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dispute over who has zoning jurisdiction over Playland is just the latest twist in a process with more ups and downs than the Dragon Coaster itself.

An April 3 meeting between Westchester County and city of Rye officials didn’t forge consensus over who has approval authority for any construction at the park: the county, which owns the park, or the city, where the Playland property is located.

Sustainable Playland Inc., the nonprofit chosen by the county to reinvent the park, has removed itself from Westchester’s review process until the municipalities work out who is calling the shots.

Rye government changed course after it initially unanimously endorsed the proposed plan to redevelop areas of the park from SPI, a group formed by city residents. The aspect of the plan drawing the loudest criticisms was a proposal to build a 82,500-square-foot field house for year-round use, which opponents said was too large for the Playland, page 6

cuomo: too many governments

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GOV. aNDrEW cUOMO rattled off a list of taxcutting initiatives for the state last week but said

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New York could never become truly pro-business until local governments reined in property taxes.

Cuomo, at an April 10 speech hosted by the Westchester County Association at the Tarrytown Marriott, said his administration had reduced the

manufacturing tax to zero and agreed to push the state’s estate tax in the next few years up to the $5.3 million threshold, in line with federal requirements.

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Part art, part marketing for Captain Lawrence columnist

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he Captain Lawrence brewery’s tasting room has concrete floors and ceilings so high you could call the space trampoline-safe. The 1,500-square-foot room, where visitors eat mac ’n’ cheese and hot dogs while sampling the brewery’s craft beers, has a motif that’s more industrial than it is Irish pub.

A 30-foot bar that employees say is made from handcrafted wood makes up the far end of the room, which is decorated with photos, local fire department memorabilia and newspaper clippings about the brewery (sample headline: “Rhapsody in Brew”). Visitors sip beer while sitting on backless stools at high wooden tables or standing around barrels, looking off to the chalkboard that lists the rotating brews on tap and also directs customers: left to fill growlers, right for samples.

Near the bar are large glass doors that peek in on the shiny stainless steel vats fermenting ales and other carbonated concoctions.

Michael J. Malone, a journalist and author, comes here at least once a week, armed with a camera, reporter’s pad and pen. He chats up the customers, snaps photos, then writes his weekly column, “Notes From the Tasting Room,” which is posted on the brewery’s website and in a network of local websites and newspapers. The first 66 columns were released as a paperback book, available behind the tasting room’s bar, called “Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room: Tasty tales, and ales, from New York’s coolest craft brewery.”

He’s paid in beer.

“It’s a mix of liquid currency and hard currency,” he says.

Last month, Malone filed his 100th installment of the column, which has a tone that is part brewer’s insider blog, part “Talk of the Town” and part advertisement. “This is a weird little marketing endeavor,” he says over a Liquid Gold, one of the brewery’s more accessible ales.

It never hurts to have a sample while weaving in and around the tasting room’s guests for the day, he says. Wearing a T-shirt of the brewery also helps him break the ice

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Michael J. Malone at the Captain Lawrence tasting room in Elmsford.

and prove his official status with potential interview subjects. Today, off duty, he is wearing jeans and a button-down plaid, and even though he’s the one being interviewed, he has a pen at the ready fastened in his breast pocket.

The tasting room, known to welcome live music on occasion, is filled with the crunchy grooves of Black Sabbath’s first, selftitled album. Beer and music go together at Captain Lawrence, which recently released a specialty beer called Hops’N’Roses. The sounds of the tasting room have been a theme of a number of Malone’s columns.

He’s likened some of the regulars to Grateful Dead fans, not because of similar hygiene habits but because of their loyalty to the brand, sense of community and an in-depth knowledge that has them swapping bootlegs and critiquing set lists, or in this case, trading homebrew tips and critiquing Captain Lawrence’s seasonals.

Baseball and beer go together as well: Malone’s 100th “Notes” coincided with baseball’s opening day, only the latest in a series of sports-themed essays.

Malone combined two recurring themes – music and the holidays – in a column called “Twas a few nights before Christmas.”

One verse went, “Michelle Crepeau came from Sleepy Hollow/On break from being a teacher/Her friends found the tasting room preferable/To that dopey film called ‘Jack Reacher.’”

Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. was started by Scott Vaccaro in South Salem. The company is named after the street Vaccaro’s

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parents lived on. (An early “Tasting Room” column polled samplers on who the captain was. No, he isn’t Cap’n Crunch’s long-lost brother, as a Tuckahoe resident suggested, but a leader of the Westchester County militia during the Revolutionary War now buried in Lewisboro).

The first tasting room, a space half the size of the new room, was at the brewery’s former location in Pleasantville at the end of a dead-end street and across the way from a cemetery. The company moved six miles south to its current 19,000-square foot building on Saw Mill River Road, across the way from a golf range, in Elmsford.

Vaccaro, in his foreword to the “Notes” book, said he remembered the inaugural batch at the Elmsford location. For the first time, the brewery was producing six-packs of bottled Freshchester Ale, its flagship formula.

The new tasting room was larger and would include food from Tarrytown’s Village Dog and eventually, an outdoor patio space complete with bocce court. Vaccaro recalled taking a sixer home and having a few on his deck.

“So we had everything we needed, except something we didn’t even know we needed – some crazy reporter dude to chronicle the adventures in the tasting room, and the new beers making their ways to tap,” he said.

Malone, the soon-to-be crazy reporter dude, had less-crazy journalistic roots, having been published in publications like The New York Times and San Francisco Chronicle.

Today, he works full time as deputy editor for a Manhattan-based business-to-business magazine called Broadcasting and Cable.

Malone grew up in Long Island and lived in New York City before moving to Hawthorne in 2006. Moving from the daily buzz of the city that never sleeps to the bedroom communities of Westchester was a culture shock.

“Up here it was a collection of houses and yards,” he says. He was drawn to Captain Lawrence’s beer, then the brewery itself, he says, because it was unique to Westchester.

When the brewery moved to Elmsford, he pitched the idea of the column. Deadpan, Malone says he was surprised Vaccaro was receptive.

“I always come up with these crazy ideas, but no one ever says yes,” Malone says.

“As I said in the intro to my book, it was a way for me to be a part, however small, of what I thought was the coolest brand in Westchester.”

Reporters often deal with hostile interview subjects or people who don’t want to be interviewed. One unique aspect of writing the “Notes” column is that his subjects, often with a craft beer sample in hand, are cooperative and friendly. Only once was he treated rudely, and his would-be subject later apologized, Malone says. His subjects over the years have included Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino (“He knows his beer,” Malone says) and Caroline Corley, the Peak 107.1 radio host who died tragically last year. His dream guest would be Russianborn satirist Gary Shteyngart.

Malone, who is married with two young children, often brings family members along when he visits the brewery to prepare for the week’s column.

Outside of the tasting room, he’s written two self-published novels, part of a thematic trilogy. “No Never Not More,” named from the lyrics of an Irish folk song, came out last year, and “Nothing to Do Nowhere to Go,” from a Ramones lyric, is scheduled to come out this summer. The trilogy, he says, focuses on different characters but is linked through the connection to the area near Tompkins Square Park in Manhattan’s Alphabet City.

For more information on the books, visit welllitbooks.com. To view all of the “Notes” columns, visit captainlawrencebrewing.com/ category/tasting-room/.

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New York lobbyists saw record earnings in 2013 Special interests spent $210M to lobby in the state

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ew York state lobbyists set a new record for earnings in 2013, pulling in $190 million in total compensation, according to a new report from the state ethics commission.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics report, released April 3, said total compensation for lobbyists was up from $179 million in 2012.

Topping the list of earners was Wilson Elser Moskowitz & Dicker L.L.P., a Manhattan-based law firm with an office in White Plains. The firm, which raked in $10.8 million from 161 clients, has been the top earner in Albany lobbying for 17 years, according to the New York Law Journal.

The second-highest-earning firm was Kasirer Consulting, which was paid $6.4 million from 101 clients. Greenberg Traurig L.L.P. pulled in $6.1 million from 126 clients. Park Strategies L.L.C., which received $5.9 million from 116 clients, was ranked fourth. Park, the firm of former U.S. Sen. Alfonse D’Amato, is a growing

player in Albany, increasing its business 61.9 percent from 2012 and climbing up from the No. 8 spot.

Special interests paid a total of $210 million lobbying state and local governments in New York in 2013, according to the report. It was the third-highest total recorded, according to the ethics commission, with 2011 being a high-water mark with $220 million recorded in lobbying spending.

The clients spending the most to influence Albany and local lawmakers included tobacco companies, teachers unions and health care groups. Altria Client Services Inc. and its affiliates spent $3 million in 2013, the most of any group, according to the report. Altria is the former Philip Morris Companies Inc. Ranking second and third behind the tobacco giant in 2013 were two teachers unions, The United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers, which spent $2.5 million and $2.2 million, respectively, in lobbying costs last year as educational issues like Common Core standards were heavily debated.

Overall, state lobbying has been shoot-

ing upward in the last two decades. In 1992, $32 million was recorded as spent, and special interests didn’t surpass $100 million in costs until 2003.

Total lobbying was down in 2013 mostly due to a 59 percent decrease in advertising spending to $4.8 million. The largest spender in lobbying advertising in recent years, the Committee to Save New York Inc., was a group that backed Gov. Andrew Cuomo and touted his initiatives in a series of commercials. That group disbanded and was not part of any filings for 2013.

The commission said it processed 40,000 filings during the year for more than 6,300 lobbying firms representing nearly 4,000 clients. The group formed in late 2011, replacing a former ethics board after a series of high-profile corruption and ethics scandals in state government. The joint commission is the first to have authority over both the governor’s office and the state Legislature, but the group’s ability to clean up Albany has been questioned while legislative ethics reforms mostly stalled in the Senate and Assembly chambers during this year’s budget negotiations.

Letizia Tagliafierro, who was named the commission’s executive director last year, said in a letter to elected leaders in the state that accompanied the report that the group would be continuing its outreach efforts in 2014. It said it had issued $450,000 in violations in 2013.

“While the vast majority of public officials are dedicated and honest, the public’s faith in our government has been damaged by those who have breached the public trust,” Tagliafierro said. “The public has a right to hold their public officials to a higher standard, and public officials must be vigilant in complying with their ethical obligations and the special responsibilities that accompany public service.”

A joint report released in March by the New York City Bar Association and government accountability group Common Cause New York said the joint commission could be improved, particularly in its ability to investigate ethics violations.

The commission, with 14 members, is the largest of its kind in the country, yet it only takes two dissenting commissioners to stop a potential investigation.

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Women recognized for diverse impacts

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arlier this month Westfair Communications Inc. recognized nearly 50 women making an impact in Fairfield and Westchester counties.

Inspired by the recent documentary “Makers: Women Who Make America,” which follows the women’s movement of the past 50 years, Westfair Communications recognized 43 women chosen by the publisher’s readership, as well as the contributions of six outstanding nominees selected

by Westfair staff.

Westfair representatives said all women deserve recognition for the work they do, whether it’s how they’ve affected their families, offices or greater community. The women awarded spanned many industries and ranged from 17 years old to older than 75.

“Every day, everywhere, women make an impact; we just don’t hear about it,” said Dee DelBello, publisher of Westfair Communications. “They fought for their own freedom and the freedom of women

around the world, and yet, little mention of it.”

“In fact,” DelBello added, “As one writer said, ‘if it was mentioned, it was usually a footnote to the footnote.’ Happily those days have changed, especially in our country and women are being recognized.”

Some 300 people attended the event, which was held at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains.

The women who received special recognition by organizers included Carol Bauer, chaplain of Norwalk Hospital; Cindi Bigelow, CEO of Bigelow Tea; Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, executive vice president of Thompson & Bender public relations; Kimberly Cline, president of Long Island University; Peyton Patterson, CEO of Bankwell Financial Group; and Karen Ress, vice president of international brands at Nestle Waters North America.

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in order to inspire young girls to become leaders themselves.

Armstrong, a Greenwich resident, said she grew up in a “relative vacuum of women role models” at a time when her mother’s generation was expected to be completely fulfilled as housewives.

“I knew I wanted more,” Armstrong said. “I just didn’t know what.”

A producer, actress and publicist, Armstrong now has three kids, including two girls, who she said are growing up in a new age.

“They’re growing up with the complete feeling they can do whatever they want,” Armstrong said. “Women can do anything that a man can and girls can see a leader in any sector.”

The “Makers” documentary, featuring interviews with dozens of celebrities, women activists and politicians, made its PBS debut in February and currently has a digital platform on AOL.com showcasing thousands of other groundbreaking women.

AOL, led by Armstrong’s husband, Tim, was a key supporter of the project and supplied some of the film’s archived footage.

Many of the women accepting awards mentioned both their work accomplishments and families, saying they look forward to the day their daughters won’t be asked what it’s like to be the first woman CEO or first woman president. Today, less than 17 percent of corporate board positions are held by women and only 8 percent of the top earners in the country are women.

“We’ve begun resetting the agenda, but without an active focus on the issue, we’ll become stagnant,” Armstrong said.

“There’s quite a bit of work to do.”

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neighborhood and encroached too much upon existing parking at Playland.

Last month, Rye City Council retained an attorney, asserted its authority over the plan and told the county it would have to petition for an amendment to the city zoning code if the field house were to be built. Geoff Thompson, a spokesman for SPI, said that some time during the process the group lost the support of some people who were initially pro-Sustainable.

“People got focused on the field house and parking issues, and they’ve lost track of what the vision was,” he said. Thompson said the group was community-minded and had modified its plan in response to input from residents and officials. The size of the field house was reduced from its initial conception, and the original plan, which reduced the size of the amusement area by 30 percent, was modified to mostly keep that area intact.

“The vision has not changed; you may hear people say it has changed, but it hasn’t,” he said. “It has evolved.”

Although the field house became a rallying point for the opposition, critics took issue with other aspects of the plan. Some even called into question SPI’s financials and its ability to produce the capital needed to run the park. Port Chester resident Deirdre Curran, who has opposed the choice of SPI, is critical of Sustainable backing out of the review process.

“Who goes to a job interview and tells the company, ‘I don’t like how you’re conducting the interview process,’” she said. She called it a “cop out” that SPI stepped back from the deal

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just as county legislators began asking questions about the group’s financial projections.

Curran said she was “appalled” by what she felt was a lack of concrete detail in the implementation plan this far along the process.

“Everything is still up in the air, and ‘we could look at this and look at that’ and everything is still up for discussion,” she said.

Curran said she was in favor of the county handing over management of Playland to one of the other finalists that bid for the deal: Central Amusements International and Standard Amusements, both of which have experience managing amusement parks.

Ned McCormack, communications director for Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, said no more formal meetings were set between Astorino and Joe Sack, the mayor of Rye. McCormack said that discussions would continue with the goal of the two sides finding common ground within the parameters set by Astorino. The executive had said that the county wouldn’t give up zoning authority on its property and that both sides had to remain committed to a new deal for Playland, which McCormack said runs in the red annually by as much as $4 million.

“The status quo is not an option,” he said.

Charmian Neary, a Rye resident, said she agreed things needed to change at Playland, with investment in rides and needed repairs to deteriorating buildings. Neary said she believed the park could turn a profit in the hands of the right management company but that running in the black shouldn’t be the No. 1 priority. Most parks, she noted, run at an expense to the municipality that owns them.

“To save Playland is to save the amusement park; it’s not to take a county park and make it profitable,” she said.

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Still, he said it was property taxes that are pushing residents out of the state and preventing businesses from setting up shop here.

“Why is the property tax so high? Because we have too many governments,” Cuomo said. “And the governments have just been creating more and more over the years.”

Westchester County, the residents of which pay the highest property taxes in dollar figures than any county in the U.S., has 425 governments and taxing districts, according to the governor. This includes 16 “drainage districts.” There is one municipal employee for every 20 Westchester residents, who chip in for a total county tax levy of $4.4 billion.

There are so many layers of government, Cuomo said, that there are 10,200 municipal vehicles – or one for every 4.6 employees.

Cuomo said the current state workforce was 118,000, which is the smallest in 50 years.

The governor said the layers of government were unnecessary to the point of being “irritating.”

Statewide, there are 10,500 governments and taxing entities like fire and water districts, Cuomo said. When Cuomo served as state attorney general prior to being elected governor, he had pushed to make it easier for governments to consolidate. Since that initiative seven years ago, only two governments in the state have consolidated, he said.

A new initiative in this year’s budget has outlined a complex formula to incentivize local governments to share services over three years. In year one of the governor’s plan, if a local government stays under the state-imposed tax levy cap, that community’s residents will receive a 2 percent property tax credit check. In the latter years, the credit will only hold if the municipalities approve a cost-cutting or multijurisdictional servicessharing plan that will need approval from the state.

Many local leaders have bashed the plan, saying the need to increase property taxes comes in large part due to mandates from the state. Pension contributions from local governments alone mean skyrocketing costs even when maintaining a “flat” budget. The governor shrugged off the backlash, saying the incentive forced local leaders to keep spending down and maintain the tax credits or face the wrath of their constituents.

“I’ve been trying to get them to perform; I can’t get them to perform. Now it’s your turn to get them to perform,” he said. Cuomo said he wasn’t telling municipalities to dissolve themselves but rather to take a regional approach to spending. He noted that during a shortage of road salt for snowstorms, county executives could have rallied towns and villages to combine to bid on salt, thereby keeping costs down for each community.

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Feiner, a Democrat who attended the speech, said he felt more mandate relief was needed but said he agreed with Cuomo. “Everyone has to do better,” Feiner said. The supervisor said after some controversy around a proposed consolidation of the town’s Fairview and Hartsdale fire districts that he began collecting signatures this week to have the matter placed on the November ballots, for voters to decide whether or not to consolidate.

Cuomo, who discussed aspects of the recently approved 2014-15 budget, said on the state level he had turned around the impression that New York government was dysfunctional and that the state had “lost its mojo.”

There is one municipal employee for every 20 Westchester residents, who chip in for a total county tax levy of $4.4 billion.

There are so many layers of government, Cuomo said, that there are 10,200 municipal vehicles – or one for every 4.6 employees. Cuomo said the current state workforce was 118,000, which is the smallest in 50 years.

Cuomo, a Westchester resident, is up for re-election this year and likely to face fellow resident and current County Executive Rob Astorino. Astorino won two elections, partially on the strength of his support from the business community. Cuomo, in his speech, said he has worked well with the business community after several years when state government had become antagonistic toward industry.

“We took business for granted and it caught up to us,” he said. New York government also became addicted to spending, he said, increasing spending at the rate of 6.8 percent from 1962 to 2010, higher than the 6.2. percent growth in income and the 4.1 percent inflation rate during that time.

Bill Mooney, the Westchester County Association president, said the administration had been decidedly pro-business, cut spending and reduced unnecessary regulations. He also said the governor has been able to work with Republicans and Democrats.

“Collaboration is fundamental to moving this state forward, and this governor gets it,” he said.

westchester county job market flat in March

BY DaVID LEWIS

most state programs for growth focusing on other counties.

On the national scene, the most pressing item and one that will likely drive the job market in the second quarter continues to be the Affordable Care Act. Several major aspects of the ACA that require further definition and comment by the federal government are almost certainly going to be announced by July 1. The fear continues to be that over-reaching policies and regulations related to the ACA could result in a reduction in new job

growth, especially if businesses see more costs heaped on them for each employee they engage. Recent announcements delaying the penalties some businesses would have faced Jan. 1, 2015, will help, but more needs to be clarified before we can truly assess the impact the ACA will likely have on hiring in 2014.

With one quarter in the books, I would say the outlook for 2014 is, at best, uncertain, this despite a relatively positive March national jobs report. It looks like more gradual to imperceptible progress

is the likely outcome, with shifting sands beneath a very unstable infrastructure leaving us guessing, at least for a while to come. Stay tuned.

David Lewis is president/CEO of WestchesterCountyJobs.com, the region’s most prolific job board with over 100,000 area visitors a month. You can learn more about David and his team at WestchesterCountyJobs.com.

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arch was again a weak month for the Westchester County job market, with a nominal 1 percent decrease in job posting activity versus February across multiple industries and towns. As such, with the first quarter of 2014 concluded, the county has little more than a 1 percent growth in job market activity.

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The overall tepid condition of the market for the first three months of the year suggests we still are stuck in a period of minimal growth, treading water as we wait for some spark to yield any momentum.

Some key items of note regarding March: • White Plains continues to show itself as the hub of job market activity, followed this month by Yonkers and Tarrytown.

• The industries most actively hiring this past month continued to be retail, services and health care.

• Top job categories were sales, health services and accountancy.

The overall tepid condition of the market for the first three months of the year suggests we still are stuck in a period of minimal growth, treading water as we wait for some spark to yield any momentum. More concerning is that the likely catalysts for any such spark are unlikely to present themselves anytime soon.

Specifically, with election season upon us and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announcing his run for a second term, the likelihood of any major job market stimulus programs hitting the market are slim at best, with

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regeneron launches sTeM teaching fellowship

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s national statistics show, some of the largest predictive job gains are in STEM-related fields. However, few students are prepared for or even interested in such careers, experts say.

To help entice students, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced a new fellowship for high school teachers to learn new ways to integrate science, technology, engineering and math into classroom instruction.

Ten high school teachers will have the opportunity to participate in the new Hudson Valley STEM Teaching Fellowship this summer to learn new ways to enrich students’ classroom experience and increase their interest in science.

About 69 percent of all high school students in the United States aren’t prepared for college-level science courses, according to the National Math and Science Initiative.

Though Regeneron will fund the fellowship, the program is in collaboration with NASA; Teachers College, Columbia University; and the STEM Education Leadership Center in Rye. Murray Goldburg, Regeneron senior vice

Frank Scalzo, NASA education programs specialist, announces support for a teaching fellowship at Regeneron’s headquarters in Tarrytown.

president, announced the initiative April 3 at the biopharmaceutical company’s headquarters in Tarrytown.

“We take pride in the work we do,” Goldburg said. “But we don’t just believe science is important in our labs. ... We believe it’s important in our community, too, (so students) can be the scientists of tomorrow.”

The program will run from this summer to next and will include three core aspects.

First, fellows will complete an online, ninecredit graduate certificate in STEM education from Columbia University, in partnership with the NASA Endeavor program at Teachers College. Second, participants will

complete a Regeneron research mentorship.

And lastly, the fellows will take part in an informal STEM classroom internship with the STEM Education Leadership Center.

The teaching fellowship builds upon Regeneron’s previous STEM communityengagement efforts, including the Westchester STEM Initiative, which launched its pilot program in Mount Vernon last year.

The Westchester STEM Initiative is a partnership among Regeneron, the Westchester County Youth Bureau and Westchester Jewish Community Services’ “Off the Street” program, which aims to interest under-represented youths in science and engineering.

The program builds on the classic scientific classroom experiment through the use of iPads and games to provide a “100 percent engagement” learning model.

Showing a photo of three ecstatic children sharing an iPad, Lawrence Perretto, executive director of the STEM Education Leadership Center, laughed as he said the photo was not posed.

“It’s remarkable to see their eyes light up as you give them the tools of learning,” Perretto said, referring primarily to incorporating iPads into the classroom. “Now students argue over who is going to enter the data. It’s really rewarding as a teacher.

“Students are deeply motivated to get to the next step,” he added.

By focusing on programs for both students and teachers, Regeneron officials said they hoped to significantly increase students’ interest and awareness of pursuing a career in STEM. “Regeneron is all about using cuttingedge science to understand biology and develop new drugs,” said George D. Yancopoulos, Regeneron’s chief scientific officer, in a written statement. “We believe it is important to raise the level of science education in our communities to graduate students who are scientifically literate, as from this soil will spring the science of tomorrow.”

