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Tolls, higher taxes for Connecticut?

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BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

he much-debated return of tolls to Connecticut’s highways took a potential step forward with a transportation group formed by Gov.-elect Ned Lamont recommending the installation of tolls for all vehicles, as well as possibly increasing the gas tax. During his campaign for governor, Lamont repeatedly said he was in favor of levying tolls only on tractor trailers. The state Department of Transportation released a study last month saying that the installation of 82 tolling gantries across the state could net $1 billion per year in revenue if applied to all vehicles, with 44 percent of that revenue generated by in-state drivers. “We recognize that the tolling conversation isn’t easy, but we agree that it is a hard conversation that our state needs to have,” Melissa Kaplan-Macey, co-chairman of the transporta» TOLLS

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Hudson Valley lands $87M in state development funds, $16M to Westchester

BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

he Hudson Valley region will receive $87.1 million in state grant funding for economic development projects, just under $16 million of which will benefit proposals in Westchester County. The money is part of more than $763 million in economic and community development grant funding awarded through the eighth round of the Regional

Economic Development Council initiative. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo established the councils in 2011, which compete as 10 designated regions for grants distributed by Empire State Development, the state’s chief economic development agency. The big winners in Westchester include a planned expansion for the Greyston Foundation in Yonkers, a mixed-use apartment proposal in Pelham and a plan for a new public space near Sleepy Hollow’s waterfront.

The Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council was named a “top performer” and received the second-most money among all regions. The funds will support 122 projects, 23 of which are in Westchester. Sleepy Hollow public officials celebrated the state’s award of $1.58 million toward its Sleepy Hollow Commons project. The village plans to clean up a 28-acre, village-owned parcel on the east side of the property that served for decades as part of » FUNDS

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Keep America Beautiful still effective at 65 BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

eep America Beautiful (KAB) may be of retirement age, but it is hardly showing any signs of slowing down. The Stamford-based nonprofit, which turned 65 on Dec. 17, remains steadfast in its efforts to end littering, improve recycling and beautify the nation’s communities, according to President and CEO Helen Lowman. “Our vision of a country that is clean, green and beautiful is something that I think everyone strives for,” she said. “It’s a mission that everyone can get behind.” The largest community improvement organization in the country, KAB oversees some 620 state and community affiliate organizations and more than 1,000 participating community organizations — what Lowman called “really the heart of who we are.” Familiar to millions — at least of a certain age — for its “Crying Indian” public service announcement that ran throughout the ‘70s, depicting actor Iron Eyes Cody as a Native American shedding a tear over litter on a highway, KAB has continued to publicize its activities through successive PSAs. The latest, "Let's Talk About America," shows an ethnically diverse group of young people talking about the importance of uniting to clean up the country. KAB said the spot has been broadcast in nearly 200 media markets with more than 30,000 airings, resulting in more than $20 million worth of donated media. “One of the challenges for any iconic nonprofit is that younger generations don’t always know that you exist,” Lowman said. “We realized we needed to rebrand in a way that was attractive to the younger generation but would still bring along our other, existing supporters.” KAB has also intensified

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From left: Keurig Dr Pepper Chief Sustainability Officer and KAB Board Chair Monique Oxender; Owens-Illinois CEO Andes Lopez, recipient of the group’s 2018 Vision for America Award; and Keep America Beautiful President and CEO Helen Lowman, at the Vision for America ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in New York City on Oct. 10.

its social media presence, Lowman added. “We’re making a big push there, to shift how we get our messaging out.” KAB operates what it calls “behavior change programs,” including: • The Great American Cleanup, which it says is the country's largest annual community improvement program. Entering its 22nd year, the program mobilizes over 3.5 million volunteers and participants who take part in more than 20,000 hands-on projects targeted at communities identified as being in greatest need. Last year the program resulted in 6.7 million pounds of litter and debris being collected

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across more than 71,000 miles of roads, riverways and beaches. • America Recycles Day, the only nationally recognized day focused on recycling, which takes place each Nov. 15. • The annual RecycleBowlyouth recycling competition, which last year engaged more than 1,000 elementary, middle and high schools in 42 states in a “race” to collect the most recyclable material; 550,000 students, teachers and administrators participated in the last edition, collecting more than 2 million pounds of recyclable material. • An education platform that includes “Waste in Place,” an elementary

school curriculum supplement that has been reaching students and teachers since 1979, aimed at explaining individual responsibility for and ownership of one's local environment. KAB says some 1.75 million youths are reached annually through its formal classroom and informal educational presentations. Lowman said KAB undertakes an evaluative process to determine the viability of programs old and new. “We talk to all our stakeholders — and we have a lot of different groups of stakeholders,” she laughed. “And our affiliate organizations are the ones who create programs at a local level that work for their communities.”

Primary considerations include whether the program in question “will make a real difference and if it addresses our strategic goals,” she said. KAB was founded on Dec. 17, 1953, by a group of nonprofits, government agencies, individuals and corporations — including Philip Morris, AnheuserBusch, PepsiCo and CocaCola — to educate and activate the public around environmental stewardship, especially the growing problem of litter that followed the establishment of the Interstate Highway System. Although KAB did not coin the word “litterbug” — it was being used by the American Ad Council as early as 1947 — it helped popularize the term, especially

when the Iron Eyes Cody ad first began airing in 1971. That PSA coincided with a new environmental awareness campaign of the late 1960s and early ‘70s, which included the 1970 establishment of Earth Day. Lowman’s own awareness of KAB came from seeing such PSAs as a child, she said. The Westport resident went on to a management position with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and served on the boards of KAB affiliates Keep Austin Beautiful and Keep El Paso Beautiful. She then worked in a variety of roles for the Peace Corps and served as director-individual and community preparedness at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) before taking the KAB helm in May of 2017. Most people and companies try to do their best when it comes to properly disposing of waste, Lowman said. “There are almost no private-sector companies that don’t have sustainability goals, and corporate America in general has a number of strategic plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase recycling.” Nevertheless, just-released data from the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the American Chemistry Council found that plastic bottle recycling declined by 3.6 percent to 2.8 billion pounds in 2017, with a five-year compounded annual growth rate for plastic bottle recycling being just 0.1 percent. Recycling “is a very interesting conversation to have right now,” Lowman said. “The biggest challenge is contamination. Every municipality in the United States has different rules about recycling. One town may accept glass and another may not. If you put glass in a container in a town where it’s not accepted, that contaminates the whole load.”

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Ramon Peralta celebrates 10th anniversary by hitting the $1 million mark BY PHILL HALL

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en years ago, Ramon Peralta was enjoying what he considered to be the best job imaginable. As a creative director working with entrepreneurial wizard Jay Walker, he was part of the Walker Innovation Inc. team that launched scores of companies — most notably Priceline. Then, things went awry. “In 2008, the market crashed and the company shifted gears,” Peralta recalled. “It stopped innovating and Jay decided that he would go after the folks who were infringing on his patents. He ended up laying off the creative team and I found myself without a job.” Yet Peralta was still invigorated by Walker’s knack for spinning ideas into successful startups, and he wondered if he could follow that lead within a creative agency format. Peralta set forth with his Shelton-based Peralta Design agency that focused on a corner of the business world often ignored by other agencies. “What makes us different as a creative agency is that we specialize in working with entrepreneurs, startup companies and existing companies that want to launch a new product or service,” said Peralta, who is celebrating his 10th anniversary in business by scoring $1 million in revenue. “A lot of larger agencies will not give those folks the time of day because it’s a risky space. But we got their attention because we said, ‘We’re the startup specialists. We want to work with startups. We’re willing to take a chance on you.’ ” Peralta acknowledged that many entrepreneurs often take on too much responsibility for too many tasks, with results that are frequently less than satisfactory. “Out of necessity, entrepreneurs wind up doing everything themselves, which is the biggest mistake you could make,” Peralta continued. “You do it yourself because you don’t have the funds to hire somebody, but that doesn’t mean you’re good at it. From a branding standpoint, either these entrepreneurs think they can have their cousin or their nephew create something, or they will send it overseas.”

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Ramon Peralta in the Shelton office of his company Peralta Design. Photo by Phil Hall.

Peralta Design offers the traditional lineup of creative agency work — including branding, marketing materials, annual reports and website design. But Perlata realized that his agency needed to stand out in a more holistic manner. “With creative agencies, there are a million of them,” he said. “It’s like pizza shops in Shelton. If you’re going to open a pizza shop in Shelton, the first question I’m going to ask is, ‘What makes you different?’ ” For Peralta, a key difference is the willingness to listen and help chart a path from vague idea to viable opportunity. He recalled being hired by the owner of a Milford landscaping company for a logo design, but the landscaper remarked that he had an idea for a business that he felt could succeed. That idea involved the creation of a website where students can use the online format to learn how to conduct themselves better

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during a job interview. “That company is now Aced My Interview,” added Peralta. “This startup is now taking off.” Peralta has frequently found himself taking on clients that had been treated shabbily by other agencies, which often requires an extra degree of trust-building to assure the client that not all creative agencies are take-the-money-and-run operations. “We’re more interested in the relationship,” he stressed. “I don’t think it takes any skills to rip somebody off. We have clients who have been with us for 10 years — the whole time we’ve been around.” But not everyone who shows up at Peralta Design’s door is immediately welcomed as a new client. “Recently we had a guy contact us who sold Nazi memorabilia and I wanted to say, ‘Have you taken a look at our team on our website?’ ” Peralta said, referring

to his multicultural creative team. “That is not something we’d get involved with.” One of Peralta Design’s latest projects includes a partnership with the Connecticut Department of Transportation, which runs a program in collaboration with UConn to help womenand minority-owned businesses become better competitors against larger contractors for state business. Peralta’s contribution to this endeavor involves educational input on the value of marketing and branding, along with insight on creating a strong digital footprint. Peralta also conducts similar workshops on behalf of SCORE, which he considered to be an important tool in staying front and center within the local business community. “Being part of something like that, where we’re helping other businesses become successful, is very important to us,” he stated.

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Stamford's Fifth Season Financial offers insurance policy-based loans for those with advanced-stage illnesses BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

he stories of patients with life-threatening medical conditions and their families exhausting their assets to pay the bills are all too common. But Stamford’s Fifth Season Financial has made a difference for some 400 patients with advanced-stage illnesses through an oft-overlooked asset: their existing life insurance policy. “It might be different for the wealthy,” said Fifth Season President Adam Balinsky, “but for middle-income, even high middle-income families, when one of the breadwinners has to go on disability, they earn only a fraction of what they had been getting. And their traditional assets — their stocks, 401(k), even their house — get eaten up until they run out of options and have nothing left, really, to help them.” According to the National Cancer Institute, depending on the type of cancer and insurance coverage, anywhere from one-third to over three-quarters of cancer survivors exhaust their savings to finance medical expenses, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars per month. Balinsky — who acquired the firm in 2012 after having served on its board as a representative of now-defunct Greenwich hedge fund Plainfield Asset Management, which was Fifth Season’s principal lender — set about transforming the company from providing standard loans to cancer patients to its current model: The Funds for Living and Giving (FLAG) Program. Playing a role in creating FLAG was a breast cancer scare that his wife Tracey had shortly after the family relocated to the U.S. from Canada in 2007. “As Canadians, we were used to the kind of socialized medicine and Medicare programs they have there,” Balinsky said. “But when she was diagnosed we still didn’t really know what the options were here, whether we had the right coverage and what its costs would be.” Further research revealed the general lack of financial support for patients facing such potentially devastating futures. (His wife, he said, happily continues to do well, thanks to early detection of her condition.) To qualify for FLAG, a person must have an existing life insurance policy worth a minimum of $500,000 or, for group policies, $100,000 and a physician-verified, advancedstage illness, which Fifth Season defines as a condition whose average life expectancy is under seven years. Fifth Season will advance up to the face value of the life insurance policy — Balinsky said some clients take less, while others elect to split the face value-based loan into parts — after which the company makes all premi-

um payments, providing immediate financial relief to the client and their family. The life insurance policy remains in place despite partaking in the FLAG program. All advances, interest, origination fees and premium payments are repaid to Fifth Season out of the policy's death benefit, with the remainder going to the policyholder’s designated beneficiaries. Balinsky said that in about 92 percent of cases, funds remain to pass on to those beneficiaries. “It’s a standard loan document and we’re very transparent,” he said. “We don’t look at credit scores or bankruptcies, stuff like that. We collect their medical records and work with our internal doctors to determine life expectancy to come up with the loan’s terms.

We show the client what their surplus will be at any given time.” Balinsky said the monies that are loaned can be used for anything, including medication, visiting nurses, groceries, household bills or even trips “to make memories with their families while they still can.” The FLAG program has provided more than $120 million in loans to qualifying individuals, he added. “A lot of what we do revolves around quality of life,” Balinsky said. “You can start to lose that very quickly without adequate financial support. We can provide the money to maintain quality of life and help people take advantage of their chosen lifestyle while they still can.”

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a manufacturing plant for General Motors. The land would be converted into a community center with an outdoor amphitheater, recreational facilities, green space and a bridge over Metro-North Railroad tracks to better connect the central village to the waterfront. The project coincides with the massive Edge-on-Hudson redevelopment of the rest of the nearly 100-acre former GM property. The estimated billion-dollar development, led by Diversified Realty and SunCal, will include a mix of housing, offices, retail space and a hotel. Following the announcement, Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray said the first phase of the project, mostly site work, is set to be complete by the summer of 2019. A plan from the Greyston Foundation to repair and refurbish its campus at 21-23 Park Ave. in Yonkers received $1.07 million. Greyston, founded in 1982, is best known for its bakery, as well as its innovative open-hiring model. A private development proposal in Pelham, at 101 Wolfs Lane, received a $1.09 million boost in state grants. The plan, from MatriArch Development, would see two 5-story buildings built with 58 apartments, 4,370 square feet of retail space and 71 indoor parking spaces. The site is about 200 feet from the Pelham Metro-North station. In July, the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency approved $1.2 million in sales tax exemptions and a $260,000 mortgage tax exemption for the proposal. The funds the development won Dec. 18 are from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. NYSERDA provides incentives for projects that produce as much energy as they consume. The 101 Wolfs Lane

development will feature an energy-efficient design and install renewable energy systems to reach what the state calls “net zero” energy performance. Here’s the full list of winning projects and the descriptions provided by the state: • Bre & Co., $480,000 for a plan to “implement an entrepreneurial hub within a larger arts and maker campus, creating new technology, arts and creative jobs along the city of Peekskill waterfront and sparking new commercial vitality in the mid-Hudson Valley.” • City of Rye, $3,964,500 for a plan to “improve its sewer system by replacing 500 linear feet of sewer along Midland Avenue, lining 350 feet of sewer along Highland Road, replacing sewer main and force main from the Brevoort Lane Pump Station, constructing a new pump station and repairing other sewer lines and manholes in identified areas. This project will reduce the amount of untreated wastewater entering Long Island Sound during storm events.” • City of Yonkers, $1,250,000 for “the continued daylighting of the Saw Mill River and to install porous pavement, bioretention and street trees along an adjacent city street.” • Greyston Bakery Inc., $50,500 to “provide existing employee training in various operational areas, including lean manufacturing, supervision/management and customer service.” • Jacob Burns Film Center, $506,500 to “carry out capital improvements to the original footprint of the historic cinema complex. As an economic and cultural anchor, these upgrades allow the theater to maintain a competitive edge and provide employment for 150 people.” • Lyndhurst, $87,000 to “launch a comprehensive marketing plan to promote the state-funded restoration of its historic lower landscape. Opening events will highlight

Edie Demas, executive director of the Jacob Burns Film Center.

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Port Chester’s waterfront today.

philanthropist Helen Gould’s and Madam C.J. Walker’s efforts to empower immigrant women and women of color with economic independence in the early 20th century.” • National Trust for Historic Preservation, $35,000 to the Lyndhurst operator to “open its historic natatorium for a public art installation by contemporary artist Jorge OteroPailos, who will create an enormous latex cast of accumulated dust from the surface of the decaying swimming pool and suspend it from the ceiling of the pool building’s cavernous interior.” • Peekskill Facilities Development Corp., $300,000 to “assist in the renovation of mixed-use properties in Peekskill’s downtown area.” • Regent Mount Vernon Laundry, $250,000 to “upgrade its existing industrial laundry facility with the installation of a cogeneration/CHP system. The CHP (combined heat and power) system will allow for added energy usage efficiency by increasing heat recapture with electricity production, thereby cutting operational costs in utilities expenditures.” • Rye Town Park Commission, $300,000 to “upgrade the Rye Town Park and Orchard Beach complex so that the beach access ramps and gates as well as parking will be made ADAcompliant. The pathway from the bathhouse to the promenade as well as the interior of the bathhouse, the restrooms and the park offices serving the public will be modified and constructed to be fully accessible.” • Thompson’s Cider Mill, $137,000 for an “expansion project that will convert a vacant building in the city of Peekskill into a hard cider manufacturing facility, tasting room and eventually, an event space.” • Town of Bedford, $1 million to “construct a sewage collection system consisting of six miles of sewer main and three sewage pump stations. This project will reduce the amount of nutrients entering the Upper New Croton Reservoir, a drinking water supply for New York City.” • Town of Cortlandt, $77,500 to “complete a feasibility study of a proposed transit-oriented development district in the hamlet of Montrose in the vicinity of the Cortlandt

Metro-North station. The town is looking to transform the area into a mixed-use community generating tax revenue through residential development, retail, recreation and office uses all within walking distance of the Metro-North train station.” • Town of Ossining, $100,000 to “complete two Climate Smart Community Certification actions: a comprehensive plan with sustainability elements and a plan for bicycling and walking. The bicycling and walking plan will be a chapter in the comprehensive plan and will build on the very successful MillwoodOssining Go! Trail Plan.” • Untermyer Gardens Conservancy, $50,000 to “hire a landscape architect to create design and construction documents for the rehabilitation of the historic pool at Untermyer Park and Gardens as a shallow water-filled reflecting pool. The goal is to leave the existing pool floor and walls in place while the pool is lined and in-filled to a reduced depth, a concrete pad poured and reproduction mosaic tile installed.” • Village of Buchanan, $40,000 to “develop a plan for upgrades of the village’s wastewater facility that will meet all required (state) Department of Environmental Conservation and Westchester Board of Health levels and, once constructed, will attract business to the community.” • Village of Port Chester, $50,000 to “develop a climate adaptation strategy for sea-level rise along the Byram River, which connects to Long Island Sound. A large portion of the village lies within the river’s 100-year floodplain; therefore, the focus of the strategy will be on (retrofitting) and flood-proofing of existing structures.” • Village of Port Chester, $506,000 to “repair or replace 60,000 linear feet of damaged or defective sewer pipes at various locations to correct inflow and infiltration in the village wastewater system. This project will reduce the amount of nitrogen entering the Byram River and Long Island Sound.” • Village of Port Chester, $980,000 to “transform its waterfront into the Byram River Waterfront Promenade, a multifaceted public space for creativity, collaboration, recreation and civic engagement.

This project will include pedestrian plazas, a pedestrian bridge, a kayak launch and the construction of 140 new boat slips. In addition to infrastructure improvements, the village is making improvements to sidewalks, pavers, lighting, trees, curbs and traffic calming measures.” • Village of Sleepy Hollow, $292,487 to “use a mix of green infrastructure and standard stormwater management practices to reduce the pollutants entering Fremont Pond. The project will improve the water quality of the pond and the Hudson River, into which the pond overflows.” • Village/Town of Mount Kisco, $200,000 to “provide east/west pedestrian access from the Maple Avenue parking lot on the west side of the Metro-North tracks to the train platform as well as to the South Moger parking lot on the east side of the tracks at the southern end of the train platform.” • ArtsWestchester, $49,500 for Amanda Browder to “create a monumental quilt-like textile sculpture with help from the residents of Westchester and Rockland counties. The playful temporary public artwork will encircle ArtsWestchester’s headquarters, a nine-story landmarked building in White Plains.” • Westchester County, $245,428 to partner with the Bronx River Watershed Alliance and “undertake a collaborative, multijurisdictional planning process to update the Bronx River Intermunicipal Watershed Plan incorporating a climate resilience strategy. The updated plan will identify critical management strategies and recommendations that will lead to a healthier and more resilient watershed for residents and wildlife.” • Westchester County, $450,000 to “reconstruct the fire damaged 1928 carousel building at … Playland Park in Rye. The unique octagonal building with a lamella roof houses the treasured 1915 Grand Carousel, one of only four in existence featuring hand-carved horses and chariots by famed carousel maker Charles Carmel.” • Westchester Land Trust, $475,000 to “acquire a 25.6-acre parcel in the town of Cortlandt where the Indian Brook runs though the property to Indian Brook Reservoir, a drinking water supply for the town and village of Ossining. Protection of this parcel will create a contiguous corridor of protected forest and wetland that serves as a buffer to the Indian Brook Reservoir. The purchase of this property will provide a protective buffer against storm water runoff.” • Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board, $100,000 to “provide training to individuals seeking employment as medical administrative assistants, phlebotomy technicians and electrocardiography technicians.” • Wolf Conservation Center, $253,800 to “build a new education pavilion to promote conservation by teaching about wolves, their relationship to the environment and the human role in protecting their future. The new tourism destination will also offer programs and special events to visitors to the mid-Hudson Region.”

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tion advisory panel and Connecticut director of the Regional Plan Association in Stamford, said. “We’re the only state in our region that doesn’t charge user fees for wear and tear on our highways. Maintaining and upgrading our roadways requires funding and, particularly with respect to heavy trucks, vehicles passing through Connecticut are getting a free ride on our roads.” The panel also discussed possibly increasing the gas tax, already the seventh-highest such tax in the country, according to the American Petroleum Institute. Connecticut TWB Richard Nightingale Westhab drivers pay 43.8 cents per gallon in state WCBJ taxes and another 18.4 cents per gallon in 7.375” w x 7.125” h federal gas taxes for a total of 62.2 cents per 7-27-18 gallon — 10 cents higher than the national average and 12.5 cents higher than the Northeast regional average. Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano, a fierce opponent of tolls, repeated his resistance in a statement after the transition

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team’s recommendations were made public. “I’m trying very hard to give Governor-elect Lamont the benefit of the doubt and not rush to judgment,” he said. “However, the policy proposals that have emerged from many of his transition team meetings, including (the) proposal to toll all cars and increase the gas tax,

are extremely concerning. “These ideas look like Dan Malloy 2.0 and then some,” Fasano continued. “I hope Governor-elect Lamont considers these proposals very carefully. We do not need another Malloy administration or worse. I fear that is what we are beginning to see take shape.”

