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The challenges of building affordable housing

I read Tim Louis Macaluso’s article, “New Housing Fuels Hope and Fears” – about the Pueblo Nuevo housing slated for Rochester’s Near Northeast – with an appreciation for what The Ibero-American Development Corporation is trying to accomplish.

I grew up in a circa 1895 wood frame house in this neighborhood in the 1950’s. By the time we were there, its time had passed; now the entire block is city-owned vacant lots.

I ask critics of this development to support their arguments against it with facts and figures. The cost of building new housing makes subsidies necessary for anything less costly than mid-to high- marketrate units. As for excoriating developers: They are essential in an age when publicly built housing is not possible.

Commenters would prefer less density; one called for “one- and two-family dwellings with driveways.”

Even with the support of non-profit organizations, it is not possible to build such dwellings at a cost the intended residents can pay.

Adding density will make it possible to support neighborhood grocery stores.

When we lived near Joseph and Clifford Avenues, we walked to the A&P at the corner of North Clinton and Clifford with our wagon to bring the groceries home. Adding density will support transit, perhaps to the level where not everyone has to own a car.

LINDA L. DAY, SAN FRANCISCO

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The problem in the RCSD: the teachers union

The city can change the governance of the Rochester school district to the mayor’s office or some other entity. It can replace the superintendent one million times. It won’t matter for one reason, in my opinion: the teachers union.

The union makes it difficult to get rid of bad teachers and to reward good teachers with more pay. Money and tenure should be earned with good teaching, not tied to a union schedule. Money and tenure are signaling mechanisms.

Good teachers get more money (a signal that they are actually helping), mediocre teachers less (a signal that they need to do better), and bad teachers get fired (a signal that they shouldn’t be a teacher). But the union impedes all that.

The union also makes school choice more difficult.

Families that care about education will appreciate the opportunity to get their children into better performing schools. Families that don’t care: There is nothing to be done about that.

And, yes, there is no doubt that concentrated poverty is a huge contributor to the problems in the Rochester school district. But just throwing more money isn’t the answer either. There’s plenty of cash.

Nothing will change as long as an entity that cares more about itself than it does the children is allowed to block change. Break the power of the unions.

MARK WILSON, IRONDEQUOIT

Trump’s real obstruction of justice

As soon as the president stepped off Air Force One after the announcement of the Mueller report’s findings, he continued his attack on the

investigation. Trump claims that Mueller’s work was a witch hunt. If it was, why should Trump care what Mueller said? If there was nothing to hide in the first place, what is so significant about Mueller’s work in the end?

And regarding whether Trump obstructed justice: Ask Muslims who were temporarily banned from traveling back to their home country, job, or university, just because they practiced a certain religious faith. Ask the 12-year-old Guatemalan girl who was taken from her mother and detained in a warehouse for months just because she wanted to escape being raped and forced into a gang.

Ask Khizr Khan whether he believed justice was obstructed when Trump questioned his son’s loyalty to the United States. Would the family of Otto Warmbier say justice has been obstructed by a president who is unwilling to say the North Korean dictator was responsible for their son’s murder? How about the countless victims of Putin’s regime?

Ask a transgender soldier.

Ask the family of Charlottesville victim Heather Hyer if justice was obstructed when the president gave cover to white supremacist hate groups. Or ask the family of Jamal Khashoggi.

Ask all of those innocent children who have been killed in Yemen by Americanmanufactured bombs.

We do not need Mueller to tell us that Trump has obstructed justice. Everything that Donald Trump stands for and is making America fall for is an obstruction of justice.

GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE, ROCHESTER

Correcting ourselves

In “Downtown’s Upward Climb,” we incorrectly identified the location of planned Inner Loop infill developments. The Christa, Trillium, and Home Leasing construction will be on East Avenue, not Main Street.

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URBAN JOURNAL | BY MARY ANNA TOWLER

Still waiting for action on the Call to Action “There is a crisis in our community. We are failing our young people, failing to adequately prepare them to assume their roles, failing to prepare them to cope in the society we have created.

“Students are graduating from city high schools with little or no job skills or further education goals. Some graduate practically illiterate. Many more never graduate at all. There are great costs to this, and greater costs to come if nothing is done to change the situation. There will be increased expenses for public assistance, for crime prevention, for drug rehabilitation, for jails and prisons.

“But the costs in human life and human dignity will be even greater, as more and more of our young people will be consigned to an unproductive and unfulfilling existence.”

This is an unsettling time for anyone concerned about the Rochester City School District. The graduation rate has been slowly improving, but the district continues to be hit with one piece of bad news after another.

And the challenges it faces right now are enormous: responding to Distinguished Educator Jaime Aquino’s report, shaping a budget for next year, hiring a new superintendent, squaring off against a mayor who wants to be involved in deciding how some of its money will be spent.

The district is also heading toward a primary election that could change the composition of the majority of its school board. And over all of that is uncertainty about the future of the district’s governance. It’s possible that state officials will decide to try to put somebody else in charge of the district.

District leaders bear some of the blame for the problems, but not all. The community itself is at fault, and the community has to help solve the problems.

And so it may be worth reading a report titled “A Call to Action,” which is where the quotes at the beginning of this column came from. The report was the result of months of work by a broad group of community representatives, convened by the Center for Education Development and the Rochester Urban League. Here’s more: “Be assured: the problem belongs to all of us – not just to the Board of Education – not just to the school administrators, principals, and teachers – not just to parents. The problem belongs to all of us: businesses, unions, social service agencies, churches and synagogues, governments at

What is required is a radical adjustment to traditional ways of thinking about the responsibility for education.” all levels, cultural institutions, our colleges and universities, and the students themselves. All of us share responsibility for the problem, and all of us can contribute to finding solutions.

“What is required is a radical adjustment to traditional ways of thinking about the responsibility for education. We need to come together and address the problem. We need to bring energy, determination, and boldness with us. We must act out of a sense of compassion, yes, but also out of a sense of justice, and out of a sense of enlightened self-interest.

“There is hope in this crisis: It lies in this community’s history of resourcefulness in solving problems....”

I remember being impressed when the report was released – and being hopeful.

And maybe we should be hopeful now.

State officials are intensely focused on the district. So is the mayor. And yet another broadly based group of people says it wants to help the district meet its challenges.

We’ll see. We don’t have a good record.

The Call to Action was published in March 1986. rochestercitynewspaper.com

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EDUCATION | BY TIM LOUIS MACALUSO

Superintendent search ‘on schedule The search for the Rochester City School District’s next superintendent is well under way, school board president Van White says. The board received 31 applications for the job, and it has narrowed that down to seven people. The board is interviewing them in person now.

The goal is to narrow that group down to three finalists, White says. Those three will each spend a day in Rochester meeting stakeholders and visiting schools. Each day will end with a community forum to give the public a chance to meet the candidates and weigh in on the selection process.

No dates have been scheduled for the forums, but White says the process is on schedule for the board to select a new superintendent by mid-summer, with a fall start date.

The board has used different approaches in prior searches. For instance, the search that resulted in hiring Barbara Deane-Williams was closed to the public, whereas the one for Jean-Claude Brizard was much more open. The public met him and had the opportunity to interact with him. The current search will be more like the latter, White says.

In some prior searches, White says, the candidates’ identities were withheld from the public because some were still employed and wanted to keep their application confidential. The thinking at the time was that more strong candidates would apply if the process were less open. This time, however, the candidates were told that they need to be prepared to be “outed” in the selection process, White says.

White says he is looking for someone who has experience turning around low-performing schools or districts; knows how to engage teachers, parents, and the larger school community; and has worked in a diverse school environment.

Strong experience working with English language learners and special needs students is important, too, White says.

White says he disagrees with critics who questioned the board’s previous choice in superintendents, pointing to their short tenure. “That’s not a reflection on the board’s ability to pick the right candidate,” White says.

“It’s more about the candidate’s ability to manage the pressures and challenges of the job. This is an extremely difficult job.”

News POLITICS | BY VERONICA VOLK, RANDY GORBMAN, AND MARY ANNA TOWLER

McFadden pleads guilty, loses Council seat

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Rochester City Council Vice President Adam McFadden pleaded guilty to federal charges on Monday, including a count of wire fraud and a violation regarding filing a false tax return.

Under state law, McFadden’s seat on Council became vacant when he pleaded guilty, according to the city's attorney, Tim Curtain.

McFadden was charged in February with wire fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering after an investigation involving an entity funded by the Rochester Housing Authority. Under the federal plea agreement, McFadden would receive a sentence of 12 to 18 months, plus a fine of $5,500 to $55,000 and over $100,000 in restitution. With the original charges, McFadden could have faced a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

He’ll be sentenced in June.

McFadden’s term expires this year, and he had already announced that he wasn’t seeking re-election.

The remaining members of City Council will nominate and appoint his replacement, and

whoever is appointed will serve through December, to the end of McFadden’s term.

City Council President Loretta Scott said Monday afternoon that she will ask the Monroe County Democratic Committee for recommendations, and the MCDC said the South District Democratic committee will meet “in the coming weeks” to recommend someone.

Among the potential candidates are County Legislator LaShay Harris, who had announced that she was running for McFadden’s seat shortly after he was indicted, and Rochester teacher Ann C. Lewis, who is collecting petition signatures to run for the seat in the June Democratic primary.

McFadden’s resignation also leaves Council without a vice president.

Scott said she will submit legislation nominating a new vice president for Council to consider. She said she plans to serve as interim chair of Council’s Finance Committee, a position McFadden also held, until she appoints a replacement, which she said she will do by the end of April.

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At a public forum on Saturday hosted by three community groups, state education officials heard pleas for major reform in the Rochester City School District. Without radical change, said one speaker, the city will continue to face problems of poverty and crime.

EDUCATION | BY JAMES BROWN

RCSD needs major change, forum speakers say At a Saturday public forum on the Rochester school district and its problems, state education officials heard pleas for dramatic change.

The forum, at the Central Church of Christ, was hosted by the Take It Down Planning Committee, Faith Community Alliance, and the Movement for AntiRacist Ministry and Action. It gave the public a chance to question state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Regents T. Andrew Brown and Wade Norwood, and Jaime Aquino, the district’s state-appointed Distinguished Educator and author of a report that criticized the district, its operations, and its outcomes.

Among those calling for reform was Gayle Harrison, the interim president of the community group Roc/ACTS. “As a grandparent, as a professional, as a black woman that’s truly concerned,” Harrison said, “I think we’re going to have to go back to some old-time techniques and come out with our signs and our marching, maybe even have some of our own schools, to say: This is what’s needed to be taught.”

The stakes are high, said Minister Clifford Florence, a member of the Take it Down Coalition and a candidate for school board. “If a radical change is not made in the system,” Florence said, “we’re going to

lose more of our children, and the issues that affect us with poverty and crime and other things will be before us.”

Many of those who attended the forum talked about racism and about the lack of diversity in the district’s teaching staff. Elia said teacher diversity is a problem for districts nationwide, and one answer is within the schools themselves, encouraging and helping district students to become teachers.

District officials are now developing a revised version of a plan to address the concerns Aquino cited in his report. That plan, due to Elia by April 19, is supposed to include goals and benchmarks to help district staff make the changes Aquino recommended. One participant in Saturday’s forum asked if Aquino would stay to see the process through.

Aquino, whose contract as Distinguished Educator is up in September, didn’t answer the question directly, but he said the reform process is bigger than him.

“An almost one billion dollar operation like the district’s cannot put systems in place that are people dependent,” Aquino said. “You have to have structures in place to make sure that students have a guaranteed and viable curriculum that

challenges to the highest level possible.”

In earlier forums, Elia, Aquino, Brown, and Norwood had been clear about their frustration with the district. And one of the more emotional moments of the forum came when Minister Clifford Florence: With- State Regent Wade Norwood: state Regent Wade out radical change, “we’re going “We ought to be charting a Norwood made an to lose more of our children.” different course.” impassioned plea PHOTO BY JAMES BROWN PHOTO BY JAMES BROWN for a return to a neighborhood-school they grow up, who are parented by people system. with whom their parents grew up,” he said, Under Rochester’s school-choice “education becomes a magical experience.” system, many children go to schools well Even though money has been outside of their neighborhood. Interest earmarked for community schools, is growing, however, in “community Norwood said, the community is fighting schools,” which would be predominantly over how to finance them and how to set neighborhood schools with additional up a student placement program. offerings such as health care and social “I’m crying,” an emotional Norwood services for students’ families.

