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FAIRFIELD COUNTY REAL ESTATE BROKERS SAY ‘MANSION TAX’ WOULD KILL BUSINESS BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

onnecticut state Sen. Martin Looney’s proposal to add a statewide tax on residential and commercial properties is not sitting well with area real estate brokers. Instead, they say, it would have a deadening effect on the progress that both Fairfield County and

Connecticut in general have seen over the past couple of years, particularly during the Covid era. “People have increasingly been coming here from Westchester County and New York City — and a big reason is that the taxes here are lower,” Roxanna Bajra, a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway in Stamford, told the Business

Journal. “To turn around and say, ‘Oh, by the way, we’re going to tax you more’ — what’s the allure to come into Connecticut?” Looney (D-Hartford), who is the Senate president pro tempore, unveiled his proposal last month. It would require those who own a house whose market value is at least » NO SALE

Senior living community to join Purchase College’s youthful mix

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senior living community that can be traced to a concept first voiced in 2003, but which has not yet broken ground, already has residents lined up for 60% of its planned 220 units. The project is Broadview-Senior

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Living at Purchase College, a 40-acre neighborhood to be built at an estimated cost of $320 million on the 500-acre campus. The entity identified as the developer is LCS/SCD Partners LLC. The sponsor is identified as Purchase Senior Living Community Inc., a nonprofit set up by the college to develop a senior living community. Iowa-based Life Care Services, an established manager of senior living communities, is shown as manager of the project and is handling the marketing. “When projects like these retirement communities are built, they’re often done like this with what we

call a pre-launch. Before construction is even started, the concept, both design of the physical structure as well as a full program of what will be offered, are well-documented so we are able to market this idea to older adults looking for their retirement plan,” Ashley Wade, Broadview’s director of marketing, told the Business Journal. Wade said that the marketing has been underway for two years and much of it now is being done virtually because of Covid. Broadview has created virtual reality presentations that can be viewed by prospects using virtual reality » GENERATIONAL MASHUP

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Thrown Stone Theatre Co. will even move the audience for ’21 events BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

hen the Covid-19 pandemic took root last year, Ridgefield’s nonprofit Thrown Stone Theatre Co. had two plays scheduled for its 2020 season: the world premiere of “Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven” by Reina Hardy and the U.S. premiere of “The Phlebotomist” by British writer Ella Road. In announcing the postponement of the season, the theater group had with great hope slated the plays for their premieres in the summer of 2021. But that plan was predicated on the pandemic being mitigated and some degree of pre-crisis normalcy returning to daily life. For Jonathan Winn, the company’s co-artistic director, it quickly became obvious that the initial strategy was too optimistic. “In the fall, when it became clear that we probably would not feel good about inviting an audience indoors, we started brainstorming other things that we could do to serve our role as a company that conducts conversations here in Fairfield County with

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a sense of intimacy,” he said. “We thought about doing some short form plays and as the discussions matured, we settled on roaming production between three different spaces, so that we can have a sense of basically doing a season all in one event.” Thrown Stone, which does not have a permanent theater of its own, teamed with three Ridgefield sites — the Keeler Tavern Museum and History Center, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and West Lane Inn — for this endeavor. Three original one-act plays with a common theme will be staged in outdoor settings at each site, and the audience will move between the three sites for the full presentation. “You’ll be guided from one venue to the next,” explained Winn. “It’s a short walk, probably less than a mile of walking for the entire experience. The Keeler is on Main Street, so you will walk north for a block-and-a-half to be at Aldrich. And when the Aldrich’s play concludes, we’ll cross the street at the crosswalk and go back up the street another couple blocks to the West Lane Inn and see the FCBJ

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final play there.” The nomadic nature of the event adds new concerns to Winn’s slate, including have the street crossings patrolled to ensure pedestrian safety to social distancing in the journey between sites and even tick safety for the outdoor summer settings on each site’s lawn. As the theme linking the three plays, Winn chose “The Suburbs” as the topic and contracted playwrights Tony Meneses, Phanésia Pharel and Catherine Yu to create original works that viewed suburban environments through a nonwhite perspective. “People may take umbrage with calling Ridgefield a suburb because it is a town, but it is a bedroom community for New York City,” Winn said. “We wanted to explore who lives here, who gets to live here and what does it mean to live here. “And we specifically wanted to explore it through the lens of writers of color — demographically, Ridgefield is in the area of 94% to 95% white, and we wanted to understand what that means from an identity perspective and how

Kiza Deen and Jade Anouka in the original London production of “The Phlebotomist.” The U.S. premiere scheduled by Thrown Stone for last year and this summer was canceled by the pandemic. Photo courtesy Hampstead Theatre in London. we can reflect that identity back to Ridgefield through writers in color.” Winn set a deadline for the first draft of the three new plays for May 1, with workshop readings set for June. The plays are set to premiere Aug. 27 and will be staged Thursdays through Sundays until Sept. 12, with an extra weekend planned in case inclement weather cancels performances. “That’s what keeps me up at night,” said Winn, with a laugh. “We’ll announce as needed for those dates.” Concurrent with this endeavor, Thrown Stone is also commissioning a new play by Jacqueline Goldfinger on the life of Ammi Phillips, an early 19th century itinerant portraitist. This work, Winn added, will be premiered when Thrown Stone is finally able to resume indoor productions.

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As BRI marks 75 years, it names Lisa DeRosa as its first female president BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

he Building & Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region (BRI) marked its 75th anniversary on Feb. 11 with Lisa DeRosa, president of DeRosa Builders Inc. of White Plains, having been named its new president. “My goal is to bring more transparency and give the organization a greater voice,” said DeRosa, who is also BRI’s first female president. “Whenever an issue occurs in the building and realty industries, I want the BRI to be the ultimate source in the Hudson Valley. I want to amplify our members’ voices and give the BRI a larger spotlight.” “We always hear the term ‘glass ceiling’ when it comes to women,” DeRosa said, while noting that she did not encounter it at DeRosa Builders where her father’s office staff of a dozen was all women. She said that’s evident from the fact that her father selected her to lead the company. “Women bring a lot of different perspectives that are completely different from men’s. And I think it’s extremely important to have equal representation on all fronts to truly represent the society that we live in,” she said. DeRosa told the Business Journal that while the BRI already has a strong presence in Albany and a lobbyist, it is a very large group and she would like to see it do more to utilize the power that comes with having a substantial number of members

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and a long-term reputation. The Armonk-based organization was formed on Feb. 11, 1946, and has grown to have 1,800 members who come from 14 counties in New York. “There is a lot of legislation that seems to be anti-landlord and what I don’t think people seem to understand is that we create housing,” DeRosa said. “The house you’re going home to tonight was built by a builder, probably somebody who was or is a member of the Builders Institute.” She said builders take a tremendous amount of risk to do what they do and government regulations add to the complexity. “There is a lot of red tape, there’s a lot of opposition,” DeRosa said. “We need to change the conversation. I say to people, ‘I create housing and I create jobs. Why would you want to make my job more difficult? Why would you want to make it more difficult for me to hire more people and create more housing?’” DeRosa served as a vice chair of the BRI’s Apartment Owners Advisory Council from 2016 to 2020 and has been a member of its negotiating committee during its labor contract negotiations with Local 32-BJ Service Employees International Union (SEIU). She was elected to the BRI’s Board of Trustees in 2016 and has served as secretary since 2018. DeRosa succeeded Vincent Mutarelli as BRI’s president. As the organization’s immediate past president, he is serving a one-year term as chair of the board of trustees. FCBJ

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Lisa DeRosa DeRosa’s late father, John DeRosa served as president of the BRI in the 1960s and was a longtime member of the organization’s board. Her late mother, Margit DeRosa, was a president and longtime member of the BRI’s Women’s Council. “The Builders Institute has been around my entire life,” DeRosa said. “It probably was one of the first words I learned as a toddler because whenever there was an issue my dad would say, ‘Call the Builders Institute.’ The Builders Institute was the source for all things real estate when I was growing up.” DeRosa had praise for actions taken by the BRI’s CEO Tim Foley in getting information out to help members react to the Covid pandemic and staging virtual events as substitutes for the organization’s regular membership gatherings. “He’s using every bit of tech-

nology he can get his hands on so we can get messages out to our state legislators on things that are coming down the pike,” DeRosa said. “I know that when nonessential construction was shut down it did hurt a lot of people.” She also said that in many cases government Covid-19 relief programs that are designed to help tenants entail negotiating layer upon layer of red tape and that has delayed getting funds to people who need them and, in turn, to landlords who need revenue to meet expenses to keep their buildings viable. She said that the BRI has been concerned about the scope of the anti-eviction regulations that have gone into effect during the pandemic. “No owner wants to evict somebody. It’s not what you do in real estate,” DeRosa said. “You want people to live in your building, to regard it as their home.” She said that government

action that in effect cancels rent creates a trickle-down effect. She also said the organization is very much concerned with issues of affordable housing. “Our organization encompasses all aspects of real estate: apartment owners, property managers, co-ops and condos, residential builders, commercial builders, suppliers,” DeRosa said. “There are a lot of benefits to being a member of the BRI in addition to the obvious things like networking or getting help with a problem or tapping into someone else’s knowledge. Whether you’re a national company with operations in 50 states or you’re a small local organization, it’s worth being a member if you’re doing business in the Hudson Valley.”

Hudson Valley energy broker accused of fleecing customers in $100M lawsuit BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

nergy deregulation was supposed to provide customers with lower prices for electricity and gas, according to a lawsuit, but has often resulted in price gouging and deceptive practices. Angela Glikin of Maryland claims she was a victim of such abuses in a class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, White Plains, against Major Energy Electric Services of Orangeburg. “Some unscrupulous energy suppliers, like Major Energy, have exploited deregulation by deceiving customers hoping to save on their residential energy costs,” the lawsuit states. Major engaged in practices “designed to profiteer at the expense of the consuming public.” Major Energy did not respond to an email asking for its side of the story. States began deregulating energy markets in the 1990s, allowing independent companies that neither produced nor delivered electricity to broker energy prices for consumers. They competed primarily against local utilities. And since a unit of energy is the same no matter who sells it, the independents competed on price. Major Energy’s strategy was to set an initial fixed rate, below or equal to the local utility, according to the complaint. Then at some point, the plan defaulted to variable rates purportedly based on competitive market rates. But the promise of competitive rates was false, the complaint states. Major Energy’s variable rates were allegedly untethered from market condition and at least twice as high as local utility rates. The lawsuit accuses Major Energy of taking advantage of consumers’ ignorance about energy markets. “No consumer would ever agree to Major Energy’s variable rate if they knew the truth,” the lawsuit states. Several states have filed lawsuits and regulatory actions against energy brokers. New York, for example, found that residential customers had paid $1.2 billion more to brokers than they would have paid their local utilities from 2014 to 2016. Small commercial customers paid an extra $136 million. New York banned brokers from serving low-income consumers in 2016 and banned variable rates in 2019. In 2001, 42 states had begun or were considering energy deregulation. Today, the complaint states, only 17 states and the District of Columbia deregulate energy.

Glikin signed up for electricity service with North Eastern States Inc. in 2013 for 9.5 cents per kwh. In 2018, her contract was assigned to Major Energy, an affiliate of Sparks Energy of Houston. Major Energy promised competitive prices, according to the complaint, but immediately “began price gouging her.” She canceled the contract last year when she realized that Major’s rates were much higher than the local utility rates. For nearly two years, she paid Major Energy from 16.11 cents to 18.99 cents per kilowatt hour, according to the lawsuit. The local utility was charging from 6.55 cents to 8.14 cents per kilowatt hour and

the wholesale market used by brokers was charging 5.4 cents to 8.9 cents per kilowatt hour. The complaint was filed on behalf of all Major Energy customers in the United States who were charged variable rates for electricity or gas. Major Energy is accused of fraud, unjust enrichment, deceptive practices and breach of contract. The action is seeking at least $100 million in compensation, plus punitive damages. Glikin is represented by Armonk attorneys Steven L. Wittels, J. Burkett McInturff and Susan J. Russell; and by White Plains attorneys D. Greg Blankinship and Chantal Khalil.

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$430,000 to pay one extra “mill” — $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value — in property taxes each year. The senator and some fellow Democrats believe the move would raise $73.5 million a year, which would be redistributed to cities and towns that are struggling financially. “You have a disparity in Connecticut where Hartford has a mill rate of 74, Greenwich a mill rate of 11,” Looney told WVIT. “Greenwich raises over $30 million on a single mill. Other communities raise very modest amounts of probably $100,000 or so on a mill. “In a state this small, to have these kinds of contrasts is a real economic drag and anchor on our state,” he said. Given that it is designed to raise the most money from Connecticut’s most affluent communities, it comes as no surprise that Fairfield County municipalities would bear the brunt of the proposal. According to legislative estimates, Greenwich property owners would pay the most under the proposal — nearly $21.8 million — followed by Westport ($6.6 million), Stamford ($5.8 million), and Darien ($5.2 million). Looney has floated a so-called “mansion tax” before, most recently in 2019 when

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headsets or online on home computers or other devices. “They look at the location and orientation within the community itself, if they want a first floor or a fourth floor or if they want a west-facing balcony or an east-facing patio, whatever it is that strikes their fancy, they choose their exact residence,” Wade said. “We won’t even build-out a 3D model because the virtual reality experience is so superlative. I do think this market is sophisticated and they appreciate it and are not intimidated by the technology. They enjoy the opportunity to really get a feel for what these residences are going to look and feel like.” Wade said that they have been taking deposits of 10% of the entry fees to hold units for people planning to move to Broadview. She also said that the deposits are fully refundable if plans change. She said the deposits are held in escrow at a bank in White Plains and the person receives 2% interest on the money for the duration of time between when it’s posted and they take occupancy. In addition to the entry fee, there is a monthly charge for living at Broadview. “I always say it’s a risk-free investment in themselves because it allows them to make this investment in their future, but it has one heck of a good escape hatch,” Wade said. “We’ll be in position to break ground this summer and the expected build-out will be about 18 months.” She said that while the offering plan does provide notice that more than the 220 units planned are allowed there are no current

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it failed to gain traction. But that proposal was aimed at property sales of more than $2.5 million. While Realtors were opposed to it as well, they said that at least it came closer to being applied to actual mansions. “$430,000 is not a mansion,” Ryan Raveis, co-president of Shelton-based William Raveis, told the Business Journal. In addition, he said, “These things always grow over time, like our income tax has. It gets to the point where, in the long term, you start to drive people out of the state. As it is, some of the uber-wealthy and giant companies have already left” over the past few years. Due in large part to the Covid effect, where an unusually high number of people and companies have relocated from New York City and Westchester to Connecticut, Raveis said that Fairfield County unit sales were up in December 2020 by 59% compared with the previous December, with the median sales price of $606,000 representing a 34.7% increase. Greenwich was particularly strong — unit sales were up 145.9%, and the median sales price rose by 9.6% to $2 million for the period — while unit sales also dramatically increased in Westport (129%), New Canaan (135%), Weston (93%) and others. Jayme Stevenson, the Republican first

selectwoman of Darien — which saw a 68.4% increase in unit sales — told a Feb. 1 Zoom conference hosted by the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities that “The health of our state is dependent on many factors — one of those is the health of our urban centers.” However, she added, “I oppose new taxes. I most definitely oppose a statewide mansion tax.” Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) has also disparaged Looney’s proposal. “Connecticut Democrats’ solutions — tolls, gas taxes and insurance taxes — always target middle-class families’ wallets,” he said. “Now they are coming after the middle-class family home.” “Unequivocally, the Connecticut Realtors (association, or CTR) strongly opposes any new tax on real estate,” the organization’s president-elect, Tammy Felenstein, told the Business Journal. “We’re finally seeing some growth and this would be a huge roadblock to our continuing to grow.” Felenstein, who is also executive vice president, managing director of sales at Brown Harris Stevens in Stamford, said that for all that momentum, house and condo sales are still not up to the level they were before the 2008-09 recession.

“People who own a $430,000 home are probably struggling to get by,” she said. “One of the arguments we make when people are considering Fairfield County over Westchester County is that our taxes are so much lower,” Felenstein said. “Yes, you have to travel a little farther to get to and from Manhattan, but it’s worth it, with our quality of life, our schools and other factors.” A $1 million home in Scarsdale will come with $23,000 to $31,000 in property taxes, while a similarly priced home in Greenwich has property taxes of about $7,300 to $9,500, according to SITL Home Renovation & Design in Greenwich. Raveis said that New York is hardly the only point of contention for the Fairfield County market. “We’re also competing with Rhode Island and Massachusetts,” he said. “We have to have strong value for people to keep coming here, instead of somewhere else. The last thing we want to do is undermine ourselves.” “Why discourage people from coming here?” asked Bajra. “We want to keep people in Connecticut, not chase them out. “We as Realtors have fought these kinds of statewide taxes before,” she said, “and we will do it again this year.”

plans to go beyond that number and move to a second phase. The state has approved building up to 385 units on the college campus. The initiative to create housing for senior citizens on the SUNY Purchase campus can be attributed to Thomas J. Schwarz, former president of SUNY Purchase. Not only did he lead development of the concept, he helped achieve necessary approvals from the state government that would allow a portion of the campus to be used for such a development. “Having the senior learning community on campus will lead to a creative synergy between youth and experience, fostering an alliance of energy and wisdom that benefits everyone,” Schwarz was quoted in a Business Journal article as having said about the proposal. The senior residents would be encouraged to continue their learning experiences and also take advantage of the college’s cultural opportunities such as events at the Performing Arts Center and exhibitions at the Neuberger Museum of Art. A “learning commons” would feature seminar rooms, performance and exhibition space, a computer lab and art studios. Additional amenities for residents would include multiple dining venues, a movie theater, pool, fitness center, spa and salon. Legislation allowing Purchase College to go ahead with leasing some of its land for senior living was approved by the state Legislature in 2008 but was vetoed by Gov. David Paterson. A 2011 bill was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, allowing the school to lease about 40 acres to its nonprofit Purchase College Advancement Corp. By

law, three-quarters of the money the college receives from the project must go toward scholarships with the rest going toward hiring full-time faculty members. Residents moving into Broadview are required to be at least 62 years old. The apartment mix will include 174 one- and two-bedroom units with underground reserved parking and an additional 46 two-bedroom units with attached two-car garages. Twenty percent of the units have been designated as affordable and Westchester County residents will receive priority for half of those. Broadview will be on the southwest portion of the 500-acre campus. About 10 acres of the site will be dedicated as open space, with trails and outdoor activity space for the residents and students. The law that approved using some of the campus for

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senior housing required the school to designate 80 acres on another part of campus as permanent open space. The general contractor for Broadview is Whiting-Turner, which has more than 50 locations in the U.S., including a White Plains office. The architect is Hord Coplan Macht of Baltimore. Merlino Design Partnership, with offices in Philadelphia and Orlando, is the interior designer. The landscape architect is MKW+Associates LLC of Rutherford, New Jersey. The civil engineer for the project is Divney Tung Schwalbe and the law firm is DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkher, both in White Plains.

SUITE TALK Suite Talk: Margaret Nunziato, executive director of Westchester Independent Living Center

ast month, Margaret Nunziato became the second executive director of the Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC), succeeding Joe Bravo who retired after founding the organization four decades ago. WILC is part of a national association of independent living centers that provide a wide spectrum of nonresidential and nonmedical services for people with disabilities. The organization is headquartered in White Plains and operates an outreach office in Yonkers and a satellite office in Brewster for the Putnam Independent Living Services. Nunziato joined the organization in 1999 to oversee the New York state Department of Health’s traumatic brain injury waiver program for the lower Hudson Valley region. She was previously deputy executive director prior to taking the leadership reins. In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall speaks with Nunziato on the organization’s operations during the pandemic and her goals for 2021.

Congratulations on becoming the new executive director at the organization. How did you feel when you were asked to take over from Mr. Bravo? “I was extremely honored. Mr. Bravo has been there for 40 years — he created the agency and the fact that I was asked made me just very proud.”

What has the last 12 months been like for the organization?

“It has been very busy. We have been supporting our participants through various means: We have been doing wellness calls on a daily basis, we began a food insecurity program where we sent out and continue to send gift cards in increments of $150 to individuals who need food. Unfortunately, food deliveries cannot be done under food stamps, so with these cards, individuals can call up grocery stores and have food delivered to them. “We have offered people other Covidessential equipment such as masks and have provided individuals with phones or tablets so that they could communicate to prevent isolation. We have conducted groups with our peer advocacy and mental health programs, and we’ve done cooking groups and done luncheon groups where everybody has joined during a lunch on

Zoom so that you can eat and talk together. We definitely have been trying to identify the needs of our participants and those that we serve, and fill those needs as best as we can.”

