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DEVELOPER SEEKS TKO OF SPORTS CENTER RIVAL BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

T William Guerrero, left, president of Purchase Park 2 Fly, and marketing coordinator Philip Sanford are steering travelers to the airport parking and shuttle service on the Purchase College campus.

he development boom in sports and fitness centers in Westchester County has sparked its first battle for survival, as partners in an indoor sports center being built in Ardsley try to deliver an early knockout punch to a competitor in Greenburgh and deflate its sports dome project before a lease is scored. “This is going to become a big issue,” said Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. He and other town board officials have been accused of creating an uneven playing field for the sports center developers. The contentious issue ultimately could play out in state Supreme Court. In Ardsley, Elm Street Sports Group L.L.C. plans a soft opening in August of its House of Sports, an 85,000-square-foot

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riving down from Dutchess County on a recent weekday morning, Frank Rogers and Michael Kuzmicz left their car with an orange-jacketed valet in a parking lot at Purchase College and hustled to a waiting shuttle bus. They had a flight to catch at Westchester County Airport, a fourminute bus ride from their SUNY campus stop. “My daughter found out about it,” said

Rogers, a first-time customer at Purchase Park 2 Fly, a nonprofit campus business that is close to breaking even after its first year of operation, when 50,000 cars were parked. He stood outside a blue-awninged parkinglot office that had a past life of ponderous travel as a cargo container. “It’s so expensive to park at Westchester airport.” At the county airport, travelers pay a $27 daily parking fee. The daily charge at SUNY Parking, page 6

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Startup takes off with fliers BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

sports and recreational facility rising at 1 Elm St. beside the Saw Mill River Parkway. In a $14 million project, the developer, a new player on Westchester’s commercial real estate turf, is converting and expanding a former office and warehouse building vacated by a supermarket merchandiser. With the mild winter, “We’re way ahead of schedule,” House of Sports CEO Donald Scherer said of the construction project. “It’s going extremely well.” Scherer and his family partners in House of Sports are determined to ensure that their rival’s proposed project does not go at all. Based in Tarrytown, Game On 365 L.L.C. plans to build the Westchester Field House, a 94,000-square-foot air dome and attached 15,000-square-foot clubhouse on the vacated site of the former Frank’s Nursery on Dobbs Ferry Road. The devel-

BY PATRICK GALLAGHER pgallagher@westfairinc.com

ew York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman last week called for a new partnership between government and the nonprofit sector and pledged to work with lawmakers to tackle the inefficiencies that he said plague the state’s nonprofit regulations. Schneiderman spoke at the 10th

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annual Not-For-Profit Leadership Summit on May 7 in Tarrytown, where earlier that day executives of several prominent local nonprofits launched the Nonprofit Association of Westchester, a coalition aimed at unifying the county’s 5,700 such organizations as they seek regulatory relief. The summit, which drew over 700 Nonprofits, page 7

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Come hike with us, New York, NY BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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t Endless Trail Bikeworx in Dobbs Ferry, owner Jason Cairo is offering a day-tour package with Metro-North Railroad to city dwellers who prefer dirt paths and physical exercise in their weekend travels. His customers represent a new breed of traveler that the mainstream tourism industry has largely overlooked with its coach bus tours and luxury hotel packages.

the 1-year-old Rivertowns Tourism Board, a citizens advisory group that Bolger heads as executive director. (The group’s website is rivertownsny.org.) A Hastings-on-Hudson resident, Bolger also is president of Selling Communications Inc. in Tarrytown, and hopes some day to profit in other communities from the destination-tourism model for hikers and bikers that the Rivertowns Tourism Board is trying to develop in the historically and scenically rich Hudson River

Rivertowns Tourism Board members Constance Kehoe and Bruce Bolger on the Old Croton Aqueduct trail in Irvington.

Cairo’s offering includes a round-trip train ticket from Manhattan to the MetroNorth station in Dobbs Ferry, a five-minute walk from his Main Street bike shop. From there, cyclists head north on the Old Croton Aqueduct path, toting a lunch coupon for a restaurant in Irvington. “It’s our second year” doing the promotion, said Cairo, who opened the bike shop in 2009. “It’s been a great success. Last year we had over 200 people visit Dobbs Ferry” via promotional partner Metro-North. “We got a lot of young people coming up out of Manhattan.” Cairo said his ride-and-bike business was helped “tremendously” by the promotional work of marketer Bruce Bolger and

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area that extends from Hastings-on-Hudson to Sleepy Hollow. The board, made up of residents, businesspeople and village trustees in Dobbs Ferry, Irvington and Hastings, expects those walking and bicycling visitors to boost the villages’ downtown business districts and help lift them from the economic doldrums, without the vehicular traffic and parking congestion that tourism often brings. “The big challenge is marketing,” Bolger said recently at The Cupcake Kitchen and Luncheonette, a 3-year-old business on Irvington’s Main Street that has served trainriding New Yorkers exploring on foot the nearby Old Croton Aqueduct trail. “Getting people to work together is not easy. In this

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economy, everybody’s marketing money and resources are limited.” Bolger last June did a radio campaign on WFUV, the public radio station affiliated with Fordham University, to promote the board’s inaugural “Discover the Rivertowns” event. It was a significant step in his and the board’s effort to “develop a regional marketing campaign designed to get New Yorkers to come up here,” he said. His “short escapes” concept for the Rivertowns has its origins in a series of offbeat domestic and international tourist guides that Bolger and a business partner did two decades ago for Fodor’s, the travel publisher. “This type of tourism is a form of economic development for unique towns,” he said. On his home turf along the Hudson, “Our mission is to prove that this can be done.” For his marketing business, the payoff will come when more destination communities in the metropolitan region and beyond buy into it. “The WFUV experiment worked,” said Bolger. The June event drew visitors from four of New York’s boroughs, Long Island, Connecticut, Westchester and Rockland countries and eastern Pennsylvania. Bolger said the tourism group’s three municipal charter members contribute $1,000 annually - $500 for each of two marketing campaigns – with those public funds matched by private sponsors. Among the sponsors are Eileen Fisher, the Irvingtonbased women’s clothing company, Marriott Springhill Suites in Tarrytown, a local bank and a real estate company and several of the restaurants that Bolger called “the big strength” of the river communities. “The local businesses have been remarkably supportive, given the recession and the difficulty of measuring early returns on investment” in the destination marketing initiative, Bolger said. But the board must add the villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown as continuing members “to fund a really serious New York City radio campaign,” he said. Small monetary contributions to a common pool are needed. “None of us can afford to be on New

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York radio with so little money.” Bolger said the Rivertowns Tourism Board wants to work cooperatively with other key players in the region’s tourism industry, including the Westchester County Office of Tourism and Historic Hudson River Towns, an 18-year-old nonprofit organization that represents 14 Westchester municipalities. Jerry Faiella, executive director of Historic Hudson River Towns, said he and Bolger will meet soon. “There’s no reason we can’t collaborate and build off each other’s strengths,” he said. Bolger said his overture of cooperation and financial support on behalf of the Rivertowns Tourism Board to Historic Hudson Valley, the nonprofit custodian of the historic homes visited by tourists on the aqueduct trail, was rejected. “It’s classic closed-mindedness to destination marketing,” he said. Constance Kehoe, a Rivertowns Tourism Board member and village trustee in Irvington, said her village did not have a municipal business improvement committee before 2009. “There was a sense that there wasn’t a need to bring people here,” she said. But the recession changed that smalltown thinking. “Irvington’s Main Street is not attractive to anybody,” she said. “It’s tough to get business on Main Street,” said Jennifer O’Connell, Cupcake Kitchen’s owner. “You really have to work.” “I wish we had a little more retail on Main Street, because it’s not a walking town like Tarrytown,” she said. “The challenge is getting people to work together,” said Bolger. “That’s destination marketing.” The village boards of Irvington and Hastings have not yet adopted an intermunicipal agreement, recently approved by Dobbs Ferry trustees, to cooperatively promote tourism in their villages through the Rivertowns Tourism Board. In local government, said Kehoe, “It’s harder to get things finished than to get people to work together. It’s just such a slow, tedious process.”

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s Rye Playland celebrates the start of its 84th season on May 12, the wait continues for the companies that submitted proposals to the county in hopes of mapping out the iconic park’s future. For decades, Westchester County has grappled with the question of how to keep Playland financially viable, modern and relevant while sticking to its historic roots. The concerns are understandable. In 2012, the amusement park, ice casino and beach and pool complex are projected to carry a net operating cost to the county of $3.43 million once all revenues are accounted for. In response to mounting deficits, County Executive Rob Astorino last year issued a call seeking proposals for the park’s future and charged a 17-member citizens committee with vetting the 12 responses submitted to the county. It has been eight months since the committee filed its 83-page report on the proposals and there is still no word on how close Astorino may be to making a decision. In a January speech, Astorino said his administration was reviewing the proposals and planned to announce the next step in the process as early as April. Now, though, Astorino representatives say the earliest an announcement will come is the end of the summer. “We hope to have a direction by the end of the Playland season,” said Astorino spokeswoman Donna Greene. “The goal is to do it right and to do it well and there are just so many complex elements to it.” Greene said that all options are still on the table, including merging parts of different proposals. For the past several months, representatives of the companies that submitted pro-

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BOMA pays tribute to ‘Charlie’ BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

he annual Hall of Honor awards dinner of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Westchester County is reliably a night of good cheer and good-natured banter among peers and rivals in the county’s commercial real estate industry. This month’s event, though, had a more subdued and pensive moment that had BOMA members and guests dabbing at tears not of laughter, but grief. That rare moment came with the conferral of the BOMA chapter’s President’s Award on Charles W. Brown Jr. – “Charlie” to all in his broad circle of friends, colleagues and clients – the late president of C.W. Brown Inc. in Armonk, the general contracting company founded by Brown and his wife in the basement of their North Salem home in 1984. Brown, a long-active BOMA director, chair-

man of the Business Council of Westchester and a leader by example at his own company in green building construction, was stricken by a fatal heart attack last June. His widow, and CEO of C.W. Brown Inc., Renee M. Brown, accepted the award to a standing ovation. In a moving tribute to her husband, she recalled his “constant and never-ending” quest for self-improvement. Master of ceremonies and CB Richard Ellis broker Michael Siegel, breaking down in tears and setting aside his customary comic jibes, recalled Charlie’s devotion to and phenomenal recall of the Jimmy Buffett musical canon. Receiving BOMA’s Hall of Honor awards at Tappan Hill Mansion were BioMed Realty Trust Inc. and PepsiCo Inc. San Diego-based BioMed Realty, owner of The Landmark at Eastview office and laboratory complex that is home to several biotechnology companies, was honored for

its purchase in 2011 of the largely vacant, 160,500-square-foot Ardsley Park life science campus in Greenburgh. PepsiCo Inc., headquartered in Purchase, was honored for its decision to keep its bottling division, Pepsi Beverages Co., at its 1 Pepsi Way headquarters in Somers. After three years of negotiations, interrupted by PepsiCo’s acquisition of the former Pepsi Bottling Group, the bottler closed on a fiveyear lease renewal and expansion to occupy the entire 540,000-square-foot building in Somers. BOMA awarded its Best Green Initiative for office buildings to 360 Hamilton Ave. in downtown White Plains. The owner, Reckson, a division of SL Green Realty Corp., in late 2011 received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification for 360 Hamilton, one of only 10 existing buildings in New York to achieve that distinc-

tion from the U.S. Green Building Council. The Westchester Medical Pavilion at 311 North St. in White Plains was named BOMA’s Comeback Building of the Year. Acquired by North Street Community L.L.C. as part of the mixed-use developer’s purchase of the former St. Agnes Hospital property, the 72,000-square-foot building was redesigned by Dennis Noskin Architects in Tarrytown. The medical office building is 96 percent occupied, up from approximately 40 percent

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corda Therapeutics of Hawthorne, which focuses on treatments for multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injuries and other neurological conditions, was back in the black in the first quarter, helped by sales of a drug designed to improve walking in people with MS. Acorda said sales of Ampyra began to increase in February and that the drug may be used for other neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy and the aftermath of strokes. The drug is now being studied to determine if it is effective in treating those disorders. Acorda earned $7.8 million in the quarter, or 19 cents a share, compared with a loss of $672,000, or 2 cents a share, a year ago. Sales of Ampyra were flat in the first quarter compared with the fourth quarter of 2011 because of weak demand in January. Sales climbed in February and Acorda said it expects sales of $255 million to $275 million in 2012. Revenue from Ampyra was up from the first quarter of 2011. Sales of Zanaflex, a muscle relaxant also designed to treat MS, were down from the same quarter of 2011 because a generic version was launched during the first quarter of 2012. Acorda receives royalties on sales of the generic drug. Research and development expenses for the quarter rose slightly from a year ago. Acorda was named one of the 100 Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes magazine for its transparent and conservative accounting and management. Meanwhile, Armonk-based Swiss Re, which reported a loss in last year’s first quarter because of a high level of natural disasters, reported a profit in this year’s quarter because of fewer catastrophes. It earned $1.1 billion, or $3.33 a share, compared with a loss of $665 million, or $1.94 a share, a year earlier. Earnings from premiums were up almost 22 percent. Net income in property and casualty reinsurance was $660 million, again because of fewer natural disasters. Life and health reinsurance were higher as well, benefiting from an increase in premiums and fee income. Its commercial business was up, as were renewals in Japan, where there were big rate increases in natural catastrophe-related business.

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The town of Greenburgh in a foreclosure proceeding acquired the property, on which $1.3 million in back taxes are owed, and town officials are negotiating terms of a 15-year lease with the developer. Feiner said a lease could be finalized in about one month. The site is a cross-country runner’s distance of 2.7 miles from the House of Sports in Ardsley. Since last November, House of Sports

partners have mounted a public relations campaign to raise opposition in the community and a multifaceted legal push against town officials to stop the Game On project. Game On’s lease proposal was favored by the town board over two purchase offers on the approximately 7-acre property of $950,000 and $1.5 million. Game On’s annual lease payments as first proposed would start at $260,000 and increase to $402,000 over 15 years. Stephen L. Kass, an attorney at a Wall Street firm for House of Sports, in a lengthy letter to town officials argued the sports center lease would result in a net loss of about $737,000 to the town. Citing ground pollution and 345-kilovolt power lines that cross the former nursery, Kass said the Game On project would be a “fiscal drain,” require a lengthy and costly environmental impact statement and expose children to potentially harmful electromagnetic fields and environmental contamination, leaving the town exposed to a blitz of lawsuits. “It became clear that this was not an arm’s length transaction between the town and another company,” Scherer said. “This was a backroom deal.” Town officials, he said, failed to take “a hard look” at the developer’s proposal. “On the whole, we’re not anti-compe-

air travelers from surrounding communities who might otherwise choose to fly from New York City and Connecticut airports, he said. The service, which includes two electric recharging stations in anticipation of more customers using electric vehicles, also provides an environmental benefit as a parking alternative. “If they were ever going to build another (parking) garage at the airport, it would be an environmental challenge with the Kensico Reservoir there,” Guerrero said. Having done due diligence for his concept, Guerrero brought his business plan to his entrepreneurship class in fall of 2010 as a case study. “I coached them,” said Guerrero, who also is the college’s varsity baseball coach. “How do you make money? How do you make it a win-win, for the airport, for the college, for the county?” One of his students and baseball team captain, Philip Sanford, designed the business logo and images of graduating students and high-flying mortarboards painted on the shuttle fleet. Graduating a year ago, Sanford, now an MBA student at Iona College, was hired as marketing coordinator for the startup business and the Purchase College Association. Sanford launched the marketing campaign last spring with a direct mailing. The business also has posted ads on the New Haven line of Metro-North Railroad. “Over half of our customers are from Connecticut,” he said.

The campus parking also is advertised on the county airport’s online boarding passes. The business also has offered traveler discounts through revenue-sharing programs with Groupon and Living Social. Sanford also attracts customers and reservations on Facebook, where Purchase Park 2 Fly Businessmen Michael Kuzmicz, left, and Frank Rogers try out the parking and shuttle service from Purchase College to nearby Westchester County Airport. has nearly 950 fans, he said. that have their headquarters and regional Guerrero said business startup costs offices in Westchester and Connecticut’s totaled about $250,000. The business bought Fairfield County – including the college’s two 14-passenger buses and an 11-passenger near neighbor on Anderson Hill Road, van and invested heavily in a computerized PepsiCo Inc. – still are “an untapped market” reservations system. for Purchase Park 2 Fly. Purchase Park 2 Fly is projected to gen“Corporations need to be conscious of erate $700,000 to $750,000 in revenue in their travel budget. We’re trying to push that its first full fiscal year that ends in June. focus, that this is a great way to save compaGuerrero said he expects the business to nies money on their travel budget.” double its revenue in its second year and “It’s a nice organic growth,” Guerrero reach $3 million annually within five years. said of the year-old business. “Hopefully as it Purchase Park 2 Fly offers discount prices grows we can hire more staff for the county, in its frequent flier program, called the Dean’s and more scholarships and more improveList. Those regular customers include airline ments” to both campus roads and parking flight attendants and pilots. areas and the business. Guerrero said the numerous corporations

CEO Donald Scherer in the Ardsley building that will reopen as his company’s House of Sports.

Developer Seeks TKO — From Page 1

oper also plans to build an outdoor soccer field there. Principals in Game On 365 include members of Soccer Coliseum, a management company that operates sports facilities in New Jersey’s Bergen County.

