The San Juan Daily Star, the only paper with News Service in English in Puerto Rico, publishes 7 days a week, with a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday edition, along with a Weekend Edition to cover Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
By THE STAR STAFF
LUMA Energy, the private operator of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority’s (PREPA) transmission and distribution system, has accused the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) of managing the affairs of a public utility in excess of its legal authority.
In a document filed on Nov. 1, LUMA Energy submitted evidence to support claims that it is unreasonable and inconsistent with its operation and management contract to have
to seek prior approval from the energy regulator to reallocate funds for expenses that do not exceed 5% of an approved budget and to seek amendment of an approved budget when spending remains within the limits of the 2017 rate order and does not require a rate review process.
LUMA said it is committed to maintaining the transmission and distribution system in a manner that is fiscally responsible.
“The current 5% line-item variance threshold that this Energy Bureau has adopted to require pre-approvals of spending variances or reallocations of funds within approved Budgets and the third quarter reporting deadline for budget amendments and reallocations, impose significant logistical, administrative and regulatory burdens,” the private operator said.
LUMA’s arguments are part of an ongoing discussion over the entity’s budget.
As reported by the STAR, a prehearing is slated for this Friday in an investigation ordered by the PREB into LUMA’s claims that PREPA has failed to fund its service accounts as required under the operation and management contract. The prehearing was ordered by examiner Scott Hempling, a Georgetown University Law Center professor and lawyer with expertise in public utility law, who has worked as an adviser to the PREB.
By THE STAR STAFF
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust announced over the weekend the launch of a pioneering research project to study the effects of microgravity on stem cells, to be conducted aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The Research Grants Program funds the innovative project as part of its Advanced Research Grants Program: Space Edition. It represents a significant advance in understanding how space conditions influence cell behavior.
The research, led by Dr. Maribella Domenech of the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus, will examine how microgravity affects the growth of specific stem cells and their anti-inflammatory properties. By investigating these effects, the project seeks to reveal crucial insights into the mechanisms that underpin stem cell functionality in space, which could have profound implications for space exploration and medicine on Earth.
“Sending our research to the International Space Station is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a dream come true for our team,” Domenech said Sunday. “This mission not only raises the global profile of our Department of Chemical Engineering and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, but also paves the way for groundbreaking discoveries. Studying cellular
behavior in microgravity offers unprecedented insights into cellular dynamics and stem cell manufacturing, unlocking transformative potential for research and fostering new global collaborations.”
The launch of the project was made possible through a collaboration with Rhodium Scientific, a key partner in advancing space research and technology. Rhodium Scientific will provide essential support and resources to ensure the successful execution and monitoring of the study aboard the ISS.
A photo provided by NASA shows the International Space Station in August 2001. Research led by Dr. Maribella Domenech of the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus will examine how microgravity affects the growth of specific stem cells and their anti-inflammatory properties. (NASA via The New York Times)
By THE STAR STAFF
Disputes among the various political parties continued Monday, a day before millions of voters are expected to elect a new governor, mayors and a new Legislature.
San Juan Judge Raúl Candelario ruled in favor of the New Progressive Party (NPP) by ordering the continuation of the counting of early voting ballots. He ruled that any political party that does not have representatives for the counting would be renouncing its right to oversee the votes.
The ruling came after both the campaign manager of NPP gubernatorial candidate Jenniffer González Colón, Francisco Domenech, and NPP electoral commissioner Aníbal Vega Borges, along with other NPP leaders, accused the minority parties of obstructing the process for the counting of early voting ballots.
Ángel Cintrón, political director of González Colón’s campaign, warned on the radio with allegations that the minority parties had left the counting tables Sunday night.
Domenech insisted that the NPP is the only one that wants to defend the vote of each Puerto Rican and that they have some 300 lawyers who will voluntarily oversee votes today.
Similarly, Domenech blasted the alternate chairwoman of the State Elections Commission (SEC) for, in his opinion, having become an accomplice of the minority parties by not complying with the law that says that the counting machines have to be operated by the majority party, according to the last election.
Most polls show González Colón winning the gubernatorial race in today’s election, with Juan Dalmau Ramírez, the candidate of the alliance between the Citizen Victory Movement and the Puerto Rican Independence Party, in second place. For the first time in the history of the Popular Democratic Party, its gubernatorial candidate -- Rep. Jesús Manuel Ortiz González -- is expected finish in third place.
With the hope of an 11th-hour turnaround, Ortiz asked voters on Sunday “not to fall for the trick.”
“Don’t take the bait they want to throw at you,” Ortiz said at his campaign closing in Mayagüez during his Virazón Popular caravan. “This coming Tuesday, along with the almost 100,000 votes we have in the early voting that puts us ahead, give me the confidence to direct the government agenda that addresses your priorities.”
“We’re going to the streets next Tuesday, we’re going
to the polls to demonstrate the strength of this popular party, we’re going to vote, vote, vote and we’re going to win,” he added.
By THE STAR STAFF
Rep. José “Conny” Varela Fernández, who chairs the House Electoral Affairs Committee, strongly condemned on Monday the reported
errors associated with the reading of voters’ marks on ballots, which resulted, less than two days before the general elections, in an instruction to voters from the State Elections Commission (SEC) to change the way ballots are marked.
“Since the problems occurred with the transmission of the results of the primaries in June, I summoned the alternate chairperson of the SEC, Jessika Padilla Rivera, to several public hearings to explain how she would guarantee that the electronic counting machines would work correctly on the day of the general elections. Padilla Rivera repeatedly assured me that the problems with the machines had been resolved and that we could trust the results,” Varela said. “Now, when the counting of early votes has already begun, and with less than 48 hours left before the polls open, it turns out that the electronic counting machines are not reading the marks they are supposed to read. The SEC at the last minute wants to change the way to mark
the ballot. This is a gross incompetence of both the SEC and Dominion, which has created a very dangerous situation for the country’s electoral process.”
On Monday, Padilla Rivera again urged voters to completely blacken the boxes when marking their vote, in order to ensure that the optical counting machines can correctly read the voter’s intention.
On Sunday afternoon, it was revealed that some of the electronic vote counting machines were not correctly reading the marks on the early-voting ballots, so the SEC alternate chairwoman urged voters to completely fill in the boxes provided for making the marks instead of marking them with an X.
“This last-minute change can cause a lot of confusion among voters, who have always been told to vote by making crosses in the space provided for making the mark,” the District 32 (Caguas) lawmaker and deputy House speaker said. “We cannot assume that, in such a short time, all voters will receive the necessary
information to know that they now have to fill in the entire space. If they do not, we could end up with a preliminary certification on election night that does not reflect the true results, which would create suspicion and unease.”
“The contract between the SEC and Dominion requires that the electronic counting machines be able to read a mark the size of one square millimeter,” Varela continued. “To explain it in simple terms, if you uncap the marker that the SEC gives you, the width of the material that makes the mark is one millimeter. It should be enough for the voter to make the cross that he has always known how to make. Suppose the machines cannot read those crosses. In that case, they violate both the contract and the certifications required by the HAVA law [Help America Vote Act]. Suppose this problem continues on the day of the general election. In that case, Dominion must return all the money that was paid to it this year for the use of the machines in this election.”
By THE STAR STAFF
At-large Sen. Keren Riquelme Cabrera, along with the action committee led by military and veteran organizations, “Puerto Rico Veterans-Friendly Island,” presented several proposals earlier this week to address the needs of veterans in Puerto Rico, including specialized rooms in hospitals and the creation of a Veterans Hall of Fame.
The event was attended by, among others, Veterans’ Advocate Agustín Montañez; Jorge Pedroza, the president of the Vietnam Veterans, Puerto Rico chapter; Martin Santiago, president of the Military Officers Association of America; José Cruz, commander of Disabled American Veterans; Rubén Sierra, president of Paralyzed Veterans of America; Catalino Medina, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars; former Veterans’ Advocate Jorge Mas; and Víctor Pérez, national commander of the Military Order of the World Wars.
“The men and women who have served our nation deserve our deepest respect, and that respect must translate into concrete actions to support their well-being,” the senator said.
Among the initiatives are amending Act 51-2011 to use volunteer interagency coordinators to serve veterans’ needs, assisted by student interns at the agencies, with funding from
federal grants, as well as educating public servants from the counter clerk to the agency secretary about veterans’ rights.
In the health area, Riquelme said they are working to create public policy to ensure that hospitals have a specific section to deal with health emergencies for veterans, including mental
health, providing immediate stabilization before their transfer to the Veterans Hospital. In addition, they are supporting municipalities in the creation of transportation programs, training personnel who will help transport men and women who served in the military to their medical appointments.
“In terms of services and benefits, we are committed to creating a culture of appreciation for our veterans,” the senator said. “This includes initiatives such as the creation of youth support groups by region in collaboration with the Department of Education and ODSEC [Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development], as well as the development of a curriculum that teaches our youth to value the sacrifice of veterans.”
According to data from the Department of Veterans Affairs, there are some 81,275 veterans in Puerto Rico.
The group also proposed to establish a veterans resource bank, to recertify veterans in their areas of expertise so they can assist in disaster situations, and to streamline protocols at the Institute of Forensic Sciences to ensure a dignified interment for those who have passed away.
“With these and other initiatives, we reaffirm our commitment to honor, protect and support those who have served our country and show our commitment to honor those who have given so much for us,” Riquelme said.
By THE STAR STAFF
The Police Retirement System Fund would be negatively impacted by an increase in the number of slot machines that the Horse Racing Agencies of the Camarero Racetrack is requesting, the head of the Police Members Association of Puerto Rico (AMPPR by its initials in Spanish) said earlier this week.
AMPPR President José J. Taboada de Jesús rejected what he characterized as a crazy proposal of the Camarero Racetrack through Light & Wonder. He said Juan Carlos Santaella Marchán, interim director of the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission, supports the idea that, if put into effect, would weaken the Police Pension System. Taboada de Jesús said the public will use the slot machines instead of the video game machines, which do pay a contribution to the pension system.
The AMPPR said any attempt to change the number of slot machines for the racetrack requires that a tax be imposed by law on all the slot machines so that they pay their tax to the Treasury Department. Part of that contribution from such an operation is then deposited in the already weakened account
of the Police Retirement System.
“The action of the interim director of the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission borders on the absurd, creates a precedent, and goes against retired Police officers and those close to retirement, most of whom receive a small pension after having offered their lives for the security of the country,” Taboada de Jesús said. “This gentleman, who should have little power because he is an interim appointment, a position that lasts until December 31, has just decided to clear the way to a request from the Light & Wonder company to increase by practically 300% the number of slot machines that a horse racing agency in Puerto Rico can have.”
The proposal promoted by the Gaming Commission, which also regulates video game machines, seeks to increase to up to 15 the number of machines (terminals) per horse racing agency.
“It is important to point out that there are currently 3,400 video game machines operated by the company Light & Wonder,” Taboada de Jesús said. “The Camarero Racetrack has 5,000 approved machines, none of which pay taxes or duties to the Treasury Department, meaning that all the money generated goes to the owner of the racetrack.”
By THE STAR STAFF
ublic property was found vandalized in the Municipality of San Germán on Monday with the phrase “Death to the NPP.”
NPP is the initials of the pro-statehood
New Progressive Party.
“Very regrettable! Today our beloved City of San Germán awoke vandalized,”
Mayor Virgilio Olivera Olivera said in a writ-
ten statement. “Specifically, the sign at the main entrance of our beloved city, which is public property and property of the people of Puerto Rico.”
He said the “message of hate” appeared
to be the work of “some artists.”
“We are not going to permit, under any concept, this type of action, that does so much damage to our beloved city of San Germán, where respect, law and order reign.”
By EDUARDO MEDINA, JACK HEALY and JULIE BOSMAN
Michael Magnanti listened in his church in Oxford, North Carolina, on Sunday morning as the pastor asked whether anyone had an announcement for the congregation.
Magnanti stood from the choir loft, his voice warmed up from hymns.
“Election Day is happening on Tuesday,” said Magnanti, the chair of the Granville County Republican Party. “I’m begging you to get out and vote, because this is the most important election if you’re alive today.”
It was a final, nearly desperate plea to voters in a battleground state where the presidential race was still too close to call. Polls released over the weekend, including surveys by The New York Times and Siena College, suggested that the race between Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was agonizingly close in swing states from Pennsylvania to Michigan to Arizona, offering little relief to Americans who are looking for resolution near the end of a long, exhausting campaign.
The uncertainty has also provided fuel. In the last hours of the campaign, candidates, staff members and tens of thousands of volunteers across the country were in an all-out sprint, racing to pin down as many voters as possible. The specter of an evenly divided race made the push from both sides to get out every last voter even more urgent and frenetic.
