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By THE STAR STAFF
The Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (ICP by its initials in Spanish) has restored the Arecibo mosquitoes.
The ICP restored the AËDES sculpture group, which is part of the public art registry of the National Collection, under its custody. The series of sculptures on the PR-22 expressway in Arecibo, created by architect and artist Imel Sierra Cabrera in 2004, was part of the restoration project with compensation funds granted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency following the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria.
“This restoration project is the culmination of an effort our agency has led since 2017,” ICP Executive Director Carlos Ruiz said. “The public policy aimed at preserving and educating about the arts and ensuring the allocation of these funds has been implemented consistently and in compliance with the established deadlines. The results of these long-term projects reaffirm our commitment to the art collection that we bequeath to the country for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”
The allocation for the large-scale restoration initiative, included under obligation PW-10895, had a total budget of $664,863 and was designated exclusively for the restoration work on 77 objects, the AËDES group included, from the ICP National Collection. The objects and works of art are located in different towns and municipalities, including the Museo Casa Blanca and the Museo de las Américas, both in Old San Juan, and the Museo Casa Cautiño in Guayama. The project was a direct source of
employment for four Puerto Rican conservators and their workshop assistants. It is one of the few works of public art that belong to the ICP collection.
“We are pleased to have collaborated with a team of registrars, conservators, artists, and other professionals to achieve the restoration of these 77 objects, with AËDES being the most complex project,” said María del Mar Caragol, director of the ICP Visual Arts program. “The Institute’s mission is to execute public policy to preserve, disseminate, and educate about our heritage. The completion of this project represents a significant achievement that strengthens our commitment to serve the country and the artistic community.”
According to the artist, AËDES is a work that alludes to a cloud of mosquitoes, which reminded him of when as a child he walked through the area of Arecibo that is no longer visible. The artist reflects on the landscape and mosquitoes in a wetland versus the advances in technology and construction that separate it. With the series of elongated and winged figures that can be seen from the cars that drive through the area, the artist sought to create the sensation of a transparent cloud outlined by bodies covered in perforated earth-colored mesh that subtly contrasts against the sky.
The AËDES restoration project took about 11 months from its contracting and pre-production until its delivery in September 2024. The total restoration cost was $566,205.32, which included the purchase and importation of the steel from which each of the structures that make up the set of sculptures is made. Part of the project’s challenges was working in a wetland under a bridge, which presented difficulties in achieving the movement of raw materials and the execution of welding work in the face of heavy rains during hurricane season. The set of sculptures is made up of 10 stainless steel structures, the top of which was covered with a perforated and rusted steel sheet. Due to Hurricane Maria, the structures suffered considerable damage, which was clearly visible in the gaps in their planks and damage to the welds that join the legs and body.
In addition to the welding work on the large-scale sculptures, the artist planted native trees in the wetland, thus complying with Department of Natural and Environmental Resources requirements.
By THE STAR STAFF
With the motto “Not One More Bullet in the Air, 21 Years United for Life,” the Public Housing Administration together with community leader Roberto “Papo Christian” Pérez and other leaders earlier this week announced the 21st crusade “United for Peace,” which will take place next Tuesday, Dec. 3 starting at 9 a.m. from the Manuel A. Pérez residential complex in San Juan.
The National Crusade Against Shooting in the Air in Puerto Rico arose from the concern of Pérez in 2004 due to the high incidence of tragedies at New Year’s Eve parties caused by stray bullets. Since then, it has been held annually without interruption.
Housing Secretary William Rodríguez Rodríguez noted that “one more year we join this important feat that began in our residential areas, to call together against shooting in the air during Christmas and New Year’s Eve festivities.”
“We will raise our voice for peace and healthy coexistence in our communities and throughout the island, to ensure that not a single
life is lost due to this irresponsible practice,” the official said.
This year, a large caravan will tour the
public housing complexes in San Juan. Rodríguez added that “this effort is aligned with the Plan for Social Reconstruction and
This year’s 21st “United for Peace” crusade against firing guns in the air to mark the holidays will take place next Tuesday, Dec. 3, starting at 9 a.m. from the Manuel
residential complex in San Juan.
By THE STAR STAFF
Electrical Experts Association of Puerto Rico (CPEPR by its initials in Spanish)
President Frances Berríos Meléndez has launched the institution’s Safe Christmas 2024 campaign through social media.
The initiative aims to guide Puerto Rico
families on the risks associated with electrical connections in the decorations that are widely used during the long-awaited holiday season.
Safe Christmas is an effort to ensure that Christmas festivities are enjoyed with the peace of mind that citizens deserve, which is why Berríos Meléndez stressed the importance of prioritizing electrical safety in
Puerto Rican homes.
“Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, but we must not forget that, with the excitement of decorations, come responsibilities and, sometimes, risks that we have to prevent,” she said. “Depending on the decoration’s magnitude, families must take time to evaluate their electrical system with a licensed and certified electrical expert. In this way, we guarantee that everything is in optimal condition and with minimal risk of accidents or losses.”
To facilitate access to qualified professionals for the community, the CPEPR has set up its website, www.colegiodeperitoselectricistas.org, where interested parties will find a list of electricians organized by towns, allowing them to select the one of their preference and ensure that their system is properly checked before the festivities.
Berríos Meléndez noted that overloading circuits is one of the most common and dangerous errors. The practice causes overheating in the electrical system and increases the risk of fires. Therefore, it is advisable to check the capacity of the circuits and distribute decorations equitably. Each family should know the number of lights, extensions, and
Prevention of Violence presented by Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi, which seeks to transform behaviors toward a culture of peace, promote mental health care, and reduce inequality. We are working to build a safer and more just Puerto Rico for all.”
The first march against shooting in the air took place on Dec. 7, 2004 at the Manuel A. Pérez residential complex. In 2011, Law 219 was created, which declared December as the “Not One Shot in the Air Alert Month” and a “Not One Shot in the Air Alert Day,” following the call from the public housing sector.
Among the fatal victims as a result of shots fired into the air are Jessica Pacheco, age 9, from the Juan César Cordero residential complex in 2003, Francisco Javier Cancel, age 14, from Toa Baja in 2010, and Karla Michelle Negrón, age 15, from Villa Palmeras in 2011.
Attending Tuesday’s announcement were personnel from the Housing and Public Safety departments, the Municipality of San Juan and the Municipal Police of San Juan, religious leaders, council presidents and community leaders from several public housing developments.
devices they use, to avoid connecting more than the system can handle.
“Electrical cables and extensions should be inspected before being used,” the CPEPR president said. “Those that show damage, such as torn or exposed covers, are dangerous and should be replaced immediately. Keeping all types of lights and cables away from curtains, furniture, and other flammable materials is advisable. The combination of attractive decorations and lack of caution can result in unfortunate incidents. There should be no extension cords on the floor, especially where children or older adults can trip and fall.”
Berríos Meléndez noted further that the use of timers for decorations makes it easier to control when the lights turn on and off and minimizes the risk of forgetting to turn them off at night’s end. Extension cords, meanwhile, should not be exposed on the floor, especially in high-traffic areas, where lawnmowers are used, or where pets can bite them; this can result in a risk of electrocution if someone steps on them.
“We recommend using certified cables that meet the standards of Underwriters Laboratories (UL), an independent safety organization that sets standards for electrical and electronic products,” Berríos Meléndez said. “Cables that have UL certification have been tested and meet certain safety and performance criteria.”
By THE STAR STAFF
Financially troubled New Fortress Energy (NFE), the parent company of Genera PR, which is the private operator of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s legacy power plants, is slated to engage in a note exchange with its investors in an attempt to raise capital and improve liquidity.
The information is contained in the latest S&P credit analysis, which gave a B+ rating to a certain proposed note issuance.
“We assigned our ‘B+’ issue-level rating to the proposed senior secured notes due 2029 (exchanged notes) and a recovery rating of ‘4’, which indicates our expectation for an average (30%-50%; rounded estimate 45%) recovery if a payment default occurs,” the credit rating agency said.
Information obtained by the STAR indicates that NFE,
By THE STAR STAFF
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fined Transporte Rodríguez Asfalto Inc. (TRA) $80,000 this week for violations of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) after identifying discharges of rainwater with pollutants from its construction project into the Cañas River in Aguada.
The CWA prohibits the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States without a valid permit.
“We are holding TRA accountable under the federal Clean Water Act, which is designed to protect stormwater like that entering the Cañas River from pollution that threatens public health and the environment,” EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. García said. “Construction activities, if not properly managed, can cause long-term damage to local rivers and ecosystems. Going forward, TRA will need to obtain a construction permit, use best practices and prevent future discharges into the river.”
EPA identified that in September 2023, TRA began earthmoving for the construction of a used tire processing facility on a 13-acre property located between highways PR-2 and PR-48 in Aguada. Despite conducting large-scale earth-
which has a liquefied natural gas facility in San Juan, may be raising an approximately $1 billion bond and then conducting a 2029 bond exchange to pay down notes due in 2025 and 2026. The company has also said it is planning to sell assets. S&P, nonetheless, revised the liquidity assessment last week to less than adequate.
“Although NFE’s transaction support agreement (TSA) and pending exchange transaction with its noteholders puts the company on a path to improve its capital structure and liquidity profile, its financial flexibility will continue to be constrained in 2025,” the credit rating agency said. “NFE has partially extended $900 million of its revolver to Oct. 15, 2027, and the TSA will provide about $327 million of cash through the intercompany loans. However, NFE currently has no availability under its credit facility, and our forecast assumes NFE will use external financing to fund most of its
A natural pool in the Cañas River in Aguada. A construction company has been fined $80,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Clean Water Act at a site in the northwestern coastal town. (Facebook via En Ruta con Karla Agosto)
moving activities, TRA failed to obtain the necessary permits or install the required erosion and sediment controls. As a result, stormwater runoff generated during the earthmoving entered the Cañas River, a tributary of the Culebrinas River, carrying harmful pollutants and affecting water quality.
In response to the violations, EPA also issued an administrative consent order requiring TRA to take corrective actions, including:
* Stabilize the soil and control erosion.
* Amend the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
* Amend application under EPA’s Construction General Permit.
* Submit plans identifying stormwater collection and management systems.
* Submit progress reports.
capital spending in 2025.”
The credit rating agency said it expects NFE to seek to monetize assets to reduce debt and repay the revolver to improve its liquidity profile, moves that were not included in its forecast because of execution risk.
“Furthermore, the revolving credit facility and term loan B springing maturities are still a risk, if it does not refinance or repay its 6.5% of senior secured notes ($499 million pro forma for the exchange transaction) by July 31, 2026. The company’s financial ratios are weak, and credit improvement depends on an aggressive cash flow ramp in 2025,” S&P said.
NFE’s S&P Global Ratings-adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) for the trailing 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2024, is about $1.1 billion, with debt to EBIDTA of about 7.8x. While the company’s third-quarter results were generally in line with expectations, its credit measures could further deteriorate by year-end if the Federal Emergency Management Agency payment of about $500 million is delayed or is realized at a lower amount.
Furthermore, the one-time payment assumes a base level EBITDA of $750 million-$800 million and EBITDA growth of $450 million-$500 million in 2025, mainly from cash flows increasing in Brazil, Nicaragua, Mexico and Jamaica, as well as merchant sales and unidentified growth projects.
“We view this ramp as aggressive with significant risk given the company’s track record,” the firm said.
Justice Dept. report highlighted by 94% conviction rate in
By THE STAR STAFF
During a government transition hearing earlier this week, Justice Secretary Domingo Emanuelli Hernández presented a report that highlighted all the goals reached by the agency during the current fouryear term, 2021-2024.
The official stressed that during the years 2021 to 2024, the Department of Justice has reached and sustained a conviction rate of 94% in criminal cases under judgment. That is true, Emanuelli Hernández noted on Tuesday, despite the judicial norm that requires unanimous verdicts in jury trials. During the same period, 13 district attorneys have presented 85,969 cases in island courts. Among the cases currently in process are those involving leaders of dangerous criminal organizations dedicated to violent crimes and trafficking of controlled substances, as well as intra family crimes, the Justice chief said.