Parking 101 — From page 1

Purchase is $10. For the vacationing travelers to West Palm Beach, the savings would add up over six days. “It gives people an opportunity to park at a reasonable price,” said Kuzmicz, a vice president at JPMorgan Chase Bank. The service also gives the college another funding source, said William Guerrero, executive director of the Purchase College Association, a nonprofit student services organization that has hired 21 employees on a projected $400,000 payroll to staff Purchase Park 2 Fly. “We haven’t made any money yet, but once we start making that kind of profitability, the money is going to go back to very simple things, like student scholarships,” he said. Driving home to customers that worthy end use, Guerrero’s wife, Maggie, coined the business slogan displayed on its three-vehicle fleet: “Your travel supports their journey.” This has been a couple years in the making,” said Guerrero, who also is a professor of entrepreneurship at the state college. He conceived the parking enterprise with Joseph Tripodi, director of campus sustainability. “We’re not competing for parking with the county,” Guerrero said. Rather, the campus service, which can accommodate up to 1,200 vehicles – three times its peak demand to date – relieves parking pressure at the airport and keeps it “a viable option” for

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tition,” Scherer said. “We’re anti-competition when another organization has an unfair economic advantage. That’s what we object to, that it’s being done in a backroom fashion.” Vito Galasso, managing partner of Game On 365, said the community’s response to the field house proposal “is overwhelmingly supportive. There’s obviously a need.” Galasso said both sports centers can survive in the county’s fast-growing sports and fitness market. “They’re very different facilities. If we didn’t think there was enough room for both of us, that would definitely be a problem for our business model. We think there can be two. I think it’s actually a great thing for residents to have two.” Feiner said he supports both projects. The issues raised by the House of Sports attorney are being reviewed and could affect terms of the lease negotiated with Game On, he said. “We’re doing our due diligence. This could help make it a better contract.” In more than two decades as supervisor, “I’ve never seen a full-blown effort to stop competition before,” Feiner said. “They said up front, they’re going to do whatever it takes to stop it…From our standpoint, House of Sports is doing what they can to get people riled up.”

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people, was hosted by the United Way of Westchester and Putnam and the Westchester Community Foundation at the Doubletree by Hilton hotel. “I’m trying to strike a slightly different theme for our office when it comes to our dealings with the nonprofit sector,” Schneiderman said. “Our laws have not been meaningfully updated in 40 years, and, ladies and gentlemen, it shows.” The impact of nonprofits on New York’s economy cannot be understated, Schneiderman said, adding that their role has become elevated in the wake of the recession with funding for social services cut across all levels of government. Nationally, nonprofits account for just 6 percent of the total private sector workforce. But they collectively employ more than 18 percent of New York state’s private sector labor force.

than 30 nonprofit leaders from across the state that was released in February by Schneiderman’s office highlights inefficiencies including delayed contract approvals and late payments from the state, and redundant documentation and auditing requirements imposed on nonprofit organizations. In 2010 alone, late payments to nonprofit organizations from the state totaled $1.8 billion, and a review by the state Comptroller that year showed that 71 percent of contracts were not approved until after their start dates. The Nonprofit Association of

Westchester was formed as a means of addressing the latter barriers and inefficiencies, said Susan Wayne, chairman of the board of the new organization and president and CEO of Family Services of Westchester. “The reason we feel that it is important and vital at this time to have such an alliance is because of the economic impact that we make in Westchester,” Wayne said. “We felt we needed to form some kind of an organization that provided more leverage and more of a voice.” The group has filed for approval as a 501(c)3 and currently has 40 members,

with a goal of recruiting at least 100 by the end of 2012. Schneiderman, for his part, submitted a bill to the state Legislature in February including a number of proposals put forth by the nonprofit committee in its report. They include making it easier for an organization to become a nonprofit, ensuring contracts are reviewed in a more timely manner and payments are made on schedule, creating an online database for the submission of reports and financial information, and increasing nonprofits’ responsibilities to oversee financial audits.

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Thoughts of the day: Make sure it’s a payment problem. Set expectations and follow through. Make sure you have leverage. Keep your cool. Figure out the source of the problem. Do customers react in surprise to invoices, question the value of what they received, lack ability to pay or just plain renege on the deal? Each situation requires its own solution. Going into an agreement, it’s important to be clear about what things cost. Unexpected expenses can easily lead to a shortfall in payments. Start with a complete written estimate. Use change-order forms to communicate cost increases. Get a customer sign-off before work takes place. Misunderstood payment terms can also lead to delays. Put your payment terms in writing. Email them over to the customer with a return receipt. Ask the customer to initial and send back. That way you both know what you agreed to. Check if you have a quality problem. Survey recent customers to verify that they were satisfied with what they bought. Pay close attention to any indications of problems. If customers are unhappy with what was delivered, they will likely renegotiate by sending in less than full payment. Some customers will have the best of intentions and then run into problems. Other customers intended from the get-go to flout the agreement about what would be paid. Either way, it’s important to have leverage and be willing to use it. Make final payment due before all of the service or product is turned over to the customer. If customers want to delay payment until they are satisfied, set up an escrow account. Make sure that “acceptance” standards are in writing and there’s a set timeline for approval and release of escrow.

When payment isn’t forthcoming, treat the situation with respect and professionalism. You may be boiling over and ready to sling four-letter words at the client, but that’s not likely to accomplish anything. Stow it. Make a call to the accounting department. Make sure they have a copy of the invoice. If they don’t, email one with a return receipt. Follow up with a phone call to make sure it’s received. Ask about payment sign-offs. If someone has to sign off before accounting can take over, find out who that is. Follow up with them directly. When anyone in the approval chain starts asking about discounts, don’t be in a hurry to cave in. The customer may just be asking. Know what is a reasonable fee for your product or service and stick to your guns when pressured. If it’s after the fact, refer to written, signed documents as evidence of what’s due. Be ready to state actions you will take if payment is not received. You can stop all future work. You can escalate the invoice through the buyer’s company. Know how to publicize that the company is a late payer or nonpayer. Refer old invoices to professional collections. Evaluate every customer once the account is settled. Did they pay on time and in full. Go after more work with the reliable payers. Think twice about continuing with customers who challenge every invoice, who refuse to pay the last percent due or who otherwise try to break the terms of your agreement. No matter how big the customer, if they don’t pay they’re not that valuable. Check references before starting work. Find out if other vendors are getting paid on time, in full. If there’s any question, set up a back-up financial instrument such as a credit card or third party leasing. Let the professionals handle the problem accounts. Looking for a good book? Try “Collections Made Easy: Fast, Efficient, Proven Techniques to Get Cash From Your Customers” by Carol S. Frischer. Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strategyleaders.com, a business-consulting firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial firms grow. She can be reached by phone at (877) 238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Please send it to her, via e-mail at AskAndi@StrategyLeaders.com or by mail to Andi Gray, Strategy Leaders Inc., 5 Crossways, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

Firm withdraws hostile bid for Prestige Brands BY JANICE KIRKEL jkirkel@westfairinc.com

enomma Lab Internacional of Mexico City, which owns many of the best-known consumer brands there, has withdrawn a $16.60 a share hostile bid for the company that is its mirror image in the U.S., Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. of Irvington. Prestige’s position was that the company was worth more than $16.60 a share. Genomma withdrew the bid May 3. Prestige closed at $16.42 May 2, having hit a high that day of $16.60. The next day, it tumbled 15 percent, $2.49 a share, to close at $13.93. “Prestige has stated repeatedly that it is open to considering offers that would create compelling value for stockholders and offer certainty of closing. That is still the case,” the company said in a statement. “Prestige’s board

of directors carefully reviewed Genomma’s proposal with the assistance of its financial and legal advisers and, after thorough consideration in accordance with its fiduciary duties, determined that the proposed price was inadequate and the proposal was not in the best interests of Prestige Brands and its stockholders.” Genomma had said it would nominate its own slate of directors at Prestige’s annual meeting June 29. Prestige, which markets and distributes brand name products such as Spic and Span, Chloroseptic and Comet, will report quarterly earnings May 17. It said it expects to report a 38 percent jump in revenues for its fourth quarter, which ended March 31. It also said it anticipates earning 23 cents a share in the quarter. For fiscal 2013, the earnings forecast is for adjusted per share profit of $1.22 to $1.32.

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n autumn 2010, Orange County Executive Ed Diana was touting a $140 million government center to a small group of architects and engineers at the Seligmann Estate in Sugar Loaf. One year later, the building Diana wanted to replace was closed after being pounded by Tropical Storms Irene and Lee. Shuttered offices had hundreds of county workers quickly moving records and computers to a dozen other sites while the county executive and the Legislature sparred over the building’s future. In late 2011, New York State Unified Court System expressed more than displeasure when it let Diana know he must put the county’s legal system, fragmented by the storm, together again – and quickly. But dreams of a new county office building have dissolved due to a failure to obtain a super-majority of votes from the Orange County Legislature on May 3. By an 11-10 vote, legislators let Diana know they would not fund the $14 million planning study to start demolition and construction. The building will remain closed and the county will continue to operate services once housed in the Government Center in its different

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The East Road Motors proprietor is proud of the fact his operation is one of 15 in the United States that is a John Deere authorized service provider. “They came to us,” he says proudly. “We also do the work for all the Home Depot and Lowe’s stores in the area.” Zacotinsky learned his craft without formal schooling. In fact, he followed earlier career paths before finding what he really wanted to do. Zacotinsky began his working life as a technician with Johnson & Johnson, which made medical instruments that counted blood cells using lasers. When the operation moved to Boston, he moved with them for several years, but yearned to return to New York state. He joined McDonnell Douglas Corp. in Elmsford, which was part of the space program. He became a liaison to NASA in Maryland at the Goddard Space Flight Center. “McDonnell Douglas took a big hit after the Challenger disaster in l986 and within a year shut down the entire division,” he says. “I would have had to move to St. Louis or been out.” He

declined the transfer. Longing to own a business, he had started East Road Motors as a sideline in l983 while working full time with McDonnell Douglas. He transformed it into a full-time operation in 1987. Zacotinsky credits his parents with imparting the work ethic to him and his two older sisters. “We were not allowed to just slap on paint if we were doing a paint job,” he recalls of life under the parental roof. The trio of children was directed to mask and sand before they ever dipped a brush in the paint can. The Zacotinsky family of five enjoys motorcycling and snowmobiling. The family consists of wife, Pamela, who is in advertising sales, and three sons: William, 26, engaged in construction management in New York City; Andrew, 22, who is studying business and marketing in preparation for running East Road Motors, and Brad, 15, S:10” “who wants to invent something big,” his father relates. For more on East Road Motors, go to eastroadmotors.net.

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Pace’s $150M restructuring plan advances BY PATRICK GALLAGHER pgallagher@westfairinc.com

Pace University’s $150 million restructuring plan remains on schedule after the Mount Pleasant Planning Board accepted its draft environmental impact statement following a May 3 public hearing. Throughout the process, town officials say there has been little to no public opposition to the plans, which call for Pace to close its 35-acre Briarcliff campus and consolidate its Westchester operations at its 200-acre Pleasantville campus. While major developments in Westchester frequently become bogged down with opposition from neighborhood associations and environmental advocates, William McGrath, senior vice president and chief administrative officer at Pace, said university officials

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120-acre parcel on Route 300 in the town of Newburgh that was to become The Marketplace, a destination for shoppers, diners and recreation enthusiasts, may be off the table for Wilder Balter Partners. The Elmsford-based company has been actively building in the Hudson Valley and pursuing permission to build an outdoor mall for more than six years. On May 3, the developer was turned down for the 15-year PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) proposed by the Orange County Industrial Development Agency. Town Supervisor Wayne Booth and the Newburgh Town Board, faced with a loss of taxes from both the Roseton and Danskammer power plants – both went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in November 2011 – told The Marketplace’s representatives that a 15-year “super PILOT” would not be in the best financial interests of the taxpayers. The Newburgh Mall, which fought the opening of The Marketplace, also entered into Chapter 11 protection in December. What’s next for The Marketplace? “We have to work it out and see where we end up,” said John Bainlardi, senior project manager. “We are going to work with the town and IDA and hopefully, we can find a resolution we can all move forward with.” A final decision will be made in June.

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estchester’s colleges and universities generate more than $1.2 billion annually for the local economy, according to a study by the Westchester County Association. And many of those institutions of higher learning figure to play a major role in the Blueprint Accelerator Network Inc., a business incubator that was launched in March as part of the WCA’s economic development initiative, The Blueprint for Westchester. Officials representing 10 Westchester colleges and universities joined WCA leaders May 3 to announce the next steps in the education component of the initiative. The collaboration between the WCA and the colleges stems from an October 2011 memorandum of understanding drafted by the WCA and signed by 14 school presidents, under which the colleges pledged to do their part to shore up the county’s reputation for economic growth. “Thanks in part to several steps taken by collective higher education groups and the collaboration of our colleges and universities,

this region is undergoing a transformation that will fuel research (opportunities) and job growth,” said Kimberly R. Cline, president of Mercy College, which is based in New York City and has a campus in Dobbs Ferry. Cline is also chair of the WCA’s higher education committee. As part of the partnership, the 14 colleges and universities will create an online database containing all academic programs offered in Westchester, they will produce a joint career fair in the fall and they will work with the Blueprint Accelerator Network to supply mentors and interns for the businesses accepted into the program. As Westchester’s businesses seek to emulate the growth of businesses and startups in areas like the Research Triangle in North Carolina and Silicon Valley in California, the county’s higher education centers will play a pivotal role, said William V. Cuddy, executive vice president in CB Richard Ellis’ Stamford, Conn., office and chairman of the Blueprint. “The one commonality for all of those successful economic development platforms was a partnership that involved academia,” Cuddy said.

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THELIST: SBA Lenders Ranked by number of SBA 7a loans in New York during 2011. Listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Westchester County

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Ranked by number of SBA 7a loans in New York during 2011 Listed alphabetically in event of tie. Name and address • Number of branches in county Telephone number, area code: 914 (unless otherwise noted) Website

M&T Bank

KeyBank N.A.

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

Citibank N.A.

TD Bank N.A.

Webster Bank N.A.

JPMorgan Chase N.A.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Bank of America N.A.

1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo 14203 • Eight branches (800) 724-2440 • mtb.com

127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114 • 17 branches (216) 689-4221 • key.com

1800 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102• 24 branches (800) 975-4722 • us.hsbc.com

2900 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109 •25 branches (702) 796-4201 • online.citibank.com

2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 • 13 branches (302) 351-4560 • tdbank.com

145 Bank St., Waterbury • Eight branches (203) 578-2202 • websteronline.com

270 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017 • 106 branches (212) 270-6000 • jpmorganchase.com

101 N. Philips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104 • 35 branches (605) 575-7332 • wellsfargo.com

101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28255 • 24 branches (800) 432-1000 • bankofamerica.com

Capital One N.A. 1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, VA 22102 • 10 branches (703) 448-3747 • capitalone.com

People's United Financial Inc. 850 Main St., Bridgeport 06604 • Six branches (203) 338-7001 • peoples.com

Chief executive officer/president Year company established

Number of SBA 7a loans in New York

Total approved gross SBA 7a loans in New York ($) (includes loan increase fees occuring during 2011 fiscal year)

Total approved SBA 7a loans in New York ($)

Robert G. Wilmers 1856

591

96,490,100

63,264,245

Beth E. Mooney Chairman, CEO and president, KeyCorp Christopher M. Gorman Chairman and CEO, KeyBank N.A. 1825

132

21,145,300

15,534,595

Irene Dorner 2004

123

15,925,100

9,460,275

William Mills CEO, North America 1812

22,266,000

18,121,830

Ed Clark 1852

24,993,200

20,275,650

James C. Smith 1870

1,120,000

760,000

James A. Bell 1824

10,554,700

5,277,350

John Stumpf 1870

15,358,900

12,290,025

Brian T. Moynihan 1904

1,937,100

620,000

Richard D. Fairbank Founder, chairman and CEO 1933

15,000

7,500

144,000

122,400

Armando F. Goncalves President, southern Connecticut/New York

1842

Questions or comments, call 694-3600, ext. 3005. Source: Data from the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders website naggl.org; reflects quarterly data as reported to the SBA during the 2011 fiscal year ending Sept. 30. Information for the number of branches is current as of May 2012 and was obtained from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. website fdic.gov. Although the data obtained from these sources is consistently reliable, its accuracy and comprehensiveness cannot be guaranteed.

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Recovery just out of reach for independent retailers BY PATRICK GALLAGHER pgallagher@westfairinc.com

udy Graham is an exception. Graham, a Rye resident, owns boutique retail shops Pink on Palmer and Clutch in Larchmont and Pink Deux in Rye Brook. She opened Clutch a year ago after a similar clothing and accessories retailer that had been in Larchmont went out of business and the property next door to Pink on Palmer happened to become available. “It was like a good perfect storm when you have all the right ingredients,” said Graham, who opened Pink on Palmer, a small beauty products retailer, in 2003 on the corner of Palmer Avenue and Chatsworth Avenue. “So it just seemed like the right thing to do, even in a bad climate.” As the U.S. Small Business Administration kicks off National Small Business Week beginning May 20, small business owners in Westchester County have struggled to expand their businesses and face stagnant revenue streams despite now being a few years removed from what economists have deemed the end of the Great Recession in mid-2009. Graham and several of her business-owning counterparts in Larchmont last week said business was not noticeably down, but it wasn’t improved either, compared with last year. “You have a couple of good days and you go, ‘Oh my god, it’s back, it’s great, it’s super,’ and the next thing you know you have two dead days,” Graham said. “There is no consistency, which for a small business is hard.” While consumer spending is projected to rise this year – with a recent Bloomberg News survey of economists projecting 2.1 percent annual growth – small retailers in particular are struggling to compete with brand names and mass-mar-

ket retailers that can offer lower prices and more promotions. “If you’re a small store, here’s what you can’t do: you can’t play in a price war,” said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz and Associates Inc., a national retail consulting and investment banking firm headquartered in New York City. “So a lot of independents on Main Street, with the customer more focused on prices, have a major problem.” In Larchmont – like in many towns across Westchester – residents have made a concerted effort to shop local. “This town here in Larchmont is a fabulous town, a lot of great customers,” said Elizabeth Alfieri, owner of Larchmont Floral Designs for the past 19 years. “They’re loyal, and we’re good to them.” Jennifer Siegel, manager at Anderson’s Book Shop in Larchmont, said customers recognize they can get a book cheaper from retailers such as Amazon.com Inc. or Barnes & Noble Inc., but said people “don’t want to see another business go under.” “We’re very lucky – we have a very wonderful, loyal fan base,” Siegel said. Loyalty, however, can only carry independent retailers so far. In the flower business, there is always demand – it is just a question of who consumers turn to, Alfieri said. “You have a baby born every day and somebody dies every day. That’s the nature of the business. I hold my own – everybody gets a piece of Lizzie.” But, she said, “We’ve seen a change through the years.” “Flowers are sold everywhere – the big mass marketers, Home Depot, Trader Joe’s. But they don’t need to sell flowers. I need to sell flowers. This is my life. Those mass merchandisers have cheapened the flower business.”