On arena stages and in storefront campaign offices, party leaders exhorted crowds to keep going. Volunteers set off in pairs with clipboards and kept knocking on doors, even in the rain.
They were all determined to use the time they had left to boost turnout for their candidate over the top, perhaps making a tiny difference in an election where that could be enough.
The Harris campaign appears to have maintained a ground-game advantage in many swing states, running an operation to turn out voters that is tightly structured, well-funded, and outpacing the Trump campaign in breadth and complexity. Over the weekend, the Harris campaign said it deployed more than 90,000 volunteers in swing states who knocked on more than 3 million doors.
The Trump campaign, by contrast, has relied more on outside groups for its canvassing efforts, focusing on reaching people who vote less often but are likely to lean Republican. Billionaire Elon Musk has organized a $130 million
consin, filed into a Democratic campaign office on the city’s West Side on Sunday, preparing to canvass in Madison and a close suburb, Stoughton. Some wore waterproof pants and rain boots.
“One, two, three, win this!” a group of volunteers shouted in unison, gathering in a huddle before heading out to knock on doors.
On a rare rainy weekend in Arizona, Democratic canvassers fanned out across the state. On Saturday alone, they knocked on 112,000 doors and made 600,000 phone calls, Sen. Mark Kelly told a crowd at a Phoenix restaurant, where they had gathered for a get-out-the-vote push aimed at Latino voters.
“Folks, this is crunchtime,” Kelly said. “This is close, and we’ve still got some work to do to win this election.”
Some campaign events looked like a fevered celebrations, attracting voters in costume and flying “Make America Great Again” flags from pickup trucks.
turnout effort through his political committee, America PAC, with a field operation of 2,500 canvassers knocking on doors, mainly those of rural voters of battleground states.
Asked how many canvassers had been out recently, a spokesperson for the Trump campaign did not provide specific numbers, but said that there were “hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the country who are working around the clock to get out the vote in their respective communities.”
In battleground states, the frenzied push to get people to the polls was apparent in the campaign’s final hours.
In Nevada, once early voting was finished, registered Republicans had cast 43,000 more ballots than registered Democrats had, alarming supporters of Harris. So, over the weekend, hundreds of people volunteering for the Nevada Democratic Party knocked on doors to try to draw out voters in Reno, the biggest city in Nevada’s only swing county. Mayor Hillary Schieve of Reno, a Harris supporter, urged residents to encourage a family member or friend to cast a ballot. “Call one person,” she said.
In Georgia, Josh McKoon, the chair of the state Republican Party, offered a similar message, telling Trump’s supporters that their own vote was not enough. The remaining hours of the campaign, he said, needed to be spent encouraging relatives and friends to turn out.
“You need to get everybody you know that is going to vote for this decent man, this
good man, this man who took a bullet for us,” McKoon said at a rally Sunday.
Both campaigns turned to celebrities and high-profile surrogates, who descended on Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia and Pennsylvania to appeal to voters who might need some extra encouragement.
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota and Lara Trump, a co-chair of the Republican National Committee, appeared at an event in Georgia over the weekend to energize women who support Trump. (Nearly 56% of the people who have already voted in Georgia are women.)
Among the volunteers who poured into counties all across Pennsylvania over the weekend was actor Sam Waterston, 83, best known for his role on “Law & Order.” He greeted other volunteers at the Democratic headquarters in Lancaster, posed for photos and went out to knock on a few doors himself.
Former President Bill Clinton popped up in Augusta, Georgia, on Sunday at a get-outthe-vote rally, encouraging Harris supporters to pursue aggressively the waning ranks of undecided Georgians.
“There’s still a handful you can actually change,” Clinton said.
In some swing states, volunteers faced wind, rain and stormy conditions, but many people said there was too little time left in the campaign to be seriously deterred by bad weather.
Dozens of volunteers in Madison, Wis-
In North Carolina, where a New York Times poll released on Sunday showed Harris leading by 3 percentage points, Republicans made one final weekend push: a district-spanning jamboree aimed at instilling confidence in their base and winning over conservative holdouts who had not yet voted, according to Michele Woodhouse, the Republican Party chair for the 11th Congressional District in North Carolina.
A Trump road rally called “the Red Surge” converged in western Haywood County, where live bands played patriotic tunes and people arrived dressed as Trump.
“If anything, a poll that shows that Kamala Harris is favored to become the president of the United States inspires Republicans and Trump supporters to make sure that they exhaust every ounce of energy that they have to make sure that everyone they know gets to the polls,” Woodhouse said.
In a flurry of phone calls to prospective voters, both campaigns focused on the logistics of Election Day: asking voters what their plans were, how they would get to the polls and whether they needed to register.
Young Republicans gathered in Nash County, North Carolina, to knock on doors, send text messages to voters and blanket social media channels with precinct opening and closing times and other information, said Mary Helen Pelt, the vice chair of the party in the county.
“There’s always that one after the fact that says, ‘I did not know it was Election Day,’” she said. “Which blows my mind, but it happens.”
By KELLEN BROWNING
Knocking on doors in Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona, in the election’s frantic final days, canvassers working on behalf of the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House were greeted by reactions from across the political spectrum.
There was the liberal transplant from Kansas, eager to send former President Donald Trump and anyone else in his party packing. There was the Republican woman who remained torn and said she would decide at the last minute. And there was the conservative older couple, voting for the former president but willing to hear an argument about why they should also back a Democrat for Congress.
It’s precisely this mix that makes Arizona’s 1st Congressional District — affluent, highly-educated and brimming with the moderate Republicans who once adored Sen. John McCain — crucial to control of the House of Representatives, where Republicans currently hold a slim majority. These voters, and those in similarly divided suburbs across the battleground states, also may hold the key to the presidential election.
This has placed Rep. David Schweikert,
a Republican seeking his eighth term, and his Democratic challenger, Amish Shah, on the front lines to win them over. Both sides see a tight race, and a blueprint for how they might ultimately convince suburbanites to go their way on Election Day.
“This is the kind of race that Democrats have to win if we want to take back the majority,” said Chuck Rocha, a Democratic strategist working with an outside group spending money in the race on behalf of Shah.
Shah’s campaign and its allies, which include top Democratic groups like House Majority PAC and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, are betting that these voters are fed up with Trump, fearful about the future of democracy and concerned about abortion access. And they hope Shah, a former member of the Arizona House and a physician, can appeal to them by presenting as a moderate, highlighting his support while in the state Legislature for increasing border security and arguing he will bring a measured approach to a rancorous political climate.
Shah’s tactics mirror those of Harris, who is banking on voters’ fury over abortion restrictions and antipathy toward Trump to carry her over the finish line, especially in traditionally conservative areas. Similarly, Schweikert is matching Trump by hoping to keep the focus on one of Republicans’ strongest issues — the economy — while downplaying concerns on topics like abortion. At the top of the ballot, Trump maintains
a narrow lead of about 4 percentage points over Harris in Arizona, according to a survey published by The New York Times and Siena College on Sunday.
“People here in Arizona appreciate bipartisanship,” Shah said in an interview, touting the bipartisan bills he has backed in the state Legislature. “In some cases, I have worked on common-sense solutions and put bills into Republican names just so we can get them done.”
Schweikert is backed by high-profile Republican groups such as the Congressional Leadership Fund and the National Republican Congressional Committee, which argue that Shah is weak on border security and crime, and have sought to tie him to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., because Shah once backed his single-payer health care plan.
Still, Schweikert appears to be in the fight of his political life. In 2020, he won his district by about 18,000 votes. But after redistricting added in bluer parts of Phoenix, Schweikert hung onto reelection by just over 3,000 votes in 2022 under the newly-drawn maps. Biden won the voters that make up his new district by 1.5 percentage points four years ago.
Polls of the race this year have been scarce, and a nonpartisan analyst ranks it as a “tossup.” Democrats have outspent Republicans on television advertisements in the district, $15.1 million to $9 million since the July 30 primary, with a particular edge in
the campaign’s final weeks, according to the tracking firm AdImpact.
The veteran congressman has his own theory for how to maintain the support of his district. On a recent trip to his local Costco — a grocery run that doubled as an opportunity to meet voters — Schweikert professed calm.
“I am really comfortable with my ticket-splitting,” Schweikert said, referring to the expectation that some Harris voters will also back him. As he pushed his 2-year-old son around the store in a grocery cart that he loaded up with produce, shoppers who recognized him came up to shake his hand, and he freely offered them his personal cellphone number.
Schweikert is a fiscal hawk who is obsessed with curbing the ballooning national debt and shrinking the deficit. Over the course of an hourlong interview, he flitted between topics, rattling off statistics and enthusing about the cost savings that could come from technological advancements in everything from weight-loss drugs to artificial intelligence.
His thesis is that his singular focus on the economy resonates with older, affluent voters even more than issues like the border or abortion, and that they will separate him from their disdain for Trump.
Democrats argue that Schweikert is a hard-right lawmaker who has simply slipped under the radar with a low profile, and that he has accomplished little over his time in Washington. He left the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus last year in what Democrats suggest is an effort to pose as a moderate. Schweikert said the reason was that other members of the caucus had “big hearts, but they were bathing in too much populism, and not enough of the Constitution and math.”
Shah’s allies attacked Schweikert on abortion, unearthing past comments he had made opposing the procedure and noting that he had co-sponsored a bill in Congress that would have amounted to a federal ban.
Schweikert shrugged off the attacks. He suggested that the abortion access measure on Arizona’s ballot could actually help him, because voters who wanted to express their support for abortion but also send him back to Washington could do both. The ballot proposition would enshrine access to abortion until fetal viability — about 24 weeks — in Arizona’s Constitution, a change from the state’s current 15-week ban.
“I’m no longer your proxy for how you feel about that issue,” he said.
By JEANNA SMIALEK
Grocery inflation has been cooling sharply, but Tamira Flamer, 27, says she hasn’t noticed. What she knows is that paper plates and meat remain more expensive than they were a few years ago.
“I feel like it’s been rough,” said Flamer, a mother of two who drives for Amazon, while standing outside a Dollar General near her home in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Flamer, an undecided voter who says she is most focused on economic issues, underscores a challenge for Vice President Kamala Harris as the presidential election barrels toward its final days.
Voters say they are very focused on the economy as they head to the polls, yet surveys suggest that they feel relatively glum about its recent track record. That could hurt Harris while helping her opponent, former President Donald Trump.
The lingering pessimism is also something of a puzzle. The job market has been chugging along, although more slowly, overall growth has been healthy and even inflation is more or less back to normal. Fresh data set for release Thursday are expected to show that prices increased by a mild 2.1% over the past year.
Confidence has crept back up as inflation has cooled, but it remains much lower than it was the last time the economy looked as solid as it does today. That is true for both the University of Michigan’s confidence index and a separate measure produced by The Conference Board, an organization that conducts business and economic research.
Here’s a glimpse at what might be happening.
Consumers may focus more on price levels than price changes.
There’s a simple reason that many people still feel iffy about the economy: sticker shock.
Although prices are now climbing much more slowly, costs for necessities like groceries and housing are much higher today than they were a few years ago. Many households still feel that burn when they go to pay the bills.
In fact, surveys show that consumers correctly understand that inflation is slowing. The University of Michigan’s inflation expectations measure, and another produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, both show that consumer expectations for future inflation
have been slowly moving down.
But they are also annoyed that prices are higher than they were before the pandemic; that levels are up, even if they are no longer rising as quickly.
“It’s not that they’ve lost touch with reality,” said Joanne Hsu, director of consumer surveys at the University of Michigan, explaining that consumers often raised the issue of high price levels during their interviews. “High prices continue to weigh down their personal finances, and that remains very frustrating.”
Wages have climbed faster than prices for many consumers, but that is not true across the board. And people tend to see raises as something that they have earned, whereas they see price increases as something that is being done to them — perhaps even unfairly.
Housing affordability is also bad.
The grocery store is not the only place where prices are noticeably higher. Housing costs have climbed a lot in recent years. And for people who are hoping to buy a first home, affording one has become much more difficult since 2020.
That’s partly because of Federal Reserve policy. Central bankers lifted interest rates
sharply in 2022 and 2023 to restrain demand and wrestle inflation back under control. Those elevated official borrowing costs feed into higher mortgage rates — making it much pricier to buy a home on borrowed money.
And while the Fed cut interest rates in September, and is widely expected to lower them at least one more time this year, analysts do not expect the central bank to cut rates to the rock-bottom levels that prevailed in 2020 and throughout the early 2010s.
