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Small Business Health Options Program marketplace, or SHOP. A statewide total of 3,106 businesses with 50 or fewer employees enrolled with insurance carriers offering plans on the exchange. Those businesses enrolled just under 9,800 employees statewide. In Westchester County, 323 employees were covered in 2014 on group plans purchased on the exchange. Of those, 228 employees, or 71 percent, are insured by a fast-growing and expanding nonprofit player in the market, Health Republic

ou won’t be asked, “Paper or plastic?” at the supermarket register in Westchester County if a proposed law banning plastic bags gets through the Board of Legislators. County Legislator Catherine Parker, D-Rye, recently introduced a bill that would prohibit retailers in Westchester from providing shoppers with a plastic bag at the point of sale. It also would require that paper bags contain no old-growth fiber, contain a minimum of 40 percent recycled content and be recyclable. Catherine Borgia, D-Ossining, MaryJane Shimsky, D-Hastings, and Peter Harckham, D-North Salem, are co-sponsors of the bill. “The real goal of the legislation is to get people to bring reusable bags,” Parker said. She compared the legislation with other measures aimed at changing behavior, such as seat belt laws. “It does help to reinforce and expedite the public’s change of habit.” A similar ban took effect in the city of Rye in May 2012. Parker, at the time, was a member of the Rye City Council, though she did not introduce the bill. Currently, plastic bags are banned in the city of Rye and the villages of Mamaroneck, Larchmont and Hastings-onHudson, but the Hastings-on-Hudson ban has been challenged in court. Parker said she sees the ban in Rye as a success. “Consumers, when they shop in our community, they get it. They understand the environmental effect,” Parker said. She noted that Rye still has a grocery store, and another on the way, and thus feels that there hasn’t been a negative effect on business. At the supermarket, however, plastic bags are often preferred by customers. “The plastic versus paper bag debate has

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NEWSMAKERS • 28 Andie Regan and Emily Lapine are classmates and co-founders of Karma Cookies.

Small businesses stay off state health exchange BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com The New York State of Health insurance exchange this month began a three-month open enrollment period for its second year of operation after signing up nearly 1 million individuals for health care coverage in the new state marketplace in 2014. Small businesses in Westchester County and across the state, though, did not rush to purchase group plans for their employees on the state’s

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Not your usual cookie-cutter business BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

t’s 6 a.m. and there is homework to be done. It sits in a gift box within a keyboard-pecking hand’s easy reach: a selection of cookies artfully shaped and decorated in colorful artisanal detail for the holidays. A diminished selection. The dog — OK, it was my inner Cookie Monster — already ate some of my homework. A pink-cheeked, pinkmouthed, black-eyed Santa Claus. Red-striped candy canes — what’s left of them from last night’s cramming session. A star-crowned Christmas tree strung with multicolored lights. Perfectly shaped, perfectly edible blue-and-white snowflakes. A tasseled redand-yellow stocking cap. Butter cookies flavored with vanilla and almond extract. One of their bakers says it’s the almond that brings out the rave reviews from teachers and students. (We do our own taste tests. That’s our homework.) The bakers themselves had left school a little early one recent afternoon to talk business with the man from the Business Journal. Andie Regan and Emily Lapine are 16-year-old juniors at Irvington High School. They’ve been friends since third grade and business partners since their freshman year, when they founded Karma Cookies. They launched their website this year at shopkarmacookies.com. “It takes a lot of practice to do these types of cookies” says Emily. They are priced at $2 to $5 per cookie, depending on ornamental detail. Their variously sized holiday gift boxes sell for $30 to $55 each. “It took us a really long time to get to where we are now,” says Andie. “We just kind of went for it.” “We just jumped right in,” says Emily. They run their business from the home of Andie’s family’s in Irvington. We are in the teen’s working kitchen, a former storage room that Andie in eighth grade was allowed to convert by her parents to nurture her precocious culinary skills and interests. It’s equipped with a Blodgett commercial oven and a large stainless steel mixer that wouldn’t be out of place in a bakery or mess hall kitchen. The cookiecutter patterns that hang on a wall are more often decorative than functional in the girls’ made-to-order cookie business. “We’ve always had a love for business

and a love for baking,” Emily tells me. Emily traces her entrepreneurial and culinary passions to her mother, Missy Chase Lapine. You might know her as The Sneaky Chef, the incorporated author of six books in the Sneaky Chef series that promote healthy eating and lifestyles in kids and adults. Reinforcing that maternal entrepreneurial inheritance, Emily’s father, Rick Lapine, is founder and president of Hudson Home Group, a cookware and cutlery supplier in New Jersey. The girls’ business began with a class project related to their freshman-year reading of “Romeo and Juliet.” They sweetened their completed assignment by turning in “castle cookies,” says Emily. With the Shakespearean castle, says Andie, “We made like a boy and a girl holding hands” — just like Romeo and Juliet. “Our teacher was really impressed,” Emily says. “We got 100 on the project.” Word of their cookies and baking prowess spread through the school. “Everybody loved them. But it’s hard to charge a kid,” says Emily. And it’s hard to succeed in business if you don’t charge for your products. “We decided why not take this to a whole ’nother level,” she says. “We love business. No one’s going to hire us at our age. We might as well start our own business. … We thought we can make this big.” “We had a different idea at first for our business,” says Andie. At first they frosted their cookies with symbols and claimed benefits for those who ate them that transcended the appetite of one’s inner Cookie Monster. “If you eat this cookie, you’ll be more peaceful,” says Andie, offering examples of their good-karma-creating early works. “If you eat this cookie, you’ll be more loving.” “We thought we were really limiting ourselves by just making cookies that are symbols,” she says. Their creations have expanded with customer demand. They have made cookies decorated with the numbered jerseys of individual players on a high school lacrosse team. They have sent out cookies with company logos, soccer ball cookies, Star of David cookies at Hanukkah. Parents order cookies decorated with the college logos of their kids away at school. “At the end of last (school) year, we were crazy-busy with college cookies,” says Emily.

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“We did about 15 to 20 college logos,” says Andie. “This week we sent cookies to the University of Wisconsin” that bore the image of the school’s mascot, Emily says. “We sent 12 Bucky Badgers” to a sorority house. Emily, who will spend 20 minutes designing a single cookie, compares their handmade Bucky Badger image to the photo of the mascot from which they worked. “We looked at the picture, and you couldn’t tell the difference,” she says with an artist’s pride. Then there were the constructionthemed cookies — buttery saws, hammers, hardhats, dump trucks, traffic cones — baked for the opening of an affordable-housing complex near Albany. It was built by Regan Development Co., the Ardsley company owned by Andie’s father, Larry Regan. “It’s been very beneficial what our parents do,” says Emily. “They have a lot of connections. … It would have been really hard to do it alone.” The Karma Cookies partners normally fill about five orders a month. “Now with the holidays coming up, we’re already starting to do a lot,” says Emily. They just received a call for 100 cookies. “It used to seem like 12 was a big job for us. Now we can do that in our sleep. Now we do like 200.” They run their business in addition to the Advanced Placement classes, SAT tutoring sessions and after-school sports of high-achieving Westchester students. “When we have orders, we are working every day of the week,” says Emily, “all afternoon and late at night.” Andie, who plays on her school’s varsity field hockey and lacrosse teams, said she often bakes until 11:30 at night and starts her homework at midnight or 12:30. “Now I just got a license,” says Emily, “so my parents don’t have to come and pick me up and drive me.” The girls say they’ve saved about $3,500 from their business earnings. Having relied on word of mouth, they recently launched a marketing effort, teaming with Sirota Public Relations, a Manhattan firm that has done work for Andie’s father at Regan Development. But college, and junior-year scouting visits to college campuses, loom. Their cookie business could be as fleeting as one’s high school years. “We’re trying to really expand it for the year and a half or two years that we’re here,” says Andie. She hands me my homework as I leave.

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Green energy projects in bloom at Morgan Stanley Fuel cell server installed at company’s Purchase campus

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t’s half the size of a garage, makes about as much noise as an air conditioner and can power 160 average homes. The fuel cell energy server built by Bloom Energy and installed behind Morgan Stanley’s headquarters on Westchester Avenue will provide 250 kilowatts of power to the building, as well as keep the lights on should the power supply from the local grid fail. It is the second major green energy project at the company’s Westchester campus, following the 2013 completion of a solar power field that can provide up to 5 percent of the power needed for the facility. “We’re completely committed as a firm to reducing our carbon footprint and increasing energy efficiency,” said Jim Rosenthal, Morgan Stanley’s chief operating officer. “The Bloom Energy installation allows us to much more efficiently generate electricity from clean natural gas without suffering the loss of power that happens as it gets transmitted, and thus it

doubly reduces our carbon footprint.” Powered by a solid oxide fuel cell, the Bloom Energy Server installed at Morgan Stanley generates electricity from natural gas through a reaction with the natural gas, air, and proprietary components within the unit. “We think that the Bloom Energy installation gives us additional electricity security to a point, which is important because we need redundant sources of power,” Rosenthal said. “The solar panels help, but of course, they only operate when it’s sunny outside. The Bloom Energy installation can operate all the time.” Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., Bloom Energy was founded in 2001 by K.R. Sridhar, a former NASA scientist who worked on fuel cell technology for the space program. Morgan Stanley was an investor in Bloom Energy, which has produced energy servers for clients ranging from Apple to CocaCola to the National Hockey League’s San Jose Sharks. “We’ve always been interested in investing in the environment and we saw this technology as truly revolutionary,”

Rosenthal said, when asked how Morgan Stanley identified Bloom Energy as an investment opportunity. “What will happen, I hope, going forward is that more electricity will be generated on site, so that they don’t suffer a loss of power.” Bloom Energy’s product still requires a large investment, but tax subsidies and funding from sources such as the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority can give consumers a bit of a price break. “This is a project where Morgan Stanley has invested a significant amount and will realize a significant savings,” said Bill Kurtz, Bloom Energy’s chief financial and commercial officer, who declined to put a dollar figure on the cost of the installation. “They wouldn’t do it if it did not provide a significant financial return.” Kurtz said that he expects the technology to become more widespread as costs come down, a process that requires selling more energy servers and spreading the word about the product’s benefits. “As you build a business like this, you need scale to get the benefits that bring

the costs down, and we’re still at the very beginning of our growth curve,” Kurtz said. “Having customers like Morgan Stanley that invest in our technology … gets us to a point where we can get to scale and open this up more broadly. We definitely see within the next three to five years with our cost curves coming down and with the overall improvements in our technology that we can deploy this quite broadly.” Kurtz said that Morgan Stanley’s purchase of an energy server only bolsters the outlook for the company and its product. “Morgan Stanley’s confidence in installing it here, providing a significant portion of the load, that gives them a reliable source of energy that’s also more costeffective and environmentally favorable is a great validation of our technology,” Kurtz said. Rosenthal indicated that this isn’t the last sustainable energy project for Morgan Stanley. “We have sustainable energy projects all the time,” he said. “I can’t tell you what the next one will be, but we are looking at them constantly.”

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Greyston CEO steps down

teven A. Brown on Nov. 18 stepped down as president and CEO of Greyston Foundation Inc., the 32-year-old social enterprise organization that he led for 10 years in Yonkers. Greyston officials in a press release said Brown is leaving to pursue other opportunities. He will serve as special adviser to the Greyston board of directors through the end of this year and will actively assist with the transition. “With the end of the current strategic plan in December, this is an opportune time for me to move on to new endeavors,” Brown said in the announcement. “I would like to thank the incredibly dedicated staff for making my time at Greyston a rewarding and inspirational experience and recognize their tireless work along with our partners in Yonkers and throughout Westchester for their work. I leave knowing that Greyston will continue to open new pathways and generate hope for the people of Yonkers in need of such opportunities and support in the years to come.” Deborah Stewart, chairwoman of the Greyston board, called Brown “an inspirational leader who has contributed to the well-being of people in southwest Yonkers —

be they tenants, parents, children, Greyston bakers, the unemployed or the homeless.” Greyston during the transition will be led by Mike Brady, president and CEO of Greyston Bakery, the foundation’s for-profit business in Yonkers; Jonathan Greengrass, Greyston vice president of marketing and development; and Jennifer Solomon, its chief financial officer. The transition team also will include two members of the Greyston board of directors. Greyston officials credited Brown’s leadership for the growth of the organization into “a $17 million force for social transformation in Yonkers.” The foundation in its 2014 annual report reported total revenues of about $17.4 million in 2013 and ended the year with about $9.6 in net assets. Among Brown’s achievements, Greyston officials cited the construction of the 22,000-square-foot, Maya Lin-designed bakery on Alexander Street on the Yonkers waterfront and the significant growth of the bakery’s sales and recognition as a model of social enterprise with its open hiring and job advancement policies; completion of a financial restructuring of Greyston and the Greyston Bakery; opening an affordable housing building for 100 families in down-

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teven V. Lant, the recently retired CEO of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp., recently took on the role of interim president and CEO of the United Way of Dutchess-Orange Region while a search is underway for a permanent chief. Lant replaces Don Hammond, who joined the organization in 2011 following a merger of United Way of Dutchess County and Orange County United Way. Lant led the United Way of Dutchess County in 2004 on an interim basis while also serving as the organization’s board chairman. He was a member of the Dutchess County organization’s board from 1997-2008 and served as its chairman from 2003-2005. “I am honored to accept the position of interim president and CEO of United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region as the board begins the search for a permanent leader,” Lant said in a statement. “After more than three decades of involvement with the mission of United Way and an intimate knowledge of the myriad important ways that it benefits the people of this region, I am looking forward to working with an excellent board and staff team to continue the momentum.” — Leif Skodnick

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Insurance of New York. Only one other insurer, Oxford — the market’s dominant insurance carrier — offered plans on the exchange for Westchester businesses. Health Republic is the state’s only Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan, or CO-OP, which are member-governed health insurance companies created nationwide under the Affordable Care Act to increase market competition. James P. Schutzer, an insurance broker and vice president of J.D. Moschitto & Associates Inc. in White Plains, said Health Republic has enrolled about 150,000 members in 2014, “which is tremendous for a new player.” Speaking at a Business Council of Westchester forum in Tarrytown, Danielle Holahan, deputy director of New York State of Health, said Oxford is leaving the exchange in 2015. The move affects 416 employer groups,

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been around for a long time,” said Stew Leonard Jr., president and CEO of Stew Leonard’s, which operates one supermarket in Yonkers and three in Connecticut. “We need to get people to recycle more and be conscious of what they’re using,” Leonard said. “That’s where the reusable bags come in. If we could get more customers to bring bags back to the store and reuse them, that’s the ‘secret sauce’ in all of this.” Leonard, whose family has been in the industry since the late 1960s, said his company has done market research that shows consumers prefer plastic bags. “We offer both, but nine out of 10 of our customers prefer plastic,” Leonard told the Business Journal. “Paper rips. We have lots

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she said. Holahan said the state has implemented a streamlined renewal process for individuals and businesses enrolled on the exchange. “There’s minimal change in the product offerings from last year, and that’s intentional,” she said. Schutzer said it was business as usual in 2014 for most small businesses providing group coverage. “For our business in general, there wasn’t a major shift in how employers went about buying their insurance for their employees,” he said. Schutzer is president of the New York State Association of Health Underwriters. New York officials have set a goal of 1.1 million enrollees in the state marketplace by the end of 2016. Schutzer said that target includes 600,000 enrollees in the individual marketplace and 415,000 employees in SHOP. “They’re close to that 1.1 million number, but they’re way off on the SHOP numbers,” he said. For small-business owners, “Ultimately

there were better options off the exchange.” Schutzer said a small-business tax credit for SHOP enrollees “is the primary reason to be on the exchange.” But many companies don’t qualify for the credit, he said. Schutzer said the exchange sets no minimum participation requirement by employees at businesses offering group coverage, another major reason for businesses to shop in the state marketplace. “Although it was attractive, it wasn’t attractive enough to move the needle off the SHOP,” he said. “We’re trying to educate businesses about the SHOP so they’re aware it is a viable option out there. There’s not a major change this year,” Schutzer said. Another new player in the Westchester market is CareConnect, the insurance business of North Shore-LIJ Health System. North Shore-LIJ this year negotiated agreements to become the parent company and co-operator of Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow and Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount

Kisco. CareConnect last month announced that it has added the 334-physician Mount Kisco Medical Group and the 2,915-physician Montefiore Health System to its provider network, CareConnect Alliance Partnership, as it expands into Westchester County and the Bronx. CareConnect, whose downstate provider network includes more than 14,000 physicians, will offer health care plans both on and off the state exchange during the current enrollment period that ends Feb. 15. Schutzer said privately owned heath insurance exchanges are increasingly competing with the public exchanges mandated by the Affordable Care Act. “The exchange model itself — which is about choice — there are companies privately that are doing that,” he said. “So the concept of the exchange is resonating with businesses.” Schutzer said the private exchange business “is going to grow substantially over the next several years.”

of fresh, perishable items, and when they’re in paper bags, the bags can get wet and they rip.” One industry group, the New York Association of Convenience Stores, says a plastic bag ban would have a detrimental effect on its members’ businesses. “Convenience store purchases are often unplanned,” said Jim Calvin, the president of the trade group. “We understand the concern about littering with plastic bags, but that’s a littering problem. You shouldn’t solve a littering problem by inconveniencing customers.” The issue should be looked at from all angles, Leonard said. “There’s a lot of debate, but the plastic bags leave a smaller carbon footprint,” Leonard said. “But at the same time, we don’t want to see plastic bags in our rivers and streams.”

In addition to plastic bags, Parker’s proposed legislation would also prohibit the use of expanded polystyrene food containers. Excluded from the ban would be plastic bags larger than 28 by 36 inches, dry cleaning bags, produce bags and expanded polystyrene used to package raw meats, fish and poultry sold from a butcher’s case. First-time offenders would see fines of $250, with subsequent violations earning a $500 fine. The law would be enforced by the Westchester County Department of Consumer Protection. Such a ban, Calvin said, would further stifle convenience stores, for which hot coffee is a major item. Additionally, convenience stores have been recently expanding into the prepared food market and often use expanded polystyrene containers. “I’m just not sure that a satisfactory substitute is available,” said Calvin, whose orga-

nization represents the owners of more than 1,600 convenience stores statewide. “You need something that will keep hot and cold, won’t droop and won’t feel hot in a customer’s hand. It would really put convenience stores in a bind.” Leonard said his stores package prepared foods in recyclable plastic rather than expanded polystyrene foam containers. “We recycle a ton of plastic a week – 52 tons a year. We have a big emphasis on that,” Leonard said. “The best thing would be to get customers to bring the bags back. We have bins for that in all of our stores.” Leonard said he thinks that before making a decision, the legislature would be well served to take a hard look at the issue. “I think the best thing for the legislators is to get someone in from the plastic industry, get someone in from the paper industry and hear all the facts,” he said.

