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Third-year dental students began making the rounds of treating patients at Touro Dental Health on July 20.

Photography by Dmitriy Kalinin.

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hile many in New York state were anxiously awaiting word as to whether public and private schools teaching grades K through 12 in New York state would be allowed to reopen this fall, some institutions of higher learning were far

along in the reopening process.

At Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College, third-year dental students on July 20 began making the rounds of treating patients at Touro Dental Health, a facility with 109 dental treatment chairs used not only in teaching dental students their craft, but also as a dental clinic serving the community

with affordable care.

“Pre-Covid we had about 220 students working in the clinic,” Dr. Edward Farkas, vice dean and professor of dental medicine at Touro told the Business Journal.

“They are paired so that each dental operatory has a third-year and a fourthyear working together. On a daily basis we were seeing about 200 to 220 » STUDENTS

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Rockland restaurateur has been arrested and accused of bookmaking and extorting a client to collect gambling debts.

Federal prosecutors accused John Ciofalo of transmission of wagering information and extortionate debt collection, in a criminal complaint unsealed Aug. 6 in U.S. District Court in White Plains.

Ciofalo entered a plea of not guilty on Aug. 7 before U.S. Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy.

The complaint does not name his restaurant, but news accounts of La Terrazza Restaurant Bar

& Catering, New City, identify him as a partner.

Law enforcement agents in Rockland County have been investigating illegal gambling operations since 2018, according to the complaint filed by FBI Agent Karen Altieri.

In March 2019, a confidential informant who purportedly owed money to Ciofalo began working with investigators.

The informant had been convicted on gambling and sex abuse charges, according to the complaint. He was not paid for his assistance but he was given $3,000 to partially pay a gambling debt when he met Ciofalo, while under surveillance.

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Assisted living proposed for White Plains Road in Tarrytown

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unrise Development Inc. has proposed building what it describes as “service enriched assisted living/ memory care housing” at 99 White Plains Road in Tarrytown.

There would be 85 units in a new three-story structure that would incorporate part of the existing Goebel Collectors Club building on the 4.45-acre site.

The developer has addressed the Tarrytown Board of Trustees and the village Planning Board seeking rezoning to permit assisted living on the site along with site plan approval.

“There are a number of different ways for us to accomplish introducing assisted living into your zoning,” attorney David Steinmetz of the White Plains-based law firm Zarin & Steinmetz told the planning board. “One of those would be adding a new special permit use. There’s a possibility we will be revisiting the floating zone that is the zoning technique that was used by one of the earlier applicants.”

Steinmetz identified that applicant as Artis Senior Living LLC, which has applied for approval of a 64-bed Alzheimer/ dementia care facility at 153 White Plains Road, not far from the Sunrise site.

The planning board declared itself lead agency for the environmental review of the project and Steinmetz said that the applicant is finalizing an environmental long-assessment form and would be submitting that along with additional studies.

“I believe that SEQRA (the State Environmental Quality Review Act) requires that we take a cumulative analysis. We came in behind Artis,” Steinmetz said. “The law says that when we come in behind Artis we have to layer our impacts on top of theirs and present that.”

Philip Kroskin, senior vice president of real estate for Sunrise, told the planning board, “Westchester County is one of the counties that continues to see, as it sits today, a demographic profile that’s not adequately served by assisted living and memory care build-

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The Goebel Collectors Club building at 99 White Plains Road. Photo by Bob Rozycki.

The structure now known as the Goebel building dates from approximately 1905. It formerly served as the main house on an estate and sustained a fire in 1964, requiring interior renovation.

In 1976, the Goebel Collector’s Club opened a gallery and museum. A giant Hummel figurine stood outside of the building and was a landmark for motorists.

The Goebel Co., established in Germany in 1871 and known for fine porcelain tableware and decorative items, produced Hummel figurines. In 1979, the Village of Tarrytown Historic Architectural Review Board designated the front facade of the Goebel building as a local landmark.

Sunrise plans to incorporate the preserved south-facing front part of the building into its assisted living facility, using it as the main entrance. It has designed the new portion of the facility to blend with the existing architecture. The new construction would cover a footprint of approximately 74,000 square feet and be approximately 3½ feet taller than the existing building.

ings. This building would effectively be filling in a need that is there, let alone the need that we speak about in the future.”

Kroskin said that Sunrise has 330 facilities in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.

“More importantly we’re a principal provider of care in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut region,” Kroskin said. “We’re the largest in that region. We have more than 40 buildings serving thousands of seniors over the last 30 years and employing thousands of employees.”

Kroskin said that Sunrise recently opened two buildings in Connecticut, one in Fairfield and one in Wilton.

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competitors at high occupancies and even when a new competitor comes into a market we often see very little degradation, if any degradation, in our own occupancy,” he said. “That’s really indicative of the current demand and ultimate growing demand.

It’s very difficult to find land and we’re very fortunate to have found this site (in Tarrytown) that really meets every one of our goals and objectives.”

Andy Coelho, senior vice president of construction and design for Sunrise, said that the design seeks to have as slight an impact on the environment as possible. The plan calls for the west side of the property, now wooded, is preserved.

“Although it looks like a

large building, it actually is broken down into smaller units.

We call them neighborhoods,” Coelho said. “Smaller groups of people live in smaller areas.

There are lots of amenity spaces; 50% of the footprint of the area of the whole building is common area, 50% is residential suites. So, there is ample room for residents to enjoy activities, dining, etc., without being in large groups. There can be lots of smaller groups throughout the building, lots of opportunities to gather in small group settings. The number one thing we have going for us is that the suites are mostly private suites, so there are not shared bedrooms and shared bathrooms and we have found that very advantageous for us across the 300-plus communities that we operate.”

Steinmetz addressed concerns about the high numbers of Covid-19 deaths reported from nursing homes, pointing out that the Sunrise facility is not a nursing home.

“We will come back with data on Sunrise and how it has fared during the pandemic. I think you’ll be surprised that they have done phenomenally well statistically,” Steinmetz said.

“It is obviously not a skilled nursing facility and the result of their measures and the things they have implemented have been quite successful.”

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Alma Realty accuses contractors of diverting $7.5M from Peekskill and Yonkers projects

struction worker Juan Chonillo, 44.

The carpenter was working on a 60-story condo at 161 Maiden Lane, near South Street Seaport in Lower Manhattan.

He and four other workers were on a platform that was moved, in violation of building code regulations. The platform got stuck. Chonillo unhooked his harness, tried to fix the jam and fell 29 floors to his death.

SSC also admitted to city and state investigators to stealing $517,000 in overtime wages from employees and to under-reporting payroll by nearly $2 million so as to pay reduced premiums to the New York State Insurance Fund.

Alma Realty is represented by Long Island City attorney Katie L. Bireley.

A rendering of the Alma Realty project in Peekskill

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ueens developer Alma Realty claims that two Peekskill construction companies diverted $7.5 million from projects in Yonkers and Peekskill.

Affiliates of Alma Realty Corp. sued Green Works Projects Inc., TPK Construction & Design, Timothy Mahoney and the estate of Michael Mahoney last month in Westchester Supreme Court.

Michael Mahoney, 53, died in February.

Alma Realty, a landlord and real estate development firm in Long Island City, founded by Efstathios “Steve” Valiotis, accused the Mahoneys of diverting funds for “other construction projects, investing in other businesses and for improper personal use.”

Attempts to contact Timothy Mahoney for his side of the story failed.

Alma hired Green Works and TPK in 2018 to work on a nine-story, 181-unit structure at 1 Park Place in Peekskill for $40 million. Last year, the Mahoneys were hired to work on a 91-unit apartment building on the site of a former elementary school in Yonkers.

Alma Realty claims that it paid the construction companies nearly half of the Peekskill contract, $19.1 million, but only 30% of the work has been completed.

It has paid nearly $1.5 million for the Yonkers project.

Green Works and TPK Construction allegedly overbilled Alma for work performed, submitted invoices for work not performed or done poorly, submitted duplicate invoices for work done by another entity and failed to pay subcontractors and material suppliers.

Alma Realty is demanding at least $7 million in damages on the Peekskill project and $500,000 for the Yonkers job.

Green Works and TPK were based in an office building owned by Alma Realty next to the Peekskill construction site.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Norman G. Grill

Exiting your business: which option is best for you?

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ou have four ways to exit your business. The more you know about each, the more likely you will choose the one that’s best for you. With that in mind, here’s what you need to know about each option:

1. LIQUIDATE IT

In a liquidation the owners sell off their assets, collect outstanding accounts receivable, pay off their bills and keep what’s left, if anything, for themselves.

The primary reason liquidation is considered as an exit plan is that a business lacks sufficient income-producing capacity apart from the owner’s direct efforts and apart from the value of the assets themselves.

For example, if the business can produce only $75,000 per year and the assets themselves are worth $1 million, no one would pay more for the business than the value of the assets.

Service businesses in particular are thought to have little value when the owner leaves the business. Since most service businesses have little “hard value” other than accounts receivable, liquidation produces the smallest return for the owner’s lifelong commitment to the business.

Smart owners guard against this. They plan ahead to ensure that they do not have to rely on this last-ditch method to fund their retirement.

2. SELL IT TO A THIRD PARTY

While a sale to a third party too often becomes a bargain sale — and sometimes the only alternative to liquidation — this option just might be your best way to cash out if the business is well prepared for sale. In fact, you may find that this so-called “last resort” strategy just happens to land you at the resort of your choice.

Although many owners don’t realize it, most or all of your money should come from the business at closing. Therefore, the fundamental advantage of a third-party sale is immediate cash or at least a substantial

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upfront portion of the selling price. This ensures that you obtain your fundamental objectives of financial security and, perhaps, avoid risk as well.

A second unanticipated advantage in selling to a third party is the ability to frequently receive substantially more cash than your CPA or other business appraiser anticipated because the market place is “hot.” Finally, this may be the best option for a business that is too valuable to be purchased by anyone other than someone who has access to a considerable source of money.

If you do not receive the bulk of the purchase price in cash, at closing, however, your risk will suddenly become immense. You will place a substantial amount of the money you counted on receiving in the unpredictable hands of fate. The best way to avoid this risk is to get all of the money you are going to need at closing. This way any outstandFCBJ

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ing balance payable to you is “icing on the cake.”

3. TRANSFER OWNERSHIP TO YOUR CHILDREN

While most business owners want to transfer their business to their children, few end up doing so for various reasons.

There are however, advantages that are worth considering.

For example, transferring your business to your children can provide financial well-being for younger family members unable to earn comparable income from outside employment, as well as allow you to stay actively involved in the business with your children until you choose your departure date. It also affords you the luxury of selling the business for whatever amount of money you need to live on, even if the value of the business does not justify that sum of money.

On the other hand, this

option also holds the potential to increase family friction, discord and feelings of unequal treatment among siblings. Parents often feel the need to treat all of their children equally. In reality, this is difficult to achieve. In most cases, one child will probably run or own the business at the perceived expense of the others.

At the same time, financial security also may be diminished, rather than enhanced, and the very existence of the business is at risk if it’s transferred to a family member who can’t or won’t run it properly.

In addition, family dynamics in general, may also significantly diminish your control over the business and its operations.

4. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS (ESOP)

If your children have no interest or are unable to take over your business, there’s

another option to ensure the continued success of your business: The Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

ESOPs are qualified retirement plans subject to the regulatory requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

There’s one important difference however; the majority (more than half) of their investment must be derived from their own company stock.

Whether it’s due to lack of interest on your children’s part, an economic downturn or a high asking price that no one is willing to pay, what an ESOP does is create a third-party buyer (your employees) where none previously existed. After all, who more than your employees have a vested interest in your company?

ESOPs are set up as a trust (complete with trustees) into which either cash to buy company stock or newly issued stock is placed. Contributions the company makes to the trust are generally tax deductible, subject to certain limitations and because transactions are considered stock sales, the owner who is selling (you) can avoid paying capital gains.

Shares are then distributed to employees (typically based on compensation levels) and grow tax free until distribution.

If your company is stable and well-established with steady, consistent earnings, an ESOP might be a winning exit plan from your business.

This is a brief overview and is not intended as advice.

Exiting your business can be complex, so you may find it helpful to seek professional advice.

Norm Grill, CPA, (N.Grill@ GRILL1.com) is managing partner of Grill & Partners, LLC (www.GRILL1.com), certified public accountants and consultants to closely held companies and high-net-worth individuals, with offices in Fairfield and Darien, 203-2543880.

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Farkas said that Covid caused dramatic changes on campus, with students being sent home, virtual learning going into effect and the clinic being closed for general patient care and new patients.

“We did not abandon our patients, but it was basically a skeleton crew that was treating patients. We were seeing maybe seven to 10 patients a day for emergencies and at the same time we instituted a teledentistry-type visit where we would screen patients for their problems and if those problems needed to be treated in person we would bring them in and we would have faculty doing the treatments,” Farkas said. “June 18 we reopened at 16.5% capacity.”

Farkas said that the clinic expanded to 33% capacity and he expects it to be at 50% capacity though Labor Day, perhaps holding at that level until the end of the year.

The clinical facility is divided into six clinical practice units, a pediatric dentistry practice, an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice, an endodontic practice and student workrooms.

The College of Dental Medicine itself is in a 249,000-square-foot, six-story building at 19 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne.

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contends that Ciofalo runs a bookmaking operation through betvegas365.com, a website based in Costa Rica, and that he set up the informant’s account.

The informant did not have to put up money when he placed bets, but if he lost, the complaint states, he owed Ciofalo.

He lost thousands of dollars, according to the complaint.

Investigators intercepted numerous text messages between Ciofalo’s cellphone and the informant, from February to June 2019, allegedly concerning gambling debts.

Among the messages, including typographical errors and sanitized expletives, are these increasingly menacing examples.

“I need 5417,” Ciofalo texted

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are skipping chairs. We have 109 chairs so at 50% we would have 54 chairs and that’s where we are going to end up at this point.

At the same time, the way people travel within the facility has been reorganized,” Farkas said.

“There’s one-way travel, there’s screening upon entering, social distancing within the facility, the student lounge is closed, we’ve closed down certain rooms where we could not accomplish social distancing, the simulation lab is being used at one-third capacity so instead of having 115 students at a time we are having 35 or 36 at a time.”

Farkas said that when administrators started talking about reopening they were extremely concerned about the education-

al robustness of the program the clinic would provide at reduced patient capacity.

“Previously a student would see one patient in the morning and one patient in the afternoon.

We’ve added faculty so they’re able to increase that efficiency to two patients per morning, two patients per afternoon,” Farkas said.

“So, automatically, if you’re at 50% and you’re seeing double the number of patients, the student experiences are being doubled, which is basically equal to pre-Covid. Same thing with the simulation lab. We’re able to do more in the same amount of time because we’ve added more faculty. At no other time on our history has the student-to-facul-

ty ratio been better than it is now.”

Farkas reported that on one recent day, there were 91 patients seen in the dental clinic.

At 100% capacity pre-Covid, they typically were seeing 200 a day.

Dental student Blake Artuso, 27, a Pleasantville native, told the Business Journal, “At some point we have to graduate to working on real people and that happens in the third year, and that’s were I’m at. There are all of these procedures that we’ve done on dummies. Last week I did a couple of examinations.

I have a friend who did a root canal already and I have a friend who did a couple of fillings.”

He said that when in the clinic, he wants to make sure that the patients are at ease and introduces himself as a student doctor along with his fourth-year dental student partner Trung Nguyen and the Touro faculty member who is their clinical practice leader and an experienced dentist.

“With people, there are so many things you have to take into account; their medical history, their dental history, if they’re anxious or not. There are a ton of additional variables when you’re working on an actual human being,” Artuso said.

“We are educating the next generation of dentists and integral to that is our educational process, which is the first two years all the students basically go

on March 9.

“You really put me in a bad spot,” a March 15 message stated. “Get it man. This is not good.”

By mid-March the informant owed $15,127.

“Now your voice mail is full,” a March 17 message stated. “NOT GOOD. … TELL ME WHERE TO MEET YOU.” “I told people to come and pick up the money you owe,” Ciofalo texted on April 19. “They sent 4 thugs to the restaurant last night. Pushed me all around the f—ing restaurant. If you don’t get me this money I’m going to take action. And I mean action.”

“Where the f—k are you,” Ciofalo texted April 27. “These mother f—ers just walked into my restaurant in the middle of dinner ina Saturday night. … you better bring me my f—ing money tonight or it’s coming

down on you like something who have never seen. … Watch your back you mother f—er.”

The next day, Ciofalo allegedly demanded $6,000 and threatened to send the thugs “who pushed me around the restaurant” to the informant’s home.

“Bring me my f—ing money,” Ciofalo texted. “And it better not be $1,000.”

“I’m going to give them your number if I don’t have the money by Thursday,” he continued. “It’s gonna be your choice of what happens. I’ve never been around people like this.

They would cut you up rather than say hello. Never knew people existed like this except in the movies. SO ITS YOUR CHOICE THURSDAY BRING ME MY MONEY OR THEY WILL FIND YOU THRU YOUR PHONE.” Investigators gave the

informant $1,000 on May 2, equipped him with a recording device and watched from outside as he met Ciofalo.

“What is this?” Ciofalo asked when handed $1,000. “I told you don’t bring me this. These guys are coming after you mother f—er.”

Four days later, “3 f—ing goons just walked in and are walking through the dining rooms asking customers if they are enjoying their food,” he texted. “They just came over to me and said that they are going to do this until pay them there money. You need to get this done I’m at the end of my rope with this.”

The informant allegedly went back to the restaurant the same day, while under surveillance and wearing a recording device, and handed Ciofalo $2,000.

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through 1,500 hours of simulation laboratory where they learn to do dentistry on mannequins.

At the same time, they take basic science courses like physiology, biochemistry, anatomy, and so they learn the basics,” Farkas explained.

“They develop a base of knowledge that they can use to treat patients. For the last two years dental school is essentially using that knowledge and treating live patients. We have high-level faculty who supervise these students and the patients are being treated at 20% to 50% less than what it would cost in the real world.”

Farkas said that the new normal with Covid being a reality includes more emphasis on the use of personal protective equipment, more regulation and follow up and more conscientiousness about infection control.

“When you dig down a little bit you see that the treatments are basically the same, the students are being educated and they’re happy. We constantly take surveys on that and we are gratified to see that things are working out,” Farkas said.

