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FACES & PLACES • 43 Dr. Edward C. Halperin at New York Medical College’s new biotech incubator.

Biotech incubator opens at NYMC

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com “THE BEST WAY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE OF AMERICAN MEDICINE IS TO INVENT IT OURSELF,” Dr. Edward C. Halperin, chancellor and CEO of New York Medical College, told an audience gathered Oct. 29 for a ribbon-cutting outside a long-vacant research building transformed

by a $17 million renovations project on the school’s Valhalla campus.

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usiness success often results from finding a gap in the market.

Pace University’s Lubin School of Business believes its newest program will fill a gap in the business education market. Last week, the school announced its new master’s degree program in social media and mobile marketing that will be co-branded with Media Storm, the second-largest independent media planning and buying agency in the U.S. “Social media and mobile technology have fundamentally transformed our culture,” said Jon Cropper, the resident futurist at Media Storm. “In the last five or six years, the power structure has shifted. In the past, tastemakers decided what people wanted and pushed content to them, but now consumers create their own content with more relevance and intimacy than the content creators.”

Cropper said the gap that exists between business school education and modern marketing techniques is unique.

“Education hasn’t kept up with social media,” Cropper said. “A textbook on social media is almost an oxymoron, because the landscape of social media is constantly changing, while a traditional textbook refreshes every three years.”

According Lubin School of Business Dean Neil Braun, that gap — between what students learned about social and mobile media and what they really need to know — has been noticed in business circles.

“It’s a big topic of conversation,” Braun told the Business Journal. “Our model (for this program) is different. Pace has control of the curriculum and Media Storm provides integrated experiences for our students.”

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Yonkers to revive International Trot, simulcast racing to Europe

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n the starter’s office, a mobile office trailer just outside the rail on the clubhouse turn at Yonkers Raceway, photos of the grand old days of harness racing adorn the walls.

“You wanna see how it changed?” asked Andy Toscano, the track’s starter. He pointed at a photo of a packed grandstand at the now-closed Roosevelt Raceway on Long Island in the mid-1970s. “Right here. This is how it changed, from that to a handful of people.”

While harness racing’s share of the North American gaming market has shrunk sharply over the past 40 years, Yonkers Raceway has survived. Off-track betting parlors, the legalization of casino gambling in Atlantic City and state lotteries all made their dents, but the legalization of video slot parlors at racetracks in New York state poured money into harness racing.

But now, the half-mile oval will also be simulcasting races to Europe starting Nov. 9. And due to that influx of slot money, Yonkers Raceway has announced plans to revive the International Trot, which will pit the best harness horses and drivers from North America against trotters from Europe.

“We brought up that we’d like to try simulcasting races to France,” said Bob Galterio, chief operating officer of Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway.

Galterio said the genesis of the deal to simulcast racing to Europe came from Alex Dadoyan, the executive director of the Standardbred Owners Association of New York. Dadoyan, who previously worked at Meadowlands Racetrack, had worked with French company Pari Mutuel Urbain to simulcast The Hambletonian and Breeders Crown races to Europe.

“The PMU started taking just one race, The Hambletonian, then a few more races off individual cards, but it was always a one-day thing,” Dadoyan told the Business Journal. “This is novel because it is a weekly feature.”

From Nov. 9 through Dec. 14, Yonkers will simulcast the first five races on a 12-race card to France, with post time for the first race at 11:10 a.m. Those five races will be run at a trot and at a longer distance – a mile and a quarter as opposed to the usual mile – and feature larger fields of 10 or 12 horses, compared with the usual Yonkers field size of eight, Galterio said.

As with the races Yonkers Raceway simulcasts to other tracks and casinos in North America, the track will get revenue

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Sebastian K ran in the International Trot Preview at Yonkers Raceway on Oct. 25. He broke stride and finished at the back of the pack.

from European wagering on the races.

Yonkers Raceway’s cut will be about 3 percent of the sums wagered.

“The number we’ve been estimating is about 1 million euros. Of course, we haven’t done this before, but that’s the number that the PMU tells us would be reasonable,” Dadoyan said.

The average amount of money wagered on a regular race card at Yonkers is $750,245, according to information provided by track spokesman Frank Drucker.

Simulcasting is one chunk of the revenue that keeps harness racing alive at Yonkers Raceway. But the revenue from Empire City Casino’s 5,300 slot machines is the biggest chunk, and without it, the track likely would have been sold and redeveloped.

While the crowds on the apron and in the stands watching the races today are a fraction of what they were in the track’s heyday, the quality of the racing has improved of late, largely due to the influx of slot money.

And now, because of that slot money, the International Trot is set to return to Yonkers Raceway in 2015 after a 20-year hiatus.

The race will pit the best trotters from North America against the best trotters from Europe in a mile-and-a-quarter race for a purse that could be as much as $1 million.

“That was always the historical appeal when that race was in its prime,” Dadoyan said. A staple of the Roosevelt Raceway schedule from 1959 until that track closed in 1988, the International Trot moved to Yonkers for the 1989 season. But funding for the race dried up and it was taken off the schedule in 1996.

“The International Trot is a great event,” Galterio said. “Back then, it was expensive

for us, because we had to pay the expenses to bring in the horses, drivers, trainers and grooms from Europe.”

With the bigger purse, it’s expected that horse owners and trainers will pay their own way to come to compete in the International Trot, the same way they have for the nightly race cards as purses have gotten bigger the past few years. Galterio explained that a percentage of the overall purse money is allotted for stakes races each year, and if it isn’t used, it’s rolled over into the daily racing purses for the next year.

“We’ve been able to get a lot of money for purses now that we have slots,” Galterio said. “In 2005, we had about $15 million in purses, and compare that to about $60 million this year. That was one of the goals of allowing slots at racetracks, and it’s been very successful.”

With close to 250 days of racing each year, Galterio admitted that it can be difficult to get people excited about the comparatively smaller purses that drivers and horses run for each day. For the European simulcasts, the first 200 fans will get $10 in free bets and breakfast will be served from 10 a.m. until noon.

For next year’s International Trot, Galterio said he thinks no gimmicks will be required.

“We had a great crowd last Saturday for the International Trot Preview, the Messenger Stakes and the Yonkers Trot,” Galterio said, referring to the three big races on the Oct. 25 card. “You can’t make a big deal about racing every day, but we can pick out some special occasions like the International Trot to get people to come out.”

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Flood concerns raised at Mamaroneck TOD public hearing

BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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esident Paul Ryan calls the hodgepodge of zoning in the village of Mamaroneck’s Washingtonville neighborhood “an absolute disgrace.” Eighty-five percent of the properties in the area are noncomforming under the existing codes due to uses, lot sizes, setbacks and building coverages.

Washingtonville is a flood-prone neighborhood that sits near the Metro-North train station on the confluence of three small rivers. It backs up to the village’s main thoroughfare, Mamaroneck Avenue, but sits on the southwest side of the train tracks, seemingly far away from the bustling foot traffic and thriving commerce of the opposite side.

The village board of trustees is now considering rezoning the area around the train station in an effort to spark transit-oriented development and encourage redevelopment of properties long discouraged from seeking permits because of the need for variances and special permits.

“In the village of Mamaroneck, we always talk about the perfect storm,” Ryan said at a public hearing on the TOD proposal Oct. 27.

“This is our perfect opportunity.”

The proposed changes to the zoning of the area if approved would reduce nonconforming properties to 35 percent, according to Frank Fish of Manhattan-based BFJ Planning, which conducted a TOD study for the neighborhood.

Supporters of the changes said developers in the TOD area would have to be mindful of the tendency of the area to flood, but detractors said the changes would only worsen the flood problems. Resident Nancy Tumm at the village’s public hearing questioned why Mamaroneck had not conducted an environmental impact statement as part of its TOD push.

“Where is all the water going to go when you pave everything?” she said.

Fish said it was early in the process and if the village determined that the rezoning could have significant impacts, an environmental impact statement could still be conducted.

The TOD changes would create an overlay zone in the area around Mamaroneck Avenue and allow for mixed-use buildings on the thoroughfare. Bonuses would be included for developers that construct affordable housing units in residential buildings or build retail or restaurant space on the ground floor of residential buildings, which would be limited to four stories or less. The area, within a quarter-mile of the train station, is expected to be an attractive option for educated millennials looking for walkable communities and access to public transportation to Manhattan.

Laura Ruto, who lives in the area, said the redevelopment of the area would not be fair to the people who already live in Washingtonville and the rest of the TOD zone. “We’re going to be basically crushed by larger buildings, more cars, more traffic,” she said.

The changes would reduce minimum lot requirements from 20,000 square feet to 7,500 square feet in the overlay zone, and would reduce lot depth by 50 yards.

By boosting conformity, village officials said

they expect many building owners would renovate or rebuild once they no longer need to seek variances or special permits for the work.

Resident John Hofstetter said the TOD effort did not benefit the community but was rather a “giveaway to absentee landlords” that could redevelop their properties and maximize their profits. “What we’re going to do is destroy part of our community as a result,” he said.

Hofstetter, a former member of the village board of trustees, said that during the floods of 2007 the village had to position a boat in the area for an emergency response to a feared gas leak. He said Mamaroneck needed to take accountability for flood mitigation rather than waiting for state and federal agencies like the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to propose and fund mitigation efforts.

“We’re playing a game of hot potato,” he said.

The village is expected to vote on the TOD changes at the board of trustees’ Nov. 24 meeting.

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BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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ov. Andrew Cuomo said if re-elected he would not raise Thruway tolls despite questions over the funding of the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement.

The majority of funding for the $3.9 billion, twin-span bridge remains up in the air and has some regional leaders concerned the toll on the new bridge could reach as high as $15, triple the $5 cash toll of the current bridge. Cuomo, at an Oct. 22 gubernatorial debate, said it was premature to discuss the cost of the toll.

“You can’t really figure out the toll until you know the final bill,” he said. “But it will be affordable for commuters and we understand that.”

The Oct. 22 debate was the only face-to-face matchup between Cuomo and his Republican opponent, Rob Astorino, Westchester’s county executive. Astorino accused the governor, a Democrat, of withholding information about the toll as a campaign ploy because it could draw the ire of drivers.

“We were supposed to know what the tolls were, which they’re absolutely going to double or triple, but he won’t say anything until after the election,” he said. “He has no

financing plan.”

The state has received a $1.6 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation and Cuomo said he continues to seek state subsidies and federal grants for the remainder.

The questions surrounding the funding have some concerned that it would increase the cost of the bridge through standard interest rates. A $511 million loan out of a federal clean water fund was almost entirely rejected by the Environmental Protection Agency this fall because the agency said the construction was a misuse of the fund. Those rejected loans would have saved $17 million over three years compared with traditional bonds, according to figures presented by the state this summer.

The concerns about toll hikes on the Thruway and elsewhere in the state’s system arise from concerns by some outside the region, who feel that a system wide increase may be on the horizon to absorb the cost of the new bridge construction. Cuomo’s answer at the debate implied the governor was committed to finding a different funding structure for the new Tappan Zee Bridge.

The state Thruway Authority has said there would be no increases on authority roads this year, but the agency saw its bond rating reduced last year by Moody’s Investors Service, which said the authority might not

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raise its tolls quickly enough to pay for the replacement bridge.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day, a Republican, expressed concern that an expensive toll could affect commerce on the other side of the Hudson River by discouraging potential shoppers on the Westchester side from crossing over. At a meeting of the advocacy group Pattern for Progress in the spring, Day scoffed at comparisons of the Tappan Zee to New York City crossings. He said no one ever compared it with the only other bridge linking Rockland and Westchester: the Bear Mountain Bridge.

“Gee, you know why? It’s only a buck fifty,” he said.

A financing and toll commission that

would look to determine what the new toll will be has been established but has not yet been appointed by the governor. Astorino and others have suggested that the state could enact a resident discount. Staten Island residents with E-ZPass receive a discounted rate for the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, which has a cash toll of $15 and an E-ZPass rate of $10.67.

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Rye Smoke Shop gets a lifeline Zoning change could save old-fashioned store

Citrin Cooperman Corner The Changing Paradigm of Traditional Estate Planning

BY HOWARD P. KLEIN, CPA, MS CITRIN COOPERMAN

TD’s Rye Smoke Shop on Purchase Street.

BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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D’s Rye Smoke Shop, with its handpainted white-on-green sign, is an anomaly on Purchase Street, in the middle of a ritzy shopping destination in the city of Rye. Its biggest sellers are lottery tickets, newspapers, cigars and candy — and it has a character that evokes country living in contrast to its neighboring metropolitan boutiques, French restaurants and sushi bars.

The smoke shop has faced closure for two years amid looming rent increases, but locals have rallied to keep the doors open on the oldfashioned — and nearly anachronistic — community mainstay. A petition to save the smoke shop garnered more than 4,000 signatures in 2012, according to organizers, and the city’s landmarks committee looked to have the 19th century building designated a historical landmark (the owner never signed off on the deal).

Now the Rye City Council has stepped in, amending the central business district’s zoning code in what amounts to a lifeline thrown to the smoke shop. The council voted at its Oct. 22 meeting to allow for owners to apply for a special historical preservation permit that would allow for banks on the ground floor of a building if certain conditions are met. Although the smoke shop is not mentioned in the law by name, council members’ stated intent is to allow the building’s owner to lease space to a bank and offset the belowmarket rent of the smoke shop.

Resident Lindsey Russell, who had started a Change.org petition for the smoke shop, told council members she believed the city should do anything to save the store.

“I understand it may not seem natural for a city council to negotiate with a landlord or come up with such like a convoluted plan, an unorthodox agreement,” she said. “But it seems to me that if the will and the hearts of the people cannot save the smoke shop

alone and the City Council doesn’t step in, who will?”

In 2005, Rye put a hold on any banks in its business district due to an outcry from mom-and-pop stores in the area feared that an influx of banks would increase rents and price out existing stores. The City Council began looking into allowing for a special-use permit after discussions with Fareri Associates, the Greenwich-based developer that bought the property in 2008 with plans to renovate.

Although the new law will allow Fareri to apply for a special permit, accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act is likely to be an issue, with the front entrance having only a concrete step with no ramp. City Mayor Joe Sack said the ADA compliance would likely be looked at as a condition for any permit.

Sack also introduced a sunset clause on the new law that states if the council does not vote to extend the special permit provision, it will be removed from the city code at three months from its effective date. Any permit received during that three-month window would remain under consideration.

Councilwoman Julie Killian voted against the amendment to the code. “I just don’t feel it’s the role of the City Council to get involved with a particular landlord,” she said. “I just can’t get comfortable with it.”

But Councilman Terry McCartney said it was the type of effort he ran for local government for in the first place. “This is not a statewide issue or a nationwide issue, this is a small-town America issue in Rye, New York, and I think we ought to be able to do things like this,” he said.

Tony D’Onofrio, who runs the smoke shop with his mother, Pam, declined comment except to say it was now up to the building owner how to proceed. “The next step is for the owner to file an application and hopefully enter negotiations,” he said.

A call to Fareri Associates was not returned by press time.

Estate planning can be compared to fashion – some clothes in your closet still fit and are in style, while some pieces are misshapen and outdated. But most importantly, one size does not fit all.

I like to think of this Howard Klein as similar to estate planning in the sense that all areas of an individual’s situation must be evaluated to determine what should be maintained.

It’s not enough to simply review your financial information. Attention must be paid to your individual or family’s goals and objectives. While state and local taxes will play a defining role, there are a number of trends emerging all pointing to significant changes in the estate planning landscape.

Here are a handful to keep in mind:

result, income tax planning is becoming even more important.

Traditional planning approaches such as the gifting of appreciated assets which are designed to reduce one’s transfer taxes will still be critical for larger estates; however, there still needs to be a stronger focus on tax basis management.

A STRONGER SENSE OF CERTAINTY There finally appears to be a sense of permanence in the federal transfer tax laws. These transfer taxes apply to estate tax, gift tax, and generation skipping tax.

The federal exemption on the amount that one can transfer to a non-spouse, was increased to $5,000,000 and for the first time will be indexed for inflation.

The current exemption for 2014 is now $5,340,000. The tax rate has also been decreased and is now at 40 percent. With an increase in certainty, you can be more confident in accomplishing your goals.

LIFE EXPECTANCY INCREASES This plays a huge role in estate planning. Quite simply, many people are not as concerned about taxes when faced with the question of whether they will run out of money. “Due to longer life expectancies, we recommend more flexibility with estate planning,” said David Bruckman, managing director of Citrin Cooperman Wealth Management.

THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’ Transfer tax exemptions are now so large that few individuals will end up paying estate, gift, or generation skipping taxes. The result is that non-tax issues will play a more significant role. Asset protection will become an even greater focus as the large amounts of accumulated wealth are transferred to the next generations.

“The most common change is to revise estate plans in order to protect children from losing their inheritances to creditors, whether they be malpractice or divorce,” said Michael Markhoff, a partner at the law firm Danziger & Markhoff. Additionally, “new generations, with new agendas and priorities, are coming into the playing field, and planning is not just financial in nature, but very much driven by family values and responsibility,” said Michael Van Buren, a financial advisor with Gateway Financial Partners.

INCOME TAX PLANNING IS ON THE RISE As transfer tax exemptions have increased and rates have decreased, we have also seen a rise in income tax rates along with new taxes on investment income. As a

MORE COMPLEXITY “With the increase in the number of tools and techniques, and a tax landscape shifting at an unprecedented rate, I have seen more complexity in estate planning, leading to confusion and uneasiness,” said Adam Chodos, an attorney with the firm Chodos & Associates. Although this is a complex area, in order for clients to feel more comfortable, it’s important to try keeping things as simple as possible. This approach will substantially enhance their decision-making process.

A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT Creating a team of professional advisors, including CPAs, attorneys, financial planners, and insurance providers maximizes results. “In our 25 years in the industry, we have found that working collaboratively with other advisors serves the client best,” said Jeffrey Cohen, principal at Siller & Cohen. “A multidisciplinary approach gives the client the benefit of the different areas of expertise that each advisor brings to the table, and it almost always results in a better outcome for the client.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Howard P. Klein, CPA, MS is a tax partner in Citrin Cooperman’s White Plains office. Howard has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of tax, financial, estate, and succession planning. His clients include high net worth individuals and closely held businesses and business owners in a diverse array of industries, including real estate, health care, law firms, apparel, and manufacturing and distribution. He can be reached by phone at 914-949-2990 or via email at hklein@citrincooperman.com.

Citrin Cooperman is a full-service accounting and business consulting firm with offices in White Plains, NY; Norwalk, CT; New York City; Livingston, NJ; Philadelphia, PA; and Plainview, NY.

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BIOTECH — From page 1

opened at 7 Dana Road. Formerly the headquarters of the private American Health Foundation, whose founder did pioneering public health research linking tobacco use to lung cancer, the 120,000-square-foot building was acquired at auction eight years ago by the college for $2.6 million.

The approximately 4,300-square-foot incubator facility – which has an additional 5,500 square feet of undeveloped space for future expansion – is expected to have its first tenants move in this fall, Halperin said.

Those entrepreneurs could reap the benefits of the state’s new Start-Up NY program on school campuses. Halperin said the college has applied for designation as a Start-Up NY zone. Companies accepted in the zone will pay no state taxes for 10 years and their employees will be entirely exempt from state personal income taxes for five years and pay taxes only on higher income levels for another five years. The Valhalla school would join Iona College

and The College of New Rochelle as the first academic sponsors of Start-UP NY zones in Westchester County.

Dr. Alan Kadish, president and CEO of Touro College and University System, the medical college’s owner, said the incubator’s likely first tenants include companies developing new techniques for wound care and a natural therapy for chemotherapyinduced vomiting, a startup focused on cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and New York Medical College faculty members working on viral vaccines.

The Dana Road building also is home to the college’s new Clinical Skills and Disaster Medicine Training Center, a 21,000-square-foot facility that opened earlier this year.

The $5 million incubator is part of the $17 million building renovations project for which the private health sciences school has been awarded about $8.5 million in state and federal government funding. New York has backed the project with a total of $7.9 million from Empire State Development and from

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the Generating Employment Through New York Science program. The federal Economic Development Administration provided additional funding to construct a science-business training center for which the medical college is partnering with Westchester Community College’s division of continuing education and workforce development.