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proposed condominium building on Bronxville’s Kensington Road that was abandoned when its developer went bankrupt during the economic recession has found new life – and a new developer.

Village trustees signed an agreement late last month with Greenwich, Conn.based Fareri Associates to remediate and build on an environmentally blighted property that has sat vacant since the mid-1980s in an otherwise bustling downtown.

Mayor Mary Marvin, a Republican, said Fareri would pay between $7 million and $10 million to clean up the property, which was formerly the site of a gas station and a power plant. Fareri will begin work by removing 20,000 cubic yards of polluted soil, the mayor wrote in her weekly column on the Bronxville website, in which she offered her support to the development company and its owner, John Fareri.

“We have been burnt before, so we are all headed into this project with eyes wide open and a tad jaded,” the mayor said, “but I truly believe we have picked the right man and the right company for our village.”

The company will pay the village a total of $3.85 million for the property’s title, $500,000 of which was paid at the contract signing last month, according to the mayor.

Bronxville bought the property in 1986 after it had for years been the home of Lawrence Park Heat, Light and Power Co. The original plan to build parking facilities there hit a snag when the Department of Environmental Conservation found contaminated soil at the site, increasing the price tag for any development there by millions.

Ten years ago, the village issued a request for proposals for the property, with WCI Communities Inc. chosen to construct a 54-unit, 110,000-square-foot condominium development with a 300-space parking garage, with 200 spots designated for municipal use.

WCI saw some opposition from residents who wanted the building age restricted to those older than 55. Concerns also came from neighboring Christ Church.

But after two years, the company had all of its permits in place and had agreed to protect the property of the church. Then, in 2008, WCI filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, reportedly due mostly to bad investments in the Florida real estate market.

The Kensington property sat vacant until last year, one of the last available parcels for development in the village. In June, the village board of trustees issued a new request for proposals for a developer willing to take on the project “as is.” Without changing the project, a developer would be able to follow through on the permits and approvals already granted to WCI. Fareri agreed as part of its deal to build drainage systems, relocate existing utility lines underground, landscape the property for aesthetics and build new sidewalks.

The developer will raze the current lower lot on the site, which has 179 parking spaces, many of which are for permit holders. Fareri will construct a parking garage under its condo building, with 200 of the spaces to be owned by the village. The mayor said the additional municipal parking spots from the new garage will be significant given the dearth of downtown parking.

“The same residents whose cars are parked out in the elements today will automatically receive a covered/indoor spot in a clean, secure and camera-monitored garage,” she said. The developer has been working with the Metro-North on an agreement to extend the train station platform to the rear of the new structure for easy access from the garage, Marvin said.

The displacement of those spots during construction, which is anticipated to take slightly longer than two years, remains significant. State Sen. George Latimer and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin are sponsoring legislation that would allow for permit parking on village streets during the construction.

The Kensington Road units will be owner-occupied, with 24-hour concierge services, formal dining rooms and small office alcoves. The building will be marketed for empty nesters, but studies estimate it could add four to six students to the small Bronxville public school system, which in total has about 1,500 students enrolled.

“The design has already generated great interest from village empty nesters who no longer need their multibedroom homes but want to stay in the village,” Marvin said.

The property, which is currently not on the tax rolls, is expected to generate $600,000 annually in village taxes and an additional $350,000 in taxes to the county, the town of Eastchester (in which Bronxville is located) and the Eastchester Fire District.

A call to Fareri Associates was not returned by press time.

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ask andi Set standards to help family business thrive We have a few family members in the business – and a lot of tension. It’s important to me that we learn how to get along so that we don’t tear the family apart. It seems like a lot of the disagreement happens when it’s not clear who is in charge. What can we do to make things better?

thOUGhtS OF thE DaY: Just about every privately held business is family-owned in some aspect and therefore open for conflict.

Laying out clear lines of authority can help.

Allow people room to make their own decisions, backed up by charging everyone with

responsibility for fixing their mistakes. Set rules to clarify level of authority and decision-making power. Set goals to get everyone on the same page.

Whether the business gets discussed at the breakfast table or staff meetings, any time family members weigh in with their opinions, there’s opportunity for conflict.

Conflict can be deep-seated, loaded with family baggage and complicated. Assessing a family member’s ability to perform can be clouded by your relationship with them. Add in the challenges and pressure that go with running a business, and you could be sitting on a powder keg.

Surveys indicate over half of all privately held businesses have two or more family members working together in the business.

While the majority of business owners indicate they’d like to have a family member take over, only about one-third believe that will actually happen.

With the odds stacked against making a great success of employing family members, why do so many try it? There are lots of reasons: • The chance to share in building something.

• Opportunity to keep family members close.

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Draw up an organization chart. Assign duties and create individual job descriptions. Where there’s overlap, decide ahead of time who will be in charge in case of disagreement.

Learn when to keep your mouth shut.

Most people are too free in the way they dispense advice to others in the family – doubly so when working together in the family business. Avoid laying blame, demanding answers or otherwise communicating in anything other than a totally professional manner, especially when talking with other members of the family.

Set up separate workspaces so each family member has a place to go. In times of conflict, encourage the use of space to cool off. Instead of forcing family members to continue engaging, walk away. Learn to table discussions before they become heated.

Come back to debate topics when all participants have cooled off.

Once assignments are handed out, expect all family members to step up and tackle what’s on their plates. If they’re not ready for the responsibility, consider the options – reduce duties, get training or assign a mentor.

If mistakes are made, hold family members accountable for fixing the problems they created. Don’t step over them to take charge.

When you first start working together, or by the end of today if you’re already working together, set up rules on how decisions get made. For example, if the decision falls in an area under the charge of an individual, they get total support from other family members for any decisions they make related to that area. Decisions that cross departments need agreement by both department heads. Define how far any one family member can go in binding the company, spending money, giving out orders to employees, and hiring and firing.

Set up a committee to arbitrate disputes.

Family members generally want what’s best for the company. They want the company to thrive, and it’s in their best interests to make that happen. Conflict usually erupts around the tactics of how to get from here to there.

Brainstorm, and use goals to create a picture of what the future can look like.

Post those goals, and refer to them regularly.

Check that everyone is clear on the next steps that need to happen in order to work toward goals. Review progress regularly to identify what’s working and where people may need additional support.

Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strategyleaders.com, a business-consulting firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial firms grow. She can be reached by phone at 877238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi?

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Westchester County Executive rob astorino has called for the resignation of state Health Commissioner Nirav Shah, accusing him of failure to inspect abortion clinics and delaying a decision on hydrofracking in New York.

“First do no harm,” said Astorino, who is running for governor as the Republican candidate, in a video on his website.“It’s the basic tenet of medicine and health care. But here in New York harm is being done in two areas directly involving the state Department of Health.”

Astorino said the commissioner ignored his responsibility to inspect abortion clinics.

According to recent news reports, as many as 200 clinics haven’t been inspected during his tenure, some for as long as 13 years.

“Regardless of feelings on abortions, these clinics must be safe and clean for women receiving care there,” Astorino said.

“Yet the state Health Department has completely ignored its responsibility to do that.”

Astorino also partially blamed Shah for delayed action on hydrofracking for natural gas in New York.

Gov. andrew cuomo hasn’t taken a stance on fracking and its health effects, saying he will wait for the results of Shah’s review. Astorino accused Cuomo and Shah of delaying action on the contentious issue during an election season.

If Shah refuses to resign, Astorino said he would call on Cuomo to have him replaced.

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he Affordable Care Act deadline to sign up for individual health coverage in 2014 may have been March 31, but the enrollment data continue to grow.

More than 43,000 individuals have signed up since the deadline passed at the New York State of Health exchange, bringing the total number of enrollees up to 908,572 people.

Due to some website glitches, individuals who had taken steps to apply for coverage before March 31 were given a deadline extension to April 15 to apply for coverage.

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Promising a new era of change, Karen Magee, a teacher from Harrison, will lead the New York State United Teachers union.

Representing the largest union in the state, NYSUT delegates elected Magee at the group’s annual representative assembly in New York City.

A elementary and special-education teacher for nearly 30 years, Magee is most well known for her longtime presidency of the Harrison Association of Teachers. She will succeed Richard C. Iannuzzi, who has led the union since 2005.

“Our team stands for change, and our work begins now,” Magee said in a press release. Magee led her campaign largely on a promise to revitalize NYSUT and carry forward a new generation of activism.

“That includes taking on the tough fights and communicating clearly with decision makers at every level,” Magee said. “We will be the voice they cannot ignore. We will defend public education and public service. Period.”

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The NY State of Health Customer Service Center answered more than 55,000 calls the week following the deadline. Those who did not sign up for coverage and are still uninsured will likely face a penalty on their income taxes in the coming year.

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ideo marketing is rapidly gaining in importance and popularity. Vendor videos now influence more than 65 percent of business purchase decisions. On YouTube alone, more than 6 billion hours of video are watched each month and 100 hours of video are uploaded every minute.

Furthermore, YouTube is now the second-most frequently used search engine after Google, and various parameters, such as the number of people who watch a video in its entirety, can greatly influence search engine ranking.

It is always important to realize that search engine optimization should never be the goal of any campaign. It is a tool that is used by a campaign to drive people to a landing page, website or to take action. You can have the greatest SEO in the world, but if your content or video is poor, it won’t matter.

SEO might drive people to where you want them to go, but it is still great content that produces results.

Not surprisingly, many of the principles behind article optimization also exist for videos. Since search engines are unable to “read” videos (or images), they still utilize the keywords and content in your title and description along with social factors, such as the number

and quality of comments, as part of their ranking strategies. The quality of the keywords is dependent on their relevance to the content.

Similarly to an article, the title of your video is of great importance. It must be descriptive, enticing to the potential viewer and contain relevant keywords and phrases.

Changing even one or two words in a title can have an enormous effect on the percentage of people who view your video. For example, in a book I recently read, the developer of a video tested four different titles.

Nothing else changed on the page, and yet one title showed a 134 percent higher conversion rate than the control (simple) title.

Since he was selling a product with his video, he more than doubled his sales by merely changing a few words in one short sentence.

The video description is also very important. Since many of the search engines only display a limited number of characters in their results, it is very important to include keywords and some very enticing content in the first 100 characters. And here’s a useful hint: Put the URL (or domain name) in the beginning of the description. Not only do you get additional placement benefit of your URL, but you provide a location for both

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One additional and very nice feature of annotations is that they allow you to include a clickable link to an external URL from within the YouTube video.

Tags are also very important for video optimization. People can find your video by using tags, similar to keywords used for blogs.

For this reason, tags should contain relevant keywords and phrases along with words that reflect your video channel. No more that twelve tags should be used for any video.

Having a well-crafted and consistent video channel that reflects your brand will also increase the number of viewers and ranking of your video and channel. If you are known as an expert in a particular niche, then people who find one of your videos (and presumably like it) will be motivated to view

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Video optimization requires careful planning and thought, particularly since the number of videos being produced and uploaded is increasing so rapidly. Fortunately, they can be promoted on many social media platforms in their entirety or divided into smaller “bite-sized” clips that can be slowly fed to an audience. While still dependent on the quality of content, when done properly, video and its optimization will significantly enhance the prevalence of your brand while improving your traffic and business.

Bruce Newman is the vice president at The Productivity Institute L.L.C. He specializes in content creation and digital marketing. Most of his time is spent in the creation of content for webinars and their promotion, email marketing, education and social media campaigns for clients. He is also the creator of the highly popular The Complete Webinar Training Course.

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ome employers might want to consider scaling back any generous health plans they offer their employees.

If it’s a high-end plan with little employee cost sharing, it could trigger the so-called Cadillac tax as a part of the Affordable Care Act, according to Kevin Smith, a health insurance expert with Mercer L.L.C. Much of the national focus on the ACA has surrounded the uninsured and public health exchanges. However, the next phase of planning for large employers is already underway, Smith told business leaders in Tarrytown at the first Business Intel Series hosted by the Westchester County Association.

In 2018, employers that offer individual and family health plans worth more than $10,200 and $27,500, respectively, will be charged a 40 percent tax on every dollar beyond the cap, Smith said.

If every employer were to keep their current plans into 2018, more than 42 percent would trigger the tax, according to Mercer reports. By 2022, 55 percent of businesses would trigger it if they made no changes.

“A lot of you may be scrambling for compliance just in 2014,” Smith said at the seminar held at the Tappan Hill Mansion April 3. “You may be thinking ‘2018 seems too far away to plan for. My head might explode.’ But you can’t keep doing that.”

Roughly 69 percent of employers said the excise tax did not influence 2014 health plan decisions, according to Mercer’s national survey of employer-sponsored health plans.

But of the third who did consider the tax when planning, the methods to avoid it varied.

About 11 percent of respondents dropped the higher-cost plan altogether. Another 12 percent of respondents added or expanded supplemental plans that do not count toward the cap. And 19 percent, the largest proportion of respondents, introduced another lower-cost plan for employees to choose from or took steps to increase enrollment in lower-cost options.

“Previously offering a high-value plan was thought of as the right thing to do,” Smith said. He said many companies use generous benefit plans to attract and retain top talent. “But you may need to reconsider.”

Theories behind the tax differ. But Smith said he believes the tax is intended to control costs. Historically, consumers in rich plans “without skin in the game” have been unaware of how much their health care costs and have proceeded to see any health providers they’ve wanted with no concern for cost.

By reining in the top spenders and making them more aware of how they are spend-

ease into the transition. If benefits are cut off abruptly, employees will likely be upset, he said. If the change happens more naturally, there will be “less noise.”

Representing Mercer, one of the largest private health exchanges, Smith said Business leaders listen to a health exchange presentation from Mercer at the Tappan exchanges can offer Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. employers and employees more ing, the cost of health care may be reduced, options and control over health plans.

Smith said.

Similar to the public exchanges hosted by Smith recommended employers begin to the national and state governments, a private shift employees into lower-cost plans now to exchange is a marketplace for employers

to shop for health plan coverage for their employees. The employer can choose a health insurance provider and allow employees to choose the level of coverage. Or the employer can set a defined contribution to spend toward employees’ coverage, and then the employees can select which insurer and plan they want.

Through an exchange, employees have more options and will likely choose which plans fits them best, eliminating extra costs, Smith said. An exchange can also offer supplemental plans like dental, pet or life insurance, which isn’t counted toward the excise tax cap but can add to an overall benefit package.

All the plans offered on the exchange would be below the excise tax cap.

“There’s an evolving benefit delivery model,” Smith said. “But really, that’s nothing new.”

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THELIST: largest thrifts & Savings

westchester county

Ranked by total assets Name Address Phone (914 area code unless otherwise noted) Website

Total assets ($ rounded)

Tangible assets ($ rounded)

2012 income (loss) ($ rounded)

2013 YTD income (loss) ($ rounded)

Delinquent loans ($ rounded)

Year established Number of employees

New York Community Bank 615 Merrick Ave., Flushing 11590 (718)460-4800 mynycb.com

43,047.727

40,692.396

500.968

468.902

300.496

1859 2083

Hudson City Savings Bank 80 W. Century Road, Paramus NJ 07652 201-967-1900 hudsoncitysavingsbank.com

38,605.919

38,371.218

248.515

180.405

1.049.245

1868 1520

People’s United Bank P.O. Box 1580, Bridgeport 06601 338-7650 peoples.com

32,973.830

31,198.238

254.674

246.166

374.663

1842 5106

15,543.873

75.555

83.455

327.469

1888 1540

11,647.155

11,566.855

58.688

40.029

9.888

1863 832

Emigrant Bank P.O. Box 342, New York 10163 212-850-4000 emigrant.com

6,435.003

6,336.207

86.565

105.346

378.084

1850 571

Ridgewood Savings Bank 7102 Forest Ave., Ridgewood 11385 718-240-4800 ridgewoodbank.com

5,133.140

5,079.954

14.192

21.682

29.006

1940 676

Trustco Bank P.O. Box 1082, Glenville 12301 518-377-3311 trustcobank.com

4,522.056

4,535.306

38.233

40.787

43.226

1933 708

Putnam County Savings Bank P.O. Box 417, Brewster 10509 845-279-7101 pcsb.com

960.495

963.624

1.486

1.474

19.935

1871 137

Northeast Community Bank 325 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601 684-2500 necommunitybank.com

447.801

440.251

-0.705

1.082

4.662

1963 102

CMS Bank 40 E. First St., Mount Vernon 10550 422-2700 cmsbk.com

262.932

262.932

0.261

0.910

4.093

1887 41

91.574

92.772

-0.142

-0.078

0.369

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Astoria Federal Savings and Loan 1 Astoria Federal Plaza, Long Island City 11042 516-327-3000 astoriafederal.com Apple Bank for Savings 122 E. 42 St., Ninth floor, Manhasset 10168 212-224-6400 theapplebank.com

Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan Association P.O. Box 108, Irvington 10533 591-8000 sunnysidefederal.com

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Teva Pharmaceuticals to lay off 41 at Rockland plant

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. recently announced a round of layoffs at its Pomona manufacturing plant in Rockland County due to economic losses.

About 41 employees will be laid off by the end of July, according to a notice filed with the state Department of Labor under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. The layoffs started March 31.

In January, Teva officials announced plans to close a unit at the plant April 3, affecting 11 workers.The company had planned to transfer its manufacturing operations to another site. It is unknown whether those plans have been followed.

At that time, there were 100 employees in manufacturing and 325 workers on site.

Company officials said the layoffs would be completed in two years.

According to other news reports, the layoffs come as the company, headquartered in Israel, prepares for two major events. The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule whether the company has the right to produce generic

New Yorkers shouldered the largest tax burden in the country in 2011, according to a report released recently by the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based policy research organization.

Residents paid 12.6 percent of their per capita income to state and local taxes in 2011, the report said.

New Jersey was ranked second, paying 12.3 percent, and Connecticut came in third with an 11.9 percent tax burden. The national average was 9.8 percent, according to the report.

It may not always be good to be king, but the Empire State defended its crown of most burdened for the third straight year.

New York and its neighbors, New Jersey and Connecticut, have occupied the top three spots on the Tax Foundation’s list since 2005.

“These are the only states where taxpayers forego over 11.9 percent of their income in state-local taxes, one half of a percentage point above the next highest state, California,” authors Elizabeth Malm and Gerald Prante wrote in the report.

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ona College has lofty goals for its new Center for Health Care Analytics within the Hagan School of Business.

Not only do college officials hope to teach MBA students analytic skills needed to secure management jobs at hospitals and other health institutions, they also hope to create a regional database to better understand disease progression and how providers make decisions.

With such a database, health providers and insurers could begin to examine more effective ways to reduce health care costs and offer preventative care, said Paul Savage, director of the new center.

Using historical data of similar patients in the region, for instance, doctors could prevent future ailments by providing patients more accurate predictions of what will happen if treatments are not followed closely. Armed with more detailed information, a diabetic patient might be more compelled to exercise to prevent a heart attack or stroke, Savage said.

“If providers and patients work together, for decades, in controlling more minor conditions, it’s possible to prevent more serious conditions,” said Savage, who also serves as Iona’s program director of health care management.

Some of the responsibility of lowering health care costs has shifted to health providers and insurers, Savage said. But with occasional competing interests, the two will need an objective source of information, he said. That’s where academia can play a role.

Each institution has its own patient records, but by compiling a larger, statewide dataset, a more accurate picture can be painted. Whereas the NYU Langone

Medical Center might have 3 million patient records, Savage has already compiled a database of 180 million records, primarily from state billing records.

Savage said he plans to apply for several research grants.

“To change the marketplace and get them integrated together, all of the players will need to better understand the market, progression of disease and the decision network of all providers,” Savage said.

“This isn’t just one magical piece of software or tool, but the integration of many, many tools.”

Savage said his intent is to partner with several other academic institutions including Mercy College, Pace University, New York Medical College and Fordham University on the project. The University of New Hampshire built a similar medical database for states in the Northeast. Johns Hopkins University has done the same for Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Business schools have increasingly emphasized the importance of analytics across every industry. Savage said Iona’s Center for Health Care Analytics would likely be the first of many industry spe-

cific centers to open at Hagan.

Officials said they hope the center will cater to the needs of those in governance, regulatory and clinical leadership positions. The center will initially complement the school’s health care management program, but will also likely offer two new specialty certificates in health care analytics related to physician decisions and institutional planning.

“There’s going to be changes in planning and financing in the industry and we want to prepare our students in that direction,” Savage said.

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The risks and benefits of the Affordable Care Act

BY EZRIEL KORNEL

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he New York state health insurance exchange fared better from the getgo than its federal equivalent under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare. Getting onto the state website and signing up for a plan was not nearly as problematic as the federal site. There can be no question that making health insurance available to those who previously could not afford a policy has been a good thing. It also has been undeniably a good thing that individuals can no longer be denied a policy because of a pre-existing condition. Allowing children to remain on their parents’ policies to the age of 26 has been a boon for many. With these substantial positive aspects of the ACA, why are so many health care consumers and health care providers unhappy with this piece of legislation?

Well, there are negatives and they are substantial. To begin with, while there are happy individuals who can now afford health insurance, there are unhappy individuals who found that the policies they

had been carrying were no longer available and the ones they now had to choose from were more expensive and more limited.

So they are paying more and getting less.

Other than insurance company executives and some odd bureaucrats, no one could really say this is a good thing.

What is really distressing is that policies are so confusing that even the brightest consumers may not understand what they are signing up for. One big promise of Obamacare was choice of not only plans but, most importantly, of providers. This has clearly not been the case when it comes to the New York State of Health marketplace. For the vast majority of New Yorkers, whether purchasing insurance as an individual or as part of a group of fifty or fewer employees, real choice of health providers has not been an option. Even with all of the out-of-pocket expenses these plans demand with deductibles, copays and coinsurance, the option of seeing a physician or going to a health care facility that is not a plan participant is nonexistent. If you want to go out-of-network, then you are completely on your own. If you can’t

afford paying the fee, then too bad, you just have to use the health care providers and facilities that your plan has signed up.

Furthermore, you may be in for a surprise,

For the vast majority of New Yorkers, whether purchasing insurance as an individual or as part of a group of fifty or fewer employees, real choice of health providers has not been an option.

thinking your health care provider is in the plan because they are on the plan’s list, but as so many consumers and providers have discovered in New York, these lists have often been wrong. Many doctors and

facilities that had participated with a particular insurance company would not sign up to participate in their market exchange plan because the offered reimbursements are untenably low. Other providers discovered the contracts they had previously signed with insurance companies forced them now to participate in these plans at reduced fees. The result has been confusion and unhappiness, which will certainly amplify as New Yorkers begin to utilize their policies.

In order to accommodate higher numbers of patients at reduced fees, providers will have to further curtail the amount of time spent with a given patient. It will become increasingly difficult to get an appointment with a health care provider, and once in the office or clinic, the patient will find that they have only a few minutes of attention, often by a nurse or physician’s assistant and perhaps not at all by the physician. Most surgical patients only have the opportunity to see their surgeon once briefly before surgery and perhaps once or twice after. Can there be any doubt that Affordable, page 20

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this will affect quality of care? After all, our well-being may require significant thought and attention, not just a brief glance, even with all the sophisticated tests and “guidelines” now being utilized. Physicians don’t like caring for their patients in this way, and patients (and we are all patients at one time or another) don’t like receiving this type of care.

