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Health care providers alarmed by GOP plan

BY ALEESIA FORNI aforni@westfairinc.com

A GOING OUT GREEN Kerry Potter displays a casket made of willow and sea grass rope at her Dying to Bloom shop in Nyack. For story, see page 2. Photo by Aleesia Forni.

f ter House Republicans rolled out their plan to replace and repeal the Affordable Care Act with a bill titled the American Health Care Act, responses from the health care community ranged from cautious optimism to downright disgust.

Since its introduction, the GOP’s plan has faced opposition from health care groups including the American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Nurses Association and the American Hospital Association.

Dr. Peter Liebert, a pediatric surgeon practicing in Westchester

and Fairfield counties, has coined a nickname for the proposed legislation, one he hopes will catch on.

“There was Obamacare or Affordable Care,” Liebert said.

“This will be the Disaster Care Act.” Liebert said that if the bill passes, the implications would be “tremendously negative.”

“Why the Republican leaders in the House would put through a bill like this is beyond me,” he said. “This is not something that’s appropriate, and if they feel they have to do something, they should do something with deliberation, with thought, and consult the health care community, which it doesn’t look to me as if they have.”

That sentiment was shared

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The waiting game WILL THE GOP HEALTH CARE PLAN BE BETTER OR WORSE FOR EMPLOYERS?

BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

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ny conversation about the impact the Republicanbacked proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act would have on employers tends to start with a caveat: it’s still early.

The GOP’s American Health Care Act is being reviewed in the House of Representatives and some provisions could change. Democrats representing Westchester, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Reps. Nita Lowey and Sean Maloney, have vowed to fight against what has been dubbed

Trumpcare. Opponents point to a Congressional Budget Office report released March 13 that said 24 million more people could be uninsured under the new law.

While much of the early discussion on the bill’s potential impact has focused on Medicaid and the individual market, the bill is likely to affect employers as well. In New York, about half of the state’s residents receive insurance through an employer, according to numbers kept by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit health policy foundation.

Opinions range on what the exact impact on business in Westchester will be if President

Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans follow through on a pledge to replace former President Barack Obama’s signature health care legislation. The ACA was opposed by major business groups, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and taken to court by the National Federation of Independent Business. But will all employers be happy to wave goodbye to Obamacare?

“I think some of the criticisms that we heard from businesses were the mandates, the fines and some of the bureaucratic issues, such as paperwork and compliance,” said John Ravitz, vice president of The Business Council of

Westchester. “To me, if you’re really going to replace some of the aspects of the Affordable Care Act to make it more accessible and realistic for businesses, you need to simplify some of these things.”

That gets to the question of what exactly will replace the ACA and how much it will change. The Republican proposal does keep in place some of the more popular provisions of the ACA, such as requiring insurers to cover people regardless of pre-existing medical conditions and allowing people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they are 26. » WAITING GAME, page 6

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Eco-friendly exits: environmental advocate launches green burial business

BY ALEESIA FORNI aleesiaforni@westfairinc.com

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store owner in Nyack aims to offer customers who spend their life caring for the environment that same opportunity in death.

“We’ve learned to make recycling cans, bottles and newspapers part of our everyday life,” said Kerry Potter, founder and owner of Dying to Bloom, a natural burial boutique at 48 Burd St. in the riverfront village. “We should strive to do the same in death.”

Unlike traditional burials, green burials aim to care for the deceased with minimal impact to the environment. Dying to Bloom features a variety of environmentally friendly caskets, shrouds, urns and artistic memorial products for both people and pets.

“Driving hybrid cars and carpooling are great ways to conserve and help the planet, but we also need to start thinking about some of the other eco-friendly ways we can care for our own backyards,” Potter said.

The products at Dying to Bloom, all handmade, were chosen by Potter from crafters and artisans nationwide. Customers can also browse urns specifically for water burial or ones in which plants can grow from a person’s cremated remains.

Biodegradable casket options range from a $365 cardboard casket, which can be decorated by the deceased’s loved ones, to a $4,700 hand-crafted wooden casket. According to the Federal Trade Commission, the average cost of a casket in the U.S. is slightly more than $2,000.

“You can go as simple or elaborate as you want, and what’s important for people to know is that it doesn’t reflect how much you loved the deceased,” the Suffern resident said. “Some people think, I have to spend the money, and really, they can create their own more meaningful tribute that’s personal to that loved one.”

Potter, who works full time as an administrative associate at Ramapo Local Development Corp. in Rockland County, is the sole employee of the store, which is open Thursday through Sunday.

“It was sort of like, if I don’t do it now, I won’t do it,” she said. “So it’s sort of scary.

It’s taking a risk, but life is temporary and you want to get the most you can from it and enjoy it as much as you can and give as much as you can.”

According to the Funeral and Memorial

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Information Council, interest in green burial practices has grown in recent years. In 2015, 64 percent of adults over 40 said they would be interested in green funeral options, up from 43 percent in 2010.

For Potter, her passion for natural burial practices was sparked by her own experience with death. When both of her parents passed away while she was in her twenties, she was unaware of the many funeral and burial options available. “At that time, we didn’t think twice about having them embalmed and entombed in a cement vault,” she said.

In her research following her parents’ deaths, Potter, who said she has always been focused on preserving the environment, discovered the toxicity of the chemicals used in embalming, a process that she discovered is not required by state law. She also learned that the manufacturing and transportation of concrete vaults uses substantial amounts of energy and results in large carbon emissions.

“As I became educated about the industry, I realized green burials fall more in line with my appreciation for the environment and the planet we leave for future generations,” she said.

In an effort to raise awareness on the subject, Potter became an advocate to support the growing natural burial trend.

Taking advantage of her position in marketing at WRCR Radio in Pomona, she began hosting a monthly radio show to explore the topic. The show, which was also titled “Dying to Bloom,” featured guests who spoke on a variety of funerary topics, from sea burials to consumer rights, and served as the starting point for what would later become her first entrepreneurial endeavor.

“I tried to make it interesting,” she said of her radio segment. “I could kind of get my message out there, and it was fun.”

For Potter, who left the radio station last year, her store is an extension of her advocacy efforts for a sensitive but important topic.

“In opening this business, I also feel I’m doing my part in helping get that ball rolling and kind of changing the way people are viewing our funeral and burial choices,” she said. “I figured if people saw a green casket in the window, it might raise a little more awareness, but of course I want to be in business as well.”

Potter is also the founder of the Rockland Community Foundation’s Green Cemetery Fund, formed to raise

enough money to open a green cemetery in Rockland County. Potter said unlike traditional cemeteries, green cemeteries preserve undeveloped open space and offer ecologically sound burial options. Instead of headstones, indigenous stones or native trees serve as grave markers.

According to the Green Burial Council, a nonprofit that advocates for eco-friendly death care, more than 50 green cemeteries in the U.S. are certified by its standards.

There are a handful of green cemeteries in New York, including Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve, in Newfield in the Finger Lakes region, and Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Rochester. Proponents of green cemeteries see them as a return to simpler, more natural burial practices.

“I don’t think our current practices are sustainable,” Potter said. “We have the baby boomers getting older. It doesn’t really make sense to use up our land for headstones and chemically treated green lawns.”

Potter said opening a green cemetery could be a solution for parks departments that struggle with funding issues. A green cemetery could be developed as a way to preserve open space for hiking or parkland while generating income from sales of grave plots.

“I’ve spoken to a lot of community leaders and asked them to keep the idea in mind,” she said. “Some people probably think I’m nuts.”

Potter plans to set up a donation box for the Green Cemetery Fund within Dying to Bloom. She also hopes to have in-store events and speakers along with more information regarding green burials and cemeteries. “There are so many creative ideas that I’d like to do,” she said.

Despite her years of experience discussing death and burial options, broaching the subject with customers can still prove difficult.

“It’s a challenge, because many people avoid planning and thinking about death as if it would make it come faster. There’s like a taboo, but as we know we’re not all immortal and we never know when our time will come.”

Potter said that she believes openly discussing the topic makes it “less scary.”

“This store itself serves as a little momentary reminder that we will die and I like to use that fact to encourage me and motivate me,” she said, “and I like to send that message to other people.”

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Residential conversion of former AT&T building approved

BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

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plan that will convert the former AT&T building at 440 Hamilton Ave. in downtown White Plains to a residential development with 245 units has the approval of the city.

The White Plains Common Council unanimously approved on March 6 the proposal from Long Island-based developer American Equity Partners I, which bought the building from AT&T for $20.5 million in November, according to county property records. The 1960s-era building at Hamilton Avenue and North Broadway in the White Plains Central Business District formerly served as a regional control center for AT&T. The 350,000-square-foot office building is now mostly vacant.

The plan, designed by White Plainsbased Papp Architects PC, includes 245 rental apartments, with 25 units designated as affordable at 80 percent of area median income for Westchester. Seven maisonette duplex units will offer direct street access and developers will add a 13th floor to the building with five penthouse units and outdoor recreation space for residents.

Mayor Thomas Roach praised the project as a way to bring more life to Hamilton Avenue, which he described as sterile, cold and full of concrete.

The project will enhance the pedestrian experience in the city and create a more active streetscape than what currently exists.

— MATTHEW R. PISCIOTTA “This is the first, I hope, of many changes to Hamilton Avenue which will result in a more pleasant experience for people who are walking, which a lot more people will be doing in our city as the projects get completed,” Roach said.

“Our office market is doing very well right now, but this not a building that was competitive with the other office buildings,” Roach said.

The development will have 41 studios, 120 one-bedroom units and 84 two-bedroom units. Amenities in the building will include a fitness room, bocce ball court and reading room. The top penthouse level will have a spa pool, barbecue area and lounge seating. As part of the residential conversion, the building’s limestone exterior wall will be replaced with a glass wall featuring

440 Hamilton Ave. Courtesy Papp Architects

a series of cascading glass ribbons on the North Broadway side.

A small area of ground-floor retail space will include a neighborhood market and coffee shop with access from North Broadway “The project will enhance the pedestrian experience in the city and create a more active streetscape than what currently exists,” said Matthew R. Pisciotta, an attorney with Zarin and Steinmetz, which represents the developer.

As part of the approval, the developer

will pay a $756,500 fee for a park, playground and other recreational purposes to “mitigate” recreational impact of new development. The developer will use 298 parking spots already on the site and has a joint-use agreement with AT&T to share additional parking spaces at the company’s 400 Hamilton Ave. building next door.

Philip Fruchter of Papp Architects told the Business Journal that there is no set construction date yet but the company expects to start the 16-month process within the next eight months.

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BCW to produce urban development playbook

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evelopers are changing the cityscapes of lower Westchester County and even changing how development gets done.

But who knows what works and what doesn’t?

The Business Council of Westchester wants to figure out the formula for sustaining growth and avoiding the boom and bust of previous real estate cycles. It is producing a playbook to help every town in the region discover the lessons that developers and government officials have learned in recent years.

“We have all the ingredients here,” said Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the BCW. “We see forces coming together for smart growth.”

The ingredients include quality-of-life features that attract and retain residents, like thousands of acres of parks and trails, distinctive towns and a vibrant restaurant scene. They include a strong health care system, good schools and a Metro-North train system that quickly connects residents to the culture and commerce of Manhattan.

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The forces include low interest rates, a recognition that cities need to find new revenues and investors who see potential here.

But Westchester has also had a reputation for slow development and of decadelong approval processes. While Brooklyn, Queens, Hoboken and Jersey City grew, Westchester lagged.

The collective zeitgeist began to change before the Great Recession, according to Geoffrey Thompson, a partner in Thompson & Bender marketing firm and a BCW consultant, when developers like Louis R. Cappelli began putting up high-rise residential and retail buildings in White Plains and New Rochelle.

Those efforts stalled around 2008, as the national economy crashed, but they made an impression.

“No one thought anyone would live in a high rise in White Plains,” Thompson said. Now there is a demand for high-rise residences.

Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers became proving grounds, welcoming developers and finding ways to speed up projects.

New Rochelle, for instance, hired RXR Realty and Renaissance Downtowns as a master developer. The joint venture com-

pleted a comprehensive state environmental quality review for the city center development area. Now any developer can skip that expensive, time-consuming step, cutting the approval process by a year.

Four mayors, Gordon said, have assembled strong economic development teams, referring to Noam Bramson in New Rochelle, Thomas Roach in White Plains, Mike Spano in Yonkers and Richard Thomas in Mount Vernon.

Developers notice when a city invests in itself, Thompson said. Now it’s no longer the same three developers proposing projects. National and international firms are showing up.

Timothy M. Jones, a partner in Robert Martin Co., a real estate investment, development and management company in Elmsford, is head of the board committee leading the urban initiative. Other committee members have expertise in urban planning, development, marketing, engineering, law and government.

“We want to help the cities understand not only how to attract residents, primarily rentals,” Gordon said, “but what they need to do to keep people in the cities.”

It’s not only about figuring out how to put up thousands of residential units, said

Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, a partner in Thompson & Bender and a member of the BCW board, but how to sustain the gains for years to come.

BCW began the public phase with a panel discussion on “Reimagining Our Downtowns: The Residential Model,” that featured developers with projects in the four cities on March 7 at Abigail Kirsch at Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown.

A symposium on how cities can sustain momentum after projects are built will be presented May 10 at Fordham University’s West Harrison campus.

Roundtable discussions in the four cities will be held in the fall with government officials, community leaders and business leaders.

Then the BCW will produce “Playbook for Urban Centers.”

What makes an urban center successful, how cities can make themselves more attractive to developers and how developers can successfully navigate municipal approvals will be some of the key topics.

The board, Geoffrey Thompson said, takes an activist approach. It will not be content with a playbook that points out problems but gathers dust on a shelf.

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Providers — » » From page 1

Westchester Medical Center, who said the bill would be “devastatingly terrible” for patients.

“I don’t think it’s going to pass, certainly not in its current form,” Lerner said. “That’s impossible. If it’s very heavily altered, it’s plausible that it could pass, but then again, I don’t know.”

For some physicians, like Dr. Gino Bottino, a hematology and oncology specialist at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, it is still far too early to make a judgment on the AHCA. “It seems to be a plan in its infancy that will be changed by committee as it goes through the process,” said Bottino, who is also president of the Westchester Medical Society. “So what the plan ends up being and what it is now may not be the same things.”

While the Westchester Medical Society voiced its opposition to the Affordable Care Act in 2009, the group has not taken a stand on the American Health Care Act. “I think the middle class has gotten hurt by the ACA. I think that their premiums went up a lot and their donut holes went up a lot and they lost coverage,” Bottino said.

“But I don’t know that the (Paul) Ryan plan is going to restore that.”

According to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s

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The new law would do away with the tax penalty imposed by the employer mandate in the ACA, which requires businesses with 50 or more full-time employees offer affordable and adequate health coverage to employees working more than 30 hour per week.

Amy Allen, vice president of the Westchester County Association business group, said it’s unlikely that losing the penalty will change the equation for whether or not most employers in the county offer health care.

“I think businesses offer their employees health insurance because it’s the right thing to do and the job market is tightening, so if you want to be able to hire qualified people, you need to be able to offer them health insurance,” Allen said.

But dropping the penalty could be helpful in some industries, such as hospitality and food service, according to Rory O’Brien, president of RPO Group Inc., an employee benefits brokerage and advisory firm in White Plains.

“Many of those employers have really struggled with that for the last few years,” O’Brien said. “And now with that elimi-

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Dr. Gino Bottino

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office, repealing the ACA would result in 2.7 million New Yorkers losing health care coverage and a $3.7 billion hole in the state’s budget.

“It gives us a lot of concern,” said Kevin Dahill, president and CEO of the NassauSuffolk Hospital Council and the Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association, two hospital-advocacy organizations that comprise the Suburban Health Care Alliance.

“It’s an issue not just about these people losing their coverage but the state losing its money. The effect on the New York state economy concerns us.”

The GOP plan would do away with the ACA’s individual mandate requiring people to have health insurance or face fines.

“I think it’s clear that this will lead to more people not having insurance,” said Lindsay Farrell, president and CEO of Ossining-based Open Door Family Medical Centers.

The Congressional Budget Office, which released its report on the American Health Care Act on March 13, estimates that 14 million more people would be uninsured by next year as a result of the Republican health care bill. That figure would rise to 24 million by 2026.

“Many people who can’t afford health insurance won’t have health care,” Liebert said. “It’s just that simple.”

Many health care providers believe that the American Health Care Act will drive more patients to emergency rooms, which

are often overcrowded and deliver more expensive services.

“When you don’t have insurance, you postpone getting care and you wait until you get sicker. You don’t get preventive screening, which leads to detecting illness in its later stages,” Farrell said. “If you don’t have insurance, you’re not going to do the cancer screenings and the wellness visits.

Why would you?”

Added Dahill, “These people will still come to the hospital, but they’ll come to the emergency rooms because now they won’t have access to primary care, so we’ll be back to where we started in that regard.”

nated, that could make things substantially easier for them.”

The mandate itself isn’t going away under the Republican proposal, but the penalties associated with it will. That’s because Republicans want to pass the health care bill as a budgetary item. A policy change such as removing the mandate would leave the bill vulnerable to filibuster. Additional action would be needed to rid employers of the required reporting under the ACA, which small employers have said are cumbersome and drive up costs.

The Congressional Budget Office report predicted that fewer employers would offer insurance because incentives to do so would change. Employers would no longer have the mandate and a wider range of people might be drawn to the nongroup market by health insurance tax credits, according to the report. Employers more likely to decide not to offer insurance would have younger, higher-income workforces, the report said. Though the report added that employers are likely to adapt slowly to the change in legislation.

Other provisions of the Republican proposal include a plan to delay the so-called Cadillac tax until 2025. Under the ACA, the provision would have charged a 40 percent tax on employers who provide highcost health insurance. The Cadillac tax is

opposed by both business groups and labor unions and had already been postponed by Congress once.

Provisions in the American Health Care Act also encourage the use of health savings accounts. The bill would double the amount of annual, tax-free contributions allowed in the accounts, up to $6,550 for single coverage and $13,100 for family coverage, and remove some Obamacare restrictions on use of health savings accounts to pay for over-the-counter medicines.

“I think you’ll see a big increase in health reimbursement arrangements, the employer version of health savings accounts, where an employer can pre-fund or fund noncovered medical expenses and get a tax write off for that,” said James Newhouse, founder of Newhouse Financial and Insurance Brokers in Rye Brook.

On the national level, the bill has the support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which praised its repeal of the “most harmful provisions in the Affordable Care Act,” such as taxes on medical devices, health insurance plans and prescription medicines. Two national small business interest groups, the National Small Business Association and the National Federation of Independent Business, publicly support the American Health Care Act. Though the National Small Business Association said

Congress needed to do more to rein in health care costs.

“The American Health Care Act would repeal the most punishing elements of Obamacare, including the massive tax increases and mandates that have increased costs, limited choices and smothered job creation,” Juanita Duggan, president and CEO of the National Federation of Independent Business, said in a statement.

The nation’s largest group of insurers, however, has expressed reservations.

America’s Health Insurance Plans sent a letter to House of Representatives committees praising some of the bill’s proposed changes, but said the cuts to Medicaid could “result in unnecessary disruptions in the coverage and care beneficiaries depend on.”

James P. Schutzer, vice president at J.D. Moschitto & Associates Inc., a White Plains benefits consulting firm, said it’s hard to see the change in health care law “moving the needle” for businesses too far in any direction.

“The underlying issue to high health insurance rates is the high costs of delivering health care,” Schutzer said. “That’s not really being addressed. It wasn’t addressed in the Affordable Care Act really, and it’s not being addressed now.”

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Report: Cuomo’s free tuition plan could cost jobs, tax revenue

BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

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ree tuition at public universities could be great for SUNY, CUNY and community colleges, but the plan could also cost tens of thousands of private-school jobs and hundreds of millions in lost tax revenue, according to a new report from a commission representing private colleges and universities.

The plan by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to provide free tuition at New York’s public universities for qualifying families could boost enrollment at those schools between 9 and 22 percent, according to the report released March 9 by the Commission on Independent Colleges & Universities (CICU) in New York. But the report points out that the public enroll-

ContraFect CEO takes temporary medical leave

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ontraFect Corp. chairman and CEO Steven C. Gilman is stepping away from his role as CEO at the Yonkers-based biotech company for an unspecified medical leave, the company announced March 13.

Gilman will remain as chairman and is expected to return to his CEO role in the third quarter of 2017, according to the company’s announcement.

The company's board established an interim office of the CEO to handle Gilman's duties. The four-person team includes Cara Cassino, executive VP of research and development and chief medical officer; Natalie Bogdanos, general counsel and corporate secretary; Michael Messinger, senior VP, finance; and Josh Muntner, senior VP, business development.

“The company's senior management team has worked seamlessly together since I have been CEO and I am confident that they will continue to drive ContraFect's programs forward,” Gilman said.

ContraFect is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of protein and antibody therapeutics for drug-resistant infectious diseases.

— Ryan Deffenbaugh

ment boost could cut enrollment at private, not-for-profit colleges and universities by between 7 and 15 percent.

Cuomo’s proposal, announced in January, would make tuition at SUNY and CUNY college essentially free for students from families making $125,000 per year or less. The state would cover any gap in a student’s tuition bill after state and federal education grants.

But the plan has been criticized by leaders of private colleges and universities, who TWB Frank Webers instead want the state to expand its tuition WCBJ aid7.375” for allwstudents. x 7.125” hThe study estimates that if the proposal passes, the enrollment 2-9-17 reduction at private colleges could cost the state 45,000 jobs and $224.3 million in payroll and sales taxes.

The study estimates the Mid-Hudson Valley region could lose 2,856 jobs and $11.2

million in lost tax revenue.

CICU president Mary Beth Labate, whose group represents more than 100 private colleges and universities, said the governor’s proposal alone is already creating uncertainty at the state’s private schools.

“Enrollment is in jeopardy, capital projects have been put on hold and campuses are making plans for a series of layoffs in the coming months to close potential gaps,” she said.

In February, leaders of several Westchester County private colleges, including Pace University, Iona College and Manhattanville College, met with The Business Council of Westchester to discuss ways to oppose Cuomo’s proposal. Private college leaders are pushing legislators in Albany to instead fund an expansion of the state’s Tuition Assistance Program or TAP

awards from a maximum contribution of $5,000 per student to $6,500, while also increasing the maximum annual household income level to qualify for TAP from $85,000 to $125,000. Assembly Republicans have proposed a plan that would do just that.

More than 940,000 families could qualify for Cuomo’s plan to provide free tuition at state and CUNY colleges and universities, including two-year schools, according to estimates from the governor’s office.

Cuomo estimates the plan would cost about $163 million annually once fully phased in, based on enrollment projections.

The study also questions that cost estimate, saying the “true cost” will be much higher if the state considers the possible reduced state tax revenue, higher student demand and state costs per student at public schools.

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“I joined MHA because of its forwardthinking leadership and excellent reputation for high-quality behavioral health programs and services. It is a tremendous honor to have been chosen to lead the organization,” said Ostman. “The current health care environment is dynamic, but full of opportunity. I am excited to guide the next chapter of growth and innovation by maximizing the use of data and technology to deliver value-based care.”

Ostman will take over the role of CEO in June from Amy Kohn, who will retire after leading the mental health agency for 10 years.

“Over the past two years, I have had the pleasure of working closely with Charlotte as we developed, executed and sustained large-scale business initiatives and change efforts,” said Kohn “She has done an outstanding job, and I am confident her keen understanding of the complex behavioral health care world and her sharp acumen

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OSTMAN NAMED CEO AT MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF WESTCHESTER The Mental Health Association of Westchester a p p o i n t e d Charlotte Ostman as its CEO. Ostman joined The Mental Health Association in May 2015 as chief strategy officer, which Charlotte Ostman was a new position designed to assist the organization in responding to a changing field of health care. She earned a bach-

will continue to set MHA apart as an innovative leader in the community.”

Based in Tarrytown, The Mental Health Association of Westchester promotes mental health through advocacy, community education and direct services.

WHITE PLAINS FIRM BUYS MINNEAPOLIS FIRM Marsh & McLennan Agency, a White Plains insurance broker and risk management firm, has acquired Blakestad Inc. in Minneapolis.

Blakestad, founded in 1974, provides property casualty insurance to private businesses and individuals, focusing on highnet-worth people.

All Blakestad employees, including president Jerod Blakestad, will continue working from the Minneapolis office, according to an announcement by Marsh.

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Jerod Blakestad The corporation has been on a buying spree. It acquired 15 companies in 2016 for $901 million, according to its annual Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In 2015, it acquired 21 companies for $1.2 billion.

CONNECTICUT, NY HAVE NATION’S HIGHEST TAX BURDENS New York residents have the highest tax burden in the country, with Connecticut residents in second place, according to a new report by tax policy research organization Tax Foundation.

“Facts & Figures 2017: How Does Your State Compare?” found that 12.6 percent of Connecticut residents’ incomes goes to pay taxes, with 12.7 percent for New Yorkers. New Jersey came in third at 12.2 percent, while Massachusetts was 12th at 10.3 percent.

The Nutmeg State was first in per capita income, at $68,704, and state income tax collections per capita, at $2,279; third in property tax collections per capita, at $2,774, and eighth in general sales tax collections per capita at $1,137.

The Empire State was fourth in per capita income, at $58,670; second in state income tax collections per capita, at $2,208; fifth in property tax collections per capita, at $2,581, and 37th in general sales tax collections per capita at $662.