The reasons for that are positive: America’s economy is doing well. Even if consumers say they feel bad in surveys, they have shown a willingness to keep spending, and U.S. growth is much stronger than what countries like Germany or China are experiencing.
Given that, the Fed may not need to set rates at historically low levels to keep activity chugging along, the way it did before.
“We’re not going back to 3% mortgage rates — even 4% is a pipe dream,” Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate, said in an email. “The path of mortgage rates will depend on economic growth and inflation, but the new normal over the next couple years will be mortgage rates in the fives and sixes.”
Neither interest rates nor home prices
are part of inflation — rents are — but housing is both the typical household’s biggest expense and a crucial avenue for building wealth and eventually getting ahead in America. That makes it important for the nation’s economic psyche.
There’s a clear partisan divide.
Some of the sour attitude boils down to simple partisanship.
Republicans tend to be much more optimistic when a Republican is in office. Democrats also tend to be slightly happier when a Democrat is in office. But they have not displayed the same kind of night-and-day difference.
Since President Joe Biden has been in office, Democrat’s confidence level in the University of Michigan index has been about 15% higher on average than it was when Trump was incumbent. Republican confidence, by contrast, has taken a staggering 56% hit.
The end result could shape the election. Surveys suggest that many Americans are prioritizing the economy as they think about their vote. A national New York Times/ Siena College poll of the nation’s likely electorate taken in late October found that 27% of respondents had ranked the economy as the most important issue in deciding their vote this election — making it the No. 1 issue in America.
Another 4% of voters specifically prioritized inflation and the cost of living, more than those who prioritized foreign policy, taxes or climate change.
Both candidates are focused on prices as they head into the race’s final stretch. Harris’ campaign subtitled its economic blueprint “A Plan to Lower Costs and Create an Opportunity Economy.” Trump has been promising to cut costs by lowering gas prices to less than $2 per gallon. (Industry experts have serious doubts about whether policy could bring gas prices down that much.)
U.S. stocks oscillated between gains and losses on Monday, as investors prepared for a crucial week in which Americans will elect a new president and the Federal Reserve will announce its policy statement.
The presidential election saw candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both scrambling for an edge in the last full day of a race that polls show as extremely close. It could take days to determine the victor.
Some of the so-called “Trump trades” unwound after a recent poll showed Harris leading in Iowa, sparking a drop in the U.S. dollar , Treasury yields and bitcoin . Trump Media & Technology Group was last up 13.9%, bouncing back from early losses of nearly 6%.
In light of the Iowa poll, Harris’ odds improved on several betting sites, which many market participants eye as election indicators.
“Since we’re going to take until Thursday or so, at least, to figure out who won, unfortunately this is going to be a pretty volatile week,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research in New York.
“Earnings are going well, the Fed is still likely to cut interest rates, the only true uncertainty is the election, and hopefully that will be finalized sooner rather than later so investors can go back to investing.”
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 216.69 points, or 0.52%, to 41,835.50, the S&P 500 lost 4.00 points, or 0.07%, to 5,724.80 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 8.94 points, or 0.05%, to 18,248.85.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury note was last off about 4 basis points (bps) to 4.325%, after initially dropping as much as 10 bps. Volatile trading was expected until the election is decided and investors are clearer on government policy. The 10-year yield had fallen for five straight months before surging more than 47 bps in October.
The Russell 2000 rose 0.73% as falling yields supported small cap stocks, seen as more likely to benefit from lower rates.
CBOE’s Volatility Index also known as Wall Street’s “Fear Gauge” was at 22.17, above its long-term average of 19.46.
Investors were largely pricing in a Fed interest rate cut of 25 bps at its policy announcement on Thursday, with CME’s FedWatch Tool showing markets pricing in a 98% chance of a cut, with only a 2% chance the central bank keeps rates steady.
The biggest gainer among the 11 major S&P sectors
was energy, up 1.72% as oil prices climbed after OPEC+ decided to delay plans for an output increase.
Chip heavyweight Nvidia gained 2.13%. On Friday, S&P Dow Jones Indices said the company would replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Intel shares slipped 2.28%, which weighed on the Dow.
Hotel operator Mar-
riott International lost 2.09% after cutting its 2024 profit forecast on weak domestic travel demand in the U.S. and China.
Constellation Energy was the worst performer on the S&P 500, slumping 10.79% after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday rejected an agreement to increase the power capacity of an Amazon data center connected directly to Talen Energy’s nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. The decision weighed on the utilities sector <.SPLRCU>, which fell 1.25%.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.76-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.27-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
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By JOSÉ BAUTISTA and AMELIA NIERENBERG
Spain was bracing for more heavy rain Monday, as the country grappled with the aftermath of catastrophic flooding that left scores of people dead last week.
Spain’s Interior Ministry said Monday that the death toll had risen to 215 people from the floods spurred by downpours that began last week. The disaster has sparked an angry debate in Spain over accountability, with some people accusing government officials of waiting too long to send warnings.
As rescuers still searched for victims, Spain’s meteorological agency warned that there would be significant rainfall in the coastal provinces of Catalonia, Tarragona and Castellón on Monday.
Regional authorities in Catalonia sent out text messages to residents Monday morning, sharing the weather warnings and urging people to avoid unnecessary travel.
The meteorological agency said that about 6 inches of rain had fallen by 11 a.m. in Barcelona, the regional capital, adding that the city could get 5 more inches later in the day.
Dozens of flights were canceled and 18 were diverted from the international airport in Barcelona, according to the airport operator.
People survey damage in the aftermath of deadly flooding in Valencia, Spain, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Emma Bubola/The New York Times)
News agencies shared videos of flooding in the terminals.
Rain was also falling in Valencia, the region hit hardest by last week’s flash floods. That could complicate search and rescue efforts still underway there Monday.
Several main roads remained cut off in the region, and some people were without power or drinkable water.
As a clearer picture of the scale of the catastrophe has emerged, Spaniards have questioned why so many people were seemingly unprepared for the destruction or the violence of the storms.
Spain’s meteorological agency started is-
suing weather warnings days before the storm intensified and issued a flurry of them last Tuesday morning, when rains were heaviest.
But the regional government in Valencia, which controls the formal alert system, did not send out a text message with an alert until after 8 p.m. that day, when the floodwaters were already rising.
That has led to anger and frustration with the authorities — sentiments that spilled over Sunday in Valencia, when a delegation of leaders came to visit the town of Paiporta, where at least 60 people died.
Protesters screamed insults and flung mud at King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Carlos Mazón, the leader of the Valencia region.
Some people have accused Mazón and other regional officials of not acting quickly enough, questioning why he spent Tuesday morning chairing meetings and speaking with unions instead of aggressively preparing for the floods.
Others — including Mazón — have blamed Sánchez and the national government for not responding more quickly to the emergency.
The images of the king and queen dotted with mud have shocked many Spaniards. The king cannot give operational orders and has only symbolic power, but he is the face
of the nation and has personal influence over Spain’s elected leaders.
Still, the royal family’s popularity has wavered in recent years.
Juan Carlos, the former king, abdicated in 2014 and moved to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in 2020 to escape corruption investigations. Prosecutors have since dropped the fraud charges, but the scandals that dogged his reign, which include love affairs, have tainted the view of Felipe, his son, despite his efforts to project a more sober and responsible image.
In this case, some saw Felipe’s visit to hard-hit areas as more of a distraction than a comfort, even though he stayed to speak with frustrated people after political leaders, like Sánchez, left the scene because of security concerns.
Some also criticized how resources were allocated: The king and his entourage were able to get to Paiporta even as rescuers and emergency workers struggled to navigate the area.
Felipe acknowledged the “anger and frustration” in a speech after the incident Sunday, with mud still splattered on his boots. Óscar Puente, Spain’s transport minister, told the TV channel La Sexta on Sunday night that the visit was well intentioned, but acknowledged that “maybe it wasn’t the best time.”
By JIN YU YOUNG and HASNA NINDITA
At least 10 people were killed when a volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted, officials said on Monday, warning that there would be a greater risk of earthquakes in the coming days.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, in the southeastern part of Flores island, erupted for more than 24 minutes late on Sunday, according to Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation. It erupted several more times overnight, and by 6 a.m. Monday, the smoke column rising from the volcano stood at 300 meters, according to the Indonesian volcanology institute.
The eruption triggered more than a dozen earthquakes, and the government warned that more could strike the region.
The National Agency for Disaster Management said on Monday that at least nine bodies had been recovered. Another body
was known to be trapped under the rubble.
The eruption caused damage in seven villages, home to 10,000 people, many of whom fled to other villages, according to the government. The authorities warned residents to stay more than seven kilometers, or 4.3 miles, from the volcano.
Indonesia’s thousands of islands are situated along the Ring of Fire, where tectonic plates clash under the surface of the Pacific Ocean, causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The nation’s volcanoes are some of the most active in the world and have caused some of the deadliest eruptions in history. More than 20 people were killed last year when Mount Marapi erupted on Sumatra.
Since late October, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has erupted 43 times, according to the nation’s Ministry of
Energy and Mineral Resources. Last week, an eruption launched ash as high as 800 meters above the peak.
Muhammad Wafid, the head of Indonesia’s Geological Agency, said in a statement that there had been a “significant increase” of volcanic activity at the mountain.
By MARC SANTORA
The Ukrainian military is losing ground in eastern Ukraine at the fastest pace in years. An influx of several thousand North Korean soldiers to Russia has added an unpredictable new dimension to the most savage war in Europe in generations.
And Russian bombardments — including 20 nights of drone assaults on the capital, Kyiv, in October alone — add to the civilian casualty count every day.
Against this difficult backdrop, Ukraine is bracing for the U.S. elections today that will almost certainly shape the course of the country in profoundly different ways, depending on who wins the White House.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, have expressed starkly contrasting visions for the United States’ role in the war as well as in the NATO military alliance that has long served as a shield against Russian aggression.
Ukrainian officials — desperate to steer clear of the toxic partisan battles that could jeopardize support from their chief military backer — are seeking to find ways to make different arguments that might appeal to both camps.
Trump’s claim that he will be able to broker a deal to end the war even before he takes office along with his often-expressed dim views of Ukraine — he has even blamed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for starting the war — have stoked concerns that he would force the Ukrainians into a bad deal by cutting off military support.
Zelenskyy, who is asked about the prospect of a Trump victory in nearly every news conference and media appearance, told journalists in Iceland last week that he “understands all the risks.”
“Trump talks a lot, but I didn’t hear him say he would reduce support for Ukraine,” he said.
At the same time, Zelenskyy is under no
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine walks along a corridor of the U.S. Capitol while in Washington to meet with lawmakers, Sept. 21, 2024. The presidential candidates, Harris and former President Donald Trump, have expressed starkly contrasting visions for America’s role in Russia’s war on Ukraine, as well as the NATO alliance that serves as a shield against Russian aggression. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
illusions about the dire consequences of losing U.S. military assistance.
“If that support weakens, Russia will seize more territory, it would prevent us from winning this war,” he told South Korean broadcaster KBS. “That is the reality.”
Ukraine is clearly looking for ways to appeal to Trump’s well-documented transactional approach to foreign policy, with Zelenskyy emphasizing that helping defend Ukraine is in the United States’ economic interests since his country “is rich in natural resources, including critical metals worth trillions of U.S. dollars.”
In 2022, Canadian consulting company
SecDev estimated the full value of all mineral resources of Ukraine at $26 trillion, including coal, gas and oil. Strategic resources — including about 7% of the world’s titanium reserves, 20% of its graphite reserves and 500,000 tons of lithium essential for electric car batteries — are within Ukrainian territory.
Russia is already plundering some of these resources in occupied territories, ac-
cording to Ukrainian officials, British intelligence and independent investigations.
Those precious resources, Zelenskyy said, “will strengthen either Russia and its allies or Ukraine and the democratic world.”
Zelenskyy has also mentioned the possibility of using Ukrainian units to replace certain U.S. troops stationed in Europe after the war, noting that battle-hardened Ukrainian troops could prove useful in protecting the European continent.
That may also have been an appeal to Trump’s long-standing goal of reducing the United States’ military presence in Europe. In 2020, he withdrew nearly 10,000 troops from Germany — about one-fourth of the contingent stationed there.
“Donald Trump is entirely unpredictable — in both negative and positive ways,” said Oleksandr Kovalenko, a prominent Ukrainian military and political analyst. “Trump could very unpredictably take a stance that completely blocks aid to Ukraine, or he could just as unpredictably decide to provide Ukraine with support that neither Joseph Biden nor Kamala Harris would ever consider.”
