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Legislature, municipalities discuss inventory tax alternatives

By THE STAR STAFF

Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz met with Jesús “Gardy” Colón Berlingeri, chairman of the Municipal Revenue Collection Center (CRIM by its acronym in Spanish) governing board, and CRIM Executive Director Reinaldo Paniagua Látimer this week to discuss ways to deal with the controversial inventory tax, including a five-year freeze.

While the business sector wants to repeal the tax due to its high costs, municipalities have objections because the tax is an important source of revenue.

“One of the key topics we discussed, which is highly relevant at this time, is the inventory tax in the municipal

structure,” Paniagua said. “The chairman of the CRIM governing board has proposed several ideas that align with what Governor Jenniffer González has publicly suggested, as well as the positions of the [leaders] of the House and Senate. However, there are still some points that need clarification regarding how we will manage what is seen as an initiative to replace this tax with other sources of revenue.”

He said the idea of freezing the inventory for five years has the support of all parties involved in the negotiations.

“During the five-year period, a committee will be formed, consisting of representatives from the Legislative Assembly, municipalities, CRIM, and the executive branch,” Paniagua said. “We hope that, despite previous unsuccessful attempts to get alternatives approved over the years, we can now successfully implement solutions to replace this tax.”

“Repeatedly, we have heard the longstanding concerns from the commercial sector about the unfairness of having to pay this tax on unsold items year after year,” the official added. “We are in complete agreement that this is not fair, and we have alternatives to propose to the Legislative Assembly and the governor for addressing this issue.”

Paniagua also noted that there are other bills currently being presented in the Legislature, both in the House and Senate, and they had a detailed discussion about all of them.

“We see that the Senate president is open to the needs of the municipal structure, as has always been the case,” he said. “We hope that in these four years, our work can proceed efficiently and effectively, ensuring that all important issues for the municipalities are addressed. This is essential for them to continue providing services to citizens and to stabilize their finances, which have been adversely affected.”

Blood donors sought for ‘Piculín’ Ortiz after cancer surgery

By THE STAR STAFF

istrict 29 (Cidra and Cayey) Rep. Gretchen Hau Irizarry on Tuesday joined the call to generate blood donors for former professional basketball player José “Piculín” Ortiz Rijos.

“Cayey, and all of Puerto Rico, are attentive to his health progress,” Hau said of Ortiz, who is being treated for cancer. “Along with prayers and good wishes, we want to respond to the call for volunteers to donate blood.”

The legislator pointed out that for Cayey citizens who need transportation to go to the nearest blood donation center, she has coordinated with the municipality to provide them with transportation. Those interested can call the Cayey Mayor’s Office during business hours at 787-738-3211 to coordinate the service. People who can come and contribute on their own must contact the Servicios Mutuos Blood Bank directly at 787-751-6115, Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Ortiz, a former Puerto Rican national team star who grew up in Cayey, underwent surgery as part of his treatment for colorectal cancer, with which he was diagnosed in 2023. He was discharged from the hospital last Friday. The legislator noted that it is very important to indicate that the donation is for José Rafael Ortiz Rijos.

On Monday afternoon, Ortiz’s wife, Sylvia Ríos, expressed gratitude for the messages of support and prayers at this time.

Cayey Mayor Rolando Ortiz Velázquez announced last September that the largest building in the city, called Plaza Empresarial Municipal, at the entrance to the city center, will be named after Ortiz Rijos, who played for the Utah Jazz of the NBA for two seasons (1988-90).

“For us it is a joy and we are very pleased that we can honor the career of this great Cayeyan who has generated so many glories in sport,” the mayor said in a written statement. “We trust in his speedy recovery. Picu is a strong man, a lifelong athlete, and we are with him and his family.”

Reinaldo Paniagua Látimer, executive director of the Municipal

Center

UPR President Ferrao’s resignation called inevitable, ‘tragic’

By THE STAR STAFF

The resignation of University of Puerto Rico (UPR) President Luis Ferrao Delgado, effective Feb. 15, was inevitable because he knew he could not work without the trust of all university sectors, according to one of several opinions gathered by the STAR.

Frustrated by groups that hindered his efforts to make UPR a sustainable institution, Ferrao’s decision to step down came Monday, just days after he withdrew a plan to pause some 60 university programs due to enrollment of fewer than 10 students in each.

Former UPR President José Saldaña remarked that Ferrao had no choice but to resign after the Jan. 30 meeting of the UPR governing board, where it was evident he had lost the trust of the main institutional bodies. The governing board had even requested a management evaluation report.

“The board, despite having the necessary information to act on Ferrao’s resignation at that meeting, chose to hide behind a report that had been under preparation for months,” Saldaña said. “This allowed Ferrao to attempt to function without the support of any institutional bodies representing faculty, students, and staff.”

In essence, the governing board prolonged Ferrao’s presidency for several weeks while he lacked the confidence of key institutional bodies, Saldaña said. In his resignation letter, Ferrao emphasized that due to impending fiscal challenges and draconian measures, he felt it was unacceptable to remain in office if it meant refusing a formative evaluation process aimed at ensuring UPR’s sustainability. He insisted he would not compromise “the fundamental values that govern our institution” or lead an administration driven to make decisions that jeopardize its stability and educational mission.

“However, those are not the true reasons for his resignation,” Saldaña said. “The reality is that due to his ineffectiveness and

courage to foster an institutional environment conducive to change, allowing UPR to navigate away from its current path of decline, he added.

The Brotherhood of Exempt Non-Teaching Employees of the University of Puerto Rico (HEEND by its acronym in Spanish), meanwhile, described the resignation of Ferrao as a tragedy.

HEEND President Carlos J. de León criticized the statement issued by the outgoing president.

“For years, we have been urging President Ferrao to confront the Financial Oversight and Management Board and the governing bodies in power,” de León said Tuesday. “The university administration decided years ago to operate with a budget that falls well below the 9.6% to which, by law, the university is entitled. Now, as he leaves, Ferrao claims he is resigning because he will not accept the consequences of not defending the university’s budget.”

The union said Ferrao’s resignation is a tragedy for the island’s foremost educational institution and a disgrace because, yet again, a president has had to resign due to the collective rejection from the university community.

inability to tackle longstanding institutional issues, he lost the trust of all representative bodies. He realized he could not operate under these conditions. No one was refusing the ‘formative evaluation process that addresses the sustainability of UPR.’ Such a process should have been implemented years ago, not proposed now when he was already grappling with serious problems.”

Regardless of the motivations for Ferrao’s departure, UPR now faces the task of finding a permanent president.

“I trust that the Governing Board will avoid appointing one of the chancellors or members of Ferrao’s team as interim president, as that would simply perpetuate the issues,” Saldaña said. “Those individuals would likely mirror Ferrao’s style, and many have contributed to the failures of his administration.”

The new interim leader must possess the willingness and

“The resignation of a university president always leads to instability within the institution,” stated Sheila Dávila, the HEEND’s secretary of information. “It is tragic that, so far this century, most [UPR] presidents have had to leave their positions dishonorably and amid community repudiation.”

HEEND Vice President Lorraine Mejías voiced her concern as well.

“It is truly tragic how politicized the institution has become over the past 25 years,” she said. “The country must focus more on selecting a leader who can navigate the university’s future. The new leader must be committed to advocating for the university inclusively across all sectors. Ferrao should not leave without presenting his budget projections for 20252026 and clarifying how they align with his Strategic Plan for 2023-2028.”

Women’s advocate office holds first workshop on preventing violence against the elderly

By THE STAR STAFF

The Office of the Women’s Advocate (OPM by its initials in Spanish) held the first of what will be a series of workshops titled “Action Against Violence on Older Adults” this week in collaboration with the municipality of Ceiba and various agencies.

The initiative seeks to educate, prevent and provide tools to protect this vulnerable population.

“The excellent reception of this workshop demonstrates the interest and need to act against the challenges faced by older adults,” said the interim women’s advocate, Madeline Bermúdez Sanabria, in a written statement. “This is only the first step and we will continue to organize more workshops in different municipalities to take our work to all corners of Puerto Rico. We know that older adults are one of the most vulnerable populations, and it is our responsibility to ensure that they live in a safe environment, with the resources and support

they need. The protection of our older adults is a priority for the Office of the Women’s Advocate.”

The event included the participation of Biankah Sobá, a communicator and counselor specialized in older adults, who led an interactive dynamic on how to identify risk situations and respond appropriately. OPM psychologist Dr. Esther Figueroa offered guidance on emotional well-being, while Bermúdez Sanabria went over the legal implications of abuse and the available support mechanisms.

Ceiba Mayor Samuel Rivera Báez, meanwhile, highlighted the importance of such initiatives for his community.

“The elderly population is always a priority for me,” he said. “They are the people who built the country we have with their own hands. They are the ones who took care of us and protected us, and it is important to me that they are well and have the best services.”

The mayor noted that 27 percent of Ceiba’s population is elderly, so the municipality offers services aimed at this

From left, Interim Women’s Advocate Madeline Bermúdez Sanabria, Ceiba Mayor Samuel Rivera Báez and Biankah Sobá, a communicator and counselor specializing in older adults.

community, including a daytime activity center, housekeeping support, and food distribution programs.

Outgoing University of Puerto Rico President Luis Ferrao Delgado

By THE STAR STAFF

Genera PR announced Tuesday via social media that it made the first payment to start the construction of new and efficient peaker units to replace obsolete and expensive equipment.

Puerto Rico’s power generation received a significant boost as Genera PR, the private operator of the island’s legacy power plants, announced in October the award of a tender to two firms for the supply of peaking units aimed at supporting the island’s shaky electrical grid. The awarded companies, Wärtsilä North America Inc. and Siemens Energy Inc., will be involved in providing critical peaking units designed to run on both gas and diesel, offering much-needed flexibility to meet the island’s energy demands during critical times.

Wärtsilä has been assigned the task of supplying eight reciprocating combustion engines that will be distributed across four vital facilities throughout Puerto Rico. Siemens Energy, meanwhile, will be responsible for installing two combustion turbines at

the Costa Sur plant in Guayanilla. The Financial Oversight and Management Board and the Public-Private Partnerships Authority must grant their approval before a formal contract is signed between Genera PR and the two firms.

Iván Báez, vice president of corporate affairs at Genera PR, at the time emphasized the importance of this project, referring to it as a “fundamental step toward the modernization of Puerto Rico’s electrical system.” The integration of the units is expected to bolster the grid’s stability and responsiveness, aiding in addressing both energy demands and unexpected system events. Additionally, replacing old units with the new peaker units is estimated to result in substantial savings in fuel costs as they will primarily operate on natural gas as opposed to the current diesel-powered units.

The project marks a significant investment in Puerto Rico’s energy infrastructure and aims to enhance the system’s long-term reliability. In preparation for the installation of the new units, Genera PR has initiated the permitting process for land preparation. Puerto Rico’s energy transformation plans encompass the replacement of critical components of existing infrastructure, the acquisition of power backup units, and the installation of battery storage systems to improve the overall reliability of the island’s energy service.

Comptroller finds excess spending in Rincón Genera starts construction of peaker units

By THE STAR STAFF

The Office of the Comptroller of Puerto Rico (OCPR) has found widespread non-compliance with management standards in the fiscal operations of the Municipality of Rincón.

A report issued Tuesday revealed that the municipality paid $865,000 in excess of the $170,000 contracted for asphalt from 2020 to 2022. Notably, $385,000 of those excess payments were made for asphalt purchased after the contracts had expired.

The situation arose because the municipal administrator did not require the municipal secretary to amend the contracts, the pre-intervenor failed to verify the amount of the purchases, and the municipal buyer did not refer to the contracts during the requisition process. The report recommends that the mayor seek to recover the amounts paid in violation of the law.

The audit identified six findings indicating that the municipality paid $183,000 for air conditioning maintenance services, fumigation, and a use permit without formal written contracts. The absence of signed contracts distorts the reality reflected in the contractual records. The report recommends that the mayor recover this money, which was paid in violation of the Municipal Regulations of 2016.

Moreover, the auditors found that the municipality made

purchases totaling $160,000 without obtaining quotes from at least three suppliers. Additionally, purchases amounting to $88,000 were authorized without the required certification confirming a lack of interest from municipal officials and employees. Such deficiencies hinder free competition and lead to irregularities or errors in purchasing and disbursement processes.