Norwood said he bought his home near said, “because I’m frustrated, and I’m frustrated because I’m tired of rearranging Chili Avenue so his children could go to deck chairs on this cruise ship, and we the same school he and his siblings and ought to be charting a different course.” cousins and neighbors went to. “When children go to school in the neighborhood in which they live, with people with whom

Online: Norwood’s plea for community schools. rochestercitynewspaper.com.

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STATE GOVERNMENT | BY KAREN DEWITT

The new state budget: some progress, some compromise

The New York State capitol: In a marathon session on Sunday, state legislators approved a new budget, meeting their April 1 deadline.

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New York State’s new budget includes a raft of progressive reforms. But like many budgets, it’s the result of compromises in which not everyone is completely happy.

The $175.5 billion dollar spending plan includes more money for schools, though not quite as much as the legislature had hoped for. There will be a $620 million dollar increase in what’s known as foundation aid, with a larger percentage directed to poorer schools. It brings the total school aid budget to nearly $28 billion dollars. RCSD officials won’t know how the state increase will impact the district until they study details about the state education aid.

City officials were also reviewing the state budget early this week to assess its impact on the city. Mayor Lovely Warren’s chief of staff, Alex Yudelson, said that officials had learned that Rochester did not receive the $50 million it sought for Roc the Riverway projects, which might have helped fund development of a new hotel and a theater on the site of the current Radisson Hotel. Yudelson said the city would continue to seek additional Riverway funding from other sources.

The new state budget provides for several criminal justice reforms, including a partial end to cash bail for misdemeanors and non6 CITY

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violent felonies. But the advocacy group JustLeadership said the reform doesn’t go far enough. Some defendants will still have to post money bail in order to be released while they await trial, continuing the discrimination against the poor, a JustLeadership statement said.

The budget changes the discovery rules so that defendants can find out earlier what evidence a prosecutor has against them.

And the law will now guarantee a speedy trial for defendants, with misdemeanors to be resolved in 90 days and felonies within 180 days.

The budget restores $550 million dollars to Medicaid programs, cut by Governor Andrew Cuomo in his original budget but restored in his 30-day amendments to the spending plan. To help pay for those items, new taxes will be imposed on Internet sales and prescription opioid drugs. Two to three upstate prisons will be closed, the locations to be determined later.

The temporary 2 percent per year property tax cap will be made permanent.

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren welcomed the new budget, but County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo, a Republican, lashed out at it, saying that it “spends too much, taxes too much, does nothing to

grow jobs, and is woefully out of touch with Upstate communities like ours.”

The budget includes a 5 percent increase to the reimbursement rate for some child Early Intervention services, but Dinolfo said the increase is inadequate.

The budget includes a ban on many singleuse plastic bags, making New York the second state to do that. It exempts plastic bags used by grocers to wrap meat, for instance, those used for restaurant takeout, and those sold in bulk, such as freezer bags and leaf bags.

Counties will have the option of charging a 5-cent-per-bag fee on paper bags. If counties opt in, they can keep some of the money, but they would have to provide bags for free to low-income residents. Dinolfo called the fee “an insult to every New York family.”

Wegmans, which opposed a ban on plastic bags, offered tempered criticism.

“Our thinking on this issue has always been the same: reusable bags are the best way to solve the challenges of single-use checkout bags, and a growing number of our customers are opting to use them,” Wegmans spokesperson Jo Natale said in a statement. “A plastic bag ban that doesn’t also address the use of paper bags is not a sustainable solution.”

The budget provides money to help state and local election boards implement reforms that the legislature approved earlier this year. Those include early voting and online registration.

The budget also creates a commission to study whether New York should adopt a public finance system for statewide elections. Governor Cuomo had pushed for the issue, and Democrats who lead the Senate were receptive. But Assembly Democrats had reservations.

Government reform advocates, including Lawrence Norden of NYU’s Brennan Center, said that falls short.

“I don’t see the need for a study commission,” said Norden, who called it “a missed opportunity.”

Among the items that didn’t make it into the state budget: legalizing recreational marijuana for adults.

Cuomo said there are still a lot of unresolved questions, including who receives the licenses to produce and distribute the product, what level of revenues to set, and whether the taxes would go to a reparation fund for communities adversely affected by the decades-long prohibition.

Cuomo said he hopes to finalize a plan on that and many other items in the second half of the legislative session.

Roc NORML officers said the legislature and the governor’s office have repeatedly heard from New Yorkers that cannabis legalization must address social justice concerns and avoid a cannabis economy where large businesses “thrive to the detriment of small business.”

“Focusing on social justice and small business will allow those communities that have been devastated by the failed war on drugs to participate in the cannabis economy and attempt to right the wrongs of the past,” the Roc NORML statement said. “The longer New York waits, the less likely those goals will come to fruition. In the meantime, communities will continue to see their members arrested, prosecuted and jailed for cannabis related offenses.”

Jeremy Moule and Mary Anna Towler contributed to the reporting for this article.

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An ounce of intervention Key services help children, but they’re in crisis CHILDREN | BY JEREMY MOULE

V

ivian Dooher was 4 months old when her pediatrician noticed she had low muscle tone and wasn’t making eye contact.

The doctor made those observations during a routine wellness visit, and the baby’s parents, Kim and James Dooher, immediately sought Early Intervention services for her. The county-administered program connects families of children with confirmed developmental delays and disabilities to an array of therapists, educators, and social workers, who provide services at no cost to the families.

By the time Vivian was 5 months old, she had gone through the intake and evaluation process and had begun receiving services. She was ultimately found to have a significant developmental delay, says Kim Dooher.

“I remember the day of the evaluation, and I remember the shock,” Kim Dooher says. “I remember just being completely dumbfounded with how many needs she had and how many services she was going to need.

It was just shocking. It was devastating.”

Vivian is now 2½ years old, and she’s received services including physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and a specialized teacher of the visually impaired. At one point, Vivian was having trouble eating and swallowing, but a nutritionist and speech therapist worked with the girl and her family to address that issue.

Kim Dooher says the services and her daughter’s early access to them are “the reason why she’s able to eat food and run and read books with me and all those wonderful things that kids are supposed to be doing.”

But Monroe County’s Early Intervention services are in crisis, just as they are in counties across the state. The county is responsible for operating the program, but it doesn’t set reimbursement rates for providers; the state does. And New York officials haven’t raised the reimbursement rates for providers in nearly 20 years, leading crucial therapists, specialized teachers, and other professionals to take better-paying jobs at institutions and agencies.

As a result of a growing provider shortage, an increasing number of families – as many as 195 by one recent account – are currently waiting for services. Children with complex needs and their families “have sometimes waited for weeks, months, upwards of even a year to gain access to the very services they need,” says Monroe County spokesperson Jesse Sleezer.

An April 2018 report by The Children’s Agenda laid out what’s been happening with the Early Intervention system in Monroe County and statewide. It shows a program that’s overburdened and underfunded, and promotes the consensus that the state needs to fix the problem it has caused.

Early Intervention’s troubles are evident

at the point where children first enter the program. Families may be referred to the program by someone like a physician or day care staff member who sees warning signs, or they can act on their own if they suspect a developmental delay or disability.

From the start, families work with a service coordinator who guides them through intake, screening, and developing a services plan for their children. Later, a service coordinator helps track the child’s progress and determine whether services need to be changed or expanded.

Kim Dooher says that the Early Intervention providers who have worked with her daughter, Vivian, are responsible for much of the 2 ½-year-old's progress and development. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER rochestercitynewspaper.com

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And Monroe County faced an urgent problem with service coordination at the end of 2018.

Over the past few years, several agencies stopped providing service coordination for the county, largely because the state reimbursement rates weren’t enough to cover their costs.

Catholic Family Center stuck it out but in December finally pulled out of the program (though it still does some service coordination for its Medicaid Health Homes clients).

Since the county is legally required to provide for service coordination, it had to absorb Catholic Family Center’s clients, which it wasn’t staffed for. Children who were referred to the program had to wait for evaluations and service plans, though the county officials quickly scrapped a formal waitlist proposal they floated.

This year, the county has added three service coordinators, bringing its total up to 15. That’s a shadow of the approximately 40 privately employed service coordinators that have left the program over the past five years.

The county also shifted some support staff to assist the coordinators, so they can spend more time working with clients and less on tasks such as paperwork.

Democratic county legislators, as well as some advocates and parents, pushed for the county to add an additional six service coordinators. A budget amendment introduced by the Democrats was rejected by the legislature’s Republican majority.

Even though the county added service coordination staff, some families still have to wait longer than they should, advocates say. The county has 45 days after a child is referred to the program to conduct an evaluation and put together a services plan.

“What we’ve been saying is that in that case, most parents will find that the process has worked as it typically has with the county,” says Monroe County spokesperson Jesse Sleezer.

The county and children’s advocates readily acknowledge that Catholic

Family Center officials simply did what they had to, and that they aren’t acting unreasonably. Center officials say they could no longer afford to run a program staffed by qualified, knowledgeable people because the organization wasn’t getting paid enough by the state.

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says Jennifer Berenson, Catholic Family Center’s director of children, youth, and family services.

And while reimbursement rates stagnated, the organization’s caseloads saw a dramatic increase. It served around 350 to 360 children a year in the early 2000’s, but that number rose by about 600 children a year for each of the past few years.

Catholic Family Center, like all Early Intervention service providers, wasn’t reimbursed by the state for time its staff spent traveling to see clients at their homes, doctors offices, or businesses; filling out or filing paperwork; or filing insurance claims – a step the state requires before it makes payment.

(Advocates, county officials, and state lawmakers say insurance companies deny most Early Intervention claims.)

“The cost of doing business was really – it just wasn’t there,” Berenson says.

But even if the service coordination side of Early Intervention were more robust, there’s another problem, one that’s potentially more serious.

“We just simply don’t have enough Early Intervention providers in the community here,” says Pete Nabozny, director of policy for The Children’s Agenda and the author of the organization’s report on Early Intervention problems in Monroe County.

Again, money is a driving issue.

Individual professionals – therapists and teachers, for example – enter the field because they want to help children. But often, the low pay catches up with them, and the jobs are in high demand in other fields. Speech therapists are also in demand at schools and in hospital stroke care units.

Physical therapists might make $20,000 a year more working for a health care provider than they would through Early Intervention programs, Nabozny says.

The agencies that provide Early Intervention service “have unfilled positions all the time and they can’t afford to pay more, because they’ll go broke that way,” Nabozny says.

Vanessa Stewart has experienced Monroe County’s provider shortage firsthand.

She and her husband have a 3-yearold daughter who has severe hearing loss and needs a teacher of the deaf, a special education teacher with a background in hearing loss. The teacher would help her daughter with learning and communication strategies, as well as helping her learn to use her hearing aids

and assistive devices such as a digital media system for communication.

A teacher of the deaf would also work with the 3-year-old’s parents and teachers, learning and communication strategies for her. (Stewart requested that CITY withhold her daughter’s name.)

Stewart says her daughter began receiving Early Intervention services shortly after an audiologist confirmed her hearing loss in December 2016. She worked with one teacher of the deaf, who left for a better-paying job at a school district. That teacher was replaced by another teacher of the deaf, who in September 2018 also left for a better-paying job in a school district, Stewart says.

“If districts are hiring, of course you’re going to go into the district where you’re getting great health insurance, you’re doubling your salary,” Stewart says. “So of course you’re going to make that jump.”

There aren’t currently any teachers of the deaf in Monroe County who are available during the day, when they’d be able to work with the staff at St. John Fisher College’s Early Learning Center, where Stewart’s daughter goes for day care. A teacher of the deaf would help staff at the center learn strategies for working with her hard-of-hearing daughter, and would help her daughter interact with others.

