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First County Bank helps Darien businesses fight fraud Page 4

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By Phil Hall / phall@westfairinc.com - By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

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Bard receives grant to study disparities in Africa Van Leeuwen Ice Cream opens New Canaan store

he Van Leeuwen Ice Cream opened its third Connecticut location on Dec. 14 at 88 Elm St. in New Canaan. The chain opened its first location in Greenwich in October 2022 and a second in Darien in April 2023. Co-founders Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen are Fairfield County natives who launched their brand via an ice cream in New York City in 2008. The brand has since expanded into storefronts in New York, California, Colorado, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas, along

with grocery store sales in Stop & Shop and Whole Foods. The opening day festivities will include $1 scoops from 3 to 5 p.m., and the first 100 customers will receive a free tote bag. “I am super excited to be opening our third scoop shop in my hometown state in just over a year,” said Ben Van Leeuwen. “We can’t wait to come to New Canaan and bring the community good ice cream made with good ingredients that makes you feel good.”

William Raveis acquires Massachusetts brokerage

helton-headquartered William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage, and Insurance has acquired Molisse Realty Group (MRG), a family-owned real estate company focused on serving the residents on the North and South Shore markets in Massachusetts. The financial aspects of the acquisition were not disclosed. Molisse has offices in Marshfield, Weymouth and Manchester-by-the-Sea and more than 60 sales agents. Brian Molisse,

principal and MRG Founder, joins William Raveis as a strategic growth coach and sales manager. “We are very excited to begin our partnership with Brian Molisse and his team,” said Chris Raveis, William Raveis’ president of residential sales. “As two, family-owned real estate businesses, we share a deep commitment to our agents and to our communities. Giving back is part of our company fabric.”

J.D. Johnson Co. is acquired

.D. Johnson Co., a Poughkeepsie-based plumbing, showroom, commercial heating and air supply business that opened for business in 1858, has been acquired by F.W. Webb Co., a Bedford, Massachusetts-headquartered wholesale distributor of plumbing, refrigeration and HVAC products.

The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. F.W. Webb, which was founded in 1866, also operates a training center in Newburgh. “We chose Poughkeepsie because customers in the commercial and residential building trades who live and work in the Dutchess County community require a full-service wholesaler

he Levy Economics Institute of Bard College has received a two-year $500,000 grant from the Hewlett Foundation to support its Gender Equality and the Economy (GEE) program, which seeks to generate new knowledge and share information about the economic empowerment of women, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. During the grant period from 2023–2025, the institute and its partners—including Levy scholars Thomas Masterson, Fernando Rios-Avila, Aashima Sinha, and Ajit Zacharias, alongside regional partners Abena Oduro of the University of Ghana and Nthabiseng Moleko of the University of Stellenbosch— plan to generate new research on gender disparities in employment security and welfare outcomes in Ghana and South Africa. The grant will also support continued research using the Levy Institute’s expanded measure of poverty. The grant funds will enable the institute to host two two workshops in the region to disseminate its findings, along with related work by scholars in the region, and engage with policymakers and other stakeholders. Additionally, the institute will host an international workshop on gender and economic analysis featuring new research in feminist economics. “We are grateful to the Hewlett Foundation for their generous decade-long support” said Ajit Zacharias, senior scholar and director of the Institute’s Distribution of Income and Wealth Program, who added the institute aims “to provide fresh insights and evidence on these issues, hoping they will contribute to policies that promote gender equality and social justice.”

for planned projects, emergency jobs and ongoing maintenance and repairs and we see significant growth potential at this location,” said Bob Mucciarone, chief operating officer at F.W. Webb. “Our acquisition of J.D. Johnson Co., a business that has served the community for more than 150 years, complements F.W. Webb’s own unwavering, 150-plusyear commitment to supporting customers before, during and after every job – day after day and year after year.”

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Mount Vernon company hopes for glad tidings on $45,000 Christmas tree By Bill heltzel / bheltzel@westfairinc.com

A Mount Vernon holiday display specialist is suing a business in the boondocks for allegedly failing to pay for a $45,000 Christmas tree last year. Universal Statues claims that TLS Entertainment, the operator of Boondocks Adventure Farm in Nakina, North Carolina, still owes $32,500 on a 28-foot tower tree shipped to the amusement park in November 2022. Universal Statues sells holiday statuary and greenery, such as sixand-a-half-foot gingerbread men and Santas and snowmen and elves. It is affiliated with American Christmas Inc. and MK Illumination, Mount Vernon companies also known for lavish Christmas creations.

Boondocks Adventure Farm is tucked into rural southeast North Carolina near the South Carolina border. It’s Christmas in the Boondocks pageant features bright lights, live music, rides and playgrounds. Last year Boondocks agreed to pay $45,000 for a Christmas tree. It made the $12,500 down payment, according to the complaint, but failed to pay the $32,500 balance due last Dec. 31. This past August, Boondocks executive James Anthony Long pledged in an email to pay the debt. He had been unable to do so because of low attendance at the last event, his email stated. But now he was preparing for two events with proven records of

successful ticket sales: the Halloween season’s Panic Attack Haunted Attraction and the Boondocks Fall Festival. He asked for the opportunity to pay off the 2022 Christmas tree by Oct. 31 and “to salvage our relationship with Universal Statues.” Despite the promise, Universal Statues claims, the bill has not been paid. Universal Statues accused Boondocks of breach of contract and demanded the $32,500 balance, plus interest. Long also is named as a defendant, for personally guaranteeing the payment. Long acknowledged an email request for his side of the story. He offered no responses to the allegations but stated, “We are currently in the process of handling this.”

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First County Bank helps Darien businesses fight fraud By Justin McGown / jmcgown@westfairinc.com

Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police Department warns Darien business owners about the types of fraud that are most common in town.

“We have a new detective that for eight hours a day just types away at the search warrants you have to do for these cases.” -Dan Skoumbros

On Dec. 7, the First County Bank branch on the Post Road in Darien provided community members with the latest information on how to protect their businesses from fraud. A group of small business owners gathered to hear from Mark Rosenbloom, a vice president and the manager of cash management services for First County Bank, who began the presentation by displaying a picture of Mad Magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman with his catchphrase “What, Me Worry?” “Yeah, you should be worried a little bit,” he told the audience, “And definitely diligent. There are fraudsters out there and they’re succeeding from time to time.” Rosenbloom highlighted several methods that criminals have favored recently in trying to target small businesses owners. The first method was “invoice fraud” where hackers target vendors to either gain access to their email or enough information to send a convincing copy of an invoice complete with logos and digital watermarks. They will then contact customers to inform them they have changed their routing information. If successful, the client will attempt to pay even legitimate invoices by crediting the wrong account. He recounted an instance where a client of First County Bank had been the victim of such a scheme, an

employee in accounts payable simply updating the information for wire transfers. “I will say in this case they were a little bit lucky because one of the owners of the company had previously worked for that bank and just coincidentally had some contacts who were able to get some, but not all, of their money back,” he recalled. “They were also helped out because they had some cybersecurity business insurance. I would recommend that for everybody.” Rosenbloom also highlighted payment scams, which he also said customers of the bank had seen recently. “Some fraudsters went to a contractor, and they said, ‘Well we’d like to get a quote for services.’ And they get the quote and then make a down payment, they give enough time to deposit the check and they come back and say, ‘We’d like to cancel that order, could you write us a check to get back our down payment?’ Now the fraudster has a real check from the contractor, but the fraudulent check hasn’t cleared yet, so they go right down to the bank and cash it out and it took so little time for it all to filter through that you don’t even know there was fraud,” Rosenbloom said. Rosenbloom explained that due to vulnerabilities related to checks and wire transfers, he encouraged the use of Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers where possible. ACH Westfair Business Journal

networks are used for things like automated transfers, direct deposits, and online bill paying systems, and offer additional security and make it more feasible to claw back funds misdirected by fraudsters. He emphasized that wire transfers require extra caution. “Checks you can put stop payments on or returns, but a wire you should be extra careful of, there’s no system internally in the bank to prevent wire fraud because we’re taking instructions from you,” he said. “Yes, we have security procedures in place, but once a business owner has instructed that a wire go out, there’s nothing we can do about it. So, the prevention of fraud for a wire transfer comes from you folks making sure you have best practices at your company.” An audience member shared her own case of falling victim to wire fraud, and noted that the first thing to do upon realizing it has occurred is to contact the bank, followed by local police and then filing a complaint with the FBI at ic3.gov. Rosenbloom continued to extoll ACH transfers as he moved on to a resurgence of check washing, where criminals either steal and edit checks or produce convincing copies before cashing them with a bank. He noted that mobile and remote deposits of checks, which rely on a photo of the check and bypass the ability to easily check watermarks or feeling the quality of the paper as with a teller, are vulnerable to check washing methods that had previously fallen out of favor. “Personally, I wouldn’t put a check in a public mailbox at this point,” Rosenbloom said. “There’s just too much coming out of it. Probably a better choice would be to walk it into the post office, but that’s not perfect either, something could happen on the other side after it’s delivered to the recipient.” Allowing that ACH can also fall victim to fraud, Rosenbloom noted that because money can often be returned if the fraud is detected within 24 hours there is a simple way to make it highly secure. “You have to monitor your account every day,” he said, adding that frequent reviews of accounts can also prevent small fraudulent charges from building up, as in the case of one customer who owned a building and allowed most processes to run automatically only to discover small recurring charges to companies that rendered no services add up to thousands of dollars

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when she checked for the first time in several years. Rosenbloom was followed by U.S. Computer Connection LLC President Garry Feldman, who drew on his cybersecurity experience to stress the need for a comprehensive security strategy, particularly with keeping work and personal devices separate. In a world where televisions are not only connected to the internet but can require passwords that you may have reused across multiple sites without thinking, security missteps have become easy to make. But alongside updating devices whenever possible to avoid known vulnerabilities, he singled out one technology as one of the most effective and worthwhile steps that a business owner can take. “Two factor authentication,” he said. “It’s free, it’s a nuisance, but it’s going to protect you. I can’t stress that enough.” Also speaking was Sgt. Dan Skoumbros of the Darien Police Department, who serves as the supervisor of the detective division. He answered some questions about why the police have limited capacity to handle fraud cases. “We have a new detective that for eight hours a day just types away at the search warrants you have to do for these cases,” he said. “A search warrant to get an IP, a search warrant to get a bank account, a search warrant to get ATM video footage. It’s a lot of work.” Skoumbros noted the sheer number of fraud cases combined with amounts that may be too low to trigger FBI interest provide additional barriers to solving crimes that can be carried out across multiple states or even foreign countries. The sergeant also noted that check theft had occurred in Darien, including a mailbox on Corbin Road which thieves had secretly altered to allow access from underneath, allowing them to steal checks. He warned that this was an increasingly popular activity for criminals and gangs to engage in, recalling a conversation with a veteran officer of the Fairfield Police department. “As he put it,” Skoumbros said, “’I've been a police officer for 28 years, I've worked robberies, I've worked larceny, and I don't understand why anybody robs banks or robs anybody with a gun anymore. Because all you need is a mouse and a laptop. You'll never get caught because they might not even find out that a crime has been committed.’”

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Seven end-of-year lease considerations for restaurant tenants By Eric Bernheim and Andrea Coppola

The end of the calendar year brings certain responsibilities and considerations for restaurant tenants. As 2024 approaches, here are seven items for restaurant tenants to review to ensure they are in compliance and/or asserting their rights within the terms of your commercial real estate lease. GROSS SALES STATEMENTS

Restaurant leases typically require that the tenant submit gross sales statements to their landlord annually (and, in some cases, monthly). With a typical lease, you will have a certain amount of time after the end of the year to submit your annual gross sales statement so that your landlord can see how much money the restaurant took in for the year. Depending on the lease language, failure to comply by the deadline may result in fines, late charges, and an audit by the landlord.

CAM RECONCILIATIONS

As a commercial tenant in a multitenant building or shopping center, it is likely that you pay common area maintenance (CAM) charges in addition to your rent. Typically based on a tenant’s proportion of a building, CAM charges cover operating and maintenance costs such as snow and trash removal, common area utilities and maintenance. Some landlords estimate CAM charges for the year based on historical charges and then reconcile the total against actual charges at the end of the year. The landlord may have tenants utilize an escrow account to allow for CAM reconciliations. If you paid less than the actual charges, you will be billed for the difference. However, if you paid more than

your share of actual CAM charges, you should ensure you are reimbursed accordingly. Now is a good time to request the annual CAM statement that your lease should require the landlord to deliver to you.

RENT OR CAM CHARGE INCREASES

The end of the calendar year may trigger an increase in rent and/or common area charges. This is especially true if you opened your restaurant less than a year ago and you were paying a prorated rent based on being open for only a portion of the year. Depending on the language of your lease, paying the incorrect amount could result in late fees or, in some cases, tenant default. When structuring a lease, we typically include a notice and cure period, which requires that the landlord notify you if you paid the incorrect amount and allow a certain grace period, such as five or 10 days, for you to correct the amount – therefore, you will not be penalized for a clerical error that was made in good faith.

REAL ESTATE TAX RECONCILIATIONS

Like CAM charges, landlords may estimate real estate taxes for the year and then reconcile them at year-end. If you have overpaid your share of taxes, your lease may prove that the landlord can either reimburse you for the overage or apply it to next year’s tax bill or the next rent installment. If you owe money, you will need to pay the difference. As with CAM charges, there may be

an escrow account in place to facilitate tax reconciliations. This is also a good time to discuss with your landlord whether a real estate tax appeal to the municipality may result in cost savings for you and your fellow tenants.

ASSESSMENTS

It’s not uncommon for a landlord to receive an assessment from the town or city for which tenants will be required to pay their share. If you receive notification of an assessment, it is important that you understand your responsibilities and rights under the terms of your lease. When we negotiate a lease for our clients, we ensure the tenant is only liable for the portion of an assessment that applies to its lease term. For instance, if your landlord receives an assessment in the ninth year of your lease, and you only have one year remaining, you will only be liable for one year’s worth of installments toward the assessment.

PERMITTED CLOSURE LANGUAGE

Most landlords require that restaurant tenants be open for business on specific days and during specific hours. Negotiating a permitted closure carveout in your lease will allow a tenant to close its doors when they are expected to be open for things like repairs, inventory or staff holiday time off. Often, there is a limit to the number of days during a given year or over the course of the lease term that a tenant is permitted to close. For example, a tenant may wish to close for a period of time in order to refurbish its interior but may only be allowed to do so once in any five years. As the end of the year approaches, it is important to keep your total allotted

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dark days in mind or seek permission from your landlord for extra days to ensure you remain in compliance with the terms of your lease. Looking ahead to 2024, anticipate in advance when and why you will need to close your doors so that you can proactively plan your days off for the year.

HOLIDAY PERIOD CARVE-OUT

To protect your interests around the holidays, your lease should contain carve-out language that states you cannot be forced to initially open or shutter your restaurant or accept delivery of the space from November to January or a similar black-out period. Many tenant responsibilities are triggered when the landlord delivers the space to you, and start-up tasks such as the build-out or employee training are more complicated during the bustling holiday period, especially for owners who are busy with other operating restaurants. Thinking ahead to the end of your lease term, you don’t want to have to close or relocate right before the holiday sales bump that many restaurants enjoy during the last two months of the year. For leases that expire between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, the language should include a provision that extends the lease to the middle of January. To stay on top of your end-ofyear responsibilities, we suggest you synchronize all your annual lease responsibilities to one consistent date – such as the end of the calendar year. Managing a lease is complicated, so keeping all your deadlines consistent will prevent things from slipping through the cracks. Eric Bernheim is a managing partner and Andrea Coppola is an associate at FLB Law in Westport.

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Ridge Hill ready for Phase One redevelopment; more to come Page 1

Rendering Ridge Hill Park Plaza area.

Rendering of proposed pedestrian area at Ridge Hill.

Ridge Hill in Yonkers is getting ready to break ground in early 2024 on Phase One of a redevelopment plan to expand public spaces, revise vehicular and pedestrian flows and enhance the center located just off Tuckahoe Road as a place for more than shopping. The Business Journal's Georgette Gouveia reported in January of this year that when North American Properties acquired Ridge Hill for $220 million in May 2022 in a joint venture with Nuveen Real Estate and Taconic Partners, it was with the idea of transforming the 74acre lifestyle center into the metro area's premier mixed-use destination. Ridge Hill currently includes 1.2 million square feet of space. In addition to rebranding and making changes to the physical plant, Ridge Hill planned to build on annual attendance that had ticked up to 7.3 million last year compared with 7.1 million in 2019 before the Covid pandemic hit. "Being able to create a space where people want to be and spent their time is really an important factor in driving traffic and creating an experience that we want to have

here at the property," Ridge Hill General Manager Meghann Hongach told the Business Journal on Dec. 11. "It gives us the ability to create more gathering spaces, to be able to host more events. We'd like to get to the point where we're hosting over 100 events per year, whether that's music events and movie events and fitness events." Hongach said that Ridge Hill wants to be seen as more than just a place to shop or visit a health care provider at one of the medical offices that are located at the site. "We have a really good mix of restaurants and entertainment mixed in with traditional retail and services," Hongach said. "It's more like creating almost a new downtown where people will want to spend their time." The Yonkers Planning Board gave its approval to site plans for the Phase One redevelopment earlier this year and the process of obtaining all necessary permits for work to begin was being completed as the New Year approached. Even before ground is broken on Phase One, internal discussions were underway

on what would be included in the second phase of the redevelopment. Residential elements and a hotel reportedly were among the possibilities being considered. Ridge Hill identified areas slated to receive facelifts in Phase One as including Town Square and Fountain Plaza. Town Square is a 15,000-squarefoot plaza fronting Market Street at the heart of Ridge Hill. A redesigned Park Plaza would be a 17,000-square-foot space designated as a family-friendly activity zone. Park Plaza will feature greenery, soft seating and café tables. Architectural modifications to the exterior facades of the surrounding buildings are also on tap. Town Square would feature the transformation of Second Street, the road parallel to Market Street, into a zone for pedestrians, which would be free of cars between two other roads, Archer Avenue and Cole Street. The Town Square space would be expanded into the former roadway, adding approximately 10,000 square feet to accommodate larger events. A covered performance area, soft seating, potted plants, and fire pits will be added. Two small retail buildings would be replaced with two new buildings of the same size.

“You’ve been seeing for years the changing face of retail and what’s bringing people out these days.” -Meghann Hongach

Ridge Hill. Satellite photo via Google Maps.

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Cinema Square, which is situated near Legoland Discovery Center and TJ Maxx, also would receive upgrades. Ridge Hill had told the Planning Board that directory signage would be enhanced with new signs added at five locations and existing ones upgraded. Pedestrian crosswalks at various locations would be upgraded with bump-outs to reduce the crossing distance and encourage drivers to exercise caution. Ridge Hill has estimated that the cost of Phase One redevelopment will be around $30 million. "You've been seeing for years the changing face of retail and what's bringing people out these days," Hongach said. "The first phase is focused on public areas and focusing on enhancing what's here right now, but further on down the road we do see Ridge Hill getting more into the mixed-use realm as well." Hongach said that certain brands were able to pick back up and grow coming out of the pandemic while other brands didn't do as well. "I think it's really a matter of how each business is looking at their future, how they're looking to build and what's going to bring their customers back," Hongach said. "What we're doing is redevelopment and upgrading public spaces and enhancing the offerings and experience that we're giving our guests. Ultimately, we're doing this for the community but also to bring the retailers and the visitors here. The retailers and the restaurants and all the businesses out there, all of the tenants we're looking to bring in, are interested in what we're doing and play a big role in how we're shaping these changes." Hongach said that when construction actually begins care will be taken not to interfere with the visitor experience. "We don't anticipate any major disruptions," Hongach said. "We will have some signs up and some construction banners in various locations but we don't anticipate it will cause any disruption to travel and the customer experience."