The state Legislature has, fortunately, recognized flaws in the system and, with the leadership of an intelligent governor and wise senators and assemblymen, has just passed crucial legislation that will go a long way toward ensuring quality health care in New York. The larger insurance companies have been offering out-ofnetwork policies to large employers and insurance groups but had been trying to peg these payments to very low Medicare rates. Unbeknownst to the consumer until they get the bill, the lion’s share becomes their responsibility. These policies have been giving the false impression that the policy holder can choose out-of-network

health care providers, but from a true practical perspective this has not been the case. Choice becomes a fiction. The new legislation changes this. Insurance companies that offer any out-of-network policy must include in their offerings a policy that reimburses out-of-network fees based on FAIR HEALTH, the fees that have been independently established as the usual and customary fees in New York. Additionally, the insurance companies as well as physicians must provide transparency. The consumer needs to know if the plan they are considering reimburses based on Medicare rates or on usual and customary rates (FAIR HEALTH), and how much of the bill may be left for them to pay. New Yorkers who opt to purchase a plan that reimburses based on usual and customary rates will retain a true choice of health care providers, thus assuring that one of the most important promises of Obamacare is kept.

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A Great Neck real estate investment group has bought a 76,000-square-foot medical office building in Rye Brook at a substantially reduced price from its market value when last sold seven years ago.

Benedict Realty Group L.L.C. paid approximately $10 million for the 90 S. Ridge St. property, said a spokesman for CBRE Group Inc. CBRE’s New York Institutional Group brokered the sale for owner VIF II/ South Ridge Street L.L.C., a joint venture of Abbey Road Advisors L.L.C. in Fairfield, Conn., and Boston-based AEW Capital Management L.P. The medical building sold for $14.9 million in 2007, according to Westchester County land records, when the joint venture acquired it from an entity of Silverman Realty Group in White Plains.

The CBRE team of Jeffrey Dunne, Steven Bardsley and Erik Edeen also procured the Long Island buyer in the recent deal. Benedict Realty Group was represented by Robert Watman of RDW Advisors in Lynbrook.

With the expected departure of a longterm office tenant, the Rye Brook building is 47 percent leased and could be fully converted into medical uses “within a market that has very low availability for medical space,” CBRE’s Dunne said in a press release.

CARVEL REBRANDS fOR 80TH ANNIVERSARY

Carvel, the ice cream franchise that got its start in Hartsdale, will be celebrating its 80th anniversary this year by rebranding its logo and issuing a new design theme for its stores.

The new design, to be launched in 20 new locations this year, features an updated look with wood-finished floors, bright colors and a new logo with an illustrated ice cream cone.

Stores, both full franchises and “express locations” will include digital menu boards and redesigned bar tops.

Carvel was started in 1934 by local ice cream man Tom Carvel, who sold the company in the 1980s. The company has switched hands several times and is now part of the Focus Brands Inc. conglomerate headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. Carvel has 400 franchised locations, mostly in the Northeast and Florida.

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“Wexpo” is Business Event of the Year It was another record year for the Hudson Valley’s largest and most influential business-to-business trade show as more than 1,800 business people and hundreds of exhibitors turned out for The Business Council of Westchester’s 2014 Westchester Business Expo.

Called Wexpo, the event was held March 20 at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook where trendsetters and decision makers from all over the Hudson Valley came together to meet new clients, network with old ones and showcase truly unique and innovative enterprises. Hundreds of exhibitors showcased the latest in technology, services and products.

“Businesses still recognize the value of face-to-face meetings and personal interactions,” said Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of The Business Council.

“Our digital experiences and amplified social media use proved to be a big hit and complemented tried-and-true ways of getting business leaders together.”

In its 12th year, the 2014 Wexpo featured Experience Exchanges, suites with experts who spoke about maximizing mobile devices, decoding social media and getting the most out of virtual office spaces.

For Richard Thomas, director of New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance (NY AREA), an energy company with expertise in energy policies, attending the trade show will pay dividends for years to come. The value is coming together with what he characterized as thought leaders and early adopters.

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Wexpo is a must for professionals looking to network and for companies looking to expand, said Seth Mandelbaum, a partner in the law firm McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, LLP. His firm has exhibited for the past five years. “This is the business event of the year,” Mandelbaum said.

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POWER SOLUTIONS ASTRUM SOLAR 28 Industrial Drive, Middletown NY, 10941 Phone: 800-903-6130 • Website: astrumsolar.com Top executive: Vadim Polikov, President Description: Full-service residential solar provider Year established: 2007 ANTANTEAN SOLAR 14 Talmedge Court, Monroe NY, 10950 Phone: 845-782-7772 • Website: atlanteansolar.com Top executive: Charles “Buddy” Damiani, Owner/ Operator Description: Solar installations focused on affordable energy independence Year established: 2007 BRIGHT ENERGY SERVICES (Division of All HVAC Service Company Inc.) 620 Mamaroneck Ave., No. 244, White Plains NY, 10605 Phone: 347-470-7090 Website: brightenergyservices.com Top executive: Bonnie Hagen, Chief Operating Officer Description: Environmental-consulting firm focused on energy efficiency and sustainability, securing government and utility incentives Year established: 2011 BRIGHT HOME ENERGY SOLUTIONS (Division of Robison Oil Inc.) 5 Westchester Plaza, Elmsford NY, 10523 Phone: 914-909-5300 • Website: brighthome.com Top executive: Nick Ricciardelli, New York general manager Description: Energy-reduction services, including home energy audit, air-sealing, insulation, heating and cooling, windows and doors, appliances and lighting Year established: 2009 CHICKOS ENERGY SERVICES 69 Dart Hill Road, Milford CT, 06461 Phone: 203-882-0177 • Website: chickosenergy.com Top executive: Mark Chickos, Owner Description: Installation of oil tanks, boilers, warm-air furnaces and central air systems, complete sheet metal fabrication shop Year established: 1956 CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES L.L.C. 1506 Henry Ave., Mamaroneck NY, 10543 Phone: 914-584-6720 • Website: ccesworld.com Top executive: Marc Karell, Principal Description: Corporate sustainability/green programs, carbon footprint, GHG emission-reduction strategies, energy assessments, environmental/air compliance Year established: 2009 COMFORT KING ENERGY 199 Ethan Allen Highway, Ridgefield CT, 06877 Phone: 203-515-8088 • Website: comfortkingenergy.com Top executive: Michael Kerslake, Owner Description: Heating, cooling, propane and fuel oil delivery Year established: 2005 CONSOLIDATED EDISON SOLUTIONS INC. 100 Summit Lake Drive, Valhalla NY, 10595 Phone: 888-210-8899 • Website: conedsolutions.com Top executive: Jorge J. Lopez, CEO and president Description: Energy-services company, provides power supply, renewable energy, sustainability services and cost-effective energy solutions Year established: 1997 CT ELECTRICAL SERVICES 16 Pamanata Meadows, Beacon Falls CT, 06404 Phone: 203-723-9052 • Website: ctelectrical.com Top executive: Bruce Angeloszek, Owner Description: Solar energy systems and electrical services Year established: 1994

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GREENERGY NY (Affiliate of Jenesis Group) 5 Orchard Terrace, Chappaqua NY, 10514 Phone: 914-234-9313 • Website: jenesisgroup.com Top executive: Norma Jen, Principal, Jenesis Group Description: Consulting and testing services to promote energy conservation and green building practices Year established: 2010

ELEKTRON SOLAR 49 Richmondville Ave., Suite 107, Westport CT, 06880 Phone: 203-557-3127 • Website: elektronsolar.com Top executive, Title: Tony Eason, NA Description: Intelligent energy solutions Year established: NA

HEALTHY HOME ENERGY & CONSULTING INC. 362 Adams St., Bedford Hill NY, 10507 Phone: 914-242-9733 • Website: gethealthyhome.com Top executive: Kevin Brenner, Founder and president Description: Comprehensive home-energy audit, energy-efficient improvements Year established: 2006

EMCOR ENERGY SERVICES 301 Merritt Seven, Fifth floor, Norwalk CT, 06851 Phone: 203-849-7800 • Website: emcorgroup.com Top executive: Anthony J. Guzzo, President and CEO Description: Mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, LEED certification design/build, life safety, facilities services Year established: 1994

KINSLEY ENERGY GROUP 14 Connecticut South Drive, East Granby CT, 06026 Phone: 860-844-6100 • Website: kinsley-group.com Top executive: David Kinsley, President Description: Supply, service, rents power generation equipment and provides complete energy solutions Year established: 1964 KINSLEY ENERGY GROUP 205 Adams St., Bedford Hills NY, 10507 Phone: 914-218-9940 • Website: kinsley-group.com Top executive: David Kinsley, President Description: Energy solutions provider, distributer of Kohlet power systems, provider of prime movers for cogeneration, biomass and landfill applications Year established: 1964

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS INC. 3 Buchanan, Peekskill NY, 10566 Phone: 914-736-8000 • Website: entery-nuclear.com Top executive: Jeff S. Forbes, Executive vice president and chief nuclear officer, Entergy Nuclear Description: An integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations Year established: 1949

MCENERGY INC. 200 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 150, Valhalla NY, 10595 Phone: 914-767-3100 • Website: mcenergyinc.com Top executive: Margaret M. Carey, President Description: Energy information and procurement company Year established: 1997

ENVIROCARE AIR QUALITY RESTORATION L.L.C. 241 Bleakley Ave., Buchanan NY, 10511 Phone: 855-760-6653 • Website: eaqr.com Top executive: Richard McHale and Frank Petrullo, Owners Description: Energy efficiency and savings Year established: 2008

MERCURY SOLAR SYSTEMS 36 Midland Ave., Port Chester NY, 10573 Phone: 914-637-9700 Website: mercurysolarsystems.com Top executive: J. Jared Haines, President Description: Electrical and structural engineering, solar energy system design and installation, solar- project finance Year established: 2006

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 92 North Ave., New Rochelle NY, 10801 Phone: 914-632-1815 • Website: envconcx.com Top executive: Arnold Bruzzano, Founder and president Description: Building commissioning and energyreduction services Year established: 1978

NORTHFIELD FUEL 21 Northfield St., Greenwich CT, 06830 Phone: 203-629-3835 • Website: northfieldfuel.com Top executive: John O’Leary, President Description: Full-service propane, heating oil and air conditioning provider Year established: 1985

ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY SERVICES 5 Turnberry Lane, Sandy Hook CT, 06482 Phone: 203-270-0337 • Website: eescorp.com Top executive: Richard A. Nowak, President Description: Innovative chemistry for energy efficiency Year established: 1992 GATEWAY ENERGY SERVICES CORP. 400 Rella Blvd., Suite 300, Montebello NY, 10901 Phone: 800-313-8333 • Website: gesc.com Top executive: Steven J. Masiak, President and CEO Description: Retail energy provider Year established: 1997

NRG ENERGY 700 Naugatuck Ave., Milford CT, 06461 Phone: 203-874-2512 • Website: nrgenergy.com Top executive: David Crane, President and CEO Description: Energy services, including solar and thermal solutions Year established: 1989

GAULT ENERGY 11 Ferry Lane West, Westport CT, 06880 Phone: 203-227-5181 • Website: gaultwenergy.com Top executive: Samuel Gault, President Description: Heating oil, propane, electricity, HVAC, service plans, indoor air quality, conservation Year established: 1863

PARACO GAS CORP. 800 Westchester Ave., Suite S604, Rye Brook NY, 10573 Phone: 800-647-4427 • Website: paracogas.com Top executive: Joseph Armentano, CEO Description: Privately held markets of propane gas Year established: 1968

GE ENERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. 800 Long Ridge Road, Stamford CT, 06902 Phone: 203-357-6400 Website: geenergyfinancialservices.com Top executive: Alex Urquhart, President and CEO Description: Conventional power, renewable energy, oil and gas reserves, oil and gas infrastructure Year established: 1980

PRIME ENERGY CORP. 1 Landmark Square, Suite 1100, Stamford CT, 06901 Phone: 203-358-5700 • Website: primeenergy.com Top executive: Charles E. Drimal Jr., CEO Description: Independent oil and gas company engaged in acquiring, developing and producing oil and natural gas Year established: NA

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28 Knight St., Norwalk CT, 06851 Phone: 203-642-4105 • Website: purepointenergy.com Top executive: David Neaderland, President Description: Solar energy provider Year established: 2007 R3 ENERGY 1 Central Ave., Suite 311 , Tarrytown NY, 10591 Phone: 914-909-3940 • Website: r3energy.com Top executive: Rudy W. Scholl, President Description: Energy-efficient improvement services Year established: 1997 RA ENERGY NY L.L.C. 31 Hall Ave., Goldens Bridge NY, 10526 Phone: 914-953-5468 • Website: ra-energyny.com Top executive: Teresa Burgun, Owner Description: Residential energy audit and retrofitting Year established: 2009 SANTA ENERGY CORPORATION 154 Admiral St., Bridgeport CT, 06605 Phone: 800-937-2682 • Website: santaenergy.com Top executive: Thomas S. Santa, President and CEO Description: Energy solution company providing heating oil, motor fuels, natural gas and propane Year established: 1940 SUNBLUE ENERGYY 65 S. Broadway, Suite 101, Tarrytown NY, 10591 Phone: 917-386-5050 • Website: sunblueenergy.com Top executive: Christopher Hale, Owner Description: Designs and installs solar energy systems (photovoltaic/PV or solar hot water) for both residential and business Year established: NA SUNOLOGY SOLAR 344 Main St., Suite 101, Mount Kisco NY, 10549 Phone: 914-666-2040 • Website: sunologysolar.com Top executive: William Wallerstein, Managing director Description: Residential and commercial Photovoltaic Solar System Year established: 1989 SUNRISE SOLAR SOLUTIONS L.L.C. 510 N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor NY, 10510 Phone: 914-762-7622 • Website: sunrisesolarllc.com Top executive: Doug Hertz and Eric Messer, Principals Description: Residential and commercial Photovoltaic Solar System Year established: 2009 SUNSHINE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC. 130 Railroad Hill St., Waterbury CT, 06708 Phone: 203-753-5353 • Website: no website Top executive: Thomas Tatoian, President Description: Fuel provider Year established: 1988 SUPERIOR PLUS ENERGY SERVICES 150 Day St., Seymour CT, 06483 Phone: 203-888-2535 Website: superiorplusenergy.com Top executive: Keith Wrisley, President Description: Full-service delivery of heating, oil, propane and kerosene Year established: 1992 VIRIDIAN ENERGY 1055 Washington Blvd., Stamford CT, 06901 Phone: 866-663-2508 • Website: viridian.com Top executive: Michael J. Fallquist, Founder and CEO Description: Green energy provider Year established: 2009 WESSON ENERGY INC. 165 Railroad Hill St., Waterbury CT, 06708 Phone: 203-756-7041 • Website: wessonenergy.com Top executive: Robert W. Wesson, Owner Description: Home energy audits, heating and cooling products, equipment installation and repair Year established: 1996

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OUR RISKY ROMANCE WITH NATURAL GAS The stability of New York’s power grid is at risk due to an overreliance on one fuel source that is subject to dramatic price swings driven by changes in demand.

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Here in the Northeast, natural gas provides more than half our power generation, and that share is growing. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. More than 10 years ago, our state created a diversified and well-balanced energy marketplace that was designed to lower prices and strengthen our electric system. The key to Natural Gas this market model? Diversity — so no single energy source would dominate Dual Fuel the market or dictate pricing.

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Today, that balance has shifted dramatically toward natural gas, despite the many risks of relying too heavily on a single fuel source.

With natural gas, it’s becoming increasingly Nuclear difficult to meet growing demand with our Diversification is 14% existing pipeline structure. Natural gas is also one of the first critically vulnerable to weather-related price rules of investing. spikes — especially in cold seasons. During the The same is true recent polar vortex that gripped our region, natural in a balanced gas prices hit record highs, causing many electric energy market. customers’ bills to surge more than 20 percent.

Advocates tout natural gas as a cleaner alternative to coal and oil. And they are right.

But an average natural gas power plant still emits 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. Nuclear power, in contrast, produces virtually no greenhouse gas emissions while generating 25 percent of the electricity for New York City and Westchester.

Nuclear is an important part of the electricity mix here in New York State, and reliably provides power to our grid 24/7. It’s a clear hedge against volatile energy prices and it’s one of the cleanest sources of electricity we have — and that’s good news for everyone who cares about our air quality.

If we ignore the current risky imbalance, our economy, environment and ultimately the residents of this region will pay the price. We need nuclear energy to continue to be an important part of our electric infrastructure.

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Gault Energy and Northfield Fuel TWO BRANDS UNDER ONE ROOF

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Covering nearly all of Fairfield County, Westportbased Gault Energy and Greenwich-based Northfield Fuel have joined forces to provide customers of Fairfield County with a comprehensive array of energy products and services that exceed the customer’s expectations.

Gault Energy, a fifth-generation, 150-year-old family business, is the oldest family-owned and operated energy company in Fairfield County. While not nearly as old, Northfield Fuel, founded in 1985, demonstrated to Sam Gault the same commitment to exceeding expectations when delivering energy products and services to residents throughout Greenwich and Stamford. It is that old-fashioned “we’ll be right over” service that gave Northfield its local reputation — “best of the best.”

have also made energy conservation the cornerstone of their corporate mission, providing customers with high-efficiency heating and cooling equipment and educating them about ways they can use less fuel, putting more money back in their customers’ pockets while protecting the environment at the same time. Gault Energy and Northfield Fuel have significantly lowered their average customers’ consumption in the last 10 years. When you consider their business is to sell as much energy as possible, this demonstrates an

of commitment to providing an unprecedented consumer experience.

Many clients say it is the one-stop shopping, as well as the commitment to unequaled service that brings them to Gault Energy and Northfield Fuel. Their Automatic Standby Generator and Propane Divisions are perfect compliments to their other business units, including heating oil, heating/air conditioning equipment installation and service and energy audits.

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astonishing commitment to their customers. According to Gault, “It’s really quite simple. Our goal is to sell less energy to more customers.”

It is clear that Gault Energy and Northfield Fuel care deeply about their customers, about the future of energ, and about protecting the environment.

For more information about Gault Energy, visit gaultenergy.com or call 203-227-5181. To reach Northfield Fuel, visit northfieldfuel.com or call 203-629-3835.

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RECKSON/SL GREEN GOES ELECTRIC!

Reckson’s, John Barnes, Managing Director (left), and Jay Black, Director of Sustainability (right), stand in front of new dual electric vehicle charging station at 360 Hamilton Avenue in White Plains, NY.

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Focused on providing our tenants with best-in-class experiences in order to offer them cutting-edge technological amenities, Reckson/SL Green’s most recent sustainable initiative was the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 17 of our suburban commercial office properties.

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thinking of purchasing EVs, we installed state-of-the-art charging stations at five properties in New York, namely 360 Hamilton Ave.and 140/150 Grand St. in White Plains, and 100, 200 and 500 Summit Lake Drive in Valhalla. And in Connecticut, stations were installed at Landmark Square and 680, 750, 1010 and 1055 Washington Blvd in Stamford.

Taking this proactive approach, we hope to ensure that infrastructure is in place as demand for charging stations continues to rise. As an integral part of Reckson/SL Green’s ongoing sustainability program, the EV installation is designed to benefit tenants who own both electric vehicles that run solely on elec-

tric power, as well as plug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs), which combine battery and gas-powered technology. Standard electric vehicles offer ranges between 60-90 miles and luxury models offer ranges as much as 265 miles. PHEVs offer a range of 11-35 miles on electric before automatically switching to a gaspowered engine, providing an additional range of 345-525 miles.

Reckson selected ChargePoint, the largest international network of EV-charging stations with more than 12,000 public charging stations worldwide, to provide its dual electric vehicle-charging equipment, allowing two EV owners to charge simultaneously. Owners who set up ChargePoint

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accounts to take advantage of the stations benefit from other program amenities, including electronic billing and email notification for space availability and EV charge completion. According to the latest national statistics, EVs with a range of 60 miles could satisfy 83 percent of America’s daily driving needs, while a range of 120 miles could satisfy 95 percent.

Our commitment to sustainability has been recognized. Seven of our suburban properties totaling, 1.5 million square feet, have been recognized with the U.S. EPA Energy Star Labels, and additionally, 360 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains, and 500 W. Putnam Ave. in Greenwich are recipients of the LEED-EB Gold Certification.

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University of New Haven

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The University of New Haven is a private, top-tier comprehensive institution recognized as a national leader in experiential education. Founded in 1920 on the campus of Yale University in cooperation with Northeastern University, UNH moved to its current West Haven campus in 1960.

The University operates a satellite campus in Tuscany, Italy, and a graduate business campus in Orange, Conn., and offers programs at several locations throughout Connecticut and in New Mexico. UNH provides its students with a unique combination of a solid liberal arts education and real-world, hands-on career and research opportunities. The University enrolls approximately 6,400 students, including nearly 1,800 graduate students and more than 4,600 undergraduates – the majority of whom reside in University housing.

Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, Tagliatela College of Engineering and College of Lifelong & eLearning, UNH offers 75 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. UNH students have access to more than 50 study-abroad programs worldwide and its student-athletes compete in 16 varsity sports in the NCAA Division II’s highly competitive Northeast-10 Conference. * Data available in the 2014–2015 Occupational Outlook Handbook provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

UNH OFFERS INNOVATIVE, IN-DEMAND ENVIRONMENTAL MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMS Employment opportunities for environmental engineers and environmental scientists are expected to grow 15 percent through 2022, faster than the national average for all occupations.* A national leader in experiential, hands-on education, the University of New Haven (UNH) offers innovative master’s degree programs designed to prepare leaders in both of these exciting fields.

M.S. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Offered both online and on campus, the M.S. in Environmental Engineering program, part of UNH’s Tagliatela College of Engineering, provides 30 credits of coursework spanning topics in environmental protection, water quality, water purification, wastewater treatment, solid

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quality and in-depth coursework of the on-campus environmental engineering master’s degree program offered by UNH. The program focuses on creating a fully supported online learning environment where students will collaborate with faculty and classmates from across the country and around the world.

Studying online with institutions like the University of New Haven ensures that students earn a quality academic credential from an established, nonprofit educational provider. Courses in each of the University’s online programs are the same as found in each program’s oncampus equivalent and are taught by the same faculty.

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strong engineering background and benefit from working closely with a faculty comprising scholars, specialists and professional engineers.”

Because the University offers a trimester schedule for graduate students, oncampus students can begin studies in the program in September, January and April.

Online students have even more options in six accelerated, seven-week terms.

The new online program, designed primarily for working professionals, provides students with the convenience of studying online while ensuring the same

waste management systems, site remediation, emission control, and more. Students in the program can take advantage of research opportunities with professional engineers and participate in field experiences at facilities like the West Haven Waste Water Treatment Facility.

“The M.S. in Environmental Engineering program at the University of New Haven was one of the first in the state and is widely recognized as one of the best,” says Dr. Agamemnon Koutsospyros, program advisor and professor in the program. “Graduate students here get a very

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M.S. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE The M.S. in Environmental Science program at UNH offers 42 credits of coursework covering topics like ecology, environmental education, geoscience, environmental health and management and geographical information systems.

The University’s shoreline location allows students to gain experience working in a variety of settings along the marsh and ocean areas of Long Island Sound, using these experiences to complement extensive work in campus laboratories.

Students in the program also have the unique opportunity to study at the Gerace Research Center on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.

“My M.S. from UNH has made me a better geologist by complementing my B.S degree and work experience and by adding new areas of study over and above what I had as an undergrad,” said Shawn Poff, a 2008 graduate of the program now working as an environmental geologist.

The environmental science program is applied in nature and designed to prepare students directly for the workforce. UNH graduates have gained employment at organizations such as Amtrak, the Bureau of Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Diageo, the United States Geological Survey and others. While most students in the program decide to enter the workforce following graduation, many have chosen to pursue further education in Ph.D. programs at other institutions.

For more information To learn more about each of these cuttingedge master’s programs, please visit www.newhaven.edu/environmental.

