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For two river towns, the feud goes on BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

A Guaranteed Home Mortgage Co. Inc., headquartered at 108 Corporate Park Drive, and a Florida mortgage manager who led about 10 co-employees to join Guaranteed when it opened a Destin, Fla. branch office in early 2009, were ordered to pay $339,468 to New Jersey-based Mortgage Now Inc. U.S District Court Judge M. Casey Rogers agreed with Mortgage Now attorneys that Guaranteed officials

s river dredging begins this month in an environmental cleanup at the former General Motors Corp. automotive plant in Sleepy Hollow, a municipal neighbor looks to dredge up its five-year-old legal fight over the size and impact of Lighthouse Landing, a sweeping redevelopment project at the GM site approved by Sleepy Hollow officials. Recent legal moves by the village of Tarrytown have angered some Sleepy Hollow officials, whose attorney claimed Tarrytown is pursuing a strategy of legal delays to thwart the project while seeking a share of the $11.5 million that GM agreed to give Sleepy Hollow for measures to mitigate the project’s impact on the communities. Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell, though, said village officials hoped the legal action would lead a state judge or Sleepy Hollow officials to give “real assurances” that measures will be taken to relieve the “enormous traffic” created by the GM project. A state Supreme Court judge last month rejected Tarrytown’s petition to annul the Sleepy Hollow village board’s approval of Lighthouse Landing, an estimated $800 million mixed-use development on the 96-acre property off Beekman Avenue vacated by the Detroit automaker in 1996. The court found that Sleepy Hollow complied with state law when it approved construction of 1,177 residential units, 35,000 square feet of office space, 135,000 square feet of retail, cinema and restaurant space and a 140-room hotel. General Motors this year issued a request for proposals for the project, but has not yet named a developer. A GM spokeswoman last month said she could give no time frame for the company’s awaited selection, which GM had agreed

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Another rewrite for Chappaqua Crossing • 3 Mortgage firm raided rival, court finds BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

judge’s recent award in Florida of hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost profits to a mortgage company that claimed a Harrison-based competitor conspired to gain several of its employees and their pending loan deals is being appealed by the company found to have harmfully interfered with a rival’s business.

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Retired men find a friendly haven at the Old Guard

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

n any Tuesday morning, retired adman Austin Lempit can reliably be found at a church hall in White Plains in the company of other men of an age – Lempit is 89 – when death, debility and retirement from the active business world have thinned the ranks of one’s friends. In this company, “He’s deceased now” is a respectful yet matter-of-fact conversational refrain. “Hanging out with some of the guys,” says Lempit, describing the prime reward of his weekly trips from Armonk to Memorial United Methodist Church on Bryant Avenue. “That’s about it.” He surveys a room where by 10 a.m. about 90 men show up – some with the aid of walkers, canes or wheelchairs and chauffeuring wives – to socialize for two hours among their male peers in the Old Guard of White Plains. There are attorneys, doctors, accountants, municipal employees, a crisis communications specialist, a former owner of a security guard business and a stream plant engineer in the crowd. The Old Guard’s bridge players, a closely knit and dedicated bunch, will stick around for lunch. The exclusively male group’s members range in age from “70s to 90,” says Lempit. “One guy here had his 100th birthday two weeks ago.” Lempit, who owned the Austin Lawrence Group agency in Stamford, Conn., discovered the Old Guard about a dozen years ago. “I saw an item in the (New York) Times,” he recalls. “My wife went like this” – he jabs sharply with an elbow. “My wife said, ‘Get the hell out of the house.’ Bonnie can be blunt.” “What happened with me, a lot of my old friends died. I was sitting around petting my dog and that’s about all I could do.” Retirement or even semi-retirement gets old after a while, Lempit and numerous other Old Guard members have found. For the adman, the friendship bond “was informed by who I was doing business with. Five or six days a week, you’re on track.” On the seventh day, one rests from the workaday world and the friends one sees there.

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Retired Wall Street executive Hal Heller plays piano for singalongs at an Old Guard meeting in White Plains.

The personal isolation that can beset retired business executives and professionals is nothing new. A committee of community services volunteers in White Plains recognized the condition that Lempit describes when they met in 1954 to consider expanding services for older residents and focused on men retired from businesses and the professions. “These were men who were capable and self-sufficient,” wrote Old Guard historian Edward Hardy, “but somewhat lost in retirement after their long careers. They needed an outlet to find opportunities to make new friends.” The White Plains group held its first meeting 58 years ago this month. Old Guard founders, led by a retired chief librarian at the New York Public Library, took the organization’s name from a similar men’s group in New Jersey, where eight Old Guard clubs flourished at the time. Today the Old Guard of White Plains has about 170 members who pay annual dues of $150. They see plays and concerts together, sign up for tours and cruises and compete on indoor and lawn bowling teams. The organization, well endowed with collective good humor and bantering wit, puts out a monthly newsletter chronicling members’

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athletic feats, travels, charitable activities and upcoming events. Its title? “Senior Moments.” “These are very smart people here,” says Herb Heller, who plays piano at the weekly meeting and packs a thick book of sheet music in an otherwise empty briefcase. “The work that I did on Wall Street involved smart people. This is a continuing of that.” For 46 years Heller worked in institutional sales for a Wall Street firm. “A friend told me about it,” he says of the Old Guard. “He’s deceased, which is a shame. I said I doubted I would join anything that had ‘old’ in it.” “I was exploring retirement” and how to spend it. “Some of the slots were filled, but this was just the one that completed the balance of what I wanted to do. The Old Guard fills the bill. It’s opened lots of doors and lots of eyes.” “Gooood morning, Old Guard,” says James Kelleher, presiding over the 3,022nd meeting of the group in White Plains. Today’s Guardsmen proudly perpetuate an unbroken string of weekly meetings that dates to November 1958. “You guys rock,” Kelleher says when the assembled at last return his greeting with sufficiently enthusiastic volume. Anniversaries of members and their spouses are announced. Kelleher at the lec-

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tern and Heller on the piano lead a manly sing-along: “I give to you as you give to me, true love, true love…” “Reminder to you old snowbirds,” says Old Guard secretary Martin Rubenstein, a retired management consultant, “please pay your 2013 dues before departure. Otherwise we’ll cut off your pensions.” “Your what?” shouts someone in the audience. A member steps to the lectern and recites a ribald joke. It has to do with an 87-yearold jogger who attributes his fitness and his “great stamina with the ladies” to the Viagralike effects of eating rye bread. The joke, which involves a bakery stop and purchase of multiple loaves of rye by the jogger’s 80-yearold friend, arouses laughter and applause. Paul Abramson seeks suggestions from members for the group’s weekly guest speaker program. “Do you want controversy? We had a speaker last week who was certainly controversial. Do you want more of that? Let me know.” “I’d like to hear ex-President Barack Obama speak here,” says a member. “He’ll be available in five years,” Kelleher, the Old Guard president, counters. “I would like to hear a continuation of the sexual (advice),” says a man in the rear, “because I don’t like rye bread.” “One thing we’re looking for – people who know what they’re talking about,” says Abramson. “We are a difficult audience. I’ve heard that from speakers who come here. We ask too many questions.” “I would like to hear Romney talk about how I can hide my money,” says a man in the front row. “Can we stay away from these estate planners?” another member suggests. “Years ago, members talked about their careers,” says Len Gugick, a retired accountant and life insurance agent. “It got pretty boring if you gave them a whole hour.” “I usually get bagels every Sunday morning,” says attorney Robert Kurzman at the lectern. “I’m going to switch to rye bread now.” “For those who may be interested, the Dow is down 230 points,” an Old Guardsman announces. “Thanks,” someone dejectedly says.

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Supermarket plan a new chapter in Chappaqua Crossing saga By SAM BARRON sbarron@westfairinc.com

he hallways once tread by DeWitt and Lila Bell Wallace as they oversaw editors abridging best-selling novels and stories for Reader’s Digest, could soon be remade into a supermarket and retail stores. Summit/Greenfield, the developer of Chappaqua Crossing, is seeking approval from the New Castle Town Board for a proposal to build 120,000 square feet of retail space, including a full-service grocery. The retail aspect would replace an equal amount of existing office space on the site. A public hearing will be held on the zoning change Oct. 30. Chappaqua has been without a grocery store since D’Agostino on King Street closed its doors shortly after Hurricane Irene. The store is being replaced by a Walgreens, forcing Chappaqua residents to travel to Mount Kisco or Millwood to do their grocery shopping. While it did not give specifics, Summit/ Greenfield said it has strong interest from several supermarket chains. The developer, a partnership of Summit Development L.L.C.

and Greenfield Partners L.L.C., real estate services and investment companies based in South Norwalk, Conn., said a market and retail component could generate $650,000 in property tax revenue bringing the total real estate taxes from the site in excess of $3 million. Barton Partners Architects has designed the proposed changes to the existing buildings to blend with the Neo-Georgian brick of the original Reader’s Digest building. Retail, which would be located at the southern end of the property, will have a complementary architectural style. The retail center would have 600 parking spaces. Existing parking for the office building that would be used for the retail development would be placed elsewhere on the site to maintain the required 1,680 spaces for the offices. The balance of the office building would continue for office use. Currently Northern Westchester Hospital, Mount Kisco Medical Group, Fiber Media and WeeZee Sensory Gym are tenants. Summit/Greenfield bought the 114acre property for $59 million from Reader’s Digest Association in December 2004. It had

initially proposed building 348 units of agerestricted condominiums and townhouses. The town eventually approved 111 units of housing, 20 of which are affordable.

“People need to understand the size of this project. It could have a negative impact on our historic downtown business district.” — Robert Greenstein, president, Millwood/Chappaqua Chamber of Commerce

Summit/Greenfield had previously sued the town in state and federal court over the town’s handling of the Chappaqua Crossing site, claiming that the town’s conduct deprived Summit/Greenfield of making the property economically viable. The suit in state court was recently dismissed, while a federal lawsuit is still pending

and in the discovery phrase. New Castle Councilman Jason Chapin said that the town is trying to enhance its commercial tax base and bring a grocery store to the east side of town. Chapin said that a standalone supermarket would not be successful, making retail necessary. He said this would broaden the tax base, while creating jobs. “This requires a process and we will follow that process,” Chapin said, referring to approvals by the planning, zoning and architectural review boards. “We would not pursue it if we thought it would be detrimental to Millwood and Chappaqua.” Many residents are opposed to the rezoning, while the Planning Board expressed skepticism at its Oct. 2 meeting. Robert Greenstein, president of the Millwood/ Chappaqua Chamber of Commerce and a vocal opponent of the project, called the town’s plans shortsighted and that it would create a third business hamlet. “People need to understand the size of this project,” Greenstein said. “It could have a negative impact on our historic downtown business district. Creating this third retail district needs to be studied very carefully.”

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ount Saint Mary College in Newburgh has kicked off the public phase of a $10 million fundraising campaign to complete the transformation of the Dominican Center, an adjacent property purchased in 2011. The college’s president, the Rev. Kevin E. Mackin, acknowledged that in today’s economic climate any fundraising effort is a challenge. “There is no good time,” he said, before adding with a laugh: “I’m still playing the lottery, the Mega Millions.” To be serious, though, Mackin said that the effort is finding an encouraging amount of support that hopefully will continue to grow. “This is our flagship project, the transformation of this living and learning center,” he said. Though the public phase of fundraising is new, “A Call to Excellence: The Campaign for the Dominican Center” is well under way. Time was spent in consultations to determine, as Mackin said, the “best use of this 100,000 square feet,” and fundraising has been building. “It’s going forward,” Mackin said. “What we’re really excited about is it’s going to be a high-tech, state-of-the-art library, as well as a residence hall.” More than $6.4 million was raised during a 14-month “quiet phase,” spearheaded by a $2.5 million donation from William Kaplan and his Kaplan Family Foundations. Other leadership gifts came from the Dyson Foundation, the Dominican Sisters of Hope, the college’s board of trustees and alumni and other close friends of the college. Now it’s about getting the word out and keeping the momentum going as the fivestory building is transformed into a destination that will serve not only the more than 2,500 students who attend the private, liberal arts college but also benefit the surrounding community. “We want to always connect with the community, the lower Hudson River Valley community, as best we can,” Mackin said. He noted that comes through many ways, including the expanding curriculum, the sporting events on campus (a new baseball/ softball field is part of the project) and the cultural activities, including hosting numerous performances of the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra. “More and more, colleges have to be an

The Rev. Kevin E. Mackin, the president of Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, in front of the Dominican Center.

integral part of the community,” he said. The college, the only independent fouryear college in Orange County, offers both bachelor’s and master’s degree programs that prepare students for careers in fields including health care, business, education, social services and communications and media. The center, which includes a five-story building built in 1927 and 13.1 acres of land, was purchased from the Dominican Sisters in the summer of 2011. “It has always been in the background,” Mackin said. “It’s contiguous to our own property. … When they moved out of it, we seized the opportunity.” The sisters have relocated to Ossining. Highland Associates has provided architectural and engineering design, while the project will be managed by KirchhoffConsigli Construction Management. The ball field should be completed by next spring, with the Dominican Center itself hoping to earn its certificate of occupancy in late 2013 and open in January 2014 for the spring semester. “We’re looking at it as an investment in the future of our students and in the workforce for the future,” Mackin said. “What we’re trying to do is provide our students with the tools to be successful.” But, Mackin added, what’s learned in school goes beyond the classroom and encompasses the whole college experience. “It’s not only a question of acquiring those tools or skills you need,” he said. “We really try to train our students for life.” And the Dominican Center’s completion will simply be a part of Mount Saint Mary’s continuing dedication to that goal, Mackin said. “Our goal is really to have excellence in all of our programs so our students are prepared, the best we can, to meet the challenges of the 21st century.”

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to make by last February. The automaker presented its first redevelopment proposal to Sleepy Hollow officials in 2003. Tarrytown filed its initial court challenge in 2007, claiming its municipal neighbor did not take a “ hard look” at the project’s impact on traffic and parking – particularly in Tarrytown, where the Sleepy Hollow plan calls for more than 35 parking spaces to be eliminated on busy Broadway – and did not thoroughly review alternative proposals. Tarrytown’s petition was reactivated in 2011 after Sleepy Hollow trustees approved a scaled-back development plan that had withstood another legal challenge brought in 2007 by GM, which had sought to build an additional 73 residential units. Sleepy Hollow Mayor Kenneth Wray hailed last month’s court decision as opening the way for “a new and exciting chapter” of job creation, new businesses and new infrastructure in the village. But Tarrytown dampened its victorious neighbor’s elation when it filed a notice of appeal with the state Appellate Division early this month, thereby protecting its

right to seek to have the lower court decision overturned. Tarrytown’s attorney Steven M. Silverberg, of Silverberg Zalantis L.L.P. in Tarrytown, said the village also has filed a motion to renew and reargue the case in

“It’s very unnecessary and it’s very disturbing because were it not for this litigation, I think General Motors would have had a redeveloper for the property by now. There’s a cloud hanging over the property now.” — Joel H. Sachs

state Supreme Court where its previous petition was rejected. Silverberg declined to discuss details of the motion before Justice James W. Hulbert. Fixell, in a statement read at a recent

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engaged in a civil conspiracy with the former Mortgage Now manager and intentionally interfered with the rival company’s business. The judge found that Guaranteed hired Mortgage Now employees and processed their loans through Guaranteed’s software processing system while they were still employed as loan officers at Mortgage Now. The federal court awarded about $280,261 in profits that Mortgage Now claimed to have lost as office employees stalled on loan closings they instead brought to Guaranteed. The judge also awarded the New Jersey company approximately $59,208 in interest from February 2009, one month before Guaranteed Home Mortgage opened its Florida office within a quarter of a mile from Mortgage Now’s Destin office. The judge found that Louis Tesoriero, then business development director at Guaranteed Home Mortgage’s Westchester headquarters, was knowingly involved in the recruitment of active Mortgage Now employees with Mortgage Now manager Bryan Stone. Tesoriero left Guaranteed in June 2011 and is a vice president and wealth investment banker at Merrill Lynch/Bank of America.

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pect Tarrytown “is just pursuing this to see if they can get some of that money” that GM agreed to pay Sleepy Hollow for mitigation measures. Sachs said the $11.5 million will be held in an escrow account by Sleepy Hollow and used to reimburse Tarrytown for traffic mitigation measures, “dollar by dollar for all expenses.” “They’re just looking to make a monetary grab of some of that $11.5 million,” he said of Tarrytown officials. Sachs said Sleepy Hollow has asked the state appellate court to shorten the six-month period that Tarrytown has to finalize its appeal. If the court requires the completed appeal by the end of November as Sleepy Hollow requested, the case could be argued by early 2013. “Hopefully we get a decision by next spring,” said Sachs. “Tarrytown’s strategy is delay, delay, delay.” Fixell called Tarrytown’s legal maneuvers “a reasonable and responsible approach to protecting the legitimate interests of our residents.” Still, the village is “open to resolving our differences with Sleepy Hollow outside of the courtroom. Though the signs are not good, we remain hopeful that Sleepy Hollow will come to that conclusion as well.”

Tarrytown village board meeting, said the judge will be asked “to take another look at his decision in light of Sleepy Hollow’s apparent refusal to honor or even discuss the commitments it had made earlier” regarding traffic mitigation. Fixell said the removal of parking spaces on Broadway proposed by Sleepy Hollow “was unacceptable because it would undermine everything Tarrytown has been attempting to accomplish in its downtown” and would not ease the projected traffic congestion. Sleepy Hollow “has not offered to make a single change in the project or take any other actions that would address any of Tarrytown’s concerns,” he said. Attorney Joel H. Sachs, whose firm, Keane & Beane P.C. in White Plains, represents Sleepy Hollow, called Tarrytown’s move to reopen the case “a frivolous motion. The whole purpose of the motion is to delay the development further.” “They’re playing the same game again,” said Sachs. “It’s very unnecessary and it’s very disturbing because were it not for this litigation, I think General Motors would have had a redeveloper for the property by now. There’s a cloud hanging over the property now.” Sachs said Sleepy Hollow officials sus-

“We would encourage everyone to read the court papers in this matter as it certainly impacts the financing, and in particular, the mortgage banking industry. We firmly believe the Court’s ruling was incorrect and we are confident it will be overturned on appeal.” — Marie Gannon

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David Wind, founder and CEO of Guaranteed Home Mortgage Co., said he could not comment on the case “as we are going to deal with this in the court system.” Marie Gannon, the company’s general counsel, called it “a business-to-business labor relations dispute.” Guaranteed Home officials said others in their industry should heed the implications of the federal case in Florida. “We would encourage everyone to read

the court papers in this matter as it certainly impacts the financing, and in particular, the mortgage banking industry,” said Gannon. “We firmly believe the Court’s ruling was incorrect and we are confident it will be overturned on appeal.” Mortgage Now Inc. CEO James Marchese in a prepared statement said the harm done to his company exceeded the lost profits awarded by the court. Yet the decision “should be viewed as proof that employ-

ers really do have recourse against unscrupulous companies who use ‘inside help’ to steal a company’s employees,” he said. Guaranteed Home Mortgage Co. Inc. was formed in 1992 in Manhattan by Wind, a former Citicorp Investment Bank securities analyst. At 26, he was the youngest mortgage banker ever licensed by New York state. His company in the mid-90s opened its first branch office at Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers. Today it is licensed to operate in 27 states and the District of Columbia.

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The growing influence of smartphones

ith the imminent release of Windows 8, I began thinking about the slew of changes brought about by the rapid growth of mobile devices and tablets. This growth has begun to alter how online business is performed. How people use smartphones differs widely from how they use other digital devices. While they operate tablets in largely the same way as they use personal computers, smartphones are used quite differently. Most notably, smartphones are very attuned to geographic location. When you walk around with a smartphone, not only does it know where you are but also what advertisements and products might attract your attention. This is a new area that advertisers and developers are rushing into. Since smartphones are also affected by bandwidth and the size of the display, users are very conscious about any transmissions that negatively impact performance. ComScore recently reported that Americans used 114 million smartphones in August, up by

13 million since January while sales of personal computers fell 8.6 percent from last year. This indicates a huge movement toward smartphones (and tablets). Even more noteworthy, in August 2012 mobile devices accounted for 13 percent of all web pages viewed, up from 7 percent last year. This increase in web pages viewed of almost 100 percent has enormous ramifications since it depicts a huge shift in Internet usage tendencies. According to a recent Google survey, the first or second most frequently asked question by smartphone users overall involved getting directions and operating hours for a brickand-mortar store or business. For retail stores, this percentage was 74 percent. The study also reported that 61 percent of respondents used their smartphone for product information research while 50 percent made a purchase. This very interesting result means that consumers are still more likely to use mobile platforms for traditional inquiries and purchases from retail stores. However, this process is changing due in large part to the showrooming practices by more than one-third of smartphone users. Showrooming occurs when shoppers use their

smartphones while in a brick-and-mortar store to search online for better prices. The average time spent on mobile (no voice) devices is currently 82 minutes a day, exceeded only by radio, online and television. Of all the major mediums, it has by far the fastest growth. Since it is also capturing time from these other mediums, its growth in the next few years is potentially explosive. Most notably, this also highlights the need to have a mobile optimized website – particularly for retail establishments. One area that has caused much consternation from marketers is how to effectively and profitably advertise on mobile platforms. This is a problem that in particular has vexed Facebook. It was also one of the major factors in Facebook’s stock price plunge when it went public. With limited bandwidth and display space, revenue from mobile advertising was seen as a financial drag on the company. Yet, its recent third-quarter statement reported surprisingly positive earnings of 14 percent of its total advertising revenue from its mobile advertisements and a ROI (return on investment) of more than five times for 49 percent of the advertisements. Likewise, Google

is expecting rising revenue from its mobile advertisements in the fourth quarter of this year. With these results and expectations, you can expect new and more frequent advertisements to appear on your smartphone in the near future. Most likely, they will be geared directly to your location and likes. One area that marketers have started to tout involves text messaging. It’s the most common and the easiest to use. Furthermore, text messages work with any type of phone. The downside of text messaging is that the messages can be very annoying and intrusive. It is really important for any business that they receive permission before sending an occasional text message. An incentive program in this instance can work wonders. In the near future, I will be purchasing a new computer with Windows 8. I am really anxious to see how well it operates and translates to both tablets and smartphones. Bruce Newman is the president of wwWebevents.com, a division of The Productivity Institute L.L.C. in Carmel. Newman can be reached at bnewman@prodinst.com.

