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hen Stacey Cohen launched Co-Communications Inc. in 1997, she had “no lofty goals” for the business.

“Co-Communications was born in a spare bedroom in my apartment,” said Cohen, president and CEO of the public relations and marketing firm in White Plains. “I didn’t set a strategic plan.

I just knew I wanted to do it better (than other public relations firms).”

Entrepreneurship is in her blood, Cohen told the audience at “Driving Your Business: Women at the Wheel,” an annual panel seminar hosted by accounting firm Citrin Cooperman. Cohen said both her parents owned their own companies, and she started her first business — a babysitting enterprise — at the age of 14.

“I’ve always been a risk-taker and loved a challenge from the time I can remember,” she told the crowd gathered at the June 12 panel at the Westchester Country Club in Rye. “I really believe that all of us need to manufacture our own opportunities. Nothing is going » WOMEN’S EVENT

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An iron worker plants the American flag during a topping off ceremony for the building that will serve as the White Plains Institute for Healthcare & Rehabilitation. Photo by Bob Rozycki.

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he founder and former CEO of a 3D printing company has set his sights on Peekskill as a hub for innovation and business development.

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Former Reader’s Digest headquarters begins new chapter

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ith the building’s distinctive cupola and four Pegasus statues hovering above him, William Balter celebrated the start of the next life for the former headquarters where DeWitt and Lila Wallace built the Reader’s Digest brand.

Balter’s development company, Wilder Balter Partners Inc., was joined by local, county and state officials on June 7 to cut the ribbon on the Chappaqua Crossing Apartments, a 64-unit redevelopment of the building that served as the Reader’s Digest headquarters for more than seven decades.

“This was an early, beautiful example of the American corporate campus,” he said, adding that the “iconic” cupola building is “known by pretty much anyone from anywhere in this area.”

Balter spoke over the construction noise coming from the Whole Foods and Life Time Fitness retail complex that will open just a short walk from the Chappaqua Crossing front entrance. Balter said the project offered the company a “unique opportunity.”

The Georgian-style brick building was built in 1939 and hosted Reader’s Digest employees up until 2009, when the company moved its last Chappaqua employees to Manhattan.

Wilder Balter started on the $21 million conversion in 2016.

Designed by Philadelphia-based architects L&M Design LLC, the building features a mix of one-, twoand three-bedroom apartments.

The four-story, 95,000-square-foot building also has two courtyards, two fitness rooms, a club room and a shuttle to the Metro-North Railroad station in downtown Chappaqua.

The building offers affordable housing and mixed-income housing in a pricey area of northern Westchester. Of the apartments, 28 are offered at rents affordable to people making between 40 and 60 percent of area median income, while another 10 percent are workforce housing, offered at rents affordable to people making up to 90 percent of area median income.

The other 26 are priced at market rate, with monthly rents ranging from $2,300 for a one-bedroom to $4,800 for a three-bedroom.

Small touches of the building’s past remain even after the conversion. A 1,000-square-foot, octa-

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William Balter, president of Wilder Balter Partners, speaks at the ribbon cutting for his company’s Chappaqua Crossing Apartments.

gon-shaped reference room once utilized by Reader’s Digest employees is now a reading room for residents. Its shelves are stocked with several Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, the hardcover anthology series that was an annual bestseller for the publisher.

But Balter’s remarks focused more on the building’s future, as a home for Chappaqua residents with a mix of incomes. He read from a list of new residents that included seniors, volunteer firefighters, school district employees and lifelong friends.

“This is just a few of the examples of how the housing that we all worked to make happen is important to all of us and makes up the infrastructure of the people who work in our communities and make everything tick,” Balter said.

The apartments are the latest step in the redevelopment of the site

by Summit/Greenfield Partners, a joint venture of two Fairfield County real estate companies that spent $59 million in 2004 to buy the 116-acre campus. The Chappaqua Crossing campus will have 500,000 square feet of office space, 120,000 square feet of retail, including the Whole Foods grocery and Life Time Fitness center, and 91 townhouses.

Approvals for the retail portion of the campus came after 11 years of community opposition and legal battles with the town of New Castle. Summit/Greenfield Principal Felix Charney described the process as a long, expensive and frustrating campaign when the retail portion finally did break ground in spring 2016.

The majority of the 120,000 square feet of structures that will host the “retail village” on the site are already in place. Life Time Fitness and Whole Foods will each

occupy about 40,000 square feet.

Both expect to be open by the end of the year, according to a project spokesperson.

The $50 million retail portion is a collaboration between Summit Development and Boston-based real estate firm The Grossman Cos. The retail leasing is handled by The Dartmouth Co., a commercial real estate agency with offices in the Northeast.

The townhomes, which would be for purchase and sit on an undeveloped 30-acre plot on the campus, are still awaiting final approvals from the town for construction. Separately, Summit/Greenfield deeded a 400seat auditorium formerly used for Reader’s Digest conferences to the town of New Castle. The town launched a community theater in the space called the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center last year.

The office space on site is leased by a number of companies and organizations, including CareMount Medical, Northern Westchester Hospital, a data services provider and now even Wilder Balter.

William Balter noted the company believed enough in Summit/ Greenfield’s vision that it moved its headquarters from Elmsford to office space on campus last fall.

“They did something that was incredibly painful to get done,” Balter said. “But as you sit here and look at what they’ve created, what will be created when they’re done, it’s really incredible. It is one of the prime addresses in the county.”

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Suite Talk Leslie Gordon of Feeding Westchester

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eslie Gordon, the president and CEO of Feeding Westchester, met with the Business Journal for an hour-long talk at the nonprofit’s Elmsford office to discuss its new name and future plans. But first, she told a story from her family history.

She grew up in New Castle and attended school in Ossining, but would visit her grandfather in Tarrytown every Sunday.

Gordon recalled a story her mother liked to tell her from her own childhood, one in which Gordon’s grandfather appeared to operate his own small food bank.

“His synagogue would pass names along confidentially to him of families in need,” she said. “And he’d take my mom and say ‘We’re going out.’ And in those days, there weren’t food pantries or soup kitchens or places to gain access to a hot meal in a formal way.”

Instead, he’d simply place the groceries on people’s front steps, ring the doorbell and walk away.

“It’s a story that has really stuck with me about the importance of not only giving back, but what really resonates is that it’s important for all of us to play a role in feeding our residents in Westchester,” Gordon said.

Two generations later, Gordon’s job puts her in charge of an organization that provided more than 8 million pounds of food to people in need last year. In March, that organization changed its name from Food Bank for Westchester, which it has carried since its founding 30 years ago, to Feeding Westchester.

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Leslie Gordon. Photo by Ryan Deffenbaugh.

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“Quite frankly, who wouldn’t leap at an opportunity to help your neighbors?

I find it’s a real honor, it’s an honor to be able to make a difference with my neighbors.

It was a no-brainer. I don’t know how many people get an opportunity to contribute to a place that they’ve called home for so long.”

What does the name Feeding Westchester mean for the organization?

“The new branding really conveys in an enhanced way what we do. What I love is that ‘feeding’ is an active verb, it very literally tells you right away the business that we are in. It’s very easy to get into a conversation about the work we do. People say Food Bank?

And they had all kind of ideas about what that is. This helps us more rapidly engage in meaningful conversation.

We’re at the heart of a network of 300 partners that help us move food to people who need it. It’s food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, senior centers, housing complexes, health clinics. You name it. There’s an amazing

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array of organizations that we count on and they count on us, to connect people with resources.

The rebrand itself is the product of extensive research by a national marketing firm called Interbrand. We’re leveraging that here with Feeding Westchester.”

Right, I imagine the process for changing a name is a lot more complex than it sounds.

It took us the better part of 10 months, working very quietly and strategically behind the scenes to launch the brand. We have a new website, which we’re really proud of as a vehicle to spread awareness.

As for the name, feeding people is not just about food.

Hunger is a very complex issue. Hunger is what you feel when you don’t have enough to eat. But it’s a symptom of a much deeper array of challenges that people bump against when you’re struggling on limited incomes.

It’s unemployment, underemployment, housing issues, illnesses. There are all kinds of reasons why people

find themselves on a line at a food pantry or going to one of the distributions that we do.

We’re looking to tackle that and, in other words, shorten the line.”

How do you tackle that?

“We’re also giving people food for today, but we also want to play a role in helping people to not have to access food as often, if at all. On the programming side of the business, we have a full-time staff person who roves throughout the county to screen people who we believe may be eligible for SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps. It’s facilitating their application process, because unfortunately it’s a little cumbersome. She works particularly with seniors and people who are disabled. It’s actually a really dignified way of going through that process.

We provide nutrition education, free of charge. We have a registered dietician on staff and someone else who has a master’s in nutrition. They provide a class called Just Say Yes to Fruits and Vegetables.

It’s a cool class, seriously. They

make thinking about eating healthy feel really accessible, and just plain fun.

And it’s very important because there’s something that goes on in a lot of the communities where we serve people. It’s the hunger-obesity paradox. There is a high rate of people who struggle with diet-related diseases. Obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

People on low incomes have to make really tough choices at the supermarket.

If you were to talk with one of our clients, they very likely will tell you that they avoid the perimeter of the grocery store: the dairy department, meat and poultry, the produce department. Places where your healthiest food tends to reside.

What’s affordable in our food system for people on limited incomes is often food that has high rates of fat, sugar and salt.

And that’s why nutrition education is important.

We help people build their knowledge, confidence and skills to eat healthy and feed their families healthy food on a limited income.”

So how does Feeding Westchester grow under its new name?

We’re in the middle of a five-year strategic plan.

This is year two of that plan.

Contextually, the need in the county is startling. There are nearly 17 million meals that are missing from people’s plates on an annualized basis in this county. People who just don’t have enough for lunch, breakfast, dinner.

Our commitment as an organization is to feeding at least half of what’s needed every year, in terms of meals in the county by the 2021.

Within that context, it’s the feeding people for today, tomorrow and the future.

The plan also focuses on some of our most vulnerable populations, so seniors and kids. There are 58,000 kids in this county who don’t always know when their next meal is coming The plan started at a little over 7 million pounds (food distributed per year). By the end of it, we’ll be at about 10.5 million pounds distributed or more annually by 2021. That’s the overall goal.”

Where does Feeding Westchester get the food it is then able to give? Is it mostly donated? Purchased?

“It’s a combination of both. The fresh produce is the largest growing portion of our overall inventory. A lot of that comes from generous donors. What’s really interesting about our business is that I tell people what we do is good for people and it’s good for the planet.

We rescue good excess food that would otherwise go to waste and very literally end up in landfills, with partnerships with nearly 80 retailers in Westchester County, including Stop & Shop, Acme, ShopRite, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, BJ’s, Walmart, Target.

Maybe it’s a new product that just didn’t really fly

well with consumers, but there’s nothing wrong with it. Another is because it might be coming to its use-by, sellby, use-before dates. That’s part of the disastrous vocabulary of what we put on products here in the U.S. Food goes to waste because we’ve been acculturated, effectively, to these dates, which are there for in some cases artificial reasons.

Sometimes it’s that a manufacturer wants to make sure you’ve got the peak of quality.

And so we capture a good excess product that would otherwise go to waste. Nearly 40 percent of the food produced in the United States ends up in a landfill.

All of that food could actually feed almost everybody who is hungry right here in the great United States of America. So when I say it’s good for people and the planet, it’s because food in landfills, when it doesn’t get oxygen, is the largest creator of methane gas. That creates issues for the ozone layer and our ecosystem.

We’ll rescue this year, gosh, nearly 3 million pounds, if not more, of good excess food that would very literally have gone into a landfill, and it’s perfectly fit for human consumption. We like to think that we’re playing a role in getting food to people and helping to sustain the planet at the same time.”

Westchester has a reputation as a very wealthy county. How does that affect what you are trying to do? Is it harder to get the word out there about this issue?

“Part of the brand transition is to help broaden the conversation about the need here in the county.

Unfortunately, the perception is that this is a county that is very affluent, and yet 20 percent of our neighbors are struggling silently and don’t always know where their next meal is coming from.

That’s one in five, or nearly one in three kids, in this county. It’s significant. And it lives everywhere.

Your neighbors need your help in this county and together we can all help feed Westchester.”

Note: The interview was edited and condensed for clarity.

Developer tops off project in White Plains

A construction worker signs the topping off beam.

Photo by Bob Rozycki.

BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

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a s s a c h u setts-based The Congress Cos. celebrated a milestone in the construction of its $60 million, 160-bed skilled nursing facility in downtown White Plains with a topping-off ceremony June 12.

Construction workers, the development team and local officials such as White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach signed a steel beam at the ceremony that was then hauled up and used to top

It’s been a long journey, but it’s very, very gratifying to see it come together now.

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off the health care center.

The beam also carried a small Norway spruce and American flag with it as it rose to the top of the structure that will soon serve as the White Plains Institute for Healthcare & Rehabilitation.

Construction of the project is led by a joint venture between Congress and Consigli Construction Co. The property will be operated by Epic Healthcare Management, which is based in Croton-on-Hudson.

Congress CEO William Nicholson told the Business Journal that the company has built nursing homes and health care and assisted living facilities throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic region. This project, at the corner of Church Street and Barker Avenue, is more urban than the company's typical projects, he said.

“This was a long hard road, with getting licensure, the Department of Health, the city was unbelievably cooperative, the state was cooperative,” said Nicholson.

“It’s been a long journey, but it’s very, very gratifying to see it come together now.”

The facility will feature 76 specialized rehabilitation beds, 42 beds focused on Alzheimer’s care and 42 long-term care beds, each with specially designed nursing units.

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Westchester Business

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to come your way. You’ve got to take on more risks, stretch out of your comfort zone.”

Ellen Rosenbaum, principal of Citrin Cooperman’s Technology and Risk Advisory Consulting practice, discussed taking the risk of leaving her career to join her husband’s information technology firm.

“I just kept thinking, ‘This is not my life’s work.

I’m not going to stay here forever,’” Rosenbaum recalled of her 14 years at Ciba-Geigy Corp., where she had held a variety of roles from laboratory research to human resources.

She finally decided to take the leap and join her husband’s company RCS in 1993.

“It was a very risky proposition because up until then, at least I had a regular job with benefits. I was kind of supporting us,” she said.

“Everyone that we knew said, ‘You’re out of your minds. You’re not going to be able to work with your husband.’ That didn’t happen.”

Later, RCS was acquired

by Citrin Cooperman in 2015.

“We’re still here,” she said.

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Stratasys Inc. four years later in a $604 million deal. “What it needs now is jobs and tourism, so that more people can afford to go to the restaurants and so that more money arrives here instead of just goes away.”

Earlier this year, Pettis bought a string of vacant properties along North Water Street, which is east of the train tracks and the Hudson River waterfront. Pettis said the area has “been sort of a no man’s land” in recent years. Surrounding businesses include gastropub Sue’s Sunset House and lighting store Early Electrics.

Pettis’ company Bre & Co. LLC paid $1.65 million for the properties at 135, 150, 189 and 190 N. Water St., according to Westchester County land records.

“I think it’s going to create an interesting ecosystem,” Pettis said of his plans for the area.

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Cohen agreed.