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Founded in 1940 and based in Bridgeport, Conn., Santa Energy Corp. is a comprehensive energy solutions company providing a full range of energy products, including heating oil and propane to Connecticut homes, as well as heating and motor fuels, natural gas, propane and electricity to businesses and institutions throughout New England. Santa offers the benefits of a large energy supplier with the personalized service only a family business can provide. Our family name is on the line and we protect it by putting our customers first and standing behind everything we do for them.

Santa Energy is comprised of three separate companies each serving a unique market.

Santa Fuel Inc. is a leading home heating company serving Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut, and has been providing heating oil and propane

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Santa Fuel is a full service provider offering home heating and cooling systems and generator sales and service. In addition, we offer chimney maintenance and energy assessments to keep Connecticut homes safe and energy efficient. Santa is a certified Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund Home Energy Solutions (HES) contractor, which ensures that Connecticut homeowners receive a high quality, cost effective home energy audit.

Santa Buckley Energy Inc. is a preferred commercial energy supplier serving all of New England. Santa Buckley provides a complete range of petroleum products, including heating and motor fuels, natural gas, propane, electricity and other energy services to commercial, industrial, municipal and institutional customers. Offering the benefits of a large commercial energy supplier with the flexible, personalized service only a privately held energy supplier can provide. Santa

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Santa Energy’s financial strength, stability and long term commitment ensure customers can always count on reliable energy supply. Through our wholesale affiliate, Inland Fuel Terminals, Santa owns 24 million gallons of petroleum storage and operates out of five southern New England terminals, including three deep water facilities, one barge and one inland pipeline terminal. These valuable assets combined with our proprietary petroleum transportation fleet of more than 50 vehicles based in Bridgeport and East Haven, Conn., and Providence, R.I., allow us to serve our customers without interruption, which is why they believe in Santa!

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THE BIZ SCENE

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1. Inaugural Meeting of Economic Development Leadership Council – March 4, Elmsford From left to right standing: Richard Thomas, NY Area; Peter Mosbacher, Webster Bank; Ellen Lynch, Food Bank for Westchester; Gregg DeAngelis, DeAngelis Architectural Services; Andrew Tung, Divney Tung Schwalbe, LLP and Peter Gilpatric, LCOR. Sitting: Tim Jones, Robert Martin Company; Business Council President and CEO Marsha Gordon; and Guy Leibler, Simone Development Companies.

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2. Annual Westchester Business Expo – March 20, Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook From left, Expo C0-Chairs Peter Herrero of NY Hospitality Group and Bridget Gibbons of Gibbons Digital.

Taking the Work Out of Networking

Because of that, the connection tends to be lasting – sometimes for years and other times a professional lifetime.

“People who join are relationship-based, not transaction-based,” says Anthony Justic, a founding member and partner with Maier Markey and Justic LLP in White Plains.” Through monthly meetings and facilitated interpersonal exercises members get to know each other and their respective businesses at a depth not usually seen in networking circles.”

ERP tries to address “everything that’s wrong with traditional referral groups by putting relationships

3. Annual Westchester Business Expo – March 20, Hilton Westchester, Rye Brook From left, Cristina Calabrese and Rob Kissner of The Digital Arts Experience.

MEMBER PROFILE • Michael Schiliro, Director of Small Business and Commercial Lending, CMS Bank

For these executives, it’s not just business. It’s personal.

Executive Resource Partners, or ERP, is a networking group like no other. With roughly 20 members, they have spent months and years getting to know their fellow professionals both personally and professionally so that when it comes time to make a referral it’s with complete trust and a depth of knowledge so that not only is it the right one -- it’s the only one.

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From Left: Anthony Justic and Michael Schiliro

and value first,” Justic says. For members – many of whom are active with the Business Council of Westchester -- it’s more about the character and integrity of fellow professionals than it is about the potential business they can land. To be clear, they do refer leads to each other, but it’s paramount that a personal connection is made first. That’s why the relationships typically last.

In addition to Justic, other leaders in the group include: • James Giangrande, Managing Director, Altium Wealth Management • Ted Miller, Founder of DataKey Consulting

Doug Ruby, a Senior Vice President at Morgan Stanley, initiated the concept on the grounds that people would do well when deep relationships were forged. The entire group meets 10 times a year and meetings generally include facilitated discussions.

In between the primary meetings, there are ERP networking events as well as one-on-ones where members keep in touch over coffee, dinner or drinks. They also host member retreats, golf outings, holiday party and similar events.

With ERP, members learn about their fellow professional’s interests. “Monthly meetings are just the beginning of the program and represent the springboard to additional member interaction,” says Justic. Members are all high-level executives. “It’s for people who have already achieved a certain professional status and want to take it to the next level,” says Schiliro of CMS Bank. “We form the lasting professional relationships that make a difference.”

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Ambition on the menu at Playhouse Market in Nyack

BY MARY SHUSTACK mshustack@westfairinc.com

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hether the search is on for an early-morning coffee and pastry, a midday sandwich or a sit-down dinner where Hudson Valley fare is prominent on the menu, a new Nyack venue is designed to be the ideal destination.

And those options don’t even touch on Playhouse Market’s countless other offerings, which range from gourmet groceries to pizza made to order in a red-mosaic, woodoven stove, fresh seafood to butchered meats, organic produce to house-baked pastries.

Special events in the industrial-chic space range from live entertainment to art exhibitions, cooking classes to hosting private and corporate functions. Throughout, the atmosphere is decidedly European, from a marble-topped bar where late-nighters can settle in to sample a selection of craft beers alongside a plate of freshly shucked oysters to the small tables where patrons relaxed on a recent morning, some nursing their cappuccinos while on the computer, others deep in leisurely conversation.

About those handcrafted wooden tables or the quirky signs decorating the spacious-yetwelcoming interior? They are all for sale, too.

What’s going on in the 20 S. Broadway site with a storied history – it was once home to the Tappan Zee Playhouse, the Helen Hayes Theater and most recently, a short-lived food establishment – is, to say the least, ambitious. At first glance, executive chef David Anderson said, he thought it might indeed be too ambitious.

“I thought in the beginning it would (be),” he said. “Now, I love it. It’s nice as a chef. Business-wise I have multiple business avenues. … At the end of the day, a chef is a business person as well.”

Identifying and serving one’s clientele is key, said Anderson, who handles all things culinary. Anderson, an industry veteran whose culinary experience includes posts around the world working in different types of settings and with different cuisines, is orig-

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David Anderson is executive chef of the new Playhouse Market in Nyack.

inally from Dobbs Ferry, grew up in Bergen County, N.J., and has been a Rockland County resident for two decades.

Playhouse Market, he said, is primed to serve those with an appreciation for distinctive foods served in a distinctive setting.

“There’s an affluent, educated group here,” he said. “When you start to put all that together, as a chef and as a businessperson, it all starts to come together.”

He said the management is set to listen to what customers are looking for, from an eclectic selection of packaged products and take-out food to selections that integrate the best of the Hudson Valley. After all, the region’s fare is certainly noted.

“When I was in Los Angeles, working at Spago, we were buying venison from Millbrook, foie gras from the Hudson Valley,” he said.

Anderson’s relationships developed with farms and other producers, from right here

in the Hudson Valley to hot-sauce makers in Key West, Fla., are the heart of the efforts at Playhouse Market.

“That’s what we’re doing. We’re trying to source properly. It does cost a little bit more, but you get a better product.”

Customers, he said, might find something such as a spring fennel used in a soup, on a pizza and also for sale to take home. It’s all about introducing new tastes and creating an adventurous culinary destination.

And it’s being done against the modern-yet-warm backdrop created by designer Dawn Hershko, which Anderson said helps reinforce the concept.

“We tried to give it some identity,” Anderson said of the space that features 5,000 square feet on its main floor and an additional 5,000 feet of kitchen, refrigeration and office space below (apartments top the market). “The idea was to, even though it’s spacious, it should be intimate.”

The market quietly opened its doors in recent weeks, a low-key welcome to the neighborhood with plans under way for a grand opening.

“We started taking the papers down and invited people in,” Anderson said of the earliest days, when the offerings only mirrored those of a small deli.

“We made a business decision,” he said, before adding with a laugh, that the goals were multiple. “We need to appeal to the public, and we probably should start putting some money in the register.”

Anderson said with the owner of the market also the building’s owner, there is an additional depth to the efforts.

“We are deeply committed to doing this,” Anderson said, adding the market opens daily at 6 a.m. and stays open until late evening.

“There’s no reason not to stop in. There’s really something for everyone.”

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HoneybeeLives works with the hive in mind

“H

oneybees lack egos.

As superorganisms, they work for the good of the whole and not the individual,” declares Chris Harp, apiarist (bee keeper) and bee doctor, whose HoneybeeLives operation is based in New Paltz.

From that location, Harp and his partner, Grai St. Clair Rice, who lives in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, conduct such operations as honeybee removal, swarm catching, hive tending, diagnosis and teaching.

Noting that honeybees have no yellow on them, but are orange and black or cardboard hue and black, Harp reports, “When a honeybee stings, it dies. It stings only to protect the colony.”

Harp, who has been involved with honeybees for 24 years, lived up and down the East Coast in his early years. He worked in various outdoor jobs, including trail cleaning in High Point State Park as a member of the Young Adult Conservation Corps.

Settling in New Paltz, where he had family roots, he purchased his present property.

“The outbuildings had to be cleaned out,” he recalls. “There was a junk chicken coop and

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CNN’s New York bureau. As a photographer, she began photographing bees. “I am thrilled that bee keeping is again legal in New York City,” she enthuses, noting that she tends a couple of hives there.

Honeybees have short lives – three to five weeks long, the partners explain. There are three categories of bees, they add: the queen bee; drones, who fertilize queens; and workers, who perform most of the Chris Harp is a partner in HoneybeeLives, based in New Paltz. tasks in the hive. “The queen is machine shop. When a roofer pulled out rot- a slave, fed by the workers,” Harp points out. ting rafters, bees came swarming out. I called “Queens generally live three to five years, but the exterminator. Two days later, I pulled out recently their lives have only been lasting one the wallboard and saw thousands of dead to three years. Pesticides and fungicides have bees and hundreds of pounds of honey poi- been found to be the partial cause.”

The queen does not want for suitors soned from the fumigation. I was devastated about what I had done to them and vowed I when she makes her mating flight, soaring high into the sky followed by a multitude of would pay back.”

His partner’s history differs widely from drones. She is fertilized by the 12 to 15 strong his own. Rice describes herself “as a city enough to stay in flight, ensuring having the girl with a country heart.” She started out most hardy of the breed as mates.

“Birds are a threat to the queen on her in the film, art and publishing worlds, serving for ten years as an editor/producer at mating flight,” Rice reports. “The queen is

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bigger and slower than other bees, and birds lie in wait at mating season.”

The partners are elated when they get young students in the bee keeping classes.

Currently they are following the career path of a student who came to their classes at age 12. He is now college-age and planning a career in genetics.

In addition to his New Paltz hives, Harp tends approximately 200 colonies in Connecticut and New York for individuals and organizations. The partners conduct organic bee keeping workshops and are consultants on hive health for troubled colonies.

The pair is concerned about the declining honeybee population. “The future of Earth depends on the existence of these bees to pollinate,” Harps declares. “Most pollen is too heavy to be carried by the wind. Be conscious of products used on lawns, and don’t kill the dandelions. Respect what the bee needs and not what makes it easy for us humans.”

Challenging Careers focuses on the exciting and unusual business lives of Hudson Valley residents. Comments or suggestions may be emailed to Catherine Portman-Laux at cplaux@optonline.net.

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GOOD haPPENING IN aND ThInGS aBOUt thE hUDSON VaLLEY DANCE-A-THON RAISED A RECORD $31,000

Youth for hospice, the teen volunteer service group of United Hospice of Rockland raised a record $31,000 at its seventh annual Dance-a-thon held March 28 at Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia. The event, drew hundreds of students from 16 area high schools. The proceeds benefit the hospice directly.

Lanie Etkind, director of development said, “It is so exciting to see how this event has grown over the past seven years. It involves so many different area high schools coming together to raise money for a good cause.”

Students raised money by asking friends, family and neighbors to sponsor them.

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BriDGe Music Marks 5Th Year

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From a small studio in Beacon to the majestic towers of the Mid-Hudson Bridge, the sounds of the world’s largest percussion instrument resonate with depth and beauty.

Composer Joseph Bertolozzi’s Bridge Music is back on the tower landings of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge and available for the public to enjoy along with the majestic views of the Hudson River.

“Bridge Music was a dream, a trial and an experience that I’ll never forget,” Bertolozzi said. “I’m delighted that the Bridge Authority will continue to support this public art installation and make the music of the bridge available to all.”

Bridge Music was such an innovative concept that it received media coverage around the world, including England, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Germany, China and Brazil.

“Joe Bertolozzi is a genius,” Authority Executive Director Joseph Ruggiero said. “Who knew that banging on a bridge would become a world-wide phenomenon. The Bridge Authority is proud to be able to host Joe’s work and we look forward to many years of partnership.”

The 10-piece composition of Bridge Music represent more than five years of effort by Bertolozzi.

Launched in 2009 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage up the Hudson River, Bridge Music was created by recording the sounds of bridge’s surfaces (towers, girders, etc.) with various mallets. Using those sounds to compose new works made the Mid-Hudson Bridge the largest percussion instrument in the world.

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Orange regional Medical center in Middletown is now offering Living Healthy: A Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop consisting of six sessions, which will help participants confront the challenges of living with an ongoing health condition. The program welcomes adults over the age of 18 as well as caregivers. Examples of chronic conditions include, but are not limited to heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, depression, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and chronic pain.

The Living Healthy Workshop is being offered 9:30 a.m. to noon April 17, May 1, May 8, May 15 and May 29 and attendance to all sessions is strongly encouraged. All sessions will be held at the Community Health Education Center, 110 Crystal Run Road, Middletown. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call 888-321-ORMC.

a success. Organizers said the event, “Handshake Across the Hudson, ”will result in a line of participants stretching over a mile long at Walkway State Historic Park.

Walkway Executive Director Elizabeth Waldstein-Hart explained that the fundraising event is expected to attract thousands of participants of all ages from the Hudson Valley and beyond.

Online registration can be accessed by visiting the Walkway Over the Hudson’s website at walkway.org where a link to the registration site will be provided. Registration is $10 per adult, $5 per child (6-12 years of age), and participants ages 5 and under can participate for free. The event will be held June 1, with a rain date of June 8 in case of severe weather.

GARNERVILLE CENTER NOW HISTORIC DISTRICT

Garnerville arts & Industrial center has been designated as the Rockland Print Works Historic District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The center was informed of this designation by the New York state Deputy Commissioner for Historic Preservation Ruth L. Pierpont who said, “Listing on the National Register recognizes the importance of (the Rockland Print Works) to the history of our country.”

The Rockland Print Works property became eligible for the National Register after it was added to the New York State Register of Historic Places in April 2013.

The Rockland Print Works, often referred to as the

walkwaY aiMs fOR ANOTHER WORLD RECORD

the Walkway Over the hudson organization began its drive to break another Guinness World Record recently with Ulster County Executive Mike Hein and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro shaking hands to kick off this third annual World Record attempt and begin signing up thousands of participants needed to make the June 1 event

Photo by Frank Vitale

Garnerville Terminal and home of Garner Arts Center, was built in 1828 and is named after the Garner brothers, the second owners of the calico printing plant. At one time, the mill employed thousands of workers and grew to include the printing and dyeing of wool, cotton and linen. The Garner family built housing for its workers and a YMCA. The community that grew up around the mill became known as Garnerville. The plant closed briefly during the depression but was brought back to life in the 1930s by the Garnerville Holding Co., the current owner of the complex.

In the mid-1990s, the Garnerville Holding Co. began to make space in the underutilized industrial center of more than 30 buildings available to artists in addition to light industry. With its location just 35 miles from Manhattan, more than 50 artists and artisans soon established studios there. The not-for-profit GARNER Arts Center was incorporated in 2003 and has sponsored the creation and celebration of art and music at the Garnerville complex through events, festivals, student educational opportunities and gallery exhibitions.

These services are provided at no cost to qualified homeowners and focus on ensuring that individuals can live independently in safe, warm, dry and healthy homes.

The application has been simplified for ease of use and will allow homeowners to apply for RTDC’s services yearround. Income-eligible Dutchess County homeowners, especially those who are elderly, living with a disability, veterans or parents with young children are encouraged to apply.

Since RTDC’s founding in 1992, more than 430 Dutchess County homeowners have been helped with critical home repairs, accessibility modifications and energy-efficiency upgrades valued at more than $4.6 million in market value and more than 12,000 volunteers have been engaged.

To receive an application visit rebuildingtogetherdutchess. org or call 845-454-7310.

ORMC OPENS PRIMARY CARE OFFICE

Orange Regional Medical Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 25 celebrating the opening of Orange Regional Medical Group’s Primary Care practice. Hospital staff and community members were in attendance. The practice is located at 75 Crystal Run Road in Middletown. For more information, call 845-333-1000 or visit crmcny.org.

UTILITY OFFERS LED LIGHTING

Jamie Imperati and Libby and Allison Pataki

PUTNAM BUSINESSWOMEN NETWORK

Professional Women of Putnam (PWP), a local networking group for enterprising women, celebrated its fourth anniversary March 18 at the Terrace Club in Mahopac. PWP supports businesswomen in Putnam County and encourages women from a variety of industries to connect and network with each other in a noncompetitive environment for continued growth opportunities. At the monthly networking meetings members listen to guest speakers on a variety of topics that will help them grow their business. They also enjoy the opportunity to meet and talk with other business women. To learn more about The Professional Women of Putnam visit professionalwomenofputnam.com

NONPROFIT OFFERS COST-FREE REPAIRS

Rebuilding Together Dutchess County (RTDC) in Poughkeepsie is now accepting applications year-round for its home repair and accessibility-modification programs.

Central Hudson Gas & Electric has expanded its commercial energy efficient lighting program to include exterior LED replacement pole lighting for commercial business and nonresidential applications, such as parking lots, building campuses and similar open spaces. Central Hudson provides an incentive up to 70 percent of the total project cost for qualifying commercial customers who replace older, inefficient outdoor lighting with new LED technology.

“Exterior LED pole lighting provides high-quality outdoor illumination at a fraction of the cost of conventional lighting systems,” said Brian Dimisko, Central Hudson’s manager of energy efficiency and natural gas marketing. “Since 2011 we have completed more than 3,000 lighting upgrades for our business and nonresidential customers and the addition of new LED technology to replace existing outdoor polemounted lighting fixtures will add a valuable option to help our customers save even more.”

Funding for the program is limited and availability is on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, visit CentralHudsonLighting.com or call 855-236-4832.

VERTICON AWARDED LIBRARY EXPANSION

During the spring and summer months of 2014 the Monroe Free Library will undergo a 2,000-square-foot expansion of its building at 44 Millpond Parkway. The expansion is part of a more than $1.2 million renovation of the structure that was built in 1960. Leading the construction will be Verticon LTD, a full-service general construction firm in Monroe that has a longstanding history with the library.

Breaking ground on the library at its current location was the grandfather of Verticon co-owners Alan and Irving

Zuckerman. On Nov. 22, 1960, the Monroe Free Public Library opened the doors of 44 Millpond Parkway for the first time in a building constructed by the Zuckerman family.

When the time came to renovate, Verticon was delighted to be considered for the project. “We have assisted the library board for six years on various concepts,” stated Alan Zuckerman.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to see this project through to its completion, furthering the relationship between The Monroe Free Library and the Zuckerman family.”

CALLING ALL ARTISTS

The Jewish Federation of Ulster County invites Hudson Valley Artists of all media to submit work for the 18th annual Fall for Art juried art show, sale and cocktail fundraiser to be held Sept. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m., at Wiltwyck Golf Club, Kingston. The artist receives 60 percent of sales. Images should represent the actual work artists would display in the show and are asked to email five high-quality jpegs (only) attachments to info@fallforart.org

by April 30.

Each entry should be identified with name, address, email, phone number and medium. The entry form may be downloaded from fallforart.org. For more information, email info@fallforart.org or call 845-338-8131.

JEWISH FEDERATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS

The Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County recently awarded scholarships to eight Orange County teenagers for educational experiences in Israel. The Israel Experience Scholarship Fund is comprised of monies contributed by Blinkoff Scholarship winner Samantha the Jewish Federation Gottlieb and some very generous private donors in the community.

Abbe Distelburger, federation president, said, “The federation offers partial scholarships for educational programs and experiences in Israel, which are available for Jewish children residing in Orange County. The amount of each scholarship depends on individual need as well as the number of children requesting scholarships. It is our goal to make scholarships available to all eligible applicants.”

Samantha Gottlieb of Chester, was awarded the Jack and Jessica Blinkoff Scholarship. Other Youth to Israel scholarships were awarded to David Sirota and Darcie Sirota of Cornwall-on-Hudson, Tyler Glick of Washingtonville, Benjamin Nakagawa of Walden, Chanel Shirazi of Monroe, Heidi Cowen of Newburgh and Rebecca Kelson of Newburgh. As community-minded individuals, each scholarship recipient has developed a service project to perform at his or her own synagogue, Jewish Family Service or at an approved organization in Orange County.

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FASHION STATEMENT PRESENTED BY THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL To bring attention to the thousands of children in Westchester County who are hungry each day, the Food Bank for Westchester is hosting a special fashion show — all designs will be made from food and food packaging.

PARTICIPANTS

JUDGES

• Westchester Community College • Southern Westchester BOCES Center for Career Services • The Tech Center at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES

ROLANDO SANTANA Fashion Designer CATHERINE CIOFFI Associate Director of Public Relations, Mercy College

MODERATOR ELIZABETH BRACKEN-THOMPSON Partner, Thompson & Bender

APRIL 24

5:30 to 7:30 P.M.

AT FOOD BANK FOR WESTCHESTER

200 CLEARBROOK ROAD, ELMSFORD Delicious bites by Fortina Restaurant and spirits from Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits SPONSORS

MARY JANE DENZER Owner, Mary Jane, Westchesters’ most fashionable address Denzer RAVI S. RAJAN Dean of the School of the Arts at Purchase College, State University of New York

EST. 2012

For more information and reservations, call Holly DeBartolo at (914) 358-0743.

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657 E Main St. Mt Kisco NY 914.666.4486 mtkisco@calicocorners.com

FACTS& FIGURES on the record Westchester

PUTNAM COUNTY

Open MRI of Yorktown L.L.C., 4 Beaverbrook Road, Lincoln Park 07035. Chapter 11, voluntary. AtOpen MRI of Brewster L.L.C., 4 torney: Erica Feynman Aisner, Beaverbrook Road, Lincoln Park White Plains. Filed April 1. Case no.

Bankruptcies 07035. Chapter 11, voluntary. At- 14-22421.

torney: Erica Feynman Aisner, The following petitions were filed in White Plains. Filed April 1. Case no. the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the 14-22416.

Court Cases Southern District of New York in

White Plains. Chapter 11 indicates The following cases appear on the the filer intends to submit a plan of ROCKLAND docket of the U.S. District Court for reorganization to the court. Chapter COUNTY the county of Westchester in White 7 indicates a liquidation of assets.

Yakov Dancziger, 9 Ostereh Blvd., Plains.

NEW YORK county

Spring Valley 10977. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Elizabeth A. Haas, A.C. Moore Inc. Filed by Michelle New City. Filed April 1. Case no. Vanderpyle. Action: personal Injury claim. Attorney for plain14-22413.

Open MRI of Fishkill L.L.C., 4 tiff: Howard Evan Shafran. Filed Beaverbrook Road, Lincoln Park April 2. Case no. 14-02292.