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In Court Somers flimflam man, Castle, gets third prison term BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

raudster Douglas E. Castle of Somers was sentenced to prison for a third time on Dec. 18 for swindling investors in a new scheme. U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas sentenced Castle to 50 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay $849,500 in restitution. Castle took money “under false pretenses, lied to the FBI and then lied to victims by telling them he was working with the FBI,” U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said in a news release. “Now he has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for his litany of lies.” Castle, 64, pleaded guilty

in July to one count of wire fraud. He hustled his prey in what is known as an “advance fee scam,” a common internet fraud in which the target is promised huge returns in exchange for an advance payment on banking and legal fees. He conned at least three people to invest with him through his financial consulting firm, Global Edge Technologies Group LLC of Somers, from 2013 to 2017. One victim was an aging widow who repeatedly withdrew funds prematurely from a tax-deferred retirement savings account. Some of the money was supposed to go to CapGrow, a phony U.K. investment fund. Instead, he transferred the money to people in Ghana, according to court records, or used it for per-

He hustled his prey in what is known as an advance fee scam, a common internet fraud in which the target is promised huge returns in exchange for an advance payment on banking and legal fees. sonal expenses. Castle himself was a victim of an advance fee scam, according to prosecutors. The funds wired to Ghana were sent with the expectation of getting back millions of dollars. In 2016, two FBI agents interviewed him about $200,000 he had wired to an

account that Ghanaian authorities had frozen. The agents were not looking at the source of his money at that point and they advised him that he might be the victim of a scam. “Rather than heed the FBI’s warning,” prosecutors said in a sentencing letter, “Castle continued to lie to vic-

tims to try to raise money.” When he realized that he was indeed scammed in spring 2017, he overdosed on medication as part of an apparent suicide attempt, the sentencing letter states. After he was released from a psychiatric hospital, “he continued to lie to victims, this time in an attempt to dissuade them from reporting the fraud to law enforcement.” He told victims in an email that he was working on their behalf with a multi-agency task force “to bring these individuals to justice and to recover whatever balances may be obtainable.” Prosecutors said he had not spoken to law enforcement for nearly a year. It was not Castle’s first flimflam. In 2002, he was sentenced to prison for 15 months, in a

multimillion-dollar conspiracy to defraud the U.S. He and others imported and sold chlorofluorocarbon gases, using three shell companies to conceal the transactions and evade taxes. In 2003, he was sentenced to 34 months in prison for stealing $1.2 million from investors, in a scheme in which he and a co-conspirator established an offshore bank in Grenada. “Castle remains responsible,” the sentencing letter states, “for repaying the vast majority of his $1,208,376 restitution obligations on this offense.” The government’s case was led by Vladislav Vainberg, an assistant prosecutor in White Plains. Castle was represented by Rachel Martin, a federal public defender.

Rockland investment adviser pleads guilty in $11M fraud BY BOB ROZYCKI bobr@westfairinc.com

ector May, the president of Executive Compensation Planners Inc., a now-defunct investment adviser and financial planning firm in New City, pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to defraud investment advisory clients out of more than $11 million. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged May and his daughter, Vania Bell, with running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. In the case brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, May, 77, of Orangeburg, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit

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wire fraud and one count of investment adviser fraud. The conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the crime. The fraud charge carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the offense. Sentencing was set for March 15, 2019. In June, the federal government froze the financial accounts of May and his wife while conducting a criminal investigation for possible securities fraud. According to the court filing, May had been president of Executive Compensation Planners since 1982. From the late 1990s through

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March 9, 2018, he and a co-conspirator defrauded victims of $11.4 million. According to the filing, since 1994, May was a registered representative of a broker dealer (Broker Dealer-1). Broker Dealer-1 facilitated the buying and selling of securities for clients of its registered representatives, including clients of May. The broker dealer and associated clearing firms maintained securities accounts for ECP’s clients and, through those accounts, held ECP’s clients’ money, executed their securities trades, produced account statements reflecting activity in the clients’ accounts and forwarded these account statements to ECP’s clients. In order to obtain money from the clients’ accounts with the broker dealer, May

suggested the clients should use money from those accounts to have ECP, rather than the broker dealer, buy bonds on their behalf. By buying bonds directly through ECP, the clients could avoid transaction fees. Because he lacked the authority to withdraw money directly from their accounts, May persuaded the clients to withdraw the money themselves and to forward the money to an ECP “custodial” account. Once the money was in the account, May did not use the money to buy bonds. Instead, he and a co-conspirator spent the money on business expenses, personal expenses and to make payments to certain clients in order to perpetuate the scheme and conceal the fraud. To keep track of the

money taken from the clients, the co-conspirator processed the payments for the purported bonds, entered them in a computerized accounting program, and, through that program, kept track of how May and the co-conspirator received and spent the stolen money. In the SEC case, May and Bell, who served as ECP’s controller and senior compliance administrator, misappropriated more than $7.9 million in a Ponzi scheme involving bonds. The SEC complaint, filed in federal court in White Plains, charges May and Bell with violating the antifraud provisions of the securities laws. May has agreed to the entry of a partial judgment against him in which he consents to injunctive relief with monetary and other relief to

be decided in the future. According to the SEC complaint, with Bell’s help, May lied to investors by promising to invest their money in bonds when they actually used the money to pay for personal and business expenses, as well as extravagant items, such as jewelry, furs, vacations and a limousine driver. To conceal the fraudulent scheme, they sent bogus account statements to clients referencing the bonds that had never been bought. “As alleged, this father-daughter team betrayed the very people who knew and trusted them — including family members, close friends, seniors and local community members,” said Marc P. Berger, director of the SEC’s New York Regional Office.

Bridgeport judge grants $52.4M in largest Connecticut verdict of 2018 BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

n the largest verdict in Connecticut of the year, Judge Stefan Underhill of the Federal District Court in Bridgeport has added more than $44 million in punitive damages and interest against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in the case of Barbara Izzarelli, formerly of Norwich. Underhill awarded Izzarelli $8 million in punitive damages and $36.4 million in interest. With the original compensatory damages award of $7.98 million, the total judgment is $52.4 million. The case was the first smoker’s case to come to trial in Connecticut and

lowed by radiation and chemotherapy treatments. She can no longer breathe through her mouth or nose and uses a tube in her throat. “Barbara Izzarelli has fought long and hard against R.J. Reynolds, which targeted her with a product that was specifically designed to addict her,” said David S. Golub of Stamford’s Silver Golub & Teitell LLP, who represented Izzarelli. “This ruling will not bring back her health, but it is an important step in holding R.J. Reynolds accountable for the harm it intentionally causes smokers like Ms. Izzarelli.” While Reynolds is expected to appeal, Golub said he hopes the case will be wrapped up by 2019.

was the first jury verdict ever returned against a tobacco company in New England history. Since the verdict in Izzarelli’s case, two juries in Massachusetts have also returned multimillion-dollar verdicts against cigarette companies. In support of the award of $8 million in punitive damages, Underhill detailed the evidence Izzarelli presented at trial of R.J. Reynolds’ decades of product marketing misconduct — which the judge termed “reprehensible” — in designing cigarettes to be addictive while publicly denying it. Izzarelli, who now lives in Florida, began smoking at age 12. She underwent a total laryngectomy, fol-

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From left, KeyBank Senior VP Joseph Markey; BCW President & CEO Marsha Gordon; Westchester County Executive George Latimer and BCW Executive VP and COO John Ravitz

KEYBANK SPEAKER SERIES

County Executive Offers Insights on Budget and Other Major Issues

ore than 200 people were on hand as County Executive George Latimer delivered a candid address on a wide range of issues at the Business Council of Westchester’s KeyBank Speaker Series held November 28 at Tappan Hill. Latimer discussed everything from his $1.94 billion budget proposal to talks about plans at the airport, Playland and the North 60. Facing a budget gap of $71 million, resulting from a $32 million deficit from last year and a $39 million shortfall this year, Latimer said his budget, which calls for a 2 percent property tax levy in 2019, aims to restore fiscal order. Among other things, Latimer has proposed selling county parking lots located on parkland at the County Center in White Plains to help raise an estimated $22 million.

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John Ravitz, Executive VP and COO of the BCW, said a better idea would be to approve a deal to lease Westchester County Airport under a public private partnership. “Not only would this add much-needed revenue for the county, but it also would benefit the economic climate of Westchester because over and over again, we hear that the airport is a key component in the attraction and retention of businesses in the county,” he said.

On Playland, Latimer said he felt the deal with Standard Amusements was not the best deal for the taxpayers of Westchester County. “I grew up in this county. I went to Playland as a kid long before I moved across the street from it. And I want to see the county have a role. If we are going to have a relationship going forward, I think it can be recast in a more positive light,” he said.

Turning to the North 60, a 60acre parcel of county-owned land adjacent to the Westchester Latimer commended the BCW Medical Center in Valhalla, for spearheading the creation Latimer said plans by developer of The Coalition for Westchester John Fareri to lease the property Airport, which has brought and create a biotech hub seemed together leading businesses like an “intelligent effort.” The and other segments of the county is now conducting a full community to support responsible economic analysis to present enhancements to the airport. to the Board of Legislators for consideration in reviewing the deal.

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s the new Central Fire Station in Peekskill was formally put into service with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 19, the city was getting ready to seek proposals for the possible sale of two of its old firehouses, which have been closed. There had been five firehouses operating in the city. All operations have now been moved to the new 36,583-square-foot Central Fire Station at Main and South Broad streets. “Incorporating all of our fire operations in one facility means better management, better control and better response to emergencies,” Peekskill City Manager Richard Leins told the Business Journal. The city owns four of the old firehouse sites. The fifth had been rented. It plans to seek proposals for new uses of the former firehouse properties on Broad Street and North Division Street. The other two will continue to be used for city purposes. “Anything is on the table,” Leins said. “We’ve already received a couple of expressions of interest. The new uses would have to comply with current zoning and could be residential or mixed use.” Leins said that the city would consider adaptive reuse of the existing structures or a complete site redevelopment and that the Common Council would have to approve of what ultimately gets done. “It’s important to get the properties back on the city’s tax roll,” he said. Leins did not have estimates of the prices the city might ask for the properties, nor did he have square footage estimates for them immediately available. He said the city’s Planning Department would be handling the details. Leins noted that the importance of the new Central Fire Station to Peekskill goes beyond its role in protecting life and property. “One of the important things to do in attracting new development for the city is have the infrastructure that’s up and ready to accommodate it. This new firehouse is an important upgrade.” The new Central Fire Station has a large community room, capable of accommodating 200 to 300 people, which Leins characterized as being “a major amenity for the community.” The city is planning to make it available to organizations for meetings and events. Because it has a kitchen, parties and other catered events also could be handled. Peekskill has a staff of 25 paid firefighters along with a volunteer force of about 200. In addition to sleeping quarters, equipment storage and garage facilities for the apparatus, the new fire station has facilities to accommodate the department’s training needs. The city has spent $17,295,000 on the fire station, with a few more bills still expected to come in. The project took about two years to bring to fruition. It was designed by Mitchell Associates

The new Peekskill Central Fire Station. Photo courtesy of Mitchell Associates Architects.

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Nothing I can put my hands around financially DON’T HAVE ANY RESOURCES THAT I CAN USE TO GO TO THE BANK AND ASK FOR A LOAN. WANT TO BUY A BUILDING AND HIRE MORE PEOPLE TO GROW THE BUSINESS. WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS ON HOW TO WORK THROUGH THIS. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: It’s no joke saying that in small business the owner is the bank of last resort. In addition, banks lend on hard assets. Keep in mind that the more you lend out to your clients, by allowing them accounts receivable terms, the less money you’ll have in your bank account as an asset you can use to accomplish your goals. Banks will also look for assets that the owner holds personally. When it comes to

building up a portfolio of assets, make a priority list. Banks look for security to back up lending. Most small businesses are volatile by nature with revenues and profits varying significantly from year to year. Owners are accountable to no one but themselves. Owners should be prepared to back up the loan request with hard assets that the bank can attach if things get dicey. And the loan

signer, the business owner, should also be prepared to sign a personal guarantee that they will be personally liable for the loans. The bank is not your business partner, taking risks with you. They’re a vendor looking to insure they get their money back, no matter what. In service companies, getting access to loans can be a challenge, because service companies have very little in the way of hard assets that the banks are looking for to secure their loans. Companies selling products may have inventory to lend against, but if that inventory is hard to track and varies significantly in quantity, banks

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may shy away from lending against something they can’t control. Manufacturing companies may have equipment that banks consider hard assets and that retain enough value after loans are paid off to engage in refinancing. Most companies have accounts receivable, and banks will usually lend against accounts receivable that are less than 60 days from invoice. Anything over 45 days past due starts looking pretty risky to a lender and anything over 60 days is probably not worth much as a security, unless it’s a government contract. When signing terms with customers, keep that time frame in mind and insist on payment within 30 days or less. Offer to take credit cards or ACH payments to shorten the mail delivery cycle and time outstanding. But don’t put your business at risk carrying paper for an excessive period of time for another company just to get a shot at doing business with them, unless you can secure the outstanding money and charge enough to pay for the carrying costs on the amount outstanding. If you have personal investments to lend against, make your banker aware of those. Personal assets do count as security as long as you have more in assets than you owe. Home equity is a big category to consider as are personal investment accounts. Make sure you have enough income to make the down payment and monthly loan payments without getting caught short in terms of cash f low. Consider whether it’s better to invest in growing sales first and hold off on buying a building until cash f low improves. Another option is to ask the bank to back you on making an acquisition, since acquisitions usually start to pay returns right away in terms of additional personnel, clients and net income. Investing in personnel is most likely going to be on your dime, so invest first in people who can help to grow revenue and profits. Growing profits will result in more cash on hand, the ultimate lendable asset. BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “Cash Flow for Dummies,” by John A. Tracy. Andi Gray is president of Strate�y Leaders Inc., Strate�yLeaders.com, a business-consulting firm that teaches companies how to double revenue and triple profits in repetitive growth cycles. Have a question for AskAndi? Wondering how Strate�y Leaders can help your business thrive? Call or email for a free consultation and diagnostics: 877-238-3535, AskAndi@ Strate�yLeaders.com. Check out our library of business advice articles: AskAndi.com.

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Rivertowns Square developer sues owner over parking deck changes

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he developer of Rivertowns Square in Dobbs Ferry has sued the owner of the retail space for allegedly blocking needed repairs at two parking decks. Saber Dobbs Ferry LLC, an affiliate of Armonk developer Martin G. Berger, sued an affiliate of Regency Centers Corp. of Jacksonville on Dec. 11 in Westchester Supreme Court for breach of contract. Saber accused Regency Centers of proposing changes to the parking decks that would “endanger the health, safety and welfare of all patrons, employees and others at the site, by potentially causing the structural failure of parking deck B and F.” Regency Centers did not respond to an email request for comment. But in a September letter to Berger, attached as an exhibit to Saber’s lawsuit, a Regency lawyer states that the reason for the proposed repairs “is the poor condition of the parking decks, which were built by seller (Saber) in the first place.” Rivertowns Square, a 450,000-square-foot, $130 million development along the Saw Mill River Parkway, opened in June 2017. It is arranged in a village-like layout, mixing retailers, restaurants, hotels, a movie theater

and rental apartments. Saber sold all but one of the retail spaces to a Regency affiliate, Rivertowns Square Regency LLC, for $69.2 million, according to a deed recorded in April. Saber agreed, as part of the deal, to repair the parking decks and to deposit $1.4 million in an escrow account, as security for “timely completion” of the project. Saber had to line up a contractor who was acceptable to Regency Centers and its consultant who prepared the project specifications. But Regency has refused to approve any of the proposed contractors, Saber states in the complaint, and it is trying to broaden the scope of the project. For instance, Saber claims, Regency wants to increase the square footage of the areas to be repaired, install a traffic bearing membrane and change the density, quality and depth of the concrete. The project’s structural engineer, Saber states, had advised Regency that no additional weight could be added to the decks “without risking structural integrity.” “The parking deck repairs should have been completed by now,” Berger said in an Aug. 30 letter to Regency, “and the unreasonable delay and attempts to modify the scope of the parking deck repairs … has increased the cost and time

required” to finish the work. Berger said he was willing to allow Regency to implement its upgrades but “we are not willing to have it done at Saber’s expense or liability.” He proposed releasing $615,000 from escrow — based on his contractors’ estimates for the project — and allowing Regency to do the work. Then Regency would release the remaining $784,400 in escrow to Saber. Regency responded in a Sept. 24 letter that a contractor that Saber recommended for one of the decks is “not sufficiently experienced in such parking deck repair work.” Regency claimed that it is Saber that has refused to comply with project specifications, by demanding the use of lightweight concrete instead of a high quality mix that would not shrink as much. Saber’s proposed scope of work, Regency alleges, “will not adequately repair the parking decks, which are in very poor condition.” Regency declared that it would complete the project itself and it would draw down the escrow fund to pay for the work. Saber is asking the court to stop Regency from repairing the decks or using any of the escrow funds. The developer is also demanding unspecified damages. Saber is represented by Manhattan attorney Jeffrey D. Taub.

Labor and employment law tips for a family business opening its doors BY ROBERT G. BRODY and KATHERINE M. BOGARD Editor’s note: This is the first part of a three-part series.

amily businesses make up the fabric of the U.S. economy. From a labor and employment law perspective, family businesses face a unique set of challenges and considerations. Often the business begins with the owner and a handful of family members. As family members, the likelihood of someone complaining to the government about the company’s non-compliance with employment and labor laws is slim. Therefore, business owners often skip key compliance issues. The following are a few tips for family business owners just starting out:

COMPLETION OF FORM I-9/NEW HIRE PAPERWORK

When a company begins, there is a lot of documentation that must be put in place separate and apart from entity formation. Form I-9 is used for verifying the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired. A self-employed individual does not need to complete a Form I-9. However, all employees must complete a Form I-9. The family member employees are no exception. In many states, including New York and Connecticut, an employer is required to notify all employees at the time of hire, and in writing, of employment information such as: rate of pay; the rate per shift, day, etc.; allowances; name of the employer; physical address of the employer’s main office; pay day, com-

pany telephone number and much more. While this information may be known to the family members and other employees, the business is still required to give the notice.

REQUIRED LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT POSTERS

A family business just beginning is often run out of the owner’s home or a small office space. While it may seem silly, these locations are “workplaces” and state, federal and local laws mandate posting requirements. The Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act applies to employers with three or more employees. If your spouse and two of your children work in the business, you meet the threshold. The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights makes posters such as “Discrimination is Illegal” and the “EEO is the Law” available on its website. New York City requires posting of a sex harassment poster for all employers with one or more employees. Every employer should obtain the full list of posters required in its state and business sector.

WAGE AND HOUR ISSUES

Family businesses routinely ask family members to pitch in a few hours here and there and pay is not discussed or expected. In fact, it may even be refused. While this is permitted under limited circumstances, unpaid work is a classic cause for family drama and legal intervention. Moreover, the family business adjusts to operations with limited payroll when a number of family members are not receiving a paycheck. This causes the company to appear more profitable than it really is. When operations begin to take off, the company hires nonfamily member labor and real-

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ity starts to hit. These new employees receive compensation and the business’ profitability is in jeopardy. If the business recognized its true profitability at the start, more effective planning and evaluation could have occurred.

ON THE JOB TRAINING

For any business to be successful, employees must understand the business and know their role. In a family business, this is often complicated when family members are placed in roles for which they have no formal training. For a business just starting out, this can be necessary but also disastrous. To the extent possible, family business leaders must take the time and expense to train family members on operations. On the job training may work, but takes time for the trainer. Alternatively, outside training may be available, at least regarding some of the basic skills not particular to your business — creating a budget, HR skills, etc. This is crucial for the long-term success of the business. In Part II, we will cover labor and employment law issues when a family business is up and running. Katherine M. Bogard is an associate with Brody and Associates, LLC in Westport, Connecticut. She represents employers in labor and employment law matters and can be reached at kbogard@brodyandassociates. com or 203-454-0560. Robert G. Brody is the founder and managing member of Brody and Associates LLC, a management-side labor, employment and benefits law firm. Brody and Associates has offices in Westport, Connecticut, and New York City. He can be reached at rbrody@brodyandassociates.com or 203454-0560.

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THE LIST: Women-Owned Business

westchester county

Listed alphabetically. Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

AAA Emergency Supply Company Inc.

Fire protection equipment

Abigail Kirsch N/A 1990

Caterer

JoAnne Murray jmurray@allanblockinsur ance.com 1959

Personal and business insurance agency

American Gymnastics

Diana Marino amerigym1@aol.com 1991

Traditional nursery school and instructional gymnastics held in a facility covering 14,000 square feet

An American Bistro

Denise Horton americanbistro@optonline.net 1992

Restaurant featuring American-style cuisine

Angelface Day Spa

Angela De Angellis info@angelfacespa.com 1995

Beauty salon and spa

Deborah Asadoorian, Cheryl Anstett and Anna Fucci, co-owners info@annandandychildcare.com 1973

Childcare for 18 months to pre-K

Arch Street Communications Inc.

Nora Madonick nmadonick@asc-pr.com 1992

Strategic communications and outreach firm serving federal and state agencies

Artina Group

Ina Shapiro N/A 1989

Form design and printing

Rosa Kittrell Barksdale barksdaleceo@verizon.net 1983

Home health care agency

Barbara Nichuals info@baysidetravel.com 1987

Travel company specializing in customized luxury experiences

Daryl Burbank-Wear, co-owner info@bedfordstone.com 1958

Masonry supplier

Booked Parties

Claire Gilvar claire@bookedparties.com 2015

A listing and booking platform for children's birthday parties, including gits, favors, décor and desserts

Bronxville Wellness Sanctuary

Stephanie Filardi, co-owner info@bronxvillewellness.com 2011

Beauty salon and holistic spa services

Christina Rae crae@buzz-creators.com 2009

Public relations, marketing and brand building

Abigail Kirsch

Tappan Hill Mansion, 81 Highland Ave. Tarrytown 10591 631-3030 • abigailkirsch.com

Allan M. Block Agency Inc. 24 S. Broadway, Tarrytown 10591 631-4353 • ambins.com

317 Railroad Ave., Bedford Hills 10507 241-1997 • americangymnastics.us 296 Columbus Ave., Tuckahoe 10707 793-0807 • anamericanbistro.com 322 Underhill Ave., Yorktown Heights 10598 245-1084 • angelfacespa.com

Ann & Andy Child Care

2170 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford 10523 592-3027 • annandandychildcare.com

31 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400, White Plains 10601 821-5100 • asc-pr.com 250 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford 10523 800-278-4622 • artinagroup.com

Barksdale Home Care Services Inc. 327 Fifth Ave., Pelham 10803 738-5600 • barksdaleathome.com

Bayside Travel Group of Companies

69 Pondfield Road, Bronxville 10708 833-8880 • luxurytravelservice.com

Bedford Stone & Masonry Supply Corp. 284 Adams St., Bedford Hills 10507 666-6404 • bedfordstone.com

P.O. Box 184, Chappaqua 10514 917-650-7743 • bookedparties.com 14 Studio Arcade, Bronxville 10708 337-9356 • bronxvillewellness.com

Buzz Creators Inc.