“I really never took any time off of work, but still, my kids were very important,” she said. “I never missed a school play. My office was 1.2 miles from my house.”

Panelists also advised those in attendance to embrace their failures.

“Failure is part of success. There’s no way around it,” Cohen said.

For Rosenbaum, a notable failure that occurred early on in her life came when neither she nor her

husband was accepted to medical school, a path they’d both hoped to pursue. “We thought we had our futures all laid out,” she said.

Joseph said that having close mentors can help with overcoming those failures.

“It’s key to find mentors who understand you, who push you and have also been through that path.”

Similar to Rosenbaum’s, Joseph’s path to a career in information technology “took many turns.” Initially, she had studied to become a nurse.

“I realized that’s not what I wanted to do,” she said. “It took a lot of courage to tell my parents I didn’t want to continue the program two years into it.”

Instead, she decided to pursue a degree in health information management.

“In hindsight, I was doing what I was meant to do,” she said. “I made my decisions rationally and also let my heart guide me.”

She added, “If you are passionate about the field, it will pay off.”

Cohen again agreed: “After 20 years in business, I still can’t wait to get into my office, and I want every day to feel that way.”

weeks I’ve had people reach out to me being like, ‘I’ve heard through the grapevine that you’ve got space. Can we rent from you?’” Pettis said.

To make his vision a reality, Pettis has applied for a zoning amendment to allow for light manufacturing in the WF-2 and WF-3 zones, areas that surround North and South Water streets and run East toward Central Avenue.

“It’s taking a lot longer” than he had anticipated, Pettis said. “It’s not a fast process is what I’m learning.”

Though Pettis has big dreams for Peekskill, he admits the process has been far from easy.

“There’s no place on the internet that tells you how to do this,” he said of applying for a zoning amendment.

“I would say the next person who wants to come to Peekskill and start a business here, they should talk to me first. I can save them like six months.”

Pettis first set his sights

on Peekskill for a somewhat unlikely reason.

“I’ve been coming here since 2013, because Peekskill Coffee House has to be the best coffee in the region,” he said.

While he may have been drawn to the city for its brew, there were a number of reasons he chose to invest in Peekskill.

“It’s a combination, it’s a diverse place, I like that. It’s on the rail line. It’s affordable, so my employees who have dogs can afford to buy houses. If they want to commute into (New York City) for culture, they can,” he said.

Pettis said he spent months “getting to know the movers and shakers in Peekskill.” He eventually made connections that led him to purchasing the properties along North Water Street.

“I only needed one, but they came as a set, so now I have four,” he said with a laugh.

From left: Stacey Cohen, Merin Joseph, Ellen Rosenbaum and Chelsea Rosen participate in a panel discussion during the “Driving Your Business: Women at the Wheel” event.

Photo by Aleesia Forni.

Part of the company’s success stemmed from her ability to separate her work life from family life, Rosenbaum said, something that proved difficult when the company decided to move its headquarters from an office space to the family’s basement.

Although that move allowed Rosenbaum to spend more time with her children, there were still obstacles.

“The day just never ends,” Rosenbaum said, adding that her children “always

At 135 N. Water St., Pettis aims to transform a white brick warehouse into the headquarters of Bantam Tools, a company Pettis bought last year that makes desktop milling machines that can be used to form materials and fabricate products.

Pettis aims to relocate the company’s headquarters from Berkeley, California, to Peekskill, closer to his home in Croton-on-Hudson.

“It’s been such a delight being back in the arena making machines. That’s what I like. I like empowering people to be creative,” he said. “What I don’t like is flying across the country all the time.”

During the first year of the company’s operation in Peekskill, Pettis said he hopes to relocate 12 employees from the company’s San Francisco headquarters.

“That’s conservative,” he said of the jobs figure, adding that after five years in operation, he hopes to have 54 jobs in Peekskill. Pettis

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thought of our business as another sibling that had a lot of issues.”

“There were a lot of interrupted football games that I had to put on pause,” she said.

For fellow panelist Merin Joseph, executive vice president and chief information officer of Westmed Medical Group, dealing with the ever-present “mommy guilt” is an ongoing struggle.

“Balance is not about better time management,” Joseph said. “It’s about better

boundary management.”

That was especially true when Joseph decided to return to school to attain her MBA while working full time and raising two young children. Joseph said she works to ensure the members of her team at Westmed understand that taking personal time is important.

“Children have a tendency to remember the missed moments,” she said. “My son held me accountable for an event I missed six years ago.

He still talks about it.”

The exterior of 135 N. Water St., a building Bre Pettis hopes to transform into the headquarters of his company, Bantam Tools.

said he will also look to fill a number of open positions in Peekskill, from marketing jobs to customer service representatives.

At 190 N. Water St., a building that Pettis said was last used as part of a power plant operation in the early 20th century, plans include the installation of a product development prototyping laboratory.

“Imagine Tony Stark’s Iron Man laboratory, and that’s what I’m going to move into here,” he said.

“Except that it’s real, not just the movies.”

He also owns the equipment to open a ceramics manufacturing business, which could also find its home at 190 N. Water St. In that operation, “we make stuff with advanced mold making and 3D-printing ceramics,” Pettis said.

Ideas for the two remaining properties at 150 and 189 N. Water St. range from office space to events centers to artist studios.

“Already in the last two

Heiress claims military equipment maker flouts founder's wishes

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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n heiress to a military equipment manufacturer is claiming that the company is excluding her from operations, despite the founder’s dying wish that she be involved in management.

Laura Pegler sued Television Equipment Associates (TEA), based in Brewster, last month in U.S. District Court in White Plains.

The lawsuit also names Jeffrey Norment, the president, and Richard Bradbury, an outside accountant, as defendants.

TEA makes headsets and communication devices, suitable for battlefield conditions, for the military and law enforcement.

Westbrook “Bill” Pegler II, who grew up in South Salem, founded the company in 1969 and died last year.

Laura Pegler of Durham, North Carolina, claims that her father had asked her to become more involved in the business before he died in order to protect against potential misconduct by management.

A 2003 shareholders agreement specified that when Bill Pegler died, equal portions of the

Bill Pegler directed Norment to sign an agreement in 2016 setting Laura up as vice president of marketing, the complaint states.

The agreement was amended three times to clarify Laura’s rights.

The last amendment, executed three weeks before Bill Pegler died, granted her a management position until death or total disability and unfettered and direct access to company financial information.

Bill Pegler died at his home in Malibu,

California, in April 2017.

Since then, the lawsuit claims, the company has continued to restrict Laura’s access to information.

Last year, TEA’s $2 million line of credit was frozen because Bill Pegler’s estate was in probate and could not be used as collateral. Laura was asked to pledge her own estate as collateral, according to the complaint. She agreed, but when the arrangement was documented, it allegedly empowered Bradbury to preside over

shareholder meetings. She declined to sign the deal and the line of credit remains frozen.

She also claims that the company keeps $6 million in a checking account that is federally insured for $250,000 and that Norment has refused to move the surplus into federally insured certificates of deposit and Treasury notes.

She accuses Norment and Bradbury of breach of fiduciary duty and other charges. She is asking the court for unspecified damages.

Laura Pegler sued Television Equipment Associates, based in Brewster, last month in U.S. District Court in White Plains.

company’s voting shares would be bequeathed to his daughters: Laura, Sabra Pegler and Julia Pegler Rotunno.

Neither Sabra nor Julia is a plaintiff or defendant in the action, but Laura claims they acquiesced to a campaign by Norment and Bradbury to exclude her from operations and deny her critical information.

Laura alleges that Bradbury sought a seat on the board of directors to avoid having to share his accounting fees with his employer.

Bill Pegler had declined the request, the complaint states, and Bradbury increased his fees in 2016 to $142,000 from $76,000 in 2015.

“I totally deny all of the allegations against me,” Bradbury responded in a brief telephone conversation, “but, unfortunately, I can’t comment because this is now in litigation.”

Norment did not respond to requests for comment.

Laura claims that Norment, who became president in 2016, excluded her from operations, concealed meetings and blocked access to corporate information.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Filomena Fanelli

KPI versus ROI? Measuring PR success is no fairytale

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ntil recently, public relations was generally viewed as the shy, less colorful sibling to the sexy sophisticate known as traditional advertising. PR functioned in the corner of the ballroom having small intimate discussions with journalists, third-party advisers and other targeted participants while her older sister flashed her million-dollar smile to every would-be prince in the room. That’s why for most of its history PR mirrored its advertising counterpart by using return on investment (ROI) metrics to evaluate the success of a campaign.

Success was measured by ad equivalency rates, total number of media impressions secured, number of people who attended an event, and yes, whether the campaign led to an increase in sales.

SHARE INFORMATION AND INFLUENCE PERCEPTION

All that changed with the rise of social media and low-cost technologies like WordPress. Now anyone could be a content owner and creator, engaging people everywhere in hundreds of different conversations going on at once. Because public relations focuses on building relationships through ongoing dialogues with target audiences to share information and influence perceptions about a brand, entity, cause or idea rather than one-sided advertising campaigns urging all to “buy,” most PR agencies acclimated quickly to the digital world of engagement.

The shy drab stepsister had turned into Cinderella.

Advertising agencies began to take a page from their PR counterparts, investing heavily in social media engagement, interactive dialogues and modeling content so that it more closely resembled the editorial news coverage that PR professionals work so hard to secure. Indeed, native advertising will account for 74 percent of all ad revenue by 2021. Inevitably, the ways of measuring a campaign’s suc-

cess has evolved as well, with most PR agencies now favoring key performance indicators (KPIs) over ROI tracking.

For as important as increased sales are, marketing communications campaigns provide value in a multitude of ways, which is why KPIs are a more effective way of measuring outcomes. Those outcomes may include increasing sales or donations, but just as often they may be about influencing a certain industry or a demographic or government agency’s support of a particular cause, fund research or change public policy. PR campaigns can introduce a new product, drive visitors to a certain page of a website, encourage a select group of theater lovers to patronize a specific playhouse or persuade local residents of the benefits of siting a wind or solar power facility in their region. They can help build morale among employees, forge coalitions or motivate people to volunteer.

TIE SUCCESS TO A SPECIFIC ACTION/BEHAVIOR

A KPI, however, is only as valuable as the action it inspires, which is why when crafting a PR or marketing communications plan, always start by asking: What do you want your campaign to do?

A seemingly easy question, yet far too many communications efforts get derailed because leadership often fails to spend enough time exploring the strategy behind the results it seeks. It makes sense for senior leadership and your PR adviser to sit down together and discuss the following eight questions to come up with the appropriate KPI. • What is your desired outcome?

• Why does this outcome matter?

• How are you going to measure progress?

• How can you influence the outcome?

• Who is responsible for the business outcome?

• How will you know you’ve achieved your outcome?

• How often will you review

progress towards the outcome?

• What is your deadline to achieve this outcome?

Based on the answers to these questions, you can then create KPIs tied to specific actions that will lead to your desired outcome, such as: • Land XX new clients in the XX sector within XX months by highlighting our XX services.

• Attract XX new employees who are XX by emphasizing our new XX benefit.

• Stabilize negative perceptions about our brand within XX months by educating users about data privacy and how they can download our updated software to protect themselves.

• Increase the number of our LinkedIn followers who click on our “Learn More” link by XX% within XX months.

• Persuade lawmakers to change the XX rule because doing so will allow us to XX, improve outcomes by XX%, and help XX people.

Does ROI still matter?

Of course. Make no mistake about it: robust public relations programs, which include a combination of strategic messaging, traditional media relations, social media outreach, client/customer engagement, thought-leadership and third-party endorsements such as winning an award or top industry ranking over a sustained period of time, are bound to generate additional revenues.

But KPI-driven campaigns can turn your organization into the belle of the ball by focusing on the underlying behaviors driving your target audiences to your desired outcomes, including increased sales, so all can live happily ever after.

Filomena Fanelli is the CEO and founder of Impact PR & Communications Ltd., an award-winning PR firm based in the Hudson Valley and serving clients throughout the tristate area. Fanelli can be reached at 845-4624979 or at filomena@prwithimpact.com.

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THE LIST: Recruiting Firms

RECRUITING COMPANIES

WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND REGION

Ranked by number of professional recruiters; listed alphabetically in the event of a tie.

Name Address Area code: 914 unless otherwise noted Website

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Top executive(s), title(s) Firm contact email Year established

Executive HealthSearch Inc. (A division of The Healthsearch Group) 50 Main St., 10th floor, White Plains 10606 888-471-3244 • executivehealthsearch.com

Tap Healthcare 43 Kensico Drive, Mount Kisco 10549 244-7100 • talhealthcare.com

Number of professional recruiters Salary ranges represented (thousands)

Ken Kruger, president info@executivehealthsearch.com 1999

30 $80 to $500 and higher

Health care administration, nursing, medical leadership and physician practice management for hospitals, longterm care organizations, managed care companies, physician practice groups and ambulatory care facilities

Lea Tal, CEO 2006

25 $45 to $500

Full-time positions for physicians, nurses, ancillary staff and health care business, revenue and information technology professionals

3

Koren Rogers Executive Search

Michael Koren mkoren@korenrogers.com 1988

22 $100 and higher

Accounting and finance, financial advisors, lawyers and paralegals, real estate and property management, permanent and temporary staffing

4

The Healthsearch Group

Alan Gordon, president alang@healthsearchgroup.com 1961

20 $6 to $1,000

Health care executives and administrators, finance, human resources, clinicians, managed care personnel, consultants, data analysts, information technology, business and resource development and sales, marketing and public relations

5

Robert Half

Harold M. Messmer Jr., chairman and CEO Keith Waddell, vice chairman, president and CFO 1948

17 $30 to $250

Accounting and finance, administrative and clerical

6

Ethan Allen Workforce Solutions

Elizabeth Domenico, director 1969

12 $20 to $75

Medical, industrial and administrative

Elaine Finnegan, president resumes@classicwestchester.com 2001

9 $20 to $150 and higher

Administrative, consumer product goods, finance, banking, accounting, human resources, information technology, legal, graphic design, marketing, medical, payroll, pharmaceutical, retail, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and medical assistants

Rich Greenwald, president 1986

5 $30 to $250

Real estate, banking, office support, human resources, accounting and finance, legal support, digital media and clerical positions

Katherine Carroll, president 1986

5 $20 to $150

Accounting and finance, engineering, human resources, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, distribution, information technology, legal and sales and marketing

Allison Madison, president info@madisonapproach.com 1988

5 $35 to $350 and higher

Operations, Administrative, Finance, Technical & Support Services to Education, Health Services, Hospitality, Legal, Media/Marketing, Professional Services, Public Services/Not-for-Profit, Real Estate/Construction, Utilities

Joyce Russell, president and CEO 1996

4 $20 to $50

Light industrial, clerical, management, senior management, executive, accounting and finance, administrative and support, legal, light industrial, information technology, health care, manufacturing and human resources

Brooke St. Staffing Ltd.

Kathy O'Connor, owner kathy@brookeststaffing.com 2002

4 $35 to $150 and higher

Human resources, accounting and finance, marketing, executive assistants, administrative assistants, customer service, data entry, mail room, receptionists, mail room, receptionists, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll

Dental Staffers

Kathy Parker, CEO employ@dentalstaffers.com 1995

4 $30 to $50 and higher

Health care staffing, including dentists; registered dental hygienists; registered and certified dental assistants; dental assistants; dental office managers, receptionists and billers

Loughlin Personnel Ltd.