By ANDY NEWMAN, JAN RANSOM and CHELSIA ROSE MARCIUS
On Nov. 11, a 51-year-old homeless man named Ramon Rivera who had been charged with stealing a $1,500 acrylic bowl from a fancy furniture store in Manhattan had a court-ordered appointment scheduled with his case manager.
He did not show up, according to two people familiar with the matter.
A week later, Rivera went on a rampage, stabbing three people to death as he stalked across Manhattan, authorities say. He was indicted Friday on three counts of first-degree murder.
Rivera’s apparent descent into homicidal madness shows the difficulty that the medical and legal systems have in keeping track of some of the city’s least stable people and ensuring they stay connected to care.
Rivera, who had a lengthy, if modest, criminal history and who legal documents say suffers from schizophrenia, had been in a court program called “supervised release” that is designed only to make sure that a defendant shows up for court appearances. He was required to attend two in-person sessions with a case manager, complete two phone
On Oct. 18, the day after he left jail, Rivera was arraigned in Manhattan on the theft of the bowl. It was a misdemeanor, which meant he couldn’t be held on bail, but a prosecutor requested supervised release.
A representative from the nonprofit Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services, known as CASES, offered to put Rivera under one of its highest levels of supervision.
Under recent bail-reform laws in New York, the supervised release program, which launched in 2016, expanded to all defendants with pending criminal cases and, as a result, included a growing number of those with severe mental illness who required greater care than supervised release was designed to offer. The city this year launched a pilot program to test a new component of the supervised release program to reduce rearrests and cater to those with higher needs.
Rivera attended a CASES intake session after his arraignment, the two people familiar with the matter said. He met with a CASES worker in person Oct. 28 and again a week later, but he missed a third meeting Nov. 11, they said.
check-ins and go to therapy in the first month. That schedule was one of the strictest available under the supervised release program.
When Rivera was released from jail last month after serving nine months for theft, he was referred to the city’s homeless shelter system. Over the next month, he spent only three nights in a shelter, according to someone familiar with his social service records.
Before he arrived in New York last year, Rivera, who was born in Puerto Rico, had lived in Florida and Ohio and had a criminal record that included at least two assault charges, one of which led to a 28-day stay at a psychiatric hospital.
His recent sentence at the Rikers Island jail complex in New York City was interrupted by two stints in the psychiatric unit of the Bellevue Hospital prison ward, during one of which he assaulted a correction officer, according to court and Correction Department records.
When he pleaded guilty to the assault in September, his lawyer told a judge that his client was only partly coherent.
On Wednesday, 11 federal, state and city legislators, including U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., who represent the districts where the murders occurred, wrote to the heads of several city agencies demanding accountability.
“What information was communicated
between the Department of Correction, Health + Hospitals and Department of Homeless Services upon Mr. Rivera’s release from Rikers Island?” they asked, calling Rivera’s case “a damning indictment of the failures of the criminal justice and mental health systems in New York City.”
Although the administration of New York Mayor Eric Adams has lowered the threshold for people in psychiatric crisis to be involuntarily taken to hospitals, someone with severe mental illness cannot be held indefinitely once stabilized. A New York Times investigation last year found that hospitals often released patients before they were stabilized or without proper discharge planning.
Under Adams, the city has sent officers and nurses into the subways in search of people in mental distress. It has financed thousands of “supportive housing” apartments, with on-site social services for chronically homeless people suffering from mental illness and addiction.
The information about Rivera that exists in the public record is bleak.
It includes nearly two dozen criminal charges, along with a litany of traffic infractions. Municipal court dockets from Florida from the early 2000s include citations for battery, “unknowingly” driving with a suspended license and offering an undercover officer posing as a prostitute $40 for sex.
When a client goes missing, CASES typically conducts a “diligent search,” contacting friends and family and visiting places the person frequents. If the client cannot be located, CASES must notify the court within 21 days or at the next court date, whichever is soonest. That would have been Dec. 2 for Rivera. A CASES spokesperson declined to comment.
In October, when Rivera left jail, he was referred to an assessment shelter, where after a few days or weeks he could be sent to a shelter for people with mental illness and addiction. But he spent only three nights at an assessment shelter in Brooklyn and left the system, the person familiar with his social service records said.
Early Monday, a surveillance camera captured video of Rivera donning a sweatshirt and a trenchcoat and stashing two knives in his sweatshirt pocket. On West 19th Street near 10th Avenue in Chelsea, he approached a construction worker, Angel Lata Landi, stabbed him fatally in the stomach and walked away, police said.
A 67-year-old man was fishing in the East River near 30th Street, and Rivera stabbed him to death too, police said. Twelve blocks north, after Rivera killed a 36-year-old woman near the United Nations, federal agents caught him and handed him to police.
By AUSTYN GAFFNEY
Astorm of heavy rain, snow and strong winds brought dangerous conditions to the Pacific Northwest last week. By last Friday, up to 16 inches of rain threatened to inundate Northern California.
The storm is what’s known as an atmospheric river, a long narrow strip heavy with moisture that slams into the mountains of the West Coast and dumps out prodigious amounts of rain.
While scientists haven’t concluded whether atmospheric rivers are increasing because of climate change, a warmer atmosphere, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, can hold more moisture, which can lead to increased extreme rain events. That increase in extreme rain events has likely caused more landslides, according to experts.
Fast-moving landslides called debris flows, which are mud- and rock-laden torrents, are more common on land that has recently, and severely, burned, such as in wildfire-scarred regions. July’s Park fire, the fourth-largest fire in California history, happened in a region that could see up to 12 inches of rain and remains under a flood watch until Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
So far, about a dozen small landslides, including one that resulted in a car wreck, have been reported in Northern California.
What makes a landslide happen?
Landslides occur when a big slip of soil — including all the trees, rocks and vegetation atop it — dislodges from a slope and tumbles downward. Landslides can have a variety of natural triggers such as earthquakes, melting permafrost, rapid snow melt or retreating glaciers. They can also be triggered by human activity like deforestation and development. But scientists agree that the main catalyst is rain.
The study of landslides and climate change is younger, and therefore less conclusive, than the science connecting climate change to events such as wildfires or hurricanes. But scientists like Dave Petley, a landslide expert who collects global landslide data for the American Geophysical Union, say climate change is undoubtedly making
landslides more common.
So far, 2024 has broken all records for landslide occurrence, Petley said. By the end of October, 679 landslides had claimed 4,460 lives around the world.
New data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows that 44% of the United States is at risk of landslides, a risk that increases in mountainous areas with steep slopes and narrow valleys, especially in the Appalachian Mountains, Rocky Mountains, the Pacific Coast and in parts of Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
Extreme rain events in recent years have highlighted the risks. After the 2022 floods in Eastern Kentucky, more than 1,000 landslides and debris flows were documented. After Hurricane Helene, more than 2,000 landslides were triggered by the storm and at least half of those landslides caused damage to rivers, roads and structures such as homes and businesses. In Southeast Alaska, four landslides have killed a dozen people over the past decade.
Remnants of an Aug. 25 landslide in Ketchikan, southeast Alaska, Oct 9, 2024. Fast-moving landslides called debris flows — mud and rock laden torrents that are more common on land that has recently, and severely, burned — are a particular risk in wildfirescarred regions. (Christopher Miller/The New York Times)
Landslides are particularly tricky hazards. While some can move slowly over days or weeks, others occur suddenly with almost no warning and move faster than a person can run, according to the USGS.
The USGS highlights signs you can watch for:
— Unusual sounds like cracking trees or groaning ground. Some people have described the sound as the roaring of a train or the screech of an engine.
— Ground vibrations similar to those an earthquake might generate. One landslide survivor described the sensation as a giant mole tunneling up under her home.
— Sudden changes in stream levels during or after a storm, or water flowing down a hill. Watch for changes to water color. If clear water typically flows down the side of a hill along your drive home, but suddenly becomes brown, muddy or choked with debris, that could be a sign of a landslide. You can also look for new cracks or deformations in the ground, on roads or along the sides of houses.
— If you’re in a region susceptible to landslides, it’s best to prepare like you would for an earthquake, wildfire or flood. Have a fully charged phone and a go-bag ready with essentials such as medication, water and emergency supplies.
— If you’re in a building that’s hit by a landslide, don’t evacuate until the movement subsides, and instead move to a higher floor or a countertop.
Will insurance cover landslide damage?
Standard homeowner’s insurance does not cover earth movement like landslides or earthquakes, and unlike flood insurance, separate landslide insurance is not available through the federal government.
One way to find coverage is through a separate line item called difference-in-conditions. Such insurance could cost up to $15,000 a year, according to a report by RAND Corp., and the quotes are notoriously difficult to find, especially after a community has already faced a landslide.
Experts say the dearth in insurance is largely because the risk is so difficult to predict and the marketplace of people requesting the insurance is so small.
By HANK SANDERS
In the cramped kitchen of a home in Queens, Tiana Webb slowly flipped empanadas in a pot of hot oil as they turned crispy and brown — just as her Jamaican Puerto Rican family taught her.
Nearly 1,800 miles away in Hutto, Texas, Davila Dion pounded plantains into a chewy bread the way her mother taught her in Ivory Coast.
“When you use a blender, it doesn’t give the taste that you want,” Dion said, opting for a mortar and pestle to mash the fruit into dough for a dish called fufu.
Webb’s business, T’s Kitchen, and Dion’s business, WAfrica Taste, have dozens of loyal customers.
But neither of them have storefronts, employees or commercial kitchens.
Instead, like thousands of other unlicensed restaurateurs across the country, Webb and Dion have found success selling their home cooking through an unexpected platform: Facebook Marketplace.
Yes, that Facebook Marketplace. The internet’s garage sale. Best known for offering sweet deals on used furniture and electronics.
Thanks to the rising cost of eating out, the coronavirus pandemic and changes to state laws, Marketplace and other social media sites have become a popular place to buy and sell freshly made meals. On Meta’s plainly designed, free platform for listing just about anything, thousands of people — many of them immigrants or the children of immigrants — are working side gigs.
These home cooks operate in a sort of legal gray area, with some states expanding cottage food laws and broadening opportunities for home food businesses. Unlike street
Davila Dion holds a tray of attieke poisson grille, a traditional dish in Ivory Coast that her business, WAfrica Taste, sells on Facebook Marketplace, in her kitchen in Hutto, Texas, Oct. 17, 2024. Facebook Marketplace, a platform often used for furniture and electronics, is an increasingly popular place to buy and sell home-cooked meals. (Ilana Panich-Linsman/The New York Times)
food vendors and food truck owners, who apply for permits that are often highly difficult to obtain, home restaurant businesses have fewer hoops to jump through and rules are not often enforced. Many only sell a few meals a day or week.
“When you’re sitting down with a plate of her food, it’s not like food that you got out at a restaurant,” Brittani Bacchus, a friend and customer of Webb’s, said of her cooking. “Somebody’s mom made that food or somebody’s grandmother made that food.”
Everything that Webb, 28, and Dion, 33, know about cooking they learned from their families. Webb’s grandparents were from Jamaica and Puerto Rico, and her food is inspired by both cuisines.
“It has helped me become more connected to my own culture,” Webb said of her cooking.
Dion moved to New Jersey from Ivory Coast when she was 25, and settled in Hutto in March. It’s hard to find great fufu in Texas, she said.
“They have African restaurants, but they have more Ethiopian, Nigerian,” said Dion, a stay-at-home mother.
Webb started looking for a side gig after feeling the pressure of pandemic-era inflation, and Dion was looking for ways to make money at home. Both were skilled cooks, but opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant was prohibitively expensive and neither could pick up work that took them away from their children.
Dion began advertising the food she cooks at home — a tropical smattering of flavorful rice, juicy chicken
thighs, stewed meat and caramelized plantains — to Marketplace in June. Now, she has 30 loyal customers who buy her fufu, okra stew, peanut butter soup and whole fried tilapia. She charges $15 a plate for pickup and an additional fee for delivery.
Often served in aluminum catering trays or Styrofoam clamshell plates, Marketplace meals have no-frills packaging but are packed with flavor.