WESTCHESTER 07035. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Erica Feynman Aisner, COUNTY Amtrak Police, et al. Filed by White Plains. Filed April 1. Case no.

Richard Richardson. Action: claim 14-22418.

Charles Troiano, 851 James St., falls under Civil Rights Act. AttorPelham 10803. Chapter 7, volun- ney for plaintiff: Not listed. Filed Pro U L.L.C., 228 Park Avenue tary. Attorney: Arlene Gordon- April 7. Case no. 14-02406.

South, No. 11107, New York City Oliver, White Plains. Filed April 1.

10003. Chapter 7, voluntary. At- Case no. 14-22410.

AVN Solutions Inc., et al. Filed by torney: David C. McGrail, New York City. Filed April 5. Case no. Gilbert Altman, 27 Pine Close, Edese Doret Industrial Design Inc. Action: contract dispute claim. At14-10967.

Sleepy Hollow 10591. Chapter 7, torney for plaintiff: Barry J. Yellen. voluntary. Attorney: Anthony J. Filed April 2. Case no. 14-02295.

Mamo, Jr., Sleepy Hollow. Filed ONONDAGA April 3. Case no. 14-22433.

COUNTY Bette Jean Gettel, et al. Filed

by Jeryl Abramson, et al. Action: Open MRI of DeWitt L.L.C., 4 Jose A Maymi, 123 Park Road claim falls under Civil Rights Act. Beaverbrook Road, Lincoln Park Extension, Goldens Bridge 10526. Attorney for plaintiff: Russell A. 07035. Chapter 11, voluntary. At- Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Schindler. Filed April 4. Case no. torney: Erica Feynman Aisner, Gary R. Gjertsen, Scarsdale. Filed 14-02371.

White Plains. Filed April 1. Case no. April 3. Case no. 14-22432.

14-22417.

ClearWire Technologies Inc. Salehzadeh Saw Mill Corp., Filed by Zurich American InsurHettiefried Road, Greenwich, ance Co. Action: property damage ORANGE COUNTY 31 Conn. 06831. Chapter 11, volun- claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Robtary. Attorney: Anne J. Penachio, Open MRI of Middletown L.L.C., White Plains. Filed April 3. Case no. ert William Phelan. Filed April 4.

Case no. 14-02380.

4 Beaverbrook Road, Lincoln Park 14-22427.

07035. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Erica Feynman Aisner, Eagle Open Kitchen L.L.C., et al.

White Plains. Filed April 1. Case no. Mariam Jan Inc., 1875 E. Main Filed by Clecio Lira. Action: claim St., Peekskill 10566. Chapter 11, falls under Fair Labor Standards 14-22419. voluntary. Attorney: Anne J. Pena- Act. Attorneys for plaintiff: Alan chio, White Plains. Filed April 26. Serrins and Michael Taubenfeld.

Case no. 14-22408.

Filed April 3. Case no. 14-02356.

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.

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Westchester Park Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

Neel, Nadia, Hamid, Habib Associates Inc., 31 Hettiefred Road, Greenwich, Conn. 10530. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Anne J. Penachio, White Plains. Filed April 1. Case no. 14-22407.

Open MRI of Tarrytown L.L.C., 4 Beaverbrook Road, Lincoln Park 07035. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Erica Feynman Aisner, White Plains. Filed April 1. Case no.

14-22414.

The Hanover Insurance Group.

Filed by Life Realty Group L.L.C. Action: insurance contract dispute claim. Attorney for plaintiff: not listed. Filed April 2. Case no.

14-02291.

House of Maurizio Inc., et al.

Filed by the trustees of the Retirement Fund of the Amalgamated Insurance Fund. Action: claim falls under Employee Retirement Income Securities Act. Attorney for plaintiff: David C. Sapp Jr. Filed April 3. Case no. 14-02350.

K C Beauty Corp., et al. Filed by Sook Hee Lee. Action: claim falls under Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorneys for plaintiff: Giustino Cilenti and David C. Sapp Jr. Filed April 2. Case no. 14-02271.

Koenig Restaurant Corp., et al.

Filed by the trustees of the National Retirement Fund. Action: claim falls under Employee Retirement Income Securities Act. Attorneys for plaintiff: Stephanie Myers Bersak and Peter Hans Cooper. Filed April 3. Case no. 14-02347.

Le Perigord Inc. Filed by the trustees of the National Retirement Fund. Action: claim falls under Employee Retirement Income Securities Act. Attorneys for plaintiff: Stephanie Myers Bersak and David C. Sapp Jr. Filed April 2. Case no.

14-02272.

New York State Department of Financial Services, et al. Filed

by American International Group Inc. Action: claim falls under Civil Rights Act. Attorney for plaintiff: William Anthony Burck, et al. Filed April 3. Case no. 14-02355.

1634 Lexington Avenue Realty Corp., New York City. Seller: CC South L.L.C., New York City.

Property: 8 Palisade Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $5.2 million. Filed April 4.

Rates Technology Inc. Filed by Springut Law P.C. Action: breach of contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Tal S. Benschar. Filed April 1.

Case no. 14-02253.

SRHRE-B L.L.C., New York City.

Seller: Old Apple Farm L.L.C., New York City. Property: 128-137 Mount Holly Road, Bedford. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed April 8.

173 Beechwood Avenue Realty Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Blasepark Takeda Pharmaceutical Com- Realty L.L.C. and RCKAS New Ropany Limited, et al. Filed by the chelle L.L.C., New Rochelle. PropPlumbers & Pipefitters Local 178 erty: 173 Beechwood Ave., New RoHealth & Welfare Trust Fund. Ac- chelle. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed tion: claim falls under Sherman- April 3.

Clayton Act. Attorneys for plaintiff: Gregory Bradley Linkh and Efekta IA Inc., Cambridge, Mass.

Brian Philip Murray. Filed April 4. Seller: Legion of Christ Inc., White Case no. 14-02378.

Plains. Property: 582 and 590 Columbus Ave., Mount Pleasant.

S.A.S. Newsstand Corp., et al. Amount: $17 million. Filed April 7.

Filed by Freddy Gomez Velasco, et al. Action: claim falls under Fair Family Services of Westchester Labor Standards Act. Attorney for Inc., Port Chester. Seller: The Amerplaintiff: Michael Antonio Faillace. ican National Red Cross, Charlotte, Filed April 3. Case no. 14-02330.

N.C. Property: 106 N. Broadway, White Plains. Amount: $1.8 million.

Filed April 7.

Sky City Apartments L.L.C., et al. Filed by Ana Espinoza, et al. Ac- Jolei Realty Ltd., Dobbs Ferry. Selltion: claim falls under Fair Labor er: Tarricone Realty L.L.C., Dobbs Standards Act. Attorney for plain- Ferry. Property: 10-12 Main St., tiff: Magdalena Barbosa, et al. Filed Greenburgh. Amount: $1.1 million.

April 2. Case no. 14-02368.

Filed April 4.

Razan Alzoubi, et al. Filed by Cengage Learning Inc., et al. AcLuis Angie Deli Grocery Inc., et tion: copyright infringement claim. Below $1 million al. Filed by Eulogio Apolinario. Ac- Attorney for plaintiff: Julie Clocker tion: claim falls under Fair Labor Chen, et al. Filed April 3. Case no. 165 Orchard L.L.C., Yonkers.

Seller: City of Yonkers. Property: Standards Act. Attorney for plain- 14-02326.

157 Orchard St., Yonkers. Amount: tiff: Michael Antonio Faillace. Filed $145,000. Filed April 8.

April 3. Case no. 14-02328.

Rugfrit 1350 L.L.C., et al. Filed by Roberto Lozano. Action: claim falls MGDC Management Group Inc., under Fair Labor Standards Act. At- 26 Poningo Corp., Port Chester. et al. Filed by the estate of Mari- torneys for plaintiff: C.K. Lee and Seller: Crate Things Corp., Port lyn Monroe L.L.C. Action: con- Anne Melissa Seelig. Filed April 3. Chester. Property: 26 Poningo St., Rye. Amount: $175,000. Filed April 7. tract dispute claim. Attorney for Case no. 14-02345. plaintiff: not listed. Filed April 3.

Case no. 14-02346.

Zimmer Inc., et al. Filed by Bertha 4 Green Meadow L.L.C., EastchesF. Blancato L.L.C., et al. Filed by A. Copeland. Action: personal injury ter. Seller: Norma L. Walker, Mount Wellington Reinoso. Action: Claim New Diamond District Inc., et claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Thomas Vernon. Property: 37 N. Bleaker St., falls under Fair Labor Standards al. Filed by Chanel Inc. Action: P. Cleere. Filed April 1. Case no. 14- Mount Vernon. Amount: $160,000.

Filed April 8.

Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael trademark infringement claim. At- 02251.

John Borrelli, et al. Filed April 1. torney for plaintiff: Laura E PoppRosenberg, et al. Filed April 3.

Case no. 14-02269.

637 Yonkers Avenue L.L.C., YonCase no. 14-02339. kers. Seller: Yonkers Avenue ManDeeds agement Company L.L.C., YonGlobal Credit and Collection kers. Property: 637 Yonkers Ave., Corp. Filed by Joy Mcleod. Ac- New York-Presbyterian Health Yonkers. Amount: $575,000. Filed tion: claim falls under Fair Debt Care System Inc., et al. Filed by April 4.

Collection Act. Attorney for plain- Rosibel Ringling. Action: claim Above $1 million tiff: Jeanne Lahiff. Filed April 2. asks for equal rights under the law.

Attorneys for plaintiff: Marjorie 145 W Sidney Ave L.L.C., Mount 65 Cedar Place Associates L.L.C., Case no. 14-02316.

Mesidor and Nicole Ann Welch. Vernon. Seller: Semela G. Trikedes, Rye. Seller: Elizabeth A. Nye, Rye. Filed April 1. Case no. 14-02257.

Queens Village. Property: 145 Property: 65 Cedar Place, Rye. W. Sidney Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $300,000. Filed April 8.

Amount: $1.3 million. Filed April 3.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events TWO NEW PARTNERS AT LAW FIRM Helen Collier Mauch and David Cooper have become partners in the Zarin & Steinmetz law firm in White Plains.

Cooper brings more than 10 years experience to the firm’s litigation practice, which includes both trial and appellate matters in

local, state and federal courts. Prior to joining Zarin & Steinmetz, Cooper served as an assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

Mauch has extensive experience representing private interests and municipalities in the areas of land use and environmental law. Her practice includes brownfield site remediation, complex cost recovery litigation and real estate and land-use transactions.

Prior to joining Zarin & Steinmetz in 2005, Mauch worked at Rosenman & Colin in New York City.

NONPROFIT RECEIVES GRANT Westchester Independent Living Services, which serves Westchester and the Hudson Valley has received a grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeves Foundation to improve the lives of people living with paralysis.

The $6,000 grant will help buy sport wheelchairs for new members of the NY Rollin’ KNICKS basketball team, which is a team of mixed-age athletes playing wheelchair basketball. The chairs, not for everyday use,

are specifically designed for contact sport and are lightweight, quick, strong and can turn rapidly.

The Rollin’ KNICKS are a wheelchair basketball team co-sponsored by WILC and the New York KNICKS/Madison Square Garden. The team, consisting of individuals with varying physical disabilities is in the championship division of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association and plays in tournaments throughout the United States.

AT&T EMPLOYEES AWARDED VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD Lucas Arzilli, Thomas Bogue, Maureen Britt, William Brown III, Nicolas Cannistra Jr., Ron Feely, Darren Joseph, Michael Kane, Jerilyn Lewis, Joyce Li, Louisa Marullo, Steven Moetzinger, Raymond Petrilli and Denise Pilla of the White Plains region of AT&T are 14 of the 4,031 members of its dedicated workforce to receive a President’s Volunteer Service Award.

Established in 2003, the award gives presidential recognition to U.S. citizens who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to volunteer service each year. This achievement is a way to inspire others to

contribute to their communities through volunteer service and to make volunteer service a central part of their lives. The award is issued by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, a group created by President George W. Bush to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make to our nation.

To be eligible to receive the award, AT&T submits a record of employees’ annual volunteer service hours to be verified and considered eligible for the award. AT&T employees are eligible after 100 hours of annual volunteer work.

ENEA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION Elder law attorney Anthony J. Enea, managing partner of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano L.L.P. in White Plains and Somers, has been elected president of the Westchester County Bar Foundation. For the past 30 years, the foundation has served as the charitable arm of the bar association, contributing to the improvement of the administration of justice and encouraging a better public understanding of the law.

A strong leader in Westchester County’s legal community, Enea has been a member of the foundation for many years and was previously vice president. He is also a past

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president of the Westchester County Bar Association and co-founder of its elder law section.

Named Westchester County’s Leading Elder Care Attorney at the 2013 Above the Bar Awards, Enea has spent three decades protecting the rights of seniors, the disabled and their families. He is the immediate past chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section.

He is a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and is a past president of the organization’s New York chapter.

JUNIOR LEAGUE FUNDRAISER A SUCCESS The Junior League of Central Westchester’s (JLCW) spring fundraiser, Glitz & Glamour March 28, was attended by more than 270 people and raised funds to support the JLCW’s programs that help improve the community. The evening was co-sponsored by Pepe Infiniti and 42 The Restaurant and was held at the auto dealership in White Plains.

Proceeds from Glitz & Glamour support the JLCW’s programs that Meridith Alin; Marla Aboulafia; Anthony Goncalves, chef and owner, 42 The promote health and lit- Restaurant; Julie King, president, JLCW; Mark Hersh, executive manager, Pepe eracy, provide food and Infiniti; and Marcy Berman-Goldstein. Photo Credit: Londin Photography necessities to the under- Eastchester Greenburgh Scarsdale White Plains privileged, empower lowincome families, help preserve sponsors. Sponsors included Tiffany & Co. at The Westchester, Neiman Marcus, Ruby Sponsors Sportime, Houlihan Lawrence, TD Bank, Simon Properties and American Airlines.

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD Amalgamated Life Insurance Co. in White Plains announced that its President and CEO David Walsh and Chairman of the Board Noel Beasley have been named recipients of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Memorial’s Clara Lemlich Public Service Award.

Walsh and Beasley received this honor at the TSFFM’s 2014 annual dinner March 25 in the New York City Fire Museum.

The award recognizes individuals whose work and spirit have resulted in Beasley Walsh better wages and working conditions for members of the ILGWU. In the early 1900s, Lemlich participated in efforts in her efforts, which ultimately resulted in a to improve the wages and working condi- strike by 20,000 garment workers that lasted tions for her co-workers in the garment in- several months and finally culminated in the dustry. Even after receiving violent beatings workers receiving better wages and working orchestrated by factory owners, she persisted conditions.

BROKERAGE APPOINTS A DIGITAL MARKETER Houlihan Lawrence has welcomed digital marketing expert Anne Marie Gianutsos to the company’s corporate management team in Rye. Gianutsos will lead all digital and mobile marketing, product and strategy efforts for the firm. Gianutsos brings 10 years of experience in media and expertise in digital marketing, communications, video, creative services, sales and strategic partnerships, among other critical areas.

“As more consumers expect an integrated digital experience, we’ll continue to ensure that our services, tools and customer experiences meet the needs of an always connected marketplace. People

increasingly supplement the agent experience with self-service tools and we need to remain a leader in innovation,” Gianutsos said.

Prior to joining Houlihan Lawrence, Gianutsos was the associate publisher for Epicurious and ZipList, digital divisions of Condé Nast, where she managed marketing and account management.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and resides in Larchmont. Gianutsos is a founding member of W.O.M.E.N in America, a professional development organization aimed at advancing promising professional women.

WJCS GALA HONORS SUPPORTERS Pictured are Linda Plattus, center, and Penny Goldsmith, right, who were recently honored by Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) at Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison.

With them, from left, are WJCS Board President Barry Kaplan, COO Bernie Kimberg and CEO Alan Trager.

Goldsmith was honored for her passionate advocacy for WJCS in recruiting fellow board members and enlisting support for many programs, while Plattus was recognized for exceptional leadership in developing and shoring up programs that improve the lives of children and youth.

The gala raised more than $600,000 to enable WJCS to continue providing more than 70 mental health, home care, residential, special needs, educational and other programs to the Westchester Community.

DALY NAMED COO AT ROSE COS. Jonathan Rose Cos. L.L.C., formerly located in Westchester County and now in New York City, has named Michael Daly, one of the real estate industry’s successful residential and office development experts, chief operating officer. In this capacity he will manage the company’s operations and the expansion and diversification of the Rose Companies’ nationwide portfolio.

“Mike Daly is an outstanding real estate professional who brings tremendous experience and leadership skills to the company, as well as someone who shares our passion and mission for creating extraordinary communities of opportunity,” President Jonathan Rose said.

Most recently, as president of Forest City Enterprises’ affiliate Mesa del Sol, Daly was

responsible for the overall master plan and development for a 9,000-acre, urbanism mixed-use project in Albuquerque, N.M., that will ultimately include 38,000 homes and 18 million square feet of commercial development. Prior to that, he founded Sterling Glen Communities, a joint venture with Forest City Enterprises created to develop, own and manage luxury senior housing. At completion, the portfolio included 11 buildings, more than 1,200 residents and employed more than 800 people. Ultimately, the company was sold to Lazard Feres (Atria Senior Living). Daly started his real estate career working at Forest City Ratner Companies, where he was responsible for leasing and development of the firm’s commercial properties in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

HAMILTON TO RECEIVE AWARD Marian Hamilton, founder of The Ken Hamilton Caregivers Center at Northern Westchester Hospital will receive the Quality of Life Award”during the 34th annual Volunteer Spirit Awards held by the Volunteer Center of the United Way. The ceremony will take place at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown, April 24, from 8 to 10 a.m.

Hamilton founded the KHCC after losing her husband, Ken, in 2004 to mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer. While she knew that Ken was receiving great care, she felt isolated and overwhelmed navigating the complex health care system, all while raising two teenage daughters.

She envisioned an oasis for caregivers within a hospital where they could “escape and recharge,” as well as find trained, caring

individuals to talk to. From that vision The Ken Hamilton Caregivers Center at NWH was developed. The center offers free supportive services to family caregivers experiencing new or chronic care-giving needs, monthly caregiver support groups and community resource referrals are also available.

“Marian’s dedication to helping family caregivers is incredibly inspiring and I am so proud that she is receiving this recognition from the Volunteer Center of the United Way,” said Joel Seligman, president and CEO, Northern Westchester Hospital.

When the KHCC opened in 2007, it was the first of its kind in the New York metropolitan area. Today, the KHCC has become a model for other hospitals around the country.

MURPHY NAMED DIRECTOR OF PLANNING Kelly Murphy has joined VHB as director of planning in the White Plains office. Murphy will help VHB expand its planning practice throughout the region and bolster the firm’s ability to provide comprehensive services to its municipal and private clients in New York and Connecticut.

She will direct VHB’s planning and design efforts, including land use, zoning, affordable housing, grant writing and economic development. Over the last 18 years Murphy has worked with major urban governments, formerly serving

as deputy mayor for economic development with the city of New Haven, deputy director with the New York City Department of City Planning and division director of the Department of Housing & Economic Development in Chicago.

Murphy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and history from James Madison University and a Master of Urban Planning degree in economic development and finance from the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is a member of the American Planning Association and Urban Land Institute.

Hearing loss group honors Glazer NEW PARTNERS AT ECKERT SEAMANS The members of the national law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott L.L.C. recently voted to elect five attorneys to the firm’s membership (partnership), effective April 1. Of the five members Riyaz G. Bhimani will be practicing in the firm’s White Plains office. His practice covers a broad range of complex and general commercial

litigation matters, and his experience includes representing lending institutions, loan servicers, financial services companies, accounting firms, broker-dealers, as well hospitality and airline companies.

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott has more than 375 attorneys in 14 offices throughout the United States.

Robert Glazer, CEO of ENT and Allergy Associates in Tarrytown, has been honored by the Westchester Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA).

Known as the “voice for people with hearing loss,” the HLAA honored Glazer as its 2014 Health Hero of the Year at an event April 6. The occasion marked the kickoff for the organization’s 9th annual Westchester/Rockland Walk4Hearing; a 5K event that will be held May 17 at FDR State Park in Yorktown Heights.

“Our Westchester Chapter was delight-

ed to recognize Robert Glazer as this year’s Health Hero,” co-chair David Goldwasser said. “His work and the work of his practice’s otologists, neuotologists, otolaryngologists and audiologists on behalf of hearing health stands as an inspiration for all for our medical and local communities, and Bob serves as a true role model.”

Glazer, with more than 35 years of health care administrative experience in finance and operations, information technology and health care marketing, joined ENT and Allergy Associates in December 1997.

NONPROFIT WESTCHESTER ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBERS Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts and the Center for Career Freedom have joined Nonprofit Westchester (NPW), an advocacy organization that represents nearly 100 nonprofits in the

county.

“We are so pleased to welcome Caramoor, which provides exceptional musical and artistic experiences to our region, and the Center for Career Freedom,

which helps those with disabilities find employment, to our growing organization,” said Joanna Straub, NPW executive director. “As we near 100 members, we are excited that our membership in-

cludes nonprofit organizations that provide such a breadth of valuable services to Westchester County.”

For more information about Nonprofit Westchester, call 914-332-6679.

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Orthodox Rabbi Steven Greenberg, known for leading the fight to make Orthodox Judaism more open, inclusive and accepting of homosexual members, will be speaking at various Jewish institutions and organizations in southern Westchester during the weekend of April 25-27. Greenberg, an award-winning author and teacher, will be speaking at Temple Israel of New Rochelle, Beth El Synagogue Center of New Rochelle, Temple Israel Center of White Plains (in collaboration with the JCC of Mid-Westchester) and Community Synagogue of Rye (in collaboration with Congregation KTI of Port Chester). For more information, visit mosaicofwestchester.org.

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Ability Beyond, the leading provider of services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Connecticut and Westchester, will honor its Chairman Paul Hamilton of PepsiCo, at its annual spring Gala Saturday April 26, 6:30 p.m. to midnight. Themed “Safari…Our Journey Continues,” the event will take place at The Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury, Conn. The black-tie affair will offer a sit-down dinner, silent and live auction, dancing and a lively performance by Nik & The Nice Guys.

Tickets start at $250; sponsorship opportunities are also available. For more information, visit abilitybeyond.org.

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Hundreds of beautiful, beneficial plants will be available at The Native Plant Center’s 15th annual Native Plant Sale Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road in Valhalla. Admission is free. Sale attendees should enter the East Grasslands Entrance and park in Lot No. 1.

Volunteers are needed to prepare for the sale and to assist on sale day itself. Those interested in volunteering, or those seeking further information about the sale, should visit nativeplantcenter.org, email wcc.nativeplant@sunywcc.org, or call 914-606-7870.

White Plains Hospital will hold its 37th annual Neighborhood Health Fair Saturday April 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Thomas H. Slater Center, located just a few blocks from the hospital at Fisher Court, near Quarropas Street and the courthouse. The day-long event will include screenings, HIV testing and lab tests for sickle cell disease and high cholesterol. Experts will be on hand to pass out information and answer questions on various health topics. Refreshments will be provided and entertainment, including a lunchtime Zumba® workshop. For more information, contact Kellie King, assistant director of community outreach at White Plains Hospital 914-681-1192.

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The New York City – Southern New York Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will kick off Walk MS – Westchester County at Glen Island Park Pelham Road, New Rochelle, Sunday April 27. Westchester County Walk MS participants will move along the scenic 105-acre park, located on an island in the Long Island Sound. Westchester County is one of six sites where more than 11,000 walkers are expected to participate the weekend of April 26-27, and on May 4 to raise $2.8 million in support of professional education, comprehensive programs and services for 12,000 people living with MS in the five boroughs in New York City and in Orange, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland and Sullivan counties.