Laura Loughlin, CEO laura@loughlinpersonnel.com 1998

4 $40 to $150 and higher

Administrative and office support, accounting and finance, legal and human resources for permanent, temporary and temp-to-perm positions

Jonas Prising, CEO, ManpowerGroup 1948

4 $10 to $20 per hour

General office positions, receptionist, data entry, administrative and clerical, as well as Industrial positions, dishwashers, manufacturing, warehouse and labor

William Goepfert, owner jobs@firstplacestaffing.com 1994

3 $30 to $200

Accounting, administrative, finance, human resources, operations, medical offices and light industrial

3 $35 to $75

Administrative, medical and legal

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4 W. Red Oak Lane, Suite 312, White Plains 10604 686-5800 • korenrogers.com

109 Croton Ave., Ossining 10562 941-6107 • healthsearchgroup.com

1025 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 682-8842 • roberthalf.com

59 Academy St., Poughkeepsie 12601 845-471-9667 • eaworkforce.com

Classic Westchester

(A division of First Choice Staffing Inc.) 50 Main St., White Plains 10606 948-9600 • classicwestchester.com

Concorde Staffing Group

4 W. Red Oak Lane, White Plains 10604 428-0700 • concordepersonnel.com

Here's Help Staffing & Recruiting 371 E. Main St., Middletown 10940 845-344-3434 • hereshelp.com

Madison Approach Staffing Inc. 45 Knollwood Road, Suite 101, Elmsford 10523 428-4800 • madisonapproach.com

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Adecco

30 Glenn St., Suite 213, White Plains 10603 948-2070 • adeccousa.com

222 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 210, White Plains 10605 761-1633 • brookeststaffing.com

20 Stonecrest Drive, Thiells 10984 845-786-1700 • dentalstaffers.com

7-11 S. Broadway, Suite 316, White Plains 10601 287-0333 • loughlinpersonnel.com

Manpower

50 Main St., Annex Suite 185, White Plains 10606 428-0155 • manpower.com

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First Place Staffing

600 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400, Harrison 10528 921-2015 • firstplacestaffing.com

Hartly Personnel Adm. Services Inc. S. Broadway, Suite 303, White Plains 10605 • hartlyjobs.com

180 Phyllis Brooks, owner 428-2490 info@hartlyjobs.com

1981

Alden Road Associates *

Ann Marie Buckley, president and owner annmarie@aldenrd.com 2012

2 $60 to $250

All areas of manufacturing, finance, nonprofit and health care

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Kutcher Tax Careers Inc.

Howie Kutcher, owner kutcher@taxcareers.com 1990

1 $50 to $150 and higher

Taxation

Harold M. Messmer Jr., chairman and CEO Keith Waddell, vice chairman, president and CFO white.plains@accountemps.com 1948

N/A N/A

Accounting/finances staff and management

Not ranked

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P.O. Box 1457, Monroe 10950 845-783-8141 • aldenrd.com

445 N. State Road, First floor, Briarcliff Manor 10510 592-6887 • taxcareers.com

Accountemps

(A division of Robert Half) 1025 Westchester Ave., Suite 410, White Plains, 10605 682-8842 • accountemps.com

This list is a sampling of recruiting firms that are located in the region. If you would like to include your firm in our nex t list, please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com. * Street address withheld at the firm's request.

N/A = not available

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ASK ANDI | Andi Gray

Working the night shift HOW MUCH CAN THIS PLACE PRODUCE WITHOUT GOING TO ANOTHER SHIFT – DON’T HAVE ANYTHING FIGURED OUT FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT. WHEN SHOULD WE CONSIDER DOING THIS AND WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: You’re smart to pay attention to one of the bigger fixed costs in any business, which is its cost of real estate and equipment. To operate on an extra shift, you’ll have several considerations to factor in. A set of reports will help you stay on top of what’s going on even when you’re not around. Look for someone on your day shift who’d be interested in developing as a supervisor and picking up extra pay to do so.

When real estate and equipment sit idle, whether for vacations, down time for repairs or off-hour shifts, that’s wasted opportunity.

Adding a second shift costs you less than you think, because you don’t have to pay for the costs of real estate and equipment — they’re already in place. If you don’t think you have enough work for a full second shift, start with a few evening hours and identify some of the staff that’s willing to work late to get out more production.

When operating at night, it’s likely you’ll have to pay a premium to get people to work outside the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. standard work hours. You’ll need staff you can trust to effectively manage the work that has to be done, the people who will be doing the work and the equipment that will be in use as it’s unlikely you’ll be staying around for the full second shift. Pick a supervisor candidate with good training, communication and technical skills. Look to hire night staff with slightly higher-than-average production skills and use that staff to pump out work.

Take additional safety

precautions on the second shift. Statistics show that accidents are more likely to happen outside normal 9 to 5 work hours. People get tired, they rush, they have less supervision, etc. Whatever the cause, you want to do everything possible to ensure you have an accident free work environment.

It gets especially tricky for the night shift if they come up with questions about specific customer

Your best bet would be to find someone who is already familiar with how your shop works to head up the evening or night shift.

orders or requirements because there will be no one around to ask until the next morning when they’re already home and in bed.

Evening and nighttime staff will also have to make requests for equipment servicing, inventory ordering and shipping orders out to customers that have to be handled by people on the day shift. Set up a good communication system for the night shift to share information with daytime staff by email, internal messaging system or some other option.

Decide on what are the key things you need to know about what happens during the shift. Turn that into a report with boxes to fill in, so that your shift supervisor knows what’s expected for feedback. Leave room at the bottom of the report for notes on special circumstances. Make a schedule to stay late at least once a week to meet with your shift supervisor to talk about how things are going.

Your best bet would be to find someone who is already familiar with how your shop works to head up the evening or night shift. Look at staffing the evening shift in part by asking employees on days if they might be interested in an opportunity to grow.

Consider shifting employees onto “shoulder hours,” come in late during the day shift and stay over to work part of the evening shift.

This will allow you to bridge some of the separation of the two shifts.

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6 Strategies to Make Your Pitch Presentation Successful

By Gilda Bonanno As an entrepreneur seeking funding for your start-up, an effective pitch presentation is vital to your success.

Given the high stakes, it is challenging to make a pitch to potential investors. Here are 6 strategies that enable you to give a successful presentation:

1. Think about it from the investors' point of view This presentation is not the time to tell the investors everything you know about your idea, product or service. Instead, follow my Golden Rule of Communications - “communicate unto others as they want to be communicated to.” Focus on what the investors want to hear and remember that their point of view is centered on value and the return on their investment.

2. Prepare Keeping in mind your time limit, prepare your message, the key points to support that message, your opening and your closing. Practice by delivering your presentation out loud, focusing on these points and their relationship to each other. You should be familiar enough with the content so you can say it several different ways and still have the same meaning and impact. Resist the temptation to memorize every word of your pitch. A memorized presentation makes you more nervous, sounds canned and prevents you from having an engaging conversation with the investors.

3. Anticipate questions You can prepare for more than 90% of the questions you will be asked. For example, potential investors want to know about things like your profit margin,sales, production costs, cash flow and intellectual property. Anticipate questions like these and have the answers ready. For the other 10% of the questions that you can’t anticipate, rely on your background, knowledge and preparation to answer in the moment. And if you don’t have an answer, don’t bluff. Just admit that you don’t know and commit to getting back to them with the answer.

4. Remain calm When the investors start peppering you with questions, it may feel like uncomfortable. View every question as an opportunity. Keep in mind that questions show that the audience is interested, which is especially true in this case when they are deciding whether to invest money in your proposal. So, don’t take the questions personally or get hostile when responding.

5. Be assertive and respectful As an entrepreneur asking for investment, you have to demonstrate that you are passionate about your product/service, knowledgeable about your market and committed to working hard.

You have to be assertive when explaining the value of your idea or company and why it’s a good investment. However, you have to balance being assertive with respect for your audience. Be respectful - avoid personal attacks, sarcasm or disparaging remarks during your presentation, even when you get tough questions or someone chooses not to invest. There is no benefit to burning bridges or risking alienating someone who could be an investor or supporter in the future.

6. Enjoy the experience Though it may feel like you are going into the dragon’s den or the shark’s tank, it is important to relax and enjoy the experience. One way to demonstrate that is to smile, which conveys your confidence and relaxes both you and the audience. A genuine smile will convey your excitement and passion for your product or service.

Investing in an experienced coach who can help you implement strategies like these, customized to your specific pitch needs, will yield positive results and help you become successful.

The next time you are pitching your product or service in front of potential investors, leverage these 6 strategies to ensure that the investors understand your product or service, appreciate your passion and knowledge and are likely to invest.

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In addition to in-person executive communication skills coaching and training, Bonanno also offers help virtually, through her YouTube channel, where her instructional videos have been viewed over 1 million times, and her newsletter which reaches subscribers in over 45 countries.

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In Court

BY BILL HELTZEL

Anti-developer hyperbole is OK, court rules in Ossining case

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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t’s OK to publicly renounce a developer as a criminal or refer to him as a vampire, a court has ruled, as long as your words seem more like opinion than fact.

A state appellate court has upheld a judge who had dismissed a libel complaint by developer Peter Stolatis against Miguel Hernandez.

“Expressions of opinion, as opposed to assertions of fact, are deemed privileged,” the appellate court ruled in citing legal precedent, “and no matter how offensive cannot be the subject of an action for defamation.”

Stolatis said he thinks the appellate court ruled incor-

rectly, but he does not plan to appeal.

“Mr. Hernandez severely harmed my standing in the community and my company’s standing in the community,” he said. “What else can I say about it? I’m not pleased, but it is what it is.”

The case concerns the Hidden Cove waterfront project at the abandoned Brandreth Pill Factory, a 19th-century complex in Ossining that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Plateau Associates LLC of Pleasantville acquired the 5-acre property in 2001, where its owners, Peter and Nicholas Stolatis, are trying to build a 137-unit apartment building.

Plateau got a demoli-

tion permit in 2008, but when it began razing a building in 2015, it did not have an approval from the village Historic Preservation Commission.

Hernandez, a former Ossining village trustee and mayor and then a member of the commission, lived next to the site. He called officials and the village stopped the work.

Hernandez posted photographs and comments on two Facebook pages devoted to Ossining.

Photos were captioned, “Peter Stolatis at the site of his crime,” and, “Additional photos of the crime scene.”

A picture of Stolatis drew a comment: “This foto disproves the myth that vampires only come out at night.”

Another comment said

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Stolatis had failed to repair a building so that it would be destroyed by the elements, in what is known as “demolition by intentional neglect.”

Stolatis sued Hernandez for libel. He had never been charged with a crime, his complaint states, and Hernandez knew the Facebook statements would damage his personal and professional reputation.

He accused Hernandez of actively opposing the Hidden Cove project ever since Plateau had tried to buy Hernandez’s property but then refused to pay an asking price of four times the fair market value.

The Facebook photos and comments were meant as reporting, Hernandez said in his answer to the lawsuit, on Stolatis’ failure to comply with village laws.

He said Stolatis was trying to punish him for exercising his right of free speech.

Justice Terry Jane Ruderman of the Westchester Supreme Court dismissed the case in 2016, granting summary judgment to Hernandez.

The appellate court affirmed her ruling.

Even apparent statements of fact can assume the character of opinion, the court ruled, where the audience expects rhetoric or hyperbole. The writing as a whole must be considered, including its tone and purpose.

A reasonable reader would have believed that Hernandez was communicating opinions about Stolatis’ intentions to preserve or replace the building. One could argue that Hernandez made false factual assertions, but “viewing the entire series of posts as a whole,” the court ruled, “we conclude that the posts constituted an expression of protected opinion.”

Justices Alan D. Scheinkman, Jeffrey A. Cohen,

Colleen D. Duffy and Linda J. Christopher concurred.

Plateau has sunk $8 million in the project and still does not have the approvals it needs.

“We’ve been getting the short end of the stick for the last 12 years,” Stolatis said, “because we didn’t buckle under to Mr. Hernandez’s requests.”

In a sense, the Facebook hyperbole mirrors the social media of the 19th-century, when snake oil hucksters sold cure-all patent medicine remedies to a gullible public.

Benjamin Brandreth, whose factory Plateau bought, peddled a “vegetable universal pill” to purge impurities in the blood.

Brandreth created a mass market for his pills by promoting miracle cures in the new mass advertising business. His branding success necessitated building a larger facility in 1838, in Ossining.

SPECIAL REPORT | Education

The path to retaining students and keeping them engaged

BY SUE MAXAM

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ore than 200 educators from 32 schools were represented at Pace University’s second annual retention conference on June 15, as well as several nonprofit organizations, all grappling with student success and its relationship to retention and degree attainment. Participants came to Westchester from as far as California and South Carolina for the one-day conference.

Student success and persistence to graduation is a top priority for institutions across the country and certainly for the many colleges in Westchester.

Fewer than 40 percent of students enrolling for the first time at a four-year college graduate in four years. Add in community colleges, and more than half of students who start college drop out within six years. With increasingly diverse, vulnerable and at-risk student populations attending college, now more than ever it is important for faculty to effectively and creatively engage their students inside and outside the classroom.

The student body at Pace University mirrors national averages with several key contributing factors of student persistence and success: More than half are the first in their families to attend college and also more than half are low to moderate income. Many are returning adult students, veterans, students of color, international students and immigrants.

With a diverse student body with varying needs and challenges, college administrators and faculty members must seek ways to engage all students for both the success of the stu-

Sue Maxam at last year’s event.

dents and the institutions they attend. The numbers prove that an education is the best path forward and college graduates consistently out-earn those who have only a high school degree. Pace University is ranked the number one private institution for upward economic mobility in the country based on data from the Equality of Opportunity Project.

So what can educators do to ensure student success? One of the biggest influential factors, according to national studies such as the annual National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), is the quality of interaction between faculty and students. I presented at the retention conference, along with several colleagues and a Pace law student on “Pace Path to Retention Success: Student-Faculty Engagement Outside of the Classroom.” We highlighted the connection between faculty engagement and stu-

Sue Maxam is the assistant vice president for Student Success Undergraduate Education at Pace University where she has worked for 28 years in a variety of progressively responsible leadership roles relating to student engagement, retention, advising, academic enrichment/support and career services.

In her current position, she provides oversight to five units focusing on creating a transformative student experience. Maxam has created and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Peace, Justice and Sustainability, and is active in a wide variety of social justice initiatives on and off campus. She has won numerous awards for leadership, mentoring, student engagement, advising and teaching, including the 2015 NYS ACE Women’s Network Catalyst Award for Women Leaders. dent success and retention and offered best practices.

Demonstrated faculty concern for students has a positive, statistically significant effect on student persistence even after adjusting for a variety of pre-college characteristics, including students’ intellectual ability and academic preparedness. It has been found that student-faculty interaction outside the classroom cor-

relates more strongly with college satisfaction than any other single variable. The frequency of student-faculty interactions correlates significantly with every academic achievement outcome, including college GPA, degree attainment, graduation with honors and enrollment in graduate or professional school.

