The Business Journals - Week of November 21, 2022

THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOD

BY PHIL HALL Phall@westfairinc.com

With Thanksgiving on the near horizon and the December holidays a month away, many peo ple are putting a seasonal emphasis on meal plan ning for gatherings of fam ily and friends. However, anyone who’s been to the grocery store lately will certainly be aware of the steep increase in food prices, and there is little evidence that prices are

going to be slashed for the holidays.

Susan Mazrolle, con sulting registered dietician with the Big Y supermar ket chain, hosted a recent Zoom webinar to discuss how a shift in shopping and cooking habits can help consumers save money on groceries.

“Food prices are up about 12.5% since last year,” she said. “The overall infla tion rate is 7%, so the gro cery world is even worse. I was just reading a blog the other day and it said turkey

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prices are up 23% — that’s our Thanksgiving meal centerpiece — and eggs are up 30%, butter is up in the 10% to 20% range.”

To combat the infla tionary hike, Mazrolle rec ommended approaching grocery shopping with an advanced strategy.

“We really have to be a smarter shopper, and we have to think about plan ning,” she continued. “I think it was Ben Franklin that said, ‘If you fail to plan, then plan to fail.’”

For starters, Mazrolle

Hotel proposed for town of Cortlandt

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

Developer Bilal Ahmad is pro posing to build a 91-room four-story hotel on a 2.41-acre site in the town of Cortlandt. Attorney David Steinmetz of the White Plainsbased law firm Zarin & Steinmetz introduced the application at a meeting

of the Cortlandt Planning Board.

The property is locat ed in the town’s Designed Commercial (CD) District, which permits as-of-right the proposed hotel use but allows only three-sto ry buildings. The proper ty abuts U.S. Route 6 and is adjacent to an on-and off-ramp for the Bear Mountain Parkway. The

property currently has two drive accesses from Jacob’s Hill Road.

Steinmetz said that the property is an ideal location for a hotel.

“It is easily accessible to travelers while avoid ing an increase in traf fic through Cortlandt’s commercial corridor,” Steinmetz said. “In addi tion, the property’s close

recommended creating a weekly meal planner that will detail what will be served for breakfast, lunch and dinner — thus, there is an understanding of which specific foods will need to be obtained. She also advo cated checking the grocery store’s weekly print circular or downloading the store’s app to obtain coupons for any special promotions.

Mazrolle also suggested limiting the amount of gro cery runs during the week.

“The more times we go to the grocery store, often

the more things end up in our cart that we didn’t really intend,” she said. “We buy by impulse, we buy by sight, things look good, or we’re hungry — we really need to be careful about not shopping when we’re hungry.”

“Sometimes we need to go shopping by ourselves,” she added. “Sometimes our kids want to throw things in the cart. I had one lady that says, ‘I hate shopping with my husband, he’s always throwing things in that aren’t on my list.’”

While in the store, Mazrolle advocated for shoppers to consider store brands, also known as pri vate label brands, that are positioned next to highly advertised brands. She observed the store brands were not inferior to the more familiar products but were often the exact same item.

“Many of these prod ucts are actually produced by major manufacturers,” she said. “Years and years and years ago, I worked

proximity to the town’s already developed com mercial district along East Main Street will allow the town’s businesses to ben efit from increased foot traffic.”

Steinmetz said that the applicant intends to brand the hotel as a Courtyard by Marriott. It would feature an

BY PHIL HALL Phall@westfairinc.com

Historic New Rochelle building offers fine dining and art

BY EDWARD ARRIAZA earriaza@westfairinc.com

Nov. 10 saw the grand opening of the restaurant Town House at 559 Main St. in New Rochelle. The business is a recipient of a New York State Main Street Program grant that helped fund the restoration of the historic building where the restau rant is now located.

“There’s a lot of history on this block. We want to honor that,” said Tom Middleton, owner of Town House. “The grant helped us do the façade, it helped us redo the eleva tor. Some of that history needed some buffing up.”

First erected in 1927, the build ing encompasses three floors. The ground floor will be devoted solely to the dining experience while the third floor is dedicated only to dis playing artwork. The second floor accommodates both the dining and art experience; there is a bar on the first and second floors. The art pieces currently on display at Town

House are by New York artists Julio Santos Rosas and Mona Balgobin.

“It’s going to be fantastic food and drink,” Middleton said. “It’s also a place to convene and exhibit and perform, and hopefully learn and educate and grow. It’s an excit ing road ahead.”

Dinner guests may select from a menu that includes market salad, beef tartare or chicken liver mousse. Other options include duck breast served with huckle berries, foraged mushrooms and quince, and steak au poivre, a pas

tured-raised beef with mushroom condiment. Patrons also have a choice of cocktails such as mush room Mai Thai, sherry cobbler or apiary, a bee’s wax gin made of honey and lemon.

Mayor Noam Bramson attend ed the grand opening and spoke of Middleton’s qualities as an entrepreneur and visionary as well as Town House’s place in New Rochelle.

“He told me about his back ground — someone who had enjoyed great success in the music

industry, in entertainment, in busi ness and saw in New Rochelle the potential to be something more than it was,” Bramson recalled. “I was so impressed with Tom, with his creative spirit, with his vision for our community, with his demonstrated capacity to actually get things done.”

“In so many ways, it exemplifies where we’re going here in down town New Rochelle,” Bramson added. “It is elevated, but it is not exclusive.”

Montefiore seeks court approval for Tarrytown research lab

BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com

Montefiore Medical Center has petitioned Westchester Supreme Court to reverse Tarrytown offi cials who denied a proposal to build a research laboratory that would produce custom-made drugs for patients.

Montefiore’s MMC Corp. claims that the village’s zoning board of appeals erred when it ruled on Oct. 13 that plans to renovate a former General Foods lab did not qualify as a research lab.

The application complies with the zoning code, Montefiore main tains in the Nov. 9 petition. “The facility is exclusively for research of pharmaceutical projects studied for specific patient needs.”

But the zoning board has expressed skepticism about the medical center’s claims.

“While the board finds this use to be a favorable and beneficial use

to the applicants, its patients and the community,” the denial resolu tion states, the board “is bound by what is permitted by the code. And the code does not permit this use.”

Montefiore bought the General Foods property on Broadway, between Interstate 278 and the Lyndhurst Mansion, for $33 million in 2013. The property has several structures with 2.4 million square feet of space. The plans call for renovating Building D, where Kraft Foods and then General Foods had operated a research lab and pack aging facility since 1933.

Montefiore wants to prepare medicines in the strengths and dos ages that match patients’ weights and conditions, to combat diseas es such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, infections, and multiple sclerosis.

Last year, Montefiore applied for a permit to build a pharmacy distribution center. The building department and zoning board ruled that the proposed use was not permitted under the zoning code.

The code defines a research lab as a facility devoted exclusively to the pursuit of science or technology or experimentation and does not allow commercial manufacturing.

This year, Montefiore submit ted a new application depicting plans for a research facility. Nothing would be manufactured, displayed or sold at the site, according to the petition. Pharmaceuticals and materials would be brought to the facility, remixed in small batches, and repackaged.

Each day five trucks would pick up the medicines and take them to Montefiore’s Bronx campus to be redistributed to hospitals.

Once again, the building department and zoning board rejected the application, ruling that it was essentially the same as the original and was not permitted.

Mount Vernon attorney Jack A. Addesso argues in Montefiore’s petition that the zoning board erred in its belief that the new application was substantially the same.

The new plans call for a research facility that complies with the zoning code, the petition states. No one, Montefiore points out, opposed or objected to the plans at the zoning board meetings and public hearings.

The zoning board noted that part of its duty is assessing an appli cant’s credibility.

Throughout the process, Montefiore’s representations “var ied considerably,” the board found, and were inconsistent.

“The lack of a clear and con sistent proposal makes it challeng ing,” the board ruled, in assessing how the property will be used.

“It is not a research laboratory, the board concluded, “but a facility for the manufacturing of medica tion for sale and distribution,” and that is not permitted under the zoning code.

The board warned Montefiore that it will not consider anoth er application unless the plans change materially.

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New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson (second from left) and Tom Middleton, owner of Town House (fourth from left), joined in the ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the New Rochelle restaurant and art space. Photo by Edward Arriaza.

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BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

There were reasons to celebrate in recent days for the organizations and people behind three real estate projects in Westchester, two of which involved the State University of New York, SUNY.

SUNY WCC

SUNY Westchester Community College (SUNY WCC) held a rib bon-cutting ceremony to mark completion of its project to trans form what had been the vacant third floor of the former Sears store in the Cross County Center in Yonkers into an educational center. The lower floors of the building are to be occupied by Target, which will have its first Yonkers store at the location. SUNY WCC signed a lease for 40,000 square feet of space, expanding on its existing presence at the outdoor shopping center.

Its high-tech facilities include what are known as HyFlex Classrooms. They are configured to support a flexi ble teaching environment that enables face-to-face and online learning to take place simul taneously. The new location includes fashion design, com puter and science labs.

“Supporting students where they live and work is essential to the SUNY WCC experience,” Westchester County Executive George Latimer said during the ceremony. “I am proud of our efforts to freeze tuition and expand services so the resi dents of southern Westchester can have even more opportu nities to better themselves and their families both now and for generations to come.”

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano welcomed the new SUNY facil ity and expressed confidence that the city could offer intern ships and job opportunities for SUNY WCC students.

Dr. Belinda S. Miles, presi dent of SUNY WCC said, “Our new Yonkers location makes the most affordable college in the region geographical ly convenient for the thou sands of residents in southern

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Westchester and the northern Bronx who seek a high-quality post-secondary education and gain high-demand middle-skills jobs.”

Craig Deitelzweig, president and CEO of Marx Realty, which owns the shopping center with Benenson Capital Management, said. “Cross County Center operates as a ‘town square’ for the community and we believe SUNY Westchester’s expansion and commitment to the center will further its success and add to its dynamism and vibrancy.”

BROADVIEW

The residential project Broadview being built at the campus of SUNY Purchase in Purchase hosted a topping-off ceremony to celebrate the final beam for the senior living com munity being put in place.

The beam bore signatures of future residents, or “Charter Members,” to memorialize their commitment to the communi ty as their names became part of the building’s structure. The development is scheduled to open next fall.

“The excitement surround ing this project is one of the things that most drew me to Purchase two years ago,” said Dr. Milagros Peña, president of Purchase College. “Broadview will transform our campus, physically and intellectual ly. Beyond the beautiful new buildings and shared outdoor space, Broadview has the poten tial to make new connections between students and faculty

and residents and create new opportunities for intergenera tional learning.”

Broadview says that more than 92% of the 220 units in the $320 million project have been reserved. The project is on a 40-acre section of the SUNY campus. A law signed in 2011 by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo autho rized SUNY to lease out the par cel for the development.

Broadview is being co-de veloped by Senior Care Development LLC an LCS Development LLC and will be operated by Life Care Services.

57 ALEXANDER ST.

A residential building at 57 Alexander St. in Yonkers was the scene of another  topping-off ceremony. Developers Rose Associates and Battery Global Advisors joined with Callahan Construction Managers to mark that milestone.

The project Alexander Crossing is on a four-acre parcel on the Hudson River waterfront. The seven-story, 440-unit build ing will offer more than 40,000 square feet of amenities, includ ing a landscaped public espla nade along the waterfront, an outdoor heated swimming pool and a roof deck with grilling stations and dining area.

“What is happening in downtown Yonkers is invigo rating and we are pleased to be a part of the excitement,” said Rose Associates’ CEO Amy Rose.

The event was highlighted by a buffet lunch for all of the construction workers.

From left: WCC officials Brian Murphy, Rob Cirillo, Teresita Wisell, Caryn Helfer; WCC student Joshua Ricketts; WCC officials Joe Cooke, Leroy Mitchell, Cecile Singer, Belinda Miles; State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins; George Latimer; Mike Spano; State Sen. Shelley Mayer; Craig Deitelzweig.

Aerial view of the Broadview project at SUNY Purchase.

57 Alexander St. under construction.

Joining forces to try to change climate change

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

The Yonkers Housing Authority (YHA), which formerly was known as the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers, is join ing forces with The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) and Iona University to take action on climate change. YHA is the second largest municipal housing authori ty in New York state, led only by New York City’s Housing Authority.

The project also will involve Groundwork Hudson Valley, a nonprofit based in Yonkers that has already mapped areas of Yonkers that are subject to more heat than other parts of the city and says it has “found a relationship between fed eral housing segregation of the past centu ry and vulnerability to extreme heat and flooding in Yonkers today.”

Groundwork Hudson Valley has taken a position that excessive pavement and sparse tree canopies increase the risk of flooding and intensify heat island effects. It has been working to use data it has collected to engage with business, govern ment and the community to bring about changes.

The program announced by YHA, BCW and Iona is designed to help bring relief to the city’s affordable housing residents who have suffered from extreme heat and flooding due to climate change.

“I believe we must do everything we can to ensure that communities like south west Yonkers that are disproportionate ly affected by the climate crisis become more sustainable and resilient to climate change,’’ Mayor Mike Spano told a news conference at City Hall. Spano said that the city welcomes the new partnership, which he said will help bring relief to the city’s affordable housing residents.

“Spring planting; we planted 45 trees this year alone just in southwest Yonkers. Fall planting has us putting in another 22 trees with 50 trees coming from NYPA (New York Power Authority) in addition to those 22 trees,” Spano said. “Total so far just in southwest Yonkers — 118 trees. That is a great number but certainly much more needs to be done.”

Spano said that improvements to the city’s parks are making inroads against the heat problem and noted that shade struc tures have been erected and thousands of new plants have been added in addition to the trees.

“It’s all about creating less concrete, having more grass and more shade struc tures in this community,” Spano said. “We must ensure that everyone shares in the

prosperity and the enhanced quality of life that we are seeing here in the city of Yonkers and the only way to do that is to do the things we are currently doing.”

Wilson Kimball, president and CEO of YHA, said, “In partnership with New York state and Groundwork Hudson Valley we are already leveraging millions of dollars to address this cause. Now we are adding the brain power of The Business Council of Westchester and Iona’s Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation to the mix.”

She quoted Groundwork Hudson Valley as having found that the heat island effect in Yonkers creates a two-degrees differen tial from the east side to the west side with the west side being hotter.

“Higher temperatures means more

health risks to the people who live there including higher rates of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), higher rates of asthma, more trips to a hospital,” Kimball said. “It also has been shown to decrease standardized test scores.”

Students from Iona will be out in the field working with residents at various YHA housing sites to identify the impact of the heat island phenomenon and flooding issues and gather relevant data.

Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of BCW, said, “We are always looking to buildout new initiatives that drive economic development well into the future but also that help our businesses and our munici palities and our communities innovate all the time.”

Gordon said that the BCW’s Westchester

Innovation Network’s “City Labs” program will be used in the climate effort since the program is designed to bring about solu tions to pressing urban problems such as climate change and environmental justice. “It’s big stuff, but it’s these young people with great leadership and a great univer sity that can bring fresh approaches and a fresh look to some of these challenges,” Gordon said.

“The Hynes Institute empowers stu dents to harness their creativity and solve real world problems,” Iona’s President Seamus Carey said. “We are thrilled to once again partner with The Business Council of Westchester, and our students are eager to help tackle the important issue of environmental justice in the city of Yonkers.”

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for Ocean Spray and we would make private label products of cranberry juice for other grocery stores. This is very common — you often will find that the products are just as good as a name brand, but they’re less expensive because you’re not spending all that money on advertising.”

Furthermore, Mazrolle pointed out that consumers often lose money on groceries when they buy items but later let them spoil and throw them out half-eaten or never con sumed. She pointed to data that showed 43% of food waste in the U.S. comes from homes.

“It’s estimated that the average family of four wastes over $1,000 every year in food that goes bad and gets thrown away,” she said. “Think of how often you might have a quarter of a bag of mixed salad greens, and they’ve gotten kind of gooey and are thrown in the trash. You would never throw a quarter down the trash.”

In planning meals, Mazrolle spoke about making creative leftovers using meat, poultry and vegetables. She cited a personal example of buying a rotisserie chicken for dinner and using the leftover chicken to create chicken fajitas, chicken tacos and

indoor swimming pool, fitness center, professional conference center, and a full bar and grill. There would be 101 outdoor parking spaces.

“We fully understand that this proj ect would require a few variances; we’ve known that from the outset,” Steinmetz said. “In order to make this economically viable and to attract a quality ‘flag’ or ‘brand’ we needed to achieve 91 rooms. In order to achieve 91 rooms we needed to bring the site to a point of four stories.”

Variances also will be sought from the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals for what Steinmetz described as technical requirements such as setbacks and land scape buffers in addition to the fourth story.

The East Syracuse architecture and landscape firm Keplinger Freeman Associates prepared the plans for the project and dealt with steep slopes on the site by terracing the terrain to make grade changes work in a gentle fashion.

“There are several characteristics of the site that make this development chal lenging,” Edward Keplinger said. “These include a majority of slopes on site being greater than 10%, the relative shallow depth to bedrock and evidence of rock outcroppings, aligning the proposed access drive onsite with access across Jacob’s Hill Road, and property’s ... shape resulting in a limited location for ade quate building envelope.”

Steinmetz said the applicant has

chicken fried rice.

Mazrolle also urged consumers to avoid the belief that eating out is more cost-effec tive, noting that cooking at home was not only more economical in the long run, but it could also result in money being saved on medical bills.

“The more we cook at home, not only do we have control over our budget, we have control over our sodium intake and over our saturated fat intake,” she said. “We can eat more fiber, we can eat more fruits and vegetables. So as far as nutritional quality goes, for the most part, eating at home is really so much more healthy for us.”

Big Y is headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts, and operates 70 supermar kets, 39 pharmacies, Fresh Acres Market, Table & Vine Fine Wines and Liquors and nine Big Y Express Gas and Convenience loca tions across Connecticut and Massachusetts. Within Fairfield County, Big Y has stores in Bethel, Monroe, Newtown, Shelton and Stratford.

“affirmatively reached out” to neighbors in the area and expects comments from them as the project review moves for ward.