400 Columbus Ave., Second floor South, Valhalla 10596 358-5080 • buzz-creators.com

Carol Kurth Architecture PC & Interiors Ltd. The Arcade Building, 644 Old Post Road, Bedford 10506 234-2595 • carolkurtharchitects.com

Carol Kurth carol.kurth@carolkurtharchitects. Architecture and interior design firm com 1995

Co-Communications Inc.

Stacey Cohen stacey@cocommunications.com 1997

Public relations and marketing

Concept: CARE Inc.

Carol Greenberg cgreenberg@conceptcareny.com 1995

Home health care agency

Decorative Hardware Studio Inc.

Marie Prezner dhshardware@gmail.com 1975

Custom manufacturer of brass hardware serving the hospitality and interior design industries

Diana Gould Ltd.

Diana Gould events@dianagouldltd.com

4 Red Oak Lane, Suite 109, White Plains 10604 666-0066 • cocommunications.com 50 Main St., Suite 976, White Plains 10606 682-7990 • conceptcareny.com

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Patricia Manfredi info@aaaemergency.com 1963

635 N. Broadway, White Plains 10603 949-0512 • aaaemergency.com

Owner Email address Year established

P.O. Box 627, Chappaqua 10514 238-5251 • dhshardware.com FCBJ WCBJ 12 Frontage St., Elmsford 10523

Floral décor, set design and prop building, furniture and props, graphic design and

Bedford 10506 921-8190 • morgansfishhouse.net 234-2595 • carolkurtharchitects.com

1995

The New Crystal Restoration Co-Communications Inc. Enterprises Inc.109, White Plains 10604 4 Red Oak Lane, Suite

Stacey Cohen Lisa Cordasco stacey@cocommunications.com lisa@crystalrestoration.com 1997 1960

THE LIST: Women-Owned Business Concept: CARE Inc. Pretty Face Medi Spa 109 S. Regent St., Port Chester 10573 666-0066 • cocommunications.com 937-0500 • newcrystalrestoration.com

50 Main St., Suite 976, White Plains 10606 2081 Albany Post Road, Montrose 10548 682-7990 • conceptcareny.com 788-9790 • prettyfacemedispa.com

Decorative Hardware Studio Inc. P.O. Box 627, ChappaquaInc. 10514 Red Ski Creative 238-5251 • dhshardware.com 295 Main St., Mount Kisco 10549 914-482-3220 • redskicreative.com

Diana Gould Ltd. 12 Frontage St., Elmsford 10523 Rei Pilates

347-7134 • dianagouldltd.com 115 Halstead Ave., Harrison 10528 200-1556 • reipilates.com

Ease Into Italy & Beyond LLC Rey Insurance Agency 207 S. Buckhout St., Irvington 10533 219 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow 10591 231-5634 • easeintoitaly.com 631-7628 • reyinsurance.com

Eco-Prima Ruby MediaTea Group 11 Clearbrook Road, Suite 120, Elmsford 10523 115 N. Broadway, White Plains 10603 930-8892 • ecoprimatea.com 268-8645 • rubymediagroup.com • krisruby.com

Eileen Fisher Ruby's OysterInc. Bar & Bistro 2 Bridge St., St., Irvington 10533 45 Purchase Rye 10580 591-5700••rubysoysterbar.com eileenfisher.com 921-4166

ForméTips Urgent Silver TeaCare and Wellness Center 11 Clearbrook Road #120, Elmsford 10523 877-326-8327 • silvertipstea.com 7-11 S. Broadway, White Plains 10601 723-4900 • formeurgentcare.com

Silverman Realty Group Inc. 237 Mamaroneck Ave., White Inc. Plains 10605 Harrison Edwards

683-8000 • silvermanrealty.com 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 303, Armonk 10504 242-0010 • Sports harrison-edwards.com Solaris Club 201 Veterans Road, Yorktown Heights 10598 Howie• Marketing 962-4094 solarisclubs.com

& Consulting Inc. Standing Room Only Fine Foods 40 Wilner Road, Somers 10589 1491 Weaver St., Scarsdale 10583 248-1112 • howiemarketing.com 472-3002 • srofinefoods.com

Hudson Fusion LLC Inc. Stiefvater Real Estate 30 State St., Ossining 10562 303 Wolfs Lane, Pelham 10803 762-0900 • hudsonfusion.com 738-1133 • pelhamny.com

Gilbert THyman Square&Properties Inc. 1843 Palmer Ave., Larchmont 10538 56 Lafayette Ave., White Plains 10603 833-5297 • hymangilbert.com 328-7511 • tsquareproperties.com

Tasteful Treats I Am More Scarsdale 6 Spencer Place, Scarsdale 10583 & Treasures Gift Baskets 723-6673 • iammorescarsdale.com 33 Round Hill Road, Armonk 10504 219-5260 • tastefultreats.com

The Inner Group Tayne Law Group PC 1000 N. Division St., Suite 2D, Peekskill 10566

445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 1102, White Plains 10601 788-8471 • theinnergroup.com 301-3300 • taynelaw.com

Loughlin Personnel Ltd. 7-11 S. Broadway, Plains 10601 Thompson &White Bender

287-0333 loughlinpersonnel.com 1192 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510 762-1900 • thompson-bender.com

LV2BFIT Inc. 13 Rye Ridge Plaza, Rye Brook 10573 Uovo Moderno 305-6567 • lv2bfit.com

156 Katonah Ave., Katonah 10536 401-9298 • uovomoderno.org Madison Approach Staffing

Inc.

45 Knollwood Road, Suite 101, Elmsford 10523 428-4800 • madisonapproach.com

Valerie Wilson Travel Inc. March Boutique 2700 Westchester Ave., Suite 120, Purchase 10577 1207 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510 701-3200 • valeriewilsontravel.squarespace.com 923-2100 • marchboutique.com

Carol Greenberg Linda Nicolo cgreenberg@conceptcareny.com linda@prettyfacemedispa.com 1995 2002 Marie Prezner Susan Pietrobono Sanquily dhshardware@gmail.com and Kim Dittrich 1975 contact@redskicreative.com 2015 Diana Gould events@dianagouldltd.com Reina Horowitz N/A appointment@reipilates.com 2014 Kathleen Guglielmo Laura Rey Iannarelli easeintoitaly@gmail.com service@reyinsurance.com 2006 1978 Anupa Mueller Kris Ruby anupa@ecoprimatea.com kruby@rubymediagroup.com 1995 2009 Eileen Fisher Lisa McKiernan onlinesupport@eileenfisher.com info@rubysoysterbar.com 1986 2006 Anupa Mueller Gina Cappelli tea@silvertipstea.com N/A 1998 2000

Bonnie Silverman Carolyn B. Mandelker info@silvermanrealty.com cmandelker@harrisonN/A edwardspr.com 1987 Elizabeth Gagliardi N/A Lydia Howie lhowie@optonline.net Sharon Snyder 1999 info@srofinefoods.com 1990 Cindy Penchina Marilyn Stiefvater cindy@hudsionfusion.com stiefvater@pelhamny.com 1996 1974 Rita K. Gilbert Phyllis Tunnell rkg@cloud9.net phyllis@tsquareproperties.com 1983 1983 Abbey Solomon and MarcyColonna Berman-Golstein Rose info@iammorescarsdale.com info@tastefultreats.com 2018 2002 Marjorie Finer Leslie H. Tayne innergroup@optonline.net info@taynelaw.com 2001 Laura Loughlin Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, laura@loughlinpersonnel.com partner 1998 liz@thompson-bender.com Patty Palmieri 1986 pattypalmieri@aol.com Ana Rose Hawley N/A sales@uovomoderno.com Allison Madison 2013 info@madisonapproach.com Valerie Wilson, 1988 Jennifer Wilson Buttigieg Lynn Puro Wilson Wetty and Kimberly info@marchboutique.com harleyr@vwti.com 2006 1981

Mary Ann Liebert Inc., Publishers Westfair Communications Inc.

Mary Ann Liebert

MBoutique Group * Whispering Chappaqua 10512Pines Florist 266-0624 of Chappaqua 83 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua 10514 Mindy Eisenberg Stark, CPA 238-5661 • whisperingpinesofchappaqua.com

Meryl Lefkowitz meryl@mboutiquegroup.com Beth Hundgen 2012 blkisuzi55@aol.com 1956 Mindy Eisenberg Stark mindy.stark@mescpa.com Kathy 1982 D'Agostino kathy@winatbusinesscoaching Lisa McKiernan .com lmkiernan@pearlmgm.com

Dee DelBello info@liebertpub.com 140Westchester Huguenot St.,Third floor,100J, New Rochelle 10801 701 Ave., Suite White Plains 10604 dee@westfairinc.com 1980 740-2100 • liebertpub.com 694-3600 • westfaironline.com • wagmag.com

88 Bonnie Meadow Road, Scarsdale 10583

Win at Business 725-8880 • mescpa.com Coaching LLC 27 Windle Park, Tarrytown 10591 Morgans Fish House 226-0807 • winatbusinesscoaching.com 22 Elm Place, Rye 10580 Zen Your Closet 921-8190 • morgansfishhouse.net 931 Garfield Ave., Peekskill 10566 282-4875 • N/ACrystal Restoration The New

A disaster response and property restoration Public relations and marketing company serving Westchester County

westchester county Home health care agency Full-service medical spa Custom manufacturer of brass hardware Creative solutions for small and large serving the hospitality and interior businesses, including graphic, logo and design industries packaging design, brand identity and Floral décor, set design and prop building, marketing collateral furniture and props, graphic design and printing, LED lighting and CAD accurate room Boutique pilates studio floor plans Travel planning for vacations and study abroad opportunities Italy Independent insuranceinbroker Tea distributor Public relations and social media agency Women's apparel Restaurant

Tea retailer and wholesaler Boutique urgent care and wellness center Commercial real estate development and management firm Public relations and marketing Health and fitness club Grant writing, marketing services and development and guest-speaking services for nonprofits Fine foods retailer and caterer Marketing and web design services Real estate brokerage Law firm Commercial real estate firm Women's apparel and accessories boutique that also hosts events Full-service gift women-focused provider

Advertising agency Law firm Recruiting agency providing permanent, Advertising and marketing, public relations temporary and temp-to-perm and crisis communication, creative and digital employment solutions services, special events planning and promotion Fitness fashion boutique General gift store with items for the home as well as clothing and jewelry Recruiting agency for full-time, part-time, temporary and direct hire positions Travel management company for personal and business travel; services industries, including fashion, finance, publishing Boutique and pharmaceuticals Publishing Westchester and Fairfield Publishingfirm: firm serving the scientific, County Business WAG magazine technical, medicalJournals, and information fields and associated websites Consulting agency specializing in events, public relations, marketing and branding solutions Florist Certified public accountant Executive coaching, company culture consultant and sexual harassment issues

Seafood restaurant 2007 Cunningham Michele Personalized closet-organizing services, michele@zenyourcloset.com wardrobe styling, personal shopping 2016 Lisa Cordasco A disaster response and property restoration Enterprises Inc. This list is a sampling of women-owned businesses that are located in the region. lisa@crystalrestoration.com company serving Westchester County 109 S. Regent St.,like Port to Chester 10573your company If you would include in our next list, please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com. 1960 937-0500 • newcrystalrestoration.com *Address not published per company request. N/A = Not available.

Pretty Face Medi Spa

2081 Albany Post Road, Montrose 10548 788-9790 • prettyfacemedispa.com

Linda Nicolo linda@prettyfacemedispa.com 2002

Full-service medical spa

Red Ski Creative Inc.

Susan Pietrobono Sanquily and Kim Dittrich

Creative solutions for small and large businesses, including graphic, logo and

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THE LIST: Women-Owned Business

fairfield county

Listed alphabetically. Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

Alloy Engineering Company Inc. 304 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport 06607 366-5253 • thermowells.com

Amsterdam Hotel

19 Clarks Hill Ave., Stamford 06902 327-4300 • stamfordamsterdam.com

Aurora Products Inc. * 205 Edison Road, Orange 06477 375-9956 • auroraproduct.com

Balancing Act Financials LLC 1074 Hope St., Suite 203, Stamford 06907 548-0223 • balancingactfinancials.com

BCM Media

30 Old Kings Highway South, Darien 06820 326-1477 • bcmmedia.biz

Benay Enterprises Inc.

30 Main St., Suite 303, Danbury 06810 744-6010 • benay.com

Bernard's | Sarah's Wine Bar 20 West Lane, Ridgefield 06877 438-8282 • bernardsridgefield.com

BMW of Darien

140 Ledge Road, Darien 06820 656-1804 • bmwdarien.com

Cabbages & Kings Catering 34 Franklin St., Westport 06880 226-0531 • cabbagesandkingscatering.com

Carousel Preschool Day Nursery 25 France St., Norwalk 06851 847-1276 • carouselpreschool.com

Center for Pediatric Therapy

Paula Callari 1967 Sarah Gross contact@cabbagesandkingscatering.com 2000 Joyce Abate carouselkids1234@aol.com 1977

Industrial thermowell manufacturer Hotel Organic food products Bookkeeping and accounting firm Media planning and buying agency Administrative and bookkeeping services Restaurant and wine bar Car dealership Caterer Day care serving more than 120, ages six weeks through five years

Tara Glennon cpt.director@yahoo.com 1992

Pediatric therapy offering play-based and child-directed therapies

328 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich 06831 • 531-5514 1435 Post Road, Fairfield 06825 • 255-1210 centroristorante.com

Susan Dederick 1989

Restaurant featuring Italian cuisine

Cheryl Lechok Communications LLC 30 Glen Terrace, Stamford 06906 961-9280

Church Hill Classics

594 Pepper St., Monroe 06468 800-477-9005 • diplomaframe.com

Co-Communications Inc. * 2 Forest Park Drive, Farmington 06032 860-676-4400 • cocommunications.com

Connect Computer Corp. 338 Commerce Drive, Fairfield 06825 333-4444 • connectcomputer.com/

COUTUREDossier

43 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06831 900-1600 • couturedossier.com

Cucina Casalinga

171 Drum Road, Wilton 06897 762-0768 • cucinacasalinga.com

Didona Associates Landscape Architects 70 North St., Suite 301, Danbury 06810 778-1840 • didonaassociates.com

DPZ on West Salon and Day Spa 81 West St., Danbury 06810 794-1113 • thedpz.com

Dream Spa LLC

1220 Post Road East, Westport 06880 • 454-3454 151 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06830 • 629-2525 dreamdayspa.comt

E.R. Becker Company Inc. 16 Betts Place, Norwalk 06855 852-8077 • erbeckercompany.com

eRichards Consulting 1381 Burr St., Shleton 06824 944-0816 • e-richards.com

Escape Salon & Boutique 232 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801 798-9882 • escapect.com

Fairfield Marketing Group

830 Sport Hill Road, Easton 06612 261-5855, ext. 202 • fairfieldmarketing.com

Cheryl Lechok clechok@optonline.net 1997 Lucie Voves info@diplomaframe.com 1991 Stacey Cohen stacey@cocommunications.com 1997 Lynn Souza LSouza@ConnectComputer.com 1985 Yulia Omelich info@couturedossier.com 2010 Sally Maraventano info@cucinacasalinga.com 1981 Jane Didona didona@didonaassociates.com 1989

Marketing and communications consultant for health care, life sciences and technology organizations Diploma frames Public relations and marketing Internet technology solutions for companies of all sizes Boutique Home-based Italian cooking school Landscape architect

Dawn Blom 1997

Day spa

Lori Dodd lori@dreamdayspa.com 2000

Salon and day spa

Ellie Becker ellie@erbecker.com 2007 Doreen F. Gebbia, president dfgebbia@e-richards.com 2000 Maria Rodrigues customercare@escape.com 1987 Pam Johnson info@fairfieldmarketing.com 1986

Inbound marketing Technology, consulting and staffing firm Beauty salon and boutique Direct-mail solutons provider for small and large businesses

Freudigman & Billings LLC

Kimberly A. Freudigman, co-founder info@freudigman.com 2004

Gilda Bonanno LLC

Tutoring service, including standardized test preparation, college advising, writing educational and private school consulting and educational and subject tutoring

Gilda Bonanno info@gildabonanno.com 2006

Keynote speeches, presentation skills coaching, training in communication and leadership skills

Marria Pooya 2005

Specialized skin and body care using medically based treatments

1720 Post Road East, Westport 06880 226-8166 • freudigman.com

25 Old Kings Highway North, Suite 13 - No. 174, Darien 06820 979-5117 • gildabonanno.com

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Kris Lorch engineer@thermowells.com 1958 Nancy Steinegger sales@stamfordamsterdam.com 2007 Stephanie V. Blackwell ANatural@auroraproduct.com 1998 Anne Mochulsky, Aimee Roden anne@balancingactfinancials.com 2010 Brenda McKenna bmckenna@bmcmedia.biz 2013 Dawn Reshen-Doty info@benayei.com 1986 Sarah Bouissou, co-owner sarah@bernardsridgefield.com 2000

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455 Post Road, Suite 202, Darien 06820 • 424-2584 55 Walls Drive, Suite 204, Fairfield 06824 • 255-3669 101 N. Plains Industrial Road, Wallingford 06492 • 949-9337 centerforpediatrictherapy.com

Centro Ristorante & Bar

Owner Email address Year established

Greenwich Medical Spa

1285 E. Putnam 06878 FCBJAve., Riverside WCBJ 637-0662 • greenwichmedicalspa.com

Impact Personnel Inc.

Maryann Donovan maryann@imactpersonnel.com

Recruiting firm for temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time positions in the fields of

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62 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 • 403-6874 Escape Salon & Boutique joyridestudio.com 232 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 06801 798-9882 • escapect.com

JoyX Fairfield Marketing Group 1200 Post Road East, Westport 06880

rhodie@joyridestudio.com Maria Rodrigues 2011 customercare@escape.com

Amy 1987 Hochhauser and Rhodie Lorenz amy@joyridestudio.com Pam Johnson rhodie@joyridestudio.com info@fairfieldmarketing.com 2017 1986

THE LIST: Women-Owned Business 830 Sport •Hill Road, Easton 06612 349-5454 joyridestudio.com 261-5855, ext. 202 • fairfieldmarketing.com

Judith Heft & Associates LLC Freudigman & Billings LLC 1111 Summer St., Stamford 06905 • 978-1858

1720 Post Road East, 06880 15 E. Putnam, No. 122,Westport Greenwich 06830 • 978-1858 226-8166 • freudigman.com judithheft.com

Kate LLC LLC GildaSpain Bonanno

280 Grovers Bridgeport 0660513 - No. 174, Darien 06820 25 Old Kings Ave., Highway North, Suite 212-6238 979-5117 •• katespain.com gildabonanno.com

Greenwich Medical Spa The Katie Fong Boutique 1285 E. Putnam Ave., Riverside 60 Lewis St., Greenwich 06830 06878 637-0662 •• katiefong.com greenwichmedicalspa.com 717-1660

Lanphier Day Spa Inc. & Salon Impact Personnel 20 West Ave., Darien 1698 Post Road East,06820 Westport 06680 656-4444 866-2444 •• lanphierdayspa.com impactpersonnel.com

The Lilypad Group LLC Innovative Display & Design 44 Fern Valley Road, Weston 06883 1452 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport 06610 856-9132 • thelilypadgroup.com 800-858-9450 • innov-8.com

Loree's Kitchen Design Associates * 4JL Elizabeth St. Bethel 06801 54 Misty Lane, Monroe, 06468 748-0852 • lorees.com 515-8680 • jldesignassociates.com

Mackey & Guasco Staffing Joyride Cycling + Southport Fitness Studio 2425 Post Road, Suite 206, 06890

25 Old Kings Highway North, Darien 06820 • 202-9712 655-1166 • mackeyandguasco.com 62 Danbury Vineyard Road, Ridgefield 06877 • 403-6874 Marta's Canine Resort joyridestudio.com 519 Federal Road, Brookfield 06804 775-4404 • martasvineyard.com

JoyX Martin, DeCruze & Company LLP 1200 Post Road East, Westport 06880 2777 Summer St., Suite 401, Stamford 06905 349-5454 • joyridestudio.com 327-7151 • mdcocpa.com

Judith Heft & Group Associates LLC The McIntyre

1111 Summer Stamford 06905 • 978-1858 63 Glover Ave.,St., Norwalk 06850 15 E. Putnam, No. 122, Greenwich 06830 • 978-1858 750-1111 • themcintyregroup.com judithheft.com

Nest of Southport Kate Spain LLC 06890 362 Pequot Ave., Southport

280 Grovers Ave., Bridgeport 06605 255-1734 • nestofsouthport.com 212-6238 • katespain.com

New Fairfield Bright Beginnings 74 Route 37, New Fairfield 06812 The Katie Fong Boutique 746-5994 • nfbrightbeginnings.com 60 Lewis St., Greenwich 06830 717-1660 • katiefong.com Nielsen's Florist Garden 1405 Post Road, Darien 06820 Lanphier Day Spa & 655-2541 • nielsensflorist.com 20 West Ave., Darien 06820

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Office Pro 656-4444 Organizer • lanphierdayspa.com P.O. 4075, Monroe 06468LLC TheBox Lilypad Group 261-4260 44 Fern Valley Road, Weston 06883 Pellicci's Restaurant 856-9132 • thelilypadgroup.com 96 Stillwater Ave., Stamford 06902 Loree's Kitchen 323-2542 • pelliccis.com 4 Elizabeth St. Bethel 06801

Picture That LLC 748-0852 • lorees.com 1266 E. Main & St.,Guasco Suite 700R, Staffing Stamford 06902 Mackey

977-8203 picturethatart.com 2425 Post• Road, Suite 206, Southport 06890 The Plastic Factory 655-1166 • mackeyandguasco.com 678 Howard Ave., Bridgeport 06605 Marta's Vineyard Canine Resort 908-3468 • theplasticfactoryct.co 519 Federal Road, Brookfield 06804

Rader Summa LLC 775-4404 & • martasvineyard.com 57 North St.,DeCruze Suite 209, Darien 06810 Martin, & Company LLP 748-2773 • raderandsumma.com 2777 Summer St., Suite 401, Stamford 06905 The Ridgefield Playhouse 327-7151 • mdcocpa.com 80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield 06877 The McIntyre Group 438-5795 ridgefieldplayhouse.org 63 Glover•Ave., Norwalk 06850

