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A Susan Schmitt and her Painted Cookie creations. Photos by Phil Hall

The Painted Cookie takes a grandmother’s recipe to business baking success

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f one takes a peek into the kitchen of Susan Schmitt’s Wilton-based bakery The Painted Cookie, a sign reading “Home is Where the Cookies Are” can be seen on prominent display. Indeed, the sense of hominess permeates this bakery, now in its fifth year in business. “It was grandma’s recipe,” said Schmitt about the foundation of her baking business, adding that she “enhanced it with two other spices” without betraying a hint of her proprietary ingredient list. Schmitt also acknowledged that the idea for the bakery emerged during her years as a stay-at-home mother: her two sons

have nut allergies, thus requiring her to create their favorite treats in her kitchen to ensure that no trace of nuts would be found in the cookies. Over time, Schmitt added, she began consulting cookie blogs and became a bit more adventurous in her baking. “I was doing it as a hobby out of the house and donating to our church and some local places in town,” she recalled. “People started asking for cookies and Connecticut didn’t have a cottage law then, so the next step was to come here.” Schmitt opened The Painted Cookie in a 625-square-foot retail space at 196 Danbury Road in Wilton in January 2013. Since the recipes from her home kitchen were all » PAINTED COOKIE

renewed interest by national retailers in Fairfield County’s top shopping districts should translate into a very happy holiday season at the cash register, according to a new report from CBRE. “We’ve seen renewed interest from national retailers in both Westport and in Greenwich recently, which bodes well for the overall economics of these areas and how we expect they will perform this holiday season,” said Jessica Curtis, senior vice president and restaurant practice leader at CBRE in Stamford. “For example, on Main Street in Westport several big-name brands, like Williams Sonoma, Lululemon and Peloton, have recently taken new space or have plans to expand their presence. In Greenwich, we have seen openings by Warby Parker, Frame Denim and Fjallraven.” Curtis added that the presence of these retailers sends a reaffirming message that Fairfield County is still a prime location for shopping. CBRE also noted that Fairfield County was outperforming Westchester County for retail sales. During the first half of 2018, Fairfield County’s retail sales growth was » CBRE

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Kent Howard

Cyberattacks can destroy a small business

common misperception about security is that, if my company has employed a certain collection of security “things” (anti-virus, data encryption, a few cameras, locks on the doors, etc.), then we should be OK. The fact is that small and medium-sized businesses require a more complete understanding of the need for a security strategy and how to go about developing an appropriate program that matches company culture and the related risk environment. As is frequently reported, security events continue to impact businesses. In 2017, 76 percent of data breaches were financially motivated, and 75 percent were perpetrated by outsiders. Ransomware, though shifting in nature, has held many organizations hostage at one point or another in recent years. While cybersecurity events continue to grab headlines, more traditional forms of security events are still very real. U.S. businesses that were impacted by employee theft lost an average of $1.13 million in 2016, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners reported on nearly 2,700 cases of occupational fraud in 2017, which resulted in $7 billion in losses globally. More than 70 percent of cyberattacks target small businesses and 58

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percent of confirmed data breaches were at companies with less than 1,000 employees last year. Statistics from reported events show that 50 percent of small businesses have experienced a cyberattack. Even more disturbing than that, however, is the reality that more than 50 percent of small businesses that experience a major cyberattack go out of business within six months. Even without accounting for recovery or other associated costs, the financial impact of security events is very real. Small and medium-sized businesses represent 68 percent of theft cases, with a median loss of $290,000. Companies with less than 100 employees lost a median of $200,000 per instance of fraud. This does not include recovery costs, the cost of litigation or the potential loss of reputation with customers, partners and others. A security strategy can help manage security risk to reduce the likelihood of events, reduce losses when events occur and help the recovery process by defining response mechanisms. Kent Howard is the principal consultant at Integrum Security Risk Management in White Plains. He can be reached at 914-441-0400 or kent. howard@integrum-srm.com.

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Trumbull bringing the fun with quintet of entertainment-related businesses of 3 and the 4-to-12-year-old crowd, Kidz Klub has proven to be viable, he said — a statement backed up by the fact that he opened a 6,000-square-foot location at the Danbury Fair Mall earlier in November, and opened an 8,300-square-foot Kidz Klub at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford. Horton is in discussions with the under-construction SoNo Collection in Norwalk to open another play center there, and said he would like to open a fifth in the Bronx or Queens in the near future. The goal for 2020 is to begin franchising, he said. Kidz Klub is already accepting inquiries by phone and email. As for SeaQuest, the mall location will be its first in the Northeast. The interactive aquarium promises exposure to more than 1,200 animals representing over 300 species, including birds, turtles and snakes as well as opportunities to splash around with stingrays and the like. Prices will range from $10 for a daily pass to $70 for an annual family pass. The 24,000-squarefoot D-BAT Academy at 30 Nutmeg Drive also opened recently, joining the Technique Tigers Baseball Academy at 25 Lindeman Drive. While the latter is not a new business, it plans to expand by 1,200 square feet. A 10,000-square-foot Escapology, an international chain of escape rooms, is under construction at 9 Trefoil Drive. Prices for a variety of escape room environments mostly fall in the $50 to $60 range.

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ive entertainment-related businesses are in various stages of opening or expanding in Trumbull, part of the town’s wave of development that continues to gain momentum. “People want to spend their money more and more on experience-type things,” said Trumbull Economic and Community Development Director Rina Bakalar. “They’re still buying things as well, of course, but we have definitely seen an uptick in these types of businesses, and we are thrilled that so many have chosen Trumbull as their home.” Two of those endeavors are at the Westfield Trumbull mall: a 20,000-squarefoot interactive aquarium, SeaQuest, which as previously reported is under construction; and Kidz Klub, an indoor play park featuring ball bits, slides, trampolines and other kid-friendly attractions. “It’s in a perfect location,” Bakalar said of the latter, noting that Kidz Klub is situated near the mall’s Build-A-Bear Workshop. “They do a lot of birthday parties and events like that, and it’s a way of breaking up the shopping for really little kids.” Kidz Klub maintains that its mission is to combat child obesity by providing activities aimed at getting kids fit as well as providing healthy organic snack options, and encouraging children to socialize with their peers through interaction. No video games are available.

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“Fitness is key to what we want to provide,” said owner Josh Horton, who said the inspiration for his business was the similar Discovery Zone chain of kid-friendly activities that he frequented growing up. (That chain closed in 1999.) “And it’s not just kids meeting kids. We have lots of parents meeting parents as well,” Horton said. “It’s becoming a social hot spot.” Kidz Klub opened in the mall last December in an 11,000-square-foot space, but moved in May to its current 5,400-square-foot space when the Ulta Beauty cos-

DOT report: Connecticut can gain $1B annually with tolls

metics and salon took its original spot. “The mall has the right to move you for a big national tenant, which is what happened,” Horton said. “But we’re really just a few feet from where we were — we’re across the hall from Ulta Beauty.” The move was “a blessing in disguise,” Horton said. “I thought this could succeed, but I didn’t want to take a chance on a three-year deal (for the 11,000 square feet),” he said. “If it had failed, then we’d be on the hook for that.” Featuring different prices for children under the age

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onnecticut could generate approximately $1 billion per year if all-electronic tolling was installed on the state’s highways, according to a new report issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT). The report, which is

separate from a $10 million study on tolls commissioned by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, used a scenario with a baseline toll rate of 4.4 cents per mile (off-peak). For passenger cars equipped with a Connecticut E-ZPass, motorists reaching a threshold for volume discounts were charged 3.5 cents per mile in the analysis. As a result, the DOT

estimated that a 12-mile toll trip within the state would cost drivers 42 cents during off-peak and 53 cents during peak hours. The report also stressed that Connecticut would have the lowest toll rates in New England if this scenario came into existence. The DOT also noted that adding a tolling system would cost the state $372 million, with $210 million for installing

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the infrastructure and $162 million for creating a fiber communications system. Gov.-elect Ned Lamont campaigned on limited tolling aimed at tractor-trailers and not on personal vehicles traveling on Connecticut highways. The DOT report focused on both trucks and personal vehicles, with more than one-quarter of the revenue coming from trucks.

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Radio Free Connecticut is on the air as Boland features one-hit wonders BY PHIL HALL

FCC limits on broadcast contents, and these stations can either be commercial or nonprofit. Although Part 15 radio stations have been operating since the 1930s, the first within Connecticut, WXTZ 87.9 in Norwich, began broadcasting in 2013. “I find there are more people around the

country doing it, but not too much in this area,” he said. “There might be one or two others in the state.” Boland’s radio broadcast range is limited geographically to the StratfordBridgeport border community near his apartment, while a wider audience can be found through an

internet simulcast of his programming. But even an under-the-radar broadcast presence in a restricted territory can encroach on larger frequencies. “I try very hard not to interfere with any other stations,” he said. “I used to be on 1650 and I found that I was interfering with the traffic information station down at Lordship, which is staterun. Most frequency 1500 and 1600 on the AM dial. There’s not much available on FM.” Whereas Boland’s previous radio gigs focused on conversation, Radio Free Connecticut is primarily music-driven. “My favorite is one-hit wonders, and I try to play different things that you might not hear on the radio,” he said. “It’s a little bit of everything — maybe some country sometimes, maybe some R&B, but you never know from one day to another. A lot of independent artists here in Connecticut are definitely agreeable to having their music on the air. It’s whatever I feel like playing.” Boland runs the station as a one-man operation. “I call myself the wearer of many hats,” he laughs, but his other work in freelance writing does not allow him to keep the station running on a 24/7 schedule. Thus, Radio Free Connecticut usually starts its broadcasts in the afternoon and goes into the wee hours. “I am more of a night owl,” he explained. “I am try-

protection, services provided by the fire department and quality of education provided by public schools had better results in 2018 than in 2016 and 2014. • Ratings for the time, accuracy, helpfulness and information of the Building Inspection Division and the Planning and Zoning Department all experienced strong increases in 2018 over 2016. • The Parks and Recreation Department saw strong

increases in mean values across the areas of time, accuracy and helpfulness in obtaining a park pass. • Across the Highway Division results, the largest increase in mean value was in prioritizing projects that are important to residents. The survey was conducted by Cromwell-based GreatBlue Research Inc. through a randomized, statistically significant telephone survey. The survey, first conducted

in 2014, is administered every two years to track changes in satisfaction and inform Greenwich’s service improvement efforts. For 2018, the survey sample size was 400. Phone calls were made to a mixture of landline and cellphones to Greenwich residents over the age of 18. There were some demographic differences among respondents. Residents aged 18 to 39 provided a higher mean for the overall

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att Boland is no stranger to radio broadcasting. He previously hosted programs on WPBR-AM in Lantana, Florida, and on WDJZ-AM in Bridgeport before it went off the air in 2016, as well as a pro wrestling program on the internet-based BlogTalk Radio. But getting a new gig on a local radio station has been difficult. “The jobs around here in the media are very few and far between,” Boland lamented. “I was tired of waiting for someone to pick me up, so I decided to do my own thing.” However, radio broadcasting is not an industry that offers easy access to micro-budgeted entrepreneurs. “Unless you’re one of the big guys, like Cumulus or Entercom, it is just about impossible to get a license,” Boland complained. “That will cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.” While Boland did not have hundreds of thousands of dollars in his wallet, he did have $100 for a low wattage radio transmitter and knowledge of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rules for radio broadcasting. In late 2016, Boland set up the transmitter in his Stratford apartment and returned to terrestrial radio via his startup Radio Free Connecticut

Matt Boland, broadcasting on Radio Free Connecticut from his Stratford apartment. Photo by Phil Hall.

at 1540 AM. Radio Free Connecticut falls under the FCC’s Part 15 rule that allows stations broadcasting at an output of 100 milliwatts or less to occupy a space on the radio dial as long as it does not interfere with other stations’ transmissions. Part 15 radio stations are not bound by

Greenwich survey finds generally satisfied residents BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

reenwich’s biennial resident satisfaction survey found general satisfaction with the town and the ser-

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vices it provides. Overall, the results of the 2018 survey showed increases in several key areas: • General satisfaction with town services, overall value of tax dollars, local police

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ing to do more stuff in the morning. I’m trying to work on music in the morning show. The station is usually on three to four days a week, sometimes five. I don’t have a set standard.” While Boland views Radio Free Connecticut as his perch within the local media market, the lack of a continuous broadcast presence and an under-the-radar presence on the radio dial has not helped him gain advertisers. “It’s hard to monetize because it’s very hard to promote it,” he said, adding that he gives air time to local nonprofits and groups for public service announcements. This level of goodwill, he added, is essential to build links with his audience. Listeners have come to Radio Free Connecticut via the station’s Facebook page and on Streamfinder. Looking forward, Boland is considering a revival of his pro wrestling show on BlogTalk Radio, which would be rebroadcast on Radio Free Connecticut, and he is open to bringing other shows to his station. He also believed more Part 15 radio stations could pop up locally, although he cautioned anyone taking this route to understand the responsibilities of being on the air. “You definitely have to know what you’re doing,” he said. “And you need to be dedicated. It’s definitely not going to come easily.”

value of tax dollars than residents aged 40 to 64 and 65-plus. Residents aged 65 and over provided a higher mean score for quality of public education compared to residents aged 18 to 39. “Departments use the feedback to focus improvement efforts,” First Selectman Peter Tesei said. “The resident satisfaction survey is an important tool for budgeting and to continually enrich the services we provide.”

Umberto the Tailor wants $27K for custom suits

Citrin Cooperman Corner SALT, Advice, and Doing Things Nice JEFF STUART, DIRECTOR, CITRIN COOPERMAN

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

mberto the Tailor, a master of the craft of creating bespoke suits and shirts for well-heeled customers, wants to get paid. Umberto Pitagora claims that a financial manager, Brian V.S. McKenna of Riverside, Connecticut, ordered $30,400 in tailored suits and pants but skipped out on payments. He believes that McKenna works in Purchase, New York, so he sued his customer in Westchester Supreme Court on Nov. 12 to enforce a $27,400 default judgment from Superior Court in Stamford. McKenna, according to the Connecticut lawsuit, ordered the garments in December 2016. They include four suits — navy self herringbone, gray nailhead, navy bead stripe and blue over plaid gray worsted — at $6,000 each, a navy serge blazer at $4,500 and Oxford gray and tan gabardine trousers at $950 each. McKenna made a $3,000 down payment, but when the clothing was finished and ready for delivery, the complaint states, McKenna failed to pay. Pitagora sued McKenna in Connecticut last year. McKenna failed to appear

JEFF STUART Umberto Pitagora. Photo courtesy of Umberto Pitagora website.

before the court and the judge granted the tailor a default judgment. Pitagora takes his business seriously. Men’s Fitness magazine headlined him as the “Obi-Wan Kenobi of suit making” in a 2017 article likening him to the wise master Jedi from the “Star Wars” films. Pitagora, who is in his mid-70s, apprenticed himself to a master tailor in Nicastro, Italy, at age 14. After working in Florence, Italy, and Baltimore, he moved to Fairfield County in 1970, working in Darien, Wilton and more recently, Greenwich. He prides himself on taking precise measurements that enable him to sculpt fabric to the customer’s unique geometry and needs. When a magician needed special pockets sewn into a long-tail performance coat, according to the Men’s Fitness article, Pitagora sized two pigeons for the job.

