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, where it announced the winners of its annual holiday storefront decorating contest. Some 125 members and town residents attended. This year’s winners, pictured from left, are Sally Lockner, Greenwich Hospital Auxiliary; Wendy Siegel, Greenwich Orchids; Kathy O’Malley, Hoagland’s; Caren Vizzo, Cos Cobber; and Diane Dutcher, Coldwell Banker.

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QUINNIPIAC PROFESSOR GRANTED $15,000 TO EXAMINE GANGI MUMMIES Ronald Beckett, professor emeritus in biomedical sciences and co-director of the Bioanthrology Research Institute at Quinnipiac University, received a $15,000 grant from the National Geographic Society/Waitt Grants Program to perform the first-ever

examination of 60 Gangi mummies, Jan. 1-10. An international team will join him to study the Italian mummies. Anniello Catapano, Jennifer Curry and Annamaria DiCesare, diagnostic imaging students at Quinnipiac, will also assist the research team.

Fairfield County nonprofits that register to participate. The Community Foundation’s 2015 goal is $1 million. Last year, 9,211 donors contributed more than $620,000 to 267 nonprofits. An additional $127,500 in

BlumShapiro, an accounting firm with offices in Shelton, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, held its third annual Thanksgiving Food Basket Campaign for Christian Community Action, providing more than 2,000 meals for seniors and families in New Haven. The community wide food and cash collection was supported by organizations including, News 8, iHeartRadio, Big Y, Metro Tax, Eder Brothers, Harte Motors and Creative Benefits

Planning. The program included a bagging day where more than 50 BlumShapiro volunteers packaged more than 2,000 bags of food in preparation. Pictured from left, Tom DeVitto, chief marketing officer, BlumShapiro; Rev. Bonita Grubbs, executive director, Christian Community Action; Al May, director of development, Christian Community Action; and John Zinno, office managing partner, Shelton office, BlumShapiro.

COLDWELL BANKER DANBURY DONATES TO ANN’S PLACE

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BANK OF AMERICA IS LEAD SPONSOR OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY GIVING DAY Fairfield County’s Community Foundation announced Bank of America as the lead sponsor of the second annual Fairfield County Giving Day, March 5. Giving Day is a 24-hour period of online donations to

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cash prizes funded by the Community Foundation, Bank of America and other sponsors were awarded to more than 50 nonprofits, totaling $750,000 in donations. To donate, visit fcgives.org.

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Lori Zezza, associate director of events and publicity for Ann’s Place, and Scott Cooney, branch manager of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Danbury.

The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Danbury donated $520 to Danbury-based Ann’s Place, a nonprofit providing support services to those affected

by cancer. The donation was made through the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Foundation, the company’s charitable foundation.

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WDRC RADIOTHON SETS NEW FUNDRAISING MARK Hartford-based Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and Bloomfield-based 102.9 WDRC raised $115,376 for the 2014 Connecticut Children’s Radiothon, the highest one-day total in Radiothon history. FM morning show person-

alities, Chaz and AJ, joined with AM morning host Brad David to kickoff the fundraiser from Frank Pepe Pizzeria in West Hartford. The event featured special guests, Gov. Dannel Malloy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and dozens of patients’ families.

DARIEN BUSINESS COACH PUBLISHES NEW BOOK Darien-based business coach Douglas Campbell III published a book titled “The 16-28 Solution. Unleash the Passions of Your Youth: Five Big Lessons to Reignite Your Career.” The novel illustrates Campbell’s story, alongside five client stories, of revisiting passions between the ages of 16 and 28 to advance their careers. This is a follow-up to his first book titled “Where to Go From Here:

Reinventing Your Career, Your Business, and Your Working Life” (2009). The book is available for $16.95 on amazon.com, Barrett’s Book Store in Darien or at Campbell’s speaking/coaching events. Campbell has 20 years of experience as a business and career transition coach and is a 30-year owner, alongside his wife, Gwynne, of the Sylvan Learning Center tutoring business in Darien.

The PGA Tour announced The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, a Connecticut-based beneficiary of the Travelers Championship, was named the 2014 PGA Tour Charity of the Year. The camp was granted $30,000 to help provide a unique healing experience for kids coping with cancer, sickle cell disease, hemophilia and other illnesses, including children unable to attend the camp.

REACH PREP APPOINTS LUCAS AS CEO The board of directors for Stamford’s REACH Prep, an education preparatory program for talented, underserved students, appointed Gina Lucas CEO. Prior to joining, Lucas worked for TEAK Fellowship, serving as deputy director where she managed the budget, fundraising, financial resources and staff recruitment. She holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in history from Trinity College and a master’s degree in public administration, concentration in nonprofit management from Seton Hall University.

Norwalk’s Stepping Stones Museum for Children offers two exhibits, “Conservation Quest” and “Making Spaces,” open through Dec. 31, Mathews Parks, 303 West Ave., Norwalk.

Quinnipiac University School of Law’s Animal Law Society joins the Connecticut Bar Assoc.’s Animal Law Section to host the panel discussion, “Understanding the Legislative Process: Animals and the Law,” 4-6:30 p.m., Ceremonial Courtroom, School of Law Center, North Haven Campus, 370 Bassett Road, North Haven. Event is free to the public. To register, visit ctbar.org or call 203-582-8652 for more information.

JAN. 9

Westport’s Westport Resources, an investment and financial planning firm, announced that founder and CEO John Adams Vaccaro was elected to the board of directors of the Security Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) for a three-year term. Vaccaro was also appointed chairman of SIFMA’s private client group small firms committee for the second time, representing more than 300 national financial securities firms.

Grammy-nominated reggae rapper and alternative rock celebrity Matisyahu brings his “Festival of Light Tour” to the Ridgeﬁeld Playhouse, 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge, Ridgefield. He will be joined by his band Dub Trip and guitarist Aaron Dugan.

JAN. 8

VACCARO ELECTED TO SIFMA BOARD

Norwalk-based TFI Envision Inc. received three Platinum Awards, three Gold Awards and four Honorable Mentions from the 2014 MarCom Awards Competition. The MarCom Awards is an international competition that recognizes outstanding achievement by marketing and communications professionals.

Temple Israel features its Temple Israel Networking Group for individuals in their job search, 2 p.m., 14 Coleytown Road, Westport. Event is free to the public.

DEC. 31

Morningstar. Informa ranked Westport Resources’ special income strategy, managed by Joseph Tatusko, as “Top Gun Best of the Best,” while Morninstar ranked Westport Resources’ absolute total returns strategy, managed by Shawn Blau, with the highest ranking possible.

DEC. 28

Westport-based Westport Resources, an independent investment and fi nancial planning fi rm, announced that several of its proprietary investment strategies received top rankings throughout the third quarter of 2014 from investment research fi rms Informa Investment Solutions and

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TFI ENVISION RECEIVES MARCOM AWARDS

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WESTPORT RESOURCES ACHIEVES TOP RANKINGS

Ridgefield Playhouse presents Marie Daulne, known to her fans as “Zap Mama,” and her “Eclectic Flash Show,” 8 p.m., 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Palm Bay International will host a wine/spirits tasting in the lobby 7 p.m.

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FACTS IMG Contracting LLC, Norwalk, contractor for IMG Development LLC. Pour the foundation for a new two and one-half story single-family residence at 15 Juniper Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Majoica, Miguel, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a bathroom to an existing single-family residence at 99 Fairview Avenue Extension, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,800. Filed Dec. 3.

JC Contracting LLC, Newtown, contractor for Chris Moughty. Construct a first-floor garage, a covered porch and a second-floor addition on an existing single-family residence at 24 Alvin Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $222,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Manger, Faye, Stamford, contractor for self. Install new front steps and repair a walkway on the property of an existing single-family residence at 103 Sanford Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5.

Kenneth Bacco Inc., New Canaan, contractor for Daniel Stephen Hafner. Perform interior renovations on the second floor of an existing singlefamily residence at 14 Point Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Dec. 5.

Marrero, Raul, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Enclose the patio of an existing single-family residence at 156 Seaver Circle, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12,278. Filed Dec. 2.

Kerigan’s Roofing Inc., contractor for William J. Takacs Jr., et al. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 32 Jeniford Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $6,100. Filed Dec. 4. Kerigan’s Roofing Inc., contractor for Joseph B. Jessen and Rosanne L. Jessen. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 241 Judd St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,900. Filed Dec. 4. L L E Construction LLC, contractor for Dario W. Shore and Catarina Shore. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 185 Pell Meadow Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Dec. 1. Lazarte, Ricardo M., Stamford, contractor for Liliana Roca, et al. Finish the basement in an existing singlefamily residence at 42 Leeds St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. Lemed, Plain, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Remove the kitchen from the third floor of an existing singlefamily residence at 1071 North Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Dec. 2. Love Where You Live Homes LLC, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new two and onehalf story one-family dwelling with a carport beneath at 328 Birch Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $380,000. Filed Dec. 2. M & M Constructions LLC, contractor for Bedford West Holdings LLC. Renovate the interior of first floor in an existing single-family residence at 120 Bedford St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $117,300. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. Madia, Stacy and Brian S. Madia, Fairfield, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a one-story kitchen room and add a rear porch to an existing single-family residence at 66 Tuller Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Mastroni Excavating LLC, contractor for James P. Servilla. Demolish a one-car garage on the property of an existing single-family residence at 149 James St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed Dec. 1. Munoz, Nancy and Jose Munoz, Norwalk, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new one-story addition on the property of an existing single-family residence at 1 Winnipauk Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 26. New England Design Center Inc., contractor for Jacob A. Pallathra and Martha Pallathra. Remodel the master bathroom in an existing singlefamily residence at 1000 Brookside Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,300. Filed Dec. 2. O’Brien, Tom, Norwalk, contractor for self. Convert porch into a bedroom in an existing two-family residence at 14 Prospect St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 26. Owner, Trumbull, contractor for self. Enlarge the bedroom in an existing single-family residence at 693 Garden St., Trumbull. Estimated cost: $6,500. Filed November 2014. Owner, Trumbull, contractor for self. Finish the basement for a bathroom, bedroom and playroom in an existing single-family residence at 20 Saybrook Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $41,000. Filed November 2014. P K Contracting Inc., contractor for 33 Broad Street Associates II LLC. Add new floors, paint and new bathrooms to an apartment complex at 1 Broad St., Unit PH33D, Stamford. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. Paladino, Joseph, Norwalk, contractor for self. Construct a new onestory single-family residence with three bedrooms, two bathooms, a two-car garage, unfinished basement and a laundry room at 42 Creeping Hemlock, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Papoutsidis, Sofia and Panagiotis Papoutsidis, Bloomfield, contractor for self. Eliminate the bedroom, create laundry space and replace the windows on an existing singlefamily residence at 23 Fullin Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 26. Petrucci Builders LLC, contractor for owner. Add a deck to an existing single-family residence at 33 Garnet Hill Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed November 2014. Pinnacle Peak Inc., Fairfield, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for a new two and one-half story one-family dwelling with a two-car garage and a front porch at 29 Riverfield Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed Dec. 4. Rega Builders G. C., contractor for owner. Rebuild the front deck of an existing single-family residence at 286 Strobel Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed November 2014. Renato Gasparian Associates LLC, contractor for Mark A. Bernier and Robin L. Bernier. Pour the foundation for a new two-story one-family residence with a porch and remodel the interior at 300 Gilbert Highway, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Dec. 1. Ritch, Brad, Norwalk, contractor for Sharon Fuhrman. Perform interior renovations to create a new bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 17 Fairview Terrace, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Dec. 1. Riverside Custom Homes LLC, contractor for Matthew Veigas and Carrie Veigas. Remodel the kitchen, half bathroom, add windows and French doors and relocate the laundry room to the second floor of an existing single-family residence at 80 Spring Hill Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed Dec. 3.