Judith HeftA. Freudigman, co-founder Kimberly judy@judithheft.com info@freudigman.com 2008 2004 Kate GildaSpain Bonanno info@katespain.com info@gildabonanno.com 2008 2006 Katie Fong Marria Pooya sales@katiefong.com 2005 2015 Eileen Lanphier Maryann Donovan info@lanphierdayspa.com maryann@imactpersonnel.com 2012 1989 Ann Buivid anne.buivid@gmail.com Donna Shea 2010 1986 Loree Ogan Julia L. Walters loree@lorees.com julia@jldesignassociates.com 1981 2010 Maureen Mackey, partner Amy Hochhauser and Rhodie Lorenz maureen@mackeyandguasco.com amy@joyridestudio.com 2002 rhodie@joyridestudio.com Pam Williams 2011 martasvineyard@aol.com Amy Hochhauser and Rhodie Lorenz N/A amy@joyridestudio.com Kathleen M. DeCruze, partner rhodie@joyridestudio.com kdecruze@mdcocpa.com 2017 1979 Leslie JudithMcIntyre Heft info@themcintyregroup.com judy@judithheft.com 1986 2008 Elizabeth Santa Kate Spain esanta@nestofsouthport.com info@katespain.com 2002 2008 Arnold Mary mary@nfbrightbeginnings.com Katie Fong 1980 sales@katiefong.com 2015 Nielsen-Baumann Sandra nielsen@nielsensflorist.com Eileen Lanphier 1944 info@lanphierdayspa.com Cathleen Lindstrom 2012 officeorganizerpro@gmail.com Ann Buivid N/A anne.buivid@gmail.com Toni 2010Lupinacci tonilupinacci@hotmail.com Loree Ogan 1947 loree@lorees.com Valerie 1981 A. Cooper vcooper@picture-that.com Maureen Mackey, partner 2002 maureen@mackeyandguasco.com Barbara Carbone 2002 jacosta@theplasticfactoryct.co Pam Williams 2011 martasvineyard@aol.com Theresa Matthews N/A radersumma@sbcglobal.net Kathleen M. DeCruze, partner N/A kdecruze@mdcocpa.com

cycling and cross-training classes Beauty salon and boutique 4,000-square-foot, cross-training Direct-mail solutons provider for small concept studio and large businesses Tutoring service, including standardized test preparation, college advising, writing Financial concierge educational and private school consulting and educational and subject tutoring

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Keynoteart, speeches, presentation skills Original design and products for thecoaching, home training in communication and leadership skills Specialized skin and bodycustom care using medically Fashion boutique offering designed and based treatments apparel made-to-measure Recruiting firm for temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time positions in the fields of Day spa and salon sales, marketing, human resources and administrative Marketing and branding, strategic Exhibits, event specialty sales and branded-environment production company Caterer Interior architecture, planning and design Direct-hire, human resources contract and temporary recruiting firm Fitness boutique dedicated to athletic indoor cyclingdaycare and cross-training classes Animal for cats and dogs, servicing pets for boarding, doggie daycare and grooming 4,000-square-foot, cross-training concept studio Accounting firm Staffing Financialagency concierge Interior design, upholstery, windows Original art, design and products for the home Day care service Fashion boutique offering custom designed and made-to-measure apparel Florist Day spa and salon Small-business operations consultant Marketing and branding, strategic specialty sales Restaurant Caterer Provides a full range of fine art consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, health care Direct-hire, human resources contract and academic institutions and temporary recruiting firm Full-service plastics distributor and fabrication company offeringfor plastic materials Animal daycare cats and dogs, and accessories forfor engineering and construction servicing pets boarding, doggie daycare and grooming Tax consultation and business services

Accounting firm 1979 Stockel, executive director Allison A nonprofit theatre Leslie McIntyre 1983 info@themcintyregroup.com Staffing agency Full-service, commercial real estate brokerage 1986 750-1111 • themcintyregroup.com Penny P. Wickey Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate LLC firm representing tenants, landlords, Elizabeth Santa of Southport pwickey@saugatuckcommercial.com 9Nest Burr Road, Westport 06680 developers, owners, investors, as well as esanta@nestofsouthport.com Interior design, upholstery, windows 362 Pequot Ave., Southport 06890 2004 222-4190 • saugatuckcommercial.com buyers and sellers 2002 255-1734 • nestofsouthport.com Mia Schipani Boutique public relations and marketing firm Mary Arnold Schipani PR Bright Beginnings New Fairfield mia@schipanipr.com serving businesses mary@nfbrightbeginnings.com Day care service in the small to 98 Suite 104, Stamford 06902 74 Southfield Route 37, Ave., New Fairfield 06812 2015 medium range 646-734-7004 • schipanipr.com 1980 746-5994 • nfbrightbeginnings.com Nicole SandraEnslein Nielsen-Baumann Sublime Nielsen'sCommunications Florist Garden Shop nenslein@sublimecommunications.com Marketing and advertising company nielsen@nielsensflorist.com Florist 20 Acosta Suite 200, 06820 Stamford 06902 1405 Post St., Road, Darien 2016 340-1010 1944 655-2541 •• sublimecommunications.com nielsensflorist.com Elizabeth Cathleen Ball Lindstrom TFI Envision Inc. 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Staying competitive requires retaining and attracting key talent through superior employee benefits

n spite of a rapidly changing health care environment, employers remain the reliable link to health benefits for most Americans. As the burden on business owners increases, employers seek meaningful, yet affordable, solutions. There are many great tools to attract and retain key employees. Staying informed regarding employee benefits helps you maintain your competitive edge. For decades, small employers have been limited to fully insured plans, providing few plan design options and no real opportunity to control premium costs, other than shifting a greater percentage of the cost to plan participants. Consider the following options that may help as you look for new and better ways to retain and attract valued employees.

NEW CONNECTICUT CHAMBER COALITION PROGRAM

A new Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Health Care Coalition program geared for employers with 20 to 200 employees can now offer the benefits of self-funding that a majority of large employers have enjoyed for decades. By participating in a captive stop-loss insurance program, formed to insure the risks of its owners, mid-market employers pool resources to spread their risk and reduce the volatility that has deterred some from pursuing self-funding in the past. This program is focusing on helping employers reduce claims and provide better outcomes. In addition to paying fixed expenses (administrative fees and stop-loss premiums) each

month, employers make an initial deposit to a claims fund, followed by predetermined monthly installments. By joining together to reduce the cost of their medical spend, participating employers have the opportunity to share in any unused premiums that result when overall claim costs are lower than anticipated.

arrangements. Each month, the employer pays a predetermined amount to cover anticipated claims, along with fixed expenses. At the end of the plan year, a portion of the unused claim funds are credited to the plan’s renewal. If actual claims are greater than the amount that you fund, stop-loss insurance covers the excess claim costs. Fixed expenses, including stop-loss premiums and administration fees, are not refundable.

SMALL GROUP LEVEL FUNDING

Partial self-funding for small groups, sometimes referred to as level funding, helps employers regain control of their health plan costs and creates an opportunity for savings. Level funding offers the flexibility of partial self-funding, but retains the predictability of fixed monthly payments, common to fully insured

EXECUTIVE BENEFITS

In today’s highly competitive business environment, success hinges on the ability to recruit, retain and reward valued employees. And when it comes to senior executives, the stakes are even higher. When designing executive benefit plans, it’s necessary

to take these things into consideration. Take the time to understand your objectives, your organizational culture and the competitive environment in which you operate. Then, develop the solution that meets your needs. Some of the options being implemented by a growing number of businesses include: • Salary continuation plans; • Selective incentive plans; • Executive long-term care; • Restricted executive bonus plans; • 401(k) alternative plans; • Executive disability insurance; and • Executive retirement plans.

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One of the more rapidly expanding uses of technology in the U.S. is telemedicine, which enables individuals,

typically health plan members, to consult with a licensed physician via phone, video or mobile application. By contracting with one of the many telemedicine networks available, plan members and their dependents can enjoy 24/7 access to board-certified physicians and other health-related professionals, at any time and from any location. In just a matter of minutes, physicians can answer questions, treat medical issues and prescribe medication when appropriate. There are plans available to individuals and businesses, large and small. Valerie Koch is the vice president and COO of Ganim Financial in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She can be reached at 203-335-0851 or vkoch@ganimfinancial.com.

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Good Things Happening

FBOG OPENS PORT CHESTER BRANCH

From left: FBOG staff members Evan Corsello, Mark McMillen, Kevin O’Connell and Emily Newcamp; Billy Gallagher and John Fareri, FBOG directors; Gary Zuckerman, supervisor of the town of Rye; Frank Gaudio; Bruno Gioffre; Gregory Austin, police chief of Port Chester/Rye Brook; Scott Moore, EMS Port Chester/Rye Brook; Port Chester Mayor Richard Falanka; George D’Angelo, chairman of the board of FBOG; Gregory Adams, a trustee for the village of Port Chester; FBOG staff members Mathew Baird, Will Hanlon, Christian Sanchez, Judy Merturi, Pamela Cotroneo and Brenda Curcio; Evelyn Gaudio; and Christopher Steers, village manager for Port Chester.

Village of Port Chester happens to be just across the state border separating Connecticut and New York, and that’s where The First Bank of Greenwich (FBOG) formally opened a new branch with a ribbon cutting Dec. 19. The branch is located at 500 Westchester Ave. Bruno Gioffre, a member of the bank’s board of directors and former judge in Westchester, said, “This new branch brings to Port Chester, Rye Brook and the environs, a true community bank experience.” Frank Gaudio, FBOG’s president and CEO, said, “This has been a dream of mine, since I started my banking career in Port Chester. We have many customers with businesses in Westchester and so we look forward to welcoming them to the new branch while building new relationships in the community.”

FLASHING LIGHTS FOR FUN AT MARIA FARERI

Santa, dressed in his police-blue suit, waves from the top of an ambulance. Right: Santa visits one of the young patients.

Usually when you see a lot of flashing red and blue lights in the driveway of a hospital it’s not a good sign. On Dec. 19, however, emergency vehicles came roaring up to Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla for something distinctly different: Good Night Lights, a spectacular holiday light show designed to bring excitement and good cheer to the hospital’s young patients, their family members and hospital staff. Good Night Lights has become a holiday tradition at children’s hospitals across

the country. At Maria Fareri, emergency service vehicles, including motorcycles, cars and ambulances lit the area with their brilliant red, blue, yellow and white lights. Youngsters and adults were invited to wave back from the windows with lights of their own. The Westchester County Police Department was a key organizer, inviting other community police, fire and emergency medical service agencies to join the convoy which, for a time, circled the Valhalla campus of WM-

CHealth where Maria Fareri is located. For this special visit, Santa wore a suit, which was just as fuzzy as usual, but blue instead of red and sporting a Westchester County Police Department patch on one sleeve. The hospital reports that events like Good Night Lights offer fun and positive distractions for hospitalized children and their families during the holiday season as they battle heart disease, cancer, traumatic injuries and other serious ailments.

FROM REAL ESTATE TO REAL BOOKS

SAGER JOINS HEALTH QUEST Lisa Sager is now a physician with the primary care division of Health Quest. She’ll be treating patients ages 18 and older in Hyde Park. She also is a palliative medicine specialist at the Dyson Center for Cancer Care in Poughkeepsie. Prior to joining Health Quest, Sager was with Hudson Valley Regional Palliative Care, now Health Quest Medical Practice Supportive Care Medicine at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She earned her medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and completed her residency in family medicine at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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CRYSTAL RUN ADDS FOUR DOCTORS

A handful of the estimated 1,000 books, which were collected.

In this age of computers, tablets, smart phones and game boxes, it’s sometimes difficult to expose children to real books, which might help get them started on paths to becoming lifetime readers. This holiday season, real estate brokerage Houlihan Lawrence held a book drive for children in need, gathering more than 1,000 titles suitable for youngsters from preschool through middle school.

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The Rye Brook-based firm set up collection bins at all 30 of its field offices in New York and Connecticut. Houlihan’s agents, as well as members of the local community, contributed books. The books were supplied to Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, HELP USA, which operates 54 programs across five states and Family Centers, which is based in Greenwich.

Houlihan Lawrence noted that books are important factors in influencing a child’s early educational success, yet research has shown that as many as 61 percent of low-income families have none. In a separate effort, Houlihan Lawrence corporate employees held their annual holiday toy drive, providing wrapped gifts to children living in HELP USA facilities.

Ontario D. Lau, Lindsey Scharfman, Yuriy Zhurov, Richard M. Villanoza

Crystal Run Healthcare, a multispecialty medical group with more than 400 providers in more than 20 practice locations in the Hudson Valley and lower Catskill region, has added four new doctors. Ontario D. Lau, board certified in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, is practicing in Monroe and West Nyack. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and completed his residency at the University of California Los Angeles. Lindsey Scharfman earned her medical degree from the Medical School of International Health in Beersheba, Israel, and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn. She is providing care to patients in West Nyack. Yuriy Zhurov is board certified in general surgery and is seeing patients in Middletown and Monroe. He earned his medical degree from Kharkov Medical University in the Ukraine and completed his residency at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York. He completed fellowship training in minimally invasive surgery/ bariatrics at New York Medical College in Valhalla. Richard M. Villanoza earned his degree as a doctor of physical therapy at Dominican College in Orangeburg, New York. He practices in Monroe and New Windsor.

FESSLER NAMED CHIEF NURSE EXECUTIVE

Paula Fessler

The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) in Valhalla has appointed Paula Fessler as its chief nurse executive for its Valhalla and Poughkeepsie campuses. Fessler will oversee all nursing operations at WMCHealth’s Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and the Behavioral Health Center in Valhalla, as well as MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Fessler has more than 20 years of clinical experience. She recently served for four years as a vice president at Northwell Health, overseeing 17 emergency departments and numerous urgent care facilities. She previously had been with the Mayo Clinic, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the University of Rochester Medical Center. She earned a nursing degree at Syracuse University, a family nurse practitioner degree from Duke University and a master’s with an emphasis in health care from the Simon Business School at the University of Rochester.

‘PACE-SETTERS’ AT A MODEL UNITED NATIONS Students from Pace University participated in the National Model United Nations conference held recently in Washington, D.C. The conference brings together students from around the world to simulate global policymaking processes by assuming the role of diplomats. Pace students represented Benin, Malawi, Togo, Germany and Slovenia. They brought home awards for excellence in diplomatic practice, including distinguished delegation, honorable mention and outstanding position paper. Pace Political Science Professor Paul Londrigan, from Pace’s Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, served as the Pleasantville campus team’s faculty advisor. “They learn to research, write and speak publicly,” he said. “I think employers are starting to realize that Model UN attracts motivated students who gain skills that are valuable in the workplace,” Londrigan added. Sonya Svetenko, who is a marketing and history major at Pace, said, “Perhaps the biggest value of Model UN to me was the people I met and the ability to be part of an event that pushes you to step out of your comfort zone and learn more about yourself, the people around you and what goes on in the world today.”

WCF GIVES GREEN GRANT

Among the members of Pace’s Model UN Team are, back row from left: Joe Kelly, Nick Moustakas, David Mulcahy, Joe Pizzingrillo, Kenny Szeto and Brett Dalrymple. Front row, from left: Kayla Guarino and Kaitlyn Houlihan.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST JOINS PHELPS’ STAFF

PUCF AWARDS $88K IN NEW HUDSON VALLEY GRANTS

GIFTS FROM NYSLTA The New York State Land Title Association (NYSLTA) donated holiday gifts to children in need across New York. A total of 657 youngsters received the gifts, including 119 in Westchester. NYSLTA worked with The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. Nearly 60 companies, which are members of the association participated in the effort. Toy kitchens, bicycles and sports equipment were among the items. Bob Treuber, executive director of the NYSLTA, said, “There is no greater gift than helping out kids and families and knowing the happiness these presents will bring during the holidays and in the months to come.” The association describes itself as advancing the common interests of all those engaged in the business of abstracting, examining and insuring titles, as well as otherwise facilitating real estate transactions and interests.

Twenty-three of the guests at the PUCF’s recognition breakfast.

The People’s United Community Foundation (PUCF), the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, honored its most recent Westchester County and Hudson Valley grant recipients during a recognition breakfast at the bank’s Scarsdale branch. Seventeen organizations received funding in support of activities that in-

cluded basic needs, financial counseling, employment services and education and affordable housing initiatives. Among the recipients were Feeding Westchester, Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers, El Centro Hispano, Greyston Foundation, Hudson River Housing, Community Center of Northern Westchester, Family Services of Westchester and Girl Scouts

Heart of the Hudson. Karen Galbo, the foundation’s executive director, said, “People’s United Community Foundation is pleased to support the important work of our New York nonprofit partners that are making a significant difference in the lives of residents and contributing to the economic vitality of our communities.”

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The Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) based in Hartsdale has awarded a $20,000 grant to the Rye Brook-based Green Business Partnership (GBP), which helps New York businesses become sustainable and achieve green certification. The funds will be used to expand membership in the GBP, to provide technical assistance and coaching to member organizations so they may achieve green certification and to train and place college students as sustainability interns. GBP has developed a comprehensive, customized digital toolkit and a propriety emissions tool used to help measure the level of a company’s “greenness.” Membership in the GBP is available to any organization that leases or owns commercial or industrial space in New York. More than 130 businesses and nonprofits are members, and 35 have achieved certification since the GBP launched its official accreditation in 2014. Laura Rossi, executive director of the WCF, praised the GBP for “...bringing together the best leaders in Westchester’s business community to advance sustainable solutions that will make our community more resilient.”

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Mark Herceg, a neuropsychologist specializing in brain injury and concussion, has joined Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow. From 2015 to 2017, Herceg was the commissioner of mental health for Westchester County. Herceg has been a concussion consultant to schools, youth sports teams, collegiate and professional teams and athletes. While with the county, he chaired a task force that developed “10 Best Practices for Concussion Management,” which was endorsed by the Brain Injury Association of America. Herceg said the staff at Phelps “...utilizes the latest and most evidence-based comprehensive tools for assessing and treating vestibular, neurocognitive, ocular and physical symptoms secondary to concussions.” Herceg urged parents whose child may have suffered a suspected concussion while engaged in a sport to have him or her properly evaluated and make sure specific symptoms are targeted for treatment. For example, they should see a vestibular therapist for balance or dizziness issues or a neuropsychologist for cognitive and/or behavioral changes. DECEMBER 31, 2018

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

NEW MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL IN SIMSBURY Nearly 100 guests, including students, supporters, local leaders and elected officials, attended the official ground-breaking ceremony for a permanent memorial to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be built on the grounds of The Simsbury Free Library. The program included a harmonized National Anthem by Simsbury students Grace and Mary Kate Stewart, a prayer from Rev. George Harris, a congressional proclamation from U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty and appreciation to the long-term commitment by guests and students to the MLK Memorial by First Selectman Eric Wellman. The idea to erect a permanent memorial to MLK’s experiences in Simsbury was driven by a documentary created by a dedicated group of Simsbury High School students who researched Dr. King’s time in the state. Feeling there needed to be a permanent place where people can sit, reflect and learn about King, they designed a memorial that is not just a monument. Working with their teacher Richard Curtis and advisors from the Simsbury Free Library they designed an inspiring memorial incorporating elements and intentions from the documentary. Architect Jay Willerup donated his time and then translated the students’ vision into actual building elements. Subsequently the students raised the funds through corporate presentations, personal requests and a brick sale. The memorial is slated for completion in 2019. Many businesses and individuals have already made generous contributions to the project. While the organization’s fund-raising committee has met its original fund-raising goal, there is a continued campaign to raise funds to create educational and enrichment programming, as well as to set up an endowment for future maintenance of the memorial. Over 300 personalized bricks have been purchased by supporters and will be part of the pathway leading to and from the memorial. Bricks can be ordered at MLKinCT.org. Nearly 10 years in the making, from the rumor about letters Dr. King may have written, to the students’ research, subsequent documentary, initial memorial idea and design to the fund-raising, the group of more than 30 students has been dedicated to “spreading the word” of MLK in Connecticut. “This project is a testament to the astounding efforts and dedication of this group of students to ensure Simsbury can continue the inspiring work of Dr. King.” said Tara Willerup, vice chairman of the Simsbury Free Library Board of Trustees.

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Good Things Happening AN ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME FOR 2019 BARNUM FESTIVAL RINGMASTER SCHWARTZ AT DINNER Excitement and anticipation were in the air as more than 200 Barnum Festival supporters welcomed and congratulated Martin D. Schwartz of Fairfield as the 71st Ringmaster of The Barnum Festival. Recently retired as president and CEO of The Kennedy Center, Schwartz has been a long-time community leader and advocate. Meet the Ringmaster Dinner, the kickoff event of one of the region’s best-loved annual traditions, took place to a packed, enthusiastic crowd at Testo’s Restaurant in Bridgeport. The dinner was donated by Testo’s and Luigi’s provided an assortment of Italian desserts. As an added bonus, nearly a dozen former ringmasters — business and community leaders— from the past 25 years were in attendance to show their support. The group included Mickey Herbert, Michael Bisiglia, Robert Laska, Charles Carroll, Len Berger, Larry Merriam, Mayor Mark Lauretti, Michael Niedermeier, Armando Goncalves, Terry O’Connor and John Vazzano. “We are happy to have Martin Schwartz as the 2019 Barnum Festival Ringmaster,” said Goncalves, market president of People’s United Bank and president of the Barnum Festival Board of Directors. “We are looking forward to building on this year’s theme ‘Everyone Counts,’ which aligns with PT Barnum’s legacy to bring fun and laughter to everyone. Under Marty’s leadership, this year we will have a great Barnum Festival. He will do a tremendous job representing all our communities.” During his acceptance speech, Schwartz noted that “The Barnum Festival is an amazing organization that depends on the generosity of the community and the dedication of sev-

Caroline Corbett. Martin D. Schwartz of Fairfield, center, pictured with his family, from left: Bryan Mandelbaum, Allyson Mandelbaum, Chase Mandelbaum and Saisha Mandelbaum, Abbie Schwartz and his wife Elaine Schwartz, Noah Schwartz and Michael Schwartz.

eral hundred volunteers who work year-round on our many community events. Many of these talented volunteers have been involved in the Barnum Festival for 20, 30 or even 59 years. “As ringmaster of the Barnum Festival, I have an opportunity to give back to the community in a big way,” he added. “I am truly honored to lead this major state festival and will be introducing new and exciting events. In keeping with this year’s theme ‘Everyone Counts,’ we will be embracing and supporting people with disabilities and donating part of the proceeds to support special needs children in Bridgeport.” Schwartz retired from The Kennedy Center earlier this year. A champion for people with disabilities, he has touched the lives of thousands of families throughout Connecticut during his nearly 40 years as an executive and is nationally recognized in the rehabilitation field. When Schwartz became the first President and CEO of The Kennedy Center in 1978,

this small community-based rehabilitation organization was a grassroots nonprofit founded in 1951 by its namesake Evelyn Kennedy and 12 parents. At the time, the agency served under 200 adults with intellectual disabilities, employed 48 staff and operated with an annual budget of $776,000. Now headquartered in Trumbull, The Kennedy Center serves more than 2,000 individuals annually from birth through their senior years with a variety of disabilities, employs more than 750 staff and operates with an annual $32 million budget. The agency is one of the largest employers in the region and one of the largest rehabilitation organizations in the state of Connecticut. Schwartz has received numerous local and national awards and accolades during his career at The Kennedy Center. Organized in 1948 to help support local businesses and honor P.T. Barnum — a world-renowned showman and city leader — The Barnum Festival is a celebration of the city of Bridgeport and the surrounding area.

