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SEC yet to take up complaint challenging legality of PIP-MVC Alliance
By THE STAR STAFF
The State Elections Commission
(SEC) has not yet evaluated a complaint against the Alliance (Alianza de País) formed by the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP by its acronym in Spanish) and the Citizen Victory Movement (MVC) that prostatehood lawyer Gregorio Igartúa filed over 40 days ago arguing that the political parties’ agreement to “exchange votes between the parties’ candidates” violates local and federal laws.
on how to vote for the Alliance.
Leaders of the MVC and the PIP have argued that the Alliance is legally constitutional under the veil of free speech rights protected by the First Amendment.
“However, this is not a case of mere free speech by the candidates,” Igartúa said. “This has its limits, especially when, as in this case, the conduct interferes with other constitutional rights. The Alliance is a violation of the equal protection of the laws and the rights to due process of law under the United States Constitution.”
Igartúa said Sunday he has received no explanation as to the SEC’s inaction, other than that it has not been evaluated. The SEC did not answer requests for comment.
The Aguadilla-based lawyer filed the complaint in September challenging the legality of the Alliance, calling it a conspiracy to defraud electoral laws and the voter’s vote through false representation.
“The scheme is not limited to high electoral offices but includes candidates at various lower political levels,” Igartúa said. “Consider the case of the MVC voting for PIP’s Juan Dalmau for governor in exchange for his party voting for the MVC’s candidate for resident commissioner, Senator Ana I. Rivera Lassén.”
The complaint included advertising instructing voters
“When considering the political damage to candidates from other parties that do not conspire, the equal protection of the laws and their rights to due process are affected in the result of the elections by the illegal agreement of the leaders of the PIP and the MVC, that is, by the political manipulation between both parties to give a manipulated advantage to their candidates,” he said in the complaint.
Igartúa also said the Alliance is a fraudulent scheme in terms of the use of public funds because each party is an independent recipient of state funds through a false representation of having conspired with a quid pro quo agreement exchanging and swapping their candidates.
“They provoke and obtain a political-financial advantage over the other parties,” he said.
Agriculture Dept. begins delivery of emergency incentives to farmers impacted by TS Ernesto
By THE STAR STAFF
n Thursday the delivery of the subsidy under the emergency aid program will begin for coffee, citrus and banana producers who faced million-dollar losses as a result of Tropical Storm Ernesto in August, Agriculture Secretary Ramón González Beiró announced Sunday. The distribution of the funds will take place on Thursday, Oct. 31, at Rafael Llull Pérez Coliseum in Adjuntas, from 10 a.m. to noon.
“We invite all coffee, citrus and banana producers to join us this Thursday in Adjuntas to receive their check,” González Beiró said. “These incentives facilitate the reestablishment of crops and the implementation of new agricultural practices to strengthen production on their farms.”
“We close applications on [Wednesday] the 30th and begin distributing checks on the 31st,” the official added.
The funds are part of an emergency program to which $14 million has been allocated, designed to support the recovery of farms and key crops in the island’s agricultural
economy. That includes not only coffee, citrus, bananas and plantains, but also the leasing of agricultural machinery for the reconstruction of roads, the clearing of debris and other essential agricultural practices. Those producers who insured their crops through the Agricultural Insurance Corp., or CSA by its initials in Spanish, will benefit. The incentives will be distributed according to the type of crop and the number of acres insured and affected. Coffee producers will receive $300 per affected acres, while citrus producers will receive $380 per acre. For banana and plantain farmers, the incentive will be $3,000 per acre, as long as the crops have been insured and are impacted.
Affected farmers have until Wednesday (Oct. 30) to submit their applications, which will be prioritized through a quick and effective evaluation to address the urgent needs of each case. To process the aid, farmers must go to the Department of Agriculture offices, where an agronomist will evaluate the specific needs of each farm and recommend the most appropriate equipment for the recovery work.
Pro-statehood attorney Gregorio Igartúa
Heat wave in San Juan region reaches 49 straight days
By THE STAR STAFF
As of Sunday, the San Juan Area weather station had recorded a total of 49 consecutive days with maximum temperatures of 90°F or higher, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
The streak of extreme heat continued to set a new record in the region by far surpassing the previous record of 36 consecutive days set in 2012.
The high temperatures that have been holding in San Juan and its surroundings have been a cause for concern among experts and residents, who have felt the effects of this unusual heat. According to the NWS, the persistence
of high temperatures is unusual for this time of year and could be an indicator of broader changes in the region’s weather patterns.
The forecast indicates that maximum temperatures could continue at or above 90°F in the coming days, which would further increase the duration of the record heat wave. If conditions continue, the streak is expected to continue for a total of 50 days or more, an unprecedented milestone in Puerto Rico’s climate history.
Authorities recommend that the population take precautions against intense heat, such as staying hydrated, avoiding prolonged exposure to the sun and seeking cool or air-conditioned places, especially during the hottest hours.
NPP to work on repealing inventory tax next year
By THE STAR STAFF
New Progressive Party (NPP) Rep. Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez announced over the weekend that his delegation plans to approve in the first semester of 2025 the proposal by NPP gubernatorial candidate Jenniffer González Colón that would eliminate the “inventory tax.”
The tax applies to the value of inventories in the form of finished goods, partially assembled products or raw materials. For years, the business sector has sought its elimination as it increases the cost of doing business. Most municipalities object to the elimination of the tax because it is an important source of revenue.
“This is an issue that I find essential for the economic development of Puerto Rico,” said the NPP minority leader in the island House of Representatives. “For the past two four-year terms, I have been promoting the elimination of the inventory tax, a fixed rate of 9 percent, that harms small and medium-sized merchants and consumers. The effect of this tax is felt in all aspects of the economy and society.
That is why we support the proposal of our next governor. We will work from the House of Representatives so that said legislation is approved during the first six months of the new majority.”
Méndez congratulated Bayamón Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz for also wanting to act on the inventory tax.
Last week, San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo announced that he will present a municipal ordinance to eliminate the inventory tax for all businesses with sales of up to $500,000 per year.
“We are glad that the mayor of San Juan is in tune with our proposal and that of the next governor to work on the issue of the inventory tax in such a way that it can be eliminated,” Méndez said. “The so-called ‘out of stock’ is quantifiable and has a real effect due to the lack of inventory availability. Before Hurricane Irma [in 2017], the out-of-stock inventory percentage rate was 16; after the hurricanes, it rose to 44 percent. Since the last quarter of 2018, the rate has hovered around 23.6 percent, meaning inventories lack a quarter of their normal capacity to meet the demand of Puerto Rican consumers,” he said.
González Colón proposed the creation of a committee to evaluate measures that, among other things, make the elimination of the inventory tax feasible, classifying it as a “regressive tax” measure.
According to data from the Municipal Revenue Collection Center, the inventory tax generates between $210 million and $230 million annually for municipal coffers.
UPR law school rights group calls for protection of animals removed from Las Piedras residence
By THE STAR STAFF
The National Organization for Animal Rights (ONDA by its acronym in Spanish) of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law has sent a letter to Police Bureau
Commissioner Antonio López Figueroa and Public Safety Secretary Alexis Torres Ríos requesting that the animals recently removed from a house in the Boquerón neighborhood of Las Piedras receive the care and protection required by Law 154 of 2008, Law for the Welfare and Protection of Animals.
According to reports, police officers arrived at the
residence, lending cooperation to bailiffs of the Humacao Court, and upon finding the residents and the animals in inhumane conditions, proceeded to remove the animals.
The petition includes any other animal still in the residence as having the right to be fed, cared for and protected, and asserts that any private or public entity that has control and custody of said animals is legally responsible for their physical and emotional integrity.
Animal protection organizations and advocates have joined the letter, requesting that the animals receive immediate veterinary attention and that rescue groups be brought in to guarantee their well-being and protection.
“It is possible to act compassionately and responsibly, protecting both the animals and the people involved, complying with the current legal provisions,” said Anlis Mercado Ríos, ONDA mentor.
The signatory organizations and individuals stated that they are available to collaborate with the authorities in the search for solutions that safeguard the rights of animals under Puerto Rican legislation.
Law 154 establishes clear obligations for the protection of the health and life of animals, so ONDA highlighted that government entities, including the Municipality of Las Piedras, must comply with and enforce the law.
Rep. Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez
The streak of extreme heat continued to set a new record in the San Juan metro region by far surpassing the previous record of 36 consecutive days set in 2012.
Puerto Rico to receive $67 million for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure
By THE STAR STAFF
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over the weekend $3.6 billion in new funding under the Biden-Harris Administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to upgrade water infrastructure and keep communities safe.
Puerto Rico is slated to receive over $67 million for drinking water and wastewater improvements – including the nearly $25 million that was announced as part of the EPA’s announcement of the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements earlier this month.
The BIL funding will help communities across the island upgrade water infrastructure that is essential to safely managing wastewater, protecting local freshwater resources, and delivering safe drinking water to homes, schools and businesses, according to an EPA statement.
The funds will flow through the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF and DWSRF), a longstanding federal-state water investment partnership. The announced multibillion-dollar investment will fund state-run, low-interest loan programs that address key challenges in financing water infrastructure.
The announcement includes allotments for Puerto Rico’s BIL Clean Water General Supplemental funds totaling $32.5 million, Emerging Contaminant funds totaling $2.8 million, and $7.6 million in funds under the Drinking Water Emerging Contaminant Fund, the statement said.
To ensure investments reach communities that need them
the most, the BIL mandates that a majority of the announced funding must be provided to disadvantaged communities in the form of grants or loans that do not have to be repaid. The EPA is changing the odds for communities that have faced barriers to planning and accessing federal funding through its Water Technical Assistance program, which helps disadvantaged communities identify water challenges, develop infrastructure upgrade plans, and apply for funding, the agency said. Communities seeking Water Technical Assistance can request support by completing the WaterTA request form. The efforts also advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative, which sets the goal that 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution.
“Water keeps us healthy, sustains vibrant communities and dynamic ecosystems, and supports economic opportunity. When our water infrastructure fails, it threatens people’s health, peace of mind, and the environment,” EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said. “With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s historic investment in water, EPA is working with states and local partners to upgrade infrastructure and address local challenges -- from lead in drinking water, to PFAS [polyfluoroalkyl substances], to water main breaks, to sewer overflows and climate resilience. Together, we are creating good-paying jobs while ensuring that all people can rely on clean and safe water.”
EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. García added that the “Biden-Harris Administration is committed to providing safe
Michael Regan, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, during a news conference at the White House in Washington, May 11, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
drinking water, resources needed to upgrade aging infrastructure, and address harmful contaminants.”
“The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides critical funds to our governmental partners in Puerto Rico to ensure water quality and reduce pollution in our waterways,” she said.
Spanish Chamber of Commerce praises fast permit proposal
By THE STAR STAFF
The president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Puerto Rico, Ramón González Simounet, and the island’s General Consul of Spain, Josep María Bosch, on Sunday endorsed a New Progressive Party (NPP) proposal for a fast business permit that will be issued in 72 hours.
The entities praised a presentation made by NPP gubernatorial candidate and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón.
González Simounet, the CEO of the EMPIRE Gas Group, also said the main mission of that professional organization is to link Puerto Rico with Spain in the cultural and business aspects, emphasizing social responsibility with events such as inviting the candidates for governor from all political parties to present their ideas to Spanish Chamber of Commerce members.
“As part of our meetings to listen to and evaluate the different government programs presented by the candidates for governor this year, we have listened to Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón, who has presented us with the offer of the New Progressive
Party for the area of industry, commerce, and development for the next four years,” González Simounet said.
“A few days ago, we attended the presentation made by Popular Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Jesús Manuel Ortiz, who answered questions and clarified the concerns of the members of the Spanish Chamber,” he added.
In her presentation, the resident commissioner proposed reforming the permitting system to create a new way of granting permits in 72 hours, containing all the guarantees of environmental protection and safety. Likewise, she proposed the elimination of the double permit to boost the creation of jobs and the development of new industries.
“Her initiative to consolidate dual filing,
both federal and state, giving first place to federal requirements, seems to us to be a good idea which will help save thousands of dollars in the process of filing permits, thereby speeding up the construction and development of new businesses and companies,” González Simounet said.
The presence of Spain in Puerto Rico contributes to the economy and growth of the island, he noted.
Bosch, the Consul General of Spain in Puerto Rico, meanwhile awarded to the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority an important and prestigious recognition given by the Spanish Highway Association.
There is a marked presence of Spanish companies developing infrastructure projects on the island, such as highways and works on large bodies of water developed by the Abertis subsidiary in Puerto Rico, Metropistas and the Ferrovial company, among others.
“Spain is present in all places in Puerto Rico, just a simple look at our kitchen offers us the tasting of Betis oil, a Spanish product with many years of roots in the daily diet of the ‘Boricua,’” González Simounet said.
Ramón González Simounet, president of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Puerto Rico
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Michelle Obama makes a searing appeal to men: ‘Take our lives seriously’
By REBECCA DAVIS O’BRIEN and NICHOLAS NEHAMAS
Michelle Obama on Saturday issued an impassioned plea to American voters — and, in particular, American men — anchored in a searing and intimate depiction of women’s bodies and reproductive health, and what she described as the life-or-death stakes of returning former President Donald Trump to power.
In her first appearance on the campaign trail during this election, the former first lady, long reluctant to engage in the political arena, described the far-reaching consequences of the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion, in the concrete terms of personal tragedy.
“If your wife is shivering and bleeding on the operating room table during a routine delivery gone bad, her pressure dropping as she loses more and more blood, or some unforeseen infection spreads and her doctors aren’t sure if they can act, you will be the one praying that it’s not too late,” Obama said. “You will be the one pleading for somebody, anybody, to do something.”
And although she acknowledged the anger that many Americans feel about the “slow pace of change” in the country, she warned: “If we don’t get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we as women, will become collateral damage to your rage.”
Obama’s words — at a rally in Michigan where she introduced Vice President Kamala Harris — amounted to an extraordinary centering of women’s bodies and their private experiences in a U.S. presidential election. She discussed menstrual cramps and hot flashes, describing the shame and uncertainty girls and women feel about their bodies. She told women they should demand to be treated as more than “baby-making vessels.”
And she castigated the media and many voters for holding Harris to a higher standard than her opponent, for “choosing to ignore Donald Trump’s gross incompetence, while asking Kamala to dazzle us at every turn.”