Halperin, who visited several biotech incubators on university campuses to incorporate their best practices in the Valhalla operation, said BioInc@NYMC could accommodate up to 10 tenants.

Incubator tenants typically sign six-month to one-year leases, he said.

Halperin said the incubator also could include members who do not need physical space for their startups but want access to seminars and other resources at the facility.

Laurence Gottlieb, president and CEO of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp., noted that NY BioHud Valley, a private-public marketing effort led by HVEDC to establish the seven-county valley region

as the biotech industry’s East Coast epicenter, was launched at New York Medical College in 2010. “We were the father of this whole initiative” to open a biotech incubator on the campus, he said.

“You can’t have a growing biotech cluster without viable biotech incubator space,” Gottlieb said. “Incubators are failure factories, and that’s a good thing.” For startup entrepreneurs, “We provide this net under the tightrope” they walk when launching their companies. “Incubators play a very important part because they allow people to fail and to experiment.”

Halperin in remarks prepared for the opening said the incubator is in a building “with an honorable history which portends well for the future.” It was built by the late Dr. Ernst Wynder, a public health researcher and epidemiologist who collected and published some of the earliest data linking cigarette smoking and lung cancer.

“We look forward to commercialization of biotechnology emerging from the building to benefit the public,” he said.

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Pace University spokesman Bill Caldwell said that eight students are already enrolled for the first class that will start next fall. The school expects that number to grow to around 30. Cropper sees the 18-month program as being beneficial to a diverse group of potential students — and they don’t necessarily have to be the young and hip.

“I didn’t grow up using email and I didn’t have multimedia content in my pocket at all times,” Cropper said. “The person who would benefit would be a marketing or communications person who didn’t grow up in this (modern social media) environment.”

Social media training is a large market that has only recently begun to be cultivated.

“There are 40,000 marketing agencies in the United States,” Cropper said. “When you think about that, there’s a trend in the marketing realm — those places are searching for places to send people to” for training in social media marketing.

Driving the education experience in the new program will be those student interactions with media and marketing professionals at Media Storm. Media Storm

will have 10 internships open to students in the program, provide 20 hours of guest lectures, and two courses in the program will integrate Media Storm projects and clients with the students’ curriculum.

“Media Storm is very entrepreneurial,” Braun said. “Social media is going to continue to evolve, but the fundamentals of marketing are evolving as well.”

Among the unique experiential learning classes the program will offer is a chance for students to develop an app for the Apple Watch, which will hit the market in early 2015.

“It’s utterly critical to think about how that new screen will affect people’s lives,” said Cropper, who believes it will take priority over the mobile device in what he calls the “hierarchy of screens.”

“The best students will get to present their work to the senior leaders at MTV, Sundance TV, NFL Network and other Media Storm clients,” Cropper said.

For Braun, the new program is an experiment in experiential learning, a concept that Pace’s Lubin School of Business is deeply invested in.

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Crude oil pipeline could run through Hudson Valley

BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

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pipeline that will carry crude oil from New Jersey to Albany is likely to run through the Hudson Valley if approved.

Pilgrim Pipeline Holdings LLC has set up a website on its project, which is in its early planning stages. It would connect 178 miles of parallel 24-inch diameter pipes that would pump refined petroleum products and crude oil. It is expected to transport 400,000 barrels of petroleum products per day.

Pilgrim said on its website that the pipeline would be an alternative to petroleum barges, which transport 3 billion gal-

lons per year up and down the Hudson River. The pipes would run mostly on rights of way and public spaces along the Interstate 287 corridor in New Jersey and alongside Interstate 87 on its way to Albany. A company spokesman told The Journal News the pipes would likely run underneath Rockland County.

The company, on its website, said there were no petroleum pipes serving the Northeast and that reliance on barges made the oil supply susceptible to natural disasters. “This combination can lead to major shortages of critical fuels — just when they are needed most — creating service disruptions and price spikes that adversely impact consumers and businesses.”

The crude oil shipments would run between the state capital and a plant in Linden, N.J. The company has touted the pipelines as a safer alternative to transportation of crude by train, a topic that has received much publicity recently due to several high-profile derailments.

The Port of Albany is expanding its capacity to handle 2.8 billion gallons of oil per year. Although the pipeline would likely reduce barge traffic on the river — crude shipments from Albany are often transported by barge to New York Harbor — there are growing concerns over crude oil trains in the region.

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tanker trains that have been involved in several recent derailments. Concerns have grown as the amount of oil from South Dakota’s Bakken Shale have increased in recent years. Bakken is considered more volatile than other forms of crude oil, a stance criticized by the American Petroleum Institute, an oil and gas industry group that represents 600 members.

“The best science and data do not support speculation that crude oil from the Bakken presents greater than normal transportation risks,” said Jack Gerard, API president and CEO. “Multiple studies have shown that Bakken crude is similar to other crudes.”

The amount of Bakken crude moving through the United States has increased from 9,500 carloads in 2008 to 415,000 carloads last year, according to the DOT. The Hudson Valley has between 14 to 40 trains carrying crude through the area each week, according to reports.

The DOT wants to phase out most of the older DOT-111s and apply stricter rules for braking controls and the speed of crude oil rail cars. Some environmental groups, including the land trust organization Scenic Hudson, say those proposed regulations do not go far enough.

The Hudson Valley has continued to find itself as an energy highway on several levels. An existing pipeline, the Algonquin, is also under consideration to expand its size and natural gas capacity. Resident opposition groups and some elected officials have criticized the expansion, which they fear increases the likelihood of a disaster in the area.

A 330-mile, 1,000-megawatt electric line called the Champlain Hudson Power Express is on its way to approval, running from the Canadian border to Astoria, Queens.

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ecently, business leaders have highlighted the fact that the new Tappan Zee Bridge’s 3-mile walking and biking path could prove to be a major tourist draw. I agree!

I have a suggestion that will make the bridge even more of a tourist draw when the path opens up in 2018. Make the walkway more than a walkway: the world’s largest outdoor environmental museum!

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t is easy to listen to the news and feel helpless and overwhelmed. But when we all come together to solve complex issues we are incredibly powerful — with each one of us having a vital role to play in making a difference.

I have always been impressed with the schools in our area. But recently I was shocked to find that, while some neighborhoods have a graduation rate of 98 percent, pockets of our community have only 54 percent of the students graduating with their peers. This is as bad as some schools in New York City!

United Way has been bringing together nonprofits, community members, government and business leaders to discuss this issue and I have seen a growing commitment to reach out to our most vulnerable children and get them on the right track.

Together, we have now pledged to recruit 100 new mentors and tutors, start a new after-school program in White Plains, measure results and meet several times a year to discuss successes.

Kudos should be given to Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester, Child Care Council of Westchester, Curran Foundation, David Rockefeller Fund, Entergy and the Family Society of Yonkers, Green Chimney’s, Passage to Excellence, PepsiCo employees, Student Advocacy, The Guidance Center, United Way Women’s Leadership Council, Volunteer New York!, Westchester Jewish Community Services and Westhab, which are just a few of the groups who have come together with United Way to make headway on this issue.

You, too, can change a life and a community by donating or volunteering. The child you help today could help make tomorrow’s news much brighter!

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Earlier this year I suggested that New York state name the Tappan Zee Bridge for Pete Seeger.

More than 15,000 people have now signed the online petition. Although some people like the idea, others disagree with the suggestion. A compromise proposal: Name only the walkway for Pete. Place historical markers along the walkway highlighting the history of the environmental movement on the river. The walk-

way — in addition to being enjoyed by cyclists and pedestrians — would become an outdoor history museum featuring environmental exhibits. There could be permanent exhibits about the history of the efforts to clean the Hudson River. In addition, New York state may wish to hire a curator who would change exhibits periodically, highlighting environmental causes (such as organic recycling, composting, wind power, solar, etc.).

If this suggestion would be approved the Tappan Zee Bridge walkway could become the largest outdoor bridge museum in the world. The thousands of bicyclists and pedestrians who enjoy the new walkway will also be inspired to think of additional action steps that they could take to make the world greener.

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Politics and social media during election season

’m getting tired of receiving phone calls during the day and night for polls, candidates and to make sure that I remember to vote. It used to be bad enough that people knew which party my wife and I are registered to. But today, it seems more than that. The polling questions are often too intrusive and at times I wonder if the point of many of them is to produce segmentation variables that candidates will be able to use for future, not current, elections.

In 2012, the Obama campaign employed a new level of social media usage and segmentation analysis in its successful political campaign — and every politician took notice.

Now, even for local elections, campaigns are employing social media consultants to reach potential voters, fire up supporters and provide an emergency response should their candidate do or say something potentially disastrous. The news cycle is truly 24/7, with no timeouts and limited do-overs.

If a politician makes a misstatement, it can instantly appear on some social platform and almost immediately evoke comments from a large and outspoken audience.

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forms to employ many of the social marketing strategies that are commonly used for business: namely, the providing of content to like-minded individuals and encouraging them to share it with friends, subscribers and followers. They can also receive feedback from supporters and detractors and respond accordingly.

Most importantly, politicians can take advantage of social media’s immediacy to quickly determine reactions to existing, new and touch-point issues. They now employ consultants who monitor every post by and about their candidate along with their opponent. The use of hashtags, in particular, is very useful — and potentially dangerous, since it provides a major focal point for negative instances, as well.

The power of Twitter and Facebook Social media is a rapidly evolving worldwide presence. Twitter and Facebook were extensively utilized in recent elections in Afghanistan and India to influence opinion, create dialogues, foster relationships and break news. The hashtag #TwitterElection (India) produced more than 56 million election-related tweets. Its widespread use required that every serious politician have a presence on Twitter.

Can Twitter and Facebook predict elections? Several 2012 studies concluded they provide a good indication of how people will vote. According to a study by Fabio Rojas at Indiana University, “We believe that Twitter and other social media reflect the underlying trend in a political race that goes beyond a district’s fundamental geographic and demographic composition.

If people must talk about you, even in negative ways, it is a signal that a candidate is on the verge of victory. The attention given to winners creates a situation in which all publicity is good publicity.” (I am a little skeptical about this statement since it was applied to a study group in which there is limited turnover — members of the U.S. House of Representatives. However, it is indicative of the rapidly growing influence of social media and the importance of analytics.) As analytics and methods of obtaining data continue to improve, the determination of key predictive indicators will likely also improve — along with Internet-based pundits.

Future avenues for political social media By its very nature, the need for great content will continue to grow. Regardless of

its business goal, every successful marketing campaign will still require word-of-mouth marketing, quality and consistent content and the tracking of analytics. Political social media will better utilize the segmentation data while significantly increasing its presence on mobile.

On a cautionary note, negative advertisements — when done properly — can be very effective. The availability of a social platform devoid of content verification will allow political campaigns and political action committees to wage inexpensive and often anonymous negative campaigns that can generate much buzz — along with a response from traditional media if some threshold is reached. It may also influence an election result, particularly if it is close.

So, instead of those annoying phone calls at night, in the future you can expect an increasing number of targeted communications on a variety of media. The intrusions will only get worse.

Bruce Newman is vice president at The Productivity Institute LLC and a regular contributor to the Business Journal. He specializes in content creation and digital marketing. He can be reached at bnewman@prodinst.com.

Business Council awards Westchester Business Champions

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estchester County’s largest university, a Japanese subway and railroad car manufacturer and a Buffalo-based bank expanding its presence in this region were named winners recently of the quarterly Westchester Business Champion Awards by The Business Council of Westchester.

The awards to Pace University, Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. and First Niagara Bank were presented Oct. 27 at the Business Council’s Leadership Conversations Series at Manhattanville College.

Business Council President and CEO Marsha Gordon conferred the award on her alma mater, Pace, for its important role in the county’s economy. The county’s 13th-largest employer, Pace contributes $64 million annually in direct and indirect spending in Westchester, she said.

Pace officials last fall began construction on a $100 million consolidation project, the first phase of the university’s master plan to transform its 200-acre Pleasantville campus and move school operations there from its Briarcliff Manor campus.

Kawasaki Rail Car since 1987 has operated its U.S. corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility in the former Otis Elevator plant in Yonkers. The company this year was approved for a $500,000 state grant by Empire State Development directors to assist its $25 million purchase of its plant in the iPark Hudson complex.

Kawasaki Rail Cars CEO Hiroji Iwasaki said the company employs more than 400 workers. Half of its Yonkers employees are in administrative positions, according to the Business Council.

Accepting the award in Purchase, Iwasaki recalled as a high school student in Japan seeing photos of New York City subway cars covered with graffiti. “I said, OK, this is where we need to be” as a passenger car manufacturer.

Iwasaki said the Yonkers plant currently has contracts to produce up to 676 cars, “so we have a huge backlog.”

First Niagara Bank entered the Hudson Valley region and Connecticut’s Fairfield County in 2012, rapidly expanding its presence as a commercial lender and financing several major real estate developments, Gordon said when presenting the award to the Buffalo-based bank. David Ring, First Niagara’s managing director of enterprise banking, said the bank has made $1.3 billion in loans in this market.

First Niagara has 26 bank branches in the region, including five in Westchester communities. The bank recently announced it will move its tristate regional headquarters to Tarrytown from Nyack.

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DEALS &DEEDS MIXED-USE BUILDING SELLS FOR $4M IN YONKERS Owners of Juster Development Co. in Tarrytown paid what a broker called a record-setting $4 million for a three-story apartment and retail building at 1179 Yonkers Ave. in Yonkers.

Occupying nearly one full block on Yonkers Avenue and Richfield Avenue, the building contains 20 rent-regulated apartments and seven retail stores. Jamie Schwartz, executive vice president of GHP Office Realty LLC in Harrison, said the purchase price of approximately $200 per square foot is a record rate for a mixed-use building of that type in the area.

Schwartz represented the seller, an unnamed private New York City investor who owned the building for about 28 years.

Gary and Michael Juster, principals of Juster Development, represented their purchasing company.

Attorney John W. Dunne, of Lynn, Gartner, Dunne & Covello LLP in Mineola, was legal counsel for the seller. Attorney Steven C. Hirsch, of Hirsch & Gibaldi LLP in Mount Kisco, counseled the buyer.

MACK-CALI ADDS, RETAINS ELMSFORD TENANTS Mack-Cali Realty Corp. announced three lease signings in the third quarter at the New Jersey-based company’s Cross Westchester Executive Park in Elmsford.

Mack-Cali said it leased 184,575 square feet of office and office/flex space in the quarter at its properties in Westchester and Fairfield County, Conn.

At 175 Clearbrook Road in Elmsford, Matthews International Corp., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of memorialization products and brand solutions, signed a new lease for 13,000 square feet of space. The tenant was represented by Craig Ruoff and Paul Haight-Moulins of Rakow Commercial Realty Group. Mack-Cali was represented inhouse by Ivan Abry, assistant vice president of leasing.

As previously reported in the Business Journal, Internet grocer Peapod LLC has leased 18,000 square feet in the same MackCali building for its regional distribution center.

Wright Brothers Services Inc., a freight transportation business, renewed its lease for 5,255 square feet of space at 150 Clearbrook Road and for 6,865 square feet at 200 Clearbrook Road in Cross Westchester Executive Park.

The landlord was represented in-house by Danielle Rollins, senior director of leasing.

WALK-UP BUILDINGS SELL FOR $8.3M IN MOUNT KISCO

Two walk-up apartment buildings in Mount Kisco were sold in October to an undisclosed investor for a total of $8.3 million, according to Houlihan & O’Malley Real Estate Services Inc. in Bronxville.

The Bronxville firm’s Gerry Houlihan and Dan Houlihan represented Rylan East and Rylan West Realty Inc. in the sales of 244 West St. for $3.45 million and 280 West St. for $4.85 million. The buyer’s purchasing companies are 244 West Street LLC and 280 West Street LLC. Both buildings are three-story walkups. Built in 1977, 244 West St. has 24 rental units and on-site parking for 36 cars, Gerry Houlihan said in the deal announcement.

Built in 1980, 280 West St. has 35 rental units and on-site parking for 55 cars.

Catherine B. Andreycak, of Shamberg Marwell Hollis Andreycak & Laidlaw P.C. in Mount Kisco, was the attorney for the seller.

Peter Giner, of Giner Real Estate in Bedford Hills, brokered the deal for the buyer and Alan Lichtenstein, of Mount Kisco, was the new owner’s attorney.

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Yonkers-based PFNY LLC opened its newest Planet Fitness gym at 250 Main St. in White Plains on Oct. 22.

“We are so pleased to open this location for our members,” James Innocenti, chief operating officer of PFNY, said in a statement. “This new, larger space will include 150 pieces of cardio equipment outfitted with individual TVs and a whole host of new amenities such as hydromassage and red light therapy.”

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Frank’s Nursery auctioneer says there is much interest in the site

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he auctioneer who is set to auction the former Frank’s Nursery in Greenburgh told the town supervisor it had received interest from 60 developers, brokers and other groups.

GA Keen Realty Advisors LLC sent Town Supervisor Paul Feiner a progress report on getting the word out that the property was to be sold. The auction date is set for Nov. 13.

“To date, 15 parties have signed the confidentiality agreement and received all of the available property information and

bidding procedures,” the company said in an email to Feiner, a Democrat. “Multiple parties have walked the property and seen the site. On a weekly basis we continue to receive new inquiries.”

GA Keen has included cold calls, emails and run notices in several media publications including the Business Journal. The company is in line to take 5 percent of the gross proceeds of the sale of the 7-acre vacant property at 715 Dobbs Ferry Road.

Current zoning at the site allows for uses including residential homes and assisted living facilities, but the Town Council received criticisms for keeping the auction open to potential buyers that

might ask to rezone the property. The town initially approved a resolution saying it intended to sell the property only to a buyer who would maintain the property’s existing zoning.

Feiner said the town rescinded that resolution on legal advisement, but members of the civic group The Edgemont Community Council said the move opened up the potential for large-scale retail development in the area.

The auctioning will come after a heated debate over who should buy the property.

The town acquired the land in a 2011 tax foreclosure and received an offer from Game On 365 LLC, which offered $1.7 mil-

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But the deal drew opposition, with critics saying the phrasing of the deal didn’t properly ensure the $1.3 million. Some residents said the town should have accepted a competing offer from Ardsley-based House of Sports, which had jumped in with a $3.5 million cash offer for the property “as is.”

A month after announcing the deal with Game On, the town offered the property to House of Sports instead. Both companies threatened lawsuits if Greenburgh contracted with the other, leading to the

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town putting off the sale. Both companies wanted to build a sports facility there.

Game On project manager Martin Hewitt said at the time that an open bidding process is the fairest option. “It’s the cleanest way that the town can avoid a lawsuit,” he said.

Whoever ends up buying the property, environmental remediation will need to be taken before any construction. A study commissioned by Greenburgh and conducted by Harrison-based Woodard & Curran Engineering estimated environmental cleanup of the site would cost millions due to a 2001 oil spill. The firm didn’t give an exact estimate of cost.

House of Sports CEO Donald Scherer told the Business Journal in a recent interview that his company’s project could cost $10 million to $15 million. “We need to do some remediation so it’s s safe environment for kids. That could mean pumping out the groundwater. We’ll see how the town and (Department of Environmental Conservation) want us to handle that.”

Feiner said he expected the starting bid for the property would be $3.5 million.

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Joining in the ribbon-cutting at Fidelis Care’s Yonkers office were, from left, Mark Sclafani, Fidelis vice president of marketing; Pamela Hassen, chief marketing officer; David Thomas, executive vice president and chief operating officer; the Rev. Patrick J. Frawley, president and CEO; Joenny De Los Santos, marketing manager; and George Rodriguez, marketing director.

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idelis Care, the business name of the New York State Catholic Health Plan Inc., celebrated the grand opening on Oct. 22 of its Yonkers community office at 419B S. Broadway. Fidelis has more than 1.1 million health plan members statewide.

Fidelis officials in a press release said the Yonkers office was opened to make free or low-cost health insurance coverage easily accessible to Yonkers residents.

“As a mission-based organization, we are committed to reaching the uninsured,” said Fidelis Care’s chief marketing officer, Pamela Hassen, in the announcement. “We hope this office is a great resource for the people of all ages in the community, where they can sit down with a representative, ask questions about their health insurance options, and enroll or re-certify their coverage.”