The state with the lowest tax burden was Alaska, at 6.5 percent.

FREE SEMINAR ON 1031 EXCHANGE BENEFITS Statewide Abstract Corp., a White Plainsbased provider of title insurance to the commercial and residential real estate industries, will host a free seminar on maximizing the benefits of a 1031 exchange on April 26.

“Maximizing 1031 Benefits” will be held at Westchester Hills Golf Club at 401 Ridgeway in White Plains at 3 p.m. The event will provide attorneys, real estate brokers and agents and accountants information on how to maximize their clients’ investment power and structure the most beneficial 1031 exchanges.

The event will be followed by a networking cocktail hour. To register, contact Mari Anastos at manastos@statewidea.com or call 914-683-5900.

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Public speaking: six reasons to fight the fear

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hen comedian Jerry Seinfeld famously cracked a joke about most Americans preferring to be in the coffin at a funeral than delivering the eulogy, many of us laughed. There was familiar truth in Seinfeld’s humor: public speaking is the number-one fear in America ahead of — you guessed it — death.

As the owner of a public relations firm, I, along with my colleagues, help firms better their reputations, polish their presence and hone their messages so they can share what they do with more people. We thrust others into the spotlight, albeit with plenty of support, and help those individuals more effectively tell their stories.

Public speaking is one of the public relations tactics we often recommend our clients consider in order to reach their target audiences. Almost always, many of them immediately avoid the idea at all costs, citing a litany of excuses as to why they can put the strategy off or find a way around it.

Clearly, the fear surrounding public speaking is rampant.

So why do I ask our clients to consider a fate worse than death? And why do I stare down that which many of us fear most, delivering speeches and seminars before groups of 10 to several hundred when the opportunity arises? Because of the many benefits.

Here, then, are six reasons to brave the shake-inducing, palm-moistening, anxietyproducing feelings associated with public speaking.

PEOPLE CONNECT THROUGH SUPERB STORYTELLING.

My main reason is quite simple: I believe every person, every business and every organization has a story. You have one, your firm or employer has one, and even the nonprofits you spend time volunteering for have one. Tapping into what that story is and using public speaking as a tool to tell the tale allows people to connect with others in a meaningful way, enables them to share knowledge with others, increases awareness of key issues and spurs action.

Whether you’re saying the prayer before your family at Thanksgiving dinner, giving a speech as the maid of honor at your friend’s wedding, talking in front of six people in a boardroom or standing up for keynote at a convention, being able to speak out publicly and with confidence is an asset.

SALES PROWESS INSPIRES BENEFICIAL CHANGE.

Another reason to battle the fear of public speaking is that it provides an effective way for people to sell a product, company or idea. Even if salesperson is not your title, you likely need to sell ideas or concepts to others, daily. When ideas are shared and people are convinced to care about something important, business deals are closed, points of view are changed and people are driven to action. The benefits of embracing your sales side through public speaking, the part of you that helps convince and persuade, are many.

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Public speaking establishes individuals as experts; that is, thought leaders worthy of sharing their knowledge with others. A person can know much about a topic but if it isn’t shared, nobody else will benefit from it. Effective public speaking can change that and, when done well, can help make people stellar communicators as well as boost their reputation, grow their business and help them share a mission. Facing something that most people fear — the daunting task of presenting their ideas in front of a crowd — puts them in new league and opens the door for opportunities. A 2013 study from the National Association of College and Employers noted that the ability to communicate effectively is the top quality employers look for in job candidates.

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DEEPER LEARNING COMES FROM SHARING.

Another unexpected benefit of preparing for a speaking engagement — and yes, you must prepare — is that it makes a person as much the student as the teacher.

Gearing up for talk can inform people more deeply about their subject matter.

Practicing for a speech can teach people how to readily articulate that information, whether it’s in a meeting, at a party, working the room at a networking event or otherwise.

And in sharing, speakers will likely learn from audience members, meet new people or make a few friends, expanding their sphere of influence. When I taught a public relations class to college students recently and spoke about a topic in front of the group, I often learned interesting things from their questions, comments and insights.

New partnership coordinates care

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carsdale Medical Group and White Plains Hospital signed a partnership agreement that will result in what the health care partners called a “seamless coordination of care” between the two Westchester-based providers.

“During this transformative time in health care, finding the right partner to align with is essential to ensuring high quality, coordinated care for our community,” said Dr. Kenneth Croen, managing partner of Scarsdale Medical Group. “White Plains Hospital is the right partner for our future.”

Susan Fox, president and CEO of White Plains Hospital, said that for years, the two organizations have benefited from a very strong relationship and have collaborated closely on patient care. “We are so pleased to be partnering in a more official capacity with this group of outstanding and

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skilled physicians,” she added.

Founded in 1957, Scarsdale Medical Group has offices in Scarsdale, Harrison and Eastchester and more than 50 physicians who provide primary care and a range of medical specialties. White Plains Hospital, a member of Montefiore Health System, has recently undergone a campus transformation and geographic expansion, with 17 satellite facilities across the county.

“Both White Plains Hospital and Scarsdale Medical Group have strong roots in this community and an incredible commitment to the highest-quality, patientfocused care,” said Larry Smith, chairman of the White Plains Hospital board of directors. “This partnership is a natural fit and represents a very positive development for health care in our community.”

— Aleesia Forni

PUBLIC PROFILES ARE INCREASED.

Speaking engagements help individuals raise their public relations profile, enhancing their personal brand and maximizing their leadership potential. Think about it: anything that sets you apart from colleagues or competitors will differentiate you from them, adding to that resume and opening the door to even more possibilities. That next speaking engagement you are invited to pursue could open the way for an opportunity to be an expert voice in a news story or to obtain a new job or a promotion. Being persuasive is a life skill and public speaking helps people sharpen that ability.

Remember, those who can convey their thoughts in an engaging, interesting, informative and entertaining way are well ahead of the people who would rather be cozying it up in a coffin than delivering that killer presentation. As for me, I’ll take the mic.

Filomena Fanelli is the CEO and founder of Impact PR & Communications Ltd., a certified women business enterprise and public relations firm in Poughkeepsie.

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THE LIST: Biotech Firms

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

BIOTECH FIRMS

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Ranked by year the company was established. Listed alphabetically in the event of a tie.

Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

New York Medical College

1

40 Sunshine Cottage Road, Valhalla 10595 594-4000 • nymc.edu

2

500 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 785-2000 • basf.com

3

1 New Orchard Road, Armonk 10504 499-1900 • ibm.com

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345 Scarborough Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510 945-6000 • philips.com

BASF Corp. USA

IBM Life Sciences

Philips Research North America

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Tech Air of White Plains

6

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

3 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne 10532 345-9001 • taro.com

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777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown 10591 789-2800 • progenics.com

465 Knollwood Road, White Plains 10603 949-5151 • techair.com

Progenics Pharmaceuticals

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown 10591 847-7000 • regeneron.com

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Acorda Therapeutics Inc.

420 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley 10502 347-4300 • acorda.com

PsychoGenics Inc.

765 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown 10591 406-8000 • psychogenics.com

Warren Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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520 White Plains Road, Suite 500, Tarrytown 10591 762-7586 • warrenpharma.com

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765 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown 10591 345-2300, ext.10 • technovax.com

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411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Suite 206, Rye 10580 925-3450 • curemark.com

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TechnoVax Inc.

Curemark Biotech

Profectus BioSciences Inc.

777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown 10591 866-938-8559 • profectusbiosciences.com

ContraFect Corp.

28 Wells Ave., Third floor, Yonkers 10701 207-2300 • contrafect.com

Company description

Year company established

Top local executive(s) Title(s)

1860

Alan Kadish, president, and Edward C. Halperin, chancellor and CEO

Trains highly skilled physicians and researchers playing a leadership role in preventing, diagnosing and treating significant and public health threats and disaster management

1865

Wayne T. Smith Chairman and CEO BASF Corp., North America

Researches and develops bioactive materials, including personal care, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, coatings and cosmetics, fuel and lubricants, wind turbine, analytical chemistry and medical devices

1911

Virginia M. Rometty President and CEO

Manufactures and sells computer hardware and software and provides solutions, technology and consulting for life sciences organizations

1914

Frans van Houten CEO and chairman of the board of management

Provider of technologies in the areas of health and well-being, targeting both developed and emerging markets

1935

Myles P. Dempsey Jr. CEO

Provider of industrial, medical and specialty gases, equipment and supplies

1950

Uday Baldota Director and CEO

Research-based international pharmaceutical company that develops high-quality, proprietary and off-patent pharmaceuticals for markets in the U.S., Canada, Israel and other countries around the world

1988

Mark R. Baker CEO

Oncology company focused on developing innovative drugs to improve the lives of prostate cancer patients and their families

1988

Leonard S. Schleifer Founder, president and CEO

Science-based biopharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes medications for the treatment of serious medical conditions, including eye diseases and colorectal cancer

1995

Ron Cohen Founder, president and CEO

Develops and provides various therapies for the restoration of normal neurological functions, specializes in spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis

1999

Emer Leahy President and CEO

Clinical services company focusing on psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, pain and inflammation and spinal cord and traumatic brain injury; capabilities include behavioral testing, electrophysiology, molecular biology and microdialysis

2001

Anthony Cerami Chairman and CEO

A biotech company, which seeks to develop proprietary tissue-protective technologies

2003

Jose Galarza President and founder

Privately held, near clinical-stage biotechnology company that specializes in viral vaccine development

2004

Joan M. Fallon Founder and CEO

Biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies to treat serious diseases for which there are limited treatment options

2005

Thomas G. Paese Executive chairman

Clinical-stage biotechnology company that designs and develops preventive and therapeutic vaccines, predominately focusing on major chronic viral infectious diseases and their associated cancers and emerging infectious diseases of public health

2008

Steven C. Gilman.

Chairman and CEO

Biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for drug resistant, life-threatening infectious diseases

This list is a sampling of biotechnical companies located in the region. If you would like to include your company in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com.

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Another glaring concern for medical professionals is the plan’s sweeping changes to Medicaid and a proposed restructuring of its funding, which Republicans assert is “not sustainable in its current condition.”

Under the Republican House proposal, the new law would phase out the expansion of Medicaid included in the ACA, though those now in the program would not lose their coverage.

“Over the course of the last six years that the New York state exchange has been up and running, the state has provided new coverage to 3 million people. About 2.3 million of that 3 million qualified for Medicaid,” Dahill said. “So we’re very concerned people could lose their coverage.”

Additionally, the plan proposes capping payments to states per Medicaid enrollee, rather than administering Medicaid at the federal level. “The retraction of Medicaid funding would be just disastrous for hospitals,” Farrell said.

Dr. Mark E. Geller, president and CEO of Nyack Hospital, said the AHCA would “significantly impact the ability of hospitals and health care systems to provide care” for patients. “The new plan maintains the cuts to Medicare and federal Medicaid levied on hospitals and health systems by

the Affordable Care Act without remedying coverage discrepancies,” he said.

Health care professionals also noted that while New York is very committed to its Medicaid program, other areas of the country may not fare so well.

“I consider myself really lucky to be doing this work in New York, because compared to my colleagues across the country, we’ve had real health care leadership in the state, so that’s a good thing if you’re on the health care delivery side,” Farrell said.

Liebert agreed that New York, as well as Connecticut, will likely ensure that adequate care is given to low-income patients, though he couldn’t say the say for some of the country’s more rural areas.

“It’s wrong,” Liebert said. “These people deserve adequate care. I can imagine that in rural Louisiana or Mississippi, these people won’t have any kind of health care coverage at all, and I don’t know where they will get it.”

Additionally, the Republican plan calls for the elimination of cost-sharing subsidies available under the ACA. The proposed AHCA would instead offer tax credits that, unlike the ACA, would be determined by age, not income.

“So if you’re older, you’re going to get more,” said Farrell, “but the insurance companies will be allowed to charge you five times as much for the coverage, so it does seem like it’s going to put a real burden on

the elderly.”

Medical professionals also questioned the efficacy of tax credits as opposed to subsidies.

“That’s money that you see way down the line that’s not going to help you if your pocketbook is a bit strained,” Farrell said.

Dahill said that many who received health insurance for the first time under the ACA did so because they were only able to afford premiums thanks to subsidies.

“The notion of a refund tax credit, although there’s some incentive there, for that category of person and family, we don’t think is going to work,” he said.

For families aiming to balance their budgets, Dahill added, waiting until tax time to receive a credit is “not going to cut it.”

“We are very apprehensive that a lot of people are going to opt out of coverage as a result of this and then we’re going to be back to where we started eight years ago,” he said. “It becomes a step backwards.”

Providers are also unsure how the proposed legislation would affect smaller-sized hospitals and practices.

Lerner said the potential rising costs of care as a result of the AHCA could shift to individual health systems and could even drive some to bankruptcy.

“We can lose additional hospitals if their budget is decimated by this legislation,” he said.

However, Bottino was optimistic that health care reform will assist in allowing single practitioners and smaller groups of physicians to remain in practice.

“Under the ACA, it became next to impossible to practice medicine because the mandates and the requirements became so overwhelming and costly that people couldn’t do it anymore,” he said. “It pushed doctors from being mostly in small, private practices to being mostly owned by corporations.”

Bottino also points to the ACA as the driving force behind the consolidation of large medical systems into “huge corporate entities.”

“These consolidations seem to have hurt everybody, so we would like to see a way that would promote competition in the health system,” he said.

Dahill, who recently returned from a meeting with leaders in the health care field and Republican Congressional representatives, said he believes that after the bill was advanced through two key committees, some legislators are “starting to think this (bill) through.”

“There are a few of them that are going to support this no matter what, but there are several who are hearing what we’re saying, hearing what the physicians are saying and what their individual constituents are saying,” he said, “and I think they’re getting a little bit of cold feet.”

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V.I.P. COUNTRY CLUB CLAIMS IT WAS DUPED ON BUYER’S IDENTITY Aqua Club Inc., operator of the V.I.P. Country Club, wants to keep a $2 million deposit on a failed sale of the New Rochelle beach club.

Aqua last month sued New York Property Acquisition LLC and Mata Amritanandamayi Center – MA Center for short – for breach of contract in U.S. District Court in White Plains.

The V.I.P., at 600 Davenport Ave., is a popular banquet site for weddings, proms and corporate events.

MA is registered as a nonprofit religious organization in Castro Valley, California.

It is a satellite ashram of a global charitable organization based in southern India, whose 63-year-old leader, Mata Amritanandamayi, is a Hindu guru much revered by her followers.

Aqua tried to sell the V.I.P. to MA in 2015 but negotiations broke down, the lawsuit says, due to MA’s “aggressive and offensive tactics.” MA knew that Aqua would not make a deal with it, according to the lawsuit.

Last year, Aqua negotiated a deal with Pittsburgh attorney Richard B. Sandow, managing member of New York Property Acquisition. They agreed on a $20 million price in October, including a $2 million deposit.

Both sides vouched that they had not dealt with any real estate broker or intermediary for their transaction. It was understood, the lawsuit says, that New York Property would assign its rights to a new entity. Aqua learned in January that the new entity is Westchester Shores Event Holdings Inc., financed and controlled by MA. Aqua claims the defendants had concealed this information. It would not have disclosed confidential information to New York Property, the lawsuit says, and it would not have made the deal, had it known the buyer’s true identity.

The transaction was supposed to close on Jan. 30 but Sandow asked for an extension. Aqua declined and responded with a default letter accusing New York Property of misrepresenting the true identity of the buyer.

Aqua wants the court to order release of the $2 million deposit to Aqua from a jointly-controlled account.

MA and New York Property had not responded to the lawsuit as of March 13.

The V.I.P. is on Davenport Neck, a promontory jutting into New Rochelle Harbor

that has been a popular location for beach clubs since the 1940s. But shifting economic conditions and stunning vistas of Long Island Sound have made the location prime real estate for development.

The city’s waterfront plan calls for a transition from beach clubs to multifamily housing. WatermarkPointe luxury condominiums have been approved at the former Beckwith Pointe beach club on the southern tip of Davenport Neck.

YONKERS-BASED PETROLEUM KINGS FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY A Yonkers fuel oil company that is fighting lawsuits with its supplier has filed for bankruptcy.

Petroleum Kings LLC filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on Feb. 2, four days before a trial was scheduled to begin in state Supreme Court in White Plains.

The company claimed assets between $500,000 and $1 million but only $47,000 in liabilities. It was disputing claims by United Metro Energy Corp., a fuel oil supplier in Brooklyn.

Petroleum Kings is owned by Asmel Gonzalez of White Plains, and sells petroleum products to homes and businesses in the Bronx and Westchester County.

In 2014, United notified Petroleum Kings that it was blaming the company for missing fuel oil. United sued Gonzalez in federal court in Brooklyn. A federal judge dismissed the case on a jurisdictional issue but noted that Gonzalez may have committed perjury and insurance fraud.

In 2015, Petroleum Kings sued United Metro Energy in state Supreme Court in White Plains. United Metro Energy had won state contracts to supply diesel and heating oil to school districts and municipalities in the region. Petroleum Kings claimed it was not fully compensated for its role as a minority-owned business subcontractor entitled to 5 percent of the revenues. It claimed it was owed $5.1 million.

United countersued, claiming that Petroleum Kings had secretly siphoned more than 600,000 gallons of fuel oil worth $2.5 million.

After filing for bankruptcy court protection, Petroleum Kings filed motions to have the Supreme Court cases moved to federal bankruptcy court in White Plains.

Petroleum Kings believes it would have prevailed in the Supreme Court cases, attorney Anne Penachio wrote in the notice of removal, but a protracted trial would have hurt business. Litigating all of the issues in a single forum would streamline the process of resolving claims, she said, and enable the company to emerge more quickly from bankruptcy protection.

United Metro Energy’s attorney Robert T. Schmidt responded by asking bankruptcy court for a status conference at its earliest convenience.

COURT UPHOLDS DISBARMENT OF DUTCHESS LAWYER A Dutchess County lawyer and former county legislator has been formally barred from practicing law.

Michael N. Kelsey, 38, of Salt Point, was automatically disbarred last May when he was convicted of sexual assault charges in St. Lawrence County.

On Feb. 22, the state Appellate Court, second department, affirmed the disbarment and ordered that his name be removed from the state roll of attorneys.

In 2014, Kelsey, an assistant Boy Scout leader, had led a troop from Fishkill on a weeklong camping trip at Cranberry Lake in St. Lawrence County.

Two boys who were 15 when the trip took place testified against Kelsey, according to news articles. One said the scout leader touched him and the other said he tried to touch him, while they were sleeping.

A county court jury found Kelsey guilty of sexual abuse, attempted sexual assault, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of children.

He was sentenced to seven years in prison, and for the past four months he has been an inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.

Kelsey was admitted to practicing law in 2009. He was serving as a county legislator for the 25th district when he was arrested in 2014.

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Do you know heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the U.S.?

(Approximately one woman dies every 80 seconds from heart disease and fewer women than men survive their first heart attack.)

That’s why New York Medical College Dean of the School of Medicine Dr. D. Douglas Miller, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Cardiologist Dr. Tanya Dutta and Cardiologist Dr. Patrick W. Thomas of NYU Hudson Cardiology, along with the American Heart Association, wish to help women fight heart disease. They know that 80 percent of heart disease and strokes may be prevented by lifestyle changes and education.

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Democratic lawmakers push for Westchester immigration protection law

BY ALEESIA FORNI aforni@westfairinc.com

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he Westchester County Board of Legislators is considering legislation aimed at protecting immigrants who call Westchester their home.

“I think we probably all know that at the federal level, given President Trump’s executive orders, there’s just been a ripple effect in Westchester,” said Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat. “A lot of people are feeling very anxious.”

Introduced by the board’s Democratic caucus in February, the Immigration Protection Act prevents Westchester County from using any of its resources to assist in federal investigations based on race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity or national origin.

“Checking on the immigration status of Westchester County residents is not a local responsibility and we will not use our resources to further a policy which instills fear in so many of our neighbors,” Majority Leader Catherine Borgia, an Ossining Democrat, said in a statement.

The act also safeguards confidential information shared with county departments and prohibits officers from honoring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) requests that lack probable cause.

The proposed legislation also ensures that services provided by the county will be available to all who are eligible, notwithstanding their immigration status, and protects Westchester County from liability due to false arrests and imprisonments.

Parker said that community members, both documented

Supporters of a proposed county immigration protection law rallied in downtown White Plains in February.

and undocumented, are often afraid to call the police and the Immigration Protection Act aims to alleviate some of their fears.

Democratic legislators believe the act will ensure the fair treatment of immigrants by the justice system and allow them to feel more confident in working with law enforcement.

The act follows a model laid out by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman aimed at protecting immigrant communities. The model provisions clarify that local law enforcement can limit their participation in federal immigration enforcement activities in several ways: by refusing to enforce federal nonjudicial civil immigration warrants; by denying federal requests to hold uncharged individuals in custody more than 48 hours; by limiting access of

federal agents to individuals currently in custody; and by limiting information-gathering that will be used exclusively for federal immigration enforcement.

The Immigration Protection Act also codifies an executive order issued by former Democratic County Executive Andrew Spano in 2006, which put a system in place regarding immigration enforcement.

Joseph Sgammato, press secretary for the board’s Democratic caucus, said legislators have heard conflicting reports from the county executive’s office and immigration attorneys as to whether that executive order is still followed by the county.

“That’s part of our basis for this law,” Sgammato said. “We want to make sure there’s no question about it.”

Requests for comment from the office of County Executive Robert P. Astorino were not returned at press time.

A series of rallies have been held in support of the proposed legislation since its introduction, including a peaceful protest in White Plains on Presidents' Day last month.

“I think what we really wanted to do is stand up for all our residents of Westchester County and this is the way we feel that we can do that,” Parker said. “Westchester has a long tradition of being very tolerable, very inclusive, and we really want to make sure that we’re standing up for our citizens and representing those values.”

In conjunction with the act, a number of Westchester communities have taken action to reaffirm their stances in light of what many

believe to be increased challenges faced by ethnic and religious minorities following executive orders issued by President Trump.

In February, the Irvington Village Board of Trustees adopted a policy similar to the Immigration Protection Act, stating that its law enforcement officials should not engage in activities solely for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws. Other Westchester municipalities, including Croton-onHudson, Ossining and Peekskill, have confirmed their commitment to being “inclusive” communities, welcoming all residents regardless of ethnicity or country of origin.

The Immigration Protection Act is under review by the Board of Legislators committees on budget and appropriations, legislation and public safety. Sgammato said dates for those committees’ reviews have not yet been set. If passed by the committees, the act would require the approval of nine of the 17 members of the board.

“The goal is to make it an act all legislators will be able to vote for,” said Minority Leader John Testa, a Peekskill Republican. “It will take some time to reach a final version.”

“We worked very hard to make sure that this is constitutionally sound, and it is,” Parker said. “It will stand that test.”

However, board Democrats anticipate that Astorino will veto the legislation if it passes. To override his veto, the bill would need the approval of 12 board members.

The county Board of Legislators currently is comprised of nine Democrats, seven Republicans and one Conservative.

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Constitutional convention could simplify New York state courts

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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ne-third of the New York State Constitution — more than 16,000 words — describes a hodgepodge court system that critics say is more complex than any in the country.

The U.S. Constitution, by contrast, defines the federal judiciary in 375 words.

“There are some in the legal community,” said Stephen P. Younger, partner with Manhattan law firm Patterson Belknap and a former president of the New York State Bar Association, “who feel there is a good opportunity to revamp the courts.”

That opportunity could move closer

to becoming reality after Nov. 7 when the electorate votes on whether to hold a constitutional convention. If approved, convention delegates could consider proposals to simplify state courts.

While not yet taking a position for or against a convention, the bar association has issued a report on opportunities to modernize the courts.

Today’s Unified Court System was established in 1962. Despite its name, the courts are “overly complex, unduly costly and unnecessarily inefficient,” the report states.

New York has 11 types of trial-level courts and three appellate-level courts.

Trial courts are based on location, for example, from village courts upstate to district

courts on Long Island. And they are based on functions, such as crime or family issues.

The multiple jurisdictions can create baffling situations. A domestic violence victim, for instance, might have to go to three courts for relief: county court for criminal issues, state supreme court for a divorce and family court for custody and child support.

“Figuring out which court you belong in,” Younger said, “is problematic.”

The judicial structure has created imbalances at the appeals level, where the number of appellate courts was capped at four in 1894. Now the Appellate Division Second Department, which hears cases from Westchester and nine other counties, represents about half of the state popula-

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tion and handles nearly two-thirds of the appeals.

Previous proposals have called for adding a fifth division or redistributing the caseload.

For businesses, Younger said, the convoluted court structure causes delays and higher costs.

Today’s Unified Court System was established in 1962.

Despite its name, the courts are “overly complex, unduly costly and unnecessarily inefficient.”

— New York State Bar Association report

A 2012 task force concluded that reforming state courts could save $56 million annually. The courts have asked for a $2.18 billion budget for the next fiscal year.

The bar association report identifies other issues that are ripe for discussion.

Depending on the court, judges are elected or appointed. Some judges must retire by age 70 but can get extensions to 76, while others have no mandated retirement age.

Judicial terms can be four, five, six, nine, 10 or 14 years. And judges in town and village courts do not have to be lawyers.

A constitutional convention would present an opportunity, the report says, “to reorganize, modernize and simplify” state courts.

Every 20 years voters get to decide if a constitutional convention will be convened.