“We expect her to be intelligent and articulate, to have a clear set of policies, to never show too much anger, to prove time and time again that she belongs,” Obama said. “But for Trump, we expect nothing at all, no understanding of policy, no ability to put together a coherent argument, no honesty, no decency, no morals.”
The crowd roared in approval.
pressed dissatisfaction with Trump. Kalamazoo County, where she and Obama spoke Saturday, is a predominantly white slice of southwestern Michigan, home to many voters who chose former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley over Trump in the state’s Republican primary.
On Saturday, speaking after Obama, Harris made what has become her standard political pitch in reaching across the aisle to women concerned about abortion rights and their safety.
“We’re seeing women scrambling across state lines to get the care they need,” Harris said. “Do you think Donald Trump is thinking about the consequences for the millions of women who will be living in medical deserts?”
Obama had made those stakes plain, in terms that are almost never raised in the spotlight of a national campaign.
“I want the men in the arena to bear with me on this, because there’s more at stake than just protecting a woman’s choice to give birth,” she said. “Sadly, we as women and girls have not been socialized to talk openly about our reproductive health. We’ve been taught instead to feel shame and to hide how our bodies work.”
But it was her remarks on women’s health that most captivated the audience. Obama told her audience that Trump would further damage women’s health care, while Harris has vowed to enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law.
Those protections, Obama said, went far beyond the right to an abortion, extending to the private and vital relationships that women and girls have with their doctors.
Obama’s message was, in part, a counterpoint to the argument that her husband, former President Barack Obama, made to Black men earlier this month, when he sternly suggested that sexism might be preventing them from voting for a woman. Perhaps, Michelle Obama seemed to say, men could instead be persuaded to vote for the women in their lives.
“I am asking you, from the very core of my being: Please, take our lives seriously,” she said.
With the election 10 days away, Harris is facing an electorate deeply divided by gender. A majority of women support her. A majority of men are backing Trump. Her joint appearance with Obama in Michigan seemed designed both to energize her female supporters and to jolt men into understanding what she believes is at risk.
Polls in the state, which she almost cer-
tainly must win to capture the White House, show a race that is essentially tied, as in the other battleground states and the nation at large. President Joe Biden won Michigan in 2020 with strong support from its Black voters, as well as Arab Americans and Muslims. But Harris is not polling as well with Black voters, especially men, and many Arab Americans and Muslims say they will not vote for her because of the Biden administration’s support for Israel in the war in the Gaza Strip. (At one point Saturday, Harris was interrupted by a man in the crowd shouting, “No more Gaza war.”)
The Harris campaign has tried to draw the backing of other voting blocs, particularly moderate suburban women who have ex-
Obama spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August but has not campaigned for Harris since. She has long expressed her dislike of the campaign trail, including Saturday, when she said,“Y’all know I hate politics.”
But she remains one of the most popular and unifying figures in the Democratic Party.
In many ways, her joint appearance with Harris represented exactly the kind of generational and cultural change that the vice president has sought to emphasize in her breakneck campaign to defeat Trump.
After Harris finished speaking, Obama strode back onstage. As the crowd watched, the nation’s first Black first lady tightly embraced its first Black vice president.
Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks on the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Aug. 20, 2024. The former first lady, who is viewed warmly among some of the voters whom the Harris campaign is trying to reach, appeared alongside the vice president on Saturday in Michigan. (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
Trump escalates threats as campaign enters dark final stretch
By LISA LERER and JESS BIDGOOD
Acampaign marked by Donald Trump’s apocalyptic extremes has turned even darker in its final days.
With voting underway in battleground states, the former president on Friday escalated his threats to prosecute and imprison a wide range of people involved in elections and politics. Hours later, on the hugely popular “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast, he said that the “enemy within,” a phrase he has used to describe political opponents, poses a bigger threat to the nation than North Korea.
For eight years, Democrats have warned that Trump’s political ambitions have fueled some of the nation’s deepest divides. But in his third presidential bid, those worries have metastasized into fear that another term for Trump would threaten the founding principles of the Republic. As the campaign comes to a close, a series of people who know him well, including top military leaders and high-ranking former officials from his administration, have warned that Trump, who has sought to project his victory as all but assured, would rule as a dictator if given the chance.
Republicans say such concerns are overblown. But Vice President Kamala Harris has intensified her own alarms about Trump, switching the joyful tenor of the early days of her campaign to stark warnings that he would govern as an authoritarian and curtail what she casts as core American freedoms — like a woman’s right to terminate a life-threatening pregnancy. There are also hints that Trump’s dark promises are affecting the political choices of business leaders and media outlets owned by them.
For Trump, the personal stakes go beyond the outcome of what polls indicate is a dead heat. The former president is running not only for the White House but also to remain a free man. Should he lose, he may very well face jail time.
It has left voters facing a bleak choice over the country’s democracy — one that has never before been litigated in an American presidential election.
In a post on his social media site Friday, Trump wrote that those who “cheated” in the election would face “long-term prison sentences” and would “be sought out, caught, and prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country.” The phrasing was almost exactly the same as a post from September. But less than two weeks before Election Day, his words carry new resonance.
Trump has insisted he means what he says, even when some of his allies try to downplay his remarks. This month, he threatened to use military force against liberal politicians and activists and declared them “the enemy within,” alarming experts
“As Americans, we can become accustomed to thinking, ‘Well, we don’t have to worry about that here,’” Cheney said in the Philadelphia suburbs on Monday. “But I tell you, again, as someone who has seen firsthand how quickly it can happen, that is what’s on the ballot.”
Shawn Reilly, the Republican mayor of Waukesha, Wisconsin, also endorsed Harris and told The New York Times that electing Trump could lead the country “down a road of authoritarianism and fascism.”
In Austin, Texas, on Friday, Trump slammed The Atlantic, which first reported the claim about his desire for generals like Hitler had, and went out of his way to note that the magazine was “run by a guy named Goldberg” — a direct attack on the magazine’s editor, Jeffrey Goldberg, that appeared to be an antisemitic dog whistle.
“These are evil people, they’re a threat to democracy,” he said later, after referring again to Goldberg.
There are signs that Trump’s statements may be having a chilling effect beyond the campaign trail on business leaders and media outlets owned by them.
Both The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times announced they would not make an endorsement in the presidential contest, breaking with years of practice. Their decisions prompted speculation that the billionaire owners of the publications were trying to curry favor with Trump.
on democracy. Trump used similar language Friday in his threehour interview with Rogan, who has 14.5 million followers on Spotify and 17.6 million on YouTube, many of them young men that the Republican campaign hopes to turn out.
When pressed on those remarks in a friendly Fox News interview, Trump insisted that they were “accurate” and singled out two prominent California Democrats, Rep. Adam Schiff and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as examples of whom he deems the enemy. He repeated the phrase again during his interview with Rogan, when he said the “enemy within” posed a bigger threat to the nation than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
And on Sunday, he is scheduled to host a rally at Madison Square Garden in NewYork, drawing a comparison from prominent Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, to the “Pro America Rally” in support of Adolf Hitler that occurred there in 1939. Democrats and even some Republicans have attacked Trump for reportedly praising Hitler, the Nazi leader responsible for the systematic murder of 6 million Jews and millions of others, as having done “some good things.”
“She said it’s just like the 1930s,” Trump said at a rally in northern Michigan on Friday night, referring to Clinton’s comments. “No, it’s not. This is called ‘Make America Great Again.’”
During a town hall-style appearance on CNN on Wednesday, Harris suggested Trump would be “a president of the United States who admires dictators and is a fascist.” She said comments made by his former chief of staff, John Kelly, in which he said Trump met the definition of a fascist and would govern like a dictator if allowed, amounted to a “911 call to the American people.”
Those raising alarms about Trump include a notable number of Republicans now backing Harris. Liz Cheney, a former representative from Wyoming, suggested Trump could bring about the unraveling of American democracy.
And Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan who is typically outspoken about his political views, has kept his backing of Harris private, fearing that Trump could retaliate against companies and people who oppose his bid, according to people familiar with his thinking.
While Trump has never denied menacing his political enemies, he has denied making any positive comments about Hitler. Instead, he has deployed his well-worn playbook of meeting his opponents’ accusations with those of his own.
On Wednesday, Harris addressed reporters at her residence, where she invoked the claim that Trump had said he wanted generals like Hitler had while Trump was president.
“It is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler, the man who is responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Americans,” Harris said.
Trump then accused Harris of comparing him directly to Hitler, which she had not, and his campaign released a roughly 90-second video featuring a Holocaust survivor demanding an apology from Harris.
“She owes my parents and everyone else who was murdered by Hitler an apology,” the 94-year-old survivor, Jerry Wartski, said in the ad.
The dark tone extended even into a rally hosted by the Harris campaign in Houston on Friday, where 30,000 people cheered for country music star Willie Nelson and Beyoncé, the global phenom.
Traditionally, such megawatt appearances are used to set a celebratory tone for a campaign and energize its supporters. But this year, the darker fears of Democrats coursed from the stage through the stadium.
“I know a lot of people are here because of Beyoncé,” said Wayne Ashley, 42, as he waited in an hourslong line to enter the stadium. “I’m here because I don’t support authoritarianism.”
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, during a campaign rally in Traverse City, Mich., on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. A campaign marked by Trump’s apocalyptic extremes has turned even darker in its final days, as he threatens to prosecute and imprison a wide range of people involved in elections and politics. (Kenny Holston/ The New York Times).
How Donald Trump is making big promises to big business
By SHANE GOLDMACHER, MAGGIE HABERMAN and JONATHAN SWAN
As Donald Trump seeks a return to the White House, he has come a long way from his 2016 campaign pitch that he was so rich, he was incorruptible. Back then, he mocked the GOP’s donor-lobbyist class and boasted in his announcement speech, “I don’t need anybody’s money.”
Today, Trump is looking everywhere for cash: asking small donors online, pressing fellow billionaires over private meals in Trump Tower and lobbying for donations from industries regulated by the government.
As he does so, he is sometimes making overt promises about what he will do once he’s in office, a level of explicitness toward individual industries and a handful of billionaires that has rarely been seen in modern presidential politics.
In some cases, Trump has sought to shake loose cash from industries like oil and energy that have long aligned with his deregulation agenda. In others, Trump has flipped his positions, such as on crypto.
“Former President Trump has a ‘For Sale’ sign around his neck and appears to be willing to sell basically any policy in exchange for campaign contributions,” said Dennis Kelleher, president of Better Markets, a nonprofit that seeks stronger regulation of financial markets.
In a statement, Karoline Leavitt, a Trump campaign spokesperson, said, “President Trump only takes his cues on policy from one group of people: the American people.”
In 2016, Trump vowed to “drain the swamp.” As president, he did no such thing. He hired top executives from Wall Street firms like Goldman Sachs and from the fossil fuel and pharmaceutical industries. He ended the practice of making public White House visitor logs. His family operated a for-profit hotel blocks from the White House that became a den of lobbying activity and a must-stay place for those looking to curry favor. People who paid pricey membership dues to join his private club at Mar-a-Lago had easy access to Trump, often taking the opportunity to pitch their pet interests.
“Trump was the first transactional president,” said Scott Reed, a longtime Republican consultant and former top political strategist for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “He’s now taken it to a new level.”
Crypto
There are few industries Trump has done more to court than the crypto world. And there is no industry for which his policy reversal has been more headturning.
Five months after leaving office, in June 2021, Trump said cryptocurrencies should be regulated into near-oblivion. “I don’t think we should have all of the bitcoins of the world out there,” Trump said. “I think they should regulate them very, very high.”
Three years and plenty of campaign cash later, the former president sounds a lot like a budding cryptocurrency entrepreneur. That’s because he is one.
Trump’s sons have embarked on a cryptocurrency endeavor that his advisers anticipate could prove lucrative.
In June, Trump met at Mar-a-Lago with a group of bitcoin miners. Within hours, he posted about bitcoin mining and how he wanted “all the remaining Bitcoin to be MADE IN THE
USA!!!” He stopped by a different crypto event at Mar-a-Lago the month before and shook hands with one crypto executive, Ryan Selkis, who posted a photo with the caption: “$100 million+ from the crypto community. Consider it done, Mr. President.” Selkis soon gave $50,000.
The $100 million figure overstates the disclosed crypto-industry investment in Trump. But industry leaders have given him significant support amid concerns they have about the Biden administration’s strict regulation attempts. Trump’s main fundraising committee has reported receiving more than $8.2 million in cryptocurrency donations through September, his campaign said. Millions more have been given in actual dollars. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of the crypto platform Gemini, each gave more than $1.25 million to Trump and supportive super political action committees.
In July, Trump appeared at a crypto industry conference and promised to fire Gary Gensler, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, on his first day — a top crypto priority. It is unclear whether the president would have that authority, but Trump has made it clear he intends to try to bring independent agencies under direct presidential control.
Big tobacco and marijuana
Trump has personally long opposed smoking. The tobacco industry, however, is wagering heavily on him in 2024.
A subsidiary of the tobacco giant Reynolds American is the largest corporate contributor to Trump’s main super PAC. The business, RAI Services Co., has contributed $8.5 million so far.
The donations come as cigarette makers are seeking to fight off a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes that has been advanced — and then paused — by the Biden administration.
Brian Ballard, a lobbyist and fundraiser for Trump who himself has given $260,000 this year, heads a lobbying firm that has represented Reynolds for years. Executives for Reynolds American and Ballard have met several times with Trump, according to two people familiar with the meetings. They discussed policies in a second potential Trump term.
Ballard declined to comment. Reynolds American did not respond to a request for comment.
Trump has not yet staked out a public position on the menthol ban. He has, however, taken a proactive and new position on marijuana.
In 2015, he said legalizing it was “bad” and that “I feel strongly about that.” But this year, there is a major legalization measure on the ballot in Florida, and Trump has been lobbied to support it.
Over the summer, Trump met privately with Kim Rivers, the CEO of Trulieve, the cannabis company behind the Florida measure, according to people briefed on the meeting.
“It is time to end needless arrests and incarcerations of adults for small amounts of marijuana for personal use,” he later wrote in a social media statement, announcing he would vote for the Florida measure.
Elon Musk
In April 2023, when Elon Musk was considering supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, the former president criticized the world’s richest man for seeking favors from the federal government.
“Elon is just trying to make friends with the absolutely horrible Biden Administration because of all the government subsidies he gets, and all the permits he needs,” Trump posted on his social media website, Truth Social.
A year and a half later, Musk is leading an effort to elect Trump that has no parallel in American history.