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Avoiding an IRS tax audit, plus making tax exclusion gifts by Norman G. Grill Norman G. Grill is managing partner of Grill & Partners LLC, certified public accountants and consultants to closely held companies and high-net-worth individuals, with offices in Fairfield and Darien.

Only a small percentage of tax returns are audited by the IRS. Still, with taxes becoming more complicated every year, there is an even greater possibility of confusion turning into a tax mistake that triggers an IRS audit. Avoiding "red flags" like the ones below could help prevent this. CLAIMING BUSINESS LOSSES YEAR AFTER YEAR

When you operate a business and file Schedule C, the IRS assumes you operate that business to make a profit. Claiming losses year after year without any profit raises a red flag with the IRS.

FAILING TO REPORT FORM 1099 INCOME

Resist the temptation to underreport your income if you are self-em-

ployed or have a second job. The IRS receives the same 1099 forms that you do, and even if you didn’t receive a Form 1099 when you think you should have, you can't be sure the IRS didn't either. If the IRS finds a mismatch, you are sure to hear about it.

EARLY WITHDRAWALS FROM A RETIREMENT ACCOUNT.

In general, if you withdraw money from a retirement account before age 59 1/2, you will need to pay a 10% penalty. You will also owe income tax on the amount withdrawn unless you qualify for an exception. Sometimes but not always these types of early withdrawals trigger an audit, typically a correspondence audit where the IRS sends you a letter.

EXCESSIVE BUSINESS EXPENSE DEDUCTIONS

Too many deductions for your income and type of business, claiming 100% use of a car for business, and inflating business meals, travel and entertainment expenses are examples of excessive business expenses that could raise a red flag. Always save receipts and document your mileage and expenses.

OVERESTIMATING CHARITABLE DEDUCTIONS

The annual exclusion amount is subject to inflation adjustments. For 2024, the amount will increase to $18,000 per recipient.

HOBBY LOSSES

Income derived from a hobby such as operating a vineyard or breeding horses must be reported on your return. Expenses are deductible up to the amount of that income. On the other hand, you can only deduct losses if you run your hobby like a business, i.e., with a reasonable expectation of making a profit. Most hobbies that make a profit in three years out of five are considered a business.

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For taxpayers who don’t itemize, overall deductions for donations to public charities, including donor-advised funds, are generally limited to 50% of adjusted gross income (AGI). The limit increases to 60% of AGI for cash gifts, while the limit on donating appreciated non-cash assets held more than one year is 30% of AGI. For taxpayers who itemize, taking disproportionately large deductions as compared to your income could raise a red flag. The IRS keeps records of average charitable donation at various income levels, and even if you inherited a large sum of money and want to donate it to charity, there's a chance you could get audited.

FAILING TO REPORT WINNINGS OR CLAIMING BIG LOSSES

Professional gamblers report winnings/losses on Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship). They can also deduct costs related to their profession, such as lodging and meals, for example. Gambling winnings are reported on Form W-2G, which is sent to the IRS. As such, you must report this income. You may deduct gambling losses, but you must itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040) and keep a record of your winnings and losses. Ordinary taxpayers (recreational gamblers) report income/ losses as "Other Income" on Schedule 1 of their Form 1040 tax return.

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MAKE 2023 ANNUAL EXCLUSION GIFTS BY DEC. 31.

One of the most effective estate-tax-saving techniques is also one of the simplest: making use of the gift tax annual exclusion. It allows you to give to an unlimited number of family or friends cash or property valued up to a “specified” amount each year without owing gift tax or using up any of your lifetime gift and estate tax exemption. For 2023, the annual exclusion amount is $17,000. The annual exclusion amount is subject to inflation adjustments. For 2024, the amount will increase to $18,000 per recipient. It's notable because the amount had been stagnant at $15,000 for several years (2018-2021) but, beginning in 2022, it has increased $1,000 each year due to higher inflation. Each year you need to use your annual exclusion by Dec. 31. The exclusion doesn't carry over from year to year. For example, if you don't make an annual exclusion gift to your granddaughter this year, you can't add your $17,000 unused 2023 exclusion to your $18,000 2024 exclusion to make a $35,000 tax-free gift to her next year. This column is for information only and is not advice. Taxes can be complex and expensive if you get them wrong. If you have questions and certainly if you are being edited by the IRS, consider seeking professional assistance.

By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance has awarded a $15 million grant in its Homeless Housing Assistance Program to the Golden Hill affordable housing development to be built in Kingston. The project is a partnership of Ulster County, affordable housing developer and manager Pennrose, and Family of Woodstock, which will provide supportive services and hold 51% ownership of the project. Family of Woodstock and Pennrose are redeveloping the former Ulster County jail site into the mixed-income and mixed-use Golden Hill community. Family of Woodstock and Pennrose both have 50-years of experience in housing. Philadelphia-based Pennrose has developed affordable and mixed-income housing, with more than 17,000 units in 16 states. Gorick Construction Company based in Binghamton was chosen to demolish the old Ulster County Jail to clear the site for the housing development. Construction of the Golden Hill project was expected to begin in the first quarter of 2024. “We urgently need to expand affordable and supportive housing in Ulster County to meet the dire need, and this major award through the state's Homeless Housing Assistance

Program will enable the Golden Hill development to move to construction," said Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger. “This is a model project in many ways, providing on-site community daycare and services to vulnerable seniors, and is well-aligned with the county's climate goals, with an energy-efficient, all-electric design and close proximity to public transit and the rail trail." According to Dylan Salmons, regional vice president at Pennrose, the brand-new community will bring much-needed affordable homes to households of Kingston. Kingston's Mayor Steve Noble explained that the development agreement that Kingston reached with the project team will benefit for the whole community. The Golden Hill project is located at 63 Golden Hill Drive in Kingston. It will include 164 housing units, approximately 5,000 square feet of community service facility space, a 600 kilowatt solar power system, six playgrounds designed for a variety

Rendering of a part of the Golden Hill project.

of ages, and a trail connection to the Empire State Trail. Forty-eight of the housing units will provide permanent supportive housing for domestic violence survivors and frail elderly through the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative. Eighty of the housing units would be reserved for senior citizens with the other 84 units designated for families. There would be four buildings. One mid-rise building would have the 80 senior units, each a one-bedroom apartment. Another mid-rise building would have 48 one-bedroom and

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two-bedroom family housing units. There would be four townhouse buildings with a total of 36 one-bedroom and three-bedroom apartments. The apartments will be priced to be affordable to people whose incomes are from 30% to 130% of the Area Median Income. The plans for the project were developed with the benefit of community input received during five public meetings set up specifically to obtain that input. In addition, the plan underwent a review process by the Kingston Planning Board that lasted about 10 months.

Ulster launches Medical Reserve Corps By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

Ulster MRC logo.

Ulster County is setting up the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), an all-volunteer network designed to protect public health and aid in preparedness and response to public health emergencies and disasters. The MRC will have both non medical and medically licensed or certified volunteers.

“A well-organized Medical Reserve Corps stands as a pillar of readiness, ensuring a rapid, coordinated response when crisis strikes,” said Everett Erichsen, director of the county's Department of Emergency Services. “Investing in preparedness not only shields against the unexpected but also fosters a sense of security and resilience, strengthening the very fabric of society." The MRC was certified as a registered unit in the Federal MRC program under the Office of the United States Surgeon General. Examples of activities that MRC volunteers participate in and support include emergency shelter operations and medical care, community vaccination clinics, disaster

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cleanup and recovery support and first aid and medical support during large public gatherings. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and have a valid driver’s license or a nondriver ID to apply for membership. Members must register with New York state and complete online courses. To retain membership in the unit, members must attend a minimum of four activities annually, either training or deployments. Ulster's MRC unit plans to conduct scheduled training exercises, typically monthly. Nationwide the program involves more than 200,000 volunteers from approximately 800 community-based units throughout the U. S. and its territories.

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Rendering of future North End athletics facility. Rendering by Annum.

Marist begins $3.5M fundraising for athletics project By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

The Board of Trustees of Marist College has authorized a fundraising campaign to support the construction of a state-of-the-art track and turf field facility on the North End of the Poughkeepsie campus. Marist’s track and field and cross country programs were established more than 60 years ago and have competed with notable success in Division I athletics since the early 1990s but have not had an on-campus facility for training or competitions.

Plans for the project include an NCAA regulation eight-lane running track with an artificial turf interior field on the site of the college’s existing North Field, which is largely used for intramural sports today. The new facility would include space for various field events, including steeplechase, long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault. Throwing events, such as javelin, shot put, hammer and discus, would be held in redesigned

space next to McCann Arena. The fundraising effort kicked off with a generous lead commitment of $1 million from Marist Trustee Tim Tenney who made this lead commitment of $1 million as dollar-for-dollar matching challenge. “I’m excited to support our student athletes through this long overdue project,” said Tenney. “I encourage others to contribute in any way they can, because this is a win-win that benefits not only Marist athletics but also the entire community because of how wide-ranging the uses will be

for the facility.” The goal is to raise a minimum of $3.5 million toward the project. According to Marist President Kevin Weinman, "It is hard to overstate the importance of this project to our varsity, club and intramural athletes, as well as the overall health and well-being of all Marist students, faculty and staff. It will be a boost to recruitment efforts and its spectacular location will allow us to host local and regional sporting events, including area high schools, to introduce new audiences to Marist College.”

Feds to fund dam fix By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

The federal government is going to provide $3,879,000 for the nonprofit organization Riverkeeper, based in Ossining, to remove the Holden Dam on Quassick Creek in Newburgh and restore habitat for fish and wildlife. The dam, which is almost 100 years old, has been deteriorating. According to Shannon Roback, Riverkeeper's science director, "Taking down the obsolete Holden Dam will be transform-ative for the city of Newburgh and itsresidents, and will restore two miles of critical spawning habitat for iconic Hudson River fish species that are rapidly declining. The project will also strengthen resilience around infrastructure and keep an underserved community safe by preventing a catastrophic dam failure.” The money will come from the National Coastal Resilience Fund. The funding was announced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Pat

Ryan. According to Riverkeeper, Holden Dam is an obsolete and failing dam, and frequent flooding due to climate and coastal impacts at the dam is causing stream bank erosion. Riverkeeper said there is a threat to the city of Newburgh and town of New Windsor’s surrounding infrastructure and communities. In a letter sent to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation expressing support for the dam removal project, Schumer said that in July 2012 and again in October 2012 the increase water speed in the creek caused the sewer line in Newburgh to collapse. Schumer said the collapse caused five million gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater to be released into the creek. “This past summer, we saw how catastrophic flooding events can sweep away the livelihoods of Hudson Westfair Business Journal

Holden Dam at Newburgh, which is to be removed.

Valley families in an instant," said Ryan. "As these once-in-a-lifetime events become more severe and frequent, our families and communities deserve immediate action and protection.” Quassick Creek has been found to

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be highly susceptible to flash flooding during rain events causing erosion of the stream bank, which destabilizes Newburgh’s main sewer line. A sewer main break at Holden Dam would be catastrophic, undoing $10 million in investment and upgrades by the city.

Investors seek safe communities with good schools By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

Investors and the business community sent important signals in 2023 about public safety and public education that elected officials should carefully consider. One signal was Target’s decision to close stores in East Harlem and in eight other parts of the country due to theft was a harsh reminder that public safety fuels economic vitality. In the same week that Target closed an East Harlem store, it opened a new, 132,000-squarefoot location on Oct. 21 at the Cross County Center in Yonkers, a city that repeatedly lands on the list of the safest mid-sized cities in the country. Another signal from developers

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. Photo by Peter Katz.

and investors who seek to build family housing is that public schools must be environments where their prospective tenants would be comfortable placing their children. On the educational front, no other school district in New York state has reimagined its full potential more than the Yonkers Public Schools. We have the best graduation rate of any big city in the state — almost 20% higher than just a decade ago. The safest-city distinction and highest-big-city graduation rate didn’t happen by accident. Yonkers spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars improving its police department and schools. In 2012, we began to reimagine policing in the 21st century by focusing on new technology, mental-health response training, diversified police hiring and community policing initiatives to effectively connect residents to our officers. The results speak for themselves. Crime is down by about 23% over the past decade. Our department is more reflective of our diverse community and complaints against

our officers are down. Arrests also fell because we concentrated on the small number of people who commit most of the crimes. This spring, Yonkers Police opened New York’s first Motorola AWARE Room — a monitoring center that receives data from surveillance cameras, computer information systems and drones to give police a real-time picture of crime. Yonkers made an important public safety investment in June with the ground breaking on a new police and fire training center at 120 Fullerton Ave. The new training center will have buildings that simulate the structures found in Yonkers. Firefighters will be able to practice rope rescues, roof cutting and more. Yet lower crime is not enough. Public education needed an overhaul, and today we can boast that 90% of our students are graduating with Regents or Regents with Advanced Designation diplomas. The Career & Technical Education program currently has nearly 7,000 students enrolled – preparing them for highly competitive careers in tech. We are also building new schools. This year we topped off the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community School, we advanced plans for the

new media arts school at the Rising Ground property, and we announced a new pre-K-to-8th grade school on a vacant property near Ashburton Avenue. Yonkers taxpayers’ massive investments in public safety and schools are delivering big dividends. The most recent example of investor confidence in Yonkers occurred on Nov. 21, when the Yonkers Industrial Development Agency approved an inducement for a long-delayed development on Buena Vista Avenue. The 510-unit towers at the former Teutonia Hall site represent a $458 million endorsement of our policies. Yonkers’ rising profile among investors allowed our city to break ground this year on the new Mediapro Studios in November; a 10-story St. Clair affordable housing complex in September; and a new transit-oriented housing development at 70 Pier St.in March. The signals we receive from retailers, investors and developers remind us that perceptions about safety and public education are essential to any city’s prosperity. As we’ve seen in cities nationwide, shoppers and families vote with their feet, and they will go where they feel safe and nurtured.

Pelham man demands nearly $62,000 for Lamborghini loaners By Bill heltzel / bheltzel@westfairinc.com

For $1,000 a day, even you can rent out a red 2020 Lamborghini Urus sports utility vehicle. Or at least that was the deal that Anthony Impellizzeri of Pelham arranged last year with Brandon Munoz and Ace Exotic Car of North Bergen, New Jersey, according to a complaint filed Dec. 1 in Westchester Supreme Court. The men allegedly made a verbal agreement whereby Impellizzeri loaned a 2020 red Lamborghini Urus and a 2019 white Lamborghini Urus to Munoz and Ace. For every day an Ace customer used one of the cars, Munoz had to pay Impellizzeri $1,000.

Car and Driver Magazine describes the Urus as a ferocious performer. The twin-turbo, 4.0-liter, 641 horsepower V-8 propels the Lamborghini from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3.2 seconds and tops out at 190 mph. The 2019 and 2020 models fetch from $175,000 to $289,000, a “dizzying price tag,” the magazine says, that makes the Lamborghinis “trendy transportation for professional athletes and celebrities.” The lawsuit depicts neither the profession nor fame of Ace’s clientele. But it claims that from August 2022 through June 2023 customers used the two Lamborghinis more than 60 days each. On Jan. 14, the 2019 Urus allegedly

The 2019 and 2020 models fetch from $175,000 to $289,000. 2019 Lamborghini Urus

incurred exterior damage while it was in Ace’s custody. Impellizzeri claims that Munoz has refused to pay $61,800 for daily usage and repairs. The complaint charges Munoz and

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Ace with breach of contract, unjust enrichment and detrimental reliance for allegedly breaking a promise that Impellizzeri relied on. Munoz did not reply to a message asking for his side of the story.

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BUSINESS INTEL NEWS DECEMBER 2023

WCA’S 1000 JOBS CHALLENGE

A BOLD VISION TO ADDRESS PRESSING WORKFORCE NEEDS Building on the momentum generated by the announcement of the 1,000 Jobs Challenge at its annual leadership event last month, the WCA hosted a dynamic working session December 7 to advance the program’s rollout. Members of key industry sectors— including finance, accounting, healthcare, higher education, and nonprofit—convened to strategize and create an implementation plan for 2024 and beyond. Combined, they comprise the largest group in the region working toward creating a sustainable talent ecosystem. “With over 60,000 job openings in the region, transformative solutions are needed to address pressing needs,” said Jason Chapin, WCA’s Director of Workforce Development. “We’ve seen tremendous success with our efforts across the board. The 1,000 Jobs Challenge aligns those efforts, allowing us to have an even bigger impact.” The program aims to fill one thousand high-demand jobs over the next five years. To meet those ambitious goals, the committees are organizing their work around three focus areas: grants to fund talent development programs to meet employer needs; career days that help future workers understand the opportunities now and in the future; and job fairs to connect employers and job seekers to facilitate local recruitment.

That’s hugely important to employers, says Mary Amato, Partner, CohnReznick LLP, and Co-Chair, WCA’s Workforce Committee. “It’s all part of our “live, work, play” motto. Instead of hiring people who stay with us a short while and move on to jobs in New York City, we’re finding the right candidates locally—people who are vested in the community here.”

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“The 1,000 Jobs Challenge is more than a goal, it’s a call to action for stakeholders to help shape the talent landscape.”

What’s next? The group solidified plans for implementation while considering new elements, including folding in the information technology and clean energy sectors as well as adding apprenticeship programs to nurture the pipeline at younger ages. “The WCA has always been committed to a data-and-demand-driven approach,” said Chapin. “We’re listening to our members and calling on our community to reach out, engage in partnerships, and get involved in our efforts. The 1,000 Jobs Challenge is more than a goal, it’s a call to action for stakeholders to help shape the talent landscape.”

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WCA EXPANDS BOARD WITH THREE NEW DYNAMIC DIRECTORS The WCA proudly announces the appointment of three influential business leaders to our board: Megan Glander, Director, External Affairs, Crown Castle; Susan Parish, MSW, PhD, President, Mercy College; and Joshua Ratner, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, WMCHealth, and Chief Executive Officer, HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley. Prior to joining Crown Castle, Glander served as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Regional Director. During her tenure, she spearheaded key economic development, disaster preparedness, transportation, and healthcare initiatives throughout the Hudson Valley. Glander earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Buffalo. She serves on the WCA New Leader Roundtable and Digital Connectivity Committee. Susan L. Parish, MSW, PhD is the President of Mercy University. Prior to her appointment, she served as the Dean, College of Health Professions and Sentara Professor of Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University. She also served as Dean, Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University and taught at Brandeis and UNC Chapel Hill. She has earned numerous awards and distinctions for her teaching and research. She is a graduate of Rutgers and received her PhD in public health from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Joshua Ratner serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at WMCHealth, taking on the additional leadership role of Chief Executive Officer of the HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley earlier this year. He also serves on the boards of the WMCHealth's Bon Secours Charity Health System and HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley hospitals, and he led the Hudson Valley Region Hub of New York State's Regional COVID-19 Vaccine Network. He earned a master’s degree in public administration from New York University and a bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook University.

