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fter a year in legal limbo and an agreement to pay out $1 million to a municipal neighbor, developers of Rivertowns Square expect to break ground before the end of this year on their approximately $150 million mixed-use development in Dobbs Ferry. The Dobbs Ferry village board of trustees last June approved site plans for the commercial and residential development on a nearly 18-acre site adjoining Chauncey Square Shopping Center near the intersection of Saw Mill River Parkway and Lawrence Street. Dobbs Ferry Capital Partners L.L.C., the managing member of Saber Dobbs Ferry L.L.C., the Armonk-based joint venture developing the project’s commercial space, in 2010 paid $5.125 million for the vacant hillside site, the former office and laboratory campus of Akzo Nobel Chemical Co. Though divided on the project’s impact on traffic and safety, Dobbs Ferry trustees in January

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Developers Corey Rabin, left, and Douglas Smolev on their Rivertowns Square property in Dobbs Ferry.

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indian Point opponent seeks change from within BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

aTTORNeY aND PuBLiC POLiCY analyst March Gallagher took vacation time from her job as chief strategy officer at Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress to fly to Jackson, Miss. at the start of May for the annual meeting of Entergy Corp.

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shareholders. On her third attempt, the Ulster County resident had succeeded in having her resolution regarding the company’s Indian Point nuclear power plant presented to shareholders for a vote. “This is a personal matter,” said Gallagher, whose resolution to have Entergy decommission its two nuclear reactors at Indian Point was

defeated, as she had expected. “I became very concerned after Fukushima about my proximity to Indian Point.” Her home in Rosendale is 45 miles from the nuclear plant in northern Westchester County. Her insider activism was sparked three years ago by the nuclear reactor meltdowns and releasIndian Point, page 6

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wo years after its last redevelopment proposal had a chilly reception in Port Chester, Starwood Capital Group is back in the village this spring with a new conceptual plan for a mixed-use neighborhood on the site of the former United Hospital on Boston Post Road. The Greenwich-based company eight years ago paid $28 million in bidding to acquire the approximately 15-acre United Hospital complex after the bankrupt hospital closed in early 2005. Starwood representatives presented initial plans for an approximately 1-million-square-foot development on the deteriorating site at an April meeting of the Port Chester village board of trustees. Ken Narva, co-founder and managing partner of Street-Works L.L.C., Starwood’s development planner in Port Chester, said the project will be designed to attract senior residents and millennials and create a public place surrounded by small retail shops in an urban environment. “We really believe that Port Chester is the place to be in the county over the next 15 to 20 years,” said Narva. His company in December relocated its office from White Plains to Port Chester. Narva said the development will not include high-rise towers. Buildings will be no more than six stories, or about 70 feet above grade. “Great mixed use is created from the street up, not from the roof down,” he said. Starwood has proposed five commercial and residential development blocks that make use of the hospital’s existing structural layout. They would include 230 apartments for active seniors and 500 residential units that Narva said will be “geared exclusively” for millennials – people born after 1982 – and the under-35 age group. “The program is not designed for families,” he said. The planned total of 730 apartments is 90 fewer than Starwood proposed two years ago. The site also would include a wellness and medical office area with a minimum of 100,000 square feet of space and as much as 200,000 square feet, depending on demand from health care providers, Narva said. Plans also include a 135-room,

97,000-square-foot hotel and 90,000 to 100,000 square feet of street retail space spread throughout the project’s commercial and residential buildings. “Butcher, baker and candlestick maker,” Narva said, describing a desired mix of retailers that don’t do business in large shopping malls. “This will be an extension of Main Street. It will be the best of what Main Street is.” “This is definitely a regional draw,” he said. “Nothing like this exists in Westchester County, Fairfield County.” Some residents at the meeting said they worried about Starwood’s plans for 999 High St., a 12-story, 134-unit building on the site built as a hospital staff residence and converted to affordable housing for Port Chester residents. Starwood’s amended zoning petition includes that high-rise building, which has only a 30 percent occupancy rate, according to Starwood. However, “The building is not sustainable without being significantly altered,” Narva said. “Shame on Starwood and the village if they proceed with a plan like this and ignore the people at 999 High St.,” said Port Chester resident Richard Hyman. Hyman said he favors The a large-scale Site.plan for the site “but not at the expense of the people living there now.” Port Chester, NY “Nobody’s trying to put anybody out in SCALE:Narva 1:200 the cold,” responded. “I think this is night and day different from the previous proposal,” said Village Trustee Daniel Brakewood. “There’s a lot of work to do between now and when we put a shovel in the ground, but this is a vision.” Frank Ferrara, vice chairman of the Port Chester Industrial Development Agency, said Starwood has made an effort “to adapt a project that is more in keeping with something we can live with. ... The kind of project that’s been put up by Starwood is the kind of project that can endure for the next 90 years.” With an estimated 18-month environmental review of the developer’s proposal, Port Chester Mayor Neil Pagano said it could be the end of 2015 “before we might ever see a shovel in the ground.”

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to charge more for energy during peak activity periods in an effort to attract new power plants to the area. A proposal to build infrastructure to better siphon energy from upstate to downstate is an alternative to the capacity zone, although the article implied they were related.

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ew York’s suburbs are falling behind the city in job growth while the poverty rate climbs and construction sputters, according to an April report from the Regional Plan Association. The association, a planning nonprofit that focuses on the tristate metro region, said its recent findings were a “sharp departure from longstanding patterns.” The report is called “Fragile Success: Taking Stock of the Tri-State Region,” and it includes a section focusing on what is referred to as a “suburban slide.” The report said that while urban communities like New York, White Plains, Stamford, Conn., and Jersey City, N.J., have seen population increases, suburban environments have failed to keep pace due to a lack of diversity in housing prices. “Without more suburban housing priced for different income levels, cities will bear a heavy burden of meeting the region’s affordable-housing needs,” the report said. New York City has seen a 12 percent growth in jobs since 2003 but northern New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut have

seen a 1 percent decline, the report said. (The Hudson Valley has seen a slight uptick overall, according to the report.) The growth in the poverty rate in the suburbs has also been outpacing the city’s growth, with the Hudson Valley and southwestern Connecticut each having about 10 percent of their populations living below the poverty line as of 2010. The report also cites a growing number of young adults who prefer to live in urban environments, reversing the trend of a suburban population boom overall and slowing new housing construction in the suburbs when compared to New York City. That change was attributed to young adults, aged between 18 and 29 years old, 45 percent of whom prefer to live in urban areas. The association commissioned a 2013 public poll of 1,300 adults in the 31-county tristate region and of those polled, 26 percent said they preferred an urban environment. That number was up from a 1995 report in which 13 percent said they preferred an urban environment. Adults ages 20 to 34 have flocked to the city’s boroughs from 2000 to 2010, with a net gain of more than 220,000 people in Manhattan, 98,700 in Queens and 91,000 in

Brooklyn. Westchester saw a net gain of 661 migrants in that same age group over the same time period, a more promising number than many of the other suburban counties in the region. Nassau County, for instance saw a net loss of more than 16,800 residents, Rockland County lost 2,900 net and Putnam 2,290 net. Westchester, Rockland and Putnam each saw net growth in the 35-to-49-year-old age group from 2000 to 2010, according to the report, with net gains of 7,000, 3,900 and 3,100 migrants, respectively. Rohit Aggarwala, co-chairman of the RPA’s Fourth Regional Plan Committee, said the region needed to take “bold steps” to ensure future economic vitality. “What this report makes clear is that while our region has many advantages, our institutions often have failed to make the difficult choices necessary to ensure our continued prosperity,” Aggarwala said. The other sections of the report dealt with income inequality in the area and increasing unaffordability for middle-income families. The report said that four out of 10 households in the metro area spend more than a third of their income on housing, leaving little for other expenses and sapping discretionary spending. It also criticized a regional

reliance on property taxes to fund municipal budgets and the high cost of doing business. The report ranked the New York region as second only to San Francisco for highest cost of doing business based on price of real estate, cost of transportation, property taxes and other factors. It also noted a growing vulnerability to disasters and climate-change related issues. As much as 28 percent of the region’s power plants are in areas susceptible to flooding and that percentage could grow to nearly 60 percent by 2050, the report said. Paul Francis, co-chair of the Regional Plan committee, said, “While this region has made great progress in the last 20 years, the policy changes we make now will determine whether the region continues to thrive in the future.” The group said innovation needed to be encouraged but cited obstacles such as corruption and multiple layers of government as obstacles to addressing concerns. “Our region’s three states, 31 counties, 783 municipalities and thousands of school, housing, fire and other special service districts bring local government closer to citizens,” the report said, “but also drive up costs, slow down decision-making and make it more difficult to implement important regional projects.”

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Electric rates to spike due to new ‘capacity zone’ BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

udson Valley residents might want to be prepared for a shock when opening their electricity bills. Downstate users can expect at least a 4 percent rate increase this year due to a socalled “electric capacity zone” that went into effect May 1. Some estimates say bills could increase by as much as 10 percent, costing the region $280 million and $500 million over the next three years.

The zone, which stretches from New York City through the lower part of the state, was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission despite opposition from elected officials, local municipalities and the state Public Service Commission. PSC Chairwoman Audrey Zibelman called the zone a “windfall for incumbent generators” that doesn’t provide any value to customers. “Consumers in the lower Hudson Valley suffered terribly from high energy prices this past winter and now they face moving into a

summer period of high energy prices with no relief in sight,” she said. Statewide, consumers saw their bills increase during the winter from 44 percent to as much as 130 percent, according to PSC figures. The capacity zone is a special-pricing plan first proposed by the New York Independent System Operator, which said that allowing power-generating companies to charge more to distributors like Con Edison during peak usage periods would eventually attract those companies to build power plants and infrastructure in the region.

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Democratic U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said he was able to lobby for a “phase-in” period that kept the increase at 4 percent and had no rate increases in the next two years. The senator said he had ultimately hoped to stop the zone altogether. “We have much better ways to increase power supply and reduce consumption in the Hudson Valley, rather than doing so on the backs of ratepayers,” he said.

Some estimates say bills could increase by as much as 10 percent, costing the region $280 million and $500 million over the next three years. Schumer and other critics of the zone have said that during peak usage periods, such as the hottest days of summer, downstate distributors could get cheap electricity siphoned down from upstate generators that aren’t facing the same demand. The problem is there is a lack of infrastructure through the lower part of the state, with a “bottleneck” noted near Albany and a lack of adequate transmitters through the Hudson Valley region. Critics of the zone have said investing in repairing that bottleneck would more directly reduce costs and address the everincreasing demand for power during peak periods. The opposition has said the zone not only results in higher rates but may not effectively spur development in the region as it intends. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has launched several energy-related initiatives, including investment in solar panel technology, and some believe those are better alternatives to the zoning plan. U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat from Putnam County, has pushed to have the zone decision by the federal commission reversed. He said last month that he would address FERC’s members in Washington, D.C., and hand-deliver a pile of letters from residents in his congressional district in opposition to the zone. “For months, I’ve been banging on the door of Washington bureaucrats to reverse this reckless proposal and I want them to hear our objections loud and clear,” he said. Maloney and Rep. Chris Gibson, a Columbia County Republican, proposed a bill to prohibit the new capacity zone. In addition to the burden of the new zone, the PSC anticipates higher-than-normal prices for consumers this summer, with the futures market for electricity showing a 20 percent hike over last year’s June through September costs, the commission said.

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The Engel Burman Group, developer of The Bristal at Armonk assisted living facility, donated $25,000 to replace the town of North Castle’s landmark American eagle at the intersection of Routes 22 and 128. Erected in 1976 for the nation’s bicentennial, the 40-foot-long wooden eagle stood in disrepair until the Long Island-based developer stepped in to fund its replacement with an identical-looking raptor made of aluminum. “One of the guiding principles of our company is to be an active and contributing member of the communities where we operate,” Jan Burman, president of The Engel Burman Group, said at a recent ceremony to mark the new eagle’s landing at the gateway to the hamlet of Armonk. “When we learned about the need for restoring this historic landmark, we immediately decided this is something we should do.” Joining in the April 28 celebration were, from left, Engel Burman Group founding partner Steven Krieger; North Castle Supervisor Michael Schiliro; Constance Quarrie of the North Castle Historical Society; and David Burman, Jan Burman and Scott Burman of the Garden City development company.

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Eylea product is used in the treatment of that eye disease. “We look forward to the opportunity to collaborate with Avalanche, a leader in the field of next-generation gene therapy technologies,” Dr. George D. Yancopoulos, Regeneron’s chief scientific officer and president of Regeneron Laboratories, said in a statement. “This collaboration highlights the commitment by Regeneron to invest in potentially breakthrough therapies that could benefit patients with sight-threatening diseases.” Thomas W. Chalberg, co-founder and CEO of Avalanche Biotechnologies, said the goal of the collaboration is to create “a new class of next-generation biologics in ophthalmology” by combining Avalanche’s novel platform technology with Regeneron’s proprietary molecules and research capabilities. “Regeneron is a terrific partner for their scientific leadership, as well as their product development capabilities and commercialization track-record,” he said. – John Golden

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2013 narrowly adopted an environmental findings report following a two-year environmental review of the project. The approximately 440,000-square-foot development will include an 18,000-square-foot Mrs. Green’s Natural Market, a 1,350-seat, eightscreen movie theater to be opened by Los Angeles-based Sundance Cinemas as its first East Coast location, about 61,300 square feet of retail and restaurant space, a 123room hotel and a 202-unit, approximately 277,000-square-foot luxury residential building to be developed by Lincoln Dobbs Ferry L.L.C. But a long history of neighborly feuding between Dobbs Ferry and the village of Ardsley – one local official laughingly described it as “like the Hatfields and McCoys” – surfaced again last May when the Ardsley village board of trustees filed a legal challenge to Dobbs Ferry’s decision on Rivertowns Square in state Supreme Court in Westchester County. Ardsley Mayor Peter Porcino said his goal and the aim of the lawsuit against Dobbs Ferry and the developers

was to reduce the scope of the project and its impact on traffic in Ardsley. “There aren’t any great solutions to the traffic issues in Ardsley,” Porcino said. “But we’ve always felt this project is a related problem.” Ardsley trustees at an April meeting unanimously approved a settlement of the lawsuit that preserves the original scope of the project. The developers, though, agreed to pay Ardsley $1 million in installments pegged to the issuance of building permits and certificates of occupancy for the project. Though the settlement does not specify a use for the payment, Porcino said he hoped to use the money to increase parking and improve traffic patterns in the village. Porcino noted that as part of the settlement, a shuttle service the Rivertowns Square developers agreed to operate in Dobbs Ferry will be extended to downtown Ardsley except during peak weekday commuter hours. Porcino said construction vehicles will be routed outside the village of Ardsley as part of the legal agreement. The developers in the settlement reaffirmed their previous agreement with Dobbs Ferry to enforce a construction traffic management plan with contractors on the project. Corey B. Rabin, a partner in Saber

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es of radioactive materials at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant when it was inundated by the tsunami that devastated Japan following a major earthquake in March 2011. Before that, said Gallagher, the public controversy over Entergy’s pending bid to relicense its two operating reactors in Buchanan in the face of strong opposition from top New York officials and environmental groups “wasn’t front and center. I never would have suspected that we had any seismic risk here. I think that’s what spurred me to action.” “Then we had this huge tidal flooding” from Tropical Storm Irene and Hurricane Sandy in 2011 and 2012. “That was a surprise to me,” she said. One month after the March 2011 disaster in Japan, Gallagher bought 33 shares of Entergy stock. Rather than protest with a picket sign outside Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearings on the Indian Point relicensing, she said she thought she could play “an integral part” as a company shareholder and recruit other voters to support her decommission resolution. At the time of her stock purchase, Gallagher was director of business services and deputy director of planning for Ulster County and former chairwoman of the Ulster County Industrial Development

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Agency. In opposing Indian Point’s relicensing, she joined the ranks of state and local government officials that include Gov. Andrew Cuomo, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. “One of the great things about publicly traded corporations (regulated as they are in America) is that the public can participate,” Gallagher wrote on her Entergy Vote Share website. “Well, that’s what I am going to do. Rather than just fear Indian Point or revile Entergy for seeking permit renewals, I am going to work as a member of the company to change its policy.” Gallagher’s first two attempts to have her resolution added to the annual proxy statement sent to Entergy shareholders failed because of timing and procedural requirements. Successful

which crosses the project site, will ease traffic congestion and provide an alternative local route when construction begins in 2015 on the county’s crumbling Ashford Avenue bridge in Ardsley. “The amount of money we’re spending on off-site improvements is unusual for a project this size,” Rabin said. Rabin said he signed the settlement

agreement on May 6. The Dobbs Ferry village board approved the agreement in April. Residents of two homes near the Rivertowns Square site also filed a legal challenge last year to the project as approved by Dobbs Ferry officials. The settlement ending the Ardsley lawsuit is contingent on the discontinuance of that lawsuit. Though the case is still pending in court, Rabin said the neighbors, David and Maryellen Laino and Alfred Constantine, have agreed to drop their challenge. Mark A. Chertok, the attorney representing Ardsley and the Dobbs Ferry residents in the lawsuits, did not return calls for comment. “Fortunately for us, there’s been no major impact with this delay,” Rabin said. “Of course we’re not in the business of delaying, we’re in the business of building. But we’ll be OK.” “If the litigation continued on for an extended period of time, it might have had some effect on the eventual tenants. To the best of our knowledge that hasn’t happened,” Rabin said. Rabin said the partners have secured an operator for the 123-room hotel on the site. The hotel company has requested an announcement be delayed until this summer, he said.

this year, she asked “fellow Americans” on her specially created website to buy shares of Entergy stock as individual shareholders and pledge to proxy their votes to her. Gallagher said fewer than 10 friends and family members bought Entergy shares to cast votes for her decommission resolution. She flew to Mississippi to present her resolution with the support, too, of one institutional investor in Entergy, the New York State Common Retirement Fund. The state comptroller, the public pension fund’s administrator, had also submitted a resolution that would require Entergy to publish semiannual investor reports reviewing major nuclear safety concerns and Nuclear Regulatory Commission actions. Gallagher’s resolution received 3,667,959 shareholder votes, or 2.6 percent of the total vote, according to an Entergy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A total of 115,728,969 votes, or approximately 83 percent, were cast against Indian Point’s decommissioning. There were 20,542,418 abstentions, amounting to nearly 15 percent of the votes. DiNapoli’s resolution on behalf of the state pension fund also was defeated, receiving 5.7 percent of shareholder votes. “I have to say that I am very pleased with the outcome,” Gallagher said. The meeting gave her an opportunity to speak directly to Entergy’s board chairman and top executives about Indian Point, she said. “It’s not really a real conversation until

you’ve made the proxy statement one time,” she said. “The real issue is institutional investors. Now I can really start a conversation with institutional investors about supporting my resolution. … I think having a constructive dialogue is important.” She plans to return to Entergy’s 2015 annual meeting with her resolution. Gallagher’s stand on Indian Point’s relicensing is opposite that of some business and labor union groups in the region that have publicly supported Entergy, including The Business Council of Westchester and the Westchester County Association. Gallagher said she favors a “long-term approach” to phasing out the nuclear reactors in the metropolitan area. As for replacement energy sources if Indian Point is decommissioned, “I think we’re going to be looking at not one solution. It’s going to be patchwork,” she said. In the Hudson Valley, “I know that energy pricing is a huge issue for business, no question about that,” said Gallagher. “I know how important energy pricing is to business and I’m really sensitive to that.” Yet in her shareholder activism, “I don’t feel a conflict on this because high risks must be taken into account.” Gallagher said she paid a little more than $2,000 for her stock, which has risen in value to nearly $3,000. “I made some money,” she said. “Not enough to cover my air fare” to the Entergy meeting.