Harris is widely seen as more predictable and likely to pursue policies similar to the Biden administration’s, which presents a different set of challenges for Ukraine.
Many Ukrainians believe that the Biden admin-
istration has been cowed by fear of a direct confrontation with Russia, leading to an overly cautious and slow response that ultimately consigns them to a slow defeat.
“A future President Harris would need to deal with a central problem in America’s support for Ukraine: Does it want Ukraine to beat Russia and is it willing to provide the military, diplomatic and financial resources to do so?”
Mick Ryan, a retired Australian army major general and a fellow at the Lowy Institute, a research group, wrote recently.
“If the answer to this question is yes, it will require the United States and NATO to shift their strategy, and will demand a closer alignment of NATO and Ukrainian strategy to see the war through to victory,” he wrote.
Biden’s tepid response to a plan for victory that Zelenskyy presented on a recent trip to Washington has added to a deepening sense of frustration that has spilled into public view, with Ukraine saying it limits its options for finding an acceptable end to the war.
There is no indication that the United States will provide Ukraine with the kind of military support it believes it needs to force Russia into negotiations and no sign that the United States is ready to commit to the kind of security guarantees that Ukraine views as essential to a durable peace.
Zelenskyy told reporters last week that the United States had delivered only a small fraction of the military support it pledged in a $61 billion aid package passed in April, complicating Ukraine’s ability to plan for what comes after the presidential election in the United States.
“You have to count on very specific things in very concrete time. Otherwise, you can’t manage this situation, you cannot manage defending lines, you can’t secure people, you can’t prepare for the winter,” he said last week.
“It’s not a question of money,” he said. “It’s always a question of bureaucracy, logistics, ideas or skepticism.”
As Ukraine continues to lose ground on the eastern front, Kovalenko said that no matter who wins Tuesday, the domestic partisan political battles that could follow the election present their own risk, sowing chaos that Russia will move to eagerly exploit.
“What actually frightens me more is not January 2025, when the inauguration will take place, but the period right after the election,” he said in an interview. “Russia will now take full advantage of the U.S. elections, after which internal political events will dominate, distracting American society from Ukraine and other foreign policy issues.”
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
In the years in which Americans choose a president, that race usually monopolizes the nation’s attention. There are, however, 469 other races this year to choose the people who represent us in Washington, D.C.
Those elections are, collectively, as essential to the governance of the United States as the campaign for the White House. In addition to sculpting the nation’s laws, Congress allocates the federal budget, approves the country’s borrowing and regulates its commerce. It holds the authority to wage wars, ratify treaties, confirm appointees and hold federal officials accountable through investigations and the impeachment process.
In other words, Congress is the body that enables or restrains the ambitions and agenda of the White House. And while these core responsibilities won’t change no matter who wins today, if Donald Trump is reelected president, the House of Representatives and the Senate will be vital checks on what he could do in office.
Trump has demonstrated that he lacks the character, temperament and commitment to the Constitution necessary to be trusted with the power and responsibility of the presidency. He was impeached twice in his first term for actions in flagrant defiance of his duties. He was criminally indicted on felony charges related to his efforts to overturn the election. Yet many of the former president’s worst instincts
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never came to pass in his previous administration. That’s not because he moderated those instincts once in power, as some of his reluctant supporters now suggest. The most important factor limiting the damage done by Trump’s urges has always been others stepping in to stop him, from his own appointees to members of the House and the Senate.
The first major duty of this new Congress will be to ensure the peaceful transfer of power. Its members will be sworn in on Jan. 3, 2025, three days before the Jan. 6 certification process to make official the winner of the presidential election. Republicans in 2021 proved themselves unworthy of this basic responsibility. Trump’s allies were complicit in the effort to overturn the 2020 election. A majority of House Republicans declined to certify the election — the current speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, was one of the architects of the schemes to overturn it — and a majority of Senate Republicans refused to convict Trump for his role in that attempted coup, including the storming of the Capitol.
Thankfully, the Electoral Count Reform Act, passed by a bipartisan majority in 2022, goes a long way toward reducing or eliminating opportunities for subterfuge, regardless of who controls the two chambers. Election interference, if it happens, is more likely to occur on the state level this time around. But the continued indulgence of Trump’s false charges that the last election was stolen or the next one will be provide ample reason not to want a Republican leader wielding the gavel in either chamber.
Soon after the transfer of power, the Senate will begin to consider and approve the president’s appointments. Already, according to reporting by The New York Times’ newsroom, Trump’s aides are suggesting that they will try to push through nominees for such positions without the requisite vetting by the FBI. If reelected, Trump has suggested he will prioritize base loyalty, rather than experience or character, from his closest advisers and lieutenants. Senators will need to prevent the most extreme or unqualified candidates from taking Cabinet positions like defense secretary and attorney general as well as seats on the high court and the federal bench. They can act to keep clearly unfit candidates from holding any powerful position. That’s what the Senate did in 2020 when it blocked Trump’s multiple attempts to appoint wildly unqualified people to the Federal Reserve Board.
Congress would then provide an essential backstop on abuses of presidential power. Trump has said that he will wield the power of government against his political rivals and curtail rights that Americans hold sacred. He has described plans to prosecute “the enemy from within,” including members of Congress, judges and journalists; to send troops into the streets of American cities against lawful protesters; and to withhold money from state and local governments that do not conform their policies to his preferences. He pledges a cruel policy of mass deportations and threatens to shatter long-standing global alliances.
Members of Congress can block some of those plans (a president needs the House to approve spending for any
substantial deportation plan, for example), and they play a crucial oversight role for federal agencies and the executive branch. The House also wields significant power to block or enable the Trump agenda through annual spending bills that must be passed to keep the government functioning. This will be crucial should Trump try to carry out proposals to dismantle the Department of Education or end Title IX’s protections against sex discrimination or hobble the work of vital agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, the IRS and the Justice Department’s civil rights division.
There are other reasons to worry about the damage a Republican-controlled Congress could do. Trump loyalists repeatedly blocked a series of Republican candidates — both moderate and conservative — for speaker of the House, paralyzing Congress and leaving it without leadership for the longest period since 1962. Since then, the caucus has become better known for what it has tried to block, often under Trump’s explicit orders, such as funding to keep the government open, much-needed support for Ukraine’s defense against a Russian invasion and, most hypocritically, border security legislation designed by conservative members of their own party. Indeed, it is hard to think of a single piece of serious legislation offered up by Johnson — despite his being an ally of Trump — and his House. On the other hand, his record of supporting Trump’s antidemocratic agenda is well documented.
Many of the most competitive races for the House are in states that vote overwhelmingly for Democrats, including seven in California and five in New York, along with important races in Connecticut, Colorado, Michigan and Maryland. There are also extremely close races in Arizona, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maine, Nebraska and New Mexico. Of the 43 most competitive races for the House this year, 22 of them are considered tossups; every single vote in those races will be needed to prevent Trump’s enablers from taking office.
There are close Senate races in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan and competitive races for Senate seats in Montana, Nebraska and Texas. We urge voters to make certain to give their attention to those contests.
In survey after survey, Americans said that they want more from their public servants. Tuesday’s election offers them the chance to demand better.
Gobernador coloca primera piedra para reconstrucción del Puente Blanco en Quebradillas con inversión de 3.2 millones de dólares
POR CYBERNEWS
– El gobernador Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia colocó este lunes la primera piedra del proyecto de reconstrucción del Puente Blanco en Quebradillas, junto al director de la Autoridad de Carreteras y Transportación (ACT), Edwin González Montalvo, y los alcaldes de Quebradillas y Camuy.
“La reconstrucción del Puente Blanco no solo garantiza la seguridad de los ciudadanos, sino que impulsa el turismo y desarrollo económico en Quebradillas y Camuy”, expresó Pierluisi en declaraciones escritas.
El proyecto, con duración estimada de 210 días, se completará para mayo de 2025. La obra, con una inver-
sión de más de 3.2 millones de dólares, busca mejorar la conectividad en la región noroeste mediante un nuevo puente modular que preserva la estructura original.
Pierluisi Urrutia informó que el plan incluye la demolición parcial del puente existente, la construcción de cimientos y muros de soporte, y una plataforma con pasarela peatonal y accesos seguros, detalló el director de la ACT, quien subrayó el valor turístico de la estructura.
Por su parte, el alcalde de Quebradillas, Heriberto Vélez, agradeció la colaboración estatal y destacó que el puente conectará comunidades locales y fomentará proyectos turísticos y económicos, con una inversión municipal adicional de 900,000 dólares. Asimismo, el alcalde de Camuy, Gabriel Hernández, valoró la cola-
Policía reporta más de 19,500 intervenciones
POR CYBERNEWS
SAN JUAN – La Policía de Puerto Rico informó que durante la semana del 28 de octubre al 3 de noviembre de 2024, agentes del Negociado de la Policía, adscritos
boración entre ambos municipios y el gobierno para el beneficio de sus residentes.
a la División de Patrullas de Carreteras, llevaron a cabo 19,503 intervenciones en las que expidieron boletos por diversas infracciones y realizaron múltiples arrestos por delitos, incluyendo infracciones de armas, sustancias controladas y violaciones a las leyes de tránsito.
Entre las intervenciones destacadas, se realizaron dos arrestos por violación a la ley de armas y sustancias controladas, cinco arrestos adicionales por posesión de sustancias controladas y tres arrestos relacionados con vehículos hurtados.
Asimismo, dos personas fueron detenidas por regateo, mientras que se llevaron a cabo intervenciones con dos vehículos tipo four track. También se realizaron 100 arrestos por embriaguez y se detuvieron a 63 conductores no autorizados.
En términos de evidencia incautada, se reportaron 21 bolsas de marihuana, un cigarro de marihuana, 13
POR CYBERNEWS
BAYAMÓN – La Policía de Puerto Rico informó sobre la investigación de una muerte sospechosa reportada en la mañana del lunes en la carretera 167, en el área verde cerca de la Plazoleta del Cantón Mall en Bayamón.
Según datos preliminares provistos por el teniente José Bonilla de la División de Homicidios de Bayamón, trabajadores que llegaron al lugar se percataron de un cuerpo sin signos vitales de un hombre aún sin identificar, que yacía en el área verde.
El hombre fue descrito como de tez blanca, con un
peso aproximado de 280 libras, estatura de cinco pies con once pulgadas y alrededor de 40 años de edad. Vestía una camisa polo y pantalón negros.
La investigación está a cargo del policía municipal John Serrano, en colaboración con la agente Astrid Trinidad de la División de Homicidios del Cuerpo de Investigaciones Criminales de Bayamón y la fiscal Zaida Díaz.
La Policía exhorta a cualquier persona que tenga información relevante a este caso a comunicarse de manera confidencial al 787-343-2020, o a través de sus redes sociales en Twitter @PRPDNoticias o en Facebook en www.facebook.com/prpdgov.
frascos de marihuana y una bolsa de cocaína. Además, se incautaron tres pistolas, 84 municiones, seis abastecedores de municiones y se realizaron tres allanamientos vehiculares.
Como parte de las intervenciones, ocho vehículos, dos four track y una motora fueron confiscados, mientras que 18 vehículos con gravamen de desaparecido y tres vehículos con gravamen de hurtado fueron recuperados. También se confiscó un total de 12,000 dólares en fianzas y 322 dólares en efectivo.
Por otro lado, durante el fin de semana se registraron tres accidentes fatales en las carreteras de Fajardo, Luquillo y San Lorenzo, elevando la cifra de muertes en el tránsito a 222 en lo que va de 2024. Esta cantidad representa una disminución de 27 accidentes fatales en comparación con el año 2023, en el cual se habían reportado 249 muertes en el mismo periodo.
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The musician, composer, arranger and producer Quincy Jones in New York on May 20, 2013. Jones, one of the most powerful forces in American popular music for more than half a century, died on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in California. He was 91. (Damon Winter/The New York Times)
By BEN RATLIFF
Quincy Jones, one of the most powerful forces in American popular music for more than half a century, died on Sunday in California. He was 91.
His death was confirmed in a statement by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, that did not mention a cause. The statement said that he had died peacefully at his home in Bel Air.
Jones began his career as a jazz trumpeter and was later in great demand as an arranger, writing for the big bands of Count Basie and others; as a composer of film music; and as a record producer. But he may have made his most lasting mark by doing what some believe to be equally important in the ground-level history of an art form: the work of connecting.
Beyond his hands-on work with score paper, he organized, charmed, persuaded, hired and validated. Starting in the late 1950s, he took social and professional mobility to a new level in Black popular art, eventually creating the conditions for a great deal of music to flow between styles, outlets and markets. And all of that could be said of him even if he had not produced Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the best-selling album of all time.