Siegel said the rise in popularity of e-books has had an obvious impact on sales at Anderson’s Book Shop, adding that the store’s owners have seen zero profits over the past several years. Asked whether the store has experienced any hint of a rebound in the wake of the recession, she responded, “No, not at all.” Nationwide, small business optimism rose in April, according to a monthly survey from the National Federation of Independent Business. However, this month’s national employment report fell far below projections with just 115,000 new jobs in April. With the lackluster employment report, in addition to the continuing effects of the European debt crisis, NFIB chief economist Bill Dunkelberg projected there will most likely be “only small improvements on Main Street in optimism or hiring and spending this year.” The bottom line, Davidowitz said, is that small businesses “are in terrible shape.” “The consumer has less money to spend,” he said. “Median family income for a family of four is down 10 percent. That is an astounding number. They just don’t have as much money, so they’re looking to get the best deals they can.” The result is that independently owned small businesses, “the guy with the small food store, the guy with the bodega, the guy on Main Street who’s got a general hardware store,” are going to continue to struggle, Davidowitz said. “The consumer is looking for price, and that’s not what they offer; they offer service,” he said. “That’s what you’re going to continue to see.”

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New life for historic Yonkers building Philipsburgh Hall reopens with Pakistani touch

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ohammad Jan saw the place, and wanted it. “It was always my dream to have a banquet hall,” said Jan, who came to the United States from Pakistan 27 years ago with a college degree in business. “But it was not in good condition one year ago.” If it was not in good condition one year ago, the Grand Roosevelt Ballroom in Philipsburgh Hall in downtown Yonkers is in immeasurably better condition now. Jan invested about $100,000 to renovate the ballroom, which will be used as a catering hall, and to gut the former office space next door and build the restaurant that will seat about 25 to 30 people. The ballroom

has a new floor, the kitchen and bathrooms have been redone and there have been other improvements as well. The restaurant will serve Chinese, Indian, Spanish and Pakistani food. The catering hall will be able to accommodate 400 people. The hall was built in 1904 in the BeauxArts style. At one time it actually was a ballroom, with mahogany doors trimmed in gold. Teddy Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt visited the hall while in Yonkers, and so it was named the Roosevelt Ballroom. Clara Bow and Helen Hayes performed on its stage. But a little less than 100 years later, in 1997, as part of a poverty-stricken downtown, it was condemned. In 2001, it reopened as a building with apartments and rehearsal space for artists, but change did

not come quickly enough, and that enterprise did not last. In June 2008, a caterer vacated the building, saying the neighborhood was scaring customers away. And then came Jan, who had some experience in the food industry in the U.S. as assistant manager of the Hotel Holland. He also had run a Subway franchise on Bedford Park Boulevard in the Bronx near Lehman College and had run a Pakistani food catering business with a friend in Manhattan. Jan is in this for the long haul, with a 10-year lease from Philipsburgh Hall Associates L.P., which was formed by the Greyston Foundation and St. John’s Episcopal Church, which jointly own the building. And Yonkers is trying to help.

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he significant tightening of business credit brought by the recession has begun to lift. A recent analysis of FDIC data by the Investigative Reporting Workshop found five straight quarters of increasing overall commercial and industrial lending by banks. As the credit squeeze eases with improving economic conditions, lenders remain cautious in underwriting, however, even as interest rates remain at near-record lows. Consequently, companies seeking to ride the recovery – as uncertain and erratic as it may admittedly seem at times in the short term – must be strategic in their use of credit. Managing your company effectively and growing strategically as you shift from defense to offense may depend on the quality of credit you can access more than any other factor. And this

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FACTS& FIGURES on the record Bankruptcies The following petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in White Plains. Chapter 11 indicates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets.

Manhattan 614 Partners NYC Inc., 211 W. 92 St., Suite 41, New York City 10025. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Terence McKindlon Jr., New York City. Filed May 8. Case no. 12-11935. FreeScore L.L.C., 20 Glover Ave., Norwalk 06850. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Michael J. Sage, New York City. Filed May 4. Case no. 12-11899. Uncle Sam’s New York L.L.C., 501 Fifth Ave., Suite 701, New York City 10017. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Michael A. Koplen, New City. Filed May 7. Case no. 12-11925.

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

Items appearing in the Westchester County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

Fable Jewelry Co., Inc. Filed by Diamond Services Management L.L.C. Action: diversityAlliance Parking Services other contract claim. Attorney for L.L.C. Filed by Fred Alston. Ac- plaintiff: Christian Samay. Filed tion: employee benefits claim. At- May 4. Case no. 12-03543. torney for plaintiff: Jeffrey Dubin. Filed May 3. Case no. 12-03537. Forever Best Time Inc. Filed by Evelio Clemente. Action: claim American Medical Systems filed under the Fair Labor StanInc. Filed by Windy V. Waite, et dards Act of 1938. Attorney for al. Action: diversity-personal in- plaintiff: Michael Faillace. Filed jury claim. Attorney for plaintiff: May 4. Case no. 12-03561. David L. Kremen. Filed May 2. Case no. 12-03490. Happy Choice Nail Inc., et al. Filed by Laura Pulla. Action: AOL Inc., et al. Filed by Marilyn claim filed under the Fair Labor B. Rosenfarb. Action: claim filed Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys under the Securities Exchange for plaintiff: Justin Cilenti and Act of 1934. Attorney for plaintiff: Peter Hans Cooper. Filed May 3. Ronald Rosenfarb. Filed May 3. Case no. 12-03518. Case no. 12-03497. JI Club Corp. Filed by Hana Avo Group Inc. Filed by Edgar Kurniawati. Action: claim filed Lopez. Action: claim filed under under the Fair Labor Standards the Fair Labor Standards Act of Act of 1938. Attorney for plain1934. Attorneys for plaintiff: Na- tiff: Louis Pechman. Filed May 3. hir Mercado and Louis Pechman. Case no. 12-03494. Filed May 3. Case no. 12-03495. Lovin My Bags Global Corp. Bogart L.L.C. Filed by Burberry Filed by Shoe Spa Inc. AcLtd., et al. Action: trademark in- tion: trademark infringement fringement claim. Attorneys claim. Attorney for plaintiff: for plaintiff: Michael Allan and Benjamin Natter. Filed May 3. Evan Glassman. Filed May 2. Case no. 12-03513. Case no. 12-03491. Lowe’s Home Centers Inc. Filed Carnival P.L.C., et al. Filed by by Edward Marse. Action: job disAdam Csepi. Action: diversity- crimination claim. Attorney for personal injury claim. Attorney plaintiff: Jillian Weiss. Filed May 3. for plaintiff: Peter I. Ronai. Filed Case no. 12-03519. May 3. Case no. 12-03498. Mi Saginaw Holdings L.L.C. Depuy Orthopaedics Inc. Filed by CapitalSource Bank. Filed by Suzanne Youngers. Ac- Action: diversity-other contract tion: diversity-personal injury claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Maclaim. Attorney for plaintiff: Da- ria Arnott, Steven J. Mandelsberg vid Rheingold. Filed May 7. and Alison Schrag. Filed May 4. Case no. 12-03605. Case no. 12-03600.

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Eli’s Bread (Eli Zabar) Inc., et al. Filed by Ligorio Hernandez. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael S. Paulonis. Filed May 3. Case no. 12-03500.

MJK Restaurant Inc., et al. Filed by Guo Bing Zheng, et al. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: C.K. Lee. Filed May 7. Case no. 12-03586.

Nokia Corp. Filed by Robert Chmielinski. Action: claim filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorney for plaintiff: Samuel Rudman. Filed May 3. Case no. 12-03511.

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Barney T. McClanahan Funeral Home Inc., New Rochelle. Seller: Edythe McClanahan, aka Edithe McClanahan, Yonkers. Property: 30 Winthrop Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $450,000. Filed May 8.

Kerry Lane L.L.C., Chappaqua. Seller: Andrea Klausner, ChapChase American Mortgage RAV Investigative & Secupaqua. Property: 66 Kerry Lane, Company L.L.C. Seller: Michael rity Services Ltd., et al. Filed New Castle. Amount: $2.5 milSantangelo, White Plains. Propby Aaron S. Humphrey. Action: lion. Filed May 7. erty: 31 North Way, Chappaqua claim filed under the Fair Labor 10514. Amount: $697,336. Filed Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Dana Gottlieb Nibur White Plains L.L.C., New May 7. and Jeffrey Gottlieb. Filed May 4. York City. Seller: Rochester WP Investors L.L.C., Rochester. PropCase no. 12-03581. Deutsche Bank National Trust erty: 566 N. Broadway, White Co. Seller: Bruce L. Trent, IrPlains. Amount: $3.3 million. vington. Property: 22 SpringScenic Route 66 Cafe Inc. Filed Filed May 7. hurst Park Drive, Greenburgh. by Alfredo Eugenio. Action: claim Amount: $440,566. Filed May 3. filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Nahir Mercado and Below $1 million HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Louis Pechman. Filed May 3. Laura Roman Lopez. Property: Case no. 12-03496. 12 Bayard L.L.C., New Rochelle. 142 Hunter Ave., Sleepy Hollow Seller: Kelvin Richardson. Prop- 10591. Amount: $612,488. Filed Tumblr Inc. Filed by Perfect 10 erty: 12 Bayard St., New Rochelle. May 8. Inc. Action: copyright infringe- Amount: $470,000. Filed May 3. ment claim. Attorneys for plainNewlife Properties Corp., tiff: Matthew A. Kaplan, Eleanor 3230 Lexington L.L.C., Chap- Commack. Seller: Richard G. Lackman and Nancy Wolff. Filed paqua. Seller: Guenter Vollath, Fontana, Yonkers. Property: May 4. Case no. 12-03552. et al, Tarrytown. Property: 50 2141 Brookside Ave., YorkWildey St., Greenburgh. Amount: town Heights 10598. Amount: $209,000. Filed May 2. Urban Outfitters Inc. Filed by $660,000. Filed May 3. Pamela Love. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorneys 500 North Main L.L.C., Port U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Darren for plaintiff: Ariel Peikes and Chester. Seller: Rispoli Com- DeUrso, White Plains. Property: Richard Schurin. Filed May 2. mercial Properties L.L.C., Port 14 Vera Road, Bronxville 10708. Case no. 12-03472. Chester. Property: 500 N. Main Amount: $808,087. Filed May 3. St., Rye. Amount: $541,200. Filed Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Filed by May 3. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Trevor D’Andrade. Attorneys: Anthony R. Santucci, White Charles Joseph, Matthew Kadu- Ancol Realty L.L.C., Yonkers. Plains. Property: 422 S. First Ave., shin, Daniel Kirschenbaum and Seller: Central Mortgage Co. Mount Vernon 10550. Amount: Michael Palmer. Filed May 2. Property: 206 Buena Vista Ave., $564,166. Filed May 3. Case no. 12-03471. Yonkers. Amount: $95,000. Filed May 8. WMC Mortgage L.L.C. Filed by MASTR Asset Backed Se- Anmar Partners L.L.C., Ossinforeclosures curities Trust 2007-WMC1. ing. Seller: Dana Stewart, PeekAction: diversity-breach of skill. Property: 111 Bay St., Peek- DOBBS FERRY, 289 Clinton contract claim. Attorneys for skill. Amount: $82,500. Filed Ave. Lot size: .89 acre. Plaintiff: plaintiff: Michael Fay, Uri Itkin May 3. Emigrant Mortgage Co. Plainand Marc E. Kasowitz. Filed May 4. tiff’s attorney: Deutsch & SchneiCase no. 12-03575. der (718) 417-1700; 79-37 Myrtle Arplisi Realty Company L.L.C., Ave., Glendale. Defendant: Noel Hawthorne. Seller: Nick Anton- Moretti. Referee: Anthony Colavazzo, et al, Hawthorne. Property: ita. Sale: May 14, 9:45 a.m., West239 Commerce St., Mount Pleas- chester County Courthouse, 111 ant. Amount: $400,000. Filed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., May 3. White Plains. Approximate lien: $1,308,937.02.

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FACTS&FIGURES IRVINGTON, 2 Stearns Ridge, 3 Stearns Ridge, 23 Dearman Close, 25 Dearman Close, 33 Dearman Close. Vacant land. Lot size: Not available. Plaintiff: Normandy Corp. Plaintiff’s attorney: Schuman Sall & Geist (914) 6448300; Defendant: O’Neill Rowan LTD. Referee: Jeffrey Shumejda. Sale: May 22, 9:30 a.m., Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: $1,140,035. MOUNT VERNON, 175 Washington St. Single-family residence; .06 acre. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Plaintiff’s attorney: Sheldon May & Associates (516) 763-3200; 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre. Defendant: Patricia Hamilton. Referee: Jeffrey Shumejda. Sale: May 15, 9:30 a.m., Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: $402,837.06. MOUNT VERNON, 460 S. 11th Ave. Lot size: Not available. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zeichner, Ellman & Krause (212) 223-0400; 575 Lexington Ave., 10th floor, New York City. Defendant: S.A.K.B Realty Corp. Referee: Bruce Bozeman. Sale: May 16, 10 a.m., Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: $640,013.53.

DeRosa Tennis L.L.C., Mamaroneck. $7,319 in favor of the New York State Department of Adis Skincare Inc., Harrison. Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. $5,171 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Al- Dimaio Millwork Corp., Yonbany. Filed Sept. 19. kers. $7,243 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, AF Landscaping Inc., Hartsdale. Albany. Filed Sept. 19. $1,805 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Al- DND Moving and Freight bany. Filed Sept. 19. Transport Inc., Yonkers. $33,058 in favor of the New York State DeAGM Painting Inc., Thorn- partment of Labor, Albany. Filed wood. $2,255 in favor of the New Sept. 19. York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Dolce Custom Woodworking Inc., d.b.a. RS Custom Woodworking, Yonkers. $4,080 in All-County Landscaping and Masonry L.L.C., Tuckahoe. favor of the New York State De$1,859 in favor of the New York partment of Labor, Albany. Filed State Department of Labor, Al- Sept. 19. bany. Filed Sept. 19. Dosnis Towing Inc., HastingsBelezaire Construction Inc., on-Hudson. $11,191 in favor of Mount Vernon. $478 in favor of the New York State Department the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Dunlea Wholesale Glass and BMCC Construction Corp., Mirror Inc., Mount Vernon. Scarsdale. $18,381 in favor of the $2,141 in favor of the New York New York State Department of State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

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Bourgeoisie L.L.C., Yonkers. $5,425 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

DV Painting and Decorating Inc., New Rochelle. $1,554 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

Bresfords Trucking Inc., New Rochelle. $202 in favor of the New Education Enterprises L.L.C., Yorktown Heights. $31,793 in WHITE PLAINS, 124 Fulton York State Department of Labor, favor of the New York State DeAlbany. Filed Sept. 19. St. Manufacturing building; 50 x partment of Labor, Albany. Filed 100. Plaintiff: CIT Small Business Sept. 19. Lending Corp. Plaintiff’s attor- Bronx River Haulage Inc., ney: Benanti & Associates (203) Pleasantville. $379 in favor of the 324-9559. Defendant: 124 Fulton New York State Department of Eric’s Gutter Service of Westchester Inc., Chappaqua. L.L.C. Referee: Michael Amodio. Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. $21,811 in favor of the New York Sale: May 15, 9 a.m., Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Carmody Masonry Corp., State Workers’ Compensation Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Mount Kisco. $2,673 in favor of Board, Albany. Filed Sept. 16. White Plains. Approximate lien: the New York State Department $1,160,656. Eureka Maintenance Inc., Port of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Chester. $972 in favor of the New YONKERS, 14 Raybrook Place. Cobra Services Group Inc., York State Department of Labor, Single-family residence; .2 acre. Yonkers. $14,467 in favor of the Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA, NA. New York State Department of Plaintiff’s attorney: DeRose & Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Ferraro Landscape Company Surico (718) 279-2000; 213-44 38 Inc., Mamaroneck. $2,269 in Ave., Bayside. Defendant: Bekim favor of the New York State DeKastrati. Referee: Joseph Abi- Community Fuel Oil Co., partment of Labor, Albany. Filed nante. Sale: May 30, 9 a.m., West- Mount Vernon. $5,401 in favor of Sept. 19. chester County Courthouse, 111 the New York State Department Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Gaf Painting L.L.C., White White Plains. Approximate lien: Plains. $21,003 in favor of the $506,133.81. Cybersearch Corp., Mama- New York State Department of roneck. $3,812 in favor of the Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

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Gold Investigations Inc., Elmsford. $655 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. GPA Services Inc., Tuckahoe. $4,068 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. H and H Woodworking Inc., Yonkers. $10,005 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

M Beck Company Inc., Scarsdale. $3,752 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

D’Erasmo, Joseph, et al. Filed by Fifth Third Mortgage Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $357,000 affecting property located at 5 Marmara Stone Imports L.L.C., Cleveland Court, New Rochelle Elmsford. $5,446 in favor of the 10801. Filed April 4. New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Duncan, Gerald O., et al. Filed by Residential Credit Solutions Max Burgers L.L.C., d.b.a. Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on Rockwells Express, Scarsdale. a mortgage to secure $448,000 $7,775 in favor of the New York affecting property located at 37 State Department of Labor, Al- Beekman Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed April 9. bany. Filed Sept. 19.

