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The settlement in which Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to end Dominion’s defamation

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New alliance seeks to bring more productions to the Nutmeg State

There was bad news and good news laced through the April 19 inaugural meeting of the Connecticut Film and TV Alliance. The bad news was a fatal vehicular accident on I-84 that shut down the highway in both directions, thus delaying many attendees from reaching the meeting’s location at Southington Cadillac Ranch event hall.

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lawsuit underscores just how serious matters of defamation, which include libel and slander, can be. Other recent high-profile defamation cases include: a $2.7 billion case against Fox News filed by Smartmatic, a voting technology company; a suit by journalist

Jean Carroll against Donald Trump; and lawsuits against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for statements he made about the Sandy Hook school shootings that result-

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Brookfield polls residents on municipal internet

he town government in Brookfield has been polling residents to determine the public stance on developing a municipal broadband network. The poll, which closed on April 27, asked respondents about their current access to the internet and whether they would be interested in the construction of a fiber optic network owned by the town.

Residents were also given the option to upload a copy of their internet bill in order to provide additional data for the report. The research was conducted on behalf of Brookfield by the Western Connecticut Coalition of Governments (WestCOG).

Greg Dembowski, Brookfield’s planning and community development manager, urged town residents to participate in the survey. Prior to the survey, a number of potential outcomes from establishing a municipal fiber optic network were displayed.

WestCOG conducted similar surveys for Ridgefield and New Fairfield, which indicated enough interest to warrant drafting plans for establishing a municipal broadband service that could be adopted by those towns. According to Michael Towle, the deputy director of WestCOG, the Ridgefield and New Fairfield plans could be ready for the towns to consider as early as the end of April.

“The broadband project came out of a side effect of Covid,” Towle said of the origins of the study. “After the pandemic it was very clear that there’s inequity to people’s

access to internet. Everybody needed the internet for their careers and in school. Those who had it were well off and were fine and those who did not, struggled.”

WestCOG applied for the Long-Term Recovery Grant Award and was able to secure around $1 million for research into municipal options for fiber networks. According to Towle the emphasis will be on identifying the costs, legal challenges and advantages of the networks, with the first three towns being studied as a pilot program.

“Some of the benefits of a municipal owned, open access network that have been identified in these studies is that they generate competition,” Towle said. “I guess the easiest way to put it is that it changes the model: a private business has the intention to charge as much as they can at the lowest amount of work. That’s not necessarily their values but that’s how it becomes possible for them to provide services and charge what they do.”

“In the municipal model you’re trying to provide the maximum amount of service at the lowest cost,” Towle continued. “The municipality would own the information lines, the fiber network and they open up to internet service providers.”

According to Towle, residents would have the ability to choose between multiple service providers instead of being forced to utilize whichever company owns the local physical infrastructure.

“If you really realize you don’t like Optimum, that same day you could just click it off and now you have Verizon. Across the town all the houses are already hooked

up so you’re not paying for the service fee of some technician to come to your building, then hook you up to their private network,” Towle said.

Towle also described unique advantages to municipal networks, such as the ability to send emergency alerts locally and have files that can be easily shared to any municipal customers such as public records or library materials. Towle indicated there could be a better ratio of maintenance and customer service staff while reducing rates, similar to the Third Taxing District in Norwalk, which buys electricity in bulk and distributes it throughout the eastern part of the city through its own transmission lines at below average prices while keeping a small maintenance team on staff to respond to outages faster than a larger power company could dispatch.

Towle said that WestCOG reached out to Norwalk’s taxing districts, as the funds for the study and other potential resources that have been made available through similar programs are not only open to municipalities but also existing public utility providers.

“I think they thought it was a bit beyond their scope,” Towle added, expressing hope that these studies will spark interest in exploring the possibilities of municipal broadband more widely. “These plans are for information purposes for the municipalities. We’re trying to inform leadership, so they can make informed decisions. Nothing is set in stone and no community is saying that they’re officially moving forward.”

Towle, however, noted that if enough interest was expressed, there are state and federal programs, which could be explored as a way of moving forward. No date has been announced for the release of the Brookfield poll results.

UConn ends Covid vaccine requirement for campus students

The University of Connecticut has ended the Covid immunization policy for its campus students that began during the pandemic era.

The UConn Board of Trustees voted unanimously to decommission the Covid immunization requirement that was approved in June 2021, noting that vaccination compliance exceeded national and state averages. Other immunization and screening requirements, such as mumps

and measles, will remain in effect, but the Covid vaccination will now be recommended but not mandated.

“While the U.C. continues to strongly recommend all students remain up to date with the Covid-19 vaccine, this recommendation mirrors Student Health and Wellness’ approach towards influenza vaccines, and it is proposed to align these public health approaches by decommissioning the Covid-19 vaccine requirement for students,” said U.C. President Radenka Maric.

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Eastchester landlord demands $500,000 for Sea Flame flameout

An Eastchester restaurateur walked off with $500,000 in furniture, fixtures and equipment, his landlord claims, after his Sea Flame Seafood & Steak restaurant failed.

Eastchester Associates Limited Partnership accused Vernon Place LLC and restaurateur Tim Demaj of conversion of assets, in an April 14 complaint filed in Westchester Supreme Court.

Demaj breached the lease, the complaint states, when he “absconded with approximately $500,000 worth of … assets” that belong to the landlord.

Sea Flame operated at 709 White Plains Road in the Vernon Place Shops, Eastchester. It promoted itself as an American steakhouse with Italian fares and seafood.

The landlord, Eastchester Associates, is managed by Boston real estate developer Richard L. Friedman.

Before Demaj opened Sea Flame, there were attempts to open a Patsy’s Pizzeria & Restaurant in 2015, a Brandi Pizzeria in 2016, and a Sugar Shack in 2018.

Demaj struck a deal to lease the 2,480-square-foot space in 2020.

And as part of the deal, according to the complaint, FF&E assets — furniture, fixtures and equipment — were to be left in place as collateral to secure the tenant’s obligations if the business closed.

The FF&E assets did not include Sea Flame’s food, beverages, dishware, glassware, silverware, linens and decorations.

Demaj allegedly defaulted on the lease on Jan. 31.

On March 17, the landlord petitioned Eastchester Justice Court to evict Sea Flame and order it to pay $412,723 in back rent.

On March 27, Demaj notified the landlord that he would be shutting down the restaurant. He said he would turn over the keys and would not remove any FF&E assets, according to the complaint, but later that day “reversed his position” and said he intended to remove chairs and tables and other items.

On March 28, the landlord tried to arrange a walkthrough with Demaj, the complaint states, and make him aware of potential liability for removing assets, but “Demaj was unwilling to meet.”

That evening, the landlord’s agents allegedly observed Demaj and others stripping the place of furniture, sinks, coolers, grills, stoves and other assets.

On March 29, Demaj allegedly prevent-

ed a locksmith from changing the locks.

On April 3, Eastchester Judge Janet M. Calano granted a warrant of eviction and awarded the landlord $412,723.

Now Eastchester Associates wants Westchester Supreme Court to find that Demaj, despite repeated warnings, orchestrated and participated in an illegal removal of assets and therefore must be held direct-

ly liable for alleged losses. It is asking for a judgment ordering Demaj and Vernon Place LLC to pay at least $500,000 for breach of lease and conversion of assets.

Attempts to find contact information for Demaj, to ask for his side of the story, failed.

Eastchester Associates is represented by White Plains attorney Kempshall C. McAndrew.

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Newly opened Parkinson's Center offers hope in Ridgefield

Parkinson’s disease can be devastating both for the diagnosed and their loved ones, but the newly launched Parkinson’s Center at RVNAHealth is offering a suite of services and classes that can make managing the symptoms and handling the associated challenges easier for afflicted residents in the 35 towns that the organization serves.

The new endeavor is based in facilities constructed as part of the RVNA’s Center of Excellence Care in downtown Ridgefield.

“We are building this center for you,” said Director of Rehabilitation Services Gigi Weiss at an opening ceremony for the center on April 20. “As therapists and clinicians, we hear all the time from people that are diagnosed with Parkinson’s that they come and see us for therapy and we treat them, but then they have no other resources. So, we, as a team, came together and said, ‘we want to provide you with that resource.’”

Attendees at the event which included patients, their families and community members were given an overview of the center’s offerings and introduced to the specialists who will provide services ranging from nutritional advice and speech therapy to spiritual guidance and driving assessments.

“We want to support you,” said Kate Campbell, the practice manager of the Rehabilitation Wellness Center and the manager of the Parkinson’s Center. “We want to teach you, because education is power. With that you can do so much for

yourself. But we also need different kinds of support, social engagement. You have to have somewhere to go, you have to wake up every day and say, ‘I want to live my life and I want to have fun.’ And we want to provide that for you. We can fulfill your physical needs, which change with Parkinson’s and also your emotional and educational needs.”

In addition to the ongoing services, the

center will offer a PD Bootcamp consisting of high intensity education and assessments instead of exercise, though physical therapy will also be a component. The idea is to work with a small number of patients at a time and help prepare them to handle Parkinson’s and develop a course of action.

The physical therapy will non-exclusively center on LSVT BIG, a customizable approach to practicing everyday move -

ments in such a way that they can be performed even as Parkinson’s progresses. Developed from Lee Silverman Voice Treatment LOUD, the BIG version uses exaggerated motions in a manner, which can overcome the way that the disease reduces the ability of the body to interpret signals. Patients are encouraged to speak at a louder level than they thought necessary to help overcome a tendency for their voices to grow increasingly quiet.

M.J. Heller, director of philanthropy at RVNAHealth, also addressed attendees, indicating that while Medicaid will cover much of the costs of the program for those who participate, every effort will be made to keep certain “wellness” activities such as certain movement classes to an affordable out of pocket cost around $30 to $35.

“This is a wonderful center and I can’t stress enough what a unicorn this Parkinson’s Center is,” Heller said. “There is nowhere in our greater area where you will find such a comprehensive nature of services as here that not only tend to the person with Parkinson’s physical needs, but also thinks about their mental health, their spiritual care, and their caregiver’s needs.”

After introductions to the Parkinson’s Center staff, attendees were given a tour of the facility, which includes modern gym spaces, the latest tools for physical therapy, and “Pat’s Path” the latter feature recreates a sidewalk which runs through part of the building, complete with artificial grass and a hand painted mural celebrating the life of Patricia Martinsen, one of the first patients at the RVNAhealth Rehabilitation & Wellness Center.

Vassar will not require SAT or ACT scores in admissions

Vassar College announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores when they apply for admission.

Elizabeth H. Bradley, president of the Poughkeepsie-based school, said its decision was driven by research.

“Studies have shown that test scores do not always accurately measure the qualities we are looking for in students,” Bradley said. “Standardized testing simply shows

who is a good test taker.”

Sonya K. Smith, vice president and dean of admission and student financial services, claimed the tests had a racist element.

“Many studies have shown the inequities built into standardized testing, from correlations between higher socio-economic status and higher scores to built-in biases against students of color to issues with high stakes testing and anxiety as well as stereotype threat,” Smith said. “Requiring testing becomes an access and equity issue, and mental health and wellness also come into play.”

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Karafin School in Mount Kisco seeks bankruptcy protection

The Karafin School Inc., operator of a high school for special needs students in Mount Kisco that was about to be evicted from its premises, has petitioned for bankruptcy protection.

Karafin declared $90,000 in assets and $2.6 million in liabilities, in a Chapter 11 reorganization petition filed April 18 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, White Plains.

The school was established in 1972 to serve children with autism, emotional and learning disabilities and other health impairments. In 1982 it moved to an office complex on Radio Circle Drive near the Mount Kisco post office.

As recently as December, according to court documents, about 56 students from low-income communities in New York and Connecticut were enrolled in the school.

Karafin is involved in four lawsuits filed in recent months.

Last December the school sued its landlord, Kisco Radio Circle Associates, of Nanuet, Rockland County, to block an expected eviction.

Karafin did not dispute that it owed back rent, but it disagreed on how much it owed and asked Westchester Supreme Court to declare that the landlord may not cancel the lease.

In February, the landlord petitioned Justice Court of Mount Kisco for an eviction order, claiming the school owed $245,000 in back rent.

Then the landlord filed a complaint in Westchester Supreme Court against K3 Learning Inc., claiming that the Manhattan holding company for specialty schools was advising Karafin to pay creditors but not the landlord.

Also in February, a former school psychologist accused Karafin of retaliation for allegedly firing her because she complained about unpaid wages.

The Mount Kisco court ruled in favor of the landlord on April 17, according to a Westchester Supreme Court record, and the village court was about to issue a warrant of eviction.

By filing for bankruptcy protection, the four pending lawsuits were automatically halted.

Unsecured claims listed in the bankruptcy petition include:

• $519,306 to the New York State Education Department,

• $488,000 to New York City

Department of Education for excess tuition payments,

• $305,000 to JPMorgan Chase Bank for a U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan to retain 39 jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic,

• $304,449 to Kisco Radio Associates for rent,

• $209,108 to Marcus Kozien, the school counselor and individual education plan coordinator,

• $118,082 in state and federal payroll tax liabilities.

Renee L. Donow, of McConnellsburg,

Pennsylvania, owns The Karafin School Inc., according to the petition, and is the president, chief executive officer and board chairwoman.

Bart A. Donow is the executive director, according to the school’s website.

Karafin is represented by Nassau County attorney A. Scott Mandelup.

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The good news came in the midst of the meeting an update that H.B. 6929, a bill designer to raise Connecticut’s film and digital media production tax credits from 30% to 37%, successfully made it out of a General Assembly committee and was headed for vote in the full legislature. H.B. 6929 is a keystone in the new organization’s mission of strengthening the state’s attractiveness and vitality as a production hub for the film and television industry.

The alliance is spearheaded by Jonathan Black of Chair 10 Productions, a production services company based in Newtown, who told the inaugural ed in judgments for the plaintiffs of about $1 billion.

According to the Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute, “Defamation is a statement that injures a third party’s reputation. The tort of defamation includes both libel (written statements) and slander (spoken statements).”

“There’s been a trend, particularly on social media, to make statements that are defamatory,” Jeffrey Buss, of the Yonkersbased law firm Smith Buss Jacobs LLP told the Business Journals. “I think people are going to have to be more thoughtful before opening their mouth.”

Buss sees the modern information age in which we live as a factor in providing more opportunity for libel and slander to occur and that every businessperson needs to understand where the line is that separates free speech from defamation.

“When people wrote things by hand or typed them out the old-fashioned way it was a slower process and I believe there was a little bit more thought put into a

meeting’s attendees – creative artists employed on both sides of the camera that his goal was to bring economic opportunities to Connecticut.

“We want to make sure we create jobs that will create opportunities and bring everyone together,” he said. “And this is going to take a lot of effort to move this state and make it an amazing opportunity for all of us to have jobs.”

Black stressed that the tax credit was crucial in creating a permanent presence for film and television production in Connecticut. Unlike neighboring Westchester and Orange counties in New York or Jersey City in New Jersey, Connecticut does not home sound stage facilities that can accommodate productions year-round.

“We’re going to be trying to build soundstages,” Black continued. “Who wants to drive over the George Washington Bridge to get work? You want to do it here in your backyard. That’s the whole purpose of this – we want to do this.”

Black acknowledged his belated arrival to Connecticut, noting that he “lived in Los Angeles for 15 years and now I’m sitting on six acres of land. And I’m in heaven. I want to be 10 minutes from where we’re shooting.”

Beyond H.B. 6929, Black stated the alliance would seek to provide opportunities for Connecticut’s film and television professionals by launching a casting agency to represent union actors in the state and by hosting quarterly meetings to unite and update the local industry on developments impacting their livelihood.

“We want to double, triple quadruple this room,” Black told the attendees at the inaugural meeting. “We want to be able to pack places out and we want Connecticut to be the next place to go.”

The meeting was also addressed by Bob Dio, a board member of the alliance who is also a union actor and an instructor at the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.

“Our goal is to bring major film feature film productions and television series here to Connecticut,” Dio said. “Right now, most producers don’t think

of Connecticut, where you’re currently squeezed out between New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and yes, even Atlanta, Georgia, who have hundreds of sound stages up and running. And that’s a fact. I was astounded when I heard that.”

Dio observed that while Connecticut has “a few independent filmmakers shooting in our state somewhat regularly,” he noted that Black “has been working closely with major studios to coax them to the Nutmeg State. They say they’ll come if we can prove to them that we have an infrastructure.”

Dio pointed out that while there were many supporters in Hartford of the alliance’s goals, there were also legislators who were confused about what they were trying to achieve.

“It’s amazing how many people don’t understand what we’re all about and how we make these things called films,” he said, recalling a legislator who assumed a film soundstage was a temporary structure that could be quickly disassembled and packed away when the production ended. “Jonathan and I looked at each other and kind of just said, ‘Oh, my God.’”

Dio concluded by stressing the need to show the wider entertainment industry that Connecticut is able to accommodate their business, adding, “As I steal this message from a well-known film: If you build it, they will come.”

statement,” Buss said. “With email and then with texting and TikTok and all the new forms of communication the ease and speed with which you can make a statement has increased but people have not thought through clearly sometimes what the import is of their statement.”

Buss said he needs to compliment the lawyers for Dominion who did an extraordinary job of digging out information that included incriminating emails, texts and recordings demonstrating that Fox and its personnel knew that what they were reporting about Dominion being responsible for fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election was not true. They had built a case that observers feel, had it gone to trial, would have proven that Fox was acting with malice in its defamation of Dominion. In defamation suits against media companies, proving that a defamatory statement was made with actual malice can be difficult.

“There’s a lot of money that was obviously spent by both sides preparing this case and that’s far outside of what a ‘normal’ business would want to spend or be able to spend on this type of lawsuit,” Buss said. “The lawyers did an extraordinary job rep-

resenting Dominion.”

Buss said that while the law didn’t change because of the Dominion/Fox outcome, the consciousness of the public may have gotten a little bit more sensitive to statements that have no factual basis.

“This case was brought in Delaware but the judge was required to apply both Delaware and New York law. He took the time to patiently go through almost every aspect of New York defamation law in the decision that he issued in March,” Buss said.

Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric M. Davis ruled in March that Dominion proved that statements made by Fox were false and that the case could proceed to trial before a jury. Davis wrote in his ruling that material Dominion presented made it crystal clear that none of the statements made by Fox about Dominion with respect to the 2020 election were true.

“You can’t erase things that are written in email; they’re backed up somewhere,” Buss pointed out. “With forensic examination of electronic data you can find comments that people utter without really thinking through what the ultimate context would be.”

Buss said that when a business is pre-

paring material for publication in print, posting on the internet or otherwise being disseminated it is not always necessary to have it reviewed by an attorney if it has been prepared using good judgment and common sense.

“If you are making comments about your competitors there are a lot of issues that you need to be concerned about. If you’re going to make a statement it should be an opinion rather than a factual statement if you’re going to compare your company with some other company,” Buss said.

“Generally you can trumpet your own business without concern. It’s when you start criticizing another company that you have to be thoughtful about how you compare your business with theirs.”

Buss noted that libel and slander insurance coverage is available and some business insurance policies already may include protection.

“Business people need to think about what the costs would be if they get tied up in a defamation case,” Buss said, “It’s always better to be descriptive about your product and telling people why they should use your services and products. You don’t need to denigrate your competition.”

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Jonathan Black of Newtown’s Chair 10 Productions addressing the first meeting of the Connecticut Film & TV Alliance ; photo by Phil Hall.
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Connecticut's role in the evolution of the U.S. film industry

Connecticut’s place within the history of U.S. film production stretches back to the dawn of the motion picture industry. No less of a figure than D.W. Griffith began his career in the Nutmeg State, making his directing debut with the 1908 one-reeler “The Adventures of Dollie” in South Beach (now called Old Greenwich). Griffith would shoot four more one-reel films in the area before leaving for California to create feature-length films, including “The Birth of a Nation” and “Intolerance.” Griffith would return East in 1919 to set up his own film studio – albeit across the Westchester border in Greenwich.

Greenwich and Stamford saw a fair amount of epic film production during the 1910s and 1920s, with the area often doubling for European locations. Greenwich’s Crowley Castle doubled for Verona in the 1916 “Romeo and Juliet” starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, while a set resembling the Tower of London was built along the Stamford shoreline for the 1920 thriller “The Fatal Hour” and the canals of Venice were recreated in Stamford for the 1923 Marion Davies comedy “Adam and Eva.” Sadly, this footage is considered lost.