Stewart’s daughter has aged out of the Early Intervention program and is now in the related Preschool Special Education program. The county also administers Preschool Special Education, although school districts develop education-based service plans – individualized education programs, aka IEP’s – for the children.

Unlike Early Intervention, the county sets reimbursement rates for Preschool Special Education services, and recently, County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo introduced legislation that would raise the program’s reimbursement rates by 15 percent. If passed, it’ll be the first increase in a decade.

Dinolfo, a Republican, is seeking reelection and her opponent, Democratic County Clerk Adam Bello, welcomed the increase but criticized the exec for not moving to raise rates sooner.

The Preschool Special Education Program isn’t in the dire straits that Early Intervention is, though Nabozny and other children’s advocates say there are provider shortages that affect the services children receive, and that could intensify if reimbursement rates aren’t brought up further.

The situation that Stewart’s daughter is in shows that not all is well. The Pittsford school district has her on a waitlist for a teacher of the deaf services, and for now, it’s providing extra speech therapy. But Stewart says her daughter needs the former more than the latter, so she’s looking for alternatives.

“It’s really a hard, emotionally draining job,” Stewart says. “I’ll be honest with you.”

Stewart is a special education teacher herself, but she doesn’t have any background in hearing loss, which she mentions to emphasize the value of teachers of the deaf.

“I’m learning as I go,” she says, “and that shouldn’t be the case. I should be an advocate for my daughter, and I should be a professional as well, and I don’t feel like I am because of this shortage.”

Vivian Dooher will soon be shifting into the Preschool Special Education program, and her mother doesn’t expect a seamless transition. She hopes her daughter gets into the right setting, but she also realizes that “people have to actually exist for her to get the services.” So she’s nervous.

“I’m hoping that the evaluators are going to be honest about what she needs and not just say that she needs what they have,” Kim Dooher says.

So what can be done to fix Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education programs in Monroe County and across New York?

The general consensus – from parents, from providers, from children’s advocates, from county officials, from municipal government associations, from state legislators – is that the state needs to pay providers more.

The current reimbursement rates are pretty far out of whack with provider costs, especially staff salaries. In its 2018 report, The Children’s Agenda said the state needs to substantially raise rates across the board for Early Intervention services. It calculates how much the state needs to raise rates for three key services in order for the people who do the work to receive regional median wages for their professions, as well as competitive benefits.

The state’s Early Intervention reimbursement rate for occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy is $86 for each hour of service. The Children’s Agenda report says the state should raise the occupational therapy rate to $131 an hour, the physical therapy rate to $147 an hour, and speech therapy to $126 an hour. (See chart on page 10.)

It also recommends equalizing the rates between Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education. Dinolfo’s proposed Preschool Special Education rate increase isn’t

Vivian Dooher doesn't communicate verbally, so she and her mother talk using ASL. PHOTO BY RENÉE HEININGER

enough to match the rates proposed by The Children’s Agenda.

The Children’s Agenda report also suggests that the state consider reorganizing the Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education programs so that they are one consistent, coordinated effort serving children up to age 5. The state should set the rates, the report says, and it should establish a methodology to do it that’s grounded in providers’ actual costs.

Governor Andrew Cuomo included an Early Intervention rate increase in his 201920 executive budget proposal, but it would bump reimbursement rates up by only 5 percent, and the increase would be only for select providers.

Assembly Democrats went further and proposed a 5 percent increase in the rate for all providers, including service coordinators. Their one-house proposal

also would have created a new “covered lives assessment” on private health insurance companies, which notoriously reject a very high percentage of Early Intervention service claims; the state ultimately reimburses the providers in those cases.

The tax on insurance companies would have generated a $16 million pool for Early Intervention services and would have served to separate discussions about the program’s reimbursement rates from discussions around the budget’s general fund.

“If we’re able to pull this funding source out and actually move ahead with creating a separate, outside pool, it’ll be much easier in a few years to get the funding increase,” Assembly member Jamie Romeo, a Democrat from Irondequoit, said after the budget vote.

Romeo acknowledged that there is an immediate, statewide crisis and that the covered lives assessment is a longer-term approach. She said it’ll be important to come up with short-term plans as well.

But the Assembly proposal didn’t survive budget negotiations. The final state budget, passed by the Assembly and Senate on Sunday, keeps the governor’s plan to increase reimbursement rates by 5 percent for some – not all -- providers.

New York didn’t have to get to this point.

“The reality is the state could have been taking incremental action over time, made sure these rates stayed in line with providing the service,” says Monroe County’s Sleezer. “But it didn’t.”

Now there’s a crisis hitting every county in the state. Early Intervention programs are losing providers to better paying jobs, and as a result, families are facing delays when they seek services for a child. In some cases, the services aren’t available at all.

When children don’t receive the support they need, it can cost school districts down the line as they try to make up for lost time.

But the overburdened, underfunded system’s true failing is that it’s robbing children of a chance to thrive as best they can.

The providers who have worked with Vivian and her family are responsible for so much of her progress and development, Kim Dooher says. She worries about the “moral injury” the state is inflicting on providers, who have to choose between important work they’re passionate about and financial realities like student loans, mortgages, and supporting their own families. And she worries about the children and families who are suffering because they can’t get the life-altering services that helped her own daughter, she says.

“It’s a really scary situation,” Dooher says.

“It’s only going to get worse.” rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 11

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URBAN ACTION This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.)

CRCDS plans to be shown

Neighbors Building Neighborhoods Sector 6 will hold a presentation on Monday, April 8, by developer Angelo Ingrassia concerning his plans for the former Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Campus.

Reuse of the site’s landmark buildings, a proposal for two new buildings, and plans for the south lawn along Highland Avenue will be discussed. Earlier this year, Ingrassia announced that he had partnered with Flaum Management to redevelop the property. The event will be held at the 12 CITY APRIL 3 - 9 , 2019

Olmsted Lodge, 171 Reservoir Avenue, at 5:30 p.m.

Johnson leading King service

United Christian Leadership Ministry of Western New York and the Greater Rochester Community of Churches will host a celebration of Martin Luther King’s life on Sunday, April 7.

The theme, “Where Do We Go From Here?,” is drawn from the title of the last book written by Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated April 4, 1968. Former Rochester Mayor Bill Johnson will be the guest speaker. The event will be held at the Pentecostal Miracle Deliverance Center Church, 923 Portland Avenue, at 4 p.m. Information: 454-0077.

RCSD holding budget review

The Rochester school board is beginning its deliberations on the administration’s proposed budget for the 2019-2020 school year.

Interim Superintendent Daniel Lowengard presented a $925 million budget to the board late last month, recommending significant cuts in spending that could lead to job cuts, including teachers.

The board’s meetings on the budget will be held on Thursday, April 4; Tuesday, April 16; and Tuesday, April 23, all at 5:30 p.m. at the district’s central office, 131 West Broad Street. The meetings are open to the public. The board will vote on the budget on Tuesday, May 7, and it goes to City Council for a vote on Tuesday, June 18.

Dining & Nightlife

The homemade corned beef hash with over-easy eggs and pumpernickel toast (front) and Artist’s omelet (back) at Jims at The Mall.

PHOTO BY JACOB WALSH

Unchained at the mall Jim’s at The Mall THE MALL AT GREECE RIDGE, 362 GREECE RIDGE CENTER DRIVE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 7 A.M. TO 9 P.M.; SUNDAY, 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M. 227-5520; JIMSATTHEMALL.COM [ REVIEW ] BY DAVE BUDGAR

It may seem antithetical that our latest look at local diners takes us to The Mall at Greece Ridge. Usually populated with banal chain restaurants, malls typically don’t include classic, independent diners.

Jim’s at The Mall, originally opened in 1967 by George Criticos as Critics at The Mall, was an original tenant in the area’s first suburban mall. But the diner would fit well into any neighborhood or town. Its pedigree is earned through the guidance of Elena Knapp, whose diner ownership résumé also includes the original, now closed Jim’s on Winton Road and Jim’s Too, which became Jim’s on Main.

In December of 2014, a fire destroyed Jim’s Too. Six months later, the owner of the

building housing Jim’s sold the property, and Knapp was forced to vacate. After going from two restaurants to none, Knapp was approached by Criticos about buying Critic’s.

To get a feel for Critic’s, and because she insists on working in businesses she owns, Knapp worked there for six months, and on April 1, 2016, she purchased the business and renamed it.

Knapp then focused on enlivening the restaurant by creating a homier and friendlier atmosphere, expanding the menu, extending hours, and lowering prices. These efforts, led by Knapp and her son, Stavros, fostered a more convivial environment. There’s even a seating area toward the back of the restaurant that caters to families with young children. On the menu you’ll see dishes honoring family members, such as Papou’s Greek omelet, Nana’s Italian omelet, or the Kobe Slam Wham breakfast sandwich, named after Knapp’s daughter’s dog.

Conveniently located near Entrance 6 (near Barnes and Noble), you don’t need walk through the mall to dine here, though you can look out into the mall from a table in the

glassed-in “patio.” There is also a J-shaped counter with stools, but the majority of the seating is two- and four-person booths. Worth noting, even if the need doesn’t arise, are the bathrooms, which have “sanitary door openers” on the inside that cleverly allow use of a forearm, instead of a hand, to open the door.

My first meal at Jim’s at The Mall was with friends who turned me on to it: Paige, Chris, and their daughters, nine-year-old Rayme and four-year-old Elsa. Both kids love this place, and Rayme says she especially appreciates the “very kind people here, the servers never tell you to hurry up.”

Jim’s has homemade soups on the menu daily, and I chose cream of chicken noodle ($3.29/cup; $3.79/bowl). I like soup served very hot, and this didn’t disappoint. It was silky and rich with wide, squiggly noodles and abundant chicken and carrot chunks.

Rayme let me sample her ham and cheddar soup ($3.29/cup; $3.79/bowl), which was a liquefied version of the classic sandwich, with bits of smoky, salty ham.

Paige, Chris, and Rayme each had a favorite: the Buffalo chicken wrap ($8.49), filled with chicken tenders, melted cheddar,

lettuce, and tomato. They opted to order it with Critic’s Sauce (instead of wing sauce), which is a sweet, sour, and tangy recipe from the original owner. Elsa had her go-to meal from the kids’ menu: macaroni and cheese with French fries ($4.99). When I asked her the best thing about it, she unequivocally proclaimed, “Cheeeeese!”

My chicken parmesan sandwich (with homemade macaroni salad, $10.25), was an ample, crispy, pan-fried (with panko breading) breast on fresh French bread. Because my clothing possesses special properties that attract sauces and condiments, I felt grateful for the relative un-messiness of this sandwich, with a justright proportion of both sauce and cheese.

Paige shared some of her huge slice of homemade carrot cake ($3.95, Knapp’s own recipe) with me. Very dense and moist with a tangy cream cheese frosting, it stands as a unique version. For my own dessert, I gravitated to the rice pudding ($3.25).

Creamy, with distinct vanilla notes, it was served in a tall parfait glass with whipped cream and dusted with cinnamon.

On a subsequent visit, I started with a crock of French onion soup (available daily, $4.49). Piping hot, the soup had a wellbalanced and rich, beefy broth, with nicelybrowned and melted provolone, tender onions, and abundant homemade croutons.

It avoided the common pitfall of being too sweet or too salty.

The basic side salad that came before my gyro sandwich ($8.99) was improved by the Greek dressing with feta — one of eight homemade dressings that Jim’s also sells by the pint. The gyro itself was hefty, filled with mildly-spiced beef and lamb, lettuce, red onion, tomato, and tzatziki, inside a lightly-toasted, pillow-y pita. I finished with one of the best pieces of cheesecake ($4.59; additional 50 cents for strawberry or blueberry topping) I’ve had in Rochester.

Firm, tangy, and ethereal, it is an original Critic’s recipe that Knapp makes with a secret ingredient she says is “not usually found in cheesecake.”