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stress test conducted by Trepp L.L.C. on more than 6,000 U.S. banks found one in eight would have failed under severe economic conditions, with projected losses from commercial real estate exposure among the primary culprits. Nearly 13 percent of the 6,151 banks included in the Trepp Capital Adequacy Stress Test would have failed “under a severely adverse economic scenario without additional capital,” according to a report this month by Trepp, a commercial real estate and securities analytics firm based in New York City. For the 784 banks that failed the stress test, a combined $26.7 billion in additional capital – which amounts to 30.9 percent of those banks’ current Tier 1 capital – would have been needed in order for each to achieve a passing level. Tier 1 capital represents banks’ core source for capital and primarily consists of common stock and disclosed reserves. Based on the results of the stress test, the 784 institutions projected to fail would amass $25.1 billion in loan losses between the third quarter of 2013 and the third quarter of 2014.

Nearly 40 percent, or $9.8 billion, of those projected loan losses are concentrated in commercial real estate, according to the report. “This served as an extension of the observations that have been made about the industry over the last four years,” the report stated. “The primary source of distress for most of the 460 banks that have been closed since the beginning of the credit crisis was overexposure to commercial real estate.” William V. Cuddy Jr., executive vice president of CBRE Inc.’s Stamford office, said the commercial real estate market in Westchester County has not been immune from the effects of the financial crisis, but said the system for turning over distressed properties is working. Cuddy said there has been a postrecession increase in distressed commercial properties and underwater loans both in Westchester and nationally, which he attributed to aggressive underwriting of loans when markets were surging prior to 2007, and to rent and occupancy growth projections that became untenable amidst the economic downturn. Cuddy, who also serves as chairman of the Westchester County Association’s Blueprint for Westchester initiative, cited the recent sales of 104 Corporate

Park Drive in Harrison and of 120 Bloomingdale Road in White Plains as examples of non-performing loans that were acquired by lenders and special servicers and subsequently turned around

and recycled back onto the market. “The market is designed for this,” Cuddy said. “We’re seeing this stuff all the time. Is it any more frequently here than in other markets? No, but we are seeing it.”

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Federal grants aid renewal BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

he city of Yonkers will team with a private developer to shape a plan to transform a deteriorated west-side housing complex and surrounding neighborhood as one of 17 municipalities nationwide awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative program. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano announced the city – along with the Municipal Housing Authority of Yonkers and The Community Builders Inc., a nonprofit developer of affordable housing – has been awarded $300,000 to support the development of a comprehensive plan or “road map” to revitalize the Cottage Place Gardens site and Croton Heights neighborhood. The plan will analyze and recommend solutions related to education, health care, access to jobs and career paths. The grant recipients in Yonkers have formed a steering committee of key partners, including the city school board, Yonkers Workforce Investment Board, Sarah Lawrence College, The Yonkers Neighborhood Health Center and Community Voices Heard. The committee over the next year will meet with more than 20 community-based organiza-

tions to develop the plan. The HUD grant initiative promotes a comprehensive approach to changing distressed areas of concentrated poverty into viable and sustainable mixed-income neighborhoods. In a $19 million project, Community Builders will replace two buildings at the Cottage Place Gardens complex with a 50-unit mixed-income development at 188 Warburton Ave. The public-private redevelopment of the city’s west side also was aided this month by a $1,368,796 grant award to The Community Builders from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. The grant will help finance construction on the $52.4 million Public School 6 project, which will create a 50-unit building for low-income senior citizens and a 70-unit building for low-income families on the site of a long-abandoned city school off Ashburton Avenue. M&T Bank, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, submitted the funding application. The grant is part of $26.4 million in affordable housing program subsidies that the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York will award in its 2012 grant round. The grants will help finance 37 projects that will create or preserve 2,679 units of affordable housing in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he received the Energy Highway Task Force’s Blueprint, a plan that he said would add up to $5.7 billion in private investments and 3,200 megawatts of electric generation. Plans include investing $1 billion for 1,000 megawatts of new electric transmission capacity and initiating $250 million in renewable energy projects. “As we work to grow New York’s economy, we need reliable, affordable and clean power to leverage significant private sector investments, to allow businesses to grow, and to create jobs,” Cuomo said in a press release. “The energy highway will ensure that businesses and residential consumers across New York state have access to the affordable power they need to plan for not just today, but also for the future.” The Energy Highway initiative was put in place to ensure New York’s energy grid is the most advanced in the nation and promotes increased business investment in the state. The task force created the Blueprint after reviewing 130 replies by 85 entities, including investor-owned utilities, private

developers and investors in response to its Request for Information (RFI), issued in April. Public comments submitted on the RFI responses were also considered in the development of the plan as were publicly available reports and analyses. In April, the task force also convened two conferences – an Energy Highway Summit where power industry leaders explored the state’s energy issues and challenges, and a Conference of RFI Respondents and Interested Parties. Cuomo provided his vision for the Energy Highway in his 2012 State of the State address. He named Gil C. Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority, and Joseph Martens, commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as cochairmen of the task force. Joining them on the task force are Kenneth Adams, president, CEO and commissioner of Empire State Development; Garry A. Brown, chairman of the New York State Public Service Commission; and Francis J. Murray, Jr. president and CEO of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. To view the Energy Highway Blueprint, visit NYEnergyHighway.com.

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Can testing help in choosing workers? Another business owner suggested that I consider testing job candidates before I hire anyone. Seems like it can get expensive. Does it really help? Business is looking up and we’re planning to add some people before year end and I want to make sure I get the right people on board. Thoughts of the day: Hiring is both art and science. Make sure you have the basics in place before you start advertising and interviewing. Testing can pay off if you’re focused on the long term. Personal interactions such as interviewing, hiring and employing people are often emotionally based. An analytical, rational approach can give you perspective, but by itself is not enough to increase the odds of success. You need a mix of both. Define what it means to have a successful hire. In today’s fluid work environments, people are constantly coming and going. Retention is just one measure of success in hiring. Other factors include contribution to short- and long-term profits; addition to intellectual property and systems; fitting with the company’s mission, vision and culture; willingness to pitch in as needed; and readiness to move on when the time is right. Set up tools that will contribute to increased odds of success in hiring. Before posting an ad or interviewing, write up a detailed job description. Profile people who have previously held the job for success and failure factors. Define both attributes and skills needed to be successful. Look for tests that can help clarify candidates’ skills and attributes. Set up an interview queue: first, second and third steps that successful candidates go through. Have multiple people take multiple looks at candidates, repeating critical questions to compare answers over time. Hone in on candidate specifics, from basic history to recent performance, to future goals. Check references well before making a job offer to be sure that a candidate’s story matches with facts and observations from former employers. Test to validate what you think you’re seeing or

use tests early on to narrow the field. Avoid the temptation to make excuses when things don’t line up. Set up a scoring metric to keep on point. Define a dozen factors on which to rate the candidate, including: skills; fit to job description; attitude; behaviors; compensation; references and testing results. Testing can be used upfront to rule in or rule out candidates, or later on to confirm or challenge assumptions about the candidate. If you want to do research on what kinds of candidates are out there, or how different companies are approaching the job you plan to fill, you may want to interview a lot of candidates first, then hone in on ones you’re most interested in and test later. If you’re clear about the job you want to fill and what you’re looking for in an employee, you can test early on in the process, saving interviewing time by focusing on likely “best fit” candidates. Whether you test early on or later in the interviewing process, use tests to identify candidates with the best likelihood of delivering long term value. Test for both soft skills – human attributes – and hard skills – requirements for the job. Value comes from people who are committed to excellence, who can fit onto your team and who have the ability to accomplish the tasks at hand while moving your business toward its long-term goals. Testing can get to be expensive, no doubt. However, take into account the cost of mis-hiring. A week’s salary paid to the wrong person might well cover all of the testing costs for a whole raft of candidates. Three months of nonperformance by the wrong employee could set the company back many times what it would have cost to profile candidates pre-hire. Looking for a good book? Try “Hire With Your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Great Teams” by Lou Adler. Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strategyleaders.com, a business-consulting firm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial firms grow. She can be reached by phone at (877) 238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Please send it to her, via email at AskAndi@ StrategyLeaders.com or by mail to Andi Gray, Strategy Leaders Inc., 5 Crossways, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Visit AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

Martha Graham single-handedly brought dance into the 20th century. She did nothing less than create an entirely new genre, while shattering the expectations of audiences and critics alike with her percussive, angular movement style. So why do most kids think that she’s a tasty snack food? Each day, more and more of the arts are being drained from our children’s schools. Speak up and demand your child’s fair share of arts education. Otherwise, even a legacy as rich as Martha Graham’s can crumble to nothing.

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t’s like putting a puzzle together,” says Kay Covert, store manager of TSC Tractor Supply Co. in Patterson. Covert is speaking of the seasonal changes that require rearrangement of inventory. And, she is not just talking about tractors or even tractor parts. The store serves the needs of the agricultural community, both professional and amateur, full and part time. Clothing and footwear, lawn and garden supplies, power equipment, tools, pellet stoves, fuel tanks, pop-up sheds, electric fencing supplies, hydraulic parts, automotive and tractor batteries, and feed and other items serving equine, cattle, goat, sheep and poultry needs – all are covered in the store’s inventory. For the store manager, the seasons come early and summer finds her contemplating where to position woodstoves. By late February she is involved in grass seed and other spring needs. “In addition to Putnam and Dutchess counties and Connecticut, we get people coming from as far as Manhattan and Long Island,” Covert says, speaking primarily of part-time residents who are into small farming in their summer and secondary homes. The Patterson store is one of 1,130 in 45 states that owe their origin to the late Charles E. Schmidt Sr. of Chicago, who in l938 started a mail-order business offering tractor parts. The following year saw the establishment of a successful retail store in Minot, N.D. Covert is grateful to the staff at the headquarters, now located in Brentwood, Tenn., for relieving her of onerous paperwork. “They have a fabulous administrative staff,” she declares. “It’s one less thing to worry about.” There are phases of the business that are under scrutiny of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. “They pop into nurseries, but if you run things right, there’s nothing to worry about.” “The stores have their own brand of livestock feed, known as Dumor, in addition to carrying the branded seeds,” she says. “We are only closed for five days of the year,” noting that store hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. One of the delights of her business life is the puppy rescue that the store conducts

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every two or three weeks in cooperation with PawSafe. “We have gotten 15 to 42 puppies brought for adoption at one session,” she says. Those are not the only animal visitors. The store is at 1253 Route 311, nestled in a rural area near two major nurseries. “I was at my desk when a Jack Russell terrier broke in and jumped into my arms. Then there was the squirrel that we removed with a have-aheart trap.” Animals present no challenge to the store manager, who has a menagerie of her own at the duplex log cabin where she lives in Millerton. She and her husband, a retired correction officer, care for three dogs, one indoor cat, two feral cats, 30 chickens, two ornamental turkeys, two Asia Blue peacocks, three llamas and four geese. Future contemplated additions include a miniature horse and a pony. Born in Edison, N.J., Covert was raised in Las Vegas, working the majority of her life in insurance and part-time in retail. Marriage to Edward Covert brought her back East, where she was initially employed by the TSC facility in Amenia and was later in on the building of the Patterson store from the ground up three years ago. She has been with the company for nine years. She is the mother of two, stepmother of four, and the Coverts claim “three and two-thirds grandchildren.” Challenging Careers focuses on the exciting and unusual business lives of Hudson Valley residents. Comments or suggestions may be emailed to Catherine Portman-Laux at cplaux@optonline.net.

State jobs count at all-time high

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he New York State Department of Labor announced in its October job report that it has regained all private-sector jobs lost in the recession, one of only five states to do so. In September, New York added 2,900 private sector jobs, bringing the state’s job count to an all-time high of 7,337,000. The state has added 107,200 private sector jobs this year. This year-to-date increase contributed to New York’s overall recovery of 352,500 private sector jobs since November 2009. The state’s unemployment rate fell in September by 0.2 percent to 8.9 percent. In addition, the number of unemployed in the state declined by 23,200, from 871,600 to 848,400. Month-to-month, New York’s job growth rate is about the same as the United States as a whole. Unemployment in the seven-county Hudson Valley region is at 7.6 percent, down from 7.9 percent in August. There are 85,000 unemployed people in the region. The unemployment rate for the lower Hudson Valley – Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties – is at 7.1 percent.

Putnam and Rockland have two of the lowest unemployment rates in the state at 6.7 and 6.8 percent, respectively. Westchester lags behind at 7.3 percent, 12th in the state. Westchester’s unemployment rate was down from August, when it was 7.6 percent, but up from September 2011, when it was 6.9 percent. In the Hudson Valley, the 12-month period ending in September saw private sector employment increase by 7,000 or 0.9 percent. Education and health services saw the most gains in the region, with 6,300 jobs gained. This was the largest year-to-year increase since 1999. Mining and construction lost 4,100 jobs in the same 12-month period. Government has shed 1,600 jobs over the year. Manufacturing took a hit, losing 1,800 jobs, its largest overthe-year decline in two and a half years. The lower Hudson Valley saw growth of 6,100 jobs or 1.3 percent, ranking 5th in the state, and accounting for more than 90 percent of total jobs gained in the entire Hudson Valley region. Richard Greenwald, president of White Plains-based Concorde Personnel L.L.C., a staffing organization, said he disagrees with the state claiming they have regained all private sector jobs lost. “How can they say that when there are

so many people unemployed?” Greenwald said. “The numbers can be manipulated anyway you want. There are so many people off unemployment and so many people who are underemployed.” Greenwald said he has seen more jobs available than a few years ago, but the job market also has three years’ worth of college graduates to compete with. “The unemployed people are not getting the opportunity to get those jobs,” Greenwald said. Greenwald said he doesn’t see the job market growing over the next few months, aside from temporary holiday employment, and that employers need to have a better grasp of what their fixed costs would be, particularly health care, before they begin hiring. “I don’t know where the jobs would be coming from,” Greenwald said. Allison Madison, who runs ReinhardMadison Approach Staffing Inc., another White Plains staffing firm, said that job prospects in Westchester are good and that the rebuilding of the Tappan Zee Bridge will create a ton of jobs. “The domino effect will be significant,” Madison said.“I think over the long term things are going to grow and improve. Unfortunately, we fell into a deep and dark hole from the recession. When you’re in a place that deep, it takes a long time to get out of it.”

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hanging demographics are one of the most “certain” forces at work in shaping our “uncertain” world. With the exception of the United States, in all developed and developing countries, including China and India, the baby boom is over and they are experiencing a “baby bust.” Even the Black Plague of the 14th century didn’t depopulate Europe as quickly as today’s declining births. We in the U.S. have a “certain” competitive advantage because our birth rate is above replacement and, in addition, according to the Pew Research Center 800,000 people legally immigrate each year. However, if we

don’t equip all citizens with 21st century skills, our lifestyle will continue to fall until we reach the levels of the Third World and developing countries we are competing with globally. Many U.S. jobs are lower paying and found in the restaurant, hospital, hospitality, farming, construction and low-end manufacturing sectors. These will be filled by immigrants who see them as “starter” positions to quickly move up. Immigrants help keep cost low and help these sectors remain globally competitive. We are a nation of immigrants and the diversity that they bring continues to be part of our certainty. At the other end of the job spectrum, over the past 15 years, one fourth of all venture-backed companies were founded by

immigrants, according to Fortune magazine. In addition, the 2007 article pointed out that of the Fortune 100 companies, 14 had immigrant CEOs. Eight were natives of India, including Citicorp, Adobe Systems and PepsiCo. Meanwhile, Coca-Cola was run by a native of Turkey and Kellogg’s CEO was from Australia.

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Another challenge is our reluctance to leave the comfort of what we are doing now and move up the food chain. Many organizations see their products and services becoming commodities as more and more “me too” providers, both foreign and domestic drive prices and margins down. In the long run this is a zero sum game where only the cheapest provider will survive. This behavior reduces the standard of living for all those participating.

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Questions for discussion: • What are the new and higher-margin products and services that will we be selling in the future and what growing markets will we sell them in? • How will we attract, educate and maintain workers with the 21st century skills to produce and deliver the new products and services we will offer? Joe Murtagh is The DreamSpeaker, an international keynote speaker, meeting facilitator and business trainer. For questions or comments, contact Joe@TheDreamSpeaker. com, TheDreamSpeaker.com or call (800) 239-0058.

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Working on both sides of the law

hen it comes to white collar crime, White Plains attorney Bill Aronwald has been on both sides

of the law. For years, Aronwald was a prosecutor, trying crimes against organized crime in the 1970s and 1980s, making him one of the biggest enemies of the Colombo crime family. Later, he became a defense attorney, representing high-profile figures like Sandy Annabi and former Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro. Aronwald, a partner at Aronwald & Pykett, has been an attorney since 1966, graduating from the Brooklyn Law School. He began working as an assistant district attorney in New York, frequently prosecuting white collar crimes like tax fraud, mortgage fraud and business fraud. Aronwald said he wanted to work in New York City because it had one of the finest DA offices in the country. He started investigating organized crime and relished being in the courtroom trying cases. “It was where I was most comfortable,” Aronwald said. “I didn’t want to be doing wills or patent cases. It was exciting.” He became involved in bringing down New York’s famed Five Families, the mafia families that controlled organized crime in the city. While he convicted many mobsters, it also led to personal tragedy. In 1987, a hit was put out on Aronwald by the Colombo crime family. Mobster Joel Cacace ordered two men to kill Aronwald and gave them a piece of paper with the name Aronwald on it. Aronwald’s father, George, was a judge who worked in the same office as his son, and the mobsters went after him instead. George Aronwald was killed March 20, 1987, outside of a laundromat. Cacace was convicted of the murder in 2004. “Cacace was a coward who didn’t have the guts to do it himself,” Aronwald said. “He never knew me; he did it as a favor to another lowlife. It weighs on you all the time. I had the satisfaction of speaking at his sentencing and knowing he will spend the rest of his life in maximum security prison.” Such killings are rare and Aronwald said it was a result of the hard-hitting prosecution and significant cases, including investigations in Munich and meeting with Vatican officials for another case. “You draw attention when you’re doing your job in an aggressive manor,”

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Aronwald said. “We were able to indict and bring down criminals. That’s what our objective was.” Today, Aronwald does general criminal defense work, with no specialization, though he is frequently called upon for white collar cases. Aronwald said he does not believe the economic recession has led to more white collar cases. “There are always people looking for shortcuts,” Aronwald said. “There will always be motivation to commit business fraud, whether it be during prosperous times or a recession.” Aronwald often gets high-profile figures and cases, yet he says every case to him is important and no two cases are alike. He represented Pirro while she was being investigated for allegedly secretly recording her husband to find out if he was having an affair. An indictment was never filed. “This investigation never should’ve been conducted,” Aronwald said. “The investigation closed when the government realized that she hadn’t done anything wrong. It caused her a lot of anguish. It’s very difficult

to live down the stigma of being investigated.” Currently Aronwald is representing Kerry Kennedy after she was charged with driving with ability impaired by drugs, following a car accident on I-684. Aronwald said that defense attorneys are often mischaracterized as the bad guys. “We ensure that every person accused of a crime is given due process, a fair trial and that their rights are enforced,” Aronwald said. “If defense attorneys are not there, the constitutional rights of the accused would not be protected.” Representing famous figures often puts Aronwald under the public microscope. When representing a Kennedy or a Pirro, Aronwald said you learn to be careful and guarded when dealing with the media. “The media can be sensational or prejudicial,” Aronwald said. “When the trial begins, the jury has already been poisoned. The last thing you want is to allow your client to speak to the media; it puts them at a disadvantage.” Aronwald said that win, lose or draw, if a

“There are always people looking for shortcuts. There will always be motivation to commit business fraud, whether it be during prosperous times or a recession.” — Bill Aronwald

defense attorney has gotten their client a fair trial, then she has done a good job. “Do we want to win? Sure,” Aronwald said. “It’s often been said that it’s better a guilty person be set free than an innocent person convicted of a crime.”