Hudson Mirror L.L.C., Peekskill. $5,167 in favor of the New Nomaddy Inc., d.b.a. Finnegan’s York State Department of Labor, Grill, Armonk. $5,369 in favor of the New York State Department Albany. Filed Sept. 19. of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

Fisher, Sharon, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $376,000 affecting property located at 60 Oak St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 10.

International Grocery Corp., Yonkers. $392 in favor of the New Ro and Ke Inc., Peekskill. York State Department of Labor, $78,000 in favor of the New York Garcia, Julieta, et al. Filed by State Workers’ Compensation Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Hudson City Savings Bank. AcBoard, Albany. Filed Sept. 16. tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortIxtapa Painting Inc., New Rogage to secure $292,500 affecting chelle. $427 in favor of the New Ros Surgical Supply Corp., property located at 4 Longdale York State Department of Labor, d.b.a. Home Care Solutions, Ave., White Plains. Filed April 9. Hawthorne. $2,140 in favor of the Albany. Filed Sept. 19. New York State Department of Gaudio, Louis, et al. Filed by Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. J and M Corporate Painter Inc., New York Community Bank. Jefferson. $20,246 in favor of the Action: seeks to foreclose on a New York State Department of Warmth Media L.L.C., White mortgage to secure $620,000 afPlains. $70,000 in favor of the fecting property located at 16 Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. New York State Workers’ Com- Greenway Road, Armonk 10504. pensation Board, Albany. Filed Filed April 6. JPF Transport Inc., Somers. Sept. 16. $4,024 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, AlGonzalez, David, et al. Filed by White Plains Auto Driving U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to bany. Filed Sept. 19. School Inc., d.b.a. Center For foreclose on a mortgage to secure Safety, White Plains. $816 in Kenco Carpet Upholstery and favor of the New York State De- $436,000 affecting property loWindow Cleaner, Mount Ver- partment of Labor, Albany. Filed cated at 110 Valentine St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 5. non. $9,598 in favor of the New Sept. 19. York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Hernandez, Armando, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: Lis Pendens seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Limousinesworldwide Inc., to secure $488,000 affecting propPelham. $7,138 in favor of the New York State Department of The following filings indicated a erty located at 123 N. Seventh legal action has been initiated, the Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. outcome of which may affect the April 5. title to the property listed. LLF Construction Services Inc., JV-Henning L.L.C., et al. Filed White Plains. $35,510 in favor of the New York State Department Bambach, Andrew P., et al. Filed by Astoria Federal Savings and by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Loan Association. Action: seeks to of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage foreclose on a mortgage to secure to secure an unspecified amount $800,000 affecting property loLosco Contracting L.L.C., affecting property located at 1777 cated at 20 Henning Drive, MonWhite Plains. $3,732 in favor of Central St., Yorktown Heights trose 10548. Filed April 6. the New York State Department 10598. Filed April 10. of Labor, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Leonardo, Jose A., et al. Filed by Bernheimer, Mark, et al. Filed GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: Lyndy Jewelers Ltd., Baldwin by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Place. $371 in favor of the New seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $235,000 affecting propYork State Department of Labor, to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 672 Harrison Ave., Albany. Filed Sept. 19. erty located at 115 Ridgefield Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed April 4. South Salem 10590. Filed April 5.

Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester & Putnam has announced the following four individuals were recently honored at its Spring Benefit Gala May 10 for helping the agency Guiding Eyes for the Blind, an internationally accredited increase access to nursing care in the community. Lynn Bagliebter of Scarsdale. nonprofit guide-dog school, recently honored Mount Kisco Country Club for 35 years of support of the Guiding Eyes Golf Classic. Joan DiPalma of Rye. Marjorie Kraus of Rye. Margaret Leonard of Tarrytown.

Credits, Clients & Awards

Newsmakers From left, Al Maiolo, golf classic committee chairman; Jim Farina, president, Mount Kisco Country Club; and Hussein Ali, general manager, Mount Kisco Country Club accept a commemorative plaque from Bill Badger, president and CEO, Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

Virany Huynh Hillard, a board certified neurosurgeon, has joined the medical staff at Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle. Hillard is a graduate of Harvard University and received her medical degree from New York University. She currently serves as assistant professor in the department of neurosurgery at New York Medical College, and director of minimally invasive spine surgery at Westchester Medical Center.

James F. X. Steets has been elected to the Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester’s board of directors. Steets currently serves as director of communications for Entergy Nuclear. He works in Entergy’s White Plains regional headquarters and is the primary corporate spokesman for the Northeast region, responsible for providing official information to the media.

On the Go: Business, Etc. Wednesday, May 23 YMCA of Central & Northern Westchester’s Annual Meeting, 5:30 to 7:45 p.m.; White Plains YMCA, Community Room, 250 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. For information, call 287-2021, ext. 202.

MERCY COLLEGE recently raised more than $555,000 for student scholarships at its 31st annual Trustees Scholarship Dinner held at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. The event, attended by Snapshot more than 300 guests, honored influential business leaders, including Frank Sadlier Dinger of Larchmont, chairman of William H. Legal strategies for asset protection Sadlier Inc., and Duncan Niederauer, CEO of NYSE Euronext. Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) has an- White Plains attorney Anthony J. Enea, chairman-elect of the nounced the following physicians have joined its medical staff. New York State Bar Association’s elder law section, was the featured speaker at a May 2 Scarsdale Women’s Club (SCW)-sponsored fiAmit Chhabra, a hospitalist practicing at NWH. HeatherErhardpracticesmedicinewithBronxPlasticSurgery. nancial seminar examining asset protection legal strategies. Avinash Mohan practices medicine with Neurological & Spine Surgery Associates.

From left, Meriem Sbaitti, Marcos Gallardo, Andrew Strausser, T.J. DiCarlo, Duncan Niederauer, Faith Hope Consolo, Frank Sadlier Dinger, Greg Furman, William Sadlier Dinger, Gary Brown, Kimberly Cline and Sonairis Jorge. Photo: Victor Chu

Eric Creizman, principal attorney at Creizman L.L.C., with new offices at 445 Hamilton Ave. in White Plains and on Fifth Avenue in New York City, was named a “Rising Star” in the practice of white-collar criminal defense in the New York metropolitan area for 2012 by the Super Lawyers rating service.

Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever L.L.P., with offices in White Plains and New York City, has been named one of the New York area’s “Top Ranked Law Firms” by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. When 25 percent or more attorneys in a law firm receive the AV Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating, the firm is designated as a Top Ranked Law Firm. LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell rating is bestowed on lawyers judged as preeminent attorneys by their peers,

Michael Stiefe practices medicine with Westchester Advanced Physicians. Eric Small practices medicine with Family Sports Medicine/Westchester Health Associates. Bryan J. Houlihan, son of James J. Houlihan, has recently joined HoulihanParnes Realtors L.L.C. in White Plains, as junior associate. Houlihan holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Fairfield University. Previously, he worked for Cirillo World, a sports marketing and public relations firm; DiBella Promotions, a boxing promoter; and as a part-time assistant for the Fordham University athletic department. Rebecca Kleban of Rye Brook, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, has joined Westmed Medical Group’s 170 Maple Ave., White Plains, and New Rochelle medical offices. Kleban received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Prior to joining the group, Kleban was in private practice in Greenwich, Conn.

Theresa Mae Tori, SWC president, with Anthony J. Enea of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano L.L.P.

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FACTS&FIGURES Logan, Christopher, et al. Filed by BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $233,000 affecting property located at 146 Mitchell Road, Somers 10589. Filed April 10. Lopez, Marcia E., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 66 Crisfield St., Apt. 3G, Yonkers 10710. Filed April 4. Mallari, Anita S., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $319,500 affecting property located at 18 Elm St., Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed April 4. Maneepong, Thinawan, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 67 Noble Ave., Bronxville 10708. Filed April 9. Mehring, Liza, aka Liza B. Confino, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 16 Spice Hill, Crotonon-Hudson 10520. Filed April 6. Morgan, Barbara, aka Barbara Herbert, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $72,000 affecting property located at 23 Water Grant St., Unit 6N, Yonkers 10701. Filed April 9.

Myles, Madiana, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $579,913 affecting property located at 194 Clove Road, New Rochelle 10801. Filed April 9.

Lord & Taylor, as owner. $19,601 as claimed by S and S Fire Suppression Systems. Property: in Scarsdale. Filed April 30.

Data integrity validation in a computing environment. Patent no. 8,176,405 issued to James Hafne, San Jose, Calif.; Wendy Belluomini, San Jose, Calif.; Douglas Dewey, Tucson, Ariz.; Brian D. McKean, Longmont, Colo.; Donald R. Humlicek, Wichita, Kan.; Kevin L. Kidney, Lafayette, Colo.; and Theresa L. Segura, Broomfield, Colo. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Marino, Joseph, as owner. $3,515 as claimed by VJS Plumbing Corp., Harrison. Property: in Santangelo, Lawrence J., et al. Mamaroneck. Filed May 4. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose Tnanga Realty Corp., as owner. on a mortgage to secure $500,000 $25,508 as claimed by Magnaaffecting property located at 700 Dry Carpet Inc., Mount Vernon. Baldwin Place, Mamaroneck. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed Filed April 9. Dynamically matching data May 4. service capabilities to data serSmith, Paul R., et al. Filed by Ci- Westchester Mall L.L.C., as vice level objectives. Patent no. timortgage Inc. Action: seeks to owner. $15,719 as claimed by 8,176,180 issued to Zhengwen foreclose on a mortgage to secure Simplexgrinnell L.P., White He, Rochester, Minn.; Bernhard $345,600 affecting property lo- Plains. Property: in White Plains. Klingenberg, Morgan Hill, Calif.; David Van Hise, Tucson, Ariz.; cated at 31 Ward Place, Ossining. Filed April 27. and William Yonker, Rochester, Filed April 5. Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., ArPatents Tarallo, Anthony D., et al. monk. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage The following patents were issued to secure $568,000 affecting by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Early termination of an I/O operation in an I/O processproperty located at 63 Upper Office in Washington, D.C. ing system. Patent no. 8,176,222 Shad Road, Pound Ridge 10576. issued to Mark P. Bendyk, Hyde Filed April 10. Alleviate denial-of-service Park; Scott M. Carlson, Tucson, conditions on a server. Patent Ariz.; Daniel F. Casper, Poughno. 8,176,494 issued to Mark J. keepsie; John R. Flanagan, PoughMechanic’s Liens Cavage, Cedar Park, Texas; Kris- keepsie; Catherine C. Huang, tin M. Hazlewood, Austin, Texas; Poughkeepsie; Matthew J. Kalos, 160 Marble Avenue Realty Inc., Richard A. Heller, Austin, Texas; Tucson, Ariz.; Ughochukwu C. as owner. $13,200 as claimed by and Gary D. Williams, Driftwood, Njoku, Yonkers; Louis W. Ricci, Sound Stage Productions Inc., Texas. Assigned to International Hyde Park; and Harry M. YudenNew Haven, Conn. Property: in Business Machines Corp., Ar- friend, Poughkeepsie. Assigned to monk. Mount Pleasant. Filed May 2. International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. 218 McLean Realty Co., as Autonomic management of owner. $8,303 as claimed by Con- uniform resource identifiers Ejection of storage drives in necticut New York Lighting Inc., in uniform resource identi- a computing network. Patent Stamford, Conn. Property: in fier bookmark lists. Patent no. no. 8,176,149 issued to Mat8,176,166 issued to John R. Hind, thew Bogner, Austin, Texas; and Yonkers. Filed May 4. Raleigh, N.C.; and David P. John- Sumant Padbidri, San Jose, Calif. son, Cary, N.C. Assigned to In984 Association, as owner. ternational Business Machines Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. $56,300 as claimed by WFC Con- Corp., Armonk. struction Management Inc., Harrison. Property: in Yonkers. Filed April 30.

Morris, Joan T., et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $151,725 affecting prop- Brooks Shopping Center erty located at 18 Windmill Place, L.L.C., as owner. $52,818 as claimed by Reliable Truss and Armonk 10504. Filed April 5. Components Inc., Mansfield, Mass. Property: in Yonkers. Filed May 1.

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LAN-managed storage volume initialization for LAN-free storage operation. Patent no. 8,176,287 issued to David M. Cannon, Tucson, Ariz.; Colin S. Dawson, Tucson, Ariz.; Barry Fruchtman, Tucson, Ariz.; Robert G. Labrie, Tucson, Ariz.; and Carol J. Nylund, Tucson, Ariz. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) based authentication methodology using standard and private frequency RFID tags. Patent no. 8,176,323 issued to Theodoros Anemikos, Milton, Vt.; Shawn P. Fetterolf, Cornwall, Vt.; and Adam J. McPadden, Underhill, Vt. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Managing use of storage by multiple pageable guests of a computing environment. Patent no. 8,176,279 issued to Mark S. Farrell, Pleasant Valley; Charles W. Gainey Jr., Poughkeepsie; Dan F. Greiner, San Jose, Calif.; Lisa Heller, Rhinebeck; and Damian L. Osisek, Vestal. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Recovery from hardware access errors. Patent no. Daniel M. Crowell, Rochester, Minn.; Alongkorn Kitamorn, Austin, Texas; Kevin F. Reick, Round Rock, Texas; and Thi N. Tran, Round Rock, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Method and apparatus for protecting external call references. Patent no. 8,176,333 issued to Michael Aho, Rochester, Minn.; and Joseph Reynolds, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Multiwrite coding of nonvolatile memories. Patent no. 8,176,234 issued to Michele M. Franceschini, Yorktown Heights; Ashish Jagmohan, Yorktown Heights; and Luis A. LastrasMontano, Yorktown Heights. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Nonvolatile memories with enhanced write performance and endurance. Patent no. 8,176,235 issued to Michele M. Franceschini, Yorktown Heights; Ashish Jagmohan, Yorktown Heights; Luis A. Lastras-Montano, Yorktown Heights; and Mayank Sharma, Yorktown Heights. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Use of test-protection instruction in computing environments that support pageable guests. Patent no. 8,176,280 issued to Mark S. Farrell, Pleasant Valley; Lisa Heller, Rhinebeck; Damian L. Osisek, Vestal; and Peter K. Szwed, Rhinebeck. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Virtual universe supervisory presence. Patent no. 8,176,421 issued to Christopher J. Dawson, Arlington, Va.; Carl P. Gusler, Austin, Texas; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Va.; and Clifford A. Pickover, Yorktown Heights. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Wave pipeline with selectively opaque register stages. Patent no. 8,176,354 issued to Hans M. Jacobson, Yorktown. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC) Name: BLITMAN SARATOGA LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of State, March 19, 2012. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. Office: in Westchester County. Secretary of State is agent for process against LLC and shall mail copy to 118 North Bedford Road, Suite 102, Mount Kisco, New York 10549. #57721 BLT #47 LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/23/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael Longo, 1955 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57722 BUCKROE CAPITAL LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 03/08/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 01/03/2012. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, 17 Harrows Lane , Purchase, NY 10577. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1201 Orange St, Ste 600 Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57723 Notice of Qualification of THINKPATH ENGINEERING SERVICES, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/11. Off. loc.: Westchester County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 6/23/08. 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. (UCS), 10 Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. DE address of LLC: c/o UCS, 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57724 APP FOR AUTH for SMUSH BRAND APPAREL, LLC App for Auth filed with SSNY 01/05/2012 LLC. Registered in Delaware on 12/21/2011 Off. Loc.: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to THE LLC, 27 Sixth Street, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity #57726 DNA Home Theatre LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/7/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O Daniel E. Norwood, 7 Woodsfords Bend, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: General. #57727 Notice of Qual. of Barterbing Barterboom LLC. filed with Sec of State NY (SSNY): 9/20/11. Office in Westchester County. Formed in DE: 6/23/11. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to: The Company Corporation, 2711 Centerville Rd Ste 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Foreign add: The Company Corporation, 2711 Centerville Rd Ste 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Jeffrey W. Bullock, 401 Federal St Ste 3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: General. #57728 Name of LLC: JOEL POTTER, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Dept. of State of NY on 10/23/08. Off. Loc. in NY: Westchester Cty. Secy. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to: National Registered Agents Inc., 875 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001, registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57729

Notice of Formation of Melinhill Capital, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 30 Trapping Way, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57730 Notice of Formation of Wildey Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/19/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 383, Croton on Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57731 BELIEVE JUICE & BOOKS LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/13/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 20 Mahopac Ave. PO Box 663, Amawalk, NY 10501. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57732 Notice of Formation of AKK REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/21/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Thomas Decea, Esq., c/o Danzig Fishman & Decea, One N. Broadway 12th Fl., White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: all lawful activities. #57733 Notice of Formation of HALSEY SOUTH ASSOCIATES, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/27/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o 119 Montgomery Ave., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: all lawful activities. #57734 Notice of Formation of 230 E 63RD ASSOCIATES, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/27/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o 119 Montgomery Ave., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: all lawful activities. #57735 Notice of Formation of SIDEWALKS & CURBS CONSTRUCTION LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 3/27/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o 540 Warburton Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: all lawful activities. #57736 TOP THIS COMMUNICATION, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/13/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Harrison St., 3N, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57738 Notice of Formation of Grant Park II, L.P. Cert. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/22/2011. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. bus. addr.: 340 Pemberwick Rd., Greenwich, CT 06831. Sec. of State designated agent of LP upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Name/ addr. of general partner available from Sec. of State. Term: until 12/31/2061. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57739 EEBS LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/13/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Erik R. Blischke, 1 Landmark Square Unit 614, Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57740 Heroes Unlimited LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/21/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General. #57741 Papakorn LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Eugene Kornhaber, 10 W. Hyatt Ave, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: General. #57742

