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FLMM is first nonprofit of its kind to operate 100% on solar
By THE STAR STAFF
The Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation (FLMM by its initials in Spanish) this week announced the installation of a system of 415 solar panels that now supplies 100% of the electricity the institution requires for its operations.
With the project, the FLMM becomes the first nonprofit organization -- with an educational, cultural and ecological mission, and custodian of the most important historical archive of Puerto Rico’s contemporary history -- to fully replace traditional electric power with renewable energy.
The new photovoltaic system enables all Foundation facilities -- including its archive areas, exhibition spaces, educational programs, and outdoor grounds -- to operate entirely on solar energy, thereby aligning its daily operations with the environmental philosophy it has promoted for decades.
“With this important step, the Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation brings its ecological philosophy of conservation and environmental stewardship beyond words and into action,” FLMM Executive Director Javier Alemán said. “The FLMM has transformed itself into a green energy institution, adopting forward-looking environmental practices that we implement responsibly for the good of nature and humanity.”
The renewable energy project builds upon the organization’s longstanding commitment to ecological awareness, which is also represented through Parque Doña Inés, its botanical and ecological garden.
From this space, the Foundation promotes the conservation of flora and fauna, environmental education, and the responsible enjoyment of nature, integrating students, families, and communities into experiences that foster greater respect for the environment and sustainability.
“With this initiative, the Foundation strengthens its commitment to preserving both Puerto Rico’s historic documentary heritage and the natural environment that surrounds it, reaffirming that environmental protection is an integral part of its mission,” Alemán added.
Puerto Rico Lottery unveils commemorative ticket for Orocovis Bicentennial
By THE STAR STAFF
Puerto Rico Lottery Bureau Assistant Secretary Heidi Hernández Olivo presented a commemorative ticket on Wednesday celebrating the Orocovis Bicentennial as part of the municipality’s 200th anniversary festivities. During the visit, Hernández Olivo delivered the commemorative ticket to Mayor Jesús E. Colón Berlin-
geri, first lady Liza M. Otero, their son Sebastián Colón, Municipal Legislature leader Antonio Meléndez Vargas, and artists Reniet Ramírez and Fransela Burgos, who created the official artwork for the Bicentennial. Each received the ticket in recognition of their contributions to the celebration and to the cultural development of the municipality.
Hernández Olivo emphasized the symbolic importance of the special project for the Traditional Lottery.
“The Bicentennial of Orocovis represents two centuries of effort, identity, and pride for this community,” she said. “For us at the Lottery, it is an honor to commemorate this occasion with a ticket that reflects the history, culture, and essence of this municipality.”
Colón Berlingeri expressed his gratitude and emphasized the significance of the recognition for the community.
“The Bicentennial commemorative ticket is a tribute to our people and our history,” he said. “We thank the Traditional Lottery for joining this celebration and acknowledging the value of our beautiful town of Orocovis.”
The artists also shared their excitement at seeing their work circulated throughout Puerto Rico, noting that the design highlights key elements of Orocovis’ heritage and will serve as a lasting historical memento.
Heidi Hernández Olivo of the Puerto Rico Lottery Bureau (center) delivers the Orocovis Bicentennial commemorative ticket to Mayor Colón Berlingeri and collaborators during the official presentation ceremony.
San Juan launches ‘Kitchen on Wheels’ to assist vulnerable communities
By THE STAR STAFF
San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo has launched Cocina Sobre Ruedas (Kitchen on Wheels), a mobile kitchen service designed to deliver hot meals to low-income communities previously identified under the Special Communities law.
The unit also strengthens the municipality’s emergency response framework, complementing the 13 existing community kitchens.
“The well-being of our people will always be a priority. With Cocina Sobre Ruedas, we expand our ability to reach those who need it most,” Romero Lugo said earlier this week. “This initiative blends solidarity, action, and a genuine commitment to the health and quality of life of our citizens. In emergencies or in ordinary times, San Juan shows up.”
On its inaugural day Tuesday, starting at the Parcelas Falú Indoor Court, the initiative reached some 81 locations -- including elderly housing complexes, communities, and neighborhoods -- through the preparation and distribution of 9,000 hot meals from the Roberto Clemente Sports Complex kitchens. This first phase will serve roughly 30 pre-identified communities. In the event of a municipal, state, or federal emergency declaration, the mobile kitchen will be activated immediately as direct support for affected families.
The program aims to address food insecurity affecting thousands of residents in the capital city. Low-income communities, in particular, face significant disparities in access to nutritious food. Cocina Sobre Ruedas strengthens the municipality’s community support network and forms part of its broader strategy for social equity.
Francine Sánchez Marcano, director of San Juan’s De-
partment for Community Social Development, highlighted the project’s impact.
“This initiative represents dignity for our communities,” she said. “Access to food should not be a privilege, and with this effort we ensure that every family has access to a hot meal -- even during times of vulnerability. It is a concrete action that strengthens San Juan’s social fabric.”
The program’s operations are supported by over $72,000 in Community Services Block Grant funds and $54,000 in general municipal funds, for a total of nearly $126,000 allocated to supplies and logistics. Distribution routes continued throughout the day, operating in both morning and afternoon shifts, concluding with the inaugural activity held at the Parcelas Falú Indoor Court.
Food distribution efforts are being reinforced by staff and resources from multiple municipal agencies, including the Office for the Integral Development of Women, the Office of Planning and Territorial Management, the Municipal Secretariat, Police and Public Safety Department, Emergency Management, Environmental Compliance, Human Resources, the Integrated Municipal Education System, Citizen Services, Recreation and Sports, Municipal Housing, Arts and Culture, and Operations and Maintenance.
“This initiative is only the beginning of a broader effort to strengthen San Juan’s social infrastructure,” Romero Lugo said. “We are building a city that is more prepared, more supportive, and more equitable. Cocina Sobre Ruedas will become a cornerstone of our community response and an essential resource in times of need.”
Cocina Sobre Ruedas strengthens the municipality’s community support network and forms part of its broader strategy for social equity.
Moca adopts artificial intelligence to accelerate reconstruction efforts
By THE STAR STAFF
The Municipality of Moca announced midweek the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and advanced technological solutions to strengthen the management, execution, and compliance of reconstruction projects funded with federal dollars in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma, María, and Fiona. The initiative marks a turning point in the municipality’s recovery process, said Efraín Barreto, mayor of Moca.
Through a strategy centered on organization, compliance, and modernization of workflows, Moca has made steady progress, reaching a current reconstruction portfolio of $51,769,004—an increase of more than $6 million. These funds are distributed across 101 projects in various areas of the municipality, including road infrastructure, public facilities,
community improvements, and essential systems.
Mayor Barreto emphasized that the integration of technology responds to the need to transform how projects are managed and
how federal funds are administered. “When we took office, we found a municipality with a recovery rate of 20.4%—practically paralyzed and among the lowest in Puerto Rico. Today, we can say with certainty that Moca is moving forward. The implementation of artificial intelligence and technological platforms will allow us to accelerate these processes and ensure that every project strictly complies with federal and state requirements.”
The adoption of these tools will enable more precise monitoring of project progress, improved coordination among municipal departments, and greater efficiency in collecting, validating, and organizing documentation required for audits and reimbursement requests before FEMA and COR3. The effort is particularly significant amid federal uncertainty, where changes in guidelines, review processes, and disbursement flows demand stronger planning,
oversight, and internal controls.
“We are committed to restoring confidence among our residents and the private sector. This is not only about rebuilding—it’s about doing so with order, transparency, and longterm vision. This technology helps us minimize errors, reduce delays, and safeguard every dollar allocated to Moca’s recovery,” Barreto added.
The Municipality also acknowledged the challenges posed by failed bidding processes and limited participation from the contractor market, noting that this modernization aims to establish a more reliable and predictable environment for vendors and companies interested in working with Moca. “We want contractors to see Moca as an organized municipality with clear processes and the necessary support to execute projects. We are working to build trust and ensure that every project has a viable path to completion,” the mayor concluded.
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San Juan Mayor Miguel Romero Lugo and the director of San Juan’s Department for Community Social Development, highlighted the project’s impact Francine Sánchez Marcano.
Mayor of Moca Efraín Barreto
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Camuy, ombudsman for the elderly join forces for seniors
By THE STAR STAFF
Camuy Mayor Gabriel “Gaby” Hernández Rodríguez announced this week that the municipality has strengthened services for senior citizens by distributing 413 vouchers worth $100 each for shopping, as well as acquiring three vehicles to expand daily transportation services offered at care centers.
The efforts were carried out through the Office of the Ombudsman for the Elderly (OPEA by its initials in Spanish).
“We are strengthening services for our senior citizens with concrete resources that improve their quality of life,” the mayor said. “The distribution of shopping vouchers and the arrival of new transportation units are part of a municipal plan to support our senior citizens, ensure their mobility, and facilitate their access to essential services.”
“The support we offer our senior citizens must be felt and
seen through specific actions,” Hernández Rodríguez added.
“The vouchers alleviate household expenses, and the new transportation units allow us to expand daily routes and better
During the event, a Services Fair was also held with the participation of government agencies among other entities that offered guidance, health services and emotional support.
respond to their needs. This initiative strengthens the programs already operating in our communities and ensures consistent services for those who depend on them.”
The vouchers, representing a municipal and state investment of $41,300, were distributed to Camuy residents over 60 years of age. During the event, a Services Fair was also held, with the participation of the commonwealth Mental Health and Anti-Addiction Services Administration, the Quebrada Savings and Credit Cooperative, the departments of Housing and Family, Mark Ministry, MCS Classicare and Camuy Health Services, among other entities that offered guidance, health services and emotional support.
The mayor noted that the new vehicles were delivered following an investment of $173,554. They will allow safe transport to medical appointments, recreational activities, educational workshops and wellness programs.
House recognizes central region artists who preserve island culture, traditions
By THE STAR STAFF
In a gesture of commitment to culture and all the artists who keep traditions alive, District 28 (Naranjito, Corozal, Comerío and Barranquitas) Rep. Axel “Chino” Roque Gracia paid tribute to the talent and cultural contributions of more than a dozen artists from the island’s central region during a ceremony held in the House of Representatives.
The event took place as part of Puerto Rican Heritage and Culture Week, with the aim of recognizing the talent, work and dedication of those who continue to preserve the identity of all Puerto Ricans.
“We celebrate the great artists from the heart of our island,” said the legislator, who comes from a family with ties to the trova tradition. “Each of them contributes to the preservation
of our culture with their talent and dedication. It is an honor to recognize and congratulate them.”
Roque Gracia, who also chairs the Tourism Committee in the lower chamber, highlighted the region’s rich cultural heritage, calling it “the Capital of Puerto Rican Culture.” He emphasized trova music, art, and all the artistic expressions that keep alive the roots that distinguish Puerto Rico.
“These artists are cultural stewards; with their talent, they tell stories because their work keeps our identity alive and, therefore, deserves to be recognized,” Roque Gracia said. “You are the ones who inspire new generations to continue this legacy, to preserve and promote who we are both at the state and international levels.”
More than a dozen artists -- including artisans, painters, trova singers, musicians, woodcarvers and a sun artisan -- were
recognized along with their families for their contributions to the island’s cultural development. The recognition ceremony culminated in a performance that showcased the richness of Puerto Rican folklore.
Groundbreaking STEM initiative empowers students to explore cutting-edge technology
By THE STAR STAFF
In a pioneering effort to bring advanced scientific tools into Puerto Rico’s classrooms, the NSF Arecibo Center for STEM Education, Computational Skills, and Community Engagement (Arecibo C3), with support from the National Science Foundation, has launched Barcode Puerto Rico. The new initiative offers high school students hands-on experience with DNA barcoding—the same technology used in leading research laboratories around the world. The program will train fifteen teachers in 2025 and enroll its first cohort of students for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Barcode Puerto Rico places high-level scientific technology directly in the hands of students who might otherwise lack access to it. Through DNA barcoding—a method that examines genetic sequences to identify species—students take on active roles in biodiversity research.
“Modeled after the Barcode Long Island initiative and adapted to Puerto Rico’s unique ecosystems and communities, the program launched this fall with two intensive workshops for teachers from eleven schools across the island. Under the guidance of trained educators and mentors, more than sixty high school students will design and conduct their own biodiversity research projects—such as studying plant life and documenting species on school grounds—generating real DNA sequences that contribute to global biodiversity databases used by scientists and conservationists,” stated Jason Williams, Arecibo C3 project leader and principal investigator at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York.
