Panelists discuss the need for succession planning with tax changes likely on the horizon… 2

diamondback caPital management tells investors it will liquidate as assets decline… 3

the senate unanimously aPProves a $631 billion defense spending bill as executives caution lawmakers over sequester… 7

the rizzo cos. celebrates 50 years in Danbury… 8

two roads brewing co. to open in Stratford by the end of the month… 11

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With businesses looking to patch system and infrastructure gaps exposed by Hurricane Sandy, General Electric (GE) recently introduced a plan to help firms finance the installation and retrofits of electrical backup systems that can pre-vent even the most miniscule of outages.

Uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems can recognize an electrical outage and provide temporary backup power within two milliseconds, whereas backup generators can often take any-

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ater technology developer Xylem Inc. looks to capitalize on the regional competition

for corporate headquarters as it seeks a new base of operations after being spun off from ITT Corp. last year.

After reporting $3.8 billion in rev-enues in 2011, Xylem is being courted by Stamford and Westchester County officials as it seeks a new site for its global headquarters.

Xylem, which shares the same White Plains, N.Y., address as its former parent company, is being required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to move its corporate functions to a new location.

The company has narrowed its search to two spots in downtown Stamford and as well as in Purchase, N.Y., and White Plains, according to an application for sales tax incentives submitted by Xylem to the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA).

Xylem is seeking to lease a 65,000-square-foot space for a period of 10 years and said it plans to invest about $11.6 million in its eventual new home,

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the university of ConneCtiCut has teamed with IBM Corp. to explore business appli-cations for the artificial intelligence tech-nology developed as part of Big Blue’s Watson initiative.

Students in UConn’s School of Business worked in teams to develop pitches, which they presented to a group of IBM directors and engineers Dec. 5 at the school’s Stamford campus.

The proposals, which ranged from applications in the pharmaceutical industry to roles at call centers, were a part of a semester-long course developed as part of a partnership between UConn and IBM, which is based in Armonk, N.Y.

Made famous by its appearance on “Jeopardy!” in 2011, Watson is a cognitive computer system that can process natu-ral human language, generate hypoth-eses and use evidence-based learning.

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BY JENNIFER BISSELL

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Whether it’s selling a company or passing it down to the kids, experts at a recent roundtable

agreed business owners need to improve their exit strategies.

“When business owners try to make (exit) decisions, they try to maintain a certain lifestyle,” said Nicholas Palumbo, an Opus Advisory Group L.L.C. partner. “But they make financial decisions based on opinions of popular media and other sources, without any facts. They think they need less money when in fact they need more.”

Addressing the fundamental pitfalls and strategies for navigating a success-ful company exit, Citrin Cooperman, an accounting, tax and consulting firm with an office in Norwalk, hosted the final installment of a three-part series Dec. 6 at the Fairview Country Club in Greenwich.

At the event, “Driving Off into the Sunset,” experts discussed succession planning, tips for selling a business and employee stock ownership options.

Previous panels in the series addressed obstacles in starting new businesses and growing existing ones through effective management.

Mentioning a list of wealth-eroding factors such as taxes, inflation, technolog-ical changes, market volatility and unex-pected life events, Palumbo stressed the importance of planning ahead and mak-ing informed decisions when it comes to an owner’s final chapter.

For owners who have much of their wealth tied up into the ownership of the business, Michael Markhoff, an estate planning attorney at Danziger & Markhoff L.L.P. in White Plains, N.Y., said recapital-izing, where a portion of the business is sold, can result in an immediate payoff for an owner as well as retained family ownership.

As many business owners have chil-dren, Markhoff said it’s often a parent’s desire to see their business and wealth be passed on to their children. However, one child may be more active in the business than the other, which can cause turmoil, he said.

Splitting the remaining shares of the

company, Markhoff stressed that each child should remain equal but that the inactive child should be given the option to sell his or her share while the active child is given control.

When selling a business, there are many pieces of advice owners should keep in mind, said Michael Carter, man-aging director of Fairfield investment banking firm Carter Morse & Mathias.

Above all, Carter said owners should have a solid understanding of the value of their company and know when to sell. He suggested owners follow the mergers and acquisitions of potential buyers and track the selling points of their competitors. Additionally he said that the highest bid-der may not always be the most valuable.

Although relatively rare, another exit strategy is implementing an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), said Alex Meshechok, managing director for invest-ment banking firm CSG Partners L.L.C.

An ESOP gives a company’s workforce ownership in the company at no cost and the shares are sold when the company’s owner leaves or retires.

The plan gives an immediate payoff

without a heavy capital gains tax and business owners can still remain attached to the company. It also allows the owner to sell a substantial portion of the shares to his or her children.

“It’s impossible to do any of this in a silo,” said Markhoff. “It’s truly a team effort. It’s impossible for any one of you to just sit down with an attorney. Everyone has to be around the table.”

Panelists: Business succession plans often lacking in detail

Citrin Cooperman partner Howard Klein serving as moderator at a Dec. 6 roundtable.

BY JENNIFER BISSELL

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Hoping to better understand the issues plaguing small business owners, Leonard Tannenbaum, CEO of Fifth Street Finance Corp., recently held a series of events around the state, where he said business owners raised issues ranging from market uncertainty to the cost of relocating.

In conversations with the Business Journal, Tannenbaum said the keys to helping businesses grow are, among other things, eliminating government red tape and increasing awareness of business development programs.

Earlier this year Tannenbaum formed his own political action committee, Keeping America Competitive, to fur-ther promote his overall goal of growing small- and middle-market businesses.

The following are excerpts from a conversation with Tannenbaum:

FCBJ: What are the key FaCtors BusI-ness oWners say are preventIng BusI-ness groWth?

Tannenbaum: “Based on conver-sations with Connecticut’s small busi-

ness owners, the top three issues that concern them and potentially can slow growth are uncertainty in the economy, government regulation and red tape, and a lack of skilled employees to drive their business forward. Not far behind, taxes and health care costs are also a concern as costs continue to rise across the board to run a successful business.”

What are BusInesses’ BIggest ConCerns When It Comes to seCurIng CapItal?

“The biggest concerns business own-ers face when securing capital are high interest rates and government red tape. Small business owners often need to secure capital quickly for the everyday needs of their business. However, gov-ernment red tape can slow the process. A delay in the financing process can make a huge difference to a small busi-ness owner who needs capital now.”

For BusInesses that do suCCessFully seCure CapItal, What qualItIes sepa-rate them From the rest?

“Businesses with the ability to repay their loans, deploy their own personal equity to invest in their business and those that have a proven track record

in operating a business will be able to secure financing. Those qualities will also help them to succeed as a business in the future and continue to secure financing as they grow.”

you’ve mentIoned the Issue oF govern-ment red tape. hoW Can BusInesses Work through It?

“The state of Connecticut currently has a program in place allowing busi-ness owners to receive a tax credit for hiring individuals in certain designat-ed groups who have been unemployed for a certain period of time. However, given that it takes multiple government employees to process a claim, which can take time, the question begs, is it really worth it? In addition, once hired, a claim can’t be submitted retroactively making this process very inefficient for business owners. While the idea is good, really a cost benefit analysis should be complet-ed to find better way to run programs of this nature.

Ultimately, small business owners in Connecticut today are in need of guid-ance and advice on best practices for their companies. There are, in fact, many more resources available to them than

they realize, such as the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, the Stamford Innovation Center, the Business Council of Fairfield County and the Department of Economic and Community Development. There needs to be a better awareness program for these resources so that small businesses can better utilize them.”

What Can government oFFICIals do to help BusInesses?

“It’s not that officials are not well intentioned and trying to hinder small businesses, but many government offi-cials do not have, and should have, a background in business to better under-stand what business owners need to succeed. While some officials may be against it, those without a strong under-standing should work in partnership with business leaders that can execute and provide owners with guidance and advice based on experience and facts.”

Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty financial company that lends to and invests in small and mid-size companies. The firm is headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., and has an office in Greenwich.

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Remember winter is just around the corner…Diamondback Capital Management L.L.C. announced in a Dec. 6 letter to investors that it would liquidate, with the firm citing a larger-than-expected pullout of clients’ funds, according to published reports.

In the wake of an ongoing federal investigation that included Diamondback paying $9 million in January to settle insider-trading allegations with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Stamford hedge fund’s assets have dwindled.

Diamondback has reportedly received requests from investors to withdraw $520 million, or 26 percent of the fund’s assets,

by the end of the year. Founded by three former SAC Capital

Advisors employees in 2005, the firm’s assets have reportedly fallen to $1.5 billion from more than $5 billion in November 2010, when the FBI searched the firm’s offices.

While the firm has never been formally charged with wrongdoing, Diamondback earlier this year paid $9 million to settle allegations that an analyst and a portfolio manager engaged in insider trading in 2008 and 2009.

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Diamondback to liquidate

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Among private equity firms, demand for acquisitions “is stronger than it’s ever been,” said

Ramsey Goodrich, managing director and partner of a boutique investment banking firm based in Southport.

The problem, he said, is that business owners aren’t interested.

“Right now, there is so much demand,” said Goodrich, of Carter Morse & Mathias, which advises both buyers and sellers in acquisitions and other corporate transac-tions. “What we haven’t seen is on the sup-ply side, people coming out and saying, ‘I want to sell.’”

Goodrich, who also serves as chair-man of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Connecticut chapter, was joined by more than 200 financial indus-try representatives at the chapter’s ninth annual Private Equity Exposition, held Dec. 7 at the Stamford Marriott.

Several people at the event reported high hopes for 2013, but said much is riding on the fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington, D.C.

“Business owners do not like the uncertainty,” said Christian E. Lund, partner of Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners, a Stamford private equity firm investing primarily in industrial manu-facturers with between $15 million and $100 million in revenues. “Regarding the tax situation and the fiscal cliff, it’s caused a fair number of them to recoil. … A lot of them are kind of sitting on their hands.”

Elizabeth Burgess is senior partner of Altus Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Wilton that invests pri-marily in manufacturers with revenues between $20 million and $100 million.

The deal-making environment, she said, “is a little bit slower than it has been.”

“I do think people are concerned with what decisions are going to be made in Washington,” Burgess said. “My hope is that we get some clarity and decisiveness soon.”

Goodrich said private equity firms are collectively sitting on $430 billion in funds that are waiting to be invested, while companies in the S&P 500 have $1.3 trillion in cash on hand.

“The problem is these business own-ers,” he said. “They’re holding out” despite the potential for tax rate increases that would impact small to medium-size busi-ness owners, Goodrich added.

He said that despite what private equi-ty firm representatives “say about how wonderful deal flow is, it’s really not.”

However, Goodrich added, “I think ‘13 will be a good year. Pent-up supply has to come to market soon.”

Michael S. Pfeffer, managing direc-tor of Post Capital Partners, a New York City-based private equity firm investing primarily in service-oriented firms with between $10 million and $150 million in revenues, said his firm has “a full pipeline of activity for next year.”

“The area where it (the fiscal cliff) does hit all business owners is in terms of taxes,” he said. “In all cases, business owners have been saying, if they’re going to sell in the near term, why not sell today?”

While cooperation from lawmakers is ideal, Lund said come 2013, the deals will happen regardless.

“I think the industry as a whole is doing well. It could be doing better if the government were to embrace some more pro-business policies. But what are you going to do? We’re all going to find oppor-tunities to invest.”

Investment firms look to Washington for clarity

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PERSPECTIVES

A capital improvement project at Greenwich Office Park will include renovations to each of the complex’s nine buildings. The park has the abil-ity to accommodate tenants with requirements ranging from 1,800 square feet to 79,000 square feet. The Dec. 3 article “Gold Coast Property” mis-stated the scope of the capital improvements.

Under current U.S. law, tax increases and spending cuts worth about $600 billion will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2013. The cuts would be equivalent to about 4 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. The Dec. 10 article, “Malloy seeks $3.2B in federal aid,” incorrectly stated the potential impact of the “fiscal cliff.”

CorreCtIons

“In September, the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) took additional action to promote a more robust recovery in a context of price stability — a decision that was reaffirmed in October. In addi-tion to the $45 billion monthly purchases of longer term Treasury securities already scheduled to run through year end, the FOMC commenced buying additional mortgage-backed securities at a rate of $40 billion a month …

“We will continue to do our part to push the economy towards maximum sustainable employment in the context of price stability. Yet, it is important to rec-ognize that our tools are not all-powerful — monetary policy is not a panacea for all that ails our economy.

“In particular, Congress and the administration must address the ‘fiscal cliff’ in a manner that creates a credible framework for long- term fiscal sustain-ability. It is widely acknowledged that the large fiscal contraction associated with going “off the cliff” would drive the U.S. economy into recession. The contraction-ary impact is likely to be larger than nor-mal when monetary policy is operating at the zero lower bound for interest rates, as is the case today. Thus, fiscal consolida-tion must be accomplished in a way that avoids derailing the economic recovery. The best way to do this is to craft a plan

that starts small in terms of its near-term impact, then grows very substantially over time as the economy grows healthier. Of course this requires that the longer-term consolidation is truly credible. It is also important that any plan have broad bipar-tisan support so that that households and businesses understand that it will in fact be carried out.

“We saw in the summer of 2011 when the debt ceiling limit was in play that a fail-ure to come to grips with our nation’s eco-nomic challenges and responsibilities can have a large effect on U.S. household and

business confidence. We do not want to repeat this experience at the start of 2013.

“Moreover, what happens will influ-ence how we are perceived abroad. When I meet with economic leaders across the globe they do not doubt the underlying strength and dynamism of the U.S. econo-my, or the entrepreneurialism and inven-tiveness of our people. Nor do they doubt that we have the resources and capability to overcome the challenges we face. But they do wonder whether our political sys-

tem is capable of putting the national inter-est above partisan interests and making the tough choices needed to address these challenges.

“If a credible bipartisan agreement is reached, it will strengthen global confi-dence in the U.S. and underscore to the world that our country remains a great place to do business and invest in. Failure would suggest a degree of political dys-function that could undermine U.S. eco-nomic leadership and could encourage global corporations and investors to invest elsewhere.

“Make no mistake: Credible fiscal con-solidation will not be painless, no matter what form it takes. The burden will be felt across many sectors of the economy and we must expect that the resulting fiscal drag will exert some restraint on economic growth.

“Nevertheless, there is no reason why a carefully crafted plan would need to put the economic recovery at risk. A credible plan, after all, would likely have very posi-tive effects on confidence …

“Going forward, let me reiterate that the Fed will promote maximum employ-ment and price stability to the greatest extent our tools permit, and we will stay the course. When we achieve a stronger recovery in the context of price stability, I’ll view it as consistent with our goals and not a reason to pull back on our policies prematurely. If you’re trying to get a car moving that is stuck in the mud, you don’t stop pushing the moment the wheels start turning – you keep pushing until the car is rolling and is clearly free.”

For a complete transcript of the remarks, visit newyorkfed.org.

‘Credible fiscal consolidation will not be painless’

The following are excerpts from remarks delivered Nov. 29 by Federal Reserve Bank of New York President and CEO William C. Dudley at Pace University:

“We Will continue to do our part to push the economy toWards maximum sustainable employment in the context of price stability. yet, it is important to recognize that our tools are not all-poWerful – monetary policy is not a panacea for all that ails our economy.”

– William C. Dudley

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tionship of student research and projects, and the course is a testament to the busi-ness school’s commitment to providing students with messy, real-world learning opportunities, said John A. Elliott, dean of UConn’s School of Business.

“It’s all a part of our purposeful focus on a larger corporate partnership,” Elliott said.

“Something like this is really an oppor-tunity to move from a well-educated indi-vidual with fundamental book learning, to an experienced young professional who’s taken on knotty complex prob-lems,” he said.

IBM will review the students’ written reports at the conclusion of the course and decide from there what they’d like to do with the students’ suggestions. It’s pos-sible the company will request another course to be offered to follow up on the research. At the event, IBM representa-tives said they were very impressed with the presentation and how well the stu-dents were able to fulfill their requests.