Norwalk’s Aventri sole CT company on ‘Technology Fast 500’ list BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

ventri, the cloudbased event management software company based in Norwalk, was not only the top Connecticut firm to be listed on Deloitte’s “Technology Fast 500” — it was the only one. The company — which

began in 1998 as Global Executive Business Service, was relaunched as etouches in 2008 and was rebranded as Aventri in July of this year — placed 447th on the list, which ranks tech businesses by growth over a threeyear period. Aventri posted 168 percent revenue growth from 2015 to 2018. Last year, when it was still etouches, it posted 160 percent growth and placed 461st.

Umberto the Tailor Inc.’s efforts to collect the Connecticut default judgment in Westchester are based on the belief that McKenna is employed by OTR Global LLC, an international financial consulting firm in Purchase. McKenna’s LinkedIn profile shows him working for OTR as a managing director from July 2015 to the present. But according to a BrokerCheck report by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, he has not worked at OTR since October 2017 and he is no longer registered as a broker. Efforts to find contact information for McKenna, to get his side of the story, failed. Umberto the Tailor was represented in the Fairfield lawsuit by Louis P. Pittocco of Greenwich. His attorney in the Westchester case is Steven D. Feinstein of Feinstein & Naishtut LLP of Rye Brook.

The top company on the Fast 500 was SwanLeap, which provides supply chain managers and companies with artificial intelligence-based software to improve logistics. It posted 77,260 percent revenue growth for the period. Last month, SwanLeap, based in Madison, Wisconsin, was named the fastest-growing private company in the country by Inc. magazine. Placing second on this year’s Fast 500 was New York City-based Justworks, which produces back-office software. Its revenue grew by 27,150 percent.

The passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”) in late 2017 ushered in some of the most significant Federal tax legislative changes in over thirty years. One of the more notable changes, impacting residents of states with high state and local income and property taxes, including New York State/ City and Connecticut, was the $10,000 cap on the deduction for state and local taxes (“SALT”) taken as an itemized deduction on an individual’s personal return. The SALT cap, along with other TCJA modifications impacting itemized deductions, including the elimination of miscellaneous itemized deductions such as investment management fees and unreimbursed business expenses, will likely increase the percentage of taxpayers for whom it will be more beneficial to take the standard deduction ($24,000 for married filing jointly and $12,000 for those filing single). A consequence of taking the standard deduction versus itemizing deductions is that when a taxpayer doesn’t itemize their deductions they lose any Federal tax benefit for their charitable contributions (“Doing Things Nice”). As this is the time of year when taxpayers are not only thinking about year-end tax planning, but also contributing to various charitable organizations in the spirit of giving for the holidays, it is the perfect time to review these interrelated topics. This piece provides both a high level overview of the measures New York State and Connecticut have taken in response to TCJA’s SALT cap and some individual tax planning opportunities (“Advice”), specific to charitable contributions, which taxpayers might consider depending on their individual circumstances. During the summer of 2018 New York State enacted a program that establishes a new optional employer compensation expense tax. The strategy behind the program is that an employer would reduce their employees’ pay by the optional tax and the employee would be able to take a significant portion of the pay reduction as a credit on their New York State income tax return. This program is designed to both reduce the employee’s Federal and New York State taxable wages thereby reducing their Federal and New York State taxable income and tax obligations and to make the employee whole. This is accomplished by granting the employee a credit on their New York State income tax return in the amount equating to the wage reduction. The optional employer compensation expense tax is an election that is made by the employer taking the power to make the decision away from individual employees. It is an all or nothing election, which may prove to be problematic for employers with multiple locations and employees located outside of New York State. The optional employer compensation expense tax begins in the 2019 tax year at 1.5% of wages in excess of $40,000 and increases in successive years until it reaches 5% in

2021. Employers needed to make the election for 2019 by December 1st. This election would generally be coordinated with the entity’s payroll company. Employers and employees should both be aware of a potential challenge by the IRS requiring them to prove that a voluntary assessment is still in fact a tax. If the program is successful, the employee is getting a federal tax deduction (reduced wages) rather than paying NYS a federally nondeductible income tax. Also, during the summer of 2018, Connecticut enacted a pass-thru entity tax (“PET”). The PET is designed to ease the burden on owners and partners of Connecticut passthrough entity businesses such as partnerships, S corporations, and LLCs treated as partnerships. The PET is calculated at 6.99% and is deductible in arriving at Federal taxable income attributable to the pass-thru entity. The individual owners and partners of the entity will then in turn receive a reduced proportional credit on their individual Connecticut income tax returns when they are filed. The PET is not applicable to Corporations, Single Member Limited Liability Companies, Publically Traded partnerships, or sole proprietors. As mentioned above, due to the SALT deduction limitations some taxpayers who had historically itemized their deductions might find themselves in a situation where taking the standard deduction is more advantageous. If this is the case a taxpayer will potentially lose any Federal tax benefit from contributing to their favorite charitable organizations. Besides the joy of giving itself, a taxpayer could get a Federal tax benefit by bunching their contributions every other year. Taxpayers over age 70 1/2 should also consider making a charitable contribution directly from their individual retirement account. Bunching of charitable contributions would work such that a taxpayer would make what they may contribute in two tax years in a single tax year possibly making it more advantageous for them to itemize their deductions in the “giving year” and take the standard deduction in the “nongiving” year. Contributions made directly from an individual retirement account is advantageous in that the income is not taxable income and the contribution is not a deduction so a taxpayer would not have to itemize their deductions to contribute to their favorite charitable organization in the most tax advantageous way possible. This strategy is limited to $100,000 per year and can only be done from IRAs, not other qualified retirement plans. The significant TCJA changes have made tax planning and strategizing for both businesses and individuals as important as it has ever been. Although the New York State and Connecticut workarounds to the SALT cap could come under IRS scrutiny, individual planning opportunities such as the bunching of charitable contributions and other strategies that have historically been done should be used to a taxpayers’ advantage. Should you have any questions regarding the impact of the TCJA, the state SALT workarounds, or other planning opportunities for your specific circumstances, please reach out to a Citrin Cooperman professional. We would also like to take this opportunity to wish you happy holidays and a happy, healthy and prosperous 2019.

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without nuts, she opted to keep that formula for her business. “And that opened a lot of doors for us,” she said, noting the scarcity of nut-free bakeries. “All of your ingredients have to be produced in a nut-free environment. We have sugar cookie, gingerbread and just branched out into biscotti — another item that people with nut allergies don’t get the opportunity to have. We also do gluten-free cookies to order.” Over time, The Painted Cookie doubled its retail space to 1,250 square feet within the same building and branched out from an old-school neighborhood bakery to a wholesaler with corporate accounts in Westchester and Fairfield counties. “We’re doing Pepsico’s holiday party for the fourth year,” Schmitt said, noting that her corporate orders now take up 80 percent of her business. “We have a lot of pharmaceutical companies as clients. For most of November, we’re booked with custom corporate orders. Corporate seemed to have switched their buying from December to November.” Schmitt creates seasonal cookies with whimsical symbolism. Autumn has a range of crimson-colored

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cookie leaves for the New England fall foliage, bright orange cookie jack-o’-lanterns and stark white cookie ghosts for Halloween and cartoonish cookie turkeys for Thanksgiving. December’s holidays will find cookie menorahs for Hanukkah and cookie Santa Clauses and brightly decorated trees for Christmas. “There is a cookie for any occasion,” she said. “Now in the world of 3-D printers, you can get a cookie cutter made of any shape. I have up to 1,200 cookie cutters.” On the retail side, Schmitt identified May as her busiest month for consumer interest. “We have first communions, which are huge, and all of the school stuff that is going on,” she stated. “You have Mother’s Day, you have Cinco de Mayo, you have Memorial Day — we call it ‘May Madness.’ ” Schmitt also finds time to connect with her community via children’s workshops. Prior to Thanksgiving, she offered her young students what she dubbed “our coloring turkeys” — her turkey-shaped cookies covered in white icing, which the children colored in using food coloring markers. Children have also provided expert opinions on several of the recipes that she tests, most notably her chocolate-covered Oreos that put a new

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spin on an old favorite. “The chocolate-covered Oreos have become very, very popular,” she insisted. “We use a nut-free French chocolate. We had a dark chocolate and a milk chocolate and the kids picked the dark chocolate. It is a nice coating chocolate that doesn’t break off when you bite into it. We refer to it as our ‘cookie crack.’ ” And while Schmitt’s work might seem as much fun as — dare we say it? — a plateful of fresh-baked cookies, she has to contend with ingredient pricing, which somehow never seems to decline. A particular thorn in her budget is the price of vanilla, which has seen price spikes due to product shortages. “We still use our Penzeys double-strength vanilla and we are paying over eight dollars an ounce,” she lamented. For the immediate future, Schmitt is seeking to perfect a peppermint bark recipe for a new Christmas cookie, noting that she likes to “try something new every year.” And while admitted that running a nut-free bakery helps to pique the interest of many potential customers, it’s her variations on her grandmother’s still-secret recipe that keep them coming back. “We have a good tasting product,” she said.

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2.4 percent, up from 1.8 percent in the same period in 2017. However, Westchester’s retail sales growth rate in the first half of 2018 was 1.8 percent, a drop from the 2 percent rate during the same period of 2017. On a national level,

CBRE noted that a robust economy and near-full employment fueled retail sales growth to a six-year high during the first half of the year, with forecasts of retail sales gains of up to 4.8 percent for the holiday season. Enhanced retail loyalty programs and incentives for buy-online/pickup-in-store

options will help grow holiday season sales, CBRE added, while the closing of Toys “R” Us stores will boost toy sales at both the big box retailers including Walmart and Target and in other retailers including Michaels, Party City and Ace Hardware that are including limited toy offerings.

Online grocery shopping? Americans say ‘I’d rather go to the store’ BY BOB ROZYCKI bobr@westfairinc.com

hen it comes to shopping online or shopping in person at a grocery store, U.S. consumers overwhelmingly say they’d rather eyeball their food personally and thump their own cantaloupes, according to a survey by Vixxo, a facility management company in Scottsdale, Arizona. After asking 1,260 American grocery shoppers their preferences, Vixxo found that an overwhelming 87 percent prefer to shop in person. And age had nothing to do with this as nearly all baby boomers — 96 percent — and a massive amount of millennials — 81 percent — said that they prefer going to the store. Statistics showing the number of online vs. in-store shoppers are hard to come by. According to

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the nation’s 118,812 traditional food stores sold $648 billion of retail food and nonfood products in 2016. As for online purchases, according to a survey earlier this year by advisory firm Brick Meets Click, the online share of total grocery shopping in 2018 was expected to be 5.5 percent. But for those who wish to continue pushing a cart rather than just choosing items from a screen, the reason they do it? It’s all tactile. Eighty-four percent of those polled by Vixxo said they like to be able to inspect and choose items themselves and not rely on a grocery picker. Critical to the buying decision was the freshness of the items, with 43 percent of shoppers demanding that their prepared foods be freshly made, according to the survey. The social aspect of grocery shopping was a major factor for millenni-

als, who were found to be three times more likely than other age groups to say they enjoy the social interaction. Vixxo also found that just 14 percent of those polled were loyal to one store, with 45 percent saying they shopped at three or more stores in an average month. Sixty percent said they like the ambience and experience of shopping in actual non-VR (virtual reality) stores. “A key takeaway for grocery retailers is that effective facilities management impacts the customer experience. A well-maintained store can keep them coming back for more,” Vixxo’s Chief Client Officer Warren Weller said. “In other words, assets matter. Maintaining and optimizing assets like food production equipment, lighting, digital signage and refrigeration is essential to delivering an exceptional customer experience.”

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New study tracks community dancing therapy on veterans with PTSD BY PHIL HALL

Well: The Soldier Project,” 17 veterans and their accompanying family members participated in a 10-week experiment consisting of weekly 90-minute community dances featuring live music and dance calling by Denefield. Gustafson explained that people with

PTSD respond positively if there is predictability in their routine and if they maintain connectivity with the wider world — but those considerations often fail to overlap. “Connecting with human beings is not very predictable,” Gustafson stated. “And

that creates a vicious cycle: you need predictability but you end up staying in the house and not connecting with people in the community.” Denefield’s community dances, she added, bring both human contact and a sense of predictability, as the

dance calling “tells everyone what to do and when.” Gustafson noted that the dances staged for the project were “slower and quieter” than the contra-style dancing that most people associate with community dances. Denefield worked with Edwin O. Walker, a staff

psychiatrist at the nonprofit Dancing Well, in developing the dances used in this program. Before and after each community dance program, Gustafson conducted measurements on the veterans and their family members related to connectedness, experience avoidance, hope and optimism and she combined her findings into what she dubbed “a simple wellness score.” Gustafson recorded positive feedback from both the veterans and the family members. “Although it was a small sampling, we found significant improvement from the participants,” she said, noting that the program had a smaller than normal sampling for a project of this magnitude. “It takes a lot of time to collect data from people recovering from PTSD.” Gustafson was assisted in her research and data analysis by three now-former WCSU students: Carlos Jiminez, Tyla Johnson and Marlon Tristao, who is a veteran. Cynthia Corbitt, a biology professor at the University of Louisville, also participated with on-site work. The result of the research culled from “Dancing Well: The Soldier Project” was an academic paper submitted to the Journal of Veteran Studies. Gustafson noted the publication accepted the paper and expected it to be published in 2019.

Malloy offers Lamont ‘transition budget’ that could mean no tax increase

ties, reducing the number of government employees through attrition and cutting health care programs and financial aid to municipalities. “These options would be difficult, and would involve real sacrifice by various constituencies,” Office of Policy and Management Secretary Ben Barnes wrote to Lamont. “The Malloy administration did not repeatedly put hard choices like

these on the table without significant forethought, knowing that many in the legislature may have preferred to take a different approach including more revenue. But if the General Assembly is willing to work with you on a combination of such ideas, closing the (fiscal year) 2020 shortfall without a tax rate increase is achievable.” Lamont is inheriting an estimated budget deficit of $1.73 billion for fiscal 2020,

with spending at $200 million over the constitutional spending cap. The deficit is expected to grow to $2.37 billion in fiscal ’21. The transition budget also encourages Lamont to consider installing electronic highway tolls, legalize and tax recreational marijuana and impose a fee on legalized sports betting. In a Business Journal interview before the election, Lamont indicated that he would examine

the revenue potential of all three. “Governor Malloy is required by statute to prepare this tentative budget,” Lamont noted in a statement, “and I appreciate the work that went into preparing it and all of the work his team has done to ensure a smooth transition. My team and I will review it as we prepare a new, balanced budget that prioritizes economic growth.”

