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After multiple failed attempts at devel-oping the 60-acre, county-owned par-cel adjacent to the Westchester Medical Center, county officials are optimistic that renewed efforts to develop a bio-medical campus will prove successful.

Two private developers submitted detailed respons-es to the county’s March call for proposals to develop the “North 60” site that forms the northern section of the 512-acre Grasslands Reservation in the town of Mount Pleasant, county officials disclosed last week.

The county for decades has sought to develop the site. In March it issued a request for qualifications seeking private developers to construct a medical and biotechnology complex that would complement the medical center and New York Medical College on the Grasslands property.

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Ten months after First Niagara Bank announced a $1 billion acquisition of nearly 200 HSBC Bank USA

branches in New York and Connecticut, the conversion is complete.

Beginning May 21, First Niagara, the banking subsidiary of First Niagara Financial Group Inc., will have a drasti-

cally expanded presence in the Hudson Valley.

Before the acquisition First Niagara had one Hudson Valley branch, in Dutchess County. Now it has 25 more offices in the region: five in Westchester, five more in Dutchess, three in Orange, one in Putnam, nine in Rockland, and one each in Sullivan and Ulster.

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Economic development officials in Albany and Westchester disputed the state comptroller’s recent claim that

New York’s industrial development agencies are failing to deliver promised economic benefits to taxpayers and must be more open about their operations and more selective in the projects they support.

Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, in prepared comments accompanying his office’s annual performance report on the state’s 114 IDAs, again criticized the agen-cies for giving away too much in tax exemp-tions to companies in return for too little in created jobs. He especially targeted Long Island, where the comptroller began his rise in state government as an elected assembly-man, and the mid-Hudson Valley, a seven-county region that includes Westchester County.

“Taxpayers are not getting enough bang for their buck when it comes to IDAs,” DiNapoli said. “Residents, particularly those in high-cost regions such as Long Island and the mid-Hudson Valley, have every right to question whether the additional tax breaks are producing promised economic benefits.”

The 20 IDAs in the mid-Hudson Valley in 2010 supported 428 development projects with a total value of about $9.7 billion. The highest-valued of those was Westchester’s Ridge Hill, the $900 million mixed-use devel-opment by Forest City Ratner Cos. that is backed by the city of Yonkers IDA.

The projects in the region in 2010 received a total of about $78.8 million in net exemp-tions on property taxes – through negoti-ated PILOT agreements – and sales, use and mortgage recording taxes. The region gained 20,910 jobs from those projects, according to the comptroller’s report.

Those tax breaks for companies amount-ed to $96 in additional annual property taxes that might be paid by owners of an average-priced home in the region. That was the third highest rate in the state, trailing the Capital District, where net IDA exemptions

shifted $140.70 in potential taxes to the aver-age homeowner, and the Finger Lakes region.

The mid-Hudson Valley’s IDAs granted an average of $3,770 in tax exemptions for every one job gained. That job-gain cost was the highest in the state, nearly $1,000 higher than the Capital District, which had the sec-ond highest cost at $2,723 per job.

In Westchester, the Mount Vernon IDA had the highest cost per job gained from its 18 supported projects in 2010, at $16,653. The Peekskill IDA had a cost of $12,989 per job gained from its eight projects. The Yonkers IDA had a $5,816 cost per job from 51 projects.

Statewide, net tax exemptions for 4,444 IDA-backed projects totaled approximately $483.1 million. The average cost statewide to gain one job was $2,659, according to the report.

That job cost in New York, when com-pared with job-creation incentive programs nationwide, “is a pretty enviable record,” said Brian T. McMahon, executive director at the New York State Economic Development Council in Albany, a 900-member organi-zation representing economic development professionals. An Ohio economic develop-ment incentives program averages $57,000

in cost per job and a Texas program averages $7,587, he said.

“When you compare with the average cost per job created by IDAs around the country, and by any other measure, it’s a highly efficient and highly effective program” in New York, McMahon said.

“Not just job creation, but IDAs help retain jobs in communities, especially in manufacturing,” by supporting purchases of productivity-enhancing equipment, he said. That work of IDAs was ignored in the comp-troller’s comments, McMahon said.

McMahon said DiNapoli’s criticism was not supported by the annual report. “I think his own report refutes that criticism and that’s obviously a concern of ours.”

The comptroller noted that cumulative job gains from IDA-backed projects were down by 22,000 jobs from the previous year, an 11 percent decrease. McMahon noted that those were not lost jobs in the state, but jobs associated with IDA project agreements that expired.

In an effort to reform IDA operations, DiNapoli this spring introduced legisla-tion in the Assembly that would require IDAs to file annual “report cards” with state agencies and use standard applications pre-

pared by the state Department of Economic Development for company projects seeking financial assistance.

McMahon said the economic develop-ment council is opposing the bill. “This is just classic overregulation at its worst. It’s just filled with redundancies. Each piece of infor-mation that an IDA would be required to put in a report card is already required” in the agencies’ annual reports filed with the state Authorities Budget Office. Those reports also are available to the public on most IDA web-sites, he said.

The comptroller’s bill has not been intro-duced in the state Senate. “We’re hoping it won’t be,” McMahon said.

The Westchester County IDA in 2010 supported 85 projects that received net tax exemptions totaling about $13.1 million. The projects were estimated to bring the county a net gain of 8,624 jobs, at a cost of $1,517 per job.

Laurence Gottlieb, the county’s director of economic development, said his office manages the IDA “in an open, transparent and businesslike manner, because we are investing the taxpayer’s money, and there-fore, take our fiduciary responsibilities seri-ously and only provide incentives to those firms we feel have the best chance of growing in this difficult economy.”

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“When you compare with the average cost per job created by IDAs around the country, and by any other measure, it’s a highly efficient and highly effective program” in New York.

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Eighty-five percent of the world’s transactions are still in cash –– so it wouldn’t appear that we are on the way

to a cashless society. But cash is expensive, in terms of production costs and the time and effort spent to access it. Experts from MasterCard Worldwide, as well as an author and a researcher from Tufts University recently convened to talk about whether cash is on the way out, as well as virtual currencies and new frontiers in mobile payments.

One sign that the days of cash may be numbered is the growing use of debit cards. Carlos Menendez, MasterCard’s group executive for global debit, said this year in the U.S., the amount of money spent using debit cards is projected to exceed the amount spent using credit cards for the first time. “This is because debit is subbing for cash,” he said. “People are more willing to use debit cards for 10- to 15- dollar purchases. We’ve seen 10 to 12 percent growth yearly for the past four to five years in debit cards worldwide. Debit is bigger than credit worldwide.”

But cash is still bigger than both, with noncash transactions making up only 15 percent of transactions around the world. “In Russia, 93 percent of transactions are cash, that’s also true for Mexico and the Mideast,” said Ann Cairns, MasterCard’s president for international markets. “In the UAE it’s 90 percent. It’s a tremendous opportunity for us, but you can’t just move in. If you’re really going to replace cash some place, you have to understand how their economy operates.”

Giving Russia as an example, she said “Russians go to a hole-in-the-wall ATM, then cross the street to a kiosk to pay a bill. To come up with an electronic way for them to pay their bills would be very valuable.”

Cairns said making government pay-ments electronic around the world, for example, would reduce the number of inter-mediaries necessary to process a payment and the costs associated with it, thus insuring that more money goes to the people who really need it.

She also said many Asian economies present opportunities for moving into the noncash world, “But we do see lower levels of adoption in places like Vietnam. Sometimes it’s easier and cheaper to move into places like that and set up an infrastructure than change an existing one,” said Cairns, singling out sub-Saharan Africa as the region with the fewest noncash systems in place. “So when we go there, we use satellites instead of land lines.” Finally, giving a roundup of where things stand globally with regard to noncash

systems, she said “e-commerce is huge in Asia and also prepaid cards loaded with money. Young people like them. Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil don’t like cash. They like electronic payment for the Internet.”

Kenya is an example of a country where noncash transactions took hold easily and quickly. The mobile payment service there is called M-Pesa –– the “M” is for mobile

and Pesa is Kiswahili for money –– run by a subsidiary of the telecom giant Vodafone. It is not a bank, but a service much like PayPal, though a user need not be connected to the Internet. David Wolman, one of the panelists at the MasterCard event, wrote in his book “The End of Money,” that the benefits of this service have been staggering to the people of Kenya. In that country, many workers send money home to families in more remote locations. They may spend two days on a bus to do it or pay someone else to. But with M-Pesa, all someone has to do is go to a local shop –– 23,000 are members of the network of M-Pesa agents –– hand over the cash they want to convert and send, and then type in the appropriate codes on a cell phone. The recipient gets a text saying that money has been flashed to his/her account and then goes to a local shop to redeem the cash.

In the U.S., a top priority for the govern-ment with regard to going cashless is ending the use of paper checks to pay benefits of various types. Walt Henderson, the direc-tor of the EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) strategy division at the Treasury, said at the conference that the move from paper checks “is going well. The aim is for them to be gone by March 1, 2013. From 11 million benefit checks we’re down to 6.8 million, and they’re going to be a tough group. We’ve been pick-ing the low-hanging fruit for a long time. But a government check takes a dollar to produce, an electronic transaction costs 10 cents. That’s a billion dollars in savings for the taxpayer over 10 years.”

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Buying with mobile devices almost doubled in the first quarter to more than 13 percent of total online retail

sales, according to IBM’s retail online eco-nomic indicator. That’s up from 7 percent in the first quarter of 2011. In fact, 17 percent of all online sessions on a retailer’s site were initiated from a mobile device, up from 6 percent in the first quarter of last year. And in March alone, online buying rose 6 percent.

“This is the first study of its kind,” said Jay Henderson, strategy director for IBM digital marketing. “This is really the first time we’ve ever done this outside of the holidays. And we see that the trends during the holidays continued into the first quarter.”

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feeling about their digital buying experi-ence. The convenience of this type of buying earned a positive sentiment rating of almost 66 percent. Value got a 52 percent, deals 30 percent. Henderson said researchers analyze text from blogs and Twitter to draw these conclusions.

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Manhattanville College is stepping up to help small business in Westchester County and New York state as a

new home for the Westchester Small Business Development Center. The state agency will continue to operate from its outreach site in Harrison at 108 Corporate Park Drive in the offices of The Business Council of Westchester.

The center, part of the New York State Small Business Development Center, is a business assistance network that works with local and county business development agencies. It also provides Small Business Administration expertise to all major finan-cial institutions in Westchester.

It also gives free, one-on-one business advice and information to existing or aspir-ing entrepreneurs in New York state and works with other organizations on projects that advance job development, investment, and economic growth.

“I am delighted that we have joined forces with the SBDC in helping to restart the economy by building on the natural syn-ergies between the educational programs we offer and the skills needed by entrepreneurs as they look to develop their own businesses,” said Anthony Davidson, dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies.

Louis Scamardella, who has been with the SBDC for more than 10 years, will be in charge of the center. He had been running the outreach center since 2007.

The center produces an annual economic impact of $3 million to $4 million a year through the loans it helps get for small businesses.

“The strong academic environment, diversity and central Westchester location of Manhattanville College made our choice for a home very easy,” he said. “Also, the involvement of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies in the business com-munity complements our mission perfectly.”

Scamardella said future plans include the hiring of Manhattanville students as interns to provide real hands on experience in entre-preneurship, and offering academic courses to the community.

“Our goal is to make this a real center, not just an outreach center (for the center at Rockland Community College),” he said. All centers, he said, are associated with academic institutions. They are funded by the SBA and the state, but must be associated with a college since that’s how the SBA distrib-utes funding, with the college acting as the administrator and host of the center.

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start of the next Silicon Valley or Research Triangle and the home of medical cures and technological breakthroughs,” County Executive Rob Astorino said in April at his State of the County address.

The plans, submitted by Fareri Associates L.P. in Greenwich, Conn., and The Portal Venture Group Inc. in Mount Kisco, both call for a mixed-use develop-ment that includes research and treat-ment facilities, a hotel and a retail venue.

The principals behind each propos-al are also linked by a common desire to provide for pediatric medicine and research.

Beyond those common features, how-ever, the proposals – and the companies behind them – differ radically.

Fareri Associates President and CEO John J. Fareri has been developing prop-erty in Westchester and Fairfield County, Conn., for more than 30 years, and already has a strong relationship with the medical center, where the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital is named for his daughter, who died at 13 of rabies from a bat bite.

“I’ve been involved in the medical center and the children’s hospital there and I know what would benefit them and what would benefit the college and what the county is trying to do as far as eco-nomic development” and further devel-oping the county’s biotech and biomed industries, Fareri said.

His proposal calls for a “tech village” that includes medical office space, biosci-ence and medical technology offices and research facilities; a central Main Street area with retail shops, restaurants and a hotel, and an 80,000-square-foot chil-dren’s science center, complete with edu-cational facilities and conference spaces.

Fareri also owns a separate 20-acre plot between the “North 60” property

and Route 9A, which he said he would incorporate into the campus if his project

is selected by the county. The Portal Venture Group’s proposal

calls for a community that centers on the treatment and research of autism and other developmental disorders.

The company was formally incor-porated in January after more than 18 months of planning and development.

CEO and Chairman Carmine DePalma and President David A. Gonzalez came together to launch the organization with one purpose: to provide autistic children with resources that weren’t available to their own children, who are both autistic.

“The motivation started when my son, who is now 11, was diagnosed with autism. I started looking for people who had the answers and I couldn’t find them,” DePalma said. “We started think-ing, ‘What do we want for our own kids?’ and it starts before diagnosis.”

The group’s proposal includes a resi-dential treatment community to accom-modate approximately 100 people, a central retail area, a museum dedicated to people with disabilities, a hotel and conference center, and a 200,000-square-foot wellness center for the research and treatment of a variety of disabilities.

In addition, the proposal says there will be an offsite educational center built nearby.

Both proposals are being reviewed by the Astorino administration.

Astorino spokeswoman Donna Greene said there is no timetable for any decision. The county is still very early in the vetting process and there is no guar-antee that either proposal will be acted upon, she said.

Either proposal if accepted would require zoning changes by the town of Mount Pleasant. The property is cur-rently zoned for residential development.

Mount Pleasant Supervisor Joan Maybury said that any accepted proposal must work for all parties involved, but she expressed enthusiasm in the pros-pect of a biomedical campus that would deliver much-needed tax revenue and job opportunities.

es with $15 billion in deposits, $2.8 billion in loans, one million accounts and 650,000 customers.

First Niagara will also consolidate 35 branches in cases where a previous office is located near a newly integrated branch. None of the branches being consolidated is in the Hudson Valley.

With the deal complete, First Niagara has nearly 430 retail locations, $30 billion in deposits and $38 billion in assets – not to mention 1,200 new employees.

David Ring, First Niagara’s regional president for the Hudson Valley and New England, said the completion of the branch acquisition is “critical” as the bank aims to extend its reach south along the I-95 cor-ridor.

“It helps us move along with our strategy of creating a bank that is not only in upstate New York and western Pennsylvania but also follows the I-95 cor-ridor from western Massachusetts to hope-fully Philadelphia some day,” said Ring, who also heads the commercial lending division for First Niagara.

“So this is a critical move for us and a critical transaction for us, helping to fill in markets like Westchester and Rockland,”

Ring continued. “This is a very robust market, it’s not overbanked, and we feel we have a compelling value for customers in this market.”

First Niagara has long been concentrat-ed in upstate New York, with 119 locations there prior to the acquisition.