Where does the funding from your organization come from and how has the pandemic impacted the funding channels?

“Our agency has various grants and funding sources. We get funding through the state and through the federal government and we do have some fees for services. “Through this pandemic, because of how the state was under financial need, there was some withholding of funds in order to support the state as a whole. However, we have been just told that withholding is going to be coming back to us. Luckily, our grants have been coming through and we applied for the emergency loans. “So, we did okay. There were some scary periods. But we brainstormed on how we could keep our staff up and running and support the needs of our participants.”

Last year was the 30th anniversary of the passage of the American with Disabilities Act. In the three decades

since that became law, how has life improved for people with disabilities? And are there still challenges that they face in the job market or housing or transportation?

“People with disabilities have definitely come a long way over the past 30 years, absolutely. However, they have been faced with barriers. There are still inequities in the job market, in finding accessible and affordable housing, in having access to health care, getting into some stores, getting into some hotels and restaurants, having menus that are accessible for everybody. There are things that able-bodied people take for granted and don’t realize how difficult it is for someone that may not be able to see as well or not be able to get on a sidewalk. So, yes, there are things that still need to be addressed. And we are addressing them.”

What are your priorities going forward as executive director for the organization?

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Margaret Nunziato, executive director of Westchester Independent Living Center.

to continue with that mission and expand his dream.”

What are you doing in terms of working with the business community to bring more people with disabilities into the workforce?

“We have multiple programs that assist people with work readiness. We participate in many county task forces and we network on various committees to let people know what we do and what support we could provide. “When we say ‘job readiness,’ it’s not just about a job skill. It’s also about helping and supporting people with issues that might be occurring at home and may be preventing them from getting a full-time job, whether it’s a health-related issue, childcare issue, or a transportation issue. When we work with individuals, we do an assessment as a whole and we work on the job readiness — the actual job skill — as well as any other issue that might be a barrier from that for them getting a position.” WCBJ

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ENTA and Emblem agree on contract BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

ontract disputes between health care providers and insurance companies have become almost commonplace as providers fight to maximize their revenues and insurers fight to rein in rising costs, according to a report by the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute. At the same time, a Tarrytown-based health care provider and an insurer have agreed on a new contract after an approximately three-year hiatus. ENT and Allergy Associates LLP (ENTA), which has more than 215 physicians spread among 43 offices in Westchester, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Rockland, Nassau, Suffolk, New York City and parts of New Jersey recently announced a contract agreement with Emblem Health. Under the new agreement, Emblem GHI (Group Health Insurance) members will once again have access to ENTA’s ear, nose, throat and allergy specialists as in-network providers. Emblem Health provides benefits to nearly 3 million members. ENTA estimates it sees more than 90,000 patients each month. As examples of what’s happening around the country, the Georgetown report cited 100,000 UnitedHealthcare Medicare and commercial insurance members losing in-network access to eight Houston Methodist hospitals and other outpatient facilities when a contract renewal agreement could not be reached. It highlighted a dispute between Highmark Health and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center that became so prolonged and contentious it required involvement of the state’s attorney general and U.S. Supreme Court. “National insurer Cigna has disputed with provider systems across the country, from Dignity Health in California to Mission Hospital in North Carolina and Christus Health hospitals in Louisiana and Texas,” the Georgetown report said. “Contract disputes between payers and providers have increasingly dominated media headlines.” Those included local headlines made when UnitedHealthcare and the Montefiore Health System failed to reach contract agreements by Jan. 1, cutting off

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in-network access to hospitals and physicians for tens of thousands in Westchester and nearby areas. “We believe the Emblem contract with us is significant,” Robert Glazer, CEO of ENTA told the Business Journal. “We were contracted with Emblem up until three years ago and we came to an impasse with respect to the rates that were being paid to our physicians at that point in time.” Glazer said that when ENTA went outof network with Emblem many patients covered by them stopped coming to ENTA physicians. He explained patients choosing out-of-network services face higher out-of-pocket costs. “People try to stay in-network to reduce their health costs,” Glazer said. “I think the other side of that is that there are just a limited number of physicians who can provide the (otolaryngology and allergy) expertise and I think Emblem recognized that.” Glazer said that ENTA and Emblem were able to come to a reasonable compromise that made both parties happy. Among those again covered for in-network care from ENTA are employees of New York City agencies including the Department of Education, police and fire departments, Department of Sanitation, Housing Authority and Health and Hospitals Corp. “Our area that we serve is probably a 150-mile radius, Southampton, Poughkeepsie, northern Jersey Shore. There are 22 million people who live inside that area,” Glazer said. “Statistics show that 1.5% of the health-care dollar is spent on otolaryngology services and – Robert Glazer under 1% on allergy services. So, from an insurer’s point of view we represent a very small piece of the health care dollar but a very important piece. A subspecialty like ours that’s really geared to try to keep people out of the hospital, we’re to the benefit of insur-

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ance companies if we can be in-network.” Glazer said that while ENTA has arrangements with many insurance companies, no single company constitutes more than a 5% or 10% segment of the organization’s payer mix. “Any one is 5% of our business or 10% of our business and it allows us not to be dominated by an insurance company who may want to force their rates on us,” Glazer said. “We can be somewhat choosy.” Glazer said that smaller physician groups negotiating with an insurance company may not have the leverage a larger group such as ENTA has during negotiations to tell the insurer that the rates it is offering are not what needs to be paid. At the same time, he points out that ultimately the insurance company may save money because there’s no need for patients to obtain care from expensive institutions. “I want to be on friendly terms with every insurance company, but I also want to ensure that our physicians are reimbursed appropriately,” Glazer said. ENTA is working on expanding its services to include offering Covid-19 vaccinations and some of its offices have received necessary approvals although

Statistics show that 1.5% of the health-care dollar is spent on otolaryngology services and under 1% on allergy services. So, from an insurer’s point of view we represent a very small piece of the health care dollar but a very important piece. A subspecialty like ours that’s really geared to try to keep people out of the hospital, we’re to the benefit of insurance companies if we can be in-network.”

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ENTA had not received a vaccine supply as of late January. “Having a complement of alreadytrained allergists and nurses that can deliver these shots, we’ve offered to open on Saturdays, which we’re not normally opened on, just to provide shots because we recognize that people are really looking to get vaccinated,” Glazer said. “As a group we’re really frontline.” Glazer said that ENTA does work with pharmaceutical companies on clinical trials and wants to be progressive in all of its endeavors. “We want to help get us back to normal. We’re not going to get back to normal until there are more people vaccinated,” Glazer said, adding that vaccination, such as giving annual flu shots, normally is in the bailiwick of primary care physicians. “We decided that we have the allergy nurses, we have the setup to do that and, provided the opportunity to get the vaccine, we want to help vaccinate the public.” Glazer said that just as Covid affected small businesses, so too has it affected smaller otolaryngology and allergy practices and he expects to receive inquiries from practitioners looking to join ENTA. “I think we’re going to see additional growth this year,” Glazer said. “We have centralized systems. We have well-trained staff that can integrate other offices, so I’m projecting that we will see further growth this year. We may even push out on the edges a little bit, maybe farther south in Jersey, maybe up the Hudson Valley and we’re excited about that.”

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axpayers need to be aware of several key items involving credits, deductions and refunds when filing their tax returns. 1. Recovery rebate credit/economic impact payment. In January, the Treasury Department and the IRS began sending the second round of Economic Impact Payments to millions of Americans as part of the implementation of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. As with the first round of Economic Impact Payments, taxpayers don’t need to take any action to receive these payments. Taxpayers who didn’t receive an advance payment should review the eligibility criteria when they file their 2020 taxes because many people, including recent college graduates, may be eligible for a credit. Taxpayers who received an Economic Impact Payment should have received Notice 1444, Your Economic Impact Payment, and should keep it with their 2020 tax records. Individuals who received the full amount for both Economic Impact Payments do not need to complete information about the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 Form 1040 or 1040-SR because they’ve already received the full amount of the Recovery Rebate Credit as advance payments. Eligible individuals who did not receive an Economic Impact Payment — either the first or the second payment — can claim a Recovery Rebate Credit when filing their 2020 Form 1040 or 1040-SR this year. They may be eligible to claim the Recovery Rebate Credit on their tax year 2020 federal income tax return if: • they didn’t receive an Economic Impact Payment, or • their Economic Impact Payment was less than the full amount of the

Economic Impact Payment for which they were eligible. 2. Option to use prior year income amounts. Also new this year is the option to use prior year income amounts (2019) when computing the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Additional Child Tax Credit. 3. Interest on refunds is taxable. Taxpayers who received a federal tax refund in 2020 may have been paid interest. Refund interest payments are taxable and must be reported on federal income tax returns. In January 2021, the IRS will send Form 1099-INT, Interest Income, to anyone who received interest totaling $10 or more. 4. Charitable deductions. In 2020, taxpayers who don’t itemize deductions may take a charitable deduction of up to $300 for cash contributions made in 2020 to qualifying organizations. Please note that this amount applies whether filing individual or joint returns. In 2021, this amount increases to $600 for joint filers ($300 for single filers). 5. Virtual currency. If in 2020, you engaged in a transaction involving virtual currency, you will need to answer the question on page 1 of Form 1040 or 1040-SR. In 2019, this question was on Schedule 1. 6. Form 1099-NEC. Individuals may receive Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation, rather than Form 1099MISC, Miscellaneous Income, if they performed certain services for and received payments from a business in 2020. This column is for information only and is not intended as advice for anyone. Taxes are often complicate and mistakes can be costly. For tax matters, consider retaining the assistance of a qualified professional.

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Women helping women, through divorce BY KAREN SACKOWITZ ksackowitz@westfairinc.com

nyone who’s been through a divorce knows it can be overwhelming. To help navigate the process, two Fairfield County women-owned businesses offer specialized services for their peers. “For many, managing a divorce is like being dropped in a foreign country where you don’t speak the language,” says Lisa Williams, a certified divorce coach based in Wilton. “So I teach some of the language, reduce some of the fear and give my client a little more confidence.” The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a third of marriages ended in divorce in 2018. Williams says 2020 trends should be interesting, given couples being home together for long stretches of time; that scenario can make or break a relationship. Likewise for those who had already started the process when the courts shut down in March and private conversations were impossible as families worked and learned from home. Williams got divorced six years ago, after which she was approached by several women who wanted to find out how she managed it. The idea for a business began to take shape, but Williams says “I’m a bit Type A and I didn’t want to give bad advice, or the wrong advice. So I went back to school and got my certification to become a divorce coach.” Williams already held impressive credentials, including a degree in applied economics and business management from Cornell University and a master’s in marketing with a minor in international business from New York University. In 2018, she completed her training through Florida-based CDC Certified Divorce Coaching. But in describing her approach, Williams actually draws upon her experience as a cancer survivor. “When I was going through treatment, I was provided a nurse navigator, which was a relatively new role back then. Anytime I had a question about anything — is there a good book my kids can read, should we enlist a therapist, I’m having trouble making an appointment — she was my point person,” she says. “That’s kind of how I run my practice. I’m the middle of the wheel with the client, and all around us are all the people that help a person get divorced — the financial analyst, investment counselor,

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therapist, real estate agent. I work between all of them to try to reduce the stress, the cost and the time of getting a divorce.” Throughout the process, Williams works with a client on what they need in the short term and the long term, so they can strategize how to work it into their agreement. “We talk about things like, OK you want to keep the house, but is that really feasible for you? Your child is now 10, but what will he or she need when they are 15?” she says, adding that there are emotional factors to plan out as well. “We’ll also find out about possible hot buttons, like, is your spouse a yeller? Let’s prepare for what that will be like in mediation.” Clients will often enlist her help post-divorce as well, figuring out the logistics of two households and how to minimize stress on kids and parents alike. She says what she finds most gratifying is seeing women gain their confidence. “When you’re in the middle of it, it’s down and dirty. Some days it’s hard to remember there is a light at the end of the tunnel” she says. “So it’s nice to see women on the other side, starting to thrive and building a life for themselves.” As a certified divorce financial analyst, Traci Provost of Southport also guides women through divorce, specifically, through the monetary complexities that WCBJ

can accompany the process. She says that in Fairfield County, a typical scenario involves one spouse being home while the other acts as the family wage earner and controls the finances. “When a spouse who wasn’t the earner and wasn’t involved in the finances then finds themself in this predicament, they can feel guilty. They’ll express shame over not staying involved in the finances or not trying to understand them,” she says. “So I always start from an educational approach, building on the basics to help them gain confidence.” Provost, who’s been in business since 2009, says she first helps her clients put their personal finances into four quadrants: what they owe, own, earn and spend. She then takes time examining each category with them. “For some people it’s overwhelming, so we try and bite off just a little piece at a time. An attorney isn’t going to go through that process because their job is to get it done. It’s a transaction for them.” In addition, Provost will help her clients with budgeting and forecasting, evaluating how their financial picture will look in six months, a year, even five years. “One of the biggest expenses you have is health care, especially if you were on a spouse’s plan. That’s one of the things I try to address very early on because people are

(left) Lisa Williams, certified divorce coach. (right) Traci Provost, certified divorce financial analyst

scared about how that works.” Fear is a common sentiment among Provost’s clients, given the new financial responsibilities they may be facing. She says that in addition to crunching numbers, it’s important to address the emotional root of that fear. “We all have a money story, right? Everybody’s got a money story, whether it comes from your upbringing or experiences you’ve had,” she says. “Those need to be rewritten a little bit so it’s possible to move forward and realize, ‘Hey, I can do this.’” Like Williams, Provost says she gets true satisfaction out of seeing her clients ready to start their next chapter. “I had a client who had never paid a bill before and now she owns her own business; we helped her get her LLC. Another woman had been so afraid of her bills, she wouldn’t get the mail. I literally went to her house to help her walk to the mailbox. Today she’s doing great. My focus is really to help people grow, and empower them so they can get to a point where they say, ‘Wow, I can’t believe I’m here.’”

PROFITS & PASSIONS Inspira Marketing making a difference BY KAREN SACKOWITZ ksackowitz@westfairinc.com

hen Jeff Snyder jumped off his career path to start his own marketing agency in 2008, he drew inspiration from one person: His daughter. “Kennedy was diagnosed at an early age with a really rare form of spinal cord tumor,” Inspira’s chief inspiration officer told the Business Journal of his then-2-yearold daughter. “The first few years were surgeries, chemotherapy protocols, blood transfusions, physical therapy, occupational therapy, rehab to get her through all the physical limitations. But at the end of the day, she just wanted to be a kid, to go out and play, to be normal.” As Snyder watched his tiny child battle, he started to think about his own life trajectory. “To see her come through all of those hurdles and obstacles, it was just like — ‘Wow, if she can do that, what’s holding me back?’” he said. “She was my inspiration. Hence the name.”

Today, Kennedy is a junior in college, and South Norwalk-based Inspira Marketing has an impressive list of high-end clients for whom Snyder’s team has designed experiential marketing programs. Jeep, Life is Good, Geico and National Geographic are just a few whose case studies can be found on Inspira’s website. But that is only half of its success story. “It was always in my mind that yes, we want to do great work. Yes, we want to work with great brands,” Snyder said. “But what kind of impact could we make that really utilizes our strengths to make a difference in this world?” Snyder first channeled his efforts toward his personal mission of eradicating pediatric cancer. During the time of his daughter’s illness, he had connected with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer — a nonprofit focused on funding research, raising awareness and supporting families that was started by a family who lost a child. Snyder pledged that Inspira would contribute to that legacy. “We get involved in a lot of different levels,” he said. “As a creative agency, we have

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top-notch designers and thinkers and strategists so we can find out what their needs are and how we can help them grow. We can identify potential sponsors and partners to see how they can become part of something bigger.” One initiative of Alex’s foundation, The Million Mile childhood cancer awareness challenge, invites people of all ages to walk, ride or bike throughout the month of September with a goal of collectively moving 1 million miles. Snyder said he tries to get the word out around lower Fairfield County any way he can. “September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month,” he noted, “so that’s when you’ll see me running around town in the lemon suit, rallying people for the Million Mile.”

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Building upon the success of its efforts for Alex’s, Inspira expanded a few years ago to include other worthy causes, chosen from employee proposals. “Once a quarter, we’ll pull in the whole company and create almost a ‘Shark Tank’ experience,” Snyder said. “Groups will pick a cause and present their ideas. Then we have a whole panel of judges who will evaluate five or six different groups’ pitches.” Each charity proposed will receive a financial donation, while the winner gets the power of the whole team. One project focused on a school in Norwalk that needed supplies for students. The Inspira team rounded up donors to fill hundreds of backpacks, which were distributed during a full-scale festival day it produced at the school. Inspira has also partnered with Wiltonbased Circle of Care, an organization that provides financial and emotional support for families of children with cancer; together, they have designed and completed full bedroom makeovers for kids undergoing treatment. But it’s not always fun and games. Sometimes what’s required is a lot of sweat equity. FCBJ

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“There was one school in Norwalk that was just getting a bit rundown, and in talking to some of the people in the area, they were troubled by it,” Snyder said. “So we called and asked if we could use some of our connections to help. We ended up with 70 or 80 people out there — employees, former employees, clients, friends — we descended on the place.” The crew spent hours planting shrubs, shoveling mulch out of a truck, replacing old soccer goals with new ones and even bringing in an ice cream truck for the kids in the neighborhood. Everyone was a sweaty, dirty mess when the school’s principal came over to the team. “He was crying. He said, ‘I can’t believe this. We’re three weeks away from opening and this is so impactful’,” Snyder recalled. One mother with two students at the school said the day had restored her faith in humanity. With an eye on the future, Inspira recently partnered with Junior Achievement, an organization dedicated to educating K-12 students about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through hands-on programs. Collaborative efforts will be focused on schools in underserved communities and will feature mentorship opportunities, job shadowing, career guidance and entrepreneurism studies. Though the camaraderie built through community projects is a bit stifled in the Covid era (the team normally likes to celebrate a successful day by raising a pint at O’Neill’s), Snyder said their shared philosophy is what keeps the positivity running full circle. “I look at it from a value standpoint. The people we’re able to attract here just gravitate towards this. It’s what lights them up,” he said. “It’s incredibly fulfilling to use your time, your effort, your brainpower, your energy towards doing good in the world.” WCBJ

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New salon HBAR brings style to Stamford’s Harbor Point BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

hat do you do when your long-held dreams of opening your own business finally come to fruition — and then a vicious pandemic hits? If you’re Antonio Rende, you delay opening for roughly eight months and hope for the best. “Starting a new business is always risky and scary — but this was beyond anything I could have imagined,” Rende said. He can afford to be more cheerful now as his HBAR Salon & Spa, originally set to open last March, finally did so in Stamford’s Harbor Point development on Nov. 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by Stamford Mayor David Martin. “We’ve been doing pretty well, especially considering” Covid-19, Rende said. “We’ve hit all our numbers and I’ve been fortunate in that a lot of my clients have followed me from New York. They drive 45

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to 90 minutes to see me, which is really a blessing.” The salon is now welcoming plenty of new customers, both women and men, he noted. The 2,000-square-foot salon at 140 Washington Blvd. features four stylists working at a time, along with an aesthetician, a nail tech and a massage therapist. Once HBAR can operate at full strength, it will probably employ around 15. Rende said he was also fortunate when it came to designing the space, in that the idea was always to have its chairs spaced far apart. It’s something of a homecoming for the owner and stylist, who grew up in Stamford and regularly accompanied his mother to a salon. “I’ve been in hair salons since I was four,” he said. “I always loved the atmosphere — but hated the smell!” His journey includes years working at other salons in Manhattan, and for a while in Seattle, where his husband landed FCBJ

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a job; even then, he said, he would fly back to New York every three weeks “to take care of my clients. “It took me 15 years to build my clientele,” he said, “so Seattle just wasn’t going to be the final stop.” He initially considered a space in Greenwich, but when that fell through he was given a tour of Harbor Point. “I was floored by the turnaround,” he recalled. “We were not even allowed to go there when we were kids.” Having signed a lease there on March 6, Rende said he felt helpless as Covid continued to spread, forcing salons to close — and with a seven-day grace period to back out quickly coming to an end. “When we got to the eight-day mark, I started to panic,” he said. “But (landlord) BLT worked with me and we made it through.” As for making the jump to entrepreneurship, he said, “I always wanted to open my own salon and the timing felt right.” In addition to the standard

Covid-mandated protocols — something doubly important when providing massages — Rende said HBAR goes the extra mile with products that are ammonia-free, certified vegan and paraben free, as well as being recognized by Leaping Bunny and PETA as cruelty free. “That has always been a big priority for me,” he said. “So many people have sensitivity issues and a lot of times there can be problems with moisturizers, shampoos and even towels. This way they can have a ‘normal’ experience without having to question anything.” As for the HBAR name?