I don’t make a habit of having dessert after breakfast, which is served until 2 p.m. But on my third visit, following my order of homemade corned beef hash — a heaping mound of corned beef, shredded potato, peppers, and onions — with two eggs over-easy and toast ($7.95), I just had to immerse myself in that cheesecake once more. rochestercitynewspaper.com CITY 13

Upcoming

Music

[ AMERICANA ]

Kate Lee & Forrest O’Connor Wednesday, July 10. Kilbourn Hall at Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs St. $35. 7:30 p.m.

274-3000. eastmantheatre.org; kateandforrest.com. [ R&B ]

Lionel Richie Tuesday, July 23. CMAC. 3355 Marvin Sands Dr., Canandaigua. $46-$468. 8 p.m. 394-4400. cmacevents.com; lionelrichie.com.

Pegasus Early Music presents Bedlam SUNDAY, APRIL 7 DOWNTOWN UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 121 NORTH FITZHUGH STREET 4 P.M. | $10-$28; FREE FOR STUDENTS, GRADES 3-12 PEGASUSEARLYMUSIC.ORG; BEDLAMEARLYMUSIC.COM [ CLASSICAL ] Renaissance lute songs may only call for

one singer and one lute, but they cover the gamut of human experience: love, lust, religion, and everything in between. Lute songs are Bedlam’s specialty, and Pegasus Early Music presents this acclaimed, Eastman-trained duo — soprano Kayleen Sánchez and lutenist Laudon Schuett — this weekend in a program of French and English lute songs by Jehan Chardevoine and Thomas Campion, as well anonymously written selections. A preconcert talk is at 3:15 p.m.

— BY DAVID RAYMOND

Mark McGrain’s NOROC Quartet SUNDAY, APRIL 7 BOP SHOP RECORDS, 1460 MONROE AVENUE 8 P.M. | $10-$15 | BOPSHOP.COM; MARKMCGRAIN.COM [ JAZZ ] Native Rochesterian Mark McGrain has spent the last 25 years soaking up the indigenous jazz scene of New Orleans. When he visits his hometown Sunday, the trombonist will lead his NOROC Quartet in new compositions and works previously recorded with his main group, Plunge. Joining McGrain in his New OrleansRochester connection band — hence the name NOROC — will be local jazz luminaries Mike Kaupa on trumpet, Dave Arenius playing bass, and Richard Felice on drums.

PHOTO BY RAUL SÁNCHEZ

— BY RON NETSKY

PSST. Trying to see more live music?

Of course you are. Our music calendar is here to help.

50 North Plymouth Ave Tickets $25 advance $35 day of show

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[ ALBUM REVIEWS ]

[ WED., APRIL 3 ]

Kinloch Nelson

AMERICANA

‘Partly on Time: Recordings 1968-1970’ Tompkins Square Records kinlochnelson.com

Richard Shindell SATURDAY, APRIL 6 CAFÉ VERITAS, FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH, 220 SOUTH WINTON ROAD 7:30 P.M. | $10-$18; FREE FOR AGES 12 AND UNDER CAFEVERITAS.ORG; RICHARDSHINDELL.COM [ FOLK ] Fastidious singer-songwriter Richard Shindell made

a name for himself in the acoustic folk world with his holistic approach to songwriting. A former New Yorker now residing in Argentina, he has been making records since 1991, including his latest, more electric guitar-focused album, “Careless.” After nearly thirty years in the biz, he continues to warm the hearts of audiences worldwide. Shindell embodies the soft-hearted, conversational vocal delivery of Paul Simon, the sovereign, pensive guitar style of James Taylor, and the captivating, poetic storytelling of Leonard Cohen.

Richard Shindell’s music is an uplifting gust of wind.

— BY KATIE HALLIGAN

Kryst SATURDAY, APRIL 6 BUG JAR, 219 MONROE AVENUE 9 P.M. | $10 | BUGJAR.COM; FACEBOOK.COM/KRYSTMETAL [ METAL ] Not only is it a tasty name — ooh, sacrilecious — but

it’s something you’ll find yourself muttering loudly in order to hear yourself over the ringing decay in your ears. Kryst Guitar player Mark Rapone is a walking, talking ready-made Shroud of Turin, but the catechism ends there. This new conglomeration of headbangers is nasty and loud. I saw its debut show where some of the members on stage had never been on stage before... ever. It was a slow, dingy dirge that tasted of blood. Hoc est enim corpus meum.

Kryst celebrates the release of its demo cassette and plays with Gates of Paradox, Manacle, Attacker, and Fatal Curse on Saturday.

The inquisitive exploration and curiosity are all there. In fact, they’ve been there sitting on guitar wizard Kinloch Nelson’s shelf for 50 years, undisturbed — but fortunately not forgotten.

Though Nelson presents the 12 original songs on “Partly on Time: Recordings 1968-1970” acoustically, the results can be electrifying. The way his finger style follows an endless circle is deceptively simple. Take for example the track “Kittens,” in which Nelson fingerpicks a swirling pattern while coaxing the mesmerizing melody simultaneously. It’s positively serpentine. There’s also “Lazin’ in My Sleep,” in which the listener can’t tell (I couldn’t anyway) if the piece is ascending or descending, like M.C. Escher set to music. A most excellent, twangin’ soundscape.

Kinloch Nelson’s record release concert is Saturday, April 6, 8 p.m. at Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Avenue. $10. 271-3354. bopshop.com.

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

The Squires of the Subterrain ‘Radio Silence’ Rocket Racket Records squiresofthesubterrain.com

Here’s another analogue nugget from the Squire’s subterranean lair in the bowels of the South Wedge. However, expect a few surprises on “Radio Silence”: the track “House of Ghosts,” in all its rag-tag, Tin Pan Alley glory; and “Another Ghost (in the House),” with its loping swing. “Tequila and Gin” waxes Waits, without the guttural wail. Though the Squire typically works alone, the sideman contributions from The Bradley Brothers, Ken Frank, and Phil Marshall add a pervading cool that doesn’t burn off until long after the needle hits the label. Perhaps we could talk the Squire and his crew into, oh I don’t know, perhaps putting on a show? Now that would be some splendiferous radio gaga. Ya dig?

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

Kraszman & Fishwife. Record Archive, 33 1/3 Rockwood St. 244-1210. 5-8 p.m.

BLUES

Reverend Kingfish. The Spirit

Room, 139 State St. 397-7595.

7 p.m. $5.

CLASSICAL

Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra. Kilbourn Hall, 26

Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m.

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL

Works of Charles Ives. Hatch Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000.

7:30 p.m.

JAZZ

Nancy Kelly. 80 W, 7 Lawrence St. 730- 4046. 7 p.m. Dino Losito, piano; Mike Melito, drums.

POP/ROCK

Broncho, Lemongrab, Fuzzrod.

Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $12/$15.

[ THU., APRIL 4 ] BLUES

David Michael Miller, JJ Moscato. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge

Lane. Fairport. 315-3003.

7 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Eastman Opera Theatre: Don Giovanni. Kodak Hall at

Eastman Theatre, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. $24-$29.

SUNY Geneseo Wind Quintet.

Doty Hall, 1 College Circle.

Geneseo. 245-5824. 7 p.m. continues on page 18

— BY FRANK DE BLASE

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Music

Though Aaron Diehl has performed at the pinnacle of the jazz world, he has never lost his fascination with classical music. PHOTO BY JOHN ABBOTT

Balancing act Aaron Diehl SATURDAY, APRIL 6 NAZARETH COLLEGE’S GLAZER MUSIC PERFORMANCE CENTER, 4245 EAST AVENUE 8 P.M. | $38 | NAZ.EDU/ARTSCENTER; AARONDIEHL.COM [ FEATURE ] BY RON NETSKY

Over the last two decades, jazz fans have heard pianist Aaron Diehl play inventive jazz solos with Wynton Marsalis and Cécile McLorin Salvant. A different sort of audience has heard him play George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F with the New York Philharmonic and the music of Philip Glass at Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Diehl grew up loving jazz and classical music, and he’s still dedicated to both. That dichotomy forms the basis of “Paradoxes 16 CITY APRIL 3 - 9, 2019

in Performance,” the title of his concert Saturday night at Nazareth College’s new and acoustically excellent Glazer Performance Hall. The program ranges from compositions

by Aaron Copland, Antonín Dvořák and Philip Glass to tunes by Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson and Duke Ellington.

Diehl’s parents purchased a baby grand piano for the family’s Columbus, Ohio home when he was four. His grandfather was a jazz musician who would play the piano whenever he visited. “I was always mesmerized by the sound of music,” Diehl says. “I got a chance to be exposed to jazz music from a young age.

I also remember being in love with the works of Bach and eventually, Beethoven. I just loved classical music.”

At 17, Diehl was a finalist in Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Essentially Ellington” competition. That led to an invitation to tour

Europe with the Wynton Marsalis Septet. “I actually turned him down initially because I had an opportunity to go to a camp in Aspen,” Diehl says. The wife of saxophonist Wesley Anderson told Diehl, “Are you crazy? When Wynton Marsalis asks you to go on the road with him, you say yes and turn down everything else.”

“I didn’t know what I was doing,” Diehl says of playing with Marsalis then.

“I think Wynton did it to show me what it was going to take to play at the level that he and his band were playing at. I was really struggling. I have recordings I can’t even listen to. It was a reality check.

When you’re 17, I don’t care how good you are, nothing can replace experience — especially when you’re playing with guys who have played together for 20 years.”

Next stop was The Juilliard School,

where Diehl studied with jazz greats Kenny Barron and Eric Reed and classical pianist Oxana Yablonskaya. “She was amazing,” Diehl says. “She didn’t pressure me. We found a few pieces — Rachmaninoff, some of the Russian literature. It was always about the joy of playing.”

Diehl’s keyboard prowess was rewarded in 2011 when he won the American Pianists Association’s Cole Porter Fellowship. The prize was $50,000 and a recording contract with Mack Avenue Records. The following year, he began a fruitful relationship as pianist and musical director for jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, whom he greatly admires.

“You can probably give her the worst material imaginable and she can make it sound good,” Diehl says.

Though he has performed at the pinnacle of the jazz world, Diehl has never lost his fascination with classical music. For him, it’s about approaches. “As a classical musician you’re serving the intentions of the composer; that’s sacrosanct,” he says. “As a jazz musician, you’re using a work by someone and reinterpreting that work. One of the methods is improvising. But in the 18th century, someone like Johann Sebastian Bach improvised. The language of improvisation was completely different, but the idea to me about great music is the blur between improvised music and the written score.”

Diehl has encountered resistance when improvising sections of “Rhapsody in Blue,” a composition at the intersection of jazz and classical music. People have told him “that’s not Gershwin.” Though he is using the structure provided by Gershwin, Diehl’s improvisations are not meant to be Gershwin.

“Some of the challenge of classical music and jazz is how traditionally the conventions of each genre have stuck and how it can be difficult to break those conventions,” Diehl says. “There’s this push and pull between being respectful to the composer but having the freedom to expand beyond that, and it’s a real, tricky balance. I don’t always get it right but it’s a quest to refine that balance.”

There may be a parallel in another of Diehl’s interests: flying. He’s a licensed pilot who flies regularly. There too, he must maintain a balance. “There’s a nice combination of relaxation but also concentration and focus,” he says. “You can relax when you’re at altitude, but you have to be incredibly focused during the critical phases of flight — take-off and landing.”

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CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL

Lori Laitman: Composer in Residence. Nazareth College Glazer Music Performance Center, 4245 East Ave. 389-2700. 7:30 p.m.

JAZZ

Exodus To Jazz: The Lao Tizer Band. Anthology, 336 East Ave.

484-1964. 7 p.m. $30/$40.

Homeless Jazz Trio. Little Theatre Café, 240 East Ave. 258-0400. 7 p.m.

POP/ROCK

The Dude Ranch. Montage

REGGAE/JAM

The Buddhahood. Firehouse Saloon, 814 S. Clinton Ave. 319-3832. 9:30 p.m. $5.

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

[ SAT., APRIL 6 ]

Refresher, 293 Alexander St. 360-4627. 5-7 p.m.

ACOUSTIC/FOLK Kinloch Nelson. Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 8 p.m.