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R. LUCAS DRIVERS LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 04/02/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in NJ on 03/27/2012. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Ronald Steinvurzel, ESQ. Steinvurzel Law Group P.C. 34 South Broadway- Ste 401, White Plains, NY 10601. Address required to be maintained in NJ: 142 Silvermist Court, Little Silver, NJ 07739. Cert of Formation filed with State of NJ, Div of Rev, 225 West State St - 3rd Fl, Trenton, NJ 08608-1001. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57743

Notice of Formation: Lincoln-Pelham Partners LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/30/2012. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 3 Wyldwood Drive, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: all lawful activities. #57744 Notice of Formation of 65 DS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/20/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Patricia Rafter, 14 Elm Pl., Ste. 201, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57745 Notice of Formation of DAVID HUDESMAN MD PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/16/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5 Latonia Road, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: practice the profession of medicine. #57746 Notice of Formation of Piscataway Petroleum LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: c/o The LLC, 555 South Columbus Avenue, Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57747 Notice of Formation of Totowa Petroleum LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: c/o The LLC, 555 South Columbus Ave., Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57748 Notice of Formation of Union Petroleum LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: c/o The LLC, 555 South Columbus Ave., Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57749 450 SOUTH BROADWAY REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/26/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Andrew Eracleous, 30-03 30th Ave., Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57750 Notice of formation of Shooting Shark Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/30/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #57751 Notice of Formation of PETER.H, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/22/2012. Office location: Westchester Cty, NY. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail process to: c/ o Corporation Service Company, 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose any lawful act. #57752 Notice of formation of CORE BALANCE PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/03/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 124 Touraine Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: physical therapy. #57753

MGC Entertainment, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 1/24/2012. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him to: 70 Virginia Road Suite 21F, White Plains, NY 100603. (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57754

TRACEY LYN CARRIERA OTR/L LLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/30/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 67 Fox Run Road, South Salem, NY 10590. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Occupational Therapist, Registered, Licensed. #57755 Notice of Qualification of American Insurance Administrators LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/4/2012. NYS fictitious name: Alumni Insurance Agency LLC. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in OH on 1/3/1989. NY Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Principal office address: 555 Pleasantville Rd., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Cert. of Org. filed with OH Sec. of State, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215. Purpose: Insurance Brokers. #57756 40 DEER TREE LANE LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/19/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 83 Fire Island Avenue, Babylon, NY 11702. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57757 Notice of Qualification of GTJ VENTURES, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/3/12. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/27/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 662 Valley Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57758 Notice of Formation of 47-51 Park Hill Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 47-51 Park Hill Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10949. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57759 Notice of Formation of SARA A. KELSEY LAW, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 36 Maple St., Irvington, NY 10533. Purpose: practice the profession of law. #57760 Notice of Formation of TMV DISTRIBUTION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/29/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 535 South 4th Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57761 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MONALI G L.L.C., A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). ARTICLE OF ORGANIZATION FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 03/29/2012. NY FILE LOCATION: WESTCHESTER COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF ANY PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC SERVED UPON HIM/HER TO 1718 EMMA LANE, MOHEGAN LAKE, NY 10547. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL ACT OR ACTIVITY. #57762 Notice of formation of Courtyard Integrative Services, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/26/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 334 Underhill Ave 3C, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #57763

TRANSEUROPA GROUP, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/17/2004. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Marzano & Sediva, 65 Broadway, 7th Fl, Ste 705, New York, NY, 10006. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57764 Notice of Formation of AMA CONSULTING GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/11/12. 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, 34 Pinehurst Dr., Purchase, NY 10577.Purpose: all lawful activities. #57765 PERFECTION LASER LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/29/2011. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Sofia Dmitriyeva, 620 Reiss Place Suite 3g, Bronx, NY 10467. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57766 Notice of Formation of Cortlandt Medical Providers, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State of 4/3/2012. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to:1985 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: practice medicine. #57767 Notice of Formation of JORDANA WARMFLASH, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/4/11. 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 Sexter & Warmflash, P.C., 115 Broadway, Ste. 1501, New York, NY 10006. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57768 Notice of Formation of Yorkville Maintenance LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/8/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 108-24 71st Ave., Apt. 1C, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57769 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: The Cappelli Family Investors, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary Of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/09/12. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: The LLC, 72 Pondfield Road West, #3C, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #57770 The Donovan Agency, LLC, filed with NY Secy. of State on 02/23/12. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 81 Murray Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57771 MILIEU HOME GOODS LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/16/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 13 Walworth Terrace, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57774 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: SBBC LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/27/2012. 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: SBBC LLC, c/o Yeow Yong Lee, 250 Gorge Road, Apt. 6E, Cliffside Park NJ 07010. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #57775

Bronxville Laundry LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/27/11. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Michael Pizzuto, 29 Wilson Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: General. #57776 PJ Wax Center 1 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/8/11. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Peter Borboroglu, 56 Heritage Ct, Towaco, NJ 07082. Purpose: General. #57777 Bruder Business Concepts, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Anthony P. Canale, 60 Birchwood Ln, Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: General. #57778 Kes Foods LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Katy E. Steere, 44 Dogwood Ln, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: General. #57779 Livingston Development Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box #331, Central Station, Yonkers, NY 10710-0331. Purpose: General. #57780 Name of LLC: Sold 4 Cash LLC. Articles of Organization filed NY Secretary of State on 03/16/12. Office location: Westchester County. Secretary of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 703 Pelham Rd, PHB, New Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #57782 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Limited Liability Company, Name: Mindful Applications, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secy. of State (SSNY) on 3/19/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of process against LLC to principal business address: 220 Long Hill Rd. East, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: Any lawful business activity. #57785 AHS Management Services & Tax, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/20/12. Offc. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 58 Lambert Ridge; Cross River, NY 10518. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57786 EB STUDIOS, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/05/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Steve Erenberg , 23 Furnace Brook Dr, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57787 AFFIRM RESIDENTIAL LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/09/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 272 Scarsdale Road, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57788 SAGACIOUS ADVISOR GROUP, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 04/06/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 11/10/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 33 Thornbury Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Address required to be maintained in DE: 16192 Coastal Hwy Lewes DE 19958. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57789

NEW RYAN BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 04/18/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 04/13/2012. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 21 Hillandale Dr. , New Rochelle, NY 10804. Address required to be maintained in DE: 310 Alder Road P.O. Box 841 Dover DE 19904. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57790 HOUSE OF SPORTS LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 02/27/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 10/19/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, 631 Saw Mill River Road 2nd Flr. , Ardsley, NY 10502. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1201 Orange St., Ste 600 One Commerce Ctr Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57791 ELM STREET SPORTS GROUP LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 03/23/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 02/14/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 631 Saw Mill River Road 2nd Flr., Ardsley, NY 10502. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1201 Orange St., Ste 600 One Commerce Ctr Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57792 The Catholic Pulse LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Domenick J. Canale, 80 Edison Ave, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: General. #57793 Ancol Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/15/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 31 Bayley Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705. Registered Agent: Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C., 1 Maiden Ln., 5th Fl, NY, NY, 10038 . Purpose: General. #57794 LT Interiors LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 4/17/2012. Office located in Westchester County. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 11 Miles Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57795 Rosehill IRA Fund LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 3/29/2012. Office located in Westchester County. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: PO Box 503, Rye, NY 10580 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57796 Julie Rath LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 04/20/2012. Office located in New York County. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 150 East 85th Street, Suite 2g, New York, NY 10028North Salem, NY 10560 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57797 This space provided by Westfair Business Publications as a public service.

Notice of substance of the Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of Stateís Office (SSNY) on 03/20/2012 for DOYLE BUILDING & CO., LLC. Principal office: Westchester County. Business: To engage in any lawful act or activity. SSNY is designated as the agent of the company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process is c/o Constance K. Doyle, 261 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. #57710

LEGAL NOTICES

MacDonald Architecture Studio, PLLC Notice of formation of MacDonald Architecture Studio, PLLC filed with the Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/22/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 1001 Kensington Way, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of Architecture. #57798

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LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page Notice of Formation of macan deve, llc. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/13/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 763 Blackberry Lane, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57799 Notice of Formation of Ross Schneiderman LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/15/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 96 Hunter Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801. Registered Agent upon whom process may be served: 96 Hunter Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57800 Notice of Formation of Stacy Gallo Casting, LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 4/11/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 140 Grand St., Ste. 504, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57801 Notice of Formation of Yasco Management LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 9/10/09. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 32 Heathcore Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57802 Notice of Formation of Peretz Resnick Planning & Consulting, LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/26/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 303 S. Broadway, Ste. 105, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57803 Notice of Formation of AP Beach, LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/20/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 Madison Ave., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57804

Notice of Formation of GMB Realty Co., LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/14/02. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 43 Westchester Sq., Bronx, NY 10461. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57805 Notice of Formation of Dunleavy Marketing Consultants LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/19/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 26 Highland Avenue, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #57806 Notice of formation of FULL SERVICE SOCIAL WORK, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/25/11. Office Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 151 East Prospect Ave, Suite 5F, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: Social work, therapy, assessments, and evaluations. #57807 VARLESE LEGAL & CONSULTING PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/06/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Doris R. Varlese, 262 Dorchester Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law. #57808 PLUS ENTERPRISES LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/04/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Nirjhar Jain, 800 Westchester Ave Ste 641N, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57809 KUMAON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 03/29/2012. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in DE on 05/18/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Nirjhar Jain, 5 Forest Ct., Larchmont, NY 10538. Address required to be maintained in DE: 2711 Centerville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57810

DIVISIBLE LIGHT L.L.C., a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/02/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 178 Hickory Kingdom Rd., Bedford, NY 10506. Reg Agent: Stephen Gordon, 178 Hickory Kingdom Rd., Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57811 NOTICE OF FORMATION of 128 Fair Street, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 4/26/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 16 Ogden Place West, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: any lawful activities. #57812

Notice of Formation of YONKERS 800, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/12/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2 Cityview Drive, New City, NY 10956. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #57817

DESIGN BY LONGORIA, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/02/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 534 Second Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57823

Notice of Formation of 708 Saw Mill Road LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/19/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 20 W. 20th St., Ste. 703, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57818

THREE WISHES REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/30/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 75 North Central Avenue, Elmsford, NY 10523. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57824

Notice of Formation of Meg Deshpande Holdings II, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/17/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Gilbride, Tusa, Last & Spellane LLC, 708 Third Ave., 26th Fl., NY, NY 10017. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57819

Notice of Formation of CHESSA, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/24/12. 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, 181 Pearsall Drive 2H, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: all lawful activities. #57813

ROBYN LEA CREATIVE LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/25/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Robyn Lea, 11 Campden Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57815

Notice of Formation of Budget Appliance Repair, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/06/11. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 55 Ehrbar Ave., 2A, Fleetwood, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #57832 MARY E. & NICHOLAS C. VIOLINO CONSULTING, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/01/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 187 Beech Street, Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57833

PPM Offices LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/11/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to William J O’connor, 11 7th Ave, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: General. #57826

Notice of Formation of CHELSEA STRATUS 18B, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/7/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank Street, Suite 560, White Plains, NY 10606, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57821

Notice of Formation of LNS QUALITY MAINTENANCE, LLC. Articles of Organization were signed on April 25th, 2012 and filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on April 27, 2012. Office location: Westchester County. Secretary of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail process to the principal business address of the LLC: 188 Route 100, Katonah, New York, 10536. Purpose: landscape maintenance and related work, plus snow removal. The latest date on which the Limited Liability Company is to dissolve is 12/31/2042. #57816

Notice of Formation of The Relaxation Room LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/06/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 55 Ehrbar Ave., 2A, Fleetwood, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #57831

URBAN ALCHEMY, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 04/12/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 12/23/2009. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1432 K Street, NW Sixth Floor , Washington, DC 20005. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57825

Notice of Formation of 57 Reade 19B LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/13/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 10 Bank Street, Suite 560, White Plains, NY 10606, registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57820

THINK ON HUDSON LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/24/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Garry Channing, 68 Quaker Bridge Rd, Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57814

PJ Wax Center 3 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/8/11. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Peter Borboroglu, 56 Heritage Ct, Towaco, NJ 07082. Purpose: General. #57830

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE ARTHUR J. GAVRIN FOUNDATION, INC. for the year ended December 31, 2011 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. #57834

12 Bayard LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/20/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Troy G. Blomberg, Esq., 365 N. Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: General. #57827

NORTH EAST LUXURY LIVING LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/30/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Michael Bordes, 6 Susan Ct, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57835

Ukiyoe Gallery LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/23/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 71 Davids Hill Rd, Bedford Hills, NY 10507. Purpose: General. #57828

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Name: ADDCREATIVES LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/07/201. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY as been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: C/O ADDCREATIVES LLC, P.O. Box 83, Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. #57822

Notice of Formation of Union Hall General Store LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/25/12. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. bus. addr.: 2 Keeler Lane, North Salem, NY 10560. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 28 Deveau Rd., North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57837 C MCGHEE TRANSPORT L.L.C., a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/19/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 345 Main Street 5A, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57838 HERBST LAW PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/04/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 75 Howell Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law. #57839

For information regarding this section please contact Beverly Visosky at (914) 694-3600 ext. 3027

The Annual Return of Peter J. Weiller Foundation For the calendar year ended December 31, 2011 Is available at its principal office located at c/o DíArcangelo & Co., LLP, 800 Westchester Ave, Suite N-400 Rye Brook, NY 10573 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is Douglas R. Weiller. #57836

PJ Wax Center 2 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/8/11. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Peter Borboroglu, 56 Heritage Ct, Towaco, NJ 07082. Purpose: General. #57829

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hris Tella made it through the October nor’easter and Tropical Storm Irene relatively intact – but not in the nor’easter of March 2010 when a 65-foot tree toppled onto his Greenwich house. Through it all, the roof never caved in on his cloud-services provider UFlexData and parent company Mandragore, with Tella able to access all his company’s critical data and software from mobile devices. As small businesses get increasingly comfortable with the idea of running their information technology out of the cloud – housing applications and data on remote servers run by others – a building formation of relatively small cloud service providers like UFlexData is selling those services locally. A functional cloud system for many small-business needs comes in at half the cost of many mobile phone plans, according to Tella, CEO of UFlexData. Yet many businesses still associate the cloud with a sky-high bill up front and going forward.

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rchie and Jughead, Veronica and Betty and their forever-young comicbook gang at Riverdale High might blush at the storylines written in lawsuits by their creators’ clashing heirs at Archie Comic Publications Inc. in Mamaroneck. The real-world scripts, contained in state Supreme Court filings in Manhattan and Westchester County, include several employees’ claims last year that they were sexually harassed and threatened by Nancy Silberkleit, co-CEO of the comics publishing company since 2009 and widow of Michael Silberkleit, the former chairman and publisher of Archie

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Comics. The company last summer asked a state judge to prevent Silberkleit from working at the company’s offices at 325 Fayette Ave. in Mamaroneck and to bar her from contacting company employees and vendors. In January, Jonathan Goldwater, who shares the co-CEO title and company director duties with Silberkleit and is the brother of Michael Silberkleit’s late business partner and co-publisher, filed a second lawsuit in Manhattan seeking her removal as company director and officer. If she stays, Goldwater said, the “iconic American company” is in danger of failing and being liquidated. Silberkleit, a Rye resident, that same Infighting and lawsuits between co-CEOs have shaken week went to state Supreme Court in White Archie Comics since the death of its former publisher

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lancing up at a massive, aging skylight, Chris Van Buiten declared there would be no helicopter landing pad on top of the century-old, Old Town Hall in Stamford. Sky’s the limit after that, the Sikorsky Innovations head suggested.

January with IBM Corp. managers, without specifying the purpose of that meeting to include whether any deal is in the works to get the Armonk, N.Y.-based company to expand in Connecticut. In one fell swoop initially engineered by Malloy aide Kip Bergstrom, Stamford finds itself with what it thinks will be a vibrant entrepreneur “hotel,” while

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In a stealth operation worthy of its newest secret helicopters, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. swooped in to embed a high-tech incubator at the new Stamford Innovation Center, with the Stamford iCenter itself launching with a half-dozen startups in house, while hosting a Stamford Startup Weekend March 30 and April 1. At the same time, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy confirmed he met in late

A day before the U.S. Commerce Department revealed that the economy added 243,000 jobs in January, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned that hiring in New York and the Hudson Valley has lagged over the past six months. Between December 2009 and December 2011, the state’s private sector regained 183,600 – or 58 percent – of the jobs that were lost during the recession. During that same period the state as a whole saw the return of 46 percent of all jobs that were lost, well above the national average of 34 percent, DiNapoli noted in his

Feb. 2 report. However, the state’s private-sector employers posted a net loss of 11,200 jobs since last July, triggering what DiNapoli described as a noticeable slowdown. “After a strong first half of 2011, job growth in New York was markedly weaker during the second half of the year, raising concerns about the pace of the recovery in 2012,” DiNapoli wrote. The region that includes Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties ranked among the lowest of the state’s metropolitan areas in the proportion of jobs recovered since the recession. After losing 28,800 jobs between July 2008 and December 2009, the lower Hudson

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percent and 51.6 percent, respectively. In the three-county region, “Gains in education, health services and tourism have been partially offset by sizable losses in government, construction and manufacturing,” DiNapoli wrote. Unemployment in the region fell to 6.4 percent last December from 7.2 percent in December 2009; however, the report noted that much of that decline was due to a drop in the state’s labor force rather than employment increases. Compounding the slow recovery, the financial securities industry, which DiNapoli called “the state’s economic engine” and which accounts for a third of the state’s gross

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patrons • Cross County Shopping Center • Jacob Burns Foundation • Mercedes-Benz of White Plains • John & Amy Peckham • TD Bank sponsors • Jean Marie Connolly • Barbara & Paul Elliot • The French-American School of New York • Karen & Andrew Greenspan • The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester • Hannah & Walter Shmerler • Deborah & Alan Simon • Sullivan Architecture • Transform Gallery • Sherry & Robert Wiener • contributors • ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP • supportErs • Bonnie Bell & Gerard Curran • Krasdale Foods • New York Life Insurance Company • Suzi & Martin Oppenheimer • People’s United Bank • Westchester Marriot Hotel • Fleet Aviation & Freestream Aircraft

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Fabulous art is at the core of artsBash. ScUlPtUrE:

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Emil alzamora

Malcolm Macdougal iii

nancy bowen

clare Maker

Jo-ann brody

susan Manspeizer

susan cox

steven Millar

Gordon Fearey

Mari ogihara

sarah haviland

daan padmos

christopher Kaczmarek

barbara segal

barbara Korman

b. avery syrig

Martin Kremer

craig usher

david licata

Eric Wildrick

Photos donated by Larry Blucher.