“We are hoping there will be a day in the near future when we’ll be able to go back to 100% but really nobody knows. We are operating in a way that we feel that a student that we graduate can succeed anywhere in any program in any office in the world.”

A month later, Ciofalo texted, “Please get me the $3800. So I can give to these thugs that are torturing me.”

Five days later, June 20, he messages the informant, “You need to bring me the money.

These mother f—ers are ready to cause real trouble here.”

The criminal complaint ends there. There is no indication of what became of the informant in the subsequent 14 months, whether the thugs invoked by Ciofalo were real or whether he also was a victim of extortion, or if anyone else is under investigation.

Ciofalo posted a $40,000 appearance bond and was released from custody.

He is represented by White Plains attorney Michael K. Burke.

Assistant prosecutor James A. Lightenberg is handling the case for the government.

Fizzled ‘coke’ deal costs Harrison trader $3.6M

Serving Hospitality Through A Pandemic

By Robert L. Rattet

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ew sectors of our economy have been more impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and related safety restrictions than hospitality businesses – restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and hotels.

These businesses were required to close their doors to patrons throughout New York State on March 16, throwing millions of people out of work and shuttering venues that define our social lives.

Now, five months later, indoor dining remains limited in Westchester County and other parts of the state, and fully prohibited in New York City. Tourists are scarce.

As a result, many hospitality venues have simply closed permanently.

Others have tried to stay afloat by promoting takeout and delivery options, providing some revenues but rarely enough to break even.

During the warm summer months, expanded outdoor dining has helped the bottom line at some establishments, though continuing restrictions (such as the requirement that alcohol must be served only with food) have limited the benefits.

In these difficult times, entrepreneurs in hospitality need to develop a strategic plan to access key resources and navigate new safety rules.

For example, hospitality companies that have watched their revenues decline during the pandemic should strongly consider negotiating with their landlord to temporarily reduce or defer rent payments.

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Harrison “coke” trader who sued his partner for $117,000 for allegedly shirking loan repayments will have to fork over nearly $3.6 million instead.

U.S. District Judge Philip M. Halpern approved the judgment against PBR Sales LLC on July 29 in favor of Liberty Petroleum Trading International.

The “coke” in question was pet coke, a byproduct of petroleum refining that is used to fuel cement kilns.

PBR Sales is owned by Pratap Sapra, who lived in Chappaqua until he lost his home to foreclosure in 2017.

Later that year, PBR Sales and Liberty Petroleum Trading, based in Phoenix, agreed to work together on business deals and to share profits equally.

PBR identified Saeed Al-Moallim Trading Group of Saudi Arabia as a source of pet coke, and Shree Cement Ltd. of Bangur City, India, as a buyer.

In 2018, PBR and Liberty bought 50,000 metric tons of coke for $3 million, according to court records, sold it to Shree Cement for nearly $4.8 million, and arranged for the coke to be delivered to India from Saudi Arabia.

Six months later, PBR accused Liberty of failure to repay three loans totaling $117,000. The complaint did not explain what went wrong.

Liberty responded with counterclaims. PBR had made no loans, it stated.

Instead, Liberty had borrowed nearly $3 million from a New York lender to buy the pet coke.

PBR had allegedly notified Liberty that the coke was “either ready for shipment, had been loaded or was … on its way” to India.

In fact, Liberty claimed, none of the coke was delivered to a ship that was docked and ready for loading.

Sapra allegedly indicated that PBR would get a refund from the Al-Moallim Trading Group, but failed to do so.

Liberty sued the Al-Moallim Group and discovered that PBR had canceled the coke deal and arranged to buy aluminum alloys instead.

Attorney Gary M. Fellner withdrew as PBR’s attorney last year because his client had failed to pay fees. U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti repeatedly ordered PBR to find new counsel, but the company failed to do so.

“Having ignored multiple court orders,” Briccetti ruled in November, “the court concludes plaintiff has abandoned its case.”

PBR moved for a default judgment.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul E. Davison concluded on June 22 that Liberty should be awarded $3,583,308 in damages from PBR, for financing costs and lost profits.

Judge Halpern adopted Davison’s recommendations.

Owners should also seek assistance with loans and grants from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and, assuming the federal government reauthorizes it, the Paycheck Protection Program, which converts loans into grants if the company retains a certain amount of staff.

In addition, businesses could access personal protective equipment (PPE) from state and local agencies and nonprofit organizations.

We have advised our hospitality clients on the required safety measures for operating during the pandemic, strongly recommending strict compliance both to avoid fines or possible closure and to accelerate the reopening process by reducing the spread of the disease.

Nobody could have anticipated COVID-19 or how it would effectively freeze major sectors of our economy, most notably our favorite bars and restaurants, or the movie theater where we catch the latest releases.

But there are tools available, and hospitality attorneys with the experience and skills to help you navigate this crisis and emerge successfully.

Robert Rattet, a Partner at Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP, represents a wide variety of hospitality businesses in Westchester County, New York City, and throughout the region.

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Suite Talk Suite Talk: Anthony Gaglio Jr., vice president and director of safety at Viking Construction Inc.

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nthony Gaglio Jr. did not come into his family’s Bridgeport-based Viking Construction Inc. with the notion that he was going to be escorted immediately into the C-suite right after graduating from college.

“I went to school at night so I could learn the trade by working in the field during the day,” he said. “I wanted to, because I thought the best way was to start from the bottom. I started as a laborer with a shovel in my hand. And I may not be the most proficient, but I know how everything works and I can do it myself.”

In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall spoke with Gaglio about today’s construction environment and his family’s role therein.

For the benefit of people who don’t know Viking Construction, what is your company all about? When did it begin and what projects are you focused on?

“Viking Construction was founded in 1991 by my great-uncle, my father and his uncle.

We’re a family business with our roots stretching back to 1927.

My grandfather came over from Italy, my great-grandfather came over from Italy and started in construction.

“We’re a full-scale commercial contractor and we do large-scale residential housing, schools, interior fit-ups, medical and we also self-perform our own site work. We’re still considered a true general contractor because we get our hands dirty.

“Connecticut’s our backyard. We go from Hartford to Greenwich to Sherman to Jewett City.”

There is a poster in your conference room that says you are involved in the creation of medical buildings, historical sites, housing and education. What is the percentage of work divided between those four sectors?

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but it’s what I’m most proud of — the family business atmosphere that we have, where we really look out for each other.”

What was it like working in a family business like this?

“For me, it’s been a positive experience. My father used to say that by watching his uncles and his cousins, he’s learned what not to do. My father came up with 13 cousins in the family business and he’s the only one left. My brother and sister took different career paths, so it’s really only myself.”

When your children come of age, would you want them to be part of this company?

“I have a young son and I have a daughter on the way. It’s funny, my son has a bulldozer play set and someone said to me, ‘Is that a hidden sign that you want him to go into the family business?’ I said, ‘I just want him to be happy.’”

Anthony Gaglio Jr. Photo by Phil Hall.

“To be honest, the percentage is where the market is hot.

About 15 years ago, we were doing a lot of school work, which seems to have come back now. Housing under Governor Malloy was a big push, so we did a lot of government-sponsored housing. The same with the medical construction.

“We’re also seeing historical come around more in the retrofit of buildings, where they’ll take an old bank and turn it into a restaurant or an office.”

For your multifamily housing projects, what are some of the considerations that need to go into these projects?

“A lot of them end up being mixed-use where you have a commercial factor. And when you add the housing factor to deal with, there are two different types of codes.

“But I would say that the biggest thing is partnering with the right subcontractors that can do large scale-housing. These are larger projects with 100 to 200 units, and it takes a large FCBJ

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team to make sure that all of your details are correct and the materials are available ahead of time. For instance, you can go and pick up the Kohler toilet at your local store and probably get 10 of them in stock, but when you’re ordering 200 you are thinking ahead and making sure that all your sequencing is ready.”

There have been news reports from around the country that found many construction firms are having difficulty getting people to work for them. Is that something that you’ve encountered?

“Yes … That’s why we have a Viking Education Scholarship to promote the career paths of construction. I think the younger generation with the uptick in the Facebooks and the Googles of the world, gravitated their college career paths in the hightech direction. But as working as plumbers or electricians on construction projects, there wasn’t sex appeal in those career paths.

“We got involved with our

construction scholarship to entice high school seniors or college kids with a little bit of money help with books and stuff like that. And also, we’re attending career fairs to try and hire young people to train them up and promote from within.”

The conference room in your office has a glass cabinet full of awards for corporate achievements and you recently won an award from the Connecticut Building Congress for your work on Stamford’s Summer Place 55-plus affordable housing community. What do you consider to be your company’s greatest accomplishment?

“I wouldn’t say it’s a fancy plaque. I would say it is the longevity and respect that goes both ways with our employees. Our average employment for roughly 52 employees is about 10 years and a lot of them came up working with my father in the trades.

We have enjoyed a lot of success as a company because of our employees. It may sound cheesy,

What projects is the company currently working on?

“Currently, we have two large schools for the city of Stamford, a senior housing project in Darien and we just started a big mixeduse housing community here in Bridgeport. There are also a couple other minor things, but those are larger projects now.”

How has the pandemic impacted your business?

“It’s made everyone more cautious. We have a lot more steps now in our day-to-day activities.

Everyone gets their temperatures taken coming on to the job site, we’re very cautious in how many men or women are working in a room together and we’re scheduling that work while trying to be productive and safe at the same time. It’s definitely made for a little bit more of a difficult curveball on the school jobs because I can’t have 10 people in a classroom.

“But, like anything, we put our head down and we talk as a team on how we are going to safely come out through this together so that everyone is OK.”

Only in America Local voices speak out on Biden’s pick of Kamala Harris

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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y the time presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his vice presidential running mate U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris appeared together Wednesday afternoon at a high school gymnasium in Wilmington, Delaware, politicians and others from Westchester and Fairfield had already been making clear their opinions about Biden’s choice of Harris.

For some, their opinion was to express no opinion when asked by the Business Journal.

For others, there was no reticence to speak out, especially on social media.

During their nationally televised appearance at A.I. Du Pont High School, Biden and Harris both recalled how they were introduced by Biden’s late son, Beau. At the time, he was the attorney general of Delaware and she was the attorney general of California.

In his speech, Biden was sharply critical of President Trump for having verbally attacked Harris in news conferences and public appearances, saying, “Is anyone surprised that Donald Trump has a problem with strong women?”

Harris laced into Trump for emboldening racism and injustice, mismanaging the pandemic response and leading the country into what she described as the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Biden and Harris wore face masks when they first entered the largely empty gym, then removed them and observed social distancing during their speeches.

The Connecticut Republican Party reacted to the selection of Harris, announced Aug. 11, with the posting on its Facebook site of a statement from GOP National Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.

“A hiding, diminished and incoherent Joe Biden didn’t just select a vice presidential candi-

date, he chose the person who would actually be in charge the next four years if he is somehow able to win,” McDaniel said.

“Kamala Harris’ extreme positions, from raising taxes to abolishing private health insurance to comparing law enforcement officials to the KKK, show that the left-wing mob is controlling Biden’s candidacy, just like they would control him as president.

These radical policies might be popular among liberals, but they are well outside the mainstream for most Americans.”

Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut commented, “Here’s what I’ve learned about my friend Kamala over the past four years: She’s got great instincts, and she trusts them.

When she makes a promise, she keeps it. Friendship and family matter to her more than almost anything. If you’re in a fight, you want her in your foxhole.”

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal was quoted by the Hartford

Courant as saying about Harris, “She has a real burning sense of outrage, where it’s appropriate, about injustice.”

Gov. Ned Lamont, also a Democrat, said, “Sen. Kamala Harris is a true leader, and the kind of person that will be incredible for our country by the side of my good friend Joe Biden.

I proudly support the BidenHarris ticket!”

Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden issued a statement calling Biden’s selection of Harris “a special moment in history for Black and Brown girls everywhere who can finally see themselves in a vice presidential candidate.”

In Westchester, former County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican now running for the state Senate seat held

by Peter Harckham, told the Business Journal, “I congratulate Senator Harris on her historic nomination. Her family’s story is quintessentially American,

and one we can all be proud of irrespective of our individual politics.”

Astorino went on to detail some of their political differences. “Senator Harris and I hold starkly opposing viewpoints on many key issues – federal takeover of local zoning, massive new programs that would skyrocket taxes, and cashless bail to name a few. I look forward to a substantive debate between the presidential campaigns in the weeks to come.”

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, against whom Astorino ran in 2014, had a very short and simple statement after Biden’s selection of Harris: “We’re ready. Let’s go win!”

Carl Heastie, speaker of the New York State Assembly, said that he was ecstatic that Biden chose Harris, who happened to have been a college roommate of one of his cousins.

State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, who

U.S. Sen. and presumptive Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

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is from Yonkers, said, “What a great choice. Now on to the White House.”

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said, “I’ve been lucky to get to fight alongside my friend Kamala Harris in the Senate – and I’m thrilled to support her through her next journey.

Congratulations, Kamala! You and Joe Biden make a strong ticket to lead Democrats to victory in November. I’ll be cheering you on!”

New York’s other U.S. Senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, said, “My friend Kamala Harris is a fearless champion for justice with the experience and compassion to lead – but the next few months won’t be easy.”

Mimi Rocah, the Democratic candidate for Westchester County District Attorney, said, “I didn’t expect to feel so emotional. In a good way. Which feels so darn good after so long of feeling emotionally drained.”

The Westchester Republican Party posted on its Facebook page a statement from Nick Langworthy, chairman of the New York GOP. “Americans already rejected Kamala Harris on the presidential stage because they saw right through her phony facade,” Langworthy said. “She ran for president as a wannabe socialist and now she and puppet Joe Biden represent a radical left agenda that will bankrupt America, dismantle our freedoms and destroy public safety.

This pick proves Joe Biden has no control over his campaign, and he’ll have no control over the country.”

The political activist group Indivisible Westchester posted a comment that its members were thrilled to hear that Biden had chosen Harris as his running mate.

“She brings energy and historic diversity to the Democratic ticket as the first Black and South Asian woman to be a vice presidential nominee.”

The group Westchester for Biden posted a Twitter message that it was AUGUST 17, 2020

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Michael Guberti

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Three ways to reach more people with Reels, Instagram’s answer to TikTok

any believe that Reels is Instagram’s answer to TikTok. India banned TikTok earlier this summer and then Instagram released Reels in India a few days later. America is experiencing a similar situation.

The U.S. government is putting pressure on TikTok to sell ownership of its company to an American company. If TikTok does not sell, the U.S. government has stated it will ban TikTok. The Washington Post lists India, the United States, Australia, the European Union, Japan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan as countries that are either suspicious of, are actively investigating or have already banned TikTok. Facebook, the parent company of Instagram, decided that this is the time to strike. Facebook stated that Reels would be available in the United States “in early August.”

Reels by Instagram is a way to add certain artists’ music to videos that are 15 seconds long. Soon, you will be able to record and stitch together 15-second videos with music on Instagram. You can publish the videos in the Stories section, Explore section and in a dedicated Reels section on

your Instagram account.

You can choose music from a library that Instagram provides or use your audio.

You can adjust the video’s speed, add a countdown timer and apply different visual effects. You can choose videos from your phone’s Camera Roll or create videos from the Instagram app.

A blogger based in Paris reported that her engagement has been much higher when using Reels. Sephora in France and Louis Vuitton use Reels to promote their new products. Reels was first tested in Brazil and is also available in Germany, France and India.

Here are three ways your business can reach more people when Reels is available: 1. Post videos with music that relates to your business Realtors can showcase one of their properties. Med spas can show videos of before-and-after transformations synced to music about beauty, feeling good and self-confidence. Orthodontists can use songs about consistency and trusting the process, which can lead to them emphasizing the importance of wearing your

Invisalign aligners consistently. They can use celebratory music to spotlight their patients who completed their Invisalign or braces treatment. Fitness trainers can incorporate motivational messages like “Rocky” music and the “Eye of the Tiger” if those songs are available for use. When Instagram releases Reels, you will be able to see what music is available.

2. Create a short poem or theme song for your business Since Reels is music-oriented and you can upload your audio, consider making a short poem or theme song about your business. It can mention the benefits of your products and services and include how you enjoy empowering your clients.

3. Perform a contest asking others to share your theme song or poem, tagging their friends and your Instagram business account You can run a contest encouraging your community to use your theme song in their Reels videos. For example, you can encourage your followers to post a Reels video, tag their friends and your business

account and use your branded theme song in the video to be entered for a chance to win a prize.

Celebrate the winner in a Reels video if they give you permission to spotlight them. To spread the word about your contest, post on your other social media platforms, email your subscribers and put up signs if your office if you have a physical location.

BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

It’s been reported that Instagram may provide accounts that use Reels with some “extra prominence to get the feature off the ground.” It is fair to assume that Instagram wants to get people talking about Reels and have them migrate away from TikTok. To achieve this goal, the platform may give accounts who use Reels more reach and engagement than usual. If that is the case, you can leverage Reels to reach more people on Instagram.

Feeling overwhelmed? Schedule your free strategy call and let’s help you win on social media in 2020 and beyond at MichaelGuberti.com/Schedule.

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The Next Big Thing?: PhilanthroInvesting links investors with low-income families seeking homeownership

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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or many Americans, the dream of homeownership seems to be out of reach due to financial difficulties ranging from being unable to save for a down payment to poor credit scores to other expenses that eat away at home-focused savings.

And while there are loan programs from government agencies and private lenders designed to help those in need of existence assistance, not everyone is able to qualify for such aid.

However, there might be yet another route to homeownership for the disenfranchised. Equity & Help Inc., a Clearwater, Florida-based real estate investment company, has launched a program called PhilanthroInvesting that has a goal of helping 10,000 households that were previously unable to buy a residential property achieve their dream of homeownership by 2025. The program also provides investors with a passive-in-

come vehicle with a strong social responsibility factor.

“We took the word ‘philanthro’ from philanthropy, because of the families that we help through this program,” explained Siloh Moses, who holds the title of PhilanthroInvestor Ambassador with the company. “So, the investor who would be a perfect fit for this program is someone who believes in philanthropy and believes in building communities and giving families a hand up.”

Under the PhilanthroInvesting program, Equity & Help will acquire foreclosed properties and make them available to investors at below-market rates.

Investors buy a minimum of three of these properties for 45% below after repair value. The investors pay Equity & Help to manage the properties at $15 per unit.

Equity & Help puts the homes on the market and qualifies eligible buyers from the investors on owner financing, paying more than what the investors paid.