FIGURES Roof Diagnostics Solar and Electric, contractor for Carlos M. Cueto and Viana Cueto. Install roofmounted solar panels on an existing single-family residence at 490 Castle Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Dec. 4. S&W Building, Norwalk, contractor for Stidolph Family 2012 Trust. Replace the existing roof shingles and exterior trim on an existing singlefamily residence at 1 Covewood Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Dec. 3. Santamaria, Carmen, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform work on an existing single-family residence to convert to a daycare facility at 30 Fillow St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 25. Schular, Yancy, Norwalk, contractor for self. Pour the foundation for new two-story single-family residence with a carport at 4 Butternut Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Dec. 1. Sears Home Improvement, Rocky Hill, contractor for SD Rentals LLC. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 80 Country St., Unit 7K, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,590. Filed Dec. 3. Sears Home Improvement, Rocky Hill, contractor for Marisa Bernier. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 13 Mystic Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $17,718. Filed Dec. 3. Shur Shot Gunite Pools Inc., contractor for Michael Warshaw. Add an in-ground pool with an attached spa and retaining wall to an existing single-family residence at 901 Stillwater Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $44,000. Filed between Dec. 1 and Dec. 5.

Rocky Ridge Services Inc., contractor for Pinnacle Peak Inc. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 29 Riverfield Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed Dec. 1.

Storms Construction Company LLC, Trumbull, contractor for Kathleen Wheeler. Add to the front and rear of an existing single-family residence at 69 Seabright Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $55,250. Filed Dec. 3.

Rodriguez, Orlando, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Repair the rear porch and stairs on an existing singlefamily residence at 564 Chopsey Hill Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,200. Filed Dec. 2.

Storms, Robert, Trumbull, contractor for Kathleen Wheeler. Perform an interior renovation in an existing single-family residence at 69 Seabright Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Rohinsky, Ronald, contractor for 45 Geneva Terrace. Pour the foundation for a new two and one-half story onefamily residence with an attached two-car garage at 45 Geneva Terrace, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $275,000. Filed Dec. 1.

THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Mass., contractor for Keith Winchester and Angela Winchester. Replace the windows in an existing single-family residence at 164 Woodward Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,300. Filed Dec. 4.

Roof Diagnostics Solar and Electric, contractor for Michael T. Borruso and Amy C. Borruso. Install roofmounted solar panels on an existing single-family residence at 59 Denise Terrace, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Truvue LLC, contractor for self. Partially finish the basement for mudroom and family room in an existing single-family residence at 103 Old Dike Road, Trumbull. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed November 2014.

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Twenty Two South Smith Street, Norwalk, contractor for self. Add walls for future tenant spaces in a mixed-use building at 22 S. Smith St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Dec. 1. Vargas, Efrain, Norwalk, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 31 Beacon St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Nov. 25. Vega, Jose, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add a storage space and a bathroom to a basement in an existing single-family residence at 38 Carrie St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,200. Filed Dec. 3. White Home Products Inc., contractor for Susan A. Steele. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 3590 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $3,900. Filed Dec. 4. White Home Products Inc., contractor for Emily M. Jancar, et al. Add new vinyl siding to an existing single-family residence at 111 Middlebrook Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,900. Filed Dec. 4. White Home Products Inc., contractor for Black Rock CJA, et al. Add new vinyl siding to an existing singlefamily residence at 1495 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed Dec. 4. Zayar, Julia, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Remove plaster from the walls and ceiling only in the kitchen and cooking room at 749 North St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,800. Filed Dec. 2.

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

BRIDGEPORT SUPERIOR COURT Accurate Fire Sprinkler Inspections LLC, et al., Southington. Filed by Granite State Insurance Co. and Seaview Plastic Recyling, New York, N.Y. Plaintiff’s attorney: Robinson & Cole LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendants alleging that they were hired to provide fire protection dry sprinkler systems to property owned by one of the plaintiffs. The premise sustained a water loss due to a freezeup of water within the dry sprinkler system, causing damages. This was allegedly due to the defendants’ failure to properly plan and install the sprinkler system. The other plaintiff was forced to pay insurance to cover the damages. The plaintiffs allege that the damage is the responsibility of the defendants. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages, prejudgment interest, costs and such other relief as the court may deem just and proper. Case no. FBT-cv14-6047085-S. Filed Dec. 1.

L & A Social Club, Stratford. Filed by Patricia Carter, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bershtein, Bershtein & Bershtein PC, Hamden. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she sustained injury when a defective door owned by the defendant closed on her finger. This defective door was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to ensure that the door was properly balanced and had an improper closing mechanism. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-cv146047070-S. Filed Dec. 1. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Darius Miller, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nicholas R. Nesi, East Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that he collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that his injuries are the legal responsibilities of his insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. FBT-cv14-6047080-S. Filed Dec. 1. New Norwalk Nail & Spa Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Nora Simone, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she was given improper pedicure services and suffered injury. This was allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant in that it should have used due caution when using a razor on the plaintiff’s foot. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further equitable relief as the court deems just and equitable. Case no. FBT-cv146047152-S. Filed Dec. 3. PRRC Inc., Bridgeport. Filed by Joann Adams, Hartford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carter Mario Injury Lawyers, North Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a slippery floor in a store owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This slippery surface was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to keep the floor in a walk-safe condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive damages and attorney’s fees. Case no. FBT-cv14-6047157-S. Filed Dec. 3.

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Granite State Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Althea Melillo, Bethel. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims judgment and money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interests and costs. Case no. DBD-cv14-6016451-S. Filed Dec. 1.

Bendett & McHugh PC and Green Tree Servicing LLC, et al, Farmington. Filed by Nelson Valle and Brunilada Vallescastro. Plaintiff’s attorney: Self-representing, Hartford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this fair debt collection suit against the defendants alleging that the plaintiffs’ note was originally represented as being in “default” but was never reinstated as such. The defendants allegedly solicited payments without proper authorization by using an automatic telephone dialing service. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages, treble damages, actual damages, punitive damages, an injunction enjoining the defendants from continuing their misleading actions, attorney’s fees and costs and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01796WWE. Filed Dec. 1.

STAMFORD SUPERIOR COURT A Plus Installation LLC, et al., Hartford. Filed by Hitachi Capital America Corp., Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for leases of vehicles. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further equitable relief as this court deems just and proper. Case no. FST-cv14-6024010-S. Filed Dec. 5. Stamford Veterinary Center PC, et al., Stamford. Filed by Bank of America NA, Providence, R.I. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff under the loan documents it agreed to with the plaintiff. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $523,958 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further equitable relief as this court deems just and proper. Case no. FST-cv146023996-S. Filed Dec. 3. The Stamford Marriot Hotel & Spa, et al., Stamford. Filed by Deborah Crawford, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Piazza, Simmons & Grant LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on a slippery floor in a hotel owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This slippery floor was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to use reasonable care to insure the floor was in a safe condition. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FST-cv14-6024001-S. Filed Dec. 3.

Citizens Financial Group, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Revindran Nadesan. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Richard C. Gordon, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this race discrimination suit against the defendants alleging that the defendants, his former employers, subjected him to a hostile work environment by allowing race-based comments to be made toward him without repercussion. Additionally, the plaintiff alleges that they withheld job opportunities from him and told him to find another job. The plaintiff claims front pay, compensatory damages, expectancy damages, punitive damages, interest, costs, declaratory relief, injunctive relief and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01809-AWT. Filed Dec. 2. Congra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb. Filed by Emma Schmildt and Hallie Meyer, Washington. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that it manufactured the PAM cooking spray owned by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs allege that the spray can was ruptured, ejecting flames and seriously injuring the plaintiffs and causing property damages. The defendant allegedly failed to properly put warning labels on the can. The plaintiffs claim $10 million in damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01816-SRU. Filed Dec. 3.

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Country Motors II Inc., et al., Milford. Filed by Francisco Rodriguez Jr., et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Consumer Law Group, West Haven. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this truth in lending suit against the defendants alleging that they falsely advertised approval of creditors for financing through advertising. The defendants allegedly misrepresented the contract of a down payment required by the plaintiffs, overcharged on sales tax and misrepresented the vehicle as being a used car as opposed to being a former used rental car. The plaintiffs claim statutory damages, attorney’s fees, actual damages, punitive damages and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01792MPS. Filed Dec. 1.

Labhous LLC and PhilaLAB LLC, Henderson, Nev. Filed by William Knapp, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lovett Rockwell, Westport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they entered into a contract to build a house for the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged that they failed to perform adequate work by not building up to code and by hiring unlicensed architects. Additionally, the defendants allegedly failed to perform their work on time. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, statutory damages, punitive damages, treble damages, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, costs and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01817WWE. Filed Dec. 4.

DirectTV Inc., et al, El Segudo, Calif. Filed by William Aulik, et al. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sheperd, Finkelman Miller and Shah LLP-CT, Chester. Action: The plaintiff has brought this fair labor standards suit against the defendants alleging that they misclassified full-time employees, the plaintiffs, as independent contractors in order to deny them proper benefits. The plaintiffs allege they were paid on a “piece” pay system, which did not take into account the full hours the plaintiffs worked. The plaintiffs allege that they were not given minimum wage or overtime that they should have received, given that they performed the duties of full-time workers, despite being classified as independent contractors. The plaintiffs claim damages, double damages, liquidated damages, attorney’s fees, prejudgment interest, costs and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-10804VLB. Filed Dec. 2.

PJ’s Construction Company Inc., Trumbull. Filed by the trustees of the Connecticut Laborers’ Health Fund, et al., West Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cheverie & Associates, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this employee retirement suit against the defendant alleging that it breached the collective bargaining agreement. The defendant allegedly failed to make the proper contributions to the plaintiffs’ fund as agreed under the agreement, which was disclosed when the fund was audited. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages of at least $117,000, liquidated damages, interest, costs and attorney’s fees and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01807-SRU. Filed Dec. 2.

Fairview Health of Southport LLC, Southport. Filed by Marjorie Schalman, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goldman, Gruder & Woods LLC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this age discrimination suit against the defendant alleging that she informed the defendant, her former employer, that it was violating Medicare guidelines. The plaintiff was allegedly fired and replaced by a younger, less-experienced employee. Additionally, the plaintiff claims she was not paid for hours worked and not compensated for overtime. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, lost earnings, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, interest, costs and any other relief as in law or equity may appertain. Case no. 3:14-cv-01800-MPS. Filed Dec. 2.

Selective Insurance Company of America and America and Lawrence Brunoli Inc., Farmington. Filed by Main Enterprises Inc., Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Yaminn & Grant, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that the plaintiff entered into a contract with Brunoli to construct a government building. Selective Insurance Company of America executed a bond on behalf of Brunoli. Brunoli allegedly failed to pay the plaintiff fully for work performed. Therefore Selective Insurance is allegedly liable to the plaintiff, due to the bond it issued to Brunoli. The plaintiff also alleged that they were ordered to do extra work outside of the contract and that Brunoli was unjustly enriched. The plaintiff claims $871,043 in monetary damages, interest, costs and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01794-RNC. Filed Dec. 1.

Grey Wolf Construction LLC, Preston. Filed by the trustees of The Connecticut Laborers’ Health Fund, et al., West Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cheverie & Associates, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this employee retirement suit against the defendant alleging that it breached the collective bargaining agreement. The defendant allegedly failed to make the proper contributions to the plaintiffs’ fund as agreed under the agreement, which was disclosed when the fund was audited. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages of at least $20,647, liquidated damages, interest, costs and attorney’s fees and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01805-AWT. Filed Dec. 2.