CIAO BELLA OPENS NEW STORE IN FAIRFIELD The Fairfield Department of Community and Economic Development announced the recent opening of Ciao Bella at 1610 Post Road, which celebrated its newest location in Fairfield with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau, Economic Development Director Mark Barnhart and Fairfield Chamber of Commerce President Beverly Balaz were among the dignitaries and other guests on hand to help co-owners (sisters) Janice Briguglio and Shelia Salkin mark the occasion. Ciao Bella specializes in fashionable junior wear, must-have accessories and unique gift items. Briguglio and Salkin started the business after returning from a vacation to Italy 14 years ago. Their home-based business quickly outgrew its space and they opened their first storefront in 2006 in Madison.. The Fairfield store is Ciao Bella’s second location. “We are thrilled to welcome Ciao Bella to Fairfield. Small businesses like Ciao Bella are what make Fairfield what it is and we wish Janice and Sheila much success in this latest endeavor,” stated Barnhart.

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CAROLINE CORBETT JOINS SAVINGS BANK OF DANBURY

From left: Mark Barnhart, Jim Karageorge, Janice Briguglio, Shelia Salkin, Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau and Fairfield Chamber President Beverly Balaz.

Savings Bank of Danbury hired Caroline Corbett as vice president of human resources. She comes from Church Hill Classics where she served on the executive team as talent and development manager. As vice president of human resources, she is the employee advocate. She will help them prosper and grow within the organization, as well as helping attract and retain the “best in class” employees. She is active in the SHRM Society of Human Resources as a volunteer with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

BENCHMARK DIRECTOR AWARDED

Mary Lou Fahy with her award.

Mary Lou Fahy, RN, Benchmark senior regional resident care director, recently accepted the Connecticut Assisted Living Association’s (CALA) 2018 Distinguished Service Award, an honor presented to an individual whose “dedicated leadership, outstanding service and personal commitment over a period of years have furthered the goals of CALA and enhanced the quality of life” of residents. Fahy oversees the care at many of Benchmark’s Fairfield County assisted living and memory care communities, including Benchmark Senior Living at Split Rock in Shelton, Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull in Trumbull, Ridgefield Crossings in Ridgefield and The Village at Brookfield Common in Brookfield. Fahy started her career at Benchmark in 2011 and was promoted to senior regional resident care director in 2015.

HALL NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE’S FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY Hall Neighborhood House and Gala Food Supermarket in Bridgeport’s east side hosted their annual Christmas party Dec. 25. Dinner was served and there were play games with 300 children and families, plus jewelry designer Kendra Scott gifted 100 girls with an original Kendra Scott classic necklace. Hall Neighborhood House, located on George E. Pipkin’s Way in Bridgeport, has served seniors and children and teens for more than 130 years by offering a range of programs, including early learning for toddlers and preschoolers, to college and career preparation for teens, to health screenings and activities for seniors. “We are thrilled to celebrate Christmas with friends and family at Hall Neighborhood House; we consider Hall a second home in the neighborhood and welcome everyone for this fun event,” said Executive Director Robert Dzurenda. Austin, Texas-based jeweler Scott, known for her earrings, bracelets and rings made with colorful gemstones, has made a big commitment to supporting girls and empowering them. When she heard about Hall Neighborhood House’s Christmas party she stepped up immediately with a donation of jewelry for the girls. “Since I began this business, I have been inspired to use our success as a platform to do something even more powerful – to give back to others in a meaningful way,” said Scott. Dzurenda sums up Hall’s future: “Hall Neighborhood House has enormous potential and is clearly answering many needs in our local community. We look forward to growing, expanding and serving new and old friends in the coming months and years.”

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MANAFORT BROTHERS DONATES 100 BIKES TO U.S. MARINES TOYS FOR TOTS

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The entire staff of Manafort Brothers Inc. brightened the holidays for local children in need by donating 100 new bicycles to the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots program to commemorate the company’s 100th anniversary. The Marines picked up all of the bikes at the company headquarters in Plainville on Dec. 13 and distributed them to area towns. The tradition was started by Jake Vandrilla, a former head mechanic and U.S. Marine, who worked at Manafort Brothers for more than 40 years. Although Vandrilla passed away a few years ago, the company honors his legacy by continuing the popular charitable drive. “Each year since 1997 our employees have generously contributed to our companywide Toys for Tots collection and in 2007, we began dedicating the drive to purchasing new

bikes,” explained Jim Manafort Jr., president of Manafort Brothers. “This year, our various generous affiliates, vendors, family and friends helped us reach our collection goal by donating 50 bikes.” Contributing companies that helped make the 2018 season’s bike donation so successful include New England Industrial, Big Sky Fitness, US Ecology, SilPro, Pro-Teck LLC, The Bar on Cedar, Engineered Product Sales, Independent Pipe, Mike Alessandra Masonry, Manafort Precision, D. Brescia Construction, Red Technologies, LLC, CWPM, Public Market of Newington and Milwaukee Tool. “We can only envision this powerful program growing in size and scope and we all look forward to continuing to support the cause in the continuing years,” said Manafort.

Founded in 1919, Manafort Brothers is a recognized leader in the construction and demolition services industry. Headquartered in Plainville, the 4th generation, family-owned company has regional offices in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Cumberland, Rhode Island. PHOTO: From left: Nick Manafort, Jesse Garuti and Jason Manafort of Manafort Brothers, Staff Sargent Anders and Corp. Hess of 225 Fox Company Marine Corps Reserve of Plainville, Jon Manafort of Manafort Brothers, Past Commandant John J. Lynch, Detachment Commandant James Morris and Past Commandant Fred McGoldrick of the Marine Corps League-Hardware City Detachment 781 of New Britain, and Jon Manafort, loaded up 100 new bicycles donated by Manafort Brothers to Toys for Tots.

WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE AWARDED $75,000 CHALLENGE GRANT FROM NEWMAN’S OWN FOUNDATION Westport Country Playhouse has been awarded a $75,000 Challenge Grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman. In conjunction with the Playhouse’s year-end fund-raising appeal, Newman’s Own Foundation will match all annual fund gifts up to $75,000 through Dec. 31. The Newman’s Own Foundation Challenge Grant will help to highlight the important role of philanthropy in sustaining the nonprofit theater where ticket sales account for less than half of the operating budget. “With the support of Newman’s Own Foundation, we hope to inspire our community to make a contribution before Dec. 31, knowing their gifts will go twice as far,” said Michael Barker, Playhouse managing director. “We thank Newman’s Own Foundation for their long-term, sustained partnership, helping us to bring the magic of live theater to Fairfield County all year round.” Newman’s Own Foundation uses all net

profits and royalties from the sale of Newman’s Own food and beverage products for charitable purposes. Since 1982, Paul Newman and Newman’s Own Foundation have donated more than $500 million to thousands of charities around the world. “The Westport Country Playhouse occupies a very special place in the history of American theater. We are exceptionally fortunate to have such a jewel in our community, one which continues to enrich the region’s cultural life in the tradition of its own illustrious heritage,” said Bob Forrester, president and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation. “I was fortunate to be among a small group of volunteers who joined with Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward over a decade ago to restore the Playhouse’s facilities and artistic mission back to its most highly regarded days. We are proud to continue to support this cultural and community treasure and hope others will join us.” Annual fund gifts can be made online at westportplayhouse.org/support or by calling 203-571-1138.

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The Stratford Visiting Nurse Association (Stratford VNA) has achieved the highest level of recognition by Ability Network, in providing quality home care service. The national organization considers five areas of excellence when making the designation, including quality of care, best practice implementation, quality improvement and consistency and patient experience and financial health. Stratford VNA achieved the top ranking for the ninth time. Ability Network’s HomeCare Elite ranking program performs a comprehensive analysis of all home health care agencies and evaluates their overall performance. The program applies proprietary analyses to identify the top 25 percent of all Medicare-certified home health care agencies, as well as the nation’s top 100 and top 500 agencies. This year, 8,898 home health agencies were considered, resulting in Elite Recognition for 2,223 with Stratford Visiting Nurse Association receiving the top 100 Elite ranking. “Receiving this award demonstrates the commitment of our entire organization. Stratford Visiting Nurse Association is honored to have earned national recognition by such an esteemed organization. As an organization we always strive for the highest level of quality across all areas of our business. We are extremely proud to be recognized as a top 100 agency in the country,” said Mary Therien, president and CEO of Stratford Visiting Nurse Association. Since the Ability Network HomeCare Elite ranking was developed 13 years ago, The Stratford Visiting Nurse Association has earned top 500 and/or the top 100 for five of those years. “We take tremendous pride in our ability to deliver the best quality in home health care for our patients. We have a dedicated staff of nurses, nurses’ aides, physical, occupational and speech therapists who make the patient experience their No. 1 priority,” said Angela Leonzi, vice president of Patient Care Services. “In 2019, we will be celebrating 100 years serving the community. We remain grateful to our clients and their families for entrusting us with their care every day … , said Therien.

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Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES

COURT CASES

ON THE RECORD

Grand Central Partnership, et al. Filed by Earl Harden, et al. Action: Job discrimination (unlawful employment practices). Attorney for plaintiff: Tanya M. Branch. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-12020-JGK.

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New York

Ampton Investments Inc., 45 E. 89 St., Apt. 22D, New York 10128. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Tracy L. Klestat, New York. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 18-14140-shl.

Aparment Therapy LLC. Filed by Helayne Seidman. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney for plaintiff: Joseph Anthony Dunne. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 1:18-cv-12138.

Clarks Botanicals Inc., 575 Lexington Ave., New York 10022. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Brian S. Lennon, New York City. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 18-14109-mew.

Beechwoord Re Ltd., et al. Filed by Melanie L. Cyganowski, et al. Action: Racketeering (RICO) Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Adam Craig Silverstein. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-12018-UA.

Inuvo, Inc., et al. Filed by Domenic Spagnolo. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Juan Eneas Monteverde. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 1:18-cv-12099.

Beewake Corp. Filed by Thomas J. Olsen. Action: Federal question: Other civil rights. Attorney for plaintiff: Christopher Howard Lowe. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv11974-JPO.

JA Solar Holdings Company Ltd., et al. Filed by ODS Capital LLC. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Christopher J. Keller. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12083-ALC.

Broan-Nutone LLC, et al. Filed by QBE Insurance Corp. Action: Diversity – product liability. Attorney for plaintiff: Kenneth Brian Grear. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12035-GBD.

L3 Technologies Inc., et al. Filed by Shiva Stein. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Gloria Kui Melwani. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-12007-AJN.

CKY Occasions LLC., et al. Filed by Namel Norris. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – civil enforcement actions. Attorney for plaintiff: Ben-Zion Bradley Weitz. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12050-PGG.

Meridian Materials Inc. Filed by Building Service 32BJ Health Fund, et al. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– civil enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney for plaintiff: Samuel Bloom. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12028GHW.

County Holdings Inc., 45 E. 89 St., Apt. 22D, New York 10128. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Tracy L. Klestat, New York City. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 18-14141-smb. Glansaol Holdings, Inc., 575 Lexington Ave., New York 10022. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Brian S. Lennon, New York City. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 18-14102-mew. Julep Beauty, Inc., 575 Lexington Ave., New York 10022. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Brian S. Lennon, New York City. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 18-14105-mew. Laura Geller Beauty LLC, 575 Lexington Ave., New York 10022. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Brian S. Lennon, New York City. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 18-14107-mew. Manhattan River Group, 348 Dyckman St., New York 10034. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Brian J. Hufnagel, New York City. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 18-14125-shl.

Items appearing in the Westchester County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave., Suite 100J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

Containers Direct LLC. Filed by Simon J. Burchett Inc. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney for plaintiff: Richard M. Garbarini. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 1:18-cv-12134. Curtis Partition Corp. Filed by Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, IUPAT, AFL-CIO. Action: Labor/ management relations (contracts). Attorney for plaintiff: Lauren Michelle Kugielska. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12022-AJN. Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc., et al. Filed by Timothy D. Finley. Action: Securities Exchange Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Juan Eneas Monteverde. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 1:18-cv-12111. Drywall & Acoustics of N.E. Inc. Filed by Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, IUPAT, AFL-CIO. Action: Labor/management relations (contracts). Attorney for plaintiff: Lauren Michelle Kugielska. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-11986-JGK. Experian Information Solutions Inc., et al. Filed by Abraham Friedman. Action: Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Christopher Barry Turcotte. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-11982-ER.

Hana Sushi Japanese Restaurant Inc., et al. Filed by Prentice Cox. Action: Federal question. Attorney for plaintiff: Ismail Sinan Sekendiz. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-11994-VSB.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Filed by John Smith. Action: Job discrimination (unlawful employment practices). Attorney for plaintiff: Daniel Maimon Kirschenbaum. Filed Dec. 24. Case no. 1:18cv-12159. New York City Housing Authority. Filed by Xiamin Zeng. Action: Job discrimination (race). Attorney for plaintiff: Walker Green Harman Jr. and Edgar Mikel Rivera. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-12008-AKH. NYP Holdings Inc. Filed by Jose L. Ramirez. Action: Job discrimination (other). Attorney for plaintiff: pro-se. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12058KPF.

Roal Interiors Finishers. Filed by Drywall Tapers and Pointers of Greater New York Local Union 1974, IUPAT, AFL-CIO. Action: Labor/ management relations (contracts). Attorney for plaintiff: Lauren Michelle Kugielska. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1L18-cv-12024-RA. Saks Fifth Avenue LLC, et al. Filed by Joshua Haughton. Action: Proceedings in vindication of civil rights. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael B. Palillo. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 1:18-cv-12108. Super Noriega LLC, et al. Filed by Prentice Cox. Action: Federal question. Attorney for plaintiff: Ismail Sinan Sekendiz. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-11976-AJN. The Mount Sinai Hospital, et al. Filed by Beatrice Marseille. Action: Job discrimination (age). Attorney for plaintiff: Eric Baum. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 1:18-cv-12136. Warner Bros. Records Inc. Filed by Candi Staton Productions Inc. Action: Copyright infringement. Attorney for plaintiff: Brian Seth Levenson. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-11989-RA. 117 Pinto Inc., et al. Filed by Prentice Cox. Action: Federal question. Attorney for plaintiff: Ismail Sinan Sekendiz. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv-11972-AJN.

Rockland Convergent Outsourcing Inc., et al. Filed by Israel Saks. Action: Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Daniel Harris Kohn. Filed Dec. 24. Case no. 7:18-cv-12151. Rainbow International of Hudson Valley LLC. Filed by Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, et al. Action: Diversity fraud. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Anthony Troisi. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 7:18-cv-12107.

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Panera Bread Co. Filed by Jose Izquierdo. Action: Diversity – fraud. Attorney for plaintiff: C.K. Lee. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 1:18-cv-12127.

City School District of New Rochelle, et al. Filed by Defny Gamboa. Action: Violation of civil rights. Attorney for plaintiff: Richard E. St. Paul. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 7:18-cv12082-CS.

Prime Mix Corp. Filed by McInnis USA, Inc. Action: Diversity – other contract. Attorney for plaintiff: James Wilson Perkins. Filed Dec. 21. Case no. 1:18-cv-12123.

Correct Care Solutions LLC, et al. Filed by Rayvon Rutherford. Action: Prisoner Civil Rights. Attorney for plaintiff: pro-se. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12049-UA.

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GM6 Residential Services LLC, et al. Filed by Luis Contreras. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Abdul Karim Hassan. Filed Dec. 24. Case no. 7:18cv-12148. Grit & Honor Inc., et al. Filed by Luigi Girotto. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – civil enforcement actions. Attorney for plaintiff: Ben-Zion Bradley Weitz. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12072-PGG. Krewe Du Retail LLC, et al. Filed by Luigi Girotto. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – civil enforcement actions. Attorney for plaintiff: Ben-Zion Bradley Weitz. Filed Dec. 20. Case no. 1:18-cv-12076-AT. Westchester County, et al. Filed by Dwayne White. Action: Prisoner civil rights. Attorney for plaintiff: pro-se. Filed Dec. 19. Case no. 1:18-cv12048-UA.

DEEDS Above $1 million 190 SMRR LLC, Valhalla. Seller: GL Holdings LLC, Hawthorne. Property: 190 Saw Mill River Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Dec. 20. 285 Saw Mill LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Saw Mill River Realty LLC, Jamaica Estates. Property: 285 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Dec. 20. 45/59 Pond Road LLC, Bronx. Seller: D.A.L. LLC, Yonkers. Property: 45 Pond Road, Yonkers. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 17. 48 Grand Properties LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Grand 48 Street Properties LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 48 Grand St., New Rochelle. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Dec. 19. AMG DAT Realty LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Yonkers Super Value LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 704 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers. Amount: $1 million. Filed Dec. 17. DB Main and Lawton LLC, New York City. Seller: 210 North Avenue LLC, New York City. Property: 210 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Dec. 21. V.S. Construction Corp., Ossining. Seller: 202 Medical Associates LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Property: Crompond Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Dec. 18.

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Vernon MZL LLC, New York City. Property: 230 Sandford Boulevard East, Mount Vernon. Amount: $22.2 million. Filed Dec. 21. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: P. Daniel Hollis III, Mount Kisco. Property: 33 W. Main St., Greenburgh. Amount: $6.7 million Filed Dec. 20.

Below $1 million 1 Winthrop Drive LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Wayne L. Weisberg, et al, Rye Brook. Property: 1 Winthrop Drive, Rye. Amount: $900,000. Filed Dec. 20. 13 South 6th Ave LLC, Bronx. Seller: Michael Santangelo, White Plains. Property: 13 S. Sixth Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $300,000. Filed Dec. 18. 15 Kenilworth LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Sterling National Bank, Jericho. Property: 15 Kenilworth Road, Harrison. Amount: $987,490. Filed Dec. 21. 21 Chestnut Place LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Thomas J. Wheeler, et al, Peekskill. Property: 21 Chestnut Place, Mount Vernon. Amount: $220,000. Filed Dec. 21. 291 Lincoln LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Rutheen S. Neville, Pelham. Property: 291 Lincoln Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $200,000. Filed Dec. 21. 34 Durham LLC, White Plains. Seller: DAJD Realty LLC, New York City. Property: 34 Durham Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $498,000. Filed Dec. 20. 368-372 Route 202 LLC, Katonah. Seller: 202 Somers LLC, Bronx. Property: 370 Route 202, Somers. Amount: $500,000. Filed Dec. 18. 4202 Villa at the Woods LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Jason Qualter, Peekskill. Property: 4202 Villa at the Woods, Peekskill. Amount: $140,000. Filed Dec. 18. 5 Rockledge Road LLC, New York City. Seller: William A. Miller, et al, Pleasantville. Property: 5 Rockledge Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $767,500. Filed Dec. 18. 686 Saw Mill LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Gail Cerce, et al, Mahopac. Property: 92 Wildwood Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $550,000. Filed Dec. 19.

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Facts & Figures 84 Weaver Street Realty LLC, Harrison. Seller: Madeline A. Soriano, Larchmont. Property: 84 Weaver St., Mamaroneck. Amount: $650,000. Filed Dec. 20. Certified Homes Inc., Chestnut Ridge. Seller: Charles Apotheker, Stony Point. Property: 5 Harmon St., White Plains. Amount: $382,000. Filed Dec. 17. Christian Cathedral of Praise, White Plains. Seller: Jeffrey Montanaro, Mamaroneck. Property: 931 E. Boston Post Road, Rye. Amount: $860,000. Filed Dec. 21. Christiana Trust. Seller: Christopher Mangold, White Plains. Property: 1525 Strawberry Road, Yorktown. Amount: $617,906. Filed Dec. 20. Global Real Estate USA Inc., New York City. Seller: Ann O. Mulderrig, et al, Rye Brook. Property: 94 Doral Green Drive, Rye. Amount: $740,000. Filed Dec. 18. Hartshore LLC, New York City. Seller: 28 North LLC, Hartsdale. Property: 28 N. Central Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $975,000. Filed Dec. 18. Heritage Hills Society Ltd., Somers. Seller: Heritage Hills of Westchester LLC, Southbury, Connecticut. Property: 83 Warren St., Somers. Amount: $750,000. Filed Dec. 17. High Garden Holdings LLC, White Plains. Seller: Thomas Simeti, Nanuet. Property: 663 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $212,000. Filed Dec. 17. High Q Homes LLC, Ossining. Seller: Paul Wassil Jr., et al, Peekskill. Property: 6 Red Mill Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $207,000. Filed Dec. 19. Just-Bells Contracting Inc., Brewster. Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP, Greenville, South Carolina. Property: 80 Greenville Road, Bedford. Amount: $457,824. Filed Dec. 18. KD3 Homes LLC, White Plains. Seller: Karen Dator, et al, Brookfield, Connecticut. Property: 367D Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $312,000. Filed Dec. 20. L and V Post Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: AJ Partners LLC, New York City. Property: 42 Post St., Yonkers. Amount: $450,000. Filed Dec. 21. Mianus River Gorge Inc., Bedford. Seller: Scott Kurnit, New York City. Property: 78 Mianus River Road, North Castle. Amount: $975,000. Filed Dec. 18.

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Paradiso Property Holdings LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Myron J. Meadow, et al, White Plains. Property: 35 N. Chatsworth Ave., 4A, Mamaroneck. Amount: $385,000. Filed Dec. 17.

Gordon, Marcia, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $410,000 affecting property located at 57 North St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed July 10.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Francis J. Malara, White Plains. Property: 5 Charlotte St., White Plains. Amount: $882,353. Filed Dec. 19.

Lovett, Jonathan, et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 32 Stonehouse Road, Somers 10589. Filed July 10.

Wakefield Station Apartments LLC, Armonk. Seller: Mela LLC, Yonkers. Property: 14 Courtney Place, Yonkers. Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 20. Weyman House LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Sean L. McLoskey, et al, New Rochelle. Property: 74 Weyman Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $425,000. Filed Dec. 19. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Anthony Tirone, White Plains. Property: 1760 Dogwood Drive, Yorktown. Amount: $863,472. Filed Dec. 18.

JUDGMENTS City of Mount Vernon. $9,443 in favor of D.B. Hydraulic Equipment Inc., Mount Vernon. Filed Dec. 18. Enterprise Engagement Alliance, Hawthorne. $12,277 in favor of Zmags Corp., Boston, Massachusetts. Filed Dec. 17. New Advanced Sales Group Inc., Ardsley. $33,325 in favor of Durable Packaging International, Wheeling, Illinois. Filed Dec. 20. Titan Realty and Construction LLC, Greenvale. $2,845 in favor of Benefield Electric Supply Inc., White Plains. Filed Dec. 19. Victory Auto Group LLC, Bronx. $40,531 in favor of Iheartmedia + Entertainment Inc., White Plains. Filed Dec. 19.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Aguilar, Rene, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $454,750 affecting property located at 14 Washington Avenue North, White Plains 10603. Filed July 10.