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nown as the “Academy Awards” of the Westchester legal profession, the Above the Bar Awards is cosponsored by Citrin Cooperman, Pace Law School, Westchester County Business Journal, Westchester County Bar Association and the Westchester Women’s Bar Association.

CITRIN COOPERMAN The Above The Bar Award was co-created by Alan G. Badey, managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office, and the Westchester County Business Journal. “The award was created to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the top lawyers of Westchester County for their contribution to the profession and to the community,” Badey said. “All the winners and nominees have represented the highest standards of excellence in the legal community and we congratulate them all.” Citrin Cooperman (citrincooperman. com) is the 27th largest accounting firm in the United States and the third largest in Westchester County providing assurance, tax, business advisory, valuation and forensic services. The firm has been providing accounting and consulting services in Westchester for more than 20 years. The firm’s accountants and advisers have deep experience in many industries and areas, including legal, health care, marketing, technology, architecture and engineers,

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restaurants, franchising, financial services, real estate, entertainment, staffing and executive search, charter schools, nonprofits and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Founded in 1979, the firm has offices in White Plains, Norwalk, Conn., Manhattan, Philadelphia and Springfield, N.J. Citrin Cooperman is an independent firm associated with Moore Stephens. Additionally, the firm is affiliated with Citrin Cooperman Wealth Management LP (ccwmlp.com), which offers clients in-depth personal financial planning, independent fee-based investment advisory services, and insurance brokerage services. Follow Citrin Cooperman on Twitter @CitrinCooperman.

PACE LAW SCHOOL Pace Law School has more than 7,000 alumni throughout the country and the world, and is consistently ranked among the nation’s top three programs in environmental law. On its White Plains campus, it offers Juris Doctorate programs and the Master of Law degree in environmental law, including the nation’s first graduate-level programs in climate change and land use and sustainable development, and comparative legal studies, and a Doctor of Law in environmental law. The School of Law is part of Pace University, a comprehensive, independent and diversified university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County. For more information, visit law.pace.edu.

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The Westchester County Bar Association, established Feb. 11, 1896, is a not-for-profit corporation with a voluntary membership of more than 2,200 lawyers. The purpose of the association is to promote the ends of justice, to cultivate jurisprudence, to afford access to the courts to all who seek redress, to facilitate the administration of justice, to elevate the standards of integrity, honor, competence and courtesy in the legal profession and to participate with all members of society in seeking and perfecting the common good. The Westchester County Bar Association provides attorney, affiliate and law student members with opportunities to help shape our legal community and to maintain the high standards of the legal profession. Members are kept informed by a monthly newsletter, regular mailings, web postings, emails and by the semiannual publication of the Westchester Bar Journal.

The Westchester Women’s Bar Association (WWBA) was founded in 1974 and is currently one of the largest chapters of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York. The WWBA has more than 650 male and female attorneys and judges working together through over 20 standing and 37 ad hoc committees. The company mission is to promote justice for all, regardless of sex; to advance the social, economic and legal status for women through the law; to expand opportunities for women and to raise the level of competence and integrity in the legal profession. The WWBA is a dynamic group of over 650 lawyers in Westchester County. They are a bar association not of women, but for women and issues of importance to women and children. The WBBA attracts, educates and inspires attorneys interested in advancing legal issues involving women and all those who are protected, fostered and nourished by women.

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Law school gives investors their day out of court

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

Pace Law School professor, financial industry arbitrator and former New York City attorney handling whitecollar criminal cases, Jill Gross has seen securities law argued and enforced both in the courts and in alternative dispute resolution forums. She thinks small investors like the ones represented by Pace law students in the clinical program she directs are better served by the securities industry’s arbitration and mediation system than by litigation in the courts. Gross joined the Pace Law School faculty in White Plains in 1999, two years after the school was the first in the nation to start a Securities Arbitration Clinic, the result of a series of town meetings with investors held by former U.S. Securities Exchange Commissioner Arthur Levitt. Now called the Investor Rights Clinic, the Pace teaching program in an academic year takes on five to 10 cases in which investors, often senior citizens on fixed incomes, claim fraud or other misconduct by their securities brokers. Virtually all brokerage firms in their customer agreements include clauses requiring that legal disputes be resolved by binding arbitration in the industry’s own regulatory system. Though the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act allows the SEC to prohibit those mandatory arbitration clauses in agreements, the private alternative system has not yet been dismantled. The SEC, already pressed to meet deadlines for other financial reform mandates in the Dodd-Frank bill, is not likely to tackle it soon, Gross said. When the campus clinic was started, “There was nothing at the time in the arbitration forum that would give small investors access and guidance to legal representation,” she said. The Investor Rights Clinic only represents clients whose annual household income and claims do not exceed $100,000. Clients must be New York state residents or have lived in the state when the disputed deals occurred. Disputes are heard by arbitrators and mediators assigned by the private Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Gross would like to see more cases worked out in nonbinding mediation to which the disputing parties voluntarily agree. “Eighty percent of mediations resolve the dispute,” she said. At the Pace clinic, “We have not been as successful as we would like getting the par-

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ties on the other side to agree to mediation. Other clinics and other lawyers have been more successful, anecdotally. We don’t know why that is.” Gross said investors’ claims against brokers rise as prices fall in a volatile stock market. “As the stock market goes up, there are no damages,” she said. “Even if there is misconduct by a broker, everyone is making money.” “The stock market over the past 10 years has been relatively flat,” Gross noted, and investors have fewer claims of losses that require arbitration. Disputes spiked in the dot-com bubble of 2000 and during the credit crisis in 2008, she said. This year, the clinic received “a flood of inquiries” in the wake of the “Facebook IPO disaster,” Gross said. Investors tried to buy small amounts of Facebook shares in the initial public offering “and their orders weren’t executed.” “As the price of Facebook stock dropped following the IPO, they weren’t as upset about their trades not being executed.” Some of the frustrated Facebook investors’ claims are viable, she said. In recent years, “We have seen a lot of product cases where unsophisticated, riskaverse, conservative investors with a small portfolio were sold a highly sophisticated” financial product by far more risk-tolerant brokers. In some cases, the sold product was “not suitable for any investor,” she said. “Fifty years ago, the market was not open to general investors,” Ross said. But with changes in law and the proliferation of 401(k) retirement investment plans, the stock market has opened up to small, less savvy investors “and that is what has led to abuses.” Disputes often occur when retiring workers are convinced by brokers to transfer their employee retirement plans to the brokers’ control and management. “I have seen that scenario described over and over again since 1997,” Gross said. “That transfer of a 401(k) plan has led to a lot of abuses.” The Investor Rights Clinic can be an invaluable training ground for law students to hone essential legal skills while working with “real clients,” she said. “The purpose of the clinic is to educate law students. The fact that we’re helping out investors who are members of our community is an incredible bonus. But without the educational mission, the clinic wouldn’t exist.” “There are flaws in the (arbitration) system but it’s a better alternative than courts,” Gross said.

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White collar 101: Clinton Calhoun

here are few people in Westchester who know more about white collar law than White Plains attorney Clinton Calhoun. Calhoun has been a practicing attorney since the mid 1980s, initially starting out in

prosecuted, convicted and sent to prison. That’s as bad as these cases get. Not all cases go that route.” Identity theft has also become a frequent crime, though federal prosecutors have been cracking down harshly. The U.S. Attorneys’ Office automatically adds two years in prison to any sentence involving identity theft. “The consequences are bad,” Calhoun

said. “A conviction means a loss of freedom.” White collar crime knows no gender, demographic, race, color or creed. “We’ve had clients that are across the spectrum,” Calhoun said. “It’s an equal opportunity crime.” Calhoun said he defends about 12 to 15 white collar crimes a year. He said that in sentencing, judges are often very firm and can

be unsympathetic when dealing with white collar criminals. “The defendants often come from privileged backgrounds or at least had better options in life,” Calhoun said. “The reasons are for committing white collar crimes usually aren’t very good. It’s because of greed and wanting to finance a lifestyle they couldn’t finance otherwise.”

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the district attorney’s office. Now a defense attorney at Calhoun & Lawrence L.L.P., Calhoun has been on both sides. He said he doesn’t believe that the economic recession has caused a spike in white collar crime. “It seems like it’s been pretty steady,” Calhoun said. “A lot of the activity that’s coming to light now in the courts is probably the product of activity that occurred when the economy was stronger.” Cornell University Law School defines white collar crime as a variety of nonviolent crimes usually committed in commercial situations for financial gain. Calhoun said mortgage fraud has been especially prevalent in Westchester. Mortgage fraud cases include people falsifying information on mortgage applications or mortgage brokers diverting funds. “There’s quite a variety of ways that you can commit fraud,” Calhoun said. “When lending standards were looser, a lot of misrepresentations weren’t picked up. Not a lot of attention was paid to them.” Calhoun said he doesn’t think that many people end up getting away with mortgage fraud, as investigations spring into action when people notice that money is gone. “There’s a whole range of bad things that can happen when fraud is discovered,” Calhoun said. “The worst is being criminally

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Achieving successful partner compensation plans BY ALAN G. BADEY

he most successful partner compensation structures are rooted in individual financial performance, but law firms should take great care to include nonfinancial metrics in assessing overall compensation. Other less effective partner compensation models include those that reward partners based on equal splits, seniority or even combinations of seniority, performance and ownership. Sharing profits equally, or based on seniority or equity, are the easiest models to implement, but can actually hurt the firm. There’s little incentive for high performers when they are compensated the same as poor performers. In the long run, an ill-conceived compensation plan makes it difficult, if not impossible, to keep the most talented partners and will really hurt when trying to attract new ones. The key to creating a fair, profit-driven compensation structure is to start by identifying the firm’s goals, including the allimportant profitability goals. Understand the business drivers that will help the firm attain Full Color Printing Digital Copying ■■ Graphic Design ■■ Business Cards

its goals, and then make sure your partners understand these goals and are rewarded for their achievement in the compensation plan. The knee-jerk reaction regarding a firm’s goals is often narrowly defined around direct profit drivers. While there is no doubt that profit is priority No. 1, there should be other less tangible goals, such as emphasis on technical superiority, being a resource to partners and staff, creating a great work culture, being socially responsible to the communities the firm serves and marketing the firm. Take strategic planning as an example. Setting direction for the firm is no easy task, and is time consuming, as well. If it’s not factored into performance measures and therefore not rewarded, then there’s no incentive for partners to participate in the process. How professional baseball players are compensated provides useful insight. The most successful players – and not coincidentally the highest paid – are those “fivetool” players that can run, field, throw, hit for power, and hit for average better than most others. But they are also judged on intangibles, such as clubhouse leadership,

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Firms that don’t reward both financial and nonfinancial performance will ultimately struggle. Unfortunately for many of these firms, it takes steeply declining revenue, key partner defections – or both – for leadership to come to this realization. Revising partner compensation plans can be very contentious, resulting in heated discussions and bruised feelings. Nevertheless, compensation plans must keep up with the times, or firms run the risk of moving in the wrong direction. A well-conceived compensation plan will provide clarity for business objectives and motivation for the firm’s owners. Alan G. Badey is the managing partner of Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office and also leads the firm’s law practice. Alan can be reached by phone at (914) 949-2990 or email abadey@citrincooperman.com.

A founder remembered Pace Law School will announce a memorial service in coming months for Ralph M. Stein, a founding faculty member at the White Plains school who died Oct. 16 of complications from diabetes. A constitutional law teacher, Stein was dedicated to the protection of civil liberties, serving on the legal committee of the Anti-Defamation League and on the board of the lower Hudson Valley chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union. A former field investigator for the U.S. Senate subcommittee on constitutional rights, he was largely responsible for uncovering military surveillance of civilian political activity in the early 1970s. Bennett Gershman, a colleague who worked with Stein since Pace Law School opened in 1976, called him “a huge presence at the law school.” “He loved the students more than anything. He would do anything for his students,” Gershman recalled in a statement from the law school. Before beginning his teaching career at Syracuse University law school, Stein was a lawyer at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He held degrees from the New School for Social Research and Hofstra University School of Law. – John Golden

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Honoring Westchester’s best attorneys

or the past six years, 25 of Westchester County’s best attorneys as well as top students from Pace Law School have been the recipients of honors in categories ranging from intellectual property to trusts and estates to most socially conscious, as well as most promising Pace Law student. Winners have come from the county’s largest legal firms as well as individual practices. More than 160 lawyers and friends of the legal community attended the 2012 event in what was an overflow, standing room only crowd at Pace Law School. Next year’s event promises to be even larger.

2012 Winners The “Pace Setter” award went to attorney and former judge Samuel G. Fredman for “overall excellence in professional and community work, prominence in the Westchester legal profession, fierce determination and success at being the best.” On winning the award, Fredman said, “After a lifetime time of service to the legal profession, to receive the Above The Bar Pace Setter Award has special meaning for

of my legal career, but its meaning is far greater. It celebrates the rule of law in our profession and it recognizes all lawyers who fight for the rights of others.”

David E. Venditti, Mary Ellen Manley, Tejash V. Sanchala, Mrs. James Healy, Samuel G. Fredman.

me. I am reminded of my legal journey from my beginnings in the profession to serving as a justice on the State Supreme Court. To be honored by my peers in this fashion is a humbling tribute.” David E. Venditti, partner at Gaines, Gruner, Ponzini & Novick, received the Most Socially Conscious Attorney Award. “When I became an attorney over 25 years ago I started with the ideal that I could help others,” Venditti said. “Since then, in my

professional and civic life, I have tried to live up to the proposition of ‘service above self.’ This award is a humbling and rewarding validation from those in my profession that I have, in fact, made a difference in the lives of others.” Tejash V. Sanchala, partner at Villaneuva & Sanchala, was the recipient of the Leading Labor & Employment Attorney Award. “Without question winning the Above The Bar Award is one of the many highlights

Mary Ellen Manley, partner at Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, received the Leading Trusts & Estates Attorney Award. “I had just concluded very challenging, contentious estate litigation, when I was pleasantly surprised to learn that I was named the recipient of the Above the Bar Award,” Manley said. “I am deeply grateful for this honor and the opportunity to recognize my peers, the extraordinary trusts and estates attorneys of Westchester, with whom I wish to share this award.” James Healy received the Most Promising Pace Law Student Award. Healy, who was abroad at the time of the 2012 event, had his wife accept in his absence. “My professors at PACE have helped to inspire me by their love for the law. My winning the Above The Bar award is a testament to their teachings.”

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It’s not just Bernie …

By Bob Rozycki bobr@westfairinc.com

hen it comes to white collar crime, Bernie Madoff is the king. Federal investigators estimated his Ponzi scheme garnered him and his associates in excess of $64 billion. Recently, prosecutors in the case increased charges against four Madoff employees and now allege that the fraud began in the early 1970s. It was in the mid-1970s that Clarence Kelley, then the director of the FBI, made white collar crime a priority for his agency. According to the FBI, 15 percent of its agents were investigating white collar cases, which ramped up the following decade with “agent-intensive, high-dollar and highimpact financial fraud investigations.” That included the savings and loan crisis of the early 1980s followed by insider trading scandals; health care and telemarketing fraud in the early 1990s, with the conviction of municipal finance banker Mark Ferber in 1996; and accounting gimmicks that led to the implosion of Enron in 2001 as well

as subsequent investigations of other major corporate fraud such as WorldCom. The FBI’s investigations of white collar crime include: asset forfeiture and money laundering; bankruptcy fraud; corporate fraud; financial institution fraud and failures; health care fraud; hedge fund fraud; insurance fraud; Internet fraud; mass marketing fraud; mortgage fraud; piracy and intellectual property theft; public corruption and government fraud; and securities and commodities fraud. The FBI stresses that just because no one is physically assaulted in white collar crimes, does not mean it is a victimless crime. One prime example and not often thought of as white collar crime is the Love Canal disaster where the Hooker Chemical Co. buried tons of toxic waste on land near Buffalo, N.Y., and later sold it. A residential neighborhood was developed and numerous health problems arose from cancers to miscarriages. After years of hearings, protests and court battles, the residents were relocated. Congress eventually passed the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

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Compensation and Liability Act, commonly known today as the Superfund Act. Hooker Chemical, which became Occidental Petroleum, was held liable for the clean up of the former neighborhood and after being sued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, agreed to pay $129 million in restitution. White collar crime can even show up on the Great White Way. Taking a page from Mel Brooks’ “The Producers” in which two producers look to get rich by overselling interests in a play that they think will flop, Long Island businessman Mark Hotton thought he could do the same with a Broadway show titled, “Rebecca, The Musical.” Manhattan-based U.S. Attorney Preet

Some noted white collar crimes in the past decade Bernie Madoff Ran what was considered to be the largest financial fraud in U.S. history estimated at $65 billion. Madoff pleaded guilty in March 2009 to securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, false statements, perjury, false filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and theft from an employee benefit plan.

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Bharara said Hotton went to great lengths to perpetrate his fraud. “Hotton faked lives, faked companies and even staged a fake death, pretending that one imaginary investor had suddenly died from malaria,” Bharara said in a statement. Hotton was accused of defrauding the producers “by fabricating the prospect of $4.5 million in financing commitments and the possibility of a $1.1 million loan, so that they would pay him and entities he controlled more than $60,000 in fees and commissions. Hotton is also charged with a second fraudulent scheme in which he tricked a Connecticut-based real estate company into paying him and entities he controlled $750,000.”

Top officials at the Houston-based energy trading company stole from investors by overvaluing assets to boost cash flow and earnings statements, making the company very appealing to investors. When Enron declared bankruptcy in December 2001, investors lost millions. The FBI seized $164 million, of which about $90 million has been used to help compensate victims. It is estimated shareholders lost $45 billion as a result of the fraud.

WorldCom Bernie Ebbers was charged with conspiracy and securities fraud in a scheme to artifi-

cially inflate the price of the telecommunications company’s stock by hiding its declining operating performance and financial results. The fraud was estimated at $11 billion.

Tyco International Dennis Kozlowski is best known as being the CEO, paying $8,000 for a shower curtain and for throwing lavish multimillion-dollar parties. He was accused of stealing millions of dollars from the company he helped build up. He was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $134 million in restitution.

Galleon Group Hedge-fund magnate Raj Rajaratnam was accused of making $50 million by acting on insider trading tips. For his crimes he received the longest-ever prison sentence for insider trading.

Adelphia Communications John Rigas, founder of the cable TV company, and his son and former CFO Timothy J. Rigas, were convicted of charges, including securities and bank fraud. Theft was estimated at $100 million.

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a st spring the WCA’s BLUEPRINT for Westchester brought together the presidents of 14 institutions of higher learning in the Westchester region to sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). One of the important outcomes was Recruit Westchester, the first-ever collaborative job and internship fair in Westchester County. The object was to bring together businesses, students, and alumni at a single event, making it easier and more cost-effective for employers to find employees and students to find jobs and internships. The Fair was held on Friday, October 26, and attracted over 2000 job and internship seekers.

Participating colleges and universities were: Berkeley College, College of New Rochelle, College of Westchester, Fordham University (Westchester), Iona College, Manhattanville College, Mercy College, Monroe College, Pace University, Purchase College SUNY, Sarah Lawrence College, Saint Thomas Aquinas College, The College of Westchester, and Westchester Community College.

Besides Recruit Westchester, the 14 colleges and A $1.2 BILLION ECONOMIC ENGINE universities that signed the MOU will create Study Besides being a $1.2 billion economic engine Westchester, an online searchable database of all in Westchester, the higher education community provides the human resources and entrepreneurial academic programs offered in the county. They also will serve as a feeder network for entrepreneurs systems within their institutions to advance and provide research for new businesses through economic development. “They grow, train, and attract the finest talent,” the Blueprint Accelerator Network; and offer workbased learning and mentoring opportunities for said Marissa Brett, who pointed out that the students in established and emerging businesses. collaboration not only benefits economic develop“In a competitive marketplace, The BLUEPRINT ment in Westchester, it benefits the higher is facilitating job creation,” notes Marissa Brett, education community as well. “We believe that “Among Westchester County’s biggest assets are its education itself blossoms when it is immersed highly educated workforce, over a dozen colleges in an environment of innovation, growth, and and universities, a vibrant business community, productivity.” Brett is the executive director of The BLUEPRINT for Westchester, a major initiative and a growing economy,” she continued. “Our job is to bring together Westchester’s rich intellectual of the Westchester County Association to spur capital with its many established and entrepreeconomic development in Westchester. neurial enterprises.” Recruit Westchester was sponsored by Westchester County Association, The BLUEPRINT for Westchester, Journal News Media Group, and CareerBuilders™, and was supported by CVS Pharmacy.