One application students suggested was using Watson’s technology as a solu-tion to the patent cliff in the pharmaceuti-cal industry. A large number of patented drugs are scheduled to expire in 2013, and nine out of 10 drugs fail to be commer-cialized, said Robert Johnson, a business administration undergraduate.

Johnson said it costs $1.3 billion on average to develop a drug and the one in 10 that does go to market has to recover the costs of the nine that didn’t.

As a result, it’s becoming very popular for pharmaceutical companies to reposi-tion drugs to serve different aliments than the drug’s original purpose. For instance, Depakote, which was developed to control seizures, is now used to treat bipolar disorder.

Using Watson’s technology to search medical indexes and documents, Johnson said it would be much easier and faster for companies to find safe and profitable repositioning opportunities. Additionally, Watson could be used to search if pat-ents already exist on the drugs, mitigating potential lawsuits.

A second application the students pre-sented was using Watson to make call centers more efficient and successful.

Half of all service calls are unre-solved or need to be escalated, said Anna Jakubek, a master’s of business adminis-tration student. And customers who exert a lot of effort into a call are 96 percent more likely to be disloyal.

If an agent used Watson to look up cus-tomer’s answers, however, Jakubek said a call center would be able to improve its consistency, save time, reduce training costs and provide additional cross- and up-selling opportunities.

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where from 10 seconds to several min-utes to get up and running, said Harry Handlin, director of critical power appli-cations for GE Energy Management.

Most electrical consumers can with-stand a short outage, Handlin said.

However, for businesses like hospi-tals, data centers or financial institutions that have systems requiring a continu-ous flow of electricity, even a brief out-age “could have a large economic impact on the business” or other catastrophic effects, he said.

“If you’ve got a lot of equipment or processes that cannot withstand that kind of outage, then you use a UPS sys-tem in conjunction with a generator,” Handlin said.

A study by New York City business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan projects revenues related to the shipment and installation of UPS sys-tems worldwide will increase more than 50 percent to $13 billion in 2017 from $8.5 billion in 2007.

The projected growth in revenues is attributed to a significant increase in demand for the services provided by data centers and the accompanying increase in data center facilities, accord-ing to the study.

Handlin said the company has seen the greatest demand in the data center industry, with the company estimating that data centers consume about 2 per-cent of the U.S. electrical grid’s capacity.

UPS systems range in size “from very small units that would fit under your desk to protect a workstation or personal computer to very, very large systems that can protect a large data center,” Handlin said, adding that most UPS systems are battery-powered.

He said UPS systems are designed to provide backup power for between five and 15 minutes, noting that they would supplement, not replace, a generator.

“If you have a long-term outage, the generator would be doing the heavy lift-ing,” Handlin said. “The difference is that a UPS basically takes electrical power from either a utility source or from a

stored energy source and provides very clean, uninterruptable power to the load.”

GE Energy Management, a newly formed unit of Fairfield-based GE that previously fell under the umbrella of the company’s GE Energy division, is partnering with the company’s financial arm to provide financing options for businesses seeking to install new UPS systems or to retrofit existing systems.

Under the new program, businesses can pay for UPS installations or retrofits over an extended period rather than having to pay all of the costs up-front, said Simeon Sessley, competitive intelli-gence leader at GE Energy Management.

“With this financing, once you’ve established the need for a critical power system, this is a great way to either upgrade your existing critical power system or put in a new system that’s really efficient and lowers your operat-ing costs,” Sessley said.

Sessley declined to elaborate on the various UPS systems’ costs, saying they would depend on each unit’s configura-tion and the size of the electrical load they would need to support.

The company is offering a financing program for the first time through its GE Capital unit, which is based in Norwalk.

GE’s newest UPS systems and retrofits can also provide a significant increase in efficiency for consumers, Handlin said. “You’ll see on legacy UPS units anywhere from 88 to 92 percent,” he said. With the newer units, “you can get efficiencies up to 99 percent.”

according to IDA documents. Locations being considered

include the former Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. property at 1111 Westchester Ave. in White Plains, The Centre at Purchase’s 4 Manhattanville Road property, and 100 First Stamford Place and 400 Atlantic St. in Stamford, according to IDA documents.

The company said in its application that it expects to select a location by the end of 2012.

At its Dec. 6 meeting, the IDA, a public authority that can offer finan-cial assistance to businesses for reloca-tions or renovations, approved sales tax incentives estimated at $562,000 should Xylem choose to remain in Westchester.

“We’ve been talking on and off to Xylem for quite some time,” said Laurence P. Gottlieb, director of economic devel-opment for Westchester County. “They wanted to have the IDA take action … (so)

they know incentive-wise what poten-tially they could get from Westchester versus Connecticut.”

Xylem has also received an incen-tive offer from Connecticut, according to published reports.

James Watson, spokesman for the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), said he could not confirm or deny whether the state is assembling a pack-age of incentives to lure Xylem, citing confidentiality rules.

Xylem spokesman Thomas Glover declined to comment and said no deci-sions have been made yet.

Gottlieb said Westchester County officials connected Xylem representa-tives with Empire State Development Corp. (ESDC), a public authority that acts as New York state’s chief economic devel-opment agency.

It was not known whether Xylem would be eligible for additional incen-

tives from ESDC, should it choose to keep its headquarters in New York. Including its headquarters, Xylem and its affiliates employ about 930 full-time workers at eight New York state facilities that total about 695,000 square feet.

Just more than 100 people are employed at Xylem’s headquarters, aver-aging more than $300,000 in annual wages, according to Westchester County IDA documents. The company said as part of its application that it plans to hire about 15 employees over the next several years.

Xylem currently occupies about 40,000 square feet of space at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains, which is owned by RPW Group Inc.

RPW Group CEO Robert Weisz said he expects the space to be available by 2014.

“We are sorry that they have to move out but we understand it’s a requirement they have to fulfill,” Weisz said. “They are an outstanding tenant.”

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BY PATRICK GALLAGHER

pgallagher@westfairinc.com

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a $631 billion defense spending bill Dec. 5, which Sen. Richard

Blumenthal said would deliver much-needed jobs and contracts for Connecticut residents and manufacturers.

Two days prior, however, a group of aerospace industry executives, includ-ing Pratt & Whitney President David Hess, warned Congress and the Obama administration that a failure to address the sequester — a package of billions of dollars in defense spending cuts sched-uled to begin Jan. 1 — could result in “hundreds” of lost jobs.

“The existing cuts are something we understand as a necessary part of get-ting the country’s fiscal house in order. Sequestration is something else entirely,” said Hess, who also serves as chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), in prepared remarks delivered at a Dec. 3 press conference in Washington, D.C. “The uncertainty in the marketplace over the past year has had a real impact

cretionary spending, Hess said defense contractors such as East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney and parent company United Technologies Corp. (UTC), based in Hartford, are still awaiting guidance on how the federal government will act on the scheduled sequestration cuts.

“It’s not clear as to how they would implement or execute sequestration if it were to occur,” Hess told Reuters fol-lowing the AIA press conference. “We’re looking at various scenarios, but it’s hard to make any concrete plans.”

Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Fairfield County’s largest employer and itself a UTC subsidiary, would likely be impacted by any defense spending cuts, company officials have said.

The Pentagon on Dec. 5 said it was advised by the White House budget office to begin planning for the implementation of the sequestration cuts if Congress and the Obama administration fail to reach a solution before the New Year.

The decision represents a sharp con-trast to Obama’s declaration during an October debate that the sequestration cuts “will not happen.”

The $1.2 trillion package of automatic sequestration cuts that would begin to take effect in January includes nearly $500 billion in new cuts to defense spending.

Asked what the magnitude of potential job losses would be if the sequester were to take effect, Hess told Reuters, “You cer-tainly would be talking hundreds of jobs.”

Senate unanimously approves defense bill

on jobs, investment and innovation. Uncertainty is forcing companies to defer investments and hiring today, when we need it most.”

The appropriations bill approved by the Senate would apply to the remain-der of the 2013 fiscal year, which runs through Sept. 30, and must still be rec-onciled with a separate House version before being sent to President Obama for his signature.

Blumenthal said the Senate bill would authorize the procurement of a new Virginia-class submarine, 29 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft engines, and 96 helicopters, all of which he said would be manufactured by Connecticut-based companies.

“I am proud that this comprehensive measure means more support for men and women in uniform who serve and sacrifice for our nation, and more jobs and economic growth for our state as it supports weapons and defense products made in Connecticut,” Blumenthal said in a Dec. 5 statement.

While Congress and the Obama administration debate tax rates and dis-

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recently delivered the first CH-53K prototype heavy lift helicopter to its West Palm Beach facility for ground testing.

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that The Rizzo Cos. expanded its ser-vices during the recession with the addition of a com-munications divi-sion around 2008 and an environ-mental division a year later.

“When you’re managing any business, you’re also managing personalities and changing economic times that you’re working through,” said Rizzo, who start-ed working for his father’s company in the 7th grade and who has been at the helm since age 26. “During this tough economic time, we relocated (within Danbury) because we expanded the size of our offices and services. ...Given the economic times, I’m pleased with that accomplishment.”

Asked whether demand is returning for contractors, Rizzo said, “To the level that I would like, no.”

However, he said he is optimistic in the company’s prospects.

“I think you have to be optimistic. Your people will feed off of the mindset of their leader,” he said, adding that he thinks government officials at the fed-eral, state and local levels “will do what is

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Total Wine & More, a family-owned retailer of wine, spirits and beer that last year totaled more than $1 billion in rev-enues, opened a 35,000-square-foot store at 380 Main Ave. in Norwalk Dec. 3.

The Norwalk store is the company’s 88th retail location, with Connecticut its 14th state.

Co-owner and President David Trone said the move to Connecticut was prompt-ed by a feeling “that Connecticut is under-served, from a big-box perspective.”

Trone said the store features more than 8,000 wine selections, 3,000 spirits and 2,500 beers.

With locations spanning both the East and West Coasts, Trone said the company strives to be a community hub rather than another national chain.

“It’s not the Total Wine Inc. store, it’s Norwalk’s store,” he said. “We really want to be a part of the community. Of 88 stores, I’ve never closed a store.”

Norwalk-based roofing design and installation company Landmark Exteriors Inc. announced Dec. 4 it had been selected by The Dow Chemical Co.

as exclusive Connecticut installer of Dow’s Powerhouse Solar Shingles.

The shingles are designed to blend in with a home’s existing roof, said Landmark Exteriors founder J. Scott Teed.

Teed said he expects demand for the solar shingles to be strong, with the Dow shingles as an alternative to roof-mount-ed solar panels.

“In new construction projects, we are working with people and presenting them with the option of, ‘Would you be interested in putting in this type of sys-tem,’ and we’ve gotten a lot of interest in that area,” Teed said.

Landmark Exteriors focuses primar-ily on projects in Fairfield County, but also works in other parts of the state and in Westchester County and on Long Island in New York.

Hoffman Landscapes Inc., based in Wilton, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, having grown to include more than 100 employees and a fleet of 60 trucks that work across Fairfield and Litchfield counties and in Westchester County, N.Y.

- Patrick Gallagher

Small Business Roundup

BY PATRICK GALLAGHER

pgallagher@westfairinc.com

Ten years after arriving from Italy at age 12, Anthony Rizzo Sr. borrowed $400 to buy a work truck and start

a small electrical contracting business in Danbury.

For years, Rizzo and his wife, Joan, ran A.M. Rizzo Electrical Contractors out of the basement of their two-family home, with a backyard toolshed serving as a workshop.

As it celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, The Rizzo Companies – now led by CEO Anthony Rizzo Jr. – has more than 125 full-time employees and more than 200 employees total, a fleet of 150 vehicles and annual sales of close to $50 million.

In addition to A.M. Rizzo Electrical

Contractors, The Rizzo Cos. – which has been based in Danbury since its forma-tion – includes general contractor Rizzo Corp., which was established in 1981, and JAR Associates, a real estate holdings divi-sion that was established shortly after Rizzo Sr. founded the company.

The Rizzo Cos., which initially served residential and small commer-cial properties, today works primarily with larger corporate and government clients, and has contracts totaling about $110 million.

Despite working in industries that have seen drop-offs in business due to the slow economy, “America is still the land that gives you the opportunity to do whatever you want,” said Anthony Rizzo Jr., whose parents are still active in the business.

The company’s strength has been its move to diversify, Rizzo said, noting

right and they will work together” to help jump-start business.

Today, the company’s A.M. Rizzo Electrical Contractors division is in the process of installing five electri-cal substations along the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) New Haven line, a $31 million contract.

In addition, Rizzo Corp. is work-ing with the MTA and the Connecticut Department of Transportation to con-struct a maintenance facility at the New Haven Rail Yard as part of an $18 million contract.

Through its JAR Associates unit, the company owns and manages more than 30 properties totaling more than 500,000 square feet of commercial, industrial, medical and retail space.

Rizzo acknowledged that many chal-lenges remain, and said fluctuations in prices for commodities such as crude oil, steel and copper have had a major impact on The Rizzo Cos.’ businesses.

“When my mother and father started the business, they had their obstacles,” Rizzo said. In taking over the company, “It’s been a difficult road and there are lots of hurdles.”

He said the company remains in a strong position, with the third generation well on its way up the ranks.

Fifty years later, The Rizzo Cos. still growing in Danbury

Anthony Rizzo Jr.

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RANKED BY YEAR COMPANY ESTABLISHED. MOVING AND STORAGE COMPANIES FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND REGIONNEXT LIST: DEC. 24

REAL ESTATE FIRMS

Ranked by year company established; listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Rank

Name, address, phone number Area code: 203 (unless otherwise noted)Website

Top local executiveContact (bold)Email address

Year company established

Nationalmoving

or storage

affiliation

Number of

warehouses in

county

Climate controlled?