Baroque & Blue. Hochstein, 50

AMERICANA

The Bindley Hardware Co., Chet Vincent. Abilene, 153

Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

7 p.m.

Music Hall, 50 Chestnut St. 232-1520. 8 p.m. Blink-182 tribute. $12/$15.

Herb Heins & Friends. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.

East End Drifters. B-Side, 5 Liftbridge Lane. Fairport.

315-3003. 8 p.m.

Skyler Lutes Band, Access Indigo, JoeBro. Photo City

CLASSICAL

Small Houses, Archimedes, MD Woods, Matthew Corrigan. Bug

Eastman Virtuosi. Kilbourn

Improv, 543 Atlantic Ave. 451-0047. 8 p.m. $5/$7.

Jar, 219 Monroe Ave. bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $8/$10.

[ FRI., APRIL 5 ] BLUES

Luca Foresta & the ElectroKings. Sticky Lips BBQ Juke Joint, 830 Jefferson Rd. 292-5544. 9 p.m.

CLASSICAL

Eastman Opera Theatre: Don Giovanni. Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. $24-$29.

BLUES

Eastman Opera Theatre: Don Giovanni. Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 7:30 p.m. $24-$29.

Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000.

7:30 p.m. $10.

Pablo Willey-Bustos & Beryl Garver. Allen Chapel, RIT, 1

Lomb Mem. Dr. 475-4292.

2 p.m.

Mike Melito Jazz Trio. Via

Girasole Wine Bar, 3 Schoen Pl. Pittsford. 641-0340. 7 p.m.

Tim Wicks. Gallery One Fine Arts, 2575 E. Henrietta Rd. 230-1081. 8 p.m. Album release .

CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL

Hochsteinl, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4403. 8 p.m. $25/$35.

Bottle Train. Blades, 1290 Univ. Ave. 363-2050. 8:30 p.m.

Crabapples. Skylark Lounge, 40 S. Union St. 270-8106.

8 p.m.

Green Dreams, Hardwood. The Spirit Room, 139 State St. 397-7595. 9 p.m. $5-$10.

Infrared Radiation Orchestra.

Lovin’ Cup, 300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com. 8 p.m. $5.

College Circle. Geneseo.

245-5824. 8 p.m.

BlackRock Beatles.

Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m.

REGGAE/JAM Noble Vibes. Three Heads Brewing, 186 Atlantic Ave. 244-1224. 8 p.m. $5.

POP/ROCK

WORLD

Anamon, Carinae, Jan the Actress. Rosen Krown, 875

Monroe Ave. 271-7050. 9 p.m. $5.

The Fox Sisters. Bop Shop Records, 1460 Monroe Ave. 271-3354. 7 p.m.

The Painted Birds. Abilene, 153 Liberty Pole Way. 232-3230.

9 p.m. $5.

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N Plymouth Ave. 624-1301.

4 p.m. $35/free for students.

Eastman Opera Theatre: Don Giovanni. Kodak Hall, 60 Gibbs St. 2 p.m. $24-$29.

Mikhail Kopelman, violin.

Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 3 p.m. $10.

Sweet Air. Rochester Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Ave. 350-4449. 4 p.m. fivebyfive, Emily Pinkerton. $10/$15.

Bill Tiberio Band. Lovin’ Cup,

300 Park Point Dr. lovincup.com.

5:30 p.m. $5.

Loose Change. Nazareth College Wilmot Recital Hall, 4245 East Avenue. 389-2700. 3 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Flower City Angels: Dirty Dozen Original Music Showcase.

Bruce Legacy Theatre, 75 Stutson St. 750-7588. 1:30 p.m.

TRADITIONAL The Dungarees. Temple, 109 East Ave. 232-6000. 6 p.m.

[ MON., APRIL 8 ] CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL Musica Nova.. Kilbourn Hall, 26 Gibbs St. 274-1000. 7:30 p.m.

POP/ROCK

Crunk Witch, Ryan Flynn, 33% Girl. Bug Jar, 219 Monroe Ave.

bugjar.com. 9 p.m. $5.

ROCKABILLY

Igor & Red Elvises. American

Legion, 132 Cuyler St. Palmyra.

368-8081. 7 p.m. $20/$25.

[ TUE., APRIL 9 ]

JAZZ

Eastman Jazz Ensemble, Eastman New Jazz Ensemble.

CLASSICAL

JAZZ

POP/ROCK

SUNY Geneseo New Music Concert. Doty Recital Hall, 1

Michael David Maier. The Daily

JAZZ

An Evening of Polish Music.

Interfaith Chapel, UR. rochester. edu. 7:30 p.m.

Neave Trio. Allen Chapel, RIT, One Lomb Memorial Drive.

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Theater

Maya Dwyer and Sara Penner in JCC CenterStage’s production of “Indecent.” PHOTO BY LOU SCHNEIDER

For decency’s sake “Indecent” REVIEWED SATURDAY, MARCH 30 CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 14 JCC CENTERSTAGE, 1200 EDGEWOOD AVENUE TICKETS START AT $33 | 461-2000; JCCCENTERSTAGE.ORG [ REVIEW ] BY LEAH STACY

Long before “The L Word” and “Orange is the New Black,” Yiddish playwright Sholem Asch wrote a little play called “God of Vengeance” about a Jewish brothel owner who tries to move up in society by matching his virgin daughter with a Yeshiva scholar and commissioning a Torah. When his daughter 20 CITY APRIL 3 - 9, 2019

becomes involved with an older, experienced prostitute from the brothel, his plans go awry.

“God of Vengeance” was first performed in 1907 and translated into a dozen languages, playing to great success around Europe throughout World War I. In 1923, the first English translation opened on Broadway, and at the end of the show, the entire cast was arrested on grounds of obscenity.

Through April 14, JCC CenterStage presents the Tony Award-winning “Indecent,” Paula Vogel’s interpretation of the story behind “God of Vengeance.” The play was commissioned by Yale Repertory Theatre and first ran in 2015; but it only just opened on Broadway in 2017 — making this is a muchanticipated area premiere.

Like the play it’s about, “Indecent” is a challenge to produce onstage. There are several difficult intimacy levels that require true professionalism, and sensitive subject matter including anti-Semitism and homophobia.

If the direction of the show isn’t meticulous and caring, “Indecent” could land coldly with audience members. Fortunately, the JCC has placed experienced director Lindsay Warren Baker at the helm of this powerful show.

Baker has assembled a small but versatile cast of seven actors and three musicians, all of whom hold different roles throughout the show. Through interludes of music, text slides denoting passage of time, location and what language is being spoken, and brilliant lighting design by Toni Elderkin, the play moves from 1906 to the mid-1950s during the one hour and 50-minute run (there’s no intermission, though the program states otherwise).

Many of the cast members are familiar faces to the JCC stage, but there are some newcomers — Maya Dwyer (Rifkele/Madje) especially is a stunning presence with her nuance and ingenuity. Stefan Cohen is Lemml, the noble-yet-humble stage manager, and guides the narrative largely from his character’s perspective. In the role of playwright Asch, Carl Del Buono is charming and gregarious with a subtle solemnity, and his other roles (Eugene O’Neill, notably) are just as enjoyable.

Christopher Conway, another new face to JCC audiences, is tasked with playing (very well) the unlikeable Nakhmen/Rabbi, though some of his roles have a welcome silliness to them. As Manke/Freida, Sara Penner channels an air of both experience and vulnerability in her scenes with Dwyer. In the “elder” female and male roles, Davida Bloom and Don Sheffrin provide solid support to the rest of the cast.

The trio of musicians — Steven Marsocci (accordion), Elissa Murphy (clarinet), and Kate Ruggiero (violin) — creates poignancy for many of the show’s weightier moments that recorded music could never have done.

Likewise, the addition of an intimacy director (J.C. Meyer-Crosby) rewards this production with intimate scenes between Penner and Dwyer that resonate through the audience with their palpable energy.

Eric Williamson’s scenic design hinges on a dusty attic that transforms again and again into a stage, a house, a courtroom, a barn, Ellis Island, and countless other settings. Tables and couches and a rickety wooden ladder are interchangeable props, and thoughtful costume pieces designed by Shelly Stam are pulled from

trunks and drawers onstage as scenes change.

The flow feels very cabaret, but the magic is never lost. The dust in the air of that attic could — and does — tell a thousand stories.

“Indecent” is yet another laudable area premiere for CenterStage artistic director Ralph Meranto, and it’s an important piece of both Yiddish and theater history.

Questions of morality, religion, and politics arise, leaving audiences to discuss their own perception of decency.

CenterStage will host a free reading of “God of Vengeance,” directed by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons, on Wednesday, April 10, at 7 p.m.

Theater Listings Curtains. Fri., April 5, 7:30-10 p.m., Sat., April 6, 7:30-10 p.m. and Sun., April 7, 2-4:30 p.m.

Gates Hall, 4107 Lake Rd Pultneyville $14. gateshall.com.

The Decameron. Thu., April 4, 11:45 p.m. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd WellesBrown Room 275-5804.

Festival of Staged Readings: 12 Angry Men performed by 12 Impassioned Women. Sun., April 7, 7 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $8/$10. 461-2000.

Festival of Staged Readings: The Boys in the Band.

Mon., April 8, 7 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $8/$10. 461-2000.

Hourglass Play Reading Series: Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday. Sat., April 6, 2 p.m. Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St 454-1260.

Indecent. Thu., April 4, 7 p.m., Sat., April 6, 8 p.m. and Sun., April 7, 2 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $20-$33. 461-2000.

Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Fridays, Saturdays, 7 p.m. and Sundays, 1 p.m MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave $9-$19.

Mauritius. Fridays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 p.m Blackfriars Theatre, 795 E. Main St $28.50$36.50. 454-1260.

A Mid-April Night’s Dream. Fri., April 5, 8 p.m. UR, Strong Auditorium, River Campus $6/$8.

Native Gardens. Wednesdays, Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Fridays, 8 p.m., Sundays, 7 p.m., Sundays, 2 p.m., Saturdays, 4 & 8:30 p.m. and Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m Geva Theatre, 75 Woodbury Blvd $25$69. gevatheatre.org.

Rock of Ages: The Musical. Wed., April 3, 7:30 p.m. Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. $40+. rbtl.org.

Stratford Festival HD: Coriolanus. Sun., April 7, noon. Little Theatre, 240 East Ave. $15/$20. thelittle.org.

Theater Audition [ MON., APRIL 8 ] Waitress. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 2-4:30 p.m.

Auditorium Theatre, 885 E. Main St. For role of Lulu, age 4-5 rbtl.org.

Arts & Performance Art Exhibits [ OPENING ] Bertha VB Lederer Gallery, Brodie Hall, 1 College Dr. Cuban-American Art & Cultural Identity. Reception Apr 3, 5pm / Talk 6:15pm; Stephen McKenzie: Gun in Violence in America. Through May 4. geneseo.edu/galleries.

Central Library, 115 South Ave. Stonewall: 50 Years Out. April 5-July 20. Reception Apr 5, 6-9pm. 428-8150.

Create Art 4 Good, 1115 E. Main St., Suite #203, Door #5.

Hannah Hamad: To Celebrate the Void. Reception Apr 5, 5-9pm. 210-3161.

Davison Gallery, Cultural Life Center, Roberts Wesleyan College, 2301 Westside Dr. Senior Thesis Exhibition. April 8-May 10. Reception Apr 6 4-6pm. 594-6442.

Gallery Q, 100 College Ave. 19 emerging. April 5-28.

Reception Apr 5, 6-9pm.

244-8640.

Link Gallery at City Hall, 30 Church St. Wilson Photo Club Studio 678. Awards reception Apr 5, 6:30-8:30pm. Through May 6. 271-5920.

Lumiere Photo, 100 College Ave. Analogue. Reception Apr 5, 6-9pm. 461-4447.

Main Street Arts, 20 W. Main St., Clifton Springs. Residency Alumni Exhibition. Discussion & Reception Apr 6, 3pm.

(315) 462-0210.