He is steering a super PAC that he has seeded with $118 million of his own money. He is relentlessly promoting Trump’s candidacy on X, the social platform he owns. And he has campaigned for Trump in Pennsylvania, offering $1 million payouts to voters who sign his petitions.
Trump has responded in kind. Far from being concerned that Musk is seeking favors as a major contractor with the federal government, Trump has promised that if he’s elected, he will appoint Musk to run an audit of the government to root out waste, fraud and abuse. The move would create conflicts of interest on a scale unseen in recent memory, with Musk potentially exercising power over parts of the government that pour billions of dollars into his businesses.
Oil and gas
In contrast to the crypto industry, Trump has for a long time been aligned with much of the oil, gas and energy industry. He has derided climate change as a “hoax,” and since 2016, Trump has aggressively opposed Democrats’ environmental regulations, promoting a deregulatory agenda as president that delighted many fossil fuel executives.
Trump has received millions of dollars in donations from top energy executives, including $10 million across two proTrump super PACs from Kelcy Warren, the CEO of Energy Transfer. Joseph Craft III, who leads a major coal company, and his wife, Kelly, a former Trump ambassador, have given nearly $3 million to Trump, the party and a super PAC.
One evening in April, Trump hosted an “energy roundtable” at Mar-a-Lago of industry executives and lobbyists. There, he made an audacious request: The oil and gas industries would do so well under a Trump president that the people in the room should donate $1 billion to his presidential campaign.
“It’s enticement and coercion — the carrot and the stick,” said Walter Shaub, a former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. “He has been making clear through his actions that any industries that support him stand to be rewarded, and any that oppose him stand to be punished.”
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, shakes hands with Elon Musk during a campaign rally in Butler, Pa. on Oct. 5, 2024.
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Stocks rally faces gauntlet of tech earnings, jobs data, election
The rally in U.S. stocks is wobbling as it confronts a stretch of potentially market-shaking events, starting next week with corporate results from tech titans and the closely watched employment report, while the U.S. election is also nearing.
The benchmark S&P 500 is up about 22% on the year, but has edged back from record-high levels in recent days.
Still, equities remain at elevated valuations, which could make stocks vulnerable should any of the near-term market events fall short of expectations.
The S&P 500’s price-to-earnings ratio, based on earnings estimates for the next 12 months, is at 21.8, near its highest level in over three years, according to LSEG Datastream.
“People will be on pins and needles for most of next week,” said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel Corp. “The market is expensive ... Any time you have an elevated market the potential for a bigger downdraft exists if something disappointing happens.”
Five of the “Magnificent Seven” group of megacap companies that have played a major role in driving the market over the past couple of years are set to report quarterly results next week: Google parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Facebook owner Meta Platforms, Apple and Amazon.
Because of their massive market values, those companies jointly account for 23% of the weight of the S&P 500, meaning market reaction to their results could sway broader indexes in coming days.
The Magnificent Seven stocks trade an average forward P/E ratio of 35 times, as the companies overall have posted much stronger profit growth than the rest of the S&P 500. But that gap is expected to close in coming quarters.
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“I see a handful of companies that deservedly have very high multiples but if that reason for being deserved falters then there’s a lot of room below for those stocks to fall,” said Bryant VanCronkhite, senior portfolio manager at Allspring Global Investments.
Investors will be looking across these megacap companies to see if their increased spending on artificial intelligence capabilities is starting to show benefits.
AI “hyperscalers” -- Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet and Meta -- are set to increase capital expenditures by 40% this year, while such capex spending for the rest of S&P 500 companies are on
pace to fall 1% in 2024, according to BofA Global Research. Tesla, the first of the Magnificent Seven to report results, saw its shares surge on Thursday after CEO Elon Musk said he expects vehicle sales to grow 20% to 30% next year.
Next week is the busiest week of the third-quarter reporting season overall, with well over 150 S&P 500 companies set to post results.
The U.S. jobs report on Nov. 1 comes as investors are weighing whether a stronger-than-expected economy could lead to fewer interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve than initially anticipated.
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Behind the tactical gains against Iran, a longer-term worry
By DAVID E. SANGER, ERIC SCHMITT, RONEN BERGMAN and FARNAZ FASSIHI
When Israeli fighter jets roared off the runways Friday night, on a thousandmile run to Iran, they headed for two major sets of targets: the air defenses that protect Tehran, including Iran’s leadership, and the giant fuel mixers that make propellant for Iran’s missile fleet.
Israel’s military leaders, in calls with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other senior U.S. officials, had concluded that taking out the air defenses would make Iran’s leaders fearful that Tehran itself could not be defended. That feeling of vulnerability was already high, after Israel decimated the leadership of Hamas and Hezbollah, Tehran’s proxy forces that could strike Israel, over the past month.
The surprise element for the Iranians was a set of strikes that hit a dozen or so fuel mixers, and took out the air defenses that protected several critical oil and petrochemical refineries, according to a senior U.S. official and two Israeli defense officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal planning.
Without the capability to mix fuel, Iran cannot produce more of the type of ballistic missiles that its forces fired on Israel on Oct. 1, the immediate provocation for Israel’s strike. And it could take more than a year to replace them from Chinese and other suppliers.
By Saturday, U.S. and Israeli officials were claiming a major success, but lurking behind the satisfaction with the tactical gains lies a longer-term worry. With Iran’s Russian-produced air defenses in smoldering piles, many fear Iranian leaders may conclude they have only one defense left: racing for an atomic weapon.
That is just what U.S. strategists have been desperately trying to avoid for a quarter-century, using sabotage, cyberattacks and diplomacy to keep Tehran from crossing the threshold to become a full nuclear-armed power.
President Joe Biden, who had publicly warned Israel three weeks ago to avoid hitting Iran’s nuclear and energy sites out of fear that the conflict would escalate into a regional war, seemed satisfied, for once, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel had listened to him.
“It looks like they didn’t hit anything but military targets,” Biden told reporters Saturday after receiving an intelligence assessment along with Vice President Kamala Harris, who was not counting on an expanding war in the Middle East while she is in the last 10 days of her campaign for president.
“I hope that this is the end,” he said. That seems unlikely. Even Biden’s own
A banner that reads in Hebrew and Persian, “Another storm is coming,” a day after Israel’s attack on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
aides suspect that Iran’s leaders, partly out of injured pride, will not simply let the counterattack pass. Biden ordered U.S. troops in the region to be on higher alert, especially those in Iraq and Syria who could be targets for Iranian retaliation. Last week, U.S. forces put in place an additional air defense unit that had been sent to Israel, and the Gulf has been abuzz as extra squadrons of F-16s, F-15Es and A-10 Warthogs have come in to supplement a large existing aerial force.
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was reportedly meeting with the top ranks of the Revolutionary Guard to determine his next steps and took a measured tone in his first remarks on the attacks, saying they should not be “magnified or downplayed.” And apart from vague, tough-sounding warnings from other Iranian officials about defending the nation’s sovereignty, there was little evidence that any decision had been made on a response.
“The Israelis just demonstrated extraordinary capabilities, while keeping their complex, multiwave strikes precise and carefully calibrated,” said Dana Stroul, formerly the Pentagon’s top Middle East policy official and now a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “By only targeting military facilities and striking at a time of day that was designed to avoid significant casualties, the Iranians have been given a path to de-escalate.”
Stroul said that if Iran chose to escalate, its critical military, leadership and nuclear facilities were more exposed than ever. “The table is set for de-escalation if Iran chooses to do so,” she said. “Otherwise, the next Israeli response will be even more destructive.”
Four U.S. officials and three Israeli defense officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential planning, echoed that assessment.
Even if Iran decides against another missile strike at Israel — and takes the risk that Israel’s air force will come back to wreak more damage, including on the energy infrastructure
critical to Iran’s battered economy — its leaders have another choice. Publicly or secretly, they could reverse the ayatollah’s ostensible ban on building a nuclear weapon.
The country has never been closer to the nuclear threshold. Iran now has larger stocks of near-bomb-grade uranium than at any time since it began experimenting with small nuclear reactors, including one provided to the shah by the United States, before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
So far, U.S. officials say, they see no evidence of a political decision by Iran to race for a weapon. But as one senior U.S. official said, countries build nuclear weapons when they are feeling vulnerable. And today, that is exactly Iran’s national emotion.
Biden has been intensely focused on the Iranian nuclear program since his days in the Senate, and he was a major participant in the Obama administration’s debates over using a cyberweapon, later called Stuxnet, to destroy Iran’s nuclear centrifuges at Natanz.
After the Oct. 1 strike by Iran, which followed the killing of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in Lebanon, Biden was explicit in warning Israel to keep energy and nuclear sites off its retaliation list.
Israeli officials celebrated the fact that the Iranian attack did little damage, though some Israeli and U.S. officials said they were lucky to have escaped worse destruction. Initially, Israel’s leadership was tempted to retaliate by striking at Iran’s prized assets. But they pared that back soon after Biden said he would not support any counterstrike that could trigger a wider regional war.
When a reporter asked Biden specifically about hitting Iran’s nuclear facilities — an operation Israeli forces have practiced often — the president made clear he would consider that a step too far.
“The answer is no,’’ he said. Noting he had convened leaders of the Group of 7, which includes Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada, he added that “all seven of us agree that they have a right to respond, but they should respond in proportion.”
Israeli officials insist they made their own decisions about what to strike, and did not give in to American pressure as they selected targets. But they did offer to give advance
warning about their timing and plans — something they had failed to do in some previous strikes — and the United States agreed to quickly renew the stockpile of weapons drawn down for the strike. Biden acknowledged to reporters a week ago that he knew about both the timing and targets.
Still, there was considerable behind-thescenes debate on how to narrow the attack.
On Oct. 19, Austin spent most of the lunch break during a security meeting of Group of 7 countries in Naples, Italy, speaking by phone to Yoav Gallant, his Israeli counterpart, who was in charge of formulating Israel’s strategy. What emerged from the series of conversations was a plan designed to deter Iran from retaliating by exposing the leadership and military and energy facilities to a quick counterstrike. But attacking the fuel mixers sent an additional message: Israel would focus on crippling Iran’s ability to expand its potent missile fleet.
The Israelis also had to negotiate around several diplomatic hurdles after Iran urged neighboring states not to allow Israeli jets to use their airspace to mount an attack. Many complied, including Jordan, which had participated in intercepting Iranian missiles in April. (The Jordanians say they will help defend Israel, but they draw the line at participating in offensive strikes or letting Israelis fly over their territory.)
In the end, the Israelis did not fly over Jordan. They routed mainly through Syria and, to a lesser degree, Iraqi airspace, from which they fired into Iran, according to a statement from Iran’s armed forces. U.S. officials would not say what kind of arrangements were made — if any — with the Iraqi government, and referred all questions to the Israelis.
The only glitch was in timing: Bad weather over the targets delayed the Israeli strikes by a few days, U.S. and Israeli officials said. U.S. officials suspect that Israeli officials did not want to launch the attack while Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the region looking to revive cease-fire and hostage-release agreements over the Gaza Strip and a pause in the fighting in Lebanon.
Hundreds killed in days as war in Sudan surges
By ABDI LATIF DAHIR, DECLAN WALSH and ABDALRAHMAN ALTAYEB
Amajor surge in fighting in Sudan has taken a searing toll on civilians, killing hundreds of people in aerial bombings and revenge attacks in the past week, as Africa’s largest war shifts into a higher gear after the end of seasonal rains.
Territory has changed hands; a prominent commander has switched sides; and retreating fighters have sexually assaulted, kidnapped and killed villagers as they have moved through contested countryside, according to activists, democracy groups and accounts on social media.
A military cargo plane slammed into the desert in the western region of Darfur, with at least two Russian crew members on board, offering direct evidence of the growing role of foreign contractors in the fighting.
And Sudan’s military, after losing control of vast areas of Sudan, has finally seemed to regain the advantage over the Rapid Support Forces, the powerful paramilitary group that it has been battling for the past 18 months. Both sides face a barrage of war crimes accusations from the United States and rights groups, although only the RSF has been accused of ethnic cleansing.
“The fighting season has just restarted, and both sides want to jostle for an early advantage,” said Kholood Khair, the founding director of Confluence Advisory, a policy think tank.
The escalating violence comes against a vast tableau of suffering. More than 10 million have been forced from their homes, famine is raging, and diseases like cholera and dengue fever are rapidly spreading.
Diplomatic efforts to end the war have stalled, with neither side showing much willingness to compromise on anything, much less reach a cease-fire. Support is growing among activists, peacekeeping experts and human rights groups for the United Nations to deploy a mission to protect civilians, but many are skeptical such a force could be mustered.
“We fear it is on the road to becoming a repeat of the 1994 Rwanda genocide,” Roméo Dallaire, who led the U.N. mission in Rwanda during the genocide, wrote in Foreign Policy on Friday.
In the past week, the army, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, captured territory in the breadbasket states of El Gezira and Sennar, which the paramilitary forces seized starting last December. Those gains came in part thanks to the defection of Abu Aqla Kaykal, a local militia leader in El Gezira state who, until recently, was fighting with the RSF. Experts said his
in North Darfur and in the deserts to the north, along the border with Libya and Chad. Dozens of people were killed in the state in attacks on displacement camps, hospitals and markets, according to the Yale School of Public Health’s Humanitarian Research Lab. It said the damage was consistent with aerial bombardment, artillery and arson.
On Monday, a Sudanese military plane crashed about 90 miles north of El Fasher, killing two Russian crew members and several Sudanese fighters, according to Sudanese media reports.
The paramilitaries, who claimed to have shot down the plane, posted a video of the burning wreckage, with jubilant fighters holding aloft two Russian passports and other identifying documents said to be found amid the debris.
An aviation official with knowledge of Sudanese military operations said the plane was one of two Ilyushin-76 planes bought last year by the Sudanese military, which has claimed that it was delivering supplies to besieged troops in El Fasher when it crashed.
defection gave the military a political boost and would cut off the paramilitary group’s ability to recruit from the large Shukria tribe.
By publicizing the defection, Khair said, “the military are trying to assert their claim that they are on the right side” and that their wins are “a victory for the people of Sudan.”
The paramilitaries, who are led by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, launched retaliatory attacks in villages across El Gezira, local activists reported. At least 300 civilians were killed when fighters rampaged through Tambul village, Elmubir Mahmoud, the secretary general of the Al Jazeera Conference, a volunteer group in the state, said in an interview. Gunmen looted homes, took hostages and sexually assaulted women, he said.