One of the most interesting silent films produced in Connecticut was “The Making of an American,” a 1920 documentary produced by a Massachusetts company on behalf of the State of Connecticut Department of Americanization. The film was designed to help European immigrants assimilate into the American society, and the state sold copies to other states eager to replicate Connecticut’s “Americanization” policies. “The Making of an American” was considered lost for many years until a film collector came forward with a print in 1999 .In 2005, it was selected for preservation as part of the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry.

With the coming of sound films in the late 1920s, movie production became anchored in the Hollywood soundstages. No major film would be shot on location in Connecticut until 1947 when Elia Kazan brought his film “Boomerang” to Stamford. Kazan’s film was inspired by the 1924 murder of a priest in Bridgeport and the filmmaker wanted to emulate the neo-realist style of on-location filmmaking popularized by post-World War II Italian filmmakers. Kazan’s direction was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Board of Review.

From the late 1950s through the late 1960s, a few Hollywood films had segments filmed in Connecticut “It Happened to Jane” (1959), “The Cardinal” (1963), “The Pawnbroker” (1965), “Valley of the Dolls” (1967) and “The April Fools” (1969) had scenes on location in the state, although the bulk of their productions occurred elsewhere. A couple of under-the-radar filmmakers were active in Connecticut during

the 1960s low-budget horror filmmaker Del Tenney used Stamford as the base for his features “The Curse of the Living Corpse” and “The Horror of Party Beach” (both released in 1964) while a pre-“Sesame Street” Jim Henson made several experimental short films at his Greenwich home, most notably the Oscar-nominated “Time Piece” (1966).

In 1968, two prominent Westport res-

idents released films that they shot locally Frank Perry adapted John Cheever’s short story “The Swimmer” starring Burt Lancaster while Paul Newman directed his wife Joanne Woodward in the drama “Rachel, Rachel.” Newman and Woodward would collaborate on another Connecticutbased film in 1973 when he directed her performance in “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds.”

The 1970s saw a couple of cult horror films made in Connecticut “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death” (1971) and “The Stepford Wives” (1975) along with the low-budget romantic drama “One Summer Love” (1976) starring Beau Bridges and Susan Sarandon. Filmmaker Sean S. Cunningham shot a pair of cheaply made sports comedies, “Here Come the Tigers” and “Manny’s Orphans,” that were both released in 1978.

The 1988 coming-of-age comedy “Mystic Pizza” put Connecticut back in the spotlight as a filmmaking site. The independently produced film was a critical and commercial hit that helped launch the career of its three stars Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish and Lili Taylor and fueled a renewed interest in the Mystic area as a tourist site. However, the success of “Mystic Pizza” did not fuel a renaissance in Connecticut-based filmmaking, and the failures of “Jacknife” (1989) starring Robert DeNiro and “Scenes from a Mall” (1991) starring Bette Midler and Woody Allen did little to encourage more productions.

When the 30% state tax credit for movie production took effect on July 1, 2006, Connecticut saw a flurry of major film productions, most notably with the Yale-based segments for Steven Spielberg’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008) and the Darienbased “Revolutionary Road” (2008) starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet under Sam Mendes’ direction.

Separate from the Hollywood productions is Connecticut’s local filmmaking scene. Several Connecticut-based filmmakers have gained notice beyond the state for their works Gorman Bechard was praised for his 1986 underground comedy “Psychos in Love” and a series of documentaries he helmed during the 2000s, while award-winning Michael Mongillo has been hailed for inventive productions, including “Being Michael Madsen” (2015) and “The Changed” (2022) and Eric Michael Schrader, co-director of the 2010 comedy “Burial Boys,” relocated from Connecticut to Hollywood and became a multiple Emmy Award winner for his editing on the TV series “Life Below Zero.”

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Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in the title roles of “Romeo and Juliet,” a 1916 film shot in Greenwich. Photo courtesy Encyclopedia Britannica. Marion Davies and a canine co-star in the 1923 comedy “Adam and Eva,” which was filmed in Stamford; photo courtesy IMDb.

Tea and scones, fit for a king

Ingredients:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

• 2 tablespoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/2 pound (1 cup) unsalted cold butter, diced

• 1 1/2 cups half and half

• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract, Nielsen Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla if available

• Alternative ingredients (see below)

• Scone wash (see below)

• Cinnamon sugar (see below) Directions:

golden brown. Baking time will vary according to the size of your scones. Remove them from the oven to a wire rack. Scones are best served warm.

8. Yield – 24 scones; prep time – 25 minutes; cook time – 20 minutes.

Alternative Ingredients to Taste:

• Golden raisins or currants; ground ginger and butterscotch morsel bits.

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Brewing the perfect cup of tea ©Ellen Easton

1. Preheat a teapot or “hot” the pot by rinsing it out with hot water.

2. Bring fresh, cold water to a full, rolling boil. Remove from the heat so as not to allow the oxygen to escape the water.

(Editor’s note: With King Charles III’s coronation set for Saturday, May 6 – see Page 8 – tea expert and Westfair contributor Ellen Easton https://www.wagmag. com/steeped-in-tea/ gets ready for the big day by preparing tea and scones – and telling us the proper way to enjoy both: )

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

3. With a pastry blender or two knives, cut the cold butter into the flour mixture until the particles are the size of small peas. Fold your alternative ingredients of choice into the flour mixture.

4. Add half and half and vanilla extract to the mixture and blend until dough forms. Do not overmix the dough.

5. With floured hands, pat or roll dough to a 1-inch thickness onto a floured board. With a floured cutter of your desired shape, cut out the pieces and place them 1-inch apart on a parchment paper-lined or a lightly greased and floured baking sheet.

6. Lightly brush the top of the scones with a little of the half and half scone wash. Sprinkle some cinnamon sugar on top of each scone to taste.

7. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until lightly

• Semi-sweet chocolate chips; citrus zest; poppy seeds, flavored extracts, coconut flakes, dried fruits, ground nuts, herbs and spices or grated cheese.

• Scone Wash: 1/2 cup half and half (for brushing top of scones)

• Cinnamon Sugar: 1/4 cup granulated sugar; 1 or 2 tablespoons cinnamon, to taste. In a small bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon. If more cinnamon sugar is needed, multiply the recipe.

• Fruit Glaze: Lightly brush the top of each scone with the fruit preserve flavor of choice.

The proper way to eat scones

“Scones are traditionally served with preserves,” Easton said, “Devon or clotted cream and citrus curd. Plain scones are delicious as they are. Added ingredients are a matter of personal preference.

“The proper way to eat a scone is to break off one piece at a time from top to bottom, as with a dinner roll. Apply cream and jam. Repeat one bite at a time. Do not slice your scone in half to slather with cream and jam. That was a hotel service gimmick introduced to save time at a larger tea event. While slicing a scone in half has been adopted by many, it will

3. Use one teaspoonful of tea or one tea bag per cup (about 5 or 6 ounces of water). Pour the boiling water over the tea.

4. Steep the tea for 3, 5, 7 or 10 minutes or the recommended brewing time as per the instructions of your blend. Tea must be brewed the full time to extract the complex flavors from its leaves.

5. Do not judge the strength of your tea by its color. It takes time for the leaves to unfold and release their flavor.

6. If you prefer your tea strong, add more leaves before brewing; less strong, add hot water after brewing.

7. For delicate white and green teas, allow the water to cool before pouring over the leaves.

8. Always decant the tea before serving to prevent the leaves from stewing in the pot.

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Ellen Easton’s Scones ©Ellen Easton

The pros and cons of filing for a tax extension

Did you pay taxes in full on or before April 18? If you did, were you aware that you could have asked the IRS for a six-month extension to file your federal income tax return?

Anyone can request an extension, and you don’t have to explain why you’re asking for more time. Individuals filing an extension are automatically granted an additional six months to file their tax returns. In 2023, the extended due date is Oct. 16.

Businesses can also request an extension. In 2023, the extended deadline for S corporations and partnerships is Sept. 15, and for C corporations it’s Oct. 16. Special rules may apply if you serve in a combat zone, a qualified hazardous duty area, or live outside of the country.

Taxpayers should be aware that an extension of time to file your return does not grant you any extension of time to pay your taxes. In 2023, April 18 was the deadline for most to pay taxes owed and avoid penalty and interest charges.

Why you might consider filing an extension this year:

1. If you file an extension, you can avoid a late-filing penalty. If you file your return more than 60 days after the due date (or extended due date), the minimum penalty is the smaller of $435 or 100% of the unpaid tax. The failure-to-pay penalty is one-half of 1% for each month, or part of a month, up to a maximum of 25%, of the amount of tax that remains unpaid from the non extended due date of the return until the tax is paid in full.

2. If you are owed a refund and file late, there are no penalties for late filing.

3. You won’t have to pay a late filing or late-payment penalty if you show reasonable cause for not filing or paying on time.

4. You can file a more accurate and complete tax return. Rather than rushing to prepare your return (and possibly making mistakes), you’ll have an extra six months to gather up required tax records, especially if you’re still waiting for tax documents that haven’t arrived or need more time to organize your tax documents in support of deductions.

5. If your tax return is complicated, your tax preparer or accountant will have more time to work on your return to ensure you can take advantage of every tax credit and deduction you’re entitled to under the tax code.

6. If you’re self-employed, you’ll have extra time to fund a retirement plan. Individual 401(k) and SIMPLE plans must have been set up during the tax year for

which you’re filing, but it’s possible to fund the plan as late as the extended due date for that year’s tax return. SEP IRA plans may be opened and funded for the tax year by the extended deadline as long as an extension has been filed.

7. Filing an extension preserves your ability to receive a tax refund when you file past the extension due date. Filers have three years from the original due date (e.g., April 18, 2023) to claim a tax refund. However, if you file an extension, you’ll have an additional six months to claim your refund. In other words, the statute of limitations for refunds is also extended.

However, there are also downsides for filing an extension:

1. If you’re expecting a refund, you’ll have to wait longer than you would if you filed on time.

the IRS has several options for payment arrangements. Please contact the office for details.

2.

Extra time to file is not extra time to pay. If you don’t pay at least 98% of the tax due now, you’ll be liable for late-payment penalties and interest. The failure to pay penalty is one-half of 1% for each month, or part of a month, up to a maximum of 25% of the amount of tax that remains unpaid from the due date of the return until the tax is paid in full. If you cannot pay,

3. When you request an extension, you’ll need to estimate your tax due for the year based on information available at the time you file the extension. You must estimate your tax liability on this form and should also pay any amount due. If you disregard this, your extension could be denied, and if you filed the extension at the last minute assuming it would be approved (but wasn’t), you may owe late filing penalties as well.

4. Dealing with your tax return won’t be easier six months from now. You’ll still need to gather your receipts, bank records, retirement statements, and other tax documents - and file a return.

This column is for information only and should not be considered specific advice. Always seek the assistance of a tax professional if you have questions.

Norman G. Grill is managing partner of Grill & Partners LLC, certified public accountants and consultants to closely held companies and high-net-worth individuals, with offices in Fairfield and Darien.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Norman G. Grill

Celebrating the coronation of King Charles III

ggouveia@westfairinc.com

The coronation of a British king is not only about tradition and ceremony; it’s also about pounds and pence. When King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla thereafter to be known as Queen Camilla are formally crowned at Westminster Abbey at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 6 (6 a.m. in New York), they will be at the heart of a production that is estimated to cost around £100 million (or $124.3 million). As the coronation is a state occasion and not a private-public affair like a royal wedding, the British government (that is, taxpayers) will be picking up a tab that is expected to be recouped by TV rights, to say nothing of tourism revenue.

Still, with one in five Britons living in poverty and mindful of the king’s wishes for a pared-down monarchy one that is also sensitive to a more multicultural, environmentally friendly United Kingdom the ceremony is slated to be less pomp and more circumstance.

It is nonetheless necessary to keep both the monarchy and the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II going, said Jon Robinson,

manager of The Hamlet, a British store in Mount Kisco. https://www.wagmag.com/ the-stores-the-thing-at-the-hamlet/ As it did with Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee last year, The Hamlet will be hosting a celebration, this one from 2 to 4 p.m. May 6, featuring a rebroadcast of the coronation, snacks, drinks and related items, including flags, bunting, teacups and saucers, mugs and tea towels in fitting green and white for the environmental king; Coronation Tea; books for adults and children; and a poignant animated watercolor of the late queen handing the crown to Charles. For Robinson, the actual event will be a bittersweet moment.

“Bunch of feelings, very hard,” he said. “When the queen died, I thought, ‘She’s the only monarch I’ve known….’”

Like many Britons, Robinson’s family was touched by Queen Elizabeth II not once but twice. His mother, Carol Robinson, met her when she was in her 20s. Robinson’s mother would encounter the queen again with his sister, Jenny, when Jenny, who has Down Syndrome, took part in the Paralympics in London in 2012. They found the queen to be a lovely woman, he said.

“Those are big shoes to fill,” Robinson

added. “I hope (the coronation) goes well. I wish him all the best.”

Robinson who hails from Southend-onSea in Essex in the south of England, not far from central London is one of more than 130,000 British expatriates living in the metro area. Many of them and other Anglophiles have made The Hamlet’s retail shop and online business such a success that the store is opening a pub two doors down on South Moger Avenue on the site of the former Billy’s Hair Salon in the fall. Named for the Lake District town that was home to Drew Hodgson who owns The Hamlet with wife Leigh The Ambleside will be a traditional British pub, right down to its dartboard, Robinson said, “a home away from home for the Brits.”

The Hamlet is not the only establishment that will be celebrating the coronation. The Roger Sherman Inn in New Canaan is holding a special coronation brunch and re-viewing at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6. The inn, which went all out for the marriage of the king’s son Prince Harry to the former Meghan Markle, has even riffed on the exquisitely illuminated coronation invitation https:// www.rogershermaninn.com/events for its brunch invite to all.

For reservations, which are required, call 203-966-4545.

Those who wish to have a front-row seat from the comfort of their own beds should check local listings. However, The New York Times will be livestreaming the event and covering it from the perspectives of its business, culture, styles, travel and food desks at https:// www.nytco.com/press/ the-new-york-times-willlivestream-the-coronationof-king-charles-iii-as-partof-special-coverage

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(Editor’s note: Though he makes his home now in Westfair country, Table and Travel Talk’s own Jeremy Wayne is an Englishman by birth and by heart. Recently, he had an extended stay in his native land and files this report:)

The British love a knees-up, as they like to call a party, and there will have been no knees-ups in living memory quite as jolly as the national one due to take place on Saturday, May 6, to celebrate the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

All across London, from the swanky streets of Belgravia and Mayfair to genteel outer suburbs and gritty sink estates what the British call housing projects the capital is set to be en fête. Not just on the day of the coronation itself, but throughout the entire weekend, there will be street parties galore, singalongs in pubs, picnics in public parks, get-togethers in civic halls, gatherings in places of worship, bashes in civic halls and all manner of celebrations in hotels and restaurants.

Unlike their American cousins, the British are not usually a nation of flag-flyers. In London, on your average day, one flies over the Houses of Parliament, another over Buckingham Palace when the monarch is in residence. A handful of government buildings may also choose to fly the standard and fancy hotels like to hoist a flag. But that’s usually about it. The coronation, though, will change all that. I have been in London over the past four weeks as London’s streets have become swathed in Union Jacks, from buildings to shop windows to private terraces and front yards, and I can tell you this: The

London gets set for Coronation Day

whole city is giddy with a sea of red, white and blue.

All over town, too, buildings are being hosed down, memorials spruced up, parks and verdant city squares pruned and primped for Operation Golden Orb, as the entire coronation event which has in fact been in the planning for years has been code-named. One benefit of this year’s unseasonably cold April means that the capital should also be in full blossom come the day.

And London hotels, to put it bluntly (and in a very un-English way), are cashing in. The posh Dorchester Hotel has really gone to town, draping its terraces with royal regalia and vast swags of blue fabric, like enormous rouched curtains, as it did for the late Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation back in 1953, while Claridge’s often referred to as the Buckingham Palace annex, as it is where visiting royals and heads of state often stay is mounting an exhibit of British coronations through the 170-year life of the hotel. The Ritz, on Piccadilly, is throwing a ball with tickets priced at $1,500, which doesn’t sound unreasonable for an 11-course feast with vintage Champagne.

But what do people think about the coronation, though? Is it too extravagant or perhaps not extravagant enough? Are Britons really royal-mad or is Britain perhaps a nation of closet anti-monarchists?

Crossing London two weeks ago, from unlovely Kilburn in the west to working-class Dagenham in the east, I certainly come across a few republicans. (In Britain they’re the “off-with-their-heads” brigade.)

But I also found the vast majority of people I spoke to or overheard were excited to be witnessing the first, perhaps only, coronation they will ever see. They seem to want the best for the new king and his wife, Camilla no longer to be titled “Queen Consort,” incidentally, but simply “Queen.”

Eyebrows nevertheless continue to be raised over the official arrangements, both the coronation itself as well as the Windsor event the following day. (I often feel like saying to the naysayers, “You’re so good at organizing? You go plan a coronation then.”) One cavil has been the shortening of the procession route, set to cover 1.3 miles, which is only one fifth as long as the last coronation procession 70 years ago. Another is the general scaling down of pomp. This is because the king is no spendthrift and recognizes there is a great deal of economic hardship in the country following the pandemic, with many families finding it harder than ever to put food on the table and utility bills soaring. So, while much of the coronation ceremony is determined historically and cannot be altered, there is also room for sensible, thoughtful adjustments to suit the times.

Yet another bleat has been the “coronation dish,” as designated by Their Majesties. Of all things, it is quiche. The eco-aware, organic-farming king is known to enjoy this classic flan very much, but some pundits feel it is infra dig to say nothing of French perhaps thinking that a Buckingham Palace reception, where it will likely be served, should include great sides of beef and whole hogs on the spit, kind of Henry VIII-style. They have a point.

What I think has disappointed many people on this side of the Pond is that President Joe Biden will not be making the trip. (The First Lady, Jill Biden, Ph.D., will be stepping into the breach to represent the United States.) While no American president has ever attended a British coronation, the British are on the whole very fond of their American cousins (with one notable exception) and undoubtedly the president’s presence would have added luster. Any disappointment should therefore be seen as a compliment.

As for that couple, the national sigh of relief was almost palpable back on April 12 when Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had (finally) replied to the coronation invitation and only the duke would in fact be attending. The duchess, said the Palace, pushing tact to the outer limits of credulity, would remain in Montecito, where Prince Archie would be celebrating his fourth birthday on Coronation Day. Of course, there are many very many who feel the duke himself should have done the decent thing and absented himself, even calling on the king to bar him, but this cabal has not accounted for a father’s unconditional love.

Back in London, restaurants, too, have introduced special menus for the entire month of May. At the restaurant at The Goring (the hotel close to Buckingham Palace, where the Middleton family stayed the night prior to Prince William’s marriage to Catherine, now Princess of Wales), they will be serving a special tea comprising the king’s favourite sandwiches, cakes and sweet treats. For myself, I rather like the idea of the coronation menu that will be served between May 1 and May 13 at The Cinnamon Club, an upscale, Michelin-starred Indian restaurant near Westminster Abbey, where dishes will include King Charles Bangla Scotch egg with beetroot and mutton and kasundi ketchup (a tongue-in-cheek throwback to the days of the British Raj) and char-grilled Balmoral Estate venison with black stone flower reduction. While neither may be your English cup of tea, you must admit they sound a lot more interesting than a slice of “Coronation Quiche.”

For more, visit theritzondon.com; dochestercollection.com; thegoring.com; cinnamonclub.com.

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One of the keys to success in marketing a business is to expose the business’ name and logo and make as many impressions on people as the budget allows. If you’re a big national or regional company and can afford it, plastering your name and logo all over a sports stadium or indoor arena is a surefire way to make eyeballs take notice. There are tens of thousands of impressions to be made at each sporting event, not to mention hundreds of thousands more every time an in-park company name and logo is captured by television cameras.

For example, as we watch baseball or football in a stadium or on TV, we see dozens of logos and learn about business/team relationships. The official airline: they provide private planes for the team to travel on, gratis. There are 26 road trips. One or two could be provided by the “official motor coach” provider. Let’s talk about the “official hot dog,” provided free to the concessionaire, all season-long. For you, $6.70 (last season at Citi Field). Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs (so New York) is a Smithfield brand. Smithfield Foods was founded in 1938

A surefire way to be noticed

in Virginia but in 2013 was purchased by the Chinese company WH Group for $4.7 billion. The WH Group is headquartered about as far away as you can get from Coney Island, Citi Field or Yankee Stadium but their marketing expertise realizes the importance of having a high-visibility presence for its major brand names in those places and more like them. I don’t think you’ll ever hear a vendor at a ball park shouting, “Get your WH Group hot dogs.”