Fidelis’ government programs-based health plan options include Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Medicare Advantage, managed long-term care and products available through New York state’s health plan marketplace.

The Yonkers community office is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. No appointment is needed.

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Asking the customer to set the standard gives the customer a feeling of control and involvement in the outcome. How would they know if the job was done? What should they look out for? These are questions that help to clarify expectations.

Of course, these questions can also be posed to clients on the job site by people who will be doing the work. Re-asking qualifying questions at the time that work is being done may help bring to the forefront additional information the client didn’t think of at the time of sale. The goal is to ensure that the people doing the work are clear about what the customer expects.

Trying to address a problem days or weeks after the fact is nearly impossible.

When the job is completed, make it one employee’s job to take the customer on a walk through. Use a checklist to ensure that specific tasks or deliverables are reviewed by both your employee and the customer.

Ask the customer to initial the check sheet at the time of the walk through.

Of course, if the customer calls days or weeks later and isn’t satisfied, it’s in your company’s best interest to make things right. Having a signed checklist will help the manager in charge to determine how much of the problem is really incomplete work and how much might be due to a change of heart on the customer’s part.

At least with a sign-off on the check sheet, your manager in charge has more negotiating room to offer to do the work as an additional work order.

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Create a checklist that points toward a job fully completed. Use industry standards if they’re available. Provide a warranty if you think you can afford to, to reassure customers of your company’s intent.

Make people in the field responsible for delivering on any re-dos, reporting on why the re-dos were necessary and explaining how they won’t let it happen again.

Invest in training your employees.

Don’t assume your field staff knows how to handle customers. Do role-playing to practice walking through a job. Start out with a simple example and a cooperative customer. As the practice sessions unfold, make the examples more complicated and the customers more difficult to understand.

Starting work with a plan will also help to ensure the job gets done on time and in budget — everyone’s goal. Have the people who will be doing the work meet before setting out, to review the plan and ask questions. Make sure they know how to submit a change order request if the customer asks for additional work to be done.

With approved changed orders your company is likely to be paid for add-ons, rather than told to eat the cost because only the original budget was OK’d by the client.

Reserve a portion of the money you planned for the job’s payroll to go toward a bonus if the customer is satisfied. Get everyone working on the job invested in its success. Pay for performance once the job is done right.

Measure results and post them where everyone can see. If you have multiple teams, track results by team. Ask customers to rate their satisfaction with the work.

Show in a graph how many jobs/teams were rated as satisfactory and unsatisfactory. Ask the leading teams to coach the rest of the group.

Looking for a good book? Try “Sales & Operations Planning — Best Practices: Lessons Learned” by John Dougherty & Christopher Gray.

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? Send it to her via email at AskAndi@StrategyLeaders.com or by mail to Andi Gray, Strategy Leaders Inc., 5 Crossways, Chappaqua, NY 10514.

FASNY revises plans for White Plains campus

BY LEIF SKODNICK lskodnick@westfairinc.com

T

he French-American School of New York has revised its plans to build a campus on the site of the former Ridgeway Country Club in White Plains.

Submitted Oct. 20 to the Common Council by law firm Zarin & Steinmetz, which has represented the school during the zoning process, the revisions include a reduction in the number of parking spaces, a reduction in the size of the campus buildings, changes to the traffic management plan and enhanced landscaping buffers between the proposed school and the neighborhood.

According to a cover letter sent with the revised plans, the size of the buildings has been reduced by 33,000 square feet by increasing the number of classrooms in the upper school and combining some middle and upper school program uses, thus enabling a reduction in the size of the middle school building.

“We trust that the council members will appreciate the significant and sub-

stantial changes to the site plan and special permit applications included in this submission,” said the letter, which was signed by attorney Michael Zarin. “Frankly, some of the changes asked of FASNY were very difficult for the school and its community to accept from a financial and programmatic perspective.”

FASNY also further revised the traffic management plan to include corrective actions to take should the city of White Plains identify more than 500 peak-hour car trips to the school three times in a month. Short-term corrective actions would include increases in student carpooling and public transit use, requiring more students to walk or bicycle to campus and the implementation of shuttle van service. If those plans did not reduce traffic, FASNY would then be required to implement private busing through a contracted vendor and take additional unspecified action.

Modifying the plan to close Hathaway Lane between Ridgeway and Gedney Esplanade, the school has proposed to open a portion of the campus driveway on nonschool days, or approximately 196 days

per year, to provide alternative emergency vehicle access to the neighborhood. The gate closing the street would also be moved 50 feet south of the property boundary for 57 Hathaway Lane to avoid disturbing that residence.

In addition, the school’s enrollment agreement would detail the traffic management plan to FASNY students’ families and would require that requests for limited exemptions to the mandatory busing plans be made in writing and verified by the school’s administration.

Thirty parking spaces have been eliminated in the plan, as have two outdoor basketball courts. The areas allotted for those uses would instead be green space, and an additional 166 trees would be planted to protect adjoining residences and enhance the character of the property.

“FASNY certainly believes that it has done everything asked of it in good faith to meet the challenges of its school, and the public review process,” the letter concluded. “(FASNY) trusts that a favorable determination on its applications will occur in the very near future.”

INBRIEF RECRUITING LEADERS TO SHARE STRATEGIES Business leaders and recruiting professionals from the region will speak at the Fairchester Recruiting Summit & Awards event at the University of Connecticut in Stamford on Nov. 18, from 1 to 6 p.m.

The event’s goal is to provide insight and practical knowledge on how to improve the function and performance of companies’ talent acquisition teams. Speakers will give presentations on topics including social recruiting strategies, building an employee brand, connecting with millennials, hiring and on-boarding, and candidate experience.

Featured speakers include representatives from Bigelow Tea, Tauck, Pitney Bowes Inc. and Stew Leonard’s.

The event will conclude with a networking cocktail reception and the presentation of awards for achievements in the talent acquisition field in Fairfield and Westchester counties. Registration is available at RecruitFairchester.com/register/.

— Crystal Kang

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INBRIEF NEUBERGER MUSEUM NAMES NEW DIRECTOR The Neuberger Museum of Art’s chief curator will lead the 40-year-old institution as its director as of Nov. 1.

Tracy Fitzpatrick has served as the Purchase College museum’s chief curator Tracy Fitzpatrick since 2012. Her appointment as the museum’s eighth director was announced Oct. 23 by Purchase College President Thomas J. Schwarz. An associate professor of art history, Fitzpatrick has taught for 10 years at the SUNY college on Anderson Hill Road.

“As a scholar, art historian and art museum professional, Dr. Fitzpatrick has a strong commitment to new scholarship, and to maintain the museum as an unparalleled educational resource for students, scholars and members of the public,” Schwarz said in the announcement. “With her uncommon wisdom and boundless energy, she will strengthen and advance the museum’s reputation as a cultural and intellectual magnet for modern and contemporary art, and builds upon a strong tradition of distinguished leadership.”

Fitzpatrick edited the newly published “When Modern Was Contemporary: The Roy R. Neuberger Collection,” a collection catalogue chronicling the museum’s founding patron’s work as collector, donor and arts advocate, and curated the current exhibition of the same title celebrating the museum’s 40th anniversary year.

“I am looking forward to continuing to serve the Neuberger in this new capacity,” Fitzpatrick said in the announcement. “It is

an institution with an exemplary track record of innovative exhibitions and generous support, and I intend to honor and build on this legacy.”

ACORDA COMPLETES $525M DEAL Acorda Therapeutics Inc. has closed on its $525 million acquisition of Civitas Therapeutics in Chelsea, Mass., the Ardsleybased biotechnology company announced Oct. 22.

The all-cash purchase, first announced in September, gives Acorda global rights to the Boston-area pharmaceutical company’s CVT-301, an inhalant drug in late-stage clinical trials on patients showing re-emergent symptoms of Parkinson’s disease while taking oral medication.

The drug, for which Acorda expects to seek U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval within two years, could serve to propel the 19-year-old, publicly traded company into the international market for Parkinson’s therapy. The progressive neurodegenerative disorder afflicts approximately 1 million people in the U.S. and 7 million to 10 million people worldwide, according to Acorda officials. Acorda marketers have projected peak sales of CVT-301 in excess of $500 million annually in the U.S. Acorda also acquired Civitas’ proprietary ARCUS pulmonary aerosol delivery technol-

ogy and a 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Chelsea built for the commercial-scale production of drugs administered through ARCUS inhalers.

Acorda markets three drugs for treatment of multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders and has eight other drugs in its development pipeline, according to the company.

RYE RIDGE CENTER LOSES STORE Family Discount Center and Ace Hardware in the Rye Ridge Shopping Center will close after the upcoming holiday season, according to the center’s leasing agent.

Win Ridge Realty LLC’s Erin Hinchey announced the closing, the latest shift for the shopping center in Rye Brook, which has been called by the village’s mayor a quasidowntown.

“We know our customers enjoy the convenience of FDC and Ace Hardware and one of the things we are working towards is bringing a vibrant replacement that can make the experience even better with more merchandise, better prices and a much needed store update,” Hinchey said.

The shopping center has seen some longtime tenants leave in recent years, including Ridge Squire Tuxedos and Finch’s Drugs, which closed last year after 65 years in business.

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LINEUP EXPANDS AT THE SHOPS AT NANUET Simon Property Group has announced an expansion to the lineup of The Shops at Nanuet, its open-air shopping destination in Rockland County.

The Indianapolis-based company that owns and operates the retail, entertainment and dining center on Route 59 in the town of Clarkstown has released the following details: • Tutti Nails & Spa will celebrate the grand opening of its high-end, full-service salon Oct. 31. It will offer services including manicures, pedicures, facials and massages. As part of the grand opening celebration, customers will receive a 25 percent discount on all spa offerings through Nov. 2.

• In November, Lee Lee’s Forest, a Manhattan-based women’s boutique, will open, offering dresses, jewelry and accessories. The company opened its first store at the South Street Seaport in Manhattan in the summer of 2013.

• Also in November, The Walking Company is expected to join the mix. The store features shoe brands from around the world, specializing in technically advanced comfort shoes.

In a statement, Justin Stein, Simon leasing representative for the Northeast region, said, “These three new additions will further complement the existing retail lineup at The Shops at Nanuet and each will offer a dis-

tinctly different product mix that’s currently not found at the shopping center.”

The Shops at Nanuet, with more than 50 specialty stores anchored by Macy’s and Sears, also offers a Fairway Market, Regal Cinemas and 24-Hour Fitness. It opened in October 2013.

HOTT BLOW DRY COMES TO RYE RIDGE Management at the Rye Ridge Shopping Center in Rye Brook announced that Hott Blow Dry Bar & Lounge has signed a longterm lease for 1,500 square feet of space in Rye Plaza.

The salon, which has a location in Armonk, will occupy space vacated in October by the temporary pop-up store, Pink on the Plaza.

Erin Hinchey, leasing agent for the shopping center, said shoppers have asked for a blow dry bar at the center. “It fits in with their busy lifestyle and a great option after working out,” she said. “Hott Blow Dry Bar has a thriving business and Armonk and we are thrilled to have them.”

JARDEN ANNOUNCES EARNINGS, STOCK SPLIT Jarden Corp. on Oct. 23 announced a stock split and financial results for the third quarter.

The Rye-based company, whose brands include Yankee Candle, Rawlings and Bicycle playing cards, announced earnings of 87 cents per diluted share for the three-month period ending on Sept. 30, compared to 85

cents per diluted share for the same period in 2013. Jarden’s reported net sales grew 19 percent, or $341 million, to a total $2.14 billion, compared to $1.8 billion for the same three-month period in 2013, and adjusted net income was $147.0 million, compared to $117.1 million for the same period in 2013.

According to Zacks Investment Research, analysts predicted $1.17 in earnings per share on $2.1 billion in revenue.

For the nine-month period ending Sept.

30, the corporation’s earnings per share were $1.30 per diluted share, compared to $1.51 per diluted share for the same period in 2013. Net income was $164.4 million, compared to net income of $166.9 million for the same ninemonth period in 2013. Reported net sales grew 13.8 percent, or $709 million, to $5.85 billion, compared with $5.14 billion for the same period in 2013.

“This quarter marks the first third quarter in our history in which our revenues have exceeded the $2 billion mark,” Jarden CEO James E. Lillie said in a press release. “This performance has also resulted in the achievement of our highest third quarter cash flow from operations of $125 million and thirdquarter adjusted diluted earnings of $1.17 per share. This quarter’s performance is indicative of our focus on achieving consistent, longterm, profitable growth.”

Jarden also announced that its board of directors approved a 3-for-2 stock split that will

be effective Nov. 3. The additional shares are expected to be distributed on or about Nov. 24. After the split, Jarden will have approximately 192.4 million shares of common stock outstanding. The company most recently split its stock in March 2013, also a 3-for-2 split.

XYLEM ANNOUNCES Q3 EARNINGS Xylem Inc., a Rye Brook-based water systems manufacturer, announced third-quarter adjusted earnings were better than analysts’ estimates.

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 53 cents for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, a penny better than the average 52-cent estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research. Xylem’s revenue for the third quarter was $963 million, falling under the Zacks average estimate of $981.1 million.

In a press release announcing the results, Xylem narrowed its earnings-per-share guidance to $1.92 to $1.98, reflecting a 15 to 19 percent increase from its 2013 results.

The company expects its full-year 2014 adjusted net income to be between $355 million and $365 million, and revenue is expected to be approximately $4 billion, up 2 percent from 2013. Xylem anticipates restructuring and realignment costs of $40 million to $50 million in 2014.

— John Golden, Mark Lungariello, Mary Shustack and Leif Skodnick

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THELIST: FINANCIAL PLANNERS AND WEALTH MANAGER RANKED BY NUMBER OF FINANCIAL PLANNERS IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND THE HUDSON VALLEY LISTED ALPHABETICALLY IN EVENT OF TIE.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

FINANCIAL PLANNERS/WEALTH MANAGERS

Average AUM per client ($) (bold)

Total AUM ($)

Number of financial planners in county

Payment options

3

tax planning

philanthropy

risk management

Clarfeld Financial Advisors

Robert A. Clarfeld CPA, CFP rob@clarfeld.com 1981

18 million 10,000

5 billion

35 (35 additional advisors in Fairfield County, Conn.)

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network ^ The Rye Brook Financial Group

Rob Seery CLU, CLF Steven Randall ChFC, CLU rick.flowers@nmfn.com 1857

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More than 25 million

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Geri Pell CFP Tony Rizzuto anthony.f.rizzuto@ampf.com 1986

530,000 1,800

430 million

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Joseph F. Christiana jchristiana@finserctr.com 2004

55,000 65%

20 million

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Lawrence DeNoia CFP, CPA larry@itistrategies.com 1993

250,000 2,500

175 million

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Tiffany O'Toole Managing director totoole@tompkinsfinancialadvisors.com 1891

1 million 1%

3 billion

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Mitchell Ostrove mitch@ostrovegroup.com 1965

1 million 1%

3 billion

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George S. Sinnott george@sinnottwealthmanagement.com 1978

500,000 0

125 million

3

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Beth Blecker Liz Benuscak liz@easternplanning.com 1995

500,000 1%

6 billion

2

John G. Ullman & Associates Inc. ^

Barbara B. Markell CFP Bruce T. Roepe markelb@jgua.com or roepeb@jgua.com 1978

450,000 2,000

770 million

2

LEXCO Wealth Management Inc.^

Christopher P. Jordan Caroline Antonelli cantonelli@lexcowealth.com 2005

870,000 500

700 million

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College, retirement, strategic financial, corporate and small-business services

Christopher W. Judge CFP, AIF

Christopher W. Judge chris@cwjudgefinancial.com 1998

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Financial planning for individuals and businesses, insurance and retirement planning/management

Coughlin Financial Services Inc.^

John M. Coughlin Jr. CFP, CLU, AIF info@coughlinfinancial.com 2000

800,000 Negotiable

42 million

1

Emerald Retirement Planning Group

Matthew S. Clement CFP mathew@emeraldretirement.com 2004

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50 million

1

Life Goals Asset Management LLC^

Scott Greenbaum lifegoals@aol.com 1992

1.2 million 10,000

25 million

1

Paul M. Petrone CFP, CPA petronefinancial@yahoo.com 1991

WND 0

WND

1

Werlinich Asset Management LLC

Greg Werlinich greg@waminvest.com 1997

225,000 WND

75 million

1

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Westchester Wealth Advisers LLC

Robert E. Mann rem@westwealthadv.com 2007

1 million Generally 10,000

20 million

1 (1 additional advisor in Fairfield County, Conn.)

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Ameriprise Financial Services Inc.

Michael Mazzilli michael.x.mazzilli@ampf.com 1894

More than 700,000 NA

More than 75 million

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560 White Plains Road, Tarrytown 10591 846-0100 • clarfeld.com

5 International Drive, Suite 100, Rye Brook 10573 275-4555 • northwesternmutual.com

Pell Wealth Partners

Financial Services Center Asset Management Inc.

ITI Strategies Inc.

994 Main St., Peekskill 10566 734-2800 • itistrategies.com

Tompkins Financial Advisors^

10 Bank St., White Plains 10606 946-1277 • tompkinsfinancialadvisors.com

The Ostrove Group Inc.

4 New King St., Suite 101, White Plains 10604 428-4095 • ostrovegroup.com

Sinnott Wealth Management Inc.^

555 Taxter Road, Suite 190, Elmsford 10523 909-1524 • sinnottwealthmanagement.com

Eastern Planning Inc.

1 Blue Hill Plaza, Fifth floor, Pearl River 10965 845-627-8300 • easternplanning.com

30 E. Market St., Suite 1, Rhinebeck 12572 845-876-4499 • jgua.com

120 White Plains Road, Suite 112, Tarrytown 10591 468-8900 • lexcowealth.com

1053 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley 10502 693-6789 • cwjudgefinancial.com

178 Myrtle Blvd., Larchmont 10538 834-1234 • coughlinfinancial.com

5 Joyce Plaza, Larchmont 10538 845-942-8578 • emeraldretirement.com

500 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 101, Harrison 10528 798-4226 • lifegoalsllc.com

Paul M. Petrone CFP, CPA^

67 Burns Place, Briarcliff Manor 10510 944-3073

14 Birch Lane, Rye Brook 10573 481-5888 • waminvest.com

800 Westchester Ave., Suite 641 North, Rye Brook 11573 872-4010 • westwealthadv.com

NOT RANKED

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110 (15 additional advisors in Fairfield County, Conn.)

3944 Route 9G, Red Hook 12571 845-876-1919 • finserctr.com

111 Brook St., Third floor, Scarsdale 10583 341-1482, ext. 200 • ameripriseadvisors.com/michael.x.mazzilli

This list is a sampling of financial advising and wealth management firms that serve the region. If you wish your firm to be included in our next lis<ng, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@wesAairinc.com.

Note: This list features companies that responded to our ques<onnaire. ^ Informa<on from the 2013 lis<ng.

NA Not available.

WND Would not disclose.

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800 Westchester Ave., Suite N409, Rye Brook 10573 288-8800 • strategiesforwealth.com

800 Westchester Ave., Suite S300, Rye Brook 10573 253-8800 • pellwealthpartners.com

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Other

Josh Becker Kelly Biondi kbiondi@strategiesforwealth.com 1934

Strategies for Wealth

4

6

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investment management

2

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family and legal

Minimum annual fee ($) estate planning

1

Planning/management services offered

fee and commission based

Top local executive Contact (bold) Email address Year firm established

fee based

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

commission based

Rank

Ranked by number of financial planners in the region.

Listed alphabetically in event of tie.

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Divorce planning and LGBT planning, impact investing, intergenerational financial planning

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Asset management/advice, tax preparation/advice, insurance products/advice

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Tax preparation and retirement-distribution planning

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Business continuity consulting, estate and insurance planning, tax preparation, charity endowment portfolio management, 401k and pension management, long-term care insurance planning

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Retirement planning, pensions, disability and long-term care insurance

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Retirement-distribution planning

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In-house tax department and retirement planning

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Retirement planning and financial planning, medicare consulting

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Financial, estate and retirement planning, tax preparation and planning, investment advisory services, family office and risk management services Planning services for retirement, college, corporate and small-business benefits, insurance, including life, long-term care, disability and annuities

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Investment, life insurance, disability insurance and retirement planning.