Fifty more civilians were killed in a nearby village Friday morning, he said, and 200 were wounded. Entire families fled with nothing but their clothes, he added. Others posted handwritten lists of the dead. The New York Times could not independently verify the lists or the figures.
Video footage and photographs from the area that were shared on social media showed villagers standing over dozens of bodies wrapped in funeral shrouds. The footage and photographs could not be immediately verified.
“The situation is very tragic,” Mahmoud said.
The RSF denied killing civilians, saying those killed had been fighting alongside the military. “Immediately you carry a gun and raise it, then your civilian status ends,” Omran Abdullah, a senior adviser to Dagalo, said this past week in an interview with the Arabic-language broadcaster Al Jazeera.
Clashes continued in Khartoum, the capital, where the army recently recaptured several bridges along the Nile. Shelling in the city killed at least 24 people this past week, according to the Emergency Response Rooms, a youth-led volunteer group that was among the favorites for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded this month to a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors.
Fighting also raged in the western region of Darfur, both around the besieged city of El Fasher
But the official said the plane had also been used to carry out “barrel bomb” raids against the RSF, flinging crude improvised bombs, as part of the military’s escalating campaign of aerial bombardment.
The aviation official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military details. A spokesperson with Sudan’s military did not respond to questions for comment.
In a statement, the Russian Embassy in Sudan said it was investigating whether its citizens were aboard the plane, which only last year belonged to a company that had been supplying the other side in the war.
Documentation found in the plane wreckage indicated that its tail number, EX-76011, corresponded with a plane that was previously operated by New Way Cargo, a cargo airline based in the United Arab Emirates. Only last January, the same airline delivered support to the RSF through a base at Amdjarass in eastern Chad, according to a recent report by the Sudan Conflict Observatory, a research body funded by the State Department.
The UAE has been running an extensive covert operation to supply the RSF through the Amdjarass base, under the guise of providing humanitarian aid, the Times and U.N. inspectors have reported. The Red Cross says it is investigating whether its emblem was misused as part of the operation. The UAE denies supporting the RSF.
Documents found on the plane identified one of the Russians as Anton Selivanetz, who appears to have previously worked with the United Nations in Africa, according to a U.N. official and photographs posted to his personal Instagram account. The other man, Viktor Granov, was previously linked to arms trafficking in Africa by Amnesty International, as well as to the famous arms dealer Viktor A. Bout. Granov’s South African driver’s license was among the debris from the downed cargo plane.
The plane crash highlighted the outsize role of foreign contractors in the worsening conflict, pushing local and global leaders to call for the United Nations to deploy a mission to protect civilians.
“This is very much a multiregional war of different actors,” Khair said. By no means, she added, “can it be resolved locally.”
A Sudanese Armed Forces soldier surveys the ruins of the historic Al-Shaabi market in Omdurman, Sudan, outside Khartoum, on April 22, 2024. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)
Biden has a crucial decision to make on Ukraine
By SERGE SCHMEMANN
The kernel of the long-awaited “victory plan” for Ukraine that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced this fall goes something like this: If you give me what I’ve been asking for — membership in NATO and permission to fire Western missiles deep into Russian territory — I could end the war by next year.
The demands are not in themselves new. The urgency is in the timing: The American election, and what President Joe Biden does before he leaves office, will have serious consequences for the trajectory of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Actual membership in NATO is not in the cards for Ukraine until the war is over. The North Atlantic Alliance has already declared that Ukraine is on an “irreversible” path to membership, but that is as far as it is likely to go for now. Firing NATO missiles deep into Russia, however, is something a growing number of members have signaled they would allow.
Not Biden, at least not yet. NATO weapons striking inside Russia, he fears, would take Western participation in the war to a new level. It would also cross a red line that Russian President Vladimir Putin has drawn. Long-range strikes against Russia, Putin has declared, “will mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia.”
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Whatever decision Biden takes (or avoids taking) in his last weeks in office will create a reality that the next president will have to deal with.
If Kamala Harris wins, she has broadly pledged to continue the Biden administration’s military and economic support — $174 billion pledged since the war began in February 2022, including $61 billion approved by Congress in April. A Harris administration, however, would face increasing resistance from some Republicans and Democrats to all-out support, and it would be easier for Harris to continue actions already taken by her outgoing administration than to order new ones.
Donald Trump is the greater concern for Ukraine. He has said he would end the war in 24 hours should he win the presidency. He has not explained how, but given his mysteriously chummy relations with Putin, the terms would not be favorable to Ukrainians. Still, reversing a policy on longrange strikes would not be easy even for Trump, given that the American public, including many Republicans, still strongly supports Ukraine.
Ukraine already possesses missiles from NATO members, including American ones that can strike up to 190 miles inside Russia, and it has used them against Russian targets in Crimea. But that’s occupied Ukrainian turf. Ukraine has also taken the war into Russia with Ukrainian drones and commando operations against military targets and with its military incursion into the Kursk region, which the Ukrainians largely still hold.
But firing American, British or French missiles deep into Russia would involve the allies directly in offensive operations on Russian soil, a level of confrontation that Biden has tried to avoid from the outset. That may be close to changing. When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited the White House in September, European officials said the president was on the verge of giving a green light.
Whether firing into Russia would in itself change the course of the war is dubious. Other high-tech weapons that the United States and NATO initially resisted sharing — HIMARS artillery, the Abrams tank, F-16 fighter jets, the ATACMS surface-tosurface missile — did not prove decisive.
The major requirements in a fight that stretches along hundreds of miles of terrain are artillery and manpower. Ukraine has said it needs 20,000 shells a day for its Western artillery systems, but it has been getting nowhere near that many.
The importance of acquiring sophisticated Western weapons, however, is not only in what they can do on the battlefield. A new commitment from the United States and its allies would also demonstrate to Putin that they have not lost interest in the war or faith in Zelenskyy, as he anticipated they would.
A pledge of impressive modern weaponry could also be helpful to Zelenskyy in demonstrating to his nation that if he does enter into negotiations with Russia, it will be with the West at his back. Zelenskyy remains publicly committed to
recovering all Ukrainian territory, and the notion of ceding any land to Russia in a cease-fire remains something of a taboo in Ukraine. But public opinion polls have shown this absolutist stance weakening, and support for negotiations would likely be higher if Ukraine had a stronger bargaining position.
Then there’s the reality on the ground. Russia now occupies about one-fifth of Ukrainian territory and is steadily creeping deeper into the Donbas area of eastern Ukraine, which includes provinces Putin has formally declared to be part of Russia. Russia is also battering Ukrainian cities and power plants with relentless drone and missile strikes, promising a terrible winter. Putin appears unperturbed by the Russian lives and money he is expending on his crusade to bring Ukraine back into his fold.
Whether Putin is prepared to enter serious talks is anybody’s guess. But Western policymakers agree that that’s the only way his cruel war will come to an end. Biden may not be the president to make the congratulatory call to Zelenskyy when peace is declared, but he can help keep him in the fight until it happens.
Ammunition in a Ukrainian frontline trench in the southern Donetsk region of Ukraine, July 21, 2024. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
Luquillo ha recibido sobre $8
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LUQUILLO – El municipio de Luquillo recibió la cantidad de $8,075,890.00 para la construcción de obras y mejoras capitales durante el presente cuatrienio, incluyendo la cifra sin precedentes de $7,293,000.00 para la rehabilitación de la carretera estatal PR-3, particularmente el tramo entre los kilómetros 42.5 hasta 47.60.
El anuncio lo hizo el candidato a alcalde del Partido Nuevo Progresista a la alcaldía de Luquillo, Julio Samuel Menéndez.
“Luquillo ha sido uno de los municipios que más asistencia ha recibido en cuanto a fondos estatales y federales se refiere desde enero de 2021. Estamos hablando de la inversión más grande en 30 años en la reconstrucción de carreteras. Los sobre 7 millones de dólares en la rehabilitación de la PR-3, una de las vías de rodaje más utilizadas en todo Puerto Rico demuestra el compromiso que nuestro Representante, Carlos ‘Johnny’ Méndez, tiene con este Mu-
millones para nueva obra permanente en los pasados 4 años
nicipio”, señaló Menéndez.
El candidato recalcó que otras inversiones, como $62,000.00 para la rehabilitación del antiguo Tanque de Agua comunidad Buena Vista Carrión. Este tanque fue construido en 1971 con capacidad de almacenar 40,000 galones de agua, sin embargo su operación había sido descontinuada. Su reinstalación al servicio de operación coloca punto final a los interminables problemas que esta comunidad enfrenta con el suministro de agua.
“El alcalde saliente se pasa quejando de que no tiene ayuda, sin embargo, tanto el representante Johnny Méndez y la senadora Marissa Jiménez han estado presente y asignando recursos al municipio para atender sus necesidades.”
Otras asignaciones, como $90,000.00 para el diseño y la construcción de un puente que conecte la comunidad
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GUAYABO
Ramos, sector Casablanca, y la repavimentación de la calle número 3 en la comunidad Fortuna Playa, han sido instrumentales para mejorar la infraestructura municipal.
“Igual forma, se logró asignar, mediante la Agencia Federal del Manejo de Emergencias, FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés, la cantidad de $501,890 para la reconstrucción de nuestra Plaza de Recreo y Mercado en Luquillo. Las plazas son centros de actividad económica, flujo de personas y de confraternización, por eso su rehabilitación es muy importante para el desarrollo socioeconómico de la región”, destacó el candidato a Alcalde.
Además, Menéndez informó de la cifra de $129,990,000.00 en asistencia directa a las comunidades, que incluye pavimentación de calles en el barrio Pitahaya sector Casa Blanca, y la compra de equipo para la estación de Bomberos de Luquillo, entre otros.
agradece a Jenniffer González cierre de campaña en Guaynabo, puso el Municipio a correr
– El candidato a la alcaldía de Guaynabo por el Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), Ernesto Cabrera Fuentes, agradeció a la candidata a la gobernación por el Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP), Jenniffer González Colón, que haya decidido realizar su cierre de campaña en Guaynabo, “porque ha puesto al alcalde Edward O’Neill a trabajar. Ahora están hasta instalando aires acondicionados en los baños públicos del Tablado”. Incluso, en estos días se pintan estructuras y se asfalta en la zona de estacionamiento a toda prisa con empleados municipales de Guaynabo.
Cabrera Fuentes argumentó que su comentario, cargado de ironía, “evidencia que la administración de Edward O’Neill está en precario, y su partido a nivel central está
tratando de darle algún aire. Nunca antes se había hecho un cierre de ese partido en nuestro pueblo. Ahora el atraso que lleva ese proyecto de remodelación del Paseo Tablado lo quieren llevar a toda prisa para su actividad político partidista”.
El candidato popular a la alcaldía señaló que “esa prisa no ha hemos visto con el Parque La Marquesa, cerrado al público, no pasó con el llamado Museo de la Música, también cerrado, ni con el Museo de la Transportación que ahora es una oficina de finanzas. Tampoco con el Centro de Bellas Artes Alejandro ‘Junior’ Cruz, cerrado desde el paso del huracán María. Estos son hechos constatables y una vergüenza para una administración que dice estar trabajando bien. La realidad es todo lo contrario”.
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Phil Lesh, bassist who anchored the Grateful Dead, dies at 84
By JIM FARBER
Phil Lesh, whose expansive approach to the bass as a charter member of the Grateful Dead made him one of the first performers on that instrument in a rock band to play a lead role rather than a supporting one, died Friday. He was 84.
His death was announced on his Instagram account. No further information was provided.
In addition to providing explorative bass work, Lesh sang high harmonies for the band and provided the occasional lead vocal. He also co-wrote some of the band’s most noteworthy songs, including ones that inspired adventurous jams, including “St. Stephen” and “Dark Star,” as well as more conventional pieces, like “Cumberland Blues,” “Truckin’” and “Box of Rain.”
Key to the dynamic of the Grateful Dead was the way Lesh used the bass to provide ever-shifting counterpoints to the dancing lines of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia, the curt riffs of rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, the bold rhythms of drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, and, in the band’s first eight years, the warm organ work of Ron McKernan, known as Pigpen.
A source of particular excitement was the relationship between Lesh’s instrument and Garcia’s. At times they mirrored each other. At other times they contrasted, in the process widening the music’s melodic nuances while helping to create the kind of variety and tension that allowed the band to improvise at length without losing the listener.
Lesh’s bass work could be thundering or tender, focused or abstract. On the Grateful Dead’s studio albums, his lines held so much melody that one could listen to a song for his playing alone. At the same time, he shared his bandmates’ love for unusual chord structures and uncommon time signatures. In constructing his bass parts, he drew from many sources, including free jazz, classical music and the avant-garde.
He had formal training in those last two areas, having played both classical violin and trumpet, composed music for orchestras and studied with avant-garde composer Luciano Berio, all before taking up the bass and joining the Dead. His work with the band held such value for a significant portion of its massive following that, at concerts, devotees would position themselves in the “Phil Zone,” an area named for “the proximity to
Lesh’s position onstage,” according to the 1994 Grateful Dead guidebook “Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads.”
Lesh played with the Dead for the band’s entire 30-year history, which formally ended in 1995 after Garcia’s death. In 1994, he and the band were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. After the Dead disbanded, Lesh played in offshoot bands the Other Ones, the Dead and Furthur, as well as with his own assemblage, Phil Lesh and Friends. He pulled back from regular road work in 2014 but continued to do periodic gigs for the rest of his life.
Phillip Chapman Lesh was born March 15, 1940, in Berkeley, California, the only child of Frank and Barbra (Chapman) Lesh. His father was an amateur piano player who encouraged him to take up an instrument when he was 8; his first instrument was the violin.
“I was awakened to the power of music early in life through the magic of radio broadcasts and by listening to my father play, from memory, his favorite tunes on the piano,” Lesh wrote in his 2005 autobiography, “Searching for the Sound: My Life With the Grateful Dead.” Music, he added, “saved me by giving me a real sense of accomplishment.”
While attending El Cerrito High School in the East Bay, Lesh switched to trumpet and became a member of the school’s marching band. He later transferred to Berkeley High School, which had a more sophisticated music education program. He studied with Bob Hansen, conductor of the symphonic Golden Gate Park Band for whom Lesh played first trumpet when he was 15.