Furthermore, the municipality paid $171,000 for the maintenance, purchase and installation of air conditioners without the necessary certification of work performed, as mandated by the Refrigeration Technicians Association Law of 1970 and the Environmental Policy Law of 2004. As a result, it remains uncertain whether those services were provided in compliance with the relevant laws.

The individual responsible for property management did not conduct the annual physical inventory of personal property from 2020 to 2024, a lack of oversight that increases the risk of misuse or loss of property.

Additionally, the municipality failed to provide four disbursement vouchers and their supporting documents, totaling $12,000, for payments made in 2022 for professional services. The absence of documentation prevented verification of the accuracy and ownership of those disbursements.

The report states that, as of July 31, 2024, the Municipality of Rincón had not recovered $99,000 for various items published in four audit reports from the years 2015,

2018, and 2021.

Rincón’s budget ranged from $7.2 million to $8.4 million from 2020 to 2024. The municipality’s financial statements showed accumulated surpluses of $5.5 million, $6.2 million, $7.5 million, and $10.3 million for the years 2020 to 2023, respectively.

The report recommends that the director of the island Office of Management and Budget ensure that the municipality complies with the Corrective Action Plan established by the OCPR.

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Under the tender, Siemens Energy Inc. will be responsible for installing two combustion turbines at the Costa Sur plant in Guayanilla.

City Hall in Rincón

Judge further blocks White House spending freeze

By CHARLIE SAVAGE

Afederal judge earlier this week temporarily blocked the Trump administration from imposing a sweeping freeze on trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, adding to the pushback against an effort by the White House’s Office of Management and Budget.

The restraining order by the judge, Loren AliKhan of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, came hours after the Justice Department told a federal judge in Rhode Island who issued a similar order Friday that the government interpreted his order as applying to all spending nationally, not just to funds for the states that brought that case.

Together, the signals from federal judges amounted to a two-fisted rebuke of the move by the budget office as an overreach that likely lacked legitimate authority.

The Trump administration’s “actions in this case potentially run roughshod over a ‘bulwark of the Constitution’ by interfering with Congress’s appropriation of federal funds,” AliKhan wrote in a 30-page opinion, adding, “Because the funding freeze threatens the lifeline that keeps countless organizations operational, plaintiffs have met their burden of showing irreparable harm.”

While the order issued in the Rhode Island case left ambiguous whether the judge meant it to apply to just the states that brought the case or to all of as much as $3 trillion in funds affected by the freeze order, AliKhan’s order explicitly applied to all federal grants, loans and other spending to which it had been subject.

AliKhan, a Biden appointee, had signaled hours earlier where she was leaning at the end of a nearly 90-minute hearing, saying she wanted to file the order before an earlier administrative stay expired at 5 p.m. The case before her was brought by charities and other nongovernmental organizations that rely at least in part on federal grants to operate.

The order was the latest turn in a fast-moving set of events since the Trump administration issued the spending freeze last week, paralyzing groups around the country and prompting chaos. After the legal challenges were filed, the Trump administration said it had rescinded the OMB memo and asked judges to dismiss the lawsuits as moot.

carry it out. Her final order did just that.

Schwei had objected to that idea, saying such an order would be “extraordinarily broad” since it would encompass numerous agencies who were not party to the litigation. He asked her to limit any such order to those particular people or groups.

“They are requesting this court superintend all federal financial assistance,” he said, and referring to the part of the Constitution that gives Trump the power to oversee the executive branch, he called the request both an “extraordinary and an overly broad intrusion on agency authority and the president’s Article II authority.”

But the plaintiffs have presented evidence that the blanket freeze imposed by the memo appears to remain in effect regardless.

On Wednesday, the White House press secretary declared on social media that the retraction of the memo “is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze.”

The plaintiffs in the case before AliKhan presented statements from various grant recipients over the weekend that they remained unable to retrieve the funds they had been awarded through an online portal.

The Trump administration has portrayed the spending freeze as an effort to make sure that grants and loans do not violate executive orders Trump separately issued shortly after taking office in which he sought to end several policies he dislikes, like diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

The case is not challenging those orders themselves. But the plaintiffs have argued that the OMB memo went further, in part by barring nebulous concepts not found in Trump’s orders, like “wokeness” and in part by requiring a blanket freeze.

Daniel Schwei, a lawyer for the Justice Department, argued that there was no need for any order because, he said, the government interpreted the one by

the judge in Rhode Island as covering the entire landscape.

But Kevin Friedl, a lawyer for the plaintiffs who works for the advocacy group Democracy Forward, argued that the order in the Rhode Island case could be lifted at any time, so his clients needed additional relief.

Also calling the order “consequential and ill-considered,” he argued that they were being harmed through various means, from a chilling of First Amendment rights to specific problems keeping their doors open without the funds they had been awarded.

The litigation is complicated by a lack of clarity about the continued block on funding even after the OMB withdrew the memo.

Schwei argued that if they were instead doing it because of Trump’s executive orders or as decisions they made for themselves, it would be improper for the judge to use the lawsuit to intervene. Friedl urged the judge, however, to recognize the “reality” that the freeze was implemented soon after the OMB memo came down.

Friedl also asked the judge to require, as part of the order, that OMB tell all recipients of its original memo that the freeze had been blocked and that they should roll back any steps they had already taken to

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The White House in Washington, Jan. 28, 2025. A federal judge said on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, that she intended to temporarily block the Trump administration from imposing a sweeping freeze on trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, adding to the pushback against an effort by the White House’s Office and Management and Budget. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

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Defense secretary vows to use thousands of active-duty troops to secure border

By REYES MATA III and ERIC SCHMITT

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth vowed during a visit to the southwestern border earlier this week to use thousands of U.S. active-duty troops to help stem migrant crossings, a top priority for President Donald Trump.

Hegseth and Tom Homan, Trump’s border czar, toured El Paso, Texas, by air Monday morning in a line of Army Black Hawk helicopters, landing near a section of border wall. They then drove to a remote desert hilltop where soldiers, Border Patrol agents and reporters gathered for a news conference.

“The charge that the president has given us,” Hegseth said, is “to get 100% operational control of the southern border.”

“That means setting the right policy, which we’re doing, having the right procedure in place, the right personnel and, ultimately, the platforms and systems to maintain it.”

Motioning to the Army troops gathered nearby, he added, “They’re motivated to be here because they’re defending their friends, their family, their communities, their church, their schools, their loved ones, from an invasion of people whose intentions we don’t know.”

About 1,600 Marines and Army soldiers have been rushed to the U.S. border in California and Texas in the past two weeks to help build barriers and help law enforcement authorities, joining 2,500 Army forces already there.

On Monday, Pentagon officials said that about 500 additional soldiers from the headquarters of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York, were deploying to Texas to oversee the border operations.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center, greets soldiers while visiting the U.S.-Mexico border in Sunland Park, N.M., on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times)

The deployments come even as the state of the border is fairly calm, with crossings having fallen sharply in recent months after the Biden administration took steps to limit migration.

Trump has issued an executive order that gives the military an explicit role in immigration enforcement. It also directed the Defense Department to come up with a plan “to seal the borders and maintain the sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of the United States by repelling forms of invasion.”

A federal law, the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, forbids the use of armed forces for law enforcement purposes on U.S. soil

unless expressly authorized by Congress or the Constitution.

The main exception to that act is the Insurrection Act. The law, which is more than 200 years old, grants the president power to deploy the military domestically when faced with “unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion” that prevent the execution of federal or state laws. Hegseth has not ruled out using the Insurrection Act.

Speaking near Sunland Park, New Mexico, Hegseth said troops along the border are important because they “relieve Border Patrol to have the opportunity to actually do the interdiction.”

He added, “Under the Biden administration, the Border Patrol was too busy babysitting migrants who were being processed to enter the country. Now, because crossing the border is illegal and will get you deported, less people are crossing, more assets are calling out the people crossing the border.”

About 30 active-duty Army soldiers and about a dozen Border Patrol agents — several astride horses — joined Hegseth and Homan just a short distance from the border wall that separates Mexico and the United States.

The site was no more than a few dozen feet from a dramatic drop to the rolling desert below, which leads through desert scrub to the foothills of Mount Cristo Rey. The border wall slices through this expanse of desert, separating a rail line in New Mexico from a stretch of highway in Juarez, Mexico.

After Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain with a 29-foot limestone carving of Christ at the top, the hill appears to be the highest point, often serving as a lookout point for both law enforcement and smugglers of humans and contraband.

Highway reopens nearly 4 weeks after devastating fire

residents for potentially bringing too many visitors to the burned area too soon.

key stretch of Pacific Coast Highway reopened Monday to regular traffic, nearly four weeks after wildfires burned surrounding neighborhoods and displaced thousands of people.

The reopening of the iconic highway will allow traffic to flow along the coastal stretch between Santa Monica and Malibu, possibly improving access for local residents and making it easier for residents of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood to see their homes.

But the reopening was criticized by some officials and

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Mayor Doug Stewart of Malibu said in a statement that he was surprised by the announcement from the city of Los Angeles about the reopening of the highway. Stewart said he was concerned that curiosity-seekers from outside the area might try to drive through to see the devastation for themselves.

Later Monday, officials announced that Pacific Coast Highway would fully close at 3 p.m. Tuesday between Chautauqua Boulevard in Los Angeles and Carbon Beach Terrace in Malibu because of expected rain and the risk of mudslides. Los Angeles County said that only public safety workers, recovery agencies and utility crews would be allowed to use the highway. The closure is expected to last until at least Friday.

Access to local streets in Pacific Palisades remains restricted to residents. But dozens of the homes that were destroyed by the Palisades fire were along Pacific Coast Highway itself.

“Please remember that what you are seeing is not just burned structures — it is someone’s home, their memories, and their loss,” Stewart said. “This is not a spectacle or a novelty; it is a tragedy that our neighbors are living through.”

Lindsey Horvath, the Los Angeles County supervisor

whose district includes Malibu and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, said Monday that the reopening was meant to allow residents of the area to resume their lives, “and local-only traffic is highly encouraged.”

“It’s important that we set expectations,” Horvath said. “This will not be the same PCH as before the fires.”

The California Department of Transportation said Monday that only one lane of the road — also known as State Highway 1 — will be open in each direction between Carbon Beach Terrace in Malibu and Temescal Canyon Road. The speed limit along that roughly 10-mile stretch will be 25 mph.

Bruce Silverstein, a Malibu City Council member, said Monday that he believed his city had the legal authority to close off Pacific Coast Highway to nonessential traffic. He said he planned to propose a motion soon that would limit highway access to residents of the area.

Silverstein said he believed that, for now, the stretch of Pacific Coast Highway near areas affected by the fires should be open only to residents, workers in the area and people involved in relief and recovery efforts. Tourists and commuters should be excluded from that stretch of the highway, he said.

“It is not like Malibu will be closed off to those folks,” Silverstein said. “They will just need to get there a different way.”

Steri-Tech faces lawsuits over toxic effects of pollution in Salinas

By THE STAR STAFF

Three law firms have come together to file a class-action lawsuit and a personal injury lawsuit on behalf of Salinas residents who, according to the suit, have suffered serious health consequences, including various types of cancer, due to long-term exposure to emissions from the Steri-Tech Inc. sterilization plant located in the southern coastal municipality.

Steri-Tech has been operating in Salinas since 1986, using ethylene oxide (EtO) to sterilize medical equipment and materials. The colorless gas was classified as a human carcinogen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2016 and has been linked to alarming cancer rates and other serious health conditions in surrounding communities. A risk assessment conducted by the EPA confirmed an elevated cancer risk in areas near Salinas.

The law firms of Kresch Legal Services, Napoli Shkolnik, and Milberg are pursuing legal action against SteriTech for its failure to comply with federal environmental regulations.

“For too long, the health and well-being of these communities have been sacrificed by corporate greed and neglect,” said Ari Kresch, an attorney for the residents. “This lawsuit is not just about holding Steri-Tech accountable; it is about giving a voice to people who have been suffering in silence for decades.”

Residents of Salinas are invited to an informational meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at La Margarita Community Center. Legal experts will provide updates on the lawsuit and guidance for residents affected by EtO emissions. The meeting will also address how individuals can file claims for cancers such as breast cancer, leukemia and lymphoma, as well as other diseases linked to EtO exposure.