In a plate from Webb, her pernil — slow-cooked pork shoulder — falls into singular strands of flesh at the touch of a fork. Her mac and cheese has a crispy cheddar crust and a gooey core. But the scene stealer is arroz con gandules, or rice with pigeon peas. The rice is impeccably seasoned and provides the perfect bed for the pernil juices.
Looking for a way to make a little money on the side, Webb, who works in marketing, began selling food on social media in December 2023. She now gets thousands of hits to the Instagram and Marketplace pages for T’s Kitchen each month, she said.
“I didn’t even expect the response to be so crazy,” Webb said. “In the past year, it’s grown so much.”
A quick search for “food” on Marketplace in the New York area alone brings up hundreds of listings from home cooks like Webb and Dion, selling Pakistani, Indian and Haitian cuisine, to name a few.
Experts who study food policy and social media trends say that home restaurant businesses are growing across the country.
On Marketplace, “selling food is part of a newer trend,” said Cliff Lampe, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Information who studies human-computer interaction. “It’s not something that you saw on Marketplace five years ago.”
Nancy Qian, an economics professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, attributes the boom in sales of homemade meals on social media to labor shortages, which have driven up the cost of food in restaurants and allowed at-home cooks to undercut them.
The Food and Drug Administration said in an email to The New York Times that the agency was “working to address any gaps” in the regulatory landscape for home restaurant businesses.
A spokesperson for Meta, Facebook’s parent company, declined to respond to a list of questions about food being sold on Marketplace. He pointed to the platforms’ rules allowing for food to be sold as long as sellers “comply with local laws.”
Webb hopes to eventually own a home with two kitchens so she can legally cook full meals from home.
But that’s a dream for another day. In two hours, customers would be at her door to pick up her empanadas that have been in her family’s recipe book for generations.
She took a breath to collect herself, refreshed her Marketplace profile, and flipped another empanada in the oil, watching it brown. She glanced at a photo on the wall of her late grandfather, Ralph. Webb thinks about him every time she cooks.
to earn money for her mother’s dementia care, despite the risks.
After work one day in March 2018, she and several other aid workers went to the military base in Rann to use the Wi-Fi to call their families. Suddenly gunfire erupted, the aid workers hit the ground, and an intense battle unfolded around them. Fighters charged into the room, killing and wounding some of the aid workers.
Loksha and two midwives were forced into a truck by the terrorists and taken away, driving all night into the bush. She would spend the next six years focused on survival and escape.
After 11 days of being moved around by their captors, Loksha and the midwives were brought to Kangaruwa, a camp run by the group that took them, Islamic State West Africa Province, a Boko Haram offshoot.
terprise that has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with religion,” he said.
Still, Loksha is convinced that being a Christian is what saved her from the midwives’ fate. Like most abducted Christian women, she was considered an infidel who didn’t know any better.
In captivity, she used her skills as a nurse and midwife to treat her captors’ injuries and deliver babies. Prized for this reason, she was handed over to a senior commander as a sex slave.
Pretending to be Muslim
Less than a year after her abduction, Loksha told her captors she would convert to Islam, and took a Muslim name, Halima. “I had to join them because I can’t beat them, so that is what I did,” she said.
She pantomimed the rituals while holding her Christian faith close to her heart, praying in private. “We had to be Muslims when we are there, for us to gain freedom,” she said of herself and other Christian captives.
they sought help from a woman from the largely nomadic Fulani ethnic group, who are experts in traversing the bush and have helped other escapees.
In exchange for about $90 — more than most Nigerian workers earn in two months — the woman’s husband surveyed the militants’ property and devised an escape route.
A perilous flight
On Oct. 24, just after the 6 p.m. prayers when everyone was sure to be resting, the women slipped out with just two changes of clothing, their rudimentary electronic devices and money. Loksha gave Mohammed half a dose of diazepam, a sedative, to keep him calm.
Fayina Ali Akilawus, who was kidnapped by a splinter group of Boko Haram, one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups, in a space provided by UNICEF in Nigeria, Nov. 19, 2024. Last month, four years after her abduction, Akilawus escaped along with an abductee of six years, Alice Loksha Ngaddah, and Ngaddah’s 3-year-old, slipping out of the militants’ camp and traveling by donkey, ox cart, boat and car for more than three days until arriving at a military outpost in northeastern Nigeria. (Taiwo Aina/The New York Times) The San Juan Daily Star November 29-December 1, 2024
By APOORVA MANDAVILLI and RUTH MacLEAN
For more than six years, Alice Loksha Ngaddah bided her time, waiting for an opportunity to escape her abductors.
She had been kidnapped in Nigeria by a splinter group of Boko Haram, one of the world’s deadliest terrorist groups.
Her moment to flee arrived in October, when Loksha, the 3-year-old son she gave birth to in captivity and another abductee, Fayina Ali Akilawus, slipped out of the militants’ camp at dusk. They traveled by donkey, ox cart, boat and car for more than three days until arriving at a military outpost in northeastern Nigeria.
As they neared their destination, the women erupted in praises to Jesus, shouting, “We are really saved,” Loksha recalled, speaking to The New York Times this past week in her only interview since regaining freedom.
When she was abducted, Loksha became one of the highest-profile of the thousands of people Boko Haram has kidnapped over the past decade. She was a nurse and mother of two, working for UNICEF at a clinic in Rann, Nigeria, an area of intense conflict between the military and Boko Haram. She took the job
For the first few months, the insurgents left the women alone. The militants made contact with the aid organizations the women had worked for and the Nigerian government, trying to extract ransoms and the release of imprisoned comrades. When their demands were not met, they became angry and told the women to expect the worst.
“The nation will be surprised,” Loksha said the fighters told them.
On Sept. 16, Saifura Khorsa, one of the two midwives, felt particularly uneasy. “Maybe they are coming to take us home,” Loksha remembered her saying. It was the woman’s birthday, so Loksha tried to lift her spirits by cracking jokes and doing her hair.
Vehicles full of fighters appeared and took Khorsa away. She was executed that day, Loksha learned later. The other midwife, Hauwa Mohammed Liman, was killed the following month. Both women were Muslim; the Islamic militants said they deserved to die because they had betrayed their faith by working for the Red Cross.
When Boko Haram emerged in 2009, its leaders openly preached violence against Christians. Its deadly net soon widened to include northern Nigeria’s Muslim majority. The group has abducted and killed thousands of Muslim women, and forcibly “married” some of them to fighters.
Common criminals rather than religious zealots make up the bulk of the group’s ranks these days, said Allen Manasseh, a youth leader at the forefront of a campaign to release Boko Haram captives. “It’s now a criminal en-
She was enslaved first by Abu Umar, one of the terrorist group’s top five commanders at the time of her abduction. Giving birth to his son, Mohammed, elevated her status to that of wife.
The commander was stoned to death in 2021 for committing adultery by sleeping with a Muslim abductee. Loksha was then married to another high-ranking commander, Abu Simak.
Her associations earned her special privileges, like a proper home, adequate food and a modicum of privacy. (When she escaped, she looked healthy and well-fed.) She also persuaded four other enslaved Christian women to embrace fake conversion, trusting them to keep her secret.
“I cannot hide things to you, because you are my sister,” she recalls thinking of the Christian women. “We are one.” All along, she told her captors she was content to live her life as “Auntie Halima.”
In October 2023, when she met Akilawus, the woman with whom she would eventually escape, they formed an instant bond. The very first night they met, they held hands and prayed together and talked about their lives and dreams of freedom. “We did not close our eyes till the next day,” Loksha recalled. “She was brought to me so that we can put heads together.”
While living together, they slowly began to sell items from the house — curtains, rugs, bits of zinc roofing — to amass money to fund their escape. When they had saved enough,
The Fulani woman led them to her husband, who was hiding in the bush a three-hour walk from the camp, with a pair of donkeys. They rode through the night for the next two days. When it was clear they had left the bush — and the territory controlled by Boko Haram — they sighed in relief. At a village, the Fulani man handed them off to one of his brothers. They set off on a three-hour trek on a cow-drawn wooden cart, crossed two rivers and hiked three more hours to Diffa, a town in Niger on Nigeria’s northeast border. Their journey had not yet ended. There was still a twohour car ride to the Nigerian town of Geidam. The women burst into prayer as they approached the town. The driver, who was Muslim, kept repeating the word “Sorry,” Loksha recalled, and drove them straight to the nearest Nigerian military checkpoint.
Uncertain future
Some women and girls who escape Boko Haram have been raped by Nigerian troops, but Loksha said the soldiers treated the women with kindness, providing them with good food, clothes and new phones. The military took them to Maiduguri, a city in northeast Nigeria, and handed them over to state government officials last week.
The lives that await both her and Akilawus are much different from the ones they left behind. Akilawus was engaged when she was kidnapped; her groom-to-be has long since moved on. Loksha is 42. Her son, now 13, sat silently as she recently tried to talk to him by video. Her 7-year-old daughter doesn’t remember her at all. Her husband remarried not long after she was taken.
Last Wednesday, she was reunited with her sisters, Comfort Shetima and Joy “Kaka” Atigogo, in Maiduguri. Joy flew into Loksha’s
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By JAMES WAGNER
Aheated and long-standing rivalry simmers between neighbors Colombia and Venezuela — not over politics, migration or even soccer, but over the humble arepa.
The round cornbread delight, a staple of both South American countries, appears everywhere from breakfast plates to late-night snacks, woven deeply into the fabric of each nation. Ingrained into everyday slang and popular culture, the arepa is much more than a meal.
But ask a Colombian or a Venezuelan who does it best — or where it originated — and you’ll find yourself caught in a culinary clash that transcends borders.
“Everyone defends their territory,” said Gustavo Zapata, 39, a chef at the Sancho Paisa restaurant chain, which is known for its traditional Colombian arepas in Medellín, the country’s second-largest city.
The arepa debate mirrors other food fights around the world. Peruvians and Ecuadorians argue over ceviche. Israelis and Lebanese have wrestled over hummus. Multiple Northern African countries lay claim to couscous. Australians and New Zealanders have feuded over pavlova, a meringue-based dessert topped with fruit.
But culinary disputes also have serious undertones. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, for example, has tried to use arepas as a nationalist rallying point, if not a political tool, claiming the food is from his country alone. And as millions of Venezuelans have migrated over the years because of the country’s economic and political crisis, they have brought their version with them around the globe, further stoking the great arepa battle.
“I used to think only we ate arepas,” Jesús Sánchez, 34, an owner of a Venezuelan restaurant chain in Medellín named Los Chamos, referring to Venezuelans. He realized otherwise when he started visiting Colombia 10 years ago. “They’re very different.”
Arepas have been eaten for thousands of
years, said Ocarina Castillo, 72, an anthropology professor who studies food at the Central University of Venezuela.
When Spanish conquistadors explored northern South America in the 15th and 16th centuries, they encountered Indigenous people eating the corn cakes. The Spanish adapted them, Castillo said, eventually transforming the word “erepa” from the language of the Cumanagoto people, who lived in what is modernday northern and eastern Venezuela, into “arepa.” Other Indigenous groups ate something similar but gave it a different name.
Centuries ago, Castillo said, the borders we know today didn’t exist, and people moved freely.
“We lose that perspective,” she said, “and that’s why we insist on giving a homeland to arepas.”
With some shared history and culture, along with a 1,400-mile border, Colombia and Venezuela have been, at times, allies or rivals. (In the 1800s, they were even briefly part of the same republic, called Gran Colombia.)
Since Venezuela slid into autocracy under Maduro, roughly a quarter of its population has left, almost 8 million people since 2014, according to the United Nations.
More than 3 million Venezuelans have ended up in Colombia, a country of 53 million where the mixing of cultures has made the arepa debate more prevalent than ever.
Arepas in Colombia often accompany a dish, such as meat or soup, and can have a topping or occasionally a filling. But in Venezuela, they are an entire meal — large and stuffed with different fillings, from cheese to plantains to beef. In Colombia, arepas vary by region, while in Venezuela there are several varieties that are popular nationwide.