Steinmetz said that when the town reviewed applications for two gas sta tions to be built in the area where the hotel would be located it received a wealth of traffic data, which he believes will be useful in reviewing the hotel

application.

Christopher Kehoe, the town’s plan ning director, said that the town would hire its own traffic consultant to review the traffic report submitted by the devel oper’s traffic consultant.

“It’s a hotel; it’s not a high-volume vehicular movement use,” Steinmetz said. “There are other uses that are per mitted that could be far more intense.”

(top) Rendering of proposed Cortlandt hotel main entrance.

(bottom) David Steinmetz at Cortlandt Planning Board.

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Where it’s Christmas every day

BY GEORGETTE GOUVEIA ggouveia@westfairinc.com

With the yuletide season fol lowing hard upon Halloween, it should come as no surprise that commercial Christmas decorating is a $6 billion-a-year industry — albeit one fragmented by region, with key players in each, said Dan Casterella.

He should know. If Santa Claus has many helpers, Casterella is among the chief. As CEO of American Christmas, he oversees a Mount Vernon-based compa ny that creates, manufactures, installs, removes, refurbishes and stores holi day displays for malls, stores, hotels and office buildings, including some of the most iconic spaces in New York City.

Think Cartier, Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall — the kinds of places we see in our minds when we think of Christmas in New York.

Founded in the Bronx in 1968 by Marvin A. Schwam as an offshoot of his artificial plants and flowers business and subsequently run by son Frederic, an Armonk resident, American Christmas has not been the type of company to rest on its ornamented laurels. In 2017, it was sold to MK Illumination USA, making MK the largest provider of festive lighting in the world. Four years later, American Christmas opened its first retail store on its site. And this year it has added a first-ever tour of the 110,000-square-foot warehouse where its “elves” work their magic for Halloween and Easter but most ly, Casterella said, Christmas. (There are actually 250 employees and 150 subcon tractors on 80 yearly projects in 30 states.)

Moving through Santa’s Village, vis itors can interact with Charles Dickens vignettes and enjoy 50 animatronics before heading to the shop, whose over whelming wonders include pieces by Scarsdale-reared designer Christopher Radko, the genial ornament czar to the stars. (American Christmas is the only store in Westchester County to sell Radko’s yuletide creations, Casterella said.) Fans of “Christmas Past” will want to check out the pop-up store of one-of-a-kind vintage decorations, including pieces used on television shows and in major department store displays.

All proceeds from tour ticket sales will ben efit the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon, the North East STEM Starter Academy at Mount Vernon (NSSA) and the Youth Community Outreach Program (Y-COP).

“Mount Vernon has been good to us,” he said, “so we want to give back to the community.”

Giving back and expanding the busi ness grew out of a need to make lemonade out of lemons during and after the Covid year of 2020, Casterella added.

“We’re going to figure out how to be greater” was the thinking and that meant diversifying — selling wholesale, reaching out to smaller companies and making new products.

Meanwhile, Christmas 2020 was looking like something out of the early chapters of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

at American Christmas, with Covid as Scrooge. “Sales were down in New York City, and I didn’t have money for compa ny bonuses,” Casterella said. But in the true spirit of the season — and many a Christmas story — he found a way, open ing the warehouse to sell items to the pub lic. The revenue became staff bonuses and the idea for the retail store and partnering with charities was born.

Creating such joy is not without its challenges, he said: “What we do is nine months true work-life balance and three months of just work.”

Adding to the high pressure are the occasional emergencies. Last year, a homeless man set fire to Fox News’ red, white and blue Christmas tree, designed by American Christmas.

“We actually had a new one made overnight,” Casterella said.

No doubt he has had other similar experiences in the only company he’s ever worked for. Casterella — who grew up in Mamaroneck, graduating from Mamaroneck High School — attended St. John’s University in Queens, where an art professor expressed what was becoming clear to him: “You shouldn’t be here. You should work for them full time.”

“They” were American Christmas, where Casterella started as a production/instal lation manager in July 2003. For almost 20 years, the Harrison resident has worked his way up — from sales assistant to logis tics director, retail sales director, senior director of national retail sales and client services, chief creative officer, president and now CEO, a position he’s held since 2018.

“I’ve had a wonderful time,” he said, visiting 37 countries on behalf of the busi ness. In return, he added, he and his team are returning the favor.

“We make people happy,” he said.

Through Dec. 23, Santa’s Village is open to the public 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. weekdays and 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The vintage pop-up store is open 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends. Tickets are $10 for a 15-minute time slot during the week and$15 on the weekend. Free parking is available in the front of the building. For tickets and more, click here. https://tinyurl.com/san tas-village

For tickets for the special Dec. 3 Ronald McDonald House fundraiser, visit www. rmh-ghv.org or www.universe.com.

Scene from Santa’s Village at American Christmas. Photographs courtesy American Christmas.

Dan Casterella, CEO of American Christmas in Mount Vernon.

Hartsdale house at center of alleged family fraud

BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com

An estate administrator has accused her father of forging her mother’s signature on the deed to their house, with the help of an attorney, to gain control of the Hartsdale property before he died.

Rebekah Altieri claims that her father, Gerard Altieri, and Scarsdale attorney David A. Pravda committed fraud, in a complaint filed Oct. 28 in Westchester Supreme Court.

She is asking the court to set aside the alleged fraudulent deed so she can sell the property.

The house at 35 Highridge Road is worth $1.3 million to $1.6 million, accord ing to a Zillow.com estimate, and is next to the Scarsdale Country Club golf course.

Rebekah’s mother, Antoinette, owned the house but in January 2021, according to the complaint and a county property record, she deeded the property to herself and her husband Gerard as joint tenants.

Nearly six months later, Antoinette died and did not leave a will. The follow ing month, according to a county proper ty record, Gerard deeded the property to himself as sole survivor.

Six months later, Gerard died and did not leave a will.

Rebekah claims that the January 2021 deed is fraudulent because her mother was terminally ill, did not appear before Pravda and did not sign the document. Instead, she says, her father hired Pravda to prepare the deed, her father forged her mother’s signature and Pravda nota rized the document as if Antoinette had appeared before him.

As a result, the complaint states, Rebekah, administrator of Antoinette’s estate, cannot dispose of the Hartsdale property unless the court cancels the deed. She is also asking for unspecified damages against her father’s estate and Pravda.

The complaint appears to pit Rebekah against her siblings. She is listed as an inheritor of Antoinette’s estate but it does not say if any of her siblings also are inheritors. It lists three of her siblings as inheritors of Gerard’s estate and does not include Rebekah.

Pravda has practiced law off and on for 56 years.

In 1979, the state First Appellate Division censured Pravda, and in 1983 it suspended him from the practice of law for two years. In 2017, the Second Appellate Division censured him.

In the 2017 action, the attorney griev

35 Highridge Road, Hartsdale.

ance committee charged him with profes sional misconduct for mishandling two estates.  Pravda did not deny the allega tions but he apologized profusely.

“It’s very disturbing to me and as I said does not meet my own personal stan dards,” he told the grievance committee. “And this is a very, very troubling thing to me, not really having a grip on why, why it has gone on in this fashion.”

In concluding that a public censure

was the appropriate sanction, the panel of five appellate justices noted Pravda’s candor and sincere contrition, his cooper ation, his volunteer and community activ ities, his advanced age, “and the fact that he has begun to wind down his practice in anticipation of retirement.”

Pravda was in court and not available to respond to the Altieri allegations, his law office said, when called for his side of the story.

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With Black Friday and the tra ditional start of the holiday shopping season just around the proverbial corner, many shoppers will be bypassing the malls and commercial dis tricts in favor of online shopping. However, there is also a considerable segment of the consumer population that seeks to support local independently-owned businesses rath er than the big box stores or the major e-commerce sites.

For those seeking to have the best of both worlds, the Business Journals is offer ing this mini-guide to regional independent businesses with e-commerce operations. The following 10 entities were featured in Business Journals articles and represent an eclectic range of Westchester/Hudson Valley and Fairfield County e-commerce sites.

Angry Orchard (https://angryorchard. square.site/s/shop): The Walden-based cider maker has a wide selection of branded apparel, accessories, barware and lifestyle products, ranging from hoodies to bar soap made from crisp apple cider. Angry Orchard offers a few of its beverages for online pur chase, but they need to be picked up in-per son by someone age 21 or older at the compa ny’s brick-and-mortar store.

Custom Candle Co. (https://customcan

dleco.com/): This Bedford Hills compa ny has a unique approach to candle mak ing: it recycles used and unwanted liquor bottles, and then cuts and polished each bot tle to create a beautiful gift or keepsake. The company has a selection of candles within beer, wine and liquor bottles — and the product line is made from soy rather than paraffin, thus offering eco-friendly, nontox ic, long-lasting scented candle that will not disrupt those with asthma or allergies.

Derrek’s Bags (https://www.etsy.com/ shop/DerreksBags): Newburgh-based Derrek Smith was born with spina bifida, which requires him to carry a bag with catheters around when he is out in public. Smith turned his medical condition into an e-commerce business via a line of bags that feature positive messaging, flags, sports logos and custom ized messaging. He also offers his designs for electronic cases and laptop sleeves.

Emerald Lake Books (https://emerald lakebooks.com/store/) — The Sherman-based independent publishing company has been a source of original fiction and nonfiction since 2014, and it provides an outlet for many new writers seeking to find their audiences. Bibliophiles in search of different voices have a wide selection of titles to choose from via the company’s e-commerce site.

Luke’s Toy Factory (https://lukestoy factory.com/): This Danbury-based company was co-founded by father-and-son Jim and Luke Barber and produces a colorful line of eco-friendly toy trucks for preschoolers. The trucks are made with sawdust reclaimed from U.S. furniture manufacturers, thus requiring less than 30% less plastic in the manufacturing, and the truck parts can be mixed-and-matched to create 3D puzzles.

Maple Craft Foods (https://maplecraft foods.com/): Sandy Hook entrepreneur Dave Eckert launched his maple syrup company in 2014 as a frozen pops line, but later tran sitioned into offering bottled maple syrups plus a waffle-and-pancake mix, meal kits, candy, plus locally baked challah and locally roasted coffee. Eckert sources his syrup from Connecticut and Vermont and offers decora tive gift boxes with his products.

Maria Luisa Boutique (https://marialu isaboutique.com/): Now celebrating its 35th anniversary in business, this Nyack retailer offers a fashionable inventory that is ethically sourced and verified as either Fair Trade or sustainable merchandise. Owner Maria Luisa Whittingham sources her goods from Fair Trade suppliers, stating, “When I shop for product, I want to know more about who

makes it and what the conditions are.”

Mimaami Organics (https://mimaa miorganics.com/): Yonkers entrepreneur Mildred Agbana originally developed her skin care line made from Ghanaian vege tarian shea butter to care for her daughter’s severe skin sensitivity. She now sells a prod uct line of shea butter moisturizers in cocoa vanilla, lavender and grapefruit fragrances as well as a fragrance-free variant, in addi tion to African black soap made of turmeric and sandalwood, among other ingredients.

MovArt (https://www.ateliermovart. com/): The Stratford artist who goes by the mononym Voltori launched his e-commerce site earlier this year as a digital gallery for the sale of his prints. Voltori’s work features boldly colorful work portraits of cultural iconoclasts and original abstract creations rich in cory bantic hues.

REAL Cookies (https://realcookiesco. com/): Greenwich friends Lauren Berger and Marla Felton co-founded Get Real Foods LLC to create the REAL Cookies brand of kosher, vegan-friendly, paleo-friendly, gluten-free, grain-free and dairy-free cookies. Each cook ie measure approximately three inches in diameter and the company is welcoming the yuletide season with a new Holiday Dip Sprinkle and Decorating Kit.

Patients sue Somnia for data breach of 400,000 accounts

BY BILL HELTZEL Bheltzel@westfairinc.com

Patients of anesthesia medical prac tices affiliated with Somnia Inc. have filed four class action lawsuits accusing the Harrison medical manage ment company of negligence in a massive data breach.

Five individuals from California and Texas filed the complaints in U.S. District Court in White Plains from Oct. 31 through Nov. 8, on behalf of more than 400,000 people whose personal records were com promised.

Somnia has offered free credit monitor ing services to the victims, but the accusers claim that the company was negligent in not preventing the data breach and has been deceptive about the incident.

“It appears that Somnia is trying to completely avoid any and all responsibility for the data breach,” Irene Chabak of El Paso County, Texas claims in her com plaint, and downplaying “the severity of the data breach.”

Somnia CEO and president Marc E. Koch did not respond to an email asking

for a response to the allegations. A state ment posted on the company’s website says “we deeply regret any concern this has caused our partners and patient com munity.”

Somnia is a privately held company established in 1996 that manages anesthe sia services at more than 100 surgery cen ters and medical offices across the coun try. It has at least 18 affiliates, according to the lawsuits, such as Mid-Westchester Anesthesia Services P.C. at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, where 707 patient records were hacked.

The data breach was discovered in July and Somnia immediately responded, according to a “security incident” notice posted on its website. Systems were dis connected and cybersecurity experts were hired to determine the nature and scope of the incident.

Investigators found that some patient information “may have been compro mised,” the notice states, including names, social security numbers, health insurance numbers, and diagnoses and treatments.

Somnia says its medical “entities” were notified to contact their patients. Later,

the company sent letters to the patients with more information about the breach and instructions on enrolling in free credit monitoring services.

The company also reported the inci dent to law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The lawsuits depict Somnia’s actions much differently.

The data breach happened either on July 11 or July 15, according to conflicting disclosures.

Somnia waited two months to notify government authorities and the affected patients, according to the Chabak com plaint. Even then, the notifications were made “obliquely” through the affiliates.

More than three months after the data breach, 10 affiliates notified the Montana attorney general in language that alleged ly obscured Somnia’s responsibility. The notices failed to disclose exactly what information was stolen, how many patients were compromised, how long the data breach lasted and how quickly Somnia reacted.

The accusers claim that the data breach should never have succeeded.

The risk was known and foreseeable, the Chabak complaint states, and the breach was a result of Somnia’s “abject failure to implement and to maintain ade quate and reasonable cybersecurity pro cedures.”

The possible consequences are dire. Data thieves can wreak havoc by using personal patient information to file fraud ulent tax returns, open bank accounts, impersonate the victims and steal benefits.

The full impact may not become known for years, according to a complaint filed by Randy Polk of Los Angeles and Kelly Wilson of San Bernardino, California.

Both were patients of Palm Springs Anesthesia Services, a Somnia subsidiary that notified them of the breach on Oct. 27. Both claim they have received numerous calls and texts from scammers offering various medical services.

The plaintiffs are asking the court to certify their cases as class actions on behalf of everyone affected by the data breach. They are demanding unspecified damages and a court order requiring Somnia to secure, upgrade, test, and monitor its data systems and procedures.

Ever/Body medspa comes to Vernon Hills Shopping Center

BY GEORGETTE GOUVEIA ggouveia@westfairinc.com

The Vernon Hills Shopping Center on the Scarsdale side of Eastchester, which was sold to Manhattan’s Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. in 2019 for more than $125 million, is undergoing a renais sance. Saks Off Fifth has taken over part of the former Lord & Taylor. (Saks is owned by Hudson’s Bay Co., which once owned L & T.) Nike by Scarsdale has opened in the former Brooks Brothers locale. Wine Stop & Spirits has expanded, moving to the former site of Willow Road, a young children’s gifts brand. Amid such change and expansion at the shopping center, New York City-based Ever/ Body opened in October, offering a range of cosmetic dermatology treatments in its first Westchester County locale. (It has nine loca tions in the East and 120 employees.)

CEO Amy Shecter’s résumé includes tenures in fashion/retail management (Liz Claiborne, DKNY, Cole Hahn, Tory Burch, C. Wonder) and in the fitness and beauty indus tries (CorePower Yoga, Glamsquad) before she joined Ever/Body as CEO in September 2020. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Recently, she took some time to answer our questions about the company’s venture into Westchester: Give us the scoop on Ever/Body.

“Ever/Body provides a unique approach

to cosmetic dermatology. We combine an unparalleled standard of medical expertise with a modern experience, driven by pro prietary technology. Not only do we have efficacy and excellence in what we do, but we change the lives of people who come to see us.

“We offer a curated menu of the saf est, most efficacious cosmetic dermatolo gy treatments suitable for every tone, tex ture, age, gender and body. From hydrafa cials to body contouring, all of our services are results-driven, curated for safety and require little-to-no downtime. We also offer a selection of the highest-quality skincare products and tools that are designed to complement and enhance our treatments, including SkinCeuticals, Alastin Skincare Inc., Supergoop, Dr. Barbara Sturm, and EltaMD Skincare.

“We currently have five locations in the greater New York City area, including SoHo, Flatiron, the Upper East Side, Williamsburg and now Scarsdale. The number of treatment rooms varies based upon location, but Ever/ Body Scarsdale features six treatment rooms, one consultation room and 14 staffers.”

Why did you select the Vernon Hills Shopping Center as a location?

“We’re thrilled to provide the Westchester County area residents with a unique expe rience that delivers personalized cosmetic dermatology services that our New York City clients have loved since our inception.

“Vernon Hills represented a unique opportunity for Ever/Body’s first suburban location. The shopping center is focused on offering best-in-class retail and supporting its community with destination shopping, which aligns with our values.”

What makes Ever/Body special?

“At Ever/Body, we’re transforming the cosmetic dermatology industry. There are four key areas in which we are different from both traditional med spas and derma tologists’ offices — use of technology, high standard of medical expertise and commit ment to inclusivity. We offer personalized treatment plans designed to complement your natural beauty. Our curated selection is of the safest, most efficacious treatments that are suitable for all skin tones and types.

“Through our proprietary technology, we bring greater convenience and accessi bility to the cosmetic dermatology indus try and create a more seamless journey for our clients, from appointment scheduling to pre- and post-treatment care. Our technology allows our providers to keep track of each cli ent’s treatment history and journey at every step, regardless of whether they see the same provider or try someone new.

“We are raising the bar in cosmetic dermatology expertise with our unparal leled education program that is far above the industry standard. Our team consists of board-certified dermatologists, nurse prac titioners, physicians assistants, registered

nurses and aestheticians. All of Ever/Body’s staff undergoes a comprehensive training program, which includes approximately 300 to 500 hours of in-depth programming on every service offered. This compares to the industry average of a couple of days and approximately 100 hours of training.