MuCCC Gallery Space, 142 Atlantic Ave. Print Club of Rochester. Reception Apr 8, 6-8pm. muccc.org RIT City Art Space, 280 East Main St. BFA Senior Exhibitions. Reception Apr 5, 6-9pm. Through Apr 20. cityartspace.rit.edu.

Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center, 720 Library Rd. The Clothesline Project. April 9-11, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. A display of shirts designed by survivors of sexual violence.

Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 137 East Ave. Carbon Records: 25 Years of Cover Art; Mystical Videos by Alexis Gideon; Cut & Paste.

Receptions Apr 5, 6-9pm. $2.

461-2222.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. Orchids in Bloom. April 5-May 13. $21.

263-2700.

Studio 402, 250 N Goodman St, #402. Jono Peterson: Compositions with the Figure.

Fri., April 5. Reception Apr 5, 6-9pm. Through Apr 28.

The Gallery at Creativ Framing & Editions Printing, 510 State Street. Michael Kalnitz: Photography from Israel & Other Artworks. Reception Apr 5, 5-9pm. 545-1723.

Whitman Works Co., 1826 Penfield Rd. Penfield. Windows Into Darkness: The Art of Shawn Conn. Reception Apr 6, 6-9pm. Through Apr 27.

420-8654.

PHOTOS BY MEGAN MAY

ART | ‘THE MYTH OF THE SACRED WOUND’

Flower City Arts Center’s current Artist-in-Residence in photo is Megan Joy May, whose work involves taking a deep dive into healing the self in order to fully connect with others. In an artist statement, she says: “The collective wound we share is one of fear and disconnection healed only by acceptance and unconditional love for the self and other.” Seeking to awaken and reconnect with the power of the divine feminine, May’s work straddles various photographic practices as well as performance art. She explores selfie culture while navigating the internalized male gaze, and builds intuitive rituals for standing in her power. This weekend May’s residency culminates with her exhibition and performance, “Myths of the Sacred Wound.”

May’s exhibit and performance contain nudity.

Opening reception and performance on Saturday, April 6, 5 to 8 p.m. Photography Gallery (second floor) at Flower City Arts Center, 713 Monroe Avenue. Performance begins promptly at 7:22 p.m. Exhibit continues through April 27. Gallery hours are Monday through Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Free.

244-1730; rochesterarts.org.

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The Yards, 50-52 Public Market. Aventurescene.

Saturdays. Reception Apr 5, 6-10pm. attheyards.com.

Art Events [ WED., APRIL 3 ] Everybody Has a Story. 4:306 p.m. Bridge Art Gallery, URMC, 300 Crittenden Blvd 275-3571. [ FRI., APRIL 5 ] Rochester Oratorio Society: The Peacemakers. 7:30 p.m.

Hochstein, 50 N Plymouth Ave. 454-4596.

Spring Thing Craft Fair & Flea Market. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Out Alliance, 100 College Ave. 244-8640.

Steff Geissbuhler: Memorable & Imaginative Work. 4:30-6:30 p.m. University Gallery, James R. Booth Hall, RIT, 166 Lomb Memorial Dr 475-2866. [ SAT., APRIL 6 ] 3rd Annual United Artistry Live.

2 p.m. Anthology, 336 East Ave $10/$15. 484-1964.

Comedy [ SAT., APRIL 6 ] Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Scared Scriptless.

7:30 p.m. Kodak Center, 200 W. Ridge Rd. $27 & up. kodakcenter.com.

Polite Ink: Gatsby the Great. 7 p.m. Cobblestone, 1622 State Rte 332 . Farmington $8-$15.

398-0220.

Dance Events [ THU., APRIL 4 ] DANCE/Strasser. 7:30 p.m.

Rose L. Strasser Studio, Hartwell Hall, Kenyon St Brockport $9-$17. 395-2787. [ FRI., APRIL 5 ] Sihir Bellydance Ensemble.

9 p.m. May Room, Wilson Commons, UR, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd $5/$6. [ SAT., APRIL 6 ] Louvre Performance Ensemble.

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Vision of Sound New Music & Dance Festival. 7:30 p.m.

Nazareth College Golisano Center, 4245 East Ave.

Activism [ WED., APRIL 3 ] generational POVERTY. 6 p.m.

Nazareth College Arts Center, 4245 East Ave A14 389-2170.

More than a Witness: How Art Can Help Close Prisons, Free Mothers, Pass Laws, & Destroy Stereotypes. 5 p.m. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd 275-5804.

[ SAT., APRIL 6 ] Man to Man: The Candid Conversation Conference.

8 a.m.-5 p.m. REOC, 161 Chestnut St. $65. [ SUN., APRIL 7 ] Sunday Forum: Storytelling & Human Rights. 9:45 a.m.

Downtown Presbyterian Church, 121 N. Fitzhugh St. Anne Merideth, UR. 325-4000. [ MON., APRIL 8 ] 10th Annual UR Diversity Conference. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. UR River Campus Free/$15 for lunch. 273-2760.

Kids Events [ THU., APRIL 4 ] Teeny Tots Egg Hunt. 9-10 a.m.

Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $7-$20.

263-2700. [ SAT., APRIL 6 ] 42nd Spring Juggle-In. 10 a.m.5 p.m. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 Lomb Memorial Dr. 748-2433.

Exploring Science: Earth & Space. 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Rochester Museum & Science Center, 657 East Ave. $13-$15. rmsc.org.

Family Sleepover. 6:15 p.m.

Seneca Park Zoo, 2222 St. Paul St For children ages 5-10 $60/$70 per adult/child pair, $30/$35 per additional 336-7213.

Peter Rabbit Garden Party. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $16. 263-2700.

The Pied Piper. 1 & 3:30 p.m. JCC Hart Theatre, 1200 Edgewood Ave. $12. 461-2000.

REXPO. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Main Street Armory, 900 E. Main St. 232-3221.

[ SUN., APRIL 7 ] Sensory-Friendly Sunday. 9 a.m.-noon. Strong National Museum of Play, 1 Manhattan Sq. $11/$16. 263-2700.

Special Events

Recreation

[ SAT., APRIL 6 ] Downtown Living Furniture & Decor Show. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sibley Square Atrium, 250 E. Main Street 298-4466 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sibley Square, 228 East Main St. Genesee Valley Woodcarvers 35th Annual Show & Competition. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Eisenhart Auditorium, RMSC, 657 East Ave. 271-4320.

Spring Psychic Fair. 10 a.m.5 p.m. Plymouth Spiritualist Church, 29 Vick Park A 271-1470.

[ SUN., APRIL 7 ] Durand Eastman Park Arboretum Tour. 2-4 p.m Durand Park, Zoo Rd. lot Meet at the kiosk on Zoo Rd 261-1665.

[ FRI., APRIL 5 ] Springtime in the Country. 4-9 p.m. ROC Dome Arena, 2695 East Henrietta Rd. $5-$7.

[ SUN., APRIL 7 ] 1st Annual Seed Swap. 2-5 p.m.

Grow Green Rochester, 270 Dr Samuel McCree Way Free; bring seeds to swap. 478-2245. seddenham@gmail.com.

Culture Lectures [ WED., APRIL 3 ] David Cay Johnston: The Role of Media in 2019 America. 7 p.m.

St. John Fisher College, Cleary Auditorium, 3690 East Ave 385-8000. [ SUN., APRIL 7 ] TedxUR. 12 & 4 p.m. UR Douglass Commons, Feldman Ballroom, 500 Wilson Blvd $8/$10. 275-9390. [ TUE., APRIL 9 ] Distinguished Digital Humanist: Jessica Marie Johnson. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd 12pm: Black Code Studies: A Digital Toolkit Luncheon. 5pm: Constellation Noire: Scrying Diasporic Futures in Plain Text 275-5804.

Rainbow Lecture 2019: Toward an Environmental Theory of Early Sexuality. 2 p.m. UR Rush Rhees Library, 755 Library Rd Greta LaFleur, Yale.

275-5804.

Literary Events [ WED., APRIL 3 ] Seven Million: An Update with Author Gary Craig. 6:30 p.m.

Brighton Memorial Library, 2300 Elmwood Ave. 784-5310. [ THU., APRIL 4 ] Listening to the Future: An Evening of Prose & Poetry by Area High School Students.

7 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave wab.org. [ SAT., APRIL 6 ] Sicily: A Filmmaker’s Journey.

1 p.m. Small World Books, 425 North St. Book signing 232-6970. [ TUE., APRIL 9 ] Genesee Reading Series: Anne Panning, Sarah Cedeno. 7:30 p.m. Writers & Books, 740 University Ave $6. wab.org.

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19 Emerging Gallery Q 100 College Ave. #100 6:00-9:00pm

First Friday Art Walk Roslyn Rose Studio 250 E. Main St., #101 6:00-9:00pm

About Time Richard Margolis Art + Architectural Photography 250 N. Goodman St., 4th Floor #9 6:00-9:00pm

First Friday on the Ave! The Avenue Blackbox Theatre 780 Joseph Ave. 6:00-9:00pm

Analogue - New Works by JJ Pelechaty and Cheryl Amati Martin Lumiere Photo 100 College Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Aventurescence The Yards Gallery Space 50 Public Market Way 6:00-10:00pm Bounce into Spring with Jeanne Simpson The Hungerford 1115 E. Main St. 5:00-9:00pm Carbon Records: 25 Years of Cover Art Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Cut & Paste Opening Reception Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Elizabeth Moran Open Studio and Sequential Considerations Visual Studies Workshop Gallery 31 Prince St. 6:00-9:00pm

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First Friday Wide Open Mic Writers & Books 740 University Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Heather Gray New Paintings Gallery 4-8 250 N. Goodman St., 4th Floor 6:00-9:00pm Homage to Douglass, Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future Art Gallery at Douglass Auditorium 36 King St. 6:00-10:00pm In Color, Art by Victoria Savka and Jason Barber Norchar Real Estate 389 Park Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Inspired by St. Francis Main Street Artists Gallery & Studio 1115 E. Main St. 6:00-9:00pm Jono Peterson, Compositions with the Figure Studio 402 in Anderson Arts Building 250 N. Goodman St., #402 6:00-9:00pm

Monotypes and Encaustic Paintings by Constance Mauro Constance Mauro Studio 1115 East Main St., #236 6:00-9:00pm

Shawn Dunwoode Presents: Legion of Legends POP ROC 337 East Ave. 6:00-9:00pm

Mystical Videos by Alexis Gideon Rochester Contemporary Art Center 137 East Ave. 6:00-9:00pm

Silver and Green: Celebrating the Changing Seasons of Art RoCo Upstairs 137 East Ave. 6:00-9:00pm

Naked…Exploring the Human Form by the Arena Art Group Nu Movement 716 University Ave. 6:00-9:00pm over and over again - New work

by Amy Robinson Gendrou Colleen Buzzard Studio 250 N. Goodman St., #236 6:00-9:00pm Photography from Israel and Other Artworks by Michael Kalnitz The Gallery at Creativ Framing and Editions Printing 510 State St. 6:00-9:00pm Preview - Windows Into Darkness: The Art of Shawn Conn Whitman Works Company 1826 Penfied Rd. 6:00-9:00pm Rochester Collage Society Second Anniversary Celebration Fuego Coffee Roasters 1 Woodbury Blvd.

6:00-9:00pm

Stonewall: 50 Years Out Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County 115 South Ave. 6:00-9:00pm Talented Local Photographer Kayla Harvey has her First Ever Exhibit Tupelo Interiors 215 Norris Dr. 5:00-9:00pm Through the Student Lens 2019 Image City Photography Gallery 722 University Ave. 5:00-9:00pm Winter's End Anderson Alley Artists 250 N. Goodman St. 6:00-9:00pm Wisdom of the Trees with Susan Carmen-Duffy Sylvan Starlight Creations 50 State St., Bldg C 6:00-9:00pm Youth Artists at Gallery Ink Gallery Ink, at Imprintable Solutions, Ink 100 College Ave., #130 6:00-9:00pm

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Film

Zachary Levi and Jack Dylan Grazer in “Shazam!” PHOTO COURTESY WARNER BROS

Learning to be super “Shazam!”

