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BUILDING A BRIDGE FROM CHINA TO YONKERS

By JoHn Golden jgolden@westfairinc.com

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Chinese billionaire with ties to New York’s Rockefeller family and his globally diversified business group have invested in a Yonkers biotechnology company preparing to start clinical trials of its first infection-fighting drug.

The equity investment could mark the start of a long-term relationship between Hudson Valley enterprises and investors in China, said Steven C. Rockefeller and Chinese advisers who helped bring together the parties in the deal.

Shengda Zan, 50-year-old president of the Zongyi Group, traveled recently to the i.Park Hudson office and factory complex in downtown Yonkers to announce his company’s $8.6 million investment in Contrafect Corp., a 5-year-old company developing drugs to treat life-threatening bacterial diseases and influenza. Zan has been appointBridge, page 6

county hunts for more flights

Airport revenue, passenger numbers fall

By SaM BaRRon sbarron@westfairinc.com

WesTchesTer counTy airPorT hopes to gain altitude in its revenue and passenger numbers despite failing to fill the 10 flights lost last summer when AirTran Airways left the airport.

Last week, the airport held a lottery to fill the flights, but no airline stepped forward. Instead of filling AirTran’s slots, airlines sch as JetBlue Airways Corp. and Delta Air Lines Inc. have decided to increase their passenger load on routes they

already operate out of Westchester. The county airport allows 240 passengers in the terminal per half hour.

AirTran left the airport last August after being acquired by Southwest Airlines in September 2010 for $1.4 billion.

In the lottery, prospective carriers are presented a chart of available flights and put in their flight requests. Airport management essentially picks an airline out of a hat to take over the slots. Another lottery will be offered in July.

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WCH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

Availability Rate (FEB. ‘13) 7.6% 18.42% Vacancy

U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (FEB. ‘13) 7.7%

8.6%

Y-O-Y U.S. GDP CHANGE (Q4 ‘12) 2.2%

24.9%

17.47%

Intra-County U.S. CONSUMER CONF. INDEX Relocation (MAR. ‘13) 59.7% 38% New Venture

County’s office market still favors tenants Lease Rates

54%

$26.75

*Arrows indicate change from previous quarter.

INCREASED LEASING ACTIVITY DRIVES THE OFFICE MARKET TO (288,718) EXPERIENCE HISTORICAL 79% NORMS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER Construction 0 62.9% Net Absorption*

By JoHn Golden jgolden@westfairinc.com

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irst-quarter office leasing velocity in Westchester County returned to “historical norms” this year after a five-year slump, according to researchers at CBRE. But demand from corporate tenants for large blocks of space was offset by companies shedding large leases, leaving the county with nearly 290,000 square feet of unabsorbed office space in the market at the start of the second quarter.

That office oversupply was much reduced this month when New York Medical College closed on its $17.5 million purchase of 19 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne, an approximately 250,000-square-foot building vacated by IBM Corp. (See Deals & Deeds, page 9.) The purchase by the medical school, which plans to use the building for new programs and to ease crowding in its older campus buildings, relieved the former owner, Mack-Cali Realty Corp., of a vacant property whose leasing for commercial use by multiple tenants would have been “a long slog” in a county where a typical lease deal is under 7,000 square feet, said office broker Howard Greenberg in White Plains.

Greenberg called the Hawthorne deal “the biggest news” to date this year in the market.

A veteran tenants’ broker at Howard Properties Ltd., Greenberg said he saw “a bit of an uptick in demand” at the start of this year. “It has quieted down now significantly,” he said.

“The key to this market is leasing velocity. We’re always robbing Peter to pay Paul,” as tenants move from one landlord’s building to another’s within the county.

Greenberg calls it “a zero-sum game.”

Market statistics from CBRE’s Stamford, Conn. office indicate that trend continued in the first quarter and even increased from a year ago.

From January through March, tenant moves within the county accounted for 79 percent of leasing, a nearly 10 percent increase from the first quarter of 2012.

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side the county* Quick this Stats year made up nearly The arrows are trend indicators over the specified time period and do not represent a positive or negative value. absorption could be negative, 10 percent of leasing, a (e.g., 1 percent increase but still represent a positive trend over a specified period.) from the same quarter last year. Change from 1Q 4Q Current Office expansions, which accounted for 12 12 one-fourth of leasing activity a year ago, Availability Rate 18.42% dropped to about 10 percent this year.

Hot Topics Vacancy 17.47% “We’re back in the tenant-swapping • Increased leasing activity was witnessed Lease Rates business as we have been,”$26.75 Greenberg said. in Westchester East with 32% of the “The market is Netthe market and it hasn’t Absorption* (288,718) overall leasing velocity countywide. changed much.” Construction 0 Yet first-quarter leasing velocity totaled • Tenant activity has picked up in the * The arrows are trend indicators over the specified slightly more than 409,000 square feet of Westchester West and Westchester North time period and do not represent a positive or value. (e.g., absorption could be from negative, office space, a negative 53 percent increase submarkets with activity up from a year but still represent a positive trend over a specified the first quarterperiod.) aago at 47% and 63%, respectively. year ago. Leasing was 40 percent higher than the county’s five-year • The return of large blocks of space to quarterly average, CBRE analysts noted. the market has negated much of the Topicsblocks of space of Companies Hot seeking strong demand experienced during the more than 20,000 square feet dominated • Increased leasing activity was witnessed the first-quarter first quarter, leading to overall negative market, accounting for in Westchester East with 32% of the absorption net of 288,718 sq. ft.

62 percent of overall activity, according to overall leasing velocity countywide.

CBRE. But many of those companies also returned large office spaces to the market • Tenant activity has picked up in the at other locationsWestchester West and Westchester North or moved into buildings vacated by companies with large leasing submarkets with activity up from a year ago at 47% and 63%, respectively. needs.

As just one example of that “good news, • The return of large blocks of space to bad news” market scenario, Greenberg pointed to the the market has negated much of the 30,780-square-foot lease signed by Tappanstrong demand experienced during the Zee Constructors L.L.C., first quarter, leading to overall negative the bridge-building consortium, at 555 absorption net of 288,718 sq. ft.

White Plains Road in Tarrytown. Though it was the fourth largest first-quarter deal in the county, the lease offsets only about half of the two floors of offices being vacated in the same building by Bayer Healthcare, he noted.

“There are a lot of large blocks of space that are available with very few big tenants in the market,” Greenberg said. “The 2- or 3,000-footers that are out there now don’t move the needle much when it comes to occupancy.”

“There’s no question the amount of large blocks is picking up, certainly in the White Plains CBD (central business district). But there’s a dearth of demand for large blocks.”

The broker predicted there will be “very aggressive deals offered this year by landlords to fill more of those large blocks.”

That aggressive dealmaking is not lim-

Breakdown of Leasing 1.0%

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1Q12 3.6%0.7% activity.

Unfortunately, 8.6% 5%

Expansion

The Westchester County office market the return of large 9.6% 10.4% Intra-County experienced leasing activity in line with blocks of space to the market has negated 24.9% Relocation historical norms during the first quarter. The much of the strong demand experienced 38% New Venture market recorded 409,015 sq. ft. of total during the first quarter, leading to overall leasing velocity. Notably, this represents a 54% negative net absorption of 288,718 sq. ft.

53% increase over first quarter 2012’s total, However, much of this will be reversed at the and an increase of 40% over the 5 year beginning of the second quarter when New quarterly average.

York62.9% Medical College closes on its acquisition 79% The County’s leasing was dominated by increased demand for of the 250,000 sq. ft. 19 Skyline Drive in 13 over 20,000 sq. ft., 1Q12 larger blocks of1Qspace, Hawthorne.

Source: CBRE Research, Q1 2013. accounting for 62% of the overall leasing The Westchester County office market activity. Unfortunately, the return of large experienced activity in line with blocks of space to the market has negated 2013 Top Leaseleasing Transactions historical norms during the first quarter. The much of the strong demand experienced market recorded 409,015 sq. ft. of total duringAddress the first quarter, leading to overall Size (Sq. Ft.) Tenant leasing velocity. Notably, this represents a negative net absorption of 288,718 sq. ft.

53% increase over However, much of this willRye beBrook reversed at the 67,145 Xylemfirst Inc.quarter 2012’s total, 1 International Drive, and an increase of 40% over the 5 year beginning of the second quarter when New 50,531 Argus Information and Advisory 1 North Lexington Avenue, Plains quarterly average.

The County’s leasingServices York Medical College closes onWhite its acquisition was dominated by increased demand for of the 250,000 sq. ft. 19 Skyline Drive in 32,130 Westcon Group North America 520 White Plains Road, Tarrytown larger blocks of space, over 20,000 sq. ft., Hawthorne. accounting forTappan 62% of overall leasing 30,780 Zeethe Constructors LLC 555 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 29,756 2013 Top LeaseVerizon Transactions

500 Summit Lake Drive, Vallhalla

Size (Sq. Ft.) Tenant Address The average first-quarter rent abateited to large office leases. “As deal velocity ment reported by landlords was seven is67,145 less, every deal becomes dearer and the Xylem Inc. 1 International Drive, Rye Brook months, up from 5.7 months in 2012 and landlords fight harder for it,” Greenberg 3.6 months in 2011. said.

50,531 Argus Information and Advisory Services 1 North Lexington Avenue, White Plains “It’s kind of business as usual,” CBRE statistics indicate that competi32,130 Westcon Group North 520 White Road, Tarrytown saidPlains of this year’s market. “We tion among building owners hasAmerica stepped Greenberg up this year. continue to be a mature suburban econo30,780 Tappan Zee Constructors LLC 555 White Plains Road, Tarrytown First-quarter tenant improvement my. We continue to be a tenant-favorable allowances

by Verizon landlords averaged $37.50 economy a tenant-favorable real estate 29,756 500 and Summit Lake Drive, Vallhalla per square foot of leased space, an increase market.” of nearly $7 per square foot from the first For the rest of 2013, “I pretty much do quarter of 2012 and about $5.40 higher see more of the same. We’re still not seethan the average first-quarter allowance ing inbound business from Manhattan or other locations.” two years ago.

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A hail of an idea

Driving away from corporate trauma

By Bill Fallon bfallon@westfairinc.com

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ob Anhouse knew insulin – its pumps, monitors, the sugar itself – across a decades-long career in medical device sales for industry giants, including Roche, Novo Nordisk and Johnson & Johnson.

But, he said, “The industry was changing.

The focus had shifted to short-term gains. If you found yourself at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong manager, it could spell probation and severance. Then they hire someone younger and cheaper. Personally, it was time for a change. My wife said I was traumatized by the industry.”

The upshot at age 53? “I found myself married, living in Larchmont, New York, with two children and a home. And I had always wanted my own business; I had pined for it.”

Anhouse’s first solo commitment was not the one that gained traction. He thought first to capitalize on his years in corporate health and he hired a franchise broker. “But in the end I felt it was going to be a long, difficult path to build volume and the margins were too tight.”

In one of those friend-of-a-friend stories upon which life can pivot, a fellow basketball player – Anhouse remains trim at 53 – sug-

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gested he help a third party, who was retired and who chauffeured, with a driving service. “I drove other people’s cars for them and I started to wonder: Hmmm, is this a business idea?”

The formulae that had already been directed toward a health care franchise now accepted driving data of rates, margins and needs both short and long term.

“I discovered the costs and the headaches were less with driving than with health.”

Since his web-based yourdriverishere. com began operations Dec. 31 with two New Year’s Eve trips for partygoers, his five insured and bonded drivers had logged a total 67 trips as of April 12.

“Families love us for airport runs because

they can pack up the night before, use their own car seats and they don’t have to pay an extra fee for a bigger car to hold their luggage,” Anhouse said. “Partygoers appreciate having a designated driver who provides door-to-door service and who always knows where the keys are.”

Anhouse emphasized his company is strictly a driver service. “I don’t want to compete with taxis and limos,” he said. “This is for people who want to use their own cars. The trip is completely customized.

“One woman used the service to take her into New York City to pick up her husband’s surprise party dinner at his three favorite restaurants. Another family had the service pick

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up relatives who used their house while they went away. We’ve also taken concert fans to the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn where parking is very limited. It’s a major challenge to find a parking spot and a complete pain for mass transit, too.”

Eighty percent of business to date has been family trips to the airport. “You’ve got the SUV,” Anhouse said. “You’ve already got the car seats in it. We like to say, ‘Your car fits your family.’ It’s all about service, service, service.”

The company provides coverage for its drivers, while customers’ auto insurance is the primary coverage.

“If people are unsure about this, I ask them to check with their insurance provider directly,” Anhouse said. “I only hire solid people that will make me and my customers feel safe. They’re the lifeline of my business.”

Anhouse ticked off a number of advantages his business offers, including “a huge one”: packing the vehicle at your convenience and to your liking. In case of return trips, vehicle key arrangements are made for the driver to return to the airport. “A lot of trust is involved,” he said. “My drivers have to be relatable and responsive, with good personalities and interactive skills. I want to make people feel safe.”

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A nonprofit ‘win-win’

LDC is created and approves $128 million in projects

By SaM BaRRon sbarron@westfairinc.com

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estchester officially has a Local Development Corp.

At their April 15 Westchester County Board of Legislators meeting, lawmakers approved the creation of an LDC, 16-1, ending months of conflict between the board and County Executive Robert P. Astorino over how much power the LDC gave Astorino.

An LDC issues tax-free, low-interest bonds to nonprofit organizations.

Astorino created an LDC in January 2012, after the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency lost bonding power in 2008.

The approved LDC will have seven governing board seats, including seats appointed by the majority and minority county legislative leaders and a seat by a labor representative.

Astorino called the passage a “win-win” for Westchester.

The LDC “can save non-profits a great deal of money in financing costs, and it can do so at no risk and at no cost to taxpayers,” Astorino said in a statement. “We’re

excited to help and there are numerous hospitals, colleges and other nonprofits lining up to take advantage of this tremendous resource and in the process help create more jobs.”

“This is just the beginning.”

– County Executive Robert P. Astorino

The LDC, which had already been meeting, but which lacked the legal authority to act, on April 16 quickly formally approved four projects totaling $128 million.

Kendal on Hudson in Sleepy Hollow received $64.3 million to refinance existing debt and make capital improvements, saving the continuing care facility $100,000 over the next 30 years.

Northern Westchester Hospital in Mt. Kisco received $43 million to design, construct and equip the expansion of a surgical suite.

Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow received $16 million for the construction and renovation of a 20,000-square-foot surgical suite. The financing will also allow Phelps to construct a corridor to connect the surgical suite to the third floor of the hospital building.

Iona College in New Rochelle received $5 million to help pay down debt.

“This is just the beginning,” Astorino said.

Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester, said the Business Council will hold a meeting for its nonprofit members in May to educate them about the LDC and what it offers.

The LDC “will create numerous construction and permanent jobs, and millions of dollars of capital investment and improved facilities throughout the county,” Gordon said in a prepared statement.

“It represents another bridge to positive growth in Westchester.”

Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) praised the collaboration of the County Legislature and Astorino in implementing the LDC.

“Both the (legislative) board and the administration shared a common goal to create a solid law that will promote smart growth around the county and provide short- and long-term jobs for residents,” Jenkins said in a statement. “To finalize this bill, a good deal of dialogue and deliberation took place, which proves again that we can effectively work together in the best interests of our residents and business owners.”

Business groups have cheered the approval of the LDC, saying it will create jobs and help grow the Westchester economy.

“An LDC in this county will open doors for the nonprofit community to have access to the same low-interest financing opportunities that for-profit organizations enjoy,” said Marissa Brett, executive director of the Westchester County Association’s The Blueprint for Westchester. She echoed Astorino, calling the LDC “a win-win for Westchester.”

The infighting that had delayed the LDC’s formation centered on its board, with the number of members finally set at seven. Astorino had originally favored a three-member board.

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Organic farm blooms

Loan propels fish-and-vegetable aquaponics

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ontinental Organics, a sustainable farm in New Windsor, should more than double its production of organic vegetables this spring due in part to a $100,000 loan from the spouse of a Facebook founder.

Phase two of the farm’s overall expansion project, made possible by the investment from Hudson River Ventures, will include the addition of three 25,000-squarefoot indoor greenhouses, a composting facility and four acres of raised-bed gardens. The complete expansion will include more greenhouses and fish tanks and is expected to cost $5.7 million.

“Our mission is simple: provide fresh, affordable food to local families in a way that preserves the pristine land and water of the Hudson Valley,” said Continental Organics co-founder Mike Finnegan. “The investment from Hudson River Ventures will allow us to expand our offerings and continue to serve as a viable alternative to factory farms, which take a significant toll

on the environment.”

Continental Organics began in 2006 and bills itself as one of the most environmentally sound farming operations in the

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“Our mission is simple: provide fresh, affordable food to local families in a way that preserves the pristine land and water of the Hudson Valley.”

– Mike Finnegan, Continental Organics co-founder.

United States. The farm combines aquaponics – growing crops and fish together in a recirculating system – with conventional organic farming to produce a variety of fruits, vegetables and fish, all without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides or hormones. The sustainable farming system is carbon negative and uses 90 percent less water than traditional agricultural operations, the farm reports.

The farm is veteran-owned and it reports more than half of its 120 employees are veterans.

“Continental Organics is a true testament to how new farming technology can be used grow healthy, organic food that is both environmentally and financially sustainable,” Sean Eldridge, founder and president of Hudson River Ventures. “We were impressed by their business model, as well as their passion for supporting the environment and Hudson Valley’s veterans.

We are honored to assist them in the next phase of this successful venture.” Eldridge is married to Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes.

True to the tenets of locovorism, Continental Organics’ products are sold within a 100-mile radius of New Windsor as well as at the farm and at farmers’ markets. Eating out? The farm boasts it supplies “the best restaurants in the Hudson Valley.”

Hudson River Ventures began operations in 2011 and seeks to lend in increments between $50,000 and $500,000 to valley endeavors including food and beverage, agriculture, tourism and hospitality, renewable energy and biotechnology.

FOREST CITY NAMES NEW CHIEF

Bruce Ratner, whose Forest City Ratner Cos. have changed the Brooklyn and Yonkers landscapes, will relinquish a pair of titles in his company, naming Executive Vice President MaryAnne Gilmartin president and CEO. Ratner will remain executive chairman of the board.

Gilmartin had been in charge of commercial and residential development.

“I have known MaryAnne for over two decades and we have worked together at FCRC for 18 years,” Ratner said in a statement. “Our partnership has worked well and has produced great success for the company.”