Now First Niagara is among the top 25 regional banks in the country by assets, Ring said.

Just as the new Hudson Valley loca-tions fill a hole in First Niagara’s network, he said the bank is hoping to fill the demand for commercial lines of credit in the Hudson Valley – an area in which he said HSBC came up short.

“From a business lending perspective,

HSBC was not very active,” Ring said. “We’re seeing very robust loan growth and loan pipelines, and we never stopped lend-ing through the downturn.”

First Niagara last month reported its ninth consecutive quarter of dou-ble-digit commercial loan growth. Commercial loans averaged $10.2 bil-lion during the first quarter of 2012, an increase of $353 million from the previ-ous quarter.

Net income for the first quarter was $59.9 million, up 33 percent from $44.9 million in first quarter 2011.

Deposits also rose sharply, to $19 bil-lion from $13.5 billion in the first quarter of 2011.

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After 25 years in commercial banking, Michael Gedigk found himself at the half-century mark wanting to start

his own business.He had an extensive list of criteria, but

the top two were most important – the busi-ness would have to be recession-proof and generate recurring revenue from clients.

“I also wanted to be part of an emerging trend, where I would become an expert in a par-ticular field. I wanted the business to be scalable, in other words, easy to expand, with not too much overhead and not too labor-intensive.”

The answer? USA Mobile Drug Testing, one of the 20,000 mobile franchises nation-wide. Research shows that mobile franchises grew almost 20 percent from 2006 to 2010, everything from dry cleaning services to dog training. Gedigk’s company, USA Mobile Drug Testing of Westchester and southern

Fairfield County, was started in August 2011. It assists area employers in developing drug-free workplaces. His team of compliance specialists travels to businesses to perform testing. Its main goal is to help employers take proactive steps to screen new workers and develop drug-free workplace programs. It provides drug and alcohol testing, breath alcohol and DNA testing, as well as back-ground checks and related services for corpo-rations, the government and schools.

“The first thing we do is talk to the client,” he said. “‘What kind of business do you have? What is your concern? Why are you consid-ering implementing a drug-free work envi-ronment?’ Some say they are having terrible drug problems. Others want a hedge against liability and workers’ comp claims. Others just want a healthy productive workforce or to reduce absenteeism.”

The average drug-abusing employee, Gedigk said, costs an employer $7,000 a year. “And that doesn’t even include workers’ comp

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claims, just loss of productivity, health issues, tardiness. We consult with each business on what their program would look like,” he said.

“We advise them on what they can do – the type of testing, the frequency, the per-centage of employees to be tested. We also will write a manual for employees on what the company is doing and why. You don’t want employees to resent it. You can’t just come down on people heavy handed. Some employees might even be tired of covering up for drug-abusing employees.”

Gedigk said privacy is obviously a huge concern. “I will never call anybody (who’s) positive. If a result comes in that might be positive, it goes to the medical review officer. He then calls the donor and explains what happened. If the donor says it was related to use of a prescription drug, we verify it with the doctor and the employer never knows

there was a potential positive.” Mobile testing, said Gedigk, has the obvi-

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As for how business is going, Gedigk said it’s been a little slower than he might have wanted. “I had hoped to easily break six fig-ures in gross revenue in the first 12 months. I will probably just about reach it.”

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At 25, Sean Parker, already famous for found-ing Napster, stumbled upon a website called TheFacebook.com.

With that company now looking at one of the largest IPOs in history, investors con-tinue to scour the startup world for the next Mark Zuckerberg.

In Garrison, 25-year-old Sean Eldridge hopes to strike gold with Hudson River Ventures L.L.C., a new venture capital firm that just last month partnered with Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. to seek out investment opportunities in the region.

Founded in December, Hudson River Ventures will make strategic investments ranging from $50,000 to $500,000 in start-ups within the food and beverage, tourism and hospitality, information technology and biotechnology sectors.

“We’ve met with dozens of businesses already and we’ve gotten a lot of interest in the fund,” Eldridge said. “We’re moving for-ward with a number of them. I hope to close a first round of investments by this summer and hopefully we can announce them and more of the specifics at that point.”

Eldridge said his goals are twofold: to enter into a highly lucrative venture capital field, and to spur economic development in the Hudson Valley, which he calls home.

“I’ve heard up and down the Hudson Valley that people with great ideas and even people with existing businesses are really

having a hard time raising money,” he said. “I think there are a lot of opportunities out there to make a strong return ... and I think it makes sense to invest in your own com-munity and your own backyard.”

For the past several years, Eldridge has worked as an organizer for the campaign to legalize gay marriage in New York state and for President Obama’s 2008 campaign, in addition to a brief stint with a startup based in Palo Alto, Calif.

He said his experiences working at ground level, coupled with the connections and expertise of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp., have already started to generate excite-ment among potential businesses.

While Hudson River Ventures will pro-vide the capital, HVED will help to provide mentoring and coaching for the businesses selected for targeted investments, Eldridge said.

Eldridge said he plans to keep Hudson River Ventures itself a small operation.

He said he and his fiancé contributed all of the capital and are not planning on rais-ing funds from outside investors, but added that he would hope to partner with some of the region’s banks as Hudson River Ventures begins funding businesses.

“One contribution we can make to the Hudson Valley is if we’re coming in and expressing confidence in the Hudson Valley and specific businesses, my goal is that will help get the banks to the table,” Eldridge said. He said he plans to personally oversee all of the fund’s investments.

New VC firm hopes to spur development

8 May 21, 2012 • WCBJ

BY GEORGE WHITEHEAD

The 2012 shareholder meeting season is upon us. Whether you are attending one of these meetings as an investor

or as a representative of a company that will be responding to shareholder questions, we expect that the following topics have a good chance of surfacing:

• How is management reacting to con-cerns regarding the European debt crisis?

With continued uncertainty in the euro zone, companies could face exposure if they have business ties in the affected countries.

Management should be prepared to field questions regarding how their businesses are being impacted by the crisis, and what steps are being taken to mitigate the risk to the company. This is not just a concern if a com-pany has dedicated business operations in an affected country. It is also important to con-sider the likely impact of the uncertainty in the euro zone if you have significant relation-ships with key vendors or customers there.

• Is outsourcing still the best policy?If a company historically has outsourced

some of its operations to the Asia-Pacific region to take advantage of lower labor costs, now

may be a good time to reconsider that strategy. Outsourcing is becoming less attractive because there has been increased scrutiny on unfair labor practices in certain foreign countries and wages in these areas have been on the rise. Also, some companies have experienced quality control issues that have arisen from an inability to close-ly monitor outsourced operations. Shareholders may question whether now is a good time to consider bringing outsourced operations back home in order to take advantage of a talented labor pool that exists domestically.

• How well does a company know its significant suppliers?

Hot button issues this shareholder seasonSupply chain interruptions can cause

major issues with a business’ ability to per-form. Whether the interruption is caused by a natural disaster like last year’s tsunami in Japan or by the economic failure of a major supplier, management should be prepared to discuss its ability to maneuver around supplier interruptions by having an alternate source of product or services.

• What is the company’s take on man-datory auditor rotation?

Regulators have recently issued propos-als requiring mandatory auditor rotation. Management should be prepared to discuss their position on this very controversial issue, including the health of the relationship with their current auditor, and how long that firm has been servicing the company. Shareholders may be unaware of the existing five-year audit partner rotation requirement that is currently in effect for publicly held companies, which allows for a fresh perspective on an audit engagement without switching audit firms.

• Should a company consider a busi-ness combination?

If a company was considering a business combination prior to the recession, now may be a good time to revisit those plans. There are likely to be good values in the marketplace and shareholders will expect management to consider opportunities to take advantage of opportunities to expand and increase shareholder value. An improved lending environment and increased activ-ity in the capital markets may provide some much-needed financing for future deals.

• What is the company’s position on Dodd-Frank?

Not all of the Dodd-Frank Act regula-tions on executive compensation have been made final, but their intent has broad sup-port and it should be expected that share-holders will ask the company’s position on key elements including:

Clawbacks – Has the company imple-mented “clawback” provisions that would allow it to recover compensation that was erroneously awarded in the three years prior to an accounting misstatement?

Hedging – Has the company adopted a policy prohibiting an employee or outside director from hedging, or pledging equity held directly or indirectly including compen-satory equity grants?

Independence – Is the company certain that the members of the board’s compensa-tion committee are independent?

Vetting advisers – Does the compensation committee of the board engage the services of outside advisers including compensation con-sultants and legal counsel and, if so, by what process does it determine their independence?

George Whitehead is an assurance part-ner at BDO USA L.L.P. in Valhalla. He can be reached at [email protected].

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New York manufacturers collec-tively exhaled last week after the U.S. Senate voted to reauthorize the

Export-Import Bank and raise its lending authority despite unexpectedly strong Tea Party opposition in both houses of Congress.

The Export-Import Bank, which guar-antees commercial bank loans made to U.S. exporters, was at risk of losing its charter May 31 if debate over the reauthorization measure had stalled.

The bank completed $41.3 billion in total loan authorizations during its 2011 fiscal year, which supported $32.7 billion in exports and 288,000 American jobs, accord-ing to the bank’s 2011 annual report.

Since 2007, the bank has backed more than $2 billion in loans to New York export-ers, resulting in exports worth more than $4.39 billion.

Robin Schaffer, president of Case Paper Co. Inc. in Harrison, called the measure a “no-brainer.”

“If the goal is to help American compa-nies improve our balance of payments by selling overseas, one would think you want to reauthorize that,” Schaffer said. “It’s one of those very obvious things.”

Case Paper has participated in the Export-Import Bank’s loan guarantee program since 2003, Schaffer said.

The bank since 2007 has backed $62.8 million in commercial bank loans taken out by Case Paper, ultimately resulting in $62.8 million in exports over that period, according to Export-Import Bank data.

With the bank’s assistance, Case Paper has expanded its footprint and exports to Canada, Schaffer said.

“We’ve grown tremendously in Canada, and everything we do there is covered,” he said. “If it (the Export-Import Bank) weren’t reauthorized that would be a considerable blow and we would either have to take on the credit risk entirely ourselves or we would have to find a commercial alternative.”

Case Paper now has a Toronto office in

congress extends ex-Im Bank despite oppositionaddition to facilities in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Charlotte and Miami.

A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey of Harrison said the bank’s reauthorization was necessary to keep New York companies com-petitive in the global market, and criticized Tea Party members for delaying the bill’s passage.

“It’s solidly pro-business and helps the U.S. compete on a global scale, which only helps our economy,” said spokesman Matthew Dennis. He said the Tea Party members who opposed the reauthorization are “very out of touch with the reality of global economics.”

In New York’s 18th district, represented by Lowey, which includes parts of Westchester and Rockland counties, the Export-Import Bank has supported $114.7 million in loans since 2007, resulting in $115.1 million in exports over that span.

The Senate approved the reauthoriza-tion bill by a vote of 78-20 one week after an identical measure was passed by the House of Representatives, 330-93.

This marks the third time since September 2011 that the bank’s charter has been extended by Congress, and the 25th such occasion since the bank was founded in

1934 – with reauthorization typically coming by unanimous consent.

President Obama has said he will sign the bill.

The bill approved by Congress last week calls for the bank’s charter to be extended to Sept. 30, 2015, and increases its lending authority from $100 billion to $140 billion by the 2014 fiscal year.

The bank’s management would also be required to maintain default rates below 2 percent. If the default rate rises above 2 per-cent for any six-month period, the Treasury would be required to take action.

“If the goal is to help American companies improve our balance of payments by selling overseas, one would think you want to reauthorize that.It’s one of those very obvious things.”

— Robin Schaffer, president, Case Paper Co. Inc.

10 May 21, 2012 • WCBJ

Accuracy is still a goal with forecasting; how accurate can we be? We have short lead

times on many of our projects, which makes it hard to predict

way into the future. We did well with sales in the first half of the

year – we’re up 25 percent over last year. Now I’m trying to get a handle on the rest of the year to know if it’s going to be OK.

Thoughts of the day: Building a forecast is as much or more about planning out mar-keting with a little bit of math, as it is about sales. Build a confidence scale that helps you to predict the future. Look for trends. Quiz customers about their plans.

Take a look at your marketing tools. Think about all of the ways buyers hear about your company. There are referrals from network-ing sources, referrals from customers, direct mail, leads from the website, social media leads, trade shows, speaking engagements, sales force generated opportunities and open houses. The list goes on and on.

Is each marketing source producing leads this year? Any at the same level of lead gen-eration as last year? Which ones are produc-ing leads at a higher level? Which are lower?

Compare last year’s leads with sales results by marketing source. Create ratios: sales/leads generated for each type of mar-keting and overall. And another set of ratios comparing cost of the marketing effort/leads generated, and cost of marketing effort/sales generated to get a cost/lead and cost/sale (payoff ratio).

Now calculate the increase in sales this year. How much more revenue is desired? How many more units need to be sold? How many more leads would need to be produced overall to hit those sales numbers?

Once you know the overall number of leads needed this year, start figuring out where they are coming from. Which lead sources are converting at a higher rate; this year versus last year? Which are converting at a lower rate? Don’t concentrate on just one source – marketing is all about having a robust mix.

Based upon comparisons of last year with this year, you can figure out how likely it is that the current level of marketing will pro-duce what you need this year. Set up calcula-

tions in a spreadsheet so you can forecast and monitor results. Bring the calculations down to one final number: total sales expected for this year. Keep your eye on how that number changes, as the months unfold. Does it stay ahead of goal or behind?

You can back up calculations by doing some research. How are your salespeople doing at establishing new contacts? Easier or harder than last year? What percent of mar-ket share do you have in each market?

If you’re over 30 percent market share for any product or area, expect that sales results may start to decline. While you may get a boost from being a bigger player, it’s also likely you’ve picked off most of the low hanging fruit in that market. Think about entering additional market areas to boost sales quickly.

Ask customers what they’re seeing and doing. Are their sales up or down this year? Do they expect to end the year with a bang, or do they expect things to get quieter?

Take a look at the number of new cus-tomers in the last 12 to 18 months. What additional opportunities do those new accounts bring to the table? Why did they buy and how did they find out about you? Any new marketing ideas in there that you

could test?Looking for a good book? Try “Marketing

Metrics: The Definitive Guide to Measuring Marketing Performance,” by Paul Farris, Neil Bendle, Phillip Pfeifer and David Reibstein.

Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., strategyleaders.com, a business- consult-ing firm that specializes in helping entre-preneurial firms grow. She can be reached by phone at (877) 238-3535. Do you have a question for Andi? Please send it to her, via email at [email protected] or by mail to Andi Gray, Strategy Leaders Inc., 5 Crossways, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Visit www.AskAndi.com for an entire library of Ask Andi articles.

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coty withdraws avon bid Coty Inc., which first offered to buy Avon Products Inc. for $10 billion in April, then raised that to $10.7 billion May 9 and asked for a response by the close of business May 14, withdrew its bid on the 15th after Avon said it would respond to the sweetened bid within a week.

In a letter to Avon’s board dated May 9, Coty asked Avon to enter into discussions by the 14th.

The flurry of exchanges apparently ends Coty’s bid for Avon, which was being aided by billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

Coty had said it wanted to look at Avon’s books to get more details about Avon’s brib-ery investigation and litigation.

Avon has just undergone a management shakeup. Sherilyn McCoy has only been CEO since late April, replacing Andrea Jung, who had been criticized for failing to revive the company and conclude Avon’s brib-ery investigation. The probe, which began in China in 2008, has expanded to other countries.

