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LICENSED TO DEATH NY, CT among worst states when it comes to barriers for businesses BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

new study from the Cato Institute finds that New York is the 44th worst state when it comes to regulatory barriers facing entrepreneurs. But at least it isn’t Connecticut, which ranks dead last.

“Entrepreneurs and Regulations: Removing State and Local Barriers to New Businesses” was written by Chris Edwards, Cato’s director of tax policy studies. It includes the Entrepreneur Regulatory Barriers Index, which ranks the states on how their regulatory barriers impact startup businesses. The overall rank is based on scores for 17 variables averaged across four categories: • small business views of regulations; • occupational licensing;

• other entry barriers; and • regulation-related costs. “I was not going to do an index originally,” Edwards told the Business Journal. “I started out looking at startup businesses and how their rate of opening had fallen over the last two decades.” Noting that many economists have concluded that the falloff is due to an increased rate of federal, state and local government regulations, Edwards said his research found that the share of U.S. jobs requiring an occupational license » LICENSED TO DEATH

From bottles to buildings

Recycled glass gets new life in cement product BY BRIDGET MCCUSKER bmccusker@westfairinc.com In most of the U.S., the effort to recycle glass continues to be an economic and logistical challenge that most municipalities have not quite found a solution. Much of it continues to go to landfills. For Urban Mining CT, this large-scale waste was seen as an opportunity. The Grasso family, for several years, owned a concrete block manufacturing plant in Kingston, New York, so they were famil-

iar with the downsides of building with concrete. For one thing, it creates significant environmental emissions. “In the concrete and cement industry, cement is a critical component to building that we do globally,” said Patrick Grasso, managing partner at Urban Mining CT. “The production of cement is a big producer of carbon dioxide — almost on a ton-for-ton basis.” The concrete industry has traditionally utilized materials called pozzolans

in the past to replace cement. One of the most popular, however, was fly ash, a byproduct of burning coal for power — which is becoming less and less available. “There had been growing shortages in these historic products, such as fly ash and slag,” Grasso said. “Fly ash is from our coal burning power plants — and we’re shutting them all down. And slag is primarily an imported product, because it’s a byproduct of making steel, and » RECYCLED GLASS

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Joseph Simone proposes two 15-story apartment towers for his hometown BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

eveloper Joseph Simone of Simone Development Cos. and L’Judie MattSimmons have joined under the banner of the entity Q West Towers LLC to propose building two 15-story apartment towers with a total of 229 residential units in Mount Vernon. The project would be on land in the block bounded by Oak Street, Mount Vernon Avenue, North MacQuesten Parkway and North West Street. It would be aimed at helping fill a need for mixed-income housing in the city. Simmons told the Business Journal that 50 units in the project would be reserved for seniors. Speaking to the Mount Vernon City Council, Simone pointed out that he developed millions of square feet throughout the New York Metropolitan tristate area. “However, what’s very important to me is the fact that I grew up my entire childhood in Mount Vernon. I went through all Mount Vernon public schools, I’m on the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon and I have a real affection and love for the city of Mount Vernon.” Simone said that the proposal is very personal to him. “It’s very important that I see this through and make sure that it is a very beautiful project and a very successful project for both the city of Mount Vernon as well as our company,” Simone said. Back on June 2, 2017, Simmons and Simone appeared together with former Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and other developers at an event designed in part to show that the city and its Industrial Development Agency were ready to work with developers on new projects. They presented a concept for a project to be called Q West Towers. Mayor Thomas said at the time that the $60 million project would be the first to use the city’s 45-day expedited review process. Business Journal reporter Bill Heltzel wrote at the time that Simone and Simmons wanted to construct two 70-unit, 18-story buildings near the Mount Vernon West train station that would be affordable for middle-income renters. “If you are a fireman, policeman or city worker,” Simmons said, “these buildings are for you.” Architect Brian Newman of the firm Newman Design told the City Council that his firm has been working with Simone Development since the 1980s. He said the current Q West Towers project is on a number of lots configured as two sites, A and B, divided by an existing parking lot. Three city-owned parcels would be bought by the developer and be among the

lots used for the project. Newman said that the tower on site A would be 138 feet tall and the tower on site B would be 126 feet tall. He said both of the towers would take up less than the maximum allowable lot coverage of 85%, with the site A building covering 52% of the land and the B building covering 71%. Newman said that the site A building would have 115 apartments while the site B building would have 114. “We have a mix of one bedroom, two bedrooms and three bedrooms totaling 24 studios, 63 ones, 26 twos and 2 three bedrooms,” Newman said about the A building. He said typical studios would be about 400 square feet, one-bedroom apartments about 600 square feet and a typical two-bedroom unit would be approximately 820 square feet. He said the three-bedroom apartments would be just over 1,000 square feet in size. “Essentially the architecture is going to be the same for the two towers,” Newman said. “We have a combination of aluminum panels, a window-wall facade.” He explained that perforated decorative metal panels would be used as a finish for the above-ground levels of the parking garages. He said there would be a total of 162 parking spaces. The A building would have a ground-level retail space of 400 square feet while there would be 1,400 square feet of retail in the B building. Attorney Michael Zarin of the White Plains-based law firm Zarin & Steinmetz

explained that there previously had been a land disposition agreement (LDA) prepared to allow the developer to buy the three cityowned lots for development. Those lots are at 7-11, 25 and 29 N. MacQuesten Parkway. Zarin said the agreement called for the applicant to make a $350,000 community benefit payment that would be used by the city. Zarin said that the agreement made it clear that the closing on the city-owned parcels would not occur until the applicant FCBJ

(top) A preliminary rendering of the development. (bottom) L’Judie Matt-Simmons, and Joseph Simone at a June 2, 2017 event in Mount Vernon. Photo by Bill Heltzel.

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Danbury’s Salsa Fresca Mexican Grill plans regional expansion BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

s the restaurant industry quaked during the pandemic, Danburyheadquartered restaurant chain Salsa Fresca Mexican Grill fared much better than its counterparts. According to co-owner John Tucker, the chain came into the pandemic without having to make major adjustments to its operations. “We are focused on the third-party delivery apps like Uber Eats, GrubHub and DoorDash,” Tucker said. “Being fast casual, we were fortunate to already be in a takeout delivery environment. And with everything on the menu being below $10, it didn’t feel like such a hit for people.” Co-owner Marc Miles added that the 11-restaurant chain only furloughed a single employee during the pandemic. “We furloughed our catering manager, because catering sales were basically dead,” he said. “Everybody else stayed on, including our team on the Yale campus in New Haven, which took the biggest hit as far as sales go. That was shut down for two months because all the students were gone and then

everybody was back.” Not only did Salsa Fresca survive the pandemic, but it also expanded — a West Hartford site opened in December. With the pandemic showing signs of receding, the company is now ratcheting up an expansion strategy to double its presence across the Westchester/ Hudson Valley and Connecticut markets over the next 12 months. Its current locations include Bedford Hills, Carmel, Cross River, Danbury, LaGrange, Mamaroneck, New Haven, Peekskill, Poughkeepsie, West Hartford and Yorktown. Part of the expansion strategy involved the recent hiring of Eric Friedman, a former team director for New England at Chipotle, as the company’s new chief operating officer. “We’re in construction right now in Westport and in Fairfield, Connecticut, and in Brewster, New York,” Friedman said. “These three restaurants will be opening within the next few months, probably two to four months. And the other locations that are really going to be filling in will be in Fairfield County, Dutchess County, Westchester and out more towards Hartford.” “There’s an opportunity to double in size just in our current

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Photos courtesy Salsa Fresca Mexican Grill. backyard,” added Miles, who noted that other markets could also see the chain. “It’s going get to a point where we’re able to very easily start in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and New Jersey. There’s definitely an opportunity to grow all throughout New England and the Northeast.” Salsa Fresca has also been fortunate in keeping cost sunder control despite the recent uptick in food prices. “We’re working with our food purveyors very closely to monitor food costs,” Miles said. “We have not made any menu price adjust-

ments, and we want to make sure that we’re respecting the idea that everything is under $10.” Miles acknowledged that the chain’s success has not gone unnoticed. He has fielded inquiries from financiers asking about investing in the company. But there is one potential growth area that Salsa Fresca is not considering at this point: a grocery line under its brand. “We’ve talked about it,” Tucker said. “And then we realize that we should just stay focused on serving our guests. We want to do one thing very well.”

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Lender sues White Plains nursing home in $41.7M foreclosure BY BILL HELTZEL

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Kansas insurance company has filed a $41.7 million foreclosure action against a White Plains nursing home that has struggled to survive since inception. Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Topeka sued White Plains Healthcare Properties I on May 1 in Westchester Supreme Court, to force the sale of the property at 120 Church St. White Plains Healthcare is the landlord for Epic Rehabilitation and Nursing at White Plains. The Epic affiliate that runs the nursing home is not a defendant in the foreclosure action, but last year White Plains Healthcare sued the affiliate for nearly $114 million claiming that it had defaulted on the lease. The 160-bed nursing home was designed to serve patients with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as those in need of rehabilitation and long-term care and patients with no financial means. In 2017, Security Benefit loaned $38.5 million to White Plains Healthcare, an affiliate of The Congress Cos., the Peabody, Massachusetts, company that built the nursing home. Security Benefit claims that White Plains Healthcare missed 14 monthly payments, including four payments that were due before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, and that it missed the final payment last August when the entire principal balance came due. Now the landlord owes $41,743,537, including late charges and other fees, according to the lawsuit. Security Benefit is demanding that the property be sold to pay off the debts. The lawsuit also names as defendants William A. Nicholson, CEO of the Congress Cos.; Howard Fensterman of Lake Success; Matthew Barbara of Islip; and Paul Barbara of Babylon, who allegedly guaranteed the loans. Last year, White Plains Healthcare sued Epic for allegedly defaulting on a $506,097 monthly lease payment one month after Epic took possession of the building in September 2019. The landlord also claimed that Epic had failed to pay real estate taxes, utility fees and security deposits. It demanded nearly $114 million, including $95 million for future rents and fees over the 30-year lease. Epic and executives Lizer Jozefovic and Mark Neuman broadly denied the allegations in their response to the lawsuit and they filed counterclaims of fraud and breach of contract. They said Epic began planning the nursing home in 2009 and received a state Department of Health approval in 2012. Fensterman and Nicholson said they could finance the project, according to Epic, and The Congress Cos. proposed building the nursing home for $56.6 million.

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Licensed to death— increased from 5% in the 1950s to 22% in 2020. Acknowledging that part of that rise is due to increased concerns about public health and safety, Edwards argued that the pendulum has swung too far the other way when it comes to occupational licensing — which, he said, New York and Connecticut both overdo. “Everyone sees that people like doctors and dentists need to be licensed,” he said, “but when you get down to occupations like interior designer and floral arranger, it doesn’t make any sense.” Instead, Edwards continued, people working in such occupations should be allowed to follow the route allowed auto mechanics in most states; instead of state-issued licenses, mechanics usually receive certifications from independent organizations. “They earn a living by doing the basic things and can climb the ladder by putting in extra time for training and getting additional

certifications,” he said. “That makes more sense — you voluntarily get certified so that you can be paid more.” In compiling the index, Edwards said he and Cato Institute Research Associate David Kemp used as a starting point an annual “business friendliness” survey published by Thumbtack.com. It asked 5,000 small businesses nationwide to rank the “friendliness” of their state’s business climate, including state and local regulations. It employed additional data from such sources as the U.S. Small Business Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Kauffman Entrepreneurial Research Group to come up with grades for each state. And what grades they are. When it came to small-business views of regulations, Connecticut received a “D” for ease of starting a business and “F”s for labor and hiring laws and licensing laws; New York’s grades in those same categories were respectively “D,” “D” and “D+.” Edwards cited a 2016 report by New York

City Comptroller Scott Stringer that found small businesses in the city were subject to more than 6,000 regulations, with 15 city agencies issuing 250 different licenses and permits. Nearly a third of new businesses in the city reported waiting six months or longer to obtain needed approvals to open. Restaurants have a particular rough go of it, Edwards said. “They have to pay the rent on a property while they wait to get the proper permits in place — sometimes that takes a year,” he said. “That’s a barrier to business that really shouldn’t be there.” And while New York got a positive mark for legalizing recreational marijuana — the legislative jury is still out in Connecticut — Edwards said the resultant system could mirror the one that exists for restaurants seeking alcohol licenses. “A lot of towns put a per-capita cap on how many restaurants can obtain alcohol licenses,” he said. “That pushes up the costs of getting a license, so that only the wealthy

or a chain can get one. Or it’s a situation where only those who can afford to do the most lobbying — or who pay bribes — get them, which is very unfair.” The practice puts people with modest income, who do not have political connections, at a significant disadvantage, he continued. The issue is one that Connecticut lawmakers have tried to address with “social equity” amendments to the latest recreational marijuana legislation. Edwards recommends a more liberal approach to such rules, especially as the postCovid economy continues to evolve. “It’s something that a lot of state and local governments can do,” he said. “And it should be bipartisan. Speeding up the local building permitting process for brick-and-mortar stores and restaurants — it shouldn’t take that much to accomplish. “It’s absurd how long it can take,” he continued. “Making it easier for entrepreneurs to start businesses helps the economy. Who doesn’t want that?”

Recycled glass— we don’t make much of that domestically either. So those products either became in short supply or more expensive and were industrial-based products.” So Patrick’s nephew, Louis Grasso, managing partner of Urban Mining CT, invented a product that addressed this problem, along with the difficulties of recycling glass material and created Pozzotive, a new kind of pozzolan cement replacement made entirely from postconsumer recycled glass. Not only does it stop the glass from heading to landfills and replace emission-heavy cement, it makes the product perform better, making it stronger and more durable, and more resistant to breakdown from road salt chloride penetration, sulfate attack and moisture penetration. And more importantly, the price is on par with regular concrete. Cost cutting Unlike other glass recycling methods that require batches of glass with a uniform melting point in order to repurpose, the process for Pozzotive can use virtually any type of glass — which it obtains from regional material recovery facilities — even those that cause problems for other manufacturers. “We can take the occasional ceramics and porcelains that are mixed in there that otherwise cause problems for bottlers and fiberglass companies, because they have a different melting temperature,” Patrick Grasso said. “So it allows us to take more of a mixed bag of recycled products that cause other people headaches.” It can be manufactured in any market where glass is available, offering municipalities a consistent destination for postconsumer glass of any variety, size or color. Keeping things local is another aspect that

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lowers the carbon footprint of the material; by taking local glass and recycling to create building materials for local markets, material transportation costs and emissions are cut down. For Urban Mining CT’s new manufacturing plant in Beacon Falls, the rationale for the Connecticut location was twofold: it was in a state struggling with a solution for glass recycling and it was close to the New York metro area construction market. The company announced the grand opening of the plant on May 10. It will employ about a dozen people, estimated to increase over time, and will supply Pozzotive products to the area. “We’re permitted for 100,000 tons per year, and we’re probably estimating in the early years more in the range of probably 50,000-plus tons, to go up over time,” Grasso said. Several local officials attended the grand opening, including U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. “Connecticut’s greatest asset is its people — inventors and innovators who bring new products to market that benefit us for lifetimes,” Blumenthal said. “This plant is Exhibit A, recycling glass waste to produce a material used to make high-quality, climate-friendly concrete. More than a winwin, it is a kind of virtuous circle.” No lack of supply Pozzotive has already been incorporated into a number of notable projects. In New York City, it has been used to build 2nd Avenue subway stations, the Halletts Point high-rise building, four buildings in Hudson Yards and several sidewalk pours, among other projects. It was also used in the United Nations Plaza; the Pozzotive in the pavers for that WCBJ

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project was actually created from old window glass from the UN General Assembly Building. In Connecticut, it’s been used in Stamford’s Metro Green, the ESPN Digital Center 2 in Bristol and the University of Connecticut Wastewater Treatment Plant in Storrs. It has received awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Building Green and, most recently, by the Northeast Recycling Coalition. There are also more products it can be incorporated into, including industrial filler and abrasive blasting media, which Urban Mining CT also produces. So far, it has been used in 10 million concrete masonry units, 750,000 square feet of pavers and 500,000 square feet of prestressed concrete planks and blocks. There is certainly no lack of supply, as only about a third of postconsumer glass in the U.S. is successfully recycled each year.

From left: Kafi Rouse, director of communications for the Connecticut Department of Transportation; U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Michael Krenesky, selectman for town of Beacon Falls; and Patrick Grasso, managing partner at Urban Mining CT, at the Beacon Falls facility grand opening event.

“It’s a perfect circular story in a community to be telling,” Grasso said. “For example, we’re doing a school up in (Darien), where it’s glass coming from the area that is being repurposed and Pozzotive is being created and going back into a new school in Connecticut. So it’s a great story to tell if you can take your local glass, harvest it locally, process it, manufacture it and use it locally — and in doing so you can reduce the carbon footprint in your community — then what a great story, on all fronts. So we continue to want to tell it and we’re excited about it.”

Chubb sues Ritz-Carlton BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

hubb Insurance has sued The Residences at the Ritz-Carlton, Westchester to get back $2.5 million paid to residents whose apartments were flooded in 2018. Chubb and four affiliates paid insurance claims to owners of 10 apartments that were damaged when a 6-inch water pipe failed on the 45th floor of the luxury apartment building at 1 Renaissance Square, White Plains. The largest claim, $975,929, was paid to Louis Cappelli, according to the complaint filed May 6 in Westchester Supreme Court. He developed the two Ritz condominium towers and the RitzCarlton Hotel around 2007 to 2009. The other insurance claims ranged from nearly $6,000 for an apartment on the second f loor to $659,444 for two penthouse apartments owned by Manhattan Properties LLC. The adjacent Ritz-Cartlon Hotel — recently renovated and rebranded as The Opus, Westchester — was not damaged by the flooding. George A. Fuller Co., a part of Cappelli Organization, is also named as a defendant, as the general contractor that hired Frank & Lindy Plumbing & Heating Inc. to work on the building. Insurance law allows the insurer to seek reimbursement for claims on damages caused by a third party. Chubb accuses the Ritz Carlton Residences, the contractors and other entities of gross negligence. The Ritz-Carlton and George Fuller Co. did not respond to emails asking for their side of the story. The flooding incident was the second in eight years. In 2010, a hot water pipe failed on the 25th floor of Tower 2, allowing thousands of gallons of pressurized water to cascade down the interior and damage nearly every f loor below, according to a 2012 lawsuit filed by Travelers Indemnity. Travelers paid $2.4 million in claims to the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton Westchester, and other entities. The insurer then sought reimbursement from two plumbing companies and George Fuller Co. The dispute was settled in 2016.

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Priorities over pizza CT panel says focus on the issues on hand instead of frivolity BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

airfield County and Connecticut at large are living in an unusual time — both in a positive and negative sense. That was one of the themes of a wide-ranging discussion on emerging trends held virtually by The Construction Institute on May 13. Speakers at the “2021 Fairfield County Owners Forum” included RCI Group President Robert Christoph Jr.; Connecticut Conference of Municipalities Executive Director and CEO Joe DeLong; Stamford Downtown President David Kooris; and AdvanceCT President and CEO Peter Denious. Prefatory remarks were supplied by U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, whose district includes 16 county municipalities, including Bridgeport, Fairfield, Greenwich and Stamford. “This moment is unique,” Himes said. “It gives us some possibilities we might not have imagined five years ago.” Thanks to the billions of dollars in federal aid due to the state, “We are briefly not resource-constrained” to reshape both Connecticut and the Northeast, Himes said. “We are going to get an infrastructure deal done here in D.C.,” which he estimated would be closer to President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion plan than the roughly $700 billion favored by some Republicans. The Democratic congressman said that those funds should be used to address shortfalls in energy, education, access to health care and broadband internet. “The need has never been so evident,” he said. “Every 20 years there’s this moment where you can be transformative in terms of who we are as a country,” Himes continued. Although “we have an attention deficit in Congress,” he said that the state’s entire Congressional delegation — all Democrats — is in agreement about addressing the aforementioned issues, among others. The latter point was indirectly addressed by DeLong after Himes’ departure. When he joined the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities six years ago, he said he could look around a table of its members and have “no idea who was a Democrat or a Republican,”

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given the nonpartisan challenges of doing business. That, he said, is no longer the case. “We have to find a way to push back against” today’s fierce partisanship, he said. “It’s going to be a huge hindrance if we don’t get on the other side of it. We need to discuss policy as policy, not policy as a political position.” The nation has been “evolving quickly in the wrong direction over just the past few years.” Meanwhile, Christoph, whose development firm is one of the forces behind Bridgeport’s Steelpointe Harbor, said RCI Group’s success in that city’s marketplace has allowed it to continue to expand farther up the county and state. Christoph said his company makes “a valiant effort” to be inclusive for diverse populations, under the belief that “We all do better as we rise together.” Denious, who said his organization is finalizing an “economic action plan” designed to serve as a roadmap for economic development over the next five to 10 years, agreed that diversity, equity and inclusion need to be the bywords moving forward. He noted that the state legislature is debating a proposal that would prioritize supporting small businesses owned by women, minorities and veterans. “Connecticut is a very, very segFCBJ

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regated state and it has been for a long time,” DeLong said. Part of the problem is the state’s lack of county-based governments, which makes an equitable approach to affordable housing so challenging, he said. “Each individual town has its own system, which very seldom is regionally based or county-based,” DeLong said. As a result, the communities with the highest need for affordable housing have less of a land-tax base from which to draw, leading to further inequities, he said. The current legislative session has seen more talk “about pizza than affordable housing,” DeLong continued, referring to the Connecticut House of Representatives’ May 12 approval of a bill that would make pizza the state’s official food. “We have to get our priorities in line.” Kooris seconded DeLong’s comments, calling Connecticut’s system of government “antiquated” and in need of at least more regionally based organization. Asked by moderator Frederick Treyz, CEO and chief economist of Regional Economic Models Inc., how the federal monies should be spent, Christoph identified education and infrastructure as priorities. “The ports haven’t been

dredged for years,” he said. “If an airline wants to come to Fairfield County, it’s hard right now to meet that challenge.” The state’s commuting situation, be it by rail or by highway, also remains a problem, noted Kooris. “I’m 100% confident that we know where the gaps are,” he said. “I’m not 100% confident that we know what comes next.” He also said the state should take advantage of the influx of new residents during the pandemic by marketing the benefits of a city like Stamford, which offers both urbanity and “suburbanity,” in an effort to not just compete with, but outperform, New York City. Kooris said that demand for residences in Greenwich is “through the roof,” with a vacancy rate of just 3% to 4%. Denious said it remained unclear whether the roughly 17,000 people who have migrated to Connecticut during the pandemic are here to stay — and, if they are, what their employers might do. He hazarded that some companies might adopt a “hub-andspoke” model by opening satellite offices here. “We are seeing some (out-of-state) businesses establish operations here, so I’m encouraged by that.” DeLong stressed that the state’s $6 billion unpaid pension liability — “a huge anchor” — must be

Clockwise from top: Nancy Greenwald, Lewis Finkel, Joseph DeLong, Frederick Treyz, David Kooris, Robert Christoph, Peter Denious and Congressman Jim Himes.

addressed sooner than later. If not, he said, huge tax increases and massive cuts in services will result, leading to those who have relocated here rethinking their decisions. Treyz noted the recent disappointing jobs numbers, and the U.S. Labor Department’s announcement that consumer prices rose by 4.2% over the 12 months ending in April, along with the Colonial Pipeline shutdown and supply chain disruptions, as nagging issues. Christoph seized on the supply chain issue, saying project start-times had been significantly impacted by the pandemic. Lumber supplies are “out of whack at the moment,” and timelines for the delivery of appliances cannot be depended upon, he said. He also declared that being aware of climate change “is a must” moving forward, with the increasing necessity of including proper water management measures “to not only protect a property but the neighborhood behind it.”

Robert Weisz foresees more Westchester development, economic growth BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

eveloper Robert Weisz believes the surface is just being scratched when it comes to what the market will bear in the way of new apartments in Westchester over the next few years. At the same time, Weisz is bullish on prospects for the county’s economy. Weisz was the keynote speaker at the UJA Federation of New York’s Westchester Business and Professional Division Annual Event on May 13. In addition to hearing the keynote by Weisz, the event recognized three individuals for their leadership. They are Ben Blumberg, executive vice president and partner of Stark Office Suites; Judy Stern, physical therapist and certified teacher of the Alexander Technique; and Jack Stern, founder of Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York. Weisz said, “As you all know, Westchester has always been a terrific place to live: great housing, great schools, terrific higher education with colleges and universities and an outstanding location.” He described as a dramatic change the

Robert Weisz evolution whereby municipalities changed zoning to allow taller and taller residential towers to be built in Westchester. “It allowed people to live in the county and not pay the extremely high prices of our houses,” Weisz said. “Having rental units that people can afford makes the county much more appealing to compa-

nies because they can find staff. They can have employees that live in the county and don’t have to commute from far away.” Weisz said that experts think there now is market demand for 40,000 to 50,000 new residential units in Westchester. “We are just scratching the surface right now. We have a backlog of a great need that will be fulfilled over the next few years,” Weisz said. “At the same time some of the towns have allowed retail to be developed in areas that before were not allowed, that were for office buildings,” Weisz said, pointing to the Wegmans and Life Time Fitness locations in former office parks as success stories. “We’ve got two massive projects and they are doing extremely well. They’re both parts of big chains and these locations in Westchester are one of the most successful in the entire chain,” Weisz said. “That just confirms and proves that Westchester has a great demand. We are just in the early stages of what we expect to be a great economic boom in the county.” Weisz noted that health care and biotechnology are just two of the growth areas in Westchester. “This is a county now that is creating

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a foundation for what is going to be over the next few years a great deal of development,” Weisz said. “Development means a lot of good things. It means more revenue for the cities, which eventually could translate into lower real estate taxes for all of our residents. It creates a lot of employment; it’s a place for people to work without having to commute too far and certainly allows the retail world — that we all know has been punished — a great deal to survive.” Weisz said feedback from tenants in his office buildings reinforces that economists and others likely are correct when they suggest there could be an exceptionally strong economic recovery. “We are getting a sense of that from our tenants that are in many different industries; that we are at the beginning of a great expansion,” Weisz said. “I’ve heard that economists are predicting close to 6% growth, which is unprecedented. That’s for the whole economy for the entire country. We think that the percentage of growth that the county is going to benefit from is going to be much greater than what’s happening throughout the country. I’m bullish as you can tell about Westchester.”

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Armstrong Court a beacon for affordable housing in Greenwich BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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Affordable housing” probably isn’t the first thing to spring to most minds when thinking of Greenwich. But Anthony Johnson, CEO and executive director of Greenwich Communities — formerly the Greenwich Housing Authority — is on a mission to alter that. And he is receiving some rave reviews, particularly for what he and his organization have done with Armstrong Court. Built in 1951, the six-building, 144-unit complex had not been rehabilitated until about eight years ago, when Johnson said he began “trying to get funding and designs for the property to do what we wanted to do.” Over the ensuing years, Johnson told the Business Journal, he “applied for funding multiple times.” Ultimately the project received support from the state, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and Department of Housing (DOH). The housing finance agency is investing more than $16 million in tax-exempt bonds while the Housing Department has invested $12.2 million, and tax credit syndicator Enterprise has bought $18.1 million in 4% and 9% low-income housing tax credits. Johnson noted that a number of private investors, including utility Eversource, have also bought state tax credits. Phase I of the project began in May 2019 and was completed in June 2020, with newly built townhouses at the cost of $15 million. The second phase, the complete renovations of the 42 units in buildings 1, 3 and 6, is now underway. Phase III, a single building of 42 units, will start construction in late 2021 or early 2022 with an expected cost of around $25 million. All told, the three phases represent an investment of $64 million. Rehabbing includes enclosing the exterior catwalks on the property and turning them into living spaces. “They’re called ‘porches’ — they look like a porch — but they’re really fire escapes,” Johnson said. Flat concrete roofs

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are being pitched for better drainage and energy efficiency. “In the past, in the summer, they were like red-hot potatoes,” he said. All bathrooms, kitchens, walls and flooring are being replaced, and an HVAC system will replace the window units that have dotted the exterior for years. The site’s absence of handicapped access is also being addressed. Johnson said the name change from the Greenwich Housing Authority to Greenwich Communities, which took place last September, was meant to underscore “how we are a community, even though Greenwich has nine neighborhoods” as well as to combat what he said was the fact that “the word ‘authority’ gives people angst and makes them nervous. “We want people to be proud of where they live and not feel the stigma of living under a housing authority,” he said. The organization oversees approximately 1,240 affordable housing units across nine properties in the town. “We have the support of the people,” Johnson said. “A lot of the time, in Fairfield County and around the country, you hear people say they support affordable housing, but not in their own backyards. That isn’t the case here.” ‘Something to take pride in’ Among those supporters are U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, state Reps. Stephen Meskers (D-Greenwich) and Kimberly Fiorello (R-Greenwich) and a host of other state government officials who attended a March 1 groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of Phase II. Johnson said he hoped that the unusually large and prestigious group would send the message that, “The more people who are attracted to what we’re trying to do will help us with our further development plans in the future.” Also in attendance was First Selectman Fred Camillo, who told the Business Journal that he remembered visiting his grandmother at Armstrong Court as a child. FCBJ

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“It’s amazing how far we’ve come,” he said. “It was always a great place but it certainly was overdue for some work to restore it and make it something the town can take pride in.” Camillo also took time to address the controversial Senate Bill 1024, whose aim is, depending generally on one’s political persuasion, either a much-needed alteration to affordable housing rules (Democrats) or an attempt to steamroll over local housing authorities to establish a “one size fits all” mandate (Republicans). Camillo — a Republican who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019 — said SB 1024 and its supporters were “trying to chip away at local zoning. The diversity of our towns and cities is one of our state’s strengths. I certainly don’t want every town and city looking the same.” He went on to deride “Yale law school professors” for pushing for the bill, a reference to Sara Bronin, founder and lead organizer of DesegregateCT. That group has held numerous events around the state arguing that its true aims have been mischaracterized by opponents. Bronin, who received a law degree from Yale Law School, has taught at the UConn School of Law and served as a visiting professor at the Yale School of Architecture. The first selectman also confirmed that he is running for

reelection in the fall. “I said when I ran the first time that if people felt I had done a good job at the end of my term, I would run again,” Camillo said. “We still have to move the ball down the field on some issues, some of which are on the goal line and others where there’s still some work to be done.”