If they give the go-ahead in November, they would choose delegates for a convention next year. Any proposed constitutional changes would then be put to the voters in 2019.

The possibility of major changes, in the courts or any other institution governed by the constitution, poses opportunities and risks and would mobilize proponents and opponents.

The state bar association will probably take a position this summer, Younger said.

“There will likely be certain union interests and vested interests that would like to keep things the way they are,” he said.

It is too early to tell how the political forces will line up, he said, which interest groups will weigh in and “how loud those voices will be.”

“The big question is who will put money behind an ad campaign to get voters out in the fall?”

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Hotels & Conference Centers THE AMBER ROOM COLONNADE

1 Stacey Road, Danbury, Conn. 06811 Phone: 203-748-3800 Website: theamberroom.net Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 rooms, two suites Rates: call for information Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: four; total square footage: 13,000 Seating capacity: 50 to 600 Special amenities: conference and meeting center, event production and audiovisual support available, business lunch and corporate meetings and 10,000 square feet of ballroom space is available Nearby places of interest: CityCenter Danbury, Ives Concert Park, Ridgefield Playhouse, Tarrywile Park and Mansion, Railroad Museum, Military Museum of Southern New England, Danbury Fair Mall, Candlewood Lake, Western Connecticut State University and The Maritime Aquarium Year established: 1979

AVON OLD FARMS HOTEL

279 Avon Mountain Road, Avon, Conn. 06001 Phone: 860-677-1651 Website: avonoldfarmshotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 160 Rates: from $129 Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one; Seasons Restaurant & Tap Room Meeting rooms: eight, including a ballroom and terrace Seating capacity: 15 to 300; total square footage: 8,380 Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet, meeting rooms set to preference, audiovisual equipment, catering service and outdoor reception space Nearby places of interest: downtown Hartford Year established: 1955

THE C.V. RICH MANSION

305 Ridgeway, White Plains, N.Y. 10605 Phone: 914-948-0958 Website: caperberryevents.com Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for information Group rates: NA Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: NA; total square footage: 7,000 Meeting-room amenities: NA Nearby places of interest: downtown White Plains, including shopping, restaurants and other attractions and close proximity to businesses, including IBM, PepsiCo, JPMorgan Chase, Heineken and MasterCard Year established: 1916, renovated 2016

CAMBRIA HOTEL & SUITES WHITE PLAINS DOWNTOWN

COMFORT INN & SUITES

20 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, N.Y. 10523 Phone: 914-592-8600 Website: choicehotels.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 85 rooms, 14 suites Rates: from $143 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two; total square footage: 957 Seating capacity: 26 to 49; total square footage: 956 Meeting-room amenities: hardwired and wireless internet and free continental breakfast and weekday newspaper Nearby places of interest: New York Medical College, Westchester County Center Theatre, The Galleria at White Plains, State University of New York – Purchase, Pace University, The Westchester Mall, Westchester Community College, Westchester Medical Center, Historic Hudson Valley, Pace University, Westchester Skating Academy and the Westchester Broadway Theater Year established: 2000

250 Main St., White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: 914-681-0500 Website: cambriasuiteswhiteplains.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 130 suites Rates: from $180 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one, SocialCircle Restaurant & Lounge; onsite dining options include TGI Fridays Casual Dining Restaurant & Bar, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Wild Fusion Asian Sushi Grill and Bar Meeting rooms: three; total square footage: 1,700 Seating capacity: nine to 175 Meeting-room amenities: complimentary WiFi and remote printing, complimentary local shuttle, food and beverage menus customizable for every occasion, professional meeting and event planning, 120-inch dropdown projection screen with plug n’ play audio, LCD projectors, VCR/DVD players, 35mm slide projector, microphones, podium and flip charts and easels Nearby places of interest: downtown White Plains, including shopping, restaurants and other attractions and close proximity to businesses; including IBM, PepsiCo, JPMorgan Chase, Heineken and MasterCard Year established: 2014

COMFORT INN & SUITES – GOSHEN

20 Hatfield Lane, Goshen, N.Y. 10954 Phone: 845-291-1282 Website: comfortinngoshen.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 95 rooms, 40 suites Rates: from $103 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: six Seating capacity: eight to 93; total square footage: 2,332 Meeting-room amenities: free continental breakfast, complimentary WiFi, meeting and banquet facilities and business center with copy and fax services Nearby places of interest: The Castle Fun Center, The Rock Sports Park, Monticello Gaming and Raceway, Orange County Fair Speedway and Bear Mountain State Park Year established: 2005

CASTLE HOTEL & SPA

400 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 Phone: 914-631-1980 Website: castlehotelandspa.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 31, six suites Rates: from $304 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Equus Restaurant Meeting rooms: four; total square footage: more than 4,000 Seating capacity: 40 to 200 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, transportation, wireless internet in guest rooms, outdoor seasonal pool and lawn space for outdoor activities and team-building exercises Nearby places of interest: Historic Hudson Valley, winery, antiquing, boutique shopping, outdoor activities, KyKuit (Rockefeller Estate) and the town of Sleepy Hollow Year established: 1997, renovated in 2013

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT SHELTON

780 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton, Conn. 06484 Phone: 203-929-1500 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 149 rooms, 12 suites Rates: from $101 Guest rates: yes Restaurants: one; Bistro, serving breakfast Meeting rooms: 11 Seating capacity: 350; total square footage: 6,300 Meeting-room amenities: six breakout rooms, copy and fax service, full-service business center, messenger service, networking and internet printing, overnight delivery and pickup and post and parcel services Nearby places of interest: Jones Family Farm and Winery, Beardsley Zoo, Yale Peabody Museum, Arena at HarborYard, Bridgeport Bluefish Baseball, Maritime Aquarium, Shubert Theater, Captain Cove’s Seaport, Mohegan Sun Casino and Foxwoods Casino Year established: 1987

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT STAMFORD DOWNTOWN

275 Stamford St., Stamford, Conn. 06901 Phone: 203-358-8822 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 110 rooms, five suites Rates: from $193 Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 35; total square footage: 877 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation (cost if applicable), complimentary hardwired and wireless internet and complimentary shuttle service Nearby places of interest: more than 80 restaurants and shops, the Stamford Metro Center, the towns of Greenwich and Norwalk and an hour’s ride from New York City on the MetroNorth Railroad Year established: 2005

CRABTREE’S KITTLE HOUSE RESTAURANT & INN

11 Kittle Road, Chappaqua, N.Y. 10514 Phone: 914-666-8044 Website: kittlehouse.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 12 guestrooms inside The Inn at Kittle House Rates: NA Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Crabtree’s Kittle House Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: 120 Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities, special meals available, complimentary wireless internet access and audiovisual services Nearby places of Interest: Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, Katonah Museum of Arts, Jacob Burns Film Center, Wings Air Helicopters and Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate) Year established: 1790

CRESTVIEW CONFERENCE CENTER

440 W. Nyack Road, West Nyack, N.Y. 10994 Phone: 845-620-7207 Website: crestviewconference.org Electronic reservations available: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: more than six Seating capacity: five to 240; total square footage: 12,000 Meeting-room amenities: onsite chef for dining services, pre-meeting planning assistance and onsite business center Nearby places of interest: Palisades Climb Adventure, Levity Live Comedy Club, Ice Skating at The Palisades Center, Lucky Strike Bowling Alley, Buttermilk Falls Park, Bear Mountain Park and Stony Point Battlefield Year established: 2014

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Hotels & Conference Centers CROWNE PLAZA DANBURY

18 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, Conn. 06810 Phone: 203-794-0600 Website: cpdanbury.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 242, two suites Rates: from $130 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Hat City Tavern and Ridgebury Café Meeting rooms: 20 Seating capacity: 700; total square footage: 26,000 Meeting-room amenities: meeting planners, full-service catering, 24-hour business center, complimentary WiFi and meeting packages Nearby places of interest: Danbury Fair Mall, Connecticut Wine Trail, golf, Grand Prix Racing and several museums Year established: 1978, renovated 2012

CROWNE PLAZA WHITE PLAINS – DOWNTOWN

66 Hale Ave., White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: 914-682-0050 Website: cpwestchester.com Electronic reservations: yes Rooms/suites: 402 rooms, seven suites Rates: $171 and up Restaurants: three; Mix Cocktail Bar + Kitchen, Whisk and Morning Mix Meeting rooms: 17 Seating capacity: 10 to 1,000; total square footage: 17,000 Meeting-room amenities: airport shuttle, internet access, banquet facilities, enclosed parking facility and executive level with lounge Nearby places of interest: Westchester Shopping Center, Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens, White Plains Performing Arts Center, Lyndhurst, Empire City Casino, The Galleria at White Plains, The Westchester (upscale shopping mall) and Sunnyside (Mark Twain’s home) Year established: 1985

DAYS INN NEWBURGH

915 Union Ave. I-84 New Windsor, N.Y. 12553 Phone: 845-564-7550 Website: wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/ new-windsor-new-york/ Electronic reservations: yes Rooms/suites: 97 Rates: from $94 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: 20; total square footage: NA Meeting-room amenities: meeting room, boardroom and available transportation and complimentary WiFi Nearby places of interest: Stewart International Airport, Orange County Choppers, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, United States Military Academy at West Point, Orange County Fair Speedway, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, Hudson River and Bear Mountain State Park Year established: 1998

DELAMAR GREENWICH HARBOR

DOLCE NORWALK

500 Steamboat Road Greenwich, Conn. 06830 Phone: 203-661-9800 Website: delamargreenwich.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 82 rooms, seven suites Rates: from $329 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; l’escale and The Lounge Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 16 to 350; total square footage: 2,300 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, transportation, plasmascreen television, audiovisual, flexibility and waterfront location Nearby places of interest: Bruce Museum, Tod’s Point Beach and Greenwich Avenue stores Year established: 2002

32 Weed Ave., Norwalk, Conn. 06850 Phone: 877-813-4153 Website: dolcenorwalk.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 120, one suite Rates: NA Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Market 32 Meeting rooms: 14 Seating capacity: six to 240; total square footage: 10,437 Meeting-room amenities: venues with natural lighting, ballroom, boardroom, amphitheater, teambuilding activities, video conferencing, business services, complimentary hardwired and wireless internet, ergonomic chairs, hardtop work tables and white boards Nearby places of interest: South Norwalk, Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, city of Stamford, Westchester Airport, LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Calf Pasture Beach, Westport Country Playhouse, shopping and restaurants Year established: 2003

DELAMAR SOUTHPORT HOTEL

275 Old Post Road, Southport, Conn. 06890 Phone: 203-259-2800 Website: delamarsouthport.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 44 rooms, six suites Rates: from $339 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Artisan Restaurant, Tavern & Garden Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 10 to 150; total square footage: 5,000 Meeting-room amenities: meeting packages available, 24-hour concierge services Nearby places of interest: Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport Bluefish, Fairfield Theatre Co., Foxwoods Casino, IMAX Theatre, LockwoodMathews Mansion Museum, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Mohegan Sun Casino, Mystic Seaport, The Ridgefield Playhouse, Sheffield Island Lighthouse, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Stew Leonard’s and the Webster Bank Arena Year established: 2010

DORAL ARROWWOOD HOTEL CONFERENCE CENTER

975 Anderson Hill Road Rye Brook, N.Y. 10573 Phone: 914-417-4722 Website: doralarrowwood.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 376 guestrooms, seven suites Rates: from $111 Group rates: yes Restaurants: three; Mulligan’s Outdoor Café, The Pub and the Atrium Meeting rooms: 33 Seating capacity: 200; total square footage: 33,000 Meeting-room amenities: 11 breakout rooms, audiovisual equipment, refreshment breaks, ballroom, amphitheater, executive ballroom, enhanced lighting, full-service audiovisual capabilities, high ceilings, adjacent offices, breakout rooms, refreshment break areas and ergonomic conference chairs Year established: 1983

DOLCE IBM LEARNING CENTER

20 Old Post Road, Armonk, N.Y. 10504 Phone: 914-499-2000 Website: ibmlearningcenter.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 182 Rates: from $312 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; The Arbor Room and The Fireplace Lounge Meeting rooms: 31 Seating capacity: four to 208; total square footage: 21,600 Meeting-room amenities: 20 breakout rooms, banquet facilities, touch screen podium control and complimentary hardwired and wireless internet access Nearby places of interest: Westchester County Airport, LaGuardia International Airport, John F. Kennedy Airport and Newark International Airport, Historic Hudson Valley, Lyndhurst Castle, Pound Ridge Golf Club and Maple Moor Golf Club Year established: 1982

DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL NORWALK

789 Connecticut Ave. Norwalk, Conn. 06854 Phone: 203-853-3477 Website: doubletree3.hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 265 rooms Rates: from $166 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Saffire Meeting rooms: seven Seating capacity: six to 250; total square footage: 6,200 Meeting-room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, complimentary printing service, express mail, fax, meeting rooms, photocopying service and printer Nearby places of interest: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Merritt 7 Corporate Park, The Stepping Stones Museum, Concours d’Elegance Classic Car Show, Norwalk Oyster Festival, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and Stew Leonard’s Year established: 2000

DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL TARRYTOWN

455 S. Broadway, Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 Phone: 914-631-5700 Website: doubletree3hilton.com Electronic reservations available: yes Rooms/suites: 246 rooms Rates: from $199 Restaurants: one; Bistro Z Meeting rooms: 28 Seating capacity: 10 to 1,200; total square footage: 24,000 Meeting-room amenities: 24,000 feet of exhibit space, breakout rooms, banquet facilities, transportation and day meeting packages Nearby places of interest: Westchester County Airport, La Guardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Lyndhurst National Historic Site, Kykuit (Rockefeller estate), the Hudson River, the Hudson Valley and Palisades Center Year founded: 2007

EDITH MACY CONFERENCE CENTER

550 Chappaqua Road, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. 10510 Phone: 914-945-8000 Website: edithmacy.com Electronic reservations acceptable: yes Rooms/suites: 52 Rates: call for rate information Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: nine Seating capacity: five to 200; total square footage: 14,000 Meeting-room amenities: ergonomic chairs in all conference rooms, individually climatecontrolled conference rooms, white boards, standard audiovisual equipment, LCD projectors, easels with pads and markers, monitors and wireless internet Nearby places of interest: Bronx Zoo, New York Botanical Gardens, Bear Mountain State Park, Palisades Center, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, villages of Pleasantville and Chappaqua Year established: 1982

THE EMERSON RESORT & SPA

5340 New York 28 Mount Tremper, N.Y. 12457 Phone: 845-688-2828 Website: emersonresort.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 27 rooms, 26 suites Rates: from $259 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Woodnotes Grill Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: N/A Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet, audiovisual services, on-site meeting attendant, full-service concierge and fax and copy services Nearby places of interest: Catskill Mountains, Woodstock, Rhinebeck and FDR Presidential Library and Museum Year established: 1996/2007

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Hotels & Conference Centers ETHAN ALLEN HOTEL

21 Lake Avenue Extension Danbury, Conn. 06811 Phone: 914-744-1776 Website: ethanallenhotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 193, six suites Rates: from $109 Restaurants: one; Fairfield Restaurant & Lounge Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: 20 to 350; total square footage: 15,000 Meeting-room amenities: event-planning and catering teams; outdoor settings for receptions, dinners and team-building activities; complimentary wireless internet; audiovisual systems and presentation equipment and professional technical support; 24-hour business center with an internet-equipped workstation, printer and fax Nearby places of interest: Antique Trail, Danbury Fair Mall, Litchfield Hills Wine Trail and golf Year established: 1974

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HAMPTON INN WHITE PLAINS/TARRYTOWN

2015 US 9, Garrison, N.Y. 10524 Phone: 845-424-3604 Website: thegarrison.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: four rooms Rates: from $109 Restaurants: three; Valley, World’s End Bar and The Terrace Grill Meeting rooms: five versatile spaces Seating capacity: 30 to 200 Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities; total square footage: NA Nearby places of interest: Bear Mountain State Park, DIA Art Foundation Beacon, Boscobel National Historic Site and Garrison Golf Club Year established: 1999

HERITAGE HOTEL

200 W. Main St., Elmsford, N.Y. 10523 Phone: 914-592-5680 Website: hamptoninn3.hotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 156 Rates: from $94 Group rates: NA Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: 20 to 115; total square footage: 2,800 Meeting-room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, complimentary printing service, express mail, fax, meeting rooms, modem, photocopying service and printer Nearby places of interest: New York City, Empire City Yonkers Raceway, Fordham University, The Galleria Mall in White Plains, Historic Hudson Valley, Kykuit-Rockefeller Estate, Lyndhurst Mansion, Pace University, Marymount College, Philipsburg Manor, Rockefeller State Park Preservation, Tarrytown Music Hall, Westchester Community College, Westchester County Center and The Westchester Year established: 1946, renovated 2010

522 Heritage Road, Southbury, Conn. 06488 Phone: 203-264-8200 Website: heritagesouthbury.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 163 rooms, five suites Rates: from $150 Group rates: no Restaurants: one; The Tavern Meeting rooms: 21 Seating capacity: 10 to 350; total square footage: 28,000 Meeting-room amenities: amphitheater, two ballrooms, one boardroom, ergonomic chairs, nonglare conference tables, natural light in all rooms, access to outdoor courtyards from the conference center, team-building activities, wireless internet access, hardtop work tables, business center and audiovisual staff and equipment Nearby places of interest: vineyards, antiques and ropes course Year established: 1970

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Hotel Zero Degrees offers the finest accommodations and meeting rooms providing exceptionally personalized service in our welcoming and stylish boutique hotels.

For more details and reservations: hotelzerodegrees.com Stamford 909 Washington Blvd.

Stamford, CT 06901 tel: 203.363.7900

Norwalk 353 Main Ave. Norwalk, CT 06851 tel: 203.750.9800

Danbury 15 Milestone Rd. Danbury, CT 06810 tel: 203.730.9200

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Hotels & Conference Centers HILTON GARDEN INN NORWALK

560 Main Ave., Norwalk, Conn. 06851 Phone: 203-523-4000 Website: hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 170 rooms Rates: from $199 and up Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; The Garden Grille & Bar Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: nine to 117 Meeting-room amenities: 24-hour business center, 24-hour snack bar, wireless internet, onsite catering with staff, audiovisual equipment, desk-level power outlets and ports and oversized desk and ergonomic chair in every room Nearby places of interest: La Guardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Westchester County Airport, The Maritime Aquarium and city of Norwalk Year established: 2001

HILTON PEARL RIVER

500 Veterans Memorial Drive Pearl River, N.Y. 10965 Phone: 845-735-9000 Website: hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 150 rooms Rates: from $209 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Clearwater Tavern and Two Henrys Meeting rooms: 15 Seating capacity: 1,000; total square footage: 27,000 Meeting room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, courier service, fax, high-speed internet access, regular and overnight mail, meeting rooms, photocopying services, printer, secretarial service and typing service Nearby places of interest: Iona College Rockland, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, Palisades Center and 30-minute travel to New York City via the Metro-North Railroad Year established: 1988

HILTON STAMFORD HOTEL & EXECUTIVE MEETING CENTER

THE HISTORIC THAYER HOTEL AT WEST POINT

HOLIDAY INN BRIDGEPORT-TRUMBULL-FAIRFIELD

HILTON WESTCHESTER

HNA PALISADES PREMIER CONFERENCE CENTER

HOLIDAY INN DANBURY

1 First Stamford Place, Stamford, Conn. 06902 Phone: 203-967-2222 Website: hiltonstamfordhotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 484, 12 suites Rates: from $169 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Senses Meeting rooms: 30 Seating capacity: 15 to 1,500; total square footage: 59,000 Meeting-room amenities: more than 59,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, more than 10,000 square feet of space in the ballroom, a climate-controlled three-season garden pavilion, natural light and great views, 30 breakout rooms accommodating up to 700 people, onsite meeting planners, audiovisual equipment and support staff, culinary team, onsite business center and wireless internet access in all meeting space Nearby places of interest: Stamford Town Center, Palace Theatre, Rich Forum Cove Island Park, Stamford Center for the Arts and close proximity to major area airports Year established: 2008, renovated

674 Thayer Road, West Point, N.Y. 10996 Phone: 845-446-4731 Website: thethayerhotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 151 guestrooms and suites, including two presidential suites and 22 executive suites Rates: from $249 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: 10 Seating capacity: 20 to 300; total square footage: Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet in all rooms and common areas, 6,500-lumen projection systems, advanced lighting controls, projection screen, flipchart, paper and pens, unlimited snacks and beverages, custom-catering options, refreshment breaks and river views Nearby places of interest: United States Military Academy at West Point, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets, golfing and wineries Year established: 1929

699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook, N.Y. 10573 Phone: 914-939-6300 Website: hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 445 Rates: from $199 Restaurants: one; härth Meeting rooms: 22 Seating capacity: 16 to 1,100; total square footage: 32,000 Meeting-room amenities: 9,520-square-foot Westchester Ballroom, wireless internet, flipchart and markets, all-day nonalcoholic beverage service, meal options, health and fun break options, LCD projector and screen or monitor Nearby places of interest: Rye Playland Amusement Park, close proximity to all major airports, The Galleria at White Plains, The Westchester, downtown White Plains and 30-minute travel to New York City via the Metro-North Railroad Year established: 1973

334 Route 9W, Palisades, N.Y. 10964 Phone: 845-732-6000 Website: hnapalisades.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 206 rooms Rates: from $129 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; The Hearth Meeting rooms: 43 conference rooms, including three tiered classrooms and amphitheatres Seating capacity: six to 400; total square footage: 48,000 Meeting-room amenities: 19 breakout rooms, venues with natural lighting, outdoor venues, wireless internet access throughout the property, 12-hour executive chairs and hardtop work tables, sound system, rearscreen projection, podium with touch-screen controls, overhead projectors, blackout blinds in the ballroom, lapel and handheld microphones, meeting supply kit, stage and whiteboards Nearby places of interest: LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International Airport, Palisades Center, Westchester County Airport, Piermont, Nyack and Hudson Valley Year founded: 1989

1070 Main St., Bridgeport, Conn. 06604 Phone: 203-334-1234 Website: ihg.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 209 rooms, 11 suites Rates: from $101 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Park City Grill Meeting rooms: seven Seating capacity: 10 to 444; total square footage: 9,000 Meeting-room amenities: business center, copying, wireless internet access, executive floors, executive suites, PC available, printer and business center Nearby places of interest: Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard, Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, City Lights Gallery, University of Bridgeport, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield University, Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Captain’s Cove Seafood, Ballpark at Harbor Yard, Klein Memorial Auditorium, The Discovery Museum, Housatonic Museum of Art and The Barnum Museum Year founded: 1990, renovated in 2010

80 Newton Road, Danbury, Conn. 06810 Phone: 203-792-4000 Website: ihg.com/holidayinn/ Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 114 rooms, 11 suites Rates: from $99 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; 99 Restaurant & Pub Meeting rooms: 1 Seating capacity: NA; square footage: 500 Meeting-room amenities: on-site business center, printer and copying Nearby places of interest: DiGrazia Vineyard, Lake Compounce Amusement Park, Candlewood Lake, the Danbury Fair Mall, Stew Leonard’s, Charles Ives Center and the Danbury Ice Area Year founded: 2014, renovated 1973

HOLIDAY INN MIDDLETOWN-GOSHEN

68 Crystal Run Road Middletown, N.Y. 10941 Phone: 877-298-2066 Website: ihg.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 101 Rates: from $99 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: 250; total square footage: 3,500 Meeting-room amenities: slide projector, cable modem, DVD player, digital projector, flipchart and markers, group and event packages, LCD projector, laser disc, lectern, microphone, modem lines, overhead projector, VCR and whiteboard Nearby places of interest: golf, shopping and museums Year established: 2003, renovated

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Hotels & Conference Centers HOLIDAY INN MOUNT KISCO

HONOR’S HAVEN RESORT & SPA

HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON NEWBURGH-STEWART AIRPORT

HOTEL ZERO DEGREES DANBURY

1 Holiday Inn Drive, Mount Kisco, N.Y. 10549 Phone: 844-202-9707 Website: ihg.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 118 rooms Rates: from $127 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Teddy’s Restaurant and Lounge Meeting rooms: five Seating capacity: 12 to 275; total square footage: more than 6,000 Meeting-room amenities: DVD player, LCD projector, lectern, microphone, modem lines, VCR and whiteboard Nearby places of interest: sculpture collections at PepsiCo, IBM headquarters, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts and Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate) Year established: 1970

180 Breunig Road, New Windsor, N.Y. 12553 Phone: 845-567-2700 Website: homewoodsuites3.hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 125 Rates: from $159 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: five Seating capacity: 10 to 200; total square footage: 4,700 Meeting-room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, express mail, fax, modem, photocopying services and printer Nearby places of interest: U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Woodbury Commons Premium Outlets and Orange County Choppers Year established: 2007

HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON STRATFORD

6905 Main St., Stratford, Conn. 06614 Phone: 203-377-3322 Website: homewoodsuites3.hilton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 135 Rates: from $114 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: eight to 50;total square footage: 319 Meeting-room amenities: audiovisual equipment rental, business center, complimentary printing service, express mail, fax, meeting rooms, modem, photocopying service and printer Nearby places of interest: Beardsley Zoo, Bridgeport Arena and Bluefish Stadium, Ferry to Long Island, Jones Family Farm and Winery, Long Island Ferry, Short Beach and Yale University Year established: 2002, renovated 2015