Then there is texture: Colombian arepas tend to be crunchier, whereas Venezuelan arepas are usually softer. In Colombia, people often buy their arepas from stores, while Venezuelans consider that sacrilegious because they are accustomed to making them at home.
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arms, laughing and sobbing while Comfort enveloped them both.
When the sisters broke the news that their mother had died just a few weeks after Loksha’s abduction, she wailed, “Mama,” and wept, swaying as her friend and younger sister comforted her. Mohammed sat on his Auntie Joy’s lap and wiped away his mother’s tears.
Loksha’s safety is still uncertain. The military received credible information this past week that her captors were looking for her. She said she was prepared for this possibility, and for whatever else might come her way.
“The same God that gave me that courage will be the same God that will lead me further,” she said. “To move on, you forget about the past.”
Another difference?
“The Venezuelan arepa is made from corn flour, and we use the corn itself,” explained Andrés Giraldo Rueda, 35, a manager at a Sancho Paisa restaurant in Medellín. “Corn flour is easy to conserve and transport, so they can take it to all over.”
The answer to who is winning the arepa war depends on whom you ask. Castillo, the professor, said Venezuela was in the lead because of its vast diaspora across the world.
Juan Manuel Barrientos, 41, a Colombian chef who has earned two Michelin stars and has restaurants in Colombia, Miami and Washington, said the arepa contest was tied because of his country’s growing status as a destination.
“We have fed arepas to a lot of tourists in the past 10, 15 years,” he said.
(Colombian arepas even appeared in the Disney movie “Encanto.”)
This year, though, Maduro, the authoritarian leader who has been in power since 2013, declared a winner: In a slickly produced video posted on his social media accounts, he proclaimed arepas as Venezuelan.
“One thing is to eat the arepa — and arepas should be eaten wherever you want,” he said. “But another thing is not to know that the arepa is?” The crowd answered: “Venezuelan.”
Maduro said his government had begun preparing an application to UNESCO, the United Nations cultural organization, to give Venezuelan arepas a global cultural heritage designation.
One arepa stand — in Rotterdam,
Netherlands, of all places — may provide the best illustration of the current arepa rankings.
Diego Mendoza, the owner, left Venezuela in 2015 for better opportunities thanks to his Spanish passport, which he had because his grandfather emigrated from Spain.
After working a corporate job in Barcelona, Spain, then in Poland and later in Rotterdam, Mendoza, 32, missed home and Venezuelan food. So he started making and selling arepas at weekly outdoor markets, slowly perfecting his family’s recipe.
“We are everywhere, but so are Colombians,” he said. “But because of all that we’re going through, the tragedy, we give much more importance to the arepa than Colombians.”
In May 2023, Mendoza opened his permanent spot, named Erikucha Arepera, at a large popular market in Rotterdam.
Because Colombia is easier to visit than Venezuela — and despite a Venezuelan flag displayed at his stand — he said many Dutch customers have referred to the arepas as Colombian because they recognize them from their travels. He then explains that arepas are also Venezuelan.
Mendoza, who has a tattoo on his arm of an arepa with the stars of the Venezuelan flag, isn’t bothered by the confusion or the arepa rivalry. He doesn’t think something so yummy should divide. In fact, it should unite.
“The truth is it doesn’t matter if they’re Colombian or whatever,” he said. “What I know is that the arepa should belong to the world.”
By MICHELLE GOLDBERG
It’s hard to imagine how terrifying it must be to be a trans person, or the parent of one, in America right now. Donald Trump and his party, having triumphed in an election in which they demonized trans people, seem hellbent on driving them out of public life. Democrats, some of whom blame the party for staking out positions on trans issues that they couldn’t publicly defend, are shellshocked and confused. Democratic leaders have been far too quiet as congressional Republicans, giddy and vengeful in victory, seek to humiliate their new colleague, Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., by barring her and other trans people from using the appropriate single-sex bathrooms in the Capitol.
I say this as someone who has been called a TERF, a contemptuous acronym that stands for Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminist, more times than I can count. For a decade now, I’ve been trying to balance a belief in the rights of trans people with my skepticism of some trans activist positions. I’ve written with a degree of sympathy about feminists who’ve been ostracized for wanting to maintain women’s-only spaces. I believe that the science behind youth gender medicine is unsettled, and I dislike jargon like “sex assigned at birth” that tries to mystify or elide the reality of biological sex. (Except for rare exceptions, doctors
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Occasionally, I receive angry or plaintive messages from trans people accusing me of helping America down a slippery slope that has brought us to our lamentable present, when discrimination against trans people has been normalized to a degree that recently seemed unthinkable. During Trump’s first presidential campaign, he said his trans supporter Caitlyn Jenner was welcome to use whatever bathroom she wanted at Trump Tower. At the time, North Carolina’s bathroom bill, which resulted in economically painful boycotts of the state, was widely seen as a selfinflicted wound.
Eight years later, anti-trans rhetoric was a central part of the Trump campaign; between Oct. 7 and Oct. 20, more than 41% of pro-Trump ads promoted anti-trans messages. Over a dozen states now have laws restricting trans people’s access to single-sex bathrooms. In the face of this onslaught against a tiny and vulnerable group of people, there’s pressure on liberals to keep any qualms we might have about elements of progressive gender ideology to ourselves.
That’s one reason, despite my interest in sex and gender, I haven’t written about these debates as much as I otherwise might have. But I’m increasingly convinced that this widespread reticence hasn’t served anyone very well. The basic right of trans people to live in safety and dignity, free from discrimination, should be uncontested. But evolving ideas about sex and gender create new complexities and conflicts, and when progressives refuse to talk about them forthrightly, instead defaulting to clichés like “trans women are women,” people can feel lied to and become radicalized.
Rejection of progressive orthodoxy on gender can even become a lens through which people see the world; just look at Dave Chappelle or J.K. Rowling. As writer Sam Harris put it in an election postmortem, “I know people who haven’t been touched by this issue personally, for whom it was the only issue that decided their vote.”
There are some Americans, no doubt, who won’t be mollified by anything short of the erasure of trans people from society. But others simply feel that progressives aren’t leveling with them, a perception Democrats might have been able to address with a bit more frankness.
In 2023, for example, Joe Biden’s administration proposed a common-sense rule that would prohibit outright bans on trans girls and women in school sports, but allow for exceptions to promote fair competition and prevent injury. “This more nuanced stance marked the first time the Biden administration took the position that sex differences can matter in school sports, something hotly disputed by leading LGBTQ rights organizations,” Rachel Cohen wrote in Vox. But, she pointed out, the administration, perhaps wary of inflaming tensions in the Democratic coalition, ne -
ver spoke about the new policy. Instead, Kamala Harris was largely silent in the face of relentless Republican attacks, as if hoping the whole issue would just go away.
Politically, nuance is a harder sell than certainty. But it’s more honest, and honesty is what’s needed in the face of a coming tsunami of malicious MAGA propaganda. To have a chance of weathering it, Democrats are going to have to do two things at once. They need to have some uncomfortable conversations about complicated subjects, while at the same time standing up for a minuscule minority that’s increasingly under siege. After all, the bullying of McBride — who has handled Republican cruelty with exceptional grace — is only the opening salvo in what is likely to be a far-reaching national campaign against trans people.
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., who is rapacious for media attention, is campaigning to extend the congressional bathroom ban to all federal buildings, including museums and airports. (She’s hawking T-shirts celebrating her crusade.) On Sunday, The Times of London reported that Trump is planning an executive order that would prohibit trans people from joining the military and medically discharge those already enlisted, labeling them unfit to serve. (The transition team has denied this.) The new administration will most likely attempt to ban Medicare and Medicaid coverage for trans people’s hormone therapy, meaning some could be cut off from drugs they depend on. At a time when some parents of trans kids have fled red states to protect medical care they see as essential, the Trump administration wants to prohibit such treatment for minors nationally.
There’s some ideological ground that Democrats should retreat from. But then they need to find a place where they will stand and fight.
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SAN JUAN – Con la llegada de la temporada navideña en Puerto Rico y ante la proximidad del Viernes Negro y el Lunes Cibernético, la Oficina de Investigaciones de Seguridad Nacional (HSI) San Juan y la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) emitieron el miércoles, una alerta conjunta a los consumidores para evitar la compra de artículos falsificados que, además de perjudicar la economía, pueden representar riesgos para la salud y la seguridad.
“Las violaciones de derechos de propiedad tienen un impacto económico severo en nuestro país”, explicó
Rebecca González Ramos, Agente Especial a Cargo de HSI San Juan en conferencia de prens.
“El llamado es para que los ciudadanos no compren productos pirateados, específicamente aquellos que impactan la salud pública y la seguridad, como medicamentos, cargadores de celular, luces de Navidad y productos de belleza. Vamos a protegernos de riesgos innecesarios; la economía momentánea ocasiona una pérdida severa a largo plazo”, agregó.
González Ramos destacó que, a nivel nacional, en el año fiscal 2023, las confiscaciones por violaciones a derechos de propiedad intelectual y fraude comercial superaron el billón de dólares. En Puerto Rico, durante el año fiscal 2024, HSI San Juan inició una decena de casos relacionados con estos delitos y confiscó aproximadamente 11,828 artículos valorados en alrededor de $3.2 millones. “El alto a esta actividad está en las manos de nosotros como consumidores”, enfatizó.
Por su parte, Efraín Rivas, subdirector de Operaciones de Campo para el Comercio en la Oficina de Campo de San Juan de CBP, advirtió sobre los peligros de adquirir productos falsificados. “Los riesgos de comprar productos falsificados no siempre son evidentes de inmediato, pero pueden tener graves consecuencias. Des-
de las repercusiones económicas y las ramificaciones jurídicas hasta los posibles peligros para la salud y la seguridad, es esencial comprender estos peligros antes de realizar una compra”, señaló. “Esto es especialmente cierto cuando se compra en línea, donde los productos falsificados son frecuentes”.
Las autoridades explicaron que los productos electrónicos falsificados pueden sobrecalentarse y explotar; los cosméticos y productos sanitarios falsos pueden contener ingredientes peligrosos; y artículos de temporada para el hogar, como las luces navideñas, pueden estar mal fabricados y provocar incendios. Además, sitios web utilizados para vender productos falsificados pueden poner en riesgo los datos personales y financieros de los compradores, haciéndolos vulnerables a estafas y pérdidas financieras.
HSI y CBP también alertaron que, en muchas ocasiones, las ventas de productos ilegales financian actividades de organizaciones criminales transnacionales que atentan contra la seguridad de las comunidades. Asimismo, señalaron que el trabajo forzoso, incluyendo el infantil, está relacionado con la fabricación de estos bienes en el extranjero que se exportan a Esta-
dos Unidos.
Durante una reciente conferencia de prensa, HSI mostró mercancía incautada en septiembre, donde oficiales de CBP en San Juan detuvieron un cargamento sospechoso de violar derechos de propiedad intelectual. Se trataba de joyería falsificada de la marca Van Cleef & Arpels, que incluía 14 collares, 20 pulseras, un juego de aretes y tres anillos, con un valor estimado de $362,250 según el precio de venta sugerido por el fabricante. La mercancía fue encontrada en violación del 19 USC § 1526(e).
Recomendaciones al público:
Compras en línea seguras: Realice compras en sitios web confiables y verificados. Evite sitios desconocidos o no seguros.
Atención a señales de falsificación: Preste especial atención a productos de mala calidad, sin etiquetas de seguridad o con precios muy por debajo del mercado. Si parece demasiado bueno para ser verdad, probablemente lo sea.
Protección financiera: Use una tarjeta de crédito con una línea mínima para compras en línea y esté atento a cualquier actividad sospechosa en sus cuentas. Evite utilizar tarjetas de débito, ya que no ofrecen la misma protección contra el robo de identidad.
Seguridad digital: Mantenga actualizados su sistema operativo, navegador y software antivirus. Sea cauteloso con correos electrónicos, mensajes de texto y enlaces no solicitados o sospechosos.