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Ormsby, Christopher, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $293,090 affecting property located at 47 Putnam Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed July 10. Overton-Robinson, Ruth, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $222,500 affecting property located at 238 S. First Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed July 10. Schmidt, Adam P., et al. Filed by Quicken Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $396,500 affecting property located at 14 Observatory Drive, Croton-on-Hudson 10520. Filed July 10. Usurin, Daniela A., et al. Filed by Residential Credit Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,750 affecting property located at 238 Madison Ave., Port Chester 10573. Filed July 10. Westchester County public administrator as administrator to the estate of Carmela Della Mura, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $581,250 affecting property located at 37 E. Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed July 10. Yassin, Mohammad, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $409,000 affecting property located at 72 Locust Hill Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed July 10. Young, Robert, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 14 N. Bond St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed July 10.

Mechanic’s Liens 111 Midland Tenants Corp., as owner. $11,715 as claimed by Big Apple Compactor Company Inc. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Dec. 18.

1111 Midland Tenants Corp., as owner. $11,715 as claimed by Big Apple Compactor Company Inc. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Dec. 21. 204 Brewster LLC, as owner. $22,000 as claimed by Geberth Electric Inc., Croton-on-Hudson. Property: in Scarsdale. Filed Dec. 20.

BM Construction, 24 Broadway, First floor, Ossining 10562, c/o Ruben Bermeo. Filed April 27.

PATENTS

Ferruzola Fitness, 525 Shore View Drive, Unit 122, Yonkers 10710, c/o Nohelly Ferruzola. Filed April 25.

Cloud-based content management system. Patent no. 10,164,896 issued to Marc B. Velasco, Orange, California. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Fitruda, 86 High St., Yonkers 10703, c/o Kerstein Rattigan. Filed April 27.

343 Bedford Realty LLC, as owner. $10,519 as claimed by Baldwin Electric Corp., Mount Kisco. Property: in Mount Kisco. Filed Dec. 20.

Franco General Contractor, 14 Claremont Place, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Ariovaldo A. Franco. Filed April 26.

Brody, Christopher, et al, as owner. $27,822 as claimed by American Builders and Contractors, Bronx. Property: in Cortlandt. Filed Dec. 19.

G7 Graphx, 20 Clinton St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Joseph D. Gonzalez. Filed April 25.

Campbell, Paul, as owner. $3 million as claimed by Paul Vassel, Mount Vernon. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed Dec. 18. Macedon, Louise, et al, as owner. $280,000 as claimed by Beverly A. Walker, Yonkers. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Dec. 20. Major, Aliza, et al, as owner. $102,726 as claimed by Cain Real Estate LLC. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Dec. 19. Pickelle, Matthew, et al, as owner. $1,973 as claimed by Palette Pro Painting and Renovations, White Plains. Property: in Scarsdale. Filed Dec. 18. QVX21 Construction LLC, as owner. $12,349 as claimed by Geberth Electric Inc., Croton on Hudson. Property: in Mamaroneck. Filed Dec. 20.

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

Partnerships Healthy Eaters Café, 118th S. Fourth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Dwayne Gordon and Salomie Forrest. Filed April 25.

Sole Proprietorships Anderson Brothers, 29 Ledgewood Commons, Millwood 10546, c/o Peter S. Anderson. Filed April 25. Baked Vegan, 441 West St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Catherine G. Rios. Filed April 27.

Gilber S. Landscaping, 9 Oak St., West Harrison 10604, c/o Gilber A. Salazar. Filed April 25. Inga’s Contracting, 1313 Park St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Jose A. Inga. Filed April 25. JCS VAS, 941 McLean Ave., Yonkers 10704, c/o John Scanlon. Filed April 25. K and S Ice Cream, 1767 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10710, c/o Dayanara Perez. Filed April 26. Law Offices of Illana Ram, 18 Roxbury Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Illana Ram. Filed April 25. LH Glass and Mirrors, 23 Quimby Ave., No. 1, White Plains 10606, c/o Lazaro Hernandez. Filed April 26. Lind-Brand Natural Soaps, 24 Split Rock Road, Pound Ridge 10576, c/o Linda Sue Russo. Filed April 25. LR Landscaping, 9 Oak St., West Harrison 10604, c/o Luis Raul Roche Colon. Filed April 25. Magnus Spa Nails, 689 Main St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Thoa Quan. Filed April 27. Purple Cow Quilting, P.O. Box 247, Armonk 10504, c/o Kerri A. Kazak Lowe. Filed April 26. Redemptive Dance Alliance, 103 W. Third St., Apt. 13, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Kelley Thompson. Filed April 26. Willian Landscaping, 174 Babbitt Road, Bedford Hills 10507, c/o William O. Salguero Lazaro. Filed April 25.

Cognitive assistant for mobile devices in low power mode. Patent no. 10,165,515 issued to Evelyn R. Anderson, Houston, Texas; Natalie Brooks Powell, Bolingbrook, Illinois; Kristen Conley, Kieler, Wisconsin; Martin G. Keen, Cary, North Carolina. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface. Patent no. D836,670 issued to Wilson L. Wu, Arcadia, California; Dogukan Erenel, Round Rock, Texas; Ajiemar D. Santiago, Volente, Texas; Richard O. Lyle, Cedar Park, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Hypervisor routing between networks in a virtual networking environment. Patent no. 10,164,868 issued to Robert Cowart, Atlanta, Georgia; David Hadas, Zichron Yaakov, Israel; Daniel J. Martin, Pawling; Bruce Ratcliff, Red Hook; Renato Recio, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Identifying and remediating malware-compromised devices. Patent no. 10,164,998 issued to Anne L. Bolgert, Austin, Texas; Richard J. Cohen, Austin, Texas; Miguel Sang, Austin, Texas; Krishna K. Yellepeddy, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Locating multiple handheld devices. Patent no. 10,165,411 issued to David T. Nelson, Rochester, Minnesota. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Mention identification for untrusted content. Patent no. 10,164,946 issued to Jonathan F. Brunn, Logan, Utah; Vincent Burckhardt, Clonee, Ireland; Ryan A. Davis, Raleigh, North Carolina; Claudio Procida, Dublin, Ireland. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Methodology that uses culture information as a means to detect spam. Patent no. 10,164,923 issued to Paul R. Bastide, Boxford, Massachusetts; Ralph E. LeBlanc, Jr., Peppercell, Massachusetts; Fang Lu, Billerica, Massachusetts; Alaa Abou Mahmoud, Dracut, Massachusetts. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Facts & Figures Reconciliation of asymmetric topology in a clustered environment. Patent no. 10,164,856 issued to Luke M. Browing, Austin, Texas; Perinkulam I. Ganesh, Round Rock, Texas; Madhusudanan Kandasamy, TamiNadu, India. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Security compliance framework usage. Patent no. 10,165,010 issued to Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Virginia; Heather M. Hinton, Austin, Texas; Darren J. Moore, Warwick, Great Britain; Neil Toussaint, Malvern Wells, Great Britain. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Selective service redirection for telecom service migration. Patent no. 10,164,831 issued to Craig A. Farrell, San Diego, California; Praduemn K. Goyal, Holmdel, New Jersey; Raju P. Kattady, Plano, Texas; Sanjay B. Patel, Cary, North Carolina; Kaushal A. Thakker, Gurgaon, India. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Software defined infrastructures that encapsulate physical server resources into logical resource pools. Patent no. 10,164,899 issued to James J. Fall, Pine Island, Minnesota; Tammy L. Van Hove, Elgin, Minnesota. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. System and method for defining zones for location-based services. Patent no. 10,165,408 issued to Jeremy A. Greenberger, Raleigh, North Carolina. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. System and method for maintaining a collaborative environment. Patent no. 10,165,018 issued to Animesh Gupta, Pune, India; Shailendra Moyal, Pune, India; Ishan Rastogi, Pune, India. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Technological facilitation of virtual in-venue experience for remote spectator(s) of an event. Patent no. 10,165,326 issued to Eric V. Kline, Rochester, Minnesota; Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, India. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Virtual extensible LAN intercommunication mechanism for multicast in networking. Patent no. 10,164,866 issued to Kai Hong Du, Shanghai, China; Zi Jin Tao, Wuxi, China; Lu Zhang, Wuxi, China. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Transfer of voice transmissions to alternate networks. Patent no. 10,165,124 issued to Baiju D. Mandalia, Boca Raton, Florida; Trung V. Nguyen, Richmond, Texas; Aleksas J. Vitenas, Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Visualization of navigation information for connected autonomous vehicles. Patent no. 10,165,231 issued to James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, Texas; John M. Ganci, Jr., Cary, North Carolina; Martin G. Keen, Cary, North Carolina; Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata, India. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Dutchess County Local Development Corp., et al, as owner. Lender: Manufacturers and Traders Trust CO. Property: $25.1 million. Filed Dec. 21. Hudson Conference Center LLC, as owner. Lender: Greater Hudson Bank. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed Dec. 13. West End Lofts II Associates LLC, as owner. Lender: CPC Funding SPE 1 LLC. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed Dec. 5. Windemere MHC LLC, Crofton, Maryland, as owner. Lender: Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. Property: 1 Nevin Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $5.8 million. Filed Dec. 18.

Below $1 million ALSE Group LLC, Woodbury, as owner. Lender: Watkins Avenue Properties LLC, Middletown. Property: 238 and 249 Watkins Ave., Wallkill 10940. Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 21. Bridges, Firas, et al, as owner. Lender: Homestead Funding Corp. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $468,417. Filed Dec. 14. Empowerment South Management LLC, Monroe, as owner. Lender: RCN Capital LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut. Property: 74 Marian Court, Warwick 10990. Amount: $5,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Jackson, Tyrone, as owner. Lender: Valley National Bank. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $472,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Eversleigh LLC, New York City. Seller: 245 Woods Road LLC, New York City. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $3.6 million. Filed Nov. 30.

110 Garden Street LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Michelle Lanchester, Largo, Maryland. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $134,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Kosachevsky, Edina, as owner. Lender: Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $600,000. Filed Dec. 8.

Eversleigh LLC, New York City. Seller: Teviot Property LLC, New York City. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $10.8 million. Filed Nov. 30.

117 North Hamilton LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: City of Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $21,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Latronica, Vincent, et al, as owner. Lender: TD Bank N.A. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $333,600. Filed Dec. 8.

Explora Hudson Valley Inc., New York City. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Property: 1132 Chestnut Ridge Road, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Dec. 17.

Miller, Jessica, Montgomery, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $390,660. Filed Dec. 20. Morales, Patricio, et al, as owner. Lender: Mid Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Property: in Red Hook Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 6. Orlandi, Mary E., et al, as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Property: in Pine Plains. Amount: $304,800. Filed Dec. 18. Paladem Properties LLC, as owner. Lender: Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 21. Ruttenberg and Harrison Inc., Brooklyn, as owner. Lender: Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association, Walden. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $187,500. Filed Dec. 18. SDF Capital LLC, as owner. Lender: LendingHome Funding Corp. Property: 75 Stewart Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $121,000. Filed Dec. 18. Vendittelli, Michael, et al, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank. Property: in Beekman. Amount: $298,600. Filed Dec. 5. Zolotas, Scott, et al, as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $364,000. Filed Dec. 21.

DEEDS Above $1 million 478 Main Street LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Northview Restoration Corp., Beacon. Property: 478-482 Main St., Beacon 12508. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Dec. 19. Brick Row LLC, Beacon. Seller: 65-71 East Main Street Holdings LLC, Beacon. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 30.

Farm and Light Holdings LLC, Millerton. Seller: Timothy B. B. Eland, et al, New York. Property: in North East. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Dec. 17. Grneb Group LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Frostberg LLC, Fishkill. Property: 962-985 Route 376, East Fishkill. Amount: $3 million. Filed Nov. 30. Keybank N.A. Seller: Michael D. Kranis, Poughkeepsie. Property: 2851 Salt Point Turnpike, Clinton Corners 12514. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 13. SDC Hudson Valley Realty LLC, Bronx. Seller: Town of New Windsor. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Dec. 17. SDC Hudson Valley Realty LLC, Bronx. Seller: Town of New Windsor. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Dec. 17. SDC New Windsor Realty LLC, Bronx. Seller: Town of New Windsor. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $2.8 million. Filed Dec. 17. SRCM17 LLC, New York City. Seller: Silo Ridge Ventures Property A LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $2.9 million. Filed Dec. 3. The Storage Bin Inc., Staten Island. Seller: ARCP RL Portfolio III LLC, Phoenix, Arizona. Property: 2255 Route 9, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $4.5 million. Filed Dec. 14. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Mark D. Stern, Goshen. Property: 45 Roe Ave., Cornwall-on-Hudson 12520. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Dec. 17.

Below $1 million 1 Chips Lane Realty LLC, Cold Spring. Seller: J.C.M. Realty Enterprises LLC, Mahopac. Property: 1 Chips Lane, Fishkill 12524. Amount: $950,000. Filed Dec. 8.

21st Mortgage Corp., Knoxville, Tennessee. Seller: Jode S. Millman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 459 Stormville Mountain Road, Stormville 12582. Amount: $464,000. Filed Dec. 3. 2376 Route 9G LLC, Staatsburg. Seller: Sherry Kahn, New York City. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $78,000. Filed Dec. 19. 2790 West Main Street LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Greystone Enterprises Inc., Wappingers Falls. Property: 2790 W. Main St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $315,000. Filed Dec. 17. 30 Sherman Avenue LLC, Walden. Seller: CHNY Company Inc., Walden. Property: in Walden. Amount: $185,000. Filed Dec. 17. 38 WMS LLC, Staatsburg. Seller: McGano Ltd., Red Hook. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $550,000. Filed Dec. 4. 44-82 Salt Point Inc., Salt Point. Seller: Shri V.B. Holding LLC, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $650,000. Filed Dec. 5. 55 Chestnut LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Nader Kayal, Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $640,000. Filed Dec. 11. 62 Mont 4 LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Homestead Redevelopment LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $259,000. Filed Dec. 8. 66 Van Wyck Drive LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Joanne Cameron, Poughkeepsie. Property: 66 Van Wyck Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $113,000. Filed Nov. 30. Adam and K Holding LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: 337 Mansion Avenue LLC, Yorktown Heights. Property: 337 Mansion St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $135,500. Filed Dec. 20. Adam and K Holding LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Matthew N.L. Roach, et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 332 Mansion St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $135,500. Filed Dec. 20.

Antar Holdings Corp., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Patricia Campanaro, Wappingers Falls. Property: 325 Main St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $80,500. Filed Dec. 13. Arch Ridge LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Kristin Gonzalez, et al, Rhinebeck. Property: 18 Pells Road, Rhinebeck. Amount: $83,000. Filed Dec. 11. Ascanga Realty Corp., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Anil Garg, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $66,000. Filed Dec. 19. Baroda Realty LLC, Garnerville. Seller: Spindler Enterprises Ltd., Washingtonville. Property: 2 Locust St., Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $750,000. Filed Dec. 17. BrothersSahiti Corp., Wappingers Falls. Seller: Hani Holdings LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 2411 Route 9D, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $120,000. Filed Dec. 19. Chester Agricultural Center LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Chester Vegetable Growers Inc., Chester. Property: in Chester. Amount: $20,000. Filed Dec. 17. Deeb Properties Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Robert Ostertag, Poughkeepsie. Property: 7 North Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $176,500. Filed Dec. 20. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: William G. Crane, Poughkeepsie. Property: 75 Velie Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Amount: $410,500. Filed Dec. 3. Dutchess Realty Partners LLC, Red Hook. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $185,000. Filed Dec. 12. East Fishkill Solar LLC, Houston, Texas. Seller: Frank J. Doherty, et al, Stormville. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $402,000. Filed Dec. 5. East Mountain Properties LLC, Wingdale. Seller: Eric Stoller, et al, New York City. Property: 763 Old Route 22, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $380,000. Filed Dec. 10. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Daniel H. Richland, Washingtonville. Property: 1745 Kings Highway, Chester 10918. Amount: $297,237. Filed Dec. 17. Gone Properties Companies Inc., Dover, Delaware. Seller: U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Property: 38 Kelsey Road, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $70,000. Filed Dec. 3. Greenbar Capital Inc., Fishkill. Seller: Robert Stumbo, et al, Rhinebeck. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $317,500. Filed Dec. 12.

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Facts & Figures GTM Realty Two LLC, Long Beach. Seller: Antoinette Fiorenza, Fishkill. Property: 317 Honness Road, Fishkill. Amount: $438,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Landvest Properties LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: John Stefanopoulos, Amenia. Property: Alley Road, LaGrange. Amount: $19,000. Filed Dec. 4.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Donald D. Brown, Poughkeepsie. Property: 22 Orchard St., Rhinebeck 12572. Amount: $352,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Mid Hudson Development Corp., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Toll Land VI LP, Horsham, Pennsylania. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $240,000. Filed Dec. 19.

JVR Homes LLC, Wingdale. Seller: Meadow Brook Properties LLC, Wingdale. Property: in Dover. Amount: $55,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2018-2. Seller: William Grace Crane, Poughkeepsie. Property: 2 Harmony Hill Road, Pawling 12564. Amount: $325,000. Filed Dec. 13.

Karic Associates LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Maureen Mullaney, et al, Poughquag. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $325,000. Filed Dec. 14. Keli House Community Services Inc., Stormville. Seller: Robert Minotti, Stormville. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $110,000. Filed Dec. 5. Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Cress LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 44 Beechwood Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $123,500. Filed Dec. 18.

Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC, Lansing, Mi. Seller: Vincent J. Catalano Jr., Poughkeepsie. Property: 28 Johnson Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Amount: $283,000. Filed Dec. 7. Sales Properties LLC, Bronx. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 19 Beechwood Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $105,000. Filed Dec. 18. SDC New Windsor Realty LLC, Bronx. Seller: Town of New Windsor. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $461,700. Filed Dec. 17.

SL Keane Woods LLC, Amenia. Seller: Dutch Kingly LLC, New York City. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $704,000. Filed Dec. 5.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Robert Ianelli, Fishkill. Property: 12 Ferris Lane, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $227,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Talmadge Street Rentals LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Jefvin LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 105107 Talmadge St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $235,000. Filed Dec. 8.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Jay R. Zaretsky, et al, East Fishkill. Property: 156 Creekside Road, East Fishkill 12533. Amount: $716,000. Filed Dec. 10.

The Far Away Society LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Christopher M. Duffner, et al, Sayville. Property: 165 Quarry Hill Road, Northeast. Amount: $35,000. Filed Dec. 12.

Wells Fargo USA Holdings Inc. Seller: Robert K. Taylor, Tivoli. Property: 226 Phillips Road, Stormville 12582. Amount: $84,500. Filed Dec. 3.

The Miami Agency Inc., Howard Beach. Seller: Briggs Mountain Properties LLC, Red Hook. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $794,000. Filed Dec. 8.

West End Lofts II Associates LLC, Baldwin Place, Seller: The Kearney Realty and Development Group Inc., Baldwin Place. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $325,000. Filed Dec. 12.

The Revolving Door Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: PYS Real Estate LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $235,000. Filed Dec. 13. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Stephen Wrubel, New Paltz. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $568,000. Filed Dec. 12.

WFL Builders LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: BL BP LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $90,000. Filed Dec. 5. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Maura Ann Barrett, Poughkeepsie. Property: 20 Essex Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $277,500. Filed Dec. 12.

JUDGMENTS Adel-Co Enterprises Inc., Warwick. $127 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 18. Ahorra Ahora Market Place Corp., Newburgh. $2,779 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 18. Binors Used Auto Sales, Newburgh. $179 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 18. Black Nights Wines and Spirits, Highland Falls. $6,999 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 18. Bus Options LLC, Maybrook. $1,093 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 18. Earth Strong Food Corp., Middletown. $1,515 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 18. GPD Enterprises Ltd., Montgomery. $182 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 18.

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Liberty Street Wines and Liquor, Newburgh. $86,152 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 18.

Carrasquillo, Jacqueline, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 128 W. Main St., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 11.

LIS PENDENS

Cooper, Brynie M., et al. Filed by Trustco Realty Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 12 Mews Alley, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 14.

The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Akinwunmi, James B., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $527,000 affecting property located at 40 Treeline Court, Fishkill 12524. Filed Dec. 12. Amann, Jason E., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $243,900 affecting property located at 23 Wilson St., Beacon 12508. Filed Dec. 11. Ayala, Hector, individually and as heir-at-law to the estate of William Ayala, et al. Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,000 affecting property located at 2 Pleasant Lane, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 10. Bastedo, Kenneth W., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,000 affecting property located at 21 Dorothy Heights, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 12. Benware, Beverly Z., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 26 Sky Top Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 10. Betancourt, Jessica, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $288,000 affecting property located at 235 Daniher Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed Oct. 17. Blackwood, Neil, et al. Filed by Homestead Funding Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $368,207 affecting property located at 22 Spook Hill Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 18. Boehm, Jesse, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $448,187 affecting property located at 36 Morgan Court, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Nov. 29. Boyle-Yu, Mariellen, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property located at 20 Delong St., Poughquag 12570. Filed Nov. 29.

Dorfman, Joseph, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $237,197 affecting property located at 23 Depot Hills Road, Amenia 12501. Filed Nov. 29. Dreshaj, Zef, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $296,887 affecting property located at 21 Hillside Terrace, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 15. Dumas, Geoffrey, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 289 Old Route 55, Poughquag 12570. Filed Dec. 20. Edib, Aziz, individually and as surviving spouse of Marylee Edib, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $505,875 affecting property located at 22 S. Cross Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Dec. 18. Estate of Catherine Dichiaro, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 27 Shadowood Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Dec. 13. Fetzer, Timothy J., as heir to the estate of Frank J. Fetzer, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $457,500 affecting property located at 5 Duncan Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Dec. 18. Fix, Theresa, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $186,000 affecting property located in Poughkeepsie. Filed Dec. 12. Gavin, Barbara J., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $184,000 affecting property located at 159 S. Quaker Lane, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Nov. 29. Giordano-Leonaggeo, Barbara, et al. Filed by M-M2 RE Holdings 13 LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $30,000 affecting property located at 151 Homan Road, Stanford. Filed Dec. 6.

Facts & Figures Grabowski, Michael, as heir to the estate of Anthony P. Grabowski, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $238,500 affecting property located at 14 Mitchell Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 11. Greene, Jonathan, et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 25 Tinkertown Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Dec. 6. Guthrie, Sushana J., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $328,652 affecting property located at 1 Baldwin Hill Road, Middletown 10941. Filed Oct. 17. Harper, Amy H., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,000 affecting property located at 22 Wickham Ave., Goshen 10924. Filed Oct. 17. Heirs and distributees of the estate of Constance H. Young, et al. Filed by Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 30 Myrtle Ave., Pine Plains 12567. Filed Dec. 12. Hogan, Allison, as heir to the estate of Frank Torchia, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 6 Nancy Drive, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Dec. 3. Hubert, Jonathan S., et al. Filed by PrimeLending. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $90,775 affecting property located at 81 David Lane, Pawling 12564. Filed Dec. 13. Hussey, Susan R., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $132,876 affecting property located at 10 Daniels Court, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 13. Johnson, Heather A., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,591 affecting property located at 7 Tucci Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 11. Krug, Dana E., et al. Filed by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $158,846 affecting property located at 590 Salt Point Turnpike, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 17.