HOTEL ZERO DEGREES NORWALK

1195 Arrowhead Road, Ellenville, N.Y. 12428 Phone: 877-969-4283 Website: honorshaven.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 232 including executive, presidential and VIP suites Rates: from $136 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; The Dining Room Meeting rooms: 19 Seating capacity: 600; total square footage: 48,608 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, shuttle bus transportation, standard audiovisual and wireless internet Nearby places of interest: Sam’s Point Preserve, Shawangunk Wine Trail, Monticello Gaming and Raceway and Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Year established: 1903

353 Main Ave., Norwalk, Conn. 06851 Phone: 203-750-9800 Website: hotelzerodegrees.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 96 Rates: $from 90 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Mediterraneao Meeting rooms: ballroom divisible into three separate meeting rooms Seating capacity: 20 to 120; total square footage: 1,875 Meeting-room amenities: 1,875-squarefoot ballroom, natural lighting, pre-function services, breakout rooms, buffet and rooftop deck for pre- and post-function gatherings, Nearby places of interest: The Maritime Aquarium, the towns of Norwalk and Greenwich, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Metro-North Railroad trip to New York City, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Westchester County Airport, Stewart International Airport and Bradley International Airport, as well as many corporations, including Diageo North America, Tauck Tours and Xerox Year established: 2013

15 Milestone Road, Danbury, Conn. 06810 Phone: 203-730-9200 Website: hotelzerodegrees.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 124, 27 suites Rates: from $99 Group rates: NA Restaurants: one; Terra of Danbury, an onsite restaurant and caterer Meeting rooms: two, plus an outdoor option Seating capacity: 20 to 120; total square footage: 3,500 Meeting-room amenities: floor-to-ceiling windows with natural lighting, complimentary parking and wireless internet and audiovisual capabilities, outdoor event space Nearby places of interest: Danbury Fair Mall, The Palace Danbury, The Danbury Library, Danbury Museum and Historical Society, Danbury Railway Museum, the Danbury Music Centre, Danbury Ice Arena, Westerners Baseball, the Danbury Innovation Center and the Farmers’ Market, Ives Center and the O’Neill Center Year established: 2016

HYATT HOUSE SHELTON

830 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton, Conn. 06484 Phone: 203-225-0700 Website: shelton.house.hyatt.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 33 rooms with standard accommodations, 14 one-bedroom suites and 80 studio suites Rates: from $133 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; H Bar Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: 14 to 90; total square footage: 1,515 Meeting-room amenities: 1,515 square feet of flexible meeting space, in-house meeting consultant, online group booking page, allinclusive meeting packages available, variety of catering menu options and audiovisual equipment Nearby places of interest: PerkinElmer, BIC, Sikorsky, Prudential Financial Services, Hubbell Inc. and Pitney Bowes; west of New Haven University and Yale University, north of Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University Year established: 2010

HYATT HOUSE WHITE PLAINS HOTEL ZERO DEGREES STAMFORD

909 Washington Blvd.

Stamford, Conn. 06901 Phone: 203-363-7900 Website: hotelzerodegrees.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 97 Rates: from $92 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: 1 Seating capacity: 12 to 300; total square footage: NA Meeting-room amenities: projector, screen and audiovisual equipment and transportation Nearby places of interest: Stamford Center for the Arts, Mill River Park, Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, more than 70 restaurants, Long Island Sound and beaches, New England hiking and the Metro-North Railroad Year established: 2009

101 Corporate Park Drive West Harrison, N.Y. 10604 Phone: 914-251-9700 Website: whiteplains.house.hyatt.com Executive reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 159 Rates: from $180 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: five to 70; total square footage: 1,288 Meeting-room amenities: 1,288 square feet of flexible meeting space, audiovisual services, complimentary wireless and wired internet and creative catering Nearby places of interest: New York City, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, downtown Stamford, Rye Playland Amusement Park, the Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Gardens Year established: 2000

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Hotels & Conference Centers HYATT REGENCY GREENWICH

1800 E. Putnam Ave. Old Greenwich, Conn. 06870 Phone: 203-637-1234 Website: greenwich.hyatt.com Executive reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 373, including 12 suites Rates: from $189 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Winfield’s and Gazebo Bar & Grill Meeting rooms: 12 Seating capacity: 1,200; total square footage: 35,000 Meeting-room amenities: 9,600-square-foot Regency Ballroom with 4,400 square feet of pre-function meeting space, 1,952-squarefoot outdoor patio adjacent to Regency Ballroom, Round Hill Amphitheater with executive stage seating for 110, 4,225-squarefoot seasonal Sun Court Pavilion, 20 versatile breakout rooms and an onsite audiovisual department Nearby places of interest: Historic Conde Nast Tower landmark, shops and restaurants of Greenwich Avenue, crafts and gift shops of South Norwalk, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Chelsea Piers Connecticut/Sporting Complex, E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course, Greenwich Point and Beach, Bruce Museum, Stamford Museum and Nature Center, BushHolley House, Palace Theatre, Rich Forum Theatre, Babcock Preserve and walking trails, Binney Park, Rye Playland and New York City Year established: 1986

INN AT ARBOR RIDGE HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER

LIFE, THE PLACE TO BE

2 Lawrence St., Ardsley, N.Y. 10502 Phone: 914-591-4400 Website: lifetheplacetobe.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: 29,000-square-foot New York City-style loft space Seating capacity: 30 to 1,000; total square footage: 29,000 Meeting-room amenities: full-service catering by Abigail Kirsch, buffet menus provided

by LIFE, ceremony site available on premises, kosher catering available, event essentials are included, permanently installed plasma and projection screens, four mini AMF bowling alleys, rock-climbing wall, laser tag and 3,000 square feet of arcade games Nearby places of interest: Tappan Zee Bridge, New York City, the town of Sleepy Hollow, Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate), Lyndhurst and the Hudson River Year established: 2009

17 Route 376, Hopewell Junction, N.Y. 12533 Phone: 845-227-7700 Website: innatarborridge.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 57 rooms, five junior suites and one bridal suite Rates: from $117 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: two to 15; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: banquet facility, special meals available and wireless internet access Nearby places of interest: Dutchess Stadium, Stormville Flea Market, Hudson Valley Rail Trail, Walk Way Over the Hudson, Splash Down Beach, Barton Orchards, Beekman Country Club, Trump National Golf Club, West Point, Dutchess Wine Trail, shopping areas, restaurants and kid-friendly activities Year established: 2008

THE MANSION AT COLONIAL TERRACE

119 Oregon Road, Cortlandt, N.Y. 10567 Phone: 914-737-0400 Website: colonialterracecaterers.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: eight Seating capacity: 20 to 700; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: dedicated conference team leaders, theme meals, continental breakfast, morning coffee break and afternoon break, full-service audiovisual needs, wireless internet, lodging, transportation, leisure activities and sports and a business center providing copying, faxing, printing, mailing and shipping Nearby places of interest: 35-minute travel to Stewart International Airport and Westchester County Airport, in close proximity to major New York City and New Jersey airports, close to Metro-North Railroad and activities, including fishing, hiking, tennis, water sports, championship golf, spas, kayaking, biking, shopping and winery tours Year established: 1945

EXIT 4 OFF 1-84 DANBURY, CT 06811 203-744-1776

• Beautifully Appointed Guestrooms Decorated in the Legendary Ethan Allen Style • Two Ballrooms and Conference Rooms Which Can Accommodate 10-500 People • Upgraded High-Speed WiFi Complimentary in All Guestrooms, Meeting and Public Spaces • 193 Newly Renovated Guestrooms Decorated in The Legendary Style of Ethan Allen • 24-Hour Business Center With Fax, Copy, Printing and Internet Capabilities • State of The Art Multimedia Capabilities • Day Meeting Packages or Custom Pricing • Dedicated, Professional Event Planner to Detail Event from Beginning To End

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Hotels & Conference Centers MARON HOTEL & SUITES

42 Lake Avenue Extension Danbury, Conn. 06811 Phone: 203-791-2200 Website: maronhotel.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 86 Rates: from $79 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; VIVO! Bar and Grill Meeting rooms: five Seating capacity: 10 to 140 people; total square footage: 5,000 Meeting-room amenities: business services include a business center, computer hookups, slide projector and screen, computer modem, fax center, fax and copying service and high-speed internet access; all meeting rooms include high-speed internet access and a sound system Nearby places of interest: Western Connecticut State University, Danbury Fair Mall, Ives Concert Park and major corporations nearby Year established: 1999

MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE

PAMELA’S TRAVELING FEAST AND PAMELA’S ON THE HUDSON

1000 Mountain Rest Road New Paltz, N.Y. 12561 Phone: 855-883-3798 Website: mohonk.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Room/suites: 265, in addition to guest cottages Rates: from $328 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Mohonk Mountain House Meeting rooms: six Seating capacity: up to 350; total square footage: N/A Meeting amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation, coffee breaks, working lunches, wireless internet, flipcharts, LCD projectors, screen, podium, microphone and valet parking Nearby places of interest: New Paltz and Culinary Institute of America Year established: 1869

1 Park Place, Newburgh, N.Y. 12550 Phone: 845-562-4505 Website: pamelasonthehudson.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one main dining room plus bar and lounge area; facility is located inside Pamela’s on the Hudson at the Newburgh Yacht Club Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: up to 160; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: podium, screen, wireless internet, fax and copy machine access and dance floor Nearby places of interest: Newburgh Yacht Club Year established: 2005

NEUBURGER MUSEUM OF ART MATRIX CONFERENCE & BANQUET CENTER

39 Old Ridgebury Road Danbury, Conn. 06810 Phone: 203-312-1555 Website: matrixconferenceandbanquetcenter.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: 23 Seating capacity: eight to 1,500; total square footage: 34,000 Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet, ergonomic seating, individual climate control, dining and beverage service, break-out lounge area, plug and play capabilities, concierge paging service and audiovisual equipment, including tele- and video conferencing Nearby places of interest: hotels, including Comfort Suites, Courtyard and Residence Inn Year established: 2010

MINNEWASKA LODGE

3116 Route 44/55, Gardiner, N.Y. 12525 Phone: 845-255-1110 Website: minnewaskalodge.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 26 Rates: from $165 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 14 to 60; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: two breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation, coffee breaks, working lunches, wireless internet, flipcharts, LCD projectors, screen, podium, microphone and valet parking Nearby places of interest: Shawangunk Mountains, town of Gardiner, Hudson Valley, Culinary Institute of America, 75 miles from New York City Year established: 2000

THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

735 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, N.Y. 10577 Phone: 914-251-6100 Website: neuberger.org Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 80 to 200 Meeting-room amenities: art galleries and conference room Nearby places of interest: PepsiCo Sculpture Gardens, Doral Arrowood Hotel and Conference Center and city of White Plains Year established: 1974

Purchase College 735 Anderson Hill Road Purchase, N.Y. 10577 Phone: 914-251-6200 Website: artscenter.org Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: four theaters Seating capacities: 1,300; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: internet access, theatrical lighting and sound Nearby places of interest: PepsiCo Sculpture Garden and Metro-North Railroad Year established: 1978

OMNI NEW HAVEN HOTEL AT YALE

POUGHKEEPSIE INN

2625 South Road, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601 Phone: 845-452-6600 Website: N/A Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 77 rooms Rates: from $78 Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: one; total square footage: N/A Seating capacity: 40 to 50 Meeting-room amenities: chairs, tables and slide-in screens Nearby places of interest: Walkway over the Hudson, Vanderbilt Mansion, FDR Museum and Library, Culinary Institute of America, Vassar College and Marist College Year established: 1960, renovated in 2009

RADISSON NEW ROCHELLE

1 Radisson Plaza, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801 Phone: 914-576-3700 Website: radisson.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 125 rooms, three suites Rates: from $135 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; NoMa Social Meeting rooms: five Seating capacity: up to 250; total square footage: 6,400 Meeting-room amenities: 6,400 square feet of event space, airport shuttle service to La Guardia Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, business center, hardwired internet access in all rooms, multilingual staff and valet service Nearby places of interest: Rye Playland, New Roc City, the Bronx Zoo, the New York Botanical Gardens and New York City Year established: 1976

POUGHKEEPSIE GRAND HOTEL

155 Temple St., New Haven, Conn. 06510 Phone: 203-772-6664 Website: omnihotels.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 306, seven suites Rates: from $215 Group rates: yes Restaurants: three; John Daveport’s At the Top of the Park, Morsel’s and Bar 19 Meeting rooms: 19 Seating capacity: up to 1,000; total square footage: 22,000 Meeting-room amenities: more than 22,000 square feet of function space, including a 9,200-square-foot grand ballroom; business center includes photocopy and fax machines, mail and packaging services, internet, computer and email access for a fee Nearby places of interest: Long Wharf Harbor & Pier, New Haven Green, New Haven Symphony, Yale University Art Gallery, Yale University Visitor’s Center, Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, IKEA, Chapel Street shopping, Tanger Outlets of Westbrook and Westfield Connecticut Post Year established: 1997

AND CONFERENCE CENTER 40 Civil Center Plaza Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601 Phone: 845-485-5300 Website: pokgrand.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 195 rooms, 10 suites Rates: from $169 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Market Street Bar & Grill Meeting rooms: 12 Seating capacity: 25 to 400; total square footage: 15,000 Meeting-room amenities: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation and audiovisual services Nearby places of interest: Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, FDR Presidential Library and Museum, Culinary Institute of America and Locust Grove Year established: 1994

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Host your next Meeting at the Crowne Plaza - White Plains Everything We Do Is Built Around Making Your Meeting A Success!

Contact the Sales & Catering Team at 914-821-1345

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Hotels & Conference Centers RAMADA YONKERS

125 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, N.Y. 10710 Phone: 914-476-3800 Website: wyndhamhotels.com/ramada/ Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/sites: 103 rooms, three suites Rates: from $89 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Davanport Grille Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: up to 290; total square footage: 1,000 Meeting-room amenities: additional banquet and reception space with onsite business center Nearby places of interest: Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway, Stew Leonard’s Yonkers, The Galleria at White Plains, The Westchester, the New York Botanical Gardens, the Bronx Zoo, Shea Stadium in Queens, The Meadowlands, Madison Square Garden, Javits Convention Center and New York City Year established: 2006

RENAISSANCE WESTCHESTER HOTEL

80 W. Red Oak Lane West Harrison, N.Y. 10604 Phone: 914-694-5400 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 342 rooms, six suites Rates: from $193 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Hive Living Room + Bar Meeting rooms: 27 Seating capacity: 650; total square footage: 23,091 Meeting-room amenities: 23,091 square feet of meeting space, 25 breakout rooms, event planners, business equipment, hardwired and wireless internet access, catering options, business services, meeting equipment and services, including a copy center, decorator, security guard, photographer and specialty lighting Nearby places of interest: Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate), Sunnyside (Washington Irving’s House), Historic Hudson Valley sites, New York City, Rye Playland, The Westchester, The Capitol Theatre, Woodbury Common, Factory Outlet, West Point Military Academy and Yankee Stadium Year established: 1977

THE RITZ-CARLTON, WESTCHESTER

SAYBROOK POINT INN & SPA

3 Renaissance Square White Plains, N.Y. 10601 Phone: 914-946-5500 Website: ritzcarlton.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 146, including 38 luxury suites Rates: from $305 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; BLT Steak Meeting rooms: seven Seating capacity: 12 to 750; total square footage: 12,000 Meeting-room amenities: full-service business center and fax service Nearby places of interest: ArtsWestchester, Hudson River Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Performing Arts Center Year established: 2007

2 Bridge St., Old Saybrook, Conn. 06745 Phone: 860-863-0084 Website: saybrook.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 82 rooms, including general suites and three-story suites Rates: from $225 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Fresh Salt Meeting rooms: six, in addition to outdoor space Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: waterfront ballroom, wireless internet, breakout rooms, banquet facilities and special meals available Nearby places of interest: Florence Griswold Museum, Chamard Vineyards, Essex Steam Train, Goodspeed Opera House, Lyme Art Association, Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, Fenwich Golf Course and Riverquest Year established: 1989

ROGER SHERMAN INN

195 Oenoke Ridge New Canaan, Conn. 06840 Phone: 203-966-4541 Website: rogershermaninn.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 15 rooms, three suites Rates: from $155 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Roger Sherman Inn & Restaurant Meeting rooms: seven dining rooms Seating capacity: eight to 180 Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities, indoor and outdoor seating, and transportation and wireless internet Nearby places of interest: Philip Johnson Glass House, Amtrak, city of Stamford and town of Greenwich Year established: 1740

SHERATON STAMFORD HOTEL

700 E. Main St., Stamford, Conn. 06901 Phone: 203-358-8400 Website: starwoodhotels.com/sheraton Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 379 rooms, three suites Rates: from $185 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Paired Meeting rooms: 16 Seating capacity: up to 480; total square footage: 20,000 Meeting-room amenities: more than 20,000 square feet of flexible function space, wireless internet, flipchart, food service and bottomless coffee station Nearby places of interest: Town Center Mall, Stamford restaurants and Metro-North/Amtrak railroads Year established: 1984

ROYAL REGENCY HOTEL

165 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, N.Y. 10701 Phone: 914-476-6200 Website: royalregencyhotelny.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 94 Rates: from $159 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Venue Lounge & Restaurant Meeting rooms: one Seating capacity: up to 550; total square footage: 11,000 Meeting-room amenities: coffee and tea setup, food and beverages, projection equipment, video conferencing, teleconferencing, audiovisual equipment, wireless internet, podium, flip chart, computer rentals, microphone, whiteboard and air conditioning Nearby places of interest: Hudson River Museum, Yonkers Raceway and The Science Barge Year established: 1994

STAMFORD MARRIOTT HOTEL & SPA

243 Tresser Blvd., Stamford, Conn. 06901 Phone: 203-357-9555 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 502 rooms, six suites Rates: from $325 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Sam’s American Bistro and Northern Lights Bar and Lounge Meeting rooms: 20 Seating capacity: 1,000; total square footage: 26,059 Meeting-room amenities: 26,059 square feet of event space, 18 breakout rooms, complimentary wireless internet, breakout rooms, banquet facilities, special meals available, transportation, audiovisual team and meeting planners Nearby places of interest: The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Stamford Center for the Arts, Rich Forum, Beardsley Zoological Garden, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, The Barnum Center, Cove Island Park, Pound Ridge Golf Course, Sterling Farms Golf and New York City Year established: 1977

TAPPAN HILL MANSION

81 Highland Ave., Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 Phone: 914-631-3030 Website: abigailkirsch.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rooms/suites: 0 Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: facility is catered by Abigail Kirsch Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: 500; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: garden terraces, wireless internet access, audiovisual services, event-management services breakout rooms, banquet facilities Nearby places of interest: Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate) and Phillipsburg Manor Year established: 1980

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TRUMBULL MARRIOTT HOTEL

400 High Ave., Nyack, N.Y. 10960 Phone: 845-675-8700 Website: thetimehotels.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 133 Rates: from $139 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; BV’s Grill Meeting rooms: three Seating capacity: 10 to 285; total square footage: 4,000 Meeting-room amenities: 4,000 square feet of function space, planning and catering teams on site, complimentary wireless internet, standard audiovisual equipment Nearby places of interest: Nyack Beach State Park, Edward Hopper House Art Center, Olde Village Inne, Nyack Pour House, Soul Flyte, Carnegie Room, Gena Lisa, The New NY Bridge Outreach Centers, Friends of Nyack Walking Tours, Bourbon Street of Nyack and the Historic Society of the Nyack Museum Year established: 2015

49 E. Sunnywide Lane, Tarrytown, N.Y. 10591 Phone: 914-591-8200 Website: tarrytownhouseestate.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 212 rooms, one suite Rates: from $147 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Cellar 49 Meeting rooms: 30 Seating capacity: up to 350; total square footage: 30,000 Meeting-room amenities: 30,000 square feet of event space, 24-hour technology resource center, conference concierge, conference planner, business center, on-staff audiovisual professionals, wireless internet access, ergonomic chairs, hardtop work tables, natural lighting and staging Nearby places of interest: United States Military Academy at West Point, Blue Hill at Stone Barns for Food and Agriculture, Cortlandt Heritage Museum, Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Garden at PepsiCo World Headquarters and the Hudson River Museum; local businesses include BASF, IBM Watson Research Center, PepsiCo International, Hitachi, Siemens, Fiji Film Corp. and Dannon Year established: 1964

180 Hawley Lane, Trumbull, Conn. 06611 Phone: 203-38-1400 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Room/suites: 319 rooms, six suites Rates: from $158 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Parallel Post and On the Rox Meeting rooms: 13, plus seasonal tent Seating capacity: 700; total square footage: 22,734 Meeting-room amenities: 15 breakout rooms, banquet facilities, transportation, event manager, audiovisual staff, 24-hour business center and wireless internet access Nearby places of interest: Sports Center of Connecticut, Barnum Museum, Arena at Harbor Yard, Beardsley Zoo, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, Ferry to Long Island, Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Fairfield shopping and beach, Captains Cove and Seaport and Westport shopping and beach Year established: 1985

WATER’S EDGE RESORT & SPA

1525 Boston Post Road Westbrook, Conn. 06498 Phone: 860-399-5901 Website: watersedgeresortandspa.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 101 rooms and suites, 68 seaside villas, a four- and five-bedroom beachfront cottage and 20 luxury two-bedroom villas on the water Rates: from $185 Group rates: yes Restaurants: three; Dattilo Fine Italian, Seaview Bistro and Sunset Bar & Grill Meeting rooms: 12 Seating capacity: up to 300; total square footage: 15,000 Meeting-room amenities: wireless internet access, views of the Long Island Sound, 24hour business center, sales and conference managers, catering options and technical requirements Nearby places of interest: the shops at Water’s Edge, Connecticut Wine Trail, Tanger Outlets of Westbrook, Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets, Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, Thimble Island, Mystic Aquarium, Mystic Seaport, Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods Resort Casino, Gillette Castle State Park, Fox Hopyard Golf Course and Godspeed Opera House Year established: 1985

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Hotels & Conference Centers WESTCHESTER MARRIOTT

670 White Plains Road Tarrytown, N.Y. 10581 Phone: 914-631-2200 Website: marriott.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 439 rooms, five suites Rates: from $184 Group rates: yes Restaurants: two; Cooper’s Mill and Ruth’s Chris Steak House Meeting rooms: 21; total square footage: 26,676 Seating capacity: 1,100 Meeting-room amenities: 26,676 square feet of total meeting space, 20 breakout rooms, exhibition space onsite, banquet facilities and audiovisual Nearby places of interest: Philipsburg Manor, Sunnyside (Washington Irving’s house), Kykuit (Rockefeller Estate), United States Military Academy at West Point, Woodbury Commons, Lyndhurst Castle, Van Cortlandt Manor, The Westchester, Rye Playland, the Bronx Zoo, White Plains Performing Arts Center and New York City Year established: 1981

THE WESTPORT INN

1595 Post Road East Westport, Conn. 06880 Phone: 203-557-8124 Website: westportinn.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rooms/suites: 117, three suites Rates: from $129 Group rates: yes Restaurants: one; Bistro B Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: 18 to 300; total square footage: 6,000 Meeting-room amenities: onsite catering services, audiovisual services, technical lighting and support staff, wireless internet access and free self-parking available Nearby places of interest: Webster Bank Arena, the Westport Playhouse, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University Year established: 1960

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GRAND PRIX NEW YORK

47 Tarrytown Road, White Plains, N.Y. 10607 Phone: 914-948-2677 Website: bowlmor.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0; food provided by the facility Meeting rooms: N/A Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: gourmet menus, custom beverage packages, event specialists and private bowling suites, wireless microphones and floor-to-ceiling video screens at the end of each lane Nearby places of interest: Westchester shopping center, Donald M. Kendall Sculpture Gardens, White Plains Performing Arts Center, Lyndhurst, Empire City Casino, The Galleria at White Plains, The Westchester and Sunnyside (Washington Irving’s house) Year established: 1938

ONE TWENTY ONE

2 Dingle Ridge Road, North Salem, N.Y. 10560 Phone: 914-669-0121 Website: 121restaurant.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: 0 Seating capacity: 10 to 50; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: one private dining room seats 48, a main dining room seats 50; at the heart of each dining room is a community table that seats 10 Nearby places of interest: Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, Hammond Museum and Japanese Stroll Garden, Mountain Lakes Park and the North Salem Balanced Rock Year established: 2000

185 John Simpson Road, Carmel, N.Y. 10512 Phone: 845-225-5700 Website: centennialgolf.com Electronic reservations: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one; Nelson’s Tavern Meeting rooms: 0 Seating capacities: 16 to 200; total square footage: more than 11,000 Meeting-room amenities: unlimited use of the practice facility prior to play, personalized cart signs on carts prior to play, welcome letter and local rules sheets with the event’s name, pairings and alphabetical lists, pre-printed contest signature, assistance with special event setup on the course and golf bag handling by our player services staff Year established: 1998

BOWLMOR NORWALK

701 Connecticut Ave. Norwalk, Conn. 06854 Phone: 203-838-7501 Website: bowlmor.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurants: 0; food provided by the facility Meeting rooms: N/A Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: gourmet menus, custom beverage packages, event specialists and private bowling suites, wireless microphones and floor-to-ceiling video screens at the end of each lane Nearby places of interest: The Maritime Aquarium, towns of Norwalk and Greenwich, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Metro-North Railroad to New York City, LaGuardia Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Westchester County Airport, Stewart International Airport and Bradley International Airport, as well as many corporations, including Diageo North America, Tauck Tours and Xerox Year established: 1938

DAVE & BUSTER’S RESTAURANT PALISADES CENTER

4661 Palisades Center Drive West Nyack, N.Y. 10994 Phone: 845-353-1555 Website: daveandbusters.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: 0 Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: high-volume restaurant and entertainment complex offering corporate and group events, team building and family outings; interactive entertainment attractions include pocket billiards, shuffleboard, state-of-the-art simulators, virtual reality and traditional carnival-style amusements and games of skill Nearby places of interest: Palisades Center Year established: 1982

810 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, N.Y. 10704 Phone: 914-968-4200 Website: empirecitycasino.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: four; Dan Rooney’s Sports Pub, Nonno’s Trattoria, Lil’ Cocina and the International Food Court Meeting rooms: two Seating capacity: N/A; total square footage: 6,000 Meeting-room amenities: corporate event spaces include the Good Time Room and the VIP Room, offering 16 television screens, a podium/lectern, a screen and projector, lavaliere and handheld microphones Nearby places of interest: Yonkers Raceway, Untemeyer Park, Philipse Manor Hall, Tibbett’s Brook Park, the Science Barge and Hudson River Museum Year established: 1899

333 N. Bedford Road Mount Kisco, N.Y. 10549 Phone: 914-241-3131 Website: gpny.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: yes Restaurant: one; Fuel Meeting rooms: eight Seating capacity: 10 to 500; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: private conference and dining rooms with audiovisual equipment and wireless internet, catering options from executive chef, event planners and team-building activities, including racing, bowling and gaming Nearby places of interest: Westchester County Airport, Metro-North Railroad, golf, shopping, sailing and restaurants Year established: 2007

IL PALIO RESTAURANT

5 Corporate Drive, Shelton, Conn. 06484 Phone: 203-944-0770 Website: ilpalioct.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: three private dining rooms Seating capacity: 10 to 70 Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities, special meals available, wireless internet and projector screen Year established: 2001

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Hotels & Conference Centers ITALIAN CENTER OF STAMFORD INC.

