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ago,” said Tonkin, who is also founder and CEO of Salt Chamber, a supplier of dry salt therapy equipment in Boca Raton, Florida. “Now there are about 350,” including standalones like the three Fairfield County operations and others operating as add-on amenities at hotel chains like the Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton and Marriott. “There’s more and more awareness of what salt therapy can do,” Tonkin said. “One of the top issues that Americans, if not the world, face is having to deal with respiratory conditions, whether it’s due to poor air quality, pollen or conditions like asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).” Halotherapy can help relieve those conditions, he said. Tonkin noted that the U.S. has trailed

n 2010, Connecticut passed a nondiscrimination law on gender identity that went into effect in 2011,” said Anthony Crisci, executive director of Triangle Community Center in Norwalk, the oldest nonprofit in Fairfield County focused on LGBTQ issues. “Most people I’ve talked to aren’t even aware that law exists and they are usually not aware of how to apply the law.” To raise that awareness, Crisci is out of his office once or twice a week hosting cultural competency training seminars for businesses, public and social service agencies, medical centers and schools seeking information on creating an affirmative and inclusive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer employees and clients. Crisci said his organization has become the go-to source for advice and guidance on the subject without making an aggressive effort to gain that position. “Since we started our program about two years ago, we’ve had very little marketing or outreach for it,” he said. “It has been almost all word of mouth.” The companies and organizations seeking Triangle’s input are sincere in their efforts to train their staffs, Crisci said. “A lot of folks heard the phrase and acronym ‘LGBTQ’ and are sort of familiar with it,” he said. “But when you dig a little bit deeper and explore whether they have the appropriate knowledge, education and language when working with an LGBTQ client, a lot of folks feel that they are not really in the know and not comfortable in those situations.” The training sessions include an overview of the LGBTQ experience in relation to popular perceptions that heterosexuality is the only norm, as well as shifting views of

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Educator Wendy Leahy Mitchell aims to spark kids’ imaginations free of electronics at her Arts & Nature School of Ridgefield. Photo by Phil Hall.

Salt cave trend hits Fairfield County A BREATH OF HEALTHY AIR? kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

oo much salt may be bad for you, but a pair of new spas in Fairfield County are betting that just the right amount can be beneficial to both the body and the mind. Newtown Salt Spa, which opened in June, and The Salt Cave of Darien, which began operations in October, offer halo-

therapy, a form of alternative medicine that disperses highly concentrated saline aerosol in a room whose walls and floors are covered with salt. Along with Saltana Cave in Ridgefield, which opened in 2013, the county’s three salt spas reflect a nationwide trend, according to Leo Tonkin, founder of the Salt Therapy Association trade group. “There were about a dozen in the country when I got into the business six years

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Transit system travails persist as economic worry for Connecticut BY PAUL SCHOTT

growing number of economists and public officials think Connecticut’s transportation troubles are contributing to the state’s slow econom-

ic recovery. Eight years after its recession, the state has recovered only 73 percent of the jobs it shed in the downturn. The situation has hardly improved in the past few months, as Connecticut has lost more than 11,000 positions since July. While a multitude of factors contribute, mass-transit shortcomings loom as a key concern in a state where hundreds of thousands of workers commute every day. “We have some of the most congested highways in America. That suppresses job growth,” said Joe McGee, vice president of public policy for The Business Council of Fairfield County. “Our congested highway system makes us less attractive. If we can improve our highways and also increase rail speed, I think our economy can grow very powerfully.”

CONSENSUS ON CONGESTION

By many measures, southwestern Connecticut comprises one of the most congested areas of the country. Stamford ranked as the American city with the highest overall congestion rate — even higher than the levels in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco — according to a report this year by transportation analytics firm Inrix. “I don’t think the transportation issues are necessarily directly related to job losses, but you see it in terms of limiting growth,” said Pete Gioia, economist for the Connecticut Business & Industry Association. “It’s a huge concern for growth going forward.” The clogged roadways hinder many employers’ efforts in cities such as Stamford to attract and retain top talent. “It is a significant burden on being able to lure people into this area and getting them to happily commute,” said David Lewis, founder and CEO of Norwalk-based HR outsourcing and consulting firm Operations Inc. “The chances are you’re going to pay more for that employee and you’re also going to deal with the effects that commute causes. That person comes in more stressed from their drive, having been in that commuting mode.” The state Department of Economic and Community Development does not track the economic impact of congestion, but the department still pays close attention to the transit systems, said Commissioner Catherine Smith.

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“For most companies thinking of coming to Connecticut, I don’t think transportation is number one on their list of needs — that would be people and talent — but it’s still an important factor,” Smith said. “Everyone wants to make sure we’re making the right investments in our roads and rail lines.” Members of the General Assembly also acknowledge the need for substantial investments. “From the Transportation Committee point of view, there is no question that we are in need of significant improvements in efficiencies and capacity without sacrificing safety,” said L. Scott Frantz, R-Greenwich, a member of the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee. “All one has to do is look from the third story of any building in Stamford at the traffic entering, exiting or transiting I-95 to understand how challenged we are.” But the legislature has been hard-pressed in recent years to enact the necessary remedies. “If we did some of the things that I’m trying to do — like improved transportation and infrastructure — we could easily move to the top 10 states to do business in, but we have to make those investments,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said in an interview earlier this year in Stamford. “And that’s why we need to get a budget done and why the legislature can’t steal money from transportation again.” The “stealing” refers to legislators’ frequent raids in recent years to pay for general expenditures. The Special Transportation Fund posted an estimated balance of about $98 million in the past fiscal year and is predicted to finish the current year with $141 million, according to the state Office of Policy and Management. But the reallocations have depleted a fund that faces the likelihood of going into the red in the next few years, as gas tax revenues have fallen sharply.

POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

In the past session, legislators again considered a number of far-reaching measures to shore up the state’s transit funding. Legislation to institute tolls again failed.

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Transportation Committee members’ positions broke along partisan lines. “I will continue to lay down the tracks to fight against tolls,” Frantz said in a legislators forum March in Stamford. “It’s another tax on people. We’re one of the most-taxed people in the entire country at this point, any way you look at it.” In the same forum, state Sen. Carlo Leone, D-Stamford, co-chairman of the Transportation Committee, said a bill that would have implemented tolls did not offer an ideal solution, but warranted consideration. “If we’re not investing in our infrastructure, you’re going to end up paying for it through higher income taxes, through higher property taxes, higher fees,” Leone said. “The money will have to come from somewhere to pay for that infrastructure.” Messages left for Leone seeking comment were not returned. Despite the division over tolls, the legislature did manage to pass a significant piece of transit legislation, endorsing a constitutional amendment that would institute a “lockbox” for transportation funds. To be enacted, the lockbox proposal needs to gain approval through a statewide referendum, which is set to be held next year. When the state funds major transportation improvements, it tends to see results, said Jeffrey P. Cohen, an associate professor of finance and real estate in the University of Connecticut’s business school. He cited transit-oriented development around stops on the CTfastrak express-bus system in the Hartford area. “These long-term investments the state is making are going to show up, in the long run, in economic growth,” Cohen said. “You see the new development in progress around the stations, but you can’t do construction and lease up buildings overnight. It will take some time before we see the benefits.” This article was first published in Hearst Connecticut newspapers on Nov. 26. Paul Schott is a staff reporter at Hearst Connecticut Media Group. He can be reached at pschott@scni.com; 203-9642236; Twitter: @paulschott.

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Family retailer still shines after 70 years BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

iamonds, so they say, are forever. But what about the stores that sell them? Ridgefield’s Addessi Jewelers is marking its 70th anniversary as a family-owned-and-operated retailer. That’s a far cry from forever, but company owner and president Wayne Addessi is confident that the firm will continue to maintain a strong presence in an ever-shifting shopping landscape. “We’ve always tried to have personal relationships with our customers,” he said at the store’s 387 Main St. location. “There’s a space in back that’s reserved for one of our oldest customers, who’s nearly 80 now. I know the names of most of our customers’ spouses, children — even their dogs.” That approach was instilled in him by his father, Enrico, and uncles John and Louis, who opened the first Addessi Jewelers on Danbury’s Division Street in 1948. The sons of Italian immigrant Allesandro Addessi, who settled in Danbury to work at a hat company back when Danbury was crowned “Hat City,” the three essentially introduced custom-made jewelry to the area, Wayne Addessi said. “They also worked with their customers on payments. I’d go out with my father to collect weekly $10 payments,” he recalled. Known as “Rick,” Enrico Addessi died in 2012, but not before helping his granddaughter, and Wayne’s daughter, Kate Addessi Melo, learn the trade. “My father spent a lot of time with her,” Addessi said. “She basically grew up here — she was 14 when she started coming in — and she has her own clientele now.” The 25-yearold Kate is the store’s manager, while her brother Thomas works in sales during summer and college vacation breaks. At its Ridgefield location since 1966, Addessi Jewelers today has seven employees, including jeweler Jeffrey Peterson, who’s worked there for 17 years. The firm has also kept up with technological advances in the retail industry. Addessi said that he was an early advocate of e-commerce in the jewelry trade, launching the firm’s first website in the early 1990s. “A lot of my competitors thought that eBay and the like were going to spell the end of our industry,” he laughed. “But I saw it as an opportunity.” He said ecommerce has become a significant business driver for the company. A fifth iteration of Addessi’s website is due to launch soon and will include expanded video content to better showcase its

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Addessi Jewelers in Ridgefield, a third-generation family business, is marking its 70th anniversary in Fairfield County. From left: Kate Addessi Melo, Meghan Addessi, company president Wayne Addessi and wife Bernadette, and Thomas Addessi.

wares. Addessi said he emails regular customers nationwide when a piece that he thinks they’d be personally interested in becomes available. “I never call them, it’s too intrusive,” he noted. While declining to disclose revenue figures, Addessi said the business has shown steady growth for the past several years. And while at one time up to 40 percent of its business was done during the winter holiday season, that is no longer the case. “It’s now steady throughout the year,” Addessi said. “I think customers are more willing to treat themselves these days. During the last recession we actually did pretty well, and even after 9/11 we had the busiest season we’d ever experienced.” A good piece of jewelry “is like a work of art,” he said. “Customers view it as a valuable asset.” Addessi said his typical customer spends $50,000 to $70,000 on jewelry over the first 20 years of marriage. Long-term customers — those 80-year-olds with the reserved parking spaces — “spend the most with us during their retirement years.” Occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays remain a big part of the business as well, he said. Addessi is striving to raise Ridgefield’s profile by spearheading a yet-to-be-named marketing initiative to paint the town as a sort of South Norwalk in the making. He said the group, which is receiving input from town government in addition to several restaurants and other businesses, has raised nearly $40,000. Addessi said he hopes in the new year to hire a publicity firm for the marketing initiative “to tell our story. We have a vibrant arts community, great places to eat. … It’s a wonderful town, but a lot of people just don’t know about it. We want to change that.”

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State approves loans and grants for expanding businesses BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

he State Bond Commission has approved $56.8 million in loans and grants to assist businesses in expanding and relocating to Connecticut. The funding will leverage $173.1 million of investments in private-sector company funds, according to Gov. Dannel Malloy. The 13 funded companies, which include several in Fairfield County, have committed to growing 1,594 new jobs and retaining 2,949 employees across the state, Malloy said. The Bond Commission approved a total of $41.3 million in loans and $15.5 million in grants Among companies based in Fairfield County, Terex Corp. will receive a $1.5 million grant to assist with a $5.5-million leasehold improvements project at its Westport headquarters. The heavy equipment manufacturer will retain 140 jobs and create 30 jobs within four years. In Greenwich, XPO Logistics Inc. will receive a $2.7 million loan to support its $5.5 million in improvements and equipment purchases at its 5 American Lane facility.

The company will retain 23 jobs and create up to 30 jobs. In Stamford, Henkel of America’s $50.27 million relocation of its laundry and home care unit from Arizona will be supported by a $10 million state loan. The consumer products company agreed to retain 678 jobs and create 266 jobs within three years. Henkel will receive a total of $20 million in loans in installments through Malloy’s First Five Plus Program. Also in Stamford, Indeed Inc. will receive a $7 million loan from the state to assist with leasehold improvements and equipment in a $26.5 million expansion project. The online job search company will retain 700 jobs and create 500 jobs within nine years. Women’s Integrated Network Inc., a medical services company, will receive a $1.75 million grant to assist with equipment, software, marketing and research and development associated with its relocation from White Plains to Greenwich. The relocation project will cost $6.8 million. The company will initially create 58 jobs and create up to 46 additional jobs within five years. RSM US LLP, a middle-market audit, tax and consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, will receive a $1 million grant

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The Stamford office of Henkel of America. The company was approved for a $10 million state loan to support its expansion here.

to support its $5.87 million office expansion project in Stamford. The company will retain 254 jobs and create 54 jobs within four years. In Norwalk, Xerox Corp. will receive a $4.4 million loan to assist with project costs for its newly leased headquarters in Merritt 7 Corporate Park. The digital printing and document services company will invest $4.9 million in the project and has pledged to retain 150 jobs and create 40 jobs within four years.

“The business community sees great value in what our state has to offer and the investments they are making to grow their businesses here are a testament to their belief in the many advantages of doing business in Connecticut,” said state Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Catherine Smith. “Further, our economic development tools, tailormade for each company, provide not only capital to help spur the growth, but also favorable returns to the state.”

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FIRST LEASE AFTER RENOVATIONS AT 850 CANAL ST. Having completed what they describe as “a multimillion-dollar redevelopment” of 850 Canal St. in Stamford, joint venture partners ClearRock Properties, Gottesman Real Estate Partners and Mountain Development Corp. announced the signing of their first lease. Shipping company BRS USA signed an eight-year lease for 6,800 square feet on the building’s third floor. The completed redevelopment includes a new all-glass entrance, lobby, elevator cabs, common areas, parking lot and two floors of available space, including one full floor of almost 20,000 square feet and three prebuilt suites ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 square feet. Amenities include an opportunity for building signs; a private shuttle service to the Stamford train station; an electric vehicle charging station exclusively for tenant use; The Granola Bar, a local and organic casual dining experience; and Serendipity Labs, a 13,000-square-foot co-working space that can be used for meetings, networking and events. “850 Canal offers tenants the best of both worlds: modern ease and convenience with a cool vintage loft vibe that is virtually unattainable in Stamford,” ClearRock Properties Principal Doug Winshall said. The owners began redevelopment of 850 Canal St. — part of their three-building, 250,000-square-foot office campus, which also includes 700 and 860 Canal — earlier this summer when the anchor tenant, national accounting firm RSM, vacated 30,000 square feet. RSM relocated its offices to 200 Elm St., part of the BLT Financial Centre complex.

REZONING PROPOSED FOR UI SITE IN SHELTON A developer is asking the Shelton Planning and Zoning Commission to change the former United Illuminating (UI) property along Bridgeport Avenue from industrial use to allow retail, office and hotel space. Rick Schultz, planning and zoning administrator for Shelton, told the Business Journal that the proposal would require that the property of just over 19 acres at 801 Bridgeport Ave. be rezoned to a planned development district. The proposal calls for: • a four-story, 123-room hotel; • a three-story, 4,400-square-foot office building;

• three retail buildings encompassing 30,100 square feet; • three restaurants totaling 16,776 square feet; and • three standalone businesses: a 14, 200-square-foot pharmacy, a 2,500-square-foot coffee shop and a 2,200-square-foot bank. UI bought the property in 2004 for $16 million, but later consolidated its operations in Orange. It has remained unused for about five years. The property, which is now home to an empty 100,000-square-foot two-story office building, is in the process of being sold for $6.6 million to a limited liability company managed by John Worgan, an accountant in Middlebury, but it is not certain when the transaction will close. The Planning and Zoning Commission was scheduled to open a public hearing Nov. 29 on an initial development concept plan and the request to rezone the property.