Dobbs Ferry, said the developers agreed to make $5 million in off-site improvements to roads and infrastructure before construction begins at Rivertowns Square. He said planned improvements to Ogden Avenue,

“Fortunately for us, there’s been no major impact with this delay. Of course we’re not in the business of delaying, we’re in the business of building. But we’ll be OK.” — Corey B. Rabin

A talent for failure drives success BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

elevision personality and real estate expert Barbara Corcoran had a familiar rags-to-riches success story to share with her audience at the recent Grow Conference for entrepreneurs at Westchester Community College. Her story, and her celebrity as a star of ABC’s business-pitch reality show “Shark Tank,” are evident in the title of her new bestselling book that was sold during her appearance on the Valhalla campus: “Shark Tales: How I Turned $1,000 into a Billion Dollar Business.” Corcoran was in her early 20s and a relative newcomer to Manhattan from her hometown of Edgewater, N.J., when she borrowed $1,000 from a boyfriend and started a real estate company with him on the Upper East Side. The partnership ended seven years later, when her boyfriend, a New Jersey developer who later went bankrupt, married Corcoran’s secretary. Corcoran took half of the brokerage’s employees and in the same building leased space for her new company, The Corcoran Group. After 22 years, she sold the business

for $66 million. The former waitress in a Fort Lee diner was reminded of her new wealth at an ATM machine soon after the sale. After withdrawing her usual $200, “I had $44 million in my checking account,” she said. Yet Corcoran said her success has been driven by failure. It is, she said, probably the most important lesson she has learned in business and one she shared with her audience. “I am great at failure. That’s what I know about myself.” A D student in high school and college who claimed she could not read or write until she was almost 9, “I’ve been trained to be a loser and so I think I’m going to fail,” she said. She has overcome her fear of failure to act decisively in business. “Everybody works better under pressure,” she said. “You don’t get to see what you’re really made of until you shove yourself out there.” When sizing up sales talent at The Corcoran Group, she looked for those who had known failure in their lives. “I’m looking for people that can take a hit and get up,” she said. “The great salespeople and the great entrepreneurs don’t spend any time feeling sorry for themselves. It’s definitely a personality trait and I have found

that without it, entrepreneurs cannot start a business.” Corcoran offered four other lessons she learned when building a successful business. One: “Perception creates reality.” A largely unknown player leading a small company in New York’s real estate market, Corcoran began writing The Corcoran Report, which combined market statistics with her analysis of New York City real estate trends. She was astonished when her first report was quoted in The New York Times. “I realized I had a new partner in business – The New York Times,” she said. “I found that I churned out the report and then the reality would follow. … I had discovered the most valuable lesson in business: that perception creates reality.” Another lesson learned: “There are two types of people at work; there are the expanders and the containers.” A business needs both, said Corcoran, who described herself as an expander. A business owner must recognize the types and employ them in that capacity, she said. Corcoran cited as example her hiring of Esther Kaplan, who became her equity partner and president at The Corcoran

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Volunteer New York! brand change is call for more action BY ALISA H. KESTEN

n February 1950, the Volunteer Service Bureau of Westchester opened its first office in a donated space at the YMCA on Mamaroneck Avenue. From a single desk with a borrowed phone, the founders of the bureau created a central place to connect volunteers to nonprofit agencies that registered volunteer opportunities. A new chapter in Westchester County’s volunteer movement began to unfold. Over the past 64 years, much has changed: Telephones have gotten smaller and do far more than just place or receive calls. The Internet and social media allow for connecting across the street or around the world in a nanosecond. More than 1,300 nonprofits are established in Westchester alone and now account for the largest industry in the county.

And much has stayed the same: Nonprofits, their staff and boards still know that without the support of volunteers they cannot begin to fulfill their missions. People of all ages and backgrounds still want to find a meaningful way to get involved. And there is a growing need for volunteers willing to share their professional skills to help nonprofits complete important projects. Continuing the work the Volunteer Service Bureau initiated, we have been operating for the past three decades as The Volunteer Center of United Way, a reflection of a strong strategic partnership with United Way of Westchester and Putnam. Together we have pursued a mutual interest of increasing volunteerism in these two counties. Just as our name evolved during the decades, so, too, has our role and our cover-

age area. We are now the most central and comprehensive independent connecting organization for volunteers and nonprofits in Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Valley region. Last year, we helped connect 19,000 people to more than 500 nonprofits for services valued at $8.2 million. After being designated by New York state as one of 10 regional volunteer centers, we now support volunteerism in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties. The expansion of our service area along with an intensive strategic planning process prompted us to reconsider our brand. We understood that while The Volunteer Center’s work was respected and valued, our name lacked clarity. This hindered our visibility and our ability to execute our own mission to engage more people throughout the region to take action – to address press-

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ing challenges and support nonprofits. We were also determined to make sure that we stay as relevant for the next decade as we have been for the past six. So, now we aim to intensify our message and mobilize even more people as Volunteer New York! Studies show that the tighter we weave a social network of connections and caring for one another, the better chance we all have to weather disasters – any type of disaster. Sept. 11. Hurricane Sandy. Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Boston Marathon. In recent months we have assumed a leadership role in preparing nonprofits and individuals for disaster response and how best to engage volunteers, thanks to the support of New York state and United Way. We need more people to know about our work in this area and more municipalities, community-based organizations and faithbased institutions to see Volunteer New York! as the place to list a need and the first place to look to find a way to help. And when a community can boast great schools, hospitals, cultural institutions, parks and social services – all fueled by volunteer power – it is an attractive place for companies and their employees to set down roots. When businesses recognize the value of volunteering – building strong teams through group projects or offering opportunities for professional growth through board service – it makes sense to seek out ways to connect. The most efficient and effective answer is our ability to serve as that central connector organization. Volunteer New York! works really hard to make it really easy to get involved. Our new brand is more than a name change. It is a clear call to action – one that engages an expanded geographic footprint and reflects what we are all about. We want Westchester and the midHudson Valley to be a place where volunteering is second nature – simply what we all do for one another, for our world, for ourselves. We want to continue to work with a growing list of companies who champion volunteerism and value our role. We welcome more engagement. We welcome support. Check out our online database, opportunity calendar and programs at volunteernewyork.org. Let’s begin a new chapter. Volunteer New York! will continue to do our part to create strong and resilient communities, because that’s what happens when people say YES. Alisa H. Kesten is the executive director of Volunteer New York! She can be reached at 914-227-9304 or on Twitter @AlisaKesten.

Labor law posters require more than ‘all-in-one’ ﬁx BY REBECCA GOLDBERG

very employer in the U.S. must post at least some labor law notices. Many state and federal employment laws come with such a requirement. While different posters are needed for different situations (for example, based on the employer’s size or industry), no employer is exempt from posting at all. It may be obvious that failing to meet all posting requirements can result in legal liability. What is less obvious is that posting inapplicable notices may also result in legal liability – a danger if your company uses an “all-in-one” labor law poster service.

What is wrong with too many posters? Many employers overlook the risks of posting inapplicable labor law posters. Each year, many employers receive offers to purchase a laminated “all-in-one” poster designed to cover all bases. But one size rarely fits all when it comes to the law. For example, the Family and Medical Leave Act

generally applies only to companies with 50 or more employees. If a 20-employee company posts a Family and Medical Leave Act poster, could this statement of employee rights bind the company to provide leave to the extent required by that statute? At least one court has held that in the right factual circumstances, an employee may be entitled to take leave akin to that prescribed under the act. Another downside to too many posters is the difficulty in navigating employees’ inquiries about their rights. If an employee points to a Family and Medical Leave Act poster and asks where to obtain the paperwork for maternity leave, human resources may have the unenviable task of telling her she is not eligible. This can lead to resentment and poor morale. A third downside is the potential to invite legal action against the company. The National Labor Relations Board made a failed attempt to require employers to post a notice of employees’ rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Courts ruled against the board’s posting requirement, and eventually, the agency abandoned its efforts. Countless employers have posted – and retained – these notices, even though the rule never went into effect and has been formally

abandoned. Among other things, this notice tells employees how to file labor law complaints against their employers. Employers that keep this poster are inviting complaints against themselves.

Generally, the stated penalty for failing to post a required labor law poster is a relatively small ﬁne, but the hidden consequences can be much more costly. What is wrong with too few posters? Generally, the stated penalty for failing to post a required labor law poster is a relatively small fine, but the hidden consequences can be much more costly. In some cases, courts have allowed the employer’s failure to post a labor law poster to “equitably toll” an employee’s rights. This means the time period that starts the clock for the statute of limitations may be delayed until the employee

learns of the rights outlined in the applicable poster. If it takes years for an employee to become aware of those rights, the employer may be on the hook for additional years of liability – a consequence that can easily add hundreds of thousands of dollars of liability in certain scenarios, such as class action overtime cases.

Having the right posters What should employers do to get it right? This requires research to determine the required postings based on the state, industry, size of the company and other factors. Like any other labor and employment law question, the best way to get a reliable answer is to consult competent legal counsel. Fortunately, this is usually a quick and inexpensive inquiry. While some lists of required posters can be found on the websites for state and federal departments of labor, these lists are often incomplete because certain postings may be outside the agency’s purview. Rebecca Goldberg is an associate in the Milford, Conn., office of Berchem, Moses & Devlin P.C., with a recently expanded office in Westport. She focuses her practice on labor and employment matters in state and federal courts and administrative agencies.

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ockland County Executive Ed Day believes tripling the toll for the new Tappan Zee Bridge would cripple local commerce by discouraging potential shoppers from crossing the Hudson River. The current toll is southbound only, for $5 in cash or $4.75 for E-ZPass enrollees. A toll hike is expected in order to cover the cost of the $3.9 billion, double-span bridge replacement, but how high the price can go at this moment is only a guess. The best indicator may be the comments of Larry Schwartz, a top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who speculated the price of the new toll could climb to as much as $14, in line with the George Washington Bridge. “A toll of that magnitude is unacceptable,” Day said on April 25, during an elected officials panel at the Suffern Crowne Plaza hosted by Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress, a Newburgh-based business and academic advocacy group. Day, a Republican who came into office in January, said that 25 percent of the entire sales tax generated in Rockland comes from the Palisades Center. Would-be shoppers might decide not to cross the bridge and instead visit Ridge Hill in Yonkers or other similar shopping destinations, he said. The county executive called it a “fairy tale” that the Tappan Zee crossing would be compared to New York City connectors that are run by agencies like the Port Authority, which have real estate holdings and other interests that dictate costs. “It should be commensurate of a crossing into Westchester, not New York City,” he said of the price of the new toll. He noted that in the comparisons, there has been little comparison to the only other bridge linking Rockland and Westchester: The Bear Mountain Bridge. “Gee, you know why? It’s only a buck fifty,” he said. The cost of the toll continues to be a talking point in large part due to a lack of a defined funding structure for the new bridge. A $1.6 billion federal loan is all that has been accounted for so far, leading many to the conclusion that a large portion of the construction will have to be funded through toll revenue. The State Thruway Authority has reportedly begun issuing bonds to pay its bills and although the federal loan interest rate is guaranteed under 4 percent, critics are concerned about the uncertainty of the bonds’ rates, which could inflate the cost of construction beyond the $3.9 billion price tag. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican

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who is running for governor against Cuomo this year, said he wasn’t sure how the bridge would be paid for. “Obviously it’s being built and the bills are coming in,” he said. A financing and toll commission that would look to determine what the toll will be has yet to have been appointed by the governor, but Astorino and others are already calling for a resident discount for the toll. The state recently launched a discount for Staten Island residents enrolled in E-ZPass that use the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which has a cash toll of $15 and an E-ZPass rate of $10.67. Other options include the State Thruway Authority spreading out whatever costs it needs to recuperate through the entire system rather than the one bridge. For Al Samuels, president of the Rockland County Business Association, it is too early in the process to worry about the cost of the toll. He said a focus should be finding financing mechanisms to complete the bridge. There may even be funding opportunities through the Department of Homeland Security, he said, and creative opportunities like offering naming rights of the bridge to a sponsor. “The Tappan Zee Bridge, my God the Tappan Zee Bridge is in the news every day,” Samuels said. “There’s an awful lot

of attention on it. Why not the possibility of calling it whatever if someone says ‘I want a piece of that?’” Samuels said he didn’t think that an increased toll would stop shoppers from visiting the Palisades mall, the new Shops at Nanuet and Woodbury Common in Orange County. There are plans to create an enhanced public transportation component along with the new bridge to offer bus lines that will travel back and forth over into Rockland and beyond. That could bring even more shoppers across the bridge, Samuels said, and offer an alternative travel method for those who have a car but may not want to drive. There will be an increase of some kind, he said, and there would likely have to be even if a new bridge weren’t built. “I just don’t see the sky falling from this bridge,” he said of the impact on local business. “The most important thing is we will finally have a truly safe crossing between Rockland and Westchester counties and I think that’s worth an extra couple of bucks.” The current Tappan Zee Bridge was built in 1955 and talks of replacing it date back several decades before a plan was put together and approved under Cuomo. The new bridge is expected to open by 2018.

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ne of the key tenets seemingly ingrained into the structure of the Internet was that it was neutral, the great equalizer. A tiny company could have a website and online presence that overshadowed any competitor, including even a huge company. When you viewed a website, you had no way of knowing the size of the company, number of employees or revenues. Generally, most of your knowledge about that company was based on the content and quality of its online presence. Testimonials and social media could further obscure a company’s true size. Fortunes were made (and lost) by websites selling products or services to an often receptive market on a truly level playing field. This model of equality was abruptly changed on April 23, when the Federal Communications Commission proposed rules allowing Internet providers to charge additional fees for more bandwidth. In short, it proposed allowing some companies such as Disney and Netflix to reach subscribers faster than other companies – for a fee – while entrusting them to act in a “commercially reasonable manner,” however they define it. Would it make a big difference to you if a website loaded in one second versus two seconds? Probably not. It would quickly come down to the content, layout and a number of other factors. However, what if it was one second versus 10 seconds? That might make a difference or negatively dispose a viewer to that website once it was displayed. How might a viewer react if videos – which are rapidly increasing in number – took longer to load and regularly made frequent and annoying stops and starts while being viewed? This ruling by the FCC does sound ominous. It is certainly unfair. And yet, will it have much effect? Probably not, as long as the commercially reasonable use of bandwidth is appropriately defined and properly managed. First, larger Web hosting companies like GoDaddy and HostForWeb will start to offer faster Internet speeds to their customers for a few extra dollars a month so their users can also compete with companies like Disney and Netflix. Second, online speeds are rapidly increasing. (Remember, it wasn’t that long ago that people were using dial-up 56K modems to connect to the Internet.) Countries around the world are increasingly moving toward gigabit transmission speeds. It is only a matter of time before service providers are forced to upgrade the speed of their networks in this country, too. A onesecond delay today will become a 0.2-second delay in a few years. In this type of highspeed environment, a difference in speed

between fast and basic transmission speeds should be negligible. Google Fiber gigabit is already in place in Kansas City, Mo., Provo, Utah, and soon in Austin, Texas, with plans for more than 34 cities in nine metro areas around the country. It offers speeds that it claims are up to 100 times faster than the broadband speeds most subscribers currently have. It’s a game changer. Essentially, it eliminates transmission delays while providing higher quality video streaming and more interaction. Charging roughly the same price as the traditional broadband providers, it also represents a threat to the established order. Already, AT&T and Cox Communications are drawing up plans for their own gigabit networks. Not surprisingly, in the face of increased competition

BY BRUCE NEWMAN

by Google Fiber, Time Warner Cable has increased the speed of its cable by over six times in Austin while not raising its fee to consumers. And this, not faster lanes, highlights the crux of the real conflict: the quest for greater profits versus the needs of the public. It’s not about Net neutrality; it’s about profits and too little competition. It’s hard to root for the “new guy on the block,” especially when it is Google Fiber, and yet well-financed upstarts like it have the ability to essentially ensure Net neutrality at a far more reasonable cost for subscribers while rapidly gaining market share for themselves. It’s the type of competition every city and township should be seeking. The Comcast-Time Warner proposed merger is all about market share and their combined 33 million subscribers. It’s not

about Net neutrality but rather the generating of profits and the ability to better withstand competition from the “Google-like” upstarts. In the near future, the issues of Net neutrality and communications mergers will receive much press and attention. It is important to realize that it truly is all about profits, with the result of these battles having an impact on the quality and cost of the Internet, social media and communication service made available to the public by these providers. Bruce Newman is vice president at The Productivity Institute L.L.C. and a regular Westfair contributor. He specializes in content creation and digital marketing. He can be reached at bnewman@prodinst.com.

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GOOD HAPPENING IN AND ThInGS ABOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY ity log button allows participants to enter the contest with their log details and activity, making them eligible for prizes such as a one-year membership to Walkway Over the Hudson, a massage from Women’s View at Northern Dutchess Hospital, clothing gear and two gift certificates to Mike Arteaga’s Health and Fitness Center. In addition to the use of the Health Quest U activity log, participants will also be eligible to win prizes when “selfies” are posted from the center overlook of the Walkway on Instagram or Twitter to @My_HealthQuest with hashtag #HQHealthySelfie or by printing the registration form from health-quest.org/walkway. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony for the annual Treetops to Rooftops race June 14.

pArchEm Joins huDson vAllEY AlliAncE

Parchem, a supplier of chemical raw materials to the plastics, industrial, pharmaceutical and specialty chemical markets based in New Rochelle, has become one of the first companies to simultaneously join both the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage alliance and NY BioHud Valley in New Windsor. The company offers specialty chemical sourcing and distribution for the pharmaceutical, personal care, petrochemical, chemical coating and nutritional industries. Parchem has close ties to the regional food and beverage and biotech industries, providing everything from agricultural resources like green pesticides and fertilizers to food enzymes, flavoring additives and vitamins. “We are thrilled to welcome Parchem to the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance and NY BioHud Valley,” said Larry Gottlieb, president and CEO of Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. “Parchem works closely with numerous businesses throughout the region and is a valued member of the local business community. Through the active participation of businesses like Parchem, the Food & Beverage Alliance and NY BioHud Valley serve as a powerful engine for regional economic growth. We look forward to working with this great company.” “By joining the Food & Beverage Alliance and NY BioHud Valley, we will now have access to extremely valuable business partnerships and resources,” said ephraim Rabin, CEO of Parchem. “We believe that we have a lot to offer these two organizations and we have much to gain as well. We’re looking forward to contributing to the strong economic ties that are helping move our region forward.”