Jones’ music has been sampled and reused hundreds of times, through all stages of hip-hop and for the theme to the “Austin Powers” films (his “Soul Bossa Nova,” from 1962). He has the third-highest total of Grammy Awards won by a single person — he was nominated 80 times and won 28. (Beyoncé’s 32 wins is the highest total; Georg Solti is second with 31.) He was given honorary degrees by Harvard, Princeton, Juilliard, the New England Conservatory, the Berklee School of Music
and many other institutions, as well as a National Medal of Arts and a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master fellowship.
His success — as his colleague in arranging, Benny Carter, is said to have remarked — may have overshadowed his talent.
In the late 1950s and early ’60s, Jones led his own bands and was the arranger of plush, confident recordings like Dinah Washington’s “The Swingin’ Miss ‘D’” (1957), Betty Carter’s “Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant” (1955) and Ray Charles’ “Genius + Soul = Jazz” (1961). He arranged and conducted several collaborations between Frank Sinatra and Count Basie, including what is widely regarded as one of Sinatra’s greatest records, “Sinatra at the Sands” (1966).
He composed the soundtracks to “The Pawnbroker” (1964), “In Cold Blood” (1967) and “The Color Purple” (1985), among many other movies; his film and television work expertly mixed 20th-century classical, jazz, funk and Afro-Cuban, street, studio and conservatory. And the three albums he produced for Michael Jackson between 1979 and 1987 — “Off the Wall,” “Thriller” and “Bad” — arguably remade the pop business with their success, by appealing profoundly to both Black and white audiences at a time when mainstream radio playlists were becoming increasingly segregated.
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. was born on the South Side of Chicago on March 14, 1933, to Quincy Sr. — a carpenter who worked for local gangsters — and Sarah (Wells) Jones, a musically talented Boston University graduate. At one point in the late 1930s, Quincy and his brother, Lloyd, were separated from their mother, who had developed a schizophrenic disorder, and taken by their father to Louisville, Kentucky, where they
were put in the care of their maternal grandmother, a former enslaved worker.
By 1943, Quincy Sr. had moved with his sons to Bremerton, Washington, where he found work in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. They were eventually joined by his second wife, Elvera, and her three children, and four years later the family moved to Seattle. Once there, Quincy Sr. and Elvera had three more children; of the eight, Quincy Jr. and Lloyd perceived themselves to be the least favored by their stepmother, and were often left to fend for themselves.
Drawn to music
But the young Quincy was hungry to learn, and eventually to leave. At 11, he and his brother broke into a recreation center looking for food; there was a spinet piano in a supervisor’s room in the back, and as he later told the story in the BBC documentary “The Many Lives of Q” (2008), “God’s whispers” made him move toward it and touch it. He joined his school band and choir, learning several brass, reed and percussion instruments, and music became his focus.
At 13, he persuaded the trumpeter Clark Terry, who was in Seattle for a month while touring with Count Basie’s band, to give him lessons after the band’s late set and before his school day began.
At 14, he met the 16-year-old Ray Charles, then known as R.C. Robinson, who had come west from Florida; they became close, and both worked for Bumps Blackwell, a local bandleader. At 15, he gave Lionel Hampton an original composition and was hired for his touring band on the spot, only to be dismissed the next day by Hampton’s wife and manager, Gladys, who admonished him to go back to school.
After graduating from Garfield High School in Seattle, he attended Seattle University for one semester, then accepted a scholarship to attend the Schillinger House in Boston, now known as Berklee College of Music.
In 1951, Hampton’s band came calling again. This time, Jones joined and stayed for two years, as a trumpeter and occasional arranger. He wrote music quickly — including his first complete and credited composition, “Kingfish”— and got it sounding good quickly, through preternatural skills of charm and organization.
During that time he settled down with his high school girlfriend, Jeri Caldwell, and had a daughter, Jolie, in 1952, although they did not marry until 1957. (She was white, and the early days of their relationship and child-rearing met much disapproval. It was the first of Jones’ three marriages, all interracial.) By the end of 1953, still only 20 and with a young daughter, he left Hampton’s band to settle in New York and work as a freelance arranger for Count Basie and the saxophonist James Moody, among others.
His true education was only beginning. In 1956, Jones was hired as musical director, arranger and trumpeter in the trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie’s band, which traveled under the auspices of the State Department for three months through Europe and the Middle East and then took a second trip to South America.
He recorded the first album under his own name, “This Is How I Feel About Jazz,” in 1956. A year later he moved to Paris to work for Barclay Records, and stayed in Europe on and off for five years as the label’s staff arranger and conductor. He took advantage of the opportunity to write for strings —
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because, in his view, a Black arranger was much less likely to be given the chance to do so in America — and studied music theory with Nadia Boulanger.
In 1958, Jones signed with Mercury Records. For “The Birth of a Band!” and “The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones,” both released in 1959, he assembled a big band including Terry and other first-tier jazz musicians. Jones’ vision for this band grew out of the tight and smooth sound world of the 1950s Count Basie Orchestra.
A pivot to pop
Wanting to keep his band together at all costs, Jones kept 30 people on the payroll and assembled concerts around Europe for 10 months; deep in debt at the end of the tour, he sold publishing rights for half of his songs to get his retinue home. (He would later buy back those rights at a much higher price.)
Back in New York, the band dissolved, and so did Jones’ first marriage — although, given his chronic infidelity, that might have been some time coming. “It got so out of control,” he wrote in his memoir, “that at one point I was in love with and dating Marpessa Dawn, the leading lovely from ‘Black Orpheus’; a Chinese beauty; a French actress; Hazel Scott, the gifted, cosmopolitan ex-wife of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.; and Juliette Gréco, the Queen of French Existentialism, all at the same time.”
Jones took the job of musical director at Mercury in 1961, assembling its jazz roster: He signed Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Shirley Horn and others. But this was a moment when pop was taking over; jazz’s margins, and perhaps its audience, too, were in steep decline.
He changed his focus accordingly. His first pop success was with singer Lesley Gore, only 16 when Jones came into possession of her demo tape. “She had a mellow, distinctive voice and sang in tune, which a lot of grown-up rock ’n’ roll singers couldn’t do, so I signed her,” he wrote. He helped make the song “It’s My Party” (1963) into a No. 1 hit for Gore, rushing acetates to radio stations just before another version of the song, sung by the Crystals and produced by Phil Spector, which remains unreleased.
In 1964, Jones ascended at Mercury, becoming the first Black vice president of a white-owned record label. (He also won his first Grammy Award that year, for his arrangement of Count Basie’s “I Can’t Stop Loving You.”) He kept the position for less than a year, until he scored “The Pawnbroker” — one of his greatest achievements as a composer — and moved to Los Angeles to work in films and television.
His most frenetic years, professionally and personally, began in the late 1960s and stretched until 1974. He married Ulla Andersson, a 19-year-old Swedish model, in 1967 and had two children with her, Martina and Quincy III; they divorced in 1974. His dozens of film-score credits in those years included “The Deadly Affair,” “In the Heat of the Night,” “In Cold Blood,” “Mirage,” “For Love of Ivy” and “The Getaway,” and he composed theme songs and scored episodes for “Sanford and Son,” “Ironside” and two different shows starring Bill Cosby. He also produced the 1973 television tribute “Duke Ellington … We Love You Madly.”
For a few years Jones slowed down, comparatively. He married actress Peggy Lipton and had two daughters with her: Kidada Jones, an actress, model and fashion designer,
and film and television actress Rashida Jones.
He produced hit records by the Brothers Johnson, who had sung on “Mellow Madness”; contributed music to the celebrated miniseries “Roots” in 1977; and in 1978 served as musical supervisor for Sidney Lumet’s film version of the Broadway musical “The Wiz,” working with Michael Jackson for the first time. The two would go on to make “Off the Wall,” “Thriller” and “Bad,” whose combined certified American unit-sales amount to 46 million, and whose worldwide figures are said to be more than double that.
As a joint venture with Warner Bros. Records, Jones started his own label, Qwest, in 1980. The label’s first release was the singer and guitarist George Benson’s “Give Me the Night,” which won three Grammys; otherwise, its quirky discography — the list includes not just stars like Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and the R&B singer James Ingram, but also the post-punk band Joy Division, the gospel singer Andraé Crouch and the experimental jazz saxophonist Sonny Simmons — proved, if it needed proving, that Jones was not concerned only with the bottom line.
In 1985, he produced, arranged and conducted a supergroup of more than 40 singers — including Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder — under the banner name USA for Africa, in “We Are the World,” a fundraising single for famine relief. (The making of that record was the subject of a 2024 Netflix documentary, “The Greatest Night in Pop.”)
Shortly after that, he served as associate producer of Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple.” He also wrote the score, in less than two months.
To Tahiti and back
Meanwhile, Jones’ third marriage failed, he became dependent on the sleeping pill Halcion, and he was not making
good on plans for a follow-up to “Bad.” In 1986, he fled to one of Marlon Brando’s vacation spots — “a cluster of islands he’d owned in Tahiti since filming ‘Mutiny on the Bounty,’” as he described it in his memoir, “Q.” He spent a month recovering, overcame his Halcion addiction and bounced back.
The 1989 album “Back on the Block” served as his official return, with a guest roster that typified his cross-generational, cross-stylistic dream of Black American music: Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Ice-T, Luther Vandross, Barry White. The album won six Grammys, including album of the year, and Jones was named nonclassical producer of the year.
The documentary feature “Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones,” which told his story through the recollections of his colleagues, was released in 1990. That same year, his record label became part of a larger multimedia entity, Quincy Jones Entertainment, which produced the sitcoms “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air” and “In the House” as well as the sketch show “Mad TV.” The business eventually branched out into publishing: He helped start the hip-hop magazine Vibe, and published Spin and Blaze with Robert Miller.
In 1991, he produced a concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland — of which he, in typical factotum spirit, had become a co-producer — reuniting Miles Davis with the arranger Gil Evans to play music from the albums “Sketches of Spain” and “Porgy and Bess.” It was there that he met the actress Nastassja Kinski, with whom he lived for four years, a union that produced his seventh child, Kenya Julia Miambi Sarah Jones, who became a model and is known professionally as Kenya Kinski-Jones.
Jones is survived by a brother, Richard Jones; by two sisters, Margie Jay and Theresa Frank; and by seven children: Jolie, Kidada, Kenya, Martina, Rachel, Rashida and Quincy III.
In his final decades, Jones dedicated much of his time to charity work through his Listen Up! Foundation; established a Quincy Jones professorship of African American music at Harvard University; produced “Keep On Keepin’ On,” a 2014 film about the teacher-student relationship between the 89-year-old Clark Terry, Jones’ old mentor, and Justin Kauflin, a young blind jazz pianist; and released the album “Soul Bossa Nostra,” reprising songs he’d produced in the past, with appearances by Snoop Dogg, T-Pain and Amy Winehouse, who contributed a louche version of “It’s My Party” — her last commercial release before her death in 2011.
Jones stayed in the public eye. In 2018, he made headlines when he gave wide-ranging interviews to New York and GQ magazines that contained surprising comments about Michael Jackson and other subjects.
In 2017, he helped launch a video platform, Qwest TV, offering high-definition streams of jazz concerts and documentaries, and in 2022 he appeared on the album “Dawn FM” by the Weeknd, performing a monologue on the track “A Tale by Quincy.”
But even his not-fully-realized back-burner projects tell a story of their own, a kind of secondary biography of the obsessions and connections of a constantly busy man. Among them were a musical about Sammy Davis Jr.; a Cirque du Soleil show on the history of Black American music, from its African roots; a film about Brazilian carnivals; a film version of Ralph Ellison’s unfinished novel “Juneteenth”; and a film on the life of Alexander Pushkin, the Russian poet who was said to be of African origin.
The San Juan Daily Star
By TEDDY ROSENBLUTH
When scientists win the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, they typically thank family and colleagues, maybe their universities or whoever funded their research.
This year, as molecular biologist Gary Ruvkun accepted the most prestigious award of his career, he spent a few minutes lauding his experimental subject: a tiny worm named Caenorhabditis elegans, which he called “badass.”
“No one ever thought to use that term for a worm,” he said during a news conference. “We are asserting ourselves now, and I was asserting this before the Nobel-stinking-Prize.”
This isn’t the worm’s first brush with international stardom nor is it the first time C. elegans has been thanked for aiding award-winning work. Ruvkun’s award was actually the fourth Nobel Prize resulting from C. elegans research, cementing the lowly soil worm’s outsize role in scientific discovery.