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ver the past two decades, there has been a growing awareness of the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on U.S. military veterans. One in three veterans who receive medical treatment from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have been diagnosed with PTSD — including nearly one-third of Vietnam War veterans, 11 percent of veterans from the war in Afghanistan and nearly 10 percent of Gulf War veterans. PTSD treatments have primarily focused on different psychotherapy solutions, including cognitive behavior therapy, exposure therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, as well as prescribed medications, including antidepressants and antianxiety drugs. However, another approach is being studied by Robin Gustafson, a professor of psychology at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU). Working with Deborah Denefield, a dance instructor in Louisville, Kentucky, Gustafson is tracking the potential therapeutic value of community dance in the PTSD healing process, as well as in helping veterans who were recovering from a brain injury received while in service. In a Louisville-based program called “Dancing

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Seven things Connecticut learned from the Amazon bid BY DAN HAAR Hearst Connecticut Media Group

atherine Smith’s phone rang on the morning of Jan. 18, just as she was starting to see news of the finalist cities for the Amazon second headquarters pop up on her screen. It was Amazon calling. The Connecticut economic and community development commissioner recounted the conversation recently as Amazon has chosen New York and Washington, D.C. (actually Crystal City, Virginia, just over the Potomac River) to share the coveted HQ2. “Hey, we’re sorry you guys didn’t make the cut,” Smith recounted. The caller, a woman named Holly Sullivan, was encouraging. The two cities in Connecticut’s official bids for the 50,000 jobs and up to 8 million

square feet of office space, Stamford and Hartford, weren’t big enough — although technically, they fit the requirement of anchoring metro areas of at least 1 million people. No m id-si ze cit y among the final 20 ever had a shot — let alone any of the smaller cities on the reported list of some 238 that applied. Amazon blew a chance to make a big difference and shape economic development. But Smith and others involved in the bidding came away with good feelings as Amazon and others offered upbeat reviews. Danbury, Waterbury and a joint effort from Bridgeport and New Haven sought the nod from Amazon directly in addition to the official Stamford and Hartford bids from the state. Here are seven things we learned about our ability to compete for big companies going forward.

CONNECTICUT CITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER BUT WE’RE STILL FRACTURED

“It was very helpful to engage with the economic development people throughout the state,” Smith said. The state is adapting its Amazon bid website www. CTisPrime.com (get it?) for broader efforts to attract companies. And in Smith’s view, the state’s successful luring of Indian IT firm Infosys to Hartford, which will bring 1,000 jobs, reflected the new spirit of cooperation. As for Bridgeport and New Haven, they built on unity we’ve seen with the MGM Bridgeport casino bid. “It broke some new ground in terms of regional cooperation,” Laurence Grotheer, spokesman for New Haven Mayor Toni Harp, said. Yes, we had five bids but the Boston area alone had a dozen towns bidding. The upshot: Connecticut is still a bunch of small fiefdoms but Amazon showed

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LACK OF A DOWNSTATE AIRPORT HURTS BUT DOESN’T KILL

For northern Connecticut, Bradley International Airport, winner of some great recognition lately, could have served Amazon well enough. “They wanted very specific connections,” said Randal Davis, special assistant to Transportation Commissioner James Redeker. Airlines would add flights at Bradley and Stamford can rely on LaGuardia and JFK in New York. But the absence of a significant airport along the shoreline definitely hurts Bridgeport and New Haven. “In preparing the bid, officials were forced to talk more about Bradley and the New York airports and even Green,” said Grotheer, in New Haven, referring to T.F. Green Airport in Rhode Island, “because Tweed has fallen behind.” Harp fought in the legislature for an expansion of tiny Tweed-New Haven Airport but that’s controversial. Likewise, Igor Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, owned by the city of Bridgeport, is many years away from seeing scheduled commercial service. More has to happen at one or both of these airports if big companies are to eye the central shoreline cities.

GROWTH IS HEADED TOWARD US

To most of us, Amazon’s selection of Long Island City, Queens — directly across the East River from Midtown Manhattan — is no different than any other location in the city. To Joseph McGee, vice president of policy at The Business Council of Fairfield County, it’s a step toward Connecticut. That’s because the Amazon site is part of a wave of development east and north of Manhattan. “I don’t think people in Connecticut realize that development in Manhattan … is spilling out east of the Hudson,” said McGee, who was state economic development commissioner under former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr. when corporate incentives exploded in the early ‘90s. “We’re linked. That’s the really big story.”

WE NEED TO WORK WITH NEW YORK ON COMMUTER TRAINS

We’re seeing commuter rail progress but not enough — as the Amazon bids revealed. In New York, a planned commuter rail will connect New Rochelle and points south along a newly expanded spur to Penn Station. This $1 billion project would connect with new MTA stations heading to Hunt’s Point in the South Bronx and, eventually, the Amazon site. All of this is good for Connecticut. As McGee points out, 11,000 people commute from New York to work in Connecticut. “We really feel there needs to be a new regional compact between New York and Connecticut regarding transportation,” McGee said. “The New Haven line is a two-state line and we need to be absolutely at the table.” There are debates about the best ways to make that happen and, more important, debates about how to spend scarce dollars on upgrades to Metro-North. A new, $100 million parking garage in Stamford, proposed by the DOT, or spend that money on track improvements to speed trains? Companies like Amazon want to see it all fit together. “Infused in what they were looking for, multi-modal transportation was a key factor,” said Randal Davis at DOT.

QUALITY OF LIFE HELPS BALANCE THE FISCAL HANGOVER

We all know Connecticut is tens of billions in the hole for pensions and health benefits. That can scare off companies. But many folks see the state’s quality of life balancing costs better in the coming years. That includes access to everything within a day’s round trip drive, lots of open space, less congestion and relatively low housing costs, except in lower Fairfield County, and the state’s vaunted health, education and cultural advantages. “If you can’t find something to do in Connecticut, you’re literally not trying,” Davis said. He called Hartford “nascent” and added, “we do have a good arts scene and that’s part of what they were talking about.” The goal is for us to stop beating ourselves up. When an outside group evaluated

all 200-plus bids and gave a presentation, Connecticut had two of 12 slides, Smith said — including how the state described the quality of life.

STAMFORD STILL HAS ROOM TO GROW

The other slide highlighting Connecticut’s bids in that nationwide assessment was the drill down of detail about available locations in Stamford. The interactive map, showing the past, present and future of the harbor area, reveals that there’s plenty of waterfront space left down there, past Harbor Point — including the old Pitney Bowes headquarters. That defies the old saw that Hartford offers available space and Stamford offers access. “The question is how big does Stamford want to grow and that is a big discussion here,” McGee said. “You have to look at not just land mass but zoned land.”

WE MUST FIGURE OUT THE NEW ECONOMY FASTER

Connecticut knows its old-line corporate giants can’t deliver job growth. Amazon told Smith the state should “mature even more in your ability to provide tech talent.” “Since then we’ve been doing even more,” Smith said, naming initiatives in Hartford and elsewhere. Companies such as genetics tester Sema4 are adding jobs in Stamford. As with just about everything, we’ve made some progress but not enough. “It is a very awkward time,” McGee said. “The new economy that’s emerging here is not fully formed yet.” In Danbury, Mayor Mark Boughton touted the city’s relatively young average age. And Boughton gained some notice, along with good-natured ribbing, with an Amazon video that was first out of the gate last year. Danbury geotagged the video around the Amazon headquarters in Seattle. “They kind of knew we were out there, so we got a nice call,” Boughton said — reflecting smart use of technology, a sign of what the state needs to do. Dan Haar is a writer for Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at dhaar@hearstmediact.com.

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THE LIST: Commercial Real Estate Firms

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Ranked by number of licensed agents and/or brokers.

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land

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Candace Adams BrendaMaher@bhhsne.com 1998

1,800

Westchester County and New England

Jeffrey H. Newman jnewman@empirestaterealtytrust.com 1934

100+

Fairfield and Westchester Accounting, construction, leasing and marketing, legal counties and and property management New York City

Jim Fagan, market leader and senior managing director jim.fagan@cushwake.com 1917

Fairfield and Westchester Agency leasing, tenant representation, valuation and counties and nationwide advisory, capital markets, consulting and asset services

✔

Fairfield and Westchester counties

Asset services, capital markets, valuation and advisory services and project management

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Specializes in new homes and land services; also provides investment services

retail

Properties offered

Empire State Realty Trust

Cushman & Wakefield

CBRE

Pyramid Real Estate Group

Michael Gray, Peter Gray info@pyramidregroup.com 1972

Lower Fairfield County

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

James Ritman, executive vice president and managing director jritman@ngkf.com 1929

Fairfield, New Haven and Hartford counties

Tenant and landlord representation, property management, debt placement and global corporate services

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Colliers International

Jeffrey Williams, Ernest DeLucia, Michael Gordon, Al Gutierrez 2009

International

Occupier, owner, investor services plus knowledge in specialized industries and product types such as law, technical facilities and health care

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Rakow Commercial Realty Group Inc.

Rick Rakow info@rakowgroup.com 1985

Fairfield and Westchester Representing tenants, landlords and investors counties and beyond

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RHYS

Cory R. Gubner cgubner@rhysre.com 2009

Connecticut, New Jersey, Agency leasing, investment sales, tenant representation, New York and ✔ retail planning and consulting Rhode Island

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Todd E. Payne, Joseph Wrinn, Mario Longobucco, Garett Palmer, Ernie Badillo and Brian Donahue lzezza@goodfellows.com 1934

Connecticut state and Westchester County

Commercial sales, commercial leases and tenant representation

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Avison Young

Sean Cahil sean.cahill@avisonyoung.com 1978

Fairfield and Westchester counties

Leasing and sales, appraisal, property management and consulting

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The Southpoint Group LLC

David A. Flayhan dflayhan@thesouthpointgroup.com 2011

Fairfield, New Haven and Westchester counties

Firm also has an in-house commercial mortgage brokerage division

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HK Group

Matthew F. Keefe, president nricchetti@hkgrp.com 1989

Westchester and Fairfield counties

Selling, leasing and investment sales

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Jon Angel, Brett A. Sherman, Lester Fradkoff, Ron Agabadian, Jacqueline Greenwood jangel@angelcommercial.com 2000

Fairfield and New Haven counties

Acquisition, disposition, tenant representation, landlord representation and consulting

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Penny P. Wickey, Daniel Neaton, Laure Aubuchon and Michael Marcante pwickey@saugatuckcommercial.com 2004

New York and New England

Representation for tenants, landlords, developers and investors; retail advisory services

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Dominick Musilli, managing partner, and Adam Zeiberg, partner sb@truecre.com 2014

Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, and national markets for select clients

Representation for retailers and property owners, real estate consulting, serves commercial development properties

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Choyce Peterson Inc.

John P. Hannigan and Alan R. Peterson jhannigan@choycepeterson.com 1997

Fairfield and Westchester Tenant representation, investment sales counties and beyond and landlord representation

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Colonial Realty

Fairfield and New Haven Counties

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367-4087 • colonialrealty.net

David S. Gorbach and Joel Hausman info@colonialrealty.net 1954

John D. Hastings

Peter Hastings, Christopher Maglione

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Metro Center, 1 Station Place, Stamford 06902 353-5200 • empirestaterealtytrust.com

4 Stamford Plaza, Eighth floor, Stamford 06902 326-5800 • cushmanwakefield.com

201 Tresser Blvd., Suite 201, Stamford 06901 329-7900 • cbre.us/o/stamford/

20 Summer St., Suite 3-1, Stamford 06901 348-8566 • pyramidregroup.com

680 Washington Blvd., Eighth floor, Stamford 06901 531-3600 • ngkf.com

1055 Washington Blvd., Eighth floor, Stamford 06901 324-0800 • colliers.com

6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Stamford 06901 769-9940, ext. 10 • rakowgroup.com

9 W. Broad St., Third, floor, Stamford 06902 274-9800 • rhysre.com

Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT (Formerly Goodfellow Real Estate) 7 Old Sherman Turnpike, Suite 207, Danbury 06810 744-7025 • goodfellows.com

MerrittView, 383 Main Ave., Sixth floor, Norwalk 06851 614-1260 • avisonyoung.com

1 Selleck St., Third floor, Norwalk, 06855 307-0785 • thesouthpointgroup.com

253 Riverside Ave., Westport 06880 454-8700 • hkgrp.com

Angel Commercial LLC

2425 Post Road, Suite 303, Southport 06890 335-6600 • angelcommercial.com

Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate LLC 9 Burr Road, Westport 06880 222-4190 • saugatuckcommercial.com

TRUE Commercial Real Estate 300 Danbury Road, Suite 308, Wilton 06897 744-7777 • truecre.com

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Services (include, but are not limited to)

office

860 N. Main Street Extension, Wallingford 06492 860-571-6909 • bhhsNEproperties.com • bhhsWestchester.com

Licensed Towns and agents cities served and/or brokers

multifamily

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England and Westchester Properties

Top local executive(s) Email address Year established

industrial

Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

383 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851 356-9600 • choycepeterson.com

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Robert Caruso robert.caruso@cbre.com 1906

Office, industrial, retail and tenant representation and investment

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Dominick Musilli, managing partner, and Adam Zeiberg, partner sb@truecre.com 2014

Connecticut, New York and New Jersey, and national markets for select clients

Choyce Peterson Inc.

John P. Hannigan and Alan R. Peterson jhannigan@choycepeterson.com 1997

Fairfield and Westchester Tenant representation, investment sales counties and beyond and landlord representation

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Colonial Realty

David S. Gorbach and Joel Hausman info@colonialrealty.net 1954

Fairfield and New Haven Counties

Office, industrial, retail and tenant representation and investment

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Peter Hastings, Christopher Maglione cmaglione@johndhastings.com 1948

Fairfield County

Appraisal, consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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Randy Vidal, Bruce Wettenstein, Scott Zakos, Robert Lewis, David Fugitt randy@vidalwettenstein.com 1968

Fairfield and New Haven counties

Office, industrial, retail, special use, sale, purchase, lease, ✔ sale-leaseback, sublease and general consultation

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Thomas Torelli 1997

Fairfield and Westchester counties

Management services offered through Allied Property Management LLC

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Martin Caselli Real Estate

Raymond "Ray" Martin info@martinrealestate.org 2006

Fairfield County

Property management, leasing, sales and consulting

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RMS Companies

Randy Salvatore inquiries@rms-companies.com 1995

Stamford, Norwalk, Bethel and Danbury

Consulting, leasing, property management and sales

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WFL Real Estate Services LLC

William Leopold bill@wflrealestate.com 1998

Fairfield, New Haven Specializes in facility management by providing on-site and Westchester counties personnel if needed

Austin McGuire REA

Nancy McGuire, David DeNardo nmcguire@austinmcguire.com 2005

Connecticut

Commercial brokerage, tenant and buyer representation, ✔ repositioning and alternative use studies

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John Barnes, senior vice president, managing director of suburban division 1997

Fairfield and Westchester counties

Leasing, property management, construction and architecture

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Jones Lang LaSalle Americas

Robert Ageloff, Don Bucci robert.ageloff@am.jll.com 1999

N/A

Fairfield County, Hudson Valley and Westchester County

Consulting, leasing, project and development services

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NAI Signature Group

Bob Gillon bgillon@signatureg.com 1970

N/A

Fairfield and New Haven counties and Westchester County

Leasing, tenant representation, property management and financing

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Joseph Cotter 1993

N/A

New York state, New Jersey and Connecticut

Leasing, sales and property management

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TRUE Commercial Real Estate 300 Danbury Road, Suite 308, Wilton 06897 744-7777 • truecre.com

383 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851 356-9600 • choycepeterson.com

2 Post Road, Fairfield 06824 367-4087 • colonialrealty.net

John D. Hastings Commercial Real Estate 245 Main St., Westport 06880 226-8325 • johndhastings.com

Vidal Wettenstein LLC

719 Post Road East, Westport 06880 226-7101 • vidalwettenstein.com

Allied Property Group Inc.