College faculty members can interact with stu-

dents in meaningful ways, including by serving as faculty advisor for a student club; participating in summer college immersion programs for incoming students; participating in residential life programs or as a faculty-in-residence; chaperoning travel courses; and leading student academic teams such as Model UN or the Federal Reserve Challenge Team. It is also important to engage from the start by meeting with prospective students during campus visits and participating in new student orientations.

Other best practices include making students aware that office visits are welcome, writing personalized notes to offer support, guidance, or positive reinforcement. Faculty were also encouraged to participate with students on faculty-student research teams. The use of technology is also recommended to increase interaction

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between professors and students. Online chats and “office hours” work well as a way to engage students any time of the day.

Presenters at the conference were from all over the country. Five of the presentations were facilitated by Pace faculty, along with administrators and students. These included presentations on effectively engaging and supporting veteran students as well as mindfulness-based stress reduction for students to increase resilience to stress and promote retention.

The Pace Path offers solutions to these issues with an individualized plan for success for every student that includes formalized opportunities for faculty-student engagement.

It includes planning, mentorship and coaching and experiential learning.

The goal is for students to have an academic foundation that prepares them for real-world experiences.

These experiential learning opportunities are different for each student based on areas of academic and professional interest. These range from internships to participation in Pace’s winning Federal Reserve Challenge Team that competes nationally on economic policy recommendations, to the environmental policy clinic where students have written bills that have become New York State law, to criminal justice students working in area prisons with service animals.

Student-faculty interactions outside the classroom keep students engaged and committed. Real-world experiences give students the tools and skills to tackle the job market with confidence after college. As educators, we need to do more to make these opportunities available for all students.

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Advice on what schools can do to prevent bullying

BY ANGELA WHITE

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t wasn’t soon after a 15-year-old student arrived at Rising Ground’s Biondi Middle and High School on the Leake & Watts campus in Yonkers that educators learned that he was bullied incessantly at his former school.

What was particularly traumatic for the teenage boy was that staff at the former school actually witnessed this and did nothing. He became withdrawn, depressed and tried to avoid attending school.

At Rising Ground’s Biondi Education Center, we work with students with emotional, behavioral, and intellectual challenges — characteristics that historically increase their chances of being targeted. Our goal is to have a bully-free campus.

As a result of our efforts, we’ve seen a sharp decline in incidents of bullying. But, like most schools in this country, these struggles for our students and teachers are constant. Bullying has become a crisis in America and is one of the underlying factors in so many tragic events, such as school shootings facing our communities across the country.

Victims of bullying are called names, made

fun of, have been the subject of rumors, or physically assaulted, threatened or spat on, among any number of other forms of intimidation and embarrassment — either in person or online (known as cyberbullying).

Children who have developmental, emotional and learning disabilities, emotional disorders or who identify as LGBTQ (or are perceived to be) are at even greater risk.

For far too many children and teenagers in this country, bullying often leads to anxiety, depression, poor academic performance, ill health and far more serious consequences such as violence against others or even suicide.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 20.8 percent of all students report being bullied. Among high school students, 15.5 percent are cyberbullied and 20.2 percent are bullied on school property; 74.1 percent of LGBTQ students are bullied because of their orientation or gender expression.

Students who are bullied or bully others are more likely to report high levels of suicide-related behavior. So, creating a safe environment is necessary for any child to succeed, and it starts with giving students a voice. Regardless of the scenario, those who have been threatened, often end up bullying

others. It’s a vicious cycle.

At the Biondi Middle and High School we are employing a multifaceted approach to disrupt that cycle and address the challenges head on. It includes: • Acting immediately: When a matter is reported, we deal with it swiftly by involving the students, teachers, trained professionals and parents. Too often, parents aren’t even aware of their child’s aggressive behavior.

• Bringing students together: In forming a student-led Bullying Prevention Committee, peers convene with trauma-informed counselors and teachers in a group setting on a weekly basis.

They share their thoughts, express their feelings and learn to empathize with each other and then model the behavior to other students.

• Spirit Week: We organize activities focused on bully prevention and intervention and provide students with information, support and means of coping, preventing and reporting incidents.

• Acts of Kindness: We encourage students to focus on simple gestures, such as saying hello, thank you and offering praise to their peers.

Basic acts of kindness go a long way in preventing disrespectful behavior.

• The Box: Students are encouraged to put a

note in a box where staff addresses their concerns immediately.

• The Inspiration Tree: Kids leave encouraging messages on an artistic tree such as “Be a buddy, not a bully,” “Be kind, it’s free,” and “Together we can make a difference.” It a simple reminder for all to see.

• Rewards system: Students are recognized for their good deeds and rewarded in points that can be used to gain privileges and make purchases in the school store.

In all of our approaches, we work closely with teachers, licensed psychologists, social workers, crisis intervention therapists, parents, and students -- and focus on building student strengths, encouraging positive behaviors.

Evidence shows that when schools have prevention programs in place, instances of bullying go down by as much as 25 percent. Even more eye opening is when a peer intervenes on behalf of the victim, nearly 60 percent of incidents cease almost immediately, according to figures collected by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center.

Angela White is superintendent of schools for Rising Ground and the elementary, middle and high schools at the Carol and Frank Biondi Education Center in Yonkers.

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Using summer to reconnect with your teens and tweens

BY TERENCE J. HOULIHAN

L

ooking through parenting articles around this time of year, you’re guaranteed to find directives about what to do with your kids this summer. For the younger ones in elementary school, parents are eager to find “fun” activities. What I find fascinating is that as children age and move through adolescence the quest moves more toward school-based programs and/or part-time work.

While these activities enhance a teenager’s development, summer could be a time when parents spend time to get to “know” their teenagers. Stress levels are often lower in the summer months and with that, the opportunity to enhance this changing relationship (between parents and teens) seems ripe.

In my conversations with parents of teenagers over the years, I’ve heard a common (and real) concern: “I feel like I'm losing my daughter/son.” I could do a quick piece on cognitive restructuring and inform parents that they are not losing their child; the relationship is changing and they are no longer parenting a small child. That is very true and accepting that reality takes time, but there are some practices adults and parents can put into place immediately if they want to improve their relationships with teens, or at least understand more about them.

One of the greatest sources of frustration in any relationship is the belief that the person to whom we are talking doesn’t understand our perspective. Often times, this is exactly how teens perceive their parents and other adults when it comes to understanding them: they just don’t “get” them. And this may not simply be because the adult lacks empathy; sometimes it is because the teen fails to explain themselves, for fear that they will be judged.

But there may be another underlying reason.

Research shows that most of our communication takes place in the context of tone and body language: it is not so much what we say, but how we say it. Our facial expressions can speak volumes. When it comes to trying to communicate with teens, things become even more complex. Neuroscientists like YurgelunTodd of the University of Utah found that teens use a different part of their brain when reading facial expressions. While conducting research at Harvard in 2006, YurgelunTodd discovered that teens identified facial expressions quite differently than adults. So, while adults may read a facial expression as fear, teens may see anger. In the context of a conversation, while a parent or teacher is trying to communicate disappointment to an adolescent, that teenager may react quite defensively. Add in the fact that teens experience emotions two to three times greater than adults...you can see where I'm going with this.

Whenever I work with parents, counselors and teachers, I stress the importance of trying to remove judgment from any conver-

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sation with adolescents.

Although we may not judge them with our words, our faces may say something else; it is crucial to be mindful of whether our eyebrow is

up or if we shake our head in disapproval. Even with all of this, they may be misreading us, so I invite adults to follow up their comments with, “Do you understand what I'm saying?” It may be more beneficial to ask that 14-year-old if they could sum up what you just said to them.

This is no easy task, especially when what you’re hearing might be very upsetting, but if we want to hear more from our teens, learn more from them and understand more about them, we have to let them know we are interested. And this learning is rarely on our terms: teens will open up when they are ready, maybe at 11:30 on a Monday night after an exhausting day.

So, it would seem that as school ends and those relaxing feelings return, this might be the

time to ask your kids, “What would you like to do this summer?” And follow it up with a sincere, “I hope we can spend some time together doing whatever it is you like to do.” When teens feel heard and are understood, free of judgment, they will feel like you get them, and then you've got them…at least for the summer.

Terence J. Houlihan is the director of school counseling at Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle. An adjunct professor in the graduate school of education at CUNY Lehman College, he speaks to educators and parents across the United States and other countries about the developmental changes associated with adolescence. He can be reached at thoulihan@ ionaprep.org.

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Manhattanville College to launch Center for Design Thinking

BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

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anhattanville College will launch next year a center focused on infusing a multidisciplinary creative process known as design thinking into the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs.

The college announced in a June 13 press release the formation of what it’s calling the Manhattanville Center for Design Thinking. By fall 2019, Manhattanville officials said the new center will launch on campus and design-thinking principles will be integrated into its undergraduate and graduate courses.

So what exactly is design thinking? The college describes it as a problem-solving approach that helps to “explore, examine and resolve challenges in a range of academic disciplines.”

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The center would have students work in teams in a lab-like environment to solve real world problems, drawn from the Manhattanville’s alumni network and its range of corporate neighbors in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Under the college’s vision, students would work with faculty and

staff from a range of disciplines and backgrounds to examine issues and prototype and test different solutions.

Michael Geisler, president of Manhattanville College, said the center will help the college prepare its students for productive careers.

“The job market requires a highly edu-

cated, flexible workforce that can collaborate with colleagues from different cultural and disciplinary backgrounds who possess different problem-solving skills that can quickly, and with relative ease, adjust to rapidly shifting market demands and working environments,” Geisler said in the announcement. “That is the future for which the Manhattanville Center for Design Thinking will educate and prepare Manhattanville students.”

Manhattanville is partnering on the center with IDEO, an international design and consulting firm based in Palo Alto, California. College officials said the firm will guide Manhattanville in its quest to become “a design-led institution.”

IDEO is working with college faculty to help prepare for the full launch of the institute next year. Becky Bermont, IDEO’s portfolio director, described the college's faculty and staff as “open-minded collaborators, willing to roll up their sleeves to become skilled practitioners of design thinking and, most importantly, work together to address student needs in innovative ways.”

The college will dedicate space to the center. An 1860 building behind Reid Castle, known as the President’s Cottage, will be renovated under a design by Pennsylvania-based Spillman Farmer Architects.

The 7,850-square-foot, two-story center will feature four classrooms, a fabrication lab, director’s office, kitchen and dining area and lounge.

Manhattanville said its approach to design thinking will differ from existing programs because it will train students in both graduate and undergraduate programs, while also infusing traditional disciplinary approaches, such as a major in physics or business.

The school said its goal is to “train all students, regardless of their professional direction, in using the techniques of cross-disciplinary collaboration and design-thinking empathy and observation to any occupation.”

The college provided a list of three pillars that design thinking is based on: • The recognition that different types of problem-solving skills are needed in combination with different skill sets and perspectives to achieve results that customers or end-users will value and accept.

• Empathy-led approaches using techniques to train students in understanding what customers and users actually need (which may not be initially revealed or known) and will accept.

• The process of repeated prototyping and market testing, where students learn that they need to fail and fail again before they eventually construct a product (or a procedure, or a new process or flow) that will prove successful.

Christine Dehne, Manhattanville’s School of Arts & Sciences dean said design thinking provides students “with an opportunity to practice empathy, as well as hone research, analysis and critical thinking skills. These are key components of a liberal arts education as well as the skills most frequently cited as valuable by employers.”

Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES Manhattan

Five Star Millwork LLC. Filed by Michael E. Jones. Action: Motion to modify or correct arbitration award. Attorney for plaintiff: Michael John Derienzo. Filed: June 8.

Case no. 7:18-cv-05122.

Try The World Inc. 213 Fourth Street., Apt. 2, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented

by Alexander Almonte. Filed: June 9. Case no. 18-11764-jlg.

Marblecast of Michigan Inc., et al. Filed by Garner Properties & Management LLC, et al. Action: Motion to quash. Attorney for plaintiff: N/A. Filed: June 7. Case no. 7:18-mc00249-VB.

Ghurka Brands Holdings LLC. 600 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800, Cleveland, Ohio. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Clifford A. Katz and Teresa Sadutto-Carley.

Filed: June 12. Case no. 18-11782-mg.

Mullooly, Jeffrey, Rooney & Flynn LLP. Filed by Ephraim Dewick.

Action: Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Daniel Harris Kohn. Filed: June 12. Case no. 7:18cv-05273.

Sasco Hill Brands LLC. 205 Hudson St., Suite 08-106, New York City.

Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Clifford A. Katz and Teresa Sadutto-Carley. Filed: June 12. Case no. 18-11780-mg.

Northstar Location Services LLC, et al. Filed by Myra Ungar.

Action: Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Daniel Harris Kohn. Filed: June 12. Case no. 7:18-cv05251-NSR.

White Plains 184 East 64th Street Holding LLC, c/o Aspen Management Group LLC, 3140 East Tremont Ave., Second floor, Bronx. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Sanford Philip Rosen. Filed: June 7. Case no.

8-22886-rdd.

510 Halsey Corp. 25 Allik Way, 101, Spring Valley. Chapter 11, voluntary.

Represented by 510 Halsey Corp.

Filed: June 13. Case no. 18-22915-rdd.

COURT CASES Allstate Insurance Co. Filed by Laurence V. Rutkovsky. Action: Diversity action. Attorneys for plaintiff: N/A. Filed: June 11. Case no.

7:18-cv-05233-VB.

Parkchester South Condominium Inc. Filed by the trustees of the District Council 9 Painting Industry Insurance and Annuity Funds. Action: Civil enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney for plaintiff: Dana Lynne Henke. Filed: June 11. Case no.

7:18-cv-05221-C.

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Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Connecticut. Seller: Jeffrey Holford, et al, Rye Brook. Property: 282 N. Ridge St., Rye. Amount: $1 million.

Filed June 8.

Iglesia Pentecostal El Olivar Inc., Port Chester. Seller: SR Holdings I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Property: 135 S. Main St., Rye. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 4.

Ken403LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Gateway Kensington LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Property: 15 Kensington Road, 402, Eastchester.

Amount: $2.3 million. Filed June 6.

Ken403LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Gateway Kensington LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Property: 15 Kensington Road, 403, Eastchester.

Amount: $1.7 million. Filed June 7.

Palazzo 15 LLC, New Rochelle.

Seller: Anthony Longhitano, White Plains. Property: 15 Shore Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $1.4 million.

Filed June 7.

RJ Construction Management Corp., Armonk. Seller: Gerald Stahl, Boca Raton, Florida. Property: 7 Hadley Road, North Castle.

Amount: $1 million. Filed June 7.

Village of Pelham. Filed by ExteNet Systems Inc. Action: Civil Rights Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Leanne Elizabeth Shofi. Filed: June 12. Case no. 7:18-cv-05281.

Sirva Relocation Credit LLC, Independence, Ohio. Seller: Michael Fay, et al, Katonah. Property: 28 Barrett Road, Bedford. Amount: $1 million. Filed June 6.

Walmart Stores East LP. Filed by Michelle Warren. Action: Diversity - notice of removal. Attorney for plaintiff: N/A. Filed: June 12. Case no.