Parents’ scheduling solution becomes startup BY DANIELLE BRODY

ulie and Dennis Roche never had an efficient way to keep track of their four sons’ different schedules until they created one themselves, called Burbio. The Pelham couple turned the digital calendar site into a community resource and a tech startup that Dennis said has grown quickly since the launch of the latest version in September. Burbio is a platform for any entity, as big as a town or as small as a varsity soccer team, to upload their public calendar. Users can automatically add all the events from certain calendars or handpick a few to put on their own online calendar. Burbio enables organizations to spread the word and families to know what’s happening in their communities. While Apple, Google, Outlook and sports leagues offer digital calendars, Julie said there’s no platform that automatically compiles different schedules into one place. Burbio can sync with Apple’s iCal and Google Calendar, as well as send email updates when times or venues change. “There are all these different places out there right now, but they’re not connected,” Julie said. “So we kind of connect that last mile to provide a really simple solution that brings it all together in one place.” The Burbio idea began two years ago when Dennis and Julie were talking about how hard it was to keep track of their volunteer organizations and their kids’ schedules. Dennis recalled searching through emails to find out when and where his son’s ever-changing soccer practices were. Having spent the past two decades growing media startups, Dennis considered starting a company to solve this problem. He said he has experience with business development, ad sales and raising money. Dennis was co-founder of Beyond the Wall, a targeted media publication, then became president of Youthstream, a marketing firm. Since then he has worked as president of Zoom Media and Access Sports Media. Julie had worked in marketing and market research for 15 years and had been doing project-based consulting when she started Burbio. She thought of the calendar platform and took the lead on creating the site. She said her experience working with customers translated into product development for Burbio. With more experience in marketing than coding, she completed a 16-week course on front- and back-end Web devel-

opment at General Assembly in Manhattan to be able to communicate with developers. Initially, it involved 100-hour weeks and getting on Skype at 5 a.m. to talk to developers in India and Russia. The company has since switched to a team in Kansas City, which is only one time zone away. She also taught herself a prototyping software to test the site. In March, Dennis made the transition from live-in consultant to his wife to full-time employee at Burbio when he left TWB Access Sports Media, where he worked for Benerofe/Snipe two years. WCBJ The invested about $50,000 7.375”Roches w x 7.125” h of 10/22/14, their ownrevision money 2to start the business. This went toward launching and building the app, going to trade shows and paying legal fees to trademark the logo and incorporate the company. They launched the

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mid-November, people from about 40 different ZIP codes are connected to upward of 1,000 calendars on the site from nonprofits, schools, churches, sports teams and other organizations. There have been 5,000 unique visitors, and about 20,000 events have been added to personal calendars. “I really fully expect there’s going to be another zero next to both those numbers inside of 90 to 120 days because of the way we’re growing,” Dennis said. Like many young tech startups, Burbio isn’t profitable yet. The Roches are selling ZIP code-specific advertising and have sponsored emails. In the spring they will expand into Fairfield County, Conn. They also plan to create a mobile app. In the future, Dennis said, the company could offer premium services and charge a subscription rate. He said the Roches are also considering providing resources to businesses and organizations like ticket sales and event communications. He said with their low overhead, there is potential to grow. The Roches work in an office a block away from home with one fulltime employee, an Iona College graduate who works on marketing, business development and site operations. Burbio also employs seven part-time moms to evangelize the site to expand the product’s user base in other communities. The Roches want to hire more local employees as the company grows, like a full-time tech team and advertising salespeople. Dennis said his and Julie’s backgrounds in volunteer work, plus Julie’s consumer research experience, make them equipped to understand how to make the product user-friendly. He said he and Julie ran the town soccer league together, so they have experience co-leading an organization. The couple met at Proctor & Gamble, where they worked on different products. At Burbio, they divide responsibilities and check in every morning. “We sort of have complimentary skill sets,” Dennis said. The focus now is improving the product and growth, building traction and more partnerships. Dennis said the Roches have been meeting with recreation groups and government agencies and have been receiving positive feedback. “People really like the idea and we’re thrilled with how quickly it’s been adopted,” Dennis said.

INBRIEF DEAN APPOINTED AT NYMC A Canadian cardiologist with more than a quarter-century of experience as an academic medical administrator in Canada and the U.S. has been named dean of the New York Medical College School of Medicine, officials at the Valhalla school announced Nov. 18. Dr. Donald Douglas Miller will start in his new post Dec. 15 after serving as dean of faculty of medicine and dentistry at the University of Alberta. The Brockville, Ontario, native was also appointed vice-provost for bio-medical affairs for the Touro College and University System, which includes New York Medical College. In the dean’s post he succeeds Dr. Edward C. Halperin, chancellor and CEO of New York Medical College, who has concurrently served as dean since his arrival in Westchester from Duke University School of Medicine in 2012. Before his move to Alberta, Miller was dean of the School of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia, where he oversaw an expansion of the medical school from one campus to four, according to a New York Medical College spokesperson. While in Georgia, he also developed a new interdisciplinary research structure and a unified model of health care delivery by bringing physicians and hospitals closer together. Miller has held clinical appointments as an internist, cardiologist and medical imager at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, Saint Louis University and the Veterans Administration. He was a resident scholar at the Association of American Medical Colleges, where he studied the associations between national economies, health care policies and physician workforce balance. “From the outset, our top priority will be to continuously improve the learning environment for our medical students and residents.” Miller said in the school announcement. “To achieve this goal, we will attract and develop highly-qualified faculty members and staff who are dedicated to our learners’ success.” Halperin, who will continue as chancellor and CEO, said Miller’s appointment followed an international search by a faculty search committee in which the Canadian was chosen from “an extraordinarily strong pool of applicants.” Indira V. Samarasekera, president of the University of Alberta, said Miller’s

“passion for excellence in medical education is the defining feature of his leadership, setting the highest standard for students and faculty alike.”

HOSPITAL AFFILIATION MOVES FORWARD A state Health Department review committee on Nov. 13 approved NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital’s request to become the parent organization and co-operator of the 128-bed Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor.

The agreement, which awaits final approval by a Health Department planning council and the agency’s commissioner, will add the second community hospital in Westchester County to the NewYorkPresbyterian system. Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville became NewYork-Presbyterian/ Lawrence Hospital earlier this year. The Health Department’s Public Health and Health Planning Council is expected to act on the committee’s recommendation and approve the Hudson Valley Hospital Center affiliation at its Dec. 4 meeting. The

hospitals will have three years to complete the realignment. With final approval, Hudson Valley Hospital Center will be renamed NewYorkPresbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital while remaining a separate nonprofit corporation. No costs are associated with the new affiliation and no staffing changes are expected, according to documents filed with the state by NewYork-Presbyterian’s nonprofit corporate entity, NYP Community Programs Inc. — John Golden

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Officials mark Cambria Suites White Plains grand opening BY LEIF SKODNICK lskodnick@westfairinc.com

xecutives from Meyer Jabara Hotels and Choice Hotels joined dignitaries and guests Nov. 12 to celebrate the grand opening of the Cambria Suites White Plains. At 250 Main St., the 130-unit, all-suite hotel is part of a mixed-use development that includes 35,000 square feet of retail and two floors of underground parking. Constructed as part of a joint venture between Meyer Jabara Hotels and franchisor Choice Hotels International Inc., the development was estimated to cost $37 million when ground was broken in 2012. “It was a joint effort between our group, the city of White Plains and Choice Hotels,” said Richard Jabara, president and CEO of Meyer Jabara Hotels. Jabara said the rooms at the Cambria Suites are nearly 20 percent larger than those of competitors in the market. “It was a bunch of people who came together with the right idea at the right time, and the city was very receptive.” According to William Meyer, chairman of Meyer Jabara Hotels, White Plains’ econo-

my made the project’s completion possible. “The White Plains marketplace came back very strong after the recession,” Meyer said. “We had owned this land since the early 2000s. When the recession started, we decided to refocus on retail and hotel, because the hotel market in White Plains had come back so strong.” The eight-story hotel was built on the former site of an A&P supermarket that was demolished in 2011 and is next to the city garage on Main Street. “Because of the proximity to the city garage, we knew that retail would be successful here,” Meyer said. “Unless you have convenient parking, it’s very hard for retail to survive.” White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach sees the mixed-use development as a big piece of the downtown puzzle. “For year after year, this was a vacant old supermarket. This is a great turn of events for the city,” Roach said. “People are coming back to cities to live, and when they stay, they want to stay in a downtown where they can walk out and sample the different restaurants and entertainment options.” The hotel hosts a contemporary bistro,

and TGI Fridays, Chipotle, Corner Bakery, Wild Fusion Asian Grill and Planet Fitness are below the hotel, offering guests additional options for meals and entertainment. “We’ve brought a little localization and urbanism into the hotel,” said Michael Murphy, senior vice president of upscale brands for Choice Hotels International. “White Plains puts us on the global footprint,” Murphy said. “When you’re launching a new brand, you want to be in a place like White Plains, where you’ve got companies like Heineken, PepsiCo and MasterCard that’ll stay in the hotel and make it their hotel, and then stay in our hotels around the country.” The hotel also offers 2,000 square feet of meeting space in three meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 60 guests in a banquet setting or 120 guests for conferences. “Because it’s such an important corporate headquarters (location), there are a lot of travel planners in the area,” said Steve Joyce, CEO of Choice Hotels. “We’ll be able to show those travel planners who are booking across the country what a Cambria Suites looks like, and they’ll be booking

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ASK ANDI

BY ANDI GRAY

Deciding to buy or rent as your company grows We are out of room. We need to decide if we’re going to stay here or move. Staying means picking up additional space, which I think is going to be expensive. Our other option would be to buy or lease someplace else. What should I do? THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Buying a building is often a good idea if you can afford it. Know your company’s long-term plans before you decide what to do next. Moving a business takes planning. If you can’t afford to buy now, work on a three- to five-year plan to get where you want to go. Most privately held businesses don’t have enough tangible equity. When owners need leverage, they often can’t get the financing they need because there isn’t enough in real asset value available in the company. And given the slow housing market, many business owners are also struggling to prove they have equity at home that they can lend back into the business in case of need. Financing is based on comparing debt and equity. Banks are looking for more than historical net income performance. They want to see that the business has access to cash and accounts receivable net of accounts payable and credit card balances. More than 70 percent of today’s economy is composed of service-based businesses. Their primary assets, personnel, aren’t valued on the balance sheet. Buying a building is one of the few purchases a company can make where the cash laid out immediately turns into additional value on the balance sheet — 20 percent cash down turns into 20 percent additional value on the balance sheet, if not more. Any money spent to improve the building yields an increase in the value of the asset, often a multiple of what was spent. Before jumping on board with a plan to buy a building, make sure you know what your company’s plans are for the mid and long term. How much space will your company

need in three to five years? Does the space you’re looking at have expansion ability, either because you can remove existing tenants, you can build out or you can rearrange the space to fit in more? Planning to sell the business in the next couple years? What are the chances the future owner will want to stay in the current space? Can your space be leased to someone else if the new owner moves out? Is the neighborhood safe for your staff to come and go at all hours? Enough parking to accommodate everyone? How convenient is transportation? Will employees follow the move to the new location? Will the building likely appreciate in value over the next 5-plus years? Are you prepared to hire a property manager or similar? How much space are you planning on renting out? How much in the way of building improvements has to be done within the first year in order to bring the building up to your standards? Do you have enough money to pay 20 percent down? If not, where are you going to get that money from? How long will it take you to assemble the down payment? Not sure you have the funds right now? Check to see if there are funds available from the state to help. Move or stay where you are and add a space nearby to solve short-term needs. Often, moving accounting or sales to a new location can fix the immediate space crunch and buy you some time. Think of building assets as job No. 1 for yourself as business owner. Use the business as a vehicle for building those assets. If you have to pay rent anyway, you might as well pay yourself while you get the appreciation and depreciation value of a building. Looking for a good book? Try “Confessions of a Real Estate Entrepreneur: What It Takes to Win in High-Stakes Commercial Real Estate” by John A. Randel. Andi Gray is president of Strate�y Leaders Inc., strate�yleaders.com, a business-consulting �irm that specializes in helping entrepreneurial �irms grow. She can be reached by phone at 877-238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Send it via email to AskAndi@strate�yleaders. Visit AskAndi. com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

WHY I’M TERRIBLY FRUSTRATED WITH “FINANCIAL ADVISORS” (And You Should Be Too!) By Bob Reby, CFP®

Is your financial advisor minimizing the risks to your family’s lifestyle? Most people we meet are extremely vulnerable to at least half of the risks covered in our risk assessment Scorecard.

Reby Advisors provides conservative financial planning advice to more than 400 families, managing over $350 million in assets for people at all levels of wealth. We have five CFP® professionals on our team and will celebrate 30 years in business next year. Most people we’ve met over the past 30 years already had “financial advisors.” We know where these advisors leave their clients vulnerable.

Here are just a few examples of the common problems we see: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Their fees are too high. Transparency is still a problem. They don’t minimize your income taxes. Their clients fail our risk assessment test. They have the wrong definition of income. They put your money in the wrong investments in the wrong places.

These six points are merely the tip of the iceberg. In fact, we’ve never met with an individual or family—regardless of whether they have an advisor—who scored higher than a 65 out of 100 on our risk assessment test.

That’s why I urge you to contact us at (203) 790-4949 to schedule a financial consultation – no cost and no obligation. Even if you’re not interested in switching financial advisors, this is an opportunity to get a second opinion on whether your current portfolio and financial plan have you on track to reach your lifestyle goals. Securities offered through Triad Advisors. Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services offered through Reby Advisors. Reby Advisors not affiliated with Triad Advisors.

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Unsung heroes of accounting profession honored at inaugural awards STAFF REPORT

ive local accountants spent the evening of Nov. 17 away from the ledger, and instead were honored at the 2014 CPA Awards co-founded by the Westchester County Business Journal and People’s United Bank. Called Beyond the Bottom Line, the event was hosted by the Manhattanville College School of Business. It was the first event to honor the accounting profession in Westchester County. “This is one of a series of recognitions for great professionals that has been established by Westfair (Communications) over the past few years,” said Assemblyman David Buchwald, D-Mount Kisco, in remarks given before the presentation of the awards. “As a tax attorney, I have a particular respect for CPAs. I commend your profession and the honorees in particular. So many of you have been the ones to make sure that members of boards of directors and the public know that something needs to be changed, and that’s the great service that CPAs have been providing for generations.” “I’ve been to a number of Westfair events, and they’ve all been great,” said Joe McCoy, a team leader and senior vice president at

People’s United Bank. “I saw this as an opportunity to honor a profession that’s an integral part of the business community, and I couldn’t be happier with the culmination of our effort.” Anson J. Augustine of Marcum LLP was honored with the Top Accountant Under 40 award. A partner in the New York City office of Marcum’s assurance group, Augustine joined the firm in 2003. He works closely with publicly traded and privately held companies to provide services related to SEC compliance, as well as mergers and acquisitions and complex accounting and reporting. Augustine has a bachelor of science in public accounting and an MBA from Fordham University and a master of science in human resources from Hofstra University. Taking home the Most Community Oriented Award was Frank Pellegrino of Pellegrino & Co., who has more than 40 years of experience in accounting, audit, tax planning and compliance, and business and management consulting. A past president of the Westchester chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs, Pellegrino was also chairman of the advisory board of the chapter’s Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession program. He holds a BBA from

Baruch College of the City University of New York. Honored with the Most Trusted Adviser Award was Michael S. Hymes of Hymes and Associates CPA PC. Through his firm, Hymes provides tax consulting, income and estate tax planning, tax compliance services, and representation before federal and state tax authorities for individual and business clients. Hymes teaches undergraduate accounting at the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University and Concordia College-New York. Anthony J. Justic of Maier, Markey & Justic LLP was honored with the Ahead of the Curve Award, for earning his clients’ trust with his comprehensive technical knowledge of auditing and accounting principles and guiding the merger of Compufit into his firm. He joined the accounting department of Maier, Markey & Justic in 1987 and has helped grow the firm from three to 90 employees. Justic is a graduate of Fordham University. Kevin Keane of O’Connor Davies LLP was honored with the Best Managing Partner Award, for developing an environment of inclusion where all staff are informed of company goals, attend monthly seminars and annual training, work with the latest tools to

From left, Dean Anthony Davidson of Manhattanville Business School and Senior Vice President Joe McCoy of People’s United Bank with award winners Kevin Keane; Michael Hymes; Robert Derbabian, accepting the award for Anson Augustine; Frank Pellegrino; and Anthony Justic.

better serve clients and are encouraged to give back to the community. With more than 30 years experience in the accounting business, Keane is also a director and founder of The Westchester Bank. He holds bachelor’s degrees in accounting and information systems from Pace University and the University at Albany. “The accounting profession today is strong and sensitive to the consumer,” said Manhattanville School of Business Dean Anthony Davidson. “In order to be meaningful as an accountant in today’s economy, you need to do more than your line duties. You need to understand the business better, you need to understand more aspects more holistically and be in touch with the values of society as a whole.”

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ACCESS. ADVOCACY.

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ACTION.

Right: Judith Huntington, College of New Rochelle; Far right: Preston Demouchet, McCarthy Fingar LLP

THE COUNTY’S BRIGHTEST JOB SEEKERS FLOCK TO

Hyelim Yang, Chaelin Kim, Mercy College

Pamela Suett, Christina Bryce, NY Medical College; Maryna Vicinanza, Mercy College

Robinson Michaud, Mercy College; Brenda Wilkin, Volunteer New York!

Access to a highly educated workforce with diverse skill sets is critical for businesses looking to grow or locate in Westchester. The WCA provides that access through Recruit Westchester, our annual job and internship fair, held in collaboration with 15 of Westchester’s colleges and universities. Employers and job and internship seekers come together in one central location to network and interview. “By keeping our talent pool right here in Westchester, we ramp up efforts to compete globally,” says Marissa Brett, WCA president. “Recruit Westchester also showcases the county’s highly educated workforce, a collaborative and business-minded higher education community, and a growing economy.” “I’ve been to a lot of career fairs, and what I’ve noticed about Westchester’s talent pool is that they are eager, willing to work hard, and willing to work their way up to achieve their goals,” said Jannett Avendano, a recruiter for Citrin Cooperman. Walter Recher, HRG; William Mooney, III, Westchester County; Jill Hart, Mercy College; Janet Hasson, The Journal News Media Group; Marissa Brett, WCA; Kevin Plunkett, Westchester County; Judith Huntington, College of New Rochelle; Mark Kiselica, Iona College

WCA SELECTS YOUNG PROFESSIONAL FOR LEADERSHIP WESTCHESTER SCHOLARSHIP IAN CEPPOS, a commercial real estate professional, is this year’s recipient of a full scholarship to participate in Leadership Westchester, a prestigious professional development opportunity run by Volunteer New York, thanks to the Westchester County Association’s Young Professionals Group. The program is geared toward preparing today’s passionate professionals for tomorrow’s positions of influence. Ceppos, a senior managing director at Colliers International, was selected based on his commitment to Westchester and his ongoing community involvement. He’s a member and president of BOMA Westchester (Building Owners and Managers Association), and has volunteered his time rebuilding homes for Hurricane Sandy victims and fundraising for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Ceppos said he looks forward to using the new skills gained through Leadership Westchester to become a more effective business leader in the region.