SPOTLIGHT ON

HEALTHCARE INNO INNOVATION An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so the saying goes. While preventative care has been in existence for centuries, technology has accelerated the improvement of current approaches. Along with Westchester County’s Office of Economic Development and Biosciences Accelerator, the WCA co-hosted a wide-ranging discussion focused on investment and strategies in preventative healthcare innovation. With opening remarks by WCA Vice President, Amy Allen, the panel was moderated by Mary Howard, executive director of FirstXFounder, and featured Andrea Cefarelli, senior vice president, corporate communications, New York Blood Center Enterprises; Silvia Garcia Codony, senior director, NY Ventures; and Merja Perhonen, MD, PhD, head of exercise medicine, Keski-Suomen, Central Finland. “Healthcare is projected to total 40 percent of the GDP, and innovations that target prevention can potentially save money and improve quality of life for patients,” noted Howard. With Westchester serving as a home base for leading medical institutions and a growing life sciences industry, there’s great potential for collaboration between clinicians, researchers, and life sciences companies, added Amy Allen, WCA vice president. “It was great to shine the spotlight on Westchester’s leading role in healthcare innovation that is not only improving patient outcomes but driving economic growth.”

SAVE THE DATE WCA Annual Business Breakfast with County Executive George Latimer

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A high wattage Cottage By Jeremy Wayne / jwayne@westfairinc.com

The Cottage on Greenwich Avenue.

The bar at The Cottage. Photographs by Jeremy Wayne.

The long room has a clean, sleek, almost Scandinavian aesthetic, with its scrubbed floors and blond-wood paneling.

I’d been looking forward to a late graduation celebratory lunch with a younger member of the family at The Cottage in Greenwich, the new iteration of chef Brian Lewis’ jolly spot in Westport, and the welcome we received on arrival got us started on a good note. No sooner seated by an enthusiastic staff member, a veritable army of willing wait-folk descended on the table, most of them asking the same questions (“Still, sparkling or tap?” “Allergies to be aware of?”), but all thoroughly good-natured and well-intentioned. As my late grandmother used to say, better to be looked over than overlooked. The long room has a clean, sleek, almost Scandinavian aesthetic, with its scrubbed floors and blondwood paneling. Customers, too, were mostly sleek and blond, so much so I wondered whether the restaurant had some kind of strategic alliance with L’Oréal.

I jest, of course. Seriously, the entire effect was calm and becalming and by the time my young guest had taken a few ladylike sips of her “All Bark No Bite” nonalcoholic cocktail (pineapple bark with maple and turmeric,) and I had taken a great slug of my “Squeaky Clean” frozen gin martini, we were both ready to get stuck in. Spicy scallop tartare was a beautiful baby scallop sitting regally atop a perfect cube of crisp, hot sushi rice. It offered a brilliant contrast of texture and temperature, the rice hot and the scallop cold. Our server said, “Small bite, big flavor,” as he delivered it, and how right he was. In another starter, devilled eggs with potato, pickled shallots and black truffle again offered the magic of contrasting textures – the softness of the whipped yokes and the crunch of the potato slivers producing an exceptionally satisfying dish. In the main courses, which arrived a little too quickly – our first course

plates (one of them chipped) had barely been whisked away before the mains were set down – my guest said she was wild about her citrus cured-salmon tartine. In all ways the perfect guest, I told her I wanted her honest opinion. No, she insisted, she wasn’t simply being polite. She was adamant the salmon was wonderful, and sitting in luscious folds on crisp, grilled sourdough, those tell-tale griddle lines adding visually to the dish, I must say it looked it. She also said the accompanying horseradish crème fraîche was so good that although she had always sat on the fence about that particular condiment, from now on she was going to consider herself a signed-up member of the horseradish lovers club. For me, a steaming, seasonal bowl of pho, comforting Vietnamese chicken noodle soup with lively greens and a nuoc cham spicy dipping sauce, did the trick. You could survive the Northeastern winter on this broth, no matter what the winter might have in store. Served alongside it, spiced Asian pear made for an interesting contrast, although some tired micro-greens were picked or plucked in vain. I couldn’t see their point. Desserts are creative and sophisticated without in any way being abstruse. My guest opted for a hot fudge and peanut butter sundae, rich and indulgent. Personally, I was tempted by a bittersweet chocolate mousse with espresso cream and candied orange, or pineapple upside-down cake with

The cottage logo.

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candied macadamia nuts, Luxardo cherries and ginger gelato. But after due consideration, I decided to pass on dessert, going for an Amore y Amaro (sweet vermouth with smoky amaro) cocktail instead. To me, this seemed the perfect digestivo, and I enjoyed being able to see it being mixed from where we sat at our table by the bar. That marble-topped bar, by the way, with all its pickles, mixers and botanicals on display, is a great spot for a solo lunch, the mirrored bar meaning you can sit there without missing any of the action taking place in the restaurant behind you. Hooks beneath the counter are also handy for coats, shopping bags, hats and any other winter paraphernalia you may be carrying. At the far end of the restaurant, there is another counter with four bar stools, looking directly into the open kitchen. That’s great fun, too. Back at our table, the early attention – a glut of it – had evaporated. For minutes on end, we didn’t see a server, let alone catch his or her eye, to order an espresso. And we struggled again to find someone to ask for the bill. (It always strikes me as adding insult to injury in a sense – not only having to actually pay the bill but having to fight to get it.) Still, we did find someone eventually and, as the two of us had a lot of ground to cover, we didn’t begrudge the extra time spent chatting. Soon the early dinner crowd would start to arrive for cocktails and a dinner menu featuring more substantial entrées. And as the shadows outside lengthened, we got a sense of just how lovely this restaurant would be in the evening, too. Indeed, when a few days after our lunch I went online to book a table for dinner, I saw the restaurant was sold out for four days solid, which really says it all. For more, visit thecottage. kitchen.

Home design trends for a new season By Cami Weinstein

“Some of the new floral wallpapers can feel very modern if the scale is larger than what we would traditionally expect,” writes Westfair interior design columnist Cami Weinstein. Courtesy Cami Weinstein Designs LLC.

A shift in interior design trends has been taking place since the pandemic eased that, coupled with the state of the world, is turning our homes into places of solace and regeneration. Interiors are darker, while colors are moodier and more sophisticated than ever.

Indeed, we are seeing color everywhere, and it’s a balm for our psyche. Inky blues and greens are replacing grays. These colors spark interest and work well with mauves, plums and deep, golden yellows. They can envelope a room and a person, creating a cozy retreat. At the same time, floral patterns are back, both oversize and now on more traditional scales. Layering colors, patterns, fabrics and art allows us to personalize our spaces, rather than taking an approach yielding a beautiful but impersonal space in which anyone could live. Don’t be afraid to personalize your home as you try newer trends, keeping them contained to easily changed areas. For example, if you want to try some of the newer florals that are available, consider wallpaper. Wallpapering a bedroom, or a bedroom wall, in a floral can give you that romantic garden feel, or use a floral wallpaper in a powder room. Some of the new floral wallpapers can feel very modern if the scale is larger than what we would traditionally expect. Wallpaper is one of the easiest ways to be up-to-date on a trend. The same goes for paint color. Changing your paint color refreshes a room instantly at little cost. So don’t be

afraid to experiment with color, either. You may also want to consider the newer trends in cabinetry if you are renovating a kitchen. Darker paint finishes are trending, as is the use of warmer wood tones. Waterfall islands are on the wane. Consider a thicker stone top or countertops in other materials, with hammered stainless steel making an interesting possibility. Think about what current trends you can live with or that make sense for your style home. Although open shelves are trending, do they really work in a small space? You may want a closed cabinet to keep everything hidden and sleek. Similarly, do you really want “barn doors” in your classic Colonial or Mediterranean – or anywhere for that matter? Unless you have a barn, steer clear. Some trends make sense for certain style homes and create a timeless chic. Shiplap (a kind of overlapped wood sheathing) is one such trend. Although it has reached a saturation point, it does still look beautiful in coastal homes if used judiciously. Beautifully custom-paneled walls can also be a way to be always on-trend. Bathrooms are another area that can be perfect for trends. Consider what is really important to you in your bathrooms. If storage is tight, definitely consider a vanity with space for products. If you are not a

bath person, then explore an overly large steam shower with a bench instead of a tub. If you love the look of marble in your baths but know you are not up for maintaining it, then consider tile. There are so many beautiful tiles available, many of which look like marble with the ease-in-maintenance you may be seeking. When creating your home, particularly when doing a major renovation, consider trends and incorporate some of them into your design, but take the time to consider your lifestyle and how these trends and colors will affect your comfort. If you are working with professionals, they can guide you toward the best products available within your budget. They can consider your lifestyle and take that into account when suggesting certain materials for your home. Whether you are more traditional or more modern, interior design is not just about the designing with the latest trends. A professional can create designs that feel timeless and fresh for a long time. Cami Weinstein Designs LLC is at 225 W. 106th St., Apt. 10 M, in Manhattan, and 8 Main St. in East Hampton. For more, email Cami@camidesigns.com or call 914-447-6904.

Having a merry, affordable Christmas By Georgette Gouveia / ggouveia@westfairinc.com

out of luck. You want to hit that sweet spot between best offer and enough inventory. With that in mind, it’s not too late to offer tips to the economical holiday shopper and reveler, courtesy of Judith Heft & Associates, https://judithheft.com/ a team of women financial and lifestyle concierges, with offices in Stamford, whose clients include high-powered couples with no time to manage a household; the newly separated, divorced or widowed; members of the sandwich generation; and small businesses with bookkeeping needs.

When it comes to Christmas shopping, many people are like Ebeneezer Scrooge. No, not that they’re miserly. But rather they realize that Christmas is right upon them and they’re bustling about at the last minute to make the appropriate selections. Traditionally, these people tend to be male rather than female as men in general remain less invested in gifts and shopping than wome. However, everyone is invested in the best deals, with many planning to wait out the retailers. But with post-pandemic supply chain problems still an issue, deal-makers and perfectionistic procrastinators alike may find themselves

Besides Connecticut, the company operates in several states as well as overseas in Asia and Europe. Here are Heft’s seven dos for a merry, affordable Christmas: Start with a list – Before you dive into creating your spending plan – or even if you’re in the midst of holiday spending – make, or refresh, a list of all your anticipated expenses. Include gifts, decorations, travel, food and any other relevant categories. Set a spending limit – Determine or adjust how much you can comfortably afford to spend during the holidays. This budget should be a realistic reflection of your financial situation. Track your expenses – It's essential to keep tabs on your spending throughout the holiday season. Consider using budgeting apps or spread-

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sheets to monitor your expenses. Shop smart – Look for sales, discounts and online deals. Websites and apps like Honey, Rakuten and RetailMeNot can help you find the best deals. Potluck parties – If you're hosting a holiday gathering, consider making it a potluck. This not only reduces your expenses but also adds variety to the menu. Learn to say “no” – It's OK to decline invitations or gift exchanges if you feel it will strain your budget. Prioritize your financial well-being. Focus on experiences – For those going Marie Kondo this Christmas, consider giving the gift of experiences, such as a spa day, concert tickets or cooking classes. These create lasting memories without cluttering the home.

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HEALTH CARE, ELDERCARE.

Historic Norwalk bank building begins new life as medical facility By Justin McGown / jmcgown@westfairinc.com

out because Stamford Health was outgrowing its former Norwalk offices across the river on East Avenue. Longmore said that move has enabled Stamford Health to provide additional specialized services in Norwalk, particularly a Hospital for Special Surgery Sports Rehab facility on the first floor offering physical therapy and outpatient rehabilitation services. “We found our primary care physicians over on East Avenue, the practice had grown to the extent that we were just offering primary care and ob-gyn,” Longmore explained. “And yet there was continued demand for our physicians and practice to the extent where we needed to add more positions. We were looking for a location where we could specifically expand those offerings over time, and that’s what the location at 637 West Ave. provides for us, and aside from that West Avenue is a great location from a convenience standpoint, from a parking standpoint, and for the ease of getting to that particular location while serving lots of patients in the Norwalk area.” A Wells Fargo spokesperson characterized the consolidated footprint within the building as allowing the bank to better serve its customers. “We modernized the look and feel of the branch and made exterior and interior updates, including fresh paint, new flooring, furniture and signage,”

Situated along a major corridor for commerce and travel in Norwalk, 627 West Ave. was a logical place to put a bank in 1955 when it became the headquarters of the National Norwalk Bank. Built in the classical Federalist style, the original main entrance of the stately brick building is flanked by the columns now synonymous with bank architecture. Now bank visitors primarily enter from the parking lot at the rear of the building – if they don’t opt for the drive-thru window for service – and what is now Wells Fargo occupies only a portion of the building. Stamford Health now occupies 24,000 square feet of brand-new medical space spread across the mezzanine level and second floor, while the Wells Fargo branch has reduced its footprint and moved its operations to allow for direct access from West Avenue. Liz Longmore, the senior vice president and chief operating officer for Stamford Health, said that the staff at the new facility are very happy with it. “We took a phased approach to opening that facility,” Longmore said. “The services that came online when we opened in the spring of 2022 were primary care, rheumatology, gynecology and lab services. A bit later on towards the summer, we started offering cardiology as well as endocrinology and obstetrical services. “ The location was originally sought

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said the spokesperson. “The branch was designed to the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold standards and includes more space for conversation and consultation, an ATM in the vestibule and an assisted-service ATM and a drive-up ATM, both available to customers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” Stanley M. Seligson, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Seligson Properties, said his company owned the building for around 20 years and originally acquired it along with several other properties along West Avenue in anticipation of fully connecting the Waypointe District his company constructed in the area around Wall Street, which has been slower to develop. “Medical has mushroomed in the area,” Seligson explained. “We saw an opportunity where West Avenue

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was under-covered medically despite being close to Norwalk Hospital.” Seligson Properties, itself based on West Avenue, has recently expanded its portfolio of medically oriented properties, including a new Hartford HealthCare facility in the former Lilian August outlet store in Norwalk. Seligson held up the 627 West Ave. location as an example of how to balance adapting to the city’s changing needs and preserving its heritage. He mentioned that early in the planning process a glass front for the building was considered but rejected as being too out of place without adding significantly to the usability of the space. “We really did something in keeping the historic nature of the building and made it something that is really brand new,” Seligson said. “It really is kind of a gem of a building in the middle of downtown Norwalk.”

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Filipino RNs claim Glen Island nursing home exploited immigration status By Bill heltzel / bheltzel@westfairinc.com

She has not received her green card yet, and she fears her former employer will demand the $25,000 payback.

Filipino registered nurses employed by Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation are invoking the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act in lawsuits brought against the New Rochelle nursing home. Philippine-trained RNs claim they were recruited to work at the facility with promises of securing permanent residency status and then coerced into signing a $25,000 payback indenture that trapped them into working for substandard compensation for years. Jo-Ann Heram S. Esturas sued Glen Island Center and its CEO, Leah Friedman, Nov. 20 in U.S. District Court, White Plains. Her suit is nearly identical to a complaint filed on Oct. 12 by Dana Faye C. Go, on behalf of herself and more than 40 Filipino nurses employed by the nursing home since 2013.

Glen Island Center is a 183-bed facility owned by Maury Flax, who is not named as a defendant in either lawsuit. The nursing home did not reply to a message asking for its responses to the allegations. Filipino nurses dream of working in the United States, both complaint states, because wages are higher and the jobs offer a “way to get out of poverty and to improve (their) station in life.” Esturas says she was recruited in 2021 with an offer by Glen Island Center to sponsor her immigration process and obtain her green card for permanent resident status. She was to be paid the U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage for registered nurses in Westchester County. She agreed to work for three years after receiving her green card, and if she left before the end of her

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contract, to pay back $25,000 to the nursing home. The complaints describe the terms as “take-it-or-leave it.” Esturas started in November 2022. She claims she had to do the work of two nurses, caring for 36 to 48 rehabilitation and long-term care patients, or about 10 minutes per patient per shift. (The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services currently ranks Glen Island Center as average in its overall rating. It was below average for the total number of nursing hours per day per resident. But the breakout for registered nurses was 42 minutes per resident per day, two minutes better than the national average.) Esturas typically came in early and stayed late, according to the complaint. She had to clock out for 30 minutes a day for a meal but used some of that uncompensated time to do her job. The nursing home allegedly used a finger scan clock that did not allow employees to check in or out for duty by more than seven minutes greater than their designated hours. She regularly worked extra hours but received no overtime compensation, according to the complaint. She was paid $36.32 an hour, $2.02 less than the actual prevailing wage. Esturas desribes a brutal patient load and work pace. “Despite her best efforts,” the complaint states, “she often could not physically get to patients fast enough to give them their medications on time, or to protect them against falls. (She) commonly heard her patients moaning in agony as they waited for her or anyone else to provide them with care. “Patients … had to wait for some time to eat because (she) did not have the capacity to assist them. Patients

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frantically used their call buttons and rang them repeatedly to alert staff of their medical needs, including issues like pain, feeding, wet diapers and falls.” Esturas says she feared that something would go wrong and she would lose her license, “or worse … the death of a patient.” Many nights, she says, she cried when she returned home from work, feeling desperate, helpless, depressed, trapped and scared. On Nov. 20, she resigned. She has not received her green card yet, and she fears her former employer will demand the $25,000 payback. Her lawsuit, as well as the previous class action case filed by Dana Go, accused Glen Island Center of violating the Trafficking Victims Protection Act by, for instance, obtaining their labor by threats of serious harm and abuse of the legal process. The nurses are asking the court to prohibit Glen Island Center from enforcing the $25,000 payback penalty and to compensate them for all time worked.

White Plains Hospital launches new heart program By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

White Plains Hospital has launched a new heart program that includes offering an advanced heart aortic valve replacement procedure. The hospital is a member of the Montefiore Health System and the new program is known as the Montefiore Structural Heart Program. In announcing the launch of the program, White Plains Hospital said that it had completed its first three minimally invasive heart aortic valve replacement procedures, known as Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacements (TAVR). Rather than requiring a major incision and open heart surgery to replace a patient's diseased aortic valve, the TAVR procedure allows a specially designed replacement valve to be implanted using a catheter that is put into a blood vessel through a small hole in

the groin and guided to the heart. Sophisticated imaging equipment allows the surgeon to see where the catheter is and to safely guide it to the location of the aortic valve. Once the new valve is positioned and secured in place the catheter is removed. The patient has a faster and easier recovery than with traditional heart surgery. The TAVR procedures at White Plains were performed by Dr. Azeem

Latib, director of the Montefiore Structural Heart Program. White Plains Hospital has state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratories, which are used for TAVR and other cardiac procedures. According to White Plains Hospital, more than five million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year, including 1.5 million with aortic stenosis, which is a narrowing of

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the heart's aortic valve. This condition often appears in those 65 and older and can become worse with age. The hospital said that the addition of the Montefiore Structural Heart Program builds on the success of the Montefiore Cardiac Surgery Program at the hospital, which had its launch about two years ago. The program was recently recognized with The Society of Thoracic Surgeons' 3-star rating, its highest rating that places it among the top 10% of programs for heart bypass surgery in the U. S. and Canada. “This program underscores White Plains Hospital’s commitment to growing its advanced cardiac services for patients across the Hudson Valley,” said Latib. “These expanded capabilities allow us to provide the most appropriate treatment based on our patients’ needs, whether they require open-heart surgery or a minimally invasive procedure like a TAVR. We are excited to begin performing these procedures and look forward to continuing to advance the Structural Heart Program at White Plains Hospital.”

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MANUFACTURER HOSTS PATRIOTIC CHARITY CAMPAIGN

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D From left: Richard Nightingale, NPW Board President, CEO, Westhab Inc.; Limarie Cabrera, director of data, Westchester Children’s Association; Sister to Sister International founder Cheryl Brannan; Horace E. Anderson Jr., dean, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University; Jan Fisher, executive director, Nonprofit Westchester; and Michelle A. Nicholas, NPW board member.