HV Story Walk featuring “Lost in the Woods.”

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The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum in Cornwall-onHudson, in partnership with the Cornwall Public Library and The Grail will be hosting the opening weekend of Story Walk featuring “Lost in the Woods” by Carl R. Sams and Jean Stoick at the museum’s Wildlife Education Center, 25 Boulevard, Cornwall-on-Hudson, May 24 and May 25, from noon to 4 p.m. Story Walk is an innovative way for children and adults to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time. Story Walks have been installed in 45 states and four countries and were created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vt. They involve installing pages from a colorful book on posts along a trail. The museum, library and grail have chosen this Story Walk especially for children 2-6 with an adult or older child who will join them as they read their way along the meadow trails at the Wildlife Education Center. “We are very excited about this program,” said Pam Golben, director of the Wildlife Education Center. “This is a lovely children’s story about a fawn born at the edge of the woods and is for nature lovers of all ages.” The celebratory opening weekend will include crafts and snacks for children. The Center is open Fridays through Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, visit hhnaturemuseum.org or call 845-534-5506, ext. 204.

Health Quest and Walkway Over the Hudson launched a six-week program May 2 designed to promote health and wellness for the entire community. Open to the public, the Walkway Fitness Challenge calls for enrollees to walk, bike or run on the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park for 30 minutes on 12 different occasions. The challenge runs through June 14. “This is a winning combination,” said ellen Henneberry, development manager for Walkway Over the Hudson. “Walkway provides a safe, friendly and scenic environment for participants to reach their fitness goals. This is an important alliance between Health Quest and Walkway to promote health and wellness throughout the community.” “We encourage people to be active for optimal health,” said Dr. Daniel O’Dea, president of The Heart Center, a Health Quest affiliate. “The mission of the challenge is to encourage healthy lifestyle activities in the communities we serve. Prevention of disease and improving the health of our communities are at the core of everything we do.” Health Quest and Walkway Over the Hudson also collaborated to build an activity log component into Health Quest’s free smartphone app, “Health Quest U.” The activ-

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EinstEin pApErs DigitiZED

The Vassar College Libraries in Poughkeepsie have launched the Albert Einstein Digital Collection, an online version of the college’s prized collection of the famed scientist’s papers. The entire collection has been digitized for open access and ease of use, including zoom-in and full-text search capabilities. Available at einstein.digitallibrary.vassar. edu, this ambitious project was made possible by a grant from Georgette Bennett in honor of Leonard Polonsky,

and in cooperation with Hebrew University, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Princeton University Press and the Philippe Halsman Archive. Vassar’s Einstein collection documents a lesser-known aspect of Albert Einstein’s career: his social and political work in the United States and abroad, with special attention to Jewish affairs. The collection was formed by Einstein’s friend and executor of his will, Otto Nathan, an economist and professor at several institutions of higher learning, including Vassar College. Einstein and Nathan met at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., and became friends on the strength of their similar backgrounds and common interests. The collection is composed of correspondence between Einstein and Nathan, as well as letters from Einstein’s wife, Elsa, to Nathan, some manuscripts, ephemera and photographs of Einstein. A number of letters discuss the fate of Jews in Europe and other aspects of World War II. “High-quality scans and translation of all documents from German to English took considerable effort, but the results were well worth the time,” said digital projects librarian Joanna DiPasquale. “The project took approximately one year and now we have a searchable collection that is available to the entire world.”

NINE HOME REPAIR PROJECTS COMPLETED IN DUTCHESS

Rebuilding Together Dutchess County joined more than 187 of the Rebuilding Together affiliates nationwide on National Rebuilding Day April 26 to provide free home repairs and modifications to low-income Americans, including the elderly, disabled, military veterans and families in need. This year across the country, more than 50,000 volunteers served at more than 3,000 affiliate-led rebuild projects during the month of April. Rebuilding Together Dutchess County completed nine projects across the county during National Rebuilding Day, bringing together 300 volunteers. Major renovations of all nine homes included drywall, gutter, flooring, plumbing and electrical repairs, installation of windows, doors, grab bars, handrails, and smoke detectors. Some projects also received mold removal services, gutter installations, yard work, furnace and hot water replacements and roof repairs. “The impact of National Rebuilding Day never ceases to amaze me,” said Christina Boryk, Rebuilding Together executive director. “Safe, healthy and energy-efficient homes are not the only result of the mission of Rebuilding Together. Perfect strangers become friends, volunteers learn new skills, team work builds confidence and collaboration and lives are changed in ways we can never imagine.” Rebuilding Together Dutchess Board President Tina Ludwig visited the projects throughout the day. “The work that RTDC does has an amazing ripple effect; we’re not just revitalizing homes, we’re revitalizing neighborhoods and communities by preserving affordable housing here in Dutchess County. We’re helping our neighbors in need by giving them the ability to once again live in a warm, safe, dry and independent environment and we look forward to doing so for many years to come.”

Clockwise, Blooms; Favorites; Imaginings. Paintings by Stacie Flint

‘WHAT WOMEN LOVE’ RiverWinds Gallery at 172 Main St. in Beacon, presents “What Women Love,” paintings by Stacie Flint. Her colorful, joyfully quirky oil paintings of what women love is inspired by her life, imagination and her many women friends with their flowers, pets and families. The show runs through June 8. Viewing hours are Wednesdays to Mondays noon to 6 p.m.; Beacon Second Saturday noon to 9 p.m. Flint’s art is emotionally vibrant animation, creating a magnetizing impact that frequently inspires viewers to invent possibilities for personal narrative. She also uses her colorful

style to paint portraits of her clients and their family life, referenced from photos. For this show, she focused on women and all that they love. HV Biz • WCBJ • May 12, 2014

THELIST: sba lenders

westchester county

Ranked by total number of loans, listed alphabetically in the event of a tie Name • Number of branches in county Address of headquarters Phone • Website JPMorgan Chase N.A. • 101 branches 270 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017 212-270-6000 • jpmorganchase.com First Niagara Bank N.A. • Five branches 726 Exchange St., Buﬀalo, NY 14210 800-201-6621 • firstniagra.com T.D. Bank, National Association • 13 branches 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 302-351-4560 tdbank.com KeyBank N.A. • 16 branches 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 216-689-4221 • key.com Citibank N.A. • 26 branches 701 E. 60 St. North, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 605-906-6100 • online.citibank.com Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. • 35 branches 101 N. Philips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104 605-575-7332 wellsfargo.com H.S.B.C. Bank U.S.A. N.A. • 18 branches 1800 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102 800-975-4722 • us.hsbc.com R.B.S. Citizens N.A. • Two branches 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, RI 02903 401-861-0091 • citizensbank.com Capital One N.A. • 11 branches 1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, VA 22102 703-448-3747 • capitalone.com Bank of America N.A. • 24 branches 101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202 800-432-1000 • bankofamerica.com People’s United Bank • 15 branches 850 Main St., Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-338-7001 • peoples.com Sterling National Bank • One branch 650 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10022 212-757-3300 • sterlingbancorp.com Webster Bank N.A. • Eight branches 145 Bank St., Waterbury, CT 06702 203-578-2202 • websteronline.com

Top Executive Title Year Founded Jamie Dimon Chairman and CEO 1824 Gary M. Crosby Interim president and CEO 1870 W. Edmund Clark Chairman, president and CEO 1852 Beth E. Mooney Chairman, CEO and president 1825 Michael L. Corbat CEO 1812 John G. Stumpf Chairman and CEO 1870 Irene Dorner President and CEO 2004 Ellen Alemany CEO (Americas) 1828/2004 Richard D. Fairbank Founder, chairman and CEO 1933 Brian T. Moynihan President and CEO 1904 John P. Barnes President and CEO 1842 John C. Millman President and director 1929 James C. Smith Chairman and CEO 1870

This is a sampling of small business administration lenders. For questions or comments please contact westfaircommunications@gmail.com

Source: Data from the U.S. Small Business Administration, sba.gov.;

Number of loans Amount of loans (Divided by sizes of loan) $350K to $5M $50K-$350K Under $50K

Total

1,334

26 $18,638,200

517 $78,712,800

791 $23,841,100

$121,192,700

20 $22,380,800

174 $26,022,200

186 $6,140,300

$54,543,300

42 $71,929,700

62 $11,049,500

109 $3,550,500

$86,529,700

33 $27,239,900

47 $9,675,600

132 $3,137,900

$40,053,400

22 $20,566,700

29 $4,171,000

58 $1,402,000

$26,139,700

49 $36,321,300

26 $6,553,700

31 $654,500

$43,529,500

1 $610,000

34 $5,337,500

23 $786,000

0 $0

16 $1,885,600

34 $1,060,000

8 $5,123,000

29 $4,808,000

8 $294,000

2 $1,300,000

16 $2,060,000

18 $765,000

5 $3,595,900

9 $1,643,200

2 $70,000

0 $0

6 $1,175,000

5 $200,000

$1,375,000

2 $6,140,000

4 $1,000,000

5 $189,000

$7,329,000

380 213 212

109 106 58

$6,733,500

$2,945,600

$10,225,000

$4,125,000

$5,309,100

represents loan volume data from F.Y. 2012 to February 2014. Although the data obtained from these sources is consistently reliable, its accuracy and comprehensiveness cannot be guaranteed.

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DEmocrAts wAnt Astorino out; rEpublicAns cAll movE politicAl

Eight Democrats on the Westchester County Board of Legislators say the Republican county executive is neglecting his duties and are calling for a special election to replace him. Rob astorino is running for governor this year against one-term incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Some Democratic county lawmakers have proposed legislation that would boot Astorino from his post and set a special election to fulfill the rest of his term. Yonkers Legislator Ken Jenkins, who had sought the Democratic nomination to run against Astorino last year, said the county executive is in violation of Westchester law that dictates the position be full time. “The people of Westchester didn’t vote for a part-time county executive and the County Charter doesn’t allow for one,” Jenkins said. Critical Democrats said that Astorino has made 37 trips out of the county since winning a second term as county executive last November. Republican legislators called the move a political stunt. Republican Minority Whip Gordon Burrows said, “This is going to be a long campaign, and I hope that my colleagues on the Board of Legislators are able to refocus on the important issues before this board instead of using their positions and this board’s good will and authority to score cheap political points for the governor.” Tuckahoe Legislator Sheila Marcotte, a

Republican, criticized Democrats for using the legislative process for what she viewed as political posturing. “When people debase their offices by using an official mechanism that is available to us as elected county officials in an effort (to) embarrass other elected officials, we erode the confidence that the public has in this legislative body,” Marcotte said. The resolution to remove Astorino was introduced at the board’s May 5 meeting and will be referred to the board’s legislation subcommittee. If the measure ever emerges from committee to be taken as a full board vote, it is unlikely to pass. There are 10 Democrats on the 17-person Board of Legislators, but two of them formed a coalition leadership team with the seven Republican legislators, resulting in an unofficial majority. Astorino is expected to accept the Republican nomination for governor this week at the party’s nominating caucus to be held at the Hilton Westchester (formerly the Rye Town Hilton). Despite the fact that he is not yet officially the Republican nominee, state Democrats have already launched a media offensive that includes television commercials accusing Astorino of “civil rights violations” as a result of an ongoing standoff with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over the settlement of a 2009 affordable housing lawsuit. The ads’ tagline is that Astorino is “so far right, he’s wrong for New York.”

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Pattern for Progress, the nonprofit regional policy and planning organization, will report findings of its infrastructure survey in the Hudson Valley at a May 19 confer-

ence in New Windsor. “Infrastructure Issues: Crumbling or Tumbling?” will be from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor. Pattern for Progress officials said more than 125 towns, villages and cities in the nine-county region participated in Pattern’s survey. The conference will include an overview of the condition of roads, bridges, water and sewer capacity as seen by municipal officials. “There are serious deficiencies throughout the valley,” March Gallagher, Pattern for Progress chief strategy officer, said in a press release. Gallagher will explain survey results at the conference. Keynote speakers for the event are U.S. Rep. Sean Maloney, a Democrat representing the Hudson Valley’s 18th congressional district, and James R. Levine, general counsel of the state Environmental Facilities Corp. Registration is $50 for Pattern members, $60 for nonmembers and $30 for municipal or school district employees. People are asked to register by May 17. To register, contact Pattern for Progress at 845-565-4900 or at rdegroat@pfprogress. org.

arrangement will reduce membership costs and create greater opportunities for members while allowing the association to more effectively inform consumers about “the importance of using builders and remodelers that are committed to adhering to codes of ethics and professional excellence.” For more information about association members, programs or outreach, visit hvbuilder.com or call 845-567-6600.

Business incubator program expands at RCC

New York-certified business incubator iCANny and its virtual international partner iCAN-Global, a global commercialization accelerator specializing in clean technology, sustainability and energy efficiency products and services, along with SUNY Rockland Community College have developed a partnership to introduce new business education programs and expand existing services to startup, emerging-stage and mature enterprises within the Hudson Valley.

RCC and iCANny will offer free business development resources called the “EntreBuzz Series” to entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises, and innovators throughout the Hudson Valley. Among the resources will be a series of ongoing educational networking events offered throughout 2015. Kicking things off will be a series of business educational videos, “EntreBuzz – Short Conversations with People You Need to Know,” which will be available for viewing on the iCAN-Global website. In addition, networking events will be held at Rockland Community College’s 3-D printing lab at the college’s Haverstraw Center at 37 West Broad St. Among the offerings will be brown-bag lunch seminars; sessions where attendees can pitch their presentations for feedback; and evening sessions where attendees can utilize the expertise of featured experts in finance, social media, technology, marketing and product design. As a New York state incubator certi-

Royal Properties handles Pelham shopping plaza leasing

Royal Properties Inc. has been named exclusive leasing agent for Pelham Manor Plaza in Pelham, the Bronxville real estate brokerage recently announced. The company will represent owner Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. in retail leasing at the 26,000-square-foot shopping center at 4767-4787 Boston Post Road. Spaces ranging from 1,120 square feet to 5,000 to 10,000 square feet are available. Royal Properties partner Jeff Kintzer will head a leasing team that includes brokers John Williams and Lou Klein. – John Golden, Mary Shustack and Mark Lungariello

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Children’s Place clothing store to open at Ridge Hill

The Children’s Place will open a 3,500-square-foot apparel store this summer at Westchester’s Ridge Hill in Yonkers. Ridge Hill owner Forest City Ratner Cos. said the specialty playwear store is scheduled to open in July. Headquartered in Secaucus, N.J., The Children’s Place Retail Stores Inc. operates more than 1,100 brick and mortar stores nationwide and an online store at childrensplace.com.

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New name, new partner for Hudson Valley builders group

The Builders Association of the Hudson Valley, a 62-year-old trade association in New Windsor representing the residential, remodeling and light commercial building industries in Westchester County and the region, has a new name and national affiliation. Now known as the Hudson Valley Builders & Remodelers Association, the trade group has become the sole regional partner for the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). It also continues its affiliation with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). “This new partnership marks a monumental accomplishment for us and allows ours to be the first organization in North America to provide its members with access to both NAHB & NARI,” Scott Wohl, executive officer of the renamed association, said in an announcement. He said the working

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State of County touts initiatives, wags ﬁnger at Albany BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

estchester County Executive Rob Astorino’s State of the County address included a pledge not to raise the county tax levy, a proposal to opt out of a federal grant program – and a few jabs at state government for good measure. Astorino, who is running for governor this year, told members of the public and the county Board of Legislators during his May 1 address that Albany was a “giant vacuum,”

sucking money, jobs and energy from local communities. “It’s time to pull the plug,” he said. The speech came two weeks before the state Republican Party is expected to nominate Astorino to run against incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. Astorino listed his track record in Westchester, also serving as a campaign platform for the state race. The county executive pledged to propose a budget this year, Astorino’s fifth in office, with no tax levy increase. He said the county had either cut or kept flat that levy each year

since he has been in office. (The levy is different from the tax rate, meaning a property owner’s tax bill could increase based on local valuation and other factors.) “We promised tax relief and we’re delivering it,” he said. There were two marquee initiatives outlined during the speech, the first being Astorino’s plan for the county to provide funding for its municipalities to replace federal Community Development Block Grants. Westchester communities have lost out on more than $12 million in funds from the

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federal government due to the county’s lack of compliance with a 2009 affordable housing lawsuit. In that suit, Westchester agreed to build or obtain 750 units of affordable housing, most of which were to be placed in its richest and statistically whitest communities. Astorino’s administration has refused to acknowledge impediments to fair housing in the zoning codes of the county’s local communities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development withheld the federal funds due to that stance. As the standoff continues, Astorino pledged to start a county program, with $5 million in grants at the ready. The move, he said, would cost county taxpayers an additional $1 per year per household. The loss of the federal grants has been a criticism against the county executive, particularly because many of the communities losing the federal grants were not named in the affordable housing suit. Leaders of some of those communities issued an announcement in favor of the idea of a county block development program. Peekskill Mayor Frank Catalina said in the news release that his city lost more than $500,000 despite having a diverse population and ample affordable housing units. Astorino also announced the appointment of an immigrant services liaison to his office, with a focus on helping immigrants pass language barriers and focusing on those who need assistance starting a business. Katherine Delgado, Astorino’s chief of staff, will assume that new role. Despite being a county-themed address, state government loomed large over the speech and not solely because of Astorino’s candidacy. “The issues of Westchester and New York state are really one and the same,” he said. Astorino said mandates from the state cost county government $450 million annually, while Westchester only receives $250 million in aid from New York. He likened that to being charged $2 for every $1 the county receives. “In fact, if this wasn’t government it would be illegal,” he said. New York government now has a tax levy cap in effect, with the goal of forcing counties, schools and local communities to limit the amount of taxes they collect each year. “But instead of capping its own spending, Albany just keeps sending us bigger and bigger bills,” Astorino said. Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester, issued a statement after the address supporting Astorino’s county agenda. “We’re seeing businesses like PepsiCo, MasterCard, Regeneron and Acorda Therapeutics are not only staying in Westchester, but growing, expanding and hiring people,” she said.