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Retirement-income planning

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Comprehensive wealth-management services performed by a CFP/ accountant/tax attorney

SPECIAL REPORT HOSPITALS

Shifting constellations: Tracking our community hospitals Formed in 1996, Health Star Network Inc. in Armonk, which did business as Stellaris Health Network, in 2013 was disbanded by its four member hospitals in Westchester as they explored new operating partnerships with larger, more robustly financed metropolitan health systems. Also in 2013, Sound Shore Health System, which operated hospitals in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon, declared bankruptcy.

In the year-and-a-half since, three new constellations of commu-

nity-hospital care in Westchester have begun to form around three major institutions expanding into the county: Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan and North Shore-LIJ Health System on Long Island.

Four of the proposed realignments have not received final approval from the state Health Department. Montefiore last November completed its acquisition through U.S. Bankruptcy Court of Sound Shore Health System’s assets in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon.

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL Founded in 1893.

292 beds.

CEO: Jon B. Schandler.

President: Susan Fox. Will succeed Schandler as CEO in 2015.

Founded in 1884.

President and CEO: Dr. Stephen M. Safyer.

The New York Hospital founded in 1771.

The Presbyterian Hospital founded in 1868.

Merged in 1998 to create New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

CEO: Dr. Steven J. Corwin

HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL CENTER Founded in Peekskill in 1889. Moved to Cortlandt Manor in 1966.

128 beds.

Originally the Helping Hand Hospital. Incorporated as Peekskill Hospital in 1911. Renamed Hudson Valley Hospital Center in 1992.

President and CEO: John Federspiel.

MONTEFIORE MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL

MONTEFIORE NEW ROCHELLE HOSPITAL

Founded in 1891.

176 beds.

Formerly Mount Vernon Hospital.

Executive Director: Jaccel Kouns

Founded in 1892.

242 beds.

Formerly the Sound Shore Medical Center.

Executive Director: Anthony Alfano.

President and CEO: Michael J. Dowling.

NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN/ LAWRENCE HOSPITAL Founded in Bronxville in 1909.

291 beds.

Formerly Lawrence Hospital.

CEO: Edward M. Dinan

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER HOSPITAL

BREAKING TIES

UNAFFILIATED

Founded in Mount Kisco in 1916.

235 beds.

President and CEO: Joel Seligman.

ST. JOHN’S RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL

ST. JOSEPH’S MEDICAL CENTER

Founded as St. John’s Invalid Home in Yonkers in 1869.

407 beds.

Includes Andrus Pavilion and ParkCare Pavilion, the former Yonkers General Hospital, and Dobbs Ferry Pavilion, the former Community Hospital of Dobbs Ferry.

President and CEO: Ronald J. Corti.

Ending affiliation with Mount Sinai Hospital this year.

New affiliation to be announced.

Founded in Yonkers in 1888.

194 beds.

President and CEO: Michael J. Spicer

PHELPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CENTER Founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1956.

238 beds.

President and CEO: Keith F. Safian.

Will retire Nov. 30.

Incoming president: Daniel Blum.

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PLANNING AHEAD YOUR SOURCE FOR UPCOMING WESTCHESTER NOT-FOR-PROFIT EVENTS NOV. 8

NOV. 13

NOV. 15

27TH ANNIVERSARY CHAMPAGNE BALL

NOV.

Benefiting: Phelps Memorial Hospital Center A signature occasion that brings together doctors, staff, family, friends and the community to celebrate all that Phelps has accomplished and to share plans for the future.

Featuring a cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, live band and silent auction – the ball is a much-heralded event.

LOCATION: Trump National Golf Club, Briarcliff Manor TICKET PRICE: $500 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Visit www.phelpshospital.org/ball

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WINE AND DINE AROUND THE WORLD:WELCOME TO NAPA Benefiting: Ashikari Breast Center at Hudson Valley Hospital Center Enjoy fine food and wines on a virtual journey around the globe when Hudson Valley Hospital Center celebrates the wines of the Napa Valley. Restaurants from the Hudson Valley will offer tastings along with fine wines at the annual event.

EVENT CHAIRWOMAN: Rosemarie Panio TIME: 6 to 9 p.m.

LOCATION: Trump National Golf Club, Briarcliff Manor TICKET PRICE: $100 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Danielle O’Malley at 734-3526 or email domalley@hvhc.org or visit www.hvhc.org.

20TH ANNUAL FALL GALA “BACK TO THE FUTURE” Benefiting: Foundation for Empowering Citizens with Autism (FECA) Join in celebrating FECA’s past and new beginnings. Event to include cocktails, silent auction and dinner.

EVENT CHAIRS: Ann and Peter DiChiara and Melanie and Drew Schaffran TIME: 6:30 to 11:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown TICKET price: $200 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or visit www.fecainc.org

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AN EVENING OF ART AND MUSIC Benefiting: Westchester Institute for Human Development Benefit concert featuring Salome Chamber Orchestra to support critical mental health interventions and parent training for children and families involved with the child welfare system in Westchester.

EVENT CHAIRS: Danielle Weisberg and Aaron Velez TIME: 6 to 11 p.m.

LOCATION: Hudson River Museum, Yonkers TICKET PRICE: $150-$500 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Danielle Weisberg at 493-8204 or email dweisberg@wihd.org or visit www.wihd.org.

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“Entergy is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of the 2014 Educational Summit for the not-for-profit community and we look forward to seeing you at this annual event.”

PRESENTED BY: Entergy and Hospitality Resource Group TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Westchester Marriott Hotel, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: Complimentary (by invitation only) CONTACT: Hospitality Resource Group at 761-7111 or email Jenna@HRGinc.net or visit www.HRGinc.net

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WOMEN IN TECH LUNCHEON Benefiting: Westchester County Association As part of Global Entrepreneurship week, join the Westchester County Association as it honors leading women scientists in Westchester’s tech, life science, biotech, medtech, and healthtech communities and digital health care sectors. Moderated by Manoush Zomorodi, host and managing editor of WNYC’s New York Public Radio.

HONORING: Dr. Soo Young Yang, founder, chairman, Histogenetics; Dr. Kathleen Friel, Ph.D., director, Clinical Laboratory for Early Brain Injury Recovery, Burke-Cornell Medical Research Institute; Julie P. Gregory, CEO, ContraFect; Dr. Chau Dang, chief, West Harrison Medical Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Dr. Doris Bucher, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, New York Medical College.

TIME: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

LOCATION: Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $110 members; $130 future members; sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Laura Montopoli at 948-6444 or email lmontopoli@westchester.org

MARCH OF DIMES REAL ESTATE AWARD BREAKFAST Benefiting: March of Dimes Help March of Dimes celebrate their Twenty-seventh year honoring outstanding individuals and companies who have made significant contributions to our community. Attended by more than 500 professionals in the commercial real estate field and related industries.

EVENT CHAIRS: Patricia Valenti, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, and Jim Hurley, Pavarini North East Consruction Co. Inc. TIME: 7 to 9:30 a.m.

LOCATION: Renaissance Westchester Hotel, West Harrison TICKET PRICE: $300 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Ellen Sanfilippo at 610-7528 or email Esanfilippo@marchofdimes.com or visit www.marchofdimes.com.

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WCA FALL LEADERSHIP DINNER Benefiting: Westchester County Association This annual event will feature a cocktail reception dinner & silent auction. Keynote speaker John D. Bassett III, chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co. and subject of The New York Times bestseller “Factory Man” written by Beth Macy will offer his five principals of competing successfully in a global economy.

HONORING: William Cuddy, Executive Vice President, CBRE; Laura Forese M.D. M.P.H, President, New York-Presbyterian, Healthcare System, Group Senior Vice President, New YorkPresbyterian Hospital; Robert Glazer, CEO, ENT & Allergy Associates and Steven Safyer, M.D., CEO, Montefiore Medical Center TIME: 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

LOCATION: Westchester Marriott, Tarrytown TICKET PRICE: $295 members, $350 future members; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Laura Montopoli at 948-6444 or email lmontopoli@westchester.org

WHEN IT ALL BEGAN GALA Benefiting: ArtsWestchester Remember the 60s – bell bottoms, Afros, Janis Joplin, Woodstock, The Beatles. Dance to the music of the 60s at ArtsWestchester’s 2014 Gala. Wear some festive attire for cocktails, followed by dinner and dancing. Join the fun by purchasing a table, tickets or a journal ad. All proceeds benefit the programs and services of ArtsWestchester that bring the arts to everyone in county.

HONORING: Robert Wiener, chairman of Maxx Properties TIME: 6:30 to 11 p.m.

LOCATION: 900 King St., Rye Brook TICKET PRICE: $600 per person; sponsorship and journal opportunities available CONTACT: Ann Fabrizio at 428-4220 or email afabrizio@artswestchester.org

FOURTH ANNUAL YOGA FOR WISHES YOGA-THON Benefiting: Make-A-Wish Hudson Valley An inspiring yoga experience suitable for all levels of yoga practitioners, from beginners to experienced. Funds raised will go to help grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

EVENT CHAIRWOMAN: Neva Goldstein TIME: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

LOCATION: The Garrison, Garrison TICKET PRICE: $50 per person; CONTACT: Tara Thorne at 478-9474 or email tthorne@hudson.wish.org or visit www.yogaforwishes2014.kintera.org.

SUBMIT YOUR EVENT Westchester not-for-profit organizations are invited to promote their special events in “Planning Ahead.” To submit an event, visit www.HRGinc.net and click on “Planning Ahead” or for more information, please call 761-7111.

Events are compiled in cooperation with Association for Development Officers Inc. www.adoonline.org

NOVEMBER SPOTLIGHT Cancer Support Team was founded in 1978 and is proud to celebrate its 36th year of providing licensed home care and supportive service to residents of lower Westchester County who are coping with a cancer diagnosis. Licensed by the New York State Department of Health in 1992, Cancer Support Team’s mission is to enhance the quality of life of patients and families affected by cancer. Our goal is to increase access to essential health care services, by providing professional nursing, social work, case management and other supportive services free of charge and without regard to insurance coverage to our clients at any stage of the illness.

Our core services include skilled nursing, care management, pain and symptom control, nutritional guidance, education, individual, family and group counseling, referral to community agencies, patient advocacy, financial and transportation assistance and bereavement services. Patients are seen in their home or in the Cancer Support Team

office. They also consult with staff by telephone, ensuring that they receive ongoing support as their needs and concerns change over time.

As part of its mission, Cancer Support Team’s services are particularly focused on educating patient and families about their diagnosis and treatment as well as community services available to them. Cancer Support Team’s website (www.cancersupportteam.org) is a critical source of information and includes access to our resource booklet, “Life Lines: A Resource for Cancer

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Patients & Families, and links to other organizations. For patients overwhelmed with a cancer diagnosis, our dedicated interdisciplinary team delivers Cancer Support Team’s comprehensive programs and services to help them and their loved ones cope.

Cancer Support Team nurses, social workers and case managers collaborate with hospitals and community agencies to ensure that care is comprehensive and coordinated. Our services are delivered in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner and staff is skilled in helping clients negotiate complex health care systems and treatment regimens. More than 100 dedicated volunteers drive patients to chemotherapy or radiation appointments or provide friendly visits. We do almost everything for cancer patients, except send a bill.

Cancer Support Team is located at 2900 Westchester Ave., Purchase, NY 10577 and can be reached at 917-777-2777 or www.cancersupportteam.org

Cancer Support Team has been busily working with its staff and dedicated volunteers to organize several of its signature events and community initiatives: Swim Across America *Making Waves to Fight Cancer* Chairman Tony Sibio, prepares for a Swim event, Cancer Support Team staff and family members join a Swim Across America event, Honorees Carol and Felix Petrillo are honored for their extraordinary support of Cancer Support Team during our 2014 Gala, and Guests enjoy themselves at our 2014 Annual Women’s Health Awareness Luncheon.

With the number of cancer survivors estimated at 1.6 million and a projected increase of 45 percent in new cases by 2030, we must ensure our services continue to be available to even greater numbers of Westchester residents in the years ahead. Health care is increasingly being delivered in homes and our expert supportive and compassionate staff is well positioned to meet this challenge.

Each year we depend on the support of our very generous individual donors, corporations and foundations to enable us to raise every dollar needed to continue to deliver our vital services at no cost to our patients.

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As we get closer to the holidays, many of us focus on shopping for presents and planning the annual holiday party. But what about helping the less fortunate?

Following Black Friday and Cyber Monday there is #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to kick off the giving season. We are pleased to announce that we are partnering with The Journal News and LoHud to lead this effort in Westchester County and are rallying residents and business leaders to donate funds and time to nonprofits that provide necessary services to members of our community.

On Dec. 2, charities, families and businesses will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity. As the movement continues to grow, communities around the world, including Nonprofit Westchester, will lead #GivingTuesday movements and create initiatives to encourage giving.

Our 90 nonprofit member organizations are joining the effort. We encourage you -Joanna Straub to visit our website (www.npwestchester. Executive Director, Nonprofit org) to find ways you or your business can Westchester be a part of this rewarding movement.

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Safian resigns as CEO at Phelps Memorial Hospital

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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helps Memorial Hospital Center President and CEO Keith F. Safian has chosen to end his 25-year tenure in Sleepy Hollow as the hospital prepares to affiliate this year with the metropolitan North Shore-LIJ Health System as its parent organization.

Phelps directors announced they accepted Safian’s resignation “with regret” at the board’s Oct. 22 meeting. Safian, who joined Phelps in 1989, will step down as of Nov. 30.

Daniel Blum, senior vice president at Phelps since 2009, will succeed Safian as president.

With an affiliation agreement with North Shore-LIJ expected to be signed soon, Safian decided it was an appropriate time to step down as the 238-bed community hospital transitions to the partnership, Phelps officials said in the announcement.

Richard Sinni, Phelps board chairman, expressed the board’s “sincere appreciation” to Safian for the institution’s growth over his

25-year tenure and for his leadership, which he said has made Phelps one of the most clinically sophisticated and consistently profitable community hospitals in the Hudson Valley region.

The hospital was $4.7 million in the black at the end of 2013, Safian told the Business Journal last May, when the agreement to explore joining North Shore-LIJ, New York state’s largest private employer and its largest integrated health care provider, was announced.

“Keith rescued Phelps from the verge of bankruptcy in 1989,” said Sinni, “and the fiscal performance he achieved thereafter has enabled the hospital to provide the highest level of medical care to the communities it serves.”

Hospital officials said the Phelps operating budget has increased from $40 million to $240 million during Safian’s administration, while the number of physicians on staff rose from 200 to 500 and the number of hospital employees grew from 800 to 1,700, making Phelps the seventh largest employer in Westchester County. The hospital campus

expanded with the addition of two medical services buildings, a 750-space parking garage and a new, expanded emergency department. A 20,000-square-foot surgical operating suite for patients and outpatients will open this year in a medical office building connected to the main hospital by an enclosed bridge.

Hospital directors noted that Safian also began the establishment of the hospital’s multispecialty medical group, Phelps Medical Associates, which has grown to include 40 physicians in 14 practice locations in surrounding communities.

Phelps under his leadership also ranks among the top 3 percent of hospitals in the U.S. in receiving the highest designation by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society for its electronic medical records system, according to Phelps officials.

During Safian’s tenure, Phelps became a teaching hospital with the creation of residency training programs for family medicine and dental residents in partnership with New York Medical College in Valhalla and

Open Door Family Medical Centers.

Phelps officials also have credited Safian with the hospital’s move in 1995 to affiliate with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The Sleepy Hollow hospital was the first site outside Manhattan for Sloan Kettering’s radiation therapy and medical oncology services for outpatients. Memorial Sloan Kettering in October opened a second Westchester location in West Harrison.

Safian in May said the cancer center would continue to operate on the 69-acre Phelps campus under multiyear leases when the North Shore-LIJ deal is completed, although the center’s future is uncertain when those leases expire.

Citing the CEO’s key business decisions when celebrating Safian’s 25th anniversary in the job last June, Phelps officials also pointed to the hospital’s leasing of 21 acres for the Kendal on the Hudson development, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community overlooking the Hudson River.

Safian in an email to the Business Journal declined to comment on his resignation and future plans at this time.

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Montefiore CEO says bigger is better in health care

BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

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hen managing and integrating health care services and payments, bigger is better, the CEO of Montefiore Health System told a Westchester audience in a public conversation in Purchase.

Dr. Steven M. Safyer, president and CEO of Montefiore, spoke of the Bronx-based institution’s expansion into Westchester and its objectives, and described too a medical and administrative career rooted in the pursuit of social justice, as the guest of The Business Council of Westchester at its Leadership Conversations series at Manhattanville College. Under Safyer’s leadership, Montefiore in the last year has acquired the bankrupt Sound Shore Health System’s community hospitals in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle and expects final state approval this fall of a partnership with White Plains Hospital that will make Montefiore that hospital’s parent organization and co-operator.

Similar partnerships have been announced by other community hospitals in Westchester with North Shore-LIJ Health System and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

“There will be more consolidations,” Safyer said in his on-stage interview with Business Council of Westchester President and CEO Marsha Gordon on Oct. 27. “There will be more branching out of systems. There will be push and pull, but in my view, large integrated systems can fulfill the goal” of integrating care and payments that is a key element of the Affordable Care Act. “That’s the model of the future,” he said.

In the densely populated Bronx, “A very, very important component of our strategy has been to migrate care to comprehensive, integrated care,” Safyer said. Rather than rewarding doctors for providing more care at greater costs in the old fee-for-service payment model, “Our goal is to migrate our model to one of integrative care and integrative payment” with fixed capitation payments to providers.

To do that, Montefiore needs access to patients, communities and health care providers, he said.

In business, “Scale is a big issue,” he said. “We’re no different. … Where the scale is different for us, we have 2,000 people who manage your care.” Many of them are not professionals with advanced medical or nursing degrees, he said.

Safyer was referring to CMO, Montefiore Care Management, a management company headquartered in Yonkers that works to achieve optimal health for about 350,000 people in the Bronx and Westchester cov-

ered by commercial insurers and government-sponsored health insurance programs. Safyer said its health-promoting and cost-containment services include phone calls to patients by trained Montefiore employees to remind them to take their prescribed medications.

“In the fee-for-service system, those amenities are not rewarded, they’re not fundable,” he said.

“Managed care has a bad name,” he said. “It earned a bad name.” For insurance companies, “It wasn’t managing care, it was managing price and denying care, which was what made people angry.”

In Montefiore’s managed care program, health care providers act more like insurers and Montefiore assumes all risk, he said. Compared with commercial insurers, “Our model puts us at a higher level in the premium (revenue) stream, so more money

stays in the system.”

“I think we have a somewhat distinct and I think different objective in our expansion” into Westchester than other health care systems, Safyer said. While expanding scale, “It is our goal to keep care in the community” rather than send community hospital patients to Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, where, he said, 25 percent of patients that now leave Westchester for treatment receive advanced-level care.

Keeping care in the community “is a very different model,” he said. “Distributive scale.”

Involved in the social justice movements of the ’60s, Safyer said he followed his mother’s advice to take up a profession and, after considering becoming a lawyer, entered medical school at 30 with the belief “that I could make a difference” in medicine. He has been “a lifer” in his career at

Montefiore and its academic center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Serving in the National Health Service Corps to pay for medical school, Safyer said he was given “a three-year sentence” to Rikers Island, where he treated inmates with tuberculosis and HIV and AIDS in the early years of that health epidemic.

Finding a challenge in “liberating the right resources” to counter those diseases and prevent a tuberculosis outbreak in New York City, he ended up staying eight years at Rikers.

“That led to a more administrative path” in his career, Safyer said. “Practicing good medicine wasn’t enough. I needed resources to contain an epidemic (of tuberculosis) that everyone thought had been eliminated 100 years before.”

That career path led him to the CEO’s seat at Montefiore in 2008.

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Burke Hospital opens brain health center for ex-athletes

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t 63, Ray Ciancaglini still has the trim, muscular, compact build of a middleweight boxer. It has been 40 years since the upstate New Yorker was forced to hang up his boxing gloves and with them retire his dream of becoming a champion like Carmen Basilio, another upstate New Yorker whose epic Fridaynight fights on television inspired a 6-yearold Ciancaglini to take up the sport. A member of the Rochester Boxing Hall of Fame, he fought both as an amateur and professionally in a 10-year career.