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onprofit Westchester’s Keep Westchester Thriving Awards held Nov. 29 at the Sonesta Hotel in White Plains honored winners in both the individual and organizational changemaker categories. Horace E. Anderson Jr., dean, Elisabeth Haub School

of Law at Pace; Limarie Cabrera, director of data, operations and finance, at Westchester Children’s Association; and Sister to Sister International Inc. were chosen winners for going above and beyond in their work to address the needs of the county’s most vulnerable

members and for advancing needed change to confront a myriad of social issues. Kathy Halas, executive director of the Child Care Council of Westchester, received the first-ever Keep Westchester Thriving Distinguished Service Award.

AN INN BEFITTING THE REGION

ellefield at Historic Hyde Park, a $1 billion, world-class hospitality, agritourism and residential destination located directly across from the Culinary Institute of America, will soon conclude construction of its first structure. The Inn at Bellefield by Marriott International, is a 137-room all-suite hotel with sophisticated amenities that will provide an elite lodging experience. It is now accepting reservations starting Jan. 14 and expects to welcome its first guests shortly thereafter. A $55 million project developed by T-Rex Capital Group LLC, in partnership with Shaner Hotel Group LP, an award-winning international hotel owner and operator, the Inn is the first of two hotels the completed development will offer. Located at 25 Old Vineyard Place on a natural rise with sweeping vistas, the Inn at Bellefield will feature full kitchens, ergonomic workstations, an upscale fitness center, crisp linens and distinct living and sleeping rooms. It also will offer 3,180 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting space with full audio/video and culinary services. The hotel’s Grand Ballroom will accommodate events of up to 150 guests. Guests will be able to dine at The Storyteller, a farm-to-table lounge serving delicious meals, local craft beers and specialty cocktails, or grab a quick bite and sundries at Eleanor’s Market, named after the former Hyde Park resident, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.

Lance T. Shaner, chairman and CEO, Shaner Hotel Group, said, “With an unmatchable location in the heart of Hyde Park, the Inn at Bellefield is designed to appeal to both business and leisure travelers seeking a truly unique experience. From the signature sycamore wood throughout our lobby to the Franklin D. Roosevelt fireside-chat recordings playing alongside our outdoor fire pits, the hotel design and layout spotlight the region’s illustrious history to create a standout property unlike anything else in Dutchess County. When Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park is completed, residential space will comprise 60% of the development and commercial space will make up the remaining 40%. The site will help preserve the region’s natural beauty by ensuring that more than half of the property’s 340 acres remain as undeveloped woods. New York State’s Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council and Empire State Development played a vital role in facilitating Bellefield at Historic Hyde Park, supporting the project with a $2.25 million capital grant from Empire State Development. T-Rex Capital Group, an experienced privately held real estate firm, has sourced and invested in proprietary transactions encompassing more than 11 million square feet with a gross asset value of over $2.5 billion. Headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, Shaner Hotel Group is one of the foremost owner-operator companies in the hospitality industry with more than $1 billion invested in 67 hotel properties owned and managed across the United States, Italy, Greece and the Bahamas. Over the past 40 years, the company has also been engaged in both new development and redevelopment of more than 80 hotel projects with leading brand affiliations.

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ecember is the time for holiday giving, but one Connecticut manufacturing company has been giving back to those who served our country all year long. Specifically, Watertown-based Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT), today presented a $3,000 check to the Water-Oak VFW Post 5157 in Watertown based on a charitable campaign that it launched in November for National Military Appreciation Month. The local nonprofit’s mission is to speed rehabilitation of the nation’s disabled combat veterans, assist their families and provide education and community service. “Although we, as an American company, are always patriotically minded, we consider it a privilege to highlight key military holidays and commemorative milestones like Memorial Day, Veterans Day and most recently, Military Appreciation Month,” said Rodger Mort, president of PACT. “In doing so, we are raising both awareness and financial donations for our heroes and their families.” Mort noted that PACT has strong ties to the military, which uses its various shipping and packaging container line when individual soldiers are moved from station to station, including its patented LiftVan, PleatWrap, J-Crate, Spiral Foot, MP40, Sofa Crate and Motorcycle Crate. PACT is a global leader in manufacturing sustainable, packaging products for the commercial, industrial and military industries. With more than 25 years of experience, the family business was founded by three green packaging professionals and continues to embrace a green future by designing cost-effective, patented, crating solutions. As the nation’s oldest major war veterans’ organization, the VFW has an impeccable and longstanding record of service and stewardship. With more than 4.4 million VFW and Auxiliary members in nearly 6,000 posts around the world, the VFW provides vital assistance and support for America’s service members, veterans and their families.

HVRC’S INAUGURAL AWARD RECIPIENTS

both HSBC and Citizen’s banks. He holds a degree from Southern Connecticut State University. Gonzalez joined KeyBank in 2022 to lead the Summer Street Stamford branch. With 25 years of banking experience, she has built an impressive community network throughout Fairfield County. She is actively involved with the Latino Foundation of Stamford, Latincolors Magazine, Kids Helping Kids, Hispanic Advisory Council of Greater Stamford, and Stamford Senior Center, and is a Key4Women certified advisor. With her promotion, Gonzalez will now lead 15 branches located throughout southern Connecticut. Prior to Key, she was a retail leader at JPMorgan Chase. KeyBank’s roots trace back nearly 200 years to Albany, New York. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, today, KeyCorp is one of the nation’s largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $188 billion at Sept. 30, 2023.

he Hudson Valley Regional Council (HVRC) recently recognized the local municipalities that are doing extraordinary work in the Mid-Hudson region in the areas of economic development, water quality planning and clean energy and climate-smart actions. The 2023 Awardees are: Building Bridges Award • Hudson 7 Coalition: Dutchess and Ulster counties, city of Poughkeepsie, townsof Esopus, Hyde Park, Lloyd, Poughkeepsie, Rhinebeck and the village of Rhinebeck • Town of Philipstown and village of Cold Spring • The Rivertowns: villages of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown Climate Stalwart Award • Town of Bethel • Village of Nyack • Village of Rhinebeck Commitment Award • Town of Highlands • Town of Orangetown • Town of Rosendale Impact Award • Village of Croton-on-Hudson • City of Kingston • City of Poughkeepsie Momentum Award • Town of Shandaken • Village of Warwick • City of White Plains Resilience Award • Village of New Paltz • County of Westchester The Hudson Valley Regional Council (HVRC) is an organization of county governments established in 1977 comprising Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. It is one of nine regional councils in the state and one of 650 regional planning and development boards in the country, that, in addition to providing a regional perspective, offer education and outreach, technical assistance, and advocacy to the communities they serve.

BANK PROMOTES NEW RETAIL LEADERS

eyBank has promoted several leaders within its retail banking network serving clients in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Elona Shape has been named market retail leader for Connecticut and Massachusetts, to whom area retail leader for Connecticut North and Massachusetts Rocco Valletta, and new area retail leader for Connecticut south Jarleam Gonzalez will report. The three new retail leaders join current area retail leader for Connecticut Central Neil Cyr in leading the sales and service activities of Key’s network of 55 branches across Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Shape joined KeyBank in 2021 as Metro/

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Fairfield area retail leader, responsible for sales and service activities in Key’s branches in Fairfield County, and Westchester County. Prior to joining Key, Shape spent four years at JPMorgan Chase. Shape also serves as a co-chair of KeyBank’s Key4Women program. which empowers, motivates and connects women business owners and leaders. In addition, she serves on the board of directors for the YWCA White Plains & Westchester and was recently recognized as a 40 Under 40 Rising Star by Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journal. Shape holds a bachelor’s degree in human resources management from University of Arizona’s Global Campus.. Valletta joined KeyBank in 2015 as a branch manager in North Haven. He was promoted to small-business wellness advisor in 2021. With his current promotion he will now lead 17 branches in northern Connecticut and western Massachusetts. Prior to Key, Valletta served as branch manager for

llume Fertility, a modern fertility practice whose exceptional quality and care helps couples and individuals grow their families, has announced that its Patient Advocate Lisa Rosenthal has received Resolve’s 2023 Risa A. Levine Advocacy Legacy Award, which recognizes the importance of citizen advocacy and mentoring to continue the fight for access to all family-building options for those who need them. Rosenthal was among six other advocacy leaders who received an award at the Resolve Night of Hope Gala in New York City on Nov. 6. Rosenthal has served as a patient advocate for both Illume Fertility and Gay Parents To Be for more than 16 years She received the award for her tireless efforts to advance access to fertility and family-building care for all who wish to become a parent. She has worked in supporting patients one-on-one, advancing family-building legislation, hosting support groups and encouraging others to embrace fertility advocacy. She was also involved in the passing of a 2023 bill that removed discriminatory language from insurance coverage in Connecticut. “Lisa Rosenthal is a true gem, with endless enthusiasm, energy, persistence and empathy in every situation,” said Diana D’Amelio, physician assistant at Illume Fertility. “She never hesitates to call a patient in need of a shoulder to lean on, no matter how busy she is. We are so lucky to have advocates like Lisa in this world.” Rosenthal also founded Illume’s Fertile Yoga program to help patients reduce stress and muscle tension, as well as improve flexibility, encourage relaxation, improve clarity of thinking and overall well-being. In 2023, Rosenthal was selected as co-chair for Resolve’s Advocacy Day, in partnership with the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Illume Fertility, formerly RMA of Con-

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necticut, is led by an award-winning team of eight highly credentialed board-certified reproductive endocrinologists. For the last six years, Illume Fertility has been recognized as a leader in health care equality by the Human Rights Campaign. It is one of the largest fertility clinics and egg donation centers in the region, offering egg freezing, oncofertility preservation and PCOS management.

PUTTING SPARKLE IN TO THE SEASON

he sparkle of the holiday season is something that many people look forward to each year and Baribault Jewelers in Glastonbury, Connecticut, is helping to shine an extra-bright spotlight and bring joy to local families facing tough times by custom-curating a unique jewelry display to benefit Rise and Shine Connecticut, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support and assistance to children and families across the state. Named the “Shop for Good” collection, 20% of all proceeds raised from now until Dec. 31 will be donated to the benevolent charity. “Recent reductions in social programs, compounded with high inflation, have forced more Connecticut families to face both food and financial insecurity this year,” said Christina Baribault-Ortiz, co-owner of Baribault Jewelers. “As a third-generation family business where family is everything, we want to support families in need this holiday season.” Rise and Shine CT was formed last year by 96.5 TIC morning hosts Christine and Salt, who wanted to create a special foundation that would provide unwavering support and valuable assistance to children and families in need based on the countless listeners that call into their show. “Our vision was simple – to make a real impact on the lives of those struggling and to be there to lend a helping hand when they needed it most,” said Christine Lee, morning show co-host at 96.5 TIC-FM. “From sudden emergencies to ongoing hardships, we know that everyone’s needs are different, and this charity is designed to help them all.” “When Christine told us about her plans to start the Rise and Shine Connecticut charity, we were immediately all in, all the way,” said Raeann Baribault-Schwartz, co-owner of Baribault Jewelers. “We have supported her station’s annual “5000 Toys for Girls and Boys” program and look forward to more creative, charitable synergies in the upcoming year.” The “Shop for Good” line includes a variety of exquisite necklaces, bracelets and earrings made with 14-carat gold, sterling silver and diamonds, each featuring a rising sun element in the design to represent the Rise and Shine Connecticut charity. Since 1948, the mission of the Baribault family business has always been to help its valued customers create beautiful memories with the people they love.

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Members of The Manhattan College Singers, directed by Andrew Bauer, provided holiday entertainment for guests at Hospice of Westchester’s annual “Tree of Life” celebration.

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estchester Hills Golf Club in White Plains was filled with community members and business leaders who came together to celebrate life and the holiday season during Hospice of Westchester’s (HOW) 22nd annual “Tree of Life” reception Nov. 30. Guests who purchased a gold star in memory or in honor of a loved one placed the personalized stars on the Tree of Life at the event. “Being together with friends and loved ones is an important part of the holiday season, and we were thrilled to be able to host our Tree of Life reception in person for the first time in three years,” said Mary K. Spengler, MS, RN, LNHA, CEO of HOW. “The event has always served as a bright light during the

holidays, which can be a difficult time of year for those who have lost a loved one or who have a family member that has been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. It meant so much to all of us at HOW to come together in person once again.” The Grand Sponsors of the event were Beecher Flooks Funeral Home Inc., Co-Communications Inc., Cuddy & Feder LLP, Michele Fraser Geller, Grassy Sprain Pharmacy, Next Level Private LLC, PKF O’Connor Davies LLP, The Hildegarde D. Becher Foundation Inc. and Valley Bank. Sponsors included Graphic Management Partners, Polchinski Memorials Inc., Ross Mailing Services Inc., The Kensico Cemetery and Westchester Hills Golf Club. Hospice of Westchester is a private, not-for-profit health-care agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life home care to patients diagnosed with any serious or life-limiting illness and gives support to their families and loved ones. Hospice of Westchester is located at 1025 Westchester Ave., Suite 200, White Plains. Westfair Business Journal

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ita Mabli, president and CEO of United Hebrew in New Rochelle, recently announced the appointment of Mark Sanchez as the award-winning senior living community’s new nursing home administrator. With a distinctive background, combining over a decade of extensive health-care experience Sanchez also brings a robust foundation in business and finance. Sanchez’s journey in long-term care began at the age of 14 when his parents acquired Green Hills Estates, an assisted living facility in Rockland County. Growing up with a nurse educator mother and an attorney father, he was immersed in the world of senior care. His early experiences in the facility, witnessing his mother serve as the administrator and developing his own relationships with residents, ignited his passion for the field. After earning his MBA from the Asian Institute of Management in Manila, Philippines, Sanchez worked for several years in banking and finance while helping his mother on weekends at Green Hills Estates. Eventually, he realized he derived more fulfillment working in senior care and left banking to pursue a certification in Long-Term Care Administration. He completed his Administrator-in-Training internship at United Hebrew in 2012, working with Mabli and stayed on as a weekend administrator until 2015, when he left to take on the role of administrator at Green Hills Estate Health Services Group, where he managed adult home, assisted living and social adult daycare programs for the past seven years. He described his vision for his new role as continuing to uphold the organization’s high standards, noting, “I’m here to listen and collaborate. United Hebrew is already a top-tier facility,and my goal is to fine-tune the operations for even greater efficiency. I believe in leveraging the expertise within the organization to make continuous improvements.” United Hebrew of New Rochelle a vibrant not-for-profit, nonsectarian, multiservice facility situated on a campus with 7.5 acres has been serving the Westchester metropolitan area since 1919, and today, serves more than 1,000 residents and clients daily on its Harry and Jeannette Weinberg Campus and within the Westchester community.

AGENCIES RECEIVE AWARD TO CONTINUE TO TACKLE COASTAL WATER POLLUTION

Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 SAG award nominations and 7 NAACP Image Awards. Five leaders in Westchester County who were honored include County Executive George Latimer who received the Public Service Award in recognition of his 36 years of service to the people of Westchester County and New York state. Latimer became the ninth Westchester County Executive in 2018, and was elected to a second term in 2021, never losing an election during his three decades in public office. Dorry Swope received the Westchester Community College Foundation Philanthropy Award. Over the years, Swope and her family have made significant contributions to SUNY Westchester Community College as

he Nature Conservancy in Connecticut, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, and Save the Sound in Larchmont have received funding to continue their partnership in facilitating the bi-state Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network. The award of more than $262,000 was recently announced by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund. The new round of funding will support information sharing —including an upcoming webinar in January on nitrogen pollution—and collaborative opportunities for local governments, NGOs, businesses and concerned residents around Long Island Sound to address water quality challenges in their communities. “We are thrilled to receive this Long Island Sound Futures Fund grant to continue leading the Network with Citizens Campaign for the Environment and Save the Sound. Since 2020, our organizations have highlighted more than 40 local projects and built a network of 560 members working to reduce local water pollution from sewage, stormwater, fertilizers, litter and marine debris. We are grateful to the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation for supporting this effort to protect and conserve the Sound’s water quality,” said Holly Drinkuth, director of river and estuary conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut. “Our goal for the Long Island Sound Coastal Watershed Network is to drive action to tackle water pollution at the local level,” said Peter Linderoth, director of water quality for Save the Sound. …Our Network enables municipalities, environmental groups, scientists, educators and committed community members to learn from each other’s experiences in planning, securing funding for, and executing clean water projects. Reducing the harmful impacts of microplastics, sewage and excess nitrogen, are priorities of this collaboration —especially with our waters warming due to climate change.”

AGENCY HOSTS TOY STORE

erson to Person (P2P), a nonprofit provider of essential services for 28,000 residents annually throughout lower Fairfield County, will hold its annual “Holiday Toy Store,” ensuring its clients have gifts for their children during this special time of year. More than 1,000 families are expected to visit the Toy Store this year to personally choose gifts for their children. The “Holiday Toy Store” is made possible thanks to the kindness of hundreds of Connecticut residents and local businesses that donated toys, books, board games, gift cards and money. Supporting P2P’s Holiday Toy

From left: Martha Parizot, Danny Schwedel, Emily Schwedel and Judy Marzen. Photo courtesy of P2P.

Store are numerous corporate and community volunteer groups, along with nearly 400 individual volunteers who will help set up and run the store. Additionally, state representatives and other local officials will be on hand to assist P2P clients with their gift selections. Toy Store shopping hours with P2P clients are: • Thursday, Dec. 14, • 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. • Friday, Dec.15, • 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. • Saturday, Dec. 16, • 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Person to Person is a nonprofit agency dedicated to providing individuals and families with essential resources to help them overcome daily challenges and put them on a path toward economic stability. P2P serves 28,000 residents in Fairfield County. Established in 1968, P2P has sites in Stamford, Norwalk and Darien and serves the communities of Darien.

A STAR BRINGS STAR POWER TO COLLEGE EVENT

t the sold-out Westchester Community College Foundation “Transforming Futures Together” gala on Nov. 8, 325 guests packed Tappan Hill in Tarrytown. More than $480,000 was raised to support student scholarships, emergency aid and other critical programs at SUNY Westchester Community College. The event marked the start of the 10th anniversary year of Dr. Belinda S. Miles as president of the college. Longtime Westchester Community College Champion Vanessa Williams emceed the event. She is one of the most respected and multifaceted performers in the entertainment industry today, selling millions of records worldwide. Her work in music, film, television and the Broadway stage has been recognized with 4 Emmy nominations, 11

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well as to conservation, arts and health care organizations. Sinforosa “Rose” Tan and William H.P. Kaung received Westchester Community College Foundation’s Community Leadership Award. Rose and Bill are recognized for their decades of volunteer service to SUNY Westchester Community College and the community. Rose is professor emerita of mathematics at SUNY WCC. David Berry, a SUNY Westchester Community College alum, received the Westchester Community College Foundation Viking Voyager Alumni Award. He is the founder of NomadCIO LLC, which provides interim chief information/technology officer and M&A leadership globally. SUNY Westchester Community College provides more than 20,000 full-time and part-time students with an education taught by award-winning faculty at one of the lowest tuition rates in New York state. The college offers over 65 degree and certificate programs, including innovative programs in high-demand fields. The college reflects the rich diversity of its region and was the first SUNY campus to be designated a Hispanic Serving Institution. Since its founding in 1969, Westchester Community College Foundation (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization) has raised funds to meet college and student needs not covered by public funds, distributing nearly $3 million in scholarships and between $2 million and $3 million in program support annually. Recognizing that public education is a public responsibility, the Foundation enables the college to continue to offer access to quality education and the skills for success through its fundraising and programmatic activities.

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‘IT’S IMPACT ON OTHERS THAT MATTERS’

SKC’s President Stephanie Kloos, fifth from left.