BRIDGEPORT WANTS HOLIDAY POP-UP MARKET VENDORS Bridgeport’s city government is seeking to promote small businesses with its inaugural Holiday Pop-Up Market, to be held Dec. 13 on the first floor of the Margaret E. Morton Government Center, 999 Broad St., from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is hosted by Mayor Joe Ganim’s office and the city’s Office of Housing and Community Development and Small and Minority Business Resource Office. Vendor participation in the event requires a $25 registration fee, which will be donated to a local nonprofit. Individuals and companies selling products at the market will receive a listing on a splash page on the city’s website devoted to the event. Participants can register by calling Fred Gee, director of the Small and Minority Business Resource Office, at 203-576-8473 or emailing Fred.Gee@bridgeportct.gov.

CT HOME SALES DOWN, MEDIAN SALE PRICE UP Single-family home sales in Connecticut during October took a slight 0.6 percent drop on a year-over-year measurement, according to data from Connecticut Realtors. A total of 2,919 properties were sold in October 2017 compared with 2,936 in October 2016. But while sales were lower from one year earlier, prices were higher. The singlefamily residential home median sales price during October was $250,000, an uptick from the $245,000 level one year earlier. Sales in Connecticut for townhouses and condominiums in October fell 1.3 percent compared with the previous year. A total of 731 units were sold, compared with 741 in October 2016. But the median sales price for this housing sector was higher from the previous year: $163,000 during October, a 2.5 percent increase from $159,000 in that same time period in 2016. — Phil Hall and Kevin Zimmerman

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BY ALAN G. BADEY, CPA AND MARK L. FAGAN, CPA

THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT YOUR FUTURE IS TO CREATE IT. — Abraham Lincoln

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No one knows exactly what the future holds; but today, to the best of our ability, in both our personal and professional lives, we can make smart and informed decisions which will guide us on the right path in the future - a future that, according to Abraham Lincoln, we create. Take a moment to ask yourself the following questions: • What does success look like to me? • How do I create the future I visualize? • What should I be focusing on now that will help me achieve my goals? Throughout the coming year, our mission is to continue to help you implement and monitor roadmaps to achieve your goals through Citrin Cooperman’s Passport to Business Success. Through this monthly column, a series of webinars, and business seminars, we will be focusing on specific topics that business owners and executives need to address in order to grow and sustain a healthy business. Business owners are concerned about a wide range of issues affecting their business and financial operations, and we have listened to their concerns. To that end, we have developed a program around the following business issues: • Tax reform • Exit strategies • Taking a company to the next level • Keeping the family business in the family • Acceleration of technology • Improving business processes In addition, we will also be continuing our marquee events programs, which include CEO Evolution, Women at the Wheel, and Above the Bar Awards. CEO EVOLUTION The CEO Evolution is an annual seminar series aimed at identifying and recognizing those CEOs and leaders who have risen to the top, and evolved as industry leaders. In conjunction with the University of Connecticut School of Business and Fairfield County Business Journal, Citrin Cooperman brings together leading and iconic business executives to share their experiences, strategies, and best practices, to help others gain insight into becoming better leaders. Moderated by Mark Fagan, the event features panelists discussing their careers and hard-earned business expertise. WOMEN AT THE WHEEL Moderated by Chelsea Rosen, manager at Citrin Cooperman, the 2017 Driving Your Business: Women at the Wheel event featured three extraordinary women CEOs and executives who spoke candidly about their journey to success, and provided insight into how they broke through the gender barrier in male-dominated industries.

ABOVE THE BAR Co-hosted by Westchester County Business Journal, The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, and Citrin Cooperman, the Above the Bar Awards honor the best of the best in the Westchester legal community. This past year marked our 11th annual Above the Bar event, which honored five leading attorneys and one promising law student. Litigation and Dispute Advisory Services Practice Leader, Gary Karlitz, served as master of ceremonies for the event. YOUR LOCAL PASSPORT We look forward to 2018 and we hope you join us on our journey. To be added to our communications lists and receive invitations to our thought leadership seminars and webinars, or to request a live recording of recent webinars on revenue recognition, and navigating Brexit, please contact Laura Di Diego at ldidiego@citrincooperman.com. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Alan G. Badey, CPA, CGMA, is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains, NY, office. As a hands-on tax and business advisory partner, Alan works closely with business owners to employ best practice strategies with the goal of improving efficiencies and growing his clients’ businesses. He provides a variety of consulting services to identify and improve revenue drivers, as well as minimize tax obligations through strategic structuring. Throughout his over 25-year career, Alan has worked with private, family, and closely-held businesses in various industries. As part of helping his clients grow their businesses, Alan has an expertise in mergers and acquisitions consulting. Alan can be reached at 914.949.2990 or at abadey@ citrincooperman.com. Mark L. Fagan, CPA, is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s Norwalk, CT, office. With over 25 years of audit, tax, and business advisory experience, he serves clients in a wide range of industries. Mark’s clients range from privately-held, middle-market firms to larger, complex, multi-national organizations. Mark specializes in counseling businesses and CEOs in the areas of business formation, profitability enhancement, revenue recognition, and mergers and acquisitions. As leader of the International Strategy Group, Mark also specializes in working with global and globallyminded companies to help them navigate cross-border concerns, including guidance around accounting standards and compliance requirements, transactions, and growth strategies. He can be reached at 203.847.4068 or at mfagan@citrincooperman.com. Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and consulting firm with 10 locations on the East Coast. Visit us at citrincooperman.com.

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central Europe in developing saline therapy — particularly Poland, where the health resort at the Wieliczka Salt Mine opened in 1839. That still-operating facility began with salt baths and has since progressed to the sort of therapy being offered at the Fairfield County spas. Salt Cave of Darien owner Arianne O’Donnell Shuck, who also practices law in Stamford, said her trip to Wieliczka convinced her to open her own salt spa. “My job can be pretty stressful,” she said. “I also have a 10- and a 12-year-old, and my health just wasn’t good.” Following her Poland trip, she began booking sessions at Saltana and the Salt of the Earth Therapeutic Spa in Woodbury and combined that regimen with exercise and more healthy eating. Shuck said she lost 25 pounds over a couple of years. The entrepreneur said her mild eczema has benefited from the salt treatments. “I decided that it wasn’t just about taking care of the outside, but also about taking care of the inside,” she said. Earlier this year, the Darien resident began searching for a suitable spot for her new endeavor, ultimately selecting a 950-square-foot space in the commercial complex at 555 Post Road, which also includes a Quest Diagnostics Lab, a physical therapist’s office and an eye care office. The entire process took about six weeks, she said. The cave itself occupies about 450 square feet, and is lined with blocks of Himalayan

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gender identification. Each session runs 90 minutes, with the first half of the training covering definitions and terms associated with the LGBTQ community. “A lot of different groups are lumped together in that acronym,” Crisci said. “If you just describe a transgender person as gay or lesbian, you are missing the mark because it doesn’t describe that community.” The second half of the session seeks to apply this new knowledge to workplace protocol and respectful communications. Crisci pointed out that many of his recent training sessions concentrated on questions related to gender identity, including interactions with people who do not identify as being male or female and who prefer to be addressed in gender-neutral language. With each session, Crisci informs trainees that his goal is not to be critical of their work or to force them to radically alter their work duties. “We’ve addressed law enforcement, medical workers and mental health professionals, and we are not there

pink salt as walls and a couple of inches of salt on the ground. Clients are asked to remove their shoes before entering. The space can accommodate up to 12 people, though Shuck said usually only a couple of clients are in the cave at a time to promote the relaxation induced by subdued lighting, gentle music, a small fountain and breathing the salt air. Anti-bacterial chairs are placed around the room and blankets are available for customers who find the 67-degree setting too cold. The salt covering walls and floors is there mainly for aesthetic reasons. The therapeutic salt is actually delivered by a halogenerator, which grinds sodium chloride into a dry aerosol dispersed to simulate the effects of being in an actual salt cave like those found in Europe and Asia. Newtown Salt Spa owner Katherine Hansen said she stumbled upon the Wieliczka facility during a trip to Poland two years ago. “My mom and I were on a tour and were given a choice between the salt mine and Auschwitz,” she said. “My mom didn’t want to do Auschwitz, so we thought we’d give the salt mine a try. I felt better within 15 minutes.” A former forensic analyst with the Fayetteville, North Carolina Police Department, Hansen relocated to Newtown when her husband got a job in Ridgefield and began considering a new line of work. “I’ve always been interested in trying to do my best to help people,” she said, “and I thought introducing salt therapy to Newtown was a great way to do that.” Her operation at 43 S. Main St. occupies

to teach anyone the right way to do their job,” he said. “We teach them on the surface etiquette: How do you navigate pronoun usage, how do you create an environment that is welcoming and confirming for anyone in the LGBTQ community, and talk them through with examples.” Crisci said the feedback he’s received has been largely positive. “We had one training where somebody walked out,” he said with a laugh. “Typically, we start by going around the room and identifying ourselves and the pronouns we use. We had one training where someone was very, very offended that they had to share what pronouns they used, so they got up and walked out of the room. That was an extreme reaction.” While some people may not be comfortable discussing the subject, Crisci said, taking discomfort to a discriminatory level is not acceptable, especially if the discrimination is based on the argument that one is exercising religious principles. “I go to church every Sunday,” said Crisci, who keeps an icon of St. Anthony of Padua in his office. “It doesn’t change the law. Everyone has different beliefs, but we shouldn’t think our beliefs entitle

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Entrepreneur and attorney Arianne O’Donnell Shuck at The Salt Cave of Darien, the spa she opened in October. Photo by Kevin Zimmerman.

625 square feet with a square-shaped salt room taking about 425 square feet. “I have one client with COPD, and it helps him with his breathing,” Hansen said of the halotherapy. “A couple of others have allergies and it helps with that as well.” Hansen said she’s seen “hit-or-miss” results with customers seeking relief from topical skin conditions. “It’s supposed to help minimize swelling in rosacea and rashes,” she noted. The Newtown spa charges $30 for a 45-minute session, while the Darien spa charges $45 for 45 minutes and donates a portion of its proceeds to local charities. Shuck said. In Ridgefield, Saltana Cave charges $40 for a 45-minute session. Saltana’s owner, Anne Pogoda, a native of Poland, was out of the country and unavailable for comment. The health benefits claimed for halo-

therapy have been disputed by some medical and scientific experts. “There is no scientific evidence that these things help people with a lung disease to breathe more easily,” said Dr. Norman H. Edelman, a senior science adviser at the American Lung Association. “This is an old idea that goes back generations to central Europe, that going to sit in an abandoned salt mine would help you breathe more easily,” Edelman said. The anecdotal evidence of health benefits cited by salt spa owners “could be a placebo effect.” “My own hypothesis,” said Edelman, “is that inhaling salt deposits can help water down the mucus that sits in the lungs of many of those with respiratory problems. That makes it easier to raise the mucus and get it out, which would make you feel better. But that’s only my guess.” Tonkin refuted Edelman’s opinion, citing several studies that are linked to on the Salt Therapy Association website. Most were conducted in Russia, Finland, Italy and Poland, though the site also includes a positive 2007 report by a naturopath in Portland, Oregon. All agree on the relaxation that can be had from sitting in a, cave-like space. “Almost everyone who comes here falls asleep,” Hansen said. “It can sometimes take a little work to wake them up.” Edelman noted that people suffering from hypertension, kidney disease, heart failure and the like should shun salt spas, at least until consulting with their physician. For others curious about salt caves and halotherapy, “Do it in moderation,” Edelman advised. “Anything in excess is a poison.”

Anthony Crisci, executive director of Triangle Community Center in Norwalk. Photo by Phil Hall.

us not to follow a certain law or be able to actively discriminate in a way based on different standards.” Triangle Community Center’s on-site cultural competency training sessions cost $500 for private-sector entities and $250 for nonprofits and public agencies. The center hosts a free, smaller-scale monthly session at its office that is often attended by human resources officers seeking a preview of what

could be expected from cultural competency training. Interest in the service has risen. Crisci recently did his first training session in New Jersey and the nonprofit plans to devote more attention to marketing and promoting its workplace training program. “LGBTQ identities are relevant to the work we do,” he said. “It is definitely better to be proactive about this.”

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of December 4, 2017

THE LIST Commercial Real Estate Firms

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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England and Westchester Properties

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

Empire State Realty Trust

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

Cushman & Wakefield

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

CBRE

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

Pyramid Real Estate Group

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank

Colliers International

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

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

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Rakow Commercial Realty Group Inc. RHYS

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

Avison Young

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

The Southpoint Group LLC

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

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HK Group

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

Angel Commercial LLC

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

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

Colonial Realty

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

Candace Adams BrendaMaher@bhhsne.com 1998 Jeffrey H. Newman jnewman@empirestaterealtytrust.com 1934 Jim Fagan, market leader and senior managing director jim.fagan@cushwake.com 1917 Robert Caruso robert.caruso@cbre.com 1906 Michael Gray, Peter Gray info@pyramidregroup.com 1972 James Ritman, executive vice president and managing director jritman@ngkf.com 1929 Jeffrey P. Williams, Michael Siegel, Al Gutierrez, Michael Gordon and Ernest DeLucia jeffrey.williams@colliers.com 1926 Rick Rakow info@rakowgroup.com 1985 Cory R. Gubner cgubner@rhysre.com 2009 Todd E. Payne, Joseph Wrinn, Mario Longobucco, Garett Palmer, Ernie Badillo and Brian Donahue lzezza@goodfellows.com 1934 Sean Cahil sean.cahill@avisonyoung.com 1978 David A. Flayhan dflayhan@thesouthpointgroup.com 2011 Matthew F. Keefe, president nricchetti@hkgrp.com 1989 Penny P. Wickey, Daniel Neaton, Laure Aubuchon and Michael Marcante pwickey@saugatuckcommercial.com 2004 Dominick Musilli, managing partner, and Adam Zeiberg, partner sb@truecre.com 2014 Jon Angel jangel@angelcommercial.com 2000 John P. Hannigan and Alan R. Peterson jhannigan@choycepeterson.com 1997 David S. Gorbach and Joel Hausman info@colonialrealty.net 1954 Peter Hastings, Christopher Maglione cmaglione@johndhastings.com 1948 Randy Vidal, Bruce Wettenstein, Robert Lewis, David Fugitt and Scott Zakos randy@vidalwettenstein.com 1968

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

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Accounting, construction, Fairfield and Westchester leasing and marketing, legal counties and New York City and property management Agency leasing, tenant Fairfield and Westchester representation, valuation and counties and nationwide advisory, capital markets, consulting and asset services Asset services, capital markets, Fairfield and valuation and advisory services Westchester counties and project management Consulting, leasing, Lower Fairfield County property management and sales Tenant and landlord Fairfield, New Haven representation, property and Hartford counties management, debt placement and global corporate services International Fairfield and Westchester counties and beyond Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island

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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 Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

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BY ANDI GRAY

Some tactics to speed up closing the sale With many of our clients it seems that there isn’t urgency to act. We need to get some sales closed now. How do I get prospects to act sooner? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Help buyers recognize the consequences for not buying. Dare to be different, in a good way. Seek out companies that are actively working to improve their conditions. Start at the top, even if only to get approval to return to the top dog once others have put their stamp of approval on what you’re proposing. Use influence to motivate underlings by referencing your agreement with the top dog that you’ll be moving things along within the chain of command. For many people, the risk tied to holding things up can be greater than the risk of acting to endorse a product or service. Listen carefully to each decision maker and influencer. What problems are they trying to solve? Look for emotional triggers rather than intellectual ones. Focus on threats to safety, security and well-being.

Just because you’ve been thinking about how to close this sale doesn’t mean your client or prospect has. You have to break through the clutter. Ask the buyer to clarify what has to happen to get to a decision and what to do if there’s an obstacle at any step along the way. Play devil’s advocate. Underrate customers’ motivations to act and get them to explain why you’re wrong. For example, ask how urgent this issue is on a scale of 1 to 10. Then pose that you thought it was a lower number and watch them defend, and then increase the rating, explaining to you why it’s more rather than less important and urgent. Talk with prospects about how welcome they will be in your community of action-oriented clients. Share examples of how being affiliated with your company has helped other clients solve problems, innovate, save money and time, etc. Assume rather than question the sale. Plant seeds along the way by talking about how to get through implementation actions, rather than asking if the buyer wants to close. Make sure your instructions on how to follow through are clear.