Profit at Avon has been below expecta-tions, especially over the past three years. Sales have been weak in Russia and Brazil, major markets for the company. First-quarter earnings sank 82 percent because of increased labor, commodity and restructur-ing costs.

Itt back in blackITT Corp., based in White Plains, returned to profitability in the first quarter report-ing earnings from continuing operations of 11 cents a share compared with a loss of 23 cents in the year ago quarter. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations, which exclude special items, were 39 cents a share, down from pro forma earnings of 45 cents a share in the first quarter of last year.

Revenue was $577 million. Organic revenue was up 9 percent from a year ago – that excludes the effects of foreign exchange, acquisitions and divestitures. Revenue in emerging markets was up 22 percent, North American revenue was up 11 percent and there were gains in core markets such as oil and gas, mining, chemical and general industrial.

“We saw the benefits in the first quarter

as our global growth in the oil and gas, min-ing and automotive markets offset expected lower volumes in the connectors market,” said Denise Ramos, CEO and president. “In addition, despite overall market softness in Western Europe, we drove strong growth globally, particularly in North America, Asia and the Middle East.”

ITT stuck to its per share earnings esti-mate for the year of $1.62 to $1.72 a share. In oil and gas and mining, ITT said it expects revenue up 5 to 7 percent, with gains in mar-ket share. In emerging markets, 10 percent growth is estimated in the Middle East, Latin America and China.

Disappointing quarter for mBIa

MBIA Inc., based in Armonk, which offers municipal bond insurance, investment management products and municipal and consulting services, had by its own admis-sion a disappointing first quarter, because of losses on insured exposures, losses on sales of investments, and litigation related expenses. It reported a pre-tax loss for the first quarter of $548 million, compared with adjusted pre-tax income of $25 million for

the first quarter of 2011. Net income was $10 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with a loss of $1.3 billion, or $6.37 a share, for the first quarter of last year. The $158 million in operating expenses in the quarter was considerably above the average for recent quarters because of litigation related expenses. MBIA also said it has sold some as-sets to build up its cash reserves.

A hearing began May 14 on a legal chal-lenge to New York state’s approval of MBIA’s restructuring in 2009. The company said that if the approval is upheld, its National Public Finance Guarantee unit will again be able to write municipal bond insurance.

taro mulling sun bid Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. of Haw-thorne, one of Israel’s leading drug compa-nies, said it is still mulling a bid from India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. to buy the shares of Taro that it does not already own. Sun owns a controlling stake in Taro, 66.3 percent. Sun made a bid of $24.50 a share for the rest of Taro Oct. 18. Taro said it has requested additional financial informa-tion from Sun, and said it understands that Sun is trying to comply with its requests.

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Andi says: Compare your results to these stats:

38 percent of inquiries become leads, 39 percent of leads become prospects, 29 percent of prospects buy = 4 percent-plus of inquiries become sales.

Source: Marketing Sherpa: B2B Marketing Benchmark Survey 2009.

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Anyone who hangs a picture on their wall and thinks the room is deco-rated will be jolted awake by the

ArtFull Living Designer Show House, which will open June 3 at Glassbury Court at Cold Spring.

The Putnam County 55-and-older community developed by Elmsford-based Wilder Balter Partners is collaborating with Cold Spring Arts to host a three-month focus on contemporary art, interior design and how the two can live together in style.

It’s an innovative showcase dreamed up by Cold Spring glass artist Barbara Galazzo, whose work is featured throughout the proj-ect. The focus is on the art and how it can be integrated into the home. By showing the work in a room setting, as opposed to a traditional gallery, Galazzo said she thinks it may open some eyes.

“My idea was to show how you can actu-ally have art in your home. It doesn’t have to be over the top. You can live with it.”

It’s also designed to bring the work of these 30-plus Hudson Valley artists to a wider audience – Galazzo hopes the project will attract some 3,000 visitors – while also put-ting the spotlight on the designers and spark-ing future artist-designer collaborations.

A swirling metal sculpture by Valley Cottage artist Eric David Laxman stands at the entry, giving a hint as to what will follow.

Laxman, whose own slogan is “Make a Space for Art,” was pleased to hear about the project. It is, he said, a great way “to get in touch with more interior designers.”

Indeed, he worked with several in the show house, his glass-and-metal sculptures and furniture dotted throughout the rooms.

“It’s so rare,” he said. “I’ve never seen a show house like this where the designers are specifically asked to utilize art.”

He also said that the project might broad-en his own audience.

“People tend to want to put you in a box ‘You’re a functional artist,’” and not a fine artist as well. “They don’t really get that I can wear both hats.”

Teaming up with new designers was another attraction to participating.

“Hopefully with the designers it will con-tinue into actual projects,” Laxman said.

The show house is a treasure trove of stylish finds, from colorful art-glass pieces to unique table settings, from wildly creative wall art to handcrafted furniture and acces-sories.

living with art – a stylish how-to coming to cold spring

It all came together, Galazzo said, due to the creative process the show-house concept sparked in the participants.

“There started to be this synergy between the artists and designers,” she said. “It kept expanding because the designers wanted other things.”

The show house, which will continue through Sept. 9, will also raise funds for the Born This Way Foundation. For more details, visit coldspringarts.com.

Cold Spring glass artist Barbara Galazzo came up with the concept for the ArtFull Living Designer Show House.

12 May 21, 2012 • WCBJ

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The Yonkers Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) recently held its first Sunrise to Sunset Business Seminar, which included break-out sessions with Meet the Mayor, Meet the Commissions, Meet the Media, Meet Your Customer, and Meet Your Bottom Line.

1. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano addressing the semi-nar.2. Meet Your Customer panelists Jessica Apicella, marketing/advertising director, Thompson & Bender; Olga Luz Tirado, president, LT Communications; Christina Gilmartin, communications director, office of the Yonkers mayor; and Chris Cornell, director of social media, Thompson & Bender.3. With Steve Sansone, left, Yonkers Downtown BID executive director, are Meet Your Bottom Line panelists Eileen Mildenberger, executive director, Westchester IDA; Anne Marie Hughes, vice presi-dent commercial lending, The Westchester Bank; and Thom Kleiner, regional representative, New York State Department of Labor.4. Yonkers officials: George Kielb, commissioner of the fire department; Frank McGovern, director, parking violations bureau; Tom Meier, commis-sioner of the department of public works; Kathy McCarthy, representing the housing and build-ings department; John Liszewski, commissioner of finance; Paul Summerfield, commissioner of engineering; Jeff Williams, commissioner of plan-ning and development; and Mohammed Jan, owner, Grand Roosevelt Ballroom/Nawab Eastern Cuisine Restaurant in Yonkers.

IN support of educatIoNNearly 400 guests recently gathered for Stepinac High School’s second annual Trustees Awards recep-tion held at 42 The Restaurant. The Trustees Awards Reception recognizes distinguished alumni, faculty and supporters as well as raises funds for enhancing Stepinac’s educational and athletic programs.

5. Former New York state Governor George Pataki; Geoffrey Thompson, Thompson & Bender; John Cahill, Stepinac graduate who received the Distinguished Alumnus award; and William Plunkett, chairman of the Stepinac Board of Trustees.6. William P. Harrington, partner, Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, recipient of the Partners in Education Award; James J. Landy, president and CEO of Hudson Valley Bank, accepted the Corporate Citizenship Award on behalf of the bank; Paul Carty, Stepinac principal, Student Enrichment Award recipient; and Father Thomas Collins, Stepinac president. 7. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

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“Luck,” said CEO Robert Ladd, led MGT Capital Investments Inc. to a recent patent acquisition deal that could prove lucky for company shareholders at the expense of the U.S. gambling industry.

His Mamaroneck company’s $200,000 cash purchase of a majority interest in a bonus-round gaming device for slot machines is the first of several intellectual property deals from which the public com-pany expects to reap rewards, both through legal action against patent infringers and in commercial development.

A former money manager at Neuberger Berman, the international asset management firm, Ladd in 2003 started his own New York City hedge fund, Laddcap Value Partners L.P. An activist small cap fund, Laddcap invested in MGT’s U.S. and United Kingdom companies and its London-based subsidiary, Medicsight Ltd., a medical technology company.

MGT had focused on Medicsight’s inter-national portfolio of patents related to devel-opment of its medical imaging software used to mathematically analyze CAT scan colonos-copies to detect cancerous polyps. Though the licensed software has been approved by regulatory agencies in Europe and by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, there has been little demand for it in the highly competitive medical imaging mar-ket. Medicsight’s software sales, primarily in Europe, totaled $319,000 in 2011, a 1 percent decrease from 2010.

Virtual colonoscopies, for which the soft-ware is designed as an analytical aid, are not reimbursed by Medicare and gastroenterolo-gists do not much use them, Ladd said. “With Medicare not reimbursing, it became a medi-cal disincentive.” And virtual colonoscopies have not been priced competitively enough to be approved by the Center for Medicare Services as a reimbursable alternative proce-dure, he said.

“The problem is, the company was run-ning out of cash,” said Ladd, MGT’s largest shareholder, who has led the company as presi-dent and CEO since early 2011. “It’s a highly research-intensive business. It’s pretty limited for a company to have that one focus on that one system. We spent about $70 million in developing (the medical imaging software).

There really wasn’t an economic payoff.” MGT had about $3.5 million in cash

when it shifted its central operations last year from London to New York. In September, the five-employee U.S. company leased approxi-mately 2,700 square feet of space for its headquarters at 500 Mamaroneck Ave. in Harrison. Ladd, a Chappaqua resident, said the company moved into fully furnished offices vacated by a hedge fund.

Traded on the recently renamed NYSE Mkt, MGT is working with exchange officials to retain its listing and meet listing standards after consecutive years of operating losses and low trading prices. In an effort at compli-ance and cost-cutting, shareholders in March approved a reverse stock split in which stock-holders with fewer than 500 shares received cash payments. MGT stock closed at $4.56 per share May 14.

MGT has closed its international offices outside of England and nonessential subsid-iaries since Ladd took control of the com-pany. The CEO said the company has slashed its cash burn rate from $600,000 to $700,000 a month to $100,000 a month.

This month, MGT made its first strategic investment in intellectual property outside

the health care industry after a four- to five-month search for market opportunities. Through a newly formed subsidiary, MGT Gaming Inc., the company is about to close on a deal that gives it a majority interest in a 1-year-old patent on an invention that relates to groups of slot machines linked to an inter-active sign. The patent applies to individual bonus rounds displayed on the video sign.

As part of its patent acquisition agree-ment with the gaming device’s inventors, MGT will retain on a contingency-fee basis a leading intellectual property law firm in Washington, D.C., with a successful record in the gambling industry to pursue pat-ent infringement lawsuits against Nevada-based slot machine makers. In an enor-mously lucrative arrangement, casinos lease the machines, Ladd said, and split the daily revenue from them with manufacturers.

How did MGT track down the invention, approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as U.S. Patent 7,892,088?

“Luck,” said Ladd – Wall Street luck. One of the gaming device’s inventors at

J & S Gaming Inc. in Dix Hills, Long Island, James Devlin, “is a Wall Street guy” whom Ladd has long known. “He’s been talking

about it forever” and complaining that man-ufacturers and casino operators were illegally using their invention, Ladd said.

Devlin and co-inventor Steven Brandstetter filed their application in 2001, but were not issued a patent until 2011, about the same time that Ladd took over MGT and began charting a new course for the company.

Brandstetter in an announcement of the deal said he was “ecstatic” that, with MGT’s legal counsel, he might finally receive com-pensation from manufacturers and casino operators “that I believe have misappropri-ated my idea willfully or otherwise.”

For MGT, the gaming deal is the first of several prospective intellectual property acquisitions “with outstanding risk-reward characteristics,” said Ladd. He has his sights on established patents in thermal energy and electronic commerce, the latter “with tens of millions in royalties that have been infringed,” he said.

“For a small company with limited resources, intellectual property seemed to be a very good field both for finding assets to buy but also at reasonable prices with a good cost structure,” Ladd said.

a low-risk gamble on patents Mamaroneck-based investment company bets on big future payoffs

Robert Ladd, president and CEO of MGT Capital Investments Inc. in Mamaroneck.

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McCarthy Fingar L.L.P.11 Martine Ave., 12th floor, White Plains 10606946-3700 • mccarthyfingar.com

Frank [email protected]

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6Canter Law Firm P.C.123 Main St., Ninth floor, White Plains 10601948-3011 • canterlawfirm.com

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Corbally Gartland and Rappleyea L.L.P.35 Market St., Poughkeepsie 12601(845) 454-1110 • cgrlaw.com

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INNOvATION AND IP LAW

BY YUvAL H. MARCUSand ANDIE M. SCHWARTz

Search engine advertising, if not done properly, can expose a company to liabil-ity for trademark infringement. Today’s

business environment demands effective use of the Internet to drive sales. Companies must have a website to compete, but what good is a website if no one can find it?

In addition to utilizing social media and search engine optimization, compa-nies increase the likelihood that consum-ers will find their websites through search engine advertising. According to a recent survey, Internet advertising revenue in the U.S. last year was more than $31 billion, a 22 percent increase from 2010, with more than 46 percent of that revenue from search advertising.

Most consumers who are looking to find a product or service first turn to a search engine such as Google, Bing or Yahoo. Their search results are divided into organic results, which appear in the middle of the page, and paid results or sponsored ads, which appear at the top and right side of the page. Companies can set up an account with the search engine company and create short advertisements that consist of a few words and a link to a website.

Advertisers often bid on certain keywords so that when a search engine user types that keyword as a search term, the company’s ad will appear in the “sponsored ads” section of the search results page. If the user clicks on the link in the sponsored ad, the company pays the search engine the price it bid for that keyword.

Obviously, some keywords are more valuable than others and cost more per click.

One legal question continues to arise: Does the purchase of a keyword that is the trademark of a competitor to trig-ger a sponsored ad constitute trademark infringement? For example, can the Coca-Cola Co. purchase the keyword Pepsi so that when a consumer types Pepsi into a search engine, he or she will see a Coca-Cola sponsored ad and a link to the cocacola.com website?

A related question is whether the search engine is liable for selling that trademarked keyword. Not surprisingly, numerous law-suits have been brought by trademark own-ers over the past decade against competitors who purchased trademarked keywords, as well as against the search engines for selling keywords that are trademarks.

The key issue in search engine advertising cases is whether the purchase or sale of trade-marked keywords is likely to cause confusion among consumers. Courts have generally

the risk of buying keywords that are competitors’ trademarksresolved this issue in favor of the trademark owner where the ad itself uses the trademark owner’s trademark in a misleading way.

Case outcomes have not been as clear where the text of the ad does not include the mark. Then the question is whether a consumer who types in a specific trade-mark search query and then sees a spon-sored ad that displays the trademark of a competing company will be confused into believing that ad originates with the trade-mark owner or is somehow affiliated with or sponsored or endorsed by the trademark owner.

A user also sees search results in a list format, possibly including the trademark owner’s link as well as the competitor’s key-word advertisement. As such, the consumer is unlikely to take an advertisement at face

value, but instead look at the results delivered as a whole and make an informed decision on where to go.

Last year, the Ninth Circuit recognized the limitation of this analogy and the increas-ing sophistication of search engine users in Network Automation v. Advanced Systems Concepts. Whether initial interest confusion remains a viable theory in the context of the search engine advertising cases remains to be seen.