Throughout the academic year, teachers will support students through all stages of the scientific process—from writing proposals and collecting samples to extracting DNA and analyzing sequences using bioinformatics tools. Educators will meet monthly with mentors from Arecibo C3 to resolve
challenges and maintain momentum.
“Their findings will be presented at a Student Research Symposium in Spring 2026 at the Arecibo C3 STEM Center, where students will share their discoveries with scientists, families, and the community,” added Williams.
“Most of these students have never set foot in a biotechnology lab. When they realize they are doing the same kind of research happening inside universities, their vision of what’s possible for their future completely expands,” said Williams.
Located at the historic Arecibo Observatory, Arecibo C3 brings world-class science to Puerto Rico. Led by the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus; the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) in New York, the center strengthens the island’s STEM ecosystem through programming focused on education, workforce development, and community engagement.
The recognition ceremony culminated in a performance that showcased the richness of Puerto Rican folklore.
At a congressional hearing, residents detail the trauma of the LA raids
By JESÚS JIMÉNEZ
For about four hours, they described the toll of federal raids on Southern California. They spoke of masked agents tackling immigrants in the country illegally and U.S. citizens, of being denied food, water and phone calls to relatives while in custody.
One woman fought back tears as she recounted not having seen her husband since he was detained on June 21 after leaving a laundromat. One man described vomiting blood after contracting an illness at a detention center.
At a congressional hearing in Los Angeles earlier this week, more than two dozen people testified to lawmakers about the fear and upheaval gripping Southern California immigrant communities after months of federal raids led by Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The testimony came from men and women whose loved ones had been arrested or who had been detained themselves. Some had witnessed immigration arrests, and still others were local elected officials who described agents whose actions, they said, went outside the law.
“This is not public safety,” said Rex Richardson, the mayor of Long Beach. “This is racial profiling. This is abuse of power.”
Democratic members of Congress organized the hearing at the urging of Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles and a former member of Congress, as part of their push to investigate reports of misconduct by federal immigration agents. Other hearings are expected to be held in other cities. The session Monday drew lawmakers from California and across the country, including Reps. Jasmine Crockett of Texas and Maxine Waters of California.
Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., who is the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said
the message to the Trump administration was simply, “We are watching you.”
The Department of Homeland of Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the hearing. No representatives of the Trump administration attended the session.
Federal immigration officials have defended the crackdown, saying that they have been conducting targeted operations aimed at immigrants without permanent legal status who have violent criminal records. They have also said that if agents come across other immigrants in the U.S. illegally, even those without criminal records, then they may also be detained during the operations. Since the raids began June 6, about 9,000 immigrants have been arrested in the Los Angeles area by ICE or Border Patrol agents, according to the
Department of Homeland Security.
The hearing, held at a municipal water district building in downtown Los Angeles, highlighted allegations of racial profiling and of mistreatment of detainees.
One man said in Spanish that he had been treated like a dog while in detention in San Bernardino County. One woman described seeing her co-workers at a car wash being detained during a raid. Another man who was detained described having to wear the same clothes for five days in a row.
Some of those who spoke said they were speaking on behalf of others who were too afraid to come forward themselves, out of fear of retribution by the federal government. One man said he feared he could now be targeted by ICE for testifying at the hearing.
“What we have seen is brutality for brutality’s sake,” Hugo Soto-Martínez, a member of the Los Angeles City Council, told lawmakers at the hearing.
One of those who testified about being arrested and detained was Andrea Velez, 32, a U.S. citizen.
Velez said she had been arrested and detained by federal agents June 24 in downtown Los Angeles. That day, her mother and sister dropped her off at work, and as she was on the street, she saw masked agents chasing people.
“One of them ran towards me,” Velez told lawmakers. “Terrified, I used my work bag as a shield, but he slammed me into the sidewalk and accused me of interfering.”
An affidavit filed by a federal agent in Velez’s case said an ICE agent was running after a man when Velez stepped into the officer’s path and extended her arm, in what federal officials said appeared to be an effort to stop the agent from chasing after the man. Velez was then arrested. Videos that circulated on social media show Velez being carried away by someone who appeared to be a federal agent.
Velez told lawmakers that agents had refused to tell her their names while she was being detained and that she had not resisted arrest.
“They didn’t believe I was a U.S. citizen or bothered to check my ID,” she said. Velez said she had been released two days later, and she added that she had not been allowed to contact her family during that time. Velez said that while she was being held at a federal detention center in downtown Los Angeles, in order to be able to drink water, she had to pay for a cup. Another detainee offered her a cup to use, she said.
Federal court records show that her case was dismissed in July. She said prosecutors had dropped it because of a lack of evidence. The immigration crackdown in Los Angeles drew an immediate backlash, leading to days of protests across the region. Officers clashed with demonstrators at times, and President Donald Trump soon deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles. Bass, who put in place a nightly curfew downtown during the demonstrations, was among the elected officials who testified on Monday.
“We knew that we were part of the experiment to see how much the American people would tolerate,” Bass said at the hearing. “The fear that blanketed this city is difficult to describe, frankly, because it’s so hard to believe it actually happened.”
After the hearing, Garcia, a second-term member of Congress and a former mayor of Long Beach, said he had been struck by the testimony from Velez.
“Her story about not having access to even water when she was detained is outrageous,” Garcia said. “She has as much rights as anybody else in this country, and I think to have those stories in front of the Congress is really important.”
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Protestors gather at the entrance to the Federal Bulding to denounce ICE detentions in Los Angeles, Monday, June 9, 2025. President Trump thinks it is a sign of strength to send in troops to deal with protesters in Los Angeles. (Daniel Terna/The New York Times)
In one week, Trump moves to reshape US environmental policy
By MAXINE JOSELOW
The environmental rollbacks came one after the next last week, potentially affecting everything from the survival of rare whales to the health of the Hudson River.
On Nov. 17, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to strip federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands and streams, narrowing the reach of the Clean Water Act.
Last week, federal wildlife agencies announced changes to the Endangered Species Act that could make it harder to rescue endangered species from the brink of extinction.
The Interior Department moved to allow new oil and gas drilling across nearly 1.3 billion acres of U.S. coastal waters, including a remote region in the high Arctic where drilling has never before taken place.
If the Trump administration’s proposals are finalized and upheld in court, they could reshape U.S. environmental policy for years to come, environmental lawyers and activists said.
“This was the week from hell for environmental policy in the United States,” said Pat Parenteau, a professor emeritus and senior fellow for climate policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. “Unless stopped by the courts, each of these proposed rollbacks will do irreparable harm to the nation’s water quality, endangered species and marine ecosystems.”
The quick pace of these proposals was notable, even for an administration that has enacted President Donald Trump’s agenda at breakneck speed.
While the administration was working in Washington to dismantle environmental protections, 3,300 miles to the south, negotiators from nearly 200 nations were trying to improve the planet’s health at the United Nations climate summit in Brazil.
A White House official, who declined to be identified, said the timing was unrelated to the U.N. climate summit, which the Trump administration boycotted this year. It was the first time since the annual summits began 30 years ago that the United States was not present.
“The Trump administration unveiled many historic announcements this week to further President Trump’s American energy dominance agenda,” Taylor Rogers, a White House spokesperson, said in an email. “President Trump serves the American people, not radical climate activists who have fallen victim to the biggest scam of the century.”
A range of industries supported the changes, including groups representing farmers, oil drillers, chemical manufacturers, homebuilders and real estate developers.
“The developments this week were definitely major steps toward the administration’s goal of achieving and restoring American energy dominance and manufacturing dominance as well,” said Chris Phalen, vice president of domestic policy at the National Association of Manufacturers, a trade group. “We’re definitely very pleased
with what came out.”
The EPA kicked off the wave of deregulation Nov. 17, when it proposed to significantly scale back the Clean Water Act, which Congress passed in 1972 to protect all “waters of the United States” from pollution or destruction.
The agency said it would more narrowly define “waters of the United States” to exclude many wetlands and streams across the country. The changes could strip federal protections from up to 55 million acres of wetlands, or about 85% of all wetlands nationwide, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group.
Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., said the changes would prevent people with the smallest of waterways on their properties from needing to obtain federal permits if they wanted to fill them in or dump pollutants. “Farmers, ranchers and landowners shouldn’t have every puddle or gully regulated by D.C. bureaucrats,” she said in a statement.
The deregulatory spree picked up Wednesday, when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service announced changes to the way the Endangered Species Act, the bedrock environmental law intended to prevent animal and plant extinctions, is applied.
The proposals would allow the government to assess economic factors, such as lost revenue from a ban on oil drilling near critical habitat, before deciding whether to list a species as endangered. At the moment, the government considers only the best available science when awarding that designation, which triggers protections against killing or harming the species and interfering with its habitat.
It was easy to miss the announcement about endangered species, which came on the same day that Trump signed legislation calling on the Justice Department to make public its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
But the move was worth attention, said Andrew Mergen,
an environmental law professor at Harvard Law School.
“It’s really hard for the public to keep track of this news, but it’s really important that they do,” Mergen said. “We’re going to lose species and their habitats in a death-by-a-thousand-cuts way, but there are things that can be done to right the ship and help these species recover.”
On Thursday, as the news cycle was dominated by Trump’s insult of a journalist, the Interior Department announced a plan to hold as many as 34 sales of leases in federal waters spanning roughly 1.27 billion acres, an area more than half the size of the United States.
The plan would require six sales of leases off the coast of California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and critic of Trump, has promised to block any new drilling. It also would mandate seven auctions of leases in the Gulf of Mexico, which Trump calls the Gulf of America, and 21 auctions of leases off the coast of Alaska, including in an isolated region called the high Arctic stretching more than 200 miles offshore.
Analysts said oil companies may not rush to snap up leases off California, where Newsom could reject permits for the infrastructure on land, such as pipelines and terminals, that is needed to support offshore drilling. Companies may also avoid the icy high Arctic, given the severe weather conditions and the lack of existing infrastructure.
Instead, oil industry interest could be concentrated in the Gulf, where drilling rigs are already plentiful. “The Gulf has the infrastructure, workforce and expertise that make it uniquely productive,” said Erik Milito, the president of the National Ocean Industries Association, a trade group that represents offshore drilling companies as well as offshore wind firms. Ultimately, it could take the administration up to two years to finalize the proposals unveiled last week. At that point, environmental groups and other opponents could challenge the rules in court, leading to lengthy legal battles.
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Wdown again. His way back up this time
hen Donald Trump’s approval ratings dropped sharply last April, the wound was essentially self-inflicted and the prescription relatively simple: Dial it back. Meaning smaller and less destructive tariffs, a retreat from brinkmanship with the Supreme Court, less random hacking away at government programs by Elon Musk and Co.
The administration did chill out, to some degree. Musk departed, the tariffs diminished from their “Liberation Day” maximum, the White House stopped shipping people to the Salvadoran dungeon and began picking its judicial battles more carefully. And sure enough, Trump’s approval ratings bobbed back up.
But now he’s down again, to the lowest point of this presidency, with the generic ballot threatening a midterm bloodbath for his party. And this time the prescription is less obvious, the trend harder to reverse.
Not that some of the damage isn’t self-inflicted, as it always is with Trump — from the Jeffrey Epstein stonewall to the botched handling of the shutdown to the constant stream of fighting words and insults. It’s always the case that the president could improve his political position by just being a little bit more magnanimous (in the style of his entertaining meeting with Zohran Mamdani), a little bit more normal.
But the most important problem is broader economic discontent, and there’s no simple reversal or tactical improvement that can help Trump here. He has entered the same territory as Joe Biden, dealing with an economy that isn’t terrible but leaves people chronically dissatisfied, and whose problems can’t be
Then a final reading of the economic landscape: The administration has pushed a lot of chips into the artificial intelligence race, and that revolution may pay off too slowly for Trump to benefit politically while proving widely unpopular along the way.
This is not the bubble scenario; it’s just the more prosaic reality that tech adoption is generally slower than tech development. So even if AI systems keep progressing (which they are, though timelines that promised the eschaton by 2027 are being extended toward the 2030s), the bottlenecks of habit, regulation and slow corporate uptake may postpone any great productivity revolution into the next administration or the next decade.
And pending that revolution, the big gains from AI are in the stock market rather than in jobs or wages — while the public narrative around AI tends to promise massive disruption, the end of work as we know it, with a risk of apocalypse baked in. It’s hard to see how that combination — rich people compounding gains while normal people are promised that everything solid in their lives will soon melt into air — is going to be good for an incumbent administration.
solved via executive fiat.