The new households are responsible for improving the home and paying taxes on

the property. Equity & Help manages the relationship with the new households on behalf of the investors for $45 per month “They’re the kind of families that if they went to a bank for a loan on a new home, they’d be rejected,” said Moses about the households in the program.

“But they’re hard-working, blue-collar families — maybe single dads or single moms working two jobs with three kids in the household and doing everything they can and renting right now. But they have the dream of one day owning a home, so we give them a hand up to become a homeowner with a very low down payment for the home.”

Moses cited an example of a PhilanthroInvesting homeowner who is a single father of three children and has an annual salary of $35,000. Under this program, Moses explained, “He’s now a homeowner paying $700 a month for a place that he actually owns versus $1,200 to $1,300 in rent for a place he would never own.”

The new household pays the investor a down payment of between $1,000 and

$2,000, and investors finance them the balance with a 12% interest for an average of 20 years. Moses said that investors gain an average of 12% return on their investments.

According to Moses, the program’s investors are seeking out “a passive kind of gross when it comes to their investing. They’re not the kind of investors that love speculation — they might dabble in stocks and bonds and maybe Forex and Bitcoin, but it’s not their main driver. These are people who are generally in their 40s, upwards of 65, who are looking forward to a really conservative investment that is going to give them something every month that isn’t speculatory and doesn’t have a whole lot of high risk.”

PhilanthroInvesting is being offered on a nationwide level, and Moses said Equity & Help is considering expanding the program to other countries, noting that its goals can transcend borders.

“We’re taking the best of two worlds, philanthropy and real estate investing, and bringing them together,” he said.

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Get set to reset

GREENWICH ENTREPRENEUR LOOKS TO BUILD BRAND-CONSUMER RELATIONSHIPS

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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hile most people would probably like to push the reset button on 2020 by now, a Greenwich entrepreneur is actually doing it — sort of.

“Covid-19, the economy, the death of George Floyd, the outages, the election that’s coming up,” laughed Kathryn Minckler, founder and CEO of Wow to Pop, when asked about the impetus behind #2020TheGreatReset.

The social media program is out now in advance of the launch of Wow to Pop’s first product, Actionnate, a web and mobile platform that seeks to encourage social good by matching and connecting people, brands and nonprofits.

Those three stakeholders will focus on three key subject areas: Social issues, corporate governance and product standards. The Actionnate database applies various metrics to support 55 consumer behavioral drivers — “Everything from recycled packaging to diversity at the board level to climate change,” Minckler said — which are then matched with cor-

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porations that are active in each consumer’s stated areas of interest.

When a corporation subscribes, it completes a detailed profile that is vetted by a third party; thus can it promote its goals, objectives, recent certifications and so on.

While there is no direct interaction between a given brand and consumer — no haranguing a petroleum company for air pollution, for example — the idea is that the consumer, if so moved, will

disseminate that information through their own social media feeds and other methods.

The concept revolves around corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental social governance (ESG), which have become buzzwords throughout the business world.

“CSR used to be ‘a nice thing to do,’” Minckler said. “Now it’s in the ‘must do’ category.”

About seven years ago, approximately 11% of companies on the S&P 500 Index published a corporate sustainability report; today that number is over 90%, she said.

“It’s driven primarily by millennials and Gen-Zers,” Minckler said. “These are the issues they’re most interested in.

“But,” she added, “some of those reports can be 120 pages long, which are not very friendly. They don’t give the average person the ability to understand what they’re trying to say. We’re offering an alternative to that.”

The idea behind Actionnate and Wow to Pop — which was founded in 2018 to develop market insights, intelligence and innovative communications products — actually sprung from Minckler’s own

“three very millennial daughters.”

The eldest daughter challenged her sisters and mother to not use any cosmetic products that had been tested on animals.

“I was very proud of her,” Minckler said. “Then I thought there should be some sort of service for consumers to match their ethical beliefs with different brands — but there wasn’t.”

Corporate social responsibility and environmental social governance have become even more vital in the Covid-19 era, she said. The virus “added a number of new challenges — and then with the death of George Floyd, it felt like the world changed all over again.”

Minckler said, “We don’t want to look opportunistic, but it was obvious that the conversations were evolving quickly.” #2020TheGreatReset has been trending well, she noted, with actress Jennifer Garner one of the bigger names to employ it on her Instagram account.

The focus now is to formally launch Actionnate this fall.

“We plan to be in the marketplace by the holidays,” Minckler said. “We’ve still got to get through all the noise of the schools reopening and the election!”

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Beyond Biz

PLAYING HIS BEST

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.

— Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852-1933), author, educator, diplomat, clergyman IT IS THE RARE INDIVIDUAL who follows his passion while also being realistic about his ability to express it. Such an individual is Patrick McEnroe.

The youngest brother of tennis legend John, Patrick says he had a “come to Jesus” moment about his tennis ability at an early age: He would be good, but he would never be number one as his brother had been in singles and doubles. A lesser soul might’ve been crushed. Another person might’ve carved out a career in a different field. (And, truth be told, Patrick — who graduated from tennis and swimming powerhouse Stanford University with a degree in political science and is the son of the late lawyer John McEnroe Sr. — considered following in his father’s footsteps until he saw his law boards, he says with self-deprecating humor.)

Instead Patrick did something that his tennis students — or students in any discipline — might consider when at a crossroads. He asked himself a simple, profound question: What did Patrick McEnroe want to do?

What he wanted to do was play tennis.

And because he was willing to balance his love of the game with realistic expectations of what he could achieve, he created a multifaceted career in the sport that in some ways has transcended his brother’s. A solid singles player and a superb doubles player who had achieved a ranking of world No. 28 and No. 3 respectively by the time he retired from the pro tour in 1998, Patrick would go on to be the longest-serving coach of the American Davis Cup team (2000-2010), capturing the cup against Russia in 2007 with a team that included singles stars Andy Roddick and James Blake and the top doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.

Patrick also coached the American men’s team in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

“I love it, and I love it more than I ever have,” Patrick says of coaching, which he does as co-director of the John McEnroe Tennis Academies, a partnership with SPORTIME Clubs, at Lake Isle Country Club in Eastchester, on Randall’s Island in Manhattan (the flagship) and in Amagansett on Long Island. “It’s very rewarding and it’s another part of the life that tennis has given me as a player, as a coach, as a commentator, as a (former) USTA administrator and as a Davis Cup captain.”

Patrick is speaking by phone from the Bronxville home he shares with wife Melissa Errico, the Broadway, cabaret and TV star

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Frequent broadcast and doubles partners — Patrick and John McEnroe.

SERVING THE UNDERSERVED John and Patrick McEnroe will join other greats of the sport at the sixth annual Johnny Mac Tennis Project's ProAm in the Hamptons on Aug. 29. Participants will compete in a round-robin tournament alongside former WTA and ATP World Tour professionals, current and former Division I college players and top John McEnroe Tennis Academy pros.

Guests can bid on a silent auction blockbuster lineup, including items and experiences donated by Maison Atia, McLaren Automotive, Valmont, Vicki Morav, Hotel Wailea in Hawaii, The Ritz-Carlton New York, Westchester in White Plains and Eau Resort Palm Beach as well as tennis lessons with Patrick McEnroe, autographed pieces from Coco Gauff and Andy Murray and much more. Lalique will offer official tournament trophies.

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and WAG’s April cover, and their three daughters. On this day, the whole family is going to get tested for Covid-19 antibodies.

Such is the new normal that instead of going for pizza, families are going for coronavirus or antibodies tests. It was in mid-March that Patrick tested positive for the virus, developing what he describes as a mild case — fever, aches and fatigue. For a month, he isolated himself in the basement of the family home, which has a separate entrance that enabled him to spend quality time with the family’s Yorkshire terrier, Pepper. A commentator for ESPN, where he’s a triple threat as an analyst, studio host and play-by-play man, Patrick also became intimately acquainted with his podcast equipment, starting his own podcast, “Holding Court With Patrick McEnroe.”

It’s not your typical tennis talk show. For every legend of the sport, like Chris Evert, there are a lot more people like actors Alec Baldwin and Ben Stiller, former Louisiana Sen. John Breaux, NBA greats Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki and golfer Sergio Garcia.

“They are people who have a passion for tennis, but they are not tennis professionals,” he says.

He has yet to have on his frequent broadcast and doubles partner, brother John. We recall a magical, bitterly cold winter evening at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan — World Tennis Day, March 3, 2014 — when the McEnroe brothers faced off against the much younger Bryan brothers in an exhibition that was the undercard for the main event, Novak Djokovic playing Andy Murray. (So special was the night — filled with sparkling play and cheeky humor — that we asked a Metro-North conductor for one of the gazillion posters advertising it on the Harlem line, which we still have framed in our home office.)

“Don’t remind me,” Patrick says with a

This event raises funds for John McEnroe’s nonprofit Johnny Mac Tennis Project, which is designed to change young lives by removing the racial, economic and social barriers to success through tennis.

"It has always been my goal to provide as many opportunities as possible in the sport of tennis to people of all backgrounds and there has never been a more important time to do so than now," he said in a statement. "Our sixth annual Hamptons Pro-Am is a great way for tennis lovers to come out and be part of this passion project — to introduce tennis to more young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity and to help create the next generation of American tennis champions."

Event sponsors include Maison Atia, Lalique, Bird-In-Hand winery, Head/Penn Racquet Sports, Nike and BNP Paribas.

For more, visit jmtpny.org/proam2020 or contact JMTP at info@jmtpny.org or 212-427- 6150.

Beyond Biz laugh at the drubbing he and his brother took at the hands of the Bryan twins, after John did a little trash talking about the B and B boys. Watching the match was like a step back in time as John was in vintage “You cannot be serious” mode.

So it’s fair to ask Patrick: What’s it like to be John McEnroe’s doubles partner? Not what you’d think.

“It’s easy playing with him,” Patrick says. “He’s an amazing teammate, a great team player.”

While many like Patrick have made lemonade out of lemons in this time of the coronavirus, the losses are almost incalculable. Recently, the USTA decided to move the Western & Southern Open (Aug. 19 through 28) this year alone from Mason, Ohio, to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, where it will be followed in the US Open Series by the US Open (Aug. 31 through Sept. 13). As top players balked at being confined to Queens hotels and no entourages, recently appointed US Open tournament director Stacey Allaster (July 2019 WAG), who is also the USTA’s chief executive for professional tennis, has announced that players will each be given two hotel rooms, one covered by the tournament and the choice of bringing up to three additional guests. She also has a Realtor available for those who wish to rent houses for their families nearby, population-dense Manhattan being excluded. (See related story on Page 18.)

One point that has not been negotiable — no spectators. “First of all, given the choice between a US Open with limits and no fans and no Open, I’ll take the former,” Patrick says.

While the fans are like an additional player at the Open, famed for its raucous atmosphere, Patrick notes that for much of a player’s career — in school, in junior competition and in the qualifying rounds — there are few if any crowds.

“The players can easily adjust. As for the top players, and I mean those ranked 15 through 150, I’d say, ‘How much money are you making now? $0.’”

It all comes down to what Patrick asked himself as a youth, what he now asks his students, children and adults alike: What is it you want to do?

By now, it’s clear what Patrick wants to do: He wants to see tennis back in New York.

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U.S. OPEN RETURNS TO WINGED FOOT

BY PETER KATZ

The first hole of Winged Foot Golf Club’s challenging West Course, site of the U.S. Open in September. Photographs courtesy United States Golf Association.

FOR THE SIXTH TIME IN ITS HISTORY, Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck will play host to the U.S. Open, a premier event of the United States Golf Association (USGA). This year’s event takes place Sept.

14 through Sept. 20 without spectators, having been rescheduled from June 15 through June 21 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Founded in 1921, Winged Foot has as storied an aesthetic history as it does a sporting one, so much so that on March 25, 2019, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the New York State Board for Historic Preservation had recommended adding Winged Foot to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

The clubhouse was designed by architect Clifford Charles Wendehack and completed in 1925. It commands two 18-hole courses. The West Course, where the Open will take place, is a par 72 and totals 7,264 yards. The East Course, also par 72, is 6,750 yards. First played in 1923, they were designed by Albert Warren Tillinghast, better known as A.W. He had a reputation for creating courses that required precision drives coupled with a variety of skills to reach the greens.

Although Tillinghast died in 1942, his legacy, which includes approximately 250 North American courses he designed, has shone to such an extent that in 1998, The Tillinghast Association was founded to share information about him, his golf

course designs and writings as a poet, newspaper sports editor and golf magazine columnist. In 2015, Tillinghast was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

The East and West Courses Tillinghast designed at Winged Foot are considered by many of his followers to be his finest creations. The USGA, for one, was first drawn to his West Course at Winged Foot for the U. S. Open back in 1929 when Bobby Jones won the tournament. The next U.S. Open held at Winged Foot was in 1959, when Billy Casper took top honors. After that, in 1974, Hale Irwin won, followed by Fuzzy Zoeller in 1984 and Geoff Ogilvy in 2006.

The West Course achieved its own sort of notoriety as a result of the 1974 U. S. Open, in which big-name players including Irwin, Tom Watson, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus has such difficulty that sportswriter Dick Schaap was inspired to write a book titled “Massacre at Winged Foot.”

For its part, the East Course has hosted two U.S. Women’s Opens, a U.S. Senior Open and rounds of the second U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.

Winged Foot is known, among other things, for its members and golf pros who have achieved national prominence as well as people of national prominence who have been honored with memberships. In 1940, Winged Foot member Dick Chapman won the U.S. Amateur Championship. Club pro Craig Wood won the Masters and U.S. Open FCBJ

in 1941. Claude Harmon followed Wood as professional at Winged Foot. Ben Hogan was awarded an honorary membership to the club. In 1963, Winged Foot named former President Dwight D. Eisenhower as an honorary member, after Eisenhower had visited the club.

Some big names in golf are scheduled to participate in this year’s 120th U.S. Open Championship. But don’t expect any new faces: The USGA canceled local and qualifying competition for slots in the Open and is inviting participants based on their past achievements in winning competitions and other criteria.

Still, 11 U.S. Open champions are expected to participate, including Tiger Woods, who won in 2000, 2002, and 2008. The 2017 and 2018 winner Brooks Koepka, and 2019’s Gary Woodland also are on the roster. The USGA said that the field will total 144 this year and will include spaces for 13 players ranked in the amateur class. The size of the field was reduced from 156 players as the tournament adjusted to the pandemic.

Not all the changes are virus-related. On June 29, the USGA announced that the U.S. media rights for the Open had been shifted from Fox Sports to NBCUniversal.

In addition to its TV network, NBC operates the Golf Channel and was scheduled to have its new Peacock streaming service up and running well in advance of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot in September.

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Stalled Sports KingDome project seeks return of $315,000 turf payment

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he developer of the stalled Sports KingDome sports and entertainment complex in East Fishkill is demanding the return of a $315,000 down payment for synthetic turf.

Dome-A-Nation LLC of Rye Brook sued Blue Sky International and Turf Nation Inc. last month in U.S. District Court in White Plains to get its money back.

Due to “various construction related issues at the KingDome project,” the com-

A rendering of the inside of the Sports Kingdome.

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plaint states, Dome-A-Nation is “unable to complete the work necessary to install the dome and complete the development.”

The dome is the brainchild of Donato “Dan” Fraioli, CEO of Air Structures American Technologies, a Rye Brook company that designs and erects air-supported buildings.

In 2015, his Hopewell Sportsdome Ventures bought 30 acres on the former IBM West campus, for $2.2 million. The plan was to erect a voluminous dome — 468 feet wide, 740 long, 160 feet high — encompassing eight acres with several Little League baseball and multipurpose playing fields, a clubhouse and a restaurant.

Fraioli touted the proposed KingDome as the “largest air-supported dome in the world,” and he expected the $25 million to $30 million complex to open by late 2016.

In June 2016, Dome-A-Nation paid Blue Sky International $315,000, according to the lawsuit, as down payment for procuring and installing artificial turf priced at $1,050,000. Blue Sky contracted with Turf Nation to make the turf, and forwarded $300,000 to the Dalton, Georgia company.

The vacant land had to be prepared first, the complaint states, so Dome-ANation and Blue Sky agreed to set the manufacturing and installation dates by a contract addendum.

The commencement date was never set, according to the complaint. Instead, Dome-A-Nation told Blue Sky that it is unable to install the dome at this time, cancelled the contract and asked for return of the deposit.

Blue Sky purportedly has no objection to canceling the deal. But Turf Nation allegedly won’t return the $300,000 to Blue Sky, therefore Blue Sky is unwilling to return $315,000 to Dome-A-Nation.

Neither Blue Sky nor Turf Nation responded to email messages asking for their sides of the story.

Dome-A-Nation accuses Blue Sky of breach of contract and unjust enrichment. It is asking the court to declare that Turf Nation must return $300,000 to Blue Sky. Dome-A-Nation is represented by Rye Brook attorney Steven D. Feinstein.

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CSCU President Ojakian ‘cautiously optimistic’ over future BUT WARNS COVID CLOSINGS COULD COST $100M

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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autious optimism” is the byword for Mark Ojakian these days.

The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) president used the phrase at least three times during a conversation with the Business Journal — and it’s little wonder. The system — whose 17 institutions include Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Norwalk Community College, Housatonic Communit y College in Bridgeport and

the online Charter Oak State College — is facing a number of challenges.

First and foremost is the fate of the fall semester and beyond in the Covid-19 era — the cancellation of which Ojakian said could cost the system to run “over $100 million in deficit at least.”

“If we are not able to open at all in the fall, that means we will not have any sort of revenue for room and board and less tuition revenue coming in,” he said — a situation potentially complicated even more if a majority of students balk at taking all their classes online.

CSCU issued about $25 mil-

lion in room and board refunds for the spring 2020 semester, Ojakian said, “and that was just for approximately six to seven weeks. If you have to refund (those fees) from mid-August to November, you’re talking close to $100 million just in room and board refunds.”

The spring refunds were not fully covered by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. CSCU Chief Financial Officer Ben Barnes recently told the state’s Appropriations Committee that the system had borne about $5.5 million in expenses due to the pur» FUTURE

On Aug. 12, Ojakian announced he will retire from CSCU on Jan. 1. He said the Board of Regents is undertaking a national search for his successor.

The 65-year-old, who took the CSCU post in 2015, previously served as chief of staff for former Gov. Dannel Malloy; before that he was deputy comptroller under State Comptroller Nancy Wyman, who became Malloy’s lieutenant governor.