Only offer one or two next steps at a time; don’t complicate things. Do your homework. Be prepared with facts about how others who have delayed have been negatively impacted. Competitive threats, being unable to lead a market, lost opportunity, lost market share, loss of employees who abandon ship if the company becomes an also-ran, are all problems to avoid. Presenting facts as third-person examples — “Other companies have run into these kinds of problems ” — can be very persuasive. Upside challenges are also useful: “The leaders in your market have already signed on. What are you waiting for?” Conversely, presenting facts about companies your potential buyer looks up to can also be helpful. Here’s what the leaders in the market are saying or doing on this subject: • “By acting quickly, we got the respect of our peers.” • “I could afford to ignore the issue, but that wouldn’t be smart, would it — who wastes money in this day and age?” • “Without this we’d have had to spend millions fixing problems down the road and that’s a burden I’d never want

to put on my successors.” • “If I hadn’t jumped on this I’d be looking for a new job right now.” Make it exclusive for people who share your values. Instead of pushing prospects to buy, offer up the possibility that it may not be right for them and offer to withdraw. “Not everybody gets it. We create products (or services) for a select group of companies. We may not be where you’re focused and if that’s the case, I should definitely move on.” Nobody likes to be rejected, chances are the prospect will start to shift towards action.

LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK? Try “Power Phone Scripts: 500 Word-for-Word Questions, Phrases, and Conversations to Open and Close More Sales” by Mike Brooks. Andi Gray is president of Strate�y Leaders Inc., Strate�yLeaders.com, a business consulting firm that teaches companies how to double revenue and triple profits in repetitive growth cycles. Have a question for AskAndi? Wondering how Strate�y Leaders can help your business thrive? Call or email for a free consultation and diagnostics, 877-238-3535.

Rakow has done an excellent job renegotiating our office lease! They worked hard negotiating the terms of the lease and other issues in order for us to get the most for our money. We highly recommend Rakow for all of your commercial real estate needs! Carol Greenberg, ConceptCARE

We can make your search and negotiation for the ideal office, retail, industrial, medical space or building a lot easier and more successful throughout Fairfield County and surrounding areas.

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Retaliation claims: The cruelest employment litigation BY MARGARET M. SHEAHAN

hat’s even worse than being the victim of employment discrimination? Speaking up about it and getting fired. For an employer, what’s even worse than getting falsely accused of employment discrimination? Winning that case but losing one for retaliating against that false accuser. Pretty much all the statutes that protect employees from discrimination on the basis of a protected characteristic — such as race, sex, national origin, religion, age and disability — also prohibit retaliating against someone for asserting their rights under those statutes. It is almost a given that a good discrimination claim asserted by a current employee will generate at least a feasible retaliation claim. It is remarkably common for a weak discrimination case to engender a strong retaliation case. The reason is pretty self-evident. Accusing someone — and your corporate employer is a group of “someones” — of behaving in a racist, sexist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, ageist or otherwise bigoted way is not exactly a love letter. It is insulting.

Many people violating these laws don’t really think they are doing so. And many people accused of violating these laws are not really doing so. Either way, one common, normal human reaction to an insult is to lash out or at least to feel some hostility to the accuser and insulter. To encourage employees to actually avail themselves of the laws’ protections, legislators built in the anti-retaliation protection. Over the past decade or so, more and more employment disputes have included or have consisted solely of retaliation claims. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission counts 42,018 such claims in 2016 versus 22,555 in 2006. Just what is unlawful retaliation? It can be a pretty broad array of activities. The legal definition boils down to any action that would cause a reasonable person to be discouraged from asserting the rights protected under the statute in question. This is a different standard from what applies in the underlying discrimination matter. To prove discrimination, an employee has to show an adverse employment action motivated by the employee’s protected characteristic. An adverse employment action can be a

failure to hire, a firing, a demotion, a pay cut, a refusal to promote, a lost bonus or other opportunity, shift changes. All these things can also be unlawful retaliation, but so can a good deal more. Some cases have found retaliation in an action against a complaining employee’s relatives or associates — for example, firing the spouse or fiancé of the complainer, changing an employee’s shift deliberately to conflict with known child care obligations, increased and targeted enforcement of previously ignored rules or reclassification of a job to a lower pay grade. Employee action that cannot be retaliated against is not confined to filing formal complaints of discrimination with government agencies or notifying human resources or other management representatives within a company. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s website advises that protected activity includes: • filing or being a witness in an Equal Employment Opportunity charge, complaint, investigation, or lawsuit; • communicating with a supervisor or manager about employment discrimination, including harassment; • answering questions during an employ-

er investigation of alleged harassment; • refusing to follow orders that would result in discrimination; • resisting sexual advances, or intervening to protect others; • requesting accommodation for a disability or for a religious practice; and • asking managers or co-workers about salary information to uncover potentially discriminatory wages. So, an employee willing to stick out his or her neck to get an employer to comply with employment law should feel comforted that if the employer’s reaction is retaliatory, the law provides protection. On the other hand, employers should prepare managers to react with restraint and care toward any employee expressing concern about protected characteristics. Even a way off-base allegation of discrimination is protected by the anti-retaliation provisions. Attorney Margaret M. Sheahan is a partner at Mitchell and Sheahan P.C. in Stratford. She provides legal advice and representation to both private and publicsector employers and to individuals in their workforce relationships. She can be reached at 203-873-0240 or msheahan@mitchellandsheahan.com.

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Educator mixes arts and outdoors in Ridgefield venture BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

t was a week after the Nov. 11 opening of Wendy Leahy Mitchell’s Arts & Nature School of Ridgefield, but its Route 7 location was still something of a secret to passing motorists. “We’re still waiting for our sign,” said Mitchell with a sigh. “I tried putting up a sandwich board, but the wind kept blowing it over. People are driving by but they don’t know that we’re here.” Mitchell also opened the school at a time when many parents are preoccupied with other seasonal activities. “It’s an odd time of year, because people are focused on the holidays and not on signing their kids up for classes,” she said. That’s not to say that her school has been sitting empty. Thanks to aggressive social media outreach and generous wordof-mouth marketing, Mitchell kicked off her venture with a flurry of activity that kept her 750-square-foot space busy with children, teens and parents. The school is the latest endeavor in Mitchell’s lifelong fascination with creative expression. “My parents met because they went to a dance,” recalled the 50-year-old Sandy Hook native. “I grew up around music. My mother is Spanish, so at every family party we’d clear out the living room and we’d all dance. When my parents were going through a divorce, music and art got me through.” Mitchell studied child development at Post University in Waterbury and received her head teacher certification in early childhood education in 2008. She combined her educational training with her skills as a singer and bass player to teach music theater at schools across the state. Simultaneously, she plumbed her entrepreneurial talents to start a mobile DJ service specializing in children’s parties and events. After the 2012 Sandy Hook shootings, she founded the Sandy Hook Arts Center for Kids (SHACK), bringing in music, art and animal assistance therapy specialists to help the community heal. “We offered a lot of free programs for

Wendy Leahy Mitchell is the sole full-time employee at her Arts & Nature School of Ridgefield. Photo by Phil Hall.

the families there,” she said. “Unfortunately, we were competing with 41 other charities for funding and nobody wanted to work together. We were there for a year and then we moved on.” Mitchell had considered starting a new school after SHACK closed and began looking for a venue to accommodate her goals. “Then, life threw another curveball and I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015,” she said. “So, my dream of opening up another studio was put on hold as I was battling the evil demon for two and a half years.” As her health began to improve, Mitchell resumed teaching at various locations in the upper Fairfield County area

and her postponed dream of operating her own school revived. After scouting locations for most of this year, she found a space at 280 Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield whose previous tenants included a hair salon and a dog grooming center. For its first few months of operation, the Arts & Nature School of Ridgefield will offer a series of special events and classes aimed at all age ranges, with participants starting as young as 1 year old. The school will also cater to adults with Paint and Sip art classes that offer painting instructions with wine tastings. Family Paint and Sip classes are also being held, with the kids served a more age-appropriate beverage while creating art.

In the school’s classes, Mitchell focuses on music and music theater instruction while Quincy Colman and Michael Cerullo teach visual arts and Cindy Rauschert offers instruction in circus arts. When the weather allows, Mitchell guides her younger students on nature hikes, where rocks, leaves and what she dubs “cool pieces of wood” are gathered and brought back to the class for consideration and decoration. “I want to get their eyes detached from electronics,” she said of her students. “Kids are learning to play with an iPhone when they are 1, and they have no attention span. I see this as getting back to basics by using your imagination and creating something from objects found from nature, which is better than staring at a computer screen.” For the teen set, Mitchell transforms her space into a dance club, where the youthful participants use glow-in-thedark body and face paints on themselves and chalk on the wall to create a funky party environment. “I want to give teens a creative outlet for them to come and be themselves,” she said. Mitchell, the school’s sole full-time employee, declined to disclose the startup costs for her venture. She stressed the school’s affordable fee structure for classes and workshops. An upcoming Paint and Sip for families is $45 per adult and $25 per child, for example. A “Splatterday Saturday” for ages 2 and up comes with a fee of $25 per child that includes paint supplies. Mitchell said she differs from some of her competition by acknowledging and appreciating that not every child is a model pupil. “Don’t start a business that revolves around kids if you don’t like kids,” she warned. “I’ve seen it in some of the places that I’ve worked. If you have so many rules like ‘Take your shoes off’ and ‘You can’t touch this’ and ‘You can’t touch that,’ why are you working with kids? Kids are kids. They might make a mess, they might break something. I am not a ‘No! No! No!’ type of person.” “There is really not much they can get into here because this is a big open space where they can move around and play and be themselves,” she said.

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Managing rising health care costs: Help for employers BY MATTHEW FAIR

recent KeyBank survey of middle-market companies, with $20 million to $4 billion in revenues, asked responders to identify expenses which, if changed, would have the biggest impact on their businesses. Fifty percent identified employee health care costs as number one. Respondents were then asked which expenses they expected would substantially increase in the next six months — and employee health care ranked number one again. With the ongoing congressional gridlock over the Affordable Care Act, it’s no surprise the future of health care in this

country is weighing heavily on the minds of businesses and consumers alike. Coupled with a tightening job market where competitive benefits are essential for acquiring and retaining talent, it’s only natural that employers foresee rising health care costs impacting their bottom lines. What can employers do to offer competitive benefits packages while effectively managing plan costs? Having a trusted benefits advisor is a good first step. An employee benefits consultant should do more than quote insurance plans and try to reduce premiums. He or she should work in partnership with clients to implement long-term, tailored benefits strategies that address the total cost of human capital, relieve administra-

tive burden and offer robust employee benefits with a focus on wellness and driving healthy behaviors. A proactive benefits consultant will also keep clients “in the know” of ever-changing health care industry trends and compliance requirements. Here are some ways an independent benefits consultant can bring value to employers.

HELP CLIENTS UNDERSTAND AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS PRICING, ONE OF THE KEY DRIVERS OF HEALTH CARE EXPENSES

Pharmacy expenses are, by far, the highest trending area of employee benefits today. The price of prescription drugs

and the amount of specialty drugs available for treatment have exploded in the last few decades. In the mid-1990s there were less than 30 specialty drugs on the market; by 2015 there were 300, and that number increases each year. With many medications costing in the tens of thousands of dollars or more for a single course of treatment, it’s no wonder plan costs have skyrocketed. Being educated on how the Pharmaceutical Benefits Managers (PBMs) price brand and generic drugs, what preferred and nonpreferred tiers mean and how discounts, rebates and formularies work is essential for negotiating the best plan pricing for your employees and company. A trusted, independent benefits consultant can work with employers and PBMs to carve out prescription drug plans for better control and pricing.

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There is a large body of scientific evidence that shows 50 percent to 80 percent of illnesses treated today are the result of lifestyle choices — what we eat, drink, smoke and how much physical activity we engage in — or not. The more employers can do to encourage healthier choices in their workforce, the more they can drive health care savings for their employees and businesses. A trusted benefits consultant can help a company develop wellness incentives that drive healthy lifestyle decisions — like joining a �ym, engaging in quality weight loss programs, getting regular health screenings, flu shots and other preventative services. Company leaders can also be counseled on how they can build a healthy workplace culture by modeling healthy behavior themselves, such as being physically fit and maintaining good nutritional habits. Even something as simple as replacing donuts with fresh fruit at breakfast meetings and offering walking and weight loss programs during lunch can make a difference.

HELP EMPLOYERS STAY ABREAST OF EVER-CHANGING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR IMPACT TO THE BUSINESS

One thing that is clear about the ACA is that it will remain in effect for at least the foreseeable future, so employers must continue to comply with its regulations. Helping a business manage compli-

ance requirements and understand the business impact of new and proposed changes is an important value that a benefits consultant brings to the table. For example, Key Insurance & Benefits Services hosts regular webinars and workshops on a variety of regulatory issues and works one on one with clients to design and implement effective strategies to managing compliance processes and costs. Clearly, the future of health care reform is uncertain and that uncertainty is a cause for concern for businesses and consumers alike. With relatively little control over rising medical and insurance costs, business owners and executives can still make smart, cost-effective decisions on their employee benefits packages. Partnering with a knowledgeable, independent and proactive benefits consultant for guidance and representation with benefits providers is an essential starting point. Matthew Fair is vice president, benefits consulting in the Norwalk office of Key Insurance & Benefits Services, a licensed insurance broker and agent and subsidiary of KeyBank. His team serves more than 200 business clients in Connecticut and the New York metro area. He can be reached at 203-854-3419 and matt.fair@key.insurance.

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WESTON DOCTOR CONVICTED OF INSIDER TRADING A Weston doctor has been convicted of insider trading after selling pharmaceutical stock before its value sharply declined on news about a clinical drug trial he oversaw. Edward J. Kosinski, a former cardiologist at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, was convicted by a jury Nov. 28 in Hartford federal court on two counts of securities fraud-insider trading, according to Connecticut U.S. Attorney John H. Durham and Patricia M. Ferrick, special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Haven Division. Durham and Ferrick said that in January 2014, Kosinski joined Regado Biosciences as a principal investigator and authorized agent, agreeing to keep all Regado research and other information confidential. By May 2014, Kosinski owned 40,000 Regado shares, the authorities said. On June 29, 2014, he and other principal investigators received an email from the firm’s clinical trial team stating that there had been several allergic reactions during the clinical trial,

that the acceptance of new subjects was put on hold and that the Data and Safety Monitoring Board would be reviewing the recent events. On June 30, while in possession of that nonpublic information, Kosinski sold his 40,000 shares for between $6.59 and $7 per share. On July 2, 2014, after the close of the market, Regado publicly announced that the monitoring board initiated an unplanned review of the clinical trial and patient enrollment had been suspended until it completed its review. On July 3, the stock fell $3.95 from the day’s previous closing price, to close at $2.81. By selling his shares of Regado stock, Kosinski avoided a loss of approximately $160,000, the authorities said. On July 29, 2014, Kosinski and other principal investigators received an email from the clinical trial team stating that a death occurred in the clinical trial and that the trial was on hold. On July 31, while in possession of that nonpublic information, Kosinski purchased 50 Regado common stock put option contracts with a strike price of $2.50. On Aug. 25, before the market opened, Regado publicly announced that it had permanently halted the clinical trial and the price of Regado common stock fell approximately 60 percent. Kosinski then bought 5,000 shares of Regado common stock for approximately $1.13 per share and exercised

his put options, netting more than $3,000, the authorities said. Kosinski, 70, who was released on a $500,000 bond pending sentencing, faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years on each count. A sentencing date has yet to be scheduled. Regado merged in May 2015 with California biopharma Tobira Therapeutics.

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FACTS & FIGURES on the record ATTACHMENTS-FILED Franklin Enterprises Inc., et al., Danbury. Filed by Ciulla & Donofrio LLP, New Haven. $41,000 in favor of Webster Bank NA, New Haven. Property: Lot 3, Map 4627, Danbury. Filed Oct. 31. Genes Automotive LLC, Bridgeport. Filed by The Opin Law Firm, Milford. $27,000 in favor of Montano Cigarette, Candy & Tobacco LLC. Property: 276 Pasadena Place, Bridgeport. Filed Nov. 6.