There are a few ways to think about those problems. The simplest reading would focus on inflation, which is still too high for public comfort even as it’s paired with high interest rates that are squeezing the life out of the housing market. In this environment, even if Trump could commandeer the Federal Reserve, it’s not clear what he could accomplish. Cut interest rates, and housing breathes again — but everyday inflation rises further. Raise them, and maybe everyday inflation eases — but then the housing market constricts, and growth with it.
This leaves fiscal policy as the zone for anti-inflationary action, via some kind of grand bargain on budgetary restraint — but we all know that won’t happen. The administration already spent its capital on the One Big Beautiful Bill, and the fiscal lever stands rusting with the rest of Congress’ powers. So prices and the housing market are left to heal themselves.
Now a second reading of our economic discontents: We are suffering from the incompleteness of Trump’s nationalist agenda. Tariffs, trade adjustments and immigration cuts are all meant to reset the U.S. economy, pushing industry toward domestic investment and native hiring, with pain along the way but a better bargain for the future.
But the sharpest advocates of this (highly contestable!) approach have always argued that tariffs make sense as part of a larger industrial policy program that supports domestic manufacturing and workers. Likewise, immigration cuts in an aging society only really make sense if you have plans to invest more heavily in families and children. And neither family policy nor industrial policy is much in evidence from this administration. So manufacturing is slumping, not reviving, the baby bust is still in force, and all the right-wing posturing about a RETVRN to good-paying jobs supporting single-earner families just looks like reactionary coping.
Which doesn’t mean that the AI bet is the wrong policy, especially so long as China is making the same one. But it leaves the Trump administration in a position where its long-term policy bet is immediately unpopular, while on immediate-seeming issues, inflation and jobs and housing and manufacturing, it seems to have no policy at all. That’s the position of a political loser — and sooner or later, a lame duck.
Donald Trump’s approval ratings are at the lowest point of this presidency, with the generic ballot threatening a midterm bloodbath for his party (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
Colmena66 llama a emprendedores a participar en su Encuesta 2025
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Colmena66, programa del Fideicomiso para Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación de Puerto Rico, junto a la Red de Apoyo Empresarial en Puerto Rico, hizo un llamado a la comunidad empresarial a completar la Encuesta Anual de Emprendimiento 2025. La herramienta busca ofrecer un panorama actualizado del ecosistema empresarial del país y continuar fortaleciendo el entorno que impulsa a quienes inician y hacen crecer sus negocios.
Desde 2018, la Encuesta Anual de Emprendimiento se ha consolidado como un instrumento esencial para documentar la evolución del ecosistema de negocios en Puerto Rico. Miles de emprendedores, comerciantes, startups y pequeñas empresas han contribuido sus datos, lo que ha permitido identificar tendencias, analizar brechas críticas y diseñar iniciativas alineadas con las verdaderas necesidades del sector. Este esfuerzo continuo nutre los Reportes de Estado de la Comu-
nidad Empresarial en Puerto Rico, ahora parte de una plataforma interactiva utilizada por organizaciones de apoyo, agencias gubernamentales, municipios, academia e inversionistas para tomar decisiones estratégicas y desarrollar políticas informadas.
Los resultados de esta edición formarán parte del Reporte de Estado de la Comunidad Empresarial en Puerto Rico 2025, una herramienta interactiva que expone historias, retos y oportunidades a través de datos recopilados tanto de emprendedores como de entidades de apoyo empresarial. La meta este año es alcanzar las mil respuestas de personas que estén comenzando, expandiendo o consolidando sus negocios, en línea con la misión de Colmena66 de facilitar el emprendimiento mediante la conexión y el fortalecimiento de la comunidad empresarial.
“Cada año, la Encuesta Anual de Emprendimiento nos permite obtener un panorama actualizado del ecosistema empresarial de Puerto Rico. En 2025, con la participación de cientos de emprendedores y el respaldo de más de 200 organizaciones de apoyo, estamos generando datos estratégicos que ayudarán a diseñar programas efectivos, cerrar brechas críticas y promover el crecimiento sostenible de nuestros empresarios”, expresó Lucy Crespo, principal oficial ejecutiva del Fideicomiso para Ciencia, Tecnología e Investigación de Puerto Rico.
La edición de 2024, que contó con la participación de 777 emprendedores, comerciantes y startups, reveló realidades clave del ecosistema empresarial y sirvió como base para el segundo Reporte de Estado de la Comunidad Empresarial. Entre los hallazgos se identificaron cinco brechas accionables: cierre y sucesión;
Caguas abre inscripciones para Juventour Criollo 2026
El alcalde William Miranda Torres anunció la apertura oficial del periodo de inscripciones para Juventour Criollo 2026, la competencia juvenil de canto, baile e imitación organizada por la Administración Municipal de Caguas.
“Invitamos a todos los jóvenes a demostrar su talento y creatividad en Juventour 2026. En este quinto año de la competencia, se añadieron las categorías de imitación y TikTok. Esto provee espacios adicionales para que más jóvenes participen. Juventour es una oportunidad para celebrar la diversidad artística y fortalecer la comunidad escolar a través del arte y la música, por eso invitamos a las escuelas, tanto públicas como privadas, para que se registren”, expresó Miranda Torres.
educación financiera y acceso a capital; preparación ante crisis; acceso a servicios especializados como mercadeo y mentoría; y procesos de formalización y permisos. Estos datos han permitido avanzar hacia soluciones concretas que promueven la sostenibilidad y el crecimiento de los negocios locales. El informe también destacó historias inspiradoras que reflejan la resiliencia e innovación del empresariado puertorriqueño, con ejemplos como Amasar, Skootel, Divinissimo Gelato y Cultimar Technologies.
Quienes participen en la Encuesta de Emprendimiento 2025 podrán competir por premios y oportunidades exclusivas dentro de la campaña “Tu Historia Cuenta”. Entre ellos figuran un 25% de descuento en un boleto para el Boricua Emprende Fest 2026, la posibilidad de que sus historias empresariales sean destacadas en el reporte anual, participación en la sesión de apertura del BE Fest 2025 y la oportunidad de ganar un cheque de $1,000 o uno de los tres cheques de $150.
“Con la Encuesta Anual de Emprendimiento 2025 buscamos profundizar en el panorama del ecosistema empresarial de Puerto Rico y generar un reporte con datos que guíe decisiones efectivas. Este esfuerzo nos permite identificar brechas, visibilizar historias y experiencias de las personas que emprenden en Puerto Rico, y brindar información valiosa a las organizaciones de apoyo empresarial para desarrollar programas que impulsen el crecimiento sostenible de nuestros emprendedores”, expresó Bárbara Rivera Chinea, directora ejecutiva de Colmena66 y Fase1.
Para conocer las reglas, detalles del sorteo y completar la encuesta, visita https://bit.ly/TuHistoriaCuenta2025.
En esta edición, los participantes en canto, baile e imitación presentarán números inspirados en la música popular —excepto urbano— en español o inglés. Podrán competir residentes de Caguas entre los 10 y 18 años, con la debida autorización de sus padres o custodio legal. Para la categoría de baile, se permitirán grupos de entre 10 y 20 integrantes; en canto, se admitirán participaciones individuales o en dúo; y en imitación, un artista podrá incluir un cuerpo de baile de hasta cuatro personas. Los ganadores de los primeros tres lugares recibirán premios en efectivo. El periodo de inscripciones concluye el viernes, 19 de diciembre de 2025. Las reglas, requisitos e instrucciones están disponibles en www.caguas.gov.pr.
Los interesados pueden comunicarse al 787-6538833, extensión 1828, o escribir a ninoshka.serrano@
caguas.gov.prpara completar su registro o aclarar dudas.
La quinta edición de Juventour Criollo se celebrará el sábado, 28 de febrero de 2026, en la Sala de Festivales del Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas, y contará con la participación de la personalidad televisiva Brian Villarini y de Miss Universe 2023 y ganadora de “Claro que Baila”, Karla Guilfú, entre otras figuras invitadas.
La licenciada Margaret Ramírez Báez.
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Udo Kier, German actor who played eccentric villains, dies at 81
landmark film of the New Queer Cinema movement of the 1990s.
He also appeared in the 1992 Madonna music videos “Erotica” and “Deeper and Deeper,” songs from her album “Erotica.” Kier makes a cameo appearance in the first video, caressing the singer, and in the second he delivers an opening line: “Beware! Our idols and demons will pursue us until we learn to let them go!”
Information on Kier’s survivors was not immediately available.
Udo Kier was born Oct. 14, 1944, in Cologne, Germany. The hospital was bombed shortly after his birth, but he and his mother, Thekla Kierspe, survived.
Kier grew up in poverty and worked in a factory until he had enough money to emigrate to England, he told The Guardian in 2002.
By 1966, Kier had moved to London to study English. Michael Sarne, a British singer and film director, approached him at a coffee shop and cast him for his first role, a male escort in the film “Road to Saint Tropez” (1966).
Kier then starred in “Mark of the Devil” (1970) as an apprentice witch hunter. The film shocked audiences for its extreme violence and foreshadowed the cynical and nefarious roles like Baron Frankenstein and Count Dracula that would define Kier’s early career.
The actor Udo Kier in Palm Springs, Calif., July 15, 2021. Kier, a German actor who played eccentric villains and bloodthirsty monsters over a six-decade career that included parts in films by the directors Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier, died on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 81. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
Kier made his foray into Hollywood after meeting Van Sant at the Berlin Film Festival. That led to “My Own Private Idaho,” which follows two young male prostitutes who travel from Portland, Oregon, to Idaho, and then to Rome.
Kier appeared in more than 200 films and won numerous awards, including the Special Teddy Award at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival for his contributions to queer cinema and the best actor award at the Dublin International Film Festival for his role in the film “Swan Song” (2022). In the film, Kier plays a retired hairdresser who travels across an Ohio town to style a dead woman’s hair for her funeral.
In the Brazilian film “The Secret Agent” (2025), which was screened in May at the Cannes Film Festival, he played a Jewish Holocaust survivor in Brazil who is mistaken for a Nazi fugitive.
“I don’t calculate it, but I want to do something in a movie which people will remember,” Kier said in an interview with Variety in 2024. “I’m not an actor who is happy to get a script and do exactly what is written. That would be boring.”
Wall St extends rally on growing bets for December Fed rate cut
Wall Street gained ground on Tuesday as revived tech strength and the growing probability of a December interest rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve put investors in a buying mood the day before the Thanksgiving holiday.
All three major U.S. stock indexes were on course to notch their fourth consecutive daily gains, as investors looked past the worries over inflated tech valuations that dragged all three indexes to losses last week.
Those fears ebbed in the aftermath of artificial intelligence doyen Nvidia’s (NVDA.O), upbeat quarterly results and forward guidance, and were eased further by AI server maker Dell Technologies’ consensus-beating fourth-quarter revenue forecast.
“Nvidia ... put some of the short-term fears to rest,” said Matthew Keator, managing partner in the Keator Group, a wealth management firm in Lenox, Massachusetts. “Since then we’ve seen some dovish comments from the Fed, particularly the New York Fed governor, which I think are signaling a potential cut next month, and I think that that’s what’s been driving the markets lately.”
A poll conducted by Reuters showed that, on average, analysts expect the S&P 500 to rise by 12% between now and year-end 2026, powered by a robust economy, continued tech sector strength and an accommodative Fed.
The Fed’s Beige Book, which summarizes economic activity conditions by district, appeared to have little to no effect on rate cut expectations.
Financial markets are currently pricing in a likelihood of 84.9% that the central bank will implement a 25-basis-point reduction to its key Fed funds target rate at the conclusion of its December policy meeting, according to CME’s FedWatch tool.
Airlines were sharply higher on what is traditionally the busiest travel day of the year for commercial carriers. The S&P 1500 Airlines index (.SPCOMAIR), jumped 3.4%.
Air traffic is often viewed as a barometer of consumer health, which bodes well heading into the holiday shopping season, which kicks off on Thanksgiving and is followed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The period is crucial for U.S. retailers as they court shoppers and navigate tariff-squeezed profit margins and a wave of corporate layoffs.
Since announcing today’s budget, she insisted it was
crafted for two audiences: jittery bond market investors and restless Labour backbenchers.
Even so, while the forecasts 2025 holiday sales to surpass $1 trillion for the first time, forecasts from discount retailers such as Walmart (WMT.N), and Target (TGT.N), have been mixed.
Economic data showed consensus-topping core capital goods orders in September, and while the report from the Commerce Department is stale due to government shutdown delays, it suggests corporate expenditures are more robust than economists predicted.