“Mark Ojakian has been a dedicated public servant in Connecticut for more than 40 years,” said Gov. Ned Lamont.

“Over the past five years, Mark brought stability to a system that was in turmoil. He recognized that public higher education represents not just opportunity for individuals to expand their knowledge and improve their lives, but a critical component of the state’s long-term workforce development strategy.

“He refocused the CSCU system to put the needs of students at the forefront, and our public colleges and universities are in a much better position because of his leadership,” Lamont added.

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education Outside the lines NFL NETWORK’S IAN RAPOPORT AND FAMILY HELP SCHOOLCHILDREN IN NEED

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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hen the Covid-19 pandemic took root and schools were forced to close, Ian Rapoport considered himself to be lucky that he could provide the tools and resources needed for his young sons Max and Jude to continue their schooling at home in a virtual setting.

“The kids are amazing,” said Rapoport, a commentator on NFL Network and a Rye resident. “They roll along and kind of adjusted and settled in to the routine pretty well. And for my wife, and at least for me, it was not as easy.”

Still, Rapoport and his wife, Leah, recognized that other families would not be able to make the abrupt transition to home-based schooling.

“We had computers and school supplies, and we made lunch for them every day,” he said. “We had everything we

need. But there was a moment, probably a month in, when I texted my wife from my office and said that we needed to talk about something. There was a realization that we needed to figure out something to do to help people who don’t have everything they need and do not have it nearly as good as us.”

The Rapoports researched how they could help others and settled on collaborating with two national nonprofits that assist both schoolchildren and teachers facing difficult situations.

The organizations are Blessings in a Backpack, which coordinates with local schools and nonprofits to provide food on the weekends for elementary schoolchildren who might otherwise go hungry, and The Kids in Need Foundation, which provides free school supplies and support for teachers.

Rapoport said he and his wife were impressed with how the two organizations were designed to assist households

that too often suffer in silence.

“Think about people who can’t just go to the refrigerator and pick out lunch,” Rapoport said. “Or those who can’t just go to the store for a stack of pencils and hand another one out if one breaks. That was where we started in our conversation.”

Rapoport added that he was contributing his name and popularity to the outreach efforts by the organizations, hoping that it would spark a greater visibility for their fundraising efforts.

“I have a big social media following,” he said. “I’ve done some social media work by raising awareness, tweeting, putting this on Instagram and letting people know where to give.”

Rapoport has already made an impact with his sons in explaining why he has put his support behind the organizations.

“I continually try to tell them to please understand that not all kids have it like us,” he said.

“I say, ‘If you are hungry and you want

an extra snack, that is not a problem for us. It’s not like that for every kid or every family. If you run out of pages in your journal and you need extra sheets of paper, it’s not a big deal for us. It’s not like that for everyone.’

“And one of the things we did when we first partnered with Kids in Need and Blessings in a Backpack was to sit them down and explain what we’re doing, that we are going to give money, time and resources to people who are not working enough like we are. And that’s a message we continue to talk about with them and it is one they understand.”

Rapoport added he is hopeful his effort will make an impact, both in the wider society and in his home.

“I don’t know what’s going to come of this pandemic,” he said. “But if our children believe that you should help people who don’t have things you have, and if that sticks with them, that would be a big win for our family.”

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chase of nearly 1,500 laptops and face masks, as well as from investing in new cellular hot spots for both students and faculty without internet access.

The system’s “best bet” to recoup those expenditures, Barnes said, is the federal government — although there is no guarantee that such funds are forthcoming. The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, currently being debated by Congress, includes $70 billion for K-12 schools that open on time, with colleges and universities to receive $30 billion.

However, distribution of some of those funds is based on some relatively complicated criteria, such as how many full-time Pell Grant recipients each university has. Since a majority of community college students are not full time, those schools would likely get short shrift.

There is also, of course, the chance that HEALS will not get Congressional approval, at least in its current state.

Mark Ojakian. Photo by Cathy Zuraw/ Hearst Connecticut Media.

ENROLLMENT QUESTIONS

Ojakian is also cautiously optimistic about CSCU enrollment figures this fall. While the system’s Board of Regents has predicted a 10% drop in enrollment at its four universities, “The preliminary numbers we’re seeing have been better than that,” he said.

“We’re hopeful that no institution hits that 10% mark.”

The system also extended the time period for when students had to confirm whether they would be living on campus to the end of July; as a result, total enrollment figures were not yet available.

Ojakian said one positive for the system could come from the fact that Connecticut has maintained such a low Covid infection rate for months.

“There are high school graduates who are considering going out of state to college, as well as (college) sophomores, juniors and seniors wondering

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about going back to out-of-state schools,” he said. “If I’m going to school in Texas, Florida, Arizona or one of those very hot spots, I’d be thinking that maybe I should go instead to one of our four state universities.”

Ojakian said there is “a lot of interest” by such Connecticut residents, “who are taking a second look at our institutions.

I’m cautiously optimistic that we’ll see an uptick for those demographic areas.”

Also playing a positive role is the state’s tuition- and fee-free community college program, Pledge to Advance Connecticut (PACT), which so far this year has seen more than 2,200 qualifying students receiving $2.5 million in grant awards. That program also lasted through July.

Not only are such programs attractive to students, Ojakian said they are also drawing significant attention from the recently unemployed who

“are looking for opportunities to retool their skills, go into another line of work. You can complete a certificate in manufacturing in 10 months and start a job at 50, 60, 70,000 dollars.”

CONSOLIDATION

Ojakian also expressed confidence that his controversial “Students First” plan to consolidate CSCU’s 12 community colleges into one accredited facility will pass.

Opponents to the plan, which include numerous students and faculty members, as well as the five unions that represent faculty and staff, have protested the loss of jobs that would be made redundant and questioned whether the move would truly result in the cost-savings and improvements to education that have been promised.

Forward momentum is continuing to be realized, however. The CSCU Board of

Regents has approved a name for the consolidated school — Connecticut State Community College (CSCC) — and former Norwalk Community College President David Levison as its interim president.

At its June 23 meeting, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), whose approval is needed for CSCC to be accredited, accepted CSCU’s progress report. The body also asked for the next progress report, due April 1, 2021, to include more specific information about the college’s internal governance system; updated figures on current and projected enrollment; and the recent, current, and projected budgets of the 12 community colleges that are still separately accredited.

“We’ve made significant progress since last year,” Ojakian said, “and NECHE was satisfied with the direction we’re moving in.”

If all goes according to plan, he said, CSCC will be fully operational by the fall of 2023. The merger will save an approximate $23 million a year, Ojakian said.

“Last year we saved over $10 million” due to a number of consolidating moves, he noted, and estimated that another $16 million will be saved this year — again, provided there are no coronavirus-related interruptions.

For all the progress, however, Ojakian said serious efforts on “equity and equality” still must take place for minority students, especially Black and Latinx populations.

In the meantime, Ojakian praised Gov. Ned Lamont’s efforts at steering Connecticut through the Covid crisis and pledged to do the same.

“He’s done an incredible job of keeping Connecticut safe,” he said. “He’s gone about reopening in a very thoughtful, strategic, phased-in way.

What we’re doing is following his lead.

“All things being equal,” Ojakian said, “I’m cautiously optimistic that we will have a productive and robust fall semester, and beyond.”

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WOMEN IN EDO PERIOD JAPAN ART

is a Japanese art form that flourished during a period marked by drastic social, political and economic change as the country was brought under military control of the Tokugawa shogunate.

The Greenwich museum will host a special preview for museum members on Aug. 30. Admission to the general public is by advance reservation for timed ticketed entry. visit brucemuseum.org for details.

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Utagawa (Ando) Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797 — 1858), Village by the Tamagawa River, 1858, ink on paper, 8 3⁄4 x 13 1⁄2 inches, Museum Purchase, 1979.584.1C. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Left: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese, 1786 — 1865), Standing Courtesan, 1828, ink on paper, 14 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches, Gift, Mr. and Mrs. Jenckes through Mrs. Wendell Jay, 1956.70.1. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania. Right: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753 — 1806), Courtesan Hanaogi in Ogiya with Attendant, 18th century, ink on paper, 14 3/4 x 10 1/8 inches, Museum Purchase, 1928.30.1. Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.

In the Bruce Museum’s recently renovated art gallery, “Floating Beauty: Women in the Art of Ukiyo- e” exhibit examines historical perspectives on women and their depiction in art in Edo Period Japan (1615 — 1858), Sept. 1 to Nov. 1.

Featuring more than 40 woodblock prints on loan from the permanent collection of the Reading Public Museum in Pennsylvania,

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this exhibition highlights female characters in literature, kabuki theater and poetry; the courtesans and geisha of the Yoshiwara district; and wives and mothers from different social classes performing the duties of their station, in order to gain some insight into the lives of women in pre-modern Japan.

Ukiyo-e, literally translated as “pictures of the floating world,”

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Durante Rentals has appointed Liam J. Harrington, chief operating officer since May 2019, as its new president. He will be responsible for day-to-day operations, sales, marketing, technology and finance.

“Since joining Durante Rentals last year, Liam has quickly gained the respect of our employees, executive team and investors by quickly improving our operations and demonstrating his passion for the company,” CEO Anthony Durante said.

Harrington has more than nine years of experience in the construction equipment rental industry and previously worked at two of the largest rental companies.

Before joining Durante Rentals he spent three years as a senior vice president at a $15 billion transportation and logistics company.

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From left: Janice Wright, Lena Scilipoti, Alejandra Salazar and Marcia O’Kane, president of the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce.

RIBBON CUTTING AT PICCOLINA’S

Piccolina’s recent grand opening at 82 Greenwich Ave. was celebrated with a ribbon cutting by the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce.

Launched by Janice Wright, Alejandra Salazar and Lena Scilipoti, Piccolina (Italian for little one) offers a lifestyle brand of various offerings for children from babies to toddlers

LONGTIME FOOD BANKER NOW CEO FOR HUNGER-RELIEF NONPROFIT

The Feeding Westchester Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Karen Erren as president and CEO. With more than 20 years of nonprofit experience, Erren most recently served as executive director of the Palm Beach County Food Bank.

Feeding Westchester Board Chair Sue Norton said, ”We are thrilled to have someone of Karen’s caliber taking the helm. She is not only a seasoned leader, but is passionate about solving the immediate and longer-term systemic issues surrounding food insecurity.

She’s already working on terrific ideas to support our Westchester neighbors in nee.!”

While at the Palm Beach County Food Bank, Erren initiat-

ed the organization’s first capital campaign, and during the food bank’s Covid-19 response, she led the effort in distributing nearly 6 million pounds of food between March and June, delivering up to five times the food bank’s regular monthly volume in that period.

“Westchester entered Phase 4 of reopening in July, but the effects of the pandemic will continue to drive the need for food,” Erren said.

“We will ensure as much food as possible on as many tables as possible for as long as there is need.”

Before the pandemic, 200,000 people in Westchester lived with food insecurity every day. Since the crisis broke, the need has nearly doubled.

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SILVER HILL APPOINTS HOLMES TO BOARD

Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, recently announced the appointment of Michael Holmes, senior vice president of operations at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), to its Board of Directors.

“Michael is one of the most accomplished hospital administrators in the country and is known for being a champion of behavioral health,” said Dr. Andrew J. Gerber, president and medical director of Silver Hill Hospital.

Holmes served as the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Franciscan St. James Health in Chicago.

Previously he was chief operating officer of Ascension Health, St. Luke’s South in Jacksonville, Florida, and vice president of Trinity Health, Mount Carmel Health System in Columbus, Ohio.

Established in 1931, Silver Hill Hospital has 12 full-time board-certified psychiatrists and admits more than 3,000 adolescents and adults annually for disorders that include addiction, depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, personality disorders and schizophrenia among others.

Congresswoman Nita Lowey, chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that New York Medical College in Valhalla has been awarded $594,269 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) S10 Instrumentation Program. This Biomedical Research Support Shared Instrumentation Grant will support the acquisition of a new high-resolution confocal microscope, critical to the college’s biomedical research.

The new high-resolution confocal microscope will allow researchers to see improved images of thicker sections of a wide variety of biological specimens.

“The NIH S10 Instrumentation Grant was a collaboration among nearly 20 NYMC faculty with active research programs (most funded by the NIH),” said Dana Mordue, NYMC associate professor of microbiology and immunology.

SCOPELLITI JOINS MERCER IN CONNECTICUT

Mercer, a consulting unit of professional services firm Marsh & McLennan, has appointed David Scopelliti as global head of private debt. In this new role, Scopelliti will oversee Mercer’s research, advice on and implementation of private debt strategies global-

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ly. Reporting to Mercer’s Global Chief Investment Officer for Alternatives Bill Muysken, Scopelliti joins as partner and he will be based in Mercer’s Norwalk office.

Scopelliti has more than 30 years’ experience in a variety of senior private debt and private equity roles, including serving as CEO of Alcentra Capital Corp.

Previously he was a partner at GarMark Partners, a middle-market debt and equity firm. He was also head of private equity and principal investment officer at the State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds and Group Head of Principal Investments at ING Capital.

FIERRO JOINS LAW FIRM

Lia E. Fierro recently joined the Lachtman Cohen PC law firm in White Plains as of counsel. She will be working with Brian S. Cohen, partner and chair of the firm’s litigation group.

With almost a decade of experience serving clients in the Hudson Valley, Fierro has focused her practice in the areas of business litigation, general corporate law, municipal law, health law, insurance defense and construction law, representing clients through all stages of litigation in New York state and federal courts.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in social science from Hofstra University, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and her Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law. Fierro has been named an Upstate New York Rising Star in the field of Business Litigation

by SuperLawyers for the years 2017-2020. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Orange County Citizens Foundation and is a co-chair of its Diversity and Inclusion Taskforce.

HABITAT BUILDING FOR VETERANS

Building homes for veterans.

Housatonic Habitat for Humanity is reaching out to build affordable Habitat homes for veterans. Executive Director Fran Normann said, “We call it the Veterans Initiative. Housatonic Habitat is partnering with veterans organizations, including the Connecticut Veterans Chamber of Commerce as well as local firms exemplified by Gridiron Capital of New Canaan that are working together to build affordable homes for the brave men and woman who have sacrificed so much serving our country.”

Housatonic Habitat supports local veterans not only though homeownership but also home repair and volunteer programs connecting veterans more intimately with their communities.

For more information, visit housatonichabitat.org or call 203-744-134.

and a range of surgical and nonsurgical treatment options to ensure each patient is diagnosed and treated appropriately to their needs.

Danilo Silva, a neurosurgeon on the Northwell Health Phelps Spine Institute team, said, “Most people suffer from back pain at some point in their lives, but not all back pain is the same. We offer solutions for all kinds of back problems, from muscle-related conditions to more serious issues involving the spine….Back pain is an individual problem that requires individual solutions.”

Phelps Hospital, part of Northwell Health, is a full-service 238-bed acute care community hospital with more than 1,700 employees and 1,100 medical staff members representing 60 medical specialties.

SPINE INSTITUTE OPENS AT PHELPS

Phelps Hospital Northwell Health in Sleepy Hollow has opened the Northwell Health Phelps Spine Institute, a comprehensive care program designed to address the full range of conditions related to spine health and provide a broad array of medical and support services in the county.

The institute’s team of specialists uses innovative diagnostic tools

Danilo Silva, M.D.

Cortlandt is ready for your business and investment.

Contact George Oros, Economic Development Consultant at goros@townofcortlandt.com or (914) 522-6774.

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IROQUOIS GAS DONATES TO CONNECTICUT FOOD BANK

Tresmaine R. Grimes, Ph.D.

DYSON COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

From left: Connecticut Food Bank’s Doug Heberger, senior director of logistics and fleet operations; Chuck Williams, warehouse specialist; Bob Flynn, driver/warehouse specialist; Ed Burke, volunteer; Chris Pazdan, warehouse specialist; and Daniel Gomez, chief operating officer.

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, headquartered in Shelton, has contributed $5,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank.

“With families facing job losses, financial insecurity and other challenges brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s now more important than ever to support the organizations leading the effort to alleviate hunger,” said Jeffrey Bruner, president of Iroquois Pipeline Operating Co. Founded in 1982, Connecticut Food Bank provides food to hungry individuals, children and families in Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham counties.

“This donation will help us provide food to people in need throughout our service area,” said Daniel Gomez, chief operating officer of Connecticut Food Bank.

Anyone interested in donating to the Connecticut Food Bank should visit its website at ctfoodbank.org or call 203-469-5000.

two years in a row for the 48th and 49th Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, in collaboration with Alicia Keys as a featured artist.

He began his first business venture, CJAS Music Inc., writing, producing and performing after his win and has added Jermaine Paul Entertainment, specializing in event entertainment to his enterprises.

Paul is also the pastor of East Berlin United Methodist Church and South Meriden Trinity United Methodist Church in Connecticut.

“Jermaine is a true leader for social justice in the Hudson Valley and we are excited and honored to have him as a partner” said, Mike Oates, president and CEO, HVEDC. HVEDC is an economic development agency for the seven-county region of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties.

COMMUNITY LEADER, ENTERTAINER JOINS HVEDC

Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) recently announced the addition of Jermaine Paul, community leader and musician to its board of directors.

Prior to winning the second season of NBC’s “The Voice,” Paul toured professionally and worked in the music industry for 17 years as a vocalist, songwriter/arranger, producer and was co-nominated

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After an extensive nationwide search that included candidates from across the country, Pace University recently announced the appointment of Tresmaine R. Grimes as dean of the Dyson School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Education.

In appointing Grimes to a dual role of serving as the new dean of its largest school and the School of Education, President Marvin Krislov cited the native New Yorker’s impressive background in higher education, her steadfast belief in the power of education to transform lives and her commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout her career.

Grimes earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University with a double-major in Afro-American Studies and psychology. She then pursued her studies at The New School for Social Research where she received a Master of Arts degree in psychology and later earned a Master of Philosophy and doctorate in developmental psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Her career began at South Carolina State University, where she rose to chair the psychology and sociology departments.

In 2000, she joined the faculty of Iona College as an adjunct professor of psychology and was promoted to assistant vice president for academic affairs. After Iona, she served as vice president for academic affairs/dean of faculty at Bloomfield College.

In addition to her professional life, Grimes is a pastor and the founder of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to provide education to prevent domestic violence in faith-based communities.

Restoration efforts at LMMM.