(PG-13), DIRECTED BY DAVID F. SANDBERG OPENS FRIDAY, APRIL 5 [ PREVIEW ] BY ADAM LUBITOW

The DC Comics big screen universe continues its upward trajectory with the immensely charming “Shazam!,” a superhero origin story that gets an appealing bolt of energy thanks to director David F. Sandberg’s ability to combine humor, heart, and spectacle into a narrative that should satisfy audiences, no matter what they’re looking for.

We meet Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a wayward teen who’s spent his childhood bouncing between foster homes. Not one to get too attached, he runs off before he has a chance to get settled. At 4 years old, he was

accidentally separated from his mother at a carnival and never found her again, but he’s sure that she’s still out there looking for him.

Billy’s latest placement is in the home of loving couple Rosa and Victor Vasquez (Marta Milans and Cooper Andrews) and their other five foster kids: Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer), a disabled superhero enthusiast; video game obsessed Eugene (Ian Chen); Darla (Faithe Herman), the adorable youngest; collegebound Mary (Grace Fulton), and Pedro (Jovan Armand). They’re eager to make him part of the family, but Billy has his eyes on the door.

Then one day Billy’s magically whisked to the realm of the wizard Shazam (Djimon Hounsou). The last of his kind, Shazam is tasked with protecting the world from the Seven Deadly Sins, which take the form of a collection of alarming gargoyles; demons that wish to break free and wreak havoc on

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the world. The wizard must locate a worthy successor, an individual who can carry on his legacy, and to whom he can bequeath his mystical powers. It seems that Billy is just that pure-hearted soul.

By shouting the magic word “Shazam!,” he can transform into a strapping superhero (now played by star Zachary Levi) with abilities drawn from his ancient immortal elders: the wisdom of Solomon; the strength of Hercules; the stamina of Atlas; the power of Zeus; the courage of Achilles; and the speed of Mercury. In short, everything Billy needs to save the world.

At first he isn’t sure what to do with these gifts, and the film has a lot of fun watching the Superman-obsessed Freddy help Billy test the limits of his powers (and share it with an ever-growing audience through social media), geeking out over each newly discovered ability.

This section is as good as I’ve seen in any comic adaptation at tapping into the wish fulfillment fantasy of its stories. To most kids (and a fair amount of us adults), being a superhero would pretty much rule.

But of course there’s also a supervillain to contend with. Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong, having fun chewing the scenery with a somewhat one-note character) was one of the many Shazam deemed unworthy, and over the years his resentment and rage curdled into an obsession with gaining the power he feels he’s rightfully due. With Sivana, the film offers a cautionary tale of what happens when those who lust for power actually get it. The plot sets him in stark contrast to Billy, who must figure out what’s truly important to him and choose how to wield the immense gifts he’s been given.

Angel handles the more emotionally fraught side of young Billy with impressive skill, and Levi digs into the part with an enthusiasm that makes it easy to believe there’s a kid underneath all those rippling muscles, one who hasn’t quite gotten the hang of his new adult-sized body.

The scene-stealing Grazer is great, developing a nice rapport with both Billy the…er, kid, as well as Billy the superhero.

Like “Aquaman” before it, “Shazam!” embraces the inherent goofiness of its premise, and it’s all the better for it. But while it maintains a generally lighter tone overall than we’ve come to expect from DC’s movies, the film has its share of dark moments. Director David F. Sandberg (previously helming “Lights Out” and “Annabelle: Creation”) draws on his background in horror, especially in scenes centered on the Seven Deadly Sins. The demons have a pleasingly Harryhausen-esque stopmotion feel to them, but they lend themselves to some horrific imagery that may be too intense for younger viewers.

Like a lot of big action flicks released these days, “Shazam!” shows the influence of Amblinstyle 80’s family-adventures. It’s a delightful cross between “The Goonies” and a superhero version of “Big,” and Sandberg succeeds at capturing the wonder (and occasionally fear) of being a human in a world in which superpowered gods walk among us.

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Legal Ads [ NOTICE ] 295 Meigs LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/7/18. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SS will mail a copy of any process to 2024 W. Henrietta Rd, Ste 2A, Rochester, NY 14623.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] 595 UA LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 27, 2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 44 Field St, Rear, Rochester, NY 14620.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ANASTASIA’S PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 3/20/2019. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS shall mail a copy of any process to Anastasia Ludwig, 892 N Landing Rd, Rochester, NY 14625. LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] ARKTON LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on 12/19/18. LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is

designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 454 Manhattan Ave., Apt. 1P, NY, NY 10026.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] David Parkway Development LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on February 13, 2019.

Its office is in Monroe County. The Secretary of State is designated to receive process service with a copy mailed to: 18 Park Forest Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534.

The purpose of the company is real estate investment and property management. [ NOTICE ] David R. Cok, Safer Software Consulting, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/25/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 457 Hillside Ave., Rochester, NY 14610. General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] DSL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/1/2019. Office in Monroe Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 3447 Latta Rd., Rochester, NY 14612, which is also the principal business

To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] DUBBY’S WOOD FIRED LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/26/2018. Office loc: Orleans County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Rebecca Alexander, 2332 Kenyonville Road, Albion, NY 14411.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Goodnight Pest Management LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 3/8/19.

Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to 2918 South Union St Ogden, NY 14624 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] Kalm Property, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/11/2019. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626.

General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Lifewall Energy Systems, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on March 15, 2019.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail

a copy of any process to 22 Fallbrook Circle, Rochester, NY 14625.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ]

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Lindsay C. Fahey, Mental Health Counselor, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/21/2019. Cty: Monroe.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Lindsay C. Fahey, 1220 Mt. Hope Ave., Rochester, Ny 14620.

Purposes: Mental Health Counseling.

Notice of formation of 4468 CULVER ROAD, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/26/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o 2117 Buffalo Rd. #221, Rochester, NY 14624.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Maplewood Express, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/12/2019. Cty: Monroe. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The Law Office of Anthony A. Dinitto, LLC, 2250 W. Ridge Rd., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14626.

General Purpose.

Notice of formation of 51 South Avenue, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/18/19.

The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to P. O. Box #444, Brockport, NY 14420.

The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law.

[ NOTICE ] MCF 2018, LLCAuthority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/2019.

Office location: Monroe Co. LLC formed in NJ on 12/6/2018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 8 Metzger Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052. Principal addr.

Of LLC: 8 Metzger Drive, West Orange, NJ 07052.

Cert. of Formation filed with State Treasurer, 33 W State St. #5th, Trenton, NJ 08608 Purpose: any lawful activities

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 180 Canal View Blvd, Ste 600, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Actively Motivating Others LLC Art. of Org. filed Secy of State (SSNY) 03/15/2019.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 25 Mona St, Rochester, NY, 14609 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of AquaTight Services, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/06/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1555 Highland Ave., Rochester, NY 14620.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of 5412 Ridge, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/2019.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 5 Rye Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. Purpose: any lawful act.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of ARTISAN AUTO GRUPPE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/11/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 7748 Newco Dr., Hamlin, NY 14464. Purpose: any lawful act.

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NAPPA TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LLC. Filed 1/15/19. Office: Orleans Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/O John Nappa, 460 E. Center St, Medina, NY 14103. Purpose: General.

Notice of Formation of 69 SENECA AVE LLC Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 1/11/2019. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 1 EAST MAIN STREET, 10th FLOOR, ROCHESTER, NY 14614, C/O MICHAEL PATTISON. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of BARDOWN 22 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/17/2018.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 375 Beach Rd., Unit 802, Jupiter, FL 33469.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of Formation of Better Friend Cards LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/20/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

[ NOTICE ] Notice hereby given that an alcohol beverage license is pending, has been applied for to consume Beer, Wine and Liquor at retail in a Restaurant with catering available for private parties and weddings.

Under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law, at 4768 Lake Ave, Rochester NY 14612.

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Notice of Formation of 985 Ridge Road Webster LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/20/19. Office location: Monroe Co.

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against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 21 Wedmore Rd, Fairport NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brockport Custom House, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/15/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1 Main St, Brockport, NY 14420.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Brockport School of Dance and Performing Arts, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/6/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 198 Thornell Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful activities. Leah Brady, Organizer [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Choice Property Investors LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/21/19.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 11 Mima Circle Fairport, NY 14450 . Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Compliance by Design Consulting, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 600 East Ave., Apt. #6, Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of DancingTwins Publications, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/13/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:

InCorp Services, Inc., One Commerce Plaza, 99 Washington Ave Ste 805A, Albany, NY 12210-2822, also the registered agent upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Lora Laine Properties, LLC; Date of filing: February 26, 2019; Office of the LLC: Orleans Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 2228 Kent Road, Kent, New York 14477; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; Name of LLC: Mitre Construction Management, LLC; Date of filing: March 5, 2019; Office of the LLC: Monroe Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served.

NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 43 Norbrook Road, Fairport, New York 14450; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of DR. TODD DENEENPSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES, PLLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/14/19.

Office in Monroe 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, 10 PRINCE STREET, APT. 1 ROCHESTER, NY, 14607 . Purpose: Any lawful purpose [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of First Gen Properties, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 1/16/19.

The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 480 Conkey Ave., Rochester, NY 14621.

The LLC is formed to

Legal Ads engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of FROM HOUSE 2 HOME, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/12/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Matthew L. Hudson, 37 Inglewood Dr., Rochester, NY 14619.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Go Luxury Washroom Trailers LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/13/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 3353 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ]

to: 24 Quaker Meeting House Rd., Honeoye Falls, NY 14472.

Purpose: all lawful purposes. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Laskoski & Son Property Investors, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 03/21/2017.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 10 Patera Avenue, Fairport, New York 14450.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LBJ HOLDINGS, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/31/2018.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 457 Plymouth Ave., Buffalo, NY 14213.

Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of HERRERA TRANSPORTATION LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 03/04/2019. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 25 JOANNE DR ROCHESTER NY 14616 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of LuMara Management LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/13/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, P.O. Box 187, N. Greece, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of Formation of JB & SON PROPERTIES, LLC.Arts. of Org, filed with Secy. of State of NY(SSNY) on February 25, 2019 Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to princ.bus.

Loc.: 550 Latona Road, Building D,Suite 400, Rochester, New York 14626. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of Mar-Mar Properties, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/10/07.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1315 Jay St, Rochester, NY 14611, Attn: Raleigh A. Cummings, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of L’ Angolo Properties, L.L.C. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 2/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Marisa’s Attic, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/22/19.

The office of the LLC is in Monroe County.

To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 1045 Gravel Rd., Webster, NY 14580. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Ninepence LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/21/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 180 Overbrook Rd, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Pediatric Urgent Care of Rochester, PLLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/17/18. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1800 Maple Road, Ste 100, Williamsville, NY 14221. Purpose: practice the profession of medicine. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Pines MM LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/4/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E 40th St, 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of Primetime Wealth Management LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/20/2019 Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 198 Park Rd Pittsford NY 14534 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of Formation of SALUT Artwork by Bradd A Young, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/12/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 1900 Highland Ave Roch. NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

Notice of formation of Snappie, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/19/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, P.O. Box 15601, Rochester, NY 14615.

Purpose: any lawful act.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of RAY’S PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/28/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 1112 Peck Rd., Hilton, NY 14468. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of REJOICE PROPERTIES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/11/2019.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 50 Cambridge St., Rochester, NY 14607. Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Renewed Dwellings LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/12/19.

Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 641 Kayloc Circle, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Formation of Pines of Perinton LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/4/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Cogency Global Inc., 10 E 40th St, 10th Fl, NY, NY 10016, the registered agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of formation of RPD Properties, LLC (the “LLC”). Articles of Organization filed with the NY Secy of State (“SOS”) on 3/4/19. The office of the LLC is in Monroe County. SOS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SOS shall mail a copy of such process to 1461 Harris Rd., Webster, NY 14580. The LLC is formed to engage in any lawful activity for which an LLC may be formed under the NY LLC law.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Seafood Harbor, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/22/19.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Sammy Feldman, 3445 Winton Place, Ste 228, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Serqet Media, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/2018.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 55 Danbury Circle, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Serqet Productions, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/2018.

Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 55 Danbury Circle, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful act [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Seven Sages Farms, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/5/19. Office location: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 100 Allens Creek Road, Ste 100, Rochester, NY 14618.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Status Advisors LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 2/5/19. Office: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, at 1967 Wehrle Dr., Ste 1 #086, Buffalo NY, 14221. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of Stering Motor Group LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) 01.15.2019. Office in Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 290 Mt. Hope Ave. Roc., NY 14620.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Studio K Dance & Fitness, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/7/2019. Office location, County of Monroe. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 29 Wood Hill Rd., Pittsford, NY 14534.

Purpose: any lawful act. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of Villiams, LLC Art. of Org filed Sec’y of state 10/5/2018. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon who process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 115 Van Voorhis Avenue, Rochester, NY 14617. Purpose: Payroll Service. [ NOTICE ] Notice of formation of VON REIGNS L.L.C..

Art. Of Org. filed with

the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/24/18.

Office in Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1967 WEHRLE DR STE 1 #086 BUFFALO, NY, 14221.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose

against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 361 Summit Blvd., Ste. 110, Birmingham, AL 35243. Address to be maintained in DE: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE 19904.

Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Notice of Formation of VT Amps USA, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on March 11, 2019. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 10 Frostholm Drive, Rochester, NY 14624 . Purpose: any lawful activities.

S3 Info Services L.L.C. Arts of Org. filed SSNY 2/14/19. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Jagadish Sau 97 Woodgreen Dr Pittsford, NY 14534 General Purpose

[ NOTICE ] Notice of Formation of WomenOwnedBiz, LLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 12/31/2018. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 6 Creek Hill Lane, Rochester, NY 14625.

Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of dESCO, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/20/19. Office location: Monroe County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/02/14.

Princ. office of LLC: 806 Linden Ave., Ste. 300, Rochester, NY 14625.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o C T Corporation System, 111 Eighth Ave. - 13th Fl., NY, NY 10011. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801.

Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. [ NOTICE ] Notice of Qualification of West Henrietta DG, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/12/19.

Office location: Monroe County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/01/19. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process

[ NOTICE ] SEMM CONSULTING LLC, a domestic LLC filed 03/27/2019 Office: Monroe Co., SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: SEMM CONSULTING LLC, 28 Granderford Hts., W. Henrietta, New York 14586 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. [ NOTICE ] Sentinel Property Care LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 9/14/18. Office: Monroe Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to princ address 25 Penhurst Rd Rochester, NY 14610 RA: US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave #202 Brooklyn, NY 11228 General Purpose [ NOTICE ] SIEMBOR GROUP, LLC has been formed as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) by filing a Certificate with the New York State Secretary of State (NYSS) on February 5, 2019.

Office located in Monroe County. Address for process to be served against the LLC is: 1200 Beadle Rd, Brockport, NY 14420. Term of LLC is perpetual. Purpose: any lawful activities. [ NOTICE ] Stirling Bridge Homes LLC Filed 2/20/19 Office: Monroe Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 32 Mulcahy Blvd., Rochester, NY 14624 Purpose: all lawful [ NOTICE ] The Pan-Tor, LLC ,Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/1/2019. Cty: Monroe.

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Legal Ads upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 26 Nymark Dr., Rochester, NY 14626.General Purpose. [ NOTICE ] Yoruk Forest, LLC (LLC) filed Arts. of Org. with NY Secy. of State (SS) on November 17, 2017.

LLC’s office is in Monroe Co. SS is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SS will mail a copy of any process to 1425 Jefferson Rd., Rochester, NY 14623.

LLC’s purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] Abe-David Rochester LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/11/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 320 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Atlantic-Van Bergh LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/8/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 417 Sundance Trail, Webster, NY 14580. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] EC Upstate Management LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/28/19. Office location: Monroe County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 320 5th Avenue, 7th Floor, NY, NY 10001.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] KBG Concrete Facilitation & Excavations LLC filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on February 14, 2019.

Its office is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has

been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and a copy of any process shall be mailed to The Foti Law Firm P.C., 16 W. Main Street, Suite 100, Rochester NY, 14614. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity within the purpose for which a limited liability company may be organized. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION ] KRPB, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/26/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 600 Kreag Road, Pittsford, NY 14534. Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Queventive, LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 3/5/19.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to Attn: Julian Goldstein, 200 Commerce Drive, Rochester, NY 14623.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] RRC Property Holdings LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/19/19. Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 250 Mill Street, Rochester, NY 14614.

Purpose: any lawful activity. [ Notice of Formation ] Victor Manors LLC (“LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the NY Sec. of State (“SSNY”) on 2/8/19.

Office location: Monroe County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 417 Sundance Trail, Webster, NY 14580.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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To place your ad in the LEGAL section, contact Tracey Mykins by phone at (585) 244-3329 x10 or by email at legals@rochester-citynews.com [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Fouq_ et LLC ] Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (“LLC”).

Articles of Organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (“SSNY”) on March 11, 2019.

Office location: 181 St. Paul Street, Apt. 3E, Rochester, NY 14604, Monroe County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to the LLC, 181 St. Paul Street, Apt. 3E, Rochester, NY 14604.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is 419 West State Street LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 7/2/08. The LLC office is located in Orleans County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 115 Brown Street Albion NY 14411. The LLC is managed by a manager.

The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY ] The name of the LLC is MJM Focus Enterprises LLC. The Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 3/4/19. The LLC office is located in Monroe County. The NY Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process may be served, and the address a copy shall be mailed is 36 Gieger Circle Rochester NY 14612. The LLC is managed by a manager.

The purpose of the LLC is any lawful business. [ NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC ] Boyar Business Group, LLC filed articles of organization with the New York Secretary of State on 02/27/2019 with an effective date of formation of 02/27/2019.

Its principal place of business is located in Monroe County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent upon whom process may

be served. A copy of any process shall be mailed to 19 Whitecliff Drive, Pittsford, NY 14534. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity for which Limited Liability Companies may be organized under Section 203 of the New York Limited Liability Company Law. [ SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE INDEX NO. 6743/2014 Plaintiff designates MONROE as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 132 BANCROFT DRIVE ROCHESTER, NY 14616 Section: 060.48 Block: 5 Lot: 37 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,Plaintiff, -againstCLAYTON BULL A/K/A CLAY BULL, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE M. CALHOUN A/K/A FLORENCE CALHOUN A/K/A FLORENCE M. BULL A/K/A FLORENCE BULL; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE M. CALHOUN A/K/A FLORENCE CALHOUN A/K/A FLORENCE M. BULL A/K/A FLORENCE BULL; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; MONROE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT;

TOWN OF GREECE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; Defendants.

To the above-named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $114,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 23, 2009, at Liber 22685 Page 533, of the Public Records of MONROE County, New York, covering premises known as 132 BANCROFT DRIVE ROCHESTER, NY 14616.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

MONROE County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending

for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: HANS AUGUSTIN, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 [ SUMMONS AND NOTICE ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Index No. E2018004287 CHESWOLD (TL), LLC, Plaintiff, vs. The heirsat-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through MILTON BRYANT, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; MARY COOPER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PROPOSED ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MILTON BRYANT; WILBERT BRYANT; HUBERT BRYANT; The heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through CARRIE FAGAN, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective husbands, or widowers of hers, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; WANDA CARR; JACQUELYN HANSON; KENNETH SCREVEN; JEROME SCREVEN; JANEL SCRIVEN A/K/A JANEL SCREVEN; FLODY WALKER; CONTIMORTGAGE

CORPORATION;CITY COURT OF ROCHESTER; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; MONROE COUNTY DIVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE SHORE WINDS, LLC; MILTON BRYANT, as presumptive heir and distributee of the Estate of Milton Bryant, if living, or if he be dead, his wife, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-ininterest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said MILTON BRYANT, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to plaintiff; JANIS WALDEN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CARRIE FAGAN; CHRISTOPHER ONEAL KELSEY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CARRIE FAGAN AND “JOHN DOE #4” THROUGH “JOHN DOE #100”, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service within the State.

The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof.

In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Monroe County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject

premises. Dated: February 1, 2019 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable J. Scott Odorisi, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated March 26, 2019, and filed with supporting papers in the Monroe County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose tax liens encumbering the property known as 107 Roth Street, City of Rochester, New York and identified as tax account no.: 106.21-3-19.002 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax liens. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $7,816.08, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP Anthony J. Iacchetta Attorneys for Plaintiff Cheswold (TL), LLC 28 East Main Street Suite 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone: (585) 238-2000 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, Plaintiff, -against- Alma Jean Bullock as Heir for the Estate of Ruth Russell, and Ruth Russell’s respective heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Joan Barry, Defendants.

Index No.: E2018005902 Filed : 3/13/19 Plaintiff designates Monroe County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged

Legal Ads premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $20,800.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Monroe on November 20, 1985 in Book 7171, Page 171 covering premises known as 246 Columbia Avenue, Rochester, NY 14608.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH

THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York March 7, 2019 Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP BY: Linda P. Manfredi Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-085015-F00 [ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS ] SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF MONROE INDEX NO. E201800342 Plaintiff designates MONROE as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 19 FOX HALL DRIVE ROCHESTER, NY 14609 Section: 92.2, Block: 2 Lot: 1 CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff,against- SUSAN SAPUTO A/K/A SUSAN MESSINA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSETTA MESSINA; FRANK MESSINA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSETTA MESSINA; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSETTA MESSINA; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE;

Fun THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; JOHN SAPUTO ‘’JOHN DOE #2’’ through ‘’JOHN DOE #12,’’ the last eleven names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $199,500.00 and interest, recorded on May 8, 2007, at Liber 21168 Page 0566, of the Public Records of MONROE County, New York, covering premises known as 19 FOX HALL DRIVE ROCHESTER, NY 14609. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

MONROE County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who

filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: GLENN CAULFIELD, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

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Masonry Masterpiece

77 Roslyn Street

The 19th Ward—and indeed, most Rochester neighborhoods—is characterized by high quality, historic housing stock dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, each home boasting its own unique assortment of historic character and detailing. The house at 77 Roslyn Street is no different in this respect but it stands out from its neighbors in one important way—its wall are constructed of elaborately and unusually detailed brick. A plaque on the exterior of the house reads, “Dooley House, 1907, Built by John Dooley Jr. for his father John Dooley Sr. and family.”

To anyone passing by, the brickwork on the exterior of 77 Roslyn is obviously something special. With a mix of red and tan bricks, the decorative details like corner quoins, front door surround, and decorative corbelling along the roofline stand out. Let’s be clear—this is special work, done with special care by a true craftsman. A full width front porch with brick piers and slender, classical columns frames the

front hall. At the rear of the house, the open kitchen and dining room provide plenty of flexible space. Upstairs are four bedrooms and access to a partially finished attic. The house has two full bathrooms.

77 Roslyn St. is located in the 19th Ward neighborhood, just a block off Genesee St., with easy access to downtown, the University of Rochester, and more. It is just outside the Sibley-Elmdorf Historic District but don’t worry—new owners can still reap the benefits of historic tax credits! Because of its special design, the house is individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If new owners pursued listing, they would be able to access the New York State Historic Homeowners Tax Credit program, which provides a credit off your NY state income tax worth 20% of qualifying repairs and upgrades.

Listed at an asking price of $84,900, there is room to invest in the 1,600 square foot

front entrance. While the house could benefit from some TLC, overall it appears to be in good condition. A little bit of maintenance will go a long way with this gem. Even better: an all brick exterior means minimal painting!

Inside the house, you’ll find hardwood floors and original, unpainted woodwork throughout. The living room has a brick fireplace with a classic, painted white surround and mantel. A pair of (unpainted!)

French doors separates the room from the

property and make it your own home. Although there are some maintenance needs, the house’s historic character is well preserved.

Contact Steven Brower of RE/MAX Plus at 585-802-2355 for more information.

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BY CAITLIN MEIVES Caitlin Meives is the Preservation Planner at The Landmark Society, which is a Celebrate City Living partner.