1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford, Conn. 06905 Phone: 203-322-6950 Website: italiancenter.org Electronic reservations accepted: no Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: 25 to 600; total square footage: more than 20,000 Meeting room service: breakout rooms, banquet facilities, full-service catering services, special meals available, 12,000 square feet of event space, tented picnic grounds, four tennis courts, three volleyball courts, in-ground pool and cabana, softball field, basketball court, horseshoes and bocce court Nearby places of interest: close to the Merritt Parkway and downtown Stamford Year established: 1909

SAM’S OF GEDNEY WAY

STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN

50 Gedney Way, White Plains, N.Y. 10605 Phone: 914-949-0978 Website: samsofgedneyway.com Electronic reservations accepted: no Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurant: one Meeting rooms: four dining areas Seating capacity: 12 to 100; total square footage: N/A Meeting-room amenities: banquet facilities, special meals and private bathroom and lobby area Nearby places of interest: downtown White Plains, including restaurants and shopping, The Galleria at White Plains and The Westchester Year established: 1986

Matthews Park 303 West Ave. Norwalk, Conn. 06850 Phone: 203-899-0606, ext. 228 Website: steppingstonesmuseum.org Electronic reservations accepted: no Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: 0 Meeting rooms: four Seating capacity: 125; total square footage: 13,000 Meeting-room amenities: indoor and outdoor options, with audiovisual/multimedia support included in meeting packages, variable room and setup options Nearby places of interest: town of Norwalk, The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk and Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum Year established: 2000

THE WATERS EDGE AT GIOVANNI’S

2748 Boston Post Road Darien, Conn. 06820 Phone: 203-325-9979 Website: watersedgeatgiovannis.com Electronic reservations accepted: yes Rates: call for rate information Group rates: N/A Restaurants: one Meeting rooms: six Seating capacity: 10 to 600; total square footage: more than 10,000 Meeting-room amenities: flexible meeting space, microphone, podium, screen, wireless internet, audiovisual experts available upon request, meeting planners available, direct water views and ample parking Nearby places of interest: minutes to downtown Stamford and Metro-North Railroad and 30-minute travel to midtown Manhattan Year established: 1987

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Ten business practices to manage risk and avoid litigation

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e see litigation in our daily lives, whether it is depicted in movies and television shows or blasted all over the news, but most business owners don’t stop to think about what it really means for them when they get into a legal situation. Typically, litigation is settled by agreement between the two parties but it may also be resolved by a jury or judge in court. Litigation is often necessary in some cases where attorneys fight hard to get the best results for their clients.

However, litigation can be time-consuming, distracting, stressful and expensive for businesses.

Below are 10 proven strategies to shield against risk and limit the likelihood of litigation for your business.

HAVE CLEARLY WRITTEN AGREEMENTS.

American film producer Samuel Goldwyn’s famous quote says it all: “A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it is written on.” No matter how trusting you may be of the other party, a clear written contract is the first and most critical step in avoiding litigation. Parties often differ in opinion on what exactly their obligations were or when they would arise or whether it was conditional on other things occurring first. The terms of any business deal, which clearly set out the parties’ rights and obligations, should be in writing to avoid any misunderstanding in the future.

The cause of many lawsuits is a direct result of contracts between the involved parties either not being memorialized in writing or simply not being clear. A clear, detailed and well-thought-out contract which addresses what happens when a business relationship deteriorates can minimize the cost of resolving the dispute. Any amendments to the agreement or ancillary arrangements should also be evidenced in writing.

RETAIN AN ATTORNEY TO REVIEW YOUR AGREEMENTS.

Engaging in upfront dialogue with legal counsel can help your business avoid costly mistakes. To save costs, many business owners find it enticing to utilize template contracts they find online for particular transactions. Typically, these standardized contracts do not take into consideration the specific needs of the businesses involved as well as the laws of the applicable jurisdiction. A contract that is not legally valid is useless if a business wants to enforce its rights under it in court.

An attorney can advise on whether a

nondisclosure or noncompetition agreement would be appropriate. Whether a dispute should be litigated in a particular jurisdiction under a selected state’s laws or through alternative dispute resolution should also be memorialized in your agreement. Setting aside a portion of a business’s budget toward retaining an attorney to draft and review the agreements you utilize in your business can reduce more costly litigation fees down the road.

READ THE AGREEMENTS.

While this is an obvious act, many neglect to fully read and understand the agreement before signing it. Understand both parties’ roles in the agreement before accepting it to ensure the parties are capable of fulfilling their role. Ask for clarifica-

tion of provisions that you are unsure of or may require further negotiation. Often we see parties falling short of their responsibilities outlined in the contract partially because they weren’t fully aware of their obligations.

BE INFORMED.

Contact an attorney when you first see a potential problem arising in the business arrangement. Involve counsel early; the first call to an attorney should not be when you’re already facing litigation. Inform yourself of the laws and rules that may apply to you and your business. Through the help of an attorney, learn about your rights and responsibilities and the best options for reaching a resolution for any current or future issues. This can prevent

you from escalating a problem and provide you with a feasible solution that may ultimately avoid litigation.

THINK ABOUT WHOM YOU WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH.

There is a temptation, especially for new businesses, to take on any client or business opportunity that walks in the door. It is critical to conduct research on your potential clients, customers, employees and suppliers. Ask your referral source, speak with people in the business community and conduct an internet search. Learn about their reputation and consider if that individual or company is someone you would want to do business with. At a minimum, conduct a quick Secretary of State database search » LEGAL RISK, page 22

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Over the course of decades of legal practice in this area of the law, we have worked with health care providers as they manage their professional lives and navigate through the various trends that have taken place over the years.

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focus. Another area of focus involves issues arising from the use of electronic medical records, which were introduced to health care practices several years ago.

As more health care providers are becoming employees of larger institutions, it is useful to address some aspects of these agreements from the perspective of the employee. It should be noted that employment agreements are usually prepared by the employer. It therefore stands to reason that the agreement is slanted in favor of protecting the employer. Accordingly, employees will be well served to pay attention not just to the basic employment terms such as compensation, vacation, etc., but also to the more legalistic aspects of the agreement.

Although sometimes overlooked as being “standard” or “boilerplate,” these provisions are worthy of review. It is often in these more legalistic sections that employees may find provisions that can be problematic.

By way of example, what are the grounds for termination? What type of malpractice insurance is being provided and who will have to pay for tail insurance if a tail is needed? Are there restrictive covenants that restrict your ability to practice in the same geographic area should your employment with that employer terminate? Should new intellectual property be developed during your employment, who owns it?

And the list goes on. It is therefore prudent to not only review the agreement in its entirety but also to obtain legal assistance from an attorney skilled in this area of practice to advocate on your behalf.

As electronic medical records (EMR) become the norm, providers must be mindful of their legal implications. First, proper implementation of an EMR program is critical to avoiding risk. Providers are particularly vulnerable during the transitional period prior to the adoption of EMR, as hybrid health records — existing in both paper and electronic forms — can result in inconsistent patient information and the risk of error from learning a new technology is heightened.

In addition, the typical EMR system’s drop-down menus and prompts and cutand-paste functions can lead to irrelevant, or worse, inaccurate patient information being carried forward in the record. Such “cloned” records can be problematic in court as they can lead to confusion.

Liability can also arise from inadequate security of EMR if, for example, the electronic record can be altered after the fact.

Lastly, EMR may impact the standard of care for providers in that their interaction » CONTINUED, page 21

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odiac Industries Inc., a sheet metal fabricator in Port Chester, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming its financial problems on a union that represents its workers.

Zodiac declared nearly $243,000 in assets and more than $1 million in liabilities in a petition filed on Feb. 16 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains.

Zodiac is a closely held family business founded in 1981. It manufactures sheet metal products for construction projects, amoung them the Charles L. Brieant Federal Courthouse in White Plains.

Company President Frank Pasqualini said in an affidavit that financial troubles stem from a dispute with Local 38 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association.

The union’s insurance and welfare fund sued Zodiac and Pasqualini last year in

federal court, alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duties and breach of a collective bargaining agreement for failure to pay fringe benefits. Zodiac disputes the allegations and claims that the company overpaid the union.

Pasqualini said the union threatened to shut down the company’s job sites unless it made payments, so Zodiac paid more than $800,000 “under duress,” but union workers were pulled off a job site anyway.

Zodiac had booked work for about $2 million. When the union shut down operations, Pasqualini said, the company was unable to complete the jobs.

Pasqualini said the $800,000 in payments crippled the company and the work stoppage was devastating.

He said bankruptcy protection will allow the company to reorganize and recover.

— Bill Heltzel

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dors providing and implementing their system and well-counseled by their attorneys and risk managers as to the legal pitfalls of deficient use of EMR. Gary S. Sastow is a partner at Brown, Gruttadaro, Gaujean, Prato & Sastow PLLC in White Plains. He can be reached at 914-9495300 or gsastow@bggplaw.com.

with the system, such as by overriding an alert or ignoring the program’s clinical decision support guidelines, could be viewed as a deviation.

Thus, while EMR has clear benefits, providers must be well-trained by the IT ven-

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to ensure that the business is active, which will help reduce your risk. If you find that the company is often involved in disputes and has complaints, think twice about starting a relationship as it might be a business you would want to steer clear of.

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Companies should be aware that they have a duty to protect, enforce and “police” their own registered IP assets, including sending out cease-and-desist letters and prosecuting claims against other companies infringing on their IP rights. Being

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FACTS & FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN 729 Prospect Realty Service Corp. c/o Jose E. Suarez, 689 Prospect Ave., Bronx 10455. Chapter 11, voluntary.

Represented by Albert H. Barkey.

Filed: March 13. Case no. 17-10599mkv.

Artisanal 2015 LLC. 240 Park Avenue South, Suite 2D, New York 10003.

Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Arnold Mitchell Greene. Filed: March 9. Case no. 17-10570-mkv.

Human Condition Safety Inc. 61 Broadway, Suite 2710, New York 10006. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by John D. Giampolo. Filed: March 10. Case no. 17-10585-shl.

WHITE PLAINS Suffern International Equities Inc. 14 Cloverdale Lane, Monsey 10952. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Robert S. Lewis. Filed: March 8. Case no. 17-22349-rdd.

COURT CASES ACK Management Corp. Filed by Westchester Teamsters Local Union No. 456. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– delinquent contributions. Attorney: Jonathan M. Cerrito. Filed: March 13. Case no.

7:17-cv-01709-VB. Barclays Bank Delaware, et al.

Filed by David Corcia. Action: 1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act. Attorney: Shimshon Wexler. Filed: March 10.

Case no. 7:17-cv-01751-NSR. Blue Barn Bed and Breakfast LLC. Filed by LaCasse Joan. Action: copyright infringement. No attorney listed.

Filed: March 13. Case no. 7:17-cv-01839.

E.E.Cruz & Company Inc. Filed by Westchester Teamsters Local Union No. 456. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– delinquent contributions. Attorney: Jonathan M. Cerrito. Filed: March 13. Case no.

7:17-cv-01711-CS. Ford Motor Co. Filed by Brandon Kommer. Action: diversity-deceptive trade practices. Attorney: Jeffrey I. Carton. Filed: March 9. Case no.

7:17-cv-01724-VB. Great American Insurance Co. Filed by Congregation Be’er Yaakov of New Square. Action: diversityinsurance contract. Attorney not listed. Filed: March 13. Case no.

7:17-cv-01801-NSR. Hudson Valley Fence Supply Inc., et al. Filed by Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America. Action: breach of insurance contract. Attorney: Paul Harry Mandal. Filed: March 13. Case no. 7:17-cv-01818-VB. Kohl’s Department Stores Inc. Filed by Barrie Jacobsen. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney not listed. Filed: March 9. Case no. 7:17-cv01753-NSR. LR Safety Consultations & Construction Services LLC. Filed by Westchester Teamsters Local Union No. 456. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– delinquent contributions. Attorney: Jonathan M. Cerrito. Filed: March 13. Case no.

7:17-cv-01712-NSR. Pamrob Inc. Filed by Diane Civitano.

Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Cliffith Daniel Bennette. Filed: March 10. Case no. 7:17-cv-01791-NSR. Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau Inc. Filed by Kathleen Murray.

Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Craig B. Sanders. Filed: March 9. Case no. 7:17-cv-01780-CS. Site Works NYC Inc. Filed by Westchester Teamsters Local Union No. 456. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– delinquent contributions. Attorney: Jonathan M. Cerrito. Filed: March 13. Case no.

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25-28 Broadway LLC, Astoria. Seller: Barbara P. Bianco, Rye. Property: 18 Waters Edge, 18, Rye. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed March 8.

91 Glen LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Kenneth J. O’Connor, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 91 Glenn Road, Yonkers. Amount: $545,000. Filed March 9.

72 Acquisition LLC, New York City.

Seller: Douglas Sacks, et al, New York City. Property: 72 Springhurst Road, Bedford. Amount: $4.1 million. Filed March 9.

Al Twal LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Jay B. Hashmall, White Plains. Property: 601 N. Division St., Peekskill.

Amount: $52,500. Filed March 9.

Citimortgage Inc. Seller: Melanie F. Finkel, White Plains. Property: 99 Tripp St., New Castle. Amount: $2.7 million. Filed March 7.

Alba Developers Inc., Bronx.

Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 17 S. Washington Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $261,549. Filed March 13.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Lisa Goldman, White Plains.

Property: 4 Beech Lane, Greenburgh.

Amount: $1.1 million. Filed March 9.

BS Building Corp., Elmsford. Seller: Edward J. Baker, et al, Elmsford. Property: 143 S. Central Ave., Greenburgh.

Amount: $637,500. Filed March 10.

Fajao Realty LLC, Bronx. Seller: G and G Management Corp., Yonkers.

Property: 118-130 Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $2.4 million.

Filed March 10.

BS Building Corp., Elmsford. Seller: Webb Improvement Corp., Elmsford. Property: Saw Mill River Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $212,500. Filed March 10.

Joco Properties Inc., Bronx. Seller: PJ-JS LLC, Stamford, Conn. Property: 979 Boston Post Road, Rye. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed March 13.

Creative Global Solutions LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Lee Elman, et al, Mount Kisco. Property: 226 Croton Ave., New Castle. Amount: $350,000.

Filed March 7.

Smartdata Real Estate LLC, New York City. Seller: Renaissance Rental Partners LLC, White Plains. Property: 5 Renaissance Square, PH3G, White Plains. Amount: $2 million. Filed March 10.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Bruce L. Trent, Irvington. Property: 116 Alder St., Yonkers. Amount: $1 million. Filed March 9.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Clement S. Patti Jr., White Plains. Property: 647 Cardinal Road, Cortlandt.

Amount: $1.1 million. Filed March 9.

Willow Capital LLC, Suffern. Seller: 160-162 Willow Street Corp., Mount Vernon. Property: 162 Willow St., Yonkers. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed March 7.

Below $1 million Items appearing in the Westchester County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

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DEEDS Above $1 million 12 Pheasants Run Realty LLC, Harrison. Seller: Avery Levy, et al, Harrison. Property: 12 Pheasants Run, Harrison. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed March 7.

20 RSW LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: 20 RSQ Holding LLC, Bronx. Property: 20 Roosevelt Square, Mount Vernon.

Amount: $1.8 million. Filed March 10.

193 Purchase Street Associates LLC, Rye. Seller: James K. Wall, Weston, Conn. Property: 193-195 Purchase St., Rye. Amount: $995,000.

Filed March 8.

47 Willow Drive Corp., Briarcliff Manor. Seller: J-Derivative Technology Source Inc., Briarcliff Manor.

Property: 47 Willow Drive, Ossining.

Amount: $630,000. Filed March 9.

520 Harrison Avenue Corp., Mahopac. Seller: 509 Harrison Ave LLC, Peekskill. Property: 520 Harrison Ave., Peekskill. Amount: $525,000.

Filed March 7.

Dorset Properties LLC, Eastchester.

Seller: David S. Frydman, Scarsdale.

Property: 89 Dorset Road, Yonkers.

Amount: $635,000. Filed March 10.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Clement S. Patty Jr., White Plains. Property: 3 Stone Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $301,352. Filed March 7.

Franconia Real Estate Services Inc., Woodbridge, Va. Seller: William J. Odell, et al, New Rochelle. Property: 92 Church St., New Rochelle. Amount: $505,000. Filed March 13.

Hikari Express Company Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Seller: Global Real Estate USA Inc., New York City. Property: 93 Oakland Ave., Eastchester. Amount: $855,000. Filed March 9.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Michele L. Bermel, Chappaqua.

Property: 2 Dudley Place, Yonkers.

Amount: $533,544. Filed March 7.

JSL Development LLC, et al, Englewood, N.J. Seller: Citibank N.A. Property: 50 Cliffside Lane, Bedford.

Amount: $541,500. Filed March 9.

MCS Homes LLC, White Plains.

Seller: Deborah Noone, Fairfield, Conn. Property: 79 S. Hillside Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $310,000. Filed March 7.

New York State Electric and Gas Corp., Rochester. Seller: Harold Mendelson, Pound Ridge. Property: 70 Salem Road, Pound Ridge. Amount: $895,000. Filed March 9.

North West Madison LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Carol A. Calafato, Mount Vernon. Property: 114 N. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $75,000. Filed March 9.

Prime Properties Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: City of Yonkers. Property: 75 Vernon Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $207,876. Filed March 10.

Robert John Boniello Builders Inc., Goldens Bridge. Seller: Gary J. Gione, Shrub Oak. Property: 19 Loder Road, Yorktown. Amount: $60,000.

Filed March 10.

The DM Equities of New York LLC, Harriman. Seller: Libertyville Capital Group LLC, Montgomery. Property: Hermits Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $145,000. Filed March 10.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Robin Carton, White Plains. Property: 2233 Mohansic Ave., Yorktown. Amount: $340,000. Filed March 10.

Vazirani Property Management LLC, Woodmere. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 416 Bedford Ave., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $130,000. Filed March 9.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Albert Cornachio III, Rye Brook. Property: 446 10th Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $216,302. Filed March 13.

WP 41 Realty LLC, Port Washington. Seller: 153 SCH LLC, Bellerose.

Property: 153 School St., Yonkers.

Amount: $190,000. Filed March 7.

Youngman Holdings LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Duchynski-Cherko Funeral Home Inc., Yonkers. Property: 396 Walnut St., Yonkers. Amount: $800,000. Filed March 8.

FORECLOSURES BEDFORD HILLS, 491 Bedford Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .3 acre. Plaintiff: Trustco Realty Corp. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Overton, Russell, Doerr & Donovan, 518-3834000; 19 Executive Park Drive, Clifton Park 12065. Defendant: Earl Haynes Jr. Defendant: Dennis Krolian. Sale: March 29, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A. BUCHANAN, 156 Seward St. Singlefamily residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Leopold & Associates PLLC, 914-219-5787; 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504. Defendant: Yuliawati Kimiadi. Referee: Robert Ryan. Sale: April 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $312,834.10.

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(COUNTY) EXECUTIVE CHEF BRIDGEMAN JOINS GOLDBERG SEGALLA Marigold T. Bridgeman has joined the Goldberg Segalla office in White Plains as an associate in its Workers’ Compensation Practice Group.

Bridgeman has specialized in defending clients from workers’ compensation claims in

New York state. She has experience appearing before the New York Workers’ Compensation Board, as well as preparing board applications and rebuttals. She also has experience managing criminal law matters and negotiating plea deals.

From left, Samantha Mark, dietitian at ShopRite’s Yonkers store on Tuckahoe Road; Inga Voloshin, dietitian at the White Plains store; and Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino.

Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino traded in his business suit jacket for a store apron during an event March 8 at the ShopRite supermarket at the City Center in White Plains. In addition to presenting a proclamation designating March as National Nutrition Month in Westchester, Astorino and George Oros, his chief of staff, joined with dietitians from the grocery chain’s Westchester outlets to cook

up a special dish. It was made from zucchini noodles, sometimes known as “zoodles,” instead of regular pasta. The idea was to highlight how healthy farmgrown ingredients can be substituted for ingredients high in carbohydrates and calories.

ShopRite provides free health and wellness services to customers, including nutrition counseling from its instore dietitians.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING SPECIAL HONORS FROM FAMILY SERVICES Family Services of Westchester’s annual Star Gala will take place on April 20 at the Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle. It will honor Bill Mooney, president of the Westchester County Association, and philanthropist Helen Tinch Williams, mother of stage and screen star Vanessa Williams.

Mooney will receive FSW’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award and Williams will be honored with the True Reflection Award.

Several notable celebrities from the world of sports also will be honored. Courtesy of longtime sponsor Steiner Sports, FSW’s 2017 Community All Stars include Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim and New York

Yankees baseball legends Roy White, Ron “Boomer” Blomberg and John Wetteland.

New York Football Giants Super Bowl MVP Ottis Anderson will host the gala’s live auction.

Proceeds from the event will fund social and mental health services for more than 30,000 individuals served by FSW each year through its human care programs.

“With so many stars on board to help us celebrate FSW and its accomplishments, this year’s gala promises to be our most exciting yet,” said FSW President and CEO Susan B. Wayne. “We are grateful for the kind and generous support of community leaders like Bill and Helen, who keep our mission in the forefront.”

SOLAR SAVINGS IN GREENBURGH Greenburgh residents and businesses can participate in a discount program for solar electricity installations promoted by Solarize Westchester. The nonprofit group Sustainable Westchester established Solarize Westchester to promote solar installations.

A workshop on the program Solarize Greenburgh is scheduled for March 21 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Greenburgh Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave. The workshop had to be postponed from March 14 because of the snowstorm.

CANINES ON CAMPUS

Solarize Greenburgh encourages increased adoption of solar electricity systems by offering lower installation costs through economies of scale. Homeowners who sign up for solar installations by June 5 will be able to take advantage of group rates that Solarize Westchester said are significantly below market prices. Once 20 solar contracts are signed in Greenburgh, Green Street Solar Power will provide a free solar electric system to the Greenburgh Nature Center.

Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh admitted dogs on March 8, but it wasn’t so they could earn degrees. They were very special dogs, service dogs from Hudson Valley Paws for a Cause. They were welcomed to the college’s Kaplan Family Library and Learning Center to provide a bit of stress relief for students, faculty and staff.

Things usually get a bit hectic and the pressure builds at Mount St. Mary when its time for midterms and everyone needs to wrap-up their projects to clear the decks for Spring Break. “The dogs are comforting for the students during this stressful time of year,” said Orin Strauchler, assistant dean of Student Support Services and director of counseling. “This event makes the students feel a little less tense and tired.”

The pooches were dressed in festive St. Patrick’s

Day costumes for the “Wagging Tails Stress Relief” event, which was co-sponsored by the college library and the counseling center. Research has indicated that watching, petting, or talking to an animal can lower blood pressure and heart rate. Interacting with animals can also reduce mental distress and lower anxiety levels.

Sending dogs and their trained handlers to the college fits with the mission of Hudson Valley Paws for a Cause, which is to “help those in need of emotional support of any kind.” The all-volunteer nonprofit organization serves Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Fairfield County in Connecticut. Dogs and handlers frequently visit nursing homes, elementary schools and centers caring for children with special needs.

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From left, Robert Maher, CEO of St. Christopher’s; Ralph Herrera, director of operations of St. Christopher's; and Donald Antonecchia, COO of St. Christopher’s.

In a ceremony held on International Women’s Day, March 8, St. Christopher’s Inc. the Dobbs Ferry nonprofit dedicated to helping children with special needs and their families, named its all-female residential cottage after the late Joan Lerner, an alumna who remained dedicated to the organization. Residents and visitors at The Joan Lerner Residential Hall also will see a plaque in honor of the benefactor.