. Kloos Communications (SKC) celebrated its 35th anniversary recently with a gathering of more than 30 clients, vendors, friends and family members. The marketing communications and design company, which works primarily with publishers, small businesses and doctors, showcased its award-winning projects and shared more than 100 photos of company milestones and events. SKC’s President Stephanie Kloos Donoghue addressed the group, tracing the history of SKC from its beginnings in White Plains in 1988 to its current Ardsley location. She gave a shoutout to long-time clients as well as her team. “I have discovered that it’s not the length of time you’ve been in business that matters but the impact that you have on others,” she said.

CHAMPIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH EXTEND THEIR CARING MISSION

SKC’s President Stephanie Kloos, fifth from left. Crissy Groenewegen, Alexa DiMarco, Dawn DiPietro Cavaccini, AJ (Roy C. Ketcham student volunteer), Donna Thomas and Chris Marino. Photo courtesy Donna Thomas, James’s Warr;ors.

he James’s Warr;ors team, champions of mental health awareness and suicide prevention in the Hudson Valley, recently extended its caring mission to little hearts. The James’s Warr;ors team and volunteers collected over 60 toys at the iHeart Radio annual toy drive at the Galleria Mall in Poughkeepsie, New York. The toys will be gifted to students at James S. Evans Elementary School in Wappingers Falls and CASA Dutchess County in an effort to spread the spirit of giving throughout the community this holiday season.

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, Dec. 6 - 12 41 S. Parker LLC, Monsey, Erwin Kornfeld, 23-22910-SHL: Chapter 7, assets $0 - $50,000, liabilities $500,000 - $1 million. Attorney: Scott B. Ugell. 58 Croft Terrace LLC: New Rochelle, Valentin Villa, president, 23-22916-SHL: Chapter 11, assets $0 - $50,000, liabilities $500,000 - $1 million. Attorney: pro se. U.S. District Court, White Plains Local business cases, Dec. 6 - 12 Kemar Minto vs. Hudson Grille, White Plains, et al, 23-cv-10735-CS: Discrimination. Attorneys: Lisa M. George, Dorina Cela.

DEEDS

Above $1 million 7 Lincoln Place LLC, Sidney Center. Seller: Michael A. Bordes, Ossining. Property: 7 Lincoln Place, Ossining. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 27. Bask LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Vineet Maknoor, Scarsdale. Property: 17 Black Birch Lane, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 27.

Blue Fin Holdings LLC, Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Seller: Natalie and Eric Noto, Brooklyn. Property: 5 Hook Road, Rye. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed Nov. 29.

Schwartz, Mary E., Armonk. Seller: Wellness Estates LLC, Pelham. Property: 73 Whippoorwill Road, North Castle. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 28.

Broad Brook Realty LLC, New York. Seller: Great Jones Manor LLC, New York. Property: 40-44 Broad Brook Road, Bedford. Amount: $10 million. Filed Nov. 27.

Tavolilla Realty Corp., Brewster. Seller: 125 Columbus Ave LLC, Eastchester. Property: 125 Columbus Ave., Eastchester. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Nov. 27.

CBD Realty Corp., White Plains. Seller: 140 Midland Owner LLC, Port Chester. Property: 140 Midland Ave., Rye Town. Amount: $5 million. Filed Nov. 29. Cool Zone Technologies Inc., White Plains. Seller: Thornwood Self Storage LLC, Thornwood. Property: 160 13th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 28. Elk Homes Partners III LP, Rye. Seller: Marie-Louise Mullaly 2022 Revocable Trust, Rye. Property: 88 Allendale Drive, Rye. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Nov. 28. Girardi, Rose, Bedford. Seller: SCTD Properties LLC, Rye. Property: 66 Central Ave., Rye. Amount: $1 million. Filed Nov. 27. Goldey, Gail J., Harrison. Seller: 81 Highfield Road LLC, Rye. Property: 81 Highfield Road, Harrison. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Nov. 27. Grinkorn, Joseph, Rye. Seller: 13 Iron Desc Rehab LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 12 Ironwood, Harrison. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 28. HRM Associates LLC, Armonk. Seller: JTO North LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 7 MacDonald Ave., North Castle. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 29. LW Premier Development Realty Corp., Bronx. Seller: Abay Zhunussov, Jersey City, New Jersey. Property: 851 James St., Pelham. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 29.

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

Maffei, Filomena, Harrison. Seller: 16 Jennifer Lane LLC, Harrison. Property: 19 Garden Road, Harrison. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 28.

Below $1 million 36459 Holdings Corp., Yonkers. Seller: Gova Holdings Group LLC, Yonkers. Property: 32 Hunt Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $125,000. Filed Nov. 28. ADP Management Company Corp., Yonkers. Seller: Jeovanny Almazan, New Rochelle. Property: 103 N. Evarts Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $640,000. Filed Nov. 29. Allison O’Shane as Administrator, Yonkers. Seller: 162 LSY LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 162 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 28. Arzu, Leticia, White Plains. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, Greenwood Village, Colorado. Property: 53 Jay St., Bedford. Amount: $893,000. Filed Nov. 29. CBLS Revamp LLC, Katonah. Seller: Daniel N. Candeias, Yonkers. Property: 3555 Katrina Drive, Yorktown. Amount: $696,000. Filed Nov. 29. DeSouza, Maria O., White Plains. Seller: JLNN Columbus LLC, Spring, Texas. Property: 332 Columbus Ave., Harrison. Amount: $908,000. Filed Nov. 28. Farrior, Jerry, Mount Vernon. Seller: PBNN LLC, Meadows. Property: 115 First Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $367,000. Filed Nov. 29. Goldborough, John B, Katonah. Seller: SCI Properties LLC, Yorktown Heights. Property: 41 MeKeel St., Somers. Amount: $412,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Pond Venture LLC, Commack. Seller: GFF 67 Pond LLC, Yonkers. Property: 67 Pond Road, Yonkers. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 27.

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Hill Side Development Group LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Raul A. Hernandez, New Fairfield, Connecticut. Property: 35 Conklin Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $430,000. Filed Nov. 28. Hollis, P. Daniel III, Mount Kisco. Seller: 204 Woodworth Realty LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 109 12th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $339,000. Filed Nov. 28. Jones, Timothy M., Elmsford. Seller: Chatham White Plains RI LLC, West Palm Beach, Florida. Property: 5 Barker Ave., White Plains. Amount: $275,000. Filed Nov. 27. Laconte, Janine, Yonkers. Seller: 12 Nay LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 12 Nichols Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $370,000. Filed Nov. 27. LDM Horizon Corp, Mount Vernon. Seller: Corine W. Ashton, Valley Cottage. Property: 55-57 Hartley Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $885,000. Filed Nov. 29. Malka Equities LLC, New York. Seller: 2122 Boston Post Road LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 2122 Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $974,000. Filed Nov. 29. Mnb White Plains LLC, Bronx. Seller: Marcelo M. Matsuda, White Plains. Property: 769 North St., White Plains. Amount: $825,000. Filed Nov. 28. Myers, Valery, Mount Vernon. Seller: 468 S. Fourth Avenue 103 LLC, Monsey. Property: 468 South Ave., No. 103, Mount Vernon. Amount: $201,000. Filed Nov. 29. Pink Tease LLC, Bronx. Seller: Andrew J. Elia, Bronx. Property: 149 Hanson Lane, New Rochelle. Amount: $850,000. Filed Nov. 28. Reino, Nancy, Yonkers. Seller: Nehadipika III LLC, Yonkers. Property: 759 Kimball Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 28. Sharpe Home Designs LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Lee Lynn, Denver, Colorado. Property: 180 Croton Lake Road, New Castle. Amount: $820,000. Filed Nov. 28. US Bank Trust NA, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Aluka Obianuju, New Rochelle. Property: 1502 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $670,000. Filed Nov. 29.

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Vitulli, Rocco J., Eastchester. Seller: Rich & Rick Enterprises LLC, White Plains. Property: 95 Tuckahoe Ave., Eastchester. Amount: $585,000. Filed Nov. 28. Vivian Management LLC, Putnam Valley. Seller: Julia Rea and Ruth A. Sapatanga, Ossining. Property: 27 Elizabeth St., Ossining. Amount: $725,000. Filed Nov. 29. White Plains Equities LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Negi Vijay, White Plains. Property: 312 Main St., White Plains. Amount: $240,000. Filed Nov. 28. Federal Tax Liens, $10,000 or greater, Westchester County, Dec. 6 - 12 Adubor, Christopher: New Rochelle, 2022 personal income, $84,904. Aloysius G. Smith M.D., PC, Plastic Surgery Associates of New York: Yonkers, 2016 - 2017 corporate income, $10,065. Arzeno, Erickson: Yonkers, 2021 personal income, $77,874. Camerini, David C. and Suzanne Camerini: New Rochelle, 2022 personal income, $25,238. De Los Santos, A.: Yonkers, 2021 personal income, $77,874. Eden Technologies Inc.: White Plains, 2021 foreign corporations and partnerships, $30,000. Hanna, Wael F.: Tarrytown, 2010 - 2011, 2015 - 2019 personal income, $15,707. Milestone Contracting Group LLC: Yonkers, 2022 quarterly taxes, $10,468. Ogbonuba, Frank: Yonkers, 2023 failure to collect employment taxes, $21,251.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD Failure to carry insurance or for work-related injuries and illnesses. 288 Route 6 Corp., Yorktown Heights. Amount: $16,000. 918 Owners Corp., Rye Brook. Amount: $11,000. A1 R&R Security Corp., Mount Vernon. Amount: $42,000. Acevedos Auto Detailing Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $25,000. Alpha Contracting Group Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $27,000. Bindel International LLC, Yonkers. Amount: $23,000. BJL Dust & Shine Corp., Yonkers. Amount: $16,500. Champion Maintenance Contractors Inc., Port Chester. Amount: $21,000. Church Street Contractor Corp., New Rochelle. Amount: $2,500. D Jay and Daniel Construction Inc., Ossining. Amount: $20,500. EEMD Inc., South Salem. Amount: $23,500. Hernando Munoz, White Plains. Amount: $1,852. Highrange Fuels Inc., Cortlandt Manor. Amount: $7,500. Hit a Home Run Against Drugs Inc., Ossining. Amount: $2,500. JM CW Corp., Pelham. Amount: $14,000.

Ross, Mark: Yonkers, 2016, 2018 personal income, $61,612.

Jus Bare Waxing LLC, Mount Vernon. Amount: $34,500.

Wager Contracting Company Inc.: New Rochelle, 2022 quarterly taxes, $39,719.

Lewisboro Physical Therapy PC, Cross River. Amount: $12,000. Mercy House Cleaning Corp., Peekskill. Amount: $23,000. My Money Experts Inc., Valhalla. Amount: $11,000. Perllove LLC, Yonkers. Amount: $2,500.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY & HUDSON VALLEY RC Trans Inc., Peekskill. Amount: $6,000. RCK Builders LLC, Mamaroneck. Amount: $20,500. Respectable Security Inc., Mount Vernon. Amount: $42,000. Rosario, Jose Luis, Mount Vernon. Amount: $14,000. Royal Scarlet Deli Corp., White Plains. Amount: $10,500. State of Grind LLC, Larchmont. Amount: $22,000. Susan Cruz, Yonkers. Amount: $23,500. TC Coffee House & Deli LLC, Thornwood. Amount: $3,500. Theoni Alexander Design Inc., Irvington. Amount: $23,500. Weekend Gifts Inc., Mount Vernon. Amount: $21,000.

JUDGMENTS Azeizat, Mathew, Thornwood. $2,340 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah. Filed Nov. 20. Bailey, Beverly, White Plains. $1,343 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 20. Bolding, Sithrah K., Yonkers. $2,416 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 22. Boyd, Jerome K., Chappaqua. $2,736 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed Nov. 22. Bradford, Dawn M., Bronxville. $3,950 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 22. Brower Jr., Robert, Katonah. $30,267 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 22. Brown, Jennine, Mount Vernon. $11,746 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 22. Cruz Carpinteyro, Eddy, White Plains. $10,985 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 20.

Daeppen, Robert, Pound Ridge. $3,361 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 22.

Manfredi, Meagan, Mamaroneck. $2,305 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia. Filed Nov. 17.

Rios, Angel J., Ossining. $3,903 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 22.

Davis, Dane, Mount Vernon. $3,462 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 13.

McGill, Kevin, Yonkers. $1,345 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15.

Delaney, Connor, Yonkers. $3,070 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 22.

McIntosh, Devonte D., New Rochelle. $6,140 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22.

Rogers, Dionna E., New Rochelle. $9,522 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 22.

Delgado, Maria L., White Plains. $12,944 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 22.

Merced Jr., Ralph, Yonkers. $6,332 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22.

Duncan, Juanita, Pound Ridge. $1,897 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15.

Nanfro, Sam, Scarsdale. $2,167 in favor of American Express National Bank, Sandy, Utah. Filed Nov. 20.

Fajardo, Ricardo A., Yonkers. $8,681 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 22.

Nava, Saul, New Rochelle. $6,454 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank NA, West Des Moines, Iowa. Filed Nov. 22.

Roldan, Edward, Yonkers. $4,441 in favor of Capital One NA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22. Silletta, Faudia, Eastchester. $8,087 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22. Tobon, Javier, New Rochelle. $1,213 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15. Tribie, Gerard, Mount Vernon. $9,334 in favor of Capital One NA, Richmond, Virginia. Filed Nov. 17.

Gonzalez, Caesar, North Salem. $6,200 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22.

Nicholson, Brian D., White Plains. $11,857 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 22.

Grant, James, Harrison. $10,929 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15.

Nole, Edwin S., Peekskill. $10,832 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank NA, West Des Moines, Iowa. Filed Nov. 22.

Vasquez, Christopher, Yonkers. $3,099 in favor of TD Bank USA NA, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed Nov. 22.

Hakeem, Alea, New Rochelle. $1,867 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15.

Ocampos, Sixto J., White Plains. $5,829 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank NA, West Des Moines, Iowa. Filed Nov. 22.

Vaughn, Toni, Mount Vernon. $5,381 in favor of TD Bank USA NA, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Filed Nov. 22.

Hattar, Kelly, Yonkers. $6,122 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22.

Pace, Nicole, New Rochelle. $6,538 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15.

Warren, Tamar, Yonkers. $7,257 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 22.

James, Richard, Dobbs Ferry. $4,916 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 22.

Parson, Walter J., Mount Vernon. $4,569 in favor of Capital One NA, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22.

Zambrano, Daniela, Port Chester. $8,397 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank NA, West Des Moines, Iowa. Filed Nov. 22.

Jean, Astrid T., Scarsdale. $4,302 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 22.

Pastore, Frank, New Rochelle. $2,064 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15.

Johnskn, Cedric, Yonkers. $4,027 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22.

Paul, Selwyn, Mount Vernon. $3,943 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 22.

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

Johnson, David, Mount Vernon. $4,055 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 22.

Peguero, Mario T., Yonkers. $3,354 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 22.

Lawrence, Maxine, Ossining. $2,401 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15.

Pinkney, Phillip, Yorktown Heights. $2,261 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed Nov. 22.

Vargas, Alan, Yonkers. $1,511 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15.

Lobdell, Joy R., (estate of) as owner. Filed by Mortgage Assets Management LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $780,000 affecting property located at 33 Puritan Drive, Rye. Filed Nov. 29. Capitol Opco LLC, as owner. Filed by Ahearn Holtzman Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $101,000 affecting property located in Rye. Filed Nov. 27.

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Bank of America NA, as owner. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $405,000 affecting property located at 23 Tatomuck Road, Pound Ridge. Filed Nov. 30. Chrouch, Josephine, as owner. Filed by Velocity Commercial Capital. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $682,000 affecting property located at 535 S. Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 22. Sturdivent, Dorothea E., as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $504,000 affecting property located at 56 Independence St., White Plains. Filed Nov. 29. Dalessandro, Nanci, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $190,000 affecting property located at 29 Woodland Ave., Greenburgh. Filed Nov. 27. Bank of America NA, as owner. Filed by Grand West Association Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $281,000 affecting property located at 39 Locust Hill Ave., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 27. Bellino, Frank III, as owner. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $150,000 affecting property located at 35 Winding Lane, Bedford. Filed Nov. 27. Discover Bank, as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $450,000 affecting property located at 198 Vredenburgh Ave., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 28. Bronston, Sandra L., as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $243,000 affecting property located at 703 Pelham Road, Unit 306, New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 28. Discover Bank, as owner. Filed by Midfirst Bank. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $358,000 affecting property located at 29 Quincy Court, Goldens Bridge. Filed Nov. 28.

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Skeete, Kayreen, as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $148,000 affecting property located at 69 N. Moquette Row, Yonkers. Filed Nov. 29. Capital One NA, as owner. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $100,000 affecting property located at 665 N. Division St., Peekskill. Filed Nov. 29. Caragine, Patricia, as owner. Filed by West Coast 2022-7 LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $81,000 affecting property located at 30 Hudson Watch Drive, Ossining. Filed Nov. 29. Coschignano, Nicholas, as owner. Filed by US Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $130,000 affecting property located at 10 Juengst Road, Croton Falls. Filed Nov. 29. Pizzuti, Michele, as owner. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $920,000 affecting property located at 267 Dante Ave., Eastchester. Filed Nov. 29. Discover Cove at Half Moon Bay Condo Board of Managers, as owner. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $552,000 affecting property located at 1304 Half Moon Bay Drive, Unit 13-05, Croton-on-Hudson. Filed Nov. 30. Furman, Avivah S., as owner. Filed by Bank of America NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $578,000 affecting property located at 22 Donald Drive, Hastings-on-Hudson. Filed Nov. 30.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 601 Midland Rye Real Estate Owner, Rye. $25,704 in favor of Durante Rentals LLC, New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 28. Bonniello, Louie, Somers. $37,587 in favor of Steve Adams Jr. Plumbing & Heating, Carmel. Filed Nov. 27. Cacinovic, Dragan, Mamaroneck. $14,340 in favor of Durante Rentals LLC, New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 29. Ellis, Kyle, Pound Ridge. $2,260 in favor of CRP Sanitation Inc., Cortlandt Manor. Filed Nov. 27. I Park Broadway LLC, Yonkers. $29,280 in favor of Laura Li Industries LLC, Purchase. Filed Nov. 30. Palmiotto, Adriana, Bedford. $3,543 in favor of American Wood Floor LLC and The Ha, Clermont, Florida. Filed Nov. 17. Palmiotto, Adriana, Bedford. $2,350 in favor of Spinelli Surveying PLLC, Mamaroneck. Filed Nov. 21. Sabharwal, Upinderpal S., New Rochelle. $1,433 in favor of Junk Boss, New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 22. TH Tarrytown LLC, Greenburgh. $80,550 in favor of Variety Installers Inc., Ossining. Filed Nov. 17. West First Professional Plaza LLC, Mount Vernon. $19,568 in favor of M&M Windows & Doors, Brooklyn. Filed Nov. 27. Zuk, Wasserman Amanda, Greenburgh. $26,275 in favor of Harrison Park Associates Inc., Brewster. Filed Nov. 29.

DiDonato, Richard (trust), as owner. Filed by FDL Management Corp. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $30,500 affecting property located at 17 Drake Ave., New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 30.