Langan, Richard M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,000 affecting property located at 8 Congress Court, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Nov. 29.

Patterson, Charles B., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $256,000 affecting property located at 70 Creamery Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Oct. 15.

Latimer, Thomas, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,000 affecting property located at 15 Alder Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Oct. 17.

Reiske, Richard L., et al. Filed by LNV Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $297,600 affecting property located at 3 Flood Drive, Amenia 12501. Filed Dec. 4.

Lopresti, Charles J. Jr., et al. Filed by NJCC-MYS Community Restoration Fund LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $196,000 affecting property located at 16 Split Tree Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Oct. 15.

Reyes, Nancy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,000 affecting property located at 196 Commonwealth Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 17.

Martin, Tammy, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,500 affecting property located at 107/109 Goshen Turnpike, Bloomingburg 12721. Filed Oct. 11. Martine, Thomas J., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $58,200 affecting property located at 27 Horton Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 15. Martinez, Rafael A., et al. Filed by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $447,504 affecting property located at 5 E. Salem Road, Fishkill 12524. Filed Dec. 4. McDowell, Joseph M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $342,000 affecting property located at 83 W. Pine Road, Staatsburg 12580. Filed Dec. 19. McGarrell, Hariette A., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,000 affecting property located at 12 Revere Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 12. Mcrae, Jimmy, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $345,000 affecting property located at 56 Brewster Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 16. Morfea, Giuseppe, individualy and as executor of the last will and testament of Nancy Morfea, et al. Filed by Charles A. D’Agostino. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $38,557 affecting property located at 36 Evan Road, Dover Plains. Filed Dec. 18.

Rivas, Jose R., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,140 affecting property located at 5 Rowell Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 14. Santiago, Petra W., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,896 affecting property located at 1 Carl Place, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 11. Scuadroni, Claudio M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 56 Maple Ave., Rock Tavern 12575. Filed Oct. 11. Silvers, Tommy, as limited administrator of the estate of Glenda Silvers, et al. Filed by MB Financial Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,920 affecting property located at 1035 Washington Green, Unit CP3, New Windsor 12553. Filed Oct. 9. Suckow, Gregory M., et al. Filed by U.S. IV Legal Title Trust 2015-1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $309,000 affecting property located at 27 Anson Ave., Millbrook 12545. Filed Dec. 3. Teague, David A., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an undisclosed amount affecting property located at 22 Styvestandt Drive, Poughkepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 19. Torres, Elena, et al. Filed by SRP 2012-4 LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 13 Shale Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 15. Ulloa, Jenny, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $158,067 affecting property located at 39 Arlington Place, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 11.

Unknown heirs of the estate of Katheen McGonigal, et al. Filed by Rhinebeck Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 8 Elm Court, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 29. Watson, Robert S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,524 affecting property located at 2066 Route 302, Circleville 10919. Filed Oct. 10. Whilby, Edditon H., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $206,196 affecting property located at 119 Bodle Circle, Montgomery 12543. Filed Oct. 15. Williams, Tracy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $105,000 affecting property located at 50 N. Nellie Hill Road, Dover Plains 12522. Filed Dec. 10.

Mechanic’s Liens Empire Home Development, as owner. $6,312 as claimed by Jason Miller, Montgomery. Property: 2165 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Filed Dec. 10. GTY NY Leasing Inc., et al, as owner. $117,079 as claimed by Warner Construction Inc., Middletown. Property: 298 Titusville Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 4. Jusomi Holdings LLC, as owner. $94,269 as claimed by Vision Construction Enterprises LLC. Property: 241 Myers Corners Road, Wappinger. Filed Dec. 19. YRC Freight, as owner. $3,921 as claimed by Cranesville Block Company Inc., Amsterdam. Property: 1000 Homestead Ave., Montgomery. Filed Dec. 18.

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

Partnerships Honest Financial Partners, 7 Masten Lake Court, Wurtsboro, c/o Bryant S. Vasquez and Kathryn D. Vasquez. Filed Nov. 30. Pickleball Obsession, 241 S. Plank Road, Newburgh, c/o Tina M. Marchie and Maureen I. Plainfield. Filed Dec. 6.

Sole Proprietorships

Lions Club of Monroe, P.O. Box 230, Harriman 10926, c/o Charles H. Pakula. Filed Nov. 19.

546 Apparel, 2 Bank St., Warwick 10990, c/o Michele L. Biaso. Filed Nov. 30.

Love Rising Baking, 118 Ryan St., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Kelly Lynne DeStefano. Filed Dec. 3.

A Family Matters, 76 Boniface Drive, No. 8, Pine Bush, c/o Marilyn Young Mendenhall. Filed Nov. 20.

M A L Transportation, 28 Weather Oak Hill Road, New Windsor 1253, c/o Mark A. Lawrence. Filed Nov. 23.

A-Z Home Improvement, 44 Johnes St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Miguel Marrero. Filed Nov. 21.

M and N Towing, 98 Plainfield Ave., Bedford Hills, c/o Nicole Renda. Filed Nov. 20.

Angeva Express, 200 Stratford Lane, Apt. B-47, Middletown 10940, c/o Francisco R. Del Valle De Leon. Filed Nov. 30.

Monster Pickles, 1018 Route 209, Cuddebackville 12729, c/o Brian Joseph Dawson. Filed Nov. 30.

Celestino Silva Trucking, 39 Richman Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Celestino Silva. Filed Nov. 26.

Orange County Cleaning Services, 35 Interlochen Parkway, Monroe 10950, c/o Daniel Rutherford Carsley. Filed Nov. 26.

Easy-go Vending, 118 Burlingham Road, Pine Bush, c/o Erick V. Urena. Filed Nov. 30.

Phoenix Snowplowing, 584 Hatter Lane, Walden 12586, c/o Humberto F. Castro. Filed Nov. 26.

Flower Fairy, 103 Lakewood Drive, Port Jervis 12771, c/o HuiJuan Zhang. Filed Dec. 5.

PM Recovery, 1037 Route 207, New Windsor 12553, c/o William J Morrisohn, Jr. Filed Dec. 5.

Gaston Home Services, 262 Carter Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o George F. Kibblin. Filed Dec. 4.

Primetime Home Services, 39 Owen St., Apt. 1, Port Jervis 12771, c/o Michael Anthony Siano. Filed Nov. 20.

HairArts, 375 Windsor Highway, Unit 150, New Windsor 12553, c/o Henry Gonzalez. Filed Dec. 3. Hudson Valley DWI Evaluations, 41-B Dolson Ave., Middletown, c/o Shahla Gorovoy. Filed Nov. 21. iNet Connect, 16 Columbus Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Jessie Lee Ryder Jr. Filed Nov. 30. Jims Taxi and Medical Transport, 37 High St., Goshen 10924, c/o James F. Murray. Filed Nov. 30. JJ Brothers Landscaping, 697 Route 17M, Middletown, c/o Michell Dulce Carrasco. Filed Nov. 20. KC Lawn Care/Snow Plowing, 173 Liberty Corners Road, Pine Island, c/o Michael A. Weslowski. Filed Nov. 19. Kristen Jean Visuals, 418 Bull Road, Rock Tavern 12575, c/o Kristen Jean Tetrault. Filed Dec. 4. La Chic Salon by Francine, 357 Windsor Highway, Suite 700, New Windsor 12553, c/o Francine Paquin. Filed Dec. 3.

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Quality Environmental Services and Testing, 29 Arcadian Trail, Monroe 10950, c/o Lawrence J. Holzapfel Jr. Filed Dec. 6. RNC Trucking, 103 Orchard St., Walden, c/o Maryann Ciardullo. Filed Nov. 30. Robin M. Livingston’s Courier and Delivery Services, 36 Chamber St., Unit 6, Newburgh, c/o Robin Marie Livingston. Filed Nov. 30. The Pampered Foot, 88 Dunning Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Pamela A. Parol. Filed Nov. 28. TK Plumbing and Heating, 200 Prospect St., Newburgh, c/o Trevor T. Kulisek. Filed Nov. 20. Unphadabul Records Ggold, 108 Prospect Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Anthony John Petrick. Filed Nov. 21. VS Immigration Signup, 1805 Cortland Drive, Newburgh 12550, c/o Rickaya Shanee Hines. Filed Nov. 19. Washingtonville Express Lube, 2899 Route 9W, New Windsor 12553, c/o Andrew L. Conte. Filed Dec. 4.

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BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Bob’s Construction, Bridgeport, contractor for Church of Redeemed Christian. Exterior renovation, reroof 360 Grandfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Dec. 3. Brock Industrial, Bridgeport, contractor for PSEG. Temperature trailer at 1 Atlantic St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,200. Filed Dec. 3. Building and Land Technol, Norwalk, contractor for 45 Glover Borrower LLC. Renovations include new kitchen, food court area, new bathroom conference rooms at 45 Glover Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,410,000. Filed Dec. 4. The Home Depot USA Inc, Norwalk, contractor for KULREEDCAP LLC. Install vinyl replacement windows at 35 Fairfield Ave., Unit 3, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,274. Filed Dec. 3. J. A. Rosa Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Sonoson LLC. Renovations to existing mixed-use building include storage in basement, three retail spaces on first floor, two offices spaces on second floor, meeting space and office on third floor, one office on fourth floor and a new elevator at 70 S. Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,170,000. Filed Dec. 14. Lanza, Richard, Norwalk, contractor for Property Management and Re Services LLC. Renovations of single-family residence include first-floor open kitchen; bathroom remodels; finish basement for bathroom, laundry room, family room and bedroom, at 12 Ravenwood Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $49,500. Filed Dec. 5.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

ON THE RECORD

Kings Painting, Bridgeport, contractor for Phoenix Property Real Estate. Renovate kitchen and bathroom and replace windows at 405 Taft Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 11. Kleenup Restoration, Bridgeport, contractor for Darlene Temple. Re-roof 2515 Old Town Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,346. Filed Dec. 7.

Owner, Bridgeport, contractor for Jeney Marte. Convert two-family dwelling to a three-family dwelling at 59-61 Savoy St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Leonard, Patrick T, Norwalk, contractor for Good Todd P and Audra D. Remove in-ground pool and fill in at 3 Cottontail Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Dec. 13.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Anthony Anderson. Re-enforce roof for solar-panel installation at 175 Clover Hill Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $550. Filed Dec. 13.

Advanced Windows, Bridgeport, contractor for Carl Jenkins. Replace windows at 199 Vincellette St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed Dec. 7.

LM Construction, Bridgeport, contractor for Juna Stewart. Re-roof 361-363 Ridgefield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,500. Filed Dec. 7.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Marjorie Jarvis. Re-enforce roof for solar-panel installation at 190 Pierce Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $550. Filed Dec. 13.

Advanced Windows, Bridgeport, contractor for Dorothy Dennis. Replace windows at 715 Frenchtown Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,660. Filed Dec. 6.

Michael J. Stadler, Norwalk, contractor for Judith Stile. Renovate bathroom with new tile, fixtures and insulation at 29 Craw Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Dec. 10.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Blanca Marroquin. Re-enforce roof for solar-panel installation at 372 Summit St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,200. Filed Dec. 7.

NDXTERIORS Inc, Norwalk, contractor for Kathleen Cantey and Timothy. Remove old roof and install new roof at 69 Meadow St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,300. Filed Dec. 10.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Carmencita Erfe. Install and replace windows and front door at 91 Ward St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,900. Filed Dec. 13.

Nilton Ribeiro LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Rinaldo Sogliuzzi. Construct new single-family dwelling at 146 Birmingham St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed Dec. 14.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Viola Dennison. Remove old roof and install new roof at 6 Freedman Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $11,787. Filed Dec. 13.

Brian Fratturo, Norwalk, contractor for Stephen V. Dryer. Master bath Renovate master bath, convert existing second-floor bath to full bathroom at 43 Truman St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Dec. 6.

Owner, Bridgeport, contractor for Alexandro Baldessar. Renovate a single-family dwelling at 80 Nordland Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Dec. 10.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for George D Baez Jr. and April. Replace and install vinyl windows at 9 Bissell Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $9,732. Filed Dec. 13.

CT Masonry and Waterproofing, Bridgeport, contractor for Jorge Vasquez. Re-roof 315-319 Garfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,775. Filed Dec. 11.

Owner, Bridgeport, contractor for Ciro DeOliveira. Renovations to single-family dwelling at 136 Edwards St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $12.000. Filed Dec. 17.

DC Builds LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Village at Black Rock. Exterior renovation includes balcony repairs and rail replacement at 3250 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $274,636. Filed Dec. 11.

Owner, Bridgeport, contractor for SS Enterprises. Put new siding at 5658 Louisiana Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed Dec. 10.

Transcend Wireless LLC, Norwalk, contractor for CREFII-SCC LLC. Replace antennas on roof at 50 Washington St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 14. Witkins, Daniel, Bridgeport, contractor for Courtland Street Partners LLC. Interior renovation includes constructing a wall on the second floor at 35 Courtland St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Dec. 5.

Residential

AES Inc, Bridgeport, contractor for Peter Bewditch. Remove stucco and construct framing for new window at 2936-2938 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Dec. 13. Bema Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for John Curran. Remove and install new siding and replace windows at 6 Bethel St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 10.

The Home Depot USA Inc, Norwalk, contractor for Stephen Jordan and Emma L. Install vinyl replacement windows at 10 Twin Ledge Road. Unit 7, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,350. Filed Dec. 10. J and R Roofing LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Nick Ouzounidis and Hariklia. Remove old roof and reroof at 379 Westport Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Dec. 3.

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Owner, Bridgeport, contractor for SS Enterprises. Construct exterior renovation and siding at 70 Edna Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Dec. 10. Owner, Bridgeport, contractor for 631 Fairview Avenue Bridgeport LLC. Put new siding, roofing and remodel bathroom and kitchen and repairs to garage at 631 Fairview Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $24,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Marisol Cabillero. Re-enforce roof for solar-panel installation at 2 Howard Court, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $550. Filed Dec. 12.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Lorenzo Macua and Rosa Macua. Replace and install vinyl windows, sliding door and re-roof an existing single-family residence at 34 Phillips St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $33,362. Filed Dec. 13. Pressley, Matthew, Norwalk, contractor for Gay A. Fitzgerald. Remodel an existing bathroom into a full bathroom at 199 Gregory Blvd., Unit E3, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Dic.10 Pro Custom Solar LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Alfredo Gonzalez. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 9 Adamson Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $19,308. Filed Dec. 12.

Property Group of Connecticut Inc. Norwalk, contractor for Property Group of Connecticut Inc. Repair and replace ceiling, electrical and insulation in an existing single-family residence at 187 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed Dec. 7. Relatios Construction, Bridgeport, contractor for Teddy and Fran Phillips. Single-story addition at 74 Maybrook Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Dec. 4. Ripton Knight, Bridgeport, contractor for Shawn Terry. Re-roof 26 Wade Terrace, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,500. Filed Dec. 10. Sanchez, Fraces, Bridgeport, contractor for Henry Polite. Re-roof 148 Davenport St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Dec. 12. Shaw, Marc, Norwalk, contractor for Alfred Drewes. Renovate kitchen, dining room, family room, laundry room, bedrooms, bathrooms, master bedroom and bathroom and construct a new 15’x17’ rear deck at 77 Roton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Dec. 13. Sunlight Solar Energy Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Lawrence J. Loustaunau. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 347 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $33,541. Filed Dec. 14. Sunrun Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Mario and Norma Chajon. Install roof-mounted solar panels on a condominium building at 92 Ferris Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,846. Filed Dec. 13. Theodore Sakhar, Norwalk, contractor for Frank Cosentino and Tina Cosentino. Remove old roof and install new roof at 5 Algonquin Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed Dec. 10. Theodore Sakhar, Norwalk, contractor for Andrew Gale and Tracy Cramer. Remove old roof and install new roof at 62 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,930. Filed Dec. 10. Weathertite Systems, LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for James Cherry. Strip roof and re-roof 5658 Palm St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,950. Filed Dec. 14. Whaley, John J, Norwalk, contractor for Bruce and Prudence Lev. Install an elevator in an existing single-family residence at 13 McKinley St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $34,000. Filed Dec. 13.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Begley, Debra, Milford, Filed by Sade King, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Brigid Connolly Brennan, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a car accident when the defendant driving behind the plaintiff, without warning, struck the rear of plaintiff’s vehicle causing a collision and severe injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. FBT-CV18-6073612-S. Filed Dec. 14. Carrafiello, Jessica S., Stratford. Filed by Michael Mansi, Seymour. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kevin M. Greco, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a car accident when the defendant, struck the plaintiff’s vehicle head on forcing the plaintiff to be thrown about the interior of his vehicle causing serious and severe injuries. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000 and such further relief as the court finds equitable and proper. FBTCV18-6080215-S. Filed Dec. 7. Fiore, Richard, Shelton. Filed by James Wright, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael A. Stratton, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff was a guest at the defendant’s home and as he walked down the stairs the railings gave way causing him to fall to the ground below and suffer severe injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as this court may deem proper. FBT-CV176066508-S. Filed Dec. 3. Hernandez, Melquicedex, Waterbury. Filed by Joel Medina, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joseph De Lucia, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff’s vehicle was stopped behind another motor vehicle when it was struck from behind by the defendant’s vehicle and forced into the left side of the front vehicle causing plaintiff serious injuries. The plaintiff seeks $15,000, interest and costs. FBT-CV18-6071486-S. Filed Dec. 11. Rothberg, Mark B., Stamford. Filed by Marva Herring, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael J. Rosnick, Miller Rosnick, August D’Amico and Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff was operating his motor vehicle when suddenly and without warning he was struck in the rear by the defendant’s motor vehicle, causing him to suffer injuries and damages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000 and interest and costs. FBT-CV18-6072423-S. Filed Dec. 4.

Facts & Figures Soto, Jesus F., Worcester, Massachusetts. Filed by Nyiasia Cruz, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: John T. Bochanis. Action: The defendant, suddenly turned into the left lane causing a collision with the motor vehicle being operated by the plaintiff who then sustained personal injuries and damages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, double or treble damages pursuant to Connecticut General Statute and such other and further relief as in law and equity may pertain. FBT-CV186077073-S. Filed Dec. 12.

Morquecho Saico, Paulino, Danbury. Filed by Regina Hilaire, Ridgefield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goldman, Gruder and Woods LLC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff was traveling on Ethan Allen Highway when she stopped for traffic in the town of Ridgefield. At the same time and place, the defendant was traveling directly behind the plaintiff when he failed to stop for the traffic and struck the rear of the plaintiff’s vehicle causing the plaintiff injuries. The plaintiff claims fair, just and reasonable damages and costs. DBD-CV186026528-S. Filed Dec. 17.

WE TRANSPORT LLC, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Octavia Montgomery, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: George W. Ganim Jr., Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a car accident when the defendant traveling behind struck the rear of plaintiff’s vehicle causing a collision and severe injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. FBT-CV18-6080012-S. Filed Dec. 4.

Schrack, Wayne, Danbury. Filed by Demetrios Lalos, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Coyne, von Kuhn, Brady and Fries LLC, Shelton. Action: the defendant pulled out from the driveway without regard for traffic colliding with the plaintiff’s vehicle causing injuries to the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, costs and such other relief as the court may order. DBDCV18-6029056-S. Filed Dec. 17.

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Acorn Homes Inc., Brookfield. Filed by Laurie McCollum, Sandy Hook. Plaintiff’s attorney: Walter A. Shalvoy Jr., Newtown. Action: The rocky and uneven nature of the parking area caused the plaintiff to trip and fall resulting in several injures. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and such other relief as the court deems reasonable and appropriate. DBD-CV18-6026648-S. Filed Dec. 5.

Advance Auto Parts, et al., Roanoke, Virginia. Filed by Barry Higgins and Brenda Higgins, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Early, Lucarell, Sweeney and Meisenkothen LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this product liability suit against the defendants alleging that Barry Higgins was forced to be exposed to asbestos fibers and materials manufactured by the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants failed to advise the plaintiffs of the dangerous characteristics of asbestos and failed to provide a safe working environment for the plaintiff. Brenda Higgins is suing for loss of consortium. The plaintiffs seek monetary damages in excess of $15,000, punitive and exemplary charges and such other relief as the court may deem proper. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080925-S. Filed Nov. 19.

Billy Bean’s Café Inc., Danbury. Filed by Jerome Weathers, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: William Burke, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff was a patron at Billy Bean’s Café when the chair upon which he was seated gave way causing him injuries. The plaintiff claims compensatory damages, costs and such other relief as the court deems just and reasonable. DBD-CV18-6024977-S. Filed Dec. 13. Chudaudan, Nisar, Danbury. Filed by Aldo Cabrera, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Matthew D. Newman, Danbury. Action: The defendant struck, allegedly with great force, the vehicle in which the plaintiff was traveling causing the plaintiff to suffer serious injuries. The plaintiff claims monetary damages, attorney’s fees, and equitable relief as the court deems just and reasonable. DBD-CV18-6028841-S. Filed Dec. 3.

David M. Baker, et al, Westport. Filed by Pamela Bass, Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Alan Spirer, Westport. Action: The plaintiff’s premises abuts the defendants’ premises. The defendants have made unauthorized changes to the drainage system and have failed to maintain it. The unauthorized changes resulted in the flooding of the plaintiff’s premises causing the value of the premises to be adversely affected. The plaintiff claims defendants should solve the drainage system and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV18-6038817-S. Filed Nov. 8.

Greenwich Hospital Company/ Corporation Service, Hartford. Filed by Rocio Valerio, Port Chester, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Schwarzberg Law Firm, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff was a patron of the defendant’s Garden Café when she ordered an omelet without mushrooms because of her allergy to mushrooms. While chewing her omelet she began to suffer an allergic reaction, including but not limited to itching, hives, swelling and throat closing and discovered that she had consumed mushroom despite her specific request that the omelet should not contain mushrooms. The plaintiff claims the amount in demand is in excess of $15,000, excluding interests and costs. FST-CV18-6037100-S. Filed Dec. 10. Hudson Grille, et al, Stamford. Filed by Amanda Saade, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Skiber Michael E. Law Office, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered injuries and losses as a result of the intoxicated condition of the defendants’ clients, who were sold alcoholic beverages by the defendants. As a result, the plaintiff suffered painful injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FSTCV18-6037262-S. Filed Sep. 11. Lisa Nkonoki and M. Hatcher Norris Farmington. Filed by Marianna Ponns, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Lucas and Varga LLC, Southport. Action: The plaintiff seeks to recover damages caused by the defendants’ alleged unlawful, unscrupulous and immoral practices for financial gain, false representations of services, fraudulent inflated invoices, sharing of confidential information with third parties and extortion. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FST-CV18-6039027-S. Filed Nov. 27. The Stamford Hospital, et al, Hartford. Filed by Norma Camplunghi, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Toby M. Schaffer, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff was admitted to the defendant hospital for treatment of various conditions from which she was the suffering. The defendants allegedly failed to exercise the degree of care necessary and as a result the plaintiff suffered severe injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FST-CV-18-6037906-S. Filed Aug. 29.