He enrolled in San Francisco State College (now University) but dropped out after one semester after being rejected by that school’s orchestra. He was accepted into the Sixth Army Band, stationed in the city, but lost the gig after being deemed unfit for military service. He had equally brief stints at the College of San Mateo and the University of California, Berkeley, before abandoning a long-term commitment to higher education to take a single graduate-level course with Berio at Mills College in Oakland in 1962.
During this period, he also worked in a post office and, on a volunteer basis, as a recording engineer. While attending shows at local nightclubs, he met Garcia, who at the time was a bluegrass banjo player.
“Jerry’s delivery was both spine-tin-
gling and bloodcurdling,” Lesh recalled in his autobiography. “That was my first intimation that music with that kind of directness and simplicity could deliver an aesthetic and emotional payoff comparable to that of the greatest operatic or symphonic works.”
Lesh casually mentioned to Garcia that he was interested in playing bass. It surprised him when Garcia invited him to learn the instrument so he could play it in the band he was forming in 1964, then named the Warlocks. Lesh went along, he told Soundwaves magazine in 2005, because “it never really mattered to me very much what instrument I was playing, so long as I could make some music.”
In fact, his lack of experience allowed him to rethink the role of the bass in rock music, drawing inspiration from the harmonics found in works he loved by Johann Sebastian Bach and jazz bassist Charles Mingus. For role models in rock, he studied the aggressive approaches of Jack Bruce in Cream and Jack Casady in Jefferson Airplane, a mainstay of the San Francisco rock scene of which the Dead would soon become an important part. In his autobiography, Lesh described the sound he and the Dead devised as not rock, jazz or blues, but “some kind of genrebusting rainbow polka-dot hybrid mutation.”
That sound first came into focus on the
band’s second album, “Anthem of the Sun,” released in 1968, for which Lesh received cowriting credit on almost every track. When the band streamlined its sprawling sound to become more song-oriented albums like “Workingman’s Dead” and “American Beauty,” both released in 1970, Lesh found a new melodicism in his playing.
For “American Beauty,” he composed the exquisite melody for “Box of Rain,” with lyrics, provided by Robert Hunter, that expressed Lesh’s feelings about his father’s imminent death from prostate cancer.
Lesh also took a rare lead vocal on that track. But his lack of training as a singer eventually did damage to his vocal cords, causing him to stop harmonizing with the band from 1976-85. After that, point he resumed singing, but at a much lower pitch.
Lesh faced a series of health challenges in recent years. In 1998, he underwent a liver transplant after contracting hepatitis C, brought on by years of alcohol abuse. He was successfully treated for prostate cancer in 2006 and bladder cancer in 2015. Four years after that, he had back surgery.
Lesh is survived by his wife, Jill; their two sons, Grahame and Brian, who had played with him in the Terrapin Family Band; and a grandson.
Phil Lesh, the former Grateful Dead bassist, performs with Phil Lesh and Friends at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, N.Y., Nov. 1, 2013. Lesh, whose expansive approach to the bass as a charter member of the Grateful Dead made him one of the first performers on that instrument in a rock band to regularly play a lead role rather than a supporting one, died on Friday. He was 84. (Richard Perry/The New York Times)
Visiting a Disney park? Here’s how to spend less time in line.
By NORA WALSH
There’s no arguing with the global appeal of Mickey Mouse. Millions flock to parks like Walt Disney World, in Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland, in Anaheim, California, every year. Some visitors are practically regulars: Haydee Chachamovits, 43, of Aventura, Florida, has been to Disney World more than 50 times.
However, a one-week trip to Disney World for a family of four can cost upward of $6,400, according to personal finance site NerdWallet. And the price tag has only gotten higher since 2021, when complimentary skip-the-line services like Fast Pass transitioned to the paid Genie+ feature, rebranded this summer as Lightning Lane.
The rising costs may be daunting, but the lines for rides and food don’t have to be. Here are some tips to get the maximum magic out of your visit.
Buy passes to skip long lines.
The Lightning Lane Multi Pass (starting at $15 per person per day, depending on the date and the park) allows riders to skip regular lines for select attractions at Disney World and Disneyland parks by using designated Lightning Lane entrances at reserved times.
However, some high-demand attractions like Tron Lightcycle/Run are not included in the Multi Pass and require you to buy a Lightning Lane Single Pass (starting at $11 per person per day; prices can change daily, depending on demand). You can purchase up to two Lightning Lane Single Passes per day.
At Disney World, visitors can make Lightning Lane reservations remotely, starting at 7 a.m. At Disneyland, you must be scanned into the park before reserving.
Jenn Johnson, founder of family travel blog Those Jo-
hnson Boys, has been to Disney World 12 times in the last eight years and recommends checking the website Thrill Data before heading to the park to know which rides are booking up the quickest. The Lightning Lanes at some rides, such as Slinky Dog Dash and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, book up within minutes of 7 a.m., she said, so if a specific attraction is a priority, make sure you reserve it right away.
At Disneyland, Lightning Lane reservations rarely run out, as they often do at Disney World, said McCayla Butler, 42, of Seattle, who often shares Disney tips on her mc.and. mouse.club Instagram account. At Disneyland, Butler specifically recommends purchasing a Lightning Lane Single
Pass for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (typically around $26 per person), since the wait time is always long and, she said, it is a “must do” attraction.
Join a single-rider line, or book a tour.
At both parks, members of your group can split up to take advantage of single-rider lines, which are used to fill unoccupied seats on attractions. “They usually move way faster than the standard standby line,” said Butler, noting that the single-rider line is typically located near the exit of the attraction.
Similarly, if a member of your group is too small or can’t ride, you can request a complimentary “rider switch” on certain attractions, so that the person who stays behind to watch the nonrider can still have a turn without waiting in line again. Just ask a staff member at either Disney park, said Amy Castro, a Disney planning expert. If you believe that time is money and have plenty of the latter, you can book a Disney Private VIP Tour for rapid access to parks, rides and attractions. These tours come with a “magic guide,” who personally escorts you and a maximum of nine others to the front of the line for $450 to $900 per hour, excluding park admission. Take advantage of early entry.
Guests staying at one of the 25 Disney Resort hotels or three Disneyland Resorts can usually enter parks 30 minutes before they open to the general public. Disney World offers early entry every day at every park, while Disneyland allows early entry on select days to select parks. A tip if you’re visiting Disneyland but not staying at a Disneyland Resort: “Visit the parks on days when this benefit isn’t offered to avoid the early-entry crowds,” Butler suggested. Pack a lunch, or plan ahead for a meal with Mickey. A surefire way to avoid long lunch or dinner lines is to pack your own sandwiches. Guests are allowed to bring outside food and nonalcoholic beverages in bags, backpacks and small coolers. Glass and loose ice are not allowed.
If you still want to sample the park’s culinary offerings, try using your phone. The My Disney Experience app and the Disneyland Resort app have a “mobile order” feature that allows users to order quick-service meals in advance to avoid waiting in line.
Finally, meals with Disney characters can be the highlight of any visit, but how do you get those coveted slots? Johnson recommends reserving them online as soon as the Disney World booking window opens at 6 a.m. Eastern 60 days before your visit, or for Disneyland, 6 a.m. Pacific up to 60 days before. You may be able to snag a reservation at the last minute, too. People sometimes cancel up to two hours before their meal. Try the My Disney Experience or Disneyland Resort app, or join a walk-up list at a restaurant.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO
DE PUERTO RICO TRIBU-
NAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA PRIMITIVO CRUZ
CABRERA Y NAOMI
CARABALLO CONDE Peticionarios EX-PARTE
Civil Núm.: AG2024CV01316.
Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS
UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E. U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P. R., SS.
A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERAN
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 le 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 convengan 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: http://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. RÚSTICA”: Solar marcado con el número dos (2). Radicado en el Barrio Galateo Alto de Isabela, Puerto Rico, compuesto de TRESCIENTOS OCHENTA Y CINCO PUNTO DOS MIL QUINIENTOS CUA-
RENTA Y SEIS 385.2546) METROS CUADRADOS, en lindes al NORTE con Marilyn Cruz; al SUR con Carretera Municipal; al ESTE con Primitivo Cruz; y al OESTE con Victor Cruz y camino vecinal. Contiene casa de hormigón y bloques de uso residencial. Número de Castrato: 025-080-001-08-001. La abogada de la parte peticionaria es la Lcda. Verónica Muñiz Medina, PO Box 545, Isabela, Puerto Rico 00662, teléfono 787-830-2565, email: bufetemunizmedina@gmail.com. Se le informa, además, que el Tribunal ha señalado vista en este caso para el 22 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:45 DE LA MAÑANA, mediante videoconferencia, a la cual usted puede comparecer asistido por abogado y presentar oposición a la Petición. Este edicto deberá ser publicado tres (3) ocasiones dentro del término de veinte 20) días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria, para que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho. Toda primera mención de persona natural y/o jurídica que se mencione en el mismo, se identificará en letra tamaño 10 puntos y negrillas, conforme a lo dispuesto en las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil, 2009. Se le apercibe que de no comparecer los interesados y/o partes citadas, o en su defecto los organismos públicos afectados en el término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la fecha de la última publicación del edicto, el Tribunal podrá conceder el remedio solicitado por la parte peticionaria, sin más citarle ni oírle. En Aguadilla, Puerto Rico a 4 de septiembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. AWILDA CABÁN SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN REICG LLC
Demandante V. FRANCISCO CATALINO
RUDENCINDO
Demandado Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV04095. (603). Sobre: SENTENCIA POR CONSENTIMIENTO. AVISO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PUEBLO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. YO, el(la) Alguacil que suscribe, por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia, ex-
pedido el 23 de agosto de 2024 por la Secretaría de este Tribunal, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, quien pagará el importe de la venta en dinero efectivo o en cheque certificado o de gerente, a la orden del Alguacil suscribiente, en moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América, el día 7 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024, A LA(S) 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de San Juan, todo título, derecho o interés que corresponda a la parte demandada sobre el inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar número doscientos sesenta y siete (267), radicado en la Calle Corton del Barrio Santurce, de San Juan, compuesto de doscientos punto cero cero (200.00) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en una distancia de veinte punto cero cero metros (20.00), con el solar número doscientos sesenta y cinco (265) de la finca principal; por el SUR, en una distancia de veinte punto cero cero (20.00), con el solar número doscientos sesenta y nueve (269) de la misma finca principal; por el ESTE, en una distancia de diez punto cero cero (10.00) metros, con Cecilio de Castro Sánchez; por el OESTE, en una distancia de diez punto cero cero (10.00) metros, con la calle Corton. Enclava una casa. Inscrita al folio 1 del tomo 392 de Santurce Norte, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Primera de San Juan, finca número 14,312. Dirección Física: #267 Calle Corton, San Juan, Puerto Rico. La propiedad descrita anteriormente está afecta a los siguientes gravámenes: Afecta por su procedencia: Libre de Cargas. Por sí: HIPOTECA: En garantía de un pagaré a favor de Doral Mortgage Corporation, o a su orden, por la suma de $127,500.00, amortización de 360 pagos mensuales, y vencedero a 5 años, con interés anual al 7¼%, y vencedero el 1 de marzo de 2010, según consta de la escritura #74, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 11 de febrero de 2005, ante el Notario Público Rafael A. Ojeda Diez, inscrita al folio 161 del tomo 1119 de Santurce Norte, finca #14312, inscripción 15ª. HIPOTECA: En garantía de un pagaré a favor de José Mejía González, o a su orden, por la suma de $36,000.00 y vencedero a la presentación, según consta de la escritura #47, el día 23 de mayo de 2007, ante el Notario Público Héctor Olan Couret, inscrita al folio 161 del tomo 806 de 1235, finca #14312, inscripción 17
Abreviada. MODIFICACIÓN DE HIPOTECA: Es objeto de esta modificación la Hipoteca por $127,500.00, que surge de la inscripción 15ª; según consta de la escritura #173, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de abril de 2014, ante el Notario Público Gadiel O. Rosario Rivera, inscrita al tomo Karibe de Santurce Norte, finca #14312 inscripción 18ª. ACTA DE RATIFICACIÓN Y/O CONSENTIMIENTO: COMPARECIENTE(S): José Mejía, soltero, tenedor del Pagaré de la inscripción 17ª, Manifiesta que: consiente a que se modifique la escritura de la hipoteca a favor de Doral Recovery II, LLC, presentado en el asiento y diario 905-1106-SJ01. Según consta de la escritura 174, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 29 de abril de 2014, ante el Notario Público Gadiel O. Rosario Rivera, al tomo Karibe de Santurce Norte finca #14312, inscripción Nota Marginal 17.1. SUSTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO:
Seguido por Bautista Cayman Asset Company, se ordena reproducir el pagaré por el Notario. Pagaré suscrito bajo el testimonio 1018 del 29 de enero de 2024, ante la Notario Público Camille Rodríguez Franceschini, según consta de la escritura #8, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 29 de enero de 2024, ante la Notario Público Camille Rodríguez Franceschini, inscrita al tomo Karibe de Santurce Norte, nota marginal 19.1. EMBARGO ESTATAL: A favor del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, contra Francisco Catalino Rubersindo, por la suma de $6,653.52, certificación del 20 de mayo de 2010, fecha del 25 de junio de 2010, bajo la ley #12, en el caso Civil Núm. SJV10-481, Libro #1, pagina #92, Ley #12, número 1. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Contra Francisco Catalino Rubersindo, por la cantidad de $10,274.00, número de caso #393960919, Embargo de fecha 19 de noviembre de 2019, presentado al asiento 2019-011845-FED el 17 de diciembre de 2017 y anotado el 18 de diciembre de 2019, al Sistema de Embargos Federales en Karibe. EMBARGO FEDERAL: Contra Francisco Catalino Rubersindo por $2,891.85; caso 415992120 refiling serial #393960919, presentado al asiento 2019011845-FED (por $10,274.00), presentado el 29 de septiembre de 2020 al asiento 2020004236-FED, inscrito el 30 de septiembre de 2019. Según pactado en la Escritura de Primera Hipoteca Número 74, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto
Rico, el 11 de febrero de 2005, ante el Notario Público Rafael A. Ojeda Diez, servirá de tipo mínimo para la primera subasta de la Finca Número 14,312, la suma de $127,500.00. De no adjudicarse la propiedad en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de San Juan, el día 18 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024, A LA(S) 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. El tipo mínimo para la segunda subasta será dos terceras partes (2/3) del tipo mínimo de la primera subasta, o sea, $85,000.00. De no adjudicarse la propiedad en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA en en las oficinas del Alguacil del Tribunal de San Juan, el día 26 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024, A LA(S) 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA. El tipo mínimo para la tercera subasta será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo que se pactara para la primera subasta, o sea, $63,750.00. Esta subasta se hará para satisfacer a la parte demandante, hasta donde alcance, el importe adeudado a REICG, LLC al 13 de febrero de 2018, ascendente a $136,283.82 bajo el Préstamo, la cual se desglosa como sigue: Préstamo Número: 432107420741. Balance de Principal: $105,330.00. Intereses: $11,337.22. Cargos: $709.12. Préstamo Número: 432176417641. Balance de Principal: $18,907.48. Intereses: $0.00. Cargos: $0.00. Además, el demandado adeuda la suma de $12,750.00 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. La venta en pública subasta de la propiedad descrita anteriormente se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte dicha propiedad. Se entiende que cualquier carga y/o gravamen anterior y/o preferente, si lo hubiera, al crédito que da base a esta ejecución, continuará subsistente, entendiéndose además, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante horas laborables. El Alguacil 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. POR LA PRESENTE, se les notifica a los titulares de créditos y/o cargas registrales posteriores, si alguno, que se celebrará
la SUBASTA en la fecha, hora y sitio anteriormente señalados, y se les invita a que concurran a dicha subasta, si les conviniere, o se les invita a satisfacer, antes del remate, el importe del crédito, sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del Acreedor ejecutante, siempre y cuando reúnan los requisitos y cualificaciones de Ley para que se pueda efectuar tal subrogación. Y PARA SU PUBLICACIÓN en el tablón de edictos de este Tribunal y en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio donde se celebrará la subasta señalada. Además, en un periódico de circulación general en dos (2) ocasiones y mediante correo certificado a la última dirección conocida de la parte demandada. EXPEDIDO el presente EDICTO DE SUBASTA en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 30 de septiembre de 2024. EDWIN E. LÓPEZ MULERO, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE SAN JUAN. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE COMERIO SALA SUPERIOR. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