“Last but certainly not least, our provid ers are focused on upholding an inclusive experience that caters to the concerns of people underserved by the market. A hall mark of Ever/Body’s provider curriculum is its comprehensive diversity and inclusivity training, which ensures that all clients’ needs are met with the highest standard.

“We also provide transparency at every step along the way — from pricing to lev el-setting goals and expectations to achieve results, to sharing pricing on our website and in person up front with no additional cost . Everything is at our client’s fingertips.”

What do you hope to offer in the future?

“Ever/Body will continue to drive innova tion in our services, our advanced education program and our service experience to offer our clients the highest standard of care. We’re also thrilled to announce that we’re expand ing into the Washington, D.C. metro area later this year and additional new markets in 2023.”

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The reception area of Ever/Body, offering cosmetic dermatology. The company recently opened its first Westchester County location in the Vernon Hills Shopping Center in Eastchester, bordering Scarsdale. Photograph by Navad Havakook.

Working through grief: Managing bereavement in the workplace during the holidays

BY MARY K. SPENGLER

The loss of a loved one is an ines capable part of life. For working adults, these feelings can very easily be carried over into the workplace, whether they’re working from the office or are still remote. With the death of a loved one, a colleague’s illness or a supervisor’s death, the resulting grief can have a tremen dous impact on the entire company.

When you factor in that we are now in the holiday season, that can add another layer to grief. The holidays can be a diffi cult time for people who have experienced the death of a loved one or a colleague. Memories of good times at the holiday sea son can remind us of our loss. Watching others who are celebrating when we feel overwhelmed and lonely can be painful. Holidays force us to realize how much our lives have changed since our loss.

To care for employees as well as the bottom line this holiday season, it is import ant for business leaders to put processes

into place that address bereavement in the workplace.

Establish a Bereavement Leave Policy: Neither Connecticut nor New York law requires employers to provide bereave ment leave to their employees, but many choose to create a formal policy that offers necessary support in the event this leave

is needed. Typically, the amount of paid time off often depends on the relationship between the employee and the deceased family member.

Show Your Support: Dependent on comfort level based on ongoing Covid-19 cases and cold and flu season, attending visitations, funerals or sitting Shiva are

good ways to show your support to your employee. Sending food, flowers or other memorials from the office can show your concern and care.

Remember that there is no timeline for grief. The employee may have an unex pected bad day months after a loss, so it’s important to continue to be supportive well after their loved one’s death.

Encourage Teams to Maintain Productivity: The sudden loss of an employee due to bereavement or ongoing grief can lead to a potential reduction in productivity. Identify where help is needed and provide the resources necessary to get the job done while the employee is out of the office and focusing on their family.

Let the bereaved employee know that you are helping to cover for them while they are mourning their loss. When a bereaved employee feels supported at work, they are more likely to be able to return to their full duties sooner.

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Grow the light. Cherish the light. Share the light. Because at the end, it’s always the light that pushes the darkness away.

—Diane von Furstenberg

To Customers of Downtown Upholstery:

If you have furniture that was at Downtown Upholstery’s shop, please email: lisa@benerofes.com

Describe your furniture and we will make arrangements for you to pick up. After January 1st, 2023, all of the furniture in the former Downtown Upholstery shop will be disposed of.

With gratitude, WBDC extends a heartfelt “Thank you!” to the generous donors, supporters, and fans who joined to celebrate 25 amazing years of igniting ideas and empowering women. Thank you for sharing your light with us!

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The return of the multigenerational home

BY CAMI WEINSTEIN

Multigenerational living” is becom ing a buzz phrase, as housing costs and inflationary pressures mount and two-income households requiring child-care options remain a necessity. Up until the mid-20th century, several gener ations usually lived together in the family home. This was particularly true among immigrants, who may have started in this country with little and sought to retain ties to their community. But after the war as the job market expanded, society became more mobile and the multigenerational home went the way of cassette tapes. That’s now changing, though, as younger gen erations with children find it difficult to afford homes and daycare, even with two incomes. Living among but not entirely with often-retired parents who can help with the kids has become an attractive alternative.

The newer concepts usually include separate living spaces, often with private entrances or wings so that everyone can have a space but still be connected for childcare needs and fun get-togethers. When I

was a child, we lived in an upstairs apart ment at my grandmother and grandfather’s house and my cousins lived in another apartment. It was so much fun going down to my grandmother’s to help bake and watch her cook Sunday dinners. My cous ins were, of course, also always there and we grew up surrounded by family in such a nurturing environment. These memo ries are some of my fondest. I am sure this also gave my parents a break from us to relax and regroup, knowing we were in safe hands with my grandparents. Eventually, my parents bought their own home and we moved, but those early memories are with me still.

When I first started working in New York City as an interior designer, I was surprised to learn that many an apart ment building was home to multiple fam ily members. Having grown up in the sub urbs, I thought everyone in the city moved into a separate home away from extended family. But in many instances, this has not been the case in cities. Today we happen to live in a New York City apartment build ing that our children live in, too. My son and daughter-in-law and our other son

and future daughter-in-law live in their own apartments on the other side of the building.

Although this will most likely not be a forever situation, we are all enjoying it for the moment. Our eldest and his wife just had their first baby, and it is so easy to just head to the other side of the building to give them a helping hand. The other day I ran over in my slippers and brought them a dinner that I made in my apartment. Our younger son and his future wife are also eager to help out and love being a doting aunt and uncle, who happen to live right upstairs from their new nephew. I have met another woman in the elevator whose daughter also has an apartment in the building and another set of parents who are sub letting an apartment in the building for a couple of months to help with their children’s growing family. These safety nets are needed not only financially but psychologically as they can strengthen the bonds of family, reminding us that it does indeed take a village to raise a child.

One of the key aspects of all living so close together is to respect boundaries. We never just pop in but instead call or text to see if they need us or if it’s good time to visit. We try to have a group dinner once or twice a month. All of us like to cook so

either we cook or bring in. There are times with everyone rushing around that none of us even bump into one another in the lobby for a week or so.

Our elder son casually referred to our vacation home as an intergenerational share house. We all had a huge laugh about that, but he is correct in that assessment. Our vacation home is filled every weekend with a mix of friends and family — all from different generations — and we blend easily. At our home there are no separate entranc es or living areas, but everyone loves to help with cocktails, cooking and cleanup, and we do maintain a healthy respect for boundaries. My only ask is that everyone tell me if we are eating together or not so I can plan accordingly.

If carefully considered, an intergener ational housing situation can work. Being mindful of everyone’s privacy and respect ing one another go a long way to making these situations happen. While we are all living in the same apartment building, my husband and I will treasure every minute we have with our growing family. Although he is just six weeks old, we are looking for ward to introducing our grandson to many family traditions so he can create his own memories.

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Seniors find new athletic skills and focus in pickleball

BY JUSTIN MCGOWN jmcgown@westfairinc.com

Janice Pauly learned how to play pickleball as a physical educa tion instructor at Ridgefield’s East Ridge Middle School. Now the sport that she once taught to seventh and eighth graders has become a thriving business in her retirement, giving her the oppor tunity to regularly travel among Florida and Fairfield and Westchester counties while organizing tournaments for up to 500 people.

“We did it for seventh and eighth graders,” Pauly recalled. “Then, after I retired a friend of mine played pickleball a lot. We used to be tennis partners, so I started playing with her, and then after that I started running tournaments. First in Ridgefield, then for the Connecticut Masters Games, and then for the Empire State Senior Games and its sort of gone on from there. I’ve been doing it for about 11 years now.”

Pauly’s work remains focused on the elder market. Both the Empire State Senior Games pickleball tournaments and the Connecticut Masters Games she organizes have a minimum age of 50 for participants. The game continues to become increasingly popular among seniors, but Pauly has noticed that the sport’s reputation is changing lately as younger people pick up the pickleball paddle.

Developed in 1965, Pickleball was created by businessmen in Washington who wanted a sport they could play with their entire families. Originally wanting to play badminton, they discovered the summer house they were visiting was not properly equipped. They decided to substitute a plastic ball with holes in it and ping pong paddles for rack ets, and over the course of the summer developed a game that would eventually become a national phenomenon by the 2010s.

“It’s only recently that it’s become very well known,” Pauly said after not ing most of its popularity until recently was in retirement communities among seniors. “Now you see pickleball all the

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time, all these big magazines and nation al news channels are talking about it, and it’s mainly because there’s money in Pickleball now.

After more than a decade running tournaments, Pauly has seen the game’s more recent transformation from a social occasion for retirees to a serious sport with over 100 full-time profession al players. The emergence of professional leagues, official gear, high-profile team purchases such as Mark Cuban’s acqui sition of six teams, and even televised celebrity competitions like Stephen Colbert’s “Pickled” have brought a large infusion of cash and interest.

“For years and years and years. pick leball was just sort of growing gradually and slowly expanding beyond the base of seniors,” Pauly said.

The average age of players had been trending downward for a while, but she said that within the past year the pace has picked up rapidly. Pauly attributed this to Tom Dundon’s purchase of the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA), the software that powers Pickleball Tournaments.com, and Pickleball Central, the leading retailer of pickleball gear.

Dundon is also the owner of the Carolina Hurricanes Hockey team, which was once the Hartford Whalers. He has prior experience in launching sport ing business ventures, such as the now defunct Alliance of American Football.

Pauly believed this sudden burst of popularity is a sign of change for the sport but doesn’t expect the explosive growth to continue forever.

“I think it has staying power,” she

said, “because of the fact that it is a rel atively easy activity to learn to do, you don’t have to be a super athlete in order to play it.”

Those earning a living on the pro fessional circuit are something of an exception, but she thinks that a big part of the game’s appeal relies on interac tions off the court. The tournaments that Pauly organizes are typically round-rob in events with no eliminations.

“Everybody gets to play,” she said. “Nobody gets sent home. You get to see your friends, it’s more of a social sport than tennis because the games are very short. 20 or 25 minutes for a game, every body sort of hangs around. It becomes more of a social activity, especially for the older players and even for the young er players.”

Photo by Ron B / Pixabay.

Sunrise of Stamford takes a holistic approach to senior living

BY EDWARD ARRIAZA earriaza@westfairinc.com

Families in Stamford looking into senior living communities that provide assisted living and mem ory care may come across Sunrise of Stamford, which promotes itself as a per sonalized, resident-centered approach in running its community.

Sunrise of Stamford has been open since 1999 and is one of more than 270 communities that are part of Sunrise Senior Living, which was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Mclean, Virginia. The Stamford community is located just off Exit 35 on the Merritt Parkway at 251 Turn of River Road.

“Our interiors are beautiful and so are the outside grounds. We are conve niently located without being on a loud, busy street,” said Executive Director Kathy VanHorn. “We offer a beautiful walking path and covered patio as well as a secure terrace for our residents in memory care.”

VanHorn assumed her role in June and previously worked at Sunrise as a coordinator for five years in both the

assisted living and reminiscence pro gram for older adults with memory loss.

“We understand that everyone comes to Sunrise of Stamford with a different story, a different set of circumstances that need to be cared for and supported

in a unique way,” she said.

The community and its programming are structured to meet residents’ per sonalized needs while also promoting physical and emotional health. Events and programs, all under the communi

ty’s “Live with Purpose” banner, take a “holistic approach to wellness” and focus on eight areas ranging from art, music and exercise to intergenerational mento ring and spirituality.

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ties to choose from, with everyday activi ties, including morning exercises, walking and movie nights, as well as other activi ties available throughout the week such as virtual mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, word games, arts and crafts, karaoke and a flower arranging club. Seasonal activ ities include summer barbeques, Super Bowl parties and holiday gatherings.

The activities and events are meant to not only elicit feelings of content ment within a resident, but to encourage and foster relations between residents through shared experiences.

“Our residents love when we have spe cial events in the dining room,” VanHorn said. “They really enjoy building mean ingful connections with their neighbors and the team members over meals!”

The dining program, helmed by Dining Services Coordinator Denroy Craig, offers residents a variety of foods to select from three times a day with 24-hour dining available for those wish ing to eat between meals. Choices on the menu include sauteed shrimp, baked or grilled salmon, chicken cordon bleu, and roast turkey and gravy.

A tableside program can further per sonalize a resident’s dining experience. Using tablets, Sunrise team members may place orders to the kitchen based on a resident’s preferences and dietary needs.

According to Director of Sales Andy Ball, seniors hold the food in high regard. Recalling a recent interaction with a res ident who recently moved in, Ball said, “She pulled me aside and said, ‘I have a beef with you!’ Thinking she had a com plaint, I asked her how I could help. She just responded with a smile and said, ‘I am worried that I am going to get fat because I like the food here so much!’”

Families can be in close touch with residents remotely with the use of the Smile app, which allows for video chat and permits adult children to see what their loved one’s day looks like by touch ing base with their senior relative’s activ ities coordinator.

VanHorn credited the Stamford staff for helping to achieve Sunrise’s greater ambition — celebrating and accommo dating individuality.

“We have built a tremendous team at Sunrise of Stamford who are so com mitted to our residents and the Sunrise mission,” she said. “Part of that comes with the robust training we offer to new team members, so they understand what joy in service looks like at Sunrise. We are lucky enough to have some team members who have been with Sunrise of Stamford for 20-plus years.”

Work: Even with a bereavement policy in place, it is important to understand that the grieving process is different for everyone and there is no right or wrong timeline in terms of getting back to work. The holiday season can also exacerbate feelings of grief.

The best thing employers can do is help bereaved employees ease back into it and treat it on a case-by-case basis. Recommend that your staff member reach out to the Employee Assistance Program, if your com pany has one.

Educate Employees on Grief and Empathy: Even though an employee has returned from bereavement leave, their

work performance probably won’t return to normal immediately. According to the Society for Human Resource Management, people generally receive up to a week of bereavement leave, but grief lasts much longer. This can impact productivity of the entire team or office, especially those who have experienced grief themselves.

Management should help employees understand and express empathy to team mates returning from leave. Help employ ees feel supported and recognize signs of grief and know when to respect their pri vacy.

Know When to Provide Additional

Support: When a death occurs, it may be helpful to consider professional counseling from a bereavement specialist. Your local hospice is a good resource for providing continued support after the death of a loved one.

For those struggling with the loss of a beloved family member, it can be very helpful to share that experience with others who are going through a similar experience or with a supportive counselor who under stands grief and loss.

Mary K. Spengler is CEO of Hospice of Westchester.

600 apartments, battery manufacturing, movie studio proposed for iPark 87

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

National Resources, the Greenwich-based developer that counts iPark 87 in Kingston among its properties has developed a mas ter plan that includes residential and com mercial uses for the Ulster County site in the town of Ulster.

Joseph Cotter, president and CEO of National Resources, told Ulster Town Council members and town planners that he hoped to have a formal site plan submis sion ready before the end of the year for initial elements of the master plan.

“The master plan that we’re presenting tonight represents, I would say, a group effort, a team effort of including a lot of the uses that we believe will work. But, more importantly, we tried to listen and see what the community wanted,” Cotter said. “A lot of this plan is representative of a lot of feedback we’ve had, including some of the market conditions.”

Cotter pointed out that the global economic climate has changed in recent months and said those conditions would add to the challenges inherent in trying to redevelop the property.

“We’re optimistic and we have some

good ideas,” Cotter said. “One of the main challenges for the site is that a lot of the infrastructure is broken. When we present some of the components here I think the most important message is the fact that in order to get companies, particularly manu facturing companies and some of the other companies that we were engaged with, they all want to know where are they going to eat, how’s housing in the area, where their employees are going to live, how’s transpor tation going to work and is there going to be other activities for them that would make employees want to come and work here.”

The iPark 87 site at one time housed IBM and then, after IBM left, was rebranded TechCity by developer Alan Ginsberg who attempted to repurpose and revitalize the property.   Environmental clean-up issues and mounting unpaid property taxes were two major problems that led to a deal being struck for Ginsberg to step out and National Resources to step in.

“For this plan we believe our best opportunities to attract good companies are to offer not only the workforce training but to offer good properties that have infra structure to try to attract manufacturers in particular,“ Cotter said. “Job creation is essential for the site.”

Cotter said that there have been dis

cussions with battery companies to use a manufacturing building that IBM had used, which is known as Building 1.

“One of the themes that we’re trying to do here is to make this a renewable energy hub,” Cotter said. “We’re in discussions with some battery companies. We do have a let ter of intent with one group, which we hope to turn into a lease within the next three to six months.”

He said a storage space company and a group that wants to manufacture dairy products have expressed interest in com ing to other existing buildings at iPark 87, and that National Resources has a letter of intent with Mary Stewart Masterson’s Upriver Studios to develop two soundstag es and movie and TV production support space totaling about 100,000 square feet.

Cotter said that one of the goals in cre ating the proposed 600 units of housing on the site would be to build a zero carbon footprint community,

“The battery company already has given us a blueprint for battery storage for this community. We’ve actually embedded their technology into this residential com munity,” Cotter said.

There would be low-rise residential buildings with courtyards and a mix of stu dio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units.

Space for retailers would be provided, both to serve the residents on-site and for the public at large. Other proposed elements include an arts center, artist studios, a hotel and a brewery.

“The purpose of this housing is to pro vide what we call ‘modern housing,’ but it is designed for basically workforce; it’s not luxury housing,” Cotter said. “It’s not what we call subsidized housing. It would accom modate a range of workers that could live here as well as other community members. The units are on the smaller side. They’re designed to be supportive not only for the community generally but for the employees in the workforce that we hope we’re able to attract here.”

Cotter said that making good use of the existing site is smart growth and should shorten the approval process compared with starting with a site that had nothing on it. He said constructing the housing would be a priority.

“We think it’s important to at least get some of the housing,” Cotter said. “If we all wait and hold our breath nothing will hap pen. The battery company already on the phone today said he’s going to need at least 100 units of housing over time. We’re going to try to create a, we hope, a great people place, a community that will be an asset.”

iPark 87 property. Satellite photo via Google Maps.