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Sole Proprietorships 31 West 11th Street 1a & 1b Funding Association, 133 Parkway Road, Bronxville 10708. c/o Daniel J. Houlihan Jr, Marie Cortissoz Pension Plan and Houlihan Family Partners LLC, Filed Nov. 29. AcC Agustin Canvas, 78 Crescent Ave., New Rochelle 10801. c/o Hugo Agustin Rumualdo Cardona. Filed Nov. 30. AHHH Stage & Media Productions, 531 E. Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. c/o Angela Hall. Filed Nov. 27. Bridge to Bliss Therapy, P.O. Box 306, Elmsford 10523. c/o Marilyn Thompson. Filed Nov. 22. Cleartrack Financials, 65 James St., West Harrison 10604. c/o Gabriella Maria Isgro. Filed Nov. 22. Conra Pintura Service, 24 Grace Church St., Port Chester 10573. c/o Conrado Ramos. Filed Nov. 28. Copy Vin, 16 N. Broadway, Apt. 2J, White Plains 10601. c/o Vincent Luke Bonanno. Filed Nov. 30. Creative Curves Collective, 300 S. Central Ave., A8, Hartsdale 10530. c/o Elvia Flores-Goldamez. Filed Nov. 30. Crosstrainers Apparel, 30 Ramona Court, New Rochelle 10804. c/o David Randolph Holder. Filed Nov. 29.

Das Media, 38 London Terrace, New Rochelle 10804. c/o Dylan Surya Dasgupta. Filed Nov. 29.

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De Jure Legal Document Preparation & Notary Public, 133 S. 13th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. c/o Kecia R. Daniely. Filed Nov. 28.

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Dialex & Kuna Mbarete, 20 Alexander Ave., White Plains 10606. c/o Gladys Diana Rodas Caballero. Filed Nov. 22. Giftsubscriptions.com, 487 E. Main St., 106, Mount Kisco 10549. c/o Todd Alper. Filed Nov. 27. Happy Nest Psychotherapy, 200 Sedgwick Ave., Yonkers 10705. c/o Eri Carrillo. Filed Nov. 22. Kate Galligan Tutoring & Consulting, 101 Katonah Ave., Katonah 10536. c/o Kate Silverstein. Filed Nov. 27. King Paul Truck & Auto Repair, 13 Burhans Ave., Yonkers 10701. c/o Paul Thompson. Filed Nov. 29. Morales Painting Services, 24 Grace Church St., Port Chester 10573. c/o Jose Edgar Morales Orozco. Filed Nov. 28. Painting & Finishing, 499 Ellendale Ave., Port Chester 10573. c/o Jose Antonio Candia Bermeo. Filed Nov. 28. Painting YA Services, 109 Washington St., Port Chester 10573. c/o Jose Antonio Perez Mijangos. Filed Nov. 28. Robin Academy, 45 High St., Mount Kisco 10549. c/o Brigitte Robin Burgler. Filed Nov. 29. Solidified Collective, 411 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 10573. c/o Alejandro Duran. Filed Nov. 22. Trap Dollz, 45A E. Third St., Mount Vernon 10550. c/o Khadija Royal. Filed Nov. 28.

Webster Service & Painting, 193 Webster Ave., New Rochelle 10801. c/o Carlos Enrique Aguilar Rabanales. Filed Nov. 28.

Levon NY ClXXI LLC, as owner. Lender: New York Development LLC and Dyas Group II LLC. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $20 million. Filed Nov. 20. NBT Bank, as owner. Lender: Haus Alpin of Wallkill New York LLC. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $7.4 million. Filed Nov. 21. Northeast Community Bank, as owner. Lender: Bluestone Commons 3 LLC. Property: State Route 208 Maybrook Amount: $9.3 million. Filed Nov. 15.

Below $1 million EH Capital LLC, as owner. Lender: Equity Homes New York II Inc. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $93,000. Filed Nov. 15. Homestead Funding Corp., as owner. Lender: Emily F. Johnson and David Litman. Property: in Crawford. Amount: $475,000. Filed Nov. 20. Northeast Community Bank, as owner. Lender: Lattintown Road Corp. Property: in Spring Valley. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 15. Wallkill Valley Federal Savings & Loan Association, as owner. Lender: Caleb Vreeland. Property: 615 Mount Orange Road, Middletown. Amount: $350,000. Filed Nov. 20.

DEEDS Above $1 million Goldberg, Steven and Cayman Wills, Pawling Seller: 43 Byrds Hill Road LLC, Wingdale. Property: in Dover. Amount: $4.5 million. Filed Nov. 9. Hoffman, Elizabeth, Beacon. Seller: Spa Tip Property LLC, Beacon. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $6.8 million. Filed Nov. 3.

Kosf III Wappingers Falls LLC, Minnetonka, Minnesota. Seller: Affordable Storage Solutions LLC, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Nov. 2.

Figuereo, Joel, Glendale. Seller: Toll Northeast V Corp., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $726,500. Filed Nov. 1.

Park, Chang Hae and Hoon Jae, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Toll Northeast V Corp., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $925,500. Filed Nov. 3.

Mossy Hill LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Matthew S. Clunan and Alexandra Signe Aivadyan, Pawling. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $9 million. Filed Nov. 8.

Front Porch Properties LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Donald DiGiacomo, Fishkill. Property: 26 Continental Drive, Fishkill. Amount: $305,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Park South Avenue LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Chauncey Maggiacomo, Salt Point. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $375,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Grape House LLC, East Elmhurst. Seller: Kerry McKenzie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $144,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Rader, Martin H. and Donna G. Rader, Hot Springs, North Carolina. Seller: 25 Old Farm Road Development LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $85,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Tiamat Properties C LLC, New York. Seller: SR Club Meadows 28 LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona. Property: 111 Redtail Pass, Amenia. Amount: $30.6 million. Filed Nov. 8. Below $1 million 11 Alden Place LLC, New York. Seller: Steven J. and Mary Alex, Millbrook. Property: 11 Alden Place, Washington. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 2. 141 Davis Road LLC, Salt Point. Seller: Joseph Fuscaldo, Salt Point. Property: 141 Davis Road, Salt Point. Amount: $280,000. Filed Nov. 13. 2559 Dutchess LLC, Clinton Corners. Seller: Branzak Holding LLC, Pleasant Valley. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 2. 3 Millrock CPT LLC, Wurtsboro. Seller: Catskill Farms Inc., Wurtsboro. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $210,000. Filed Nov. 3. AIO Operating LLC, Plano, Texas. Seller: Stagecoach Royalties LLC, New York. Property: in Dover. Amount: $373,000. Filed Nov. 3. Arlington Capital Investors LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Rochelle A. Perry, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 13. Best Ryder, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Seller: Var Properties New York LLC, Brewster. Property: 79 W. Center St., Beacon. Amount: $615,000. Filed Nov. 9. Carnaby LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Michael R. Ramputi, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $230,000. Filed Nov. 6. Eastern View Developers Ltd., Wappingers Falls. Seller: Dawn E. Personeus, Fishkill. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $132,500. Filed Nov. 8.

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Gvkgne Realty Inc., New York. Seller: Christine L. Lilley, Brewster. Property: in Dover. Amount: $510,000. Filed Nov. 1. Hernandez, Kelsey Natalie, Newburgh. Seller: Deal House Capital Fund II LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $315,000. Filed Nov. 9. Kent Road Associates of New York Inc., Wappingers Falls. Seller: Bruce and Maxine Foley, Carmel. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $150,000. Filed Nov. 9. Khan, Saad, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Taylor Ave Properties LLC, Highland Falls. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $75,000. Filed Nov. 6. Linnane, Nikolas Ryan and Haleigh Maureen, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Grove Home Construction LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $753,000. Filed Nov. 8. Mathew, Sini, Ossining. Seller: Henry Hearth and Home Realty LLC, LaGrangeville. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $510,000. Filed Nov. 8. Noonan, Sean, Pleasant Valley. Seller: Revved Up Marketers LLC, New Paltz. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $299,000. Filed Nov. 1. Orange Bank & Trust Co., Mount Vernon. Seller: Mill Scott, Dover Plains. Property: 11 Morgan Court, Dover. Amount: $385,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Ramirez, Jose R. Flores, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Millbrook Properties LLC, Hopewell Junction. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $230,000. Filed Nov. 1. Re Holdings Network LLC, Fresh Meadows. Seller: Carol M. Rosa, Hopewell Junction. Property: 18 Boxwood Close, Wappinger. Amount: $180,000. Filed Nov. 9. Richardson, Shani, Beacon. Seller: Brookview Holdings LLC, Suffern. Property: 9 Harborhill Court, Beacon. Amount: $390,000. Filed Nov. 9. Saunders, Patricia S. (trust), White Plains. Seller: EFAR Renovation & HVAC R LLC, Marlboro. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $415,000. Filed Nov. 13. Shenandoah Properties LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Ezra Rand, Stanfordville. Property: 11 Old Townsend Road, Hopewell Junction. Amount: $30,000. Filed Nov. 1. Silverstein, Martin J., Rhinebeck. Seller: 25 Old Farm Road Development LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $85,000. Filed Nov. 1. Singh, Anupama, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Mid-Hudson Development Corp., Poughquag. Property: 12 Sunset Court, Wappinger Falls. Amount: $973,000. Filed Nov. 1. Tiramisuiskey LLC, Huntington. Seller: Gillian A. Robinson, Poughquag. Property: 36 Brothers Road, Beekman. Amount: $90,000. Filed Nov. 9.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY & HUDSON VALLEY Tola, Njazi, Bronx. Seller: Midfirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Property: 19 Cedar Lane, Wingdale. Amount: $119,000. Filed Nov. 3. Urban Nest Rentals LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Stephen A. Kirshon Trust, Poughkeepsie. Property: 311 Mill St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $387,000. Filed Nov. 1. US Bank National Trust Company Association, Chicago, Illinois. Seller: Jennifer Merritt, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 75 N. Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $255,500. Filed Nov. 9.

JUDGMENTS Aledia, Rhona A., Campbell Hall. $8,737 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 15. Arnold, Joshua, Newburgh. $6,450 in favor of Newburgh SHG 36 LLC, Brooklyn. Filed Nov. 21. Berlinski, Mark, Westtown. $7,257 in favor of Capital One Bank, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed Nov. 15. Bollenbach Jr., Robert W., Monroe. $21,082 in favor of LCS Capital LLC, Centennial, Colorado. Filed Nov. 20. Cabrera, Joel, Middletown. $2,716 in favor of Jefferson Capital Systems LLC, Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Filed Nov. 21. Carter, Shardonda and Little Sheryl, Middletown. $10,312 in favor of East Coast Imperial Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed Nov. 16. Contrys, James, Middletown. $1,418 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed Nov. 20. Cotten, Pamela, Middletown. $2,700 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed Nov. 16. Coyne, Claire, Montgomery. $91,678 in favor of LCS Capital LLC, Centennial, Colorado. Filed Nov. 20. Csoke, Carlos M., Newburgh. $2,249 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 15.

Cuneo, Christopher, Newburgh. $19,560 in favor of TD Bank, Jacksonville, Florida. Filed Nov. 20. Davis, Aaron, Newburgh. $75,000 in favor of Hudson Valley Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Filed Nov. 17. Dittert, Jacqueline, Cuddebackville. $1,679 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC and Citibank, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 20.

Gomez, Isabel and Isabel Rivera, New York. $9,332 in favor of Credigy Receivables Inc., Suwanee, Georgia. Filed Nov. 21. Gransden, Gordon L., Newburgh. $1,521 in favor of Capital One, Richmond, Virginia. Filed Nov. 16. Gutierrez, Rosemarie, Monroe. $6,260 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 17.

Donaldson, Lisa, Newburgh. $3,244 in favor of Erin Capital Management LLC, New York. Filed Nov. 16.

Hayes, Kenneth, Newburgh. $7,800 in favor of Mimello Properties LLC, Yonkers. Filed Nov. 21.

Dowe, Christina and Daymon Fitzroy, Middletown. $9,938 in favor of East Coast Imperial Gardens LLC, Middletown. Filed Nov. 16.

Hayward, Tremaine, Chester. $4,148 in favor of UHG I LLC, Williamsville. Filed Nov. 16.

Duka, Ajrulla, Goshen. $13,713 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed Nov. 21. Dunn Jr., Herbert, Warwick. $3,254 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed Nov. 16. Durand, Francis, Cornwallon-Hudson. $11,280 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 15. Faison, Chaharry, Newburgh. $1,326 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 20. Fanning, Adam, Walden. $11,565 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 21. Firstiun, John F. III, Ravena. $29,798 in favor of Ally Financial Inc., Detroit, Michigan. Filed Nov. 16. Fuentes, Joceyln Abigail and Japon Danilo, Middletown. $5,400 in favor of Freedom Katz LLC, Brooklyn. Filed Nov. 20. Gallo Jr., Michael J., Newburgh. $32,933 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, Dearborn, Michigan. Filed Nov. 15.

Hendrickson, Vashone, Middletown. $4,173 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 16. Horowitz, Azrum S., Monroe. $6,883 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 21. Ishaq, Faud, Middletown. $4,694 in favor of Capital One, Glen Allen, Virginia. Filed Nov. 14.

McSwain, Jenifer, Highland Falls. $4,362 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 15. Medora, Rose, Warwick. $2,696 in favor of Capital One, Richmond, Virginia. Filed Nov. 20. Morreale, Barbara, et al, Newburgh. $13,100 in favor of Lora Realty Inc., Sugar Loaf. Filed Nov. 21. Navarra Jr., Francis, Salisbury Mills. $2,300 in favor of Hilmar Apartments LLC, Goshen. Filed Nov. 21. Perez, Jasmine T., Middletown. $1,559 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla. Filed Nov. 16. Porras, Hernan Armando, Highland. $9,602 in favor of TEG Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Filed Nov. 16. Powlis, Tara, New Windsor. $6,046 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed Nov. 16. Reganess, Jesse A., Westtown. $13,530 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, West Des Moines, Iowa. Filed Nov. 15.

Jones, Toni M., Newburgh. $4,169 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 15.

Reid, Sharon, Chester. $5,414 in favor of Navy Federal Credit Union, Vienna, Virginia. Filed Nov. 21.

Knight, Crystal M., Highland Falls. $3,363 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 21.

Rodriguez, Hazel, Middletown. $12,150 in favor of Hing Middletown LLC, Middletown. Filed Nov. 14.

Koznits Enterprises Inc., Monroe. $429,072 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York. Filed Nov. 16.

Rotundo, Dominick, Middletown. $1,378 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed Nov. 16.

Kraus, Elimelech, Monroe. $3,099 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah. Filed Nov. 14.

Scott, Ricardo, Monroe. $6,294 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 20.

Mannix, Laura A., Pine Bush. $6,274 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 15.

Stellitano, Heidi, Newburgh. $7,265 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 15.

Tran Son and Pretty Nails, Milford, Delaware. $77,106 in favor of Premier Capital LLC, Bedford, Massachusetts. Filed Nov. 20. Ullman, Steven, New Windsor. $2,448 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 16. Weiss, Meyer, Monroe. $6,233 in favor of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC and Lincoln Automotive Financial Services, Dearborn, Michigan. Filed Nov. 15. West, Donna M., Goshen. $7,611 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 21.

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

Sole Proprietorships Anecdote Photography, 6 Old Temple Hill Road, Unit 611, Vails Gate 12584. c/o Tobon Eduardo Perez. Filed Nov. 30. Bellaoonz Events, 14 Hardscrabble Road, Chester 10918. c/o Palanza Tara. Filed Nov. 30. Box 2 Go, 3036 Route 6, Slate Hill 10973. c/o Timothy MacChurch. Filed Nov. 20.

West, Donna, Goshen. $2,536 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Filed Nov. 21.

Cindys Palate XlII, 347 Third St., Newburgh 12550. c/o Atkins Pryce Cindy Louise. Filed Nov. 21.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

Faith Transport, 3 Gordon St., Port Jervis 12771. c/o Staci D. Dennison. Filed Nov. 27.

Alicea Holdings LLC, as owner. $18,751 in favor of Jam Associates Inc. Property: 2780 State Route 208, Walden. Filed Nov. 20. Catrini, Robert, as owner. $43,502 in favor of Verdi Heavy Civil LLC. Property: Drake Road, Pleasant Valley. Filed Nov. 21. Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, as owner. $532,892 in favor of Consigli Construction Company Inc. Property: 9 Norton Road, Red Hook. Filed Nov. 21.

Family Real Property, 7 Center St., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. c/o Mechele McGready. Filed Nov. 27. Hair & Beauty By Chelle, 88 Dunning Road, Suite 216, Middletown 10940. c/o Michelle Lee Kurtz. Filed Nov. 29. Honey Cakes, 531 Route 52 Suite 1, Carmel 10512. c/o Angelita M. Giron. Filed Nov. 28.

Perez, Keith, as owner. $39,879 in favor of Gkontos Inc. Property: in Newburgh. Filed Nov. 21.

Honey Cakes, 531 Route 52, Suite 1, Carmel 10512. c/o Hilda Y. Diaz Leiva. Filed Nov. 30.

Zygmunt, Casmier, as owner. $11,069 in favor of Sunbelt Rentals Inc. Property: in Warwick. Filed Nov. 20.

Ilaw Clothin, 89 Deer Court Drive, Middletown 10940. c/o Wali E. Manick. Filed Nov. 30.

Law Office of Bonnie C. Brennan, 10 Lakeside Drive, New Windsor 12553. c/o Brennan Bonnie Christine. Filed Nov. 22. Mosepi, 39 Winding Brook Drive, Walden 12586. c/o Gillespie Dylan Nicholas. Filed Nov. 27. NYX Creations, 2 Academy St., Newburgh 12550. c/o Hernandez Alexander Julian. Filed Nov. 20. Perfect Homes Cleaning Services, 206 W. Main St., Middletown 10940. c/o Ildmary Berrios Torres. Filed Nov. 28. S&S Gembroidery, 3012 Route 6 Slate Hill 10973. c/o Susan Leigh Papa. Filed Nov. 20. Sinsemilia, 53 Ulster Ave., Apt.1, Walden 12586. c/o Carlos Desir. Filed Nov. 21. Soulshine Apothecary, 27 Bolville Court, Chester 10918. c/o Thomas M. Charmaine. Filed Nov. 29. Southpaw Bookkeeping, 54 Highland Ave., Walden 12586. c/o Jessica Lee Kilduff. Filed Nov. 27. Turbos Mobile Detailing, 80 Franklin St., Port Jervis 12771. c/o Charles Tyler Nellums Monroe. Filed Nov. 28.

Kmissy Makeup, 23 Wileman Ave., Walden 12586. c/o Kimberly Moglia. Filed Nov. 28.

Martin, Aaron J., Commack. $2,186 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 15.

Garriques, Adrian, Newburgh. $7,741 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 14.

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BUILDING PERMITS

Commercial Accent Signs LLC, Stamford, contractor for Gar Realty LLC. Install aluminum LED illuminated box sign with an acrylic face and one double-sided led illuminated flag mounted sign with acrylic faces at 65 Bedford St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 21.

LLC, Fairfield, contractor for 400 Atlantic Joint Venture LLC and SLJ Atlantic Stamford LLC, seventh floor, reduce to core and shell at 400 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Nov. 20.

PDS Engineering and Construction, Norwalk, contractor for Associated Food Distributors. Construct one-story structure at 16 Muller Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Cali J RD Construction and Masonry LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Norwalk Hospital Association. Construct a new multifamily residence at 100 Truman St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed Oct. 17.

TWP Home LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Valentina Kotova. Install three sliding windows and one sliding door at 123 Old Belden Hill Road, No. 42, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,679. Filed Oct. 16.

Accent Signs LLC, Stamford, contractor for Summer East Holdings LLC. Install one wall-mounted sign with aluminum brackets at 501 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Nov. 6.

CNB Contracting Corp., Bronx, New York, contractor for Stamford Town Center LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 100 Greyrock Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $338,716. Filed Nov. 27.