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MEMBER SP TLIGHT ON

COMING UP WCA’s Holiday Networking Event Quarterly Networking Reception Tuesday, December 2 5:30–7:30 pm Westchester Country Club 99 Biltmore Lane Rye, NY 10580 Members: $75; Future Members: $95

NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE Some of the most critical breakthroughs in healthcare today are coming out of the New York Medical College in Westchester. Counter measures against biological and chemical hazards such as mustard gas, innovations in treatment of childhood cancers, and protecting the world’s population against complications and deaths from influenza are but just three initiatives NYMC is engaged in to advance science and medicine. “What people may not know about us is that we’ve been training future generations of physicians since 1860,” says Rob Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice. Amler is a member of the WCA’s board of directors and active in the organization’s Healthcare Consortium. “Now we are also training physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, Rob Amler, M.D., M.B.A., NYMC; Marissa Brett, WCA; Randi Schwartz, NYMC experts in public health, pharmacology, science, and more. We are one of the largest private health science universities in the country.” Among the challenges NYMC faces is training a future generation of healthcare providers who can address the critical needs of a growing population of individuals who are living longer. “Our goal is to prepare our graduates to meet the needs of this aging population—not just to live longer, but to live well,” he notes. The opening of a biotechnology incubator on campus last month is the latest milestone in the college’s pursuit of that goal. The educational program benefits by having real-time scientific developments taking place on campus, students benefit from internship opportunities, entrepreneurs have access to shared resources, and the faculty are energized by the health innovation in their midst, he says. “It’s also a win for Westchester County, because we’re attracting new talent and creative scientists here and growing the burgeoning biotech sector. We want to springboard off the innovations highlighted at the WCA’s Health Tech ’14 conference, and bring medicine into the 21st century.”

Event sponsors: Manhattanville College, People’s United Bank, Tompkins Mahopac Bank

Innovation Week/Health Tech ‘15 The WCA will host a number of events celebrating Westchester’s Innovation Economy next May 11–15

For more information or to register for events:

westchester.org or call 914.948.6444

For more information on sponsorship opportunities for upcoming events, contact Laura Montopoli, lmontopoli@westchester.org

WCA WELCOMES MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING EXPANSION IN WESTCHESTER The Westchester County Association welcomed the expansion of Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) to its new facility in West Harrison at a private reception in October. Hosted by the WCA’s Healthcare Consortium and

Marissa Brett, WCA; Nezih Cereb, M.D. and Soo Young Yang, Ph.D., Histogenetics

Vivian Strong, M.D. and Chau Dang, M.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering

Kevin Plunkett, Westchester County Government; Richard Barakat, Memorial Sloan Kettering; Scott Hayworth, Mount Kisco Medical Group

BLUEPRINT for Westchester, top healthcare executives and business leaders welcomed MSK top brass and highlighted the expansion, which points to further growth of Westchester’s $15 billion healthcare industry and signifies additional high-quality care for Westchester residents.

Richard Barakat, M.D., Memorial Sloan Kettering

Rajiv Ratan, M.D., Ph.D., Burke Medical Research Institute; Mary Beth Walsh, M.D., Burke Rehabilitation Hospital; Rini Ratan, M.D., Columbia University Medical Center

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THELIST: LIMOUSINE SERVICES Listed alphabetically

WESTCHESTER COUNTY WESTCHESTER COUNTY NEXT LIST: DEC. 1 HOSPITALS

Limousine Companies

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

Fleet

Services (include but not limited to)

NA artworkslights@gmail.com NA

Stretch limousines, economy sedans and luxury sedans

Airport transportation, proms, concerts, wedding, anniversary, birthday, bachelor/bachelorette party

Jeffrey G. Berkon go@capitalexeclimo.com 1984

Luxury sedans and stretch limousines

Airport transportation, shopping, theaters, long-distance trips and special occasions, including weddings

Al and Dennis Petrucci info@clubinternationallimo.com 1990

Town car sedans, limousines, SUVs, vans, limo-buses

Airports, weddings, proms, nights out, casino trips and corporate transportation

P. J. Devaney pjlimo@optonline.net 1973

Sedans, limousines and vans

Door-to-door service, airport transportation, nights out, weddings, special events, tours of New York City and tristate area

Melissa Thornton info@dlctrans.com 1981

Grand Marquis, Chevy Suburban, 10-passenger Ford Executive van, mini-coaches, 65-passenger coach bus

Airport service, local and long-distance, corporate meetings and events

Joseph Gross mreclipselimo@eclipselimousine.com 1983

Luxury sedans, 18-24 passenger Excursion and Navigator SUV limousines, Hummer and Escalade SUV limousines, Chrysler 300 stretch limousines, Rolls Royce, Excaliburs, 30-and 36-passenger party bus

Weddings, proms, nights out, airport transportation, Atlantic City and Connecticut casino runs, cruises, birthdays and corporate functions

Rich Guberti reservations@excel-worldwide.com 1984

Sedans, SUVs, limousines, vans, sprinter vans, minibuses, buses

Airport transportation, corporate, weddings, corporate shuttles, night out, meetings and events, worldwide transportation services

Leros Point to Point

Jeff Nyikos jeff.nyikos@leroslimo.com 1983

Sedans, vans, SUVs, minibuses, limo-vans

Airport transportation, corporate, weddings, night out, event transportation planning, security details, worldwide affiliate network, private jet charter, corporate cost surveys, concerts and sporting events tickets

LSW Chauffeured Transportation

Melissa Thornton reservations@lswlimo.com 1978

Art Works Limousine

74 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10606 281-1330 or 607-2050 • nywestchesterlimo.com

Capital Executive Limousine Inc./Your Private Car Inc.

55 E. Grassy Sprain Road, Suite 103, Yonkers 10710 395-1776 • capitalexeclimo.com

Club International Limousine

5 Fifth Ave., Larchmont 10538 834-3900 • clubinternationallimo.com

Community Airport Transportation & Limousine Goldens Bridge Car Service 21 Lincoln Ave., White Plains 10602

289-0000 • communityairportlimo.com

DLC Ground Transportation Service

240 Airport Access Road, White Plains 10604 946-6664 • dlctrans.com

Eclipse Limousine Service

2233 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10710 771-5466 • eclipselimousine.com

Excel Worldwide Transportation

45 Knollwood Road, Suite 104, Elmsford 10523 800-243-9235 •excelworldwide.com 6 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne 10532 800-825-3767 • leroslimo.com 10 New King St., Suite 209, White Plains 10604 877-878-5466 • lswlimo.com

New York Town Car

25 Acacia Terrace, New Rochelle 10805 573-1309 • newyorktc.com

On Time Transport Inc.

48 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 27, White Plains 10601 946-7250 • ontimetransportinc.com

Perfect Car and Limo Service

Owner(s) Email address Year company established

Jason Rudolph jason@newyorktc.com 2007 Jeffrey F. Nisberg reservations@ontimetransportinc.com 1989 Veshan Chaudhry info@perfectcarandlimo.com 2003

Luxury sedan, stretch limousines, chauffeured SUVs, passenger vans

Airport transportation, wedding, special events, casino trips, New York City day and evening trips, sporting events, out-of-town trips

Andrew and Edward Stoppelmann info@redoaktrans.com 1937

Lincoln town care sedan, Cadillac XTS, Lexus LS 460L, SUVs, Ford E350 XLT van

Airport transportation shuttles, nights out, weddings, road shows, corporate events, piers, birthday parties

Silver Star Limousine LLC

Mario Da Rocha Sr. info@silverstarlimo.com 1981

Vintage and luxury sedans, limousines, party and limo-bus, coach and shuttle

Wedding, special occasion, coach and charter, private travel

Top Class Limousine

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CONTRAFECT REPORTS LOSS IN Q3 ContraFect Corp., a biotechnology company based in Yonkers developing therapeutic protein and antibody treatments for drug-resistant infectious diseases, recently announced financial results for the third quarter. For the three-month period ending Sept. 30, ContraFect reported total unaudited assets of just more than $34 million, up from less than $10 million at the end of 2013. The company operated at a net loss for the third quarter of $16,397,678, a net loss per diluted share of common stock of $1.22. ContraFect has a net loss of $25,412,413 for the calendar year, which does not include a roughly $4.5 million dividend to its preferred stockholders. Overall, the company has a net loss per share of common stock of $5.76 for 2014. “Throughout the quarter we have continued our mission to address treatments for life-threatening, drug-resistant infections, one of the health care community’s major unmet needs,” ContraFect CEO Julia P. Gregory said in a statement. “We have continued to advance the development of our lead program, CF-301, which is a potential first-in-class molecule to address serious, life-threatening infections in the hospital, including those caused by the drug-resistant MRSA superbug. Our CF-404 program, which is a universal treatment for life-threatening influenza, has also made great strides.” ContraFect made a $41.3 million initial public offering of securities over the summer. The company’s common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market, an exchange for corporations with small market capitalizations. In an email sent to the Business Journal in July, Gregory said the company would use the proceeds of its IPO to further its work developing treatments for staph bloodstream infections such as MRSA and influenza, as well as research and general corporate purposes.

MTA PROPOSES METRO-NORTH FARE HIKES Metro-North Railroad tickets would cost as much as 6.1 percent more under a series of proposed fare hikes announced Nov. 17. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Metro-North, unveiled plans to increase fares for MTA rail service and up the cost of its roadway tolls by a total of 4 percent over the next two years. Metro-North tickets would increase

not for what Pat said. “Metro North had a system-wide signal failure and I was stuck in the tunnel of Grand Central Station for an hour and a half. Finally the train moved back to the platform. It was packed with people with frayed nerves. I immediately called Red Oak and was connected with Cynthia. She calmed me and told me she’d have a driver to me in an hour. And he was early! Cynthia kept in touch by phone and expressed concern for me. Talk about “going the extra mile”!

I know you know how rare it can be to find terrific customer care. A huge “thank you” to you and your team for continuing to make this aspect of your business a priority. Please know how much it shows and how deeply it's appreciated.” Pat R. Marketing executive Larchmont resident Pat was picked up with a Cadillac XTS. Plush leather seating for up to three, front wheel drive and Wi-Fi available.

IONA PROFESSOR CONTRIBUTES TO TV ELECTION COVERAGE A Westchester County professor served as a political contributor to Al-Jazeera America during the 2014 midterm election season. Jeanne Zaino, a professor of political science and international studies at Iona College, appeared as a guest on several of the channel’s programs. In her role as a political contributor, Zaino discussed issues ranging from turnout and ballot initiatives to the state of the economy and the impact of negative advertising. On election night, Zaino appeared as part of the network’s “America Votes 2014” special alongside Al-Jazeera America’s prime-time news anchor John Seigenthaler. — Leif Skodnick and Mark Lungariello

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between 2.2 percent and 6.1 percent based on the station and if the tickets are for rides during peak or off-peak hours. The MetroNorth’s New Haven Line runs to and from Connecticut. Connecticut fare increases have already been adopted by the state and are to be implemented in January. All MTA increases must occur in 25-cent increments, according to the proposal. A regular subway ride in New York City would increase by a quarter to $2.75. Tolls operated by the MTA would also go up, with the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge possibly increasing from $15 to $16. MTA Chairman and CEO Thomas F. Prendergast said the agency has cut $1 billion from its expenses but still needs fare increases to balance its budget. “The MTA is keeping its promise to ensure fare and toll increases are as low as possible, and these options are designed to minimize their impact on our customers,” he said in a statement. Fare and tolls cover 52 percent of the agency’s $13 billion operating budget, Prendergast said. Public hearings on the proposal will be held throughout the region beginning in December. Proposals may be modified before an ultimate vote in January. The fare increases would then take effect in March. To register in advance to speak at a hearing, members of the public can call 646-252-6777 between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Comments are to be limited to three minutes or less. Comments of three minutes or less can also be recorded on video and submitted at any of the public hearings. The Westchester County hearing is scheduled for Dec. 2 at the New York Power Authority, Jaguar Room, 123 Main St. in White Plains. The hearing begins at 5 p.m., with registration open from 4 to 8 p.m. Hearings in the suburbs are also scheduled for West Nyack’s Palisades Center on Dec. 8, 5 to 8 p.m., and at the Poughkeepsie Metro-North station Dec. 9, 4 to 8 p.m.

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system caters to multimillion-dollar players more than to the businessperson, say, with the microchip that can sniff chemicals on a battlefield and potentially diagnose diseases through the chemical traces in breath. All also agreed change is coming and more activity like theirs is on the horizon. That sniffing microchip, a proprietary technology of Norwalk-based Owlstone Inc., with research and manufacturing facilities in Cambridge, U.K., is the brainchild of CEO Bret Bader, who told how his idea has garnered 250 investors but involved “so many struggles.” His company employs 50 and was just named one of three awardees of a $500 million Department of Defense contract. Among the tricks of Owlstone’s 18 established and pending patents is reprogrammability. Yet for all its obvious — and now realized — potential, Bader, like others who spoke, told initially of tapping family and friends for money. The lenders spoke under the banner “New Products from New Players (NonBank Lenders).” The panelists were Andrea Gellert, senior vice president of marketing, Web-based small-business lender OnDeck Capital Inc; Nathaniel Cotanch, head analyst at New York City-based startup investing company Onevest; and Walter Booker, senior vice president of partnership development, New York City-based Fundation Group LLC, which claims, “All the benefits of a bank loan. None of the hassle.” Booker showed pictures of his big family — “our

Brady Bunch” — to remind the attendees that family was at the core of good business decisions. The panel, titled “Show Me the Money: How Local Small Businesses Sourced Capital,” featured regional success stories Peyman Zamani, CEO, Bridgeport-based Logicbroker; Manish Chowdhary, CEO, Bridgeport-based GoECart; and Bader from Owlstone. The moderator was Emily Carter, statewide director, Connecticut Small Business Development Center. The event also served as an informationgathering session for the Federal Reserve Bank. Speaking beforehand, New York Fed Associate Director Javier Silva said it was a follow-up to the Fed’s small-business credit survey released in the spring. Two other events — in the Bronx and at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark — will serve the same purpose as this event. “We’re here to listen and to fill in the gaps and to share the results of the smallbusiness survey,” Silva said. The survey used the Small Business Administration definition of small business, with fewer than 500 employees and less than $5 million in annual revenue. Silva said most of the businesses had about 50 employees. Among the Fed survey data: 46 percent of small-business owners — the largest cohort — will not apply for credit this year, while 37 percent planned to seek loans. Of the “yeses,” 14 percent were new applicants and 23 percent were re-applicants. In 2013, 40 percent of small business applied for credit and 57 percent did not (3 percent unsure).

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INBRIEF THANKSGIVING PARADE TO BE LED BY WVOX CHIEF The president of two New Rochelle-based radio stations will be the grand marshal of the city’s Thanksgiving Parade, which steps off at 10 a.m. Thanksgiving Day in front of New Rochelle High School. David O’Shaughnessy is president of Whitney Media, the company that owns talk radio WVOX 1460 AM and Caribbean music station WVIP 93.5 FM. The company was founded by O’Shaughnessy’s father and Whitney chairman William O’Shaughnessy. This year’s parade, the 51st for the city, is sponsored by the Valenti family and the New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce. In a statement announcing the grand marshal, the chamber called WVOX “the nation’s best known community radio station” and said it has “provided a beacon of free speech to New Rochelle and surrounding communities that hardly exists anyplace else.” “David proudly carries on the family tradition, and we are proud that he has agreed to serve as grand marshall,” the statement, from chamber Executive Director Bob Marrone, said.

The parade will move south down North Avenue from the high school, turning right on Main Street and ending at the intersection of Maple Avenue.

METRO-NORTH SET TO GET SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board was scheduled to discuss on Nov. 19 whether it should approve installing surveillance cameras on 2,064 Metro-North and Long Island Rail Road cars. An MTA committee endorsed the $34.6 million plan Nov. 17, after the National Transportation Safety Board recommended installing cameras in February. Cameras will film track activity but also will be installed in control rooms to keep a watchful eye on engineers. Additional cameras will be installed in passenger areas, which the MTA said would be a safety measure that could act as a crime deterrent. Metro-North trains have been involved in several accidents in the last two years, including a fatal derailment in the Bronx after which the operator admitted to investigators he had nodded off at the wheel. The MTA put out a request for proposals in March and a selection committee chose 4D Security Solutions for the LIRR at a cost of $16.7 million and Sepsa North America for Metro-North trains at a cost of $17.9 million. — Mark Lungariello

SPECIAL REPORT REAL ESTATE Westchester County Industrial Development Agency directors at meetings this summer and fall approved tax-break incentives and financing for a range of commercial projects that include hotel and office building renovations, affordable housing acquisitions and renovations, condominium and apartment developments for professionals and a self-storage facility. Here are capsule summaries of projects moving forward in the county with backing from the IDA. The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester, 3 Renaissance Square, White Plains $4 million renovation of the 146-room hotelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lobby lounge, guestroom and suites, corridors and spa. Developer: Cappelli Organization, White Plains. IDA backing: $297,500 in sales tax exemptions on construction purchases. Job creation: 40 construction jobs.

1311 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains $4 million interior renovation of an approximately 326,000-square-foot office building and parking, signage and landscaping improvements on the 23.5-acre property. Developer: Onyx Equities LLC, Woodbridge, N.J. IDA backing: $167,216 sales tax exemption for project purchases.

Mamaroneck Self-Storage, 426 Waverly Ave., Mamaroneck $3.5 million construction of a 40,000-square-foot self-storage facility incorporating green building technologies. Developer: Murphy Brothers Contracting Inc., Mamaroneck. IDA backing: $110,625 sales tax exemption for construction purchases. Job creation: 200 construction jobs.