Site opens 8 a.m., Walk MS begins at 9:30 a.m. To register, visit walkMSnyc.org call 212-463-9791 or email walkms@msnyc.org.

“The Ins and Outs of Applying to College,” hosted by the Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester, is a special program for high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors and their parents Sunday April 27, at 7 p.m. in its premises at 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale. The program will feature a conversation with Steve Singer and Jacques Steinberg, two professionals with extensive experience in and knowledge of the college admissions process. The evening will conclude with a question and answer session. Tickets are $15 per person and may be purchased online at jccmw.org.

Free Family Concert in Armonk: Sunday, April 27 at 2 p.m., presented by the Music Conservatory of Westchester at the North Castle Public Library, Whippoorwill Hall, featuring works by Beethoven, Bach and more. For more information, contact the conservatory at info@musiced.org.

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Amputee Support Group meets at The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Ave., Wood Pavilion, Harris Parlor, White Plains from 3 to 5 p.m. Free admission. For more information, contact Laura Toohig at 914-597-2389 or email ltoohig@burke.org.

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Anmar Partners L.L.C., Ossining.

Seller: Carl Olsen, et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 343 Somerston Road, Yorktown. Amount: $180,000. Filed April 7.

Post Maple 77 L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Shirley A. Adams, Green Valley, Ariz. Property: 6 Brady Place, White Plains. Amount: $903,600. Filed April 7.

Bayview 3 L.L.C., New Rochelle.

Seller: Dash Consulting Inc., Mamaroneck. Property: 180-182 Lincoln Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $200,000. Filed April 7.

Rivertown North L.L.C., Hastings-on-Hudson. Seller: Broad and Bailey Inc., Pleasantville. Property: 53 S. Washington St., Greenburgh.

Amount: $870,000. Filed April 2.

CMSB REO L.L.C., White Plains.

Seller: Robert S. Cypher Jr., Rye. Property: 11 Sugar Hill Road, North Salem. Amount: $270,000.

Filed April 2.

Saenop Inc., Katonah. Seller: Heather Burkett, et al, Methuen, Mass. Property: 39 Whitlockville Road, Bedford. Amount: $450,000.

Filed April 2.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Brian J. Farrell, Yonkers. Property: 14 Carlton Court, Peekskill.

Amount: $694,267. Filed April 4.

Shaw Funding LP, Jericho. Seller: Angelyn Johnson, Brooklyn.

Property: 72 Orchard St., Yonkers.

Amount: $25,000. Filed April 8.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Sumter F. Hazzard Adolph, Hawthorne. Property: 153 Smith Ridge Road, Lewisboro.

Amount: $600,000. Filed April 3.

SN Group L.L.C., White Plains.

Seller: Ronnie Crecco, et al, Yonkers. Property: Vista Court, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $680,000. Filed April 7.

Edson Ave Development L.L.C., Mount Vernon. Seller: Marguerite Holmes, White Plains. Property: 16 Nuvern Ave., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $225,000. Filed April 3.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Daniel L. Pagano, Yorktown Heights. Property: 603 Kissam Road, unit 6, Peekskill.

Amount: $340,646. Filed April 2.

Envirogreen Associates Inc., Katonah. Seller: 2010 Greenwood Street L.L.C., Danbury, Conn.

Property: 2010 Greenwood St., Yorktown. Amount: $79,000. Filed April 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Erin E. Bailey, Jensen Beach, Fla. Property: 320 S. Broadway, R8, Greenburgh.

Amount: $154,502. Filed April 7.

Umar Estate Group L.L.C., West Harrison. Seller: Suma Yonkers Federal Credit Union, Yonkers.

Property: 366 S. Broadway, Yonkers.

Amount: $562,500. Filed April 2.

Foreclosures

HARTSDALE, 422 Colony Drive, Apt. 422. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Board of Managers of the Colony at Hartsdale Condominium. Plaintiff’s attorney: Graphene L.L.C., Bedford. Seller: Goldenberg & Selker L.L.P.; 399 Granite Pound Ridge Associates Knollwood Road, White Plains.

L.L.C., North Salem. Property: 34 Defendant: The Public AdminWestchester Ave., Pound Ridge. istrator of the Estate of Alice Mae Glover. Referee: Michele Bermel.

Amount: $840,000. Filed April 4.

Sale: April 30, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $16,422.49.

Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, N.J. Seller: Howard Fred Dubs, Mount Kisco. Property: 217 MAMARONECK, 48 Marbourne Husted Ave., Peekskill. Amount: Drive. Single-family residence; .58 acre. Plaintiff: JP Morgan Chase $235,188. Filed April 7.

Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 585-247Hudson City Savings Bank, Para- 9000; 250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite mus, N.J. Seller: Steven H. New- 1, Rochester. Defendant: Christoman, New York City. Property: pher Young. Referee: Christopher 700 Baldwin Place, Mamaroneck. Mangold. Sale: April 25, 10 a.m.

Amount: $490,000. Filed April 3.

Approximate lien: $1,140,259.30.

Mackoda Realty L.L.C., Yonkers.

Seller: A and J Realty of Yonkers Inc., Yonkers. Property: 508 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $500,000. Filed April 2.

MOUNT VERNON, 77 Rockledge Ave. Single-family residence; .06 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., 914-636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle. Defendant: Duane Griffith. Referee: Joyce Brown. Sale: April 14, 10 a.m.

Approximate lien: $515,226.12.

NEW ROCHELLE, 389 Grand Blvd. Single-family residence; .27 acre. Plaintiff: Aurora Loan Services L.L.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, 585-546-6448; 28 E. Main St., Rochester. Defendant: William Levy. Referee: Richard Fontana.

Sale: April 24, 9:15 a.m. Approximate line: $767,707.56.

Northeast Mechanical Services Triluka Inc., Yorktown Heights.

Inc., Peekskill. $11,834 in favor $23,170 in favor of D and R Lab of American Universal, Elmsford. Installers Inc., Bronx. Filed April 2.

Filed April 3.

Village Taxi Corp., Port Chester.

Studio #9, Granite Springs. $838,716 in favor of Coqui Taxi $14,731 in favor of Cortland Stone Corp., Port Chester. Filed March 31.

Corp., Peekskill. Filed April 2.

PEEKSKILL, 18 Scofield Court.

Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein Such & Crane L.L.P.; 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury.

Defendant: Thuhang Nguyen.

Referee: Gerlad Geist. Sale: April 14, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $367,306.93.

Lis Pendens

Bermejo, Sergio, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on The following filings indicated a legal a mortgage to secure $415,200 afaction has been initiated, the out- fecting property located at 439 Van come of which may affect the title to Cortlandt Park Ave., Yonkers 10705. the property listed.

Filed Oct. 29.

Boyle, Philip Jr., et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 39 Montrose Station Road, Cortlandt Manor.

Filed Oct. 29.

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PEEKSKILL, 164 Rolling Way. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliot, 914-345-3020; 565 Taxter Road, Suite 509, Elmsford. Defendant: Carol Johnson. Referee: Michael Bermel. Sale: May 1, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $273,179.34.

WHITE PLAINS, 10 City Place, Apt. 12G. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Astoria Federal Savings & Loan Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas & Graham, 516-535-8575; 200 Marcus Ave., Lake Success. Defendant: Christopher Hanover. Referee: N/A. Sale: April 16, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $669,471.75.

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YONKERS, 208 Buena Vista Ave. Three-family; 25 x 100. Plaintiff: Central Mortgage Company.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, 516-2226200; 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City. Defendant: Felix Rivas.

Referee: Richard Grayson. Sale: April 23, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: Not available.

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MSI Publications L.L.C., Stony Brook. $444,928 in favor of Travel Trade Publications Inc., Bronx.

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FACTS&FIGURES Burgos, Joharry, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $506,250 affecting property located at 212 Warburton Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Oct. 30.

Cox, Victor, as administrator and heir to the estate of Carmen M. Cox, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 358S Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550.

Filed Oct. 30.

Gugliotta, Ronald, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $343,000 affecting property located at 18 Adams Hill Road, Cross River 10518. Filed Oct. 29.

Serrano, Diana, et al. Filed by New Businesses U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $420,000 affecting property located This paper is not responsible for tyat 19 Valley Terrace, Port Chester pographical errors contained in the original filings.

10573. Filed Oct. 30.

Johnson, Robert, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,000 affecting property located at 1 Landmark Square, Unit 531, Port Chester 10573. Filed Oct. 29.

Torres, Maximino Jr., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $391,300 affecting property located at 11 Lafayette Ave., Ossining 10562. Filed Oct. 29.

Kessler, John A., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. AcDennis, Gerald D., et al. Filed tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortby Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: gage to secure an unspecified seeks to foreclose on a mortgage amount affecting property located to secure $228,887 affecting prop- at 26 Young Road, Katonah 10536. erty located at 50 Columbus Ave., Filed Oct. 30.

Unit B-21, Tuckahoe 10707. Filed Oct. 30.

Longo, Michael E., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. AcDorveus, Exinord, et al. Filed by tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortAurora Loan Services L.L.C. Ac- gage to secure $415,000 affecting tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- property located at 51 Courter Ave., gage to secure $356,000 affecting Yonkers 10705. Filed Oct. 29. property located at 123 Edgepark Road, White Plains 10603. Filed McBride, Ola Belle, et al. Filed Oct. 29.

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Dworkin, Melissa, et al. Filed by $482,300 affecting property located HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: at 166 Pennsylvania Ave., Mount seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Vernon 10552. Filed Oct. 29. to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 31 Nessworthy, John, et al. Filed by Hawthorn Place, Briarcliff Manor Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to 10570. Filed Oct. 29. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property loGaleno, Mary, individually and on cated at 805 Hanover St., Yorktown behalf of the estate of Joseph Gale- Heights 10598. Filed Oct. 30. no, et al. Filed by Real Estate Mortgage Network Inc. Action: seeks to Rouson, Vivian, et al. Filed by foreclose on a mortgage to secure HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: $627,797 affecting property located seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to at 4 Woodlands Avenue North, secure $292,000 affecting property White Plains 10607. Filed Oct. 29. located at 5 Teramar Way, White Plains 10607. Filed Oct. 29.

Garrison, Timothy, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to Rugova, Gzim, et al. Filed by Bank foreclose on a mortgage to secure of America N.A. Action: seeks to $432,000 affecting property located foreclose on a mortgage to secure at 19 Lamartine Terrace, Yonkers. $315,000 affecting property located Filed Oct. 29. at 546 Warburton Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Oct. 30.

Giuliani, Eileen C., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks Santangelo, Michael G., et al. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank $320,000 affecting property located N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a at 25 Barket St., Unit 409, Mount mortgage to secure an unspecified Kisco 10549. Filed Oct. 29. amount affecting property located at 1 Meadowwood Lane, Rye 10580.

Guenancia, Yasmine, et al. Filed Filed Oct. 29.

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $816,000 affecting property located at 176 Smith Ridge Road, South Salem 10590. Filed Oct. 29.

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Webb, Albert, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 33 S. 12th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Oct. 29.

Wiggan, April Marie, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $194,000 affecting property located at 479 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., Yonkers.

Filed Oct. 29.

Zeppieri, Rose Ann, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5 Woodlands Ave., White Plains 10607.

Filed Oct. 29.

Mechanic’s Liens 44 Sea Cliff Ave Corp., as owner. $7,175 as claimed by JCI Construction Corp., Ossining. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed April 2.

728 Central Ave L.L.C., as owner. $2,338 as claimed by Park Ave Building and Roofing Supply, Brooklyn. Property: in Scarsdale.

Filed April 4.

Bronxville Realty Associates, as owner. $8,393 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: in Eastchester. Filed April 2.

Snob Theory, 85 Sherman Ave., Dynamically constructed capaMount Vernon 10552, c/o Gleneil bility for enforcing object access Gayle. Filed March 8. order. Patent no. 8,695,088 issued to I-Lung Kao, Austin, Texas. AsSugar Fix, 541 Pelham Road, New signed to International Business Rochelle 10805, c/o Brianna Krista Machines Corp., Armonk.

Stevens. Filed March 6.

Method and system for resilSole Proprietorships Westchester Patriots, 116 Em- ient packet traceback in wireerson Ave., Hartsdale 10530, c/o less mesh and sensor networks.

Alfonso Landscaping and Ser- Stephanie M. Weiss. Filed March 6. Patent no. 8,695,089 issued to Zhen Liu, Tarrytown; Hao Yang, vice, 40 Park Place, 5A, New RoOssining; and Fan Ye, Yorktown chelle 10801, c/o Alfonso BuenWuawsu Project, 575 Bronx River Heights. Assigned to Internationrostro. Filed March 6.

Road, No. 3A, Yonkers 10704, c/o al Business Machines Corp., ArKaren L. Harris. Filed March 11. monk.

Barbara Stewart, P.O. Box 433, Waccabuc 10597, c/o Barbara StewMethod for information trackart. Filed March 7. ing in multiple interdependent Patents dimensions. Patent no. 8,695,056 Bedoya Cleaning Services, 37 issued to Anindya Banerjee, Pershing Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o The following patents were issued by Lawrence, Kan.; Marco Pistoia, Alvaro Bedoya. Filed March 11. the U.S. Patent and Trademark Of- Amawalk; and Avraham Shinnar, Somerville, Mass. Assigned to Infice in Washington, D.C. ternational Business Machines Body and Soul Therapeutic Massage, 62 Waller Ave., Suite 301, Application message conver- Corp., Armonk.

White Plains 10605, c/o Sigfredo sion using a feed adapter. Patent Javier Olivencia. Filed March 8. no. 8,695,015 issued to Kenneth Method to apply network enW. Borgendale, Austin, Texas; and cryption to firewall decisions.

C.L.A.S.S., 30 Ehrbar, Apt. 206, John J. Duigenan, New York. As- Patent no. 8,695,081 issued to Ravi Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Tiffanee signed to International Business Prakash Bansal, Tampa, Fla.; Rick Allen Hamilton, II, Charlottesville, Greaves. Filed March 11.

Machines Corp., Armonk.

Va.; Brian Marshall O’Connell, DigiVize, 9 Meadow St., Harri- Application initiated nego- Cary, N.C.; and Keith Rayson 10528, c/o Diana Vize. Filed tiations for resources meeting mond Walker, Austin, Texas. AsMarch 8. a performance parameter in a signed to International Business virtualized computing environ- Machines Corp., Armonk.

Dory Designs, P.O. Box 30, Har- ment. Patent no. 8,694,996 isrison 10528, c/o Dlilah Shakeridge. sued to Kevin J. Cawlfield, Austin, Mixed operating performance Texas; Chang W. Chen, Austin, modes, including a shared cache Filed March 7.

Texas; Mitchell P. Harding, Austin, mode. Patent no. 8,695,011 issued Texas; Michael C. Hollinger, Round to Diane G. Flemming, Pflugerville, Essential Barber Shop II, 119 Rock, Texas; and Michael R. Red- Texas; William A. Maron, AusMain St., Ossining 10562, c/o Joel dock, Jersey City, N.J. Assigned to tin, Texas; Ram Raghavan, Round E. Brito. Filed March 11.

International Business Machines Rock, Texas; Satya Prakash Sharma, Austin, Texas; and Mysore S. SriniCorp., Armonk. vas, Austin, Texas. Assigned to InMarco’s Landscaping, P.O. Box 8, Katonah 10536, c/o Marco Tulio Controlling execution of ex- ternational Business Machines Ramos. Filed March 11. ecutables between partitions in a Corp., Armonk. multipartitioned data-processMiles Tutorial Services, 120 Vista ing system. Patent no. 8,695,102 Privilege level aware processor Place, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o issued to Steven A. Bade, George- hardware resource management town, Texas; Renato J. Recio, Aus- facility. Patent no. 8,695,010 Cynthia Miles. Filed March 8. tin, Texas; and Madeline Vega, issued to Giles R. Frazier, AusAustin, Texas. Assigned to In- tin, Texas; Michael K. Gschwind, New Line Booking, 56 North ternational Business Machines Chappaqua; and Naresh Nayar, Road, White Plains 10603, c/o Rochester, Minn. Assigned to InCorp., Armonk.

Brandon Brathwite. Filed March 6. ternational Business Machines Distributed function execution Corp., Armonk.

Office of Westchester Accounting for hybrid systems. Patent no.

Services, 16 Foxwood Drive, Apt. 8,695,014 issued to David G. Chap2, Pleasantville 10570, c/o Michael man, Clinton Corners; Rajaram Thomas Lamberti. Filed March 11.

B. Krishnamurthy, Wappingers Falls; Carl J. Parris, Rhinebeck; RM Home Inspection Services, 11 Donald W. Schmidt, Stone Ridge; Stonegate Road, Ossining 10562, c/o and Benjamin P. Segal, PoughRichard Martinelli. Filed March 8. keepsie. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., ArSarah’s Touch, 44 N. Broadway, monk.

Suite 3LS, White Plains 10603, c/o Petula Griffith. Filed March 8.

FACTS& FIGURES on the record Hudson Valley Building Loans Above $1 million Primax Properties L.L.C., Charlotte, N.C., as owner. Lender: Branch Banking and Trust Co., Charlotte, N.C. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $1.1 million.

Filed March 31.

Spitzer, Joel, Monroe, as owner.

Lender: Northeast Community Bank, White Plains. Property: 11 Rovna Court, Monroe 10950.

Amount: $615,000. Filed April 7.

Deeds Above $1 million

Atlantic Construction and Coatings L.L.C., Brewster. Seller: Thomas Ludewig, et al, Sleepy Hollow. Property: 51 Lakeview Drive, Holmes. Amount: $120,000. Filed March 31.

AWMB Estates L.L.C., Monroe. Seller: Walsh Avenue Holdings L.L.C., Newburgh. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $222,179. Filed April 7.

OC-NY Real Estate L.L.C., Westbury. Seller: Michael L. Fox, CKP Development L.L.C., MidWalden. Property: in Newburgh. dletown. Seller: KP Development Amount: $2 million. Filed April 7. L.L.C., New Hampton. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $900,000. Filed April 3.

Van Buren Stamford L.L.C., White Plains. Seller: PoughkeepBelow $1 million sie Associates L.L.C., New York Dellaportas Enterprises I Inc., City. Property: 628 South Road Hopewell Junction. Seller: Dieter E. Fanz, Beacon. Property: in Charlton, Ronald G., et al, War- Rear, Poughkeepsie. Amount: Beacon. Amount: $75,000. Filed $3.2 million.

Filed March 31. wick, as owner. Lender: R. MiMarch 31. chael Kennedy, Warwick. Property: 15 Overhill Lane, Warwick.

Ellenville Pines Colony L.L.C., Amount: $90,000. Filed April 2.

Below $1 million Brooklyn. Seller: 250 Camp Road L.L.C., Lakewood, N.J. Property: Jahn, Raymond L., Goshen, as 14 Prag Gold L.L.C., Monroe. in Wawarsing. Amount: $185,000. owner. Lender: Walden Savings Seller: Penthurst Realty L.L.C., Filed March 31.

Bank, Montgomery. Property: Monroe. Property: in Monroe. in Warwick. Amount: $144,500. Amount: $50,000. Filed April 7.

Everbank, Jacksonville, Fla. Filed April 1.

Seller: Michael S. Trimble, et al, 6 Getzil Berger L.L.C., Monroe. Washingonville. Property: 24 Lanwin Forest Ridge L.L.C., Seller: SGF Hold FC Inc., Brook- Lucky Lane, Washingtonville Cornwall-on-Hudson, as owner. lyn. Property: 6 Getzil Berger 10992. Amount: $289,826. Filed Lender: Wallkill Valley Federal Blvd., No. 101, Monroe. Amount: April 4.

Savings and Loan Association, $380,000. Filed April 3.

Wallkill. Property: 18 Copper Rock Road 23, Walden. Amount: ABH Apartments L.L.C., FA Motorsports Ltd., Pleasant Valley. Seller: Thomas R. $327,750. Filed April 3.

Hopewell Junction. Seller: Chris- Espie Jr., Clinton Corners. Proptopher R. Fricke, et al, Wapping- erty: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: Petrie, Jean-Paul, et al, Sloats- ers Falls. Property: Unit 10K, $200,000. Filed April 1. burg, as owner. Lender: Walden White Gate Road, Wappingers Savings Bank, Montgomery. Falls. Amount: $63,000. Filed Federal Home Loan Mortgage Property: in Tuxedo and Monroe. March 31.

Corp. Seller: Albert J. Pacione Jr., Amount: $187,510. Filed April 1.

Goshen. Property: 156 BrookAhead Collection Corp., Mon- line Ave., Middletown. Amount: roe. Seller: Bell and Huddleston $73,264. Filed April 2.

L.L.C., Monroe. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: Federal Home Loan Mortgage $681,000. Filed April 3.

Items appearing in the Westchester Corp. Seller: Cirino M. Bruno, County Business Journal’s On The ReKenoza Lake. Property: in Patcord section are compiled from various Albany and Wrentham L.L.C., terson. Amount: $226,477. Filed sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state Kingston. Seller: Krista L. Scibelli, April 1. and municipal agencies and the court Red Hook. Property: in Kingston. system. While every effort is made to Amount: $375,000. Filed April 4.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or Corp. Seller: Jo-Ann Cambareri, omissions. In the case of legal action, the Alkant Realty L.L.C., Carmel. Tarrytown. Property: 6 Rochamrecords cited are open to public scrutiny Seller: John P. New, et al, Carmel. beau Road, Garrison 10524. and should be inspected before any acProperty: 2 Blair Heights, Unit Amount: $345,611. Filed April 3. tion is taken.

3312, Carmel. Amount: $362,500.

Questions and comments regarding Filed April 3. this section should be directed to: Federal Home Loan MortBob Rozycki gage Corp. Seller: John Thomas, c/o Westfair Communications Inc. Walden. Property: 10 Ford Ave., 3 Westchester Park Drive, Suite G7 Highland Mills 10930. Amount: White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680 $131,867. Filed April 3.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Anthony Foxworth, et al, Brooklyn. Property: 12 Farrington St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $152,199. Filed April 4.

Milex Holdings L.L.C., Saugerties. Seller: Mark E. Burns, Kingston. Property: in Saugerties.

Amount: $550,000. Filed April 4.

New Amsterdam Metalworks L.L.C., Brooklyn. Seller: Anne Federal National Mortgage Marie Malara, Montgomery.

Association. Seller: John Fallon, Property: in Montgomery.

Walden. Property: 68 Amount: $485,000. Filed April 2.

Ulster Ave., Walden 12586.

Amount: $320,510. Filed April 2. OWB REO L.L.C. Seller: Kevin L. Wright, Mahopac. Property: Federal National Mortgage 82 Dunderberg Road and Noswal Association. Seller: Michael E. Park Road, Putnam Valley 10579.

Catania, Newburgh. Property: Amount: $292,301. Filed April 3.

245 First St., Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $222,034. Filed April 4. Pilot Blue Hollow L.L.C., New York City. Seller: James Proud, et Federal National Mortgage al, Philadelphia, Pa. Property: 465 Corp. Seller: Virginia Fauci, et al, Cherrytown Road, Kerhonkson High Falls. Property: 2518 Whis- 12446. Amount: $99,000. Filed pering Hills Drive, Chester 10918. April 3.

Amount: $165,154. Filed April 3.

Qualified Communications G and N Homes L.L.C., Asto- Inc., Pine Bush. Seller: Fanria. Seller: Fini Developers Inc., nie Mae. Property: 14 Mallory Goshen. Property: in Hampton- Lane, Pine Bush 12566. Amount: burgh. Amount: $250,000. Filed $75,000. Filed April 7.