Sponsorships, you see, are high visibility stuff and come with way more advertising reach and frequency than most marketers imagine. You have no idea how many brand categories comprise the official ones for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams (even encouraging enough marketing brilliance to create disposable baby diapers with logo imprints). We’ll stay out of the licensing aspects of these deals, but with 162 games, MLB and their clubs’ counsel spend the off-season poring over contracts for these sponsorships and licensing arrangements. While the major leagues may be a bit too pricey for local businesses, minor league baseball offers a presence in numerous communities and can attract just as much fan loyalty and community appreciation as the majors. Unlike the Mets and Yankees,

wallets are not clobbered and many folks like the novelty of minor league game attendance. That novelty adds up to fewer crowds to navigate, more time to schmooze and every sponsorship package perk you can imagine. It’s a kind of Light Baseball, but can produce heavy results.

If not a season-long deal for a stadium or arena billboard, there are many individual events that will take you on as a sponsor, but the reality is you need to carefully examine every facet of the deliverables and outreach they provide. Ask questions about every line item of a prospective deal to make sure you’ll get what you thought.

Associating with an individual event can be better and not merely because the price would be lower. The event itself could become your own proprietary event. Proprietary in “marketing speak” means unique to you and likely not copied (or even attended) by your competitors. You own this approach. You cover the site, maybe a tent outdoors, parking, the potties (bathrooms are really important with events), the program (aka “run of show”), the food, the beverages, transportation options to and from, the swag or goody bag (give people something to

remember you by) and you must have a vision, a concept and a “hook.”

Your event can be small group, like a customer team; larger like a golf tournament to benefit a community nonprofit where you become associated with a cause that could really use your help. The latter is what we used to call “co-marketing,” and it is the best way to make budgets work better as there are two entities conjoined street-facing, vs. one trying to do everything alone. That dynamic has a lot of moving parts, but is a pure symphony to all ears once blissfully executed. And, when there’s a successful relationship with an admired nonprofit there’s zero backlash.

Of course, you want to know whatever it’s possible to know about an association including doing some crystal ball gazing to anticipate and dodge possible controversy. Bud Light, an Anheuser Busch brand, has gotten nuclear heat for sponsorship of a transgender persona on their cans. Restaurant/bar as well as retail sales were off in some markets by 50%, bringing national volume down 21% and boosting competitors market share big time. In theory, noble inclusivity; in reality, a deadly marketing mistake.

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TOM CONNOR

A revolutionary way to serve wine

Probably by now most wine lovers have heard about the Coravin wine preservation system. I recently received one of their top systems as a gift and it has changed my wine world. Many quality restaurants use the Coravin to offer select high-end wines by the glass. The premium price for that glass will deter many from opting in so it might take a few days to some weeks to finish the bottle. Coravin draws wine through the cork with a surgical grade needle, replacing the wine with Argon gas, a noble inert gas not prone to chemical reactivity. Oxygen is a highly reactive gas combining with and altering the structure and flavor of most things. Oxidation starts to occur as soon as a bottle of wine is opened.

Initially, this early oxidation is your friend. Wines that have been cooped up in a bottle for some time need to open up. It’s the oxygen that allows for this and it can be the olfactory equivalent of a flower expanding and blooming. Tight, constricted flavors will develop and open, revealing a three-dimensional flavor profile of fruits, herbs, spices and perhaps flowers and savory scents. But this oxidation improvement will not last. Within a few hours to a few days, chemical oxidation will hurt and eventually kill the wine. I used to open a full bottle and immediately pour off half the bottle into a 375-millimeter bottle and cork it tightly. And I also had the rubber cork system with slits for pumping some of the oxygen out of the bottle. The Coravin system has changed all that, enhancing the in-home wine-tasting experience.

People often ask me which is my favorite wine. I had a Domaine de RomanéeConti Pinot Noir from Burgundy once and, yes, it’s still at the pinnacle of my many tasting experiences. But it is painfully cost prohibitive. I usually answer this question with “Depends on the time of day, depends on the time of year, and it depends on whether food is part of the experience or it’s just the wine and some conversation.” I now have a wine rack in a corner of my kitchen stocked with red, white and Rosé wines to pour via Coravin to be able to taste whatever suits my environment and my mood. Right now I have a Pinot Noir, a Cabernet Sauvignon, a Merlot, a Cabernet Franc, a Nebbiolo, a Bobal and a Tempranillo for moods or foods of red wine. For whites, I have a Chardonnay, a Riesling, an Albariño, a Grüner Veltliner, a Sauvignon Blanc and a Viognier. And I have a bottle or two of Rosés. Of course, this newly assembled

library of wines is regularly morphing. With the Coravin extraction of the wine, the remaining wine in the bottle will stay identically fresh for weeks, months and even years. Greg Lambrecht imagined and then began making Coravin systems in 2011. He calls the Coravin system a “passport to (being) able to explore all these different

regions and all these different grapes.” Greg has compared and taste-tested Coravin preserved wines with never opened bottles of the same lot and neither he nor several professional sommeliers could find any difference. And some of these wines had been preserved for years.

So my house has become a tasting

exploration and learning experience for visitors. So many people have preset ideas of what’s in the bottle. I love to dispel false notions of what we’ll find. All Rieslings aren’t sweet far from it. And Chardonnays aren’t too oaky. Those are usually old reputations established in our heads from exposure to poorly made wines decades ago. I might pour a taste of something as a welcome. Then something else with a salad or first course. And something a bit loftier with the main meal and then something completely different for dessert. Wine-tasting pairings with multicourse meals are popular in restaurants now. With the Coravin wine preservation system this can easily be your home experience.

Write me at doug@dougpaulding.com.

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Photographs courtesy Coravin

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Celebrating begins for Bear Mountain Bridge centennial

Next year will see the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Bear Mountain Bridge. New York state already is starting to celebrate, with a time capsule being dedicated and the announcement that an international bridge engineering conference is bing planned.

It was on Nov. 24, 1924, that opening-day ceremonies took place for the suspension bridge, which had taken the Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge Company 20 months to construct. Not only was it the first suspension bridge to use a concrete deck, it was the first bridge south of Albany to cross the Hudson River.

An act of the state legislature allowed the bridge to be built by the private enterprise, the Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge Company, which had connections with the prominent Harriman family. The state was committed to buying the bridge within 35 years.

The New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) purchased the Bear Mountain Bridge on Sept. 26, 1940 for $2,275,000. One of NYSBA’s first actions was to lower the basic passenger car toll from $0.80 to $0.50 each way. On Jan. 1, 1942, the toll was lowered further to $0.35 and then to $0.25 each way on July 15, 1945. Tolls today are collected only in the eastbound direction and as of May 1 are $1.60 for vehicles with E-ZPass and $2.15 for vehicles that are sent a bill for the toll through the U.S. mail.

Gov.Kathy Hochul, in announcing the

kickoff of celebrations for the anniversary, said, “New York has a long history of creating world-class infrastructure that has transformed our state. As we begin to commemorate the centennial of the Bear Mountain Bridge, I hope residents and visitors alike continue to appreciate the importance of this beloved Hudson Valley fixture.”

At the end of World War II, the Bear Mountain Bridge was being used for by 483,000 vehicle crossings per year. As if 2019, which was the bridge’s 95th anniversary year, it was recording more than 7.8

million annual crossings.

In 2018, a bill was passed in the State Legislature that had been introduced by Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and State Sen. Bill Larkin that designated the bridge as the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bear Mountain Bridge to honor U.S. servicemen.

The bridge is situated at the junction of four counties: Orange and Rockland on the west side of the river and Westchester and Putnam on the east side. The bridge is the Hudson River crossing point for the Appalachian Trail, the national hiking route that winds for more than 2,000 miles

“The Bear Mountain Bridge was an engineering marvel when it was first constructed, and the fact that we are celebrating its centennial is a testament to what can be accomplished with resilient, sustainable infrastructure,” according to Marie Therese Dominguez, commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation. “This historic bridge has become an indelible part of the Hudson Valley landscape and by honoring this century-long achievement with a time capsule, we are laying a strong foundation for the next 100 years of engineering innovation.”

Among the items included in the time capsule are letters from Gov. Hochul and Lt. Gov. Delgado, artifacts related to the Harriman family, various mementos from the Bridge Authority and the Hudson Valley region and letters to the future written by 4th grade students at Hillcrest Elementary School in Peekskill.

The time capsule was sealed by NYSBA’s longest-serving employee, John Brooks. He is a resident of Ulster County. Brooks retired from full-time service in 1997, and has stayed on as a part-time employee at NYSBA headquarters in Highland, New York, and has more than 56 years with the NYSBA.

Joan McDonald, who is Westchester County’s director of operations and also serves as chair of the NYSBA Board of Commissioners said, “Ever since the Bridge Authority took ownership of the bridge in 1940, the NYSBA Board of Commissioners has worked to ensure the Bear Mountain Bridge remains a safe, reliable and affordable river crossing for the residents and vis-

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Bear Mountin Bridge time capsule. Photo courtesy NYS Office of General Services | LinkedIn.

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itors of the Hudson Valley. As we dedicate this time capsule, we recommit ourselves to this mission to ensure that travelers 100 years from now can continue to experience this beloved span and the beautiful region it calls home.”

According to State Sen. Pete Harckham, “A time capsule is our direct communication to future generations, relaying to them our accomplishments, hopes and dreams, as well as a glimpse of our own time. I am honored to have been invited to include in this time capsule some of the State Senate’s important endeavors, which are designed to help the New Yorkers of tomorrow.”

The county executives whose counties are directly impacted by the bridge added their praise.

Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne said, “The Bear Mountain Bridge holds a special place in my heart. I believe it to be home to the most beautiful views in the entire Hudson Valley and it’s also where I proposed to my wife. It is truly a landmark worthy of celebration and I know Putnam County residents who use the bridge regularly appreciate the majesty it offers.”

Rockland County Executive Ed Day said he was delighted to attend the time capsule dedication at the bridge.

“The latest issue of the Rockland County Travel Guide will be included in the capsule, and it will be exciting to see

how our area has evolved in another 100 years from now,” Day said. “On behalf of all Rocklanders, Rockland County is proud to be a part of this special historical moment in time.”

According to Westchester County Executive George Latimer, “As we kick off the celebrations for the centennial of the Bear Mountain Bridge, we honor the ingenuity and hard work that went into constructing this iconic structure. The bridge has connected Westchester County with other communities and fostered commerce for generations. It has served as a symbol of resilience and growth for a century. Let us look forward to the future with the same determination and innovation that built this magnificent bridge.”

Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus called the time capsule is a fitting way to recognize the 100th anniversary of the bridge.

“The bridge is an incredible asset to the Hudson Valley and showcases its beautiful landscape,” Neuhaus said. “Orange County is here to support the New York State Bridge Authority to make sure that the Bear Mountain Bridge is remembered when this time capsule is opened.”

The time capsule, mounted in the bridge’s west anchorage, is planned to be opened 100 years from now in April 2123.

Orange County rolls new mobile health unit

Grows Here.” It will make stops throughout the county, providing testing, immunizations, health screenings, outreach and other services. The mobile unit is handicapped accessible. Funding for the van came from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

President Biden had signed the $1.9 trillion ARPA on March 11, 2021. The federal stimulus bill was passed to aid public health and economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. The plan included $350 billion in emergency funding for state, local, territorial and tribal governments.

Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Alicia Pointer

members

her staff

Deputy County Executive Harry Porr and Legislators Pete Tuohy and Janet Sutherland unveiled the county’s new Mobile Health Unit with a ribbon-cutting

event on April 24 in Goshen.

“One of the Health Department’s main goals is to find innovative ways of connecting with and serving residents,” Pointer said. “With our Mobile Health Unit, we can reach residents wherever they might be; at senior centers, schools or community events.”

The van was given the slogan “Health

In a statement, County Executive Steven Neuhaus said, “The Health Department’s Mobile Health Unit will help ensure that residents throughout Orange County have access to important health screenings, immunizations, and treatment. It will be an asset to healthcare delivery in our communities and will address a variety of health issues, including prevention and education. Dr. Pointer and I share the priority of keeping county residents as healthy as possible and the ‘Health Grows Here’ van will immensely help.”

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The New Office Space

Red Thread and the future of the office

Flexibility is the watchword for the design of future offices. Just as workers want more flexibility regarding the ability to work from home or the time they are physically in the office, the demands of the modern workplace require a space that can serve multiple purposes and can be easily reconfigured to fit changing needs, according to Jason Chapman, vice president in charge of sales for Red Thread.

Red Thread is an office design and furnishing provider founded 10 years ago by the merger of several companies including Connecticut-based BKM. Their Stamford offices double as a showroom of the latest designs and furnishing options, including an expanding array of audio-visual solutions for the increasingly online workspace.

“It really comes together and becomes quite powerful because we can leverage each other’s knowledge, resources and research from our different partners to help our clients get the best result for their space,” Chapman said of the value added by having a “one-stop-shop” for office solutions that also conducts extensive research with industry partners. “It means a lot of differ-

ent things for different companies, and the one consistent thing we see is that ‘hybrid’ is unique to everybody.”

According to Chapman, the key to coaxing hybrid workers to readily come to the office is ensuring that the office feels as good, if not better, for productivity.

“Technology is one of the top three drivers, when we’re trying to get people back into the office, whether it’s one day, three days or five days a week they need to have an at least equitable experience when they’re in the office,” he said.

Spaces that can be reconfigured without hiring a contractor or installing drywall have been in increasing demand, Chapman

New surveys identify workplace stress points for employees and employers

Two new surveys regarding stressful situations in the workplace – one aimed at employees and one aimed at employers – offers insight on the challenges of the post-pandemic work environment.

A survey by the career advice website ResumeLab of 1,000 U.S. adults offered insight on how workers are dealing with mental health concerns. According to the survey, two-thirds of respondents said they experienced work-induced mental health problems in the past two years, with 68% reporting they took time off from work because of a mental health condition.

The survey found that 59% of respon-

dents believed their mental health condition hindered career advancement, with 68% fearing that a disclosure of a mental health condition would harm their professional reputation.

However, slightly more than three-quarters of the respondents defined their mental well-being as either good or very good, with 17% rating their mental health as neutral – neither good nor bad –and 6% stating their mental condition was either bad or very bad.

Looking at different demographics, the survey found women were just as likely as men to experience mental health deterioration due to work, 66% vs. 67%. People with six to 10 years of work experience complained of work-induced mental

explained, observing that private spaces suitable for small groups to hold meetings are in increasing demand.

“You have to design your space a little bit more flexibly, because you don’t really know who’s going to be in on what day and what they’re going to be doing,” he added. “I think a lot of companies are adopting what is sometimes called ‘free address,’ or unassigned seating or desk hoteling. We just did an installation for a company where there are about 600 and some-odd seats for about 900 employees.”

Chapman stated this system leveraged a hybrid workforce in part by making desks reservable and by assigning teams

problems more than workers with one to two years of experience, 72% vs. 55%. And 75% of executive or C-suite employers said they were dealing with work-related mental health problems, compared to 67% of team managers.

As for the reasons behind work-related mental health struggles, the survey respondents cited work pressure (49%), excessive workloads (42%), job insecurity (40%), long working hours or overtime (39%), a toxic work environment (37%), low salary (35%), discrimination or bullying (29%) and unsafe or poor working conditions (24%).

Separately, a new ResumeBuilder survey of more than 1,300 managers found employers were being stressed out by their youngest employees – 74% of survey respondents said they find Gen Z more difficult to work with than other generations, and of those 12% reported having to fire a young worker within their first week on the job.

According to the surveyed managers,

to different “neighborhoods” within the office. That way, desks are always near relevant co-workers while maintaining high flexibility. Alternatively, the different neighborhoods can be given designated modes of work, such as collaborative space or quiet space where employees can tune out distractions.

Privacy “pods” are also becoming increasingly popular, according to Chapman. Open offices can make it difficult to enjoy privacy, and these new smaller spaces can provide some acoustic isolation without creating a feeling of claustrophobia.

Chapman did allow that fundamental changes to the way office spaces work can be jarring. To smooth the transition, Red Thread has developed change management tools that can help an entire company change how they conceive of their office space as well as track use to develop even more effective configurations. However, he said, the best way is to lead by example.

“Most customers are pushing leadership to also adopt what they’re preaching to their people,” Chapman said. “So, if you’re really trying to have a culture that inspires the non-assigned seating and collaborative work such as using a room with a reservation it’s got to come from the top down.”

roughly half found their Gen Z staffers difficult to work with “most or all of the time,” with their chief shortcomings including a lack of technological skills (39%), a lack of motivation (37%), being easily distracted (36%), being easily offended (35%), having poor communication skills (36%) and being dishonest (24%).

ResumeBuilder’s Chief Career Advisor Stacie Haller blamed the pandemic for getting many young workers into the workforce on the proverbial wrong foot.

“As a result of Covid-19 and remote education, it’s possible that GenZers lack the foundation to be more successful than older generations in entry-level positions,” Haller said. “We know that with remote work and education, communication skills do not develop as well and people tend to work more independently. Hiring managers need to be cognizant of this when interviewing Gen Zers for positions. This generation may need more training when it comes to professional skills.”

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A BANNER YEAR FOR FUNDRAISER

The Arc Westchester Foundation, which raises public awareness and financial resources for The Arc Westchester’s programs and services for people with developmental disabilities and their families, recently revealed that its 17th annual “A Matter of Taste” fundraiser, which took place April 19, raised more than $550,000. The event, which is back in-person for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, was emceed by actor Kevin Kilner and featured signature cuisine prepared by the finest chefs in the area, accompanied by a wide assortment of fine wines, specialty cocktails and craft beers.

“The funds raised at A Matter of Taste are critical for ensuring people with developmental disabilities will have access to a suite of innovative services and enjoy a high quality of life,” said Nancy Patota, executive director, The Arc Westchester Foundation. The Masket Family was awarded the

FALL 2023 GRANT CYCLE

Field Hall Foundation in Cortlandt Manor provides grants for programs and projects that improve the lives of older adults and caregivers in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties. Priority is given to proposals focused on the basic needs of low-income seniors (60+ years) and their

Family Partner Award and Zaro’s Family Bakery was the recipient of the Corporate Partner Award.

The Masket Family’s involvement with The Arc Westchester began in 2011, when their autistic son moved into a group home. Focusing on long-term financial stability for the organization, the Maskets have been exemplary ambassadors, donors and fundraisers and were instrumental in forging an ongoing connection with The Taft Foundation, which has resulted in millions of dollars donated toward funding cutting-edge programs.

Zaro’s Family Bakery, known for its unsurpassed quality of baked goods, including the iconic black and white cookie, challah bread and rugelach. is a household

name in the New York metropolitan area. Zaro brothers Michael, Brian and Scott, the fourth generation of this family-owned and operated business, are also committed to giving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a chance to be contributing members of the workforce. Their enlightened, inclusionary hiring practices are changing the lives of all their employees, while inspiring other businesses to provide career opportunities for individuals supported by The Arc Westchester, which is headquartered in White Plains. Currently, six individuals are working at Zaro’s with plans to add more.

The Arc Westchester is a chapter of The Arc USA and The Arc New York.

In one of Stepinac High School’s most successful community blood drives, 88 donors from the all-boys Catholic high school, including students, members of the administration, faculty, staff, family members and friends, recently answered the call to help address blood supply shortages. As a result, their donations will potentially help save the lives of 264 area hospital patients as each donated pint of blood can save three lives, the New York Blood Center (NYBC) reported.

Hosted by Stepinac and administered at the school’s gymnasium, the spring blood drive was held in memory of Luke Gallagher, the brother of Stepinac senior Matthew Gallagher (Class of ’23) of Yonkers. Matthew suggested the drive be held to honor his brother who fought cancer

courageously before passing away in 2019 at the age of 12.

Commenting on the large turnout of donors, Matthew said, “My family and I want to thank all the donors who honored by brother’s memory in a very special way. I am happy that good things are coming out of this effort.”

Archbishop Stepinac High School offers young men of the Archdiocese of New York a highly competitive academic and extracurricular program that will prepare them for college and leadership roles. The faculty and staff accomplish these objectives by pursuing excellence and creating a supportive, disciplined atmosphere with a strong sense of camaraderie and Christian values that is unique to the Stepinac experience.

unpaid caregivers, new or expanding programs, collaborations and organizations not previously funded.

Visit the foundation’s website, if you feel you qualify, for guidelines and eligibility requirements. Previous grant recipients are not eligible to apply for another grant

until at least one year has passed since they received a grant and a final report for that grant has been submitted to and accepted by the foundation. The foundation does not award multiyear grants.