116 Mason St., Second floor, Greenwich 06830 661-5800 • alliedpropertygp.com

2874 Main St., Suite 2A, Stratford 06614 380-8762 • martinrealestate.org

1 Landmark Square, Stamford 06907 968-2313 • rms-companies.com

162 East Ave., Suite 1A, Norwalk 06851 604-1390 • wflrealestate.com

64 Wall St., Suite 401, Norwalk 06850 299-0101 • austinmcguire.com

Reckson

Not ranked

(A division of SL Green Realty Corp.) 1 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 363-2500 • reckson.slgreen.com

100 First Stamford Place, Suite 201, Stamford 06902 705-2220 • us.joneslanglasalle.com/ct-westchester

3 Parklands Drive, Darien 06820 655-1414 • naisignaturegroup.com

National Resources

485 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 661-0055 • nationalresources.com

Representation for retailers and property owners, real estate consulting, serves commercial development properties

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This list is a sampling of commercial real estate firms that are located in and serve the region. If you would like to include your firm in our next list, please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com. N/A = Not available.

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aving just begun his tenure on Nov. 26 as president and medical director of Silver Hill Hospital, Dr. Andrew Gerber could perhaps be excused for still bringing himself up to speed on the inner workings of the New Canaan-based psychiatric facility. That, however, is far from the case. “Silver Hill’s reputation has been built over 80 years as one of the premiere private psychiatric hospitals in the country, if not the world,” Gerber declared at his office on the facility’s 44-acre campus at 208 Valley Road. “Throughout my career, I’ve certainly known about Silver Hill, its staff and its cutting-edge work with individuals with complex psychiatric issues.” Gerber joins Silver Hill from Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he had been medical director and CEO since 2015. Having received his medical and psychiatric training at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, he served as chief resident both at the latter’s Payne Whitney Clinic and at the Columbia-Cornell New York-

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Special Report | Health Care 28, 2014, to nearly $45.3 million on Feb. 28, 2015, and $47.7 million on Feb. 29, 2016. The hospital says that it admits over 3,000 adolescents and adults annually for disorders ranging from addiction, depression and bipolarity to eating and personality disorders and schizophrenia. That it reportedly has treated such big names as Mariah Carey, Jon Hamm, Billy Joel and Nick Nolte is perhaps underscored by its costs: deposits of up to $13,000 are required at the time of admission; a 28-day stay in a private room can run up to $88,600; and the base cost of a private room in its 42-day persistent psychiatric disorder program is $109,200. The facility is staffed by 236 people, including 15 full-time board-certified psychiatrists and some 20 social workers. Gerber said roughly half of the total is made up of operations staff. “To run a hospital like this, one needs all hands on deck,” he remarked. “I’m talking with everyone, first and foremost our staff and our board of trustees, to get a sense of our needs and where we can go about creating a long-term plan to develop new partnerships.” One such partnership, announced in March, is “The Steward House at Silver Hill” program. A collaboration between the hospital, Yale New Haven Health and Yale Medicine, the clinical arm of the Yale School of Medicine, the program is designed to provide personalized psychological and medical treatment that promotes personal growth and is responsive to professional issues that often can complicate treatment. Gerber said the program has “been doing extremely well. We’re learning about the needs of those patients and what we can do that is most useful for them.” The hospital also officially opened its new 8,000-square-foot Sigurd Ackerman, M.D. Center for Evaluation and Admissions at the end of September, part of a 12-year project to modernize certain of Silver Hill’s buildings. Admissions were formerly conducted in a cramped, aging house. “That provides us with the opportunity to make the admissions process as effective and quick as possible,” Gerber said. “When an individual with psychiatric difficulties or their families come in on what is a difficult day, the last thing they want to do is sit around.” Further construction projects are unlikely, at least in the near term, he said.

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The greatest challenge the hospital faces, Gerber said, is the same one that most health care facilities are encountering: what he calls “the unfortunate disorganization of our national health care system. “Given that health care is so expensive and that one in five individuals in this country suffer from some sort of mental health disorder, the needs are immense,” he said. “We are constantly looking for how we as a society can pay for this, and how we can make it fair so that everyone can afford the kind of care they need.” Even so, Gerber said he believes that the industry is “at an inflection point” when it comes to better understanding how the brain works, through a combination of research and technological advances. “There is no end to the number of new technologies that have emerged over the past several years that allow us to better study the workings of the brain,” he said. “What we need now is the time and money to take that work to the next level.”

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Ouellette’s big move was from printing to personal training

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hen the 1990s gave way to the 2000s, Marc Ouellette found himself entering a new century without a job. “I was in the printing field,” he recalled. “I was a production manager at a shop that closed down because everything was going digital. I saw printing was phasing out and I realized that at some point in my life I would have to do something else.” Inspi rat ion for Ouellette’s 21st century career reinvention did not take long to resonate. “I enjoy helping people and I enjoy working out,” he continued. “I’ve always worked out my whole life.” After gaining certification as a personal trainer, Ouellette created Personal Training Alliance from his home in Shelton. Ouellette theorized that he could build and maintain a client base if he took his training focus into people’s homes rather than focus on gymbased exercising. “I find most of my clients are very, very busy — they are on a very strict schedule and they don’t have the time to go to a gym,” he said. “But they need the accountability — they know they can’t do that on their own. They are going to be working with somebody who is going to give them accountability and motivation.” When Ouellette began Personal Training Alliance in 2000, he began spreading the word via mailers sent around Shelton, and the local public school attended by his son allowed him to stick fliers in the school folders that students brought home for their parents. In a nod to the forces that fueled the conclusion of his first career, he began studying digital marketing and soon transitioned from paper-based promotions to Facebook advertisements and search engine keywords. He signed up 12 clients in his first year

Shelton-based personal trainer Marc Ouellette. Photo by Phil Hall.

of business and now averages between 15 and 20 clients spread across Fairfield and New Haven counties. Ouellette’s in-home training sessions run 45 minutes and he charges between $65 and $85 per session, depending on the clients’ needs and locations. His clients’ ages range from the mid-20s to the early 80s. “Age is not a factor in getting stronger and getting healthier,” he stated while mentioning that he brings his own equipment to the clients’ homes. “Anything you can do at the gym except for the big machines, I can bring to them,” he said, noting that some clients already have gym-worthy equipment but rarely touched it until Ouellette came into their homes. A key factor in Ouellette’s work is creating individualized diet and nutritional programs for his clients. “Most people want to know what they should eat every day,” he said, adding that he determines each person’s basal metabolic rate before recommending food intake quality and quantity. “I come up with a starting point of how many calories they should be getting within a 24-hour period minus sleep. That can come down or go up, depending on how their metabolism starts working once we start exercising.” And while the year-end holidays can easily throw people off their diets in the

name of seasonal festivities, Ouellette is not concerned with an occasional dining room overindulgence if his clients stay committed to their goals. “It is a lifestyle change, but you will fit it into your lifestyle,” he said. “When you are working out, you want to get an adequate amount of protein, because protein is very important for the body — not only to heal the muscles, but to make you stronger and, according to some studies, to burn fat. So, I normally say, ‘Let’s stick with lean protein — stay away from processed foods. If we can just start with cutting that out, you will see a tremendous difference in the way you feel.’ ” One area where Ouellette is not taking his clients is into the Crossfit arena. “A lot of people get hurt at it and a lot of trainers really push you to the point that you can break something,” he said. “Trainers need to make sure they understand your needs and that they’re not out to hurt you.” Looking ahead, Ouellette is studying an expansion of Personal Training Alliance to include online training via video and text messaging. This would be focused on clients who are ready and willing to push forward, but need the map to help them reach their goals. “Some people have the accountability and the motivation, but they just need the knowledge,” he said.

Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS COMMERCIAL Alcraft Inc., New Haven, contractor for Maxwell Claudette. Replace roof on an existing commercial space at 177 Jewett Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Oct. 24. Bismark Construction, Milford, contractor for BLD Waterfront Upland Owner LLC. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 1 Pembroke St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Oct. 25. D&A Construction, Branford, contractor for North Bridge Landlord LLC. Replace the antennas on the roof of an existing commercial space at 2875 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Oct. 24. Energy Site Solutions LLC, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, contractor for MDL Realty LLC. Add antennas onto the roof of an existing commercial space at 380 Horace St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Oct. 25. Fortunato, Condori, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 1220 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,200. Filed Oct. 26. Ten Mott Avenue LLC, Norwalk, contractor for self. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 10 Mott Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Oct. 13. White Home Products Inc., Fairfield, contractor for Wakeman Memorial Association. Renovate the gym in an existing commercial space at 385 Center St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 30.

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

RESIDENTIAL A Plus Exterior LLC, contractor for Peter Nowik and Margaret Nowik. Construct three false dormers and install new siding and patio doors on an existing single-family residence at 9 Rudolf Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Oct. 22. Bamaca’s Roofing LLC, West Haven, contractor for J&H Enterprises LLC. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 374-376 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,900. Filed Oct. 25. East Coast Structures LLC, contractor for Caroline Rudolph. Pour the foundation for a new two-and one-half story single-family residence at 2 Woodland Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Oct. 25. Farberov, Michael, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 21 W. Main St., Unit B1, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Oct. 26. Gedney, David L., Norwalk, contractor for Richard Dellschop and Kathryn Knight. Add an in-ground swimming pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 5 Farm Creek Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $105,000. Filed Oct. 13. Gladys, Echevarria, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Repair the water and fire damage to an existing single-family residence at 292-294 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Oct. 25. Home Depot USA Inc., Rocky Hill, contractor for Deng Zhihong. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 106 Maywood Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $24,112. Filed Oct. 25. Home Depot USA Inc., Rocky Hill, contractor for Robert C. Lingling and Linda S. Lingling. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 328 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Oct. 14. The Home Depot USA Inc., Rocky Hill, contractor for Hyatt Foi LLC. Replace the windows of an existing single-family residence at 6-8 Hyatt Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $33,795. Filed Oct. 14. The Home Depot USA Inc., Rocky Hill, contractor for Susan Louise Koether. Replace the windows of an existing single-family residence at 2 Nolan St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,589. Filed Oct. 14.

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Iosifidis, George, Norwalk, contractor for self. Remove and install the new vinyl siding on an existing single-family residence at 21 Old Trolley Way, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Oct. 13. JB Home Improvement, Stratford, contractor for WT Opts of Hartford LLC. Add a back porch to an existing single-family residence at 1563 Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,500. Filed Oct. 23. Lametta, Keith, contractor for Nancy Cohmann. Replace the windows of an existing single-family residence at 1460 Elm St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $3,780. Filed Oct. 24. Lee, Vivie T., Norwalk, contractor for Tina Cappiello. Renovate the kitchen and appliances in an existing single-family residence at 45 Ledgebrook Drive, Unit 19, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Oct. 26. McKinney, Scott, contractor for Cindy Scope. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 45 Stratford Road, Stratford. Estimated cost: $14,574. Filed Oct. 24. Miraballes, Freddy G., contractor for Windover Farm Partners LLC. Add an in-ground swimming pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 329 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Oct. 13. Ndxteriors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Aline C. Louisy. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 53 Fair St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,895. Filed Oct. 25.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Robert G. Skorvanek and Jacquelyn M. Skorvanek. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 8 Kingsbury Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $16,038. Filed Oct. 24. Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Suzette Johnson. Replace the windows on an existing single-family residence at 37 Harvey St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,370. Filed Oct. 22. R&F Services, Trumbull, contractor for Ann Sutl. Renovate the unit in the interior of an existing single-family residence at 590 Brewster St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 25. R Pelton Builders Inc., contractor for Evan Finchler and Nancy E. Finchler. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 5 Rainbow Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,566. Filed Oct. 26. Rick’s Main Roofing Ltd., Norwalk, contractor for Park Towers Condominium Association Inc. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 9 Park St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $194,160. Filed Oct. 25. Rodriguez, Patricio, contractor for Asenicio Aparcio. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 107 Emerson Drive, Stratford. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed Oct. 25.

Norwalk Roofing, contractor for Tobias Hartmann. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 18 Betmarlea Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Oct. 24.

Santini Services LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for Ryan M. Pambianchi. Add to a TV room, dining room, kitchen and front-entry porch of an existing single-family residence at 22 Possum Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed Oct. 24.

Nyiri, William, contractor for self. Remodel the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 126 London Terrace, Stratford. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed Oct. 24.

Sheehan, John, contractor for Thomas Sembiante. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 89 Bayberry Lane, Stratford. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Oct. 23.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Andy Gardner. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 163 Shell St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $500. Filed Oct. 26.

Southern New England Window, Stratford, contractor for George Andrukevich. Replace the windows of an existing single-family residence at 29 Richard Circle, Stratford. Estimated cost: $3,456. Filed Oct. 23.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Raymond R. Nancarrow. Replace the windows of an existing single-family residence at 24 Overbrook Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,108. Filed Oct. 24.

Southern New England Window, Stratford, contractor for Andrea Brown. Replace the windows of an existing single-family residence at 65 Wilbar Drive, Stratford. Estimated cost: $6,320. Filed Oct. 23.

Southern New England Window, Stratford, contractor for Salvatore Pizzolato. Replace the windows of an existing single-family residence at 120 Delwood Road, Stratford. Estimated cost: $4,258. Filed Oct. 23. Tyson, Allan and Patrick Tyson, Norwalk, contractor for self. Legalize a basement in an existing single-family residence at 134 Ponus Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Oct. 14. Zakhar, Theodore, contractor for Dante Pomponi and Rachel Pagliarulo. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 89 Murray St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,980. Filed Oct. 13.

COURT CASES The following court cases represent the allegations made by plaintiffs in the initial filings of civil lawsuits and do not represent legally binding judgments made by the courts.

Bridgeport Superior Court Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Levy Rene, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Pickel Law Firm LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBTCV18-6080825-S. Filed Oct. 15. American Commerce Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Lisa O’Connor, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Saxe Dornberger & Vita PC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this insurance suit against the defendant alleging that that they failed to pay for homeowner’s insurance provided. There was a fire in the plaintiff’s insured properties and the insurance company has still not paid out the insurance policy and creates false pretexts for denying coverage. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000 exclusive of interest and costs, interest, taxable cost of suit and such other and further relief as this court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080832-S. Filed Oct. 16.

Amica Mutual Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by June Mastronardi, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company and related parties, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBTCV18-6080585-S. Filed Oct. 13. Associates Appliance LLC, Stamford. Filed by ALMO Corp., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sugarmann & Sugarmann, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a credit account. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $2,344 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, court costs and such other relief as may be deemed appropriate by the court. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080838-S. Filed Oct. 16. Bradwell Foods LLC, et al., Fairfield. Filed by BRCD Holdings LLC, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Stephan Grozinger, Weston. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely rental payments to the plaintiff for a lease provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance of $235,600 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages and court costs. Case no. FBT-CV186080592-S. Filed Oct. 13. Covenant Insurance Co., et al., Farmington. Filed by Maria Pineda, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Piazza, Simmons & Grant LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company and related parties, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBTCV18-6080645-S. Filed Oct. 13.