A $145,000 bequest from the Joan Lerner estate enabled St. Christopher’s to renovate the building, which now houses at least 24 residents in 12 rooms.

“Joan was an intelligent, generous and extremely ethical person,” said Hillary Ganton, her executor and close friend. “Joan spoke of her indebtedness to St. Christopher’s. At a time of great need, she was accepted into the organization and lived there for several years. She spoke about the ‘wonderful education’ she received, which laid the foundation for a lifetime interest in literature and the arts.” Said Ralph Herrera, director of operations at St. Christopher’s, “It was important to our team that we honor the legacy of Ms. Lerner.”

MAHER CHOSEN FOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Greg Maher, executive director of the Leviticus Fund based in Tarrytown, was selected to participate in a training program staged by the BBVA Compass banking and financial organization and Opportunity Finance Network, a nationwide network of private financial institutions creating financing to serve low-income and low-wealth communities. BBVA Compass operates 672 branches in seven states.

Known as the Opportunity Fellows Greg Maher Program, it offers training in leadership and racial equity during various sessions spread over nine months. The training program features experts from the University of Alabama Collat School of Business and Race Matters Institute in Maryland.

The program began March 7 with a three-day session in Birmingham, where BBVA Compass has its headquarters. Twenty-five participants were selected from the 100 who applied.

The Leviticus Fund is a community development loan fund that has provided more than $75.7 million in lending to create and preserve affordable, special needs and emergency housing, early education centers and charter public schools for children of low-income families, community health centers and other community facilities that improve the lives of low-income residents within the tristate area

The Betsy Jacaruso Gallery at The Courtyard, 43-2 E. Market St., Rhinebeck, will present a Roxie Johnson exhibit titled “On the Horizon,” April 6 to May 7 with an opening reception April 8 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Johnson incorporates recycled material with rudimentary printmaking techniques. She says she’s, “drawn in by the mysteries that lie beneath. I think

LEWING PROMOTED AT KEYBANK KeyBank has announced the promotion of David W. Lewing to senior vice president and commercial sales leader for the Hudson Valley/Metro New York market. In the announcement, KeyBank said Lewing will lead a team serving midsize commercial clients while being responsible for new business development in the metropolitan New York area.

“This is an opportunity to take advanDavid W. Lewing tage of Dave’s impressive and diverse experience in this unique high-growth metro New York City marketplace, his commercial and capital markets product knowledge and leadership across a broad base of clients and prospects,” said Joseph F. Markey, market president for KeyBank in the Hudson Valley/Metro N.Y. Lewing joined KeyBank in 2014 and has more than 30 years of commercial banking experience.

SISTER FINNERTY NAMED TO CNR BOARD The College of New Rochelle has announced the election of Sister Kathleen Finnerty to its board of trustees.

Finnerty, an alumna of the college, is superior of the Ursuline Community at the Province Center in New Rochelle. She also provides new principal mentoring for Catholic elementary and high school students and is a board member of Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware, and Iona Prep in New Rochelle.

Sister Kathleen Finnerty Finnerty was associate superintendent for governance for the Diocese of Brooklyn, superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and assistant superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Wilmington.

of my artwork as an intuitive psychological dig – an exploration of the depth of human consciousness, the passage of time and the fragile beauty lying in the journey of the heart.”

Gallery hours are: Thursdays to Saturdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. More information: 845-516-4435 or betsyjacarusoartist.com.

WEIGEL NAMED THORACIC SURGERY CHIEF Westchester Medical Center Health Network has named Tracey Weigel as chief of thoracic surgery for its Valhalla, Poughkeepsie and Kingston campuses.

Weigel will oversee all thoracic surgery functions at Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie and HealthAlliance Hospital’s Broadway and Mary’s Avenue campuses in Kingston.

Tracey Weigel She has extensive clinical and research experience in the minimally invasive and robotic surgical treatment of thoracic malignancies and benign conditions and is a national leader in thoracic surgery. Weigel has been with the Maine Medical Center in Portland, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Pittsburgh, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

KNAPP JOINS PC CONSTRUCTION PC Construction, among the nation’s largest employee-owned construction companies, has named Larry Knapp as a director of new business development for the Hudson Valley region. Knapp brings to the company 35 years of experience in the construction industry with a focus on opportunity procurement, project estimating and contract negotiations. He will be based in the company’s Poughkeepsie office and Larry Knapp will support the company’s new work initiatives in the area, working with clients to bring their construction goals to fruition.

“Larry brings tremendous construction experience and a deep connection to and understanding of the Hudson Valley,” said Jay Fayette, senior vice president of the company that is headquartered in South Burlington, Vermont.

The company has approximately $170 million worth of construction underway in New York.

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FACTS KATONAH, 57 Oak Road. Singlefamily residence; lot size: .46 acre.

Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Leopold & Associates PLLC, 914-219-5787; 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504.

Defendant: Steven Goldstein. Referee: Michael Khader. Sale: March 21, 9:45 a.m. Approximate lien: $937,619.63.

MOUNT VERNON, 17 S. Bleeker St. Two-family residence; lot size: .06 acre. Plaintiff: MTGLQ Investors LP. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523.

Defendant: Leona Jones. Referee: Naomi Duker. Sale: March 20, 9 a.m.

Approximate lien: $430,987.71.

MOUNT VERNON, 240 Tecumseh Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .11 acre. Plaintiff: Residential Credit Solutions Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590.

Defendant: Nadine Heron. Referee: Ian Spier. Sale: April 4, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

MOUNT VERNON, 309 N. Seventh Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .06 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Willie Bagley. Referee: John Brody. Sale: March 22, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $851,698.25.

MOUNT VERNON, 659 Locust St. Single-family residence; lot size: .09 acre. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, 585546-6448 or 585-760-8218; 28 E. Main St., Suite 1700, Rochester 14614. Defendant: Arlene Dasilvasmith. Referee: Judith Reardon. Sale: March 21, 10 a.m.

Approximate lien: $805,763.40.

PEEKSKILL, 670 Main St. Singlefamily residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Kenneth Martin Jr. Referee: Michael Khader. Sale: March 29, 9:45 a.m. Approximate lien: $192,879.66.

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PORT CHESTER, 62 Grandview Ave. Apartment; lot size: .11 acre.

Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Joseph Marando III. Referee: Joan Salwen. Sale: March 22, 10:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $665,473.88.

RYE, 2-4 Walnut St. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590.

Defendant: Denise Ruggerio. Referee: Helene Greenberg. Sale: April 3, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A. SCARDALE, 9 Colonial Road.

Single-family residence; lot size: .48 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle 10801. Defendant: Jisun Song. Referee: Joan Salwen. Sale: March 22, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $971,903.44.

FIGURES TUCKAHOE, 70 Marblehead Road. Warehouse; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Compass One LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford 10523. Defendant: H.F.P. Investment Co. Referee: Charles Lesnick. Sale: March 20, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $2,793,644.50.

WHITE PLAINS, 6 Wayne Way. Single-family residence; lot size: .17 acre. Plaintiff: CitiBank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590.

Defendant: Marie Adipieto. Referee: Peter Tilem. Sale: March 21, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: N.A. WHITE PLAINS, 21 Lake St. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Federal National Mortgage Association.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Gerald Holman. Referee: Risa Kass.

Sale: March 21, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $120,890.01.

WHITE PLAINS, 127 Randolph Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .17 acre. Plaintiff: CitiBank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590.

Defendant: Lydia Theisz. Referee: Jeffrey Binder. Sale: March 21, 2 p.m. Approximate lien: N/A. YONKERS, 13 Delia Court. Twofamily residence; lot size: .1 acre. Plaintiff: Everbank. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624.

Defendant: Donna Attili. Referee: Michael Khader. Sale: March 21, 9:45 a.m.

Approximate lien: $329,398.64.

YONKERS, 51 Fortified Ave. Vacant land; lot size: .05 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Leopold & Associates PLLC, 914-219-5787; 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504. Defendant: Arnaldo Da Cruz. Referee: Leticia Arzu. Sale: April 10, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $339,672.42.

JUDGMENTS Damon Finch Power Sessions, Nyack. $12,370 in favor of Gisondi Family LP, White Plains. Filed March 9.

Feliz Restaurant Inc., Yonkers. $266,418 in favor of Flames Brick Oven Pizza Inc., Bronx. Filed March 10.

Feliz Restaurant Inc., Yonkers. $28,821 in favor of M and E Real Estate Corp., Bronx. Filed March 10.

Patt Construction Inc., New Rochelle. $20,686 in favor of Marjam Supply Company Inc., Newburgh.

Filed March 8.

S and J Sheet Metal Supply Inc., Bronx. $306,708 in favor of Glenwood POH LLC, Yonkers. Filed March 10.

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LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

Antone, Felicisimo D., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $437,000 affecting property located at 306 Roberts Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed Oct. 19.

Antonucci, Thomas J. Jr., et al.

Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 Devonshire Court, Cortlandt 10567. Filed Oct. 19.

Cancroft, William Thomas, et al.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $330,000 affecting property located at 203 E. Prospect Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Oct. 19.

Charles, Kleckner J., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $356,250 affecting property located at 10 Colony St., Greenburgh 10502.

Filed Oct. 20.

Edmondson, Denny, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $416,500 affecting property located at 9 Cabot Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed Oct. 16.

Fluskey, Lucretia, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 115 N. Ridge St., Port Chester. Filed Oct. 16.

Hatch, Richard C., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $454,500 affecting property located at 385 Yorktown Road, Route 19, Croton-on-Hudson 10520. Filed Oct. 16.

Indranak, Sunnee, et al. Filed by PennyMac Holdings LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $337,500 affecting property located at 121 Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Oct. 16.

Kershaw, Melvin, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $258,000 affecting property located at 405 Nuber Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Oct. 15.

Labeach, Roger, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $528,000 affecting property located at 39 Rockledge Ave., White Plains 10601. Filed Oct. 15.

Leggio, Charles, et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 12 Collyer Drive, Ossining 10562.

Filed Oct. 19.

Linfoot, Kendle B., et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $437,000 affecting property located at 8 Hilltop Road, Katonah 10536.

Filed Oct. 15.

Motta, Diana, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $221,306 affecting property located at 5 Palmer Place, Ossining 10562. Filed Oct. 19.

Nguyen, Huong Thi, et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $330,000 affecting property located at 28 Tomahawk Drive, White Plains. Filed Oct. 16.

Ofori, Adams, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $416,000 affecting property located at 110 Smith St., Peekskill 10566. Filed Oct. 20.

Prescott, Fitzy G., et al. Filed by Wachovia Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,362 affecting property located at 242 S. 10th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550.

Filed Oct. 16.

Santore, Susan, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $353,131 affecting property located at 44 Spring Pond Road, Ossining 10562.

Filed Oct. 15.

The 6 Group LLC, et al. Filed by Gauntlet Lendco2 LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 278 Locust Ave., Port Chester. Filed Oct. 19.

Tineo, Martha, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $604,000 affecting property located at 34 Gedney Way, White Plains 10605. Filed Oct. 16.

Tuman, Nicole, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $476,000 affecting property located at 92 Lockwood Road, South Salem.

Filed Oct. 15.

Vukic, Denis, et al. Filed by Self Reliance NY Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 192 Woodland Ave., New Rochelle 10805. Filed Oct. 19.

White, Stanford, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $326,480 affecting property located at 468 S. 10th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Oct. 19.

Wotring, James W. III, et al. Filed

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1 million affecting property located at 36 Little Town Lane, Bedford. Filed Oct. 16.

FACTS MECHANIC’S LIENS 200 Diplomat Drive Corp., as owner. $43,677 as claimed by Windham Contracting Corp., Brooklyn. Property: in Mount Kisco. Filed March 6.

600 Midland Ave LLC, as owner. $83,567 as claimed by Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp., Elmsford. Property: in Rye. Filed March 6.

RADR Associates Inc., d.b.a. CertaPro Painters of Rockland County NY, 18 E. Mount Airy Road, Croton 10520. Filed April 11.

Trackt Inc., d.b.a. Trackt Realty Management and Renovations, 73 Market St., Suite 376, Yonkers 10710.

Filed April 11.

Trinity Affiliated Inc., d.b.a. Surya Grocery, 589 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10704. Filed April 11.

Hartsdale Development LLC, as owner. $91,063 as claimed by A and L Doors and Hardware LLC, Bronx. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed March 6.

Velasco Enterprises Corp., d.b.a.

Services By Godinez, 24 Treno St., New Rochelle 10801. Filed April 11.

Kropp, Adam B., et al, as owner. $10,985 as claimed by Adria Tile Inc., Yonkers. Property: in Greenburgh.

Filed March 8.

Westchester Glass and Showerdoor Inc., d.b.a. Westchester Glass, 801 E. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed April 11.

Madonna, Frank, as owner. $48,821 as claimed by Joe Crocco Jr. Carpentry and Construction, Armonk. Property: in North Castle. Filed March 8.

Riveredge Owners Inc., as owner. $11,345 as claimed by Premier Wood Concepts Inc., White Plains. Property: in Yonkers. Filed March 10.

Saber Dobbs Ferry LLC, as owner. $750,434 as claimed by Elq Industries Inc., New Rochelle. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed March 8.

NEW BUSINESSES This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

Doing Business As Columbia Nursery and Florist Inc., d.b.a. 1-800-Roses.com, 25 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers 10710. Filed April 11.

Faghihi Management Corp., d.b.a.

Subway/Carvel of Central Ave., 1950 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10710.

Filed April 11.

Gil Vankin Photography Inc., d.b.a. CFV, 25 High St., Katonah 10536.

Filed April 11.

Inspiria Media Corp., d.b.a. Inspiria Media Group, 10 Mitchell Place, Suite 201, White Plains 10601.

Filed April 11.

N.P.V.D. Inc., d.b.a. America Moderne, 303 S. Broadway, Suite 105, Tarrytown 10591. Filed April 11.

NYC Pinnacle Homes Inc., d.b.a.

King’s Development Group, 75 N. Central Ave., No. 303, Elmsford 10523.

Filed April 11.

Pamrob Inc., d.b.a. Pamela Robbins, 1 Chase Road, Scarsdale 10583.

Filed April 11.

Sole Proprietorships Archival Concierge, 4 Shadow Lane, Larchmont 10538, c/o Lydia Ohl. Filed April 11.

David Garcia Trucking, 10 Midland Ave., Port Chester 10573, c/o David Garcia. Filed April 11.

Diego Painting, 17 Wolden Road, Ossining 10562, c/o Diego Huiracocha.

Filed April 11.

G and C, 8 Purser Place, Yonkers 10705, c/o Gregory Cabrera. Filed April 11.

Keeney Home Improvements, 170 E. Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale 10530, c/o John Keeney. Filed April 11.

MTA International, 2005 Palmer Ave., No. 166, Larchmont 10538, c/o Joseph Mutobaya. Filed April 11.

Naaji Kenn Entertainment, 184 Laurel Ridge, South Salem 10590, c/o Naaji Adzimah. Filed April 11.

PATENTS III-V photonic integrated circuits on silicon substrate. Patent no. 9,595,805 issued to Cheng-Wei Cheng, White Plains; Ning Li, White Plains; Devendra K. Sadana, Pleasantville; and Kuen-Ting Shiu, Yorktown Heights. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Dynamic data compression. Patent no. 9,596,311 issued to David Q. Li, North Chelmsford, Mass. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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Dynamic virtual private network. Patent no. 9,596,271 issued to Charles K. Young, Powder Springs, Ga.; Terrence E. White, Raleigh, N.C.; Melanie R. Diggs, Mableton, Ga.; and Gerald D. Colar, Mableton, Ga. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Forming semiconductor fins with self-aligned patterning. Patent no.

9,595,613 issued to Kangguo Cheng, Schenectady; Fee Li Lie, Albany; and Peng Xu, Guilderland. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Identity provider discovery service using a publish-subscribe model. Patent no. 9,596,123 issued to Heather Maria Hinton, Austin, Texas; Richard James McCarty, Austin, Texas; and Clifton Steve Looney, Port Saint Lucie, Fla. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Reliable link layer for control links between network controllers and switches. Patent no.

9,596,192 issued to Casimer M. DeCusatis, Poughkeepsie; and Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Wappingers Falls.

Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Smart dumping of network switch forwarding database. Patent no. 9,596,138 issued to Joseph Cors, Rochester, Minn.; Venkatesh K. Janakiraman, Cuertino, Calif.; Joseph A. Kirscht, Rochester, Minn.; David A. Shedivy, Rochester, Minn.; and Colin B. Verrilli, Apex, N.C. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Secure port forwarding to access data between public processing locations and on-premise components. Patent no. 9,596,229 issued to Paul M. Evans, Portland, Ore.; and Paul F. Klein, Newbury Park, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Secure WiFi using predictive analytics. Patent no. 9,596,647 issued to James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, Texas; John M. Ganci Jr., Cary, N.C.; Ji Young Roe, Northbrook, Ill.; and Kimberly G. Starks, Nashville, Tenn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Server restart management via stability time. Patent no. 9,596,157 issued to Robert M. Abrams, Wappinger Falls; Nicholas C. Matsakis, Poughkeepsie; Daniel Nieves, Poughkeepsie; and Anthony T. Sofia, Highland. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

FIGURES HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million

Alou Corp., Cross River. Seller: Vincent Ricotta, et al, Stormville. Property: in Kent. Amount: $25,000. Filed Feb. 27.

DEEDS Above $1 million Osbourne Plaza LLC, Beacon.

Seller: 1145 Route 9 Corp., Wappingers Falls. Property: in Wappinger.

Amount: $5.1 million. Filed March 6.

Johnson and Miller LP, Kingston, as owner. Lender: Sterling National Bank, Montebello. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $11.1 million. Filed March 7.

Realty Income Properties 21 LLC, San Diego, Calif. Seller: R and F Middletown LLC, Liverpool. Property: 30 Gibbs Court, Middletown. Amount: $16.7 million. Filed March 8.

New Windsor Development Company LLC, et al, Livingston, N.J., as owner. Lender: Valley National Bank, Wayne, N.J. Property: in New Windsor.

Amount: $3 million. Filed March 8.

Below $1 million

Below $1 million AMD Enterprises Ltd., Montgomery, as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co., Lakeville, Conn.

Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $189,500. Filed March 13.

Copeman, Randy, Glenford, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Ulster.

Amount: $255,000. Filed March 3.

Devine, William J., Rock Tavern, as owner. Lender: Farm Credit East ACA, Middletown. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $170,000. Filed March 10.

F and A Concrete Inc., Unionville, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 26 Danielle Court, Goshen. Amount: $273,000. Filed March 8.

Metz, John, Middletown, as owner.

Lender: M&T Bank. Property: 29 Prospect St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $51,693. Filed March 7.

PBFB NY LLC, et al, as owner. Lender: Farm Credit East ACA. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $148,683.

Filed March 6.

Reynolds, Sean, Warwick, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Warwick.

Amount: $468,000. Filed March 8.

Sheafe Woods Realty LLC, as owner. Lender: PCSB Bank. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $240,000. Filed March 8.

United Cerebral Palsy Association of Putnam and Southern Counties Inc., Patterson, as owner.

Lender: Mahopac Bank, Brewster.

Property: 26 Coleman Road, Garrison.

Amount: $899,596. Filed Feb. 28.

American International Relocation Solutions LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa. Seller: Troy L. Graves-Abe, et al, Wappingers Falls. Property: 22 Conklin St., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $267,500. Filed March 7.

Anthos Hoes NY LLC, Nanuet.

Seller: Georgette Laskowski, Rock Hill. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $50,000. Filed March 13.

Arch Ridge LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 47 Henmond Blvd., Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $110,000. Filed March 9.

1118 Dutchess Turnpike LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Jyoti Inc., Poughkeepsie.

Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $600,000. Filed March 6.

Arvest Central Mortgage Co. Seller: Martin Lopez, Kingston. Property: 6 Teller St., Kingston 12401. Amount: $159,753. Filed March 3.

120 Johnston LLC, New York City.

Seller: Pennymac Corp., Moorpark, Calif. Property: 119 Johnston St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $35,000. Filed March 10.

Atereth Developments LLC, Monroe. Seller: Stone Ridge Equities LLC, High Falls. Property: 150 Granite Road, Accord 12404. Amount: $320,000. Filed March 8.

143 Sunset Hill Road LLC, Putnam Valley. Seller: Maryellen C. Finnerty, et al, Putnam Valley. Property: 143 Sunset Hill Road, Putnam Valley 10579.

Amount: $395,000. Filed March 7.

Aurum Homes LLC, Lakewood, N.J. Seller: Moshe Wechsler, Spring Valley.

Property: 7 New St., Port Jervis 12771.

Amount: $25,500. Filed March 13.

1550 Route LLC, Orlando, Fla. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 316 Plattekill Ardonia Road, Wallkill 12589. Amount: $94,500.

Filed March 7.

29 Pennsylvania Avenue LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Moshe Wechsler, Spring Valley. Property: 29 Pennsylvania Ave., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $20,000. Filed March 13.

3-C’s Development LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Leonard Long, Portland, Ore. Property: in LaGrange.

Amount: $100,000. Filed March 6.

34 Fort Worth LLC, Monroe. Seller: William D. Feller, et al, Monroe. Property: 36 Fort Worth Place, Blooming Grove. Amount: $322,000. Filed March 7.

39 M LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Anne L. Pavek, Walden. Property: in Woodbury.

Amount: $142,000. Filed March 10.

7 Van Buren 413 LLC, Brooklyn.

Seller: Noam Estates LLC, Monroe. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $88,000. Filed March 7.

AC Liberty Development, Hyde Park. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 16 Wilbur Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $109,200. Filed March 7.

AFEW 2 LLC, Monroe. Seller: John J. Fallon, Walden. Property: 1 Park Circle, Wallkill 10940. Amount: $157,628.

Filed March 7.

Autumn Ridge Corp., Highland Mills. Seller: David A. Leritz, Chicago, Ill. Property: 8 Silvertail Road, Chester.

Amount: $143,000. Filed March 13.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 22 Birch Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $24,683. Filed March 13.

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Williamsville. Seller: Jay B. Hashmall, White Plains. Property: 5 Amazon Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $129,000. Filed Feb. 24.

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Seller: Michelle Anderson, Newburgh.

Property: 123 S. Plank Road, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $236,559. Filed March 9.

BBTR LLC, Beacon. Seller: Inocencia Seda, Beacon. Property: in Beacon.

Amount: $270,000. Filed March 6.

Blacksmith Wines LLC, Garrison.

Seller: Jonathan D. Champlin, et al, Cold Spring. Property: 288 Main St., Cold Spring 10516. Amount: $280,000.

Filed March 7.

Brennan E. Sobiech Farms LLC, Warwick. Seller: Floyd J. Mikulski, Pine Island. Property: in Warwick.

Amount: $136,350. Filed March 9.

Britkat Inc., Monroe. Seller: Martin R. Goldberg, Middletown. Property: 4319 Whispering Hills, Unit 388, Chester. Amount: $93,100. Filed March 10.

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FACTS C Bossolina Group LLC, Warwick.

Seller: Pat Dodge, Port Ewen. Property: 5 Belmar Court, Warwick. Amount: $122,500. Filed March 13.

Citibank N.A. Seller: Constantino Sanchez, Mahopac. Property: in Kent.

Amount: $275,456. Filed Feb. 24.

Citimortgage Inc. Seller: Charles A. D’Agostino, Pleasantville. Property: 133 Route 6W, Mahopac. Amount: $796,031. Filed Feb. 27.

Colonial Savings F.A. Seller: Robert Dinardo, Newburgh. Property: 129 Fawn Hill Road, Tuxedo 10987.

Amount: $362,404. Filed March 9.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: George Lithco, Walden. Property: 129 S. Plank Road, Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $164,923. Filed March 13.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Vincent J. Catalano, Jr., Poughkeepsie. Property: 21 Davies Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $509,500. Filed March 9.

DHLR LLC, Monroe. Seller: Baruch Weiner, Monsey. Property: in Monroe. Monroe. Amount: $3,070. Filed March 9.

Double R Capital Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Diane Pandolfi-Foley, Wappingers Falls. Property: 16 Elk Road, East Fishkill 12533. Amount: $62,500.

Filed March 6.

Dubois Street Associates LLC, Carle Place. Seller: Newburgh Community Land Bank Inc., Newburgh.

Property: 17, 46 and 48 Dubois St. and 9 and 12 Miller St., Newburgh.

Amount: $127,294. Filed March 9.

Dunrite Construction II Corp., Mahopac. Seller: Ralph Legnini, Bronx. Property: 3 Ethan Drive, Garrison 10524. Amount: $20,000. Filed March 1.

Enlarged City School District of Middletown, Middletown. Seller: Autumn Sky Development Company Inc., New Paltz. Property: Schutt Road Extension, Middletown 10940.

Amount: $650,000. Filed March 13.

ESPN Holdings LLC, Vernon, N.J. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 110-112 Jersey Ave., Port Jervis 12771.

Amount: $14,500. Filed March 8.

Fakhoury Brothers LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Dutchess West Road LLC, West Harrison. Property: 14-18 West Road, Pleasant Valley. Amount: $690,000. Filed March 7.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Louis H. Burns, Florida.

Property: 14 Muller Ave., Highland Falls 10928. Amount: $110,219. Filed March 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: John H. Lewis, et al, Austin, Texas. Property: 197 Martin Road, Deerpark 12746. Amount: $92,571. Filed March 13.