Ratner plans to remain active in the company’s day-to-day operations. He said, “While I will stay involved in key projects like Barclays Center, Atlantic Yards and Ridge Hill, and be active in strategic planning and new initiatives, it is the right time to make this change. I’m confident MaryAnne will be a great partner as the president and CEO of FCRC.” Gilmartin has been with Forest City Ratner since 1994 and has held key positions in both the Atlantic Yards project and Barclays Center, both in Brooklyn.

Activity at Ridge Hill continues apace, with Legoland Discovery Center and clothier Uniqlo each opening nationalcaliber stores there this spring.

– Bill Fallon

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Bridge — From page 1

ed to the company’s board of directors.

The investment is part of a $9.5 million financing that will fund the company’s impending clinical drug trials, said Dr. Robert C. Nowinski, founder and CEO of Contrafect, at a press conference announcing the deal.

Nowinski informed shareholders in March that Contrafect has submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration its investigational new drug application for CF-301, a recombinant protein used to treat Staphylococcal bloodstream infections. Drugresistant Staphylococcus, or MRSA, is one of the most serious bacterial infections that threatens hospital patients.

“It’s truly a unique opportunity,” he said of the Zongyi Group investment, “and it makes a very big difference at a critical time in our company’s development.”

He said Contrafect with its new equity stakeholder will make future investments both here and in China. The relationship “will provide Contrafect unique access to China, the world’s fastest and most important emerging market,” he said.

Started by Zan in 1987, the Zongyi Group focuses on clean energy and information technology businesses, strategic investments

Steven C. Rockefeller Jr., chairman and CEO, Rose Rock Capital

and asset management. The market value of the group’s managed and invested assets exceeds $30 billion, according to the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp., the New Windsor-based organization that helped facilitate the Contrafect deal.

The company in the last two years has invested in China’s largest dairy enterprise and in property, casualty and life insurance companies. In the fourth quarter of 2012, Zan became the second-largest shareholder in China International Futures, the country’s largest futures company, according to the Contrafect website.

Forbes magazine last month in its bil-

lionaires list put Zan’s net worth at $1 billion.

Forbes reported his wealth slipped in the last year as profits at his publicly traded company, Jiangsu Zongyi Corp., the Zongyi Group’s core company, plunged 64 percent over the first three quarters of 2012.

A group subsidiary, Zongyi Solar America Co. Ltd., built and operates Tinton Falls Solar Farm, a 20-megawatt photovoltaic power plant on a 100acre site in New Jersey’s Monmouth County. Dr. Lawrence Yuan Tian, an adviser to Contrafect in the deal and founding chairman of the CIF.CO International Group, said Zan already has invested more than $100 million in the metropolitan New York and New Jersey region.

Flights ­— From page 1

Besides Delta and JetBlue, United Air Lines Inc., American Airlines Inc., Hyannis Air Service Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. serve the airport, with flights to Florida, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Detroit, the Cape Cod area and Atlanta.

Delta has increased capacity on its flights to 75 passengers, while JetBlue has increased capacity to 150 passengers.

In 2012, the airport had 1.75 million passengers, down from 1.9 million in 2011 and its lowest count since 2007. The airport had 3,100 fewer flights last year, a 2 percent decrease from 2011. Airport officials expect a $2 million revenue decrease this year compared with 2012.

Still, “We are slowly catching back up again,” airport manager Peter Scherrer said.

Though owned by the county, the airport is self-sufficient and does not rely on county tax dollars, though it does receive federal funding. The airport has recently invested in stormwater equipment to ensure it stays open during the winter.

Westchester’s restrictions on passengers in the terminal can make it difficult to attract airlines.

“It becomes a mathematical exercise,” Scherrer said. “We have situations where two larger size airlines take up the allocation,

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A JetBlue Airways plane prepares for takeoff at Westchester County Airport.

sometimes three take it up.”

The county’s restrictions were implemented in 1984 and expire in 2014. Scherrer said he plans to talk to county officials about any changes that could be made to allow for more passengers and accommodate the airlines.

Still, “The restrictions are important and have worked well,” Scherrer said. “They ensure that the airport doesn’t get too big.”

With fuel costs rising and airlines often teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, they have become more cost-conscious and hesitant to take up new slots at the airport.

When they come into an airport, many airlines want to start six or eight flights, but Westchester’s restrictions might limit them to one to two flights.

“They want their planes full and efficient,” Scherrer said. “They don’t want to oversaturate the market. Developing a market could take up a year. You don’t want to make mistakes.”

Meanwhile, noise complaints from residents are at a record low at the airport.

“We want to make sure that the airport is economically successful but we realize that we have neighbors,” said Patricia Chemka, deputy commissioner of county public works and transportation. “We try to be conscious of that within the context of airport operations.”

The airport also plays a key role for Westchester’s business community. Its hangars are leased by companies that include PepsiCo Inc. and IBM Corp.

Tian said he first visited the Contrafect operation in Yonkers about a year ago with Steven C. Rockefeller Jr., chairman and CEO of Rose Rock Capital, the Rockefeller family company that is developing a finance investment center in Tianjin, China. A grandson of former New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, Rockefeller said he hopes to encourage more of “my friends and colleagues from China” to invest and partner in Hudson Valley enterprises that bring “win-win environmental and economic benefits” to the region.

Rockefeller in working this initial deal for the region was accompanied by Ned Sullivan, president of the environmental advocacy group Scenic Hudson.

Tian returned to Contrafect several months ago with Zan. “This is a very long road between a China investor and a U.S. biotech firm,” he said through a translator.

“We hope that this is just a starting point for interest from China in this area and the Hudson Valley.”

In brief comments, Zan through a translator noted the speed with which the international deal was completed. “Our relationship with Contrafect, starting from dating to getting married, only took about five months,” he said.

Contrafect employs 35 workers at its 10.000-square-foot space in Yonkers and expects to increase to 50 employees “in the near future,” said Nowinski.

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Flying out of Westchester means not having to travel to Queens or Newark airports, and passengers are often willing to pay $100 more for the convenience..

“It’s just so much easier to get to,” Scherrer said. “We have places people want to go to. We have lots of flights to Florida. It’s very nice.”

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John Ravitz, executive vice president of The Business Council of Westchester, said that having an airport like Westchester in the region is a plus.

“It allows the county to attract businesses who want a closer option rather than going to the city,” Ravitz said. “The airport is run so well, and it’s great for business travelers going on a one-day or one-night trip. For Westchester, it’s a win-win that we support.

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The settlement in the feeder fund cases was negotiated by partners at Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart P.C. The firm represented three upstate union locals that were lead plaintiffs in two class actions that were part of the complex litigation.

The related cases centered on Ivy Asset Management, a Jericho, Long Island company with longstanding business ties to Madoff that steered its client firms to invest in Madoff ’s Wall Street company. The defendants included two asset management companies started by White Plains attorneys and investment advisers

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Hart said the attorneys’ goal now is “to get the money to the class members in record time.”

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New York Medical College has acquired a vacant 248,000-square-foot office building at 19 Skyline Drive in Hawthorne from MackCali Realty Corp.

The approximately $17.5 million purchase gives the college upgraded space and allows more flexible planning for its growing enterprise, New York Medical College officials said in an announcement.

Officials at Mack-Cali’s New Jersey headquarters said the sale adds capital for the company’s move into the multifamily residential market.

Dr. Alan Kadish, president of New York Medical College and the Touro College and University System, said the addition of “prime real estate” to the college “will open up a wealth of opportunities for new programs we are developing, as well as easing the crowded conditions currently experienced in some of the older buildings on campus.”

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uch press has been devoted to the assessment of social media effectiveness. In fact, Westfair Communications, the parent company of this publication, recently held a debate concerning the effectiveness and reach of social media. And yet, despite all of its detractors, social media continues to grow and evolve.

One of the biggest questions for companies, marketers and advertisers alike is, how can we use it most effectively to achieve our goals? There are so many social media platforms currently in existence, which ones should we use?

My answer to the latter question is simply, whichever ones your target market frequents most often. For example, for a financial company, you may want to focus on businessoriented sites such as LinkedIn and contentladen sites containing financial information.

YouTube videos might also be a useful component of your marketing strategy. For a fashion company, such social media platforms as Pinterest, YouTube, Facebook and possibly some highly targeted microblogs would most likely produce the best results.

The key factor here is that there are just so many social media platforms available and producing good quality social media content can be so time consuming that you must only focus on a small subset of platforms – those which provide the best return on investment (ROI). Too many companies have squandered their valuable resources by placing content on too many social media platforms. In many cases, they have actually weakened their message by focusing on the number of platforms instead of the message itself.

Social media strategies depend on your perspective. If you look at the platforms as existing on a seemingly endlesss flat level playing field and your contributions in the form of articles, white papers, videos, etc. as being merely placements on several of those platforms, then you are unintentionally limiting your strategy and effectiveness. Instead, try viewing social media as being multilevel with each level being indicative of the extent to which it can help you. The most effective level is the top level with all subsequent levels gradually decreasing in effectiveness. The number of social media platforms you assign to each level is up to you, but for the top level it should only a few. By using this approach,

you have now reduced this huge number of social media platforms to a select few, thereby making it much more manageable.

Now, take your content and put it above the highest level. The trick is to get this content onto those highest level platforms which are frequented by your targeted audience and in turn have it automatically “sprinkle down” to the lower level platforms by more passive strategies such as word-of-mouth. This topdown (“sprinkled”) approach allows you to focus on only a handful (at most) of your key platforms while effectively dispersing your content across multiple platforms and levels.

Your social media content must also be targeted toward your specific market.

According to a 2013 study by Ascend2, whitepaper content is an extremely important marketing strategy for B-to-B businesses (32 percent) while only 8 percent of respondents rated it important for their B to C market.

Conversely, 21 percent of B-to-C respondents stated that advertising on social networks was important for their business versus only 9 percent for B to B companies. These are enormous differences that are indicative of the need to tailor specific strategies for each market, the more highly targeted, the better.

One of the most effective means of performing social media marketing involves the creation of high-quality content. This content marketing can be in the form of white papers, articles, videos or some other format that is designed to acquire customers.

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Why consider bonding employees?

Would you be so kind as to provide more information about bonding for employees: What it is, who should be bonded, and why? My boss is asking that I look into it. I am a notary public and as such am bonded. I’m wondering how the topic relates to other employees throughout our company.

Thoughts of the Day: Bonding is a way to set your company apart, as you actively seek to manage risk due to theft and fraud. Protect your customers by having bonds in place. Use federally insured programs for employees who are not oth-

erwise eligible for bonding.

In today’s information world, employees have greater access to customer information and more opportunity to do serious financial harm. Credit card account numbers, deposits and sensitive customer data are all at risk.

Bonding employees is a proactive approach to managing risk. Surety bonds recognize and reward individuals and companies that behave ethically while they provide a backstop to protect the customer in case of an incident. By holding a bond, your company is demonstrating that it has been evaluated for risk and that you intend to protect your customers in case employees do something dishonest.

There are three groups of employees that should be considered for bonds.

Those who work in customers’ homes or clients’ businesses and employees who have access to sensitive and potentially damaging customer information are on top of the list. Employees who have access to their employer’s financial resources, such as handling cash, making deposits and keeping financial records should also be considered for individual bonding.

By doing background checks on the company and individuals being bonded, the insurance company is in effect rating the likelihood of risk due to unethical behavior on the part of its clients’ employees. The insurer has an incentive to do due diligence as well as the actuarial experience to estimate the risk of a problem.

The insurer also has to stand behind the bond, prepared to make payment

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in case of financial losses caused by an employee theft, forgery, larceny or embezzlement. Keep in mind that a bond does not provide insurance in case of shoddy work or accidents.

A company can bond its employees or require that its employees hold individual bonds. A company can bond a class of employees, for example all employees who provide services in customers’ homes.

The company can also choose to bond specific individuals. It has to list individuals to be insured, adding and removing people from the policy as they move in and out of the bonded jobs. If there is an incident, it has to be proved that one of the bonded employees engaged in theft or dishonesty related to the loss.

A good time to bond employees, whether the company is paying for the bond or requiring that employee candidates come forward with their own bond, is at the time of hiring. Employees who do not qualify for bonds could be a red flag.

Some companies require that employees provide bonding themselves as a requirement for hiring or holding specific jobs. If your company plans to pursue government work you’ll likely be required to have specific bonds in place for the contracts you’re awarded.

Employees with a history of difficulty, such as a criminal record, can apply for an individual bond through government programs. This can establish some measure of protection while putting to work high-risk employees, including those with a poor credit record, no work history and those with criminal or negative military records. This allows companies to put at-risk employees back into the workforce while helping to manage risk related to potential for theft or other unethical behavior.

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THELIST: Private schools RANKED BY 2012-2013 ENROLLMENT.

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Ranked by 2012-2013 enrollment.

2012-2013 enrollment

Type of enrollment

Fordham Preparatory School*

1

441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx 10458 (718) 367-7500 • fordhamprep.org

Solomon Schechter School of Westchester

2

30 Dellwood Road, White Plains 10605 555 W. Hartsdale Ave., Hartsdale 10530 948-8333 • solomon-schechter.com

French-American School of New York

3

85 Palmer Ave., Scarsdale 10583 111 Larchmont Ave, Larchmont 10538 145 New St., Mamaroneck 10543 250-0400 • fasny.org

4

Hackley School

5

Sacred Heart High School

293 Benedict Ave., Tarrytown 10591 366-2600 • hackleyschool.org

34 Convent Ave., Yonkers 10703 965-3114 • sacredhearths.net

Archbishop Stepinac High School 950 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 946-4800 • stepinac.org

6

The Masters School

7

John F. Kennedy Catholic High School

8

Salesian High School

9

School of the Holy Child

49 Clinton Ave., Dobbs Ferry 10522 479-6420 • mastersny.org

54 Route 138, Somers 10589 232-5061 • kennedycatholic.org

148 E. Main St., New Rochelle 10801 632-0248 • salesianhigh.org

2225 Westchester Ave., Rye 10580 967-5622, ext. 227 • holychildrye.org/admission

10

St. Barnabas High School*

11

Westchester Hebrew High School

12

The Karafin School Inc.

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Soundview Preparatory School

Source: * NA WND

425 E. 240 St., Bronx 10470 (718) 325-8800 • stbarnabashigh.com

856 Orienta Ave., Mamaroneck 10538 698-0806, ext. 308 • whhsny.org

P.O. Box 277, 40-1 Radio Circle, Mount Kisco 10549 666-9211 • karafinschool.com

370 Underhill Ave., Yorktown Heights 10598 962-2780 • soundviewprep.org

Robert Gomprecht Christopher Lauber admissions@fordhamprep.org 1841

985 15,820

Dr. Elliot Spiegel Diana Schutt (lower school) Leora Kalikow (upper school) syossem@solomon-schechter.com 1966

876 NA

Joel Peinado Antoine Agopian admissions@fasny.org 1980

850 22,350 - 25,820

Walter Johnson Chris McColl admissions@hackleyschool.org 1898

Average class size Studentteacher ratio

Percentage of teachers with master's degree (%)

Description

Grade levels

co-ed

2012-2013 tuition ($) all girls

Principal or headmaster Director of admissions Email address Year school established

all boys

Rank

Name, address, phone number Area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Website

24 11:1

a

90

Jesuit, all-male, Catholic, college-preparatory school located on the campus of Fordham University offering a program of retreats, days of renewal and a four-year service program combined with curricular and co-curricular activities to provide a rich experience for students

9 to 12

WND

Private day school with academics, vibrant arts, competitive athletics and a wide-range of extracurricular activities; rigorous college-preparatory classes and intensive Jewish studies, extended by extracurricular, leadership and community-service initiatives

K to 12

85

Bilingual and bicultural coeducational day school, dual curriculum in French and English, graduates awarded a FASNY diploma and are prepared to pass the French baccalaureate

Nursery to 12

K to 12

a

WND

a

18 9:1

840 36,100

a

16 8:1

84

Coeducational day and five-day boarding, challenging students to grow in character, scholarship and accomplishment; culture defined by Ralph Waldo Emerson, "character is higher than intellect," and motto “United We Help One Another”

Father Maurice Moreau Caroline Calbrese pracioppo@sacredhearths.net 1893

660 7,500

a

25 25:1

90

Coeducational, Catholic, parish high school; supports diverse needs of students and cultivates their love of learning, growth in character and commitment to service in a structured, nurturing environment

Pre-K to 12

Paul Carty Patsy Manganelli pcarty@stepinac.org 1948

Approx. 660 9,000 (2013-2014)

25 13:1

80

Independent, Catholic, college preparatory for young men offering a rigorous academic program, extracurricular and athletic programs

9 to 12

5 to 12

Christ Frost Head of Upper School Chris Downs 1877

603 34,350 (middle school) 35,520 (upper day school) 49,930 (boarding school)

Rev. Mark Vaillancourt Sister Barbara Heil admissions@kennedycatholic.org 1924

558 7,350

John Flaherty Sister Barbara Wright ssallustio@salesianhigh.org 1920

500 6,425

Ann F. Sullivan Nina Newman admission@holychildrye.org 1904

310 27,750 (middle school) 31,000 (upper school)

Sister Joan Faraone RJM Christina Washburn jfaraone@stbarnabashigh.com 1924

a

224 6,250-7,000 and up

a

14 8:1

80

Coeducational day and boarding school; challenging college-preparatory curriculum based on the Harkness method of learning for upper school; on-campus extracurricular activities, rigorous athletic program, visual and performing arts programs

a

28 17:1

67

Provides a rigorous, college-preparatory program that seeks the fullest development of mind, body and spirit

9 to 12

75

Catholic high school preparing students for life-shaping character through Christian values, demanding academic program in a structured setting where students of diverse backgrounds are challenged to develop their full potential

9 to 12

88

Catholic, independent school for young women in grades 5-12; lively and stimulating curriculum designed to educate the whole person while leading each girl to discover her individual talents and reach her potential in academics, the arts and/or athletics

5 to 12

9 to 12

9 to 12

23 11:1

a

a

14 7:1

a

20 15:1

70

College-preparatory high school for young women; follows the New York State Regents Curriculum, offering advanced placement courses, college credit and honors classes; enhanced curriculum with extracurricular activities Core value of individuality is reflected in academics, Jewish studies and curricular programs; three levels of instruction for each subject taught; learning center; honors, advancedplacement and online courses provide enrichment for qualified students

Rabbi Jeffrey Beer Shari Levitan admissions@whhsny.org 1971

125 29,500

a

10 3:1

90

Bart A. Donow Ph.D. Bart A. Donow Ph.D. karafin@optonline.net 1958

80 27,945

a

6 6:1

100

W. Glyn Hearn Mary Ivanyi info@soundviewprep.org 1989

72 32,100 - 33,200

a

7 4:1

85

New York State Department of Education-approved school for students with disabilities; high school diploma-granting program for regents and local diplomas Small, college preparatory with rigorous academics in a supportive environment; comprehensive curriculum with four languages, advancedplacement courses and electives; extracurricular activities and athletics

9 to 12

6 to 12

Information obtained from school officials and school websites.