Mamaroneck Towers, 235-237 Halstead Ave., Mamaroneck $15.8 million purchase and renovation of a 75-unit affordable housing complex for seniors. Developer: Wilder Balter Partners Inc., Elmsford. IDA backing: $13.5 million in taxexempt bond financing, $90,000 sales tax exemption, $177,580 mortgage tax recording exemption. Job creation: 31 construction and permanent jobs.

Washington House, 60 Union Ave., New Rochelle $47.4 million purchase and renovation of a 211-unit federally subsidized housing complex for seniors. Developer: Mountco Construction and Development Corp., Scarsdale. IDA backing: $23 million in tax-exempt bond financing, $383,500 sales tax exemption, $299,000 mortgage recording tax exemption. Job creation: 78 construction and permanent jobs.

Elmsford Professional Housing, 290 E. Main St., Elmsford $26.9 million construction of an 81-unit apartment complex marketed for professionals on a 4.5-acre vacant site. Developer: SME Development Partners LLC, Armonk. IDA backing: $650,000 sales tax exemption, $249,000 mortgage recording tax exemption. Job creation: 123 construction and permanent jobs.

Bronxville Condominium, 15 Kensington Road, Bronxville $60 million construction of a 54-unit condo complex and expanded public parking preceded by an environmental site cleanup. Developer: Gateway Kensington LLC, an entity of Fareri Associates in Greenwich, Conn. IDA backing: $1,328,400 sales tax exemption, $546,000 mortgage recording tax exemption. Job creation: 500 construction jobs and 10 permanent jobs. WCBJ | HV Biz

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ore than 200 students, parents, and alumnae of the Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel in White Plains braved the cold Nov. 19 to voice their concern over the sale of the school’s property. The Sisters of the Divine Compassion have owned the 16-acre property on North Broadway in White Plains since 1890. But the congregation announced plans to sell the property in May, placing the school’s future in jeopardy. Standing on the North Broadway sidewalk, one alumna said the sale of the property, and the apparent secrecy surrounding it, was a scandal. “They’re evicting nuns — two in their 90s, several in their 80s,” said Moira Duggan, who attended the school for 16 years, from first grade on. “They haven’t told them anything as to what subsidy or support they’ll have.” Duggan said that it was troubling to her that very little effort was put into finding an alternative solution that would have kept the school alive and very little information was being made available. “That’s the route they’ve taken, they don’t say anything,” Duggan said. “They’ve offered no information, other than it is irreversible and must be vacated by July 1, the nuns, the school and the rest of the congregation.” A phone message seeking comment from Sister Carol Wagner, the president of the congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, was not returned. Speaking for a group of parents and alumnae who recently incorporated to try to save the school, Jennifer Lewis told the Business Journal the leadership group of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion are

turning their backs on the school, to the point of rejecting at least one bidder on the property that wanted to preserve it. “There was a recent bid, we found out, from a church group that wanted to save the property, have the nuns stay here and keep the schools,” Lewis said. The corporation trying to preserve the school, called Save the Good Counsel Community Now Inc., was incorporated last month as a not-for-profit entity. “(The members of religious group bidding on the property) were willing to work with our group, but the nuns shut it down.” Bill Cuddy of CBRE, the commercial real estate firm that has the exclusive listing, declined to comment on any bids that have been made on the property. According to Lewis and others, the sale of the school will hurt families and the Catholic education community in Westchester. “The school has been flourishing, with 400 kids it’s as strong as it has ever been,” said Lewis. “This is one of the last affordable Catholic high schools for girls in Westchester County.” Standing nearby, Cynthia Powers concurred. “I think it needs to be understood that this is one of the affordable private schools,” said Powers, who has a daughter in 10th grade at the school. “These are kids from middle-class families who sacrifice so that their kids can go here.” Powers said she and her husband moved from Mahopac so their daughter could attend Good Counsel, where tuition runs about $9,000 per year. “If this property gets sold, no one knows what is going to happen,” Powers said. “Green space is disappearing in White Plains. Are we going to be looking at even more condos, even more tall buildings?”

J. Philip Commercial Group opens in Mahopac BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

wo veteran residential brokers in Westchester and Putnam counties have joined in opening a commercial real estate business with a goal of capturing a substantial share of Putnam County’s downtown development and leasing market. Jennifer Maher and J. Philip Faranda this month celebrated the opening of their J. Philip Commercial Group office at 609 Route 6 in Mahopac. The co-owners will have satellite operations in the existing Briarcliff Manor and Pelham offices of J. Philip Real Estate, the independent residential brokerage started by Faranda in 2005 in a spare room of his home. “We each have our own baby,” Maher said of the business partners, who began planning their commercial real estate company two years ago. “His is the residential, mine is the commercial.” Both Realtors have been active in real estate and business organizations. Faranda is president of the Hudson Gateway Multiple Listing Service and a member of Zillow.com’s agent advisory board. Maher is vice presi-

dent of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors and a director of the New York State Association of Realtors. She serves as chairwoman of the Putnam County Chambers of Commerce board of directors. Maher ran her own Mahopac brokerage

restaurant, medical office and mixed-use development. “We’re not the Class A (office)-leasing White Plains company,” Maher said. “Not that we’re afraid to do it, but this is sort of our niche — downtown Main Street development and leasing.” Maher said the firm has two licensed commercial agents in the Mahopac office and three more employees obtaining their real estate licenses. She said she projects a team of 20 brokers in the Putnam County office by the end of 2016. “I think very big,” Maher said of that projection. “We’re poised. We’ve spent a year getting ourselves ready,” studying their competition in the commercial market and doing guerrilla marketing. Faranda in a press release attributed the growth of his residential brokerage through the housing downturn to his firm’s adoption of technology, the Internet and social media in marketing. “We were early adapters of things that the public wanted, like listing syndication (on online real estate sites) and video,” he said. “We are excited to bring this fresh approach to the commercial market as we feel it is currently being underserved.”

business owners,” she said. She began focusing on commercial real estate deals as a result, she said. Maher said the company initially has focused on Putnam County, where she aims to capture 40 percent of the commercial

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firm, Incline Real Property Services, from 2008 to 2010 before merging with Keller Williams Realty Group, where she headed the Scarsdale office. Stepping down from the CEO position in Scarsdale to become an assistant broker and business strategist at Keller Williams NY Realty in White Plains, Maher said she “had to look at my spheres of influence” in her community. “My sphere is really elected officials and

market share. The company is also doing deals in Westchester and Dutchess counties and plans to move into Fairfield County, Conn., this year. “Because the market is so diversified in Putnam County, it’s mostly downtown mom-and-pop-type stores” in their commercial leasing business, Maher said. She said she is focusing on downtown areas in the county “and what makes a good fit” in retail,

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INBRIEF LUXURY APARTMENT COMPLEX OPENS IN WHITE PLAINS

From left, White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach at the La Gianna opening with developers Craig Rosenman and David Mann, Philip Fructer, principal of Papp Architects PC, and Michelle Coletti, broker at Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty.

Developers of three residential projects in White Plains were joined by Mayor Thomas Roach and business owners in

the city at an opening ceremony this month for La Gianna, a 56-unit luxury apartment complex at 10 DeKalb Ave. The $19 million development is the first in Westchester marketed and managed by Vibe Living, a brand of The Daten Group of New York City, a jointventure partner of White Plains-based Lighthouse Enterprises LLC. The companies have partnered on the completed La Gianna, The Dylan, under construction at 42 Waller Ave., and The Reed, rising at 115 N. Broadway. The three projects will add 103 high-end apartments to the city’s rental inventory. In collaboration with ArtsWestchester, Vibe Living will provide space throughout La Gianna’s amenity areas for a four-month exhibition of the works of four artists associated with the White Plains-based arts nonprofit — Susan Manspeizer, Kiyoshi Otsuka, Jerome Harris Parmet and Joyce Wenglowski. Michelle Coletti, associate broker at Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty and marketing coordinator at La Gianna, in a press release called the collaboration

“a win-win for Vibe Living and the arts community.” She said La Gianna will hold events that will bring the public into the building to view the exhibition. Vibe Living’s other two buildings are scheduled to open by February, according to a company spokesperson. Information on the buildings can be found at Vibe Living’s website at vibeliving.com.

HOULIHAN LAWRENCE NAMES BRANCH MANAGERS Houlihan Lawrence has appointed two new managers to oversee several of its Westchester County offices. Barry Graziano, who joined Houlihan Lawrence in 2010, will manage the real estate firm’s Armonk office, which serves the communities of Armonk, North Castle, Pleasantville, Mount Kisco and parts of Bedford, in addition to running the Chappaqua and Croton-on-Hudson offices. He oversees more than 120 brokers in the three offices. Brian Levine has been named branch manager of Houlihan Lawrence’s Irvington and Ardsley offices, where

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he will manage 50 agents, the firm announced. Graziano developed his management skills as a former industrial engineering and operations manager for a Fortune 100 company. With more than 12 years of experience in the real estate industry, Houlihan Lawrence officials said, he is an expert in managing and mentoring as well as overseeing the development and implementation of strategic social and online marketing campaigns. Among his industry honors, Graziano received the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors’ Platinum and Diamond Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sales. Levine was Westchester branch manager for Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty before joining Houlihan Lawrence. He previously worked as an associate broker with Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty. Founded in 1888, Houlihan Lawrence is a family-owned company with 26 realty offices and 1,200 agents across New York City’s northern suburbs. — John Golden

Standard Amusements notes cash strength in bid to run Playland BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

ash on hand is what sets Standard Amusements Inc. apart from the other vendors who want to take over the day-to-day management of county-owned Playland Park, the company’s executive managing director said. Standard Amusements, which is owned by hedge fund operator Standard General LP, said it would pay Westchester County $6 million upfront and invest $25 million in the first five years of any asset management agreement. The company’s access to immediate capital gives it an advantage, Nicholas Singer said, as some other potential operators would need to depend on outside sources. Singer presented Standard’s plan to several dozen residents gathered at The Rye Free Reading Room on Nov. 17. Standard is jockeying for frontrunner status with Central Amusement International LLC, a company owned by ride manufacturer Zamperla SpA, and both companies want to focus on revitalizing the amusement park area of Playland. While Central Amusement envisions adding new marquee attractions, Singer said Standard’s approach would be more understated. He quoted the cliché, “when you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” “When you’re a ride manufacturer, the solution is you always need more rides, new rides,” he said. “But if you’re not kind of so narrowly looking at the world through that prism, you look at Playland and there’s a lot of money that needs to be spent in nonride activities.” Standard and Central had explored a joint venture, but the two sides couldn’t come to terms on a possible collaboration. Much of the initial investment would be aesthetic improvements and infrastructure improvements: work such as adding fresh coats of paint and fixing cracked pavement. Although security, food and marketing need to be improved, Singer said Playland would be a restoration project and would not look at dramatic changes outside of a few new attractions or updated rides. “We don’t believe that it should be a thrill park,” he said. “We actually don’t think there’s anything fundamentally wrong with Playland.” Standard’s presentation was the third Playland-themed meeting in Rye hosted by county Legislator Catherine Parker, a Democrat. Central presented its plan in a similar fashion last month and a meeting earlier in November ended up focusing on the broader question of whether Playland needed a private operator or just more attention from county government (it was noted that Westchester hasn’t increased its marketing budget in decades, but still reported improved attendance and revenues for the 2014 season).

The potential vendors presenting their plans to residents may ultimately prove a futile exercise. It is the Westchester County executive, not the legislative branch, who would sign the agreement. The executive, Republican Rob Astorino, has said he will not make a decision on the future of the park until consultant Dan Biederman and his firm Biederman Redevelopment Ventures Corp. file a report analyzing park operations and recommending actions for the future. That report, which is costing Westchester $100,000, is due by the end of this month. Astorino’s administration solicited bids to reinvent the 80-year-old park on the Long Island Sound after years of budget deficits and what he said was declining attendance. The request for proposals was broad in its scope, a move that sought to encourage wide-ranging suggestions but which ultimately accentuated

the lack of consensus between Westchester officials, residents in the area and other stakeholders. Some thought the park should shift away from being solely an amusement park; others believed the amusements should be the focus. Beating out Standard and Central for the job was nonprofit Sustainable Playland Inc., which backed out of the deal earlier this year after heated legislative scrutiny and community backlash to aspects of the group’s plan including an 82,500-squarefoot field house. The group later blamed the collapse of the deal on the conflicting goals of county officials and a turf dispute between Westchester and the city of Rye. Rye, where Playland is located, wants zoning authority over any potential work at Playland, which has traditionally bypassed local approvals and instead gone through

county approval processes. Kim Morque, Sustainable’s president, said at the second of Parker’s Playland meetings that the county should start the process anew so that the county finds common ground and gives more specific direction as to what it wants on the property. “The process lacked a lot of clarity,” he said. “There wasn’t a consensus from the get-go.” Parker said that in the future there should be a local Playland advisory group representing neighborhood interests as well as a county Playland advisory group that represented citizen input from those not in the immediate vicinity of the park. To whom the groups would answer or report was a question in itself, reflecting the uncertain future of Playland. “What that (future) is today is still a good question,” Parker said.

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Greenburgh meets with consultant on Frank’s Nursery BY MARK LUNGARIELLO mlungariello@westfairinc.com

he town of Greenburgh is turning to an environmental consultant in hopes of driving up the asking price for the former Frank’s Nursery property by easing concerns over soil contamination at the site Greenburgh had planned to auction off the property to the highest bidder Nov. 13, but that auction was canceled when the town’s hired auctioneer warned that interested parties would either hold back their bids or bid low due to uncertainty about the cost of needed environmental cleanups of the site. Potential buyers had estimated that the cost for potential cleanup could reach

millions of dollars, even though last year Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, a Democrat, said they pegged the remediation more in the $100,000 range. Feiner told the Business Journal last week that further environmental reviews were necessary to get proper value for the property, which the town took over in a foreclosure proceeding. “Our goal is to provide potential bidders with a comfort level that if they purchase the property they will be able to build on it,” Feiner said. The town was looking to meet with state Department of Environmental Conservation representatives to discuss potential plans for guidance on their likelihood of approval, he said. Feiner also said Greenburgh would

seek state grants or federal funding that could reduce any cleanup costs for the property. Although the supervisor had hoped that the auction could be rescheduled for January, the uncertainty of costs is unlikely to be resolved by then and with the holidays weeks away it would be a difficult task to coordinate meetings with consultants and regulators during the next two months. Anthony Catalano is a senior partner with Woodard & Curran Engineering, the environmental consultant with an office in White Plains. That firm had previously conducted an analysis of contamination of the property and found an oil tank in 2001 spilled 200 gallons of No. 2 fuel into the ground and had “some impact” on groundwater there.

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New Main Street demolition starts in Yonkers BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

ending its agreement last December with the city’s former downtown master developer, Struever Fidelco Cappelli LLC. City officials he demolition of a retail block in down- in June issued a new request for proposals town Yonkers began this month as the for the site. Spano’s City Hall office last month city launches the third phase of its project to uncover segments of the Saw Mill announced the city had been awardRiver and create a riverwalk and outdoor ed $2 million by the state Department of Environmental Conservation for water qualvenues for tourists, residents and workers. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano dropped the ity improvement initiatives associated with wrecking ball Nov. 18 to mark the start of the the daylighting project that include improveproject on New Main Street, where several ments to river banks, plantings, installing a commercial properties between Nepperhan large debris chamber, separating combined Avenue and Ann Street were acquired by the sewer lines and replacing water lines. Yonkers officials said the project is one city in 2013 to make way for the estimated $16.4 million Saw Mill daylighting project. of 134 projects statewide that received a The Hudson River tributary has been buried combined $39.5 million in competitive state in a concrete flume for more than a century funding as part of the DEC’s water quality for much of its course through the downtown improvement program. Yonkers was awarded the third largest amount statewide and area. The city will create a 1.25-acre park at the the largest in the mid-Hudson valley region. Spano in a press release said the daycorner of New Main Street and Nepperhan Avenue. The park site had been planned as lighting project “has provided a tremena gateway to River Park Center, an ambitious dous boost to Yonkers’ economy, helping mixed-use redevelopment project at Chicken to spur economic development, create jobs Island, now an expanse of asphalt parking and bring new businesses to our downtown. lots one block from the demolition site off … With an improving economy, new businesses moving into the city and a growth Getty Square. The city is seeking a new developer and rate that ranks Yonkers as the second fastest development plan for Chicken Island 11:16 after AMgrowing PPR-Ad5x5625_Scorebook Ad 10/22/14 Page 1 city in the state, we are truly a city

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on the move.” The approximately $25 million first phase of the Saw Mill daylighting project created Van der Donck Park on the site of Larkin plaza across from the downtown Metro-North Railroad station. Yonkers officials said that project received the National Recognition Award by the American Council of Engineering Companies, Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award by the New York State Society of Professional Engineers, Project of the Year by the Westchester/ Putnam Chapter of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers and by the Construction Management Association

of America, the William White Award by the American Planning Association and the New York Honor Award by the American Society of Landscape Architecture. The second, $8.3 million phase of the project broke ground in March and will create a 20,000-square-foot park, called Mill Street Courtyard, around an uncovered 100-foot segment of the river in a dead-end alleyway behind downtown Main Street. City officials said the park will also include a pedestrian and vehicular bridge, bike path, public artwork from local artists and a new pedestrian gateway that will provide access to and from Van der Donck Park to the west.

FACTS& FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN A & W Lounge Café Inc. 3847 10th Ave., New York 10034. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Douglas J. Pick. Filed: Nov. 14. Case no. 1413141-mg. Ask Alice LLC. 37 W. 57 St., 10th floor, New York 10019. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Patrick M. Birney. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 1413161-smb. Erenler Inc. 19 W. 46 St., New York 10036. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Nancy Lynne Kourland. Filed: Nov. 12. Case no. 14-13128-alg. Green Team Advertising Inc. 261 Madison Ave., Ninth floor, New York 10016. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Arthur A. Luger. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 14-13155-smb. The View at 101 Boardwalk LLC. 133 W. 119 St., New York 10026. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by David Carlebach. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 14-13157-alg.

COURT CASES Act Three Inc. et al. Filed by the trustees of Empire State Carpenters Annuity, Apprenticeship, Labor Management Cooperation, Pension and Welfare Funds. Action: E.R.I.S.A. employee retirement. Attorneys: Elina Burke and Charles R. Virginia. Filed: Nov. 14. Case no. 7:14-cv-09101-VB. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Allyssa Baxley. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Donald Alan Migliori and Carmen Sessions Scott. Filed: Nov. 19. Case no. 7:14-cv-09106-CS.