From left: Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo; Greenwich Communities Board Chair Sam Romeo; Greenwich Communities CEO and Executive Director Anthony Johnson; and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th) at the March 1 groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II.

Employers get ready for post-pandemic return to work BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

regional return to some degree of pre-pandemic normalcy was the focus of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council’s May 17 webinar “Employer’s Guide to Covid-19 Vaccines and Returning to Work.” Dr. Greg Buller, chairman of Bridgeport Hospital’s Department of Medicine, stressed that the vaccines being administered are “all incredibly safe” and that one had a higher risk of being struck by lightning than by having a severe reaction to the vaccines. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, he added, was paused “because of a relatively novel side effect that is very, very, very uncommon, and to my knowledge has not yet been described in the state of Connecticut.” Dr. Jurate Ivanaviciene, infectious disease specialist at Hartford HealthCare’s St. Vincent’s Hospital in Bridgeport, said that people who have been vaccinated do not need to continue in a quarantined state. For those who have yet to be vaccinated and believe they were exposed to someone who had Covid, however, she recommended erring on the side of caution. “You should get tested and you should quarantine,” she said. “I would say day five after your exposure and going forward, if your result is negative and you’re asymptomatic, you can return to work. You should still continue to monitor your symptoms, even if you have that negative result.” Ivanaviciene reported that nonvaccinated people who have been exposed to a Covid positive person usually develop symptoms between four and 14 days, adding that some people have been known to continue to have symptoms past 20 days. But if an entire workplace has been vaccinated, Ivanaviciene continued, there is no need to continue wearing face masks — but that is predicated on everyone in the workplace being honest about their vaccination status. “The tricky part is if you don’t know if everybody’s vaccinated,” she said. “Is it possible that someone may be asymptomatic in the office who is not wearing a mask and could increase the possibility of the spread? It’s always the possibility.” Ebony Jackson-Shaheed, epidemiologist and Bridgeport’s acting director of health, said that the city does not distribute vaccines to providers, but relies on the state government for its’ vaccine services. The challenge for the city, she said, was spreading the word on the availability and safety of the vaccines. “We have signs literally everywhere,” she said. “A lot of individuals that come into the clinics to get vaccinated say that they learned about the vaccine through a lot of our signs.” Jackson-Shaheed noted the city has also tapped into Spanish-language stations and local-access television channels to spread the word on the vaccination availability. To

accommodate residents who are unable to travel to the clinics, she added, mobile clinics have gone door-to-door in parts of the city where the lack of transportation access is particularly acute. “Even for those who have no documentation, we take them as walk-ins,” she said. “If they don’t have any identification, they sign an attestation saying they are who they are, and then they go ahead and they get vaccinated.” Ramon Peralta, CEO of Peralta Design in Shelton, told the webinar that seven members of his 10-person company were in the office, with the other three still working remotely. The company installed Plexiglas panels to separate workspaces and still requires face masks in the common areas of the office. “I’ve said, ‘Hey guys, we can have staff meetings and if you’re vaccinated, you don’t need to wear a mask,’” he said. “But we have

a mix — we’re probably at 70% vaccinated right now.” Peralta admitted asking visiting clients if they are vaccinated before they enter, and to date all clients have already received their vaccines. “A lot of it is optics,” he said. “If no one was there, I’d probably be comfortable with having somebody come in without a mask. But I have to be aware as the owner and as the leader that everyone should feel safe at work.” Gary Phelan, attorney with the law firm Mitchell & Sheahan, told the webinar audience that employers can mandate that employees receive vaccines, with several key exceptions. “The first is if a person with a disability and who, for whatever reason, is not able to get the vaccine,” he said. “Then you focus the person and how you can accommodate them. The second exception is for people

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with sincerely held religious beliefs who, therefore, will not get the vaccine. Again, the question is whether there’s an accommodation and would it lead to an undue hardship. “The third caveat,” he continued, “is for unionized workplaces” — something that’s subject to collective bargaining. Phelan warned that that employers cannot determine certain workers must be vaccinated and others can take a pass. “For example,” he explained, “if an employer says, ‘Older employees are more at risk and should get the vaccine,’ that would be age discrimination.” Phelan observed that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently issued guidance that “workplaces should not distinguish between workers who are vaccinated and not vaccinated. So, that’s the guidance we have to respect in regard to the workplace.”

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SUITE TALK Suite Talk: Eileen Egan, executive director, Phelps Hospital

arlier this month, Sleepy Hollow-based Phelps Hospital received a four-star rating for the third consecutive year from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For the hospital’s executive director, Eileen Egan, this was welcome news as she observed her first anniversary in the hospital’s leadership position following the most unprecedented year imaginable. In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall speaks with Egan about running a hospital in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime health crisis.

What was it like assuming the leadership of a hospital as a pandemic was taking root? “I started as the interim executive director in March a year ago, and in May I was asked to take on the role as a permanent position. I can’t remember exactly the date — you’d think that would be embedded in my mind forever — but the March date is because March 9 and that Monday was when we had our first Covid patient. In fact, it was the first Covid patient in the Northwell Health system, so it was truly baptism by fire.”

In the year since then, what have you seen as your greatest triumphs? “I think some of our greatest triumphs was seeing the way my leadership team and the way the staff could pull together and rise to any occasion and the resiliency with which they were able to continue to work with patients day after day. It truly was exhausting. “Unless you’ve worked here in the hospital and actually saw some of the things we saw, it’s hard to realize the impact that it had. We’ve never seen anything like this before. We saw our 12-bed ICU with all ventilators expand to one point where we had 39 ICU patients, with 36 of them on ventilators. “It was so gratifying to see the team work together. Day in and day out, even when they were exhausted, people were not taking their time off because they didn’t want to leave their colleagues. We didn’t know where it was going to end. That was the triumph — to see how we can really rise to just about any occasion was so exhilarating and everybody was so creative and imaginative.” Where’s the hospital today in terms of dealing with Covid patients? “By last year, around June and July, we were almost a full house — we have a 135bed hospital and we probably had close to 125 patients that were Covid positive. We watched those numbers decline until sometime in the summer we started to feel good that things were definitely going in the right direction. By Oct. 31, we had zero patients and we celebrated that day — only to quickly ramp up again because the next day we had the admission of two more. “By Jan. 4, we had the peak in the second surge at around 62 patients, and then it went down and now the positivity rate in Westchester is one of the lowest it’s been. Today in the hospital, we only have five Covid-positive patients. “We don’t think we’ll ever be finished with Covid patients — just like with the flu, it will always be out there. But we definitely have turned the corner.” How is the hospital staff holding up? “They’ve been somewhat traumatized. We’ve been very focused on well-being and wellness programs that can support some of this traumatic experience that they saw. They have been very resilient, but I think they’re having trouble. “When we first started the second surge, there was a look of panic in everybody’s eyes. We weren’t anywhere near as full the second time, but it conjured up a bunch of feelings in them that they never had time to work their way through. “But they came to work and they’re caring for the patients. And, in some ways, we’re

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Eileen Egan Photo courtesy Phelps Hospital. not as anxious. We know more about the disease, we know how to protect ourselves, we have enough PPP. It was a little bit easier the second time around and we’re hoping that we don’t worry about a third surge.” What’s at the top of your agenda for you as you start your second year as executive director? “As we continue to go along the healing journey, I’d like to start to continue our strategic plan. Since everything was on hold for a while, we put surgical procedures on hold and all of the elective procedures and outpatient programs on hold. My goal is to bring everything on full force — and we’re pretty much there. “Our cancer care is really taking off and in order for us to accommodate that, one of the things that would further that is putting in a PET scan. We’ve also started work on our maternal child health — it’s been a while since that unit’s been renovated. And we’re going to redo our postpartum floor, labor and delivery and our nursery. “It’s my goal to fully embrace what our strategic plan and our goals and initiatives have been and make sure that we stay on track with those sorts of things.” What do you see as Phelps’ role within the regional health care system? “Phelps role is to identify any gaps in the needs of the patients or the community and to then to be able to offer programs and services that fills that gap. We work closely with Northern Westchester Hospital to develop services without redundancy in both of our hospitals. “Both of the hospitals are in a small area and it would be silly to spend money when we can focus on specific areas and then collaborate with one another.”

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Tin Barn Brewing adds effervescence to Sugar Loaf BY KATHY ROBERTS

auren Van Pamelen’s passion for making beer has turned a former auction gallery into a craft brewery in Orange County’s arts-and-crafts hamlet of Sugar Loaf. When Van Pamelen moved from Long Island to Warwick six years ago, she embraced country living, buying herself a home brew kit. “I really enjoyed it and began taking classes with the American Brewers Guild school in Vermont,” Van Pamelen said. Her mastery of the craft sparked an idea for a business venture that her father, Dale, readily welcomed: a brewery that could offer more than just beer. They started searching in the sur-

rounding area when they came across the 12,500-square-foot tin-roofed building on five acres along the town of Chester’s Kings Highway Extension. “We had looked at several other properties; but rather than building from the ground up, this was perfect for what we envisioned.” Joined by Lauren’s significant other, Rich Dabreau, the Van Pamelens began renovations to open their new venture, christening it Tin Barn Brewing. Just as it was about to make its debut, Covid-19 hit, closing its doors before the family even had a chance to open. “We continued making improvements. In the meantime, we were selling cans at the door,” said Lauren, who was amazed at how many customers came knocking. Dale

was just as impressed as his daughter by the number of people coming to buy beer when they could only door outdoor sales. “The reception we got was just amazing. We were blown away by the lines of people who were coming and knew we had hit on something special,” he said. Tin Barn Brewing officially opened Memorial Day weekend of 2020, doing business outdoors the entire summer. “We pitched two 20 by 40-foot tents to seat our customers…because there was a shortage, we were scrambling for picnic tables. When New York started to loosen up, we were finally able to open our indoor space on Columbus Day,” said Lauren. Live music is also on tap on Friday evenings and Sundays. In the eight months since they first

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Lauren Van Pamelen inside Tin Barn Brewing. Photo by Kathy Roberts. opened their doors, the three are still busy improving it by building a two-tier stage to host live music outdoors. “Luckily, my dad and Rich are extremely handy. I learned to spackle watching YouTube and work alongside them when I can,” said Lauren, who also helped build its fireplace. “Now we’re facing a lumber shortage… we’ve had to source it from five different vendors in order to get the outdoor seating area done. We’re aiming to have it completed by Memorial Day weekend if all goes well.” In addition to an array of craft beers » TIN BARN BREWING

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HUDSON VALLEY A Rockland online marketplace builds community during time of isolation BY BRIDGET MCCUSKER bmccusker@westfairinc.com

s New York went into lockdown last year, Simplisk, a Rockland-based branding and marketing company, got to work pitching in to help small businesses struggling to survive the pandemic. According to Sheila Keenan, co-founder and principal of Simplisk, it has always been the company’s mission to help small businesses, and that critical time was the inspiration for its Rockland Main St. Marketplace. “When New York started the lockdown, when that came into effect, we wanted a way to really support small Rockland businesses, but also to help the community come together digitally, since we had to be apart physically,” Keenan said. “So in that isolation, we were recognizing that there was a need for small businesses to be supported, but also for people to be able to impact their local area.” The turnaround time to launch was quick, especially considering that Simplisk is just a two-person operation so far. “It was seven days from when we started development to when we launched,” Keenan said. “On March 13, that’s when lockdown started. On the 15th, we had the concept and on the 20th, we launched the marketplace.” In the beginning, it centered mostly on food and restaurant businesses, which had been and remain still heavily impacted by the pandemic. It provided a central way for consumers to know whether restaurants were open or closed, operating with curbside pickup or offering family meals. As the pandemic wore on, visitors could find out whether neighborhood spots were hosting outdoor or indoor dining, doing takeout or offering alcohol to go, among many of the other variables that have sprung up in the industry this year. It’s not just restaurants, however. The marketplace has a spot for every local industry. Keenan and her partner built it to be a resource to uplift small businesses of any kind. They also included

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a directory for business support and reopening resources, and even public health resources for anyone to access. “We see and we hear from people that they really want to support small businesses, but they find it very difficult or inconvenient. So we want to make it simpler while also helping to strengthen our local economy and small businesses,” she said. “These small businesses are the engines of innovation and when they die off, you lose a lot of ingenuity and so we really didn’t want to see that.” Both members of the team have significant experience in marketing on a larger scale. Though Simplisk has only been around as a business since 2018, they had both previously been working in marketing with large corporations. Keenan worked at Pfizer in Pearl River until the corporation downFCBJ

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sized the plant, at which point, she was able to reevaluate her goals. “I realized I had a passion for working with small businesses and a variety of businesses, not necessarily in one industry,” she said. The Main St. Marketplace platform certainly reaches a variety now, with nearly 700 Rockland businesses in 22 categories participating, and is particularly successful around holidays and special occasions. It also hosts an online “window shopping” feature, through which businesses can sell their products directly on the site. The platform’s growth has led Simplisk on a new path for the project: Keenan and her partner are working on a rebranding effort and focusing on developing new features. Currently, the marketplace is accessible at simplisk.com/ marketplace, but soon it will find a

new home at OneRockland.com. The platform’s features have been free so far, but starting in July, window-shopping services will be available through a premium subscription. All other basic services will remain free and even expand, adding features such as events and deals exclusive to the platform. Keenan’s goal is to help businesses first and foremost, and recognizes that many modern business services that have become essential, especially in the technology sphere, have significant tradeoffs for businesses. “As a small business, those things (like fees) are a difficulty,” she said. “I think that everybody’s aware of the Doordashes and the Grubhubs, which are great services that are out there, but depending on how much they’re taking off the top of a service, the less a business is left with at the end of the day. Our

goal is to help small businesses, so the last thing we want to do is be a hindrance to their sales. We really want to be an ally in their endeavors.” Soon, the marketplace will also expand into offering its services for local musicians, artists and even podcasters. Another new feature, Rockland RoadTrips, is also in development. Keenan said that Simplisk is discussing with Rockland County Tourism a partnership to launch the feature alongside a new campaign from the tourism agency, to promote local businesses, activities and places of interest across the county. “I grew up in Rockland, I’m originally from Pearl River,” Keenan said. “I’ve always found as I’ve grown up around here that it’s a tough place to navigate, for locals as well as visitors. So one of the goals that we have with Rockland RoadTrips is to make that navigation a bit easier. So with this new feature, locals and tourists are going to be able to use our ‘concierge service’ to create their perfect day in Rockland, or they can check out our sponsored, preplanned itineraries, which can be half a day, or a day or a weekend, and they’ll really focus on local businesses, local activities and local places of interest across the county. And one thing that we already have on the Marketplace is interactive mapping, to get them there a little more easily.” While Simplisk is busy expanding features and crafting a local focus in its home county, branching out to new markets hasn’t been ruled out, as long as the heart of its mission remains. “As you can imagine, it’s a very complex effort to digitally capture an entire county, so we are very much hyperfocused on Rockland for right now,” Keenan said. “With that said, we are open to the possibility in the future of working with other municipalities at the county level to bring our technology to them, but the model of that would be very different. We will always have a hyperlocal sense, so let’s say if we were going into another county, that would have a hyperlocal feel to it as well.”

HUDSON VALLEY Family member seeks evidence of wrongdoing at Thalle Industries

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member of the Pacchiana family is suing Thalle Industries Inc. for company records that he claims could reveal wrongdoing at the family’s construction materials business. Gregg Pacchiana, a former president of Thalle, petitioned the company last month in Westchester Supreme Court to grant access to the records. The records, according to a letter his attorney sent to Thalle in April, would enable Pacchiana to “investigate possible wrongdoing or mismanagement concerning company finances and operations.” Pacchiana’s brother, Glenn, the company CEO, did not respond to an email asking for his side of the story. Thalle is based in Briarcliff Manor and runs an asphalt plant and quarry in Fishkill and a construction materials recycling warehouse in Elmsford. Gregg Pacchiana, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, owns 22.5% of the company stock, according to the petition. But since summer 2019, he claims, the only company records he has seen have been excerpts of filtered financial data that were incomplete or inconsistent. He is demanding financial statements, business plans, compensation records, tax returns, shareholder communications, pension plan records, documents about property purchases, charitable contributions, reim-

bursements to Glenn or immediate family members, and more. Besides investigating possible wrongdoing or mismanagement, Gregg Pacchiana said he needs the records to determine the value of his interest in Thalle, the appropriate compensation for officers and his tax liability. The brothers have been at odds for years, according to a lawsuit Gregg filed against Glenn last September in U.S. District Court in Durham, North Carolina. By 2019, the brothers’ relationship had “significantly deteriorated,” the complaint states, and Gregg no longer trusted Glenn’s “representations regarding jointly owned businesses and agreements.” Gregg claimed Glenn owed him money on a 2006 loan for a golf course project in Saratoga, New York. The project failed and Glenn allegedly did not repay the debt. Gregg claims that Glenn agreed to pay the debt in 2019, for Gregg’s attendance at a family meeting to discuss their sister’s shares in Thalle Industries. The result of that meeting, according to the complaint, was a transaction to Glenn’s benefit “in excess of $15 million.” Still, Gregg alleges, Glenn has refused to pay back $330,143 for the Saratoga deal. Glenn disputed his brother’s account, in a response to the North Carolina complaint, and asked the court to either dismiss the case or transfer it to federal court in the Southern District of New York. Buffalo attorney William F. Savino represents Gregg Pacchiana in the Westchester lawsuit.

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HUDSON VALLEY Fishkill’s Max It Out Retirement targets young professionals with new plan BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

uestion: What do you get when you combine a 401(k) retirement plan with a 529 college savings plan? The answer is a new product from Fishkill-based Max It Out Retirement: the 930 Plan, designed for young professionals as an alternative vehicle for their retirement savings strategies. According to the company, the 930 Plan culls the best features of the 401(k) and 529 plans while leaving out their respective thorny caveats. Chuck Omphalius, managing partner of Max It Out Retirement, explained that while 529 plans seem like a solution for funding a child’s college education, it becomes a problem if the child either decides to skip college or obtains a scholarship and doesn’t need extra financial help. “If it’s used for anything but the specific purpose of education, then that money is not only taxed when you take it out, but it’s also heavily penalized,” he said. “It can’t be reused for retirement purposes without big penalties, so it has to be used for education.” And unlike the 401(k)s, 930 Plan holders will not be taxed or penalized for a withdrawal before they reach 59½. Omphalius said that this mandate is an added problem for cash-strapped people who prematurely withdrew funds to cover their cost of living during the most perilous economic stretches of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Regardless of what age you are, if

proprietary brand within his company and is not seeking to market it to financial institutions. “It was a natural, next natural progression to the core business,” he said, referring to his company’s focus on retirement planning. “It’s just a branding idea to approach a

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different generation and get them the education they need to make these decisions earlier in life.”

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made from local grain, fruits and honey, Tin Barn Brewery has been offering pizza, nachos and pretzels. Now that its kitchen has been outfitted to allow for a more extensive menu, Dale can’t wait to offer customers one of his favorites, poutine. “It’s a Canadian specialty made with French fries, gravy and cheese curds; if you’ve never had it, you’ll try it once and be hooked. We plan to expand our menu in time for Memorial Day, when we’ll also be opening the outdoor deck.” He’s in charge of that side of the business, bringing his own extensive knowledge of the industry to Tin Barn’s table. Before he got back into the food and beverage business with his daughter, Dale owned the New York Dog Spa & Hotel in Manhattan for close to two decades. He sold it in 2016 but has not forgotten his fourlegged clientele. Leashed dogs are welcome on the Tin Barn’s patio. “We are a family-friendly place and

you’re contributing to it and you want to pull money out before you are 59½, on top of the taxes there’s also penalties and restrictions for what it can be used on,” he said. “And if you want to continue to save it beyond age 73½, you have to start taking distributions — there’s just a lot of rules that go along with it.” Omphalius stated his product comes at a time when young professionals are showing a great interest in finance, albeit by toying with investment vehicles such as cryptocurrency “where they think they can make a quick hit.” While acknowledging that the 401(k) plan was an ideal savings vehicle for an earlier generation, today’s plans are not helpful for young professionals pursuing long-term savings because many employers are no longer matching the plans. “They’re forced to save in a different way,” he said of his target audience. “Part of what the 930 is about is showing you a different way to do so. None of the savings mechanisms that we use to execute the 930 Plan are attached to the markets, so there’s no volatility involved — and, we’ve had 11 straight bull markets and we’re ripe for a correction.” Omphalius is rolling out the 930 Plan in the New York metro area. His company also has offices in San Francisco and Tampa where he is scheduled to introduce the product later in the year. As for taking the 930 Plan wider, Ompahlius envisioned the 930 Plan as a

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we welcome dogs here,” said Lauren. “Our guests love it, especially the ones who don’t want to leave their best friend home when they are taking a day trip.” To date, the Van Pamelen duo has invested nearly $4 million in their venture. Dale has a theory about why the family has remained so upbeat, despite the dark year of Covid-19: “In our case, I think it was easier for us to survive because we didn’t feel pressured to get back to where we started because we had just started out. We just continued to move forward.” He’s recently approached the town of Chester with an idea to offer a trolley service from the brewery to the Lyceum Center (formerly Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center), now owned by the town. “The theater is at the end of the main street where the stores are, so it’s a great way to give Sugar Loaf more exposure. It’s an investment I’m willing to make if the town agrees to it.”

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Cynthia Merkle

Union Savings Bank emerges from pandemic stronger, but plenty of challenges remain BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

aving apparently weathered the Covid storm, most business sectors are now considering their place not only in the present but also in the post-pandemic future — and banking is no exception. “Most community banks are coming out of this stronger, certainly from a reputation perspective,” Union Savings Bank President and CEO Cynthia Merkle told the Business Journal. Merkle, who also chairs the Connecticut Bankers Association, gave much of the credit for that to the Paycheck Protection Program — and the flexibility that smaller banks showed in processing PPP loans, especially during its initial phase last spring. “That first phase was challenging for everyone,” she said, “with the regulations seeming to change on a daily, if not hourly, basis. And a lot of people were in a panic in the early days, but eventually customers settled down and became less frenzied.”

USB originated close to $200 million in PPP loans, Merkle said, adding that its board also acted quickly to deploy funds to hospitals, food pantries and visiting nurse associations in a matter of weeks, rather than wait for the usual culmination of its grant cycle in the fall. As a result, $650,000 was bequeathed last year. For such efforts, the Danbury-based bank was named the top-ranked bank in Fairfield and Litchfield counties in a recent national survey, an unexpected honor that Merkle said was due entirely to USB’s staff. Nearly 200 of those staffers worked from home for much of the past 15 months or so, and are only now being brought back to its 26 branches. Seven employees have been tapped to serve on a customer contact committee to determine how best to protect customers and employees moving forward. Eight others make up a second committee tasked with making recommendations on what the bank’s future work environment might look like. “I never believed that people could

be as productive working from home as they were,” Merkle said. “It became very clear very quickly that they could still deliver for our customers.” Merkle expects that more flexibility for working parents and long-haul commuters could become a new standard. “We have some team members who live in Poughkeepsie,” she said. “Saving them two hours a day in commuting would be of great value to them and to us.” Meanwhile, the bank is also continuing to try to stay ahead of the technology curve, something that Merkle admitted can be a tall order. While recent innovations such as contactless debit cards and an instant debit card issuance program have received high marks from customers, significant challenges remain. “Sometimes we never even see our customers,” Merkle said. “Our Net Promoter Scores have gone up dramatically during the pandemic began.” Still, “our competition today is so different than what it was in the past,” she continued. “The Venmos, fintechs, what have you — they all mean that banks have FCBJ

to cut through their silos to implement new products quickly. We hired a new core processor in 2017 and they use us a lot for beta-testing of new products.” Although USB’s loan delinquency rate is “probably the lowest we’ve seen in years,” Merkle said she has “a nagging feeling that something’s got to give at some point. “A couple of years ago, we had tenants in buildings that were being threatened by internet sales,” she recalled. “Places like restaurants and nail and hair salons didn’t have to worry about that. But then the pandemic comes and it’s the restaurants, nail and hair salons that ended up getting hurt the most.” The low-interest rate environment is also likely to change, Merkle noted. “Deposit rates probably can’t go down any further, and yet lending rates have flattened. Interest rates are going to be an enormous challenge for us all.” And of course there’s the whole question of a return to “normalcy.” “A lot depends on how quickly people go back to their old behaviors,” Merkle acknowledged. WCBJ

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s the Covid-19 health crisis starts to wind down, a new report cautions that the banking industry faces a challenge that rivals the economic tumult of the pandemic: a new era of economic uncertainty fueled by business defaults and insolvencies that could fray the rating quality of their loan books. According to the Boston Consulting Group’s newly published “Global Risk 2021: Building a Stronger, Healthier Bank,” the pandemic-related economic impacts of job losses, lower consumer confidence and supply-and-demand disruptions coupled with historically low interest rates can create post-challenges that will test the banking industry’s risk management abilities. Although the report credited banks for being better prepared for the pandemic than other organizations — due primarily to regulatory reforms enacted in the wake of the Great Recession’s wreckage — a continuation and deepening of the ongoing crisis will test their mettle further. “Resilience has its limits,” the report bluntly stated. “As the pandemic enters its second year, many banks will need to brace for an uptick in nonperforming loans and the resulting balance sheet impact.” The report forecasted the situation could become more dire for banks as pandemic-era stopgap policies, including a moratorium on bankruptcy filings expires and government relief programs come to an end. The near future, the report stated, will see a renewed wave of business insolvencies that were temporarily frozen by federal policies in 2020. However, Gerold Grasshoff, a managing director and senior partner at Boston Consulting Group and a co-author of the report, saw this near-future scenario as a chance for banks to become better prepared in addressing and mitigating the problem before it metastasizes. “Institutions now have a real opportunity to seize the moment and secure their own stability and resilience by reinforcing their core processes and working models, solidifying their foundations and boldly acting on emerging opportunities,” he said. The report called on banks to create a six-step agenda designed to withstand the difficulties before them. This agenda includes the following considerations: Shifting to an active credit portfolio management. The report’s recommendation is to move from the traditional buy-and-hold strategy to “an active-management mindset that expands the credit

focus from optimizing returns on individual loans or sub-portfolios to optimizing risk-adjusted returns across the entire credit portfolio.” This can be achieved if chief risk officers give credit teams portfolio wide visibility, thus “enabling that broader view can help institutions avoid undue risk concentrations and be more responsive to changes in the market.” Augmenting collections and workout capabilities. As nonperforming loan levels rise, the report called on collections units to update their segmentation and loan book analyses, refresh their early-warning systems and realign staffing to stay on increased surge of collections and workout activity over the coming year. Optimizing balance sheet management. Low interest rates and high levels of administrative expenses prior to the pandemic exacerbated bank performance during the crisis, with the credit agency S&P Global reported 236 negative rating actions on banks globally since March 2020. The report’s recommendations focus on identifying and mitigating credit risks before they get out of control, coordinating interest-rate risk management strategies that favor long-term fixed-rate items and review current liquidity buffers to guarantee they will not weaken. Upgrading compliance and nonfinancial risk management. The report called on banks to “ensure that compliance and risk teams have a common language for tracking and discussing relevant risks” while establishing lines of defense against all potential risks ranging from cyber risks from outside of the bank to misconduct from within. Accelerating digitization and cloud adoption. The report stated that “end-toend automation of critical risk processes, such as credit, can help institutions respond to changing events with agility.” Cloud computing was cited as increasing agility and resilience while driving down infrastructure costs by up 30%. The report pointed out that banks need to pay closer attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risk management. While this issue is more pressing in European financial institutions — those across the Atlantic will need to integrate ESG into their stress testing by the first quarter of 2022 and have their first disclosures on ESG risks in place by Dec. 31, 2022. Grasshoff recommended that U.S. banks follow their lead in order to speed further into post-pandemic recovery. “The banks that are ahead of the curve have already integrated ESG risk management into their strategy and are now working on integrating ESG into their core banking processes and methods,” he said.