7:18-cv-05235-VB.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Barry Salman, New Rochelle. Property: 54 Seven Bridges Road, New Castle.

Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 5.

DEEDS Above $1 million 10 Dekalb Avenue LLC, Bedford Hills. Seller: La Gianna LLC, New York City. Property: 10 Dekalb Ave., White Plains. Amount: $23.3 million. Filed June 5.

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

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115 North Broadway LLC, Bedford Hills. Seller: Sanctuary White Plains LLC, New York City. Property: 115 N. Broadway, White Plains.

Amount: $10.9 million. Filed June 4.

500 North Ave LLC, Lakewood, New Jersey. Seller: 500 North Realty LLC, Purchase. Property: 500 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed June 8.

Burns Holdings LLC, Woodcliff, New Jersey. Seller: Wedge House Inc., Monroe. Property: 189 Saw Mill River Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed June 6.

Below $1 million 129 Park Hill Corp., New York City. Seller: Robert D. McEvoy, et al, Schenectady. Property: 129 Park Hill Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $360,000.

Filed June 7.

32 Sandy LLC, Rego Park. Seller: Randy A. Hendricks, et al, Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. Property: 1716 Westchester Ave., Peekskill.

Amount: $185,000. Filed June 5.

534 Manhattan Avenue Corp., Hawthorne. Seller: Adam M. Pipcinski, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 534 Manhattan Ave., Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $400,000. Filed June 8.

Cartus Corp., Danbury, Connecticut. Seller: Christopher D. Barbieri, et al, White Plains. Property: 27 Winslow Road, White Plains.

Amount: $841,200. Filed June 8.

Cebros Holding Corp., New Rochelle. Seller: Elizabeth Lamanno, et al, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Property: 15 Colonial Place, New Rochelle. Amount: $480,000.

Field June 7.

Edgewood Property Investors Inc., Yonkers. Seller: Lucy Boscarino, Yonkers. Property: 85 Edgewood Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $713,000. Filed June 5.

Ellsworth-Temple Corp., Harrison. Seller: Thomas R. DiBuono, et al, Harrison. Property: 114 Ellsworth Ave., Harrison. Amount: $951,000.

Filed June 7.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Barbara M. Lerman, Larchmont. Property: 135 N. Kensico Ave., White Plains. Amount: $292,008. Filed June 8.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Gary A. Friedman, Lincolndale. Property: 261 Fifth Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $612,875. Filed June 8.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: James Veneruso, Yonkers. Property: 38 Longdale Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $649,143. Filed June 4.

Hammer Realty Group LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 29 Orchard St., Rye. Amount: $340,000.

Filed June 7.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Steven Goldenberg, Kew Gardens.

Property: 155 Kitchawan Road, Lewisboro. Amount: $520,368.

Filed June 8.

Kitchawan Barns LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: The Kenneth S. Warren Institute Inc., Yorktown. Property: 712 Kitchawan Road, Yorktown.

Amount: $835,000. Filed June 5.

MAZMUR91 LLC, Ardsley. Seller: William Clayton Jr., et al, North Salt Lake, Utah. Property: 91 Boulder Ridge Road, Unit D73, Greenburgh.

Amount: $929,000. Filed June 7.

Mona Linda Holdings Inc., Garden City. Seller: Vito Ardito, et al, Bayside. Property: 50 Columbus Ave., 303, Eastchester. Amount: $272,200. Filed June 7.

Self Made Holdings LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Rachel A. Farrell, Yonkers. Property: 26 Union Place, Yonkers. Amount: $155,800. Filed June 6.

SPS Real Estate NY LLC, Great Neck. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 308 Fourth Avenue South, Mount Vernon. Amount: $176,202. Filed June 5.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Kenneth Bunting, White Plains. Property: 102 Pomona Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $725,350. Filed June 5.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Joseph Ruggiero, Yonkers. Property: 2 Greenwood Lane, Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $797,180. Filed June 5.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Marshall W. Adams Sr., et al, Irvington.

Property: 777 Tuckahoe 28, Yonkers. Amount: $351,635. Filed June 4.

Young Israel of New Rochelle Inc., New York City. Seller: Neal Winzelberg, et a, New Rochelle.

Property: 127 Bon Air Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $755,000. Filed June 5.

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Cortlandt Manor, 3790 Old Crompond Road. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Quicken Loans Inc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stern & Eisenberg PC; 485 B Route 1 South, Iselin, New Jersey.

Defendant: George Campolo. Referee: Matthew Spencer. Sale: July 2, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $325,670.23.

Croton-on-Hudson, 1 Larkin Place. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914636-8900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle. Defendant: Marc Cheshire. Referee: Clement Patti.

Sale: June 19, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $266,888.82.

Katonah, 15 Colonial Drive. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.97 acres. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stein, Wiener & Roth, 516-742-1212; One Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place. Defendant: Sean Wray.

Referee: Charles Lesnick. Sale: June 19, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $822,135.44.

Mount Vernon, 117 E. Cedar St. Single-family residence; lot size: .15 acres. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Sheldon May & Associates; 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre. Defendant: Colin Brown. Referee: Michele Bermel. Sale: July 9, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $686,063.54.

Mount Vernon, 401 Homestead Ave. Two-family residence; lot size: .23 acres. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: David A Gallo & Associates, 516-583-5330; 99 Powerhouse Road, Roslyn Heights. Defendant: Richard Graham Watson.

Referee: Edmond Fitzgerald. Sale: June 19, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $581,924.30.

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GOOD THINGS NONPROFIT FARM STAND IS OPEN

A hoop house used for growing in cold weather.

From left: Stuart Marwell, Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester CEO Alyzza Ozer, Peter Pucci and Carolyn Quinn.

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB UNVEILS CELEBRITY CAMPAIGN The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester (BGCNW) unveiled a campaign involving celebrities during its 24th annual Humanitarian Awards Dinner held at Bridstone Farm in Cross River that was attended by 400 supporters.

Stuart Marwell, BGCNW’s president, announced that Westchester-based celebrities including Paul Shaffer, Joseph Abboud, Glenn Close, Michael Douglas, Robert Klein, Sandra Lee, Alan Menken, Rob Thomas, the Wainwrights, Vanessa Williams, Bruce Willis and Catherine Zeta-Jones will be participating in efforts to help increase awareness of the organization and attract volunteers.

The event honored Carolyn Quinn

as the Humanitarian Award recipient and Peter Pucci as the John Beach Award recipient.

Following a career at the Windward School in White Plains, Quinn began her volunteer work at Boys & Girls Club as a literacy tutor. She developed writing and reading workshops for youngsters and is a board member.

Pucci, a Lucille Lortel Award winner and a Drama Desk Award recipient, recently shared his talents as a choreographer and dancer with the children at BGCNW. Speaking at the dinner, he said “Anytime kids have stress or problems, the opportunity to participate in the arts helps them to focus and be more productive.”

The farm stand is at 1271 Hanover St., Yorktown Heights.

Nonprofit Hilltop Hanover Farm has opened its farm stand for the season and Westchester County Executive George Latimer is among those urging a visit to pick up local items. “By purchasing from the farm stand we are helping to keep Westchester’s farming history alive and enjoy delicious food,” he said.

Greg Brown a member of the Friends of Hilltop Hanover Farm, said, “We had a wonderful Farm Fest at Hilltop Hanover Farm celebrating the opening of our farm stand. We are looking forward to a fruitful season producing healthy vegetables for our local community and educating the public and schools about where their food comes from.”

The farm itself includes 8 acres of vegetable, herb and flower production, three greenhouses, a composting facility, five beehives and more.

Hilltop Hanover works with food pantries and other emergency food programs. It has more than 20 community partners throughout Westchester. In 2017, the farm donated an estimated 13,500 pounds of produce.

TAP AWARDED $100K FOR MENTORING

From left: Tom Sipos, Dan Freedman, Kenneth Marshall and Deirdre Ryder.

COUNCIL OF INDUSTRY PICKS MANUFACTURING CHAMPS The Council of Industry, a manufacturing association in the Hudson Valley, recognized 2018 Manufacturing Champion Award recipients at a breakfast. The awards go to individuals and organizations that have worked to strengthen and build the manufacturing sector in the Hudson Valley.

The event at the Powelton Club in Newburgh drew 180 people.

The Private sector Award went to Deirdre Ryder, president and owner of VITS International, a supplier of variable repeat sheeting and finishing systems for the printing, packaging, digital and converting industries.

The Public sector Award was given to Tom Sipos, host of the radio program Hudson Valley Focus Live on station WKIP, for highlighting the role manufacturing plays in the region’s economy.

The Educator Award recipient was Kenneth Marshall, a teacher at the Pine Bush High School for his work on engineering education programs. The School of Science and Engineering at SUNY New Paltz received the supporting organization award. Recently, it added started offering a mechanical engineering degree.

From left: Kathy Winterroll; Wendy Berk, Susan Fox, hospital president and CEO; and hospital board chairman Larry Smith.

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL RECEIVES $1.1M The co-presidents of the Friends of White Plains Hospital, Kathy Winterroll and Wendy Berk, both of Scarsdale, presented a check in the amount of $1,167,974 to Susan Fox, the hospital’s president and CEO, and Larry Smith, chairman of the board of directors, at the annual meeting of the Friends on June 4. The funds were raised from a variety of events and initiatives and will go toward the hospital’s expanding programs and services.

Winterroll and Berk issued a joint statement noting that the group has more than 800 volunteers who “are proud to give back to our community because we believe that health and well-being are critical to quality of life here … and will continue to serve as advocates and ambassadors to support this essential and beloved organization.”

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YOGA ON COURT STREET If you see people lying down in the middle of Court Street in White Plains adjacent to the Galleria on June 20, they’ll be doing it for a reason: yoga.

The Mental Health Association of Westchester is holding its “Get On Your Mat For Mental Health” event that includes an hour-long yoga class taught by Sarah Platt-Finger.

Check-in is scheduled to begin at 5:30. There will be live music by guitar teacher, musician and composer David Robles along with a yoga marketplace and sponsor exhibits. The yoga class begins at 6:30 p.m.

“Yoga is often referred to as a physical practice, but it is just as much a practice for the mind as it is for the body,” said Platt-Finger.

Sponsors of this event include TD Bank, New York Sports Medicine Institute, Natural Awakenings, 100.7 WHUD Radio, WAG magazine, Westchester County Business Journal and Wee Westchester. More information at mhawestchester.org.

Jane Veron

The Acceleration Project (TAP) based in Scarsdale has been awarded $100,000 from JPMorgan Chase to support its programs that provide advice to small businesses, entrepreneurs, municipalities and nonprofits. TAP provides its consulting services at rates within reach of businesses that typically could not afford to hire consultants.

TAP’s CEO Jane Veron said, “These funds will enable us to continue to serve small businesses…with the technical assistance they need to take their businesses to the next level.”

She said the funding will help TAP invest in its infrastructure, primarily focusing on project management, data management and outcome measurement.

Chase is allocating the funds from its $150 million program called Small Business Forward, which helps women, minority and veteran entrepreneurs.

HAPPENING From left: Chris Gaur and Dave Gaur of Vital Care Services, Nancy J. Rudolph, Carolyn Rogers, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, Amy Ansehl and VNSW President and CEO, Timothy Leddy.

VNSW FOUNDATION GALA RAISES $100K About 200 supporters turned out for the VNSW Foundation’s gala at the Willow Ridge Country Club in Harrison. The event raised approximately $100,000. Westchester Visiting Nurse Services Group, Inc., is the parent organization of VNSW, the VNSW Foundation and Westchester Care at Home.

VNSW Foundation Board Chair Dr. Amy Ansehl, thanked supporters for “helping the agency to uphold its commitment to the more than 10,000 patients we serve annually who rely on us for the level and quality of care that they need and deserve.”

Nancy J. Rudolph of White Plains received the Distinguished Service Award for her service on the board and as treasurer. Carolyn Rogers of Peekskill received the Outstanding Achievement in Nursing Award for her many years of service at VNSW. Vital Care Services of White Plains was honored with the Community Leadership Award.

The organization was founded in 1901 and today serves Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and the Bronx.

EDELSTEIN JOINS COVECARE CENTER

From left: WMCHealth President and CEO Michael Israel; ShopRite’s Vice President of Operations Tom Urtz; ShopRite CEO Brett Wing; and Mitchell Hochberg, chairman of the board of directors for the Westchester County Healthcare Corp.

WMC GALA RAISES $3.5M The Westchester Medical Center Foundation, a nonprofit that helps support the Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and the Behavioral Health Center, all members of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), announced pledges of more than $3.5 million at its 39th Annual Gala held at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah.

WMCHealth recognized corporate sponsor ShopRite Supermarkets Inc., with its 2018 Community Partner Award. Through campaigns in its stores in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan and Orange counties, the supermarket chain has raised more than $1.3 million to support Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and provided donations of food and supplies in support of fundraising events. ShopRite also has pledged future support.

The families of Zubeen Shroff and Annahaita Kotval, Suzan and Mitchell Hochberg, Kimberly Flood and David Asprinio and Ben and Debra Lieberman made pledges totaling $1 million for the foundation.

MENDOZA MANAGING RITZ-CARLTON The Ritz-Carlton New York, Westchester has named Greg Mendoza as the hotel’s new general manager. He had been general manager of the hotel chain’s Battery Park location in Manhattan.

In White Plains, he will be responsible for overseeing all operations of the 146-room luxury hotel.

“I look forward to contributing to the hotel’s continued growth and success,” said Mendoza who has more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry, 10 years with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

From left: Mitchell Cohn, president of Northeastern Anesthesia; Peter Kelly; Putnam Hospital Center President Peter A. Kelly; and Ryan Kelly.

GOLF OUTING RAISES $60K FOR PUTNAM HOSPITAL More than $60,000 was raised at the Putnam Hospital Center Golf Invitational held at the Anglebrook Golf Club in Somers.

About 65 golfers took part.

In addition to time on the links, guests were treated to lunch, dinner and craft beer from the Bull and Barrel in Brewster and Broken Bow Brewery in Tuckahoe. Tuthilltown Spirits Distillery offered a tasting

during cocktail hour. There was also a silent auction, a Hole-in-One car donated by Volz Auto and a 50/50 raffle held by the hospital’s auxiliary.

The fundraiser was sponsored by Northeastern Anesthesia Services PC. “Philanthropic support is so important in today’s healthcare arena,” Putnam Hospital Center President Peter A. Kelly said.

Susan Edelstein

CoveCare Center in Carmel has selected Susan Edelstein as its new director of development.

Edelstein has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management. She previously was director of development for Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester in Chappaqua and Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley, Inc. CoveCare provides mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services.

“I’m excited to become a part of (the) team, to support CoveCare’s mission, and to partner with other community agencies to ensure that those in need can receive the help and support that they seek,” Edelstein said.

She succeeds Debbie Levin, who is retiring.

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

From left: Deborah Hunt, associate professor of nursing at CNR; Debra Simons; Toyoko Yasuii, coordinator of holistic nursing, White Plains Hospital; Jean Watson; and Bill Latimer.