On the other hand, while initial claims for unemployment insurance landed below consensus, ongoing claims remain on an upward trend, supporting recent survey data showing consumers’ assessment of the labor market is deteriorating.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), rose 388.45 points, or 0.82%, to 47,501.03, the S&P 500 (.SPX), gained 53.34 points, or 0.79%, to 6,819.20 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), gained 198.98 points, or 0.86%, to 23,224.17.
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Among the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, tech (.SPLRCT), topped percentage gainers, while communication services (.SPLRCL), suffered the biggest drop.
Dell Technologies jumped 5.9% in the wake of its betterthan-expected earnings and upbeat forecast
Human resources software firm Workday (WDAY.O), slid 9.3% after the company reported third-quarter subscription revenue with estimates.
Deere’s (DE.N), weaker-than-expected annual profit forecast, weighed down by tariff effects, sent the heavy machinery maker’s shares down 4.7%.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 4.11-to1 ratio on the NYSE. There were 225 new highs and 20 new lows on the NYSE.
On the Nasdaq, 3,165 stocks rose and 1,417 fell as advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 2.23-to-1 ratio. The S&P 500 posted 31 new 52-week highs and no new lows while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 118 new highs and 44 new lows.
Denmark offers lessons as Europe toughens up on immigration
By JEANNA SMIALEK and AMELIA NIERENBERG
Britain’s government is joining the rest of Europe in taking a stricter stance on asylum, turning to the country that has become something of a migration role model: Denmark.
Right-wing parties across Europe have sought for years to limit migration, often arguing that too many migrants could overwhelm public services and fracture social cohesion. Denmark stands out, though, because here it was a center-left government that doubled down on strict rules. Asylum flows have steadily fallen, and the Danish Social Democrats have retained national power.
But as Keir Starmer’s Labour government in London takes notes, unveiling a plan this month that openly borrows elements of Denmark’s policy, the way the Danish approach has worked on the ground offers reasons to proceed carefully. The political gains that the approach seemed to offer now show some signs of cracking, and policies meant to limit the entry of asylum-seekers may come at a social cost.
Lars Lokke Rasmussen, the moderate politician who was prime minister when Denmark adopted many of its strictest policies, said immigration policy was about both limiting big flows of potential refugees and welcoming needed foreigners.
“They should just recall that we need this balanced approach,” said Rasmussen, who is now the Danish foreign minister. “It’s not black and white. It’s a colorful world, and it comes with a lot of nuances.”
‘Unwelcoming Country’
Over the years, but especially since the Syrian refugee crisis of 2015 sent a flood of newcomers into Europe, the Danish government has enacted policies to make life challenging for asylum-seekers, trying to discourage them from coming.
Danish officials say the country wants to slow the flow of new asylum-seekers so it can adjudicate their cases carefully, and thoroughly integrate the people whom it does accept, even as it still takes a large number of documented migrants. The point, they say, is to avoid pressures that rapid migration has put on other societies, including homelessness, while maintaining public support in a society with high taxes and generous welfare policies.
Copenhagen pioneered a number of policies that Britain hopes to emulate. Some were largely symbolic, like threatening to confiscate the jewelry and valuables of would-be refugees to pay for their expenses. It also has made the process to gain permanent residence longer and subject to review. And it houses would-be refugees in conditions that it hopes discourages them from remaining.
That’s the case at Avnstrup return center, a former sanitarium filled with sparse, dormitory-like rooms in the countryside about an hour outside of Copenhagen. The Danish government sends some asylum-seekers there, including people who are waiting on decisions and others who have been rejected but who cannot be returned to their home countries.
Some human rights experts argue that even as govern-
ments make asylum processes more difficult, people in danger will still seek refuge, but they will be caught in worse conditions.
It is a “race to the bottom,” said Michala Clante Bendixen, who runs the refugee advisory group Refugees Welcome Denmark, which creates a “constant atmosphere of stress and insecurity.”
And migration researchers say the policies could have a long-run social cost, making even legal migrants and their descendants feel unwanted in Danish society.
“We’ve really branded ourselves as a more unwelcoming country,” said Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, a professor of migration law at the University of Copenhagen.
‘Open and Closed at the Same Time’
Denmark is not alone in restricting asylum. The Biden administration progressively tightened American rules over its time in office and in some cases went further, turning away potential asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. And countries across Europe are becoming steadily stricter about who enters and stays.
But Denmark’s tough stance on asylum came early. Its policies began to tighten notably after 2015 and continued after 2019, when Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister, came into office. At the time, the policies made her Social Democrats an outlier on the left.
Rasmussen, the prime minister who oversaw the early shift toward a stricter approach, pointed out that Denmark still welcomes many legal migrants. But, he added, with its high taxes and generous welfare state, it also needed to limit asylum flows.
“If we can’t solve that dilemma, being open and closed at the same time, then we will lose our people’s support,” he said.
The Danish approach seemed to work. Denmark has not experienced some of the acute migration-related strains of nearby nations like Germany, Sweden and Belgium. In 2015,
about 21,000 people sought asylum in Denmark, with the largest numbers coming from Syria and Eritrea. That figure fell to just over 2,000 last year, based on Eurostat data.
Asylum numbers have dropped across Europe, making it hard to say exactly how much of it owes to Danish policy. Still, today Denmark ranks toward the bottom of the pack in applications among the European Union’s 27 nations.
The approach also seemed to pay political dividends. As far-right European parties rose in response to concerns about migration, Frederiksen retained power.
Political Warning Sign
Yet last week’s municipal elections raised questions about whether that boost from migration policy will continue next year, when Social Democrats face a national election. Frederiksen’s party performed badly, losing control of Copenhagen for the first time in more than 100 years as voters shifted further to the left.
While local issues like parking and housing costs were at play, the way the government talks about migration was also on the minds of some voters.
Denmark has also faced legal pushback for its policies. A so-called ghetto law allowed the government to cut public housing in struggling neighborhoods where more than half of residents come from “non-Western” backgrounds. Earlier this year, a senior adviser at the European Union’s top court found that to be ethnic discrimination.
Even Rasmussen, who helped forge the policies, suggested that not all worked well. The jewelry confiscation law enacted while he was prime minister, for instance, was widely criticized in the global press, painting Denmark as hostile to migrants, and it was rarely used.
“It sent a problematic signal,” Rasmussen said. He said the goal should be to remain open to legal newcomers who can help the aging population and fuel economic growth, and to migrants who truly need asylum.
People cast their vote at Gentofte Town Hall, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 18, 2025. Local issues like parking and housing costs were at play, as was migration policy. (Charlotte de la Fuente/The New York Times)
Around here, it’s not a party without a bone-rattling speaker truck
By HASYA NINDITA
The red truck was decked out in blue, yellow and neon lights. It was hauling speakers racked 12 feet high and almost 15 feet wide.
It trundled down a narrow village street, booming out Javanese folk music remixed with electronic beats. The bass coursed through every body in sight.
“Now, this is what we call horeg,” shouted Aldi Ferdian, using a Javanese word that means to vibrate or shake. “You can feel the vibration in your chest.”
It was one of 20 trucks rented by the residents of Kranggan, a village in Indonesia, in August for an Independence Day parade that covered a couple of miles. All had racks of speakers powered by generators, pumping out deafening music for hours. Each was followed by dancers, some dressed in traditional kebayas and children in Disney princess costumes. The only people wearing earplugs were in the audience.
In recent years, demand for these trucks — known as sound horegs — has soared in sections of East Java province, which is part of Indonesia’s most populous island and home to more than 40 million people. They amp up religious festivals, national holidays and family gatherings like weddings and circumcisions.
“We villagers have limited options for entertainment,” said Aldi, 24, who traveled more than 500 miles back home from the capital, Jakarta, for the parade. “That’s why we really look forward to events like this.”
But these celebrations can be hazardous. Sound horegs have been blamed for broken roof tiles and cracked ceilings. Raucous crowds of horeg partyers have trampled fields of crops. In August, a man died after he fell off the speaker tower he was dancing on.
In Ngajum, a village near Kranggan, Sunandar was worried about how his bedridden wife would fare with the loud music that went on for 12 hours. She had recently suffered a stroke.
“I asked the head of our neighborhood association to lower the volume, but he said that inviting sound horeg was a
A holiday parade in Kranggan, a village in the Malang region of Indonesia, on Aug. 24, 2025, which featured 20 sound horegs, complete with colorful lights. A towering wall of speakers on wheels, shaking everything in sight: In many Javanese villages, there’s no big celebration without one. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times)
communal decision, so he couldn’t do anything about it,” said Sunandar, 81, as he watched the trucks pass his house. Like many Indonesians, he goes by one name.
The sound that Monday night was as loud as a rock concert, the volume topping 100 decibels on a decibel meter used by The New York Times. Extended exposure to 80 decibels or more is harmful, according to the World Health Organization.
In July, the local branch of the Indonesian Ulema Council, the nation’s highest Islamic authority, declared sound horegs to be haram, or forbidden by Islam. They have the potential to be harmful to people’s health, can be a waste of money and often involve drunken crowds and dancers in revealing outfits, it said. Regional authorities then set a sound limit of 85 decibels for parades.
But demand for the trucks has not dipped.
There are hundreds of sound horeg operators in just the Malang region, which includes Kranggan, charging as much as 40 million rupiah, or $2,400, a night for a truck. They are also
a boon for costume rentals and street vendors who hawk food, drinks and toys along the parade routes.
Muzahidin started Brewog Audio in 2018, renting out one small truck and sound system for events in Togogan, a village near the city of Malang. He now has 12 trucks staffed by 100 employees — all nearly booked for the rest of the year.
“Many villagers have also made an advance payment to book for next year’s events,” said Muzahidin, 39.
He said he had designed and made his own subwoofer, a key component of the sound systems. More subwoofers mean more bass and vibration.
That is what audiences want, said Anton Pradesta. He and his neighbors in Ngajum saved up for a year to rent a Brewog Audio truck for Independence Day.
Ahmad Abdul Aziz, 29, a Brewog Audio sound engineer, said customers often demanded the music be set at a high volume to produce more reverb.
“If it’s not loud, then it’s not horeg,” he said.
East Java has a more expressive culture than other parts of the island, and so its people are more tolerant of loud noises, said Nindyo Budi Kumoro, an anthropologist at Brawijaya University.
Sound horegs’ roots have been traced to the 1970s, when rock music started becoming popular in East Java and led to a new focus on sound systems. Later, the speakers started appearing on pickup trucks.
As with all music, many people think of sound horeg as freedom of expression, not noise pollution.
“People in the city have discos or clubs, then sound horeg could be seen as villagers’ musical expression,” said Muhammad Rayhan Sudrajat, an ethnomusicologist. It could even grow into its own genre, he added.
As the festivities in Kranggan came to a close, Aldi and his friends were discussing which operator to book for next year’s event.
“This is about pride,” Aldi said. “When we invite a great sound horeg vendor with a better reputation and quality, we feel prouder.”
Why crypto’s slide is rattling Wall Street
By BERNHARD WARNER
After a brutal and volatile week, bitcoin was down slightly earlier this week.
Crypto tokens have lost more than $1 trillion in market value since their October peak, according to Deutsche Bank, stoking fears that the sell-off has further to run.
Crypto die-hards have been here before, in the “crypto winter” of 2021 and 2022 and the collapse of Sam BankmanFried’s FTX. But the market is much bigger today — around $3 trillion globally — after the Securities and Exchange Commission last year approved spot bitcoin exchangetraded funds and the Trump administration embraced digital tokens.
The increased exposure has given rise to fears of a crypto rout slamming Wall Street this time.
“This is no longer a hobbyist asset class,” Lisa Shalett, the chief investment officer at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, told DealBook. Asset management giants, including BlackRock and Fidelity, have helped take crypto mainstream. Harvard University and the Czech central bank have stocked up on digital tokens, too.
The rise of ETFs tied to bitcoin and other digital assets has “democratized the ownership,” Shalett said. It has also spread the risk.
The downside was on full display last week. Investors yanked money from bitcoin ETFs at a frenzied clip as the price briefly fell below $81,000. Roughly $3.8 billion flowed out of crypto ETFs from Nov. 1 to Nov. 19, according to Morningstar.
But the outflows are not at the level
An attendee at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas, May 28, 2025. Bitcoin and other digital tokens have lost more than $1 trillion in value in recent weeks, raising concerns about a wider market fallout.
Bhaskar/The New York Times)
of 2022, said Bryan Armour, the Morningstar director of ETF and passive strategies research for North America.