(top) The interior of the salon. (bottom) Antonio Rende, owner of HBAR.

“Personally I’ve always thought it’s kind of tacky when a salon is named after someone,” he said. “Everyone I know says, ‘But that can give you a real sense of pride.’ Fortunately, my husband solved it by coming up with HBAR — which isn’t, as a lot of people think, short for ‘Hair Bar’ but stands for ‘Hair By Anthony Rende.’ “That works for me,” he said.

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Cyber war rages on New reports affirm there is no sign of it letting up BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

espite the best efforts by technology experts, the Cyber security war continues to rage and digital miscreants still have the upper hand in their assaults on corporate, government and individual targets. Two newly published reports detail how the Cyber security threat continues to get worse. The “State of Cyber security Report 2020” published by Wipro Ltd., the Indianheadquartered information technology, consulting and business process services provider, incorporated data from more than 190 corporations in 35 countries. This report noted that a flood of new consid-

erations created in 2020 — including the massive shift to remote work, a greater dependency on third-party and cloud providers, a higher leverage in digital tools for workplace collaborations and an increase in bring-your-own-device situations — heightened existing Cyber security threats and created new ones. “In the last six months, the Cyber security landscape has evolved considerably,” said Bhanumurthy B.M., president and chief operating officer at Wipro. “We have come some way since the Covid-19 pandemic breakout. What started as a medical crisis and transformed into an economic and social crisis is being used by threat actors for targeted campaigns. “Global trade wars are taking shape and could lead to cyber espionage,” he

added. “Stringent data privacy regulations and rising Cyber security concerns in boardrooms are bringing more focus and accountability on executive management.” The Wipro report noted that phishing campaigns related to Covid-19 increased during the first two quarters of 2020 as the health crisis intensified. Some industries experienced greater cyberthreats last year, with Wipro identifying increased attacks by state-sponsored attacks on the pharmaceutical sector, presumably to gain insight on vaccine developments, as well as the manufacturing, energy, natural resources and utility sectors. The health care sector saw increased activity in electronic medical records-related breaches and ransomware attacks. FCBJ

Wipro identified China, Iran, Russia and North Korea as the leading state-sponsored sources of cyber-based criminal activity last year. However, the report also acknowledged that “a significant number of attacks have an unknown source. Unlike a battlefield, where combatants are visible and identifiable, attribution in the cyber realm sometimes requires painstaking efforts over time.” Wipro observed that the pandemic sparked a dramatic increase in the use of cloud services during 2020, but the report pointed out the cloud is not impenetrable to cyberassaults. “Cloud adoption, digital transformation initiatives and hyper-automation are expected to accelerate in the post» CYBER SECURITY

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Covid-19 world,” the report stated, adding that “rapid migrations of enterprise services to the cloud need a secure foundation. “Our survey responses align to this school of thought: 87% of respondents plan to scale up secure cloud migration, 89% plan to increase security-as-a-service consumption and 94% plan to embrace secure digital transformation initiatives.” Looking forward into 2021, the report found most information technology experts considered email phishing to be the biggest cyber risk right now, followed by a lack of security awareness or employee negligence and ransomware attacks. Another Cyber security report, LexisNexis Risk Solutions’ “Fraud Trends to Watch in 2021,” focused on the U.S. and Canada markets, but found more than enough digital mayhem with a new hacker attack occurring every 39 seconds. Mobile devices have become particularly vulnerable to cyberthreats with a 48% year-over-year increase in fraud attacks aimed at these devices. LexisNexis also detailed that 45% of

Americans had their personal data compromised by hackers over the past five years, with online account takeovers up 72% year over year and one in seven new accounts created online were fraudulent. But mitigating this situation continues to baffle the experts. LexisNexis highlighted Federal Reserve data that found up to 95% of applicants who were identified as potential synthetic identities managed to elude flagging by traditional fraud models. “Businesses can no longer use a checkthe-box, incremental approach towards addressing these challenges and trends one at a time because fraud always evolves,” said Kimberly Sutherland, vice president, fraud and identity management strategy at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. “These factors feed on each other and require an integrated and holistic approach to detecting, assessing and mitigating fraud risks moving forward. 2021 will likely be another challenging year for the world in many ways, but organizations can and should make sure they take a comprehensive view of their customers so that they can effectively fight fraud.”

IBM offers $3M in grants to school districts fighting cyberattacks IBM announced it will provide $3 million in grants to six school districts to help in their fight against cyberattacks. The Armonk-headquartered company cited FBI data from December noting that a nearly 60% increase in ransomware incidents between August and September involving K-12 schools. The six grants will be divided into allocations of $500,000 each, and school districts can apply for the grant via the IBM.org website through March 1. Volunteers from the IBM Service Corps will assist the school districts in strengthening their cybersecurity systems.

“Ransomware attacks on schools have become the new snow day for students,” said Christopher Scott, director of security innovation in IBM’s Office of the CISO. “Stay-at-home orders and the switch to remote learning have changed the focus for cybercriminals looking for easy targets as everyone from kindergartners to college professors have adopted remote technologies. And with budgets focused on new ways of learning, many schools are in need of additional resources and technology to change the dynamic and lower the financial ROI for the bad guys targeting them.” — Phil Hall

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Good Things ALS CAREGIVERS HELP SENIORS CLEAN OUT TO STAY SAFELY AT HOME According to Cheshire, Connecticut-based home care agency Assisted Living Services Inc.’s Chief Operating Officer Mario D’Aquila, “family members aren’t getting the full picture, when video chatting, of how their parents are living day to day. “The physical condition of the house can often be the clearest indicator of a person’s ability to live independently,” said D’Aquila. Research shows that one in 14, or roughly 7% of adults over age 60, have actual hoarding disorder and the prevalence of hoarding increases by 20% with every 5 years of age. Clutter in the home becomes dangerous as it increases difficulty with the activities of daily living and the risk of falls. It can also be a sign of depression, decreased mobility or cognitive impairment.” D’Aquila said Assisted Living Services (ALS) personal care assistants physically lift and take away unwanted items and can also objectively assess belongings as a nonfamily member to keep the clearing-out process moving along. “Our care plans are customized to ensure seniors have the assistance they want and need to maintain a clean, safe and organized home, just the way they like it,” said D’Aquila. The first step for a family with concerns is to get a professional assessment of the home environment. ALS offers a free home-safety inspection using a Quality Assurance Visit Checklist to make sure areas of weakness are identified.

BCW’S HALL OF FAME WINNERS The Business Council of Westchester (BCW), located in Rye Brook, announced the winners of its Business Hall of Fame Awards, which recognizes Westchester’s top business leaders. The winners will be honored at the virtual 2021 Business Hall of Fame Awards ceremony Tuesday, April 27. The winners in their respective categories are: Corporate Citizenship, ENT & Allergy Associates; Entrepreneurial Success, Allstar Innovations; Family-Owned Business Success, Lippolis Electric; Small Business-Success, Progressive Computing; Women in Business Success, Sarah Jones-Maturo, president and CEO of RM Friedland; Minority Business Success, Business of Your Business; and Chairman’s Recognition Award. Chereese Jervis-Hill, Events to Remember. “This year’s winners join a roster of more than 75 business leaders who over the years have added to the economic vitality of Westchester’s economy…,”said, Marsha Gordon, BCW president and CEO.

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BOSCOBEL, OPEN TO PUBLIC ALL WINTER

View of the Hudson from Boscobel.

Though closed during most winters, Boscobel in Garrison will remain open to the public this year. The museum’s grounds with their expansive views of the Hudson River will remain open every Saturday that weather permits from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Due to Covid safety protocols, advance reservations are required

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for two-hour timeslots. Admission is free for Boscobel members and health care workers. “We feel it’s especially important to stay open this year to offer everyone opportunities to come and soak up some natural beauty safely with social distancing,” said Boscobel Executive Director and

Curator Jennifer Carlquist. The institution recently won a Museum Association of New York Building Capacity grant that, along with other grants awarded, will provide the museum programming team with tools and training to virtually reach Boscobel’s community, as well as audiences beyond its iconic site.

CARVER CENTER’S NEW BOARD MEMBERS

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The 75-year-old Carver Center, Port Chester’s community learning and resource center, recently appointed John Callaghan, Alisa Holland and Sue DeStaebler to its board. Callaghan has an extensive professional background with a in raising capital for small companies in the health care sector. He is the president of New Rye Securities LLC and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Holland oversees community af-

fairs at New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville. She is a former award-winning journalist who after leaving her television news career moved to Westchester County and took on leadership and volunteer roles with community-based organizations. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University and a Master of Arts degree in strategic communications and leadership from Seton Hall University. DeStaebler, a longtime resident of Rye, has been involved with school parent

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organizations, has worked as a care ambassador Burke Rehabilitation in White Plains and currently volunteers with several committees. “We are very pleased to welcome these three exceptional individuals to our Board of Directors. They embody the spirit of community and bring their unique backgrounds and diverse experiences that make them an asset to the Carver Center’s Board of Directors and to the organization as a whole. …,”said Anne Bradner, CEO Carver Center.

MOVING UP IN THE FOOD CHAIN Among the dozens of new appointments at Big Y Foods Inc. was Otilia Brown, who recently became assistant store director, Big Y World Class Market in Simsbury. Michael J. Galat, vice president employee services At Big Y, said, “We are committed to providing the tools and trainFCBJ

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ing necessary to support our employees in their development. We look forward to their growth in the pursuit of excellence as they personally develop their own skills in order to take on these new levels of responsibility.” Big Y Foods Inc. is one of the largest independently owned supermarket chains

in New England. It operates 83 locations throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut, including 71 supermarkets. Founded in 1936 by brothers Paul and Gerald D’Amour, the store was named after an intersection in Chicopee, Massachusetts where two roads converge to form a “Y.”

SAFETY ON HER MINDDEPARTMENTS Amy Razukiewicz, M.P.H., CPH, RBP, has been named director of environmental health and safety at New York Medical College (NYMC). Maintaining a safe environment for students, faculty and staff is paramount for Razukiewicz who is responsible for the overall management and continuous improvement of energy, health, safety and environmental programs and policies for NYMC where she also acts as its institutional radiation safety officer, the responsible official for NYMC’s Tier 1 Biological Select Agents and Toxin (BSAT) program and provides oversight for the Biosafety Level-3 laboratory program, as well as serving as compliance officer for Touro Dental Health. She oversees all campus laboratory construction and renovation as well as the design, construction and maintenance of structures and infrastructure systems as they relate to environmental, health and safety compliance and plays an integral role in emergency management and life safety on campus, developing policies, procedures and plans to meet state and federal regulations and mutual aid agreements with local and state agencies. She also manages the college’s fire and life safety program to enforce applicable safety codes, policies and procedures. A valued member of the NYMC community since 2008, Razukiewicz said, “I look forward to working with our campus partners at NYMC and Touro College of Dental Medicine to accomplish our common goals on behalf of the campus community….”

PROGRAM HELPS PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS MAKE CHANGES IN HABITS

NWH OPENS ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY LAB

Dr. Dean J. Straff

DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL APPOINTED Dr. Dean J. Straff has been appointed by White Plains Hospital as director of emergency medicine. He will be responsible for managing the clinical operations of one of the busiest emergency departments in Westchester County. In addition to his clinical expertise in emergency medicine, Straff has a professional focus on driving quality improvement, enhancing patient experience and increasing hospital efficiency with the use of data analytics. He previously served as the hospital’s associate director of emergency medicine. Before joining White Plains Hospital, Straff was an emergency medicine attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell. “Dr. Straff has proven himself as an exceptional and innovative leader. His experience, expertise and commitment to the practice of emergency medicine will be invaluable as we continue to be the number-one choice for patients needing urgent, lifesaving care in Westchester,” said Dr. Michael Palumbo, executive director and chief medical officer of White Plains Hospital. Straff completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania and received his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and The University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell. Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

The electrophysiology lab at Northern Westchester Hospital.

Dr. Subbarao Choudry.

Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) in Mount Kisco has opened a state-of-the-art electrophysiology lab, offering specialized testing, expert diagnosis and advanced treatment for all types of heart rhythm irregularities. According to Dr. Subbarao Choudry, director of the lab, irregular heart rhythms or arrhythmias are extremely common, affecting approximately three million people in the United States. The electrophysiology lab offers specialized testing and diagnosis of abnormal heart rhythms, which can be treated with medications or procedures ranging from pacemakers and defibrillators that resynchronize heartbeats or ablation procedures that remove

hospital center for testing, diagnosis and treatment. Now we are able to provide this time-sensitive care in our community. Our cath lab has treated more than 600 patients since opening last fall and patient outcomes show that the community is truly benefitting from these life-saving services being immediately accessible.” Choudry, received his medical degree from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, completed research fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital, a Cardiology Fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital.

heart tissue that causes abnormal heart rhythms. “It is incredibly important to have the electrophysiology lab at the hospital so we can work hand-in-hand with the cardiac catheterization lab to offer comprehensive and advanced cardiac services in this community,” said Choudry. As part of the Seema Boesky Heart Center at Northern Westchester Hospital, the electrophysiology lab is among the hospital’s comprehensive array of cardiac programs and services. Derek Anderson, executive director of NWH, said “Prior to opening the electrophysiology lab, community members needed to travel to the city or to a major

WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE LAUNCHES NEW SERIES “From Concept to Curtain,” a virtual documentary series of 30-minute films offering a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process of putting together a Playhouse production, has started at Westport Country Playhouse in Westport. The premier episode, Feb. 4, was “In the Heights: Beyond el Barrio.” Host Marcos Santana, director and choreographer of the Playhouse’s 2019 production of “In the Heights.” Santana performed on Broadway in the Tony Award-winning show, with music and lyrics by “Hamilton’s” Lin-Manuel Miranda and book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The video explores the production through interviews with members of the creative team: Adam Koch, set design; Fabian Fidel Aguilar, costume design; María-Cristina Fusté, lighting design; and Daniel Green, music director. Santana, who wrote and directed the video, was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Westport Country Playhouse, under the artistic direction of Mark Lamos, will present educational and community

WellSpark Health in Farmington, Connecticut, a leading wellbeing, disease prevention and management company and Healthy Trucking of America (HTA), an organization that is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of the country’s professional drivers, have partnered to deliver a demonstrated diabetes prevention program to professional truck drivers. The innovative program is tailored to understand and respond to the unique realities truck drivers face when managing their life and health on the road. Since 1997, HTA has been working to improve the health and wellness of truck drivers, both independent owner/operators and fleet drivers. “We chose to work with WellSpark because of their ability to deliver relevant, customized programs to hard-to-reach populations. Our drivers need solutions tailored to the challenges of being on the road for extended periods of time. That’s what WellSpark will deliver,” said Bill Gordon, President of HTA. “… The trucking industry plays a vital role in our nation’s economy and truck drivers face unique health challenges on the job. WellSpark’s certified lifestyle health coaches work to understand each person’s unique situation and everything that plays into a person’s health…. By building trust, we’re able to identify specific barriers to health, as well as find ways—and reasons—to help hard-to-reach populations, like professional truck drivers, get and stay healthy,” said Roberta Wachtelhausen, WellSpark’s President. HTA began offering WellSpark’s program to more than 700 fleets representing 200,000 member affiliates in February.

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Good Things LAW SCHOOL’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DISTINGUISHED JUNIOR SCHOLAR The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains has selected Prof. Sharmila L. Murthy an associate professor and director of faculty scholarship and research at Suffolk University Law School as the Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar for 2021. “Professor Murthy’s selection to receive the Haub Distinguished Junior Scholar Award is well-deserved given her widely recognized scholarship on access to drinking water and her state and local action on global climate change,” said Prof. Jason Czarnezki, associate dean and executive director, Environmental Law Programs. “The award is meant to recognize and foster scholarly excellence in the early stages of an academic career in Environmental Law.” In 2020, Murthy was awarded the university-wide Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching and the Innovative Teaching Award from the Center for Teaching and Scholarly Excellence. She also received the Faculty Woman of the Year Award from the Suffolk Law Women of Color Law Student Association in 2017. Previously, Murthy was a Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and a visiting scholar in the Sustainability Science Program, both at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She also worked as a public-interest poverty lawyer through a Skadden Fellowship, and then litigated complex and class action cases. Murthy received her Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School, her Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government and her Bachelor of Science degree in natural resources from Cornell University and she is a former U.S. Fulbright Scholar to India. Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University opened its doors in 1976 and has more than 8,500 alumni around the world.

FEEDING WESTCHESTER ADDS BOARD MEMBERS

Sara Philpott Davis John Abraham

Westchester County’s largest nonprofit hunger-relief organization, Elmsford-based Feeding Westchester has announced the addition of Davis John Abraham of Yonkers, Tracey Levy of Larchmont, Kecia Palmer-Cousins of Peekskill, Jonathan Tretler of Scarsdale and Jennifer Wells of Bronxville to its Board of Directors. Abraham has worked in the philanthropic and international development sector for 19 years. He currently serves as a director at the Cognizant U.S. Foundation. He holds a Master of Science degree from the New York University Center for Global Affairs and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pace University. Levy, founder of Levy Employment Law LLC, offers clients the benefit of her 25 years of legal and employee relations experience. She holds an advanced law degree from Yale Law School’s LLM program, a Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Union College. Palmer-Cousins is a wellness entrepreneur, manufacturing engineer and project management consultant, co-owner of Aero-Ba-Soul Inc., a business management and training company and co-owner of G&K Sweet Foods LLC, a Minority Women Business Enterprises (MWBE)-certified baked goods company. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston

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University, a Masters Certificate in project management from George Washington University and an MBA from Long Island University. Tretler an investment banker is a managing director and head of the North America Consumer & Retail Group at HSBC. He has also led the food and beverage practice at RBC Capital Markets and Deutsche Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The Wharton School. Wells is currently the vice president of human resources for the North Division of PepsiCo Beverages North America, which is responsible for making, moving and selling a variety of beverage products. She graduated from Tulane University with a

Bachelor of Science degree in economics and biology. “Hunger is pervasive right here in our own backyard, and with the pandemic it has become even more pervasive,” said Karen C. Erren, president and CEO of Feeding Westchester. “Unfortunately,” said Erren, “there is no vaccine for hunger. Our neighbors continue to face unprecedented economic challenges. We invite you to join us and get involved. Consider making a donation, hosting a food drive or participating in a virtual volunteer opportunity.” Every $1 donated to Feeding Westchester provides three meals for local children, seniors and families struggling with hunger. To find help, or to help, visit feedingwestchester.org or call 914-923-1100.

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION SESSIONS AT LMMM

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The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk will be holding special orientation sessions virtually on, Saturday, Feb. 27; Saturday, March 6; and Tuesday, March 9; and in-person on Saturday, Feb. 20; Tuesday, March 2; Tuesday, March 16; and Saturday, March 20 to recruit volunteers who are interested in history, art, science and culture and want to support the museum in a broad range of functions. Welcoming and assisting visitors, working FCBJ

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as a docent for socially distant guided tours, planning and implementing special events, researching and installing award-winning exhibitions, participating in the museum’s youth programs, working on archival projects, assisting with Gift Shop operations and administrative duties are among tasks needing volunteers. Candidates can volunteer weekly or occasionally and support the museum’s mission with their unique skills and experience. A background

in history is not required and museum staff will provide training, when needed. Young people and adults who are interested in volunteering to help this National Historic Landmark can fill-out an application online at lockwoodmathewsmansion.com; email Melissa Feliciano Erickson, manager museum services at MFeliciano@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com; or call 203838-979, ext. 115.

Waterstone’s Senior Advisor for Stamford community Waterstone on High Ridge, Stamford’s comprehensive senior community offering luxury independent, assisted living and memory care has announced the appointment of Sara Philpott as its new senior advisor. She has extensive experience in program development, sales and marketing in the senior living industry and previously served as community sales director for a senior living community in Darien. “Sara has achieved a high level of success in her previous positions in the senior living industry. As a resident of Stamford, Sara is well acquainted with the community and understands how to build relationships and connect with new and prospective residents. We welcome her to Waterstone on High Ridge,’’ said Joanna Cormac Burt, COO of Epoch Senior Living. Philpott will be responsible for all aspects of internal and external sales, marketing and building relationships with families, clients and prospective families within the community and referral sources. Located at 215 High Ridge Road in Stamford on a wooded campus next to a conservation area, Waterstone, which is being built by Epoch Senior Living and National Development and scheduled for opening late this year, features 146 residences –88 independent living apartments and 36 assisted living residences. Philpott has served in various capacities at senior living communities in Chester, Connecticut and Bridgewater, New Jersey. “… She said, “The Waterstone offers luxury living and quality care options on a rental basis. This model does not require residents to tie up a major portion of their assets and future estate by paying a large up-front “buy-in” fee.” For more information, visit waterstoneonhighridge.com or call 203-361-9717.

VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP TO HELP RIVERKEEPER ON CLEAN WATER OPPORTUNITIES Riverkeeper Inc. in Ossining has added new directors and leadership to its board, advisory board and leadership council to help bolster the organization as it looks to build on its 55-year history of fighting to reclaim the Hudson River and ensuring that more than 10 million New Yorkers have clean, safe drinking water. The two new directors to Riverkeeper Board of Directors are: •. Sarah Street who possesses a long career as a leader in the finance and securities industry and now applies her expertise to the fitness and sport technology sector. A world traveler and enthusiast for fitness and the outdoors, she has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, sailed the open waters and swam with whale sharks in the Galapagos. Originally from the UK, Street is a

graduate of Oxford University with a Master of Arts degree in geography. •. Chief Dwaine Perry is the elected chief of the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, with some 3,500 members in New York and New Jersey. A Vietnam War veteran and an environmental and human rights activist, Perry earned a bachelor’s degree from Pace University and a Master of Science degree in community economic development from Southern New Hampshire University. He champions human rights focusing primarily on issues concerning the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, decolonization and the Indigenous community at large. The three members added to Riverkeeper Advisory Board are: • Doug Greene, chief information

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security officer at The Guardian Life Insurance Co. and board member of the Student Agencies Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping students develop business entrepreneurial skills. • Walter Meyer, an urban designer, landscape architect and co-founder of the Local Office Landscape and Urban Design launched Power Rockaways Resilience with his partners after Hurricane Sandy. A nonprofit it delivers solar generators to volunteer centers throughout the coastal Rockaway peninsula. • Owl, whose English name is Steven Smith, is an attorney and member of the Ramapough Lunaape Nation working at the intersection of human rights, Indigenous rights and the envi-

ronment and has assisted Navajo, Tohono O’odham, and Guyanese villagers with major environmental issues in national courts and before Congress and the United Nations. • Megan Boone has been added to Riverkeeper Leadership Council. She is an actor who stars in the long-running NBC series ‘The Blacklist.” She has spoken out publicly about the environment and is pursuing an MBA in sustainability at Bard College. “All of the people who are joining the board and our advisory board will add to the social and intellectual capital Riverkeeper needs to champion our mission and make progress on our new strategic plan,” said Paul Gallay, Riverkeeper executive director.

WARTBURG’S EXECUTIVE FUNDRAISER LEADER

Jeremy Kidde, managing partner, Warwick Valley Winery & Black Dirt Distilling. 2019 Music Has Power Awards

Rose Cappa-Rotunno, a professional fundraiser with more than 30 years of experience has been appointed as Wartburg’s new executive leader for the Office of Institutional Advancement at the Mount Vernon-based comprehensive senior residential and health care services facility. Cappa-Rotunno will be responsible for the management of activities related to fundraising, donor relations, community relations, event management and other activities that enhance streams of income from individuals, foundations and corporations. Most recently, Cappa-Rotunno was president and founder of the Wartburg Event Department where she produced more than 30 events and fundraising campaigns Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

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annually. Previously she worked for the United Negro College Fund, the American Red Cross and Pace University. She has a bachelor’s degree in international business management from Pace University. Dr. David Gentner, president and CEO of Wartburg, said: “Wow, sometimes the stars align and as we emerge from the devastation of the pandemic, Ms. Cappa Rotunno will bring her unrivaled reputation and years of nonprofit fundraising experience to this organization.”

Hudson Valley Economic DevelopmentCorp. (HVEDC) recently announced the addition of Black DIrt Distillery LLC, represented by Managing Partner Jeremy Kidde, to its advisory board. “I have worked with Jeremy and his team at Black Dirt Distillery since the beginning and it is amazing to see such a business really flourish in the Hudson Valley” said, Mike Oates, president and CEO of HVEDC. Black Dirt Distillery co-founders and managing partners Jason Grizzanti and Kidde are not new to the distilling business. Both Grizzanti and Kidde have been making and selling distilled spirits since 2002, with the Warwick Valley Winery and Distillery. Over the last decade they have produced and distributed a number of award-winning brandies and liqueurs under the American Fruits brand, in addition to their acclaimed Warwick gin and recently introduced Black Dirt

line of bourbon and applejack. Black Dirt Distilling, formed in March 2012, constructed a 4,000-square-foot distillery and a 60-foot distillation column in Pine Island, New York. The construction was completed in 2013, and today the facility produces more than 60 barrels of whiskey or apple jack every week. Co-founders and managing partners Grizzanti and Kidde have produced and distributed a number of award-winning brandies and liqueurs under their other brands, but now using ingredients sourced directly from the Black Dirt (Pine Plains) region, these entrepreneurs are creating some of the most vibrant spirits to emerge on the market in generations. HVEDC is the leading economic development agency for the seven-county region of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties. FCBJ

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STAMFORD RESIDENT JOINS SILVER FERN EALTHCARE BOARD Sohini Roy of Stamford, the former CFO of Nexseer Capital, has joined the Silver Fern Healthcare Board of Advisors. Silver Fern, located in Hartford, is a company dedicated to transforming care through its proprietary chronic-disease-management platform. Roy, a seasoned financial executive, with substantial operating and strategic experience, primarily in the asset management, fintech space, has successfully helped several institutions improve patient care. Despite uncertainty and challenges in the health care industry, 2020 was a year marked by significant progress for Silver Fern, including the release of a completely upgraded version of its clinically proven Behavior Diagnostic Platform. Founded in 2013, Silver Fern is driven by a mission to transform care for people with chronic diseases with its scientific, evidence-based products, which provide health professionals with tools and insights to improve the care of their patients.

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Good Things CHAIR APPOINTED FOR NYMC COMBINED PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS

BRI MEMBERS RAISE FUNDS FOR LIFTING UP WESTCHESTER The members of the Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region (BRI) recently raised more than $20,000 for Lifting Up Westchester (LUW), a local nonprofit organization that provides food, shelter and assistance to women and children in need. The fundraiser ran throughout the past holiday season, with the BRI pledging to match any donation made by its individual members. “Part of what makes the BRI so great is that our members are willing to give back to their communities without hesitation. We only had this fundraiser up for a few weeks and we quickly exceeded our goal,” said Lisa DeRosa, BRI president of the BRI. LUW supportive housing programs partner with more than 200 county landlords

to provide affordable housing for individuals living with HIV/AIDS, mental illness, substance abuse and/or chronic homelessness. The agency provides budget management, rental assistance and ongoing case management to ensure that these individuals retain their housing. LUW also runs Grace’s Kitchen, the largest food bank in White Plains. “BRI members are not just builders, landlords or small-business owners – they’re neighbors, friends and part of the fabric of our communities throughout Westchester,” said BRI Executive Director Tim Foley. BRI, based in Armonk, has more than 1,800 members in 14 counties of New York state.

WJCS’ AWARDED FUNDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AID One of the largest providers of outpatient licensed community-based services in Westchester County, Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), was awarded a $4 million Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) grant—$2 million a year for two years—from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The funding will be used to broaden and deepen WJCS substance abuse and mental health services in Peekskill and Mount Vernon, two of Westchester’s most under-resourced communities. “The SAMHSA grant will provide integrated care, combining behavioral health, physical health and substance-use services, to low-income individuals who face major emotional and social challenges, including lack of employment, inadequate housing

conditions, poor access to health services and substance use and opioid use prevention, treatment, and recovery support,” said WJCS CEO Seth Diamond. According to national data, only 10% of people who need mental health or substance use disorder care receive treatment. With SAMHSA funding WJCS will leverage its clinics, community programs and relationships with community partners to increase access and improve mental health and health outcomes through enhanced integration of services and meaningful engagement. A nonprofit organization, WJCS services 20,000 people annually. Trauma-informed, it is the largest provider of licensed, outpatient, community-based services in Westchester.

DEAL FINANCING OF THE YEAR AWARDEE Carter Morse & Goodrich (CMG) in Southport announced that it has been awarded “Deal Financing of the Year” at the 12th annual International M&A Awards, hosted by “The M&A Advisor,” in connection with its work on the $100 million debt financing for its client H.J. Baker & Bro. LLC. CMG served as the exclusive financial advisor to H.J. Baker on this transaction. “These award winners are the standouts of the year, representing the finest deals and professionals within the M&A industry,” said Roger Aguinaldo, founder of The M&A Advisor. “This period was ripe with challenges, but also abundant with M&A activity. This year’s winners exemplify the fortitude, perseverance and ingenuity required not only to get the deal done but to excel in the field of mergers and acquisitions.” . “We are proud that the quality advice

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we provide founder-led and family-held businesses is again recognized by our professional peers with this prestigious award. We have enjoyed a long relationship with the multiple generations of the Smith family, owners of H.J. Baker and are thrilled that we were able to advise them on this award-winning transaction.” said Ramsey Goodrich, managing partner, CMG. Founded in 1850, H.J. Baker is a fifth-generation family-owned company headquartered in Shelton and is the world’s largest independent marketer and distributor of sulphur and sulphur-based products and leader in animal nutrition industries. Carter Morse & Goodrich is a boutique M&A advisory firm that specializes in representing founder-led and family-held businesses valued between $20 million and $200 million. FCBJ

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Humayun Islam, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the newly combined departments of pathology and microbiology and immunology at New York Medical College (NYMC). He is also a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences (GSBMS) and serves as vice director of pathology, chief of anatomic pathology, director of hematopathology and director of the pathology residency program at Westchester Medical Center (WMC), one of NYMC’s major clinical affiliated sites. “The integration of the departments of pathology and microbiology and immunology will provide new opportunities to leverage the combined educational, clinical and research expertise in these outstanding departments. We fully expect that having closer interactions of clinicians with basic science investigators will lead to major advances in clinical translational studies for our faculty and learners,” explained Jerry L. Nadler,

M.D., SOM, dean and professor of medicine and pharmacology. “We are also conducting a national search to recruit a vice chair of research as another benefit for the combined department. The Covid-19 pandemic has made it clearer than ever that having basic science expertise to tackle important clinical problems rapidly can be lifesaving….” “I strongly believe this integration will create a new horizon of opportunity and collaboration and continue to advance the academic and scholarly missions of NYMC,” said Islam. Over his more than 15 years with NYMC Islam has been an active member of the college community. He is a recognized leader in his field both nationally and internationally and is a strong advocate of global health initiatives, regularly volunteering in telepathology consultations and conducting in-person workshops overseas. Islam received his medical degree at

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Dhaka Medical College in Bangladesh and his Ph.D. from Hokkaido University School of Medicine in Japan. He completed his residency training in NYMC’s Department of Pathology at WMC and fellowship training in hematopathology at New York University Medical Center in New York City.

GRAD STUDENTS AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO PURSUE MASTER’S DEGREES

Holly Fink

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United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP)in White Plains recently announced the awarding of $3,500 scholarships from its Ruth Taylor Fund to four Westchester graduate students pursuing master’s degrees in social work or public health. The four recipients are Emma Kaishian of Sleepy Hollow, Holly Fink of Larchmont, Joseph Benanti of Eastchester and Stefanie Nolli Gaspar of White Plains. Kaishian is pursuing her Master of Public Health degree from Columbia University. Fink and Nolli Gaspar are earning their Master of Social Work degrees from Fordham University, and Benanti is seeking his Master of Social degree from CUNY Lehman College. “We at United Way of Westches-

ter and Putnam strongly believe in investing in the leaders of tomorrow and these individuals demonstrate their commitment to the Westchester community by already working or volunteering for a local nonprofit,” said Tom Gabriel, UWWP president and CEO. The fund was established in tribute to Ruth Taylor upon her retirement as Westchester County’s Commissioner of Public Welfare, recognizing her nearly four decades of outstanding service. United Way of Westchester and Putnam, Westchester County Government, and the Urban League of Westchester County sponsor the annual awards. Applicants must be residents of Westchester County and enrolled in graduate studies in social work or public health on a full-time basis.

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ENTA EXTENDS RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL 1199 ENT and Allergy Associates LLP (ENTA) in Tarrytown the largest group of board-certified ear, nose and throat surgeons and allergists in the tri-state area, recently announced that it has successfully reached a new 18-month provider-contract extension with Local 1199 Insurance. Local 1199 members enrolled in the health plan will be covered at the in-network level of benefits and will have access to more than 220 specialists and sub-specialists at 43 clinical locations throughout New York and New Jersey. Robert Glazer, CEO of ENTA, said “Now more than ever, during this global Covid-19 pandemic, we appreciate and value the inspirational dedication and commitment of the many health care workers who are represented by Local 1199. The close collaboration and relationship between ENTA and Local 1199 motivated both parties to structure a very fair and mutually beneficial agreement — one that ensures the continuity of compassionate ENT and Allergy care for these health workers well into 2022….” Local 1199 insurance is one of four jointly administered benefit funds that provide a full package of hospital, medical, prescription, dental, vision and quality-of-life benefits to more than 400,000 hospital, nursing home and at-home health care workers, retirees and their families.

EPOC ENVIRONMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The Environmental Professional Organization of Connecticut (EPOC) Grant Program provides nonprofit and not-forprofit environmental advocacy groups, community-based groups and environmental education organizations funding for local projects that benefit the environment. The applications, due by March 31, will be judged against the environmental benefits of the project and compared to other grant submittals. Environmental benefits can vary widely and successful applications may include projects within Connecticut that improve the environment. Also, proposals that promote environmental education and development of youth for careers in the environmental field will be considered. For information and application form, visit epoc.org/grants.

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VOLUNTEER NEW YORK! SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS

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Six local volunteers will receive the 41st annual Tarrytown-based Volunteer New York! Volunteer Spirit Award for their extraordinary volunteer efforts, benefitting the community. They will be recognized at a virtual breakfast benefit Friday, April 9 from 9 to 10 a.m. For the hundreds of attendees, the Volunteer Spirit Awards are viewed as one of the most inspiring events in the region. Last year’s inaugural live-streaming event proved that the magic of this celebration could still be shared and felt throughout the community virtually, as viewership totaled over 10 times the attendance of past sold-out in-person Volunteer Spirit Award events. The 2021 winners are: • Education and Literacy Award: Trecia Pessoa for volunteer action with Her Honor Mentoring. • Going Green Award: Joseph O’Campo-Petras for volunteer action with Westchester Parks Foundation. • Quality of Life Award: Tina Constable for volunteer action with Huguenot Memorial Church and Family Services of Westchester. • Social Advocacy Award: Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteers for

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volunteer action with The Mental Health Association of Westchester — a group of 70 volunteers represented by Mary Jo Bramson, a CASA volunteer and MHA Board member. • Transformation Award: Nneka Bell for volunteer action with Veterans Service Agency of Mount Vernon. • Youth Leadership Award: Ellie Zimmerman for volunteer action with Interns 4-Good & Carver Center. “As a community we should be proud that the spirit of volunteerism in our community, the urgency to give back and help

others during times of need has been at an all-time high throughout this pandemic,” said Volunteer New York! Executive Director Jeanette Gisbert. “This annual benefit is critical to ensuring Volunteer New York! has the resources it needs as an organization so that it can best serve the community we love – as it has for over the past 70 years.” Tickets and event sponsorship opportunities available online at volunteernewyork.org/awards. For all inquiries, contact Elisabeth Vieselmeyer at 914-227-9307 or evieselmeyer@volunteernewyork.org.

IT’S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Inc. (GSHH) in Pleasantville and Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) recently kicked off the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie season nationally, during a challenging time when many Girl Scouts are selling in creative, socially distant and contact-free ways to keep themselves and their customers safe. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, girls are adapting their sales method and taking contact-free pickup and delivery orders through a new national collaboration with Grubhub. Additionally, GSUSA has made online

cookie ordering available nationwide so consumers who don’t know a Girl Scout can still purchase cookies from a local troop for direct shipment to their homes or donation to local organizations. Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson CEO Marie Reger, views the GrubHub partnership as a win-win for Girl Scouts and local consumers. “This partnership,” she said, “will give girls the chance to hone their entrepreneurial skills while maintaining their health and safety amid the ongoing pandemic….”

For more information, visit girlscoutcookies.org. Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson (GSHH) serves approximately 17,000 girl and 8,000 adult members over Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. At GSHH they are part of a community of girls and women looking to experience new challenges, make friends, serve the community, and discover new skills and interest. GSHH offers every girl a chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.

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Tarrytown-based ENT and Allergy Associates (ENTA) has partnered with Lynx. MD to securely and seamlessly share its accumulated clinical health care data with academic, pharmaceutical and med-tech communities to facilitate the development of innovative medical protocols and technologies. The Lynx.MD cloud-based data platform enables the analysis of real-world health information by securely connecting health care organizations. This alliance empowers deep learning analysis, enabling researchers to investigate data from multiple sources driving innovation at an unparalleled pace. Lynx.MD was founded by award-winning entrepreneurs and experts from the cybersecurity and health care sectors. The collaboration with Lynx.MD will position ENTA to significantly expand and enhance its opportunities to advance the field of medicine on a global scale. The data will be anonymized prior to placement on the platform and always remains securely stored in the ENT dedicated Lynx AWS cloud environment. An additional layer of security will also be applied with industry-leading advanced firewall algorithms and the application of world-class medical-grade cybersecurity protection protocols. Robert Glazer, CEO of ENTA, said “… We have dedicated ourselves to being at the forefront of digital medical records for the past 20 years and this is the natural next evolution of the information infrastructure we have built.”

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Six community-minded professionals were recently appointed for three-year terms to the United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Board of Directors Joining the 20 board members are Swati Goel-Patel, associate vice president, Human Resources, PURE Insurance; Walter Hosp, CEO, ZenRE Holdings LLC; Joshua Kimerling, partner and chair of litigation, Cuddy & Feder LLP; Kevin Kubicki, vice president, human resources, finance and operations, IBM; Leslie Lampert, executive chef and proprietor, Ladle of Love and Love Hospitality; and Bernadette Schopfer, CPA, partner and director of taxation, Maier Markey & Justic LLP. “We are very fortunate to have a group of highly respected and well-connected individuals, who want to give back to their communities through the United Way of Westchester and Putnam,” said Board Chairman Bud Hammer, who is also the president of Atlantic Westchester Inc. Goel-Patel of Ardsley has more than 15 years of experience in human resourc-

es. She graduated magna cum laude from Manhattan College with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and minor in business and a master’s degree in industrial and labor relations from Baruch College. Hosp of Scarsdale has led all aspects of financial and administrative management during his career. He has also served as a director and chair of the audit committee for Trustwave Holdings Inc. and was formerly on the boards of Bostwick Laboratories Inc., Hexcel Corp. and the United Way of Westchester and Putnam. Kimerling of Dobbs Ferry has a diverse commercial litigation practice within varied areas of real estate matters. He has appeared before local, state and federal courts, at both the trial and appellate levels. Previously he served on the boards of Legal Services of the Hudson Valley and The Hudson Valley Justice Center. Kubicki of Chappaqua is responsible for leading the strategy and execution for people and culture for 35,000 IBMers world-

wide, influencing and proactively addressing business opportunities and issues. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Colorado and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Florida. Lampert of Katonah as former senior editor at Ladies’ Home Journal magazine where she spent countless hours in its test kitchen developing recipes for more than 17 million readers is well equipped for her current restaurant and catering businesses. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Skidmore College and master’s degree in journalism from Boston University. Schopfer manages every aspect of the tax department in her firm. She is a certified public accountant who specializes in understanding the increasing complexity of the tax laws. Schopfer earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Siena College and her Master of Science degree in taxation from Pace University.