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LIVING IN THE CLOUD, NOT UNDER IT BYOD. No, that’s not a misprint. It means Bring Your Own Device…which is not just good advice, it pretty much sums up how we do business today (or should)—from remote locations, 24/7. And that means we’re relying more and more on mobile technology, and need access to files when away from our office computers. At “Running Your Business in a Mobile World,” five tech-savvy businessmen and innovators explained at this WCA Lunch & Learn meeting how and why operating in the cloud not only saves time and money, but it gives small to medium size companies “as much clout as larger ones.” Today, using third party technology, companies can use cloud computing for financial planning, sales applications, business intelligence, contract management systems, and storing legal documents, among other things. A few tips from the experts: 1. Consider backing up your files to the cloud. But do your homework and select the most reputable service. 2. By storing your files in the cloud, you can get to them anywhere, anytime. You just need a good Internet connection. 3. Make sure all your mobile devices are password protected. That mean's your iPhone and Blackberry! 4. Enable encryption on your hard drive. If your laptop is stolen, your hard drive can be removed. But if your data are encrypted, the information on that drive will become inaccessible to the thief. 5. When you send via email a document or confidential memo to a client, send it as a PDF file. That way, it becomes very difficult, if not impossible, to make unauthorized changes to the document. 6. Consult tech experts about cloud computing. They’ll steer you in the right direction. The panel discussion was moderated by Anton Hios, vice president, Executive Programs, Uptime Institute. The panelists were Greg Briggs, technical advisor, Microsoft; Rob Kissner, president, The Digital Arts Experience; John Nunes, chief information officer and partner, Compufit; and James Oliverio, president, Another 9. This Lunch & Learn event was sponsored by Mahopac National Bank, Provident Bank and Mercy College.

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2012 LEADERSHIP DINNER & APEX AWARDS Thursday, November 1 5:30–9:30 pm Westchester Hilton, Rye Brook Honorees: Richard D. Schaab Sr. (in memoriam), former Vice President, Westchester County Association; WCA Legacy Award Sy J. Schulman (in memoriam), former Mayor of White Plains; longtime WCA President; WCA Legacy Award Town of Harrison, Mayor Ron Belmont; Alfred B. DelBello Visionary Award Joel Seligman President & CEO, Northern Westchester Hospital Center; Advocacy Award Marialisa Zywotchenko, Owner & President, Cyrus Contracting Corporation; Young Professional/ Small Business Award Dr. Judith Spitz Senior Vice President, IT Strategy & Planning and Chief Information Officer, Verizon; Purchase College’s Entrepreneurial Science Award YOUNG PROFESSIONALS NETWORKING EVENT Wednesday, November 14, 5 pm Westchester Country Club SAVE THE DATE BREAKFAST WITH THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE Thursday, January 17 Place: TBD 8–10 am Hon. Rob Astorino addresses the economic challenges facing Westchester and reports on the state of the county. His remarks will be followed by a lively Q & A session. To become an Event Sponsor, visit events@westchester.org

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THELIST: business apparel retail outlets Business Apparel Retail Outlets Listed alphabetically

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Name and address Phone Website

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Eddie Bauer Outlet

A|X Armani Exchange Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917• (845) 928-4000 armaniexchange.com

Women's and men's apparel

Banana Republic Factory

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917• (845) 928-4000 Westbrook Tanger Outlets 314 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook, CT 06498 • (866) 665-8685 ddiebauer.com

Women's apparel

Giorgio Armani

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917• (845) 928-4000 bananarepublic.gap.com

Men and women's apparel

Barney's New York Outlet

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917• (845) 928-4000 armani.com/us/giorgioarmani

Men and women's apparel

J.Crew Factory

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 barneys.com

Men and women's apparel

B.C.B.G. Max Azria

Westbrook Tanger Outlets 314 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook, CT 06498 (866) 665-8685 • tangeroutlet.com/westbrook

Women's apparel

Last Call-Neiman Marcus

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 bcbgmaxazriagroup.com

Women's apparel

Benetton Outlet

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 lastcall.com

Men and women's apparel

Lacoste

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 benetton.com

Brooks Brothers Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 brooksbrothers.com

Men and women's apparel

Business and casual clothing for women and men

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917• (845) 928-4000 lacoste.com

LOFT Outlet Westbrook Tanger Outlets 314 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook, CT 06498 • (866) 665-8685 tangeroutlet.com/westbrook • loft.com

Men and women's apparel

Women's apparel

Michael Kors

Burberry Factory Outlet 266 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4500 burberry.com

Men and women's apparel

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 michaelkors.com

Men and women's apparel

Nine West Outlet

Calvin Klein Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 calvinklein.com

Men and women's apparel

Diane von Furstenberg Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 dvf.com

DKNY Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 dkny.com

Women's apparel

517 Westport Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851 • (203) 847-3651 Westbrook Tanger Outlets 314 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook, CT 06498 • (866) 665-8685 527 Boston Post Road, Port Chester, NY 10573 • (914) 937-0603 ninewest.com

Nordstrom's Rack 3 City Place, White Plains, NY 10601• (914) 614-6400 shop.nordstrom.com/st/nordstrom-rack-white-plains

Business and casual clothing for women and men

Men and women's apparel

Ralph Lauren Factory Men and women's apparel

Woodbury Common Premium Outlets 498 Red Apple Court, Central Valley, NY 10917 • (845) 928-4000 ralphlauren.com

Men and women's apparel

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

Manhattan Fleet Aviation L.L.C., 420 Westbury Ave., Carle Place 11514. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Dawn K. Arnold, Harrison. Filed Oct. 17. Case no. 12-23835. HMX L.L.C., 125 Park Ave., Seventh floor, New York City 10017. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Jared D. Zajac, New York City. Filed Oct. 21. Case no. 12-14327.

Poughkeepsie Thomas Daniele Contractor Inc., 3492 Route 44, P.O. Box 1026, Millbrook 12545. Chapter 7, voluntary. Attorney: Warren Greher, New Windsor. Filed Oct. 19. Case no. 12-37631.

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Guardian Drug Co. Filed by Prestige Brands Inc. Action: diversity-other contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Todd R. The following cases appear on David. Filed Oct. 18. Case no. the docket of the U.S. District 12-07778. Court for the county of Westchester in White Plains. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. Filed by Town Plaza of U.S. District Court Poughquag L.L.C. Action: diversity-breach of contract 278 Gramercy Park Group claim. Attorney for plaintiff: L.L.C. Filed by Stephen Deng, Joshua Seltzer. Filed Oct. 19. et al. Action: claim filed under Case no. 12-07823. the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorney for plaintiff: Kevin Tung. Filed Oct. 18. Hazeltree Fund Services Inc. Filed by Wilson Pringle. AcCase no. 12-07803. tion: diversity-other contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Bare Burger Dio Inc. Filed Jonathan Sack. Filed Oct. 18. by Gabino Hernandez. Ac- Case no. 12-07772. tion: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: Hirschberg Schutz & Co. Shin Young Hahn and C.K. Inc. Filed by Paris AccessoLee. Filed Oct. 18. Case no. ries Inc. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorney 12-07794. for plaintiff: Kenneth Schacter. Filed Oct. 18. Case no. Concerned Dental Care, et 12-07804. al. Filed by Danny Santana. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of Home Depot USA Inc. Filed 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: by Nolberto Hernandez. AcGregory A. Antollino. Filed tion: civil rights claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: ToOct. 17. Case no. 12-07754. masz Piotrowski and Steven Warshawsky. Filed Oct. 18. Cooke Center for Learn- Case no. 12-07767. ing and Development Inc. Filed by Animashaun Arnold. Action: claim filed under the IBS Turnaround Fund. Filed Americans with Disabili- by Deborah Donoghue. Acties Act of 1990. Attorney for tion: claim filed under the Seplaintiff: Jesse Rose. Filed curities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorney for plaintiff: David Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07729. Lopez. Filed Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07755. Genesee Valley Associates Inc. Filed by Thomas Bennett Sr. Action: claim filed under Law Office of Rubin & Roththe Fair Debt Collection Prac- man L.L.C. Filed by Renee tices Act of 1978. Attorney for Walsh. Action: claim filed plaintiff: Glen A. Kurtis. Filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07739. Attorney for plaintiff: Aryeh L. Pomerantz. Filed Oct. 18. Ging Restaurant Inc., et al. Case no. 12-07782. Filed by Baoguo Zhang. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorney for plaintiff: C.K. Lee. Filed Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07793.

Court Cases

Left Right Inc. Filed by Raymond Downing. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: James Freeman and Michael Trauben. Filed Oct. 19. Case no. 12-07816.

Premier Fabrics Inc., et al. Filed by Filed by Jinno International Co. Action: diversity-other contract claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Jed Schlacter. Filed Oct. 19. Case no. 12-07820.

Life Medical Technologies Inc., et al. Filed by Horberg Enterprise Limited Partnership. Action: securities fraud claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Adam Gana. Filed Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07748.

Preschool of America (USA) Inc., et al. Filed by Mone Townsend. Action: claim filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Attorney for plaintiff: Alex Umansky. Filed Oct. 19. Case no. 12-07808.

LR Credit 22 L.L.C., et al. Filed by Anthony Thomas. Action: claim filed under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorneys for plaintiff: Peggy Earisman and Ahmad Keshavarz. Filed Oct. 18. Case no. 12-07826. Maxim Integrated Products Inc. Filed by Deutsche Bank AG New York branch. Action: patent infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Marissa Alter-Nelson. Filed Oct. 18. Case no. 12-07806. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. Filed by Mardell Larcen, et al. Action: diversity-product liability claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Annesley DeGaris. Filed Oct. 18. Case no. 12-07798. Monsterops L.L.C., et al. Filed by Life Brands L.L.C. Action: trademark infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Arianna Frankl. Filed Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07746. New York Daily News Co. Filed by Helayne Seidman. Action: copyright infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Andrew Maloney. Filed Oct. 18. Case no. 12-07784. Pfizer Inc. Filed by Marian Bell. Action: diversity-product liability claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: David R. Buchanan and Christopher Seeger. Filed Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07750.

Deeds Above $1 million 10-14 Glencar L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Mayflower Holdings L.L.C., New Rochelle. Property: 10-14 Glencar Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $2 million. Filed Oct. 22. 168 Saw Mill River Road L.L.C., Hawthorne. Seller: M.C.A. Realty Corp., Hawthorne. Property: 168 Saw Mill River Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Oct. 18.

Thestreet Inc. Filed by Aidan McNamara. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Ariel Graff and Robert Ottinger Jr. Filed Oct. 18. Case no. 12-07788. 347 Huguenot L.L.C., New York City. Seller: Huguenot Uncle Nick’s Inc., et al. Filed Holdings L.L.C., New Roby Elmer Rivera, et al. Action: chelle. Property: 347 Huclaim filed under the Fair La- guenot St., New Rochelle. bor Standards Act of 1938. Amount: $2.4 million. Filed Attorney for plaintiff: Michael Oct. 22. Faillace. Filed Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07752. 73 Cornell L.L.C., Bronx. Seller: Cornell Realty L.L.C., Verizon Communications Yonkers. Property: 73 Cornell Inc., et al. Filed by Commu- Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $2.1 nications Workers of America, million. Filed Oct. 18. et al. Action: employee benefits claim. Attorney for plain- 778 Main L.L.C., New York tiff: Sumanth Bollepalli. Filed City. Seller: Main Holdings Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07749. L.L.C., New Rochelle. Property: 778 Main St., New RoWireless On First Ave Inc., chelle. Amount: $1.7 million. et al. Filed by Brian Morales, Filed Oct. 23. et al. Action: denial of overtime compensation claim. Brookfield Relocation Inc. Attorney for plaintiff: Joshua Seller: Benjamin Gutstein, A. Fitapelli, Eric Gitig and et al, Scarsdale. Property: 81 Brian Schaffer. Filed Oct. 19. Carthage Road, Scarsdale. Case no. 12-07839. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Oct. 19. Yorkville Advisors L.L.C. Filed by Securities and Ex- Elmwood Real Estate L.L.C., change Commissions. Ac- White Plains. Seller: Elmwood tion: securities fraud claim. Inc., White Plains. Property: Attorneys for plaintiff: Todd 900 Dobbs Ferry Road, GreenBrody, Stephen Holden, Bruce burgh. Amount: $1.7 million. Karpati and Valerie Ann Szcz- Filed Oct. 17. epanik. Filed Oct. 17. Case no. 12-07728.

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FACTS&FIGURES Hidden Spring Lane One L.L.C., Purchase. Seller: Kevin A. McQuillan, Stamford, Conn. Property: 1 Hidden Spring Lane, Rye. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Oct. 18. Hidden Spring Lane Two L.L.C., Purchase. Seller: Kevin A. McQuillan, Stamford, Conn. Property: Hidden Spring Lane, Rye. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Oct. 18. Iona Prepatory School, New Rochelle. Seller: The Christian Brothers Institute, New Rochelle. Property: 173 Stratton Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $8.1 million. Filed Oct. 18. MKM Equity L.L.C., New Rochelle. Seller: NCKR L.L.C., San Francisco, Calif. Property: 230 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Oct. 19. Nora Capital L.L.C., Irvington. Seller: Katherine Martucci, Irvington. Property: 33 Matthiessen Park, Greenburgh. Amount: $9 million. Filed Oct. 19.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Theresa Daniele, White Plains. PropForeclosure erty: 109 Quail Court, YorAuctions ktown. Amount: $109,361. Filed Oct. 18. MOUNT VERNON, 46 Clinton Place. Apartments; Federal Home Loan Mort- .27 acre. Plaintiff: Flushing gage Corp. Seller: Ian P. Spier, Savings Bank. Plaintiff ’s atHarrison. Property: 54 Ra- torney: Lynch & Associates, vine Ave., Yonkers. Amount: (212) 683-4141; 462 Seventh th $360,608. Filed Oct. 23. Ave., 12 floor, New York City. Defendant: Fernando Viegas. Fortunato Contracting Referee: John Molloy. Sale: L.L.C., Cortlandt Manor. Sell- Oct. 30, 10:15 a.m. Approxier: Askew Realty Corp., Peek- mate lien: $492,032.88. skill. Property: 945 Second St., Peekskill. Amount: $195,000. MOUNT VERNON, 338 S. Filed Oct. 18. Seventh Ave. Two-family dwelling; .12 acre. Plaintiff: JSL Franzoso Contracting Inc., Funding Group L.L.C. PlainCroton-on-Hudson. Seller: tiff ’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, City of Yonkers, Yorktown Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, (585) Heights. Property: 3147 Old 546-6448 or (585) 760-8218; Yorktown Road, Yorktown. 28 E. Main St., Suite 1700, Amount: $170,000. Filed Rochester. Defendant: Milton Ewers. Referee: Michele BerOct. 23. mel. Sale: Oct. 29, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $27,994.15. National Residential Nominee Services Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn. Seller: Zhihui MOUNT VERNON, 626 Zhang, et al, White Plains. S. Eighth Ave. Two-family Property: 6 Wimbledon dwelling; .16 acre. Plaintiff: Court, Greenburgh. Amount: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Peter $553,000. Filed Oct. 22. T. Roach & Associates, (516) 938-3100; 125 Michael Drive, Nivki L.L.C., Rye Brook. Sell- Suite 105, Syosset. Defener: John P. Russo, et al, White dant: David Flores. Referee: Plains. Property: 15 Chest- John Romano. Sale: Nov. 2, nut St., A-3, Rye. Amount: 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $209,000. Filed Oct. 19. $350,592.92.

Property 15 L.L.C., d.b.a. Hampton 10 L.L.C., New Rochelle. Seller: Fraioli Family Partnership, Mamaroneck. Property: 515 N. Wagner Ave., Rye. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Oct. 18. Valentine Road L.L.C., Briarcliff. Seller: Douglas Paddock, et al, Briarcliff. Property: 37 Valentine Road, Mount PleasBelow $1 million ant. Amount: $320,000. Filed 590-20 Bedford Road L.L.C., Oct. 23. Pleasantville. Seller: Funding Resources Associates L.P. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 590 Bedford Road Seller: Andrew Tolbert, et al, 20, Mount Pleasant. Amount: Cortlandt Manor. Property: 2106 Jacobs Hill Road, Cor$220,000. Filed Oct. 23. tlandt. Amount: $259,550. AV Development Group Filed Oct. 23. L.L.C., Rye. Seller: Caroline M. Dannemann, Rye. Property: Westchester Development 33 Helen Ave., Rye. Amount: L.L.C., Rye. Seller: Loren Norton, et al, Rye. Property: $900,500. Filed Oct. 18. 25 Davis Ave., Rye. Amount: Canfin 39 Main L.L.C., Tar- $842,000. Filed Oct. 23. rytown. Seller: Irving A. Siebrecht III, North Salem. Property: 39 Main St., Greenburgh. Amount: $700,000. Filed Oct. 23.

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NEW ROCHELLE, 1279 North Ave. Restaurant; .13 acre. Plaintiff: E.R. Holding L.L.C. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Harris Beach P.L.L.C.; 333 Earle Ovington Blvd., Uniondale. Defendant: 1279 N.A. L.L.C. Referee: Julie Cveek Curley. Sale: Oct. 31, 10:00 a.m. Approximate lien: $868,718.88.

YONKERS, 137 Lake Ave. Apartment; .06 acre. Plaintiff: Waterfall Victoria Master Fund Ltd. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Jaspan, Schlesinger, (516) 7468000; 300 Garden City Plaza, Fifth floor, Garden City. Defendant: Lisa Bekesy. Referee: Andrew Roma. Sale: Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $414,520.74.

WHITE PLAINS, 4 Meadowbrook Road, White Plains. Single-family Residence; 190 x 200. Plaintiff: Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, (845) 897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill. Defendant: Charmel Conti. Referee: Kathleen Hannon. Sale: Nov. 1, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,456,874.59.

Judgments

WHITE PLAINS, 23 Manitou Trail, White Plains. Single-family residence; .25 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Alan Weinreb and Associates, (516) 945-6055; 6800 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 207W, Syosset. Defendant: Georgia Tedla. Referee: Cirino Bruno. Sale: Nov. 5, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $344,350.18. YONKERS, 54 Herriot St.; Three-family dwelling; .04 acre. Plaintiff: Elaine Hutchinson. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Bernard Cohen, (516) 488-7000; 98 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 395N, Great Neck. Defendant: Sylcon Enterprises L.L.C. Referee: Theresa Daniele. Sale: Nov. 2, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: not available.

MOUNT VERNON, 118-120 S. Fourth Ave. Downtown row type; .12 acre. Plaintiff: Everbank. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, (585) 247-9000; 250 Mile Crossing Blvd., Suite 1, Rochester. Defendant: Linval Brown. Referee: Sophia Rutty. YONKERS, 103 Ash St. Sale: Nov. 9, 10 a.m. Approxi- Apartment; .05 acre. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank U.S.A. N.A. mate lien: $412,692.42. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Leopold NEW ROCHELLE, 11 Hill- & Associates, 80 Business Park andale Drive. Single-family Drive, Armonk. Defendant: residence; 1.0 acre. Plaintiff: Stella Schofield. Referee: AnU.S. Bank N.A. Plaintiff ’s at- thony Santucci. Sale: Nov. torney: Sheldon May & As- 2, noon. Approximate lien: sociates, (516) 763-3200; 255 $572,761.57. Merrick Road, Rockville Centre. Defendant: Leon Zoldan. Referee: Joseph Goubeaud. Sale: Oct. 29, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,307,372.68.

182 East Post Road Inc., d.b.a. Jackie Blue Cocktail Lounge, White Plains. $4,119 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26.

American Affordable Moving and Storage Inc., Peekskill. $1,185 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. AMS Distributors Inc., Thornwood. $1,061 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. Analisa Salon Ltd., d.b.a. Susan Marlowe Figure Salon, Scarsdale. $695 in favor of Elide Properties L.L.C., Eastchester. Filed Jan. 30. Atlantis Homecare and Senior Services Inc., Port Chester. $7,325 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26.

2-8 Undercliff Corp., d.b.a. Benny’s Professional Auto Repair, Yonkers. $2,347 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Avril Kaye Inc., Scarsdale. Filed Jan. 26. $1,032 in favor of the New York State Department of La6 Park Hill Deli Grocery bor and the New York State Corp., Yonkers. $920 in favor Department of Taxation and of the New York State Depart- Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. ment of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Awningville Inc., Mount Vernon. $277 in favor of the Filed Jan. 26. New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Affiliated Limousine Service Department of Taxation and L.L.C., White Plains. $646 in Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Bevlin Personnel Inc., White Taxation and Finance, Albany. Plains. $219 in favor of the New York State Department of Filed Jan. 26. Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Allied Construction Man- Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. agement Inc., Port Chester. $4,418 in favor of the New York State Department of La- Bramson Music Inc., Cross bor and the New York State River. $2,600 in favor of ChapDepartment of Taxation and paqua Road Company L.L.C., Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. Ossining. Filed Jan. 25. Brooke St. Staffing Ltd., White Plains. $29,318 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Amedica Enterprises Inc., Filed Jan. 26. Hartsdale. $1,039 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. Ambassadors of the Game, Yonkers. $5,960 in favor of Pay O Matic Check Cashing Corp., White Plains. Filed Jan. 24.