Silver Stone Construction LLC, Waterbury. Filed by the trustees of the Connecticut Laborers’ Health Fund, et al., West Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cheverie & Associates, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this employee retirement suit against the defendant alleging that it breached the collective bargaining agreement. The defendant allegedly failed to make the proper contributions to the plaintiffs’ fund as agreed under the agreement, which was disclosed when the fund was audited. The plaintiff claim monetary damages of at least $29,000, liquidated damages, interest, costs and attorney’s fees and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv01791-SRU. Filed Dec. 1.

Sky High Networks Inc., Cupertino, Calif. Filed by Protegrity Corp., et al., Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gray Robinson PA, Tampa, Fla. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this patent infringement suit against the defendant alleging that they own a specific “Data Security Systems for Databases” patent. The plaintiffs allege that the defendant infringed on this patent by making, using, selling or offering to sell the security systems based on the patent, harming the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claim an injunction enjoining the defendant from continuing to infringe, damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief in law or equity as the court may deem just. Case no. 3:14-cv-01814-AWT. Filed Dec. 3.

DEEDS

PICU31 LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Gemeni X2 LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 989-991 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 4. Su & Rui LLC, Milford. Seller: Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 228-230 Smith St., Bridgeport. Amount: $30,000. Filed Dec. 3. Tinman Ventures LLC, Milford. Seller: Executrix of the estate of Harold L. Shairer, Bridgeport. Property: 409 Glendale Ave., Unit C4, Bridgeport. Amount: $60,000. Filed Dec. 2. TKC LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 255 Midland St., Bridgeport. Amount: $137,500. Filed Dec. 4.

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106 Old Dam LLC, Shelton. Seller: Linwood Properties LLC, Fairfield. Property: 160 Old Dam Road, Fairfield. Amount: $435,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Ahlers, Mary, Vivian Ahlers and Frank B. Ahlers, Fairfield. Grantor: Frank B. Ahlers, Vivian Ahlers and Marh Ahlers, Fairfield. Property: 74 Greenhouse Road, Unit B, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4.

1078 SHR LLC, New York, N.Y. Seller: Alexius C. Conroy and Nancy C. Conroy, Fairfield. Property: 1078 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $6.8 million. Filed Dec. 1. 23 Twitchgrass Road LLC, Easton. Seller: Jennifer L. Iaccarino, Kristine A. Kucej and Kara E. Hiertz, Cheshire. Property: 23 Twitchgrass Road, Lot 10, Trumbull. Amount: $160,000. Filed Nov. 24. 89 Brian Drive LLC, Wilton. Seller: Greta C. Fee, Trumbull. Property: 89 Brian Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $200,000. Filed Nov. 20. 96 Comstock Hill LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Fred Cohn and Sharen Friday, Norwalk. Property: 96 Comstock Hill Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Dec. 4. Fichtel Brothers Development Co., Huntington. Seller: Joan L. Marshall, Trumbull. Property: 730 Booth Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $25,000. Filed Dec. 5. Marjay Construction & Renovation LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Norma Masse, Trumbull. Property: 50 Lance Circle, Trumbull. Amount: $122,000. Filed Nov. 20. Marlitz LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 70 Nelson Terrace, Bridgeport. Amount: $105,019. Filed Dec. 1. Moore-Leslie LLC, Stamford. Seller: Carol P. Boland and Stephen M. Boland, Stamford. Property: 14 and 16 Moore St., Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4.

Alavarez, Gala, Bridgeport. Grantor: Giovanni Alvarez, Bridgeport. Property: 111 William St., Unit B, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3. Allen, Meryl, Stamford. Grantor: Meryl Allen and Ruth Haendler, Stamford. Property: 28 Brodwood Drive, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 5. Arsenault, M. Lourdes, Trumbull. Grantor: Nancy D. Vendetto, Bridgeport. Property: 7 Manor Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 2. Bastien, Glorissa and Samuel Andrew Bastien III, Fairfield. Grantor: Glorissa Bastien, Fairfield. Property: Lot 217, Map 2323, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 1. Bauch, Jane F., Newtown. Grantor: Donald E. Bauch and Jane F. Bauch, Newtown. Property: 18 Paugusett Road, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4. Benchmark Trading Ltd., Bridgeport. Grantor: Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 120 Huntington Turnpike, Unit 611, Bridgeport. Amount: $5,000. Filed Dec. 4. Benchmark Trading Ltd., Bridgeport. Grantor: Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 1575 Boston Ave., Unit D-18, Bridgeport. Amount: $5,000. Filed Dec. 4. Bolivar, Amanda and Alann Garcia, Bridgeport. Grantor: Magdalena Gonzalez, Bridgeport. Property: 639 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 1.

Pequinnock Properties LLC, Chevenne, Wyo. Seller: Taylormartin LLC, Trumbull. Property: Unit B-307 Trumbull. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 20.

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FACTS Brennan, Cathleen B., William W. Brennan Jr. and Stephen J. Brennan, Trumbull. Grantor: William W. Brennan, Trumbull. Property: 160 Oldfield Road, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 13. Buckley, Robert F., Trumbull. Grantor: Delores Buckley, Trumbull. Property: 8 Wildwood Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 12. Calliari, Ida M. and David F. Calliari, Fairfield. Grantor: David F. Calliari and Ida M. Calliari, Fairfield. Property: 120 Wildflower Lane, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 2. Cepeda, Yolanda M. and Federico Tejada, Bridgeport. Grantor: Federico Tejeda, Yolanda M. Cepeda and Victor L. Tejeda, Bridgeport. Property: 211 Norman St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3. City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport. Grantor: 285 Golden Hill Street LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 285 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4. Dao, Leonora Sy, Jacob W. Chan, Edna Sy Chan and Pio Dao Jr., Stamford. Grantor: Jacob W. Chan, Edna Sy Chan, Pio Dao Jr. and Leonora Sy Dao, Stamford. Property: Lot 15, Map 2729, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 2. Derivan, Diana Burns and Steven A. Derivan, Norwalk. Grantor: Bank of America NA, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 130 N. Seir Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $707,076. Filed Dec. 4. Desai, Bharat M., Stamford. Grantor: Sandra B. Desai, Stamford. Property: 55 Ridge Tree Lane, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 1. Deutsch II, Joseph W. and Clifford J. Deutsch, Fairfield. Grantor: Louis S. Deutsch, Easton. Property: 180 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 5. Dulin, Barbara J., Easton. Grantor: Eugenia Zaffis, Easton. Property: 55 Arden Road, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 25. Iwaszkiewicz, Rysard, Easton. Grantor: Easton-Fairfield Builders LLC, Easton. Property: 864 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Dec. 3. Jayne, Carol A. and Douglas R. Jayne, Trumbull. Grantor: Douglas R. Jayne, Trumbull. Property: 43 Dogwood Lane, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 12. Kendall, Maureen D. MC, Fairfield. Grantor: James E. Deveau, Fairfield. Property: 179 College Park Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 2. Langhammer, Robert L., Trumbull. Grantor: Russell J. Corso, Trumbull. Property: 37 Seneca Drive, Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Nov. 26.

Lopez, Heriberto, Norwalk. Grantor: Francisco Lopez, Norwalk. Property: 20 Macintosh Road, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 1. Lopresti, Angelo P. and Josephine D. Lopresti, Trumbull. Grantor: Josephine D. Lopresti, Trumbull. Property: Lot 1, Map 1291, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 17. Louis R. Cappelli Family Limited Partnership II, White Plains, N.Y. Grantor: United States Postal Service, Washington, D.C. Property: 421 Atlantic St. and 0 Federal St., Stamford. Amount: $4.3 million. Filed Dec. 5. Maldonado Jr., Edwin and Jose A. Montalvo, West Haven. Grantor: Jose A. Montalvo, West Haven. Property: 183-185 Seeley St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3. Marini, Michelle, Trumbull. Grantor: Mario Marini, Trumbull. Property: 40 Sturbridge Lane, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 25. Matharu, Amarjit K. and Davinder S. Matharu, Trumbull. Grantor: Tegh S. Matharu and Amrik S. Matharu, Trumbull. Property: 5115 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 14. Mazabraz, Allison and Susan Selk, Monroe. Grantor: Carl E. Carlson, Bridgeport. Property: 2955 Madison Ave., Unit 10, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3. MCM Capital Partners LLC, Bethesda, Md. Grantor: Bank of America NA, Plano, Texas. Property: 39 Philo Curtis Road, Newtown. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 25. McWain, Bonnie S. and James T. McWain, Trumbull. Grantor: Bonnie S. McWain, Trumbull. Property: 32 Calhoun Ave., Trumbull. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Nov. 24. Meyer, Inge E., Newtown. Grantor: Wendell R. Roswell, Southbury. Property: Lot 25, Section 7, Osborn Hill Road, Newtown. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 2. Nelson, Andrew B., Norwalk. Grantor: Andrew B. Nelson, Norwalk. Property: Lot 13, Map 84, Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 1. Novotny, Yve B., Stamford. Grantor: Kenneth M. Gentile Sr., Stamford. Property: 92 Vine Road, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 1. O’Connell, Terence, Stamford. Grantor: Eugene F. O’Connell Jr. and Josephine A. O’Connell, Stamford. Property: 704 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3. Orchard Enterprise LLC, Norwalk. Grantor: Evangelos Papahristou, Norwalk. Property: Lot 20, Orchard Street, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4.

Orozco, Andrea Mendez, Norwalk. Grantor: Jose M. Orozco, Norwalk. Property: 33 George Ave., Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 1. Pappas, Dorrine M. and Peter A. Pappas, Trumbull. Grantor: Peter Pappas III, Trumbull. Property: 383 Unity Road, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 1. Parady, Michelle, Norwalk. Grantor: Richard J. Parady, Norwalk. Property: 30 South St., Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 3. Parady, Richard J., Norwalk. Grantor: Michelle Parady, Norwalk. Property: 30 South St., Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 3. Patterson, Laura and James Patrick Caggliano, Simsbury. Grantor: James V. Caggiano, Trumbull. Property: 4781 Madison Ave., Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 21. Perry, John C., Stamford. Grantor: John C. Perry, Stamford. Property: Parcel 3, Map 10387, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 1. Pinto, Mark A., Stamford. Grantor: Natasha Felicies, Stamford. Property: 14 Noble St., Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4. PLA503 LLC, Stamford. Grantor: Gregory E. Davidson and Kathy Bo Zhang, Stamford. Property: 123 Harbor Drive, Unit 503, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 4. Ploch, Annelisse Chapellin and Pablo Enrique Hernandez, Trumbull. Grantor: Annelisse Chapellin Ploch, Trumbull. Property: 17 Par Lane, Trumbull. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 10. Puchalski, Judith A., Norwalk. Grantor: Susan C. Puchalski, Norwalk. Property: 7 Waterbury Road, Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3. Ratner, Lorraine and Michael P. Ratner, Indian Land, S.C. Grantor: Michael Ratner and Lorraine Ratner, Trumbull. Property: 17 Regency Circle, Trumbull. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 18. Raymond, Garrett, Oxford. Grantor: Garrett Raymond, Oxford. Property: 75 Algonquin Trail, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 24. Redding Road Trist, Fairfield. Grantor: Leonard Amato, Fairfield. Property: 1446 Redding Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4. REO Recovery, Bridgeport. Grantor: Stephen Johnson, Guilford. Property: 370-372 Olive St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 4. REO Recovery, Bridgeport. Grantor: Stephen Johnson, Guilford. Property: 1649-1653 Main St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 4.