Federal District Court Nancy A. Berryhill, New Haven. Filed by Brandon Graton, New Haven. Plaintiff’s attorney: Olia Yelner, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff wishes to review a final decision of the commissioner of social security relating to a claim of disability and disability insurance benefits and to supplemental security income. The plaintiff asks that the commissioner’s final decision be reviewed and set aside and that the case can be remanded for a new hearing and decision modified or reversed for a calculation of benefits and for any other relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. 3.18-cv-01959SRV. Filed Dec. 3.

Westway Road, LLC, Trumbull. Seller: Thomas D. Sciuto and Kasuko Sciuto, Milford. Property: 493 Westway Road, Unit 504, Fairfield. Amount: $ 1,100,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Conway, Cynthia, Stamford. Seller: Janet Kempner, Wyoming Property: 25 Forest St., Unit 5 of The Classic Condominiums, Stamford. Amount: $295,000. Filed Nov. 27.

Wilkowski, Ana and Todd Wilkowski, Greenwich. Seller: Traditional Building and Design LLC, Darien. Property: 323 Cognewaugh Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Nov. 5.

Hays, Daleshwari, Stamford. Seller: Greg Busch and Maria Levin, Stamford. Property: Unit 1F, Edgewater Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $237,000. Filed Nov. 27.

Wilson, Alexandra R. and Edward D. Wilson, Danbury. Seller: Robert S. Feinson and Deborah M. Feinson, Danbury. Property: 2 Cedar Crest Drive, Danbury. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 20.

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Yanez, Ashley and Timothy R. Lyons, Greenwich. Seller: Thomas A. Bocchino, Matthew A. Bocchino, Christy M. Thomas and Reed J. Bocchino, Trumbull. Property: Lot 29, Map of Byram Crest Park, Greenwich. Amount: $675,000. Filed Nov. 9.

45 Sherman Street LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Valor Investments LLC, Fairfield. Property: 45 Sherman St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,375,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Zeoli, Kaitlyn and Marcus Little, Danbury. Seller: Anna Azzolini, Danbury. Property: 8 Rose Lane, Unit 26-8, Danbury. Amount: $157,000. Filed Nov. 21.

1719 LLC, Stamford. Seller: Real Estate Holdings Two LLC, Stamford. Property: 0 Annie Place, Stamford. Amount: $1 and other value. Filed Dec. 4.

Zhai, Ruo Hong and Philip Sciarra, Fairfield. Seller: Jerome L. Saunders, Fairfield. Property: Unit 381 in Audubon Village, Fairfield. Amount: $346,000. Filed Nov. 21.

DV Stamford LLC, Stamford. Seller: Domus Kids Inc, Stamford. Property: 929 Newfield Avenue, Stamford. Amount: $817,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Zhao, Yaoyu and Zhuoran Wu, Ridgefield. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 97-99 Park Ave., Unit 85, Danbury. Amount: $145,000. Filed Nov. 19.

DEEDS

New England Avenue LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Richard B. Waddell, Fairfield. Property: 704 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $175,000. Filed Dec. 12. Villegas, Maria, Fairfield. Seller: Kevin Lai, Fairfield. Property: 156 Church Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $293,500. Filed Nov. 16. Wang, Jiao Jiao and Kun Song, Mamaroneck, New York. Seller: Ying Gao, Westport. Property: 33 Virgil St., Unit 4, Stamford. Amount: $150,000. Filed Nov. 13. Wang, Ying, Stamford. Seller: Javed A. Mufti and Ghazala Javed, Danbury. Property: 51-71 Park Ave., Unit 6-32, Danbury. Amount: $95,000. Filed Nov. 15. Westway Road, LLC, Trumbull. Seller: James Cherrone and Marian Cherrone, Southport. Property: 473 Westway Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,225,000. Filed Dec. 7.

Zsochoche, Paige and Richard Zsochoche, Madison. Seller: New Beginning Properties LLC, Fairfield. Property: 200 Reef Road, Fairfield. Amount: $680,000. Filed Nov. 19.

Residential Alfiere, Eric and Megan Alfiere, Fairfield. Seller: Deborah L. Quinn and Jerzy Chylkowski, Stamford. Property: 227 Woodridge Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $508,750. Filed Dec. 8. Castillo, Bruno D., Stamford. Seller: Kathleen Ney, Stamford. Property: 255 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit D2, Stamford. Amount: $319,000. Filed Nov. 29. Charles, Dieuguo and Sylvie Gabriel, Stamford. Seller: Bernard Lamothe and Nichole Lamothe, Stamford. Property: 15 Ranson St., Stamford. Amount: $440,000. Filed Nov. 30 .

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Hoffman, Harvey F. and Gayle Hoffman, Fairfield. Seller: Edmund J. Burns, Fairfield. Property: 44 Carrie Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $292,500. Filed Dec. 10. Kretschman, Stephen, Stamford. Seller: Kenneth W. Thron, Stamford. Property: 55 Woodland Place, Unit4, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 26. Mannetti, Jessica, Fairfield. Seller: Matthew Asman and Jennifer Asman, Trumbull. Property: 197 Ruane St., Fairfield. Amount: $517,000. Filed Dec. 10. Mazzeo, Kristin, Fairfield. Seller: Mario Merturi, Fairfield. Property: 109 Katona Drive, Unit 3 B2, Fairfield. Amount: $234,500. Filed Dec. 3. McKeon, Thomas F. and Julie A. McKeon, Fairfield. Seller: Ralph Tavella and Leslie McIntyre Tavella, Fairfield. Property: 80 Carlynn Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1,815,000. Filed Dec. 6. Rivas, Miguel, Stamford. Seller: Liberty Development Group LLC, Stamford. Property: 59 Liberty St., Unit 47, Stamford. Amount: $405,000. Filed Nov. 30. Soyland, Kristopher, Stamford. Seller: Christy L. Renn and Hillary J. Hastings, Stamford. Property: 49 Glenbrook Road, Unit 206, Stamford. Amount: $372,000. Filed Nov. 13. Wadhwani, Tejal, Stamford. Seller: 26 Nurney Street, LLC, Stamford. Property: 26 Nurney St., Stamford. Amount: $504,000. Filed Nov. 30. Zhawred, Stephen Robert and Lisa Zhawred, Fairfield. Seller: Timothy Tymniak and Patricia McGahan Tymniak, Fairfield. Property: 215 Hurd St., Fairfield. Amount: $681,000. Filed Dec. 7.

FORECLOSURES Chacho, Luis A. Creditor: MTGLQ Investors LP, South Houston, Texas. Property: 13 Purcell Drive, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 3. Garvey, William P, et al. Creditor: US Bank, Irvine, California. Property: 16 Westminster Road, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 3.

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Facts & Figures Lohnn, Jorgen, et al. Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d.b.a. Christiana Trust. Property: 370 Flintlock Road, Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 19. Recalde, Oscar R. and Amy J. Recalde Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association Property: 100 Morehouse Drive, Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 26. Tulud, Emmanuel R., et al. Creditor: HSBC Bank Usa National Association, Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Property: 33 Windy Knolls, Unit A, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 17.

Tiso, Mary, P.O. Box 667, Old Greenwich. $112,778, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 12.

Federal tax liens-released Curran, Donald E. III, 21 Glen Drive, New Canaan. $2,739, a tax debt on income earned, Filed Dec. 13. First Congregational Church, 108 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. $3,729, a tax debt on income earned, Filed Dec. 14.

JUDGMENTS

LIS PENDENS

25 Fairview Terrace LLC, Greenwich. $5,101.65 in favor of Interstate Lakeland Lumber Corp., Greenwich, by Dominick M. Angotta, Stamford, Property: 25 Fairview Terrace, Greenwich. Filed: Dec.19.

Gonzalez, Lisa M., et al., Fairfield. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 98 Youngstown Road, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $425,365, dated June 2017. Filed Nov. 13.

Collins, Teresa L., Greenwich. $1,572,000 in favor of David A, Collins, Greenwich, by The Von Kohorn Law Firm LLC, Trumbull, Property: 41 Day Road, Greenwich. Filed: Dec.19. Skovron, Kevin, Greenwich. $21,435.09 in favor of Gayle Sturmer, Nyack, New York, by Paul Piperato, New City, New York, Property: 9 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. Filed: Dec.18.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Ahmed, Shalina A., 505 North St., Greenwich. $95,485, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 12. Craw, Terence C. and Kristen E. Craw, 300 Taconic Road, Greenwich. $22,038, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 13. Gaudelet, Alexander and Amanda Gaudelet, 441 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. $148,793, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 12. Kaufman, Richard W., 1465 E. Putnam Ave., Apt. 316, Old Greenwich. $84,264, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 13.

Grullon, Ramon A., et al., Stamford. Filed by O’Connell, Attmore and Morris LLC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York. Property: 28 Crescent St., Unit 4, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $200,000, dated January 2005. Filed Nov. 6. Hornik, Peter F., et al, Danbury. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 37-39 Hoyt St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $166,500, dated June 2004. Filed Nov. 5. Murphy, Peter J., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel and Averaimo, Milford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 1A Lacey Lane, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $387,000, dated March 2015. Filed Nov. 13. Pierce, Etura, et al, Danbury. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for CC1 Connecticut LLC. Property: 97 Bayberry Lane, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Danbury and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Nov. 15.

Rowley, Elena M. and James R. Rowley, 333 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. $23,313, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 13.

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Robu, Mohammad, et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly and Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 917 Cove Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Nov. 16. Scofield, Ralph F., et al, Stratford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 310 Bar Harbor Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $481,500, dated May 2008. Filed Nov. 6. Scott, Vanessa, et al., Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York. Property: 100 San Vincenzo Place, Unit 3, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $172,000, dated August 2005. Filed Nov. 13. Sponza, John Farrell, Wilton. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for M&T Bank NA, Buffalo, New York. Property: 46 Grumman Hill Road, Wilton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $417,000, dated February 2008. Filed Nov. 15. Toth, Eric Z., et al, Fairfield. Filed by Pilicy and Ryan PC, Watertown, for Sunnyridge Condominium Association Inc., Fairfield. Property: Unit 94 of Sunnyridge Condominium, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Nov. 14. Tyndale, Gary D., et al, Danbury. Filed by Cohen and Wolf PC, Orange, for Timber Oak Association Inc. Property: 15 Tucker St., Unit 604, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Nov. 8. Villard, Jean D., et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly and Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 24 Webb Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Nov. 13.

Koch, Paul R., 2 Random Road, Old Greenwich. $50,550, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 17.

Rivera Jr., Orlando, et al, Danbury. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 424 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $287,475, dated September 2016. Filed Nov. 13.

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MORTGAGES

PATENTS

Becca Ridge LLC Greenwich, by Robert Potash. Lender: Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions LLC, Atlanta, Georgia. Property: 17 Ridge St., Greenwich. Amount: $860,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Adjustable opening headphones. Patent no. 10,165,348 issued to James Kirsch, Salt Lake City, Utah. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford.

Charter Greenwich LLC, Greenwich, by Paul S. Brandes. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo, New York. Property: Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $3,700,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Conductive compositions comprising metal carboxylates. Patent no. 10,160,869 issued to Yiliang Wu, Oakville, Canada; Ping Liu, Mississauga, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

HorseNeck Property LLC, Greenwich, by Duggan Aubert Jensen. Lender: Finance of America Commercial LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 14 Copper Beech Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Dec. 13. LaTorre Real Estate Holdings LLC Greenwich, by Louis LaTorre. Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 65 Byram Terrace Drive, Unit B, Greenwich. Amount: $560,000. Filed Dec. 13.

Cross roll registration system with controlled input positioning. Patent no. 10,160,237 issued to Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Rowlantides LLC, Fairfield, by Clifford J. Smith. Lender: Secure Capital Group LLC, Fairfield. Property: 47 Maple Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Ink-jet printing systems. Patent no. 10,160,232 issued to Scott J. Griffin, Fairport, New York; David M. Skinner, Rochester, New York; Eric Robert Dudek, Webster, New York; Kyle B. Tallman, Perry, New York; Michael S. Roetker, Webster, New York; Jin Wu, Rochester, New York; James E. Williams, Penfield, New York; Jason M. LeFevre, Penfield, New York; Paul S. Bonino, Ontario, New York; Carlos M. Terrero, Ontario, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

SPJ LLC, Greenwich, by Lorraine Slavin. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, Westmont, Illinois. Property: 27 Vineyard Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1,750,000 Filed Dec. 13.

Lid securing mechanism for food processor. Patent no. 10,154,759 issued to Joseph W. Zakowski, New Canaan. Assigned to Conair Corp., Stamford.

NEW BUSINESSES Lincoln Fine Ingredients, 16 Thorndale Circle, Darien 06820, c/o Maroon Group LLC. Filed Nov. 20. Mail Delivery Service of Stamford, 5 Apple Tree Trail, Westport 06880, c/o John S. Slaughter. Filed Nov. 20. Milo Blue Designs, 7 Jackson Court, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Evangeline Tzamouranis. Filed Nov. 8. Nature’s Elements Boutique and Metaphysics, 1051 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Keisha Francis Allen. Filed Nov. 16. New Generation Landscaping and Mason LLC, 3 Burwell St., Norwalk 06584, c/o Luis A. Contreras-Lopez. Filed Nov. 9. Ninth Star, 111 Towne St., Unit 1013, Stamford 06902, c/o Pamela Aquino. Filed Nov. 16. Osteostrong Darien, 25 Old Kings Highway, Darien 06820, c/o Osteo Darien LLC. Filed Nov. 26.

Method and system for server based secure auditing for revisioning of electronic document files. Patent no. 10,164,952 issued to David R. Vandervort, Walworth, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method for forming circuits for three-dimensional parts and devices formed thereby. Patent no. 10,165,689 issued to Christopher Douglas Atwood, Webster, New York; Elizabeth Crossen, Churchville, New York; Mark A. Adiletta; Fairport, New York; Jeffrey J. Bradway, Rochester, New York; Paul J. McConville, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Method for printhead cleaning using mobile maintenance carts. Patent no. 10,160,192 issued to Jeffrey J. Bradway, Rochester, New York; Matthew D. Savoy, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Methods and systems for automatically generating a name for an electronic document. Patent no. 10,165,149 issued to John Washington, Knebworth, Great Britain; John Barry Poxon, Stevenage, Great Britain. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Multifunction printing machine. Patent no. D836,713 issued to Donald A. Brown, Honeoye Falls, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Multipanel display project board whose header panel pivots between fold-in and fold-out orientations without any need for a pivotable footer or pivotable braces. Patent no. 10,163,378 issued to Craig McGrath, Pawling, New York; Steven A. Schulman, Norwalk. Assigned to Royal Consumer Products LLC, Norwalk. Printed stretch sensor. Patent no. 10,161,736 issued to Elton T. Ray, Livonia, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Sensors incorporating palladium electrodes. Patent no. 10,161,897 issued to Yiliang Wu, Oakville, California. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Solvent free emulsification process. Patent no. 10,162,279 issued to Shigang Qiu, Toronto, Canada; Kathryne S. Brockman, Mississauga, Canada; Michael J. D’Amato, Thornhill, Canada; Frank Ping Hay Lee, Oakville, Canada. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for image specific illumination of image printed on optical waveguide. Patent no. 10,161,864 issued to David C. Craig, Pittsford, New York; Chu-Heng Liu, Penfield, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems and methods for implementing high-speed final surface curing for three-dimensional (3D) printed parts and components. Patent no. 10,160,194 issued to Christopher Atwood, Webster, New York; Elizabeth Crossen, Churchville, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products for providing forward error correction with low latency. Patent no. 10,164,736 issued to H. Lewis Wolfgang, Stamford; Michael J. Fischer, Hamden; Weimin Fang, Stamford. Assigned to Kencast Inc., Stamford. Voice affect modification. Patent no. 10,157,626 issued to Jamie Elliot Nahman, Oakland, California; Stefan Marti, Oakland, California; Davide DiCenso, Oakland, California. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of HOMESTYLE HOSPITALITY LLC, a domestic LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/15/18. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 185 Kisco Avenue, Ste. 604, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #61950 Notice of Formation of WESTCHESTER DEMO AND JUNK REMOVAL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/18. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 333 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 396, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61951 NYACK HACK LLC. Art. of Org. filed 11/19/18. Office in Rockland Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any lawful activity #61952 Notice of Formation of Advanced Executive Coaching, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/19/18. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: J S Smith 10 Stewart Place 8-GE, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61953 Notice of Formation of P4, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/13/2018. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to P4 LLC, 10 Ross Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61954 Name: Money Mentor 101 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State (SSNY) on 11/23/18. LLC loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to : The LLC, 4 Pine Rd, Valhalla, NY 10595, business location of the LLC. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #61957

Notice of Formation (LLC). Name: 164174GRAMATAN LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State on 10/26/2018. Office location: Westchester COUNTY. NY DOS shall mail copy of process to: THE LLC, 174 GRAMATAN AVENUE, MOUNT VERNON, NY, 10550. Purpose: Any lawful activity #61958 NOTICE OF FORMATION of NY LOCKSMITH GUYS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/23/2018. Location: NewYork. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 415 Madison Avenue Ste1412 New York, NY 10017. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #61959 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Swinburne Commerce Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 21, 2018. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Swinburne Commerce Manager LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #61960 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: 1819 West Farms Associates LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 19, 2018. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 1819 West Farms Associates LLC, 237 West Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #61961

Notice of Formation of LITTLE BLACK BARN FARM, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/27/2018. Loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at: Attn: Andrew B. Christopherson, Esq., 111 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1800, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #61964 Notice of Formation of Muckroe Properties LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/20/18. Offc Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,c/o James Sheerin, 32 Major Applebys Rd, Ardsley, NY 10502. Purpose: Any lawful purpose #61965 KH AGC Holding LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 10/18/2018. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, Attn: Adam Brodsky, 3 W 57th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #61966 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SECOND MOUSE CHEESE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the SSNY on 10/18/2018. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to SECOND MOUSE CHEESE, LLC, 351 Manville Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #61967 Notice of Formation of War Admiral LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/31/18. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61968

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Lake Street Capital, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/30/2018. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 33 Lake Street, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: Any lawful act. #61969

Notice of Formation of Cojita Landscaping LLC.. Art. of Org. filed Sec'y of State (SSNY) 10/05/2017. Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for service of process on LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Alejandro Hernandez. 10 Jefferson Place, Apt. 1A, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #61978

BWellBStrongBPD, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 11/9/18. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 10 Stewart Pl, #10c White Plains NY 10603 Purpose: all lawful. #61971

Notice of Formation of Empire Limit LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/30/2018. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 420 South Riverside Ave, Suite 123, Croton on Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61979

Matt Joseph Consulting LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/15/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 47 Hunter Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801. General Purpose. #61974 Notice of Formation of C-los Carpentry LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/6/2018. Office located in Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 37 Cottage Pl., Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61975 Notice of Formation of Elevated Aesthetics LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/7/18. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1444 Nepperhan Avenue, Yonkers NY 10703 . Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61976 Arthur New York LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/5/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Smith & Krantz LLP, 122 E. 42nd St., Ste. 1518, NY, NY 10168. General Purpose. #61977

Notice of Formation of LUMECLUSTER LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/27/18. Offc. Loc: 333 Mamaroneck Ave, #473, White Plains, NY 10605. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whomprocess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.. Purpose: art. #61980 Notice of formation of FABATM, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/2011. Office loc. Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to FABATM, LLC, 1057 Hunter Ave, Pelham Manor, NY 10803 #61981 Notice of Formation of Deal Island, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/12/18. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 310 Rich Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61982 Sanctuary Property Management, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/10/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 126 Rye Ridge Rd., Harrison, NY 10528 General Purpose. #61983

Lincoln Group 232 LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/3/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to PO Box 245, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. General Purpose. #61984 Emmaís Restaurant Group LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/26/2017. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 128 Moorland Dr., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose. #61986 Notice of Formation of Martinez Accounting and Tax Representation, LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/17/2018. Ofc. Loc: Westchester City. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 203 E. Post Rd. White Plains NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61988 Name of LLC: DeCicco & Sons, LLC Address of LLC: 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803. County of business: Westchester County, originally filed: 08/12/2014. Agent for Service: Secretary of State. Mail Process to 43 Fifth Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #61989 Bones Car Service, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/6/18. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 39 Sterling Ave., Unit 11, White Plains, NY 10606. General Purpose. #61990 NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of M & R Restaurant Group LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/5/18. Office Loc: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 4/9/18. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: INCORP SVCS, INC. 919 N. Market St, #950, Wilmington, DE, 19801. Principal business address: 690 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Cert. of LLC filed with Secy. of State of DE loc: 401 Federal St., #3, Dover DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #61991

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST The Sleepy Hollow Local Development Corporation (the ìLDCî) is seeking an experienced real estate development team to submit a letter of interest along with company qualifications and a development proposal for the redevelopment of an approximately 1.04 acre assemblage of properties located principally at 193 Beekman Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York (the ìDevelopment Siteî). These parcels are located between the new Edge on Hudson development and the balance of the Beekman Avenue commercial corridor. The Development Site commands views overlooking the Edge on Hudson development, the Hudson River and the new Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The Development Site has direct access to Beekman Avenue and future access to the north to the LDCís Sleepy Hollow Commons project. The LDC seeks interest from qualified parties in the redevelopment of Development Site to its highest and best use as a public/private sector initiative that will advance the goals and objectives outlined in the Villageís zoning code and Local Waterfront Revitalization Program. The development team must articulate a vision and development strategy for the Development Site that includes sustainable, innovative and revenue-producing development possibilities, which might include street front retail, market rate and workforce housing options. More information and a copy of the request for expression of interest can be found at: https://www. sleepyhollowny.gov/sites/ sleepyhollowny/files/ uploads/draft_developers_ rfp_for_uaw_10-31-18_48122034-8288_v.3.pdf SLEEPY HOLLOW LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION #61992

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experience something real #PAC1819

January 19 Gina Chavez 26 CMS of Lincoln Center Esteemed Ensemble Wu Han, Daniel Hope, Paul Neubauer, David Finckel

February 2 DIAVOLO: Architecture in Motion® 10 Westchester Philharmonic Friends and Family 16 Robin Spielberg Piano Parlour Soiree March 2 CMS of Lincoln Center Hungarian Fire 9 Lea DeLaria Live in Concert 10 Trusty Sidekick Theatre Company Shadow Play 16 Aspen Santa Fe Ballet 23 Portland Cello Project Homage to Radiohead 30 Jazz at The Center Spectacular with Cyrille Aimée April 7 Tiempo Libre 7 Westchester Philharmonic All-Beethoven Season Finale 20 The Triplets of Belleville 25 BODYTRAFFIC

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May 4 CMS of Lincoln Center Deeply Inspired 5 Daniel Kelly’s Rakonto: Student Voices

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