Here are some practical tips to con-sider when your company engages in search engine advertising:

1. The safest option is to avoid purchas-ing keywords that are trademarks of a com-petitor.

2. If you decide to use a competitor’s trademark in search advertising, make sure

that there is nothing misleading about the text of the ad and the website to which it links.

3. When evaluating whether to contest a competitor’s purchase of your company’s trademark as a keyword, make sure that you are not doing the same; evaluate the real harm, and whether the ad itself is likely to cause confusion.

An expanded column taking a look at cases concerning keywords and trademarks is available at westfaironline.com.

Yuval H. Marcus is a partner and Andie M. Schwartz is an associate at Leason Ellis L.L.P. in White Plains. They can be reached at [email protected] and [email protected].

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FACTS& FIGURES on the reCord

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

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WESTChESTERBAnkRUPTCIES

The following petitions were filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in White Plains. Chapter 11 indi-cates the filer intends to submit a plan of reorganization to the court. Chapter 7 indicates a liquidation of assets.

Manhattan

Boulder Heights Owner L.L.C., 445 Park Ave., ninth floor, new York City 10022. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Gabriel Vir-ginia, new York City. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-11958.

LightSquared Inc., 450 Park Ave., Suite 2201, new York City 10022. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Matthew Barr, new York City. Filed May 14. Case no. 12-12080.

Sav Cafe Inc., 40 Wall St., new York City 10004. Chapter 7, vol-untary. Attorney: Marilyn Macron, rockaway Park. Filed May 11. Case no. 12-11973.

White Plains

Alliance Locksmiths Inc., 130 Wells St., Peekskill 10566. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Jeffrey A. reich, White Plains. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-22907.

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

U.S. district Court

Advanced Call Center Technolo-gies L.L.C. Filed by Lionel L. Sur-kin. Action: claim filed under the Fair debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorney for plaintiff: Dan Shaked. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03715.

AKI Inc. Filed by Candace os-hinsky. Action: patent infringe-ment claim. Attorney for plaintiff: thomas Gallagher. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03727.

American Express Co. Filed by Unified Messaging Solutions L.L.C. Action: patent infringement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Ste-ven hayes. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-03616.

Baright Enterprises Inc. Filed by thomas Bocchino. Action: job discrimination claim. Attorney for plaintiff: david halsband. Filed May 11. Case no.12-03773.

Cafe Au Bon Gout Inc., et al. Filed by Leobardo Basurto, et al. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. At-torneys for plaintiff: Michael Sam-uel and david Stein. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03758.

Cavalry Portfolio Services L.L.C. Filed by eric Jankowski. Action: claim filed under the Fair debt Collection Practices Act of 1978. Attorney for plaintiff: Alli-son Polesky. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03728.

CBS Retirement Plan. Filed by todd M. Miller. Action: em-ployee retirement claim. Attorney for plaintiff: John F. olsen. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-03697.

Collection Technology Inc. Filed by Miriam Spitz. Action: claim filed under the Fair debt Collec-tion Practices Act of 1978. Attor-neys for plaintiff: William horn and Abraham Kleinman. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03738.

Geoff Howell Studio Inc. Filed by Kristopher Kelley. Action: job discrimination claim. Attorney for plaintiff: William Phillips. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-03702.

HSBC Bank USA N.A, et al. Filed by Sharon Yuzary. Action: claim filed under the Fair Labor Stan-dards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Joseph A. Fitapelli, eric Gitig and Brian Schaffer. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-03693.

LightSquared Inc. Filed by 450 Park Ave., Suite 2201, new York City 10022. Attorney for plaintiff: Matthew Barr, new York City. Filed May 14. Case no. 12-12080.

MediaAgility L.L.C., et al. Filed by Icon health & Fitness Inc. Ac-tion: trademark infringement claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Jennifer Klausner and david r. Wright. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03736.

Mercury Communications Group L.L.C. Filed by Gregory Zale. Action: diversity-breach of contract claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Steven Callahan and Brett Charhon. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03744.

Pension Plan of L’oreal USA Inc. Filed by Anna diGiacomo. Action: employee retirement claim. Attor-ney for plaintiff: robert J. Bach. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-03696.

Perfect World Co. Ltd., et al. Filed by Li hong. Action: claim filed un-der the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorneys for plaintiff: Jen-nifer Achilles and Steven Cooper. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03741.

Qiao Xing Universal Resources Inc., et al. Filed by robert Kaszo-vitz. Action: claim filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Attorneys for plaintiff: Gustavo Bruckner, Patrick dahlstrom, Jacob t. Fogel, Marc Gross and Jeremy Lieberman. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03745.

The Ruder Finn Inc. Filed by Kimberly Goldman. Action: em-ployee benefits claim. Attorney for plaintiff: Mark Scherzer. Filed May 10. Case no. 12-03726.

Sanei International Co. Ltd., et al. Filed by Jill Stuart (ASIA) L.L.C. Action: trademark infringe-ment claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Michael Sheppard and dwight Yellen. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-03699.

Three Amigos SLJ Inc., et al. Filed by Logico Investments Ltd., et al. Action: diversity-breach of contract claim. Attorney for plain-tiff: Judd Burstein. Filed May 11. Case no. 12-03775.

VLC Nolita L.L.C. Filed by Kafele Walker. Action: claim filed un-der the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Attorneys for plaintiff: Shaffin datoo, tanvir rahman and douglas Wigdor. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-03712.

VSP Technologies Inc., et al. Filed by Innovative Biodefense Inc. Action: diversity-other contract claim. Attorneys for plaintiff: Mi-chael Berg and Barry Cepelewicz. Filed May 9. Case no. 12-03710.

DEEDSAbove $1 million

AMP-K Group L.L.C., Armonk. Seller: edward V. danberry, et al, newark, n.J. Property: 34 Miller Circle, north Castle. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 11.

UCF Regent Park L.L.C., Bos-ton, Mass. Seller: esther duval of Cbiz MhM L.L.C., new York City. Property: 14 University Place, rye. Amount: $7 million. Filed May 11.

BELOW $1 mILLIOnAnmar Partners L.L.C., ossining. Seller: John F. edwards, Peekskill. Property: 1307 Park St., Peekskill. Amount: $60,000. Filed May 11.

Calano and Calano Realty Corp., et al, White Plains. Seller: Calano and Calano realty Corp., et al, White Plains. Property: 14 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. Amount: $458,750. Filed May 11.

Elk Homes Partners L.P., rye. Seller: elk homes L.L.C., rye. Prop-erty: 344 Betsy Brown road, rye. Amount: $725,000. Filed May 14.

Fannie Mae. Seller: Angelo In-grassia, Middletown. Property: 142 n. eighth Ave., Unit 10, Mount Vernon. Amount: $142,849. Filed May 9.

Fannie Mae. Seller: evelyn Appel, White Plains. Property: 669 Brandt Ave., Peekskill. Amount: $372,121. Filed May 9.

Fulga-Home Properties L.L.C., Pleasantville. Seller: hillary J. donn, hartsdale. Property: 5 Cor-nell drive, Greenburgh. Amount: $170,000. Filed May 10.

Hudson City Savings Bank, Paramus, n.J. Seller: evelyn d. Appel, White Plains. Property: 54 orchard Walk, rye. Amount: $618,386. Filed May 9.

Hudson Valley Bank N.A., Yon-kers. Seller: Peter I. Lobrutto Jr., Round Rock, Tex. Property: 131 emerson Ave., new rochelle. Amount: $535,000. Filed May 11.

Inception Realty L.L.C., Brook-lyn. Seller: 628 North Avenue Corp., new rochelle. Property: 628 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $650,000. Filed May 9.

Kondaur Capital Corp., orange, Calif. Seller: Albert Cornachio, rye Brook. Property: 436 Locust St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $576,165. Filed May 9.

May Ave Realty Corp., White Plains. Seller: nathaniel eisner, et al, new rochelle. Property: 111 trenor drive, new rochelle. Amount: $600,500. Filed May 10.

Split Tree L.L.C., Larchmont. Seller: elaine daniels Snider, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 18 Split Tree road, Mamaroneck. Amount: $817,500. Filed May 10.

U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Anthony r. Santucci, White Plains. Property: 60 Apple Lane, ossining. Amount: $521, 021. Filed May 9.

Wisiki L.L.C., Briarcliff Man-or. Seller: James S. Shearman, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 57 ridgecrest road, ossining. Amount: $837,500. Filed May 10.

Wolf Conservation Center Inc., South Salem. Seller: helene Grimaud, Weggis, Switzerland. Property: Buck run, Lewisboro. Amount: $300,000. Filed May 10.

FORECLOSURE AUCTIOnS

CORTLANDT MANOR, 10 Hill Top Drive. Vacant land; 9.27 acres. Plaintiff: Suntrust Bank. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Berkman, henoch, Pe-terson & Peddy (516) 222-6200; 100 Garden City Plaza, Garden City. defendant: Jean Claude ol-ivier. referee: Anne Penachio. Sale: June 5, 10 a.m., Westchester Coun-ty Courthouse, 111 dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: Not available.

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FACTS&FIGURESIRVINGTON, 2 Stearns Ridge, 3 Stearns Ridge, 23 Dearman Close, 25 Dearman Close, 33 Dearman Close. Vacant land. Lot size: not available. Plaintiff: nor-mandy Corp. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Schuman Sall & Geist (914) 644-8300; Defendant: O’Neill Rowan Ltd. referee: Jeffrey Shumejda. Sale: May 22, 9:30 a.m., Westches-ter County Courthouse, 111 dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: $1,140,035.

NEW ROCHELLE, 107 Sickles Ave. Lot size: not available. Plain-tiff: US Bank national Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross, Polowy & Orlans, P.O. Box 540, Getzville. defendant: Marie Carmel Poinvil. referee: John Crane. Sale: May 24, 10 a.m., Westchester County Courthouse, 111 dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: $627,067.21.

PORT CHESTER, 25 Valley Ter-race. Single-family residence; .12 acre. Plaintiff: emigrant Mortgage Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Stagg, terenzi, Confusione & Wabnik (516) 812-4500; 401 Franklin Ave., Garden City. defendant: Jeremiah Conbay. referee: Paul Miklus. Sale: June 1, 10 a.m., Westchester Coun-ty Courthouse, 111 dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: Not available.

YONKERS, 14 Raybrook Place. Single-family residence; .2 acre. Plaintiff: hSBC Bank USA, nA. Plaintiff ’s attorney: derose & Surico (718) 279-2000; 213-44 38 Ave., Bayside. defendant: Bekim Kastrati. referee: Joseph Abi-nante. Sale: May 30, 9 a.m., West-chester County Courthouse, 111 dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: $506,133.81.

YONKERS, 165 Linden St. Apartment; .07 acre. Plaintiff: eCP northeast L.L.C. Plaintiff ’s attor-ney: Mccullough Gold Berger & Staudt, 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains. defendant: Linden Street Corp. referee: edmund Fitzgerald. Sale: June 6, 10 a.m., Westchester County Courthouse, 111 dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: $696,975.75.

YONKERS, 298 Kneeland Ave. Single-family residence; .35 acre. Plaintiff: hudson City Savings Bank. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Cohn & roth (516) 747-3030; 100 e. old Country road, Mineola. defen-dant: thomas Gormally. referee: edmund Fitzgerald. Sale: June 11, 10:30 a.m., Westchester County Courthouse, 111 dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains. Approximate lien: $471,974.90.

JUDGmEnTS115 McNair Street Corp., Mount Kisco. $1,520 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

323 Halstead Avenue Inc., har-rison. $1,351 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

413 Properties Inc., Jefferson Val-ley. $1,440 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

479 Bedford Road Corp., east-chester. $130,912 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

764 Capital Inc., Bronxville. $1,873 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

AAA Reliable Home Inspection Inc., new rochelle. $1,773 in favor of the New York State Tax Com-mission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Asma Realty Corp., hawthorne. $697 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

B To B Promotions Inc., Ar-monk. $1,873 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

Barrier Motor Fuels Corp., tar-rytown. $69,192 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

C’Mere Design Inc., Purdys. $472 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Carmody 2 Inc., White Plains. $1,410 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Carsto Landscapes Inc., tarry-town. $1,727 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

Champion Landscaping Con-tractors Inc., rye Brook. $4,630 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Dagmar Inc., Mount Vernon. $1,440 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Datacap Inc., tarrytown. $1,327 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Dynamic Aluminum and Glass Inc., Mount Vernon. $12,470 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

EAJ Acquisition Company Inc., Katonah. $1,670 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Elite International Credit Corp., new rochelle. $1,394 in favor of the New York State Tax Commis-sion, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Family Pizza I Inc., Peekskill. $326 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Golden Touch Contractors Inc., New Rochelle. $1,748 in favor of the New York State Tax Commis-sion, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Hudson Valley Trucking Inc., Scarsdale. $1,934 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Hydra Community Services Inc., Valhalla. $509 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Indoor Eco Systems Inc., dobbs Ferry. $1,387 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

Iroquois Capital Management L.L.C., Scarsdale. $3,270 in favor of the New York State Tax Com-mission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Los Mocanos Grocery Corp., Sleepy hollow. $1,495 in favor of the New York State Tax Commis-sion, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Otto A. Lips Electrical Contrac-tors Inc., ossining. $3,515 in favor of the New York State Tax Com-mission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Paul’s Power Products Inc., Bed-ford hills. $13,437 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

PBKAS Inc., White Plains. $1,478 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

PC Mercury Holding Corp., Yonkers. $1,495 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Peacock International Inc., new rochelle. $1,725 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Pleasant Grooming of Armonk Inc., Armonk. $3,335 in favor of the New York State Tax Commis-sion, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Portadam Inc., White Plains. $1,785 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Rockwells Pelham L.L.C., Pel-ham. $29,430 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

Salehzadeh Inc., d.b.a. Subway, Croton-on-hudson. $5,749 in fa-vor of the New York State Tax Com-mission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Seaward-Edison Corp., Bedford Hills. $1,873 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

Shkreli Productions Inc., White Plains. $1,151 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

Tabacos Corp., Yonkers. $1,402 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

The Crystal Spoon Corp., d.b.a. Top Chef Meals, elmsford. $12,763 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Touchtown Productions and Entertainment Inc., tarrytown. $1,981 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Trip Terrain Reconnaissance Inspection Program Inc., White Plains. $1,379 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

V and R Citgo Inc., elmsford. $1,389 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Vast Designs Inc., new rochelle. $1,861 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Westchester Fuel Oil Corp., White Plains. $1,410 in favor of the New York State Tax Commission, Albany. Filed Sept. 26.

Zambala Enterprises Inc., elms-ford. $1,449 in favor of the new York State Tax Commission, Al-bany. Filed Sept. 26.

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

82. St. Andrews L.L.C., et al. Filed by ridgewood Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.7 million affecting property located at 82 St. Andrews Place, Yonkers. Filed April 16.

Anderson-Slater, Marline, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $324,800 af-fecting property located at 146 hawthorne Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed April 12.

Batista, Teresa, et al. Filed by deutsche Bank national trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $600,000 af-fecting property located at 161 e. Sidney Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 11.

Carey, Marvis, et al. Filed by Loancare. Action: seeks to fore-close on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 5 elmwood Ave., elmsford 10523. Filed April 16.

Cordova, Hector M., et al. Filed by Sovereign Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $382,500 affecting property located at 122 herriot St., Yonkers 10701. Filed April 13.