Contact Patti Lavan Horvath, program officer, if you have any questions or would like to discuss a proposal, phorvath@fieldhallfdn.org or 914-813-9103.

Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley (RMHGHV) recently announced that its annual Footsteps for Families Walk Over the Hudson event is officially open for registration. This year’s event will take place Sunday, May 14. The walk will kick off at noon on the Highland side of the bridge in Ulster County. Since it’s Mother’s Day participants are encouraged to join the walk in honor of a special mother in their lives and raise funds to

help RMHGHV continue supporting families during a child’s critical medical care. Each mother who attends the event will receive a special gift and flower, compliments of Hannaford Supermarkets. The historic Walkway is the world’s longest-elevated pedestrian bridge and is surrounded on both the Poughkeepsie and Highland sides by restaurants, shops, trails. Strollers and leashed dogs are welcome.

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OUTSTANDING WATER RESOURCE OPERATOR AWARD

ABSTRACT ARTIST CREATES ARTWORK USING HER WHEELCHAIR AS A TOOL

“The Journey of Healing,” a permanent art exhibition on display at the White Plains campus, 785 Mamaroneck Avenue, of Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, features artwork by Westchester resident and abstract artist Aimee Hofmann.

The New York Water Environment Association (NYWEA), headquartered in Syracuse, recognized Ron Kenny of Westchester County with an Outstanding Operator of the Year Award, which is given annually to honor a water resource recovery operator in each of NYWEA’s regional chapters across the state. The award commemorates extraordinary dedication in the day-to-day operation of a water resource recovery utility or a successful solution to a problem and/or contributions to the wastewater field giving recognition to operations personnel who are essential in mitigating operational challenges.

Kenny was born and grew up in County Galway, Ireland, and immigrated to the United States in 1996. He was a carpenter by trade until he was hired by Westchester County in 2008 as an operator trainee. In 2009, Kenny was promoted to operator. In 2014, he was promoted to supervising operator at the Yonkers Joint Wastewater Treatment Plant where he has been for seven years. During these years he has kept the facility from having any major upsets or permit violations from wet weather events. His knowledge of the facility and his calm steady demeanor set the example for other employees to follow.

Founded in 1929 by professionals in the field of water quality as a nonprofit educational organization, NYWEA has 2,500 members statewide and hosts several technical conferences each year for environmental engineers, scientists, water resource recovery operators, public officials and others who work in water and wastewater quality management.

In 2006, Hofman was diagnosed with a neurological condition called Transverse Myelitis, an inflammation in the spinal cord that caused complete paralysis of her spine. She found peace, comfort and emotional healing while participating in a therapeutic art program during her initial stages of recovery.

Using her wheelchair and paintbrushes to create highly inspiring works of art, Hofman, utilizes wheels from older wheelchairs to mix paint and blend it on canvas.

“Riding over the canvas to make wheelchair marks acts as a stamp and provides an aesthetic appeal,” said Hofmann. “My art is an extension of myself. It shows people that wheelchairs give us freedom and movement; they allow us to navigate the

world and travel. I want people to see them as tools that can move, change and combine things.”

The paintings are prominently displayed across from Burke’s Activities of Daily Living gymnasium, where patients can view

the work and learn about Hofmann’s story of courage.

“I want the patients at Burke to feel uplifted and energized when they see these paintings. I deliberately chose a vibrant color palette and movement,” said Hofmann. “You

can see the wheelchair track marks and the wild gestural marks and swirls.The paintings are dedicated to the patients at Burke, but my journey can inspire not only people with disabilities but everyone who has gone through adversities.”

“It was an amazing night celebrating, honoring and recognizing the many accomplishments of the Yes She Can trainees, graduates and local artists with learning differences, said Robin L. Davies-Small, Yes She Can executive director.

The artists displayed their paintings, drawings, sculptures, handmade dresses and photographs.

Guest County Executive George Latimer said to the trainees, “You have abilities and you are doing great work. Yes She Can is a terrific organization that the county and city greatly respect and we will remain good partners.”

PARTNERING TO ADDRESS MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

RADical Hope, whose mission is to improve the lives and futures of young adults by strengthening connections and building resilience, and Pace University, hosted a special event for the school’s student-athletes on April 24. Aaron Taylor, CBS college sports analyst, Super Bowl champion and mental health advocate, was the featured guest at the town hall forum.

He delivered an inspirational talk to the

student body and faculty of Pace University around mental and emotional well-being with a focus on the importance of community, teamwork and resilience. Taylor, who now serves as a college football broadcaster after a successful career playing for the Green Bay Packers and San Diego Chargers, drew from his own life experiences to impart insights around the importance of self-empowerment and peer connections for managing stress

and overcoming challenges.

Pace University partnered with RADical Hope in the Fall of 2021 to offer its student body Radical Hope’s four-week, skill-based emotional learning program called RADical Health. To date, more than 30 colleges and universities across the U.S. have partnered with RADical Hope to implement its evidence-based wellness program. The organization funds all costs associated with running the program for every partner.

“Over the last two years, we have partnered with Pace University to support the

mental, physical and emotional well-being of hundreds of their students. We are committed to empowering young adults with skills and resources to strengthen connections and build resilience so they are equipped to cope before they reach a crisis point,” said Liz Feld, CEO of RADical Hope.

RADical Hope, a nonprofit organization is addressing the youth mental health crisis by developing, funding and scaling evidence-based programs that focus on five core pillars: connectivity, engagement, emotional Intelligence, empowerment and sustainability.

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Ron Kenny Aimee Hofmann Center, back: White Plains Mayor Tom Roach and Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

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EMPLOYEE DEI TAKES CENTER STAGE AT WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL

POLICE DEPARTMENT BENEFIT CAR SHOW

Registration is now open for the second Greenwich Police Department Scholarship Fund 2023 Benefit Car Show, Saturday, May 13, at Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Rain date: May 20, 2023.) Admission is free to spectators and will include classic, antique, custom and exotic cars, motorcycles and vintage fire trucks. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Greenwich Police Department Scholarship Fund.

Car owners are encouraged to sign up for early-bird pre-registration before May 13 since space is limited. Vehicles will be ac-

cepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The registration fee is $20 per vehicle. To show your vehicle or motorcycle, register at: gpdscholarshipfund.org/gpdsf-car-show.

Sponsorship opportunities start at just $50 and also includes $125 as a Trophy Sponsor and $250 to participate as an onsite sponsor. Automobile dealership opportunities begin at $500, which include onsite participation and a vehicle to display onsite as well.

“The Scholarship Fund recognizes the achievements of qualified and deserving students of Greenwich Police Officers while

WESTCHESTER DEF HONORS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP ACHIEVEMENTS

Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the county’s Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) extended Earth Day by celebrating all month with events and activities, including the 2023 Eco Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to the environment and sustainability made by residents, students, schools, municipalities, businesses and other organizations.

Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Facilities Louis Vetrone, said “Westchester County is fortunate to have residents, municipalities and businesses who are committed to protecting and improving our environment. Their contributions are a major reason Westchester County continues to be a leader in environmental management and sustainability….”

The awardees included:

• Our New Way Garden: For its community-supported agriculture program.

• Planting Westchester: For supporting

clean air and water goals by encouraging green spaces and agricultural management throughout Westchester.

• Filippine de Haan Hoogland, Fiona Mitchell: For working with Healthy Yards in Westchester to reduce chemical usage and expand wildlife habitats.

• Tai Montanarella, Mario Bulfamante & Sons Landscaping: For working with EcoPel on the restoration of the Pelham Manor Hutchinson River Parkway northbound Exit 4.

• The Scarsdale High School Ecoconscious Initiative: For engaging Westchester’s youth through the Youth Environmental Opportunities Panel event.

• Concord Road Elementary School (Ardsley) Student Council: For encouraging students to go waste-free at lunch through the creation of the Zero Waste School Lunches 2023 video.

• Peter McCartt, Gayle Katzman and

honoring the dedication of the officers themselves. I can’t think of a better way for the public to thank Greenwich Officers for their commitment to our community,” said Chief of Police James Heavey.

The Scholarship Fund grants financial assistance to the children of active Greenwich Police Officers who qualify by ability and character for undergraduate studies.

The Fund, incorporated in December of 1962, was granted tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code in November 1963. For more information or if you would like to become a sponsor, call 203-622-7884 or visit https://www.gpdscholarshipfund.org.

Recently in the First-Floor Auditorium and Centennial Room of White Plains Hospital (WPH) Diversity Day was celebrated giving WPH employees an opportunity to come together and celebrate their differences and similarities while promoting unity and understanding. The event featured cultural performances and cultural spotlights, along with games and

food from different parts of the world.

White Plains Hospital, like Westchester County, is a cultural melting pot, with a staff population that is 23% Hispanic/Latino, 19% African American and 10% Asian. WPH recognizes that diversity is essential for organizational success and growth and is committed to ensuring that every employee feels valued, respected and included.

NATIONAL GRANT HELPS SPIRITUAL CENTER

Hernane De Almeida: For working to reduce the county’s carbon footprint through the county’s Clean Fleet Initiative, bringing electric vehicles to the Bee-Line and public safety fleets.

• Giovanna Rotini-Cole: For supporting DEF recycling outreach efforts through the creation of the characters featured in “Westchester Recycling Chronicles” and other artistic contributions.

• John McDonald: For commitment to the annual Public Works Day, educating students on the importance of recycling.

• Town of Pound Ridge, city of Rye and town of North Salem: For achieving the top-three-highest municipal curbside recycling rates in Westchester County in 2022.

• City of Mount Vernon DPW: For the Recycling Bin initiative, providing recycling bins free of charge to residents to promote and increase recycling in the city.

Trinity Spiritual Center, a program co-created by Trinity Episcopal Church’s parishioners and civic leaders in Southport, has been named the recipient of a highly prestigious, $45,000 grant from the national Episcopal Church’s Constable Fund for a second year in a row.

Established by Mary Louise Constable in 1939 to provide funding for mission initiatives not within the scope of the budget of the Church, the fund supports innovative programs in religious education. Because the application process is extremely competitive, being awarded a Constable Grant twice is a significant honor for Trinity Spiritual Center so early in its formation.

Trinity Spiritual Center’s $45,000 grant is one of seven made by the Constable Fund totaling $245,730. This year’s funding will support a wide range of programs advancing interfaith conversations, character development for youth and leadership formation, among other initiatives. The grant to Trinity

Spiritual Center is unusual because of the center’s focus on individuals who affiliate with no religion, or “nones.”

Trinity Spiritual Center was created in response to research regarding organized religion. A recent Gallup survey shows that fewer than half of U.S. adults say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque. At the same time, the number of Americans who identify as spiritual, but not religious is growing rapidly, according to the Pew Research Center.

Trinity Episcopal Church is located in the historic seaside district of Southport at 651 Pequot Ave. and welcomes seekers of all denominations. The Trinity Spiritual Center is a dynamic and growing community of people of all ages and beliefs, engaging in a broad range of learning experiences to inspire and support their own journeys of spiritual growth. It offers programs and practices that inspire and engage the greater community.

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HUDSON RIVER ADVOCATE RETIRES

HEALTH CENTER CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY AND MULTIMILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION

On Wednesday, April 19, elected officials, dignitaries, community leaders and guests gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center (MVNHC) and break ground for a $12 million renovation of the facility and its new name and brand.

The center will now be known as Westchester Community Health Center to reflect its broader geographic service area.

“Because we operate centers in Greenburgh/White Plains and Yonkers, we are changing our name to Westchester Community Health Center to more accurately reflect the larger community we care for,” said CEO Judith Watson.

County Legislator Tyrae Woodson-Samuels said the “The Center provides vital services to the community and Westchester County is committed to supporting it.”

Former Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson recounted the history of the center, recalling the activists who worked to find funding for the opening in 1980. She spoke of the need that the center filled, giving the citizens of Mount Vernon a place to obtain quality health care.

As they broke ground, Watson said, “We welcome everyone here, regardless of their ability to pay or their immigration status. We want to take care of everyone who needs our services.”

Hudson Valley Sloop Clearwater bid farewell to Manna Jo Greene after 22 years with the nonprofit. Greene’s ties to Clearwater extend well beyond her tenure as environmental action director. She was first introduced to the group at a Pete Seeger concert and went on to volunteer with Toshi Seeger as a “litter picker” at the Great Hudson River Revival for many years. Greene joined Clearwater’s Board of Directors and stepped into her current role with the organization two years later.

“I have been grateful for Manna’s leadership as we’ve navigated the changing environmental landscape together…we know that her commitment to making our communities cleaner, greener and safer will not end here,” said Executive Director David Toman. She worked tirelessly to close Indian Point Power plant in Buchanan and her peers continue to work to protect the Hudson from the discharge of the wastewater by Holtec Corp. from the Buchanan plant into the river, currently put on hold after an outcry from county executives and environmentalists in the mid-Hudson region.

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Westchester County Executive George Latimer who spoke at the ceremony said, “The Center offers much more than health care, it offers hope.”

MUSEUM OPENING

The Lincoln Depot Museum at 10 S. Water Street in Peekskill will open its 2023 season with a special opening event on May 6 with a film presentation of “The Making of Gettysburg,” which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The presentation will be made by Patrick Falci, who portrayed Gen. A.P. Hill in the film and will share stories about the film’s creators, the re-enactors, the technical aspects of shooting on hallowed ground and of lots of stories about the many celebrities who appeared in the film, including Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen, Tom Berenger and even Ted Turner. (Note: The full 1993

Watson earned her Bachelor of Science and Registered Nurse degrees from Pace University and her Master of Public Health degree from New York Medical College.

film “Gettysburg” will be shown on the large cinema screen in the Lincoln Depot Museum on July 1, the 160th anniversary of the 1863 battle.)

The doors of the museum will open at 1 p.m. and the film will begin at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 per person; free for children 12 and under and museum members.

The museum will continue a full schedule of presentations on the first Saturday of each month of 2023 from May 6 to Nov. 19. The full schedule of outstanding programs and presenters can be found on the museum website.

COLLEGE’S RECORD-BREAKING CLASS

Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, has admitted its largest and most diverse group of students since record keeping began 25 years ago, representing a 15.6% increase from last year and a 31.8% increase from 2021.

The admitted Class of 2027 is nearly half first-generation and is more diverse with increases in international students and students who are Asian, Black or African American and Hispanic.

During the month of May Manhattanville will welcome admitted students back to campus for “Valiant Up Days,” a new series of events designed to provide greater 1-1 support for students and families as they finalize their enrollment with the college. The

college will also host newly enrolled students and their families for New Student and Family Orientation sessions this summer.

“We are delighted to see such a strong interest in our academic programs, which are designed to prepare students for successful careers and meaningful lives in a rapidly changing world,” said Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing Troy Cogburn.

Demographics of admitted students:

• 48% identify as first generation, the first in their household to go to college;

• 3.41 average GPA, the highest in several years;

• 16% increase in admitted Asian students;

• 27% increase in Black or African American admitted students;

CASINO ADVERTISING DIRECTOR APPOINTED

Integrated Entertainment Resort Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Çonnecticut, recently announced the appointment of David Fausel who previously had spearheaded a marketing modernization initiative that introduced an increase in digital, social and CRM efforts at the casino.

The museum will be open every Saturday and Sunday, excluding holidays, from 1 to 4 p.m. For more, visit lincolndepotmuseum.org or call 914-402-4318.

“We’re excited to welcome David ‘back’ to Mohegan Sun, this time as the leader of our advertising team and all that it strategically encompasses,” said George Galinsky, senior vice president of marketing.

• 30% increase in Hispanic admitted students;

• 9% increase in White admitted students;

• 28% increase in students admitted that identify as two or more races; and

• 18% increase in international students.

Manhattanville has been recognized by “U.S. News and World Report” for Ethic Diversity and has earned a designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education, which has allowed it to recruit more Latinx students. The school is also one of the few to offer an undergraduate certificate in design thinking, giving students a leg up with employers looking for critical thinking skills.

As Director of Advertising Fausel will oversee strategy and execution of all brand and entertainment advertising for Mohegan Sun, as well as maintain collaborative relationships with ad agency partners. He will also support the continued success of Mohegan Sun’s new ad campaign “All in for Mohegan.”

Owned by Mohegan, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to two unique casinos, 1,600 deluxe hotel rooms, two world-class spas, a golf course, over 70 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues, including a 10,000-seat Arena.

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Manna Jo Greene Judith Watson, center, at ribbon-cutting event for the new Westchester Community Health Center. Patrick Falci

WESTCHESTER COURT CASES

U.S. Bankruptcy Court

White Plains & Poughkeepsie

Local business cases, April 19 - 25

Hebrew Learning Center Inc., Nyack, Rabbi Reuben Modek, treasurer, 23-22293-SHL: Chapter 7, assets $250, liabilities $125,791.

Attorney: Joel Shafferman.

U.S. District Court, White Plains

Local business cases, April 19 - 25

Teamsters Local 456 Funds, Elmsford vs. Jaxx Puff Construction Inc., Elmsford, et al, 23-cv-3264-KMK: Civil enforcement of employee benefits.

Attorney: Daniel E. Kornfeld.

Teamsters Local 235 Funds, Elmsford, et al, vs. Arben Group LLC, Pleasantville, et al, 23-cv-3266-NSR: Civil enforcement of employee benefits.

Attorney: Michele J. Harari.

Shante Trotter, Dutchess County vs. Devereux

Advanced Behavioral Health, Red Hook, et al, 23-cv-3273-KMK: Job discrimination,

Attorneys: Anthony P. Consiglio and Megan S. Goddard.

Donna Egan, Ulster County vs. Materion Corp., Brewster, 23-cv-3278-CS: Job discrimination,

Attorneys: Daniel C. Folchetti and Joseph Jeziorkowski.

Facts & Figures

Jeanne Traugot, New Paltz vs. Safe Harbors of the Hudson Inc., Newburgh, et al, 23-cv-3297-PMH: Americans with Disabilities Act.

Attorneys: H. Joseph Cronen and Nathaniel K. Charny.

Zhi Qiang Li, et al vs. Haiku Asian Bistro, White Plains, et al, 23-cv-3337-KMK: Fair Labor Standards Act, removal from Westchester Supreme Court.

Attorneys: John Troy for plaintiff and Joshua S. Beldner for defendants.

Estate of Jemar Goddaire Mady, Dutchess County vs. Health Alliance Hospital, Kingston, et al, 23-cv-3374-CS: Medical malpractice,

Attorneys: Barry S. Huston for plaintiff, and Brandon H. Cowart for defendants.

Nicole Molling, Honesdale County, Pennsylvania, vs. Cochecton Pump House, Sullivan County, et al, 23-cv-3436: Fair Labor Standards Act.

Attorneys: Raymond S. Carroll and William W. Wallis IV.

Mirrorlite Mirror Inc., Peekskill vs. LiteMirror, GMM Inc., Irvington, 23-cv-3437: Trademark infringement.

Attorney: Jeffery A. Lindenbaum.

DEEDS Above $1 million

211 Purchase Street LLC, Rye Brook. Seller: Danielle and Nicholas Kosir, Rye. Property: 211 Purchase St., 1A, Rye.

Amount: $1.7 million. Filed April 10.

80 Olcott Ave LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Croton-on-Hudson. Property LLC, W. Harrison. Property: 80 Olcott Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed April 7.

ON THE RECORD

Cl-S Chappaqua Office Lessee LLC, Southport. Seller: AD Chappaqua LLC, West Orange, New Jersey. Property: 480 Bedford Road, New Castle. Amount: $40 million. Filed April 11.

Depauw, Joseph, Rye. Seller: 78 Grapal Street Associates LLC, Rye. Property: 78 Grapal St., Rye. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed April 6.

JDA 528 Associates LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: 322 Underhill LLC, Eastchester. Property: 322 Underhill Ave., Yorktown. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed April 12.

Lionnet, Stephane and Brigitte Lionnet, Larchmont. Seller: Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey. Property: 7 Hazel Lane, Mamaroneck. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed April 11.

Megalli, Michael, Seattle, Washington. Seller: LEMW LLC, Rye. Property: 35 Island Drive, Rye. Amount: $5.5 million. Filed April 7.

Rising Ground Inc., Brooklyn. Seller: Ipark Riverdale LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Property: 501 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $52.6 million. Filed April 5.

Below $1 million

1510 Halfmoon Corp., Darien, Connecticut. Seller: Livia Mastei, Ridgewood. Property: 1510 Half Moon Bay Drive 15-11, Cortlandt. Amount: $445,000. Filed April 7.

71 Saratoga Avenue LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: 71 Saratoga Holdings LLC, Hewlett. Property: 71 Saratoga Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 10.