April 1.

Saugerties Living L.L.C., New HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Paltz. Seller: Washburn Terrace Rebecca Matias-Nava, et al, L.L.C., Olivebridge. Property: in Kingston. Property: 1475 Creek Saugerties. Amount: $820,000.

Locks Road, Kingston 12401. Filed March 31.

Amount: $256,605. Filed April 3.

Saugerties Public Library, SauJoe Allan Builders Inc., Clin- gerties. Seller: Harry G. McCarthy ton Corners. Seller: Fannie Mae. Jr., et al, Cottekill. Property: in Property: 14 Henmond Blvd., Saugerties. Amount: $130,000.

Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: Filed March 31. $54,500. Filed March 31.

Trail Blazer Management K and K Lands L.L.C., L.L.C., Yorktown Heights. Seller: Hopewell Junction. Seller: Eliz- Golspie Funding Inc., Mahopac. abeth H. Battistoni, et al, Mill- Property: 877, 881 and 887 Route brook. Property: in Fishkill and 6, Mahopac. Amount: $800,000.

Wappinger. Amount: $150,000. Filed April 3.

Filed March 31.

Tuthill Finance, Fairfield, Conn.

LST Enterprises L.L.C., Seller: Michael Catania, NewPoughkeepsie. Seller: Town of burgh. Property: 137-139 LinHyde Park. Property: in Hyde den Ave., Middletown. Amount: Park. Amount: $47,500. Filed $150,000. Filed April 7.

March 31.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Jode Susan Mid Hudson Film L.L.C., New- Millman, Poughkeepsie. Propburgh. Seller: City of Newburgh. erty: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: Property: 255 Broadway, New- $76,000. Filed April 2. burgh. Amount: $45,000. Filed April 2.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John J. Cotter Jr., Mountainville. ProperMidFirst Bank. Seller: Gregory ty: 1 Peters Place, Wallkill 12589.

McAdam, Walden. Property: 44 Amount: $390,841. Filed April 3.

Orchard St., Warwick 10990.

Amount: $192,789. Filed April 2.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Kathleen Murphy, Mahopac. Property: 2 North Lane, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $378,311.

Filed March 25.

Unisol Soccer Field L.L.C., Brewster. Seller: M and M Enterprises of the Hudson Valley L.L.C., Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $180,000.

Filed April 2.

Urban Farms Inc., Middletown. Seller: Valley Services Inc., Walden. Property: in Minisink and Greenville.

Amount: $175,000. Filed April 3.

Washington Estates Transport Inc., Rosendale. Seller: Shane Tillman Dolan, Kingston. Property: in Rosendale. Amount: $25,000. Filed April 7.

West Hurley Fire District, West Hurley. Seller: Board of Education of the Onteora Central School District, Boiceville. Property: in Hurley. Amount: $24,000.

Filed April 1.

Woodbury Management L.L.C., Highland Mills. Seller: Rita Eredics, Manhasset. Property: 16 W. End Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $200,000.

Filed April 4.

Judgments 10E20 L.L.C., New Paltz. $829 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 3.

211 Desi Grocery Inc., Middletown. $778 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 4.

Access and Associates L.L.C., d.b.a. Access Accounting, Lake Katrine. $995 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 3.

American Eagle Z Corp., Tuxedo Park. $1,775 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 7.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events MARCH OF DIMES HONORS FOUNDER: FDR The March of Dimes recently unveiled a new exhibit commissioned to tell the story of its history and that of its founder – FDR – at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park.

Created to celebrate the March of Dimes 75th anniversary in 2013, the exhibit includes an interactive touch screen that highlights FDR’s personal struggles with polio, the foundation’s scientific breakthroughs and celebrity support. Major donors to the FDR Legacy Campaign also are listed.

“Congress honored FDR and commemorated his founding of the March of Dimes by placing him on the U.S. dime in 1946, but few people remember this today,” says LaVerne H. Council, chairman of the March of Dimes board of trustees, “The FDR Legacy Exhibit stands as an enduring testimonial to this important aspect of FDR’s life’s work.”

The March of Dimes was founded by

FDR in 1938 to combat polio. The March of Dimes funded the discovery of the Salk and Sabin vaccines and launched an immunization campaign that eliminated polio from the United States by the 1970s. In 2013, there were 404 cases worldwide.

“FDR also was famous for articulating Four Freedoms – freedom of speech and religion and freedom from want and fear. But his living legacy in today’s world is the fight for freedom from disease,” March of Dimes President Dr. Jennifer L. Howse said.

“The conquest of polio was one of my grandfather’s dearest wishes,” said Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, granddaughter of FDR and National Honorary Chairwoman of the March of Dimes Roosevelt Legacy Campaign. “He would be so proud to receive this recognition and to know that the institution he created – the March of Dimes – continues to improve the health of

Wayne and Brigid Nussbickel

EXCHANGE CLUB TO PRESENT SERVICE AWARD The Exchange Club of Southern Dutchess will present its 47th annual Meritorious Service Award to a couple who have together devoted decades to the betterment of southern Dutchess County. Brigid and Wayne Nussbickel will be presented the club’s highest award in recognition of their outstanding commitment to community service at a May breakfast.

“Brigid and Wayne epitomize what it means to be dedicated community servants – they are committed to serving others and giving back to make this an even better place to live and work,” Exchange Club President Andrew Trivero said. “As recipients of our service club’s highest award, which honors longtime and exemplary dedication to improving the quality of life in our community, they personify the highest values of community involvement and dedication.”

Wayne Nussbickel is president and CEO

of N&S Supply, and Brigid has devoted more than two decades as a teacher, currently serving as fourth-grade teacher/assistant to the principal of the Arthur S. May School in the Arlington Central School District. The Nussbickels will be recognized for their longtime devotion to such important causes as the Norman and Rita Nussbickel Scholarship, the Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the Arts Council Fund, the Community Foundation of Dutchess County, the Millbrook Free Library, the Mill Street Loft, the Vassar College Science Education Internship Program, Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Dutchess County Economic Development Corp. and many others.

The award will be presented at a breakfast May 13 at Villa Borghese in Wappinger.

Reservations must be made in advance. The cost is $30 per person. For more information, contact Denise Doring VanBuren at dvanburen@cenhud.com.

ORMC CHOSEN LIVESTRONG FINALIST Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown has been selected as a finalist to receive The Jeffrey Frank Wacks Music Therapy Program as part of the Livestrong Community Impact Project, which was created to bring proven cancer-support programs to communities across the U.S. Grantees will be determined through a public, online voting campaign that ended April 11.

If chosen ORMC will receive up to $15,600 to replicate and implement one of three sustainable programs dedicated to supporting people living with cancer. Since 2001,

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the Livestrong Foundation has funded more than 200 programs nationwide, helping millions of patients, survivors, families and caregivers affected by cancer from the moment of diagnosis through survivorship.

“Bringing The Jeffrey Frank Wacks Music Therapy Program to Orange Regional through the Livestrong Community Impact Project will allow people in our community affected by cancer to receive the extra support they need to beat the disease on their own terms,” said Sandra Iberger, vice president of oncology services and outpatient operations.

PARISIO JOINS FOCUS MEDIA Goshen-based Focus Media Inc. has hired Marla Parisio as an associate account executive.

Parisio earned her bachelor’s degree in communications, with a concentration in public relations and advertising, from SUNY Cortland. Most recently, she worked with GroupM as an assistant broadcast negotiator and junior buyer, negotiating local spot buys for radio and television markets, in addition to a wide range of responsibilities.

“I am excited and honored to join the Focus Media team,” Parisio said. “I believe the experience I have acquired through my recent positions will be an asset to Focus Media, and I’m looking forward to expanding my own knowledge of marketing and communications through my work in this new position.”

CENTRAL HUDSON APPOINTS Mark J. Holtermann, an experienced professional with decades of expertise in technology solutions has been appointed vice president of information technology for Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. in Poughkeepsie. He joined the regional utility April 7 and has responsibility for all facets of information technology, including hardware, software and communication strategy and implementation.

“We are delighted to welcome Mark to lead our information technology group. I’m confident that he’ll bring great value to our operations and to our customers,” said James P. Laurito, president. “Mark’s experience will be extremely beneficial as we continue to identify and leverage advancements in information technology to enhance system efficiency and resiliency.”

Holtermann most recently served as senior director of global enterprise technology solutions for Jarden Consumer Solutions, a $6 billion manufacturer of consumer products.

Holtermann holds a master’s degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Memphis State University.

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Professional Women of Putnam will host a networking roundtable event April 16 at Char Steakhouse. To register and to learn more about the organization, visit professionalwomenofputnam.com.

The Drama Department of Vassar College will stage a production of “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” by Bertolt Brecht in the Martel Theater in the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film on April 17, 18 and 19. Tickets are free, but reservations are required. Contact boxoffice@vassar.edu.

Japanese history expert and Harvard professor Ian Miller will deliver a talk, “Animals and other Creatures of the Japanese Enlightenment,” at 5:30 p.m. at Vassar College’s Taylor Hall, room 203.

David Burnett

JEWISH FEDERATION CELEBRATES ‘HONORABLE MENSCHEN’ Ten outstanding Honorable Menschen from the Newburgh Jewish community were honored by their respective organizations at Temple Sinai. Hosted by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County more than 120 guests attended. The word mensch literally translates to man, but usually refers to a decent human being, a good, honest person who always takes the high road. Being called a mensch is the ultimate compliment.

At the event, photojournalist David Burnett presented a slide show of his years documenting history.

The honorees included (alphabetically by synagogue): • Congregation Agudas Israel, Newburgh, Jack Dabrusin • Congregation Beth Hillel, Walden, David Lustig • Congregation B’nai Torah, Greenwood Lake, Gary Birnberg • Congregation Eitz Chaim, Monroe, Jerome Spector • Monroe Temple Beth-El, Monroe, David Levine • Newburgh Jewish Community Center, Ian Rieger • Noar of Newburgh Hadassah, Dr. Robert Lustbader • Temple Beth Jacob, Newburgh, Steven Pearl • Temple Beth Shalom, Florida, Mike Miller • Temple Sinai, Middletown, Bernd Solomon

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Sean Hemingway, curator of the Department of Greek and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will give a talk about ancient Greek bronze sculptures at 5 p.m. in Taylor Hall on the Vassar College campus. (This lecture was rescheduled because of a snowstorm during the original February date.)

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New York Stage and Film and Vassar College this summer celebrate the 30th year of their Powerhouse Theater collaboration with three new works: “The Babylon Line” by Richard Greenberg and directed by Terry Kinney, June 25-July 6; “In Your Arms,” directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli with music by Stephen Flaherty, July 5-13; and “The Listener,” written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, July 16-27. Subscriptions go on sale May 7; full programming and ticket sale information will be announced at a later date.

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Screening of the film, “Project Animal Rescue,” 4 p.m. in the Rosenwald Theater Screening Room in the Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film at Vassar College. “Project Animal Rescue” is a 30-minute volunteer-produced documentary that looks at the plight of domestic animals ranging from cats, dogs and small “pocket pets” to horses in the Hudson Valley.

All proceeds from the screening will go to the Dutchess County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue.

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Harpo, Groucho, and Chico return to Rosendale in “A Day At The Races” (1937) at 2 p.m.

A major hit for MGM, the film also stars Maureen O’Sullivan, Alan Jones, and Margaret Dumont and features classic Marx Brothers routines like Tutsi-Frutsi Ice-cream and the ebullient “All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm” musical number. Presented in collaboration with Got2Lindy Dance Studios, the screening of the film is a tribute to dancer, choreographer and teacher Frankie Manning whose 100th birthday is being celebrated in 2014. The lindy hop sequence is performed

by Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers of which Manning was a leading member.

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FACTS&FIGURES Audio Video Electric Inc., Boiceville. $2,463 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 3.

Featherly Building and Design L.L.C., West Shokan. $3,569 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 3.

Joy Transportation L.L.C., Middletown. $204 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 4.

Mid-Hudson Hood Systems Inc., Sparrowbush. $1,370 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 4.

Peppes Cucina Inc., Lake Katrine. $573 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 3.

SGH China L.L.C., Montgomery. $22,521 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Autoboyz L.L.C., Montgomery. $1,219 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Full Circle, Highland. $3,174 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 3.

L.E.J. Management Inc., Middletown. $1,748 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 7.

Millpond Holdings Inc., Monroe. $310 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Phamco Drugs Inc., Highland Mills. $110 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 4.

Sovinex Delaware Inc., Washingtonville. $220 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 7.

La Casita Inn Grocery Store, Goshen. $315 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

MJ Design Enterprises Inc., Middletown. $346 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 4.

Platinum Music Palace, Kingston. $610 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 3.

Stern’s Interior’s, Monroe. $466 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Leonard Development L.L.C., Montgomery. $168 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 4.

MMTM Amusement, Goshen. $3,053 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Barron’s Security Agency Inc., Montgomery. $6,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed March 4.

Bella’s NY’s Finest, Monroe. $87,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed March 4.

Better By Design Inc., Middletown. $960 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Butter Blend Corp., Highland Mills. $12,822 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Gold Black (3) Deli Inc., Newburgh. $111 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Hubster Transport, Saugerties. $1,508 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 3.

HV New Deal Inc., Montgomery. $3,882 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

HVFSV Inc., d.b.a. Style Fabrics, Kingston. $1,902 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 3.

Lilac Group Acquisition Inc., Monroe. $718 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Lopez Contracting Inc., Newburgh. $2,710 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Ike Enterprises, Chester. $4,000 C and W Food Center Inc., in favor of the Workers’ Compen- M and S Sanitation Inc., FlorMonroe. $137 in favor of the New sation Board of the State of New ida. $2,717 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxa- York, Albany. Filed March 4.

York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed tion and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Inn at Stony Creek, Warwick. March 4. $2,616 in favor of the New York Ceasar Technical Solutions State Department of Taxation and Machu Picchu Peruvian L.L.C., New Windsor. $137,000 Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Restaurant Inc., Newburgh. in favor of the Workers’ Compen$255,705 in favor of the New sation Board of the State of New J and S Nail Spa, Chester. $87,500 York State Department of TaxaYork, Albany. Filed March 4. in favor of the Workers’ Compen- tion and Finance, Albany. Filed sation Board of the State of New March 7.

Classy Nails, Newburgh. $109 York, Albany. Filed March 4. in favor of the New York State Mario’s Pizza, Port Ewen. $7,772 Department of Taxation and Fi- Jays Clothing, Middletown. $125 in favor of the New York State nance, Albany. Filed March 7. in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and FiDepartment of Taxation and Fi- nance, Albany. Filed April 3.

Delta Disposal Service Inc., nance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Port Jervis. $749 in favor of the Martin Lubin Graphic Design, New York State Department of JC Rockland Paving, Green- Chichester. $1,436 in favor of the Taxation and Finance, Albany. wood Lake. $1,017 in favor of New York State Department of Filed March 7. the New York State Department Taxation and Finance, Albany. of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 3.

Eurotek Imports L.L.C., New Filed March 7.

Windsor. $81,500 in favor of the Matise Travel Agency Inc., Workers’ Compensation Board Johnnyboy Productions Inc., Monroe. $729 in favor of the New of the State of New York, Albany. New Windsor. $1,665 in favor of York State Department of TaxaFiled March 4. the New York State Department tion and Finance, Albany. Filed of Taxation and Finance, Albany. March 7.

Fair Deal Wholesalers, New- Filed March 7. burgh. $100 in favor of the New MGondal Inc., d.b.a. MontgomYork State Department of Taxaery Food Mart, Montgomery. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed $180 in favor of the New York March 7.

State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

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Store It Inc., Monroe. $1,778 Rad Realty Co., Goshen. $138 in favor of the New York State in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and FiDepartment of Taxation and Fi- nance, Albany. Filed March 7. nance, Albany. Filed March 4.

Tacos Ricos Corp., d.b.a. Tacos Red Ear Realty L.L.C., Green- Rico Restaurant, Newburgh.

Mount Rose Inc., Monroe. $488 wood Lake. $515 in favor of the $3,529 in favor of the New York in favor of the New York State New York State Department of State Department of TaxaDepartment of Taxation and Fi- Taxation and Finance, Albany. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7. nance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Filed March 4.

New World Catering Corp., Saugerties. $6,290 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 3.

New York Pest Solutions Inc., Saugerties. $11,979 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 3.

Now Forward Music Inc., Kingston. $586 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 3.

Nuttin’s Easy Inc., Walden. $116 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Orange County Decorative Inc., Middletown. $278 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Ornamental Metal Shop Inc., Middletown. $830 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 7.

Penny Lane Trading Company L.L.C., Marlboro. $1,065 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 3.

Redlake Inc., Warwick. $567 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 4.

The Raven Group Inc., Florida. $186,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed March 4.

Rich’s Auto, Middletown. $1,696 in favor of the New York State The Savory Grill, Highland Department of Taxation and Fi- Mills. $100,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board nance, Albany. Filed March 7. of the State of New York, Albany.

Rockland Printing Corp., Mon- Filed March 4. roe. $108 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation TJ Landscape Supplies, Port and Finance, Albany. Filed March Jervis. $382 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxa7. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Rogue Wave Creative Group March 7.

Inc., Warwick. $311 in favor of the New York State Department Tortas Locas Flatbush Ave Inc., of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Newburgh. $3,312 in favor of the New York State Department of Filed March 4.

Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Rosey 11, Ellenville. $3,268 in fa- Filed March 7. vor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Tri-County Tent and Party Rentals Inc., New Windsor. $286 Albany. Filed April 3. in favor of the New York State Sans Pointe Inc., New Windsor. Department of Taxation and Fi$87,500 in favor of the Work- nance, Albany. Filed March 4. ers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed TWS Wings Inc., Monroe. $11,456 in favor of the New York March 4.

State Department of Taxation and Saugerties Pizza Inc., d.b.a. Vil- Finance, Albany. Filed March 7. lage Pizzeria, Saugerties. $6,662 in favor of the New York State Union Square Group Ltd., Pine Department of Taxation and Fi- Island. $17,780 in favor of the nance, Albany. Filed April 3.

New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 7.

Blume, Abbe E., as executrix of the estate of Richard J. Crane, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 255 N. Village Ford of Pine Bush NY Brewster Road, Brewster 10509.

Inc., Pine Bush. $166 in favor of Filed March 24. the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Brady, Bruce, et al. Filed by Filed March 7.

OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to seWalls and Patios Plus, Green- cure $216,500 affecting property wood Lake. $107 in favor of the located at 60 Collier Road, West New York State Department of Hurley 12491. Filed April 2.

Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 7.

Burgos, Silvia Y., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. AcX Kandalo Inc., Newburgh. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort$2,245 in favor of the New York gage to secure $160,000 affecting State Department of Taxa- property located at 81 Hone St., tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Kingston 12401. Filed April 1.

March 7.

Cantero, Elisa, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortLis Pendens gage to secure $307,179 affecting property located at 30 Peak Road, The following filings indicated a Stone Ridge 12484. Filed April 1. legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the Casamassina, John, et al. Filed title to the property listed.

by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Agyapong, Victor K., et al. Filed mortgage to secure $225,000 afby JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. fecting property located at 42 Action: seeks to foreclose on a Argyle St., Lake Peekskill 10537. mortgage to secure $334,875 af- Filed April 1. fecting property located at 37 Sparrow Ridge Road, Carmel Colton, Kevin S., et al. Filed by 10512. Filed April 2.

PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Arenas, Jose B., et al. Filed by $250,400 affecting property locatNationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Ac- ed at 8 Bud St., New Paltz 12561. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Filed April 3. gage to secure $299,250 affecting property located at 1 Crown Conter, Steven E., et al. Filed by Blvd., Newburgh 12550. Filed Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to Nov. 8. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $234,900 affecting property locatAshby, Judith A., individually ed at 42 Madison Circle, Chester. as heir and as administratrix to Filed Nov. 7. the estate of James E. Ashby II, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Darling, Melvin T. III, et al.

Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: foreclose on a mortgage to secure seeks to foreclose on a mortgage $322,500 affecting property lo- to secure $268,000 affecting propcated at 316 Route 42, Shandaken erty located at 51 Ravina Road, 12480. Filed April 2.

Patterson 12563. Filed March 24.

Vails Gate Cycle, Vails Gate. $283 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 7.

Ashline, Kerry P., et al. Filed

by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,400 affecting property located at 42 Mayer Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed Nov. 7.

Binkowski, Patricia, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $505,000 affecting property located at 48 Putters Way, Unit 30, Wallkill 10940. Filed Nov. 7.

DeLorenzo, Robert Francis, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $146,600 affecting property located at 2679 Route 22, Patterson 12563. Filed March 26.

DePalma, Lauren S., et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,500 affecting property located at 67 Barrett Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 28.

Douglass, Norman J., et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $390,750 affecting property located at 8 Sills Court, Warwick. Filed Nov. 7.

Durkin, Patrick R., et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $254,000 affecting property located at 55 Wheeler Road, Florida. Filed Nov. 7.

Elezaj, Kanto, et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 124 Agor Lane, Mahopac 10541. Filed March 24.

Ennis, Margaret H., as co-executrix of the estate of Helen A. Ennis, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,500 affecting property located at 41 Emerick Road, Saugerties 12477.

Filed April 3.

Forneris, Annemarie, et al.

Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 276 Temple Hill Road, New Windsor. Filed Nov. 7.

Galizia, Jason, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,000 affecting property located at 1 MelDe Feo, Daun, et al. Filed by vin Drive, Kingston 12401. Filed JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. March 31.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspeci- Gilbert, Daniel J., as executor of fied amount affecting property the estate of Jeffrey S. Gilbert, et al. located at 6 Agor Lane, Mahopac Filed by Federal National Mort10541. Filed April 4. gage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $55,000 affecting property located at 52 S. Miller St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Nov. 7.

Gill, Archie, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,837 affecting property located at 22 Birch Trail, Carmel 10512. Filed March 31.

Long, Karen, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $345,000 affecting property located at 9 Putnam Terrace, Brewster 10509. Filed March 21.

Monge, Gilbert C., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $298,004 affecting property located at 91 Highway 22, Johnson 10933. Filed Nov. 7.

Gillhoolley, Candace M., et al.

Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $302,160 affecting property located at 1206 Eagles Ridge Road, Brewster 10509. Filed March 31.

Maldonado, Benjamin, et al.

Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 76 Bullet Hole Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 24.

Nelson, Chester E., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $660,000 affecting property located at 76 Travis Corners Road, Garrison 10524. Filed March 25.

Giudice, Alphonse A., 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 Roan Lane, Newburgh 12550. Filed Nov. 8.

Manischewitz, Michael M., et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $267,750 affecting property located at 3 Newbury St., Monroe. Filed Nov. 8.

Maslak, Raymond A., et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,719 affecting property located at 17 Liberty St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Nov. 7.

Gonzalez, Marilyn, et al. Filed

by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $246,000 affecting property located at 11 Lake Region Blvd., Monroe 10950. Filed Nov. 8.

Matthews, Ronald, et al. Filed

by Bank of America N.A. Action: Hernandez, Eric, et al. Filed by seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to secure $375,000 affecting propto foreclose on a mortgage to se- erty located at 208 Myrtle Ave., cure $159,382 affecting property Mahopac Falls. Filed April 3. located at 91 Vista Terrace North, Mahopac 10541. Filed April 1.

Mayo, Todd M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Krieger, Richard W., et al. Filed Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on

by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. a mortgage to secure $221,100 Action: seeks to foreclose on a affecting property located at 56 mortgage to secure $128,000 Scotchtown Drive, Wallkill 10941. affecting property located at 2 Filed Nov. 7.

Ridge Road, Saugerties 12477.

Filed April 1.