$100M data center under review in Rockland

BY PETER KATZ Pkatz@westfairinc.com

DataBank wants to build a new data center in Orangeburg in Rockland County that’s described as a $100 million project. DataBank pro vides data storage, cloud computing and related technology services using 74 data centers around the U.S. and overseas in France and the United Kingdom. The 200,000-square-foot facility would be the company’s fifth data center in the New York Metro area.

The new data center would be at 2000 Corporate Drive in Orangeburg. The 34-acre property formerly was used by Verizon, which sold it to SKAE Group LLC in 2017 and continued using it under a lease back arrangement. On Sept. 1, 2021, 2000 Corporate Drive LLC bought the property from SKAE Group LLC. Records on file with the Rockland County Clerk’s Office indicate that the 2021 sale price was $23 million. DataBank is headquartered in Dallas at the same address as is 2000 Corporate Drive LLC.

In addition to the actual data center where computers and banks of equipment to store data would be located, plans show an equipment yard and offices.

The company said that by purchas ing the property, which includes a utili ty-owned substation capable of providing up to 45 megawatts of electric power (a megawatt equals one million watts of elec tricity), it furthers its strategy of owning and controlling the real estate beneath its data centers, and accelerates the pace at which it can bring online new capacity. DataBank said there is room on the Orangeburg campus to handle future expansion of the facilities, including an additional electrical substation.

“The investment in this new campus responds to the New York City metro area’s need for colocation, connectivity and cloud services, solidifying its status as a prime loca tion for enterprise-class data centers,” said Raul K. Martynek, DataBank’s CEO. “With this acquisition, DataBank will bring to the nation’s largest market both high-value IT operations jobs and the reliable IT infra structure our customers need to create a limitless digital future for their business.”

DataBank’’s plans for the site have been under review by the Orangeburg Planning Board and are expected to again be dis cussed by the board at its Jan. 11 meeting. The environmental review under the State

Environmental Quality Review Act has not been concluded.

Some neighbors of the site have expressed concerns about noise genera tion, the validity of an easement that is necessary in order for an emergency access road to be built for the project and plans for a number of trees to be cut down.

One of the neighbors, Dave Rosen, expressed concern that some reference has

been made by DataBank to the project hav ing a second phase.

“We really ask the board to consider not including any reference to phase two because it gives the misguided impression that that somehow is an implicit approval or potential approval,” Rosen said. “When and if they’re ready for a phase two proposal and to the extent that they want to make that claim let them make that claim at a

future time.”

An attorney hired by a group of neigh bors, Holly Schepisi of the law firm O’Toole Scrivo, noted that the estimated cost of the project was $100 million. She said that changes have been made that are not reflected in versions of the site plan cur rently available to the public and she urged the planning board to make sure that the most current information is available.

Rendering of proposed DataBank center in Orangeburg.

Rendering of an elevated view of the proposed DataBank data center.

More than just a taste of Brazil at Terra Gaúcha

BY JEREMY WAYNE jwayne@westfairinc.com

My first-ever published restau rant review, for The Guardian newspaper, featured a Brazilian rodizio — an all-you-can-eat restaurant that had installed itself in the shabby surround ings of a tired, old West London pub. It was a novelty, for sure, this Brazilian beauty, with its Copacabana glamour and palpable sense of plenitude. The people kept coming and so did the plaudits. With lines that stretched out the door and around the block on weekends, that colorful, brimming buffet brought a ray of sunshine to a rather forlorn, down-at-heel ’hood. In short, it was a revelation.

Fast forward 25 years and the Brazilian meme is no longer a novelty. Rodizios and gaucho restaurants — which are named for the Brazilian cowboys who nowadays, as servers, are supposed to rustle up not cattle but plates of good food — proliferate. At best, they are true to the original model, sunny, abundant places, with delicious grilled meats At worst, they are tired, formulaic parodies of themselves. So it was with reservations, no pun intended, that my guest and I ventured out to Terra Gaúcha, a megawatt, super charged behemoth of a recently opened new restaurant, occupying 8,000 square feet on the site of the short-lived Cheesecake Factory in the massive mall that is Stamford Town Center.

Terra Gaúcha, which has two other loca tions in Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida, labels itself a churrascaría, or barbecue restaurant, which sets the bar even higher. To me, churrasco conjures up a grill of whitehot coals on which you fling slabs of meat to hear them sizzle and fry, often in a matter of mere seconds, the smell of the meat as good as the taste. (In true Proustian fashion, I can never forget the experience of my first churrasco, in Córdoba, Spain, and my viscer al — some might say worrying — response to that sweet aroma of gloriously cooked meat.)

Hoping, then, for more of a true churras co than some hackneyed, barbecue fiasco, we approached the host stand, and were greeted by a smiling host who asked us — charmingly, it must be said — whether we had visited a churrascaría before. She then led us for what seemed liked miles past a tan talizing, central buffet table, quite the walk, before depositing us (still with a smile) at the farthest table in the room, the Siberia of Brazil if you will. “We’ll need a ball of string to find our way back to the buffet,” quipped my guest, “let alone the entrance.” But the joint was fairly jumping and we had already spied the gauchos circling. And samba was purring from the speakers and the encour aging sound of cocktails being shaken was

emanating from the bar, and all in all it was a good Saturday night vibe, so we sat down demurely and decided to jolly well buck up and start enjoying ourselves.

To be honest, it was hard not to, once we started. A couple or so caipirinhas — the most insidious of cocktails, made with lime juice, sugar and cachaça, Brazil’s signature spirit — proved such good lubrication we never made it to the wine list. And helping ourselves at the buffet table — a table fairly groaning with very fresh salads, rice, grains, pulses and inviting-looking vegetables — before a single sliver of barbecued flesh had even been consumed, we felt like kids let loose in the candy store.

But Terra Gaúcha’s high-spot is, of course, its meat, and very fine it proved to

be — seven cuts of beef, including tenderloin, rib-eye and sirloin, as well as two distinct cuts of lamb, chicken thighs and drumsticks and loin and ribs of pork. The cooking meth od, we learned, is slightly different from a Spanish churrasco or barbecue, but typical of southern Brazil, where the meats are slow ly roasted, using high-grade natural wood charcoal and rock salt. And if there is the occasional dried-out drumstick or overdone chop, all is quickly forgiven when a beam ing, uniformed gaucho slices ribbons of deli ciously pink sirloin onto your plate, and you eat them with a side of corn or a piping hot, butter-smothered potato. (Plus, added my guest, irreverently, “who can ever resist a uniform?”)

Pace yourself, though — a little of every

thing, perhaps, or a lot of what you know you like. Terra Gaúcha’s most popular dish? That would be the pichana, or premium sirloin cap. Doesn’t surprise me: It’s a silk-smooth, juicy, flavorful cut of meat.

Back at our Siberian table meanwhile, three caipirinhas and several plates of beef and lamb down, we make friends with our Siberian neighbors and agree that, though we’re all having fun on our Brazilian night out, the experience is probably best enjoyed if you come as part of a larger group — and what better time to do that than now as we head in to the holiday season. (The restau rant boasts four private dining rooms as well as a 40-seat outdoor terrace for warmer weather.)

My own personal takeaway? I’m happy to eat my words along with these terrific roasted meats and declare that the death of the Brazilian barbecue has been greatly exaggerated.

For reservations, visit terragaucho.net.

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JEREMY WAYNE

Hotel consultant, travel writer and longtime restaurant editor for Condé Nast, Jeremy Wayne loves casual, unpretentious restaurants serving food which is genuinely seasonal, local and sustainable, while simultaneously lamenting the disappear ance of linen tablecloths and the demise of the three-martini lunch. “These are the two sides of my split restaurant person ality,” he confides, while also fessing up to his personal travel mantra. “The day to book your next vacation,” says Jeremy, is the day you come home from one.”

Gaucho at Terra Gaúcha.

Cocktails at Terra Gaúcha.

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MUSEUM’S QUARTERLY FEATURE

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Mu seum’s fourth installment of Aldrich Projects, a quarterly series that fea tures one work or a focused body of work by a single artist on the muse um’s campus, is “Kathleen Ryan: Head and Heart” on view at the museum in Ridgefield from Jan. 12 to May 14.

Ryan’s work ranges in scale and includes larger-than-life sculptures that reference 17 th -century vanitas paintings, Americana, kitsch and Pop art. She uses humor and instantly recognizable imagery to interrogate the “busts and breakdowns” of the American dream, an artifice fueled by desire and deception while sourcing a myriad of materials.

Ryan lives and works in New Jer sey. She received her MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her work is included in public collec tions, including the Los Angeles Coun ty Museum of Art and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

AUXILIARY REPORTS RECORD PROFITS

NEW CFO AT BANKWELL

Christopher R. Gruseke, president and CEO of Bankwell and its parent company, Bankwell Financial Group. announced the appointment of Courtney E. Sacchetti as executive vice president, chief financial officer at Bankwell, effective Jan. 1.

Sacchetti, a resident of Stamford, has served for the past six years as director of financial planning and analysis for the company. She began her career at GE Capital in the Financial Management Pro gram and held various finance and regula tory positions of increasing responsibility over her 18-year career at that company.

Bankwell is a high-performing com mercial bank with assets in excess of $2.7

billion and a comprehensive suite of bank ing solutions for commercial, small-busi ness and consumer clients.

BANK’S DIVERSITY OFFICER RECEIVES AWARDS

PCSB Bank’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) has been recognized by four major awards presented during the past three months to Michelle A. Nicholas, senior vice president, chief di versity officer and director of community development.

As the first hire of its kind in West chester County’s banking community, Nicholas’ engagement signaled the importance that PCSB has accorded to advancing a positive DE&I culture and community involvement as fundamental principles of its growth in serving its lo cal communities. In her role Nicholas is responsible for shaping the bank’s DE&I strategy as well as engaging external au diences on areas of community develop ment throughout its lower Hudson Valley footprint.

The commitment and the creation of several new initiatives to impact culture,  spearheaded by Nicholas to spotlight DE&I in PCSB’s operations, have led to her selection as a recipient of sev eral awards honoring her leadership and commitment.

“We congratulate Michelle on this exciting array of well-deserved awards,” said Joseph D. Roberto, chairman, pres ident and CEO, PCSB Bank. “These rec

ognitions reflect the profound impact of the DE&I initiatives that she enabled our bank to create and launch, substantially broadening opportunities for those in our communities.”

Upon joining PCSB Bank in 2021, Nicholas brought extensive senior-level experience in the corporate, nonprofit and government sectors.

PCSB Bank, a New York-chartered stock commercial bank, has served the banking needs of its customers in the lower Hudson Valley since 1871. It operates from its executive offices and headquar ters in Yorktown and 14 branch offices throughout Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties.

The Greenwich Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop had a record $970,000 in reve nues in fiscal year 2022, enabling the auxiliary to donate $350,000 for an adolescent behavioral health program between Greenwich Hospital and Unit ed Way and $200,000 for the hospital’s new midwifery program.

“We are dedicated, and we are loyal,” Sally Lochner, auxiliary presi dent, told the audience at the recent 72nd annual auxiliary board meeting at which two Volunteers of the Year were awarded for providing “outstanding service through the gift of time, energy, resources and good will.” The volun

teers are Jane Sims of Old Greenwich and Cecelia Leary of Greenwich.

In addition, the board selected a new slate of officers: Sue Ellen Henry of Green wich, president; Betsy Bernstein of Old Greenwich, vice president; Calvin Murray of Rye Brook, New York, treasurer; and Deborah Parker of Greenwich, secretary.

Kathleen Ryan, Daisy Chain, 2021. Courtesy of the artist and Karma, New York.

Greenwich Hospital volunteers Cecelia Leary (left) and Jane Sims, both of Greenwich, were honored as Volunteers of the Year for their service to the hospital.

Courtney E. Sacchetti. Photo courtesy Business Wire.

Michelle A. Nicholas

BANK CONTRIBUTES TO VETERANS’ NEEDS

MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER GAINS

DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

Tracy Tajbl has been appointed vice pres ident, chief development officer (CDO) at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah. Her role focuses on building re lationships with Caramoor’s various con stituencies to support institutional goals and ensure organizational sustainability. As CDO, she will work collaboratively with artistic and marketing partners to posi tion Caramoor as a vibrant and relevant 21st-century cultural center.

Tajbl brings more than two decades of national development experience to her role. Previously, she served as assis tant dean for advancement for the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University.

Prior to Syracuse University, Tajbl held leadership positions in development for a variety of arts and cultural organi zations, including the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, the Colorado Symphony, and the Baltimore Symphony.

ated and delivered training sessions for fundraisers on a variety of topics. She is an alumna of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in art history

In celebration of Veterans Day, JPMor gan Chase employees from the White Plains office and branches around Westchester, collected more than 500 basic-needs items for the James J. Pe

ters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Bronx. The items, including socks, blankets, toothbrush es and soap, were given to veterans living in and/or receiving long-term

care from the Bronx VA Medical Cen ter. Many of these veterans face a va riety of challenges and rely on the VA for medical services, as well as other social support.

LAW SCHOOL AWARDS PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University conferred the 2022 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy on Brazilian environmentalist Professor Paulo de Bessa Antunes at an in-person ceremony last week, which was broadcast to supporters from across the globe representing more than 10 countries.

Bessa is an environmental scholar and leading professor of environmental law at Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, and head of the Environ mental Practice of Campos Mello Advoga dos (Brazil). This year’s award highlighted

Created in 1997 by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, in coop eration with the Haub Family, to honor the legacy of Elisabeth Haub (1899 – 1977), a noted philanthropist and advocate for strong laws for the conservation of nature, the award is among the world’s most dis tinguished honors in the field of environ

mental law.

“Through this award, for 25 years, we have recognized the diplomats, pol icy makers, lawyers and activists who have sought to protect our environment through the rule of law, the cooperation of world governments and the group efforts of advocates across the globe,” said Chris tian Haub, businessman, philanthropist and grandson of Elisabeth Haub, who pre sented the award along with his daughter Anna-Sophia Haub, who also serves on the Board of Advisors for the law school’s Sus tainable Business Law Hub.

Tajbl has a special interest in men toring young professionals, and has cre

Located on an 80-acre campus, Car amoor has been in continuous operation since 1946. It presents approximately 55 live music performances throughout the year in a wide range of genres. Through its public programs and community events, Caramoor annually serves approximately 40,000 people.

NEW STAFF AT HOLOCAUST CENTER

The Holocaust & Human Rights Edu cation Center (HHREC) of White Plains has appointed Jeanne Claire Cotnoir and Deborah Boxer Minchin as coordi nators of student programing. Cotnoir and Minchin will work with HHREC Co-Directors of Education Steve Gold berg and Julie Scallero on education programs, including the Human Rights Institutes for Student Leaders, Living History Project, White Rose Student Competition and Genocide Awareness Student Competition. They will also develop outreach strategies to expand participation of area schools in the en tire range of education programs of fered by HHREC.

Accomplished and highly hon ored education professionals, Cotnoir was formerly a social studies teacher at Briarcliff High School, and Minchin was formerly a social studies teacher at New Rochelle High School. They have also both served as adjunct lecturers at area universities.

The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center’s Mission is to en hance the teaching and learning of the lessons of the Holocaust and the right of all people to be treated with dignity and respect. Since 1994, it has brought the lessons of the Holocaust, genocide

1,500 teachers and thousands of mid dle and high school students.

From left: Bronx VA volunteer and veteran John O’Neil, JPMorgan Chase Commercial Banking’s Luis Penichet, Chase Bronx Community Manager Iliana Menesick, Chase Bronx Market Director Bryna Majidi, Bronx VA’s chief of development and civic engagement Shawn Kingston, Chase Bronx Community Manager Yesenia Quinones and Chase Bronx Market Director Deb Charlamagne.

From left: Pace University President Marvin Krislov; Christian Haub; Paulo de Bessa Antunes, 2022 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy Laureate; Anna-Sophia Haub; and Horace Anderson, dean of the law school. Photo courtesy of Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.

and human rights crimes to more than

the Amazonian crisis and the rule of law in Brazil and included a discussion with the laureate, led by Professor David Cas suto, director of the Brazil-American Insti tute for Law and Environment (BAILE) at Haub Law.

Tracy Tajbl

Jeanne Claire Cotnoir

Deborah Minchin

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SCOUTS AT CPW CREATE PATRIOTIC DECORATIONS

MORE THAN 3,000 FLAGS COMMEMORATE VETERANS DAY

Adaptive Cub Scout Pack 535 and Girl Scout Troop 1902 in Rye Brook recently participated in a service activity to hon or veterans. At their troop meeting, the Scouts decorated wreath and star or naments that were given to veterans at Hudson Valley Montrose VA, in Westches ter County. The project was sponsored by

the Mid-Westchester Elks Lodge No.535.

Now in its 73rd year, Cerebral Palsy of Westchester’s mission is to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with developmental disabilities, including autism, neurologi cal impairments, intellectual disabilities, epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Through a

comprehensive network of educational programs, day services, residential sites, therapeutic services, employment train ing, recreation programs and advocacy, the agency helps thousands of children and adults in Westchester and Fairfield counties live more productive and satis fying lives.

REALTOR® FOUNDATION PRESENTS DONATION

Orange County Executive Steven M. Neu haus and Veterans Service Agency (VSA) Director Christian Farrell joined members of Minisink Valley High School’s JROTC and the Nam Knights on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to place American flags on more than 3,000 graves at the county’s Veterans Me morial Cemetery in honor of Veterans Day.

Neuhaus said. “I want to thank the Minisink Valley High JROTC and the Nam Knights for their continued dedica

tion to the interests of veterans and our community.”

Veterans Day started as a day to re flect upon the heroism of those who died in our country’s service and was origi nally called  Armistice Day. It fell on Nov. 11 because that is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. However, in 1954, the holiday was changed to Veterans Day to account for all veterans in all wars.

The Hudson Gateway Realtor® Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors®, recently presented a check for $1,000 to 914 Cares, a nonprofit organization, based in White Plains, serving all of Westchester County dedicated to help ing families in need reduce financial stress, meet practical needs and foster respect by providing clothing for infants through adults, diapers and supplies for babies, hygiene products and children’s books.