DEMANDANTE VS. LA SUCESION DE RAFAEL COSME COSME; LA SUCESION DE JUANA RIVERA GOMEZ COMPUESTA POR CARMEN MARIA COSME RIVERA Y RAMONA COSME RIVERA; DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA; DEPARTAMENTO DE JUSTICIA
DEMANDADOS
CIVIL NUM.: CR2023CV00073. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA (VÍA ORDINARIA). EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente CERTIFICA, ANUNCIA y hace CONSTAR: Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que le ha sido dirigido al Alguacil que suscribe por la Secretaría del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE COMERIO, SALA SUPERIOR, en el caso de epígrafe procederá a vender en pública subasta al mejor postor en efectivo, cheque certificado en moneda legal de los Estados Unidos de América el 6 DE NOVIEMBRE
DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en su oficina sita en el local que ocupa en el edificio del TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE COMERIO, SALA SUPERIOR, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble de su propiedad que ubica en: CARR. 156 KM 36.1 BARRIO NARANJO COMERIO, PR 00782 y que se describe a continuación: RUSTICA: Parcela radicada en el barrio Naranjo del término municipal de Comerio, con una cabida superficial de 1,000.00 metros cuadrados y en lindes al Norte, en 44.56 metros, con la parcela “B” de la finca principal; al Sur, en 44.13 metros, con la finca principal de la cual se segrega; al Este, en 42.35 metros, con la carretera número 156 y al Oeste, en 25.59 metros, con el Río Cidra. En este solar enclava una casa de hormigón armado y bloques de una sola planta, que mide 30 pies de largo por 21 pies y medio de ancho. Contiene dos habitaciones, sala, comedor, cocina, balcón y servicio sanitario. La propiedad antes relacionada consta inscrita al Folio 244 del Tomo 59 de Comerío, finca número 2,794, en el Registro de la Propiedad de Barranquitas. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta del inmueble antes relacionado, será el dispuesto en la Escritura de Hipoteca, es decir la suma de $46,350.00. Si no hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta del inmueble mencionado, se celebrará una segunda subasta en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 13 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE. En la segunda subasta que se celebre servirá de tipo mínimo las dos terceras partes (2/3) del precio pactado en la primera subasta, o sea la suma de $30,900.00. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una tercera subasta en las oficinas del Alguacil que suscribe el día 20 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 2:00 DE LA TARDE. Para la tercera subasta servirá de tipo mínimo la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado para el caso de ejecución, o sea, la suma de $23,175.00. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura de hipoteca número 329 otorgada en Caguas, Puerto Rico, el día 3 de julio de 2001, ante el Notario Iraida R. Rivera Almeda y consta inscrita al Folio 172 del Tomo 147 de Comerío, finca número 2,794, inscripción Cuarta (4ta.), en el Registro
de la Propiedad de Barranquitas. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer al Demandante total o parcialmente según sea el caso el importe de la Sentencia que ha obtenido condenando a la parte demandada ascendente a la suma de $29,128.83 por concepto de principal, desde el 1ro de diciembre de 2019, más intereses al tipo pactado de 7.00% anual que continúan acumulándose hasta el pago total de la obligación. Además la parte demandada adeuda a la parte demandante los cargos por demora equivalentes a 4.00% de la suma de aquellos pagos con atrasos en exceso de 15 días calendarios de la fecha de vencimiento; los créditos accesorios y adelantos hechos en virtud de la escritura de hipoteca; y las costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado equivalentes a $4,635.00. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al Procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE COMERIO, SALA SUPERIOR durante las horas laborables. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación del inmueble y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio de remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores conocidos y desconocidos que tengan inscritos, no inscritos, presentados y/o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor
ejecutante. La propiedad objeto de ejecución y descrita anteriormente se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores una vez el Honorable Tribunal expida la correspondiente Orden de Confirmación de Venta Judicial. Y para conocimiento de licitadores del público en general se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley por espacio de dos semanas en tres sitios públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Este Edicto será publicado dos veces en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas. Expido el presente Edicto de subasta bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal en Comerío, Puerto Rico, hoy día 10 de octubre de 2024.
RODOLFO LARA MARTINEZ, ALGUACIL DE SUBASTAS
TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE COMERIO SALA SUPERIOR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS
ESTRELLA HOMES II, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. JOSÉ EDGARDO FIGUEROA FERRER, WILVIA COLÓN
CONCEPCIÓN Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Parte Demandada UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
Parte con Interés Civil Núm.: CG2022CV03112. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (IN REM). ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PR, SS. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, ÁNGEL GÓMEZ GÓMEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #593, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, a la parte demandada y al público en general les notifico que, cumpliendo con un Mandamiento que se ha librado en el presente caso por el Secretario del Tribunal de epígrafe con fecha 25 de septiembre de 2024, y para satisfacer la Sentencia dictada en el caso de autos fechada 5 de agosto de 2024, notificada el 7 de agosto de 2024, procederé a vender el día 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, localizada en el
Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque certificado y/o giro postal, todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: URBANA: Solar número ciento seis (106); Área: trescientos treinta y ocho punto cero cero metros cuadrados (338.00 m/c). Solar sito en el Barrio Tomás de Castro del término municipal de Caguas de Puerto Rico, que forma parte de la Urbanización Montefiori, con las siguientes colindancias; por el NORTE, en una distancia de veintiséis punto cero cero metros (26.00 m), con el solar número ciento siete (107); por el SUR, en una distancia de veintiséis punto cero cero metros (26.00 m), con el solar ciento cinco (105); por el ESTE, en una distancia de trece punto cero cero metros (13.00 m), con el solar noventa y cinco (95); y por el OESTE, en una distancia de trece punto cero cero metros (13.00 m) con la calle Magnolia de la Urbanización. Enclava residencia para una familia. Inscrita al Folio 26 del Tomo 1,783 de Caguas, Registro Inmobiliario Digital del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera (I) de Caguas, Finca Número 62,124. Dirección Física: Urb. Montefiori,106 Calle Magnolia,Caguas, PR 00725. Con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a la parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, o sea, la suma principal de $208,138.40 más intereses al tipo convenido y demás términos y condiciones, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Caguas. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 3 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de $218,050.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA, el día 10 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $145,366.67. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA, el día 17 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2024, A LAS 9:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, la cantidad de $109,025.00. A la propiedad no le afectan gravámenes preferentes. A la propiedad le afectan los siguientes gravámenes (a ejecutarse): Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor del Banco Santander de Puerto Rico, o a su orden,
por la suma principal de $218,050.00, con intereses al 6 7/8% anual, vencedero el día 1 de septiembre de 2038, constituida mediante la escritura número 217, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 5 de septiembre de 2008, ante el notario José E. Franco Gómez, e inscrita al folio 26 del tomo 1783 de Caguas, finca número 62,124, inscripción 2da. Modificada la hipoteca de la inscripción 2da, en cuanto al principal, que se cancela parcialmente en la suma de $2,963.51, para un nuevo principal que será por la suma de $215,086.49, con intereses al 4% anual los primeros 36 pagos comenzando el 1 de mayo de 2014, hasta el último día de Abril 2017; luego en el mes 37 al 5% comenzando el 1 de mayo de 2017 hasta el vencimiento el 1 de mayo de 2044, según consta de la escritura número 59, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 16 de abril de 2014, ante el notario Orlin P. Goble, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Caguas, finca número 62,124, inscripción 3ra. A la propiedad le afectan los siguientes gravámenes posteriores: Aviso de Demanda de fecha 12 de septiembre de 2022, expedido en el Centro Judicial de Caguas, en el Caso Civil número CG2022CV03112, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, seguido por Luna Residential II, LLC., contra José Edgardo Figueroa Ferrer, Wilvia Colón Concepción y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos, por la suma de $208,138.40, más intereses y otras sumas, anotado al tomo Karibe de Caguas, finca número 62,124, Anotación A. Embargo Federal contra José E. Figueroa Ferrer, seguro social xxx-xx-4398, por la suma de $4,830.39, notificación número 625465010, anotado el día 23 de febrero de 2010, al folio 11 del tomo 6 de Embargos Federales, asiento 5. Embargo Federal contra José E. Figueroa Ferrer, seguro social xxx-xx-4398, por la suma de $4,904.34, notificación número 626087110, presentado el día 3 de abril de 2010, anotado al folio 15, Asiento 1, del libro de Embargos Federales número 6. Fecha límite de renovación 1 de julio de 2019. Embargo Federal contra José E. Figueroa Ferrer, seguro social xxx-xx-4398, por la suma de $8,276.13, notificación número 109230714, anotado el día 23 de septiembre de 2014, al folio 85 del tomo 8 de Embargos Federales, asiento 4. Embargo a favor del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, contra José E. Figueroa Ferrer, seguro social xxx-xx-4398, en la suma de $18,733.36, por concepto de Contribuciones Sobre Ingresos, según Certificación de fecha 18 de octubre de 2023, número de Embargo SJU-23-554, anotado
el día 24 de octubre de 2023, al Asiento 2023-009169-EST del Sistema Karibe. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica en efectivo, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal, y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tenga (n) interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción de los gravámenes que se están ejecutando, que los mismos serán eliminados del Registro de la Propiedad, y para conocimiento de los licitadores y el público en general, y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general, una vez por semana durante el termino de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada y a su abogado o abogada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo siempre que haya comparecido al pleito. Si el (la) deudor (a) por Sentencia no comparece al pleito, la notificación será enviada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a las últimas direcciones conocidas. Se les advierte a todos los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como la de la subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados en la Secretaría del Tribunal. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titulación y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere al crédito de ejecutante, continuarán subsiguientes entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Y para conocimiento de la parte demandada, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, expido el presente Aviso para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes. Librado en Caguas, Puerto Rico, a 15 de octubre de 2024. ÁNGEL GÓMEZ GÓMEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #593.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE LARES. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
PARTE DEMANDANTE VS. Sucesión de LEONARDO RAMOS ACEVEDO compuesta por su hija ANABEL RAMOS y MENGANO DE TAL, posible heredero desconocido; Sucesión de EUGENIA ARCE MARTÍ compuesta por su viudo JAIME ANTONIO CORRETJER MAISONET y sus hijos JAIME CORRETJER ARCE, SANDRO CORRETJER ARCE, IVÁN CORRETJER ARCE, REINALDO CORRETJER ARCE t/c/c REYNALDO CORRETJER ARCE, NELSON CORRETJER ARCE t/c/c NELSON CORRETGER y PERENCEJO DE TAL, posible heredero desconocido, DEPARTAMENTO DE HACIENDA por conducto de la División de Caudales Relictos, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM)
PARTE DEMANDADA CIVIL NÚM. LR2023CV00358. SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. SS.. AVISO DE PÚBLICA SUBASTA. El Alguacil que suscribe por la presente anuncia y hace constar que en cumplimiento de la Sentencia en Rebeldía dictada el 13 de marzo de 2024, la Orden y el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia del 28 de mayo de 2024 en el caso de epígrafe, procederé a vender el día 7 de noviembre de 2024, a las 11:00 de la mañana en mi oficina localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior, en 1 Calle Felipe Arana (al lado del Cuartel de la Policía) Lares, Puerto Rico, al mejor postor en pago de contado y en moneda de los Estados Unidos de América, cheque de gerente o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal; todo título, derecho o interés de la parte demandada sobre la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: Parcela de terreno en el Barrio Callejones de Lares, Puerto Rico, compuesta de 935.739 metros cuadrados identificada en el plano de inscripción aprobado en la Administración de Reglamentos y Permisos con la letra C. En lindes por el NORTE, con área dedicada a uso público; por el SUR, con el remanente
de la finca principal de la cual se segrega; por el ESTE, con el remanente de la finca de la cual se segrega; y por el OESTE, con área dedicada a uso público. Inscrita al folio 217 del tomo 253 de Lares, Finca 13322. Registro de la Propiedad de Utuado. La hipoteca consta inscrita al folio 15 vuelto del tomo 365 de Lares, Finca 13322. Registro de la Propiedad de Utuado. Inscripción quinta. DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA: 129 RD, KM. 20.3 (PARCELA C) BO. CALLEJONES SECTOR VÉLEZ LARES, PR 00669. Número de catastro: No ha sido tazada para efectos del CRIM. El tipo mínimo para la primera subasta será de $55,000.00. De no haber adjudicación en la primera subasta se celebrará una segunda subasta, el día 14 de noviembre de 2024, a las 11:00 de la mañana en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será de dos terceras partes del tipo mínimo fijado en la primera subasta, o sea, $36,666.66. De no haber adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una tercera subasta el día 21 de noviembre de 2024, a las 11:00 de la mañana en el mismo lugar, en la cual el tipo mínimo será la mitad del precio pactado, o sea, $27,500.00. 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. Dicho remate se llevará a cabo para con su producto satisfacer a la demandante el importe de la Sentencia por la suma de $35,319.34 de principal, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 7.95% anual desde el 1 de mayo de 2023 hasta su completo pago, más $564.73 de recargos acumulados, los cuales continuarán en aumento hasta el saldo total de la deuda, más la cantidad estipulada de $5,500.00 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogados, así como cualquier otra suma que contenga el contrato del préstamo, incluyendo pero sin limitarse a gastos de mantenimiento, inspecciones y otros adelantos “corporate advances”. Surge del Estudio de Título Registral que sobre esta propiedad pesan los siguientes gravámenes posteriores a la hipoteca que por la presente se pretende ejecutar: a. Hipoteca: Constituida por Eugenia Arce Martí (soltera) y Leonardo Ramos Acevedo (solteros), en garantía a un pagaré a favor de Autoridad para el Financiamiento de la Vivienda de Puerto Rico o a su orden, por la suma de $15,000.00, sin intereses y vencedero el 10 de julio de 2011, según consta de la escritura #736, otorgada
en San Juan, el 10 de julio de 2003, ante el notario Pedro Nel Arevalo Martínez, inscrita al folio 15 vuelto del tomo 365 de Lares, finca #13322, inscripción 6. b. Aviso de Demanda: Pleito seguido por Banco Popular de Puerto Rico vs. La Sucesión de Leonardo Ramos Acevedo compuesta por Fulano y Mengano de Tal, posibles herederos desconocidos, La Sucesión de Eugenia Arce Marti, compuesta por Nelson Corretjer Arce tambien conocido como Nelson Corretjer, Sutano y Perencejo de Tal, posibles herederos desconocidos, Departamento de Hacienda, por conducto de la División de Caudales Relictos y el Centro de Recaudaciones e Ingresos Municipales (CRIM), ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Lares, en el caso civil número LR2023CV00358, sobre cobro de dinero y ejecución de hipoteca, en la que se reclama el pago de hipoteca, con un balance de $35,319.34 y otras cantidades, según Demanda de fecha 21 de noviembre de 2023. Anotada al Tomo Karibe de Lares. Anotación A. Se les advierte a los interesados que todos los documentos relacionados con la presente acción de ejecución de hipoteca, así como los de Subasta, estarán disponibles para ser examinados, durante horas laborables, en el expediente del caso que obra en los archivos de la Secretaría del Tribunal, bajo el número de epígrafe y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general en Puerto Rico por espacio de dos semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana; y para su fijación en los sitios públicos requeridos por ley. 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; entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate y que la propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores, tal como lo expresa la Ley Núm. 2102015. Y para el conocimiento de los demandados, de los acreedores posteriores, de los licitadores, partes interesadas y público en general, EXPIDO para su publicación en los lugares públicos correspondientes, el presente Aviso de Pública Subasta en Lares, Puerto Rico, hoy 19 de agosto de 2024. ISMAEL SERRANO CARDONA, ALGUACIL CONFIDENCIAL #796, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE LARES. Jose Rivera Perez, Alguacil Regional. ***
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DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING. Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court. Hampden Probate and Family Court 50 State Street Springfield, MA01103.