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Morran Brown. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: John Amato IV. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 7:14-cv-09121-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Denielle Davenport. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Joseph Michael Lyon. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 7:14-cv09118-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed Tegan Kirby. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Nov. 13. Case no. 7:14-cv09030-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Misty Long and John-Paul Long. Action: diversityproduct liability. Attorney: Scott C. Harris. Filed: Nov. 13. Case no. 7:14-cv-09034-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Kelsi McDeid. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 7:14-cv09122-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Beverly Amanda Moncrief. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Kathryn Snapka and Michael G. Elliot. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 7:14-cv-09132-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by K.C. Von Gesjen. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorneys: Timothy J. Becker, Rolf Fiebiger and Michael K. Johnson. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 7:14-cv09123-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Shawna Hules. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Scott D. Levensten and Mark E. Gebauer. Filed: Nov. 18. Case no. 7:14-cv-09153-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Brittney Rixner. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorney: Lizette Miller-Radovic. Filed: Nov. 13. Case no. 7:14-cv09051-CS. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Genelle Seward. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Charles Andrew Childers, Andrew R. Schlueter and Michael Brandon Smith. Filed: Nov. 13. Case no. 7:14-cv-090540-CS.

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Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Sokha Thon. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Mitchell G. Allen, John T. Kirtley III and Elmore James Shepherd III. Filed: Nov. 14. Case no. 7:14-cv-09109-CS.

Seventh Generation Inc. Filed by Tziva Rapoport-Hecht. Action: diversity-citizenship. Attorneys: Joseph Lipari and Jason P. Sultzer. Filed: Nov. 14. Case no. 7:14-cv09087-KMK.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. Filed by Brittany Williams. Action: diversity-citizenship. Attorneys: C. Dorian Britt and Seth A. Litman. Filed: Nov. 14. Case no. 7:14-cv-09113-CS.

State of Connecticut Department of Labor. Filed by Northeast Landscape & Masonry Associates Inc. Action: 1983 Civil Rights Act. Attorney: Saul David Zabell. Filed: Nov. 14. Case no. 7:14-cv-09104KMK.

Bethel Business Assoc. Filed by Woodstock Ventures LC. Action: trademark infringement. Attorneys: Jonathan D. Reichman and Jonathan Webster Thomas. Filed: Nov. 12. Case no. 7:14-cv-09021-NSR.

Studio Nails & Spa Inc. et al. Filed by Al Ping Liu. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Jian Hang. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 7:14-cv09128-VB.

Cavalry Portfolio Services LLC. Filed by Terra Nixon. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Sergei Lemberg. Filed: 7:14-cv09019-KMK.

Target Corp. et al. Filed by Kahlea Baldwin. Action: diversity-personal injury. Attorney: Mitchell B. Levine. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 7:14-cv09138-KMK.

JAF Builders Corp., Scarsdale. Seller: Peter C. Sheahan, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 42 Huntington Ave., Scarsdale. Amount: $1 million. Filed Nov. 14. Macquesten Takeover Partners LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Repetti Service Station Inc., Mount Vernon. Property: 22 S. West St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 12. Sterling Road Holdings LLC, Harrison. Seller: Murray Koppelman, Harrison. Property: 209 Sterling Road, Harrison. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Nov. 12. Tuscan Gardens LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Cortway Apartments Ltd., New York City. Property: 3469 Lexington Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $6 million. Filed Nov. 13.

Below $1 million

Chicago Hotel Holdings Inc. Filed by the trustees of the National Retirement Fund. Action: E.R.I.S.A. Attorneys: Stephanie Myers Bersak and David C. Sapp Jr. Filed: Nov. 13. Case no. 7:14-cv-08999-KMK.

Above $1 million

154 Bedford Road LLC, Armonk. Seller: Roderick T. Green, et al, Armonk. Property: 156 Bedford Road, North Castle. Amount: $999,700. Filed Nov. 14.

City of Poughkeepsie. Filed by Wayne Fletcher. Action: 1981 Civil Rights. Attorneys: Christina Tanya Hall. Filed: Nov. 18. Case no. 7:14-cv09150-KMK.

100 Stevens Avenue LLC, New York City. Seller: Tnanga Realty Corp., New York City. Property: 100 Stevens Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 18.

188 Spring Street Associates LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: 188 Spring Street Corp., White Plains. Property: 188 Spring St., Ossining. Amount: $325,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Cornwall Central School District. Filed by “T.M.”. Action: civil rights of handicapped child. Attorneys: Jean Marie Brescia, Gary S. Mayerson, Maria Christine McGinley and Tracey Spencer Walsh. Filed: Nov. 18. Case no. 7:11-cv06459-VB.

280 West Street LLC, Bedford Hills. Seller: Ryland East Management Corp., Chappaqua. Property: 280 West St., Mount Kisco. Amount: $4.8 million. Filed Nov. 13.

236 West 1st Street LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: DiSalvo Brothers Service Station Inc., Wappingers Falls. Property: 236 First Street West, Mount Vernon. Amount: $480,500. Filed Nov. 14.

Hudson Valley Practice Management Inc. Filed by Joyce Occhipinti. Action: denial of overtime compensation. Attorney: Lee Sam Nuwesra. Filed: Nov. 12. Case no. 7:14-cv-08969-KMK. I.C. Systems. Filed by Sharon Lowery. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Matthew Sheffield. Filed: Nov. 17. Case no. 7:14-cv-09141-CS. The Isopure Co. LLC. Filed by Dani Tocci. Action: diversity-product liability. Attorneys: Scott A. Bursor, Neal Jamison Deckant, Frederick John Klorczyk and Joseph Ignatius Marchese. Filed: Nov. 14. Case no. 7:14-cv-09097-VB. New York State Veterans Home at Montrose. Filed by Eric Van Zandt. Action: job discrimination (employment). Attorney: Roseann Kitson Schuyler. Filed: Nov. 13. Case no. 7:13-cv-09049-VB.

DEEDS

31 Paddington LLC, Great Neck. Seller: Sandor Frankel, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 31 Paddington Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 13. 460 Yello Jersey LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: Generation III Properties LLC, New York City. Property: 460 Bedford Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 14. 97 North Water LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Diamond Dairy Inc., Ossining. Property: 97 N. Water St., Ossining. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Nov. 13. Angenehm LLC, New York City. Seller: Casa Zeta LLC, Los Angeles, Calif. Property: 541 Guard Hill Road, Bedford. Amount: $7.5 million. Filed Nov. 18. GDA LLC, Yonkers. Seller: 951 McLean Holdings LLC, Wantagh. Property: 951 McLean Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Nov. 18.

27A Main Street LLC, Ossining. Seller: Mahopac Bank, Brewster. Property: 27A Main St., Ossining. Amount: $485,000. Filed Nov. 13. 453 North Realty LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Four Thirty Three Realty LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 449 MacQuesten Parkway North, Mount Vernon. Amount: $900,000. Filed Nov. 13.

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5 Stanley Lane Corp., New Hyde Park. Seller: Chantelle Aris, et al, Mount Vernon. Property: 498 E. Third St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $141,123. Filed Nov. 18. 74 Wildey LLC, White Plains. Seller: Mana and Family LLC, Ossining. Property: 74 Wildey St., Greenburgh. Amount: $670,000. Filed Nov. 13. Alpine Land Development LLC, White Plains. Seller: Shari Castillo, Scarsdale. Property: 2 Lincoln Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $800,000. Filed Nov. 14.

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NEWSMAKERS [PLUS AWARDS AND EVENTS] WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL ADDS TO ITS STAFF

ASHLESHA DAYAL

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FRANCINE EINSTEIN

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White Plains Hospital has announced the following staff appointments: ASHLESHA DAYAL specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. She received her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine, completed her residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and the first of two maternal fetal medicine fellowships, at Columbia University; her second was at Montefiore Medical Center. Dayal is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as the MFM subspecialty. FRANCINE EINSTEIN specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. She received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, completed both her internship and residency at St. Barnabas Medical Center and her clinical fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center, followed by her post-doctorate fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Einstein is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as the subspecialty of maternal fetal medicine. SHARON GRUNDLAND specializes in behavioral health. She received her medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine internship at NSLIJ Health System, where she also completed her psychiatry residency as well as a psychosomatic medicine fellowship. Grundland is board certified in psychiatry. MOHINI GURME specializes in

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neurology. She received her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University, completed her internal medicine internship at Bassett Healthcare and completed her neurology residency at the University of California Davis Health System, followed by a clinical neurophysiology fellowship at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Gurme is board certified in neurology. MARIA LUFRANO specializes in gastroenterology. She received her medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed her internal medicine residency at North Shore University Hospital, and completed her fellowship in gastroenterology, also at North Shore University Hospital. Lufrano is board certified in internal medicine as well as the subspecialty of gastroenterology. SMITHA NAIR specializes in pulmonary/critical care medicine. She received her medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed her internal medicine internship at Nassau University Medical Center followed by her internal medicine residency at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, where she remained for her fellowship in pulmonary/critical care medicine. Nair is board certified in internal medicine with a subspecialty in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease. NARGIS SAVANI specializes in behavioral health. She received

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her medical degree from Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and completed both her psychiatry internship and residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Savani is board certified in psychiatry. STEPHANIE SIMS specializes in radiology. She received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine internship at Lenox Hill Hospital and returned to Mount Sinai to complete her radiology residency and fellowship in breast and body imaging. Sims is board certified in radiology. CYNTHIA BYRNE is a physician assistant specializing in surgery. She received her physician assistant certificate from University of Medicine and Dentistry after obtaining her Bachelor of Science degree at Hunter College. Byrne is certified as a physician assistant by the National Association of Physician Assistants. SILVIA GRES is a nurse practitioner specializing in internal medicine. She received her Master of Science degree from Pace University, School of Nursing. Gres is certified as a nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. ANITHA XAVIER is a nurse practitioner specializing in internal medicine. She received her Master of Science degree from the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Xavier is certified as a nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

GOLDSCHMIDT NAMED AGENT FOR THREE FLEX PROPERTIES ERIC S. GOLDSCHMIDT, senior partner at Scarsdale-based Goldschmidt & Associates, has been appointed the exclusive sales agent of a three-building package of flex properties, totaling approximately 103,000 square feet in northern Westchester County. The addresses are 99 Castleton Ave.,

Pleasantville, and 10 St. Charles St. and 17 Gramercy Place, both in Thornwood. This is the first time these properties are being offered for sale as a package. All three properties were built, owned and managed by the late Theodore Furst of Duke Millwork and Duke Realty

WHITE PLAINS LAW FIRM ADDS TO ITS STAFF LEE J. LEFKOWITZ and DAVID V. MIGNARDI have joined the White Plains law offices of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC. Lefkowitz joins the firm as an associate in the financial services litigation practice group. Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP. He had worked as a postgraduate fellow for New York State Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan. Lefkowitz received his J.D. from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, cum laude, and

his B.A. from Binghamton University, cum laude. Mignardi joins the firm as an associate in the financial services litigation and bankruptcy and restructuring practice groups. He focuses his practice on complex commercial, real estate and banking litigation with an emphasis on financial services and bankruptcy litigation. Mignardi received his J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University and his B.S. from the Manhattan College School of Business, magna cum laude.

HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL WINS GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD For the fourth time in recent years, Hudson Valley Hospital Center (HVHC) has captured one of Press Ganey’s prestigious awards — the 2014 Guardian of Excellence Award for clinical excellence. The award from Press Ganey was received at the organization’s recent annual convention in Orlando. “This is no easy feat,’’ Hudson Valley Hospital Center President John Federspiel said. “To qualify, our medical and employee staff had to receive scores that are higher than 95 percent of the hospitals in the country. I am very proud to lead such a dedicated team.’’ HVHC received the organiza-

tion’s Success Story Award for employee satisfaction in 2006 and for patient satisfaction in 2012. It also received the Guardian of Excellence Award in 2013 for patient satisfaction and now for clinical excellence. The Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award is a health care industry symbol of achievement. Fewer than 5 percent of all Press Ganey members reach this threshold and consistently maintain it for the one-year reporting period. Press Ganey partners with more than 10,000 health care facilities, including more than half of all U.S. hospitals, to measure and improve the patient experience.

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IVI INTERNATIONAL HIRES SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER MATT PHEANIS has been hired as senior project manager–reviewer by IVI International Inc., a construction risk management and due diligence consultancy headquartered in White Plains. Responsible for conducting Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs) and communicating any issues that arise during this process to clients, Pheanis will write detailed reports and review reports written by others and previous reports to ensure that they meet both IVI and client protocols. “Matt has extensive experience managing environmental site assessments with speed and accuracy and he is also experienced in reviewing the work of others,” said CHARLES MULLIGAN, director of Phase I and Zoning Compliance. With more than 10 years of expe-

NEW REGIONAL DIRECTOR AT PENTEGRA JEFFREY JOHNSON has joined Pentegra, headquartered in White Plains, as its regional director for qualified plan sales. Reporting to PETE SWISHER, Pentegra senior vice president of national sales, Johnson will spearhead the company’s business development efforts in the Southwest. Swisher said, “With extensive knowledge of qualified retirement plan solutions, strong relationships and a solid track record of success, he will be instrumental in working to expand the organization’s scope, reach and relationships throughout the Southwest.” Johnson will be based in Phoenix.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CENTRAL WESTCHESTER (JLCW) HAS PARTNERED WITH THE GREENBURGH HOUSING AUTHORITY’S AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM to help provide supplies and support to this program. A drive will be held at Wayside Cottage, 1039 Post Road, Scarsdale, where items or monetary donations can be dropped off on Dec. 3 and Dec. 10 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, call (914) 723-6130 or visit jlcentralwestchester.org.

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or and true privilege to accept the award. I am humbled to receive an award that focuses on the citizen. All businesses must understand that citizenship is not tangential to the business. It is the business. One of my biggest priorities has been to transform PepsiCo into the best corporate citizen possible.” College President TIM COST praised Nooyi for her vision, tenacity and compassion and for exemplifying “one of the most important things we stand for here at JU: a commitment to global engagement.”

The law firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP has received a tier 1 ranking for elder law in the New York metropolitan region by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2015. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the firm has been recognized for its professional excellence. Achieving a top-tier ranking signals a combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, with offices in White Plains and Somers, concentrates its practice on elder law planning, asset protection planning, wills, trusts and estates, Medicaid applications (home care and nursing home), guardianships, nursing home negligence, special needs planning, estate litigation, as well as real estate, corporate and commercial law.

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PepsiCo Chairman and CEO INDRA K. NOOYI was honored Nov. 13 by Jacksonville University with its inaugural Presidential Global Citizen Award. She was recognized as one of the world’s most powerful business leaders for her commitment to bettering society and improving the planet. It is given to a visionary leader whose influence is felt “well beyond the bounds of his or her recognized responsibilities” and who embodies JU’s ideal of a “globally engaged citizen creating opportunities to lead, live and learn.” Nooyi called it “an absolute hon-

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PROFESSIONAL WOMEN OF WESTCHESTER HOSTS A HOLIDAY PARTY TO BENEFIT HOPE’S DOOR NY, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Morton’s The Steakhouse, 9 Maple Ave., White Plains. Hope’s Door seeks to end domestic violence and to empower victims to achieve safety, independence and healing from the trauma of abuse. Bring an item from the Wish List of Hope’s Door with you; visit professionalwomenofwestchester.com for complete list. $15per person for PWW members, $20 per person for nonmembers; includes appetizers. Registration is required to attend.

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rience in the environmental industry, Pheanis comes to IVI from Partner Engineering and Science Inc. As a project manager he managed multiple Phase I environmental site assessments for private commercial banking institutions. Prior to that, he worked for four years as a project scientist at Geologica. Pheanis will be based in the San Francisco Bay area.

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TD BANK NAMES LARCHMONT MANAGER TD Bank has named SUSAN C. FULLER as manager of the Larchmont branch at 1289 Post Road. She is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, managing personnel and overseeing the day-to-day operations at the store serving customers throughout a region that includes New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison. Fuller has 40 years of retail and business banking experience. Prior to joining TD Bank, she served as business banker at Citibank in Mamaroneck and as a branch manager at Dime Savings Bank in Scarsdale.

NYPA’S ANDERSON HONORED Volunteer New York! staff hold up 2014 Top-Rated Nonprofit Certificates in celebration of receiving recognition. Credit: Volunteer New York!

Volunteer New York! has been honored with a prestigious 2014 Top-Rated Nonprofit Award by GreatNonprofits. org, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. “We are proud of our accomplishments this year, including another successful year for our 9/11 community

action day that helped launch the Westchester County Diaper Bank with the Junior League of Central Westchester,” said board chairman Mark Rollins. The Top-Rated Nonprofit award was based on the large number of positive reviews that Volunteer New York! received – reviews written by volunteers, agencies and program participants.

BACH TO OVERSEE CORPORATE HOSPITALITY AT KPMG WOMEN’S PGA TOURNEY The PGA of America has appointed MEREDITH A. BACH as corporate hospitality sales manager for the inaugural KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, to be held at June 9-14 at Westchester Country Club. Bach, who has an extensive background in event management, sports marketing and communications, will oversee all aspects of the championship hospitality venues, from sales to quality of service and serve as the primary onsite contact for all corporate

clients. An accomplished event manager with more than 20 years of experience in finance, fashion, sports and media industries, Bach has developed strong relationships with high-profile athletes and industry leaders. She worked in a similar capacity with the United States Tennis Association for its U.S. Open corporate hospitality programs and has been successful in developing and utilizing strategic partnerships for a broad range of world-class events.

A former American Express senior manager who specialized in global advertising and brand management, Bach also was the Polo Ralph Lauren senior director of sports marketing, who administered events for golf and tennis brands, working with various LPGA stars. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will be the first women’s major run by the PGA of America, which operates the annual PGA Championship and biannual Ryder Cup competition.

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JILL C. ANDERSON, vice president of public and regulatory affairs for the New York Power Authority (NYPA), was recently recognized by Diversity Journal as one of the Women Worth Watching in 2015. Anderson is being honored for her leadership in positioning NYPA to meet the challenges of an industry undergoing rapid technological change and helping to redefine the electric utility industry in New York state. Anderson also serves as chief of

staff to NYPA’s President and CEO Gil C. Quiniones and is a member of the executive management committee. Her responsibilities include corporate communications, community and government affairs, legislative and regulatory affairs, project development and licensing and energy policy and sustainability. Anderson has served as president of the New York State Women in Communications and Energy.