Deleon, Beatriz, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 436 Kneeland Ave., Yonkers 10704. Filed April 11.

Dennis, Errol, et al. Filed by Au-rora Loan Services L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $745,600 affecting prop-erty located at 75 Lord Kitchener Road, New Rochelle 10804. Filed April 11.

Dickerson, Yvonne Morris, et al. Filed by deutsche Bank national trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $275,000 affecting property located at 423 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 16.

Guarino, Janice A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $523,250 affecting property locat-ed at 84 Vernon Drive, Scarsdale 10583. Filed April 11.

Gyapong, Apienti P., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $320,000 affecting property located at 246 Lorraine Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed April 13.

Kings Ferry Park L.L.C., et al. Filed by Customers Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.9 million affecting property located at 250 Kings Fer-ry road, Verplanck 10596. Filed April 13.

Langer, Joann, et al. Filed by ev-erBank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $85,000 affecting property located at 230 Westchester Ave., Buchanan 10511. Filed April 12.

Murphy, Gregory S., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $144,500 affecting property located at 132 Candlewood drive, Yonkers 10710. Filed April 11.

Pomeranz, Jeffrey, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property lo-cated at 109 Boulder ridge road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed April 12.

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SnAPShOT UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK’S WESTCHESTER WALL STREET DIVISION recently heard from robert Wolf, chairman for UBS Americas and president for UBS Investment Bank, at its fireside chat at the home of Karen and Jay Kasner in Scarsdale. the West-chester Wall Street division brings together accomplished people in the finance industry who support UJA-Federation’s mission and its network of agencies .

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CREDITS, CLIEnTS AnD AWARDS

SOUND SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (SSMC) has announced six of its residents were finalists presenting at the American College of Physicians and five at the Medical Society of the State of new York. SSMC representatives won prizes at both scientific meetings.

PORT CHESTER NURSING AND REHABILITATION CEN-TRE has launched a Spotlight on Excellence Program to honor outstanding employees. employees are selected based upon votes from residents and their families on who they feel are worthy of the award. the first employee to be recognized as a winner is Gregory Spence, a member of the facility’s maintenance department who joined the facility in April 2007.

BETSY HOCHHAUSER, director of the Adult day health Care (AdhC) program of hebrew hospital home (hhh) in Valhalla was recently honored at the 2012 annual Adult day health Care Council Conference (AdhCC). this is the second time hoch-hauser was nominated for “outstanding Member of the Year.” Last time was 2004.

DESIGNWORKS NY L.L.C. has won a 2012 Communicator Award. the communicator awards are judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 550-plus member organi-zation. The Wilson & Son Jewelers “Emotional Exclamations” advertising campaign was an Award of distinction. Kelley Briggs, creative director of designWorks nY L.L.C., partnered with copy-writer Gina Bruce to create the campaign.

NEWS12 WESTCHESTER has received a television award from the new York Press Club for continuing coverage, “Looking for Lauren” (Lisa reyes, eric Leeds). the news12 networks received six of the 15 television awards, awarded by the New York Press Club, which honors journalism excellence by writers, reporters, editors, producers, shooters and multimediographers.

SEAN HENDERSON was appointed Greater hudson Bank’s Westchester commercial lender. Most recently, he was with hudson Valley Bank as a relation-ship manager. henderson’s responsi-bilities include developing new business and assisting in the overall growth of the bank with regard to commercial loans and deposits.

MARC JAY LEFF, has been appointed vice president of human resources at St. John’s riverside hospital in Yonkers. Leff holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of new York at Albany, a Mas-ter of Science degree in industrial rela-tions from rutgers University and a Juris doctorate from Brooklyn Law School.

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Sound Shore Medical Center residents selected to present their research at the 2012 Medical Society of the State of New York Poster Symposium: from left, doctors Aanu Sihota; Jacklin Salvador, winner of first prize in the clinical vignette; Resmi Premji; Diana DeJesus; and Sharanjeet Thind.

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FACTS&FIGURESPonte, Christine, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $317,000 affecting property located at 24 Lake Marie Lane, Bedford hills 10507. Filed April 11.

Price, Barbara Joan, individu-ally and as executrix and heir of the estate of Michael Privitello Sr., et al. Filed by Financial Freedom SFC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $768,660 affecting property located at 30 Lundy Lane, thornwood 10594. Filed April 16.

Rinaldi, Mark D., et al. Filed by the Bank of new York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.4 million af-fecting property located at 1 Avery Court, West harrison 10604. Filed April 16.

Robertson, Gregory, et al. Filed by deutsche Bank national trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $648,000 af-fecting property located at 10 City Place, Unit 27-C, White Plains 10601. Filed April 12.

Robles, Ana Maria, et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing L.L.C. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $440,000 affecting property located at 300 n. high-land Ave., ossining 10562. Filed April 13.

Rodriguez, Ifran, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $412,000 affecting property located at 439 S. eighth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed April 16.

Scarpelli, Joseph S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount af-fecting property located at 529 n. division St., Peekskill 10566. Filed April 16.

Sokich, Kristen, individually and as trustee, et al. Filed by Citibank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $700,000 af-fecting property located at 169 northfield Ave., dobbs Ferry. Filed April 12.

Toribio, Sotero, et al. Filed by Loancare. Action: seeks to fore-close on a mortgage to secure $384,797 affecting property lo-cated at 51-53 hall Ave., West har-rison 10604. Filed April 16.

Tucker, Randolph K. Jr., et al. Filed by tuthill Finance L.P. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $600,000 affecting property located at 324 Croton Lake road, Bedford Corners 10549. Filed April 13.

Vivar, Washington, 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 1219 Lincoln terrace, Peekskill 10566. Filed April 12.

Zambuto, Maile, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.4 million affecting property lo-cated at 46 Forest Lake drive, West harrison 10604. Filed April 11.

mEChAnIC’S LIEnSKaplan, Jonathan, et al, as owner. $9,425 as claimed by Brendan Mo-ran Custom Carpentry, Katonah. Property: in Bedford. Filed May 9.

Mancuso, Jodi, et al, as owner. $1,060 as claimed by Ambrosino Architect P.C., Katonah. Property: in Eastchester. Filed May 8.

Town Holding Corp., as owner. $15,792 as claimed by tamerlain realty Corp., Pelham. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed May 9.

Yonkers Community Develop-ment Agency, as owner. $4,234 as claimed by rockledge Scaffold Corp., Yonkers. Property: in Yon-kers. Filed May 7.

PATEnTSThe following patents were issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C.

Ad-hoc media delivery system. Patent no. 8,180,831 issued to Bry-an Striemer, Zumbrota, Minn. As-signed to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Arrangements for auto-merg-ing processing components. Pat-ent no. 8,180,862 issued to Marcus A. Baker, Apex, N.C.; Marlene J. Gillingham, Bellevue, Wash.; Mark V. Kapoor, durham, n.C.; Sheldon J. Sigrist, Cary, n.C.; Karen A. tay-lor, Cary, n.C.; and Steven J. Zaha-rias, Issaquah, Wash. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Biometric authentication de-vice and system. Patent no. 8,181,031 issued to Chandrasekhar narayanaswami, Wilton, Conn. Assigned to International Busi-ness Machines Corp., Armonk.

Containers for reading and handling diagnostic re-agents and methods of using the same. Patent no. 8,178,351 issued to Steven C. Charlton, osceola, Ind. Assigned to Bayer HealthCare L.L.C., tarrytown.

Creating bookmark symlinks. Patent no. 8,181,102 issued to Paul B. Schroeder, Austin, Texas. As-signed to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Differential alternating phase shift mask optimization. Patent no. 8,181,126 issued to Lars W. Liebmann, Poughquag; and Zach-ary Baum, Gardiner. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Differential dynamic content delivery to alternate display-device locations. Patent no. 8,180,832 issued to William K. Bodin, Austin, Texas; Michael J. Burkhart, Round Rock, Texas; daniel G. eisenhauer, Austin, Texas; Daniel M. Schumacher, Pflugerville, Texas; and Thomas J. Watson, Pflugerville, Texas. As-signed to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Hold transition fault model and test generation method. Patent no. 8,181,135 issued to Vikram Iyengar, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Pamela S. Gillis, Essex Junction, Vt.; David E. Lackey, Essex Junction, Vt.; and Steven F. Oakland, Essex Junction, Vt. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Ar-monk.

Method to allow role-based selective-document access between domains. Patent no. 8,181,257 issued to Raghuveera N. Chalasani, Fairfax, Va.; Yen-Fu Chen, Austin, Texas; Barry P. Ev-ans, Cary, n.C.; and hari Shankar, Cary, n.C. Assigned to Interna-tional Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Noninvasive system and meth-od for measuring an analyte in the body. Patent no. 8,180,42 is-sued to Mihailo V. rebec, Bristol, Ind. Assigned to Bayer Health-Care L.L.C., tarrytown.

Portlet template based on a state-design pattern. Patent no. 8,181,152 issued to Elliot M. Choi, Lewisville, Texas; Tina M. Lemire, Lexington, Ky., Martin L. Miller III, Georgetown, Ky.; and William P. Shaouy, Atlanta, Ga. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Specializing support for a fed-eration relationship. Patent no. 8,181,225 issued to Heather Hin-ton, Austin, Texas; Anthony Mo-ran, Santa Cruz, Calif.; dolapo Falola, Austin, Texas; Ivan Milman, Austin, Texas; and Patrick War-drop, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

System and method for adaptive approximating of a user for role authorization in a hierarchi-cal inter-organizational model. Patent no. 8,181,230 issued to Genady Grabarnik, Scarsdale; Larisa Shwartz, Scarsdale; and Maheswaran Surendra, Croton-on-hudson. Assigned to Interna-tional Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Techniques for performing conditional sequential equiva-lence checking of an integrat-ed circuit logic design. Patent no. 8,181,134 issued to Jason R. Baumgartner, Austin, Texas; Mi-chael L. Case, Pflugerville, Texas; Hari Mony; Austin, Texas; Jun Sawada, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Using annotations to reuse variable declarations to gener-ate different service functions. Patent no. 8,181,165 issued to teodoro Cipresso, San Jose, Calif.; Laurence england, Morgan hill, Calif.; and Gary Mazo, San Jose, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Ar-monk.

Wireless device configura-tion management. Patent no. 8,180,860 issued to Matthew C. Bovell, Middlebury, Conn.; thomas P. devlin, Boynton Beach, Fla.; Amy S. Goodner, Longmont, Colo.; tedrick n. northway, Wood river Ill.; and Paul h. Usery, At-lanta, Ga. Assigned to Interna-tional Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

hUDSOn VALLEY

BUILDInG LOAnS

Below $1 million

Beck, Leonard, et al, Fort Lauder-dale, Fla., as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 69 Plochmann Lane, Woodstock 12498. Amount: $160,000. Filed May 11.

Erickson, John McClure, et al, as owner. Lender: Mahopac na-tional Bank. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $598,780. Filed May 8.

Liem, Caleb, et al, Marina, Ca-lif., as owner. Lender: Ulster Sav-ings Bank, Kingston. Property: Lefera Lane, Marbletown 12440. Amount: $480,000. Filed May 11.

The DM Equities of New York L.L.C., harriman, as owner. Lend-er: Libertyville Capital Group II L.L.C., Middletown. Property: 12 tanyas Court, Monroe. Amount: $309,000. Filed May 11.

The DM Equities of New York L.L.C., harriman, as owner. Lend-er: Libertyville Capital Group II L.L.C., Middletown. Property: 6 Standish Court, Monroe. Amount: $309,000. Filed May 11.

Tietjen, Annmarie, et al, Salis-bury Mills, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgom-ery. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $224,000. Filed May 11.

DEEDS

Above $1 million

Carlisle Construction Mate-rials Inc., Carlisle, Pa. Seller: hudson Valley Crossing L.L.C., Malvern, Pa. Property: in hamp-tonburgh. Amount: $7.5 million. Filed May 10.

Ecoplace LA L.L.C., new York City. Seller: Andre L. dionne, et al, West Park. Property: in eso-pus. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed May 11.

GJP Enterprises Inc., Mahopac. Seller: Merritt Park Lands Associ-ates L.P., new York City. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed May 8.

TB Kingston L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: Cedar-Kingston 2 L.L.C., Port Washington. Property: 1305 Ulster Ave., Kingston 12401. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 8.

VPF L.L.C., Salt Lake City, Utah. Seller: riverdale Farm L.L.C., et al, Bronxville. Property: in Wash-ington. Amount: 3.7 million. Filed May 8.

Warwick Valley 25 Railroad L.L.C., Warwick. Seller: robert Michael Shopping Center Inc., Warwick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed May 10.

Below $1 million

535 Winterton L.L.C., Chester. Seller: Federal national Mortgage Association. Property: 16 Frost Lane, Cornwall 12518. Amount: $135,000. Filed May 11.

Bank of America N.A. Seller: ronald Varricchio, rhinebeck. Property: 135 Metzger road, red hook. Amount: $150,500. Filed May 9.

Bellmore Partners Inc., Was-saic. Seller: Alden h. Wolfe, new City. Property: 11 Main St., highland Falls. Amount: $50,000. Filed May 10.

Fannie Mae. Seller: robert ra-metta, Goshen. Property: 11 Piscke road, Campbell hall 10916. Amount: $319,161. Filed May 9.

Kondaur Capital Corp., or-ange, Calif. Seller: esteban Conde, hopewell Junction. Property: 6 Fishkill Creek road, hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $290,000. Filed May 10.

M and S Properties of Dutchess Inc., hyde Park. Seller: theoharis theoharis, Clinton Corners. Prop-erty: 856 Violet Ave., Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $305,000. Filed May 4.

Mid-Hudson Holding L.L.C., Fishkill. Seller: Verne Jackson, et al, hopewell Junction. Property: in east Fishkill. Amount: $350,000. Filed May 9.

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Milo Construction L.L.C., War-wick. Seller: richard A. horton, et al, Murrells Inlet, S.C. Prop-erty: Laura Lane, Warwick 10990. Amount: $80,000. Filed May 15.

P and K Group L.L.C., Jericho. Seller: AJB Commercial realty Inc., Clinton, n.J. Property: 721-723 Ulster Ave., Ulster 12401. Amount: $400,000. Filed May 10.

PHH Mortgage Corp., Mount Laurel, n.J. Seller: Paul trachte, newburgh. Property: 57 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $256,169. Filed May 8.

Rieger Homes Inc., newburgh. Seller: ABd Stratford L.L.C., Poughkeepsie. Property: in Pough-keepsie. Amount: $160,000. Filed May 9.

Sirva Relocation Properties L.L.C. Seller: Matthew J. Manci-no, et al, Cornwall-on-hudson. Property: 9 Cherry Ave., Corn-wall-on-hudson 12520. Amount: $191,000. Filed May 9.

The DM Equities of New York L.L.C., harriman. Seller: Liber-tyville Capital Group II L.L.C., Middletown. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $178,000. Filed May 11.

The Double E L.L.C., Kings-ton. Seller: Ignacio J. Guzman, Kingston. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $80,000. Filed May 14.

Tower Properties L.L.C., Mill-brook. Seller: Candice Latourette, et al, Saugerties. Property: 60 elm St., Saugerties 12477. Amount: $50,000. Filed May 8.

Valley Services Inc., Walden. Seller: ryan Scott Karben, Po-mona. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $173,616. Filed May 14.