There’s also more borrowed money in the market lately, analysts say. That could amp up the volatility, as was the case last month during a record $19 billion wipeout. Even a smaller crash could dent other parts of the market, especially if investors were forced to sell other assets, including stocks, to cover their crypto positions.
That fear grew after a stock market plunge Thursday that followed a drop in crypto prices. Steve Sosnick, the chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, wrote in a note to investors that Wall Street pros now see bitcoin volatility as “a signal” for wider market instability.
Could crypto foretell a wider market correction? “A lot of bigger, stickier money”
— as in buy-and-hold institutional investors — has moved in, Armour noted, which may explain why the outflows this month are tamer so far than in 2022. (Also worth watching: Will the next price plunge invite a
new wave of buying?)
Don’t count out crypto’s potential to move markets. “I don’t think this is a big systemic risk,” Shalett added. “But I do think there is bleed-over.”
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Does joy feel out of reach? There’s
By CHRISTINA CARON
On Wednesday, Michela turned 49. She considered forcing herself to celebrate, but when two friends offered to take her out, she said no.
First, she would have to spend time getting ready. Then, she would need to participate in conversation, act enthusiastic, appreciate the moment.
“All that takes so much effort,” she said. “I just don’t have the energy.”
Michela, who asked to be identified only by her first name, wasn’t simply having a bad day. For years, she has had difficulty enjoying the things in life that would normally bring her joy and has felt little drive to pursue them — an experience called anhedonia.
Anhedonia is not a diagnosis but rather a common symptom of mental illness. It is a quiet symptom, not a blaring sign that something is wrong. And, for some people, that can mean it goes undetected, said Dr. Judith F. Joseph, a clinical assistant professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
“It’s not seen as a crisis,” Joseph said. But in a way it is, she added. “It’s an existential crisis.”
And although most people aren’t familiar with the word “anhedonia,” they should be, she said. It is one of the core markers of major depressive disorder, which Michela lives with, and it is also tied to other illnesses, including schizophrenia, substance use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.
We asked Joseph and other experts what we should know about anhedonia and why it can be so distressing. What is anhedonia?
Anhedonia has long been defined as a reduced ability to experience pleasure, but in more recent years, mental health clinicians also associate it with a lack of motivation to seek joy.
The foods that once tasted great might now seem boring. The museum that used to elicit feelings of awe no longer holds any appeal. Even getting out of bed might feel like a chore for someone with anhedonia — and they may start to withdraw from important people in their lives.
“I feel off” or “I don’t feel like myself” are common refrains, Joseph said. Someone with anhedonia might also describe feeling numb or empty.
“I had a patient that loved to go to dance concerts — she would attempt to go and she’d get no pleasure out of going,” said Dr. Mark Rapaport, president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association. “She was just sitting there.”
This might sound like depression, but it’s possible to have anhedonia without being diagnosed with major depressive disorder, which requires patients to have at least five different symptoms that cause distress or make it difficult to function.
a word for that.
Anhedonia can vary from person to person. Some may experience less joy than they normally would, while others experience no joy at all.
Having a brief spell of anhedonia can be normal, but if it lasts for days or weeks, that could be a sign of something more serious.
And if it’s not addressed, the ripple effects are many: Anhedonia can hurt mood, sleep and nutrition. And it has been associated with difficulty managing one’s life and relationships, a worse response to mental health treatments and an increased risk of suicide.
Why do people experience anhedonia?
Scientists are still working to discover the root causes of anhedonia.
Research suggests that it may be partly attributed to changes in the activity of certain neurotransmitters, the chemical messengers in the brain. Dopamine, for example, is the neurotransmitter that has been associated with the wanting of something and the motivation to go and get it.
Michael Treadway, a clinical psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist at Emory University, is investigating to what extent inflammation might play a role by disrupting the amount of dopamine that the body produces.
“The main question is: Can we figure out how to identify who has that sort of vulnerability?” he said. If so, “we could do a lot of really effective preventative and intervention strategies.”
Other research is examining whether it runs in families — some evidence points to a genetic component. There is also evidence that chronic, uncontrollable stressors like living in poverty or enduring discrimination can produce anhedonia as well.
In addition, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which are often used to treat depression and other psychiatric illnesses, are known to produce emotional blunting or numbness — a feeling that may mimic aspects of anhedonia.
How is anhedonia treated?
There is no medicine that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat anhedonia specifically. But if you have an underlying disorder, like depression, getting treatment for it may help anhedonia symptoms improve. Getting enough sleep and regular exercise is also important.
A type of therapy called behavioral activation can also be effective for people living with anhedonia. “It’s sometimes referred to jokingly as ‘the Nike therapy’ because the motto is: ‘Just do it,’ ” Treadway said.
The guiding principle of behavioral activation is that behavior can affect your mood and well-being. If you gently push yourself to do things that are important to you, then you’ll help your brain remember how good it feels, which can then motivate you to do those things again.
Joseph urges anyone who thinks they may have anhedonia to talk to a mental health professional.
“Joy is not something that’s a luxury,” she said. “It’s essential.”
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EDICTO – AVISO A ACREEDORES DE DOÑA
MARGARITA ACEVEDO
MUÑIZ SOBRE FORMACIÓN DE INVENTARIO EN SEDE NOTARIAL
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E.U.U.ESTADO LIBRE
ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO SS.
A: ACREEDORES DEL CAUSANTE MARGARITA ACEVEDO MUÑIZ
POR LA PRESENTE se les notifica que se ha iniciado la preparación del inventario en sede notarial del caudal relicto del causante Margarita Acevedo Muñiz. Se les requiere para que toda reclamación con los correspondientes comprobantes bajo juramento sea presentada y dirigida al peticionario por conducto de su abogada a la siguiente dirección y dentro del plazo de treinta (30) días contados desde la publicación del presente edicto:
Lcda. Ana Cristina Gómez Pérez PO Box 13762 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908
Se le advierte que, de no responder a este Aviso, los procedimientos para la formación y liquidación del caudal d ela causante continuarán sin más citarle ni oirle.
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO MMG I PR CFL, LLC
Plaintiff Vs CANDIDO RIVERA ELIAS, ET ALS Defendants Civil No.: 18-1886. (JAG). Re: COLLECTION OF MONIES, FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGE. NOTICE OF SALE. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, SS.
To: CANDIDO RIVERA ELIAS, HIS WIFE, GLORIA MARTINEZ CRUZ AND THE CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP CONSTITUTED THEREIN.
Judgment in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $88,512.26 in principal, accrued interest in the amount of $9,022.82 as of April 10, 2029, which continue to accrue at the rate of 7.350% per annum until full payment of the debt, accrued late charges of $37.48, property preservation in the amount of $330.00, force place insurance in the amount of $170.50 and
any additional disbursements made by plaintiff on behalf of defendants in accordance with the mortgage deed, plus costs and attorney’s fees; Pursuant to the judgment, the undersigned Special Master was ordered to sell at public auction for United States currency in cash or certified check without appraisement or right of redemption to the highest bidder and at the Hallway benches in the US Post Office of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Jose V. Toledo United States Courthouse, #300 Recinto Sur Street, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico or any other place designated by said Clerk, to cover the sums adjudged to be paid to the plaintiff, the following property: URBANA: Solar nueve (9) manzana “E” Urbanización Jardines de Caparra, Barrio Juan Sánchez de Bayamón, compuesta de trescientos doce (312.00) metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con calle uno en trece (13.00) metros; por el SUR, con solar veinte (20), en igual medida; por el ESTE, con solar diez (10) en veinticuatro (24.00) metros; y por el OESTE, con solar ocho (8), en igual medida. Contiene una casa de concreto para una familia. Consta Inscrita al folio 76 del tomo 560 de Bayamón Sur, finca número 25,488; Registro de la Propiedad Sección Primera de Bayamón. Physical address: Calle 1 E-9 Urb. Jardines de Caparra, Bayamón, PR 00959. Potential bidders are advised to verify the extent of preferential liens with holders thereof. It is understood that potential bidders acquire the property subject to any and all senior liens, including any existing statutory liens, which may encumber the property. It shall be understood that each bidder accepts as sufficient the title that prior and preferential liens to the one being foreclosed upon, including but not limited to any property tax liens (express, tacit, implied or legal) shall continue in effect it being understood further that the successful bidder accepts them and is subrogated in the responsibility for the same and the bid price shall not be applied toward cancellation of senior liens. The property will be acquired free and clear of all junior liens and encumbrances. THEREFORE, the FIRST PUBLIC SALE shall be held on the 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 at 10:30 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum
of $108,800.00. In the event said first public auction does not produce a bidder and the property is not adjudicated, a SECOND PUBLIC AUCTION shall be held on the 22ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 AT 10:30 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $72,533.33, 2/3 parts of the minimum bid for the 1st public sale. If said second auction does not result in the adjudication and sale of the property, a THIRD AUCTION will be held on the 29TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025, AT 10:30 AM and the minimum bid that will be accepted is the sum of $54,400.00, ½ of the minimum bid for the 1st public sale. Upon confirmation of the sale, an order shall be issued canceling all junior liens. For further particulars, reference is made to the judgment entered by the Court in this case, which can be examined in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court during regular business hour and/or by accessing by internet the electronic court record system (PACER) at https://ecf.prd.uscourts.gov. In San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 23rd day of October of 2025. AGUEDO DE LA TORRE, SPECIAL MASTER.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR DE MAYAGÜEZ COMERCIAL SABANEÑO INC.
Demandante V. SAMUEL TORRES VELEZ Y OTROS
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: SG2025CV00578.
(Salón: 206). Sobre: CANCELACIÓN O RESTITUCIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO.
YAMIL A. AYALA BONILLALCDOYAMILAYALA@GMAIL.COM. A: JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 20 de noviembre de 2025. En Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, el 20 de noviembre de 2025. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA. JOSSIE BOBE
RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA
AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE FAJARDO SALA SUPERIOR DE FAJARDO ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC
Demandante V. ANA COLON ANDUJAR Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: FA2024CV00213. (Salón: 206). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM.
A: ANA COLON ANDUJAR. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. En FAJARDO, Puerto Rico, el 21 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. WANDA SEGUÍ REYES, SECRETARIA. AIXA MONTES MORALES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC COMO AGENTE DE FAIRWAY ACQUISITIONS FUND, LLC
Demandante V. ANGEL AGRAMONTE NIEVES
DRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. IRMA CLAUDIO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
NORMA LUISA
GONZÁLEZ PARRILLA Y OTROS
Demandante V. EXPARTE
Demandado(a)
Caso Núm.: BY2024CV05108.
(Salón: 500). Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. MARIELLI LAUREL HERNÁNDEZLAUSELLHERNANDEZLAW@GMAIL. COM.
la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 20 de noviembre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 20 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. LUISA I. ANDINO AYALA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE HUMACAO SALA SUPERIOR HOSPITAL ORIENTE, INC.
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 18 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 14 DE MAYO DE 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2024CV06102. (Salón: 1003 EXPROPIACIONES). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - REGLA 60. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. JAN MIGUEL OTERO MARTÍNEZJAN.OTERO@ORF-LAW.COM. OSVALDO L. RODRÍGUEZ FERNÁNDEZ - NOTIFICACIONES@ ORF-LAW.COM. A: ANGEL AGRAMONTE NIEVES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 12 DE FEBRERO DE 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. En SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, el 21 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. GRISELDA RO-
A: PABLO PADILLA, SUCESIÓN DE PABLO PADILLA; MANUEL GONZÁLEZ DENIS, SUCESIÓN DE MANUEL GONZÁLEZ DENIS Y LAS PERSONAS IGNORADAS Y DESCONOCIDAS A QUIENES PUDIERA
AFECTAR LA INSCRIPCIÓN DEL DOMINIO A FAVOR DE LA PARTE PETICIONARIA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD DE LA FINCA QUE MÁS ADELANTE
SE DESCRIBE Y A TODA PERSONA EN GENERAL QUE CON DERECHO PARA ELLO DESEE OPONERSE A ESTE EXPEDIENTE. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto) EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 22 de abril de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de The
Demandante Vs. LA SUCESIÓN DEL DR. BENJAMIN LARACUENTE BATISTA, COMPUESTA POR BENJAMÍN A. LARACUENTE SANCHEZ, GUIDETTE LARACUENTE SANCHEZ Y ALEXANDRA E. LARACUENTE SANCHEZ T/C/C ALEXANDRA E. ORTIZ COMO ÚNICOS Y UNIVERSALES HEREDEROS Y MIEMBROS DE SU SUCESIÓN
Demandados Civil Núm.: HU2025CV01440. Salón Núm.: 206. Sobre: CONSIGNACIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS E.E. U.U., EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: BENJAMÍN A. LARACUENTE SÁNCHEZ, COMO HEREDERO Y MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DEL DR. BENJAMÍN LARACUENTE BATISTA; GUIDETTE LARACUENTE SÁNCHEZ, COMO HEREDERA Y MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DEL DR. BENJAMÍN LARACUENTE BATISTA; ALEXANDRA E. LARACUENTE SÁNCHEZ T/C/C ALEXANDRA E. ORTIZ, COMO HEREDERA Y MIEMBRO DE LA SUCESIÓN DEL DR. BENJAMÍN LARACUENTE BATISTA.