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FIGURES Reseska, Mary Lou and Michael J. Reseska, Bethel. Grantor: Mary Lou Reseska, Bethel. Property: 52 Taylor Road, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 1. Rich-Taubman Associates, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Grantor: Saks Fifth Avenue LLC, New York, N.Y. Property: Lease Parcel A, Map 11002, Stamford. For an unknown amount paid. Filed Dec. 4. Rotunno, Jason John, trustee, Trumbull. Grantor: Jason J. Ratunno and Maria M. Ratunno, Trumbull. Property: 44 Chatham Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 20. Ryan, Komm, Trumbull. Grantor: Melissa Thopsey, Trumbull. Property: 11 Elaine St., Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 26. Salinger, Betsy and Matthew R. Salinger, Wilton. Grantor: Matthew R. Salinger and Betsy Salinger, Wilton. Property: Lot 2, Map 2892, Wilton. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 24. Sharnsky, Tracy R. and Paul G. Sharnsky, Stamford. Grantor: Paul Sharnsky, Stamford. Property: 196 Van Rensselaer, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3.

Velky, Matthew, Newtown. Grantor: Lisa C. Velky-Krasney and Marcia Duffy, Bridgeport. Property: 25 Spring Trail, Newtown. Amount: $30,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Bradshaw, Judith A. and Michael Brown, Bridgeport. Seller: Secure Residential LLC Stratford. Property: 457 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $209,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Willinger, Charles J., Bridgeport. Grantor: Magdalena Kotonski and Arkadiusz Kotonski, Wilton. Property: 302 Sturges Road, Wilton. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 26.

Breeland, Lloyd N., San Francisco, Calif. Seller: John Frank Delmonaco and Lucille F. Delmonaco, Fairfield. Property: 28 Raymonds Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $362,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Zuckerman, Andrea L. and Luis Souza Zuckerman, Fairfield. Grantor: Andrea L. Zuckerman and Howard L. Zuckerman, Fairfield. Property: 228-230 Melville Drive, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 1.

Bregman, Yvonne B., trustee, Ridgefield. Seller: Margaret Ramaty and Dan Ramaty, Redding. Property: 5 Upawaug Road, Redding. Amount: $575,000. Filed Dec. 4.

RESIDENTIAL Amlicke, Gary, Newtown. Seller: Lawrence J. Vavrek and Cynthia A. Vavrek, Newtown. Property: 9 Stone Fence Lane, Newtown. Amount: $350,000. Filed Nov. 26. Antoinette, Jaclyn P. and Adam T. Antoinette, Scarsdale, N.Y. Seller: Robert C. Geambazi and Deborah I. Geambazi, Newtown. Property: Lot 36, Maps 6083 and 6084, Newtown. Amount: $519,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Smith, Doak G., Tuscon, Ariz. Grantor: Doak S. Smith, Tuscon, Ariz. Property: 53 Kingswood Drive, Bethel. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3.

Ardila, Jessica, Stamford. Seller: Redevelopment Agency of the city of Norwalk. Property: 310 Ely Ave., Unit B, Norwalk. Amount: $175,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Steinberg, Judith K., Stamford. Grantor: Judith K. Steinberg, Stamford. Property: 7 Wallacks Lane, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 3.

Aryal, Barma R., Stamford. Seller: Shaojie Zuo, New Canaan. Property: 122 Forest St., Stamford. Amount: $539,000. Filed Dec. 3.

T. Smith & Associates LLC, Bridgeport. Grantor: city of Bridgeport. Property: 431-435 Kossuth St., Bridgeport. Amount: $35,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Asen, Amily Eagan, trustee, Norwalk. Seller: Blue Nest Acres LLC, Norwalk. Property: Lot 3, Map 4247-1, Redding. Amount: $725,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Town of Newtown, Newtown. Grantor: Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Property: Lot 61, Map 6891, Newtown. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4.

Balkas, Nicole, Bridgeport. Seller: Marie T. Harris, Bridgeport. Property: 400 Robin St., Bridgeport. Amount: $182,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Tramuta Enterprises LLC, Milford. Grantor: Jose Paulo Silva, Trumbull. Property: 18 Meadowview Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 4.

Bento, Susan, Trumbull. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 15 Koger Road, Trumbull. Amount: $123,375. Filed Nov. 18.

Ulehla Jr., Anthony R., Wilton. Grantor: Barbara B. Chace, Wilton. Property: Parcel B2, Map 5381, Wilton. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 26.

Bertrand, Mario Eddy, Bridgeport. Seller: Frey Medina, Bridgeport. Property: 59 Price St., Bridgeport. Amount: $78,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Ulehla Jr., Anthony R., Wilton. Grantor: Malcolm G. Chace Jr., Providence, R.I. Property: Parcel B2, Map 5381, Wilton. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 26. Velazquez, Carlos E., Bridgeport. Grantor: Idaly Pagan, Bridgeport. Property: 1024 Connecticut Ave., Apt. 24, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3.

Brewer, Kelly and William Lewis, Norwalk. Seller: IMG Development LLC, Norwalk. Property: Lot B, Map 13640, Norwalk. Amount: $887,500. Filed Dec. 5. Carvajal, Jennifer and Luis Carvajal, Wilton. Seller: Stephen N. Earner, Wilton. Property: Lot 3, Map 2322, Wilton. Amount: $680,000. Filed Dec. 1. Castillo, Leonely and Emmanuel Castillo, Stamford. Seller: Soraya Rosenfield, Stamford. Property: 70 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 2-2E, Stamford. Amount: $320,000. Filed Dec. 2. Catino, Brian R., Stamford. Seller: Renee Zinn, Stamford. Property: Unit P, Building 38 in Chesterfield Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $445,000. Filed Dec. 4. Caurant, Vera L. and Andres S. Caurant, Stamford. Seller: Alexander C. Putney, Stamford. Property: Lot 22, Map 8700, Stamford. Amount: $555,000. Filed Dec. 2. Chango, Elena E., Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Sidney DeSouza, Bridgeport. Property: 151-153 Alexander Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $235,000. Filed Dec. 2. Chaudry, Hassan, Bridgeport. Seller: Antoine Syffrard and Eda Syffrard, Westbury, N.Y. Property: 154 Poplar St., Bridgeport. Amount: $130,000. Filed Dec. 4. Chintalapudi, Jayashri and Prasas Chintalapudi, Norwalk. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Santa Ana, Calif. Property: 91 Marconi Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $71,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Boorstyn, Evan S., Norwalk. Seller: William J. Brown, Trumbull. Property: 15 Elizabeth St., Trumbull. Amount: $360,000. Filed Nov. 24.

Choyce, Cindy and Michael Choyce, Bethel. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 1 Midway Drive, Bethel. Amount: $135,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Bosch, Ilene and Eric Bosch, Wilton. Seller: Anuj Shroff and Monalisa Shroff, Marina Del Ray, Calif. Property: Unit 32 of Governors Ridge Condominium, Trumbull. Amount: $498,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Cianciulli, Mary Ann, Stamford. Seller: Jeffrey J. Franklino, Norwalk. Property: 50 Aiken St., Unit 306, Norwalk. Amount: $281,000. Filed Dec. 2. Cordina, Frederique and Guillaume Cordina, Stamford. Seller: Patrick J. Farenga and Debra A. Farenga, Stamford. Property: 35 Longview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $526,000. Filed Dec. 4.

FACTS

Cotto, Yamilet and Michael Jake, Trumbull. Seller: Judith B. Ross, Trumbull. Property: 22 Boenheur Road, Trumbull. Amount: $237,000. Filed Dec. 5.

Falcone, Peter, Skaneateles, N.Y. Seller: Robert Koshar, Stamford. Property: Unit 10 of Ardenwood Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $539,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Isidor, Yolette and Richard W. Isidor, Bridgeport. Seller: Addlie Dennis, Bridgeport. Property: 175 Platt St., Bridgeport. Amount: $67,500. Filed Dec. 4.

Craig, Denroy, Bridgeport. Seller: Julio Delgado-Collazo and Felicita Delgado, Bridgeport. Property: 275 Harmony St., Bridgeport. Amount: $135,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Fidaleo, Mauro, Stamford. Seller: Ulrik Philipson, New York, N.Y. Property: 271 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $625,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Isidoro, Fernando, Bridgeport. Seller: Jonathan Lee Poppick Pope, Bridgeport. Property: 2625 Park Ave., Unit 14-E, Bridgeport. Amount: $87,500. Filed Dec. 1.

Creatura, Leonard G., Fairfield. Seller: Barbara J. Dulin, Easton. Property: 55 Arden Road, Trumbull. Amount: $295,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Fiondella, Stefanie G. and Jon Fiondella, Trumbull. Seller: Colin M. Burns and Leslie Hwang, Trumbull. Property: 41 Elberta Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $444,500. Filed Nov. 25.

Curley, Jessica and Geoffrey M. Curley, Brooklyn, N.Y. Seller: Patrick D. Spinola and Patricia Street, Norwalk. Property: Lot 3, Map 6178, Norwalk. Amount: $630,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Forker, Lauren K. and Jon P. Forker, Stamford. Seller: Robert F. Charron and Sylvia C. Charron, Trumbull. Property: 31 Jamestown Road, Trumbull. Amount: $367,500. Filed Nov. 25.

DaSilva, Cerza, Bridgeport. Seller: Marlene Mohan, Bridgeport. Property: 71 Park Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $114,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Fuller, Kaitlin A. and David S. Krulewich, New York, N.Y. Seller: Kenneth J. Dougherty and Pamela M. Dougherty, Fairfield. Property: 888 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $645,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Deluca-Mullady, Jaclyn M. and James C. Mullady, Trumbull. Seller: Edward G. Schairer, Trumbull. Property: 720 Plattsville Road, Trumbull. Amount: $292,000. Filed Nov. 21. Dietrich, Lee and David Dietrich, Stamford. Seller: Toll CT III Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: Home 35 in Newtown Woods Condominium, Newtown. Amount: $507,215. Filed Dec. 2. Doran, Daniel A., Wilton. Seller: Charles H. Hamilton and Carol E. Hamilton, Wilton. Property: 241 Belden Hill Road, Wilton. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 1. Dziubina, Michael P., Newtown. Seller: David Mangini, Newtown. Property: 31 Cold Spring Road, Newtown. Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 3. Earner, Mary T. and Stephen N. Earner, Wilton. Seller: Charles R. Bruschi and Susan A. Bruschi, Wilton. Property: 12 Acres, Map 4730, Wilton. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 1. Echeverri, Anna Maria, Hoboken, N.J. Seller: Kay Wyler, Stamford. Property: Lot 14, Map 3901, Stamford. Amount: $560,000. Filed Dec. 3. Eguche, Egbede D., Norwalk. Seller: Robert W. Rottman, Norwalk. Property: 25 Marshall St., Unit 3C, Norwalk. Amount: $269,000. Filed Dec. 5. Encinas, Aileen and Ricardo Ocasio, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Solid Development Inc., Queens, N.Y. Property: 190-192 Whitney Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $280,900. Filed Dec. 1. Esposito, Denise V. and Frank J. Esposito, Pawling, N.Y. Seller: Toll CT III Limited Partnership, Newtown. Property: 111 Woods Lane, Newtown. Amount: $493,656. Filed Nov. 24.