LOCKWOOD-MATHEWS RECEIVES $10K GRANT

Connecticut Humanities has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk in support of its reopening efforts. Funding for the grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan.

Scott Wands, manager of grants, Connecticut Humanities said, “The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is not only a Victorian-era architectural masterpiece, but it also is one of the most important museums in the state for examining and interpreting life in Connecticut at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.

Connecticut Humanities is pleased to provide CARES Act funding so that their work can continue during the unprecedented disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic.”

The museum is planning to maintain online programming for youth and adults throughout the year to engage its virtual audience, while opening its galleries to visitors. The museum’s expansive and magnificent period rooms on the first floor will offer socially distant house tours and a contemplative, educational and peaceful atmosphere.

ness development, joined the company in 2014 and is a member of the executive team.

Kevin Watson joined Paraco as chief financial officer in 2018. He is a member of the executive team and responsible for the financial structure of the company.

In announcing the new board members, Armentano said, “I am proud of our company’s strong governance, especially as a privately held family business. Christina and Kevin will bring additional business and industry expertise to our present board consisting of three independent directors.”

Paraco is the largest privately held propane company in the Northeast and one of the largest propane companies in the United States serving more than 120,000 residential and commercial customers.

TWO PARACO EXECUTIVES JOIN BOARD

Joseph Armentano, CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Paraco Gas Corp. in Rye Brook, has announced the appointment of two new members to the board: Christina Armentano, executive vice president, sales and busi-

Christina Armentano and Kevin Watson

MOUNT VERNON MAYOR APPOINTS CITY COURT JUDGE

Lawrence G. Singleton

NEW DEAN AT LUBIN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Lyndon Williams and William O. Wagstaff III.

Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard appointed Lyndon Williams a City Court judge following the elevation of Adrian Armstrong to the New York State Court of Claims. Williams will serve the remainder of Armstrong’s term and run for election in November. He was selected after a thorough vetting and interview process before the mayor’s judicial committee, chaired by William O. Wagstaff III. “As a former drug court coordinator the years I served at the Mount Vernon City Court gave me a unique insight on the challenges and needs of the community. My choice is reflective of my experience during that time,” said Patterson-Howard.

Williams said, “Over the past 12 years, I have served the residents of Mount Vernon with dignity, effectiveness and dedication, as their county legislator, and provided leadership on the Westchester County Board of Legislators. I intend to bring the same dedication and leadership skills in working with my colleagues on the Mount Vernon City Court to ensure equality, justice and fairness in our judicial system as well as protecting the safety and well-being of our residents and families.”

clients for UBS Investment Bank, Leung brings extensive knowledge of global markets to his work as a personal financial adviser. He also utilizes his experience advising hedge funds and mutual funds, as well as in institutional sales and trading, to help clients establish and achieve their financial goals. Also, Leung brings experience as an independent business owner and operator.

“We’re very pleased to welcome Andy to the Procyon family,” said Procyon Partners CEO Phil Fiore.

“His financial markets expertise, his strength in client service and his firsthand experience with small business and franchising are value-adds for our clients and our firm.”

Leung also served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics.

He volunteers for Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that mobilizes veterans to assist with disaster relief.

ORGANIZATIONS PARTNER, BRING PRODUCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES

United Way of Westchester and Putnam has teamed up with Feeding Westchester, the Boys and Girls Club of Mount Vernon and DoorDash to provide supplemental fresh produce to

hundreds of low-income families of school-aged children weekly during the summer months. The program will run through Labor Day. Families with students who qualify for free or reduced lunch will also receive books throughout the program.

The program is limited to households within a 10-mile delivery radius of Feeding Westchester or the Boys and Girls Club of Mount Vernon, including Elmsford, Larchmont, Pelham, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, Tuckahoe, White Plains, or Yonkers.

Tom Gabriel, president and CEO of the United Way of Westchester and Putnam, said that even in pre Covid-19 times the lack of access to fresh produce in low-income communities has been a problem.

An estimated 200,000 children, seniors and families experience food insecurity in Westchester.

NYPA AND SIEMENS ENERGY TO LEAD CYBERSECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

NEW VP AT PROCYON PARTNERS

Procyon Partners, a Shelton-based wealth management firm has hired as Andrew Leung as vice president.

With more than 20 years of experience serving institutional

Lawrence G. Singleton has been appointed dean of the Pace University Lubin School of Business.

In naming Singleton, Pace President Marvin Krislov said he has an “established global reputation for preparing students to be competitive, successful and ready on day one in their careers.” Krislov cited the new dean’s leadership and success at the School of Business at The George Washington University and Marist College, along with his professional experience as a professor, certified public accountant and consultant to major companies around the world.

In addition to his academic credentials, Singleton has held many professional positions throughout his career. He worked in the audit and National SEC Practice groups of Ernst & Young LLP’s Washington office, and was a visiting professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management in France and Peking University in China.

He has also served as a consultant to many of the world’s leading organizations, including Cisco Systems Inc., Harley-Davidson Motor Co., NASDAQ Stock Market, National Geographic Society and The World Bank.

critical infrastructure owned and operated by NYPA, the largest state-owned electric utility in the nation.

“As we digitize every aspect of our generation and transmission operations, we need to be sure that our cybersecurity program is ironclad,” said Gil C. Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO. “This venture with Siemens enables both parties to bring their best thinking and experience to the table as we together test and develop state-of-the-art cybersecurity solutions that meet our requirements and protect our assets now and well into the future.”

Andrew Leung

The New York Power Authority and Siemens Energy Inc. recently announced a collaboration to develop an industrial cybersecurity Center of Excellence.

The first-of-its-kind industrial cybersecurity monitoring, research and innovation center will focus on detecting and defending against cyberattacks on

Top: Boxes of fresh produce that are being delivered to families. Bottom: Volunteer delivers produce as part of new partnership with United Way.

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BAKNRUPTCY Vernon 4540 Realty LLC, Larchmont, 7:20-22919-RDD: Chapter 11, $10 million to $50 million assets and liabilities. Attorney: H. Bruce Bronson.

Achla-Schwarma Factori Inc., Spring Valley, 7:20-22925-RDD: Chapter 11, $5,600 assets, $308,570 liabilities. Attorney: Joshua N. Bleichman.

COURTS Shenyang Shining Fortune Container Seal Company, China vs.

Cambridge Security Seals, Pomana, 7:20-cv-6114-NSR: Contract.

Attorney: Steven Taitz.

Deborah Laufer, Gainesville, Florida vs. MRC Poughkeepsie, 7:20-cv-6151-KMK: Americans with Disabilities Act. Attorney: Peter E. Sverd.

Adam Roeder, West Henrietta, New York vs. Collection Bureau of the Hudson Valley Inc., Newburgh, 7:20-cv-6200- PMH: Class action, Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Attorney: Stefan Coleman.

Chartwell Therapeutic Licensing, Congers vs. Alvogen Inc., Pine Brook, New Jersey, 7:20-cv6209-VB: Removal from Rockland Supreme Court, contract. Attorney: Joshua S. Reisberg.

Deborah Laufer, Pasco County, Florida vs. Tristate Note Repurchase Group, Fishkill,7:20-cv6229-NSR: Americans with Disabilities Act. Attorney Peter E. Sverd.

Deborah Laufer, Pasco County, Florida vs. Nilesh Corp., Newburgh, 7:20-cv-6236: Americans with Disabilities Act. Attorney: Peter E. Sverd.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Tadeusz Jach, Rockland County vs. Yeshivath Viznitz D’Khal Torath Chaim Inc., Monsey, et al,7:20-cv-6309: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Robert Wisniewski.

International Union of Operating Engineers, Long Island City vs. Breaking Solutions Inc., Mamaroneck, 7:20-cv-6310: Employee retirement. Attorney: James M. Steinberg.

Cheval Smith, Bridgeport, Connecticut vs. Cabrini of Westchester Inc., Dobbs Ferry, 7:20-cv-6316-VB: False Claims Act. Attorney: Jason L. Solotaroff.

Great American Insurance Co., Ohio, for Congregation Bais Yisocher Berish Inc., Monsey vs. Ceasefire Protection, Spring Valley, et al, 7:20-cv-6327-PHM: Negligence. Attorney: Timothy G. Church.

DEEDS Above $1 million

ON THE RECORD

52 Alder Inc., Yonkers. Seller: Julia Lukaczyn, Yonkers. Property: 52 Alder St., Yonkers. Amount: $340,000. Filed Aug. 6.

90 Amsterdam Corp., Hawthorne. Seller: Susan E. Kozlow, Hawthorne. Property: 90 Amsterdam Ave., Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $250,000. Filed Aug. 3.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Anthony Tirone, White Plains. Property: 115 Palisade Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $677,363. Filed Aug. 6.

JSP10 LLC, Pleasantville. Seller: Odyssey Diner Corp., Pleasantville. Property: 10 Memorial Plaza, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $889,771.

Filed Aug. 5.

Panthers Partners LLC, Pleasantville. Seller: Brenda Snyder, Katonah. Property: 970C Heritage Hills, 970-C, Somers. Amount: $325,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Reign YS 50 LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Property: 555 Fifth Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $372,000. Filed Aug. 3.

5254 Washington Hill LLC, New York City. Seller: 52 North Washington LLC, Boynton Beach, Florida.

Property: 52 N. Washington St., Greenburgh. Amount: $1.7 million.

Filed Aug. 7.

Robert and Tamora Miller III LLC, Rye. Seller: Gregory C. Masone, et al, Rye Brook. Property: 48 Hawthorne Ave., Rye. Amount: $725,000. Filed Aug. 4.

Cherry Street Partners LLC, Bedford Hills. Seller: 483 Cherry Street LLC, Bedford Hills. Property: 483 Cherry St., Bedford. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Aug. 7.

SS 325 Concord LLC, et al, Yonkers. Seller: Rajeevkumar Chennattu, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 208 King St., Rye. Amount: $527,662.

Filed Aug. 3.

MPAD Holdings LLC, New York City. Seller: Barry Berger, et al, New Rochelle. Property: 25 Cherry Lawn Blvd., New Rochelle. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Aug. 6.

Starr Homes LLC, White Plains.

Seller: Russell J. Handelman, Rye Brook. Property: 2 Starr Terrace, New Rochelle. Amount: $825,000.

Filed Aug. 7.

Below $1 million

Stone Hill Private Foundation, Pound Ridge. Seller: Matthew Hesse, et al, Pound Ridge. Property: 314 Stone Hill Road, Pound Ridge.

Amount: $995,000. Filed Aug. 4.

1-3 King Street LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Seller: Sharon A. Bell Adamo, Pound Ridge. Property: 413 Ashford Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $20,000. Filed Aug. 6.

1028 Real Estate Holdings LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: The Salvation Army, West Nyack. Property: 1022 Main St., Peekskill. Amount: $825,000. Filed Aug. 5.

12 Secor Road LLC, Scarsdale.

Seller: Bram Fierstein, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 12 Secor Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $750,000.

Filed Aug. 4.

292 Pinebrook Boulevard Inc., New Rochelle. Seller: Santiago Martos Jr., et al, New Rochelle. Property: 39 Holly Drive, New Rochelle.

Amount: $420,000. Filed Aug. 6.

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The Lioncel Group LLC, Rye. Seller: David G. Nordmann, Rye. Property: 56 Hill St., Rye. Amount: $995,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Raymond J. Figueroa, et al, Mount Vernon.

Property: 46 Winchester Ave., Peekskill. Amount: $168,281. Filed Aug. 6.

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

275 Main Street Associates LP, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $35.9 million affecting property located at 275 Main St., White Plains 10601. Filed March 5.

Amgel, Philip S., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $483,489 affecting property located at 274 Summit Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed March 10.

Byfield, Donna, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $530,000 affecting property located at 83 Bateman Place, Mount Vernon 10552. Filed March 12.

Harris, Elsie, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 25 Monterey Place, Yonkers 10710. Filed March 11.

Celestino, Stephen D., et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $862,500 affecting property located at 2 Parkview Place, Tuckahoe 10707. Filed March 4.

Hsu, David, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 507 Millwood Road, New Castle 10514. Filed March 13.

Conyers, Darrell, et al. Filed

by Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2019-GS1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,450 affecting property located at 15 Schofield Court, Peekskill 10566.

Filed March 4.

Hysaj, Gjok, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $273,800 affecting property located at 3167 Lincoln Drive, Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed March 10.

Arscott, Craig, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $535,000 affecting property located at 17 Ridgeview Ave., White Plains 10606.

Filed March 3.

Cooney, Geraldine, as executrix and as heir and distributee of the estate of Honora M. O’Toole, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $750,000 affecting property located at 29 Hillside Drive, Yonkers 10705. Filed March 3.

Baxter, Aaron, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $713,150 affecting property located at 196 Edgewood Ave., Pleasantville 10570. Filed March 2.

Davila Jr., Arthur J., et al. Filed

by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 46 Griffith Ave., Yonkers 10710.

Filed March 2.

Baylock, Jerome, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,500 affecting property located at 70 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains 10607. Filed March 11.

Espichan, Pedro L., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $505,000 affecting property located at 569 Locust Ave., Port Chester 10573. Filed March 2.

Blake, Passmore, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $480,000 affecting property located at 277 E. Fourth St., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed March 10.

Feldschuh, Nancy, et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $249,000 affecting property located at 10 Black Birch Lane, Scarsdale. Filed March 6.

Bradley, Jasmine, et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,612 affecting property located at 17 Brookdale Place, Mount Vernon 10550. Filed March 10.

Branchcomb, Blake C., et al.

Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $456,577 affecting property located at 10 Cliff St., Yonkers 10701. Filed March 13.

Briody, Catherine Patricia, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $340,000 affecting property located at 90 Amherst Drive, Yonkers 10710. Filed March 13.

Fisher, Jason, et al. Filed by Investors Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $825,000 affecting property located at 130 Wendover Road, Rye 10580. Filed March 2.

Gatto, Mary, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $907,500 affecting property located at 11 Oak Road, Katonah 10536. Filed March 4.

Haggerty, Ryan O., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $717,100 affecting property located at 654 King St., Port Chester 10573. Filed March 4.

Jawahir, Rangee, et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $357,651 affecting property located at 40 S. Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed March 3.

Kassetas, Demian, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,821 affecting property located at 3550 Sagamore Ave., Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed March 4.

Longo, Michael E., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $580,000 affecting property located at 8 Sunrise Lane, Scarsdale 10583. Filed March 5.

Lucadamo, Michael, et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 2 Cornelius Lane, Baldwin Place 10505.

Filed March 9.

Lugo, Diana, et al. Filed by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $298,679 affecting property located at 313 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed March 2.

Marston, Elizabeth C., et al.

Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $520,724 affecting property located at 35 Chatsworth Place, New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 4.

Mazza, Robert J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,000 affecting property located at 19 Cotswold Drive, North Salem 10560. Filed March 2.

Facts & Figures Meehan, James, as heir to the estate of Patricia A. Meehan, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,750 affecting property located at 3560 Mohegan Ave., Yorktown 10547.

Filed March 12.

Schilk, Warren S., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,626 affecting property located at 42 Morningside Drive, Croton-on-Hudson 10520. Filed March 3.

Orlando, Philip, et al. Filed by Ridgewood Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.5 million affecting property located at 205 Townsend Ave., Pelham 10803. Filed March 11.

Sewell, William, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $485,450 affecting property located at 5 N. High St., Elmsford 10523. Filed March 5.

Palmer, Barbara, et al. Filed by Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 35 Bleakley Drive, Peekskill 10566.

Filed March 10.

Slade, Harry L., et al. Filed by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $341,127 affecting property located at 138 Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills 10507. Filed March 4.

Perrotta, Adeline, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $495,000 affecting property located at 25 Juana St., Tuckahoe 10707. Filed March 4.

Porter, Jeffrey P., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $458,152 affecting property located at 15 Holly Place, Larchmont 10538. Filed March 12.

Powell, Richard, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 71 Parkway Circle, Scarsdale 10583. Filed March 6.

Rabadi, Bashar, individually and as administrator and as heir to the estate of Abed Rabadi, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $340,000 affecting property located at 227 Park Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed March 3.

Solari, Robert A., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $420,000 affecting property located at 105 Chappaqua Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510. Filed March 3.

Sosa, Georgina, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $355,000 affecting property located at 175 Orchard St., Yonkers 10703. Filed March 12.

Stewart, Horace G., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $344,000 affecting property located at 430 E. Fourth St., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed March 11.

Stubbs, Gerald, et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,747 affecting property located at 16 Gavin St., Yonkers 10701. Filed March 10.

Valentino, Jason, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $389,193 affecting property located at 23 Pleasant St., Katonah 10536. Filed March 9.

Wekerle, Peter L., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $263,000 affecting property located at 37 Ridgeland Road, South Salem 10590. Filed March 12.

White, Phineas, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $193,887 affecting property located at 41 Point St., Apt. 1B, Yonkers 10701. Filed March 5.

MECHANIC’S LIENS AVB Harrison LLC, as owner. $55,104 as claimed by Extech Building Materials Inc., Newark, New Jersey. Property: in Harrison. Filed Aug. 5.

Pepsico Inc., as owner. $85,212 as claimed by Pro Safety Services LLC, New Rochelle. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Aug. 5.

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

Partnerships MLC Billing, 240 Martine Ave., Apt. 6G, White Plains 10601, c/o Lillian Chambers and Marcus Chambers. Filed March 2.

Raved, Roy, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 58 Circle Ave., Larchmont 10538. Filed March 10.

Swinton, Dorothy, individually and as surviving spouse of Harold Swinton, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $390,000 affecting property located at 3 Union Place, Yonkers 10701. Filed March 4.

Sole Proprietorships

Reece, Casbert Peterson, et al.

Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,047 affecting property located at 84 Hillcrest Road, Mount Vernon 10552.

Filed March 2.

Tirado, Debra C., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $277,000 affecting property located at 6101 Villa at the Woods, Peekskill 10566. Filed March 11.

A and C International Co., 408 Route 22, No. 3, North Salem 10560, c/o Yuexia Gorter. Filed Feb. 27.

Saunders, William L., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $437,826 affecting property located at 46 French Ridge, New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 10.

Tucker, Dorothy, et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located at 427 Depew St., Peekskill 10566. Filed March 11.

1 Hanford Place, 1 Hanford Place, Tarrytown 10591, c/o Andrew C. Monachelli. Filed Feb. 27.

Bedoya Moving, 213 Chestnut St., Port Chester 10573, c/o John Bedoya. Filed March 2.