To the Defendant Rosa M Ramos Vs. Harry Ramos Docket No. HD24D0272DR.
The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Irretrievable Breakdown allow plaintiff to resume the former name of Rosa Maria Navedo. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party.
SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411.
You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Rosa M Ramos 77 David St. Springfield, MA 01104 your answer, if any, on or before 01/16/2025. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court.
WITNESS, Hon. Barbara M Hyland, First Justice of this Court. Date: October 18, 2024
Register of Probate
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante Vs. SERGIO ROMERO MOLINA, IVELISSE ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandados 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
la suma principal de $3,250.00 computada hasta mayo de 2024, y la cual se acumula a razón de $175.00 mensuales. Además, la parte demandada adeuda cantidad líquida y exigible de $1,500.00 par concepto de honorarios de abogado. La Subasta se celebrara el día 21 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2024 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, al mejor postor. El mueble a ser vendido en pública subasta describe como sigue: Camper Trailer 4YDT304224B044976
MODELO COUGAR BY KETSTONE. Y PARA CONOCIMIENTO de licitadores, acreedores y del público en general, se dará publicidad al presente edicto de acuerdo con la Ley en un periódico de las de mayor circulación en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, y en las sitios públicos de acuerdo a las disposiciones de la Regla 51.7 de las de Procedimiento Civil vigentes expido el presente EDICTO bajo mi firma y el sello de este Tribunal, en Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, a 18 de octubre de 2024.
MARILYN HICKS MORALES, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR #300, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CABO ROJO.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO DE CAGUAS; YAMAIRA NEGRON LARREGUI
Demandantes Vs. BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO; FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DE TAL Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2024CV04478. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. FULANO DE TAL Y MENGANO DE TAL.
El Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Vega Baja dictó la siguiente providencia: “ORDEN: Vista la solicitud sobre publicación de edictos, la demanda que se acompaña para cancelar un pagaré a favor de la DORAL BANK que se ha extraviado y las Reglas de Procedimiento Civil vigentes, el Tribunal ordena que se citen por edictos a los demandados desconocidos Fulano de Tal y Mengano de Tal, en su condición de posibles tenedores del pagaré a favor de DORAL BANK, o a su orden, por la suma de CUARENTA MIL DÓLARES ($40,000.00), con intereses al nueve y medio por ciento (9 1/2%) anual, con vencimiento el 1ro. de enero de
2014 y garantizado con hipoteca constituida mediante la Escritura Número Cinco (5), otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el día cinco (5) de enero de mil novecientos noventa y nueve (1999) ante el Notario Público Raúl Rivera Burgos. Las propiedades inmuebles sobre las cuales se encuentra anotado el gravamen antes detallado se describen de la siguiente manera: A) RÚSTICA: Solar Tres (3)
REMANENTE: Sita en el Barrio Algarrobo del término municipal de Vega Baja, marcado con el número Tres (3) con una cabida superficial de mil seiscientos setenta y dos punto nueve mil doscientos setenta y cuatro metros cuadrados (1,6729274 m.c.). En lindes por el NORTE, con la finca principal de la cual se segrega; por el SUR, con la parcela “E” dedicada a Uso Público; por el ESTE, con la Parcela “C” la que se venderá a Angel Salvador Jusino; y por el OESTE, con terrenos propiedad de la Sucesión de Don Antonio Ramos. Consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Vega Baja, finca número treinta y un mil quinientos setenta y cinco (31,575), Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Cuarta; y B) RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno sito en el Barrio Algarrobo del término municipal de Vega Baja, marcado con el número Dos (2) según el plano de inscripción con una cabida superficial de seiscientos tres punto seis mil setecientos ochenta y cuatro metros cuadrados (603.6784 m.c.). En lindes por el NORTE, con el lote número Tres (3) REMANENTE; por el SUR, con Uso Público; por el ESTE, con propiedad de Ángel Salvador Jusino; y por el OESTE, con remanente de la finca principal. Consta inscrita al tomo Karibe de Vega Baja, finca número treinta y cuatro mil cuatrocientos sesenta y ocho (34,468), Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección Cuarta. Los edictos se publicarán en un periódico de circulación general. En vista de encontrarnos ante demandados desconocidos, se exime a la parte demandante del envío por correo certificado del presente edicto. DADA en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, 8 de octubre de 2024. JESSICA MORALES
CORREA, (FIRMADO) JUEZA
SUPERIOR. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración y de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder por el portal cibernético del Poder Judicial www.poderjudicial.pr, bajo el Tribunal Electrónico, salvo que se presente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaria del Tribunal. Se le notifica que de no contestar, o alegar en contra de la demanda radicada en este caso, previa
notificación del demandante, dentro de veinte (20) días si el demandado reside en Puerto Rico, o dentro de treinta (30) días si el demandado reside fuera de Puerto Rico, contados desde la publicación del edicto, se le anotará rebeldía, sin más citarle ni oírle, y oída la evidencia del demandante, el Tribunal dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado. La abogada de la parte demandante es la Lcda. Teresa Pacheco Camacho con oficinas en la Calle Santiago Vivaldi Pacheco #24-B, Yauco, Puerto Rico y dirección postal: P.O. Box 5004, PMB 200, Yauco, Puerto Rico 00698.
LCDA. TERESA PACHECO CAMACHO
RUA NÚM. 11,490 P.O. BOX 5004 PMB 200 Yauco, Puerto Rico 000698 Tel. 787-267-5784 / Fax. 787-267-6328 teresa@pacheco-camacholawfirm. com
Expedido bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal para su publicación, hoy día 17 de octubre de 2024, en Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA DEL TRIBUNAL INTERINA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE SAN SEBASTIÁN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC. Demandante Vs. EDGAR HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ Demandado Civil Núm.: MO2024CV00062. Salón: 0001. 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: EDGAR HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ - PO BOX 625, MOCA, PR 00676-0625. 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 respon-
siva 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 San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, hoy día 19 de septiembre de 2024. En San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, el 19 de septiembre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. IVELISSE ROBLES MATHEWS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, POR SI Y EN REP DE HECTOR RAFAEL TORRES CABRERA T/C/C HECTOR TORRES CABRERA Y SU ESPOSA SONIA ESTHER COLON VALENTIN Y LA SOC LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES
Demandante V. JOHN DOE Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: PO2024CV01859. (Salón: 605 CIVIL SUPERIOR). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ
EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
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 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 procedi-
miento 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 23 de octubre de 2024. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2024. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. HILDA JANESSI ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO, POR SÍ, COMO SUCESOR EN DERECHO DE POPULAR MORTGAGE, INC. Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE JAIME NEGRÓN PACHOT
Demandante Vs. SANTA ORTIZ AGUIRRE; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE
Demandado Civil Núm.: TB2024CV00418. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: SANTA ORTIZ AGUIRRE; JOHN DOE, RICHARD DOE. Quedan ustedes notificados que la demandante de epígrafe ha radicado en este Tribunal una Demanda contra ustedes como co-demandados, en la que se solicita la cancelación vía judicial de un Pagaré Hipotecario extraviado ante la Notario Público Elizabeth Valdés Almeida, bajo affidávit número 455, a favor de Popular Mortgage, Inc., o a su orden, por la suma de $80,000.00, con intereses al 8.125% anual y vencedero el 1ro de enero de 2016, suscrito el día 29 de diciembre de 2000, garantizado por hipoteca constituida en virtud de la Escritura Número 64, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante la Notario Público Elizabeth Valdés Almeida, inscrita al Folio 133 del Tomo 190 de Toa Baja, Registro de la Propiedad, Sección Segunda (II) de Bayamón, Finca Número 11,158, inscripción 4ta. El mencionado pagaré hipotecario grava una propiedad inmueble, que se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 21 del
tomo HD situado en la Urbanización Levittown Barrio Sabana Seca de Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, con un área de 310.50 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en 13.50 metros, con el solar número 18; por el SUR, en 13.50 metros, con Domingo de Andino, según plano “calle número 722”; por el ESTE, en 23.00 metros, con el solar número 22; y por el OESTE, en 23.00 metros, con el solar número 20. Enclava una casa de cemento para una familia.” Consta inscrita al Folio Ciento Treinta y Uno (131) del Tomo Ciento Noventa (190) de Toa Baja, Finca Número Once Mil Ciento Cincuenta y Ocho (11,158), Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Segunda (II) de Bayamón. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lic. Antonio A. Hernández Almodóvar, RiveraMunich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, Puerto Rico 009364908; Tel. (787) 622-2323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma en el Tribunal de Bayamón, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, 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, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de octubre de 2024. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. NEREIDA QUILES SANTANA, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO SALA SUPERIOR DE ARECIBO
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. GERARDO VARGAS
GUZMAN Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso: AR2024CV00827. (Salón: 401 - CIVIL SUPERIOR). Sobre: EJECUCION DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
DUNCAN R. MALDONADO
EJARQUE - EJECUCIONES@CMPRLAW.COM.
A: FULANO Y FULANA DE T AL COMO
POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESION DE GERARDO VARGAS GUZMÁN. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 22 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 23 de octubre de 2024. En Arecibo, Puerto Rico, el 23 de octubre de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. VANESSA GONZÁLEZ MALAVÉ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAROLINA SALA SUPERIOR DE CAROLINA BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SUCESION DE ANA
MARIA MARINO RAMIREZ T/C/C ANA MAR Y OTROS Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CA2024CV01597. (Civil: 402). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FASJCFORTUNO@FORTUNO-LAW. COM.
A: SUCESION DE ANA
MARIA MARINO RAMIREZ
T/C/C ANA MAR, DENISE BORGOS MARIÑO, IVELISSE BORGOS MARIÑO, DENISE BORGOS MARIÑO.
(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 agosto 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 22 de octubre de 2024. Notas de la Secretaría: SUCESIÓN DE ANA MARIA MARINO RAMÍREZ T/C/C ANA MARÍA MARIÑO RAMÍREZ T/C/C ANA MARÍA MARIÑO COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDERAS CONOCIDAS COMO IVELISSE BORGOS MARIÑO Y DENISE BORGOS MARIÑO; FULANO DE TAL Y SOTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS EN DICHA SUCESIÓN. En Carolina, Puerto Rico, el 22 de octubre de 2024. KANELLY ZAYAS ROBLES, SECRETARIA. LOURDES T. DÍAZ MEDINA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN
POPULAR AUTO LLC Demandante V. LUIS HUMBERTO COLÓN PAGÁN Demandado Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV06496. (503). Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN DE VEHÍCULO DE MOTOR (10 L.P.R.A. §2423). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LUIS HUMBERTO COLÓN PAGÁN.
Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. El abogado de la parte demandante es el Lcdo. Jean Paul Juliá Díaz, Rivera-Munich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan,
PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 6222323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este Edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el original de la misma 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 Superior, Sala de San Juan, con copia al abogado de la parte demandante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. En un término de diez (10) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, la parte demandante le notificará por correo certificado con acuse de recibo copias del Emplazamiento por Edicto y de la Demanda a su última dirección conocida: Condominio Flamboyán Apt. 204, 428 Calle Pachín Marín, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00917. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 23 de octubre de 2024. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA REGIONAL.