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Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Michael S. Blustein, Goshen. Property: 8 Grove Place, Fort Montgomery 10922. Amount: $194,664. Filed March 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Peter George Botti, Goshen. Property: 12 Walnut St., Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $305,828. Filed March 8.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Terry D. Horner, Poughkeepsie. Property: 315 Rockledge Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $387,477. Filed Feb. 27.

Harmonizing LLC, Hugenot. Seller: KI 12 LLC, Kingston. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $165,888. Filed March 8.

Hickey and Silkman LLC, Warwick. Seller: SDF Capital LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 25 Van Buren St., Warwick 10990. Amount: $70,000.

Filed March 13.

High Garden Holdings LLC, et al, Mahopac. Seller: Patrick Thomas Gartland, Poughkeepsie. Property: 21 Breckenridge Road, Mahopac 10541.

Amount: $237,000. Filed March 7.

High Garden Holdings LLC, et al, Tarrytown. Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 1125 Maggie Road, Building 6, Unit 4, Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $90,000. Filed March 10.

Hudson Highlands Land Trust Inc., Garrison. Seller: Raphael Schlanger, Wilton, Conn. Property: in Philipstown. Amount: $300,000.

Filed March 3.

Hyvue of Orange Inc., Salisbury Mills. Seller: Duncan Avenue LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson.

Property: 16 Hill View Drive, New Windsor.

Amount: $40,000. Filed March 13.

JAH LLC, Goshen. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 5 Chardavoyne Road, Warwick 10990. Amount: $169,589.

Filed March 10.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Glen A. Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 62 Hudson St., Port Jervis 12771.

Amount: $147,915. Filed March 9.

JRS LLC, Chester. Seller: Ronald R. Gartner, Westtown. Property: in Minisink. Amount: $48,000. Filed March 8.

Lanwin Olympia Cornwall LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Ruby Nemeth, Vails Gate. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $70,000. Filed March 13.

Lori Joseph Builders Inc., Beacon.

Seller: Simun S. Matesic, et al, Fishkill. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $55,000. Filed March 6.

Lotus Blossom Property LLC, Westtown. Seller: Robert A. Fletcher, et al, Warwick. Property: 7 Wisner Road, Warwick 10990. Amount: $255,000. Filed March 9.

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Morluck Equities LLC, Monroe.

Seller: Pedro Rios, New Windsor.

Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $190,000. Filed March 9.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Laurence A. Clemente, Goshen.

Property: 129 Johnston St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $161,103. Filed March 8.

Natureview Realty Inc., Rosendale.

Seller: Lowell Mills Development LLC, Kerhonkson. Property: in Rosendale.

Amount: $65,000. Filed March 6.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Paul L. Marks, Montgomery.

Property: 15 and 19 W. Searsville Road, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $747,046. Filed March 10.

Natureview Realty Inc., Tucson, Ariz. Seller: City National Bank. Property: 387 Main St., Rosendale 12472.

Amount: $255,000. Filed March 6.

Newburgh Revitalization Housing Development Fund Company Inc., Kingston. Seller: Newburgh Community Land Bank Inc., Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh.

Amount: $205,257. Filed March 7.

NMF NY LLC, Monroe. Seller: Robert Earl Meyerdierks, St. Petersburg, Fla. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $900,000. Filed March 9.

NYC REO LLC, Whitestone. Seller: Godfrey Melhado, et al, Carmel. Property: 22 Clubhouse Drive, Carmel.

Amount: $350,262. Filed March 3.

Old Post 2 LLC, Marlboro. Seller: Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Marlboro.

Amount: $92,000. Filed March 6.

Partner Rehabs LLC, Wallkill. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 98 Orrs Mills Road, Salisbury Mills 12577. Amount: $91,350. Filed March 8.

Patmar United LLC, New Windsor.

Seller: Elaine Young, Hurley. Property: in Ulster. Amount: $83,000. Filed March 8.

Scavelli Holding Company LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: M&T Bank, Buffalo. Property: 54 E. Lovell St., Mahopac 10541. Amount: $180,000. Filed March 6.

Shpitz LLC, Monroe. Seller: Joseph Sander, Brooklyn. Property: 8 Lember Court, Unit 001, Monroe. Amount: $5,000. Filed March 7.

Sirva Relocation Properties LLC. Seller: Kyle Francis Frame, et al, Middletown. Property: 3 Hasbrouck Lane, Middletown 10941. Amount: $315,000.

Filed March 8.

Sorelle Realty Inc., Middletown.

Seller: Qun Li, Middle Village. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $160,000.

Filed March 9.

SSEL Corp., Cross River. Seller: Families With Dignity Inc., Stormville.

Property: in Kent. Amount: $25,000.

Filed Feb. 27.

Syntax Services Services LLC, Jersey City, N.J. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Blooming Grove.

Amount: $10,000. Filed March 8.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Alan L. Joseph, Goshen. Property: 71 Hy Vue Drive, Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $215,224. Filed March 8.

Trattoria Locanda Inc., Fishkill. Seller: Timothy P. Harnett, LaGrangeville.

Property: 4 Milton Ave., Highland.

Amount: $265,000. Filed March 6.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Allan Ahearne, Warwick. Property: 2 E. Stone St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $322,376.

Filed March 9.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John E. Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 180 Gidney Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $264,995.

Filed March 9.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Joseph G. Goubeaud Jr., Mount Vernon. Property: 32 Buckshollow Road, Mahopac 10541.

Amount: $342,000. Filed March 6.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Emily A. Cajigas, Middletown. Property: 5 Stoneledge Lane, New Windsor 12553.

Amount: $384,499. Filed March 9.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Frank D. Lombardi, Mahopac. Property: 394 Depot Hill Road, Poughquag 12570.

Amount: $399,000. Filed March 8.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Peter G. Botti, Goshen. Property: 24 Franklin Drive, Washingtonville 10992.

Amount: $236,469. Filed March 9.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Peter Rosato, Yonkers. Property: 14 Olympus Drive, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $755,213. Filed Feb. 28.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Adam R. Williams, Boca Raton, Fla. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $255,237.

Filed March 7.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Keith Byron, Clinton Corners. Property: 90 Brown Road, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Amount: $624,500. Filed March 3.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Yolanda Quiles, Yonkers. Property: 7 Mine Hill Road, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518.

Amount: $294,203. Filed March 7.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Elizabeth Cassidy, Warwick. Property: 4 Brookside Drive West, Harriman 10926. Amount: $378,821. Filed March 9.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Henry N. Christensen Jr., Goshen. Property: 31 Seybolt Ave., Otisville 10963. Amount: $239,993.

Filed March 7.

Y and J Form LLC, Kingston. Seller: Hudson Hill Apts LLC, Hurley. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $148,000.

Filed March 6.

YYY Properties LLC, Cornwall.

Seller: Robert M. Rametta, Goshen.

Property: 704 Hewitt Lane, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $109,000.

Filed March 8.

Zero Cinder LLC, New York City.

Seller: Ron S. Bondy, Brooklyn. Property: in Shandaken. Amount: $95,000.

Filed March 6.

JUDGMENTS AHR Landscaping, New Paltz. $13,116 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

All Type Towing and Repairs Inc., Wallkill. $1,097 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Satisfaction Repair Inc., Monroe. $9,932 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 21.

Sleep N Save Headquarters Inc., Monroe. $1,713 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 21.

Snowcat Country Inc., Westtown. $366 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 21.

The Little Flower Shop, Highland. $1,481 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Upstage Curtains Corp., Monroe. $1,405 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 21.

Amstar Electronics Inc., Monroe. $10,396 in favor of Zalmen Reiss and Associates, Brooklyn. Filed March 10.

Victoria Gardens Inc., Rosendale. $3,841 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed March 9.

Dirty Dogs Pet Services Inc., Highland. $6,561 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

William Vassell Services Inc., New Paltz. $17,856 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Edward Diller Photography Inc., Wallkill. $1,624 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Yellow Zone Rentals Inc., Chester. $267 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 21.

Freight Runners Inc., Lake Katrine. $1,131 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Yoim Beyoimoi Inc., Monroe. $1,306 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 21.

Go Green Lawn and Landscaping, Ulster Park. $2,087 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

LIS PENDENS

Lakeside Licks, New Paltz. $3,617 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

Le Ambiance Multi Service Business Centre Inc., Newburgh. $8,721 in favor of Adams Algonquin Plaza LLC, Newburgh. Filed March 7.

Anderson, Jason E., et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $173,687 affecting property located at 29 Park Hill Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Dec. 5.

Mel Mike Corp., Saugerties. $10,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed March 3.

Oldtyme Woodworks Plus Inc., Highland. $309 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Rip Van Winkle Service Inc., Saugerties. $6,719 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Santini’s Lawn Care Shop, Modena. $611 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed March 9.

Bartolini, Michael, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $311,888 affecting property located at 8 Wayland Way, Rock Tavern 12575. Filed Dec. 6.

Bauco, Antoinette, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 99 Peach Lake Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 28.

Beaver, Clayton, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,375 affecting property located at 7360 Route 209, Napanoch 12458.

Filed March 8.

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FACTS Becker, Scott D., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $338,389 affecting property located at 7 Dry Hill Lake Road, Monroe 10950.

Filed Dec. 5.

Carter, Evelyne Eusebe, et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $824,800 affecting property located at 188 Joes Hill Road, Brewster 10509.

Filed March 2.

Benjamin, Ronni, et al. Filed by SMI Home Mortgage. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property located at 21 Chestnut St., Middletown 10940.

Filed Dec. 7.

Cavanagh, Helen A., et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,000 affecting property located at 7 Buckingham Mews, Wallkill 10940. Filed Dec. 8.

Bennet, Debra, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 81 Lincoln Drive, Carmel 10512.

Filed March 3.

Cirelli, Bryan, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,695 affecting property located at 283 Mountain Lodge Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 7.

Bennett, James P., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 193 Hortontown Road, Carmel 10512.

Filed Feb. 24.

Cooper, Joseph J., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 10 Wheeler Ave., Warwick 10990.

Filed Dec. 8.

Blackwell, Christopher, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $310,733 affecting property located at 45 Windwood Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 7.

Coote, Yolanda E., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $433,719 affecting property located at 11 Makan Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 8.

Bloss, Kathryn M., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $152,000 affecting property located at 3 Locust Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 24.

Davis, Sheriese, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $254,692 affecting property located at 6 Batavia Road, Patterson 12563. Filed March 2.

Bodnar, John A., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $173,000 affecting property located at 485 and 489 Old Route 209, Hurley.

Filed March 8.

Dellova, John P., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 20 Ridgeview Terrace, Goshen 10924. Filed Dec. 7.

Bouchard, Christopher J., et al.

Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 147 Kate Yeager Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed March 8.

Demarco, Russell J., et al. Filed by Prof-2014-S2 Legal Title Trust II. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $147,600 affecting property located at 8 Vandeater Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Feb. 27.

Brewer, Daniel Nicholas, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,400 affecting property located at 4 Terradon Lane, Accord 12404. Filed March 8.

Brown, Misty, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $123,600 affecting property located at 881 Albany Post Road, Unit 20, Gardiner 12525. Filed March 7.

Calli, Christopher A., et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $339,897 affecting property located at 229 Knoth Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed March 3.

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Doherty, Eric, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $45,500 affecting property located at 120 Kawlija Road, Denning 12725.

Filed March 8.

Edwards, Vinroy, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,200 affecting property located at 15 Wood St., Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed March 8.

Estate of Maria D. Rugar, et al.

Filed by Embrace Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,677 affecting property located at 100 Livingston St., Saugerties 12477. Filed March 6.

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Fakhoury, Joann, as heir at law and next of kin to Mary Lou A. Montgomery, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 23 Darin Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 8.

Freymuth, Paul R., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $117,800 affecting property located at 30 Mandalay Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 8.

Gazivoda, Deda, et al. Filed by Bridge Funding LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2651 Route 55, Poughquag 12570. Filed March 9.

Godbee, Gary M., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,400 affecting property located at 23 Harbor Hill Court, Beacon 12508. Filed March 2.

Goncalves, Jorge, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 7806 Chelsea Cove North, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed March 2.

Gore, Sandra M., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $276,701 affecting property located at 26 Woodside Knolls Drive, Wallkill 10940. Filed Dec. 5.

Graziano, Vincent, as heir at law and next of kin to Maria Graziano, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,928 affecting property located at 11 Andover Lane, Poughkeepsie 12601.

Filed March 7.

Hanson, Richard, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $246,304 affecting property located at 472 Rossway Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed March 9.

Hazard, Dawn M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 Paiges Way, Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 6.

Heirs and distributees of the estate of Lucille Steinberger, et al.

Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $177,000 affecting property located at 23 Barrett Hill Road, Kent 10512. Filed March 2.

Holder, Patricia, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $143,600 affecting property located at 35 Willow Lane, New Windsor 12553.

Filed Dec. 7.

FIGURES Jones, Alan H., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $70,000 affecting property located at 171 Traver Road, Pleasant Valley 12569.

Filed March 3.

Lieberman, Adrienne K., et al.

Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $340,000 affecting property located at 23 Norfolk Road, Brewster 10509. Filed March 1.

Partenio, Patrick, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $278,400 affecting property located at 5 Ridgeway Road, Carmel 10512.

Filed Feb. 28.

Jones, Barry L., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,000 affecting property located at 70 Seaman Road, Circleville 10919.

Filed Dec. 8.

Liguori, Thomas J., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $241,214 affecting property located at 19 Old Post Road, Esopus 12429. Filed March 8.

Penetta, Elizabeth, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $463,125 affecting property located at 38 E. Village Road, Tuxedo 10987.

Filed Dec. 8.

Josiah, Abby O., et al. Filed by Trustco Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 15 Marshall St., Poughkeepsie 12601.

Filed March 2.

Lounsberry, Sean C., et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,700 affecting property located at 27 Wilhelm Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 8.

Randazzo, Salvatore, et al. Filed by Predator Properties Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,500 affecting property located in Newburgh. Filed Dec. 6.

Juliano, Louis J., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 44 LaGrange Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 3.

Luedke, Mary E., et al. Filed by MTGLQ Investors LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 72 Skyline Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Dec. 8.

Karam, Andrew J., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $680,000 affecting property located at 11 Tillman Lane, Brewster 10509. Filed March 3.

Kirby, Richard J., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2 Woodridge Road, Putnam Valley 10579. Filed March 2.

Koen, Catherine C., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 45 Buena Vista Terrace, Central Valley 10917. Filed Dec. 7.

Krieger, Richard W., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,000 affecting property located at 2 Ridge Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed March 8.

Krivacs, Marion, as heir to the estate of Richard Krivacs, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $505,875 affecting property located at 160 N. Tower Hill Road, Wassaic 12592. Filed March 7.

Krivicich, Michael, et al. Filed by Selene Finance LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,488 affecting property located at 25 Dundee Circle, Middletown 10941.

Filed Dec. 6.

Kupetz, Ronald Scott, et al. Filed

by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 2765 Route 52, East Fishkill 12533.

Filed March 8.

Maher, Jennifer A., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 45 Upper Lake Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 28.

O’Dell, Leonard, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,400 affecting property located at 32 Hammersley Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 7.

Rivera, Lester L., et al. Filed by Citifinancial Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $316,976 affecting property located at 56 Murray Road, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed Dec. 5.

Santantasio, Philip, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $162,011 affecting property located at 665 Gardnertown Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 5.

Scalia, Peter, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,000 affecting property located at 530 Hulsetown Road, Campbell Hall 10916. Filed Dec. 6.

O’Malley, Patric, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 9 W. Belvedere St., Cold Spring 10516. Filed March 3.

Secreto, Joseph P., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,134 affecting property located at 18 Parkcrest Drive, Rosendale 12472.

Filed March 6.

Olszewski, Scott T., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $287,521 affecting property located at 26 Kenilworth Lane, Warwick 10990.

Filed Dec. 8.

Seekamp, Sandra J., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 56 Dugway Drive, Pawling 12564. Filed March 2.

Orange County commissioner of finance as administrator for the estate of Linda Pinner Davis, et al. Filed by Kondaur Capital Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,200 affecting property located at 5 N. Aspen Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 5.

Seelbach, Heidi, as administratrix of the estate of Henry Veipert, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $412,500 affecting property located at 206 Widmer Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 7.

Osorio, Peter A., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $198,209 affecting property located at 23 Country Club Drive, Warwick 10921. Filed Dec. 8.

Smith, Dennis F., et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,500 affecting property located at 61 Winston Lane, Garrison 10524.

Filed Feb. 28.

Paradis, Emmanuelle, et al. Filed

by Capital One N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $56,350 affecting property located at 109 Sawkill Road, Kingston 12401.

Filed March 8.

Smith, Gregory, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,602 affecting property located at 612 N. Elting Corners Road, Highland 12528. Filed March 7.

FACTS Szeller, Agnieszka, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $392,500 affecting property located at 26 Trout Place, Mahopac 10541. Filed Feb. 28.

Tillery, Fredie, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $148,558 affecting property located at 15 Worrall Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed Feb. 27.

Valastro, John James, et al. Filed

by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,185 affecting property located at 318 Tower Ave., Maybrook 12543. Filed Dec. 6.

Vallejo, Manuel, et al. Filed by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,000 affecting property located at 35 Liberty St., Beacon 12508. Filed March 8.

Volpe, John M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,000 affecting property located at 85 Kent St., Beacon 12508. Filed March 2.

Ward, Ann M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $116,000 affecting property located at 25-27 Grove St., Godeffroy 12729. Filed Dec. 5.

Wettje, Jessica, individually and on behalf of the estate of James Wettje, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $103,600 affecting property located at 19 Riverdale Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 5.

Williams, Christopher D., et al.

Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $49,500 affecting property located at 495 Delaware Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed March 3.

Williamson, Charles, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $135,000 affecting property located at 23-29 W. Main St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Dec. 6.

Yankovoy, Victoria L., et al. Filed

by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,243 affecting property located at 137 Turtle Bay Road, New Hampton 10958. Filed Dec. 6.

Zumbo, Frank P., Jr., as executor of the last will and testament of John Zumbo, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $189,939 affecting property located at 91 Salem Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 28.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Annunziata, Salvatore, as owner. $16,900 as claimed by Allt Excavating and Construction, Hyde Park. Property: 7588 N. Broadway, Red Hook. Filed March 9.

Delinos, Laura, as owner. $700 as claimed by Norman Anderson Inc., Putnam Valley. Property: 19 Spruce St., Lake Peekskill 10537. Filed March 1.

Fox Ridge Motor Inn, as owner. $7,761 as claimed by Sullivan Architecture PC, White Plains. Property: 7-11 Peach Lake Road, Brewster. Filed Feb. 28.

Heritage Land Holding LLC, as owner. $10,000 as claimed by MJS Engineering and Land Surveying PC, Goshen. Property: in Goshen. Filed March 7.

JCA Bridge LLC, as owner. $34,684 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: 600 Route 211 East, Middletown 10940.

Filed March 10.

Marist College, as owner. $223,679 as claimed by Prsus Inc., Lincoln University, Pa. Property: 3399 North Road, Building A, Poughkeepsie. Filed March 10.

Marist College, as owner. $27,194 as claimed by Prsus Inc. Property: 3399 North Road, Building B, Poughkeepsie. Filed March 10.

McNenny, Kathleen, et al, as owner. $30,000 as claimed by B. Evans and Associates Inc., Kingston. Property: 320 Silver Hollow Road, Chichester 12416. Filed March 3.

Versland, Jens, et al, as owner. $20,100 in favor of MJS Engineering and Land Surveying PC, Goshen.

Property: in Cornwall-on-Hudson.

Filed March 7.

NEW BUSINESSES This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

Doing Business As The Mezzanine Ltd., d.b.a. Design Advantage, 79 Broadway, Kingston 12401. Filed March 8.

Wonder Woman Wellness Company Inc., d.b.a. Bodies by Colotti, 325 Albany Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed March 8.

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Partnerships Kettle Pop, 21 Wardwell Lane, Woodstock, c/o Monique M. Martindale and Zachary S. Carey. Filed March 7.

O’Scapes, 4121 Whispering Hills, Chester 10918, c/o Michael O’Leary and Brian O’Leary. Filed April 12.

S and A Real Property, 5 Delta Place, Kingston 12401, c/o Anthony R. Tampone and Steven E. Markle. Filed March 8.

Sole Proprietorships A. Lester and Sons, 330 Forest Park, Wallkill 12589, c/o Anthony L. Lester.

Filed March 8.

FIGURES Frank’s Wholesale Liquidations, 464 Route 212, Saugerties 12477, c/o Frank S. Neglia. Filed March 3.

Mike’s Clean Up, 5 Bates Lane, Wallkill 12589, c/o Michael Justin Jones. Filed March 6.

Smplnotebooks, 708 Neighborhoods Road, 18A, Lake Katrine 12449, c/o Todd M. Jansen. Filed March 8.

Grand Entry Door Co., 324 Vanburenville Road, Middletown 10940, c/o Christopher Robert Bradbury. Filed April 12.

MyKingstoKids, 165 Cornell St., Apt. 123, Kingston 12401, c/o Franklyn Robert Waters. Filed March 7.

St. Luke’s Sound, 464 Liberty St., Newburgh, c/o Jorden K.L. Thorpe.

Filed April 15.

Non Stop Management, 100 Maple Ave., Monroe 10950, c/o John R. Callahan. Filed April 14.

The Patio Food Truck, 12 Franklin St., Kingston 12401, c/o Karen Rosario Munoz Paz. Filed March 8.

Pashmina Fashion, 612 Ulster Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Roxanne J. Wiegert. Filed March 8.

Turnkey Homesteads, 232 N. Putt Corners Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Elijah J. Martin. Filed March 8.

Rinconcito Peruano, 54 Quassaick Ave., New Windsor, c/o Julio Manrique. Filed April 12.

World’s End Comics, 22 Janet St., Kingston 12401, c/o Christopher Mario Livecchi. Filed March 8.

Second to the Right Productions, 198 Churchland Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Cody A. Buser. Filed March 7.

Zephyr Vessels, 133 Yarmouth St., Kingston 12401, c/o Thomas John Lehan, Jr. Filed March 7.

GW Lighting, 7 Orsheve Court, No. 301, Monroe 10950, c/o Gedalya Weiser. Filed April 12.

Inner Wolf Publishing and Marketing, 590 Broadway, Kingston 12401, c/o Timothy R. Zona. Filed March 3.

Joanies NY Bagel Café, 30 N. Plank Road, Newburgh, c/o Joan Marie Corrales. Filed April 14.

Landcastor Registry, 464 Liberty St., Newburgh, c/o Jorden K.L. Thorpe.

Filed April 15.

Beaver Scraps II, 2574 Route 9W, Saugerties 12477, c/o Kathy A. Hughes.

Filed March 3.

Bentlygang Tmm, 14 Waters Drive, Stone Ridge 12484, c/o Frederick Joseph Edwards Jr. Filed March 6.

Bluehome Jewelry, 46 Wallkill Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Lauren R. O’Sullivan. Filed April 12.

Building Arts, 9 Blooms Corners Road, Warwick 10998, c/o Julia Everett. Filed April 14.

Calmbucha, 109 Plains Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Amy Fixler. Filed March 3.

Castro and Brother’s, 10 Phyllis Drive, Ellenville 12428, c/o Anthony K. Castro. Filed March 9.

Cbuild, 1468 Route 213, Ulster Park 12487, c/o Carrie M. Bono. Filed March 3.

Christmas Remembered, 2087 Route 32, Rosendale 12472, c/o Lucy Delgado-Polatsek. Filed March 7.

Claudine Michelle Garden Design, 8 Harvard Drive, Walden 12586, c/o Claudine Michelle Sullivan. Filed April 12.

Design Goals, P.O. Box 363, Highland 12528, c/o Jeremy Todd Haapala. Filed March 8.

Emily’s Soles, 1742 Old Greenfield Road, Greenfield Park 12435, c/o Emily R. Sarno. Filed March 9.

Four Season Gutter Seasons, 210 Little York Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Richard J. Procak, III. Filed April 13.

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THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY

2017 “FRIEND OF MEDICINE” AWARD WCMS Annual Meeting

Thursday, June 1, 2017 Cocktails/Exhibits: 6:00pm Dinner: 7:00pm Westchester Country Club 99 Biltmore Avenue Rye, New York 10580 Past “Friend of Medicine” Awardees Include: 

2016: Dee DelBello, CEO Westfair Communications, Founder Doctors of Distinction Awards.

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2015: Mary Jane Denzer, Community activist and leader in the fight against childhood diabetes.

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2014: Michael J. Schoppmann, Esq.; Healthcare attorney and advocate.

Please visit www.wcms.org/2017Friend-of-Medicine to submit your nomination.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 31, 2017. *Please note that the awardee must be available to attend the annual

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Call for Nominations Every year, at its Annual Meeting in June, the Westchester County Medical Society honors a member of the Westchester Community who has been deemed a “Friend of Medicine”. Our Society is now taking nominations for the 2017 awardee.

The Friend of Medicine Award was established to recognize those upstanding community members of Westchester outside the medical community whose actions contribute significantly to the betterment and/or advancement of medical practice and patient care. *A good candidate may be outlined as follows: 

Any individual who volunteers his/her time with a local hospital or medical group.

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Any individual who donates to a medical charity, the medical community and/or volunteers his/her time to a medical charity and/or the medical community.

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Any individual who volunteers to serve on a hospital or charity board.