Amalgamated Construction Ltd., Pound Ridge. Seller: Bedford Single Family LLC, Millwood. Property: 1 Guion Lane, North Castle. Amount: $600,000. Filed April 5.

Cramer, Thomas P. and Erin D. Cramer, Yonkers. Seller: 410 Scarsdale Road LLC, Carmel. Property: 410 Scarsdale Road, Yonkers. Amount: $716,000. Filed April 5.

Dyckman, Warren D., Peekskill. Seller: Zappico Holdings LLC, Hawthorne. Property: 642 Mountain View Road, Peekskill. Amount: $520,000. Filed April 12.

Fonseca, Cynthia, Yonkers. Seller: Fast Start Management LLC, Garden City. Property: 120 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $335,000. Filed April 5.

Hb2 Alternative Holdings LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Baba Virgil and Joana Livinti, Yonkers. Property: 145 Round Hill Drive, Yonkers. Amount: $386,000. Filed April 5.

Homescapes Realty Inc., Purchase. Seller: NGIAA LLC, Parkway. Property: 67 Donneybrook Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $660,000. Filed April 6.

Isaacs, David E., Hastings-on-Hudson. Seller: Celltane Development Inc., Scarsdale. Property: Route 9 Hudson River C-4, Cortlandt. Amount: $53,000. Filed April 10.

Khader, Michael, Yonkers. Seller: US Bank NA, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 3571 Gomer St., Yorktown. Amount: $694,000. Filed April 11.

Maljevic, Djoko and Ardja Maljevic, Yonkers. Seller: 9 Aqueduct LLC, Yonkers. Property: 9 Aqueduct Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $995,000. Filed April 10.

Mesa, Kim M., Bedford. Seller: 31 Warren Street LLC, Jericho. Property: 31 Warren St., New Rochelle. Amount: $585,000. Filed April 5.

Mortgage Assets Management LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Sharpe Home Designs LLC, Yonkers. Property: 2 North Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $453,000. Filed April 6.

Moses, Barbara N. and Donald Moses, New York. Seller: WD 44 LLC, Ardsley. Property: 11 Morningside Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $600,000. Filed April 10.

O’Connor, Stephen and Angela Nicole, Pleasantville. Seller: 30 Booth Capital LLC, Thornwood. Property: 30 Booth St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $566,000. Filed April 10.

OURXS Realty LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Marshall and Stephanie Brooks, Scarsdale. Property: 128 Puritan Drive, New Rochelle.

Amount: $860,000. Filed April 11.

Protek Capital LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Neil F. Barron and James Shamair, Mount Vernon. Property: 135 Beechwood Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $479,000. Filed April 10.

Reardon, Judith, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Mad Real Properties LLC, Yonkers.

Property: 16 North St., Bedford.

Amount: $400,000. Filed April 5.

Romano, Andrew, Yonkers. Seller: Blackhaven Enterprises LLC, Ardsley. Property: 130 Winfred Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $365,000. Filed April 10.

Santana, Manuel and Zifa Santana, Yonkers. Seller: 50 Herriot LLC, Brooklyn.

Property: 50 Herriot St., Yonkers. Amount: $950,000. Filed April 5.

Schoonmaker, Jennifer, Barrington, Illinois. Seller: Luver LLC, Armonk. Property: 657B Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $810,000. Filed April 11.

Shiwdin, Parsauram, Hopewell Junction. Seller: 39 Byron Realty Corp., Yonkers.

Property: 39 Byron Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $800,000. Filed April 10.

Singh, Amanjot, Brooklyn. Seller: Rubens Realty Associates LLC, Washingtonville. Property: 305 Union Ave., New Rochelle.

Federal Tax Liens, $10,000 or greater, Westchester County, April 19 - 25

Apollo Hybrid Value Fund LP: Purchase, 2020 - 2021 annual withholding of U.S. income of foreign persons, $41,199.

Auguste, Robert: Mount Vernon, 2009 - 2020 personal income, $961,859.

Blake, Kevin: Pelham, 20182019 personal income, $73,631.

Cargill, Tanya A.: New Rochelle, 2017, 2020 personal income, $40,056.

Ecker, Daniel G. and Amy Ecker: New Rochelle, 2016, 2019, 2021 personal income, $192,189.

Gorsica, Donald T.: Yonkers, 2018, 2021 personal income, $37,007.

Grerenbriar Equity Fund III Aiv MM Director LP: Rye, 2019 annual partnership withholding, $25,429.

May, Denise E.: Katonah, 2020 - 2021 personal income, $38,515.

May, Robert Katonah, 20182021 personal income, $79,772.

Melella, Lynn D.: Yonkers, 2018, 2021 personal income, $37,007.

Patricello Brothers Electric Inc.: Eastchester, 2019 - 2020 employer quarterly taxes, $26,292.

Pergola, Peter M.: Mamaroneck, 2007 - 2010 personal income, $6,223,046.

Sherding, Kenneth W.: Tuckahoe, 2016 - 2021 personal income, $76,715.

Stanislawczyk, William: Yonkers, 2021 - 2022 employer quarterly tax, $15,448.

Utti, Charles: Mount Vernon, 2019 - 2020 personal income, $42,310.

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:

Sebastian Flores Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407

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American Building Technologies Inc., New York. Seller: Richard Cerullo and Jessica Mosner, Armonk.

Property: 1 Shoemaker Lane, North Castle. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed April 7.

Aqua Realty Corp., W. Harrison. Seller: 141 West Harrison Realty LLC, Pelham.

Property: 137 Lake St., Harrison. Amount: $4 million. Filed April 6.

American Custom Builders Inc., Yorktown Heights. Seller: Eugen and Ana Berisha, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 631 Viewland Drive, Yorktown. Amount: $585,000. Filed April 7.

The Bank of New York, Coppell, Texas. Seller: Anthony and Maria Gizzo, Tuckahoe. Property: 346 Nanny Hagen Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $735,000. Filed April 10.

Mortgage Assets Management LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Patrick Calabro, New Rochelle. Property: 19 Beverly Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $502,000. Filed April 6.

Amount: $895,000. Filed April 6.

Steinberg, Richard, New City.

Seller: Rubinstein Estates LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 142 McLain St., Bedford. Amount: $650,000. Filed April 7.

US Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Seller: Adelino Pastilha, Valhalla. Property: 234 Woods Brooke Circle, Ossining.

Amount: $280,000. Filed April 11.

Wood, John and Karen Wood: Bronxville, 2021 personal income, $102,657.

Wright, Carlyle and Daphne Wright: New Rochelle, 2018 - 2019, 2021 personal income, $19,905.

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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD

Failure to carry insurance or for work-related injuries and illnesses.

2bg Consulting LLC, Bedford Hills. Amount: $34,500.

Advanced Pavers Inc., Mount Vernon. Amount: $9,000.

All Star Wireless LLC, Mount Vernon. Amount: $23,500.

Amigon Creative Inc., Mount Vernon. Amount: $26,500.

Caracol Corp., Larchmont. Amount: $21,500.

Clear Cast Technologies Inc., Ossining. Amount: $9,000.

Cloverleaf Electric Inc., Yorktown Heights. Amount: $21,000.

Famiglia DeBartolo Operations LLC d.b.a. Famous Famiglia, White Plains. Amount: $42,000.

Higglo Music LLC, Yonkers. Amount: $26,500.

Kingfisher Group Inc., Katonah. Amount: $21,500.

Nancy Jo Johnson LCSW Therapy Practice PC, Yonkers. Amount: $21,500.

Stoneworks Associates LLC, Port Chester. Amount: $8,000.

JUDGMENTS

A-1 Environmental Maintenance Solutions Inc., Brooklyn. $21,133 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed April 6.

Akingbade, Joseph T., New Rochelle. $17,661 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed April 7.

Alvarado, Lisa, Yonkers.

$3,999 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed April 11.

Avitabile Latticini LLC, Yonkers. $20,907 in favor of Ace Endico Corp, Brewster. Filed April 7.

Baker, Keaton P., Elmsford.

$7,343 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed April 10.

Beaton, Christinakae, Rye Brook. $4,485 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed April 6.

Begun, Tatyana, New Rochelle. $18,251 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed April 11.

Cappucci, Roger, Harrison. $29,513 in favor of Touro College, New York. Filed April 6.

Castro, Gonzalo E., Yonkers. $6,093 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 12.

Costomiris, Robert B., Scarsdale. $4,298 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia Filed April 12.

DeNardo, Anthony, Valhalla. $4,260 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia Filed April 10.

Doyle, Jeffrey P., White Plains. $28,807 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed April 12.

Duarte, Walter E., Mount Vernon. $2,757 in favor of Capital One NA, Glen Allen, Virginia Filed April 10.

Estrada, Jennifer A., Mount Vernon. $3,588 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 12.

Fernandez, Belen, Yonkers. $2,439 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed April 7.

Frayne, Denise, Peekskill. $13,905 in favor of Cache LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed April 10.

Gill, John R., Pleasantville. $19,525 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia Filed April 7.

Gimenez, Oviedo Luis E., New Rochelle. $4,071 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed April 7.

Goyco, Carlos J., Yonkers. $16,868 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed April 10.

Gray, Terrence A., Mount Vernon. $3,144 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia Filed April 7.

Holahan, Cindy and Rombouts Avenue LLC, Rye $10,842 in favor of Sunbelt Rentals Inc., Fort Mill, South Carolina. Filed April 6.

Jason Transportation Corp., Staten Island. $46,957 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed April 6.

Jones, Bernardo G., Mount Vernon. $6,409 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 12.

Kirschenbaum, David, Scarsdale. $47,070 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah. Filed April 12.

Kirschenbaum, David, Scarsdale. $11,032 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla. Filed April 12.

Kubica, Anna K., Bedford Hills. $9,971 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 10.

Larkin, James J., Hawthorne. $2,162 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed April 12.

Malik, Afroz Q., Yonkers. $4,128 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed April 12.

Martinez, Edwin, Port Chester. $2,842 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 10.

Mike D.M. Corp, Corona. $10,686 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed April 6.

Moya, Genesis, Cortlandt Manor. $5,928 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 10.

Ndela, Aisha, Yonkers. $2,101 in favor of Capital One NA, Glen Allen, Virginia Filed April 7.

Nikac, Rosemary, Tuckahoe. $1,995 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 10.

Nova Home Renovation Corp., Brooklyn. $8,301 in favor of the State Insurance Fund, White Plains. Filed April 6.

Okoli, Godwin, Scarsdale. $13,652 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 10.

Pimentel, Yodanny S., Yonkers. $3,398 in favor of Bibimed Inc., Mineola. Filed April 7.

Quezada, Gabriela, Dobbs Ferry. $3,747 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed April 6.

Rodriguez, Braudy C., White Plains. $4,171 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia Filed April 12.

Smith, Nicole L., Mount Vernon. $1,536 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed April 12.

Steward, Elijah D., Mohegan Lake. $9,347 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed April 12.

Suarez, Jonier, White Plains. $3,254 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, Richmond, Virginia Filed April 12.

Thomas, Leiny M., Ossining. $12,970 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia Filed April 7.

Tompkins, Michael L., Montrose. $2,383 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia Filed April 7.

Tuccimar Inc., Elmsford. $14,525 in favor of Air Equipment Corp., Morgan, Pennsylvania. Filed April 7.

Wright, Dana M., White Plains. $7,349 in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed April 12.

Lis Pendens

The following filings indicate a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

Andersen, Sarah L., as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $267,000 affecting property located at 12 Parkway Drive, Cortlandt Manor. Filed April 11.

Arocho, Andrea., as owner. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $293,000 affecting property located at 76 Exchange Place, Port Chester. Filed April 13.

Boyle, Mary E., as owner. Filed by Newrez LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $417,000 affecting property located at 75 Carwall Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed April 12.

Burts, Ralph, as owner. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $553,000 affecting property located at 16 N. Lawrence Ave., Elmsford. Filed April 13.

Campbell, Donovan, Estate of, as owner. Filed by Flagstar Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $445,000 affecting property located at 286 E. Sidney Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed April 13.

Cap Call LLC, as owner. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank NA.

Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $450,000 affecting property located at 32 Temple Road, Dobbs Ferry. Filed April 11.

Capital One Bank USA NA, as owner. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $275,000 affecting property located at 41 Brookdale Circle, New Rochelle. Filed April 13.

Caputo, Anthony, as owner. Filed by Citimortgage Inc.

Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $484,000 affecting property located at 780 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. Filed April 14.

Cavalry SPV I LLC, as owner. Filed by Citimortgage Inc.

Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $688,000 affecting property located at 109 Todd Road, Katonah. Filed April 13.

D’Agostino Law Office PC, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $369,000 affecting property located at 134 Stanwood Road, Mount Kisco. Filed April 11.

Discover Bank, as owner. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC.

Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $234,000 affecting property located at 18 S. 13th Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed April 17.

Discover Bank, as owner. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $661,000 affecting property located at 604 Pondside Drive, Unit 604, White Plains. Filed April 14.

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $405,000 affecting property located at 41 Cedar Lane, Pleasantville. Filed April 17.

Frias, Rosa J., as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $656,000 affecting property located at 370 Westlake Drive, Valhalla. Filed April 11.

Gabbidon, Alice, as owner. Filed by HSBC Bank USA National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $390,000 affecting property located at 158 Spring St., Ossining. Filed April 12.

Garcia, Yuri, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $476,000 affecting property located at 100 Walter Ave., White Plains. Filed April 14.

Gross, Alexa, as owner. Filed by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $417,000 affecting property located at 14 Grandview Ave., Ardsley. Filed April 14.

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, as owner. Filed by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $360,000 affecting property located at 4 Albert Leonard Road, New Rochelle. Filed April 17.

Mueller, Carol, as owner. Filed by Aurora Financial Group Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $417,000 affecting property located at 189 Brookdale Ave., New Rochelle. Filed April 12.

Prudential Insurance Company of America, as owner. Filed by Mortgage Assets Management LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $637,000 affecting property located at 125 Woodcock Knolls, Cross River. Filed April 11.

Stiles, Ann, as owner. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $1,966,000 affecting property located at 136 Elmwood Road, South Salem. Filed April 14.

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MECHANIC’S LIENS

159 Saratoga Avenue Corp., Yonkers. $21,536 in favor of Robert M. Spano Plumbing & Heating, Bedford Hills. Filed April 12.

28 South Division Owner LLC, New Rochelle. $190,280 in favor of White Cap LP, Parlin, New Jersey. Filed April 7.

68 Sherwood Drive Associates LLC, Mamaroneck.

$23,500 in favor of Abel Air Conditioning & Heating, Cortlandt Manor. Filed April 12.

Bernabo, Octavio, Bedford.

$164,414 in favor of W. Designe Inc., Brewster. Filed April 11.

BRP 500 Main TC Owner LLC, New Rochelle. $46,518 in favor of White Cap LP, Parlin. New Jersey. Filed April 7.

GS White Plains Owner LLC, White Plains. $196,740 in favor of White Cap LP, Parlin, New Jersey. Filed April 7.

NYIP Owner II LLC, Greenburgh. $58,353 in favor of Carey & Walsh Inc., Briarcliff Manor. Filed April 10.

RFMCH Huguenot Property Owner LLC, New Rochelle.

$95,515 in favor of White Cap LP, Parlin, Nw Jersey. Filed April 7.

Trombetta, Julie, Bedford.

$164,414 in favor of W. Designe Inc., Brewster. Filed April 11.

NEW BUSINESSES

This newspaper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

Partnerships

Montrose Veterans Car Service, 2111 Albany Post Road, Montrose 10548. c/o Kenneth J. and Christian Morrison. Filed April 11.

Sole Proprietorships

914 Icees, 65 Lockwood Ave., Yonkers 10701. c/o Mervin Rios Jr. Filed April 10.

A+Educational Services, 4 Stokes Road, 2B Yonkers 10710. c/o Thomas Esposito. Filed April 13.

Alexander A. Co., 9 Field St., Peekskill 10566. c/o Adam Arpi. Filed April 12.

Av8r Cleaning Supply, 2 Little John Place, White Plains 10605. c/o Michael Ammirati. Filed April 13.

Big Apple Junk Pros, 61 First St., New Rochelle 10801. c/o Bernardo Mendoza. Filed April 10.

Bluebird Mobile Motorcycle Repair, 616 Ridge St., Peekskill 10566. c/o David Arthur Faurot. Filed April 10.

Brian M Winkler, 119 Pondfield Road, Bronxville 10708. c/o Brian M. Winkler. Filed April 10.

Camino Real Landscaping, 11 Orchard Parkway, White Plains 10606. c/o Christian Flores Benitez. Filed April 11.

Darkonix, 24 S. Devoe, Yonkers 10705. c/o Michael Darko. Filed April 11.

Destinees Designs, 79-81 Main St., No. 299, Yonkers 10701. c/o Michele Dixon. Filed April 12.

GBM Records Fly By Money Gang, 14 N. High St., No.5, Mount Vernon 10550. c/o James L. Grace. Filed April 12.

Good Life Experience Pilates, 71 Chestnut Ridge Road, Armonk 10504. c/o Cheryl Denise Smith. Filed April 12.

Hope Cleaning Service, 11 Todd Place, Apt 1B, Ossining 10562. c/o Marcia E. Arevalo. Filed April 13.

Jose Carwash, 987 N. Division St., No. 2, Peekskill 10566. c/o Jose G. Figueroa. Filed April 13.

Mamas Messy Munchies aka The 3x Ms, 79-81 Main St., No. 299, Yonkers 10701. c/o Michele Dixon. Filed April 12.

Ms. Vannessas Driving School, 787 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers 10704. c/o Vanessa M. Rodriguez. Filed April 12.

My Little Super Heroes M&M, 55 Pleasantville Road, Ossining 10562. c/o Diana Carolina Villada Rua. Filed April 13.

Nelly C. Torres, 184 Claremont Ave., 12, Mount Vernon 10550. c/o Nelly Cecilia Torres. Filed April 10.

New 266 E. Gun Hill Road

Funding Associates c/o H&O Capi, 133 Parkway Road, Bronxville 10708. c/o Daniel J. Houlihan Jr., Marie Cortissoz Pension Plan and Houlihan Family Partners LLC. Filed April 13.

Pump Your Soul, 56 Madeleine Ave., No.2, New Rochelle 10801. c/o Norma A. Del Rosario-Isasmendi. Filed April 13.

R&D Strategies Security Co., 28 Frazier Place, Yonkers 10704. c/o Jayson Domenech and David A. Rivera. Filed April 11.

Sanasu Music, 6 Terrace Heights, Katonah 10536. c/o John Leavitt Scofield. Filed April 13.

Scoway Music, 6 Terrace Heights, Katonah 10536. c/o John Leavitt Scofield. Filed April 13.

Westchester Seal Coating, 522 N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510. c/o Gustavo Campana. Filed April 10.

Zahara Fashion Import & Export, 22 S. West St., No. 1402, Mount Vernon 10550. c/o Aminata Diallo. Filed April 11.

HUDSON VALLEY  BUILDING LOANS  Above $1 million

Ausch, Moshe and Menachem Stern, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 250 Remsen Ave., Ramapo. Amount: $2 million. Filed April 20.

Northeast Community Bank, as owner. Lender: KJ Island LLC. Property: 85-87 Forest Road, Monroe. Amount: $13 million. Filed April 18.

Sean Brooks LLC and Northeast Community Bank, as owner. Lender: Schunnemunk Estates Holdings LLC. Property: 10 Mordche Scher Blvd., Monroe. Amount: $6.5 million. Filed April 14.

Below $1 million

Broadview Capital LLC, as owner. Lender: 141 William LLC. Property: 13 Karslburg Road, Unit 204, Monroe. Amount: $140,000. Filed April 18.

Citizens Bank, as owner. Lender: Pasquale Prozzillo. Property: 60 Old Chester Road, Goshen. Amount: $470,000. Filed April 14.

Miller, George R. and Mary L. Miller, as owner. Lender: James L.Rhein. Property: 116 Wawayanda Ave., Middletown. Amount: $150,000. Filed April 17.

MJS Property Enterprise LLC, as owner. Lender: Loan Funder LLC. Property: 13 S. Lake Drive, Patterson. Amount: $83,000. Filed April 18.

Two Snowdrop LLC, as owner. Lender: Loan Funder LLC Series 51338. Property: 2 Snowdrop Drive, New City. Amount: $100,000. Filed April 19.

DEEDS

Above $1 million

14 Johanna Lane LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Pinches Fried and Lillian Fried, Brooklyn. Property: 14 Johanna Lane, Monsey. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 28.

301 Roosevelt LLC, Montebello. Seller: C&C Jobber Services Inc., Old Bridge, New Jersey. Property: 10, 12 Elias St., Spring Valley. Amount: $4 million. Filed March 21.