Although located outside Westchester County, the school serves the Yonkers community.

Not available.

Would not disclose.

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SPECIAL REPORT education

Those $acred halls of ivy The rise of value-based education

By Bill Fallon bfallon@westfairinc.com

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n a rainy morning four days before April 15, Brian Nickerson, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Iona College in New Rochelle, said tax season has a direct bearing on Iona and on colleges across America.

Add the online revolution and a musthave embrace of job-oriented learning to the college experience and for students today it’s new breed of sheepskin whose watchword is “value.”

“A lot of decisions come down to dollars and cents,” Nickerson said. “This is where the rubber meets the road. Tax season is the high-water mark for decisions; it represents an inflection point for decision-making. Our goal is to provide very clear, understandable information in a confusing landscape of financial aid.”

A direct upshot of Iona’s work is that more than 90 percent of its students receive financial aid. Scholarships and aid reached $41 million this year, up $2.4 million. Iona’s tuition, fees, room and board for a full-time undergraduate will be $45,945 ($30,670 for tuition) for 2013-14, a 3.7 percent increase over 2012-13 and the smallest increase in a decade.

“Higher education has a lot of challenges to demonstrate it has both value and longterm value,” Nickerson said. “We have to talk much more now about the vocational aspects of degrees. Parents are asking about internships; they want to see two or three internships to prepare their children to be job-ready.”

Nickerson said the loss of home value is a universal concern in higher education. “We are going to need economic stability for a long time for consumers to feel more secure,” he said. “Without that, there is a different condition of being more nervous, and rightfully so. The college budget committee has met multiple times and many models were presented. In September, the faculty, staff, administration and president were given a charge by the committee to address affordability.”

New for those who went to college years ago – and then paid it little heed until their children came of age – is the “net price calculator,” which all colleges by law must carry on

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their websites. “You Since 2003, when can get information the program shifted on exact awards,” said to accredited courses, Nickerson. “It proonline enrollment vides a much truer has shot from 49 indicator of costs to 1,086. Berkeley’s than you had in the White Plains campus past.” as of the Fall 2012 The aid proquarter was educatcess at Iona begins ing about 600 stuearly. Prospective dents. students receive aid “Berkeley has a and tuition informastrong online protion and admitted gram,” said Ilene students meet with Greenfield, director financial aid counof media relations selors in April and for New Jersey-based March, before they Berkeley.

“These have sat in a class or are the same probought a book. grams and the same Nickerson is a degrees. Most, but 1989 Iona College not all, of our courses graduate – and now Brian Nickerson, provost/senior vice president for aca- are offered online.” demic affairs, Iona College a lawyer and Ph.D., Berkeley College as well – who worked Online – essentially at the family business as an undergraduate. another campus – has its own dean, Carol He said many students hold jobs, including Smith. now the expanded opportunity through a Berkeley operates on a quarterly system, federal honors program to pay undergradu- with three quarters equaling two complete ates working on research for Iona professors. semesters. The quarterly cost for September Iona’s operating budget for the 2013-14 2012 was $7,100 and will be $7,200 in year is $136 million, $1 million more than September 2013. The cost is the same for this year. online and standard courses, with online The just-passed state budget held steady students accruing savings in commuting and its support for the SUNY system at the 2012- time management.

13 level of $969 million. But cost-of-business “The online is growing so much,” expenses accrued by the SUNY schools will Greenfield said. “It might be a trend. It be met by a tuition increase of $300 per appeals to many adult students who have semester on student shoulders. other responsibilities: jobs, taking care of The costs for four-year SUNYs (in-state) children or taking care of elderly parents.” for 2013-14: $5,870 tuition ($14,820 out of The top three Berkeley College Online state); fees $1,340; room-board $11,060, plus majors are management, justice studies and sundries for a total $21,740 health services management.

Two-year SUNYs (in-state) for 2013Berkeley Online students have complete 14: $3,840 tuition; fees $520; room-board library access as well as one-on-one teacher $9,200, plus sundries for a total $17,280. But meetings. the final state budget included an increase At Marist in Poughkeepsie, this year’s in aid for community college students that tuition for its 4,536 undergraduates was raises the state contribution to the typical $29,500, a 4.2 percent rise from 2010-11, plus student’s bill by $150 to $2,422. common fees of $500 and a typical roomBerkeley College in White Plains – one board package costing $8,100, according to of seven Berkeley campuses in New York chief public affairs officer Greg Cannon. and New Jersey – recently marked 15 years Marist’s tuition and fees for 2013-14 will be of online education and interest in the arena determined the first week in May when its is strong. governing board meets. Cannon said about

77 percent of Marist students receive institutional aid from Marist and, adding state and federal money, fully 86 percent receive aid in some form.

As with Iona, staffing is the largest expense at Marist, including attracting and keeping top professors, according to Cannon.

Also like Iona, Marist has gotten creative to control medical costs. Iona uses a nonprofit to run its health plan and Marist is self-insured. “We want our health package to be attractive,” Cannon said. “But because we are involved in its day-to-day management, we keep cost increases relatively manageable.”

As for the bills, Cannon said, “Certainly there is a heightened awareness of the cost and of the competitive nature of jobs.” He said “for several years” the most popular classes have been communication, business, computer science and technology.

“Students are more practical and careeroriented today,” Cannon said. “The world is changing. Students need to think about postcollege as soon as they arrive.”

Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry announced a zero percent increase in tuition for the 2013-2014 academic year, “under $17,000,” while noting freshman applications are up 160 percent.

“We have made the very deliberate decision to enforce a zero percent tuition rate for next year,” said Deirdre Whitman, Mercy’s vice president for enrollment management.

“Mercy College students and their families can plan for the future and know what to expect when they choose Mercy: award-winning faculty who know students by name, individualized student support through our nationally recognized PACT mentoring program, preparation for career success and no unforeseen debt.”

Mercy said its financial aid packages – more than $120 million per year – would not be affected by the tuition freeze. It offers 90 degree programs in five schools: business, education, health and natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, and liberal arts.

“We want students to understand the financial aid process and we package the maximum amount of eligible aid for each student,” Whitman said. “Mercy College has one of the lowest private tuition rates in the country and the lowest in New York state.”

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hen Robert Maher was considering a job at St. Christopher’s, an organization with a history dating back to the 1880s, the veteran of the education field knew the daunting task ahead of him.

The Dobbs Ferry-based private, not-forprofit organization that was primarily serving children in foster care was in peril back in 2004.

A scandal related to falsified records led to a termination of more than $85 million in contracts with New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services, which left it both without the foster-care children to serve and the reliedupon revenues that brought in. And there was a giant hole in the ground – literally.

But Maher accepted the position as superintendent of schools anyway.

Now, as executive director, he can look at a transformation of St. Christopher’s into a thriving residential treatment center that serves special education students with emotional, behavioral and learning disabilities.

“It’s very different now than it was back then,” Maher said on a recent morning.

Today, that gaping hole is the home of the Dr. Kenneth B. Clark Academy, the middle-high school showpiece of the organization’s eight-acre Hudson River campus that also features residential cottages and activity buildings. Residential and daytime teen students within the organization are also served at the Jennie Clarkson campus in Valhalla, a site in New Windsor and through the Greenburgh Academy in Yonkers. Schooling is provided by the Greenburgh-North Castle Union Free School District, a New York State Special Act public school district.

Today, it’s not unusual to have a more than 80-percent graduation rate, officials note, with an increased emphasis on vocational education complementing the collegeprep programming.

It’s been a real turnaround, yet funds are still needed. Marshall Asche, the chief financial officer, noted that one-third of the organization’s budget should come from fundraising. He said there is a drive under way to raise $1 million in private funding, tapping everything from donations to activities such as golf outings and the annual gala. Monies raised from the May 1 gala will be directed to supporting the transitional/work readiness programming for its students.

The day-to-day education and the services provided are certainly always in thought, but at St. Christopher’s, it goes beyond that.

Horace Turnbull, chief operating officer, said the focus is about the students them-

selves, how they grow as people.

“It’s not just we’re graduating kids,” he said. “The kids we’re graduating are clinically in a much better place. …We don’t look at it as academic. We look at it as more holistic.”

It’s not, he added, about “getting from one place to another. It’s the why.”

Throughout the program, there is an emphasis on individualized plans.

As Turnbull said, “We believe that every flower blooms in its own time.”

While some students will complete a college-prep program, many more benefit Horace Turnbull from the marketable skills they are taught in fields ranging from culinary arts to auto body, administrative services to cosmetology. As Turnbull said the hands-on learning that makes them jobready not only helps build confidence but puts them on a path to a better future after they have experienced “failure after failure, whether it’s real or perceived.”

The school’s profile has risen thanks to recent events such as appearances by sports celebrities and a trip to South Africa, a learning experience with a profound impact on the participating students.

Maher, who was principal of Briarcliff Manor High School before joining St. Christopher’s, has seen a true change since he arrived. Today, more than 170 resident students are served on the three campuses, with an additional 160 day students in Yonkers.

In January, St. Christopher’s earned approval from the Council of Accreditation, which is an international nonprofit accreditation organization for child and family service and behavioral healthcare agencies.

After all, Maher said, students at St. Christopher’s deserve nothing less.

“We firmly believe our kids are normal,” he said. “They’re special, but they’re normal.”

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hen it comes to a second language, it’s never too early to start learning.

That’s the thought behind the bilingual education offered at A Kid’s World Preschool and Daycare, which opened in September in Mount Kisco.

Spanish is the primary language for which basics are taught, though when requested, the staff is also happy to integrate Italian.

Aleida Vitolo owns the preschool with her mother, Fidelina Orellana. The family business also includes Vitolo’s sister-in-law, Danielle Orellana, who serves as its director.

All agree that the language skills taught at A Kid’s World not only help the business stand out in a competitive field, but also offer something vital to children ages 8 and under.

“I think it’s very important kids speak two languages,” said Vitolo, a native of Guatemala who has a degree in childhood development and more than a dozen years of day care experience. She operated a group family day care in a home setting nearby for a number of years, where Spanish and Italian were also integrated.

“We always attracted people because of that,” Vitolo said, adding the language choice isn’t as important as the overall “feeding the brain.”

“They’re sponges at these ages,” Vitolo said. “They soak everything up.”

While the staffers at A Kid’s World are not expecting 6-year-olds to become fluent, they said what’s learned in this informal atmosphere can set the stage for future study and advantages.

“In corporate America now, with offices that are overseas, in Puerto Rico or Latin America, you can communicate,” Danielle Orellana said. “You have an edge.”

Vitolo said knowing more than one language has never been more important. “We are in a country of many languages.”

At A Kid’s World, the language instruction is presented in a low-key manner, whether in the sky-lit interior spaces or on the ample grounds featuring a large playground.

“It’s circle time songs, flash cards, basic conversations,” Vitolo said. “They do this throughout the day. You teach it, and you also integrate it into their daily routine.”

The music teacher who visits weekly even gets into the act.

“She also includes other languages, mostly Spanish, but she teaches the kids to say ‘hi’ and ‘bye’ in other languages,” Vitolo said, adding students have picked up these words

A Kid’s World staffers Fidelina Orellana, Aleida Vitolo and Danielle Orellana, top row from left, with students (and family members) Kayla Orellana, Juan Alvarez and Alexis Orellana, also from left.

in more than seven languages.

Danielle Orellana, who has a master’s degree in childhood education and a teaching background in science, said she was tickled when her 3-year-old daughter, part of the program, recently – and excitedly – shared the Spanish word for star, “estrella.”

Children, she added, don’t feel self-conscious about pronunciation, for example, as older students might.

“They’re not embarrassed. It doesn’t matter how it sounds,” Orellana said. “I think it builds confidence in them, too.”

The language skills, she added, are just another facet of a thoughtful program that integrates art, nature, science and more.

“It’s also important to have a well-rounded child. We also talk a lot about taking care of each other, being kind to each other.”

Vitolo said the focus now is on “trying to grow and develop the business,” which recently was approved to offer infant care so is accepting children from ages 3 months.

Camp programs are planned for the summer, with offerings ranging from arts and crafts to music to outdoor recreational activities.

A Kid’s World Preschool and Daycare, at 236 S. Bedford Road in Mount Kisco, will hold an open house from 10 to 11 a.m.

May 1. Those wishing to attend are asked to call (914) 244-8504 or email Danielle@akidsworldpreschool.com. For more, visit akidsworldpreschool.com.

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LIU Hudson’s M.B.A. in Healthcare Management Gives Executives an Edge in a Growing Field Leading these courses is a faculty comprised of business and healthcare practitioners who are leaders in their field.

“We are extremely proud of our faculty in the program,” said Dr. Johnson.

“The CEO of Nyack Hospital is teaching the capstone course; the EVP of Greenwich Hospital teaches healthcare management; the comptroller of Burke Hospital teaches finance. In this M.B.A. program, the faculty is made up of people with advanced academic credentials with extensive leadership experience in business or healthcare.”

McGregor also cites the faculty as a key element of her success in the program.

“The faculty was very supportive of a working student’s schedule,” McGregor said. “I also appreciated the flexibility to apply work-related projects to my graduate studies.” McGregor’s group thesis project focused on a “real life” business plan that she developed and was able to bring to life at Health Quest.

“Donna exemplifies in many ways the kind of person that benefits from this M.B.A. program,” said Dr. Johnson. “She brought previous experience with her into the program, and learned how to apply the business concepts to the work that she is doing in the workplace in an ongoing basis.”

In McGregor’s case, what she learned in the M.B.A. program enabled her to move upwards in the healthcare field. According to Dr. Johnson, the healthcare management component that recently has been added to the program will benefit many others like McGregor who have leadership potential in the healthcare field but need the business discipline and competencies.

When Donna McGregor completed her M.B.A. in healthcare management at LIU Hudson in 2001, little did she know it would help her become Co-CEO of Health Quest, the Mid-Hudson Valley’s largest healthcare system.

“I decided to get my M.B.A. to expand my career opportunities beyond finance into administration,” McGregor said. “I actually started my graduate studies in the Masters of Public Administration program and transitioned into the more comprehensive M.B.A. program, which provided me with a more diverse graduate education. My passion was to grow and expand my career in healthcare administration.”

Demand for healthcare administrators and managers has never been greater.

The $2-trillion U.S. hospital industry continues to expand, making healthcare sector management one of the fastest growing and in-demand career fields in the U.S. today. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 12% of the US workforce — one out of 10 people — is in healthcare. Projected growth in this decade is considerably above all other occupations.

According to Dr. Lynn Gunnar Johnson, director of the M.B.A. Program, “Medical and health services manager jobs are expected to grow more than 22% over the next five years. Hospitals and other healthcare-related organizations are looking for people with managerial and financial expertise.”

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For McGregor, LIU’s program was attractive for a number of reasons, not the least of which was its “interesting and relevant curriculum,” she said.

The 48-credit curriculum includes six general business core courses and five advanced core courses. Students in the program also complete a capstone course consisting of practical application of relevant principles and theories through an individual study project based on a current issue in a healthcare sector organization.

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Education

At WCC, a decades-old program gets a new kitchen

By Bill Fallon bfallon@westfairinc.com

M

eghan Jackson is 21 years old and hails from Buchanan. This fall, she will take what she has learned in the culinary arts department at Westchester Community College in Valhalla and move to Austin, Texas, to leaven her pastry knowledge.

“From there, I’d like to own my own pastry catering business and eventually grow into a small bakery,” Jackson said. “I definitely believe that what I learned here is going to help.”

Jackson will join 11 other students graduating next month from the college’s Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management degree program, which is federally accredited. A third of the curriculum is culinary; a third is hospitality- and managementthemed; and a third is the standard college core curriculum. Additionally, the students must work professionally outside school, logging 240 hours in restaurants or hotels in order to graduate.

Jackson and others have at their dispos-

Professor Desi Colo’n before a student-produced buffet.

Meghan Jackson, a graduating student, will specialize in pastry.

al a newly refurbished kitchen-classroom facility in the Student Center building on campus.

The building was expanded by approximately 9,000 square feet with a just-com-

pleted $19 million renovation and now features a cafeteria, coffee bar, classrooms, expanded student lounge space, offices, and the state-of-the-art Culinary Arts space. Other features include a meditation

room and expanded special event space.

The new kitchen tools include a pair of $25,000 ovens that are programmed to flay, bake, roast and otherwise prepare some 280 specific recipes.

The program is 28 years old, according to Desi Colo’n, one of two professors who run it, along with Daryl Nosek. They are assisted by adjuncts in teaching courses that include mixology, buffets and catering.

“Its popularity has grown recently,” Colo’n said of the program, which now has 68 students enrolled. “We have a sophisticated curriculum and our students stand alone. When they graduate, they have a sense of professionalism, a sense of the urgency of the business, and they have a stake in perpetuating the industry by understanding this is a career, not just a job.”

As if on cue, a student appeared a bit flustered and out of breath. She was a minute late, but she’d be on her mark quickly.

“That’s the sense of urgency I was talking about,” Colo’n said. “It can be a real eyeopener when they start, before they understand the industry is about hard work and commitment.”

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FACTS& FIGURES on the record WESTCHESTER Bankruptcies The following petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in White Plains.

Chapter 11 indicates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court.

Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets.

Manhattan A.L. Burbank & Company Ltd., 317 Madison Ave., Suite 1607, New York City 10017.

Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Nancy Lynne Kourland, New York City. Filed April 12.

Case no. 13-11147.

Baytree Associates Inc., 40 Wall St., 58th floor, New York City 1000. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Mark J. Friedman, Syosset. Filed April 12.

Case no. 13-11154.

Colonna Marble Corp., 1320 Garrison Ave., Bronx 10474.

Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Marc A. Pergament, Garden City. Filed April 15.

Case no. 13-11171.

White Plains DGW South L.L.C., P.O. Box 415, Tallman 10982. Chapter 13, voluntary. Attorney: DGW South L.L.C. pro se. Filed April 12. Case no. 13-22587.