Bankers offer children lessons in saving BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

ome banks in the Hudson Valley and Fairfield County recently participated in the American Bankers Association (ABA) Foundation’s program known as Teach Children to Save Day. Despite the effects of the Covid19 pandemic, bank employees volunteered as they have in past years to deliver information about money, saving and banking to schoolchildren in grades kindergarten through 8th grade. This year, they used a mix of in-person class appearances and virtual communication. According to the ABA Foundation, among the participating banks this year in the Hudson Valley were Rondout Savings Bank in Hyde Park

and Kingston, Walden Savings Bank in Montgomery and Sawyer Savings Bank in Saugerties. Among those participating throughout New York state were TD Bank NA, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Alma Bank, Chemung Canal Trust Co. and Habib American Bank. In Connecticut, Newtown Savings Bank branches in Bethel, Bridgeport, Danbury Monroe, Newtown, Oxford, Shelton, Southbury, Trumbull and Woodbury participated according to the ABA Foundation. Other banks in Connecticut that participated included People’s United Bank, NA, in Bridgeport, The First Bank of Greenwich, Webster Bank, TD Bank NA, Chelsea Groton Bank and Jewett City Savings Bank. “Even a global pandemic can’t interrupt the banking industry’s efforts to

ensure that young people have the financial education they need to succeed in a complicated world,” said Rob Nichols, ABA president and CEO. “We are grateful for our bank volunteers and their extraordinary efforts to reach students with these important financial lessons, despite the challenges posed by Covid-19.” Corey Carlisle, the ABA Foundation’s executive director, said, “Learning to save for a rainy day is a concept that should be introduced early and reinforced often.” The ABA Foundation offers materials that were specifically prepared for Teach Children to Save Day and designed and developed exclusively for bankers to use. Each lesson promotes participation by the children during discussion FCBJ

sessions and hands-on activities, with step-by-step lesson plans. For example, a lesson called “How Safe?” discusses with students in kindergarten, first grade and second grade the various places people keep their money. During the “Secret Agent Savings” lesson students in grades 3 through 5 use their listening skills and deductive reasoning to uncover savings mistakes. The ABA Foundation reports that since 1997, its financial education initiatives have reached 11.6 million young people through more than 375,000 banker presentations. The next Teach Children to Save Day is scheduled for April 28, 2022. National sponsors of the program, according to the ABA Foundation, are Ally Bank, Citibank, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo Bank. WCBJ

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| By Phil Picillo

Pandemic-related trends fast track digital payment solutions for businesses

BY PHIL PICILLO

hen the pandemic shuttered in-person operations across Fairfield and Westchester counties (and the globe), many entities, from franchises and municipalities to manufacturers and companies large and small, were faced with this question: “How do I process payments now that I’m working remotely?” The situation served as a wake-up call to those who hadn’t invested in digital payment solutions. In fact, 76% of small-business leaders say the pandemic prompted them to become more digital, with 82% changing how their business sends and receives payments, according to a Mastercard study. As a result, banks, including Webster experienced double-digit growth in requests for digital capabilities, such as online and mobile banking, business bill pay, instant payments (ACH or wire) and even digital websites built for payments. This shift brought challenges. Yet companies are finding the benefits (e.g., consumer demand, greater predictability of cash flow, flexibility to run operations from anywhere and greater access to customer/company data) outweigh the drawbacks (e.g., legacy technology and redesigning workflow). Even now, a number of trends continue to influence demand and adoption. The advance of instant payments During 2020, the need to have cash on hand accelerated the growth of instant payments. Not only did contactless apps and other technologies help limit the spread of the coronavirus, but they also enabled companies

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to process payments within seconds. At any given moment they can now more accurately predict and manage their cash flow. Both businesses and consumers are looking to instant payments for more than payroll and paying suppliers. For example, instant payments are now used for legal and insurance settlements, especially during a natural disaster. They’re also used to repay friends and family when a dinner check is split or for other expenditures, like medical copays, POS transactions and traditional bill pay. As consumers get more comfortable with using instant payments for personal uses, demand is likely to drive use by more companies. The growth of same-day volume According to National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), sameday ACH volume increased 88.2% from Q1 2020 to Q1 2021 from $80.5 billion to $187.6 billion. While more individuals turn to forms of employment that allowed for greater flexibility and control over their schedules, the trend created larger demand for companies to pay salaries daily. During Q1 2021, it also boosted activity for same-day payments for a variety of transactions. Type of Transaction

Percent Change

Volume Change

B2B

+ 17.3%

$1.2 B

Direct Desposit

+ 17.6%

$2.2 B

Healthcare

+ 9%

$96.6 M

Internet

14.1%

$2.1 B

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The drive for payable and receivable solutions Accessing payable and receivable information so that treasury and payment departments could conduct business remotely and still get timely reporting was critical under Covid-19 quarantines. However, it also made it possible to capture cost savings and other efficiencies over processing paper checks. While the volume of checks continues to decline, secure lockbox solutions are still in widespread use. Payments are sent to a central post office box for your bank where they are picked up, processed and deposited into your account — all on the same day, which reduces time and increases cash f low. The ongoing migration from checks to ACH also continued as B2B ACH climbed more than 17% to $1.2 billion in the first quarter. As more companies continue to convert paper-based billing to digital solutions, not only do customers gain the ability to pay bills online, but companies get the ability to upload payments automatically into their system and employees get the f lexibility to handle all of it right from home. More sophisticated cyberfraud The pandemic has not only led to an increase in cyberattacks, but also a surge in their sophistication as more people conduct business online. So, it’s critical for business leaders to focus on ways to improve security, increase awareness among staff and mitigate threats. Among the key steps to take

now: Make sure activities are protected from a wider range of cybercrimes, like financial account takeovers, email compromises, breaches on virtual meeting platforms and unauthorized Wi-Fi access. To accept, or not accept, cryptocurrency Although demand is light, cryptocurrency and tokenization, like Bitcoin, are worth watching. FedNow, a new real-time settlement service expected from the Federal Reserve in 2023/24, will let individuals and companies send instant payments 24/7 through their bank accounts. Since the Fed sets overall monetary policy, if and how it deals with cryptocurrency could impact how businesses view this form of digital “cash.” Digital payments offer opportunities to streamline operations. Think about how to take advantage of them as your business evolves. Opinions expressed are those of the author and not Webster Bank N.A. They are not intended as financial or any other professional advice. Consult a professional regarding your individual situation. Phil Picillo, senior vice president, director of Treasury and Payment Solutions at Webster Bank has witnessed the shift to digital payment solutions firsthand. He is on the board of NACHA, which governs the ACH Network payment system.

HOSPITALS & ELDERCARE ADVERTORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE

FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • MAY 24, 2021

HOSPITALS Blythedale Children’s Hospital 95 Bradhurst Ave., Valhalla 10595 592-7555 • blythedale.org lvillavicencio@blythedale.org CEO/president/medical director: Larry Levine, president and CEO; Scott Klein, chief medical officer and chief of pediatrics Unique services: Post-NICU/PICU program, K-12 public school district, ventilator weaning, traumatic brain injury, pre- and post-organ transplants, spinal cord disorders and neuromuscular and genetic disorders Year established: 1891 Burke Rehabilitation Hospital (Affiliated with Montefiore Health System) 785 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 888-99-BURKE • burke.org externalrelations@burke.org CEO/president/medical director: Jeffrey Menkes, president and CEO; Scott Edelman, vice president and chief financial officer; Barry D. Jordan, assistant medical director Unique services: provides inpatient physical rehabilitation for those who have experienced a life-changing medical condition; inpatient programs include stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, cardio-pulmonary, amputee and orthopedics; operates seven outpatient clinics throughout Westchester County and the Bronx, offering outpatient physical occupational and speech therapy, along with other specialty programs for a range of medical conditions Year established: 1915 CareMount Medical PC 480 Bedford Road, Chappaqua 10514 242-1370 • caremountmedical.com info@caremount.com CEO/president/medical director: Scott D. Hayworth, M.D., president and CEO Unique services: the largest independent multispecialty medical group in New York state, providing comprehensive medical care to more than 665,000 patients in more than 45 locations throughout Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, and Ulster counties and New York City. Founded in 1946 as Mount Kisco Medical Group and grown to 650 physicians and advanced

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practice professionals representing 50 different medical specialties; affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Northwell Health; on-site laboratory and radiology services Year established: 1946 CCRM New York 810 Seventh Ave., 21st floor, New York 10019 866-802-6188 • ccrmivf.com/new-york/ CEO/president/medical director: Brian Levine, M.D., founding partner and practice director Unique services: all-inclusive center with an on-site clinical, surgery center, in-vitro fertilization and clinical laboratory; unknown egg donor program, fertility assessment and basic fertility treatment, male factor infertility, single-gene pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, comprehensive chromosome screening, elective egg freezing, oncofertility, LGBTQ family building, recurrent miscarriage and previous IVF failures Year established: 2016 ColumbiaDoctors Tarrytown 155 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 366-0500 • columbiadoctors.org/ columbiadoctors-tarrytown columbiadoctors@cumc.columbia.edu CEO/president/medical director: George A. “Jack” Cioffi, M.D., president; Shunichi “Nick” Homma, M.D., MHCDS, chief medical director Unique services: multispecialty medical service specializing in the most high-risk, complex cases; comprehensive care includes cardiology, dermatology, neurology, neurological surgery, orthopedic surgery, pediatric rheumatology, psychiatry, rehabilitation and regenerative medicine and urology Year established: 2016

Hospital for Special Surgery 1133 Westchester Ave, White Plains 10605 821-9100 • hss.edu CEO/president/medical director: Louis A. Shapiro, president and CEO; Todd J. Albert, M.D., surgeon-in-chief and medical director Unique services: specialties in orthopedic, rheumatologic and rehabilitation services Year established: 1863 Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester 500 Westchester Ave. West Harrison 10604 367-7000 • mskcc.org/westharrison CEO/president/medical director: Chau Dang, chief of medical oncology; Nancy Diamond, administrator, diamonn1@mskcc.org Unique services: outpatient cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation; additional cancer care services include surgical, medical and radiation oncology consultations, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation treatment, interventional radiology procedures, mammography, ultrasound, clinical trials, a cancer-specific retail pharmacy, supportive services and MRI, CT and PET imaging Year established: 2014 Montefiore Health System 111 E. 210 St., Bronx 10467 718-920-4321 • montefiore.org CEO/president/medical director: Steven M. Safyer, M.D., CEO; Phillip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D, president; Colleen Blye, chief financial officer; Andrew Ra.che, M.D., Ph.D., chief medical officer Unique services: Montefiore Health System is composed of seven hospitals: Montefiore Medical Center, Montefiore Nyack Hospital, White Plains Hospital, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital and Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital providing preventive care to secondary, tertiary and quaternary centers of excellence in cancer, heart and vascular, pediatrics and transplantation; hospital-based freestanding emergency department; multicounty ambulatory network; home health services and rehabilitation Year established: Montefiore Medical Center: 1884; Montefiore Health System: 2006

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Montefiore Mount Vernon (Affiliated with Montefiore Health System) 12 N. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550 664-8000 • montefiorehealthsystem.org CEO/president/medical director: Jaccel Kouns RN, MS, vice president and executive director Unique services: state-designated stroke center and AIDS center, inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services, outpatient substance abuse disorder treatment and wound treatment and hyperbaric center Year established: 2013 Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital (Affiliated with Montefiore Health System) 16 Guion Place, New Rochelle 10801 632-5000 • montefiorehealthsystem.org CEO/president/Medical director: Anthony Alfano, vice president and executive director Unique services: state-designated stroke center, gynecologic and maternity care, primary and specialty outpatient services, center of excellence in knee and hip orthopedic surgery and center of excellence and center of distinction by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program Year established: 2013 NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital (Part of NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network) 1980 Crompond Road Cortlandt Manor 10567 737-9000 • nyp.org/hudsonvalley CEO/president/Medical director: Stacey Petrower MPA, president Bobby Janda, M.D., chief medical officer Unique services: Cheryl R. Lindenbaum Comprehensive Cancer Center; obstetrical services and Level II NICU; orthopedic services from ColumbiaDoctors; digestive health center and gastroenterology services; cardiology; no-wait emergency department and New York state-designated stroke center; wound care and hyperbaric medicine; bariatric surgery program; center for sleep medicine; The Chef Peter X. Kelly Teaching Kitchen; physician services provided by NewYorkPresbyterian Medical Group Hudson Valley, ColumbiaDoctors, and community providers Year established: 1889

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mericans are living longer. We dream of the ‘golden years’ of retirement: playing golf and tennis in a warm climate, taking frequent vacations, and being surrounded by loving family and friends. However, with increased age, there is an increased risk of chronic and debilitating illnesses. 7 out of 10 seniors will need assistance with at least one activity of daily living for some period before they die. By age 85, there is a 25% chance that an individual will spend some time in a skilled nursing facility. The cost of long-term care is staggering. In the Greater New York area, the average hourly cost for a home care aide is $26 per hour. The monthly cost of a bed in a skilled nursing facility ranges from $12,000 to $20,000. These expenses can quickly deplete the life savings of the typical family. Medicare provides very limited coverage of long-term care services. The Medicaid program can provide extensive coverage of home care aides and skilled nursing facility care. However, there are strict limits on the income and assets which can be owned by an applicant. Federal and State law impose drastic restrictions on individuals who transfer assets to qualify for Medicaid. Individuals who transfer assets to trusts or their children are disqualified from receiving Medicaid benefits for a period of up to five years (sixty months) for skilled nursing facility care, and up to two and a half years (30 months) for community home care. For middle-class families, the home is often the most valuable asset. However, the home may disqualify an individual from receiving Medicaid or the Medicaid program may place a lien against a home and seek repayment of the full value of Medicaid services after the Medicaid recipient dies. A common Medicaid planning strategy is to place the home and any other assets not needed for day to day living expenses over the next five years into a Medicaid Planning Trust. The funding of the trust creates a five-year disqualification for Medicaid

nursing home coverage and up to a thirty-month period of disqualification for home care services. However, after the penalty period has expired, the house will be fully protected against a lien or estate recovery. A properly drafted trust has the following important features: • The owners who created the trust may reserve a lifetime right to reside in the home. • The trust will retain eligibility for STAR, Enhanced Star and Veteran’s tax exemptions. • The trust grantors will retain eligibility for the $250,000 per person exemption from payment of capital

gains taxes if the house is sold during their lifetime. • The value of the house will qualify for a “step-up” in basis to the market value at the time of death if the house is not sold until the trust creators have died. • The house will be protected as an inheritance for family members and will not be subject to a Medicaid lien or estate recovery. The Elder Law and Special Needs Practice Group at Bleakley Platt & Schmidt brings together the skills and knowledge of a leading practitioner in the field with a team of dedicated professionals who help families and

individuals address the many legal problems associated with aging, chronic health care issues, disability and long- term care. We provide comprehensive, caring consultations, draft Irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection and Supplemental Needs Trusts, and other valuable estate planning documents such as powers of attorney, health care proxies and living wills and represent clients in applying for Medicaid benefits for home and skilled nursing facility care. To schedule a consultation about any elder law or special needs related issue, contact Frances M. Pantaleo at (914) 287-6118.

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NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital (Part of NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network) 55 Palmer Ave., Bronxville 10708 787-1000 • nyp.org/lawrence CEO/president/Medical director: Michael Fosina, MPH, FACHE, president and Anthony Pucillo, M.D., chief medical officer Unique services: American College of Surgeons Accredited Oncology Program with multiple commendations; new multidisciplinary cancer center; state-of-theart operating rooms; cardiac catheterization laboratory; Carol H. Taylor Breast Health Center with 3-D mammography; ColumbiaDoctors Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Program; robotic surgery; bloodless medicine; outpatient laboratory and rehabilitation; New York state-designated stroke venter; NICU; center for sleep medicine; bariatric surgery; physician services provided by NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester, ColumbiaDoctors, and community providers Year established: 1909

Northern Westchester Hospital (Member of Northwell Health) 400 E. Main St., Mount Kisco 10549 666-1200 • nwhc.net CEO/president/Medical director: Marla Koroly, M.D., chief medical officer and senior vice president, medical affairs Unique services: services include the breast institute, the cancer treatment and wellness center, emergency department, orthopedic and spine surgery, radiology and women’s imaging and weight-loss surgery Year established: 1916

NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester Division (Part of NewYork-Presbyterian Regional Hospital Network) 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains 10605 682-9100 • nyp.org/psychiatry CEO/president/Medical director: Philip J. Wilner, M.D., senior vice president and chief operating officer; Mark Russ, M.D., medical director Unique services: provides behavioral health care services for children, adolescents, adults and geriatric adults, with specialties, including anxiety and mood disorders, depression, college student program, schizophrenia, eating disorders, substance abuse and women’s issues; services through partial hospital program and outpatient clinic, Center for Autism and the Developing Brain, and Weill Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry Year established: 1894

Phelps Hospital (Member of Northwell Health) 701 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow 10591 366-3000 • phelpshospital.org CEO/president/Medical director: Daniel Blum, president; Tobe Banc, M.D., vice president and medical director Unique services: Joint replacement, complex spine surgery; advanced urologic surgery and inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation, including aquatic therapy, hyperbaric medicine, wound healing, speech/ hearing and voice/swallowing disorders, balance center, hospice, behavioral health and substance abuse Year established: 1956

ONS | Orthopaedic Neurosurgery Specialists 500 Mamaroneck Ave., Harrison 10528 869-1145 • onsmd.com CEO/president/medical director: Dr. Tim Corvino Unique services: sports medicine, orthopedics, joint replacement, neurosurgery, spine, physiatry, physical therapy, ONS biologic and regenerative medicine center Year established: 1987

Saint Joseph’s Medical Center (Affiliated with St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester) 127 S. Broadway, Yonkers 10701 378-7000 • saintjosephs.org CEO/president/Medical director: Michael J. Spicer, FACHE, president and CEO and James Neuendorf, M.D., medical director Unique services: cardiovascular center, diagnostic imaging, foot and ankle clinic, geriatrics, pediatrics, renal dialysis, psychiatry, respiratory therapy and surgical services; center also includes St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester, a psychiatric and rehab inpatient service and Saint Joseph’s Nursing Home Year established: 1888 St. John’s Riverside Hospital (Affiliated with Montefiore Health System) 967 N. Broadway, Yonkers 10701 964-4444 • riversidehealth.org CEO/president/Medical director: Ronald J. Corti, president and CEO; Donna McGregor, chief operating officer; and Paul Antonecchia, M.D., chief medical officer Unique services: Ashikari Breast Center, center for bariatric and robotic surgery; behavioral health services; cancer program; Avon Foundation Mammography Suite with 3D mammography; cardiology services; interventional radiology center; hernia center; orthopedic center of Westchester; 24-hour emergency department at Andrus and Dobbs Ferry Pavilions; sleep diagnostic centers at Andrus and Dobbs Ferry Pavilions; St. John’s Riverside Health Boyce Thompson Pavilion Year established: 1869

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Westchester Medical Center Health Network 100 Woods Road, Valhalla 10595 493-7000 • westchestermedicalcenter.com CEO/president/Medical director: Michael D. Israel, president and CEO; Renee Garrick, M.D., executive medical director Unique services: Westchester Medical Center health network is home to 10 hospitals, including Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Behavioral Health Center, Bon Secours Community Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, HealthAlliance, Margaretville Hospital, MidHudson Regional Hospital and St. Anthony Community Hospital; level I, level II and pediatric trauma centers; one of the largest state mental health systems Year established: 1917 Westmed Medical Group 210 Westchester Ave White Plains, NY 10604 682-6532 • westmedgroup.com CEO/president/Medical director: Anthony Viceroy, chief medical officer; Steven M. Meixler, medical director Unique services: Westmed Medical Group) is an award-winning multispecialty medical practice, staffed by a team of 500 top physicians and advanced care providers and 1,500 clinical employees, throughout our thirteen office locations in Westchester County, N.Y., and Fairfield County, CT. Year established: 1996 White Plains Hospital (Member of the Montefiore Health System) 41 E. Post Road, White Plains 10601 681-0600 • wphospital.org CEO/president/Medical director: Susan Fox, president and CEO; Michael J. Palumbo, M.D., executive vice president and medical director Unique services: two cardiac catheterization laboratories, comprehensive robotic surgery program, orthopedic surgery, new labor and delivery suites, level III NICU, accredited as a comprehensive bariatric surgery center, a renovated and expanded cancer center with holistic programs and an urgent care center in Armonk Year established: 1893

NEW YORK EMPLOYERS FACE NEW WORKPLACE SAFETY STANDARDS

he New York Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act signed by Governor Cuomo on May 5, 2021 makes the New York Forward safety guidelines (forward.ny.gov) mandatory for all NY employers. Within 30 days of the law’s passing, employers must meet the New York Department of Labor’s (NYDOL) minimum standards for preventing the spread of airborne infectious diseases, including employee health screenings, face coverings, personal protective equipment, hand hygiene, disinfecting, social distancing, engineering controls, quarantine orders, safety training and enforcement.

Regardless of size, all NY employers must: • Adopt the NYDOL model standard or establish an alternative plan that meets or exceeds the standard; • Post the plan in the workplace; • Distribute a copy of the plan to all employees and independent contractors in their primary language; and • Add the plan to the employee workbook, if applicable. Employers that do not implement a plan by June 4, 2021 will face a penalty of $50 or more per day, and employers that fail to comply with their plans could be subject to fines of $1,000 to $10,000.

EMPLOYEE RIGHTS Under the Act, employees may bring claims against their employers for injunctive relief up to $20,000 for non-compliance. Employees are also permitted to establish a joint labormanagement workplace safety committee that meets quarterly to raise safety concerns, review and provide feedback on the plan, participate in site visits by government entities and have other input into workplace safety decisions under the Act.

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HOSPITALS Bridgeport Hospital (Member of Yale New Haven Health System) 267 Grant St., Bridgeport 06610 384-3000 • bridgeporthospital.org patientrelations@bpthosp.org CEO/president/medical director: William M. Jennings, president and CEO; Pamela Scagliarini, chief operating officer; Michael Ivy, M.D., senior vice president, medical affairs and chief medical officer; Anne Newman, executive assistant to the president Unique services: The Connecticut Burn Center; Allison Family Neonatal ICU and pediatric services in partnership with Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital; Elizabeth M. Pfriem Hybrid Operating Room for advanced heart and vascular procedures and cardiovascular services in cooperation with Yale Heart & Vascular Center; Norma Pfriem Breast Center; Park Avenue Medical Center; center for wound healing and hyperbaric medicine; and REACH Outpatient Psychiatric Program Year established: 1878 Danbury Hospital (Affiliated with Nuvance) 24 Hospital Ave. Danbury, CT 06810 739-7701 • nuvancehealth.org Amy.Forni@wchn.org CEO/president/medical director: John M. Murphy, president and CEO Unique services: Nuvance Health is a family of award-winning nonprofit hospitals and health care professionals in the Hudson Valley and western Connecticut. Nuvance Health combines highly skilled physicians, state-of-the-art facilities and technology and compassionate caregivers dedicated to providing quality care across a variety of clinical areas, including cardiovascular, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, and primary care. Year established: 2010 Greenwich Hospital (Member of Yale New Haven Health System) 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich 06830 863-3000 • greenwichhospital.org CEO/president/medical director: Norman G. Roth, president and chief operating officer; Diana Kelly, chief operating officer; Spike Lipschutz, senior vice president and medical staff/chief medical officer Unique services: recipient of the Magnet designation from the American Nursing

FAIRFIELD COUNTY Credentialing Center; destination hospital for perinatal, labor and delivery and maternity services; Smilow Cancer Hospital’s Greenwich Hospital campus has been commended by the Commission on Cancer; nationally accredited bariatric and joint-replacement program; robotic surgery center offers robot-assisted thoracic, gynecological, urological and general surgery Year established: 1903 Hartford Health care 4 Cisco Drive, Shelton 06484 585-350-5505 • hartfordhealth care.org cameliaphillips@gmail.com CEO/president/medical director: Jeffrey A. Flaks, president and CEO Unique services: Connecticut’s leading provider of addiction and mental health services; meet with children, adults and families dealing with the devastating effects of addiction and mental health issues; prevention and wellness programs benefit many while more than half receive treatment in evidencebased outpatient and residential programs, including at its Stonegate residential treatment center for adolescent boys Year established: 1854 Norwalk Community Health Center 120 Connecticut Ave, Norwalk 06854 899-1770 • norwalkchc.org oaquino@norwalkchc.org CEO/president/medical director: Craig L. Glover, CEO; Rebecca Kaplan, director, adult medicine Unique services: comprehensive family primary care provider committed to the continued well-being of 14,000 patients and the health of the community; variety of free classes and occasional programs designed to help better manage health are offered to patients Year established: 1999 ONS | Orthopaedic Neurosurgery Specialists 6 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich 06831 869-1145 • onsmd.com CEO/president/medical director: Dr. Tim Corvino Unique services: sports medicine, orthopedics, joint replacement, neurosurgery, spine, physiatry, physical therapy, ONS biologic and regenerative medicine center Year established: 1987

Silver Hill Hospital 208 Valley Road, New Canaan 06840 800-542-4455 • silverhillhospital.org dtine@silverhillhospital.org CEO/president/medical director: Sigurd Ackerman, M.D., president and medical director; Elizabeth Moore, chief operating officer; David Tine, executive director, marketing Unique services: nonprofit psychiatric hospital offering residential programs for children and adults; areas of expertise include addiction and co-occurring disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders and psychotic disorders Year established: 1931 St. Vincent’s Behavioral Health Services 47 Long Lots Road, Westport 06880 227-1251 • stvincents.org tezekiel@svwsjmc.org CEO/president/medical director: Margaret Hardy RN, vice president and executive director Unique services: inpatient and outpatient services for adolescents and adults with mental health disorders and substance abuse disorders; inpatient care for children with mental health disorders; community residential services, including supportive housing, diagnostic evaluations and support services for children and adolescents with developmental and autism spectrum disorders; and support groups for patients and their families Year established: 1898 St. Vincent’s Medical Center 2800 Main St., Bridgeport 06606 576-6000 • stvincents.org CEO/president/medical director: Dawn Rudolph, president and CEO; James Gavin, MD; Peter Cimino, M.D. and Alon Ronen, M.D., medical staff officers Unique services: community, teaching and referral hospital with a Level II trauma center and a 76-bed inpatient psychiatric facility in Westport; offers a range of inpatient and outpatient services, with centers of excellence in cardiology, surgery, cancer care, orthopedics, family birthing and behavioral health Year established: 1903

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Stamford Hospital (Affiliated with New-York Presbyterian Health System) 1 Hospital Plaza, Stamford 06904 276-1000 • stamfordhealth.org CEO/president/medical director: Brian Grissler, president and CEO; Sharon Kiely, M.D., senior vice president, medical affairs and chief medical officer Unique services: centers for cancer, advanced heart and vascular care, minimally invasive surgery, surgical weight loss, women’s health and breast care, maternity and advanced neonatal care, orthopedics, integrative medicine and wellness, sleep medicine, children’s health, diabetes and endocrine and stroke and hyperbaric medicine Year established: 1896 Western Connecticut Health Network/ Danbury and New Milford Hospitals (Affiliated with Nuvance) 24 Hospital Ave., Danbury 06810 739-7000 21 Elm St., New Milford 06776 800-585-7198 danburyhospital.org newmilfordhospital.org CEO/president/medical director: John M. Murphy, president and CEO Western Connecticut Health Network; Patricia A. Tietjen, M.D., vice president, medical affairs Unique services: centers of excellence in cardiovascular services, cancer, weight-loss surgery, orthopedic and spine care, digestive disorders and radiology Year established: 1885, Danbury Hospital; 1921, New Milford Hospital Western Connecticut Health Network/ Norwalk Hospital (Affiliated with Nuvance) 34 Maple St., Norwalk 06856 852-2000 • norwalkhospital.org CEO/president/medical director: John M. Murphy, president and CEO, Western Connecticut Health Network; Michael Daglio, president, Norwalk Hospital; and Patricia Tietjen, vice president, medical affairs Unique services: cancer, cardiovascular, digestive diseases, emergency, orthopedics, neurospine and women’s and children’s services Year established: 1893

THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS – CONVENTIONAL AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICAL CARE Meet Dr. Tonya Cremin — board certified in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine and fellowship trained in integrative medicine. Dr. Cremin has been providing primary care and integrative medicine in Fairfield County since 2008. As a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), she is a fully licensed physician, trained to search for the cause of illness and provide the least invasive and most holistic approach possible for every condition. Combining the best of complementary and alternative approaches with conventional medicine, Dr. Cremin guides each patient to the right balance between these two worlds — deciding together which approach is best to address patients’ concerns. This often reduces the need for medication and high-cost procedures or specialists. For example, using “auricular acupuncture,” our patients have realized medication-free relief for everything from anxiety to pain. This approach (using very thin needles in the outer ear) has been proven helpful in the treatment of fibromyalgia, headaches, osteoarthritis, joint pain, lower back pain and more.

changes for most medical conditions, as well as supplements, natural medications or other natural approaches to healing. However, unlike most practitioners of holistic medicine, Dr. Cremin can write prescriptions when necessary. Our personalized practice is perfect for the busy professional, with easy and direct access to Dr. Cremin by phone, text or email and convenient same- or next-day in-person or telemedicine visits. Our small office means we get to know our patients well and you won’t get lost in the shuffle. For more information, visit us at BalanceFamilyMed.com, or call 203-4459060, or meet Dr. Cremin for a complimentary nonclinical introductory visit.