Drummer, Mendel W., Monsey. Seller: 17 Valley View LLC, Monsey. Property: 7 Miele Road, Monsey. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed March 27.

Eisdorfer, Samuel, Spring Valley. Seller: Villas at Remsen, 81B LLC, Monsey. Property: 87 Remsen Ave., Monsey. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 20.

Gia Route 59 LLC, Monsey. Seller: 420 Route 59 LLC, Monsey. Property: 420 Route 59, Airmont. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed March 29.

Glenbrook Road Associates LLC, Lakewood, New Jersey. Seller: 12 Fieldcrest Drive LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 12 Fieldcrest Drive, Wesley Hills. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed March 20.

Goldberger, Nathan and Matty C. Goldberger, Brooklyn. Seller: 1 Vincent Road LLC and Herman 42nd Street LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 1 Vincent Road, Spring Valley.

Amount: $1 million. Filed March 22.

Koppel, Abraham T., Monsey.

Seller: JBI USA Inc., Brooklyn.

Property: 12 Francis Place, Monsey. Amount: $1.3 million.

Filed March 15.

Lev Teen Center, Suffern.

Seller: Greater New Jersey Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church, Neptune, New Jersey. Property: 161 Viola Road, Suffern. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 23.

Oxford Entities LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: George Follini Jr. and Lauren Follini, Suffern.

Property: 20 Oxford Drive, Montebello. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed March 24.

Reserve At Pearl River LLC, Livingston, New Jersey. Seller: Hunter Douglas Inc., Saddle River, New Jersey. Property: 555 Veterans Memorial Drive, Pearl River. Amount: $5.2 million.

Filed March 22.

RK Suffern Partners LLC, Monsey. Seller: 112 Orange Avenue LLC, Suffern. Property: 106 110 Orange Ave., Suffern.

Amount: $1.1 million. Filed March 21.

Rockland County, New City.

Seller: Davies Farm Inc., New City. Property: 20 New Valley Road, New City. Amount: $4 million. Filed March 15.

Below $1 million

10FXWD LLC, West Nyack. Seller: Joseph B. and Roberta E. Fanelli, Stony Point. Property: 10 Foxwood Road, West Nyack.

Amount: $375,000. Filed March 13.

127 Hudson LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: NHDF LLC, Garnerville.

Property: 127 Hudson Ave., Haverstraw. Amount: $420,000.

Filed March 21.

128 West Maple LLC, Monsey.

Seller: Alexander and Valeria

Poltorak, Monsey. Property: 128 W. Maple Ave., Monsey. Amount: $950,000. Filed March 24.

153 Lafayette Ave LLC, Monsey. Seller: Livingston

Property Group LLC, Brooklyn.

Property: 153 Lafayette Ave., Suffern. Amount: $695,000. Filed March 23.

36 Windmill LLC, West Nyack. Seller: John A. Sautner, New City. Property: 36 Windmill Lane, New City. Amount: $345,000. Filed March 22.

4 King Terrace LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Yoel and Malka Bransdorfer, Spring Valley. Property: 4 King Terrace, Spring Valley. Amount: $830,000. Filed March 23.

B&C Property Management New York Inc., Mahwah, New Jersey. Seller: Richard Orsini, New City. Property: 41 Fourth St., Hillburn. Amount: $405,000. Filed March 22.

Babad, Naftali, Brooklyn. Seller: 10 Walter Drive LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 10 Walter Drive, Monsey. Amount: $500,000. Filed March 29.

Basdeo, Devita, New City.

Seller: 47 53 Cannon Properties LLC, New City. Property: 53 Southward Ave., Congers. Amount: $580,000. Filed March 14.

Brull, David, Spring Valley. Seller: Ellis Property LLC, Toms River, New Jersey. Property: 26 Ellis Parkway, Spring Valley.

Amount: $550,000. Filed March 20.

Dasie LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Joseph, Yveriante, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Property: 23 Forest Ridge Road, Nanuet. Amount: $370,000. Filed March 29.

Daskalovic, Hershy and Sara Daskalovic, Spring Valley.

Seller: Ace Builders New York LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 51 Collins Ave., Spring Valley.

Amount: $804,000. Filed March 16.

Dirnfeld, Faigy, Monsey. Seller: Elyon Apartments LLC, Suffern. Property: 22 Elyon Road, Kaser. Amount: $649,000. Filed March 23.

Eskelson, Dana, Pearl River.

Seller: Chardan Properties LLC, Pearl River. Property: 21 Birch St., Pearl River. Amount: $523,600. Filed March 20.

Gruenhut, Simcha, Brooklyn. Seller: 8 Park Condos LLC, Monsey. Property: 8 Park St., Spring Valley. Amount: $999,000. Filed March 14.

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Katz, Lazer, Monsey. Seller: 1 Woodrum LLC, Monsey. Property: 1 Woodrum Drive, Stony Point. Amount: $400,000.

Filed March 16.

Laufer, Yitzchok and Faige R. Laufer, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: Elyon Apartments LLC, Suffern. Property: 20 Elyon Road, Monsey. Amount: $629,000.

Filed March 24.

Livingston Property Group LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Green Mountain Holdings Cayman Ltd., Miami Beach, Florida.

Property: 153 Lafayette Ave., Suffern. Amount: $455,000.

Filed March 22.

Lumpkin, Shante M., Brooklyn. Seller: Pomona Point Associates Ltd., Spring Valley. Property: 865 Mulberry Road, Valley Cottage. Amount:

$799,900. Filed March 29.

Lwa Management LLC, Stony Point. Seller: Cash for Cans, Stony Point LLC, Middletown. Property: 73 S. Liberty Drive, Stony Point. Amount: $450,000.

Filed March 28.

Morozko, Eva and Meaghan E. Hearn, Jersey City, New Jersey. Seller: Meridian 1640 Inc., Orangeburg. Property: 260 Cottage Road, Valley Cottage. Amount: $515,000. Filed March 22.

Najman, Daniel, Spring Valley.

Seller: Bank of America NA, Houston, Texas. Property: 452 Pascack Road, Chestnut Ridge. Amount: $384,750. Filed March 22.

Neeman, Alexander and Sara Neeman, Naugatuck. Seller: 39 Grandview Avenue LLC, Thiells. Property: 28 Gleason Drive, Thiells. Amount: $645,000. Filed March 27.

Parmenio LLC, Stony Point. Seller: Fabio Dominguez, W. Haverstraw. Property: 25 Fourth St., Haverstraw. Amount: $700,000. Filed March 13.

Pennington Lots LLC, Nanuet. Seller: Samuel and Leah Backenroth, New Hempstead.

Property: 5 Pennington Way, New Hempstead. Amount: $895,000. Filed March 24.

Pinkasovits, Mendel, Monsey.

Seller: 10 Suzanne Drive LLC, Suffern. Property: 10 Suzanne Drive, Monsey. Amount: $850,000. Filed March 20.

Plant Visionz LLC, Newark, New Jersey. Seller: Joel M. Springer, West Nyack. Property: 80 Green Road, West Nyack.

Amount: $540,000. Filed March 28.

Quiet Blonde LLC, Huntington. Seller: Jason and Madelyn Nestor, Haworth, New Jersey. Property: 3 Dunmore Road, New City. Amount: $382,500. Filed March 15.

Ramchandani, Charu and Dushyant Damania, Harrison.

Seller: Pomona Point Associates Ltd., Spring Valley. Property: 863 Mulberry Road, Valley Cottage.

Amount: $789,000. Filed March 15.

Smuk, Vasyl and Adriana Smuk, Suffern. Seller: SMK Home Builders Inc., Congers. Property: 318 Western Highway, Tappan. Amount: $700,000. Filed March 22.

JUDGMENTS

Advantage Ambulette Service Inc., Albany. $4,149 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Dearborn, Michigan. Filed April 12.

AF Trucking Inc., et al, Monroe. $115,261 in favor of Forward Financing LLC, Boston, Massachusetts. Filed April 13.

Balducci, Steve J., Montgomery. $4,008 in favor of Capital One Bank, McLean, Virginia. Filed April 10.

Balleste, Jeffrey, Rock Tavern. $2,560 in favor of Capital One, Richmond, Virginia. Filed April 7.

Bennett, Kevin, New Windsor. $9,197 in favor of Southgate Village LLC, New Windsor. Filed April 13.

Bonner, Rachel, Middletown. $5,651 in favor of East Coast Imperial Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed April 10.

Campbell, Jared Q., Monroe. $8,161 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 10.

Davis, Claudia, Middletown. $2,006 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc, San Diego, California. Filed April 10.

Facts & Figures

Dayton, Maurice A., New Windsor. $18,432 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Dearborn, Michigan. Filed April 11.

Dejesus, Glenda Liz Ayala, Newburgh. $2,500 in favor of Glanz Leib, Monroe. Filed April 7.

Dundee Inc., et al, Clifton, New Jersey. $4,050 in favor of First Funds LLC, New York. Filed April 13.

English, Anthony P., Rego Park. $13,512 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah, Filed April 12.

Garcia, Sarah and Brandon Calamusa, Middletown. $9,681 in favor of East Coast Imperial Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed April 10.

Gatto, Jason M. and Janet Toujague, Washingtonville. $5,090 in favor of 2842 Estates LLC, Brooklyn. Filed April 7.

Hallmark Enterprises LLC, et al, Chester. $526,145 in favor of M&T Bank, Buffalo. Filed April 10.

Heirloom Farms LLC and Westtown Brew Works, Westtown. $57,899 in favor of Prospero Equipment Corp, Pleasantville. Filed April 13.

Henry, India K., Newburgh. $3,617 in favor of Jacquelyn Manhertz, Goshen. Filed April 7.

Herrera, Abraham, Walden. $2,604 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Dearborn, Michigan. Filed April 10.

Jennings, Domonique, Warwick. $5,289 in favor of Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Filed April 12.

Kaba, Nezir, Newburgh. $2,048 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed April 7.

Katz, Blima B., Monroe. $11,842 in favor of Capital One Bank, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed April 7.

Katz, Shlome, Monroe. $7,655 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah, Filed April 12.

Kelley, Andre C., Newburgh. $5,000 in favor of LIA2 LLC, Newburgh. Filed April 10.

Kelley, Kristy Jean, Campbell Hall. $12,924 in favor of Student Loan Solutions LLC and Bank of America, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Filed April 7.

Kennedy Landscaping LLC, Newburgh. $4,868 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Dearborn, Michigan. Filed April 11.

McNeill, John, Brewster. $9,868 in favor of Drake Loeb PLLC, New Windsor. Filed April 11.

McNeilly, Marguerite S., Ponte Verde, Florida. $26,661 in favor of Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Plano, Texas. Filed April 13.

Minard, Mary A., New Windsor. $2,154 in favor of Capital One Bank, McLean, Virginia. Filed April 12.

Molina, Abraham V., Middletown. $6,362 in favor of Toyota Motor Credit Corp., Plano, Texas. Filed April 11.

Novak, Patricia and Jonathan Concepcion, New Windsor. $3,840 in favor of Tower Management Services LP, New Windsor. Filed April 13.

Otero, Jessica, Newburgh. $1,935 in favor of Credit Corp Solutions Inc., Draper, Utah. Filed April 10.

Rapozo, Jessica R. and Wilmer A. Rapozo, New Windsor. $13,706 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Dearborn, Michigan. Filed April 11.

Savoy, Deanna, Middletown. $2,395 in favor of AGM Estates LLC, Monroe. Filed April 7.

Sawhney, Ramesh and Integrated Scientific Herbal Advances LLC, Imperial Beach, California. $21,831 in favor of Jacobowitz & Gubits LLP, Walden. Filed April 11.

Schwartz, Benjamin, Monroe. $16,575 in favor of Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed April 10.

Serenity Mobile Diagnostics LLC and Brown Shakeva, Middletown. $47,006 in favor of Fundamental Capital LLC, Garden City. Filed April 13.

Smalls, Panama E. and Shakema I. Smalls, Middletown. $6,260 in favor of Crestwood Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed April 7.

Sooknanan, Manisha, Goshen. $2,312 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed April 11.

Tessler, Yoel, Monroe. $5,648 in favor of Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed April 10.

Valentine, Nick, Middletown. $6,720 in favor of East Coast Imperial Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed April 10.

Williams, Hardy J., Newburgh. $13,092 in favor of Newburgh Housing Authority, Newburgh. Filed April 7.

Mechanic’s Liens

Beis Hamedrish Skver LLC as owner. $3,564,454 in favor of FJM Ferro II Inc. Property: 18 Jefferson Ave., Spring Valley. Filed April 18.

Big Z Holdings LLC, as owner. $12,500 in favor of Foamtech LLC. Property: 47 Parsons Way, Middletown. Filed April 13.

Buck Knoll Hunting Club Inc. and Sparrowbush 2 LLC as owner. $103,550 in favor of Solar Express of Massachusetts LLC. Property: 152 W. Peenpack Trail, Deerpark. Filed April 19.

Musorrafiti, Lori, as owner. $22,133 in favor of ADC Construction Plus and Alan Lewis Carr Jr. Property: in Goshen. Filed April 18.

Savino, Michelle N., as owner. $10,517 in favor of CRP Sanitation Inc. Property: 22 Somerset Road, Mahopac. Filed April 13.

NEW BUSINESSES

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

Sole Proprietorships

Alpha Trading, 5316 Route 9w, Newburgh 12550. c/o Akm Rezaul Hossain. Filed April 14.

Bloom Nursery, 70 Kirbytown Road, Middletown 10940. c/o Rachael E. Neiger. Filed April 18.

Cavanaugh Quality Construction, 11 Blue Jay Drive, Newburgh 12550. c/o Sean M. Cavanaugh. Filed April 14.

El Rincon De Los Panas, 51 Forge Hill Road, New Windsor 12553. c/o July Y. Guerrero Cantillo. Filed April 17.

Honest Coffee Tech, 75 Fawn Hill Road, Tuxedo 10987. c/o Donald Ibrekic. Filed April 14.

JD Farms, 84 Jessup Switch Road, Florida 10921. c/o Javier Perez Jr. Filed April 17.

Joseph Lawn Maintenance, 29 Lindy Drive, Carmel 10512. c/o Angelita M. Giron. Filed April 17.

Light Ray Center, 137 Cross Road, Goshen 10924. c/o Elizabeth Ann Sanok. Filed April 14.

Orange County Mobile Mechanics, 31 Mill St., Middletown 10940. c/o Jonathan M. Lopez. Filed April 17.

Romaron Productions, 29 Beakes St., Middletown 10940. c/o Anthony Borrero. Filed April 14.

Two Lands Landscaping, 18 Stirrup Drive, Newburgh 12550. c/o Arce Maximo E. Romero. Filed April 14.

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BUILDING PERMITS

Commercial

Absolute Contracting Inc., Cortlandt Manor, New York, contractor for NNI Stillwater Ltd. Perform the replacement of rows of brick at the base of the façade from the sidewalk to underneath the first-floor windows, point facade and power wash at 53 Stillwater Ave., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $41,423. Filed March 31.

AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for ESRT First Stamford Place SPE LLC. Renovate existing fifth-floor tenant space at 151 Greenwich Ave., Unit 300, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed March 23.

AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Seven 07 Summer LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 707 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed March 15.

Bismark Construction Company Inc., Milford, contractor for Stamford Hospital. Renovate ground floor of existing room for a new ultrasound room at 1 Hospital Plaza, Stamford. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed March 13.

Clearheart Construction Company Inc., Bethel, contractor for UB Stamford LP. Remodel interior fixtures, painting, flooring and some focal lighting at 2215 Summer St., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $180,000. Filed March 9.

DFW Building Company LLC, Easton, contractor for Baker Property Ltd. Partnership. Construct a fiber cement panel system for the facade of existing building at 49 John St., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed March 17.

Facts & Figures

Design-A-Wall LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Silvermine Riverfront. Replace existing deck at 6 Silvermine Ave., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $11,300. Filed March 27.

Detulio, Mark A., Prospect, contractor for Boston HP LLC. Install an internally lit sign and all electrical at 1281 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,100.

Filed March 8.

Diaz and Lopez Construction Inc., North Bergen, New Jersey, contractor for 17 Irving Avenue LLC. Perform a commercial office fit out on second floor, including pantry and bathrooms at 17 Irving Ave., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $185,000. Filed March 10.

East Coast Structures LLC, Norwalk, contractor for William S. Jayson. Construct a superstructure for a new one-half story for a single-family residence at 52 Sammis St., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $2,700,000. Filed March 29.

Eight Hands LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Eight Hands LLC. Repair wall in which a car crashed at 602 West Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,000.

Filed March 28.

The Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Caroline F. Fossela. Remove and replace one window at 130 Main St., B4, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,660.

Filed March 28.

Nea Liosa LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Nea Liosa LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 26 Wall St., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed March 30.

Rossi, Michael, Norwalk, contractor for Juan B. Duque. Remove and re-roof 17 Laura St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed March 29.

Smart Link, Norwalk, contractor for 25 Van Zant Street Condo. Remove six rooftop antennas and install nine new antennas at 25 Van Zant St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed March 30.

ON THE RECORD

Residential

A&J Constructions LLC, New Britain, contractor for Terrence G. and Antoinette D. Green. Remodel kitchen and one-bay garage extension with bedroom and bathroom on the second floor at 38 Kenilworth Drive East, Stamford. Estimated cost: $180,000. Filed March 6.

ADN Roofing LLC, Ansonia, contractor for Claudette Marshall. Remove existing asphalt shingles and cedar shake shingles at 12 Reed Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,580. Filed March 22.

Advanced Window Systems LLC, Cromwell, contractor for Ann Marie and Benjamin Stark. Remove old siding and gutters and install new siding and gutters at 194 Courtland Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $39,000. Filed March 27.

Akter, Kohdeja and Ahmed K. Dawood, Stamford, contractor for Kohdeja Akter and Ahmed K. Dawood. Repair damaged nonload bearing block wall at 83 Orange St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed March 21.

All Services LLC, Monroe, contractor for Angelina Dinino. Renovate first floor for 86-88 units by replacing existing kitchens and appliances, bathrooms, flooring and sheet rock walls at 92 Euclid Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,999. Filed March 24.

Andy’s Siding LLC, Beacon Falls, contractor for Elise L. and John G. Giannattasio. Replace six windows in third-floor unit at 70 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 1-3B, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,850. Filed March 6.

Aquatic Pool and Spa Service Inc., Northford, contractor for Anthony and Darlene A. Totilo. Install a gunite in-ground pool at 114 Old North Stamford Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed March 10.

Armor Shield Companies Inc., Oakville, contractor for Robert R. Docimo. Remove all existing shingles and underlayment, install ice and water shields, tape all seams and install new Owen’s Corning asphalt shingles at 176 Seaside Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,880. Filed March 23.

Bartlett, Philip, Norwalk, contractor for Keith Reeves. Install a generator at 329 Chestnut Hill Road, Unit 6, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed March 28.

Bedford Poolscapes Inc., Bedford, New York, contractor for Laurance and Mindy Friedman. Construct an in-ground gunite swimming pool with an automatic safety cover. Install adjacent flagstone patio and retention chambers at 205 Saddle Hill Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed March 23.

Belford USA Group Inc., Birmingham, Michigan, contractor for Craig Koch. Repair drywall, replace trim, paint and refinish flooring at 14 First St., Unit TB-3, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 16. Brus, Jason, Stamford, contractor for Jason Brus. Install a new Generac generator powered by propane at 15 Deepwood Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,828. Filed March 23.

C&D Contractors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Rita A. Smith. Strip and re-roof 8 Emerson St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed March 28.

Classic Roofing Company Inc., Newtown, contractor for Lloyd P. Leiser Jr. and Astrid Marie Leiser. Remove existing asphalt shingle roof, install ice barrier and breathable underlayment and new asphalt shingle roofing at 29 E. Cross Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $26,120. Filed March 31.

Custom Pro Home Improvement LLC, Stamford, contractor for Marcio Figueiredo. Remodel the kitchen at 8 Hidden Brook Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,990. Filed March 28.

Dariusz, Lesniewski, Darien, contractor for Ranjit Pookkottil and Jasthi Radhika. Install a propane generator at 33 N. Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed March 21.

DNA Construction of Connecticut LLC, Danbury, contractor for Michael Serricchio Jr. and Shawn L. Gregory. Turn existing sunroom into a powder/ laundry room at 35 Penzance Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed March 24.

Earthlight Technologies LLC, Ellington, contractor for Tamasa and Saroj Mahapatra. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 43 Tanglewood Lane, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $79,700. Filed March 1.