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No letting go: Business embraces Scaffold Law reform BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

ew York construction and business groups are continuing the fight to repeal or amend the state’s Scaffold Law despite the increasing likelihood they are fighting a losing battle. The law, put in place to protect workers from unsafe conditions at work sites, was passed in 1885, when modern construction techniques meant taller buildings – and as a result, an increasing danger of high-altitude accidents. Opponents criticize the law, which they say increases the cost of any project due to a provision that holds construction companies and property owners 100 percent liable for “gravity-related” injuries at a worksite. Bill Mooney, president of the business advocacy group the Westchester County Association, said reforming the law could create up to 86,000 jobs and increase tax revenues by $1.04 billion. “That’s something we can all get behind,” he said. WCA studies showed that 16 of the 30 largest lawsuit settlements in the state in 2012 were from Scaffold Law suits, Mooney said. Another regional business advocacy group, The Business Council of Westchester, said its studies showed the law inflated local government construction projects by $785 million. John Ravitz, executive vice president of the council, said the law as it stands could add anywhere between $200 million to $400 million to the ongoing construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. New York is the last state that has the absolute liability provision, Ravitz said, and the opposition shouldn’t be viewed as being anti-safety. “It’s affecting so many different industries,” Ravitz said. “We’re seeing the damage being done and it has nothing to do with protecting worker safety.” Municipalities, school districts and taxpayers are being burdened by the law, he said, because of the inflated costs of construction and large injury settlements based on the absolute liability provision. Many public entities cannot afford the high cost of construction and so often push back capital projects until emergencies dictate the need to build, Ravitz said. “For us here in the lower Hudson Valley,

we want to make sure our legislators are focused on this,” he said. Gary La Barbera, president of the Building & Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, in an op-ed in the New York Daily News said reform was needed – but for the insurance industry. “Businesses involved in construction suffer from a Stockholm syndrome of sorts where they believe insurers holding them hostage with absurdly high premiums are their allies,” he wrote. “Instead of taking their fight to the insurers, these businesses have joined them in a campaign against the Scaffold Law which talks about everything but the fundamentals that drive insurance costs.” The Scaffold Safety Coalition, a newly formed group of union members and supporters of the law, said changing the law would remove the need for contractors and property owners to adequately provide safety measures for workers. The group said ballooning insurance rates are part of a nationwide trend, not a direct result of the law. It also disputes the notion that the Scaffold Law places liability on contractors or property owners when an employee is grossly negligent, such as if a worker were drunk. Assemblyman Francisco Moya, D-Queens, proposed legislation this year to hold insurance companies more accountable.

The law which, like Scaffold Law reform, is unlikely to make its way to the governor’s desk, would require insurance companies to provide specific data to substantiate their construction liability rates. The American Insurance Association, a trade group that represents roughly 300 insurers in the country, said in a February statement that legislation was an attempt to “divert attention from the real problem.” The group said construction liability costs in New York, specifically in the city, are the highest in the county and dictate high premiums. “The construction liability insurance market in New York remains in a real crisis,” Gary Henning, Northeast region vice president for the association, said. “This market will not improve until the absolute liability standard is modified.” In the statement, the group said 11 states actually prohibit workplace suits and require any damages be collected through workers’ compensation. There is more than a month until the end of this year’s state legislative session in midJune, but any reform of the scaffolding law already appears dead in the water. Gov. Andrew Cuomo told Crain’s New York Business the law wouldn’t be changed in 2014. Cuomo, a Democrat running for reelection this year, told the newspaper he had a pro-business agenda, but if one were to ask

businesses to prioritize their problems, taxes would trump other reforms. “Now they would say scaffold, but they would say, scaffold what? No. 8? No. 12,” Cuomo said, according to Crain’s. After Cuomo’s comments to Crain’s, a number of state industry leaders and business organizations, including the business council, sent a letter April 29 to the governor, reaffirming that the law is a priority for New York business leaders. “We find it hard to conceive or accept that all these constituencies, interests and priorities that call for Scaffold Law reform are outweighed by the political influence of personal injury trial lawyers and we are confident that working together we can achieve what would be a much-needed, long-overdue historic reform,” the letter said. Matthew Pepe, executive director of the Building Contractors Association of Westchester & Mid-Hudson Region Inc., in a May 5 guest column in the Westchester County Business Jounal, called the law a “business killer.” He said the governor had already given up on reforming the law and noted Cuomo’s statement that New York was “open for business.” “I really want to believe Gov. Cuomo,” he said, “but something just doesn’t ring true about the new New York message.” HV Biz • WCBJ • May 12, 2014

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Defense mechanisms Water is persistent. Over time, it will almost always find its way into the home. That’s why the first line of defense against excessive rain is outside the home. The topography around a home can have a major impact on whether the basement stays dry. The ground and patios surrounding a home should slope away from the foundation and toward drains and streams. Rain gutters should be kept clean and downspouts should extend far enough to direct the rainwater away from the home.

with this system is that these batteries will last only 24 to 48 hours. • A redundant 12-volt sump pump with battery in the same pit as the 110-volt sump pump. Without the need for a power inverter, this battery backup could last for several days. • A water pressure-powered sump pump. This backup system uses the water pressure in the home plumbing to power the sump pump. Even if you’ve taken every precaution to keep your basement dry, there is still a chance that water will make its way inside.

If possible, before the water starts to trickle in, move valuables off the basement floor to keep them dry. You may not be able to save the wall-to-wall carpeting, but picking up that box of old photographs will help preserve family memories. Finally, homeowners who have taken steps to reduce the risk of a loss may be eligible for a policy discount from their insurer. Chubb, for example, offers discounts of up to 15 percent in New York for a variety of home-protection upgrades. With an average of 42 inches of rain fall-

ing on Westchester each year, the challenge to area homeowners is keeping that water out of their basements. But careful planning and wise investments can allow most homeowners to set their mops aside and enjoy the comforts of their well-appointed basements – even during a rainstorm. Vince Burgey is the personal insurance manager for the Westchester branch of Chubb Personal Insurance in White Plains. Go to Chubb.com for more tips on protecting basements from flooding.

Homeowners who have taken steps to reduce the risk of a loss may be eligible for a policy discount from their insurer. Chubb, for example, offers discounts of up to 15 percent in New York for a variety of homeprotection upgrades. Homeowners can do everything shy of installing a giant umbrella over their property, but water can still infiltrate the basement during the wet season, especially if the water table is high. That’s why it’s important to have a sump pump installed to extract the water before it rises to the level of the basement floor. As with downspouts, these systems should pump the excess water far away from the home. Sump pumps are common throughout Westchester, but as we learned from Sandy, electrical generators are less so. As I mentioned above, sump pumps without power are useless. Fortunately, there are several options to keep the pumps, well, pumping when the power goes out. Ideally, homeowners should have an automatic backup generator that runs on natural gas or propane. Some generators can power the entire house, while others keep the juice flowing to critical systems, like sump pumps, lights, alarm systems, refrigerators and garage door openers. In lieu of a whole-house generator, homeowners should consider sump pump systems with built-in redundancy. Here are some options: • A battery backup to a 110-volt sump pump. This usually means a marine battery with a power inverter that brings the 12-volt power from the battery up to the 110 volts needed for the sump pump. The problem

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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.

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Henry Stimler, 310 Green- ULSTER COUNTY wich St., Apt. 23F, New York City 10013. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Cynthia Maria Thomas M. Powers, Four Attard, Farmingdale. Filed White Oaks Lane, New Paltz 12561. Chapter 13, volunMay 02. Case no. 14-11323. tary. Attorney: Donald Roger Glenn, New Paltz. Filed Interasian Resources Group May 05. Case no. 14-35916. L.L.C., 10 W. 33 St,, PH 2, New York City 10001. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Rosanne Thomas Matzat, WESTCHESTER New York City. Filed May 02. COUNTY Case no. 14-11320. John Hubner, 2439 MillInternational Safety Group pond Road, Yorktown Heights Inc., 708 Third Ave., 11th 10598. Chapter 7, voluntary. floor, New York City 10017. Attorney: Gary R. Gjertsen, Chapter 11, voluntary. At- Scarsdale. Filed April 30. torney: Joel Shafferman, Case no. 14-22585. New York City. Filed May 01. Case no. 14-11305.

Gabriella Rowe, 795 Columbus Ave., Apt. 6H, New York City 10025. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Joel Shaf- Kareem Rutledge, 50 E. 102 ferman, New York City. Filed St., Apt. 5F, New York City May 01. Case no. 14-35903. 10029. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Julius A. Rivera Jr., Poughkeepsie. Filed April 29. NEW YORK Case no. 14-11254. COUNTY A & S Cruiselines Inc., 1632 York Ave., New York City 10028. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Jonathan S. Pasternak, White Plains. Filed May 01. Case no. 14-11297.

Philip H Teplen, 708 Third Ave., Suite 1610, New York City 10017. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: David Cohen, East Hampton. Filed April 30. Case no. 14-11283.

BAR 13 INC., 121 University ROCKLAND Place, New York City 10003. COUNTY Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Gabriel Del Virginia, Brian David Maffitt, 483 S. New York City. Filed April 30. Pascack Road, Chestnut Ridge Case no. 14-11267. 10977. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Nathan Horowitz, White Plains. Filed April 30. Case no. 14-22598.

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Y&M Estates Corp., P.O. Box 342. Monsey 10952. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: pro se. Filed May 01. Case no. 14-22615.

A Russo Wrecking Inc., et al. Filed by Frank Lombardo, et al. Action: Air transportation safety and system stabilization act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Christopher R. LoPalo. Filed April 30. Case no. 14-03060.

Halstead Management Company L.L.C., et al. Filed by Kevin A. Jones. Action: Claim falls under fair credit reporting act. Attorneys for plaintiff: Sally B. Friedman and Monica Welby. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03125.

Bank of America Home Loans. Filed by Jodi Gutierrez. Action: Fair debt collection act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Scott Barry Ugell. Filed May 01. Case no. 14-03089.

Hilton Resorts Corp., et al. Filed by Ivan Batista. Action: Civil rights claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Marjorie Mesidor. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03142.

Barclays Bank P.l.c. Filed by Tony Wong. Action: Fair housing act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Elizabeth Mary Lynch. Filed April 30. Case no. 14-03044.

Janda Latino 46 L.L.C., et al. Filed by Ivan Siavichay. Action: Fair labor standards act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Louis Pechman. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03046.

Blockhead’s Burritos Inc., et al. Filed by Richard Moses et al. Action: Fair labor standards act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Richard M. Garbarini. Filed April 30. Case no. 1382 Campagnola Holdings 14-03075. Corp., et al. Filed by Hernan Pesantez. Action: Fair labor Carson Smithfield L.L.C., et standards act claim. Attor- al. Filed by Philip Schatten. ney for plaintiff: Louis Pech- Action: Fair debt collection act man. Filed May 29. Case no. claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Sergei Lemberg. Filed April 29. 14-03160. Case no. 14-03130. 3111 Ocean Parkway Associates, et al. Filed by Fred Delta Air Line Inc., et al. Alston. Action: Employee re- Filed by Denae Kassotis, et tirement income security act al. Action: Air transportation benefits claim. Attorney for safety and system stabilization plaintiff: Jeffrey Stuart Du- act claim. Attorney for plainbin. Filed April 29. Case no. tiff: Not available. Filed April 29. Case no. 14-03025. 14-03052.

J& B Plumbing, L.L.C. Filed by the trustees of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 21 Benefit Funds. Action: Labor management relations act of 1947 claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Zachary Eagle. Filed April 29. Case no. 14-03059.

Court Cases

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

ABC Corp., et al. Filed by Cai Yao Chen. Action: Fair labor standards act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jian Hang. Filed April 29. Case no. 14-03036.

Arts Nail Putnam Valley Inc., et al. Filed by Shihan Chen, et al. Action: Fair labor standards act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jian Hang. Filed Wagonwheel Campground April 29. Case no. 14-03037. and Cottages Inc. P.O. Box 431, Fallsburg 12733. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Thomas Genova, Wappingers Falls. Filed April 29. Case no. 14-35880.

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The GEO Group Inc., et al. Filed by Melissa Monroe. Action: Civil rights claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Anthony Chukwuka Ofodile. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03130.

Jo-Rach Inc. Filed by Angela Henderson. Action: Fair labor standards act claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Michael John Borrelli and Alexander Todd Coleman. Filed April 29. Case no. 14-03040. Manhattan Motorcars Inc. Filed by Bryan Ware. Action: Civil rights act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Gregory S. Antollino. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03143. Metro Spray Systems L.L.C. Filed by the trustees of the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association Local 262 Welfare Fund, et al. Action: Claim falls under labor management relations act of 1947. Attorney for plaintiff: Zachary Eagle. Filed April 29. Case no. 14-03056.

Giant Interactive Group Inc., et al. Filed by Wai Tak Yeung. Action: Securities exchange act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Brian C. Kerr. Filed New Diamond Cafe L.L.C., April 30. Case no. 14-03069. et al. Filed by Antonio Martinez. Action: Americans with disabilities act of 1990 claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Donald Jeffrey Weiss. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03155.

Nima Azour, et al. Filed by E-LO Sportswear L.L.C. Action: Trademark infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Louis Sherman Ederer. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03158. Old Republic General Insurance Company. Filed by Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co. Action: Contract dispute claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Marshall Todd Potashner. Filed April 29. Case no. 14-03019. Orange Regional Medical Center, et al. Filed by Shirlette Stewart. Action: Civil rights act claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael David Diederich Jr. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03157. Oxford Health Plans Inc. Filed by NYC Corrective Chiropractic Care P.C. Action: E.R.I.S.A. claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jason Matthew Santarcangelo. Filed April 29. Case no. 14-03058. S.L. 93 Corp., et al. Filed by Manyon Lyons. Action: Americans with disabilities act of 1990 claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Donald Jeffrey Weiss. Filed May 02. Case no. 14-03154. Sterling Infosystems Inc. Filed by Kevin A. Jones. Action: Fair credit reporting act claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Sally B. Friedman and Monica Welby. Filed May 01. Case no. 14-03076. Sushi Yu Japanese Inc., et al. Filed by Venancio Garcia. Action: Fair labor standards act claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Roberto Jr. Concepcion and Louis Pechman. Filed April 30. Case no. 14-03054. Varitronics L.L.C., et al. Filed by Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley. Action: Claim falls under communications act of 1934. Attorney for plaintiff: Aytan Yehoshua Bellin. Filed May 01. Case no. 14-03083.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL NAMES CFO David Ho was recently named senior vice president and chief financial officer of White Plains Hospital. Ho will lead and oversee all financial operations of the 292-bed hospital and its satellite facilities. His career spans more than 30 years in managing and overseeing the financial operations of large health care institutions. He comes to White Plains Hospital from the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn where he served as CFO for hospital finance for the past two years. Prior to that, he was the associate vice dean of finance and CFO at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Previously he spent a dozen years at the University of Chicago Medical Center and before that he spent 14 years at NYU Medical Center in various financial planning positions. “We are delighted to welcome David Ho into the White Plains Hospital family,” said Susan Fox, hospital president. “The breadth of his experience in hospital finance is highly impressive and we are very fortunate to be able to take advantage of his extensive expertise in this continually evolving health care landscape.” Ho received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cornell University and an

MBA in health care management from Baruch College and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. He later completed a certificate program in business management and leadership at the University of Chicago Booth School Of Business. Ho began his career as a revenue analyst at the New York City Office of Management and Budget in the early 1980s.

SUMMA JOINS THE WESTCHESTER BANK Lisa Summa has joined The Westchester Bank as vice president, branch manager of its headquarters at 2001 Central Ave. in Yonkers. “Having lived in Westchester my entire life, I have a real appreciation of the community and the wonderful people who live here,” Summa said. “That’s at the core of how The Westchester Bank operates and what attracted me to them in the first place. As the leading local bank in Westchester, they understand the business community and share the same passion for the highest level of personal customer service. When you put your customers’ needs first, only good things can happen from there,” she said. Prior to joining The Westchester Bank, Summa served as the branch manager at Capital One Bank in Eastchester. Before that, she was branch manager of its Rye location and served as president of the Rye Chamber of Commerce. Summa began her banking career more than 12 years ago at North Fork Bank in Fleetwood. John M. Tolomer, bank president and CEO, said, “I’m thrilled to have Lisa join The Westchester Bank. Her experience and pas-

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DOROTHY JENSEN REALTY EXPANDS Dorothy Botsoe, a licensed real estate broker with Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, has opened a new office in North White Plains. In her 25-year career, she has collected listings throughout Westchester County as well as Rockland County. “I want to help first-time homebuyers. My goal is to build a team,” said Botsoe, whose firm is Dorothy Jensen Realty. “I plan to hire agents and expect to have even more longevity in this business. I have a solid business plan, but most importantly, my business will thrive because of relationships. … Real estate has given me flexibility and it has given me control of my time and allowed me to manage a business.’” Botsoe has been recognized by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors Inc. as 2012 Realtor of the Year and before that the New York State Women’s Council of Realtors honored her as Realtor of the Year.

MERCY COLLEGE PROFESSOR TO PARTICIPATE IN SEMINAR Jude Aguwa, professor of humanities and religion at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, has been selected from a nationwide pool of nominees to participate in a faculty seminar on the teaching of interfaith understanding. The seminar is offered by the Council of Independent Colleges and Interfaith Youth Core, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation. Twenty-five faculty members will participate in the seminar that takes place

June 15-19 at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. The seminar will be led by Catherine Cornille, Newton College Alumnae Chair of Western Culture, chairwoman of the department of theology and professor of comparative theology at Boston College, and Diana Eck, professor of comparative religion and Indian studies and Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society at Harvard University.

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Joshua E. Kimerling has been named managing partner of Cuddy & Feder L.L.P., a 43-year old law firm with offices in White Plains, Manhattan, Fishkill and Stamford, Conn. He has served as vice chairman of the firm’s litigation department and as a member of the management committee. Kimerling succeeds William S. Null, who has stepped down from the managing partner position after a 14-year period in which the firm expanded farther into New York’s Hudson Valley, southern Connecticut and other parts of the tristate area. Null will continue representing a

growing client base in the firm’s land use department. A resident of Dobbs Ferry, Kimerling began his career at Cuddy & Feder in 1994 as an associate in the firm’s litigation department and was elected to the partnership in 2001. The new management committee includes land use and zoning partner Anthony B. Gioffre III and real estate and transactional partner Michael L. Katz. Cuddy & Feder was founded in 1971 by real estate attorney Robert Feder and Judge William Cuddy of White Plains.

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Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group for Survivors and Caregivers meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Wood Pavilion, Harris Parlor, The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. For more information, contact Janet Goodman at 914-5972237 or jgoodman@burke.org.

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Spinal Cord Injury Support Group meets 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Wood Pavilion, Harris Parlor, The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains. For more information, contact Stella Marino at 914-597-2321 or smarino@burke.org.

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JAN MAR RECOGNIZED BY TRADE GROUP national Awards Market in Las Vegas, recognize outstanding members. The Scaranos’ company was evaluated by supplier members to earn the honor. Jan Mar Trophy Co. has been in business for 33 years. As reported in ARA magazine, Janet Scarano said, “This award is such a thrill for us, it’s our Oscar.” And Mario said, “People say we spend too much time with customers, but that customer tells others what a nice shop we have and how friendly we are. It pays us back tenfold.”

COLLEGES PARTNER ON SCIENCE FELLOWSHIP Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, University of Massachusetts at Boston and Montclair State University in New Jersey have become the Greater New York partners of the Wipro Science Education Fellowship. Amanda Gunning and Meghan Marrero, of the Mercy College School of Education, were awarded the $1.19 million grant to lead the Greater New York Wipro Science Education Fellowship (SEF). Wipro is an international information technology company that is based in India serving more than 61 countries. Because of its extensive work in the United

The ALS Support Group meets from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Wood Pavilion, Patient Dining Room of The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. For more information, contact Helen Mayer at 845-520-0952 or hmayer@als-ny.org.