BERG RECEIVES SUPER LAWYER DISTINCTION STUART BERG, a partner in the real estate department of Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever LLP in White Plains, has been named to the 2014 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers, a listing of the region’s outstanding attorneys who are recognized for professional achievement in the New York metropolitan area. Berg has earned the reputation as the “go-to” lawyer to facilitate multimillion-dollar real estate transactions. He has been involved

in the acquisition and sale of numerous buildings in New York City and throughout the country. During the recent economic downturn, he played an instrumental role in turning around distressed assets and modifying loans. He is one of three partners at Kurzman Eisenberg to be honored as a 2014 Super Lawyer, joining Jessica Galligan Goldsmith, head of the trusts and estates department, and Richard L. Chadakoﬀ of the real estate department.

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ing the legal profession by successfully completing a rigorous application process and providing the consumer of legal services with an objective measure by which to choose qualified and experienced legal counsel. The elaborate screening of credentials that all NBTA board-certified attorneys must successfully complete includes demonstration of substantial trial experience, submission of judicial and peer references to attest to their competency, attendance of continuing legal education courses, submission of legal writing documents, proof of good standing and passing of an examination.

The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) has announced that JAMES J. NOLLETTI of Collier, Halpern, Newberg, Nolletti & Bock LLP in White Plains has successfully achieved board certification as a trial advocate. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an organization designed specifically to create an objective set of standards illustrating an attorney’s experience and expertise in the practice of trial law. Nolletti, joins a growing number of trial attorneys that have demonstrated their commitment to better-

KT MCFARLAND, A FOX NEWS NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Orange County Partnership’s 2014 annual networking event. The reception will begin at 5 p.m. at Anthony’s Pier 9 in New Windsor. Tickets are priced at $135 per person or $1,485 for a table of 12. For more information, contact the partnership at 845-294-2323 or email norma@ocpartnership.org.

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STRAMIELLO NAMED PROJECT MANAGER Verticon Construction Ltd. has hired JOHN STRAMIELLO as project manager after being awarded the contract for a project in the Wappinger Central School District. Stramiello will be spearheading the project for the school dis-

trict while adding his skills to the current estimating team of Verticon, which includes Jim Seckler, Joe D’Angelico and co-owner Alan Zuckerman. Stramiello, who is from Circleville, has crossed paths with Monroe-based

Verticon while working with his father at New York Earth & Structures, an excavation and site development company, when the companies collaborated on the Inspire Cerebral Palsy Center in Goshen.

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CENTRAL HUDSON OFFERS BILLING AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Customers experiencing a financial hardship this winter are encouraged to apply for a Home Ener�y Assistance Program (HEAP) grant through their local Department of Social Services. Those who qualify may also be eligible to receive additional benefits from Central Hudson. “Customers who are eligible for

HEAP and use electricity or natural gas as their primary heating source may receive a regular benefit $350 to $400, depending on family income guidelines, applied toward their Central Hudson account,” said Charles A. Freni, senior vice president of customer services, adding that eligible customers who use electricity

or natural gas to heat their residence may also qualify for an additional emergency HEAP benefit of $350 to $490 beginning Jan. 2. Eligibility for HEAP benefits, which opened Nov. 17 is determined by income and family size; this season, for example, a family of four earning up to $50,629 per year

may qualify. “All Central Hudson customers who receive HEAP benefits toward their account during the 2014-2015 HEAP season will also be issued a bill credit of between $5.50 and $23 per month on their Central Hudson bill, depending on the type of service received, for a maximum of 12 months,”

said Freni. “We’re pleased to provide this support for our customers who may be facing financial difficulties.” For more information, visit otda. ny.gov/programs/heap/program.asp and for more on all of Central Hudson’s assistance and billing programs, visit CentralHudson.com and click on “Your Home.”

the world premiere of this amazing story right here in the Hudson Valley, with our WWII veterans in attendance,” said Frank P. Kimler, chairman of the Hudson Valley Honor Flight Board of Directors. Tickets are on sale now. General admission is $15 and VIP tickets are $75. VIPs will have priority seating and a meet-and-greet reception,

including food and beverage, with the film’s veterans and producers afterward. Tickets can be purchased at middletownparamount. com or at the box office. WWII veterans may visit the Paramount box office in advance to receive tickets at no cost. For more information, contact Hudson Valley Honor Flight at 845-391-0076.

HUDSON VALLEY HONOR FLIGHT TO DEBUT FILM A red carpet world premiere of the documentary film “Hudson Valley Honor Flight: Generation Bridge” Jan. 24, 5 p.m., at the Paramount Theatre in Middletown will be hosted by Hudson Valley Honor Flight. The film, produced by Rockland County resident Joe Allen, senior vice president, employee commu-

nications and community affairs at Active International at Pearl River, documents Hudson Valley World War II veterans’ experiences and tells the story and mission of Hudson Valley Honor Flight, which provides a day of honor bringing WWII veterans free of charge to the nation’s capital to visit the WWII memorial.

The film also captures the interactions of veterans working with teens in area schools to provide insight into the World War II era. It documents the sharing of information with area high school and middle school students. “We are excited that after a year of producing this film, we will finally be able to celebrate

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FACTS & FIGURES Bertash LLC, New York City. Seller: Betty Longo, Port Chester. Property: 51 Upland St., Rye. Amount: $280,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Margaret A. Nicholson, Somers. Property: 17 Cortlandt Place, Ossining. Amount: $535,503. Filed Nov. 17.

Caritas of Port Chester Inc., White Plains. Seller: Mark Marino, et al, Port Chester. Property: 29 Beech St., Rye. Amount: $320,000. Filed Nov. 14.

FSB Properties Inc., Lake Success. Seller: Vincent Rippa, Rye Brook. Property: 49 Cliff St., Yonkers. Amount: $538,698. Filed Nov. 13.

Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Thomas Harris, et al, Bedford Hills. Property: 268 McLain St., Bedford. Amount: $948,500. Filed Nov. 13.

Gotham 1955 Inc., Harrison. Seller: Jade Pension Plan, White Plains. Property: 372 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $365,000. Filed Nov. 14.

Central Mortgage Co. Seller: Felix Rivas. Property: 208 Buena Vista Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $145,000. Filed Nov. 17.

H and R Block Bank. Seller: Louis C. Palella, White Plains. Property: 51 Ogden Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $481,191. Filed Nov. 13.

CitiMortgage Inc. Seller: Christopher Meagher, White Plains. Property: 64 Chaucer St., Greenburgh. Amount: $320,000. Filed Nov. 17.

LAP-Bennett 47 Realty LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Erick J. Mero, Garrison. Property: 47 Bennett Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $260,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Cotour Inc., Nome, Ark. Seller: Daniel Torena, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 60 Oregon Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $600,000. Filed Nov. 13. Darcy6 Inc., Eastchester. Seller: Gail Jay Freeman Weed, et al, Chappaqua. Property: 6 Darcy Lane, Eastchester. Amount: $357,500. Filed Nov. 18. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Helene M. Greenberg, Elmsford. Property: 11 E. Kingsbridge Road, Mount Vernon. Amount: $422,778. Filed Nov. 14. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Joyce A. Brown, Mount Vernon. Property: 77 Rockledge Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $236,119. Filed Nov. 17. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Malachy P. Lyons, Bay Shore. Property: 583 Locust Ave., Rye. Amount: $461,787. Filed Nov. 18. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: City of Mount Vernon. Property: 416 Bedford Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $24,563. Filed Nov. 13. Edge-Etc LLC, Sleepy Hollow. Seller: Barbara Perry, Mount Venron. Property: 20 Amsterdam Place, Mount Vernon. Amount: $80,000. Filed Nov. 14. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Jeffrey Binder, White Plains. Property: 123 N. Highland Place, Cortlandt. Amount: $509,827. Filed Nov. 14.

Painted Turtle Investment Company LLC, Chaple Hill, N.C. Seller: Susan Crucy Burkhardt, et al, Tarrytown. Property: 43 Knapp Road, Lewisboro. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 14. RMC 1 Inc., Tuckahoe. Seller: Mitchell Manson, Bedford. Property: 10 Croton Lake Road, Bedford. Amount: $453,000. Filed Nov. 14. Splinter Construction Corp., Bedford. Seller: 3 G Land Group LLC, Briarcliff. Property: 170 Chestnut Ridge Road, Bedford. Amount: $975,000. Filed Nov. 14. Tuscan Gardens LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Kirquel Development Ltd., New York City. Property: 3479 Lexington Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 12.

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MAMARONECK, 48 Marbourne Drive. Single-family residence; .58 acre. Plaintiff: JP Morgan Chase Bank NA. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Christopher Young. Referee: Christopher Mangold. Sale: Dec. 4, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,140,259.30. MOUNT VERNON, 409 S. Third Ave. Two-family; .05 acre. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Sweeney Galo Reich Bolz, 718459-2634; 95-25 Queens Blvd., Rego Park. Defendant: Richard Benn. Referee: Kenneth Bunting. Sale: Dec. 1, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $585,454.62. PORT CHESTER, 5 Jenna Way (aka) 16 West St., Apt. E. Condominium; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: US Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC; 25 Northpointe Parkway, Amherst. Defendant: Johanna Kmetz. Referee: Michele Bermel. Sale: Dec. 3, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $610,900.62. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 2158 Mohansic Ave. Single-family residence; .5 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stein, Wiener & Roth, 516-742-1212; 1 Old Country Road, Suite 113, Carle Place. Defendant: Kathryn Jakaitis. Referee: Barry McGoey. Sale: Dec. 4, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $385,221.38.

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ARMONK, 3 Do�wood Place. Description: N/A. Lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: PHH Mortgage Corp. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Leslie Dessauer. Referee: Daniel Pagano. Sale: Dec. 4, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $455,032.06.

A-Val Architectural Metal Corp., Mount Vernon. $3,693 in favor of Rotax Metals Inc., Brooklyn. Filed Nov. 12.

ARMONK, 82 & 84 Round Hill Road. Description: N/A; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Emigrant Saving Bank. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stagg Terenzi Confusione & Wabnik LLP; 401 Franklin Ave., Garden City. Defendant: Gertrude Moses. Referee: Max Difabio. Sale: Nov. 25, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

Dry Cleaning By Fredericks Ltd., Armonk. $76,089 in favor of Armonk Shopping Center LLC, Forest Hills. Filed Nov. 7.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: John Buckley, Yorktown Heights. Property: 944 Constant St., Peekskill. Amount: $216,830. Filed Nov. 17.

KATONAH, 2 Almar Lane. Single-family residence; .7 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore. Defendant: Geoffrey Naus. Referee: John Kelly. Sale: Dec. 4, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $259,742.88.

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Autumn Farms Training and Sales LLC, North Salem. $40,000 in favor of Crossroads Equestrian Center Ltd., Brewster. Filed Nov. 7.

Jackson Avenue Nursery Corp., Scarsdale. $13,647 in favor of East Coast Nurseries Inc., Riverhead. Filed Nov. 14. M.M.S.S. Jewelers Closeout Gallery Inc., Yonkers. $42,306 in favor of Toral Star Inc., New York City. Filed Nov. 14.

Renaissance Project Inc., Elmsford. $175,753 in favor of the New York State Department of Health, Albany. Filed Nov. 7. US Pain Foundation Inc., Middletown, Conn. $19,203 in favor of Sunstone Read Oak LLC, West Harrison. Filed Nov. 12. WJL Concrete Management Inc., Eastchester. $10,964 in favor of the city of White Plains. Filed Nov. 7.

LIS PENDENS The following ﬁlings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may aﬀect the title to the property listed. Ahn, Bon H., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $354,530 affecting property located at 99 Lakeview Ave., Scarsdale 10583. Filed March 24. Andrade, Daniel, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 25 Hubert Place, New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 24. Armato, John J. Sr., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $999,999 affecting property located at 5 Vails Lane, Katonah 10536. Filed March 24.

Edwards, Brian, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $384,900 affecting property located at 51 Kings Ferry Road, Montrose 10548. Filed March 21. Hudson, Henry L., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $498,236 affecting property located at 27 Morsemere Place, Yonkers 10701. Filed March 21. McNamara, Mark, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $639,200 affecting property located at 129 Crow Hill Path, Mount Kisco 10549. Filed March 24. Scogna, Robert, et al. Filed by The Mauro Group Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 49 Embree St., Tarrytown. Filed March 21. Seiden, Richard, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $398,000 affecting property located at 1020 Warburton Ave., Unit 7A, Yonkers 10701. Filed March 24. Shaw, Thomas, et al. Filed by LNV Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 31 Crest Drive, Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed March 21.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 135 Katonah Avenue LLC, as owner. Soundshore Restoration LLC, Bedford Hills. Property: in Bedford. Filed Nov. 7. Avalon Ossining LLC, as owner. $10,000 as claimed by DVD Environmental Inc., Ossining. Property: in Ossining. Filed Nov. 7. Brown, David F., as owner. $10,389 as claimed by Express Restoration Inc. Property: in Bedford. Filed Nov. 10. Clemente, John P., as owner. $9,000 as claimed by All Boros Contracting Inc., Bronx. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 12. FC Yonkers Associates LLC, as owner. $179,500 as claimed by M and R Painting and Renovation Inc. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 12. Friedman, Philip, et al, as owner. $2,454 as claimed by Newark Painting Inc., Yonkers. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 12. Gils Pride Inc., as owner. $50,000 as claimed by American Paving and Masonry Corp. Property: in Rye. Filed Nov. 14. Horowitz, Leslie, et al, as owner. $5,304 as claimed by DHD Windows and Doors LLC, Monroe, Conn. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 14. Lee, Un H., as owner. $290 as claimed by Calculated Fire Protection Company Inc., Salt Point. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 14.

Bikel, Ilan, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $324,000 affecting property located at 3 Michaels Lane, Croton-on-Hudson 10520. Filed March 24.

Unknown heirs of the estate of Gladys Johns, et al. Filed by Apple Bank For Savings. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $60,000 affecting property located at 25 Woodrow Ave., Yonkers 10710. Filed March 24.

Boemio, Esther A., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $540,000 affecting property located at 142A Brook St., Unit 142A, Scarsdale 10583. Filed March 24.

Vidal, Gladys, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $448,000 affecting property located at 160 Cortlandt St., Buchanan 10511. Filed March 21.

Bosco, Francis John, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 175 Huguenot St., Unit 1808, New Rochelle 10801. Filed March 24.

Woods, Nathan Eugene, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 125 S. 11th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed March 21.

Village of Bronxville, as owner. $18,237 as claimed by Galli Engineering PC, Melville. Property: in Eastchester. Filed Nov. 10.

Brookman, Murray, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $896,779 affecting property located at 51 Quarry Lane, Bedford 10506. Filed March 21.

Wyskoarko, Nicole, 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 25 N. Broadway, Unit 6, Yonkers 10701. Filed March 21.

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Ciafone, Joseph, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $600,000 affecting property located at 70 Bradley Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed March 24.

Yi, Seung Ja, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property located at 465 Oxford Road, New Rochelle 10804. Filed March 21.

PepsiCo Inc., as owner. $105,000 as claimed by Karc Planning Consultants Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Harrison. Filed Nov. 13. Ramos, Sergio, as owner. $3,200 as claimed by Priolo Builders Inc., Tuckahoe. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Nov. 7.

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Partnerships Believe in Rhythm, 70 Spring St., Ossining 10562, c/o Zoila Tenempagoay and Jenny Velecela. Filed July 2.

FACTS & FIGURES C and E Residential and Commercial Cleaning Services, 18 McFadden Circle, Yonkers 10701, c/o Christopher Rodriguez and Erick Santiago. Filed July 2. CMA Casmarald Cleaning Services, 55 N. Broadway, Apt. 1-15, White Plains 10601, c/o Bertha D. Vega, Jesus Martinez, and Walter Castrillon. Filed July 3. Video SEO Pro, 80 Travis Road, Baldwin Place 10505, c/o David Vogel and Ariel Turkienicz. Filed July 2.

Sole Proprietorships Alpha don Ent., 217 S. 12th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Adekunle A. Onatdlu. Filed July 2. ASKEW BEAUTY Brand Consultancy, 11 High Meadows Road, Mount Kisco 10549, c/o Melissa Green Hewitt. Filed July 5. Bad Future, 333 Union Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Elliot Denenberg. Filed July 3. Cyberian Creative Solutions, 75 Spring Valley Road, Ossining 10562, c/o Jermain Smith. Filed July 5. Good Old Fashion Investigations, 1992 Commerce St., No. 207, Yorktown Heights 1598, c/o Ruben Caban. Filed July 5. Higho’s Cleaning Services, 30 Lincoln Place, Ossining 10562, c/o Junior Antonio Guy. Filed July 5. Klick, 33 B Virginia Road, North White Plains 10603, c/o Cassia Maria Fajardo. Filed July 5. New Design Dental Lab, 449 S. Fifth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Julio Cesar Najera. Filed July 3. SLH Consulting, 2 Ellis Court, Rye 10580, c/o Soula LaRosa Houusell. Filed July 5. Sophisticuts Unisex Salon, 547 Halstead Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Esperanza Manriquez. Filed July 5. Success Staging, 591 Warburton Ave., No. 295, Hastings-on-Hudson 10706, c/o Beth Ann Hannah. Filed July 5. The Wig Outlet, 194 S. Central Park Ave., Hartsdale 10530, c/o Erica Broderick. Filed July 2. V and N Direct Sales, 98 Baron de Hirsch Road, P.O. Box 127, Crompond 10517, c/o Bryan Jason Cafaro. Filed July 5.

Wonder voice Music, 504 Westchester Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Lorna D. Jones. Filed July 3.

PATENTS The following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Oﬃce in Washington, D.C. Administering incident pools for event and alert analysis. Patent no. 8,893,157 issued to James E. Carey, Rochester, Minn.; and Philip J. Sanders, Rochester, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Binding a process to a specialpurpose processing element having characteristics of a processor. Patent no. 8,893,126 issued to Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli, Austin, Texas; Ravi K. Arimilli, Austin, Texas; Guy L. Guthrie, Austin, Texas; Charles F. Marino, Round Rock, Texas; and William J. Starke, Round Rock, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Block-storage interface for virtual memory. Patent no. 8,893,160 issued to David Nevarez, Austin, Texas; James A. Pafumi, Leander, Texas; Veena Patwari, Austin, Texas; Morgan J. Rosas, Cedar Park, Texas; and Vasu Vallabhaneni, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Inter-thread data communications in a computer processor. Patent no. 8,893,153 issued to Patrick J. Bohrer, Cedar Park, Texas; Ahmed Gheith, Austin, Texas; and James L. Peterson, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Managing co-editing sessions. Patent no. 8,893,220 issued to Paul R. Bastide, Boxford, Mass.; Matthew E. Broomhall, Goffstown, N.H.; and Robert E. Loredo, North Miami Beach, Fla. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Method to reduce queue synchronization of multiple work items in a system with high-memory latency between processing nodes. Patent no. 8,893,145 issued to Benjamin Gale Alexander, Austin, Texas; Gregory Howard Bellows, Austin, Texas; Joaquin Madruga, Austin, Texas; and Barry L. Minor, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Performing setup operations for receiving diﬀerent amounts of data while processors are performing message-passing interface tasks. Patent no. 8,893,148 issued to Lakshminarayana B. Arimilli, Austin, Texas; Ravi K. Arimilli, Austin, Texas; Ramakrishnan Rajamony, Austin, Texas; and William E. Speight, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

3 San Antonio Circle LLC, West Nyack, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank, White Plains. Property: 3 San Antonio Circle, Monroe 10950. Amount: $76,600. Filed Nov. 14.