CNR NURSING SCHOOL MARKS 40 YEARS The College of New Rochelle’s (CNR) School of Nursing & Healthcare Professions marked its 40th anniversary with a gala at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle. The event featured awards presented to outstanding nursing alumnae and a keynote address by nursing theorist Jean Watson, professor and dean emerita at the University of Colorado in Denver.

Debra Simons, dean of the School of Nursing & Healthcare Professions, told the guests, “We celebrate 40 years of nursing education and human caring. We celebrate wisdom for life and how education as an instrument can transform.”

Since its founding, the school has had nearly 5,000 graduates. This year, 293 undergraduate and graduate degrees were awarded.

“In the past 40 years, nursing has come a long way and today the nursing profession is truly a force to be reckoned with,” said CNR President Bill Latimer.

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Facts & Figures Mount Vernon, 21 South Bond St. Two-family residence; lot size: .11 acres. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-6368900; 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle. Defendant: Audley Valentine. Referee: Ann Penachio.

Sale: July 2, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $634,687.45.

New Rochelle, 34 Pryer Terrace.

Single-family residence; lot size: .52 acres. Plaintiff: CIT Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: RAS Boriskin; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury.

Defendant: Gary Lorber Bauchman.

Referee: James Garvey III. Sale: June 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

Yonkers, 123 Alexander Ave. Two-family residence; lot size: .17 acres. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900, 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle. Defendant: Daneria Encarnacion. Referee: Jerry Kebrdle. Sale: June 26, 2:30 p.m. Approximate lien: $422,269.58.

Yonkers, 204 Elm St. Apartment; lot size: .05 acres. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-7591835, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Jeffrey McCall.

Referee: Joseph Ruggiero. Sale: June 26, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $162,590.74.

Ossining, 37 Havell St. Single-family residence; lot size: .24 acres. Plaintiff: Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCabe, Weisberg & Conway PC, 914-636-8900, 145 Huguenot St., Suite 401, New Rochelle. Defendant: James Raysor. Referee: Peter Rosato.

Sale: July 9, 2 p.m. Approximate lien: $523,089.85.

Yonkers, 24 Lawrence St. Downtown row type; lot size: .08 acres.

Plaintiff: Friedberg Financial LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Barry Nesson PC, 914-725-4050; 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale. Defendant: Urbino Cesareo. Referee: Linda Markowitz.

Sale: June 21, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $28,000.

Peekskill, 1600 Crompond Road. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, (716) 204-1700, 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville.

Defendant: David Narain. Referee: Danile Finger. Sale: June 19, 11 a.m.

Approximate lien: $652,174.95.

Yonkers, 1077 Nepperhan Ave. Two-family residence; lot size: .14 acres. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville. Defendant: Jose Perdomo. Referee: Joseph Ruggiero. Sale: June 26, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $480,685.85.

Peekskill, 1832 Crompond Road. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Richard Pagliughi. Referee: Alfred Delrey. Sale: June 19, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $311,026.60.

Yonkers, 74 Rockland Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .36 acres. Plaintiff: US Bank Trust National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, 585-546-6448; 28 East Main St., Suite 1700, Rochester.

Defendant: Eric Morrow. Referee: Barry Fertel. Sale: June 19, 10 a.m.

Approximate lien: $1,219,872.79.

Peekskill, 949 Lockwood Drive.

Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff’s attorney: David A Gallo & Associates, 516-583-5330; 99 Powerhouse Road, Roslyn Heights. Defendant: Rianna Ayavaca. Referee: Max DiFabio. Sale: July 2, 9:30 a.m.

Approximate lien: $328,961.86.

Pelham Manor, 425 Carol Place.

Single-family residence; lot size: 50’ x 100.’ Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-7591835, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Connie Phillips.

Referee: Joseph Ruggiero. Sale: June 26, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $604,315.90.

Tarrytown, 1406 Chadwick Court. Apartment; lot size: .05 acres. Plaintiff: Bank of America NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: : Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Ivette Vazquez. Referee: Joseph Ruggiero. Sale: June 26, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $264,735.52.

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JUDGMENTS 50 Cross Street Tenants Association, Bronxville. $500 in favor of the Yonkers City Corporation Counsel, Yonkers. Filed June 4.

Arditi Realty Corp., Bronxville. $500 in favor of the Yonkers City Corporation Counsel, Yonkers.

Filed June 4.

Castellano Ent Corp., Yonkers. $500 in favor of the Yonkers City Corporation Counsel, Yonkers.

Filed June 4.

MJC Mason Contracting Inc., Cortlandt. $2,270 in favor of the trustees of Bricklayers and Allied, Newburgh. Filed June 6.

Prime Medical Billing and Management LLC, Elmsford. $5,047 in favor of WB Mason Inc., Brockton, Massachusetts. Filed June 6.

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

Any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees or successors in interest of the late Lucretia Fluskey, et al. Filed by M&T Bank.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,000 affecting property located at 115 N. Ridge St., Rye Brook 10573. Filed March 13.

Arce, Alfred, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 151 McLean Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed March 14.

Berger, Donna, et al. Filed by Sterling National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $377,000 affecting property located at 39 Sprain Valley Road, Scarsdale. Filed March 15.

Bleakley, Christopher, et al. Filed

by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 3170 Albany Post Road, Buchanan 10511.

Filed March 13.

Bona, John P., et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $960,000 affecting property located at 1 Mill Lane, North Castle 10504. Filed March 13.

Bornstein, Benjamin, et al. Filed

by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $616,000 affecting property located at 99 Greenridge Ave., White Plains 10605. Filed March 13.

Campbell, Tricia, et al. Filed by Loancare LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,720 affecting property located at 31 Greenridge Ave., Unit 3G, White Plains 10605. Filed March 16.

Delaney, Christopher T., et al.

Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $663,677 affecting property located at 9 Nina Lane, White Plains 10605. Filed March 13.

Hayward, Robert, as possible heir to the estate of Francine L. Hayward, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $40,000 affecting property located at 25 Rockledge Ave., Unit PH 14, White Plains 10601. Filed March 13.

Jativa, Carlos A., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 140 Tate Ave., Buchanan 10511.

Filed March 13.

Johnson, Andrew, et al. Filed

by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 215 Langdon Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed March 14.

Maimone-Schoen, Michelle, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $542,000 affecting property located at 3251 N. Deerfield Ave., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed March 14.

Perez, Anthony, et al. Filed by USAA Federal Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,000 affecting property located at 7 Lockwood Road, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed March 15.

Powers, Richard, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,000 affecting property located at 36 High St., Tarrytown 10591. Filed March 14.

Robinson, Glen J., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 1726 Westchester Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed March 14.

Ross, Paul, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $410,000 affecting property located at 24 Bronxville Glen Drive, Apt. 17, Bronxville 10708. Filed March 15.

Seller, Daniel Allen, et al. Filed

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,500 affecting property located at 12 Hemlock Drive and 13 Geranium Drive, Mahopac 10541.

Filed March 13.

Vasquez, Hector M., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $484,500 affecting property located at 151 Gertrude Ave., Mamaroneck 10543. Filed March 15.

Watkis, Roy W. II, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $378,000 affecting property located at 1511 Fox Glen Drive, Hartsdale 10530. Filed March 12.

Wheeler, Robert, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $580,000 affecting property located at 1 Deer Park Drive, Amawalk 10501. Filed March 14.

Yagalla, Julie, as heir and distributee of the estate of Josephine Haddock, et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,724 affecting property located at 4 Albro Lane, White Plains 10603. Filed March 12.

Sole Proprietorships 4 Girlss, 5 Maple St., Apt. 8C, White Plains 10603, c/o Leshan R. Watson.

Field Jan. 18.

Mechanic’s Liens

Alternative Path Massage Therapy, 26 S. Greeley Ave., Chappaqua 10514, c/o Paige Cataldo. Filed Jan. 17.

Bronx Mamaroneck Parcel LLC, as owner. $31,150 as claimed by Sky Contracting LLC, Wayne, New Jersey. Property: in Mamaroneck. Filed June 6.

Cleopatra Hair Salon, 35 N. MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Wail Eldahry. Filed Jan. 19.

Chahal, Rajnesh, et al, as owner. $42,602 as claimed by Dema Landscape LLC, Katonah. Property: in Bedford. Filed June 8.

Guesnon, Monique A., et al, as owner. $22,145 as claimed by John M. Mazzola, Rye. Property: in Rye. Filed June 8.

Jessye, Norman, as owner. $5,000 as claimed by E and N Associates LLC. Property: in Cortlandt. Filed June 6.

Lynch, Elizabeth, et al, as owner. $53,491 as claimed by Rivergreen Design Build Inc., Dobbs Ferry.

Property: in Briarcliff. Filed June 7.

Saber Dobbs Ferry LLC, as owner. $106,416 as claimed by Brothers General Construction. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed June 5.

White Plains YMCA, as owner. $3,510 as claimed by Northeast Environmental Inc., Mamaroneck.

Property: in White Plains. Filed June 7.

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

Partnerships 5 Golden Horse, 231 Prospect Ave., White Plains 10607, c/o Shalah Tabelisma and Aristotle Tabelisma.

Filed Jan. 17.

FRG Worldwide, 111 Bruce Ave., Apt. 2F, Yonkers 10705, c/o Peter Estevez and Gabrielle Muniz. Filed Jan. 18.

O’Neill Ambler Partners, 16 Shawnee Trail, Harrison 10528, c/o Lindsay O’Neill and James Ambler.

Filed Jan. 22.

Dana4hire, 176 Nelson Road, Scarsdale 10583, c/o Dana Crane.

Filed Jan. 19.

Duarte, 237 Hoover Road, Yonkers 10710, c/o Zachalyn Duarte. Filed Jan. 22.

Gold Coast Trading, 205 Tibbetts Road, Yonkers 10705, c/o Ernest Agyei Sasu. Filed Jan. 18.

Grandprix Jr. Racing Derby, 1385 Carters Grove, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Nicholas J. LaMonica.

Filed Jan. 17.

Home On Hudson, 41 Columbia Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson 10706, c/o Pablo Martinez. Filed Jan. 19.

J.S.P. Painting, 21 Pine St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Johnny Pineda.

Filed Jan. 18.

JCT Oil Burner Services, 33 Fisher Lane, Katonah 10536, c/o Juan Carlos Tovar Barrientos. Filed Jan. 17.

Mount Vernon OB/GYN, 100 Stevens Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Guirlaine Agnant. Filed Jan. 18.

N and J Bros., 48 Birch St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Juan Felipe. Filed Jan. 18.

ND Consulting, 445 Hamilton Ave., Suite 1102, White Plains 10601, c/o Nicolette Douglas. Filed Jan. 17.

Samuel Fine Art, 172 Beverly Road, Mount Kisco 10549, c/o Richard Glickstein. Filed Jan. 18.

Straus Legal Research and Analysis, 7 Breckenridge Road, Chappaqua 10514, c/o Dora Straus.

Filed Jan. 17.

Vector Logistics, 182 Grace Church St., 2A, Port Chester 10573, c/o Basilio Concepcion-Vega. Filed Jan. 19.

Winbrook Music Publishing, 64 N. Kensico Ave., White Plains 10604, c/o Howard Rouse. Filed Jan. 22. ‘

Facts & Figures PATENTS Ad-hoc peer-to-peer communications to access various services via a cellular network. Â Patent no.

9,999,083 issued to James E. Bostick, Cedar Park, Texas; John M. Ganci Jr., Cary, North Carolina; Martin G. Keen, Cary, North Carolina; and Brian M. O’Connell, Cary, North Carolina. Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

Direct access storage device analyzer. Patent no. 9,998,528 issued to Jesse L. Farinacci, Buffalo; and Marc A. Martin, Secaucus, New Jersey.

Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

Live events attendance smart transportation and planning. Patent no.

9,998,420 issued to Jimenez Pazmino; Priscilla Fernanda, Chicago; and Dulce B. Ponceleon, Palo Alto, California. Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

Method and system for managing resource capability in a service-centric system. Patent no. 9,998,393 issued to Thomas T. Hanis, Raleigh, North Carolina; Claus T. Jensen, Pawling; Eoin Lane, Littleton, Massachusetts; and Zhuo Zhao, Beijing.

Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

Network-based service composition with variable conditions. Patent no. 9,998,550 issued to Rong N. Chang, Pleasantville; Vinod Muthusamy, Peekskill; Wei Tan, Elmsford; Fei Wang, Ossining; and John E. Wittern; New York. Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

Preemptive caching of data. Patent no. 9,998,559 issued to John S. Cox, Apex, North Carolina; Gennaro A. Cuomo, Durham, North Carolina; Todd E. Kaplinger, Raleigh, North Carolina; Christopher C. Mitchell, Raleigh, North Carolina; Victor S. Moore, Lake City, Florida; and Gregory L. Truty, Austin, Texas.

Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

System and method of optimizing digital-media processing in a carrier grade web portal environment. Patent no. 9,998,512 issued to Richard H. Brown, Otis Orchards, Washington; Michael E. Piotrowski, Spokane, Washington; Sri Ramanathan, San Ramon, California; and Matthew B. Trevathan, Roswell, Georgia. Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

Tamper-respondent assemblies with trace regions of increased susceptibility to breaking. Patent no.

9,999,124 issued to James A. Busby, New Paltz; Michael J. Fisher, Poughkeepsie; Michael A. Gaynes; Vestal; David C. Long, Wappingers Falls; and Thomas Weiss, Poughkeepsie.

Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

Wireless cross-connect switch.

Patent no. 9,999,064 issued to Mihai A. Sanduleanu, Abu Dhabi; and Laurent Schares, Pleasantville.

Assigned to International Business Corp., Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Below $1 million AMJ Properties LLC, as owner.

Lender: Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $460,000. Filed June 6.

E.C. Ventures LLC, as owner. Lender: Lima One Capital LLC. Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $102,061. Filed June 7.

Hammer Realty Group LLC, as owner. Lender: Finance of America Commercial LLC. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $210,410.

Filed June 5.

Sinatra, Daniel, et al, as owner.

Lender: M&T Bank. Property: 64 Big Island Road, Warwick 10990.

Amount: $219,600. Filed June 6.

Terrizzi, Christopher M., et al, Wallkill, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery.

Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $315,000. Filed June 8.

Vemulapalli, Praneeth, et al, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $663,750. Filed June 6.

DEEDS Above $1 million 2603 Route 52 LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: HEZ Corp., Hopewell Junction. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $4 million.

Filed June 5.

Dinner Out LLC, Palm Beach, Florida. Seller: Silo Ridge Ventures Property A LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $3.2 million. Filed June 4.

Silo Ridge Ventures Property A LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona. Seller: MG Silo Ridge LLC, Marriottsville Maryland. Property: Redtail Pass, Amenia 12501. Amount: $1 million.

Filed June 5.

Tuxedo NY LLC, Monsey. Seller: Duck Cedar Partners LLC, Harrison. Property: in Tuxedo. Amount: $4.5 million. Filed June 8.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Michael P. McCann, Goshen. Property: 53 Little Collabar Road, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $1 million. Filed June 4.

Below $1 million 18 Beacon LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Seller: Michael J. Turcy, Beacon. Property: in Beacon.

Amount: $180,000. Filed June 7.

261 Grand LLC, Jackson Heights.

Seller: Brougham REO Owner LP, Odessa, Florida. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $99,750. Filed June 7.