914 Cares donates basic essentials

to more than 6,000 Westchester families each year. Despite being known as one of the wealthiest places in the nation, almost 40% of babies in Westchester are born to families on Medicaid, and 28% of children in grades K through 6 receive free and re duced-cost lunches. Nearly 3,000 children have experienced homelessness, and 40% of Westchester children under age 6 live in families where working parents cannot meet basic needs.

“Our Hygiene Bank was started

during Covid to meet the basic personal care needs of Westchester children and teens. Requests for these kinds of products from our community partners have only increased since then, and we are so ap preciative of the Foundation’s generosity in helping us to stock our inventory,” said Jessica Reinmann, CEO, 914 Cares.

Since 2014, the Hudson Gateway Real tor Foundation has donated thousands of dollars to charities and nonprofits through out Hudson Valley.

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FIRM IN TIER 1 METROPOLITAN RANKING

Nationwide employment law firm  Jack son Lewis P.C. announced that its firm’s White Plains office has been recognized for excellence and earned a Tier 1 Metropolitan designation in Employment Law, Manage ment and Litigation, and Labor and Employ ment categories.

“We are honored to be recognized for the 13th consecutive year by ‘U.S. News and Best Lawyers’,” said Firm Chair Kevin G. Lauri. “Our rankings reinforce our reputation amongst industry peers and colleagues for providing exceptional client service in all areas of labor and employment law.”

More than 80% of Jackson Lewis’ regional offices were recognized for excel lence in Tier 1 of the report’s Metropolitan Rankings in various labor and employment categories.

Focused on labor and employment law since 1958, Jackson Lewis’ 950-plus attorneys located in major cities nationwide consistently identify and respond to new ways workplace law intersects business. The firm helps em ployers develop proactive strategies, strong policies and business-oriented solutions to cultivate high-functioning workforces that are engaged, stable and diverse.

From left: CPW Scout Malakeih, Shinai and Leah. Photos courtesy of Honora Banks.

From left; Harding Mason and Kimra Pierre, HG Realtor Foundation; Jessica Reinmann, CEO, 914 Cares; Gail Fattizzi, HG Realtor Foundation president; and Lou Triscari, HG Realtor Foundation.

Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus, left, and Veterans Service Agency Director Christian Farrell, center, with members of the Nam Knights at the county’s Veterans Memorial Cemetery.

NEARLY HALF MILLION RAISED BY LATINO U COLLEGE

ATTORNEY JOINS LITIGATION PRACTICE

Pullman & Comley LLC in Westport has welcomed Frederic S. Ury to the firm as a member of its litigation practice.

Ury is a board-certified civil trial lawyer for individuals, corporations and small businesses in both civil and crim inal matters.  He also represents other attorneys in ethics and disciplinary grievances, successfully bringing and defending hundreds of cases in Con necticut’s Superior, Appellate and Su preme courts.

The 10th anniversary gala “Visiones: Rising Together” on Thursday, Nov. 3, hosted by White Plains-based Latino U College at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Ro chelle honored Amy Silverstein with the Founder’s Award, Danone North America with the Corporate Partner Award, and AARP with the Community Advocate

Award. This year’s gala raised more than $450,000, which will allow Luca to con tinue making college dreams a reality for first-generation Latino students.

“…We are thankful for the contin ued commitment and generosity from supporters that allow LUCA to deliver programs that help scholars courageously

pursue their dreams and show them that anything is possible,” said Cosette Gutier rez, Luca executive director.

Latino U College Access found ed in 2012 is a nonprofit organization that transforms lives by making col lege dreams a reality for low-income, high-achieving Latino students.

FOOD ENTREPRENEURS HELP RAISE FUNDS

Person to Person (P2P), a nonprofit provider of essential services for peo ple in Fairfield County, recently hosted the return of its popular Transforming Lives Luncheon with chef Lidia Bastian ich in conversation with Debra Ponzek. The two successful food entrepreneurs helped the organization raise more than $225,000 to support P2P’s vision of educated, financially stable and hun ger-free homes.

More than 350 guests who attend ed the luncheon at Greenwich Country Club (GCC) enjoyed a three-course gourmet meal personally selected by Bastianich from among her favorite recipes and prepared by GCC Executive Chef Alejandro Abad. Also, every at tendee received an autographed copy of Bastianich’s latest cookbook, “Lidia’s a Pot, a Pan, and a Bowl.”

Bastianich is a long-time supporter of P2P, donating her time and food to the organization. During the pandemic, for example, she donated Lidia’s pasta and sauce to feed thousands of families through P2P’s three food pantries.

“Events like this help educate ev eryone about the level of need in our county. It’s a bigger problem than peo ple realize, given the affluence of the

surrounding towns. Many people do not realize how many people count on food banks to assist them in their day-to-day lives,” said Ponzek referring to the 17% of Connecticut residents experiencing food insecurity.

“Lidia and Debra are trailblazers in their industry and both so committed to supporting charitable work. They both care deeply about P2P’s mission to provide access to healthy food. They

inspire me, and I am grateful to them for sharing their time with us,” said Nancy Coughlin, P2P CEO.

P2P serves 25,000 residents in Fairfield County with three food pan tries, a clothing center, caseworker assistance, Financial Opportunity Cen ter™, emergency financial assistance, college scholarships and summer camperships. Learn more at p2pHelps. org.

Throughout his career, Ury has held numerous leadership positions within the legal community, has been recog nized with many awards and accolades for his professional achievement, listed as a Super Lawyer in General Litigation in New England and Connecticut every year since 2006, received the highest peer review rating by Martindale-Hub bell (AV) and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America.

“We are thrilled to have a lawyer of Fred’s caliber join the firm,” said Lee D. Hoffman, chair of Pullman & Comley. “His considerable insight, experience and knowledge will be invaluable to our attorney team and our clients.  His active leadership role in the community is a wonderful complement to our West port office as it continues to grow.”

Ury has devoted much personal and professional time to pro bono and philanthropic activities.  In the wake of 9/11, Ury and his firm donated hundreds of hours of free legal representation to victims and their families.  For 13 years he was a court-appointed special public

defender for the Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford and Bridgeport.

Since 2009, Ury has been a trustee of the Westport and Weston Foundation and the Hurburt Fund, which provides assistance to Weston and Westport families in need.

He received his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School in Boston and his Bachelor of Science de gree,  with the highest distinction, from Babson College.

RADIO STARS PREMIERE THEIR OWN MOVIE

Star 99.9’s top-rated morning show, The Anna & Raven Show, created and appeared in a new holiday movie “San ta’s Second Wife,” which had its world premiere Sunday, Nov. 13, at Sacred Heart University Community Theater in Fairfield.

Show co-host Anna Zap conceived the idea for the movie and talked about it on the air. Candice Cain, of Gemelli Films, reached out to Anna to make her dream become reality and produce a film. Throughout the summer, the mov ie was filmed both in Connecticut and Long Island.

Zap explained, “When we came up

With nearly 90 attorneys, Pullman & Comley, founded in 1919, is one of Connecticut’s largest firms and pro vides a wide range of legal services to clients in the New England region, the United States and internationally. The firm has offices in Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and Westport, Connecticut; Springfield, Massachusetts; Wakefield, Rhode Island; and White Plains, New York. with an idea for a holiday movie, it was more of a dream. But now, in conjunc tion with Gemelli Films, not only are we making the newest Christmas classic, but we’re also in it and bringing our lis teners along for the ride.”

The plot of the movie centers arounds Mrs. Claus asking Santa for a di vorce and his search for love in the world of dating apps.

“Making Santa’s Second Wife was a blast,” said writer and director Cain. “I think this movie will be an audience favorite for years to come.”

The invitation-only red-carpet event started at 2 p.m. followed by a Q&A.

From left: Luca Board Chairman Stephen Moroney, Amy Silverstein, and Luca Executive Director Cosette Gutierrez. Photo courtesy of Latino U College Access.

Lidia Bastianich, left, and Debra Ponzek.

Frederic S. Ury

Good Things

PEACE POSTER CONTEST WINNERS

Elsa Thorez from The French-American School, Emma Sapperstein from Hommocks Middle School, Nina Heery from Rye Neck Middle School and Estelle Puong from Saints John & Paul School, have taken the first step to becoming internationally recognized art ists by winning the Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions local competition in the Lions Interna tional Peace Poster Contest.

Prizes for winners and runners up were provided by Paul Mahoney from Circle 7 Framing in Larchmont and Jennifer Gomes of One River School in Larchmont.

LECTURE SERIES RETURNS TO COLLEGE

Professor Randy Williams relaunched the Manhattanville College’s lecture series with the recent discussion on his new Mu seum of Modern Art exhibit “Just Above Midtown: Changing Spaces.”

Williams, a professor of Studio Art at Manhattanville, recounted his involve ment with the show, which highlights  the work of artists of color. The exhibit, on dis play through Feb. 18, has received wide spread acclaim.

The following runners-up received honorable mention: Marina Leifert and Mathilde Auguste from The French Amer ican School, Evan Hammer and Abby Andrews from Rye Neck Middle School and  Amelie Oddo and Nganji Bar doux-Chesneau from Saints John & Paul School.    Sameh Said, MBBCh, M.D., FACC, FACS, has been appointed chief of pediatric and adult congenital cardiac surgery, within the department of surgery, for Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and Westchester Medical Center, both members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WM CHealth) and serve as comprehensive heart care centers under the banner of the WM CHealth Heart & Vascular Institute, where patients have access to some of the nation’s leading physicians and researchers in car diology, cardiovascular surgery, cardiotho racic surgery and pediatric cardiovascular services.

The Lions International Peace Poster Contest is an annual worldwide competi tion for children 11-13, encouraging them to express their vision of world peace through art, based on this year’s theme: “Lead With Compassion.”

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions, will be celebrating its Centennial in 2023 and will continue to focus on supporting existing nonprofit and community service groups by bringing community service leaders together to determine needs, solutions and resources.

PEDIATRIC AND ADULT CONGENITAL CARDIAC SURGERY

CHIEF NAMED

The exhibition presents archival pho tos, videos and other contextual historical material to give visitors a sense of the collaborative ethos that defined the art gallery and the alternative model of art it championed to respond to a society in need.

Williams discussed his role as artist and educator and told the stories behind his extensive body of socially and politi cally focused work, “Of all the art that I do, teaching is my most significant art form,” he said.

Said specializes in the repair of con genital heart defects in children, including complex abnormalities. He is at the fore front nationally of employing a minimally invasive approach to heart surgery, avoiding mid-sternal injury, whenever possible.

Board certified in general surgery, thoracic surgery and congenital cardiac sur gery, Said is a member of many prominent national and international cardiac and tho racic surgical societies. He also is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology.

Prior to his arrival at WMCHealth, Said served patients at Masonic Children’s Hos pital of the University of Minnesota and at the Mayo Clinic and its Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital, where he served as both

a pediatric and adult cardiac surgeon. Said earned his medical degree in 1998 from Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt, followed by an internship and initial cardiothoracic surgical training at the De partment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Alexan dria University, Egypt. He sought additional training and completed a second fellowship in pediatric congenital cardiac surgery at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. Said has published more than 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts and scientific presentations, 24 book chapters, and sits on the editorial Board for the World Journal of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. He also is an associate editor for Frontiers in Pediatric Cardiology and is an established educator who has created several video pre sentations sharing advancements in surgical techniques.

The Berger lecture series has been sponsored by the Department of Art History/Art History and Museum Studies program since 1982, thanks to the fund ing provided by the Arthur M. Berger endowed fund. The lecture has been held Stepinac High School students recently slept outdoors overnight in cardboard boxes on the school’s athletic fields in White Plains and raised more than $30,000 to help the unsheltered home less in their communities.

annually (with very limited exceptions, the most recent being Covid) for the past 40 years. This was the first in-person event since the pandemic.

Manhattanville College in Purchase,

founded in 1841, is a small, private liberal arts institution dedicated to academic ex cellence, purposeful education and social justice, located 30 miles from New York City.

SLEEPING OUTDOORS TO HELP THE UNSHELTERED HOMELESS

In so doing, they continued what has become an annual Stepinac tradition of supporting the Cardboard Box City Cam paign, organized by the school’s Campus Ministry.

The students gained an understand ing of the personal challenges that Ameri ca’s unsheltered homeless — estimated at more than a half-million individuals and families, including many who are children — experience.

In advance of the event, students were instructed to bring with them large cardboard boxes as well as blankets and pillows. They were also advised to eat dinner before arriving as their overnight stay would be a long one, lasting nearly 12 hours before ending at 8 a.m. the next

day. The success of the campaign was the result of the energy and generosity of the students who mobilized parents, friends, members of the administration, faculty and staff to join in lending their support.

The mission of Archbishop Stepinac High School is to offer young men of the Archdiocese of New York a highly com petitive academic and extracurricular pro gram that will prepare them for college and leadership roles.

Professor Randy Williams speaks at Arthur M. Berger Lecture Series.

Photo courtesy Pagani Communications.

County Legislator Catherine Parker, center, with the winners, runners-up and teachers.

Sameh Said, M.D.

WAR ON TERROR MEMORIAL

A TOY AND SHARE THE JOY’

Open Door Family Medical Center is celebrat ing its 35th “Give a Toy and Share the Joy” annual holiday toy drive by distributing more than 3,500 new toys, valued at $20 each, during the season to young patients at its six medical centers.  The drive is sustained entire ly by donations from the community.

“We encourage local companies, indi viduals, families and schools to support the campaign by sponsoring toy drives or making donations through mid-December,” said Jane Levy, senior manager of volunteer programs at Open Door.  “In addition to new toys, we provide our families with holiday gift bundles that include books, pajamas and stocking stuffers.  It truly brightens the holiday season for these youngsters and their families.”

designated day in December at its sites in Ossining, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow, Mount Kisco, Mamaroneck and Brewster.

In addition to its medical centers, Open Door runs nine School-Based Health Centers in the Port Chester, Ossining and Webutuck school districts, a mobile dental van in Mount Kisco, and a dental practice in Saugerties. Its health care and wellness programs serve nearly 63,000 individual patients who might not have access to quality health care in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Ulster counties.

Yorktown officials and local veterans re cently unveiled a granite five-foot Global War on Terror Memorial in Patriot Park to commemorate Veterans Day and honor the service and sacrifices by members of the U.S. armed forces who defended the United States in ongoing internation

al counterterrorism military campaigns since the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Maj. Mike Sheridan said, “It’s our look back to show, from the perspective of the town, the appreciation for those who served, and all veterans.”

“Yorktown is proud of our neighbors who have defended our flag and our na tion,” said Supervisor Matt Slater. “While we acknowledge their service and sac rifice today on Veterans Day, we really should celebrate them every day that we are free.”

COMMERCIAL BANKING LEADER JOINS HVEDC BOARD

Melinda White, Wells Fargo commercial banking leader for the Hudson Valley has joined the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) Board of Directors in Poughkeepsie, move bol stering the bank’s presence in the region.

In her new role, White will transition from her current relationship manager role, which she has held since 2010, to manage a team of five commercial bank ing professionals who provide loan, trea sury management, deposit products and capital markets’ solutions to companies from $10 million to $2 billion in annual revenue.

White brings 30 years of experience

in commercial banking to her new posi tion, including vice president roles at The Bank of New York and HSBC. She will be based in the company’s Purchase, New York, office.

As a Westchester County resident and an active member of the local com munity, White is currently on the exec utive committee of The Westchester County Association. She also serves on the board of governors of the Westches ter Bankers Association and the Wom en’s Economic Development Council. White is a Fairfield University graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance.

ENVIRONMENTAL BOND ACT OPENS DOOR TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE

New Yorkers voted resoundingly on Election Day to pass the Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Act, the first environmental bond on the ballot in New York since 1996 and the largest in state history. The Bond Act passed with two-thirds of the vote statewide, meaning $4.2 billion will be invested toward climate change mitigation in a variety of areas, in cluding clean water protection, stormwater and wastewater system upgrades, coastal

resilience, habitat restoration, flood risk reduc tion, open space land conservation and green infrastructure. Between 35% and 40% of the funds will be committed to state-designated disadvantaged communities.

Leah Lopez Schmalz, president, Save the Sound, said “Passing the Environmental Bond Act demonstrates that New Yorkers recognize the urgent need to empower their commu nities to address the mounting challenges

of climate change. So many villages, towns, cities and counties around Long Island Sound have long sought to make themselves more resilient in the face of rising temperatures and rising waters, and better prepared for storms that are escalating in intensity, frequency and unpredictability. …The investments that New Yorkers chose Tuesday will help minimize pol lution and prioritize public health in ways that will resonate for generations.”

The annual tradition began in 1987 with a local family collecting 100 toys at their holiday party to distribute to Open Door patients in Ossining. Today, Open Door patients register for a time to pick up their holiday bags on a

As a pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door provides more than 300,000 patient visits annually and offers integrated services and a holistic approach to building healthier communities. Primary medical care, dental care, integrated behav ioral health care, clinical nutrition, wellness programs and chronic disease management are the foundation of its clinical programs.

BRINGING HOLIDAY CHEER TO FAMILIES

Ronald McDonald House of the Great er Hudson Valley (RMHGHV) recently partnered with American Christmas by MK Illumination in Mount Vernon for the upcoming holiday season. The collabora tion will include an event at the House on Saturday, Dec. 3 and at Santa’s Village at American Christmas where guests will be immersed in a 15-minute walk-through experience complete with twinkling lights, large-scale decor and animatronics. All proceeds from ticket sales that day as well as a portion of the retail store sales will be donated directly to Ronald McDonald House, which is located just steps away from the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla. When families face medical chal lenges the House offers an atmosphere of comfort, hope and courage, keeping them close to the care and resources they need. The House has 12 bedrooms that are filled to capacity almost every night and pro vides meals, laundry and respite services for families during their stay.

“In line with the spirit of the holiday season for which our company is known, our team aims to bring joy and happiness to families throughout Westchester with our Santa’s Village,” said Dan Casterella, CEO American Christmas, who for years has provided the House with a 25-foot Christmas tree. In addition to the event, American Christmas is hosting a Night with Santa for all current and former fami lies of the Ronald McDonald House.