Credits, Clients and Awards Hudson Valley Hospital Center recently unveiled its Wall of Heroes at a ceremony in the lobby of the Hospital at 1980 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor. Each month the hospital recognizes an employee who has been nominated by co-workers. At the end of the year, that employee is honored at the Heroes Ceremony and his or her portrait is hung on the wall along the front corridor of the hospital, where it remains for the year.

Eve Pugh has joined Village Animal Clinic in Ardsley where she will provide acupuncture and alternative therapy treatments to the patients of the clinic. Pugh previously worked with the North Shore Animal League on Long Island. She holds a veterinary degree from Cornell University and a certification in acupuncture from Colorado State University. The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced the award of a $90,000 grant to the Interfaith Council for Affordable Residence to help finance the rehabilitations of three two-family homes in Mamaroneck, which will provide six units of affordable housing for homeless individuals and those at risk of homelessness. CMS Bank, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, submitted the application for the funding.

“Puglia’s Italy Award of Excellence in America,” 7 p.m., Lake Isle Country Club, Eastchester, 660 White Plains Road, Eastchester. For information, call (212) 726-2547.

Snapshot The Financial Planning Association of the Greater Hudson Valley recently welcomed White Plains-based elder law attorney and chairman of the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law Section, Anthony J. Enea, as a keynote speaker for its chapter dinner. The event, held at Sam’s of Gedney Way, targeted the region’s top financial professionals.

Newsmakers The Westchester Bank recently held a grand opening celebration for its newest branch in Thornwood. This year’s heroes at Hudson Valley Hospital Center from left, front row, Charles Cannato, Ruel Wilson and Kathleen Calabro; back row, Jane Picone, Laura O’Grady, Anna Slempa, Valerie Falls, Ann Marie Guthartz, Elizabeth Dwyer and Cathy Patinella.

Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre staff members recently participated in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s in White Plains. With the help of their 30 team members, 25 walkers and two dogs, the Port Chester team raised $2,500 to fight Alzheimer’s.

Pictured here are the Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre team.

Lisa LaRocca of Harrison, reporter and anchor with News 12 Westchester, was recently honored by the Columbus Day Society of Harrison for her journalistic excellence and comprehensive reporting on topics affecting the Italian-American community. LaRocca was presented with the Columbus Day Medallion at an awards dinner held at the Westchester Manor in Hastingson-Hudson. From left, Janine Rose, News 12 Westchester news director; and Lisa LaRocca.

From left, Glen Fernandez, assistant branch manager; Marie Philippe, head teller; Michael Smith, Westchester County legislator; Joan Maybury, Mount Pleasant town supervisor; John Tolomer, president and CEO of The Westchester Bank; Pat Cappelletti, vice president and branch manager; and Michelle Lo Buono.

Haryn Intner has joined the leasing team at Admiral Real Estate Services Corp., focusing on retail in lower Westchester County. Intner has a bachelor’s degree in finance, has been a licensed salesperson in New York since 1985, and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers.

From left, Mark Brownstein, president, Financial Planning Association of the Greater Hudson Valley; Marie DeCaprio, chairperson, Financial Planning Association of the Greater Hudson Valley; and Anthony J. Enea, managing partner with Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano L.L.P. in White Plains and Somers.

The Public-Private Alliance Foundation (PPAF) in Hastings-on-Hudson recently held its Partners Against Poverty Benefit to support its project in Haiti initiative for clean cookstoves and clean fuels.

On the Go: Business, Etc. Thursday Nov. 1 Westchester County Association APEX Awards, 5:30 p.m., Hilton Westchester, 699 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook. $325 nonmember, $275 WCA member. For information, call 948-6444.

Friday Nov. 9 “For Those Who Have Served,” a breakfast for Veterans in Westchester County, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Marriott Hotel, Tarrytown, 670 White Plains Road, Tarrytown. For information, call 682-1484, ext. 148.

From left, Ambassador Zina Andrianarivelo, permanent representative of Madagascar to the United Nations; David Stillman, executive director, Public-Private Alliance Foundation; Carlos Lithgow, senior fellow, PPAF; and Selvish Capers Jr. of the New York Giants.

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FACTS&FIGURES Carmody Masonry Corp., Mount Kisco. $10,663 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26.

Futurity Ventures L.L.C., White Plains. $822 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. Gemini Limousine Inc., Elmsford. $31,501 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. Ginelle Ltd., d.b.a. Natural Identity, Larchmont. $329 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26.

Gonzalez, Jesus Hernan, et al. Filed by DB Structures Products Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $546,112 affecting property located at 1 Mill Court, Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Sept. 17.

Ricchiuti, Aniello, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $675,000 affecting property located at 34 Hemlock Drive, Sleepy Hollow 10591. Filed Sept. 19.

Carmona, Rosaura, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $400,000 SBPC-MA Enterprises Ltd., affecting property located at Rye Brook. $131,617 in fa- 7 Vermilyea St., Pleasantville. vor of Win Plaza L.L.C., Rye Filed Sept. 20. Brook. Filed Jan. 24. Crossland, Christopher N., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to Lis Pendens foreclose on a mortgage to secure $199,920 affecting The following filings indicated a property located at 92 Locust legal action has been initiated, Ridge, Cross River 10518. the outcome of which may affect Filed Sept. 17. the title to the property listed.

Heyman, Stephen D., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $367,200 affecting property located at 17 N. Lake Road, Armonk 10504. Filed Sept. 19.

Rodriguez, Eduis, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $285,000 affecting property located at 604 Simpson Place, Peekskill 10566. Filed Sept. 20.

Ippoliti, Francisco J., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,500 affecting property located at 9 Iroquois Road, Ossining 10562. Filed Sept. 17.

Townsend, Donald E., et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 70 Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck 10543. Filed Sept. 19.

Professional Recreation Corp., d.b.a. Bob Toski Golf Center, White Plains. $1,651 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Hacienda Azteca Deli, El- Taxation and Finance, Albany. msford. $900 in favor of the Filed Jan. 26. New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Rising Generations Inc., ElDepartment of Taxation and msford. $6,143 in favor of DisFinance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. cover Bank. Filed Jan. 30.

Critter Comforts Ltd., Mamaroneck. $329 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. Hi Tech Interiors Inc., Mount Vernon. $1,061 in faDobbs Ferry Service Corp., vor of the New York State Dobbs Ferry. $665 in favor of Department of Labor and the the New York State Depart- New York State Department of ment of Labor and the New Taxation and Finance, Albany. York State Department of Filed Jan. 26. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. JSMS Enterprises Inc., d.b.a. Azure Plumbing Heating Elljay Development Inc., and Air Conditioning, White Parsippany, N.J. $51,388 in fa- Plains. $237 in favor of the vor of Saccardi and Schiff Inc., New York State Department of Labor and the New York State White Plains. Filed Jan. 26. Department of Taxation and Ercole Electric Inc., York- Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 26. town Heights. $1,039 in favor of the New York State Depart- Judah Estates L.L.C., Mount ment of Labor and the New Vernon. $18,357 in favor of York State Department of American Express Bank F.S.B. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Jan. 25. Filed Jan. 26. Just Sneakers L.L.C., d.b.a. Fireplace Source Inc., Ma- Hat Stop, Yonkers. $3,956 hopac. $9,635 in favor of the in favor of Dallas Cowboys State Insurance Fund, White Merchandising L.L.C., Irving, Texas. Filed Jan. 26. Plains. Filed Jan. 31. Ford Piano Inc., Peekskill. $3,724 in favor of Capital One Bank USA N.A. Filed Jan. 30.

Calvi, Michael, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 152 Ridgewood Terrace, Chappaqua 10514. Filed Sept. 17.

Guido Importer and Wholesaler Inc., New Rochelle. $53,130 in favor of International Fidelity Insurance Co., Newark, N.J. Filed Jan. 24.

1145 Oregon Road L.L.C., et al. Filed by The Community Preservation Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located in Cortlandt. Filed Sept. 18.

212 North Highland Corp., et al. Filed by Flushing Savings Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $270,000 affecting property located at 212 MD Department Store 8 N. Highland Ave., Ossining Inc., Mount Vernon. $184,362 10562. Filed Sept. 17. in favor of One Stop Department Store L.L.C., Brooklyn. Amankwanor, Joseph, et al. Filed Jan. 26. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks NDL Associates Inc., Yon- to foreclose on a mortgage kers. $73,431 in favor of Green to secure $382,486 affectMountain Pipeline Services ing property located at 318 Inc., Royalton. Filed Jan. 25. S. Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Sept. 17. NV Hair Salon Inc., Forest Hills. $41,386 in favor of JPM- Andrade, Sara, et al. Filed by organ Chase Bank N.A. Filed U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks Jan. 25. to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $553,000 affecting Padjav Educational Source property located at 8 Davis Inc, St. Albans. $70,800 in fa- Ave., New Rochelle 10805. vor of Bank of America N.A. Filed Sept. 20. Filed Jan. 24.

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Dunn, Hueston E., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 222 Clinton Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Sept. 18. Dussek, Cassandra F., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $441,316 affecting property located at 161 Longvue Terrace, Yonkers 10710. Filed Sept. 20. Freih, Raed, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 122 Greenvale Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed Sept. 18. Galbreath, Earl Jr., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 640 Ashford Ave., Ardsley 10502. Filed Sept. 20.

Kazazis, Anthony, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $400,000 affecting property located at 33 Bouton St., South Salem 10590. Filed Sept. 19.

Vazquez, Christian, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,000 affecting property located at 130 Colonial Parkway, Unit 4F, Yonkers 10710. Filed Sept. 18.

McCormick, Robert W., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $850,000 affecting property located at 76 Mount Holly Road, Katonah 10536. Filed Sept. 18.

Verzello, Michael J., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $440,000 affecting property located at 35 Limestone Road, Armonk. Filed Sept. 19.

Mehmetaj, Sherif, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $476,000 affecting property located at 6 Hildreth Place, Yonkers 10704. Filed Sept. 19.

Watanabe, Hideo, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,000 affecting property located at 8 Hunter Road, Armonk 10504. Filed Sept. 20.

Miller, Norma, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $563,000 affecting property located at 25 Aqueduct Place, Yonkers 10701. Filed Sept. 20.

White, Christopher, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $330,000 affecting property located at 170 LaSalle Drive, Yonkers. Filed Sept. 20.

White, Masha, aka Marsha L. White, et al. Filed by Emigrant Mortgage Company Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 3 Chestnut Hill Ave., White Plains. Filed Sept. 18.

Maeng-Soon, Yun, as owner. $216,525 as claimed by Liberty Equity Restoration Corp., Pleasantville. Property: in Bedford. Filed Oct. 16.

North Ave Service Station Inc., as owner. $74,850 as claimed by GEI Consultants Williams, Rupert, et al. Filed Inc., New York City. Property: by JPMorgan Chase Bank in Scarsdale. Filed Oct. 15. N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an Park, Pil Soung, as owner. unspecified amount affecting $181,500 as claimed by Libproperty located at 103 Madi- erty Equity Restoration Corp., son St., Mount Vernon 10550. Pleasantville. Property: in Filed Sept. 19. Eastchester. Filed Oct. 16. Wright, Hyacinth, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National New Businesses Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $480,000 affecting prop- This paper is not responsible erty located at 356 E. Fifth St., for typographical errors conMount Vernon 10553. Filed tained in the original filings. Sept. 20.

Partnerships

Yeargin, Tania, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $277,500 affecting property located at 53 Skymeadow Place, Elmsford 10523. Filed Sept. 20.

G and J Inventions, 27 Hancock Ave., Yonkers 10705, c/o George Montana and John Karlos. Filed March 5.

Mechanic’s Liens

Annemadethis, 4 Foxwood Drive, No. 5, Pleasantville 10570, c/o Anne L. Shaw. Filed March 1.

Sole Proprietorships

Archbishopric of New York, as owner. $11,249 as claimed by Strawridge and Tape Inc., Bada-Bins, 119 S. Highland Wallkill. Property: in Somers. Ave., Apt. 4J, Ossining 10562, c/o William Amoruso. Filed Filed Oct. 19. March 1. Channer, Charlene, et al, as owner. $1,000 as claimed by Mainline Plumbing Mechanical. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Oct. 16. Horton, Terrance, as owner. $213,425 in favor of Badaly and Badaly Architects, Mount Vernon. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed Oct. 16.

Bair Garsuin International, 345 West St., Harrison 10528, c/o Jeffrey P. Bair. Filed March 1. Commodity Derivatives Group. 39 Long Ledge Drive, Rye Brook 10573, c/o John Hill. Filed March 2.

Danbury Prestige LimJinete, Alvaro R., et al, as ousine, 45 Oak St., Yonkers owner. $54,341 as claimed by 10701, c/o Mohamed Abu Rosa Contracting Inc., New Mallouh. Filed March 5. Rochelle. Property: in Eastchester. Filed Oct. 16.

Dave’s Car Service, 110 Waring Place, Apt. 4G, Yonkers 10703, c/o David Gordon. Filed March 5.

PinkDiamond Connections, 108 Winthrop Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Noel L. Acey. Filed March 2.

Digby Chadwick Antiques, P.O. Box 5, Bedford Village 10506, c/o John C. Jussel II. Filed March 5.

Patents

Conditional supplemental password. Patent no. 8,291,470 issued to Wayne M. Delia, Poughkeepsie; Edward E. Kelley, Wappingers Falls; and Franco Motika, Hopewell Junction. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

The following patents were isFanm Kreyol Songs, 290 Col- sued by the U.S. Patent and Dynamic placement of virlins Ave., Apt. 1C, Mount Ver- Trademark Office in Washing- tual machines for managing violations of servicenon 10552, c/o Marie-Chris- ton, D.C. level agreements. Patent tine V. Gordon. Filed March 1. Automated correction of no. 8,291,411 issued to Kirk A. Beaty, Goldens Bridge; Glenco Building Services, 11 contentious storage virtu- Norman Bobroff, Katonah; alization configurations. Brookdale Place, Mount Verand Andrzej Kochut, Elmsnon 10550, c/o Glen Scuderi. Patent no. 8,296,514 issued ford. Assigned to Internationto David Van Hise, Tucson, Filed March 5. Ariz.; and Gregory Tevis, Tuc- al Business Machines Corp., son, Ariz. Assigned to Inter- Armonk. Katerin Co., 32 Clinton St., 1, national Business Machines Sleepy Hollow 10591, c/o Rosa Corp., Armonk. Method, hardware prodPani. Filed March 1. uct and computer-program Budget-based power con- product for optimizing seKevin Luker Photography, sumption for application curity in the context of cre50 Birchwood Lane, Hartsdale execution on a plural- dential transformation ser10530, c/o William Kevin Luk- ity of compute nodes. Pat- vices. Patent no. 8,291,479 er. Filed March 5. ent no. 8,296,590 issued to issued to Boas Betzler, Charles J. Archer, Rochester, Magstadt, Del.; RamamoMMF Supreme Carpentry Minn.; Michael A. Blocksome, han Chennamsetty, Highland; Co., 25 Pratt St., New Rochelle Rochester, Minn.; Amanda E. Jeffrey A. Frey, New Paltz; and 10801, c/o Mauricio M. Fran- Peters, Rochester, Minn.; Jo- Michael D. William, Gardiner. seph D. Ratterman, Rochester, Assigned to International cisco. Filed March 1. Minn.; and Brian E. Smith, Business Machines Corp., ArRochester, Minn. Assigned to monk. Moctezuma Landscape, 44 International Business MaFranklin Ave., No. B1, New chines Corp., Armonk. Providing invocation conRochelle 10805, c/o Rafael text to IMS service-proReyes. Filed March 2. Computer data commu- vider applications. Patent nications in a high-speed, no. 8,291,432 issued to TeoOcros International Import low-latency data communi- doro Cipresso, San Jose, Calif.; and Export, 36 Parkview Ave., cations environment. Pat- and Gary I. Mazo, San Jose, Second floor, White Plains ent no. 8,296,778 issued to Calif. Assigned to Interna10604, c/o Percy Guillermo Kulvir S. Bhogal, Fort Worth, tional Business Machines Mezzich. Filed March 5. Texas; Paul D. Lewis, Round Corp., Armonk. Rock, Texas; Foluso O. OkunOffshore Matline Services, seinde, Austin, Texas; Ra- Real-time adjustments to 769 Pelham Road, 1A, New manujam Ravisankar, Austin, authentication conditions. Rochelle 10805, c/o Mark Texas; and Cornell G. Wright Patent no. 8,291,472 issued to Stagnaro. Filed March 2. Jr., Austin, Texas. Assigned to Nathan Bak, Portland, Ore.; International Business Ma- Patricia Gaughen, Portland, Ore.; Avantika Mathur, TiPhilia Joche, 259 E. Devonia chines Corp., Armonk. gard, Ore.; and Timothy PepAve., Mount Vernon 10552, per, Tigard, Ore. Assigned to c/o Cheryl Bordes. Filed International Business MaMarch 1. chines Corp., Armonk.

Providing nearest neighbor point-to-point communications among compute nodes of an operational group in a global combining network of a parallel computer. Patent no. 8,296,457 issued to Charles J. Archer, Rochester, Minn.; Ahmad A. Faraj, Rochester, Minn.; Todd A. Inglett, Rochester, Minn.; and Joseph D. Ratterman, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. SOA software components that endure from prototyping to production. Patent no. 8,296,718 issued to James P. Appleyard, North Richland Hills, Texas; Edwin J. Bruce, Corinth, Texas; Romelia H. Flores, Keller, Texas; and Joshua L. Purcell, Dallas, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Synchronizing access to data in shared memory via upper level cache queuing. Patent no. 8,296,718 issued to James P. Appleyard, North Richland Hills, Texas; Edwin J. Bruce, Corinth, Texas; Romelia H. Flores, Keller, Texas; and Joshua L. Purcell, Dallas, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Testing soft error rate of an application program. Patent no. 8,296,739 issued to Ronald Kalla, Round Rock, Texas; Jeffrey Kellington, Pflugerville, Texas; Naoko Sanda, Rensselaer; and Todd Venton, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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Notice of Formation of SOGLIA ARCHITECTURE PLLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 8/29/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O THE LLC, 64 Sagamore Rd. #6L, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: to engage in the practice of Architecture. #58191 Notice of Formation of J & H NY Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/25/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Michael Seligman, 144 Beach Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58192 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Horton Winthrop II, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 09/14/2012. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Horton Winthrop II, LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 1 North MacQuesten Parkway - Suite 100, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58193 LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Horton Winthrop Managers II, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 09/14/2012. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Horton Winthrop Managers II, LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 1 North MacQuesten Parkway Suite 100, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58194 LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacQuesten Winthrop II, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 09/14/2012. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacQuesten Winthrop II, LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 1 North MacQuesten Parkway - Suite 100, Mount Vernon, New York 10550. Name/address of each member available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58195 Notice of Formation of BH 201 WEST 136 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/23/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 405 Tarrytown Road, Ste. 1488, White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58197 Notice of Formation of Sandigursky Speech Pathology PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/12/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 28 Seven Bridges Road, Chappaqua, NY 10704. Purpose: practice the profession of speech-language pathology. #58198 Notice of Formation of HDC Development LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/11/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., Ten Bank St., Ste. 560, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58199 Notice of Formation of J. Starrlight Consulting, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 9/11/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 45 Hemlock Dr., Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58200

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The Articles of Organization of ROTH KLEIN, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 11, 2012. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Lee S. Wiederkehr, Esq., c/o DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, One North Lexington Avenue, White Plains, New York 10601. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58202 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of ROTH-WELLS, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 11, 2012. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Lee S. Wiederkehr, Esq., c/o DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, One North Lexington Avenue, White Plains, New York 10601. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58203 WB NORTH SALEM, LLC Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: WB NORTH SALEM, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) 9/12/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 570 Taxter Rd, Suite 673, Elmsford, NY 10523. The latest date the LLC is to dissolve is 12/31/70. The LLC shall indemnify each member to the fullest extent permitted by law. Purpose: to own, develop, finance, operate, sell or otherwise dispose of real property located in the Town of North Salem, Westchester County, NY. #58204

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: LEISURE STYLE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 100 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, New York 10605, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58205 MARCELLINO BROTHERS REALTY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/17/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 927 Highland Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58206 F MARCELLINO REALTY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/17/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 927 Highland Avenue, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58207