Dr. Barry D. Jordan and former boxer Ray Ciancaglini.

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“My only regret as a boxer is that I didn’t defeat my toughest opponent,” Ciancaglini told clinical staff who stopped to hear his story recently at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, “and that opponent was a concussion. … I challenged a concussion and I got beat.”

“Lack of concussion education and peer pressure were my demise,” the exboxer told his lunch-hour audience. “I’ve had 40 years to ponder it.”

As he spoke, Ciancaglini frequently checked a script, his memory guide, set at an upright, nearly eye-level angle on a lectern in front of him so he would not lose his train of thought by looking down. It’s an aid he has relied on in 20 years of speaking engagements on a personal mission to educate student athletes about concussions and help them avoid the “life-altering mistakes” he made.

“A program like this back in my day would have been so important,” said the ex-boxer, whose large-fisted right hand shook with tremors as he spoke.

Ciancaglini suffers from dementia pugilistica and Parkinson’s syndrome. His brain, he said, will be donated after his death to the Boston University School of Medicine for the study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive degenerative brain disease much in the news lately for its devastating impact on former National Football League players.

The program that brought him to Burke Rehabilitation Hospital was recently launched by Barry D. Jordan, a sports neurologist who is the private hospital’s assistant medical director and former director of its inpatient brain injury program.

Jordan has started the Retired Athletes Cognitive Evaluation Center, RACE, to evaluate and treat former athletes who are facing neurological disorders possibly caused by repeated head injury during their careers. He said the new center is collaborating with Mount Sinai Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell and Molecular Neuroimaging in New Haven, Conn.

Athletes exhibiting brain-related impairment later in life require a specially designed neurological evaluation. The specialized testing and treatment “can be very expensive,” Jordan said, and some tests are not covered by Medicare or commercial insurance. RACE was started with seed money from Burke, but donations to the program are needed, Jordan said, to support Burke’s commitment to evaluate and Boxer, page 28

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he founder of a 9-year-old caregivers center at Northern Westchester Hospital has been named an outstanding caregiver by a national organization in Washington, D.C. The Caregiver Action Network chose Marian Hamilton, founder of The Ken Hamilton Caregivers Center, as one of the top caregivers in the country after a sevenmonth project to identify the nation’s 25 best practices in patient and family caregiver engagement.

Northern Westchester Hospital officials said Hamilton founded the center at the Mount Kisco hospital after losing her husband in 2004 to a rare form of lung cancer.

Feeling overwhelmed navigating the health care system while raising two daughters, she envisioned a place in the hospital setting where caregivers like her could “refuel and recharge” and talk to trained, empathetic individuals.

The Ken Hamilton Center offers free supportive services that include monthly caregiver support groups and referrals to community resources. The services are available to any caregiver regardless of wheth-

er the person receiving care is a Northern Westchester Hospital patient.

John Schall, CEO of the Caregiver Action Network, in a press release said Hamilton was recognized for “her innovative vision for caregiver support. What started as a personal endeavor for Marian has evolved into a comprehensive program” at the hospital.

“Its proven value has been successfully replicated by others over the last nine years.”

Hamilton in a statement said it is “truly gratifying” and “encouraging” to see increasingly more health care institutions around the country replicate her program.

Schall said there are “many great programs across the country to improve patientcentered care. There is a growing realization that health care works best when patients and family caregivers are not simply interested bystanders, but an integral part of the health care team. Improving communication with patients and families can and will improve patient outcomes.”

The Caregiver Action Network list of the nation’s 25 best practices and descriptions of the programs can be found at nfca.typepad. com/pfe_top_25_best_practices.

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treat ex-athletes unable to pay for its costs.

Primarily a program for outpatients, RACE also will allow former athletes to join in clinical research studies at the Burke Medical Research Institute on campus.

On his October visit to White Plains accompanied by his wife, Ciancaglini said he was having one of his good days. “On bad days, I struggle to tie my shoes or I

forget the names of my friends,” he said.

Those days keep him homebound.

Because of memory lapses, he cannot care alone for his 2-year-old granddaughter. “This is the grim reality of more conditions to come,” he said.

“I’ve had a headache every day since I was 16,” he said. “I’m now 63. I’m constantly in a fog and I battle that every day.”

At 44, the college dropout retired from his research department job at Eastman

Kodak in Rochester, disabled by progressive dementia and Parkinson’s.

Ciancaglini was a heralded teen prospect in what he called his “brutal and demanding sport” when he suffered his first concussion on his way to a unanimous decision in Buffalo. He quickly resumed training after the fight “even though I had a persistent headache and felt fatigued,” he recalled.

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a week,” he said. “I was in such a daze, I didn’t realize I had lost.”

Ciancaglini said he was suffering from second-impact syndrome, a brain condition he knew nothing about in his boxing days. The common belief then was that a boxer had to be knocked unconscious to get a concussion. “In my opinion, the concussion that presents mild symptoms, that can be the most dangerous,” he said.

Once a good student, Ciancaglini began to struggle in high school with poor grades and behavioral problems. He slept excessively. But dosing himself with aspirin, vitamins and caffeine, he continued boxing, heeding an old-timer’s advice: “Gut it up. Headaches are a part of boxing.”

“My relentless determination and desire defied all common sense and logic,” he said.

Banned from boxing in New York in 1971 based on the results of an electroencephalogram, Ciancaglini entered the ring in other states “with less regulation or no regulation at all,” he said. “I definitely circumvented a system designed to protect me.” Fighting under assumed names in southern states, “I was a fugitive, you might say.”

“I threw a whole career away for the sake of not missing one fight,” he said. He said he would still pursue a boxing career but would seek immediate medical attention for any symptoms of brain injury.

“Downplaying the problem only increases the chance that an athlete will roll the dice when the wager far exceeds the reward,” Ciancaglini said. That is the hard-learned lesson he shares with student athletes.

“The education part is just so important,” Jordan said. In sports, less than 10 percent of concussions are associated with loss of consciousness, he noted. That can leave athletes like Ray Ciancaglini to think their head injuries are not serious and continue competing.

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Food lovers get a chance to play the field Nearly 200 eateries offering specials for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week

BY LEIF SKODNICK lskodnick@westfairinc.com

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here’s no need to go grocery shopping for two weeks in November, with the 11th Hudson Valley Restaurant Week kicking off Nov. 3.

The annual event runs through Nov. 16 and will feature nearly 200 restaurants across seven New York counties and Fairfield County, Conn. Nearly 100 restaurants across Westchester County are participating in this year’s Restaurant Week, offering cuisine ranging from traditional American fare including seafood and steaks to Italian, French, Japanese and Mediterranean.

“Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is a great opportunity for residents and visitors to try the best dishes at Westchester County’s top restaurants,” said Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino in a press release. “Our unique chefs show off their amazing talent by using products grown locally during the fall harvest season. It’s something you won’t want to miss.”

Organizers and restaurateurs see Restaurant Week as an opportunity for consumers to travel and try new restaurants and cuisines, and to do so at an affordable price. Participating restaurants are offering lunches for $20.95 and three course, prixfixe dinners for $29.95 plus beverage, tax and tip.

“If you’re new to the area, it’s a great opportunity to experience the variety of cuisine that’s available,” said Janet Crawshaw, the publisher of The Valley Table magazine and founder of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. “Almost half of the participating restaurants are in Westchester County, which has a really diverse restaurant scene. For example, if you like French food, there’s La Panetiere in Rye or Le Provencal Bistro in Mamaroneck. It’s fun to almost travel the world through Restaurant Week.”

And for those not new to the area, Crawshaw suggested getting out to explore the county to visit new places and try res-

Duck two ways with an apple-pomegranate gastrique from Cafe of Love in Mount Kisco.

taurants they wouldn’t have otherwise patronized.

“Ralph and Dave’s is in Verplanck,” Crawshaw said of the restaurant that serves American cuisine on Riverview Avenue.

“When they signed up, I pulled out a map to find it, and that’s a place I might go visit.”

For restaurateurs, Restaurant Week offers a chance to get exposure and build business at what is normally a slower time of the year.

“We’re looking for brand exposure,” said Leslie Lampert, the owner and executive chef at Cafe of Love on East Main Street in Mount Kisco. “Hopefully, people who haven’t experienced us due to mileage or perception will give us a try.”

Lampert said that though the meals are prix-fixe, the food is comparable to what is normally found on her menu.

“It’s a great bargain, and it’s just as creative and luxurious as our regular menu,” she said. “Visitors during Restaurant Week will be able to try out Moroccan beef tagine with herbed couscous or our corianderpepper-encrusted tuna for $29.99.”

Another goal for Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is to promote local farms and food distributors. According to a press release on Restaurant Week, there are 2,552 farms, 72 farmers markets, and 35 community-supported agriculture farms in the seven participating New York counties.

“I like to say that we’re using local ingre-

dients on a global adventure,” said Lampert.

“I was the first in northern Westchester to do that at Ladle of Love 11 years ago. But more than that, it’s an opportunity to show how we support everyone who lives and does business in our communities, and Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is a great example of how we can do that.”

At Cafe of Love, Lampert said she is excited to open her doors to newfound customers who might discover the restaurant, as well as the regulars who come three or four times a week.

“It’s an opportunity to sample everything and decide where you want to go back to,” she said. “It’s a chance to try ‘dating other restaurants.’”

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CHALLENGING CAREERS

BY CATHERINE PORTMAN-LAUX

Living on the air in Rockland County “I feel like I’m reliving ‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’” says Kerry Potter, recalling the situation comedy that she feels is replaying at Rockland County radio station WRCR. Director of broadcasting development for the station, based at the Provident Bank Park home of the Rockland Boulders baseball team, Potter can’t contain her enthusiasm for working with what she terms “a colorful group of co-workers.”

“We are a small group running a privately owned station,” Potter says. “Most radio stations today are owned by companies running multiple stations. We are unique. We operate on advertising dollars and show leasing. Pairing them up is my main responsibility — to bring in advertisers and show ideas.”

Potter says the station is revving up for expansion during the next year.

“From 1300 on the dial, we will move to 1700 and will expand our reach to cover additional mid-Hudson communities, New York City’s five boroughs, and parts of nearby New Jersey.”

The station is the brainchild of Alexander Medakovich. “He is an internist who was first bitten by the radio bug during high school in Serbia,” Potter says.

Potter herself came into the broadcasting world by a circuitous route. A graduate of Suffern High School who earned an associate degree in business administration from Rockland Community College, she was a stay-at-home mom of three when her middle daughter was attacked by dogs. She helped bring a nonprofit organization into the area to prevent future mishaps of that kind. From being active in Doggone Safe Inc., — she is national vice president, — she became an activist, leading to Leadership Rockland in 2010 and ultimately to applying for a sales position at WRCR. Potter would rather talk about her coworkers than herself.

“There’s Steve Possell, blind since birth.

He has 40 years in radio,” Potter says, “cohosting the ‘Steve & Meredyth’ morning show with Meredyth Glover. He operates all the radio broadcast equipment and keeps listeners up to speed on local issues.

“Neil Richter is a ’70s hippie DJ that rocks your drive home from work,” Potter says.

“Mark Hanok is our quirky and very accurate meteorologist. George Dacre is a sales executive with a long history in broadcasting. Liz Possell, Steve’s daughter, is also a sales execu-

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“Our morning drive show is a call-in talk show with scheduled segments featuring Rockland elected officials.”

Potter herself initiated several community-focused shows, such as “Crosslands of Rockland History” with Clare Sheridan and “Rockvets” with Jerry Donnellan, director of Rockland County’s Veterans Service Agency.

“His current sponsor is the Marine Corps League, which wanted a way to announce their events,” Potter says.

Potter herself fills in for morning hosts as needed, “which is a lot of fun but involves being at the station at 5:30 a.m.,” she says.

“I moderate some of the leased shows, host the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pearl River and host my own monthly radio show called ‘Dying to Bloom.’” Potter is an advocate of green burial promoted by the program, “along with upbeat urging to live life and enjoy it” she adds.

“We all pull together to serve the community. A great example of that was when Hurricane Sandy hit Rockland. We ran on generators and coffee to keep people informed throughout the storm,” Potter says.

“WRCR has an amazing location,” Potter

Kerry Potter

says about the ballpark that opened in 2011.

She also works part time at the park, emceeing the 2014 summer concert series and introducing major artists such as the Beach Boys.

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.

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GOOD HAPPENING IN AND THINGS ABOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY

Connie Harkin, Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation member, Alexander H. Roberts, Community Housing Innovations executive director and MaryRose Warcholak, executive director of the foundation.

ULSTER SAVINGS AWARDS HOUSING GRANT The Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $2,500 grant to Community Housing Innovations to assist with the completion of exterior restorations on its house at 8 Rose St., Poughkeepsie.

The facility provides housing for up to 25 homeless Dutchess County residents over the age of 18 years. The renovation includes improvements to the façade, front porch, gutters, driveway and other upgrades. The foundation’s funding would supplement money received

for the project from Hudson River Housing as part of the state of New York’s Main Streets program.

“The Rose Street facility provides a safe, secure place to live,” said MaryRose Warcholak, executive director of the Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation. “We are pleased to help CHI’s restoration efforts at this facility.”

For more information about the Ulster Savings Charitable Foundation, call Warcholak at 845-338-6322, ext. 3626.

BOSCOBEL SALUTES VETERANS

ELANT RECEIVES DIVERSITY AWARD

In honor of all former U.S. military personnel, Boscobel in Garrison is offering free admission to veterans who show their military ID (or even a photo of themselves wearing their uniform) at the front desk during the month of November.

The Boscobel Salutes Veterans program also includes half-price admission for up to five family members per visiting veteran.

Carolin Serino, Boscobel’s deputy executive director said, “We are delighted to offer the beauty and history of Boscobel to those who have served to protect our nation and its heritage. On several occasions, while standing on Boscobel’s great front lawn overlooking the majestic Hudson River and West Point Military Academy, I have been privileged to see American bald eagles flying overhead, an inspiring site to say the least. It is my hope that many of our men and women who served in the military, along with their families will enjoy the splendor of Boscobel and its view of American history.”

For more information, visit Boscobel.org or call 845-265-3638.

Elant, Goshen, recently received a regional award from the Orange and Sullivan Counties Employment Alliance Network (OSCEAN) for its contributions to workforce diversity by providing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

Elant was nominated for this honor by Michael I. Kochler of Independent Living Inc. and was presented its award during OSCEAN’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month awards ceremony.

“We’re honored to be recognized for our efforts to increase workforce diversity,” said Todd A. Whitney, Elant’s president and CEO. “We are very pleased to see so many public and nonprofit human services providers and businesses working together to offer further employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.”

OSCEAN is a working partnership of local businesses and public and community-based human services providers who collaborate together through targeted initiatives to further employment of persons with disabilities.

From left: Sarah Bradshaw-Colomello, Steven Cook, Vincent Coluccio, Denise George, Peter Enea, Michelle Enea and Dea Key helped Starr Library in Rhinebeck with yard work on Oct. 25 as part of Make a Difference Day.

MENDING LIBRARIES Northern Dutchess Hospital supplied two libraries with muscle, sweat and manpower, and helped with yard chores and basement cleaning on Oct. 25, Make a Difference Day. The national day of community service is the largest in the county, according to USA Weekend magazine, which launched the event in 1992 when it asked its readers to spend their day do-

ing something good for someone else.

A group of hospital employees and their families helped clear brush from the fields surrounding the parking lot at Starr Library in Rhinebeck.

Leaves were raked and litter was collected.

Another hospital crew helped recycle unwanted books to clear space in the basement of Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff.

ULSTER SAVINGS BANK FEATURES ARTIST LIZA MILLS The Gardner branch of Ulster Savings Bank at 2201 Route 44/55, invites the public to enjoy its latest art exhibit, a collection of mixed-media paintings by Liza Mills through Dec. 11.

Mills, who is based in New Paltz, focuses primarily on abstract landscapes and other images of nature as inspirations for her paintings. She is an art teacher in the Newburgh Enlarged City School District.

For more information concerning the exhibit, contact Kathy DeLano, branch manager, at 845-255-4262, ext. 4402.

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David Babcock is congratulated by Middletown Kiwanis member Bill Ruggles.

MIDDLETOWN KIWANIS CREATES ANGEL PROGRAM A program to directly benefit the Orange Regional Medical Center Pediatric Center has been established by the Middletown Kiwanis. Called the Kiwanis Angel Program, it will honor an outstanding pediatric caregiver at the hospital and make an honorary gift to the pediatric center in the name of the chosen caregiver, who in this inaugural year is registered nurse David Babcock.

“Thanks to the Middletown Kiwanis, we have a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge staff who go above and beyond to provide exceptional patient care,” said Pediatric Center Nursing Director Karin Kuhens. “I thank David for the care and compassion he inherently shows. It is a pleasure to work with him and to watch him care for our littlest patients.”

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Town of Warwick Deputy Supervisor James Gerstner, Mayor Michael Newhard and members of the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce board of directors joined founder Meg Peterson and her husband, Steve, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

PUT THOSE IDLE TOOLS TO WORK RentandBorrow founder Meg Peterson and her husband, Steve Peterson, have launched a unique business.

According to Meg, the peer-to-peer rental site fills a need by putting people’s idle tools, appliances and sports equipment to work by renting items to neighbors.

RentandBorrow.com allows friends and neighbors in the community to list household items that are not in frequent use so they can earn money.

The company’s motto is “Make money, on stuff you own — locally.”

People listing their items are able to earn money on an item they do not use often by making it available, for a fee, to their neighbors. And, in turn, their neighbors are able to borrow items that they would otherwise have to purchase.

“We think rentandborrow.com is a natural fit for this area and many small towns like us where people enjoy a strong sense of commu-

nity,” said Steve Peterson.

As an example, Meg Peterson mentioned that she had 100 decorative votive holders in her basement from her wedding.

“I never use more than a few of them,” she said, “but someone throwing an anniversary party or outdoor teenage birthday may want to borrow these for a small fee to make their event more special. It costs very little and is a great alternative to buying the items and then storing them. So our users make money off items sitting in their basements and their neighbors are borrowing locally.”

Users set rates, RentandBorrow allows people to list any item at a rate they choose. The site facilitates a rental contract, takes payment and sends updates so the users don’t have to worry about all the details.

For additional details and information call 845-477-5651 or email support@rentand borrow.com or visit rentandborrow.com.

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FACTS& FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN Premiere Estates Inc. 1196 Sixth Ave., Booth 12, New York 10036. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Gabriel Katzner. Filed: Oct. 29. Case no. 14-12972.

POUGHKEEPSIE Dumain & Associates Inc. 36 Boxberger Road, Pine Bush 12566. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Edward C. Bruno. Filed: Oct. 28. Case no. 14-37145cgm.

WHITE PLAINS Angela G. Inc. 24 Purchase St., Rye 10580. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Marc Stuart Goldberg. Filed: Oct. 23. Case no. 14-23494-rdd.

COURT CASES Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Janine Byrd. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Christopher Adam Seeger. Filed: Oct. 27. Case no. 7:14-cv-08542-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Christin H. Downs.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: James Douglas Barger. Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv-08425-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Amy Edwards. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Christopher Adam Seeger. Filed: Oct. 27. Case no. 7:14-cv-08555-CS.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Melissa May Garman.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: James Douglas Barger. Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv-08421-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Chenille Israel.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Catherine Theodora Heacox.

Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv-08436-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Euyetoyuia Johnson.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Karen L. Karavatos, Shannon Lukei, Daniel S. Robinson and Mark P. Robinson, Jr. Filed: Oct. 23. Case no.

7:14-cv-08455-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Michelle Ramos. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Christopher Adam Seeger. Filed: Oct. 27. Case no. 7:14-cv-08548-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Michelle Reis-Addicott. Action: diversity-product liability.

Attorney: James Douglas Barger. Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv-08440-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Brooke Shephard.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Christopher Adam Seeger and Lorna A. Dotro. Filed: Oct. 27. Case no.

7:14-cv-08559-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Trisha N. Shuttleworth. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: James Douglas Barger.

Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv-08429-CS. Fuji Hibachi Restaurant LLC. Filed

by Zhong Xian Chen. Action: collect unpaid wages. Attorney: Jian Hang. Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv-08444-KMK.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Theresa M. Garcia.

Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: James Douglas Barger. Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv-08427-CS.

Home Depot USA Inc. Filed by Janet Wilgus. Action: notice of removal. Attorney to plaintiff not listed. Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv-08432-VB.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Jessica Kolenda.

Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Christopher Adam Seeger. Filed: Oct. 27. Case no. 7:14-cv-08544-CS.

International Harvest Inc. Filed by Kelub Bennett. Action: job discrimination (employment). Attorney: Paul N. Cisternino. Filed: Oct. 22. Case no.

7:14-cv-08424-NSR.

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Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Westchester Park Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA. Filed by Silvana Vogel. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Todd Jamie Krakower. Filed: Oct. 22. Case no. 7:14-cv08422-CS. Kiryas Joel Poultry Processing Plant Inc. Filed by USA. Action: Clean Water Act. Attorney: Tomoko Onozawa. Filed: Oct. 23. Case no. 7:14-cv08458-VB. Town of Tuxedo. Filed by David W. Adams. Action: 1983 Civil Rights Act. Attorneys: Thomas Edward Humbach and Jennielena Rubino. Filed: Oct. 24.

Case no. 7:13-cv-04601-VB.

ON THE RECORD

DEEDS Above $1 million 16 Hayward Place LLC, Harrison.

Seller: Christopher D. Payne, et al, New York City. Property: 16 Hayward Place, Rye. Amount: $1 million. Filed Oct. 24.

837 Nepperhan Avenue Corp., Yonkers. Seller: City of Yonkers. Property: 843 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Oct. 28.

96 Deepwood Road LLC, New York City. Seller: Salvatore Bommarito, et al, New York City. Property: 96 Deepwood Road, Bedford. Amount: $2.3 million.

Filed Oct. 22.

Elk Homes Partners LP, Rye. Seller: Benjamin R. Kur, et al, Scarsdale.

Property: 8 Lebanon Road, Scarsdale.

Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Oct. 24.

FJ Milito Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Steven M. Levy, et al New York City.

Property: 875 McLean Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Oct. 22.

Below $1 million

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Gretchen Oakes-Pagliula, Somers. Property: 72 Entrance Way, Somers. Amount: $272,466.

Filed Oct. 24.

VMB Capital Group LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: SR Holdings I LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Property: 22 Clinton St., Rye. Amount: $299,500. Filed Oct. 27.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Jay B. Hashmall, White Plains. Property: 39 Glen Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $805,000.

Filed Oct. 22.

Webster Bank N.A. Seller: Charles D’Agostino, Pleasantville. Property: 31 Carlton St., Greenburgh. Amount: $188,627. Filed Oct. 22.

Global Real Estate USA Inc., New York City. Seller: Stephen Annunziato, et al, Eastchester. Property: 43 Joyce Road, Eastchester. Amount: $700,000.

Filed Oct. 24.

Granada Condominium II Association, White Plains. Seller: Clement S. Patti Jr., White Plains. Property: 16 Granada Crescent, 16-03, Greenburgh.

Amount: $68,200. Filed Oct. 27.

Grove Realty Group LLC, Jericho.

Seller: Marrs Electric Sales Company Inc., New Rochelle. Property: 30 Grove Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $650,000.

Filed Oct. 27.

Harrison-Irving Corp., et al, Harrison. Seller: Moriette Arwady, et al, Brookside, N.J., et al. Property: 38 Irving Place, Harrison. Amount: $790,000.

Filed Oct. 24.

38 Hamilton Place LLC, Huntington.

Seller: Gary DeFeo, et al, Ossining. Property: 38 Hamilton Place, Greenburgh.

Amount: $455,000. Filed Oct. 24.

HJH Partners LLC, Greenwich, Conn. Seller: Margaret M. Wesley, Bedford. Property: 32 Rock Gate Farm Road, Bedford. Amount: $999,000.

Filed Oct. 28.

837 Nepperhan Avenue Corp., Yonkers. Seller: City of Yonkers. Property: 833 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 27.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: John Scott Smith, et al, Larchmont. Property: 50 Kewanee Road, New Rochelle.

Amount: $535,000. Filed Oct. 22.

AOS Legal Technologies Inc., New York City. Seller: Giolog LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 85 Lee Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $750,000. Filed Oct. 22.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Michael Mangione, West Harrison. Property: 52 Griffin Ave., Bedford. Amount: $242,250. Filed Oct. 22.

B. Hickey Enterprises Inc., Peekskill. Seller: Patrick Murray, et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 734736 Requa St., Peekskill. Amount: $245,000. Filed Oct. 28.

M&T Bank, Buffalo. Seller: Eric C. Staats, Armonk. Property: 222 Locust Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $280,793.

Filed Oct. 24.

Burnside Mews Associates LP, Bronx. Seller: Green Hill Pink LLC, New York City. Property: 407 Riverdale Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $240,000.

Filed Oct. 28.

David B. Scuccimarra and Anne Lise Scuccimarra LP, Croton-onHudson. Seller: Eric Scuccimarra, Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 1803 Half Moon Bay Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $352,500. Filed Oct. 22.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: John N. Romano, Yonkers.

Property: 4 Hamilton Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $569,939. Filed Oct. 22.

DiMarb Inc., Peekskill. Seller: Thanks LLC, Crompond. Property: 215 N. Broad St., Peekskill. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 27.

Mastrantoni Brothers Inc., Mahopac. Seller: Veronica Ryan Plovanich, et al, Hamlin. Property: 30 High St., Bedford. Amount: $55,714. Filed Oct. 24.

MBA Home Improvement Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: Helene Futterman, Rye Brook. Property: 100 Country Ridge Drive, Rye. Amount: $712,500.

Filed Oct. 22.

Orchard Place Holdings Inc., Yonkers. Seller: AAJ Orchard Realty Corp., Yonkers. Property: 12 Orchard Place, Yonkers. Amount: $475,000. Filed Oct. 28.

RAC Closing Services LLC. Seller: Sunil K. Seshadri, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 95 Boulder Ridge Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $817,500. Filed Oct. 28.

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Seller: Michele Bermel, Chappaqua. Property: 200 Westchester Ave., Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $425,352. Filed Oct. 24.

Zappico Construction LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: Josephine Ann Ullrich, Mahopac. Property: 27 Windsor Road, Somers. Amount: $100,000.

Filed Oct. 28.

FORECLOSURES BRONXVILLE, 1133 Midland Ave., Apt. 5H. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill. Defendant: Amrik Singh. Referee: Dennis Edward Krolian. Sale: Nov. 7, 10 a.m.

Approximate lien: $290,362.81.

DOBBS FERRY, 18 Riverside Place.

Two-family; .15 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Fein Such & Crane LLP; 1400 Old Country Road, Westbury. Defendant: Joseph Marzella.

Referee: Clement Patti. Sale: Nov. 12, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $621,118.83.

ELMSFORD, 151 Winthrop Ave. Single-family residence; .11 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association.

Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Dwayne Palmer. Referee: Joseph Ruggiero.

Sale: Nov. 12, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $375,225.02.

KATONAH, 49 High St. Two-family; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Assoc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-8971600; 2 Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill. Defendant: Timothy Eaton. Referee: Jerry Kebrdle. Sale: Nov. 14, 9:30 a.m.

Approximate lien: $564,233.56.

MOUNT VERNON, 110 Villa St. Two-family; .26 acre. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC; 25 Northpointe Parkway, Amherst. Defendant: Thenceta Dennis. Referee: Robert Spolzino. Sale: Nov. 7, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $916,538.61.

PEEKSKILL, 4 Rolling Way, Unit F. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Doonan, Graves & Longoria, 978-921-2670; 100 Cummings Center, No. 213C, Beverly, Mass.

Defendant: Felicia Manigault. Referee: Massimo Di Fabio. Sale: Nov. 3, 11 a.m.

Approximate lien: $208,356.34.

YONKERS, 7 Jones Place aka 13 Jones Place. Walkup apartment; .11 acre. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Jason Nagi Polsinelli PC, 212-684-0199; 900 Third Ave., New York City. Defendant: Juleanj Inc. Referee: Linda Markowitz. Sale: Nov. 14, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $793,327.74.

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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 2707 Quaker Church Road. Single-family residence; .46 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Assoc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC; 25 Northpointe Parkway, Amherst. Defendant: Louis Millan. Referee: Robert Alan Hufjay. Sale: Nov. 18, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $510,098.71.

JUDGMENTS 901 Properties LLC, White Plains. $35,043 in favor of Hess Corp., Woodbridge, N.J. Filed Oct. 22.

Concourse Precast Inc., White Plains. $4,700 in favor of Iron Workers Local Union No. 417, Wallkill. Filed Oct. 20.

DCM Partners Inc., Rye Brook. $687,788 in favor of Mountco Construction and Development Corp., Scarsdale. Filed Oct. 20.

Fago Savino LLP, White Plains. $35,803 in favor of Canon Financial Services Inc., Mount Laurel, N.J. Filed Oct. 24.

FMC Inc., New Rochelle. $84,689 in favor of Commerce and Industry Insurance Co., New York City. Filed Oct. 24.

Montauk Student Ransport LLC, Peekskill. $21,500 in favor of Global Land and Material Inc., Peekskill. Filed Oct. 20.

New York Connecticut Development Corp., Goldens Bridge. $14,582 in favor of Canon Financial Services Inc., Mount Laurel, N.J. Filed Oct. 24.

Panoramic Enterprises Inc., Yonkers. $30,696 in favor of Premier Graphics LLC, Stratford, Conn. Filed Oct. 23.

SNS Ener�y Distribution Corp., Anityville. $35,750 in favor of NSC Abatement Services Inc., Mount Vernon.

Filed Oct. 22.

Window King II LLC, Thornwood. $4,814 in favor of Clipper Magazine LLC, Mountville, Pa. Filed Oct. 24.

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

248 New Main Street Inc., et al.

Filed by VFC Partners 22 LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 248 New Main St., Yonkers. Filed March 11.

Flores, Jesus J., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $375,000 affecting property located at 62 W. Fourth St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed March 10.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] HOSPITAL CENTER’S 125TH CELEBRATION RAISES $225,000

From left, honorees Bernard and Cynthia Curry of Rye with emcee Darlene Rodriquez, NBC 4 news anchor, of Croton, and John C. Federspiel, president, Hudson Valley Hospital Center. In addition to the Currys, key supporters who contributed to the hospital’s growth and devel-

opment include Maurice R. Poplausky and Ginger and Michael Delfino. They were honored at the hospital’s 125th anniversary celebration at Monteverde at Oldstone in Cortlandt Manor. The event raised an estimated $225,000 to provide for the hospital’s continued growth.

DEYO JOINS HV ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD Joanne Deyo, vice president of facilities for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., has joined the board of directors for the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp.

“It’s an honor to have Joanne Deyo join our board of directors,” said Laurence P. Gottlieb, HVEDC president and CEO. “Joanne’s strategic leadership skills, her vast knowledge of the biopharmaceutical industry and her support of so many important organizations in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley are just three key reasons why she will be a tremendous asset to HVEDC in helping to advance our mission of promoting strong economic development in the Hudson Valley.”

Deyo is the senior facilities executive for Regeneron’s research and development and corporate headquarters and other satellite locations in Basking Ridge, N.J. and Dublin, Ireland.

Deyo serves on the board of directors of The Business Council of Westchester and is involved in The Westchester Green Business Challenge, Bio NY, NY BioHud Valley and the International Facility Management Association.

WPH ADDS 11 TO ITS STAFF White Plains Hospital has made the following appointments to its medical staff: Enver Akalin, a specialist in nephrolo�y, received his medical degree from Ege University Medical School in Turkey, where he remained for his internal medicine residency as well as his nephrolo�y fellowship. He then completed a research fellowship in nephrolo�y at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.

Avishai Alkalay, a specialist in obstetrics and �ynecolo�y, received his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine and completed both his internship and residency at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and his fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center.

Jason Bell specializes in emergency medicine. He received his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine. He then completed a residency program in emergency medicine at St. Luke’s-

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Roosevelt Hospital.

Chiagozie Ebere specializes in pediatric medicine. She received her medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She then completed a residency program in pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Nancy Judge, a specialist in obstetrics and �ynecolo�y, received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts and completed both her internship and residency at Metropolitan General Hospital and her fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at Metro Health Medical Center.

Mark Menegus, a specialist in interventional cardiolo�y, received his medical degree from Rutgers Medical School and completed his internship and residency at Montefiore Medical Center in internal medicine where he remained for his fellowship in cardiovascular diseases.

Augustine Moscatello, a specialist in otolaryngolo�y, received his medical degree from Mount Sinai

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School of Medicine, where he remained for two residency programs — general surgery and otolaryngolo�y.

Sharon Patrick, a specialist in obstetrics and �ynecolo�y, received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and completed both internship and residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, where she remained for her fellowship in maternal fetal medicine.

Sandra Bynum, a nurse practitioner specializing in general surgery, received her Master of Science degree from Pace University School of Nursing.

Rachele Khadjehturian, a nurse practitioner specializing in urolo�y, received her Master of Science degree from Pace University School of Nursing.

Helen Reyes, a physician assistant specializing in surgery, received her physician assistant certificate from St. John’s University after obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree at Hunter College.

Enver Akalin

Chiagozie Ebere

Mark Menegus

Augustine Moscatello

Sharon Patrick

Sandra Bynum

Rachele Khadjehturian

Helen Reyes

DATES board of the O’Silas Gallery at Concordia College in Bronxville and on the committee for Collections Oversight for the Staten Island Museum.

In his former positions, he organized a wide range of interpretative projects for the Staten Island Museum at Snug Harbor Cultural Center; the Ronchini Gallery, London; the Palazzo Strozzi, Florence; and the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach.

CLARKE TO DELIVER KEYNOTE AT AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER DINNER U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke will be the keynote speaker at the African American Chamber of Commerce of Westchester and Rockland Counties’ 17th anniversary awards dinner Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. at the Westchester Manor, 140 Saw Mill River Road (Route 9A), Hastings-on-Hudson.

The cocktail reception will be followed by the awards and dinner at 7 p.m.

Local political and business leaders will be honored for their contributions to the

African-American business community, and they include the MTA, Corporate Partner of the Year award; Steven D. Horton, executive director of the New Rochelle Housing Authority, Westchester Business Leader of the Year award; Westchester County Court Judge James Hubert, Westchester Political Leader of the Year award; Duane Penister, licensed real estate broker, Rockland Business Leader of the Year award; and Jennifer M. DeLeon, executive director

MOUNT KISCO MEDICAL GROUP ADDS TWO PHYSICIANS

Phillip P. Goodwin

Mary G. Diana

Mount Kisco Medical Group has added two new physicians to its medical team.

Phillip P. Goodwin, specializing in internal medicine, received his MD from New York Medical College. In 1992, he completed an internship at Westchester Medical Center and went on to fulfill his residency in 1995 and became board certified in 1996 and 2006.

Goodwin has served on several boards, including the Florida Memorial Health Network and Memorial Health Systems.

He is currently working at MKMG’s Poughkeepsie office.

Mary G. Diana is board-certified in obstetrics and �ynecolo�y. She attended Barnard College and completed her medical education in 1992 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and completed her residency at Saint Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center in 1996 and became boardcertified in 1998. Diana is affiliated with Vassar Brothers Medical Center and will be working at MKMG’s Fishkill office.

of Tomorrow’s Workplace, Rockland Political Leader of the Year award.

“We are thrilled to honor such exemplary community and business leaders in Westchester and Rockland counties who continue to serve as role models not only in the minority community, but the business community as a whole,” chamber President Robin Douglas said.

To purchase dinner tickets, visit AACCNYS.org.

FIRST NIAGARA DONATES $10,000 TO TEATOWN Teatown Lake Reservation has been awarded a $10,000 grant from First Niagara Foundation, the philanthropic arm of First Niagara Bank, to support No Child Left Inside. This program offers environmental education for preK to sixth-grade children living in economically disadvantaged communities in Westchester County.

“First Niagara is proud to support the No Child Left Inside Program at Teatown Lake Reservation, which has served thousands of underprivileged children since 2008,” said First Niagara Tri-State President Cathie Schaffer. “Programs such as this continue to grow as an effective way to help children who may not otherwise have access to valuable nature experiences.”

THE OSSINING DOCUMENTARY & DISCUSSION SERIES WILL PRESENT A FREE SCREENING OF THE ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY “THE UNIVERSITY OF SING-SING” at the Ossining Public Library Budarz Theater at 6:15 p.m. For more information, visit, ossiningdocumentaries.org.

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director of curatorial affairs in 2011. In that capacity he organized a range of exhibitions for the Hudson River Museum and other Westchester cultural organizations, such as A Field Guide to Sprawl, a collaboration with ArtsWestchester, which traveled to Yale University. He has led joint publishing projects for the museum and Fordham University Press.

Bland serves on the advisory

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS OPEN HOUSE, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Reid Castle on the college campus. The session will provide an overview of the graduate business programs, advanced certificates and what to expect when applying and enrolled.

To register, email business@mville.edu or visit mville.edu/business.

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Michael Botwinck, director of the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers has announced the appointment of Bartholomew F. Bland to the newly created post of deputy director.

In this expanded role Bland will develop and coordinate museum content and play a key role in budgeting and fundraising for the museum’s programs. He joined the museum in 2004 as curator of exhibitions and became

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HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM APPOINTS BLAND AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR

CONGREGATION KOL AMI’S SYNAPLEX INITIATIVE, 252 Soundview Ave., White Plains, is a series of events that explore the Jewish experience. This month’s event features Andrew Solomon, bestselling author of “Far From the Tree.”

The events are open to both temple members and nonmembers. All events are free with the exception of the dinner, which costs $25 for adults, $18 for children and teens and free for children under 5. Reservations are necessary for dinner. For more information, call Ilene Miller at 914-949-4717, ext.

115, or email Imillerkolami@gmail.com.

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FACTS & FIGURES Francis, Gary, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $390,600 affecting property located at 175 Huguenot St., Unit 1003, New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 10.

Salinas, Mario, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $487,200 affecting property located at 30 Livingston Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed March 10.

Gabriele, Francesca, 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 143 Windermere Drive, Yonkers 10710. Filed March 11.

SOS 2000 Corp., et al. Filed by M&D Properties. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 7 N. Lawn Ave., Elmsford 10523. Filed March 11.

Hakani, Nimfa, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $462,453 affecting property located at 130 Drake Ave., New Rochelle 10805.

Filed March 10.

Villazhinay, Manuel, et al. Filed

by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $384,000 affecting property located at 2347 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights. Filed March 11.

Jackson, Olive, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 1 Old Road, White Plains 10607. Filed March 10.

Wright, Wayne, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 13 John St., Tarrytown 10591. Filed March 10.

Jones, Hubbard, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $437,000 affecting property located at 426 Carol Place, Pelham 10803. Filed March 11.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

Mejia, Juan B., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $428,151 affecting property located at 42 S. Washington St., Tarrytown 10591. Filed March 10.

Nolan, Lena A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $495,000 affecting property located at 41 Harrison St., Croton-on-Hudson 10520. Filed March 10.

Novick, Andrew, et al. Filed by MidFirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,844 affecting property located at 204 and 206 Oak St., Yonkers 10701. Filed March 10.

Osbourne, O’Donna-Hue, et al.

Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $306,845 affecting property located at 139 N. Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed March 10.

Pedoto, Diane Fabrizi, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $126,000 affecting property located at 400 High Point Drive, Unit 4-313, Hartsdale 10530. Filed March 10.

Richard Seney Real Estate LLC, et al. Filed by Connecticut Community Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $680,000 affecting property located in Greenburgh.

Filed March 10.

Rodriguez, Ramon A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $361,250 affecting property located at 62 Wallace Parkway, Yonkers 10705. Filed March 11.

Roque, Jose S., et al. Filed by LaSalle Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 344-346 Locust St., Port Chester 10573.

Filed March 10.

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ARDG LLC, as owner. $5,800 as claimed by Westchester Stucco Inc., Mount Vernon. Property: in Eastchester. Filed Oct. 23.