American Christmas has been a lead er in the holiday decorating industry since 1968. Their work is on full display at some of the most famous Christmas sites in the U.S. Locally, American Christmas opened its first retail store in 2021 to offer resi dents the opportunity to buy commercial and residential holiday decorations any time of the year. It is located at 30 War ren Place in Mount Vernon. Tickets for the RMHGHV event, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., can be purchased online at rmh-ghv.org or universe.com

‘GIVE

Members of the Yorktown Town Board and local veterans stand at the new Global War on Terror monument in Patriot Park. Photo courtesy town of Yorktown.

Melinda White

COURT CASES

U.S. Bankruptcy Court

White Plains & Poughkeepsie

Local business cases, Nov. 9 - 15

Eastgate Whitehouse LLC, Rye vs. Koeppel Management Co., Manhattan, et al, 22-7046SHL: Adversary proceeding in Eastgate. Chapter 11 (22-22635SHL).

Attorney: Joel Shafferman.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, White Plains

Local business cases, Nov. 9 – 15

Martimiano Santiago Mendez, Bronx vs. Parkway Coffee Shop, Scarsdale, et al, 22-cv-9575-KMK: Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime.

Attorney: Peter H. Cooper.

USA for benefit of M. Frank Higgins & Co. Berlin, Connecticut vs. Dobco Inc., Wayne, New Jersey, et al, 22-cv-9599-CS: Miller Act re. renovation of Bradley Barracks at West Point.

Attorney: Peter E. Strniste Jr.

Peter and Anna Makris, Manhattan, et al, vs. The ARC Westchester, Hawthorne, et al, 22-cv-9604-KMK: Fair Housing Act.

Attorneys: Alyssa D. Isidoridy and Alison E. Frick.

Kellie Black, Palmyra, New Jersey, vs. Kolmar Industries, Port Jervis, et al, 22-cv-9621-CS: Civil rights, wrongful discharge from employment.

Attorney: Deirdra J. Brown.

Scott Weiscope, Mattoon, Illinois, vs. Somnia Inc., Harrison, et al, 22-cv-9643-NSR: Negligence, data breach, class action.

Attorney: Jonathan M. Sedgh.

Items appearing in the Fairfield Coun ty Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by fed eral, 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 inspect ed before any action is taken.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to:

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ON THE RECORD Facts & Figures

Robert Paone, Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, vs. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc., Tarrytown, 22-cv-9644-PMH: Civil rights, job discrimination.

Attorney: Steven M. Warshawsky.

Nieves L. Rodriguez vs. Cacciatori Pizza and Pasta, Mahopac, et al, 22-cv-9646-CS: Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime com pensation.

Attorney: Justin M. Reilly.

Nieves L. Rodriguez vs. Joe’s Wood Fired Pizza, Mahopac, et al, 22-cv-9654-VB: Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime com pensation.

Attorney: Justin M. Reilly.

Nature’s Answer Inc., Hauppauge, New York vs. Aroma King Inc., Monsey, et al, 22-cv-9665-KMK: Trademark infringement.

Attorneys: Michael C. Cannata, Frank M. Misiti.

North American Aggregates, Perth Amboy, New Jersey vs. Titan Concrete Inc., Carmel, 22-cv-9689-KMK: Breach of contract.

Attorney: Gary Repke Jr.

Jethro Inong, Los Angeles, California vs. Fujifilm North America Corp., Valhalla, 22-cv-9720: Fraud, class action.

Attorney: Spencer Sheehan.

A1 Homegoods Corp., New City vs. Allegra M. France Inc., Los Angeles, California, et al, 22-cv-9734: Declaratory judg ment.

Attorney: Tuvia Rotberg.

Above $1 million

Bear, Stephen E. and Janet S. Bear, Larchmont. Seller: Downtown Locust Properties LLC, Locust Lot 1 LLC, Locust Lot 2 LLC, Locust Lot 3 LLC and Locust Lot 4 LLC, Rye. Property: 22 Locust Ave., Rye. Amount: $3.4 million. Filed Nov. 10.

Brody, Jonathan, Jersey City, New Jersey. Seller: LL Parcel E LLC, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 205 Palisades Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Nov. 9.

Brookfield Resource Management Inc., Elmsford. Seller: Fred Stevens, New York City. Property: 21111 Albany Post Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $2 million. Filed Nov. 9.

MMS Main Street LLC, Bronx. Seller: West Main LLC, Elmsford. Property: 10 W. Main St., Greenburgh. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 9.

N.N.S. Realty LLC, Nyack. Seller: 744 Titicus LLC, North Salem. Property: 744 Titicus Road, North Salem. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Nov. 10.

Below $1 million

14 Coralyn Road LLC, White Plains. Seller: Marjorie Margolis, White Plains. Property: 14 Caralyn Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $925,000. Filed Nov. 10.

20 Palace Place LLC, Great Neck. Seller: Vincent A. Sapione, Port Chester. Property: 20 Palace Place, Rye. Amount: $730,000. Filed Nov. 14.

25 Highview Avenue Inc., Port Chester. Seller: U.S. Ban ===k Trust National Association, Coppell, Texas. Property: 25 Highview Ave., Rye. Amount: $616,350. Filed Nov. 9.

136 Wells LLC, Peekskill. Seller: 136 Wells Street LLC, Peekskill. Property: 136 Wells St., Peekskill. Amount: $562,500. Filed Nov. 7.

139 SCL Street LLC, Jamaica. Seller: 139 School St., Yonkers. Property: 139 School St., Yonkers. Amount: $762,500. Filed Nov. 7.

150 Mountain Road Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust National Association, Eureka, California. Property: 150 Mountain Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 7.

186 Brookdale Avenue LLC, Lake Success, New Jersey. Seller: Mathew J. Costa, New Rochelle. Property: 186 Brookdale Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $800,000. Filed Nov. 10.

759 Yonkers Avenue Corp., Mohegan Lake. Seller: Margherita Grimaldi, Katonah. Property: 759 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $800,000. Filed Nov. 9.

A&C Knopp Development Inc., Scarsdale. Seller: Donald J. Jordan, Scarsdale. Property: 160 Nelson Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Bedford Oak LLC, Bedford. Seller: Michael T. McCarroll, Bedford Corners. Property: 23 Salem Road, New Castle. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Brite Avenue Development Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: Amy Adler McClafferty, Scarsdale. Property: 21 Stratton Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $900,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Burke, Alison and Alicia Mendez, Mount Vernon. Seller: 117-46 Springfield Boulevard LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 156 Hillside Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $695,250. Filed Nov. 14.

Desravines, Cynthia, Mount Vernon. Seller: Kash Realty 36 Inc., Mount Vernon. Property: 23 Vernon Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $900,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Salt Lake City, Utah. Seller: Barbara Lerman, Larchmont. Property: 330 County Center Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $831,324. Filed Nov. 7.

Dodaro, Giovanni and Cristina Dodaro, Valhalla. Seller: Weluck Group Inc., White Plains. Property: 84 Waller Ave., White Plains. Amount: $865,000. Filed Nov. 14.

E&I Building Management LLC, Queens Village. Seller: Raymond J. Williams, Yonkers. Property: 16 Moultrie Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $380,000. Filed Nov. 14.

Hedgerow Properties LLC, Weston, Connecticut. Seller: Roy Buzzutto, Cherry Valley. Property: 398 Roberts Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $151,500. Filed Nov. 9.

JN Contracting Inc., White Plains. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, Coppell, Texas. Property: 68 Henry Ave., Harrison. Amount: $855,750. Filed Nov. 10.

Larkin, Megan, Hartsdale. Seller: MTC Capital Holdings LLC, Pleasantville. Property: 26 Carlyle Place, Greenburgh. Amount: $752,970. Filed Nov. 10.

Masarof, Jonathan and Madeline Ruggiero, Peekskill. Seller: Hidden Meadow at Somers LLC, Baldwin Place. Property: 20 Muscoot River, Somers. Amount: $792,684. Filed Nov. 9.

McSweeney, Christopher D. and Nicole M. Peltier, Tuckahoe. Seller: Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Connecticut. Property: 42 Park Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $536,900. Filed Nov. 9.

JUDGMENTS

Cross-Cultural Solutions, New Rochelle. $212,355.41 in favor of Danielle Zeolla, Stamford, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 7.

Acevedo, Jennifer, Yonkers. $1,712 in favor of Resurgent Receivables LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 7.

Albao, Heydy D., Ossining. $2,587 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 7.

Ambrose, Guy, Yonkers. $11,361 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed Nov. 9.

Bangura, Mohamed, Yonkers. $3,308 in favor of LVNV funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 7.

Bavosa, Timothy M., New Rochelle. $3,267 in favor of Capital One Bank U.S.A., Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7.

Brown, Nicole, Mount Vernon. $2,249 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California. Filed Nov. 7.

Camp, Ricky, Mount Vernon. $2,651 in favor of LVNV funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 7.

Cinquina, Rosa, $16,213 in favor of Oliphant Financial LLC, Sarasota, Florida. Filed Nov. 9.

Ford, Jamawl, Mount Vernon. $2,946 in favor of TD Bank U.S.A. National Association, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed Nov. 9.

LIS PENDENS

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

Barton, Grace Brown, as owner. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $270,000 affecting property located at 453 E. Third St., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 8.

Massey, Paul J. and Gretchen Massey, as owners. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $1,579,500 affecting property located at 76 Shore Drive, Larchmont. Filed Nov. 9.

McFarlane, Elaine and Estrianna McFarlane, as owners. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $184,868 affecting property located at 182 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 9.

Taylor-McCorkle, Sandra, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo National Association. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $184,868 affecting property located at 182 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 9.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

IB Cohen and Sons Inc., New Rochelle. $43,173 in favor of Susan Doban Architect PC, Brooklyn. Filed Nov. 7.

Main Memorial Plaza LLC, New Rochelle. $21,113 in favor of Susan Doban Architect PC, Brooklyn. Filed Nov. 7.

Nova Realty, New Rochelle. $17,995 in favor of Susan Doban Architect PC, Brooklyn. Filed Nov. 7.

NEW BUSINESSES

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

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

Boutique Mexico Lindo, 270 Gainsborg Ave., West Harrison 10604, c/o Luis M. Vazquez. Filed Nov. 10.

Chornbrook Mysteries, 212 Sand Piper Court, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Ilya Reznikov. Filed Nov. 10.

DJM Mechanical, 909 Holyoke Road, Yorktown 10598, c/o Dennis. J. Moran. Filed Nov. 7.

Female Hustlers Club, 18 Moquette Row South, Yonkers 10703, c/o Dawn Johnson. Filed Nov. 7.

Floors for Less, P.O. Box 553, New Rochelle 10802. c/o Jonus Sainvil. Filed Nov 9.

Gamers Lounge, 525 Shoreview Drive, Yonkers 10710, c/o Sabrina Harris. Filed Nov. 10.

Meshaela, 55 Hartley Ave., Apt. 2B, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Meshaela Tasha Green. Filed Nov. 7.

westchester county

Facts & Figures

New York Tags Titles & Registrations Bureau, 7 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne 10532, c/o Donald Harvey. Filed Nov. 9.

Proof With Pete, 39 Huntville Road, Katonah 10536, c/o Peter Grossman. Filed Nov. 10.

Singleman Consulting, 50 Barker St., Apt. 430, Mount Kisco 10549, c/o Corinna Singleman. Filed Nov. 9.

Stonecutter Nursery, 26 Aqueduct Lane, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706, c/o Mark Christie. Filed Nov. 10.

Supreme Advocates, 16 Longview Ave., White Plains 10605, c/o Marlon Anderson. Filed Nov. 7.

Tracey-Ann Catering Service, 11 Beekman Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o TracyAnn Johnson. Filed Nov. 10.

HUDSON VALLEY

BUILDING LOANS

Above $1 million

26 Dorset LLC, as owner.

Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 26 Dorset Road, Spring Valley. Amount: $1.5 mil lion. Filed Nov. 9.

107 Bethune LLC, as owner.

Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 107 Bethune Blvd., Spring Valley. Amount: $7.1 million. Filed Nov. 8.

Dasc Eastdale LLC, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $7.5 million. Filed Nov. 7.

Below $1 million

Capital BSD LLC, as owner.

Lender: Loan Funder LLC Series 38268. Property: 406 Mountain Lodge Road, Blooming Grove. Amount: $162,193. Filed Nov. 7.

Garden Rose LT LLC, as owner. Lender: Rock East Funding LLC. Property: 109 Goshen Turnpike, Bloomingburg. Amount: $124,800. Filed Nov. 10.

Pearlroth, Jonathan and Holly Posner, as owners.

Lender: First Republic Bank. Property: 125 Bell Hollow Road, Putnam Valley. Amount: $580,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Stortini Development LLC, as owner. Lender: Mid-Hudson Valley FCU. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $324,000. Filed Nov. 9.

DEEDS

Above $1 million

242 Blauvelt LLC, Airmont. Seller: Mendel Gold, Monsey. Property: 242 Blauvelt Road, Ramapo. Amount: $3.1 million. Filed Nov. 9.

Below $1 million

10 Windsor Circle LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Joseph Sanchez and Daisy Sanchez, New City. Property: 10 Windsor Circle, Ramapo. Amount: $389,000. Filed Nov. 10.

14 Ellen Street LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Tyrone E. McNeill and Lucinda McNeill, New City. Property: 14 Ellen St., Clarkstown. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 7.

21 Yorkshire Drive LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Mina Attalla and Madonna Attalla, Suffern. Property: 21 Yorkshire Drive, Suffern. Amount: $807,000. Filed Nov. 9.

76 Albany Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Giuseppe Giangrasso, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $150,000. Filed Nov. 9.

82 Inwood Avenue LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Olivia Laidley, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $309,000. Filed Nov. 10.

292 Mill Street LLC, Monroe. Seller: Hot Diggity Dog Inc., Milton. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $350,000. Filed Nov. 10.

AZ 17 South LLC, Airmont. Seller: Nisha Realty LLC, Shani Realty LLC, Michem Realty LLC and Emmich Realty LLC, Airmont. Property: 301 Route 17S, Unit 2 and 9, Ramapo. Amount: $475,000. Filed Nov. 10.

BA and MBA 147 LLC Flushing. Seller: Ralph T. Femiani and Kathleen A. Femiani, Suffern. Property: 8 Sterling Forest Lake, Montebello. Amount: $781,200. Filed Nov. 10.

Bank of America National Association, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Jode Millman, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $652,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Bennett, James and Luciana Bennett, Dover Plains. Seller: OB Development Group LLC, Poughquag. Property: in Dover. Amount: $275,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Bierman, Shlomie and Blimy Bierman, Monsey. Seller: 6 Jeffrey LLC, Monsey. Property: 6 Jeffrey Place, Unit 202, Ramapo. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Nov. 7.

Cameron, Andrew M., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Chianelli Management LLC, Fishkill. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $367,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Double R. Capital Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Donald Cappillino, Pawling. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $90,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Jopoulos LLC, Amenia. Seller: 44 Main Street Realty LLC, Millerton. Property: in North East. Amount: $880,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Levi., Lezer and Bluma Levi, Monsey. Seller: Grove Monsey LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 10 Grove St., Unit 202, Ramapo. Amount: $935,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Lowenstein, Abraham, Brooklyn. Seller: 7 East Castle SV LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 5 E. Castle Ave., Unit 1, Spring Valley. Amount: $925,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Matyas, Joel, Monsey. Seller: 2 Sunrise LLC, Monsey. Property: 2 Sunrise Drive, Unit 102, Ramapo. Amount: $350,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Mcintosh, Mikiann, Brooklyn. Seller: BWBI LLC, Millbrook. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $350,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Paw Ling LLC, New York City. Seller: Vanessa Colombo, New York City. Property: Pawling. Amount: $6.8 million. Filed Nov. 7.

Petrovichsilva, Mario and Zhenzhen Li, Brooklyn Seller: American International Relocation Solutions LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Property: 17 Old Schoolhouse Road, New City. Amount: $558,500. Filed Nov. 10.

Pro Enterprises LLC, Suffern. Seller: Cris Sperman and Abbie Goldberg and Reba Buonocore, Valley Cottage. Property: 129 Ridge Road, Clarkstown. Amount: $382,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Romeobird LLC, New York City. Seller: John H. Burkowke, Clinton Corners. Property: in Stanford. Amount: $950,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Shimon Properties LLC, New York City. Seller: Hiroko T. Felton, Larkspur, California. Property: 5 Century Road, Orangetown. Amount: $835,000. Filed Nov. 9.

JUDGMENTS

Ackerman, Michael J., Carmel. $3,772 in favor of Capital One Bank U.S.A. National Association, Richmond, Virginia. Filed Nov. 8.

Arocho, Denise and Louis Rios, Middletown. $10,441 in favor of Wickham Group LLC, Middletown. Filed Nov. 7.

Calhoun, Rebecca Rose and Ryan Edward Webber, Monticello. $7,617 in favor of Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Filed Nov. 9.

Croteau, Richard, Cold Spring. $6,575 in favor of Tyjan Corp., Cold Spring. Filed Nov. 9.

Galbert, John, Carmel. $4,771 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 8.

Izaguirre, Juana Edith, Newburgh. $1,950 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed Nov. 7.

Lewis, Theresa, Newburgh. $3,065 in favor of Colonial Property Management LLC, Spring Valley. Filed Nov. 7.

Mahopac Car Service Med Inc., Mahopac. $31,529 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Dearborn, Minnesota. Filed Nov. 10.

Putnam Collision Center LLC, Carmel. $8,751 in favor of AutoZone Inc., Memphis, Tennessee. Filed Nov. 10.

Rodriguez, Omayda, Carmel. $1,510 in favor of Teachers Federal Credit Union, Hauppauge. Filed Nov. 9.

Sutton, Monica, Middletown. $5,290 in favor of HP Coolidge Stratford LN LLC, Middletown. Filed Nov. 7.

Vespertino,, Lobraine, Mahopac. $4,117 in favor of Capital One Bank U.S.A. National Association, Richmond, Virginia. Filed Nov. 8.

Williams, Mary, Carmel. $10,770 in favor of STX Properties LLC, Carmel. Filed Nov. 9.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

Carmel Fire Department Inc., as owner. $36,653 in favor of A&D Service Group LLC. Property: 94 Gleneide Ave., Carmel. Filed Nov. 7.