JUDGmEnTS$ign and Ride Inc., Wallkill. $1,381 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

115-04 R.B. Boulevard Inc., Kerhonkson. $2,963 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

A. Zimmerman and Son Inc., highland. $1,120 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Abe and Nick Inc., d.b.a. Barclay Heights Diner, Saugerties. $2,550 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Affordable Housing Conservan-cy Manager Inc., new Paltz. $143 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

All In One Trading Corp., d.b.a. Anco Plumbing, Monroe. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Bauman Construction Inc., Chester. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Below Grade Inc., Wallkill. $192 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Blue Line Framing Contractor Inc., new Windsor. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Business Development Ser-vices Fro Information Technol-ogy Solutions Inc., Central Valley. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Cancun Inn Inc., Sugar Loaf. $1,053 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Catu Enterprises L.L.C., d.b.a. MTOClean of Orange County East, Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Charlie O. Vega Inc., newburgh. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Committed To Quality Inc., d.b.a. MG Towing, highland Falls. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Concrete Expressions, Pine Bush. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Construction Land Inc., Chester. $299 in favor of the new York State department of Labor Unemploy-ment Insurance division, Albany. Filed dec. 19.

CPINY Security Inc., Washing-tonville. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Curb Appeal Landscape Mainte-nance Company Inc., Port Jervis. $1,916 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

CVW Custom Carpentry L.L.C., Circleville. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of La-bor and the Department of Taxa-tion and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

David Gill Jr. Inc., Saugerties. $3,467 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

DCO Realty Company Inc., d.b.a. Crossley Association, new-burgh. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

DeCesare Chiropractic Office P.C., Kingston. $152 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Direct Carrier Corp., Goshen. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Dynamic Motorworks L.L.C., Monroe. $2,657 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

FCG Drywall Inc., new Windsor. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Four Nine and a Half Pictures Inc., Woodstock. $289 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Game Time Sports Café Inc., newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of La-bor and the Department of Taxa-tion and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Greater Hudson Valley Consult-ing L.L.C., Chester. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Greenworld-Irrigation Special-ists Inc., Monroe. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Hall Builders Inc., Campbell hall. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Highland Bagel Café Inc., high-land. $2,584 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

HTM Cosmetics Inc., Middle-town. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Imagine Design Build, Warwick. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Innovative Home Improvement Inc., Greenwood Lake. $1,032 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

It’s All Good Living Inc., Kings-ton. $401 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

J and J IT Consulting Services Inc., harriman. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Tax-ation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

J and S Custom Home Improve-ments, Cornwall. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Jackie Jiang Corp., Cornwall. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

JBO Innovative Concepts, el-lenville. $4,538 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

JLC Trucking Corp., Monroe. $1,916 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

JMJ Safety Services Inc., Middle-town. $332 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Jordans Landscaping Inc., new-burgh. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Joseph M. Maintenance Inc., Greenwood Lake. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

K.L. Beauty Spa Inc., Kingston. $1,322 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Kalam Food Corp., newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

KDL Home Health Care Agen-cy Inc., Cuddebackville. $385 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Labor Unemploy-ment Insurance division, Albany. Filed dec. 19.

L. Clovis Inc., Middletown. $1,141 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Lazreb Inc., Saugerties. $1,646 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Leds America Inc., Kingston. $1,322 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

LKC Construction Inc., new Windsor. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of La-bor and the Department of Taxa-tion and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

LP Air Conditioning and Heat-ing Corp., newburgh. $1,053 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Mama Theresa’s Italian Special-ties Inc., new Windsor. $1,031 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

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FACTS&FIGURESMaster Eliminator Pest Control L.LC., highland Falls. $1,032 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Mehakg Inc., new Windsor. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Modern Management Services Inc., harriman. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Tax-ation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

N. Plisson Ltd., Kingston. $25,764 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Nationwide Print Solutions Inc., Monroe. $478 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

New Vernon Tavern Corp., Middletown. $4,046 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

New York Dressage Ltd., War-wick. $1,511 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

NK Flooring L.L.C., Campbell hall. $1,135 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Northeast Development and Management Corp., newburgh. $272 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Fi-nance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Optical Alliance L.L.C., Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Orange Lake Irrigation Supply Inc., Newburgh. $382 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Powerup Electrical Service Inc., Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of La-bor and the Department of Taxa-tion and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Pro Express Inc., Florida. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Quality Janitorial II Services Inc., new Windsor. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Rainmaker Fire Systems Corp., d.b.a. Fire Sprinkler Installa-tion, Port Jervis. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Recoursa Inc., Kingston. $166 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Rock and Rolls Artisan Bakery and Café Inc., highland. $260 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

RS Landscaping, Warwick. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

S.M.A.K. Cleaners Inc., Mont-gomery. $354 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Scott Reich Enterprises Inc., highland Mills. $333 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Silver Circle Distributing Inc., newburgh. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of La-bor and the Department of Taxa-tion and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

SJK Construction Corp., Corn-wall. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Steel Pagoda Information Sys-tems Inc., newburgh. $332 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Stienstra Electric Inc., Goshen. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Sunray Mobility Services Inc., new Paltz. $23,722 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Superior Remodeling Company Inc., Slate hill. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Supply Sider Trucking L.L.C., Port Jervis. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of La-bor and the Department of Taxa-tion and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Tass of New York Inc., Middle-town. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

TG and L L.L.C., Greenwood Lake. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

The Aspen Group Inc., d.b.a. Aspen Personnel Services, new-burgh. $5,278 in favor of the New York State department of Labor Unemployment Insurance divi-sion, Albany. Filed dec. 19.

The Engine Shop L.L.C., Middle-town. $1,053 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

The Kingstar Company Inc., Kingston. $1,448 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed May 10.

Tier One Holdings L.L.C., new-burgh. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Tiffany’s Catering and Restau-rant Corp., Middletown. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Top Notch Bar-N-Grill L.L.C., Walden. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Triple M General Construction Inc., Pine Bush. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Tax-ation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Tuxedo Ridge L.L.C., Tuxedo Park. $10,321 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

TZDukes Huir Inc., Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Unique Lawn Care Inc., new Windsor. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of La-bor and the Department of Taxa-tion and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

United Hudson Management Inc., Monroe. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Uppercut Mechanical Inc., new-burgh. $333 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Victory MMA Inc., Middletown. $107 in favor of the new York State Department of Taxation and Fi-nance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Volvie’s Air Inc., Monroe. $2,941 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Wall to Wall Indoor Advertis-ing Inc., Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Wee One Inc., Walden. $2,125 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Labor and the de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Weight Steel Construction Inc., Walden. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Wellbuilt Home Additions L.L.C., Monroe. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Tax-ation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Weslowski Transportation Inc., Florida. $1,031 in favor of the new York State department of Labor and the Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

Westervelt Building Services Corp., Central Valley. $2,280 in favor of the new York State de-partment of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Weyrauch Construction Com-pany Inc., Goshen. $295 in favor of the new York State department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 15.

Zen Design Consultants Inc., newburgh. $1,032 in favor of the new York State department of La-bor and the Department of Taxa-tion and Finance, Albany. Filed dec. 20.

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

444 North Main Street Realty Company L.L.C., et al. Filed by Provident Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,500 affecting property locat-ed at 434-444 Route 208, Monroe. Filed May 10.

68 Burns New Holdings Inc., et al. Filed by 334 Corp., et al. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $840,000 affecting property located in hyde Park. Filed un-known.

Albino, Annette, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $284,905 affecting property located at 299 harriman heights road, harriman 10926. Filed May 10.

Alcide, James P., et al. Filed by M&t Bank. Action: seeks to fore-close on a mortgage to secure $230,000 affecting property locat-ed at 469 hillside road, Monroe 10950. Filed May 7.

Alquiros, Sonia, et al. Filed by deutsche Bank national trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 32 Purgatory road, Campbell hall 10916. Filed May 11.

Alva, Mary E., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,700 affecting property locat-ed at 386 Mount Airy Road, New Windsor 12553. Filed May 7.

Anderson, Madeline, et al. Filed by MetLife Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 11 Weed St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed March 30.

Baez, Miguel, et al. Filed by JPM-organ Chase Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $366,826 affecting property located at 49 Sayer road, Bloom-ing Grove 10914. Filed May 4.

Baker, Diantha, et al. Filed by the Bank of new York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property located at 319 Wittenberg road, Bearsville 12409. Filed May 9.

Barrett, Ellen P., et al. Filed by Federal national Mortgage Asso-ciation. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $131,412 affecting property located at 269 East Drive, Walden 12586. Filed May 3.

Berndlmaier, Amy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,400 affecting prop-erty located at 81 Dogwood Road, hopewell Junction 12533. Filed April 10.

Blaber, Barbara A., et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $146,500 affecting prop-erty located at 446 delaware Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed May 8.

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Bourne, Esther A., aka Esther A. Manatad, et al. Filed by deutsche Bank national trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $493,000 affecting property located at 2867 Route 9 G, Rhine-beck 12572. Filed April 3.

Brewer, Therese A. Louise, aka Therese A. Louise Marley, et al. Filed by oneWest Bank F.S.B. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $171,500 affecting property located at 41 tillson Road, Tillson 12486. Filed May 10.

Briscoe-Reed, Karen, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,000 affecting property located at 373 Church St., Pough-keepsie 12601. Filed April 5.

Burch, Andrea, et al. Filed by Au-rora Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,000 affecting property lo-cated at 7 Little Moose Lane, Sau-gerties 12477. Filed May 7.

Cabanillas, Magno, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $266,251 affecting property lo-cated at 449 third St., newburgh 12550. Filed May 9.

Castro, Marcelo Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,138 affecting property located at 277 Van ness St., new-burgh 12550. Filed May 10.

Cetta, Erik, et al. Filed by the Bank of new York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1517 Indian Springs, Pine Bush 12566. Filed May 8.

Clovis, Virginia Donna, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,457 af-fecting property located at 5 riv-ervale road, Middletown 10940. Filed May 7.

Collins, Julius A. Jr., et al. Filed by Bank of America n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $253,000 affecting property located at 161 S. Main St., ellen-ville 12428. Filed May 11.

Conrad, Kristen M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,000 affecting property located at 43 elm St., Saugerties 12477. Filed May 14.

Cozza, Richard M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $199,900 af-fecting property located at 23 Madison Ave., Hyde Park 12538. Filed April 6.

Deleon, Melissa, et al. Filed by hSBC Bank USA n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $208,000 affecting property located at 9 Lakeview Place, War-wick 10979. Filed May 11.

Demarais, Frank, et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $300,000 affecting property located at 364 route 17A aka 1403 highway 17A, War-wick. Filed May 11.

DiPalma, Diane, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,000 affecting property located at 143 Canterbury road, Fort Montgomery 10922. Filed May 10.

Duncan, Ralph, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $316,995 affecting prop-erty located at 221 orleans road, Unit 14-3, newburgh 12550. Filed May 4.

Dykeman, Richard N., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 50 Phyllis road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed April 5.

Everett, Robert E. Jr., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $152,400 affecting property located at 733 neighbor-hood road, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed May 8.

Fanelli, Michael J., et al. Filed by hSBC Bank USA n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $102,000 affecting property located at 32 Maharay Lane, new Windsor 12553. Filed May 10.

Francis, Cleveland A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 16 Autumn Lane, Mon-roe 10950. Filed May 3.

Goetz, Cathy, et al. Filed by Bank of America n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3 Birch drive, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed May 10.

Gonzalez, Nelson A., et al. Filed by hSBC Bank USA n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $142,000 affecting property located at 87 Edgehill Drive, Wap-pingers Falls 12590. Filed April 3.

Graev, Lawrence G., et al. Filed by Manul Capital Management L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.5 mil-lion affecting property located at 1190 Chestnut ridge road, dover Plains. Filed April 4.

Gullery, Michelle C., aka Mi-chelle C. Tibbetts, as executrix of the estate of Adrienne G. tibbetts, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspeci-fied amount affecting property lo-cated at 121 Cooper road, Fishkill 12524. Filed April 2.

Hallock, Lisa R., et al. Filed by Bank of America n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 Tano Drive, Highland 12528. Filed May 10.

Harding, C. Thomas III, et al. Filed by M&t Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to se-cure $200,000 affecting property located at 75 Wheaton Ave., Fish-kill 12594. Filed April 2.

Herold, Hugo S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $276,300 affecting property located at 9 Prides Crossing, Wash-ingtonville 10992. Filed May 7.

Hilley, James, et al. Filed by hSBC Bank USA n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $114,000 affecting property located at 10 herbst drive, Mon-roe 10950. Filed May 8.

Hudson United Realty L.L.C., et al. Filed by Provident Bank. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 7 Quarry road, Goshen. Filed May 10.

Jackson, Eugene R., aka ER Jack-son, et al. Filed by Bank of Amer-ica n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,000 affecting property located at 10 Apple St., Kingston 12401. Filed May 10.

Johnson, James E., et al. Filed by Morequity Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $289,750 affecting property locat-ed at 32 Willella Place, newburgh 12550. Filed May 7.

Johnson, Kenneth S., 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 24 Weitz road, hopewell Junction 12533. Filed April 2.

Jones, Amy, et al. Filed by Phh Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property locat-ed at 105 rolling Meadows road, Middletown 10940. Filed May 7.

Justil, Jesus V., et al. Filed by. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspeci-fied amount affecting property lo-cated at 185 Dubois St., Newburgh 12550. Filed May 4.

Kall, Brian J., et al. Filed by ev-erBank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $224,900 affecting property located at 174 Bog hollow road, Wassaic 12592. Filed April 2.

Kelly, James, et al. Filed by JPM-organ Chase Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 245 Stony Ford road, Middletown 10940. Filed May 9.

Kennedy, Diane H., 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 28 Kenilworth Lane, Warwick 10990. Filed May 8.

Kipp, William, et al. Filed by Phh Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $351,360 affecting property located at 1704 Route 284, Slate hill 10973. Filed May 10.

Klein, Moshe, et al. Filed by JPM-organ Chase Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 9 ruzhin road, Unit 302, Monroe 10950. Filed May 4.

Knapp, Susan D., et al. Filed by the Bank of new York Mellon trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $201,600 affecting property located at 8 Mile High Road, Highland 12528. Filed May 10.

Leonetti, Frank J., et al. Filed by deutsche Bank national trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $157,500 af-fecting property located at 18 Hen-mond Blvd., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 3.

Leplon, George, aka Jorge Lep-lon, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $61,650 affect-ing property located at 6 Locust St., newburgh 12550. Filed May 9.

Levesque, Ronnie, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $288,260 affecting property located at 13 Strack road, Goshen 10924. Filed May 9.

Lewinson, Florence I., et al. Filed by Aurora Bank F.S.B. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $270,900 affecting property located at 6 hammersley Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed April 10.

Madan, Robert P., et al. Filed by PnC Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,700 affecting property locat-ed at 757 orchard drive, Wallkill 12589. Filed May 9.

Magurno, Daniel T., et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage L.L.C. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $166,250 affecting property located at 16 Barkit Kennel road, Pleasant Valley. Filed April 6.

Mann, Scott, et al. Filed by JPM-organ Chase Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,125 affecting property located at 37 distillery road, War-wick 10990. Filed May 3.

Mans, Clarence P., 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 11 Fern Ave., new Windsor 12553. Filed May 3.

Mattiuzzi, Justin J., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to se-cure $207,855 affecting property located at 36 red Mills road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed May 10.