Contraseñas seguras: Use contraseñas distintas y complejas para cada cuenta en línea y considere utilizar herramientas de gestión de contraseñas.
Finalmente, las autoridades instan a la ciudadanía a denunciar si sospechan que han adquirido productos falsificados o han sido víctimas de fraude. Pueden comunicarse con el Centro de Comunicaciones de HSI San Juan al 787-729-6969, disponible las 24 horas, los 7 días de la semana, con atención en inglés y español. Para más información sobre la misión de HSI y cómo aumentar la seguridad pública en su comunidad, puede seguirlos en X (antes conocido como Twitter) en @ HSISanJuan.
November 29-December 1, 2024
By DEVIKA GIRISH
This month’s picks include coming-of-age stories from India, Italy, Canada, Switzerland and Poland, in which children and teens learn truths about adulthood the hard way.
‘Vaazhai’
Mari Selvaraj’s new film might seem, at first, like a charming kids’ caper — but right from the outset, horror-tinged hints warn us that this is a movie where the joyous innocence of childhood will meet its harsh disillusionment. Far too early, the responsibilities of adulthood have intruded upon the life of Sivanaindhan (M Ponvel). The son of a poor widow in a village in Tamil Nadu, in South India, Sivanaindhan is forced to work in the plantain fields on his days off from school to help his family pay off ever-expanding debts. The boy is an excellent student; while his classmates dread going to school, he dreads his plantain-lugging weekends.
Selvaraj beautifully weaves together the two dramas at play in “Vaazhai,” one of children and one of adults. The film largely involves the adventures of Sivanaindhan and his friend Sekar: their arguments about their favorite movie stars, their plans to get close to the teacher on whom they both have a crush and their ceaseless attempts to get out of their grueling plantain work. In the background, the older workers negotiate with the overseer for better pay by threatening to strike, and suffer his threats and intimidation. These two arcs come together in a stunning climax, revealing that the film is both historical and autobiographical, drawing on a horrible, little-known tragedy from Selvaraj’s own childhood. (Stream it on Hulu.)
‘Fireworks’
The collision that brings the teenage protagonists of “Fireworks” together is as cute as meet-cutes get. Gianni (Samuele Segreto) and Nino (Gabriele Pizzurro) are both riding mopeds when they crash into each other and topple over. Nino apologizes profusely to the dazed Gianni — who was fleeing bullies — and leaves him, in lieu of contact information, with a crumpled sketch of fireworks. As Gianni soon discovers, Nino and his father make a living by setting off fireworks at village fairs.
It’s these little details that elevate this gay, Sicily-set coming-of-age drama beyond its familiar story beats of tentative exploration, passionate but secret romance, and tragedy. The director, Guiseppe Fiorello, builds out the setting with delicate, colorful flair. The story unfolds across striking locations: the bar, populated by chauvinistic men, near which Gianni lives with his mother and abusive stepfather; the country
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house of Nino and his rambunctious, soccer-obsessed family; the religious processions where the two boys set off spectacular fireworks. When heartbreak predictably sets in, it is leavened by the sense that even this insular, rural world is full of secrets and possibilities, and that the future will bring salvation for the likes of Gianni and Nino. (Stream it on Tubi.)
‘I Like Movies’
That “I Like Movies” is set in the early 2000s is clear from the very beginning, thanks to a number of canny period details. The protagonist Lawrence (Isaiah Lehtinen), a high school senior in Burlington, Ontario, frequents a DVD store. He and his best friend, Matt, watch episodes of “Saturday Night Live” that feature Jimmy Fallon. And New York University, where Lawrence dreams of studying filmmaking, costs just … $90,000. But there’s one marker in the film that time-stamps the setting even more precisely: the upcoming release of the 2002 Paul Thomas Anderson film “Punch-Drunk Love,” which Lawrence awaits with delirious anticipation.
Lawrence is that kind of guy, and “I Like Movies” is that kind of movie: Both revel in name-drops and really specific, niche details designed to draw in a select audience. Lawrence has had a tough time at school — he’s not popular and his dad’s death a few years before has left him and his mother suspended in a state of grief. He is convinced that his life will change once he’s at NYU, and he finds a job at the video store to save up for college — only to be served a sobering lesson in how real life works, courtesy of his manager, who once dreamed of being an actress.
You might think of Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” while watching “I Like Movies,” with its small-town teenage angst and sardonic wit, but there are shades of “Punch-Drunk Love” here, too: Writer-director Chandler Levack’s script allows his character no easy outs, leaning hard into the bitter part of bittersweet. (Rent or buy it on most major platforms.)
‘Retreat’
A father and son drive off to a cabin deep in the Swiss woods. The trees are towering, the snow is thick, the rocks are craggy. Beautiful wide shots and overhead views frame the son, Benny (Dorian Heiniger), against these massive and desolate landscapes, a lonely speck amid the vastness of nature. Why
are they here? It’s not clear, although there’s talk of the mother and her new boyfriend, and a slight uneasiness between the duo, the awkwardness perhaps of a divorced dad who doesn’t get to see his child that often.
But when the father, Michael (Peter Hottinger), begins to insist rather forcefully on not using phones, seems to stock up on way too many cans of beans and tomatoes, and makes references to some apocalypse soon to come, one begins to suspect that something is off. “Retreat” is a film of few words and magnificent images, where the drama unfolds suggestively in hints and gestures, and in the pensive performances of Heiniger and Hottinger. Nothing much happens by way of action, yet unspoken tensions simmer under the surface, and by the movie’s surprising end, you sense that a tremendous transformation has quietly taken place. (Stream it on Film Movement Plus.)
‘I Never Cry’
To describe the humor of Piotr Domalewski’s movie as dark feels like an understatement: It is a film of pummeling grief and little respite that, thanks to its sparkling star Zofia Stafiej, somehow finds a spiky, resilient wit. The 17-year old Ola lives in Poland with her nagging mother and a brother who, because of his disabilities, needs hands-on care. Their father left to work in Ireland awhile ago, but he promised to buy Ola a car as soon as she learns how to drive.
When “I Never Cry” opens, Ola has just failed the driving test for the fourth time. Soon after, she receives a call: Her father has died in a workplace accident. They can’t have a funeral unless his body is brought back to Poland — a process that involves various expenses and paperwork, for which Ola’s mother dispatches her barely adult daughter alone to Dublin.
Everyone tells Ola off for smoking cigarettes, but can anyone blame her? She embarks on a Kafka-esque journey, trying to piece together the life of a man she hardly knew and navigate the complicated bureaucracy of death in a foreign country, armed with nothing but a backpack and a stubborn refusal to take “no” for an answer. From Ola’s tragicomic misadventures emerges a stark portrait of the lives of Eastern European migrant workers: their precarious employment conditions and makeshift families, and the immense price they pay for the slim prospect of a better life. (Stream it on Tubi.)
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By JUDY GORDON-CONDE and JENNIFER CONDE-POWERS
Recently, family and friends celebrated the 90th birthday of Marisa Vela (widow of Dr. Rosendo Vela) in Puerto Rico at a surprise party organized by her daughters Angela, Luisa and Lucé (the former first lady of Puerto Rico) at the residence of Angela and her husband, Antonio Morera.
The celebration was full of traditional and festive moments, including dear friends who had traveled from Spain and joined the celebration. Guests also enjoyed delectable passed hors d’oeuvres and champagne, all to wish a Happy Birthday to a remarkable woman.
By EMILY SCHMALL
There has been a barrage of bad news about food lately.
Ten people died after eating Boar’s Head deli meat in a listeria outbreak that hospitalized dozens of others. One person has died and more than 100 people have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak linked to onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. This month, there has been a food recall nearly every day.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health department, has repeatedly called the U.S. food system “broken.” And the public seems to agree with that sentiment: A September poll showed that confidence in federal regulators’ ability to ensure that the food supply was safe was at a record low.
But a closer examination of data on foodborne illnesses and food recalls shows a more complicated picture. Experts say that by some measures, the food supply has become safer in recent years: We now have better testing systems that make it possible to detect contaminated food sooner and recall it faster, which means that outbreaks are now often smaller. It’s also easier to detect foodborne illnesses and link them to specific outbreaks. Still, there has been less progress than experts had hoped to see by now.
“I won’t say the food supply is getting less safe, but it’s not getting safer either,” said Donald Schaffner, a professor of food science at Rutgers University. “We’ve sort of stalled out.”
Experts say that the lack of progress is due, at least in part, to a patchwork regulatory system that has struggled to keep pace with an increasingly complex food supply. More products and ingredients are now being imported, and food is more frequently grown, manufactured, packed and distributed by separate companies. A longer and less integrated supply chain means there are many more points at which the food can be contaminated.
Consumer habits have also changed, with more people relying on ready-to-eat foods such as deli meats and bagged salads that they don’t wash or cook themselves.
“We do have more consumer awareness, more testing, more ways of finding these bugs,” said Darin Detwiler, a professor of food regulatory affairs at Northeastern University. “But there’s just so much change in consumer behavior and in the growth of convenience foods that at some point, we’re going to see that we’re losing the battle.”
The prevalence of foodborne illness
In 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded about 5,600 foodborne illnesses, compared with about 13,800 in 2009. That’s just a fraction of what’s estimated to be the true burden of illness each year: The CDC estimates that the number of people who become sick with foodborne illness every year is close to 48 million, and that there are about 3,000 deaths annually from these infections.
In 2020, the federal government set a goal to reduce infections from some of the deadliest pathogens by 2030. But a CDC report from September found that the rate of illness from listeria, salmonella and E. coli had not improved. And the rate of illness from other pathogens had risen.
“We’re just not making the progress we had hoped,” said Dr. Jennifer Cope, a medical epidemic researcher and chief of enteric diseases at the CDC.
Recalls have nearly doubled between 2012 and 2024, though the Food and Drug Administration lumps food and cosmetic recalls together. Some of this increase may be because of better testing. Not all recalls involve pathogens, either: Since 2011, about 40% of recalls have been related to allergens, according to Janell Goodwin, an FDA spokesperson.
Advances in whole-genome sequencing in the last decade have given public health investigators much better tools to quickly detect pathogens in fresh produce and other foods, and to trace them to specific restaurants, grocery stores and other food suppliers. This has allowed the FDA to issue recall notices before any illnesses have been reported. And food companies are also alerting consumers more quickly, experts say, instead of risking the bad publicity associated with an outbreak.
“It’s an indication that our food safety system is working, detecting events before anyone gets sick,” said Craig Hedberg, a public health researcher and food safety expert at the University of Minnesota.
Greater risks to fresh produce
Most oversight of the food supply falls to the FDA, with the exception of meat, poultry and some egg products, which are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Beef, pork and poultry are now involved in fewer large outbreaks and recalls than they were decades ago, experts said. The industry changed its practices after a 1993 E. coli outbreak linked to undercooked hamburgers served at Jack in the Box restaurants sickened more than 600 people and killed four children.
“It was a watershed moment that forced the food safety world to look at how beef, pork and poultry were regulated,” said Benjamin Chapman, a professor and food safety specialist at North Carolina State University.
Historically, fruits and vegetables were not viewed as posing the same risk as meat, but recent data show that fresh produce is a leading cause of foodborne illness.
Fruits and vegetables can be contaminated by pathogens that occur naturally in soil, or by water used for irrigation, which can be tainted with the feces of animals in nearby farms. Produce can also be contaminated in processing centers by workers or unclean surfaces or equipment, or in distribution trucks. These germs can linger on fresh produce even after it has been carefully washed.
The Food Safety Modernization Act, signed by former President Barack Obama in 2011, was meant to reduce contamination in produce-growing areas, but its reach is limited: FDA inspectors are hampered by a law that prohibits them from taking test samples from neighboring animal farms without the landowners’ permission.
The risks of a more complex food supply
Food suppliers are increasingly sourcing fresh produce, seafood and other fare from overseas, posing a challenge for regulators. These changes to how food is made and consumed have made the food supply chain more difficult to track, said Detwiler, the Northeastern professor, who became a food sa-
Boar’s Head meats are displayed at a deli in New York, Sept. 17, 2024. It might seem like there’s news about E. coli or listeria every week. Here’s what the data on food safety actually show. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
fety advocate after his 16-month-old son died in the Jack in the Box outbreak.