The Bristal of White Plains hosted The Westchester Region of Hadassah for a Jewish Book Council of New York sponsored event. Author of several books, Joanna Hershon was the guest speaker. Her books include “The Outside of August,” “The German Bride,” and her most recent, “A Dual Inheritance,” which is described as a big book “about politics, social customs and family dynamics.” This novel was the subject of her address to the group of attendees. Hershon is a member of the Jewish Book Council.

Jan Mar Trophy Co. Inc. of New Rochelle was recently named the 2013–2014 Small Business Retailer of the Year by the Awards and Recognition Association (ARA). Owned by husband and wife Mario and Janet Scarano, the company was profiled in the May issue of “Recognition Review,” ARA’s magazine. An international organization of thousands of retailers and suppliers of trophies, awards and other recognition products, the annual awards, presented at the ARA Inter-

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States, the company sought to fund science education innovation projects here. Arthur Eisenkraft of the University of Massachusetts originally earned the funding to run the SEF in a one-year program with Boston teachers. It has now grown to a two-year program in three states. The SEF supports three cohorts of 20 science teacher fellows from five local districts during a two-year fellowship that focuses on leadership in science education. The goal is to keep good teachers in the classroom and develop their leadership skills in the classroom as opposed to putting them in administrative roles.

Stroke Support Group meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Outpatient Building, Building 8, The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains. For more information, contact Roseann Cardi at 914-907-7482 or rcardi@burke.org.

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The Greyston Foundation will host its annual benefit Wednesday, May 21 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at X20 Xaviars on the Hudson, 71 Water Grant St. in Yonkers. Joe Armentano, CEO and board chairman, Paraco Gas Corp., and John M. Tolomer, president and CEO, The Westchester Bank, are being honored for their exceptional efforts in strengthening the local community. In addition, Lucy Moreno-Casanova, Greyston’s Community Gardens coordinator, will be the recipient of the 2014 Bernie Glassman PathMaking Award. Individual tickets are $350; sponsorship packages are also available. To purchase tickets or sponsorships, contact Jonathan Greengrass at 914-376-3900, ext. 295, or visit greyston.org.

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Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group for Survivors and Caregivers meets from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Wood Pavilion, Harris Parlor, The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains. For more information, call Janet Goodman at 914-597-2237 or jgoodman@burke.org.

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FACTS&FIGURES Deeds Above $1 million

EM II L.L.C., Mohegan Lake. Seller: Marc F. Pozit, Danbury, Conn. Property: 78 Club House View, Yorktown. Amount: $120,000. Filed April 30.

1034 North Broadway Realty L.L.C., Bronx. Seller: 1034 N. Bway L.L.C., Nanuet. Property: 1034 N. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $11 million. Filed April 30.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: John A. Sarcone III, White Plains. Property: 102 Woodland Hills, Greenburgh. Amount: $206,164. Filed May 1.

11 Pinecrest Road Corp., Armonk. Seller: Claire Zock, Tampa, Fla. Property: 11 Pinecrest Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 5.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Carlo J. Calvi, Yonkers. Property: 80A Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $519,758. Filed April 30.

231 Main Properties L.L.C., Bronx. Seller: 231 Main Street Realty Corp., Yonkers. Property: 231 Main St., Eastchester. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed May 1.

Flushing Bank, Lake Success. Seller: 13-15 Carlisle Place Holding Corp., et al, West Hurley. Property: 13-15 Carlisle Place, Yonkers. Amount: $170,000. Filed May 1.

5 Seneca Road L.L.C., Rye Brook. Seller: Murray Akresh, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 5 Seneca Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed April 30.

Pleasantville Springfield Court Inc., Pleasantville. Seller: Pleasant Village Estates Inc., Orange, Conn. Property: 1 Springfield Court, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 2.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services L.L.C., Scottsdale, Ariz. Seller: Troy K. Clark, et al, Katonah. Property: 48 Parkway, Bedford. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed April 30. Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Owen Siegel, et al, Pleasantville. Property: 22 Cecilia Lane, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 2.

Sun West Mortgage Company Inc., Cerrito, Calif. Seller: James Silvestri, Flushing. Property: 4 Cotswold Drive, North Salem. Amount: $417,762. Filed May 2. The City of Yonkers, Yonkers. Seller: Rising Development – 24 Warburton L.L.C., Bronx. Property: 24 Warburton Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $530,000. Filed May 5.

Below $1 million

U.S. Bank N.A . Seller: John N. Romano, Yonkers. Proper163 Linden Street L.L.C., ty: 3 Cliff Way, Mamaroneck. Mount Vernon. Seller: ECP Amount: $973,761. Filed Linden Street L.L.C., South- April 30. port, Conn. Property: 165 Linden St., Yonkers. Amount: U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Johnny $340,000. Filed May 1. A. Garcia, et al, Chappaqua. Property: 6-5 Steven Lane, Devon Service New York Ossining. Amount: $208,250. L.L.C., Phoenixville, Pa. Sell- Filed May 5. er: Joseph Goubeaud, Mount Vernon. Property: Quinlan St., Wells Fargo Bank N.A. SellYorktown. Amount: $140,000. er: Jeffrey M. Binder, White Filed May 2. Plains. Property: 51 High St., Bedford. Amount: $870,921. Filed April 30.

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Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: W. Whitfield Wells, White Plains. Property: 245 Brighton Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $571,523. Filed April 30.

NEW ROCHELLE, 703 Pelham Road, Apt. PH-G. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Board of Managers of Greencroft Condominium. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Finger & Finger; 158 Grand St., White Plains. Defendant: Bennett Hiibner. Referee: Francis Malaro. Sale: May 22, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $46,692.13.

Westconn Custom Builders Inc., Armonk. Seller: Kathleen O’Melia, Timonium, Md. Property: 16 Evergreen Lane, New Castle. Amount: TARRYTOWN, 94 Beekman $725,000. Filed May 1. Ave. Commercial building; .08 acre. Plaintiff: Mahopac National Bank. Plaintiff ’s atForeclosures torney: Spain & Spain, 914628-5900; 671 Rt. 6, Mahopac. BEDFORD HILLS, 52 Grif- Defendant: John Turnquist. fin Ave. Single-family resi- Referee: Gerald Geist. Sale: dence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: May 14, 10 a.m. Approximate HSBC Bank USA National As- lien: $409,720.25. sociation. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy & Orlans, 716- YONKERS, 75 Chestnut 204-1700; P.O. Box 540, Getz- St. Three-family; .05 acre. ville. Defendant: Michael Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Mangione. Referee: Gaetano Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki Antonio Gizzo. Sale: May & Rosicki & Associates, 84516, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: 897-1600; 2 Summit Court, $595,308.91. No. 301, Fishkill. Defendant: Karen Ashley. Referee: PeCORTLANDT MANOR, 54 ter Karl Nardone. Sale: May Wharton Drive. Single-fam- 15, 1 p.m. Approximate lien: ily residence; lot size: N/A. $738,213.68. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Plaintiff ’s attorney: YONKERS, 161 Buena Vista Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877- Ave. Three-family; .06 acre. 759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank Trust Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Company Americas. PlainMichele Mantle. Referee: tiff ’s attorney: Leopold & AsLiam Mclaughlin. Sale: May sociates P.L.L.C.; 80 Business 13, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: Park Drive, Armonk. Defen$78,883.84. dant: Natasha Hunter. Referee: Nicholas Barone. Sale: MOUNT VERNON, 130 May 19, 2 p.m. Approximate Vista Place. Two-family; lien: $462,169.35. .11 acre. Plaintiff: One West Bank FSB. Plaintiff ’s attorney: YONKERS, 364 E. Grassy Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weis- Sprain Road. Single-family man & Gordon, residence; .28 acre. Plaintiff: 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson Hudson City Savings Bank. St., Bay Shore. Defendant: Plaintiff ’s attorney: Cohn & Gary Gentles. Referee: Linda Roth; 516-747-3030; 100 E. Markowitz. Sale: May 12, Old Country Road, Mineola. 10 a.m. Approximate lien: Defendant: Marie Grasso. $534,994.59. Referee: Margaret Nicholson. Sale: May 22, 11 a.m. ApproxNEW ROCHELLE, 12 Pratt imate lien: $388,120.41. St. Single-family residence; .05 acre. Plaintiff: The Bank YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 51 of New York Mellon. Plain- Pinesbridge Road. Singletiff ’s attorney: Cohn & Roth, family residence; 1.2 acre. 516-747-3030; 100 E. Old Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank Trust Country Road, Mineola. De- Company Americas. Plainfendant: Camilo Rivera. Ref- tiff ’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, eree: Barry Fertel. Sale: May 900 Merchants Concourse, 22, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: Westbury. Defendant: Jose $560.925.68. Chalco. Referee: Christopher Mangold. Sale: May 13, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

Judgments Daser Restaurant Group L.L.C., Bedford Hills. $30,906 in favor of Cornerstone Consulting Engineers and Architectural Inc., Allentown, Pa. Filed April 30. JPF Transport Inc., Somers. $12,310 in favor of Leggio Corp., Brewster. Filed April 30.

Berger, Sidney I., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1 million affecting property located at 49 Seaview Ave., New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 20. Boykin, Albert David, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $464,000 affecting property located at 20 Upland Ave., West Harrison 10604. Filed Nov. 20.

Mimedia Inc., Brooklyn. $35,648 in favor of Top Prospect Group Inc., Purchase. Brunache, Phebee A., et al. Filed May 1. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks Mitchel L. Mitchel Waster to foreclose on a mortgage Services Inc., Port Jefferson. to secure $378,000 affecting $44,951 in favor of Action property located at 107 Sixth Carting Environmental Ser- St., Cortlandt 10596. Filed vices Inc., Teaneck, N.J. Filed Nov. 19. April 30. Burrell, Carol, et al. Filed by RDC Electric, White Plains. U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks $84,149 in favor of Cooper to foreclose on a mortgage Electric Supply Co., New York to secure $513,000 affectCity. Filed May 1. ing property located at 354 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Nov. 14.

Lis Pendens

Cotes, Luis, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks The following filings indicated a to foreclose on a mortgage legal action has been initiated, to secure $200,000 affecting the outcome of which may affect property located at 101 Mornthe title to the property listed. ingside Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed Nov. 15. Alcantara, Margarita, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank of Na- Cusack, Randi, et al. Filed by tional Trust Co. Action: seeks Bank of America N.A. Action: to foreclose on a mortgage seeks to foreclose on a mortto secure $278,000 affecting gage to secure $360,000 afproperty located at 11 Hem- fecting property located at 51 lock Circle, Peekskill 10566. Bayberry Lane, New Rochelle Filed Nov. 20. 10804. Filed Nov. 15. Alleva, John, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 62 Laurel Place, Thornwood 10594. Filed Nov.18. Bedell, Eileen H., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $322,000 affecting property located at 55 Winding Farm Road, Ardsley 10502. Filed Nov. 18.

David, Erica, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 225-227 Union Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 18. De Jesus, Joseph, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,000 affecting property located at 12 Altonwood Place, Yonkers 10710. Filed Nov. 20.

Dekker, Jan, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $660,000 affecting property located at 60 Main St., Apt. 2, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706. Filed Nov. 19.

Fried, Robert, et al. Filed by BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 985 Fox Meadow Road, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Nov. 19.

Depietto, David, et al. Filed by Ridgewood Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $788,000 affecting property located at 22 Warbrooke Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed Nov. 20.

Giordano, Karen, 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 10 Bayberry Road, Greenburgh 10523. Filed Nov. 18.

DiSanto Realty L.L.C., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $5.1 million affecting property located at 510 North Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Nov. 18.

Grant, Hugh, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $457,600 affecting property located at 315 E. Grand St., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Nov. 18.

Dufficy, Timothy M., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $229,500 affecting property located at 69 C Heritage Hills, Somers 10589. Filed Nov. 20.

Greco, Alfred V., et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $951,500 affecting property located at 221 Main St., No. 21A, White Plains. Filed Nov. 19.

Enriquez, Andres, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $414,000 affecting property located at 52 S. Hillside Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed Nov. 18. Farrell, Kevin F., as executor under the last will and testament of John J. Farrell, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 36 Boblink Road, Yonkers 10701. Filed Nov. 14.

Gulia, Richard P., et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 88 Norman Road, New Rochelle 10804. Filed Nov. 18. Harris, Fitzroy G., et al. Filed by Aurora Loan Services L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $324,000 affecting property located at 79 Coachlight Square, Montrose. Filed Nov. 18. Jelaso, Elma, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $520,130 affecting property located at 39 Rossmore Ave., Bronxville 10708. Filed Nov. 20.

Fields, Stanley W., 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 Lawrence, Carl, et al. Filed by 144 Buena Vista Ave., Yonkers Emigrant Bank. Action: seeks 10701. Filed Nov. 15. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $550,000 affecting property located at 22 Warwick Road, Bronxville. Filed Nov. 19.

Lewis, Linwood J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $532,803 affecting property located at 49 Colonial Parkway North, Yonkers 10710. Filed Nov. 19. Likar, Karen, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,500 affecting property located at 93 Hollowbrook Road, Cortlandt 10567. Filed Nov. 15. Madoian, Lee, 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 1631 Wenonah Trail, Mohegan Lake 10547. Filed Nov.18. McCurdy, Mary J., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $147,000 affecting property located at 10 Dell Ave., Unit 17, Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Nov. 19. Molina, Patricio Cordones, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 153 Valentine Lane, Yonkers 10705. Filed Nov. 20. Musto, Diane, 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 14 Clark Place, Port Chester 10573. Filed Nov.18. Odeh, Cynthia, et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $105,600 affecting property located at 41 Point St., Apt. 1A, Yonkers 10701. Filed Nov. 20. Olivieri, Joseph R., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 4 Ash Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510. Filed Nov. 19.

Rivera, Victoria P., 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 225 Concord Road, Yonkers 10710. Filed Nov.18. Roman, Jose L., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $367,640 affecting property located at 625 Challinor Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Nov. 19. Sanzo, Eleanor, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,910 affecting property located at 214 Highridge Court, No. 50, Peekskill 10566. Filed Nov. 15.

Seaboldt, Russell Jr., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,000 affecting property located at 106 Fredrick St., Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Nov. 20.

Ventura, Alberto, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $380,000 affecting property located at 201 Rockne Road, Yonkers 10701. Filed Nov. 19.

Sloley, Rukidi, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,924 affecting property located at 5105 Villa at the Woods, Unit A405, Peekskill 10566. Filed Nov. 15.

Walter, John III, as co-trustee of the John Albert Walter 2004 Minor Trust, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at Tucker, Gerald, et al. Filed by 14 Breckenridge Ave., Port OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: Chester 10573. Filed Nov. 20. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $558,052 af- Wedderburn, Yvonne, et al. fecting property located at 26 Filed by Caliber Home Loans Magnolia Ave., Mount Vernon Inc. Action: seeks to fore10553. Filed Nov.18. close on a mortgage to secure $356,250 affecting property located at 359 Garden Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 19.

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FACTS&FIGURES G and S Consulting Services, Patents 137 Waverly St., Suite 2, Yonkers 10701, c/o Rosaura GonAnnabi, Farid, as owner. This paper is not responsible zalez. Filed March 20. The following patents were is$9,057 as claimed by JP Moore for typographical errors consued by the U.S. Patent and Home Improvements, Yon- tained in the original filings. Trademark Office in WashingGeorgies Landscaping, P.O. ton, D.C. kers. Property: in Yonkers. Box 516, Mount Kisco 10549, Filed April 30. c/o Jorge Mejia Salazar. Filed Arrangements for identifySole Proprietorships March 20. Halstead 129 L.L.C., as ing users in a multitouch Williams, Georgia E., et al. Filed by PennyMac Holdings owner. $18,798 as claimed by Alter Ego Handmade Jew- I-D Home, 923 Saw Mill surface environment. Patent L.L.C. Action: seeks to fore- Simpson Strong-Tie Com- elry, 81 Hilltop Ave., New River Road, Suite 154, Ards- no. 8,719,920 issued to Lydia close on a mortgage to secure pany Inc. Property: in Mama- Rochelle 10801, c/o Samantha ley 10502, c/o Jason Christian M. Do, Raleigh, N.C.; Pamela A. Nesbitt, Tampa, Fla.; and $514,456 affecting property roneck. Filed April 29. Marie King. Filed March 16. Cea. Filed March 20. Lisa A. Seacat, San Francisco, located at 81 Beekman Ave., Calif. Assigned to InternaMount Vernon 10553. Filed Weldon, Martin, as owner. Ame Su Vida, 24 N. Main $2,954 as claimed by Peter C. St., Port Chester 10573, c/o It’s Finally Hair, 36W First tional Business Machines Nov. 20. Kurth Office of Architects, Concepcion Fuentes. Filed St., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Corp., Armonk. Kirk Henry. Filed March 20. Wyatt, Karl, et al. Filed by Mount Kisco. Property: in March 19. Mount Kisco. Filed April 30. Correcting job control lanNationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Jamaica Kitchen, 101 Mount guage job errors. Patent no. Action: seeks to foreclose on Antonio V. Landscaping, a mortgage to secure $417,000 WU/LH 401 Fieldcrest 46 Third St., New Rochelle Vernon Ave., Mount Vernon 8,719,792 issued to Philip R. affecting property located at L.L.C., as owner. $498,687 10801, c/o Antonio Vargas. 10550, c/o Evari Shirley. Filed Chauvet, Tucson, Ariz.; David C. Reed, Tucson, Ariz.; MiMarch 20. 16 Washington Place, White as claimed by West Fair Elec- Filed March 20. chael R. Scott, Tucson, Ariz.; tric Contractors, Hawthorne. Plains 10603. Filed Nov. 15. Property: in Greenburgh. Julie Ellis Coaching and and Max D. Smith, Tucson, Criollo’s Landscaping, P.O. Consulting, 9 Lewis Ave., Ariz. Assigned to InternaFiled May 1. Box 465, Ossining 10562, c/o Hartsdale 10530, c/o Juliana tional Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Jose R. Criollo Chacha. Filed Ellis. Filed March 20. March 20. King Glazers, 52 Sixth St., Fake check-in entries posted New Rochelle 10801, c/o on behalf of social network James Green. Filed March 19. users. Patent no. 8,719,794 issued to Nicholas Dayl Bingell, Raleigh, N.C.; Erich Paul P.O.W.E.R. Construction Hoppe, Raleigh, N.C.; Andrew Services, 34 Circuit Road, Ivory, Wake Forest, N.C.; and Third floor, New Rochelle David Michael Stecher, Dur10805, c/o Robert Lewis ham, N.C. Assigned to InterRencher. Filed March 20. national Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Redginji, 15 Marbourne Drive, Mamaroneck 10543, Frequency selection with c/o Rachel Chalchinsky. Filed selective voltage binning. March 20. Patent no. 8,719,763 issued to Jeanne P. Bickford, Essex RGS Consulting Services, Junction, Vt.; Eric A. Fore137 Waverly St., Suite 2, Yon- man, Fairfax, Vt.; and Vladikers 10701, c/o Rosaura Gon- mir Zolotov, Putnam Valley. Outside companies are soliciting BUSINESS JOURNAL Assigned to International zalez. Filed March 20. Business Machines Corp., Arreaders for plaques and other reproductions of monk. SeeBright Management, 137 newspaper content without our consent. Waverly St., No. 2, Yonkers 10701, c/o Rosaura Gonzalez. Interleaving of memory repair data compression and If you or your firm is interested in framing an article Filed March 20. fuse programming operaor award from our newspaper or obtaining a reprint tions in single fusebay archiSwirly, 3367 Curry St., tecture. Patent no. 8,719,648 Yorktown Heights 10598, issued to Kevin W. Gorman, of a particular story c/o Sonya Tiratsuyan. Filed Cambridge, Vt.; Michael R. March 20. Please contact Ouellette, Westford, Vt.; and Michael A. Ziegerhofer, JefMarcia Rudy of Westfair Communications Think Green Refrigera- fersonville, Vt. Assigned to tion, 16 Glenwood Ave., New International Business Madirectly at (914) 694-3600 x3021. Rochelle 10801, c/o James S. chines Corp., Armonk. Reid. Filed March 20. Weiser, Jeanne M., 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 406 Hawley Road, North Salem 10560. Filed Nov. 18.