In addition to personal injury claims, a class-action lawsuit was filed on Aug. 29, 2023, against Steri-Tech and other companies responsible for releasing EtO throughout Puerto Rico. That lawsuit seeks to address the harm caused to residents of Salinas and other affected areas, including

Villalba, Fajardo and Añasco. The EPA has identified the facilities in those towns as some of the highest risk locations for cancer in the United States due to EtO exposure. The class-action lawsuit seeks: compensation for health and property damage, funding for a long-term medical monitoring program and punitive damages to prevent future harm.

The case affects more than 413,000 citizens, including those living near 300 schools and childcare centers, according to a 2023 study published by the Union of Concerned Scientists titled “Ethylene Oxide in Puerto Rico.” The report highlights that the statistic represents nearly 13% of Puerto Rico’s population impacted by toxic EtO emissions from the aforementioned sterilization facilities, emphasizing the alarming prevalence of such emissions on the island.

The attorneys have identified health conditions linked to EtO exposure that qualify individuals to join the lawsuit. Residents are urged to take action if they or their loved ones have been diagnosed with cancers and/or respiratory, neurological and reproductive problems.

Residents without a current diagnosis may still qualify, as prolonged exposure to EtO significantly increases the risk of developing health problems in the future.

Legal advocates will be available at the community meeting in Salinas to answer questions and help residents understand their right to clean air.

Trump calls for wealth fund in executive order

By ANDREW DUEHREN

President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for the creation of a sovereign wealth fund, tasking his administration with starting an investment vehicle typically found in countries in much better fiscal health than the United States.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said the fund could help finance the purchase of TikTok, the popular social media app that the Trump administration has tried to salvage from a congressionally approved ban.

“I have the right to do that, and we might put that in the sovereign wealth fund, whatever we make, or if we do a partnership with very wealthy people, a lot of options, but we could put that as an example in the fund,” Trump said of buying TikTok.

The three-paragraph executive order tasks the Treasury and Commerce departments with generating a plan within 90 days for creating a such a fund. Sovereign wealth funds are popular in oil-rich countries like Norway and Saudi Arabia that can invest large budget surpluses in projects around the world.

But the United States runs persistent, and widening, budget deficits, and it is unclear where the Trump adminis-

tration could find the money to seed such a fund. Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick to lead the Commerce Department, suggested that the government could take a stake in companies it does business with.

“If we are going to buy 2 billion COVID vaccines, maybe we should have some warrants and some equity in these companies and have that grow for the help of the American people,” he said, standing beside Trump at the White House.

Trump discussed the idea during the presidential campaign, floating the possibility that money collected from imposing new tariffs could be invested in projects around the country. The Biden administration had also studied the possibility of creating a fund to make investments in specific strategic industries.

Standing up a national investment fund would require resolving a series of questions about how the government money is controlled and which projects or companies receive it. The executive order tasks administration officials with figuring out whether Congress would need to pass new legislation in order to create such a fund.

If the Trump administration ultimately moves forward with creating a sovereign wealth fund, it would be the latest step to expand the federal government’s role in the U.S.

economy. Under both Trump and former President Joe Biden, officials in Washington have been much more proactive in supporting domestic companies, often at the expense of foreign competitors, ending a decades-long embrace of free trade and open investment among American officials.

Trump said during his remarks that he would like the U.S. wealth fund to be among the largest in the world, many of which exceed $1 trillion.

“And I think in a short period of time, we’d have one of the biggest funds. And you know, some of some of them are pretty large,” Trump said. “So, that’s a big deal, huh?”

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‘Phantom’ Trump tariffs get more real in China

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After a four-day guessing game and much financial turbulence, the United States and China appear to have resumed a tit-for-tat trade war while Mexico and Canada get at least a month to breathe - leaving markets somewhat punchdrunk and wary of next steps.

The upshot for currencies most violently disturbed by the process is Mexico peso’s and Canada’s dollar are both back higher than they were when the latest merry-go-round of threat, counter-threat and deferrals began on Friday - bouncing from respective two- and 22-year lows hit in the interim.

Despite the deadline for 10% U.S. tariffs on China passing earlier on Tuesday and China’s instant retaliation with plans for import taxes of up to 15% on a range of U.S. goods from next week, the yuan was firmer and also back where it was on Friday.

That peculiar reaction suggests some hope remains that the negotiated delays and deferrals seen in Canada and Mexico would be replicated in China too. U.S. President Donald Trump’s press secretary said Trump would speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the next couple of days.

More broadly, the dollar index aped all those movescompleting a 1.5% round trip that took it to three-week highs and back since Friday. There was still no clarity on whether Trump planned tariffs against the European Union.

Weightings of the yuan, peso and Canadian dollar in the Federal Reserve’s broad trade-weighted dollar index come to some 41% - add the euro and that amounts to more than 60%.

Complicating the market readout somewhat is the fact that mainland Chinese markets remained closed for the lunar new year holiday until tomorrow - although reopened Hong Kong saw shares there gain almost 3% to threemonth highs even after the bilateral tariff salvos were delivered.

Some analysts suggest the hopes of talks and delays encouraged the buying, with others saying there was relief the proposed U.S. tariffs were only 10%compared to the 60% Trump touted before the election.

Nevertheless Beijing announced its own levies of 15% on U.S. coal and LNG and 10% for crude oil, farm

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China also started an anti-monopoly probe into Alphabet’s Google, while including both PVH - the holding company for brands including Calvin Klein - and biotechnology firm Illumina on a list for potential sanctions.

That comes as Alphabet tops the latest sweep of megacap quarterly earnings reports tonight on Wall Street, with Big Pharma companies also dominating the diary along with the likes of Omnicom and Advanced Micro Devices.

Unlike currency markets, U.S. stock indexes, unnerved by the trade war threats, have not yet returned to Friday’s square one.

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Even though the Mexico and Canada delays helped equities rally from Monday’s worst levels, the S&P500 ended 0.8% lower and futures remain negative before Tuesday’s bell after the overnight China developments.

The VIX ‘fear index’ of Wall Street equity volatility probed above 20 again on Monday - though it has yet to close above that level so far this year.

Aside from the multiple corporate headaches that tit-fortat trade wars create for major exporting and importing companies, the other problem is how borrowing costs have been nudged higher due to widespread fears of the inflationary impact of sweeping tariffs.

El Salvador’s president offers to accept criminals from US for a fee

By ANNIE CORREAL

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador offered Monday to jail convicted criminals deported by the United States, a move that won praise from Secretary of State Marco Rubio despite questions about whether it is legal or even possible.

“We have offered the United States of America the opportunity to outsource part of its prison system,” Bukele wrote on the social platform X, saying his government was willing to take in convicted criminals, including U.S. citizens, for a fee. “The fee would be relatively low for the U.S. but significant for us, making our entire prison system sustainable.”

El Salvador was the second stop on Rubio’s first foreign trip as secretary of state. After meeting with Bukele on Monday, Rubio said that he had briefed President Donald Trump on the offer, which he described as unprecedented.

Rubio said that El Salvador had proposed jailing migrants lacking permanent legal status who have been convicted of crimes and deported from the United States. The secretary said Bukele had offered to also accept convicted criminals who are currently serving their sentences in the United States, “even if they are U.S. citizens or legal residents.”

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, in National Harbor, Md., on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Bukele offered on Feb. 3, 2025 to jail convicted criminals deported by the United States, a move that won praise from Secretary of State Marco Rubio despite questions about whether it is legal or even possible. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times).

rarest of cases.

While details of the plan are not yet known, it is another example of how the Trump administration is quickly driving home the point to governments in the region that they are either allies or enemies based on their willingness to support him, especially on illegal migration, fentanyl trafficking and restricting Chinese influence.

Bukele rose to power in 2019 on a promise to rid his country of drugs and gangs and has since earned adulation across Latin America for bringing down crime in his country. At the same time, he has used emergency powers to order mass arrests that critics say have trampled human rights and the rule of law, ensnaring thousands of innocent people.

Bukele said Monday that criminals deported by the United States would go to the Terrorism Confinement Center, a prison built to house 40,000 people. Human rights groups have documented extreme overcrowding in El Salvador’s prisons and reports of torture by guards.

Despite the sweeping scope of the

The State Department later added that Bukele had agreed to take migrants from any country, not just El Salvador, that have been convicted of crimes, including members of the MS-13 and Tren de Aragua gangs.

offer, which Rubio described as “an act of extraordinary friendship,” deporting U.S. citizens would fly in the face of protections that make it illegal in all but the

El Salvador signed a similar agreement in 2019 to receive non-Salvadorans detained in the United States, known as a “safe third country” agreement. That deal was never implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bukele referred to it Monday, saying his new proposal was “more important and of a much broader scope than the agreements made in 2019.”

At least 10 are killed in school shooting in Sweden

By CHRISTINA ANDERSON and LYNSEY CHUTEL

At least 10 people were killed and an unidentified number of others injured at a shooting at a center for adult education in central Sweden on Tuesday, authorities said.

Police said they had started a “major operation” and locked down the campus in the city of Orebro, after shots were heard about 12:30 p.m. local time.

“This is an awful, exceptional incident — a nightmare,” said Roberto Eid Forest, head of the local police. “We do not think there is any terror motive behind this, but it is too early in the investigation to say.”

“We think we have the perpetrator, but we are not rul-

ing out anything,” he added Tuesday evening.

At a news conference earlier in the day, police said they believed that the shooter was among the wounded, but did not offer further details on a motive or the person’s identity. The shooter most likely acted alone and was not affiliated with a gang and was not known to police, Forest said.

“We suspect one of the people in the hospital is the perpetrator,” police said in an earlier statement posted online.

Images in Swedish news outlets earlier in the day showed dozens of police cars surrounding the center’s campus. Police locked down several other schools in the area as part of their response.

“It is a very painful day for all of Sweden,” Swedish

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said in a statement on social media. “Being locked in a classroom, fearing for your life, is a nightmare that no one should have to experience.”

School shootings are relatively rare in Sweden, but the country has seen an increase in violent crime in recent years. In 2022, an 18-year-old student killed two teachers in the southern city of Malmo. In 2015, Sweden was stunned when a 21-year-old man, armed with a sword, killed a teacher and a student at a school in the southwestern part of the country.

“Shocked by the terrible news from Orebro,” Nooshi Dadgostar, the leader of the opposition Left Party, said on social media. “The violence our country is going through is an abyss we must find our way out of together.”

What does Trump really want from Canada and Mexico?

By ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGS and MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF

President Donald Trump has long been clear that he would use tariffs as an economic sledgehammer against nations that refuse to bend to his demands.

He has been far less clear about what, exactly, those demands are — a strategy that allows him to declare victory when he sees fit.

Trump has said he wants Canada and Mexico to stop the flow of migrants at the border and curtail shipments of fentanyl. But at least publicly, he has offered only vague benchmarks to gauge their cooperation. Asked on Monday whether there was anything Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada could offer to avoid tariffs, Trump said, “I don’t know.”

“We have big deficits with Canada like we do with all countries,” Trump said from the Oval Office. “I’d like to see Canada become our 51st state.”

In the end, Trump decided to postpone, for 30 days, the imposition of tariffs on Canada and Mexico, sidestepping a crisis that could have roiled the global economy. He suggested that he had wrenched concessions out of the United States’ neighbors, with Canada appointing a “fentanyl czar” and launching a joint strike force to combat

Freight trucks queue to enter Mexico via the border crossing in the Otay Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. With Canada, Mexico, China, Colombia and the Middle East, President Trump has wasted no time threatening to use American might to force recalcitrant countries to back down and do what he wants.(Ariana Drehsler/The New York Times)

organized crime and money laundering. Mexico, Trump said, promised to reinforce the U.S.-Mexico border with 10,000 members of its National Guard.

But it was not clear that any of those measures were major concessions. Trudeau, in a social media post, described actions that were already in progress under his country’s $1.3 billion border plan, including the deployment of additional technology and personnel to the border. Just a sliver of the total amount of fentanyl seizures occur at the U.S.-Canada border, according to federal data.

Mexico had already ramped up border enforcement before Trump’s tariff threat, and illegal crossings have plummeted. During President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first four months in office, Mexican security forces have carried out major seizures of fentanyl and stepped up operations to locate and destroy clandestine fentanyl labs. Drug fatalities in the United States declined last year after years of unrelenting overdose spikes.