Notice of Qualification of HALCYON REHABILITATION, LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/30/10. Off. loc.: Westchester County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/1/09. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Capitol Services, Inc. (CSI), 1218 Central Ave., Ste. 100, Albany, NY 12205. DE address of LLC: CSI, 615 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58208 Notice of Qualification of HG Digital Marketing, LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 8/28/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o IPG, 1114 Ave. of the Americas, 19th Fl., NY, NY 10036. DE address of LLC: 1675 S. State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58209

Notice of Formation of 2485 Morris Avenue LLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 466 Castle Street, Bronxville, NY 10708. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on September 13, 2012. Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #58210 Notice of Formation of 2995 Marion Avenue LLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 466 Castle Street, Bronxville, NY 10708. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on September 13, 2012. Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #58211 Notice of Formation of Edison Dyckman II, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/5/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Edison Properties, LLC, 100 Washington St., Newark, NJ 07102. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58212 Notice of Formation of Edison Dyckman I, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/5/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Edison Properties, LLC, 100 Washington St., Newark, NJ 07102. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58213 Notice of Formation of Ridgewood Capital, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/7/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 62 Rock Ridge Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58214 TARTARUS CAPITAL L.P. Notice of Formation of Limited Partnership: Tartarus Capital L.P. Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with the SSNY on 5/18/10. Office location: Westchester Co. Address of principal business is 892 Route 35, Cross River, NY 10518. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to P.O. Box 784, Cross River, NY 10518. Name and business address of the general partners is available from the SSNY. Latest date upon which partnership is to dissolve is 12/31/80. Purpose: Capital investment. #58217

Notice of Formation of Frumkin & Hunter LLP. Certificate filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/24/2012. Principal office location: 1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 305, White Plains, New York 10604. SSNY designated as agent of LLP upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite 305, White Plains, New York 10604. The profession to be practiced by the LLP is law. #58218 A.L.K. Investigations LLC, Articles of Organization filed with the New York Secretary of State on 09/06/2012. Office located in Westchester County. The Secretary of the State of New York has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 9 Briga Lane, White Plains, New York, 10605, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #58219 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of REYMONT AVENUE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 11, 2012. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Susan Cappelli, 18 Sylvia Avenue, Ardsley, New York 10502. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58220 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of 6 FOREST AVENUE ASSOCIATES, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 11, 2012. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Paul A. Varsames, 1 Hunter Avenue, Armonk, New York 10504. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58221

LEGAL NOTICE Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Tesco Energy, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on September 28, 2012. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Tesco Energy, LLC, 901 Main Street, Suite 300, Peekskill, New York 10566. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #58222 Valhalla Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/8/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Kevin C. Waterhouse, 220 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: General. #58223 Studio Bohen LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/16/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lindsey Bonime, 153 Classic Ct., White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: General. #58224 Inmotion Media LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/21/11. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Jason Klatsky, 122 Alder Dr., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: General. #58225 Notice of Formation of AJM CONSULTING GROUP, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 9/25/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 119 Montgomery Ave., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: all lawful activities. #58226 BELCO DEVELOPMENT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/26/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 45 Rugby Road, Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58227 Notice of formation of AYH DESIGNS LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/30/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 29 Hampton Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: jewelry sales. #58228

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Notice of Formation of KGL Property Development LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/19/12. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 70 Maple Ave., Rye, NY 10580, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58229 MEDIA MARKET FIRE, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/25/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Erik Wilhelmsson, 2 Canfield Avenue Apt 621, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58230 CAPUZZI MANAGEMENT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/19/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 15 Beekman Avenue, Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. Reg Agent: Robert Crowley, 15 Beekman Avenue, Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58231 HDI MEDICAL PRODUCTS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/25/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 32 Sycamore Road, Dumont, NJ 07628. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58232 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY: Babies & Grands Music LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/31/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at PO Box 454, Yonkers, NY, 10703. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #58233 Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Name: 51 CHURCH ST LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/21/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 138 Myrtle Ave., Hawthorne, NY 10532. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58234

Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Name: BP CAPITAL LLC, Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/21/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 138 Myrtle Ave., Hawthorne, NY 10532. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58235

TAXVANTAGE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/26/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 222 Bloomingdale Rd Ste 400, White Plains, NY 10605. Reg Agent: Deo Singh, 222 Bloomingdale Rd Ste 400, White Plains, NY 10605. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58243

PONDFIELD MEADOW LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/01/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cheryl Tague, 130 Pondfield Road, #8, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58236

PORCELAIN UNLIMITED LLC

Notice of Formation of A&S Burner Service LLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 168 King Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on September 26, 2012. Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #58237 Notice of Formation of SAMADI RE LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 9/27/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 32 Faraway Rd., Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: all lawful activities. #58238 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: PHOTOS FOR GOOD, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/8/12. Office location: Westchester County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 26 Cleveland Street, White Plains, New York 10606, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #58240 Notice of Formation of Lipinski Real Estate Advisor, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 8/29/12. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Neil Lipinski, 34 S. Cottenet St., Irvington, NY 10533, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58242

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (ìSSNYî) on October 3, 2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 145 Spring Street, South Salem, New York 10590. Purpose: To conduct any lawful act or activity for which an LLC may be organized under the LLCL of NY. #58244 Notice of Conversion of Executive Tower South Associates, a NY limited partnership, to Executive Tower South Associates, LLC, a NY limited liability company (ìLLCî). Certificate filed with the Secretary of State of NY (ìSSNYî) on October 4, 2012. Office location: Westchester County. The LLC shall be managed by one or more managers. SSNY designated as Agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served upon him to 100 Clearbrook Rd., Elmsford, NY 10523. #58245 Notice of substance of the Articles of Organization filed with New York Secretary of Stateís office (SSNY) on 9/26/2012 for BLOOM FAMILY, LLC. Principal office: Westchester County. To engage in any lawful act or activity. SSNY is designated as the agent of the company upon whom process against it may be served The address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process is 11 Wrightsville Road, Armonk, NY 10504. #58247 Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: WB LLOYD INVESTOR ASSOCIATES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) 9/04/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 570 Taxter Rd, Suite 673, Elmsford, NY 10523. The latest date the LLC is to dissolve is 12/31/70. The LLC shall indemnify each member to the fullest extent permitted by law. #58248

Notice of Formation of I AM. creative LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 7/30/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 949 Palmer Road: 5C, Bronxville NY 10708. Purpose: Any lawful activities. #58249 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: ANDEL BABY, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/20/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 168 Stone Avenue, Yonkers, NY. Principal business address of the LLC: 168 Stone Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58250 “Eaglestone Capital Management LLC. Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 10/01/12. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 39 Garden Ave., Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful activity. “ #58251 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of L&L KIOSK, LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 27, 2012. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Louis R. Cappelli, c/o Cappelli Enterprises, Inc., 115 Stevens Avenue, Valhalla, New York 10595. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58252 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of HC HOSPITALITY PARTNERS LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on October 10, 2012. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: c/o Alfred E. Donnellan, One North Lexington Avenue, White Plains New York 10601. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58253

LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of FULLER MARQUISE II LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on September 25, 2012. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Louis R. Cappelli, 115 Stevens Avenue, Valhalla, New York 10595. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58254 LEGAL NOTICE The Articles of Organization of DUAL GROUPE HOSPITALITY LLC (the ìCompanyî) were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York on October 10, 2012. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: Louis R. Cappelli, c/o Cappelli Enterprises, Inc., 115 Stevens Avenue, Valhalla, New York 10595. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the New York Limited Liability Company Act. #58255 Notice of Formation of CIS REALTY, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 10/11/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 78 Morningside Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703. Purpose: all lawful activities. #58256 David M. Jacobs LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 8/22/12. Office in Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 203 Cedar Ln, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58257 MSA VITAMIN STORE SIX, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/02/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1955 Grand Ave, Baldwin, NY 11510. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58258

FMFS OF RIVERDALE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/27/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 115 Stevens Ave., Valhalla, NY 10595. Reg Agent: James Bitzonis, 115 Stevens Ave., Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58259 Notice of Formation of BP Auto Broker LLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 51 Cricklewood North, Yonkers, NY 10704. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on October 04, 2012. Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #58260 SOLOMON LEGACY LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 09/26/2012. Office loc: Westchester County. LLC formed in FL on 04/17/2012. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1900 NW Corporate Blvd Ste 201 East Bldg , Boca Raton, FL 33431. Address required to be maintained in FL: 1900 NW Corporate Blvd Ste 201 East Bldg Boca Raton FL 33431. Cert of Formation filed with FL Dept. of State, Div. of Corps, P.O. Box 6327, Tallahassee, FL 32314. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #58261 Notice of Formation of Good Doggie Software, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/8/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 810 Hudson Ave, Peekskill, New York 10566. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58262 Notice of Formation of Winston Advisories LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/03/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 135 Mystic Drive, Ossining, NY 10562, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58264

Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Blackstones Steakhouse Inc. to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 213 E Main Street Mount Kisco NY 10549. #58267 Coffee Related Company, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/09/2012. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Coffee Related Company, LLC, 19 William St Apt H Mount Vernon, NY 10552, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful business activity. #58268 Notice of Formation of 575 Grant LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/24/12. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 571 Grant Rd., North Salem, NY 10561, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58269 Notice of Qualification of NewGen Plastics, LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/6/12. Off. loc.: Westchester Cty. LLC formed in DE on 8/29/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8 Hickory Kingdom Road, Bedford, NY 10506. DE address of LLC: Stellar Corporate Services LLC, 3500 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover, DE 19901. Cert. of Form. filed DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. #58270 Notice of Formation of ROSEVEST PROPERTIES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/20/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to LLC, 99 LILY POND LANE KATONAH, NY 10536. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #58271

Notice of Formation of JSR MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 10/16/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 50 Main St, #1025, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: all lawful activities. #58265

Notice of qualification of TRANSFABRIC LLC. Authority filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/25/12. Office in Westchester County. Formed in DE on 08/23/12. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 463 1st Ave, Pelham, NY 10803. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #58272

Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by DC White Plains LLC d/b/a Don Coqui to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment with two additional bars. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 105-107 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains NY 10601. #58266

Analysts Compass LLC. Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State (SSNY) on 9/18/12. Office location: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to U.S. Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave. #202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #58273

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GOOD happening In and THINGS about the hudson valley Walkway event raises $150K for ALS

More than 1,400 participants raised $152,583 on the Walkway Over the Hudson to support those afflicted with ALS – commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease – and their families. The fourth annual Hudson Valley Walk to Defeat ALS was sponsored by the ALS Association Greater New York Chapter and the Notre Dame Club of the Mid-Hudson Valley. The amount raised eclipsed last year’s $95,000, said Dorine Gordon, ALS chapter president and CEO. “The turnout and amount raised for patient services and ALS research exceeded our expectations and the awareness of ALS raised by the Hudson Valley Walk is tremendous. This success will have a direct impact on resources we’re able to bring to programs to help even more Hudson Valley residents and their families who are living with ALS,” Gordon said. The event was launched in 2009 by the Notre Dame Club. Les McCarthy, a Notre Dame Club member and co-chairman of this year’s walk, said the funds would help achieve a short-term goal of providing transportation for ALS patients who travel to clinics in Albany and New York City. The group’s ultimate goal is to establish a clinic in the mid-Hudson region.

Chamber annual dinner

Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce gets ready for its annual membership dinner themed “A Night at The Theatre,” Nov. 9, at Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center in Sugar Loaf. The evening will start with cocktails and appetizers at 6:30 p.m.; dinner and a show immediately follow at 7:30 p.m. The event promises to be a festive tribute to the past year as well as a celebration of the present with comedic entertainment. Hudson Valley’s critically acclaimed comedy troupe Mission: Improv-able will provide the entertainment for chamber members and their guests. The program will feature original scenes, songs, poetry and puppetry all based on audience suggestion and participation. Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Michael Johndrow will present awards for Volunteer of the Year and Best Building Renovation and Green Business. The annual dinner is made possible in part by support from sponsors. Gold, silver and bronze levels are available. If interested, send email to paul@prcpa.biz or sherry.bukovcan@gmail.com for further information. Tickets are $65 for chamber members and $80 for nonmembers. Reservations on or before Nov. 2 are required as space is limited. Go to warwickcc.org or call the chamber office at (845) 986-2720.

Manufacturers to meet

The Manufacturers Association of the Hudson Valley is holding its annual luncheon and member/associate expo Nov. 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Powelton Club, Newburgh. The event will feature a keynote address by State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher. The title of her speech is “Manufacturing and SUNY: Working Together for Growth and Prosperity.” Admission is $50 per person and $350 for a table of eight. Respond by Nov. 7 by registering online at councilofindustry.

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From left, Michael Johndrow, executive director of the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce; committee member/Gold Sponsor Kim Mednikoff of KM Designs; co-chairpersons Sherry Bukovcan and Janine Dethmers; and Paul Ellis, interim director of Sugar Loaf Performing Arts Center.

org/events.html or contact abutler@councilofindustry.org or call (845) 565-1355.

Conscious Fork opens

Owners Kim Gabelmann and Jamie Manza were joined by guests for the grand opening of Conscious Fork, which the owners describe as a “farm-to-table juice and veggie bar with sustainable lifestyle market,” at 20 McEwen St., Warwick. The village location is mostly take-out but has a few seats inside and additional seating in a picturesque outdoor garden, where there are vegetables and herbs growing in boxes salvaged from a local organic winery. The juice bar menu features cold-pressed juice, smoothies, vegan market fare and treats. The signature dish is the “Wholy Bowl,” which allows customers to pick from grains, vegetables, proteins and sauce to make their own meal. Gabelmann said a particular emphasis is placed on obtaining ingredients from local organic farms. All cooking is done on premises and prepared daily, using alkaline cooking water for a more healthful meal. And take-out containers are made from compostable materials. The small natural market at Conscious Fork sells organic bulk grains and fresh produce, heirloom seeds, books and other sustainable lifestyle merchandise. And the shop will also be available evenings for cooking classes, chef tasting dinners and special events. A former marketing executive for Sundance Channel,

Gabelmann, a certified health counselor, founded Conscious Fork. Her partner Jamie Manza, formerly employed by Blue Hill at Stone Barns, serves as executive chef. Both Gabelmann and Manza are Warwick residents who said they joined forces to create a business that encompasses their passion for sustainability, “clean” food, permaculture and personal wellness. Conscious Fork is open Mondays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information about cooking classes or special events, call (845) 988-KALE (5253).

From left, Warwick Deputy Town Supervisor James Gerstner, Conscious Fork owners Jamie Manza and Kim Gabelmann, Warwick Chamber of Commerce Board members Nicole Repose, Mechelle Casciotta, Paul Rafenello, Vice President Sherry Bukovcan, Vikki Garby, Executive Director Michael Johndrow, Susan Ronga, Caryn Burke and Mayor Michael Newhard.

available). • All artwork must be for sale. • All artwork will be judged from actual artwork. Submissions may be delivered to the Alliance Gallery Oct. 30 through Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists must fill out a submission form at time of drop off, which ends 4 p.m. Nov. 3. Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be via email only after Nov. 8. “Art in Sixes” opening reception is from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday Nov. 17 at Alliance Gallery. For more information about the exhibit, call (845) 2527576 or visit artsalliancesite.org.

New dance piece

DCC student receives $2,500 scholarship

Dutchess Community College (DCC) nursing student Cheryl Chianese has been awarded the Phi Theta Kappa 2012 Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarship. One of only 20 students nationwide to receive the $2,500 award, Chianese is a sophomore at DCC and a resident of Wappingers Falls. The Frank Lanza Memorial Scholarship recognizes the outstanding academic and leadership accomplishments of part-time, full-time and international students enrolled in registered nursing, respiratory care or emergency medical services associate degree programs. The scholarship was named in honor of Lanza, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and founder of global aerospace and defense company L-3 Communications, to recognize his philanthropic work. Funding for the scholarship comes from Phi Theta Kappa, L-3 Communications, the American Association of Community Colleges and CAE Healthcare.

Call for artists

“Art in Sixes,” a small-works group show at Alliance Gallery, 37 Main St, Narrowsburg, is calling for submissions for the juried exhibition, which will run from Nov. 17 to Dec. 22. Submission deadline is Nov. 3. Requirements: • All media will be considered. • All artwork must be original. • No larger than 6 inches in any direction (not including frame). • Professionally finished and ready to hang (pedestals are

After a car crash left her in a coma for more than six weeks, doctors did not expect dancer and choreographer Jorelle Pomé to live. That was more than seven years ago and Pomé is once again dancing. An independent choreographer based in Ulster County, she is choreographing a new, evening-length piece with three local dancers that will premiere at the Center for Performing Arts at the High Meadow School in Stone Ridge on Nov. 2 and 3 at 8 p.m. , with a matinee Nov. 4 at 2 p. m. The piece is titled “Survival, It’s a Dance.” Seven years ago, Pomé was in a car accident that came close to ending her life. With years of rehabilitation and determination, Pomé worked to get her speech and stamina back and began performing again. She’s worked Beth Woronoff, Ruby Bard and Kyle Ducham in this new production. Pomé’s family and friends have created a nonprofit organization, Earthborne Dance Project, to allow for the creation of new dance pieces, to raise awareness of the possibilities of those with physical challenges, and to encourage an ongoing participation for all to experience the world of dance.

Stock market fraud lecture

Les Seff, a financial services expert with more than 30 years of experience on Wall Street, will give a lecture titled “An Insider’s Look at Stock Market Fraud” Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. in the Dutchess Community College James and Betty Hall Theatre. The presentation is free. Seff, who has provided expert testimony or consulting advice on several insider-trading cases and is a securities industry specialist in a high-profile international financial fraud cases, will cover Ponzi schemes and other types of investment fraud. He is the owner and president of Matthew B. Management, a firm that provides consulting to the financial services industry. His past positions include chief operating officer of Brokerage America LLC, managing member of Tech Trade Capital and vice president and trading manager of Fidelity Capital Markets. For more information, call (845) 431-8370.

DeCicco’s sponsors fest

DeCicco Family Markets, a second generation, family-owned grocery chain with locations across Westchester and Putnam counties, recently sponsored Green Chimneys sixth annual Harvest Festival at its Putnam County facility. The festival was equipped with seasonal activities, includ-

ing pumpkin decorating and the annual Pumpkin Roll, with pumpkins from the Green Chimneys patch, which was planted by DeCicco’s Family Markets in Brewster. Visitors were encouraged to explore Green Chimneys’ renowned Farm and Wildlife Center, home to nearly 300 animals, including unreleasable wildlife (eagles, hawks, owls), horses, camels, sheep, goats, pigs, llamas and more. All the proceeds from the festival went toward the Green Chimneys School. “DeCicco’s was honored to be a part of this annual event,” said Mike Puma, operations manager, DeCicco’s Family Markets. “Green Chimneys is an amazing organization and we are always looking for ways to be more involved with educators in our local community.”

‘Blue Collar Blues’

Beacon-based Faith in Art Gallery’s latest art exhibition “Blue Collar Blues: Celebrating the Struggle and Satisfaction of our Labor,” features visual artwork in a variety of mediums that explore the challenge and the calling of what we consider work – domestic or industrial, creative or habitual. The show will also feature memorabilia and artifacts from the working history – past and present – of generations of Beacon residents. Blue Collar Blues includes works by Michael Arginsky, Carol Bailey, Stephen Clair, Dennis Connors, Kristen Cronin, Theresa Gooby, Jurek, Basha Maryanska, Robert Paschal, Michelle Rivas, Peter Sheehan, Glen Sneyd, Kat Statenborough, Jean-Marc Superville Sovak, Rachel Thompson, and Katrina Ross-Zezza The exhibition may be viewed on Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m. through Jan. 27. Admission is free. For more info contact, Jean-Marc Superville Sovak at office@beaconpresbychurch.com.

First-time homebuyer seminar

Ulster Savings Bank and the Rural Ulster Preservation Company (RUPCO) are presenting “Fast Track Education Saturday for First-Time Homebuyers” seminar Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This free seminar will provide details on the First Home Club program and other lending strategies and options for first-time homebuyers. It will be held at Ulster Savings Bank’s headquarters at 180 Schwenk Drive, Kingston. The seminar will cover the many critical steps to owning HV Biz • WCBJ • October 29, 2012

GOOD happening In and THINGS about the hudson valley your own home and will include: • How credit impacts your homebuying power. • What low-interest fixed-rate lending products are available for first-time homebuyers. • How you can maximize your savings with the First Home Club match-savings program. • How to shop for a home and what to look for when shopping with a local Realtor. • The legal aspects of purchasing a home from a local real estate attorney. • The importance of a home inspection. • Grants for first-time homebuyers from the New York State Affordable Housing Corp. and the city of Kingston In addition, seminar participants will receive a free trimerge credit report, individual credit analysis and homebuyer education certificate. Lunch and door prizes will be provided, compliments of Ulster Savings Bank. Seating for this seminar is limited and reservations are required. Register today by calling (845) 338-6322, ext. 3471, or email mraskoskie@ulstersavings.com.