The FDA does not have the resources to inspect many foreign facilities, said Susan Mayne, who served as the agency’s director of food safety during the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. The FDA physically inspects less than 1% of food imports.
That gap in oversight was illuminated last year, when applesauce pouches that contained lead-tainted cinnamon sourced from Ecuador sickened hundreds of children across the United States. The FDA had not inspected the plant in Ecuador or sampled the product when it entered the United States.
Inspections could also be hampered by proposed cuts in federal funding to state food safety programs, said Sarah Sorscher, the director of regulatory affairs at the consumer advocacy group Center for Science in the Public Interest. States often carry out on-site inspections of restaurants, food processing facilities and farms on the FDA’s behalf.
Federal inspectors have also come under scrutiny for failing to act quickly after possible contamination issues were identified. In February 2021, a whistleblower complaint alerted the FDA to unsafe conditions at a baby formula manufacturing plant in Michigan. It took nearly a year for the agency to conduct an inspection. Bacteria was found in the plant, and a recall was issued. By then, one infant had died from a cronobacter infection traced to the formula. Another infant later died, and two others were sickened.
The USDA was also criticized for not acting more swiftly after inspectors repeatedly found black mold, rust and other issues at a Boar’s Head processing plant in Virginia starting in September 2022. A recall was issued only after this summer’s deadly outbreak.
Kennedy has vowed to slash entire departments at the FDA, saying that big agricultural producers “control” the agency. But reducing staffing will only hinder the work of federal inspectors, Mayne said. She added that Kennedy’s “narrative that FDA experts are somehow captured by industry is simply not true.”
Regulators can only do so much, Mayne said.
“FDA functions as a food safety cop on the beat,” she said. “But the ultimate responsibility for making things safer really comes from the food industry.”
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By EMILY WEINSTEIN
The best part of shrimp scampi is arguably the garlicky sauce, usually poured over pasta or mopped up with bread. This recipe offers another take: Pillows of potato gnocchi are crisped in a skillet that is then used to cook the shrimp. The gnocchi add heft, and their soft yet chewy texture goes nicely with the springiness of the shrimp. Serve this with a big green salad to round out the meal.
By Melissa Clark
Yield: 3 to 4 servings
Total time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 1 pound gnocchi (fresh, frozen or shelf-stable)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
1/2 cup dry white wine (or clam juice, or broth)
Kosher salt (such as Diamond Crystal) and freshly ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon red-pepper flakes, plus more for serving 1 pound large or extra-large shrimp, shelled (deveined, if you like)
1 lemon
1/2 cup chopped parsley
Preparation:
1. In a large, preferably nonstick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high. Add gnocchi to the pan, breaking up any that are stuck together. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, tossing every 1 to 2 minutes, so they get golden and crispy all over. Transfer to a bowl or plate.
2. In the same skillet over medium-high, add remaining 1 tablespoon oil and all of the butter, letting it melt for a few seconds. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add wine, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and all of the red-pepper flakes. Bring to a simmer, and let the wine reduce by half, about 2 minutes.
3. Add shrimp and sauté until they just start to turn pink, 2 to 3 minutes, depending on their size.
4. Return gnocchi to the pan and add another 1/4 teaspoon salt. Using a Microplane or other fine grater, grate the zest from the lemon into the pan. Add parsley, tossing well. If your pan looks dry, add a splash of water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing to combine, then remove pan from the heat.
5. Cut the naked lemon in two and squeeze in the
One-pan shrimp scampi with crispy gnocchi. Garlicky, buttery scampi sauce meets crispy, chewy gnocchi — a primo pairing that just makes sense, courtesy of Melissa Clark. Food styled by Hadas Smirnoff. (Kate Sears/The New York Times)
juice from one half, gently tossing to combine. Taste and add more salt if you like. Cut the remaining lemon half into wedges for serving.
6. Top with more olive oil and more red-pepper flakes, if you’d like, and serve with lemon wedges on the side.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA
FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO (ANTES BANCO DE SANTANDER PUERTO RICO
EX PARTE
Civil Núm.: SS2024CV00516.
Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE
ASOCIADO DE PR, SS.
A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA
PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE SE DESCRIBIRÁ Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE.
POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica para que comparezcan, si lo creyeren pertinente, ante este Honorable Tribunal dentro de los veinte (20) días contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto a exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en el expediente promovido por la parte peticionaria para adquirir su dominio sobre la finca que se describe más adelante. Usted deberá presentar su posición a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.poderjudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación en la secretaría del Tribunal. Si usted deja de expresarse dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia, previo a escuchar la prueba de valor de la parte peticionaria en su contra, sin más citarle ni oírle, y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. URBANA: Solar de doscientos setenta y siete punto cincuenta y seis mil cuarenta y seis metros (277.5646 m/c), radicado en la calle Muñoz Ri-
vera de San Sebastián, Puerto Rico: en lindes por el NORTE, en una alineación de doce punto quinientos setenta y dos metros (12.572 mts.) con terrenos de Rubén Ramírez; por el SUR, con una alineación de once punto doscientos noventa y nueve metros (11.299 mts.) con la Calle Ruiz Belvis; por el ESTE, con una alineación de 25.497 con Santander de Puerto Rico (hoy FirstBank) (lote 5293); y por el OESTE, con una alineación veinte un punto setecientos ochenta y uno metros (21.781 mts.) con Sucesión Joaquín Castro. Número de catastro: 129-012-047-08. El abogado de la parte peticionaria es la Lcdo. Ernesto Rovira Gándara, PMB 767, 1353 Ave. Luis Vigoreaux, Guaynabo, PR 00966; Tel. (787)-758-3277; Email: erovira@partnerslegalservicespr.com. Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 24 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 3:30 DE LA TARDE, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado en tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte (20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, a 23 de octubre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ARLENE GUZMÁN PABÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE MANATÍ PHALANX
CAPITAL SERIES 20
REAL ESTATE LLC
Demandante Vs. WANDA SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO, ET AL. Demandados
Civil Núm.: AR2022CV01125.
Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (“IN REM”). ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, WILFREDO RODRÍGUEZ CARRIÓN, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Manatí, a la parte demandada y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 24 de octubre de 2024, y para satisfacer la Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos fechada 28 de junio de 2024, notificada el 1 de julio de 2024 y publicada el 5 de julio de 2024, procederé a vender el día 8 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Manatí, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque certificado y/o giro postal, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad:
URBANA: PROPIEDAD HORI-
ZONTAL: Apartamento tipo “Walk-up”, de un solo nivel identificado con el número 302B, localizado en el segundo piso del Edificio Corfu (Edificio “A”) del Condominio “Atenas Court”, a su vez localizado en la Carretera Estatal número 149, kilómetro 3.5 en Barrio Río Arriba Salientes (Barrio Coto Sur), del término municipal de Manatí, Puerto Rico. Tiene una cabida superficial de 1,275.679 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 118.514 metros cuadrados. Compuesta por su área de apartamento de 1,204.179 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 111.872 metros cuadrados y área de balcón de 71.500 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 6.643 metros cuadrados. Son sus linderos: por el NORTE, en una distancia de 4’ 2”, con pared que lo separa de elemento exterior común, en distancia de 12’ 0”; 5’ 1”; 4’ 9”; 4’ 10” y 12’ 0”, con pared medianera que lo separa del apartamento identificado con el número 502-A; por el SUR, en distancias de una distancia de 4’ 2”, con pared que lo separa de elemento exterior común, en distancia de 22’ 0”, con pared medianera que lo separa del apartamento identificado con el número 302-A y en 19’ 7”, con pared que lo separa del corredor (common area) y fosa de las escaleras; por el ESTE, en distancia de 16’ 6” y
12’ 6”, con pared que lo separa de elemento exterior común; y por el OESTE, en distancia de 16’ 6”y 12’ 5”, con pared que lo separa de elemento exterior común. Contiene sala-comedor, cocina, área de “laundry”, 3 dormitorios, uno de ellos es el “master bedroom”, 2 baños, uno con acceso al pasillo central y el segundo ubicado dentro del área del “master bedroom”, 2 closet, un “walk-in closet” en el “master bedroom” “linen” closet y/o un closet de almacenaje y balcón. La puerta de entrada de este apartamento está situada en su lindero Sureste que da acceso al pasillo que a su vez se comunica con espacios comunes que conducen a la vía pública. Le corresponde a este apartamento el uso y disfrute “como anejo” de un área de estacionamiento doble (con capacidad para 2 vehículos de motor) identificados con el mismo número del apartamento en el Plano del Condominio. Le corresponde a este apartamento un porciento de participación en los elementos comunes generales de 1.855 por ciento. Inscrita al Folio Doscientos Nueve (209) del Tomo Quinientos Setenta y Siete (577) de Manatí, Registro Inmobiliario Digital del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí, Finca Número Dieciocho Mil Ochocientos Ochenta y Cuatro (18,884). Dirección Física: Condominio Atenas Court Edif. A Apt. 302 B Carr. 149 Km 3.5 Bo. Arriba Salientes Manatí, PR 00674. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, o sea, la suma principal de $128,052.44 más intereses al tipo convenido y demás términos y condiciones, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Manatí. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 8 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de $150,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 15 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $100,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA, el día 23 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo
mínimo será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $75,000.00. A la propiedad no le afectan gravámenes preferentes. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen (a ejecutarse): Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Banco Santander Puerto Rico, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $150,000.00, con intereses al 4 1/4% anual, vencedero el día 1 de junio de 2041, constituida mediante la escritura número 218, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 18 de mayo de 2011, ante la notario Griselle Arbona Martinez, e inscrita al folio 209 del tomo 577 de Manatí, finca número 18,884, inscripción 2da. A la propiedad le afecta el siguiente gravamen posterior: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 22 de junio de 2022, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de MANATI, en el Caso Civil número AR2022CV01125, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, seguido por Luna Residential II, LLC versus Wanda Santiago Santiago, Alexander Carbo Delgado y la Sociedad Legal de Gananciales compuesta por ambos, por la suma de $128,052.44, más intereses y otras sumas adicionales o en su defecto la venta en Pública Subasta, anotado el día 1 de agosto de 2022, al tomo Karibe de Manatí, finca número 18,884, Anotación “B”. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el termino de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado
con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Manatí, Puerto Rico, a 15 de noviembre de 2024. WILFREDO RODRÍGUEZ CARRIÓN, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL PLACA #135. ***
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. CARMEN GLORIA ECHEVARRÍA SANTIAGO
Demandado Civil Núm.: AG2024CV01786. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CARMEN GLORIA ECHEVARRÍA SANTIAGO
- A LOT A PR 411 KM 13.0, AGUADA, PR 00602; 1342 FORT SMITH BLVD., DELTONA, FL, PR 327256104.
Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Usted
deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial. pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE
DEMANDANTE:
Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERMUDEZ & DÍAZ LLP 500 Calle De La Tanca, Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.: (787) 523-2670 Fax: (787) 523-2664
rdiaz@bdprlaw.com
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy, 14 de noviembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. ZUHEILY GONZÁLEZ AVILÉS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SUCESION DE
WILFREDO SEPÚLVEDA VÉLEZ COMPUESTA POR WILMARY
SEPÚLVEDA COLÓN Y WILFREDO SEPÚLVEDA COLÓN, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE WILFREDO SEPÚLVEDA VÉLEZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (C.R.I.M.) - PARTE CON INTERÉS Demandados
Civil Núm.: MZ2024CV01405.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN
DIRIGIDO A: A. SUCESIÓN DE WILFREDO SEPÚLVEDA VÉLEZ COMPUESTA POR WILMARY SEPÚLVEDA COLÓN Y WILFREDO SEPÚLVEDA COLÓN, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE WILFREDO SEPÚLVEDA VÉLEZ - 2775 BIG TIMBER DR., KISSIMMEE, FL 34758; 140 WILLIAMSON DR., DAVENPORT, FL 33987. Queden emplazados, notificados e interpelados, que en este Tribunal se ha radicado Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca de la que surge lo siguiente: Que se ha incumplido con las cláusulas de la escritura de hipoteca objeto de ejecución por haberse dejado de pagar las mensualidades vencidas desde el día 1ro de agosto de 2023, adeudándosele a la parte demandante la totalidad de la deuda ascendente a: $32,545.93 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 6.99% desde el 1ro de febrero de 2024; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $3,500.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios
garantizados hipotecariamente. La propiedad hipotecada cuya ejecución se solicita tiene la siguiente descripción y localización: RÚSTICA: Solar 3: Parcela radicada en la Comunidad Rural Carolina, del Barrio Duey Bajo del término municipal de San Germán, con una cabida de 435.0795 metros cuadrados. En linderos: por el NORTE, con remanente de la parcela principal número 50 de la comunidad; por el SUR, con calle número 2 y solares segregados; por el ESTE, con solar segregado y por el OESTE, con propiedad de José Nazario. Inscrita al folio 200 del tomo 597 de San Germán, finca número 19,039, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de San Germán. Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente edicto. Además, en cuanto a la interpelación de los herederos del causante, a que dentro del término legal de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia del causante conforme dispone el Artículo 959 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §2787. de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, se tendrá por aceptada. También se les APERCIBE a los herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 957 del Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. §2785. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr/sumac/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio. Si usted deja de presentar y notificar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Los abogados de la parte demandante son:
ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE
DEMANDANTE:
Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández
RUA Núm.: 16,393
BERMÚDEZ & DÍAZ LLP
Edificio Ochoa, 500 Calle De La Tanca
Suite 209
San Juan, Puerto Rico
00901
Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / Fax: (787) 523-2664
rdíaz@bdprlaw.com
Expido este edicto bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, hoy 15 de noviembre de 2024.
LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA GENERAL. EVELYN GONZÁLEZ HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
PARQUE ESCORIAL RESIDENCIAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante V. ZAIDA VALENTIN AYALA, FULANO DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandado(s) Civil Núm.: CA2024CV03285.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., S.S.
A: ZAIDA VALENTIN AYALA, FULANO DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
Queda emplazada y notificada que en este Tribunal ha radicado Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero por la vía ordinaria en su contra. Se le notifica para que comparezca ante el Tribunal dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación de este edicto y exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga, en el presente caso. POR LA PRESENTE, se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciando este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar alegación responsiva en la secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y con-
ceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Se le advierte que, si no contesta la demanda radicando en su contra, radicando el original de la misma y enviando copia de su contestación a la parte demandante, Lcda.
Ana J. Bobonis Zequeira a su dirección PO Box 9749 San Juan, PR 00908, Tel. (787) 722-3040, Fax (787) 722-3317, dentro del término de treinta (30) días de su publicación de este edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía en su contra y se le dictará sentencia en su contra, conforme se solicita en la Demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle.
EXPEDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA Y SELLO DE ESTE TRIBUNAL. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, hoy día 15 de noviembre de 2024. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. KEILA GARCÍA SOLÍS, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE IVAN
BARTOLOME BANUCHI DOMENECH, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDO COMO
IVAN B. BANUCHI, COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS IVAN
BARTOLOME BANUCHI
GARCIA, ISABEL MARIA
BANUCHI GARCIA, IVONNE MARIE BANUCHI
GARCIA, INGRID MARIE
BANUCHI GARCIA, IVETTE MARIE BANUCHI
GARCIA, IRENE MARIE
BANUCHI GARCIA, IVAN FELIX ARNALDO
BANUCHI CRESPO Y VICTORIA EUGENIA
BANUCHI CRESPO; IRMA CRESPO MARTÍNEZ, POR SÍ Y EN CUANTO A LA CUOTA VIUDAL USUFRUCTUARIA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2022CV02054. (508). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. AL: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.
A: SUCESION DE IVAN
BARTOLOME BANUCHI DOMENECH, TAMBIÉN
CONOCIDO COMO
IVAN B. BANUCHI, COMPUESTA POR
SUS HIJOS IVAN
BARTOLOME BANUCHI
GARCIA, ISABEL MARIA
BANUCHI GARCIA, IVONNE MARIE BANUCHI
GARCIA, INGRID MARIE
BANUCHI GARCIA, IVETTE MARIE BANUCHI
GARCIA, IRENE MARIE
BANUCHI GARCIA, IVAN FELIX ARNALDO
BANUCHI CRESPO Y VICTORIA EUGENIA
BANUCHI CRESPO; IRMA CRESPO MARTÍNEZ, POR SÍ Y EN CUANTO A LA CUOTA VIUDAL
USUFRUCTUARIA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM).
Yo, EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MULERO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, Alguacil de este Tribunal, a la parte demandada y a los acreedores y personas con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, HAGO SABER: Que el día 7 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, venderé en Pública Subasta la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria al mejor postor quien hará el pago en dinero en efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del o la Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal de San Juan durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el día 14 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el 22 DE ENERO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar número Ciento Cuarenta y Nueve (149) de la Manzana “M” de la URBANIZACIÓN AMÉRICAS, en el Barrio Monacillos del término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, compuesto de TRESCIENTOS NOVENTA PUNTO CERO CERO (390.00) ME-
TROS CUADRADOS; colindando por el ESTE y por el OESTE, en veintiséis punto cero cero (26.00) metros, por cada lado respectivamente, con los solares número Ciento Cuarenta y Ocho (148) y Ciento Cincuenta (150) de dicha manzana; por el NORTE y por el SUR, en quince punto cero cero (15.00) metros por cada lado, respectivamente, con el solar número Ciento Sesenta y Dos (162) y la Calle número Cuatro (4). Sobre este solar enclava una casa de concreto reforzado de una planta para una familia. Inscrita al folio móvil del tomo 15 de Monacillos, Registro de la Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Tercera, finca número 16,620, inscripción décimo primera. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Urbanización Las Américas 983, (antes Solar 149, Manzana M), Calle Quito, San Juan, Puerto Rico. La Subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $81,431.42 por concepto de principal, más los intereses a razón de 6.875% anual, desde el día 1ro. de mayo de 2020, más los que se continúen acumulando al tipo pactado hasta el pago total de la obligación, más los cargos por demora vencidos y los que se continúen acumulando al tipo pactado hasta el pago total y completo de la obligación, más $17,370.00 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, según pactados, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta para el inmueble será de $173,700.00 y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será equivalente a 2/3 partes de aquella, o sea, la suma de $115,800.00 y de ser necesaria una tercera subasta, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir, la suma de $86,850.00. De declararse desierta la tercera subasta se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si esta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente. Se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad a ser vendida en pública subasta se
adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Podrán concurrir como postores a todas las subastas los titulares de créditos hipotecarios vigentes y posteriores a la hipoteca que se cobra o ejecuta, si alguno o que figuren como tales en la certificación registral y que podrán utilizar el montante de sus créditos o parte de alguno en sus ofertas. Si la oferta aceptada es por cantidad mayor a la suma del crédito o créditos preferentes al suyo, al obtener la buena pro del remate, deberá satisfacer en el mismo acto, en efectivo o en cheque de gerente, la totalidad del crédito hipotecario que se ejecuta y la de cualesquiera otro créditos posteriores al que se ejecuta pero preferente al suyo. El exceso constituirá abono total o parcial en su propio crédito. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, 14 de noviembre de 2024. EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MULERO, ALGUACIL
AUXILIAR, ALGUACIL DE LA DIVISIÓN DE EJECUCIÓN DE SENTENCIAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN.
HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante v. ISAURA ROSA SIERRA
Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: BY2024CV05877. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO/ SS. A: Isaura Rosa Sierra C3 Calle De La Vera, Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00961-7360
POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Isaura Rosa Sierra, que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO, se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Luis C. Marini Biaggi (lmarini@mpmlawpr. com), la Lcda. Ashley Anne Clemente Serrano (aclemente@mpmlawpr.com) y la Lcda. Getzemarie Lugo Rodríguez (glugo@mpmlawpr.com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900
San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787705- 2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Vega Baja. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 8 de Noviembre de 2024. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo (Interina), SECRETARIO GENERAL. Lureimy Alicea Gonzalez, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN. HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante v. CARMELO PIZARRO CASTRO
Demandados
CIVIL NÚM.: SJ2024CV09095. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: Carmelo Pizarro Castro PO BOX 361374, San Juan, PR 00936-1374
Bo. Guaraquao, Carr. #830 Km. 7.1, Sector Jurutungo, Bayamón PR 00956
POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Carmelo Pizarro Castro compuesta que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO, se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Luis C. Marini Biaggi (lmarini@mpmlawpr.com), la Lcda. Ashley Anne Clemente Serrano (aclemente@mpmlawpr.com) y la Lcda. Getzema-
rie Lugo Rodríguez (glugo@ mpmlawpr.com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787- 705- 2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Bayamón. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 12 de noviembre de 2024. Alicea Ayala Sanjurjo, SECRETARIO GENERAL. Marilyn Colon Carrasquillo, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA.
HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante V. IDALIA GUZMÁN GUZMÁN Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: CA2024CV03373. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: Idalia Guzmán Guzmán BB6, Plaza 4, Trujillo Alto, PR 00976-603 1 POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Idalia Guzmán Guzmán que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MLTÑIZ LLC , Lcdo Luis C Marini Biaggi (ia i ), la Lcda Ashley Anne Clemente Serrano y la Leda. Getzemarie Lugo Rodriguez ( ), 250 Ponce de Leon Ave , Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel 787- 705- 2171, co-
pia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electronica , salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 21 de noviembre de 2024. Lcda. Kanetly Zayas Robles, Sec Regional. Lourdes Diaz Medina, Sec Auxiliar Tribunal I.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.
HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante v. HAYNES FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC
Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00946. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: Haynes Family Holdings. LLC 123 West 1st, St. Ste. 675, Casper, WY 82601-7505
POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Haynes Family Holdings, LLC que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero.
POR LO TANTO se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Luis C. Marini Biaggi (lmarini@ mpmlawpr.com), la Lcda. Ashley Anne Clemente Serrano (aclemente@mpmlawpr.com) y la Lcda. Getzemarie Lugo Rodríguez (glugo@mpmlawpr.com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787- 705- 2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días
siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Vega Baja. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 31 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIO
GENERAL. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA.
HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante v. ISABEL NOVOA GARCÍA, MIGUEL ÁNGEL GARCÍA
MARGARIDA y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00948. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: ISABEL NOVOA GARCÍA, MIGUEL ÁNGEL GARCÍA MARGARIDA y La Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos. PO Box 4131 San Dimas, CA 91773-8131
POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Isabel Novoa García, Miguel Ángel García Margarida y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos, que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO, se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere
que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Luis C. Marini Biaggi (lmarini@ mpmlawpr.com), la Lcda. Ashley Anne Clemente Serrano (aclemente@mpmlawpr.com) y la Lcda. Getzemarie Lugo Rodríguez (glugo@mpmlawpr.com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787- 705- 2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Vega Baja. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 31 de octubre de 2024. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, SECRETARIO GENERAL. Maritza Rosario Rosario, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.
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Demandante v. JOSEPH SHIRK, JR, CAROLYN SHIRK y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00947. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS. A: JOSEPH SHIRK, JR CAROLYN SHIRK y La Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales, compuesta por ambos 119 Wahoo Drive Ocean City NJ 08226
POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Joseph Shirk, Jr., Carolyn Shirk y la Sociedad Legal de
Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos, que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO, se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Luis C. Marini Biaggi (lmarini@mpmlawpr.com), la Lcda. Ashley Anne Clemente Serrano (aclemente@mpmlawpr.com) y la Lcda. Getzemarie Lugo Rodríguez (glugo@ mpmlawpr.com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787- 705- 2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial. pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Vega Baja. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 31 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA
SANJUJO, SECRETARIO GENERAL. MARITZA ROSARIO
ROSARIO, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.
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HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante v. ISMAEL VINCENTY PEREZ, ALICIA MEDINA RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados
CIVIL NÚM.: CA2024CV03370. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS.