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 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

Hawk Shaw Golf Construction Corp., 250 Lakeview Ave., Valhalla 10595. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Stephen B. Kass, New York City. Filed April 11. Case no. 13-22578.

Court Cases

Bio-Matrix Scientific Group Inc., et al. Filed by Starcity Capital L.L.C. Action: claim filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorneys for plaintiff: Anthony Andrew LoPresti and Stanley Charles Morris. Filed April 12. Case no.

13-02466.

The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. Filed

by Klauber Brothers Inc. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Philip Howard Gottfried and Marc Jonathan Jason. Filed 520 Asian Restaurant Corp., April 10. Case no. 13-02397. et al. Filed by Wei Yan Yan. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Brophy Bros. Wholesale Attorney for plaintiff: Daniel Fruit & Vegetable Inc., et al.

Maimon Kirschenbaum. Filed Filed by Ricardo Gonzalez. Action: claim filed under the Fair April 11. Case no. 13-02417.

Labor Standards Act of 1938.

Attorney for plaintiff: Giustino Allied Interstate L.L.C. Filed Cilenti. Filed April 10. Case no.

by Frank Glaab. Action: claim 13-02403. filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978.

Attorney for plaintiff: Craig C P Group Ltd., et al. Filed Thor Kimmel. Filed April 12. by Natixis Real Estate Capital L.L.C. Action: diversityCase no. 13-02490. account receivable claim. Attorney for plaintiff: David Allied Interstate L.L.C. Filed Edward Fialkow. Filed April 10.

by Michael E. Molands. Ac- Case no. 13-02391. tion: claim filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorney for plain- Contourglobal L.P., et al. tiff: Craig Thor Kimmel. Filed Filed by Fibrowatt L.L.C. Action: diversity-other contract April 12. Case no. 13-02491. claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Florian Bruno. Filed April 10.

American Arbitration As- Case no. 13-02394. sociation Inc. Filed by John Newcomb. Action: federal question: other claim. Attor- Cushman & Wakefield of ney for plaintiff: Sanford A. New Jersey Inc. Filed by ConKutner. Filed April 12. Case no. tinental Realty Company Inc. Action: diversity-breach of 13-02468. contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Gaetano Paul PicAndron Construction Corp., cirilli. Filed April 12. Case no et al. Filed by Provident Bank. 13-02489.

Action: diversity-breach of contract claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Conway S. Ekpo and Evergreen International AirAnthony Sylvester. Filed lines Inc., et al. Filed by Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance April 10. Case no. 13-02400.

P.L.C. Action: federal question claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Bayer Healthcare Pharma- David Louis Mazaroli. Filed ceuticals Inc. Filed by Melody April 15. Case no. 13-02507.

Williams, et al. Action: diversity-personal injury claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Dawn M. Full Circle Home L.L.C. Filed Chmielewski, John R. Climaco, by Jim Fortney. Action: copyMark J. Geragos and Margaret right infringement claim. AtM. Metzinger. Filed April 16. torney for plaintiff: Edward Charles Greenberg. Filed Case no. 13-02517.

April 10. Case no. 13-02381.

The following cases appear on the docket of the U.S. District Court for the county of Westchester in White Plains.

Front Line Asset Strategies L.L.C. Filed by Seriy Dana. Action: claim filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorney for plaintiff: Fred Schulman. Filed April 12.

Case no. 13-02492.

Mapfre Compania de Seguros Generales Chile S.A. Filed by Alstom Chile S.A., et al. Action: agreement or award falling under the convention claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Mark Elliott Schamel. Filed April 11. Case no. 13-02416.

Parkview Apartments Corp., et al. Filed by Michelle Gonzalez. Action: conspiracy/ deprivation civil rights claim.

Attorney for plaintiff: Rick S. Cowle. Filed April 16. Case no.

13-02519.

Governance Risk Management Compliance L.L.C., et al. Filed by the Regulatory Fundamentals Group L.L.C. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Benjamin Todd Alden and David Spears. Filed April 15.

Case no. 13-02493.

Midtown 1015 L.L.C. Filed by Selma Johnson. Action: claim filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Attorney for plaintiff: Donald Jeffrey Weiss. Filed April 10. Case no.

13-02382.

S.A.C. Capital Advisors L.L.C., et al. Filed by Birmingham Retirement and Relief System. Action: claim filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorneys for plaintiff: Donald A. Broggi and Joseph Peter Guglielmo. Filed April 12.

Case no. 13-02459.

JNS Holding Corp., et al.

Filed by Car Charging Group Inc., et al. Action: diversityaccount receivable claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Ira Bernstein. Filed April 10.

Case no. 13-02389.

Misys International Banking Systems Inc. Filed by Karen DeSantis. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Taylor Bell Graham and Brent Edward Pelton. Filed April 15. Case no. 13-02495.

John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Filed by Kolel Beth Yechiel Mechil of Tartikov Inc. Action: diversity-account receivable claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Ira S. Lipsius and Phillip M. Manela. Filed April 11. Case no. 1302443.

The Law Firm of Ray and Associates P.C., et al. Filed by Sabrina Rafi. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Michael J. Bor and Alexander Todd Coleman. Filed April 11. Case no. 13-02442.

LBF Travel Inc., et al. Filed

by Fareportal Inc., et al. Action: trademark infringement claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Norman Nilsen Bluth and Lindsay Wilson McGuire. Filed April 11. Case no. 13-02412.

Sedo Sanchez Enterprises Inc., et al. Filed by The Pension Plan of the National Retirement Fund, et al. Action: claim filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Attorneys for plaintiff: Jaimie Caren Davis and RonMorgans Hotel Group Man- ald E. Richman. Filed April 11. agement L.L.C. Filed by Syed Case no. 13-02436.

Elias. Action: denial of overtime compensation claim. At- Sergeant›s Pet Care Products torney for plaintiff: Peter Hans Inc. Filed by Bayer Healthcare Cooper. Filed April 15. Case no. L.L.C. Action: federal ques13-02502. tion: other claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: David H. Bernstein, NAC Industries Inc., et al. Christopher John Hamilton, Filed by the trustees of the Michael Schaper and Zheng Laborers International Union Wang. Filed April 15. Case no. of North America Local 1000 13-02501.

Welfare, Pension, Annuity, Vacation and Training Funds. Souvenirs on 5th Corp., et al.

Action: claim filed under the Filed by Stephanie Izzo. Action: Employee Retirement Income copyright infringement claim.

Security Act of 1974. Attorney Attorneys for plaintiff: Ariel for plaintiff: Keith Geoffrey In- Samuel Peikes, Richard Scott gber. Filed April 12. Case no. Schurin and Steven Stern. Filed 13-02465.

April 15. Case no. 13-02506.

NIscaury Restaurant Corp., et al. Filed by J&J Sports Productions Inc. Action: claim filed under the Communications Act of 1934. Attorney Liberty Mutual Insurance for plaintiff: Paul Joseph HooCo. Filed by IDCM Inc. Action: ten. Filed April 12. Case no. diversity-breach of contract 13-02462. claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Joseph Barnaby. Filed Novel Commodities S.A. April 12. Case no. 13-02460.

Filed by Polish Steamship Co. Action: admiralty claim. AtM. London Inc., et al. Filed torneys for plaintiff: Edward

by CELS Enterprises Inc. Ac- William Floyd and Alan Van tion: motion to compel claim. Praag. Filed April 11. Case no.

Attorney for plaintiff: William 13-02435.

Joseph Brennan. Filed April 15.

Case no. 13-00132.

The Western Union Co., et al.

Filed by Federal Trade Commission. Action: administrative subpoena proceedings claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Burke William Kappler. Filed April 15. Cse no. 13-00131.

Us Versus Them L.L.C. Filed

by Isaac Morris Ltd. Action: claim filed under the Trademark Infringement Lanham Act of 1946. Attorney for plaintiff: David Paul Gordon. Filed April 11. Case no. 13-02426.

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FACTS&FIGURES Westor Capital Group Inc. Filed by Securities Investor Protection Corp. Action: claim filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorney for plaintiff: Hemant Sharma. Filed April 16. Case no.

13-02531.

Williams Kosher Management L.L.C. Filed by Michael Balletto. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: Charles R. Virginia. Filed April 11. Case no. 13-02421.

Deeds Above $1 million Doves’ Nest IV L.L.C., Scarsdale. Seller: Kenneth L. Wallach, New York City. Property: 5 Sherbrooke Road, Scarsdale.

Amount: $6.8 million. Filed April 11.

Hida Japan Realty Corp., Stamford. Conn. Seller: Gasho of Japan Westchester Inc., Montgomery. Property: 6 Sawmill River Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.4 million.

Filed April 15.

Below $1 million 176-178 East First Street Realty L.L.C., Mount Vernon. Seller: Monica Jackson.

Property: 176-178 E. First St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $210,000. Filed April 15.

2 Bayley Avenue Inc., Yonkers.

Seller: Laura Meicke, White Plains. Property: 2 Bayley Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $200,000.

Filed April 12.

211 William Street Realty L.L.C., New Rochelle. Seller: SR Holdings I L.L.C., Greenwich, Conn. Property: 211 William St., Rye. Amount: $400,000. Filed April 15.

26 Linden Realty Partners L.L.C., Yonkers. Seller: R and P Foreclosure Realty Holdings L.L.C., Bronx.

Auctions Property: 26 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: $100,000. Filed ELMSFORD, 6 Crest Place.

April 10.

Single-family residence; .12 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank Briga Enterprises Inc., Rye. National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s Seller: Harrison Properties attorney: Plaintiff’s attorney: L.L.C., Rye. Property: 151 Cro- Fein, Such & Crane, (973) tona Ave., Harrison. Amount: 538-4700; 747 Chestnut Ridge $480,000. Filed April 15.

Road, Suite 200, Chestnut Ridge. Defendant: Melchor JCT Development NY Inc., Garita. Referee: Darren DeurNew Rochelle. Seller: Wells so. Sale: April 22, 9 a.m. ApFargo Bank N.A. Property: proximate lien: $406,877.53.

255 Quaker Road, New Castle. Amount: $335,000. Filed HARTSDALE, 301 Colony April 11.

Drive, Apt. 301. Condominium. Plaintiff: Board of ManagVictorian 2D Inc., Tarry- ers of The Colony at Hartsdale town. Seller: 10 Ben Hold- Condominium. Plaintiff’s ating Corp., New York City. torney: Goldenberg & Selker Property: 40 Benedict Ave., L.L.P., 399 Knollwood Road, 2D, Greenburgh. Amount: White Plains. Defendant: Everett Jones. Referee: John Molloy. $140,000. Filed April 11.

Sale: April 25, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $16,621.12.

Victorian IC Inc., Tarrytown.

Seller: 10 Ben Holding Corp., New York City. Property: 40 MAMARONECK, 1 Carol Benedict Ave., 1C, Green- Lane. Single-family residence; burgh. Amount: $125,000. 1.47 acres. Plaintiff: American Residential Equities L.L.C. Filed April 11.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Doonan, Graves & Longoria, (978) 921Victorian IC Inc., Tarrytown. 2670; 100 Cummings Center, Seller: 10 Ben Holding Corp., No. 213C, Beverly, Mass. DeNew York City. Property: 40 fendant: Joseph Naclerio. RefBenedict Ave., 1F, Green- eree: Ioanna Burgos. Sale: April burgh. Amount: $110,000. 25, 10:30 a.m. Approximate Filed April 11. lien: $1,713,516.75.

Von Auring Ltd., Purchase.

Seller: LC Main L.L.C., White Plains. Property: 5 Renaissance Square, 18F, White Plains. Amount: $923,680.

Filed April 11.

MONTROSE, 10-16 Henning Drive. Multipurpose Building; 295 x 178. Plaintiff: Stabilis Fund II L.L.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Reed Smith L.L.P. 599 Lexington Ave.,, New York City.

Defendant: JV Henning L.L.C. Webb Development Services Referee: not available. Sale: Corp., Mount Vernon. Seller: April 23, 2 p.m. Approximate Guy Shirley, et al, Bronx. Prop- lien: $966,584.91. erty: 535 S. 11th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $100,000. MOUNT VERNON, 29 N. 10th Filed April 15.

Ave. Single-family residence; .11 acre. Plaintiff: Freemont Woodfield Twelve L.L.C., Investment & Loan. Plaintiff’s Garden City. Seller: Marianne attorneys: Leopold & AssociSussman, White Plains. Prop- ates P.L.L.C., 80 Business Park erty: 2186 Sultana Drive, York- Drive, Armonk. Defendant: town. Amount: $542,603. Filed Nadia Ramirez-Degiacomo.

April 10.

Referee: David Rosoff. Sale: April 24, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $323,621.61.

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MOUNT VERNON, 150 Overlook St. Single-family residence; .11 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, (631) 969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore. Defendant: Miriam Richardson. Referee: Terrence Ryan. Sale: April 22, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $609,001.70.

MOUNT VERNON, 213 S. Third Ave. Two-family dwelling; .06 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank N.A. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, (845) 897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill. Defendant: Samuel Garland. Referee: John Brophy. Sale: April 24, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $483,005.99.

MOUNT VERNON, 320 Washington St. Mini warehouse; 1.16 acres. Plaintiff: Storage Funding Partners L.L.C. Plaintiff’s attorney: Aronauer, Re & Yudell, (212) 7556000; 1 Grand Central Place, New York City. Defendant: Storage Partners of Mount Vernon L.L.C. Referee: Leticia Arzu. Sale: April 26, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $11,336,608.93.

YONKERS, 50 Wingate Road.

Vacant Land; .14 acre. Plaintiff: One West Bank FSB. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fein, Such & Crane, 1800 First Federal Plaza, Rochester. Defendant: Ana Mercado.

Referee: Michael Santangelo.

Sale: April 29, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $235,221.50.

Amazon Sport Bar and Restaurant Inc., Ossining. $1,020 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Anthony Rivara Contracting L.L.C., White Plains. $7,237 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed YONKERS, 125 The Cross- June 11. way. Single-family residence; .16 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank Architectural Interior MainN.A. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ros- tenance Inc., Pound Ridge. icki & Rosicki & Associates, $1,447 in favor of the New York (845) 897-1600; 2 Summit State Tax Commission, Albany.

Court, No. 301, Fishkill. Defen- Filed June 11. dant: Marie Zenecky. Referee: Joan Iacono. Sale: May 1, 9a.m.

Approximate lien: $707,008.77. Arrieta Building Services Inc., Mount Vernon. $107 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Judgments June 11.

316 W. First Street Corp., Mount Vernon. $302 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Assi L.L.C., Yonkers. $100 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

360 Auto Corp., Yonkers. $1,020 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany.

Filed June 11.

Bartolini Landscaping Inc., Jefferson. $13,677 in favor of International Salt Company L.L.C., Clarks Sum, Pa. Filed Oct. 25.

A and M Empire Construction Inc., Ossining. $1,356 in favor of thw New York State NEW ROCHELLE, 344-354 Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Webster Ave. One-story small June 11. building-multi occupants; .38 acre. Plaintiff: Happy State Bank. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bel- A and S Pest Control Inc., kin, Burden, Wenig & Gold- Port Chester. $1,401 in favor of man, (212) 867-4466; 270 the New York State Tax ComMadison Ave., New York City. mission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Defendant: Born Again United Church Inc. Referee: Harold Academy Dental Studio Ltd., Wood. Sale: April 30, 2 p.m. Mount Vernon. $1,356 in faApproximate lien: $786,104.21. vor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed WHITE PLAINS, 55 McKin- June 11. ley Ave., Apt. D2-11. Condominium. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Adam Smoke Shop and CanBank N.A. Plaintiff: Fein, Such dy Corp., Mount Vernon. $280 & Crane, (973) 538-4700; 747 in favor of the New York State Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite Tax Commission, Albany. Filed 200, Chestnut Ridge. Defen- June 11. dant: Robert Leonelli. Referee: Mark Siegel. Sale: May 6, 9:45 a.m. Approximate lien: Aerotech Realty Inc., White Plains. $312 in favor of the New $293,372.14.

York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Barton Contracting Ltd., Yonkers. $17,563 in favor of Jilco Window Corp., Ganite Springs. Filed Oct. 23.

Benny’s Care Care Clinic Inc., Pelham. $100 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Blue Eyes Designs Ltd., Thornwood. $100 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Boniello and Sons Builders Inc., Yorktown Heights. $319 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Bromley Associates Inc., Tarrytown. $1,020 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Credits, Clients and Awards

On the Go THURSDAY, MAY 9 Mercy College’s “Annual Trustees’ Scholarship Dinner,” 6 p.m., The Plaza, 768 Fifth Ave., New York City. For information, call 674-7640 or email csynder@mercy.edu.

MARK ROLLINS, CEO of The Rollins Agency, was presented the Friend of Children Award at the American Association of Children’s Residential Centers (AACRC) by Andrus CEO Nancy Ment. The award recognizes a corporation for its support of AACRC members through “real-life acts of generosity and compassion.”

DORF & NELSON L.L.P. recently announced the following appointments.

LAURA-MICHELLE HORGAN, previously from Labaton Sucharow L.L.P., has been appointed as attorney to the litigation department. Horgan holds a bachelor’s degree in politics from New York University and a Juris Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School.

THOMAS PATALANO was appointed as an associate in the litigation department and works in the creditors’ rights and financial services litigation practice group. Patalano holds a Juris Doctorate and bachelor’s degree from Pace University.

FRIDAY, MAY 10 YWCA Board of Directors “In the Company of Women,” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hilton Westchester, 699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook. For information, call 949-6227, ext. 147, or email events@ywcawpcw.org.

TUESDAY, MAY 14 The Business Council of Westchester’s “Westchester Digital Summit,” 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Westchester County Center, 198 Central Ave., White Plains. For information, visit westchesterdigitalsummit.com or email info@silverbacksocial.com.

Snapshot

PROGRESSIVE COMPUTING INC. and its managing partners were recently joined by elected officials and community leadKENNETH MAGID has been selected ers for a ribbon cutting at its new office space in Yonkers. The company celebrates 20 years in business. by the International College of Dentists (ICD) for fellowship, in recognition of his services to the field of dentistry. ICD is a worldwide honorary dental organization for dentists who have demonstrated an abiding interest and concern for their communities and profession. Magid received his dental degree from New York University College of Dentistry.

LOU HALSTEAD of Fairfield and ACG New York Inc. have been recognized for excellence by the Association for Corporate Growth Halstead, ACG Chapter Executive Halstead was selected as the recipient of the ACG President’s Award for Excellence and Achievement, and ACG was named Chapter of the Year. The annual award reflects membership growth, retention and dedication to ACG over a long period of time with outstanding performance.