Environmental advocate to give talk

Emily Hunter, an environmental advocacy journalist and daughter of Greenpeace co-founder Robert Hunter, will be at the Dutchess Community College James and Betty Hall Theatre Nov. 1 at 12:30 p.m. to present “Youth Revolt: A New Generation of Change.” The talk is free and open to the public. Hunter recently released her first book, “The Next EcoWarriors,” which focuses on stories of 22 young eco-activists. The book, and her presentation, will cover the eco-activists’ work on the issues of energy use, overfishing, waste management, overconsumption, the disappearance of indigenous cultures, the rainforests and more. A Canadian, she has hosted and co-produced four TV documentaries for MTV News Canada, covering subjects such as tar sands and the G20 protests. For more information, contact the DCC Office of Student Activities at (845) 431-8050.

Time for a raffle

Forever Jewelers, a family-owned and operated independent jewelry store in the village of Warwick and owned by Moshe

The Conklin Hall suites include a spacious kitchenette. Photo copyright Robert Benson Photography.

Schwartzberg and his daughter Sarah, is selling chances to win his and her matching stainless steel Movado Museum watches worth $1,400. The watches being raffled are on display at the store. Tickets are $10 each and can be bought at the 36 Main St. store during regular business hours Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The drawing will be held Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. Attendance is not mandatory to win. The entire proceeds from the raffle will be donated to Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation. For more information about the raffle and purchasing tickets contact Forever Jewelers at (845) 986-2248 or email info@foreverjewelers.com.

Housing applications for spring semester

A limited number of rooms in Dutchess Community College’s new, suite-style residence hall will be available for the spring semester, and applications are now being accepted. Current DCC students who wish to take advantage of the benefits of living on campus – and new students who have applied

for admission to the college for the spring – may apply to live in the residence hall by going to the Housing tab on the my DCC portal. Students will be notified as to whether they received a housing assignment at the end of January. Students must be enrolled full time in an associate degree program in order to be eligible to live in the residence hall. The state-of-the-art residence hall offers spacious four-, five- and six-person suites that feature two bathrooms, kitchenette and living room. Lounges on each floor and a multipurpose atrium provide ample space for group activities and programs, and a fitness center and laundry room offer added convenience. The building features geothermal heating and cooling, reflective of DCC’s commitment to sustainability initiatives. To learn more about the residence hall, visit sunydutchess. edu/dorm. Housing applications for those attending DCC next fall will be available in January. For more information email studenthousing@sunydutchess.edu or call (845) 7903676.

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FACTS& FIGURES on the record HUDSON VALLEY Building Loans Above $1 million Woodmere at Goshen L.L.C., et al, Red Bank, N.J., as owner. Lender: Valley National Bank, Wayne, N.J. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $2.6 million. Filed Oct. 19.

Below $1 million

Mallick, Nayyar, et al, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $250,000. Filed Oct. 18.

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 247, Newburgh. Seller: Javier Fiscal, Newburgh. Property: 356 Washington St., Newburgh. Amount: $125,000. McCarthy, Michael, as owner. Filed Oct. 17. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: 8 White Oak Terrace, Camp- CitiFinancial Services Inc., bell Hall 10916. Amount: Columbus, Ohio. Seller: Ed$227,061. Filed Oct. 19. win S. Conklin, et al, Wallkill. Property: 105 Dowling St., Zeolla, Michael J., et al, as Newburgh 12550. Amount: owner. Lender: Hudson Valley $167,154. Filed Oct. 19. Federal Credit Union. Property: in Union Vale. Amount: Jeffrey M. Baker Ventures $400,000. Filed Oct. 16. L.L.C. Seller: Cathy A. Nagy, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Clinton. Amount: $132,000. Filed Oct. 17.

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Anderson Center Services Inc., et al, Staatsburg, as Above $1 million owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank, Poughkeepsie. Property: 9 Harvey Way, Newburgh. Utah 15 Realty L.L.C., ParaAmount: $627,541. Filed mus, N.J. Seller: Hutton Partners L.L.C., Chattanooga, Oct. 16. Tenn. Property: in Crawford. Amount: $3.7 million. Filed Fernandes, Nuno, et al, New Oct. 23. York City, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 9 Zinnia Lane, Woodstock 12457. Amount: Below $1 million $417,000. Filed Oct. 18. 12 Oakland Avenue L.L.C., Fetter, Frederick J., Wallkill, Warwick. Seller: John Umhey, as owner. Lender: Walden et al, Warwick. Property: in Savings Bank, Montgomery. Warwick. Amount: $355,000. Property: in Walden. Amount: Filed Oct. 19. $120,000. Filed Oct. 18. 1687 Properties L.L.C., Millbrook. Seller: City of Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $675,000. Filed Oct. 17. Items appearing in the Westchester County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Gannett Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

8 Laura Lane L.L.C., Central Valley. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $125,000. Filed Oct. 17. Beltway Capital L.L.C., Hunt Valley, Md. Seller: John M. Coulter Jr., Poughkeepsie. Property: 15 Kutner Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Amount: $518,000. Filed Oct. 15.

The Luck Organization L.L.C., Cornwall. Seller: Ramona L. Burton, Newburgh. Property: 89 Dubois St., Newburgh. Amount: $55,000. Filed Oct. 17. The Orchard at Towner Farm L.L.C., Monticello. Seller: Warsave Development Inc., Montebello. Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $350,000. Filed Oct. 15.

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4 Yoel Klein Inc., Monroe. $1,414 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Jonestree 1000 L.L.C., Troy. Filed July 26. Seller: Gerard J. Pisanelli, Poughkeepsie. Property: 7 808 Skate L.L.C., Central Jones St., Hopewell Junction Valley. $4,271 in favor of the 12533. Amount: $35,000. Filed New York State Department of Oct. 18. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 26. MidCountry Bank. Seller: Judith L. Lubinsky, Campbell A-Real Cleaning Service, Hall. Property: 34 Hain Drive, Highland. $283 in favor of the Monroe 10950. Amount: New York State Department of $623,684. Filed Oct. 22. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16. MKEK L.L.C., Hopewell Junction. Seller: Thomas Pol- A. Burton Construction zella, Fishkill. Property: in Corp., Harriman. $2,472 in Fishkill. Amount: $149,000. favor of the New York State Filed Oct. 15. Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. N20 Enterprises L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: Thundarr Black- A. Hudson Transport Corp., star, Port Jervis. Property: in Cornwall-on-Hudson. $1,368 Chester. Amount: $30,000. in favor of the New York State Filed Oct. 19. Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Prosave Development, Montebello. Seller: Peter Neuman, A.M. Superior Transport Cornwall-on-Hudson. Prop- L.L.C., Warwick. $513 in favor erty: in Cornwall. Amount: of the New York State Depart$296,235. Filed Oct. 18. ment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Rio Blanco Realty Inc., Kerhonkson. Seller: Andre Taszak, A.M.T.C. Inc., Fort MontWawarsing. Property: in Ker- gomery. $1,456 in favor of the honkson. Amount: $80,000. New York State Department of Filed Oct. 15. Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

A1 Equity Group Inc., Harriman. $822 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

Aneyda Drywall Contracting Inc., Newburgh. $1,366 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

ABP Contracting Corp., Monroe. $12,812 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

Atomic Nutrition Inc., Highland. $1,364 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16.

Ad-Traction Mobile Advertising Inc., Monroe. $276 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

Auto Shades, Newburgh. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

Advanced Polymer Flooring Corp., Pine Island. $436 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

Beekel Partners L.L.C., Newburgh. $158 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

Affordable Granite and Cabinetry Outlet Inc., Newburgh. $7,244 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. AJM Security and Home Automation Inc., Newburgh. $340 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 25.

Bialas Asphalt Pavements Inc., New Hampton. $3,561 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30. Bruno’s Rondout Deli, Kingston. $343 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16.

Burke Electrical Construction Inc., Goshen. $1,469 in Akwaba Transportation favor of the New York State Corp., Newburgh. $284 in Department of Taxation and favor of the New York State Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Butcher Man Inc., NewAlbany. Filed July 30. burgh. $1,101 in favor of the New York State Department of All Seasons Sports and Labor Unemployment InsurEntertainment Holdings ance Division, Albany. Filed L.L.C., Newburgh. $2,558 in July 30. favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Butter Blend Corp., MonFinance, Albany. Filed July 24. roe. $15,633 in favor of the New York State Department of American Commercial Con- Taxation and Finance, Albany. structors Inc., Middletown. Filed July 24. $1,464 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

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FACTS&FIGURES Castle High Group L.L.C., Middletown. $1,144 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. CG Consulting L.L.C., d.b.a. Orange County Cabinets, Monroe. $838 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30. Cimarron Lake Estates L.L.C., Chester. $1,340 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. CJ’s All 4 Fun Inc., Marlboro. $1,364 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16. Complete Auto Recovery Services Inc., Middletown. $3,940 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 25. Cotech Inc., Tuxedo. $315 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Cottage St Auto Sales Inc., Middletown. $210 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Dave’s Cooling and Heating, New Hampton. $10,244 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Depuy Landscaping, Milton. $3,038 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16. Dewitt Mills Fence Company Inc., Kingston. $383 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16.

HDG Associates Inc., d.b.a. Advanced Computer, Kingston. $1,628 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed E and A Contracting of Or- Oct. 19. ange County Inc., Montgomery. $9,871 in favor of the Hoot Owl Bar and Grill Inc., New York State Department of Pine Bush. $491 in favor of the Taxation and Finance, Albany. New York State Department of Labor Unemployment InsurFiled July 24. ance Division, Albany. Filed EEK L.L.C., Chester. $314 in July 30. favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Hudson Valley Electrical Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Group L.L.C., Newburgh. $2,207 in favor of the New ENM Management Inc., York State Department of Lad.b.a. Eddie’s Deli, Mont- bor and the Department of gomery. $15,246 in favor of Taxation and Finance, Albany. the New York State Depart- Filed July 25. ment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Hudson Valley Fitness Therapy Center L.L.C., NewExcelsior Aso Inc., Fort burgh. $565 in favor of the Montgomery. $1,422 in favor New York State Department of of the New York State Depart- Taxation and Finance, Albany. ment of Taxation and Finance, Filed July 25. Albany. Filed July 25. Hudson Valley HVAC Inc., Fannodor Inc., Wallkill. Pine Bush. $2,085 in favor of $1,583 in favor of the New the New York State DepartYork State Department of ment of Taxation and Finance, Taxation and Finance, Albany. Albany. Filed July 25. Filed Oct. 16. I and P Concrete Company G and D Lawn Sprinklers Inc., Pine Bush. $455 in favor Inc., New Windsor. $2,067 in of the New York State Departfavor of the New York State ment of Labor UnemployDepartment of Taxation and ment Insurance Division, AlFinance, Albany. Filed July 25. bany. Filed July 30. Domus Studio Architecture, New Paltz. $262 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16.

Gifts In Good Taste Inc., Port Jervis. $204 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. Global Adventure Travel Inc., Cragsmoor. $1,490 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16. Green’s Lawn and Tree Service, Warwick. $1,036 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

Dipali Corp., Vails Gate. $1,819 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

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J and J IT Consulting Services Inc., Harriman. $301 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 25. J and J Radiator Repair Shop Inc., Middletown. $31,887 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. J and J Trucking, Montgomery. $426 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. Jaman Development L.L.C., Sparrow Bush. $11,558 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

JB Tech Solution Inc., Chester. $1,003 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

McDermott’s Landscaping Inc., Monroe. $1,447 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

Multicultural Marketing and Advertising Inc., Tuxedo Park. $410 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

MDS HVAC-R Inc., Newburgh. $3,005 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Just Wing It, Warwick. July 30. $23,478 in favor of the New York State Department of Mid Hudson Paving Co., Taxation and Finance, Albany. Middletown. $3,286 in favor Filed July 25. of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, K.L.T. Associates Inc., Har- Albany. Filed July 25. riman. $1,473 in favor of the New York State Department of Miguel USA Management Taxation and Finance, Albany. Corp., Ellenville. $1,343 in Filed July 25. favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and KMS Inc., Port Jervis. $1,369 Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16. in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and MJ Renovation Service Inc., Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. Monroe. $227 in favor of the New York State Department of Lakeside Design Gallery Labor and the Department of Inc., d.b.a. Eric Jarmann Taxation and Finance, Albany. and Co., Newburgh. $13,822 Filed July 25. in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Mocs Inc., Montgomery. Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. $1,976 in favor of the New York State Department of Lalo Drywall Inc., New Taxation and Finance, Albany. Paltz. $1,777 in favor of the Filed July 25. New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Monroe’s Orthotics and Insurance Division, Albany. Prosthetics Inc., Monroe. Filed Oct. 19. $2,984 in favor of the New York State Department of LaLieberman’s Car Service bor Unemployment Insurance Inc., Monroe. $727 in favor Division, Albany. Filed July 25. of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Montgomery Food Inc., New Albany. Filed July 25. Windsor. $375 in favor of the New York State Department of Lift All Inc., Monroe. $283 Labor Unemployment Insurin favor of the New York State ance Division, Albany. Filed Department of Labor Unem- July 30. ployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30. Mr. Karz Inc., d.b.a. U-Save Car and Truck Rental and Lim’s Blooming Grove Store Stellar Limousine, New Inc., Blooming Grove. $1,212 Windsor. $1,788 in favor of the in favor of the New York State New York State Department of Department of Labor and the Labor Unemployment InsurDepartment of Taxation and ance Division, Albany. Filed Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. July 25.

My Zell Ltd., Monroe. $5,783 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

Joseph’s Funding Source Inc., Monroe. $1,952 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

M. Froehlich Trucking Inc., Montgomery. $1,080 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

New Way Deli, Newburgh. $1,305 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 26. New York Earth and Structure Corp., Middletown. $1,058 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. New York State Solar Manufacturing Inc., Gardiner. $1,364 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16. Next Step Marketing Inc., New Windsor. $400 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30. Norim’s Enterprise Inc., Monroe. $981 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30. Panini Café and Pizzeria Inc., Port Ewen. $1,583 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16. Paramount Contracting and Development Corp., Bloomington. $114 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Oct. 19. Pasta Amore Restaurant Inc., Middletown. $1,861 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

Credits, Clients and Awards

Snapshot

John J. Basso of Rutberg Basso Personal Injury Law was the first to receive Dutchess County Bar Association’s Past Presidents Award in recognition for his contribution both to the association and the community at large. Based in the Hudson Valley at 3344 Route 9 North, Poughkeepsie, Rutberg Bassoalso has offices in Newburg, Monticello and Utica.

Sister Nancy Murray, recently congratulated Mount Saint Mary College’s brightest scholars and then performed her onewoman show, “Catherine of Siena: A Woman for Our Times.” Invited by the Catholic and Dominican Institute, Murray was an integral part of Founders Week, celebrating the Dominican Sisters who founded Mount Saint Mary College community.

Newsmakers Jason T. Giordano of Middletown, a shareholder in Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, has joined the Occupations Inc. Board of Directors. The organization is a community-based rehabilitation agency.

Kirchoff-Consigli Construction Management recently began a volunteer repair project at Elant at Fishkill’s two exterior courtyards. The project performed by its community action team includes a facelift of the facility’s two courtyards, walkways and other outdoor areas. James Rogan, director of safety and training at the Chestnut Ridgebased school bus company, Chestnut Ridge Transportation, has been appointed chairman of the New York State Education Department School Bus Driver Instructor Advisory Committee.

Sister Nancy Murray and college President Father Kevin E. Mackin, recently congratulated the Mount’s Ralph and Aquinas Scholars. Front row: Laura Lamica, Amy Goldstein, Alana DeTone, Allison Hasse, Sister Nancy Murray, Alexis Coronato, Allison Cowan, Nicole Havrilla, Kellie Stevens, Stephanie Weaver, Christina Hartlett and Lauren Vilbig; back row: Catherine Davidson, Sandra Wamsley, Alyssa Watkins, Jane Farino, Jessica Wood, Stephanie Morey, Charles Zola, Father Mackin, Jeremias Ramos, Nicole Zazzero, Emily Blew, Sarah Favata, Megan Green and Lindsey Oro.

Bread Alone, based in Boiceville, will construct a production facility in Lake Katrine with the expectation that the company will double its revenue in the next five years. This project was announced at a press conference attended by U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, Hudson River Ventures, Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC), and Ulster County Executive Mike Hein.

Janet L. Shiley, a trauma surgeon, has joined Orange Regional Medical Center. Shiley comes to Orange Regional from Humility of Mary Health Partners in Warren, Ohio, where she was director of trauma services and former chief of surgery. She holds a medical degree from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and a master’s degree in business administration from Youngstown State University.

On the Go: Business, Etc. Thursday Nov. 15 2012 Hudson Valley Marketing Conference for Nonprofits, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Anthony’s Pier 9, 975 US Route 9W South, New Windsor. For information, call 294-3342, ext. 301, or email fmadmin@advertisingandpr.com. Health Quest hosts its eighth annual “Ladies’ Night Out with Ellen Goodman—A Healthcare Forum for Women,” 5:30 to 9 p.m., Ramada Conference Center, 542 Route 9, Fishkill. $65. For information, call 475-9734 or email events@ health-quest.org.

From left, Nels Leader; Sean Eldridge, founder of Hudson River Ventures, Ulster County Executive Mike Hein; Octavia and Sharon Leader; U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer; Mike Oates, HVEDC; town of Ulster Supervisor James Quigley; and Dan Leader, founder and owner of Bread Alone.

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FACTS&FIGURES Pencak and Company Inc., Port Jervis. $1,977 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

Silver Circle Distributing Inc., Newburgh. $117 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

TG and L L.L.C., Greenwood Lake. $18,203 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

Pete’s North Street Pizza, Middletown. $4,032 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

Skillz Enterprise, Newburgh. $2,238 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

The Solar Store Inc., Highland. $1,389 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16.

SKM L.L.C., d.b.a. Next, Middletown. $120 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

This and That Place, Middletown. $1,236 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24.

Sole Mates Shoes Inc., Woodstock. $792 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16.

Tiffany’s Catering and Restaurant Corp., Middletown. $2,355 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30.

Quickstrike FC, Newburgh. $168 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. Raymond’s Deli, Port Jervis. $2,238 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30. RDA Networkz, Newburgh. $200 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 24. Reno Concrete Corp., Chester. $291 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 25. Reymundo Construction Inc., Middletown. $2,206 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. Rijay Inc., d.b.a. Dunkin Donuts, Chester. $4,112 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30. SC Telecommunication L.L.C., Middletown. $5,026 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 30. Scotchtown Car Wash Inc., Middletown. $3,998 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

Spendrup and Peterhoff Inc., Saugerties. $1,364 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16.

Timberline Trail Home Owner’s Inc., West Park. $1,598 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Spring Twin Corp., Monroe. Filed Oct. 16. $2,054 in favor of the New York State Department of Torres Deli and Grocery, Taxation and Finance, Albany. Middletown. $1,273 in favor Filed July 25. of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Starrs Collide Clothing, Albany. Filed July 26. Newburgh. $263 in favor of the New York State Depart- Trading Post Deli Inc., d.b.a. ment of Taxation and Finance, Rosie’s Deli, Sparrow Bush. Albany. Filed July 26. $1,879 in favor of the New York State Department of Sunshine Petroleum, New- Taxation and Finance, Albany. burgh. $19,574 in favor of the Filed July 26. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Trumpet and Water Buffalo, Filed July 26. Middletown. $4,681 in favor of the New York State DepartSuperior Remodeling Com- ment of Taxation and Finance, pany Inc., Slate Hill. $13,850 Albany. Filed July 26. in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unem- Tzdukes Huir Inc., Monroe. ployment Insurance Division, $1,453 in favor of the New Albany. Filed July 30. York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Tarrago USA Inc., New Paltz. Division, Albany. Filed July 30. $1,308 in favor of the New York State Department of Ultimate Home ImproveTaxation and Finance, Albany. ments II Inc., Newburgh. Filed Oct. 16. $4,960 in favor of the New York State Department of LaTechnical Outcomes, Wash- bor Unemployment Insurance ingtonville. $150 in favor of Division, Albany. Filed July 30. the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 26.

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Boyko, Richard W., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,200 affecting property located at 14 HillVinnie’s Farm Market, Sau- crest Drive, Greenwood Lake gerties. $160 in favor of the 10925. Filed Oct. 1. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Caldwell, Susan, et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. AcFiled Oct. 16. tion: seeks to foreclose on a Wasabi Sesame Corp., Corn- mortgage to secure $103,500 wall. $5,882 in favor of the affecting property located New York State Department of at 43 Fourth St., Godeffroy Taxation and Finance, Albany. 12729. Filed Oct. 3. Filed July 26. Clough, Patrick N., et al. Wellbuilt Home Additions Filed by Wells Fargo Bank L.L.C., Monroe. $1,265 in N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose favor of the New York State on a mortgage to secure an Department of Labor and the unspecified amount affecting Department of Taxation and property located at 6 Morley Finance, Albany. Filed July 25. Circle, Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 28. Valkyrie Construction Inc., Highland. $1,364 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 16.