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Special guest Vic Juris will be featured on the guitar at The Fairfield University Jazz Ensemble fall concert Thursday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Gonzaga Auditorium on the college campus, 1073 N. Benson Road, Fairfield. Tickets for the performance are $5 and will be available to purchase at the door. Directed by Brian Q. Torﬀ, Fairfield University’s music program director, the Jazz Ensemble will lend its improvisational energy to classics from John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery and Paul Desmond, as well as Aretha Franklin’s “Think,” in an arrangement by Joey Barbieri (’20). Original compositions by Barbieri and Torff will round out the playlist. Juris, a musician and author, has worked alongside many great jazz musicians and vocalists such as Mel Torme, Dizzy Gillespie, Phil Woods, Jimmy Smith and Dave Liebman. He taught at The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, Lehigh University and Rutgers University, and has written several instructional books for guitar. Torff is a bassist, composer, author and educator. He has led the Jazz Ensemble since 1991 and is the founder of the Fairfield University Summer Jazz Workshop, and is a past co-chair of the music advisory board for the National Endowment of the Arts.

DANBURY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO HOST HAT CITY BALL The Friends of The Danbury Museum & Historical Society will host its fifth annual Hat City Ball with a ‘50s sock-hop theme Friday, Jan. 25. The gala celebrates the museum’s mission to acquire, preserve and interpret the history of the city. Savings Bank of Danbury will be presented with The Hat City Award for Preservation Excellence by the hosts in recognition of its dedication to the preservation of Danbury’s historic Main Street — particularly its iconic building that is part of Banker’s Row “The Friends are very excited to host this year’s event and recognize Savings Bank of Danbury for their work over many decades partnering to preserve the historic integrity of downtown Danbury,” said Joretta Kilcourse, president of The Friends of The Danbury Museum & Historical Society. The museum is currently seeking sponsors and advertisers for the Hat City Ball 2019. For more information, visit https://danburymuseum.org/hat-city-ball.

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From left: Yellow-Fringed Orchid, Norwalk, 1923. Collected by Wilbur F. Smith of the Norwalk Bird and Nature Club. Resurrection Fern, Royal State Reservation, Florida, 1944. Collected by Paul G. Howes. Everlasting, Pine Cottage, Connecticut, 1886. Collected by Louise Stabler. Bruce Museum Collection.

On Dec. 1, a new exhibition opened at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich that will introduces visitors to the hobby and profession of plant collecting around the turn of the 19th century. Presented in the Bantle Lecture Gallery, “Pressed for Time: Botanical Collecting as Genteel Pastime or Scientific Pursuit?” will be on view through March 3. Starting in the 1820s, botanical collecting became a hugely popular outdoor activity for both amateurs and professionals. Plant collecting was an acceptable activity for women, children and gentlemen alike. For decades, amateurs and academics respected each other as colleagues, publishing articles in the same journals, exchanging specimens and considered one another peers. By 1900, a divide developed between

the two camps that fractured the former collaborative spirit. As botanists moved toward academic and scholarly work, local clubs of amateur enthusiasts carried on the tradition of collecting and pressing plants as a hobby. Highlighting amateur collectors in Connecticut from 1885-1944, this exhibition presents beautiful and fragile historical herbarium specimens. These pressed and dried plants were carefully mounted on paper sheets for both study and pleasure. The process preserved valuable biological information, making these artful arrangements useful for decades after collection. One collector, Wilbur F. Smith of Norwalk, was the Fairfield County game warden and also an amateur ornithologist who made a lifetime of avian observations.

Louise Merritt Stabler, another collector, made her collections as a young woman in the 1880s in New York, New Jersey and at a family home in rural Connecticut. She was a member of the first graduating class of Barnard College in 1893. “What we hope visitors will learn from this exhibition is that the era during which these botanical specimens were collected was a moment in time that can never be recreated,” says Timothy Walsh, collections manager and the curator of the exhibition. “Leisure time abounded, distractions were fewer and people had a closer relationship with the natural world. Fortunately, we have these marvelous records from days past to learn from and to enjoy.”

HOLIDAY DISPLAYS AND FESTIVITIES The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will feature a full hour with North Pole’s Santa Claus and music performances in collaboration with the award-winning Wilton High School Music Program, under the direction of Kevin Cotellese, director of choral activities, at its annual Holiday Open House, Sunday, Dec. 9, noon to 4 p.m. Lockwood-Mathews is located at 295 West Ave., Norwalk. Admission to the open house is $5. During the event, the Mansion Café will be open to visitors and offer complimentary refreshments served by the museum’s costumed interpreters and generously provided by Stew Leonard’s. The museum’s 2018 Holiday Open House is made possible in part by support from USI Insurance Services and Stew Leonard’s. For more on schedules and programs, visit lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, email info@lo.ckwoodmathewsmansion.com

SANTA ENERGY ENDOWS THE CENTER FOR FAMILY JUSTICE Bridgeport-based Santa Energy recently presented The Center for Family Justice Inc. with a three-year grant to underwrite a dedicated room for law enforcement officers. The center is headquartered in Bridgeport. CFJ’s law enforcement suite was formally renamed the Santa Energy Law Enforcement Room during a recent breakfast reception at CFJ attended by dozens of police officers and community leaders who work closely with the nonprofit. As Connecticut’s first Family Justice Center, CFJ works to give victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence and child abuse access to the many comprehensive services they need in one safe place. This includes access to police officers who can offer its clients professional advice and investigate reports of violence and abuse. The Santa Energy Law Enforcement Room will be used by detectives and police officers from Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull, who routinely work on site at CFJ to offer assistance to victims of trauma and abuse. “Santa Energy recognizes the critical role of our regional law enforcement teams in supporting the incredibly important work of the Center for Family Justice protecting those in need,” said Tom Santa, president and CEO of Santa Energy. Debra A. Greenwood said the generous gift from Santa Energy helps make it possible for CFJ to fulfill its goal of being able to quickly connect its clients with law enforcement officers empowered to help them in an environment where they are receiving other supportive services.

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NEW PURCHASING AGENT IN NEWTOWN The town of Newtown has announced the hiring of Rick Spreyer for the position of purchasing agent. He brings more than 10 years of experience in purchasing, procurement and supply-chain management as well as business management and contract negotiations. Spreyer will be responsible for all administrative duties relative to the procurement and disposition of supplies and services for the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Education (BOE). “We are looking forward to Rick taking the lead in developing all policies and procedures that relate to methods of purchase as well as directing the bidding and award functions for purchases of commodities and services,” stated First Selectman Daniel Rosenthal. “This has been a goal for both the town and BOE to jointly hire this position to streamline efficiencies in the purchasing function.” Most recently, Spreyer held the position of purchasing manager for Edible Arrangements International in which he managed the centralized purchasing system with a franchise network of more than 1,200 locations. In addition to his purchasing and contract negotiation experience, Spreyer has been a project manager and a business owner giving him strong leadership and a strategic planning background.

SCOTT CRANE NAMED CO-MANAGING PARTNER AT ACCOUNTING FIRM Reynolds + Rowella announced the promotion of Scott Crane, CPA to co-managing partner, effective Oct. 1. The firm, with offices in Ridgefield and New Canaan, provides tax, audit, accounting and consulting services to closely held businesses and highnet-worth individuals. “We are very pleased to have Scott Crane as our co-managing partner,” said Frank Rowella, founder and co-managing partner. “Scott has been a partner with the firm for 12 years and we are confident that his new role will help to guide the firm well into the future.” Crane, based in the firm’s Ridgefield office, joined Reynolds + Rowella in 2003 as a tax manager and became a partner in 2006. Over the past 30 years he has worked exclusively with privately held businesses, specializing in finance, construction, real estate, retail and manufacturing. His volunteer work includes serving on the Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association Board as audit chairman, and as treasurer of Sunrise Cottage.

FOURTH GENERATION CONNECTICUT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HOSTS 100TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY

From left: Jason Manafort, Justin Manafort Sr., David Manafort and James Manafort, Jr.

Manafort Brothers Inc. kicked off its 100th anniversary celebration by hosting a party of the century to thank those who have helped them build one of the top construction conglomerates in the Northeast. More than 800 guests, including business, political and industry leaders joined friends, family and employees for an elegant evening at the Aqua Turf in Plantsville on Nov. 9. A collection of construction vehicles and specialty equipment was on display in the parking lot. Inside, the construction-equipment theme was reflected in the giant carved ice

sculptures and floral table arrangements. Live musical entertainment was accompanied by a slide show and video presentation documenting the history of the family-run company. Commemorative glass and metal paperweights with the company logo were given as a gift to each attendee. President James Manafort Jr. shared plans for the company’s future expansion, including its newly constructed Plainville headquarters, to accommodate its continued growth. Other speakers included Gary Giulietti from Lockton Companies, attorney Louis Pepe of McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney

& Carpenter LLP and Marty Tubbs, a longtime Manafort Brothers employee. “We are incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported us professionally and personally throughout our 100-year journey,” said Manafort. “All of us are proud to carry on our great-grandfather’s legacy and pass it on to the next generation.” What began in 1919 as the New Britain House Wrecking Co. by James Manafort is now the oldest demolition company in the Northeast with regional offices in Worcester, Massachusetts; and Cumberland, Rhode Island.

ATTORNEYS ACHIEVE HONORS FROM THEIR PEERS Two partners at the Law Offices of Eliovson and Tenore in Fairfield have been selected by their peers for honors under a program run by Thomson Reuters. Linda L. Eliovson, dubbed a Connecticut Super Lawyer for 2018, provides legal services in matters related to estate planning and administration, wills and trusts, probate and conservatorships and elder law, including asset protection. She is founder and principal in the law firm and has been the recipient of many awards and has earned an AV Preeminent rating over the last 10 years under the Martindale Hubbell National Peer Review. Eliovson serves on the Alzheimer’s Association’s Public Policy Sub-Committee; Executive Committee, Elder Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association; and the Estate and Probate Section of the state Bar Association. Christine M. Tenore was named one of the Rising Stars for 2018. This selection is based on an evaluation of 12 indicators, including peer recognition and professional achievement in legal practice. As with her partner, she represents clients with issues

related to elder law, estate planning and probate. Selection to Rising Stars is limited to a small number of attorneys in each state. Tenore is one of a few attorneys to achieve the distinction, earning the respect of peers as one of the top-rated attorneys in the nation. She is a member of the Board of the Wilton Social Services Commission and is

an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Connecticut Chapter, Fairfield County Bar Association, Greater Bridgeport Bar Association and the Connecticut Bar Association’s (CBA) Trusts & Estates Sections as well as the Executive Committee of the Elder Law Section. She is a member of the Greater Bridgeport Elderly Services Council and the Connecticut Geriatrics Society.

LEO P. GALLAGHER & SON FUNERAL HOME RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION Located at 2900 Summer St. in Stamford, the Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home has been honored, for the third consecutive year, by the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) with the 2018 Pursuit of Excellence Award. Only 159 firms from around the world received this prestigious recognition, placing Leo P. Gallagher & Son among an elite group of funeral service providers. Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients raise the bar on funeral service excellence by adhering to the highest ethical and professional standards and providing unsurpassed service to families and communities. To earn an NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award, a participating funeral home must meet or exceed business standards set forth by the program and demonstrate proficiency in key areas of funeral service, such as compliance with state and federal regulations, providing ongoing education and professional development opportunities for staff, offering outstanding programs and resources to bereaved families, maintaining an active level of involvement within the community, participating and actively serving in the funeral service profession and promoting funeral home services through a variety of marketing, advertising and public relations programs. Participants are also required to adhere to a Pledge of Ethical Practices.

DR. BLUMBERG TO SPEAK AT NAMI NAMI Fairfield, a community organization providing support and education for people affected by mental illness, is hosting a discussion on bipolar disorder and understanding its brain circuitry led by Dr. Hilary Blumberg of the Yale School of Medicine, Dec. 5, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at First Church Congregational, 148 Beach Road in Fairfield. The program will cover the differences that underlie mood disorders, the associated risk of suicide, the circuitry changes in mood disorders across the life span and understanding bipolar brain research and new treatments. Blumberg is the John and Hope Furth professor of psychiatric neuroscience; professor of psychiatry, radiology and biomedical imaging in the child center, and director of the Mood Disorders Research Program, at the Yale School of Medicine. She directs the Mood Disorders Research Program at Yale that brings together a multidisciplinary group of scientists to study the genetic, developmental and environmental factors that cause mood disorders to develop new methods for early detection, more effective interventions and prevention of mood disorder symptoms and suicide.

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Facts & Figures Empire Paving Inc., et al., North Haven. Filed by Lucia Ponte, Bristol. Plaintiff’s attorney: O’Brien & Foti, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-CV186080808-S. Filed Oct. 15. Esthetic Dental Group of Westport PC, et al., Westport. Filed by Fairfield Lighting by Design LLC, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for lighting materials provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, prejudgment interest, post-judgment interest, attorney’s fees and court costs. Case no. FBT-CV186080717-S. Filed Oct. 14. Father & Son Barber Shop LLC, et al., Milford. Filed by Michael Rodriguez, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Guy P. Soares LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was having his hair cut by the defendants when they accidentally cut his ear, causing damages. This incident allegedly occurred due to the haircutting negligence of the defendants. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBTCV18-6080830-S. Filed Oct. 16. Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Co., et al., Hartford. Filed by Tiffany Bailey, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nicholas R. Nesi, East Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company and related parties, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080707-S. Filed Oct. 14.

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Gene’s Automotive LLC, et al., Trumbull. Filed by Consumers Product Distributors Inc., Chicopeee, Massachusetts. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Sugarmann & Sugarmann, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a credit application. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $32,289 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, court costs, post-judgment interest and such other relief as may be deemed appropriate by the court. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080583-S. Filed Oct. 13. Imbrogno Electric LLC, et al., Fairfield. Filed by MBC Ventures LLC, Greenville, S.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Polivy, Taschner, Lowry & Clayton, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendants alleging that they had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a commercial-term promissory note. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $25,000 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, interest, court costs, attorney’s fees and such other and further relief as the court may deem just and equitable. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080685-S. Filed Oct. 14. Keystone Automotive Industries Inc., et al., Stamford. Filed by Jennifer Rodriguez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorneys: Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-CV186080574-S. Filed Oct. 13. New Country Motor Cars of Westport LLC, et al., Hartford. Filed by Jackson Sanon, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller, Rosnick, D’Amico, August & Butler PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs, and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. FBT-CV186080576-S. Filed Oct. 13.

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Party City Corp., Rockaway, New Jerey. Filed by Jennifer Walsh, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Office of John Harrington LLC. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she tripped on a side board on property by the defendant and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to secure their common area. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBTCV18-6080593-S. Filed Oct. 13. R.D. Scinto Inc., Shelton. Filed by Cordelia Scudder, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Larracuente & Goulden LLC, Milford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she tripped on an uneven sidewalk on property owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to repair their sidewalk. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080618-S. Filed Oct. 13. State Street Bridgeport Partnership, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Frederick Thomas, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ganim Legal PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she tripped on a slippery staircase on property by the defendants and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to keep their staircase in a walkable condition by letting it become wet. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080708-S. Filed Oct. 14. Vazzy’s Pasta & Pizza, et al., Monroe. Filed by Elizabeth Bucci, Monroe. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kennedy, Johnson, Schwab & Roberge LLC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this tort suit against the defendants alleging that they served alcohol to an intoxicated patron. The patron allegedly crashed into the plaintiff due to intoxication, causing damages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages and punitive damages. Case no. FBT-CV186080577-S. Filed Oct. 13.