POR LA PRESENTE se les emplaza y requiere para que contesten la Demanda Enmendada dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede ac-
ceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal y enviando copia al abogado de la parte demandante: Enrique Nassar Rizek Legal Studio, LLC, LCDO. ENRIQUE NASSAR RIZEK, PO Box 191017, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00919-1017, Teléfono (787) 409-8776. En dicha Demanda Enmendada se tramita una acción de consignación para depositar los dividendos que le corresponden a la parte demandada. Se les apercibe que de no contestar la demanda enmendada dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto, se le anotará la rebeldía, y se dictará sentencia concediendo el remedio solicitado contra usted en la demanda enmendada, sin más citarle ni oírle.
EXTENDIDO bajo mi firma y el sello del Tribunal, en Humacao, Puerto Rico, hoy día 20 de NOVIEMBRE de 2025. EVELYN FÉLIX VÁZQUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. PATRICIA M. RIVERA TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE SAN JUAN SALA SUPERIOR DE SAN JUAN BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO Demandante V. BARBARA HEIFERMAN COMO MIIEMNO DE LASUCN DE TERRY FRANCISCO MUÑIZ LLUBERAS T/C/C TERRY F MUÑIZ Y OTROS Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: SJ2022CV07028. (Salón: 604 CIVIL). Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA: PROPIEDAD RESIDENCIAL. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BELMA ALONSO GARCÍAOFICINABELMAALONSO@GMAIL. COM. LIONY I. ADRIÁN ENCHAUTEGUI - EXPEDIENTESADRIAN@GMAIL. COM.
MARINILDA RIVERA VARGASMRIVERAVARGAS@YAHOO.COM. A: FULANO Y MENGANO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE TERRY FRANCISCO MUÑIZ LLUBERAS T/C/C TERRY F. MUNIZ; BARBARA ELIZABETH HEIFERMAN T/C/C
BARBARA HEIFERMAN
T/C/C
BARBARA E. HEIFERMAN
T/C/C BARBARA
WEINBERG T/C/C
BARBARA HEIFERMAN
WEINBERG, HEREDERA
TESTAMENTARIA DE TERRY FRANCISCO
MUÑIZ LLUBERAS T/C/C
TERRY F. MUÑIZ; SUTANO Y PERENCEJO DE TAL, POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE CAROLE IVONNE GELPÍ
BENÍTEZ T/C/C CAROLE IVONNE GELPÍ BENÍTES. (Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 17 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de noviembre de 2025. En San Juan, Puerto Rico, el 21 de noviembre de 2025.
GRISELDA RODRÍGUEZ COLLADO, SECRETARIA. LUZ
D. HERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SOBRE DONACIÓN INOFICIOSA E IMPUGNACIÓN DE ESCRITURA DE DONACIÓN A FAVOR DE LA ALBACEA TESTAMENTARIA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. A: SRA. JENNIFER VÉLEZ LUGO.
Se notifica a usted que se ha radicado en este Tribunal la Demanda en el caso de epígrafe. Se le apercibe que deberá contestar la Demanda en el término de TREINTA (30) DÍAS de haberse publicado este Edicto presentando el original de la contestación a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica, https://unired.ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría y notificando copia de la misma al Lcdo. Ramón Guillermo Vélez Rivera (RUA núm. 6092), a su dirección, P. O. Box 604, Cabo Rojo, PR 00623, Teléfono número (787) 851-7777, ramonguillermovelez@gmail. com; y si así no lo hiciere, se le anotará la rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado sin más citarle ni oírle. En Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, a 29 de octubre de 2025. LIC. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL II, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CABO ROJO. CAROLINA G. DÍAZ CRUZ, SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE AGUADILLA PHALANX CAPITAL SERIES 11 REAL ESTATE, LLC
Parte Demandante Vs. CÉSAR AUGUSTO VEGA ORTIZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: AG2025CV01230. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CÉSAR AUGUSTO VEGA ORTIZ.
Por la presente se le notifica que ha sido presentada en este Tribunal una Demanda en su contra en el pleito de epígrafe. La abogada de la parte demandante es la Lcda. Lisa M. Aponte Valderas, RiveraMunich & Hernández Law Offices, P.S.C.; P.O. Box 364908, San Juan, PR 00936-4908; Tel. (787) 622-2323 / Fax (787) 622-2320. Se le advierte que este edicto se publicará en un (1) periódico de circulación general de la Isla de Puerto Rico una (1) sola vez y que si no comparece a contestar dicha Demanda radicando el
original de la misma en el Tribunal Superior, Sala Superior de Aguadilla, , a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal Superior, Sala Superior de Aguadilla, con copia a la abogada de la parte demandante dentro del término de treinta (30) días contados a partir de la publicación del edicto, se le anotará la Rebeldía y se dictará Sentencia en su contra concediendo el remedio solicitado en la Demanda sin más citarle ni oírle, disponiéndose además, que en los diez (10) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto, la parte demandante le dirigirá por correo certificado con acuse se recibo, copia de la Demanda y del Emplazamiento por Edicto a sus últimas direcciones conocidas en: Cond. Estancias de Isabela, Apt. PH 932 Barrio Jobos, Isabela, PR 00662; 18 Arbolote Apartado 321, Guaynabo, PR 009695512; 14 Calle San Jose, Apartamento 5, Guaynabo, PR 00969-4742; y 700 Ave. Jobos # 754, Isabela P.R. 00662. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello de este Tribunal, en Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, hoy 12 de noviembre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. AWILDA CABÁN SÁNCHEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE CARMEN TAHIMI LEANDRY GONZALEZ / PR HOUSING INVESTMENT GROUP LLC / CRISTOBAL QUIÑONES ARROYO
Codemandantes Vs. DORAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION / DORAL MORTGAGE LLC/ FULANO DE TAL Demandados Civil Número: PO2025CV03154. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ EXTRAVIADO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: DORAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION Y/O FULANO DE TAL.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsi-
va dentro de los TREINTA (30) DÍAS a partir de la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá exponer lo que a sus derechos convenga en la Cancelación de Pagaré Hipotecario constituido bajo affidávit 8500 en la escritura número 320, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico el 14 de abril de 1997, ante el notario Angel L. Rolan Prado mediante la cual la parte demandante y/o sus sucesores en interés y usted suscribieron un pagaré hipotecario al portador por la suma de $36,500.00, con intereses al 10% anual vencedero el 1 de mayo de 2012, presentada por la parte Demandante sobre el siguiente inmueble: URBANA: Solar veintiséis del bloque T del plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Extensión Reparto San Antonio, radicado en el Barrio Canas de Ponce, Puerto Rico, que según las medidas que aparecen de dicho plano de inscripción tiene una cabida superficial de 329.00 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el Norte, en catorce metros con la calle número tres; por el Sur, en catorce metros con el solar número ocho; por el Este, en veintitrés metros cincuenta centímetros con el solar número veintisiete; y por el Oeste, en veintitrés metros cincuenta centímetros, con el solar número veinticinco. El inmueble antes mencionado se halla inscrito al Folio 110 del Tomo 406, Finca 14566 de Ponce, Puerto Rico. Usted debe presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://unired. ramajudicial.pr, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente.
LCDO. PEDRO A. CRESPO CLAUDIO (RUA 17415)
EMPHATIA NOTARY & LEGAL ADVISORS, PSC
Urb. Villa Criollos Calle Corazón A-6 Caguas, Puerto Rico 00725 Tel. 939-337-5550 / E-mail: pcrespo@emphatialaw.com
POR ORDEN DEL JUEZ DE ESTE TRIBUNAL, hoy día 14 de noviembre de 2025. EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy día 20 de noviembre de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. HILDA J. ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
BANCO POPULAR DE PR Demandante V. JUAN MANUEL ORTIZ LOPEZ POR SI Y COMO CO-ADM DE SLG COMP NCON MARIA DEL ROSARIO CHEVEREZ Y OTROS
Demandado(a) Caso Núm.: BY2025CV00627. (Salón: 703). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO - ORDINARIO Y OTROS. NOTIFICACIÓN DE SENTENCIA POR EDICTO. BALDOMERO A. COLLAZO TORRES - BCOLLAZO@LAWPR.COM. A: JUAN MANUEL ORTIZ
LOPEZ Y SU ESPOSA
MARIA DEL ROSARIO CHEVEREZ QUIÑONES, POR SÍ Y COMO COADMINISTRADORES DE LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
(Nombre de las partes que se le notifican la sentencia por edicto)
EL SECRETARIO(A) que suscribe le notifica a usted que el 21 de noviembre de 2025, este Tribunal ha dictado Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución en este caso, que ha sido debidamente registrada y archivada en autos donde podrá usted enterarse detalladamente de los términos de la misma. Esta notificación se publicará una sola vez en un periódico de circulación general en la Isla de Puerto Rico, dentro de los 10 días siguientes a su notificación. Y, siendo o representando usted una parte en el procedimiento sujeta a los términos de la Sentencia, Sentencia Parcial o Resolución, de la cual puede establecerse recurso de revisión o apelación dentro del término de 30 días contados a partir de la publicación por edicto de esta notificación, dirijo a usted esta notificación que se considerará hecha en la fecha de la publicación de este edicto. Copia de esta notificación ha sido archivada en los autos de este caso, con fecha de 21 de noviembre de 2025. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 21 de noviembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. CARMEN M. PINTADO NIEVES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Trial Court Probate and Family Court. CITATION
G .L. C. 210, § 6 Docket No. SU25A0631AD
In the matter of: Prynce Josiah Young-Ryder To: Kendra YoungEdwards any unnamed or unknown parent and persons interested in a petition tor the adoption of said child and to the Department of Children and Families of said Commonwealth. A petition has been presented to said court by: Ryder Toney R of Hyde Park. MA requesting for leave to adopt said child and that the name of the child be changed to Suffolk Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 02114 (617)788-8300
If you object to this adoption you are entitled to the appointment of an attorney if you are an indigent person. An indigent person is defined by SJC Rule 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited to persons receiving TAFDC, EACDC, poverty related veteran’s benefits, Medicaid, and SSI. The Court will determine if you are indigent. Contact an Assistant Judicial Case Manager or Adoption Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed below to obtain the necessary forms.
IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE IN SAID COURT AT: Boston ON OR BEFORE TEN O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING (10:00 AM) ON: 11/17/2025
WITNESS, Hon. Janine D Rivers, First Justice of this Court. Date: September 16, 2025.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE MAYAGÜEZ SALA SUPERIOR BAUTISTA CAYMAN ASSET COMPANY
Demandante V. P.H.D.S. CORPORATION T/C/C PHDS CORPORATION; DELIRIS VELA T/C/C DELIRIS DELIZ PAGÁN; VÍCTOR MANUEL VÁZQUEZ MATOS T/C/C VÍCTOR M. VÁZQUEZ MATOS; GUILLERMO ANÍBAL VÁZQUEZ SOTO; FRANCES ESTHER VÁZQUEZ SOTO Y MARÍA SOCORRO DEL ROSARIO VÁZQUEZ SOTO; Y ESTADOS UNIDO DE AMÉRICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: MZ2025CV01224. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS
DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. A: DELIRIS VELA T/C/C DELIRIS DELIZ PAGÁN (I) 701 HAVEN PL, UNIT PL LINDEN NJ 07036; (II) CARR. 102 KM 34.5, BO. RETIRO, SAN GERMÁN, PUERTO RICO 00683; (III) P.O. BOX 5075, SAN GERMÁN, PUERTO RICO 00683-5075; (IV)183 AVE. UNI INTER C/C, SAN GERMÁN, PUERTO RICO 00683; Y (V) 183 AVE. UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA, SAN GERMÁN, PUERTO RICO 00683.
POR MEDIO del presente edicto se le notifica de la presentación de una Demanda en su contra. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través de Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: http://poderjudicial.pr/index.php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del término de treinta (30) días en la secretaria del Tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el Tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda enmendada, o cualquier otro, si el Tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente, sin más citarle ni oírle.