Bluebamboo Restaurant and Takeout, 267 S. Fourth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Brianna Gordon. Filed March 2.

Briana J. Official, 100 Herriot St., Apt. 6-0, Yonkers 10701, c/o Briana Johnson. Filed Feb. 28.

Creatively Jones, 108 Pennsylvania Ave., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Nicole Jones. Filed Feb. 27.

Financeology101, 590-19 Bedford Road, Pleasantville 10570, c/o Roberto Cervini. Filed March 2.

Growing Solutions, 374 N. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua 10514, c/o Joan Basile. Filed March 2.

I. Lopez Multiservices, 235 Union Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Ilda N. Lopez Rosales. Filed March 2.

In Motion Performance, 133 Grand St., Rear apartment, Croton-on-Hudson 10520, c/o Ryan Timon Saturley. Filed Feb. 27.

JDContracting, 17 Robertson Ave., White Plains 10606, c/o Jose A. Delgado. Filed March 2.

Lashes By Arleen, 213 Chestnut St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Arlene C. Bedoya. Filed March 2.

Lily Rose Store, 1 Park Ave., Yonkers 10703, c/o Greer Sandy. Filed March 2.

LT Landscaping, 227 Battle Ave., White Plains 10606, c/o Lucio Troiani. Filed Feb. 27.

Mi Voz Records, 357 Victory Blvd., New Rochelle 10804, c/o Marco A. Bermudez-Brito. Filed March 2.

Steiner Coaching Solutions, 1 Twin Lakes Drive, Bedford 10506, c/o Nancy E. Steiner. Filed Feb. 27.

The Artful Event, 108 Pennsylvania Ave., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Nicole Jones. Filed Feb. 27.

The Courage Corner, 61 Paulding Ave., Tarrytown 10591, c/o Ryan Joseph Pastore. Filed Feb. 27.

Contextualized analytics platform. Patent no. 10,742,719 issued to Guang Ya Liu, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Context-based firewall for learning artificial intelligence entities. Patent no. 10,742,605 issued to Clifford Pickover, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Determining the significance of sensors. Patent no. 10,734,370 issued to Vijay Ekambaram, et al.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Determining optimal photograph capture timing based on data from wearable computer eyewear devices. Patent no.

10,742,873 issued to James Bostick, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Fabrication of solder balls with injection-molded solder. Patent no. 10,741,514 issued to Toyohiro Aoki, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Location-based third-party notification. Patent no. 10,734,364 issued to Adam Braham, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Low-crosstalk electro-optical Mach-Zehnder switch. Patent no.

10,743,092 issued to Nicolas Dupuis, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Maintaining service configuration consistency across nodes of a clustered file system. Patent no. 10,742,731 issued to William Brown, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk .

Managing connections for data communications following socket failure. Patent no.

10,742,747 issued to Michael Brooks, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

User authentication based on predictive applications. Patent no. 10,742,642 issued to Ayelet Avni, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Up Next Talent, 3255 Amelia Drive, Mohegan Lake 10547, c/o Brandon Troppmann. Filed Feb. 28.

Vehicle occupant position determination. Patent no. 10,743,129 issued to Lisa Chavez, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Valerie Lavine Design, 65 Prospect Ave., Ardsley 10502, c/o Valerie Lavine. Filed Feb. 28.

HUDSON VALLEY

Patents Call prioritization for reducing network congestion. Patent no. 10,743,168 issued to Dogukan Erenel, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Constructing a map of a physical space. Patent no. 10,743,142 issued to James O’Connor, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

BUILDING LOANS

Below $1 million Eighteen Homes Realty LLC, Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: SNCO Cap LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 217 Pine Island Turnpike, Warwick 10990. Amount: $71,500. Filed Aug. 10.

Italo Construction LLC, Middletown, as owner. Lender: EH Capital LLC, Port Jervis. Property: Eatontown Road, Greenville. Amount: $280,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Mazzei, Christopher, New Paltz, as owner. Lender: Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie.

Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $200,000. Filed July 31.

O’Reilly, William D., et al, Kingston, as owner. Lender: Sawyer Savings Bank, Saugerties. Property: Lot 2, Darlene’s Way, Saugerties 12477.

Amount: $441,750. Filed Aug. 4.

Randazzo, Rocco J., New Windsor, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $222,000. Filed Aug. 3.

Rising Star Homes LLC, Albany, as owner. Lender: RCN Capital LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut. Property: in Ulster. Amount: $40,250.

Filed Aug. 3.

DEEDS Above $1 million AMG Pub I LLC, Mount Vernon.

Seller: Palisades Enterprises LLC, Ossining. Property: in Deerpark.

Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Aug. 4.

Palisades Interstate Park Commission, Bear Mountain. Seller: Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc., New York City. Property: in Cornwall-on-Hudson. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Aug. 7.

Salvatore Calisi Realty Corp., et al, Purchase. Seller: Heights of Main Street Inc., Northport. Property: 1575 Route 9, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $9.7 million. Filed Aug. 6.

Six Fifty Pleasant St. Dolson LLC, Natick, Massachusetts. Seller: Berlin LLC, Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Aug. 4.

Above $1 million

Below $1 million

Wappinger Development Partners LLC, as owner. Lender: PeoplesBank. Property: in Wappinger.

Amount: $3.6 million. Filed Aug. 7.

10 Horse Custom Homes Inc., Highland. Seller: Derek Burnham, Wellesley, Massachusetts. Property: 12 Juniper St., New Paltz. Amount: $300,000. Filed Aug. 3.

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Facts & Figures 112 Spring Holdings LLC, Monroe. Seller: Dimar Group LLC, Monroe. Property: 112 Spring St., Monroe. Amount: $600,000. Filed Aug. 4.

Derekh LLC, Stone Ridge. Seller: 166 Ten Broeck LLC, Kingston.

Property: 166 Ten Broeck Ave., Kingston. Amount: $125,000. Filed Aug. 3.

Marshall and Sterling Realty Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: JDM Hudson Group LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $400,000. Filed Aug. 3.

Wholesalers Property Company LLC, Dayton, Ohio. Seller: Selkirk Warehouses Inc., Albany. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $913,500. Filed Aug. 3.

13 Satmar Drive Unit 202 LLC, Monroe. Seller: Sharei Hatzluche Inc., Monroe. Property: 13 Satmar Drive, Unit 202, Palm Tree-Kiryas Joel. Amount: $50,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Naomi R. Duker, White Plains. Property: 99 Tammany Hall Road, Brewster 10509. Amount: $787,906. Filed Aug. 10.

Ninolio LLC, Accord. Seller: Monika Rockwell, et al, Olivebridge.

Property: 441 Sahler Mill Road, Olive. Amount: $342,500. Filed Aug. 6.

LIS PENDENS

250 W Chestnut LP, Kingston.

Seller: Nancy L. Cormier, et al, Kingston. Property: 250 W. Chestnut St. and 191-193 W. Pierpont St., Kingston. Amount: $190,000. Filed Aug. 5.

722 Ventures LLC, New York City.

Seller: Rubo LLC, Wassaic. Property: in Mahopac. Amount: $378,500.

Filed Aug. 3.

A Place For Little Bear LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Nikki Goldbeck, Woodstock. Property: 2585 Route 212, Woodstock. Amount: $599,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Amante and Norris Associates LLC, Washingtonville. Seller: Balwinder Singh, et al, Middletown.

Property: S. Plank Road, Wawayanda. Amount: $69,000. Filed Aug. 3.

American International Relocation Solutions LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Seller: Robert T. Bailey, et al, Hopewell Junction.

Property: 247 Country Club Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $584,500. Filed Aug. 3.

At The Orchard LLC, Milton. Seller: Marilyn J. Biro, Gardiner. Property: 1536 Route 213 East, Marbletown.

Amount: $300,000. Filed Aug. 7.

Atereth Developments LLC, Monroe. Seller: Adam Richter, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Property: 44 Reservoir Ave., Port Jervis.

Amount: $155,000. Filed Aug. 4.

Bam 257 LLC, New Paltz. Seller: Lynn Ann Hyatt, Riverhead. Property: 257 Route 208, New Paltz.

Amount: $300,900. Filed Aug. 4.

Banc of America Funding Corporation 2007-4. Seller: Elizabeth K. Cassidy, Warwick. Property: 41 Highland View Place, Middletown.

Amount: $655,348. Filed Aug. 7.

Beluga Point LLC, Bearsville.

Seller: Point Green LLC, Bearsville.

Property: 8 Jonet Lane, Woodstock.

Amount: $949,000. Filed Aug. 4.

Billings Brook LLC, LaGrangeville. Seller: Sara Bernardo, White Plains. Property: in LaGrangeville.

Amount: $330,000. Filed Aug. 4.

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East Light Land LLC, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Seller: Irish Hills LLC, Stormville. Property: in Stanford. Amount: $475,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Northern Enterprise New York LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Maria J. Frank, Yorktown Heights.

Property: 133 Hambletonian Ave., Chester. Amount: $155,300. Filed Aug. 3.

Elevated Realty Group LLC, Buffalo. Seller: Deal House Capital Fund 1 LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 26 Pine St., Tivoli 12583. Amount: $170,000. Filed Aug. 3.

Orange County Dream Homes LLC, Salisbury Mills. Seller: FG Coleman LLC, New Windsor. Property: 15 Kielly Court, New Windsor.

Amount: $85,000. Filed Aug. 3.

Factioned Inc., Brooklyn. Seller: Eileen M. Hall, Glen Burnie, Maryland. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $260,000. Filed Aug. 3.

Rejuvenate Properties II LLC, Gardiner. Seller: Miss Ellie Holdings LLC, Brewster. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $100,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Fakhoury and Sons Est 2006 LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Fakhouri Properties LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 136 Clove Branch Road, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Amount: $325,000. Filed Aug. 6.

Flippin Crazy LLC, Kingston. Seller: Frank DiSclafani, Mount Marion.

Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $20,000. Filed Aug. 5.

G and V Homes LLC, Middletown.

Seller: Angela Elia, Middletown.

Property: 17 School St., Middletown.

Amount: $100,000. Filed Aug. 3.

Hammer Realty Group LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: Diane E. Maillard, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $100,000. Filed Aug. 5.

JJ Equity Holdings LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Beth Cassidy, LaGrangeville. Property: 51 Edwin Road, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $72,500. Filed Aug. 4.

Josh Barrow LLC, Purdys. Seller: Frederick W. Stiefel, Bradenton, Florida. Property: in Hyde Park.

Amount: $199,000. Filed Aug. 5.

Leelah RE Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Seller: Golden Woodlands LLC, Andover, Massachusetts.

Property: 489 High Point Mountain Road, Olive. Amount: $105,000.

Filed Aug. 5.

Mamscah LLC, Glen Gardner, New Jersey. Seller: Randy D. McGinnis, et al, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Property: 2771 Route 9W, Saugerties. Amount: $70,000. Filed Aug. 5.

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Rising Star Homes LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 10 Jumping Brook Lane, Ulster. Amount: $118,250. Filed Aug. 3.

Save Old Homes LLC, Monroe.

Seller: LM Property Holdings LLC, Port Jervis. Property: 423 Neversink Drive, Deerpark. Amount: $18,500.

Filed Aug. 4.

Sky Point Building and Development Corp., Milton. Seller: Carmelo Cavoli, Waterford. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $62,000.

Filed Aug. 7.

Stay Maison LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Property: 4 Wyms Heights Drive, Marlborough. Amount: $90,500. Filed Aug. 3.

Syrena Wellness Corp., Warwick. Seller: Soham Realty LLC, Suffern. Property: 45 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Warwick. Amount: $699,000.

Filed Aug. 4.

T and H Homes Inc., Middletown.

Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 47 Amy Lane, Wallkill. Amount: $171,613. Filed Aug. 3.

TGB Properties LLC, Old Tappan, New Jersey. Seller: Real Estate Growth Fund LLC, San Jose, California. Property: 71 Greencrest Road, Goshen. Amount: $189,500.

Filed Aug. 4.

Tomak 42 Manitou LLC, Astoria. Seller: Catherine M. Gonzales, et al, Houston, Texas. Property: 42 Manitou Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601.

Amount: $220,000. Filed Aug. 5.

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

Benkard Properties LLC, et al.

Filed by PS Funding Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $177,000 affecting property located at 47 Benkard Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Aug. 5.

Carlin, William J., the Putnam County commissioner of finance as administrator of the estate of Anna Marie Fyfe, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 37 Seifert Lane, Putnam Valley 10579.

Filed Aug. 6.

Daly, Matthew C., et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,743 affecting property located at 45 Grand St., Warwick 10990. Filed Aug. 11.

Gouveia, Donna, et al. Filed by Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 20182. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 21 Halley Court, Unit 17, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Aug. 4.

James, Francine, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 60 Kent Shore Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Aug. 3.

Nesheiwat, Jehad, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 6 Fountain Place, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Aug. 6.

Pipitone, Sebastian, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3685 Route 32, Saugerties 12477. Filed Aug. 5.

Prete, Robert J., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 80 Maple Ave., Fishkill 12524.

Filed Aug. 4.

Rothbeind, Samuel, et al. Filed

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $97,000 affecting property located at 30 Kayleigh Drive, New Paltz 12561. Filed Aug. 5.

Sun, Kwai Ying, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $290,764 affecting property located at 7 Plum St., Highland Mills 10930. Filed Aug. 4.

Willbright, Sherron A., et al.

Filed by BankUnited N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $256,637 affecting property located at 90 Marion Court, Warwick 10990. Filed Aug. 7.

Yonique Inc., et al. Filed by UMB Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $378,000 affecting property located at 25 Sanfordville Road, Warwick 10990.

Filed Aug. 6.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Corts Jr., Wayne G., as owner. $17,232 as claimed by Orange County Mason Supply Corp., Middletown. Property: 6 Winding Lane, Woodbury. Filed Aug. 6.

Orange and Rockland, Spring Valley, as owner. $13,895 as claimed

by Boyd Aluminum Manufacturing Co., Springfield, Missouri. Property: 264 Old Chester Road, Goshen.

Filed Aug. 3.

Stuart, Paul, et al, Middletown, as owner. $9,950 as claimed by DaLa Plumbing and Heating, Walden.

Property: 640 Howells Turnpike, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 4.

Ungar, Rose, Highland Mills, as owner. $9,500 as claimed by GMC Construction Services Inc., Slate Hill. Property: 3 Blueberry Lane, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Aug. 4.

NEW BUSINESSES

Sole Proprietorships Aaron Getman Woodworking, 59 O’Neill St., Kingston 12401, c/o Aaron Michael Getman-Pickering.

Filed Aug. 7.

Abbie’s All Star Dog Training, 2 Brinnier Lane, Saugerties 12477, c/o Abbie Devra Duchon. Filed Aug. 3.

All of a Sutton Property Maintenance, 19 Ruthenbeck Road, Shandaken 12480, c/o Jeffrey S. Sutton.

Filed Aug. 6.

AO Consulting, 6 Mathes Court, Lake Peekskill 10537, c/o Andrea O’Brien. Filed Aug. 4.

Authentic Tax Services, 350 W. Shore Drive, Carmel 10512, c/o Bethany Elizabeth Brown. Filed Aug. 4.

B3 Carpentry, 72 Grandview Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o John J. Bessman III. Filed Aug. 5.

Big Plate, 20 Van Buren, Kingston 12401, c/o Ericka D. Staples. Filed Aug. 5.

Bliss Body Yoga, 39 Bloom St., Marlboro 12542, c/o Linda Freeman. Filed Aug. 7.

Bluestone International Realty, 176 Beverly Road, Chester 10918, c/o Jocelyn Rivera. Filed July 27.

Butterfly Whispers Photography by Connie, 52 Gregory Road, Johnson, c/o Constance Losauro.

Filed July 29.

Cheyanne at Studio Bliss, 88 Dunning Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Cheyanne Loretta Marie Search. Filed July 27.

CIC, 25 Robinson Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Irma del Rosario Perez Tejeda. Filed July 31.

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

Create Your Life Workshops, 39 Bloom St., Marlboro 12542, c/o Linda Freeman. Filed Aug. 7.

Partnerships

Criterion Workshop, 86 Homestead Village Drive, Warwick 10990, c/o Steven Michael Garubba. Filed July 27.

La Imperial Bakery, 238 Walsh Ave., New Windsor, c/o Cesar Hernandez and Wendy Zapata. Filed July 31.

Stargazers, 57 Burrs Crossing Road, Rosendale 12472, c/o Peter Dubitsky and Carolyn Brown. Filed Aug. 5.

Darnell Caldwell Construction, 745 Route 211 West, Middletown 10940, c/o Darnell Alexander Caldwell. Filed July 31.

Davis M and B, 45 Highland Road, Stone Ridge 12484, c/o Bernard A. Davis. Filed Aug. 4.

LEGAL NOTICES

Facts & Figures De La Rosa Landscape, 8 Malden Ave., Apt. A, Saugerties 12477, c/o Joselin Vazquez De La Rosa. Filed July 31.

De Rosas Construction, 4 Julien Court, Monroe 10950, c/o Rogelio Derosas Larracilla. Filed July 29.

Economic Services, 636 South Road, Milton 12547, c/o Emanuel Perez Rodriguez. Filed Aug. 4.

Electronics Valet, 9 Marino Drive, Wallkill 12589, c/o Sheridan James Williams. Filed July 30.

Eves Home Based Health Care, 219 St. Andrews Road, Montgomery, c/o Christina Evelyn Craft-Fisch.

Filed July 30.

Fit For A Queen, P.O. Box 383, Port Ewen 12466, c/o Dina Lynne Washington. Filed Aug. 7.

Founa Atis, 21 Huguenot St., New Paltz 12561, c/o Wydeline Auguste.

Filed Aug. 6.

Fur Baby Grooming, 532 MacNary Lane, New Windsor 12553, c/o James Richard Cracolici. Filed July 28.

Grace! Graphic Design and Marketing, 21 Butler Lane, Port Jervis 12771, c/o Janice Grace Hardesty.

Filed July 28.

Harmony Works Psychotherapy, 136 N. Chestnut St., Apt. 9A, New Paltz 12561, c/o Amy K. Benedict.

Filed Aug. 5.

HDD Maintenance Services, 680 Route 211 East, 3B, No. 104, Middletown 10940, c/o Jonnathan Orlando Hooker. Filed July 29.