Newsmakers AVIAH COHEN PIERSON, previously from Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer L.L.P., has joined ENT and Allergy Associates L.L.P. (ENTA) as general counsel and senior director of human resources. Pierson, the first in-house counsel in ENTA’s history, oversees and manages the areas of labor relations, contracts, profit-sharing management and health care regulatory affairs.

Pierson holds a Juris Doctorate from Fordham University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

From left, Ugo Chiulli, Symra Brandon, Michael Sabatino, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, Wilson Terrero, Robert Cioffi and City Council President Chuck Lesnick

Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

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FACTS&FIGURES Business Class Limo Inc., Yonkers. $1,355 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

CSC of NY Inc., Yonkers. $13,934 in favor of Burlington Insurance Co., Burlington, N.C. Filed Oct. 22.

C Consulting Inc., Mount Vernon. $4,873 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Cuvee Classique L.L.C., South Salem. $4,778 in favor of Tempranillo Inc., New Rochelle.

Filed Oct. 24.

Ceci Park Ltd., Harrison. $50 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

DCI Graphic Finishers Ltd., Hartsdale. $1,689 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Celera Inc., South Salem. $273 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Double Vision Fine Wine and Spirits Inc., Armonk. $1,355 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany.

Filed June 11.

Century Star Fuel Corp., New Rochelle. $69,652 in favor of Dunhill Business Mailing the New York State Tax Com- List Company Inc., New Romission, Albany. Filed June 11. chelle. $1,447 in favor of the New York State Tax CommisChampagne Records Inc., sion, Albany. Filed June 11.

Yonkers. $1,280 in favor of the New York State Tax Commis- Esmelyn Auto Sales Corp., Yonkers. $16,565 in favor of sion, Albany. Filed June 11.

Northeast Pennsylvania Auto Chrisabella Restaurant Auction Inc., Scranton, Pa. Group Inc., Elmsford. $1,020 Filed Oct. 25. in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Felice Landscaping, Brewster. $782 in favor of the town of June 11.

Harrison. Filed Oct. 31.

Cortlandt Getty Inc., Peekskill. $1,407 in favor of the New Halstead Lumber Company York State Tax Commission, Inc., Harrison. $27,890 in favor of American Lumber ComAlbany. Filed June 11. pany Inc., Walden. Filed Nov. 2.

Creacions by Candace and Terry Corp., White Plains. JWD Enterprises Inc., Mount $565 in favor of the New York Vernon. $3,546 in favor of JP State Tax Commission, Albany. Martin Group, Chicago, Ill. Filed Oct. 24.

Filed June 11.

Crompond Contracting Corp., Cortlandt Manor. $51 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Michaelinas Enterprise Inc., d.b.a. Me Mes, Larchmont. $26,764 in favor of Palmer Ave Realty L.L.C., Hartsdale. Filed Oct. 24.

Cross Construction Company Inc., White Plains. $1,356 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed June 11.

Moon River Grill L.L.C., Sleepy Hollow. $2,343 in favor of Sysco Connecticut L.L.C., Rocky Hill, Conn.

Filed Oct. 25.

Crystal Group Distributions L.L.C., Katonah. $21,736 in favor of Ally Financial Inc., Detroit, Mich. Filed Oct. 26.

Self Storage Management L.L.C., White Plains. $5,061 in favor of Casey Fire Systems Inc., Woodside. Filed Oct. 26.

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Spektrum Graphics Inc., Peekskill. $436,066 in favor of All Points Capital Corp., Melville. Filed Oct. 31.

Dell’Orso, Pacita T., et al.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,000 affecting property loStiloskis Automotive Corp., cated at 304 Nelson Ave., PeekTarrytown. $12,042 in favor of skill 10566. Filed Jan. 30.

Vision Designs L.L.C., Danbury, Conn. Filed Oct. 24.

Dozier, Barbara M., et al.

Filed by Deutsche Bank NaSurf Club of New Rochelle tional Trust Co. Action: seeks Inc., New Rochelle. $78,407 in to foreclose on a mortgage to favor of Sterling National Bank, secure $175,000 affecting property located at 2 Horatio St., New York City. Filed Oct. 26.

Yonkers 10710. Filed Jan. 31.

The Albemarle Interests Inc., Rye. $139 in favor of the New Endico, Cecelia, et al. Filed York State Tax Commission, by DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Albany. Filed June 11. mortgage to secure $256,000 affecting property located at 519 Furnace Dock Road, Lis Pendens Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Jan. 30.

The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, Galagarza, Julio, et al. Filed the outcome of which may affect by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Acthe title to the property listed. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,000 Baez, Terriane Fajardo, affecting property located at aka Terriane Fajardo, et al. 109 Vista Place, Mount Vernon Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Ac- 10550. Filed Jan. 31. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $468,000 Gambrell, Shamar, et al. Filed affecting property located at by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 109 Lee Ave., Yonkers 10705. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Filed Jan. 30. mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting propBrooks, Sandra C., et al. Filed erty located at 10 S. Bond St.,

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: Mount Vernon 10550. Filed seeks to foreclose on a mort- Jan. 30. gage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property lo- Garcia, Mayra A., et al. Filed cated at 81 Horton Ave., New by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: Rochelle 10801. Filed Feb. 4. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,750 afCarter, Corey L., et al. Filed fecting property located at 604

by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Ac- Old Country Road, Elmsford tion: seeks to foreclose on a 10523. Filed Jan. 30. mortgage to secure $168,000 affecting property located at Geisler, Elizabeth, et al. Filed 24 Belle Ave., Ossining 10562. by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks Filed Jan. 31. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount Chin, Kai Yee, et al. Filed by affecting property located at 8 Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Clover St., Yonkers 10703. Filed Action: seeks to foreclose on a Jan. 30. mortgage to secure $520,200 affecting property located at Grinkorn, Joseph, et al. Filed 380 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10705. Filed Feb. 1.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $3.1 milCostoso, Evelyn, et al. Filed lion affecting property located

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Ac- at 12 Ironwood Lane, Rye tion: seeks to foreclose on a 10580. Filed Feb. 4. mortgage to secure $217,000 affecting property located at 306 Mallard Way, Unit C-6, Peekskill 10566. Filed Feb. 4.

Haddad, Mariam Y., et al.

Filed by Columbia Home Loans L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $351,000 affecting property located at 1213 Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers 10710.

Filed Jan. 31.

Mora, James, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,000 affecting property located at 8 Shaw Lane, Hartsdale 10530. Filed Feb. 4.

Nessworthy, John, et al. Filed

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 805 Hanover St., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Feb. 1.

Halbert, Jackie, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $378,000 affecting property located at 59 Marion Ave., Hartsdale 10530.

Filed Feb. 1.

Roche, John, et al. Filed by Everbank. Action: seeks to foreHenry, Byron, et al. Filed by close on a mortgage to secure Federal National Mortgage an unspecified amount affectAssociation. Action: seeks to ing property located at 3821 foreclose on a mortgage to se- Gomer St., Yorktown Heights cure an unspecified amount af- 10598. Filed Jan. 31. fecting property located at 415 S. Fulton Ave., Mount Vernon Simens, Iris, et al. Filed by J.P. 10553. Filed Feb. 4.

Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose Lake, Felton F., et al. Filed by on a mortgage to secure $1.4 Loancare. Action: seeks to fore- million affecting property loclose on a mortgage to secure cated at 18 Carolyn Place, Ar$275,811 affecting property monk 10504. Filed Feb. 4. located at 138 Beechwood Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Slade, Henry N., et al. Filed by Feb. 1.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a Leone, Linda, et al. Filed by mortgage to secure $217,500 GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Ac- affecting property located at tion: seeks to foreclose on a 623 Kissam Road, Peekskill mortgage to secure $417,000 10566. Filed Feb. 4. affecting property located at 51 Grandview Ave., Dobbs Ferry Thomas, Claudewell S., et al.

10522. Filed Jan. 31.

Filed by Countrywide Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to Lewis, Larenna, et al. Filed by foreclose on a mortgage to JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. secure $1.5 million affecting Action: seeks to foreclose on a property located at 7 Samumortgage to secure $272,900 el Dann Way, Pound Ridge affecting property located at 10576. Filed Feb. 1.

11 Irving Place, Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Feb. 1.

Torres, Juana, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: Mandujano-Cari, Judith R., seeks to foreclose on a mortet al. Filed by Bank of New gage to secure $544,000 affectYork. Action: seeks to fore- ing property located at 27 Butclose on a mortgage to secure ler Place, Yonkers 10710. Filed $491,840 affecting property Jan. 30. located at 40 Underhill Place, West Harrison 10604. Filed Tufuoh, Kwadwo, et al. Filed Jan. 30.

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Minier, William, et al. Filed by mortgage to secure $417,000 The Bank of New York Mellon. affecting property located at Action: seeks to foreclose on a 505 Park Ridge Lane, Unit mortgage to secure $350,000 505, White Plains 10603. Filed affecting property located at 27 Feb. 4.

Randolph St., Yonkers 10705.

Filed Jan. 30.

Upright, Geral Martyn Jr., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $599,000 affecting property located at 80 Horsehill Road, Pound Ridge 10576.

Filed Jan. 30.

Uribe, Hernando A., et al.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 38 Farrell Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Feb. 1.

Vulaj, Arben, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $402,750 affecting property located at 38 Chelsea St., Hawthorne 10532.

Filed Jan. 30.

Walker, Carol, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $368,550 affecting property located at 281 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Jan. 30.

Walker, Page P., aka Page P. Vincent, 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 43 Long Ridge Road, Bedford 10506. Filed Jan. 30.

Wong, Anna Nee, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property located at 19 Pebble Brook Way, Chappaqua 10514. Filed Jan. 31.

Woods, Ullanaie Z., et al.

Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,098 affecting property located at 33 North St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Feb. 1.

Mechanic’s Liens Antonio Velardo Inc., as owner. $762,875 as claimed by Luciano Velardo Inc., Ossining.

Property: in New Castle. Filed April 4.

Cedar Woods Tenants Corp., as owner. $15,851 as claimed

by Clean Earth Inc. Property: in Lewisboro. Filed April 2.

The Art of Drumming, 145 Palisades St., Suite LL2, Dobbs Ferry 10522, c/o Edward BetBird Flew Cru Productions, tinelli. Filed May 21.

255 California Road, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Kyle Andrew McMahon. Filed May 23. Xioamour, 882 Sawmill River Road, Apt. 2, Yonkers 10710, c/o Xiomara Iglesias. Filed Chipotle Produce Co., 42 May 21.

Park Ave., Apt. 32B, Yonkers 10703, c/o Olga L. Dimas. Filed May 21.

Sole Proprietorships

Patents

D’Signs Awnings, 49 S. Manor Drive, White Plains 10603, c/o The following patents were isGordon, Amy B., et al, as Daniel Couto. Filed May 21. sued by the U.S. Patent and owner. $220,251 as claimed by Trademark Office in WashingNoble Construction Manageton, D.C. ment, South Salem. Property: Giovanni’s Italian-Ameriin North Castle. Filed April 3. can Delicatessen, 43 Croton Apparatus and method of Point Ave., Croton-on-Hudson 10520, c/o Shirley Perillo. Filed identity and virtual object Masullo, Mary, as owner. May 21. management and sharing $14,603 as claimed by CCM among virtual worlds. Patent Construction Inc., Ossining. no. 8,424,065 issued to Boas Property: in Ossining. Filed God’s Gift Creations, 50 Haw- Betzler, Yorktown Heights; Neil thorne Ave., No. C312, Yonkers A. Katz, Yorktown Heights; April 9.

10701, c/o Selina Acheampong. Gang Wang, Yorktown Filed May 23.

Heights; Meng Ye, Yorktown Rancic, Josipa M., et al, as Heights; and Zi Yu Zhu, Yorowner. $5,607 as claimed by Interstate and Lakeland Lum- Janny Di, 28 Acorn Terrace, ktown Heights. Assigned to ber Co., Greenwich, Conn. New Rochelle 10801, c/o Janice International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Pietzak. Filed May 21.

April 5.

Kerner Consulting Services, Calculating multitenancy Vandijk, Erik H., as owner. 300 S. Central Ave., Apt. B54, resource requirements and $23,069 as claimed by Davon- Hartsdale 10530, c/o Stephen automated tenant dynamic placement in a multitenant port Electric Company Inc., Kerner III. Filed May 21. shared environment. Patent Weston, Conn. Property: in Rye. Filed April 2.

Lighthouse Academics, 29 no. 8,424,059 issued to ThomNassau Road, No. 3, Yonkers as Yu-Kiu Kwok, Washington Township, Ajay Mohindra, Velardo, Aida, et al, as owner. 10710, c/o Manika Ghose. Yorktown Heights. Assigned to Filed May 23. $21,287 as claimed by Tarry International Business MaFuel Oil Company Inc., Tarchines Corp., Armonk. rytown. Property: in Ossining. Maids on the Hudson, 11 Filed April 9.

Ryder Road, Ossining 10562, c/o Elizabeth Aniamarca. Filed Method and apparatus for secure and reliable computMay 22. ing. Patent no. 8,424,071 isNew Businesses sued to Mariette Awad, Essex Make Space!!, 22 Soundview Junction, Vt.; C. Lim Deanna, This paper is not responsible for St., New Rochelle 10805, c/o Durham, N.C.; Pascal A. Nstypographical errors contained Hansraji Singh. Filed May 21. ame, Essex Junction, Vt.; Daneyand J. Singley, Essex in the original filings.

Panilu, 315 Ringgold St., Peek- Junction, Vt.; and Sebastian T. skill 10566, c/o Luis A. Pani. Ventrone, South Burtlington, Vt. Assigned to International Filed May 22.

Partnerships Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Patty Broderick, CYT, 6 CoC and L Christian Decor, 427 S. Columbus Ave., Mount lonial Ave., Larchmont 10538, Vernon 10553, c/o Christopher c/o Patricia M. Broderick. Filed Carr and Linval Carr. Filed May 21.

May 21.

Roma 1133 West, 1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604, c/o Dawn M. Fusca.

Filed May 21.

Method, system and program product for authenticating a user seeking to perform an electronic service request. Patent no. 8,424,061 issued to Jonathan M. C. Rosenoer, Saint Helena, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Securing a communication protocol against attacks. Patent no. 8,424,106 issued to David Richard Marquardt, Round Rock, Texas; Prashant Anant Paranjape, Karnataka, India; and Poornima Srinivas Patil, Karnataka, India. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Methodology for secure application partitioning enablement. Patent no.

8,424,078 issued to Jos Manuel Accapadi, Austin, Texa; Andrew Dunshea, Austin, Texas; Lynne Marie Weber, Austin, Texas; and Linda Ann Zimmer, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Smart password determination. Patent no. 8,424,067 issued to Susann Marie Keohane, Austin, Texas; Gerald Francis McBrearty, Austin, Texas; Shawn Patrick Mullen, Buda, Texas; Jessica Kelley Murillo, Round Rock, Texas; and Johnny Meng-Han Shieh, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Mobile access to digital media. Patent no. 8,424,104 issued to Barry M. Caceres, Las Vegas, Nev. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Utilizing virtual private networks to provide object level security on a multinode computer system. Patent no.

8,424,076 issued to Eric Lawrence Barsness, Pine Island, Minn; David L. Darrington, Rochester, Minn; Amanda Peters, Rochester, Minn; and John Matthew Santosuosso, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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Notice of Formation of North Westchester Maintenance Services LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/12/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Zarin & Steinmentz, 81 Main St., Ste. 415, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58573 621 COURTLAND LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/01/2013, name amended to: 621 COURTLANDT LLC on 03/01/2013. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Juan Roldan, PO Box 1014, Bronx, NY 10465. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58574 Notice of Formation of LLC: Name: THRIFTY MEASURES LLC. Article of Organization filed with NY Sec. of State 02/14/2013. Office location: Westchester County. New York Secretary of State shall be designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the registered agent United States Corporation Agents Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #58575 Name of LLC: 68W, LLC Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 2/11/13. 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 Wm. A. Wetzel, Esq., 199 Main St., #205, White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: any lawful activity. #58576 Notice of Formation of 209 East Main Street LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy.

Of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/23/2012.

Office Location: Westchester Co. SNY designated as agent of LLC, upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o 209 E. Main Street, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549, also registered agent. General Purpose. #58577

LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of 2050 Route 22 Owner, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on March 5, 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 State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Christopher Sclafani, c/o Mount Kisco Medical Group, P.C., 110 South Bedford Road, Mount Kisco, New York 10549. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58579

Notice of Formation of EVERGREEN NEWGEN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/29/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8 Hickory Kingdom Road, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58583 Notice of Formation of 3-144 NYC GREENRIDGE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/12/13.

Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross, LLP, 530 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10036, Attn: Jules E. Levy, Esq., the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58584 Notice of Formation of 482 MUSIC LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/25/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Wertheimer Fredman, LLC, 333 Westchester Ave., Ste. S-302, White Plains, NY 10604.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58585 NOTICE OF FORMATION of LAGNY #014, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 3/6/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Marshall Goldberg, Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP, 600 Summer St, Stamford, CT 06901. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58586 NOTICE OF FORMATION of JDG Real Estate LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 3/6/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Vito Galasso, 40 Benedict Ave, #2A, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58587 Notice of Formation of 5 Circle Road LLC.Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/20/2012 . Office Location:Westchester country . SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: P.O.Box 11,Ardsley,NY,10502-0011.Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58588 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC).

NY VIRTUAL ASSISTANT/CONCIERGE SERVICES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/25/2013. 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, 703 Pelham Road, Apt 112, New Rochelle, NY 10805, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58589

Notice of formation of Armonk Senior Care LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/30/2013. Office location: Westchester. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 67 Clinton Road, Garden City, NY 11530. Purpose of LLC: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58580

NAME OF LLC: HEADY TEDDY’S OUTFITTERS, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with Sec. State NY 09/21/12. LLC located in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 52 Hidden Hollow Ln. Millwood, NY 10546.

Purpose of LLC: any lawful business activity. #58590

Notice of Formation of DHM CONSULTING LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/5/13. 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, 11 Puritan Rd., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: all lawful activities. #58581

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF EnviroCare Energy Solutions LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 02/14/13, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Lyons McGovern LLP, 399 Knollwood Rd, Ste 216, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: Any lawful activity #58591

Notice of Formation of EV PLASTICS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/4/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8 Hickory Kingdom Road, Bedford, NY 10506.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58582

Notice of Formation of 222 ñ 224 THOMPSON LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/13.

Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Vanderleigh Properties, LLC, 66 Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58592

LEGAL NOTICES

Notice of Formation of 503 East 73 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/7/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Vanderleigh Properties, LLC, 66 Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe, NY 10707.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58593

Notice of substance of the Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of Stateís Office (SSNY) on 2/28/2013 for RED HOUSE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. Principal office: Westchester County. Business: To engage in any lawful act or activity.

SSNY is designated as the agent of the company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process is 2 Durisol Road, Garrison, NY 10524 #58594 Starport Capital LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/10/12. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Ravishankar Subramanya, 188 Mountain Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570.

Purpose: General. #58595 YB STORAGE PROPERTIES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/26/2002. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 34 Norm Ave, Bedford Hills, NY 10507. Reg Agent: Alan Ferraro, 34 Norm Ave, Bedford Hills, NY 10507.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58596 Notice of Formation of Lotus Opportunity Fund, L.P. Filed with Secy. of State of NY on 03/04/2013. Office Location: 330 S Broadway, Unit C3, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Process against this formation may be served to the above address. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58597 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Enclave on 5th Associates, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/11/2013. 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 Enclave on 5th Associates, LLC, c/o E.R. Holdings LLC, 2975 Westchester Avenue, Suite 100, Purchase, NY 10577. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58598 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Enclave on 5th Commercial, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/11/2013. 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 Enclave on 5th Commercial, LLC, c/o E.R. Holdings LLC, 2975 Westchester Avenue, Suite 100, Purchase, NY 10577. Name/ address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58599 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Enclave on 5th Residential, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 3/11/2013. 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 Enclave on 5th Residential, LLC, c/o E.R. Holdings LLC, 2975 Westchester Avenue, Suite 100, Purchase, NY 10577. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58600

Kramer’s Collectibles Consulting, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 12/28/12. Office is 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: 25 Leroy Place Apt #208, New Rochelle, NY 10805. LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #58601 Notice of Formation of ECO CARRIAGE NYC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/5/13. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 550 Mamaroneck Ave., Ste. 307, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58602

Notice of Formation of Rockingstone Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13.

Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 76 Vine Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58603 Notice of Formation of J&M Family Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13.

Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 76 Vine Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58604 Notice of Formation of Dora Street LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 76 Vine Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58605 Notice of Formation of Clark Court LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 76 Vine Road, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58606 Seahorse Seafood LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Todd Albright, 333 No. Bedford Rd Ste 140, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: General. #58607 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF New York Building Analytics & Engineering, LLP. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/13. Office location: WESTCHESTER. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLP to principal business address: 2 Arbor Drive, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: any lawful act. #58608

3920-3922 LLC 3920-3922 LLC Notice of Formation of 3920-3922 LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/14/13.

Office Location 65 Cresthill Road, Yonkers, NY (Westchester County).

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 65 Cresthill Road, Yonkers, NY 10710.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58609 TTP Capital Industries LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/15/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to David Manne, 100 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: General. #58610

FMFS OF TIMES SQUARE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/11/2013.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 115 E Stevens Ave., Valhalla, NY 10595.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58611 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: DERBA & DERBA, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/19/2013. 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: Derba & Derba, LLC, 42 Galloway Ln, Valhalla, NY 10595, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58612 Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). NAME: TOM TASSONE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/14/2013. 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: Tom Tassone LLC, 18 Ria Drive, White Plains, NY 10605, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58614 Notice of Formation of Steeplechase Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/19/13.

Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58615 Notice of Formation of 228 Clinton Avenue, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/20/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: George N. Stavis, Esq., 55 Appleton Place, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58616 LIFEíS ESSENTIALS WITH RUBY DEE LLC. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of such process to the LLC, P.O. Box 696, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Office address in GA is LIFEíS ESSENTIALS WITH RUBY DEE, 3410 Newgold Trace, Union City, GA 30291.

Copies of Certificate of Organization of LLC are on file and may be obtained from the Secretary of State of GA, Corporations Division, 315 West Tower, #2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr., Atlanta, Georgia 30334-1530. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #58617 Notice of Formation of Window Solutions Plus, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York(SSNY) on 02/20/13.

Office Location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Window Solutions Plus, LLC, 139 Knickerbocker Avenue, Stamford, CT 06907. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #58618 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Ronin Rock, LLC a New York Domestic Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/2013.

Office Location: Westchester County: SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him is C/O the LLC 108 Village Square #204, Somers, NY 10589. Purpose of LLC: to engage in any lawful act or activity. Street address of Principal Business Location is: 108 Village Square #204, Somers N.Y 10589. #58619

LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of DUKE REAL ESTATE VENTURES, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on March 19, 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: Bryan L. Cappelli, 37 Donald Street, East Williston, New York 11596. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58620 LUCKY MENSCH, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2013.

Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Steinvurzel Law Group P.C., 34 South Broadway - Ste 401, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58621 DICK’S HARD BEVERAGES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/11/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael Puff, 18 Revolutionary Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58622 Notice of Formation of CRESTWOOD BUILDERS GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/22/13. 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. #58623 Notice of Formation of KPRINCE & ASSOCIATES LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 2/15/13. 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, 29 Maplewood Ave., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: all lawful activities. #58624 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Monticello Meadows LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 3/25/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Four West Red Oak Lane, White Plains, NY 10604.

Purpose: any lawful activities. #58625 Notice of Formation of Lawrence Abrams LLC. Arts. of organization filed with SSNY on 1/22/13. Office location: Westchester county. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kenneth Weisbrot, 1234 W. Broadway, Hewlett, NY 11557.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #58626 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SCRIBBLE CREATIVE, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/19/2013.

Office located in Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the principal business location at 255 Washington Ave, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose of business of LLC : any lawful purpose. #58627 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 889 Nepperhan Realty LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/14/12. 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, c/o 889 Nepperhan Realty LLC, 889 Nepperhan Ave, Yonkers, New York 10703. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58628 ìNotice of formation of MAPLE ROW REAL ESTATE ADVISORS, LLCî. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 14, 2013. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: 246 Gary Rd. Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. SSNY designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its princ. Office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #58629

LONGVIEW HOME INSPECTIONS, LLC., Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 68 Longview Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58630 Notice of Formation of First Responder Technologies LLC dba First Responder Warning Systems LLC in NYS. Filed with SSNY on 3/13/2013. 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 Stephane Zapletal, 64 Foxwood Drive Apt 6 Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #58631 Notice of Qualification of RYE GREENRIDGE LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/19/13.

Off. loc.: Westchester County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 3/11/13.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Hofheimer Gartlir & Gross, LLP, 530 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10036. DE address of LLC: 203 NE Front St., Ste. 101, Milford, DE 19963.

Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58632 Notice of Formation of LAW OFFICE OF LISA M. LICATA, PLLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/22/13. 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, 62 Pamela Rd., Cortlandt Manor, NY 10657. Purpose: to engage in the practice of Law. #58633 Notice of Formation of JeanStories LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/22/13. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Florence Kane, 111 Ralph Ave., White Plains, NY 10606, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58635 ImageWork, USA, LLC. Having filed Art. of Org. with the Secíy of State of NY (SSNY) on Aug. 18, 2009 and with offices in Co. of Westchester at 170 Hamilton Ave. White Plains, NY. The SSNY is hereby designated as agent for svc. of process which process shall in turn be mailed to 170 Hamilton Ave., White Plains, NY 10601. The purpose shall be any lawful activity. #58636 Notice of formation of MacDonald Architecture Studio PLLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/21/2012.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 1001 Kensington Way, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of Architecture. #58638 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Elixir Greenwich Avenue, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 4/2/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Marshall Goldberg, Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, LLP, 600 Summer St, Stamford, CT 06901. Purpose: any lawful activities. #58639 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Alli-G, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 4/2/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Allison Stabile, 572 The Parkway, Mamaroneck, NY 10543.

Purpose: any lawful activities. #58640

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page Notice of Formation of 1083 Hunter Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/29/13.

Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 76 Pinebrook Road, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58641 Notice of Formation of STREET BOCCE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/05/2013.

Office location: Westchester County.

Principal office of LLC: 125 Merlin Ave., Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principal office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #58642 NURSE AT WORK RN, PLLC, a Prof.

LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/02/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 300 White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Registered Professional Nursing. #58644 2426 University Avenue Fund, LLC., filed with SSNY on 4/5/2013, Office Location, Westchester County NY, SSNY is designated as agent upon process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail the copy of process against the LLC to 7 Edgewood Avenue Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58645

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Ocean Explorers LLC, Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/2012.

Office location: WESTCHESTER. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. PO address to which SSNY shall mail copy of process against LLC: 17 Belleview Ave Ossining NY 10562. Principal Business Address: 17 Belleview Ave Ossining NY 10562.

Purpose any lawful act. #58647 Notice of Formation of 3 St. George LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/7/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 34 Greenfield Avenue, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58648

LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of 458 PARK AVENUE ASSOCIATES LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on April 2, 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: Susan Cappelli, 18 Sylvia Avenue, Ardsley, New York 10502. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58649

228 East Tremont Fund, LLC., filed with SSNY on 4/5/2013, Office Location, Westchester County NY, SSNY is designated as agent upon process against the LLC may be served, SSNY shall mail the copy of process against the LLC to 7 Edgewood Avenue Larchmont, NY 10538.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: GAME PLAN MEDIA, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on February 25, 2013. 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, 201 Hunter Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58650 Gorillamouse, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/13. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Lynn-Mark Enterprises LLC, 14 E 38th St Rm 1402, NY, NY 10016. Purpose: General. #58651 Printense LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/13.

Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: General. #58652 Crescent Solutions LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/12. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Alok Barnwal, 12 Clarendon Pl, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: General. #58653 D & L Fortune, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/6/13. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 92 Harrison Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: General. #58654

Let There Be Raw L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/4/12. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o United States Corporation Agents Inc, 7014 13th Ave. Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: General. #58655

Notice is hereby given that an on premises license, #1270077 has been applied for by Hida Japan Restaurants Corporation to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment with one additional bar. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 6 Saw Mill River Rd. Hawthorne NY 10532. #58660

Notice of Formation of SGFLYNN, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/4/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o GDC Properties, LLC, 245 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 10532, Attn: Michael Orlandi. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58656

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Supreme Court, Westchester County, on the 6th day of February 2013, bearing Index Number 5179/12 a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, 110 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, 3rd Floor, White Plains, New York 10601, grants me the right, to assume the name FRANK RENDINA. My present address is 1133 Midland Avenue, #4P, Yonkers, NY; My date of Birth is June 25th, 1984; My present name is FRANCO RENDINA, and it is further. #58661

Notice of Formation of Westchester Tennis Associates, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/11/13. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Gotham City Tennis, LLC, 358 West End Avenue, Suite 3A, New York, NY 10024. Purpose: to provide recreational tennis and sports programs and instruction and any other lawful business purpose related thereto. #58657 ENCORE INSURANCE SERVICES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/03/2013. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Abe M. Rychik, Esq.; Katz & Rychik P.C., 30 Broad St., 8th Fl, NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58659

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58646

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Notice of Formation of MANI HAMEDI, M.D. PLLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/11/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o P.O. Box 1222, New York, NY 10276. Purpose: to engage in the practice of Medicine #58662 Notice of Formation of Wagginí Work LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 7/5/12. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 96 Campfire Rd., Chappaqua, NY 10514, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58663

Weber Advisory Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 16- 1 Steven Dr., Ossining, NY 10562.

Purpose: General. #58664 32 North Division Street Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Louis Lanza, 28 Reynolds Ln., Buchanan, NY 10511.

Purpose: General. #58665 9 Oscawana Lake Road Partners LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/13. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 28 Reynolds Ln., Buchanan, NY 10511. Purpose: General. #58666 Notice of formation of MOUNT VERNON SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE CENTER LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/19/13. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 16 Downer Ave. Scarsdale, NY 10583-4904. Purpose: Any lawful purpose #58667

Notice of formation of MOUNT VERNON SOCIAL ADULT DAY CARE CENTER MGT CO LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/19/13. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 16 Downer Ave. Scarsdale, NY 10583-4904. Purpose: Any lawful purpose #58668 Notice of Qualification of CATSKILL REALTY, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) including a fictitious name of CATSKILL REALTY OF DELAWARE, LLC on 4/05/2013.

Principal office location: 20 Haarlem Ave., White Plains, NY 10603, Westchester County. LLC formed in THE STATE OF DELAWARE (ìDEî) on 3/22/2013. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o DELAWARE SECRETARY OF STATE, 401 FEDERAL STREET, SUITE 4, DOVER, DE 19901. Address of Registered Agent of LLC: 874 Walker Road, Suite C, Dover Delaware 19904.

Certificate of Formation filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg. Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58669

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Louis R. Cappelli Family Limited Partnership IV Cert. of LP filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/2/13. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7 Renaissance Sq, 4th Fl., White Plains, NY 10601. Name/addr of each gen. partner avail from SSNY. Latest date of dissolution 12/31/2063.

Purpose: any lawful activities. Ad# 58643

GOOD HaPPeninG in and THInGS aBout tHe HudSon Valley FAMILY SERVICES NAMES TOP EMPLOYEE

Jean Calyer, an executive assistant and development associate, has been named 2012 Employee of the Year at Family Services Inc. In making the announcement CEO Brian Doyle cited Calyer for her work in coordinating the agency’s annual Family of the Year event and other activities throughout the year.

Whitney Bonura, chairperson of the agency’s employee recognition committee, said Calyer was selected because despite having to cope with some serious family issues, “Jean was absolutely dedicated to ensuring the agency fundraiser was a success.”

Doyle said Calyer was “well deserving” of the award.

“I can gladly attest to the many ways in which Jean provides invaluable support to me, the board of directors, its various committees, the agency’s challenging development efforts as well as others who seek her assistance,” he said.

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Spring Run-off by Al Champy

On May 19, a reception will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. during which classical guitarist, Joy Zelada of Newburgh, will play. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Mondays through Thursdays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The president of the organization, Joan Kehlenbeck, a pastelist & oil painter who resides in Cuddebackville, is also chairwoman of the show. Although, most of its members of RVAG come from communities bordering the Delaware River, some come from Middletown, Poughkeepsie, and Monroe as well as Branchville, NJ and Milford, PA. Orange Hall is at the corner of Wawayanda and Grandview avenues, Middletown. For more information, call (845) 341-4891 or go to sunyorange.edu/culturalaffairs.

DANCING OVER THE RIVER

The nonprofit group Walkway Over the Hudson has asked for people to gather at Walkway State Park Saturday May 4 to dance their way to a new world record. They’ll need more than 1,700 people of all ages to complete some simple steps in unison to the “I Love New York” jingle.

Walkway Executive Director Elizabeth Waldstein-Hart said the fundraising event will match the fun and excitement generated last year when the Walkway organization broke the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest line of dancers doing the Hokey Pokey, which drew more than 2,500 participants.

This year, May 4 is New York’s I Love My Park Day and all participants will receive “I Love New York” T-shirts provided by the New York State Tourism Department.

Those wishing to participate can register online by going to walkway.org. Registration will cost $15 per person and special group rates are also being offered. A rain date will be announced only if severe weather forces the closing of the Walkway.

A video posted at Youtube.com/WalkwayOvertheHudson, gives a glimpse of the simple dance participants are expected to follow to break the existing world record for the longest chorus line, set in 2004 with 1,628 participants at El Dorado Park, Long Beach, Calif., in 2004.

COMMERCIAL RE EVENT

Hippotang by Daniela Cooney

CELEBRATING ART

The River Valley Artists Guild is marking its ninth year as an artists’ organization during the month of May with the River Valley Artists Guild 2013 Spring Show. Orange Hall Gallery at SUNY Orange is the venue May 7-29 for the exhibit of works in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, pencil, graphics, mixed media, and airbrush.

Orange County Partnership will host a Commercial Real Estate Summit, formerly known as the Broker Tour, May 9 beginning with a continental breakfast at 9 a.m. at the Newburgh Brewing Co., 88 S. Colden St., Newburgh.

More than 100 commercial realtors and developers are expected to hear from a market-forecast panel discussion facilitated by representatives from CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Members) and the NYS Commercial Association of Realtors. The panel will be followed by a property showcase and networking event.

For more information about the event, contact the Orange County Partnership at (845) 294-2323.

‘OPERATION CLEAN SWEEP’

An annual effort, the Warwick Valley Chamber of

Commerce, with the town of Warwick, sponsors an official roadside cleanup event throughout the entire town of Warwick, inviting participants to “grab your trash bag and join in the fun the weekend of April 26-28. Operation Clean Sweep Committee Chairman Raymond Bryant will coordinate the event along with Michael Johndrow, executive director of the chamber and Warwick Valley High School student Julia Vargas.

Groups, clubs and individuals take part by pre-registering their routes in order to ensure garbage pickup by the Warwick Department of Public Works. Please note that this is for roadside refuse, not homeowner garbage.

Kevin Brand from The Computer Guy will join the effort and collect electronic equipment for recycling at his business location, 14 West St. between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Warwick Valley Coalition will be sponsoring an “Unused Prescription Pill Drop Off ” in conjunction with the DEA between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and the Warwick Lions Club will host a shredding truck at the Caboose Saturday, April 27 between 9 a.m. to noon for all the paper needed to be shredded!.

For more information, call (845) 986-2720 or visit warwickcc.org.

Gathered around the authentic Irish bar, from left, Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Michael Johndrow, Blarney Station Co-owners John and Lisa O’Connell, and Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce Programs Chairperson Janine Dethmers.

SPRING MIXER IN WARWICK

The Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking highlight of the spring season April 23,at Blarney Station Bar & Restaurant, 10 Railroad Ave. in Warwick, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Business professionals from around the region will be able to meet and socialize in a relaxed pub setting and sample fried pickles, shepherd’s pie and sweet and sour meatballs and enjoy draft beers and cocktails with extended happy-hour discount pricing.

Blarney Station owner John O’Connell said, “All of us at Blarney Station are looking forward to having The Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce get their Irish up!”

Cost is $5 for members, $15 for nonmembers. To make a reservation, call the chamber at (845) 986-2720 or email info@warwickcc.org.

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FACTS& FIGURES on the record HUDSON VALLEY Building Loans

Brookfield Global Relocation Services L.L.C., Woodridge, Ill. Seller: John A. Iacoponi, et al, Wappingers Falls.