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EXPEDIDO bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy 14 de noviembre de 2025. LCDA. NORMA G. SANTANA IRIZARRY, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JOSSIE D. BOBE RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Demandante Vs.
SUCESION JOSE RUIZ RIVERA T/C/C JOSE RUIZ COMPUESTA POR MARIA DE LOS MILAGROS RUIZ YANTIN, JOSE MIGUEL RUIZ YANTIN, JOSE ANGEL RUIZ YANTIN; SU VIUDA IRIS NEREYDA YANTIN SALOME; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; IRIS NEREYDA YANTIN SALOME T/C/C IRIS N. YANTIN SALOME T/C/C IRIS YANTIN SALOME T/C/C IRIS N. YANTIN-SALOME T/C/C IRIS NEREIDA YANTIN SALOME T/C/C IRIS NEREYDA YANTIN T/C/C IRIS N. YANTIN T/C/C IRIS YANTIN T/C/C NEREIDA J. SALOME; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES Demandados Civil Núm.: PO2024CV01033. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO
GENERAL: Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Ponce, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 7 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 1:45 DE LA TARDE, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: “RÚSTICA: Solar marcado en el plano de inscripción del proyecto de solares Urbanización Vista Alegre, con el número F-Once (F-11) y radicado en el Barrio Vacas del término municipal de Villalba, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 0.0947 cuerdas, equivalente a 372.4880 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, con la Calle Número 6 del proyecto; por el SUR, con el solar número F-10 del proyecto;
por el ESTE, con la Calle Número 3 del proyecto; y por el OESTE, con el solar número F-12 del proyecto.” Inscrita al folio 29 del tomo 154 de Villalba, finca 7412, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección I. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 29 del tomo 154 de Villalba, finca 7412, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección I, inscripción 2ª. Propiedad localizada en: URB. VISTA ALEGRE, 611 (F-11) CALLE ORQUIDEA, VILLALBA, PR 00766. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $187,500.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 23 de mayo de 2100. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $187,500.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 14 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 1:45 DE LA TARDE, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $125,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $93,750.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 22 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 1:45 DE LA TARDE. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $56,253.73 por concepto de principal, más la suma de
$53,130.19 en intereses acumulados 4 de noviembre de 2024 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 5.060% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $13,137.64 en seguro hipotecario; $9,891.04 de contribuciones; $954.84 de seguro de la propiedad; $1,825.00 de tasaciones; $460.00 de inspecciones; $4,833.00 de adelantos de honorarios de abogado; más la cantidad de 10% del pagare original en la suma de $18,750.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado. A tenor con la Regla 44.3 de Procedimiento Civil se condena a la parte demandada a pagar intereses aplicables sobre el importe de la presente sentencia incluyendo costas y honorarios de abogado, desde esta fecha y hasta que sea satisfecha. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy 3 de octubre de 2025. JAVIER N. SEGARRA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. MANUEL MALDONADO, ALGUACIL PLACA #820. LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante Vs. SUCESION ROQUE URIEL RIVERA SOSA T/C/C ROQUE RIVERA SOSA COMPUESTA POR ROQUE URIEL RIVERA LAGO; JOHN DOE Y JANE DOE COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE
AMERICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACION DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES
Demandados Civil Núm.: PO2024CV03430. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. EDICTO DE SUBASTA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: LA PARTE DEMANDADA, AL (A LA) SECRETARIO(A) DE HACIENDA DE PUERTO RICO Y AL PÚBLICO
GENERAL:
Certifico y Hago Constar: Que en cumplimiento con el Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que me ha sido dirigido por el (la) Secretario(a) del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Ponce, en el caso de epígrafe, venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor, por separado, de contado y por moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América y/o Giro Postal y Cheque Certificado, en mi oficina ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 7 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 2:15 DE LA TARDE, todo derecho título, participación o interés que le corresponda a la parte demandada o cualquiera de ellos en el inmueble hipotecado objeto de ejecución que se describe a continuación: “URBANA: Solar identificado con el número Quince (15) de conformidad con el plano de inscripción certificado por el Agrimensor José A. Cancio Rivera, licencia número 9328, radicado en Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico zona urbana de la Urbanización Extensión Las Flores, barrio Tijeras del término municipal de Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 1064.9063 metros cuadrados. En lindes por el NORTE, en una alineación de 24.83 metros con la Calle Número 6 de la Urbanización
Extensión Las Flores; por el SUR, en 28.27 metros con franja de terreno de seguridad de la quebrada; por el ESTE, en 36.12 metros con el solar número 15 de la Urbanización
Extensión Las Flores; y por el OESTE, en 49.63 metros con el solar número 16 de la Urbanización Extensión Las Flores. Sobre el descrito solar enclava una casa de concreto de una sola planta diseñada para residencia familiar.” Inscrita al folio 89 del tomo 350 de Juana Díaz, finca 14556, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección I. La Hipoteca Revertida consta inscrita al folio 209 del tomo 530 de Juana Díaz, finca 14556, Registro de la Propiedad de Ponce, Sección I, inscripción 7ª. Propiedad locali-
zada en: EXT. LAS FLORES, #15 CALLE 6, JUANA DIAZ, PR 00795. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas anteriores o preferentes: Nombre del Titular: N/A. Suma de la Carga: N/A. Fecha de Vencimiento: N/A. Según figuran en la certificación registral, la propiedad objeto de ejecución está gravada por las siguientes cargas posteriores a la inscripción del crédito ejecutante: Nombre del Titular: Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano. Suma de la Carga: $405,000.00. Fecha de Vencimiento: 18 de mayo de 2090. Se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad de la propiedad y que todas las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito ejecutante antes descritos, si los hubiere, continuarán subsistentes. El rematante acepta dichas cargas y gravámenes anteriores, y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. Se establece como tipo de mínima subasta la suma de $405,000.00, según acordado entre las partes en el precio pactado en la escritura de hipoteca. De ser necesaria una SEGUNDA SUBASTA por declararse desierta la primera, la misma se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 14 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 2:15 DE LA TARDE, y se establece como mínima para dicha segunda subasta la suma de $270,000.00, 2/3 partes del tipo mínima establecido originalmente. Si tampoco se produce remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se establece como mínima para la TERCERA SUBASTA, la suma de $202,500.00, la mitad (1/2) del precio pactado y dicha subasta se celebrará en mi oficina, ubicada en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Ponce, el 22 DE ENERO DE 2026, A LAS 2:15 DE LA TARDE. Dicha subasta se llevará a cabo para, con su producto satisfacer a la parte demandante, el importe de la Sentencia dictada a su favor ascendente a la suma de $193,784.47 por concepto de principal, más la suma de $97,362.68 en intereses acumulados 4 de febrero de 2025 y los cuales continúan acumulándose a razón de 3.516% anual hasta su total y completo pago; más la sumas de $13,610.39 en seguro hipotecario; $6,510.00 de cargos por servicio; $2,391.35 de contribuciones; $475.00 de tasaciones; $560.00 de inspecciones; $6,103.00 de adelantos de honorarios de abogado; más la cantidad de
10% del pagare original en la suma de $40,500.00, para gastos, costas y honorarios de abogado. La venta en pública subasta de la referida propiedad se verificará libre de toda carga o gravamen posterior que afecte la mencionada finca, a cuyo efecto se notifica y se hace saber la fecha, hora y sitio de la PRIMERA, SEGUNDA Y TERCERA SUBASTA, si esto fuera necesario, a los efectos de que cualquier persona o personas con algún interés puedan comparecer a la celebración de dicha subasta. Se notifica a todos los interesados que las actas y demás constancias del expediente de este caso están disponibles en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante horas laborables para ser examinadas por los (las) interesados (as). Y para su publicación en el periódico The San Juan Daily Star, que es un diario de circulación general en la isla de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, así como para su publicación en los sitios públicos de Puerto Rico. Expedido en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy 3 de octubre de 2025. JAVIER N. SEGARRA, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. MANUEL MALDONADO, ALGUACIL PLACA #820.
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Parte Demandante Vs. ISMAEL PEREZ RAMIREZ
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: MO2025CV00064. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ISMAEL PEREZ RAMIREZ - PARC LOMAS VERDES 301 CALLE AMBAR, MOCA PR 006765425; 19711 NW 4TH AVE, MIAMI FL 33169. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/
index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, hoy día 25 de septiembre de 2025. SARAHÍ REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA. IVELISSE ROBLES MATHEWS, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR I.
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Parte Demandante Vs. NEMUEL MUNOZ RIOS
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CY2025CV00223. Sala: 802. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: NEMUEL MUNOZ RIOS - BO ARENAS PARC GANDARA PAR. 59 CARR 172 K13 H2, CIDRA PR 00739; 17918 W VILLA CHULA LN, SURPRISE AZ 85387.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido
término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law. com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en CAGUAS, Puerto Rico, hoy día 26 de septiembre de 2025. IRASEMIS DÍAZ SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. ZAIDA AGUAYO ÁLAMO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Parte Demandante Vs. OTTOGEOVANIE RIVERA LOZADA
Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: CZ2025CV00093. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Sala: 702. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: OTTOGEOVANIE RIVERA LOZADA - HC 73 BOX 4351, NARANJITO PR 00719; 145 BROADWAY APT 2, TAUNTON MA 02780.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abo-
gado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en BAYAMON, Puerto Rico, hoy día 26 de septiembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MIRCIENID GONZÁLEZ TORRES, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
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Parte Demandante Vs. CATHERINE CORNIER RIVERA Parte Demandada Civil Núm.: PO2025CV00856. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. Sala: 504. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: CATHERINE CORNIER RIVERA - BDA BELGICA 3421 CALLE MIRASOL, PONCE PR 00717-1709. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza y requiere para que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este Edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), la cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https://www.poderjudicial.pr/ index.php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda o cualquier otro sin más citarle ni oírle, si el tribunal en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. El sistema SUMAC notificará copia al abogado de la parte demandante, Osvaldo L. Rodríguez Fernández cuya dirección es: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección notificaciones@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com.
EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en PON-
CE, Puerto Rico, hoy día 1 de octubre de 2025. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA. KEILENE RODRÍGUEZ
MELÉNDEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE TOA ALTA FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. FERNANDO J. SUAREZ GUILLEN
Demandados
Civil Núm.: TO2025CV00967. Sobre: INCUMPLIMIENTO DE CONTRATO; COBRO DE DINERO Y REPOSESIÓN. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: FERNANDO J. SUAREZ GUILLENJ20 CALLE PELICANO, URB MONTECASINO I, TOA ALTA PR 00953; PO BOX 1295, CATAÑO 00963-1295.
De: FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO.
Se le emplaza y requiere que conteste la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Usted deberá presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual puede acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del tribunal. Este caso trata sobre Incumplimiento de Contrato y Cobro de Dinero en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene al demandado a pagar Al 17 de julio de 2025, un balance de cancelación de $48,417.09, más los intereses que se acumulen a razón del 6.45% los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más $247.19 de cargos por demora los cuales se continúan acumulando hasta el total y completo pago de la deuda; más $637.00 de otros cargos; más una suma equivalente al 30% del total adeudado para honorarios de abogados según pactado. Además, se solicita se ordene la reposesión del vehículo en controversia y, de no ser suficiente el producto de la venta del mismo para cubrir la suma total adeudada, se solicita la ejecución de la sentencia que en su día se
dicte sobre cualesquiera otros bienes del demandado. Se le apercibe que, si dejare de hacerlo, se dictará contra usted sentencia en rebeldía, concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin más citarle ni oírle.