Gang, Marilyn D., trustee, Boynton Beach, Fla. Seller: Marilyn D. Gang, Boyton Beach, Fla. Property: Unit 7 of 111 Royals Court, Trumbull. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 3. Geambazi, Deborah I. and Robert C. Geambazi, Bethel. Seller: RMS Bethel LLC, Stamford. Property: Unit 409 of Copper Square Condominium, Bethel. Amount: $345,476. Filed Dec. 2. Glaberson, John, Newtown. Seller: Whelan Homes LLC, Newtown. Property: 8 Valley Field Road North, Newtown. Amount: $70,000. Filed Dec. 2. Gomez, Susana, Ridgewood, N.Y. Seller: Herberto Colon, Bridgeport. Property: 133 Jennings Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $160,000. Filed Dec. 3. Griffin, Allyson E. and John J. Griffin, Norwalk. Seller: James Griffin, Norwalk. Property: Lot 17, Map 3540, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 4. Guha, Mandrita and Abhishek Das, Stamford. Seller: Mark R. Moser and Barbara C. Moser, Trumbull. Property: 33 Stella St., Trumbull. Amount: $539,900. Filed Nov. 26.

Izzo, Danielle M. and Matthew S. Izzo, New Canaan. Seller: Elizabeth A. Crawford and Sarah E. H. Crawford, Stamford. Property: 209 Russet Road, Stamford. Amount: $588,500. Filed Dec. 2. Jerome, Maniece and Guiteau Brutus, Stamford. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., West Palm Beach, Fla. Property: 55 Vernon St., Bridgeport. Amount: $53,000. Filed Dec. 4. Jones, Barbara C. and Robert C. Jones, Summit, N.J. Seller: Cynthia A. Toscano-Lopez and Daren Lopez, Trumbull. Property: 19 Parkway Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $315,000. Filed Dec. 3. Kocher, Ellen and Timothy Kocher, Trumbull. Seller: Robert Goldberg and Elizabeth O’Mara, Trumbull. Property: 72 Normandy Road, Trumbull. Amount: $566,900. Filed Nov. 21. Koehler, Kristine and David Koehler, Danbury. Seller: Whelan Homes LLC, Newtown. Property: 28 Ridge Road, Newtown. Amount: $449,900. Filed Dec. 1. Kouskousoglou, Atheena and Konstantinos Tzavaras, Stamford. Seller: Robert F. Gaipa and Josephine H. Gaipa, Stamford. Property: Hamilton Avenue, Judy Lane, Stamford. Amount: $426,000. Filed Dec. 2. Lai, Vivian W. and Ryan Youngsaye, Norwalk. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 2 Surrey Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $426,500. Filed Dec. 4. Laime, Christin and Christopher Laime, Stamford. Seller: William C. Sloan and Stephanie G. Weiss, Fairfield. Property: 120 Wood House Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Dec. 2.

Heer, Hans, Norwalk. Seller: Patricia A. Bartolo, Norwalk. Property: 253 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $840,000. Filed Dec. 1.

LaMana, Joseph J., Newtown. Seller: Noreen Guman, Regina Lovely, Eileen Budrewicz, Michael Cummerford and Karla Justo, Bristol. Property: 58 Alpine Circle, Newtown. Amount: $22,000. Filed Nov. 24.

Hernandez, Geraro, Bridgeport. Seller: Couria V. Walton and Courtney H. Nelson, Bridgeport. Property: 100 Roosevelt St., Bridgeport. Amount: $161,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Le, Tiffany and Thi Nguyen, Trumbull. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 280 Beacon Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $247,275. Filed Nov. 12.

Hodzic, Emsa, Greenwich. Seller: Manos Katevatis, Derby. Property: 80 Cartwright St., Unit 3M, Bridgeport. Amount: $60,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Liesmanas, Ernestas, Norwalk. Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 71 Aiken St., Unit C9, Norwalk. Amount: $172,200. Filed Dec. 4.

FIGURES Longo, David Patrick, Stamford. Seller: Paul Albert Longo, Stamford. Property: 39 Courtland Hill St., Stamford. Amount: $120,000. Filed Dec. 3. Luppino, Kimberly and Peter J. Luppino, Wilton. Seller: Robert Timothy Drozd and Kendra Drozd, Wilton. Property: Lot 12, Map 2690, Wilton. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 24. Mahar, Rose and James Mahar, Bridgeport. Seller: Gerald J. Murphy Jr., Fairfield. Property: 70 Guilford Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 2. Margraff, Pierre A., Trumbull. Seller: Marie P. Mac Phail, Trumbull. Property: 30 Chestnut Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $310,000. Filed Nov. 12. McEachin, Elizabeth and Benjamin J. McEachin, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Andres S. Caurant and Vera L. Caurant, Stamford. Property: 18 Jessup St., Stamford. Amount: $467,500. Filed Dec. 2. Medina, Alba P., Stratford. Seller: Tracey A. Kenez, Norwalk. Property: 2 Rolling Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $305,000. Filed Dec. 1. Miklos, Stephanie and Stephen Miklos, Trumbull. Seller: Jonathan Gavern and Tracy A. Gavern, Monroe. Property: 9 Echo Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $409,000. Filed Nov. 26. Murtough, Meghan and William P. Stoeffel, Norwalk. Seller: Lisa Cannella, Wilton. Property: 12 Greenhill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $475,000. Filed Dec. 2. Nicola, Alison and David J. Nicola, Stamford. Seller: Michael E. Niedermeier Jr. and Lindsey Niedermeier, Stamford. Property: 30 Ralsey Road South, Stamford. Amount: $1 million. Filed Dec. 5. Nicoletti, Jennifer and Joseph Nicoletti, Bethel. Seller: John W. Schmalz and Jaeo L. Scmalz, Newtown. Property: 68 Totem Trail, Newtown. Amount: $360,000. Filed Dec. 2. Oratz, Ruth, MD and Albert Knapp MD, Redding. Seller: William G. Gaspero, Redding. Property: Parcels A and B, Map 1516, Redding. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 25. Ortega, Mayra Gabriela, Stamford. Seller: Diane Donahue, Stamford. Property: 76 Brookdale Drive, Stamford. Amount: $485,100. Filed Dec. 4. Pagliarulo, Patricia and Pasquale Pagliarulo, Trumbull. Seller: AJJ Enterprises LLP, Trumbull. Property: 229 Mayflower Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $334,900. Filed Nov. 18. Papahristou, Evagelos, Bridgeport. Seller: Paul Spinelli, Bridgeport. Property: 283-285 Orchard St., Bridgeport. Amount: $110,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Parimi, Rani and Venkateswara Rao, Fairfield. Seller: Andrei Paitrevich and Aksana Paitrevich, Fairfield. Property: 85 Doreen Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $870,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Silva, Antonio, Bridgeport. Seller: William P. Cody and Mary L. Cody, Trumbull. Property: 3 Machalowki Road, Trumbull. Amount: $285,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Pellegrino, Kara and Melissa Crowther, Stamford. Seller: Lisa M. Ives, Norwalk. Property: 2 Possum Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $630,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Silva, Joao Paulo, Trumbull. Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 18 Meadowview Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $196,100. Filed Dec. 4.

Picarillo, Roberta and John J. Bonamo, Stamford. Seller: Barry Zischang and Barbara Carter, Greenwich. Property: Lot 7, Map 12103, Stamford. Amount: $962,786. Filed Dec. 2.

Sisca, Patricia B. and Philip A. Sisca, Stamford. Seller: Brian Walter and Marie Walter, Stamford. Property: Plot A, Map 9031, Stamford. Amount: $717,500. Filed Dec. 5.

Prinz, Dana Mack, New Canaan. Seller: Laura A. Coppola, Norwalk. Property: 515 Foxboro Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $407,500. Filed Dec. 4. Punjabi, Monish and Karan Punjabi, Stamford. Seller: Jun Dean Liu and Xiaobo Wu, Stamford. Property: 377 Glenbrook Road, Unit 6, Stamford. Amount: $357,000. Filed Dec. 5. Ravelo, Bianca and Ivette Padilla, Bronx, N.Y. Seller: Ransford I. Le Gendre and Maria D. Le Gendre, Bridgeport. Property: 161 Anson St., Bridgeport. Amount: $259,000. Filed Dec. 2. Romanello, Andrew A., Aberdeen, N.J. Seller: Debra A. Bradshaw, Mamaroneck, N.Y. Property: 17D Hope St., Unit 7A, Stamford. Amount: $183,250. Filed Dec. 1. Ronald, Susan G. and James B. Ronald, Norwalk. Seller: Kenneth J. Perrino and Nadine Perrino, Norwalk. Property: 310 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Dec. 3. Rubenstein, Michele L. and Gregor H. Van Steinburgh, Fairfield. Seller: Stephen C. Gates and Rita E. O’Donnell, Falmouth, Mass. Property: 78 Mountain Road, Redding. Amount: $469,000. Filed Dec. 4. Rust, Anthony J., Trumbull. Seller: Lance J. Kovar, Trumbull. Property: 5 McAdoo Ave., Trumbull. Amount: $281,000. Filed Nov. 25. Schnieder, Dean, Stamford. Seller: Laura Lamura, Stamford. Property: 95 Intervale Road, Unit 32, Stamford. Amount: $615,000. Filed Dec. 2. Schoen, Timothy Colby, Danbury. Seller: 17 Riverside Road Associates LLC, Newtown. Property: 17 Riverside Road, Newtown. Amount: $178,750. Filed Dec. 3. Schwartzberg, Debbie and Gil N. Schwartzberg, New York, N.Y. Seller: Stephen Cristella and Diane Christella, Hudson, N.Y. Property: Lot 13, Map 3323, Newtown. Amount: $618,529. Filed Dec. 1. Shea, Erin, Stamford. Seller: Christopher Buell and Kristine Michelle Buell, Stamford. Property: Lot 14, Map 306, Stamford. Amount: $415,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Sista, Sirharsha and Swathi Gayarthri Rani, Norwalk. Seller: Marcia G. Scanlan, Bethel. Property: 3 Briar Ridge Drive, Bethel. Amount: $412,000. Filed Dec. 1. Skehan, Sean, Fairfield. Seller: Barbara Perlman, Fairfield. Property: 127 Chatham Road, Fairfield. Amount: $429,000. Filed Dec. 4. Slockett, Regina H., Plaistow, N.H. Seller: Gloria Wellington, Bethel. Property: 45 Juniper Road, Bethel. Amount: $180,000. Filed Dec. 2. Soares, Joao L., Bridgeport. Seller: Rex Dorsey, Bridgeport. Property: Lot 152, Capital Avenue, Bridgeport. Amount: $112,000. Filed Dec. 1. Soskina, Sofiya and Naum Kopman, Pelham, N.Y. Seller: Jari Sirainen and Lionella Saiz Sirainen, Helsinki, Finland. Property: 300 Broad St., Unit 302, Stamford. Amount: $268,000. Filed Dec. 4. Sotomayor, T’Ona M. and Jose A. Sotomayor, Bridgeport. Seller: Peter Silano and Maria Silano, Trumbull. Property: 501 Old Town Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $149,500. Filed Dec. 2. Starkey, Julie A. and William J. Starkey, Trumbull. Seller: Daniel R. Torrito, Delmar, N.Y. Property: 96 Scenic Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $395,000. Filed Nov. 20. Steele, Leann and Robert Bongiovani, Branford. Seller: Marcia D. Cupee, Trumbull. Property: 183 Broadway, Trumbull. Amount: $304,750. Filed Nov. 18. Stein, Nancy, Bridgewater. Seller: R. Mastroni Development LLC, Monroe. Property: 16 Anthony Ridge Road, Newtown. Amount: $582,500. Filed Dec. 4. Steirer, Erik A., Waterbury. Seller: Jon George Capital LLC, Milford. Property: 16 Wesley Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $371,000. Filed Nov. 24. Thompson, Damion, Bridgeport. Seller: Beverly Cole, Bridgeport. Property: 488-490 Wilmot Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $90,000. Filed Dec. 2.