Whittier 25 LLC, Fairfield. Filed by Diamond Reid, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ruane Attornes at Law, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she tripped on a slippery staircase on property owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to keep their staircase in a walkable condition by letting it become wet. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FBT-CV18-6080853-S. Filed Oct. 16.

Danbury Superior Court Danbury Mall LLC, East Hartford. Filed by Ewelina Zyskowska, Brooklyn, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Coyne, Von Kuhn, Brady & Fries LLC. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on an icy surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This icy condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to warn their patrons of the unsafe area on their property. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. DBD-CV18-6029256-S. Filed Oct. 16. Dell’s Auto Wrecking Inc., Westport. Filed by Gregg R. Addessi, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goldman, Gruder & Woods LLC, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he was hit in the eye and face when an air grinder owned by the defendant came apart and caused him injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to make reasonable inspections of the air grinder. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. DBDCV18-6029239-S. Filed Oct. 14. Old Oak LLC, et al., Danbury. Filed by Luis Antonio Ortega-Castro and Claudio L. Samaniego-Ortega, Danbury. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Ventura, Ribeiro & Smith, Danbury. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that they were hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiffs claim monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. DBD-CV18-6029219-S. Filed Oct. 13.

Ozark Motor Lines Inc., et al., Little Rock, Arizona. Filed by Maribel Alzamora-Acosta, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she was hit by a car owned by the defendants and driven by an employee of the defendants during the course of their work. The defendants were allegedly negligent in that they operated their motor vehicle at an unreasonable rate of speed. The plaintiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as the court deems just and proper. Case no. DBD-CV186029236-S. Filed Oct. 14. Pinnacle Restoration and Painting Services LLC, Brookfield. Filed by Commerce and Industry Insurance Co., New York, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari LLC, Hamden. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely payments to the plaintiff for a worker’s compensation policy provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding principal balance of $37,239 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, court costs and such other relief as in law or equity this court may deem just. Case no. DBD-CV186029212-S. Filed Oct. 13. Travelers Casualty Insurance Co. of America, et al., Hartford. Filed by Lanaine Delima, Flanders, New Jersey. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cicchiello & Cicchiello LLP, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company and related parties, the defendants. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. DBDCV18-6029222-S. Filed Oct. 13.

Stamford Superior Court Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Epiphany Outlaw, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Piazza, Simmons & Grant LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendant alleging that she collided with an underinsured motorist and suffered injury. The insurance policy carried by the underinsured motorist is inadequate to fully compensate for the damages. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FSTCV18-6038871-S. Filed Oct. 13.

FM Realty LLC, Stamford. Filed by RHYS LLC, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Law Offices of David W. Rubin, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this breach of contract suit against the defendant alleging that it had failed to make timely rental payments to the plaintiff for a lease provided. The plaintiff has declared the entire outstanding balance of $44,029 due and has made a demand for the balance, yet has not received payment. The plaintiff claims money damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, prejudgment interest and court costs. Case no. FST-CV186038877-S. Filed Oct. 14. Fusco Management Company LLC, et al., New Haven. Filed by Michelle Henry-Morris, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Piazza, Simmons & Grant LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that she slipped on a sticky surface owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This sticky condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to properly clean their floors. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FST-CV18-6038869-S. Filed Oct. 13. Loeb & Seiden LLC, et al., Cromwell. Filed by Jerome Davis, Cheektowaga, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Schwartzberg Law Firm, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendants alleging that he slipped on a handicap ramp owned by the defendants and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendants and their employees in that they failed to provide a safe handicap ramp on their premises. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FST-CV18-6038853-S. Filed Oct. 13. The Stop and Shop Supermarket Company LLC, Hartford. Filed by Donna Dees, Eldorado, Ilinois. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kernan, Scully & McDonald LLP, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that she slipped on a sticky surface owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This sticky condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to properly clean their floors. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FSTCV18-6038874-S. Filed Oct. 14.

Facts & Figures USAA Casualty Insurance Co., Hartford. Filed by Shakima SmithWhite, Bronx, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kernan, Scully & McDonald LLP, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff has brought this motor vehicle suit against the defendants alleging that she collided with a motorist and suffered injury. The insurance company failed to pay some of the bills and wages she lost due to the accident. The plaintiff alleges that her injuries are the legal responsibilities of her insurance company and related party, the defendant. The plaintiff claims money damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interests and costs and such other relief as in law or equity may apply. Case no. FST-CV186038876-S. Filed Oct. 14. Whole Foods Market Group Inc., East Hartford. Filed by Giancarlo DeBerardinis, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Piazza, Simmons & Grant LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has brought this personal injury suit against the defendant alleging that he slipped on spilled grapes on the floor owned by the defendant and sustained injury. This dangerous condition was allegedly allowed to exist due to the negligence of the defendant and its employees in that they failed to properly clean their floors. The plaintiff claims monetary damages within the jurisdiction of the court. Case no. FST-CV18-6038870-S. Filed Oct. 13.

FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT Nextar Broadcasting Inc., et al., New Haven. Filed by Rachel Mastriano, North Guilford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law Offices of Heena Kapadia, Trumbull. Action: The plaintiff has brought this job discrimination suit against the defendants alleging that they discriminated against the plaintiff due to her gender and age. The defendants allegedly terminated the plaintiff using a false pretext. The plaintiff claims economic damages, costs, punitive damages, liquidated damages and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:18-cv-018520-SRU. Filed Nov. 12. Reverie Caffe LLC, Patterson, New York. Filed by Reverie Brewing Company LLC, Redding. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carmody Torrance, Sandak & Hennessey LLP, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this trademark infringement suit against the defendant alleging that it sued the plaintiff to impede its lawful use of the trademark. The plaintiff claims damages, attorney’s fees, costs and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:18-cv-01857-JBA. Filed Nov. 13.

Worthbridge LLC, et al., Denver, Colorado. Filed by Keshal Alsudairy, et al., Saudi Arabia. Plaintiffs’ attorney: Law Offices of Frederick L. Miller, New York, City. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendants alleging that failed to return a $1.5 million investment to the plaintiffs, in breach of their fiduciary duty. The plaintiffs claim damages, an accounting of profits, investments, costs, attorney’s fees, pre-judgment interest, post-judgment interest and such other and further relief as may pertain in law or equity. Case no. 3:18-cv-01864-VAB. Filed Nov. 14.

DEEDS COMMITTEE DEEDS Badal, Rosaline, et al., Greenwich. Appointed committee: Doris Knapp, Greenwich. Property: 50 Lafayette Place, Unit 1D, Greenwich. Amount: $817,855. Docket no. FSTCV16-6028470-S. Filed Oct. 25. Eaton, Beatrice C., et al., Norwalk. Appointed committee: Timothy P. Moylan, Norwalk. Property: 3 Brookhill Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $361,000. Docket no. FSTCV15-6024403. Filed Oct. 25. Edenburn, Hugh M., et al., Norwalk. Appointed committee: Albert Unger, Norwalk. Property: 100 Wolfpit Ave., Unit 10, Norwalk. Amount: $180,000. Docket no. FST-CV186034491-S. Filed Oct. 30. Juarez, Miguel A., et al., Stamford. Appointed committee: Andrew B. Nevas, Stamford. Property: 26 Richmond Place, Stamford. Amount: $420,000. Docket no. FST-CV146021110-S. Filed Oct. 25. Kapusta, Martin, Stamford. Appointed committee: Thomas P. O’Dea, Stamford. Property: 38 Cook Road, Stamford. Amount: $1.2 million. Docket no. FST-CV16-6027589. Filed Oct. 22.

18-B Lexington II LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Michael T. Burke and Mary Elizabeth Burke, Greenwich. Property: 18 Lexington Ave., Unit B, Greenwich. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Oct. 25. 63 Sherwood Place LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Soundview Place LLC, Greenwich. Property: 63 Sherwood Place, Greenwich. Amount: $2 million. Filed Oct. 25. BPORT LLC, New York City. Seller: 93 Clifford LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 431-433 Hollister Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $105,000. Filed Oct. 22. City of Norwalk. Seller: South Norwalk Community Center Inc., Norwalk. Property: 98 S. Main St., Norwalk. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 14. Cos Cob Pond LLC, New York City. Seller: Michael and Fannie Taylor, Greenwich. Property: 147 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Oct. 22. Creston Capital LLC, Stratford. Seller: CIT Bank NA, Property: 233 Clover St., Stratford. Amount: $138,000. Filed Oct. 25. Fairfield County Homebuyers LLC, Stratford. Seller: Arthur Mitchell and Thomasina Mitchell, Stratford. Property: 99 and 101 McGrath Court, Stratford. Amount: $120,500. Filed Oct. 22. Island Property LLC, Stamford. Seller: 34 Glenwood LLC, Stamford. Property: 104 Woodside Green, Apt. 3B, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 19. JJK Construction LLC, Stratford. Seller: Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co., Stratford. Property: 210 Val Drive, Stratford. Amount: $180,000. Filed Oct. 19. Kulreedcap LLC, Stamford. Seller: Antonia Maria Lopes Neves, Wilton. Property: 35 Fairfield Ave., Unit 3, Norwalk. Amount: $133,000. Filed Oct. 22.

Whitaker, Alexander K., Stratford. Appointed committee: Lee Samowitz, Stratford. Property: 25 Watkins St., Stratford. Amount: $167,700. Docket no. FBT-CV166054571-S. Filed Oct. 25.

Nea Liosa LLC, Easton. Seller: G&T Corp., Fairfield. Property: 26 Wall St., Norwalk. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 5.

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Novus Property Solutions LLC, Westport. Seller: Mark L. Johnson, Ridgefield. Property: 85 Murray St., Norwalk. Amount: $230,000. Filed Nov. 5.

146 Mayapple LLC, Stamford. Seller: The Solomon Group LLC, Greenwich. Property: 146 Mayapple Road, Stamford. Amount: $450,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Rivercliff, Milford. Seller: Michael Ginley, Stratford. Property: 100 Breakers Lane, Unit 23, Stratford. Amount: $11,000. Filed Oct. 22.

Summer Street Partners LLC, Darien. Seller: Euclid Realty Company Inc., Branford. Property: Lot 174, Land of Charles H. Boyd, Stamford. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Nov. 7.

Arce, Omar, Trumbull. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust, West Palm Beach, Florida. Property: 188 Burritt Ave., Stratford. Amount: $141,000. Filed Oct. 22.

The Kalcar Corp., Stratford. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 210 Knollwood Drive, Stratford. Amount: $194,900. Filed Oct. 23.

Aziz, Khaliah N., Bridgeport. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C. Property: 16 Valley Circle, Bridgeport. Amount: $140,000. Filed Oct. 23.

Crouse, Kathleen Mary, Norwalk. Seller: Heather M. Lynch, Wilton. Property: 178 Flax Hill Road, Unit B-203, Norwalk. Amount: $260,000. Filed Oct. 25.

Balchius, Amy and Michael Balchius, Norwalk. Seller: James J. Romanella Jr. and Pasquale J. Cardone Jr., Norwalk. Property: 11 Tanglewood Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $569,900. Filed Nov. 6.

Cruz, Carlos O., Norwalk. Seller: Yuko Naritomi Vandivere, Woodland, Texas. Property: Unit 213 of Rolling Ridge Condominium 3, Norwalk. Amount: $200,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Beams, Deborah, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Sharlene Melnikoff, Stamford. Property: 39 Maple Tree Ave., Unit 4, Stamford. Amount: $545,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Delgado, Holger P. Salinas, Norwalk. Seller: Donald D. Alcaide, Delendia Alcaide and Grace Q. Alcaide, Norwalk. Property: 7 Magnolia Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $375,000. Filed Nov. 7.

The Solomon Group LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Genarc1 LLC, Branford. Property: 146 Mayapple Road, Stamford. Amount: $325,000. Filed Nov. 5. Turkey Point Properties LLC, Lawrence, New York. Seller: Matthew F. Maniaci, Bridgeport. Property: 60 Leslie Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 25.

RESIDENTIAL Abukovich, Eduard, Bridgeport. Seller: Charles E. Brittenham, Stamford. Property: 756 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $238,000. Filed Oct. 24. Addeo, Caroline, Stamford. Seller: Felix Addeo, Stamford. Property: Unit 13 of Ardenwood Condominium, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 9. Ahmed, Farid and Lucky Akhter, Stamford. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust, West Palm Beach, Florida. Property: 48 East Ave., Stamford. Amount: $435,740. Filed Nov. 5. Alexander, Danielle and Michael Richardson, Norwalk. Seller: Daniel D. Kruy and Martha J. Kruy, Berlin. Property: 24 Melbourne Road, Norwalk. Amount: $427,500. Filed Nov. 13. Allen, Shelly and Carl Allen, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Marcia L. Powell, Norwalk. Property: 34 Dock Road, Norwalk. Amount: $685,000. Filed Nov. 9. Altman, Susannah and Joe Altman, Ridgefield. Seller: Lakshmi Priya Suman and Rock Suman Rockefellar, Norwalk. Property: 56 Soundview Ave., Unit 2, Norwalk. Amount: $470,000. Filed Nov. 6. Ambrose, Peter, Fairfield. Seller: Walter D. Flanagan, Fairfield. Property: 2179 Post Road, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 19. Angelastro, Richard, Norwalk. Seller: Cara A. DeLuca, Norwalk. Property: Unit C-10 of Prospect Garden Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $33,333. Filed Oct. 25.

Beauboeuf, Anne-Lise and Paul R. Anthony, Stratford. Seller: James A. Bagon, Stratford. Property: 125 Warner Hill Road, Unit 8, Stratford. Amount: $105,000. Filed Oct. 24. Bernhole, Robert M., Stamford. Seller: Sunset Holdings LLC, Stamford. Property: 74 Brookhollow Lane, Stamford. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 14. Bisono, Hensley, Fairfield. Seller: LGK Properties LLC, Stratford. Property: 453 Highland Ave., Stratford. Amount: $269,900. Filed Oct. 22. Bouton, Janice, New Canaan. Seller: Joshua Sette, New York City. Property: 27 Vollmer Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $362,000. Filed Oct. 22. Buxenbaum, Shirley, Fairfield. Seller: Joyce B. Shapiro, Stamford. Property: Unit 4C of Regency Towers Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $290,000. Filed Oct. 23. Cardone, Pasquale J. and James J. Romanella Jr., Norwalk. Seller: Joan B. Casolo, Norwalk. Property: 109 Foxboro Drive, Unit 109, Norwalk. Amount: $420,000. Filed Nov. 15. Carrion, Rhode, Stratford. Seller: Jerald Wright and Henrietta Wright, Stratford. Property: 126-128 Dover St., Stratford. Amount: $166,667. Filed Oct. 22. Cleary, Christine P., Bridgeport. Seller: ABC Real Estate Investors LLC, Fairfield. Property: 334 Hollister St., Stratford. Amount: $235,900. Filed Oct. 18. Cordero, Daniel, Bridgeport. Seller: DK Ventures LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 355 Dayton Road, Bridgeport. Amount: $230,000. Filed Oct. 22.