Real-time distributed monitoring of local and global processor resource allocations and deallocations. Patent no. 8,893,128 issued to Oleg Levin, Acton, Mass.; Sonjeev Jahagirdar, Cambridge, Mass.; and Moshe Emanuel Matsa, Cambridge, Mass. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Frisbee, Michael P., et al, Campbell Hall, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Hamptonburgh. Amount: $200,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Resource management and security system. Patent no. 8,893,306 issued to Marcel C. Rosu, Ossining. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Runtime optimization of an application executing on a parallel computer. Patent no. 8,893,150 issued to; Daniel A. Faraj, Rochester, Minn.; and Brian E. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

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Brady, Ryan J., et al, as owner. Lender: Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley, Walden. Property: 2 Skyview Court, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $560,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Lupo, Keri Ann, Kerhonkson, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: in Rochester. Amount: $195,500. Filed Nov. 7. Murray, James T., et al, New York City, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 85 Ridgewood Road, Rochester 12446. Amount: $720,000. Filed Nov. 12. Serbian Spruce Associates Ltd., et al, New Windsor, as owner. Lender: Riverside Bank, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $175,000. Filed Nov. 12. Tangoren, Mehmet Isa, et al, New York City, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 60 Ridgewood Road, Rochester 12446. Amount: $640,000. Filed Nov. 13. Turben, Caroline E., Boonton, N.J., as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 704 Watson Hollow Road, West Shokan. Amount: $415,000. Filed Nov. 7.

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DEEDS

Woodbury Gardens Realty LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Woodbury Gardens LLC, Livingston, N.J. Property: Woodbury Commons, Estrada Road and Route 32, Central Valley. Amount: $12 million. Filed Nov. 10.

Below $1 million 12 Commerce Drive Real Estate LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Harriman Development Company LLC, West Nyack. Property: Commerce Drive South, Harriman. Amount: $940,000. Filed Nov. 12. 262 Route 308 LLC, Fort Lee, N.J. Seller: Tony Mirones, et al, Rhinebeck Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $435,000. Filed Nov. 13. 920 Associates LLC, Slate Hill. Seller: State of New York Mortgage Agency, New York City. Property: 76 Rockwell Ave., Wallkill 10940. Amount: $55,000. Filed Nov. 13. Barna Lutz DePole LLC, Putnam Valley. Seller: Carol Wolpert, et al, LaGrangeville. Property: 6 Homestead Drive, Carmel 10512. Amount: $65,000. Filed Nov. 3. Binyen Shulom Inc., Monroe. Seller: Judith Handler, Monroe. Property: 11 Satmar Drive, No. 201, Monroe 10950. Amount: $398,352. Filed Nov. 14. DAS Management Company Inc., Montgomery. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 68-70 Western Ave., Marlboro 12542. Amount: $30,000. Filed Nov. 7. David Tromp Show Stables Inc., North Salem. Seller: John M. Finn, Smithtown. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $133,000. Filed Nov. 7. David Tromp Show Stables Inc., Saugerties. Seller: Irie1 LLC, et al, Kingston. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $41,500. Filed Nov. 7.

15037 Victory LLC, as owner. Lender: Davis Penn Mortgage Co. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Nov. 14.

Above $1 million

Benzina Inc., Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Riverside Bank, Poughkeepsie. Property: 307 Broadway, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Nov. 14.

220 Crystal Run Road LLC, Goshen. Seller: Stemkir Inc., White Plains. Property: 220 Crystal Run Road, Middletown. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 12.

Gina Realty Inc., White Plains, as owner. Lender: Hudson Valley Bank N.A., Yonkers. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Nov. 14.

O. and B. Realty Corp., Bronxville. Seller: 280 Route 211 East LLC, Montgomery. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $5.8 million. Filed Nov. 12.

Fabulous Fabrications LLC, Kingston. Seller: The Inner City Group LLC, Bearsville. Property in Kingston. Amount: $125,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Pawling Mountain Land Corp., Pawling. Seller: Penny Road Farm LLC, Pawling. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 13.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Jeffrey A. Brookes, Julian, Pa. Property: in Marlborough. Amount: $248,959. Filed Nov. 13.

R.I. of Kingston Inc., South Fargo, N.D. Seller: S and R Company of Kingston, Syracuse. Property: 650-998 Frank Sottile Blvd., Ulster. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Nov. 10.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: John Guttridge, Tarrytown. Property: 110 Cross Hill Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $335,400. Filed Nov. 12.

Below $1 million 12 Ulster Avenue LLC, et al, Highland, as owner. Lender: Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association, Wallkill. Property: 12-1 Ulster Ave., Esopus. Amount: $281,250. Filed Nov. 13.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Scott Brien, Hopewell Junction. Property: 14 E. Dogwood Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $449,500. Filed Nov. 12.

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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Lorraine Corsa, Bronx. Property: 69 Hillair Road, Lake Peekskill. Amount: $74,360. Filed Oct. 29. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Jo-Ann Cambareri, Tarrytown. Property: 14 Ashley Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $306,737. Filed Oct. 31. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Meghan Embry, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 19 Kinry Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $241,000. Filed Nov. 12. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Stanley E. Esposito, Pleasantville. Property: 31 Johnson St., Lake Peekskill 10537. Amount: $332,407. Filed Oct. 29. Golden and Golden Building Company Inc., Hyde Park. Seller: Robert M. Ross, et al, Hyde Park. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $100,000. Filed Nov. 10. Harbor Petroleum of New England Inc., Naugatuck, Conn. Seller: Swarnjit K. Dhillon, et al, Middletown. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $275,000. Filed Nov. 13. Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Fred W. Schaeffer, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Beekman. Amount: $237,500. Filed Nov. 14. Joe Allan Builders Inc., Clinton Corners. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Property: 6C Alpine Drive, Wappinger 12590. Amount: $49,500. Filed Nov. 7. LLD Poughkeepsie LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Niri Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: 57-59 Market St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $150,000. Filed Nov. 14. Mahopac Bank, Brewster. Seller: Preston S. Scher, Scarsdale. Property: 26 General MacArthur Drive, Carmel 10512. Amount: $447,221. Filed Nov. 5. Marjer LLC, Beacon. Seller: DWA Group LP, Beacon. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $80,000. Filed Nov. 12. MMM Lexington Inc., Mahopac. Seller: 1081 Peekskill Hollow Inc., Clinton Corners. Property: in Kent. Amount: $53,000. Filed Nov. 4. Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Sandra Lynn Kavana, Mahopac. Property: 4 Marina Drive, D1, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $275,351. Filed Nov. 5.

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FACTS & FIGURES Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Monroe. Seller: Michael P. McCann, Goshen. Property: 235 Garden St., New Windsor 12553. Amount: $100,481. Filed Nov. 10. Ranoa Properties LLC, Holmes. Seller: Victoria Walsh Davis, Pawling. Property: 3888 Route 52, East Fishkill. Amount: $300,000. Filed Nov. 7. Rejuvenate Properties LLC, Gardiner. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 626 Sand Hill Road, Gardiner 12525. Amount: $86,000. Filed Nov. 13. Sierra Equities LLC, New Paltz. Seller: James Kevin O’Connor, Mendham, N.J. Property: in Gardiner. Amount: $145,000. Filed Nov. 12. SRMOF II 2012-1 Trust. Seller: Laurence A. Clemente, Goshen. Property: 40 Orange St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $157,024. Filed Nov. 13. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Edward C. Bruno, Pine Bush. Property: 133 W. Parmenter St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $266,735. Filed Nov. 12. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $30,000. Filed Nov. 10. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: James D. Meier, Poughkeepsie. Property: 1402 Cherry Hill Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $139,500. Filed Nov. 14. Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Seller: Pau. D. Smith, Shokan. Property: in Shokan. Amount: $588,000. Filed Nov. 12. Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie. Seller: George J. Scivolette, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $295,000. Filed Nov. 14. Walden Savings Bank, Newburgh. Seller: R.A. O’Neill, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $195,000. Filed Nov. 10. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Katherine A. Scott, Greenwood Lake. Property: 14 Park Ave., Greenwood Lake 10925. Amount: $245,443. Filed Nov. 10. YSY Management LLC, Great Neck. Seller: Dencarlo LLC, New York City. Property: in Rosendale. Amount: $290,000. Filed Nov. 7.

JUDGMENTS Domino Farms, Accord. $22,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Nov. 13. Hudson Valley Paving Inc., Monroe. $99,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Sept. 3. U.S. Recovery Inc., Wallkill. $58,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Sept. 3. Warehouse Outlet Enterprises Inc., Highland. $190 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Division, Albany. Filed Nov. 7. Windsor Restoration Inc., New Windsor. $53,000 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Sept. 3.

LIS PENDENS The following ﬁlings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may aﬀect the title to the property listed. Ackerly, Eric, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $232,000 affecting property located at 1180 Route 32, Plattekill 12589. Filed Nov. 14. Alarcon, Flavio, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $153,050 affecting property located at 379 Hasbrouck Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 12. Albohn, Frank L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $257,500 affecting property located at 34 Ivy Hill Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Oct. 31. Alcocer, Anastacio, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,000 affecting property located at 750 Broadway, Newburgh. Filed May 8. Amelio, Alfonso, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $122,500 affecting property located at 17 Grant St., Middletown 10940. Filed May 6. Balbuena, Yaniris, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $271,920 affecting property located at 919 Guymard Turnpike, Otisville 10963. Filed May 8.

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Barrack, Pamela, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $372,000 affecting property located at 88 Webster Coon Road, Milan 12571. Filed Nov. 6.

Carrow, Jason Edward, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $219,301 affecting property located at 8 Spruce St., Putnam Valley 10537. Filed Nov. 10.

Diaz, Tara, et al. Filed by DLJ Mortgage Capital Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $288,435 affecting property located at 19 Mountain View Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 3.

Fields, Steven, et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $388,015 affecting property located at 48 Rapelje Road, Walden 12586. Filed May 6.

Beatty, Phyllis A., et al. Filed by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $49,000 affecting property located at 7 Crittenden St., Wallkill 12589. Filed Nov. 13.

Carter, Charmaine, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $430,000 affecting property located at 1519 E. Noxon Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Nov. 6.

Dibullo, Nicholas, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $315,000 affecting property located at 12 Arbutus St., Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Nov. 3.

Fox, Peter W., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 23 Wawayanda Road, Warwick 10990. Filed May 8.

Betz, Kenneth, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $267,415 affecting property located at 238 Freida St., Montgomery 12549. Filed May 7.

Chrisjohn, Andrea L., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $173,500 affecting property located at 74 W. O’Reilly St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 13.

DiMarco, Anthony, 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 42 Tuthill Ave., Ellenville 12428. Filed Nov. 7.

Frevele, John A., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 4049 Route 82, Millbrook 12545. Filed Nov. 5.

Boggi, Deborah, et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $55,000 affecting property located at 718 Hill Drive, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 12.

Connors, Mary T., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,396 affecting property located at 167 Terry Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 5.

Dinnebeil, Dolores A., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $119,000 affecting property located at 111 Johnston St., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 8.

Booth, Demarest John, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 18 Vail Ave., Beacon. Filed Nov. 3.

Corrado, Michael C., et al. Filed by Hometown Bank of the Hudson Valley. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $288,000 affecting property located at 993 Plains Road, Wallkill. Filed Nov. 14.

Doherty, Clare M., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,000 affecting property located at 47 Kings Ridge Court, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 10.

Cozier, Jimmy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $126,400 affecting property located at 23 Oakwood Trail North, Monroe 10950. Filed May 7.

Dooley, William T., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $172,000 affecting property located at 10 Fite Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Nov. 7.

Cullinane, Brian M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,000 affecting property located at 217 Walsh Road, New Windsor 12553. Filed May 6.

Duﬀ y, Cynthia L., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $264,000 affecting property located at 44 Longfellow Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 10.

Dacilas, Euvindsonz S., et al. Filed by RBS Citizens N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $177,400 affecting property located at 38 Ramblewood Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 7.

Dunn, Mary M., et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $292,000 affecting property located at 116 Covered Bridge Road, Warwick 10990. Filed May 6.

Dagnone, Nicholas, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $105,989 affecting property located at 65 Sherman Ave., Walden 12586. Filed May 7.

Dzubak, Mark Peter, et al. Filed by Specialized Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,000 affecting property located at 21 Breckenridge Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 5.

Denzer, Marco A,, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 21 Austin St., Putnam Valley 10579. Filed Nov. 3.

Englert, Kelly, 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 74 Elk Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Nov. 11.

Derensis, Lisa A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $220,050 affecting property located at 88 Downs St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 12.

Fariselli, Paul, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $196,500 affecting property located at 104 Stillwater Road, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 4.

Bowie, Patrick A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,500 affecting property located at 2 and 4 New York Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed May 7. Braider, Carol P.N., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $800,000 affecting property located at 127 Deer Run, Red Hook. Filed Oct. 29. Brito, Matias, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $247,500 affecting property located at 4 Lake Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed May 7. Brucher, Thomas A. Jr., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $158,000 affecting property located at 9 Guymard Turnpike, Mount Hope 10940. Filed May 8. Cannon, Robert Sr., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 1202 Whispering Hills Drive, Chester 10918. Filed May 8. Carano, Jeﬀrey C., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $345,039 affecting property located at 33 Hankin Loop, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Nov. 5.

Glover, Wesley, et al. Filed by Riverside Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,000 affecting property located at 148 Bellevue Road, Lloyd. Filed Nov. 10. Gonzalez, Victor M. Jr., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $252,800 affecting property located at 153 Nardin Road, Lake Peekskill 10537. Filed Nov. 6. Grinevics, Mark, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $304,000 affecting property located at 157 Farmers Turnpike, Gardiner 12525. Filed Nov. 12. Griswold, Claudia, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $236,000 affecting property located at 14 Kendall Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Nov. 12. Guzman, Ander J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $290,445 affecting property located at 480 N. Main St., Brewster 10509. Filed Nov. 7. Hauser, Randy L., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $448,000 affecting property located at 141 Old Tuxedo Road, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed May 6. Hofweber, John, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $365,500 affecting property located at 1065 Highway 292, Homes. Filed Oct. 28. Jimenez, Adhara, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $256,000 affecting property located at 422 Route 97, Sparrow Bush 12780. Filed May 8.

FACTS & FIGURES Johnson, Floyd, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $178,500 affecting property located at 123 Johnson St., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 7.

Lozano, Ana, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $303,100 affecting property located at 105 Crosshill Road, Mahopac. Filed Nov. 10.

Kristoferson, Holly, individually and on behalf of the estate of Chester Reed, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,897 affecting property located at 80 Folan Road, Amenia 12501. Filed Nov. 10.

Luto, Katarzyna, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,000 affecting property located at 18 Telsar Lane, Warwick 10990. Filed May 7.

Lacerte, Danielle, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $217,600 affecting property located at 1 Finch Lane, Putnam Valley 10537. Filed Nov. 3. Lane, Thomas, et al. Filed by Walden Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $46,516 affecting property located in Crawford. Filed May 7. Lanning, Mary E., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $372,000 affecting property located at 62 Hickory Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Nov. 10. Laskin, Stacie R., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,497 affecting property located at 104 Hy Vue Court, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 7. Laspina, Sandra, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $234,000 affecting property located at 34 Whangtown Road, Carmel. Filed Nov. 10. Lemmerman, Robert, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 1037 Ridgebury Road, New Hampton 10958. Filed May 6. Lewis, Nancy-Jo M., individually and surviving joint tenant with right of survivorship of Stephen P. Moore, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $284,383 affecting property located at 5 Clearwater Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed Nov. 14. Licurse, Christopher, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property located at 105 College Lane, Millbrook 12545. Filed Nov. 11. Loza, Fabricio S., et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $287,184 affecting property located at 19 Woodland Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 3.

Lynch, Anne, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $210,000 affecting property located at 8 Deerfield Place, Beacon 12508. Filed Oct. 31. Marchigiani, Edward, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $357,600 affecting property located at 302 Doansburg Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Nov. 12. Mariano, Jennifer, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $472,000 affecting property located at 15 Ash Court, Tuxedo 10987. Filed May 6. Martinez, Steve, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,000 affecting property located at 39 Colonial Drive, Mahopac 10541. Filed Nov. 12. Masterson, Patricia A., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,072 affecting property located at 37 Tracy Road, New Paltz 12561. Filed Nov. 10. McElroy, Brian, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $223,000 affecting property located at 110 Fair St., Cold Spring 10516. Filed Oct. 31. Medina, Brenda, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,000 affecting property located at 24 De Colores Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 10. Melara, Jorge M., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $318,400 affecting property located at 16 Vernon Drive, Carmel. Filed Nov. 5. Merrick, Philip J., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $117,000 affecting property located at 18 Benview Road, Hyde Park. Filed Nov. 3.

Mineo, Gloria E., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $56,000 affecting property located at 14 Homestead Ave., Highland Falls 10928. Filed May 7.

Palou, Nadya, et al. Filed by Beneficial Homeowner Service Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,779 affecting property located at 36 Linden Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 6.

Savoy, Jason, et al. Filed by Flagstar Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 302 Eagles Ridge Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Oct. 31.

Swain, Warren, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $186,300 affecting property located at 267 Powell Ave., Newburgh. Filed May 6.

Miranda, Joel, et al. Filed by Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,905 affecting property located at 14 Columbus Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 7.

Parodi, Juliette E., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $505,875 affecting property located at 133 Cramer Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 10.

Serrano, Rolando T., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $52,800 affecting property located at 502 Barclay Manor, Newburgh. Filed May 8.

Swanigan, Ruth, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $186,000 affecting property located at 625 Shenandoah Road, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Nov. 12.

Murray, Scott, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $342,559 affecting property located at 13 Gold Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 10.

Penn, Nicole, et al. Filed by Matrix Financial Services Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $287,138 affecting property located at 55 Rochdale Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 10.

Sherman, Larry J., et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 11 O Hare Drive, LaGrangeville. Filed Nov. 5.

Torres, Ruben, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $184,222 affecting property located at 82 Cardinal Drive, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Nov. 12.