Earthlight Technologies LLC, Ellington, contractor for Jere D. Denny and Bronwyn Cross-Denny. Provide additional solar panels on garage roof to an existing system of panels at 200 Quarry Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed

March 1.

Earthlight Technologies LLC, Ellington, contractor for Louise V. and Robert G. Potts. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 231 Trinity Pass, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $73,800. Filed

March 9.

Eberhardt, Elizabeth N. and Lynn B. Harrington, Stamford, contractor for Elizabeth N. Eberhardt. Legalize work on an unpermitted project completed in 2012 at 29 Cook Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed March 24.

G.A. Castro Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Ruben A. Illaisaca and Ana Lucia Lopez Segovia. Replace roof at 87 Saint Charles Ave., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed March 17.

Ghoussias, Maria and Dino Kostantis, Stamford, contractor for Maria Ghoussias and Kostantin Dino. Legalize the conversion of a half bath to a full bath in the basement at 140 Quarry Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed March 22.

Green Power Energy LLC, Annandale, New Jersey, contractor for James A. and Judith K. Sarnelle Trust. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 51 Cogswell Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $55,613. Filed March 31.

Guiltec Development LLC, Stamford, contractor for Louise M. and Kevin A. McQuillan. Remove wall, ceiling and floor finishes as necessary to expose damage caused by fire at 49 Brooklawn Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed March 16.

Gunner LLC, Stamford, contractor for Estate of Margaret Evans. Remove and re-roof 122 Cedar Heights Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed March 10.

JP Home Improvement Contractor LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Virginia Jeannis. Replace roof at 32 Triangle St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed March 22.

O’Brien, John, Norwalk, contractor for Yuko Tanaka. Construct exterior stairs to second floor at 38 First St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed March 22.

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Ariola Building Contractors LLC, Stamford, contractor for Gaetano and Christine Lovieno Living Trust. Construct a two-story addition with a new kitchen on second floor, playroom on first floor and renovate a full bath and two closets on second floor at 38 Elaine Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $154,240. Filed March 31.

Costello Home Construction LLC, Linwood, New Jersey, contractor for Carl Samuel and Anne Bjorkman. Tear off and replace asphalt shingles at 6 Wood Ridge Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,100. Filed March 10.

Cruz, Mario A., Norwalk, contractor for Elaine and William Dupree Sr. Re-side 65 Houston Terrace, Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,600. Filed March 31.

Elite Electrical Contracting, East Windsor, contractor for Tomas F. Whitechurch and Shanice Becker. Install 58 solar panels on two roof arrays at 57 Chatham Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $137,838. Filed

March 13.

Farnsworth, Paul B., Torrington, contractor for Thomas Rich. Remove existing elevator and install a new four-stop hydraulic elevator at 1 Rogers Road, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $78,970. Filed

March 9.

G&R Home Improvement LLC, Stamford, contractor for Frank DeSantis and Concetta R. DeSantis. Remove interior partition wall at 130 Lenox Ave., Unit 13, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed March 29.

O’Connor Jr., Michael B., Norwalk, contractor for Michael B. O’Connor Jr. Construct one and 1/2 addition at front of a single-family residence at 80 Crooked Trail Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 23.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Hilda Kadden. Remove and replace 25 windows at 7 Bayberry Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $29,332. Filed March 23.

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Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Neal and Nancy Nish. Remove and replace 19 windows at 25 Phillips St., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $25,217. Filed March 23.

Roofing Solutions of Connecticut LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Kammy Maxfeldt. Replace asphalt shingle roof at 7 Yale St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed March 22.

VP Carpentry LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Carol B. Nolin. Remove and replace deck after the removal of an oil tank at 2 Douglas Drive, Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed March 24.

COURT CASES

Bridgeport Superior Court

Calve, Joseph Robert, Darien. Filed by Delta Level Defense Inc. (DLD), Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jeffrey Stephen Bagnell, Westport. Action: The plaintiff is a manufacturer and provider of precision rifles, tactical gear and armor and UTM munitions and suppressors, to the United States Armed Forces and civilians.

Defendant is a long-time customer of DLD. However, his payments have become erratic and has accumulated an outstanding balance. As a result, the plaintiff suffered damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-236122209-S. Filed March 7.

Cappabianca, Angela, et al, Stamford. Filed by Eduardo Becerril-Jaramillo, Norwalk.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Karayiannis & Denkovich PC, Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-236122031-S. Filed March 1.

HACB Park City Inc., et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Omayra Rodriguez, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: BBB Attorneys LLC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises controlled by the defendant when she was caused to slip and fall because of an accumulation of water, moss and mud on the exterior sidewalk, which defendants failed to clean. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-236122122-S. Filed March 3.

Hernandez-Ruiz, Gilver R., et al, Danbury. Filed by Garrett Grill, Sherman. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bruce J. Corrigan Jr. Law Office, Westport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-236122226-S. Filed March 8.

Poppa, John, Bridgeport. Filed by H&L Chevrolet Inc., Darien. Plaintiff’s attorney: Howard Kohn Sprague & Fitzgerald, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-236122532-S. Filed March 20.

Danbury Superior Court

Gabriele, Joanne 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 a credit card to the defendant who 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 and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-23-6045111-S. Filed Jan. 198.

Maryellen, et al, Brooklyn, New York. Filed by Mindy Delp, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Renehan & Rossetti LLP, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-236045343-S. Filed Feb. 10.

Satterfield, James, Danbury. Filed by Credit Acceptance Corp., Southfield, Michigan. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nair & Levin Law Offices PC, Bloomfield. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendant’s debt who has refused to and neglected to pay the plaintiff who now seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-23-6045527-S. Filed March 3.

Worley, Kelby, et al, Rocky Mount, Carolina. Filed by Julio Lopez, Sandy Hook. Plaintiff’s attorney: Morrissey Morrissey & Rydzik LLC, Naugatuck Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-236045541-S. Filed March 6.

Stamford Superior Court

Cain Management Incorporated, Norwalk. Filed by Shana Foglia, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nicholas Law Firm LLC, Torrington. Action: The plaintiff purchased directly from defendant Cain Management Incorporated a hot tea beverage. As the plaintiff was attempting to take a sip of the hot tea beverage, the lid of the beverage suddenly and without warning fell off causing scalding hot tea to spill onto the plaintiff’s lap. As a result, the plaintiff suffered injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-236060233-S. Filed March 1.

Menjivar-Argueta, Nelson, et al, Orange, New Jersey. Filed by Marcela Ramirez, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Berkowitz and Hanna LLC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-236060111-S. Filed Feb. 21.

River Vista Association Inc., et al, Stamford. Filed by Carmen Sargent, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Schwartzberg Law Firm, Ridgefield. Action: The plaintiff was on premises controlled and maintained by the defendant when he was caused to slip and fall on the ice that had accumulated on the sidewalk causing an unreasonably dangerous, trap-like condition. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-23-6060076-S. Filed Feb. 17.

Suite Two Associates, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Richard Danehower, M.D., Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carlton Fields PC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has a partnership with the defendants for a building. He wishes to dissolve the partnership and sell the building. If the partnership is not dissolved, there are insufficient votes to amend the Declaration or to allow the building to be sold. However, if the Partnership is dissolved so that the partners could vote their ownership interests, on information and belief, there will be sufficient votes to effectuate a sale of the building. The plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that the Partnership is dissolved and such other relief the court acting in the interest in law and equity may award. Case no. FSTCV-23-6060313-S. Filed Jan. 3.

Wolyner, Glen M., et al, Kent. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the mortgage property of the defendants who defaulted on the terms of the agreement and failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the property premises, monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-236060072-S. Filed Jan. 11.

DEEDS Commercial

1278 Rock Rim Road LLC, Westport. Seller: Cindy C. Boyne, Stamford. Property: 1278 Rock Rimmon Road, Stamford.

Amount: $632,348. Filed March 29.

Amity Whalley LLC, New Haven. Seller: Tony M. Pham, Fairfield. Property: 680 Old Academy Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $1,499,999. Filed April 3.

Brown, David J. and Lauren B. Gaither, Riverside. Seller: 90 Lockwood LLC, Old Greenwich. Property: 90 Lockwood Road, Riverside. Amount: $10. Filed April 6.

E&Y Real Estate LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Kristen Stonacek, Hampden, Massachusetts. Property: 218 Bedford St., Unit 2A, Stamford. Amount: $286,000. Filed March 28.

Edgemarsh LLC, Fairfield.

Seller: 60 Brett LLC, New York, New York. Property: 60 Brett Road, Fairfield. Amount: $N/A. Filed April 6.

Halley 350 LLC, Fairfield.

Seller: 44 Mosswood LLC, Fairfield. Property: 245 Unquowa Road, Unit 44, Fairfield. Amount: $440,000. Filed April 3.

JMR Partners LLC, Stamford. Seller: Stephen P. Hanson, Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., No.PH31F, Stamford. Amount:

$575,000. Filed March 30.

Kegel, Marija and Jakob Kegel, Stamford. Seller: Frei Real Estate LLC, Shelton. Property: 53 Wilder Road, Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed March 31.

Perrein, Thierry and Christina Perrein, Cos Cob. Seller: 10 Harkim Road LLC, Greenwich. Property: 10 Harkim Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,750,000. Filed April 3.

Roleder, Kimberlee, Fairfield. Seller: City Lending Group LLC, Hollis Hill, New York. Property: 183 Dudley Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $730,000. Filed April 4.

Zhai, Yujia and Yu Xing, Fairfield. Seller: ABC Real Estate Investors LLC, Fairfield. Property: 155 Vesper St., Fairfield. Amount: $700,000. Filed April 6.

Residential

Altman, Steven and Alona Altman, Cos Cob. Seller: Ruth P. Wilson, Greenwich. Property: 98 Valley Road, Unit 6, Greenwich. Amount: $580,000. Filed April 3.

Angland, Joseph and Ida Angland, Greenwich. Seller: Wilma H. Jordan, Greenwich. Property: 72 Sherwood Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed April 3.

Beresky, Jonathan and Danielle Pashun, Westport. Seller: Scott E. Thompson and Michelle M. Mantello-Thompson, Fairfield. Property: 25 Hunter Road, Fairfield. Amount: $895,000. Filed April 3.

Bhattacharya, Jaybrata, Fairfield. Seller: Tammi Worsham, Milford. Property: 501 Burroughs Road, Fairfield. Amount: $555,000. Filed April 6.

Brown, Travis, Stamford. Seller: Bette Gigliotti Green, Fairfield. Property: 75 Thorpe St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,049,000. Filed April 3.

Chalons-Browne, Roland, Stamford. Seller: Edward J. Jordan and Maryann E. Jordan, Stamford. Property: Harbor Drive, Marina Unit G2, Stamford. Amount: $20,000. Filed March 30.

Chiczewski, Joseph and Madeline Bauer, Greenwich. Seller: Edward F. Daly and Ellen S. Daly, Greenwich. Property: 74 Benjamin St., Old Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed April 4.

Climent, Adriana Alaix and Alvaro De Lucas Collantes, Greenwich. Seller: Julie Gunts and Brent J. Gunts, Stamford. Property: 82 Westover Road, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed March 29.

Cohen, Steven and Jocelyn Cohen, Greenwich. Seller: Allan Teh, Miami Beach, Florida. Property: 3 Old Round Hill Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $6,760,000. Filed April 4.

Colangelo, Patricia A. and Danielle Sibilia, Stamford. Seller: Patricia A. Colangelo, Stamford. Property: 87 Carriage Drive, Stamford. Amount: $0. Filed March 29.

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Drake, Daniel P., Tarrytown, New York. Seller: Jennifer C.W. Marciano and John J. Marciano, College Station, Texas. Property: 60 Lawn Ave., No. 36, Stamford.

Amount: $390,000. Filed March 31.

Elie, Michelle and Terry Elie, Stamford. Seller: Yan Borcescu, Stamford. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 531, Stamford. Amount: $250,000.

Filed March 28.

Falcon-Chouza, Gabriel, Old Greenwich. Seller: Jennifer Glenn, Greenwich. Property: 1525

E. Putnam Ave. Unit 308, Old Greenwich. Amount: $525,000.

Filed April 5.

Fay, Carolyn, Stamford. Seller: Vincent Riverso, Stamford.

Property: 29 Sutton Drive West, Stamford. Amount: $500,000.

Filed March 29.

Glick Jr., Erick and Meghann

Glick, Fairfield. Seller: Rocky

S. Progano II and Ashley A. Progano, Fairfield. Property: 48 Millard St., Fairfield. Amount:

$1,950,000. Filed April 3.

Gross, Kevin G. and Jamie

F. Morris, Stamford. Seller:

Thomas J. Corrigan and Eileen M. Corrigan, Maryville, Tennessee.

Property: 81 Gaymoor Drive, Stamford. Amount: $633,000.

Filed March 29.

Held, Michael R. and Deborah

K. Held, Southport. Seller: Amy

E. Stern, Southport. Property: 932 Mill Hill Road, Southport.

Amount: $2,500,000. Filed April 6.

Judge, David and Elizabeth

A. Janka, Fairfield. Seller: Eric Glick Jr. and Meghann Click, Fairfield. Property: 80 Veres St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,599,000.

Filed April 3.

Kerigan, Jane, Fairfield. Seller: Jane Kerigan, Fairfield. Property: 35 Villa Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $N/A. Filed April 4.

Khatun, Moriam, Norwalk. Seller: Johnnetta M. Cephas, Stamford. Property: 42 Ann St., Stamford. Amount: $677,500.

Filed March 30.

Facts & Figures

Lam, Yiu Man, Greenwich. Seller: Brian Joseph Zelesky and Alexandra Barber Zelesky, Greenwich. Property: 140 Putnam Park, Greenwich.

Amount: $695,000. Filed April 3.

McGee, Janice M., Greenwich.

Seller: Marcel Valentin and Ana J. Valentin, Stamford. Property: 243 Sun Dance Road, Stamford.

Amount: $765,000. Filed March 30.

McGrady, Kyle W., Rumson, New Jersey. Seller: Lawrence W. Goichman and Jennifer Goichman, Sarasota, Florida.

Property: 35 Meadow Wood Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed April 6.

Monestime, Edween, Stamford. Seller: Amit Rajvanshi and Malini Garg, San Jose, California. Property: 25 Adams Ave., No. 115, Stamford. Amount:

$430,000. Filed March 29.

Payton, Charles M. and Isabella Chammah, Greenwich. Seller: Christopher C. Hentemann and Jane P. Boyle, Greenwich. Property: 10 Hill Road, Greenwich.

Amount:

$4,600,000. Filed April 4.

Rosh, Robert H. and Lori L. Rosh, Stamford. Seller: Anne Marie Reynolds, Stamford.

Property: 123 Harbor Drive, Unit 511, Stamford. Amount: $625,000.

Filed March 30.

Rozhkov, Grigorii S., Stamford.

Seller: Katherine L. Hill and Clifton D. Hill, Old Greenwich.

Property: 51 Forest Ave. Unit

9, Old Greenwich.

Amount:

$825,000. Filed April 5.

Schwartz, Steven and Olga Gretchen Schwartz, New York, New York. Seller: Nina Frandson, Greenwich. Property: 224 Stanwich Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed April 4.

Shankaran, Kavitha, Stamford.

Seller: Diana Smith, Stamford.

Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 534, Stamford. Amount: $280,000. Filed March 31.

Spector, Scott Michael, Stamford. Seller: Susan Levine, Stamford. Property: 180 Turn of River Road, Unit 5D, Stamford.

Amount: $653,000. Filed March 30.

Stein, Katherine, Stamford.

Seller: Patti Ann Lovello O’Neil, Fairfield. Property: 3765 Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $510,000. Filed April 6.

Stromberg, Christine and Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Seller: Kathleen M. Verdugo and Ryan R. Verdugo, Stamford. Property: 14 Maple Tree Ave., No.1, Stamford. Amount: $585,000. Filed March 28.

Syed, Tanveer, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Rungtip Siharaj, Fairfield. Property: 430 Berkeley Road, Fairfield. Amount: $440,000. Filed April 4.

Thomas, Tom and Renu Thomas, Weston. Seller: Lisa Forrester and Daniel Forrester, New York, New York. Property: 218 Old Mill Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $N/A. Filed April 3.

Wokanovicz, Kenneth and Lisa Fortuna, Fairfield. Seller: Christopher J. Como and Patricia S. Como, Fairfield. Property: 25 High Point Lane, Fairfield.

Amount: $845,000. Filed April 4.

Woolf, Bruce J. and Dale R. Scharlat, Somers, New York. Seller: Eleni Zimoulis and Kevin Zimoulis, Stamford. Property: 377 Glenbrook Road, Unit 7, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed March 29.

Wright, Peter C., Stamford. Seller: Jonathan M. Peress and Lindsay Peress, Stamford. Property: 295 Woodbine Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,175,000. Filed March 28.

JUDGMENTS

Bernanie, Jean Louis, Stamford. $2,101, in favor of Southern Connecticut Vascular Center LLC, Shelton, by Wendy L. Fontaine, Quaker Hill. Property: 27 Wenzel Terrace, No. 27 Stamford. Filed April 3.

Bourdeau, Cheryl, Fairfield. $712, in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 210 N. Pine Creek Road, Fairfield. Filed March 27.

GTO Fitness LLC, Fairfield. $50,000, in favor of PPT Management LLC, Melville, New York, by Wiggin and Dana LLP, Hartford. Property: 661 Galloping Hill Road, Fairfield. Filed March 10.

Hays, Daleshwari K., Stamford. $1,434, in favor of Standard Oil of Connecticut Bridgeport, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 169 Lockwood Ave., Stamford. Filed April 10.

Kanapaska, Michelle, Stamford. $1,218, in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, by Stillman Law Office, Farmington Hills, Michigan. Property: 24 Dolsen Place, Stamford. Filed April 11.

Mehan, Michael, Stamford. $30,059, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 107 Briar Brae Road, Stamford. Filed April 12.

Omar, Magda, Stamford. $1,129, in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 444 Bedford St., Apt. 3A, Stamford. Filed April 12.

Robalino, Mariana, Stamford. $200,000, in favor of Emiliano Hidalgo, Monroe, by the Law Offices of Peter V. Lathouris LLC, Stamford. Property: 12 Old Mill Lane, Stamford. Filed April 13.

Triorient LLC, et al, Darien. $1,635,694, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank NA, Charlotte, North Carolina, by McCarter & English LLP, Stamford. Property: 355 Hill Farm Road, Fairfield. Filed March 13.

Tzanetis, Kara A, Fairfield. $1,420, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, by Girvin & Ferlazzo PC, Albany, New York. Property: 53 Old Elm Road, Fairfield. Filed March 10.

MORTGAGES

161 Pecksland LLC, Setauket, New York, by Marissa L. Florio. Lender: The Guilford Savings Bank, 1 Park St., Guilford. Property: 161 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed March 20.

Bahary, Suzanne J. and Alex J. Bahary, Bridgeport, by Descera Daigle. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 99 Reid St., Fairfield. Amount: $624,000. Filed March 17.

Bernstein, Richard and Samantha Bernstein, Fairfield, by Terriann Walker. Lender: Homebridge Financial Services Inc., 194 Wood Avenue South, Ninth floor, Iselin, New Jersey. Property: 24 Puritan Road, Fairfield. Amount: $54,228. Filed March 17.

Brown, Kathrin and William Gedale, Stamford, by John K. Taylor. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 48 Gurley Road, Stamford. Amount: $725,000. Filed March 3.

Brzova, Ana Marija, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, by John M. Crane. Lender: US Bank NA, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 14 Rich Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $675,000.

Filed March 22.

Bundhoo, Arvin S. and Elena Bundhoo, Fairfield, by Anny Polanco. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford.

Property: 261 Mailands Road, Fairfield. Amount: $415,000.

Filed March 16.

Cheng, Dan, Riverside, by Olive Cassandra Denton. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 81 Sheephill Road, Riverside. Amount: $241,000. Filed March 22.

Curry, Bridget K. and Timothy Curry, Stamford, by Joe H. Lawson II. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 6561 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California. Property: 121 W. Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $719,372. Filed March 3.

D’Angelo, Frank and Sharon D’Angelo, Greenwich, by Tiago A. David. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 50 Richland Road, Greenwich. Amount: $80,000. Filed March 21.

Gainer, Robert and Jennifer Gainer, Fairfield, by Nicole M. Testa. Lender: Liberty Bank, 315 Main St., Middletown. Property: 461 Riverside Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $141,100. Filed March 17.

Garcia, Carlos and Lorena Novas-Orellana, Greenwich, by Dorian Arbelaez. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 8 Pleasant View Place, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1,307,000. Filed March 20.