“He thrives in chaos, he thrives in uncertainty,” John Feeley, the former U.S. ambassador to Panama and deputy chief of mission in Mexico, said of Trump. “He doesn’t need to have a metric. You’re making a mistake if you think he’s sitting there with a spreadsheet. He’s not. He’s sitting there looking at headlines.”

The ambiguity over the details of Trump’s demands appears to be as much a part of his strategy as the threat of tariffs themselves. Leaving his demands something of a mystery allows him to decide when to end the negotiation.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Monday that Trump had been “astoundingly clear” about his reasoning for the tariffs.

“The illegal surge of deadly drugs and of human beings that we have seen trafficked over the southern border and northern border,” Leavitt said. “The president is making it very clear to both Canada and Mexico that the United States is no longer going to be a dumping ground for illegal deadly drugs and illegal human beings.”

Canada has tried to make the case directly that it was already doing many of the things Trump was calling for. Mélanie Joly, Canada’s foreign minister, had visited the United States five times since Trump’s election, leaving Tom Homan, Trump’s

border czar, optimistic about their work. In an interview, Joly said she saw Homan in Washington on Friday and shared a two-page explanation and a time-lapse video of their work on the border to make the case Canada was taking border security seriously.

Homan said in an interview over the weekend that Canada was “improving” its border security but said Trump did “not feel like they’ve done enough, and that’ll be his call.”

Trump continued to hang the tariffs over Canada until Monday.

Mexico’s promise to boost enforcement at the border is likely to provide Trump an assist as he tries to impose sweeping restrictions to turn away thousands of migrants. To be sure, some U.S. officials have in recent years expressed concern that Mexico was not consistently prioritizing border security measures.

But Mexico had already agreed to beef up enforcement of the border roughly a year ago, after the Biden administration grew concerned that Mexico was not policing its own borders well enough. Illegal border crossings have fallen significantly. Mexico also agreed to deploy 10,000 troops to help with migration enforcement in 2021, without the threat of tariffs. Leavitt said the deployment announced Monday would be permanent.

In the two weeks since he has taken office, Trump has shown willingness to use blunt force on the global stage. He threatened tariffs on Colombia for refusing to accept U.S. military flights of deported migrants, and Colombia quickly backed down.

Andrew Selee, the president of the Migration Policy Institute, said it was still unclear what Mexico and Canada would need to do to avoid U.S. tariffs. But in the meantime, he said, both Trump and Sheinbaum are likely to benefit politically from the outcome of their back-and-forth.

Trump can brag about securing more troops at the border, and Sheinbaum can celebrate her efforts to face Trump headon.

“I think the Mexican government would like to know what the end game is, but the fluid nature of the negotiation probably helps both sides,” Selee said.

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Trump is running America the way America ran Iraq

By MICHELLE GOLDBERG

Appearing on an anti-feminist podcast in 2021, JD Vance compared his ambitions for a conservative takeover of America to U.S. policy in postwar Iraq. “We need like a de-Baathification program, but a de-wokeification program in the United States,” he said, referring to the campaign to root out members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party. If and when Donald Trump returned to the White House, Vance argued, he should “fire every single midlevel bureaucrat, every civil servant in the administrative state, replace them with our people.”

Vance’s words were prophetic, because the first days of the second Trump term have a distinct Coalition Provisional Authority vibe. For those lucky enough not to remember, the Coalition Provisional Authority was the administration that George W. Bush and his team put in place after charging heedlessly into Iraq, convinced that it would be easy to remake a government about which they knew next to nothing. It was full of right-wing apparatchiks, some barely out of college, who were given enormous responsibilities. Six people initially hired for low-level administrative jobs after sending their resumes to the conservative Heritage Foundation were assigned to manage Iraq’s $13 billion budget. A social worker who’d served as director at a Christian charity was put in charge of rebuilding the health care system.

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The United States government, of course, has yet to be dismantled to the same extent as Iraq’s, though not for lack of trying. During the transition, Trump’s allies used the phrase “shock and awe” — another throwback to the Iraq War — to describe his plans for the first 100 days.

Soon after taking over, they created a crisis by shutting down huge segments of federal government spending, though they restarted at least some payments after a judge slapped them with a court order. Late Friday, Elon Musk seized control of the Treasury Department’s payment system, which disburses trillions of dollars and houses sensitive data about millions of Americans. Some of the people helping him take over the government — who include, as Wired reported, a half dozen engineers between the ages of 19 and 24 — appear to be even less experienced than the neophytes who staffed the CPA in Iraq.

Employees at the General Services Administration, which manages office space, transportation and technology for the federal government, told Wired that Edward Coristine, a recent high-school graduate who spent three months at Musk’s company Neuralink, has been on calls where “workers were made to go over code they had written and justify their jobs.” Another young member of Musk’s team, a software engineer named Gavin Kliger, set out an email to USAID employees informing them that the headquarters has been closed and they shouldn’t come in; Musk said that he’s “feeding USAID into the wood chipper.”

At the Department of Education, employees have been put on leave for doing diversity training sessions that their managers recommended, and The Washington Post reports that Trump will soon begin dismantling the department altogether. More than 1,000 people at the Environmental Protection Agency who work on issues such as climate change and reducing pollution have been told they could be fired imminently.

Trump’s lackeys are purging the security services. Thousands of FBI agents are being scrutinized for their work investigating and prosecuting the Capitol rioters, and according to The New York Times, scores or even hundreds of agents could be forced out. Meanwhile, leading administration jobs are going to cranks and fanatics. Darren Beattie, whom Trump reportedly plans to tap to be undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs, wrote last year, “Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work.”

Many are describing Musk’s assault on the federal bureaucracy as a coup, which isn’t quite right. Trump was, alas, elected, and delegated outsize power to Musk

voluntarily. But the reason it feels like a coup is that we have no precedent for an administration treating its own government like a hostile territory to be conquered and exploited. In his memoir of America’s war on Iraq and its aftermath, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad described being ruled by “young, naive zealots who held unchallenged powers to reshape Iraq the way their masters wanted. They represented the worst combination of colonial hubris, racist arrogance and criminal incompetence.” We’re now getting a taste of that experience.

It’s as if we’ve come full circle. America’s war in Iraq, in addition to killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and destabilizing the Middle East, also set the stage for Trump’s rise by fostering a widespread sense of distrust and betrayal in the United States. Trump, in turn, is imposing on us a milder version of the careless, unaccountable governance we installed there. As he does so, jingoist mobs and craven elites are cheering him on, just as many cheered Bush. (Before there was the “Gulf of America,” there were “freedom fries.”)

Eventually, the destruction wrought by this new regime will be undeniable, even to some of its supporters. But breaking a country, unfortunately, is a lot easier than putting it back together.

Elon Musk speaks as President-elect Donald Trump listens during a rally in Capitol One Arena, Washington, the day before Trump’s inauguration, Jan. 19, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

Senadora Ada Álvarez presenta medidas ante la violencia en el noviazgo

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SAN JUAN – La senadora popular por acumulación, Dra. Ada Álvarez Conde, radicó hoy tres (3) medidas para atender la violencia en el noviazgo así como otros aspectos de la violencia en general. “En el 2013 me aventuré a escribir un proyecto que hoy es ley e hizo que me enamorara de la política pública. Gracias a la Ley Núm. 89 del 2015, conmemoramos el Mes de prevención y alerta de violencia en el noviazgo. Con el fin de atender este tema he radicado un paquete de medidas que contribuyen al fortalecimiento de estatutos actuales, da paso a la creación de nuevas leyes y promueve la creación de currículos de enseñanza en el Departamento de Educación. La prevención de la violencia es un tema que requiere atención urgente y un tema prioritario en mi agenda como senadora por acumulación”, señaló la legisladora.

El Proyecto del Senado 156 busca enmendar la Ley Núm 154 de agosto de 1989, conocida como Ley para a Prevención e Intervención con la Violencia Doméstica. El proyecto pretende garantizar que la política pública existente sobre violencia doméstica se aplique a las relaciones de noviazgo y aclarar que dentro de la definición estatutaria de relaciones de pareja se encuentra el noviazgo. Aunque hay unas disposiciones de parte del poder judicial para

atenderlos, la ley cuenta con lagunas y no todos los jóvenes han podido estar incluidos en las protecciones que brinda la ley. “Esto ayudará a levantar estadísticas, a proteger las vidas de los jóvenes perjudicados que no vivan juntos y proteger la casa de sus padres y lugar de estudios, garantizar que una relación sexual no sea requisito para establecer la relación consensual, así como brindar servicios a las víctimas”.

Mientras, el Proyecto del Senado 158, enmendaría “Ley de Reforma Educativa de Puerto Rico”, a los efectos de establecer en el Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico un currículo de enseñanza de inteligencia emocional. Alvarez Conde señaló que la inteligencia emocional es la capacidad de reconocer, comprender y gestionar nuestras emociones y las de los demás, favoreciendo relaciones saludables y decisiones equilibradas. Incluirla en el currículo escolar ayuda a los estudiantes a desarrollar habilidades socioemocionales esenciales para el bienestar, la resolución de conflictos y el éxito académico y personal. La Senadora también radicó el Proyecto del Senado 175 que obliga al Departamento de Educación a crear un protocolo para los casos de violencia en el noviazgo en las escuelas.

“He radicado una veintena de proyectos pero estas medidas son puntuales en atender una necesidad, la prevención. Uno de cada tres jóvenes pasa

violencia en el noviazgo, el 2024 fue el año con más feminicidios, el maltrato infantil y las querellas de violencia doméstica, aumentan. Hay que hacer algo, las próximas víctimas de violencia doméstica están hoy en la escuela”, concluyó Alvarez. La senadora Alvarez Conde lleva 19 años trabajando este tema, pasó de ser sobreviviente a perita en el tema. Se mostró esperanzada en que los proyectos sean aprobados en el pleno del Senado y busca aliadas y aliados para su aprobación.

DRNA anuncia veda de pesca de mero en aguas federales del Caribe

SAN JUAN – El Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales (DRNA) informó que, desde el 1 de febrero, entró en vigor la veda de pesca y posesión de cinco especies de mero en aguas de jurisdicción federal del Caribe estadounidense. La medida, que busca proteger a estas especies durante su temporada de reproducción, se extenderá hasta el 30 de abril.

“Esta veda es una medida clave para garantizar la sostenibilidad de las poblaciones de mero en nuestras aguas. Durante la temporada de desove, estas especies son más vulnerables a la pesca, por lo que es fundamental protegerlas para asegurar su disponibilidad en el futuro”, expresó el secretario designado del DRNA, Waldemar Quiles, en declaraciones escritas.

La prohibición, establecida por el Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) de la Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA), aplica al mero rojo, mero negro, mero dientes de

sable, guajil pinto y guajil amarillo. La restricción comprende desde las 9 hasta las 200 millas náuticas alrededor de Puerto Rico y desde las 3 hasta las 200

millas náuticas alrededor de las Islas Vírgenes Estadounidenses. En las aguas locales de Puerto Rico, la veda solo afecta al guajil pinto durante este periodo. En el caso de St. Croix, el guajil amarillo no está incluido en la prohibición debido a cambios en su clasificación bajo la jurisdicción del CFMC.

El DRNA también informó que a partir del 1 de febrero se prohíbe la pesca y posesión de cualquier tipo de recurso marino en el área de Grammanik Bank en St. Thomas. Esta restricción abarca peces, moluscos, crustáceos y plantas marinas vivas, con excepción de las especies altamente migratorias.

El Caribbean Fishery Management Council, entidad responsable de la conservación y manejo de los recursos pesqueros en aguas federales del Caribe, estableció la veda bajo la Magnuson-Stevens Act, una ley que regula la administración pesquera en Estados Unidos desde 1976.

El DRNA exhortó a los pescadores a cumplir con las disposiciones establecidas, con el fin de proteger los ecosistemas marinos y garantizar la sostenibilidad de la pesca en la región.

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Grammy takeaways: Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar take top awards

By BEN SISARIO

Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar were the big winners at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday at a ceremony that celebrated the thrills of chart-topping pop and also sought to raise relief funds for Los Angeles after its damaging wildfires.