48 Main Street LLC, Middletown. Seller: Kenneth G. Evans Jr., et al, Warwick. Property: 48 Main St., Warwick 10990. Amount: $820,000. Filed June 8.

Balchem Corp., New Hampton.

Seller: Michael J. Majkowski, Slate Hill. Property: in Wawayanda.

Amount: $110,000. Filed June 4.

Baracudda Real Estate LLC, Montgomery. Seller: Carol C. Holbert, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $355,000.

Filed June 5.

Charles Tran Property LLC, Middletown. Seller: Francis B. Paz, Walden. Property: 11 Golden Hill Terrace and Round Hill, Florida 10921. Amount: $138,830. Filed June 4.

Charles Tran Property LLC, Middletown. Seller: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: in Chester. Amount: $138,830. Filed June 4.

Charles Tran Property LLC, Washingtonville.

Seller: Glen Plotsky, Port Jervis. Property: 6 Center St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $15,672. Filed June 8.

Deer Court LLC, Monsey. Seller: David L. Russell, Newburgh. Property: 197 Deer Court Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $88,000.

Filed June 5.

E.C. Ventures LLC, Englewood, New Jersey. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 193 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603.

Amount: $84,500. Filed June 7.

Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Dennis Rossini, et al, Anthem, Arizona. Property: in Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $194,000. Filed June 7.

East Coast Investors Intl LLC, Monroe. Seller: John James Valastro, et al, Maybrook. Property: 318 Tower Ave., Montgomery. Amount: $90,300. Filed June 4.

JRS Affordable Homes LLC, Middletown. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 118 Stone Schoolhouse Road, Bloomingburg 12721. Amount: $147,000. Filed June 7.

FATM Properties LLC, Kingston.

Seller: 716 Route 211 West Ltd., Central Valley. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $565,000. Filed June 5.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Mark D. Stern, Goshen.

Property: 111 E. Main St., Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $395,517.

Filed June 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Charles P. Obremski, Cornwall-on-Hudson.

Property: 397 Old Forge Hill Road, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $259,448. Filed June 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Eric Thorsen, New City. Property: 29 Robert Drive, Warwick 10990. Amount: $446,097.

Filed June 8.

LaGrange Point LLC, New York City. Seller: Redus One LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $140,000. Filed June 5.

M&T Bank, Getzville. Seller: Keith P. Byron, Clinton Corners. Property: 1012 Cherry Hill Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $56,000. Filed June 5.

MLMDMGD Holdings LLC, Middletown. Seller: Yosef Isaac Ring, Jensen Beach, Florida. Property: in Port Jervis. Amount: $130,000. Filed June 5.

MTGLQ Investors LP, Irvine, California. Seller: Michele Marte-Indzonka, Newburgh. Property: 14 Neversink Ave., Port Jervis 12771.

Amount: $227,604. Filed June 4.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: John Bach Jr., Goshen. Property: 2-4 Mountain Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $302,910. Filed June 4.

MTJ Equity LLC, Monroe. Seller: Jennifer Echevarria, Walden. Property: 17 Farrell St., Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $68,000. Filed June 6.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Raul Pasols, et al, New Windsor. Property: 43 Keats Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $480,493. Filed June 6.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Bruce Steinowitz, White Plains.

Property: 8 Hillcrest Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $207,884.

Filed June 8.

Finance of America Structured Securities Acquisition Trust 2017-HB1. Seller: Todd W. Carpenter, Poughkeepsie. Property: 102 Manor Road, Red Hook 12571.

Amount: $405,000. Filed June 5.

Neversink River LLC, Middletown. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Property: 21 Clark St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $84,000. Filed June 5.

Hammer Realty Group LLC, Chestnut Ridge. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 9 Hollow Lane, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $193,000. Filed June 5.

Hendrick Properties LLC, Millerton. Seller: Orion Properties Inc., Pleasant Valley. Property: in North East. Amount: $550,000. Filed June 6.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: David L. Russell, Newburgh. Property: 13 Walden Estates Road, Walden 12586. Amount: $706,786. Filed June 4.

HRH Neighborhood Housing Development Fund Company Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co., Lakeville, Connecticut. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $200,000. Filed June 5.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Peter C. McGinnis, Poughkeepsie. Property: 11 Harmony Hill Road, Pawling 12564.

Amount: $519,000. Filed June 5.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Maria Joy Frank, Yorktown Heights. Property: 13 Howard St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $102,500. Filed June 5.

Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Michele Rametta, Goshen. Property: 220 Route 209, Port Jervis 12771.

Amount: $55,500. Filed June 5.

Quality Kitchens Inc., Spring Valley. Seller: Sharad Aggarwal, et al, New York City. Property: in Hamptonburgh. Amount: $80,000. Filed June 7.

Quality Kitchens Inc., Spring Valley. Seller: Smita Proto, New York City. Property: in Hamptonburgh.

Amount: $70,000. Filed June 6.

R and R Concrete Services LLC, Dover Plains. Seller: Donald A. Flood II, Wassaic. Property: in Amenia.

Amount: $500,000. Filed June 5.

Rokeby Farm LLC, Rhinebeck.

Seller: Arvine V. Coon Jr., et al, Red Hook. Property: in Red Hook.

Amount: $625,000. Filed June 6.

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Schunnemunk Estates Holdings LLC, Monroe. Seller: Chaim Fried, et al, Monroe. Property: in Monroe.

Amount: $350,000. Filed June 8.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tenessee. Seller: Geoffrey E. Chanin, Goshen. Property: 143 Wilson Road, Sparrowbush 12780.

Amount: $424,791. Filed June 4.

Shalders Enterprises LLC, Pine Bush. Seller: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Maybrook. Amount: $90,000. Filed June 7.

Sheafe Woods Realty LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: CVI LCF Mortgage Loan Trust I, Greenville, South Carolina. Property: 19 Eagle Ridge, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $75,000. Filed June 5.

Soccer Farm LLC, Hyde Park. Seller: May Anna Secor, Poughkeepsie.

Property: in LaGrange Amount: $250,000. Filed June 5.

Soccer Farm LLC, Hyde Park. Seller: Secor Strawberries Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in LaGrange Amount: $250,000. Filed June 5.

State of New York Mortgage Agency, New York City. Seller: Judith L. Lubinsky, Goshen. Property: 119 Oak St., Maybrook 12543.

Amount: $131,300. Filed June 4 Tang Garden LLC, Middletown.

Seller: Enad LLC, Monroe. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $630,000.

Filed June 8.

The Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Deborah Weisman-Estis, New Windsor. Property: 10 Summit Ridge Drive, Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $604,813. Filed June 7.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Jan Jkellberg, Saugerties. Property: 75 Corbin Hill Road, Fort Montgomery 10922.

Amount: $506,816. Filed June 4.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John Swift III, Goshen. Property: 6 Chads Ford Lane, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $307,036. Filed June 8.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Stewart Glenn Jr., Newburgh. Property: 6 Willow Lane, Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $229,142. Filed June 6.

Weyrauch Construction Company Inc., Montgomery. Seller: Michelle Anderson, Newburgh.

Property: 75 Vincent Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $126,100.

Filed June 6.

Woodhawk LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Ronald C. Green, Hyde Park. Property: 67 Woodlawn Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $230,000. Filed June 4.

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Facts & Figures YYY Properties LLC, Chester.

Seller: Jose A. Rivera Jr., et al, New Windsor. Property: 34 Guernsey Drive, New Windsor 12553. Amount: $126,700. Filed June 5.

Construction Land Inc., Chester. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Mateja Drywall, Middletown. $1,457 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

YYY Properties LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Edward C. Bruno, Pine Bush. Property: 30 Continental Drive, New Windsor 12553.

Amount: $200,001. Filed June 8.

Creekside Pub LLC, Newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Middletown Collision Center LLC, Middletown. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

Crunch Time Fitness and Dance LLC, Newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Middletown Nephrology PLLC, Middletown. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

DHD Renovation and Landscape, Newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Mitchelle Consulting and Laboratories LLC, Middletown. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

SYJM Realty Corp., Monroe. $807 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Domonicks Angelos, Harriman. $530 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

North East Aero Inc., Montgomery. $1,273 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

The Hairworks, Walden. $1,374 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

TNT Green Energy Solution, Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Un Deux Trois USA Inc., Monroe. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

JUDGMENTS ABC Construction Services Corp., Monroe. $1,341 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Accu-Controls Technology LLC, Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Slate Hill Apple Orchards Partners LLC, Slate Hill. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Somerset Packaging Inc., Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Storm King Golf Management LLC, Cornwall. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

All Type Towing and Repairs Inc., Newburgh. $2,147 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Empire Dance Center LLC, New Windsor. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Northeast REO Field Services Corp., Pine Bush. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Angel’s Cleaning and Maintenance, New Hampton. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 29.

Gemini Tech Holdings Inc., Port Jervis. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Over the Moon Early Enrichment Center LLC, Pine Bush. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Baltia Air Lines Inc., Newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Goodwin Worldwide Inc., Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Paraiso Latino, Pine Bush. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Bekirov Construction Corp., Campbell Hall. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

JDKJR Enterprises LLC, Newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Pisco Sour Peruvian Restaurant Inc., Middletown. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

V.L. Roofing and Siding Inc., Middletown. $1,029 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Bullocks Bullseye Professional Cleaning Service, Maybrook. $1,987 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

JJM Drywall, Newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 29.

Plum It Rite LLC, Monroe. $474 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

Wenzy Inc., Monroe. $2,281 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

C Coppola Agency Inc., Montgomery. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

LKC Construction, New Windsor. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Regal Nails, Middletown. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 29.

X.Kandalo Inc., Newburgh. $237 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

CD Sam Clothing Corp., Middletown. $2,271 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Chinwendu Okoronkwo Inc., Central Valley. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

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Lovely Nails, Newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 29.

Lubrecht and Cramer Ltd., Montgomery. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

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Unlimited Maintenance Services Inc., New Windsor. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed March 29.

Revanche LLC, Port Jervis. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 27.

Xpress Framing Systems Inc., Newburgh. $1,271 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 28.

Rob the Plumber, Washingtonville. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Zenta Trading Inc., Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

Sculley’s Tavern, Rock Tavern. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed March 29.

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

Agape Love Multipurpose Center, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 40-42 Mill St., Middletown 10940. Filed April 13.

Akhatov, Dilshod, et al. Filed

by Trustco Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 18 Ford Ave., Highland Mills 10930. Filed April 11.

Amelio, Michael J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,272 affecting property located at 54 Poplar Ave., Pine Plains 12567.

Filed May 30.

Arnold, Susan R., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,000 affecting property located at 39 Hudson Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed April 6.

Bailey, Tonya R., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,753 affecting property located at 55 Matthews Lane, Unit 9D, Washingtonville 10992. Filed April 9.

Bussey, Monroe Jr., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $355,250 affecting property located at 488 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550.

Filed April 5.

Camilliere, Frank S., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $800,000 affecting property located at 53 Dean Hill Road, New Windsor 12553. Filed April 11.

Cruz, David, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $129,500 affecting property located at 38 Manhattan Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed April 6.

Desilva, Carlos, et al. Filed by Navy Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $299,323 affecting property located at 11 Third St., Wallkill 10940. Filed April 5.

DiFalco, Kristin B., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,800 affecting property located at 379 Devon Farms Road, Stormville 12582. Filed May 31.

Dotson, Melissa, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,400 affecting property located at 23 Bush Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed April 9.

Emasealu, Oseizame, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,242 affecting property located at 392 Concord Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed April 13.

Esposito, John M., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,563 affecting property located at 58 Windmill Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed May 31.

Estabrooke, William C., et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,828 affecting property located at 8131 Albany Post Road, Red Hook 12571. Filed May 31.

Estevez, Lawrence, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 10 Marian Court, Warwick 10990. Filed April 9.

Feder, Joseph, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,000 affecting property located at 38 Rowley Way, Westtown 10998.

Filed April 6.

Fixsen, John H. Jr., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,500 affecting property located at 55 McVeigh Road, New Hampton 10958. Filed April 9.

Delahanty, Scott E., et al. Filed by Equicredit Corporation of America. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2 Calvin Drive, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed April 11.

Galarza, Naomi, individually and as surviving spouse of Reinaldo Galarza, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,000 affecting property located at 21 East Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed April 13.

Delcastillo, Irma, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $218,400 affecting property located at 44 Crane Road, Middletown 10941.

Filed April 10.

Gonzalez, Julia M., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $117,000 affecting property located at 5 State St., Middletown 10940.

Filed April 10.

Facts & Figures Green, Keith T., et al. Filed by Homestead Funding Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $184,103 affecting property located at 20 Evan Court, Middletown 10940. Filed April 12.

Pike, Dawn Millen, et al. Filed by HBSC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,000 affecting property located at 18 Prospect Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed April 6.

Steigman, Jonathan, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,000 affecting property located at 412 Angola Road, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518. Filed April 11.

Martin’s Foods of South Burlington Inc., as owner. $173,056 as claimed by Crossroads Enterprise, Hopewell Junction. Property: 35 Hannaford Drive, Red Hook. Filed June 7.

Tribe of Sarah Enterprise, 276 Temple Hill Road, Unit 2110, New Windsor, c/o Deborah Jackson, Genesis Hemingway, Veronica McBride, Salim Abdul-hagg and Charnikia Pinesett. Filed Oct. 3.

Guiden, Carlil, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $338,000 affecting property located at 37 Mountainview Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed April 5.

Prezzano, Emily E., et al. Filed by Mid-Island Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,779 affecting property located at 106 Mill St., Cornwall-on-Hudson. Filed April 11.

Steinberg, Regina I., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $355,000 affecting property located at 28 Milval Lane, Highland Mills 10930.

Filed April 11.

Matrix Newburgh I LLC, as owner. $94,378 as claimed by Callahan and Nannini Quarry Inc., Salisbury Mills. Property: 108 Route 17K, Newburgh. Filed June 8.

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Hablow, Karen E., Orange County commissioner of finance as administrator of the estate of Chris Farlekas, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $237,000 affecting property located at 44 Gardner Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed April 11.

Healey, Robert J., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $283,252 affecting property located at 17 Winhaven Court, No 8, Highland Falls 10928. Filed April 10.

Jimenez, Jose, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $316,850 affecting property located at 125 Old Mill Road, Wallkill 12589. Filed April 13.

Kasnia, Cynthia G., et al. Filed by Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $292,164 affecting property located at 37 Richard Road, Hyde Park. Filed June 5.

Lesando, Belva Joy, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 134 S. Main St., Florida 10921.

Filed April 6.

Lolya, Matthew Paul, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 102 Beverly Road, Chester 10918. Filed April 9.

McKane, Joseph, et al. Filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property located at 13 S. Shore Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed April 6.

Raby, Dwjan, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $229,600 affecting property located at 67 Harth Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed April 10.

Reda, Anthony M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $273,600 affecting property located at 144 Wilson St., Beacon 12508.

Filed June 4.

Reichardt, Joyce, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 2 Timberline Trail, Pawling 12564. Filed May 30.

Rivera, Eduardo, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $299,744 affecting property located at 140 Overhill Road, Middletown 10940. Filed April 12.

Rivera, Jessalynn, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $328,932 affecting property located at 2447 Route 1, Westtown 10998.