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Carcole Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Joseph V. Agoglia. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 247 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 3. Collins Plaza West LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Install a new sign on the exterior of an existing commercial space at 2001 W. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,800. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Connecticut Basement Systems Inc., Seymour, contractor for Laura Pham. Stabilize the foundation on an existing commercial space at 425 High St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $7,350. Filed Nov. 9.

A.V. Tuchy, contractor for St. Joseph’s R.C. Church Corp. Construct a new superstructure for a two-story school at 85 S. Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2.3 million. Filed Nov. 3.

Cove Tent Co., contractor for the town of Fairfield. Add a temporary tent to the property of an existing commercial space at 739 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Nov. 6.

All Services LLC, contractor for Danpar Associates Limited Partnership. Add a new exit and vestibule to an existing commercial space at 3 Padanaram Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Domack Restoration LLC, contractor for Learning Center at Pipers Hill. Replace the roof on an existing commercial space at 17 Roxbury Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $66,910. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Berry, George A., contractor for David Yarden. Reframe a mechanical room in an existing commercial space at 52 Orchard St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed between Oct. 16 and Oct. 27.

Forstone Management Associates LLC, Stamford, contractor for Forstone 750 LLC. Demolish parts of the office in an existing commercial space at 750 E. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $284,000. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Blakeman Construction, Shelton, contractor for Arooga Grill House & Sports Bar. Renovate the office space in an existing commercial space to accommodate a new tenant at 387 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Nov. 8. Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd., Ridgefield, contractor for T J & Son Inc. Change the existing pharmaceutical lab into a patholo�y lab in an existing commercial space at 175 Briar Ridge Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $285,000. Filed Oct. 31.

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Gardel, Ricardo, contractor for UB Newfield Green LLC. Add a new wall and sheetrock to an existing commercial space at 565 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $23,800. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Hickory Farms, contractor for Danbury Mall LLC. Add a kiosk store in the middle of a mall at 7 Backus Ave. Main, Danbury. Estimated cost: $550. Filed Nov. 9. Inline Plastics Corp., Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing commercial space at 34 Canal St., Shelton. Estimated cost: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 7. John’s Asphalt Inc., Monroe, contractor for St. Vincent’s Hospital. Add an access ramp to an existing commercial space at 2800 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Nov. 8. Lex Products, Shelton, contractor for self. Renovate the bathrooms in an office at 15 Progress Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Magna Construction Limited LLC, Stamford, contractor for AGGCS Shippan Landing Owner LLC. Renovate the office space in an existing commercial space to accommodate a new tenant at 208 Harbor Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $3.6 million. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. NAC Industries Inc., contractor for CIFC 120 Main Holding Corp. Install a new specialized sink in an existing commercial space at 120 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Silktown Roofing Inc., contractor for DRS Consolidated Controls Inc. Install a built-up roof on an existing commercial space at 21 South St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $495,000. Filed Nov. 13. Vaz Quality Works, Bridgeport, contractor for the city of Bridgeport. Construct a new commercial pre-fab building at 495 N. Washington Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $185,000. Filed Nov. 9. Wesley & Son Home Improvement, contractor for R-K Brick Walk II LLC. Perform a tenant fit-up in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 1261 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 9.

New Life Home Improvement LLC, contractor for Turnpike Shopping Center LLC. Expand the rehab center into the empty space in the rear of an existing single-family residence at 1901 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,600. Filed Nov. 9.

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One Enterprise Drive, Shelton, contractor for Romano Partners. Renovate the office space in an existing commercial space to accommodate a new tenant at 1 Enterprise Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Nov. 8.

3D Home Design Services LLC, contractor for Dennis G. McCarthy and Ryan McCarthy. Add a detached three-car garage with storage above on an existing single-family residence at 160 Cherry Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Paniccia Construction Corporation LLC, contractor for Summer Street Equity LLC. Improve the interior of an existing commercial space at 1640 Summer St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

A G C Home Improvement LLC, contractor for 414 Wormwood Road LLC. Add an attic to the second floor of an existing single-family residence at 414 Wormwood Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Pavarini North East Construction Company Inc., Stamford, contractor for ESRT First Stamford Place SPE LLC. Perform interior renovations in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 151 Greenwich Ave., Unit 300, Stamford. Estimated cost: $4.9 million. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. R A General Services LLC, contractor for CEG Realty LLC. Replace the old roof on an existing commercial space and add a new roof onto an existing commercial space at Mill Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $41,000. Filed Nov. 9. Rizzo Companies Inc., contractor for 55 Triangle LLC. Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 55 Triangle St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $402,600. Filed Nov. 7. Rodriguez, Ruby K., contractor for self. Replace the old roof on an existing commercial space at 364 Main St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $11,500. Filed Nov. 9. Shelton Town Center LLC, Shelton, contractor for Smoke World. Alter the interior in an existing commercial space at 350 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 9.

A.W. Construction LLC, Trumbull, contractor for Southgate Inc. Renovate the basement bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 82 South Ave., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 1. AA Building & Wrecking, contractor for D Charles LLC. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 395 Wormwood Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Nov. 6.

AU Home Renovations LLC, contractor for Hira S. Chabra, et al. Build a portico attached to an existing single-family residence at 147 Thornwood Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,360. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Barta, Miklos, Norwalk, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 241 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Nov. 3. Belgica Veronica Uguna-Tamay, contractor for Daniel R. Cordeiro. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 7 W. Wooster St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed Nov. 9. BMS Construction LLC, contractor for Nancy H. Hamilton. Create a new three-car garage, screened porch and deck to add to an existing singlefamily residence at 3 Pilgrim Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed Nov. 6. Borrell Construction Services LLC, Scranton, Pa., contractor for James Nesmith. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 245 Earl Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $13,975. Filed Nov. 8. Borrell Construction Services LLC, Scranton, Pennsylvania, contractor for Joyce Houston. Replace the windows on an existing single-family residence at 273 Black Rock Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,400. Filed Nov. 7. Borrell Construction Services LLC, Scranton, Pennsylvania, contractor for Rebecca Lewis. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 700 Cleveland Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,290. Filed Nov. 7.

Adames, Roberto and Rodriguez Adames, Danbury, contractor for self. Enlarge the window in the kitchen at 84 Highland Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $200. Filed Nov. 6.

Cambizaca, Marianela, Danbury, contractor for self. Replace the bathroom in the basement of an existing single-family residence at 16 Coach Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Alves, Joao, Shelton, contractor for self. Replace the windows of an existing single-family residence at 419 Shelton Ave., Shelton. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Campfield Drive Properties LLC, Fairfield, contractor for self. Construct a new eight-unit townhouse at 50 Campfield Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $163,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Ariola Building Contractors LLC, Stamford, contractor for 167 Summer Street LLC. Finish the basement and playroom in an existing single-family residence at 167 Summer St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $33,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Campfield Drive Properties LLC, Fairfield, contractor for self. Construct a new four-unit townhouse at 52 Campfield Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $136,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Armstrong Shelton, Shelton, contractor for Lifecare. Install fixtures in an existing single-family residence at 2 Armstrong Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Cherry Hill Construction, contractor for Waro LLC. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 42 Puritan Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Nov. 9.

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GOOD THINGS FAIRFIELD

A MOBILE CLINIC FOR HURRICANE RELIEF

YOU’D BETTER WATCH OUT AND NOT CRY Here’s why: Santa came to town in Fairfield on Nov. 25 – and, being the ubiquitous sort, probably in a lot of other places too, none quite so obvious as at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan. The Fairfield Santa was played by Joe Skarupa and he came into town on a Fairfield fire truck. Then, in a gazebo on Sherman Green, he spent the next few hours listening to the wishes of hundreds of children and giving each one a holiday

gift item sponsored by Senior Helpers. There was a petting zoo sponsored by ACBI Insurance and horse and wagon rides sponsored by Bigelow Tea, Fairfield University, Westy Self Storage, Delamar Southport, LCP General Contractors LLC, White Rose Home Healthcare Agency LLC, Splash Car Wash, and Rockin’ Jump Trumbull. Disc Jockey Scott Nickel provided the festive music. This Fairfield Chamber of Commerce event, in its 17th year, was made possible

by the support of the chamber’s membership, including event sponsors Bankwell, Massage Envy and F45 Training. Fairfield Chamber of Commerce President Beverly Balaz said that the event “…also gives us the opportunity to promote ‘Small Business Saturday’ at the same time, reminding parents to shop local during the holidays. In addition, we happily showcase about 20 nonprofits to share their information about their organizations during this time of giving.”

A 40-foot converted school bus was in the spotlight in Stamford on Nov. 28 for a sendoff ceremony at the headquarters of the nonprofit Americares. It had been turned into a mobile medical unit several years ago and saw service during various emergencies in the U.S. Now, the clinic on wheels is being donated to the Ponce Medical School Foundation in Puerto Rico, which is providing outreach to survivors in communities hit by Hurricane Maria. The vehicle has two exam rooms and will be used to provide various medical services ranging from primary care to mental health.

Much of Puerto Rico still remains without power and clean running water. Access to remote areas is extremely difficult. The mobile clinic had been sent to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, to Texas after Hurricane Ike and to health centers across New York City after Superstorm Sandy. The unit primarily served as a mobile outpost for the Americares Free Clinics in Connecticut, providing care for low-income, uninsured residents. It was in service in Stamford until January when a clinic was opened in a permanent location.

ANTARES INVESTS IN NORWALK ACTS

Reyno A. Giallongo Jr. addresses the gathering.

From left: Reyno Giallongo Jr.; Juanita T. James, president and CEO of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation and First County Bank’s board of directors; Karen Kelly, bank senior vice president; and Robert Granada, bank president and COO.

BANK TOTALS GRANTS TO NONPROFITS The First County Bank Foundation hosted its Annual Celebration of Mutual Partnerships on Nov. 15 at the Palace Theatre in Stamford, where the foundation announced the total until that date of its 2017 standard grant awards. More than $663,000 was given to 82 local nonprofit groups, most of which had representatives at the event. A sampling of the nonprofits which received grants in 2017 included The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, Stamford; Kids in Crisis, Greenwich; Human Services Council, Norwalk; Homes with Hope, Westport; Person to Person, Darien; and Waveny Lifecare Network, New Canaan. The foundation also makes CommunityFirst grants throughout the year, available to K-5 public school teachers and provides scholarships. Since its inception in 2001, the foundation has granted more than $8.2 million. Reyno A. Giallongo Jr., president of the foundation, said, “The foundation is the cornerstone of everything the bank does and it’s rewarding to be part of an organization, which works together with these organizations to ensure basic needs are met.”

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Antares Capital donated $8,500 on Nov. 17 to Norwalk Acts in support of its community work aimed at enriching and improving the lives and futures of Norwalk’s children and youth. In addition to money, Antares Capital provides in-kind support of backpacks for children, volunteer help at Norwalk Acts’ Back to School Night at Stepping Stones Museum for Children and involvement in the organization’s leadership committees. Norwalk Acts has programs to help

children get ready for kindergarten, and then follows their progress with programs continuing right through high school and into college. “As a financial services firm, we appreciate first hand the importance of utilizing data to drive accountability and inform strategy. We are pleased to support Norwalk Acts, whose members work tirelessly throughout our community to achieve significant and lasting social change,” said Charlie Allred, senior managing director at Antares.

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN With only about one month left until the Greenwich United Way awards its grants in January as part of its Community Investment Process, support from the community is being sought. Households will shortly receive an appeal to help neighbors who need it most. “The annual campaign funds the grants awarded through our commu-

nity investment process that has priority areas of mental health, youth and selfsufficiency,” said annual campaign chair Marie Woodburn. Annual campaign dollars come from Greenwich residents, local workplace efforts and fundraising events. The annual campaign began in September at Greenwich Hospital.

HAPPENING Back row from left: Farrell Nivrose, Evan O'Connell, Filine Bruyland, Phil Lohmeyer, teacher and student activities coordinator, and Kena Monge. Front row from left: Beth Ferrer, Inaaya Jacobsen, Sofia Shklovsky and Kaitlyn Sandoval Diaz.

HURRICANE HEALERS AT WHITBY A student group from Whitby School in Greenwich known as Dumbledore’s Army planned and hosted a movie night fundraiser to help hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. The event, titled “Harry Potter’s Hurricane Healers,” took place at the school’s performing arts center. It was co-sponsored by the Whitby Parents Association. Price of admission was at least one first-aid item. Students also sold Harry Potter-themed baked goods. The event raised more than $400 and the team collected 410 medical supply donations. The funds and supplies were given to Teens

4PR, a nonprofit involved in fundraising for hurricane relief and reconstruction in Puerto Rico. Beth Ferrer, Whitby's community service coordinator, said of those involved, “Not only did they make it a fun event, they developed their fundraising skills while also contributing to the rebuilding of Puerto Rico.” The medical supplies were carried on a chartered flight to Puerto Rico with 33 nurses and 5 doctors that was organized by Hispanic Federation, a nonprofit founded by the father of Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the hit show “Hamilton.”

Players focused intently on their Scrabble boards.

Chairing the Scrabble Challenge were, from left: David Ball, Victoria Zerjav and David Tuttle.

SPELLING SUCCESS WITH SCRABBLE FUNDRAISER More than 40 teams showed off their skills at the Scrabble board when Literacy Volunteers at Family Centers in Greenwich held a Scrabble Challenge fundraiser at the Stamford Hilton. Players enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and two rounds of Scrabble. When the dust and tiles with letters on them settled, teams from FactSet and the Stanwich School were named winners of the corporate and schools divisions, respectively. The FactSet team members were Jason Gaddy, Nupir Jain and Jason Lee. Representing the Stanwich School were Diane LaSalle, Charlotte Richard, and Maddie Azrak. The friends and family division Team Day 3 winners were Lucy Day, Daniel Brauer and Emily Grant. All proceeds supported Literacy Volunteers’ English-language, literacy and education services offered throughout Fairfield County.

BREAKFAST RAISES $50K FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

REDUCED TUITION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS Sacred Heart University in Fairfield is offering a 25 percent tuition discount for first responders throughout the tristate area who enroll in SHU’s new Master of Public Administration program, which starts next fall. “We are honored to offer police officers, firefighters and EMS providers in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey the opportunity for reduced tuition in this exciting new program,” SHU President John J. Petillo said. The degree can be completed in one year of full-time study or two years part time and is offered in a hybrid format of both on-campus and online courses.

HEALTH CARE AND PAMPERING FOR PETS Spot On Veterinary Hospital & Hotel is scheduled to open Dec. 11 at 184 Selleck St. in Stamford. Founded by veterinarian Philip Putter in 2015 as a mobile practice, Putter and his wife, Becky, found that demand for their services was so strong that a brick-and-mortar location was justified. Philip Putter graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. He then attended Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed his year of veterinary clinical rotations at The Ohio State University. Becky Putter, is director of operations and handles business administration, finances and marketing. She too graduated from Vassar. In addition to a veterinary hospital, Spot On offers a luxury pet hotel and day care, an animal adoption center, a grooming spa and boutique. Serving as associate veterinarians are Anna Larson and Rachel Fuentes. Kaeley Blum is director of the facility.

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Marie Sturdevant, left, and Jane Davis, president and CEO of Ability Beyond.

The Autumn Breakfast held by Ability Beyond on Nov. 15 at the Ethan Allen Hotel in Danbury raised $50,000 to support the nonprofit’s mental health services. The funds will help men and women with mental illness find a job and their own home to become part of the community. Honored at the event were Charles Herrick and Marie Sturdevant. Herrick received the Theresa Foss Memorial Award for his longtime work as Ability Beyond’s consulting psychiatrist on the Internal Program Review Committees/ Ethics Committee. He also served as the event’s keynote speaker. Sturdevant received the Celine Karraker Memorial Award for her work as chairman of the Catchment Area Council #21, studying and evaluating existing mental health services in the catchment area and making recommendations on the types of services needed.

From left, David Brant, Dan Esty and Don Hyman.