LOOKING AT PAST AND PRESENT ART On Monday, March 1 from 1 to 3 p.m., The Greenwich Decorative Arts Society in association with the Bruce Museum in Greenwich will present “The Art of Looking: A Dialogue Among the Art of the Past and the Art of the Present,” a lecture by Lance Esplund, art

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NEW BOARD DIRECTORS APPOINTED AT SENIOR FACILITY Wartburg, a senior residential and health care provider in lower Westchester County, announced the appointment of several new board members to serve as members of the governing body. They include: Erum Azeez Khan of New York City is co-founder and CEO of Soundmind, a company dedicated to providing more autonomy and dignity to seniors while giving overworked caregivers a helping hand. It is an enterprise voice-assistant platform for senior facilities to centrally manage and customize voice assistants. Kahn studied chemistry at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and started her career as an analytical chemist before entering the global tech ecosystem in 2012. She will serve on the Wartburg Institute for Music and Neurologic Function Board. Robyn Moss of Mount Vernon is a real estate agent with Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty specializing in residential real estate transactions. Prior to real estate, she spent nearly a decade working in finance managing multi-asset portfolios for high-net-worth families and institutions. She earned her undergraduate and Master of Business Administration degrees from the University of Southern California. Moss will serve on the Wartburg Foundation Board Nancy J. Hardy of Pelham Manor

is a retired pharmaceutical sales professional with multiple product launches in psychiatry, neurology and diabetes. She has an in-depth understanding of the changing payer landscape in state, federal and private sectors and is a licensed special education educator and a licensed psychotherapist. Hardy will serve on the Wartburg Home Operations Board. Juliet (Dawn) Graham of Mount Vernon is a health care professional with knowledge and experience garnered from her more than 30 years in the pharmaceutical and managed care industries. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University as well as an MBA with a concentration in marketing management from Pace University. In addition to her decades-long work in health care, Graham’s other passion is education and working with nonprofit initiatives to ensure that all children have equal access to education. Graham will serve on the Wartburg Home Operations Board. “We look forward to welcoming our newest volunteers into this time-honored governance role. Their diverse experience and perspectives will be invaluable as the organization continues to transition to meet the needs of seniors throughout this region,” said Dr. David J. Gentner, Wartburg’s president and CEO.

LAW SCHOOL’S ENVIRONMENTAL LAW DISTINGUISHED JUNIOR SCHOLAR The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains has selected Prof. Sharmila L. Murthy an associate professor and director of faculty scholarship and research at Suffolk University Law School as the Haub Environmental Law Distinguished Junior Scholar for 2021. “Professor Murthy’s selection to receive the Haub Distinguished Junior Scholar Award is well-deserved given her widely recognized scholarship on access to drinking water and her state and local action on global climate change,” said Prof. Jason Czarnezki, associate dean and executive director, Environmental Law Programs. “The award is meant to recognize and foster scholarly excellence in the early stages of an academic career in Environmental Law.” In 2020, Murthy was awarded the university-wide Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching and the Innovative Teaching Award from the Center for Teaching and Scholarly

Excellence. She also received the Faculty Woman of the Year Award from the Suffolk Law Women of Color Law Student Association in 2017. Previously, Murthy was a Fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and a visiting scholar in the Sustainability Science Program, both at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She also worked as a public-interest poverty lawyer through a Skadden Fellowship, and then litigated complex and class action cases. Murthy received her Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School, her Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government and her Bachelor of Science degree in natural resources from Cornell University and she is a former U.S. Fulbright Scholar to India. Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University opened its doors in 1976 and has more than 8,500 alumni around the world.

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Facts & Figures U.S. DISTRICT COURT, White Plains

Local business cases, Feb. 3 – 9 Michael Zlotnick as administrator of estate of Steven Zlotnick, Campbell Hall vs. Crystal Run Village Inc., Middletown, 21-cv-1001-PMH: Wrongful death. Attorneys: Emma L. Freeman and Ilann M. Maazel. Structural Steel and Bridge Painters funds, White Plains vs. American Venture Construction, Landing New Jersey, 21-cv-1012-PMH: Enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney: Dana L. Henke.

DEEDS Above $1 million 25 Milton Road LLC, Rye. Seller: Katherine O’Neill Wilson, Rye. Property: 25 Milton Road, Rye. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 4. 35 Murray Hill Road LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Joseph Weintraub, Belmont, Massachusetts. Property: 35 Murray Hill Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed Jan. 27. 62 BLW LLC, West Irvington. Seller: Gary N. Silverhardt, et al, West Irvington. Property: 62 Butterwood Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Jan. 25.

Elaine Talbott-Serrano, Yonkers vs. Iona College, New Rochelle, et al, 21-cv-1055-CS: Job discrimination. Attorney: Ty Hyderally.

2633 Webster Avenue LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: 537 Commons LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 537 N. State Road, Ossining. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Feb. 4.

Luis Jimenez Belliard, et al, vs. Westchester Metal Works Inc., Yonkers, et al, 21-cv-1056-CS: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Louis Pechman.

632 South Broadway LLC, Mahopac. Seller: South Broadway Realty Corp., Maspeth. Property: 632-636 S. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed Feb. 5.

Pepsi Beverage Co., White Plains vs. Ronny’s A-La-Carte Inc., Woodsock, Georgia, 21-cv-1129-PMH: Motion to confirm arbitration award. Attorney: Sandra L. Musumeci.

BDG MV LLC, Annapolis, Maryland. Seller: Sprague Operating Resources LLC, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Property: 40 Canal St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $12.7 million. Filed Jan. 27.

Trustees of the National Retirement Fund, White Plains, vs. Pat and Rose Dress Inc., Manhattan, et al, 21-cv-1168: E.R.I.S.A. withdrawal liability, demand $1,815,000. Attorney: David C. Sapp Jr.

Boomerang Investment Venture Corp., Pelham. Seller: Eric L. Munson, New York. Property: 926 Highland Ave., Pelham. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Feb. 4. Bradford Properties LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Kenneth H. Gardner, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 34 Bradford Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Jan. 26. Infinity Road LLC, Bedford. Seller: Geoffrey Harris, et al, New York. Property: 888 Old Post Road, Bedford. Amount: $5.4 million. Filed Feb. 5.

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

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Lillian Apartments LLC, White Plains. Seller: NDR Group Inc., New Rochelle. Property: 18 Drake Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $5.4 million. Filed Jan. 27. MCTK Holdings LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: 55 West Red Oak Lane LLC, Purchase. Property: 55 W. Red Oak Lane, Harrison. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed Feb. 5. Metro Green Realty of Westchester LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: Rear Harlem Bran, Yonkers. Amount: $2 million. Filed Jan. 29.

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School of the Holy Child, Rye. Seller: Society of the Holy Child Jesus New York Province Inc., Rosemont, Pennsylvania. Property: 2225 Westchester Ave., Harrison. Amount: $6.5 million. Filed Jan. 29.

A and C Knopp Development Inc., Scarsdale. Seller: Diane E. Tegtmeier, Scarsdale. Property: 111 Brambach Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $687,500. Filed Feb. 5.

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Mistis 56 ROA Hook Corp., Elmsford. Seller: 37 Croton Dam Road Corp., Cortlandt Manor. Property: 64 Hook Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $550,000. Filed Jan. 29.

ABD Equities LLC, et al, Jupiter, Florida. Seller: Aero Mortgage Loan Trust 2017-1, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 25 N. Broadway, 5, Yonkers. Amount: $120,000. Filed Feb. 3.

MOP II LLC, Bedford. Seller: Robert Visram, et al, Port Chester. Property: 130 Poningo St., Rye. Amount: $210,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Urohelth LLC, Bronxville. Seller: JNR Group LLC, Yonkers. Property: 970 N. Broadway, 110, Yonkers. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 25.

Bofabri Realty LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Kevin Cohen, Hackensack, New Jersey. Property: 9 Lafayette Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $879,500. Filed Feb. 5.

Mulligan Development LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Daniel Baum, et al, Delray Beach, Florida. Property: Mulligan Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $500,000. Filed Feb. 5.

YNJ Property LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: ISRS Realty LLC, New York City. Property: 1254 Central Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Jan. 26.

Coolen Homes Inc., Hawthorne. Seller: Seymour Golden, Briarcliff Manor. Property: Larch Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $355,000. Filed Jan. 27.

NME Properties LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Abby Gail Levine, Scarsdale. Property: 45 Lynwood Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $929,000. Filed Feb. 3.

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Durr Properties LLC, Katonah. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 25 Barker St., 404, Mount Kisco. Amount: $271,000. Filed Feb. 5.

Paula Lincoln LLC, Tuckahoe. Seller: Del Giudice Partnership, Yonkers. Property: 192 Lincoln Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $875,000. Filed Jan. 27.

SLD 550 Corp., Mount Vernon. Seller: 635 Columbus LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 550 Fulton Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Feb. 4.

2 Stowe Rd LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Prokop LLC, New York City. Property: 2 Stowe Road, Nos. 3 and 4, Peekskill. Amount: $38,000. Filed Feb. 3. 51 Tyler LLC, Rye. Seller: Joseph C. Minio Jr., et al, Rye. Property: 51 Tyler Circle, Rye. Amount: $852,000. Filed Feb. 4. 301 Riverhill Pavillion LLC, Yonkers. Seller: RBTD LLC, Yonkers. Property: 970 N. Broadway, 301, Yonkers. Amount: $350,000. Filed Jan. 25. 261 Boulevard LLC, New York City. Seller: Charlotte M. Baecher, Scarsdale. Property: 261 Boulevard, Scarsdale. Amount: $655,000. Filed Jan. 29. 364 Ashburton Ave LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: 364B Ashburton Ave LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Property: 364 Ashburton Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $825,000. Filed Jan. 29. 37 Waring Place LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Thomas J. McIntyre Jr., Yonkers. Property: 37 Waring Place, Yonkers. Amount: $320,000. Filed Jan. 28. 50 S Bleeker Street LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: 50 Bleecker LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 50 Bleeker Street South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $690,000. Filed Jan. 25. 80 West Sandford LLC, New City. Seller: Lloyd Burnett, Mount Vernon. Property: 501 Ninth Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $925,000. Filed Jan. 28. 91 Lovell Street LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Philip J. Mahar, Somers. Property: 91 Lovell St., Somers. Amount: $220,000. Filed Jan. 29.

Housing Networx LLC, New York City. Seller: Venerado Borrego, Ossining. Property: 89 N. Malcolm St., Ossining. Amount: $321,000. Filed Jan. 26. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Jay B. Hashmall, White Plains. Property: 1561 Strawberry Road, Yorktown. Amount: $544,327. Filed Feb. 4.

Peter Obe Management Corp. Seller: Joan Dixon, et al, Yonkers. Property: 190 Hoover Road, Yonkers. Amount: $165,000. Filed Jan. 28. Prospect River LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Chatsworth Properties Inc., Mamaroneck. Property: 151 E. Prospect Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $850,000. Filed Feb. 5.

HR Elmsford LLC, Bronx. Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP, Irvine, California. Property: 39 Meadow St., Greenburgh. Amount: $425,000. Filed Jan. 27.

UTC Bryant LLC, Corona. Seller: Maria Coss, Elmsford. Property: 3 Bryant Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $217,000. Filed Jan. 28.

JAF Builders Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: Bruce Laxer, Scarsdale. Property: 394 Heathcote Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $810,000. Filed Feb. 5.

UTC Kendall LLC, Corona. Seller: Hisham Nick Abdelilah, Sleepy Hollow. Property: 38 Kendall Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $460,000. Filed Jan. 27.

King Elias Ambulette LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 76 Chestnut St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $655,000. Filed Feb. 5.

V.S. Construction Corp., Ossining. Seller: Pacwater Corp., Briarcliff Manor. Property: 30 Fee Court, Ossining. Amount: $900,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Karas Limo Inc., Bronxville. Seller: Ann Faile Zolondek, et al, Lexington, Kentucky. Property: 152 Purdy Ave., White Plains. Amount: $417,000. Filed Jan. 28.

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Mad Properties LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Peter Goldman, Rye Brook. Property: 1 Lovell Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $386,000. Filed Jan. 28. Mastrantoni Brothers Inc., Mahopac. Seller: Daniel Higgins, New Hyde Park. Property: 2 Amawalk Point Road, Somers. Amount: $170,000. Filed Feb. 3.

Ahmadi and Sons Inc., Scarsdale. $6,225 in favor of Pamal Broadcasting Ltd., Latham. Filed Jan. 27. BBS Inc., Mount Vernon. $7,838 in favor of ADI Global Distribution, Melville. Filed Jan. 25. Burkes Irish LLC, Yonkers. $27,717 in favor of US Foods Inc., Norwich, Connecticut. Filed Feb. 5. Cube Tax Corp., Bronx. $24,927 in favor of 571-585 E 187th St LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Filed Feb. 5.

Dennis Forte Construction LLC, Bronxville. $13,113 in favor of Builder Services Group Inc., Brewster. Filed Jan. 26. Metro Wine Distribution Company Inc., New Rochelle. $12,253 in favor of Schneider National Inc., Green Bay, Wisconsin. Filed Jan. 28. Ourem Iron Works, Yonkers. $1,621 in favor of Optimum Service Corp., Huntington. Filed Jan. 26. Pop Displays USA LLC, Rye Brook. $195,952 in favor of Mercury Plastics Inc., Chicago, Illinois. filed Jan. 26. Sandfield Construction Inc., Sleepy Hollow. $20,899 in favor of New Rochelle Carpet Inc., New Rochelle. Filed Jan. 26. Twisted Oak Restaurant and Bar, Tarrytown. $16,146 in favor of Andrew Adams Inc., Scarsdale. Filed Jan. 26. Young Womens Christian Association of Yonkers, Yonkers. $10,594 in favor of Quality Foam Inc., Brooklyn. Filed Jan. 26.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Collins, Stephen P., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.2 million affecting property located at 525 Milton Road, Rye 10580. Filed Feb. 5. Cosmo, Frank Jr., as heir at law and next of kin of Ann Cosmo, et al. Filed by Wendover Financial Services Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,776 affecting property located at 111 Chittenden Ave., Yonkers 10707. Filed Feb. 5. Panzanaro, Bryan, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $351,500 affecting property located at 1480 Riverview Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed Feb. 1. Schaer, Donna, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $444,600 affecting property located at 14 Debbie Lane, Cross River 10518. Filed Feb. 4. Stone, Renae, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $189,000 affecting property located at 7 Poplar Circle, Units 4-3, Peekskill 10566. Filed Feb. 1.

Facts & Figures The public administrator of Westchester County as administrator of the estate of Ida Tolisano, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $667,500 affecting property located at 9 River Parkway, Briarcliff Manor 10510. Filed Feb. 4. Tokar, John P., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,000 affecting property located at 181 Kimbel Terrace, Yonkers 10704. Filed Feb. 2. Zaniewski, Robert, et al. Filed by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 128 McLain St., Bedford Corners 10549. Filed Feb. 4.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 15 Spring St Realty LLC, as owner. $22,000 as claimed by Joselow and Associates LLC, White Plains. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Feb,. 4. PepsiCo Inc., as owner. $3,651 as claimed by United Rentals North America Inc. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Feb. 4. Wegmans Food Market, as owner. $2.6 million as claimed by Amec Construction LLC, Norwalk, Connecticut. Property: in Harrison. Filed Feb. 5.

NEW BUSINESSES This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

PARTNERSHIPS Ascend Strategy Partners, 1977 Baldwin Road, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Roy Sokol and Stephen Barankewlcz. Filed Aug. 13. Acham Home Improvement Contractor, 40 Elliot Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o Christopher Smith and Mandy Smith. Filed Aug. 18. Brightness Home Services, 54 Second St., Apt. 1, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Fernando Berrospe Estrada and Luis Fernando Berrospe. Filed Aug. 17.

Direct Solutions, 18 Dunkar St., Yonkers 10710, c/o Herschel C. Jacobs and Ediberto Disla. Filed Aug. 13. Positive Hustle, 8 Washington Ave., apt. 17, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706, c/o Paul Hudson Jr., Preston Hudson Sr. and Nyema Lucas-Hudson. Filed Aug. 17. Sweeties Bites and Delights, 33 William St., Apt. 2G, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Janiece Roadd and Danay Ross. Filed Aug. 17.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS Allstar Barbershop, 2 Todd Place, Ossining 10562, c/o Miguel Angel Gonzalez. Filed Aug. 18. Avenue Financial Group, 100 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 150, Valhalla 10595, c/o Richard L. Leimgruber. Filed Aug. 17. Big O’Block Entertainment, 134 Claremont Gardens, Ossining 10562, c/o Gigzell Willis. Filed Aug. 17. Blue Star, 3484 Overlook Ave., Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Waqar Ali. Filed Aug. 13. Carresmatic Paws, 604 Tompkins Ave., Apt. D18, Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Lysa Carre. Filed Aug. 17. Chris Moves Mountains, 257 Valentine Lane, Yonkers 10705, c/o Christopher Montanez. Filed Aug. 13. Chung’s Delivery Service, 310 S. Fourth Ave., Apt. 3A, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Andre Zhung. Filed Aug. 18. Essentio, 23 Mount Morris Ave., White Plains 10604, c/o Rosanna Oh. Filed Aug. 17. Fly Bum, 60 Glenwood Ave., Apt. 2, Yonkers 10701, c/o David Jones. Filed Aug. 13. Fon Cleaners and Laundry, 811 Scarsdale Ave., Scarsdale 10583, c/o Fook Chun Fon. Filed Aug. 17.

JD Tax Professionals, 155 Crary Ave., 2J, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Joe Origbo. Filed Aug. 13.

Sincere Fashions, 23 Beaumont Circle, Apt. 4, Yonkers 10710, c/o Tuscany N. Sandoval. Filed Aug. 18.

K.B.X., 103 Ravine Ave., Apt. 2B, Yonkers 10701, c/o LaKeeba Wilcox. Filed Aug. 13.

Stephanie Stickle Design, 26 Havell St., No. 2, Ossining 10562, c/o Stephanie Stickle. Filed Aug. 13.

L’Espace de Reve, 27 Locust Ave., Apt. 4N, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Jerome Downey. Filed Aug. 14.

TJIF Retail, 100 College Ave., Apt. 2A, Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Eric Foster. Filed Aug. 12.

Lady Tree Bundles, 41 Maple St., Yonkers 10701, c/o Teiranni Roberts. Filed Aug. 13.

Vertogear, 95 Beekman Ave., Apt. 204B, Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Rene Patino Jr. Filed Aug. 14.

Lee Shoe Repair, 10 Chatsworth Ave., Larchmont 10538, c/o Ji Hwan Lee. Filed Aug. 17.

Vital Care Infusion, 440 Warburton Ave., No. 5L, Yonkers 10701, c/o Amy Newmann. Filed Aug. 17.

Lexy’s Hair Stylist, 33 Rathbun Ave., White Plains 10606, c/o Nieves Carrillo Cazales. Filed Aug. 17. Lick’s The Beautique, 21 Nella Lane, Port Chester 10573, c/o Michelle Ann Isaacs. Filed Aug. 12. Luna Services, 108 Croton Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Gladys Villa. Filed Aug. 13. M D Landscaping, 211 Central Ave., Apt. 5, White Plains 10606, c/o Gerardo Rodriguez Garita. Filed Aug. 14. MW Renovation, 159 Linden St., Yonkers 10701, c/o Wilfredo Madrid. Filed Aug. 12. New Industries, 134 Claremont Gardens, Ossining 10562, c/o Melvin R. Coleman. Filed Aug. 17. Nicole’s Hair Pavilion, 74 Highland Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Nicole Pettiford. Filed Aug. 14. Nye’s Royal Berries, 304 Warburton Ave., Apt. 3C, Yonkers 10701, c/o Nyasia M. Scott. Filed Aug. 17. Ocean Spray, 235 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 10573m, c/o Lance Tennyson. Filed Aug. 12. Olivia’s Cookie Creations, 40 Memorial Highway, Apt. 2O, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Olivia A. Bargabos. Filed Aug. 17.

Green Energy Solutions, 120 Beekman Ave., Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Marisol Yan. Filed Aug. 17.

Redtail Handcrafted Design, 1820 Crescent Drive, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Elliot Sotomayor, Tarrytown. Filed Aug. 12.

Jaydey Financial Services, 155 Crary Ave., 2J, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Joe Origbo. Filed Aug. 13.

SharonDollzHouse, 117 S. Fourth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Cheryl M. Stephens. Filed Aug. 13.

PATENTS Body contact in fin-field effect transistor design. Patent no. 10,916,651 issued to Alexander Reznicek, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Cloud enabling resources as a service. Patent no. 10,917,478 issued to Thomas Chefalas, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Demand deposit account payment system. Patent no. 10,915,898 issued to Paul Musser, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase. Dual-column LC-MS system and methods of use thereof. Patent no. 10,908,166 issued to Shunhai Wang. Assigned to Regeneron, Tarrytown. Methods and systems for providing FIDO authentication services. Patent no. 10,917,405 issued to David Nowak, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase. Method and system for dynamic linking of offers to transaction accounts. Patent no. 10,915,939 issued to Jose-Louis Celorio-Martinez, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase. Radiolabeled anti-LAG3 antibodies for immuno-PET imaging. Patent no. 10,905,784 issued to Marcus Kelly, et al. Assigned to Regeneron, Tarrytown. Sterilisation method. Patent no. 10,905,786 issued to Philip Shodder. Assigned to Regeneron, Tarrytown.