FCBJ

Cordones, Ramon Olea and Vianny Guzman, Bridgeport. Seller: Douglas G. Sutherland and Theresa Sutherland, Bridgeport. Property: 360 Northfield Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 24.

Delgado, Migdalia and Pedro F. Delgado Sr., Trumbull. Seller: Kyle Terrell, Bridgeport. Property: 62 Riverview Drive, Bridgeport. Amount: $149,900. Filed Oct. 24. Divestea, Corrinne K. and Joseph L. Divestea, North Salem, New York. Seller: Alexander G. Von York, Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit PH22G, Stamford. Amount: $735,000. Filed Oct. 25. Dong, Dong, New Canaan. Seller: Kenneth A. Bruno Jr. and Jennifer J. Bruno, Stamford. Property: 41 Wascussee Lane, Unit 68, Stamford. Amount: $432,500. Filed Nov. 5. Doudounis, Spiro E., Debra M. Doudounis and Stephanie Doudounis, Stamford. Seller: Michael Winterfield, Stamford. Property: 65 Glenbrook Road, Unit 6G, Stamford. Amount: $185,000. Filed Nov. 5. Dowling, Sean Patrick and Darren Grant Davis, Greenwich. Seller: Michael A. Fox and Kimberly K. Fox, Greenwich. Property: 271 Valley Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3.2 million. Filed Oct. 26. Feliz, Enrique and Fior D. Garcia, Bronx, New York. Seller: Fernanda Ciocca, Bridgeport. Property: 2629 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $205,000. Filed Oct. 22. Freycinet, Clarence, Stamford. Seller: Catherine A. Austin, Stamford. Property: 808 Cove Road, Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $190,000. Filed Oct. 22. Frinhani, Jessica Lynn and Bryan Frinhani, Danbury. Seller: Joseph B. Eggleton, Ridgefield. Property: Units 2A of 83 and 85 Washington Street Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $175,000. Filed Nov. 6.

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Facts & Figures Gaddy, Kimberly, Norwalk. Seller: Louise Dwayne Bennett, Norwalk. Property: 174 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Amount: $780,000. Filed Nov. 9. Gird, Alison and Benjamin Gird, Darien. Seller: Alfred Drewes, Darien. Property: 0 Pine Point Road, Unit 128, Norwalk. Amount: $95,000. Filed Oct. 26. Harrald, Gail Ann and Bryan Harrald, Stratford. Seller: Bank of New York Mellon, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 102 Hickory Woods Lane, Stratford. Amount: $175,875. Filed Oct. 24.

LaRocco, Tammaso and Lucia LaRocco, Stamford. Seller: SLDR Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 21, Stamford. Amount: $950,000. Filed Oct. 25. Leather, Patrick, Stamford. Seller: MC Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: 236 Glenbrook Road, Unit 10B, Stamford. Amount: $245,500. Filed Oct. 22. Mangano, Anne Marie, Stamford. Seller: Michael L. Picciallo and Maria P. Picciallo, Stamford. Property: 104 Clovelly Road, Stamford. Amount: $420,900. Filed Nov. 5.

Heinzinger, Petra and David Heinzinger Jr., Norwalk. Seller: Carolyn Fahey, Norwalk. Property: 123 Old Belden Hill Road, Unit 29, Norwalk. Amount: $335,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Martinez, Yadira and Oscar Martinez, Stamford. Seller: Michael Piro and Linda Piro, Stamford. Property: 27 Northill St., Unit 3M, Stamford. Amount: $156,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Henry, Damion E., Bridgeport. Seller: Namia Johnson, Stratford. Property: 83 Henry Ave., Stratford. Amount: $290,000. Filed Oct. 16.

Melnikoff, Sharlene, Stamford. Seller: Myron Melnikoff and Sharlene Melnikoff, Stamford. Property: Home Site 4 in The Village at Maple Pointe, Stamford. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 6.

Hernandez, Regulo, Bridgeport. Seller: Michael A. DeFilippo, Bridgeport. Property: 587 Birmingham St., Bridgeport. Amount: $196,500. Filed Oct. 25. Herrera, Luz, Bridgeport. Seller: Juan Rodriguez and Laura F. Rodriguez, Bridgeport. Property: 229 Ohio Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $206,000. Filed Oct. 22. Imbres, Shannon and Robert C. Imbres, Norwalk. Seller: Robert Battaglia and Judy Jocis, Stratford. Property: 165 Lobdell Drive, Stratford. Amount: $230,000. Filed Oct. 15. Iqbal, Kashif, Stratford. Seller: Anthony Pereira and Allison Pereira, Stratford. Property: 115 Hollywood Ave., Stratford. Amount: $350,000. Filed Oct. 22. Johnson, Jhanelle G., Nyack, New York. Seller: Kamarley Headley, Bridgeport. Property: 74 Eric St., Bridgeport. Amount: $257,000. Filed Oct. 23. Kader, Abdul, Stamford. Seller: Athar B. Dar, Stamford. Property: 674 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Mendieta-Reyes, Franklin E., Greenwich. Seller: Juan C. Garcia, Stamford. Property: Lots 63 and 64, Map 243, Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 24. Mgushi, Anton, Bridgeport. Seller: Jason M. Corsi, Bridgeport. Property: Querida St., Bridgeport. Amount: $275,000. Filed Oct. 25. Moise, Ketty, Norwalk. Seller: Mahesh Rajan and Sowmya Visnanathan, Fairfield. Property: 46 Prospect Ave., Unit PB, Norwalk. Amount: $210,000. Filed Oct. 22. Morel, Andrea and Alexa Rosario, Stamford. Seller: Jessika P. Naranjo and Ramon W. Toro, Stamford. Property: 37 Greenwich Ave., Unit 2-7D, Stamford. Amount: $245,900. Filed Oct. 22. Morin, Thea and Timothy Morin, Stratford. Seller: John H. Stadtmueller, Stratford. Property: 160 Luanne Road, Stratford. Amount: $325,000. Filed Oct. 22. Myers, Kirby, Stratford. Seller: Vincent Cavaliere, Stratford. Property: 1 Terrill Road, Stratford. Amount: $212,500. Filed Oct. 22.

Kapadia, Dipesh and Chandni Mahtani, Danbury. Seller: Justin M. Whitney and Susanne E. Whitney, Stamford. Property: 73 Tremont Ave., Stamford. Amount: $480,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Neto, Joshua and Robyn Neto, Stamford. Seller: Joel Bryk and Sigal Bryk, Stamford. Property: 6 Dogwood Lane, Stamford. Amount: $855,000. Filed Nov. 14.

Khan, Mohammad R., Stamford. Seller: Carol Y. McClendon, Stratford. Property: 114 Chelsea St., Stratford. Amount: $133,000. Filed Oct. 18.

Oehley, Gregory A., Norwalk. Seller: Diane M. Campbell, Norwalk. Property: 2 Cannon Brook Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $575,823. Filed Oct. 22.

DECEMBER 3, 2018

FCBJ

Osman, Nancy R. and Edward N. Osman, Norwalk. Seller: Nancy R. Osman, Norwalk. Property: Slip 8, Map 7915, Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 22.

Rosario, Luisabel and Carlos Mutis, Norwalk. Seller: Creston Capital LLC, Stratford. Property: 144 Allyndale Drive, Stratford. Amount: $269,500. Filed Oct. 19.

Hylinski, Karen A., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Irvine, California. Property: 64-66 Montgomery St., Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Oct. 25.

Grecco, David, Norwalk. $3,121 in favor of Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy and Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 192 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk. Filed Oct. 30.

Osman, Nancy R. and Edward N. Osman, Greenwich. Seller: Nancy R. Osman, Greenwich. Property: Round Hill Road, Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 22.

Ryan, Jean Louise, Stamford. Seller: Kristen Hetzer, Stamford. Property: 20 Field St., Stamford. Amount: $559,900. Filed Oct. 25.

Lagasse, Benjamin S., et al. Creditor: Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 325 Lafayette St., Unit 4308, Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Oct. 23.

Greco, Sheila S., Stamford. $316 in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property; 9 Iroquois Road, Stamford. Filed Oct. 22.

McNamara, Edmund P., et al. Creditor: M&T Bank, Buffalo, New York. Property: 1824 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 26.

Lesperance, Dorothy, Stratford. $578 in favor of Women’s Health Connecticut, Bridgeport, by the Law Offices of Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 195 Soundview Ave., Stratford. Filed Oct. 15.

Osman, Nancy R. and Edward N. Osman, Greenwich. Seller: Edward N. Osman, Greenwich. Property: Round Hill Road, Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 22. Osman, Nancy R. and Edward N. Osman, Greenwich. Seller: Edward N. Osman and Nancy R. Osman, Greenwich. Property: Round Hill Road, Greenwich. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 22. Palomino, Jose R., Adrian Palomino and Cristian Palomino, Darien. Seller: Alejandra M. Mariani, Norwalk. Property: 15 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk. Amount: $459,000. Filed Nov. 5. Piper, Toya and Bozett Piper, Stratford. Seller: Richard M. O’Connor III and Staci A. O’Connor, Stratford. Property: 55 Audi Lane, Stratford. Amount: $330,000. Filed Oct. 19. Pressman, Lennie R., Norwalk. Seller: David Gray, Kent, Tennessee. Property: 171 Rowayton Woods Drive, Unit 171, Norwalk. Amount: $404,000. Filed Nov. 6. Rains, Elizabeth and Charles Eric Rains, Norwalk. Seller: Bruce D. Beinfield, Norwalk. Property: 33 N. Water St., Unit 710, Norwalk. Amount: $800,000. Filed Oct. 24. Ramroop, Le-Andre A. and Moses Ramroop, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: 128 Kelsey St. LLC, Bridgeport. Property: 128 Kelsey St., Bridgeport. Amount: $243,400. Filed Oct. 25. Ray, Deepali, Stamford. Seller: Allison L. Reams, Stamford. Property: 242 Blackberry Drive, Stamford. Amount: $735,000. Filed Oct. 24. Re, Kelly Marie, Stamford. Seller: Angela M. Calenda, Stamford. Property: 104 North St., Unit 506, Stamford. Amount: $235,000. Filed Nov. 7. Richardson, Catherine, Stamford. Seller: Mihaela Tudor, Bucharest, Romania. Property: 44 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 4A, Stamford. Amount: $165,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Santos, Alexander, Norwalk. Seller: Madeleine Margaret McFeely, Norwalk. Property: 18 Sunrise Hill Road, Unit 18, Norwalk. Amount: $300,000. Filed Oct. 22. Schoenfeld, Julianne, Stamford. Seller: Jean S. Lalor, Stamford. Property: 74 Old Barn Road, Stamford. Amount: $399,000. Filed Nov. 13. Thom, Ann S. and George M. Thom, Stamford. Seller: John R. O’Neill and Kathleen Greber O’Neill, Stamford. Property: 52 Waterview Way, Stamford. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 15.

Solhem, Deborah A., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Irvine, California. Property: 85 Stonybrook Road, Stratford. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 15.

JUDGMENTS

Vance, Chunling and Robert Vance, New Canaan. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, West Palm Beach, Florida. Property: 12 Reservoir Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $491,769. Filed Oct. 25.

Allcraft Remodeling and Restoration LLC, et al., Stamford. $3,436 in favor of Land Rover Capital Group, Livonia, by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield. Property: 71 Tupper Drive, Stamford. Filed Oct. 29.

Vasquez, Giselle Blanco and Emilio J. Blanco Vasquez, New York City. Seller: 396 Salem Street LLC, Bridgeport. Property: Lots 113 and 114, Map C, Bridgeport. Amount: $220,000. Filed Oct. 23.

Belbaita, Ihsane, et al., Norwalk. $6,254 in favor of the Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy and Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 4 Union Ave., Apt. 38, Norwalk. Filed Oct. 24.

Vaz, Daniel J., Shelton. Seller: Craig Carlson, Bridgeport. Property: 265 Glendale Ave., Unit E1, Bridgeport. Amount: $85,000. Filed Oct. 26.

Bis, Zdizslaw, Stratford. $2,630 in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Bethel, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 235 Henry Ave., Apt. 120, Stratford. Filed Oct. 22.

Webley, Shereen and Kenton P. Webley, Norwalk. Seller: Gina C. Gardella, Norwalk. Property: 8 Forbell Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $477,500. Filed Oct. 22. Withanage, Peumali S. and Thilanka Arachchi Appuhamillage, Stamford. Seller: Rajat Kapoor and Cristina M. Kapoor, Stamford. Property: 65 Pershing Ave., Stamford. Amount: $570,000. Filed Oct. 22.

FORECLOSURES Darling, Michael B., et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Irvine, California. Property: 26 Bartina Lane, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 5. Daymon, Ernestine, et al. Creditor: BMO Harris Bank NA. Property: 85 Brookside Drive, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 18.

Collins, Marie, Stratford. $5,835 in favor of Milford Hospital, Milford, by Law Offices of Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property; 20 Mill Pond Circle, Stratford. Filed Oct. 22. Conte, Pasquale A., Stamford. $13,304 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Schreiber/Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 169 Quarry Road, Stamford. Filed Oct. 23. Escalante, Angel, et al., Norwalk. $4,706 in favor of Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy and Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 11 Pettom Road, Norwalk. Filed Oct. 30. Gaviria, Claudia, et al., Norwalk. $8,129 in favor of Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy and Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 1 Leann Drive, Norwalk. Filed Oct. 31.

Meadows, Audrey, et al., Norwalk. $1,078 in favor of Petro Inc., Woodbury, New York, by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 40 Raymond Terrace, Norwalk. Filed Oct. 29. Medley, Dawn A., Stamford. $4,696 in favor of TD Bank USA NA, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property; 47 W. Washington Ave., Unit 5, Stamford. Filed Oct. 22. Vicks, Teinya, Stratford. $3,030 in favor of Milford Hospital, Milford, by the Law Offices of Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property; 61 Otis St., Stratford. Filed Oct. 11. Wilson, Sheila, Bridgeport. $3,921 in favor of New England Acquisition LLCC, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, by Mark Sank & Associates LLC, Stamford. Property: 368 Lynne Place, Bridgeport. Filed Oct. 26.

LEASES Rotz, Thomas, by self. Landlord: Stonybrook Gardens Cooperative Inc., Stratford. Property: 131 Vought Place, Stratford. Term: 3 years, commencing Oct. 12, 2018. Filed Oct. 19. Whipple, W. Ward, by self. Landlord: Stonybrook Gardens Cooperative Inc., Stratford. Property: 368 Stonybrook Road, Stratford. Term: 3 years, commencing Oct. 28, 2018. Filed Oct. 23.

LIENS FEDERAL TAX LIENS-FILED Alessio, Caterine P. and Joel R. Sisco, 278 Russet Road, Stamford. $89,195, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 24.