Air Heat

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Security featuresAdditional features or services

Access for customers

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1Morgan & Brother Manhattan Storage Co.16 Bruce Park Ave., Greenwich 06830869-8700 • morganmanhattan.com

Jeffrey S. Morgan1851 a a

UnitedVan Lines

1 Heat

Full service and self-storage, 24-hour central station burglar and fire monitoring with guard or fire response, local moving, long- and short-term storage, international moving, small and large moves, commercial moves, interstate moving, access with notice

2Noah's Ark Moving & Storage Co.22 Crescent Road, Westport 06880 109 Sawmill Road, Stamford 06903 682-1182 • 221-8055 • noahsarkinc.com

Amit Aravasales@noahsarkinc.com

1982a a None 2

Climate controlled

Safe storage facilities with 24-hour monitoring

3William B. Meyer Inc.255 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford 06615375-5801 • williambmeyer.com

Thomas M. GillonTed Kennedy

tkennedy@williambmeyer.com1915

a aUnited

Van Lines1

AirHeat

Full service, full-alarm system, 24-hour monitoring by Stanley, gated, perimeter and internal cameras, records storage, rigging, warehousing, distribution, access with notice

4East Side Movers10 Whiting St., Bridgeport 06604610-6868 • moveesm.com

Nick GuagliardoNick Guagliardo

sales@moveesm.com1945

a aNational Van Lines

1 HeatFull service, 24-hour central fire and burglar alarms, full-camera monitoringand sprinkler systems, furniture liquidation, system furniture installations, document shredding, access with notice

5Conti Self Storage415 Howe Ave., Shelton 06484924-5840

Madelyn Cerritelli conti5840@aol.com

1975a

Connecticut Self-Storage Association

1 Heat Self-storage, locks and keys

6Bolliger Mobility L.L.C.120 Viaduct Road, Stamford 06907324-5999 • bolliger.net

Alan Gerard Alan Gerard

mail@bolliger.net1976

a aUnited

Van Lines2

AirHeat

Full service, burglar and fire alarm, exterior and interior security cameras, international and domestic move management, office moving, commercial storage, records retention, 24-hour access with notice

7Kaster Moving Company Inc.66 Viaduct Road, Stamford 06907327-0856 • kastermoving.com

Kevin J. KasterKevin J. Kaster

info@kastermoving.com1977

a aAtlas

Van Lines2

AirHeat

Full service, central fire and burglar alarm systems, closed-circuit security, cameras, office relocation, international relocation, special-products transportation, access with notice

8B & B Moving & Storage L.L.C. 2625 Park Ave., Suite 14E, Bridgeport 06606 335-0528 • bbmovingandstorage.com

Shahid Butt1985

a a None 1Climate

controlledKey secured, pin-code secured, large item storage

9JB Moving Services Inc.222 Selleck St., Stamford 06902602-7979 • movejb.com

Joseph A. Barone Jr. Joseph A. Barone Jr.jbarone@movejb.com

1986

a aParamount International

2Air

Heat

Full service and self-storage, fire and burglar alarm, 24-hour monitor and security cameras, solar powered and climate controlled, access during business hours

10Braun Moving and Storage46 Barnabas Road, Newtown 06470426-2394 • braunmoving.com‎

Philip D. Braun1988

a a None 1Climate

controlledSecure warehouse and distribution, household and commercial storage, records mamangement, logistics services

11Collegian Movers Inc.674 Naugatuck Ave., Milford 06461283-5044 • collegianmovers.com

Matt FernschildMatt Fernschild

sales@collegianmovers.com1989

a aCollegian

Movers Inc.1 Heat

Full service, burglar and fire alarms, sprinklers and security cameras, storage, packing, crating, shipping, long distance, international, access with notice

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Westy Storage Centers15 Kenosia Ave., Danbury 06810 • 730-20002070 Kings Highway, Fairfield 06824 • 256-777750 Keeler Ave., Norwalk 06854 • 899-12341525 Boston Post Road, Milford 06460 • 301-000080 Brownhouse Road, Stamford 06902 • 961-800065 Danbury Road, Wilton 06897 • 762-7600westy.com

John Arredondo1990

a None 6Air

HeatSelf-storage, state of the art, access Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

13Vanguard Moving & Storage60 Shelter Rock Road, Unit 7, Danbury 06810798-6060 • vanguardmoving.com

David B. AntonMichael J. Carney

vanguardmoving@yahoo.com1992

a aNational Van Lines

1 Heat Full service, alarm system, packing and crating, access with notice

14Two Men and A Truck25 Van Zant St., Norwalk 06855831-9300 • twomenandatruck.com

Steve ViggianoAllan Canales or Marc Viggianoestimate.request@twomen.com

1998

a None 1 WNDLocal and long-distance moving services, full packing and unpacking, packing supplies

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business

Questions or comments, call (914) 694-3600, ext. 3005.Source: Data obtained from respondent companies and their websites. WND Would not disclose.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of December 17, 2012 11

SPECIAL REPORT Commercial Real Estate

BY TARICE L.S. GRAY

tgray@westfairinc.com

Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” hardly brings the image of an ice cold beer to mind.

But the poem’s famous line, “two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by,” proved to be inspi-rational for Brad Hittle, president and CEO of Two Roads Brewing Co. L.L.C. in Stratford.

Over the past nine months, Hittle and Two Roads Brewing Co. have trans-formed a 101-year old factory at 1700 Stratford Ave. into a modern brewing operation.

Since Two Roads Brewing Co. pur-chased the 103,600-square-foot property for about $2.85 million in March, the for-mer industrial property has undergone an $18 million renovation with plans to open to the public later this month.

Two Roads Brewing Co. plans to hire 15 full-time employees in its first year, with Hittle saying he expects roughly 70 employees to be hired over the next decade.

The Two Roads Brewing Co. chief executive spent 18 years in the beer busi-ness working for labels such as Pabst Brewing Co. and Labatt USA.

Then, he said, he chose a different path. Hittle created a company that he claims is like no other brewing company in the country: Two Roads is set up to operate on both the contract brewing side and the proprietary side.

Hittle said he and his partners designed a unique business model with the dual purpose of enabling the com-pany to absorb overhead on contract brewing deals and create and market their own proprietary Two Roads brand. In the end, that approach coupled with a well-thought-out long-range plan proved irresistible to Stratford officials.

Mayor John Harkin called Two Roads “an enormous investment in our com-munity,” with his administration helping to secure funds to launch the project.

Marc Dillon, Harkin’s chief of staff, said that the town assisted Two Roads in securing two grants, one from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) for $500,000 and another grant from the Small Business Express program, also under the DECD, for $100,000.

Additionally, they received a $1 million loan from the Connecticut Development Authority, which has since been merged into Connecticut Innovations.

Dillon said the town was encouraged

not only by Two Roads’ business strategy but also by the fact that they took over an old industrial building and turned it into a “productive reuse” of the facility. Its presence, in essence, is helping to revitalize an area of the town that has languished.

Hittle and his partners Peter Doering, Phil Markowski and Clement Pellani, set-tled on Stratford after a long search for the perfect home for Two Roads. He said he’d long been dedicated to the idea of open-ing a brewing company in Connecticut and searched all of Fairfield and New Haven counties for the proper location.

The 101-year-old factory was pur-chased in March for $2.85 million. Hittle and his partners oversaw the conver-sion, which produced the state-of-the-art microbrewery. He said the price tag was around $18 million.

In addition to the government grants and loans, Two Roads brewing company had $10 million in equity and the rest was debt, according to Hittle. But the investment already seems worthwhile, he said.

They’ve exceeded their own conser-vative expectations of the company. “We grossly underestimated the demand,” Hittle said. He added they have poten-tial clients on the West Coast, in the

Southeast and in the Northeast. “So the demand is there and we’ve accelerated our plan for ordering more fermenting and packaging equipment.”

The company will also be open to the public soon. Two Roads’ brewmaster, Markowski, has already heightened the interest of beer consumers, Hittle said. Part of Two Roads’ identity is to make their product accessible to average con-sumers.

The brewing company has a tasting room where beer lovers will be able to sample the product. The purpose is partially to create a buzz, said Hittle, a former chief marketing officer for Pabst brewing company. “Our distributors rec-ognize that this tasting room is an excep-tional marketing tool to help generate sales in their territories.”

Hittle and town officials in Stratford are optimistic the initial buzz surround-ing Two Roads will ultimately grow the brand and also translate into new job opportunities within the region. The town announced they are projecting the company will bring 15 new jobs to Stratford during its first year of opera-tion and a total of 70 jobs within the decade. Hittle added, “I’ve been in the business a long time and the enthusiasm we’ve seen is palpable.”

Two Roads brewery set to open in Stratford

The Two Roads Brewing Co. property at 1700 Stratford Ave. in Stratford, with photos taken before and after an $18 million renovation began in March. Photos courtesy of Two Roads Brewing.

City officials tout ‘productive reuse’ of 101-year-old factory

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Architects of Perkins Eastman’s Stamford office have been selected to design a new, 300,000-square-foot outpatient care center at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, the design and architecture firm announced Dec. 11.

The UConn Health Center fea-tures prominently in the Bioscience Connecticut initiative being spearheaded by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

The $50 million outpatient center is esti-mated to be completed in December 2014.

Separately, UConn is scheduled to break ground Jan. 17 on the 189,000-square-foot Jackson Laboratory Genomic Medicine Facility, also on the UConn Health Center’s campus.

The $25 million project was designed by a team comprising Centerbrook Architects in Centerbrook, Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Cambridge, Mass., BVH Integrated Services in Bloomfield, and BR+A in Watertown, Mass.

The project manager for the Jackson Laboratory facility is Gilbane Inc., which has an office in Glastonbury, with construction management servic-es being provided by Whiting-Turner Contracting Corp., which has an office in New Haven.

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profit research institute based in Bar Harbor, Maine.

three sign on at high ridge parkThree leases totaling to 17,000 square feet were signed at High Ridge Park Corporate Center in Stamford, CBRE Group Inc. announced.

The six-building office park sits on 40 acres just off the Merritt Parkway.

Asset management firm Lake Partners signed a seven-year lease for space at 4 High Ridge Park and will be relocating from Greenwich.

Law firm Pastore, Shofi & Dailey L.L.C. has also signed a lease at 4 High Ridge Park, while High Ridge Brands signed a lease to move into a larger space than the one it cur-rently occupies at 5 High Ridge Park.

CBRE Group Inc. oversaw the trans-actions for the property owner, George Comfort & Sons Inc.

Wilton faCility signs teChnology and Consulting businesses

Two tenants have signed on for more than 13,000 square feet of space at 187 Danbury Road in Wilton.

The facility includes a fitness center, concierge service, shuttle service to the South Norwalk train station and a backup power generator.

Bottomline Technologies, a busi-

ness cloud-based payment, invoice and banking solution headquartered in Portsmouth, N.H., will open a new office in the building. SiriusDecisions, a sales and marketing consulting agency, will double the space it already occupies in the building with a renewed agreement.

Davis Marcus Partners represented the landlord during the agreements while Cresa and CBRE Group Inc. represented the tenants.

“For the past five years, 187 Danbury Road has been a great location for us to maintain our corporate headquar-ters and grow the company,” said Rich Benvenuto, SiriusDecisions vice presi-dent, in a press release. “Davis Marcus Partners understood our needs, and the improvements they made to the property coupled with their competitive pricing made our decision to stay an easy one.”

seCond fitClub opensA second Fairfield County Koko FitClub opened in Ridgefield Dec. 13.

A national franchise, Koko FitClub is the first and only automated personal training club, which analyzes gym mem-bers’ fitness levels and designs customized workouts. Entrepreneur Magazine ranked the company as a best franchise of 2012.

Peter Buckley, who owns the two Fairfield County locations, became inter-

ested in health after his son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, according to a release. Buckley’s first location is in Westport.

l’oCCitane opens in stamfordL’Occitane opened a store in the Stamford Town Center Dec. 3, just in time for the holidays.

The skin-care product and fragrance brand was originally sold in the open-air markets of France and in recent years has been expanding its reach in American malls.

“We are delighted to welcome this great brand to Stamford Town Center,” said Meredith Keeler, the mall’s general manager, in a press release. “The holiday season is the perfect time to pamper your-self or someone special in your life with these luxurious skin and hair care items.”

Catering Company reneWs stamford lease

David’s Soundview Catering renewed its lease at 463 Elm St. in Stamford.

After operating at the location for 12 years, the company has signed another 12-year agreement with commercial real estate firm Signature Group.

Bob Gillon, Signature Group pres-ident, represented both the landlord and tenant in the transaction.

- Jennifer Bissell and Patrick Gallagher

FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL • Week of December 17, 2012 13

BY GEOFFREY F. FAY

The value of commercially zoned real estate can often be increased by the use of creative development

structures that facilitate the development of different, but compatible, adjoining uses, which may not be possible with a typical subdivision. While combined developments present unique challenges, the benefits clearly justify the efforts.

I have represented clients in three recent combined developments that pro-vide good examples of this trend:

The AvalonBay — Norwalk Mall Shopping Center: A so-called “zero lot line subdivision,” waiving setback require-ments permitted the mall owner to sub-divide the mall property and sell the mall parking lot to AvalonBay for development of a large apartment complex physically connected to the retail mall.

The development and operation of interconnected projects created many interesting challenges. There were shared and borrowed structures from the sub-surface to the roof tops, including sub-surface building footings for one owner’s structure located on the other’s lot; com-mon walls; and shared utilities, access-ways, parking and drainage for one lot passing over the other lot.

In such instances, owners must work closely with their real estate attorneys to identify and craft all easements and cov-enants necessary to ensure harmonious co-development and future coexistence. In this case, the time and effort result-ed in a co-development that increased the value of the real estate, provided new housing and retail and revitalized a downtown core.

The Future Avalon East Norwalk – Norden Park: The 80-acre Norden Park was assembled by United Technologies in the 1950s as the site for Norden Systems. A conventional two-lot subdivision in 2005 enabled the owner to sell the half of the park that contained the 650,000-square-foot office building, while retaining the undeveloped 40 acres which later were zoned for multifamily use.

AvalonBay purchased this property to develop an apartment complex, but this presented some challenges. One pub-lic road, Norden Place, provides the sole access to the park. To comply with sub-division requirements, Avalon’s lot was given a typical “flagpole” access to the public road. Since construction of sepa-rate, parallel access roads would have eliminated existing parking and other improvements, a set of easements was crafted providing for shared use of a

single access way and numerous cross-easements for utilities, parking and the like. But progress did not stop there.

The office lot was approved for a second building — a 176,000-square-foot data backup and disaster recovery center. Since further subdivision was impossible, a two-unit commercial planned commu-nity, very similar to a two-unit condo-minium, was created. Each unit can be separately owned and financed as if they were subdivided lots.

Initially, the Norwalk zoning code did not specify the parking requirements for a disaster recovery center which, except in times of regional emergency, would have a small population. The solution: a zoning text amendment requiring less than one-third the office parking require-ment supplemented by a stand-by valet parking plan to be implemented during an emergency. The result: After years of efforts by many parties, what was once a tired industrial property is now a modern mixed-use development, containing an additional high-tech office building and a multi-family housing complex.

Jackson Laboratory Facility: In a development that continues to make headlines in Connecticut, earlier this year, UConn Health Center and Jackson Laboratory entered into a joint venture to build and operate a 173,000-square-foot research laboratory on the Farmington campus of the UConn Health Center. The new facility is projected to create more than 300 permanent jobs in 10 years and more than 600 jobs over a 20 year period, while establishing a research hub that could generate thousands more.

The Jackson Laboratory facility will be constructed on a long-term ground lease on UConn’s 161-acre campus. Jackson Labs was granted an option to purchase the underlying fee in the 16-acre ground lease parcel if it achieves certain employment goals within a specified period of time. As with the Norden Park and Norwalk Mall developments, careful consideration was required in order to draft the easements, covenants, conditions and restrictions necessary for the compatible use of the UConn hospital and the Jax Labs’ research facility. In densely developed areas, such as Fairfield County, making room for new real estate developments can often be a challenge. However, through the use of creative development structures, devel-opers and their attorneys can come up with solutions that unlock hidden value.

Geoffrey F. Fay is a commercial real estate attorney with Pullman & Comley L.L.C. He can be reached at gfay@pullcom.com.

Unlocking real estate value

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The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is an extraordinary and incomparable treasury of art, architecture and history that blends the grandeur of America’s past with a firm commitment to the future of its community. A National Historic Landmark since 1971, the Mansion is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant Second Empire-style country houses in the United States. Built by renowned financier and railroad baron LeGrand Lockwood during the Civil War and still inhabited during the Great Depression, this institution poignantly brings to life these significant events in American history as well as the beauty and splendor of the Gilded Age. Since it was spared demolition in the ’60s, the Museum has become one of Connecticut’s premier heritage destinations and part of the city of Norwalk’s proud story of successful and diverse urban renewal.

The Mansion’s mission is multifaceted. It is a historical and architectural treasure dedicated to ongoing conservation and preservation efforts. It is also a trusted member of Fairfield County’s cultural scene. In that capacity, it engages its community by expanding educational programs for children and adults. Educational tours, exhibitions, lectures, concerts and a variety of other events are presented annually and see substantial community involvement and press coverage.

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is also recognized by millions of Americans throughout the United States as an icon of popular culture. Featured in the A&E documentary “America’s Castles,” the Mansion continues to be chosen as a set for Hollywood movies, music videos, TV series and corporate commercials. The Mansion’s credits include such movies as “Dark Shadows” and “The Stepford Wives” and most recently, the music video “Before You,” starring “Glee’s” Cheyenne Jackson.

In 2013, the Museum is planning to focus on 19th-century science with the exhibit “What Is It? Technologies & Discoveries of the Victorian Era.” The planning phase of this new exhibit was generously funded by the Connecticut Humanities. It will launch an in-depth exploration of the Mansion’s heyday, when breakthroughs in technology and science transformed American society. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is working on a partnership with colleagues from Stepping Stones Museum for Children and The Discovery Museum, and those exciting plans will be unveiled in the near future

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A place for all seasons

Susan GilgoreExecutive director of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

Looking for one-stop all-ages fun during the holiday break? Try the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. For the 11th annual “Festival of Lighthouses,” visitors follow a path illuminated by more than 20 lighthouses – built from everything from yarn and stained glass to coffee-creamer cups and personal computers.