Systems and methods for determining restaurant capacity level. Patent no. 10,915,838 issued to David Senci, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase. Systems and methods for providing augmented reality experiences. Patent no. 10,915,918 issued to Manash Bhattacharjee, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase. Video recording of a display device. Patent no. 10,917,679 issued to Jack Dunning, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Below $1 million 353 Liberty LLC, Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Rock East Funding LLC, Plainview. Property: 353 Liberty St., Newburgh. Amount: $151,000. Filed Jan. 25. Bambrick Builders Inc., New Windsor, as owner. Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $170,000. Filed Jan. 28. Cisneros, Jesus, Highland Falls, as owner. Lender: 3C’s Development LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 323 Main St., Highland Falls. Amount: $300,000. Filed Jan. 25. Haelen, John, et al, Otisville, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Minisink. Amount: $297,000. Filed Jan. 25. Hornbeck, Maria, et al, Saugerties, as owner. Lender: Primelending. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $201,465. Filed Jan. 28. Munoz-Rodriguez, Luz M., Kingston, as owner. Lender: Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Ulster. Amount: $169,500. Filed Jan. 26. Murray, Shawn J., et al, Walden, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $485,000. Filed Jan. 25.

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Rosenblum, Jordan, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: TD Bank N.A. Property: 529 Mount Guardian Road Extension, Bearsville 12409. Amount: $511,000. Filed Jan. 28. Saville, Chad, et al, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Chester. Amount: $564,554. Filed Jan. 25. Serotta, Christopher, New York City, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $450,000. Filed Jan. 29. Wong, Anna, et al, Paramus, New Jersey, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $510,435. Filed Jan. 27. Zambrella, Christopher, et al, New Paltz, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 72 Marabac Road, Gardiner 12525. Amount: $647,500. Filed Jan. 29.

DEEDS Above $1 million Jatt Boys Properties LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Brady Partners LLC, New Hampton. Property: in Wawayanda. Amount: $1 million. Filed Jan. 28. Lisajoy1800 LLC, New York City. Seller: Jason Gnewikow, et al, Brooklyn. Property: 412 Whitfield Road, Rochester. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Jan. 28. RR Orchard Holdings LLC, Clinton Corners. Seller: Daniel W. Madsen, Clinton Corners. Property: 1347 Hollow Road, Clinton. Amount: $3 million. Filed Jan. 25. Sumter Holding LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Dutchess County Casa Italiana Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Jan. 28.

Below $1 million 104 Cliff LLC, Accord. Seller: Lorna Massie, Accord. Property: in Rochester. Amount: $135,000. Filed Jan. 25.

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Facts & Figures 1114 Realty LLC, Lakewood, New Jersey. Seller: Greenfield Resort LLC, Greenfield Park. Property: 15 Cedar Court, Wawarsing. Amount: $408,833. Filed Jan. 28.

Brookview Holdings LLC, Pomona. Seller: J. Benjamin Gailey, Walden. Property: 209 S. Centerville Road, Wawayanda. Amount: $170,000. Filed Jan. 27.

18 Church LLC, New York City. Seller: Robert F. Gove, et al, Warwick. Property: 18 Church St., Warwick. Amount: $305,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Catskill Farms Inc., Wurtsboro. Seller: Andrew J. Emrich, et al, West Shokan. Property: in Olive. Amount: $240,000. Filed Jan. 28.

180 Developers LLC, Ellenville. Seller: J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., Irvine, California. Property: 77 Friedlander Drive, Rochester. Amount: $72,500. Filed Jan. 27. 26 Confederate Drive LLC, Wingdale. Seller: Route 22 Acquisitions LLC, Wingdale. Property: 26 Confederate Drive, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $360,000. Filed Jan. 27. 3 Donna Jean Place LLC, Monroe. Seller: Christopher Firenze, Monroe. Property: 3 Donna Jean Drive, Blooming Grove. Amount: $80,500. Filed Jan. 27. 316 Main Owner LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: H and R Associates, Poughkeepsie. Property: 316 Main St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $750,000. Filed Jan. 27. 353 Liberty LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Annia Dago, New Windsor. Property: 353 Liberty St., Newburgh. Amount: $69,500. Filed Jan. 25. 41 S Clinton LLC, Staatsburg. Seller: M and J Properties II LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 41 S. Clinton St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $228,500. Filed Jan. 27. 49 Elm LLC, Jacksonville, Florida. Seller: Robert Rosen, et al, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Property: 49 Elm St., Wawarsing. Amount: $50,000. Filed Jan. 29. 55 Pine Drive LLC, Holmes. Seller: Christopher R. Hicks, Pawling. Property: 55 Pine Drive, Pawling 12564. Amount: $377,500. Filed Jan. 25. A J Douglas Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Hudson West Realty Inc., Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $20,000. Filed Jan. 27. BDG Partners LLC, Red Hook. Seller: Cort Enterprises LLC, Red Hook. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $275,000. Filed Jan. 26.

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Idom Equities Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Eco-Space Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $299,000. Filed Jan. 29. Inter Et Inter LLC, Accord. Seller: Meltz Realty Corp., Hudson. Property: in Hurley. Amount: $925,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Chervoan LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 133-135 Main St., Cold Spring. Amount: $301,000. Filed Jan. 28.

Jand Realty LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Leigh C. Benton, Newburgh. Property: 2 Stillwater Lane, Newburgh. Amount: $40,000. Filed Jan. 28.

Community LD LLC, Forest Hills. Seller: William C. Cordes, et al, Shelton, Connecticut. Property: in Clinton. Amount: $7,000. Filed Jan. 26.

K888 Holding LLC, Pleasant Valley. Seller: Douglas F. Smith, Highand. Property: 115 Vineyard Ave., Lloyd. Amount: $265,000. Filed Jan. 29.

Culwell Development LLC, Ellenville. Seller: Lisa M. Nadiak, Greenfield Park. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $150,000. Filed Jan. 25.

K888 Holding LLC, Pleasant Valley. Seller: Estate of Gina M. Rosario, Poughkeepsie. Property: 29 Noxon Road, Poughkeepsie 12533. Amount: $150,000. Filed Jan. 22.

Deal House Capital Fund I LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Anthony Scampoli, et al, Olivebridge. Property: 564 Krumville Road, Olive. Amount: $202,500. Filed Jan. 25.

Kaufman King Group LLC, Monroe. Seller: 12550 Holdings LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 57 Benkard Ave., Newburgh. Amount: $280,000. Filed Jan. 28.

Estraba NY LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Robert Hunter, South Fallsburg. Property: 162 Dubois St., Newburgh. Amount: $54,000. Filed Jan. 27.

L’Cress LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 3 Buena Vista Ave., Shawangunk. Amount: $150,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Global Companies LLC, Waltham, Massahusetts. Seller: Town of New Windsor. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $65,000. Filed Jan. 28. Goshen South LLC, Campbell Hall. Seller: 11 South Street Goshen Corp., Bronx. Property: 11 South St., Goshen 10924. Amount: $505,000. Filed Jan. 25. GrandStar Homes Inc., Miami, Florida. Seller: Joseph Sasso, Mahopac. Property: 16 Brookside Road, Mahopac. Amount: $15,138. Filed Jan. 25 Highsky Equities LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Velocity House Buyers LLC, Monroe. Property: 8 Hoffman Drive, Monroe. Amount: $193,000. Filed Jan. 25. Hudson Highlands LLC, Hyde Park. Seller: The Concordia Living Trust, Hyde Park. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $22,500. Filed Jan. 25.

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LMD Property Holdings LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Roy E. Duncan, Fishkill. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $425,000. Filed Jan. 28. LP Builders Associates LLC, Walden. Seller: HKC Schufa Properties Inc., Walden. Property: 25 Walnut St., Walden. Amount: $155,000. Filed Jan. 25. Mana Lighthouse LLC, Middletown. Seller: Subhash Vohra, et al, Middletown. Property: 57 Sprague Ave., Middletown. Amount: $249,900. Filed Jan. 29. McCormick 105 LLC, Hunt Valley, Maryland. Seller: Richard Schisano, Newburgh. Property: 173 E. Ridge Road, Warwick. Amount: $167,391. Filed Jan. 26. Meagher and Meagher Realty LLC, White Plains. Seller: Scott T. Brady, et al, Pawling. Property: 19 Stanley Drive, Pawling 12564. Amount: $275,000. Filed Jan. 26.

MGM Property Holdings LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Property: 1168 Albany Post Road, Gardiner. Amount: $221,300. Filed Jan. 26. Mid Hudson Film LLC, Newburgh. Seller: HDL Route 9W LLC, Newburgh. Property: 2934 Route 9W, New Windsor. Amount: $925,000. Filed Jan. 28. Millerton Super Inc., Millerton. Seller: Robert D. Trotta, Millerton. Property: in North East. Amount: $138,000. Filed Jan. 28. Millerton Super Inc., Millerton. Seller: Robert D. Trotta, Millerton. Property: in North East. Amount: $132,500. Filed Jan. 28. MMAM Corp., Yonkers. Seller: GSH LLC, Garrison. Property: 149 E. Lake Blvd., B1, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $120,000. Filed Jan. 28. MNM Housecare LLC, Ellenville. Seller: DTH REO Inc., Austin, Texas. Property: 2 Lincoln St., Wawarsing. Amount: $40,000. Filed Jan. 29. Modena Auto Group LLC, Modena. Seller: Plattekill Management Associates LC, Modena. Property: in Plattekill. Amount: $100,000. Filed Jan. 28.

Pattam LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Robert C. Miglino, Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $395,000. Filed Jan. 28. Pershing 39 LLC, Hyde Park. Seller: George I. Frye, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $20,000. Filed Jan. 25. Porteus and Son Builders LLC, Ossining. Seller: Margaret Barry, Wappingers Falls. Property: Hi View Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $70,000. Filed Jan. 22. Providence Realty of LaGrange LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Poughkeepsie United Methodist Church, Wappinger Falls. Property: 9 S. Mesier Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $585,000. Filed Jan. 25. RAS Closing Services LLC, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Seller: Myrna Bayon, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: 53 E. Van Buren Way, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $685,000. Filed Jan. 25. Region Management Properties LLC, Fishkill. Seller: Thong Nguyen, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $160,000. Filed Jan. 22.

Mortgage Assets Management LLC, Austin, Texas. Seller: Bruce L. Bozeman, Mount Vernon. Property: 15 Orchard St., Patterson. Amount: $414,933. Filed Jan. 27.

Revalc LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Good Manors Real Estate Corp., Putnam Valley. Property: 299 Peekskill Hollow Road, Putnam Valley. Amount: $390,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Mountaindale Road I LLC, New York. City. Seller: Peter Fallucca, Staten Island. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $185,000. Filed Jan. 27.

Rondout Holdings LLC, Hurley. Seller: Alessandro Viviani Jr., Wallkill. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $430,000. Filed Jan. 25.

One Light Productions LLC, Long Island City. Seller: Vincent J. Valetutti Jr., Easthampton, Massachusetts. Property: in Esopus. Amount: $180,000. Filed Jan. 26. Orange County Soccer Club New York Inc., Walden. Seller: Lisa Higinson, Pine Bush. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $125,000. Filed Jan. 26. Ordonez Enterprises LLC, Middletown. Seller: Donna M. Cole, et al, Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $700,000. Filed Jan. 26.

Skyview Equities LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 35 Aqueduct Road, Philipstown 10524. Amount: $312,000. Filed Jan. 29. Solexus LLC, Gardiner. Seller: Hamptonburgh Properties Corp., Walden. Property: in Hamptonburgh. Amount: $400,000. Filed Jan. 26. Sterling Mine USA LLC, Suffern. Seller: EE Sterling Mine LLC, Purchase. Property: 655 Sterling Mine Road, Tuxedo Park. Amount: $749,000. Filed Jan. 26.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: William E. Duquette Jr., Walden. Property: 4 Maple Lane, Minisink. Amount: $230,000. Filed Jan. 28. Tukool LLC, Kingston. Seller: Diane Sterling, Highland. Property: 136 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz. Amount: $185,000. Filed Jan. 29. Tukool LLC, Kingston. Seller: Jeffrey S. Palazzolo, New Paltz. Property: 5 Orchard Heights, New Paltz. Amount: $195,000. Filed Jan. 29. Velocity House Buyers LLC, Monroe. Seller: Marianna Raabe, Monroe. Property: 8 Hoffman Drive, Monroe. Amount: $135,000. Filed Jan. 25. Velocity House Buyers LLC, Monroe. Seller: Peter L. DiGregorio, et al, New Windsor. Property: 810 Blooming Grove Turnpike, New Windsor. Amount: $30,000. Filed Jan. 28. Wise Equities Group LLC, Monroe. Seller: Donna Martuscello, et al, Milton. Property: Lester Clark Road, Newburgh. Amount: $32,200. Filed Jan. 28. Wise Equities Group LLC, Monroe. Seller: Donna Martuscello, et al, Milton. Property: Lester Clark Road, Newburgh. Amount: $32,200. Filed Jan. 28. Wise Equities Group LLC, Monroe. Seller: Donna Martuscello, et al, Milton. Property: Lester Clark Road, Newburgh. Amount: $50,600. Filed Jan. 28. Xanthoula II LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Energy Building Corp., Yorktown Heights. Property: 898 Route 6, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $150,000. Filed Jan. 25. Xanthoula LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Energy Building Corp., Yorktown Heights. Property: 898 Route 6, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $650,000. Filed Jan. 25. Zena-Highwoods LLC, Lake Katrine. Seller: James Buchanan, Bethesda, Maryland. Property: in Woodstock. Amount: $52,000. Filed Jan. 26.

JUDGMENTS 215 Washington St Foods Inc., New Windsor. $63,503 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 28.

Facts & Figures Brito Complete Auto Services, Middletown. $1,820 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27. Cleanway Maintenance, Campbell Hall. $1,253 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27. Douglass Insulation Company Inc., Chester. $38,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. El Tio Beto Mexican Restaurant Inc., Middletown. $1,458 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27. Exclusive Auto Body LLC, Central Valley. $32,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Fleet Safety and Service Inc., Monroe. $1,427 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27. JMLJ Inc., Harriman. $2,222 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27. Lily’s of the Valley Floral Design Etc., Highland Falls. $7,527 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27. Middletown Lanes Inc., Middletown. $16,754 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27. Monroe Street Chiropractic PC, Monroe. $6,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. MRLS II Inc., Highland Mills. $13,262 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27.

Sam’s Food Store, Middletown. $30,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Jan. 28. Skyview Distributors Inc., Monroe. $2,138 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27. Star Auto Collision Center Inc., Monroe. $21,663 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 27.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Benkard Properties LLC, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,500 affecting property located at 30 Benkard Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 28. Cox, Thomas, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,245 affecting property located at 18 Rybak Lane, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed Jan. 25. Free, Christine, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Roger Strella, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 49 Cascade Lake Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Jan. 28. Hartling, John, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $277,821 affecting property located at 20 Coach Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 25. Heirs and distributees of the estate of Robert Wilson, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $221,000 affecting property located at 32 Borden Ave., Pine Bush 12566. Filed Jan. 29. Nesci, Danielle, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $273,000 affecting property located at 1903 Kings Way, Carmel 10512. Filed Jan. 29.

Vanburen, Donald, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $186,800 affecting property located at 78 Deerfield Road, Boiceville 12412. Filed Jan. 28. Ward, Ellen B., et al. Filed by New Penn Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $68,000 affecting property located at 15 Hill Run Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 27.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Berube, John, et al, as owner. $34,193 as claimed by Hearthstone Property Maintenance Inc., Gardiner. Property: 556 Old Hopewell Road, East Fishkill. Filed Jan. 25. Bosch Enterprises LP, Highland Falls, as owner. $11,000 as claimed by ENT Painting Company LLC, Trumbull, Connecticut. Property: 521 Main St., suite A, Highland 10928. Filed Jan. 28. EFG Saber Heritage SC LLC, as owner. $105,111 as claimed by Control Services LLC, Bayonne, New Jersey. Property: 3532 North Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Jan. 27. Health Quest Systems Inc., et al, as owner. $1.3 million as claimed by Contract Glaziers Inc., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Jan. 27. Jegg Realty, as owner. $147,142 as claimed by Allstate Interiors of New York Inc., Monroe. Property: 551 Route 211 East, Wallkill. Filed Jan. 28. Jegg Realty, as owner. $43,440 as claimed by Allstate Interiors Flooring of New York Inc., Monroe. Property: 551 Route 211 East, Wallkill. Filed Jan. 28. Kim, Seong Dong, et al, as owner. $2,097 as claimed by Brav Industries LLC, Airmont. Property: 106 Brookside Lane, Union Vale. Filed Jan. 27.

Legoland New York LLC, as owner. $875,425 as claimed by Boyce Excavating Company Inc., Slate Hill. Property: 332-400 Harriman Drive, Goshen. Filed Jan. 27. Marist College, as owner. $3,000 as claimed by Hirani Engineering and Land Surveying PC, Hicksville., Property: 3399 North Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Jan. 22. Nowak, Agnieszka, Deerpark, as owner. $1,300 as claimed by Smith Septic and Sewer Inc., Chester. Property: in Deerpark. Filed Jan. 25. Vassar Brothers Medical Center, as owner. $1.3 million as claimed by Kleeberg Sheetmetal Inc., Ludlow, Massachusetts. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Filed Jan. 27.

NEW BUSINESSES This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

PARTNERSHIPS Hudson’s Painting Co., 422 York St., Malden 12453, c/o Travis D. Hudson and Jeremy S. Hudson. Filed Jan. 25.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS AMR Carpentry, 51 Locust Drive, Brewster 10509, c/o Alberto Rodriguez. Filed Jan. 28. Aromatherapy Heaven, 159 Green St., Kingston 12401, c/o Nicole Florence Murray-Lewis. Filed Jan. 28. Avant Gardens, 207 Whitfield Road, Accord 12404, c/o Elijah Chaim. Filed Jan. 26. Casey Taylor Ceramics, 25 Prince St., Kingston 12401, c/o Cassandra Taylor. Filed Jan. 26. Charles B. Freer Jr., 16 River St., Napanoch 12458, c/o Charles B. Freer, Jr. Filed Jan. 27.

G and G Home Service, 2623 Carmel Ave., Southeast, c/o Dania Y. Ramirez, Carlos H. Giron. Filed Jan. 26.

Reilly’s Cabbage Patch, 30 Popletown Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Kathleen E. Dietter. Filed Jan. 25.

GKD Delivery, 95 Woodland Ridge Road, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Gerald L. DePew. Filed Jan. 25.

Shadchan Rosenfeld, 3 Lizensk Blvd., No. 111, Monroe 10950, c/o Efraim Solomon Rosenfeld. Filed Dec. 24.

Greenwyck Farm, 5679 Route 209, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Norman P. Green. Filed Jan. 29. Hansen Farm, 86 Orchard Drive, Gardiner 12525, c/o Eric Hansen. Filed Jan. 28. John Kelly Carpentry, 9 Homesdale Drive, Putnam Valley 10579, c/o John Joseph Kelly. Filed Jan. 28. Jose Reyes, 1047 Route 212, Saugerties 12477, c/o Jose D. Reyes. Filed Jan. 29.

Simply Sandra, 11 Maple Ave., Clintondale 12515, c/o Sandra D. Lowe. Filed Jan. 25. SJM Aerial Photos, 35 Barclay Road, Clintondale 12515, c/o Salvatore Maresca. Filed Jan. 28. Studio 89, 89 Vineyard Ave., Highland 12528, c/o Amy M. Dooley-Olender. Filed Jan. 29. Sweet Abundance, 120 Ray Cliff Drive, Accord 12404, c/o Bosch Purvis. Filed Jan. 28.

Love The Hudson Valley by Bentley Potter Photography, 94A Fairmont Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Bentley Potter. Filed Jan. 26.

Terry Sullivan, 62 Rustic Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Terrence J. Sullivan. Filed Jan. 28.

Magpie Ceramics, 8 Clifton Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Grace Moore. Filed Jan. 26.

Upstate Original, 41 Hillcrest Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Nadine Ferraro. Filed Jan. 26.

Maria‘s Garden, 29 Garrison Road, Carmel 10512, c/o Wendy J. Ramos Cardona. Filed Jan. 28.

Wild Seed Apothecary, 137 Cooper St., Accord 12404, c/o Erin Domagal. Filed Jan. 26.

Marty’s Fitness Studio, 430 Main St., Rosendale 12472, c/o Martha A. Prakelt. Filed Jan. 27.

Wintermoon Studios, 18 Church Lane, High Falls 12440, c/o Peter J. Forsythe. Filed Jan. 29.