Beyoncé seized key wins with “Cowboy Carter,” her high-concept, multigenre album that put country music and American traditions at its center. It took album of the year, the biggest award of the night, and gave Beyoncé her first win in the category after four conspicuous losses. She became the first Black artist to ever win best country album, and the first Black woman to win album of the year since Lauryn Hill in 1999.

Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a vicious takedown of a rival rapper that became a No. 1 hit, won both record and song of the year — a notable double victory for any song and a rare win for rap in the Grammys’ two most prestigious song categories.

“Not Like Us” — which is not only directed at Drake but goes so far as to call him a pedophile — was a cultural sensation last year that also became the center of a lawsuit when Drake sued the record label the two men share for defamation.

Here is a complete list of Grammy Awards winners.

Record of the Year

“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Album of the Year

“Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé

Song of the Year

“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Best New Artist

Chappell Roan

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Daniel Nigro

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga and Bruno

Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album

“Short n’ Sweet,” Sabrina Carpenter

Producers of the show, which was hosted by Trevor Noah, attempted to strike a balance between celebratory spectacle and somber recognition of the fires. Here are some takeaways from the night:

— Los Angeles was a primary character in the show, with an ensemble version of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” opening the night. The Grammys made repeated fundraising appeals to viewers, and a team of firefighters presented the album of the year category.

— Young women in pop made big splashes. Chappell Roan, the Missouri-born singer who broke out last year with subversive, catchy dance pop, won best new artist, cementing her rise as a major star. And Sabrina Carpenter, an actress and singer who finally broke through last year with her sixth studio album, “Short n’ Sweet,” won pop solo performance and pop vocal album.

— Lamar, a Pulitzer Prize winner, dominated rap, with “Not Like Us” winning all five categories in which he was nominated, including rap performance, rap song and music video.

— Florida rapper Doechii led an eyecatching performance and became only the third woman to win rap album, with “Alligator Bites Never Heal,” after Hill and Cardi B.

— Quincy Jones, a 28-time Grammy winner who had a huge influence over gene -

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“Neverender,” Justice and Tame Impala

Best Dance Pop Recording

“Von Dutch,” Charli XCX

Best Dance/Electronic Album

“Brat,” Charli XCX

Best Remixed Recording

“Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix),” FNZ and Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Rock Performance

“Now and Then,” The Beatles

Best Metal Performance

“Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!),” Gojira, Marina

Viotti and Victor Le Masne

Best Rock Song

“Broken Man,” Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

Best Rock Album

“Hackney Diamonds,” The Rolling Stones

Best Alternative Music Performance

“Flea,” St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Album

“All Born Screaming,” St. Vincent

Beyoncé seized key wins with “Cowboy Carter,” her high-concept, multigenre album that put country music and American traditions at its center. (Facebook via Recording Academy / GRAMMYs)

Best R&B Performance

“Made for Me (Live on BET),” Muni Long

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“That’s You,” Lucky Daye

Best R&B Song

“Saturn,” Rob Bisel, Cian Ducrot, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album

“So Glad to Know You,” Avery*Sunshine

“Why Lawd?,” NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)

Best R&B Album

“11:11 (Deluxe),” Chris Brown

Best Rap Performance

“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“3:AM,” Rapsody featuring Erykah Badu

Best Rap Song

“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Rap Album

“Alligator Bites Never Heal,” Doechii

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

rations of musicians, was honored in an extended musical segment that was introduced by Will Smith. It featured performances by Cynthia Erivo, Stevie Wonder, Janelle Monáe, Herbie Hancock and Lainey Wilson.

— The ceremony also featured a burying-the-hatchet moment by the Weeknd, who returned to perform after boycotting the ceremony years ago as an act of protest against what he called its unfair voting processes. He was introduced by Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, who trumpeted changes he had made to the organization to make it more transparent and welcome a diverse new crop of voters.

— Charli XCX, the English pop singersongwriter, won her first three Grammys ever, taking best dance pop recording (“Von Dutch”) and electronic/dance album (“Brat”). She also won best recording package as an art director of her album “Brat.”

— Pointed statements of political, social and industry activism ran through the show. Lady Gaga said that “trans people are not invisible.” Shakira dedicated an award to “all my immigrant brothers and sisters in this country.” And Roan took aim at the music industry by calling on record labels to provide “a livable wage and health care” to artists. “Labels, we got you,” she said. “But do you got us?”

“The Heart, the Mind, the Soul,” Tank and the Bangas

Best Jazz Performance

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Me,” Samara Joy featuring Sullivan Fortner

Best Jazz Vocal Album

“A Joyful Holiday,” Samara Joy Best Jazz Instrumental Album

“Remembrance,” Chick Corea and Béla Fleck

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

“Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence,” Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

“Cubop Lives!,” Luques Curtis, Zaccai Curtis, Willie Martinez, Camilo Molina and Reinaldo de Jesus

Best Alternative Jazz Album

“No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin,” Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

“Visions,” Norah Jones

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

“Plot Armor,” Taylor Eigsti

Best Musical Theater Album

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“Hell’s Kitchen,” Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys and Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer and lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Country Solo Performance

“It Takes a Woman,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“II Most Wanted,” Beyoncé featuring Miley Cyrus

Best Country Song

“The Architect,” Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Album

“Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé

Best American Roots Performance

“Lighthouse,” Sierra Ferrell

Best Americana Performance

“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Song

“American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)

Best Americana Album

“Trail of Flowers,” Sierra Ferrell

Best Bluegrass Album

“Live Vol. 1,” Billy Strings

Best Traditional Blues Album

“Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa,” The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best Contemporary Blues Album

“Mileage,” Ruthie Foster

Best Folk Album

“Woodland,” Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album

“Kuini,” Kalani Pe’a

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“One Hallelujah,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell and Israel Houghton featuring Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“That’s My King,” CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks and Jess Russ, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

“More Than This,” CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

“Heart of a Human,” Doe

Best Roots Gospel Album

“Church,” Cory Henry

Best Latin Pop Album

“Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” Shakira

Best Música Urbana Album

“Las Letras Ya No Importan,” Residente

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

“¿Quién Trae las Cornetas?,” Rawayana

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

“Boca Chueca, Vol. 1,” Carín León

Best Tropical Latin Album

“Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional),”

Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Best Global Music Performance

“Bemba Colora,” Sheila E. featuring Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar

Puerto Rican rapper, writer and producer Residente, at a recording studio in Manhattan, Aug. 18, 2019. Residente’s “Las Letras Ya No Importan” won the Grammy for Best Música Urbana Album. (José Alvarado Jr./The New York Times)

Best African Music Performance

“Love Me JeJe,” Tems

Best Global Music Album

“Alkebulan II,” Matt B featuring Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Best Reggae Album

“Bob Marley: One Love — Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe),” (Various Artists)

Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album

“Triveni,” Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon

Best Children’s Music Album

“Brillo, Brillo!,” Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band

Best Comedy Album

“The Dreamer,” Dave Chappelle

Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording

“Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration,” Jimmy Carter

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

“Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein,” Bradley Cooper, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (London Symphony Orchestra)

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

“Dune: Part Two,” Hans Zimmer, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

“Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord,” Winifred Phillips, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“It Never Went Away,” from “American Symphony”; Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best Music Video

“Not Like Us” (Kendrick Lamar), Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Cornell Brown, Sam Canter, Jared Heinke, Jamie Rabineau and Anthony Saleh, video producers

Best Music Film

“American Symphony” (Jon Batiste) Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, video producers

Best Recording Package

“Brat,” Charli XCX, Brent David Freaney and Imogene

The San Juan Daily Star

Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

“Mind Games,” Simon Hilton and Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Best Album Notes

“Centennial,” Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)

Best Historical Album

“Centennial,” Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer; Richard Martin, restoration engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

“I/O,” Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May, Dom Shaw and Mark “Spike” Stent, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

“Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit,” Mark Donahue and John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical Elaine Martone

Best Immersive Audio Album

“I/O (In-Side Mix),” Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Peter Gabriel, immersive producer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Instrumental Composition

“Strands,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf and Christian Euman)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly and John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier featuring John Legend and Tori Kelly)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

“Alma,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick and Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje featuring Regina Carter)

Best Orchestral Performance Award

“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Best Opera Recording Award

“Saariaho: Adriana Mater,” Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best Choral Performance

“Ochre,” Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

“Rectangles and Circumstance,” Caroline Shaw and Sō

Percussion

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

“Bach: Goldberg Variations,” Víkingur Ólafsson

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

“Beyond the Years — Unpublished Songs of Florence Price,” Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

Best Classical Compendium

“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

“Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina,” Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale)

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMER INSTANCIA SALA DE SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO GOBIERNO MUNICIPAL AUTÓNOMO DE FAJARDO, REPRESENTADO POR SU ALCALDE, JOSÉ A. MELÉNDEZ MÉNDEZ

Peticionario V. ADQUISICIÓN DE SOLAR 261 DE LA CALLE AMPARO, DEL TÉRMINO MUNICIPAL DE FAJARDO; JOSEFINA MATEO ORTIZ, CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS

MUNICIPALES (CRIM), JOHN DOE Y DUEÑOS(S)

DESCONOCIDO(S)

Partes Con Interés

Civil Núm.: FA2024CV00834. Sobre: PROCEDIMIENTO SUMARIO DE EXPROPIACIÓN FORZOSA DE ESTORBO PÚBLICO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: JOSEFINA MATEO ORTIZ, JOHN DOE, DUEÑOS(S) DESCONOCIDO(S) Y/O CUALQUIER PERSONA CON ALGÚN POSIBLE INTERÉS.

Se le emplaza y notifica que, con el fin público de erradicar el abandono y peligrosidad de propiedades declaradas estorbos públicos, el Municipio de Fajardo ha radicado en esta Secretaría una Petición de Expropiación Forzosa al amparo de la Ley General de Expropiación Forzosa del 12 de marzo de 1903, según enmendada, la Ley Núm. 107 de 14 de agosto de 2020 conocida como el Código Municipal de Puerto Rico, en su Artículo 2.018 [21 L.P.R.A. §7183]; la Ordenanza Núm. 26, Serie 2014-2015, aprobada por la Legislatura Municipal de Fajardo, Puerto Rico el 4 de septiembre de 2014 y firmada por el su Alcalde el día 30 del mismo mes; y, la Ordenanza Número 13, Serie 2021-2022, aprobada por la Legislatura Municipal el 4 de noviembre de 2021 y por su Alcalde el día 28 del mismo mes; bajo el procedimiento sumario de expropiación forzosa de estorbos públicos que establece el Artículo 4.012A del Código Municipal establecido mediante la Ley Núm. 114 del 29 de junio de 2024, para adquirir la siguiente

Finca: “Urbana: BARRIO PUEBLO de Fajardo Solar marcado con el 261, ubicado en la Calle Amparo del término municipal de Fajardo, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 57.52 metros cuadrados, equivalentes a cero punto cero uno cuatro seis (0.0146) cuerdas. En lindes por el NORTE con el solar número 263 con una distancia de 6.63 metros lineales; en lindes por el SUR con un callejón en una de 7.52 metros lineales; en lindes por el ESTE con el solar 260) con una distancia de 8.18 metros lineales; y en lindes por el OESTE con la Calle Amparo con 3 alineaciones con un total de 8.82 metros lineales. Enclava una estructura de 508 pies cuadrados, con paredes y piso de concreto, sin techo, no habitable. PÚBLICO: ELIMINACIÓN DE ESTORBO PÚBLICO. CATASTRO NÚM.: 150-046-041-03-000. JUSTA COMPENSACIÓN: $3,800.00, ser consignada a tenor con el Art. 4.012A (f) del Código Municipal. No habiéndose podido emplazar personalmente a las partes con interés antes relacionadas, por desconocer su paradero, este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le emplace por edicto, el cual se publicará una (1) vez por semana, durante tres (3) semanas consecutivas en un periódico de circulación diaria en Puerto Rico. Se le notifica que, si usted desea presentar objeción o defensa a la incautación de las estructuras descritas, debe presentar su contestación en este Tribunal dentro del término improrrogable de 30 DÍAS, contados a partir de la última publicación de este edicto, debiendo notificar con copia de la misma a la parte peticionaria, a través de la LCDA. JOSEPHINE M. RODRÍGUEZ RÍOS - RUA 15,736: PO BOX 889 FAJARDO, PR 00728 Email: josephine.rodriguez@gmail.com. De usted no comparecer en el término aquí fijado, el Tribunal le anotará la rebeldía y dictará Sentencia en un término no mayor de 5 días. De usted comparecer o contestar la Petición, el Tribunal citará para juicio, el cual será celebrado en un término no menor de 15 días ni mayor de 30, de haberse contestado la Petición. Expedida por Orden del Tribunal, en Fajardo, Puerto Rico a 24 de diciembre de 2024. WANDA I. SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR

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ANTONIO M. MOREDA ALEGRÍA

Peticionario EX PARTE

Civil Núm.: MZ2024CV01050.

Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE.UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: MILAGROS

LARACUENTE ORTIZ Y/O CUALQUIER PERSONA EN POSESIÓN.

POR CUANTO: La parte peticionaria por conducto de su abogado, Lcdo. Carlos L. Segarra Matos, con oficina en el #2510 de la Carretera 100 kilómetro 3.5 en Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico y dirección pos tal PO Box 582 Boquerón PR 00622, ha radicado una petición en la Secretaría de este Tribunal, solicitando la inmatriculación y el dominio en el Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico Sección de San Germán, del inmueble que se describe de la siguiente manera: RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno en forma triangular con cabida de DOS MIL

CUATROCIENTOS CUATRO

PUNTO NOVENTA METROS

CUADRADOS (2,404.90 M.C.) que ubica en el Barrio Sabana Eneas del del término municipal de San Germán, Puerto Rico, Carretera Estatal 102, en lindes, por el NORTE, con las parcelas nuevas del Proyecto de Parcelación Sabana Eneas de San Germán; por el SUR, con una quebrada, por el ESTE con las parcelas nuevas del Proyecto de Parcelación de Sabana Eneas de San Germán y por el OESTE, con un camino vecinal. POR CUANTO: El Tribunal Ordena la citación de las personas arriba nombradas quienes surgen como colindantes, que pudieran tener algún interés en la propiedad o que puedan ser perjudicados por su inscripción para que comparezcan a formular alegaciones si así lo desean, dentro del término improrrogable de veinte (20) días a contar de la última publicación de este edicto. A tales fines, el edicto se publicará tres (3) veces en un periódico general de circulación diaria dentro del término de veinte (20) días. Se le advierte que, de no haber oposición, se dictará Resolución concediendo lo solicitado. POR CUANTO: Expido el presente edicto en Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, hoy día 16 de enero de 2025. Lcda. Norma G. Santana Irrizary, Secretaria. Evelyn González Hernández, Sub-Secretaria. ***

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Demandante V. FULANO Y FULANA DE TAL

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV07601. (Salón: 504 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO.

PEDRO J. LÓPEZ BERGOLLOPEDRO.LOPEZ-BERGOLLO@SBA. GOV.

A: FULANO DE TAL Y FULANA 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 23 de enero de 2025, 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 27 de enero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 27 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MARIELA O. VIZCARRONDO ROSADO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA

CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN

JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO

Demandante V. PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SOLUTIONS CORP. Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV09361. (Salón: 506 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JEAN PAUL JULIÁ DÍAZJPJULIA@RMMELAW.COM. A: PROFESSIONAL PAINTING SOLUTIONS CORP.; EDGARDO L. LUIGGI TORRES, YANIRA GARCÍA DELBREY Y LA SOCIEDAD DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 28 de enero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 30 de enero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 30 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MARILY LÓPEZ MARTÍNEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE PONCE SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE

COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO CARIBE COOP

Demandante V. NELIZA SOCORRO GARCÍA RIVERA Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: PE2023CV00042. (Salón: 406 - CIVIL SUPERIOR). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RE-

SIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARCOS RAÚL CORTÉS REYESMCORTESREYES@GMAIL.COM. A: NELIZA SOCORRO

GARCIA RIVERA POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACION DE LA SUCESION

VICTOR MANUEL CRUZ

SANTANA; HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS

SUCESION VICTOR MANUEL CRUZ

SANTANA. (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 diciembre 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 27 de enero de 2025. En Ponce, Puerto Rico, el 27 de enero de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. EREINA AGRONT LEÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN MTGLQ INVESTOR, L.P. Parte Demandante Vs. ROBERTO FONSECA CAMACHO, SU ESPOSA MARIA DEL CARMEN SANTOS MONTERO Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Parte Demandada Caso Núm.: BY2024CV01762. (507). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA Y COBRO DE DINERO. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. El suscribiente, Alguacil del Tribunal

de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Bayamón, a los demandados de epígrafe y al público en general hace saber que los autos y documentos del caso de epígrafe estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables y que venderá en pública subasta al mejor postor, en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América en efectivo, cheque certificado, o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, en mi oficina en el Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Sala 410, Cuarto Piso, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el derecho que tenga la parte demandada en el inmueble que se relaciona más adelante para pagar la SENTENCIA por $62,956.09 de balance principal, los intereses adeudados sobre dicho principal y computados al 7.434% anual hasta su total pago y completo pago; más el 5% computado sobre cada mensualidad; cargos por demora devengados, más la suma estipulada para honorarios de abogado, pactada en la escritura de hipoteca; y cuales quiera otras sumas que por cualesquiera concepto legal se devenguen hasta el día de la subasta. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: RUSTICA: Barrio Guaraguao de Bayamón Sur. Lote: diez (10). Cabida: quinientos cuarenta y tres punto trescientos noventa y tres (543.393) metros cuadrados. Linderos: norte, con calle de uso público en veintiuno punto doscientos ochenta y ocho (21.288) metros. Sur, con Maria Arvelo, en quince punto cuatrocientos diecisiete (15.417) metros. Este, con solar número nueve (9) del plano en treinta y uno punto cero sesenta y cuatro (31.064) metros. OESTE, con faja verde en treinta y dos punto ciento veinticuatro (32.124) metros. Inscrita al sistema Karibe de Bayamón, finca número ochenta y dos mil treinta (82,030), Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón, Sección I. Dirección Física: Lot. 10 Km 1.0 PR 812, Ocasio Sect., Bayamón, P.R. 00956. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 5 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA, y servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la suma de $75,000.00 sin admitirse oferta inferior. En el caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en la primera subasta, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 12 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA y el precio mínimo para esta segunda subasta será el de dos terceras partes del precio mínimo establecido

para la primera subasta, o a sea la suma de $50,000.00. Si tampoco hubiera remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 19 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 10:15 DE LA MAÑANA y el tipo mínimo para esta tercera subasta será la mitad del precio establecido para la primera subasta, o sea, la suma de $37,500.00. El mejor postor deberá pagar el importe de su oferta en efecto, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse el inmueble al acreedor hipotecario dentro de los diez días siguientes a la fecha de la última subasta, si así lo estimase conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada conforme a la sentencia, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta fuera mayor. Se avisa a cualquier licitador que la propiedad queda sujeta al gravamen del Estado Libre Asociado y CRIM sobre la propiedad inmueble por contribuciones adeudadas y que el pago de dichas contribuciones es la responsabilidad del licitador. Que se entenderá por todo licitador acepte como suficiente la titulación y que los cargos y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes en entendiéndose que el rematador los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse su extinción al precio rematante. Todos los nombres de los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surgen de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de licitadores, del público en general y para su pu-

e informa a Fulano de Tal y Sutano de Tal, personas desconocidas que puedan tener derechos en la propiedad o título objeto de este edicto. La Venta en Pública Subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga y gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la Primera, Segunda y Tercera Subasta, si eso fuera necesario, a los efectos de cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha Subasta. 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. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento del caso de epígrafe están disponibles en la Secretaría de este Tribunal durante horas laborables y para la concurrencia de los licitadores expido el presente Edicto que se publicará en un periódico de circulación diaria en toda la Isla de Puerto Rico por espacio dos (2) semanas y por lo menos una vez por semana y se fijará, además, en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Alcaldía y la Colecturía de Rentas Internas del Municipio donde se celebrará la Subasta y en la Colecturía más cercana del lugar de la residencia de la parte demandada. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente que firmo y sello, hoy día 31 de enero de 2025. ALEJANDRO URBINA ROQUE, ALGUACIL AUXILIAR PLACA #997, SALA SUPERIOR DE CAGUAS.

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Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE MARGARITA AYALA VÁZQUEZ Y SUCESIÓN DE SANTIAGO SALGADO MATOS T/C/C SANTIAGO SALGADO NARVAEZ, AMBAS COMPUESTAS POR FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS

February 5,

Demandados Civil Núm.: MT2024CV01050. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (IN REM). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: SUCESIÓN DE MARGARITA AYALA VÁZQUEZ Y SUCESIÓN DE SANTIAGO SALGADO MATOS T/C/C SANTIAGO SALGADO NARVAEZ, AMBAS COMPUESTAS POR FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERÉS - URB. ESTANCIAS DE IMBERRY (T/C/C URB. ESTANCIAS DE IMBERRY), CALLE RIMAC #J-23, BARCELONETA PR 00617; URB. ESTANCIAS DE IMBERY (TIDE URB. ESTANCIAS DE IMBERRY) , BUZON 169, BARCELONETA PR 00617.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor

interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. De ser el demandado un heredero de una sucesión, se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días, en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado, contados a partir de la fecha de publicación de este edicto, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del(los) causante(s) y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 1,578 del Nuevo Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11,021. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO

FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RUA NÚM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYABO, PR 00970 TEL. 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-751-6155

E-MAIL:

ejecuciones@fortuno-law.com

Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 29 de enero de 2025. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. CARMEN J. ROSARIO VALENTÍN, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT A/C/C LA ADMINISTRACION DE HOGARES DE AGRICULTORES

Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE JOSE ENRIQUE AVILES

VICENTE COMPUESTA POR SU VIUDA LOURDES

SANTIAGO DIAZ, POR SI; SUS HEREDERAS CONOCIDAS COMO JESSICA AVILES

SANTIAGO Y OMARA AVILES SANTIAGO; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS Y/O

PARTES CON INTERES EN LA SUCESION; ANGEL OLIVERAS RIVERA,

LYDIA QUILES RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2024CV06130. (701). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA (IN REM). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE P.R., SS. A: SUCESION DE JOSE ENRIQUE A VILES

VICENTE COMPUESTA

POR SU VIUDA LOURDES

SANTIAGO DIAZ, POR SI; SUS HEREDERAS CONOCIDAS COMO JESSICA AVILES

SANTIAGO Y OMARA AVILES SANTIAGO; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANA DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS

DESCONOCIDOS Y/O PARTES CON INTERES EN LA SUCESION; ANGEL OLIVERAS RIVERA, LYDIA QUILES RIVERA Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES

COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - URB. EXTENSIÓN GUARICO, CALLE F Q-7, VEGA BAJA, PR 00693; EXT. GUARICO, BLOCK Q, LOT #7, VEGA BAJA, PR 00763; PO BOX 1990, VEGA BAJA, PR 00693; PO BOX 1077, VEGA BAJA PR 00694.

POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido diligenciado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día del diligenciamiento. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www. poderjudicial.pr/index.php/ tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana

discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera del hogar, el inciso de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquiera otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. De ser el demandado un heredero de una sucesión, se les apercibe a los herederos antes mencionados que de no expresarse dentro de ese término de treinta (30) días, en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de herencia, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. También se les apercibe a Ios herederos antes mencionados que luego del transcurso del término de treinta (30) días antes señalado, contados a partir de la fecha de publicación de este edicto, se presumirá que han aceptado la herencia del(los) causante(s) y, por consiguiente, responden por las cargas de dicha herencia conforme dispone el Artículo 1,578 del Nuevo Código Civil, 31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11,021. Representa a la parte demandante, la representación legal cuyo nombre, dirección y teléfono se consigna de inmediato: BUFETE FORTUÑO & FORTUÑO FAS, C.S.P. LCDO. JUAN C. FORTUÑO FAS RUA NUM.: 11416 PO BOX 3908, GUAYNABO, PR 00970 TEL: 787-751-5290, FAX: 787-7516155 E-MAIL: ejecuciones@fortuno-law. com Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal , hoy 29 de enero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARÍA E. COLLAZO, SUB-SECRETARIA.

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Demandante V. DELMIRA ROJAS CALDERON

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV07431.