Silva, Vivienne, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $287,727 affecting property located at 3 Henmond Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 7.

Tresanszki, Csaba, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $318,070 affecting property located at 21 Woodland Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Nov. 10.

Simpson, Brian C., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $248,000 affecting property located at 194 Pleasant Ave., Montgomery 12549. Filed May 8.

Tuz, Laura, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $159,305 affecting property located at 7 Dykeman St., Pawling. Filed Oct. 28.

Singh, Amarphall, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 204 Drewville Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 12.

Valle, Craig, et al. Filed by Trustco Realty Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 262 Lake Drive, Lake Peekskill 10537. Filed Nov. 7.

Smrcina, Stephen V., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 36 Barton St., Millerton 12546. Filed Nov. 6.

Volino, Giovanni, et al. Filed by Christiana Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 38 Pendell Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Oct. 28.

Sobotnik, Richard, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,193 affecting property located at 32 Vanderburgh Road, Poughquag 12570. Filed Nov. 11.

Waldman, David R., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $108,000 affecting property located at 2710 South Road, A3, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Nov. 11.

Neal, Jean, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 86 Gage St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 14. Nesci, Danielle, 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 1903 Kings Way, Carmel 10512. Filed Oct. 31. Nicalek, Arthur, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $90,000 affecting property located at 34 Fort Worth Place, Monroe 10950. Filed May 7. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, John J., 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 19 S. Elm St., Beacon 12508. Filed Nov. 12. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Leary, Michelle A., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $184,500 affecting property located at 22 Janet St., Kingston 12401. Filed Nov. 14. Odom, Lisa A., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 279 Canal St., Ellenville 12428. Filed Nov. 7. Ortiz, Tony, et al. Filed by Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $170,000 affecting property located at 8304 Chelsea Cove North, Beekman 12533. Filed Nov. 7. Pacheco, Jorge M., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $74,000 affecting property located at 130 Fullerton Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 7.

Phillips, Bernard W., et al. Filed by Santander Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $167,275 affecting property located at 36 Whittier Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Nov. 6. Quigg, Robert, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 27 Longfellow Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 3. Ramos, Jose A., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 54 Market St., Ellenville 12428. Filed Nov. 12. Reyes, Naomi, et al. Filed by New York Community Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $133,250 affecting property located at 103 Cotter Road, Highland 12528. Filed Nov. 12. Robinson, Desrine, et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,262 affecting property located at 8 Barbara Lane, Pleasant Valley. Filed Oct. 30. Roman, Abel, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $226,313 affecting property located at 25 Seybolt Ave., Otisville 10963. Filed May 6. Ronne, Kristi, et al. Filed by OneWest Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $226,649 affecting property located at 1861 Lakes Road, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed May 8. Rovida, Robert J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $121,600 affecting property located at 16 Hickman Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Nov. 12.

Spain, Deborah, et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $489,160 affecting property located at 35 Sheffield Drive, Warwick. Filed May 7. Spencer, Raylene Y., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1701 Parr Lake Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 7. Stinson, John, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $268,000 affecting property located at 3 Downing Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Nov. 5.

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Watson, Frank, et al. Filed by Hudson City Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,200 affecting property located at 460 Birch Hill Road, Patterson. Filed Oct. 31. Wersan, Robert L., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $405,000 affecting property located at 64 Mossy Brook Road, High Falls 12440. Filed Nov. 7. Winters, Ella, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 162 Brookside Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed May 6.

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FACTS & FIGURES Yeno, Edward, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $101,000 affecting property located at 11 Holt Road, Hyde Park 12538. Filed Nov. 6. Yeno, Steven J., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 245 Benson Hill Road, Dover Plains 12522. Filed Nov. 10. Yukoweic, Walter C., et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 281 Brimstone Hill Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Nov. 10. Zinkhan, William, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $328,000 affecting property located at 9 E. Worthington Court, Carmel 10512. Filed Nov. 4.

Zuniga, Cesar, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $277,651 affecting property located at 114 Carter Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Nov. 10.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 217-223 Wickham Avenue LLC, as owner. $15,053 as claimed by Service Station Installation, Bayshore. Property: 217 Wickham Ave., Middletown. Filed Nov. 12. Avel Realty LLC, as owner. $11,442 as claimed by Washburn Plumbing and Heating Inc., Rhinebeck. Property: 31-35 W. Market St., Red Hook. Filed Nov. 13. Costa, James, et al, as owner. $12,950 as claimed by Hartmann’s Heating and AC Inc., Bohemia. Property: 1568 Route 292, Holmes 12531. Filed Nov. 14.

Greene, Kevin, et al, as owner. $22,000 as claimed by Pioneer Pools Inc., Hopewell Junction. Property: 28 Myderese St., Saugerties 12477. Filed Nov. 10. RCDKMP LLC, as owner. $6,494 as claimed by Minuta Architecture PLLC, New Windsor. Property: 284 Main St., Cornwall-on-Hudson. Filed Nov. 18. Spencer, DeShields and Turner LLC, as owner. $150,000 as claimed by Lyn DeShields, Kingston. Property: 346 Broadway, Kingston. Filed Nov. 14. Spitzer, Ernest, et al, as owner. $932 as claimed by E. Tetz and Sons Inc., Middletown. Property: in Monroe. Filed Nov. 12. Torres, Jorge, as owner. $3,250 as claimed by FF Contracting NY Inc., Goshen. Property: 633 Route 1, Pine Island 10969. Filed Nov. 13.

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360 Construction, 193 Old Flatbush Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Kyle S. Kaznowski. Filed Nov. 12.

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A and M Auto, 6 Wall St., West Hurley 12491, c/o Andrew W. Bergenn. Filed Nov. 10.

All American Sealcoating Inc., d.b.a. Back in Black Sealcoating, 73 East Ave., Walden 12586. Filed March 18.

Birose.com, 1 Pond Road, Goshen 10924, c/o Rose Manouvelos. Filed March 19.

Craig R. Wood Trucking Inc. d.b.a. JFM Trucking, 40 Wesley Court, Newburgh 12550. Filed March 18.

Blues Box Guitars, 16 Deerfield Lane, New Paltz 12561, c/o Matthew Cook. Filed Nov. 10.

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C and R Plumbing and Heating, 31 Rock Mountain Estates, Accord 12404, c/o Richard A. Ronda. Filed Nov. 13.

Powersports Ex, 1968 Route 32, Modena 12548, c/o Paul A. Webman and John A. Silvestro III. Filed Nov. 12.

Carcaramo Imaging, 16 Goldricks Landing Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Anthony J. Carcaramo. Filed Nov. 13. Dawns Dust Bunny’s Professional Cleaning Service, 4440 Route 94, Florida 10921, c/o Dawn Stanley. Filed March 19.

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Family Fish, 24 Braun Road, Glenford 12433, c/o Donna M. LeMoine. Filed Nov. 13. Farrahs Catering Co., 4440 Route 94, Florida 10921, c/o Dawn Stanley. Filed March 19.

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Nail-ed it, 15 Millbrook Lane, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Meghan T. Hamilton. Filed Nov. 12. New Horizon Home Inspections, 315 E. Chester St., Kingston 12401, c/o Matthew J. Vernol. Filed Nov. 12. Oasis Snacks, 63 Adas Way, Kingston 12401, c/o Todd Parades. Filed Nov. 7. Oxygen Design Group-SW Studio, 398 Main St., Rosendale 12472, c/o Sherry Ann Williams. Filed Nov. 13. Photography by Miroslav M. Vrzala, 68 Fitzgerald Court, Monroe 10950, c/o Miroslav Martin Vrzala. Filed March 19. ReasonIO, 51 Glen St., Kingston 12401, c/o Gregory Brian Sadler. Filed Nov. 14. Rebecca Loomis Photography, 8 Sawyer’s Peak Drive, Goshen 10924, c/o Rebecca Loomis. Filed March 18. Red Shed Amish Built Structures, 5 Lauria Road, Marlboro 12542, c/o Cynthia A. Keator. Filed Nov. 13.

Genie in a Bottle, P.O. Box 237, Woodstock 12498, c/o Tia M. Ashe. Filed Nov. 13.

Rocco’s New York Pizzeria and Grill, 1022 Route 9W, Marlboro 12542, c/o Deseree Rosa. Filed Nov. 12.

Guanabana Books, P.O. Box 3644, Kingston 12402, c/o Jerrice Jean Baptiste. Filed Nov. 10.

Save Café Mezzaluna, 626 Route 212, Saugerties 12477, c/o Cherie A. Lee. Filed Nov. 12.

Hair at Home, 812 Route 284, Westtown 10998, c/o Holly E. Miceli. Filed March 18.

Smith and Smith, 50 Leg Horn Road, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Guy A. Smith. Filed Nov. 10.

Healing Hearts of the Hudson Valley, 16 Carmella Road, Highland 12528, c/o Kathleen Marie Saulino. Filed Nov. 13.

Trigani Construction, 71 Eric St., Port Jervis 12771, c/o Brendon Kenneth Trigani. Filed March 18.

Hudson Valley Geek, 250 Agnes St., Port Ewen 12466, c/o Eric Mark Wagner. Filed Nov. 12.

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Marlboro Softball Booster Club, P.O. Box 43, Marlboro 12542, c/o Jennifer K. Diviesti. Filed Nov. 10.

Ulster Link, 787 Ulster Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Zaheer Meer. Filed Nov. 7.

J.L.G. Drywall, 15 City Terrace, Second floor, Newburgh 12550, c/o Jose Lopez Garfias. Filed March 20.

Wagner Ventures Vintage Collectables, 9 Erin Court, Cornwallon-Hudson 12518, c/o Daniel Joseph Wagner. Filed March 19.

KB Floors, 40 Valley View Drive, Chester 10918, c/o Kevin L. Bacon. Filed March 19.

Wirl Winsales, 255 Woodcock Mountain Road, Salisbury Mills, c/o Joseph LaRezza III. Filed March 20.

Manana’s Bread, 409 Coldbrook Road, Bearsville 12409, c/o Manana Levine-Apshinaidze. Filed Nov. 12. Maple Hill Development, 1713 Ulster Heights Road, Ellenville 12428, c/o Randy K. Wood. Filed Nov. 10.

LEGAL NOTICES ECB OPPORTUNITIES LLC, Arts., of Org., filed with NY Sec. of State (ìSSNYî) 9/23/2014. Office in New York County; SSNY designated agent for service of process with copy mailed to ECB Opportunities LLC, 48 Circle Drive, Hastings-OnHudson, NY 10706, Attn: Cliff Lewis., All lawful business purposes. #59661 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 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 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

Notice of Formation of HBMB LLC. Art. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/22/2014. Office location: Westchester. SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: The LLC, 19 Boulder Brook Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59685

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: CUFFED?, LLC Art of Org filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/25/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, PO BOX 40 Bronx, NY 10470. Purpose: any lawful purpose #59686

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

MAMARONECK MEDICAL, PLLC, a Prof. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/22/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 933 Mamaroneck Ave., Ste 102, Mamaroneck , NY 10543. Profession to be practiced: Medicine. #59691

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

J.M. AQUINO PSYCHOLOGIST PLLC, a Prof. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/27/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 Rye Ridge Plaza, Ste 214, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Psychology #59692

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

Notice of Formation of CATS CATS CATS PRODUCTIONS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/1/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 21 The Crossing at Blind Brook, Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose. Any lawful act or activity. #59693 Notice of Formation of CM Mental Health Counseling, PLLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/16/2014. Office location: Westchester County. U.S. Corp. Agents Inc. designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn NY, 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59694

Notice of formation of PLLC: Nolan Landscape Architects, PLLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/9/2014. Location: Westchester County. SSNY design. as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Practice of the profession of Landscape Architecture. #59696 WHITE PLAINS ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/04/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 105 South Bedford Rd., Ste. 330, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: To practice the profession of Dentistry. #59697 PRD ENTERPRISES LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/30/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 26 Ramona Court, New Rochelle, NY 10804. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59698 OLIN DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/03/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 578 Nepperhan Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59699 ATI, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 10/03/2014 FICT NAME: ATI, LLC OPERATIONS. Office loc: Westchester County. LLC formed in CT on 01/12/2010. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 34 Industrial Park Place , Middletown, CT 06457. Address required to be maintained in CT: 34 Industrial Park Place Middletown CT 06457. Cert of Formation filed with CT Sec. of State, Commercial Recording Div., P.O. Box 150470, Hartford, CT 06115. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59700

SHN Strategies LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on 11/3/14. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail process to Uwa Emumwen, 2 Grant Way, White Plains, NY 10607. Purpose: Any lawful activity #59702 JOHNSON LAW FIRM, PLLC, a Prof. LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Geoffrey Johnson, Esq., Ste 207, 106 Corporate Park Dr., White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law #59703

Notice of Application for Authority of KIM KAISER AND ASSOCIATES, LLC filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/22/2014. Formed in Delaware 11/04/2004. Office location: Westchester County. The SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The principal office location, and the address SSNY shall mail copy of process to, is 151 Centre Avenue # 1-A, New Rochelle, NY 10805. The office address required to be maintained in Delaware is c/o National Corporate Research Ltd., 615 S. Dupont Highway, Dover, Delaware 19901. The name of the authorized officer in Delaware where a copy of the LLCís Articles of Organization is filed is Delaware Secretary of State, Division of Corporations, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, Delaware 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity #59704

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 59824/2014 Date Filed: 10/27/2014 Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, against Elizabeth Sterino a/k/a Elizabeth T. Sterino, if she be living or if she be dead, her spouse, heirs devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; State of New York; and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10”, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the person or parties intended being the person or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint, Defendants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 128 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562 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 a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. 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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $238,960.00 and interest, recorded in the WESTCHESTER County Clerkís Office on July 25, 2006, in Control Number 461800086 covering premises known as 128 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates WESTCHESTER County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. 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. Dated: October 8, 2014 Frank M. Cassara, Esq. Associate Attorney Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14624 (585) 247-9000 Our File No. 14-034318 Premises known as 128 Croton Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562. All that certain property situate, lying and being in the Village of Ossining, County of WESTCHESTER, State of New York. Section 89.16, Block 7, Lot 52 and Section 2.15, Block 27, Lot 4 #59689

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LEGAL NOTICES Notice of formation of GROWING MINDS CHESS ACADEMY LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/18/14. 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, 80 Carrollwood Dr Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose #59705 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF #Marketing Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 10/17/14, 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 Lyons McGovern LLP, 399 Knollwood Rd, Ste 216, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: Any lawful activity #59706

Notice of Formation of AeriaLab LLC Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/14. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC 624 White Plains Rd. #245 Tarrytown, NY10591. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59707 FOUR M BAKERY OF WHITE PLAINS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/04/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: James Bitzonis, 7 Renaissane Square, 5th Fl., White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59708

THE CENTER FOR VISUAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/21/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 150 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Reg Agent: Barbara Kotsaminidis-Burg, 109 Sunfish Landing, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59709 BLACKBIRD REALTY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/05/2014. 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, 58-64A Maurice Ave, Maspeth , NY 11378. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #59710

Notice is hereby given that a restaurant wine license #TBA has been applied for by Grandma’s 202 Inc. to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 3525 Crompond Road Rte 202 Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. #59711 Notice of formation of Chirico Realty Group LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10-27-14 Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for LLC for service of process, SSNY shall mail process to: Chirico Realty Group LLC, 24 Bronxville Glen Drive, # 4-14 Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59712

Notice of Formation of Booked Parties, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/07/2014. 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: C/O Booked Parties, LLC, 15 Leroy Place, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #59713 Notice is hereby given that a restaurant wine license #TBA has been applied for by Palmer Avenue Pizza Corp. to sell beer and wine at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 26 Palmer Avenue Bronxville, NY 10708 #59714

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: Summit JV LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 9/10/14. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 Business Park Dr, Ste 203, Armonk, NY 10504, which is the principle business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful activity. #59715

BENT NAIL PRODUCTIONS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/19/2014. Office loc: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Ross Chambers, 1110 Hudson Ave., Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Ad # 59716 Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, Westchester County, on the 11th day of September, 2014, bearing Index Number 3196/14, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Westchester County clerk, located at 110 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, New York grants me the right to assume the name of Johanna Vanessa Masso, the date of my birth is August 17, 1992, the place of my birth is Bronx, New York. My present name is Johanna Vanessa Masso. Ad # 59717

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. Ad # 59669

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PAYING IT FORWARD WCBJ held its first annual “Beyond the Bottom Line” CPA award ceremony Nov. 17 at Manhattanville College in Purchase. More than 150 gathered to reflect on the accomplishments of five regional CPAs. The event was preceded by a cocktail hour followed by introductory remarks from Dean Anthony Davidson and People’s United Bank Senior Vice President Joe McCoy. The evening’s winners were: Anson J. Augustine, Michael S. Hymes, Anthony J. Justic, Kevin J. Keane and Frank Pellegrino. Photographs by Bill Fallon. 1. James Giangrande, managing director, Altium Wealth Management LLC and Joseph A. Fazio, partner, O’Connor Davies. 2. Anthony Justic, partner, Maier Markey and Justic LLP and Vincent Mutarelli, senior vice president, business banking, Capital One Bank. 3. Don A. Kiamie, president and CEO, Windsor Management Corp.; Carolyn Christesen, professor and curriculum chair of accounting, Westchester Community College; and Frank Pellegrino, founder and managing partner, Pellegrino & Co. LLP. 4. Jeann Mann, director of marketing and enrollment services, Manhattanville College; Joe McCoy, senior vice president, team leader, People’s United Bank; and Anthony Davidson, dean of the School of Business at Manhattanville College. 5. Kevin Keane, managing partner and executive committee member, O’Connor Davies; Michael Hymes, owner and president, Hymes & Associates; Robert Derbabian, accepting the award for Anson Augustine, partner in the New York City office of the assurance group, Marcum LLP; Frank Pellegrino, founder and managing partner, Pellegrino & Co. LLP; and Anthony Justic, partner, Maier Markey and Justic LLP. 6. Denise Cain, assistant director for the School of Business, Manhattanville College and Gwendolyn Horn, tax manager, O’Connor Davies. 7. From People’s United Bank: David Paikin, senior vice president, asset based lending; Mike Tardella, vice president business banking; Steve Trow, vice president, commercial lending; Ileana Rivera, customer service manager; and Marcela Cordero, senior financial service associate. 8. Namia Sultana, assistant vice president and manager of private and commercial banking for New York Metro Rye Brook office, Customers Bank. 9. Stephanie Pierce, senior vice president, commercial relationship manager, People’s United Bank and Jeffrey Neeck, associate general agent, Strategies for Wealth. 10. George Whitehead, partner, O’Connor Davies and Peter Larkin, partner, Wilson Elser.

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