ASPETUCK PRESERVES 38 MORE ACRES Aspetuck Land Trust, a conservation organization that preserves open space in Easton, Fairfield, Westport and Weston, has completed the purchase of 38 acres of forestland off Wampum Hill Road in Weston that will now be protected from development. Since the Colonial era, the property had been owned by only two families, the Sturges and Belknap families. It was originally granted to the Sturges family by the British monarchy. The property was bought in 1927 by Chauncey Belknap, an attorney from New York City, who was looking for a getaway home in Connecticut. The $367,000 acquisition from the Belknap family expands the trust’s ex-

isting 86-acre Honey Hill Preserve that spans the towns of Weston and Wilton. Since its start in 1966, the trust has protected 149 properties totaling more than 1,800 acres. “This block of land is a key component in our effort to conserve 410 acres in one of the last undeveloped interior forest blocks in Weston and Wilton. It is the last frontier of open space in our area,” said David Brant, executive director of the trust. “The reality is that in the present political environment, financial resources for land conservation from both state and federal government sources are getting extremely tight,” said Don Hyman of Fairfield, newly elected president of the trust.

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FIGURES Ludke, Edward J., Danbury, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 226 Franklin Street Extension, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,800. Filed Nov. 7.

Established Contractors LLC, contractor for Robert R. Collis and Susan Tully. Remodel the kitchen and two bathrooms in an existing single-family residence at 135 Middle River Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Hobson Brothers Construction, contractor for Ivan Omahony and Yoganand Omahony. Relocate the kitchen and remove the wall in an existing single-family residence at 95 Brighton View Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Exquisite Contractors LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for YMCA. Replace the windows of an existing singlefamily residence at 1054 Boston Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,150. Filed Nov. 3.

The Home Depot USA Inc., Rocky Hill, contractor for Mary Vento. Install replacement windows in an existing single-family residence at 55 Bouton St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $605. Filed Nov. 3.

Montefusceli, Diane C. and Peter Montefusceli, Greenwich, contractor for self. Remove the old shingles on the roof of an existing single-family residence and replace with new shingles at 29 Hollow Wood Lane, Unit 2, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed October 2017.

Coppolo, Daniel Joseph, Danbury, contractor for self. Replace the front porch and gable roof on an existing single-family residence at 27 Fourth St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Fausto, Salinas, contractor for Elizabeth Bojic. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 27 Hillwood Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,800. Filed Oct. 31.

The Home Depot USA Inc., contractor for Peter J. Ragusa, et al. Replace the windows of an existing singlefamily residence at 27 London Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,671. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Montgomery, Claude D., et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Legalize the deck at an existing single-family residence at 93 Iron Gate Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed between Oct. 16 and Oct. 27.

Crowley, Gale, Danbury, contractor for self. Add knee walls and dormers to an existing single-family residence and remove the roof at Rockwood Lane, Danbury. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Flying Colors Roofing LLC, contractor for David Press, et al. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 240 Fishing Trail, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Home Wiz LLC, contractor for John Kendall Palladino. Finish the basement in an existing single-family residence for a family room at 17 Robinhood Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Murphy & Sons Inc., contractor for Melissa A. McFadden. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 27 Faucetti St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,800. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Cutaneo, Carolyn S. and Louis M. Cutaneo, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 24 Skyline Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Fratturo, Brian, contractor for Scott A. Jachimski, et al. Construct a new shower stall in an existing singlefamily residence at 35 Andover Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Iwaskiewicz, Wojciech, contractor for Anana G. Homes LLC. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 1090 Stillson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Neaderland, Marjorie H., contractor for self. Renovate the fireplace in an existing single-family residence at 21 Possum Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Darby Builders LLC, Southbury, contractor for self. Build a two-story colonial with an attached three-car garage and an open rear deck at 22 Whispering Pines Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $263,180. Filed Nov. 8.

G&S Renovations LLC, contractor for Nicholas Seyot. Remove the wall in the kitchen and paneling on the porch of an existing single-family residence at 38 Red Fox Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,160. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Collins, Beth, Fairfield, contractor for self. Gut and remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 30 Merton St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $31,000. Filed Nov. 9. Coppola, Barbara and Steven R. Davis, New Canaan, contractor for self. Move the pool fence to the perimeter of an existing single-family residence at 71 Gerrish Lane, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Delmazio, Josephine G., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a generator to the interior of an existing single-family residence at 35 Black Rock Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Drennan, Joseph J., Shelton, contractor for self. Renovate the water heater in an existing single-family residence at 19 Stowe Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 7. E R Salvatore Associates LLC, contractor for Bryan Flyers LLC. Renovate the kitchen cabinets and remodel the master bathroom and laundry room in an existing single-family residence at 21 Bryan Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Nov. 3. E R Salvatore Associates LLC, Stamford, contractor for Kent Godfrey and Diana Godfrey. Renovate the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 23 Grace St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed Oct. 30. East End Developers Inc., contractor for 304 Hunyadi LLC. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 304 Hunyadi Ave., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 7. EB Building and Design LLC, contractor for Robinson Pleasants, et al. Add a bathroom and a bar area to the finished basement in an existing single-family residence at 26 E. King St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 9.

G&S Renovations LLC, contractor for Henry P. Bubel, et al. Remodel the kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 101 Wild Duck Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $56,250. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Global Import LLC, Stamford, contractor for self. Remove and replace the kitchen cabinets and master bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 105 Sutton Drive East, Stamford. Estimated cost: $21,300. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Global Technologies Group, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add two bedrooms and bathrooms to the second floor of an existing singlefamily residence at 80 Foster Square, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed Nov. 9. Grossman, Mark, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Renovate and construct a new ADA ramp in an existing single-family residence and remove the closet walls at 1280 Hope St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Hawkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ridge of Shelton, Shelton, contractor for self. Construct a twostory colonial with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a patio and an attached two-car garage at 48 White Tail Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $204,906. Filed Nov. 8.

J N Ruddy LLC, contractor for Josh Overbay and Emily Overbay. Renovate the bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 8 Flicker Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Nov. 3. Jeanetti, Nicole, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 43 Laurel Wood Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $29,480. Filed Nov. 9. Joseph, Alex, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Renovate the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 80 Carlson Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,500. Filed Nov. 9. Kencore Construction, Burlington, contractor for Fore Group Inc. Demolish an existing single-family residence at 61 Sturbridge Hill Road, New Canaan. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 2. Koziol, Christine L. and John H. Koziol, Danbury, contractor for self. Renew the permit for a generator in an existing single-family residence at 9 Woodstone, Danbury. Cost undisclosed. Filed Nov. 6. Laufer, Diane and Mark Laufer, Shelton, contractor for self. Construct a screened room on an existing slab at 20 Tory Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $10,552. Filed Nov. 7. Lecher Development LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Alexandria F. Wetzel. Remove the roof structure on top of an existing single-family residence and reconfigure the wall, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, laundry room, porch and office at 126 High Ridge Ave., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $255,000. Filed Nov. 15.

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Nolan, Julianne and Michael Nolan, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels onto the roof of an existing single-family residence at 2 Shelter Rock Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $25,008. Filed Nov. 8. Oak Street Design & Construction Inc., contractor for Mounir A. Farah, et al. Remodel a kitchen in an existing single-family residence at 151 Shelter Rock Road, Unit 12, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Nov. 7. Pereira, Antonio L., Danbury, contractor for self. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 7 Cottage St., Danbury. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 8. Pinzon, Eimar, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Add to the first and second floor in an existing single-family residence at 585 Ruth St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Nov. 1. Power Home Remodeling Group Inc., Chester, Pa., contractor for Adrian Perez and Philip Perez. Replace the windows on an existing single-family residence at 7 Virginia Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $11,874. Filed Nov. 7. Power Home Remodeling Group Inc., Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Doristine Jones and Joseph Jones. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at Diana Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $20,300. Filed Nov. 8. Power Home Remodeling Group Inc., Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Mary J. Pallo and Charles B. Pallo. Strip and reroof an existing singlefamily residence at 4 Harvard Ave., Danbury. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Danielle Diglio, et al. Replace the windows on an existing singlefamily residence at 48 Black Twig Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,452. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Miranda Concepcion. Replace the siding on an existing single-family residence at 59 Carnegie Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $17,289. Filed Nov. 8. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC, Chester, Pennsylvania, contractor for Gloria Gordon. Add windows to an existing single-family residence at 1780 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,765. Filed Nov. 2. Quiroga, Christian, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Finish the basement and playroom in an existing single-family residence at 51 Ridgevale Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,800. Filed Nov. 3. Rad, Krisztina, Fairfield, contractor for self. Add an attic to the second floor of an existing single-family residence at 555 High St., Fairfield. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed Nov. 6. Ribeiro, Rui M., Danbury, contractor for self. Remodel the siding, roof, kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 23 Blackberry Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 6. Salvatore, Ryan, contractor for Nassau Newfield Avenue LLC. Construct a new single-family house with a covered porch and drainage system at 1677 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $575,000. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Solar City Corp., Rocky Hill, contractor for David Laurent. Reinforce the installation of a solar panel on the roof of an existing single-family residence at 1930-1932 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,400. Filed Nov. 3. Steponavicius, Nerijus, et al., Stamford, contractor for self. Add a two-story attached garage with a living space above the garage of an existing single-family residence at 6 Long Hill Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,200. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Stock, Stephanie, Shelton, contractor for self. Install vinyl siding on an existing single-family residence at 44 Sunset Drive, Shelton. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Nov. 8. THD at Home Services Inc., Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, contractor for Guy J. Cappello. Install windows in an existing single-family residence at 196 Park St., New Canaan. Estimated cost: $9,406. Filed Nov. 2. Toll Connecticut III Ltd. Partnership, Newtown, contractor for Toll Connecticut III Limited. Finish a basement with a full bathroom at 22 Winding Ridge Way, Danbury. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Toll Connecticut III Ltd. Partnership, Newtown, contractor for Toll Connecticut III Limited. Construct a new four-family dwelling at Reserve Road, Building 29, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 13. Toll Connecticut III Ltd Partnership, Newtown, contractor for Toll Connecticut III Limited. Construct a new single-family residence at 50 Winding Ridge Way, Danbury. Estimated cost: $409,101. Filed Nov. 13. Toll Connecticut III Ltd Partnership, Newtown, contractor for Toll Connecticut III Limited. Construct a new single-family residence at 54 Winding Ridge Way, Danbury. Estimated cost: $212,113. Filed Nov. 13. Toll Connecticut III Ltd Partnership, Newtown, contractor for Toll Connecticut III Limited. Construct a new single-family residence at 56 Winding Ridge Way, Danbury. Estimated cost: $272,371. Filed Nov. 13. Toll Connecticut III Ltd Partnership, Newtown, contractor for Toll Connecticut III Limited. Change posts in concrete at Reserve Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 13. Toll Connecticut III Ltd Partnership, Newtown, contractor for Toll Connecticut III Limited. Construct a new townhouse with three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, two-car garage and attached deck at 13 Enclave Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $322,949. Filed Nov. 9. Toll Connecticut III Ltd Partnership, Newtown, contractor for Toll Connecticut III Limited. Construct a new townhouse with two bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, two-car garage and attached deck at 15 Enclave Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $256,883. Filed Nov. 9. Trinity Heating & Air Inc., contractor for Erin K. Rossitto. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 298 S. Benson Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,240. Filed Nov. 6. Trinity Heating & Air Inc., contractor for John T. Walsh. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 421 Adley Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $2,262. Filed Nov. 6. Tristate Restoration Services LLC, Wilton, contractor for Dale McKale. Paint the interior and exterior of an existing single-family residence at 66 Pelham Lane, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $175,000. Filed Oct. 31. Tucciarone, James, contractor for Thomas M. Scalera and Rebecca Scalera. Demolish an existing singlefamily residence at 193 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Nov. 7. US Home Services LLC, contractor for Joseph A. Thibodeau, et al. Construct a two-bay garage with a full bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 17 Wyndover Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $204,480. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

FACTS Veliotis, Nadine and Stanley Veliotis, Shelton, contractor for self. Add an in-ground pool to the property of an existing single-family residence at 11 Grace Lane, Shelton. Estimated cost: $38,000. Filed Nov. 8. Vile, Douglas J., et al., Danbury, contractor for self. Replace the drywall in the basement in an existing single-family residence at 2 Huntington Drive, Danbury. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Nov. 6. Vinylume Inc., contractor for Enrico A. Dematt, et al. Add vinyl siding to the outside of an existing single-family residence at 50 Sweet Briar Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Willis, Robert C., Stamford, contractor for self. Build a second bathroom in an existing single-family residence and attach a one-car garage to it at 81 Plymouth Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10. Zotov, Pavel, Shelton, contractor for self. Build a one-story addition with a deck, siding, roof and windows at 4 Garden Terrace, Shelton. Estimated cost: $133,000. Filed Nov. 8.

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COMMITTEE DEEDS

Vinylume Inc., contractor for Gabriella I. Kladni. Remove and install new asphalt shingles on the exterior of an existing single-family residence at 56 Lakeview Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $12,500. Filed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 10.

Castro, Magaly E. and Hector A. Castro, et al., Stratford. Appointed committee: David J. Laudano, Stratford. Property: 405 Wiklund Ave., Stratford. Amount: $206,700. Docket no. FBT-CV-16-6055545-S. Filed Nov. 8.

Vivint Solar, contractor for Scott Wilson. Add solar panels onto the roof of an existing single-family residence at 4 Saddle Rock Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $14,421. Filed Nov. 8.

Geason, Jane, et al., Newtown. Appointed committee: Laura A. Goldstein, Newtown. Property: Lot 23, Map 3140, Newtown. Amount: $195,000. Docket no. DBD-CV-16-6020718-S. Filed Nov. 3.

Walker, Max, Stratford, contractor for Dennis Conroy. Renovate the interior and exterior doors attached to an existing single-family residence at 620-622 Beechmont Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Malec, Peter J., et al., Shelton. Appointed committee: George R. Temple, Shelton. Property: 214 Meadow St., Shelton. Amount: $263,864. Docket no. AAN-CV-17-6021525-S. Filed Nov. 2.

Walter, Bill, Shelton, contractor for self. Add solar panels to the roof of an existing single-family residence at 283 River Road, Shelton. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Reeve, Tracey Lynn, et al., Danbury. Appointed committee: Osvaldo G. Machado, Danbury. Property: 3-3 Fairview Ave., Danbury. Amount: $73,100. Docket no. DBD-CV-176021613-S. Filed Nov. 6.

Wayne Dimm Enterprises Inc., contractor for PFS Associates Partnership. Install an ATM on a traffic island at 2000 Post Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 6. Webber, Mike, Sherman, contractor for Maura McNeil. Construct a new two-story single-family residence at 90 Hackley St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $185,000. Filed Nov. 6. Webber, Mike, Sherman, contractor for Maura McNeil. Construct a new one-story one-car garage on the property of an existing single-family residence at 90 Hackley St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $185,000. Filed Nov. 6. White Home Products, Stratford, contractor for Bill Leopold. Strip and reroof an existing single-family residence at 160-162 Summerfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $17,215. Filed Nov. 9. Wicked Good Handyman LLC, contractor for Miklos Barta. Demolish the kitchen and bathroom in an existing single-family residence at 241 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Schoonmaker, Amy E., Danbury. Appointed committee: Hillel Goldman, Danbury. Property: 23 Scuppo Road, Apt. 1-3, Danbury. Amount: $115,000. Docket no. DBD-CV-166018840-S. Filed Nov. 8. Thomas, Patricia L., et al., Danbury. Appointed committee: Patrick J. Walsh, Danbury. Property: 7 Cottage St., Danbury. Amount: $153,000. Docket no. DBD-CV-14-6014931-S. Filed Oct. 31.

COMMERCIAL 3 Richmondville Westport LLC, New York, New York. Seller: David R. Williams, Westport. Property: Lot 4, Map 3422, Westport. Amount: $490,000. Filed Nov. 3. 7 Belaire Drive LLC, Westport. Seller: Mary I. Reed, Westport. Property: 7 Belaire Drive, Westport. Amount: $275,000. Filed Nov. 3. Bridgeport Islamic Society Inc., Bridgeport. Seller: Clinton Corners LLC, Westport. Property: Clinton Avenue, Bridgeport. Amount: $245,000. Filed Nov. 3. CH Atlantis LLC, Dallas, Texas. Seller: General Equities Inc., Kensington. Property: Main Street, Danbury. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Nov. 9.