Broadway on Hudson Estates LLC, as owner. $37,044 as claimed by Independent Explosives Inc. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Oct. 24.

Mamaroneck Beach and Yacht LLC, as owner. $5,945 as claimed

by Admiral Conservation Service II, Georgetown, Conn. Property: in Rye. Filed Oct. 22.

Prieto Holdings LLC, as owner. $26,500 as claimed by Westchester Stucco Inc., Mount Vernon. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Oct. 23.

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

FLYNation, 409 N. Boadway, Apt. 45, Yonkers 10701, c/o Christian A. Sanchez. Filed June 20.

Fresh Spot, 126 Saratoga Ave., Third floor, Yonkers, c/o Serge Tarima. Filed June 19.

JCS Marshal Services, 976 McLean Ave., Yonkers 10704, c/o John Scanlon.

Filed June 19.

Mitchell Law Group, 341 Furnace Dock Road, No. 59, Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Jerome K. Mitchell. Filed June 21.

Roots, 105 Lon�vue Terrace, Yonkers 10710, c/o Farnk Shahzad. Filed June 19.

Below $1 million

Stretch to Victory, 111 N. Third Ave., Apt. 5D, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Peter Clarke. Filed June 21.

486 Route 55 Operating LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: 486 Route 55 LLC, White Plains. Property: 486 Route 55, Dover.

Amount: $950,000. Filed Oct. 21.

TEAR Medical Supplies, 247 N. MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Rose Koomson. Filed June 21.

TEAR Staffing Group, 247 N. MacQuesten Parkway, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Rose Koomson. Filed June 21.

Tres Stylish, 65 Old Mamaroneck Road, Apt. 50, White Plains 10605, c/o Kathleen Merot. Filed June 20.

USA Westchester Limo, 47 Lakeview Ave., Second floor, West Harrison 10604, c/o Jessica Ayora. Filed June 20.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS

Chipak, Michael, Stone Ridge, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank, Ballston Lake. Property: 180 Salem St., Esopus 12466. Amount: $125,456. Filed Oct. 22.

Alta Vista Lead Improvement, 155 Livingston Ave., Yonkers 10705, c/o Raul Hernandez. Filed June 19.

Duncan, Nicole, Brooklyn, as owner.

Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston.

Property: 130 Ridgewood Road, Rochester 12446. Amount: $659,999. Filed Oct. 21.

Essential Cosmetics, 100 Clinton Place, Yonkers 10701, c/o Jenene Haddock-Perez. Filed June 20.

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Royal House Taxi 7, 901 Main St., 5M, Peekskill 10566, c/o Gilbert Ernest Thomas. Filed June 19.

AJ Taxi and Limo Service, 445 Gramatan Ave., Suite ED3, Fleetwood 10552, c/o Arthur Douglas Jackson II. Filed June 19.

C. Connea Construction, 131 N. Eighth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Clebis D. Correa. Filed June 21.

DEEDS

Round About Transportation, 11 Fisher Ave., No. 6K, White Plains 10601, c/o Cicely Robinson. Filed June 21.

Below $1 million

Bex Finch Photography, 12 Haights Cross Road, Chappaqua 10514, c/o Rebecca J. Finch. Filed June 21.

McNamara, Brendan T., as owner.

Lender: Flagstar Bank F.S.B. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $337,250. Filed Oct. 21.

Lionshare Manor LLC, New Canaan, Conn. Seller: Bettina Marshall Whyte, Jackson, Wyo. Property: 515 and 483 Sharon Station Road, Northeast.

Amount: $5.1 million. Filed Oct. 21.

Sole Proprietorships

Avalon Pavers, 110 Park Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Edson Tavares De Paiva. Filed June 20.

LaPilla, Christopher James, et al, Highland, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 20 Spring Meadow Court, Plattekill 12528.

Amount: $275,840. Filed Oct. 24.

J and M Home Building Systems Inc., as owner. Lender: Mahopac Bank.

Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $360,000. Filed Oct. 17.

J and M Home Building Systems Inc., as owner. Lender: Mahopac Bank.

Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $360,000. Filed Oct. 17.

517 Forest Street LLC, Monroe. Seller: Ryan S. Karben, Pomona. Property: 517 Forest St., Monroe 10950. Amount: $165,000. Filed Oct. 22.

98 Ratterman Corp., New York City. Seller: Mark VanHoen, et al, Woodstock. Property: in Woodstock.

Amount: $470,000. Filed Oct. 21.

ARCOS Construction Management LLC, LaGrangeville. Seller: Steven D. Wiltse, et al, LaGrangeville. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $270,000. Filed Oct. 22.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Peter Botti, Goshen. Property: 95 Overlook Place, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $191,691. Filed Oct. 22.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Dorothy J. Cox, Raleigh, N.C. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $213,121. Filed Oct. 22.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Meghan Mossey, Poughkeepsie. Property: 31 Sage Road, Pawling 12564.

Amount: $371,500. Filed Oct. 21.

WJG Properties LLC, Salisbury Mills.

Seller: William Rosario, et al, Washingtonville. Property: 1 Brook Drive, Unit 24, Washingtonville 10992. Amount: $115,763. Filed Oct. 22.

Yeshiva Toras Chemed Inc., Brooklyn. Seller: Boris L. Vays, et al, Monroe.

Property: 7 Valerie Drive, Chester.

Amount: $419,000. Filed Oct. 27.

JUDGMENTS

Night Owl Limo LLC, d.b.a. Night Owl Taxi Limo Service, Greenwood Lake. $7,342 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

Partition Street Wine Shop Inc., Saugerties. $27,796 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Pollo Rico Latino Restaurante Inc., Newburgh. $860 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

Reyno Mexican Foods Inc., Newburgh. $1,396 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

RHE Electric Inc., Pine Bush. $1,058 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 21.

ALW Construction Corp., Salisbury Mills. $1,037 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 21.

Robert Albrecht Landscape and Tree Service, Shokan. $6,779 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 23.

Babies N Bows Inc., Monroe. $1,821 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Aug. 1.

Sans Pointe Inc., New Windsor. $1,314 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

Barumal Inc., Monroe. $228 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Aug. 1.

Saugerties Sunoco Inc., Saugerties. $207 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 21.

Contractors Protection Agency Inc., Monroe. $26,678 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Aug. 1.

Solarias Inc., Pine Bush. $1,037 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 21.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Burr Ridge, Ill. Seller: Roderick A. Augur, et al, Hopewell Junction. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $450,000. Filed Oct. 21.

Denali Properties Inc., Warwick. $13,916 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

Brookfield Global Relocation Services LLC, Burr Ridge, Ill. Seller: Henry A. DiMarco, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 54 Clover Hill Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $330,000. Filed Oct. 22.

Dogpound Trailer Repair Inc., Circleville. $1,332 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

TLC Swimming Pools Inc., Highland Mills. $3,885 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Christopher Hager, Yonkers.

Property: 12 Gordon St., Port Jervis.

Amount: $141,873. Filed Oct. 22.

Ducktown Deli Market, New Windsor. $281 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

Tondo Concrete Construction Company LLC, Monroe. $1,824 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 25.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Robert E. Dinardo, Newburgh.

Property: 141 Old Tuxedo Road, Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $445,000.

Filed Oct. 27.

Fuller Builders Inc., Sparrow Bush. $297 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

Universal Medical Management Services LLC, Monroe. $308 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Michael E. Catania, Newburgh. Property: 90 Bullville Road, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $336,990.

Filed Oct. 22.

G and T Auto Parts of Goshen Inc., Goshen. $902 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Aug. 1.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Angela Garcia McSweeney, Middletown. Property: 30 Sunset Heights, Monroe 10950. Amount: $372,220. Filed Oct. 22.

G. Roberts Construction Inc., Salisbury Mills. $700 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Aug. 1.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Juliana LoBiondo, Newburgh. Property: 3 San Antonio Circle, Monroe 10950. Amount: $191,795. Filed Oct. 23.

MRS II Inc., Highland Mills. $627 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

Stewart Field Inc., Circleville. $11,846 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Aug. 1.

W.L. Smith Blacktop, Highland. $507 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 21.

Wiedenkeller Insurance Agency Inc., New Paltz. $1,037 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 21.

You’re Invited!

KURT KANNEMEYER IS CLIMBING MT. KILIMANJARO AGAIN! AND THIS YEAR HE IS GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP WITH YOUR HELP! “We have some exciting opportunities in November for you to join us and support the #climbforourkids”

NOVEMBER 7TH Beechmont Tavern in White Plains, 6:00-9:00pm. $20 for one free drink and unlimited free buffet, plus raffles.

NOVEMBER 17TH Elements Massage in White Plains, 9:00am-9:00pm. $69 ($30 off full-price) for a 55-minute massage, of which 15% of that benefits St. Chris.

NOVEMBER 18TH Zumba Class at Club Fit Briarcliff, 5:00-6:00pm. $10 suggested donation.

Kurt’s mission is to show the children of St. Chris that no “mountain” is insurmountable. He also hopes to raise awareness for at-risk, special needs children and to help fundraise for an ILS (Independent Living Services) Center for our developmentally disabled children on our Valhalla Campus in the REACH Program. To learn more, visit: www.climbforourkids.myevent.com SPONSORS For more information and to RSVP, please contact Katie Johnson at kjohnson@sc1881.org | 914-693-3030, ext. 2313 www.sc1881.org

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] LEGAL SERVICES HONORS FOUNDATIONS

CARRIERE NAMED ADMINISTRATOR

From left, Jill Faber, attorney-in-charge, Poughkeepsie and Kingston offices; state Sen. Terry Gipson; and Legal Services of the Hudson Valley’s CEO, Barbara Finkelstein.

Photo by Al Nowak, On Location Studios.

Legal Services of the Hudson Valley honored Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley for its support at its first Dutchess Partners in Justice reception Oct. 2. Ninety guests joined staff and trustees of CFHV, elected officials, representatives of local law firms and

nonprofit organizations and Legal Services’ staff and board members for the evening event, which was held at Locust Grove in Poughkeepsie.

Proceeds from the event will support legal services work to save children from neglect, protect women from do-

mestic violence, defend seniors against abuse, serve veterans on the home front, support the rights of the disabled and keep families in their homes.

For more information on Legal Services of the Hudson Valley’s work, visit lshv.org.

DOCTOR RETURNS TO HOMETOWN Amber N. Mitchell, a neurologist specializing in adults with seizures, returned to her hometown of Kingston and joined Health Quest Medical Practice Division of Neurolo�y at Kingston Neurological Associates.

She also joined the medical staff at Northern Dutchess Hospital.

Looking forward to seeing patients, Mitchell said, “Epilepsy is one field in neurolo�y where you can cure someone of their disease. That’s what led me to this field — the science behind what causes a seizure, the problem-solving to find the best treatment and ultimately helping the patient.”

Mitchell earned her doctorate

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in medicine from Albany Medical College and completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiolo�y and epilepsy and a four-year residency in neurolo�y at Albany Medical Center, where she rose to the rank of chief resident of neurolo�y in the 2012-13 academic year.

Her passion for research led her to study the death of brain cells in neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and she has written medical articles about migraine drugs and fibromyalgia pain management.

Fluent in French, she holds a bachelor’s degree in biolo�y with a minor in psycholo�y from Rensselaer

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The Greater Hudson Valley Health System (GHVHS) in Middletown appointed Kim Carriere as administrator of patient access management.

Carriere’s scope of responsibility includes direct oversight of patient access management operations, including pre-registration, centralized scheduling, reception, registration, inpatient bed control, and financial advocates as well as the physician outreach program. She will partner with operations, financial leaders and staff at Catskill Regional and Orange Regional Medical Centers to optimize point-of-service collections and align current processes with best practices.

Carriere has broad experience in revenue-cycle management, which spans more than 18 years within the health care for-profit industry. Prior to joining GHVHS, Carriere served as vice president of operations at Som-

nia Inc. in New Rochelle. In this role, she had direct oversight of 400-plus provider members with numerous practices operations across the U.S. as well as an international office in India.

She earned her Master of Business Administration degree in health care administration from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., and her Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from Western New England College in Springfield, Mass.

MED CENTER APPOINTS DIRECTOR Sharon Geidel has been appointed to nursing unit director for 2 North and the Outpatient Infusion Center at Orange Regional Medical Center in Middletown.

Geidel has an extensive nursing background and has worked as a clinical nurse, nurse educator, clinical instructor and most

recently as the manager for Connect Care Education with the Bon Secours Charity Health System.

She received her Master of Science degree in nursing from Excelsior College in 2009 and most recently earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Capella University.

APPS JOINS TD BANK

Polytechnic Institute, where she enrolled in the accelerated physicianscientist biomedical program.

TD Bank has named David E. Apps as vice president, senior relationship manager in commercial lending, based in New Windsor. He is responsible for maintaining and growing a portfolio of loans and cross-selling TD Bank’s products and services to existing and prospective clients in the lower Hudson Valley.

Apps has 42 years of experience in corporate and commercial banking, lending and bank man-

agement. Prior to joining TD Bank, he served in a similar commercial lending role at Sterling National Bank. He also worked for 35 years at The Royal Bank of Scotland and has held management positions in London, Toronto, Dallas and New York City.

A resident of Chester, Apps earned distinction in the United Kingdom as an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.

NEWS NOON

CATSKILL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND ORANGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WILL PRESENT A FREE AND INFORMATIVE DIABETES PROGRAM “FIND YOUR INNER PEACE WITH DIABETES” Saturday, Nov. 15, from 8 a.m. to noon at Orange Regional Medical Center, 707 E. Main St., Middletown.

The event will be held in the Conference Center on the ground floor. Registration begins at 8 a.m.

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fellowship in infectious disease at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

She is board-certified in infectious disease and internal medicine and is also certified by the American Academy of HIV Medicine.

JAPANESE HISTORY EXPERT AND HARVARD PROFESSOR IAN MILLER WILL DELIVER A TALK TITLED “ANIMALS AND OTHER CREATURES OF THE JAPANESE ENLIGHTENMENT” at 5:30 p.m. at Vassar College, Taylor Hall, Room 203. Miller, author of “The Nature of the Beasts: Empire and Exhibition at the Tokyo Imperial Zoo,” is primarily concerned with the cultural dimensions of environmental and scientific change. The book introduces readers to Tokyo’s Ueno Imperial Zoo, opened in 1882, the first zoological garden in the world not built under the sway of a Western imperial regime.

THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS NATURE MUSEUM will be presenting a program on soap making from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Nov. 22 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Join environmental educator and soap maker Megan Hoffman to learn how to make natural cold-processed soap in this hands-on workshop at the Outdoor Discovery Center, Muser Drive, Cornwallon-Hudson. Admission $75, museum members $60. Please bring a bag lunch.

For information and online registration visit hhnm.org.org or call 845-5345506, ext 204

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Nili Gujadhur has joined the Health Quest Medical Practice Division of Infectious Diseases in Poughkeepsie.

Gujadhur’s expertise is in hospital-based general infectious disease consultations with special interest in travel medicine, HIV, chronic hepatitis C and antibiotic stewardship.

Previously, she worked with Hudson Infectious Disease Associates in Briarcliff Manor where she oversaw the infection control program, was actively involved in protocol and guideline development and helped establish an antibiotic stewardship program.

Gujadhur received her medical degree from the University of Liverpool in England, completed her internal medicine residency at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., and completed her

THE WARWICK VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is marking its 75th anniversary with a membership celebration themed “Diamond Gala Rock of Ages” at Red Tail Lodge at Mountain Creek in Vernon, N.J. Tickets to the grand celebration are $110 per person. For more information, contact the chamber office at 845-986-2720 or email info@warwickcc.org.

ROCKLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP. AWARDS LUNCHEON at Dolce IBM Palisades Executive Conference Center, will feature keynote speaker Joseph Tracy of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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GUJADHUR JOINS HEALTH QUEST

ORANGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TRAUMA, INJURY AND PREVENTION PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEFINING MOMENTS, will host a free informational seminar on domestic violence Tuesday, Nov. 4, at Orange Regional Medical Group, 75 Crystal Run Road, Suite 135, in Middletown, from 6 to 8 p.m. Defining Moments is an organization that offers domestic violence counseling, education and coaching to community members.

The seminar will provide information and education, raise awareness and promote prevention of domestic violence. Registration for this seminar is not necessary; refreshments will be served. For more information, visit ormc.org/domesticviolence.

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faculty and staff, as well as community members in its infant, toddler and preschool rooms. Universal pre-K education on the Newburgh campus is also available in cooperation with the Newburgh Enlarged City School District.

NOV. 8

SUNY Orange has named Milenis Gonzalez as the director of the Newburgh campus Lab School, the college child care facility.

With more than 13 years of experience, Gonzalez was most recently an early childhood classroom coach at Bank Street College of Education, a lab school in Manhattan. She was involved with a research project at Bank Street that focused on developing math skills in preschool children.

That research will be beneficial in shaping the math curriculum at the college’s Newburgh Lab School.

Gonzalez earned a master’s degree in early childhood education and has been a director, head preschool teacher and classroom coach.

The Lab School welcomes the children of SUNY Orange students, college

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SUNY ORANGE CHOOSES LAB SCHOOL CHIEF

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FACTS & FIGURES Woodstock Day School, Saugerties. $2,179 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 21.

X Kandalo Inc., Newburgh. $1,093 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed July 29.

Xanadou Blue, Lake Katrine. $3,211 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 23.

Yesterday’s Inc., Warwick. $1,037 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed July 21.

Zenobia’s World of Beauty Inc., Middletown. $274 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany.

Filed July 29.

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

Albrecht, Robert H., et al. Filed by PennyMac Loan Trust 2011-NPL1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,000 affecting property located at 2914 Route 28, Shokan 12481.

Filed Oct. 21.

Alfonso, Nicolas, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1 Christopher Court, Middletown 10941. Filed April 15.

Armijo, Rene, et al. Filed by HSBC Mortgage Services Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $282,000 affecting property located in Middletown. Filed April 18.

Armstrong, Susan L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,000 affecting property located at 40 Old S. Plank Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed April 16.

Baptiste, Jean, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 89 Vails Gate Heights Drive, New Windsor. Filed April 18.

Basso, Michael A. Jr., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,500 affecting property located at 101 Talmadge St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Oct. 15.

Bellber, Licett, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,500 affecting property located at 10 Rose St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Oct. 16.

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Blair, Darrell E., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $154,156 affecting property located at 8 Brick Row, Wappingers Falls 12590.

Filed Oct. 17.

Blumenthal, David M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 11 George Sickles Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Oct. 23.

Boateng, Victoria, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,240 affecting property located at 824 N. Hillside Road, Wappinger Falls 12590. Filed Oct. 13.

Braden, James H., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $246,678 affecting property located at 195 Roosevelt Road, Hyde Park 12538.

Filed Oct. 15.

Brooks, Frederick A., et al. Filed

by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 10 Todd Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed April 18.

Busa, Carmine N., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $219,240 affecting property located at 59 Elk Road, Hopewell Junction 12533.

Filed Oct. 20.

Butler, Holly, 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 3 N. Dingle Road, Pawling 12564. Filed Oct. 14.

Buttacavoli, Paula, et al. Filed by Emigrant Mortgage Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,000 affecting property located at 83 Carol Lane, Poughquag 12570. Filed Oct. 16.

Cabrera, Laban J., et al. Filed by PennyMac Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1564 Route 17K, Montgomery 12549.

Filed April 21.

Caraballo, Derek, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $380,000 affecting property located at 167 Shaw Road, New Windsor 12553.

Filed April 21.

Caruso, Elan, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 47 Redwood Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed April 18.

Chin, Julia Lee, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 3 Sandi Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed Oct. 17.

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Simmons, Lynn M., individually and as trustee of the Thomas J. Gannon and Lynn M. Simmons Living Trust, et al.

Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $234,000 affecting property located at 78 Beechwood Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Oct. 16.

Smith, Anne M., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 945 Blue Mountain Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Oct. 20.

Solis, Larry A., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $97,850 affecting property located at 25 Lutheran St., Newburgh 12550. Filed April 17.

Spann, Julie, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,000 affecting property located at 682 Willow Brook Road, Clinton Corners 12514. Filed Oct. 15.

Standen, Sandra, as executrix of the estate of Doris Digiorgio, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,591 affecting property located at 69 Church St., Ellenville 12428. Filed Oct. 24.