AGW Summer LLC, Stamford, contractor for AGW Summer LLC. Install tents for headquarters at 1111 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 15.

Coastal Property Services LLC, Southington, contractor for Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Strip and replace roof place new drip edge, ice/water membrane on all decking, flashing, ridge vent, architectural shingles, 35 vinyl replacement windows, tempered units in bathrooms and install 4 new vinyl patio doors at 33 Heather Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $40,650. Filed Nov. 16.

Battinelli, Anthony, Stamford, contractor for M&R Holdings LLC. Renovate bathrooms, kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms and alter one-family dwelling, which has been used as a two-family residence and legalize to a two-family status at 54 Morris St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Nov. 21. Bedford West Holdings LLC, Stamford, contractor for Bedford West Holdings LLC. Install dimensional acrylic letters and logo 1/2” thickness with an aluminum composite panel for backer at 120 Bedford St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,250. Filed Nov. 28. Belgica Veronica UgunaTamay, Danbury, contractor for 18 Cold Spring LLC. Replace 20 square feet of double siding and install 3/8 insulation at 18 Cold Spring Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Nov. 21. Blackwell Construction

DFW Building Company LLC, Easton, contractor for Baker Properties Ltd. partnership. Build-out front mezzanine for a conference room, workstations, and training room. Below mezzanine construct small utility renovation at 49 John St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed Nov. 8. DBI Development LLC, Norwalk, contractor for DBI Development LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 149 South Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 17. Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Larry Guadagno. Remove and replace 10 windows at 80 County St., No.1313J, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $16,077. Filed Oct. 18. Lang Pools, Norwalk, contractor for Christopher Barrow. Install in-ground fiberglass pool at 26 Princes Pine Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $112,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Residential A2z Contractors LLC, Stamford, contractor for Iman and Rashida Morisset. Perform a layout modification of first story. Finish basement, install staircase from first level to basement at 110 Joffre Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 28. Antonelli, John E., Stamford, contractor for Carol A. Ritterelser and Patricia L. Colucci. Remove and replace shingle roof at 235 Woodbine Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $31,752. Filed Nov. 6. Antonelli, John E., Stamford, contractor for Kimberly Tisler. Replace shingle roof at 194 Thornwood Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,210. Filed Nov. 8. Bartlett, Philip, Beacon Falls, contractor for Andrews Jason. Install 24kw Generac generator to be powered by existing 1000-gallon propane tank at 3 Lake Windermere Drive, Unit UT4, Stamford. Estimated cost: $11,500. Filed Nov. 13. Battinelli, Anthony, Stamford, contractor for Forest Ford. Remove and install two new showcase windows, redo showcase framework, a few metal studs, sheetrock and 50 bricks at 11 Forest St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $68,000. Filed Nov. 13. Bedard, Ryan, Norwalk, contractor for Ryan Bedard. Remove and replace rear roof and screened-in porch at 3 Gillies Lane, Norwalk Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Breakwater Renovation & Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Barry L. and Neisha Natale. Construct one addition at rear and expand existing family room and construct a new wood deck at 2 Farm House Lane, No.1, Norwalk Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed Oct. 18. Brown Roofing Company Inc., Seymour, contractor for Antoinette Maria D’Agostino. Strip and reroof 3.46 squares on garage only at 180 Alpine St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,096. Filed Nov. 1. Cannondale Generators Inc., Wilton, contractor to install 24kw generator powered by propane at 622 Erskine Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,950. Filed Nov. 17. Costa, Cristina, Redding, contractor for Amol Rajivanand Dixit. Legalize a finished basement to include a separate exterior covered entrance, a bedroom, full bathroom and wet bar area to be used as an integral part of the single-family home. The bedroom will have egress windows at 163 Southfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $44,100. Filed Nov. 6. Dorian, Skrobisz, Stamford, contractor for Dorian Skrobisz. Replace termite-infested/rotted framing within the existing footprint. Update to reflect repairs for 2x4 walls next to windows, bathroom wall and floor at 59 Rippowam Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Nov. 28. Earthlight Technologies LLC, Ellington, contractor for Daniel Moon Sangho. Install roof-mounted solar system and inverters at 60 Larkspur Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $44,500. Filed Nov. 13. Emerald Isle Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Anthony Bevilaqua. Renovate bathroom on third floor of property. Convert the full bath on the first floor into a half bathroom by removing the tub at 147 Riverbank Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Nov. 7. Fabiano Albino Services LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Trinidad M. Anarcaya and Inocencios Palacios. Replace vinyl siding with new vinyl siding at 151 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 13.

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Fay Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Thomas F. and Suzanne M. Cingari. Construct a new accessory building to be used at 115 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Raise High Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Burton L. and Ethelle Shatz. Construct a superstructure for a single-family residence at 8 Harstrom Place, Norwalk Estimated cost: $800,000. Filed Oct. 18.

Fazio, Timothy J., Stamford, contractor for Timothy J. Fazio. Install 11 tents at 73 Maltbie Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Reed Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Laura Cerovsky. Add for rear entry to single-family residence at 42 Ponus Ave., Norwalk Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 17.

Flying Colors Roofing LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Calvin Lawson. Reroof 19 Southwind Drive, Norwalk Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Oct. 17. G.A. Castro Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Myriam Maldonado and Myriam Cattani. Perform a roof replacement at 83 Judy Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Nov. 7. G&S Renovations LLC, Stamford, contractor for Scott P. and Michele P. Piskin. Repair existing deck by replacing existing deck boards, provide new perimeter guards and keep existing framing and foundations at 90 Wedgemere Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Nov. 8. GA Castro Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Nilo Huyhua. Reroof 35 Woodland Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $108,000. Filed Nov. 1. G.A. Castro Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Mei-Chun Chang and Yen Leesa Chang. Reroof 77 Fairview Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,997. Filed Nov. 1. Gaikwad, Bhavna S. and Wilfred Pinto, Norwalk, contractor for Bhavna S. Gaikwad and Wilfred Pinto. Repair existing deck at 7 Mark Drive, Norwalk Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed Oct. 19. Kay, David J., Norwalk, contractor for Martin G. Bernstein. Install a generator at rear of single-family residence at 12 Rae Lane, Norwalk Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Oct. 19. Over The Top Restoration LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Robert and Marjorie Owens. Reroof 45 County St., Norwalk Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed Oct. 17.

Roofing Solutions of Connecticut LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Rodrigo P. and Donna Chiavegatto. Reroof 11 Hudson St., Norwalk Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Oct. 19. Santos, Nicole, Daniel Christopher, Norwalk, contractor for Daniel Christopher Santos Nicole. Remodel first-floor bathroom with tile and new fixtures at 4 Carlson Court, Norwalk Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 18. Singer, Scott W., Norwalk, contractor for Scott W. Singer. Construct an addition at a single-family residence, adding shed, roof and patio at 20 Cavray Road, Norwalk Estimated cost: $83,630. Filed Oct. 17. Zakhar, Theodore, Norwalk, contractor for Steven J. and Elaine M. Rust. Reroof 22 Cloverly Circle, Norwalk Estimated cost: $37,600. Filed Oct. 17.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Bridgeport Hospital, et al, Hartford. Filed by Desmond Cordovez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jonathan Eamon Spodnick, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff was suffering from stab wounds and their resultant trauma to his body requiring continued medical care and attention. But after his initial treatment and despite such continued need, he was approved for discharge by the defendant. Plaintiff decided to go to another provider and it was determined that the plaintiff would need emergency surgery to his left forearm because of compartment syndrome. The defendant was negligent and failed to evaluate, diagnose, treat, monitor and/ or supervise the plaintiff. 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-23-6127544-S. Filed Oct. 3.

Caravella, Quinn M., et al, Stamford. Filed by Blondel Grant, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Varrone & Varrone, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV23-6127820-S. Filed Sept. 25. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, Hartford. Filed by Eduardo Vargas, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller Rosnick D’Amico August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-23-6128144-S. Filed Oct. 17. St. Vincent’s Medical Center, et al, Hartford. Filed by Jessica Eaton, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Berkowitz and Hanna LLC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff suffered medical malpractice and as a result of the defendants’ negligence the plaintiff underwent with a left below-knee amputation The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-23-6127694-S. Filed Sept. 28. Tunxis Hill Dental, et al, Filed by Rosa Cuadrado, Monroe. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cooper Law Group, Bridgeport. Action: During a medical procedure, the defendants damaged the plaintiff’s inferior alveolar nerve by drilling too deeply and penetrating the mandibular nerve canal. The defendants violated the standard of care and the plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-23-6128088-S. Filed Oct. 16.

Danbury Superior Court Lockwood, Randy, et al, Newtown. Filed by Amanda Corona, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Christopher Gerard Winans, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff and defendants have a one-half interest in a property. The plaintiff seeks to divest her interest and seeks a partition of the subject property and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-23-6048092-S. Filed Sept. 15. Jablonski, Matthew, et al, New Fairfield. Filed by Alini Muniz-santos, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-23-6047439-S. Filed Sept. 15. Coladarci, Emil, Danbury. Filed by Rosa Illescas, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Flood Law Firm LLC, Middletown. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises controlled by the defendant when she was caused to fall due to the icy and slippery condition of the front exterior steps, thereby causing her to suffer the injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $ 15,000in monetary damagesexclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-23-6047455-S. Filed Sept. 18. Perez, Chris, Danbury. Filed by Ally Bank, Jacksonville, Florida. Plaintiff’s attorney: Korde & Associates PC, New London. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendant’s vehicle debt. The defendant had defaulted on the terms of the agreement and has failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-23-6047386-S. Filed Sept. 11.

Obligado, Alvaro, New Fairfield. Filed by Jorge Nunes, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-23-6047719-S. Filed Oct. 10.

Stamford Superior Court Lester, Gabriella, et al, Sarasota, Florida. Filed by Marisa Fulciniti, West Harrison, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wocl Leydon LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-23-6063179-S. Filed Sept. 15. Molinelli, Bruce, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Adam Chodos, Boca Raton, Florida. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ivey Barnum & O’Mara, Greenwich. Action: The plaintiff suffered medical malpractice by the defendants in 2001when he underwent a total extraperitoneal laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair to remediate the right inguinal hernia. The defendants completed the TEP procedure without removing the inflator bag, leaving it inside the plaintiff’s abdominal cavity after stitching him closed. For the next 21 years, the plaintiff suffered from several disparate, seemingly unexplained medical conditions. The defendants failed to meet the standards of care required. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-23-6063450-S. Filed Oct. 3. Petersen, Max, Stamford. Filed by Charles Williams, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Millman & Millman, Westport. Action: The plaintiff was struck by the defendant’s vehicle. As. a result, the plaintiff suffred injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV23-6063556-S. Filed Oct. 11.

Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, Hartford. Filed by Karen Whitehead, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Pickel Law Firm LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-23-6063587-S. Filed Oct. 13. Veliz-Carrillo, Rudy, Norwalk. Filed by David Goldoff, Scarsdale. Plaintiff’s attorney: Matthew Julian Forrest, Wethersfield. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-236063451-S. Filed Oct. 3.

DEEDS Commercial 101 West Stamford LLC, Stamford. Seller: Blake F. P. Zizzi, Stamford. Property: 101 West Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1,250,000. Filed Nov. 17. 16 Stillman Lane Trust, Greenwich. Seller: Stone Cottage LLC, Greenwich. Property: 16 Stillman Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $5,700,000. Filed Nov. 29. 25 Forest Apartment LLC, Stamford. Seller: Xiaoting Zhu, Stamford. Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 6B, Stamford. Amount: $460,000. Filed Nov. 16. 50 Morningside LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Frank J. Baratta and Ayako Baratta, Greenwich. Property: 48 Morningside Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 22. 76 Khakum Wood Road LLC, Riverside. Seller: NTC Group Inc., Greenwich. Property: 76 Khakum Wood Road, Greenwich. Amount: $4,000,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Browne, Amanda L. and Michael James Moloney, Stamford. Seller: K29 LLC, Stamford. Property: 68 Hope St., Unit 10, Stamford. Amount: $425,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Schubak, Ross D., Greenwich. Seller: D&F Holdings LLC, Greenwich. Property: 137 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 21.

Campbell Builders & Development LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Sandra C. Klein, Greenwich. Property: 29 Widgeon Way, Greenwich. Amount: $1,975,000. Filed Nov. 28.

The Greenwich Land Trust Inc., Greenwich. Seller: The Nature Conservancy, New Haven. Property: 370 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 20.

Fontes, Joao Daniel Trindade and Chelsea Gay Fagan, New York, New York. Seller: Fair-West Properties LLC, Greenwich. Property: 12 Taylor Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1,210,000. Filed Nov. 29. Glenstone Development P1 LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Sheila Rupprecht, Fairfield. Property: 233 Melville Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $335,000. Filed Nov. 30. Keys, Truman R. and Kevin Batista, Bristol. Seller: Sound Beach General Contractors LLC, Riverside. Property: 2853 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,850,000. Filed Nov. 20. MacDougall, John, et al, Shelton. Seller: Creston Capital LLC, Stratford. Property: 305 Old Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $297,500. Filed Nov. 27. Mendiola, Hendy, Stamford. Seller: Clear Brook Management LLC, Stamford. Property: 29 Standish Road, Unit 10-A-1, Stamford. Amount: $265,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Tracey Lee Utton Revocable Trust, Stamford. Seller: 123 Starin Drive LLC, Darien. Property: 123 Starin Drive, Stamford. Amount: $0. Filed Nov. 20. Turner, Christopher and Tracy Turner, Greenwich. Seller: Bruce Park Holding LLC, Darien. Property: 38 Bruce Park Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $4,495,000. Filed Nov. 27. Upright III, Gerald M. and Elizabeth A. Murphy, Cos Cob. Seller: Theodore Development Company LLC, Greenwich. Property: 35 Butler St., Cos Cob. Amount: $2,200,000. Filed Nov. 22.

Residential Advani, Myna, Greenwich. Seller: Gabrielle N. Rozen, Greenwich. Property: 20 Church St., Unit B-35, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 21.

North Water Property LLC, Princeton, New Jersey. Seller: Greenwich Living LLC, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 180 N. Water St., Greenwich. Amount: $1,900,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Borecki, Yvette Medici, Darien. Seller: Diane D’Angelo, Milford. Property: 1 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 3B, Stamford. Amount: $470,000. Filed Nov. 16.

OG Island Life Investments LLC, Greenwich. Seller: West Way Holdings LLC, Greenwich. Property: 40 West Way, Old Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 22.

Brewer, Chelsea and Nathan Steward, Greenwich. Seller: Ashley Rutter and Jacob Rutter, Stamford. Property: 2588 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $920,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Baratta, Frank J. and Ayako Baratta, Greenwich. Seller: 50 Morningside LLC, Greenwich. Property: 50 Morningside Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 22.

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The Roberts Family Trust, Greenwich. Seller: Robert Joseph Wussler Jr., Greenwich. Property: 10 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $3,050,000. Filed Nov. 29.

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Bueti, Paul and Denise Bueti, Cos Cob. Seller: Sandra Lynn Hill, Scottsdale, Arizona. Property: 215 Orchard St., Cos Cob. Amount: $2,795,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Buscaglia, Marcos Andres and Sofia M. CanaleBuscaglia, Riverside. Seller: Gina M. Hartlett, Stamford. Property: 2475 Summer St., Unit 1P, Stamford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Nov. 21. Calabro, Jason S. and Marissa R. Calabro, Greenwich. Seller: Ronda Baron Karp, Greenwich. Property: 46 Hunt Terrace, Greenwich. Amount: $1,000,000. Filed Nov. 22. Campbell, Timothy and Megan Campbell, Fairfield. Seller: Karl W. Juthnas and Karen M. Juthnas, Fairfield. Property: 1200 Samuel Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1,155,000. Filed Nov. 30. Casseus, Bethsabee, Stamford. Seller: Samantha Chiafalo, Stamford. Property: 26 Moore St., Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $310,000. Filed Nov. 20. Chackman, Sylvan, Sunny Isles, Florida, Seller: Simmone Chackman, Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Property: 11 Vineyard Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 20. Charles, Virgilio A. and Claudette Charles, Stamford. Seller: Virgilio A. Charles and Claudette Charles, Stamford. Property: 82 Intervale Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 22. Cochran, John Kevin and Maureen Cochran, West Nyack, New York. Seller: Michael Welsh and Jacquelin Welsh, Stamford. Property: 34 Blackwood Lane, Stamford. Amount: $1,300,000. Filed Nov. 17.

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Connolly, Matthew and Jenna Thibault, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: John Anthony Bonacci and Godelieve C.E.M. Bonacci, Fairfield. Property: 157 Winnepoge Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $650,000. Filed Nov. 27. Coyago, Luis Oswaldo, Stamford. Seller: Jimmy D. Magliore and Suzette S. Magliore, Stamford. Property: 65 Maple Ave., Stamford. Amount: $660,000. Filed Nov. 17. Cypher III, Robert S. and Donna Ho Cypher, Long Island City, New York. Seller: Edward F. O’Keefe Jr. and Debra F. O’Keefe, Bridgeport. Property: 222 Orchard Hill Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $820,000. Filed Dec. 1. Eldh, Cydney, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Elena Senseman, Fairfield. Property: 197 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,550,000. Filed Nov. 30. Finneran, James Cullen and Carter Hibbs Finneran, Fairfield. Seller: Owen M. Pope and Courtney Pope, Fairfield. Property: 90 Howard St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,915,000. Filed Nov. 27. Foster, David and Eileen Foster, Norwalk. Seller: Thomas J. Lanese, et al, Fairfield. Property: 1406 Melville Ave., Unit 5-B-1, Fairfield. Amount: $369,000. Filed Dec. 1. Godoff, Stan M. and Leslie C. Godoff, Palm Beach, Florida. Seller: L. Stephen Polito and Sara M. Carter, Greenwich. Property: 11 Lafayette Court, No. 4A, Greenwich. Amount: $601,000. Filed Nov. 21. Goldberg, Craig and Debra Wise Goldberg, Fairfield. Seller: Adam B. Waller, Fairfield. Property: 131 Carlynn Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $2,251,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Harris, Erin and James Bria, Stamford. Seller: Kelly Burka, Stamford. Property: 35 Deacon Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $730,000. Filed Nov. 17. Herr, Zachary C. and Elizabeth R. Brown, Greenwich. Seller: Teresa Lavoie and Thomas Vasicek, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Property: 56 Sherwood Place, Unit 8, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 29. Kantor, Brian Jeffrey and Allison Pengue Kantor, Jersey City, New Jersey. Seller: Ronald J. Cappello, Fairfield. Property: 131 Toilsome Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,300,000. Filed Nov. 28. Ketaineck, Matthew A. and Lisa M. Briones, Norwalk. Seller: Francis A. Brown and Jacqueline Brown, Cos Cob. Property: Lots 116 and 117 W. Cos Cob Ave., Cos Cob. Amount: $1. Filed Nov 29. Keyes, Jeremy and Jillian Keyes, Stamford. Seller: Lauren Vodola, Stamford. Property: 8 Urban St., Stamford. Amount: $705,000. Filed Nov. 16. Khosla, Akhil and Christine Shanahan, Easton. Seller: Wojciech Kruk, Wilton. Property: 118 Mill River Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,245,000. Filed Dec. 1. Lamelas, Andreas and Brooke Lamelas, Stamford. Seller: John A. Downer and Amy C. Downer, Stamford. Property: 66 Dogwood Lane, Stamford. Amount: $2,100,000. Filed Nov. 20. Lazar, Roman and Inna Lazar, Darien. Seller: Susanna Mandel-Mantello, Greenwich. Property: 236 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,558,043. Filed Nov. 20. Levine, Adam J. and Rebecca Kyman Levine, Woodland Hills, California. Seller: Venkat Ratnam Bhagavatula, Stamford. Property: 278 Cascade Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 22.