FIGURES

Creston Capital LLC, Stratford. Seller: Mary Korzinski and John Korzinski, Prospect. Property: 101 Kenwood Ave., Stratford. Amount: $167,500. Filed Nov. 6.

Alicea, Luis R., Stratford. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 39 Taft St., Stratford. Amount: $135,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Ciarcia, Jordana and Ryan Ciarcia, Ridgefield. Seller: Terrence R. Hastings and Margaret G. Hastings, Ridgefield. Property: 24 Dawn Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $462,500. Filed Nov. 6.

FCMR LLC, Brookfield. Seller: Christopher Cerminara, Danbury. Property: 75 Brittania Drive, Unit F4, Danbury. Amount: $279,900. Filed Nov. 8.

Arevalo, Juan C., Danbury. Seller: Christopher C. J. Keefe and Nicole M. Keefe, Danbury. Property: 48 Smoke Hill Drive, Danbury. Amount: $315,000. Filed Nov. 15.

Ciocca Sr., James E., Northford. Seller: Fortuna Mangieri, Fairfield. Property: 57 Flower House Road, Fairfield. Amount: $605,000. Filed Nov. 15.

FDG RF Propco LLC, Alpharetta, Georgia. Seller: Old Quarry Road LLC, Ridgefield. Property: Lot 1, Map 9407, Ridgefield. Amount: $3.2 million. Filed Nov. 13. KNG Holdings LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: David A. Green, Bridgeport. Property: 119 Kennedy Drive, Unit 119, Bridgeport. Amount: $92,315. Filed Nov. 2. Northeastern Conference Corporation of Seventh Day Adventists, Jamaica, New York. Seller: Cornerstone Community Church Inc., Norwalk. Property: 244 East Ave., Norwalk. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 2. Pinnacle Peak Inc., Shelton. Seller: Robert Geoffrey Colvin and Jennifer P. Buchanan, Fairfield. Property: 600 Hulls Farm Road, Fairfield. Amount: $830,000. Filed Nov. 1. Platt Building LLC, Southbury. Seller: Gordon E. Palmer, Southbury. Property: Vining Road, Map 8361, Newtown. Amount: $80,000. Filed Nov. 2. Romano Brothers Builders LLC, Shelton. Seller: George F. Warmke Jr. and Gail R. Warmke, Stratford. Property: 149-151 King St., Stratford. Amount: $120,000. Filed Nov. 7. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Seller: Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Coppell, Texas. Property: 278 Texas Ave., Unit 30, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 3. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, San Diego, California. Property: 773-775 Norman St., Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 7. Westwind Properties LLC, Milford. Seller: Gilberto Castaneda, Monroe. Property: 170-172 Livingston Place, Bridgeport. Amount: $155,000. Filed Nov. 3.

RESIDENTIAL Abou-Assi, Adnan, Stratford. Seller: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 365D Granfield Ave., Building 6, Stratford. Amount: $9,000. Filed Nov. 8. Aguilera, Hilda R., Easton. Seller: Barry Lifrieri and Josephine Lifrieri, Shelton. Property: 5 Waverly Road, Shelton. Amount: $370,000. Filed Nov. 8.

Babjak, Patricia B. and Robert J. Babjak, Stratford. Seller: Judith McGuire, Stratford. Property: 205 Hickory Woods Lane, Stratford. Amount: $195,000. Filed Nov. 2. Berberian, Jennifer and Kenneth Sjoberg, Ridgefield. Seller: Stephen D. Dressel and Tracey L. Dressel, Ridgefield. Property: 94 Cains Hill Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $760,000. Filed Oct. 23. Brewster, Karen and William Brewster, Fairfield. Seller: Sandra J. Goodman, Fairfield. Property: 74 Turney Road, Fairfield. Amount: $553,000. Filed Nov. 16. Brown, Mary L., Fairfield. Seller: Jacqueline M. Brown, Fairfield. Property: 197 Fairland Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $327,000. Filed Nov. 15. Cabrera, Walter, Bridgeport. Seller: Flor Gonzalez, Bridgeport. Property: 134 Springdale St., Bridgeport. Amount: $110,000. Filed Nov. 8. Camerik, Wendy A. and Richard S. Camerik, Bedford, New York. Seller: Beth Ann Browne, Ridgefield. Property: 228 Nod Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $652,750. Filed Oct. 24. Capasso, Chelsey V. and Michael E. Walsh, Fishkill, New York. Seller: Jessica M. Albair, Danbury. Property: 23 Scuppo Road, Unit 5-9, Danbury. Amount: $144,500. Filed Nov. 14. Carnevale, Lisa E. and Thomas R. Tuttle Jr., Norwalk. Seller: Richard W. Schiff and Lorraine Schiff, Shelton. Property: 359 Waverly Road, Shelton. Amount: $521,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Colon, Adalberto, Stratford. Seller: Alfred T. Thornton and Joan A. Thornton, Bridgeport. Property: 85 Powell Terrace, Bridgeport. Amount: $145,000. Filed Nov. 9. Colon, Daina S., Stratford. Seller: Thomas M. Ontko, Milford. Property: 52 Bowe Ave., Stratford. Amount: $155,000. Filed Nov. 6. Conroy, Carolyn, Danbury. Seller: Toll Connecticut III LP, Danbury. Property: 814 Center Meadow Road, Danbury. Amount: $292,070. Filed Nov. 1. Crumble, Marjorie, Bridgeport. Seller: Claudinei Sotero, Fairfield. Property: Lot 48, Beardsley Park Terrace, Bridgeport. Amount: $260,000. Filed Nov. 8. Cugine, Colleen M., Ridgefield. Seller: Colleen M. Cugine, Ridgefield. Property: Unit 14 in The Elms, Ridgefield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 30. Cuseo, Amanda, Stratford. Seller: Cynthia A. Durkin, Stratford. Property: 97 Penny Meadow Lane, Unit A, Stratford. Amount: $229,000. Filed Nov. 6. Daniels, Yvonne, Stratford. Seller: William Twiss, Stratford. Property: Lot 155, Graham St., Stratford. Amount: $209,900. Filed Nov. 6. Detrina, Song and Thomas Detrina, Danbury. Seller: Toll Connecticut III LP, Danbury. Property: 5 Moorland Drive, Danbury. Amount: $424,203. Filed Nov. 1.

Castagne, Victor H., Danbury. Seller: Lisa Arconti, Danbury. Property: 23-25 Montgomery St., Danbury. Amount: $178,500. Filed Nov. 6.

Dreskin, Matthew and Max A. Cotton, Ridgefield. Seller: Frank M. Horvath and Patricia A. Horvath, Ridgefield. Property: 14 Harvey Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $395,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Checkosky, Mark, Brookfield. Seller: Christopher P. Bauer and Cheryl M. Bauer, Milford. Property: 32 Crows Nest Lane, Unit 26, Danbury. Amount: $260,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Dressel, Tracey and Stephen R. Dressel, Ridgefield. Seller: Mark S. Jones and Lorna C. Jones, Ridgefield. Property: 107 Poplar Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 30.

Chen, Zhidong and Li Zhong, Ridgefield. Seller: Ines Piedrahita, Danbury. Property: 7 Padanaram Road, Unit 162, Danbury. Amount: $100,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Dutton, Edie O., Fairfield. Seller: Paul A. Terek, Bridgeport. Property: The Village at Black Rock, Unit 330, Bridgeport. Amount: $198,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Christie, Janice, Bridgeport. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 131-135 Manila St., Bridgeport. Amount: $120,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Ehrhard, Robert, Hopewell Junction, New York. Seller: John Paul Pudelka and Eileen L. Pudelka, Danbury. Property: 12 Edgewood St., Danbury. Amount: $156,500. Filed Nov. 1.

Evagash, Marybeth and Joseph Evagash, Newtown. Seller: Kazuo Mizoguchi and Elizabeth M. Sweeney, Fairfield. Property: 35 Norcliff Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Nov. 6. Evans, Mary E. and Joseph G. LaSala, Madison. Seller: Angela Christine Gillon, Fairfield. Property: 21 Cummings Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $520,000. Filed Nov. 13. Fernandez, Andrea P. Pico, Danbury. Seller: Michael A. D’Amura and Ariana C. D’Amura, Danbury. Property: 1 Gloria Lane, Danbury. Amount: $296,000. Filed Nov. 2. Fusco, Alan and Irma Fusco, Bronx, New York. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 1140 Success Ave., Stratford. Amount: $27,000. Filed Nov. 3. Gaines, Susan, Westport. Seller: Donna Carlin and Andrea Carlin, Andover, Massachusetts. Property: 125 Olcott Way, Ridgefield. Amount: $165,000. Filed Nov. 9. Gaisser, Hope O., Ridgefield. Seller: Charter Group Partners At Ridgefield LLC, Brookfield. Property: 77 Sunset Lane, Unit 231, Ridgefield. Amount: $576,730. Filed Nov. 6. Galich, Michelle L., Stratford. Seller: Allen Hartle, Stratford. Property: 425429 Bruce Ave., Stratford. Amount: $235,000. Filed Nov. 8. Galitello, Joyce M. and Saverio V. Galitello, Bronx, New York. Seller: Toll Connecticut III LP, Danbury. Property: 803 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Amount: $295,184. Filed Nov. 2. Garcia, Natalie and Frank Maisonet, Bridgeport. Seller: Fabian Balarezo and Edelvia Balarezo, Bridgeport. Property: 303 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $240,000. Filed Nov. 7. Generales, Kristofer and Nicole M. Generales, Stamford. Seller: Ginamarie Riddle, Stamford. Property: 24 Lewis Road, Stamford. Amount: $480,000. Filed Nov. 3. Gildersleeve, Donald, North Branford. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas. Property: 95-97 Austin St., Bridgeport. Amount: $139,900. Filed Nov. 9. Green, Maribel and George C. Green, Bridgeport. Seller: Helen K. Potak, Stratford. Property: 66 Newport Ave., Stratford. Amount: $172,500. Filed Nov. 8. Grgas, Mike, Danbury. Seller: Robert S. Kloc and Sylwia Kloc, Redding. Property: 8 Cobblestone Trail, Danbury. Amount: $360,000. Filed Nov. 8. Guerra, Marta J. and Ramon O. Guerra, Danbury. Seller: Joseph P. Wallace and Rita L. Wallace, Danbury. Property: 2 Delno Drive, Danbury. Amount: $445,000. Filed Nov. 6.

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FACTS Guzman, Miledys and Raul Correa, Danbury. Seller: Claudia Marchak, Danbury. Property: 3 Frontier Lane, Danbury. Amount: $280,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Juliani, Joao, Bridgeport. Seller: Michael C. Coon, Laura M. Marino and Antoinette M. Coon, Milford. Property: 35 Roslyn Terrace, Bridgeport. Amount: $72,500. Filed Nov. 7.

Haagenfels, Beatrice Vornle Von, Fairfield. Seller: Samuel R. Carpenter and Sharon D. Carpenter, Westport. Property: 98 Baldwin Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $422,700. Filed Nov. 16.

Keller, Kathy J. and Jeffrey S. Keller, Ridgefield. Seller: Jeffrey S. Keller and Kathy J. Keller, Ridgefield. Property: Parcel 2, Map 8109, Ridgefield. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 6.

Hadad, Marleana and Ibrahim L. Hadad-Iazaguirre, Stratford. Seller: Thomas P. Burden, Shelton. Property: 71 Sachem Drive, Shelton. Amount: $585,000. Filed Nov. 3. Hasan, Nabila and Abdullah Hasan, Danbury. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Southfield, Michigan. Property: 2A Jeanette St., Unit 68, Danbury. Amount: $112,000. Filed Nov. 6. Hastings, Margaret G., Ridgefield. Seller: Michael V. Yasinsky and Deborah A. Yasinsky, Danbury. Property: 7 Dean St., Unit 108, Danbury. Amount: $195,000. Filed Nov. 6. Heck, Ann and Robert Heck, Union Vale, New York. Seller: Charles R. Senner and Mona R. Senner, Ridgefield. Property: Map 5621A off Washington Street, Ridgefield. Amount: $325,000. Filed Oct. 27. Henry, Monika C. and William Henry IV, Ashland, Massacusetts. Seller: Richard Peter Rae and Sandra Buffa Rae, Ridgefield. Property: 1 Mimosa Circle, Ridgefield. Amount: $652,500. Filed Oct. 23. Huang, Heather and William Huang, Fairfield. Seller: Sundial Homes of Fairfield LLC, Fairfield. Property: 641 Judd St., Fairfield. Amount: $803,000. Filed Nov. 7. Hung-Kropas, Cristina H., Danbury. Seller: Jason Lane and Wendy Lane, Ridgefield. Property: 51 Pheasant Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $535,000. Filed Nov. 13. Idrovo, Lidia E. and Jhon E. Samaniego, Danbury. Seller: Verna Muschett, Danbury. Property: Southern Boulevard, Washington and Jefferson avenues, Danbury. Amount: $206,000. Filed Nov. 1. Jacques, Doreen Saint and George Saint Jacques, Stratford. Seller: George Saint Jacques, Stratford. Property: 175 Lawlor Terrace, Stratford. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 7. Jones, Kristen and Gordon Jones, Fairfield. Seller: Robert E. Mayberry, Provincetown, Massachussets. Property: 16 Southport Woods Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $370,500. Filed Nov. 8. Jones, Lorna C. and Mark S. Jones, Ridgefield. Seller: Faust J. Verna, Danbury. Property: 11 Boulevard Drive 61, Danbury. Amount: $250,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Kodagoda, Kumarini H. and Chamath Hemaka Kodagoda, Ridgefield. Seller: Glenn W. Demers and Deedra L. Demers, Ridgefield. Property: 93 Aspen Ledges Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $647,200. Filed Nov. 16. Krajci, Andrea and Sean McDermott, New York, New York. Seller: David Amendola and Lisa Amendola, Fairfield. Property: 360 Galloping Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $834,500. Filed Nov. 6. Lendvai, Gertruda and Alexander Lendvai, Ontario, Canada. Seller: Sandra L. Ehrlich, Ridgefield. Property: 15 Keeler Place, Ridgefield. Amount: $875,000. Filed Oct. 30. Lopes, Vinicius, Bridgeport. Seller: Terezinha Meirinho, Bridgeport. Property: Lots 52 and 53, Suburban Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $148,000. Filed Nov. 6. Maciel, Rogerio, Danbury. Seller: Carmita Sanchez, Danbury. Property: 1 Liberty Ave., Danbury. Amount: $200,000. Filed Nov. 2. Madsen, Eric, Armonk, New York. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 94 Mountain Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $216,500. Filed Nov. 6. Mangiamele, Marilou, Shelton. Seller: V&E Real Estate LLC, Norwalk. Property: 241 Riverview Ave., Shelton. Amount: $285,000. Filed Nov. 8. Marino, Alessandra and Derek R. MacCormack, Hillsdale, N.J. Seller: Robert W. Bilek Jr. and Julie G. Bilek, Fairfield. Property: 1375 Galloping Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $642,000. Filed Nov. 7. Mohan, Abilash, Trumbull. Seller: Jorge A. Rivera, Bridgeport. Property: 485 Glendale Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $129,900. Filed Nov. 7. Montana, Georgina and Jorge Real, Fairfield. Seller: Mark Robert Wagner, Fairfield. Property: Lot 1, Map 3255, Fairfield. Amount: $585,000. Filed Nov. 9. Monteiro, Anibal, Shelton. Seller: Maria Costello, Naugatuck. Property: 185-187 Linen Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $130,000. Filed Nov. 9. Morales, Jose L., Stratford. Seller: Agnes L. Gagliardi, Stratford. Property: 2090 Nichols Ave., Stratford. Amount: $268,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Overland, Julia, Norwalk. Seller: Toll Connecticut III LP, Danbury. Property: 815 Center Meadow Lane, Danbury. Amount: $282,821. Filed Nov. 1. Pauta, Romelio A., Danbury. Seller: Marcos A. Frois and Viviane G. Frois, Danbury. Property: 16 Valley View Drive, Danbury. Amount: $260,000. Filed Nov. 2. Peralta, Mayra and Daniel Peralta, Danbury. Seller: Gregory A. Smith, Danbury. Property: 8 Beach Lane, Danbury. Amount: $329,900. Filed Nov. 13. Perri, Solange Oliveira, Bridgeport. Seller: Derrick Grey and Jean Grey, Bridgeport. Property: 167 Louisiana Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $68,000. Filed Nov. 9. Philbin, Maureen and John Philbin, Fairfield. Seller: Everbank, Jacksonville, Florida. Property: Unit 1F of Stone Ridge Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $545,000. Filed Nov. 13. Possanza, Catharine and Genus Possanza, Ridgefield. Seller: Charter Group Partners at Ridgefield LLC, Brookfield. Property: 77 Sunset Lane, Unit 233, Ridgefield. Amount: $509,382. Filed Nov. 9. Potter, Stephen J., Greenwich. Seller: Karen J. Hotchkiss, Newtown. Property: Parcel 3, Map 4166, Newtown. Amount: $415,000. Filed Nov. 3. Probst, Cecilia Ann Claire and Bryan Christopher Keneally, Redding. Seller: Stephen P. Dominiko, Washington, New Hampshire. Property: 106 Poverty Hollow Road, Newtown. Amount: $285,000. Filed Oct. 31. Prohaska, Ellen F., Fairfield. Seller: Ellen Frank Prohaska, Fairfield. Property: 239 Stoneleigh Square, Fairfield. For no consideration paid. Filed Oct. 31. Quinlan, Linda F. and Raymond J. Quinlan, Fairfield. Seller: Bernice M. Erickson and Daniel Cuddy, Fairfield. Property: 100 Hemlock Hill Road South, Fairfield. Amount: $725,000. Filed Nov. 13. Raddatz, Anne and Wendell Raddatz, Ridgefield. Seller: Charter Group Partners at Ridgefield LLC, Brookfield. Property: 77 Sunset Lane, Unit 232, Ridgefield. Amount: $549,173. Filed Nov. 1.