The lighthouses were created by local artists looking for a challenge, families that wanted to work together on a fun project and students fulfilling an assignment. Aquarium visitors can follow the homemade beacons through the galleries and cast votes for their favorites until Jan. 21. The lighthouse with the most votes wins $1,500.

“They’re beautiful. They’re funny. They’re clever. They’re intricate. They’re exquisite,” says the Aquarium’s marketing director, Chris Loynd.

While you’re there, test the Maritime’s shark-infested waters. At the Shark & Ray Touch Pool, visitors can lean on 90 feet of the pool’s edge and run their fingers down the backs of harmless nurse sharks and stingrays.

One of Africa’s most entertaining species burrows into visitors’ hearts in “Meerkats”, a special exhibit at the Aquarium. Popularized by the comical sidekick Timon in Disney’s “The Lion King” and Animal Planet’s “Meerkat

Manor” – the “Downton Abbey” of the animal kingdom – meerkats are members of the mongoose family that live in social “mobs” of up to 30 members in Kalahari Desert. The exhibit features six siblings born in July 2009 at the Hogle Zoo in Utah, who spend their days climbing, digging and exploring. A special viewing bubble lets children pop right up among the meerkats.

“These are active animals with very charismatic faces and highly interesting social structures, so they’re a lot of fun to watch,” said Jack Schneider, the Aquarium’s curator of animals.

The Maritime Aquarium is the only place in Connecticut that you can see “The Polar Express” in IMAX this holiday season. Renew your belief in Santa Claus – and the power of the

immersive IMAX format – in this animated holiday film, back for a limited engagement. “The Polar Express” runs through Dec. 24 at 4 and 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays. From Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, it’s at 4 and 7:30 p.m. daily. Also in the IMAX theater, through Jan 17, follow along as a mother polar bear tries to raise her two cubs in a harsh world that is only getting harsher in “To the Arctic,” showing at 1 and 3 p.m. daily.

The Aquarium is, appropriately enough, at 10 N. Water St. For more, call 852-0700 or visit maritimeaquarium.org.

AquARIum ShInES A LIghT On hOLIdAy fun

In LIkE fLInn The Flinn Gallery in Greenwich brings to life classic fairy tales in “Mother Goose Reimagined.” Members of the Children’s Book Illustrators Group in New York contribute new illustrations of Mother Goose stories in diverse media, including watercolor, pastel, collage, acrylic, oil, pen and ink. The exhibit is on view at the Flinn Gallery through Jan. 16. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays, with evening hours until 8 p.m. Thursdays. The gallery is on the second floor of 101 W. Putnam Ave. To learn more, visit flinngallery.com.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall in the Flinn Gallery’s “Mother Goose Reimagined.”

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s “Festival of Lighthouses” is always an imaginative treat.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BUSINESSJOURNAL

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:Bob Rozyckic/o Westfair Communications Inc.3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407Phone: (914)694-3600Fax: (914)694-3680

Breza Builders L.L.C., contrac-tor for Marcela Agerholm. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 275 Lakeside Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $19,800. Filed Nov. 26.

Burr Roofing & Siding, Strat-ford, contractor for Cobonpue/Lee. Perform external renovations at an existing single-family resi-dence, 46 Homer St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $66,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Carsom Building Group L.L.C., contractor for Thomas Cardillo. Construct a new two-family resi-dence, 1 Golden Hill St., Bethel. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Chanler, Rosalie and William. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 12 Old Witch Court, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $9,600. Filed Dec. 3.

Cheung, Ricky. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 116 Richmond Hill Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $84,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Cloutier, Normand Jr., contrac-tor for Patrick Maroney. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 47 Gor-ham Ave., Westport. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Coastal Construction, contrac-tor for Turkey Hill Court L.L.C. Construct a new single-family residence, 15 Turkey Hill Road South, Westport. Estimated cost: $800,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Conley, Patricia. Repair storm damage to a single-family resi-dence, 32 Longdean Road, Fair-field. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Coscia, Steven. Construct a home office over an accessory bulding, 346 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $47,000. Filed Dec. 3.

ATTACHMENTS

Eoanou, John, et al., Westport. $313,706.45 in favor of Lyon & Billard Co., by David H. Raisner, Bloomfield. Property: 53 Sturgess Highway, Westport. Filed Dec. 3.

BUILDING PERMITS

commercial

A.P. Construction Co. Inc., contractor for Ridgewood Country Club Inc. Perform ad-ditions and alterations at an ex-isting commercial building, 119 Franklin Street Extension, Dan-bury. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Nov. 29.

A.P. Construction Co. Inc., contractor for Ridgewood Country Club Inc. Perform ad-ditions and alterations at an ex-isting commercial building, 119 Franklin Street Extension, Dan-bury. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed Nov. 29.

A.P. Construction Co. Inc., contractor for Ridgewood Country Club Inc. Perform ad-ditions and alterations at an ex-isting commercial building, 119 Franklin Street Extension, Dan-bury. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Artegiano Contracting L.L.C., contractor for Danbury Mall L.L.C. Perform renovations at an existing commercial building, 7 Backus Avenue Main, Danbury. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Bernabe, Michael, contractor for the town of Stratford. Perform renovations at an existing com-mercial building, 900 Longbrook Ave., Stratford. Estimated cost: $119,000. Filed Nov. 27.

Blanco, Ignacio, contractor for Westmill L.L.C. Perform alterations to an existing com-mercial building, 93 Mill Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Blueberry Builders L.L.C., con-tractor for Old Westport Town Hall L.L.C., Fit-out an existing commercial building for Steven Alan Clothing Store, 100 Post Road East, Westport. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Nov. 30.

City of Norwalk. Perform reno-vations at an existing commer-cial building, 165 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Construction Management & Builders, contractor for Sugar Hollow Associates L.L.C., Fit-out an existing commercial building for, Whole Foods, 5 Sugar Hollow Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $2.4 million. Filed Nov. 29.

Cross Street Medical. Fit-out an existing commercial building for Dr. Kathleen Lavorgna, 40 Cross St., Second floor, Suite 260, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Cross Street Medical. Fit-out an existing commercial building for Dr. J.T. Moore, 40 Cross St., Second floor, Suite 240, Nor-walk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Cross Street Medical. Fit-out an existing commercial building for Greenwich Hospital Draw Station, 40 Cross St., Third floor, Suite 350, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Cross Street Medical. Fit-out an existing commercial building for Avery Center for Obstetrics, 40 Cross St., Second floor, Suite 250, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 26.

D&R Inc. of Norwalk and DLJ Associates, Norwalk. Construct a platform for electrical trans-former, 40 Meadow St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 26.

HPC Construction Services, contractor for YMCA of Stam-ford. Re-roof an existing com-mercial building, 909 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Landsen Cosntruction, Glaston-bury. Perform renovations at an existing commercial building, 40 Danbury Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $52,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Longo & Associates L.L.C., con-tractor for Danbury Sports Dome L.L.C. Construct a new com-mercial building, Shelter Rock Lane, Danbury. Estimated cost: $722,820. Filed Nov. 29.

MPS Carpentry, Wilton, contrac-tor for Buildings at 196 Danbury Road. Perform renovations at an existing commercial building, 196 Danbury Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $7,500. Filed Nov. 28.

Northeast Builders, Ridgefield, contractor for the town of Ridge-field. Perform renovations at an existing commercial building, 400 Main St., Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Oval Tennis Inc., contractor for Stamford Yacht Club. Perform ex-ternal renovations at an existing commercial building, 97 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Estimated cost: $14,880. Filed Nov. 30.

Palmer, Peter, Westport, con-tractor for Wilton executive Cam-pus L.L.C. Perform renovations at an existing commercial building, 15 to 21 River Road, Wilton. Esti-mated cost: $8,500. Filed Nov. 30.

Signature Construction, Stam-ford. Fit-out an existing com-mercial building for, 177 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $366,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Stephen Pomazi Inc., contrac-tor for Bicycle Business Acquisi-tion Corp. Perform renovations at an existing commercial build-ing, 16 to 18 Trowbridge Drive, Bethel. Estimated cost: $8,500. Filed Nov. 30.

Wilton 372 Association. Per-form renovations at an existing commercial building, 372 Dan-bury Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Nov. 30.

residential

Abrek Building Co. NHC, con-tractor for Leslie and Steven Dol-berg, 19 Buena Vista Drive, West-port. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Alder Residence. Construct an accessory building, 11 Whisco-nier Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $66,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Andrea Turner. Install solar pan-els at an existing single-family residence, 9 Fraser Road, West-port. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Argentum Properties L.L.C., Ridgefield. Perform interior renovations and alterations at an existing single-family residence, 74 Florida Road, Ridgefield. Esti-mated cost: $40,000. Filed Dec. 5.

Belmiro & Belmiro Con-struction, Bridgeport, con-tractor for Howard Wildstein. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 19 Arnold Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Better Homes Remodeling L.L.C., contractor for Kathleen Mauks. Perform external reno-vations at a residential com-munity, 8 Rose Lane, Unit 1-2, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,900. Filed Nov. 28.

Better Homes Remodeling L.L.C., contractor for Laurie Hobart. Perform external reno-vations at a residential com-munity, 8 Rose Lane, Unit 1-4, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,900. Filed Nov. 28.

Better Homes Remodeling L.L.C., contractor for Nadine and Ronald Merancy. Perform exter-nal renovations at a residential community, 8 Rose Lane, Unit 26-14, Danbury. Estimated cost: $1,900. Filed Nov. 28.

Better Homes Remodeling L.L.C., contractor for John De-lutio. Perform external renova-tions at a residential community, 8 Rose Lane, Unit 26-16, Dan-bury. Estimated cost: $1,900. Filed Nov. 28.

Bonacci, Joseph. Repair storm damage to a single-family resi-dence, 33 Ponus Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Boothroyd Group L.L.C., Darien, contractor for Alison and Jacob Grice. Perform interior alterations at a single-family resi-dence, 606 Wire Mill Road, Stam-ford. Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Brandford Roofing, contractor for Dawn Ekstrom. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 165 Prayer Spring Road, Strat-ford. Estimated cost: $12,400. Filed Dec. 3.

Brennan, Stephanie and Dan-iel. Perform interior renovations at an existing single-family resi-dence, 75 Spinning Wheel Drive, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 27.

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on the recordHarris, David J. Perform reno-vations at an existing single-family residence, 21 Sky Top Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $11,280. Filed Nov. 26.

Heggland, Rose. Perform addi-tions and alterations at an existing single-family residence, 384 Stur-ges Ridge Road, Wilton. Estimat-ed cost: $40,000. Filed Nov. 28.

J. Lockwood Associates Inc., contractor for Maurice Reznik. Add a two-story addition to an existing single-family resi-dence, 8 Baldwin Place, West-port. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed Nov. 30.

This week’s Records Section contains 65 more Residen-tial Building Permits on Westfaironline.com through our membership program.

COURT CASES

bridgePort district court

American Optical Corp., et al. Filed by Mary and Renee Santerre, North Grosvenordale. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Christopher Meisen-kothen, New Haven. Action: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendant who was the employer of the plaintiffs exposed to asbestos or asbestos-contain-ing products, causing asbestos-related lung disease. The plaintiffs demand monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Nov. 29. Case no. 6031898.

Baugier & Co. Inc., Stamford. Filed by Jennifer Song, Green-wich. Plaintiff ’s attorney: John R. Williams, New Haven. Ac-tion: The plaintiff and defendant entered into a lease agreement, whereby the plaintiff paid a sub-stantial deposit, which the de-fendant has refused or neglected to reimburse the plaintiff. The plaintiff demands monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Nov. 30. Case no. 6031826.

Carribean Airlines Ltd., Trini-dad. Filed by Maleisha, Indrawatie and Yadram Shiwbodh, East Ha-ven. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Laurence P. Nadel, New Haven. Action: The plaintiffs allege to have sustained personal injuries from a crash landing in Georgetown, Guyana. The defendant was negligent as it did not exercise reasonable care to insure the safety of its passengers in transit. The plaintiff demands judgment against the defen-dant for damages. Filed Dec. 3. Case no. 12cv01706.

Excalibur Reinsurance Corp., Philadelphia, Pa. Filed by Travel-ers Casualty and Surety Co., Hart-ford. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Mitchell R. Harris, et al., Hartford. Action: The plaintiff alleges a breach of contract as the defendant has refused to pay claims. The plain-tiff seeks a judgment against the defendant for wrongful refusal. Filed Dec. 3. Case no. 12cv01701.

DEEDS

commercial

15 Meadow Place L.L.C., Green-wich. Seller: Peter A. Thalheim, Old Greenwich. Property: 15 Meadow Place, Old Greenwich. Amount: $5.05 million. Filed Nov. 28.

484 Columbus Avenue L.L.C., Stratford. Seller: Federal Na-tional Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 484 to 486 Columbus Ave., Stratford. Amount: $120,000. Filed Nov. 28.

5 Woodside Avenue No. 62 L.L.C., Ridgefield. Seller: Bay-view Loan Servicing L.L.C., Coral Gables, Fla. Property: 5 Wood-side Ave., Unit F-63, Danbury. Amount: $51,500. Filed Nov. 27

75V L.L.C., Greenwich. Seller: Julia M. Zack, Greenwich. Prop-erty: 27 Hollow Wood Lane, Unit 4, Greenwich. Amount: $260,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Acadia 181 Main Street L.L.C., White Plains, N.Y. Seller: Village Square of Westport Develop-ment L.L.C., Westport. Property: 181 Main St., Westport. Amount: $14.1 million. Filed Dec. 3.

Colby D. L.L.C. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., McLean, Va. Property: 41 Tama-rack Ave., Unit 21, Danbury. Amount: $182,500. Filed Nov. 28.

Country Club Homes Inc., Wilton, contractor for Robert Crisafulli. Perform additions and alterations at an existing single-family residence, 182 Catalpa Road, Wilton. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed Nov. 30.

CT Masonry, contractor for Jo-seph Kalson. Re-roof an exist-ing single-family residence, 225 Quenby Place, Stratford. Estimat-ed cost: $7,000. Filed Dec. 4.

De Feo, Louis, Greenwich, contractor for Barbara Gilbert. Perform renovations at an exist-ing single-family residence, 777 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $26,500. Filed Nov. 27.

DeCarlo, Jason. Re-roof an ex-isting single-family residence, 21 Sunflower Ave., Stratford. Esti-mated cost: $15,000. Filed Dec. 6.

DeMarco Construction, con-tractor for Marie and Pietro Sproviero. Perform interior al-terations at a single-family resi-dence, 36 Quaker Ridge Road, Bethel. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Deng, Zhihong. Repair storm damage to a single-family resi-dence, 400 Stamford Ave., Stam-ford. Estimated cost: $9,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Denley Residence. Construct an accessory building, 167 Vale Road, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Dennehy, Timothy. Perform in-terior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 100 Great Plain Road, Danbury. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Dietter Properties L.L.C., Ridgefield. Perform interior and exterior renovations at an existing commercial building, 39 Tally Ho Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Nov. 29.

DJ’s Roofing, contractor for Ai-res Mourano. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 10 Gris-som Drive, Stratford. Estimated cost: $4,600. Filed Dec. 5.

Dowler, Robert, contractor for Skok Little. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 2149 Elm St., Stratford. Estimated cost: $3,500. Filed Dec. 3.

Dunrite Construction, Hart-ford, contractor for Jessica and James Lewis. Repair storm dam-age to a single-family residence, 9 Saddle Hill Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed Nov. 26.

DW Construction Co., con-tractor for Gregory Johnston. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 87 Milwaukee Ave., Bethel. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Nov. 28.

ETM Construction L.L.C., Nor-walk, contractor for Mindy and Glenn Houck. Perform additions and alterations at an existing single-family residence, 4 Green Beech Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Excalibur Construction L.L.C., New Haven, contractor for John Filyaw. Re-roof an existing single-family residence, 20 Sunset Hill Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,800. Filed Nov. 27.