Dr. Cremin is also trained in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) — a hands-on approach useful for pain relief and conditions such as migraines, recurrent sinus infections or digestive complaints. With OMM, Dr. Cremin applies a very gentle touch to subtly realign the bones, joints, muscles and connective tissues to encourage the body’s innate healing response. In addition, Dr. Cremin recommends various nutrition and lifestyle MAY 24, 2021 • HOSPITALS & ELDERCARE ADVERTORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE • S7

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Barbara got a second act. Montefiore Neurosurgery rewrote her script. Barbara’s daughter, Molly, died of a ruptured brain tumor that doctors

had missed. So when she was diagnosed a year later with three brain tumors, she was terrified. That’s when a friend recommended Dr. Eskandar, the Chair of Neurosurgery at Montefiore.

See Barbara’s story at montefiore.org/barbara

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NURSING HOMES Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Adira at Riverside 120 Odell Ave., Yonkers 10701 964-3333 • adirariverside.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Eric Fischbein, administrator; Rina Thaper, director of admissions Services: emergency services, inpatient acute care ambulatory surgery services, outpatient diagnosis and treatment and health and wellness education and screening programs Year established: 2015

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Chelsea Senior Living (The Chelsea at Greenburgh) 715 Dobbs Ferry Road White Plains 10607 275-0010 • chelseaseniorliving.com sstephans@cslal.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Diane Mandracchia Services: dining, financial solutions, lifestyle, living options, special needs senior community, wellness Year established: 2019

Bethel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 67 Springvale Road Croton-on-Hudson 10520 739-6700 bethelwell.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Beth Golstein, CEO, Bethel Homes Services: ophthalmology, audiology, dental, EKG services, recreation and entertainment programs and housekeeping and laundry services Year established: 1911

Dumont Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care 676 Pelham Road, New Rochelle 10805 632-9600 dumontcenter.com info@dumontcenter.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): NA Services: dental, podiatry, optometry, physical and psychology services on site, as well as skilled nursing, including respiratory care, IV therapy, diabetes care and wound care; physical, occupational and speech therapy program Year established: 1929

Cedar Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 32 Cedar Lane, Ossining 10562 762-1600 cedarmanornursing.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Gary Lipperman, administrator Services: complex medical care, including cardiac rehab, chemotherapy, ostomy and tracheotomy care and total joint replacement; physical, occupational and speech therapies; and IV therapies, including nutrition, hydration and medication administration Year established: 1945

The Enclave at Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1000 High St., Port Chester 10573 937-1200 • theenclaverehab.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Jacob Barber, administrator Services: tracheotomy care, skilled nursing, respite care, respiratory therapy, pain management, ostomy care, neurorehabilitation recovery, IV therapy, hospice and palliative care, wound care Year established: 1971

Glen Island Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation 490 Pelham Road New Rochelle 10805 866-614-4398 • gicnr.com info@gicnr.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Maury Flax, executive director; Harry L. Wruble, administrator Services: audiology, wound management, respiratory care management, pain management, post-surgical rehabilitation and recovery, discharge planning, therapy services provided seven days per week Year established: 1988 Kendal on Hudson 1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow 10591 866-358-5208 • kohud.kendal.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): James A. Antonucci Jr., executive director; Lisa Wacht, administrator of health services Services: 24-hour nursing care, dietary consultation, social work and case management services, social and recreational services, hospice care and integrated physical, occupational and speech therapies Year established: 2005 King Street Rehab 787 King St., Rye Brook 10573 600-7149 • kingstreetrehab.com cburke@kingstreetrehab.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Carolyn Zayas, director of admissions; Christina Burke Director of resident services Services: Alzheimer’s care, subacute care, respite care, IV therapy, ostomy care, pain management, respiratory therapist, tracheost and occupational, physical and speech therapies; holistic treatments, nutrition services and leisure and outdoor activities Year established: NA

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Martine Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing 12 Tibbits Ave., White Plains 10606 287-7200 centershealthcre.com/martine_center Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Michael Hoch, administrator Services: NA Year established: 2012 The New Jewish Home The Sarah Neuman Center 845 Palmer Ave., Mamaroneck 10543 698-6005 • jewishhome.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Jeffrey I. Farber, president and CEO; Sandra Mundy, administrator Services: 24-hour physicians, dieticians, onsite pharmacy, on-site radiology, psychology and psychiatry services, specialty clinics, therapy programs, palliative care and pain management and occupational, physical and speech therapies Year established: 1991 Northern Westchester Restorative Therapy & Nursing Center 3550 Lexington Ave. Mohegan Lake 10547 528-2000 • northwestchester.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Valerie Zarcone, medical director Services: Seven-day rehabilitation services, including physical, occupational and speech therapies; two to three hours per day of treatment; and a 3,000-square-foot rehabilitation gym Year established: 1974 The Osborn Pavilion 101 Theall Road, Rye 10580 925-8000 • theosborn.org gmalone@theosborn.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Matthew Anderson, president and CEO; Giselle Malone, director of admissions Services: Alzheimer’s care, hospice, 24hour physician coverage, subacute care, transportation van and physical, occupational and speech therapies Year established: 1908

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE SOPHISTICATED SENIOR LIVING MODEL. Independent living at The Club at Briarcliff Manor is an elevation of what’s ordinarily expected in the senior living industry. Designed as the preferred choice for the area’s distinctive seniors, the community presents a unique opportunity to continue to live in an accustomed style, but with community life’s additional benefits. In a historic setting with views of the Hudson River, The Club features a premium address, entertainment, enriching activities, fine dining, friendship, leisure, comfort and peace of mind. Residents can indulge, with: • • • • • •

24-hour at-your-service professional staff Chef-prepared dining Extraordinary apartment homes, with spacious kitchens and full-size appliances Housekeeping and linen services Scheduled transportation Social, recreational and educational programs

Old-world elegance with modern convenience. Outstanding for the region, The Club also represents trends in senior living, where communities increasingly aim to mirror the style and culture of their neighborhoods. Older adults moving to a community make few – if any – sacrifices in lifestyle, finding that the community aligns with their expectations for how they wish to continue to live. The community also integrates a continuum of health services. Where independent living welcomes older adults into maintenance-free living, with a host of amenities to make daily living as unencumbered and delightful as possible, assisted living and memory care services provide vital care for residents with particular needs.

careful, unrelenting attention to practices that minimize risks for residents and staff.

Specialized care helps those who have Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Memory care is a program that preserves individuals’ dignity and helps them find meaning and contentment in their daily lives. At The Club, the embrace memory care program offers highly individualized plans for care, attentively matching needed services to each person. In a secure setting, residents discover moments of joy daily; their loved ones can be confident and assured. The program offers residents: • • • • • • • • •

24-hour clinical and nursing staff Chef-prepared dining Exceptional luxury apartment homes, designed for convenience and comfort Health and wellness monitoring Individually tailored care plans Specialized memory care-focused programs Personal laundry services Scheduled transportation Social, recreational and educational programs

The safety trend. More than ever, today’s older adults need to know the communities they live in are safe, and protocols such as those in place at The Club are common. In this community, the well-being focused, socialization-rich culture demands

The Club follows CDC guidelines for masks, handwashing and social distancing and requires the following: • Everyone entering the community wears a face mask and is screened according to CDC guidelines • Staff are screened at the beginning, middle and end of their shifts • Every assisted living and memory care resident is monitored for temperature, oxygen saturation level and condition changes • The community works with national-level laboratories for staff and resident testing • Staff welcome PCPs (primary care physicians) and medical specialists, as residents require, and arrange resident transportation to medical appointments Residents need to connect with other residents and create bonds of friendship. At The Club, every effort is made to maximize those possibilities by enabling small group events, hallway and doorway happenings, and remote activities via web-based or phone options. The community also provides easier access to exercise equipment and walking paths and helps residents remain fit and engaged. The Club at Briarcliff Manor is a Senior Lifestyle community. To find out more about Senior Lifestyle, visit SeniorLifestyle.com. For information about The Club, contact the marketing office at 914-922-0671 or visit THECLUBBCM.COM.

A helping hand makes daily living easier – and fully rewarding. Assisted living is a system of services and skilled care providers that matches care delivery to an individual’s exact level of need. Ensuring every individual’s independence is well preserved, The Club’s assisted living provides personalized assistance with the tasks of daily living – only in an amount that makes it possible for the individual to continue to exercise his or her independence. Exemplary among assisted living providers, The Club’s services and amenities in assisted living include: • • • • • • • •

24-hour clinical and nursing staff Chef-prepared dining Exceptional luxury apartment homes, designed for convenience and comfort Health and wellness monitoring Individually tailored care plans Personal laundry services Scheduled transportation Social, recreational and educational programs

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NURSING HOMES

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

The Paramount at Somers 189 Route 100, Somers 10589 232-5101 • somersmanor.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Mark Badoloto, administrator Services: on-site consultative services in audiology, optometry, podiatry, dermatology, dysphasia, medication management, psychiatry, psychological counseling, speech and language and wound care Year established: 1959

Sprain Brook Manor Rehab 77 Jackson Ave., Scarsdale 10583 472-3200 • sprainbrookmanor.com sbernard@sprainbrookmanor.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Akiva Fried, nursing home administrator; Suzette Bernard, director of admissions Services: specializations include treating stroke, neuromuscular disease, head trauma, spinal cord injury and brain tumors Year established: 1973

Regency Extended Care Center 65 Ashburton Ave., Yonkers 10701 963-4000 • regencyextendedcare.com csgaglione@regencyecc.com, jhernandez@ regencyecc.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Carole Sgaglione, regency administrator; Joyce Hernandez Services: Alzheimer’s care, subacute care, transportation van, hospice, dialysis, ventilators, bariatric/obesity care, wound care, IV therapy, diabetes management and physical, occupational and speech therapies Year established: 1994

St. Cabrini Nursing Home 115 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry 10522 693-6800 • cabrini-eldercare.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Patricia Krasnausky, president and CEO; Mary Ellen Merusi, director of admissions Services: pulmonary rehabilitation, Alzheimer’s care, hospice, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, subacute care, transportation van, religious services, hospice, 24-hour physician coverage Year established: 1973

Sans Souci Rehabilitation & Health Center 115 Park Ave., Yonkers 10703 423-9800 • sanssoucirehab.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Judah Zutler, administrator Services: physical, occupational and speech therapies; expertise includes joint replacements, orthopedic injuries and post-surgical recovery care; a specialized cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program Year established: 1973

United Hebrew 391 Pelham Road, New Rochelle 10805 632-2804 • unitedhebrewgeriatric.org mhood@uhgc.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Rita Mabli, president and CEO; Maria Hood, director of admissions Services: facility staff includes trained therapists from Burke Rehabilitation Hospital; Nightingale Neighborhood secure memory unit; recreation, art, music and pet therapies; and ophthalmology, dental and podiatry services and secure dementia unit Year established: 1919

The Wartburg Skilled Nursing Facility 1 Wartburg Place, Mount Vernon 10552 573-5569 • wartburg.org info@thewartburg.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): David J. Gentner, president and CEO Services: Memory care unit with specialized nursing area; creative aging and lifelong learning programming that includes classes in painting, ceramics, music and theatre; spiritual care to reduce stress; and palliative and hospice care Year established: 1865

Yorktown Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 2300 Catherine St. Cortlandt Manor 10567 739-2244, ext. 5560 • fieldhome.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): John R. Ahearn, CEO Services: full rehabilitative therapy, nutritional assessment and support, laboratory and diagnostic services, dental care, therapeutic care, social work services, psychological services and vision Year established: 1879

Waterview Hills Rehabilitation and Health Care Centers 537-539 Route 22, Purdys 10578 277-3691 • waterviewhills.com lbenigni@wvshrehab.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Lisa Benigni, director of admissions Services: prosthetic fitting and training, administration of artificial nutrition and hydration, complex medical management, respite and hospice care, specialized wound care, pain management and rehabilitation for patients with respiratory and cardiac conditions Year established: NA

ADDITIONAL SERVICES Helping Seniors of Westchester and Putnam counties Bedford Hills 10507 914-263-7716 seniorcarenorthwestchester.com SHS.DebraLang@gmail.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Debra Lang Services: Companionship, light housekeeping, transportation, meal preparation, medication reminders laundry, grocery shopping, social outings.

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Home Instead Serving Westchester and Putnam 77 Tarrytown Road, White Plains 10607 914-997-0400 HomeInstead.com/557 Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Michelle Moorman, director of community relations Services: Companionship and home helper, personal services, Alzheimer’s or other dementias, transitional care services and hospice support.

Welcome Home

To the Chelsea atGreenburgh

ASSISTED LIVING - MEMORY CARE

(914) 275-0010

715 DOBBS FERRY RD. GREENBURGH, NY

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NURSING HOMES Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted) Bethel Health and Rehabilitation Center 13 Parklawn Drive, Bethel 06801 830-4180 • bethelhealth care.com dlatimer@nathealth care.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Rich Demio, administrator; Dina Latimer, director of admissions Services: occupational, physical and speech therapies, diabetes training, pulmonary rehabilitation services, neurological impairments, cardiac recovery, heart failure services, IV therapies, orthopedic injuries and post-surgical care, stroke rehabilitation and gastrointestinal disorders Year established: 1994 Cambridge Health and Rehabilitation Center 2428 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield 06825 372-0313 • cambridgem.com gferreira@nathealth care.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Grace Ferreira, admissions director Services: occupational, physical and speech therapies, pulmonary rehabilitation services, neurological impairments, cardiac recovery, respiratory therapy, heart failure services, amputee rehabilitation, IV therapies, stroke rehabilitation Year established: 1988 Filosa for Nursing & Rehabilitation 13 Hakim St., Danbury 06810 794-9466 • filosa.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Barbara Malone, owner; Michael Malone, administrator Services: 24-hour skilled nursing care, dietary services, recreational activities and specialized sub-acute, respite, hospice and Alzheimer’s care Year established: 1947

FAIRFIELD COUNTY Greenwich Woods Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 1165 King St., Greenwich 06831 531-1335 • greenwichwoods.com christineo@greenwichwoods.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): David Segel, administrator; Christine O’Dea, admissions director Services: optometry, audiology, podiatry, dermatology, dental, psychiatric services, hospice and palliative care and restorative nursing program Year established: 1986 Hewitt Health & Rehab 45 Maltby St., Shelton 06484 924-4671 • apple-rehab.com Admissions@apple-rehab.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Kevin Gendron, regional nursing home administrator Services: specialty services include rehab team home safety evaluations, family and resident educational groups, support groups and comprehensive discharge planning; physical and occupational therapies and speech language pathology Year established: 1949 Laurel Ridge Health Care Center 642 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 438-8226 athenanh.com/ct_laurel_ridge.aspx admissions@laurelridgehcc.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Lawrence G Smith, president and CEO Services: 24-hour skilled nursing care, medically complex care, pain and wound management, IV therapy, pet therapy, cultural and intergenerational services, spiritual services, dementia care Year established: 1994 Long Ridge Post-Acute Care 710 Long Ridge Road, Stamford 06902 329-4026 • longridgepac.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Jennifer Hartman, director of rehabilitation services Services: maintenance physical, occupation and speech therapy programs, therapeutic recreation and an activities calendar, spiritual support services and clinical programs to maximize health, resident dignity and quality of life Year established: 1993

Lord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 7003 Main St., Stratford 06614 375-5894 • lordchamberlain.net contact@lordchamberlain.net Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Richard Bates, administrator Services: Alzheimer’s support group, wound care, orthopedic and cardiac care Year established: 1968 Masonicare at Newtown 139 Toddy Hill Road, Newtown 06470 426-5847 • masonicare.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Stephen B. McPherson, president; Ellen Casey, assistant nursing home administrator Services: assisted living, assisting living with memory care, dementia and Alzheimer’s care, heart failure program, rehabilitation, respite care and skilled nursing Year established: 1983 Notre Dame Convalescent Homes Inc. 76 W. Rock Road, Norwalk 06851 847-5893 • ndrehab.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Richard Huntley, medical director; Julie Ashley, director of social services Services: skilled nursing, rehabilitation, dementia/memory care, post-acute care, recreation therapy, hospice care Year established: 1952 St. Joseph’s Center 6448 Main St., Trumbull 06611 268-6204 • genesishcc.com/stjosephs info@genesishcc.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Marian Gaudioso, center executive director Melissa Hripak, director of admissions Services: audiology care, bariatric specialties, colostomy care, dental care, IV therapy, personal care, pet therapy, podiatry care, psychiatric services, vision care, wound care, x-ray, hospice care, pain management and palliative care Year established: 1960

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The Jewish Home 4200 Park Ave., Bridgeport 06604 365-6400 • jseniors.org admissions@jseniors.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Andrew H. Banoff, president and CEO; Liz Lockwood Services: services include long-term care, rehabilitation services, home care, hospice, day services, advocacy and education and long-term care prevention Year established: 1973 The Nathaniel Witherell 70 Parsonage Road, Greenwich 06830 618-4200 • thenathanielwitherell.org gcossifos@witherell.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): Allen Brown, executive director; George Cossifos, admissions manager Services: therapeutic recreation, chaplaincy services, fine dining and amenities, including a beauty salon, a gift shop, a café, Wi-Fi accessibility and Direct TV available in resident rooms Year established: 1903 Waveny Care Center 3 Farm Road, New Canaan 06840 594-5200 • waveny.org liverson@waveny.org Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): William Piper, CEO; Lynn Iverson, campus administrator Services: physical, occupational and speech therapies; skilled nursing services include wound VACs, respiratory therapy and IV therapies, in addition to a program that uses a holistic approach to complement clinical care Year established: 1975 Western Rehabilitation Care Center 107 Osborne St., Danbury 06810 792-8102 • westernrcc.com Top executive/facility admissions officer(s): NA Services: maintenance physical, occupation and speech therapy programs, therapeutic recreation and an activities calendar, spiritual support services and clinical programs to maximize health, resident dignity and quality of life Year established: 1976

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INDEPENDENT & ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Atria Briarcliff Manor 1025 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor 10510 401-4310 • atriabriarcliffmanor.com sales-313@atriaseniorliving.com Facility administrator: Elizabeth Connors Year established: 1997 Atria on the Hudson 321 N. Highland Ave., Ossining 10562 401-4430 • atriaonthehudson.com sales-762@atriaseniorliving.com Facility administrator: Kristen Armstrong Year established: 2005 Atria Rye Brook 1200 King St., Rye Brook 10573 356-8633 • atriaryebrook.com sales-436@atriaseniorliving.com Facility administrator: Margaret Minichini Year established: 2004 Atria Woodlands 1017 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley 10502 356-8428 • atriawoodlands.com sales-467@atriaseniorliving.com Facility administrator: Margarida Velardo Year established: 2004 The Bristal Assisted Living at Armonk 90 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504 930-6980 • thebristal.com/armonk eantonucci@ultimatecaremgmt.com Facility administrator: Samantha Krieger Year established: 2014 The Bristal Assisted Living at White Plains 305 North St., White Plains 10605 984-5343 thebristal.com/white-plains/ eantonucci@ultimatecaremgmt.com Facility administrator: Laureen Kelley Year established: 2013

Chelsea Senior Living (The Chelsea at Greenburgh) 715 Dobbs Ferry Road White Plains 10607 275-0010 • chelseaseniorliving.com fploger@cslal.com Facility administrator: Diane Mandracchia Year established: 2019 The Club at Briarcliff Manor 25 Scarborough Road Briarcliff Manor 10510 618-5496 theclubatbriarcliffmanor.com info@theclubbcm.com Facility administrator: Matthew Phillips Year established: 2019 The Country House in Westchester (Meridian Senior Living) 2000 Baldwin Road Yorktown Heights 10598 962-3625 • meridiansenior.com coho.adm@meridiansenior.com Facility administrator: Robert Sweet and Timothy O’Brien Year established: 1976 Five Star Premier Residences of Yonkers 537 Riverdale Ave., Yonkers 10705 423-2200 • fivestarseniorliving.com Facility administrator: Bruce J. Mackey Jr. Year established: 2000 Kendal on Hudson 1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow 10591 866-358-5802 • kohud.kendal.org Facility administrator: Steve Fishler Year established: 2007 The Kensington Assisted Living Residence 100 Maple Ave., White Plains 10601 390-0080 thekensingtonwhiteplains.com ecolby@kensingtonsl.com Facility administrator: Celina Watson Year established: 2011

WESTCHESTER COUNTY Meadow Lane Independent Living (Part of the United Hebrew Comprehensive Campus of Care) 60 Willow Drive, New Rochelle 10805 336-2339 • uhgc.org jlanza@uhgc.org Facility administrator: Rita Mabli, president and CEO; Joanne Russo-Lanza, vice president, senior housing Year established: 2016

Willow Gardens Memory Care (Part of the United Hebrew Comprehensive Campus of Care) 60 Willow Drive, New Rochelle 10805 336-2338 • willowgardens.org nobrien@willowtowers.com Facility administrator: Rita Mabli, president & CEO Nora O’Brien, executive director Year established: 2015

The Osborn 101 Theall Road, Rye 10580 925-8000 • theosborn.org marketing@theosborn.org Facility administrator: Matthew G. Anderson Year established: 1908

Willow Towers Assisted Living (Part of the United Hebrew Comprehensive Campus of Care) 355 Pelham Road, New Rochelle 10805 636-6565 • willowtowers.com nobrien@willowtowers.com Facility administrator: Rita Mabli, president & CEO; Nora O’Brien, executive director Year established: 2003

Soundview Apartments (Part of the United Hebrew Comprehensive Campus of Care) 40 Willow Drive, New Rochelle 10805 632-2804 x 1240 • uhgc.org jlanza@uhgc.org Facility administrator: Rita Mabli, president and CEO; Joanne Russo-Lanza, vice president, senior housing Year established: 1980 Wartburg 1 Wartburg Place, Mount Vernon 10552 573-5569 • wartburg.org info@wartburg.org Facility administrator: David Gentner Year established: 1866 Waterstone of Westchester Welcome Center 15 Maple Ave., White Plains 10605 914-216-7200 Future Community 150 Bloomingdale Road White Plains, 10605 914-295-2177 • waterstonesl.com Executive director: Margaret Minichini mminichini@waterstonesl.com Senior advisor: Cathe Schaefer cschaefer@waterstonesl.com Year Established: 2022

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Yorktown Assisted Living Residence 2276 Catherine St. Cortlandt Manor 10567 739-2255 • yorktownal.com info@yorktownal.com Facility administrator: Ephraim Zagelbaum Year established: 2003 Yorktown Rehabilitation Nursing Center 2300 Catherine St. Cortlandt Manor 10567 739-2244 • yorktownrnc.com info@yorktownrnc.com Facility administrator: Ephraim Zagelbaum Year established: 2003

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King Street Rehab is not your traditional long term care center. We are your “home away from home.” Family owned and operated for three generations, King Street Rehab’s skilled nursing long term care lives up to an enduring reputation for excellence. We recognize how important it is for you to find the right place, where your loved one’s needs will be met professionally with dignity and compassion. Our team of professionals provide the highest level of individualized round-the-clock skilled nursing care in a beautiful, light filled, relaxed and healthful environment. Your family member’s comfort and well-being are paramount to our inter-disciplinary team, which includes doctors; RNs and LPNs, CNAs; therapeutic therapy – physical, occupational and speech; nutritionist; recreation specialists; social worker; and psychologist. Together, they actively share their expertise with one another to provide individualized care throughout the day. Every one of our rooms comes with large picture windows affording a view of our 10 beautifully landscaped acres where flowers and

trees abound. Our healing environment is enhanced by waterfalls, koi pond, labyrinth, gazebo, lush gardens and walking paths. We serve fresh homemade foods and can customize a dish, a meal or an entire menu. Keeping active is shown to have health benefits. Our full calendar of exercise classes, gentle yoga, tai chi, performances, lectures, movies, documentaries, ted talks and more, offer community engagement and socialization. We have recently started our own YouTube channel: King Street Wellness Warriors, where we present experts in the field of health and healing on a monthly basis. We invite you to come and see for yourself how truly exceptional King Street Rehab is. Call Carolyn, our admissions director, for information or to schedule a tour at 914-937-5800.