The 1-millimeter nematode has helped scientists understand how healthy cells are instructed to kill themselves and how the process goes awry in AIDS, strokes and degenerative diseases. (That work was the subject of the 2002 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.)
Self-proclaimed “worm people” were recognized by the Nobel committee in 2006 for discovering gene silencing, which became the basis for an entirely new class of drugs. Two years later, the chemistry prize went to scientists who used nematodes to help invent cellular “lanterns” that allowed biologists to see the inner workings of a cell.
For each prize, a laureate made sure to thank the worm for its contributions, though perhaps the most famous nod came from Sydney Brenner, who won the first “worm Nobel.”
“Without doubt, the fourth winner of the Nobel Prize this year is Caenorhabditis elegans,” he said in his lecture in Stockholm.
C. elegans is named after the Latin word for “elegant” because of the way it moves in graceful, sinusoidal waves. One of the animal’s virtues is its simplicity, which allows scientists to test hypotheses about fundamental biological concepts in a model that is easy to understand.
The nematodes have just 959 cells — a remarkably manageable number, compared with our trillions of cells — each of which scientists have named and charted from fertilization to death.
“This is probably the best-understood multicellular organism on the planet,” said Howard Ferris, a nematologist at the University of California, Davis.
The destiny of each cell is easy to map, since the worms become translucent under the light of a microscope and cycle through all developmental stages in about three days.
The nematode was the first animal to have its genome entirely deciphered — in 1998, years before scientists were able to do the same for flies and mice. The worm is also inexpensive, easy to store and entirely selfsufficient when it comes to reproduction; female C. elegans have functional sperm that allow them to inseminate themselves.
“It’s an experimental dream,” said Judith Kimble, a nematode researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. “The more we do with it, the more of a wonderful dream it becomes.”
Even when scientists come to nematology for the worms, they often stay for the tightly knit, offbeat community.
Since its inception, the field has had a tradition of collaboration. Researchers created a newsletter in 1975 called the Worm Breeder’s Gazette to share the results of their experiments before they were published.
Kimble attributes much of the research success to the fact that worm-bonded scientists tend to share their resources and cooperate, a value she wishes the rest of the country would adopt.
Ruvkun, of the Harvard Medical School, and his co-winner, Victor Ambros, a professor of molecular medicine at UMass Chan Medical School, shared their findings with each other, allowing them to piece together the mechanics of microRNA. Had they not, their prizewinning work might have been delayed years, even decades.
The C. elegans research community comes together every other year at the International Worm Convention, where the scientists traipse about in their signature garb: sweatshirts, shorts and Birkenstocks.
This collective spirit stands in stark contrast to some other corners of biology, like fly research, where scientists tend to guard their research and compete with one
another, said Cathy Savage-Dunn, who studies cell signaling in C. elegans at the City University of New York.
Indeed, there is something of a rivalry between fly researchers and worm scientists. The latter are fond of saying that flies are too complex and fly science conferences too stuffy.
But the two groups agree that their research is dismissed by mammal scientists, who reside on top of the unspoken lab animal hierarchy and often believe that experiments on invertebrates are irrelevant to humans.
In fact, the discovery of microRNA was first met with silence outside the C. elegans community, in part because other scientists thought the original findings were just a quirk of worms.
It wasn’t until years later, when Ruvkun proved that microRNA was present in a wide array of animals, including humans, that the wider research community finally
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shows C. elegans with embryos attached to its body. A staple in laboratories worldwide, C. elegans is “an experimental dream,” said one scientist. (Eric Cormack via The New York Times)
acquiesced.
Even though worms are leagues simpler than the human body, we have more in common than we might believe, said Robert Waterston, a geneticist at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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Demandados Civil Núm.: KCD2017-0799. Sala: 503. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, Centro Judicial de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 4 de octubre de 2024, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 34 de la Manzana “C” del Proyecto de Solares denominado “Teachers Association Cooperative Development”, situado en el Barrio Sabana Llana del término municipal de Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, con un área de 338.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número C-33, en distancia de 26.00 metros; por el SUR, con el solar número C-35, en distancia de 26.00 metros; por el ESTE, con la servidumbre de paso de la Calle número #3, en distancia de 13.00 metros y por el OESTE, con el solar número C-9, en distancia de 13.00 metros. Enclava una casa de una planta de concreto y bloques de concreto, techado de concreto que mide 24 pies de frente por 40 pies 2 pulgadas de fondo, según la inscripción 2da., por edificación, la que consta de balcón, sala-comedor, tres ha-
bitaciones, cocina, servicio sanitario y marquesina, con valor de $7,300.00. Inscrito al folio 54 del tomo 162 de Sabana Llana, finca número #7,200 Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Quinta de San Juan. La dirección de la propiedad según pagaré es: Urb. Los Maestros 778 Calle Taine Drew, San Juan, PR t/c/c Urb. Los Maestros 778 Calle Jaime Drew, San Juan, PR. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada y notificada en este caso el 6 de agosto de 2024, y publicada en un periódico de circulación general de Puerto Rico (“The San Juan Daily Star”) el 13 de agosto de 2024, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $49,086.63 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 8.00% desde el 1 de noviembre de 2016; 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 $8,205.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 18 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en el Centro Judicial de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $82,050.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $54,700.00, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 4 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $41,025.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca
a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta 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, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Artículo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, hoy día 11 de octubre de 2024. Pedro Hieye González, Alguacil, División De Subastas, Tribunal De Primera Instancia, Sala Superior De San Juan.
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ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
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Civil Núm.: DCD2017-0613. (402). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE PRENDA Y EJECUCIÓN SENTENCIA (VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL. A: SERGIO ROMERO MOLINA, IVELISSE ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. Yo, EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS SANTANA, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #193, 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 21 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Bayamón, en el Cuarto Piso, Bayamón, 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 Bayamón 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 5 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 12 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: “DESCRIPCIÓN REGISTRAL: Urbana: BARRIO HATO
TEJAS de Bayamón Norte. Solar: 1. Cabida de 335.268 Metros Cuadrados. Linderos:
Norte, en una distancia de veintitrés punto veinticuatro metros (23.24) con el solar número dos. Sur, en una distancia en arco con un largo de diecisiete punto catorce metros (17.14) con la calle Montaña. Este, en una distancia de quince punto veintiséis metros (15.26) con solar dedicado escuelas. Oeste, en varias alineaciones totalizando dieciséis punto treinta y cinco metros (16.35) con la calle Monte.” A. Inscrita al tomo 26 del sistema de folio móvil de Bayamón Norte, finca #5051, inscripción 7ma, del Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Tercera. B. Inscrita al folio 162 del tomo 243 de Bayamón Norte, finca #5051, inscripción 10ma, del Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Tercera. C. Inscrita al folio 162 del tomo 243 de Bayamón Norte, finca #5051, inscripción 12da, del Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Tercera. Modificada la hipoteca de la inscripción 7ma., en cuanto al interés que será al 7.99% anual, según la escritura número 27, otorgada en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el día 18 de abril de 2002, ante la Notario Público Iraida Latoni Maldonado, inscrita al folio 162 del tomo 243 de Bayamón Norte, finca #5051, inscripción 9na., del Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Tercera. La dirección física de la propiedad antes descrita es: Urbanización Valle Verde III Norte, DC-14, Calle Montes, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. La subasta se llevará a efecto para satisfacer a la parte demandante la suma de $157,500.00 de principal, con 5 años de intereses según garantizado por la hipoteca al 7.990% anual, desde el día 30 de septiembre de 2008, hasta su total y completo pago, más la cantidad de $15,750.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, que la parte demandada se obligara a satisfacer como suma líquida y sin necesidad de nueva liquidación y aprobación por este Tribunal, más la cantidad que se adeuda mensualmente a partir del día 30 de octubre de 2008, por concepto de las partidas enumeradas que incluyen contribuciones e impuestos, primas de seguro contra riesgos y seguro de hipoteca, más los cargos por demora, más cualquiera otros adelantos que se hagan en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca. Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta será la suma de $142,000.00 para el pagaré identificado A, 3,000.00 para el pagaré identificado B y $12,500.00 para el pagaré identificado C, para un total de $157,500.00 en la
primera subasta y de ser necesaria una segunda subasta, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $94,666.67 para el pagaré identificado A, $2,000.00 para el pagaré identificado B, y $8,333.33 para el pagaré identificado C para un total de $105,000.00 en la segunda subasta y de necesitarse una tercera subasta la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado, es decir la suma de $71,000.00 para el pagaré identificado A, 1,500.00 para el pagaré identificado B y $6,250.00 para el pagaré identificado C, para un total de $78,750.00 en la tercera subasta. Si se declara 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 todo licitador acepta como suficiente la titularidad 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 Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 18 de octubre de 2024. EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS
cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de licitadores, del público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico y en los sitios públicos de acuerdo a las disposiciones de la Regla 51.7 de las de Procedimiento Civil, así como para la publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria y en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas con antelación a la fecha de la primera subasta y por lo menos una vez por semana. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento indicado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables. (Art. 102 (1) de la Ley núm. 210-2015). Expedido el presente en San Juan, Puerto Rico a 25 de octubre de 2024.
PEDRO HIEYE GONZÁLEZ, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL
GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PONCE BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. JUAN DE D. MERCADO
ZAYAS, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados
Civil Núm.:PO2024CV01069.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDIC-
TO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: JUAN DE D. MERCADO ZAYAS, FULANA DE TAL Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
POR LA PRESENTE: Se le notifica que contra usted se ha presentado la Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero de la cual se acompaña copia. Por la presente se le emplaza a usted y se le requiere para que dentro del término de TREINTA (30) días desde la fecha de la Publicación por Edicto de este Emplazamiento presente su contestación 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 Ponce, P.O. Box 7185, Ponce, Puerto Rico 007327185 y notifique a la LCDA.
GINA H. FERRER MEDINA, personalmente al Condominio Las Nereidas, Local 1-B, Calle Méndez Vigo esquina Amador Ramírez Silva, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00680; o por correo al Apartado 2342, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-2342, Teléfonos: (787) 832-9620 y (845) 345-3985, Abogada de la parte demandante, apercibiéndose que en caso de no hacerlo así podrá dictarse Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. EXPIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal hoy 5 de septiembre de 2024. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. HILDA J. ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SUBSECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. HENRY SANTIAGO PEREZ
Demandado Civil Núm.: FA2024CV00558. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO DEMANDADO POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: HENRY SANTIAGO PEREZ. POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la radicación de una demanda en cobro de dinero por la vía ordinaria en la que se alega que usted adeuda a la parte demandante, Oriental Bank, ciertas sumas de dinero, y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado de este litigio. El demandante, Oriental Bank, ha solicitado que se dicte sentencia en contra suya y que se le ordene pagar las cantidades reclamadas en la demanda. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado 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://www.poderjudicial. pr/index/php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso
deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría 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 conceder el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle. El abogado de la parte demandante es: Jaime Ruiz Saldaña, RUA número 11673; Dirección: PO Box 366276, San Juan, PR 00936-6276; Teléfono: (787) 759-6897; Correo electrónico: legal@jrslawpr. com. Se le advierte que dentro de los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación del presente edicto, se le estará enviando a usted por correo certificado con acuse de recibo, una copia del emplazamiento y de la demanda presentada al lugar de su última dirección conocida: Bo. Malpica, Calle 1 Parcela 7, Río Grande, PR 00745. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal en Fajardo, Puerto Rico , hoy día 07 de octubre de 2024. WANDA I. SEGUÍ
REYES, SECRETARIA. LYDIA E. RIVERA MIRANDA, SUBSECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN ASOCIACIÓN DE RESIDENTES
URBANIZACION VALLE
VERDE III, INC.
Parte Demandante Vs. NOMAR AXEL AYALA RODRIGUEZ, MELISSA
FERRER RIVERA, AMBOS POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: BY2024CV05194. Salón: 503. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (ORDINARIO). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: NOMAR AXEL AYALA RODRIGUEZ, MELISSA
FERRER RIVERA, AM BOS POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
Por la presente se le notifica que la parte demandante ha presentado ante este Tribunal Demanda contra usted(es), solicitando la concesión del
siguiente remedio: Demanda de COBRO DE DINERO, por concepto de cuotas de mantenimientos vencidas y no pagadas por la suma de $3,705.00. Representa a la parte demandante el abogado cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: LCDO. MELVYN E. FONTAN LOZADA Colegiado Núm. 15768, RUA: 14519 PO Box 124, Bayamón, PR 00960-0124 Tel. 787-340-6604 / Fax 787-261-9168
E-mail: melfonloza@live.com melvynfontan@gmail.com
Se le apercibe que si no compareciera usted a contestar dicha demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de haber sido diligenciado este Emplazamiento. 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 secretaria del tribunal. Si usted deje 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. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 17 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL INTERINA. ELIZABETH OLIVERAS PÉREZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA
ORIENTAL BANK
Demandante V. CONEXUS HOLDINGS PUERTO RICO, LLC; ET ALS.