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Multicast file viewing and editing. Patent no. 8,719,728 issued to Gregory M. Plow, Poulsbo, Wash.; Farrokh E. Pourmirzaie, San Jose, Calif.; and Kevin M. McBride, Mountain View, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Priority buffering for trace data in trace queue. Patent no. 8,719,641 issued to Gary L. Cole, Endicott; Michael J. Howland, Endicott; and Paul E. Rogers, Johnson City. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Runtime dynamic performance skew elimination. Patent no. 8,719,645 issued to Lawrence Y. Chiu, Saratoga, Calif.; Paul H. Muench, San Jose, Calif.; and Sangeetha Seshadri, Vancouver, Wash. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Synchronizing processes in a computing resource by locking a resource for a process at a predicted time slot. Patent no. 8,719,829 issued to Maharaj Mukherjee, Wappinger Falls. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Transmitting a calendar event in target calendaring system format. Patent no. 8,719,842 issued to Kulvir S. Bhogal, Fort Worth, Texas; Gregory J. Boss, American Fork, Utah; Rick A. Hamilton, Charlottesville, Va.; and Alexandre Polozoff, Bloomington, Ill. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

FACTS& FIGURES on the record Hudson Valley

Irving Farm Land Development L.L.C., as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Property: in North East. Amount: $762,500. Filed May 2.

Arch Ridge L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 39 Lindbergh Place, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $75,000. Filed May 1.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Juliana LoBiondo, Newburgh. Property: 66 Ridge Road, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $168,877. Filed May 1.

Roebuck, Tyler C., Montgomery, as owner. Lender: Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association, Wallkill. Property: Below $1 million 127 Montgomery St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $112,000. Filed 2257 Goshen Turnpike L.L.C., May 5. Middletown, as owner. Lender: Orange County Trust Co., Middletown. Property: in Wallkill. Deeds Amount: $500,000. Filed May 2.

Ballincurry Builders Inc., Bearsville. Seller: Antonia Anselmo, Highland. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $36,950. Filed April 29.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Tomasina Silverio, et al, Copiague. Property: 93 Chambers St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $311,423. Filed May 5.

Citimortgage Inc. Seller: Marion Barden, Middletown. Property: 15 Talcott Place, Middletown 10940. Amount: $136,000. Filed April 29.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Velma Slowe Rajgopaul, Middletown. Property: 1 Amy Lane, Middletown. Amount: $247,637. Filed May 5.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: REOCO L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 14 Grand Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $35,000. Filed May 2.

Gamex L.L.C., Ellenville. Seller: Village of Ellenville. Property: in Ellenville. Amount: $30,000. Filed May 1.

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Ahmad, Rehan, et al, New Windsor, as owner. Lender: RBS Above $1 million Citizens N.A. Property: 4 Pinnacle Blvd., Newburgh 12550. Cider Ridge Orchard L.L.C., Amount: $672,000. Filed April 29. Poughkeepsie. Seller: Stone Ridge Coalition L.L.C., Stone Ridge. Equity Homes of New York Inc., Property: in Marbletown. Amount: Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Lib- $1.1 million. Filed April 29. ertyville Capital Group II L.L.C., Montgomery. Property: Derby SJAR Realty L.L.C., New HampRoad, Lot 1, Wallkill. Amount: ton. Seller: New Hampton Prop$210,000. Filed May 2. erties Inc., Middletown. Property: in Wawayanda. Amount: $2 milEquity Homes of New York Inc., lion. Filed May 5. Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II L.L.C., Montgomery. Property: Derby Below $1 million Road, Lot 2, Wallkill. Amount: $215,000. Filed May 2. 148150 Wickham Ave Inc., Middletown. Seller: Saret Chan, Folchi, Michael, et al, Wood- et al, Middletown. Property: in bury, as owner. Lender: M&T Middletown. Amount: $200,000. Bank, Buffalo. Property: 18 Apple Filed May 5. Hill Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $369,716. Filed May 5. 54 Bennett Commons L.L.C., Staatsburg. Seller: Tina Bushee, et Highview Estates of Orange al, Millbrook. Property: in MillCounty Inc., Washingtonville, as brook. Amount: $199,500. Filed owner. Lender: Greater Hudson April 28. Bank N.A., Monroe. Property: 20 Ridgeview Drive, New Windsor. Amount: $231,000. Filed May 5. 814 Saratoga Lane L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Robert J. Mangan, et al, Fishkill. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $260,000. Items appearing in the Westchester County Business Journal’s On The Re- Filed April 30. cord section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Westchester Park Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

Echo-Invest L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Rosemarie Holubowithc, Warwick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $171,000. Filed May 1. ECTC L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: Ajohn’s World Properties Inc., Yonkers. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $600,000. Filed May 2. Equity Trust Company Custodian FBO Account Z122649 IRA, Westlake, Ohio. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 56 Stephanie Lane, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $98,000. Filed May 1. Fannie Mae. Seller: Daniel F. Sullivan, Newburgh. Property: 909 Balsam Drive, Unit D1, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $357,527. Filed May 1. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: F. Bryan Paz, Walden. Property: 19 Owen St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $192,465. Filed May 1.

A-Class Management Inc., Carmel. Seller: Charles Fowler, Car- Federal Home Loan Mortgage mel. Property: in Kent. Amount: Corp. Seller: Laurence A. Clemente, Goshen. Property: 26S Main $50,000. Filed April 14. St., Harriman 10926. Amount: $240,968. Filed May 1. AB Service Pro Corp., Brooklyn. Seller: Beirach Moshe Gardens Inc., Monroe. Property: 8 Federal National Mortgage Hamburg Way, Building 30, Unit Association. Seller: John A. Pap201, Monroe. Amount: $350,000. palardo, White Plains. Property: 10 Oak Road, Brewster 10509. Filed May 2. Amount: $437,157. Filed April 16.

Putnam County Land Trust, Brewster. Seller: Janice B. Pavelka, et al, Bay Minette, Al. Property: Farm to Market Road, Patterson 12563. Amount: $48,696. Filed April 23.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, N.J. Seller: William J. Lavacca, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: 40 Julie Drive, East Fishkill 12533. Amount: $297,500. Filed April 30.

RBS Citizens N.A. Seller: Maura Barrett, Poughkeepsie. Property: Judgments 256 Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: American Green Home Build$307,000. Filed April 29. ers L.L.C., Kingston. $3,209 in favor of the New York State DepartReal Management Corp., New- ment of Labor Unemployment burgh. Seller: Raymond Lopes, Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Marlboro. Property: in New- April 28. burgh. Amount: $172,500. Filed May 5. Aroma Buffet Inc., New Windsor. $1,033 in favor of the New Rhinehook L.L.C., Kingston. York State Department of Labor Seller: 27 North Broadway Corp., and the Department of TaxaSalt Point. Property: in Red Hook. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Amount: $320,000. Filed May 1. March 28.

GT Paltz L.L.C., et al, New Paltz. Seller: Noah E. Teitelbaum, New Seescape Properties, PhoeniPaltz. Property: in New Paltz. cia. Seller: Anne P. Gibbons, et Amount: $250,000. Filed April 30. al, Phoenicia. Property: in Shandaken. Amount: $10,000. Filed Guardian Antiquities Re- April 28. search L.L.C., Bearsville. Seller: Lewis Hollow Corp., North Bald- Struzzieri Properties Inc., win. Property: in Woodstock. Saugerties. Seller: Beverly Keith, Amount: $165,000. Filed May 2. Rosendale. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $65,000. Filed KLM Group L.L.C., Patterson. May 2. Seller: Clara C. Rabassa, West Haven, Conn. Property: in Pawling. Sunspirit Properties L.L.C., Amount: $189,000. Filed May 1. Upper Saddle River, N.J. Seller: Dwight Trimm, Kingston. PropKristie Leigh Farm Inc., Gos- erty: in Rochester. Amount: hen. Seller: Wallkill Valley Federal $112,500. Filed April 29. Savings and Loan Association, Wallkill. Property: in Goshen. The Bank of New York MelAmount: $120,000. Filed May 5. lon. Seller: Elizabeth K. Cassidy, Warwick. Property: 29 High Hill Lanwin Forest Ridge L.L.C., Ave., Warwick 10900. Amount: Hopewell, N.J. Seller: Manna $474,160. Filed April 29. Dells L.L.C., Nanuet. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $110,000. The Bank of New York. Seller: Filed April 30. REOCO L.L.C., Jupiter, Fla. Property: 59-61 California Ave., LXMI Property Holdings Middletown 10940. Amount: L.L.C., Brooklyn. Seller: Mary $50,000. Filed May 1. Kathleen DeChard, Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: Van Buren Estate Corp., Mon$148,000. Filed May 1. roe. Seller: Moshe Friedman, Monroe. Property: in Port Jervis. Mid Hudson Development Amount: $32,000. Filed May 5. Corp., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Anthony Domenico, et al, Wap- Vly Properties L.L.C., Stone pingers Falls. Property: in Wap- Ridge. Seller: The Consistory pinger. Amount: $132,500. Filed of the Marbletown Reformed April 30. Church, Stone Ridge. Property: 3751 Main St., Stone Ridge. Amount: $230,000. Filed May 2.

Brother’s Electrical Services Inc., Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. Caliber Granite Inc., Kingston. $1,259 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 2. Car Wash Philco Inc., Highland. $291 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 2. Cleanway Maintenance, Campbell Hall. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. County Home Care L.L.C., New Hampton. $1,060 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. Craig Toth’s Golf Shop L.L.C., Warwick. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. De Micco Motors Inc., Kingston. $496 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 2.

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NEWSMAKERS plus awards and events MOST VALUABLE PARTNER AWARD WINNER The Orange County Partnership has named the Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) of the town and village of Goshen, as the Partnership’s 2014 Most Valuable Partner. Three years ago, Goshen municipal leaders, town and village board members, real estate executives, industry leaders, economic development professionals and interested citizens formed the Joint Economic Development Initiative to further foster a business friendly environment in both the town and village of Goshen. Under the guidance of Phil Dropkin, former chair of the town of Goshen Zoning Board of Appeals and currently deputy chair of the town’s planning board, and with administrative support from the Orange County Partnership, the group has held monthly meetings to brainstorm and to take steps to support and help stimulate economic development. The JEDI’s primary goal is attracting new business that would encourage capital investment and job creation to the town and village inventory of commercial land and real estate. JEDI founder and Chair Phil Dropkin said, “With patience, persistence, focus and a dash of humor, together with the continuing support of the outstanding JEDI members, we are helping to create a more welcoming environment for various commercial and other enterprises. Additionally, JEDI’s newest initiative is the promotion of the arts in Goshen; not only are the arts uplifting, but they also help to promote economic development.” The annual MVP Breakfast will be held June 5th at 8 a.m. at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor. For reservations, call Norma Byrne at 845-294-3696.

HYTORC SELECTS FOCUS MEDIA FOR PR HYTORC of Mahwah, N.J., a leading industrial bolting company, has appointed Focus Media Inc. as its public relations agency. HYTORC President Eric Junkers said the agency “will help us continue to build worldwide awareness of our state-of-the-art industrial bolting systems and promote our tradition of global innovation and superlative customer service.” The builders of the Freedom Tower called upon HYTORC to engineer a plan to employ their bolting system to secure the tower’s 408-foot spire and its 14 communication rings.

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HOSPITAL ADDS TO ITS BOARD Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortandt Manor has appointed three new members to its board of directors. Jim Coleman, director of Westchester County’s Industrial Development Agency; Raphaelle Sondak, executive director of human resources for Catholic Guardian Services; and Judy Meyer, former HVHC board member and longtime hospital supporter, are the selected directors. “We could not have found three more perfect candidates to round out our board of directors,’’ said John C. Federspiel, president of Hudson Valley Hospital Center. “Each brings tremendous strengths to the board and we look forward to working with them as the hospital enters a new era of growth and expansion.’’ Coleman is a businessman and accomplished fundraiser. He has had a long and distinguished career working for a number of large corporations, including PepsiCo, Altria and American Express, where he was responsible for business development, sales, consulting and marketing. He is a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon

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and lives in Eastchester. Sondak is executive director of human resources for Catholic Guardian Services. She was formerly vice president of human resources for the Visiting Nurse Association of Hudson Valley in Tarrytown. A Cortlandt Manor resident, Sondak has a master’s of science degree in human resources from Mercy College.

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Meyer, a Cold Spring resident, taught in the Haldane Central School District for 33 years. She is an active member of the Cold Spring community and has been president of the Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library Board since 1998. Meyer has rejoined the hospital board following a year’s hiatus when she remained a member of the hospital’s Foundation Board.

ACCELERATOR TO RECEIVE STATE AID PARK JOINS ENTA IN MIDDLETOWN Tarrytown headquartered ENT and Allergy Associates’ (ENTA) newest team member is allergist and immunologist Joon H. Park, M.D. Park joins ENTA’s Middletown office. Park expects to begin seeing adult and pediatric patients beginning Aug. 1. A graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music and biology (with distinction) from the University of Virginia, Park received his Doctor of Medicine degree from that university’s School of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and earned his fellowship in allergy and immunology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, where he trained under the direct mentorship of several worldrenowned allergists and immunologists. During his fellowship, Park also actively engaged in research focusing on food allergy and primary immunodeficiency, resulting in several publications in highly respected, peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) and Clinical Immunology Society (CIS). Park joins ENTA after practicing for nearly two years at a multispecialty practice in Virginia.

The Orange County Business Accelerator (OCBA) has been certified as a New York State Business Incubator. The OCBA was one of just 10 incubators to be awarded certification this year, marking it as one of the most promising business development organizations in the state. Each designated Laurie Villasuso, associate executive director of the Orange County incubator will receive up to Industrial Development Agency; James R. Petro Jr., executive director of the $125,000 annually in state IDA; Kelly Reilly, client services specialist of the OCBA; Robert Armistead, funding to expand its busi- chairman of the IDA board of directors; and Brian Gates, vice president of ness support services to young the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. firms. To qualify for certification, members were required to display the tor has distinguished itself as a focal point of proven success of their operational models, as entrepreneurial activity and support in the well as the future sustainability of their orga- mid-Hudson Valley,” said David Hochman, nization’s current rate of success. Certification of the Business Incubator Association of was only granted to those organizations that New York State. “We congratulate OCBA on proved to be the most promising and which its designation by New York State, which valialigned with the state of New York’s regional dates the quality of its incubation program, developmental and economic goals. and I expect continued success over the com“The Orange County Business Accelera- ing years.”

FIREFIGHTERS HONORED 40 YEARS AFTER BRIDGE FIRE The Walkway Over the Hudson organization hosted an event honoring local emergency response squads May 8 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the devastating fire that crippled the former Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge. The event was held at the East Overlook of Walkway Over the Hudson State Park, and served as an “acknowledgement of the unwavering vigilance and dedication of emergency responders, past and

present,” said Walkway Executive Director Elizabeth Waldstein-Hart. The organization honored the Highland Fire District, the city of Poughkeepsie Fire Department, Mobile Life Support Services Inc. as well as the New York State Park Police during the ceremony. Some of the firefighters who responded to and fought the 1974 fire that forced the closing of the historic railroad bridge were in attendance.

WALKWAY HIRES COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT The Walkway Over the Hudson organization has hired Ashley Arias to serve as the Poughkeepsie-based nonprofit’s new marketing and communication assistant. Arias, a Wappingers Falls resident, will serve as Walkway’s marketing and communications assistant aiding in the implementation of the organization’s marketing efforts. Before joining Walkway, Arias worked at Gold’s Gym Dutchess County as a fitness consultant where her responsibilities included membership sales, as well as membership and corporate outreach/retention. Prior to Gold’s Gym, she served as assistant manager at The Pastry Garden Bakery. Arias attended Dutchess Community College and the State University of New York at New Paltz. She has an associate’s degree in commercial arts/advertising and a Bachelor of Science degree in business marketing.

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Delaware Valley Arts Alliance presents the first staged production of “Catfish Goes the Distance” by playwright John Klemeyer at the Tusten Theatre, 210 Bridge St. in Narrowsburg, Friday and Saturday, May 16 and 17 at 8 p.m. The play is part of DVAA’s spring cultural series. Admission is $15. For tickets and information, call 845-252-7576.

ORMC NURSE RECEIVES AWARD Simone Stein, RN, manager of The Bone and Joint Center at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown, will be honored with the Outstanding Orthopaedic Nurse Practice Award at the opening ceremony of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON) 2014 Annual Congress in Las Vegas May 17. The Outstanding Orthopaedic Nurse Practice Award recognizes a NAON member who has provided high-quality health care to the orthopaedic patient and has made outstanding contributions over his/her career to the field of orthopaedic nursing. “I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this award. Simone’s dedication to the continual improvement of patient care is evidenced by her efforts in researching and implementing best practices, policy development, promoting education and awareness of the orthopaedic nurse’s role in the delivery of care,” said Jonathan Schiller, Orange Regional’s COO.

The Elant Community Breakfast with an address on “Aging, Memory Loss and Dementia: What’s the Difference?” by Dr. James E. Galvin, will take place Tuesday, May 20 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor from 7:30 to 9 a.m. For more information regarding the breakfast, or to make a complimentary reservation, call 845-360-1410.

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Information session for a river cruise on the Rhine and Moselle rivers, hosted by the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce with Jet Vacations, from Oct. 19 to 27. The session, open to the public, is May 21 at the Warwick Grove Community Center, 12 Hudson St. in Warwick at 6 p.m. for a slide presentation and information on the trip. Light snacks and wine will be available. For reservation, contact the Warwick Chamber of Commerce at 845-986-2720 by May 19.