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INDEPENDENT & ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted) Atria Darien 50 Ledge Road, Darien 06820 989-2414 • atriadarien.com sales-434@atriaseniorliving.com Facility administrator: Janis Knorr Year established: 1997 Atria Stamford 77 Third St., Stamford 06905 989-4916 • atriaseniorliving.com kim.houghton@atriaseniorliving.com Facility administrator: Lisa Kinsella Year established: 1973 Benchmark Senior Living at Ridgefield Crossings 640 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 403-4383 • benchmarkseniorliving.com edrx@benchmarkquality.com Facility administrator: Thomas Grape Year established: 2003 Brighton Gardens of Stamford 59 Roxbury Road, Stamford 06902 322-2100 • sunriseseniorliving.com information@sunriseseniorliving.com Facility administrator: Chris Winkle Year established: 1997 Commons of Newtown (Masonicare) 139 Toddy Hill Road, Sandy Hook 06470 364-3177 • masonicare.org info@masonicare.org Facility administrator: Jon-Paul Venoit Year established: 1999 Crosby Commons Assisted Living 580 Long Hill Ave., Shelton 06484 225-5024 • umh.org/wesley-village/ crosby-commons lbisson@umh.org Facility administrator: David M. Lawlor Year established: 1999

Edgehill Community 122 Palmer Hill Rd, Stamford, CT 06902 204-8449 • edgehillcommunity.com Facility administrator: NA Year established: NA Glen Crest, An Independent Living Facility 3 Glen Hill Road, Danbury 06811 790-9161 • genesishcc.com/GlenCrest Facility administrator: Marnie Tetreault Year established: 1986 The Greens at Cannondale 435 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 761-1191 • thegreensatcannondale.com Facility administrator: Ron Bucci Year established: 1998 The Greens at Greenwich 1155 King St., Greenwich 06831 531-5500 • thegreensatgreenwich.com mscaros@thegreensatgreenwich.com Facility administrator: Maria Scaros Year established: 2001 The Inn (An affiliate of Waveny LifeCare Network) 73 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan 06840 594-5302 • waveny.org admissions@waveny.org Facility administrator: Russell R. Barksdale, Jr. Year established: 1981

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Maplewood at Danbury 22 Hospital Ave., Danbury 06810 475-204-2466 maplewoodatdanbury.com infoatmsl@maplewoodsl.com Facility administrator: Gregory D. Smith Year established: 2006 Maplewood at Darien 599 Boston Post Road, Darien 06820 202-3676 • maplewoodatdarien.com infoatmsl@maplewoodsl.com Facility administrator: Gregory D. Smith Year established: 2012 Maplewood at Strawberry Hill 73 Strawberry Hill Ave. East Norwalk 06855 590-1921 maplewoodatstrawberryhill.com infoatmsl@maplewoodsl.com Facility administrator: Gregory D. Smith Year established: 2012 Maplewood Senior Living 1 Gorham Island, Westport 06880 544-2994 • maplewoodseniorliving.com infoatmsl@maplewoodsl.com Facility administrator: Gregory D. Smith Year established: 2010 Masonicare at Ashlar Village Cheshire Road, Wallingford 06492 800-382-2244 • masonicare.org info@masonicare.org Facility administrator: Jon-Paul Venoit Year established: 1985 Spring Meadows 6949 Main St., Trumbull 06611 877-648-1989 springmeadowstrumbull.com gdewey@capitalseniorliving.net Facility administrator: Kim Lody Year established: 2000

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The Village at Brookfield Common 246A Federal Road, Brookfield 06804 885-7460 • benchmarkquality.com edvbc@benchmarkquality.com Facility administrator: Thomas H. Grape Year established: 1999 The Village at Waveny Care Center 3 Farm Road, New Canaan 06840 594-5200 • waveny.org admissions@waveny.org Facility administrator: Russell R. Barksdale, Jr. Year established: 2001 Waterstone on High Ridge Welcome Center 30 Buxton Farm Road, Suite 210 Stamford 06905 475-400-9200 Future Community 215 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06905 203-361-9717 • waterstonesl.com Executive director: Wendy Kaufman wkaufman@waterstonesl.com Senior advisor: Sara Philpott sphilpott@waterstonesl.com Year Established: 2021

THE GREENS AT GREENWICH IS DIFFERENT: DISCOVER THE NEW BEST MEDICINE AND THE SILVER LINING IN MEMORY CARE

ith Covid-19, self-care has become a popular notion. Exploring the arts has become one of the means to self-care. As the pandemic has created isolation and anxiety, surrounding ourselves with whatever pleases us aesthetically is an important element in our efforts to increase our quality of life. Being surrounded by the beauty of a garden, the sounds of our favorite music, the exquisite movement of a body in motion, the freedom of exploring art and the joy of sharing a personal story is what makes each of us realize who we truly are. Scientists recognize that the arts benefit our health and well-being mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Studies have found that singing can reduce pain, depression and confusion. Dance relieves stress and anxiety. Art soothes and storytelling connects us to ourselves and our community. It isn’t surprising that the Creative Arts Therapies have been called the new best medicine. Creative arts psychotherapists watch and listen carefully as language and nuance change in people diagnosed with dementia. They see those with whom they work as a symphony, a dance, a work of art and a piece of literature. The Greens at Greenwich celebrates its 20th anniversary in providing excellence in dementia care and the creative arts therapies are at the core of our philosophy. We understand them to be the new best medicine for persons living with dementia and are the only assisted living community in the area to offer all the creative arts interventions by licensed therapists. We are recognized as the best internship site for those interested in working with people with memory impairment and their families. Masters’ level students come from Sarah Lawrence College, SUNY New Paltz, NYU, Columbia and Lesley College in Boston, spending two full semesters with us. Our residents enjoy one or more creative arts therapy group daily. In drama therapy we explored our hands and told stories of all that our hands have held. Virginia gestured how she helped pull her baby out of her womb. In dance/movement therapy Peter sat stiff and pouted. “I don’t dance. Never have. Never will.” The therapist played “I won’t dance, don’t ask me.” Suddenly Peter rose and playfully danced a solo that everyone soon joined. In art, Carol squiggled lines all over her page and carefully ran her finger along it sharing her life’s journey.

Just as we are all living in a time of “the new normal” with new anxieties, your loved ones with dementia are as well. Their lives have been disrupted by memory impairment creating anxieties in their world. We can help them develop coping skills and a sense of purpose, as well as joy in the new normal. The Greens at Greenwich can be the silver lining in their life journey and in yours. Contact, Maria Scaros, executive director at 203531-5500 to discuss your specific needs regarding your loved one with memory impairment and how we can help.

Yesterday’s little moments are today’s precious memories He looked out for your happiness now it’s time to look out for his When it is time to think about assisted living for your loved one who has memory impairment, it’s time to take a look at The Greens at Greenwich. Discover why The Greens is the leader in providing excellence in dementia care for 20 years. We are a small privately owned assisted living residence where staff, programming and community come together to help your loved one find joy, connections and a sense of purpose related to their new normal. Discover how our small size and passionate staff work daily to provide a plan of care around your loved one’s strengths to create new memories in their journey. “The team at The Greens treats the residents and their loved ones as one big family. You can feel it in the atmosphere when you visit and you can see it among the residents as they socialize with each other. The wonderful team helps us also navigate our family’s dementia journey.” Amy, daughter of resident

SCHEDULE A VIRTUAL TOUR TODAY Call Maria Scaros, Executive Director • 203.531.5500 mscaros@thegreensatgreenwich.com • thegreensatgreenwich.com

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Live Your Best Life At Wartburg, we believe that quality of life is as important as quality of care. Our lush, gated, 34-acre campus with 24-hour security is tucked behind a quiet residential neighborhood near the Mount Vernon-Pelham border. Whether you need temporary assistance or ongoing services, Wartburg has the support you need to live independently for as long as possible in a community that cares.

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PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EMPLOYEES DURING COVID-19 RECOVERY You need to make sure that they’re healthy and you need to make sure that there’s a sense that you as an employer have their best interests at heart. However, you will find there are circumstances with the potential for employer liability. There are quite a few State, Federal and NYC employment laws you need to be very sensitive to in terms of whether you can compel somebody to come to work…” (Excerpted from the Westchester County Business Journal, Aug. 3.)

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Good Things BUSINESS/COLLEGE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP GlobalFoundries ® (GF ®) in East Fishkill and Dutchess Community College (DCC) in Poughkeepsie announced that they are strengthening their partnership by offering GF employees the opportunity to further their education at DCC in undergraduate and certificate programs with deferred billing options. The option for deferred billing is a unique program that creates more opportunities for GF employees to pursue additional education. Employees can also further benefit through GF’s tuition reimbursement program. For DCC, partnering with GF brings experienced professionals to the campus, broadening the learning experience for current attendees and providing a pipeline of new students. As part of the partnership, a representative from GF will serve on DCC’s Electrical Technology Advisory Board. “Our long-standing partnership with DCC allows GF to further develop our talent pipeline. it also is another example of how GF is partnering with community organizations,” said Neil Peruffo, vice president and general manager, GF Fab 10. “We currently have more than 100 DCC graduates on our team from as far back as the Class of 1975, several of whom hold management positions.” GlobalFoundries is the world’s leading specialty foundry delivering differentiated feature-rich solutions that enable its customers to develop innovative products for high-growth market segments. Dutchess Community College is one of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system.

CORRECTION: Mary Frances Barrett was appointed to the board of directors of Hospice in Westchester.

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Cohen Foundation’s million-dollar gift

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Rendering of Cohen Center for Neighbor to Neighbor.

The Board of Directors of Neighbor to Neighbor recently received a $1.5 million leadership gift from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to help with the construction of a stand-alone 6,363-square-foot building, which will be called The Cohen Center for Neighbor to Neighbor. It is situated to the rear and east of the Tomes Higgins House at 248 E. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich. The new spacious, light-filled environment will enhance the organization’s commitment to serve income-qualified

clients with dignity and respect. Neighbor to Neighbor offers nutritious canned goods and fresh groceries to promote health and well-being and it plans special distributions (other than food) throughout 2021. Working out of the temporary space at the Arch Street Teen Center and now the North Greenwich Congregational Church, while the building is under construction, Neighbor to Neighbor staff and volunteers have been providing food assistance to approximately 525 Greenwich

family households each week. Home delivery has been in partnership with Transportation Association of Greenwich (TAG.) “We are incredibly grateful to Steve and Alex Cohen, who exemplify partnerships in philanthropy by making a transformative investment in the community. Neighbor to Neighbor relies on community partners like Steve and Alex and we know that their leadership and generosity will inspire others,” said Margaret Tjimos Goldberg, Neighbor to Neighbor executive director.

Border Report: Children in Need Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration (WJCI) in Larchmont will host a countywide zoom event Sunday, June 6 at 7:30 p.m. to educate the community about how to advocate and provide critical support to immigrant children impacted by the situation at the southern border. WJCI is aware that children arriving at the southern border without their parents have presented a political and humanitarian challenge. These numbers began rising considerably after 2009 when 19,418 children were taken into custody at the border. Unaccompanied minors peaked in 2014, with 68,000 apprehensions. Analysts say 2021 is on pace to break that record, with more than 600 children currently arriving daily at the U.S.-Mexico border. Holly Rosen Fink, president of WJCI, said, “We continue to mobilize the Jewish community to be a strong, persistent, moral voice in support of the fair, humane treatment of asylum seekers as we engage in asylum advocacy in Westchester. We look forward to coming together to create real change on this matter.” The program “Border Report: Children in Need” will present expert advice and eyewitness testimony from five key leaders about providing humanitarian assistance to children at the border. Speakers will include Rabbi Shoshi Levin Goldberg from Temple Israel Center, Andrea Rudnick from Team Brownsville, Eddie Chavez Calderon from Arizona Jews for Justice, Bertha M. Rodriguez, from Community Resource Center (CRC), and Marti Michael from Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden. Community Resource Center, based in Mamaroneck, proFCBJ

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Dina DeGiorgio

NICHOLAS CENTER INCREASES BOARD The Nicholas Center (TNC) in Port Washington and Pleasantville, which specializes in autism support, vocational training, community partnership and peer connection has appointed Marc Carter and Dina DeGiorgio to its board of directors. The center works with more than 100 individuals in its two locations and offers virtual programming launched during the Covid shut-down in 2020. “We are pleased to welcome Dina DeGiorgio and Marc Carter, highly regarded professionals and advocates to The Nicholas Center Board of Directors. We look forward to working alongside them as we enter our second decade offering opportunity and promoting inclusion for the individuals with autism whom we serve,” said Amy Beyer, TNC board president. Carter is retired from a 40-year career in management consulting where he specialized in health care information systems technology, strategic planning, implementation management and operations improvement. De Giorgio is an attorney and mediator with her own practice in Port Washington specializing in divorce, family Law and mediation. She served as a town of North Hempstead councilwoman for eight years.

WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE REOPENS A series of live, in-person, on-stage performances headlined by Broadway musical talents present “Cabaret in the Robards” at the Westport Country Playhouse beginning in June. The three-show series will benefit the safe reopening of the playhouse campus, closed since March 2020 due to the global pandemic. “Cabaret in the Robards” will include “An Evening with Brad Simmons and Tonya Pinkins,” on Saturday June 26, at 8 p.m.; “An Evening with Larry Owens,” on Saturday, July 17, at 8 p.m.; and “An Evening with Ali Stroker,” on Saturday July 24, at 8 p.m. The Robards, officially known as The Jason Robards Theatre at Westport Country Playhouse, was named in memory of the actor, who, along with his wife Lois, supported the historic theater’s 2005 major renovation. “We’re so excited to have each of these stars bring their unique show to the stage and re-enliven the Robards, which has not seen an audience for over a year,” said Gretchen Wright, playhouse director of development. Advance sale for playhouse donors and current season tickets holders began May 11. In consideration of maintaining social distancing in the Robards, the number of tickets currently on sale is 125 seats per performance. As conditions allow, more tickets will be made available. Single ticket levels: supporter, $150; sustainer, $300, offering premium seating and priority parking; and superstar, $500, with premium seating, priority parking, a pre-show cocktail party in the Playhouse Courtyard and other VIP perks. A series package, at $1,500, includes the best seats for every cabaret, sponsorship listing, pre-show cocktail parties, priority parking and opportunity to meet the artist(s) after the show (pending talent approval). Sponsorship of a cabaret evening at $20,000 or co-sponsorship at $10,000, includes 10 tickets or five tickets, respectively, to the sponsored performance, premium seating, pre-show cocktail party invitations for sponsor/co-sponsor’s ticketed guests, and opportunity to meet the artist(s) after the show (pending talent approval). All artists, dates and formats are subject to change. To purchase single tickets or series packages to “Cabaret in the Robards,” call 203-227-4177 or email boxoffice@ westportplayhouse.org. To sponsor one of the evenings, contact Wright, at 203571-1131 or email gwright@westportplayhouse.org.

WEBSTER EXPANDS FOCUS ON HEALTH CARE FINANCING

ELITE AIRWAYS ADDS TO ITS NONSTOP SERVICE

Fleet of Elite jets.

Elite Airways LLC in White Plains has announced new nonstop jet service from White Plains Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Portland International Jetport (PWM) four days a week, to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) on Thursdays and Sundays and to Orlando Melbourne International Airport (MLB) on Fridays and Mondays starting July 1. Elite Airways passengers flying to or from White Plains can also access its daily nonstops to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket off the coast of Cape Cod. Tickets starting at $199 each way are available at 877-393-

2510 or EliteAirways.com. Operating a fleet of Bombardier CRJ200, CRJ-700 and CRJ-900 jet airliners with 50, 70 and 90 seats respectively, Elite Airways is known for comfort and efficiency and maintains an impeccable safety record. Its passengers receive free onboard snacks and beverages, seat assignments and firstchecked bag up to 50 pounds and no ticketing change fees. Elite Airways is also pet friendly. John Pearsall, president of Elite Airways, said “We would like to thank our

customers and airport officials for their continued support as we expand our service to meet renewed demand for leisure travel along the East Coast.” Headquartered in Portland Maine, Elite Airways was founded in 2006 by airline veterans with the goal to provide passengers a better travel experience with nonstop flights, competitive prices and exceptional service. For reservations, call 877-393-2510 Customer Service or 321-265-5100 or info@ eliteairways.com.

L/M LIONS PRESENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Webster Bank in Waterbury recently announced that it is increasing its commitment to its health care industry vertical by naming Steve Dowe, senior vice president, to lead Webster’s Middle Market Healthcare, which is focused on privately owned health care providers and senior housing operators. Dowe, whose coverage area will encompass the eastern United States, will focus on providing comprehensive commercial banking services to nonprivate equity-owned health care companies with sales between $25 to $500 million. Dowe’s new team of dedicated middle-market bankers will complement Webster’s existing health care sponsor finance group, led by John Tracey of Webster’s Sponsor and Specialty Group, which focuses on private-equity-owned health care financing. Collectively, Webster’s two health care focused segments bring years of experience providing financial services to a broad range of health care companies. “Steve’s health care sector expertise and more than 20 years corporate banking experience will enable us to expand our service offerings to health care providers and health care services companies throughout the eastern United States,” said Sam Hanna, executive vice president, middle-market banking at Webster. Dowe joined Webster Bank in 2014 as part of the bank’s strategic expansion in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets. Previously he was a senior managing director at CIT Healthcare.

CONNECT WITH westfair communications LM Lion President Phil Oldham and Mamaroneck High School senior Lorena Marron. Rye Neck senior Ethan Chin and LM Lion Secretary Diane Oldham.

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions Club recently awarded two scholarships as part of its high school essay contest. Mamaroneck High School senior Lorena Marron and Rye Neck High School senior Ethan Chin were the winners and were presented with a $1,000 award to help cover college expenses. For more than 20 years this annual scholarship has been awarded to a Larchmont/Mamaroneck graduating senior who

has performed meaningful local community service. Candidates submitted an essay describing their charitable work and the impact it had on the community. The panel of judges, made up of LM Lions and local community members, looked at the applicant’s breadth and depth of service and how that service embodied the Lions’ motto: “We Serve.” In reflecting on the submissions, Mar-

garet Käufer, committee leader, said “The essays demonstrated a deep commitment to service and creativity by the students to apply their time and talents to help solve a need in the community. From advancing literacy to helping to bridge technology gaps during the pandemic, these students are an inspiration.” The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions is part of the International Lions Clubs, the largest service organization in the world. FCBJ

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Good Things RMA’S NEW LOCATION IN HARRISON RMA of Connecticut, a fertility practice whose quality and care help couples and individuals grow their family, has announced the opening of a new office in Harrison, New York, to be led by Drs. Ilana Ressler and Laura Meyer, board-certified fertility specialists who will deliver high-quality care to patients in the region by providing a full range of diagnostic and treatment services for fertility preservation, infertility and third-party reproduction. As the largest fertility center in Fairfield County, RMA of Connecticut has provided personalized and comprehensive care to patients from Connecticut and southeastern New York for almost 20 years. The new location at 440 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 501, expands RMA of Connecticut’s patient-centered care to more conveniently serve Westchester County. . Ressler, reproductive endocrinologist at RMA and one of the lead physicians working out of the Harrison office, said “The new office will be a full satellite operation, consisting of welcoming meeting spaces, multiple exam rooms, an onsite laboratory and diagnostic testing capabilities.”

GILDA’S CLUB TO LAUNCH COMMUNITY CANCER PROGRAM A free cancer support community for men, women, children, family and friends, Gilda’s Club Westchester in White Plains is launching the River Town Communities Cancer Support Services Program to expand outreach efforts to underserved and Spanish-speaking individuals from 19 lower Hudson Valley river communities. Made possible through a grant awarded by the Phelps Community Corp., Gilda’s Club Westchester will provide flexible, free virtual services year-round to lower Hudson Valley residents. This program was sparked by research that showed an “unmet need of individuals living in river town communities each year who are diagnosed with or otherwise dealing with, a cancer diagnosis, including caregivers and family members, as well as those who have experienced a loss,” said Jen Scully, director of Gilda’s Club Westchester. “The River Town Communities Cancer Support Services Program fills a much-needed void and is a perfect fit for our organization,” said Phelps Community Corporation Board Chairman Kenneth W. Taber. “It is our belief that community is stronger than cancer and that no one can or should face cancer alone,” said Scully.

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AN EVENING TOGETHER VIRTUAL OR OTHERWISE The Women’s Center annual dinner, An Evening Together, will be held Friday, June 18 at 6 p.m. at the Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. There will be socially distanced indoor and outdoor seating and a virtual option for those who would prefer it. Ridgefield resident, businessperson and restauranteur Raffaele Gallo will be the recipient of this year’s Founders Award for his philanthropic support of the Women’s Center and the entire Ridgefield community. Elaine Cox of Ridgefield, Women’s Center board member, explained why: “One of the many delights of dining at Gallo is being greeted by that large warm smile and hearing, ‘Bueno Sera’ as you see Raffaele at the door. There is not an organization in the Ridgefield area that has not benefitted from Raffaele’s help in some way….During the pandemic, Raffaele and his staff continued to cook for the masses and deliver to those who could not pick up. Raffaele is not only a fantastic restaurateur, but a warm-hearted neighbor and caring friend to all….” Glori Norwitt of Ridgefield, cur-

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rent secretary of the board, will also be celebrated for her eight years of service as chair of the Board of Directors of the Women’s Center. Current Chair Eric Eggan of Newtown, said “Glori Norwitt is an inspiration….Her devotion to our mission and her support of our programs have been central to the growth and success of the organization….” During the pandemic, the Women’s Center continued to serve more than 25,000 individuals annually and all ser-

vices continued to be provided 24 hours a day/seven days a week/365 days a year, at no charge. The Women’s Center is a nonprofit organization with a vision to end violence against women, men and children and to foster equality and empowerment for all. To purchase tickets, sponsorships or ads, visit: wcogd.org or contact Linda Cummins, special events manager, at 203-731-5200, ext. 232 or linda.c@ wcogd.org.

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Volunteer New York! and the city of New Rochelle Parks and Recreation Department teamed up for Earth Day, April 24 and April 25, to host their annual Volunteer New Rochelle! Day of Service Cleanup. The program was expanded from three clean-up sites to 11 neighborhood and waterfront sites across the city of New Rochelle. Over the clean-up weekend, 350 volunteers worked together in rain and FCBJ

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sunshine and removed enough trash to fill 130 bags; several yards of dangerous debris were removed from trails and playgrounds; new wood chips restored; and park benches and picnic tables were scraped and stained. “Our parks and natural resources are utilized all year long and have been especially valuable during the dark months of the pandemic,” said Parks and Recreation Commissioner Bill Zimmermann.

“We’re proud to see the way local New Rochelle residents were the ones to show up to support their neighborhood parks this year and lead these clean-up efforts….” Volunteer New York! Executive Director, Jeanette Gisbert said, “We’re grateful to the city of New Rochelle for valuing the role volunteerism can play to build stronger, more resilient communities, while bringing people closer. …”

CHASE PARTNERSHIP WITH RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CONTINUES JPMorgan Chase is increasing its commitment to Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley and once again serving as a corporate program partner for the third year in a row. JPMorgan Chase and its Westchester and Hudson Valley employees are leading supporters of the Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley, providing funding for the Covid Relief Plan and overflow housing programs as well as volunteers for the organization’s meal program. The Covid Relief Plan was developed to continue providing critical services to families experiencing medical crises during the global pandemic. Pandemic protocols led to limited occupancy for families as well as restricted numbers of volunteers permitted at the Ronald McDonald House, which is located on the campus of Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Anthony Trimarchi, executive director, JPMorgan Private Bank and a co-leader of the firm’s Westchester and Hudson Valley Market Leadership Team, also serves as an active member of the Ronald McDonald House Board of Directors and was instrumental in developing the Covid Relief Plan. “…The stress and uncertainty that we all experienced this year reminds us of what families with critically ill children face every day and through the Covid Relief Plan, JPMorgan Chase is so proud to continue our support of the Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley and invest in their mission to help as many families as possible throughout our community,” said Trimarchi. Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

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LUCIA HIERRO: MARGINAL COSTS The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield will present “Marginal Costs,” the first solo museum exhibition of New York- based artist Lucia Hierro (b. 1987) whose practice, which includes sculpture, digital media and installation, confronts 21 st century capitalism through an intersectional lens. The exhibit will be on view at The Aldrich June 7, through Jan. 2. With a studio methodology steeped in Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art and European still life painting, as well as her own biographical circumstance, Hierro’s work surveys power, individuality and opportunity specific to the communities she orbits. Scale is a primary preoccupation and a predominant feature of this exhibition. The monumentality of Hierro’s murals riff on billboard advertising as they envelope and ensnare their onlookers. Her newest mural includes imagery based on photographs taken in her neighborhoods before and during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hierro received a BFA from SUNY Purchase in 2010 and an MFA from Yale School of Art in 2013. Her work has been included in solo and group exhibitions around the nation and in Santo Domingo.

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Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) in White Plains recently announced the appointment of Alejandro Cruz, partner, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP; Tina Hwa Joe, associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Alison J. Plenge, senior attorney, IBM; Luis Rivera, senior managing director, Sterling National Bank; Evelicia Rodriquez, assistant teacher, Stein Yeshiva of Lincoln Park; and Vicki Walcott-Edim, vice president and senior managing counsel, Global Employment Law at Mastercard to its Board of Directors. “We are delighted to welcome our new board members,” said Erik Haas, newly elected board president. “Our board is comprised of a dedicated team of community members and we are excited to add this pool of talent, expertise and energy to the mix.”

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Rachel Halperin, CEO, said “It is an exciting time to have these dynamic individuals join our board. Leaders with diverse backgrounds and strengths are exactly what we need to lead us into the future….” LSHV is the only provider of free, comprehensive civil (noncriminal) legal

services to low-income and disadvantaged individuals and families who cannot afford an attorney when their basic human needs are at stake. For more information, visit lshv.org or contact Maureen Fox at 914-949-1305 x160 or mfox@lshv.org.

NURSING SCHOOL SEALS PANDEMIC-ERA TIME CAPSULE The Mount Saint Mary College School of Nursing in Newburgh documented the trials and triumphs of students, faculty, staff and alumni over the course of the pandemic and sealed them in a time capsule Tuesday, May 11, to be opened by the college dean of nursing in 25 years. The time capsule contains current photos, publications and letters to the future leaders and students of the Mount. It also has other historical Mount items, such as a Mount-branded cloth mask. The time capsule was sealed with a padlock until the capsule’s reopening in 2046. Until that time, it will remain on display on the college campus. The Mount time capsule was made possible by a three-person team: Susan LaRocco, dean of the School of Nursing; Kathleen Pecoraro, instructor of nursing; and Erica Torres, administrative assistant for the School of Nursing. “A time capsule is belief in our future,” said LaRocco. “We believe the Mount will be here, the School of Nursing will be here, our profession will be right here on our campus and we will have a

Dental365, the tri-state market’s branded retail dental provider has entered into a partnership with Pearl, the leader in dental AI (artificial intelligence) and computer vision solutions for efficiency, accuracy, transparency and patient care. Since its launch 6 years ago, Dental365 has established itself among the dental industry’s earliest adopters of advanced dental technologies and materials. The company, which is expanding rapidly, has applied the industry’s state-of-the-art technology to bring greater access to high-quality, affordable and convenient dental services to patients at 61 locations across New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. It has tapped Pearl to help support that effort with groupwide integration of Pearl’s clinical performance management AI solution. “For some time now, digital technologies have been the prime catalyst for advances in dental care and Pearl’s technology is among the most impressive we’ve encountered yet.” said Dr. Scott Asnis, CEO of Dental365. “Incorporating their AI into our offices brings us closer to establishing a Dental365 signature standard of care, where patients coming into one of our offices know not only that they’ll receive the highest-quality care possible, but also that they’ll receive that level of care regardless of which location they visit or what doctor is treating them.”

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whole new batch of nurses. Think about it: the students who will be here in 25 years haven’t even been born yet.” After officially sealing the time capsule, LaRocco and Pecoraro announced the winner of the Mount’s annual DAISY

Foundation Nurse Faculty Award: Lynette DeBellis, instructor of nursing, for her dedication to the Mount and the community. A 1985 graduate of Mount Saint Mary College, she has been a registered nurse for 35 years. FCBJ

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Good Things FINALIST NAMED IN 2021 GENIUS OLYMPIAD COMPETITION Eduardo Ramirez of Peekskill, a junior at Stepinac High School in White Plains, recently joined the finalist ranks in the 2021 GENIUS Olympiad’s international high school competition. The academically top-performing student, who is a member of Stepinac’s groundbreaking Honors Academy, was among 1,345 high school students from 85 countries who earned the top honor, competing in the fields of science, robotics, business, short film, art and creative writing. The finalists’ projects will be showcased during a June 12 award ceremony which will be streamed over the GENIUS Olympiad YouTube Channel For the same project, Ramirez also won a 2021 Regeneron WESEF (Westchester Science and Engineering Fair) Creative Approach to Research Award. Named “Discovering predictive gene signatures in BRCA (breast carcinoma) patients via a novel hierarchical Bayesian Boolean matrix factorization framework,” Ramirez’s research

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project analyzes the likelihood of inter-molecular conversations between the cancer cells to track, predict and prevent further spread of the tissue. GENIUS (Global Environmental Issues and Us) Olympiad promotes a global understanding of environmental issues and the achievement of sustainability through basic science, arts, creative writing, engineering, design, and business development.

GENERATIONSFORWARD LECTURE The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center will present Memory Keepers GenerationsForward speaker Helen Rubel virtually June 4 at 5 p.m. Rubel is the daughter and granddaughter of Holocaust survivors. She tells the story of her mother and maternal grandmother, who lived in harmony with their neighbors in Hadamar, a small town in western Germany. After Kristallnacht, when the Nazis destroyed Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues, their lives changed. Rubel shares her mother’s first-person account of that night and

how she and her grandmother escaped to Holland, where they hid in an attic in Amsterdam until the end of the war. The important theme of Rubel’s story is the value of being an “upstander,” someone who stands up for what is right. This concept is illustrated by the courage of a Dutch family, who hid her mother and grandmother. She explores the themes of not giving up, being resourceful, taking risks and how luck contributed to her family’s survival. For more information and to register for the program, visit https://hhrecny.org.

ST. JUDE SCRAMBLE CHARITY GOLF OUTING Statewide Abstract Corp. in White Plains, which has provided title insurance to the commercial and residential real estate industries for more than 40 years, has scheduled the St. Jude Scramble Charity Golf Outing for Monday, June 21 at the Westchester Hills Golf Club in White Plains. All activities, including meals and a silent auction, will take place outdoors; rain date will be Tuesday, June 22. “Since our first event in 2018, we have raised more than $130,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and are looking forward to raising an additional $60,000 this year,” said Ken Meccia, president of Statewide Abstract. “…All money raised will be

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donated to support their (St. Jude) ongoing mission of never charging families of sick children for treatment, travel, housing or food….” The scramble format outing will start at 9:30 a.m. with breakfast and registration. Shotgun play will begin at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will be treated to lunch, snacks and beverages, followed by the 18 holes of golf. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served at 4 p.m. followed by a dinner party and silent auction. The cost for the event, including golf is $325 per person. Those who just want to attend the dinner can do so for $100 per person. A range of event sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, visit https:// www.stjudescramble.org/. FCBJ

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From left: Hugh J. Greechan Jr., Commissioner Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation; Andre Early, deputy commissioner, Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation; David J. Gentner, president and CEO, Wartburg; Mae Carpenter, commissioner, Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services; George Latimer, Westchester County executive; Judy Fink, executive director, Westchester Jewish Community Services and president of the Westchester Public Private Partnership for Aging Services Board; and Ken Jenkins, Westchester County deputy county executive.