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FACTS Thompson, Kathleen C. and James D. MacDonald, Stamford. Seller: Windermere 14 LLC, Stamford. Property: 191 Erskine Road, Unit 14, Stamford. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Dec. 1. Thomson, Sussan and Trent Thomson, Wilton. Seller: Kenneth L. Lempit and Sylvia M. Lempit, Hartsdale, N.Y. Property: 25 Riding Club Road, Wilton. Amount: $10. Filed Dec. 2. Trimarchi, Angelo, Norwalk. Seller: Richard J. Parady, Norwalk. Property: 32 South St., Norwalk. Amount: $205,000. Filed Dec. 3. Tsionis, George V., Norwalk. Seller: Haydee Garcia, Norwalk. Property: 66 Cedar Crest Place, Norwalk. Amount: $334,000. Filed Dec. 2. Vangeepuram, Jyothi and Venkata N. Vangeepuram, Norwalk. Seller: Irene M. Kochiss, Trumbull. Property: 26 Rosebud Village, Unit 11, Trumbull. Amount: $290,000. Filed Nov. 10. Vanguardia, Donald, Stamford. Seller: Barbara J. Dorchinsky, Trumbull. Property: 52 Waller Road, Trumbull. Amount: $350,000. Filed Nov. 25. Velaj, Nol and Simon Velaj, Stamford. Seller: Galloza East Main LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 624-638 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Amount: $500,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Zooper, Joan A. and Joan Lucille Goodwin, Stamford. Seller: Joan Goodwin, Stamford. Property: Lot 11, Map 10626, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Dec. 2.

FORECLOSURES Alfaro, Orlando, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 772-774 Wood Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 4. Barwood-Parent, Dawn, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 24 Longview Ave., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 4. Branco, Nelson, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 1688 North Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 3. Fiorella, Richard, et al. Creditor: Bank of America NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 11 John Todd Way, Redding. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 25. Flusky, Brian M., et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 28 Isinglass Terrace, Trumbull. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 17.

Vispute, Chetan, Bridgeport. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 81 Ledgebrook Drive, Unit 14-4, Norwalk. Amount: $249,000. Filed Dec. 5.

Garni Jr., Joseph C., et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association, Beaverton, Ore. Property: 245 Sunnyridge Ave., Unit 22, Fairfield. Delinquent common charges. Filed Dec. 3.

Wachs, Robin A. and Ilene Wachs, Fairfield. Seller: Adriana Fabregas, Fairfield. Property: 1456 Melville Ave., Unit 5D52, Fairfield. Amount: $251,500. Filed Dec. 2.

Isabelle, Allen P., et al. Creditor: Chase Home Finance LLC, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 72 Maple Ave., Bethel. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 2.

Wikander, Sundance and Peter Wikander, Norwalk. Seller: Andres Siefken and Maria A. Betancourt, Norwalk. Property: 22 Marlborough Road, Norwalk. Amount: $527,500. Filed Dec. 2. Wildgoose, Jennifer and Donovan C. Wildgoose, Redding. Seller: Pamela G. Gould, Redding. Property: 151 Topstone Road, Redding. Amount: $670,000. Filed Dec. 4. Wildman, Janet, Glen Carbo, Ill. Seller: Thalia L. Cardel, Darien. Property: 32 Gillies Lane, Unit 15-1, Norwalk. Amount: $355,000. Filed Dec. 3. Wu, Yusheng, Wilton. Seller: Donald I. Grossman, Wilton. Property: 278 Rivergate Drive, Wilton. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 24. Zimmerman, Susan, Easton. Seller: Angelo Lopiano, Wilton. Property: Unit 6D of Regency Condominium, Bridgeport. Amount: $50,000. Filed Dec. 2.

Johnson, Stephen G. and REO Recovery LLC. Creditor: Tuthill Finance. Property: Park Street and Jane Street, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 3. Mullai, Teuta, et al. Creditor: First Niagara Bank, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 27 Elaine St., Trumbull. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 13. Pinnock, Barbara L., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 90 Jackson Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 3. Reed, Karla and Richard W. Reed Jr., et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank USA NA, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 15 Taunton Lane, Newtown. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 1. Robles, Nick, et al. Creditor: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 582 William St., Unit 584, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Dec. 1.

JUDGMENTS Adams, Daniel, Trumbull. $2,727 in favor of Petro Inc., Melville, N.Y., by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 14 Forest View St., Trumbull. Filed Nov. 21. Alfaro, Walter, Stamford. $10,205 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 60 Pine Tree Drive, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Amereno, Sacha and John Aikler, Stamford. $9,676 in favor of Cascade Fine Catering LLC, Hamden, by Parrett, Porto, Parese & Coldwell PC, Hamden. Property: 41 Mohegan Ave., Stamford. Filed Dec. 2. Angeloni, Luciano F., Redding. $16,892 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, S.D., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 160 Sunset Road, Redding. Filed Dec. 1. Archer, Ekow, Norwalk. $23,900 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 6 Pershing St., Norwalk. Filed Dec. 5. Aurora, Taimur M., Stamford. $26,244 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, S.D., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 34 Ranson St., Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Autori, Christopher, Trumbull. $1,345 in favor of Giarniero & Associates LLC, Stratford, by London & London, Newington. Property: 133 Roosevelt Drive, Trumbull. Filed Nov. 24. Benitez, Andrea L., Stamford. $12,871 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, Livonia, Mich., by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 75 Courtland Ave., Unit 55, Stamford. Filed Dec. 1. Calderon, Louis, et al., Bridgeport. $16,223 in favor of The United Illuminating Co., New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 1594 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 3. Camacho, Maximino, et al., Bridgeport. $17,034 in favor of The United Illuminating Co., New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 390 Lakeside Drive, Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 3. Carlucci, Patricia A., Stamford. $10,993 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, N.Y., by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, R.I. Property: 60 George St., Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Cobb-Wright, Madeline, Newtown. $3,134 in favor of Petro Inc., Melville, N.Y., by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 3 Paugusset Road, Newtown. Filed Dec. 4.

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FIGURES Deleon, Yuri, et al., Trumbull. $22,922 in favor of The United Illuminating Co., New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 172 Broadway Road, Trumbull. Filed Nov. 26. Eaton, Norman, Norwalk. $5,000 in favor of CDC Landscaping LLC, Rowayton, by Simon Sumberg, Norwalk. Property: 10 Lisa Court, Norwalk. Filed Dec. 1. Fereidooni, Mohammad Kami, Stamford. $6,843 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 65 Travis Ave., Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Fiorella, Christina, Newtown. $1,351 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 47 West St., Newtown. Filed Dec. 4. Freedman, Christene and David Freedman, Newtown. $1,611 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 4 Laurel Road, Newtown. Filed Dec. 4. Garcia, Cesar, Stamford. $1,677 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 27 Cowing Place, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Hall, Colleen and Michael Hall, Newtown. $3,100 in favor of New Milford Hospital, New Milford, by Hertzmark Crean & Lahey LLP, Waterbury. Property: 20 Brookbridge Drive, Newtown. Filed Dec. 3. Hamilton, Evon, Stamford. $4,371 in favor of Main Street Acquisition Corp., Norcross, Ga., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 11 Finney Lane, Unit 4, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Hamrane, Noureddine, Stamford. $2,481 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 287 Hamilton Ave., Unit 1E, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Jackman, Gary, Newtown. $1,286 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 4 Pine St., Newtown. Filed Nov. 24. Jacquet, Marie, Bridgeport. $440 in favor of Michel W. Hill DDS, Bridgeport, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 300 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 3. Janowski, Gregory, Stamford. $3,259 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 102 Dogwood Court, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Lasko, William J., Stamford. $7,881 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 40 Four Brooks Road, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5.

Lecky, Ivor G., Stamford. $33,922 in favor of FIA Card Services NA, Newark, Del., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 41 Fenway St., Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Lynch, Daniel, Trumbull. $131,538 in favor of Portanova and Rutigliano PC, Bridgeport, by Green and Gross PC, Bridgeport. Property: 163 Beechwood Ave., Trumbull. Filed Nov. 10. Maurizio, Ruth, Bethel. $14,329 in favor of Mutual Security Credit Union Inc., Danbury, by Brian S. Cantor, Fairfield. Property: 15 Taylor Road, Bethel. Filed Nov. 26. McManus, Renee, Newtown. $521 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 35 Main St., Newtown. Filed Nov. 24. Mead, Dorothy, Stamford. $10,716 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 79 Courtland Ave., Unit 113, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Miliaresis, Tabatha, Stamford. $19,632 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 320 Vine Road, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Moran, Heather A. and Johnathan T. Moran, Bethel. $16,384 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 222 Old Hawleyville Road, Bethel. Filed Nov. 23. Murphy, Frederick, Bethel. $661 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 3 Long Hill Road, Bethel. Filed Nov. 23. Ortiz, Jose A., Stamford. $3,388 in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Del., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 102 Courtland Hill St., Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Parker, Jernain, Stamford. $2,912 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 95 Liberty St., Unit A2, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Platt, Steve, Newtown. $1,584 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 47 Far View Drive, Newtown. Filed Dec. 1. Pouncie, Jacqueline, Bridgeport. $17,764 in favor of The United Illuminating Co., New Haven, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 388 Palmetto Road, Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 3. Reilly, Michael, Trumbull. $4,291 in favor of X Bankers Check Cashing, by J. Bruce Sussman, New Britain. Property: 158 Shelton Road, Trumbull. Filed Nov. 10.

Rivera, Richard, Redding. $2,406 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, Calif., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 33 Old Stagecoach Road, Redding. Filed Dec. 1. Romano, John, Bethel. $695 in favor of Danbury Diagnostic Imaging, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 17 Aunt Pattyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lane West, Bethel. Filed Nov. 23. Soudagar, Fabreez, Stamford. $2,500 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 39 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2B, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Spremulli, Dawn, Bethel. $1,565 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 13 Evergreen Drive, Bethel. Filed Nov. 23. Valkouktzis, George, Stamford. $14,968 in favor of Atlantic Credit & Finance Inc., Roanoke, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 30 Judy Lane, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Villard, Jean D., Stamford. $10,522 in favor of FIA Card Services NA, Newark, Del., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 24 Webb Ave., Stamford. Filed Dec. 5. Vizioli, Ivy B., Stamford. $15,838 in favor of Capital One Bank (USA) NA, Richmond, Va., by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 1 Thornwood Road, Stamford. Filed Dec. 5.

LEASES Arcena, Hazeth, by self. Landlord: Robert Caccire. Property: 1160 State St., Bridgeport. Term: 7 years, commencing Sept. 1, 2015. Filed Dec. 1. The Maritime Aquarium At Norwalk Inc., by Jennifer Herring. Landlord: City of Norwalk. Property: Class A-2, Map 4352, Norwalk. Term: 45 years, commenced July 30, 1986. Filed Dec. 4.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENSFILED AA Beatriz Leon Marin Estate and Carla Carlin, 40 Gleneida Ave., Fairfield. $2 million, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1. Amaral, Edinaldo, 996 Briarwood Ave., Bridgeport. $239,130, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 2. Bondi, Bruce, 33 Aspen Lane, Trumbull. $36,719, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 24.