Facts & Figures Berlingos Auto Body Shop Inc., 129 Myrtle Ave., Stamford. $22,631, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 23. Cano, Alexandra and Wilson Cano, 81 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. $109,661, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 25. Cano, Wilson, 81 E. Rocks Road, Norwalk. $84,386, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 25. Cardillo, Andrea, 87 Woodway Road, Stamford. $57,680, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 5. Cirifalco, Anselmo, 18 Garner St., Norwalk. $24,844, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 6. Davenport, John, 77 Bayne St., Norwalk. $111,403, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 25. Densmore, Stacey T. and Michael D. Densmore, 424 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. $60,776, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 6. Gandhi, Ruhshad, 26 Kendall Court, Norwalk. $8,519, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 25. Istona, Deborah K. and John W. Istona, 3 Valley View Road, Apt. 1, Norwalk. $83,886, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 25. J Miller Cleaning Services LLC, 7 Pogany St., Unit B, Norwalk. $2,572, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 29. J. Coombs-Richard and Eric Richard, 123 Old Belden Hill Road, Apt. 27, Norwalk. $36,978, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 29. Leon Restoration Inc., 8 Lark Lane, Norwalk. $5,775, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 25. Leydon, Stacey A., et al., 222 Roxbury Road, Stamford. $89,622, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 22. Lopez, Gabriela and Ramon Lopez, 360 Newtown Ave., Norwalk. $10,866, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 6. Losin, Oleg, 50 Forest St., Apt. 1408, Stamford. $91,826, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 5. Malik, William J., 50 Forest St., Apt. 1613, Stamford. $89,576, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 5. Philitas, Jean M., 26 Stone Wall Drive, Stamford. $7,742, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 5.

Roberts, Catina S. and Jeffrey S. Roberts, 1 Strawberry Hill Court, Apt. 2-H, Stamford. $43,708, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 23.

Sal Sabia Electrical Contractor, 83 Virgil St., Stamford. $10,097, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 22.

Salazar, Jose, 194 S. Main St., Norwalk. $168,482, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed Oct. 25.

Statoil Oil & Gas LP, 120 Long Ridge Road, Suite 3E, Stamford. $29,500, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 24.

Schneider, D. R. and Joseph C. Ross III, 37 Pony Trail Road, Stamford. $138,400, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 7.

Villacis, Gabriela and Daniel A. Villacis, 10 Cummings Ave., Stamford. $10,724, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 5.

Tenore Jr., Anthony, 63 Osborne Ave., Norwalk. $528,899, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 23.

MECHANICâ€™S LIENS-FILED

Teper, Jessica E. and Eric W. Jolley, 116 Dean St., Apt. B, Stamford. $3,888, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 5. Wallace, Winsome E., 184 Summer St., Apt. 1808, Stamford. $3,205, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 5.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Balazs, Ellen, 18 Starlight Drive, Norwalk. $60,027, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 23. Barlile, Jill D. and Nicholas Barlile, 28 Hearthstone Drive, Greenwich. $71,352, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 30. BHC Investors II LLC, 263 Tresser Blvd., Ninth floor, Stamford. $8,732, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Nov. 5. Castro, Gonzalo Andres Delgado, 901 Main Ave., Unit 801-3, Norwalk. $78,684, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 29. Deluca, Nicholas A., 4 Powder Horn Road, Norwalk. $26,769, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 5. Genestra, Ginni, 7 Shorefront Park, Norwalk. $38,463, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 23. Kravet, Jeffrey, 180 Broad St., Apt. 1422, Stamford. $54,889, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 13. Meuse, Jessica and Joel San Antonio, 12 Joshua Slocum Dock, Stamford. $68,751, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 24. Norwalk Pizza & Pasta LLC, 236 East Ave., Norwalk. $13,046, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Nov. 5.

Cedar Ridge Construction, Stratford. Filed by A. T. Kuhar & Sons Inc., by Thomas Andrew Kuhar. Property: 275-277 Peace St., Stratford. Amount: $6,050. Filed Oct. 18. Stamford Phase Four JV LLC, Boston, Mass. Filed by National Cabinet and Millwork Installation LLC, Meriden, by Raymond Bottass. Property: 1011 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Amount: $60,667. Filed Oct. 22.

LIS PENDENS 87 Stephen St. LLC, et al., Stamford. Filed by the Law Offices of Keith K. Fuller, Enfield, for PS Funding Inc. Property: 87 Stephen St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $367,250, dated June 2017. Filed Oct. 23. Bete Investments LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 827 North Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 19. Boyanowski Jr., Henry J., Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, New York City. Property: 6 Silk St., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $544,185, dated May 2008. Filed Oct. 31. Buff LLC, et al., Stratford. Filed by Jackson Law Group CT LLC, Shelton, for the town of Stratford. Property: 33 Light St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 22. Clay, Herbert L., et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 20 Ayres Drive, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Nov. 2.

Daley, Mary M., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 57 Thorne Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 19. Davis, Roberta Y., et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 29 Virgil St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 30. Dejesus, Ricky, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 10 River St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 19. Dequattro, Paul, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 677 Housatonic Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 19. Derisier, Fednel, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 97 Crystal St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 24. Duffy, Glen G., et al., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Bank of America NA, Plano, Texas. Property: 116 Willard Terrace, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $635,995, dated December 2010. Filed Nov. 8. Frattarola, Samantha J., et al., Shelton. Filed by Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: Wakelee Avenue, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $192,000, dated June 2006. Filed Oct. 19. Hoti, Ramiz, et al., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for the Federal National Mortgage Association, Bridgeport. Property: 42 Avery St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $376,000, dated March 2004. Filed Oct. 30.

Iannone, Kristine E., Stratford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for the Freedom Mortgage Corp. Property: 26 Parkway Drive, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $195,300, dated April 2015. Filed Oct. 15.

Montanaro, Richard A., et al., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Property: 93 W. North St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $615,000, dated July 2016. Filed Nov. 5.

Jimenez, Cristina, Danbury. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for CAZ Creek Connecticut II LLC. Property: 42 Miry Brook Road, Unit 26, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Danbury and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 18.

Morel, Leocadia, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Cazenovia Creek Funding 1 LLC. Property: 1325-1327 Pembroke St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 19.

Keenan, Andrea, et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 190 Drome Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $111,000, dated September 2005. Filed Oct. 12. Kirk, Tracey, et al., Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 105 Richards Ave., Unit 2502, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $469,342, dated April 2005. Filed Oct. 15. Lawendy, Sherif M., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Nair & Levin PC, Bloomfield, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 17 Park St., Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000, dated March 2008. Filed Nov. 1. Logan, Nicolas, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Kapusta, Otzel & Averaimo, Milford, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 76 New Canaan Ave., Unit 3, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $388,550, dated February 2008. Filed Oct. 30. Michel, Yvette, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 719 Queen St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $229,761, dated July 2017. Filed Oct. 18. Miller, Jeff, et al., Danbury. Filed by The Marcus Law Firm, North Branford, for CC1 Conencticut LLC. Property: 42 Miry Brook Road, Unit 38, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Danbury and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 18.

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Myers-Alston, Neze Frenita, et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Guild Mortgage Co. Property: 145 Stonybrook Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $137,464, dated September 2015. Filed Oct. 10. New England Farm Workerâ€™s Council Inc., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 284 Union Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 19. Nixon, Belinda, Stamford. Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for Pelham West Condominium Association Inc. Property: 11 Tuttle St., Unit 6, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Oct. 23. Pompa, Antoinette, et al., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Finance of America Reverse LLC. Property: 1310 Stillwater Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $938,250, dated January 2015. Filed Nov. 7. Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, New York City. Property: 161 Sunrise Hill Road, Unit 150, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a judgment lien in the original principal amount of $3,187. Filed Oct. 31. PVK Ventures LLC, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: Unit 10-R of Embassy Towers Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 19.

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Facts & Figures Randall, Patricia A., et al., Shelton. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Live Well Financial Inc. Property: 58 Brownson Drive, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $487,500, dated August 2012. Filed Oct. 18. Ross & Roberts Inc., et al., Stratford. Filed by Carmody, Torrance, Sandak Hennessey LLP, New Haven, for United Illuminating Co. Property: 1297 W. Broad St., Stratford. Action: to assess damages arising out of the petitioner’s taking and use of an easement, privileges and rights in certain real property. Filed Oct. 10. Swanson, Gary, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Property: 230 Dewey St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied against the owner by the city of Bridgeport and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 19. Thomas, Betty J., et al., Stamford. Filed by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford, for Royal Pavilion Association Inc. Property: 60 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Nov. 5. Velez, Alexandra, et al., Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: Map showing subdivision of Property of Warren S. Kewer, Belltown Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 30.

Viera, Denny and Hector Viera, Stratford. Filed by Litchfield Cavo LLP, Simsbury, for Residential Mortgage Solution LLC. Property: 45 Barnum Terrace, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. $308,750, dated November 2005. Filed Oct. 22.

MORTGAGES

Frog Pond Land LLC, Pomfret Center, by George A. Vasileff. Lender: Hometown Bank, Oxford, Massachusetts. Property: 740 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $575,000. Filed Oct. 25. Island Property LLC, by Mark Carroll. Lender: Finance of America Commercial, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 104 Woodside Green, Apt. 2B, Stamford. Amount: $111,000. Filed Oct. 19.

120 Hillcrest Park LLC, Greenwich, by Ernest Bello. Lender: 22 Windsor Lane, Greenwich. Property: Lot 12, Map 4923, Greenwich. Amount: $976,255. Filed Oct. 25.

Island Property LLC, by Mark Carroll. Lender: Finance of America Commercial, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 2 West Ave., Apt. 15, Norwalk. Amount: $83,800. Filed Oct. 29.

130 Westover Road Dev LLC, Stamford, by William F. Mulhall. Lender: First County Bank, Greenwich. Property: 130 Westover Road, Stamford. Amount: $879,705. Filed Nov. 7.

Lockwood Road LLC, Stamford, by Peter Gow. Lender: Patriot Bank NA, Stamford. Property: 151 Lockwood Road and 291 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Oct. 26.

146 Mayapple LLC, by Ashley Middleton. Lender: PS Funding Inc., El Segundo, California. Property: 146 Mayapple Road, Stamford. Amount: $542,500. Filed Nov. 5.

Lucichar LLC, Norwalk, by William B. Teel. Lender: New England Certified Development Corp., Wakefield, Massachusetts. Property: 22 Knight St., Norwalk. Amount: $428,000. Filed Nov. 2.

5 Star Holdings LLC, New Rochelle, New York, by Ed Dostal. Lender: Lendinghome Funding Corp. Property: 25 Ridge Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $194,000. Filed Oct. 23.

Priscilla Home LLC, Bronx, New York, by Owen A. Barrett. Lender: RFLF 5 LLC, Chicago, Illinois. Property: 235-241 Priscilla St., Bridgeport. Amount: $131,400. Filed Oct. 24.

Creston Capital LLC, Stratford, by James Dawes. Lender: Pinnacle Capital Partners LLC, Bloomfield. Property: 233 Clover St., Stratford. Amount: $172,000. Filed Oct. 25. Fee Fd Stamford LLC, Hoboken, New Jersey, by Robert Caulfield. Lender: Henderson Capital LLC, Hoboken, New Jersey. Property: 507 and 523 Canal St. and 46 John St., Stamford. Amount: $4.5 million. Filed Nov. 2.

NEW BUSINESSES Alisberg Parker Construction Management LLC, 222 Sound Beach Ave., Greenwich 06870, c/o Susan Alisberg. Filed Oct. 25. Darryl Basement Cleaners, 2066 Main St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Darryl Shine. Filed Oct. 23.

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Delicae, 12 Bayview Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Tiffany Alexandra Monsalve. Filed Oct. 24.

Malibu Social Club, 32 Beers St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Wilfredo J. Martinez. Filed Oct. 19.

Dos Santos Landscaping, 307 Dexter Drive, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Tiago Pereira. Filed Oct. 26.

MP7 Services, 114 Overland Ave., Suite B, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Louis DeVecchis III. Filed Oct. 24.

Energy Testing Services, 35 Raymond Terrace, Norwalk 06855, c/o Matthew Slattery. Filed Oct. 23.

Rivera’s Paving, 6 S. Smith St., Norwalk 06585, c/o Albert Rivera and Francisco Rivera. Filed Nov. 7.

Faith Transportation, 60 Columbus Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Sean Thompson. Filed Oct. 23.

The Marson Insurance Agency LLC, 240 Swanson Ave., Stratford 06614, c/o Mable Marson. Filed Oct. 15.

Fleora Supply, 1025 Main St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Felicite Ngalndoh. Filed Oct. 25. GHS Boys Tennis, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich 06830, c/o Scott Witmer. Filed Oct. 25. Institute for the Advancement of Ayurvedic Services, 570 Barnum Ave., Third floor, Suite 108, Bridgeport 06608, c/o Sayar Kaushik. Filed Oct. 22. Jaara LLC, 585 Elizabeth St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Homan Jaara. Filed Oct. 22. Javila Finish Carpentry LLC, 100 Woodside Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Juan M. Avila. Filed Oct. 23. Jodi Brown Art, 28 Hyatt Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Jodi Brown. Filed Oct. 23. Lynn’s Nail, 4200 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Duc Nguyen. Filed Oct. 23. Makondo Latin Restaurant and Bar, 45 N. Main St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Aceval Group LLC. Filed Oct. 23.

Three of Heart, 1260 Boston Ave., Apt. 210, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Prince Vines. Filed Oct. 29. Top Notch Home Repair Specialists LLC, 38 N. Taylor Ave., Norwalk 06584, c/o Jeremy Jordan. Filed Nov. 7. Visual Solutions LLC, 14 Rusti View Road, Greenwich 06830, c/o John S. Baust Jr. Filed Oct. 22.

PATENTS Coated box with antigreasy fingerprint coating. Patent no. 10,138,016 issued to Matthew Arthur Baryshyan, Stormville, New York. Assigned to FC Meyer Packaging, L.L.C., Norwalk. Fish dehooker/extractor. Patent no. D834,142 issued to Richard S. Constantine, Monroe. Assigned to Acme United Corp., Fairfield.

Hybrid electrostatic 3-D printer using laser fusing. Patent no. 10,137,634 issued to Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, New York; Paul J. McConville, Webster, New York; Chu-heng Liu, Penfield, New York; James A. Winters, Alfred Station, New York; Jason M. LeFevre, Penfield, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corporation., Norwalk. Method of removing support structure using integrated fluid paths. Patent no. 10,137,632 issued to David A. Mantell, Rochester, New York; Andrew W. Hays, Fairport, New York; Linn C. Hoover, Webster, New York; Ron E. Dufort, Rochester, New York; Erwin Ruiz, Rochester, New York; Patrick J. Howe, Fairport, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corporation., Norwalk. Multifunction printing machine. Patent no. D834,641 issued to Donald A. Brown, Honeoye Falls, New York; Hidetoshi Kimura, Kanagawa, Japan; Tsutomu Shihara, Kanagawa, Japan. Assigned to Xerox Corporation., Norwalk. Single-color background-mixed raster content (MRC). Patent no. 10,142,520 issed to Sainarayanan Gopalakrishnan, Chennai, India; Rajasekar Kanagasabai, Chennai, India; Vignesh Doss, Palanichettipatti, India. Assigned to Xerox Corporation., Norwalk. System and method for coupling a wireless device to social networking services and a mobile communication device. Patent no. 10,135,630 issued to Rafael Heredia, Easley, South Carolina; Michael Wayne Crowe, Clover, South Carolina; Russell Herbert Fleming, Gastonia, North Carolina; Christopher Ross Squires, Greenville, South Carolina. Assigned to Xerox Corporation., Norwalk.

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