Wartburg Senior Living Community in Mount Vernon, an integrated, comprehensive senior residential and health care services organization, recently hosted a Kickoff to Older Americans Month and announced the newly re-imagined Salute to Seniors. More than 60 leaders from government, community organizations and service providers joined together to celebrate older Americans in our community.

Wartburg is a presenting sponsor for the Salute to Seniors. The first of which will be held on its campus. Older Americans Month was established in 1963 and since that time, the month-long acknowledgment of contributions from senior citizens has become a Westchester County tradition. The Covid-19 pandemic forced the in-person Salute to Seniors event to be cancelled,

but the celebration is back for 2021. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation and the Westchester County Public-Private Partnership have hosted Salute to Seniors for many years. “…”My thanks to Commissioner Mae R. Carpenter and her staff for making this happen,” said David J. Gentner, president and CEO.

STUDENT-RUN CLINIC OPENS AT NYMC La Casita de la Salud, the New York Medical College (NYMC) student-run clinic operating since 2005 in East Harlem, recently opened a new location at NYMC’s Family Health Center, in conjunction with Touro Dental Health, the state-of-the-art dental health facility of the Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) in Valhalla. The new location will offer free medical and dental care to uninsured adults in the surrounding community. Initially, the clinic will operate one Thursday a month from 4 to 7 p.m., with plans for expanded operations in the future. Since 2005, the original La Casita de la Salud student-run clinic in East Harlem has bridged the gap in health care disparities by providing quality, culturally competent care regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, nationality or ability to pay. “We are so pleased to open a new La Casita location as the clinic truly encompasses the shared values that NYMC and Touro seek to embody,” said Lori Solomon, M.D., clinical associate professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and director of

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the Family Health Center, who serves as a faculty advisor for the clinic. “Our goal is to train students to deliver skilled and compassionate care, as well as prioritize always giving back to the community….” La Casita will offer exams and laboratory testing for free and will help patients

apply for free or reduced-fee pharmaceuticals, advanced diagnostic testing and referrals for specialty care if necessary. To confirm eligibility and schedule an appointment, patients may call La Casita de la Salud at 845-519-7119 or Touro Dental Health at 914-594-2700.

NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR WCC FOUNDATION Dolores Swirin-Yao has been named executive director, Westchester Community College (WCC) Foundation and vice president, external affairs. She will help shape and lead WCC Foundation’s strategic vision, working with its Board of Directors, its team and President Belinda Miles to ensure the foundation’s long-term ability and philanthropic role in supporting the college’s values of success, excellence and opportunity. Bringing more than three decades of nonprofit executive and development experience to WCC, Swirin-Yao has served in leadership positions with organizations, including York College/ CUNY, Girl Scout Council of Greater NY, American Red Cross in Greater NY, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society—NYC Chapter and Volunteers of America— Greater NY. She earned her Master of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees from Columbia University. “As a first-generation college graduate and having started my own higher education journey on a community college campus, WCC’s mission could not be closer to my heart. I look forward to this tremendous opportunity to serve the institution and its students,” said Swirin-Yao. Westchester Community College provides more than 31,000 full-time and part-time students with an education taught by award-winning faculty at one of the most affordable tuition rates in New York state.

WESTMED MEDICAL GROUP RECOGNIZED ON DIVERSITYINC’S LIST Named as “best-in-class” for creating and retaining a diverse workforce, enacting fair and equitable measures for its employees and creating an environment where equality and inclusion is promoted at all levels, Westmed in Westchester joins distinguished organizations selected nationwide in the “Top 50 Diversity Award Specialty” in the DiversityInc. List. Over the past 12 months Westmed has pursued diversity and inclusion goals by: launching its Westmed Diversity & Inclusion Council, publishing its 2020 Social Impact Report, and hosting an “Unconscious Bias” training for its management team.

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HABITAT’S FIRST ANNUAL SCAVENGER HUNT Danbury-based Housatonic Habitat for Humanity’s first annual Scavenger Hunt around the town of New Milford, which started May 1 will continue to July 31. Find clues, visit fun places, win prizes –– everything from a Beauty Basket from Joe’s Salon to a summer of free passes for the whole family from The Silo at Hunt Farm. Featuring more than a dozen stops this self-paced scavenger hunt will test how well residents know their hometown. To register, donate $10 at https://housatonichabitat.org/ donate and receive an email with map and clues. Dan Silva, Union Savings Bank’s director of security and chief information security officer and the hunt’s presenting sponsor, said “Housatonic Habitat for Humanity is truly dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of our neighbors….” Fran Normann, Habitat’s executive director, thanked the hunt’s sponsors “for helping us bring novice scavenger hunters from all over Connecticut to introduce them to our beautiful town and to underscore the need for affordable housing. The hunt takes about two hours but can be spread over days.”

From left: Dan Silva, chief information security officer Union Savings Bank, Habitat board member; Denis DelMastro, executive director, New Milford Chamber of Commerce; Troy Hart, New Milford resident and Habitat volunteer; and New Milford Mayor Peter Bass.

MGM RESORTS SUPPORTS COLLEGE READINESS Global entertainment and hospitality company, MGM Resorts and Empire City Casino, its wholly owned subsidiary located in Yonkers is supporting Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE)’s new state-of-the-art learning space, the YPIE College Zone. “We are excited to support this important program and demonstrate MGM Resort’s dedication to Yonkers and its public school students,” said Empire City Casino President and COO Uri Clinton. The new YPIE College Zone, a 5000-plus-square-foot after-school learning space, brings together hundreds of Yonkers public high school students each week to learn, be inspired and be part of a community on the path to college success. “In a very short time, MGM Resorts has created an impressive presence in Yonkers as a wonderful corporate citizen,” said Sam Wallis, incoming executive director, YPIE. Additionally, MGM Resorts will partner with YPIE to create exciting learning experiences, such as having MGM’s bestin-class culinary team teach lessons for small groups of students throughout the year. MGM Resorts has a long track record of giving back to the communities in which it has resorts. The company’s

The Westchester County Biosciences Accelerator (WCBA), which supports the development of Westchester’s hub of bioscience innovation and commercialization, recently announced it has received funding from JPMorgan Chase. The $5,000 sponsorship will support WCBA’s programming, which provides entrepreneurship education and regional networking to seed-stage bioscience ventures, as well as its annual pitch competition June 2 and 3. This past January, the WCBA launched its second cohort featuring 12 bioscience entrepreneurs working to build their ventures. Through the six-month program, cohort members receive coaching, networking and mentorship. The program culminates in a pitch competition where members of the cohort present their ventures, review their successes and challenges and discuss strategies for strategic growth. “With nearly 20% of New York’s bioscientists working in Westchester, this is a vibrant and thriving place for scientists and researchers to headquarter their growing ventures. The companies in our ecosystem benefit from the best of both worlds – a robust local biosciences community and easy access to New York City,” said Deborah Novick, director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Westchester County Office of Economic Development. The Westchester County Office of Economic Development (WCOED) created the WCBA in 2019 to grow the local biosciences sector and add to the more than 8,000 jobs and diverse variety of bioscience employers already located in the Hudson Valley.

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From left: Uri Clinton, Empire City COO; Yonkers City Council Majority Leader Michael Sabatino; and City Councilman John Rubbo.

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HCC CEO TO BE HONORED On June 25, at the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center, Housatonic Community College CEO Dr. Dwayne Smith will be honored at the eighth annual “100 Men of Color Black Tie Gala and Award” event. The ceremony recognizes the contributions of men of color in business, education, entrepreneurship, entertainment, government and public service who have made an impact on communities throughout the state of Connecticut and western Massachusetts. With a 37-year higher-education career, Smith took the helm of Housatonic Community College (HCC) just last year with the quest to advance HCC’s mission of providing outstanding educational opportunities for individuals seeking post-secondary credentials. “My goal is to make Housatonic a benchmark institution so that we can help more scholars achieve their educational goals and transform their lives. Through new partnerships, exciting collaborations and fresh support from leading businesses and organizations we’re expanding our reach, growing access and opportunity and building an appreciation of Housatonic as the jewel in our own backyard,” said Smith. Smith came to Housatonic from Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, where he served as interim president. Prior to that, he held positions at the University of Missouri, Park University and Avila University.

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BRIDGE School Principal Barry Wasser, second from left, with Rye Brook crew.

From left: Rye Brook General Foreman Paul Vinci, Parks and Recreation Superintendent Robert Bertolacci, Scout Master Jay Singer of the Mid-Westchester Elks, Elijah Roberts and Rye Brook Administrator Christopher Bradbury.

The village of Rye Brook and The BRIDGE School at Cerebral Palsy Center of Westchester (CPW) hosted the grand opening of a Little Free Library in Pine Ridge Park, Mohegan Lane in Rye Brook, on Tuesday, May 18. Children’s book author Leslie Kimmelman joined Rye Brook Mayor Paul Rosenberg, BRIDGE School students and staff, park staff, friends and families at the ceremony. For several years, the village has had a goal of putting a Little Free Library in this park. So, when CPW approached Rye Brook Administrator Chris Bradbury in 2019 about a high-school student at

park is ideal as parents can read a book while the children are playing, kids can read a book to relax and/or parents can read with their kids in the park. It will be available to anyone of all ages who visits this active park.” To jump-start the project, The Mid Westchester Elks Lodge #535, sponsor of CPW’s Adaptive Boy Scout Troop 535 donated a seed-grant. Additional funds were raised by local residents through a Go-FundMe. With the guidance of BRIDGE School social worker Maria Savino, Scout Leader Jay Singer of The Mid Westchester Elks, support

CPW’s BRIDGE School wanting to build a Little Free Library as part of his senior project, the village formed a partnership. The student, Elijah Roberts, now a graduate of The BRIDGE School and currently attending a college program, hoped the library would be a place where children and adults could read and borrow books, with the goal of encouraging community members to share their love of reading with one another. Rye Brook Mayor Paul Rosenberg said, “We believe that putting a Little Free Library near the playground in this

SETTING YONKERS STUDENTS ON A PATH TO SUCCESS May 17, 2021 – Yonkers Partners in Education (YPIE), recently received funding from JPMorgan Chase to support its comprehensive education, mentoring and job-skills preparation programs. The $15,000 investment will support the YPIE Majors Program and marks the 13th year that JPMorgan Chase is supporting the organization and its work, which ensures Yonkers students are prepared for college success. Since 2008, JPMorgan Chase has given more than $500,000 in support of YPIE students. Through the YPIE Majors Program, students are exposed to different career paths to help them explore their interests and understand the academic path in college to pursue to access those future opportunities. YPIE recruits mentors from a variety of industries to share their professional experiences. “With JPMorgan Chase’s support, the YPIE Majors Program will continue preparing students for the jobs of the future,” said Samuel Wallis, executive director, YPIE. “The Majors Program is a critical component of YPIE’s work to help students understand the connection between academics, college and future career opportunities,” said FCBJ

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Sharmi Sobhan, executive director, Community Development Banking, Chase. “As a mentor myself, it is incredible to see these students discover what job paths interest them and together with YPIE, help them enroll in college and pursue their goals. JPMorgan Chase is a longstanding YPIE supporter and is invested in their mission to change the lives of young people throughout Yonkers.”

of the Rye Brook administration and others, the library was completed. Little Free Library is a nonprofit agency that “builds community, inspires readers and expands book access for all through a global network of volunteer-led little libraries. Through Little Free Library book exchanges, millions of books are exchanged each year, profoundly increasing access to books for readers of all ages and backgrounds.” The BRIDGE School at Rye Brook, a division of Cerebral Palsy of Westchester, is a special education center serving students with multiple disabilities.

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Family Services of Westchester (FSW) was awarded a grant of $20,450 from Albertsons to provide hunger relief to families enrolled in its Head Start program in White Plains. The grant is part of Albertsons Nourishing Neighbors community relief initiative that addresses hunger issues caused by the pandemic. The funding will provide 234 children in FSW’s Head Start program with breakfast items for every weekend during the month of May. Head Start provides children with nourishing meals during the school week, but providing healthy meals on weekends can be a financial hardship

for many families. FSW is partnering with ACME Markets in Thornwood and Rye for the purchase of the food. Albertsons is the parent company of ACME and shares the same commitment to fighting child hunger. “The families we serve are facing economic hardship exacerbated by the pandemic and this grant will help relieve food security for many families this spring,” stated Polly Kerrigan, president and CEO of FSW. Family Services of Westchester is a nonprofit organization operating in Westchester County since 1954.

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Facts & Figures U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, May 12 - 18 Gateway Kensington LLC, Bronxville, 21-22274-RDD: Chapter 11, assets $1 million to $10 million, liabilities $10 million to $50 million. Attorney: Erica F. Aisner. Suffern Partners LLC, Suffern and Brooklyn, 21-22280-SHL: Chapter 11, assets $58 million, liabilities $48.7 million. Attorneys: Robert Rattet, James Glucksman, Steven Aquino, Stephen Grable, Gilbert Backenroth. Drink Up LLC, Minnesota vs. ReFocus HPV, Cornwall, et al, 21-9015-CGM: Adversary proceeding in Charles Sessoms. Chapter 7. Attorney: Alex Spizz.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, White Plains Local business cases, May 12-18 Alfonso Franco, Yonkers vs. Central Park Auto Wash, Yonkers, et al, 20-cv-7379-VB: Case reopened, denial of overtime compensation. Attorney: Peter H. Cooper.

Tommie Copper Inc., Mount Kisco, et al, vs. Copper Compression Brands LLC, Manhattan, et al, 20-cv-7883PMH: Case reopened, trademark infringement. Attorneys: Joanna C. Tsoumpas, Shawn P. Ricardo. Olympia Sports Company Inc., Brewster vs. Natural Essentials Inc., Aurora, Ohio, 21-cv-4279-KMK: Contract, removal from Orange Supreme Court. Attorney: Fredric Goodman. Nicholas Guttenberg as president of Foxrun Development Co., North Salem, et al, vs. Vor Technology, Hanover, Maryland, et al, 21-cv-4308: Breach of contract. Attorney: Nancy F. Guttenberg. Rivka Ziegler, Rockland County vs. Cavalry Portfolio Services, Valhalla, et al, 21-cv-4332-PMH: Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorneys: Craig B. Sanders, Alain Cesar. Brian Dressler, Columbia, South Carolina vs. Citizen Design, doing business as Global Lighting, Yonkers, 21-cv-4359PMH: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Joseph A. Dunne. Denise M. Knight & Associates, Mamaroneck vs. Gem Office Technologies, Mahwah, New Jersey, et al, 21-cv-4360-VB: Contract, removal from Manhattan Supreme Court. Attorney: Anthony C. Valenziano. Town of Ayer, Massachusetts vs. Dynax Corp., Elmsford, 21-cv-4373-NSR: Tort to land. Attorney: Scott Summy.

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Bakman Water Co., Fresno, California vs. Dynax Corp., Elmsford, 21-cv-4374-VB: Tort to land. Attorney: Scott Summy. Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, Pensacola, Florida vs. Dynax Corp., Elmsford, 21-cv4376-PMH: Tort to land. Attorney: Scott Summy. City of Sioux Falls, South Dakota vs. Dynax Corp., Elmsford, 21-cv-4377-NSR: Tort to land. Attorney: Scott Summy. Austin Environmental Corp., New Rochelle vs. Margarita Express, Reading, Pennsylvania, et al, 21-cv-4385-NSR: Contract. Attorney: Amanda R. Disken. RS Old Mills, Goshen vs. Suffern Partners, Suffern and Brooklyn, 21-cv-4403: Conversion. Attorney: Yitzchak Zelman. City of Stuart, Florida vs. Dynax Corp., Elmsford, 21-cv4421-CS: Product liability. Attorney: Nancy M. Christensen. Jose Carrion, New Rochelle vs. Omega Auto Clinic Corp., New Rochelle, et al, 21-cv-4430-VB: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Abdul K. Hassan. Klauber Brothers Inc., New York City vs. Amscan Inc., Elmsford, et al, 21-cv-4435-NSR: Copyright infringement. Attorney: Scott A. Burroughs.

DEEDS Above $1 million

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Green Acres Estates LLC, Bronx. Seller: Cedar Rock Realty LLC, West Harrison. Property: Lake Street, Harrison. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed May 11.

3 Executive Odell Associates LP and Kingsberry Executive Odell LLC, Norfolk, Virginia. Seller: Clearbrook South LLC, Elmsford. Property: 3 Odell Plaza, Yonkers. Amount: $37 million. Filed May 11.

Hanrahan, Kiernan and Boreen Hanrahan, Larchmont. Seller: Bradford Development Properties LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 350 Prospect Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 11.

18 Pleasant Ridge LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Ann N. Wilson and Richard A. Wilson, Harrison. Property: 18 Pleasant Ridge Road, Harrison. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 10.

Kaufer, Patrick M. and Margaret S. Kaufer, Larchmont. Seller: Meg Deshpande Holdings II LLC, Larchmont. Property: 606 Orienta Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed May 10.

202 Buena Vista LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Garden Homes Properties Inc., White Plains. Property: 202 Buena Vista Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 11. 210 Cliff Avenue LLC, Pelham. Seller: Anthony K. Nappi and Sarah Jane Dahlgren, Pelham. Property: 210 Cliff Ave., Pelham. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed May 10. Berman, Frauke, New York City. Seller: Peace and Carrots LLC, South Salem. Property: Route 35, Lewisboro. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed May 10. Broad Street Owner LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Richard Picciano and Soledad Picciano, Port Chester. Property: 139 Irving Ave., Rye Town. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 10. Ferdschneider, Marcy, New York City. Seller: SC Rye Brook Partners LP, Pawling. Property: 27 Jasmine Lane, Rye Town. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed May 12.

Kiwi Arrowtown 6 Hidden Oak LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Edward Geyman and Sandra Geyman, Armonk. Property: 6 Hidden Oak Road, North Castle. Amount: $4.8 million. Filed May 11. Moutafis, George A. and Dorothy Peggy Melis Moutafis, Mamaroneck. Seller: Westchester Jewish Center, Mamaroneck. Property: 610 Cortlandt Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 13. Mingione, Frank and Lisa Mingione. Seller: Golden Fields Estates Inc., Katonah. Property: 65 Maple St., Eastchester. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 10. Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City. Seller: Midtown Trackage Ventures LLC, New York City. Property: Railroad Tracks, North Salem. Amount: $33 million. Filed May 11. Peckham Port Chester LLC, Brewster. Seller: Byram Realty Co., White Plains. Property: $31 Purdy Ave., Rye Town. Amount: $6.2 million. Filed May 11.

Sargeantson, Andrew and Kristine Sargeantson, Brooklyn. Seller: 61 Grandview Development LLC, Purchase. Property: 2 Richardson Lane, Harrison. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed May 13. Ten Saw Mill Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Amendola Marble and Stone Center Inc., Scarsdale. Property: Saw Mill River Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 12.

Below $1 million 15 Crescent Place LLC, Jamaica. Seller: Gaetano A. Gizzo, West Harrison. Property: 15 Crescent Place, Yonkers. Amount: $467,501. Filed May 11. 52 South Fourth Avenue LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: RG Acquisition LLC, Flushing. Property: 52 S. Fourth Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $599,000. Filed May 13. 178 Waverly Street, Yonkers. Seller: Armando A Rauso Post #40 AmVets Inc., Yonkers. Property: 178 Waverly St., Yonkers. Amount: $275,000. Filed May 13. 604 Nelson Avenue LLC, White Plains. Seller: 604 Corp., White Plains. Property: 604 Nelson Ave., Peekskill. Amount: $275,000. Filed May 10. 979jahan2 LLC, Yonkers. Seller: 405 Street Barnabas Place Corp., Yorktown Heights. Property: 979 McLean Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $990,000. Filed May 12. 2125 JSL LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: G.P.F. Realty Management LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 2125 Albany Post Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $900,000. Filed May 10.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Facts & Figures Albas 239 Lexington Corp., Ossining. Seller: Barry R. Goeway and Cherly L. Goeway, Charlestown, Rhode Island. Property: 239 Lexington Ave., Mount Kisco. Amount: $520,000. Filed May 12.

Hedgegrow Properties LLC, Weston, Connecticut. Seller: Thomas E. Warren and Diane K. Warren, Mohegun Lake. Property: 3771 Briarhill St., Yorktown. Amount: $251,118. Filed May 11.

Pro Med Consulting Inc., Mahopac. Seller: John J. Martinez and Gloria Martinez, Peekskill. Property: 5107 Villa at The Woods, Peekskill. Amount: $140,000. Filed May 12.

Amanda Properties LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Carmen Mosqueda, Yonkers. Property: 65 Caroline Place, Yonkers. Amount: $750,000. Filed May 13.

Kangro, Markus and Kanan Sheth, Larchmont. Seller: 292 Pinebrook Boulevard Inc., New Rochelle. Property: 39 Holly Drive, New Rochelle. Amount: $965,000. Filed May 10.

Ramanovski, Nermin, Astoria. Seller: 1 Ridge Hill LLC, Plainview. Property: 701 Ridge Hill Blvd., Yonkers. Amount: $355,500. Filed May 13.

Barker, Christopher L. and Valerie J. Waidler, Santa rosa, California. Seller: Northeast Property Owners LLC, New York City. Property: 10 Byron Place 222, Mamaroneck. Amount: $943,760. Filed May 11. Buteau, Andrea, Ossining. Seller: Conte Homes Inc., Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 30 Habitat Lane, Cortlandt. Amount: $775,000. Filed May 13. Castillo, David and Lisa Castillo, East Elmhurt. Seller: North County Homes Inc., Yorktown Heights. Property: 4 Green Briar Drive, Somers. Amount: $685,000. Filed May 13. Chan, Jeffree, Tarrytown. Seller: MPGG Holdings LLC, Yonkers. Property: 66 Parkview Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $560,000. Filed May 13. Coolidge, Donald and Mindy Coolidge, New York City. Seller: Karas Limo Inc., Yonkers. Property: 717 Westchester Ave., Rye Town. Amount: $999,999. Filed May 10. Fragola, Lauren A., White Plains. Seller: 184 North Columbus Avenue LLC, Bronx. Property: 63 Columbia Place, Mount Vernon. Amount: $530,000. Filed May 12.

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Materasso, Mathew, Mount Kisco. Seller: 8 Cedar Road LLC, Mahopac. Property: 9 Cedar Road, Somers. Amount: $305,000. Filed May 10. Moskowitz, Robert A., Highland Mills. Seller: Service Society of Yonkers, Yonkers. Property: 17 Greenlawn Road, Somers. Amount: $435,000. Filed May 10. Mount Pleasant Avenue Realty LLC, Eastchester. Seller: Palmer Pleasant Realty LLC, Mamaroneck. Property: 240 Mount Pleasant Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $847,500. Filed May 12. Nuber Project LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: Power USA LLC, New York City. Property: 300 Number Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed May 11. One Webster Avenue LLC, Harrison. Seller: 20 Irving LLC, Harrison. Property: 20 Irving Place, Harrison. Amount: $550,000. Filed May 13. Pine, Lisa, Lewisboro. Seller: Lauren Ridge Development Inc., South Salem. Property: 314 Boulder Ridge 8-36-D, Lewisboro. Amount: $895,000. Filed May 12.

Russu PLLC, New York City. Seller: New York Indoor Sports Inc., New York City. Property: 2226 Crompond Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $605,000. Filed May 13. TDS Property Holdings LLC, Congers. Seller: Linda A. Mangabo, Ossining. Property: 36 Ellis Place, Ossining. Amount: $359,000. Filed May 11. Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey. Seller: Valerie Myers and Vincent J. Andreozzi, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 3 John Cava Lane, Cortlandt. Amount: $680,000. Filed May 13.

JUDGMENTS Adams, Sandra, White Plains. $2,863 in favor of LVNV Funding LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed May 11.

Reliable Taxi Inc., Mount Vernon. $2,688.54 in favor of Geico, Woodbury. Filed May 14.

Opra III LLC, Rye. $217,612.50 in favor of Kaila Construction Corp., Hawthorne. Filed May 12.

Dionnes Daycare, 76 N. Fulton Ave, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Dionne Cleary. Filed May 14.

Rosado Frozen Yogurt LLC, Bethel, Connecticut. $356,568.09 in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank, New York City. Filed May 13.

PPF SS 615 Fifth Avenue LLC, Mamaroneck. $213,179.36 in favor of Propbuildero Corp., Brooklyn. Filed May 12.

Efficiency 4 Energy, 22 Westminister Court, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Kenyatha Walker. Filed May 14.

Supreme Plumbing Inc., Yonkers. $29,136.75 in favor of MOP Realty LLC, Fairfield, New Jersey. Filed May 13.

Young Mens Christian Center of Association, White Plains. $15,128.43 in favor of Start Elevator LLC, Bronx. Filed May 13.

LIS PENDENS

NEW BUSINESSES

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

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

Beneficial New York Inc. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank. Action: foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $460,000 affecting property located at 630 Ridge St., Peekskill 10566. Filed May 13.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

HEIRS at Law. Filed By Wells Fargo Bank. Action: foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $127,000 affecting property located at 16 School St., Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed May 14.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

Adamu, Adam M., Yonkers. $53,485.58 in favor of Yonkers Islamic Center, Yonkers. Filed May 13.

Briarcliff Manor Partners LLC, Ossining. $27.650 as claimed by Maya Construction Inc., Hopewell. Filed May 11.

New York Finest Luxury Car and Limousine Service LLC, Yonkers. $35,869.09 in favor of Ally Bank, Shoreview, Minnesota. Filed May 14.

Garelik, Neal and Bridget Garelik, Eastchester. $253,783 as claimed by DeSimone Development Corp., Pelham. Filed May 10. Inwood Point II Inc., Yonkers. $65,000 in favor of Dynamo Construction Group LLC, Yonkers. Filed May 11.

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EL Painting, 20 James St., Ossining 10562, c/o Lillian Girman, Filed May 13. Ely Miani Designs, 50 Cabin Ridge Road, Chappaqua 10514, c/o Elizabeth Miani. Filed May 12. Fox’s Fertile Ground, 15 Fermont Road, Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Jessica Lyn Fox. Filed May 11. G & M Beauty Salon, 134 Claremont Garden, Ossining 10562, c/o Giqzell Willis. Filed May 13.

ABC Plumbing and Insulating Services, 42 Sheridan Ave, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Anthony Keron Bernard. Filed May 10.

Glamorous Hair & Accessories, 134 Claremont Garden, Apt. 134, Ossining 10562, c/o Fantashia Willis. Filed May 14.

Black Meet White, 383 Warburton Ave., Yonkers 10701, c/o Jaquanna King. Filed May 14.

Haveaballusa, 18 Avon Road, Bronxville 10708, c/o Mathew Hunter Morris. Filed May 13.

Blue Star Glass, 3 Barker Ave., White Plains 10601, c/o Timonthy Batties. Filed May 11.

Hikecampgear.com, 52 Yonkers Terrace, Apt. 6G, Yonkers 10704, c/o Vincent John McNulty. Filed May 12.

C.A.C. Solar Solutions, P.O. Box 2651, Peekskill 10566, c/o Carlos A. Chang. Filed May 14. Celular Mobile Cases, 6 City Place, Apt. 112, White Plains 10601, c/o Hansel Sanchez. Filed May 11. Committee to Elect William Faulkner, 15 James Way, Granite Springs 10527, c/o Meridith Byrne. Filed May 11.

Khadim African Hair Braiding, 134 North Ave., Apt 17A, New Rochelle 10805, c/o Moultamadou Syila. Filed May 14. Kira Jennings Co., 69 Kensington Road, Bronxville 10708, c/o Kira Jennings. Filed May 10. Lotano Design Co., 342 Westchester Ave., Apt 41W, Port Chester 10573, c/o Jenna M. Lotano. Filed May 10.

Facts & Figures Madeline’s Homemade Italian Recipes, 331 Fifth Ave., Pelham 10803, c/o William Ragone. Filed May 10. MMF Woodworking, 31 Summit Ave., 3FL, Port Chester 10573, c/o Matheus Martins Franca. Filed May 11. Mantoya Handyman, 6 Sickles Place, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Ruben Darion Montoya. Filed May 11.