Foster Residence. Perform in-terior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 19 Nature Lane, Brookfield. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Nov. 26.

G&G Home Improvement, Trumbull, contractor for Patti and Scott Coyne. Perform reno-vations at an existing single-fam-ily residence, 12 Old Kings High-way, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Gabriel Service L.L.C., Bridge-port, contractor for Nancy and Daniel Brookshire. Re-roof an ex-isting single-family residence, 30 Frances St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,800. Filed Nov. 30.

Garbarino, James. Perform in-terior renovations at an existing single-family residence, 16 Avery St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $154,680. Filed Nov. 28.

Giorgetti, Pier. Perform interior renovations at an existing sin-gle-family residence, 60 Cricker Brook Lane, Fairfield. Estimated cost: $28,500. Filed Nov. 27.

Goldbach, George, contractor for Donald Guggenheim. Per-form external renovations at an existing single-family residence, 250 James Farm Road, Stratford. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Dec. 5.

CT Hotel Partners L.P and Hos-pitality Management Advisors Inc., Memphis, Tenn. Filed by Angela Turek, Norwalk. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Thomas J. Allingham, New Milford. Action: The plain-tiff alleges to have stayed at a hotel that is owned by the defendant and had requested that her room be cleaned thoroughly before oc-cupation. The plaintiff suffered great mental trauma due to an occurrence in her hotel room and demands monetary damages in excess of $2,500. Filed Dec. 4. Case no. 6031890.

Gary Knauf Real Estate Servic-es Inc., Shelton. Filed by Invest-ment Retrievers Inc., El Dorado Hills, Calif. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Wayne Christopher Gerit, South Windsor. Action: The plaintiff and defendant entered into a credit card agreement, which remains unpaid in the sum of $24,152.96, which was assigned the plaintiff from Wells Fargo Bank. The plaintiff claims mone-tary damages from the defendant. Filed Nov. 27. Case no. 6031715.

General Electric Co., et al., Gro-ton. Filed by Richard Fitzgerald, Groton. Plaintiff ’s attorneys: Milissa M. Riley and Amity L. Arscott, Groton. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant who his employer causing exposure to asbestos or asbestos-containing products, which has resulted in the plaintiff sustaining asbestos-related lung disease. The plaintiff demands monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Dec. 4. Case no. 6031885.

Stanley Goldstein and Plamesi, Kaufman, Goldstein & Petru-celli P.C., Trumbull. Filed by Di-ane and Paul Lentine, Monroe. Plaintiff ’s attorney: K. Wynne Bohonnon, New Haven. Ac-tion: The plaintiffs have brought this suit against the defendant who represented the them in a foreclosure action. The plaintiffs demands monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Dec. 3. Case no. 6031862.

United Recycling of Shelton L.L.C., et al., Shelton. Filed by Comlink Inc., Plaintiff ’s attorney: Jonathan J. Klein Bridgeport. Ac-tion: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant who is-sued a promissory note, which is believed to have been done with-out authority. The plaintiff claims monetary damages. . Filed Dec. 4. Case no. 6031889.

stamFord district court

Cengage Learning Inc., Stam-ford. Filed by Staffing Opportu-nities Solutions Inc., Stamford. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Edward M. Rosenthal, W. Hartford. Action: The plaintiff and defendant had entered into a written contract wherin the defendant requested the plaintiff refer candidates to the defendant. The defendant accepted the candidates but has neglected to pay the plaintiff a fee for rservices rendered. The plain-tiff claims monetary damages. Filed Dec. 4. Case no. 6016420.

Long Ridge Fire Co. Inc., Stam-ford. Filed by Donald E. Berg, Newtown. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Angelo D. Tartaro, Ridgefield. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit against the defendant for unpaid wages. The plaintiff claims monetary damages equal to twice the amont of unpaid wages. Filed Nov. 30. Case no. 6016383.

Thomas Roth L.L.C., Norwalk. Filed by Roth Fabrics Inc., East Norwalk. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stephanie Delllolio, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff alleges to have entered into a license agree-ment in which the defendant granted the plaintiff use of its trademark. The defendant has breached the contract and caused unjust enrichment. The plain-tiff claims monetary damages in excess of $15,000. Filed Dec. 5. Case no. 6016428.

suPerior court

585 Gold Corp. d.b.a. Leslie’s Jewelry Manufacturing Co. Filed by David McNee, Cos Cob. Plaintiff ’s attorneys: Stephen J. Fitzgerald and Joshua Goldbaum, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff has brought this suit agaisnt the defendant for violation of Fair Labor Act and Connecticut Mini-mum Wage Act as the defendant misclassified the plaintiff ’s work-ing status. The plaintiff claims unpaid overtime wages. Filed Dec. 4. Case no. 12cv01709.

Affinion, Norwalk. Filed by Da-vid Frank, Illinois. Plaintiff ’s at-torney: Karen M. Leser-Grenon and James E. Miller, Chester. Action: The plaintiff alleges a case of racketeering and fraudu-lent scheme against the defen-dant who charged the plaintiff ’s credit card without consent. This is a class action suit to re-cover damages. Filed Dec. 5. Case no. 12cv01721.

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JOSHUA A. WEINSHANK recently joined Milford law firm Berchem, Moses & Devlin P.C. as an associate focused in the area of trusts and estates. He will be resident in the firm’s Milford and West-port offices. Weinshank received a Bach-elor of Arts degree from the University of Connecticut and a Master of Laws de-gree and Juris Doctorate from Western New England University School of Law.

BETH BAKER of Meriden was recently named director of the student financial sys-tems and programs for the student finan-cial assistance department at Sacred Heart University. Additionally, she is working to administer community service and volun-teer programs and will oversee some newly developed federal student aid programs. Most recently, Baker served as director of student financial services for Saint Joseph

College. She has an associate degree in science and general studies from Mohegan Community College, a bachelor’s degree in sci-ence and business administration from Sacred Heart University, and a master’s degree in science, management and information technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic.

CREDITS, CLIENTS AND AWARDSCONNECTICUT LAW TRIBUNE recently named two Wilson Elser attorneys as 2012 “New Leaders in Law” among 60 attorneys selected from nearly 250 nominations. Eric Niederer and Sam Reich, both attorneys in Wilson Elser’s Connecticut office, were honored at the “New Leaders in Law” awards dinner Nov. 9 and were included in the “New Leaders in Law” yearbook in the Nov. 5 issue of the publication.

From left, Sam Reich and Eric Niederer of Wilson Elser.

DOUG KITCHEN, Connecticut account representative for A.G. Williams Paint-ing Co. in Pelham, N.Y., with offices in Old Greenwich, was recently named to the board of the Connecticut chapter of the American Society of Interior Design-ers (ASID). Kitchen previously served as the society’s liaison for industry partners.

RAMZE ZAKKA, owner and operator of Mediterraneo and Terra restaurants of Greenwich, Sole of New Canaan, Aqua of Westport and Aurora of Rye, was recently selected by Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk to open a restaurant in the hotel. The new restaurant will be called Mediterraneo at Hotel Zero Degrees. Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk is a boutique hotel currently being developed by Stam-ford-based development firm RMS Companies. Both the hotel and restaurant are slated to open early spring 2013.

NEWSMAKERS

BRUCE MOORE JR. was recently named vice president, opera-tions, of Eastern Land Management (ELM) and is now respon-sible for all day-to-day activities at the regional provider of com-mercial landscaping and design. Moore, who most recently served as director of ELM, joined the company in 2005 after earning a degree in business management from Curry College.

LISA JOHNSON was recently hired by Op-erationsInc, a Norwalk company specializ-ing in human resources (HR) solutions for small businesses and HR professionals, as director of training and development ser-vices. She will be expanding the already extensive series of training services offered by the company and will lead the newly ex-panded training team. Johnson has a Bach-elor of Science degree in business econom-

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on the recordRichmond Hill Apartments L.L.C., Stamford. Seller: Carcole L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 101 Richmond Hill Ave., Stamford. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Rodriguez Estates L.L.C., Bridgeport. Seller: Noble Avenue Exchange L.L.C., Rocky Hill. Property: 253, 277 to 285 and 303 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $300,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Stone Harbor Land Co. X L.L.C., Greenwich. Seller: Karen and Peter O. Lawson-Johnson, Greenwich. Property: 26 Lake Drive South, Greenwich. Amount: $3 million. Filed Nov. 30.

TMSL Properties L.L.C., Mil-ford. Seller: Deutsche Bank Na-tional Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif., 193 to 197 Alice St., Bridge-port. Amount: $85,500. Filed Dec. 4.

Westport Cobble Hill L.L.C., Westport. Seller: Jerry A. Tish-man, Westport. Property: 6 Green Acre Lane, Westport. Amount: $850,000. Filed Dec. 3.

This week’s Records Section contains 111 more Residen-tial Deeds on Westfairon-line.com through our mem-bership program.

QUIT CLAIM

Bernard, Lisa R. aka Lisa R. Bernard-Steinberg, West-port. Seller: Scott Adam Stein-berg, Lawrence, N.Y. Property: 60 Edgewater Commons Lane, Westport. Amount: $40,500.00. Filed Dec. 3.

Bridgeforth, Wendy. Seller: The Bridgeport Wilmot Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 759 Connecticut Ave., Apt. 4, Bridge-port. Amount: $20,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Cabezas, Washington Jr., Bridgeport. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 302 to 304 Orchard St., Bridge-port. Amount: $47,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Drotos Kevin S., Stratford. Seller: Karen Ramos, Stratford. Property: 43 Plymouth St., Strat-ford. Amount: $60,000.00. Filed Nov. 28.

Carey, Adeline V. and Barton S., Chappaqua, N.Y. Seller: ProCon-struction L.L.C., New Fairfield. Property: 117 Ball Pond Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $640,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Carpenter, Wesley, Fairfield. Seller: Elizabeth and Vicente N. Siguenza, Fairfield. Property: 178 Jennings Road, Fairfield. Amount: $266,000. Filed Nov. 27.

Cholewczynski, Constance and Walter, Bridgeport. Seller: Robert A. Martino, Bridgeport. Property: 350 Grovers Ave., Unit 1J, Bridge-port. Amount: $85,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Coldebella, Joseph, Wilton. Sell-er: Frederick C. Abberly, Norwalk. Property: 2 Hadik Parkway, Unit B-2, Norwalk. Amount: $224,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Cole, Robert, Bethel. Seller: Bar-bara A. Danise, Stratford. Proper-ty: 25 Dodgington Road, Bethel. Amount: $120,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Condito, Jennifer and Vincent, Norwalk. Seller: Ellen and Doug-las Laughton, Norwalk. Prop-erty: 6 Barjune Road, Norwalk. Amount: $396,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Cook, Virginia I., Danbury. Sell-er: Sharon Ann Carey, Danbury. Property: 191 Lake Place South, Danbury. Amount: $301,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Cronin, Karen, Bedminster, N.J. Seller: Gary Mead, New Fairfield. Property: Lot 9, Red Fox Cross-ing, New Fairfield. Amount: $136,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Dalling, Ashley, Stratford. Seller: Janet C. Lawson and Stephen J. Krystopowicz, Shelton. Property: 5 Marr St., Stratford. Amount: $134,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Datta, Amit and Indu, Ridge-field. Seller: Jeffrey Michael Rob-erts, Ridgefield. Property: 144 Gallows Hill Road, Redding. Amount: $460,000. Filed Nov. 29.

DAWO USA Group Corp., Stamford. Seller: Judith and Ludi-via Espinal, Stamford. Property: 27 Northill St., Unit 4S, Stamford. Amount: $166,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Dayton, Susan K., Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Seller: Renate H. Nal-ley, Brookfield. Property: 4 Box-wood Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $125,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Dominici and Broder L.L.C. Seller: Cordelia T. and Timo-thy C., Weston, and Alexander E. Head, Westport. Property: 61 Old Easton Turnpike, Weston. Amount: $355,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Eaton Enterprises Bridgeport L.L.C., Bridgeport. Seller: Bridge-port Harral Properties L.L.C., Norwalk. Property: 151 St. James St., Bridgeport. Amount: $25,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Eaton Enterprises Bridge-port L.L.C., Bridgeport. Seller: Bridgeport Harral Properties L.L.C., Norwalk. Property: 344 Harral Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $28,750. Filed Dec. 3.

Eaton Enterprises Bridge-port L.L.C., Bridgeport. Seller: Bridgeport Harral Two Properties L.L.C., Norwalk. Property: 332 Harral Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $28,750. Filed Dec. 3.

Eaton Enterprises Bridge-port L.L.C., Bridgeport. Seller: Bridgeport Harral Two Properties L.L.C., Norwalk. Property: 352 Harral Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $28,750. Filed Dec. 3.

Escape from Conencticut L.L.C., Ridgefield. Seller: Amy Solan, trustee of the CRL Trust, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 175 Umpawaug Road, Redding. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Nov. 28.

Escape from Conencticut L.L.C., Ridgefield. Seller: Amy Solan and Barry Hirch, trustee of the RP Trust, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 187 Umpawaug Road, Redding. Amount: $49,150. Filed Nov. 28.

Escape from Conencticut L.L.C., Ridgefield. Seller: Amy Solan and Barry Hirch, trustee of the RP Trust, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 185 Umpawaug Road, Redding. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Nov. 28.

HCC Holdings L.L.C., New York City. Seller: James Tagliaferri, Ridgefield. Property: 145 S. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $2.2 million. Filed Nov. 28.

IFS Propterties L.L.C., Hap-pauge, N.Y. Seller: Bank of Amer-ica N.A., Plano, Texas. Prop-erty: 26 Essex Court, Brookfield. Amount: $69,300. Filed Nov. 27.

Maciejak, Katarzyna and Krzysztof, Bridgeport. Seller: Joseph J. Patchen, Milford. Prop-erty: 108 Rowsley St., Apt. 4, Bridgeport. Amount: $65,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Milsap, Sandra D. and Mark T. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Columbus, Ohio. Prop-erty: 32 Midway Drive, Bethel. Amount: $140,900. Filed Nov. 29.

MJM Development L.L.C., Stamford. Seller: Miguel A. Juarez, Stamford. Property: 17 Stillwa-ter Place, Stamford. Amount: $375,000. Filed Nov. 27.

Polshinov, Alex, Stamford. Sell-er: Connecticut Housing Author-ity, Bridgeport. Property: 325 La-fayette St., Unit 4105, Bridgeport. Amount: $52,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Sono Property Investors L.L.C., Irvine, Calif. Seller: Jef-ferson At Maritime L.P., Irving, Texas. Property: 55/57 N. Water St., Norwalk. Amount: $216,250. Filed Dec. 3.

U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: Seller: Real Estate Holdings L.L.C. Property: 25 N. Valley Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $449,495. Filed Nov. 29.

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Adams, Kristin and Randall Zuckerman. Seller: Catherine L. and Kevin J. Clarke, Stamford. Property: 18 Old Rock Road, Weston. Amount: $794,625. Filed Nov. 29.

Aguilar, Elizabeth. Seller: Fed-eral National Mortgage Associa-tion, Washington, D.C. Property: 13 Lake Ave., Unit 1, Danbury. Amount: $87,500. Filed Nov. 28.

Alfano, Maria and Sean McKe-on, Norwalk. Seller: Tracy Holle-ran and Steven Mattus, Fairfield. Property: 60 St. Marc Lane, Fair-field. Amount: $730,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Allen, Julie and Simon P. Seller: Elizabeth and Eric P. Rabaskas, Wilton. Property: 264 Olmstead Hill Road, Wilton. Amount: $735,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Amaturo, Andrew. Seller: Fed-eral National Mortgage Associa-tion, Washington, D.C. Property: 6 Whitehall Road, New Fairfield. Amount: $89,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Aquino, Antonio R., Trumbull. Seller: Kim and Roman Aquino, Trumbull. Property: 83 Temple St., Stratford. Amount: $185,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Arias, Elder D. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 14 Grace St., Danbury. Amount: $205,500. Filed Nov. 27

Arriaga-Rolfert, Lindsay and Ryan M. Rolfert. Seller: Ker-schner Development Co. L.L.C., Norwalk. Property: 7 Flicker Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Dec. 3.