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artists open their studio doors throughout our historic

landmark building. See work in progress as painters, sculptors and fashion designers craft and

alliance Francaise

Katherine nix

ball park prints / plaine & chamberlain

Kiyoshi otsuka

christina barretta

red leash studio / Wanda horrell

carrie belk

abigail scanlan & ita pathak

roberto Figueroa

patricia spergel bauman

Gail Freed

Eileen stodut

bryan Greene teresa hobson-Mccabe

Westchester Fashion academy for children / denise proctor

dennis hyland

sheryle Wickman

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Carrie Belk

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THELIST: SBA Lenders Ranked by number of SBA 7a loans in New York during 2011. Listed alphabetically in event of tie.

Hudson Valley westchester county Next list: May 21

SBA Lenders

Intellectual Property Attorneys

Rank

M&T Bank

KeyBank N.A.

HSBC Bank USA N.A.

Citibank N.A.

TD Bank N.A.

JPMorgan Chase N.A.

Citizens Financial Group/RBS Citizens N.A.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A.

Bank of America N.A.

1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo 14203 • 38 branches (800) 724-2440 • mtb.com

127 Public Square Cleveland, OH 44114 • 41 branches (216) 689-4221 • key.com

1800 Tysons Blvd., McLean, VA 22102 • 19 branches (800) 975-4722 • us.hsbc.com

2900 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109 • Two branches (702) 796-4201 • online.citibank.com

2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 • 28 branches (302) 351-4560 • tdbank.com

270 Park Ave., New York, NY 10017 • 72 branches (212) 270-6000 • jpmorganchase.com

1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, RI 02903 • 28 branches (401) 861-0091 • citizensbank.com

101 N. Philips Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104 • 12 branches (605) 575-7332 • wellsfargo.com

101 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28255 • 22 branches (800) 432-1000 • bankofamerica.com

The Berkshire Bank

Capital One N.A.

4 E. 39 St., New York City 10016 • Four branches (212) 802-1000 • berkbank.com

1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, VA 22102 • Five branches (703) 448-3747 • capitalone.com

Chief executive officer/president Year company established

Number of SBA 7a loans in New York

Total approved gross SBA 7a loans in New York ($) (includes loan increase fees occuring during 2011 fiscal year)

Total approved SBA 7a loans in New York ($)

Robert G. Wilmers 1856

591

96,490,100

63,264,245

Beth E. Mooney Chairman, CEO and president, KeyCorp Christopher M. Gorman Chairman and CEO, KeyBank N.A. 1825

132

21,145,300

15,534,595

Irene Dorner 2004

123

15,925,100

9,460,275

William Mills CEO, North America 1812

22,266,000

18,121,830

Ed Clark 1852

24,993,200

20,275,650

James A. Bell 1824

10,554,700

5,277,350

Ellen Alemany 1828/2004 (RBS Citizens N.A.)

3,738,500

1,869,250

John Stumpf 1870

15,358,900

12,290,025

Brian T. Moynihan 1904

1,937,100

620,000

Michael P. Daly 1989

1,043,500

792,150

Richard D. Fairbank Founder, chairman and CEO 1933

15,000

7,500

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GOOD happening In and THINGS about the hudson valley

Shoffiett of Cold Spring, Irv Suss of New City, Phyllis Tarlow of Hartsdale, Robert Uricchio of Pleasantville, Marlene Wiedenbaum of Highland, Adam Ace Wolpinsky of Katonah and James Zatlukal of Wappingers Falls. For more information about this exhibition and other Mill Street Loft programs, visit millstreetloft.org or call (845) 471-7477.

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“The Course of Empire,” a photograph by Ace Wolpinsky.

Fine art exhibit on the riverside Mill Street Loft Arts at Scenic Hudson’s River Center at Long Dock Park on the Beacon waterfront opened its second annual “Great Hudson River Exhibition” focusing on the majestic Hudson River, May 12. The show will remain on view through Sunday June 24. Gallery hours are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Thursdays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Group tours and other viewing times are available by appointment. Asher Miller, curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City served as juror for the exhibition and also selected the awards and prizes. The exhibition showcases work by professional painters, photographers and mixed-media artists from throughout the United States. Fifty-five works of both traditional and contemporary Hudson River-themed works will be featured. Artists included in the exhibition are Jane BloodgoodAbrams of Kingston, Malcolm Castro of Poughkeepsie, Kasey Michael Child of Amherst (New Hampshire), Kevin Cook of New Paltz, Daisy de Puthod of Hopewell Junction, Joellyn Duesberry of Greenwood Village, (Colorado), Anne Elliot of Lawrenceville and Doug Emery of Basking Ridge (New Jersey), Amanda Epstein of Putnam Valley, Michael Gallo Farrell of Hyde Park, John Fasulo of Beacon, Tarryl Gabel of Poughkeepsie, Andrea Zupko-Gill of Kingston, Katherine Gray of New Paltz, Peter Gruen of Lawrenceville (New Jersey), Keith Gunderson of Kerhonkson, Amy Gustin of Gardiner, Jason Hargrove of Paducah (Kentucky), Jaime H. Hernandez of Newburgh, Jan Horton of Buchanan, Casey Inch of Brooklyn, Andrew Kilpatrick of Hyde Park, Andrew Lattimore of Highland Mills, Nestor Madalengoitia of Poughkeepsie, Patrick Madden of Rhinebeck, Jeff McCrum of Belleville (New Jersey), Andrew McPherson of Athens, (Ohio), Meadow of Pine Bush, Stan Miller of Fishkill, Seth Nadel of Highland, Jerry Reed of Essex (Connecticut), Jill

Administered by Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, the Sullivan County Arts & Heritage Grants (SCAHG) program is accepting applications for 2012 funding. The grants assist nonprofit organizations –– arts groups and community organizations such as literary groups, choral groups, historical societies, orchestras and libraries –– with presenting or producing cultural programming in Sullivan County. SCAHG funds quality arts programs, projects or services that focus on one of the following: visual, performing, literary, media or folk arts; local or ethnic culture; architecture or environmental arts. Attendance at a grant-writing seminar is mandatory for first-time applicants; all potential applicants are strongly urged to attend. Though free and open to the public, registration is required. Applications must reach the Arts Alliance office by Friday June 15. This is not a postmark deadline. Faxes or emails are not accepted. For applications and more information, contact the Arts Alliance at (845) 252-7576 or visit artsalliancesite.org.

Scenic Hudson recognizes two HV heroes As part of its ongoing program to salute individuals and businesses contributing to an environmentally and economically vibrant Hudson Valley, Scenic Hudson honored two new Hudson Valley Heroes, May 1, at its Spring Sprint 5k Trail Run on its 790-acre Shaupeneak Ridge in Esopus. The newly recognized heroes Kelly Tomaseski of the town of Ulster and Marion Zimmer of Port Ewen, both work at the town of Esopus Library. Scenic Hudson Senior Vice President Steve Rosenberg presented framed photographs by Hudson Valley landscape photographer Robert Rodriguez Jr. to each as a memento of the occasion. Speaking of their good deeds, Rosenberg said, “Both Kelly and Marion contribute a great deal to the community. Through environmental displays and programs at the library and through various volunteer initiatives, they help motivate people of all ages to connect with the area’s natural treasures and to be good environmental stewards.” Tomaseski, director of the library and a longtime outdoor enthusiast, played a leadership role in making the library a green building. Completed in 2007, the library is all geothermal, featuring double-paned windows, passive solar light, and flooring and bookcases made exclusively from formaldehydefree wood. Green cleaning products and a recycling program also are part of the facility’s environmental commitment

under Kelly’s leadership. In 2010, with two separate state grants, the library was able to add solar panels that now provide 30 percent of the library’s energy needs. A passionate ambassador for the Hudson River, Zimmer has given two decades of service to the town of Esopus Waterfront Advisory Board. During most of that time, she led the group as its chairperson. An energetic volunteer, she inspires people to explore nature and experience the Hudson from shoreline trails and on the water with a kayak; she is a founding member of Kingston Paddle Pals, a group that helps promote paddling the Hudson.

Learn about day care credentials Dutchess Community College will hold an information session May 15 for those interested in a 12-credit program that will prepare early childhood caregivers to apply for a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. The two-semester program is conducted Tuesday evenings and is geared toward those already working in the childcare field. Classes begin next fall semester, with an open house for prospective students scheduled for May 15 at 6 p.m. in Taconic Hall, Room 209. The CDA is a nationally recognized credential given by the Council on Professional Recognition, a Washington, D.C.-based not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the professional status of childcare providers. The credential is awarded for three settings –– center-based, for which candidates are endorsed to work with infants and toddlers or pre-school children; family childcare; and home visitor. For more information about the credential or degree programs, the information session or how to use SUNY Educational Incentive Program funds toward tuition costs, contact Early Childhood Education Field Supervisor Eileen Hall at (845) 431-8346.

Doug Craft art on display An exhibit of paintings by Doug Craft opens with a reception Friday May 18, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Alliance Gallery at the Delaware Arts Center, 37 Main St. in Narrowsburg. Viewing is Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit will be on view through June 9. “In this exhibition, my work ranges from earlier lyrical and somewhat surrealistic work to more recent abstract explorations and construction,” Craft “White, Silver, Gold Domain,” collage on canvas, explains. His work 2010, by Doug Craft. HV Biz • WCBJ • May 14, 2012

ranges from oil or acrylic on canvas to mixed media collages on paper and canvas. Influenced by the German painter Max Ernst, the manipulations of Picasso and the works of French painter Henri Matisse, Craft’s layered and textured canvases and collages have a musical quality that is serene yet inherently vibrant and visually stimulating. Born in Greene, in 1924, Craft has lived and worked throughout the world. His works are in collections of major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and several universities. He resides in Jeffersonville with his wife, Elizabeth Harms, an artist. For more information, call (845) 252-7576 or visit www. artslliancesite.org.

Five DCC students honored Dutchess Community College (DCC) recently held its annual Eugene Sheridan Awards ceremony, which honors student achievement in social sciences. History, government and economics departmental awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Social Sciences were presented to Gregory Devine and Brianna Flonc, both of Poughkeepsie. Tania Wilson of Pleasant Valley was presented the Ann and Dan Zodikoff Memorial Scholarship. Emma Hogan of Pleasant Valley received the Xavier H. Verbeck Memorial Award, and Francisco Kondor of Poughkeepsie was presented with the Eugene Sheridan Award for Excellence in the Social Sciences. In addition, students from the DCC/Vassar College Model United Nations team were honored for having received an Honorable Delegation award and recognition for several outstanding position papers at the National Model United Nations simulation held recently in New York City.

Jose Acosta’s Emil’s Space Ship.

Art and business a good mix The Arts Society of Kingston (ASK) welcomed a solo exhibition by Cuban-America artist Jose Acosta in its Lounge Gallery and “The Melting Pot: A Members’ Exhibit” in its Main Gallery. Both exhibitions will run until May 26. In collaboration with ASK, a B2B Bash will be held Thursday May 31, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Barnaby’s Upstairs Lounge in New Paltz. Both an informal and guided networking event, business owners and executives will have the opportunity to mingle and meet people who may be most beneficial to their business or organization. The cost will be $10 in advance, $15 at the door with a reservation or $20 without a reservation. For more information, contact ASK at 338-0331.

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Rosendale Theater to show ‘The Big Fix’ “The Big Fix,” a documentary film about the events surrounding the largest oil spill in America’s history and its horrible aftermath, will be screened at 7:15 p.m. May 23 at Rosendale Theater, Main Street, Rosendale. A live Skype Q&A with the filmmakers Rebecca and Josh Tickell, a husband and wife directing and producing team, and local environmental advocates will follow. Mixing daring journalism with archival investigation The Big Fix is the Tickell’s latest movie. Academy Award- winning actor Tim Robbins, Peter Fonda and Maggie Wachsberger are executive producers. “We never intended to make this movie,” Josh Tickell said. “It was only after going home to my native Louisiana and realizing that the sheer level of destruction was being totally downplayed that we began filming.” The Big Fix reveals the powerful political and corporate systems that put profits over the health and long‐term sustainability of people and the environment. “Making this movie and living with the consequences,” said Rebecca Harrell Tickell, “changed everything I thought I knew about America.” The only Official Selection Documentary of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, LA Weekly, calls The Big Fix “mandatory viewing.” Tickets are $7 and $5 for members and can be bought at the door prior to the screening. For more information on the film, visit thebigfixmovie. com or rosendaletheatre.org or call (845) 658-8989. See additional press photo resources at http://gallery. me.com/beccaharrell#100047

‘Diphtheria’ is cause for celebration at bee Never have the employees of Putnam Hospital Center (PHC) been so excited over a contagious disease. On April 19, the PHC “Red Team” was one of 21 teams competing for the championship title in Carmel-based Putnam Family and Community Services Inc. (PFCS) third annual Spelling Bee. After 15 grueling rounds, PHC squared off against the final remaining team, the Killer Bees, and took home the championship title when they correctly spelled “diphtheria.” More than 150 people from more than 15 local businesses and organizations, including PHC, attended this year’s competition, at the Starr Ridge Banquet Center in Brewster. From start to finish, participants spelled 164 words and by the end of the night, the Bee had raised more than $5,000 to benefit PFCS’s mental health and chemical-dependency treatment and prevention programs. Sponsors of the Spelling Bee include Kristin M. Burke, Carmel Rotary, Edward Jones, LocalPutnam.com, South Putnam Animal Hospital and Suzanne Willis. Photographs by Wayne Pearson Photography (all captions from left to right, unless otherwise noted). 1. Spelling Bee co-emcee Bill Hammond of Edward Jones, Carmel, and PFCS Executive Director Diane E. Russo. 2. Collean Butler and Mary Ellen DiRaffaele, cheerleaders for Friends of the Mahopac Public Library Friendly Bees. 3. Vince D’Ambroso from Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union volunteered as a Spelling Bee judge. 4. Jeff Kellogg, senior vice president of Putnam Hospital Center. 5. Putnam County Executive and special guest emcee, MaryEllen Odell. 6. The Spellunkers from Camp Herrlich Chris Benedict, Jessica Vanacoro and Tyrell Davis.

FACTS& FIGURES on the record Building Loans Above $1 million Tower Ridge Associates L.L.C., New City, as owner. Lender: Greater Hudson Bank N.A., Monroe. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed May 4.

Below $1 million Barley, Braigan, et al, Milton, as owner. Lender: Sawyer Savings Bank, Saugerties. Property: 15 Noto Drive, Milton 12547. Amount: $201,600. Filed May 1. Breezy Knolls Estates L.L.C., Monsey, as owner. Lender: Provident Bank, Montebello. Property: in Minisink. Amount: $460,000. Filed May 7. Brooks, Chase, et al, Milton, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $175,809. Filed May 4.

Earth To Sky Home Designs Inc., New Paltz, as owner. Lender: Sawyer Savings Bank, Saugerties. Property: 58 Church St., New Paltz. Amount: $378,500. Filed May 4. Medick, Joshua, Saugerties, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 4067 Route 32, Saugerties 12477. Amount: $176,000. Filed May 3.

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

Below $1 million

Toll Road Manor L.L.C., New Paltz, as owner. Lender: County of Orange Office of Community Development, Goshen. Property: 16 Plank Road, Newburgh. Amount: $360,000. Filed May 4.

Deeds Above $1 million

Morton Family Farms L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Patricia M. Graf, Hyde Park. Property: 3, 7, 9, 11, and 17 Vanderbilt Lane, Hyde Park. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed May 1. Nevele-R L.L.C., Bernardsville, N.J. Seller: Nevele Hotel L.L.C., Bernardsville, N.J. Property: 110 Arrowhead Road and Route 52, Wawarsing. Amount: $24.5 million. Filed May 1.

Bellmore Partners Inc., Millbrook. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 2 Stoley Lane, Malden on Hudson 12453. Amount: $36,144. Filed May 2.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Leonard Kessler, Slate Hill. Property: 18 Forshee St., Monroe 10950. Amount: $237,781. Filed May 3.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Rosanne Bodner, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $105,822. Filed May 2.

Morton Family Farms L.L.C., New York City . Seller: Preservation Holding L.L.C., Hyde Park. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $25,000. Filed May 1.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Ryan Scott Karben, Pomona. Property: 95 Sylvan Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $175,796. Filed May 7.