Demandadas Civil Núm.: CA2022CV03210. (409). Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. A: SUCESIÓN DE KEITH R. ST. CLAIR FERRISEY, COMPUESTA POR RICHARD ST. CLAIR, KYLIE JOAN ST. CLAIR, JAMES WILLIAMS ST. CLAIR, NOEMÍ PÉREZ GÓMEZ, FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA DE TAL - 6165 ISLA VERDE AVENUE, CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO 00979;
6165 AVE. ISLA VERDE UNIDAD 169, CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO 00979; COND. MARBELLA CLUB III, APT. 154, HUMACAO, PUERTO RICO 00794; CITI TOWERS, 252 PONCE DE LEÓN AVE., 20TH FLOOR, SUITE 2000, HATO REY, PR 00918.
POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica que Oriental Bank ha presentado una Demanda Enmendada en contra de la Sucesión de Keith R. St. Clair Ferrisey, compuesta por sus miembros conocidos Richard St. Clair, Kylie Joan St. Clair, James Williams St. Clair y Noemí Pérez Gómez; y por sus posibles miembros desconocidos Fulano de Tal y Fulana de Tal. POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza para que presenten al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Ustedes deberán 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 representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si ustedes dejan 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. Representa a la parte demandante el Lcda. Maristella Sánchez Rodríguez, Delgado & Fernández, LLC, PO Box 11750, Fernández Juncos Station, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00910-1750. Tel. (787) 2741414. Se dicta Orden de conformidad con el Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020, para que expresen si han de aceptar o rechazar formalmente la herencia del causante Keith R. St. Clair Ferrisey en el término de treinta (30) días, dispuesto en ley. Se advierte a los miembros de la Sucesión de Kieth R. St. Clair Ferrisey que al haberse presentado el pleito sobre incumplimiento de contrato en contra del causante antes mencionado, de no recibirse contestación en el término de treinta (30) días a partir de la notificación de esta orden, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada y los herederos responden por las obligaciones del causante, por los legados y por las cargas hereditarias exclusivamente hasta el valor de los bienes hereditarios que recibe. (Artículo 1587 31 LPRA
§11041). DADA en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 17 de octubre de 2024. LCDA. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. IDA L. FERNÁNDEZ RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
JUAN ANTONIO LÓPEZ DÍAZ, MARTA LÓPEZ DÍAZ, MARIA MILAGROS LÓPEZ DÍAZ, GLADYS ESTHER LÓPEZ DÍAZ Y GUILLERMINA LÓPEZ DÍAZ Peticionaria EX-PARTE
Caso: BY2024CV05988. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: 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.ramajudicial.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, El abogado de
la parte peticionaria es el Lic. Jaime Rodríguez Rivera, cuya dirección es #30 Calle Reparto Piñero, Guaynabo, PR 009695650, Teléfono 787-720-9553. La propiedad objeto de la petición se describe del siguiente modo: Según sus títulos: RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno de forma irregular, radicada en el barrio Camarones del término municipal de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de 300.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE: en 2 alineaciones que suman 8.68 metros con carretera estatal #169; por el SUR: en 9.36 metros con calle municipal; por el ESTE: en 4 alineaciones que suman 31.079 metros con solar de la Sucesión de Isabelino Figueroa y por el OESTE: en 3 alineaciones que suman 37.37 metros con Sucesión de Patricio del Valle, Enclava una estructura.” Según Mensura reciente efectuada por Ingeniero Juan Rodríguez Claudio, licencia número 5903: RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno de forma irregular, radicada en el barrio Camarones del término municipal de Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida de 315.468 metros cuadrados equivalentes a 0.0803 de cuerda según mensura. En lindes por el NORTE: en 2 alineaciones que suman 8,68 metros con carretera estatal #169; por el SUR: en 9.36 metros con calle municipal; por el ESTE: en 4 alineaciones que suman 31.079 metros con solar de la Sucesión de Isabelino Figueroa y por el OESTE: en 3 alineaciones que suman 37.37 metros con Sucesión de Patricio del Valle. Enclava una estructura.” 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 el edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, a 21 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. LUISA I. ANDINO AYALA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE PATILLAS
ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC. Demandante Vs. ORLANDO J. MAISONET SOTO Demandado Civil Núm.: AY2024CV00049. Salón: 306. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ORLANDO J. MAISONET SOTOCOMUNIDAD 500 HC01 BOX 4058, ARROYO, PR 00714. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (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), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría 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 conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Jan Miguel Otero Martínez cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jan.otero@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Guayama, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de octubre de 2024. En Patillas, Puerto Rico, el 2 de octubre de 2024. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA. GLORIVEE GARCÍA GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION Demandante V. STEFANO
AMODIO Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: VB2024CV00459. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM.
LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM.
A: STEFANO AMODIO, MARIA TERESA AMODIO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - 7571 178TH ST. FRESH MEADOWS, NEW YORK 11366-1627. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de octubre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 30 de octubre de 2024. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 30 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. KEICHA L. MAYSONET RODRIGUEZ
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: GB2024CV00267. (Salón: 500-A). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAN MIGUEL OTERO MARTÍNEZ -
JAN.OTERO@ORF-LAW.COM.
OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM.
A: KEICHA L. MAYSONET RODRIGUEZ - 19 RES SAN JOSE PROYECTO 13 APT 146, SAN JUAN, PR 00923-1419.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 23 de octubre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 29 de octubre de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 29 de octubre de 2024. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Brenda G. Zamot Salgado, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA RAYMOND VIDAL Y OTROS Demandante V. NANCY VIDAL Demandado Caso Núm.: AG2024CV00605. (Salón: 601 CIVIL). Sobre: DIVISIÓN O LIQUIDACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD DE BIENES HEREDITARIOS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDITO ENMENDADA. SALVADOR MARQUEZ COLONSMARQ97@GMAIL.COM. A: NANCY VIDAL, SU POSIBLE SUCESION Y CUALQUIER PARTE DESCONOCIDA CON INTERES EN ESTE ASUNTO - DIRECCION DESCONOCIDA Y/O PROBABLEMENTE RESIDE EN EL ESTADO DE NEW YORK. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que sus-
cribe le notifica a usted que el 06 de septiembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 30 de octubre de 2024. Notas de la Secretaría: EMITIR NUEVAMENTE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, el 30 de octubre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. MARÍA DE LOS M. VALENTÍN RAMÍREZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
JOSE JAVIER MORALES
LUBE, POR SÍ Y COMO MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DE SU PADRE NÉCTOR
ENRIQUE MORALES
MUNICH, TAMBIÉN
CONOCIDO COMO NÉCTOR E. MORALES
MUNICH, NÉCTOR E. MORALES, NÉCTOR
MORALES, NÉSTOR
ENRIQUE MORALES
MUNICH Y NÉSTOR
MORALES MUNICH, COMPUESTA POR ÉL Y SUS HERMANOS JUAN
ENRIQUE MORALES
LUBE Y GABRIEL JOSÉ
MORALES JORDÁN
Demandantes Vs. FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO, COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHO DE DORAL
MORTGAGE LLC, JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE
Demandados
Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV09692.
Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EDICTO DE EMPLAZAMIENTO. ESTADOSU NIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS.
A: DORAL MORTGAGE LLC; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE.
Quedan ustedes emplazados y notificados que en este Tribunal la parte demandante ha radicado la acción de epígrafe alegando, en síntesis, que un Pagaré suscrito a favor de DORAL MORTGAGE LLC, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $68,000.00, con intereses al 4.375% anual y vencedero el día 1ro. de mayo de 2024, el cual fue garantizado con hipoteca según consta de la escritura #156, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el 22 de abril de 2009, ante el Notario Luis Enrique Mejías Rivera sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Propiedad Horizontal: Apartamento 1002 del Condominio BELLVIEW, situado en la calle Tapia esquina Sagrado Corazón de Santurce, Puerto Rico, con un área de 543.66 pies cuadrados, equivalentes a 50.53 metros cuadrados. Finca #26,602 inscrita al Folio 146 del Torno 1182 de Santurce Norte, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Primera de San Juan, inscripción 9na., fue totalmente satisfecho, que el mismo se ha extraviado y que ustedes podrían resultar ser tenedores del mismo, por lo que se les advierte que si no radican su contestación a la demanda dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación de este Edicto a: LCDO. ORLANDO MALDONADO RIVERA
85 CALLE MAYAGUEZ APT. 504 SAN JUAN, P.R. 00917
TELEFONO: (787) 450-0077
E-mail: lic.omaldonado@gmail.com se les anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado por la parte demandante, sin más citarles ni oírles. Expido bajo mi firma y sello de este tribunal hoy día 1 de octubre de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MICHELLE RIVERA RÍOS, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, POR SI Y EN REP DE LUZ CELENIA
ORTIZ RIVERA
Demandante V. FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV06932. (Salón: 802 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. ANTONIO A. HERNÁNDEZ ALMODÓVAR - AHERNANDEZ@RMMELAW.
COM. A: JOHN DOE, RICHARD DOE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 30 de octubre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 31 de octubre de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 31 de octubre de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ELSIE PRATTS MELÉNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAGUAS. Island Portfolio Services, LLC, como agente de Fairway Acquisitions Fund, LLC. DEMAIVDANTE VS. DAVIEL NUNEZ SANTIAGO DEMANDADO CIVIL NÚM.: AB2024CV00060. SALÓN: 703. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO R.60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. Estados Unidos de América El Presidente de los Estados Unidos El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. SS: A: Daviel Núñez SantiagoPO BOX 865, AGUAS BUENAS, PR 00703 POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (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), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https: //www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio,
en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría 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 conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Jan Miguel Otero Martínez cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-85 18, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jan.otero@orf-Iaw.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orflaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO Ml FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 10 de SEPTIEMBRE de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 10 de SEPTIEMBRE de 2024 IRASEMIS DIAZ SANCHEZ , Secretaria. F/Liz Wharton Rosa, Sec Auxiliar.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE GUAYNABO COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO JESÚS OBRERO
Parte Demandante V. CARLOS I. SANTIAGO RIVERA
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: GB2024CV00789. Sala: 500-A. 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. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que notifique a: AGS LEGAL GROUP, LLC Abogados de la parte demandante Lcdo. Ricardo A. Acevedo Bianchi - RUA 20637 Lcdo. José R. González RiveraRUA 13105 Lcdo. Juan A. Santos BerríosRUA 9774
P.O. Box 10242, Humacao, Puerto Rico 00792
Teléfono: (939) 545-4300
Email: rab@agslegaIpr.com o jrg@agslegalpr.com
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva, con copia a la representación legal de la parte demandante, dentro de los 30 días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día su publicación. 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, en cuyo caso
deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría 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 conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Extendido bajo mi firma y Sello del Tribunal, en Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, hoy día 24 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA INTERINA. BRENDA ZAMOT SALGADO, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE YAUCO EN SABANA GRANDE ELBERT ANGEL
CAMARGO ORENGO
TIC/C ELBERT A. CAMARGO ORENGO
T/C/C EVERANGEL CAMARGO ORENGO; ELSIE CARABALLO FELICIANO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES
COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Peticionarios
EX-PARTE
Civil Núm.: YU2024CV00334. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO, ART. 185 LEY DEL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD INMOBILIARIA DE P.R. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. A: JOHN DOE & JANE DOE.
Se le notifica a usted que ha sido radicada ante este Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Superior de Yauco, una Petición de Dominio. Usted deberá presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días desde la última publicación de este edicto, sirviéndole copia de dicha contestación a la Lcda. Teresa Pacheco Camacho, con oficinas en la Calle Santiago Vivaldi Pacheco, Número 24-B, Yauco, Puerto Rico, dirección postal: P.O. Box 5004, PMB 200, Yauco, Puerto Rico 00698, teléfono número 787267-5784, fax número 787-2676328, correo electrónico terasa@pacheco-camacholawfirm. com, abogada de los Peticionarios. Se le apercibe que, de no hacerlo así, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la petición, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Yauco, Puerto Rico, en Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, hoy 28 de octubre de 2024. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA
REGIONAL. DELIA APONTE VELÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO
MUNICIPIO DE FAJARDO Demandante V. DOMINGO HERNÁNDEZ NAZARIO Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: FA2022CV00745. (Salón: 301). Sobre: EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
JOSEPHINE M. RODRIGUEZ RIOS - JOSEPHINE.RODRIGUEZ@GMAIL. COM.