FACTS Bondi, Debra L. and Bruce Bondi, 33 Aspen Lane, Trumbull. $1,836, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 24. Carney, Beth and Gerald C. Carney, 29 Alden St., Fairfield. $65,487, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1. Cartervine Inc., 124 Vine Road, Stamford. $35,027, quarterly payroll taxes and corporate payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 2. Communications Infrastructure Corp., 40 Standish St., Bridgeport. $12,165, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 2. Correa, Gloria and Roberto Solerti, 49 Olmstead Place, Norwalk. $36,826, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1. Cyprien, Johnny, 792 Wood Ave., Apt. 2, Bridgeport. $313,846, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 2. Decd, Robert Whitehead, 5206 Madison Ave., Trumbull. $16,010, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1. Esquibel, Juan M., 43 Dale St., Stamford. $3,196, failure to file correct information returns tax. Filed Dec. 2. Fraser Plumbing & Heating LLC, 511 Lakeside Drive, Stamford. $18,888, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 2.

Fenyes, Mary, 607 Booth Hill Road, Trumbull. $39,448, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 10. Gould, Nancy L., 129 Brushy Hill Road, Newtown. $8,662, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 24. Suarez, Federico R., 4 Golden Hill St., Bethel. $10,152, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1. Zeko, Luan, 16 Rutlee Drive, Trumbull. $35,746, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 17.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED Mihaly, Michelle and Matthew Mihaly, Trumbull. Filed by Daddona Construction LLC, Waterbury, by Michael Daddona. Property: 111 Booth Hill Road, Trumbull. Amount: $37,200. Filed Dec. 4. Napolitano, Roberta, Norwalk. Filed by Juan Sanchez Landscape, Norwalk, by Juan Sanches. Property: 15 Clinton Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $7,300. Filed Dec. 2. Seaboard Hotels, Lts Associates, LLC, Stamford. Filed by Coastal Inc. and A. Pappajohn Co., Norwalk, by Jeffrey Kenneth Gamble. Property: Parcel B, Map 7130, Stamford. Amount: $362,573. Filed Dec. 1.

Ghuraibawi, Jennifer A. Al., 30 Golden Hill St., Trumbull. $187,954, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 17.

The Open Door Shelter Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Vase Management LLC, Bridgeport, by Vincencia Adusei. Property: 4 Merritt St., Norwalk. Amount: $50,662. Filed Dec. 5.

Gull, Brent K., 290 Main Ave., Norwalk. $152,651, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1.

LIS PENDENS

Marracco, Geraldine F., 115 Trumbull Drive, Unit B106, Trumbull. $30,569, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 10. McGannon, Kathleen and Patrick McGannon, 59 Jackson Drive, Trumbull. $29,294, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 17. Red Oil & Gas Inc., 777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. $1.2, million corporate payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 2. Rosenstein, Alexandra N., 164 Applegate Road, Fairfield. $897,992, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 1. FEDERAL TAX LIENS-RELEASED Abellard, Gary, 201 Merritt 7, Apt. Ul217, Trumbull. $46,180, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Nov. 10. Berman, Naomi and Brad Berman, 43 Chestnut Hill Road, Wilton. $10,782, a tax debt on personal income. Filed Dec. 24.

1326 Kossuth Street LLC, Bridgeport. Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for Nob Hill Condominium Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 174-C Louisiana Ave., Unit 364, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 1. Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut and Crystal Mack, Trumbull. Filed by the Law Offices of Becker, Zowine LLC, Bridgeport, for General Electric Employees Federal Credit Union. Property: 634 Old Town Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $125,214, dated May 2011. Filed Nov. 13. Barbosa, Federico, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 409 Lakeside Drive, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $177,900, dated October 2003. Filed Dec. 3.

FIGURES

Bello, Virginia and Francisco A. Bello, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Dyan M. Kozaczka, Orange, for Habitat For Humanity of Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport. Property: 785 Ogden St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $83,353, dated January 2006. Filed Dec. 1.

Fischl, William J., et al., Redding. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, R.I., for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: Lot 1A, Map 1424, Redding. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $155,000, dated April 2003. Filed Nov. 24.

Houston, John C., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 11 Moose Hill Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $580,000, dated July 2005. Filed Nov. 10.

Nemeroff, Michael D., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 411 Woodridge Ave., Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $260,000, dated November 2004. Filed Dec. 2.

Colburn, Kevin L., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 139 Old Barn Road, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $562,000, dated August 2003. Filed Dec. 3.

Fisher, William E., Trumbull. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 4923 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $274,500, dated July 2009. Filed Nov. 14.

Hughes, Carol Anne, et al., Bethel. Filed by Collins Hannafin PC, Danbury, for Chestnut Hill Village Condominium Association Inc., Bethel. Property: 93 Chestnut St., Unit 6C, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 3.

New England Home Development LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon PC, New Haven, for Tower Lien LLC. Property: 136140 Washington Terrace, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 2.

Convertito, Barbara, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 1102 Woodland Hills Drive, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $325,515, dated July 2010. Filed Nov. 17.

Fleurimont, Bernadette M. and Laban Fleurmimont, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 4222 Madison Ave., Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $350,000, dated June 2005. Filed Nov. 14.

Correa, Maria, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by ihe Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Eastwood Condominium Association of Bridgeport Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 167 Lousiana Ave., Unit 151, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 2. Davenport Jr., Isaac L., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing LLC, Rapid City, S.D. Property: 133 Thorme St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $185,800, dated March 2007. Filed Dec. 4. Duncan, David R., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing LLC, Rapid City, S.D. Property: 65 Beardsley Parkway, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated March 2004. Filed Nov. 18. Eaton, Beatrice C., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, R.I., for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: Lot 44, Map 2585, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $697,500, dated April 2010. Filed Dec. 4. Ellis, Diane A., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 38 Rollingwood Drive, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $249,900, dated April 2006. Filed Nov. 19.

George, Venita O., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for HSBC Bank USA NA, Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 410 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $150,000, dated March 2006. Filed Dec. 3. Grant, Vincent, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 12 Snowden St., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $343,000, dated March 2007. Filed Dec. 1. Haas, Timothy J., et al., Newtown. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 1 Hearthstone Lane, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $580,000, dated December 2005. Filed Nov. 26. Hamilton, Virginia E., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Coachlight Square Association of Bridgeport Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 333 Vincellette St., Unit 146, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 2. Hansen, Mark A., et al., Redding. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Md. Property: 1 Blueberry Hill Road, Redding. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $397,940, dated May 2011. Filed Nov. 26.

Jordan, Cutie Mae, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 804 Laurel Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $224,000, dated October 2005. Filed Dec. 3. Judkins, Mark R., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 8 Bayne Court, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $539,000, dated April 2007. Filed Dec. 4. Lord, Laverne, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Property: 39 Lillian St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Dec. 4. Lucas Jr., Joseph et al., Bridgeport. Filed by the Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Eastwood Condominium Association of Bridgeport Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 167 Lousiana Ave., Unit 99, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 2. McCarroll, Albert, et al., Jacksonville, Fla. Filed by Bender, Anderson and Barba PC, Hamden, for Hawthorne Square Condominium Association Inc., Hamden. Property: Unit 18, Building A of Hawthorne Square Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 2. Messiana, Christopher, Stamford. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Everbank, Jacksonville, Fla. Property: 8 Clay Hill Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $607,750, dated May 2011. Filed Dec. 1.

Newland, Errol G. Sr., et al., Trumbull. Filed by Leopold & Associates, Stamford, for Bank of America NA, Charlotte, N.C. Property: 45 Walker Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $290,500, dated October 2004. Filed Dec. 3. O’Boy, Susan I., et al., Bethel. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 10 Pell Mell Drive, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $552,000, dated September 2006. Filed Dec. 2. O’Marra, John M., et al., Bethel. Filed by Christopher G. Winans, Danbury, for Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 23 Walnut Road, Bethel. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $237,000, dated September 2012. Filed Nov. 24. Oyugi, Frederick J., et al., Stamford. Filed by Rosenberg & Rosenberg PC, West Hartford, for Redstone Manor Condominium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: Unit 2J in Laurelton House Condominium, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 2. Peterson, Joan M., et al., Newtown. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Green Tree Servicing LLC, Rapid City, S.D. Property: 1 Hi Barlow Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $357,000, dated October 2006. Filed Dec. 3. Pierre, Rameau, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 165 Garden Drive, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $340,000, dated September 2006. Filed Dec. 4. Plumb, Patricia A. and Mary Ann Petrovich, Newtown. Filed by Greene Law PC, Farmington, for Connecticut Tax Liens I LLC. Property: 69 Lakeview Terrace, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Newtown and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 1.

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FACTS Prancuk, Halina, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 1822 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $150,000, dated December 2005. Filed Dec. 3. Quito, Miguel, et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 36 Sunset St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $357,000, dated May 2004. Filed Dec. 4. Richard, Marie A., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 70 Ranch Drive, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $241,062, dated July 2004. Filed Dec. 1. Silpot, Sophia and Jeffrey M. Silpot, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Fifty Liberty Street Unit Owners Association Inc., Stamford. Property: Unit 1 of Fifty Liberty Street Condominium, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien due to delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Dec. 2. Veras, Andrew, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Glass & Braus, Fairfield, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 640 Shelton Road, Trumbull. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $380,000, dated February 2006. Filed Nov. 20. Williams, Janine, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York, N.Y. Property: 40 Morgan Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $86,500, dated March 2006. Filed Dec. 1. Young, Chelsea, et al., Stamford. Filed by Hunt, Leibert & Jacobsen PC, Hartford, for PHH Mortgage Corporation, Mount Laurel, N.J. Property: 46 Taylor St., Unit 206, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $143,100, dated December 2003. Filed Dec. 4.

MORTGAGES

COMMERCIAL 160 Old Dam LLC, Shelton, by Ronald Rohinsky. Lender: Raymond Green Funding LLC, Boston, Mass. Property: 160 Old Dam Road, Fairfield. Amount: $817,500. Filed Dec. 2.

CB Brookfield LLC, Patterson, N.Y., by John Clancy. Lender: Mahopac Bank, Brewster, N.Y. Property: 7 Edmond Road, Newtown. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 25. Collins Plaza West LLC, Greenwich, by Arthur Collins II. Lender: Webster Bank NA, Stamford. Property: 2001 W. Main St., Stamford. Amount: $10.3 million. Filed Dec. 4. JKT Associates LLC, Milford, by Kimmarie Battaglia. Lender: TPC Associates Inc., Milford. Property: 108 Colonial Village, Trumbull. Amount: $373,695. Filed Nov. 14. La Miss 1947 LLC and Let Me Be Frankly LLC, Darien, by Antoinett L. D’Angelo and Debra F. Mavoidis. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 947 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Dec. 2. Louis R. Cappelli Family Limited Partnership II, White Plains, N.Y., by Louis R. Cappelli. Lender: Hudson Valley Bank NA, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: Atlantic Street, Willow Street, Lot 9, Map 911, Stamford. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Dec. 5. Master LLC, Bridgeport, by Ender Kamaci. Lender: Bankwell Bank, New Canaan. Property: 624 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Amount: $370,000. Filed Dec. 1. Orchard Enterprise LLC, Norwalk, by Evangelos Papahristou. Lender: Michael L. Goldman, trustee, Norwalk. Property: 283-285 Orchard St., 61 Wolfpit Ave., and 217 Lewis St., Bridgeport. Amount: $120,000. Filed Dec. 4.

FIGURES

Alliant Financial, 17 Lobsterback Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Robert Giovanni. Filed Nov. 19.

Grace Line Deli, 508 Glenbrook Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Marvin Cruz. Filed Dec. 1.

Messy Maeve’s Mix LLC, 72 Wheeler Park Ave., Fairfield 06825, c/o Anne Arnold. Filed Dec. 1.