Garcia, Luther, Greenwich, by Kathryn L. Braun. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 16 Park Place, Riverside. Amount: $663,410. Filed March 22.

Gutelius, William Neves and Amanda Martinez, Rye, New York, by Colleen T. Joyce. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 2160 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 421 Glenbrook Road, Unit 5, Stamford. Amount: $384,800. Filed March 7.

Jarombek, Timothy Frank and Madeleine Anne Jarombek, Cos Cob, by Robert B. Potash. Lender: US Bank NA, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 18 Kent Place, Cos Cob. Amount: $1,267,190. Filed March 22.

Johnson, Carl A., Greenwich, by Thomas J. Heagney. Lender: Susan L. Arndt, 42 Mountainview Terrace, Manchester Center, Vermont. Property: 8 Benders Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $68,184. Filed March 22.

Kalinichenko, Sergey and Svetlana Kalinichenko, Greenwich, by Nicole M. Testa. Lender: Liberty Bank, 315 Main St., Middletown. Property: 6 Robertson Lane, Cos Cob. Amount: $110,000. Filed March 21.

Kato, Taishi and Ranice Voon Ting Chong, Windsor Locks, by Jonathan T. Hoffman. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Property: 36 Northwoods Road, Stamford. Amount: $668,000. Filed March 3.

Kerendian, Farid S., Stamford, by Charles A. Fiore. Lender: Sound Federal Credit Union, 37 North Ave., Norwalk. Property: 91 Northwood Lane, Stamford. Amount: $86,000. Filed March 7.

Khan, Halim, Fairfield, by Michael S. Rosten. Lender: Union Savings Bank, 226 Main St., Danbury. Property: 11 Prince St., Fairfield. Amount: $300,000. Filed March 16.

Lebid, Stanislav and Viktoriia Lebid, Stamford, by Christian W. Bujdud. Lender: Teachers Federal Credit Union, 102 Motor Pkwy., Hauppauge, New York. Property: 166 Oaklawn Ave., Stamford. Amount: $585,000. Filed March 3.

Lechner, Thomas and Clare Lechner, Greenwich, by Tiago A. David. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 40 Sachem Road, Greenwich. Amount: $250,000. Filed March 21.

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Locke, Howard Douglas, Greenwich, by Mary Jo L. Whelan. Lender: John L. Vecchiolla, 193 Byram Road, Greenwich. Property: 33-35 Sound View Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $150,000. Filed March

22.

McClain, Jenna, Fairfield, by Patrick C. Roy. Lender: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, 999 West St., Rocky Hill. Property: Unit 8, Strathmore Condominium, Fairfield.

Amount: $50,000. Filed March

13.

Medvedev, Paul and Marina

Medvedev, Stamford, by Kathryn L. Braun. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 11 Gary Road, Stamford. Amount: $333,024. Filed March 7.

Mele, Anne F., Plymouth, New Hampshire, by William A. Snider. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 200 Burr St., Fairfield. Amount: $505,000. Filed March 14.

Miller, Scott Hall and Carolyn Szabo Miller, Queens, New York, by Regina Volursky. Lender: US Bank NA, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 18 Morgan St., Stamford. Amount:

$370,000. Filed March 6.

Morabito, John and Cynthia Castronove-Morabito, Stamford, by Joann Marie Leon Vecchini. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 37 Gutzon Borglum Road, Stamford. Amount:

$149,000. Filed March 7.

Morris, Christopher and Christy Jean Morris, Fairfield, by Mark Negron. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island.

Property: 2255 Burr St., Fairfield.

Amount: $280,000. Filed March 17.

Mungai, Elizabeth, Riverside, by John R. Fiore. Lender: Greenwich Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union, 439 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich.

Property: 37 Sheephill Road, Unit 6, Riverside. Amount: $120,000. Filed March 20.

Musto, Eric and Christina Pace, Rye, New York, by James C. Kahn. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 118 Grove St., Unit 3, Stamford. Amount:

$380,400. Filed March 6.

Nash, Daniel A. and Karen S. Nash, Southport, by N/A. Lender: The Guilford Savings Bank, 1 Park St., Guilford. Property: 161 Sherwood Drive, Southport.

Amount: $760,000. Filed March 16.

Pagnozzi, Canda and Nicholas Pagnozzi, Fairfield, by Terriann Walker. Lender: Flagstar Bank NA, 5151 Corporate Drive, Troy, Michigan. Property: 106 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Amount:

$136,750. Filed March 13.

Persico, Rosemary and Joseph Melendez, Greenwich, by Lorraine Blace. Lender: Tower Federal Credit Union. 7901 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel, Maryland.

Property: 36 Upland Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $965,000. Filed March 21.

Pettit, Margaret and Joseph Krusinski, Fairfield, by Michelle Hanover. Lender: PNC Bank NA, 222 Delaware Ave., Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 39 Woodbind Lane, Fairfield.

Amount: $155,000. Filed March 15.

Pongracz Jr., Zoltan and Jessica Pongracz, Southport, by Augustine Ciambrello. Lender: The Huntington National Bank, 5555 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 330 Acorn Lane, Southport. Amount: $360,000. Filed March 16.

Pratley, Philip D. and Lorin K. Pratley, Greenwich, by Tiago

A. David. Lender: Citizens Bank

NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 41 Thornhill Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $250,000. Filed March 21.

Price, Ryan and Janice Caston

Price, Fairfield, by Stacy C.

Surgeon. Lender: Webster Bank

NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford.

Property: 201 Quaker Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $300,000.

Filed March 14.

Rothman, Stanley Jess and Harriet Victoria Rothman, Rye, New York, by Samuel D. Bush. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank

NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property:

50 Spring Hill Lane North, Stamford. Amount: $727,000.

Filed March 6.

Ruggiero, John and Veronica Ruggiero, Greenwich, by Robert V. Sisca. Lender: Raymond Sturino, 320 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, New York. Property: 9 Weaver St., Unit 5, Greenwich.

Amount: $262,000. Filed March 20.

Santiago, Manuel and Marianne Santiago, Fairfield, by Paulette J. Tarnoczy. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island.

Property: 40 Stillson Place, Fairfield. Amount: $390,000.

Filed March 16.

Schwartz, Douglas, Stamford, by Jonathan T. Hoffman. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 54 Dannell Drive, Stamford.

Amount: $374,500. Filed March 3.

Sokolowski, Witold and Jolanta Sokolowski, Stamford, by Connie S. Fair. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 35 Meredith Lane, Stamford. Amount: $260,000. Filed March 7.

Tanner, Walter R. and Kerri E. Tanner, Fairfield, by Chris Barreto. Lender: Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, 1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. Property: 146 Hanford Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $560,000.

Filed March 17.

Taylor, William C., Fairfield, by Anna Maria Socci. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 72 Old Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $167,000. Filed March 16.

Wang, Kelly Qiaoyan, Cos Cob, by Mary Beth K. Rapin. Lender: Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Inc., 1265 Corona Pointe Court, Suite 301, Corona, California. Property: 14 Highland Place, Greenwich. Amount: $726,000. Filed March 21.

Ward, Johanna and Sean Whitehead, Stamford, by Daniel M. McCabe. Lender: Bethpage Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 2098, Glen Burnie, Maryland. Property: 119 Lawton Ave., Stamford. Amount: $560,700.

Filed March 3.

Wittekind, Sue E. and Robert C. Wittekind, Fairfield, by Michael C. Fisher. Lender: Liberty Bank, 315 Main St., Middletown. Property: 780 Redding Road, Fairfield. Amount: $220,000.

Filed March 17.

NEW BUSINESSES

22 Wellbeing Center, 22 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Hae Sook Park. Filed March 10.

Andrzej Wojdylo Painting, 46 Taylor St., Apt. 301, Stamford 06902, c/o Andrzej Wojdylo. Filed March 6.

Aquatectonic Architects, 333 Westchester Ave., White Plains, New York 10604, c/o Lothrop Associate Architects DPC. Filed March 3.

Bilge Buddy, 2 Seabreeze Place, Norwalk 06854, c/o Ian Michael Quellette. Filed March 23.

Capers & Catering Deli, 2540 Summer St., Stamford 06905, c/o Edi A. Rivera. Filed March 6.

Capers Deli and Catering, 2540 Summer St., Stamford 06905, c/o Edi A. Rivera. Filed March 6.

Da Vinci Painting, 9 Paradiso St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Elmer Noe Rivera. Filed March 23.

El Torito, 1391 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06903, c/o El Torito Deli LLC. Filed March 7.

Hamilton Janitorial Service, 1266 E. Main St., Suite 700 R, Stamford 06902, c/o Lee

Hamilton. Filed March 7.

Healing House Therapy, 188 Flax Hill Road, No. B1, Norwalk 06854, c/o Ibadullah Shariff. Filed March 23.

Luminance Beauty LLC, 44 Commerce Road, No.2, Stamford 06902, c/o Kate Kolotov. Filed March 7.

M&N Warehouse, 76 Hope St., Unit D, Stamford 06906, c/o Francis Louis Conti. Filed March 9.

MVM Integral, 83 Morgan St., Suite D, Stamford 06905, c/o Mujer Virtuosa Ministries Inc. Filed March 3.

My Family Salon, 970 E. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o My Family Salon LLC. Filed March 9.

Papa G’s 100 Greyrock Place, Stamford 06901, c/o Papa G’s LLC. Filed March 3.

Parijaat Heirlooms, 21 Park St., Apt. 4, Stamford 06902, c/o Ari Khadse. Filed March 7.

Pastore Enterprises, 168 Belltown Road, No. 21, Stamford 06905, c/o Sophie Pastore. Filed March 8.

Piazza & Simmons, 112 Prospect St., Stamford 06901, c/o Anthony Andrew Piazza. Filed March 7.

Sanzel Properties, 101 Dora St., Stamford 06902, c/o Sanzel Properties LLC. Filed March 10. Soar Holistic Senior Care 83 Morgan St., Suite D, Stamford 06905, c/o Mujer Virtuosa Ministries Inc. Filed March 3.

TAJ Mediterranean Mezze and Grill, 132A Washington St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Seethal Finto. Filed March 23.

Tineo Handiworks, 43 Selleck St., Stamford 06902, c/o Nelson Tineo. Filed March 7.

Ultralight Digital, 87 Woodway Road, Apt 3, Stamford 06907, c/o Corey Wainaina. Filed March 3.

United Landscaping and Tree Services LLC, 40 Orchard St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Luis Mandujano. Filed March 24.

Why Not Sylvia’s Beauty Salon LLC, 970 East Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Luis Cadena. Filed March 9.

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Commercial Leasing Management, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/5/2022.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 623 Anna Ct., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. General

Purpose #63315

Notice of Formation of Emerald Sky Technologies LLC

Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/17/23. 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, 162 Byram Lake Road, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

#63325

Notice of Formation of 3606 IRWIN AVENUE

LLC, a domestic, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/18/2023

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 10 Franklin Drive, Beford Hills NY, 10507.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #63328

Notice of Formation of MooneyUnlimited, LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with SSNY on 1/5/2023. Office

Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served; mail to 19 North 3rd Street, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567.Purpose: any lawful purpose.

#63344

Notice of Formation of ASHER ROSENFELD CONSULTING

LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/01/2023 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

#63353

Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): ENDLESSWEETS_LLC.

†Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 1/11/21. †The LLC is located in Westchester County.

†The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. †The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at c/o 230 Yonkers Avenue 8F NY 10701. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity.

#63355

29 ACRES, LLC Filed 2/21/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 196 Eastwoods Rd, Pound Ridge, NY 10576

Purpose: all lawful

#63358

LEGAL NOTICES

STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005 FF11, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005 FF11, Plaintiff, vs Any unknown heirs to the Estate of VIRGINIA E. MUIR A/K/A VIRGINIA E. BAJRAKTAREVIC, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, creditors, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest, as well as the respective heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, distributees, grantees, assignees, lienors, trustees, executors, administrators or successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff; SAMIR BAJRAKTAREVIC; SANELA BAJRAKTAREVIC; HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES INC.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; and ìJOHN DOEî and ìMARY DOE,î (Said names being fictitious, it being the intention of plaintiff to designate any and all occupants, tenants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises being foreclosed herein.) Defendants. Filed: December 9, 2021 Index No.: 57326/2021 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE

Mortgaged Premises: 22 Lakeshore Dr N. Lincolndale, (Town of Somers) NY 10540 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of August 8, 2005, executed by Virginia E. Muir to First Franklin a division of Nat. City Bank of IN to secure the sum of $212,000.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Westchester County on September 27, 2005 in Instrument No. 452560561. That First Franklin, a division of National City Bank of Indiana duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to First Franklin Financial Corporation by Assignment dated January 5, 2006 and recorded on May 31, 2006 in the Office of the Clerk of Westchester County in Instrument No. 461380240. That PNC Bank, National Association s/b/m to National City Bank s/b/m to First Franklin a division of National City Bank of Indiana duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to First Franklin Financial Corporation by duplicate Assignment dated June 10, 2014 and recorded on July 9, 2014 in the Office of the Clerk of Westchester County in Instrument No. 541823481. That First Franklin Financial Corporation duly assigned said Note and Mortgage to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee for the holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2005 FF11, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2005 FF11 by Assignment dated September 26, 2005 and recorded on July 9, 2014 in the Office of the Clerk of Westchester County in Instrument No. 541823493. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Westchester County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. Section: 5.19 Block: 2 Lot: 69 & 70 DATED: July 28, 2021 Rochester, New York NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Somers, County of Westchester and State of New York and further described as follows: Lots Nos. 1021 and 1022 on the map entitled, “”Second Map of Lake Lincolndale, Town of Somers, Westchester County, New York”, and filed in the Westchester County Register’s Office (now County Clerk’s Office. Division of Land Records) on the 10th day of April, 1935, as Map No. 4127, and the right to use in common with others Lake Lincolndale for boating, bathing and fishing. ALSO ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate lying and being in the Town of Somers, County of Westchester and State of new York. described as follows: Lot Numbers 52 and 53 of Block Number 1039, formerly designated as Lot Numbers 1048 and 1049 on Map No. 4127. ALSO ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Somers, County of Westchester and State of New York, described as follows: Lots Nos. 1050, 1051 and 1052 as designated and delineated on the map entitled, “Second Map of Lake Lincolndale, Town of Somers, Westchester County, New York”, and filed in the Westchester County Register’s Office (now County Clerk’s Office, Division of Land Records) on the 10th day of April, 1935, as Map No. 4127. Said Lots when taken together are bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point of intersection of the north line of Lake Shore Drive with the division line between Lots 1020 and 1021 and RUNNING THENCE North 10 degrees 17 minutes 49 seconds West along the aforementioned division line 100.33 feet; THENCE North 8 degrees 22 minutes 20 seconds West along the west line of Lot 1048, 100.00 feet; THENCE North 81 degrees 37 minutes 40 seconds East along the south line of Juniper Drive, 100.00 feet; THENCE South 8 degrees 22 minutes 20 seconds East along the division lien between Lots 1052 and 1053. 100.00 feet; THENCE South 81 degrees 37 minutes 40 seconds West along the north line of Lots 1025, 1024 and 1023, 60.00 feet; THENCE South 8 degrees 22 minutes 20 seconds East along the division line between Lots 1022 and 1023, 100 feet; THENCE westerly along the north line of Lake Shore Drive the following two (2) courses and distances: I) South 81 degrees 37 minutes 40 seconds West 20.00 feet and 2) along a curve bearing to the left having a radius of 491.50 feet an arc length of 16.63 feet to the point or place of THE POLICY TO BE ISSUED under this commitment will insure the title to such buildings and improvements on the premises which by law constitute real property, FOR CONVEYANCING ONLY: Together with all the right, title and interest of the party of the first pan, of in and ro the land lying in the street in front of and adjoining said premises. BEGINNING. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Somers, County of Westchester and State of New York, described as follows, to wit: Lots Nos. 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1011 as designated and delineated on the map entitled “Second Map of Lake Lincolndale, Town of Somers, Westchester County, New York”, and filed in the Westchester County Register’s Office (now County Clerk’s Office, Division of Land Records) on the 10th day of April, 1935, as Map No. 4127. TOGETHER with the right to use in common with others, Lake Lincolndale for boating, bathing and fishing, subject to regulations of Property Owners Association having control of said Lake. #63383

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Irving Avenue Manager LLC. Filed 11/30/22

Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 146 E 37th St., New York, NY 10016 Purpose: all lawful #63360

Notice is hereby given that an On premise liquor license, Serial #1345004 has been applied for by Run & Hide Tap Room LLC to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in an On Premises Restaurant for on premises consumption under the ABC Law at 223 1/2 Westchester Avenue Port Chester New York 10573.

#63361

Notice is hereby given that an On premise liquor license, Serial #1357865 has been applied for by Rosa Cucina Italiana Corp to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in an On Premises Restaurant for on premises consumption under the ABC Law at 410 W Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck New York 10543.

#63362

Notice of Formation of AATB MUSIC LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/27/23. 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, 91 Stony Run, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63363

Notice of Formation of New Diamond Media LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 03/04/2023 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, 58 Crestview Street, New Rochelle, New York 10801.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63364

Notice of Formation of Prova Entertainment LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/21/2023.

Office Location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company LLC (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Joseph M. Pandolfo: 9 Stonefield Court, Cortland Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

#63365

Notice of Formation of Prova Ventures LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/21/2023. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company LLC (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Tianna M. Daley: 9 Stonefield Court, Cortland Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #63366

THE

WESTCHESTER INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING & WAREHOUSING GROUP LLC. Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/27/2023.

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. WARREN

L. COHEN 107 LAKE AVENUE, TUCKAHOE, NY, 10707. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

#63367

Notice of Formation of Top Grade Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/28/23. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 100 High Point Drive, Hartsdale, New York 10530. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #63368

Devoe Terrace 86, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/22/2023.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 161 First St., Yonkers, NY 10706. General Purpose #63369

OM Yatri LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/14/2023.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 15 Bank St., unit 117B, White Plains, NY 10606. General Purpose #63370

Notice of Formation of Judy Torres Merchandise LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/27/2023. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of Limited Liability Company LLC (LLC) upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Judy Torres: 400 Fort Hill Road #203, Peekskill, New York 10566 . Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #63378

MRH Ventures LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/12/2021.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Michael Haberman, 31 Bacon Hill Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570. General

Purpose #63379

Perfect Habes LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/27/2019.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Michael Haberman, 31 Bacon Hill Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570. General

Purpose #63380

Rock Well Funding LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/18/2022.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Michael Haberman, 31 Bacon Hill Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570. General

Purpose #63381

91 Rockwell LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/21/2023. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Amy Calagna, 32 33 47th Ave., Long Island, NY 11101 2426. General

Purpose #63382

Notice of Formation of 2322 Holland Ave LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with SSNY on 3/14/2023. Office located in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it to the LLC; 965 Edgewood Avenue, Pelham Manor, NY 10803. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #63384

H2O FILTRATION LLC

Filed 1/18/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1 Canterbury Rd N, Harrison, NY 10528 Purpose: all lawful #63385

The Dress Bar, LLC Filed 1/31/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3 Westchester View Ln, White Plains, NY 10607 Purpose: all lawful #63386

DAG AUTOMOTIVE

LLC Filed 2/10/23

Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Rd Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: all lawful #63387

REMARKIBLE SERVICES LLC Filed 2/21/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 568 Saw Mill River Rd, Millwood, NY 10546 Purpose: all lawful #63388

JTV, LLC Filed 3/20/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 250 E Hartsdale Ave, Ste 31, Hartsdale, NY 10530 Purpose: all lawful #63389

RV. PRODUCTIONS

LLC Filed 3/29/23

Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 9 Laurel Pl, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Purpose: all lawful #63390

EMPIRE ROOFING OF NEW YORK, LLC Filed 1/17/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 30 Locust Hill Ave, 1E, Yonkers, NY 10701

Purpose: all lawful #63391

SALON K LLC Filed 4/20/23 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 225 Highlands Dr, Pawling, NY 12564

Purpose: all lawful #63392

1549 St. Lawrence Realty LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/28/2023. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 2677 Rte. 35, Katonah, NY 10536. General Purpose #63393

Chen Training Solutions LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/6/2023. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 482 California Rd., Bronxville, NY 10708. General Purpose #63394

Garageman’s Lien Sale: Raulindo Auto Body Sells 5/17/23

3212 Albany Post Rd Buchanan, NY 10511

1:00PM

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Garageman’s Lien Sale: Bronxville Auto Collision Sells

5/17/23 29 Milburn St Bronxville, NY 10708

1:00PM

17 Ford 1FBVU4XG9HKA36925

Re:Riullano,D #63395

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