Lcdo. José Antonio Lamas Burgos Número del Tribunal Supremo 16,882
Po Box 0194089, San Juan PR 00919 Teléfono: (787) 296-9500 Correo Electrónico: jlamas@lvprlaw. com EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy 18 de septiembre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA BONILLA HERNÁNDEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE AIBONITO
BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE EDWIN VEGUILLA COLÓN, COMPUESTA POR SU ESPOSA YARITZA RODRÍGUEZ CARATTINI, T/C/C YARITZA RODRÍGUEZ CARRATINI, POR SÍ, Y POR CONCEPTO DE USUFRUCTO VIUDAL; Y COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS: YECHIEL VEGUILLA RODRÍGUEZ, Y YAELIS VEGUILLA RODRÍGUEZ, (COMO HEREDEROS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE EDWIN VEGUILLA COLÓN); SUCESIÓN DE HIPÓLITO RODRÍGUEZ LÓPEZ, COMPUESTA POR SU ESPOSA MARGARITA CARATTINI PÉREZ, POR SÍ Y POR CONCEPTO DE USUFRUCTO VIUDAL; JAVIER RODRÍGUEZ CARATTINI, YAMILA RODRÍGUEZ CARATTINI Y YARITZA RODRÍGUEZ CARATTINI (QUIEN ESTÁ POR SÍ EN ESTE PLEITO), COMO HEREDEROS DE DICHA SUCESIÓN; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE EDWIN VEGUILLA COLÓN; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE” COMO HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE LA SUCESIÓN DE HIPÓLITO RODRÍGUEZ LÓPEZ; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES (C.R.I.M.) - PARTE CON INTERÉS
Demandados Civil Núm.: AI2023CV00149.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. AVISO DE SUBASTA. El que suscribe, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Aibonito, Aibonito, Puerto Rico, hago saber, a la parte demandada y al PÚBLICO EN GENERAL: Que en cumplimiento del Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia expedido el día 10 de octubre de 2025, por la Secretaría del Tribunal, procederé a vender y venderé en pública subasta y al mejor postor la propiedad que ubica y se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Solar número 1. Predio de terreno radicado en el Barrio Asomante de Aibonito, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de mil ciento noventa y seis metros cuadrados con cuatrocientos sesenta y ocho milésimas de otro (1,196.0468 m.c.), equivalentes a cero cuerda con tres mil cuarenta y tres diez milésimas de otra (0.3043 cdas.). En lindes por el NORTE, con Petronila Torres y con la Parcela identificada en el Plano de Inscripción dedicada a uso público Carretera Municipal; por el SUR, con Remanente de la finca principal de la cual se segrega; por el ESTE, con Solar número 2; y por el OESTE, con remanente de la finca principal de la cual se segrega. Inscrita en la finca 15,014, al folio 84 del tomo 270 de Aibonito. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Barranquitas. Además, el Alguacil que suscribe, hago saber a todos los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante, o de los acreedores de cargas o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca ejecutada y las personas interesadas en, o con derecho a exigir el cumplimiento de instrumentos negociables garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito ejecutado, siempre que surjan de la certificación registral, para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les convenga o satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, costas y honorarios de abogados asegurados, quedando entonces subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Popular Mortgage Inc., o a su orden, por la suma principal de $10,000.00, con intereses al 5½% anual, vencedero el día 1 de febrero de 2041, constituida mediante la escritura número 25, otorgada
en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 31 de enero de 2011, el notario Mario A. Quiles Rosado, e inscrita al folio 128 del tomo 273 de Aibonito, finca número 15,014, inscripción 8va. Aviso de Demanda de fecha 16 de octubre de 2014, expedido en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Aibonito, en el Caso Civil número CD0140075, sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca, por la Vía Ordinaria, seguido por el Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, versus Edwin Veguilla Colón, su esposa Yaritza Rodriguez Carattini también conocida como Yaritza Rodriguez Caratini y la Sociedad Legal de Bienes Gananciales compuesta por ambos, por la suma de $160,639.74 más intereses y otras sumas, anotado el día 9 de noviembre de 2015, al folio 176 del tomo 283 de Aibonito, finca número 15,014, Anotación A. El producto de la subasta se destinará a satisfacer al demandante hasta donde alcance, la SENTENCIA dictada a su favor el día dictada en este caso, el 8 de agosto de 2025, notificada el 15 de agosto de 2025, en el presente caso civil, a saber la suma de $155,579.53 por concepto de principal; generando intereses a razón de 5.50% desde el 1ro de febrero de 2016; cargos por demora los cuales al igual que los intereses continúan acumulándose hasta el saldo total de la deuda reclamada en este pleito, y la suma de $16,826.60 para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; y demás créditos accesorios garantizados hipotecariamente. La adjudicación se hará al mejor postor, quien deberá consignar el importe de su oferta en el acto mismo de la adjudicación, en efectivo (moneda del curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América), giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del alguacil del Tribunal. La PRIMERA SUBASTA se llevará a efecto el día 15 DE ENERO DE 2026 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en el Centro Judicial de Aibonito, Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Que el precio mínimo fijado para la PRIMERA SUBASTA es de $168,266.00. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una SEGUNDA SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 22 DE ENERO DE 2026 A LAS 10:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la SEGUNDA SUBASTA será de $112,177.33, equivalentes a dos terceras (2/3) partes del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Que de ser necesaria la celebración de una TERCERA
SUBASTA la misma se llevará a efecto el día 29 DE ENERO DE 2026 A LAS 10:30 DE LA
MAÑANA, en la oficina antes mencionada del Alguacil que suscribe. El precio mínimo para la TERCERA SUBASTA será de $84,133.00, equivalentes a la mitad (1/2) del tipo mínimo estipulado para la PRIMERA subasta. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se adjudicará la finca a favor del acreedor por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada si ésta es igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta, si el Tribunal lo estima conveniente; se abonará dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si esta es mayor, todo ello a tenor con lo dispone el Articulo 104 de la Ley Núm. 210 del 8 de diciembre de 2015 conocida como “Ley del Registro de la Propiedad Inmueble del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico”. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquiere libre de toda carga y gravamen que afecte la mencionada finca según el Artículo 102, inciso 6. Una vez confirmada la venta judicial por el Honorable Tribunal, se procederá a otorgar la correspondiente escritura de venta judicial y se pondrá al comprador en posesión física del inmueble de conformidad con las disposiciones de Ley. Para conocimiento de la parte demandada y de toda aquella persona o personas que tengan interés inscrito con posterioridad a la inscripción del gravamen que se está ejecutando, y para conocimiento de todos los licitadores y el público en general, el presente Edicto se publicará por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas, con un intervalo de por lo menos siete días entre ambas publicaciones, en un diario de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico y se fijará además en tres (3) lugares públicos del Municipio en que ha de celebrarse dicha venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía. Se les informa, por último, que: a. Que los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado estarán de manifiesto en la secretaría del tribunal durante las horas laborables. b. Que se entenderá que todo licitador acepta como bastante la titularidad y que las cargas y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes, si los hubiere, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes. Se entenderá, que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. EXPIDO, el presente EDICTO, en Aibonito, Puerto Rico, hoy día 23 de octubre de 2025.
JUAN O. BURGOS, ALGUACIL REGIONAL, DIVISIÓN DE SUBASTAS, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA
SUPERIOR DE AIBONITO. LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante Vs. JULIUS PAUL PRINCE, GLORIA PRINCE T/C/C GLORIA JEAN PRINCE Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS; ANTHONY JAMES FIELDS, TERESE CHARLENE FIELDS Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00861.
Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: JULIUS PAUL PRINCE, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; GLORIA PRINCE T/C/C GLORIA JEAN PRINCE, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS ANTHONY JAMES FIELDS, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; TERESE CHARLENE FIELDS, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS. Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo.com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a
la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 16 de octubre de 2025. Alicia Ayala Sanjurjo, Secretaria. Maritza Rosario Rosario, Sub-Secretaria.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE VEGA BAJA HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS
ASSOCIATION, INC.
Demandante Vs. ABRAHAM PHILIP STERMAN T/C/C AVROM PHILIP STERMAN, VIOLA STERMAN T/C/C VIOLA BURGER Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: VB2025CV00862. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: ABRAHAM PHILIP STERMAN T/C/C AVROM PHILIP STERMAN, POR
SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; VIOLA STERMAN T/C/C VIOLA BURGER, POR SÍ Y REPRESENTACIÓN DE SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES; SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES, COMPUESTA POR AMBOS.
Se les notifica a ustedes que se ha radicado mediante el sistema SUMAC una Demanda por la parte demandante HACIENDA DEL MAR OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. solicitando un Cobro de Dinero. Se les emplaza y se les requiere que notifiquen a la Lcda. Jessica Martínez Birriel, GARRIGA & MARINI LAW OFFICES, C.S.P., P.O. Box 16593, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00908-6593, teléfono (787) 275-0655, correo electrónico: jmartbirr@yahoo.com, con copia de su contestación a la demanda dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación de este edicto. Dentro del mismo periodo de treinta (30) días ustedes deberán presentar su alegación responsiva a través del Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos (SUMAC), al cual pueden acceder utilizando la siguiente dirección electrónica: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que se representen por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberán presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia. Si dejaren de contestar podrá anotarse la rebeldía y dictarse contra ustedes sentencia en rebeldía concediéndose el remedio solicitado en la Demanda, sin más citarles ni oírles. Además, se les apercibe que, en los casos al amparo de la Ley Núm. 57-2023, titulada Ley para la Prevención del Maltrato, Preservación de la Unidad Familiar y para la Seguridad, Bienestar y Protección de los Menores, entre los remedios que el Tribunal podrá conceder se incluyen la ubicación permanente de un (una) menor fuera de su hogar, el inicio de procesos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se les advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el Sello del Tribunal, a tenor con la Orden del Tribunal, hoy día 16 de octubre de 2025. ALICIA AYALA SANJURJO, SECRETARIA. MARITZA ROSARIO ROSARIO, SUB-SECRETARIA.
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She walked away from a law career. Now she’s coaching in the WNBA
By JENNY VRENTAS
Sonia Raman fell in love with basketball in grade school. Her family moved to the Boston area in the 1980s, when Larry Bird led the Celtics to three NBA championships, and she began playing on the hoop in her driveway.
She did not imagine then that it would lead to her appointment as the first head coach of Indian descent in the WNBA last month, when she was hired by the Seattle Storm. In fact, the possibility of taking on such a role only crossed her mind very recently, Raman, 51, said.
In the early 2000s, she was focused on building a career as a lawyer, but she realized that the scouting and coaching work she was doing for local college teams was the best part of her day. The opportunity to lead the women’s basketball team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology changed her trajectory. After 12 seasons, the Memphis Grizzlies hired her as an assistant coach in 2020 — making her the first Indian American woman to coach in the NBA. Only then, she said, did the possibility of leading a WNBA team come into view.
Raman spoke in a video interview this month about charting her own path to the helm of the Storm, one of the league’s most successful franchises. The following conversation has been edited and condensed.
Q: Was a coaching career always a
goal?
A: Not at all. After I finished up my playing career at Tufts, I stayed on as an assistant coach. I did that more because I loved the game and I wasn’t ready to hang it up as a player. It certainly wasn’t the beginnings of what I thought was a career path. While I was in law school, I did some scouting and coached some summer teams. I was doing this because it was fun, because I loved it. But I still thought: This is more of a hobby. When I finished law school and I started coaching at Wellesley College, somewhere along the way, things changed. The head coach that I worked under, she was constantly in my ear, telling me, “This is your passion. You need to be doing this full time.”
Q: Does being the first WNBA coach of Indian descent have meaning to you? If so, what does it mean?
A: It does. It’s an honor. It’s a privilege. I do take it as a tremendous responsibility, being the first. You never want to be the last. It’s important to show up and be my best self and work really hard to create these opportunities that are there for that next generation. I love seeing young kids come up to me and ask me questions, and knowing that their options, as they think about their journey and their careers, are vastly different
from what I thought mine were at that time.
Q: Your parents were immigrants to the United States from India. What perspective did you gain from their experience, and how do you apply that to coaching?
A: They always told me, whatever you do, try to be the best at doing that. My first job, I was 14 years old. I was working at the grocery store and finding the best way to bag the groceries.
I don’t think that any of us thought that becoming a basketball coach, becoming a head coach in the WNBA, was part of my track. In our community, there’s certain professions that sometimes we pursue, and that’s the track I was on. I just didn’t really know the possibilities, and neither did they. But the work ethic that was instilled into me transfers nicely no matter which path I would take.
Q: Has the feeling of being a “first”
changed for you over time?
A: It’s not something that’s front of mind for me, honestly. Going to the NBA, I was thinking much more about, how can I speed up my learning curve? How can I learn the NBA as quickly as possible so I can contribute to this team? Because it’s more about that and the work; the rest of it just comes with the territory. I want to make sure that I’m really intentional about doing a really good job, but also saying yes to people who reach out and want me to talk to certain groups.
There is actually a group of South Asians in the NBA, which we’ve extended to now the WNBA. Being part of that group and trying to think of how we can grow the game for our community has been something that I’ve been intentional about. But I don’t think that with each stop I’m thinking about being a first or the pressure that comes with it.
Seattle Storm head coach Sonia Raman in Seattle on Nov. 6, 2025. For years, Raman thought coaching was just a hobby. Her choice to follow that passion led her to make WNBA history. (Grant Hindsley/The New York Times)