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Any individual who is involved in advocacy centered in medicine or related areas (patient rights, patient care, etc.).

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Any individual who effectuates policy for the welfare of physicians and their patients.

If you or someone you know possesses these qualities, and you would like to see him/her recognized for the efforts put forth, please visit our website to submit your nomination! *Please note that nominees should not be physicians, should not profit from any medical business, and should not be employed by a hospital or medical practice.

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JAMES W MAXWELL LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/1/2017. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 782 Sherman Avenue, Thornwood, NY 10594. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #60970 Rdr Park Drive LLC. Filed 1/27/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Water St #204, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #60971 115 Kemeys Cove, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/1/16. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 7 Meadow Ln., Katonah, NY 10536. General Purpose. #60972 Notice of Formation of 64 Hillside Ave. LLC Articles of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/22/2016.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 229 Wishing Brook Rd. New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #60974 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NAME: R C TORRE AUTO LLC, . Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/01/2017. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her to the company at RC Torre Auto LLC 215 Railroad Ave Bedford Hills, NY, 10507: Business location: 215 Railroad Ave , Bedford Hills, NY 10507 Purpose: any lawful. #60975 Notice of Formation of Whalebone Advisory, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 12/1/16. Office Location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at 18 Wyndham Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. LLC purpose is any lawful act or activity. #60976 Notice of Formation of Roots & Boots, LLC. Art Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/9/16. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 61 Stratford Lane, Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60977

DGOLDCONSULTING, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/04/17. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 24 Larissa Lane; Thornwood, New York 10594, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60978 Local Employees Tax and Accounting Service Letas, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 1/11/17. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to: Corp Filings of NY, 90 State St, Ste 700 Office 40, Albany NY 12207.

Purpose: Any lawful activity #60981 Notice of Formation of Apex Caretaking Services, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/9/17. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Frank Antonucci, 26 Wood Creek Road, New Milford, CT 06776.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #60982 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF: YouCreate LLC ART OF ORG. filed with SSNY on 2/13/17.

Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 25 Caruso Pl, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60983 Lowerre Place LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/15/17. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 6 Sickles Ave., Ste. 206, New Rochelle, NY 10801. General Purpose #60984 Notice of Formation of Marlin Ventures, LLC Articles Of Org. Filed with SSNY on 1/19/17. The County within this state in which the limited liability company is to be located is Westchester.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Rental real estate #60986 Notice of Formation of Marlin Ventures 1, LLC Articles Of Org. Filed with SSNY on 1/31/17. The County within this state in which the limited liability company is to be located is Westchester.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: Rental real estate #60987

43 Ridge LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/16. Cty: Westchester.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 5600A Broadway, Bronx, NY 10463. General Purpose. #60988 Matlee Advisors LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/17/17. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Marc Sheinbaum, 24 Deerfield Rd., Chappaqua, NY 10514. General Purpose. #60989 TOPHER HORN LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 2/17/17. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to: 950 Main St #3, Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: Any lawful activity #60990 Notice of Formation of Blue & May LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/7/17. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNYdesig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall may process to principal business location: 40 Old Lancaster rd, Sudbury, MA 01776. Purpose: any lawful activity #60991 Notice of Formation of D2BD Dare To Be Different, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/12/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to D2BD Dare To Be Different 40 E. Sidney Avenue Unit 14B, Mount Vernon, NY, 10550. Purpose: any lawful act or activity #60992 Notice of Formation of Premier Dog Walking of Pelham LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/02/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 511 Stellar Avenue Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60993 Notice of Formation of INTEGRATED NUTRITION OF MOUNT KISCO PLLC, a domestic limited liability company.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/25/15. NY Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC at 85 Smith Avenue, Mount Kisco, New York 10549. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #60995 Notice of Formation of HOMESTYLE AT OCEAN GRILL LLC, a domestic LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/16/2017 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 185 Kisco Avenue, Ste 604, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #60996

ROZZIFILM GALLERY, LLC Articles of Org. filed with the SSNY January 12, 2017 at 6:16 AM EST. Offc. Loc: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Carlo Rosignoli, 6c Hillside Terrace, White Plains, NY 10601-1131. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60998 Notice of Formation of Kliemann & Company, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/23/17.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kristin A. Kliemann, 1 Hastings Landing, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York 10706 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60999 Notice of Formation of SDA Professional, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 02/23/17. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 793 Palmer Road, 4E Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful activity. #61000 DPB Realty Holding, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/10/17. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 350 Willett Ave., Rear Bldg., Port Chester, NY 10573. General Purpose. #61001 Notice of Formation of 13 Columbus, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/22/16. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 566, NY 10536. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61002 Notice of Formation of Seminary Holdings, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/6/17. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave. Ste. 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61003 Notice of Formation of JLR Songs LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/10/17. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 17 Magnolia Rd. Scarsdale., NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61004 Notice of Formation of Core Chakra LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 2/17/17. Office Location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to: c/o Core Chakra LLC, 23 Madison St., West Harrison, NY 10604.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #61005

70 Ellsworth Ave., LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/16/17. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 55 Halstead Ave., Harrison, NY 10528.

General Purpose. #61007

CRT-BC Solar, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/6/17. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 20 Lincoln Ave., Rye Brook, NY 10573. General Purpose. #61017

Notice of Formation of Trinity Funeral Service, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/6/2017. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 23 East Second St. Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61009

82 Union, LLC - Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State on February 2, 2010.

Office location: Westchester County. The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to LLC, 82 Union Ave, New Rochelle, New York 10801.

The purpose of such LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity #61018

JLH Landscape & Design, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/9/17.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to GianfrancescoĂ­s Accounting & Tax Services, Inc., 2452A Eastchester Rd., Bronx, NY 10469. General Purpose. #61010 The annual return of the Hegarty Family Foundation for the year ended June 30, 2016 is available at its principal office located at Sanossian, Sardis & Co., LLP, 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Fund is Michael Hegarty. #61011 Notice of Formation of AURA STYLE BAR LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/1/17. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 191 King Street, Chappaqua, NY 10514.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61012 Notice of Formation of CLOUDBANK CARRIAGE HOUSE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/27/17. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Shamberg Marwell Hollis et al, 55 Smith Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61013 Notice of Formation of Quantum Glass Products, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/14/17. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 800 Westchester Ave, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61015

MBI Partners LLC. Filed 2/7/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Water St #204, White Plains, NY 10601: all lawful #61020 Celine Properties LLC. Filed 2/6/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 220 East Palisades Blvd, Palisades Park, NJ 07650. Purpose: all lawful #61021 937 Post Road Holding LLC. Filed 2/10/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Water St #204, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #61022 Purchase Capital Partners LLC. Filed 2/14/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 12 Water St #204, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #61023 175 Main Street Of Mt. Kisco, LLC. Filed 2/15/17 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 16 Lawrence St, Mount Kisco, NY 10549 Purpose: all lawful #61024 Preferred Lawn Irrigation & Outdoor Services LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/9/17. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 311 Sherman Ave., Hawthorne, NY 10532.

General Purpose. #61025 My Financial Possibilities LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 9/25/08. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: MJW Law 1846 E. Main St. Mohegan Lake, NY 10547 Purpose: all lawful. #61026

R&S Gramatan Property, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/27/17.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 180 Gramatan Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550.

General Purpose. #61016

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Notice of Formation of IDS SPORTS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/3/17. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606.

Purpose: any lawful activity. Ad # 60979

Name of LLC: Wispy Willow Photography LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 01/01/2017.

Princ. off. Loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Wispy Willow Photography LLC, 432 Manhattan Ave, Hawthorne, NY 10532 Attn: Kasey KingPetrellese Purpose: any lawful activity. Ad # 61006 Law Offices of James C Freeman PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/17.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 111 Church St., White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Law. Ad # 61019 Notice of Formation of JJs Cookie House LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/21/2017. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNy designated agent upon whom process may be served against LLC to principal business address: JJs Cookie House: 28A Lawrence Drive, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful act. Ad # 61027 Notice of formation of Daria Weitmann, PSY.D., PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/07/16.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 3 Westerly Rd, Apt. 301, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: To practice the profession of Psychology. Ad # 61028 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PEEKSKILL HOLDINGS LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on July 26, 2016.

Office in Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Brendon Fitzgerald, 741 Shenandoah Ave., Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: Any lawful acts.

Ad # 61029 Notice of Formation of LAL Medical Synergy, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/8/13.

Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1729 Summit St. Yorktown Hts., NY 10598.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE POSTED AT WWW.FINANCE.WESTCHESTERGOV.COM NOTICE OF NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PERSONS APPEARING AS OWNERS OR DEPOSITORS OF CERTAIN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY HELD BY THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY DEPOSITED WITH THE CIMMISSIONER ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2014.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 601 of the Abandoned Property Law of the State of New York that: The undersigned Commissioner of Finance of the County of Westchester has on deposit or in her custody certain monies or property paid or deposited in actions or proceedings in the several courts in the County of Westchester.

The persons whose names and addresses are set forth below from the records of the Commissioner of Finance of Westchester County may be entitled to certain such property in the amount of $50.00 or more.

DEPOSITED IN ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS WITH SUPREME COURT WESTCHESTER COUNTY: TITLE OF CASE AMERIQUEST MORT CO. VS HAL MARKS, JANINE MARKS ET AL JOSE OLIVENCIA VS STEVEN N. & PATRICK DUFFY SHAMIL BANNO & EUROPEAN AUTO INC. VS ALBERT BELFORD ET AL

DEPOSITED BY MICHAEL L. BERNARDO SELLINGER AND SELLINGER PA NUSSAIR HABBOUSH

DEPOSITED IN ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS WITH SURROGATE COURT WESTCHESTER COUNTY: NAME ESTATE OF JULIA D. CURTIS ESTATE OF JULIA D. CURTIS ESTATE OF JULIA D. CURTIS

FOR THE BENEFIT OF ESTATE OF EDWARD GORMLEY ESTATE OF GETRUDE LAMBERTI ESTATE OF JOSEPH GORMLEY

DEPOSITED IN ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS WITH WESTCHESTER COUNTY COURT: NAME AND ADDRESS AMBROSE, JOHN 33 MOSHIER ST GREENWICH, CT 06830

NAME AND ADDRESS BENHALIMA, MOHAMED NO ADDRESS ON FILE

CABRERA, ALFONSO 16 SIXTH STREET APT #1 NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

CALDERON, MARIBEL 271 LEXINGTON AVE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10606

CAMAL, BERTA NO ADDRESS ON FILE

CHAMBERS, JEFFREY 875 MORRISON AVE 17J BRONX, NY 10473

DARIUS, ANASTALE A/K/A ANASTALETTE 311 NORTH AVENUE, 12 NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

DEBERRY, PAUL 67 SKYMEADOW PL ELMSFORD, NY 10523

DIAZ, JOHNNY NO ADDRESS ON FILE

FARMER, TOMMY 3600 BIG BARN LANE BENSALEM, PA 19020

FRIAS VALENCIA, IVAN 41 PALMER HILL ROAD STAMFORD, CT 06902

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GARCIA, MARIA 2162 ELLIS AVE, F BRONX, NY 10462

GUIRACOCHA, JAIME 9907 32ND AVE EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369

GUIRACOCHA, MARCELO 718 E. 228TH ST BSMT BRONX, NY 10466

HERNANDEZ, BRENDA 235 WASHINGTON AVE #2 NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

LAING, RICARDO 77 RIVERDALE AVE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10607

LASALANDRA, JAMIE 27 WOODCREST AVE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601

LLIGUISACA, GEOVANNY 145 BABBITT ROAD BEDFORD HILLS, NY 10507

LOPEZ-AGUSTIN, DELFINA 727 MAIN ST #4 NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

VASQUEZ, LINDA 411 BRONX RIVER RD 3H YONKERS, NY 10704

CARDWELL, SHAFARI 326 ROBERTS AVE YONKERS, NY 10703

CARRINGTONGORD, STEVEN 246 HAYWARD STREET YONKERS, NY 10704

WALTERS, GAVIN 465 EAST 3RD ST MOUNT VERNON , NY 10553

CRUZ, ALEX 736 181 ST 4J NEW YORK, NY 10034

DELFI, ELVIS 34 SNOWDEN AVE OSSINING, NY 10562

DEPOSITED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE FROM NEW ROCHELLE CITY COURT:

EROMOSELE, HAMILTON 62 W 182 ST APT 1 BRONX, NY 10453

ESTRADA-AGUILA, B 82 PAMONA AVE YONKERS, NY 10701

GRAHAM, PATRICK 1180 MIDLAND AVE APT 5A BRONXVILLE, NY 10708

GRAVESANDY, RICARDO 22 THIRD AVE PELHAM, NY 10803

GUINYARD, CURTIS 316 39 HUDSON TERRACE YONKERS, NY 10701

HALL, LINDBERGH 3323 BOUCK AVE BRONX, NY 10469

KAJUBI, ROBERT 3008 KING CT GREEN BROOK, NJ 08812

KERZNER, LEE 1006 NE 25 AVE HALLANDALE, FL 33009

KHAIRKHAN, SALTAN 199-35 34TH AVE FLUSHING, NY 11358

LAYME, CRISTIAN 601 BELLEVUE AVE N #2 YONKERS, NY 10703

LI, CHIA YEN 100 W 93RD ST APT 5E NEW YORK, NY 10025

MASON, RANDY 1329 PURDY ST BRONX, NY 10462

MCTAVISH, LAYTON 1612 CRESCENT DRIVE TARRYTOWN, NY 10591

PARAPPILLY, ANTONY 115 WEST ROAD UNIT 302 ELLINGTON, CT 06029

PAUTA-DOQUE, CARLOS 420 HIGHLAND AVE PEEKSKILL, NY 10566

PINEDA, EMMANEL 43 AMBERSON AVE #6G YONKERS, NY 10705

RIVERA, VANESSA 700 OAKLAND PL 4E BRONX, NY 10457

RODRIGUEZ, JULIO 37 ALTONWOOD PL YONKERS, NY 10710

SANCHEZ, RAFAEL 665 E 163 ST APT 1M BRONX, NY 10456

SANCHEZ, HUGO 157 WAVERLY STREET YONKERS, NY 10701

VENTURA-SANTOS, SAURY 89 ASH ST #4E YONKERS, NY 10701

YALCIN, BULENT 510 E 79 ST APT 2A NEW YORK, NY 10075

NAME AND ADDRESS ABATE, DAVID 52 RANDALL AVE STAMFORD, CT 06905

NAME AND ADDRESS FLANAGAN, BRIAN 4266 VIREO AVE BRONX, NY 10470

FUDGE, KODY 15 UNION AVE MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550

HYACINTHE, SYLVERE 55 PAMELA LANE NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804

KUMAR, VINOD 2947 BAISLEY AVE BRONX, NY 10461

LOPES, FLAVIO 80 LINCOLN AVE 2A PELHAM, NY 10803

MARCARETTEN, HERSHEL 8 DANA RD MONSEY, NY 10952

MONTEIRO, MAURO 63 OAKLEY AVE MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550

MORA-CERVANTES, JAVIER 352 MAMARONECK AVE MAMARONECK, NY 10543

OCHOA, YENER 76 MADELINE AVE #2 NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

QUINTERO, RENE 64 SO DIVISION ST NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

RAMIREZ, RODIENDO 71 HORTON AVE NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

RICHARDS, WAYNE 4048 DURYEA AVE BRONX, NY 10456

SATTERFIELD, YETTA A 44 FRANKLIN AVE A3 NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

VASQUEZ, JORGE 167 CENTRE AVE 3B NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10805 DEPOSITED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE FROM PEEKSKILL CITY COURT: NAME AND ADDRESS BUCKLEY, JASON E 18 EDGEWOOD ROAD CORTLANDT MANOR, NY 10567

NAME AND ADDRESS FONTANEZ, ANGELIQUE 30 LAKEVIEW ROAD CARMEL, NY 10512

LIGHTS, PHILIP 150 KENILWORTH PLACE BROOKLYN, NY 11210 DEPOSITED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE FROM RYE CITY COURT: NAME AND ADDRESS JONES, DANA 165 E 19TH ST 5K BROOKLYN, NY 11226

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NAME AND ADDRESS LOPEZ, ELIZABETH M 26-11 ARMSTRONG CT GREENWICH, CT 06830

RAMOS, ERNESTO 34 HALL AVE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10604

NIX, MAURICE 285 E. 165 ST BRONX, NY 10456

DIDIO, DINA 10 DEERFIELD DRIVE NEW CITY, NY 10956

DYKSTRA, JESSE 726 W SEVENTH AVE TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303

OKS, MIGUEL 10 ROCKHILL LANE SCARSDALE, NY 10583

PENA, PAULA 817 N. BROADWAY YONKERS, NY 10703

HOGAN, JAMES 22 SHERMAN RD OLD BETHPAGE, NY 11804

KATZ, ELKE 19 CUSHMAN ROAD SCARSDALE, NY 10583

PETERSON, CARL 139 ROCKLAND LANE SPRING VALLEY, NY 10977

PINTADO, LUIS 40 MANHATTAN AVE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10607

KAWTRA, YAOHAWA 1934 LUFBARR ST RAHWAY, NJ 07065

MALLIZA, JAIME 26 N FRENCH AVE ELMSFORD, NY 10523

RAMOS, JORGE NO ADDRESS ON FILE

REYES, ANA 509 W 183RD ST #42 NEW YORK, NY 10033

MATHENY, TIMOTHY 119-14 224 ST CAMBIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411

MORALES, ANTONIO 11 FERRIS AVE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601

SIERRA, ELIZABETH 203 HAWTHORN AVE BSMT YONKERS, NY 10705

VILLIMAR, JUAN 186 WOODWORTH AVE YONKERS, NY 10701

ODAME, WILLIAMS 3034 GUNTHER AVE BRONX, NY 10489

ORELLANA, JUAN 5 ODELL ST WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601

ORTIZ, MARIA 33 CHURCH STREET WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601

ROLPH, SAM 33 CLEARPOOL RD CARMEL, NY 10512

ROMAN, ALEJANDR 1972 ALLIS AVE APT 1 BRONX, NY 10472

SANGER, LUCINDA 7 VISTA CT OSSINING, NY 10562

STEWARD, DORDRES 60 FORSTER AVE MOUNT VERNON, NY 10552

TORRES, DANIEL 296 HUGUENOT ST C NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

HUNTER, SOUVANN 1314 VIRGINIA AVE 3D BRONX, NY 10462

LOPEZ, ROBERTO 1254 SHERMAN AVE BRONX, NY 10458

MILLER-FRANCIS, ANDREA 29 HARPER CT BRONX, NY 10466

SMOOT, TERON 218 SOUTH 3RD AVENUE MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550

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VANDERBERG, MICHAEL 5 WEST 7TH STREET MOUNT VERNON , NY 10550

TUCK, FRED 1 CEDAR LANE LARCHMONT, NY 10538 VASQUEZ, LINDA 411 BRONX RIVER RD 3H YONKERS, NY 10704

WALTERS, GAVIN 465 EAST 3RD ST MOUNT VERNON , NY 10553

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DEPOSITED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE FROM NEW ROCHELLE CITY COURT:

MARCH 20, 2017

NAME AND ADDRESS ABATE, DAVID 52 RANDALL AVE STAMFORD, CT 06905

WCBJ NAME AND ADDRESS FLANAGAN, BRIAN 4266 VIREO AVE BRONX, NY 10470

NAME AND ADDRESS ALKATIB, DERGHAM 330 PARK HILL AVE YONKERS, NY 10705

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ZAPATA, SANTO 559 W. 156 ST APT 31 NEW YORK, NY 10032 TAKE FURTHER NOTICE THAT: (A) A list of names and addresses contained in this notice is on file and open to public inspection at the office of the Commissioner of Finance.

(B) Any such unclaimed monies or other property will be paid or delivered by her on or before the thirty-first day of March to persons establishing to her satisfaction their right to receive the same; and 5 thereof of 6such (C) In the succeeding month of April on or before thePage tenth day unclaimed monies or other property still remaining will be paid or delivered to the Comptroller of the State of New York and the undersigned shall thereupon cease to be liable.

Dated: White Plains, New York March 10, 2016 13, 2017

DEPOSITED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE FROM WHITE PLAINS CITY COURT:

MOHR, PASQUALINA 230 PEACEABLE HILL RD BREWSTER, NY 10509

FAIRWEATHER, KELLYANN 27 LENNOX PLACE MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940

DEPOSITED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE FROM YONKERS CITY COURT:

VANDERBERG, MICHAEL 5 WEST 7TH STREET MOUNT VERNON , NY 10550

DAVIS, EMANI 65 BURNSIDE DRIVE HASTINGS ON HUDSON, NY 10706

DRAKE, TACCARA 240 SOUTH 7TH AVE 8A MOUNT VERNON , NY 10550

TORRES, DANIEL 296 HUGUENOT ST C NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801

AQUILLA JR, JOSEPH 21 MERLIN AVE SLEEPY HOLLOW, NY 10591

DAVIS, DAMON 5 TERRACE AVE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10603

DECRISTOFORD, STEVEN 188 OXFORD STREET CRANSTON , RI 02920

STEWARD, DORDRES 60 FORSTER AVE MOUNT VERNON, NY 10552

TUCK, FRED 1 CEDAR LANE LARCHMONT, NY 10538

MARCHIONNE, ANTHONY NO ADDRESS ON FILE

CERAVINO, DAVID 1 NORD CIRCLE OSSINING, NY 10562

SANGER, LUCINDA 7 VISTA CT OSSINING, NY 10562

SMOOT, TERON 218 SOUTH 3RD AVENUE MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550

MANGIERI, JOSEPH 139 REMSEN ROAD YONKERS, NY 10710

CAPUANO, ANTHONY 10 PENNYFIELD AVENUE BRONX, NY 10465

ROMAN, ALEJANDR 1972 ALLIS AVE APT 1 BRONX, NY 10472

NAME AND ADDRESS ALKAMEL, AMMAR 200 DYCKMAN STREET APT 6A NEW YORK, NY 10034

MAFFEI, FRANCESCO NO ADDRESS ON FILE

NAME AND ADDRESS APONTE, DANIEL 55 MOUNT HOPE PLACE 6 BRONX, NY 10453

ROLPH, SAM 33 CLEARPOOL RD CARMEL, NY 10512

BRONX, NY 10466

NAME AND ADDRESS BARNES, CHRISTOP 930 E 214TH ST BRONX, NY 10469

NAME AND ADDRESS ALLEN , RICARDO 323 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE MOUNT VERNON , NY 10550

WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601

ORTIZ, MARIA 33 CHURCH STREET WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601

BRONX, NY 10458

NAME AND ADDRESS ALVARADO, JORGE 10 ARNETT PLACE PORT CHESTER , NY 10573

DEPOSITED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE FROM MOUNT VERNON CITY COURT:

BRONX, NY 10489

Ann Marie Berg Commissioner of Finance

AD# 61014

DEPOSITED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE FROM YONKERS CITY COURT: NAME AND ADDRESS ALKAMEL, AMMAR 200 DYCKMAN STREET APT 6A NEW YORK, NY 10034

NAME AND ADDRESS ALKATIB, DERGHAM 330 PARK HILL AVE YONKERS, NY 10705

AQUILLA JR, JOSEPH

AYBAR, LUIS

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On April 4 you can meet and mix with them at the inaugural Celebrating Diversity Awards and Marketplace

After more than 40,000 votes tallied, THE FINAL FIVE in the categories of: Most Promising Millennial, Most Socially Conscious, Outstanding Entrepreneur, Standard-Bearer and Visionary will be announced in the March 13 issue of the Business Journals.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Sheryl Battles Vice President Communications and Diversity Strategy

Pitney Bowes

PRESENTED BY

SPONSORS

MARKETPLACE & AWARDS PROGRAM

Tuesday, April 4 | 1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains Marketplace begins 5 p.m. | Award Program begins 6:30 Marketplace tables are $400. Reservations to attend the marketplace and awards program are $20.

For tables or reservations go to westfaironline.com/celebrating-diversity/

DIVERSITY ADVOCATES

WESTCHESTER & FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BUSINESS JOURNALS

For more information on the program and sponsorship opportunities, please call Barbara Stewart Hanlon at 914-358-0766

WCBJ

MARCH 20, 2017

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ADAPTIVE USE & REUSE

Finding opportunity in the changing real estate landscape!

Hear from leading developers how they transform underutilized office parks, vacant factories and industrial sites and historic buildings to adapt to the changing demographics of the region.

Learn about current adaptive use and reuse developments across three counties, from the Bronx to Westchester and Fairfield.

APRIL 25 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. Buffet Lunch will be served

$25

305 Ridgeway, White Plains, NY

MODERATOR

ELIZABETH BRACKEN-THOMPSON

Partner, Thompson & Bender

CO-PRESENTERS WESTCHESTER & FAIRFIELD COUNTY

BUSINESS JOURNALS

PRESENTED BY

BRUCE M. BERG

Chief Executive Officer Fuller Development Company The Cappelli Organization

PETER S. DUNCAN

President/CEO George Comfort & Sons, Inc.

BRONZE SPONSOR

PATRICIA SIMONE

President Simone Management Companies

PAUL H. TETI

Partner Normandy Real Estate Partners

ANDREW V. TUNG Partner Divney Tung Schwalbe

SUPPORTERS

GS&S For more information, please contact Anne Jordan Duff y at 914-358-0764 or anne@westfairinc.com.

For registration questions, please contact Rebecca Freeman at rfreeman@westfairinc.com or 914-358-0757.