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An exhibit of mixed-media drawings by Barbara Buckman opens with a reception Friday, May 23 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Delaware Arts Center’s Alliance Gallery in Narrowsburg. The exhibit will be on view through June 14. Free and open to the public, the exhibit is sponsored by the Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the Arts Council for Sullivan County. For more information, call 845-252-7576 or visit ArtsAllianceSite.org.

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Sau Lan Wu, an alumna of Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave. in Poughkeepsie returns to her alma mater 51 years after graduating to deliver the address at the 150th Vassar College Commencement exercises Sunday, May 25 at 10 a.m. on campus in the Outdoor Amphitheater. For more information, visit vassar.edu.

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REALTOR TOP PRODUCERS HONORED The Women’s Council of Realtors Dutchess County Chapter (WCR) and the Dutchess County Association of Realtors (DCAR), Poughkeepsie, held their annual Red Carpet and Eye Opener Awards Breakfast at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel April 22. WCR presented awards recognizing the top-producing real estate salespersons in Dutchess County for 2013. DCAR presented awards to members singled out and voted upon by their peers. The criteria to qualify for a Red Carpet award are Dutchess County sales transactions with a sales dollar volume above $3 million and a minimum of 10 transactions. Forty-seven salespersons were honored with the Red Carpet Award and 16 recipients of the Eye Opener Award. The Eye Opener award criteria are based upon Realtor DCAR members that make a difference for the better in the community and within

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WCR Co-Presidents, Nancy Martinelli, Melissa Pettinella. Photograph by Isabel Alves.

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the industry. The events sponsors included Chase, Cutco, First Call Home Inspection, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, M&T Bank, Mid- Hudson Multiple Listing Service, Toll Brothers and Wells Fargo. Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates. HV Biz • WCBJ • May 12, 2014

FACTS&FIGURES Diamond Medical Equipment and Healthcare Solutions Inc., Salisbury Mills. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

Jebudas Communications Inc., Saugerties. $683 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 2. Kahn Inc., d.b.a. Kahn Realtors, Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

DJ’s Contracting and Creative Surfaces Inc., Glasco. $282 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 28. Keystone Construction Clerks and Managers Inc., Newburgh. Enviro Care Environmental $1,033 in favor of the New York Corp., Wallkill. $3,091 in favor of State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of the Department of Taxation and Labor Unemployment Insurance Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. Division, Albany. Filed April 28. LT and QL Enterprises Inc., Fallsy Inc., New Paltz. $9,746 Kingston. $3,172 in favor of the in favor of the New York State New York State Department of Department of Taxation and Fi- Taxation and Finance, Albany. nance, Albany. Filed May 2. Filed May 2. Fyndine L.L.C., d.b.a. Josephine’s Bistro, Circleville. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. Gardnertown Farm Inc., Newburgh. $206 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. Gary’s Truck and Trailer Repair Inc., Modena. $593 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 28. Green Heat Inc., Stone Ridge. $425 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 2. Hobies Hot Dog’s Inc., Port Ewen. $2,271 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 2. Hudson Valley Logistics Express Inc., Monroe. $1,008 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. Interiors Pro Corp., Monroe. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

Michelangelo Pizzeria, Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. Mitchell Performing Arts Studio and Jazzmin’s Studio, Pine Bush. $102,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed May 2. Mizerak Mechanical Inc., Kingston. $494 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 2. Mountainside Custom Homes L.L.C., Florida. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. New Easy Wash Jiang L.L.C., Kingston. $542 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 28.

Peppino’s of Rosendale Inc., Rosendale. $5,104 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 28.

Savory Enterprises Inc., d.b.a. The Savory Grill, Highland Mills. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Phoenix Custom Construction March 28. L.L.C., Saugerties. $1,078 in favor of the New York State Depart- Sierra Properties Inc., Newment of Labor Unemployment burgh. $1,033 in favor of the Insurance Division, Albany. Filed New York State Department of April 28. Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Pickerspalace.com, Accord. Filed March 28. $807 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Un- Smith Psychiatry Alliance employment Insurance Division, P.L.L.C., Goshen. $1,033 in favor Albany. Filed April 28. of the New York State Department of Labor and the DepartPotent Potential Inc., Monroe. ment of Taxation and Finance, $1,033 in favor of the New York Albany. Filed March 28. State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Steelfab NY Inc., Newburgh. Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and PR Precision Services L.L.C., the Department of Taxation and Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of The Very Best Preschool L.L.C., Taxation and Finance, Albany. Middletown. $1,051 in favor of Filed March 28. the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Primo Sports Park L.L.C., Taxation and Finance, Albany. Florida. $1,033 in favor of the Filed March 28. New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Upstate Sandblast Inc., SauTaxation and Finance, Albany. gerties. $321 in favor of the New Filed March 28. York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance DiviQuisqueya Mini Market Corp., sion, Albany. Filed April 28. Kingston. $12,734 in favor of the New York State Department of Villa Rosa Restaurante Inc., Taxation and Finance, Albany. Monroe. $1,033 in favor of the Filed May 2. New York State Department of Labor and the Department of R and K Building and Remod- Taxation and Finance, Albany. eling Inc., Cottekill. $562 in favor Filed March 28. of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, VL General Contracting Inc., Albany. Filed May 2. Middletown. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department Ray Chung Construction, of Labor and the Department of Highland. $646 in favor of the Taxation and Finance, Albany. New York State Department of Filed March 28. Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 28. Wagon Wheel Deli Inc., d.b.a. Robert’s Wagon Wheels Deli, Riccardis Hideaway Inc., Kings- Highland. $6,657 in favor of the ton. $1,194 in favor of the New New York State Department of York State Department of Labor Taxation and Finance, Albany. Unemployment Insurance Divi- Filed May 2. sion, Albany. Filed May 2.

Newburgh Community Action Committee Inc., Newburgh. $1,033 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28. Richie’s Fencing Co., Ellenville. $1,668 in favor of the New York Oh Dog! L.L.C., Warwick. $1,033 State Department of Labor Unin favor of the New York State employment Insurance Division, Department of Labor and the Albany. Filed April 28. Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

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Boissonnault, Herve J., et al. Filed by Beneficial Homeowners Service Corp. Action: seeks to The following filings indicated a foreclose on a mortgage to secure legal action has been initiated, the $104,000 affecting property looutcome of which may affect the cated at 7 Stone St., Poughkeepsie title to the property listed. 12590. Filed April 24. Abdul-Malik, Hassan, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose Bottos, Darryl, et al. Filed by on a mortgage to secure $289,750 Federal National Mortgage Assoaffecting property located at 68 ciation. Action: seeks to foreclose Glenwood Ave., Poughkeepsie on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 4 12603. Filed April 21. Sandi Lane, Fishkill 12524. Filed April 22. Alvarez, Luis J., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Brand, David A., et al. Filed by to secure $185,000 affecting prop- U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to erty located at 149 Washington foreclose on a mortgage to secure St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed $224,800 affecting property located at 23 Virginia Ave., Fishkill April 15. 12524. Filed April 22. Andrianis, Konstantinos P., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $630,000 affecting property located at 149 Serenity Drive, Ruby 12475. Filed May 2. Antenucci, Robert, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $437,750 affecting property located at 17 Horton Court, Cold Spring 10516. Filed April 28. Bailey, Terry C., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $269,000 affecting property located at 21 Hoffman Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 18. Bennett, James P., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 193 Hortontown Road, Carmel 10512. Filed April 23. Billeci, George I., 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 30 Seward Ave., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Nov. 22. Blanco, Alcides B., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $107,159 affecting property located at 87 Merline Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed Nov. 22.

Bright, Ronald, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $259,984 affecting property located at 1016 Duchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 18. Buckley, Katharine, et al. Filed by J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $763,946 affecting property located at 71 Ring Road, Salt Point 12578. Filed April 16. Burnett, Sebastian F. Jr., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,308 affecting property located at 178 N. Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 14. Chamberlain, Eric W., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,594 affecting property located at 20 Baumer Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed April 29. Chandler, Teresita L., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $127,500 affecting property located at 166 Plains Road, New Paltz. Filed April 30. Christie, David O., et al. Filed by PennyMac Loan Services L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $268,927 affecting property located at 785 Wolcott Ave., Beacon 12508. Filed April 22.

Coffey, Patricia, as appointed executor to the estate of Sophie Bourke, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $420,000 affecting property located at 143 Kentview Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed April 29. Colasante, Rosalba, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $340,000 affecting property located at 46 Pleasant Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed April 29. Costa, Clare, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 22 Rokeby Road, Red Hook 12571. Filed April 22.

Eichner, Catherine, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 23 Dorothy Drive, Pine Bush 12566. Filed April 30. Farina, Edward, 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 9 Wesley Court, Newburgh 12550. Filed Nov. 22. Ferdinand, Claude, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $292,500 affecting property located at 1 Rockwell Place, Beacon 12508. Filed April 16.

Covin, Gladys M., et al. Filed by James B. Nutter and Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $405,000 affecting property located at 12 Schofield Place, Beacon 12508. Filed April 25.

Forte, Romeo, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $308,000 affecting property located at 138 Dorn Road, Lagrangeville 12540. Filed April 17.

Dahlia, Todd, et al. Filed by Trustco Realty Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 10 Stage Coach Road, Cold Spring 10516. Filed April 28.

Franzone, Vincent, et al. Filed by Spring Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5548 Route 82, Clinton Corners. Filed April 14.

Demeo, Suzanne, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $168,000 affecting property located at 76-78 Blue Mountain Church, Saugerties 12477. Filed April 29.

Fredericks, James, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $261,820 affecting property located at 69 Putnam Ave., Carmel 10512. Filed April 28.

Depalma, Lauren S., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,500 affecting property located at 67 Barrett Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed April 24. Dominguez, Miguel, et al. Filed by State Farm Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 5 Still Road, Poughquag 12570. Filed April 22. Duncan, Christopher S., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 4 Martin Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 24.

Gadero, Frank, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $351,650 affecting property located at 172 Longfellow Drive, Carmel. Filed April 25. Gallagher, John, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 27 Middle Branch Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed April 21. Garcia, William, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $169,000 affecting property located at 42 Eastern Parkway, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 17.

Gioia, John, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 41 Velie Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed April 11. Gonzalez, OIympia, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $138,750 affecting property located at 220 Fishkill Landing, Beacon. Filed April 17. Gravesande, Delano, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $301,800 affecting property located at 3 Wesley Court, Newburgh. Filed Nov. 22.

Hollman, Robert, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $105,000 affecting property located at 7980 Albany Post Road, Red Hook. Filed April 16.

McKay, Alaina, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,000 affecting property located at 344 Old Post Road, Marlboro 12542. Filed April 29.

Holt, John A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,000 affecting property located at 45 Boice Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Filed April 28.

Miliambro, Timothy V., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $247,500 affecting property located at 29 Fair Way, Mahopac 10541. Filed May 2.

Oliva, Laurie A., as executrix of the estate of Susan A. Martin, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,220 affecting property located at 1 Patterson Village Court, No. 1-L, Patterson 12563. Filed April 22.

Montaldo, Richard F., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $408,000 affecting property located at 15 Acorn Court, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed April 17.

Ondek, George Michael, et al. Filed by Soverign Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $271,500 affecting property located at 124 Horsepound Road, Carmel 10512. Filed April 30.

Mooney, Christopher, et al. Filed by Trustco Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 221 Springtown Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed May 2.

Pedatella, Warren A., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 21 Goldfinch Drive, Pleasant Valley 12578. Filed April 15.

Murphy, Michelle J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $152,350 affecting property located at 10 Woodland Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 15.

Perkins, Joanne G., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $81,670 affecting property located at 7A Knightsbridge, Poughkeepsie. Filed April 16.

Nelson, Chernet, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,837 affecting property located at 27 Harvard Drive, Kent 10512. Filed April 24.

Petersen, Donald B., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,000 affecting property located at 21 Aqueduct Road, Garrison 10524. Filed April 29.

Nemethy, Craig, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 15 Reichert St., Lake Peekskill 10537. Filed May 2.

Pryear, James, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,882 affecting property located at 61 S. Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie. Filed April 18.

Nicholson, George, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 36 Happy Valley Road, Bearsville 12409. Filed May 1.

Quackenbush, Lois C., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,000 affecting property located at 28 Highview Road, Dover Plains. Filed April 15.

Nick, Robert B., et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $155,944 affecting property located at 315 Lower Frog Hollow Road, Ellenville 12428. Filed May 2.

Repicky, Mark F., et al. Filed by Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-TT2. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $169,750 affecting property located at 35 Honeymoon Lane, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 23.

Horace, Clarissa Ann, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 40 Silver Spring Road, New Windsor Guerrette, Leah D., et al. Filed 12553. Filed Nov. 22. by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Kemmerer, Michael, et al. Filed mortgage to secure $303,688 af- by Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. fecting property located at 59 Action: seeks to foreclose on a King George Road, Poughkeepsie mortgage to secure $302,706 af12603. Filed April 23. fecting property located at 112 N. Cross Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Harrington, Lisa, et al. Filed by Filed April 25. U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Krebser-Green, Jean Marie, $675,000 affecting property lo- et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank cated at 5 Majestic Ridge, Carmel N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose 10512. Filed April 28. on a mortgage to secure $322,700 affecting property located at 41 Harris, Andrew, et al. Filed by Brown Road, Wappingers Falls U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to 12590. Filed April 11. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $454,400 affecting property lo- Lamey, Fredrick W., et al. Filed cated at 19 Regal Place, Hopewell by Citimortgage Inc. Action: Junction. Filed April 11. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount Hector, Denise R., et al. Filed by affecting property located at 2147 Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to Sawkill Ruby Road, Kingston foreclose on a mortgage to secure 12401. Filed May 1. an unspecified amount affecting property located at 75 N. Clinton Liriano, Robert, et al. Filed by St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. AcApril 28. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,445 affecting Herlihy, Robert, et al. Filed by property located at 12 Hillside Deutsche Bank National Trust Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on Filed April 14. a mortgage to secure $178,080 affecting property located at 6 Longfield, Jeffrey A., et al. Filed Benview Road, Hyde Park 12538. by Lakeview Loan Servicing Filed April 28. L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $173,469 Hethering, Jennifer L., et al. affecting property located at 239 Filed by LNV Corp. Action: seeks Sinsabaugh Road, Pine Bush to foreclose on a mortgage to se- 12566. Filed April 30. cure $130,000 affecting property located at 43-45 N. Main St., Pine Lopez, Joseph C., et al. Filed by Plains 12567. Filed April 16. Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $428,000 affecting property located at 137 Overlook Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed April 21.

Nielsen, Douglas L., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $184,000 affecting property located at 1635 Route 212, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 1.

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FACTS&FIGURES Ritter, Rebecca, successor executor of the estate of Blaise Schweitzer, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $99,000 affecting property located at 4 Smith Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed April 28. Rodriguez, Johnny, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $318,250 affecting property located at 5 Owens Farm Road, Fort Montgomery 10922. Filed Nov. 22.

The Estate of William J. Shaw Jr., et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $242,000 affecting property located at 8 Park Place, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 24. Thomas, Willis H., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $393,983 affecting property located at 21 Cedar Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Nov. 22. Todd, Lilia, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5211 Route 212, Mount Tremper 12457. Filed May 1.

Roman, Reynoldo Jr., et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $251,323 affecting property located at 8 Clark St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 11. Traver, Jeffrey S., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage AssoRosenthal, Richard, et al. Filed ciation. Action: seeks to foreclose by Hudson Valley Federal Credit on a mortgage to secure $262,400 Union. Action: seeks to foreclose affecting property located at 109 on a mortgage to secure $123,750 Fancor Road, Clinton Corners affecting property located at 12514. Filed April 21. 22 Shelley Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 24. Treu, Patrick, et al. Filed by Origen Capital Investments I L.L.C. Scheller, Sophia, et al. Filed by Action: seeks to foreclose on a Federal National Mortgage Asso- mortgage to secure $200,000 afciation. Action: seeks to foreclose fecting property located at 282 on a mortgage to secure $367,500 Middle Road, Rhinebeck 12572. affecting property located at 96 Filed April 29. Maple Wood Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed April 29. Turner, Francis, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks Soderstrom, Stephen E., indi- to foreclose on a mortgage to sevidually and as executor of the cure $160,000 affecting property estate of Joanne Soderstrom, et located at 52 Pleasant Road, Lake al. Filed by the State of New York Peekskill 10537. Filed May 2. Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to se- Varca, Domenica, et al. Filed by cure $70,000 affecting property JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Aclocated at 173 Terry Hill Road, tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortCarmel 10512. Filed April 24. gage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property locatSpencer, Joan, et al. Filed by ed at 23 Plattekill Road, Marlboro JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 12542. Filed April 30. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspeci- Velazquez, Alice, et al. Filed by fied amount affecting property Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: located at 98 N. Walnut St., Bea- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage con 12508. Filed April 15. to secure $171,399 affecting property located at 28 Sycamore Blvd., Steadman, Scott V., et al. Filed Wingdale 12594. Filed April 17. by Green Tree Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Wells, Scott G., et al. Filed by mortgage to secure $239,400 af- Santander Bank N.A. Action: fecting property located at 27 seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to Argyle St., Lake Peekskill 10537. secure $199,200 affecting property Filed April 23. located at 11 B Millholland Drive, Fishkill 12524. Filed April 23.

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Whitaker, Nigel, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $173,316 affecting property located at 18 Bement Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 18.

Henning, Steven, as owner. $2,699 as claimed by John Hunt, New York City. Property: 9 Parksville Road, Pleasant Valley. Filed April 30.

Murphy and Schisano Law Office, 717 Broadway, Newburgh 12550, c/o Thomas J. Murphy and Richard Schisano. Filed Nov. 1.

Kerr, Karlene, as owner. $997 as claimed by Rooter Plumbing Sole Proprietorships Whitehurst, Josephine, et al. Hudson Valley Inc., Pleasant ValFiled by Deutsche Bank National ley. Property: 48 Gregory Drive, AGP Solutions, 117 Harding Trust Co. Action: seeks to fore- Goshen 10924. Filed May 5. Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Tom close on a mortgage to secure Parrino. Filed May 2. an unspecified amount affecting Pekarsky, Barry, et al, as owner. property located at 1217 Moun- $3,737 as claimed by First Call tain Road, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Restoration, Hopewell Junction. Anthony’s Auto Sales, 75 Clarendon Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Nov. 22. Property: 43 Park Ave., Pough- Anthony S. Neglia. Filed May 5. keepsie. Filed April 29. Williams, George A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Warwick 2012 L.L.C., as owner. Archer Tent Rentals, 618 Oak seeks to foreclose on a mortgage $29,255 as claimed by American Ridge Road, Ellenville 12428, c/o to secure an unspecified amount Builders and Contractors Sup- Joe Arthur Weil. Filed May 2. affecting property located at 48 E. ply Company Inc., Valley CotWillow St., Beacon 12508. Filed tage. Property: 142-146 Route 94 BCM, P.O. Box 422, Clintondale April 15. 12515, c/o Brian C. Merrill. Filed South, Warwick. Filed April 30. May 1.