Lis Pendens

Daley, Jason, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $126,000 affecting property located at 101 Maple St., Walden 12586. Filed Sept. 26. Davis, Keith, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,120 affecting property located at 19 Second St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Oct. 2. Day, Barbara E., et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $169,000 affecting property located at 6(B) Fishkill Glen Drive, Fishkill 12524. Filed Sept. 26. Deleon, Job, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $172,000 affecting property located at 5 Fallkill Place, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Sept. 27.

Cohen, Jay W., et al. Filed by PNC N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to seThe following filings indicated a cure $370,000 affecting proplegal action has been initiated, erty located at 106 Creamery the outcome of which may affect Pond Road, Sugar Loaf 10981. the title to the property listed. Filed Sept. 27. Derby, George A., et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Barber, Clifford M. Jr., et al. Collogero, Doreen R., et al. Action: seeks to foreclose on Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. a mortgage to secure $160,000 Action: seeks to foreclose on a Action: seeks to foreclose on a affecting property located at mortgage to secure $130,000 mortgage to secure $68,201 922 Duell Road, Stanfordville affecting property located at affecting property located in 12581. Filed Sept. 27. 24 Overlook Terrace, Walden Wallkill. Filed Sept. 28. 12586. Filed Oct. 3. DiDonato, Regina, et al. Conklin, John H., et al. Filed Filed by PNC Bank N.A. AcBipat, Gerard, et al. Filed by by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Ac- tion: seeks to foreclose on a U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks tion: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,000 to foreclose on a mortgage to mortgage to secure $254,308 affecting property located at secure an unspecified amount affecting property located 1006 Chelsea Cove, Unit 1006, affecting property located at 7 at 61 Goldin Blvd., Walden Hopewell Junction 12533. Vineyard Lane, Washington- 12586. Filed Oct. 5. Filed Sept. 28. ville 10992. Filed Oct. 5. Bojanovic, Igor, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $281,000 affecting property located at 382 Rande Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 2. Boland, Stephanie, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $316,000 affecting property located at 364 Ridge Road, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Sept. 26.

Corniel, Ardelys, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $205,200 affecting property located at 214 Wisner Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 26.

Echeverri, Rodolfo, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $139,055 affecting property located at 122 Ten Broeck Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Oct. 17.

Cutrone, Gail I., aka Gail I. O’Neil, et al. Filed by Loancare. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,988 affecting property located at 138 Sleight Pass Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Sept. 27.

Evelyn, Auburn, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $247,000 affecting property located at 5 Helene Circle, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Sept. 27.

Floyd, Jerri, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $322,500 affecting property located at 45 Brola Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 27. Fucilo, Marjorie A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,200 affecting property located at 60 Van Buren St., Kingston 12401. Filed Oct. 19.

Headley, Christopher H., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $127,900 affecting property located at 46 Benjamin Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Sept. 26.

Johnson, Nichole, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,700 affecting property located at 25 Twin Wells Court, Wallkill 10940. Filed Sept. 27.

Herbert, Barbara A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $585,875 affecting property located at 25 Claire Drive, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Oct. 5.

Kaufman, Kenneth C., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $760,000 affecting property located at 20 Brook Fark Road, aka 49 W. Lake Road, Tuxedo Park 10987. Filed Oct. 3.

Fuller, Frank W. III, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $222,000 affecting property located at 65 Sussex St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Oct. 3.

Herbert, Bonnie Lee, as coexecutrix of the estate of Kenneth A. Herbert, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $505,875 affecting property located at Glynn, Elizabeth F., et al. 3 Cedar Lane, Highland Falls Filed by Nationstar Mortgage 10928. Filed Oct. 5. L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure Horn, Harvey R., as admin$196,000 affecting property lo- istrator of the estate of Concated at 240 W. Main St., Port stance V. Horn, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Jervis 12771. Filed Sept. 27. Union. Action: seeks to foreGoehring, Brian J., et al. close on a mortgage to secure Filed by Bank of America N.A. $315,000 affecting property Action: seeks to foreclose on a located at 2 Baltsas Road, mortgage to secure $171,200 Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 2. affecting property located at 3 Lexington Hill, Unit 6, Harri- Howard, Gregory R., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. man 10926. Filed Oct. 5. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Green, Robert, et al. Filed by mortgage to secure $281,083 Bank of Millbrook. Action: affecting property located at seeks to foreclose on a mort- 9 Vail Road, Poughkeepsie gage to secure $78,000 affect- 12603. Filed Sept. 27. ing property located in MillImprota, William, et al. Filed brook. Filed Oct. 1. by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Guerra, Dianne, et al. Filed Action: seeks to foreclose on a by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Ac- mortgage to secure $351,720 tion: seeks to foreclose on a affecting property located mortgage to secure $256,545 at 1032 Dutchess Turnpike, affecting property located in Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Sept. 26. Hyde Park. Filed Sept. 28. Gullery, Kurt K., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $411,660 affecting property located at 354 Van Wagner Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Sept. 26.

Jenkins, Nicole L., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,800 affecting property located at 32 Horns Park Road, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Sept. 26.

Littler, John P., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $324,000 affecting property located at 129 Van Scoy Road, Poughquag 12570. Filed Sept. 27. Lucero, Celso, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,800 affecting property located at 8 Larter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 26. Maita, Michael A., et al. Filed by MidFirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $235,000 affecting property located at 490 Upper Mountain Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Oct. 15.

Kramer, Joyce, as administratrix of the estate of Jessica Plotnick, et al. Filed by Rhinebeck Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 437 High Falls Road, Malin, Anthony, et al. Filed Saugerties. Filed Oct. 18. by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Krausz, Zajde I., et al. Filed mortgage to secure $240,000 by The Bank of New York affecting property located at Mellon. Action: seeks to fore- 97 Spackenkill Road, Poughclose on a mortgage to secure keepsie 12603. Filed Sept. 26. $672,000 affecting property located at 32 Van Buren Drive, Mangal, Kenneth, et al. Filed No. 202, Monroe 10950. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Sept. 27. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $524,700 Lewis, John E., et al. Filed by affecting property located at Federal National Mortgage As- 12 Outlook Farm Drive, New sociation. Action: seeks to fore- Paltz 12561. Filed Oct. 19. close on a mortgage to secure $135,000 affecting property Mann, Yochanan, et al. Filed located at 12 Martin St., Pine by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: Bush 12566. Filed Sept. 28. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,000 affectLi, Shang H., et al. Filed by ing property located at 8 BlueThe Bank of New York Mellon berry Lane, Highland Mills Trust Company N.A. Action: 10930. Filed Sept. 27. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified McFarlane, Sonia, et al. Filed amount affecting property by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. located at 113 Sunrise Ave., Action: seeks to foreclose on a Kingston 12401. Filed Oct. 18. mortgage to secure $232,560 affecting property located Linsig, Richard B. Jr., et al. at 287 Grand St., Newburgh Filed by JPMorgan Chase 12550. Filed Oct. 1. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to se- McGlory, Louis C., et al. Filed cure $185,000 affecting prop- by Freedom Mortgage Corp. erty located at 6 Hudson Ter- Action: seeks to foreclose on race, Marlboro 12542. Filed a mortgage to secure an unOct. 16. specified amount affecting property located at 26 Irwin Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 4.

Post, Francis C., as heir at law and next of kin of Mary Fabiano, et al. Filed by MetLife Home Loans. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 903 Route 32, Wallkill 12589. Menconeri, Raymond, et al. Filed Oct. 3. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort- Powers, Jan D., et al. Filed gage to secure $140,000 affect- by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Acing property located at 32 All tion: seeks to foreclose on a Angels Hill Road, Wappingers mortgage to secure $158,000 affecting property located in Falls 12590. Filed Sept. 26. Middletown. Filed Sept. 26. Merte, Douglas A., et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Pratt, Jacqueline H., et al. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Filed by Citimortgage Inc. mortgage to secure $180,000 Action: seeks to foreclose on affecting property located at a mortgage to secure an un206-214 Wilbur Ave., Kings- specified amount affecting ton 12401. Filed Oct. 19. property located at 34 Broadview Drive, Greenwood Lake Montalvo, Manual, aka Man- 10925. Filed Oct. 3. uel Montalvo, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: River City Development seeks to foreclose on a mort- Corp., et al. Filed by A. Justin gage to secure an unspeci- Sterling. Action: seeks to forefied amount affecting prop- close on a mortgage to secure erty located at 317 Quaker St., $498,698 affecting property Wallkill 12589. Filed Sept. 27. located at 48 Grand St., Newburgh. Filed Oct. 2. OCR Property Management L.L.C., et al. Filed by Gordon Roberts, Paul, et al. Filed by Russell. Action: seeks to fore- Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to close on a mortgage to secure foreclose on a mortgage to se$550,000 affecting property cure $50,000 affecting properlocated at 1687 Highway 211 ty located at 8 Walts Way, Sterand 3 Old Country Road, ling Forest 10979. Filed Oct. 5. Mount Hope. Filed Sept. 27. Rodriguez, Maritza L., et al. Park, Chul, et al. Filed by Filed by Bank of America N.A. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Action: seeks to foreclose on mortgage to secure $161,761 a mortgage to secure $453,200 affecting property located at affecting property located at 43 Fullerton Ave., Newburgh 82 Jacobs Road, Westtown 12550. Filed Sept. 26. 10998. Filed Sept. 28. Rubi, Denis A., et al. Filed by Parlapanov, Sabaedin, aka HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: Sebaedin Parlapanov, et seeks to foreclose on a mortal. Filed by HSBC Bank USA gage to secure $270,630 affectN.A. Action: seeks to foreclose ing property located at 3 Fort on a mortgage to secure an Worth Place, Monroe 10950. unspecified amount affecting Filed Sept. 26. property located at 3 Kings Drive, Middletown 10941. Ruckdeschel, Susan, et al. Filed Oct. 2. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $253,273 affecting property located at 28 Wilkes St., Beacon 12508. Filed Sept. 26. McSpedon, James C., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $157,700 affecting property located at 12 Hudson Terrace, Marlboro 12542. Filed Oct. 19.

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FACTS&FIGURES Russo, Joann, et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 74 Latintown Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 26. Sakal, Michael C., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,000 affecting property located at 10 Wasson Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Oct. 1.

The Great American Brochure and Catalogue Company Inc., et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property located at 1874 Route 284, Slate Hill 10973. Filed Oct. 1.

Waldman, Philip, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $256,500 affecting property located at 1 Rake St., Harriman 10926. Filed Oct. 2.

Toussaint, Gregor M., et al. Filed by The Huntington Bank National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,500 affecting property located at 72 Wickham Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 2.

Walter, Gloria, as heir at law and next of kin of the estate of Alice L. Walter, et al. Filed by MetLife Home Loans. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 76 Hulse Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 5.

Sciacca, Geraldine, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $228,000 affecting property located at 133 Renwick St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Sept. 28.

Tuckruskye, Drew J., aka Drew Tickruskye, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,000 affecting property located at 179 E. Kerley Corners, Red Scott, Brian, et al. Filed by Hook 12571. Filed Sept. 25. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on Turner-Brown, April, et al. a mortgage to secure $159,300 Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank affecting property located at N.A. Action: seeks to fore23 Boxbaum Road, Huguenot close on a mortgage to secure 12746. Filed Oct. 5. $382,050 affecting property located at 21 Shagbark St., MidSmall, Marcus T., et al. Filed dletown 10941. Filed Oct. 3. by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage Unverzagt, Jennifer, et al. to secure $164,025 affecting Filed by Nationstar Mortgage property located at 1 Maple L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreAve., Middletown 10940. Filed close on a mortgage to secure Sept. 26. $185,000 affecting property located at 1628 Ulster Heights Smith, Michael B., et al. Filed Road, Ellenville 12428. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: Oct. 18. seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $107,100 af- Valentin, Melecio, et al. Filed fecting property located at 92 by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Osbourne Hill Road, Unit A6 Action: seeks to foreclose on a and A2-garage, Wappingers mortgage to secure $100,000 Falls 12590. Filed Sept. 26. affecting property located at 255 First St., Newburgh 12550. Solis, Larry, et al. Filed by Filed Oct. 2. The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Vazquez, Carlos, et al. Filed mortgage to secure $999,999 by Deutsche Bank National affecting property located at Trust Co. Action: seeks to fore60 Balmville Road, Newburgh close on a mortgage to secure 12550. Filed Sept. 27. $112,200 affecting property located at 379-381 First St., Styles, Bonnie B., et al. Filed Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 3. by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a Wagner, Benjamin C., et mortgage to secure $119,000 al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase affecting property located at Bank N.A. Action: seeks to 156 E. Chester St., Kingston foreclose on a mortgage to 12401. Filed Oct. 17. secure $182,246 affecting property located at 89 Depot Hill Road, aka 8 Washington Court, Amenia 12501. Filed Sept. 27.

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Ward, Fred C. Jr., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 119 New Salem Road, Kingston 12401. Filed Oct. 17. Wesley, Mark, et al. Filed by EverBank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $238,095 affecting property located at 4835 Route 22, Amenia 12501. Filed Sept. 25. Williams, Samuel, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 238 North St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 3. Zhang, Chun Yin, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 48 Glenmere Ave., Florida 10921. Filed Sept. 27.

Mechanic’s Liens Ashokan Foundation Inc., Olivebridge, as owner. $22,773 as claimed by Auman Brothers Inc., Norcross, Ga. Property: 477 Beaverkill Road, Olivebridge 12461. Filed Oct. 16. DePoala, Salvatore, et al, as owner. $1,780 as claimed by John Falvella Inc., Montgomery. Property: 2 High Ridge Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed Oct. 15.

Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency, as owner. $720,879 as claimed by Kirchhoff Consigli, Pleasant Valley. Property: in Beacon. Filed Oct. 18.

Alan Feinberg Construc- Jeff ’s Taxi, 231 Jersey Ave., tion, 5836 Route 44/55, Ker- Port Jervis 12771, c/o Jeffrey honkson 12446, c/o Alan H. James Norberg. Filed Oct. 17. Feinberg. Filed Oct. 19. Mendola Marketing ComBetter World Supplements, munications, 126 Lawrence 27 Crown St., Kingston 12401, Hill Road, Accord 12404, c/o Simsons Ltd., as owner. c/o Carl Frankel. Filed Oct. 18. Mary Mendola. Filed Oct. 17. $65,000 as claimed by Integrity Construction of Dutchess Bruce R. Kahle Architec- Mountain Stream Retreat, L.L.C., Wappingers Falls. ture and Interiors, 119 Jones 96 Meads Mountain Road, Property: 495 N. Clove Road, Road, Pine Bush 12566, c/o Woodstock 12498, c/o Claudia Verbank. Filed Oct. 16. Bruce Raymond Kahle. Filed Martine Butler. Filed Oct. 18. Oct. 14. New Concept Construction Catskill Cottage Design, Co., 1605 Baldwin Lane, NewNew Businesses 309 Berme Road, Ellenville burgh 12550, c/o Esther Re12428, c/o Peter Scott Hull. bekah Placide. Filed Oct. 14. Filed Oct. 16. This paper is not responsible Nifty Knitter, 4 Esther Place, for typographical errors con- Crepes, 391 Mount Lodge Lake Katrine 12449, c/o Eric tained in the original filings. Road, Monroe 10950, c/o Jo- Loeffler. Filed Oct. 15. hanna Kiernon. Filed Oct. 13. P and D Construction, 211 Doing Business As Critellis Lock Service, 38 Tinker St., Woodstock 12498, State St., Middletown 10940, c/o Christopher M. Davi. Filed Business Services Etc. Inc., c/o Robert Anthony Critelli. Oct. 15. d.b.a. The UPS Store, 102 Filed Oct. 17. Vincent Lane, Stone Ridge Paris Flea Market of War12484. Filed Oct. 19. Dharma Web, 4051 Route 32, wick, 314 S. Route 94, Suite Saugerties 12477, c/o Stewart 1, Warwick, c/o Barbara Ann Claudio. Filed Oct. 17. Hudson Valley Sports Sup- Michael Bell. Filed Oct. 16. plement Shops Inc., d.b.a. Kingston Sports Supple- Finchley Fine Art and An- Peter Demuth Photograments, 1094 Morton Blvd., tiques, 6 Mountain View N., phy, 143 Fair St., Kingston Kingston 12401. Filed Oct. 16. New Paltz 12561, c/o Mary 12401, c/o Peter J. Demuth. Christine Battaglia. Filed Filed Oct. 19. Rosen’s Department Store Oct. 17. Inc., d.b.a. Rosen’s Uniforms Rex Cares Home Repairs, and Tactical Supply, 1 North Flying Colors, 205 S. Ohio- 65 Ohayo Mountain Road, St., Middletown 10940. Filed ville Road, New Paltz 12561, Woodstock 12498, c/o Rex Oct. 14. c/o Jane E. Lenard. Filed Gabor Funk. Filed Oct. 18. Oct. 19. Robin Beneway, 149 Stone Partnerships Gimme Sunshine, 143 Fair Road, West Hurley 12491, St., Kingston 12401, c/o Mar- c/o Robin M. Beneway. Filed Bite on Wheels, P.O. Box 803, garet M. Bauer. Filed Oct. 19. Oct. 19. Stone Ridge 12484, c/o Anne L. Klein and Scott R. Albright. Highland Treasure Chest, 8 The Challenge Exercise and Filed Oct. 16. Main St., Highland 12528, c/o Fitness Class, Newburgh Debra A. Bartolomeo. Filed Armory Unity Center, Newburgh, c/o Daryl Riley. Filed Highland Treasure Chest, 8 Oct. 16. Oct. 14. Main St., Highland 12528, c/o Debra A. Bartolomeo and Paul Hudson Valley Rental RenoA. Andreozzi. Filed Oct. 15. vations, 185 Route 32 S., New Waggin’ Tails, 33 Basin Road, Paltz 12561, c/o Nicholas A. West Hurley 12491, c/o DeboIoanna. Filed Oct. 17. rah Pedersen. Filed Oct. 16.

Sole Proprietorships

Hydronic Control Co., 2818 Advantage Solutions Plus, B. Route 44/55, Gardiner 15 Juniper Circle, Middle- 12525, c/o Daniel Nazzaro. town, c/o Michael DeRubeis. Filed Oct. 17. Filed Oct. 14. Jackpot, 296B Main St., CornAEVisionz, 13 Mountain wall, c/o Christine Owen. View Ave., Saugerties 12477, Filed Oct. 14. c/o Anthony Edwards Jr. Filed Oct. 16.

Witfield Architectural Group, 2294 Route 208, Montgomery 12549, c/o Donald A. Witfield. Filed Oct. 14. Woodstock Witch Tree, P.O. Box 1283, Woodstock 12498, c/o George D. Heidcamp. Filed Oct. 16.

FACES& PLACES Book launch

Westchester County author Dana Ramos recently held a book launch party for “The Skin Regime: Boot Camp for Beautiful Skin” at Westchester MMA-Fit. More than 100 guests attended the launch party. 1. Jackie Ruby, Stacy Geisinger and Scarlett DeBease. 2. Linnea Lockwood, Karen Stahl, Karen Weiss and Suzanne Carpentieri. 3. Scarlett DeBease, Robyn Fields and Nancy Claus.

Cancer support

More than 250 people recently attended Cancer Support Team’s 14th annual Gayle K. Lee Women’s Health Awareness Luncheon at the Westchester Country Club in Rye. Featured speaker Linda T. Vahdat, delivered a talk titled “New Therapies for Breast Cancer in the Era of Personalized Medicine.” The event raised more than $42,000 to support Cancer Support Team services. 4. Sheila Zive of Ardsley, Irene Soden of Pleasantville, and Mary Shapiro of Scarsdale. 5. Luncheon co-chairpersons Judy Boyle of New Rochelle and Bonnie Gould of Scarsdale.

Spurring economic vitality

The Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) recently held its inaugural advisory council meeting at the Tappan Hill Mansion in Tarrytown. At the meeting, advisory council members shared their thoughts on what has helped them achieve business success. They were joined by Melinda Huff, owner of Mirame swimwear, who recently won a LEAP award from WEDC to help take her business to the next level. 6. Anne M. Janiak, WEDC executive director, and Cheryl Campbell, managing director of the Eileen Fisher Community Foundation. 7. Ellen Exum, director of Global Wellness at PepsiCo, and Lily Lopez, vice president of Citi Community Development. 8. Abigail Kirsch, founder of Abigail Kirsch Catering Relationships; and Dee DelBello, CEO/publisher of Westfair Business Publications. 9. Melinda Huff, owner of Mirame swimwear; Mary Jane Denzer, owner of Mary Jane Denzer Ltd.; and Barbara Venturi, WEDC president.

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Fabulous Estate Has It All! Apple Mill Lane, North Salem, NY

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