Stewart, Denise, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $347,500 affecting property located at 15 Panessa Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603.

Filed Oct. 13.

Stewart, Patricia, individually and on behalf of the estate of Jude A. Alexander, et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $447,402 affecting property located at 126 Stowe Drive, Poughquag 12570. Filed Oct. 17.

Suppa, Patricia, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,000 affecting property located at 29 Clinton St., Middletown 10940. Filed April 15.

Sylvester, Dolores, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $393,300 affecting property located at 637 Willow Brook Road, Clinton Corners 12514.

Filed Oct. 16.

Terkeltaub, Martin, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $400,000 affecting property located at 439 Route 105, Monroe 10950. Filed April 16.

The Upper West Side Deli LLC, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $229,500 affecting property located at 1 S. Montgomery St., Walden 12586. Filed April 21.

Tompkins, James, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 711 Butts Hollow Road, Amenia 12522. Filed Oct. 16.

Tresch, John J., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 99 Bellveron Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed April 18.

Truax, William L., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 81 Frederick Drive, Lake Katrine 12449.

Filed Oct. 22.

Tsukroff, Ian, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $181,473 affecting property located at 98 Sunnybrook Circle, Highland 12528. Filed Oct. 20.

Valentin, Amado A., et al. Filed by JM Realty Investors LLC, et al. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $211,841 affecting property located at 4611 Whispering Hills, Unit 336, Chester. Filed April 16.

Vansickle, Kenneth J. Jr., et al. Filed

by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $63,829 affecting property located at 138 Thielpape Road, Hurley 12443. Filed Oct. 20.

Vento, Alberto L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 57 Benkard Ave., Newburgh 12550.

Filed April 15.

Vorndran, Joel W. Sr., et al. Filed

by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,000 affecting property located at 438 Old Indian Road, Marlborough.

Filed Oct. 23.

Walker, Charles L. III, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $380,000 affecting property located at 200 Van Wyck Lake Road, Fishkill 12524. Filed Oct. 16.

Walsh, Susan A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $251,060 affecting property located at 10 Continental Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed April 16.

Whalen, Ursula, et al. Filed by Citifinancial Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $209,384 affecting property located at 47 S. Pine St., Kingston. Filed Oct. 22.

Williams, John G., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $416,250 affecting property located at 127 and 137 Flower Hill, Kingston 12401. Filed Oct. 22.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Britton, Anthony, et al, as owner. $17,667 as claimed by Probuild Company LLC, Middletown. Property: 11 Camelot Drive, Warwick. Filed Oct. 21.

Burden, Patrick S., et al, as owner. $3,500 as claimed by Lehland Electric LLC, Bloomingburg. Property: 14 Baumer Road, Wallkill. Filed Oct. 17.

Fulton Plaza LLC, Ramsey, N.J., as owner. $35,657 as claimed by Tetz Asphalt LLC, Middletown. Property: 3339 Fulton St., Middletown 10940. Filed Oct. 23.

Greens of Woodbury Partners LLC, as owner. $64,710 as claimed

by Savage Equipment Company Inc., Hewitt, N.J. Property: in Woodbury.

Filed Oct. 20.

Mangiarelli, Anthony, as owner. $15,000 as claimed by Jeffrey Weiller, Beaverton, Ore. Property: 40 Pine Wood Road, Hyde Park. Filed Oct. 22.

United Natural Foods Inc., Providence, R.I., as owner. $12,332 as claimed

by Skyworks LLC, Buffalo. Property: 501 and 525 Neelytown Road, Montgomery.

Filed Oct. 21.

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

All the Fixin’s, 253 Mountain Road, Shokan 12481, c/o Travis C. Buley. Filed Oct. 21.

Anne Coleman Photography, P.O. Box 128, Rosendale 12472, c/o Anne M. Johnson. Filed Oct. 20.

Callaghan and Sons, Meticulous Maintenance, 169 Highland Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Michael G. Callaghan. Filed March 5.

Custom Carriage Limousine, 885 Route 208 S., Gardiner 12525, c/o James M. Angelillo. Filed Oct. 22.

Empire State Armory, 12 Woodlawn Ave., New Windsor 12553, c/o James C. Hollenbeck. Filed March 3.

Empowering Port Jervis, 11 Fowler St., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Michael H. Sussman. Filed March 3.

Gifts Beyond the Wall, 208 Greening Place, Maybrook 12543, c/o Jerome Durant Brown. Filed Feb. 28.

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Gigi Gives Back Nonprofit Organization, 10 Edgewood Drive, Saugerties 12477, c/o Savanna A. Lawrence. Filed Oct. 20.

Dr. Ener�y Saver of Hudson Valley Inc., d.b.a. Dale Giraudin’s Basement Systems of New York, 2901 Route 17K, Bullville 10915. Filed March 5.

Hiddinshadow Games, 2 Third Court, Chester 10918, c/o Geoffrey Merrill Roney. Filed March 3.

Hickorywood Farm Inc., d.b.a.

Hickorywood Farm, 506 New Vernon Road, Middletown 10940. Filed March 4.

Mid-Hudson Plumbing Services Corp., d.b.a. Royal Class Service, 24 Gala Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 5.

Regional Bikur Cholim, d.b.a. Relief, 11 Drubitch Court, Monroe 10950.

Filed March 4.

Tuxedo Spartans Inc., d.b.a. Orange Top Diner, 192 Route 17, Tuxedo Park 10987. Filed March 5.

Partnerships Bl Studios, 32 Partition St., Saugerties 12477, c/o Jose Manuel Perez and Gabriela S. Perez. Filed Oct. 23.

Clean Cut Landscaping, 94 Woodland Road, Highland Mills, c/o Robert Moskowitz and Caryn Moskowitz. Filed Feb. 27.

Curbappeall, 439 Granite Road, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Elan M. Klipper and Elieser Reyes. Filed Oct. 24.

Sole Proprietorships 2 Brothers General Contracting, P.O. Box 642, Port Ewen 12466, c/o William H. Whittaker. Filed Oct. 21.

845 Consultants, 257 Broadway, Newburgh, c/o Lydia Parmeter. Filed March 4.

Hudson Valley Homespun, 12 Lake Shore Drive, Rifton 12471, c/o Christine Chapman. Filed Oct. 24.

Manuel Ramirez Consultant, 10 Eastwood Ave., Apt. 25, Ellenville 12428, c/o Manuel Ramirez. Filed Oct. 22.

Mitchell Technical Services, 22 Colonial Drive, Tillson 12486, c/o Janet C. Mitchell. Filed Oct. 23.

Next Level Soccer, 37 Sherman Drive, Newburgh 12550, c/o Brendan Lawler.

Filed March 3.

Present Day Health, 59 Darin Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Timothy G. Tate.

Filed Feb. 28.

Purcell Electric, 235 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh 12550, c/o Veronica Abigail Purcell. Filed March 3.

Reflections, 281 Main St., Cornwallon-Hudson 12518, c/o Tiffany Ann Taylor. Filed March 4.

Schuylark Design, 288 Sand Hill Road, Gardiner 12525, c/o Michelle Biondolillo-Keessen. Filed Oct. 22.

SuperGlass, 20 Robyn Drive, Monroe 10950, c/o Nelson Feliz. Filed March 4.

Sussman and Watkins, 1 Railroad Ave., Goshen, c/o Michael Howard Sussman. Filed March 3.

True American Made, 12 Woodlawn Ave., New Windsor 12553, c/o James C. Hollenbeck. Filed March 3.

LEGAL NOTICES SH PROPERTIES 1 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/22/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Steinvurzel & Levy Law Group, 34 South Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59633

Notice of Formation of HUI ENTERPRISES LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/31/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 333 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose. Any lawful act or activity. #59638

570E HERITAGE HILLS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/26/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Steinvurzel & Levy Law Group, 34 South Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59650

Notice of Formation of Dr Sue Cancer Vet PLLC. Art/Org. filed with SSNY 8/22/14. NY office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o The LLC, 80 Van Wart Ave., Tarrytown, NY 10591.

Purpose: To practice the profession of Veterinary Medicine. #59634

Notice of formation of MJ CON LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/08/14. 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, 830 South St apt 2d Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: Any lawful purpose #59639

HARLEM APP COLLECTIVE, LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 6/6/14. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 11 Park Hill Place, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59651

Notice of formation of limited partnership (LP). Name: MAMARONECK TOWERS, L.P. Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) 8/13/14. Office location: Westchester County. Principal business location: 570 Taxter Rd., Suite 673, Elmsford, NY 10523.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LP 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 name and business address of each general partner is available from SSNY. The latest date the LLC is to dissolve is 12/31/80.

Purpose of LP is to own and operate real property at 233-235 Halstead Ave., Mamaroneck, NY. #59635

Notice of Formation of Imagine Power LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 7/31/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Raya Salter, 35 Forest Circle, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59640

Notice of Formation: Royís Elite Dealer Services LLC, Filed with SSNY on 8/6/2014. Office Location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Royís Elite Dealer Services LLC, 170 Glover Ave. Yonkers, NY 10704. Purpose: Any lawful Purpose. #59652

Notice of Formation of DM Design Build LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 8/14/14.

Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 55 Lakeside Road Mount Kisco NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #59641

CITI CONNECT INDUSTRIES, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/25/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Citi Connect, LLC, 255 Huguenot St., Ste 2001, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59653

Notice of formation of Alastar Family & Senior In-home Care LLC, filed with SSNY on 8/25/14.

Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process The LLC, 333 Church St,. White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose any lawful act or activity. #59642

WILL’S WAY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/01/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 131 Radio Circle Dr., Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59654

Notice of formation of limited liability company (LLC). Name: MAMARONECK TOWERS MANAGERS, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of NY (SSNY) 8/13/14. Office location: Westchester County.

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

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to 570 Taxter Rd, Suite 673, Elmsford, NY 10523. The latest date the LLC is to dissolve is 12/31/80. The LLC shall indemnify each member to the fullest extent permitted by law. #59636

Notice of Formation of Grandview Drive Properties LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/17/2014 . Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Anthony P. Andreacchi, Esq., 7 Grandview Drive, Pleasantville, NY, 10570. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59637

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Ernie Hicks Contracting LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 08/25/14, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Ernest Hicks, 2 Fennimore Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: Any lawful activity #59648

Notice of formation of Westchester Putnam Pottery, LLC, a domestic limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/10/2014. NY Office location: Putnam County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: 114 Austin Road, Mahopac, New York 10541.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #59649

CIRCLE Z LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/01/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 131 Radio Circle Drive, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59655

Trident Limousine Company, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/22/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. The Post Office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her is: 233 S. Highland Ave, Ossining, NY 10562. The principal business address of the LLC is: 233 S. Highland Ave, Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #59656

NEW ROC BLT 1 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/02/2014. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1955 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710. Reg Agent: Mark J. Fonte, Trifont, 1955 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59658

Notice of Formation of ERIC ZITANER LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/30/14. Office Location: Westchester Cty. SSNY is desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 1887 White Plains, NY 10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59659

KERRIZ ENTERPRISES, LLC Art. of Org were filed with the SSNY on 09/10/214. 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, 11-21 JACKSON AVENUE, SCARSDALE, NY 10583, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity #59660

208-210 SOUTH TERRACE AVENUE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/27/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany , NY 12207.

Reg Agent: Corporation Service Company, 80 State St., Albany , NY 12207. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59662

Notice of formation of William C. Wood, M.D., PLLC, a domestic professional service limited liability company. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/26/2014. NY Office location: New York County.

SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at: 122 East 82nd Street, Suite 1B, New York, NY 10028-0873.

Purpose: Practice the profession of medicine. #59663

Notice of Formation of 141 CENTRE STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/5/14. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o John Caparelli, 126 Lincoln Ave., West Harrison, NY 10604. Purpose. Any lawful act or activity. #59668

FitBrite LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/18/2014. The LLC is located in Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served is to the principal business location at 87 Avon Circle Unit D, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #59669

CAREER CONNECTORS LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 10/14/14.

Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to Career Connectors LLC, 5 Melrose Ave, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59670

950 E. Main Shrub Oak LLC Notice of Formation of 950 E. Main Shrub Oak LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/29/2014. Office Location 205 S. Riverside Avenue, Croton on Hudson, NY (Westchester County). SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 205 S Riverside Avenue, Croton on Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: any lawful activity #59671

93 W. Main Elmsford LLC Notice of Formation of 93 W. Main Elmsford LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/29/2014. Office Location 205 S. Riverside Avenue, Croton on Hudson, NY (Westchester County). SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 205 S Riverside Avenue, Croton on Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: any lawful activity #59672

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Macquesten Takeover Partners, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on July 3, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Macquesten Takeover Partners, LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59673

Serenity Gifts Kennedi Cakes, LLC Art of Org filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 08/01/14.Office location: Westchester County: SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 18 Cedar Place Rye, NY 10580, Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59674

Notice of formation of Luxmark Capital Investing LLC., Arts.

Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on October 20, 2014. Office location: Westchester. The street address is: 207 Longvue Terrace, Yonkers, NY 10710. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: The Limited Liability Company, 207 Longvue Terrace, Yonkers, NY 10710. Purpose: any lawful act. #59675

Notice of Formation of MOORE LAW FIRM, PLLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 9/11/14.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O THE LLC, 7 Radcliffe Ave., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: to engage in the practice of Law. #59676

NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORTNotice is hereby given that the 2013 report for the year ending December 31, 2013 of the Hettinger Foundation is available for inspection at its principal office, 287 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514, during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundationís principal manager is William R. Hettinger, Trustee 914-238-3800. #59677

WESTCHESTER INDEX NO.:54726/2014- SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS filed on 10/9/2014 Plaintiff Designates WESTCHESTER County as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Section 2, Block 2025, Lot 6, Yonkers, NY, County of WESTCHESTER. BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- MARIO BEAUGE, if living, and if either be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs-atlaw, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through, or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs-at-law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, NISHECA SHEPARD, JST CAPITAL INC, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ñ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiffís Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered against you and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorneys or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Order of the Hon. Joan B. Lefkowitz, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated October 8, 2014 and filed with the Westchester County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclosure a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Section 2, Block 2025, Lot 6, Yonkers, NY, County of WESTCHESTER, as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 3 CARLISLE PLACE, Yonkers, NY 10701. Dated: Syosset, New York September 25, 2014. Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C. Attorney for Plaintiff 125 Michael Drive, Suite 105, Syosset, NY 11791 516-9383100 P#1116020 10/17, 10/24, 10/31, 11/07/2014 #59666

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LEGAL NOTICES HEADS UP PEDIATRICS, PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/09/2014.

Office loc: Westchester County.

SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1414 Park Lane, Pelham Manor, NY 10803.

Profession to be practiced is Medicine. #59678

VG HAIR DESIGNS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Vilma Gjuraj, 111 Park Hill Ave Apt 4B, Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59679

ANMAC WHITE PLAINS LEASE, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/23/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Anmac Holding Company LLC, 700 East Gate Dr., Ste. 400, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59680

Notice of formation of Sugarsoap Productions LLC. Art. of Org. filed with Secy. of State (SSNY) on 10/2/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 69 Willow Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #59681

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: MacQuesten Takeover Manager LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on October 23, 2014. N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to MacQuesten Takeover Manager LLC, c/o The MacQuesten Companies, 438 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, Pelham, New York 10803. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #59682

THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE EDWARD S. & JEANETTE TISHMAN FOUNDATION for the fiscal year ended 11/30/13 is available at its principal office located at c/o Edward S. Tishman, 143 Hoyt St., #5E, Stamford, CT 06905 (203) 322-7074 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is EDWARD S. TISHMAN. #59683

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Kishaya 1 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 27. 2014.

Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC c/o Kishuya 1 LLC, 1 Acker Drive, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: For any lawful purpose #59684

Name of Limited Liability Company (LLC) ShaLew Events. Date of filing Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/26/2014. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to : The LLC 122 Depew St 2b Peekskill, NY 10566, the principal business location of the LLC. Purpose of the business of LLC is any lawful act or activity Ad # 59643

Notice is hereby given that a license, #TBA has been applied for by Eastchester Events, Inc. to sell beer, wine, and liquor at retail in a on premises establishment.

For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 660 White Plains Road Eastchester NY 10709. Ad # 59656

SUMMONS Index No. 60190/2014 D/O/F: July 2, 2014 Premises Address: 129 S 11TH AVE, MOUNT VERNON, NY 10550 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER

FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, JOHN DIDONATO AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RITA LANZADORE; TERESA PETRETTI AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RITA LANZADORE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION & FINANCE ; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <\!#45> INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF RITA LANZADORE WHO WAS BORN ON JUNE 7, 1948 AND DIED ON AUGUST 26, 2012, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF ‘’JOHN DOES’’ AND ‘’JANE DOES’’, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises and corporations, other entities or persons who have, claim, or may claim, a lien against, or other interest in, the premises, Defendant(s), :TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security.

YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The amount of the Debt: $161,650.48 consisting of principal balance of $127,196.26 plus interest of $12,433.34, escrow/impound shortages or credits of $18,244.42, late charges of $46.46; Brokerís Price Opinion, inspection and miscellaneous charges of $2,455.00; attorney fee $1,000.00 and title search $275.00. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you.

The name of the creditor to whom the debt is owed: FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. If you notify Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates P.C. will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor.

Note: Your time to respond to the summons and complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor.

Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the summons and complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor.

TO THE DEFENDANTS, The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action.

TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law suit is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises.

Dated: June 16, 2014 Patricia Boland, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Main Office 51 E Bethpage Road Plainview, NY 11803 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about ìsavingî your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non<\!#45>profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll<\!#45>free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1<\!#45>877<\!#45>BANKNYS (1<\!#45>877<\!#45>226<\!#45>5697) or visit the Departmentís website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies. #59664

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OPENING NIGHT It was a great night as ArtsWestchester hosted a private opening reception Oct. 2 for “Drawing Line into Form: Works on Paper by Sculptors from the BNY Mellon Collection.” The exhibit is part of ArtsWestchester’s initiative to develop 50 new arts and business partnerships in recognition of its 50th anniversary next year.

The exhibit runs through Dec. 6.

Photographs by Leslye Smith 1. Brian Lang, curator, Corporate Art Collection, BNY Mellon Wealth Management; Jean Marie Connolly, senior director, BNY Mellon Wealth Management; Janet T. Langsam, CEO, ArtsWestchester; Froma Benerofe, president, ArtsWestchester board of directors; Jacqueline Walker, immediate past president of the board.

2. Joseph Oates, senior vice president, Business Services, Con Edison with Ellen Oates; and Barry Shenkman of the Jacob Burns Foundation.

3. Kathleen Reckling, gallery director, and state Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins.

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BRISTAL OPENS IN ARMONK More than 300 business leaders and dignitaries joined with executives from The Engel Burman Group to celebrate the grand opening of The Bristal at Armonk, the company’s newest assisted living community in Westchester County. Located at 90 Business Park Drive in Armonk, the three-story 119,000-square-foot building includes 106 assisted living residences.

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4. Ed and Eric Lashins of Lashins Development Corp. and Dean Brown, director of business development, Bristal Assisted Living Communities.

5. Steven Krieger, partner, The Engel Burman Group; North Castle Town Supervisor Michael Schiliro and Jan Burman, president, The Engel Burman Group.

TIME TO CELEBRATE More than 300 guests recently gathered to mark seven years of Yonkers Partners in Education. YPIE honored ASR Group/Domino Sugar for its commitment to the group’s mission and its generous support of programs to increase college and career success. Robert Jandovitz and Lael Paulson accepted the award, noting the importance of YPIE’s work to the success of Yonkers students.

Abby Hirsch was presented with the inaugural Spirit Award in recognition of her dedication to the organization as a Scholars Graduation Coach, chairwoman of the Higher Education Task Force, College and Career Center volunteer and member of YPIE’s Advisory Council.

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6. Board member Bud Kroll of Scarsdale, YPIE Executive Director Wendy Nadel and Volunteer YPIE Graduation Coach Wendie Kroll of Scarsdale.

7. Allen Blum, Deedie Domemicili, Stacy Wilder and board member Ramesh Shah.

8. Alecia Compass, board member Rosalba Corrado Del Vecchio, Tyriq Hill and Missy Hill.

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