Mechanic’s Liens 157 Grey Court L.L.C., as owner. $5,447 as claimed by Montfort Brothers Inc., Fishkill. Property: 157 Grey Court Road, Chester. Filed May 2.

Judi Gerson, 1147 Wittenberg Road, Mount Tremper 12457, c/o Judith A. Gerson. Filed April 30. Julio Handyman, 62 Cedar St., Kingston 12401, c/o Julio Aguayo. Filed May 2. Kaaterskill Creek, 68 Route 32A, Saugerties 12477, c/o Mark Ned Sanborn. Filed April 28. KiDooodles Face and Body Art, 131 Rymrock Road, Unit 53, Kingston 12401, c/o Stephanie A. Tramelli. Filed April 30. M. Gale and Sons, 522 Route 12, New Hampton, c/o Michael S. Gale Sr. Filed Nov. 4. M.A.D. Mobile Auto Detailing, 300 Sand Hill Road, Gardiner 12525, c/o Brian W. Forkell Jr. Filed May 5.

Byrne Family Woodworking, 31 S. Road, Mount Marion 12456, Mealbuddy, P.O. Box 706, Stone c/o Patrick Byrne Jr. Filed May 5. Ridge 12484, c/o Susan ArevaloSondel. Filed May 2. This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in Clara’s Cleaning, 13 Rock Ridge the original filings. Drive, Highland Mills 10930, c/o Mike and Son Contracting, Nicole Marie Lexandra. Filed 208 Main St., Apt. A, Maybrook 12543, c/o Michael Mia. Filed Nov. 4. Nov. 4. Doing Business As

New Businesses

Clay,Barbara, Brewster, as owner. $7,020 as claimed by A-Class AK Produce Inc., d.b.a. Farmer Builders Inc., Carmel. Property: Direct, 113 High Point Circle, 88 Sherwood Hill Road, Brewster Newburgh 12550. Filed Nov. 4. 10509. Filed April 25.

Custom Lawn and More, 173 Glasco Turnpike, Saugerties Mirror Mirror Salon, 460 Al12432, c/o Robert Flanagan. Filed bany Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Janice R. Avery. Filed April 28. April 30.

B and J Singh Corp., d.b.a. 211 Cooper, David, et al, as owner. Discount Smoke Shop, 779 $5,400 as claimed by Kingston Oil Route 211 E., Unit 9, Middletown Supply Corp., Saugerties. Prop- 10941. Filed Nov. 4. erty: 262 Upper Byrdcliff Road, Woodstock 12498. Filed April 30. Builders Association of the Hudson Valley Inc., d.b.a. HudCurbello, Daniel, as owner. son Valley Builders and Re$8,000 as claimed by Raymond modelers Association, 1161 H. Burton, Middletown. Proper- Little Britain Road, New Windsor ty: 16 Penny Lane, Monroe. Filed 12553. Filed May 2. April 29.

David Miller Press, 12 Bruce Mogee’s Marvels, 12 Spring St., New Paltz 12561, c/o David L. Rock Drive, Goshen 10924, c/o Barry Goldberg. Filed Nov. 4. Miller. Filed May 1.

Long Family Enterprises Inc., Dalu, Joseph Z., et al, as owner. d.b.a. Pet Oasis, 560 Route 17M, $48,976 as claimed by Dwyer Middletown 10940. Filed Nov. 4. Contracting Inc., Saugerties. Property: 5 Long Dock Road, Rhinebeck. Filed May 2.

Gallo Electric, 134 Hilltop Road, Red White and Blue Craft, 129 Saugerties 12477, c/o Anthony J. Lake Road, Lake Katrine 12449, c/o Samuel James Curbelo. Filed Gallo Sr. Filed April 28. April 30.

Dover Knolls Development Company L.L.C., as owner. $18,813 as claimed by United Rentals North America Inc., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 73 Wheeler Road, Dover. Filed May 2.

Dip Ur Whip NY, 174 Front St., Onteora Mohawks, 4166 Route Port Jervis 12771, c/o John Si- 28, Boiceville 12412, c/o Dean M. Giuliano. Filed May 2. monson. Filed Nov. 4.

Glenn T. Traver Jr., 64 Clarendon Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Sacred Connections Health and Life Arts with Reverend Glenn Traver Jr. Filed April 30. Maritday Rodriguez, P.O. Box AB Spray Foam Insulation, 305 Hurley Ave., Apt. 5F, Kingston Got Sparkle, P.O. Box 184, Mil- 1238, New Paltz 12561, c/o Marit12401, c/o Jaime Alvaro Mon- ton 12547, c/o Jonelle Rena Jones. day Rodriguez. Filed May 5. tesinos Jimene and Rosa Beatriz Filed April 29. Lagos Diaz. Filed May 1. Your Business Buddy, 737 UlHornbeck’s Plumbing and ster Park, Esopus 12487, c/o BerMaxophone Music, 97 Beaver Heating, P.O. Box 249, Wawars- nadette D. Ricci. Filed April 29. Ridge Road, Mount Tremper ing 12489, c/o James R. Horn12457, c/o Keith B. Slattery and beck. Filed April 30. Lindsey Elizabeth Webster. Filed May 5.

Partnerships

Dover Knolls Development Company L.L.C., as owner. $14,795 as claimed by United Rentals North America Inc., Charlotte, N.C. Property: 73 Wheeler Road, Dover. Filed May 2.

Dennis Fox Hair, 49 Meadow- NY Nail, 1300 Ulster Ave., Kingsbrook Drive, Kingston 12401, c/o ton 12401, c/o Christina Nguyen. Filed April 28. Dennis S. Fox. Filed April 30.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of Moving Traffic Media, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/12/2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 130 Theodore Fremd Ave. #1A, Rye NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59319

Onstage leadership, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 1/14/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to its princ. bus. address and reg. agent c/o Tim Sutton 575 Manor Ln. Pelham, NY 10803 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59332

FIKA WTC LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59324

15 Cotswold Way LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/12/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 8 Penny Ln. Scarsdale, NY 10583 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59333

FIKA CHANIN LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004.Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59325 FIKA APTHORP LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59326 FIKA 141 W 41ST STREET LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59327 FIKA 566 10TH AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59328 FIKA 600 LEXINGTON LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1360 Sunny Ridge Road, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Reg Agent: Lars Akerlund, 66 Pearl St., NY, NY 10004. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59329 Notice of Formation of Janus Management Group, LLC filed with SSNY on 2/19/14. Offc. Loc: White Plains. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, P.O Box 849. White Plains,NY10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59330

Tangible Labs, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 2/28/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to its princ. bus. address and reg. agent c/o Tim Sutton 575 Manor Ln. Pelham, NY 10803 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59334 382 Warburton, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 2/13/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 142 Broad St., Flr. 2 Elizabeth, NJ 07201 . Purpose: any lawful activity #59335 Clusterfest Events, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 12/10/13. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 148 Highview St. Mamaroneck, NY 10543. Purpose: any lawful activity #59336 Homestead Advisors, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/12/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 11 Kingston Rd. Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity #59338 JOE & G’S SNACK LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/02/2014, Name changed to JOE & G’S SNACKS LLC on 01/06/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Joseph Cafaro, 18 Westerly Lane South, Thornwood, NY 10594. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59339 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: COLLABORATION SERVICES, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/17/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 4 Wimbledon Court, White Plains, New York 10607, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59340

Notice of Formation of 308A TITICUS ROAD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/14/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 308 Titicus Road, North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59341 Notice of Application for Authority of MJBD, LLC, a foreign limited liability company (LLC) filed with the Secy of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/22/13. LLC organized in Connecticut on 11/18/13. NY office location: Westchester Co. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him to: c/o Tsukasa Sato, 153 Devoe Rd., Chappaqua, NY 10514. Office address in jurisdiction of organization: 14 Overbrook Dr., New Fairfield, CT 06812. Copy of Ctf. Of Org. on file with SSCT. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59342 Notice of Formation of 578 Tarrytown Road LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/2/2014. Office Location 536 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561 (Ulster County). SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 536 Main Street, New Paltz, NY 12561. Purpose: any lawful activity #59343 BRETT’S AUTO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/13/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 114 Greenvale Ave, Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59345 Notice of formation of TRAFFICSTRIPES, LLC Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 03/11/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY, 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #59346 24 LINDEN PLACE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/03/2014. Office loc: Westcehster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jamie Franchi and Andreia Franchi, 17 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59347 21 LENOX AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/03/2014. Office loc: Westcehster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Jamie Franchi and Andreia Franchi, 17 Lakeview Avenue, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59348

PERSONAL TO U C H CONSTRUCTION, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/24/2014. Office location: Westcehster County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 12 Pugsley Place, Ossining, NY 10562. Reg Agent: Adam Dubray, 12 Pugsley Place, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59349 Joy by Emily, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/20/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 10 Belmont Ave. Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity #59350 Samuel Agyare MD, FAAP, FACEP LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 3/21/14. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 50 Riverdale Ave. Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful activity #59351 Jabrem Consulting LLC Authority filed SSNY 4/2/14. Office:Westchester Co. LLC formed DE 1/12/12, exists & located 1209 Orange St. Wilmington, DE 19801. SSNY design. agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail copy to: 1 N. Lexington Ave- 11th Flr. White Plains, NY 10601. Cert of Regis. Filed DE SOS, 401 Federal St. Dover, DE 19903. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59352 J&C HOMEGOODS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 27 Mianus Drive, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59354 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: SAVADATE, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/13/2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 41 Todd Hill Circle, Goldens Bridge, New York 10526, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59356 Notice of Formation of MAGNOLIA CONSULTING LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/31/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 12 Water St., #204, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59357

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacQuesten 130 Modern, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 7, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacQuesten 130 Modern, LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59359 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: 130 Modern Commercial LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 7, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 130 Modern Commercial LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59360 Notice of formation of FENS & Associates, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/09/2014 . 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: 150 Law Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59362

THE ARTS AND INNOVATIONS CENTER LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/14/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 31 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59370 Notice of Formation of CAM KEI PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/8/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Ronald Passerelli, 14 Cedar St., Greenwich, CT 06830. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59371 Notice of Formation of GFR Acquisition Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/18/14. 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 Edison Properties, LLC, 100 Washington St., Newark, NJ 07102. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59373 Notice of Formation of Mad One RE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/4/14. 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. #59374

LIV ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 600 Mamaroneck Ave., 4th Flr., Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59363

Notice of formation of Body Fit Training, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/26/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as an agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of the process against LLC to: 39 Lincoln Ave, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: Any lawful act. #59375

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Blue Line Real Estate Ventures, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 4/8/14. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Bryan Cappelli, c/o Cappelli Organization, 7 Renaissance Sq, 4th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activities. #59364

Notice of Formation of 1893 COMMERCE STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 78 North State Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59378

Flower property tax consultants, LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 12/23/13. Office:Westchester Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 34 Palmer Ave. Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful activity #59367

PLUM PLUMS CHEESE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Audrey Free, Gayle Martin and Michael Riahi, 72 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge, NY 10576. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59379

AND & GIE DELI LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/14/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1082 Oregon Rd., Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59369

Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC): BEST RM ENTERPRISES, LLC D/B/A Forsythia Gems Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State (SSNY) 3/4/2014. The LLC is located in Westchester County. Designated Agent of the LLC is United States Corporation Agents, Inc. Address 7014 13th Avenue Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 upon whom process against it may be served. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful business or activity. #59380 NOTICE of FORMATION of Peter K. KIM, MD, PLLC.Filed with SSNYJanuary 13, 2014. Princ. off location Westchester. The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the PLLC at : P.O.Box 8385,Pelham,New York 10803 .The Purpose of this PLLC is for the practice of medicine. #59381 SANTINA JOJO LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/22/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2 Carriage Court, Amawalk, NY 10501. Reg Agent: John Chiazzese, 2 Carriage Court, Amawalk, NY 10501. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59382 BNV Group LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/18/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 80 Jane St., Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59383 RC H E A LT H C A R E CONSULTING, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/20/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 22 Saw Mill River Rd., 2nd Fl., Hawthorne, NY 10532. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59384 Notice of Formation of Tennavision LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with SSNY on 3/10/2014. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC c/o Paul Mucci, 4 Sail Harbour Drive, Sherman, CT 06784. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59385 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by 166 WPHospitality LLC d/b/a Black Bear 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 at166 Mamaroneck Ave White Plains NY 10601. #59386 Headline: Notice of Formation Description: of ARSCI Marketing Operations Consultancy, LLC Articles of Organization filed SSNY 4/15/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 35 Woodland Drive, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any lawful activity #59388

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page Notice of Formation of Belle Mariee Events, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/31/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 160 Rt 9A Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59390 944 LEGGETT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/29/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 434 White Plains Rd., Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59391 ENKO’S EUROPEAN BARBER SHOP #2 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/28/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 875 Saw Mill River Rd., Store #9, Ardsley, NY 10502. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59392 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Petrillo Apartments LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 28, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Petrillo Apartments LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59393

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Petrillo Apartments Managers LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 28, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Petrillo Apartments Managers LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59394 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MPA Associates I LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on April 28, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MPA Associates I LLC, c/o Mountco Construction and Development Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Suite 363, Scarsdale, New York 10583. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59395 Notice of Formation of PSNS LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/2/13. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Allison Deluca, 914 Minoma Ave., Louisville, KY 40217. Purpose: To engage in any lawful act or activity. #59397

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE ARTHUR J. GAVRIN FOUNDATION, INC. for the year ended December 31, 2013 is available at its office at 1865 Palmer Avenue, Suite 108, Larchmont, NY for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is DAVID M. GAVRIN. #59398 Notice of Formation of REGEN PHYSICAL THERAPY L.L.P. Certificate filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/13/2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of L.L.P. upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7014 13TH Avenue Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Name/ address of each general partner available from SSNY. Term until 12/31/2099. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59399 HUDSON VALLEY WELDING & REPAIR LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/17/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 260 Sixth Street, Verplanck, NY 10596. Reg Agent: Christopher Carl Introcaso, 260 Sixth Street, Verplanck, NY 10596. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59400 FMFS OF OCEANSIDE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/17/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7 Renaissance Sq., 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Reg Agent: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissance Sq., 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59401

FOUR M BAKERY OF OCEANSIDE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/17/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7 Renaissance Sq., 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Reg Agent: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissance Sq., 5th Fl, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59402 THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE MEYER HANDELMAN FUND for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013 is available at its principal office located at 800 Westchester Avenue, Suite S-618, Rye Brook, NY 105731373 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is WILLIAM R. HANDELMAN. #59403 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Dobbs Ferry HG, LLC d/b/a Hudson Social to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 11 Station Plaza, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. #59404 Notice of Formation of BRUBS II LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/11/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 Westview Avenue, Unit J, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59405 Notice of Formation of 35 LINDBERGH AVENUE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/17/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC c/o Priolet & Associates, P.C., 1025 Westchester Ave. Ste. 320, White Plains, NY, 10604. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59406

Notice of Formation of 15 EVE LANE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/17/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC c/o Priolet & Associates, P.C., 1025 Westchester Ave. Ste. 320, White Plains, NY, 10604. Purpose: all lawful activities. #59407 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by JLV Hospitality Inc. d/b/a The Craftsman Ale House to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 235-237 Harrison Avenue Harrison, NY 10528. #59409 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Neri Spedaro, LLC d/b/a Spadaro Ristorante Est. 1959 to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 23 North Main Street and 50 Abendroth Avenue Port Chester, NY 10573. Ad # 59408 Notice of formation on COD International LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/24/2014. Office location: Westchester County. Principal office of LLC: 18 Pinehurst Drive, Purchase, NY 10577. SSNY designated as agent for LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to COD International LLC, Purchase, NY 10577, upon whom and at which process may be served. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Ad # 59344

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Index No. 55844/2013 SANTANDER BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, -againstJOSEPH PERUSKO, and all the heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of any of the aforesaid Defendants at law, next of kin, distributees, devisees, grantees, trustees, lienors, creditors, assignees and successors in interest of the aforesaid classes of persons, if they or any of them be dead, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the Plaintiff, except as herein stated, The People of the State of New York, The United States of America, Regina Perusko a/k/a Regina M. Perusko, Platinum Financial Services Corp., New York State Tax Commission, Internal Revenue Service-United States of America, Asset Acceptance LLC, Arrow Financial Services LLC, DefendantsTO THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff's attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of the Summons exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. In case of your failure to appear, or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in this Complaint. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. We are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Joan B. Lefkowwitz, J.S.C., Westchester County, dated on March 6, 2014 NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage to secure $ 373,000.00 and interest, that was duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of WESTCHESTER on January 30, 2008 in Control # 480220242 that being the County wherein the said real property was then situated, and at the same time and place the mortgagee duly paid to said County Clerk Office the recording tax on said mortgage covering the premises known as 164 Phyllis Court, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 located at Section 17.14 Block 1 and Lot 70 The relief sought is the within action of a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates WESTCHESTER COUNTY as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises are situated. Dated: January 7, 2014, STEIN, WIENER & ROTH, L.L.P., Attorney’s for Plaintiff, By: Janet Nina Esagoff, Esq., One Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place, NY 11514 (516) 742-1212 SWR FILE# 62182/FSOV Ad #59361

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FACES& PLACES Spirit, let’s hear it

Volunteer New York! (formerly known as The Volunteer Center of United Way) honored nine individuals and groups at its 34th annual Volunteer Spirit Awards. More than 600 guests attended the April 24 event presented by New York Life at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown. 1. Marian Hamilton, winner of the Quality of Life Award for service to the Ken Hamilton Caregivers Center, and Scott Morrison, chairman elect of United Way of Westchester and Putnam. 2. Lisa Sandler, winner of the Going Green Award for service to the Rye Nature Center, and Retired Col. Mary Westmoreland, Volunteer Spirit Award benefit committee member. 3. Haina Just-Michael, Volunteer Spirit Award benefit committee member and President of the New Rochelle Public Library Board, and Paula Berkowitz, winner of the Community Hero Award for service to Friends of Karen. 4. Paula Mandell, regional president of M&T Bank, with Diane Sussman, winner of the Social Advocacy Award for service to The Center for Safety and Change. 5. Alisa H. Kesten, executive director of Volunteer New York!, and Kevin Plunkett, deputy county executive. 6. Susan Kushner, Volunteer New York! vice chair; and Mary Grace Henry, winner of the New York Life Youth Leader Award for service to Reverse The Course. 7. Albert D. Rogers, corporate vice president at New York Life; Jane Solnick, Director of Public Affairs in Westchester for Con Edison, Patricia Mulqueen of Con Edison and Tonya Holt of Con Edison. 8. Betty Cotton, winner of the Chairman’s Award, and Mark Rollins, board chairman of Volunteer New York! 9. Lou Young, CBS 2 broadcast journalist, emceed the celebration and fundraiser. 10. Scott Morrison, chairman elect of United Way of Westchester and Putnam.

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