Filed April 10.

Romano, James M., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $123,333 affecting property located at 216 Woodcock Mountain, Washingtonville 10992. Filed April 10.

Rubino, Sal, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,382 affecting property located at 115 Chestnut Ave., New Windsor 12553. Filed April 11.

Muigai, Kenneth, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,265 affecting property located at 1085 Washington Green, New Windsor 12553. Filed April 5.

Selnekovic, Rodger W., et al.

Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 114 S. Vacation Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed May 30.

Murphy, Roland, et al. Filed by Navy Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $237,000 affecting property located at 251 Route 94 South, Warwick 10990. Filed April 6.

Smith, Gerald L., et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $189,500 affecting property located at 10 Forsythe Place, Newburgh 12550. Filed April 12.

Terwilliger, Tim J., et al. Filed

by Homebridge Financial Services Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 20 Lafayette St., Walden 12586.

Filed April 5.

Uhric, Joseph Jr., et al. Filed

by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $15,000 affecting property located at 332 Ruth Court, Middletown 10940. Filed April 9.

Uribe, William F., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $221,450 affecting property located at 6 Whippoorwill Trail, Monroe 10950. Filed April 13.

Valladares, Jose M., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $154,850 affecting property located at 430 First St., Newburgh. Filed April 10.

Van Voorhis, Regina, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $294,000 affecting property located at 135 Dubois St., Pine Bush 12566. Filed April 5.

Vanbolhuis, Elizabeth J., et al.

Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $172,250 affecting property located at 24 Kent Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed June 4.

Walters, Ianthia, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $276,000 affecting property located at 27 Clapp Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed June 5.

Weiss, Charles L., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $395,000 affecting property located at 13 High Meadow Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed April 6.

Mechanic’s Liens Congregation Keren Chesed Yisroel/Abraham Malik, as owner. $33,500 as claimed by Universal Light and Power Inc., Monroe. Property: 10 Israel Zupnick Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed June 6.

One Madison LLC, as owner. $60,175 as claimed by Kenneth Bottass LLC, Thomaston, Connecticut.

Property: 404 Wood Duck Circle, Amenia. Filed June 7.

Oneill Group Dutton LLC, as owner. $108,000 as claimed by Santos ad Silva Carpentry LLC, Bethel, Connecticut. Property: 1 Dutchess Ave., Poughkeepsie. Filed June 7.

Stormville Management Corp., as owner. $7,500 as claimed by All Seasons HVAC Dover Plains. Property: 50 Beach St., Beekman. Filed June 8.

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

Doing Business As AM Retail Group Inc., d.b.a. Karl Lagerfield Paris, 228 Red Apple Court, Central Valley 10917. Filed Oct. 6.

C and G Ventures Inc., d.b.a. The Texas Lunch, 57 Jersey Ave., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Oct. 6.

LZB Retail Inc., d.b.a. La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, 505 Schutt Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 6.

Partnerships JAS Creative Designs, 28 Hillside Ave., New Windsor, c/o John P. Felicello and JoAnn N. Conklin. Filed Oct. 17.

Matt Home Improvements, 128 Prospect Ave., Middletown, c/o Humberto Alexander Figueroa and Rosa A. Vasquez. Filed Oct. 6.

Suits For Soldiers Comedy Tour, 54 Continental Drive, New Windsor 12553, c/o Thomas J. Briscoe Jr. and Lawrence Peter DiGregorio. Filed Oct. 6.

Iscuba 357, 55 Brewer Road, Unit 1, Newburgh 12550, c/o Jorge William Resto. Filed Oct. 2.

J and G Home Improvements, 449 First St., Apt, 1R, Newburgh, c/o Juan C. Mendoza. Filed Oct. 17.

Jalapeno, 1 N. Galleria Drive, Suite 75, Middletown, c/o Brendyn Eduardo Rojas. Filed Oct. 2.

2K Contracting, 492 Bart Bull Road, Middletown 10941, c/o C.G. DiBernardo. Filed Oct. 11.

Bella’s Granola… A Pinch of Bella, 116 Highpoint Circle, Newburgh 12550, c/o Isabella Valenzano. Filed Oct. 17.

Bread Basket Bistro 1, 18 North St., Middletown 10940, c/o Robin Stark. Filed Oct. 4.

Creative Solutions, 835 Blooming Grove Turnpike, New Windsor 12553, c/o Eileen Johnson. Filed Oct. 17.

Cruise Planners, 15 Royal Circle, Newburgh 12550, c/o Linda Miranda. Filed Oct. 2.

Cutty-S Unisex Salon Hair-Nails, 116 R Broadway, Newburgh, c/o Michael L. McLeod. Filed Oct. 4.

James G. Scheuermann Land Surveyor, 19 Hoyt Road, Warwick 10990, c/o James G. Scheuermann.

Filed Oct. 10.

Lacheska Kripto Trading, 17 Canterbury Drive, Middletown 10940, c/o Rafael Marte. Filed Oct. 16.

LG Gadget Repair Store, 476 Broadway Ave., Newburgh, c/o Lenworth W. Grant. Filed Oct. 5.

Nimzaj Commercial Cleaning, 143 W. Main St., Goshen 10924, c/o Maria Celmira Calle Pucha. Filed Oct. 3.

PMK Construction, 15 Alabama Place, Middletown 10940, c/o Dana Kaylor. Filed Oct. 10.

Reep Holdings, 115 Broadway, Newburgh, c/o Clarence A. Robinson. Filed Oct. 2.

DE and N General Contracting, 3 Provost Drive, Apt. 6, New Windsor 12553, c/o Dirk E. Fields. Filed Oct. 5.

S and C Landscaping/Construction, 93 South St., Middletown 10940, c/o Carlos O. Yupa. Filed Oct. 16.

De Leon Auto Repair Shop, 302 211 West, Middletown 10940, c/o Jose Manuel De Leon Rodriguez.

Filed Oct. 17.

Shari’s Kitchen on the Move, 99 Valley Ave., Walden 12586, c/o Shari Diaz. Filed Oct. 13.

Dee’s Candles and Oils, 10 Marlec Drive, Huguenot 12746, c/o Della Reese Miller. Filed Oct. 11.

Shrimp and Grits, 405-411 Broadway, Store no. 2, Newburgh, c/o Ronald Nicholson. Filed Oct. 6.

Diane’s Treasured Books, 27 Karen Drive, Crawford, c/o Diane Marie Farris. Filed Oct. 2.

Slayed by Angelica, 246 Main St., Suite 3, Cornwall-on-Hudson, c/o Anjelica Mitzner. Filed Oct 17.

DP Contracting, 5 Ridge Ave., Walden 12586, c/o Dennis James Pratt, Jr. Filed Oct. 5.

Universal Handyman, 99 Valley Ave., Walden 12586, c/o Efrain Diaz.

Filed Oct. 13.

Hello Hair Shop, 5 Locust Drive, Washingtonville, c/o Alison M. Hall.

Filed Oct. 13.

Vandalay Leatherworks, 57 Highland Ave., Apt, 4, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518, c/o Ryan Leonard LaMarca. Filed Oct 13.

HMS Pro.com, 2444 Route 52, Pine Bush, c/o Matthew S. Watkins. Filed Oct. 5.

HTK Construction, 15 Alabama Place, Middletown 10940, c/o Harold C. Lazier Jr. Filed Oct. 10.

Woodberry Bookkeeping Services, 151 Hickory Hill Road, Newburgh 12550, c/o Courtney Renee Woodberry. Filed Oct. 5.

Hundred Property Management, 468 Liberty St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Conell Lorell Harris. Filed Oct. 11.

InmateEConnect, 4 Yoel Klien Blvd., No. 302, Monroe, c/o Avraham M. Perl. Filed Oct. 16.

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LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Registration of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P. Filed with the Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/27/18, location: Westchester County.

LLP formed in Maryland on 10/4/1994, SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process is served. SSNY shall mail process to Resagent, Inc., 7 Saint Paul St., Suite 1500, Baltimore, MD 21202. Cert. of Limited Liability Partnership filed with MD State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation, 301 W. Preston St. Baltimore, MD 21201.

Purpose: to engage in the practice of law and related services. #61696 Notice of Formation of Unlimited Contractors LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/27/2017. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to 52 Sherwood Avenue, Apt. 1F Ossining, NY 10562 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61697 Newhouse Law PLLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 5/1/18. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to 520 White Plains Rd, Ste. 500, Tarrytown, NY 10591.

Purpose: Law #61698 Notice of Formation of Botaniko LLC, filed with SSNY on 2/5/2018. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1729 Summit St. Yorktown Hts., NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61699 The Sound of Sinners, LLC has filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State of NYS on 04/30/2018.

The offices of this company are located in Westchester County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is 144 Old Post Road South, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520. The company is organized to conduct any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized. #61700

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NY Special Needs Navigation, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY 04/18/18. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 48 Bonwit Rd, Rye Brook NY 10573. Purpose: all lawful. #61702 Notice of Formation of Donjito, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/4/18.

Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1255 North Ave. Apt. 3G, New Rochelle, NY 10804.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61704 Notice of Formation of Laybel Consulting LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/3/18. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 100 East Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale, NY 10530.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61705 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Kumani 101 LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with SSNY on 04/24/2018. Office in Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC: 9 Trapping Way, Pleasantville, NY 10570.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61706 Notice of Formation of Changing Winds Consulting LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/30/18. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 8 Bayberry Ln. Mount Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61710 109 South 7th Ave., LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/4/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 506 South 9th Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. General Purpose. #61711

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Notice of Formation of Allison Sellon Landscape Design, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/19/18. Office located in Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon which 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 business activity #61712 Notice of Formation of Eclectic Balance LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/16/2018.

Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to 35 Clinton Place, Unit 5A New Rochelle, NY 10801 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61713 India J. Echo LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 05/16/2018 . Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 41 Verdun Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10804.

General Purpose. #61714 Mistral Creative LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 5/18/18. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm PLLC, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any lawful activity #61715 Double E Consulting LLC. Filed 5/14/18 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 11 Rockledge Road, Pleasantville, NY 10570 Purpose: all lawful #61716 Notice of formation of RUBIN DONOVAN DESIGN GROUP LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/21/2018. Office loc. Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process to Rubin Donovan Design Group LLC, 40 The Crossing, Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61718

Notice of Formation of EDC AMERICAN GEAR, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/04/18. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to LLC, 11 Winfield Ave, Harrison, NY 10528.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61720

Notice of Formation of Vintage Stonescapes LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/23/2018. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to 281 Croton Dam Rd, Ossining, NY 10562.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61726

Notice of Formation of SAVING DOGZ, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 05/04/18. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to LLC, 11 Winfield Ave, Harrison, NY 10528.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61721

Butter Ink LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/22/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 554 Webster Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801.

General Purpose. #61727

Notice of Formation of Murati Wood Works LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/11/2018. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to 102 Catskill Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61722 Name: TRPS2 LLC. Articles of Organization was filed with the NYS DOS on 5/14/18. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity. Office: Westchester Cty. NYS DOS is agent for process against LLC and shall mail copy to 504 Winding Brook Dr, New Rochelle, NY 10804. #61723 Brick Law PLLC, professional service limited liability company (PLLC).

Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/18. Office location: Westchester County.SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The PLLC, 2 Milford Close, White Plains, NY 10606.

Purpose: any lawful business activity. #61724

Notice of Formation of HOMESTEAD 1871 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/20/18. 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 Minarik, P.O. Box 51, Bedford, NY 10506.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61728 Notice of Formation of HIGH WINDS BEDFORD FARM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/27/18. 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 Nelson Peltz, 543 Byram Lake Rd., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61729 Notice of Formation of DAVIDĂ­S HILL FARM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/26/18. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1100 Park Ave., Apt. 3A, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61730

Notice of Formation of PRELUDE BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/12/18. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 83 Calvert Street, 1st Floor, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61731 Notice of Formation of Prana Light LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/30/18. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 63 Smith Avenue White Plains NY 10605. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61732 Notice of formation of THE LIGHT CULTURE, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/25/18. Office loc. Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process The Light Culture, LLC 11 Edwards Court, Bedford Corners, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61734 Notice of Formation of sherritdesign.com, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/16/18. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 7014 13th Ave. Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61735 JALC, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/17/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 650 Halstead Ave., Ste. 102, Mamaroneck, NY 10543. General Purpose. #61736

Big Rig Buffing LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 4/20/18. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to: Corp Filings of NY, 90 State St, Ste 700 Office 40, Albany, NY 12207.

Purpose: Any lawful activity #61737 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF GOT A GUY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/04/2018. Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: ALEXANDER NACLERIO 2 BRYANT CRESCENT 2F WHITE PLAINS NY 10605 The principal business address of the LLC is: 2 BRYANT CRESCENT 2F WHITE PLAINS NY 10605 Purpose: any lawful act or activity #61738 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). Name: J. A. Kirby Company, LLP. Notice of Registration was filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/17/2018. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLP whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Frank N. Peluso, Esq., 34 Hill Road, Greenwich, CT 06830.

Purpose: to engage in Professional Engineering, Land Surveying, and any lawful business activity. #61739 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Zem LLC d/b/a Z Prime to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment with one additional bar. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 189 East Post Road White Plains NY 10601 #61740

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of RevHERlutionary, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/6/18. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3591 Strang Blvd. Apt F, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61741 Notice of Formation of 7Solutions, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/14/18. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1105 Clay Ave., Pelham, NY 10803.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61743

Doubleds Investors LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/1/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Danielle Kern, 16 Winterberry Ct., Peekskill, NY 10566. General Purpose. #61744 Notice of formation of Lina Kapadia LLC filed with SSNY on 3/20/18. Office Location Westchester County. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC, 36 Andrea Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61745

The FAMILY DOG YOGA, LLC has filed articles of organization with the Secretary of State of NYS on 05/30/2018.

The offices of this company are located in Westchester County, NY. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served.

The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is 12 Division Street, Peekskill, NY 10566. The company is organized to conduct any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized. #61747

Notice of Formation of 1907 Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/20/2018. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 1210, White Plains, NY 10602.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61748

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Notice is hereby given that a license (#TBA) for LIQUOR has been applied for by NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS, INC at retail in a THEATER RESTAURANT, under the ABC Law at 19 MAMARONECK AVENUE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601 for on- premises consumption. #61746

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BELLAELLABEES LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/22/2018. NY office location: 2 LOIS PL., KATONAH, NY 105363618, WESTCHESTER County.SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is P.O. BOX 213, KATONAH, NY 10536-0213. Purpose/ character of LLC: Any lawful purpose. #61749

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Notice of Formation of Aquila Eye, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/8/18. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 90 State St, Ste 300, Off 40, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61752 Notice of Formation of Aquila Eye Holding, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/23/18. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 90 State St, Ste 300, Off 40, Albany, NY 12207.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #61753

Notice of Formation of 43 WEST 76TH ST. PARTNERS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/9/18. 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 Finger Management Corp., Attn: Ron Finger, 20 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, NY 10710.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #61754 ce of Formation of Reneemadeulook, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/6/18. Offc.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3591 Strang Blvd. Apt F, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. # 61742

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Field Rock Farms LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 5/30/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 315 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. General Purpose. #61751

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