Hernandez Landscaping, 488 Route 32, Highland Mills, c/o Adolfo Hernandez. Filed July 30.

Hot Grabba Smoke Shop, 75 Mill St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Shawn Anthony Harris. Filed July 30.

Innov8tion, 39 Church St., Unit 8, Port Jervis 12771, c/o Eric L. Martinez. Filed July 29.

Jay Bright, 31 Academy Ave., Sparrow Bush, c/o Jaysharee Simone Armstrong. Filed July 29.

Jen Jeglinski, 119 Cedar Drive, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Jennifer M. Jeglinski. Filed July 31.

JMR Lawn and Garden, 299 Mettacahonts Road, Accord 12404, c/o Justin M. Reynolds. Filed Aug. 7.

K R Construction, 430 N. Ohioville Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Kyle Ricketson. Filed Aug. 4.

Kristen at Studio Bliss, 88 Dunning Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Kristen Elise Harrison. Filed July 27.

Martinez Construction, 24 Mcdonald St., Apt. 1, Saugerties 12477, c/o Crescenciano Martinez-Perez.

Filed Aug. 7.

Mayhem Machine Tool, 40 Woodside Drive, Warwick 10990, c/o Calvin Jenkins Silbernagel. Filed July 27.

Nerd Life Tattoo, 88 Dunning Road, Suite 220, Middletown, c/o Daniel Noel Ortiz. Filed July 27.

New Views Home and Lawn Care, 90 Circle Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Giovanni De Jesus Colindres Garcia. Filed Aug. 10.

NJR Landscaping, 311 Station Road, Hurley 12443, c/o Nathan J. Rider. Filed Aug. 5.

Orange Lake Rentals, 427 S. Plank Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Sanil S. Shah. Filed July 29.

Patrina Torres Ministries, 60 Staples St., Kingston 12401, c/o Patrina M. Torres. Filed Aug. 7.

Pookies Fencing, 419 Forest Road, Wallkill 12589, c/o Zachary Albert Steinhilber. Filed July 31.

Proper Cleaning Services, 11 Wylie St., Napanoch 12458, c/o Gifty Peprah. Filed Aug. 4.

Rainbow House Family Daycare, 97 Orchard St., Kingston 12401, c/o Sarah Hoyes. Filed July 31.

Ruff Inspirations, 128 Dolson Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Tracy Lee Moore. Filed July 28.

Simply Fresh Vcafé, 4 Farmers Lane, Chester 10918, c/o Orville A. Bulgin. Filed July 28.

Superior Maintenance Co., 9 Marino Drive, Wallkill 12589, c/o Sheridan James Williams II. Filed July 30.

Synergy Systems, 3133 Route 209, Kingston 12401, c/o Scott Isaac Lankhorst. Filed Aug. 7.

The Write Way Consulting, 14 Maple Lane, Woodstock 12498, c/o Julianne DeMartino. Filed Aug. 5.

Totally Healed International, 60 Staples St., Kingston 12401, c/o Patrina M. Torres. Filed Aug. 7.

Vincent A. LoVerso, 1501 Route 44/55, Clintondale 12515, c/o Vincent A. LoVerso. Filed Aug. 6.

Notice of Formation of DERRICKíS LANDSCAPE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/06/2020. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: The LLC, 186 Rockland Ave, Mamaroneck, NY 10543.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62604 Notice of Formation of K & X RENTAL PROPERTIES LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY(SSNY) on 06/16/20.

Office Location: Westchester Cty., Princ. Office of LLC: 62 William St. Yonkers, NY 10701.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr of its princ. office.

Purpose: any lawful activity #62605 Notice of Formation of MejiasRent Apartments LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/10/2020. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC, 2 Old Albany Post Road Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62606 Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) All the Best Moments, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 29, 2020.

Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 2004 Beekman Court, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.

Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law. #62607 Notice of Formation of Tortorici Holdings, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/20/19.

Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, United States Corporation Agents, Inc. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62608 Notice of Formation of BADALY & BADALY ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING PLLC. Principal office Westchester County.

Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the PLLC to 2 Wilson Place, 1st Floor, Mount Vernon, NY 10550.

Articles of Organization of the PLLC filed with the SSNY on February 14, 2020. Purpose: Architecture & Engineering. #62609 Notice of Formation of Core Cleaning Solutions, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/08/2020. Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 7 Odell Plz Ste 130 #562 Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62610

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SHOPRO CONSULTING LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/10/20. Offc. loc: WESTCHESTER Cty. SSNY desig. agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC to 239 Sheridan Ave, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful activity. #62611 Notice of Formation of Scrubd, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 07/01/2020 . Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 7 Sherwood Ave Ossining NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62612 Notice of Formation of Arielís Lip & Body Care, LLC. Art of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 7/6/20. Office location: Westchester County. Secy of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to LLC, c/o: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY. 11228.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #62613 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Lion Factory Building LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 13, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Building LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62614 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Lion Factory Building Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 13, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Building Manager LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62615 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Lion Factory Building Associates LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 13, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Building Associates LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62616

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Lion Factory Commerce LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 14, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Commerce LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62617 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Lion Factory Commerce Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 14, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Lion Factory Commerce Manager LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62618 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MIKADO HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. Of Org. were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/26/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 12 Aberdeen Road, Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. #62619 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: ANDOLINI MEDIA, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/27/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 159 Ralph Avenue, White Plains, New York 10606, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62620 Notice of Formation of WAY2WIN MANAGEMENT LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/13/20. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the WAY2WIN MANAGEMENT LLC, 1011 King St, Chappaqua, New York 10514 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62622 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: La Mora LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 22, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to La Mora LLC, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62623

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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: La Mora Managers LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 22, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to La Mora Managers LLC, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62624 KJJ Strategies LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State on July 29, 2020. Office located in WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Secy. Of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. Of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 300 Mamaroneck Ave. Suite 505 White Plains, NY 10605 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62625 Notice of Formation of SNS Transporting LLC, Arts. Of Org. filed with the NY Sec. of State 07/21/2020. Office Loc. West.

County. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/ her to 10 California Road, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62627 Notice of formation. Thereís No Place Like Home Plate, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 6/2/20.

Office loc:Westchester County.

SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 127 Dale Ave, Cortlandt Manor, NY, 10567.

Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62628 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: BRIGHTWORLD ADVISORS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/22/2020.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: BrightWorld Advisors LLC, 9 Hanford Place, Tarrytown, NY 10591, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62629 Notice of Formation of Ore Amare LLC Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/30/2020. Office Location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 78 Vaughn Ave, New Rochelle NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62631 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Arts By Joni Joan LLC. Arts of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/17/2020. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon which process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 57B Route 6, Ste 110, Baldwin Pl., NY 10505. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62630

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BUILDING PERMITS Commercial A&F High Ridge LLC, Stamford, contractor for A&F High Ridge LLC. Convert office space to emergency medical/ treatment at 111 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $101,700. Filed July 8.

Alza, Deborah and Juan Carlos Alza, Greenwich, contractor for Juan Carlos Alza.

Construct swimming pool and required safety barrier at 10 Buena Vista Drive, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $6,480. Filed July 2020.

Bridgeport RC Diocesan Corp., Stamford, contractor for Bridgeport RC Diocesan Corp. Install temporary tent at 914 Newfield Ave., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed July 6.

Echevarria, Imanol, Old Greenwich, contractor for Imanol Echevarria. Construct swimming pool and required safety barrier at 5 Midbrook Lane, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $900. Filed July 2020.

Fairfield Pool Associates LLC, Fairfield, contractor for George Hammer. Construct swimming pool and required safety barrier at 2 Grimes Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed July 2020.

Goldenberg, Evan, Greenwich, contractor for 271 Greenwich Avenue LLC. Remove walls and ceiling lighting at 271 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 2020.

Karell Aquatics, Stamford, contractor for Bret Wilbur.

Construct swimming pool and required safety barrier at 61 Gregory Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed July 2020.

Longo, Philip, Stamford, contractor for William Butler.

Construct a three-car garage at 60 Butternut Hollow Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $302,000. Filed July 2020.

Magna Construction Limited LLC, Stamford, contractor for 36 Atlantic Street LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 36 Atlantic St., Stamford.

Estimated cost: $50,897. Filed July 8.

Silktown Roofing Inc., Derby, contractor for Greenwich American Centre. Replace existing roof with new roof at 1 American Lane, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: N/A. Filed July 2020.

Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, contractor for Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Install temporary tent at 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,810. Filed July 2.

Top Shelf Construction Services LLC, Stamford, contractor for Nora Burnett. Remodel for new bakery at 2215 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed July 7.

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.

Turner Construction, Shelton, contractor for Henry W. Pescarella. Renovate office space for “Great Point Partners” at 165 Mason St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed July 2020.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Residential AAA Bongiorno Carting & Development, Stamford, contractor for Nina Frundson. Perform replacement alterations at 12 Cottontail Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $18,300. Filed July 2020.

Alfano, David, Riverside, contractor for David Alfano. Add car garage, master bedroom, bathroom, powder room, home office and renovate garage at 3 Crawford Terrace, Riverside. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed July 2020.

Amado Home Improvement, Hartsdale, New York, contractor for Maria de Lourdes Ayala. Switch locations of laundry room and bathroom at 6 Lake Drive, Riverside. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed July 2020.

Bellido Vila, Rogger A., Stamford, contractor for Hylda Ramos. Remove vinyl siding and replace with wood shingle siding at 30 Ashton Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed July 8.

Complete Dismantling Service, Stamford, contractor for Jaroslaw & Alexandra Palylyk.

Perform replacement alterations at 89 Indian Field Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 2020.

Deluca Enterprises, Ridgefield, contractor for Stephen E. and Nelly W. Monick. Replace old deck at 14 Fletcher Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed July 2020.

Demasi, Thomas P., White Plains, New York, contractor for Hannah C. Granade. Renovate basement for gym, bar and movie theater at 11 Angus Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $700,000. Filed July 2020.

Dimitrov, Kostadin, Stamford, contractor for Salvatore J. Cingari. Construction for code compliance at 27 Briarwood Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed July 7.

Dive in Pool Service Inc., Stamford, contractor for Bruce T. Moore Jr. Construct inground pool at 276 E. Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed July 7.

DXL Construction Inc., Redding, contractor for Gino Gabriel Tieppo. Renovate kitchen, first-floor living space and reconstruct sunroom at 17 Ridge Brook Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $512,000. Filed July 2020.

Ehrenkranz, Pamela, et al, Stamford, contractor for Pamela Ehrenkranz. Rebuild and expand deck at 29 Hackett Circle North, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed July 2.

Falger, Janusz, Stamford, contractor for Kevin Stuart Swanepoel. Replace deck floor and build roof overhead at 41 Ralsey Road South, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $29,500. Filed July 6.

Greenleaf General Control LLC, Stamford, contractor for Aya and Mich DeSimone. Add bathroom in basement and remove pergola at 6 Kenilworth Terrace, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 2020.

Greenleaf General Control LLC, Stamford, contractor for Betsy and Ryan McIntyre. Replace windows and siding at 24 Meadow Drive, Riverside.

Estimated cost: $26,000. Filed July 2020.

Hobbs Inc., Stamford, contractor for Jonathan M. Stamford. Estimated cost: $100,000.

Filed July 2.

The Home Depot USA Inc., Stamford, contractor for Kamel Ghandour. Replace window at 69 Puritan Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,434 Filed July 2.

J. Salvatore & Sons Inc., Yonkers, New York, contractor for Nicholas Granitto. Build new single-family dwelling at 34 Cliffdale Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $850,000. Filed July 2020.

Langner Renovations Alterati, Wilton, contractor for Frank Fazzinga. Remodel bathrooms, repair trim and siding, upgrade kitchen cabinets and finish floors at 16 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed July 2020.

Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Jacob and Kristine Berman. Remove kitchen and bathroom cabinets at 21 Marshall St., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed July 2020.

Macri, Jessica Lynn, et al, Stamford, contractor for Jessica Lynn Macri. Add a bathroom in the existing footprint at 30 Emma Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed July 8.

Northwood Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for James Powers. Construct new bathroom in the finished basement at 17 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed July 2020.

Ocean North Pools LLC, Stamford, contractor for Kristi A. Svec. Install an aboveground pool at 221 Thunder Hill Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed July 8.

Perry Verrone LLC, Pleasantville, New York, contractor for Nancy and Bob Delgenio.

Remove exisiting cedar shingles and replace at 96 Old Stone Bridge North Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed July 2020.

Peter Stofa & Company LLC, Stamford, contractor for Andrew J. Whittingham.

Replace roofing shingles at 21 Tanglewood Lane, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $10,800. Filed July 7.

Philip Spadaro Contractor LLC, Stamford, contractor for Philip A. Spadaro. Replace kitchen cabinets at 934 Rock Rimmon Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed July 2.

Praxis Home Builders LLC, Stamford, contractor for Josefino Sarmiento. Convert garage to living space at 73 Albin Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed July 7.

Pro Custom Solar LLC, Stamford, contractor for Isabel AC Bonar. Install roof-top solar panels at 75 Minivale Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,642. Filed July 7.

Radman, Mike, Westport, contractor for Andelka Radman. Build new single-family dwelling at 12 Dialstone Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $535,000. Filed July 2020.

RAM Affiliates LLC, Cos Cob, contractor for Julie Zieme.

Renovate kitchen at 298 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed July 2020.

Reggina, David, et al, Stamford, contractor for David Reggina. Replace floorboards at 16 Burwood Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed July 6.

Russo, Ryan and Nicole Hugh, Greenwich, contractor for Ryan Russo and Nicole Hugh. Replace windows, bathroom fixtures and construct new kitchen at 36 Putnam Park, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed July 2020.

SBP Homes LLC, Stamford, contractor for SBP Dublin Hill LLC. Build new single-family dwelling at 48 Dublin Hill, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,750,000. Filed July 2020.

SBP Homes LLC, Stamford, contractor for Tina LLC. Renovate kitchen, remodel family room and replace wine-room system at 131 Meadow Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed July 2020.

Schroder, Pablo, Wilton, contractor for Colin and Lori Kronewitter. Renovate bathrooms and expand dormers at 189 Valley Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $155,000. Filed July 2020.

Facts & Figures Schwartz, David, Stamford, contractor for David Schwartz.

Perform replacement alterations at 135 Snow Crystal Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,170. Filed July 7.

Shiv-Kumar, Nerur T., et al, Stamford, contractor for Nerur T. Shiv-Kumar. Install natural gas generator at 43 Strawberry Patch Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed July 7.

Studwell, Scott and Kristen Studwell, Cos Cob, contractor for Scott and Kristen Studwell.

Construct in-ground swimming pool, spa and safety barrier at 510 Valley Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed July 2020.

Terenzio, Lisa, Stamford, contractor for Lisa Terenzio. Convert car garage to office and TV room at 53 Benstone St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,000.

Filed July 2.

Top Shelf Construction Services LLC, Stamford, contractor for Scott J. Karbel. Remove existing roof and re-roof at 26 Wake Robin Lane, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed July 7.

Wayne, Costanzo, Stamford, contractor for Costanzo Wayne. Add second story at 27 Dannell Drive, Stamford.

Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed July 7.

Westview Electric LLC, Stamford, contractor for Norman Buck. Renovate kitchen, remove wall at 94 Southfield Ave., Unit P5, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed July 2.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Balazs, James, Norwalk. Filed

by Stephanie Moore, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Delucia & Levine LLC, Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV20-6097822-S. Filed June 22.

Caramadre, Christine, et al, Ridgefield. Filed by Ann Falcone, West Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Falcone Law Firm LLC, West Haven. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-20-6097581-S. Filed June 12.

Catropa, Adam, et al, Beacon Falls. Filed by Peroy Robinson, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien & Foti, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

FBT-CV-20-6097886-S. Filed June 23.

Flaviano, Ramirez, Bridgeport. Filed by Andrea Stewart, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Delucia & Levine LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

FBT-CV-20-6097820-S. Filed June 22.

Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Company, et al, Hartford. Filed by Carlos Carmo Jr., Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Delucia & Levine LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered injuries after chasing the defendants’ car as it began rolling down without an operator toward a group of students. The injuries were result of the negligence of the defendants for not properly setting the vehicles braske. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-20-6097826-S. Filed June 22.

Danbury Superior Court Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield. Filed by Jerry Bentley, Dunnville, Kentucky. Plaintiff’s attorney: Izard Kindall & Raabe LLP, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff began using Zantac, a medication manufactured, marketed and sold by the defendant. As a direct and proximate result of ingesting Zantac, the plaintiff allegedly contracted esophageal cancer. The medication exposed plaintiff to unsafe quantities of NDMA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine).

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206036309-S. Filed June 15.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., Ridgefield. Filed by Iris Crouse, Davenport, Iowa. Plaintiff’s attorney: Izard Kindall & Raabe LLP, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff began using Zantac, a medication manufactured, marketed and sold by the defendant. As a direct and proximate result of ingesting Zantac, the plaintiff allegedly contracted cancer. The medication exposed plaintiff to unsafe quantities of NDMA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine). The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

DBD-CV-20-6036310-S. Filed June 15.

Danbury Mall LLC, East Hartford. Filed by Stephanie Clinton-Baskin, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Alan Barry & Associates, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises maintained and controlled by the defendant when she fell due to the slippery conditions of the exterior stairs she was using, causing her to suffer injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV20-6036281-S. Filed June 10.

Hyatt, Harold, Ridgefield.

Filed by Edward Baran, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jones Damia Kaufman & Depaul LLC, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

DBD-CV-20-6036170-S. Filed May 26.

Town of Redding. Filed by Rachel Kosky, Woodbury.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Ronald J Pugliese Jr., Watertown. Action: The plaintiff is a police officer for the town of Redding. The plaintiff has allegedly been treated differently than other officers because of her pregnancy. She has not received favorable assignments while on light duty and feels discriminated and harassed by other members of the police department. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV20-6036506-S. Filed July 7.

Stamford Superior Court Copeland, Warner, et al, Saint John, Florida. Filed by Paper Resources LLC, Norwalk.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff is the holder of a promissory note of the defendants who agreed to make installment payments. However, the defendants failed to pay to plaintiff the entire balance of principal and interest due. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-20-6047461-S. Filed July 6.

Levi & Korsinsky LLP, Stamford. Filed by Decimus Capital Markets, LLC, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Diserio Martin O’Connor & Castiglioni, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement, which plaintiff provides certain services. Plaintiff is owed by the defendant and under their arbitration clause, they have agree upon a professional arbitrator. Plaintiff has made a demand for arbitration on defendant, however defendant has neglected and refused to fulfill its obligations. The plaintiff seeks an order compelling the defendant to comply with the arbitration clause.