Mid Hudson Civic Center Inc., as owner. $88,744 in favor of Otis Elevator Company Northeast Region. Property: 14 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. Filed Nov. 9.

Tsyngauz & Associates P.C., as owner. $1.1 million in favor of Modern Construction and Steel Corp., Staten Island. Property: 13 Truman Ave., New Square. Filed Nov. 10.

NEW BUSINESSES

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

PARTNERSHIPS

Castricone Heavner Law, 191 Maple Brook Road, Tuxedo 10987, c/o Daniel G. Castricone and Gary Lee Heavner. Filed Nov. 7.

Club El Cazador, 37 Main St., Haverstraw 10927, c/o Rony Steven Agustin Sandoval and Lester Manuel Cardona Espino. Filed Nov. 7.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

5 Star, 20 Dinev Road, Monroe 10950, c/o Chaya Weisz. Filed Nov. 9.

Cardenas Caguana Taxi Service, 14 W. Burda Place, New City 10956, c/o Estuardo Jefferson. Cardenas Caguana. Filed Nov. 10.

Designed Memorials, 4 Cedar Road, Nanuet 10954, c/o Marcy Ann Martino. Filed Nov. 7.

Digital Worm Media, 14 Orchard Heights Drive, Newburgh 12550, c/o Rogelio N. Pauletta. Filed Nov. 10.

First Response Group Family Day Care, 2 Good Time Court, Goshen 10924, c/o Maria Elena Figueroa. Filed Nov. 7.

Flor De Maria Boutique, 2 Beacon Road, Carmel 10512, c/o Flor Barcenas De Maria. Filed Nov. 8.

Gabby’s Woof Pack, 46 Fini Drive, Carmel 10512, c/o Gabrielle Aviles. Filed Nov. 9.

Gary’s Handyman Services, 12 Kashmir Court, Carmel 10512, c/o Gary E. Fisher. Filed Nov. 9.

House Cleaning Services of Rosa, 143 W. Main St., Apt. 1, Goshen 10924, c/o Rosa Maria Meneses Martinez. Filed Nov. 7.

JD Carpet Installation, 6 Albacon Road, Nanuet 10954, c/o Jose David Macias Palma. Filed Nov. 10.

Lyly Jewelry, 57 Broadway, Apt. 4, Haverstraw 10927, c/o Arisleidy R. Cruz Lopez. Filed Nov. 10.

Minted Magnolia Design, 93 Pine Grove Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Lisa S. Monahan. Filed Nov. 10.

Modern Inkwell, 96 Ridge Road, New City 10956, c/o Nicholas James Hulse. Filed Nov. 7.

Monte Sinai, 46 N. Main St., Spring Valley 10977, c/o Santos Cristobal Amaya. Filed Nov. 8.

Patty D Barber Shop, 224 North St., Middletown 10940, c/o Ana Patricia Davila Huertas. Filed Nov. 9.

Posh Laboratory, 696 N. Main St., Spring Valley 10977, c/o Naija Lei Rodriguez. Filed Nov. 9.

Sweet Care Daycare, 209 Westside Ave., Haverstraw 10927, c/o Genesis Del Carmen Ramos Martinez. Filed Nov. 8.

Wicks N’ Waxx, 9 Moriah Lane, Middletown 10940, c/o Corlethia M. Hinton. Filed Nov. 7.

W&R Cleaning Services, 71 New Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Wanda Ivelisse Zambrano. Filed Nov. 9.

Sapphire Grille, 308 South St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Tomesha Elaine Pearson. Filed Nov. 7.

Soltaino Crystals & Décor, 326 Lovell St., Mahopac 10541, c/o Liza Perez. Filed Nov. 7.

U.S.A. Garage Door Repairs, 27 Anton Drive, Carmel 10512, c/o Wallace Wery. Filed Nov. 7.

Zebra Construction Team, 5 Beer Sheva St., Unit 402, Palm Tree 10950, c/o David Weiser. Filed Nov. 7.

BUILDING PERMITS

Commercial

City of Greenwich, contractor for the city of Greenwich c/o Finance Department. Perform replacement alterations at 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Sept. 12.

Fram Properties LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Fram Properties LLC. Perform replace ment alterations at 3-5 Wall St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 28.

The Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Roberto Flores. Remove and replace window at 71 Aiken St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,002. Filed Sept. 28.

Newfield Contracting Inc., Stamford, contractor for Eleanor Lorig, Revocable Trust. Remodel kitchen and bathroom, add a laundry closet, upgrade electri cal and change interior doors and casings at 2 Putnam Hill, Unit 2A, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $78,250. Filed Sept. 15.

Green L/Cal LLC, contractor for Green L/Cal LLC. Renovate the bathroom, kitchen and two bedrooms at Western Junior Highway, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $68,000. Filed Sept. 12.

Real Estate Inc., contractor for Real Estate Inc. Perform replace ment alterations at 4 Dearfield Drive, Unit 1A, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $941,275. Filed Sept. 28.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Riverside Yacht Club Inc. Prepare for a private party at 102 Club Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $7,300. Filed Sept. 9.

ON THE RECORD Facts & Figures

Pecora Brothers Inc., Greenwich, contractor for 160 Hamilton LLC. Perform replace ment alterations at 160 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Sept. 7.

Point Club Inc., Old Greenwich, contractor for Rocky Point Club Inc. Renovate and update two existing seasonal toilet rooms for swim club, install new plumbing fixtures, interior finishes, updat ed ADA features, lighting and exhaust fans at 60 Rocky Point Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $95,000. Filed Sept. 12.

Q 350 Ely Re LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Q 350 Ely Re LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 365 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Rc3 Electric, New Milford, contractor for Crown Atlantic Company LLC. Install three new antenna and associated equip ment to existing compound at 1081 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $48,000. Filed Sept. 23.

Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company Inc., Greenwich, con tractor for Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company Inc. Renovate and expand Round Hill Volunteer Fire Company Fire House at 166 Old Mill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,800,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Sherwood of Greenwich Custom Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Greenwich Chateau Condominium Association. Repair brick and repoint as needed at 2-4 Lafayette Court, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $56,000. Filed Sept. 13.

Signature Construction Group Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Wilson Rand LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 333 Wilson Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $95,000. Filed Sept. 28.

Tonella, Eduardo, Norwalk, contractor for Eduardo Tonella. Create a new bathroom at 37 Ledgebrook Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Residential

Bildahl, James Christopher, Norwalk, contractor for Stanco Trevor. Remodel a single-fam ily residence at 74 Roton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $381,000. Filed Sept. 28.

Fox Hill Builders Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Michael Dowd. Excavate for a new foun dation and install a generator at 42 Pine Point Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Frandson, Nina, Greenwich, contractor for Nina Frandson. Construct a retaining wall at 116 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Sept. 12.

Lecla Home Improvements and Roofing Inc., Danbury, contractor for John F. Kent Jr. and Nancy V. Kent. Strip roof on house and garage and install seam tape, ice and water shield at 20 Forest Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $28,950. Filed Sept. 23.

Liesegang Jr., Robert B., Ridgefield, contractor for Douglas E. and Andrea R. Behrman. Construct new patios at house and pool and new retaining wall at pool area and built-in grill at 17 Midwood Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Eric and Jaimie Voehl. Add dormer over attached garage for new bedroom and bath at 10 Edward Place, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Lodygo, Adrian, Norwalk, contractor for Adrian Lodygo. Construct a retaining wall at 6 Wakefield Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Sept. 28.

Lynda and Michael W. Royce, Norwalk, contractor for Lynda and Michael Royce. Replace asphalt shingle roof on detached garage at 15 Stone Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Sept. 26.

Made By Slade LLLC, Greenwich, contractor for James and Louis Kellerman. Remodel four bathrooms at 129 Clapboard, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Mark W. and Debra W., Greenwich, contractor for Mark W. and Debra W. Build a new detached three-car garage with storage loft and bathroom at 48 Hillside Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 13.

Mayne Construction LLC, Newtown, contractor for Jane E. Bambrick. Remodel kitchen and expand rear and front mud rooms, remove walls and install new cabinets, lighting, plumbing, sheetrock and hardwood floors at 1 Wendle Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $98,000. Filed Sept. 2.

Michael and Briana W. Mackin, Old Greenwich, con tractor for Michael and Briana Mackin. Remodel kitchen and expand existing deck and stairs at 3 Windy Knolls, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Michael and Choi Boo Sebaski, Old Greenwich, con tractor for Michael and Choi Boo Sebaski. Replace asphalt shingle roof at 15 Pleasant View Place, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $14,875. Filed Sept. 2.

Michael and Jenna Goldman, Greenwich, contractor for Michael and Jenna Goldman. Build a single-family residence with finished basement, attached three-car garage, rear patio, deck, balcony and front covered porch at 5 Anderson Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,500,000. Filed Sept. 20.

Michael F. and Leandro J. McCue, Riverside, contractor for Michael F. and Leandro J. McCue. Demolish interiors, replace sheetrock, insulation, flooring, kitchen cabinets, siding, roofing and electric at 16 Cary Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $175,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Morgan, Lister, Old Greenwich, contractor for Daniel M. and Lynn W. Friedberg. Bring prop erty into flood compliance with site work in the front and flood vents in basement and garage at 6 Lighthouse Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $165,000. Filed Sept. 26.

SFS Maple Avenue LLC, con tractor for SFS Maple Avenue LLC. Renovate seven bathrooms by removing all tile, vanities and plumbing fixtures. Add one powder room on first floor, alter dressing room and bathroom, replace tile in foyer, replace living and family room mantles and add whole-house water filtration system at 77 Maple Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $620,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Larry J. and Sally P. Lawrence. Prepare for a private party at 40 Brookridge Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $8,142. Filed Sept. 26.

Paul and Randi Barrett, Greenwich, contractor for Paul and Randi Barrett. Perform replacement alterations at 25 Woodside Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $675,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Pomara Builders Inc., Cos Cob, contractor for Cristoforo Pomara. Construct retaining wall at 300 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Sept. 19.

Praxis Home Builders LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Jason and Erin Thrope. Build a new single-family house with finished basement, attached three-car garage, covered patio and balcony at 15 Sawmill Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,500,000. Filed Sept. 1.

Prestige Party Rental, Prospect Park, New Jersey, contractor for Four Properties LLC. Prepare for a private party with tents and raised platforms at 110 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Sept. 14.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court

Geico General Insurance Company, Hartford. Filed by Raymond Patrice, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Finch Firm LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a colli sion allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-22-6118032-S. Filed Sept. 13.

Jenkins, Jeffrey, et al, Manchester. Filed by Reginald Griffin, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fitzpatrick Santos Sousa Perugini PC, Naugatuck. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-22-6118170-S. Filed July 7.

Nissan-Infiniti LLC, et al, Middletown. Filed by Kristen Katie Linardos, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Samantha Ann Kretzmer, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defen dants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plain tiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-22-6118531-S. Filed Oct. 4.

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Ml Builders LLC, New Canaan, contractor for James and Katrina Schellens. Renovate first-floor kitchen area at 117 Dingletown Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $165,000. Filed Sept. 2.

Solomon, David and David Silvester, Norwalk, contractor for David Solomon. Alter bath room in basement at 7 Deerfield St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 27.

Richardson, Newton J., et al, St. Peters, Missouri. Filed by Joann Bassett, Shelton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Willinger Willinger & Bucci PC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-22-6118271-S. Filed Sept. 21.

Vohra, Adam Rajukush, et al, Fairfield. Filed by Jeffrey Roberts, Southport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bruce J. Corrigan Jr. Law Office, Westport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-226118521-S. Filed Oct. 4.

Danbury Superior Court

Calabra, Alex A., Danbury. Filed by Loni Toomey, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark M Kochanowicz, New York, New York. Action: The plaintiff suf fered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-22-6044021-S. Filed Sept. 12.

Coimbra-Dacruz, Alexsandro, et al, New Milford. Filed by Christina M. Pinet, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of inter est and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226044079-S. Filed Sept. 19.

Kallas, Bernadette, Danbury. Filed by Gregory Ciskowski, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Alan Barry & Associates, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff notified the defendant about a defective condition at the prem ises owned and controlled by the defendant, specifically a leaky roof causing accumulations of water on the floor inside the apartment after rainstorms. Despite notice and opportunity to make repairs the defendant did nothing. The plaintiff slipped and fell due to the leaky roof. Case no. DBD-CV-22-6044148-S. Filed Sept. 28.

Osorio-Marroquin, Karen, et al, Danbury. Filed by Leonardo Almonte, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Eugene Defronzo Law Office PC, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defen dants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plain tiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-226044124-S. Filed Sept. 22.

Stamford Superior Court

Burns, Catherine, et al, New Canaan. Filed by Rita Melendez, Naugatuck. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael Baylor Ronemus, New York. Action: The plaintiff suf fered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-22-6058233-S. Filed Sept. 15.

Ratibi, Abdelilah, Stamford. Filed by Long Island Minimally Invasive Surgery, PC, Roslyn Heights, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Harlow Adams & Friedman PC, Milford. Action: The plaintiff provided medi cal services to the defendant. However, the defendant has neglected or refused to pay the plaintiff, which has suffered monetary damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-226058283-S. Filed Sept. 19.

Veyo LLC, et al, La Jolla, California. Filed by Julio Valdez, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien & Foti, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff was a passenger on a bus owned by the defendants and operated by an employee of the defen dants when suddenly and with out warning the driver slammed on the brakes, causing the plaintiff to forcefully be thrown forward and fall out of his wheel chair, causing him to suffer inju ries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages of more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-22-6058137-S. Filed Sept. 6.

Facts & Figures

DEEDS

Commercial

H&W Property LLC, Stamford. Seller: Michael Crocco and Rita Crocco, Stamford. Property: 234 Cold Spring Road, Stamford. Amount: $730,000. Filed Oct. 4.

206 SBA Property Owner LLC, Riverside. Seller: Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 206 Sound Beach Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $3,200,000. Filed Oct. 26.

29 West Brother Drive Trust, Greenwich. Seller: Andreas Schulz and Young Ran Schulz, Greenwich. Property: 29 W. Brother Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $N/A. Filed Oct. 24.

8 Reynolds Place LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Robert W. Shreders, Greenwich. Property: 8 Reynolds Place, Greenwich. Amount: $735,000. Filed Oct. 26.

INCT LLC, New York, New York. Seller: Indian Spring Limited Partnership, Greenwich. Property: 148 Glenville Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 28.

Muminovic, Suco and Medina Muminovic, Astoria, New York. Seller: Tam Real Estate 2020 LLC, Stamford. Property: 12 Standish Road, Unit 8-C-3, Stamford. Amount: $237,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Schede, Louis and Vivian Schede, Stamford. Seller: Minerva USA LLC, Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania. Property: 22 Glenbrook Road, Unit 403, Stamford. Amount: $120,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Sorbara, Salvatore, Stamford. Seller: 54-11 Myrtle LLC, Stamford. Property: 54 Myrtle Ave., Unit 11, Stamford. Amount: $310,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Residential

Abdusalamova, Bakanay, Greenwich. Seller: Aminulla Suleymanov, Stamford. Property: 2 Ivy St., Greenwich. Amount: $840,000. Filed Oct. 25.

Bello, Miguel A., Rye, New York. Seller: Crispin Roy McLean and Hazel McLean, Stamford. Property: 30 Chestnut St., Stamford. Amount: $391,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Bertorelli, Thomas and Justin Drake, Greenwich. Seller: Christopher A. Santucci and Sarah W. Crouch, Stamford. Property: Lot 29, Map 2530, Greenwich. Amount: $1,351,715. Filed Oct. 26.

Black, Lyn M. and Taylor F. Bodson, Riverside. Seller: Jason Brown and Bridgett Brown, Greenwich. Property: 2 Winthrop Drive, Riverside. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 24.

Brandeis, Paul and Melissa Brandeis, Rye, New York. Seller: Michael Altamura, Stamford. Property: 165 Highview Ave., Unit C, Stamford. Amount: $830,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Brennan, Jason and Grace Brennan, Greenwich. Seller: Catherine A. Gates, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 601 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,650,000. Filed Oct. 28.

Brown, Jason and Bridgett Brown, Old Greenwich. Seller: Samuel Lites and Isabella Lites, Greenwich. Property: 2 Bennett St., Old Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 24.

Campbell, Curtis Lyle and Beth Wittenberg, Fairfield. Seller: Sharon Henry Harder, Fairfield. Property: 36 Birch Road, Fairfield. Amount: $925,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Carias, James R., Stamford. Seller: Elvira Vasconez, Stamford. Property: 181 Lockwood Ave., Stamford. Amount: $405,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Carr, Nancy, Stamford. Seller: Angelo Milazzo and Diane Milazzo, Greenwich. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 30, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Oct. 4.

Cheng, Thomas and Crystal Kwon, Greenwich. Seller: Stephen Cahill and Deborah Kim Cahill, Winter Park, Florida. Property: 20 Church St., A26, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 27.

Cheyne, Gregory and Sarah Romeo-Cheyne, New Haven. Seller: Bruce G. Eckerson and Alice E. Eckerson, Fairfield. Property: 1013 Burroughs Road, Fairfield. Amount: $899,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Devaux, Gregory and Lihui Pang, Stamford. Seller: Ryan C. O’Halloran and Catherine L. O’Halloran, Stamford. Property: 62 Turner Road, Stamford. Amount: $700,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Fasnacht, Dylan Nathaniel, Stamford. Seller: Bank of America NA, Plano, Texas. Property: 1 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 6H, Stamford. Amount: $278,250. Filed Oct. 6.

Getzelman, Louis and Diane Getzelman, Stamford. Seller: Frank Zach and Eleanor Zach, Stamford. Property: Southfield Avenue, Unit 10, Stamford. Amount: $20,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Haddad, Michael, Danbury. Seller: Elena Vasilyeva, Stamford. Property: 1 Southfield Ave., Unit 113, Stamford. Amount: $169,149. Filed Oct. 6.

Hajdari, Mehdi, Greenwich. Seller: Charles A. Masi, Cos Cob. Property: 23 Livingston Place, Greenwich. Amount: $350,000. Filed Oct. 26.