Mountain View Fitness, 97 Broad St., West Hurley 12491, c/o Alice F. Gumpel. Filed Jan. 27. MVNAS Venetian Plaster, 8 Irene Court, Patterson 12563, c/o Betzy A. Lorenzo Hernandez. Filed Jan. 29. One Last Tag, 1050 Morton Blvd., suite 3, Kingston 12401, c/o Katherine Still. Filed Jan. 25. Peaceful Illuminations, 2 Mae Lane, Highland 12528, c/o Melisa A. Vogt. Filed Jan. 26. Phi Landscaping, 28 Silver Wings, Woodstock 12498, c/o Mattia Iusto. Filed Jan. 28.

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Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Bronfman, Barry, Greenwich, contractor for Kevin McSherry. Construct new pool house at 73 Cutler Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed January 2021. Davenport Contracting Inc., Stamford, contractor for 78 Cedar Cliff Road LLC. Convert full bath to a half bath at 78 Cedar Cliff Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed January 2021. Oceanview Pool & Patio, Southport, contractor for Sean and Hill Grogan. Construct in-ground pool at 90 Club Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed January 2021. Reichenbaum 151 LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Reichenbaum 151 LLC. Remove kitchen equipment and flooring at 11 W. Elm St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed January 2021. SBP Lower Cross LLC, Stamford, contractor for SBP Lower Cross LLC. Construct new retaining wall at 70 Lower Cross Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed January 2021. Shoreline Pools Inc., Stamford, contractor for Jan and Metink Kniffen. Construct in-ground spa and required safety barrier at 19 Boulder Brook Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Jan. 2021. Tiffany Properties & Management Lessee, Greenwich, contractor for Tiffany Properties & Management Lessee. Install egress window in penthouse at 195 Field Point Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $300. Filed January 2021.

Residential AAA Advantage Carting & D, Stamford, contractor for Joana Goncalves. Perform replacement alterations at 84 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed January 2021. Amado Home Improvement LLC, Hartsdale, New York, contractor for Paul Ruh. Build an addition and renovate interior and exterior at 19 Jeffrey Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $240,000. Filed January 2021. Aywasi Design & Construction, Bridgeport, contractor for Mike and Callie Reynolds. Remodel master bathroom at 19 Holly Way, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $32,695. Filed January 2021. BG Construction, New Canaan, contractor for Philip Day. Replace kitchen cabinets and appliances at 14 North St., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed January 2021. Bueller, Peter, Old Greenwich, contractor for Peter Bueller. Reconstruct chimney at 9 Grimes Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed January 2021. Canales Carpentry LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Fahmida Lam. Remove wall between dining room and kitchen at 19 Azalea Terrace, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed January 2021. Cat Rock Ventures LLC, Cos Cob, contractor for Cat Rock Ventures LLC. Add bathroom in attic and basement and finish basement at 81 Cat Rock Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed January 2021. DeRosa Builders, Cos Cob, contractor for Jesse and Elizabeth Shaw. Renovate residence, add third-story, including garage, family room and master suite at 25 Wesskum Wood Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $975,000. Filed January 2021.

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Dharia, Urvi, Cos Cob, contractor for Urvi Dharia. Add walls, closet and door at 316 Valley Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed January 2021. DiBico Home Management Inc., Stamford, contractor for Rama Subramaniam. Add shed dormer above car garage at 56 Old Church Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed January 2021. DTF Rosemount LLC, Mount Kisco, New York, contractor for Nicole Graef. Demolish interior second-floor space at 2 Hunting Ridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed January 2021. Fletcher Development, Darien, contractor for JZ Investments Inc. Construct new residence at 598 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,800,000. Filed January 2021.

Nordic Custom Builders of Connecticut, Cos Cob, contractor for Grace Jachmich. Perform replacement alterations at 19 Suburban Ave., Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed January 2021.

Stonecrest Builders, Ridgefield, contractor for Jason and Lika Safriet. Construct new single-family dwelling at 33 Willowmere Circle, Riverside. Estimated cost: $3,000,000. Filed January 2021.

Nordic Custom Builders of Connecticut, Cos Cob, contractor for Brenda La Grange. Replace windows, front door, remove existing kitchen and install new one at 34 Stag Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed January 2021.

Taconic Builders Inc. New York, contractor for Aprazievel LLC, Finish new family home at 112 Indian Head Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed January 2021.

Posigen ConnecticuT LLC, Hartford, contractor for Caren St Phillip. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 30 Jeffrey Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $51,480. Filed January 2021. Reed Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Kevin Nowaskey. Remodel bathroom and install hot tub at 59 Legrande Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed January 2021.

Francis Development LLC, Old Greenwich, contractor for Tiffany and Scott Hanyen. Remodel kitchen and master bath and replace windows at 11 Palmer Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed January 2021.

Romano, John, Stamford, contractor for Mia Simonsen. Remove interior wall and install new beam at 19 Meadow Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $13,660. Filed January 2021.

Glow Home Solutions, Old Greenwich, contractor for Christian Whamond. Add windows to the side of the house at 135 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed January 2021.

Ross, Jay, Greenwich, contractor for Christopher and Julie W. Church. Construct an addition at 11 Lismore Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed January 2021.

Home Energy Repair LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Joseph Cooper. Remove existing roof and re-roof 59 Park Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed January 2021.

RR Builders Inc., New Canaan, contractor for Jerome H. and Susan Davis. Renovate living room, Florida room and replace the glass panels in Florida room at 11 Baldwin Farm North, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $220,000. Filed January 2021.

JFC Real Estate Development LLC, Stamford, contractor for Desiree Harbacek. Renovate master bathroom at 51 Forest Ave., Unit 21, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed January 2021. JMC Holdings LLC, Greenwich, contractor for JMC Holdings LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 411 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $325,000. Filed January 2021.

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Sal Development, Greenwich, contractor for Peanut Properties LLC. Renovate kitchen, baths, mudroom floors and windows at 43 Lafrentz Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $195,000. Filed January 2021.

Total Bath Systems, Plainville, contractor for Michael B. Weir. Perform replacement alterations at 18 Dempsey Lane. Greenwich. Estimated cost: $23,318. Filed January 2021. Troubleshooters LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Jason and Chris Podber. Renovate second floor, bathroom, closets, construct new bedroom, install new insulation and finish storage room at 9 Benders Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $163,846. Filed January 2021.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Shanahan, Lucas James, et al, Brookfield. Filed by Derrick Walton, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tremont Sheldon Robinson Mahoney PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-20-6102337-S. Filed Dec. 8. Singh Interstate LLC, et al, Wethersfield. Filed by Hunter Wnukowski, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: William Basil Bilcheck Jr., Madison. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-20-6102358-S. Filed Dec. 8.

Nelson, Robert, Fairfield. Filed by Donna Depass, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Quinn Law Firm LLC, Milford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-20-6102479-S. Filed Dec. 15. Floum, Patti, et al, Easton. Filed by Crystal Goings, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Larracuente & Goulden LLC, Milford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-20-6102447-S. Filed Dec. 14. Cox, Ashan, Bridgeport. Filed by James Prince, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nicholas R Nesi, East Haven. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-20-6102385-S. Filed Dec. 9.

Danbury Superior Court McNally, Edward A., Danbury. Filed by Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zwicker And Associates PC, Enfield. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association, that issued defendant a credit account for which defendant agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBD-CV-20-6037683-S. Filed Nov. 10. Pierre, Roodly, et al, Danbury. Filed by Nilo Torres, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Adelman Hirsch & Connors LLP 1000 Lafayette B Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-20-6037609-S. Filed Nov. 2.

Facts & Figures Manere, Brian F., et al, Stamford. Filed by Edward B. Roloff, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jerome A Mayer, Newtown. Action: The plaintiff suffered damages at his premises caused by a fire that started at the defendants’ premises. The defendants failed to properly extinguish a lit cigarette that met flammable materials. As a result of the defendants’ negligence, the plaintiff’s premise was uninhabitable. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-20-6037773-S. Filed Nov. 19. Johnson, Mark R., et al, Wingdale, New York. Filed by Melissa Whichard, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cramer & Anderson LLP, New Milford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBDCV-20-6037909-S. Filed Dec. 7. Green, Dorian, et al, Waterbury. Filed by Steven Mota, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief as court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206037918-S. Filed Dec. 8.

Stamford Superior Court Hines, Eric, et al, Stamford. Filed by Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ackerly & Ward, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff seeks sewer usage lien charges on the defendants’ premises for which the defendants failed to make payments. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the liens, possession of the premises, monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FST-CV20-6049613-S. Filed Dec. 15.

Zumaeta-Rivera, Karol E., et al, Stamford. Filed by Tyquana Bunsie, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nicholas R Nesi, East Haven. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-20-6049577-S. Filed Dec. 11. Haughwout, Devin Joshua, et al, Harding, Pennsylvania. Filed by Stephen R. Morrell, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Katherine Polak, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-20-6049625-S. Filed Dec. 16. Standard Fire Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Elisha Rappoport, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Harris Harris & Schmid, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-216050160-S. Filed Jan. 26.

DEEDS Commercial 1899 Bronson Road LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 1899 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $613,000. Filed Dec. 29. Aguirre, Andres and Carolina Gil, Stamford. Seller: 604 Newfield Avenue LLP, Stamford. Property: 604 Newfield Ave., Unit D, Stamford. Amount: $690,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Aspetuck Land Trust Inc., Fairfield. Seller: Berngold Associates Limited Partnership, Bridgeport. Property: 610 Silver Spring Road, Fairfield. Amount: N/A. Filed Dec. 30.

Berlingo, Michele Marie, Ridgefield. Seller: John J. Melucci and Marianne B. Melucci, Stamford. Property: 64 Barmore Drive East, Stamford. Amount: $562,300. Filed Dec. 21.

DeCicco, Yolanda, Norwalk. Seller: Yenilshia Firpo-Greenwood and Mitchell F. Greenwood, Norwalk. Property: 36 Frances Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $345,000. Filed Dec. 28.

BBB Investors LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Haralambos Iosifides, Norwalk. Property: 54 Lincoln St. Extension, Norwalk. Amount: $720,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Boothroyd, Lawrence and Whitney Mantel, White Plains, New York. Seller: Ignatius H.T. Chu and Margaret M.C. Chu, Stamford. Property: 26 Highview Ave., Unit B, Stamford. Amount: $316,000. Filed Dec. 24.

Dennhardt, Michael and Andrea Pucillo, Queens, New York. Seller: Adeline Coyle, Darien. Property: 200 Woodridge Drive South, Stamford. Amount: $585,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Brett, Deirdre, Fairfield. Seller: US Bank Trust NA, Irving, Texas. Property: 222 Samp Mortar Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $680,000. Filed Dec. 21. Collier, Charles T., Fairfield. Seller: JEL Properties LLC, Westport. Property: 14 Twin Brooks Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $595,000. Filed Dec. 23. Liu, Keiko, Stamford. Seller: GVVS LLC, Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit 9C, Stamford. Amount: $328,500. Filed Dec. 22. RJR Northeast LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Wayne M. Correnty, Norwalk. Property: 42-48 Van Zant St., Norwalk. Amount: $1,980,000. Filed Dec. 23. Titan Holdings LLC, Stamford. Seller: Joseph C. Hooks and Autumn A. Hooks, Stamford. Property: 44 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 5J, Stamford. Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 29. Tomas Brothers LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Giorgetta Anna Diorio, Norwalk. Property: 3 Toilsome Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $132,500. Filed Dec. 29.

Residential Agvent, Timothy R., Stamford. Seller: Daniel DeRocco, Norwalk. Property: 25 Grand St., Unit 210, Norwalk. Amount: $230,000. Filed Dec. 22. Alickovic, Arnela, Stamford. Seller: Lee Daniel Soffer, Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit 15E, Stamford. Amount: $587,500. Filed Dec. 23.

Casale, Paul John and Andrea L. Casale, Fairfield. Seller: David T. Ivanko and John Brannelly, Fairfield. Property: 229 Lakeside Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $775,000. Filed Dec. 22. Chambless, Margaret, Port Chester, New York. Seller: Ceycelia Morawska, Stamford. Property: 63 Ward St., Unit 2D, Norwalk. Amount: $205,000. Filed Dec. 28. Chan, Chun Kam and Shan Zheng, West Haven. Seller: Carol A. Lansing, Trumbull. Property: 7 Grandview Road, Fairfield. Amount: $639,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Doheny IV, James J. and Samantha Burstin, Stamford. Seller: Michael J. Miraglia and Celeste C. Miraglia, Stamford. Property: 171 Courtland Ave., Stamford. Amount: $726,000. Filed Dec. 22. Douglas, James M. and Sherrie Q. Douglas, Westport. Seller: W. Michael Crawford and Cynthia G. Crawford, Southport. Property: 1028 Pequot Ave., Southport. Amount: N/A. Filed Dec. 24. Dumbwizi, Denny, Flushing, New York. Seller: Yelena Melik-Gaykazyan and Elikonida Kuznetsova, Fairfield. Property: 54 Cardinal St., Fairfield. Amount: $546,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Chase, Michael E. and Emma Tramontana, Norwalk. Seller: Mark S. Bradley and Kelly A. Mahoney, Norwalk. Property: 4 Weatherbell Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $780,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Dziekonski, Cristin, Norwalk. Seller: Mario Granata and Anna Granata, Norwalk. Property: 31 Dorset Road, Norwalk. Amount: $529,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Christie, William G. and Ellen Turton, Fairfield. Seller: Gwynne E. Fitzgerald and Edward P. Fitzgerald, Fairfield. Property: 73 Old Dam Road, Fairfield. Amount: $0. Filed Dec. 22.

Fajardo, Denise, Elmhurst, New York. Seller: Donald D. Zahlman and Barbara A. Zahlman, Norwalk. Property: 17 Riverside Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $379,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Church, Daniel, Norwalk. Seller: Stacey A. Mink, Norwalk. Property: 24 Graner St., Norwalk. Amount: $575,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Feliciano, Edgar and Lissette Figueroa, Glendale, New York. Seller: Dominick J. Pasqua, Stamford. Property: 110 Midland Ave., Stamford. Amount: $457,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Cole, Ellison, Stamford. Seller: Daniel E. Crumlish, Wakefield Massachusetts. Property: 85 Camp Ave., Unit 16Q, Stamford. Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 22. Danziger, Alexis Ida, et al, Stamford. Seller: Rajiv Verma, Stamford. Property: 176 Lynam Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,100,000. Filed Dec. 24.

Friedman, Mark and Deborah Friedman, New York, New York. Seller: Gordon Earle and Nancy Earle, Fairfield. Property: 265 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $1,600,000. Filed Dec. 21.

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Garcia, Ravyn, Norwalk. Seller: John D. Florio, Norwalk. Property: 144 Main St., Unit 13, Norwalk. Amount: $290,000. Filed Dec. 22. Gianfrancesco, Joseph and Diane Haneseth Gianfrancesco, Stamford. Seller: Diane Haneseth and Joseph Gianfrancesco, Stamford. Property: 56 Greens Circle, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Dec. 28. Hallen, Casey I. and Alexander Mehr Krupp, Stamford. Seller: Geoffrey S. Berg, Stamford. Property: 33 Strawberry Patch Lane, Stamford. Amount: $703,000. Filed Dec. 23. Holmes, Peter, Fairfield. Seller: Francine Holmes, Bridgeport. Property: 145 Oakwood Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Dec. 22. Irwin, Anthony S. and Catherine A. Philbin, Fairfield. Seller: Carey Savona and Alison Savona, Fairfield. Property: 272 Knollwood Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $517,500. Filed Dec. 29. Jangl, Lauren Elizabeth and Charles Joseph Jangl Jr., Bronx, New York. Seller: Ronald VanBelle and Jennifer VanBelle, Stamford. Property: 44 Rockridge Lane, Stamford. Amount: $1,043,500. Filed Dec. 23. Kreinik, Edward T. and Stacey L. Kreinik, Stamford. Seller: Timothy J. Curtin Jr. and Felizetas M. Curtin, Stamford. Property: 328 Ocean Drive East, Stamford. Amount: $1,555,000. Filed Dec. 24. Laura, Adam and Caitlin Laura, Norwalk. Seller: Anthony M. DiLeo and Ellen J. DiLeo, Fairfield. Property: 150 Primrose Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $715,000. Filed Dec. 23. Lavoie, Benjamin and Natalia Martinez Tavares, Fairfield. Seller: Joseph R. Stonoha and Susan M. Stonoha, Fairfield. Property: 273 Bulkley Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $810,000. Filed Dec. 24.

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Facts & Figures Leuders, Matthew K. and Cathy L. Leuders, Stamford. Seller: Angela Lacerenza, Stamford. Property: 48 Westover Lane, Stamford. Amount: $715,000. Filed Dec. 21. Levtchenko, Jennifer and Michael Levtchenko, Monroe. Seller: Jessica L. Yauger, Fairfield. Property: 3473 Redding Road, Fairfield. Amount: $850,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Morales, Thomas S. and Allison C. Greenspan, Stamford. Seller: Craig J. Maniscalco and Melissa B. Palmieri, Fairfield. Property: 128 Skytop Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $650,000. Filed Dec. 22. Moran, Daniel, New York, New York. Seller: Vivian Mosellie and Anthony J. Mosellie, Stamford. Property: 155 Jonathan Drive, Stamford. Amount: $1,600,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Locurto, Caitlin and Christopher Grundy, Stamford. Seller: Jeffery A. Hosken and Jean M. Hosken, Stamford. Property: 121 Old Mill Lane, Stamford. Amount: $850,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Mosquera, Genesis, Bronx, New York. Seller: Arnagela Morantes, New York, New York. Property: 267 W. Cedar St., Unit 4E, Norwalk. Amount: $265,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Lora, Franklyn, Hollis, New York. Seller: Timothy J. Hull, Stamford. Property: 75 Coolidge Ave., Stamford. Amount: $349,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Munoz Ramos, Marco A., Norwalk. Seller: John C. Fox and Janet Fox, Norwalk. Property: 4 Oak St., Norwalk. Amount: $290,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Maniscalco, Craig and Melissa Maniscalco, Fairfield. Seller: Gregory P. Taylor, Fairfield. Property: 1341 Redding Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,370,000. Filed Dec. 29. Marulanda, Katherine, Stamford. Seller: Barbara A. Journalist, Stamford. Property: 2289 Bedford St., Unit H2, Stamford. Amount: $299,000. Filed Dec. 28. McCarthy, Patrick and Alexandra McCarthy, Fairfield. Seller: Geraldine Scopelliti, Fairfield. Property: 135 Alden St., Fairfield. Amount: $620,000. Filed Dec. 29. Milot, Molly C., Stamford. Seller: Tina Marie Corlett, Fairfield. Property: 152 Ruane St., Fairfield. Amount: $385,000. Filed Dec. 28. Miranda Bahena, Veronica Guadalupe and Jose J. Avalos, Norwalk. Seller: James E. Smith, Norwalk. Property: 10 Pettom Road, Norwalk. Amount: $410,000. Filed Dec. 22. Montero, Leonardo and Jesenia Hernandez, Norwalk. Seller: Manfred K. Kaergel, New Fairfield. Property: 215 Fillow St., Norwalk. Amount: $551,000. Filed Dec. 23.

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Olive, Matthew and Meghann Olive, Westbrook. Seller: Cesar Cordero and Allison Cordero, Fairfield. Property: 1516 Cross Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $1,500,000. Filed Dec. 29. Orellana, Sonia, Stamford. Seller: Sharifa A, Irvine, Norwalk. Property: 100 San Vincenzo Place, Unit 18, Norwalk. Amount: $147,463. Filed Dec. 29. Paiva, Christine and Pablo Nunez Huttner, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Kevin P. Russell and Katherine N. Russell, Fairfield. Property: 395 Woodridge Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $585,000. Filed Dec. 24. Perez, Maria D., Norwalk. Seller: Daniel M. Chau and Thao Nguyen, Norwalk. Property: 80 County St., Unit 6D, Norwalk. Amount: $192,500. Filed Dec. 21. Perrier, Eugenio and Roberta Mingori, Stamford. Seller: Eric Enre Carr, Stamford. Property: 45 Skyview Drive, Stamford. Amount: $899,000. Filed Dec. 24. Quimby, Cheri E., Norwalk. Seller: Bruce R. Emond and Tami B. Emond, New Canaan. Property: 212 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Amount: $285,000. Filed Dec. 21.