McEllrath, Leslie A., Greenwich. Seller: Edward T. McEllrath and Leslie A. McEllrath, Greenwich. Property: 1 Mountain Wood Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $N/A. Filed Nov. 21.

Tyson, Martin and Michele Tyson, Stamford. Seller: Zdenek Turczyn and Daniela Hristova, Fairfield. Property: 167 Old Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $699,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Meltzer, Shelley and Donald Meltzer, Rye, New York. Seller: Henry P. Bubel and Amy L. Bubel, Stamford. Property: 101 Wild Duck Road, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 16.

Walle, Thomas Lindbo and Julie Lindbo Walle, Cos Cob. Seller: Hilary Morrison, Greenwich. Property: 8 Tremont St., Cos Cob. Amount: $1,550,000. Filed Nov. 27.

Perigyi, Carl A. and Jo-Ann Perigyi, Fairfield. Seller: Carl A. Perigyi and Jo-Ann K. Perigyi, Monroe. Property: 654 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 29.

Wildrick, Margaret J. and James Thomas, Old Greenwich. Seller: James A. Thomas and Margaret J. Wildrick, Old Greenwich. Property: 65 Halsey Drive, Old Greenwich. Amount: $N/A. Filed Nov. 20.

Perigyi, Carl A. and Jo-Ann Perigyi, Fairfield. Seller: Carl A. Perigyi and Jo-Ann K. Perigyi, Monroe. Property: 17 Silver Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 29. Piguave Chaguay, Klever, et al, Stamford. Seller: Jim N. Kaba and Marjeta Kaba, Stamford. Property: 3070 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $470,000. Filed Nov. 20. Rao, John and Marcia Rao, Stamford. Seller: James V. Bria III, and Erin L. Harris, Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit 8D, Stamford. Amount: $625,000. Filed Nov. 17. Rico, Robert and Lori Rico, Cos Cob. Seller: Karen Jozwiak, Greenwich. Property: 304 Orchard St., Greenwich. Amount: $1,300,000. Filed Nov. 22. Rosa, John A., New Milford. Seller: George Varvitsiotis, Stamford. Property: 51 Schuyler Ave., Unit 6D, Stamford. Amount: $248,000. Filed Nov. 16. Sabia Sr., Salvatore, Old Greenwich. Seller: Vincent Gurrera, Armonk, New York. Property: 39 Sinawoy Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 30. Senseman, Elena, Fairfield. Seller: Kevin Pluff and Caitlin Pluff, Fairfield. Property: 614 Rowland Road, Fairfield. Amount: $2,695,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Marusak, Zuzana, Greenwich. Seller: Laird Criner and Grace M. Criner, Redding. Property: 45 Ettl Lane, Unit 403, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 28.

Sessarego, Mauro and Alice Flynn, Fairfield. Seller: Mauro Sessarego and Alice Flynn, Fairfield. Property: 126 Old Field Road, Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 28.

Materia, Salvatore and Vincenzo Materia, Greenwich. Seller: Anthony Dorazio, Riverside. Property: Old Boston Post Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,150,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Steinmetz, Matthew and Jacqueline Matyszczyk, Greenwich. Seller: Cristina M. Goizueta, Greenwich. Property: 62 N. Old Stone Bridge Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,670,000. Filed Nov. 20.

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Williams, Eddi Lewis and Beth Williams, Fairfield. Seller: Stephanie Lane and Patrick Lane, Fairfield. Property: 82 Stillson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $704,500. Filed Dec. 1.

LIS PENDENS Barrera, Jose D. and Carmen M. Barrera, Stamford. Filed by Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, Stamford, for First County Bank. Property: 18 Lincoln Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 18. Decaro, Keith, et al, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for city of Stamford. Property: 77 W. Hill Circle, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 16. Garcia, Cesar A., et al, Stamford. Filed by Pilicy Ryan & Ward PC, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 27 Cowing Place, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 20. Krasniqi, Shqipe, et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA NA. Property: 245 Seaside Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 10. Kulis, Kenneth, et al, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 184 Belltown Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 16.

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Le Biao Wu, et al, Stamford. Filed by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford, for Waterside Green Association Inc. Property: 1 Southfield Ave., Unit 105, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 13. Lloyd G. Elliott, et al, Stamford. Filed by Pilicy Ryan & Ward PC, Stamford, for Prospect Grove Condominium Association Inc. Property: Unit P-6N, Prospect Grove Condominium, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 20. Lyden, Angela, et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Caliber Home Loans Inc. Property: 11 Gaymoor Drive, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 5. Monroe, Leo-Pierre, Stamford. Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for 33 Greenwich Avenue Condominium Association Inc. Property: 37 Greenwich Ave., Unit 3-3E, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Oct. 16. Morales, Juan C., et al, Stamford. Filed by Pilicy Ryan & Ward PC, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 10 Meadow Park Avenue West, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 20.

Wells Fargo Bank NA, et al, Stamford. Filed by Law Office of Gerald S. Knopf LLC, Stamford, for Bedford Towers Condominium Association Inc. Property: 444 Bedford St., Unit 1E, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 11. Zecchi, Paul J., Gregg County, Texas. Filed by James W. Volberding, CPA, Tyler Texas, for TDW Investments Inc. Property: 1774 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Nov. 21.

MORTGAGES 265 BPA LLC, Cos Cob, by Anne M. Bodkin. Lender: Brothers Brook LLC, 319 Post Road, Darien. Property: 265 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 18. Alderman, Susan, Stamford, by Harvey Melzer. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 168 Belltown Road, Unit 39, Stamford. Amount: $344,000. Filed Oct. 16. Alexander, Christopher and Jenna Alexander, Fairfield, by Brad M. Aron. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 1615 Cross Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $970,000. Filed Oct. 25.

Ocean Park Condominium Association Inc., et al, Stamford. Filed by Pilicy Ryan & Ward PC, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 21 Park St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 20.

All Bright Capital Holdings LLC, Greenwich, by Robert V. Sisca. Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, NA, 4270 Ivy Pointe Blvd., Suite 400. Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 165 Shore Road, Unit A, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1,496,250. Filed Oct. 17.

Pandone, Debra A., et al, Stamford. Filed by Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford, for Webster Bank NA. Property: Lot 16, Map 2, Towne House Gardens, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 17.

Allman, Pamela, Fairfield, by Andrew L. Wallach. Lender: Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 954 S. Pine Creek Road, Unit 954, Fairfield. Amount: $647,500. Filed Oct. 25.

Perez, Edward, et al, Fairfield. Filed by Glass & Braus LLC, Fairfield, for US Bank Trust NA. Property: 260 Lloyd Drive, Fairfield. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 20. Taveras, Yamil, et al, Stamford. Filed by Pilicy Ryan & Ward PC, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 771 Atlantic St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 20.

Barile III, Peter A. and Elizabeth V. Barile, Fairfield, by Zionyamarquize Q. Bohannon. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 312 Rolling Hills Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $301,000. Filed Oct. 25.

Calderini, Pablo and Ana Carina Sosna Calderini, Greenwich, by Benjamin McEachin. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 2500 Westfield Drive, First and second floors, Elgin, Illinois. Property: 5 Bayberry Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $3,000,000. Filed Oct. 19. Carlotti, Leslie, Greenwich, by Maria Rizk. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Property: 20 Georgetown North, Greenwich. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 19. Cavalieri, Francesca and Kristin Anne Cefalu, Bridgeport, by Peter Ambrose. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 240 Sunnyridge Ave., Apt. 88, Fairfield. Amount: $185,000. Filed Oct. 23. Dastoli, Nicole Cristine and John Michael Spoto, Stamford, by Joseph L. Furnari Jr. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 152 Russet Road, Stamford. Amount: $450,000. Filed Oct. 17. Dichiara, Daniel Marco and Donna Dichiara, Fairfield, by John S. Demetre. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 159 Schiller Road, Fairfield. Amount: $335,000. Filed Oct. 24. Dobson, Anthony Raymond and Mary Lisa NolanDobson, Stamford, by Eva Lee Chan. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 95 Willowbrook Ave., Stamford. Amount: $480,000. Filed Oct. 16. Dombrowski, Mary Ann, Stamford, by Douglas Seltzer. Lender: Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 51 Lenox Ave., Stamford. Amount: $280,000. Filed Oct. 16. Dorin, Debra M. and Scott J. Dorin, Trumbull, by Michael B. Nahoum. Lender: The Loan Store Inc., 6340 N. Campbell Ave., No.100, Tuczon, Arizona. Property: 31 Geneva Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $170,000. Filed Oct. 20. Foran, Lainie and John Foran, Fairfield, by Zionyamarquize Q. Bohannon. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 993 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $400,000. Filed Oct. 24.

Ford, Nadine, Trumbull, by N/A lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 27 Lindstrom Road, Unit D6, Stamford. Amount: $368,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Jeffe, Peter E., New York, New York, by Jonathan J. Martin. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 375 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,250,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Fried, Kenneth M. and Erica C. Fried, Whitestone, New York, by Debbie A. Heenan. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 153 Glen Ridge Road, Fairfield. Amount: $431,000. Filed Oct. 20.

Jensen, Alex J. and Natalie Clark, Darien, by Jan A. Costello. Lender: Navy Federal Credit Union, 820 Follin Lane, SE, Vienna, Virginia. Property: 1622 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Amount: $1,401210. Filed Oct. 16.

Gaffney, Patrick, Stamford, by John R. Bryk. Lender: Scott Garrett, P.O. Box 219, Surfside, California. Property: 32 Courtland Ave., Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $95,000. Filed Oct. 16. Galic, Elvis and Barbara Galic, Riverside, by Robert E. Colapietro. Lender: M&T Bank, 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York. Property: 34 Oval Ave., Riverside. Amount: $1,193,000. Filed Oct. 17. Giannakopoulos, Dimitrios and Anna Lempesi, Greenwich, by Tyler Andrew Whitley. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 29 Thornhill Road, Riverside. Amount: $100,000. Filed Oct. 16. Gostu, Sumedh and Akshitha Rameshbabum, Stamford, by Stephanie Adams. Lender: Garden State Home Loans Inc., 2091 Springdale Road, Suite 16, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Property: 596 Glenbrook Road, No.1, Stamford. Amount: $456,000. Filed Oct. 12. Greene, Tristan and Anna Guisbond, Syracus, New York, by N/A Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, NA, 4270 Ivy Pointe Blvd., Suite 400. Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 1439 Stillson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,170,000. Filed Oct. 19. Griffin, Daniel and Denise Whitman, Greenwich, by David W. Hopper. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 255 Shore Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,360,000. Filed Oct. 16. Gutierrez, Margarita, Stamford, by Cynthia M. Salemme-Riccio. Lender: Provident Funding Associates LP, 1235 N. Dutton Ave., Suite E, Santa Rosa, California. Property: 45 Columbus Place, No. 22, Stamford. Amount: $160,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Kuri, Jorge, Greenwich, by N/A lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Property: 53 Rock Maple Road, Greenwich. Amount: $400,000. Filed Oct. 19. LoPresti, Matthew and Elisse LoPresti, Fairfield, by Cheryl A. Carolan. Lender: United Community Bank, 125 E. Broad St., Greenville, South Carolina. Property: 115 Welch Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $550,000. Filed Oct. 25. Maniscalco, Anthony R. and Mimi Maniscalco, Fairfield, by Chelsea Rodrigues. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Property: 150 Linley Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $60,000. Filed Oct. 19. Markus, Ilan and Laurie Markus, Fairfield, by Stacy C. Surgeon. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 1348 Stillson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $250,000. Filed Oct. 23. Novak, Marc J. and Ashley Salerno, Stamford, by Daniel II. Walsh. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 6 Cliff Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $724,500. Filed Oct. 17. O’Brien, Kameron Peter, Danbury, by Michael R. Kaufman. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 30 De Bera Lane, Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $297,000. Filed Oct. 12. Operation MLC LLC, Greenwich, by Richard A. Shannon. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 2500 Westfield Drive, Floor 1-2, Elgin, Illinois. Property: 280 Ocean Drive East, Stamford. Amount: $9,000,000. Filed Oct. 12.

Pavlofsky, Andrew and Elisabeth Pavlofsky, Fairfield, by Michael S. McGetrick. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 2160 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 15 Oliva Place, Fairfield. Amount: $878,800. Filed Oct. 23. Pecora Jr., Joseph A., Greenwich, by Michael S. Rosten. Lender: Union Savings Bank, 226 Main St., Danbury. Property: 237 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. Amount: $585,000. Filed Oct. 16. Perrein, Thierry and Christina Perrein, Greenwich, by Damiano A. Alessandro. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Property: 10 Harkim Road, Greenwich. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 19. Pisano, Maria E., Cos Cob, by Damiano A. Alessandro. Lender: The First Bank of Greenwich, 444 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Property: 27 Butler St., Cos Cob. Amount: $100,000. Filed Oct. 19. Poliakov, Aleksei, Trumbull, by Frank J. MacPhail. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 320 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 35, Stamford. Amount: $600,000. Filed Oct. 13. Rao, Sanjeev and Rowena Rao, Fairfield, by Andrea A. Siles III. Lender: Leader Bank NA, 180 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, Massachusetts. Property: 1555 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $356,000. Filed Oct. 19. Richardson, Bernard G. and Tishayna M. Manning, Stamford, by Simone Douglas. Lender: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, D.C. Property: 46 Stafford Road, Stamford. Amount: $22,302. Filed Oct. 13. Rivers, Brian J.H. and Joanne P. Rivers, Old Greenwich, by Francisco Alberto Cabreja Pena. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 20 S. End Court, Old Greenwich. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 19. Roberts, Allison and William Roberts, New York, New York, by Amanda K. Reichardt. Lender: Ocean Financial Federal Credit Union, 45 Atlantic Ave., Oceanside, New York. Property: 31 Old

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Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $840,000. Filed Oct. 13. Rose, Christina, Fairfield, by Mark Negron. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 26 Pickwick St., Fairfield. Amount: $75,000. Filed Oct. 19. Sabbisetty, Vamsi Krishna and Sandhya Rani Kaki, Stamford, by Maureen McCormack. Lender: Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas. Property: 71 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 703, Stamford. Amount: $180,000. Filed Oct. 13. Semexant, Magalie, Greenwich, by Karen Lee Miller. Lender: Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 42 Strickland Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $720,000. Filed Oct. 13. Siebert-Ortiz, Wendy and Ruben Ortiz, Stamford, by N/A lender: Scient Federal Credit Union, 60 Colver Ave., Groton. Property: 92 Red Fox Road, Stamford. Amount: $55,000. Filed Oct. 13. Singh, Rohit and Shweta Singh, Short Hills, New Jersey, by Dom Chieffalo. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 21 Park Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $2,500,000. Filed Oct. 19. Sklar, Jamie, Bridgeport, by Morris L. Barocas. Lender: Axos Bank, 4350 La Jolla Village Drive, 140, San Diego, California. Property: 245 Valley Road, Fairfield. Amount: $600,000. Filed Oct. 24. Stelluti III, Michael A. and Valerie Gialanella, New Rochelle, New York, by Andrea Sisca. Lender: William Raveis Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road, Shelton. Property: 8 Bailiwick Woods Circle, Greenwich. Amount: $1,237,500. Filed Oct. 18. Stewart, Tracia Tokiea, Darien, by Michael S. Rosten. Lender: Union Savings Bank, 226 Main St., Danbury. Property: 75 Lynnbrook Road, Fairfield. Amount: $451,250. Filed Oct. 25. Tapia, Philip and Alexa Tapia, Jersey City, New Jersey, by Scott Histacher. Lender: Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC, 3060 Williams Drive, Suite 600, Fairfax, Virginia. Property: 44 Angelus Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $644,000. Filed Oct. 13.

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Taylor, Christopher M. and Amanda E. Taylor, Fairfield, by Daniel E. Jacob. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 101 N. Phillips Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 399 Crestwood Road, Fairfield. Amount: $776,000. Filed Oct. 23.

4th Quarter, 230 Tresser Blvd., Stamford 06901, c/o ITJG Group LLC. Filed Nov. 3.

Tishchenko, Viacheslav, Easton, by Susan L. Goldman. Lender: Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC, 3060 Williams Drive, Suite 600, Fairfax, Virginia. Property: 328 Delavan Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $641,250. Filed Oct. 18.

A&P Auto Detailing, 34 Larkin St., Stamford 06907, c/o Luis Alfredo Lopez-Santos. Filed Nov. 6.

Tufano, Christopher and Heather Tozzoli, Stamford, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Figure Lending LLC, 650 S. Tryon St., Eighth floor, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 446 Roxbury Road, Stamford. Amount: $52,645. Filed Oct. 13. Villarosa, Milagros Mae B. and Alvin T. Orteza Jr., Stamford, by Seth J. Arwitz. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 237 Sylvan Knoll Road, Stamford. Amount: $232,000. Filed Oct. 17. Walsh, Brian J. and Maria C. Walsh, Fairfield, by W. Glenn Major. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 6561 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, California. Property: 150 Aran Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,030,000. Filed Oct. 20. Xu, Hong, Norwalk, by Peter Ambrose. Lender: Sikorsky Financial Credit Union, 1000 Oronoque Lane, Stratford. Property: 110 Oakwood Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $739,900. Filed Oct. 20. Zack, Kyle M. and Valerie A. Campbell, Stamford, by Christian W. Bujdud. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Inc, 3940 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 20 Andover Road, Stamford. Amount: $655,516. Filed Oct. 12. Zaharis, Shanna, Stamford, by Charles A. Fiore. Lender: Sound Federal Credit Union, 37 North Ave., Norwalk. Property: 8 Woodridge Drive South, Stamford. Amount: $108,912. Filed Oct. 12. Zhang, Ze Jia and Zheng Wang, Stamford, by Amanda C. Burns. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 33 Deep Gorge Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,000,000. Filed Oct. 18.

A&P Auto Detailing LLC, 34 Larkin St., Stamford 06907, c/o Luis Alfredo Lopez-Santos. Filed Nov. 6.

A&S Pharmacy, 910 Summer St., Stamford 06905, c/o A&S Chemists LLC. Filed Nov. 3. AJ Irrigation & Lighting Specialist, 66 Euclid Ave., Apt. 1, Stamford 06902, c/o Antonio Jara-Trujillo. Filed Nov. 1. Astua Nails, 1 Bank St., Suite 301, Stamford 06901, c/o Anastasia Makarova. Filed Nov. 2. Crown Royal Cocktail Co., 175 Greenwich St., New York, New York 10007, c/o Diageo Americas Supply Inc. Filed Nov. 2. Evens Mobile Mechanic, 99 Warren St., Stamford 06902, c/o Evens Desther. Filed Nov. 7. Focus + Flow, 1143 Shippan Ave., Unit B, Second floor, Stamford 06902, c/o Devin Roscillo. Filed Nov. 8. Fresh & Co., 355 Atlantic St., Stamford 06901, c/o Victor Shaio. Filed Nov. 6. Fruit Oasis, 100 Greyrock Place, Seventh floor, Space E317, Stamford 06901, c/o Fruit Oasis LLC. Filed Nov. 2. J.M. Deli Grocery, 738 Pacific St., Stamford 06902, c/o J&S Deli Grocery LLC. Filed Nov. 1. Jeep Chrysler Dodge Ram City, 163 Harvard Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Greenwich Automotive Enterprises Ltd. Filed Nov. 1. SJ Skin & Body, 230 W. Main St., No. 4, Stamford 06902, c/o SJ Skin & Body LLC. Filed Nov. 6. Yackybrows, 7 Broad St., Suite 107, Stamford 06901, c/o Jackelin D. Pina Caripaz. Filed Nov. 3.

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