Arumugham, Leela Phabha and Sivaraman Muthuraman, Weston. Seller: Sandra E. and Thomas C. Delaney, Weston. Property: 17 Wood Hill Road, Weston. Amount: $695,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Baker, Alison P., Stamford. Seller: Aicha Karmoune, Stam-ford. Property: 436 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $485,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Barbaglio, Paolo Giorgio, Stamford. Seller: 33 Broad Street Associates II L.L.C., Stamford. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit PH31C, Stamford. Amount: $850,000. Filed Nov. 26.

Bashar, Alyssa M. and Alec R. Voccola, Stratford. Seller: Paul S. Swords Estate, Stratford. Prop-erty: 21 Ridge Road, Stratford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Beers, Norah and Michael. Sell-er: Peggy Sue Knopping, Weston. Property: 2 Kramer Lane, Weston. Amount: $604,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Bendinger, Lorie and Gary F., Cos Cob. Seller: Henrie Devel-opment L.L.C., Wolcott. Prop-erty: 16 Henrie Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $4.1 million. Filed Nov. 29.

Benjamin, Lynne, Greenwich. Seller: Berit Lunde, Greenwich. Property: 1525 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 329, Greenwich. Amount: $449,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Bennettson, Natalie and Ar-thur M., Stratford. Seller: Barry Mucci, Shelton. Property: Dock 3 Harbour View Place, Stratford. Amount: $10,000. Filed Nov. 28.

Bernd, Sharon Lynn, Wilton. Seller: Ashley Prial, Wilton. Prop-erty: 33 Village Walk, Wilton. Amount: $220,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Blair, Cathleen M. and Robert A. Jr., Danbury. Seller: Sharon P. and Raymond F. Kelly, Danbury. Property: 38 Stadley Rough Road, Danbury. Amount: $462,000. Filed Nov. 19.

Bollinger, Kimberly Lynn and Sean L. and Dwayne M. Water-man, Bethel. Seller: Andrea Leary, Bethel. Property: 72 Deer Run, Bethel. Amount: $144,000. Filed Dec. 4.

Bongfeldt, May and Donald L., Dallas, Texas. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 603 Sienna Drive, Danbury. Amount: $246,500. Filed Nov. 27

Borissova, Miroslava E., Nor-walk. Seller: Kathleen A. Schultz, Norwalk. Property: 19 Isaac St., Unit 307, Norwalk. Amount: $222,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Boughton, Helen Elaine Clay-ton and Simon, Westport. Seller: Patricia Fried, Westport. Prop-erty: 35 Rayfield Road, Westport. Amount: $755,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Braga Frois, Douglas, Fairfield. Seller: Charles Daly, Bridgeport. Property: 90 to 92 Broadway, Bridgeport. Amount: $50,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Brown, Priscella. Seller: Chris-topher Russell, Bridgeport. Property: 267 Rosewood Place, Bridgeport. Amount: $169,500. Filed Dec. 5.

Burbank, Jennifer A. and Christopher G., Fairfield. Seller: Steve M. Kidney, Easton. Proper-ty: 279 Stevenson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $466,300. Filed Nov. 27.

Candee, Lauren R. and Brian D. Seller: Kathleen O. Smith. Prop-erty: 20 Bayberry Lane, Redding. Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Cannova, Diana, Stamford. Seller: Daina Schuman, Stamford. Property: 264 Glenbrook Road, Unit 45C, Stamford. Amount: $170,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Carcaldi, Margaret and Rob-ert Jr., Brookfield. Seller: Dieter Properties L.L.C., Brookfield. Property: 22 Knollcrest Drive, Brookfield. Amount: $340,000. Filed Dec. 3.

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Dean, Janice A. and Evan B., Westport. Seller: Ellen S. and Ste-ven B. Twitchell, Westport. Prop-erty: 1 Hazelnut Road, Westport. Amount: $750,000. Filed Dec. 3.

FORECLOSURES

Barna, Jennifer T. Creditor: PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, N.J., 77 Prange Road, Brookfield. Judgment of foreclo-sure has passed. Filed Nov. 28.

Bass, Jilian and Michael Pa-trone. Creditor: Everbank, Jack-sonville, Fla. Property: 138 Jack-son Ave., Stratford. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Dec. 3.

Carleton, Barbara N. and Johnny L. Class. Creditor: Mid-first Bank, Oklahoma City, Okla. Property: 634 Columbus Ave., Stratford. Judgment of foreclo-sure has passed. Filed Nov. 29.

D’Attore, Stacey and Michael, et al. Creditor: HSBC Mortgage Corp., Depew, N.Y. Property: 147 Long Meadow Hill Road, Brook-field. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Dec. 4.

Fredericks, Lori Ann and Lau-rentis. Creditor: PNC Bank N.A., Pittsburgh, Pa. Property: 211-C Lousiana Ave., Unit 344, Bridge-port. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Dec. 3.

Martinez, Jennifer. Creditor: Bridgeport Wilmot Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: 819 Connecticut Ave., Apt. 2, Bridge-port. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Dec. 5.

Newman, Joseph B., et al. Cred-itor: CitiMortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 2060 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Judgment of foreclo-sure has passed. Filed Dec. 3.

Pabon, Juan, Estate, et al. Creditor: CitiMortgage, Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 35 to 45 Manila Place, Bridgeport. Judg-ment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Dec. 3.

Panton, John Jr. Creditor: New-town Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 101 Castle Hill Road, Newtown. Judgment of foreclo-sure has passed. Filed Dec. 3.

Peart-Fields, Shantell, et al. Creditor: Indymac F.S.B., Pasa-dena, Calif. Property: 519 Haw-ley Ave., Bridgeport. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Dec. 3.

Poitras, Tara A. and Jason B., et al. Creditor: Citimortgage, Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 332 Mount Pleasant Ave., Strat-ford. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Nov. 30.

Rutherford, Heather A. and Ivan M., et al. Creditor: Arch Bay Holdings L.L.C., Irvine, Ca-lif. Property: 85 Dogwood Lane, Danbury. Judgment of foreclo-sure has passed. Filed Nov. 29.

Whitaker, Joseph H. Jr., et al. Creditor: Bank of America N.A., Plano, Texas. Property: 1692 to 1694 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport. Judgment of foreclosure has passed. Filed Dec. 5.

Yammine, Abdalah, Creditor: OneWest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 3 Tilden Road, Danbury. Judgment of foreclo-sure has passed. Filed Nov. 29.

JUDGMENTS

Afsary, Rabaya, Stamford. $4,934.13, in favor of RAB Per-formance Recoveries L.L.C., Paramus, N.J., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 384 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Filed Nov. 20.

Anderson, Shannon M., Strat-ford. $1,480.76, in favor of Port-folio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Stephen A. Wie-ner, East Hartford. Property: 57 Fernwood Drive, Stratford. Filed Nov. 30.

Araujo, Luis, Wilton. $1,168.85, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Ste-phen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 70 Dodgington Road, Wilton. Filed Dec. 3.

Arpi, Luis and Manuel, et al., Danbury. $340,581.81, strict fore-closure by Union Savings Bank, Danbury, by order of court. Prop-erty: 9 Starr Ave., Danbury. Filed Nov. 28.

Barber, Jaime J., Greenwich. $3,536.35, in favor of Capital One N.A., Richmond Va., by Russell L. London, Newington. Prop-erty: 168 Belltown Road, Unit 10, Stamford. Filed Nov. 27.

Black, Charles, Stamford. $10,017.77, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hart-ford. Property: 2469 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Filed Nov. 20.

Bloom, Marie D., et al., Nor-walk. $55,168.86, in favor of YP Connecticut Information Services L.L.C., New Haven, by Joshua H. Brown, New Haven. Property: 4 Horton St., Norwalk. Filed Nov. 30.

Boas, John, Brookfield. $2,522.59, in favor of Cavalry SPV I, L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 2 Fairview Road, Brookfield. Filed Nov. 30.

Borsey, Nicole L., Stamford. $3,050.68, in favor of Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Prop-erty: 50 Neponsit St., Stamford. Filed Nov. 27.

Brook Associates Inc., et al., Stratford. $11,979.80, in favor of Kingnote L.L.C., Woodbury, Minn., by Gary J. Greene, Farm-ington. Property: 355 Rosebrook Drive, Stratford. Filed Nov. 28.

Burnett, Celeste D., Stratford. $5,916.50, in favor of Asset As-septance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Ha-ven. Property: 483 Sedgwick Ave., Stratford. Filed Nov. 30.

Castro, Dianicio, Norwalk. $4,878.83, in favor of Cach L.L.C., Denver, Col., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 20 Primrose Court, Norwalk. Filed Nov. 30.

Colombin, Ryan, Stamford. $732.90, in favor of Stamford Ra-diological Association, Stamford, by Karen E. Lahey, Waterbury. Property: 300 Broad St., Apt. 207, Stamford. Filed Nov. 29.

Delia, Emilio, Stamford. $723.11, in favor of Western Connecti-cut Medical Group, Danbury by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Prop-erty: 29 Fairway Drive, Stamford. Filed Nov. 28.

Duggan, James, Stamford. $5,343.02, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hart-ford. Property: 153 Weed Hill Ave., Stamford. Filed Nov. 20.

Evuen, Igho, Danbury. $2,011.85, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hart-ford. Property: 17 Connecticut Ave., Danbury. Filed Nov. 29.

Galeaono, Jennifer, Norwalk. $6,220.02, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hart-ford. Property: 8 Yale St., Nor-walk. Filed Dec. 3.

Gargone, Rosario A., Stamford. $8,021.25, in favor of Rings End Inc., Darien, by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 753 Stillwa-ter Road, Stamford. Filed Nov. 29.

Genc, Kristie J., Newtown. $7,734.89, in favor of Asset As-septance L.L.C., Warren, Mich., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 32 S. Main St., New-town. Filed Nov. 29.

Greenfield Direct L.L.C. d.b.a. Direct Buy of Central Connect-icut, et al., Fairfield. $47,028.28, in favor of DHD Windows & Doors L.L.C., Monroe, by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 111 Queens Grant Lane, Fairfield. Filed Nov. 30.

Kane, Robert, New Fairfield. $2,175.95, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 33 Lillian Ave., New Fairfield. Filed Dec. 3.

Kiszkiel, Piotr, Stratford. $3,615.13, in favor of Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Proper-ty: 164 Briarfield Drive, Stratford. Filed Nov. 30.

Klein, Sam aka Samuel Klein, Greenwich. $28,835.33, in favor of Hawthorne Brothers Tree Ser-vice Inc., Bedford Hills, N.Y., John F. Slane Jr., Greenwich. Property: 131 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Filed Nov. 29.

Kollar, William J., Fairfield. $37,240.62, in favor of Cavalry SPV I, L.L.C., Valhalla, N.Y., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 2690 Congress St., Fair-field. Filed Nov. 30.

Kreta, Andrew, Stratford. $7,320.68, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Ca-lif., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 75 Val Drive, Stratford. Filed Dec. 3.

Martinez, Edys B., Stratford. $10,056.53, in favor of Sikor-sky Financial Credit Union Inc., Stratford, by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 128 to 130 Columbus Ave., Stratford. Filed Nov. 30.

Miller, Raymond, Southport. $5,142.80, in favor of VCA Shore-line Veterinary, Shelton, by Wil-liam E. Seiden, Avon. Property: 236 Kings Drive, Southport. Filed Nov. 28.

Moran, Lisa aka Lisa Lopresti, New Fairfield. $3,075.11, in fa-vor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: Camp Arden Road, New Fair-field. Filed Nov 26.

Muschett, Denzil, Danbury. $894.90, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 159 Southern Blvd., Danbury. Filed Nov. 27.

Nelson, Heather L., Danbury. $847.99, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 11 Elizabeth Road, Danbury. Filed Nov. 29.

Olivia, Luis A., Bridgeport. $15,690.94, in favor of Sikor-sky Financial Credit Union Inc., Stratford, by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 1003 Syl-van Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 3.

Ortiz, Carlos E., Bridgeport. $6,410.20, in favor of FIA Card Services, N.A., Newark, Del., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 340 Greenwood St., Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 4.

Otero, Efrain, Bridgeport. $5,826.04, in favor of Capital One N.A., Richmond Va., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Proper-ty: 448 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 4.

Pellini, Thomas, Stamford. $360.00, in favor of Greenwich Anesthesiology Association, by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 74 Horton St., Stam-ford. Filed Nov. 27.

Pierro, John M., Wilton. $12,792.38, in favor of American Express Centurion Bank, New York City, by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 8 Wild-wood Drive, Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 3.

Quirk, James A., Stratford. $2,715.08, in favor of Citibank N.A., Sioux Falls, S.D., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Proper-ty: 40 Hurd Ave., Stratford. Filed Nov. 30.

Roberts, Sylvia, Baldwin, N.Y. $25,275.02, in favor of WPS Part-ners L.L.C., by Houston Putnam Lowry, Meriden. Property: 158 to 162 Frank St., Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 3.

Rowley, Fergus, Stamford. $2,076.26, in favor of Eder Broth-ers L.L.C., West Haven, by Stuart A. Margolis, New Haven. Prop-erty: Map 9534, Stamford. Filed Nov. 30.

Simmonds, Millicent D., Bridgeport. $10,529.86, in favor of Midland Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wie-ner, East Hartford. Property: 186 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport. Filed Dec. 3.

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on the recordAtanasoff, William and Peter P., Brookfield. Filed by Mark A. Piech, Farmington, for HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 18 Vale Road, Brook-field.Action: to foreclose a delin-quent mortgage in the original principal amount of $300,000, dated January 2005. Filed Nov. 28.

Aylward, Paul J., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Jeffrey M. Knickerboxer, Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 13 Tim-berline Road, Norwalk.Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $1.1 million, dated May 2002. Filed Nov. 29.

Banks, John W. and Darlene, Stamford. Filed by Tamar T.J. Blazer, Stamford, for Woodside Green Association inc., Stamford. Property: 136 Woodside Green St., Unit 2B, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on unpaid common charges and assessments. Filed Nov. 30.

Benedict, Arlene F. aka Arlene B. Nickerson, et al., Stamford. Filed by Adrienne Roach, Hart-ford, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 26 Court St., Stamford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $564,000, dated April 2007. Filed Nov. 29.

Boseman, Trudy M. and Kevin J., et al., Stamford. Filed by Jeffrey M. Knickerboxer, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 39 Hampton Lane aka 114 Wil-lard Terrace, Stamford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $500,000, dated July 2007. Filed Nov. 29.

Carey, Miriam I., et al., Stam-ford. Filed by Tamar T.J. Blazer, Stamford, for Woodside Green Association inc., Stamford. Prop-erty: 114 Woodside Green St., Unit 1C, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on unpaid common charges and assessments. Filed Nov. 30.

Carrero, Karina and John Ro-man III, Greenwich. Filed by William W. Ward, Stamford, for Greenwich Green Condominium I. Inc., Greenwich. Property: 1525 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 205, Green-wich. Action: to foreclose on a lien held by Plaintiff. Filed Nov. 30.

Tripi, Robert, Wilton. $433.00, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Bethel, by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 117 Dodgington Road, Wilton. Filed Dec. 3.

Wabshinak, Donna, New Fair-field. $15,488.19, in favor of Mid-land Funding L.L.C., San Diego, Calif., by Stephen A. Wiener, East Hartford. Property: 86 Ball Pond Road, New Fairfield. Filed Dec. 3.

Westervelt, Sean, Brookfield. $25,627.15, in favor of Portfo-lio Recovery Associates L.L.C., Norfolk, Va., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 11 Gallop-ing Hill Road, Brookfield. Filed Nov. 30.

Wilson, Louis F., Newtown. $7,226.90, in favor of Cach L.L.C., Denver, Col., by Joseph M. Tobin, New Haven. Property: 56 Ed-gelake Drive, Sandy Hook. Filed Nov. 29.