McCabe, Daniel T., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Krom, Lisa Lynn, as executrix seeks to foreclose on a mortgage of the estate of Mae Krom, et to secure an unspecified amount al. Filed by MetLife Bank N.A. affecting property located at 42 Action: seeks to foreclose on a Aqueduct Road, Garrison 10524. mortgage to secure an unspeci- Filed April 3. fied amount affecting property located at 53 High St., Napanoch McCann, James, et al. Filed by 12458. Filed April 2.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortLanglitz, Paul C., et al. Filed by gage to secure $255,000 affecting Deutsche Bank National Trust property located at 32 High Bank Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed a mortgage to secure $257,500 April 3. affecting property located at 21 Pine St., Middletown 10940. Filed Mcloughlin, Laura J., et al. Filed Nov. 8.

by BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on Littell, Christopher R., et al. a mortgage to secure $220,000 Filed by The Bank of New York affecting property located at 25 Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose Brayton Road, Carmel 10512. on a mortgage to secure $400,001 Filed March 31. affecting property located at 100 Prices Switch Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Nov. 8.

Nieves, Edward D., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5 Nancy Road, Brewster 10509. Filed March 27.

O’Neill, Katherine Anne, et al.

Filed by Emigrant Residential L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,750 affecting property located at 11 Richardsville Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 24.

Oliva, Laurie A., as executrix of the estate of Susan A. Martin, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,220 affecting property located at 1 Patterson Village, Court No. 1-L, Patterson 12563. Filed March 24.

Olsen, Kurt M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $337,500 affecting property located at 48 Lakeview Road, Carmel 10512. Filed March 28.

Owen, William D. Jr., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 15 Owen Drive, Monroe 10950.

Filed Nov. 8.

Pastena, John M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $205,000 affecting property located at 16 River Glen Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed March 31.

Pugliese, Kimberly, et al. Filed

by LPP Mortgage Ltd. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $226,100 affecting property located at 388-390 Route 52, Kent 10512. Filed March 24.

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FACTS&FIGURES Rispoli, Damien, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,000 affecting property located at 72 Depot St., Crawford 12566. Filed Nov. 7.

Studen, Jonathan D., et al. Filed

by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,250 affecting property located at 312 Vista On The Lake, Unit 3/12, Carmel 10512.

Filed April 2.

Rivera, Irving, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $276,250 affecting property located at 5 Milo Drive, Middletown.

Filed Nov. 7.

Tenchar, Joan, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,050 affecting property located at 172 Downs St., Kingston 12401. Filed Russell, Linda Lee, individually April 3. and as trustee of the Linda L. Russell Family Revocable Trust, et al. Tirmizi, Asad A., et al. Filed by Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage seeks to foreclose on a mortto secure $298,660 affecting prop- gage to secure $255,834 affecting erty located at 2 Crescent Ave., property located at 24 Woodside Warwick. Filed Nov. 7.

Knolls Drive, Unit 402, Middletown 10940. Filed Nov. 8.

Russo, Paul A., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to TNT L.L.C., et al. Filed by George foreclose on a mortgage to secure P. Basen. Action: seeks to foreclose $240,000 affecting property locat- on a mortgage to secure $175,000 ed at 6 Lakeview Drive, Warwick affecting property located at 123 10990. Filed Nov. 8.

Main St., New Paltz 12561. Filed April 2.

Salazar, Miguel, et al. Filed by Capital One N.A. Action: seeks to Torres, Samuel Jr., et al. Filed foreclose on a mortgage to secure by Chase Home Finance L.L.C. $368,000 affecting property locat- Action: seeks to foreclose on a ed at 32 Hilltop Drive, Mahopac mortgage to secure $218,500 af10541. Filed March 26. fecting property located at 471 New Unionville Road, Plattekill Scully, Rosemary, et al. Filed by 12589. Filed March 31.

Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Treutlein, Elizabeth, et al. Filed to secure $337,500 affecting prop- by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks erty located at 117 Putnam Road, to foreclose on a mortgage to sePhilipstown 10524. Filed April 2. cure $200,000 affecting property located at 3431 Route 52, Pine Shafran-Lyman, Dawn, et al. Bush 12566. Filed April 3.

Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Tuchman, Steven E., et al. Filed mortgage to secure $274,500 af- by Citimortgage Inc. Action: fecting property located at 356 seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Lake Drive, Lake Peekskill. Filed to secure $197,500 affecting propMarch 21. erty located at 4215 Whispering Hills, Chester. Filed Nov. 8.

Still, Eddie, temporary administrator for the estate of Joanne Yarashefski, Jacqueline J., et al.

Ferris, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Filed by Pentagon Federal Credit Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Union. Action: seeks to foreclose foreclose on a mortgage to secure on a mortgage to secure $90,000 $63,000 affecting property locat- affecting property located in ed at 114 Fox Run Lane, Unit 6B, Highland Falls. Filed Nov. 7.

Carmel 10512. Filed April 1.

Zamboli, Maurizio, et al. Filed Streeter, Craig K., et al. Filed by by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $227,029 mortgage to secure $362,355 af- affecting property located at 8 fecting property located at 38 Highland St., Patterson 12563.

Anton Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Filed April 2.

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Zapata, Edit, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $103,000 affecting property located at 51 Warren St., Ellenville 12428. Filed March 31.

Mechanic’s Liens

Ziddy Crystal Run Newco L.L.C., Middletown, as owner. $15,000 as claimed by County Metal and Glass Inc., d.b.a. All Action Architectural Metal and Glass, South Plainfield, N.J. Property: 1 N. Galleria Drive, Unit D203, Middletown 10941. Filed April 1.

Blackberry Hill L.L.C., as ownNew Businesses er. $465,213 as claimed by Robin Rothman, New York City. Proper- This paper is not responsible for ty: in Washington and Unionvale. typographical errors contained in Filed April 2. the original filings.

Colandrea, Cosimo J., as owner. $14,349 as claimed by All-Phase Electric of NY Inc., Jefferson Val- Doing Business As ley. Property: 39 Route 17K, NewCatskill Citizens For Safe Enburgh. Filed April 7. ergy Inc., d.b.a. Renewable New York, 37 Country Road 93, P.O. Collins, Jill D., as owner. $2,735 Box 103, Fremont Center 12736. as claimed by Marjam Supply Filed April 1.

Company Inc., Farmingdale.

Property: 5 Lyford St., PoughCentury Lifestyles Inc., d.b.a. keepsie. Filed April 1.

National Products Direct, 501 Route 208, Monroe 10950. Filed Dutchess Community Living, Oct. 23. as owner. $69,221 as claimed by Nenni Equipment Corp., Fishkill. Property: 152 Myers Corners Century Lifestyles Inc., d.b.a.

National Registries, 501 Route Road, Wappinger. Filed April 1.

208, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 23.

L and G Diamond Group NY L.L.C., as owner. $3,006 as claimed by Tri State Metals L.L.C., Elmsford. Property: 903 S. Lake Blvd., Carmel. Filed March 24.

Savona Enterprises Inc., d.b.a.

Savona’s Trattoria, 11 Broadway, Kingston 12401. Filed March 31.

Main Stone Main St Associates, as owner. $5,517 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: 214 Main St., Poughkeepsie. Filed April 1.

Tuscan Bar and Grill Inc., d.b.a.

Tuscan Bar and Grill, 3142 Route 207, Campbell Hall 10916.

Filed Oct. 23.

Poughkeepsie Plaza L.L.C., as owner. $505 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: 1930 South Road, Poughkeepsie. Filed April 1.

Partnerships

Sergent Major Crystal Run Newco L.L.C., Middletown, as owner. $12,000 as claimed by County Metal and Glass Inc., d.b.a. All Action Architectural Metal and Glass, South Plainfield, N.J. Property: 1 N. Galleria Drive, Unit D204, Middletown 10941.

Filed April 1.

SOS Skin Nourishment Co., 587 South St., Highland 12528, c/o Marisa M. Verdi and Gina A. Verdi. Filed March 31.

Sole Proprietorships Ann M. Ligotino, 57 Anderson Road, Ellenville 12428, c/o Ann Ligotino. Filed April 1.

Big Mels Contracting, 524 Ivy Hill Road, Walden 12586, c/o Van Loan, Katherine R., et al, as Melanie Marie Piscopo. Filed owner. $2,824 as claimed by Sam Oct. 24.

J. Perry Plumbing and Heating, Kingston. Property: 9 Lynette Blvd., Kingston 12401. Filed April 2.

Biti Besha, 168 Washington Ave., Patricia A. Nigro, 60 Terra Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Kaja A. Dedi- Saugerties 12477, c/o Patricia A. jer. Filed April 3.

Nigro. Filed April 1.

Chaos Records, 360 Vista Maria Road, Cragsmoor 12420, c/o Christopher R. Heilig. Filed April 1.

Paul Romano Productions, 102 Kings Highway, Warwick 10990, c/o Paul Eugene Romano. Filed Oct. 24.

Cinco de Mayo, 680 Broadway, Peaceful Thunder Coaching, Kingston 12401, c/o Elisha Anne 255 Village Court, Kingston Ryan. Filed April 1.

12401, c/o Deborah Cohen. Filed April 7.

Custom Cut Timbers, 897 Lapla Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Den- Pine Bush Lawn and Landnis J. Weaver. Filed April 7. scaping, 243 Marl Road, Walker Valley 12588, c/o Joseph CrisafulEmbrace Space Yoga Therapy, li. Filed April 3.

12 Brunswick Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Elizabeth C. Gross. S and S Construction Mark Filed April 4.

Spadola, 276 Indian Springs Camp Lane, Pine Bush 12566, c/o Esopus Bend Getaway, 144 W. Mark S. Spadola. Filed April 2.

Bridge St., Saugerties 12477, c/o James C. Hoyal. Filed April 7.

Scarves R Us, 1 Dock Road, Milton 12547, c/o Monika T. Johns.

Esopus Café and Deli, 9 Twin Filed April 4.

Oaks Drive, Shokan 12481, c/o Linda L. Joyce. Filed April 1.

Shining Stars Day Care, 104 Parkdale Drive, New Windsor, Financial Services Solutions, 5 c/o Vanessa Palmer. Filed Oct. 24.

Mezabish Place, No. 211, Monroe 10950, c/o Yitzchok Ekstein. Filed Simply Sisi, 49 Meadowbrook Oct. 23.

Drive, Kingston 12401, c/o Carly Dee Broome. Filed March 31.

HR Tile, 1942 Route 300, Wallkill 12509, c/o Humberto P. Rodri- Suburban Property Care Serguez. Filed Oct. 23. vices, 21 Laura Drive, New Paltz 12561, c/o Jennifer A. Puleo. Filed iDesign and Printing, 15 Vitek April 7.

Lane, Cottekill 12419, c/o Kerri L. Vitek. Filed April 4.

The Paper Shuffler, 545 Gidney Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o DeboJoseph A. Spadola Contractor, rah E. Layug. Filed Oct. 24.

1084 Indian Springs Road, Pine Bush 12566, c/o Joseph A. Spa- The Pure Life Journey, 12 Von dola. Filed April 2.

Trapp Court, Washingtonville 10992, c/o Danielle Ann Brienza.

Liam Hughes, 1564 Old Ford Filed Oct. 23.

Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Liam Michael Hughes. Filed April 4.

Time to Heal, 43 Old Stage Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Cynthia L. Luckey Girl Studio, 32 Rumsey Young. Filed April 3.

St., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Sharon Ann Senkiew. Filed Oct. 23.

United Safety Consultants, 418 Old Post Road, Marlboro 12542, New Era Muzic, 152 Broadway, c/o Joseph J. Dall Vechia. Filed Port Ewen 12466, c/o Ralphie March 31.

Tyus. Filed April 4.

Windows and Siding SpecialOpen Your Eyes Bedding, 104 ists, 246 Main St., Cornwall-onGreywood Court, Kingston Hudson, c/o Michelle Leishman.

12401, c/o Lynne A. Cimino. Filed Filed Oct. 23.

April 4.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of LMJ Majestic LLC. Art of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/26/14, office Location Westchester. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served shall mail copy to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave, Suite 400, PMB#2, Harrison, NY 10528 General Purpose. #59282 Notice of Formation of JTH FIFTEEN LOEWEN, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 2/26/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1858 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59283 FRIED HOLDINGS I, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/18/2011. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Steven R. Antico, Esq., 411 Hackensack Ave., 5th Fl, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59284 W.H. Farms & services LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 1/30/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to princ. bus. address c/o Diane Petrillo 14 Walnut St. New York, NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful activity #59286 Name of LLC: NATURALFIT L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 02/18/14. 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 NATURALFIT LLC, 40-06 Morlot Avenue Fair Lawn, NJ 07410, Attn: Anna Donkin Purpose: operate as a pharmacy business legally and lawfully in the State of New York. #59287 Notice of Formation of TWENTY LANE MEDIA, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/19/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P.O. Box 51, Rye, NY 10580.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59288 Notice of Formation of WPM AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/21/14.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 250 Kisco Ave., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59289 Notice of Formation of WPV AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/21/14.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 250 Kisco Ave., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59290

Notice of Formation of WPJLR AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/21/14.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 250 Kisco Ave., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59291 Notice of Formation of WPS AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/21/14.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 250 Kisco Ave., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59292 SM ENGINEERS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Auth. filed with the SSNY on 12/27/2013.

Office loc: Westchester County.

LLC formed in NJ on 09/28/2012.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 15 Fairway Dr., East Hanover, NJ 07936. Address required to be maintained in NJ: 15 Fairway Drive, East Hanover, NJ 07936. Cert of Formation filed with NJ Sec. of State, 125 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08608. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59293 LIGHTWORKERS OF THE SPHERE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/13/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, C/O Valerie Kirschenbaum, 445 Hamilton Ave. Ste 1102, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59294 PHILIP FRIED, M.D., PLLC, a Prof.

LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/01/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, 20 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, NY 10605.

Purpose: To Practice the profession of Medicine. #59295 95 MARBLE AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/28/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Antonio Forgione, 95 Marble Avenue, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59296

The Articles of Organization of ECCO Enterprises LLC (the “Company”) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on December 20, 2013. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: 201 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, New York 10701. The name and the street address within the state of the registered agent of the Company upon whom and at which process against the Company can be served is: Raymond Gizzi, 201 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, New York 10701. Raymond Gizzi is one of the Members of the Company and is actively engaged in the business and affairs of the Company.

The inclusion of the name of a person(s) in this notice does not necessarily indicate that such person(s) is personally liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of the limited liability company and such person’s liability, if any, under applicable law is neither increased nor decreased by reason of this notice. The company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #59297 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Grant Park II GP LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 11, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Grant Park II GP LLC, c/o Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59299 Notice of Formation True Home Inspections LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 1/28/2014. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Accumera LLC, 911 Central Ave., #101, Albany, NY 12206. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59300 Notice of Application for Authority (Foreign LLC) Notice is hereby given that HARTMANN PROJECT TEAM LLC, a limited liability company (LLC) formed on January 9, 2014 in the State of California, filed an Application for Authority with the New York Department of State on March 6, 2014 and was in existence in California at the time of the filing. The LLC is to be located in Westchester County.

The New York Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon which process may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to Edward V. Pollack of Leland, Parachini, Steinberg, Matzger & Melnick, LLP at 199 Fremont Street, 21st Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105-6640.

The principal office of the LLC is located at 70 West Ohio Avenue, Suite H, Richmond, CA 94804. #59301

Edenesque, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 01/31/14. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 205 Waccabuc Road, Unit #5, NY 10526 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #59302 Notice of formation of EL REPULGUE LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secy. of State on 3/6/14. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to principal business location: 14 Lincoln Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59303 FMFS OF CP, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/06/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7 Renaissance Square 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Reg Agent: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissance Square 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59306 EQUIPOISE CONSULTING COMPANY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/17/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 69 Manchester Dr., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59307 NICHOLA’S LIGHTING DESIGN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/06/2011. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 464 South 10th Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59308 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî).

Name: Reloco II, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/14/14.

N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to LLC, c/o Marathon Development Group Ltd., 901 Main St., Suite 300, Peekskill, NY 10566. Name/ address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59309 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: JCAL Alexander LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 14, 2014. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 16 Banks Farm Road, Bedford, New York 10506. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59310

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: 131-135 ALEXANDER JV LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on March 14, 2014. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 16 Banks Farm Road, Bedford, New York 10506. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59311 Notice of Formation of JJRP ENTERPRISES, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/18/14.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 1858 Commerce St., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59312 Notice of formation of Shareneís Realfood LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/6/14. Offc.

Location: West. Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 434 Fowler Ave., Pelham, NY, primary business location.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59313 Notice of Formation of ProKix NY, LLC. Arts. of Org. files with SSNY on March 14, 2014. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to ProKix NY, LLC, 8 Shard Court, Katonah, New York 10536. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59314 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JPL Property Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/27/2014. Office loc.: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 49 Rock Lane, Harrison, NY 10528.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59315 Notice of Formation of RX SHINE, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/5/14.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, 2 Hergenhan Court, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59316 Notice of Formation of European Designed Kitchens & Organizing Solutions, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/3/14. Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 15 Elm St, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59317 Notice of Formation of Dlightful Art LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 02/28/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester County.

SSNY design. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, C/O United States Corp. Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59318

Notice of Formation of Moving Traffic Media, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/12/2014.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 130 Theodore Fremd Ave. #1A, Rye NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59319 NOTICE OF FORMATION of G. C .

KENNEY REMODELING, LLC Arts. of Org. filled with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/13. Office of location Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 71 Greenridge Avenue. WP NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful activity #59320 JP FERNANDEZ PROPERTIES, L.L.C., Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: James P. Moore & Miguelina Fernandez, 8 Glen Road, Yonkers, NY 10704. #59321 FIKA 824 10TH AVE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547.

Reg Agent: Gary Reing, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59322 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (PLLC). NAME: SAW MILL PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/11/13. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The PLLC, 77 Kensico Drive, Mount Kisco, New York 10549, principal business location of the PLLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59323 FIKA WTC LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59324 FIKA CHANIN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004.Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59325 FIKA APTHORP LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59326

FIKA 141 W 41ST STREET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59327 FIKA 566 10TH AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59328 FIKA 600 LEXINGTON LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59329 Notice of Formation of Janus Management Group, LLC filed with SSNY on 2/19/14.Offc. Loc: White Plains. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, P.O Box 849.

White Plains,NY10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59330 Onstage leadership, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 1/14/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to its princ. bus. address and reg. agent c/o Tim Sutton 575 Manor Ln. Pelham, NY 10803 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59332 15 Cotswold Way LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/12/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 8 Penny Ln. Scarsdale, NY 10583 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59333 Tangible Labs, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 2/28/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to its princ. bus. address and reg. agent c/o Tim Sutton 575 Manor Ln. Pelham, NY 10803 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59334 Clusterfest Events, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 12/10/13. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 148 Highview St. Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful activity #59336 Homestead Advisors, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/12/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 11 Kingston Rd. Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity #59338

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page JOE & G’S SNACK LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/02/2014, Name changed to JOE & G’S SNACKS LLC on 01/06/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Joseph Cafaro, 18 Westerly Lane South, Thornwood, NY 10594. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59339 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: COLLABORATION SERVICES, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/17/14. 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, 4 Wimbledon Court, White Plains, New York 10607, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59340

Notice of Application for Authority of MJBD, LLC, a foreign limited liability company (LLC) filed with the Secy of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/22/13. LLC organized in Connecticut on 11/18/13.

NY office location: Westchester Co. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him to: c/o Tsukasa Sato, 153 Devoe Rd., Chappaqua, NY 10514. Office address in jurisdiction of organization: 14 Overbrook Dr., New Fairfield, CT 06812. Copy of Ctf. Of Org. on file with SSCT. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59342 Notice of Formation of 578 Tarrytown Road LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/2/2014. Office Location 536 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561 (Ulster County). SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 536 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561.

Purpose: any lawful activity #59343

Notice of Formation of 308A TITICUS ROAD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/14/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 308 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59341

Notice of formation on COD International LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/24/2014. Office location: Westchester County.

Principal office of LLC: 18 Pinehurst Drive, Purchase, NY 10577. SSNY designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to COD International LLC, Purchase, NY 10577, upon whom and at which process may be served.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #59344 BRETT’S AUTO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/13/2012.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 114 Greenvale Ave, Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59345 Notice of formation of TRAFFICSTRIPES, LLC Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 03/11/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for 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 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #59346

24 LINDEN PLACE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/03/2014. Office loc: Westcehster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Jamie Franchi and Andreia Franchi, 17 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59347 21 LENOX AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/03/2014. Office loc: Westcehster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Jamie Franchi and Andreia Franchi, 17 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59348 PERSONAL TOUCH CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/24/2014. Office location: Westcehster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 12 Pugsley Place, Ossining, NY 10562. Reg Agent: Adam Dubray, 12 Pugsley Place, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59349

Samuel Agyare MD, FAAP, FACEP LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/21/14.

Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 50 Riverdale Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful activity #59351 Jabrem Consulting LLC Authority filed SSNY 4/2/14.

Office:Westchester Co. LLC formed DE 1/12/12, exists & located 1209 Orange St. Wilmington, DE 19801.

SSNY design. agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail copy to: 1 N. Lexington Ave- 11th Flr. White Plains, NY 10601. Cert of Regis.

Filed DE SOS, 401 Federal St. Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59352 J&C HOMEGOODS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 27 Mianus Drive, Bedford, NY 10506.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59354

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacQuesten 130 Modern, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 7, 2014.

N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacQuesten 130 Modern, LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59359

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: SAVADATE, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/13/2014. 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, 41 Todd Hill Circle, Goldens Bridge, New York 10526, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59356 Notice of Formation of MAGNOLIA CONSULTING LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/31/14.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 12 Water St., #204, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59357

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: 130 Modern Commercial LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 7, 2014.

N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 130 Modern Commercial LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59360

Notice is hereby given that a restaurant wine license, #TBA has been applied for by 501 CB LLC d/b/a Manhattan Chili Co to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 501 Marble Ave Pleasantville NY 10570. #59358

Joy by Emily, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/20/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 10 Belmont Ave. Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity #59350

382 Warburton, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 2/13/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 142 Broad St., Flr. 2 Elizabeth, NJ 07201 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59335

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FACES& PLACES A night to celebrate

It was standing room only for the Women Making an Impact event April 3 hosted by the Westchester County Business Journal.

More than 40 women representing all kinds of businesses received awards. The keynote speaker was Nancy Armstrong, a producer of the documentary “Makers: Women Who Make America.”

Photographs by Bob Rozycki 1. Gina DeVito and AnnaMaria Macciocco, both of Forme Urgent Care and Wellness Center 2. Marla Persky of WOMN L.L.C., James Sarath and Jennifer Hart of Tata Global Beverages 3. Udi and Lea Tal of Tal & Associates 4. Gail Ascher of Ascher & Associates 5. Debby Smicka of AXA Advisors L.L.C. and Liz McGovern of Aflac 6. Bernice Forman and Marissa Brett, both of The Westchester County Association 7. Gail Fattizzi of Westchester Real Estate Inc. and Debra Bodetti of ERA Insite Realty Services 8. Tony Ceci of McGladrey, David Fischer of Solutions for Growth, Amy Fischer and Laurie Wax, both of McGladrey 9. Connie of Connie Cappelli Enterprises Ltd., Susan of Sac Properties, Gina of Forme Urgent Care and Wellness Center and Barbara Cappelli 10. Laura Plunkett, Gaby Dioguardi and Hope Salley, all of Thompson & Bender 11. Karin Rosa, Hilary Shaefitz, Bruce Rogers, Charlene Cimino, Lauren Cimino and Kim McGillicuddy, all of First Niagra Risk Management

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