FIGURES Rivera, Mary M. and Rudy A. Soto, Ridgefield. Seller: Govind RaoPotlapally and Shailaja Rao-Juvvadi, Ridgefield. Property: 28 Laurel Hill Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Stratigakis, Joanne and Ali Saleh, White Plains, New York. Seller: Heather L. Studwell, Ridgefield. Property: Unit 5-36, Stonehouse Commons Condominium, Ridgefield. Amount: $285,000. Filed Oct. 25.

Weiner, Andrew and Jamie Rogovin, Hartsdale, New York. Seller: John J. Rynne and Franca M. Rynne, Ridgefield. Property: 14 Barnum Place, Ridgefield. Amount: $645,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Robert, Susan L. and David B. Roberts, Shelton. Seller: S and G of Shelton LLC, Shelton. Property: 10 Sylvesters Way, Shelton. Amount: $489,900. Filed Nov. 3.

Tavares, Rosa A. and Carlos M. Nunez, Danbury. Seller: David T. Haislip and Mary L. Haislip, Danbury. Property: 28 Laurel St., Danbury. Amount: $252,500. Filed Nov. 8.

Wyman, Catherine Ann and Matthew Harley Wyman, Fairfield. Seller: Sean J. O’Connor and Laura A. O’Connor, Fairfield. Property: 95 Flax Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $620,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Romanet, Anna and Jacov Waismanov, Stratford. Seller: Lydia J. Cunniff, Shelton. Property: 357 Aspetuck Trail, Unit 357, Shelton. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Termon, Sharice and Frazier Termon, Danbury. Seller: Antonio C. Santos and Clara E. Santos, Danbury. Property: 30 Coalpit Hill Road, Unit 1, Danbury. Amount: $217,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Rotolo, Paul M., Ridgefield. Seller: Marcilene R. Amorim, Danbury. Property: 1 Fairview Drive, Unit 1, Danbury. Amount: $120,000. Filed Nov. 1. Sakelles, Billy G., New Fairfield. Seller: Craig Roberts and Jana A. Roberts, Danbury. Property: 151 Shelter Rock Road, Unit 108, Danbury. Amount: $205,000. Filed Nov. 1. Schult, Ashley and Oyewole A. Ogunkoya, Stamford. Seller: Ryan M. Herring and Alexandra O. Herring, Fairfield. Property: 41 Wellner Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $568,000. Filed Nov. 17. Sexton, Lauren S. and Seamus P. Sexton, Maspeth, N.Y. Seller: Jeffrey S. Lowe and Rita D’Antonio-Lowe, Danbury. Property: 4 Bragdon Ave., Danbury. Amount: $352,500. Filed Nov. 6. Sheehan, Dayna and Nicholas Sheehan, Fairfield. Seller: Richard J. Panico and Victoria S. Panico, Fairfield. Property: 371 Orchard Hill Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1 million. Filed Nov. 16. Silver, Patricia L. and Robert B. Silver, Boca Raton, Florida. Seller: Drury M. Phebus and Sarah D. Willis, Ridgefield. Property: Parcel D, Map 4290, Ridgefield. Amount: $700,000. Filed Nov. 17. Silvers, Linda M. and Thomas F. Diorio, Ridgefield. Seller: Charter Group Partners at Ridgefield LLC, Brookfield. Property: 77 Sunset Lane, Unit 235, Ridgefield. Amount: $567,713. Filed Nov. 9.

Thiele, Hanne Britt, Ridgefield. Seller: Charter Group Partners at Ridgefield LLC, Brookfield. Property: 77 Sunset Lane Condominium, Unit 234, Ridgefield. Amount: $539,055. Filed Nov. 13. Tran, Tran Bao and Patrick Tishion, Plainsboro, New Jersey. Seller: Lynn Caloyeras, Stamford. Property: 186 Stillwater Ave., Unit 137, Stamford. Amount: $186,000. Filed Nov. 3. Trebing, Jaclyn M. and Adam P. Trebing, Stamford. Seller: 144 Tuller Road Associates LLC, Greenwich. Property: 74 Serenity Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1 million. Filed Nov. 8. Udell, Heidi and David Udell, Norwalk. Seller: John A. Arredondo and Elizabeth R. Arredondo, Greenwich. Property: 233 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Nov. 2. Vallone, Caryn E. and Joseph V. Vallone, Westport. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 9 Bobwhite Drive, Westport. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Oct. 31. Vaziri, Farzaneh and Charbel Yammine, Bridgeport. Seller: Charbel Yammine, Bridgeport. Property: 3170 Old Town Road, Bridgeport. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 8. Vietor, Effi K., Southport. Seller: Ardele M. Carvis, Fairfield. Property: 1655 Fence Row Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1 million. Filed Nov. 6.

Smith, Jennifer S., Fairfield. Seller: Helen S. Soule, Fairfield. Property: 1036 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $290,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Vu, Nguyen Dao, White Plains, New York. Seller: Tomasz Niewiadomski and Renata Niewiadomski, Brewster. Property: Linden Place, Danbury. Amount: $445,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Rajcula, Linda F. and George P. Rajcula, Danbury. Seller: Marcia Heffering, Danbury. Property: 200 Sibney Terrace, Danbury. Amount: $3,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Sousa, Ademir D. and Magno Sousa da Silva, Bridgeport. Seller: Helton O. Andrade, Bridgeport. Property: 192 Benham Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $100,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Walters, Kimberly A. and Stephen J. Walters, Portland, Oregon. Seller: 141 Veres Street LLC, Fairfield. Property: 141 Veres St., Fairfield. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 17.

Ramos, David, Yonkers, New York. Seller: Charles K. Wolf and Michelle J. Wolf, Danbury. Property: 107 Shelter Rock Road, Danbury. Amount: $208,420. Filed Nov. 6.

Spitzer, Jennifer Meredith, Ithaca, New York. Seller: Michael Spitzer, Croton-On-Hudson, New York. Property: 57 North St., Unit 307, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 1.

Wang-Geissler, Wan and Brian S. Geissler, Danbury. Seller: Yuwen Wang and Zengjuan Li, Danbury. Property: 9 Ashley Court, Danbury. Amount: $430,000. Filed Nov. 1.

Reymer, Oksana and Eduard Reymer, Stamford. Seller: Benjamin E. Bolan, Ridgefield. Property: 111 Olcott Way, Unit 111, Ridgefield. Amount: $243,500. Filed Nov. 2.

Spitzer, Jennifer Meredith, Ithaca, New York. Seller: Abby Spitzer, Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Property: 57 North St., Unit 307, Danbury. For no consideration paid. Filed Nov. 1.

Waters, Sara and Jane Pirone, Ridgefield. Seller: John J. Baldaserini, Ridgefield. Property: 9 Ned’s Lane, Ridgefield. Amount: $620,000. Filed Nov. 2.

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Yakovleva, Elena and David Silva, Danbury. Seller: USROF III Legal Title Trust, Danbury. Property: 158 Stadley Rough Road, Danbury. Amount: $101,000. Filed Nov. 6. Zhu, Jian, Bridgeport. Seller: U.S. Bank NA, Irvine, California. Property: 341 Myrtle Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $105,000. Filed Nov. 7.

FORECLOSURES Alfaro, Asdrubal, et al. Creditor: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 465 Greenwood St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 2. Cevasco, Juan, et al. Creditor: U.S. Bank NA, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 501-503 King St., Stratford. Delinquent common charges. Filed Nov. 7. Fagano, Nicholas, et al. Creditor: Green Tree Servicing LLC, Tampa, Florida. Property: 5 Pembroke Terrace, Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 30. Fantasia, Dorothy E., et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 3699 Broadbridge Ave., Unit 133, Stratford. Delinquent common charges. Filed Nov. 1. Innocent, Emilien, Creditor: Wilmington Trust, Coppell, Texas. Property: 49 Maple Ave., Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 3. Negrotti, David F., et al. Creditor: Suntrust Mortgage Inc., Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 3699 Broadbridge Ave., Unit 214, Stratford. Delinquent common charges. Filed Nov. 2. Nicholson, Curtis, et al. Creditor: Plymouth Park Tax Services LLC, Whippany, New Jersey. Property: 52-54 Island Brook Ave., Bridgeport. Delinquent common charges. Filed Oct. 31. Robertson, Jennifer S., et al. Creditor: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 5 Falmouth Road, Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 13. Rodriguez, Ramon A., et al. Creditor: Ditech Financial LLC, Tampa, Florida. Property: 223 Clarke St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 6.

FACTS Sebastiano, Chong Cha, et al. Creditor: CIT Bank NA, Castaneda, California. Property: 17 E. Hayestown Road, Unit 3, Danbury. Delinquent common charges. Filed Oct. 30.

Romano, Joanna, Shelton. $2,118 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 112 Shelton Ave., Shelton. Filed Nov. 3.

Uceta, Ramon D., et al. Creditor: Green Tree Servicing LLC, Tampa, Florida. Property: 11 First St., Danbury. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 6.

Ruscoe, William, Ridgefield. $836 in favor of Danbury Radiological Associates PC, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 27 Bailey Ave., Ridgefield. Filed Oct. 25.

JUDGMENTS Alvarez, Monica, Danbury. $725 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California., by Schreiber/ Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 4 Perkins St., Danbury. Filed Nov. 6. Bunosso, Jeanne G., Shelton. $7,598 in favor of Sikorsky Financial Credit Union Inc., Stratford, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 44 Maltby St., Shelton. Filed Nov. 3. DeSouza, Mauricio, Danbury. $2,423 in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 43 Southern Blvd., Danbury. Filed Nov. 15. Dias, Flavio Da Costa, Fairfield. $1,966 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Schreiber/Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 5763 Park Ave., Fairfield. Filed Nov. 2. Gallagher, Susan L., Danbury. $1,193 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by London & London, Newington. Property: 11 Berkshire Drive, Danbury. Filed Oct. 30. Goldschmidt, Martin, Shelton. $825 in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by London & London, Newington. Property: 3 Pennsylvania Ave., Shelton. Filed Nov. 1. Higgins, Elizabeth, Danbury. $1,571 in favor of Columbia University, New York, New York, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 20 Danfred St., Danbury. Filed Nov. 6. Jennings, Karen Corrine, Fairfield. $3,481 in favor of FIA Card Services NA, Charlotte, North Carolina, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 6 Bloomfield Drive, Fairfield. Filed Nov. 8. McKinney, Michael, Danbury. $4,209 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 233 Franklin Street Extension, Danbury. Filed Nov. 6. Murtha, Thomas, Newtown. $61,220 in favor of Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown, by Neubert, Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven. Property: 102 Boggs Hill Road, Newtown. Filed Nov. 2. Orr Jr., William, Danbury. $33,442 in favor of Velocity Investments LLC, Wall, New Jersey, by Tobin Melien & Marohn, New Haven. Property: 20 Silcam Drive, Danbury. Filed Nov. 6.

Tescione, Louis, Danbury. $8,440 in favor of Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 2 Topstone Drive, Danbury. Filed Nov. 8. Triebe, Marisa A., Danbury. $4,587 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Schreiber/Cohen LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 174-178 Stadley Rough Road, Danbury. Filed Nov. 2. Vallejo, Luis A., Norwalk. $24,459 in favor of Sergei Zarovniy, et al., Stamford, by Benjamin, Gold & Troyb PC, Stamford. Property: Lot 2, Map 9715, Norwalk. Filed Nov. 2. WVK Entertainment LLC, et al., Stratford. $251,375 in favor of Wells Fargo Bank NA, Mesa, Arizona, by Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Property: 160 Founders Way, Stratford. Filed Nov. 3.

LEASES Abou-Assi, Adnan, by self. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Building 6, Apt. 365D of Success Village Apartments, Stratford. Term: 37 years, commenced Nov. 7, 2017. Filed Nov. 8. Michaels Stores Inc., by Lance Weibye. Landlord: Brookside (E&A) LLC, Columbia, South Carolina. Property: Main Street, Bridgeport. Term: 5 years. Filed Nov. 1. Walker, Joyce, by self. Landlord: South Avenue LLC, Stratford. Property: 1392 South Ave., Stratford. Term: 2 years, commenced May 1, 2017. Filed Nov. 9.

LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENS-FILED Bartolomeo, Maureen M. and Joseph G. Bartolomeo, 105 Primerose Lane, Fairfield. $24,159, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 6. Butler, Elizabeth, 58 Prospect Ridge, Ridgefield. $22,633, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 30.

Capria, Cara and Steven Christopher, 4 Ramapo Hill Road, Ridgefield. $68,559, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 25. Copeland, Loretta, 340 Masarik Ave., Stratford. $4,554, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 31. Cunningham, Eleanor M. and Philip E. Cunningham, 515 Old Post Road, Fairfield. $108,563, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 15. Harborow, Inger and Richard Heinke, 95 Harvey Road, Ridgefield. $7,950, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 30. Hill, Rosalyn and Michael Hill, 364 B Navajo Lane, Stratford. $43,211, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 7. Keating, Paul J., 1464 Melville Ave., Fairfield. $84,181, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 17. Kulikowski, Michael G., 161 Rolling Ridge Road, Fairfield. $24,482, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 6. Marceau, Dara and David Marceau, 158 Florida Hill Road, Ridgefield. $50,968, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 6. Nimer, Robert S., 2F Boyce Road, Danbury. $11,419, failure to collect or pay tax penalty. Filed Nov. 6. Ramov, Romeo M., 39 Ridgewood Road, Ridgefield. $12,934, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 30. Tenore Construction LLC, 63 Osborne Ave., Norwalk. $44,152, failure to file correct information returns tax penalty, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Nov. 1.

FEDERAL TAX LIENSRELEASED Connecticut Fence & Landscaping LLC, 27B Station Road, Danbury. $58,708, payroll taxes and quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 31. Connecticut Fence & Landscaping LLC, 27B Station Road, Danbury. $7,233, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 31. DiMeglio, Marisa and Luisi DiMeglio, 258 Wilton Road East, Ridgefield. $46,036, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 30. Ibbotson, Alan and Steven Greenfield, 237 Mountain Road, Ridgefield. $25,888, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 30. Mancuso, Donna and Paul R. Mancuso, 16 Hawthorne Drive, Monroe. $31,533, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 6. Polini Group LLC, 3 Big Shop Lane, Ridgefield. $9,213, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 30.