LIENS

Federal taX liens-Partial release

Albertson, Lone P., 569 Ridge Road, Redding. $52,943.50, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Albertson, Lone P., 569 Ridge Road, Redding. $5,818.56, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Bacon, Michael B., 140 Pum-kin Ground Road, Stratford. $31,870.30, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Carter, Lawrence, P.O. Box 703, Norwalk. $13,080.97, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Johnson, Christina M., 127 Mil-waukee Ave., Bethel. $13,420.32, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Johnson, Christina M., 127 Mil-waukee Ave., Bethel. $15,805.75, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Johnson, Christina M., 127 Mil-waukee Ave., Bethel. $36,313.97, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Federal taX liens-released

Angela Cosmai Inc., 383 Janes Lane, Stamford. $1,966.90, pay-roll taxes. Filed Nov. 26.

Bacon, Suzanne L. and Michael, 140 Pumkin Ground Road, Strat-ford. $93,245.66, tax debt on in-come earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Carter-Galvin, Sheree and Ra-fael Gal, 344 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. $6,763.84, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Carter, Lawrence Sr., 345 Capi-tal Ave., Bridgeport. $3,213.78, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 5.

Carter, Lawrence Sr., P.O. Box 703, Norwalk. $5,202.20, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Carter, Lawrence Sr., P.O. Box 703, Norwalk. $755.59, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Diageo North America Inc., 801 Main Ave., Norwalk. $134,174.50, annual withholding tax return for U.S. source income of foreign persons and payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 3.

Grimaldi, James V., 26 Pau-gussett Road, Sandy Hook. $10,562.31, payroll taxes. Filed Dec. 3.

Karlsen, Melvin, 434 Courtland Ave., Stamford. $11,511.85, tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 26.

Kazantzidis, Nicholas, 98 Win-field St., Norwalk. $49,477.90, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 3.

Kennedy Nursery Inc., 201 Clapboard Ridge Road, Green-wich. $14,248.87, tax debt on in-come earned. Filed Nov. 26.

Mairech, Rabia M. and Hicham Amaaou, 50 Beauvue Terrace, Bridgeport. $13,716.26, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 5.

Mazariegos, Noe D. and Johan-na Aloyo, 51 Brown Ave., Apt. 1, Stamford. $11,852.44, tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 26.

MSE Management Inc., 50 Holly Hill Lane, Greenwich. $15,407.95, tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 26.

Pape, Randall, 296 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding. $11,058.62, payroll taxes and quarterly tax re-turns. Filed Dec. 3.

Patton, James G., 860 Canal Street Harbor Square Moaring, Slip 5, Stamford. $16,652.44, tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 26.

Phils Main Roofing L.L.C., 26 Fitch St., Norwalk. $67,604.27, payroll taxes. Filed Nov. 28.

Tag Properties L.L.C., 4 Holly St., Norwalk. $4,512.11, payroll taxes. Filed Nov. 28.

Williams, Vanessa and Feldner Barthe, 21 Brooklawn Place, Bridgeport. $8,203.15, tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 5.

mechanic’s liens-Filed

Abbey Road Riverside L.L.C., et al., Westport. Filed by Pearson Electric, by Kieran Droney. Prop-erty: 33 Riverside Ave., Westport. Amount: $10,141.24. Filed Dec. 3.

Berkey, Duane, Westport. Filed by Nick Aivalis, Stamford. Property: 6 Purcell Lane, Westport. Amount: $12,305.00. Filed Nov. 30.

McDougall, Allyson F. and Timothy Coconis, Ridgefield. Filed by Ivan Construction L.L.C., Danbury, by Ivando T. Silva. Property: 138 Ned’s Moun-tain Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $4,592.50. Filed Nov. 29.

One Commons Park L.L.C., Stamford. Filed by Safeway Ser-vices L.L.C., Farmington, Mass., by Matt Breuer. Property: 1 Rem-ington St., Stamford. Amount: $309,387.00. Filed Nov. 30.

Scheckter, Murtha Susan and James K., New Fairfield. Filed by Mladen Sango, Greenwich. Prop-erty: 9 Knollcrest Road, New Fair-field. Amount: $7,110.00. Filed Nov. 30.

Stamford Hospitality L.P., Stam-ford. Filed by Elite Construction Rentals L.L.C., East Hartford, by Evan Polos. Property: 2701 Summer St., Stamford. Amount: $13,155.04. Filed Nov. 27.

mechanic’s liens-released

Danbury Mall L.L.C., Santa Monica, Calif. Filed by JAC Tech-nologies Inc., West Haven, by John A. Querker Jr. Property: 7 Backus Ave., Danbury. Amount: $5,737.59. Filed Nov. 29.

Dika, Mikades and Rexhi, New Fairfield. Filed by East Ha-ven Builders Supply-US LBM L.L.C., East Haven, by Robert Smith. Property: 7 Sugar Maple Lane, New Fairfield. Amount: $20,316.78. Filed Nov. 29.

Divatia, Rudra and Vandan, Fairfield. Filed by Kaycan Ltd, Bristol, by Carl Klaszky. Property: 102 Trail St., Fairfield. Amount: $2,516.86. Filed Nov. 28.

Signature Construction Group of Connecticut Inc., Stamford. Filed by Welding Services Inc., Westport, by Douglas S. Skalka. Property: 76 Progress Drive, Stamford. Amount: $24,600.00. Filed Nov. 29.

Skrzypczak, Janis and Joseph D., Newtown. Filed by Janney & Johnson L.L.C., Brookfield, by Daryl Janney. Property: 3 Glen-more Drive, Newtown. Amount: $5,226.20. Filed Nov. 29.

municiPal remediation lien

Bennett, Robert D., Bridgeport. $1,400, by the city of Bridge-port. Property: 620 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport. Expenses for the in-spection and removal of debris. Filed Dec. 3.

Santo, Mary A. and Maiore, Bridgeport. $1,300, by the city of Bridgeport. Property: 876 Merrit St., Bridgeport. Expenses for the inspection and removal of debris. Filed Dec. 3.

Vito Properties L.L.C. and Vito J. Bochicchio, Stamford. $1,234, by Aquarion Water Co. of Con-necticut, Bridgeport, by Maria Fanell. Property: 130 Lenox Ave., Unit 32, Stamford. Lien for water charges. Filed Nov. 28.

Wilson, Lori Lynn and Estate of Willie Lee Wilson, Bridgeport. $700, by the city of Bridgeport. Property: 1839 Central Ave., Bridgeport. Expenses for the in-spection and removal of debris. Filed Dec. 3.

LEASES

K2 Advisors L.L.C., by John T. Ferguson. Landlord: 300 Atlantic Street Owners L.L.C. Property: 300 Atlantic St., 12th floor, Stam-ford. Term: extended through Feb. 28, 2018, commencing Oct. 27, 2004. Filed Nov. 26.

D&S Management Co. L.L.C., by John T. Ferguson. Landlord: 300 Atlantic Street Owners L.L.C. Property: 300 Atlantic St., 14th floor, Stamford. Term: extended through Feb. 28, 2018, commenc-ing Oct. 27, 2004. Filed Nov. 26.

LIS PENDENS

Acevedo, Eliana M. and Janvier Alexander Ojeda, et al., Stam-ford. Filed by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, for Westcott Cove As-sociation Inc., Stamford. Prop-erty: 69 Cove Road, Unit B-9, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on unpaid common charges and as-sessments. Field Nov. 26.

Alkaul, Anwar, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Robert N. Sensale, New Haven, for Plymouth Park Tax Services L.L.C., Whippany, N.J. Property: 59 Griffin Ave., Bridge-port. Action: to foreclose tax liens. Filed Dec. 3.

Allen, Carlos, Bridgeport. Filed by Douglas Sauvé, Hartford, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 273 to 275 Hanover St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mort-gage in the original principal amount of $150,000, dated Feb-ruary 2006. Filed Dec. 4.

Ames, John Erik, et al., Green-wich. Filed by Steven G. Berg, Norwalk, for Palmer Point Con-dominium Association Inc., Greenwich. Property: 11 River Road, Unit 116, Cos Cob.Action: to foreclose on unpaid common charges and assessments. Filed Nov. 29.

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Carrion, Jessica and Luis A. Collazo, Stratford. Filed by Ma-rio Arena, Hartford, for Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C. Property: 358 Birdseye St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $267,800, dated October 2006. Filed Dec. 3.

Cebula, Barbara M., Stratford. Filed by Adrienne Roach, Hart-ford, for GMAC Mortgage L.L.C., Fort Washington, Pa. Property: 21 Enrica Rita Way, Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $290,000, dated May 2008. Filed Dec. 3.

Citibank, et al., Stamford. Filed by Tamar T.J. Blazer, Stamford, for Newfield east Townhouses Association Inc., Stamford. Prop-erty: 168 Belltown Road, Unit A9, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on unpaid common charges and as-sessments. Filed Nov. 30.

Conlan, Margaret H. and Mi-chael D., Rdigefield. Filed by Patrick J. Walsh, Ridgefield, for Fairfield County Bank, Ridge-field. Property: 2 Island Path, Ridgefield. Action: to foreclose on unpaid common charges and as-sessments. Filed Nov. 19.

Cuff, Susan, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Walter M. Spader, N. Branford, for American Tax Funding L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Prop-erty: 96 Beachview Ave., Bridge-port. Action: to foreclose tax liens. Filed Dec. 5.

Del Aguila, Duilio Rolando, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Mario Arena, Hartford, for Citimort-gage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 311 Waterview Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $92,150, dated Octo-ber 2011. Filed Dec. 4.

Dimeglio, Stefano B., Bethel. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Char-lotte, N.C. Property: 48 Turkey Plain Road, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $101,000, dated February 2005. Filed Dec. 4.

Dufane, Marie V. and Chris-tianie, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Adrienne Roach, Hartford, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 755 to 757 Wood Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $310,400, dated April 2009. Filed Dec. 4.

Evans, Elaine and James E., Norwalk. Filed by Patrick J. Rosenberger, Hartford, for TD Bank N.A., Portland, Maine. Property: 31 Grey Hollow Road, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage dated June 2007. Filed Nov. 28.

Farias, Luis D., et al., Stamford. Filed by Tamar T.J. Blazer, Stam-ford, for Crosswinds Condomin-ium Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 30 Glenbrook Road, Unit F-1, Stamford. Action: to foreclose on unpaid common charges and assessments. Filed Nov. 30.

Ferreira, Anna F. and Djalma Jr., et al., Brookfield. Filed by Adam L. Avallone, Farmington, for Bank of America N.A., Char-lotte, N.C. Property: 13 Com-stock Trail, Unit 37, Brookfield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $294,000, dated No-vember 2007. Filed Nov. 28.

Filippone, David A., et al., Nor-walk. Filed by Tamar T.J. Blazer, Stamford, for Windsway Associa-tion Inc., Norwalk. Property: 49 Day St., Unit 207, Norwalk. Ac-tion: to foreclose on unpaid com-mon charges and assessments. Filed Dec. 3.

Gecin, Ahmet, Stratford. Filed by Karen J. Lucien, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Prop-erty: 1571 to 1575 W. Broad St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the origi-nal principal amount of $328,000, dated June 2006. Filed Dec. 3.

Gill, Ruth A. and Melvin, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Anne R. Hoyt, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 275 Maple St., Bridgeport. Action: to fore-close a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $117,800, dated February 1992. Filed Dec. 4.

Gonzalez, Lorena and Anibal, et al., Stamford. Filed by Wil-liam W. Ward, Stamford, for River Vista Association Inc., Stamford. Property: 40 Stillwater Ave., Unit 2, Stamford. Action: to foreclose a lien held by the plaintiff, against real property. Filed Nov. 27.

Howell, Paljean, Stratford. Filed by Karen J. Lucien, Hartford, for OneWest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 688 Broad St., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $375,000, dated December 2004. Filed Nov. 29.

Joyner, Valencia Rochelle, Nor-walk. Filed by Erika L. Mascaro, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 4 O’Donnell Road, Norwalk. Action: to fore-close a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $267,200, dated June 2004. Filed Nov. 29.

Ketcham, Bonnie L. and Glenn C., et al., Danbury. Filed by Mi-chael A. Ceccorulli, Danbury, for Westville Commons Condomin-ium Association Inc., Danbury. Property: 15 Scuppo Road, Unit 505, Danbury. Action: to fore-close a statutory lien on this unit. Filed Nov. 27.

Krishnaswamy, Arvind Tiru-vengadum, et al., Stamford. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 641, Stamford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the origi-nal principal amount of $263,355, dated June 2008. Filed Nov. 29.

Lewis, Daryl, Danbury. Filed by Douglas Sauvé, Hartford, for Wells Fargo Bank N.A., Frederick, Md. Property: 10 Beaver Brook Road, Danbury. Action: to fore-close a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $96,000, dated February 2003. Filed Dec. 3.

Linder, Chris, Francis and Thomas, Brookfield. Filed by Vincent M. Marino, Orange, for Stony Hill Village Condomini-um Association Inc., Brookfield. Property: 153 Heatherwood Drive, Brookfield. Action: to fore-close a statutory lien on this unit. Filed Dec. 3.

Logan, Sharon and Barrington, Bridgeport. Filed by Karen J. Luc-ien, Hartford, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 675 W. Taft Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mort-gage in the original principal amount of $288,000, dated July 2010. Filed Dec. 4.

Love Where You Live Homes L.L.C., Trumbull. Filed by Mi-chael Jankovsky, for Kimberly Stevens, Bridgeport. Property: 195 Eastlawn St., Fairfield. Action: pleaded a counterclaim against the plaintiff. Filed Nov. 28.

Lyons, Susan M. and Stephen M., Danbury. Filed by Erika L. Mascaro, Farmington, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trust-ee, New York City. Property: 74 Hillandale Road, Danbury. Ac-tion: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $271,150, dated May 2004. Filed Nov. 29.

Marceus, Maria and Bakista Wang, Bridgeport. Filed by Karen J. Lucien, Hartford, for The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, New York City. Property: 107 Pond St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage dated March 2005. Filed Dec. 3.

Marchese, Alberto, Bridgeport. Filed by Amy L. Harrison, Farm-ington, for Everbank, Islandia, N.Y. Property: 170 Washington Terrace, Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage dated Sep-tember 2008. Filed Dec. 3.

Messina, Lucille, et al., Danbury. Filed by Amy L. Harrison, Farm-ington, for Connecticut Housing Financial Authority, Bridgeport. Property: 2A Jeanette Road, Unit 47, Danbury. Action: to fore-close a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $176,739, dated November 2009. Filed Nov. 29.

Miranda, Maria Teresa, Strat-ford. Filed by Amy L. Harrison, Farmington, for OneWest Bank F.S.B., Pasadena, Calif. Property: 140 Victory St., Stratford. Ac-tion: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $164,948, dated April 2007. Filed Nov. 28.

Mueller, Meredith and Bruno J. Ferreira, Danbury. Filed by Kar-en J. Lucien, Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Rapid City, S.D. Property: 6 Robinview Ter-race, Danbury. Action: to fore-close a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $270,000, dated November 2005. Filed Nov. 28.

O’Mara, Dianne M. and Pat-rick L. Sr., Bethel. Filed by Kevin M. Casini, Hartford, for GMAC Mortgage L.L.C., Fort Washing-ton, Pa. Property: 16 Birch Drive, Bethel. Action: to foreclose a de-linquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $284,000, dated May 2005. Filed Dec. 3.

Pirane, Marcello I., et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Anne R. Hoyt, Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 135 Beechwood Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original princi-pal amount of $304,000, dated March 2007. Filed Dec. 4.

Plummer, Thomas D., et al., Danbury. Filed by Robert J. Pi-scitelli, Avon, for Eastern Savings Bank FSB, Hunt Valley, Md. Prop-erty: 10 Berkshire Place, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $180,000, dated July 2005. Filed Dec. 3.

Rangel, Javier and Tito Porti-llo, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Karen J. Lucien, Hartford, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 1075 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Action: to fore-close a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $274,500, dated September 2004. Filed Dec. 4.