PATENTS Analyzing data to provide alerts to conversation participants. Patent no. 11,011,158 issued to Michael Bender, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Customer segmentation based on latent response to market events. Patent no. 11,010,774 issued to Roger Lederman, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Moorish American Dispatch and Carrier, 233 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o Chauaughn Alwayne Christie. Filed May 12.

Data center coolant switch. Patent no. 11,013,152 issued to Madhusudan Iyengar, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

MORE NYC, 25 Beekman Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o Anthony Bradford. Filed May 12.

Determining validity of service recommendations. Patent no. 11,010,725 issued to Schayne Bellrose, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Moulins Consulting Services, 57 Winfield Ave., Harrison 10528, c/o Paul Moulins. Filed May 11. Mountain View Builders, P.O. Box 654 Somers 10589, c/o Kevin S. Bathnick. Filed May 12. Mrs. Ganassi’s Program, 36 High St., West Harrison 10604, c/o Alison Ganassi. Filed May 12. Proper Pelican Co., 26 Crest Drive, White Plains 10607, c/o Gilio Anthony Premoli. Filed May 11. Redd’s Soul Food, 92 Dale Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Lauren Redd. Filed May 14. Sega Commercial Cleaners, 50 Memorial Plaza, Unit 212, Pleasantville 10570. Filed May 11. Under and Over Transport, 22 Westminister Court, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Kenyatha Wallace. Filed May 14.

Enhanced coercivity in MTJ devices by contact depth control. Patent no. 11,011,698 issued to Anthony Annunziata, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Faceted sidewall magnetic tunnel junction structure. Patent no. 11,011,697 issued to Oscar van der Straten, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Field-effect photovoltaic elements. Patent no. 11,011,662 issued to Bahman Hekmatshoartabari, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. High-work function MoO2 back contacts for improved solar cell performance. Patent no. 11,011,661 issued to Priscilla Atunez, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Methods and apparatus for managing access to file content. Patent no. 11,010,346 issued to Vijaykumar Borkar, et al. Assigned to Mastercard, Purchase. Systems and methods related to configurations for mobile communication device security. Patent no. 11,005,875 issued to Nicole Hathaway, et al. Assigned to Mastercard, Purchase. Vacuum-insulated cooler. Patent no. 11,001,133 issued to Emad Jafa, et al. Assigned to PepsiCo, Purchase.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD JUDGMENTS Failure to carry insurance or for work-related injuries and illnesses, May 13 to May 19, 2021 Amanda Mason, Mount Vernon. Amount: $29,000. DCE Examiners Inc., New Rochelle. Amount: $50,500. Dubai Design Corp., Yonkers. Amount: $12,500. Hailey Development Group LLC, Elmsford. Amount: $44,500. JW Plumbing & Heating NY LLC, White Plains. Amount: $29,500. Koni US Corp., New Rochelle. Amount: $1,500.

Intelligent mobile payment system and method. Patent no. 11,010,757 issued to Sekhar Nadella, et al. Assigned to Mastercard, Purchase.

Latinos Grocery Inc., Croton-on-Hudson. Amount: $13,500.

Method and system for effecting a payment transaction. Patent no. 11,010,735 issued to Alex Staveley, et al. Assigned to Mastercard, Purchase.

New GS General Contractor Inc., Yonkers. Amount: $29,500.

MKA Contracting Corp., Yonkers. Amount: $8,000.

New Rochelle Oral Surgery PLLC, New Rochelle. Amount: $29,500.

Rosiand Walker d.b.a. Little Blessings Child Care, New Rochelle. Amount: $9,921.50. Two Americans Inc. d.b.a. An American Bistro, Sleepy Hollow. Amount: $13,000. Zip Cleaning LLC, White Plains. Amount: $49,000.

HUDSON VALLEY

DEEDS

Above $1 million

22 High Mountain LLC, Pomona. Seller: Lake Forest Park Inc., Brooklyn. Property: 22 High Mountain Road, Haverstraw. Amount: $2 million. Filed May 11. Crossroads Hillburn Realty LLC, Park Ridge, New Jersey. Seller: Beautiful Acres Inc., North Bergen, New Jersey. Property: 321, 325, 331 and 341 Route 17S, Ramapo. Amount: $6.5 million. Filed May 11. Whipple Castle LLC, Philipstown. Seller: Castle Rock LLC, Philipstown. Property: 131 Old Stone Road, Philipstown. Amount: $3.6 million. Filed May 12.

Below $1 million

3 Glendale Road LLC, Monroe. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Property: 8 San Marcus Drive, Monroe 10950. Amount: $319,800. Filed May 10. 6 Suffern Place LLC, Monroe. Seller: Joshua Brecher and Tzivie Brecher, Monsey. Property: 6 Suffern Place, Ramapo. Amount: $800,000. Filed May 13. 18 Lakes Street LLC, Monroe. Seller: KIZ Inc., Spring Lake, New Jersey. Property: 18 Lake St., Monroe. Amount: $319,900. Filed May 13.

21 Elish LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Ellish Units LLC, Monsey. Property: 21 Ellish Parkway, Unit 201, Ramapo. Amount: $795,000. Filed May 10. 225 Glen Road LLC, Rutherford, New Jersey. Seller: Daniel Templin and Laura Templin Living Trust, Chester. Property: 4 Camelback Road, Chester. Amount: $680,000. Filed May 11. 318 South Middletown Road, Orangeburg. Seller: Louis Antonello and Donna Antonello, Congers. Property: 318 S. Middletown Road, Clarkstown. Amount: $530,000. Filed May 13. 1005 Briggs LLC, Monsey. Seller: Lashandra Smith, Peekskill. Property: 29 Ewing Ave., Ramapo. Amount: $375,000. Filed May 14. BEH 111 Ellish LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Ellish Units LLC, Property: 21 Ellish Parkway, Unit 111, Spring Valley. Amount: $455,000. Filed May 11. Berger, Yisroel and Hamlah Berger, Spring Valley. Seller: Ostilla Construction LLC, Spring Valley. Property: 31 Ostilla Ave., No. 201, Ramapo. Amount: $495,000. Filed May 14. Biston, Aharon D. and Chaya E. Biston, Spring Valley. Seller: Polnoya Homes LLC, Monsey. Property: 40 Fastov Ave., Unit 2, Ramapo. Amount: $652,600. Filed May 10. Brian Property I Inc., Bronx. Seller: Fidanza Realty LLC, Middletown. Property: 228 Wickham Ave., Middletown. Amount: $250,000. Filed May 14. Capital Property Holdings LLC, Monroe. Seller: Gary Demberg, State Hill. Property: County Route 1, Greenville. Amount: $450,000. Filed May 10. Castro, Andrew, Otisville. Seller: 31 Manor Drive LLC, New York City. Property: 31 Manor Lane, Deerpark. Amount: $240,000. Filed May 13.

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Chulino, Joseph and Robin Chillino, New City. Seller: M&P Properties of Rockland LLC, New City. Property: 15 Roslyn Lane, Clatkstown. Amount: $575,000. Filed May 13. Contreras, Daniel and Brittany Contreras, Middletown. Seller: ACC Now LLC, Washingtonville. Property: 47 Hanford St., Middletown. Amount: $225,000. Filed May 12. Coyone Hill LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Edward Boulianger Jr., Poughkeepsie. Property: 15 Dinan St., Beacon. Amount: $315,500. Filed May 13. Dunn, Kathleen A., Bloomburgh. Seller: Hudson Home Buyers LLC, Salisbury. Property: 4 Ebury Mews, Wallkill. Amount: $242,000. Filed May 13. Faver, Brian and Kerry Faver, Freeport. Seller: Joe Bellamy Construction Inc., Yorktown Heights. Property: 34 Watson Way, Putnam Valley. Amount: $609,500. Filed May 13. FD Water Street Holdings LLC, Newburgh. Seller: City of Newburgh. Property: 35-37 Broad St., Newburgh. Amount: $245,000. Filed May 11. Gluck, Eliazer, Airmont. Seller: Hudson Homes Management LLC, Dallas, Texas. Property: 24 Pine Knoll Court, Ramapo. Amount: $502,000. Filed May 14. Griffith, Christopher V., Bronx. Seller: ADC Middletown LLC, Middletown. Property: 63 Magnolia Park Road, Middletown. Amount: $325,371. Filed May 13. Harris, Donald and Audrey Hummer, Warwick. Seller: Lands of Furman LLC, Port Jervis. Property: 419 Old Mountain Road, Mount Hope. Amount: $318,000. Filed May 11. Herbst, David, Jackson, New Jersey. Seller: Maspeth Federal Savings and Loan Association, Maspeth. Property: 7 aka 9 Forshay Road, Ramapo. Amount: $680,000. Filed May 14.

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Facts & Figures JPMorgan Chase Bank, Fort Worth, Texas. Seller: Frank D. Lambardi, Mahopac. Property: 175 Route 304 Clarkstown. Amount: $883,500. Filed May 10. LP Builders Associates III LLC, Walden. Seller: MILR LLC, Walden. Property: 60 Oak St. Montgomery. Amount: $139,000. Filed May 14. M Kaufman Realty LLC, Airmont. Seller: East Lane LLC, New City. Property: 7 E. Court, Haverstraw. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 12. Marvin, Glen, Pine Bush. Seller: JJB Leasing LLC, Bullville. Property: 85 Center St., Crawford. Amount: $277,500. Filed May 12. Newburgh SHG 40 LLC, Great Neck. Seller: 189 Grand Street LLC, Brooklyn. Property: 189 Grand St., Newburgh. Amount: $287,500. Filed May 13. Newburgh SHG 48 LLC, Great Neck. Seller: Inarm Properties LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 5 Gidney Ave., Newburgh. Amount: $170,000. Filed May 10. Oberlander, Sidney, Monsey. Seller: Ramapo Equities LLC, Monroe. Property: 12 Lane St., Unit 112, Monsey. Amount: $349,800. Filed May 13. Parmenter Estates LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Jay and Kay Corp., Monroe. Property: 162 W. Parmenter St., Newburgh. Amount: $245,000. Filed May 10. Scalia, Peter A. and Kayti R. Scalia, Central Valley. Seller: Harness Estates LLC, Nesconset. Property: 9 Cane Court, Goshen. Amount: $445,670. Filed May 12. Schwimmer, Abraham and Esther Schwimmer, Ramapo. Seller: UCJE Properties LLC, Monsey. Property: 13 Brook St., Ramapo. Amount: $310,000. Filed May 13. Silberman, Moshe, Spring Valley. Seller: 8 Sherman LLC, Monsey. Property: 8 Sherman Drive, Ramapo. Amount: $474,490. Filed May10.

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SOL Farm Properties LLC, Washingtonville. Seller: Keith R. Nicholson and Karen M. Nicholson, Sloatsburg. Property: 46 Seven Lakes Drive, Ramapo. Amount: $160,000. Filed May 13. Sparkill Properties LLC, Nyack. Seller: JTOS Group LLC, Blauvelt. Property: 640 and 642 Main St., Orangetown. Amount: $630,000. Filed May 13. Tucker, Mathew and Paula Tucker, Mahopac. Seller: City Vision National Revitalization LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: 39 Colonial Drive, Mahopac. Amount: $399,000. Filed May 14. Yang, Wei, Otisville. Seller: Euker LLC, Montgomery. Property: 35 Ruth Court, Middletown. Amount: $135,000. Filed May 10. YGSM LLC, Airmont. Seller: Benjamin Plotzker and Rachel Plotzker, Airmont. Property: 15 Darby Road, Ramapo. Amount: $660,000. Filed May 13.

JUDGMENTS

Aljan Jewelers LTD, Mahopac. $11,127.60 in favor of Peoples United Bank, Hauppauge. Filed May 14. Cohan, Jennifer, Pleasant Valley. $3,779 in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla. Filed May 12. Delale, Elgouari, Nanuet. $4,287.51 in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio. Filed May 10. Flandreau, Brian, LaGrangeville. $3,151.50 in favor of Putnam County Probation Department, Carmel. Filed May 14. Frake, Kathleen, Carmel. $5,036.06 in favor of Asset Acceptance LLC, Warren Minnesota. Filed May 11. Fried, Hanna, Monsey. $13,888.15 in favor of Absolute Resolutions Investments LLC, Bloomington, Minnesota. Filed May 11. Gulino, Jamie, Lake Peekskill. $1,623 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 12.

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Hutchinson, Gerald, Stony Point. $3,086.33 in favor of CitiBank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed May May 10. Kahan, Israel, Monsey. $8,500 in favor of the County of Rockland, Pomona. Filed May 11. Nastasi, James, Kent Lakes. $1,863 in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California. Filed May 14.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

1 Park East Fishkill B338 LLC, as owner. $26,416 as claimed by Fellenzer Engineering LLP, Middletown. Property: 730 South Drive, East Fishkill. Filed May 13. DP 108 LLC, as owner. $8,913.81 as claimed by Sunbelt Rentals, Region 11, Islip. Property: 511 Fishkill Ave., Beacon. Filed May 13. Luna, John and Kathryn Luna, as owner. $25,400 as claimed by PISA Construction Inc., Mohegan Lake. Property: 142 Ridgemont Drive, Hopewell Junction. Filed May 12. Savage Equipment Company Inc., Hewitt, New Jersey. $142627.01 as claimed by Farrell Communities at New Windsor LLC, Bridgehampton. Filed May 10. Smith, Audley and Gordon Minzelin, as owner. $2,950 as claimed by OHMS Electrical Construction Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: 4 Roe Drive, Hyde Park. Filed May 13.

NEW BUSINESSES

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

PARTNERSHIPS

A Giving Heart Inc., 51 Marshall St., Poughkeepsie 12601, c/o Murielle Skoglund, George Dillard and Deborah Hagan. Filed May 14.

Congregation Lev Chanoch Inc., 5 Chernobyl Court, Unit 102, Monroe 10950, c/o Haynoch Ashkenazi, Chaya Ashkenazi, Naftuli Oppenheim and Joel Lax. Filed May 10.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS

23-25 North Street Inc., 607 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood Cliffs 07632, c/o JunHwan Chang. Filed May 14. 180 N Plank Corp., 180 N. Plank Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Heidi Rodriguez. Filed May 14. Accsp Management Corp., 925 Route 6, Mahopac 10541, c/o Lawrence A. Kirsch. Filed May 14. All Home Remodelers Inc., 242 Johnson Road, Wingdale 12594, c/o Angel J. Santos Lopez. Filed May 11. Apparel Direct Distribution Inc., 26 Gilbert St., Monroe 10950, c/o Abraham Schwartz. Filed May 14. C & C Liquors Corp., 1672 Main St., Pleasant Valley 12569, c/o Ankita C. Patel. Filed May 11. C Harris Transporters Inc., 1424 Clove Valley Road, Apt B, Hopewell Junction 12533, c/o Charles Harris. Filed May 14. Chain GSM Inc., 4 Laredo Court, Monroe 10950, c/o Haroon Musa. Filed May 14. Custom Tile Installation Inc., 24 Ruzhin Road, Unit 301, Monroe 10950, c/o Joel Schlesinger. Filed May 14. Cut’N’Joy Inc., 51 Forest Road, Unit 316-411, Monroe 10950, c/o Jacob Indig. Filed May 14. Dalo Real Estate Team Inc., 6 Blackrock Lane, Mahopac 10541, c/o Lawrence A. Kirsch. Filed May 14.

Dumpsters for Rent Near Me Inc., 18 Eden Hill Road, Florida 10921, c/o Carla J. Vinetti. Filed May 14. EN.J.INN Arts Inc., 11 Santa Anna Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603, c/o Charles B. New, Malvina D. Holloway and Josh Hendersen. Filed May 10. EV Paving Inc., 495 Route 304, New City 10956, c/o Scott J. Schuster. Filed May 14. Fakhouri Law P.C., 21 Carmel Heights, Wappingers Falls 12590, c/o Maher A. Fakhouri. Filed May 12. Galligan Landscaping Inc., 38 Mill Pond Road, Otisville 10963, c/o Vincent Galligan. Filed May 14. Garcia Family General Contractor Inc., 16 Scanlon Ave., Florida 10921, c/o Juan C. Garcia Benitez. Filed May 14. Global World Transit Inc., 264 N. Plank Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Roland A. Bloomer. Filed May 14. Gutierrez and Sons Remodeling Corp., 44 Mathes St., Lake Peekskill 10537, c/o Steven Weiss. Filed May 10. Hive Graphics Inc., 6 Oxford Road, New Windsor 12553, c/o Edison Molina. Filed May 14. Ivra Mesider Inc., 3 Strelisk Court, Unit 103, Monroe 10950, c/o Karol Weinstock. Filed May 14. Laker Brothers Building Inc., 5 Vega Road, Brewster 10509, c/o Fred Larison. Filed May 12. LeKarja Inc., 21 James P. Kelley Way, Apartment 24, Middletown 10940, c/o Dominique Donaldson. Filed May 14. Lizensk Realty Corp., 3 Lizensk Blvd., Unit 11, Monroe 10950, c/o Zalmen Spitzer. Filed May 14.

Maenovation Home Improvements Inc., 16 Homer Place, Poughkeepsie 12603, c/o Lawrence A. Kirsch. Filed May 12. Majestic Interiors New York Inc., 20 Pheasant Run, Highland Mills 10930, c/o Joel Levy. Filed May 14. Morning Sun Supply Inc., 283 Washington Ave., Albany 12206, c/o Scott Schuster. Filed May 11. Nesheiwat Law PC, 22 Huyler Drive, Hyde Park 12538, c/o Steven F. Nesheiwat. Filed May 12. Peruvian Power Inc., 36 Red Barn Lane, Middletown 10940, c/o Victoria M. Perez. Filed May 14. Pro Line Framing Service Corp., 893 Drewville Road, Brewster 10509, c/o John Gifford Molloy PC. Filed May 11. Rosten Consulting Inc., 18 Memory Trail, LaGrangeville 12540, c/o David Rosten. Filed May 12. S.S Son Incorporated, 8 Ted Miller Drive, Maybrook 12543, c/o William Dunn. Filed May 14. Sell On the Spot Inc., 1834 New Hackensack Road, Poughkeepsie 12603, c/o Stephen Hoare. Filed May 13. Shen Yun Creations Inc., 295 Guymard Turnpike, Godeffroy 12729, c/o Sebastian Huang. Filed May 14. Storm King Lounge and Fare Inc., 20 Westbrook Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Julie Pipolo. Filed May 14. Try Sol. RBK Inc., 41 E. Market St., Rhinebeck 12572, c/o Lawrence A. Kirsch. Filed May 14. Works by YMB, Inc., 11 Prag Blvd., Unit 304, Monroe 10950, c/o Jacob Mezei. Filed May 14. VF Tree Services Inc., 8 Hoyt St., Brewster 10509, c/o Victor M. Flores Esquivel. Filed May 11.

Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial 82 Columbus Place LLC, contractor for 82 Columbus Place LLC. Convert area into a master bathroom and closet and renovate another bathroom at 82 Columbus Place, Stamford. Estimated Cost: $45,000. Filed April 28. Abaid, Edward, contractor for Bank of America. Install 14 kw solar PV system on roof of Bank of America branch building at 383 W. Main St., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $35,000. Filed April 27. Allie, Imtiaz, contractor for Innovative Technologies Leasing LLC. Renovate basement and part of first floor at 5 Hillandale Ave., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $100,000. Filed April 30. Bombardo, Juan, contractor for Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocesan Corp. Add new sinks in bedrooms and hallway, install lighting fixtures and outlets at 914 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $45,000. Filed April 22. Bonis, Scott, contractor for One Stamford Realty LLP. Build demising walls between offices and segregate lighting at 201 Tresser Blvd., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $40,000. Filed April 27. Capasso, Carmine, contractor for Spectrum Stamford LLC. Repair garage at 400 Atlantic St., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $89,800. Filed April 21. Carella, Angela, contractor for One Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Alter suite on 14th floor at 263 Tresser Blvd., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $225,000. Filed April 1. Carella, Angela, contractor for Three Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Reduce 15th floor to core at 301 Tresser Blvd., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $72,000. Filed April 14.

Carella, Angela, contractor for Two Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Construct interior alterations at 263 Tresser Blvd., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $185,000. Filed April 15. Carella, Angela, contractor for Four Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Alter Suite 1101, 11th floor at 107 Elm St., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $315,000. Filed April 14. Carella, Angela, contractor for Four Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Alter Suite 1102, 11th floor, at 107 Elm St., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $150,000. Filed April 15. Carella, Angela, contractor for Three Stamford Plaza Owner LLC. Remove and fill-in stairwell at 301 Tresser Blvd., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $12,000. Filed April 21. Casanova, John, contractor for Mark R. and Charlotte M. Bishop, et al. Remove existing roof and re-roof 91 N. Hill St., Stamford. Estimated Cost: $6,100. Filed April 6. Datin Brothers Inc., Newtown, contractor for 80 Otter Rock Drive LLC. Demolish pool at 80 Otter Rock Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 2021. Lauricella, Anthony G., et al, Greenwich, contractor for Anthony G. Lauricella. Perform replacement alterations at 319 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 2021. Prisco Hot Tubs Connecticut, Greenwich, contractor for Michael F. McNulty. Install portable hot tub at 1 Mead Point Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $14,678. Filed March 2021. Shoreline Pools Inc., Stamford, contractor for John Dalton and Lindsay Dalton. Construct an inground swimming pool and safety barrier at 41 Wesskum Wood Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed March 2021.

ON THE RECORD

Shoreline Pools Inc., Stamford, contractor for Alexander H. Witten. Construct an in-ground swimming pool and safety barrier at 402A Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed March 2021. Signature Pools Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Steve and Alex Cohen. Construct an in-ground swimming pool and safety barrier at 30 Crown Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed March 2021. Town of Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich. Replace gymnasium window at 90 Hendrie Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $155,000. Filed March 2021. Town of Greenwich-Board of Education, Greenwich, contractor for town of Greenwich. Replace engine at 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $531,000. Filed March 2021. Visible Construction Corp, Huntington, New York, contractor for Mavis Tire Supply Inc. Renovate vehicle repair building at 343 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $900,000. Filed March 2021.

Residential AAA Advantage Carting, Stamford, contractor for 775 Atlantic St. LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 26 Sinawoy Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $14,100. Filed March 2021. Advanced Roofing Company Inc., Wilton, contractor for Anne C. Yobage. Remove existing roof and re-roof 35 Owenoke Way, Riverside. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed March 2021. Advanced Roofing Company Inc., Wilton, contractor for Fletcher-Derby Autum. Finish basement, create new rooms, new bathroom and storage space at 85 Richmond Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed March 2021.

AMEC Carting LLC, Norwalk, contractor for 15 Windy Knolls LLC. Demolish two-family residence at 15 Windy Knolls, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $21,000. Filed March 2021. AP Construction, Stamford, contractor for Greenwich Plaza Inc. Perform replacement alterations at 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed March 2021. Arekhau, Artur, contractor for Andrew and Katelin Arrimour. Remove existing roof and re-roof 76 Plymouth Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,600. Filed April 22. Arnold, Lee, contractor for Daniel Stein, et al. Install a generator and replace 200-amp panel at 57 Ledge Brook Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed April 26. Ashton, Alexi, contractor for Jennifer and Mark Groeger. Change siding at 8 Cleveland St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $27,285. Filed April 30. Boucher, Anthony, contractor for Mark B. and Gloria M. Zweibel. Install a 20kw natural gas-powered automatic generator at 95 Interval Road, Unit 3, Stamford. Estimated cost: $11,200. Filed April 21. Burke, Lisa, contractor for Arias Rodrigo. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 252 W. Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,563. Filed April 7. Burke, Lisa, contractor for Froi and Angela Cuesta. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 100 Winding Brook Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $26,764. Filed April 9. Cavaliero, Traci, contractor for Steven Cohen and Elise C. Sosnow. Prepare for a private party at 5 Boxwood Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed April 12.

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Ceballos, Ronny, contractor for Ronny Ceballos. Remove old siding and install new siding and roof at 42 Union St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed April 9. Clavijo, Luis, contractor for Thayer Swallen and Viviana Betancourt. Remove old siding and install new siding and roof at 163 Ocean Drive East, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,500. Filed April 9. Clavijo, Luis, contractor for Pradeep G. Jadhav. Replace existing siding and insulation on whole house at 15 Buckingham Court, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,000. Filed April 29. Construction, Borrell, contractor for Guy A. and Tabitha. Remove existing shingles and replace and replace window at 263 W. Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,630. Filed April 20. Cordeiro, Nuno, contractor for James and Dianne Colgan. Remodel kitchen and bath at 70 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 5-2b, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed April 27. Costa, Jessica, contractor for Guillermo Rafael, et al. Renovate existing basement, including laundry, bath and living area at 138 Rocky Rapids Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed April 5. Cruz, David, contractor for Wesley H. Haynes Jr., et al, and Anne H. Vaningen. Complete roof replacement on home at 22 Brightside Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,804. Filed April 21. Cucinell, Samantha, contractor for Thomas R. Bouchard and Jill E. Luciani. Install new vinyl-liner swimming pool with cartridge filter at 135 Van Rensselaer Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $75,925. Filed April 29.

Cucinell, Samantha, contractor for Greg Werlinich, et al. Remove pool, pool equipment and barrier and replace dual cartridge filters at 746 Riverbank Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $410,000. Filed April 7. Cummings, Denise T., contractor for Denise T. Cummings. Legalize an addition to the house at 47 Lancaster Place, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed April 1. Deltosta, Dean, contractor for Coleen A. and Christopher W. Banks. Add new garage, renovate kitchen, flooring, plumbing, upgrade HVAC, electrical and new drainage to support garage coverage at 28 Kenilworth Drive West, Stamford. Estimated cost: $350,000. Filed April 26. Devin, Keith, contractor for Joshua Linnean. Remove and dispose of existing windows and install three slider replacement windows in existing openings at 101 Grove St., Unit 6, Stamford. Estimated cost: $6,765. Filed April 28. Devore, John, contractor for Kim Jae and Srinivas Narendula. Install geothermal heat pump at 37 High Line Trail, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,250. Filed April 5. Downs, Adam and Caroline Downs, Greenwich, contractor for Adam and Caroline Downs. Install new accessory office and game room with bath and bar at 10 Memory Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $130,000. Filed March 2021. Friedberg, Daniel M. and Lynn W. Friedberg, Old Greenwich, contractor for Daniel M. Friedberg and Lynn W. Friedberg. Install flood vents, remove select drywall and replace nonorganic material in the garage at 20 Ballwood Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed March 2021.

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Facts & Figures The Home Depot USA, Atlanta, Georgia, contractor for George Michaels and Marie-Ann Michaels. Remove existing roof and re-roof 55 Richmond Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $971. Filed March 2021. The Home Depot USA, Atlanta, Georgia, contractor for Eben M. MacNeille. Remove existing roof and re-roof 34 Forest Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $22,160. Filed March 2021. Kais Custom Builders LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Mercy E. and Kross A. Laufer. Renovate bathroom, upgrade electrical, construct new laundry room and install elevator at 118 Glenwood Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $500,000. Filed March 2021. Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Brian and Melinda Carroll. Renovate kitchen at 13 Oval Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed March 2021. Milazzo, Lee and Cindy Milazzo, Cos Cob, contractor for Lee and Cindy Milazzo. Install portable hot tube and spa at 5 Waterfall Lane, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 2021. Noble Construction Management, South Salem, New York, contractor for Blue Parrot Trust. Renovate kitchen, remove chimney, renovate master suite, remove bathroom and create larger bathroom at 460 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed March 2021. Perchal, Andrew, Greenwich, contractor for Patricia H. Harlow. Remove shingles, inspect deck, replace any damaged areas and install new asphalt shingles at 33 Benenson Drive, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $17,500. Filed March 2021.

MAY 24, 2021

Pimpinella Construction, Stamford, contractor for Anthony M. Tarantino. Replace kitchen cabinets, countertops, appliances, floors and renovate bathroom, replace electrical outlets and light fixtures, remove closet door and increase casement at 1 Putnam Hill, 4F, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed March 2021. Pinecrest Builders Inc. Riverside, contractor for Scott D. Brown and Joan Brown. Install new cedar roof at 2 Magill Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed March 2021. Praxis Home Builders. LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Scott McKinney. Construct new single-family dwelling at 1 Cross Ridge Drive, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $930,000. Filed March 2021. Purepoint Energy LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Gabriel Etienne. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 79 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $60,278. Filed March 2021. Redwood Construction & Construction, Stamford, contractor for Verne E. Westerberg. Remove and replace hardwood floors at 24 West Way, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $27,500. Filed March 2021. Regan, Gilbride and Guzinski A. Regan, Riverside, contractor for Gilbride Regan. Add new second-floor master suite above garage at 24 Rainbow Drive, Riverside. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed March 2021. Remodeling Consultants, Mamaroneck, New York, contractor for Pat and Jack Indiveri. Remodel kitchen, family room and fireplace at 54 Old Orchard Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed March 2021.