Most Properties Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Leemilt’s PetroJudgments leum Inc., Jericho. Property: 23 N. Hamilton St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $115,000. Filed May 2. 3 Fires Consulting L.L.C., Wallkill. $49,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ ComNational Transfer Services pensation Board, Albany. Filed L.L.C. Seller: Kyle Rourke, New- May 1. burgh. Property: 24 Waring Road, Newburgh 12550. Amount: 46 River Road Restaurant Inc., $272,000. Filed May 2. Highland. $6,433 in favor of the New York State Department of Northwest Farms Inc., Wing- Labor Unemployment Insurance dale. Seller: Amenia Sand and Division, Albany. Filed April 30. Gravel Inc., Amenia. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $300,000. Filed April 26. 5L Enterprises Inc., Middletown. $979 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Orchard Holdings of New Paltz Unemployment Insurance DiviL.L.C., New Paltz. Seller: 10 Or- sion, Albany. Filed Nov. 30. chard Lane L.L.C., New Paltz. Property: 10 Orchard Lane, New Paltz 12561. Amount: $240,000. A. Bunker Real Estate Inc., d.b.a. Crystal Run Deli, MiddleFiled May 4. town. $240 in favor of the New York State Department of TaxaPrudential Relocation Inc. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Seller: William P. McGough, et Dec. 6. al, Pawling. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $410,000. Filed April 26. Al’s Seafood Bar Inc., Phoenicia. $5,931 in favor of the New York SAR I Inc., Wayne, N.J. Seller: State Department of Taxation Daniel J. McCabe, Poughkeep- and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3. sie. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $653,500. Filed May 2. Allied Wine Corp., Ellenville. $1,320 in favor of the New York Sean-Edwards L.L.C., New State Department of Taxation Paltz. Seller: Freeform Construc- and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3. tion Corp., Roslyn Heights. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: Amezcua Landscaping Inc., $115,000. Filed April 30. Wallkill. $2,551 in favor of the New York State Department of Strategic Management En- Labor Unemployment Insurance terprises Inc., Beacon. Seller: Division, Albany. Filed April 30. Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 73 S. Hamilton, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: Apple Land Child Care Center Inc., Highland. $2,000 in favor $43,000. Filed April 26. of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Sunny River L.L.C., Morristown, Filed May 1. N.J. Seller: Eve Ashcraft, et al, New York City. Property: 8041 Route 82, Pine Plains 12567. Amount: Archway Property Management Inc., Central Valley. $3,262 $580,000. Filed May 2. in favor of the New York State Department of Labor UnemploySYJM Realty Corp., Monroe. ment Insurance Division, Albany. Seller: Zucker Inc., Teaneck, N.J. Filed Nov. 30. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $70,000. Filed May 1.

1051 Corp., Bronx. Seller: Nachman Aaron Troodler, Spring Halsey-Sprowl L.L.C., MiddleOshea, Erin Noelle, et al, as Valley. Property: in Woodbury. town. Seller: the estate of Marowner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Amount: $360,000. Filed May 7. jorie Kowalczyk, et al, Warwick. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: Property: in Warwick. Amount: $325,000. Filed May 3. $107,000. Filed May 4. 48 North Church Street L.L.C., Park Ridge, N.J. Seller: North Profaci, Joseph, et al, New- Church Street L.L.C., Goshen. Hien and T. Associates L.L.C., burgh, as owner. Lender: Walden Property: 48 N. Church St., Gos- Ossining. Seller: John J. Albright Savings Bank, Montgomery. hen 10924. Amount: $177,500. Jr., et al, High Falls. Property: in Property: in Newburgh. Amount: Filed May 4. Marbletown. Amount: $718,000. $95,191. Filed May 1. Filed April 27.

Coon Brothers Real Estate L.L.C., as owner. Lender: Farm CR East ACA. Property: in Ame- FSB Properties Inc., Flushing. nia. Amount: $830,000. Filed Seller: Christopher N. Dalgoutte, Cornwall. Property: 115-125 April 27. Main St., Chester. Amount: $1 million. Filed May 2. DeHann, Christopher E., et al, Warwick, as owner. Lender: Orange County Trust Co., Mid- MBC62 L.L.C., Kinnelon, N.J. dletown. Property: 29 Oakland Seller: Richard Massimi, CornAve., Warwick 10990. Amount: wall. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed $281,952. Filed May 2. May 3. Items appearing in the Westchester County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to:

Warwick Valley BBA L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: Koch RP Holdings I L.L.C., Wichita, Kan. Property: 17 Forester Ave. and Church Street Extension, Warwick. Amount: $3.6 million. Filed May 3.

King Provest L.L.C., New City. Seller: Anthony Pellitteri, Stony Point. Property: 36 Lake St., Highland Falls. Amount: $280,000. Filed May 4.

Bellmore Partners Inc., Wassaic. Seller: Barry B. McGoey, Lacrosse Properties L.L.C., Yonkers. Property: in Rhinebeck. Rhinebeck. Seller: Dawn M. Mahoney, New Paltz. Property: in Amount: $50,000. Filed May 3. Hyde Park. Amount: $50,000. Filed May 2. Church Communities NY Inc., Rifton. Seller: Greta E. Tella, Brooklyn. Property: in New Paltz. M and S Properties of Dutchess Amount: $185,000. Filed May 4. Inc., Hyde Park. Seller: Theoharis Theoharis, Clinton Corners. Property: 856 Violet Ave., Hyde D and D Assets L.L.C., Monroe. Park 12538. Amount: $305,000. Seller: Rose Branch, Monroe. Filed May 4. Property: 9 Satmar Drive, Unit 202, Monroe 10950. Amount: Maya’s Black Creek L.L.C., $189,000. Filed May 3. Poughkeepsie. Seller: Angelo Balbo Realty Corp., PoughkeepEarth To Sky Home Designs sie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Inc., New Paltz. Seller: Frank Amount: $15,000. Filed May 1. Kimbrough, et al, Long Island City. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $224,000. Filed May 4. Menner Properties L.L.C., New Hampton. Seller: Wortendyke Brothers Realty Corp., Congers. EH Pooled 1211 L.P., Austin, Property: in Goshen. Amount: Texas. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank $800,000. Filed May 7. N.A. Property: 23 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: Montage Properties Inc., $31,303. Filed May 7. Staatsburg. Seller: Janet Lenahan, Beacon. Property: in Beacon. Federal National Mortgage As- Amount: $55,000. Filed May 2. sociation. Seller: Daniel Sullivan, Newburgh. Property: 3 Bonnell Place, Middletown 10940. Amount: $215,913. Filed May 3.

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FACTS&FIGURES Blizard and Blizard, Middletown. $117,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed Dec. 2.

Dreamcatcher Guide Services Inc., Grahamsville. $240 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3.

Imperial Security Protection Service Inc., Newburgh. $641 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 12.

Milry Consulting and Development Corp., Montgomery. $135 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7.

Phoenix Protection Services Corp., Highland Mills. $1,548 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7.

Simon’s of Arthur Avenue Pizza and Restaurant Corp., Middletown. $1,407 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 12.

BNG Hospitalities, d.b.a. Knights Inn, Newburgh. $14,129 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 6.

Eastern States Worldwide Movers Corp., New Paltz. $8,924 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 30.

Jemzo-Hudson Development Corp., New Paltz. $103 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3.

Miya Entertainment Inc., Wallkill. $1,992 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 30.

Precision Contracting, Saugerties. $11,250 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed May 1.

Spectrum Painting, Middletown. $70,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed Dec. 2.

BRV Delivery Services Inc., Wallkill. $70,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed May 1.

Econo Lodge, Highland Falls. $3,979 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 6.

Jimmy Kastanis Excavating Inc., Stone Ridge. $428 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3.

Ceramic Tile By Sal and Son Inc., Marlboro. $82,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed May 1.

EFS Concierge Services Inc., Marlboro. $82,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed May 1.

JMJ Transport Inc., Milton. $748 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 30.

Charter Computer Consulting Inc., Chester. $112,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed Dec. 2.

Emimco Inc., Middletown. $287 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 6.

Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home Inc., Kingston. $1,543 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3.

Close to the Edge Ltd., Monroe. $217 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 6.

English Rose Corp., Campbell Hall. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 6.

Construction Creations Inc., Monroe. $218 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 30.

Family Tyme Ice Cream Inc., New Windsor. $1,407 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 6.

Country Kitchen of Woodstock Inc., Woodstock. $18,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed May 1.

Flo-Rite of NY Inc., Middletown. $524 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 6.

Crandy’s Inc., Kingston. $1,379 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3.

G and G Book Club L.L.C., Middletown. $3,992 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 6.

Rainmaker Fire Systems Corp., d.b.a. Fire Sprinkler Installation, Port Jervis. $836 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Mountain Pool Corp., Wood- Albany. Filed Nov. 30. stock. $35,399 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxa- Ravi Petroleum Inc., Middletion and Finance, Albany. Filed town. $1,320 in favor of the New York State Department of TaxaMay 3. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Mrs. Restaurant Supply Corp., Dec. 7. d.b.a. Minuteman Restaurant Supply, Highland Mills. $422 Realty By Sebo Inc., Middlein favor of the New York State town. $2,024 in favor of the New Department of Taxation and Fi- York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed nance, Albany. Filed Dec. 12. Dec. 7. Mulch Mart Inc., Goshen. $6,937 in favor of the New York Ride Group Holding Inc., State Department of Taxation Middletown. $1,436 in favor of and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7. the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. National Professional Basket- Filed Dec. 7. ball League Media Ventures L.L.C., Newburgh. $23,127 in fa- Robtom Construction Inc., vor of the New York State Work- Campbell Hall. $150 in favor of ers’ Compensation Board, Alba- the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. ny. Filed Dec. 2. Filed Dec. 12. New Windsor Fitness Center Corp., d.b.a. Union Avenue Y, Ropam Nurseries Inc., MontNew Windsor. $879 in favor of gomery. $3,187 in favor of the the New York State Department New York State Department of of Labor Unemployment In- Taxation and Finance, Albany. surance Division, Albany. Filed Filed Dec. 12. Nov. 30. Rosita’s Mexican Restaurant Nissan Corp., Monroe. $1,609 Inc., Kingston. $38,000 in favor in favor of the New York State of the New York State Workers’ Department of Taxation and Fi- Compensation Board, Albany. Filed May 1. nance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7.

Diamond Deli, Saugerties. $2,050 in favor of the New York Green Heat Inc., Stone Ridge. State Department of Taxation $1,446 in favor of the New York and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3. State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3. DMZ Computing Inc., Monroe. $227 in favor of the New York Grilin Inc., New Paltz. $21,887 State Department of Labor Un- in favor of the New York State employment Insurance Division, Department of Taxation and FiAlbany. Filed Nov. 30. nance, Albany. Filed May 3. Don’s Tire Service Inc., Highland. $1,728 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 30.

Homestead Deli Inc., Maybrook. $230,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed Dec. 2.

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La Casita Restaurant, Middletown. $2,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed Dec. 2. Lifeoutcomes I NC, Kingston. $86,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board, Albany. Filed May 1. Max 179 Inc., New Windsor. $271 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 30. Maybe Thursday Inc., Newburgh. $218 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7.

Mountain Hill Construction Corp., Monroe. $161 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7.

MD and Daughters Auto Collectors Inc., Clintondale. $593 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3. Oahold Corp., Otisville. $1,320 in favor of the New York State Me and Al Inc., d.b.a. Home Department of Taxation and FiAway From Home, New Wind- nance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7. sor. $1,002 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxa- Olde Classroom Inc., Middletion and Finance, Albany. Filed town. $879 in favor of the New York State Department of TaxaDec. 7. tion and Finance, Albany. Filed Melke Land Company L.L.C., Dec. 7. Kingston. $72,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ Com- Ostomy Consulting Inc., Chespensation Board, Albany. Filed ter. $133 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation May 1. and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7.

Swagg Central Inc., Kingston. $3,273 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 30. The Early Bird Breakfast and Lunch Inc., Kingston. $1,372 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3. The Gozza Agency Inc., Middletown. $345 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 30. The Timekeeper, Mount Tremper. $665 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3. The Willows Café Inc., Warwick. $1,799 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 12. Ultimate Home Improvements 11 Inc., Newburgh. $200 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 7. Vincent Perez and Associates Inc., Wallkill. $439 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 3.

Vital Computer Services Inc., Ellenville. $82,000 in favor of the New York State Workers’ ComRoyal King Dry Cleaners Inc., pensation Board, Albany. Filed New Paltz. $207 in favor of the May 1. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. West Hurley Service Center Filed May 3. L.L.C., West Hurley. $207 in favor of the New York State DepartSherry Kay Home Care Inc., ment of Taxation and Finance, Port Jervis. $2,302 in favor of the Albany. Filed May 3. New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Woodstock Landscaping and Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 30. Excavating L.L.C., West Hurley. $9,296 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed April 30.

Credits, Clients and Awards Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown recently held its annual Physician Recognition Champagne Luncheon May 6 to honor the members of the facility’s medical staff for their commitment to medical excellence. Special recognition was given to the following individuals for their outstanding leadership and medical achievements. John Dermigny of Horizon Family Medical Group received the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award. Dermigny is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.

Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan has announced the following two individuals were selected as recipients of the David T. Cocks Award for commitment to community. They will be recognized at the foundation’s annual reception Wednesday Nov., 14 at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor. Hal Teitelbaum, founder, managing partner and CEO of Crystal Run Healthcare. Anthony Cellini, supervisor, town of Thompson.

Newsmakers

On the Go: Business, Etc. Monday, May 21 “Payroll Law 2012,” a one-day seminar, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel, 40 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie. $199. For information, visit pryor.com.

Thursday, May 31 “B2B BASH,” 6 to 9 p.m.; Barnaby’s, 16 N. Chestnut St., New Paltz. $20 at the door without reservation, $15 at the door with reservation, 10 in advance. For information, call 787-2937.

Snapshots

Gregory Spencer received the 2012 Leadership Award. He is board certified in internal medicine and chief clinical information officer at Crystal Run Healthcare and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Robert W. Amler has joined the board of directors of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. Amler, who serves as vice president of government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice at New York Medical College, previously served as regional health administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and has advised the U.S. Surgeon General and EPA administrator on The Lake Foundation in Warwick has awarded a $1,000 various scientific and policy issues. grant to Care Inc. for Voices Against Violence (a battered women initiative of Care Inc.). The Lake Foundation, a field of interest Best Cheese Corp. in New Windsor, an importer of Dutch fund, was created by Christine and Mike Lake as a way to provide cheeses in the U.S. and exclusive importer of Uniekaas Dutch support to nonprofit organizations that serve battered women, Cheeses, has joined the Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance abused children and disabled veterans. as a founding member. Nyack Hospital has been granted the Outstanding Achieve- Sallie E. Cusano has been named district sales manager, ment Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American KeyBank Mortgage, for the Hudson Valley/Metro New York disCollege of Surgeons as a result of a survey performed during 2011. trict. Cusano is based out of the bank’s 2515 South Road office in Poughkeepsie. Most recently, she worked as a lending manager for JPMorgan Chase in Paramus, N.J.

From left, Michael Grant, legislator and economic development committee chairman; Harriet Cornell, chairwoman of the Rockland County Legislature; Douglas Jobson, legislator; Catherine Nowicki, IDA board member; and Steve Porath, IDA executive director, were reappointed to the Rockland Economic Development Corp. at a ceremony in the county’s Legislative chambers.

Michael S. Rosenberg has been appointed dean, School of Education at the State University of New York at New Paltz, effective Aug. 3. Rosenberg is currently the associate dean for research in the school of education and a professor in the department of special education at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md.

From left, Patricia K. Joseph, medical director of breast and women’s health and prevention services at Nyack Hospital; U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey; and Michael Rader, vice president and medical director at Nyack Hospital.

David S. Slackman has been elected to serve as chairman for Provident Bank’s newly created advisory board for its New York City metro market. Most recently, Slackman served as founding president for Commerce Bank. Provident Bank is headquartered in Montebello.

More than 1,500 people walked at the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk (AHA) at Brewster High School, Sunday April 29. The Heart Walk is part of the AHA “My Heart. My Life” campaign, which encourages Americans to improve their heart health by making simple lifestyle choices.

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FACTS&FIGURES Bownas, Edward B., et al. Filed by Morequity Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure The following filings indicated a $152,500 affecting property lolegal action has been initiated, the cated at 17 Elm Drive, Millbrook outcome of which may affect the 12545. Filed March 29. title to the property listed. Bowne, Nelson C., et al. Filed 84 Realty L.L.C., et al. Filed by by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. AcProvident Bank. Action: seeks to tion: seeks to foreclose on a foreclose on a mortgage to secure mortgage to secure $203,245 $489,000 affecting property lo- affecting property located at 28 cated at 39 Everett Road, Goshen. Meusel Road, Pine Plains 12567. Filed March 23. Filed May 1.

Lis Pendens

Concepcion, Denise, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $238,659 affecting property located at 19 Jordan Lane, Unit 11, Middletown 10940. Filed April 26.

Frazier, Steven E., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $130,000 affecting property located at 116 Walsh Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed March 15.

Hilario, Cossetty, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,195 affecting property located at 11 Grandview Ave., Walden 12586. Filed May 1.

Kovacs, Nancy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $62,904 affecting property located at 47 Kripplebush Creek Road, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed April 30.

Cordero, Luis A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $278,198 affecting property located at 19 Cooper Lane, Hamptonburgh 10916. Filed April 30.

Gallo, Theresa E., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $314,500 affecting property located at 34 Mountain View Road, Holmes 12533. Filed March 14.

Johnson, Barbara, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $205,600 affecting property located at 240 S. Grand Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed March 15.

Lang. Victoria, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,250 affecting property located at 121 Sprague Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed April 26.

Anderson, Adam J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,648 affecting property located at 59 Watson Hollow Road, West Shokan 12494. Filed April 30.

Bruschetti, Dahlia, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 700 Driftwood Lane, New Windsor 12553. Filed May 2.