NELLY MARTE MARCANO, SECRETARIA DE SERVICIOS A SALA.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO SALA SUPERIOR BRAVO TRAVEL, LLC
Parte Peticionaria EX PARTE
Civil Núm.: NG2021CV00105. Sala: 205. Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO.
A: SUCESIÓN DE AURELIO RAMOS
SANTIAGO, COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS Y POR HILDA MANDOLANDO Y JESÚS MATOS; SUCESIÓN DE JULIÁN GARCÍA, COMPUESTA POR SUS HEREDEROS
DESCONOCIDOS Y POR CARMEN CRUZ GARCÍA, SUSANA TORRES Y JULIO GARCÍA.
POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le notifica que la Peticionaria en el caso de epígrafe ha radicado en este Tribunal una petición sobre expediente de domino para inscribir la
siguiente finca que no consta inmatriculada en el Registro de la Propiedad: “RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno localizado en el Barrio Maizales del término municipal de Naguabo, Puerto Rico, compuesto de VEINTIDOS MIL CIENTO TREINTA Y UNO PUNTO SEIS TRES TRES METROS CUADRADOS
(22,131.633 METROS CUADRADOS) EQUIVALENTES A CINCO PUNTO SEIS TRES CERO CUERDAS (5.630 CUERDAS) colindando por el Norte, con Julián García; por el Sur con Juana Cáceres Burgos; por el Este, con Carlos Ortiz Félix, Carlos A. García De León, Joaquín García Rodríguez, José Gabriel González y Elba C. Hernández Del Valle; por el Oeste, con Emilio Cruz López. Se le emplaza conforme a la Regla 4.5 y 4.6 de las de Procedimiento Civil, mediante la publicación de un edicto, en tres ocasiones dentro del término de veinte días, en un periódico de circulación general diaria en la Isla de Puerto Rico, a los efectos de a fin de que comparezcan si quieren alegar su derecho dentro del término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a partir de la publicación de este Edicto, excluyéndose el día de la 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. Se le advierte que, si no contesta la petición o deja de presentar una alegación responsiva, radicando el original de dicha alegación responsiva en este Tribunal y notificando copia de la misma al abogado de la parte demandante, dentro del referido término, el Tribunal procederá a continuar con el proceso concediendo el remedio solicitado en la petición, sin más citarle ni oírle. Favor de notificar copia de su contestación al: LCDA. NELLY I. PUJALS GONZÁLEZ: PO Box 194972, San Juan, PR 00919-4971 Tel.: 939-717-6695 npujals@npglc.com
EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Humacao, Puerto Rico, a 21 de octubre de 2024. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA. LISA M. FIGUEROA RUIZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE CAGUAS SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS BANCO POPULAR DE
PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. LA SUCESIÓN DE LA FINADA MAGDALENA
MORALES CASTELLANO Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: CG2023CV00474. (Salón: 802). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. REGGIE DÍAZ HERNÁNDEZRDIAZ@BDPRLAW.COM. A: GAMALIEL DIAZ MORALES, XYZ (HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS) -
URBANIZACIÓN VIRGINIA
VALLEY, J-12 12 ST., JUNCOS, PR. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 26 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 18 de octubre de de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 18 de octubre de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ
SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA.
JESSENIA PEDRAZA ANDINO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Demandante V. ZULEIKA DE JESUS DURANT
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: MZ2024CV00128. (Salón: 103 SALA DE INVESTIGACIONES). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA
POR EDICTO.
GABRIEL ANTONIO RAMOS COLÓN GABRIEL.RAMOS@ORF-LAW.COM. KENMUEL JOSÉ RUIZ LÓPEZKENMUEL.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM. A: ZULEIKA DE JESUS DURANT.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 11 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 18 de octubre de 2024. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 18 de octubre de 2024. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. JOSSIE BOBE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. LUIS A. VARGAS LORENZO
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: AU2022CV00755. (Salón: 0002 DISTRITO Y SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. KENMUEL JOSÉ RUIZ LÓPEZKENMUEL.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM. A: LUIS A. VARGAS LORENZO. (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 18 de octubre de 2024. En Aguada, Puerto Rico, el 18 de octubre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NOEMÍ DEL C. ROMÁN BOSQUES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Demandante V. JULIO DIAZ JUSTINIANO
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SG2023CV00333. (Salón: 0100). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. NATALIE BONAPARTE SERVERANATALIE.BONAPARTE@ORF-LAW. COM.
A: JULIO
DIAZ JUSTINIANO. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 16 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 18 de octubre de 2024. En San Germán, Puerto Rico, el 18 de octubre de 2024. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. MILITZA LORENZO VEGA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE RINCON
Demandante V. MARIANA M. RUIZ MATOS Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: AU2024CV00165. (Salón: 0002 DISTRITO Y SUPERIOR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JOSÉ F. GIRAUD MEJÍASJGIRAUD@MCMLAWPR.COM. A: MARIANA M. RUIZ MATOS, BENJAMIN SANCHEZ, SOCIEDAD
LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 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 Aguada, Puerto Rico, el 21 de octubre de 2024. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. NOEMÍ DEL C. ROMÁN BOSQUES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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SECRETARIO DE LA VIVIENDA Y DESARROLLO URBANO T/C/C SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
Demandante V. FULANO DE TAL Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV07246. (Salón: 506 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. PAMELA CRISTAL SANTIAGO OLIVIERI - PCSO.LAW@GMAIL. COM.
A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 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. MARTHA ALMODÓVAR CABRERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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SECRETARIO DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE DESARROLLO URBANO Y VIVIENDA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA Demandante V.
FULANO DE TAL Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV05156. (Salón: 705). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. PAMELA CRISTAL SANTIAGO OLIVIERI - PCSO.LAW@GMAIL. COM.
A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 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 quxfe 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 22 de octubre de 2024. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 22 de octubre de 2024. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. MARTA E. DONATE RESTO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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AGUSTIN BERASTAIN LOPEZ Y OTROS Demandante V. GERONIMA VIDAL TORRES Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: PO2022CV01875. (Salón: 602 CIVIL SUPERIOR). Sobre: ACCIÓN CONTRADICTORIA DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
RUBÉN ROMÁN TOROBUFETERUBENROMANTORO@ GMAIL.COM. SALVADOR MARQUEZ COLONSMARQ97@GMAIL.COM. A: GERONIMO VIDAL TORRES, MARGARITA VIDAL TORRES, ANTONIO VIDAL TORRES, FELICITA VIDAL TORRES, MARIA
MAGDALENA ARBONA TORRES, JAIME
ARBONA TORRES, ROSA CONCEPCIÓN ARBONA TORRES, FULANO DE TAL, FULANA DE TAL, PARA SER NOTIFICADO POR EDICTO.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 03 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 18 de octubre de 2024. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 18 de octubre de 2024. Carmen G. Tirú Quiñones, Secretaria. Loyda Torres Irizarry, Sec Auxiliar Del Tribunal.
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RODRÍGUEZ PÉREZ, COMPUESTA POR LA SUCESIÓN DE VÍCTOR MANUEL VIDAL
MARTÍNEZ, VÍCTOR MANUEL VIDAL JR, COMO HEREDERO CONOCIDO DE LAS
SUCESIONES DE AMELIA RODRÍGUEZ PÉREZ Y VÍCTOR MANUEL VIDAL MARTÍNEZ, GLORIA
MIGDALIA RODRÍGUEZ ZAMBRANA, “JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓNES DE AMELIA
RODRÍGUEZ PÉREZ Y
VÍCTOR MANUEL VIDAL MARTÍNEZ, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (CRIM) - PARTE CON INTERÉS
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 habitaciones, 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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Demandante Vs. NELSON CAPELLA PASRTANA Y OTROS
Demandado
Civil Núm.: TB2024CV00307. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO - INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. A: NELSON CAPELLA
PASTRANANOTIFÍQUESE A LAS DIRECCIONES: URB. LEVITTOWN LAKES HP11 CALLE AMALIA PAOLI, TOA BAJA PR 00949. 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://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 sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Kenmuel J. Ruiz López cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección kenmuel.riuz@orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orfIaw.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, hoy día 20 de agosto de 2024. En1 Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, el 20 de agosto de 2024. Lcda. Laura I. Santa Sánchez, Secretaria Regional. Geisa L. Robles Ortiz, Sec De Servicios A Sala.
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Demandante Vs. MARIBEL SANCHEZ CRUZ
Demandado Civil Núm.: CR2024CV00163. Salón: 002. 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: MARIBEL SANCHEZ CRUZPO BOX 203, COMERIO, PR 00782-0203. 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 Comerío, Puerto Rico, hoy día 3 de septiembre de 2024. En Comerío, Puerto Rico, el 3 de septiembre de 2024. Elizabeth González Rivera, Secretaria. Yaira Rodríguez Torres, Secretaria Auxiliar. LEGAL NOTICE
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These Japanese baseball fans love Ohtani. They love the Yankees more.
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
Masa Kawai wore his faded New York Yankees cap last Wednesday as he served customers at the Japanese doughnut shop he owns in Edgewater, New Jersey. It was two days before Game 1 of a World Series that would feature his Yankees against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Kawai, who emigrated from Japan 20 years ago, left no doubt about his allegiance.
As happy as he is to see Shohei Ohtani, the incomparable slugger from Japan, reach the World Series, Kawai and his Japanese employees are not abandoning the Yankees, not with so much at stake.
“No, no, never,” Kawai said with a laugh. “I like Ohtani a lot. He is an amazing player, and he is Japanese, like me. But I want the Yankees to win.”
Japanese baseball fans are like sports fans everywhere. Some are fanatical about one team. Some are more casual and switch allegiances depending on a team’s fortunes. Some root solely for a particular athlete, whether it is Ohtani, LeBron James, Marta or Patrick Mahomes.
Ohtani, though, is a special case. It was once thought blasphemous to compare anyone to Babe Ruth, but Ohtani has done things even the Bambino did not. Ruth was a great pitcher with the Boston Red Sox and, later, a legendary slugger for the Yankees, but he rarely excelled at both at once as Ohtani has.
With his unprecedented combination of all-around skill, plus his natural humility and boyish good looks, Ohtani has stoked the imaginations of millions of people. It is not outlandish to think he could one day be considered the best all-around player in history.
But don’t expect hard-core Japanese Yankees fans to unhitch their loyalty for the first handsome, slugging pitching ace who comes along. Yes, they like and respect Ohtani. But they
love the Yankees. The best possible outcome would be for Ohtani to hit four home runs in every game and for the Yankees to win, 5-4.
“For sure, that would be perfect,” said Taka Shirai, executive director of Hideki Matsui’s 55 Baseball Foundation and the president of the Leadoff Sports agency. “The Dodgers are getting bigger for Japanese fans. But the Yankees are still the Yankees.”
Ohtani did not hit any home runs in Game 1 on Friday, but he doubled, scored an important run and was part of a wild celebration after Freddie Freeman’s 10th-inning grand slam gave the Dodgers a dramatic 6-3 victory that stung Yankee fans.
Late in Game 2 on Saturday, a 4-2 win for the Dodgers, Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder while sliding into second base during a steal attempt. The superstar’s status for today’s Game 3 in New York was unclear at press time.
Shirai has lived in New York since 2003, when Matsui left the Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo to join the Yankees. It was a momentous transfer because Matsui, nicknamed Godzilla, was the unmatched star of Japan’s largest club, and he was going to their American equivalent in the Bronx. The Yankees were already popular in baseball-mad Japan, but when Matsui joined the team and later led it to the 2009 championship as World Series MVP, the franchise’s preeminence in Japan was solidified.
“After 2009, everything changed,” Shirai said. “Hideki did really well with the Yankees. That connection is very, very strong.”
Ellison Stanley is a dual Japanese and U.S. citizen who grew up in Japan, mostly in Tokyo. He lives in Washington, D.C., where he works as a video producer, but his loyalty was fused to the Yankees in 2004, when they opened their season against the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tokyo Dome. A schoolboy at the time, Stanley watched as Matsui played left field and hit a home run. Those memories are not easily dissolved.
“I always want the Yankees to win,” Stanley, 29, said. “But if they weren’t in it, I would support Ohtani. He is a perfect example of what a great baseball player should be, and he really represents Japan well.”
There is an element of communal pride in Ohtani’s accomplishments and comportment, as there was for Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente and others.
The same was also true for previous Japanese stars like Hideo Nomo, Ichiro Suzuki and Matsui. Each was a pioneer in his own way, and they all confirmed that Japanese players could excel in MLB — and even set significant records and win major awards. Their popularity reflected their success, and the same goes for Ohtani. Last year, he became the first Japanese player to have his jersey lead all sales; it did the same this year.
“We are so proud of him as a Japanese person,” said Noriko Yamamoto, a fashion industry marketer in Tokyo. “It is amazing that he is doing it in the U.S.”
After starring with the crosstown Angels for several years, Ohtani signed a historic, 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers in December and finally made his first foray into the playoffs. The TV broadcast for his last playoff game against San Diego averaged nearly 13 million viewers in Japan, compared with 7.5 million in the United States. Now in the World Series, his profile has spiked even more.
Jim Small, president of the World Baseball Classic, spent 16 years leading MLB’s offices in Tokyo. Ohtani, Small said, has actually eclipsed Suzuki and Matsui in popularity.
“That is saying a lot, because those two are immensely popular,” he said. “At the same time, Japanese fans are sophisticated baseball fans. If they support a team, that is not given up easily. It would be a very rare case for a Japanese Yankee fan to root for the Dodgers in this World Series.”
MLB PLAYOFFS
World Series (Best of 7)
Friday’s Game 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, New York Yankees 3
Saturday’s Game 2
Dodgers 4, Yankees 2 (LA leads series 2-0)
Today’s Game 3
(All Times Eastern)
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)
Tuesday’s Game 4
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)
Wednesday’s Game 5 (if necessary)
Dodgers at Yankees, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)
Game 6 (if necessary)
Friday, Nov. 1
Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)
Game 7 (if necessary)
Saturday, Nov. 2
Yankees at Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. (FOX)
The San Juan Daily Star
From left, baker Noriko Yamasaki, owner Masa Kawai, the owner, and chef Yorinobu Yamasaki, at Kai Sweets Cafe in Edgewater, N.J. on Oct. 25, 2024. The ideal World Series outcome for one particular subset of fans? Shohei Ohtani hits four home runs in a game, and the Yankees win 5-4. (Bryan Anselm/The New York Times)
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