A: ERNESTO RESTO NAZARIO: 8 CALLE CAMPO BELLO GUAYNABO, PR 00969; SANTA RESTO NAZARIO: E1 CALLE FLORENCIA, GUAYNABO, PR 00966 GUAYNABO COUNTY; RAFAEL RESTO NAZARIO: 24 COLLEGE DR #2F, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305; BENIGNO RESTO NAZARIO: 1154 WARD AVE #6B BRONX, NY 10472; RAFAELA RESTO NAZARIO: 3805 THUNDER CREEK DR KILLEEN, TX 76549 BELL COUNTY; PERFECTA RESTO NAZARIO: BEARING LN, KISSIMMEE, FL 34744; GLORIA E. HERNÁNDEZ MÉNDEZ, MARTÍN RESTO HERNÁNDEZ, JOSÉ ANTONIO RESTO NAZARIO, JESÚS MARÍA RESTO HERNÁNDEZ, GAVINO RESTO HERNÁNDEZ, JULIO CRUZ HERNÁNDEZ, PETRA HERNÁNDEZ DONES, JULIÁN RESTO NAZARIO, QUINTÍN RESTO NAZARIO, RAFAEL RESTO NAZARIO, MARTÍN RESTO NAZARIO, LAZARA RESTO NAZARIO, HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y DUEÑOS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O CUALQUIER PERSONA CON ALGÚN POSIBLE INTERÉS. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 29 de octubre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución
en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 31 de octubre de 2024. En Fajardo, Puerto Rico, el 31 de octubre de 2024. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. SHEILA ROBLES HERNÁNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR OFICINA LEGAL
RIVERA TORRES, LLC
Demandante V. STANLEY PALASIEWSKI
Demandado
Civil Núm.: CG2024CV03374. Sala: 802. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: STANLEY PALASIEWSKI - 8701 N. 56TH ST. #292023, TAMPA, FL 33617 O SEA, LA PARTE DEMANDADA ARRIBA INDICADA.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 30 días de haber sido diligenciado 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, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría 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 conceder el remedio solicitado en
la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Información del abogado de la parte demandante: VIVIANA M. BERRIOS
GONZALEZ, RUA 16660, Urb. Terra del Monte 83, Cayey, Puerto Rico 00736, 787-5957181 - vbglegal@outlook.com.
EXTENDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 7 de octubre de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ZAIDA AGUAYO ÁLAMO, SUBSECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
HACIENDA TULIPANES INC Y OTROS
Demandante V. CRIADERO LA GLORIA INC Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CG2023CV00717. (Salón: 702). Sobre: DAÑOS Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. DANITZA SANTIAGO ORTIZLCDADANITZASANTIAGO@GMAIL. COM. ILEANA M. RIVERA TORRES - LCDA.RIVERATORRES@ OFICINALEGALRIVERATORRES. COM.
LUIS A. HERNÁNDEZ SANTIAGO; HERNANDEZLUIS1950@GMAIL. COM.
MARIA IVELISSE TORRES ALVARADO - LCDA. MARIAIVELISSETORRES@GMAIL. COM. SHEILA LI BENABE GONZALEZABOGADABENABE@GMAIL.COM. VIVIANA M. BERRÍOS GONZÁEZVBGLEGAL@OUTLOOK.COM. JULIAN ANDRE QUINTANA MATTHEW - JULIANANDRES0104@ ICLOUD.COM. A: JULIAN ANDRE QUINTANA MATHEWBO. CEIBA, CARR. 173, R 782, KM 5.7, CIDRA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 25 de octubre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación
que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 25 de octubre de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 25 de octubre de 2024. Irasemis Díaz Sánchez, Secretaria. Vionnette Espinosa Castillo, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMON. Island Portfolio Services, LLC, como agente de Fairway Acquisitions Fund, LLC.
DEMANDANTE VS. DAWIN F SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO
DEMANDADO
CIVIL NÚM.: CT2024CV00026. SALÓN: 500-A. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO R.60. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. Estados Unidos de América El Presidente de los Estados Unidos El Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. SS: A: Dawin F Santiago Santiago– URB BAY VIEW 56 CALLE CANAL, CATANO, PR 00962 POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (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), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/ , salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría 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 conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Jan Miguel Otero Martínez cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección jan.otero@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamon, Puerto Rico, hoy día 2 de agosto de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 2 de agosto de 2024. Lcda. Laura I Santa Sanchez, Secretario(a). Ixia B Cordova Chinea, Secretario(a) Auxiliar.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN JUAN NATANIEL NUÑEZ DRULLARD
Demandante Vs. JEANETTE MARGARITA GUZMAN DE LEON
Demandada
Civil Núm.: BY2024RF01720. Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.
A: JEANNETTE MARGARITA GUZMAN DE LEON - 440 APARTMENT #3 LEIGH
STREET, READING, PENNSYLVANIA USA 19601 O SEA LA PARTE DEMANDADA ARRIBA MENCIONADA.
POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal, por la parte demandante, una acción sobre divorcio. Es el abogado de la parte demandante: LCDO. FELIPE BRAVO GARCIA RUA #8483
P.O. BOX 21090
SAN JUAN, P. R. 00928
TEL. / FAX: (787) 764-2275
Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez, y que sino contesta la demanda dentro del término de treinta (30) días de haberse publicado el original de esta contestación el Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala Superior, Sala de San Juan, con copia a la parte demandante, se podrá dictar Sentencia en Rebeldía en contra suya, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy día 17 de octubre de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. VIVÍAN CASTRO SÁNCHEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
TEODORO DEL ROSARIO RODRIGUEZ
Demandante V. NORA RAMOS VIERA
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024RF01014. (Salón: 704 RF). Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. FELIPE BRAVO GARCIA - FBG_ ABOGADO@HOTMAIL.COM.
A: NORA RAMOS VIERA.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de octubre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de octubre de 2024. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 21 de octubre de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MIRNA L. BATISTA ACEVEDO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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. ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ y MARIA DEL PILAR GONZÁLEZ y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00905. 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: ANTONIO GONZÁLEZ, MARIA DEL PILAR GONZÁLEZ, y La Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales, compuesta por ambos
345 Pacific St., Brooklyn, NY 11217-4696
POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Antonio Gonzalez, Maria del Pilar Gonzalez 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. 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 Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, a 18 de OCTUBRE de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIO GENERAL. POR: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. JUAN CLAUDIO LÓPEZ
t/c/c JUAN CLAUDIO, WANDA NIEVES CRUZ t/c/c WANDA CLAUDIO y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00845. 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: Juan Claudio López t/c/c Juan Claudio,
Wanda Nieves Cruz t/c/c
Wanda Claudio y La Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales, compuesta por ambos
30 Pershing Ave. Valley Stream, NY 11581
C/O Mitchell Reed Sussman & Associates, Palm Springs, CA 92264
POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a Juan Claudio López t/c/c Juan Claudio, Wanda Nieves Cruz t/c/c Wanda Claudio 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), 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 8 de OCTUBRE de 2024. LCDA
LAURA I. SANTA SANCHEZ, SECRETARIO GENERAL.
POR: 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. DAVID FRANCIS
O’HALLORAN, DONNA MARIE O’HALLORAN y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandados
CIVIL NÚM.: VB2024CV00847. 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: David Francis O’Halloran, Donna Marie O’Halloran y La Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales, compuesta por ambos 1171 72nd St., Brooklyn, NY 11228-1305 POR LA PRESENTE, se le notifica a David Francis O’Halloran, Donna Marie O’Halloran 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 4 de OCTUBRE de 2024. LCDA LAURA I. SANTA SANCHEZ, SECRETARIO GENERAL. POR: MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIO AUXILIAR.
Fill in the empty fields with the numbers from 1 through 9.
Sudoku Rules:
Every row must contain the numbers from 1 through 9
Every column must contain the numbers from 1 through 9
Every 3x3 square must contain the numbers from 1 through 9
Cremate Despair
Discouragements
Dismay
Insubordination Jealous
Ledge
Mites
Slices Snack
Stamped
The men’s race Sunday was just as riveting. Much like the competition between Chepkirui and Obiri, Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Evans Chebet of Kenya were shoulderto-shoulder, elbow-to-elbow entering Central Park. But Nageeye did not want to leave anything to chance.
With one final burst of speed, Nageeye, 35, outsprinted Chebet, one of the sport’s fiercest competitors, to win in 2:07:39. Chebet, 35, who had won the race in 2022, finished six seconds behind. Albert Korir of Kenya was third, while Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia, the defending champion, placed fourth after a long, successful season that included his winning gold in the men’s marathon at the Paris Olympics.
belonged to Nageeye and Chebet, who, even in defeat, showed his mettle after being left off Kenya’s Olympic team. For Nageeye, it was a victory to savor after he had dropped out of the men’s marathon at the Paris Olympics with hip pain.
“It was one of my biggest disappointments ever,” Nageeye said of the Olympics. “So I went back to training and I told myself, ‘You will never get it back. It is done. Paris is over. You can only do one thing: In less than two months, you can do something great at the greatest marathon in the world, so focus on that.”
Mantz was the top American man, finishing sixth in 2:09.
By SCOTT CACCIOLA
Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya was well aware of the esteemed company that she was keeping in the late stages of the New York City Marathon on Sunday morning.
To her right was Hellen Obiri, the defending women’s champion and a two-time Boston Marathon winner. And then there was Vivian Cheruiyot, one of Kenya’s most decorated distance runners and a four-time world champion on the track.
Chepkirui’s resume was comparatively modest. But that began to change once a three-woman race turned into a duel as Chepkirui and Obiri reached Central Park together, the finish line nearly within sight.
Obiri, who tends to energetically swing
her arms with every stride, equal parts metronome and prizefighter, is known for her closing kick. But on this day, Chepkirui seemed to diminish Obiri’s powers by systematically ratcheting up the pace, gaining enough separation to leave Obiri in her wake.
“I said to myself, ‘Let me give it my best,’” Chepkirui said.
Chepkirui, 33, led a Kenyan sweep in the women’s race, winning her first major marathon title in 2 hours, 24 minutes, 35 seconds. Obiri, 34, finished 14 seconds behind, while Cheruiyot, 41, was third. It was the first time that one country took all three podium spots since 1976, when American women did it.
Three American women finished among the top 10: Sara Vaughn in sixth, Jessica McClain in eighth and Kellyn Taylor in 10th.
In ideal marathon conditions — clear skies and temperatures in the low 40s — more than 50,000 participants gathered in waves on the start line at the foot of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. Just getting a bib was a competitive process that proved, once again, that people will pay for the unique privilege of suffering for 26.2 miles.
The marathon remains one of the city’s most cherished rites of fall, a communal celebration that on Sunday played out across all five boroughs, the streets brimming with moms and dads, age-group contenders and weekend warriors, the fleet of foot and the hobby joggers.
The elites, though, are a different breed, and Conner Mantz, nearly three months removed from his eighth-place finish representing the United States at the Olympics, took an early turn near the front of the men’s race, his loping, bouncy stride easily identifiable to scores of spectators in Brooklyn.
But it was not until around Mile 16, when Chebet surged coming off the Queensboro Bridge, that the race reached another level — one that splintered a field full of world-class athletes.
“I kind of got destroyed when Evans made his move,” Mantz said, “and I knew that that was too fast for me.”
Descending from the bridge, Chebet glanced around to see if he had made any of his rivals suffer. But he could not shake the likes of Korir, Tola and Geoffrey Kamworor, all former champions.
Lurking in the shadows, though, was Nageeye, an Olympic silver medalist in Tokyo. And he was among the leaders who continued to hammer the tempo, covering Mile 17 in a lung-searing 4:27, as huge crowds that lined First Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan urged them on.
Finally, with about a mile to go, the stage
Through the early miles of the women’s race, a couple of Americans made cameos near the front. Jenny Simpson, the former track star who had announced that the marathon would be her final race as a pro, briefly led around Mile 8. And then it was Dakotah Popehn, formerly Lindwurm, coming off her 12th-place finish at the Paris Olympics, who nudged out toward the lead.
But the race began in earnest around Mile 18, which is when a group of about 10 runners broke free from the rest of the field. By Mile 22, that group had thinned to five: Obiri, Chepkirui, Cheruiyot, Senbere Teferi of Ethiopia and Eunice Chumba of Bahrain. And then there were just two.
“New York needs a lot of strength,” Chepkirui said, adding: “Here, it’s not about time. Here, it’s about winning.”
Answers to the Sudoku and Crossword on page 21