FIGURES Polini Group LLC, 3 Big Shop Lane, Ridgefield. $9,161, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Oct. 30. Putnam Automotive Group LLC, et al., 14 Plumbtrees Road, Danbury. $54,238, quarterly payroll taxes. Filed Nov. 6. Sandoval, Karina, 50 Frederick St., Stamford. $6,655, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 2. Santini, Siobhan and Christopher Santini, 5 Casa Torch Lane, Ridgefield. $13,624, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 26. Scanlon, Belinda W. and James M. Scanlon, 8 Pequot Drive, Norwalk. $47,399, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 30. Silva, Anabela and Alvaro Silva, 14 Contemporary Drive, Danbury. $115,351, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 31. Silva, Anabela and Alvaro Silva, 14 Contemporary Drive, Danbury. $786, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 31.

MECHANIC’S LIENSFILED Casset, Diodio, Stratford. Filed by JP Maguire Associates Inc., Waterbury, by James P. Maguire. Property: 4640 Main St., Stratford. Amount: $150,404. Filed Nov. 8. Charise, Christine and Justin Charise, Westport. Filed by Milton Construction LLC, Westport, by Ashley Shapiro. Property: Parcel C, Map 8982, Westport. Amount: $58,937. Filed Nov. 2. Erickson, Clare M. and Henry W. Erickson, Danbury. Filed by Joe’s Junk Removal & More LLC, Meriden, by Yusef Chater. Property: 51 Bear Mountain Road, Danbury. Amount: $5,300. Filed Nov. 9. RJC Associates LLC, Danbury. Filed by Corporate Construction Inc., Brookfield, by Jonathan K. Draper. Property: 90 Federal Road, Danbury. Amount: $7,568. Filed Oct. 30.

MECHANIC’S LIENSRELEASED 714 LLC, Shelton. Released by New England Tree Movers LLC, Bethel, by Jeffrey Davenport. Property: 702 Bridgeport Ave., Suite 304, Shelton. Amount: $37,557. Filed Nov. 9.

LIS PENDENS Azba, Nidal, Danbury. Filed by Collins Hannafin PC, Danbury, for Crossroads Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 1-6 of Crossroads Condominium, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Nov. 2. Baird, Elaine, et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 461 High St., Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $280,000, dated December 2005. Filed Nov. 6. Beavers, Robin, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 722 Brooks St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $52,000, dated February 2004. Filed Nov. 7. Benivegna, Anthony, et al., Danbury. Filed by Zeldes, Needle & Cooper PC, Bridgeport, for Lake Place Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: Unit 28-159 of Lake Place Condominium, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Oct. 30. Bennett, Teresa A., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 1560 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $250,000, dated August 2006. Filed Nov. 7. Bocialetti, Marie, et al., Danbury. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Danbury. Property: 10 Hawthorne Cove Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Danbury against the owner of the premises and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Oct. 31. Boyko, John A., Shelton. Filed by Francis A. Teodosio, for the city of Shelton Tax Collector. Property: 30 Skyline Drive, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Shelton and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Nov. 7. Cheever, Kathleen, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 9 Kennedy Drive, Unit 9, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $100,000, dated December 2004. Filed Nov. 8.

Danbury Office of Physician Services PC, et al., Danbury. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Danbury. Property: Lots 16 and 40, Map 5495, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Danbury against the owner of the premises and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Oct. 31. Dumas, Martin, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for New Penn Financial LLC. Property: 1 Armstrong Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $214,400, dated June 2007. Filed Nov. 6. Dunn, Thomas J., et al., Ridgefield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 45 Peaceable St., Ridgefield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.1 million, dated October 2007. Filed Nov. 6. Espinal, Jose E., et al., Danbury. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 11 Dibble St., Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $420,000, dated October 2006. Filed Nov. 6. Fagan, Michael, et al., Stratford. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Money Source Inc. Property: 90 Penny Meadow Lane, Unit C, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $178,703, dated August 2016. Filed Nov. 6. Felton, Wanda O., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York. Property: 1190 Iranistan Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $223,000, dated June 2006. Filed Nov. 7. Frank, Christopher N., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. Property: 101 Oxford St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $214,051, dated December 2013. Filed Nov. 7. Gallego, Julio C., et al., Danbury. Filed by The Law Office of Juda J. Epstein, Bridgeport, for Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Danbury. Property: Patch Street, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Danbury against the owner of the premises and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Oct. 31. Gjaraj, Diana, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 251-255 Pearl Harbor St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $156,800, dated May 2007. Filed Nov. 6.

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FACTS Gonzalez, Samuel R., et al., Stratford. Filed by Glass & Braus LLC, Fairfield, for U.S. Bank NA, trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 421 Wakelee Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $252,000, dated July 2006. Filed Nov. 2. Hernandez, Maritza, et al., Danbury. Filed by Jones, Damia, Kaufman, et al., Danbury, for Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 27 Merrimac St., Apt. B, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated August 2008. Filed Nov. 2. Higgins, James J., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for CIT Bank NA. Property: 150 Pine Point Drive, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $544,185, dated January 2006. Filed Nov. 2. Hora, Alaido Araujo Da, et al., Danbury. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for Loan Acquisition Trust. Property: Unit 2A-54 in Park Brook Condominium, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $236,550, dated October 2006. Filed Nov. 13. Humphrey, Adrienne I., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Rocky Hill. Property: 35 Woodlawn Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $128,000, dated September 2003. Filed Nov. 8. Johnson, Errol, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Midfirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Property: 844 Lakeside Drive, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $144,650, dated April 1999. Filed Nov. 8. Mason, Josephine, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Citibank NA, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 88-92 Harbor Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $152,250, dated June 2004. Filed Nov. 8. Mattia, Michael P., et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 82 E. Pembroke Road, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $267,858, dated May 2008. Filed Oct. 30. Menaez Sr., Alejandro P., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 140 Pilgrim Road, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $189,407, dated July 2014. Filed Nov. 9.

Mezzatesta, Frank, et al., Danbury. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York. Property: 55 Mill Plain Road, Unit 3117, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $164,000, dated July 2004. Filed Nov. 6.

Turechek, Stacey E., et al., Stratford. Filed by Jackson Law Group Connecticut LLC, Shelton, for the town of Stratford. Property: 188 Sands Place, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a sewer-use lien for nonpayment of sewer-use fees and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Oct. 31.

Miller, Lawrence P., et al., Newtown. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for CIT Bank NA. Property: 123 Castle Hill Road, Newtown. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $469,342, dated August 2005. Filed Nov. 3.

Varrone, Laura Ann, et al., Shelton. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 145 Canal St., Unit 4, Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $189,504, dated May 2009. Filed Nov. 8.

Mirrison, Jeffrey F., et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 1771 Cross Highway, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $680,000, dated June 2005. Filed Nov. 3. Neglio, Michael, et al., Danbury. Filed by Collins Hannafin PC, Danbury, for Delta Court Condominium Association Inc. Property: 120 Triangle St., Unit 3, Danbury. Action: to foreclose on a statutory lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Nov. 2. Ogrodowicz, Deborah, et al., Stratford. Filed by Leopold & Associates PLLC, Stamford, for MTGLQ Investors LP. Property: 1970 James Farm Road, Stratford. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $325,000, dated February 2007. Filed Nov. 7. Oleksy, Michael, et al., Fairfield. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 189 Tuller Road, Fairfield. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $607,788, dated January 2016. Filed Nov. 1. Olphonce, Roger D., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Martha Croog LLC, West Hartford, for Wilmington Savings Fund Society, Wilmington, Del. Property: 143-145 Dupont Place, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $196,663, dated November 2006. Filed Nov. 8. Rodriguez, Leonardo, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 64 Woodrow Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $124,306, dated May 2009. Filed Nov. 7. Thomas, Vassiliki, et al., Stamford. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 348 Club Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on tax liens levied by the city of Stamford and take immediate possession of the premises. Filed Nov. 3.

Vellotti, Thomas J., et al., Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 7 Forest Hill Road, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $870,000, dated September 2013. Filed Nov. 3. Weintraub-Rosenblitt, Susan E., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Frankel & Berg, Norwalk, for Embassy Towers Association Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Unit 4-J in Embassy Towers Condominium, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a condominium lien for delinquent common charges and assessments and take immediate possession of the property. Filed Nov. 6. Witkowski Jr., Walter W., et al., Shelton. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, Farmington, for Wells Fargo Bank NA, Frederick, Maryland. Property: 284 Meadow St., Shelton. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $250,000, dated March 2005. Filed Nov. 8. Wright, Carla, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett and McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 520 Vincellette St., Unit D1, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $182,253, dated September 2008. Filed Nov. 8.

FIGURES CGP At Danbury Road LLC, Ridgefield, by Martin W. Handshy. Lender: Charter Group Inc., Ridgefield. Property: Route 35, Ridgefield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 23. Creston Capital LLC, Stratford, by James Dawes. Lender: Pinnacle Financial Services LLC, Bloomfield. Property: 101 Kenwood Ave., Stratford. Amount: $184,000. Filed Nov. 6. Connecticut Property & Realty LLC, by Amit Rort. Lender: Berkshire Bank, Glastonbury. Property: Old Hull’s Hill Road and Wooster Heights Road, Danbury. Amount: $25.4 million. Filed Oct. 30. Elite Equity Realty LLC, by Mark Goux. Lender: Recovco Mortgage Management LLC, Irving, Texas. Property: 4 Armstrong Place, Bridgeport. Amount: $100,000. Filed Nov. 6. Key Bank Development LLC, Shelton, by Kenneth E. Schaible. Lender: Ion Bank, Naugatuck. Property: 69 Pearmain Road, Shelton. Amount: $312,000. Filed Oct. 31. Mitz Automotive LLC, Bridgeport, by Carlos A. Martinez-Garcia. Lender: A. and R. Service Center Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 298 Grand St., Bridgeport. Amount: $365,400. Filed Nov. 7. OSD99 Property Management LLC, Danbury, by Zulma V. Westney. Lender: Stearns Bank National Association, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Property: 99 Osborne St., Danbury. Amount: $262,000. Filed Oct. 31. Sunshine Residences IX LLC, Fairfield, by Vinicius Lopes. Lender: Sachem Capital Corp., Branford. Property: 35 Houston Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $460,000. Filed Nov. 6. Tiger Venture LLC, by Sivamohan. Lender: Eastern Savings Bank FSB, Hunt Valley, Maryland. Property: Lot 7, Map 4630, Stamford. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 2.

MORTGAGES

Trudell Homes LLC, Newtown, by George L. Trudell II. Lender: Ronald Meshberg, Juno Beach, Florida. Property: Lots 1 and 2, Stillson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 14.

255 Lalley LLC, by Melissa J. Dinardo. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo, New York. Property: 255 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 8.

NEW BUSINESSES

410 Main Street LLC, Danbury, by Jose A. Collado. Lender: Tadeus Potkay and Ursula Potkay, New Fairfield. Property: 410 Main St., Danbury. Amount: $250,000. Filed Oct. 31. 51-53 Kenosia Avenue LLC, Danbury, by Melvyn J. Powers. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Property: 51-53 Kenosia Ave., Danbury. Amount: $610,000. Filed Nov. 9. 6 Chappelle Street LLC, North Salem, New York, by Antoine E. Karam. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, Danbury. Property: 6 Chappelle St., Danbury. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 6.

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Always Travel & Tours Services, 387 Jennings Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Rosa D. Franco and Ramona Santelises. Filed Nov. 6. Beadattitude, 112 Woodcrest Lane, Danbury 06810, c/o Justin Aspinwall. Filed Nov. 6. Black Rock Yoga, 3064 Fairfield Drive, Bridgeport 06605, c/o Darin L. Buchalter. Filed Nov. 6. BMS Infotech Services, 4 Margerie View Drive, Danbury 06811, c/o Santhosh Mohanraj. Filed Oct. 31.

Chappel Records, 655 Palisade Ave., Unit 810, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Robert Chappell. Filed Nov. 3. Gina’s Beauty Bar, 3135 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Gina L. Bohannon. Filed Nov. 6. K&D Enterprises LLC, 259 Main St., Danbury 06810, c/o Kathlyn Sant’Anna and Dylan Ramirez. Filed Oct. 31. Mario Cleaning LLC, 806 Capital Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Mario Silva Filho. Filed Nov. 9. Martha’s Cleaning Services, 141 Union Ave., Bridgeport 06607, c/o Martha Melvin. Filed Nov. 9. N P Nails LLC, 113 Danbury, Ridgefield 06877, c/o Jie Liu. Filed Oct. 26. Nead Apparel, 63 Hickory St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Nicole Rossi Rivera and Angela Rossi Luciano. Filed Nov. 7. NewArts, 51 Kenosia Ave., Suite 201, Danbury 06810, c/o Michael Baroody. Filed Nov. 6. Pancotti Construction, 25 Roberts Lane, Ridgefield 06877, c/o James Pancotti. Filed Oct. 25. Paradigm Broadcasting, 2051 Boston Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Holly A. Moss. Filed Nov. 8. Staaz Revived Furniture, 446 Anson St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Thomarsha Smith. Filed Nov. 9. Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc., 83 Wooster Heights, Danbury 06810, c/o William Mayer. Filed Oct. 30. Wells Fargo Finance leasing Inc., 83 Wooster Heights, Danbury 06810, c/o William Mayer. Filed Oct. 30. Wells Fargo Vendor Financial Services LLC, 83 Wooster Heights, Danbury 06810, c/o William Mayer. Filed Oct. 30.

NEW LIQUOR LICENSES 850 Degrees Wood Fired, 424 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Lawrence Debany. Permit no. LCT.0000538. Filed Nov. 6. Italian American Mutual Aid Society, 32 Prospect St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o James A. Arcuri. Permit no. LPC.0000218. Filed Oct. 30. Village Wine & Spirits, 455 Main St., Ridgefield 06877, c/o Craig Jensen. Permit no. LIP.0015463. Filed Oct. 24.

PATENTS Apparatus and method for localization of a mobile wireless device using radio signal parameters. Patent no. 9,832,616 issued to Jeffrey L. Hutchings, Lehi, Utah. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford. Apparatus for labeling inputs of an audio mixing console system. Patent no. 9,832,568 issued to Paul Michael Chavez, Chatsworth, Calif.; Adam James Edwards Holladay, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Davide Dicenso, Oakland, Calif. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford. Benzimidazole derivatives and use thereof. Patent no. 9,828,348 issued to Laykea Tafesse, Robbinsville, N.J.; Jiangchao Yao, Princeton, N.J.; and Xiaoming Zhou, Plainsboro, N.J. Assigned to Purdue Pharma LP, Stamford. Crowd-sourced database for sound identification. Patent no. 9,830,931 issued to Donald Joseph Butts, Westport; and Brandon Stacey, Monroe. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford. Localization of a mobile device using radio signal parameters. Patent no. 9,825,718 issued to Jeffrey L. Hutchings, Lehi, Utah. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford. Method and apparatus for dynamically presenting content using an interface for setting conditional network destinations. Patent no. 9,826,049 issued to John W. Lim, Rye Brook, N.Y.; and John M. Packes Jr., Stamford. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Method for optimizing a business transaction. Patent no. 9,824,380 issued to Manish Chowdhary, Trumbull; and Andrei Rosca, Stamford. Assigned to Formula Labs LLC, Trumbull. System for networked routing of audio in a live sound system. Patent no. 9,826,325 issued to Adam Hollday, Salt Lake City, Utah; Richard A. Kreifeldt, Sandy, Utah; Brian Pickowitz, Granger, Ind.; and Paul Bauman, Los Angeles, Calif. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford. Technique for determining nonlinear, order-separated responses of nonlinear systems, including linear response at system typical input levels. Patent no. 9,823,898 issued to Russell H. Lambert. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford. Tube scraper projectile. Patent no. D803,910 issued to Joseph J. Franzino, Redding, Conn.; and Venkatagiri Srinivasmurthy, Chicago, Ill. Assigned to Crossford International LLC, Stamford.

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