Harrigan, Matthew R. and Katarzyna Harrigan, East Stratford. Seller: James H. Hisey II, Fairfield. Property: 384 Ronald Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $470,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Johnson Jr., Carl and Elizabeth Johnson, New Rochelle, New York. Seller: Gary T. Quigley. et al, Cos Cob. Property: 16 Lancer Lane, Stamford. Amount: $600,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Juarez, Sean M., Stamford. Seller: Joseph P. Sargent and Meghana Sargent, Fairfield. Property: 80 Rippowam Road, Stamford. Amount: $690,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Kramer, Michael F. and Kathryn H. Kramer, Old Greenwich. Seller: Patrice Anibal, Greenwich. Property: 81 Shore Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Oct. 26.

Menchaca, Mario A., Port Chester, New York. Seller: Peter J. Sebastian, Stamford. Property: 61 Clinton Ave., Unit 8, Stamford. Amount: $184,450. Filed Oct. 6.

Nelson, Sarah and Robert Nelson, Scarsdale, New York. Seller: Alexander McPhail Lyall, Greenwich. Property: 110 Bowman Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2,495,000. Filed Oct. 24.

Paquin, Alda M., Fairfield. Seller: John T. Best III, Fairfield. Property: 429 Round Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $385,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Philbin Jr., John J. and Maureen Philbin, Fairfield. Seller: Daniel C. Steber and Caroline Coursen Steber, Fairfield. Property: Lot 48, Map 701, Parkwood Road, Fairfield. Amount: $770,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Pine, Tara and Greg Weil, New York, New York. Seller: David McCarthy Moreno and Maite Rion Cantu, Stamford. Property: 35 Terrace Place, Unit 6, Stamford. Amount: $830,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Rosen, Jennifer Howe, Fairfield. Seller: Linda Lyman, Fairfield. Property: 55 Charles St., Fairfield. Amount: $725,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Rosenberg, Gloria Z. and Eugene Rosenberg, Highland Beach, Florida. Seller: Gloria Z. Rosenberg and Eugene Rosenberg, Highland Beach, Florida. Property: 547 Haviland Road, Stamford. Amount: $N/A. Filed Oct. 7.

Sabally, Fatoumatta and Sulayman Sagnia, Ramapo, New York. Seller: Frank M. Larobina and Joyce Larobina, Stamford. Property: 8 Hollow Oak Lane, Stamford. Amount: $725,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Sanchez, Marilyn and Jason Holmes, Bronx, New York. Seller: Peter A. Benn and Emily Benn, Farmington. Property: 718 Cove Road, Unit 9, Stamford. Amount: $285,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Spezzano, Roy D., Greenwich. Seller: Kelly Dantas, Davenport, Florida. Property: 150 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,375,000. Filed Oct. 28.

Steber, Daniel and Caroline Steber, Fairfield. Seller: Sharon P. Blackburn, Fairfield. Property: 100 Twin Lanes Road, Fairfield. Amount: $873,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Steczkowski, Thomas and Kristen Steczkowski, Cos Cob. Seller: Linda Kane Brinckerhoff, Madison. Property: 10-12 Ridgeley Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $465,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Sticco, Jennifer, Fairfield.

Seller: Joseph M. McManus and Katherine K. McManus, Fairfield. Property: 340 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $730,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Weglarz, Matthew David, White Plains, New York.

Seller: Veronique IngrandBrovig, Greenwich. Property: 94 Glenville St., Greenwich. Amount: $1,500,994. Filed Oct. 24.

MORTGAGES

110 Lenox LLC, Stamford, by Joseph J. Capalbo II. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 110 Lenox Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1,600,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Agosto, Kathryn M., Fairfield, by Michael P. Carrano. Lender: Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, 1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. Property: 256 Pratt St., Fairfield. Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Bello, Miguel A., Stamford, by Arianne O’Donnell. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri.

Property: 30 Chestnut St., Stamford. Amount: $351,900. Filed Oct. 7.

Bernon, Paul, Greenwich, by Franz D’Angelo Kippes. Lender: City National Bank, 350 S. Grand Ave., Fifth floor, Los Angeles, California. Property: 731 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $3,770,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Boston III, Hugh Chester and Sarah McCready, Greenwich, by Arianne O’Donnell. Lender: Connecticut Community Bank NA, 605 West Ave., Norwalk.

Property: 28 Pheasant Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $350,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Brickman, Maura, Greenwich, by David E. Hoyle. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California. Property: 7 Little Cove Place, Old Greenwich. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Cohen, Gregory, Greenwich, by Vicki K. Johnson. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 3050 Highland Pkwy., Fourth floor, Downers Grove, Illinois. Property: 714 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $5,000,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Collin, Phillip P. and Samantha Collin, Fairfield, by Christina Anthony. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 111 Arbor Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Dallau, Danielle Leigh and Christopher Dallau, Fairfield, by Josie Ponce. Lender: Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, 1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. Property: 26 Rock Major Road, Fairfield. Amount: $250,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Dematteo, Celine R., Greenwich, by N/A. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 51 Forest Ave., Unit 80, Old Greenwich. Amount: $563,500. Filed Oct. 12.

Duhalde, Ivan and Maria Salmuni, Stamford, by Adam J. Hirsch. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 20 Webster Road, Stamford. Amount: $416,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Flynn, Sean F. and Marjorie A. Powers, Fairfield, by Zionyamarquize Q. Bohannon. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 210 Nichols St., Fairfield. Amount: $350,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Forstbauer, Robert and Judith Forstbauer, Greenwich, by Michelle Hanover. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 24 Neil Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $300,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Gittes, Adam and Ellen Gittes, Stamford, by David W. Hopper. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 3050 Highland Pkwy., Fourth floor, Downers Grove, Illinois. Property: 61 Blueberry Drive, Stamford. Amount: $750,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Gordon, Seth M. and Andrea Ann Albert, Greenwich, by Douglas Seltzer. Lender: Service Federal Credit Union, 2032 Lafayette Road, Portamouth, New Hampshire. Property: 29 Sheephill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $300,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Hultgren, Donald and Betteann Hultgren, Stamford, by Charles P. Abate. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 46 Mill Stream Road, Stamford. Amount: $768,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Irwin, Ryan and Lauren Gatti, Stamford, by Morris L. Barocas. Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, 4270 Ivy Pointe Blvd., Suite 400, Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 6 Janice Road, Stamford. Amount: $588,750. Filed Oct. 4.

Facts & Figures

Jolly, Hubert J.P., Greenwich, by Annemarie F. Stern. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 24 Spring St., Unit 24-1, Greenwich. Amount: $400,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Kordas Jr., Richard F. and Monica Michelle, Fairfield, by Arianne O’Donnell. Lender: Mutual Security Credit Union, 12 Progress Drive, Shelton. Property: 254 Soundview Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $224,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Krook, Daniel and Catherine Fugarino Krook, Fairfield, by Josie Ponce. Lender: Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, 1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. Property: 1255 Stillson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Maczko, Joseph R. and Vanessa L. Maczko, Greenwich, by Maria C. Miller. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 41 Shady Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Magana, Luis J. and Josefina Mendoza-Magana, Stamford, by Arianne O’Donnell. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 193 Southfield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $418,500. Filed Oct. 5.

Manganiello, Anthony M., Greenwich, by Sylvia P. Mitchell. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 18 Concord St., Greenwich. Amount: $175,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Matos, Frances, Stamford, by Jonathan T. Hoffman. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 36 Highview Ave., Apt 4, Stamford. Amount: $340,000. Filed Oct. 4.

Menchaca, Mario A., Port Chester, New York, by Seth J. Arnowitz. Lender: Prysma Lending Group LLC, 18 Padanaram Road, Danbury. Property: 61 Clinton Ave., Unit 8, Stamford. Amount: $100,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Miller, Philip B. and Anne G. Miller, Greenwich, by Jeremy E. Kaye. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 219 W. Lyon Farm Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1,196,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Muminovic, Suco and Medina Muminovic, Stamford, by Daniel P. Weiner. Lender: Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions LLC, 980 Hammond Drive, Suite 850, Atlanta, Georgia. Property: 12 Standish Road, Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $177,750. Filed Oct. 4.

Musich, Joseph R. and Patricia Ann Musich, Stamford, by George H. Weber. Lender: George I. Roumeliotis, 157 Church St., 19th floor, New Haven. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 311, Stamford. Amount: $300,000. Filed Oct. 7.

Philbin, John and Maureen Philbin, Fairfield, by Joseph L. Furnari Jr. Lender: FM Home Loans LLC, 2329 Nostrand Ave., Third floor, Brooklyn, New York. Property: 57 Parkwood Road, Fairfield. Amount: $616,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Romeo-Cheyne, Sarah and Gregory Cheyne, Fairfield, by Tamara L Peterson. Lender: Watermark Capital Inc., 100 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 150, Irvine, California. Property: 1013 Burroughs Road, Fairfield. Amount: $647,250. Filed Oct. 11.

Scott, Kishori and Keith M. Scott, Greenwich, by Michael J. McIntosh. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 7 Lakeview Drive, Riverside. Amount: $280,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Smith, Eric, Fairfield, by Scott Rogalski. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 152 Homefair Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $405,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Steber, Daniel and Caroline Steber, Fairfield, by Paulette J. Tarnoczy. Lender: Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC, 14501 George Carter Way, Suite 300, Chantilly, Virginia. Property: 100 Twin Lanes Road, Fairfield. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Steczkowski, Thomas and Kristen Steczkowski, Cos Cob, by Tamara Evans. Lender: National Iron Bank, 195 Main St., Salisbury. Property: 12 Ridgeley Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $348,750. Filed Oct. 14.

Stymacks, Matthew R. and Elizabeth A. Stymacks, Fairfield, by Gary R. Khachian. Lender: M&T Bank, 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York. Property: 1440 Melville Ave., Unit 5-B1-2, Fairfield. Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Taylor, Duane B., Stamford, by Accursio Dimino. Lender: Tower Federal Credit Union, 7901 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel, Maryland. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit PH28A, Stamford. Amount: $131,250. Filed Oct. 7.

Tevrow-Sinclaire, Paul, Fairfield, by Jeffrey Weiner. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 200 Longmeadow Road, Fairfield. Amount: $300,000. Filed Oct. 11.

Towle, William D. and Jennifer S. Towle, Fairfield, by Jeffrey S. McGregor. Lender: US Bank NA, 425 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 220 Greenfield Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $305,394. Filed Oct. 11.

Walfish, Ari and Zhou Walfish, Greenwich, by Colm P. Browne. Lender: PNC Bank NA, 3232 Newmark Drive, Miamisburg, Ohio. Property: 28 Havemeyer Lane, Old Greenwich. Amount: $808,500. Filed Oct. 11.

Wierzgacz, Renata and Slawomir Wierzgacz, Fairfield, by Peter Ambrose. Lender: Ambrose & Strazza, 1100 Kings Highway East, Fairfield. Property: 158 Robin Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $450,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Williams III, George M., Greenwich, by Michael Cruz. Lender: Mortgage Research Center LLC. 1400 Forum Blvd., Columbia, Missouri. Property: 453 E. Putnam Ave, Apt. 1K, Cos Cob. Amount: $660,000. Filed Oct. 13.

Wolff, Robert and Caroline Lindeke, Greenwich, by Byron L. Cordero. Lender: Cambridge Trust Company, 1336 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Massachusetts. Property: 51 Forest Ave., Unit 30, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1,000,000. Filed Oct. 14.

NEW BUSINESSES

650 Financial Group, 2299 Summer St., Unit 1009, Stamford 06905, c/o Johnson and Williams Enterprise LLC. Filed Sept. 26.

CDB Kitchen, 136 Woodside Green, No. 2B, Stamford 06905, c/o Craven Dawgs & Ting LLC. Filed Sept. 26.

Cobs Bread High Ridge, 1057 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o CB Stamford LLC.

Filed Sept. 27.

Daughters of Zelophehad, 87 W. Forest Lawn Ave., Stamford 06905, c/o Vondres Tolbert. Filed Sept. 23.

Diri Income, 304 Main Ave., No.161, Norwalk 06851, c/o Daniela Dimitrova Yabalkarov. Filed Sept. 30.

Enchanted Treats, 65 Prospect St., Stamford 06901, c/o Jaranea A. Blackwood. Filed Sept. 27.

Faith Tabernacle Baptist Church, 29 Grove St., Stamford 06901, c/o Phyllis Craig. Filed Sept. 22.

Flores Tiling and Restoration, 143 Spruce St., Second floor, Stamford 06902, c/o Oseas Flores. Filed Sept. 26.

Fred’s Car Wash, 104 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Frederick O’Neil. Filed Sept. 30.

Grizzly Junk Pros, 1127 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o Stamford Junk Pros LLC. Filed Sept. 22.

HS Private Label Skincare, 2777 Summer St., Suite 306, Stamford 06905, c/o The Warcap Group LLC. Filed Sept. 26.

J&J Studios, 4 Taft St., Unit D4, Norwalk 06854, c/o Jovanna Saquinaula. Filed Sept. 30.

Luxe Nail and Spa, 860 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905, c/o New Luxe Nail Inc. Filed Sept. 23.

Planet Building Panels, 55 Bronx Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Djoguide Abdias Dangar. Filed Sept. 29.

R&R Homes, 33 Duran St., Stamford 06902, c/o Ronald Diaz-Arroyo. Filed Sept. 26.

Scotty’s Fish & Chips, 70 Smith St, Stamford 06902, c/o Eupert Scotland. Filed Sept. 22.

The Maya Restaurant, 166 Stillwater Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o The Maya Restaurant LLC. Filed Sept. 26.

LEGAL NOTICES

Notice of Formation of Exit Blueberry LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/27/22. Office Location:Westchester County. SSNY desig nated as agent of the LLC upon whom pro cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, New York 11228. Purpose: any law ful business. #63253

Coddiwomple Adventure Camp, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 06/26/22. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State des ignated as agent upon which process may be served. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at 1428 Midland Avenue, Apt. 3J, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #63266

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: CL 325 Connecticut LLC (ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on October 4, 2022. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been des ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to CL 325 Connecticut LLC, c/o CityLight Realty One LLC, 66 Palmer Avenue, Suite 33B, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #63267

Northwoods Rentals LLC

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/29/2021. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her to the company c/o Interstate Filings. 301 Mill Road, Suite U5 Hewlett, NY 11557. Purpose: Any lawful acts. #63268

Notice of Formation of RMMJ ENTERPRISES LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9-13-2022. Offc. Loc: 43 Summit Street, Elmsford, NY 10523 as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 43 Summit Street, Elmsford, NY 10523 .

Purpose: any lawful pur pose. #63270

Notice of Formation of KBM E-COMM LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8-6-2022. Offc. Loc: 628 Schenck Avenue, Apt 3F Brooklyn, NY 11207 as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 4628 Schenck Avenue, Apt 3F Brooklyn, NY 11207 . Purpose: any law ful purpose. #63271

Notice of formation of Beagal, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/11/2022. 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, 47 Washington Blvd Mt Vernon NY 10550.

Purpose: any lawful activity #63273

Notice is hereby given that an on-premise liquor license, Serial #TBA has been applied for by Krave New Roc Inc d/b/a Krave to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in a restaurant. For on premises consump tion under the ABC Law at 8 South Division St New Rochelle NY 10804. #63275

Notice of Formation of MRC Hospitality Group, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 06-29-2022. 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, 18 Browning Lane. Tarrytown., NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful pur pose. #63276

Notice of Formation of INVICTUS ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/19/22. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom pro cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 210 WOODLAND AVE., NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10805. Purpose: any lawful pur pose. #63277

Notice of Formation of DC Publishing, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 08.10-2022. 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, 210 Sheldon Avenue, Tarrytown., NY 10591. Purpose: any law ful purpose. #63278

Notice of Formation of Millbury Design LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 11/1/22. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been desig nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her to the com pany c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Principal business address: 41 Dellwood Road, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #63279

S.T.E.P. Academics and Arts NY LLC, Art of Org, filed with SSNY on 8/13/2018. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State des ignated 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: 591 Warburton Ave., No. 23, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activ ity for which a limited liability company may be formed #63282

Rye Drip, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/27/2022. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Della Mura & Ciacci LLP, 981 Allerton Ave., Bronx, NY 10469. General Purpose #63283

Notice of Formation of Never Stop Drinking, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/27/2022. 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, c/o Nicholas Kelly, 28 Colonial Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful pur pose. #63286

Phoenix Design Build LLC. Filed 8/8/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 265 66th Street Apt 39D, New York, NY 10065 Purpose: All lawful #63287

Sylvan Shores Development LLC. Filed 8/10/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o USA Corporate Services Inc., 98 Cuttermill Road, Ste 466, Great Neck, NY 11021 Purpose: All lawful #63288

BDNG Group LLC. Filed 9/15/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 34 Cassilis Ave Fl 1, Bronxville, NY 10708 Purpose: All lawful #63289

Legacy 51 Consulting LLC. Filed 8/25/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 2 Maxwell Drive Apt 412, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 Purpose: All lawful #63290

Kings Fund, LLC. Filed 8/29/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 660 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY 10591 Purpose: All lawful #63291

2497 Belmont Holdings, LLC. Filed 8/1/22 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 220 Hartsdale Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606 Purpose: All lawful #63292

Notice of Formation of Plinth Digital Services, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/31/22. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 132 N Broadway #3NW, Tarrytown NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #63294

Notice of Formation of J.E. CAR SERVICE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/2022. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o John Estima110 Urban St., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any law ful activity. #63188

Notice of Formation of BENFICA PROPERTIES

3 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/2022. Office loca tion: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o John Estima110 Urban St., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any law ful activity. #63187

Notice of Formation of BENFICA PROPERTIES 2 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/12/2022. Office loca tion: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o John Estima110 Urban St., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any law ful activity. #63186

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE BARBARA J. AND LAWRENCE J. GOLDSTEIN DO GOOD FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 , 2021 IS AVAILABLE AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE LOCATED AT 1865 PALMER AVENUE, LARCHMONT, NY 10538 FOR INSPECTION DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS BY ANY CITIZEN WHO REQUESTS IT WITHIN 180 DAYS HEREOF. PRINCIPAL MANAGER OF THE FOUNDATION IS LAWRENCE J. GOLDSTEIN. #63295

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