A: Ismael Vicenty Pérez, Alicia Medina Rivera y La Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales, compuesta por ambos Condominio AVENTURA, Apt. 1605, Urb. Encantada, Trujillo Alto, PR 00976 POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Ismael Vicenty Pérez, Alicia Medina Rivera y y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos, que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. POR LO TANTO, se le emplaza por edicto y se le requiere que notifique a MARINI PIETRANTONI MUÑIZ LLC., Lcdo. Luis C. Marini Biaggi (lmarini@ mpmlawpr.com), la Lcda. Ashley Anne Clemente Serrano (aclemente@mpmlawpr.com) y la Lcda. Getzemarie Lugo Rodríguez (glugo@mpmlawpr.com), 250 Ponce de León Ave., Suite 900 San Juan, PR 00918, Tel. 787- 705- 2171, copia de su contestación a la Demanda dentro de los (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Vega Baja. SE LE ADVIERTE que, de no proceder conforme con lo antes indicado, se le anotará la rebeldía y podrá dictarse Sentencia en su contra, concediendo a la parte demandante los remedios solicitados en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 12 de noviembre de 2024. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIO GENERAL. IDA L. FERNANDEZ RODRIGUEZ, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.
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Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE ANTONIO FLORES HERNÁNDEZ, COMPUESTA POR MERCEDES
CARRASQUILLO RIVERA T/C/C MERCEDES CARRASQUILLO FLORES
T/C/C MERCEDES CARRASQUILLO DE FLORES, FRANCISCO L. FLORES T/C/C FRANCISCO L. FLORES CARRASQUILLO, PEDRO A. FLORES, FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS, SUCESIÓN DE EDWIN FLORES CARRASQUILLO COMPUESTA POR LESLIE FLORES IRIZARRY, EDWIN JOSÉ FLORES IRIZARRY Y ERICK JOSÉ FLORES IRIZARRY, FULANO Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES Y A LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: CA2024CV03351. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA - IN REM. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. EDICTO A: Francisco L. Flores t/c/c Francisco L. Flores Carrasquillo, Fulano y Sutano de Tal como posibles herederos desconocidos, Sucesión de Edwin Flores Carrasquillo compuesta por Leslie Flores Irizarry, Edwin José Flores Irizarry y Erick José Flores Irizarry, Fulano y Sutano de Tal como miembros de nombres desconocidos, como herederos del finado Antonio Flores Hernández.
POR LA PRESENTE, se les emplaza y se les notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaria de este Tribunal la Demanda del caso del epígrafe solicitando la ejecución de hipoteca y el cobro de dinero relacionado al pagaré suscrito a favor de The Money House, Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $186,000.00, con intereses
computados sobre la misma desde su fecha hasta su total y completo pago a razón de la tasa de interés de 4.34% anual, la cual será ajustada mensualmente, obligándose además al pago de costas, gastos y desembolsos del litigio, más honorarios de abogados en una suma de $18,600.00, equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original. Este pagaré fue suscrito bajo el affidávit número 665 ante el notario Laura Mía González Bonilla. Lo anterior surge de la hipoteca constituida mediante la escritura número 125 otorgada el 1 de abril de 2009, ante el misma notario público, inscrita al folio 182 del Tomo 1,003 de Carolina, finca número 3,723, inscripción 8va. La hipoteca grava la propiedad que describe que describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número treinta y cuatro del Bloque “GQ” del Plano de Inscripción de la Tercera Extensión de la Urbanización Country Club, Quinta Etapa, situada en el Barrio Sabana Abajo de la municipalidad de Carolina, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de trescientos cincuenta y cuatro metros cuadrados sesenta y cinco centímetros cuadrados; colinda por el NORTE, en catorce metros treinta y siete centímetros, con los solares seis y siete; por el SUR, en catorce metros, con la Calle doscientos cuatro; por el ESTE, en veinticinco metros, con el solar treinta y tres; y por el OESTE, en veinticinco metros, con el solar treinta y cinco. En este solar enclava una casa de concreto de bloques de concreto para residencia de una sola familia. Finca número 3,723 (antes 8,705), inscrita al folio 43 del tomo 102 de Carlina Norte. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Carolina. Se apercibe y advierte a ustedes como personas desconocidas, que deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede accesar utilizando la siguiente dirección: https://unired.ramajuducial.pr, salvo que se represente por Derechos Propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del Tribunal De no contestar la demanda radicando el original de la contestación ante la secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, y notificar copia de la contestación de esta a la parte demandante por conducto de su abogada, GLS LEGAL SERVICES, LLC, Atención: Lcda. Ilia Cristina Ramírez Martínez Dirección: P.O. Box 367308, San Juan, P.R. 00936-7308, Teléfono: 787758-6550, dentro de los próximos 60 días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento
por edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general en la isla de Puerto Rico, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitando en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle.
INTERPELACIÓN: Se les ORDENA a ustedes a que dentro del término legal de TREINTA (30) días, contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, acepten o repudien la participación que les corresponda en la herencia de Antonio Flores Hernández a saber: Mercedes Carrasquillo Rivera t/c/c Mercedes Carrasquillo Flores t/c/c Mercedes Carrasquillo De Flores, Francisco L. Flores t/c/c Francisco L. Flores Carrasquillo, Pedro A. Flores, Fulano y Sutano de Tal como posibles herederos desconocidos, Sucesión de Edwin Flores Carrasquillo compuesta por Leslie Flores Irizarry, Edwin José Flores Irizarry y Erick José Flores Irizarry, Fulano y Sutano de Tal como miembros de nombres desconocidos. Se les APERCIBE que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de TREINTA (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les APERCIBE que luego del transcurso del término de TREINTA (30) días antes señalado contados a partir de la fecha de la notificación de la presente Orden, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del causante Antonio Flores Hernández; y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020, según enmendado. Se ORDENA a la parte demandante a que, en vista de que la sucesión de Antonio Flores Hernández a saber: Mercedes Carrasquillo Rivera t/c/c Mercedes Carrasquillo Flores t/c/c Mercedes Carrasquillo De Flores, Francisco L. Flores t/c/c Francisco L. Flores Carrasquillo, Pedro A. Flores, Fulano y Sutano de Tal como posibles herederos desconocidos, Sucesión de Edwin Flores Carrasquillo compuesta por Leslie Flores Irizarry, Edwin José Flores Irizarry y Erick José Flores Irizarry, Fulano y Sutano de Tal como miembros de nombres desconocidos; proceda a notificar la presente Orden mediante publicación de un edicto a esos efectos una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general de la Isla de Puerto Rico. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy 13 de noviembre de 2024. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. IDA L. FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.
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By MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD
Growing up in Australia, Bill Moyes would spend hours at the beach watching seagulls soar and glide, marveling at their aerodynamics. At night, he dreamed of flying.
“I didn’t fly like Superman with my arms out in front of me,” he recalled decades later. “Nor did I flap my wings to fly. I wasn’t a bird. I was a boy with wings.”
One winter day in 1968, Moyes became a man with wings. He took a ski lift to the top of Mount Crackenback, in the Australian Alps, harnessed himself to a device that looked like a giant kite and skied off a cliff.
“As the flight had not been publicized,” the newspaper The Sunday Sun reported, “skiers on the slopes watched incredulously and people ran out of lodges and the hotel to watch the spectacular ‘birdman.’”
Moyes flew at 1,000 feet for almost 2 miles, setting the world record for the longest unassisted flight, according to newspaper accounts. The triumph marked the beginnings of hang gliding, a sport Moyes popularized by flying into the Grand Canyon, soaring off Mount Kilimanjaro and being towed behind an airplane at 8,600 feet.
“Rarely does anyone have the opportunity to do something that they’ve never seen before,” Ken de Russy, a hang-gliding historian in Anacortes, Washington, said in an interview. “That takes a very special combination of crazy and daring. Bill Moyes had that. He was a showman.”
Moyes died Sept. 24 at a hospital in Sydney, his daughter, Vicki Cain, said. He was 92.
During the 1970s and ’80s, Moyes was one of the most sought-after headliners at county fairs and air shows across the world. Known variously as Australia’s Birdman, the Sensational Flying Jetman and the Modern-Day Icarus, Moyes typically used a speeding dune buggy to launch himself into flight, like a little boy running with a kite.
He nearly killed himself several times.
In 1972, at a show in Jamestown, North Dakota, he fell 300 feet after the towing rope snapped. He sustained multiple fractures and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he spent several weeks recuperating.
“We bled almost every time we flew,” Moyes often said.
Bill Moyes, right, at Lookout Mountain Flight Park in Georgia, date unknown (Facebook via Lookout Mountain Flight Park)
On another occasion, he attempted, unsuccessfully, to launch from a speeding motorcycle that he was also driving. He did not break any bones. He also did not try that again.
Flying into the Grand Canyon landed him in jail.
It was 1970, just as hang gliding was taking off as a sport. Thousands of gliders had been sold in the United States, and Moyes had recently started Moyes Delta Gliders, a manufacturer of hang gliders that still exists today, part of a $1.51 billion worldwide industry.
To prepare for the Grand Canyon stunt, he stood at the rim and tossed paper airplanes down to chart their path. A National Park Service ranger asked what he was up to. Moyes said he planned to fly into the canyon.
“This is a park, not a bloody circus,” the ranger told him, according to Moyes’ account in The Chicago Tribune. “Besides, I don’t think you can do it anyway.”
That really set Moyes off.
“Whenever someone says something can’t be done, that’s when I have to do it,” he was quoted as saying in “And the World Could Fly: The Birth and Growth of Hang Gliding and Paragliding” (2005).
Moyes left, but returned a few days later with a team to help him set up the glider.
“A ranger was guarding the rim, but we started nearly a quarter-mile away,” he told the Tribune. “I just waved at him as I flew over his head.”
Moyes was taken into custody after landing. He spent two nights in jail and was fined several hundred dollars.
Appearing on the Australian television show “This Is Your Life” in 1980, he said that it was “impossible to describe the exhilaration” of such stunts.
“From the day you’re born, you’re familiar with the force of gravity,” he observed. “And then one day you’ll step off, and you’ll be free of it. And how can I describe that? I can’t put it into words. But once you’ve done it, you won’t be able to describe it either.”
William Thomas John Moyes was born on July 12, 1932, in Bronte, a beachside community in New South Wales, Australia. His father, William Moyes, was a police detective. His mother, Mary (Taranto) Moyes, spent much of her time trying to corral Bill during childhood and adolescence.
“He was a scalawag and pyromaniac,” Cain, his daughter, said in an interview. “He very much liked to go out and do reckless things.”
Moyes studied auto repair at Sydney Technical College and graduated in 1949, eventually opening his own repair shop. In his early 30s, he took up water-skiing.
Around the same time, John Dickenson, a television repairman who lived nearby, was trying to build a kite that could be flown while being towed by a boat.
Dickenson’s inspiration was a picture in a magazine that “showed a scale model of NASA’s experimental paraglider research vehicle, a kite-parachute being evaluated as a recovery system for space capsules,” he told Cross Country Magazine in 2023.
“To me this looked like a really good answer,” Dickenson added, “because I was trying to make a kite that would descend in a controlled manner, even if the rope broke.”
He added a trapeze swing that the pilot could manipulate for steering. His design, which went through several iterations, is widely regarded as the first hang glider.
Moyes was one of the test pilots. In 1968, he flew to an elevation of 2,870 feet across Lake Ellesmere, in New Zealand. A few months later, he flew off Mount Crackenback.
Moyes married Molly Lowe in 1950. In addition to their daughter Vicki, his wife survives him, along with three other children, Debra Gray, Jennifer Lea and Stephen Moyes, a champion hang glider; 14 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Another daughter, Susan Harris, died in 2009.
When Moyes took flight, he became a subject of some fascination to birds.
Once, an eagle followed him. Another time, he noticed a bird looking straight at him — and then doing a double take.
“You look a bird in the eye and you know that bird can fly,” he told The Toronto Star in 1970. “Well, so can I.”
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