McCabe, Marna V., 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 246 Agnes St., Port ewen 12466. Filed May 9.

McLean, Bruce, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $123,750 affecting prop-erty located at 200-202 ten Broeck Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed May 11.

Mealey, Elaine C., et al. Filed by td Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,100 affecting property locat-ed at 17 Cathy road, Poughkeep-sie. Filed April 6.

Moore, Jeremy D., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $198,390 affecting property located at 232 Whalesback road, red hook 12571. Filed April 5.

Morrison, Gregory, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,000 affecting property located at 7 daley drive, holmes 12531. Filed April 11.

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FACTS&FIGURESMorrison, Samuel A., et al. Filed by Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,000 af-fecting property located at 32 Saw Mill road, Claryville 12725. Filed May 9.

Nicholson, Clive, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,000 affecting property locat-ed at 25 hub Shop road, Chester 10918. Filed May 3.

O’Leary, John, et al. Filed by JPM-organ Chase Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount af-fecting property located at 7 Brad-ner drive, Warwick 10990. Filed May 10.

O’Meara, Barbara S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $174,000 affecting property located at 126 Penstock Lane, Lake Katrine 12449. Filed May 7.

Parlapiano, Bibia, aka Biblia Parlapiano, et al. Filed by Bank of America n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $300,000 affecting property locat-ed at 8 Temby Drive, Dover Plains 12522. Filed April 10.

Persico, Michael J., et al. Filed by Aurora Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $800,000 affecting property lo-cated at 781 Blue Mountain Road, Saugerties. Filed May 9.

Phillips, David E., et al. Filed by hSBC Bank USA n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $360,000 affecting property located at 42 Saint Josen road, Ac-cord 12404. Filed May 7.

Rabasco, Kathleen, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to se-cure $113,043 affecting property located at 35-C Scarborough Lane, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed April 5.

Ramirez, Javier, et al. Filed by MetLife home Loans. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $342,678 affecting property located at 4 Linda Court, Pough-keepsie 12603. Filed April 11.

Reich, Joel, et al. Filed by JPM-organ Chase Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $295,000 affecting property located at 143 Acres road, Unit 201, Monroe 10950. Filed May 4.

Rodriguez, Moises, et al. Filed by the Bank of new York Mellon. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $164,000 affecting property located at 74 roosevelt Road, Hyde Park 12538. Filed April 2.

Ruesseler, Volker, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $156,127 affecting prop-erty located at 26 W. Cookingham Drive, Staatsburg 12580. Filed April 4.

Scavone, Lona M., et al. Filed by Ulster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to se-cure $237,200 affecting property located at 3534 Main St., Stone Ridge 12484. Filed May 7.

Scavone, Lona, et al. Filed by Ul-ster Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $260,000 affecting property lo-cated at 98 Upper Whitfield Road, Accord 12404. Filed May 11.

Smith, William R., et al. Filed by Bank of America n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $417,000 affecting property located at 49 highland View Place, Middletown 10940. Filed May 3.

Stupple, Alexis P.M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank n.A. Ac-tion: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $173,565 affecting property located at 25 Pierces road, Unit 14, newburgh 12550. Filed May 9.

Sweeting-Cooper, Soyini, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mort-gage to secure $323,420 affecting property located at 44 Alexander drive, Washingtonville 10992. Filed May 3.

The Estate of Robert Hull, et al. Filed by nationstar Mortgage L.L.C., d.b.a. Champion Mort-gage Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $279,000 affecting property located at 987 orlando St., Kingston 12401. Filed May 10.

Thompson, Luanne, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $179,838 affecting property located at 5 Kisor road, highland 12528. Filed May 7.

Townsend, Katherine L., et al. Filed by the Bank of new York. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $221,000 af-fecting property located at 770 Route 44-55, Highland 12528. Filed May 11.

Valentine, William, 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 56 Autumn Chase drive, hopewell Junction 12533. Filed April 4.

Wade, Gracie A., et al. Filed by deutsche Bank national trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,000 affecting property located at 25 Wantaugh Ave., Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed April 3.

Waywayanda Meadows L.L.C., et al. Filed by doral Bank F.S.B. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $3.9 million affecting property located in Way-wayanda. Filed May 3.

Zeffiro, Sylvester J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,000 affecting prop-erty located at 66 Wileman Ave., Walden 12586. Filed May 4.

Zocchi, Maranda E., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank n.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,000 affecting property located at 6 Carney road, Ulster Park 12487. Filed May 9.

mEChAnIC’S LIEnS40 Hurley Ave Associates, as owner. $3,675 as claimed by r.J. Murray Company Inc., Latham. Property: 40 hurley Ave., Kings-ton. Filed May 10.

KIR Middletown 041 L.L.C., as owner. $16,965 as claimed by needham electric Supply Corp., d.b.a. neSCo, Canton, Mass. Property: 1100 n. Galleria drive, Middletown. Filed May 14.

nEW BUSInESSESThis paper is not responsible for ty-pographical errors contained in the original filings.

doing Business As

Beautiful Bodies Auto Body Inc., d.b.a. First Capital Kus-toms, 450 e. Chester St., Kingston 12401. Filed May 7.

John Foglia and Son Inc., d.b.a. Ship Lantern Inn, 1725 route 9W, Milton 12547. Filed May 10.

LHM Diversified Holdings Inc., d.b.a. Brookside Farm Store and Gift Shop, 1278 Albany Post Road, Gardiner 12525. Filed May 10.

Village Auto Spa Inc., d.b.a. A Windsor Limousine Service, 202 Kings highway, Warwick 10990. Filed June 10.

Partnerships

MTV on Demand, 152 Cottage St., Middletown 10940, c/o Mi-chael t. Valentia and Barbara A. Valentia. Filed June 10.

Nit N Wit Stable, 44 Shaft road, Gardiner 12525, c/o daniel henry and richard Gayton. Filed May 14.

Parenting In Your Own Voice, 3215 route 212, Bearsville 12409, c/o Sheila F. dinaburg-Azoff and Joan L. Reynolds. Filed May 8.

ShiverTown Road Films, 1 dutch Barn drive, high Falls 12440, c/o david tully and daniela tully. Filed May 10.

Sole Proprietorships

A Moveable Garden, 2658 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock 12498, c/o Alexis C. Sarandon. Filed May 7.

A.V.D. Guns, 4 Burma road, Marlboro 12542, c/o Jeanne Ma-her. Filed May 8.

Abrams Art Collection Services, 51 traver hollow road, Boiceville 12412, c/o daniel h.d. Abrams. Filed May 14.

Access You and Beyond, 3 Points of View, Warwick 10990, c/o deb-orah Blake. Filed June 10.

C. Cornelis Graphic Design, 175 Coldbrook road, Bearsville 12409, c/o Charles e. Cornelis. Filed May 11.

Elemental Solutions, 259 Burnt Meadow road, Gardiner 12525, c/o Patrick V. Cusack. Filed May 10.

Facilitated Learning, 29 deer trail S., Greenwood Lake 10925, c/o Jan M. Walton. Filed June 10.

Foremost Business Machines, P.O. Box 263, Blooming Grove, c/o edward G. nielsen. Filed June 13.

Heritage Antiques and Used Quality Merchandise, 6227 route 209, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Carol Kortright-Conklin. Filed May 11.

Human Web Development, 51 Abruyn St., Kingston 12401, c/o Jack ryon. Filed May 7.

J. Cafaldo Painting and Car-pentry, 32 Country Club drive, Mount Marion 12456, c/o Jeffrey M. Cafaldo. Filed May 14.

Kidz Town Rock, 66 Broad St., West hurley 12491, c/o Vesalakshi Byrnes. Filed May 7.

Leapin Lizards, 8 Woodside Place, Highland 12528, c/o Patricia A. Barrera. Filed May 11.

Lords Landscape and Lawns, 278 Broadway, Ulster Park 12487, c/o Donald L. Terruso. Filed May 14.

M and J Contracting, 499 Moun-tain View Ave., hurley 12443, c/o Matthew r. teneyck. Filed May 9.

Marjorie Fox Design, 5 high-woods road, Saugerties 12477, c/o Marjorie r. Leopold. Filed May 10.

McNamara Construction Man-agement, 64 Beaver ridge road, Mount tremper 12457, c/o John h. Mcnamara. Filed May 9.

Monarch Wine Cellars, 226 Sun-down road, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Kimberly Anne Warren. Filed May 10.

Nail Diva By Elene T., 42 Quas-saick Ave., new Windsor 12553, c/o elene toromanides. Filed June 10.

Naturally Crafty, P.O. Box 236, hurley 12443, c/o Jeanette B. no-lan. Filed May 7.

Negril Hip Strip Juice Bar and Wine Tasting Club, 176 Broad-way, newburgh 12550, c/o Calvin C. Green. Filed June 10.

Plantscapes of Pine Bush, 130 Black hawk road, Pine Bush 12566, c/o nancy Jayne Kilvert. Filed June 13.

Premier Auto Body, P.O. Box 772, Lloyd 12528, c/o Kevin D. Ward. Filed May 11.

Rith Entertainment, 133 Main St., Chester 10918, c/o Joshua Christopher Burris. Filed June 13.

Santis Pro-Fitness, 95 Canal St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Daniel San-tiago. Filed May 11.

Shaya Yeede’s Electric and Plumbing Co., 51 Forest road, Monroe, c/o Aron h. Berkowitz. Filed June 13.

Sunkiss Tanning, 1461 route 9W, Marlboro 12542, c/o Virginia J. Smith. Filed May 8.

The Purpose Driven Family Daycare, 14 State St., Middletown 10940, c/o Coleen Scarlett-Moore. Filed June 10.

Thinktank Ink, 114 Van Am-burgh road, Montgomery 12549, c/o Sasha deneve. Filed June 10.

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LEGAL NOTICESSAGACIOUS ADVISOR GROUP, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 04/06/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 11/10/2011. SSNY is desig-nated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 33 Thornbury Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Address required to be maintained in DE: 16192 Coastal Hwy Lewes DE 19958. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57789

NEW RYAN BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 04/18/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 04/13/2012. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 21 Hillandale Dr. , New Rochelle, NY 10804. Address required to be maintained in DE: 310 Alder Road P.O. Box 841 Dover DE 19904. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57790

HOUSE OF SPORTS LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 02/27/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 10/19/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O the LLC, 631 Saw Mill River Road 2nd Flr. , Ardsley, NY 10502. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1201 Orange St., Ste 600 One Commerce Ctr Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57791

ELM STREET SPORTS GROUP LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 03/23/2012. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE on 02/14/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 631 Saw Mill River Road 2nd Flr., Ardsley, NY 10502. Address required to be maintained in DE: 1201 Orange St., Ste 600 One Commerce Ctr Wilmington DE 19801. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57792

The Catholic Pulse LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Domenick J. Canale, 80 Edison Ave, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: General. #57793

Ancol Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/15/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 31 Bayley Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705. Registered Agent: Spiegel & Utrera, P.A., P.C., 1 Maiden Ln., 5th Fl, NY, NY, 10038 . Purpose: General. #57794

LT Interiors LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 4/17/2012. Office located in Westchester County. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 11 Miles Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57795

Rosehill IRA Fund LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 3/29/2012. Office located in Westchester County. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: PO Box 503, Rye, NY 10580 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57796

Julie Rath LLC, Art. of Org. filed with NY Secy. of State on 04/20/2012. Office located in New York County. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 150 East 85th Street, Suite 2g, New York, NY 10028North Salem, NY 10560 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57797

PLUS ENTERPRISES LLC, a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/04/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Nirjhar Jain, 800 Westchester Ave Ste 641N, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57809

KUMAON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, Authority filed with the SSNY on 03/29/2012. Office location: New York County. LLC formed in DE on 05/18/2011. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Nirjhar Jain, 5 Forest Ct., Larchmont, NY 10538. Address required to be maintained in DE: 2711 Centerville Rd Ste 400 Wilmington DE 19808. Cert of Formation filed with DE Div. of Corps, 401 Federal St., Suite 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57810

DIVISIBLE LIGHT L.L.C., a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/02/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 178 Hickory Kingdom Rd., Bedford, NY 10506. Reg Agent: Stephen Gordon, 178 Hickory Kingdom Rd., Bedford, NY 10506. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57811

NOTICE OF FORMATION of 128 Fair Street, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 4/26/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 16 Ogden Place West, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: any lawful activities. #57812

Notice of Formation of CHESSA, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/24/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 181 Pearsall Drive 2H, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: all lawful activities. #57813

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

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

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

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

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

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MONALI G L.L.C., A DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). ARTICLE OF ORGANIZATION FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF NY (SSNY) ON 03/29/2012. NY FILE LOCATION: WESTCHESTER COUNTY. SSNY HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS AGENT UPON WHOM PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC MAY BE SERVED. SSNY SHALL MAIL A COPY OF ANY PROCESS AGAINST THE LLC SERVED UPON HIM/HER TO 1718 EMMA LANE, MOHEGAN LAKE, NY 10547. PURPOSE: ANY LAWFUL ACT OR ACTIVITY. #57762

Notice of formation of Courtyard Integrative Services, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/26/12. Office loca-tion: Westchester County. SSNY des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 334 Underhill Ave 3C, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #57763

TRANSEUROPA GROUP, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/17/2004. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Marzano & Sediva, 65 Broadway, 7th Fl, Ste 705, New York, NY, 10006. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57764

Notice of Formation of AMA CONSULTING GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/11/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 34 Pinehurst Dr., Purchase, NY 10577.Purpose: all lawful activities. #57765

PERFECTION LASER LLC, a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/29/2011. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Sofia Dmitriyeva, 620 Reiss Place Suite 3g, Bronx, NY 10467. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57766

Notice of Formation of Cortlandt Medical Providers, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with NY Dept. of State of 4/3/2012. Office location: Westchester County. Sec. of State des-ignated agent of PLLC upon whom pro-cess against it may be served and shall mail process to:1985 Crompond Road, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: practice medicine. #57767

Notice of Formation of JORDANA WARMFLASH, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/4/11. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: c/o Sexter & Warmflash, P.C., 115 Broadway, Ste. 1501, New York, NY 10006. Purpose: any lawful activ-ity. #57768

Notice of Formation of Yorkville Maintenance LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/8/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 108-24 71st Ave., Apt. 1C, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57769

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: The Cappelli Family Investors, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary Of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/09/12. The LLC is located in Westchester County. The SSNY has been desig-nated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: The LLC, 72 Pondfield Road West, #3C, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose of busi-ness of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #57770

The Donovan Agency, LLC, filed with NY Secy. of State on 02/23/12. Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 81 Murray Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57771

MILIEU HOME GOODS LLC, a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/16/2012. Office loca-tion: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 13 Walworth Terrace, White Plains, NY 10606. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57774

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: SBBC LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/27/2012. Office loca-tion: 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 pro-cess to: SBBC LLC, c/o Yeow Yong Lee, 250 Gorge Road, Apt. 6E, Cliffside Park NJ 07010. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #57775

Bronxville Laundry LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/27/11. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Michael Pizzuto, 29 Wilson Ave, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: General. #57776

PJ Wax Center 1 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/8/11. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Peter Borboroglu, 56 Heritage Ct, Towaco, NJ 07082. Purpose: General. #57777

Bruder Business Concepts, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/1/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Anthony P. Canale, 60 Birchwood Ln, Hartsdale, NY 10530. Purpose: General. #57778

Kes Foods LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Katy E. Steere, 44 Dogwood Ln, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: General. #57779