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Riga LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Ruth R. Montgomery. Remove existing roof and re-roof 25 Chapel Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $12.370. Filed March 2021. Sofer, Alfred, Greenwich, contractor for Alfred Sofer. Reconfigure basement, laundry room, powder room, kitchen and install outdoor kitchen at 26 Jeffrey Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed March 2021. The Greenwich Tent Co., Bridgeport, contractor for 75 Holly LLC. Prepare for private party at 75 Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $27,586. Filed March 2021. Trinity Solar, Cheshire, contractor for John and Marisa Donaghy. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 42 Orchard St., Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed March 2021.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Bridgeport Police Department, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Akeem McBride, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Robert Joseph Sciglimpaglia Jr, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-21-6104861-S. Filed March 23. Gannon, Hilary, et al, Colchester. Filed by Norine Benedetto, Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cocco & Ginsberg LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-21-6104646-S. Filed March 15.

Hidden Knolls Condominium Association Inc., et al, Trumbull. Filed by Ellen L. Hilton, Monroe. Plaintiff’s attorney: Connolly Brennan Ralabate PC, Stratford. Action: the plaintiff was lawfully on the premises controlled by the defendants when in order to avoid a hazard in the parking lot she was caused to trip and fall down on a wheel stop. The plaintiff’s injuries were allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendants for not keeping the area safe. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-21-6105046-S. Filed March 30. Highville Charter School, New Haven. Filed by Tisha Fox, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mangines & Burke LLC, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff was hired by the defendant as school principal. Plaintiff was informed that there were members of the board of directors, staff and many members of the community who were unhappy she had been hired because she was white and they wanted a black principal. Plaintiff worked to resolve the issues, but many of the individuals who did not want a white principal not only failed to support plaintiff, but actively sought to undermine her efforts. Plaintiff’s tenure was allegedly successful, but her contract was not renewed and was allegedly told that the defendant wanted to have a black principal. Plaintiff was allegedly subjected to harassment and mistreatment throughout her tenure at the school, including harassment based upon her race. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-216104855-S. Filed March 23. HNS Management Company Inc., et al. Cincinnati, Ohio. Filed by Matthew McGee, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: DeLucia & Levine LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-21-6105223-S. Filed April 6.

Danbury Superior Court Ayala, Jennie, heir and/or beneficiary of the estate, et al, Danbury. Filed by Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Juda J. Epstein Law Office, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff filed a certificate tax lien for the defendants’ property for the unpaid tax with interest fees and charges. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-21-6038953-S. Filed March 6. Commissioner of Transportation, et al, Newington. Filed by Joan Wheeler, Ridgefield. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Reilly Law Firm LLC, Ridgefield. Action: While the plaintiff was walking she was caused to trip and fall due to a dangerous and defective condition on the roadway. The plaintiff’s injuries were allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendants for not keeping the area safe. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-216038647-S. Filed March 4. Merante, Felix, et al, Danbury. Filed by Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., Rocky Hill. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mark S. Gilcrest Law Offices, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff’s vehicle was lawfully parked when a tree that was in the process of being cut down had its branches fall on plaintiff’s property and vehicle allegedly causing extensive damage. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBDCV-21-6038519-S. Filed Feb. 17.

The Lions Condominium Association Inc., Danbury. Filed by Carmello Rivera Jr., Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Guendelsberger Law Offices LLP, New Milford. Action: The plaintiff is the owner of a residency at the condominium, controlled by the defendant. A common element water pipe in the property burst and caused water to infiltrate the plaintiff’s unit. As a result, the plaintiff suffered damages. The defendant breached its contractual obligations by failing and refusing to repair the plaintiff’s unit to its original condition. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-216038703-S. Filed March 10. Wanzyk, Joseph, et al, Danbury. Filed by Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd., Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s Attorney: Juda J. Epstein Law Office, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff filed a certificate tax lien for the defendants’ property for the unpaid tax with interest fees and charges. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-21-6038954-S. Filed March 6.

Stamford Superior Court Gutama, Rosendo David, et al, Stamford. Filed by Migdalia De Paz, Fort Washington, Maryland. Plaintiff’s attorney: James Albert Welcome, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-21-6050894-S. Filed March 17.

Facts & Figures PMI Stamford LLC, et al, East Hartford. Filed by Faith Klokel, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Law office of William P. Lalor PLLC, Wilton. Action: The plaintiff was reclining on a chair at the outdoor pool area on the premises maintained by the defendants when a heavy, poolside umbrella became dislodged from its location and struck the plaintiff’s head. As a result, the plaintiff suffered damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FST-CV-21-6051018-S. Filed March 23. Scott, Mary M., et al, Cos Cob. Filed by Laureen K. Robben, Cos Cob. Plaintiff’s attorney: Casper & DeToledo LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff was allegedly viciously attacked and bitten by the defendants’ dog. As a result of the attack, the plaintiff sustained severe injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FST-CV-216051194-S. Filed April 6. Somma, Carmelo, et al, Norwalk. Filed by Webster Bank NA, Southington. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gfeller Laurie LLP, West Hartford. Action: The plaintiff is the owner of a mortgage that the defendants failed to pay installments of principal and interest. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, immediate possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV-21-6051331-S. Filed April 16. Vega, Oscar, Stamford. Filed by Karen Walker, Greenwich. Plaintiff’s attorney: Steve Kobak, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-21-6051038-S. Filed March 25.

DEEDS Commercial Caridi, Daniel and Jean DiBiasi, Stamford. Seller: 87 Iroquois LLC, Stamford. Property: 87 Iroquois Road, Stamford. Amount: $760,000. Filed April 12. Douglas, Nicholas A., Stamford. Seller: 224 Main Street Builders LLC, Norwalk. Property: 224 Main St., Unit 1, Norwalk. Amount: $317,000. Filed April 6. Franklin Investors-CT LLC, Hempstead, New York. Seller: Peggy Sue Schwarzmer and Abraham Schwarzmer, Fairfield. Property: 53 New St., Fairfield. Amount: $350,000. Filed April 9. Kent, Jason L. and Kelly E. Kent, La Jolla, California. Seller: Silver Gwen LLC, Greenwich. Property: 153 East Elm St., Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed April 8. KMC LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Cindy Widga, Greenwich. Property: 314 N Maple Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $3,050,000. Filed April 9. Mehta, Deepa and Darsh Mehta, Stamford. Seller: R.M.S. Holdings LLC, Stamford. Property: 865 High Ridge Road, Unit 8, Stamford. Amount: $520,000. Filed April 15. Sage River Road LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Jeffrey Yan, Greenwich. Property: 132 River Road Extension, Greenwich. Amount: $600,000. Filed April 9. Sage River Road LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Elite Developments LLC, Cos Cob. Property: 128-130 River Road Extension, Greenwich. Amount: $1,150,000. Filed April 9.

Shaughnessy, Patrick, Ridgefield. Seller: Lower Rocks Road Associates LLC, Wilton. Property: 10 Lower Rocks Lane, Unit A, Norwalk. Amount: $555,000. Filed April 5. Walk Invest LLC. Newtown. Seller: Stephen R. Katz and Evelyn G. Katz, Fairfield. Property: 4604 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $380,000. Filed April 7. Yi, Cosmo S. and Injun Kim, Rye, New York. Seller: Knight & Grabowski Properties LLC, Stamford. Property: 17 Beltown Road, Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $612,500. Filed April 14.

Residential Albaridi, Erin Loren, Fairfield. Seller: Martha Tripodi, Fairfield. Property: 1939 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $995,000. Filed April 12. Andrews, Karen E., Old Greenwich. Seller: Rachel G. Overton and Brian J. Raabe, Old Greenwich. Property: 6 Oak Lane, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed April 13. Bowen, Brandon A. and Erica A. Pilcini, Fairfield. Seller: Eli D. Kathein and Marietta Kathein, Fairfield. Property: 78 Rockland Road, Fairfield. Amount: $553,000. Filed April 9. Caird, Robert N., Norwalk. Seller: Joseph DeLorenzo and Debra DeLorenzo, Easton. Property: 160 Fairfield Woods Road, Unit 67, Fairfield. Amount: $306,900. Filed April 9. Carty, Kelly, Stamford. Seller: Christopher M. Tramontano and Alyssa Sherriff Tramontano, Weston. Property: Unit 612, The Hemlocks, a Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $287,500. Filed April 6.

Chardain, Lisa, Old Greenwich. Seller: Genevra Newell, Greenwich. Property: 51 Forest Ave., Unit 32, Old Greenwich. Amount: $635,000. Filed April 8.

Gotua, Diane, New York. Seller: Seth D. Benjamin and Claribel Tina Benjamin, Wilton. Property: 1 N. Wind Lane, Unit 6, Norwalk. Amount: $955,000. Filed April 5.

Conrad, Bern and Ilonka Conrad, Fairfield. Seller: Richard T. Montague and Kelly M. Montague, Fairfield. Property: 713 Sturges Road, Fairfield. Amount: $839,000. Filed April 7.

Grajeda-Samayoa, Cindy V. and Carlos Rene Grajeda Martinez, Fairfield. Seller: Anna Nickse, Bozrah. Property: 178 May St., Fairfield. Amount: $375,000. Filed April 8.

Corral, Alfonso, Stamford. Seller: Kenneth I. Zarrilli and Coralee O. Zarrilli, Sarasota, Florida. Property: 25 Adams Ave., Unit 312, Stamford. Amount: $375,000. Filed April 16. Criscuolo, Marco and Xuan Gao, Darien. Seller: Paul M. Coplan, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: Unit 8F, Bedford Towers Condominium, Stamford. Amount: $235,000. Filed April 14. Demers, Jonathan and Emily Banever, Stamford. Seller: Constance M. Cooke, Norwalk. Property: 26 Holcomb Ave., Stamford. Amount: $407,500. Filed April 12. Dvorestskaya, Tatiana and Myles F. Brown, Bethel. Seller: Scott Keet, Weston. Property: 7 Sycamore St., Norwalk. Amount: $928,000. Filed April 6. Farrell, William and Anne Farrell, Greenwich. Seller: Linda E. McMahon, Greenwich. Property: 10 Edgewood Drive, Unit 6B, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed April 12. Ferreras, Franklin A. and Belgica Yasira Ferreras, Stamford. Seller: Franklin A. Farreras, Stamford. Property: 14 Court St., Stamford. Amount: N/A. Filed April 14. Fuller, Samuel B., Norwalk. Seller: Paul D. Lange, Old Greenwich. Property: 69 Roton Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $2,750,000. Filed April 5.

Hamilton, Alan and Melissa Hamilton, Fairfield. Seller: Jay Packard, Prove, Utah. Property: 59 Sasapequan Road, Fairfield. Amount: $625,000. Filed April 8. Harris, Christopher and Nicole Harris, Greenwich. Seller: John Joseph Fareri, Greenwich. Property: 77 Sherwood Ave., Unit 6, Greenwich. Amount: N/A. Filed April 14. Kelahan, Clancy and Maya Kornaj, New Haven. Seller: Barbara Weinschenk, Stamford. Property: 70 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 5-1A, Stamford. Amount: $306,500. Filed April 15. Komati, Kiran Chowdary and Maneesha Upputuri, Stamford. Seller: Nitin Chaudhary and Pooja Jain, East Brunswick, New Jersey. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 926, Stamford. Amount: $225,000. Filed April 16. Labella, Samuel P. and Miriam Labella, Stamford. Seller: Sam Maurer and Barbara S. Maurer, Stamford. Property: 1 Strawberry Hill Court, Unit 1G, Stamford. Amount: $300,000. Filed April 15. Lamba, Sanjiv and Usha Vasvani Lamba, Westport. Seller: John J. Lauter, Fairfield. Property: 170 Quarter Horse Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $2,950,000. Filed April 12. Lee, Dana and Mia Schipani, Stamford. Seller: Karen Schipani, Stamford. Property: 38 Beachview Drive, Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed April 16.

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Leordean, Maria G. and Ciprian Haidautu, Stamford. Seller: Charles A. Mills and Jo P. Tesosro, Stamford. Property: 83 Columbus Place, Unit C., Stamford. Amount: $345,000. Filed April 16. Lugo, Michelle and Yobalni A. Puello, Stamford. Seller: Leslie Rodriguez and Veronica Rodriguez, Stamford. Property: 160 Courtland Ave., Stamford. Amount: $475,000. Filed April 15. Marrone, Christopher and Leylani Beniquez, Stamford. Seller: Keith Lisinicchia and Cynthia Lisinicchia, Stamford. Property: 19 Shelter Rock Road, Stamford. Amount: $590,000. Filed April 12. Miller, Jack and Katherine H. Meringolo, Narragansett, Rhode Island. Seller: Peter F. Maduri, Stamford. Property: 3 Grove St., Greenwich. Amount: $730,000. Filed April 15. Peck Hannah and Christopher Peck, New York, New York. Seller: Benjamin Y. Carter and Hillary T. Carter. Riverside. Property: 21 Shoal Point Lane, Riverside. Amount: $5,300,000. Filed April 8. Rosenstein, Charles Cory and Mary Noel Rosenstein, Norwalk. Seller: Susan Lamont, Norwalk. Property: 5 Seabreeze Place, Norwalk. Amount: $1,425,000. Filed April 6. Seyal, Aziz and Sailoz Sikka, Fairfield. Seller: Marilyn E. McNee, Fairfield. Property: 130 Ridgeley Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $225,000. Filed April 7. Smith, Brian and Miranda Smith, Bronxville, New York. Seller: Daniel Metter and Amy Metter, Greenwich. Property: 56 Sherwood Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1,900,000. Filed April 14. Soto, Wilfredo and Bibiana M. Montoya-Loaiza, Stamford. Seller: Thomas Olsen, Norwalk. Property: 24 Byrd Road, Norwalk. Amount: $389,000. Filed April 5.

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Facts & Figures Topper, Rachel B., Stamford. Seller: Eve K. Moskowitz, Stamford. Property: 79 Harbor Drive, Unit 319, Stamford. Amount: $410,000. Filed April 16. Torres Dumani, Alexis and Marilyn Torres Dumani, Stamford. Seller: Amit Shrestha, Stamford. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 233, Stamford. Amount: $221,000. Filed April 13. Varner, Brett O. and Diane E. Varner, Sylvania, Ohio. Seller: Davis and Orchard LLC, Armonk, New York. Property: 3 Orchard Place, Unit B, Greenwich. Amount: $2,499,000. Filed April 12. Viceconte, James F. and Bryn K. Dolan, Greenwich. Seller: James Francis Viceconte and Bryn K. Dolan, Greenwich. Property: 41 Cat Rock Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $1. Filed April 15. Vinett, Patrick Joseph and Kenley Elise Stark, Greenwich. Seller: Marei Von Saher, Greenwich. Property: 9 Glen Court, Greenwich. Amount: $1,802,500. Filed April 9. Williams, Stacey S., Bronx, New York. Seller: Jason Longo, Stamford. Property: 32 Weed Hill Ave., Unit 19, Stamford. Amount: $298,000. Filed April 15. Wright, Scott, Trumbull. Seller: Valarie Higgins, Fairfield. Property: 258 Old Field Road, Fairfield. Amount: $427,500. Filed April 6. Wurtz, Douglas and Amanda R. Wurtz, Greenwich. Seller: Charles Parkhurst and Hillary Parkhurst, Riverside. Property: 93 Old Church Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3,450,000. Filed April 13.

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FORECLOSURES JUDGEMENTS Antonucci, Ernest, Norwalk. $8,494, in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 5 Mystic Cottage, Norwalk. Filed April 30. Couch, Tricia R., Stamford. $1,582, in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem New Hampshire. Property: 237 Sun Dance Road, Stamford. Filed April 27. Esposito, Paul M., Stamford. $11,726, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 35 Wallace St., Stamford. Filed May 3. New Century Arts LLC, Old Greenwich. $39,406, in favor of People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport, by Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Property: 9 Wendle Place, Greenwich. Filed April 30. Peters, Walker A., Stamford. $9,380, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 27 Stone Fence Lane, Stamford. Filed April 27. Reyes, Luz, Norwalk. $1,890, in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC, Norfolk, Virginia, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 16 Olive Lane, Norwalk. Filed April 26.

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Reyes, Luz, Norwalk. $1,635, in favor of Midland Credit Management Inc., San Diego, California, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 16 Olive Lane, Norwalk. Filed April 26. Socci, Mario, New Canaan. $1,980, in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem New Hampshire. Property: 149 Seaside Ave., Stamford. Filed April 27. Wheelock Design Associates LLC, Old Greenwich. $21,750, in favor of People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport, by Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Property: 9 Wendle Place, Greenwich. Filed April 30.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed 49 Midwood LLC, 97 Dan’s Highway, New Canaan. $375, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Altavista Investments LLC, 93 Porchuck Road, Greenwich. $32,127, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Bogdan, Piotrowski, 54 Sound Beach Ave., Riverside. $2,583, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 7. Chung, Myung Ja, 6 Neighborly Way, Greenwich. $8,223, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Dibella, Virginia A. and James J. Dibella, 6 Weaver St., Greenwich. $4,181, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9.

Four Dearfield LLC, 37 Woodmere Road, Stamford. $116, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Goshchinsky, Arkady and Yelena Sushko, 51 Forest Ave., Unit 16, Old Greenwich. $2,723, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 1. Kucher, John P. and Antoinette Kucher, 168 Hobart Ave., Port Chester, New York. $410, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Linnett, Graeme, 14 N. Stanwich Road, Greenwich. $23,950, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. MM Deer Lane LLC, 45 Bedford Road, Armonk, New York. $14,183, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Prasens, Jan and Maria Prasens, 335 Valley Road, Cos Cob. $8,878, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 5. Stein, Shari, 33 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich. $2,680, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Stein, Shari, 33 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich. $105, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Tang, Wenlin, 918 North St., Greenwich. $24,874, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9. Walsh, Dionne E., 57 W. Brother Drive, Greenwich. $17,053, civil proceeding tax. Filed April 9.

MORTGAGES Begonja, Robert B., Stamford, by Nicola Corea. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 47 Windsor Road, Stamford. Amount: $310,800. Filed March 30.

Burki, Jeffrey A., Fairfield, by Thomas Anthony Toscano. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 3050 Highland Pkwy., Fourth floor, Downers Grove, Illinois. Property: 258, 272 and 368 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $3,500,000. Filed April 7. Burnaska, Cara R., Fairfield, by Scott Rogalski. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 207 Deep Wood Road, Fairfield. Amount: $452,000. Filed April 6. Chiota, Lynn M. and John E. Chiota, Fairfield, by Arnaldo R. Zelada. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 296 Oldfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $31,800. Filed April 7. Cross, Jared and Carli Cross, Norwalk, by John B. Devine. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 7 Byselle Road, Norwalk. Amount: $368,000. Filed March 30. Czelada, Patricia A. and Stephen Czelada, Stamford, by Jenna Cardile. Lender: Stearns Lending LLC, 401 E. Corporate Drive, Suite 150, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 26 Nottingham Drive, Stamford. Amount: $180,000. Filed March 31. Fowler, Betsey, Norwalk, by Douglas Seltzer. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 4 Dancing Bear Road, Norwalk. Amount: $456,600. Filed March 30. Garcia, Leydy D. and Christian Gomez, Stamford, by Jeffrey G. Lane. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 58 Mayflower Ave., Stamford. Amount: $560,000. Filed March 30.

Grant, Michael, Norwalk, by Maria C. Miller. Lender: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, D.C. Property: 15 Ferris Ave., No.D, Norwalk. Amount: $25,529. Filed March 29. Krulikowski, Robin, Stamford, by Matthew C. Reale. Lender: Primelending, 18111 Preston Road, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas. Property: 25 Dee Lane, Stamford. Amount: $300,500. Filed March 31. Lannamann, Thomas C. and Maria A. Lannamann, Stamford, by Yvonne Arana. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 349 Roxbury Road, Stamford. Amount: $133,035. Filed March 29. Longo, Susan F., Fairfield, by John K. Cohane. Lender: People’s United Bank, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 189 Fairmount Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $675,000. Filed April 1. Magluilo, Joanne, Fairfield, by Gria DaSilva. Lender: People’s United Bank, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 1233 Bronson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $475,000. Filed April 1. Mejias, Eunice, Fairfield, by Kerry Eastman. Lender: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, D.C. Property: 305 Old Stratford Road, Fairfield. Amount: $4,650. Filed April 5. Munrow, Kristina K. and Chris Munrow, Norwalk, by Gregory LaDestro. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 104 Perry Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $411,000. Filed March 29.

Facts & Figures Pearson, David P. and Ann P. Pearson, Stamford, by Steven J. Baron. Lender: Stearns Lending LLC, 401 E. Corporate Drive, Suite 150, Lewisville, Texas. Property: 36 Ralph St., Stamford. Amount: $396,000. Filed April 1.

Yanni, Frederick J. and Courtney Yanni, Fairfield, by Jonathan A. Wetmore. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 145 Bank St., Waterbury. Property: 37 Acorn Lane, Southport. Amount: $820,000. Filed April 7.

Pihota, Thomas A. and Anne Marie Guglielmo, Stamford, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 142 Clay Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $344,900. Filed April 1.

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Rogers, Bernhard A. and Adriana C. Rogers, Norwalk, by Kellie Ann Vazzano. Lender: Primelending, 18111 Preston Road, Suite 900, Dallas, Texas. Property: 16 Hunters Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $384,000. Filed April 1. Sedano, Andre and Katherine Salas, Norwalk, by Richard J. Shapiro. Lender: Newrez LLC, 1100 Virginia Drive, Suite 125, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: 8 Princeton St., Norwalk. Amount: $451,668. Filed April 1. Shaikh, Junaid and Louella D’Silva Stamford, by Maria C. Miller. Lender: Third Federal Savings and Loan Association, 7007 Broadway Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 82 Coachlamp Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $103,900. Filed March 29. Singapore, Aun A. and Saranya J. Singapore, Fairfield, by Leslie P. Aceto. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 346 Acorn Lane, Southport. Amount: $735,000. Filed April 6. Soleng, Bard and Christina Soleng, Norwalk, by John B. Devine. Lender: Homestead Funding Corp., 8 Airline Drive, Albany, New York. Property: 1 Echo Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $453,750. Filed March 31. Ventura, Catarina, Fairfield, by Nicholas R. Mancini. Lender: Radius Financial Group Inc., 600 Longwater Drive, Suite 107, Norwell, Massachusetts. Property: 42 Lilalyn Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $365,000. Filed April 5.

All-Pro Handyman Solutions, 27 Middle Ridge Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Kevin Brush. Filed March 24. Chipotle Mexican Grill, 1207 High Ridge Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Helen Kaminski. Filed March 26. Nick’s Painting Services, 27 Stephen St., Apt. 2, Stamford 06902, c/o N. Pineda Alvarado. Filed March 30. Our Lady of Grace Preschool & Kinder, 365 Glenbrook Road, Stamford 06906, c/o The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Corp. Filed March 31. Prologue Beauty Collective LLC, 108 Davenport Drive, Stamford 06902, c/o Madison Beauty Holdings Ltd. Filed March 25. Spotted Rose Boutique, 44 Woodbine Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Neelab Hussaini. Filed March 30. Third Place by Half Full, 575 Pacific St., Stamford 06902, c/o Conor Horrigan. Filed March 26. Total Insurance Brokerage, 6 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901, c/o Insurance Services of the West LLC. Filed March 29. Veda Beverages, 43 Homestead Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Conor Horrigan. Filed March 26. Vida Saludable Con Lesly, 728 Pacific St., F13 Right, Stamford 06902, c/o Palma Alarcon. Filed March 30.

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LEGAL NOTICES Thumbs Up Handyman LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/16/2021. Office: Westchester County. Registered Agent Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Registered Agents Inc. at 90 State Street, Suite 700, Office #40, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62842 Lake Ave Pharma LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/2/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 130 Lake Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703. General Purpose #62843 Notice of Formation of AMARA AMOUR LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/10/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 8 Adams Street #1, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62844 Reich Fam Investors 4 LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 4/16/2021. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail process to: c/o Keith Reich, 12 Burling Ave., White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62845 Notice of Formation of Russell Speeders Car Wash of Mt. Vernon LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/13/21. LLC Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 607 Main Ave, Norwalk, CT 06851. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62846 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Casa Celina XP LLC (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (SSNY) on April 13, 2021. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Casa Celina XP LLC, P.O. Box 413, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62847

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Notice of Formation of Secrets Of 7, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/20/21. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 5 W 4TH ST., APT 25, MT. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62848

Notice of Formation of Esplanade Partners LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/23/21. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 120 Esplanade, Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62856

Notice of Formation of Elice’s Closet LLC filed with SSNY on April 15, 2021. Office: Westchester County, NY. Corporation Service Company designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62849

Creme de la Creme Frenchies LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 02/01/2021. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/ her to: 2804 Gateway Oaks Dr # 100 Sacramento, CA 95833 (the LLC's primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62858

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF: Colasacco's Culinary Concepts, LLC filed with the SSNY on 4/20/21. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process 241 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62851

A & S RE LLC. Filed 12/31/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1585 Overhill Street, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Purpose: All lawful #62861

MGM Hayden LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/12/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 1075 Central Park Ave., Ste. 205, Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose #62852 CJ Lispendard, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/26/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Joseph Napolitano, 4 Runyon Pl., Scarsdale, NY 10583. General Purpose #62853 Flori Barbershop LLC. Filed 2/5/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 453 White Plains Rd, Eastchester, NY 10709 Purpose: All lawful #62854 Notice of Formation of Trepi Monkey, LLC filed with SSNY on 4/12/21. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. United States Corporation Agents Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. United States Corporation Agents Inc. shall mail process to the LLC, 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62855

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Zabel LLC. Filed 2/23/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1315 Echo Hill Path, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Purpose: All lawful #62862 Piper’s Palace LLC. Filed 2/17/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: P.O. Box 244, Waccabuc, NY 10597 Purpose: All lawful #62863 Sabrina’s Boutique LLC. Filed 2/18/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3003 Purchase Street #213, Purchase, NY 10577 Purpose: All lawful #62864 Bato Coffee and Wine LLC. Filed 1/19/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 20 Boone Street, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: All lawful #62865 Gaz Imported Foods LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/29/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 136 Hitching Post Ln., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. General Purpose #62867

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Alexandra R. Martins, M.D. PLLC. Art. of Org. filed 5/7/21. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 130 7th Ave., #204, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: Medicine #62868 M Roddy LLC. Filed 1/13/21 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 5 Beechmont Place, New Rochelle, NY 10804 Purpose: All lawful #62869 Notice of Formation of Indigo Formulation and Works, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/22/21. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 121 Rockland Ave., Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62870 632 Anderson Hill Road Associates, LLC. Filed 12/7/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: All lawful #62871 The annual return of the Heidi Foundation for the calendar year December 31, 2020 is available at its principal office located at 19 Hewitt Avenue, Bronxville, NY 10708 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Gregory Holcombe. #62872 Notice of Formation of ML James Media, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on 4/12/21. Office location: Westchester County. Secretary of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 11 Lake Street, Apt 7L, White Plains, NY 10603 primary business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62873

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in Instructions to Bidders (https://www.dot. ny.gov/bids-and-lettings/construction-contractors/important-info) until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Maps, Plans and Specifications may be seen at Electronic documents and Amendments which are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264464, PIN 881374, FA Proj , Westchester Co., Bridge Rehabilitation Project: Six Bridges in the Village of Tarrytown, Cities of Peekskill and Yonkers in Westchester County., Night Time Work, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $375,000.00), Goals: DBE: 10.00%

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, June 03, 2021 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264528, PIN 881430, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., BIENNIAL ROADSIDE VEGETATION MANAGEMENT COLUMBIA, DUTCHESS, PUTNAM, ORANGE, ROCKLAND, ULSTER, WESTCHESTER Counties., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: MBE: 0.00%, WBE: 0.00%, SDVOB: 0.00% D264521, PIN 881520, FA Proj Z0E3-8815-203, Dutchess, Rockland, Westchester Cos., SIGNAL OPTIMIZATION: WIRELESS VEHICLE DETECTION SYSTEM DUTCHESS, ROCKLAND AND WESTCHESTER COUNTIES, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: DBE: 10.00%

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