(Salón: 903 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. KENMUEL JOSÉ RUIZ LÓPEZKENMUEL.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM. A: DELMIRA ROJAS CALDERON. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2025, 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 27 de enero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 27 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA.

MILDRED J. FRANCO REVENTOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN FRANCISCO SAMUEL VERA SANTANA

Demandante V. MARIA TERESA URZUA

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024RF01033. (Salón: 705). Sobre: DIVORCIO - RUPTURA IRREPARABLE. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ROSA L. VÁZQUEZ LÓPEZROSAVAZQUEZPR@HOTMAIL.COM.

A: MARIA

TERESA URZUA. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 09 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 Puer-

to 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 28 de enero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 28 de enero de 2025.

GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. ORIA IVETTE SANTANA CARO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

LIME HOMES LTD.

Demandante V. CARLOS JUAN COLON MIRANDA T/C/C CARLOS COLON MIRANDA T/C/C

CARLOS J. COLON MIRANDA POR SÍ; ELBA

DORIS RIVERA CRUZ T/C/C ELBA RIVERA CRUZ T/C/C ELBA D. RIVERA CRUZ, POR SÍ

Y LA SODEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES

COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandada

Civil Núm.: SJ2021CV03012. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. AVISO DE VENTA EN PÚBLICA SUBASTA. Yo, Pedro Hieye González, Alguacil Supervisor de la División de Subastas del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, a las demandados 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 10 de diciembre de 2024 y para satisfacer la Sentencia por la cantidad de $141,969.33 de principal, dictada en el caso de autos el 3 de noviembre de 2023, notificada el 6 de noviembre de 2023, publicada el 10 de noviembre de 2023 y notificada el 13 de noviembre de 2023, procederé a vender en pública subasta, al mejor pastor en pago de contado y en moneda del curso legal de las Estados Unidos de América, todo derecho, título e interés que hayan tenido tengan o puedan tener los deudores demandados en cuanto a la propiedad localizada en el: Municipio de

San Juan, Puerto Rico, el bien inmueble se describe a continuación: 304-B Clemson St., University Garden Dev., Río Piedras, PR 00977. URBANA: Solar marcado con el número 17-B del bloque “Y” de la Urbanización Extension University Gardens radicada en el Barrio Hato Rey de la ciudad de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de Doscientos Cuarenta y Un metros Setenta y Ocho centímetros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en ocho metros tres centímetros con la Calle Clemson de la urbanización; por el SUR, en ocho metros tres centímetros con terrenos de la urbanización; por el ESTE, en treinta metros once centímetros con el solar 17-A del bloque “Y” de la urbanización, según el documento, pero según el plano con el solar 18-A del bloque “Y” de la urbanización; y por el OESTE, en treinta metros once centímetros con el solar 17-A del bloque “Y” de la urbanización. Contiene una casa de dos plantas, de concreto, que consta de sala-comedor, cuatro dormitorios, tres cuartos de baño, terraza, “laundry”, cocina, balcón y marquesina. La pared de esta casa con frente al solar 17-A es y constituye una pared medianera entre la casa descrita y la que radica en el solar 17A. Finca #23114 inscrita al folio 26 del tomo 791 de Río Piedras Norte, Registro de Ia Propiedad de San Juan, Sección Segunda. Que con el importe de dicha venta se habrá de satisfacer a Ia parte demandante las cantidades adeudadas, según la Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, por el Tribunal de Primera lnstancia, Sala Superior de San Juan. El tipo mínimo para la subasta será Ia suma de tasación pactada, la cual es $154,198.32, para la propiedad descrita. De declararse la subasta desierta y tener que celebrarse una segunda subasta el tipo mínimo será dos terceras (2/3) partes del precio mínimo antes mencionado, $102,798.88. Si tampoco hubiere remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, regirá como tipo mínimo de la tercera subasta, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado, $77,099.16. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse a opción del demandante. Para el lote descrito, la PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a cabo el día 24 DE FEBRERO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a efecto una SEGUNDA SUBASTA el día 4 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. De no comparecer postor alguno se llevará a cabo una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 11 DE MARZO DE 2025, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA. La subasta

o subastas antes indicadas se llevarán a efecto en mi oficina, localizada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan. Del Estudio de Título realizado surgen los siguientes gravámenes posteriores los cuales podrán ser asumidos: AVISO DE DEMANDA: A favor de Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2019- GS5, con un valor de $149,586.17. Demanda en el caso número SJ2021CV03012 sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria, ante el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2019GS5 - demandante vs. Carlos Juan Colon Miranda - demandado. Anotación A, finca 23114, Registro de Propiedad de San Juan, Sección II. Se le advierte a los licitadores que la adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien consignar el importe de su oferta en el mismo acto de la adjudicación en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica y para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda(s) aquella(s) persona(s) que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, 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 término 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 coma, la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. 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 Ios 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 los demandados, 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. Librada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, a 21 de enero de 2025. PEDRO HIEYE GONZÁLEZ, ALGUACIL SUPERVISOR, TRIBUNAL DE

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Demandante V. GEORGE JAY KRAMER Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: VB2024CV00562. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM.

A: CAROLE ARCH KRAMER, POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES

- 199 CHARLES STREET, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, EE. UU. 07013; GEORGE JAY KRAMER, POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES - 199 CHARLES STREET, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, EE. UU. 07013; GEORGE JAY KRAMER, CAROLE ARCH KRAMER, Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - 199 CHARLES STREET, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, EE. UU. 07013. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2025, 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 28 de enero de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 28 de enero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. KATHERINE SANTIAGO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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MAYOL ARIZMENDI

Demandante V. JOHN DOE Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: GB2024CV00528. (Salón: 201). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. ARMANDO J. MARTÍNEZ VILELLAAMARTINEZ@AMVLAWPR.COM. A: THE CHASE

MANHATTAN BANK, NA Y JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2025, 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 28 de enero de 2025. En Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, el 28 de enero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. SARA ROSA VILLEGAS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. DEPARTAMENTO DE LA VIVIENDA Y DESARROLLO URBANO DE EE. UU. Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV08402. (Salón: 803 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO ENMENDADA.

LESLIE J. HERNÁNDEZ CRESPOLJHC_99@YAHOO.COM.

A: JOHN DOE. (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 diciembre de 2024, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 29 de enero de 2025. Notas de la Secretaría: SE ENMIENDA CON LOS FINES DE NOTIFICAR NUEVAMENTE LA NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO POR ORDEN DEL TRIBUNAL. En, Puerto Rico, el 29 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. KAROLYN RIVERA NAVARRO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. FULANO DE TAL

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV10537. (Salón: 906 CIVIL). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DEPAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. HECTOR R. CRESPO MILIANLCDOCRESPO@GMAIL.COM. A: FULANO DE TAL

COMO POSIBLE TENEDOR DEL PAGARÉ .

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2025, 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 28 de enero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 28 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MYRNA D. VILLEGAS TRINIDAD, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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SELECT PORTFOLIO

SERVICING INC. COMO AGENTE DE SERVICIOS DE LEGACY MORTGAGE

ASSET TRUST 2019-PR1 Demandante V. PEDRO MIRANDA RIVERA Y OTROS

Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: CG2024CV01902. (Salón: 701). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARJALIISA COLÓN VILLANUEVAMCOLON@WWCLAW.COM.

A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO POSIBLES TENEDORES DESCONOCIDOS. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 29 de enero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta

notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 30 de enero de 2025. En Caguas, Puerto Rico, el 30 de enero de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ENEIDA ARROYO VÉLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. EXPARTE

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV07103. (Salón: 606) Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA

POR EDICTO. EDNA I. BELTRÁN SILVAGNOLIIVONBELSI@GMAIL.COM. A: LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS O DESCONOCIDAS; LUIS D. BONILLA ALVARADO A QUIENES PUEDA PERJUDICAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN SOLICITADA DEL DOMINIO DE LA PROPIEDAD EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE SAN JUAN SECCIÓN QUINTA. SI LOS QUE HUBIERAN DE SER CITADOS PERSONALMENTE ESTUVIEREN AUSENTES DE PUERTO RICO Y SE SUPIERE SU PARADERO SE CITARÁN POR MEDIO DEL MISMO EDICTO Y AL TIEMPO DE HACERSE LA PRIMERA PUBLICACIÓN DEL EDICTO SE LES ENVIARÁ COPIA DE LA CITACIÓN POR CORREO CERTIFICADO, A SU DIRECCIÓN CONOCIDA. SI SE IGNORARE SU PARADERO Y ASÍ QUEDA PROBADO SE LES CITARÁ

EXCLUSIVAMENTE

MEDIANTE EL REFERIDO EDICTO.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)

EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 29 de enero de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 30 de enero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 30 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. MILDRED J. FRANCO REVENTOS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. ISRAEL OSVALDO TORRES MUNET Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: PO2023CV03635. (Salón: 1 SALA SUPERIOR). Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. SALVADOR MARQUEZ COLONSMARQ97@GMAIL.COM. A: FERDINAD TORRES GONZÁLEZ; CARLOS SAMUEL TORRES TORRES; ENID MARÍA TORRES TORRES; EUNICE BEATRIZ TORRES TORRES; DAVID ALEXANDER TORRES MUNET; RABIEL ALEXIS TORES MUNET; JOSHUA OMAR TORRE MUNET, ISAMAR ANETTE TORRES MUNET Y NELLY ESTHER RIVERA COLÓN / PC / LCDO. SALVADOR MÁRQUEZ COLÓN.

(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2025, 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 28 de enero de 2025. En Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, el 28 de enero de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. SANTA MELÉNDEZ RIVERA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.

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Demandante V. LUIS RIVERA MARTÍNEZ, EVELYN HERNÁNDEZ FEBUS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2024CV01987. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. 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 de Bayamón, Bayamón, 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 8 de noviembre 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: RUSTICA: Sita en el Barrio Guaraguao Abajo de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, marcada con el número Uno

del Plano de Inscripción de la finca propiedad de la Sucesión Ramos, con una área de punto setenta y ocho sesenta y seis de cuerda (.7866) equivalentes a tres mil noventa y uno metros con ocho mil seiscientos cuarenta y tres centímetros, en lindes: por el NORTE, con camino dedicado a Uso Público; por el SUR, con el Lote número Dos Romano (II); por el ESTE, con el Lote número uno Romano raya A (I-A); por el OESTE, con el Lote número 10; camino dedicado a Uso Público y el Lote número 2 del Plano de Inscripción. Enclava edificación que consta de cuatro cuartos dormitorios, baño y medio, balcón, sala, comedor, cocina y terraza, con un valor de $20,000.00, según consta de la escritura número 29, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 14 de agosto de 1986, ante el notario Américo Cano De Rivera, e inscrita al folio 1577 del tomo 1,295 de Bayamón Sur, finca número 58,267, inscripción 2da. Finca Número 58,267, inscrita al folio 151 del tomo 1,295 de Bayamón Sur, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Bayamón. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de La Administración de Pequeños Negocios, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $136,700.00, con intereses al 1.750% anual, vencedero en 30 años, constituida mediante la escritura número 15, otorgada en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el día 21 de mayo de 2018, ante el notario Rafael Antonio Linero, e inscrita al tomo Karibe de Bayamón Sur, finca número 58,267, inscripción 10ma. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor el día 25 de septiembre de 2024 y notificada el 26 de septiembre de 2024 en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $136,175.16 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de

4.25% desde el 1ro de agosto de 2019; 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 $15,360.00 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 5 DE MARZO DE 2025 A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA, en el cuarto piso, Oficina de Alguaciles de Subastas de Centro Judicial de Bayamón, Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $142,775.76. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 12 DE MARZO DE 2025 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 $95,183.84, 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 19 DE MARZO DE 2025 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 $71,387.88, 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 Articulo 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 Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 15 de enero de 2025.

EDGARDO ELÍAS VARGAS

SANTANA, ALGUACIL DE LA DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE BAYAMÓN HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante Vs. EDDIE RIOS GOMEZ, YANIRA IVONNE FLORES CAMACHO, Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS

Demandados Civil Núm.: BY2024CV05452. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Sala: 505. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS.

A: EDDIE RIOS GOMEZ, POR SÍ Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; YANIRA IVONNE FLORES CAMACHO, POR SÍ YEN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES;

SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.

Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo. com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos by f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023).

Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO

BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 21 de enero de 2025. ALICIA AYALA

SANJURJO, SECRETARIA INTERINA. MILITZA MERCADO

RIVERA, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE LUZ

MARÍA MANZANO JIMENEZ, COMPUESTA POR FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE IMPUESTOS MUNICIPALES Y ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA

Demandados Civil Núm.: SJ2024CV08046. Sala: 508. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO E INTERPELACIÓN. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS EE. UU., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. EDICTO A: FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE LUZ

MARÍA MANZANO JIMÉNEZ T/C/C LUZ

MARÍA MANZANO Y COMO LUZ M. MANZANO. POR LA PRESENTE, se les emplaza y se les notifica que se ha presentado en la Secretaria de este Tribunal la Demanda del caso de epígrafe solicitando la ejecución de hipoteca y el cobro de dinero relacionado al pagaré suscrito a favor de The Money House, Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $160,000.00, garantizado con una hipoteca revertida, con intereses al 3.316% anual, más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial, más una suma equivalente al 10% del valor principal de la hipoteca. Este pagaré fue suscrito bajo el testimonio número 14,456 ante el Notario Raúl Rivera Burgos. Lo anterior surge de la Hipoteca constituida mediante la escritura número 651 otorgada el 8 de junio de 2009, ante el Notario Público Raúl Rivera Burgos, inscrita al folio 119 del tomo 1062 de Sabana Llana, finca número 3,292, inscripción 20. La hipoteca grava la propiedad que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número seis en el Bloque “WA” de la Urbanización Country Club radicado en el Barrio Sabana Llana de Río Piedras, término municipal de San Juan, Puerto Rico, con un área superficial de 350.00 metros cuadrados y colinda por el NORTE, en catorce metros con el solar número veintisiete del Bloque “WA”; por el SUR, en catorce metros con la calle denominada “Street Number Twenty”; por el ESTE, en veinticinco metros con el solar número siete del Bloque “WA”; y por el OESTE, en veinticinco

metros con el solar número cinco del Bloque “WA”. Enclava una casa de concreto reforzado y bloques de concreto de una planta para una familia. Inscrita al folio 111 del tomo 462 de Bayamón Sur, finca número 20,960. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección Primera de Bayamón. Se apercibe y advierte a ustedes como personas desconocidas, que deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Administración y Manejo de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección: https:// unired,ramajudicial.pr salvo que se represente por Derecho Propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaria del Tribunal. De no contestar la demanda radicando el original de la contestación ante la secretaria del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de San Juan, y notificar copia de la contestación de esta a la parte demandante por conducto de su representación legal, HMB Law Group, LLC, a la atención de la Lcda. Pamela C. Santiago Olivieri, con dirección: 33 Calle Bolivia, Suite 20, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00917 y teléfono: 939-759-7668, dentro de los próximos 60 días a partir de la publicación de este emplazamiento por edicto, que será publicado una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico; se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictara sentencia, concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle. INTERPELACIÓN: Se les ORDENA a ustedes que dentro del término legal de treinta (30) días, contados a partir de la notificación de esta Orden, acepten o repudien a la participación que le corresponda en la herencia de Luz María Manzano Jiménez t/c/c Luz María Manzano y como Luz M. Manzano a saber: Fulano de Tal y Sutana de Tal como posibles herederos desconocidos. Se les apercibe a los posibles herederos antes mencionados que: (a) de no expresarse dentro del término de treinta (30) días en torno a su aceptación o repudiación de la herencia, o (b) de no solicitar término adicional para ello dentro del término de treinta (30) días, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada; y, consecuentemente, responden por las obligaciones, los legados y las cargas hereditarias hasta el valor de los bienes hereditarios que recibe, según dispone el artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico de 2020, según enmendado. Se ORDENA a la parte demandante a que, en vista de que la Sucesión de Luz María Manzano Jiménez t/c/c Luz María Manzano y como Luz M. Manzano a saber: Fulano de Tal y Sutana de Tal como posibles herederos desconocidos;

proceda a notificar a la presente Orden mediante publicación de un edicto a esos efectos una sola vez en un periódico de circulación diaria general del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal hoy 21 de enero de 2025. GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. BRENDA L. BÁEZ ACABÁ, SUB-SECRETARIA. LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN

ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC

Demandante V. NELSON

CARDONA LOPEZ

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: TA2024CV00220. (Salón: 902 CIVIL). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. KENMUEL JOSÉ RUIZ LÓPEZKENMUEL.RUIZ@ORF-LAW.COM. A: NELSON CARDONA LÓPEZ. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2025, 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 28 de enero de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 28 de enero de 2025. Griselda Rodríguez Collado, Secretaria. Elsa Candelario Cabrera, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

LEGAL NOTICE

ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA BAJA

HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.

Demandante V. JOHN PAUL MOONCOTCH Y OTROS

Demandado(a)

Caso Núm.: VB2024CV00561. (Salón: 201 CD, CM, TR Y CR). Sobre: COBRO DE DINEROORDINARIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. GETZEMARIE LUGO RODRÍGUEZGLUGO@MPMLAWPR.COM. LUIS C. MARINI BIAGGILMARINI@MPMLAWPR.COM. A: MARY JO MOONCOTCH, POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES - 18 W. 470 91ST STREET, LEMONT, ILLINOIS 60439; JOHN PAUL MOONCOTCH, POR SI Y EN REPRESENTACIÓN DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES - 18 W. 470 91ST STREET, LEMONT, ILLINOIS 60439; JOHN PAUL MOONCOTCH, MARY JO MOONCOTCH Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS - 18 W. 470 91ST STREET, LEMONT, ILLINOIS 60439. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 27 de enero de 2025, 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 28 de enero de 2025. En Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, el 28 de enero de 2025. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Katherine Santiago Rodríguez, Secretaria Auxiliar Del Tribunal.

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Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner in a stormy era, dies at 86

By GEORGE VECSEY

Fay Vincent, a lawyer who presided over Major League Baseball as its eighth commissioner during a time when it was shaken by labor strife; the first shadows of steroid use; and, quite literally, a powerful earthquake that interrupted the 1989 World Series, died Saturday in Vero Beach, Florida. He was 86. His death, in a hospital, was caused by complications of bladder cancer, his wife, Christina, said. Fay Vincent lived in Vero Beach.

Before reaching baseball’s highest office, Vincent overcame a debilitating injury as a college student to become a law partner, an official in the Securities Exchange Commission, chair of Columbia Pictures and vice chair of Coca-Cola.

But he was most visible to the public in his time as baseball commissioner, from Sept. 13, 1989, to Sept. 7, 1992, rising to that post in a period of grief. He had been deputy commissioner under his good friend A. Bartlett Giamatti when Giamatti died of a heart attack suddenly at 51. The owners of the major league teams then handed Vincent the reins.

A little more than a month later, he was present when, shortly after 5 p.m. Oct. 19, 1989, the Bay Area experienced a severe earthquake — 7.1 on the Richter scale — that caused San Francisco’s Candlestick Park to rumble, as if ready to fall apart.

There, the San Francisco Giants were preparing to face their Bay Area American League counterpart, the Oakland A’s, in Game 3 of the World Series when the earth shook, forcing cancellation of the game and a postponement of the Series

Sixty-seven people died in the region, and

destruction was widespread. Candlestick Park itself, home of the Giants, was damaged when pieces of concrete fell from the baffle at the top of the stadium, and its power was knocked out. There were calls for the Series to be canceled for the first time in World Series history.

But when the Bay Area had recovered sufficiently a week later, Vincent ordered the Series to resume — a play-ball stance that was widely praised.

Within months, in 1990, talks between MLB and the Players Association stalled, prompting the league to impose a lockout. It ended in a settlement but delayed spring training and Opening Day.

Vincent later suspended George M. Steinbrenner of the New York Yankees, the most fractious owner of all, for paying $40,000 to a known gambler, Howard Spira, ostensibly in return for gossip about Dave Winfield, a Yankee who had played below Steinbrenner’s expectations.

In between conflicts, Vincent never seemed happier than when he was going around on a motorized cart, because of his injury, schmoozing with umpires and groundskeepers as well as players and reporters and fans. The owners? Not so much.

Accustomed to being involved in major issues during his previous careers, he inserted himself in contract talks, though many owners resisted.

In the same period, people began to suspect that some bulked-up players were using bodybuilding drugs. Vincent issued a statement that warned against using illegal drugs, but he could not impose testing without the agreement of the Players Association and its leader, Donald Fehr, who claimed that such testing would violate the players’ rights.

In the end, by an 18-9 margin, the owners issued a no-confidence vote in Vincent, and Sept. 7, 1992, he resigned. To replace him the owners appointed Bud Selig, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. It was the first time an owner had been named commissioner.

In an interview for this obituary in 2017, Vincent said he might have survived “if I had been better at keeping the owners from trying to kill the union.”

“I think I failed,” Vincent said, adding, “I still feel badly about it.”

“I was in every honor society; I loved every minute of it,” he said. “But to this day I still dream about playing football. I never got over that.”

Vincent attended Yale Law School and, after getting his degree in 1963, worked for five years as an associate in the New York law firm of Whitman and Ransom before moving to Washington and becoming a partner at Caplin and Drysdale. In 1978, he joined the Securities and Exchange Commission as associate director of its corporate finance division.

But after four months, Vincent was recruited by Herbert A. Allen Jr. (Williams, class of ’62), whose investment bank, Allen & Co., had just purchased Columbia Pictures. Vincent insisted that he knew very little about Hollywood, but Allen wanted him to be president of Columbia. Vincent recalled Allen saying, “You are not the most exciting guy in the world, but you are predictable.’”

Francis Thomas Vincent Jr. was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, on May 29, 1938, to Francis and Alice (Lynch) Vincent. His mother was a teacher, and his father — who was also known as Fay Vincent — was a former football star and team captain at Yale University and an official of the National Football League.

Vincent’s presumed path to Yale changed when Len Watters, the football coach at Williams College in Massachusetts, recruited him to play for the college on an academic scholarship.

Before his freshman year, Vincent went with a teammate, William “Bucky” Bush, to work in the Texas oil fields, forming a lifetime friendship with his teammate’s older brother, George H.W. Bush, and his wife, Barbara.

After dominating as a lineman on the freshman team, Vincent was in his dormitory in December, when a roommate pulled a prank and locked him in his fourth-floor bedroom. Needing to use the bathroom, Vincent decided to climb out his window and into an adjacent one but slipped on an icy ledge and fell. A railing on the second floor broke his fall and may have saved his life, but he was left with two broken vertebrae, and it appeared that he would be paralyzed and bedridden for life.

After a year of physical therapy and a grueling regimen of exercise, he became mobile enough to return to school, though he would use a cane for much of the rest of his life. He knew he would never play sports again.

When Coca-Cola purchased Columbia in 1982, Vincent was made vice chair of CocaCola but left after four years to work with a new friend, Giamatti, a Renaissance scholar who was president of Yale at the time. Vincent was about 40 when the two met, finding they had much in common — New England roots, fathers who had gone to Yale, a passion for baseball and middle-age unrest.

After he was removed as baseball commissioner in 1992, Vincent, at 55, took a sixmonth sabbatical, living in a country manor outside Oxford, England.

His first marriage, to Valerie McMahon, ended in divorce. She died in 2007. He married Christina Clarke Watkins in 1998. She survives him, as do his children from his first marriage, Anne Vincent and William and Edward Vincent, who are twins; three stepchildren, Jake, Ned and Nilla Watkins; his sisters, Dr. Joanna Vincent and Barbara Vincent; and several grandchildren. He had a home in New Canaan, Connecticut, as well as one in Vero Beach.

After he came home from England, he was a commissioner for the New England Collegiate Baseball League for seven years, retiring in 2004. He embarked on a baseball oral history project in which he interviewed stars of the game spanning six decades. He wrote a memoir, “The Last Commissioner: A Baseball Valentine” (2002). And he held firm to a belief that MLB, though occupying a crowded and competitive sports landscape, would endure.

“I don’t think people should worry about baseball,” Vincent said in 1993. “It has its ups and downs, its ebbs and flows, but it will be around. It is the perfectly designed game.”

Fay Vincent, who served as commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1992 -- a turbulent time for the game -- held firm to a belief that MLB, though occupying a crowded and competitive sports landscape, would endure. Vincent died last Saturday at 86. (Instagram via stmyale)

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