Recupero, Tiffany, Stratford. Filed by Jeffrey M. Knickerboxer, Hartford, for Nationstar Mort-gage L.L.C., Lewisville, Texas. Property: 510 E. Main St., Unit 218, Stratford. Action: to fore-close a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $185,000, dated July 2007. Filed Dec. 3.

Rivera, Edwin, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Kristen Boyle, Hartford, for Green Tree Servicing L.L.C., Rapid City, S.D. Property: 94 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport. Ac-tion: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage dated September 2006. Filed Dec. 3.

Rivera, Isabel V., et al., Stam-ford. Filed by Adrienne Roach, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank Na-tional Trust, trustee, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 7 Standish Road, Unit 11B3, Stamford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $195,200, dated July 2005. Filed Nov. 29.

Rooney, Timothy, et al., New Fairfield. Filed by Mario Arena, Hartford, for Bank of America N.A., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 28 Meadow Way, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $240,000, dated May 2006. Filed Dec. 3.

Sauveur, Yvelon, et al., Bridge-port. Filed by Anne R. Hoyt, Hartford, for HSBC Bank USA N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 590 Hallett St., Bridgeport. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $290,000, dated March 2007. Filed Dec. 4.

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PATENTS

Apparatuses useful in print-ing, fixing devices and meth-ods of preheating substrates in apparatuses useful in print-ing. Patent no. 8,326,198 issued to Augusto E. Barton, Webster, N.Y.; and Anthony S. Condello, Webster, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox. Corp., Norwalk.

Belt tracking using two-edge sensors. Patent no. 8,326,162 is-sued to Joannes N. M. DeJong, Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; Lloyd A. Williams, Mahopac, N.Y.; Rudy Castillo, Briarwood, N.Y.; and Matthew Dondiego, West Milford, N.J. Assigned to Xerox. Corp., Norwalk.

Critical parameter/require-ments management process and environment. Patent no. 8,326,870 issued to Charles D. Rizzolo, Fairport, N.Y.; Ronald E. Stokes, Fairport, N.Y.; Louis F. LaVallee, Webster, N.Y.; Charles M. Gardiner, Fairport, N.Y.; Wil-liam R. Smith, Webster, N.Y.; Kathy Cupo, Pittsford, N.Y.; Rich-ard S. Pagano, Webster, N.Y.; Joel S. Cornell, Pittsford, N.Y.; Barry P. Mandel, Fairport, N.Y.; Ralph E. Simpson, Rochester, N.Y.; and John T. Potter, Pittsford, N.Y. As-signed to Xerox. Corp., Norwalk.

Hierarchical scanner charac-terization. Patent no. 8,325,394 issued to R. Victor Klassen, Web-ster, N.Y.; Stephen C. Morgana, Rochester, N.Y. Assigned to Xe-rox. Corp., Norwalk.

Method and system for incor-porating electronic signature analysis in low-voltage power supplies. Patent no. 8,326,551 issued to Randall Wirt, Pen-field, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox. Corp., Norwalk.

Pneumatic transfer assist baffle. Patent no. 8,326,196 is-sued to James D. Walsh, Roch-ester, N.Y. Assigned to Xerox. Corp., Norwalk.

Sirota, Elena and Jonathan, et al., Stamford. Filed by Kevin M. Casini, Hartford, for Citimort-gage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Prop-erty: 18 W. Haviland Lane aka 256 Haviland Road, Stamford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $840,000, dated April 2004. Filed Nov. 29.

Sommerer, Deidre M. and Eric G., New Fairfield. Filed by Karen J. Lucien, Hartford, for GMAC Mortgage L.L.C., Fort Washing-ton, Pa. Property: 26 Warwick Road, New Fairfield. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $231,850, dated March 2005. Filed Nov. 26.

Taimoor, Qureshi, et al., Nor-walk. Filed by Genevieve P. Sal-vatore, Milford, for Dreamy Hol-low Cooperative Apartments inc. Property: 41 Wolfpit Ave., Apt. 4F, Norwalk. Action: to claim a fore-closure. Filed Nov. 30.

Trenck, David M., et al., Nor-walk. Filed by Adam L. Avallone, Farmington, for Citimortgage Inc., O’Fallon, Mo. Property: 64 Grumman Ave., Norwalk. Ac-tion: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage dated May 2007. Filed Nov. 27.

Valencia, Herman, Stratford. Filed by Kevin M. Casini, Hart-ford, for Hudson City Savings Bank, Yonkers, N.Y. Property: 2260 Barnum Ave., Stratford. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $280,000, dated July 2007. Filed Dec. 3.

Verrastro, Maria Elizabeth, executor, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Karen J. Lucien, Hartford, for M&T Bank, New York City. Prop-erty: 279 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $201,000, dated April 2005. Filed Dec. 3.

Xavier, Eliza and Ceantes, et al., Danbury. Filed by Erik Lof-tus, East Hartford, for U.S Bank N.A., trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah. Property: 7 Pandanaram Road, Unit I-188, Danbury. Action: to foreclose a delinquent mortgage in the original principal amount of $84,000, dated July 2005. Filed Nov. 29.

MORTGAGES

111 Research Drive Associates L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Robert E. Von Anchen and Jonathan Angel. Lender: Bank of Fair-field, Fairfield. Property: 111 Re-search Drive, Stratford. Amount: $600,000. Filed Nov. 30.

189 Federal Road L.L.C., Brookfield, by Jeffrey Bruno. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, Newtown. Property: 189 Fed-eral Road, Brookfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 27.

Double A. Stone L.L.C., Bridge-port, by Alixon Carrillo. Lend-er: Webster Bank, Waterbury. Property: 866, 868, 872 and 886 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $194,220. Filed Dec. 3.

Eaton Enterprises Bridgeport L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Stephen A. Eaton. Lender: Entertainment Fi-nancial L.L.C., S. Windsor. Prop-erty: 332, 344 and 352 Harral Ave. and 151 St. James St., Bridgeport. Amount: $350,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Eaton Enterprises Bridgeport L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Stephen A. Eaton. Lender: Entertainment Fi-nancial L.L.C., S. Windsor. Prop-erty: 332, 344 and 352 Harral Ave. and 151 St. James St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1 million construction mortgage. Filed Dec. 3.

FBN 1126 L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Ferdinand H. Frassinelli II. Lender: First Niagra Bank N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 1126 Main St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1.09 million. Filed Dec. 5.

FBN 1126 L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Ferdinand H. Frassinelli II. Lender: First Niagra Bank N.A., Buffalo, N.Y. Property: 1120 Main St., Bridgeport. Amount: $1.09 million. Filed Dec. 5.

Georgetown Ridge Associates L.L.C., Redding, by Roger Nitkin. Lender: People’s United Bank, Bridgeport. Property: 18 Old Mill Road, Redding. Amount: $250,000. Filed Nov. 29.

HCC Holdings L.L.C., New York City, by Geoffrey W. Holmes. Lender: Alpine Capital Bank, New York City. Property: 145 S. Salem Road, Ridgefield. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 28.

Maplewood Holdings L.L.C., New Fairfield, by Bernd Jackel. Lender: Waltraud and Hans Jack-el. Property: 5 Patterson St., New Fairfield. Amount: $25,000. Filed Nov. 26.

MRE Properties L.L.C., Hopewell Junction, N.Y., by Me-lissa R. Ehrhard. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Prop-erty: 72 Garfield Ave., Danbury. Amount: $97,500. Filed Nov. 29.

MRE Properties L.L.C., Hopewell Junction, N.Y., by Me-lissa R. Ehrhard. Lender: Union Savings Bank, Danbury. Proper-ty: 18 Montgomery St., Danbury. Amount: $50,000. Filed Nov. 29.

Rodriguez Estates L.L.C., Bridgeport, by Edgar Rodriguez. Lender: Bank of America N.A., Farmington. Property: 253, 277 to 285 and 303 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Amount: $300,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Sono Property Investors L.L.C., Irvine, Calif., by Scott Zwilling. Lender: CIT Finance L.L.C., New York City. Property: 55/57 N. Wa-ter St., Norwalk. Amount: $33.3 million. Filed Dec. 3.

Spa Inc. d.b.a. Asset Manage-ment Services, Fairfield, by Paul F. Richter. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, Ridgefield. Proper-ty: 491 Lockwood Road, Fairfield. Amount: $464,000. Filed Nov. 29.

TMSL Properties L.L.C., Mil-ford, by Margaret F. Tramuta. Lender: Secure Capital Group L.L.C., Stratford. Property: 193 to 197 Alice St., Bridgeport. Amount: $92,000. Filed Dec. 4.

NEW BUSINESSES

A Scholar’s Place, 32 Gilford St., Stamford 06907, c/o Mahi S. Emekli-Galvin and Jean Mc-Bride-Byrne. Filed Nov. 27.

A Touch of Red, 1926 E. Main St., Unit 2, Bridgeport 06610, c/o Terrence Waleek Williams. Filed Dec. 3.

Ajani Housen Photography, 29 Hubbell St., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Ajani Housen. Filed Nov. 29.

Antiques and Design, 533 to 541 Pacific St., Stamford 06902, c/o Jacqueline Graber. Filed Nov. 30.

Authentic Restoration and Cleaning Services, 1082 Capital Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Car-los D. Simpson. Filed Nov. 27

Avendanos Communications, 50 Saw Mill Road, Unit 216, Dan-bury 06810, c/o Fabio L. Avedano. Filed Dec. 3.

Batista Floors L.L.C., 41 Staples St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Joao Batista Justino. Filed Nov. 28.

Bethel IT Services, 16 Cherry Lane, Bethel 06801, c/o Charles S. Ruiz. Filed Nov. 28.

BK Collections, 47 John St., Stamford 06902, c/o BK Enter-prise L.L.C. Filed Nov. 30.

Boston Tires L.L.C., 520 Boston Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Bilal Alazhar. Filed Dec. 4.

Bower Construction, 32 Fleet-wood Drive, Danbury 06810, c/o Michael Bower Jr. Filed Nov. 29.

Carriage Overhead, 36 Beal St., Stamford 06902, c/o Joseph T. Norris. Filed Nov. 26.

Chez Jean-Pierre, 188 Bedford St., Stamford 06901, c/o Thomas A. Pescuma. Filed Nov. 27.

Chief’s Body Jewelry, 24 Heri-tage Hill Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Chris and David Flynn. Filed Nov. 30.

Constant Courier, 54 W. North St., Stamford 06902, c/o Jordan Richardson. Filed Nov. 19.

Corecorps, 92 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich 06830, c/o Scott Wylie. Filed Nov. 27.

Cos Cob Families for Residen-tial Rights, 270 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06830, c/o Dean Cap-parelle Sr. Filed Nov. 28.

Custom Tailored Innovations, 32 Redwood Drive, Bethel 06801, c/o Alfred J. Morris. Filed Nov. 27

Danny demolition Services, 133 Tresser Blvd., Apt. 18F, Stam-ford 06901, c/o Fitzroy Smith. Filed Nov. 26.

David Jetter II d.b.a. Inner City Youth Boxing Program, 1499 Post Road, Fairfield 06824, c/o David Jetter. Filed Nov. 28.

David Kane Productions, 12 Sachem Trail, Westport 06880, c/o David Kane. Filed Dec. 3.

DJC Landscaping, 11 Kermit St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Dyan Cahn. Filed Nov. 30.

Dollar Plus Discount Store, 68-3 Lake Ave., Danbury 06810, c/o Momin L.L.C. Filed Nov. 28.

Drug Discovery Solutions, 199 Barlow Mountain Road, Ridge-field 06877, c/o Neil Moss. Filed Nov. 30.

Eagle Nail & Spa, 2045 Boston Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Nguy-en Kim Phuongi and Huynh John Van. Filed Nov. 27.

Elen’s, 350 Hill St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Miguel A. Maldonado. Filed Nov. 29.

Elmer Irrigation, 187 Hope St., Stamford 06906, c/o Elmer Orel-lana and Maydra Villeda. Filed Nov. 26.

ES Construction L.L.C., 455 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Elias Santos. Filed Nov. 28.

First Class Snacks, 13 Westend Road, Norwalk 06850, c/o Dennis Kelly. Filed Nov. 27.

France Media, 9 Old Wagon Road, Old Greenwich 06870, c/o Jeremy-Antoine S. Gerin. Filed Nov. 27.

Fruta Juice Bar L.L.C., 295 Fair-field Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Renee Zambrano and Christo-pher Jarrin. Filed Nov. 27.

Gameslashers, 49 Woods End Road, Stamford 06905, c/o ASL Advisors L.L.C. Filed Nov. 27.

Ganga Learning and Rehab, 15 Range Road, Wilton 06897, c/o Shefali Patel. Filed Dec. 7.

This week’s Records Sec-tion contains 75 more New Businesses on Westfairon-line.com through our mem-bership program.

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Issues & PolIcIes

Previewing the 2013 General Assembly

Big league baseball

recently wrapped up its annual Winter Meetings where teams made plans for the 2013 season that starts with spring training in February. So, what’s on deck for state lawmakers with the Con-necticut General Assembly back for a new “season” on January 9?

Before then, of course, is this week’s expected special session to plug the latest state budget gap—which is a very big hint at what’s ahead for the full, five-month session through the winter and spring.

Tops on the legislative to-do list, in fact, will be a new, two-year budget that projections show is already about $2 billion in the red. But that’s not all that lawmakers will consider.

This month’s CBIA News cover story, “GearingUp at the Capitol” (find it at cbia.com), is a compre-hensive look at what we believe will take place, and why, in 2013.

Our “heavy hitters”—the government affairs experts who work on behalf of our members at the Capitol— review all the top subjects and trends.

They expect to see much going on in the realms of healthcare and energy costs, environmental regula-tions, and labor and workplace laws. And legislators will be reminded to make sure the landmark educa-tion reforms passed this year are implemented.

Soon, CBIA will offer a complete legislative agenda for the New Year in which we outline the business community’s perspectives on how to make Con-necticut stronger and more competitive.

We all want Connecticut to become as competi-tive as possible—for jobs, economic growth, and greater opportunities for all residents of the state.

“Only through restoring American competitiveness,” says Harvard economic guru Michael Porter, “[can] good jobs be created and sustained.”

In many cases, competitiveness starts with creating a level playing field with the other states that are aggressively competing with us for business investment and jobs.

Watch closely as events take place this year. And be sure to participate and speak up as issues that im-pact your business are being debated at the Capitol.

➤ Read more at gov.cbia.com

HealtH & safety

OSHA’s Crowd Management Tips for Major Sales Events

OSHA encourages retail employers totake precautions to prevent worker

injuries this holiday season by adopting a crowd management plan that incorporates a few simple tips:

f Set up barricades for pedestrians that do not start right in front of the store’s entrance

f Implement crowd control measures well in advance of customer arrival

f Explain approach and entrance procedures to the arriving public

fDon’t allow additional customers to enter the store when it reaches its maximum occupancy level

fDon’t block or lock exit doors

Read more at cbia.com/hr

events

Economic Summit & Outlook 2013Sponsored by Webster Bank | Presented by CBIA and the MetroHartford Alliance

fWhat’s in store for the state and national economies?

f Is Connecticut’s economic recovery at risk?

f Are jobs returning to our state? If not now, when?

Hear from top business leaders and economists at southern New England’s largest economic conference.

Keynote Speaker: Christine Cumming,1st Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Featured Speaker: Joan K. Woodward,Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Travelers and President, The Travelers Institute

Featured Economist: Dr. Nicholas S. Perna, Economic Advisor to Webster Bank

Panel: Threats and challenges of federal defense cutbacks in Connecticut

Date Friday, Jan. 4, 2013

Time 8:15 am–noon

Place Marriott Hartford Downtown 200 Columbus Blvd., Hartford

Cost CBIA members, $95; nonmembers, $130; tables of 10, $850

➤ Register at cbia.com/events

#CTEconomy

Register now. Space is limited. Email Alissa Frey at afrey@westfairinc.com or go to westfaironline.com

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