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Rodriguez, Victor, New Rochelle, New York. Seller: Marie Carmelle Boisrond, Stamford. Property: 126 Myrtle Ave., Unit 2, Stamford. Amount: $260,000. Filed Dec. 28. Romano, Alexis M. and John P. Kress, Pelham, New York. Seller: Raymond Maskell, Fairfield. Property: 336 Jackman Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 30. Sanchez, Steven, Rye, New York. Seller: Ralph A. Antonacci, Ridgefield. Property: 32 Pine St., Unit 6, Norwalk. Amount: $232,500. Filed Dec. 29. Sebring, Markus Phillip and Glen Michael Sebring, Norwalk. Seller: Joan M. Nichols, Shaftsbury, Vermont. Property: 15 Walnut Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $560,000. Filed Dec. 21. Singer, Hillary and William Shafransky, Norwalk. Seller: Yunet Cardentey, Norwalk. Property: 10 Prospect St., Unit 8, Norwalk. Amount: $255,000. Filed Dec. 30. Smith, James E., Norwalk. Seller: David B. Miles, Norwalk. Property: 1 Linden St., Unit A1, Norwalk. Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 23. Valencia, Juan D. and Diana M. Valencia, Norwalk. Seller: Peter J. Neglia, Norwalk. Property: 16 Donna Drive, Unit 3, Norwalk. Amount: $269,000. Filed Dec. 22. West, Eric and Diana Epstein, Newport, Rhode Island. Seller: Shawn Patrick McCormick and Katherine Anne McCormick, Fairfield. Property: 193 South Benson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $725,000. Filed Dec. 21. Wiedmer, Brent, Fairfield. Seller: Luca Tosatto and Aimilia Sempou, Fairfield. Property: 44 Ferguson Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $765,000. Filed Dec. 21. Williams, Heather Kaye and Trevor Arthur, Richmond Hills, New York. Seller: John C. Head III, Atlanta, Georgia. Property: 46 Songbird Lane, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Dec. 24.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Adame, Omar R., 514 Indian Field Road, Greenwich. $887, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 26. Bonfiglio Inc., 17 Lark Ave., White Plains, New York. $6,430, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 12. Cawley, Kathleen C., 201 River West, Greenwich. $3,095, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 28. Cawley, Kathleen C., 201 River West, Greenwich. $121, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 28. Cummings, Andrew M., 17 Tomac Ave., Old Greenwich. $1,722, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 19. Deck, David, 16 Orchard Place, Greenwich. $885, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 12. Gandhi, Ruhshad, 26 Kendall Cottage, Norwalk. $6,946, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 21. Gandhi, Ruhshad, 26 Kendall Cottage, Norwalk. $1,968, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 21. Giuliani, Rino A. and Kristin Palligan, 19 Edgewood Drive, Greenwich. $463, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 22. Lissauer, Jared and Deborah Lizak, 15 Londonderry Drive, Greenwich. $488, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 19. Matkovic, Jozo, 39 Riverside Ave., Riverside. $6,077, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 14. Matkovic, Jozo, 39 Riverside Ave., Riverside. $8,682, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 14.

McKee, Joseph V., et al, 15 Wild Flower Trail, Greenwich. $16,593, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 19. Smeriglio, Mark A. and Deborah T. Smeriglio, 23 Mohawk Drive, Norwalk. $4,437, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 12.

LIS PENDENS 170 Glover Avenue LLC, Norwalk. Filed by The Law Office of Charles I. Miller, West Hartford, for QSR Steel Corporation LLC. Property: Lot C, Map 13797, Norwalk. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Jan. 20. Almendarez, Dani Joel, Norwalk. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for US Bank Trust National Association. Property: Lot A-2, Map 12444, Norwalk. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Jan. 28. Attias, Richard, et al, Greenwich. Filed by John M. McNicholas, Ridgefield, for Piotr LLC. Property: 532 North St., Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 8. Barcello, Thomas D., et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 55 Cambridge Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 29. Chesnovich, Bogdan, et al, Stamford. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Reliant Loan Servicing LLC. Property: Lot 43, Map 758, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 29. Gomez, Rodrigo S., Stamford. Filed by the Law Offices of Keith K. Fuller, Enfield, for Kondaur Capital LLC. Property: 26 Pershing Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Feb. 1.

HPP-Three LLC, Stamford. Filed by The Law Office of Charles I. Miller, West Hartford, for QSR Steel Corp. LLC. Property: Unit P3, Harbor Point Planned Community. Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Jan. 29. Natiss, Kenneth, Greenwich. Filed by the Law Offices of Heidi E. Opinsky LLC, Stamford, for Patricia Natiss. Property: 6 Coachlamp Lane, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Jan. 7. Petuck, Stacy, et al, Greenwich. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for MEB Loan Trust IV. Property: 80 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 19. Riis, Mette, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Philip Russell, Cos Cob, for Peter Hansen and Sarah Kencel. Property: 56 Wesskum Wood Road, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 21.

MORTGAGES Aquino, Luis and Barbara Aquino, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 94 Ridgewood Ave., Stamford. Amount: $344,000. Filed Dec. 28. Baker, Melody A., Norwalk, by Louis J. Colangelo. Lender: People’s United Bank, National Association, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 5 Kingsbury Road, Norwalk. Amount: $292,000. Filed Dec. 21. Balog, Stefan D. and Tina Balog, Greenwich. by Jeremy E. Kaye. Lender: Luxury Mortgage Corp., 4 Landmark Square, Suite 300, Stamford. Property: 10A Relay Place, Cos Cob. Amount: $601,000. Filed Dec. 31. Bocchetta, Constance M., Stamford, by Jeffrey Arlen Spinner. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodwar Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 118 Davenport Ridge Lane, Stamford. Amount: $223,035. Filed Dec. 28.

Facts & Figures Buhrendorf, Stuart and Joan A. Buhrendorf, Fairfield, by Robert P. Curwen. Lender: People’s United Bank, National Association, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 1037 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Galbo, Anthony and Molly A. Galbo, Fairfield, by Brian T. Silvestro. Lender: Primelending, 18111 Preston Road, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas. Property: 193 Sturges Road, Fairfield. Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 31

Heyman, Daniel and Nina Brojan, Norwalk, by Phillip J. Toohey. Lender: Navy Federal Credit Union, 820 Follin Lane, Viena, Virginia. Property: 25 Raymond Terrace, Norwalk. Amount: $497,280. Filed Dec. 21.

Maletz, Mark and Ilana Maletz, Greenwich. by Xavier Lorna Shellman. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California. Property: 134 Cat Rock Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $2,210,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Quezada, Juan Carlos, Norwalk, by Jacqueline Sharp. Lender: HomeBridge Financial Services Inc., 194 Wood Ave., South, Ninth floor, Iselin, New Jersey. Property: 3 Plymouth Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $298,127. Filed Dec. 22.

Chandler, Todd J. and Jennifer E. Chandler, Fairfield, by Mark J. Schuteler. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 65 Hilltop Drive, Southport. Amount: $690,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Garvey, Sean R. and Erika J. Garvey, Fairfield, by Jeanne M. Frey. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 99 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Kallaway, Kevin Michael and Maura J. Kallaway, Stamford, by Derian Arbelaez. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodwar Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 37 Turn of River Road, Stamford. Amount: $269,075. Filed Dec. 30.

Malloy, Kelly, Stamford, by Gerald M. Fox. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 54 Elizabeth Ave., Stamford. Amount: $337,500. Filed Dec. 29.

Rodriguez, Angel L., Fairfield, by Michael P. Carrano. Lender: Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, 1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. Property: 186 Vesper St., Fairfield. Amount: $261,500. Filed Dec. 28.

Merchan, Miguel, Norwalk, by Jacqueline Sharp. Lender: United Wholesale Mortgage, 585 South Boulevard East, Pontiac, Michigan. Property: 33 Camp St., Norwalk. Amount: $322,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Simpson, T. Craig and Barbara W. Simpson, Fairfield, by Elena Kopytina. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 145 Bank St., Waterbury. Property: 64 Hamilton Court. Fairfield. Amount: $185,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Milot, Molly C., Fairfield, by David Kuvata. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 152 Ruane St., Fairfield. Amount: $340,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Skeadas, Nicholas, Greenwich. by Robert B. Potash. Lender: People’s United Bank, National Association, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 533 River Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $652,895. Filed Dec. 28.

Munoz Ramos, Marco A., Norwalk, by Brooke Cavaliero. Lender: First National Bank of America, 241 E. Saginaw St., East Lansing, Michigan. Property: 4 Oak St., Norwalk. Amount: $160,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Williams, Wilbert and Delseta Williams, Stamford, by Naveed A. Quraishi. Lender: Sovereign Lending Group Incorporated, 3540 Howard Way, Costa Mesa, California. Property: 28 Hearthstone Cottage, Stamford. Amount: $415,600. Filed Dec. 29.

Dumbwizi, Denny, Fairfield, by Steven Ciardiello. Lender: United Nations Federal Credit Union, 2401 44th Road, Long Island City, New York. Property: 54 Cardinal St., Fairfield. Amount: $510,000. Filed Dec. 28. Evans, Susy and David L. Evans, Norwalk, by Charles J. Shimkus. Lender: Loan One, 461 Beecher Road, Gahanna, Ohio. Property: 9 Dewal Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $222,000. Filed Dec. 23. Family Paek LLC, Greenwich. by Han Sang Yoon. Lender: Shinhan Bank America, 475 Park Avenue South, Fourth floor, New York, New York. Property: 349 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1,000,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Ghambless, Margaret, Norwalk, by Gerald M. Fox. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 63 Ward St., Unit 2D, Norwalk. Amount: $184,500. Filed Dec. 28. Giron, Silas D., et al, Norwalk, by Frank J. MacPhail. Lender: Caliber Home Loans Inc., 1525 S. Belt Line Road, Coppell, Texas. Property: 11 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $294,500. Filed Dec. 21. Graef, Nicole, Greenwich. by Thomas S. Groth. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 2 Hunting Ridge Road, Greenwich. Amount: $791,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Fiallos, Geovanna, Stamford, by Nicola Corea. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodwar Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 192 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $236,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Guzman, Carlos A. and Stephanie L. Vanhatten, Norwalk, by Marleny Guzman. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 6850 Miller Road, Brecksville, Ohio. Property: 12 Deerwood Manor, Norwalk. Amount: $454,500. Filed Dec. 22.

Franco-Perez, Pedro, Stamford, by Shauna Rose-Larmond. Lender: Freedom Mortgage Corp., 907 Pleasant Valley Ave., Suite 3, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Property: 44 Lancaster Place Stamford. Amount: $467,980. Filed Dec. 28.

Hahn, David and Carolyn Hahn, Greenwich. by Mary Jo L. Whelan. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 39 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Amount: $591,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Frandson, Nina, Harrison, New York. by Richard Malafronte. Lender: MMP Holdings LLC, 171 Old Sachems Head Road, Guilford. Property: 12 Cottontail Road, Greenwich. Amount: $350,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Hanigan, Vitold Michel and Virginia A. Hanigan, Greenwich. by Jeremy E. Kaye. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 1 Montgomery Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1,377,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Krishna, Nikhil and Sanchita Krishna, Stamford, by Jeanne M. Frey. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodwar Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 37 Hemlock Drive, Stamford. Amount: $555,000. Filed Dec. 30. Kuehnel, Thomas L. and Deborah A. Kuehnel, Greenwich. by Philip J. Toohey. Lender: USAlliance Federal Credit Union, 300 Apollo Drive, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Property: 29 Griffith Road, Riverside. Amount: $1,062,000. Filed Dec. 28. Liu, Lei, Stamford, by James C. Tsui. Lender: One American Mortgage, 222 Keamy St., Suite 650, San Francisco, California. Property: 320 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 17, Stamford. Amount: $294,000. Filed Dec. 29. Logue, Michael and Elona Logue, Fairfield, by Dori Wollen. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 5800 South Corporate Place, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 2641 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $50,000. Filed Dec. 31 Macora, Claudia Shia, Greenwich. by Robert V. Sisca. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 102 1/2 Orchard St., Cos Cob. Amount: $348,258. Filed Dec. 30.

Nabi, Mustaque, Stamford, by Sarah Summons. Lender: Freedom Mortgage Corp., 907 Pleasant Valley Ave., Suite 3, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Property: 14 Linden Place, Stamford. Amount: $507,611. Filed Dec. 29. Noe, Eric and Michelle M. Noe, Norwalk, by Benjamin McEachin. Lender: Santander Bank NA, 824 N. Market St., Suite 100, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 9 Burchard Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $733,000. Filed Dec. 28. Perlman, Mark and Elaine B. Perlman, Fairfield, by Timothy A. Malvaso. Lender: People’s United Bank, National Association, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 34 Chandler Lane South, Fairfield. Amount: $100,000. Filed Dec. 30.

NEW BUSINESSES Bitcoin Depot, 495 W. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Lux Vending LLC. Filed Jan. 4. Crown Royal USA, 175 Greenwich St., New York, New York 10007, c/o Diageo Americas Supply Inc. Filed Jan. 6. G Rossil Landscaping LLC, 12 High St., Stamford 06902, c/o Marlon G. Rossil. Filed Jan. 5.

Hogie Landscaping, 34 Connecticut Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Mirna Teo-Lopez. Filed Jan. 4. Ketel One Botanical Spritz, 175 Greenwich St., New York, New York 10007, c/o Diageo Americas Supply Inc. Filed Jan. 6. Kim Perniciaro, Hair Stylist, 898 Hope St., Stamford 06907, c/o Kim Perniciaro. Filed Jan. 6. Nawaz Shaikh LLC, 501 Glenbrook Road, Stamford 06906, c/o Nawaz Shaikh. Filed Jan. 5. Tanqueray USA, 175 Greenwich St., New York, New York 10007, c/o Diageo Americas Supply Inc. Filed Jan. 6.

PATENTS Apparatus and method for identifying and printing a replacement version of a document. Patent no. 10,915,273 issued to Srinivasarao Bindana, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Digital image-paper registration error correction through image shear. Patent no. 10,911,606 issued to Chu-heng Liu, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk. Method and device for equalizing audio signals. Patent no. 10,916,257 issued to Alen Michel, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford. Haptic notification system for vehicles. Patent no. 10,915,175 issued to Stefan Marti, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford.

Hogie Landscaping, 34 Connecticut Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Joel Carias. Filed Jan. 4.

ACCOUNTING Tax Manager, Insourced Solutions for Tax - International Tax (Mult Pos), PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Stamford, CT. Assisting companies to understand & assess tax impact of company bus, oprs & transactions in mult jurisds. Req Bach’s deg or foreign equiv in Acct, Fin, Bus Admin, Tax, Law or rel + 5 yrs postbach’s progrssv rel. work exp; OR Master’s deg or foreign equiv in Acct, Fin, Bus Admin, Tax, Law or rel. + 3 yrs rel. work exp. Must have valid CPA, EA, Member of the Bar or foreign equiv. Travel up to 20% is req. Apply by mail, referencing Job Code CT2819, Attn: HR SSC/Talent Management, 4040 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607.

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LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of Eldorado Court LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/22/2020. NY Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 64 Eldorado Court, White Plains, New York 10603. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #62758 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABIITY COMPANY. NAME: MELLGREN SOLUTIONS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/17/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as an agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 34 Hill and Dale Road, Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567. Term: Until (Perpetual); Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #62759 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BeauxLion LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/30/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 18 Meadow Brook Road, Katonah, NY 10536. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #62760 NME Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/18/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Nicole Martucci, 290 Drake Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10805. General Purpose #62761

El Rincon Colombiano LLC. Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/19/2020 Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 2303 Villa At The Woods Peekskill, NY 10566 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62762 King Elias Ambulette, LLC ñArt of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/2017. Office loc. Westchester County. Cert of Amendment filed with SSNY on 12/28/2020. Name changed to King Elias At 76 Chestnut, LLC. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail copy of any process to the LLC, 8 Park Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose of LLC: all lawful activities #62764 MEADOW SHOPPE LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/6/21. Office location: Westchester. SSNY has been desig. as an agent of the LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Nicole Schmidt, 5 Old Mamaroneck Rd., Apt 4L, White Plains, NY 10605. General Purpose #62766 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: SUPERIOR COLLISION, LLC. LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/24/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Superior Collision, LLC., 3228 Albany Post Road, Buchanan, NY 10511, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62767

Notice of Formation of LKF Consulting Services, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/19/2020. Office Location: Westchester County SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 104 Parkview Dr. Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62768

Notice of Formation of The TriFocal Advisor, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/22/20. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Company, 80 State Street, Albany, New York, 12207-2543. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62773

Notice of Formation of WESTMONT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC. Arts. of Org. files with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Marc Samwick, 709 Westchester Ave., Ste. 300, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62769

Paula Lincoln LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/5/2020. NY office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: c/o The LLC, 145 Westchester Ave., Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Any lawful act or activity #62774

99 Cleveland Drive LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/12/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Barnard Doran, 30 Grand Street, Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. General Purpose #62770 MFB Ortho Services LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State on January 15, 2021. Office located in WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Secy. Of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. Of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 27 Foothill Rd. Bronxville, NY 10708 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62771 Bofabri Realty LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/8/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Francesco D. Nesci, 2 Beechtree Dr., Larchmont, NY 10538. General Purpose #62772

BB & H LI LLC Filed 4/15/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 570 Taxter Road, Suite 550, Elmsford, NY 10523 Reg. Agent: USA Corporate Services Inc, 19 W 34th St Ste 1018, New York, NY 10001. Purpose: All lawful #62775 Monticello Venture Capital LLC. Filed 10/27/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 34 Norm Ave, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 Purpose: All lawful #62776 Notice of formation of Rossana Valentino Textiles, LLC. Art.of Org. filed with the SSNY on Jan. 6, 2021. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 137 Cedar Lane, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: Any lawful purpose #62777

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264428, PIN 881519, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Culvert Job Order Contract: NYSDOT Region 8, Region wide, Prebid Meeting, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $75,000.00), Goals: MBE: 5.00%, WBE: 10.00%, SDVOB: 6.00% D264458, PIN 881422, FA Proj Z24E-8814-223, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Stormwater Management MBC, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester Counties., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $75,000.00), Goals: DBE: 7.00%

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/ opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264286, PIN 881204, FA Proj Z230-8812-043, Dutchess, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Traffic Signal, Sidewalk, etc. Improvements at 7 Locations in Fishkill, Greenburgh, Hyde Park, Kingston & Scarsdale., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $200,000.00), Goals: DBE: 6.00%

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): C. F. S. Consortium, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed on January 5, 2021. The LLC is located in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: the principal business location of LLC at 104 N. Lawn Avenue, Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62778

Sean's Lawn Care & Property Maintenance, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/28/20. Office: Westchester County. United States Corporations Agents, Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporations Agents, Inc. at 714 13th Avenue, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62783

Christian Schreib Architect, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/11/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Christian P. Schreib, 657 Forest Ave., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: Architecture #62779

7 Victoria Lane LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 9/19/2019. NY office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: c/o The LLC, 145 Westchester Ave., Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Any lawful act or activity. #62784

Notice of Formation of Kotah's Cakes, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/9/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 342 Westchester Ave. Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful activity. #62780

Notice of Formation of The DiMartino Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/28/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The DiMartino Group LLC, 445 Tarrytown Rd. Suite 1160, White Plains, NY, 10607. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62785

Notice of Formation of Lighty Lockhart, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/2019. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 104 N. Lawn Ave. Elmsford NY, 10523. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62781

Mako Apparel LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/06/20. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 125 King St., Chappaqua, NY. 10514. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62786

Notice of Formation of Pancake Punch LLC filed with SSNY on 11/18/20. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 100 Fisher Ave #506 White Plains, NY 10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62782

Notice of Formation of Noop Innovations, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/10/21. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 188 Murray Avenue, Larchmont., NY 10538. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62787

Notice of Formation of Lady & The Plant LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/07/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lady & The Plant LLC, 40 Smith Street, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62788 Notice of Formation of Barone Highview LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/07/2021. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: 20 Highview Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62789

Notice of Formation of NSCH Enterprise, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/28/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to NSCH Enterprise LLC, 9 West Prospect Avenue, Suite 210, Mt Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62794

Notice of Formation of SCM Real Estate Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/28/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to SCM Real Estate Management LLC, 9 W Prospect Ave., # 210, Mt Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62795

Hartsdale Optical, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/12/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 14 Ashington Dr., Ossining, NY 10562. General Purpose. #62797

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BCS Cleaning Services LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/18/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 50 Guion Pl., apt. 2E, New Rochelle, NY 10801. General Purpose #62790

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Notice of Formation of F.L.Y. Fully Love Yourself, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/2020. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62791 Notice of Formation of Terra Ferma NY, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/1/21. Offc. Loc: Putnam Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 124 Armonk NY 10504. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62792

Notice of Formation of Home Makers NY LLC. Home Makers NY LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 2/01/21. Office location: Westchester County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and is directed to forward service of process to 77 Tunstall Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: home restoration #62796

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