Tenet Partners, 15 River Road, Wilton 06897, c/o Brandlogic Corp. Filed Dec. 4.

Al’s Painting Plus, 75 Wheeler Ave., Apt. 902, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Alvizio Trigueiro. Filed Dec. 1.

Green Chimneys Children SVCS, 154 Main St., Stamford 06905, c/o Oslou Buhendwa. Filed Dec. 1.

Midas Auto Service, 41 Main St., Stamford, c/o Matthew Lee. Filed Dec. 4.

The Castle Construction Co., 140 Hoyt St., Apt. 3D, Stamford 06905, c/o Victor M. Castillo. Filed Dec. 2.

Bangla Bazar, 1218 State St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Rymana Aktar. Filed Dec. 2.

Green-Go Landscaping and Garden, 31 Clinton Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Peter Brooks. Filed Dec. 4.

Nails & Cia LLC, 69 Lincoln Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Andreia Cruz. Filed Dec. 4.

The Posture People, 107 Glenbrook Road, Stamford 06905, 107 Glenbrook Road. Filed Dec. 1.

Best Shine Cleaning Services, 46 Harmony St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Vandir Rodrigues. Filed Dec. 2.

H & L Home Improvement, 571 Connecticut Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Hensley R. Johnson. Filed Dec. 2.

O & C Roofing LLC, 631 Lindley St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Jose C. Santos. Filed Dec. 2.

York’s Shona Gallery, 657 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Inder Ahuja. Filed Dec. 4.

Beta Bullies, 1575 Iranistan Ave., Apt. 3, Bridgeport 06604, c/o Stephen L. Banks. Filed Dec. 4.

Harbor Points Pets, 101 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06902, c/o Christopher Sanchez. Filed Dec. 2.

O. C. Roofing & Siding, 1170 Norman St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Jose C. Dos Santos. Filed Dec. 2.

PATENTS

Board Room Recording, 100 Research Drive, Unit 8V, Stamford 06901, c/o Aaron Williams. Filed Dec. 3.

Icy Cuts Barber Shop, 110 Custer St., Stamford 06902, c/o Ivans Maignan. Filed Dec. 2.

Phetch, 101 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06902, c/o Christopher Sanchez. Filed Dec. 5.

Bungla Bazar Halal Meat, 1218 State St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Jannatul Ferdous. Filed Dec. 2.

It’s Team Blast, 40 Clinton St., Unit 607, Stamford 06902, c/o Michelet Desiral. Filed Dec. 1.

Plow Plus LLC, 15 School St., Apt. 8, Norwalk 06851, c/o James V. Charlot. Filed Dec. 1.

C L + H Energy LLC, 187 Danbury Road, Unit 3E, Wilton 06897, c/o Joseph Cacciatore, Gerard Luminoso and Steven Hammer. Filed Dec. 3.

J & K Stamford Inc., 49 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Kam Pei. Filed Dec. 5.

Putnams Landscaping LLC, 2 Pimpewang Road, Wilton 06897, c/o Grant Putnam. Filed Dec. 4.

JCP Hantyman Services, 53 Anderson St., Stamford 06902, c/o Juan Carlos Pichardo-Longo. Filed Dec. 5.

Rosa Cabinets LLC, 115 Cherry Hill Drive, Apt. 1A, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Marcio Rosa Oliveira. Filed Dec. 4.

Jesus Restaurando Vidas, 1241 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Olea L. Lopez and Herminio Lopez. Filed Dec. 2.

Sarah Ponden Interiors, 163 Franklin St., Unit 310, Stamford 06901, c/o Sarah Ponden. Filed Dec. 3.

Car Irrigation, 37 1/2 Spring Hill Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Cesar A. Rivera. Filed Nov. 24. Connecticut State Police Troop “A” Auxiliary Fund, 38 Durant Ave., Bethel 06801, c/o Timothy R. Mable. Filed Nov. 4. Corporate Cleaning & Bldg, 11 Red Barn Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Mary Ann Ciambriello. Filed Nov. 18.

JPL Home Improvement LLC, 262 Roger William Road, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Pierre Philippe Leonard. Filed Dec. 4.

Cranbury Tax Associates, 26 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Bryan Meek. Filed Nov. 26.

Kaizen Soccer, 91 Chestnut Hill Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Alex Jankovsky. Filed Dec. 5.

Crumbs Bake Shop, 167 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Lemonis Fischer Acq. Co. LLC. Filed Dec. 4.

Kids In Harmoni, 103 North St., Trumbull 06611, c/o Kelly Grich. Filed Nov. 6.

De Tele Com, 1051 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Leroy Frazer. Filed Dec. 1.

Kiko Milano, 5065 Main St., Space 256, Trumbull 06611, c/o Kiko USA Inc. Filed Nov. 20.

EQ, 60 Southfield Ave., Suite 100, Stamford, c/o Special Counsel Inc. Filed Dec. 2.

Kingdom Coverings, 76 Calhoun Ave., Trumbull 06611, c/o Phillip C. Schmidt. Filed Dec. 3.

NEW BUSINESSES

Frontier Communications of Connecticut, 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford 06905, c/o Southern New England Telephone Co. Filed Dec. 1.

Klean, 101 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06902, c/o Christopher Sanchez. Filed Dec. 2.

91 Jog Hill Rd., 5 Meadow Road, Trumbull 06611, c/o Madalena Atilho. Filed Dec. 1.

Frontier Long Distance, 3 High Ridge Park, Stamford 06905, c/o Snet America Inc. Filed Nov. 14.

A Tuch of Lux, 20 Ohio Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Christopher Mercer. Filed Dec. 2.

Fun Promotions, 660 Penfield Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o C + D Group LLC. Filed Dec. 1.

AAA Southern New England, 110 Royal Little Drive, Providence, R.I. 02904, c/o AAA Northeast, Inc. Filed Dec. 2.

Gemlogis-USA, PO Box 308, Bethel 06801, c/o Keith Sessler, Jerry Nathanson and Rose McCallum. Filed Dec. 2.

Sanddollar Development LLC, Fairfield, by Thomas W. Mason. Lender: Connecticut Community Bank NA, Westport. Property: 15 Penfield Place, Fairfield. Amount: $360,000. Filed Dec. 2. The Kennedy Center Inc., Trumbull, by Martin D. Schwartz. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 39 Lindeman Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 14. Tramuta Enterprises LLC, Milford, by Margaret F. Tramuta. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Stratford. Property: 18 Meadowview Drive, Trumbull. Amount: $190,000. Filed Dec. 4.

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Kool Runnings Mini Market, 840 State St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Annecia L. Young. Filed Dec. 3. La Mexicana 2 LLC, 1407 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Chandra S. Jakka. Filed Dec. 3. La Vardera & Associates, 5 Tulip Tree Lane, Norwalk 06851, c/o Leonard La Vara. Filed Nov. 24.

Sichiqui Home Improvement, 29 Aiken St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Luis A. Sichiqui. Filed Nov. 26. Sillery Marketing, 152 Cheese Spring Road, Wilton 06897, c/o Russell Sillery and Lenore Sillery. Filed Dec. 3. Siren Kollections, 2097 E. Main St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Jorge Ponce. Filed Dec. 4. Small Talk 4 Kids, 78 Harvard Ave., Suite 220, Stamford, c/o Caitlin M. Ingraham. Filed Dec. 2. Soccer Spotlight, 10 Wildrose Lane, Trumbull 06611, c/o Jack Burridge. Filed Dec. 3. Stamford Airport Services LLC, 101 Cold Spring Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Djamshid James Zamani. Filed Dec. 3. Star Strap Entertainment, 1098 Kossuth St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o Andre Hutchinson and Jermaine Johnson. Filed Dec. 4. Station House Bar and Grille, 232 East Ave., Norwalk 06855, c/o Dileina Tavarna, Inc. Filed Nov. 25. Taylor Construction, 6 Meadow Lane, Bethel 06801, c/o Chad Michael Taylor. Filed Dec. 2.

The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. Billing method for copy path images. Patent no. 8,914,311 issued to Amal Z. Malik, Pittsford, N.Y.; Xing Li, Webster, N.Y.; and Clara Cuciurean-Zapan, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Cart with a support surface having a selectively adjustable contour and a printing system sheet stacker incorporating the cart. Patent no. 8,911,199 issued to Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, N.Y.; and Derek A. Bryl, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Cold-pressure transfix in a simplified printer. Patent no. 8,913,934 issued to George C. Cardoso, Webster, N.Y.; John F. Knapp, Fairport, N.Y.; Rachael L. Mcgrath, Churchville, N.Y.; and Dale R. Mashtare, Bloomfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Color pixel counting for tiered billing in output jobs. Patent no. 8,913,824 issued to Xing Li, Webster, N.Y.; Amal Malik, Pittsford, N.Y.; and Clara Cuciurean-Zapan, Fairport, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Fuser member. Patent no. 8,911,871 issued to Jin Wu, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method and system for constructing a document redundancy graph. Patent no. 8,914,720 issued to Steven J. Harrington, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Natural ink limit encoding for digital color managed workflow systems. Patent no. 8,913,311 issued to James Michael Sanchez, Rochester, N.Y.; Guo-Yau Lin, The Woodlands, Texas; and David C. Robinson, Penfield, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and methods for determining color characteristics of an image. Patent no. 8,913,290 issued to Amal Z. Malik, Pittsford, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

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CBIA Announces Leadership Changes

MS Healthcare president and chief executive officer Donna R. Galluzzo has been elected chair of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s board of directors. The board also elected Joe Brennan as president and chief executive officer, replacing John Rathgeber, who is retiring February 1 after 37 years with CBIA. Robert S. Sobolewski, president and chief executive officer of Farmington-based ebm-papst, Inc. and John Ciulla, executive vice president with Webster Bank in Stamford, were elected as vice chairs of CBIA’s board. Galluzzo succeeds James P. Torgerson, president and chief executive officer of UIL Holdings Corporation, who becomes the immediate past chair of the state’s largest business organization. “I’m honored to serve as chair of the CBIA in its bicentennial year,” said Galluzzo, referring to CBIA’s 200th anniversary, which will be marked in 2015.

Joe Brennan

“CBIA has forged its reputation based on trust, integrity, and working collaboratively toward thoughtful policy and business solutions to some of the state’s most pressing challenges.” “It is my intent to build on this strong history and to help the association benefit from a smooth transition of executive leadership while elevating Connecticut to one of the top 20 states in the country for business by 2017.” Brennan joined CBIA in 1988 as staff attorney, assuming responsibility in 2006 for the organization’s overall public policy operations including its legislative, regulatory, communications, research, and public affairs activities.

He has served on numerous legislative task forces and commissions on economic and tax policies. He also serves on several boards and councils. “Donna, Bob, John, and Jim will play invaluable roles as we promote the sound economic and fiscal policies Connecticut needs to become more competitive for private sector investments and job creation,” Brennan said. CBIA also announced that Brian Flaherty will bring his years of government affairs and legislative experience to his newest role as senior vice president, public policy. “We’re incredibly pleased to have Brian join our team,” said Brennan. “He brings energy, experience, and terrific perspective and will play an invaluable role as we address the challenges facing our member companies and the state’s economy.” In leading CBIA’s public policy division, Flaherty will Donna Galluzzo have responsibility for the association’s government affairs, grassroots, research, and communications operations. Flaherty was most recently vice president for public policy and external affairs at Nestlé Waters North America, a division of Nestlé, Inc., where he oversaw the company’s government relations, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement activities. Prior to joining Nestlé, Flaherty was an eight-term member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, representing Watertown, Middlebury, and Woodbury. He served five of those terms as Deputy House Minority Leader.  Read more at cbia.com

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