Livingston Development Group LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/23/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box #331, Central Station, Yonkers, NY 10710-0331. Purpose: General. #57780

Name of LLC: Sold 4 Cash LLC. Articles of Organization filed NY Secretary of State on 03/16/12. Office location: Westchester County. Secretary of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 703 Pelham Rd, PHB, New Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #57782

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Limited Liability Company, Name: Mindful Applications, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secy. of State (SSNY) on 3/19/12. Office loca-tion: Westchester County. SSNY des-ignated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail a copy of process against LLC to principal busi-ness address: 220 Long Hill Rd. East, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Purpose: Any lawful business activity. #57785

AHS Management Services & Tax, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/20/12. Offc. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 58 Lambert Ridge; Cross River, NY 10518. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57786

EB STUDIOS, LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/05/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Steve Erenberg , 23 Furnace Brook Dr, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57787

AFFIRM RESIDENTIAL LLC, a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/09/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 272 Scarsdale Road, Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57788

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

Notice of Formation of macan deve, llc. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/13/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designat-ed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 763 Blackberry Lane, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57799

Notice of Formation of Ross Schneiderman LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/15/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 96 Hunter Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801. Registered Agent upon whom process may be served: 96 Hunter Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57800

Notice of Formation of Stacy Gallo Casting, LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 4/11/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 140 Grand St., Ste. 504, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activ-ity. #57801

Notice of Formation of Yasco Management LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 9/10/09. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: 32 Heathcore Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activ-ity. #57802

Notice of Formation of Peretz Resnick Planning & Consulting, LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/26/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 303 S. Broadway, Ste. 105, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: any lawful activ-ity. #57803

Notice of Formation of AP Beach, LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/20/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 200 Madison Ave., 5th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57804

Notice of Formation of GMB Realty Co., LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 3/14/02. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 43 Westchester Sq., Bronx, NY 10461. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57805

Notice of Formation of Dunleavy Marketing Consultants LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 4/19/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 26 Highland Avenue, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #57806

Notice of formation of FULL SERVICE SOCIAL WORK, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/25/11. Office Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to the LLC, 151 East Prospect Ave, Suite 5F, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: Social work, therapy, assess-ments, and evaluations. #57807

VARLESE LEGAL & CONSULTING PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/06/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Doris R. Varlese, 262 Dorchester Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law. #57808

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Heroes Unlimited LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/21/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General. #57741

Papakorn LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/24/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Eugene Kornhaber, 10 W. Hyatt Ave, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: General. #57742

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

Notice of Formation: Lincoln-Pelham Partners LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY 3/30/2012. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 3 Wyldwood Drive, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose: all lawful activities. #57744

Notice of Formation of 65 DS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 1/20/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Patricia Rafter, 14 Elm Pl., Ste. 201, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57745

Notice of Formation of DAVID HUDESMAN MD PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/16/12. Off. loc.: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5 Latonia Road, Rye Brook, NY 10573. Purpose: practice the profession of medicine. #57746

Notice of Formation of Piscataway Petroleum LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: c/o The LLC, 555 South Columbus Avenue, Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57747

Notice of Formation of Totowa Petroleum LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: c/o The LLC, 555 South Columbus Ave., Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57748

Notice of Formation of Union Petroleum LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/28/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ. bus. loc.: c/o The LLC, 555 South Columbus Ave., Ste. 201, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57749

450 SOUTH BROADWAY REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/26/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Andrew Eracleous, 30-03 30th Ave., Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57750

Notice of formation of Shooting Shark Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/30/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail pro-cess to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave. Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any law-ful purpose. #57751

Notice of Formation of PETER.H, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 3/22/2012. Office location: Westchester Cty, NY. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and shall mail process to: c/ o Corporation Service Company, 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose any lawful act. #57752

Notice of formation of CORE BALANCE PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sectíy of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/03/12. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 124 Touraine Ave, Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: physical therapy. #57753

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

TRACEY LYN CARRIERA OTR/L LLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/30/2012. Office loca-tion: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 67 Fox Run Road, South Salem, NY 10590. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Occupational Therapist, Registered, Licensed. #57755

Notice of Qualification of American Insurance Administrators LLC. Authority filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/4/2012. NYS fictitious name: Alumni Insurance Agency LLC. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in OH on 1/3/1989. NY Sec. of State desig-nated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Principal office address: 555 Pleasantville Rd., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. Cert. of Org. filed with OH Sec. of State, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215. Purpose: Insurance Brokers. #57756

40 DEER TREE LANE LLC, a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/19/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 83 Fire Island Avenue, Babylon, NY 11702. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57757

Notice of Qualification of GTJ VENTURES, LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/3/12. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 2/27/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 662 Valley Ave., Yonkers, NY 10703. DE address of LLC: c/o United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57758

Notice of Formation of 47-51 Park Hill Realty LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 47-51 Park Hill Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10949. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57759

Notice of Formation of SARA A. KELSEY LAW, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/5/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 36 Maple St., Irvington, NY 10533. Purpose: prac-tice the profession of law. #57760

Notice of Formation of TMV DISTRIBUTION, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/29/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 535 South 4th Avenue, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Purpose: any lawful activ-ity. #57761

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LEGAL NOTICESTHE ANNUAL RETURN of the G. HAROLD & LEILA Y. MATHERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION for the cal-endar year ended December 31, 2011 is available at its principal office located at 118 North Bedford Road, Suite 203, Mt. Kisco NY 10549, for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal Manager of the Foundation is DONALD E. HANDELMAN. #57840

Big Boy Enterprises, LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with NY Secy. Of State on 2/8/12 Office located in Westchester Co. Secy. Of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. Of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 8 No. Aqueduct La., Irvington, NY 10533 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #57841

Notice of Formation of Catamount Partners LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 4/23/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 550 Mamaroneck Ave., Ste. 404, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57842

Notice of Formation of 356 West 56th Street, LLC. Arts Of Org. filed with Secy. Of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 4/19/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 287 Bowman Ave., Purchase, NY 10577. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57843

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Gotham Acupuncture Chiropractic and Massage Therapy PLLC Arts. of Org. filed w/Secy of State of NY on 4/20/12, Office loc: Westchester Cty, SSNY designated as agent of PLLC 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 #57844

E.Z. MEDIA PICTURES LLC, a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/12/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 485 East Lincoln Ave Ste 405, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Reg Agent: Edmond Z Mensahadji, 485 East Lincoln Ave Ste 405, Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57845

Name of LLC: Dopeness Magazine L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State FEB 27, 2012. Princ. off. loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Dopeness Magazine, 42 E. Grand St., Mount Vernon, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57846

NOTICE OF FORMATION of GMC Physician Management Services LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 5/9/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro-cess to c/o Gina Cappelli, 115 Stevens Avenue, Box 104, Valhalla, NY 10595. Purpose: any lawful activities. #57847

Notice of Formation of HILDA DEMIRJIAN FRANCHISING LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y. (SSNY) on 4/19/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Pitegoff Law Office PLLC, 445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 1102, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57848

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: CANE MEDX SOLUTIONS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/13/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 334 Eastern Close, Yorktown Heights, New York 10598, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #57849

Notice of Formation of JB AUTO TECH, LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 5/9/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 700 Scarsdale Ave. #3M, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: all law-ful activities. #57850

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Biscardi Hillside, LLC Art. of Org filed Secíy of State (SSNY) 5/10/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Mary Ann Crouse, 3 Albro Lane, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful activi-ties. #57851

Name of LLC: David DAmico LLC. Arts. of Org. filed NY Sec. of State 4/4/2012. Off. Loc.: Westchester Cty. Sec. of State designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Sec. of State shall mail a copy of process to the LLC: 19 Inverness Ct, White Plains, NY, 10605. Purpose: any lawful activ-ity. #57852

Notice of Formation of 919 West LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 3/5/12. Office location: Westchester County. Principal business addr.: 2950 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43209. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o CT Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: all lawful purposes. #57853

Notice of Formation of BroadwayGPS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/18/12. Office location: Westchester County. Principal business address: 729 Seventh Ave., 12th Fl., NY, NY 10019. Sec. of State desig-nated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 333 W. 56th St., Apt. 11H, NY, NY 10019. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57854

NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORT - Notice is hereby given that the 2011 report for the year ending December 31, 2011, of the Gregory and Vera Kiernan Foundation is available for inspec-tion at its principal office, 191 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514, during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundation’s principal manager is Gregory Kiernan, trustee, 914 861 9222. #57855

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: RED ROSE EXECUTIVE SECURITY SOLUTIONS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/20/06. 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, 200 Harrison Avenue, Harrison, New York 10528, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #57857

Notice of Formation of NYRE 12 Centre Street LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/10/12. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 20 W. 20th St., Ste. 703, NY, NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57858

STYLECYCLE, LLC, a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/08/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 30 Algonquin Dr., Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57859

NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORT - Notice is hereby given that the 2011 report for the year-ending December 31, 2011 of the Hettinger Foundation is available for inspection at its principal office, 287 King Street, Chappaqua, New York 10514 during regular, business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundationís principal manager is William R. Hettinger, Trustee, 914-238-3800. #57860

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

Notice of Formation of Budget Appliance Repair, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/06/11. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 55 Ehrbar Ave., 2A, Fleetwood, NY 10552. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #57832

MARY E. & NICHOLAS C. VIOLINO CONSULTING, LLC, a domes-tic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/01/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom pro-cess against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 187 Beech Street, Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57833

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

Notice of Formation of Union Hall General Store LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/25/12. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. bus. addr.: 2 Keeler Lane, North Salem, NY 10560. Sec. of State des-ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 28 Deveau Rd., North Salem, NY 10560. Purpose: any lawful activity. #57837

C MCGHEE TRANSPORT L.L.C., a domestic LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/19/2012. Office loca-tion: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 345 Main Street 5A, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #57838

HERBST LAW PLLC, a Prof. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/04/2012. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 75 Howell Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538. Purpose: To Practice The Profession Of Law. #57839

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Archie and Jughead, Veronica and Betty and their forever-young comic-book gang at Riverdale High might

blush at the storylines written in lawsuits by their creators’ clashing heirs at Archie Comic Publications Inc. in Mamaroneck.

The real-world scripts, contained in state Supreme Court filings in Manhattan and Westchester County, include several employ-ees’ claims last year that they were sexually harassed and threatened by Nancy Silberkleit, co-CEO of the comics publishing company since 2009 and widow of Michael Silberkleit, the former chairman and publisher of Archie

Comics. The company last summer asked a state judge to prevent Silberkleit from work-ing at the company’s offices at 325 Fayette Ave. in Mamaroneck and to bar her from contacting company employees and vendors.

In January, Jonathan Goldwater, who shares the co-CEO title and company direc-tor duties with Silberkleit and is the brother of Michael Silberkleit’s late business partner and co-publisher, filed a second lawsuit in Manhattan seeking her removal as company director and officer. If she stays, Goldwater said, the “iconic American company” is in danger of failing and being liquidated.

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A day before the U.S. Commerce Department revealed that the economy added 243,000 jobs in January, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli warned that hiring in New York and the Hudson Valley has lagged over the past six months.

Between December 2009 and December 2011, the state’s private sector regained 183,600 – or 58 percent – of the jobs that were lost during the recession.

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“After a strong first half of 2011, job growth in New York was markedly weaker during the second half of the year, raising concerns about the pace of the recovery in 2012,” DiNapoli wrote.

The region that includes Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties ranked among the lowest of the state’s metropolitan areas in the proportion of jobs recovered since the recession.

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Unemployment in the region fell to 6.4 percent last December from 7.2 percent in December 2009; however, the report noted that much of that decline was due to a drop in the state’s labor force rather than employ-ment increases.

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Phil Feiner carries a cane on his regular weekday visits to Greenburgh Town Hall. It’s

a walking aid, a concession to the impairments of a 91-year-old body. The cane is not used to enforce or defend his authority in the offices of government, though some depart-ment chiefs at times might be inclined to use it on him. Phil Feiner has no official authority there, though he’s left his mark on how the town goes about its business.

“I want to eliminate the waste in government,” he declared during an afternoon stop at the office of his son and personal chauffeur, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. “That’s the only thing.”

A 50-year Scarsdale resident, Phil Feiner has been doing his thing as Greenburgh’s self-appointed fiscal watchdog throughout his son’s long tenure as supervisor. “As a volun-teer I’ve been trying to help Greenburgh and Paul’s adminis-tration for 21 years,” he said.

At 70, he retired from his family’s business in the Bronx, the Tip Top Ash Can Co., an enterprise born in the coal-burning city in 1915 that finally succumbed to plastics. There he “got to learn everything” about running a small business, which comes with “all kinds of problems” that also can beset municipal managers, he said. Before following his father and brother into garbage can manufacturing, the graduate of St. John’s University worked as an accountant “at account-ing firms, large and small.” That too was useful training and experience for his post-retirement mission in Greenburgh.

“In government, there’s a tremendous amount of waste,” he said. “There are no checks and balances, people are very sloppy. Federal government has the problem; local govern-ments have the same problem.”

According to his son, who also drives his unpaid adviser to his daily workouts at a fitness club, “He comes in once or twice a week looking at vouchers and double-checking to make sure that the town is not wasting money. It’s like an inspector general.”

The sharp-eyed retiree checks for required signatures on invoices. He has recommended more timely payments to vendors. Before Phil complained about the lax practice, the town’s gas and oil deliveries were not metered.

“Most of it is really psychological,” he said. In the offices he visits to scrutinize vouchers, “They all know what I’m doing.”

“At the beginning, I used to spend two to three days” a week at Town Hall, Phil said. “I used to go to the departments all over and uncover a lot of these things.”

Among those things, Phil discovered the town police department’s emergency medical service was not billing insurance companies for its ambulance runs. As he suggested, the police chief did away with that largesse. “Now we get about $1 million a year” in reimbursements, he said.

Then there was the town’s printing broker. Phil thought the town’s printing costs were too high and shopped around. He found a printer in Yonkers “at one-third the price of what they paid before,” he said. “They use him still,” and the town’s savings have reached six figures.

There was the roof replacement project at the town library, for which contractors’ estimates came in at about $300,000. The former manager at Tip Top Ash Can thought

that was awfully steep for a roof.“I had experience because I had a facility in the Bronx,” he

said. “I went through this. I located somebody, they did it for $25,000. We had a $275,000 savings.”

There was that $300 monthly invoice from the town’s exterminator that bugged Phil. He checked around in the pest-control trade and got another quote of $50. “They use the same people and it’s still $50 today,” he said.

A few weeks ago, Phil saw a voucher for $105,000 in emergency repairs to a broken water main. He insisted that the charges be itemized.

His son the supervisor realized his father was on to some-thing: “We should be doing spot checks after the work is done to see if a potential competitor would be charging the same thing for the same service.

“He comes up with really great ideas. In the past year or so, the suggestions my father has brought to my attention have been the best – one great idea after another. The recom-mendations really have been getting better.”

“I really feel like no government and no business is per-fect,” Paul Feiner said. “I think it’s really important to have independent eyes and ears.”

“I admire my son, what he’s doing,” said the vigilant accountant. “Most politicians, there’s plus and minus. If he wasn’t an honest politician, I wouldn’t spend my time. I’d go down to Florida and take it easy.”

“A lot of people, I’m sure, would be happy if my father went to Florida,” said the supervisor. “They’d probably have a victory party. They might even buy the condo” far from Greenburgh Town Hall.

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