Daly, Brian P., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Delaware Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located in LaGrange. Filed March 22.

Gerjan, Volodimir, aka Vincent Gerian, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,000 affecting property located at 115 Deer Court Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed April 27.

Johnson, Melvin, et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,150 affecting property located at 29 Carroll Drive, Wappingers 12590. Filed March 29.

Barry, Joseph M., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $90,000 affecting property located at 114 O’Halloran Circle, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed March 21.

Burleigh, David C., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,790 affecting property located at 906 Chelsea Cove South, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed March 21.

Daya, Warren M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,750 affecting property located at 19 Ramblewood Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 1.

Gonzalez, Ada, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $209,000 affecting property located at 22 Euclid Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed April 27.

Jones, Arthur D., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,000 affecting property located at 120 Cedar St., Kingston 12401. Filed May 1.

Beck, Edward P., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,000 affecting property located at 191 Route 28A, Hurley 12443. Filed April 30.

Butler, William C. Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $193,374 affecting property located at 33 Mills Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed April 27.

Doland, George W., 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 604 S. Plan Road, Johnson 10933. Filed May 2.

Greco, Nickolas, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $258,700 affecting property located in Poughkeepsie. Filed March 15.

Bennett, Michael, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 20 Mansion St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 27.

Cannon, Loretta D., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,000 affecting property located at 364 Angelo Drive, Montgomery 12549. Filed May 2.

Bergman, Phillip E., et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,300 affecting property located at 6 Lester Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed April 26.

Cantarella, Darlene, et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $330,000 affecting property located at 9 Marwood Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 21.

Egan, Thomas A., et al. Filed by New Hope Ventures. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $130,000 affecting property located at 35 Fairview Road, Beacon 12508. Filed March 16.

Carroll, Dennis J., et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $140,000 affecting property located at 239 Hansburg Road, Walker Valley 12588. Filed May 3.

Fedigan, Sean P., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $398,646 affecting property located at 129 Todd Hill Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed March 26.

Coghlan, John T., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,000 affecting property located at 2 Loudon Drive, Unit 9, Fishkill 12524. Filed March 20.

Fitzsimmons, William J., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $110,000 affecting property located at 2444 Bruynswick Road, Shawangunk 12589. Filed May 4.

Blasi, John S., et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $682,500 affecting property located at 27 Strawberry Hill Road, Pawling. Filed March 21. Bochar, Carol Anne, et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 256 Myers Corners Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed March 20.

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Drake, Cora, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $344,000 affecting property located at 11 Sherman Hill Road, Dover 12522. Filed March 27.

Halpern, Andrew M., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $261,000 affecting property located at 54 Scism Road, Red Hook 12571. Filed March 22. Hearn, Jule M., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 36 Lime Kiln Road, Dover Plains 12522. Filed March 16. Henning, Steven, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $162,000 affecting property located at 7 Parksville Road, Pleasant Valley. Filed March 23. Hightower, Sadiquah A., 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 238 Woodcock Mountain Road, Washingtonville 10992. Filed April 26.

Kansky, Kevin R., et al. Filed by Emigrant Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $142,500 affecting property located at 33-H Alpine Drive, Wappingers Falls. Filed March 29.

Lawless, Francis T., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $105,500 affecting property located at 35 Wildwood Ridge, Fort Montgomery 10922. Filed May 2. Lonczak, Bernard, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,000 affecting property located at 29 Fairview Ave., Pine Plains 12567. Filed March 19. Longendyke, John P., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,000 affecting property located at 102 Tammany St., Kingston 12401. Filed May 4.

Luhrs, Gunther H., as heirs at law, next of kin, and distributee and administrator of the estate of Michael K. Luhrs, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $194,750 affecting property located at 121 Tompkins Road, LaGrangeville Keddy, David B., et al. Filed by 12540. Filed March 19. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on Lynch, James J. Jr., et al. Filed a mortgage to secure $210,000 by Deutsche Bank National Trust affecting property located at 568 Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on Oak Summit Road, Millbrook a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property 12545. Filed March 27. located at 33 Curry Lane, Hyde King, Delroy, et al. Filed by Wells Park 12538. Filed March 26. Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Makowski, Jason, et al. Filed by $189,800 affecting property locat- Bank of America N.A. Action: ed at 14 Lillian Place, New Wind- seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting sor 12553. Filed April 26. property located at 929 Albany Knapp, Laura, et al. Filed by Post Road, Gardiner 12525. Filed The Bank of New York Mellon. May 2. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspeci- Mancuso, Alfred, et al. Filed by fied amount affecting property HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: located at 22 Sunset Trail, Pine seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $385,000 affecting propBush 12566. Filed May 4. erty located at 202 Traver Road, LaGrange 12569. Filed March 15. Kay, Denise, et al. Filed by MidHudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $67,300 affecting property located at 1624 Route 212, Saugerties. Filed April 30.

Marcojohn, Michael, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $274,827 affecting property located at 8 W. Dogwood Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 22.

Murphy, Daniel, 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 Hoffman St., Middletown. Filed April 30.

Markowitz, Adam, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 276 Springtown Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed May 4.

Murphy, James K., et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 96 Taft Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 2.

Matthews, Fiona, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $167,228 affecting property located at 21 Broad St., Middletown 10940. Filed May 1. Mitchetti, Cosmo, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $235,650 affecting property located in Newburgh. Filed May 1. Modderno, Elizabeth S., 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 70 N. Main St., Pine Plains 12567. Filed March 14. Monnin, April, individually and as executrix of the estate of Lewis A. Monnin, et al. Filed by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $103,200 affecting property located at 1456 Route 300, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 1. Morales, Luis R., 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 Main St., Wassaic 12592. Filed March 26. Moran, Melissa, et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $159,750 affecting property located at 201 Hillside Lane, Ellenville 12428. Filed May 1.

Perez, Raisa, et al. Filed by MidFirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,028 affecting property located at 84 Sarah Lane, Middletown 10941. Filed April 27. Phan, Julie, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $254,925 affecting property located at 106 Josephs Drive, Saugerties 12477. Filed May 4. Purcell, Fitzgerald, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,000 affecting property located at 235 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 1.

Murphy-Hamlet, Rose J., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,700 affecting property located at 84 Firefighters Memorial Drive, Fort Montgomery. Filed April 30. Quiles, Jesus, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose Newman, Phyllis M., et al. Filed on a mortgage to secure $194,000 by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. affecting property located at 100 Action: seeks to foreclose on a Hillside Drive, Unit A-8, Wallkill mortgage to secure an unspeci- 10940. Filed April 27. fied amount affecting property located at 9 Sherwood Place, Raab, Robert, et al. Filed by Hyde Park 12538. Filed March 26. Residential Credit Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a O’Donnell, John, et al. Filed mortgage to secure $416,250 afby M&T Bank. Action: seeks to fecting property located at 62 foreclose on a mortgage to secure Woodland Road, Monroe 10950. $270,000 affecting property lo- Filed April 30. cated at 62 Carpenter Road, East Fishkill 12533. Filed March 16. Ragusa, Richard D., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: O’Neill, Brenda J., et al. Filed by seeks to foreclose on a mortJPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Ac- gage to secure $135,400 affecttion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- ing property located at 82 Peach gage to secure $99,000 affecting Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed property located at 15 Heron March 16. Lane, Dover Plains 12522. Filed March 23. Randazzo, Frank, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks Osborn, Edward F., et al. Filed to foreclose on a mortgage to seby GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Ac- cure $212,000 affecting property tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort- located at 4 Seacord Lane, Washgage to secure $236,000 affecting ingtonville 10992. Filed April 26. property located at 1 Osborn Hill Road, Pawling 12564. Filed Reposa, Donald D., et al. Filed March 20. by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortPalen, Dwayne M., et al. Filed by gage to secure $140,000 affecting the State of New York Mortgage property located at 20 Brookside Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose Court, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed on a mortgage to secure $95,910 April 30. affecting property located at 96 Wrentham St., Kingston 12401. Rios, Jose Hernando, et al. Filed Filed May 2. by Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $197,000 affecting property located at 12 Saint Lukes Place, Beacon 12508. Filed March 26.

RMCS Properties L.L.C., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $285,000 affecting property located at 51 N. Clinton St., Poughkeepsie. Filed March 26.

Tecklenburg, John H., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 111 E. Main St., Washingtonville 10992. Filed April 27.

Thompson, James C., aka Calvin J. Thompson, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,000 affecting property located at 40 Woodfield Drive, Washingtonville 10992. Schell, Catherine, et al. Filed by Filed April 26. U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Tilstra, Peter G., et al. Filed by an unspecified amount affecting Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks property located at 52 Liberty St., to foreclose on a mortgage to seWalden 12586. Filed April 27. cure $147,000 affecting property located at 26 Corwin Place, Lake Schnoor, Bernard, et al. Filed Katrine. Filed May 3. by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Udalevich, Michael, et al. Filed mortgage to secure an unspeci- by Vanderbilt Mortgage and Fified amount affecting property nance Inc. Action: seeks to forelocated at 11 Spring St., Middle- close on a mortgage to secure town 10940. Filed May 2. $260,000 affecting property located at 46 Gregory Drive, Goshen Senchak, John, et al. Filed by 10924. Filed May 2. The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Unknown heirs of the estate mortgage to secure $208,000 of David Baird, et al. Filed by affecting property located at the State of New York Mortgage 26 Goldfinch Drive, Salt Point Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $51,400 12578. Filed March 15. affecting property located at 14 Serrano, Vincent Jr., et al. Filed Fitchett St., Poughkeepsie 12601. by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: Filed March 28. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount Valentine, Scott R., et al. Filed affecting property located at 9 by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Purdy Lane, Cornwall 12518. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Filed April 26. mortgage to secure $285,000 affecting property located at 78 Simmons, Crystal, et al. Filed Lake Walton Road, Wappingers by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: Falls 12590. Filed March 21. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,970 affecting prop- Williams, Diana, et al. Filed by erty located at 5 Charlile Circle, U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to Newburgh 12550. Filed April 27. foreclose on a mortgage to secure $148,650 affecting property locatSlockbower, Jennifer, et al. ed at 29 Bonnell St., Middletown Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. 10940. Filed May 1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $264,000 Wilson. Stephen R. Jr., et al. affecting property located at Filed by Freedom Mortgage 9 Queen Ann Lane, Warwick Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose 10990. Filed April 26. on a mortgage to secure $342,308 affecting property located at 118 Burlingham Road, Pine Bush. Filed April 26. Scaturro, Gregory, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 35 Bennett Ave., Saugerties 12477. Filed April 30.

Witkowski, Peter, et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located at 7 Hortons Road, Westtown. Filed May 1. Zappolo, Robert, et al. Filed by Suntrust Mortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 3858 Route 52, Holmes 12531. Filed March 14.

Mechanic’s Liens Baptist Home of Brooklyn NY, as owner. $25,000 as claimed by Interstate Restoration L.L.C. Property: Arbor Ridge at Brookmeade, 11 Mountain Laurel Lane, Rhinebeck. Filed May 7. Chavez, Miguel, as owner. $49,850 as claimed by L. Zhingri Landscaping and Home Improvement, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 387 First St., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 3. Culinary Institute of America, as owner. $43,691 as claimed by D and M Tile Corp., Albany. Property: Roth Hall, 1946 Campus Drive, Hyde Park. Filed May 2.

New Businesses This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original filings.

Partnerships Bakeshop, 113B Partition St., Saugerties 12477, c/o Rae Stang and Bruce W. Coyle. Filed April 30. C and M Marketing Co., 274 Glenerie Blvd., Apt. 1, Saugerties 12477, c/o Michael J. Phillips and Clayton W. Walter. Filed April 30. Hopeful Hero Clothing, 9 Lush Lane, New Windsor, c/o Daniel J. Nanni Sr., Daniel J. Nanni Jr., and Stephen Nanni. Filed June 9.

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FACTS&FIGURES Lee Landscaping, 15 Cottonwood Lane, Woodstock 12498, c/o Mary E. Collins and Jonathan T. Lee. Filed May 2.

Blue Horizon Bed and Break- Greatdeals, 144 Main St., New fast, 60 Coons/Dinch Road, Paltz 12561, c/o Richard L. Rosen. Claryville 12725, c/o John A. Filed April 30. Thayer. Filed May 1. J.L.R. Lawn and Ground MainS and K Home Improvements, Boice Construction, 29 Lena tenance, 195 White Land Road, 35 Schrempp Lane, Pine Bush Lane, Ruby 12475, c/o Travis Lee Stone Ridge 12484, c/o Joshua L. 12566, c/o Steven A. Kratochwil Boice. Filed May 2. Rodriguez. Filed May 1. and Kenneth R. Lloyd Jr. Filed May 4. Catskill Mountain Gardening, Jazz Recovery, 9 Sabella Place, 16 Torn Hill Road, Bearsville Marlboro 12542, c/o Jeffrey L. 12409, c/o Elizabeth Ena Patricia Nannini. Filed May 1. Sole Proprietorships Gaffney. Filed May 1. Johnny Rocket Landscaping, Christian 562 Route 211 W., Middletown 20sJazz.com, 3 Garraghan Contemporary Drive, Apt. 1124, Kingston Workshop Training Center, 42 10940, c/o John Anderson Hael12401, c/o Matthew D. Chauvin. Orchard St., Walden, c/o Donna J. en. Filed June 8. Hall. Filed June 9. Filed April 30. LiberTea Shoppe, 89 Liberty St., A and S 24 Hour Towing and El Front, 15 Gage St., Kingston Newburgh, c/o Barbara J. HerMobile Repairs Shop, 62 Gil- 12401, c/o Matthew T. Verrilli. nandez. Filed June 9. bert St., Monroe 10950, c/o Soso Filed May 3. Macharashvili. Filed June 8. Little Chick’s Day Care, 36 Mary Ferrigno Financial, 79 E. Main Lou Lane, Shokan 12481, c/o VirAlarcon’s Landscaping, 55 St., Washingtonville, c/o Patrick ginia C. Wiswall. Filed May 3. Leggs Mill Road, Apt, 131, Lake M. Ferrigno. Filed June 9. Katrine 12449, c/o Jose M. AlarLong’s Landscaping, 24 Abbey con. Filed May 1. Forward Motion Automotive, St., Kingston 12401, c/o Andrew 625 Route 28, Kingston 12401, Benjamin Long. Filed May 3. c/o Patrick A. Harvey. Filed April 30.

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NJR Construction and Land- Roberts Auction, P.O. Box 451, scaping, 14 Mountain Road, Arkville 12406, c/o Edward John Rosendale 12472, c/o Nicholas J. Roberts Jr. Filed May 4. Rider. Filed May 3. Sullivan Staffing Solutions, Northstar Solutions, 28 Stuyves- 114 Prospect Hill Road, Unit 1, ant St., Kingston 12401, c/o Justin Wallkill 12589, c/o Scott M. SulC. Blomgen. Filed May 1. livan. Filed April 30. Olive Day, 78 Deerfield Road, The Art of Jakub Nadrowski, Boiceville 12412, c/o Donald W. 38 Canal St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Van Buren. Filed May 3. Jakub M. Nadrowski. Filed May 2. Perla Productions, 60 Spruce The Graham and Co., 80 Route St., Kingston 12401, c/o Lisa Bar- 214, Phoenicia 12464, c/o Gilbert nard Kelley. Filed May 4. K. Barattini. Filed May 3. Quik-Dri, 136 Lucas Ave., Apt. The Pure Ethics of Clean, 124A C3, Kingston 12401, c/o John P. Tinker St., Woodstock 12498, c/o Nicole F. Kutun. Filed May 4. Weimer. Filed May 4. Rico Psychology and Counsel- The Tree Guy, 496 W. Saugerties ing. 305 Main St., Goshen, c/o Road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Glen Laura Elizabeth Rico. Filed June 8. K. Thorne. Filed April 30. River Moon Artistry, 276 Broadway, Ulster Park 12487, c/o Elizabeth Post Johnson. Filed May 2.

FACES& PLACES

Celebrating community commitment The Orange County Citizens Foundation hosted its annual Ottaway Award Medal dinn e r , honoring Thomas Weddell, managing partner of Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni & Weddell, for the volunteer efforts and community spirit he has shared throughout the Hudson Valley. More than 125 people were on hand to honor Weddell and his family at Falkirk Country Club in Central Valley.

Photography by Kathy Kahn (All identifications are from left unless otherwise noted.)

Among the guests were: 1. Dawn Ansbro, executive director, Orange County Arts Council, Sugar Loaf; Nancy Proyect, executive, director, Orange County Citizens Foundation, Sugar Loaf; and Ginny Fiorni, executive assistant, Orange County Partnership, Goshen. 2. Charles North, president of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce in Poughkeepsie, and John D’Ambrosio, president of the Orange County Chamber of Commerce. 3. Jim Kulisek, superintendent, Armistead Mechanical, Newburgh, and Philip Guarnieri, president, Empire State Bank, Newburgh. 4. Ed Devitt, owner, Winding Hills Golf Club, Montgomery, and Steven Nicoli, president of Hudson Valley Honor Flight, Walden. The Honor Flight leaving Newburgh June 9 will be carrying 100 World War II veterans to Washington, D.C. to honor their service. 5. Ed Belas, manager of Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGovanni and Weddell’s Wappingers Falls office, and Skip Weisman, Weisman Success Resources, Poughkeepsie. 6. Bill and Helen Richards, president of SUNY Orange, Middletown and Newburgh campuses. 7. Robert Ambrose, Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery; Maureen Halahan, president, Orange County Partnership; Fredda Markovits, owner, The Magnificent Magnet, New City; and Dick McGoey, partner, McGoey, Hauser & Edsall, New Windsor. 8. Ottaway Medal honoree Tom Weddell with his wife, Michelle, enjoy the festivities.

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