The plaintiff seeks arbitrator, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV20-6047505-S. Filed July 9.

Lin, Rachel, DDS, et al, Cos Cob. Filed by Allen Lustig, Rye Brook, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Maki Law LLC, Glastonbury Action: The plaintiff suffered medical malpractice from the defendant. The defendant allegedly failed to take care and provide plaintiff with antibiotics after a tooth extraction that developed into an infection in his jaw that spread into his body causing painful injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV20-6047235-S. Filed June 23.

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Melton, Michael T., et al, Kensington, Maryland. Filed

by John B. Rearden Jr., Darien.

Plaintiff’s attorney: DePanfilis & Vallerie, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206047389-S. Filed June 30.

DEEDS Commercial 0 Burying Hill LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Topping Pond Two LLC, New York, New York.

Property: 51 Burying Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed July 1.

45 Field Point Circle LLC, Greenwich. Seller: R2-G2 Holdings LLC, Palm Beach, Florida.

Property: 45 Field Point Circle, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed July 1.

Aprazivel LLC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Seller: JKLR LLC, Riverside. Property: 112 Indian Head Road, Riverside. Amount: $10. Filed June 29.

Bella Blue 45 LLC, Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Seller: 45 Meadow Wood LLC, Greenwich. Property: 45 Meadow Wood Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed June 22.

Bristol Meadow LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Quincy Capital Funding LLC, Quincy, Massachusetts. Property: 19 Meadow Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed June 30.

Brown, Jason and Bridgett Brown, New York, New York.

Seller: Black Kats LLC, Stamford. Property: 2 Winthrop Drive, Riverside. Amount: $3,400,000. Filed June 26.

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Facts & Figures Castellana, John and Stephanie Castellana, Cos Cob. Seller: Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust, Coppell, Texas. Property: 16 Suburban Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $611,100. Filed June 25.

Corbin, Randall and Courtney G. Corbin, Fairfield. Seller: 653 Holly Dale Road LLC, Wilton. Property: 653 Holly Dale Road, Fairfield. Amount: $770,000. Filed July 8.

Meadowpoint LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Howard Steyn and Deborah R. Steyn, Greenwich.

Property: 32 Grahampton Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $2,200,000. Filed June 26.

Clark, William E. and Amy Moss Clark, Greenwich. Seller: William E. Clark and Amy Moss Clark, Greenwich. Property: 6 Blind Brook Lane, Greenwich.

Amount: $0. Filed June 23.

Midwood Road LLC, Greenwich. Seller: 49 Midwood LLC, New Canaan. Property: 49 Midwood Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $10. Filed July 1.

Conroy, Christopher W. and Danielle S. Conroy, Fairfield.

Seller: Kevin Boeckle, Fairfield.

Property: 522 High St., Fairfield. Amount: $380,000. Filed July 6.

Dipreta, Christopher and Melissa Lombardi, Norwalk.

Seller: The Alsire Nadeau Life Use Trust, Fairfield. Property: 45 Greenlawn Drive, Fairfield.

Amount: $392,500. Filed July 9.

Shwayhat, Nader Joseph and Katerina McCarthy Shwayhat, New York, New York. Seller: 39 North Ridge Road LLC, Greenwich. Property: 39 N. Ridge Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,000,000.

Filed June 29.

Friedman, Craig and Wendy Friedman, Greenwich. Seller: Colt I LLC, Greenwich. Property: Lot B, Map 8865, Greenwich.

Amount: $10. Filed June 25.

Slavin, Lorraine, Greenwich.

Seller: Stinson Holdings LLC, Riverside. Property: 34 Indian Point Lane, Riverside. Amount: $0. Filed June 29.

Lacerenza, Peter J., Fairfield.

Seller: Wilmington Savings Found Society, Fairfield. Property: 245 Unquowa Road, Unit 59, Fairfield. Amount: $252,901.

Filed July 9.

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Lee Seven LLC, Dallas, Texas.

Seller: Peter C. Lee, Denver, Colorado. Property: 75 Stone Ridge Way, Unit 3F, Fairfield. Amount: $850,000. Filed July 9.

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Alicea, Joshua O. and Karla V. Rodriguez, Fairfield. Seller: Stan Kikirov, Forest Hills, New York. Property: 429 Toll House Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $390,000. Filed July 6.

Alter, Eric and Emmeline Yang, New York, New York.

Seller: Evan Remley and Elaine M. Remley, Fairfield. Property: 45 Norwegian Woods, Fairfield.

Amount: $849,000. Filed July 8.

Arntzen, Carolyn and Morten Arntzen, Rowayton.

Seller: John J. Fath, Fairfield.

Property: 1450 Hillside Road, Fairfield. Amount: $0. Filed July 6.

Barclay, Justin and Jamie Kanki, Fairfield. Seller: Alison A. Rivard, Great Falls. Property: 80 Old Dam Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $700,000. Filed July 6.

Barre, Per and Saskia Barre, Old Greenwich. Seller: Douglas Heffer and Jennifer Hefer, Old Greenwich. Property: 42 Lockwood Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $0. Filed July 1.

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Curtis, Justin B. and Catelyn Burzynski, New York, New York. Seller: Samson A. Egilman and Helene E. Egilman, Fairfield. Property: 21 Ludlowe Court, Fairfield. Amount: $420,000. Filed July 7.

Emerson, Daniel P. and Marylynn Piotrowski, Fairfield. Seller: William E. Aufderheide and Jillian H. Aufgerheide, Fairfield. Property: 1020 Merwins Lane, Fairfield.

Amount: $998,000. Filed July 6.

King, William J. and Mary E. King, Riverside. Seller: Jose Ignacio Cerrilla Cardona and Cecilia Ortiz Tirado, Riverside.

Property: 90 Riverside Lane, Riverside. Amount: $775,000.

Filed June 26.

Mousseau, Jonathan G. and Amanda R. Mousseau, Jersey City, New Jersey. Seller: Massimo Rossi and Kimberly Rossi, Fairfield. Property: 124 Juniper Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $665,000. Filed July 8.

Feda, Laura and Thomas Feda, Greenwich. Seller: Wendy Friedman and Craig Friedman, Greenwich. Property: 116 Havemeyer Place, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,350,000. Filed June 26.

Kolstad, Eva and Alexander Larsen, New Canaan. Seller: Charles Ryan Burke and Lisa C. Burke, Fairfield. Property: 740 S. Pine Creek Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $599,000. Filed July 6.

Pacchioni, Anthony and Kristen Pacchioni, Stamford.

Seller: Ronald E. Buesinger Jr. and Stephanie H. Goldman, Jupiter, Florida. Property: 95 Wellington Drive, Fairfield.

Amount: $900,000. Filed July 9.

Franzago, Paul V., Fairfield.

Seller: Jill R. West, Fairfield.

Property: 1085 Merritt St., Fairfield. Amount: $375,000. Filed July 7.

De Santi, Yvonne M., Greenwich. Seller: Julie Hedrick-LeStrange, Greenwich.

Property: Unit 406, River West Condominium, Greenwich.

Amount: $867,500. Filed June 24.

Gippious, Anna, New City, New York. Seller: Robin Adamson and Jacob Friedman, Greenwich. Property: 52 Lafayette Place, Unit 3B, Greenwich.

Amount: $272,500. Filed June 29.

Demattle, Christopher and Corrie Coldwell, New York, New York. Seller: Dorothy A. McOwen, Greenwich. Property: 62 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $710,000.

Filed June 22.

Heffer, Douglas S. and Jennifer T. Heffer, Old Greenwich.

Seller: Tina E. Mikkelsen, North Palm Beach, Florida. Property: 23 Boulder Brook Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,950,000.

Filed July 1.

Deslato, Anthony and Stephanie Deslato, White Plains, New York. Seller: Emiko Takeno and Todd L. Brooks, Greenwich. Property: 351 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $645,000. Filed June 29.

Hindman, Steven E. and Barbara Galton Hindman, Greenwich. Seller: Steven Hindman and Barbara Hindman, Greenwich. Property: 59 Hillcrest Park Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed June 22.

Devita, Katelyn, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Verjean K. Oldenkamp-Christopher, Fairfield. Property: 199 Henderson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $405,000. Filed July 9.

El Maghraoui, Mohamed and Oulaya Moho, Bridgeport. Seller: Christina A. Troiano and Ashley M. Mink, Fairfield. Property: 3715 Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $371,500.

Filed July 10.

Hopper, Forbes S. and Patricia A. Hopper, Greenwich.

Seller: Christopher H. Belhumeur and Courtney H. Belhumeur, Greenwich. Property: 293 Stanwich Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $10. Filed June 24.

Kapito, Robert S. and Kenneth R. Page, Greenwich. Seller: William J. Neuenfeldt and Janea O. Neuenfeldt, Greenwich.

Property: 176 Shore Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed June 22.

Latona, Christine Elise and Grant David Cunningham, Norwalk. Seller: John Emmon and Mauro M. Fanelli, Fairfield.

Property: 144 Alvin St., Fairfield. Amount: $440,000. Filed July 6.

Mackessy, Richard and Sara MacKessy, Fairfield. Seller: Michael J. Miles and Maryann Miles, McKinney, Texas. Property: 270 James St., Fairfield.

Amount: $1,100,000. Filed July 6.

Maskell, Raymond, Fairfield.

Seller: Wei-Teng Yang and Yi-A Chen, Fairfield. Property: 336 Jackman Ave., Fairfield.

Amount: $523,000. Filed July 6.

McHale, Corey Patrick and Bianca Enid McHale, Fairfield. Seller: Brian K. Roberts and Jennifer L. Roberts, Fairfield. Property: 63 Centerbrook Road, Fairfield. Amount: $740,000. Filed July 6.

McKinney, Scott and Courtney McKinney, Old Greenwich. Seller: Jayne F. Pincus and Neil N. Pincus, Greenwich.

Property: 1 Cross Ridge Drive.

Greenwich. Amount: $876,562.

Filed June 22.

Mitnick, Scott and Kim Helene Zeinick, Greenwich.

Seller: Edward Chaplin and Karen L. Chaplin, Greenwich.

Property: 613 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed June 26.

Petretti, Jessica and Lawrence Petretti, Southbury.

Seller: Michael C. Griffin, Fairfield. Property: 191 Knapps Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $230,000. Filed July 10.

Portnoy, Lawrence and Philippa Portnoy, Greenwich. Seller: Kevin Cassidy, Greenwich. Property: 18 Crown Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed June 22.

Rowland, Kristin Kallergis, Naples, Florida. Seller: William J. King and Mary E. King, Riverside. Property: 4 Highgate Road, Riverside. Amount: $3,050,000. Filed June 26.

Shender, Alexander, et al, Greenwich. Seller: Susan E. Roper, Greenwich. Property: 24 Round Hill Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,055,000. Filed June 26.

Streich, Charles A., Old Greenwich. Seller: Antje Schepker, Old Greenwich. Property: 1465 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 227, Old Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed June 29.

Swersky, Richard and Molly Swersky, Riverside. Seller: Christopher Armero, Riverside.

Property: 175 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Amount: $1,657,500.

Filed July 1.

Facts & Figures Vineyard, Eric and Ellie Vineyard, White Plains, New York. Seller: Edward Moore and Kelley Moore, Greenwich.

Property: 6 Caroline Farms Road, Unit 4, Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed June 26.

Rhodes, Nia J., et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority.

Property: 30 Brown Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed July 31.

Yeager, Helen Doyle and Scott A. Yeager, Greenwich.

Seller: Samuel J. Pollack and Gabriella Pollack Mishev, New York, New York. Property: 16 John St., Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed June 29.

Rosero, Jorge L. and Mario C. Rosero, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 22 Brown Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed July 31.

Zahler, Melissa, Westport.

Seller: Stephen J. Walters and Kimberly A. Walters, Fairfield.

Property: 141 Veres St., Fairfield.

Amount: $1,179,000. Filed July 9.

LIS PENDENS Barraza, Teodora, Stamford.

Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority.

Property: 34 Brown Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Aug. 3.

Capital One Bank USA NA, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for US Bank NA. Property: 1 Thornwood Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Aug. 7.

Leman Parters LLC, Stamford. Filed by Julie V. Pinette, Bridgeport, for Trump Parc Stamford Association Inc. Property: 1 Broad St., No. PHD2, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Aug. 7.

Meyer, Gretchen A., et al, Stamford. Filed by Diserio Martin O’Connor & Castiglioni LLP, Stamford, for Mona L. Raymond and William Raymond.

Property: 107 June Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Aug. 7.

Schinella, Domenico, Stamford. Filed by David C. Shufrin, Milford, for Sagi Genger. Property: 1475 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Aug. 3.

MORTGAGES Biancardi, Raymond M. and Lanyuezhi Wang, Stamford,

by Francis J. Browne. Lender: Caliber Home Loans Inc., 1525 S Belt Line Road, Coppell, Texas.

Property: 128 Weed Hill Ave., Stamford. Amount: $332,250.

Filed June 17.

Borja, Kenneth D., Stamford,

by William Zerzy. Lender: Better Mortgage Corp., 120 Broadway, Fifth floor, New York, New York. Property: 850 E. Main St., Unit 318, Stamford. Amount: $221,147. Filed June 17.

Chesler, David Scott and Ann Margaret Gorman Chesler, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 West Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 52 Interlaken Road, Stamford.

Amount: $397,000. Filed June 18.

Connolly, Francis J. and Holly M. Connolly, Stamford, by Jeffrey Weiner. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 211 Shelter Rock Road, Stamford. Amount: $100,000. Filed June 17.

Delancey, James L. and Mary Delancey, Stamford, by Brett S. Lando. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 93 Saint Charles Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $310,500. Filed June 17.

Hernandez, Maria Magdalena, Stamford, by Michael S. Rosten. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 443 Sylvan Knoll Road, Stamford. Amount: $180,000. Filed June 17.

Ingrassia, Jenna and Gregory Dionisio, Norwalk, by Carl A. Ferraro Jr. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 71 Aiken St., Unit N5, Norwalk.

Amount: $205,640. Filed June 17.

Intrieri, Michael, Norwalk,

by John J. Bove. Lender: KeyBank National Association, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio.

Property: 18 Lorena St., Norwalk. Amount: $616,000. Filed June 18.

Kiernan, Charles, Norwalk,

by Christian W. Bujdud. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 50 Aiken St., Unit 385, Norwalk.

Amount: $192,000. Filed June 17.

Lang, Katie, Norwalk, by Jeannette Glazier. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 11 Rome St., Norwalk.

Amount: $374,000. Filed June 18.

Santella, Michael, Norwalk,

by Jeremiah N. Ollennu. Lender: Better Mortgage Corp., 120 Broadway, Fifth floor, New York, New York. Property: 7 George Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $376,749. Filed June 18.

Upperi, Prasanna and Mamatha Narasappa, Stamford, by Richard M. McGannon. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 65 Glenbrook Road, Apartment 8F, Stamford.

Amount: $209,000. Filed June 17.

Esgar’s & Fernandes Painting, 76 Quintard Terrace, Stamford 06902, c/o Esgar Veliz.

Filed July 2.

Walsh, Bridget and Charles Vlahakis, Stamford, by Elaine Vlahakis. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 6 Sagamore Road, Stamford. Amount: $541,760. Filed June 17.

Law Office of Mark H. Henderson, 80 Fourth St., Stamford 06905, c/o Mark H. Henderson. Filed July 1.

Williams, Jared M. and Jessica A. Williams, Stamford,

by Arianne O’Donnell. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 145 Bank St., Waterbury. Property: 64 Fairmont Ave., Stamford. Amount: $448,000. Filed June 17.

Wong, Erik, et al, Stamford,

by Vicki K. Johnson. Lender: American Federal Mortgage Corp., 360 Route 24, Chester, New Jersey. Property: 35 W. Broad St., Unit 401, Stamford.

Amount: $350,000. Filed June 17.

NEW BUSINESSES 76 Capital, 317 West Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Filippo Rossi. Filed July 1.

All County Pest Control Inc., 54 Research Drive, Stamford 06906, c/o All County Pest Management Inc. Filed July 2.

Beyond Sage Yoga, 106 E. Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Ursula Doughty.

Filed July 2.

Connected Risk Solutions, 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Stamford 06901, c/o Specialty Wholesale LLC. Filed July 1.

Heitland of America Corp., 2001 W Main St., Suite 275, Stamford 06902, c/o Faiz J. Farufe. Filed July 2.

O.G. New England Services, 680 E. Main St., No. 642, Stamford 06901, c/o Oscar Gill. Filed July 1.

Pelos, 970 E. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Luis Cadena.

Filed July 6.

Pendulum Clinical Risk Management, 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Stamford 06901, c/o Pendulum LLC. Filed July 1.

Premier Solutions, 37 Cider Mill Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Robert Zobronsky. Filed July 1.

Plural feedback loops instrumentation folded cascode amplifier. Patent no.

10,742,184 issued to Dimitri Danyuk, et al. Assigned to Harman International Industries, Stamford.

Signal quality-based enhancement and compensation of compressed audio signals. Patent no. 10,741,196 issued to Gilbert Soulodre, et al.

Assigned to Harman International Industries, Stamford.

Stored secondary path accuracy verification for vehicle-based active noise control systems. Patent no.

10,741,162 issued to Kevin Bastyr. Assigned to Harman International Industries, Stamford.

System and method for presentation and control of augmented vehicle surround views. Patent no.

10,740,972 issued to Kevin Bastyr. Assigned to Harman International Industries, Stamford.

The Falcon Group, 1266 E. Main St., Suite 700, Stamford 06901, c/o Andrew Amorosi.

Filed July 1.

Wellpalm Beverage, 200 Broad St., Unit 2217, Stamford 06901, c/o Wellington Goncalves P. Filed July 6.

PATENTS Apparatus and method for generating virtual venues for a listening room. Patent no. 10,743,305 issued to Guoxia Zhang, et al. Assigned to Harman International Industries, Stamford.

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Seeing wild animals display affection strikes a chord with us humans. We’ve been there.

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Lions are the laziest of the big cats, often spending most of the day sleeping or resting. While lazing around, they can be very affectionate towards one another.

While a group of people connected to one another is called a tribe, a group of fish is called a school and a group of owls is called a parliament, a group of lions is collectively called a pride because of their stately quality.

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