Property: 43 Gellatly Drive, East Fishkill 12590. Amount: $450,000. Filed April 12.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Christopher DeFeciani, et al, Montgomery. Property: in MontBonagura, Allan, New Paltz, gomery. Amount: $265,000. as owner. Lender: Hometown Filed April 15.

Bank of the Hudson Valley, Walden. Property: 17 Carroll Lane, Modena 12548. Dell’Olio Properties II Amount: $265,000. Filed L.L.C., Rhinebeck. Seller: Crystal Lake Lodge April 9.

Inc., Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: Limar Development L.L.C., $600,000. Filed April 11. as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in LaGrange.

Amount: $425,357. Filed Gilmore Properties Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: RichApril 11. ard F. Burr Jr., Poughkeepsie.

Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $171,000. Filed Deeds April 9.

Below $1 million

Below $1 million AllSave Development L.L.C., Montebello. Seller: Robert Rametta, Goshen.

Property: 434-444 Route 208, Monroe. Amount: $160,000.

Filed April 9.

Bircher Enterprises L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 2 Spratt Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $94,000. Filed April 11.

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:

Limar Development L.L.C., Fishkill. Seller: Cramer Road Equities L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Property: in LaGrange.

Amount: $140,000. Filed April 11.

McJervis L.L.C., Port Jervis.

Seller: Classic Lake Enterprises L.L.C., Franklin, N.J. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $65,000. Filed April 9.

McJervis L.L.C., Port Jervis.

Seller: Classic Lake Enterprises L.L.C., Franklin, N.J. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $85,000. Filed April 9.

One Kite L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Thomas A. Dee, et al, Bennington, Vt. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $852,500. Filed April 9.

P.E.D. Family Holdings L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Butros Haddad, Poughkeepsie. Property: 78 Worrall Ave., Great Future Tr Inc., Mon- Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: roe. Seller: Moshe S. Frankel, $113,500. Filed April 11.

Monroe. Property: 6 Mountain Road, Unit 204, Monroe 10950. Amount: $66,000. Filed Palm 1 L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Hudson ValApril 12. ley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie.

Property: HSBC Mortgage Services in Poughkeepsie. Amount: Inc., Brandon, Fla. Seller: $52,500. Filed April 11.

Alicia Richmond, Fort Stuart, Ga. Property: 3 Rymph Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: Redl Real Estate L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Mary $105,000. Filed April 8.

Louise Kenney Logan, Wappingers Falls.

Property: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. in Wappingers. Amount: Seller: Luis Garcia, et al, Oc- $390,500. Filed April 8. ala, Fla. Property: 240 Huckleberry Turnpike, Plattekill 12568. Amount: $372,433. RK Randall L.L.C., Warwick.

Seller: Joseph A. Curtis, et al, Filed April 12.

Warwick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $210,000. Filed KI 12 L.L.C., Kingston. Seller: April 10. city of Middletown. Property: 20 Kennedy Terrace, Middletown. Amount: $56,341. Filed Slate Hill Fire District, Slate Hill. Seller: Raymond April 11.

Evans, et al, Slate Hill. Property: in Wawayanda. Amount: Kings Court Apartments $149,900. Filed April 12.

L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: PBM Dev L.L.C., Brooklyn.

Property: in Poughkeepsie. SLK Ranch L.L.C., New Amount: $122,000. Filed Hampton. Seller: Joseph D. Noviski, Florida. Property: in April 13.

Goshen. Amount: $105,000.

Filed April 12.

Small World Properties L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: James T. MacConel, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $180,000.

Filed April 8.

Baw Automated Billing Services Corp., d.b.a. Baw Medical Management Services, New Windsor. $837 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Sovereign Bank N.A. Seller: Albany. Filed April 9.

Michael J. O’Connor, Poughkeepsie. Property: 40 Brown Beverly’s Services Inc., MidRoad, Wappingers Falls dletown. $3,526 in favor of the 12590. Amount: $352,000. New York State Department of Filed April 11.

Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed The County of Ulster, Kings- April 9. ton. Seller: Charles Martz, et al, Wawarsing. Property: BM of Wallkill Inc., Montin Wawarsing. Amount: gomery. $465 in favor of the $187,000. Filed April 11.

New York State Department of Labor Unemployment InsurThe County of Ulster, ance Division, Albany. Filed Kingston. Seller: Michelle L. April 9.

Warg, et al, Wawarsing. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: Bukhara Bistro Inc., New $148,500. Filed April 11.

Windsor. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Valuable Ideal Properties Taxation and Finance, Albany.

L.L.C., New Hampton. Seller: Filed April 9.

Agnes Gelsomino, Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. C and C Athletic Inc., Amount: $112,000. Filed Walden. $383 in favor of the April 10.

New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Judgments

Adams Concrete and Construction Inc., Walden. $879 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Affordable Painting Plus, New Hampton. $806 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

All Star Construction Inc., Middletown. $469 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Aqua Purity Plus L.L.C., Warwick. $1,061 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 9.

Cyber Café Inc., Tuxedo Park. $6,504 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 9.

Darlings Awnings, Tuxedo. $1,528 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 9.

DCA Flooring L.L.C., New Windsor. $176 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 9.

Demetroules R.E. L.L.C., Warwick. $1,090 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 9.

Door to Door Ambulette Service of New York L.L.C., Middletown. $1,224 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

DZ Internet Solutions Inc., Cornwall-on-Hudson. $1,357 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor UnemCalda’s Concrete Company ployment Insurance Division, Inc., Pine Bush. $232 in favor Albany. Filed April 9. of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Al- Ely Enterprises Inc., Port Jervis. $502 in favor of the New bany. Filed April 9.

York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Cher-Nick Inc., d.b.a. Bada Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Bing II Pizza, Otisville. $312 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unem- Eric Food Mart Inc., Middleployment Insurance Division, town. $1,295 in favor of the New York State Department of Albany. Filed April 9.

Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Circle Enterprise of New April 9.

York Inc., Rock Tavern. $227 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unem- Florida Auto Tech Inc., ployment Insurance Division, Florida. $7,265 in favor of the New York State Department of Albany. Filed April 9.

Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 2.

CTR Epoxy Corp., Harriman. $1,042 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

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FACTS&FIGURES Flourish Global Appliances Inc., New Windsor. $711 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Goshen Oil and Convenience Store Inc., Goshen. $681 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

J and S Custom Home Improvements, Cornwall. $743 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Little Forgotten Friends Corp., Middletown. $2,569 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Flower Bulbs and Perennials Direct L.L.C., Chester. $1,075 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 9.

Goshen Transports L.L.C., Port Jervis. $207 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Jenny’s Petite Cuisine L.L.C., Warwick. $4,233 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 2.

Loughran Inc., Salisbury Mills. $269 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Four Seasons Insulators Inc., Newburgh. $5,970 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Grand Entrance Systems Inc., Monroe. $1,024 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Freeman’s Collision Inc., Monroe. $1,238 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Healthcare Recovery Management Inc., Middletown. $397 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Freida’s Company Salon L.L.C., d.b.a. Cutting Edge Hair Salon, Montgomery. $1,030 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

G Roberts Construction Inc., Salisbury Mills. $363 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Gardnertown Farm Inc., Newburgh. $771 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 2.

Global Imports USA Inc., Middletown. $219 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Gloria’s Café Inc., d.b.a. Gloria’s Pub 151, Newburgh. $857 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 2.

Jharna Enterprises L.L.C., d.b.a. Subway, Washingtonville. $14,621 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 2.

Jilldeal Inc., Port Jervis. $313 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 2.

JMJ Services Inc., Montgomery. $4,278 in favor of the New York State Department of Highland Falls Deli and Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Grocery Inc., Highland Falls. Filed April 2. $561 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor JNM Petroleum Transport Unemployment Insurance Di- Inc., Goshen. $307 in favor vision, Albany. Filed April 9. of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Hudson Valley All-Pro Pav- Albany. Filed April 2. ing Inc., Pine Bush. $484 in favor of the New York State July For Ever Displays Inc., Department of Labor Unem- Walden. $227 in favor of the ployment Insurance Division, New York State Department of Albany. Filed April 9.

Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Hudson Valley Tent Rental April 9.

Company Inc., Montgomery. $3,549 in favor of the New Kool Petroleum Inc., CampYork State Department of La- bell Hall. $3,275 in favor of the bor Unemployment Insurance New York State Department of Division, Albany. Filed April 9. Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Imagine Design Build, War- April 9. wick. $2,595 in favor of the New York State Department of Laporta Associates L.L.C., Labor Unemployment Insur- Warwick. $605 in favor of the ance Division, Albany. Filed New York State Department of April 9.

Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 2.

Interegister Inc., Newburgh. $2,112 in favor of the New Latin Grocery II, Newburgh.

York State Department of La- $4,776 in favor of the New bor Unemployment Insurance York State Department of Division, Albany. Filed April 9. Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 9.

Intrepid Computing Inc., Cornwall-in-Hudson. $6,595 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 2.

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Phoenix Entertainment Inc., d.b.a. Major League Yabbo’s, New Hampton. $387 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Pizanos Pizzeria and Restaurant, Warwick. $3,103 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, MD Carpet and Flooring Albany. Filed April 9.

Inc., New Windsor. $1,276 in favor of the New York State Speedway Transportation Department of Labor Unem- Inc., Newburgh. $695 in favor ployment Insurance Division, of the New York State DepartAlbany. Filed April 9. ment of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, AlMedia Revo Corp., Tuxedo. bany. Filed April 9. $1,592 in favor of the New York State Department of St. Columba Church, ChesTaxation and Finance, Albany. ter. $205 in favor of the New Filed April 2.

York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Michael Edison Productions Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Inc., d.b.a. Salsa on 211 Restaurant, Middletown. $3,444 The Cauldron, Montgomery. in favor of the New York State $2,573 in favor of the New Department of Labor Unem- York State Department of ployment Insurance Division, Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Albany. Filed April 9.

Filed April 2.

Mighty Built Construction Company Inc., Newburgh. $264 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Mitchell Performing Arts Center, Pine Bush. $229 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Mountain Lodge Park Water Corp., Monroe. $102 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 2.

Northeast Advance Technologies Inc., Cornwall. $289 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

The Country Dream Restaurant, Warwick. $1,238 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed April 9.

The Very Best Preschool L.L.C., Middletown. $3,046 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

United Hudson Management Inc., Monroe. $3,258 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Winum Maintenance and Development Inc., Middletown. $522 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

Zcom of Monroe Inc., Monroe. $1,349 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 9.

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

Acosta, Ivan, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,000 affecting property located at 3 Vineyard Ave., Highland 12528.

Filed April 12.

Alliegro, James, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 22 Promise Lane, Salt Point 12578. Filed March 13.

Arvisais, Angela, 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 36 North Ave., Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed March 19.

Bell, Benjamin E., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $227,156 affecting property located at 82 Pine St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 15.

Vaclav Metal Craft Inc., Otisville. $500 in favor of the New York State Department of La- Benedict, Jacob N., et al. bor Unemployment Insurance Filed by JPMorgan Chase Division, Albany. Filed April 9. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,747 affecting property located at 143 OverNY Accounting and Busilook Ave., Beacon 12508. Filed ness Services Corp., MidMarch 20. dletown. $259 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed April 2.

Credits, Clients and Awards

Snapshot

JOHN D’AMBROSIO, president of the JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ORANGE COUNTY’S singing competition, The J Factor, had a group of more than Orange County Chamber of Commerce 130 people. The contest winner Amanda Pearl was followed by first runner-up George M. Levy, second runner-up Sandy Susshas been presented with the visionary man and participants Eric Heffler, David Schiff and Forrest Strauss. award by the Tri-State Chamber of Commerce for his lifetime of vision, advocacy and leadership.

DEBORAH K. SPENCER has been awarded the 2013 Leadership Award from Orange Regional Medical Center.

The leadership award recognizes the development of new or enhanced medical programs, the promotion of staff education within the physician’s field and professional excellence. Spencer received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry.

SHAWANGUNK WINE TRAIL announced several of its member wineries received awards from the 2013 Finger Lakes International Wine competition. The wineries competed against wine makers from 20 countries and all 50 states, which combined had more than 3,500 wines.

WARREN DONOGUE has joined Ulster BOCES as the new assistant superintendent for administration. Donohue previously served as assistant superintendent for finance in the Pawling Central School District.

ILENE RODGRIGUEZ, previously of Winthrop University Hospital, has been named director of patient accounts at Crystal Run Healthcare. Rodriguez’s responsibilities include supporting the financial operations of the practice and overseeing the operations of the patient accounts department.

On the Go THURSDAY, MAY 9 New Paltz State University of New York’s 2013 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Wilwyck Golf Club, 40 Steward Lane, Kingston. For information, call (845) 257-2932 or email tomczykd@newpaltz.edu.

From left, Amanda Pearl, George M. Levy, Jake Ehrenreich, Sandy Sussman, David Schiff, Forrest Strauss and Eric Heffler

Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

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Newsmakers

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FACTS&FIGURES Benitez, Marlene, et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $235,000 affecting property located at 54 New York Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed March 18.

Constance, Robert, et al.

Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $85,000 affecting property located at 102 Rothenberg Road, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed March 22.

Bulson, James A., et al. Filed

by Household Finance Realty Corporation of New York. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $329,149 affecting property located at 1 Summit Drive, Marlboro 12542. Filed April 12.

D’Souza, Elaine J., 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 65 Wilbur Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed March 18.

Diaz, Antonio Chavero, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,000 affecting property located at 46 First Ave., Monroe 10950.

Filed March 18.

Fisher, John T., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $138,902 affecting property located at 92 Robinson Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 18.

Drago, Anthony J., et al. Filed

by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,500 affecting property located at 123 Old Davis Hill Road, Stormville 12582. Filed March 21.

Fleming, Jacqueline E., et al.

Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,509 affecting property located at 5 Marino Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 14.

Burger, Colleen M., et al.

Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,812 affecting property located at 7 Tall Tree Lane, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 26.

Davis, Charles Alan, et al.

Filed by Ulster Savings Bank.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $132,500 affecting property located at 137 Whispell Road, West Shokan 12494. Filed April 12.

Drummond, Radcliffe H., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $425,000 affecting property located at 45 Sunflower Circle, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 19.

Burleski, Robert J., et al.

Filed by United States of America. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located in Amenia. Filed March 21.

DeGilio, Debra, 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 16 Blackburn Ave., Beacon 12508. Filed March 21.

Duffy, John J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $172,296 affecting property located at 1034 Decker St., Kingston 12401.

Filed April 9.

Cannella, Patricia, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 6 Split Tree Drive, Wappingers 12590. Filed March 20.

Dejesus, Thomas, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $196,800 affecting property located at 76 Darin Road, Warwick 10990. Filed March 18.

Edloydeen Inc, et al. Filed

by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $646,750 affecting property located at 121 Rocky Mountain Road, Kerhonkson 12446. Filed April 11.

Carrillo, Ernest K., et al. Filed

by First Horizon Home Loans.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $266,945 affecting property located at 16 Grubb St., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 13.

Dempsey, Mary E., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,405 affecting property located at 39 Quarry Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 19.

Ciancanelli, Paul Q., et al.

Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $148,000 affecting property located at 7D Fishkill Glen Drive, Fishkill 12524. Filed March 22.

DeRose, Winsbert, et al.

Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $287,575 affecting property located at 145 Grand St, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 18.

Colurciello, Richard T., et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $115,060 affecting property located at 6 S. Perry St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 15.

Devito, Patrick, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $366,000 affecting property located at 341 Lakeside Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 18.

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Gallman, Kerry, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $173,600 affecting property located at 22 Stuart Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 25.

Gallo, Rocco, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 600 Commons Way, Fishkill 12524.

Filed March 18.

Garcia, Steve A., et al. Filed

by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,000 affecting property located at 304 Stonegate Road, aka 80 Hosner Mountain Road, Unit 19, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Fadelici, Keith T., et al. Filed Filed March 25.

by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to Garofalo, Giuseppe, aka Giforeclose on a mortgage to se- useppe Garofolo, et al. Filed cure $166,400 affecting prop- by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Acerty located at 75 Stuart Drive, tion: seeks to foreclose on a Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed mortgage to secure $208,000 March 20. affecting property located at 16 Elk Road, East Fishkill Farina, Vincent A., et al. 12533. Filed March 14.

Filed by Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp. Action: seeks Garramone, Nancy C., et al. to foreclose on a mortgage Filed by Deutsche Bank Nato secure $379,973 affecting tional Trust Co. Action: seeks property located at 46 Am- to foreclose on a mortgage to hurst Lane, Wappingers Falls secure an unspecified amount 12590. Filed March 22. affecting property located at 28 Benkard Ave., Newburgh Fields, Joann, et al. Filed by 12550. Filed March 18.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $94,382 affecting property located at 64 Clay Hill Road, Kerhonkson 12446. Filed April 11.

Gianfrancesco, Frank J., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $218,000 affecting property located at 436 Chestnut Ridge Road, Dover Plains 12522. Filed March 25.

Gulnick, Burton Jr., Ulster County commissioner of finance as administrator of the estate of Anna M. Fedak, et al.

Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $369,450 affecting property located at 9 Mill Lane, Saugerties 12477.

Gonzalez, Dajean Sr., et al. Filed April 10.

Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a Hayes, Beverly L., et al. Filed mortgage to secure $176,604 by Champion Mortgage Co. affecting property located at Action: seeks to foreclose on 20 Academy Ave., Sparrow a mortgage to secure an unBush 12780. Filed March 18. specified amount affecting property located at 6 Edith Graham, Stephen, et al. Filed Ave., Saugerties 12477. Filed

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Ac- April 10. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $490,236 Henderson, Erica, et al. Filed affecting property located at by JPMorgan Chase Bank 22 Four Corners Blvd., East N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose Fishkill 12533. Filed March 13. on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting Green, Victor A. Sr., et al. property located at 44 Henry Filed by Provident Funding St., Kingston 12401. Filed Associates L.P. Action: seeks to April 10. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $134,050 affecting prop- Howard, James T., et al. Filed erty located at 10 Mack Road, by State Farm Bank F.S.B. AcPoughkeepsie 12603. Filed tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $25,000 afMarch 20. fecting property located at 10 Greene, Keith, et al. Filed by Watkins Drive, Walden 12586.

HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Filed March 18.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $268,000 King, Frank, et al. Filed by affecting property located at Federal National Mortgage 514 Dosen Road, Middletown Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to se10940. Filed March 18. cure $150,400 affecting propGriffin, Erin C., et al. Filed by erty located at 3334 Route 52, State of New York Mortgage Pine Bush 12566. Filed April 9.

Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Laquidara, Agnes, et al. Filed $80,000 affecting property by JPMorgan Chase Bank located at 102 St. Paul Road, N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose Milan. Filed March 20. on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting Guarnuccio, Emanuel, et al. property located at 12 Village Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Ac- Drive, Saugerties 12477. Filed tion: seeks to foreclose on a April 9. mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located Lazala, Abraham Luis, et al. at 16 Van Buren St., Beacon Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a 12508. Filed March 25. mortgage to secure $92,650 afGullery, Michele C., et al. fecting property located at 78 Filed by Rhinebeck Bank. Ac- Franklin St., Kingston 12401. tion: seeks to foreclose on a Filed April 10. mortgage to secure $90,000 affecting property located at 121 Cooper Road, Wappinger.

Filed March 25.

Legree, Alphonse, et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $135,000 affecting property located at 118 Ryan St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed March 18.

Marine, Brian, et al. Filed by Partners For Payment Relief DE III L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 36 Tamarack Hill Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Lockwood, Kimberly Ma- March 13. rie, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks Matragrano, Natalie P., et al. to foreclose on a mortgage to Filed by Nationstar Mortgage secure an unspecified amount L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreaffecting property located at close on a mortgage to secure 4 Sutton Park Road, Pough- $561,270 affecting property keepsie 12603. Filed March 18. located at 62 Somerset Road, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Lopiano, Fred M., et al. Filed Filed March 13.

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Meehan, Bernadette, et al. gage to secure $150,000 af- Filed by Federal National fecting property located at Mortgage Association. Action: 2389 Hurley Mountain Road, seeks to foreclose on a mortKingston. Filed April 12. gage to secure $296,000 affecting property located at 123 Lorenc, Christopher S., et Flatbush Camp Road, Saual. Filed by HSBC Bank USA gerties 12477. Filed April 9.

N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Menconeri, Raymond A., $154,800 affecting property et al. Filed by OneWest Bank located at 86 Rombout Ave., F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreBeacon 12508. Filed March 18. close on a mortgage to secure $110,000 affecting property Lugo, Cesar, et al. Filed by located at 2 Lakeside Road, aka OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: 2 Lakeside Drive, Wappingers seeks to foreclose on a mort- Falls 12590. Filed March 19. gage to secure $331,905 affecting property located at 45 Miller, Ingrid Johnson, et Autumn Drive, Poughkeepsie al. Filed by Simsons Ltd.. Ac12603. Filed March 26. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,000 Lutz, Matthew G., et al. Filed affecting property located in

by Bank of America N.A. Ac- Poughkeepsie. Filed March 25. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $257,650 Molina, Varnese Ann, aka affecting property located at Anne Shannon, as executrix 17 Friendly Lane, Poughkeep- of the estate of Henry Laster, et sie 12603. Filed March 14. al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreMadison, Corey J., et al. Filed close on a mortgage to secure

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Ac- $185,000 affecting property tion: seeks to foreclose on a located at 16 Mountain Ave., mortgage to secure $200,000 Highland Falls 10928. Filed affecting property located at March 18.

19 Meyer Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 14.

Moore, Garrett C., et al. Filed

by PNC Bank N.A. Action: Madison, Frank J., et al. Filed seeks to foreclose on a mortby Bank of America N.A. Ac- gage to secure $180,000 aftion: seeks to foreclose on a fecting property located at 44 mortgage to secure $222,193 Longview Ave., Poughkeepsie affecting property located at 12603. Filed March 27.

31 Greenbush Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 26.

Morales, Josue, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,612 affecting property located at 12 S. Elm St., Beacon 12508.

Filed March 21.

Pogyo, Delia, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $355,873 affecting property located at 49 Old State Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 20.

Muetzel, Sara, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 72 Grandview Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed April 10.

Pomeroy, Timothy E., et al.

Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $264,000 affecting property located at 1 Chadwick Court, Fishkill 12524. Filed March 13.

Novack, Brie D., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,000 affecting property located at 3 Hook Road, Unit 71B, Poughkeepsie 12601.

Filed March 27.

O’Dell, Chester, et al. Filed

by Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,000 affecting property located in Wappinger. Filed March 20.

O’Hearn, Duane J., et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,639 affecting property located at 4 Hillman Drive, Hyde Park 12538.

Filed March 21.

Overbey, Elena A., et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $96,000 affecting property located at 74 Paggi Terrace, Wappinger Falls 12590. Filed March 25.

Padilla, Alejandra, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $335,000 affecting property located at 1 Vine St., Beacon 12508. Filed March 18.

Pagano, Janet L., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,000 affecting property located at 1399 Route 82, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed March 20.

Saathoff, Michael, et al.

Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,000 affecting property located at 18 Weather Oak Road, New Windsor 12553.

Filed March 18.

Salazar, Joiebeth, 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 17 Ramblewood Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed Popowick, Thomas M., et al. March 18.

Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: Santiago, Miguel, et al. Filed seeks to foreclose on a mort- by Pennymac Corp. Action: gage to secure $175,000 affect- seeks to foreclose on a morting property located at 1518 gage to secure $149,000 afRoute 208, Wallkill 12589. fecting property located at Filed April 12.

30 Conklin St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 25.

Quinn, Mary Joe, et al. Filed

by M&T Bank. Action: seeks Shafer, Janice Lee, et al. Filed to foreclose on a mortgage by M& Bank. Action: seeks to to secure $236,503 affecting foreclose on a mortgage to seproperty located at 807 N. cure $109,250 affecting propHillside Road, Wappingers erty located at 35 Birchwood Falls 12590. Filed March 20.

Drive, Rhinebeck 12572. Filed March 14.

Robinson, Alfred, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Ac- Smaldone, John J. Jr., et al. tion: seeks to foreclose on a Filed by Wells Fargo Bank mortgage to secure $106,988 N.A. Action: seeks to foreaffecting property located close on a mortgage to secure at 461 All Angels Hill Road, an unspecified amount afHopewell Junction. Filed fecting property located at 25 March 14.

Cambridge Drive, Red Hook 12572. Filed March 22.

Robinson, Donna S., et al.

Filed by HSBC Bank USA Smith, Gerald W. Jr., et al.

N.A. Action: seeks to fore- Filed by Bayview Loan Serclose on a mortgage to secure vicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to $230,000 affecting property foreclose on a mortgage to selocated at 112 Simone Drive, cure $264,000 affecting propPoughkeepsie 12603. Filed erty located at 20 Davis Hill March 21.

Road, Beekman 12582. Filed March 13.

Romero, Jose, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Soranno, Vincent J., et al.

Association. Action: seeks to Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. foreclose on a mortgage to Action: seeks to foreclose on a secure an unspecified amount mortgage to secure $333,959 affecting property located at 80 affecting property located at Baker Road, Hopewell Junc- 922 Main St., Fishkill 12524. tion 12533. Filed March 14.

Filed March 20.

Rowell, Timothy J., et al.

Filed by Kondaur Capital Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,000 affecting property located at 329 Main St., Rosendale 12472. Filed April 12.

Steward, Daniel, as heir at law and next of kin of Roy Steward, et al. Filed by Champion Mortgage Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 71 Frost Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Filed March 25.

Suarez, Benjamin Jr., individually and as administrator of the estate of Benjamin Suarez, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,000 affecting property located at 72 Silver Lake Scotchtown Road, Middletown 10940. Filed March 18.

Terrasi, Charles, et al. Filed

by Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $730,000 affecting property located at 53 Bridge St., Newburgh 12550. Filed March 18.

Thomson, Stephen, et al.

Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 363 Sunset Hill Road E., Fishkill 12524. Filed March 18.

Tucker, Owen F. Sr., et al.

Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $201,634 affecting property located at 146 N. Clinton St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 25.

Vetter, Charles G., et al. Filed

by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $310,000 affecting property located at 110 Bushwick Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 15.

Weise, Brian, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,894 Squillante, John, et al. Filed affecting property located at

by Bank of America N.A. Ac- 625 Fitzsimmons Road, Milan tion: seeks to foreclose on a 12571. Filed March 13. mortgage to secure $424,297 affecting property located at 49 Manor Drive West, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 25.

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FACTS&FIGURES Wenger, Robert, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $364,000 affecting property located at 10 Victoria Court, Blooming Grove 10914. Filed March 18.

Wintner, Michael D., et al.

Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $517,111 affecting property located at 18 Robin Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Filed March 26.

Mechanic’s Liens Maximo, Cindy, as owner. $11,081 as claimed by Kenneth A. Haege, Wingdale. Property: in Dover. Filed April 8.

Northwoods Holding Group L.L.C., as owner. $7,971 as claimed by D.F. Wheeler Engineers P.C., Rhinebeck. Property: Garden Street Plaza, Rhinebeck. Filed April 8.

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Young, Jane L., et al. Filed by New Businesses Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- This paper is not responsible gage to secure $201,000 af- for typographical errors confecting property located at 36 tained in the original filings.

Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie. Filed March 20.

Doing Business As

Partnerships

Annarella’s Restaurant Inc., d.b.a. Annarella’s on the Green, 18 Ridge Road, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Filed Feb. 23.

City Auto Repair, 12 Grand Ave., Middletown, c/o Ryan Landscaping, Cranston and Orville Black- Bradshaw 15 Murphy Lane, Gardiner wood. Filed Feb. 23.

12525, c/o Ryan J. Bradshaw.

Filed April 10.

Bell Lawn Services Inc., Ultimate Power Solutions, d.b.a. Farbest Performance, 53 Albany Post Road, New9 Andrew Court, Florida burgh, c/o Fred Stewart and CATS of Kingston, 114 Onteora Trail, Kingston 12401, 10921. Filed Feb. 23.

Justin Phillips. Filed Feb. 23. c/o Priscilla Osborn. Filed April 10.

JY Pine Corp., d.b.a. Queen Village Cleaners, 2 High St., Sole Proprietorships Confident Companion, 63 Warwick 10990. Filed Feb. 23.

Route 17, Thompson Ridge Affinity Advantage Finan- 10985, c/o Melissa D. Colman.

MYM Trading Corp., d.b.a. cial Solutions, 633 Route 211 Filed Feb. 24.

Ornem, 26 Van Buren Drive, E., Middletown, c/o Thomas Unit 122, Monroe 10950. Filed C. Ammons. Filed Feb. 24.

Countryside Lawn MainteFeb. 23. nance, 456 Freetown HighAffinity Advantage Senior way, Modena 12548, c/o Kevin SW Pine Corp., d.b.a. Ledo Advisors, 633 Route 211 E., W. House. Filed April 11.

Cleaners, 19 Spring St., War- Middletown, c/o Thomas C. wick 10990. Filed Feb. 23.

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Antler Artwerk, 51 Traver Hollow Road, Boiceville 12412, c/o Daniel H.D. Abrams. Filed April 12.

Lauren Shera Events, 32 Bona Venture Ave., P.O. Box 665, Wallkill 12589, c/o Lauren Shera. Filed April 12.

M.D.C. Holistic Beauty, P.O. Box 258, Bearsville 12409, c/o Maria V. Del Castilho. Filed April 9.

Margarita Market Home, P.O. Box 563, 33 Zandhoek Road, Hurley 12443, c/o William S. Loughran. Filed April 12.

Master Scrubbers, 226 Leslie Ave., New Windsor 12553, c/o Robert David Rivera. Filed Feb. 23.

Mikesh Contracting, 2340 Lucas Turnpike, High Falls 12440, c/o Timothy Mikesh.

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MJM Property Services, 46 Buttermilk Falls Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Michael J. Maltese. Filed Feb. 23.

Daybreak Enterprise, 78 Route 22, Minisink, c/o Gary New Paltz City Taxi, 45 Mackey Road, Lot 1, Highland V. Smith. Filed Feb. 24.

12528, c/o Christopher S. PavEmilia Grace Photography, lik. Filed April 10.

112B Main St., P.O. Box 599, Pine Bush, c/o Nicholas Li- Posh Pet Spa, 19 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz 12561, cata. Filed Feb. 24. c/o Christine Seward. Filed Focus Mobile, 33 Mark Drive, April 10.

Middletown 10940, c/o Robert Tintner. Filed Feb. 23.

Richard Dickinson Contracting, 9 Windwood Drive, Freer Therapeutics, 2973 Newburgh 12550, c/o Richard Route 44/55, Gardiner 12525, Allan Dickinson. Filed Feb. 24. c/o Grant A.H. Freer. Filed Super Budget Productions, April 9.

14 Birchwood Drive South, G. Straub Enterprises, 499 Saugerties 12477, c/o Neal J. Black Meadow Road, Chester Keogan. Filed April 10.

10918, c/o Gina Straub. Filed Feb. 23.

The Spotted Goat Mercantile, 199 Echo Hill Road, SauGary Mercurio, 110 River gerties 12477, c/o Diana L. Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o German. Filed April 12.

Gary A. Mercurio. Filed The Suntan 1 Productions April 11.

D.L. Street and The Bigg HulaFrog-Allison Petrus- Doggs, 14 Smith Ave., KingsWilkins Independent Pub- ton 12401, c/o Dwayne K. lisher, 58 Laudaten Way, Street. Filed April 10.

Warwick, c/o Allison PetrusWilkins. Filed Feb. 24.

L and M Cleaning Co., 200 W. Main St., No. 1F, Middletown, c/o Latasha McCummings. Filed Feb. 23.

A paycheck for some enriches the firm that gives it

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

J

osh and Alex and Matthew are already at their morning work when we arrive at the Tarrytown office of Clarfeld Wealth Strategists and Financial Confidantes. Their life skills and job coach drove the neatly dressed men in their twenties from their homes to two hours of employment at the firm that Rob Clarfeld founded 32 years ago.

Two hours of work, four days a week. It’s a workplace routine that these young adults with autism can handle. It earns them paychecks at a firm that manages nearly $4 billion in assets and in 2012 was ranked by Barron’s for the fourth consecutive year as the top independent investment advisor in New York City and the Northeast.

“They’re very exacting,” Rob Clarfeld says in the corner office he shares with Aston, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel that follows the CEO quite regally on his office rounds. ”They check their own work; they’re very careful.”

Josh and Alex and Matt came to his firm through a program serving about a dozen adults that was started a few years ago by the Foundation for Educating Children with Autism (FECA) and its Devereux Millwood Learning Center. Other Westchester businesses employ autistic adults in the program – a pizzeria needing delivery boxes prepared, an auto dealer, a delicatessen needing shelves stocked, nursing homes and health care facilities – but Clarfeld’s is the only financial services office in the program.

Clarfeld and his former wife were among eight couples whose experience with autism and autism spectrum disorders in their own families led them to form FECA 19 years ago.

Two years later, they were joined by five other couples “who were sort of in the same boat” to open the Devereux learning center for their children, said Phil Orlando, a FECA director from Chappaqua and chief equity strategist at Federated Investors Inc. “Rob is an amazingly generous individual both with his time and his money,” Orlando told us by phone from his Manhattan office.

“He has been someone who has been instrumental; not just from an intellectual standpoint but from a financial standpoint, from the very beginning.

“His company has been very supportive of our effort as well,” he said. “It’s wonderful to see the culture of philanthropy that Rob has created among the employees at his company.”

Orlando hosts the annual FECA on Fifth Gala at the Hotel Pierre at which Clarfeld and Clarfeld Wealth Strategists were honored last month Melanie Schaffran, president of FECA and one of its founding parents, at the gala lauded

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Rob Clarfeld and Aston in their office. Illustration by John Ashton Golden.

Clarfeld as the “one person who, together with his family of colleagues and co-workers, holds the scepter, if not the crown, to the kingdom of unwavering devotion and support.”

Clarfeld provided the money for FECA to hire staff and purchase curriculum in its early days, she recalled. Schaffran praised him for setting “a priceless example” by training and hiring autistic adults at his company.

About two decades ago, “We suspected that our youngest son might be autistic,” Clarfeld says. When the boy’s parents began exploring services for him, “We were actually shocked at how little was available in terms of active programs.”

His son is now 25. He is not in the workplace program, but shares a common lot with those children with autism who “age out” of institutions such as the Devereux learning center. Before FECA launched its adult day program, “There was really not much for the post-21,” says Clarfeld.

“This was not about him,” the CEO stresses, speaking of his son and the decision to employ young men like him at his highly successful firm. “It comes not from my own personal experience.

“When we first brought these kids in, I wasn’t sure what kind of fit it would be,” he said. Clarfeld compares it to his purchase of an iPad, that once mysterious and novel high-tech aid that has become an indispens-

able part of his life and work. The “kids” have been thoroughly integrated into the life and routines of the office.

“We have found many productive uses” for Josh and Alex and Matthew and others who preceded them in the program, he says. They scan documents into the firm’s computer files.

They shred paper documents. Some with computer skills do basic data entry tasks. Matthew likes to clean the tiny office kitchen and deliver packages to employees from the company mailroom when not shredding or scanning.

“Matt’s one of the employees,” says office manager Marian Falcone. “He’s one of the guys.”

“What is really interesting,” says Clarfeld, “we get more than we give” in this program. “One mother sent me an incredible email about how she thought her son would never get a paycheck” because of his autism.

She framed his first paycheck from Clarfeld Wealth Strategists.

“I’ve tried to get my employees to frame theirs rather than cash them,” the CEO adds.

This workplace program “puts people in touch with their humanity,” says Clarfeld.

“Not everyone is fortunate to have perfect children. It allows us the privilege of making a contribution to someone else’s life. That’s an enormous privilege.”

“I would like to figure out how to get other employers to realize how they can ben-

efit their companies” by employing autistic adults “while contributing at the same time. I would love for other companies to realize the tremendous opportunity they have to make a difference in the lives of these young people.”

Jessica Smith, the Devereux coach accompanying Josh and Alex and Matthew to the Clarfeld office, has seen them learn and master their given tasks. “It takes a lot of practice,” she tells us. “It can be done.”

“They can grow up. They can go out and have meaningful lives and do what they love to do.”

Matthew loves to come to work at Clarfeld.

On some days his mother drops him off there.

“He’s like a robot,” Jerry Kreppel, Matt’s mailroom supervisor, says in praise of his work habits. “No breaks, no coffee, nonstop.”

Matthew does not acknowledge the praise.

He leaves his careful work at the document shredder to run a letter through a postage machine. Then he fills the copy machine with a stack of paper.

“High five!” says Kreppel. Matthew knows their familiar routine, raises an arm and open palm “I’m on the ball,” says Matthew.

“Yes sir, you’re on the ball.”

“Be sure to tell Jessica that,” says Matthew.

He checks his watch. His shredding work is about to end, when he’ll switch to scanning “I have one more minute to go,” he says.

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