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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $28.6 million from President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Puerto Rico identify and replace lead service lines to prevent exposure to lead in drinking water.
Lead can cause a range of serious health impacts, including irreversible harm to brain development in children. To protect children and families, Biden has committed to replacing every lead pipe in the country. The announced initiative, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and available through EPA’s successful Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF), takes another major step to advance the needed work and environmental justice, and bolsters the Biden administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan and EPA’s Get the Lead Out initiative.
Working collaboratively, EPA and the state revolving funds are advancing the president’s Justice40 Initiative as lead exposure disproportionately affects communities of color and low-income families. The total funding announced through the program to date is expected to replace up to 1.7 million lead pipes nationwide, securing clean drinking water for countless families.
“The science is clear, there is no safe level of lead exposure, and the primary source of harmful exposure in drinking water is through lead pipes,” EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said. “President Biden understands it is critical to identify and remove lead pipes as quickly as possible, and he has secured significant resources for states and territories to accelerate the permanent removal of dangerous lead pipes once and for all.”
“Every Puerto Rican family deserves safe drinking water when they turn on their tap and this major injection of funding will further bolster the work to achieve that goal,” EPA Regional Administrator Lisa F. García said. “For too long, the urgent need to improve our drinking water systems has far outweighed the available funding. This crucial Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding is helping close that gap.”
investments in Puerto Rico’s infrastructure to address longstanding challenges and build a more resilient future for all.”
The BIL invests a historic $15 billion to identify and replace lead service lines. The law mandates that 49% of funds provided through the DWSRF General Supplemental Funding and DWSRF Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) funding must be provided as grants and forgivable loans to disadvantaged communities, a crucial investment for communities that have long been underinvested in. The EPA projects a national total of 9 million lead service lines across the country, based on data collected from the updated 7th Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment. The funding announced this week will be provided specifically for lead service line identification and replacement and will help every state and territory fund projects to remove lead pipes and reduce exposure to lead from drinking water. The lead service line-specific formula allows states to receive financial assistance commensurate with their need as soon as possible, furthering public health protection nationwide. To ensure that funding is used for lead service line-related activities, LSLR allotments are based on need — meaning that states with more projected lead service lines receive proportionally more.
Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González Colón noted that “[t]he continued exposure to lead in drinking water is a serious health risk to individuals, especially children. I am pleased that Puerto Rico will be receiving $28.6 million in funding for lead water service line replacement under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding through the State Revolving Fund (SRF) helps us to move forward in addressing the pressing issue of aging infrastructure and safeguarding the health of our residents.”
“By replacing these outdated lines, we are improving water quality and protecting our communities’ well-being for generations to come,” she said. “I am proud to have been part of the effort to craft and pass the BIL as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. As we move forward, I remain dedicated to advocating for additional
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Bayamón Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz said Tuesday that the case of the release of Hermes Ávila Vázquez was not only mishandled, but also merits a thorough investigation to understand, for example, if the incident stems from a public policy to reduce the prison population.
Ávila Vázquez, a convicted murderer,
was out of prison under conditional medical release and allegedly killed Ivette Joan Meléndez Vega on April 22 in Manatí.
“I think it’s a very poorly handled case, very badly handled. I don’t know if it’s because of a deficiency, I don’t know if there was someone who was behind it, I don’t know if maybe they want to reduce the socio-penal population to have … I really don’t know,” the mayor said in response to questions from
the press. “But that’s why I believe that there has to be a thorough investigation of it and not just that case, to take all the cases [of inmates being given conditional release back into] the free community and see which ones were really worth giving them the opportunity and which should not have been given the opportunity.”
“That’s why I say, there has to be serious analysis with all the patience in the world to make sure that this research has positive results in the long run,” Rivera Cruz said. “Correct what needs to be corrected, adjust what needs to be adjusted, vote for who needs to be voted for and transform the system.”
According to data from the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, by October 2020 there were 7,861 people confined in the island’s various penal institutions. In April of this year, according to data from the same institute, the number of inmates stood at 7,334.
The mayor said that the first thing the governor should have done, and did not do, was to temporarily remove Corrections and Rehabilitation Secretary Ana Escobar Pabón from office while the investigation was completed.
“Well, look, I think some mistakes were made,” Rivera Cruz said. “I would have removed her from the position until the investigation was completed. That then would have given him greater transparency. That didn’t
happen. I think that’s going to work against the government and the corrections [department]. I would have temporarily removed her from office while the investigation was concluded. If all was well, she would return to office. If there was something wrong, then proceed in the appropriate way.”
Rivera Cruz said what seems to have happened so far is a blame game.
“Nobody says anything. Everybody’s passing the hot potato,” he said. “Corrections passed it on to the private company, the private company passed it on to the State Insurance Fund. So now no one is to blame. What’s interesting along the way is how a person who had a very dangerous criminal record […] In other words, in the same file it allegedly says that the family did not authorize or did not accept his [Ávila Vázquez’s] return to their house. So, when I see that the same family says no, no, at home I don’t want him, it raises a flag.”
The mayor said he is also concerned about other issues at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
“I hear of a lot of fentanyl deaths, a huge influx of drugs into the various prisons. What is the condition in which the inmates are living?” he said. “Who is supervising these companies that have to make the determinations to release people on their own terms? Who is overseeing and auditing companies like this that provide medical services?”
Bayamón Mayor Ramón Luis Rivera Cruz on Tuesday announced the start of the BayaRide, a pilot project that will be providing free transportation services to residents in the rural area of Bayamón.
The new service, subsidized with municipal funds, fills a transportation need, particularly for older adults, and will operate on three routes from Monday to Friday, with three departure times from rural areas: Route BR-1 (Montellano Sector in Bo. Nuevo) Route BR-2 (Santa Olaya Bakery located in the same neighborhood), and Route BR-3 (Int. PR-174 and PR 812 in Bo. Guaraguao Abajo).
The departure times are 7:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., and all buses will arrive at the Multimodal Terminal in the Urban Center, from where they will leave again for the rural area.
The “BayaRide” project augments other existing transportation projects in the urban area and because it is a pilot project, “the necessary adjustments will be made according to its use and demand,” Rivera Cruz said.
Once in the urban area, citizens can run their errands or
connect with other services that take them to other points in the metropolitan area.
The mayor noted as an example that a student from Bo. Nuevo could take the BR-1 route to the Multimodal Terminal and take the Urban Train to the universities of Puerto Rico, Sagrado Corazón or Politécnica.
An older person from Guaraguao Abajo could take the BR-3 and get to the town and then to the Medical Center, he said. Each unit has capacity for 14 seated passengers, room to stand, and a place to accommodate people with wheelchairs.
According to the 2020 Census, the population of Bo. Nuevo is 2,620, while in Santa Olaya there were 5,246 people and 6,893 in Bo. Guaraguao.
Rivera Cruz said the purpose is to mainly serve the population that resides in those neighborhoods far from the urban area. The municipal government will monitor the project’s use and adjust it to the demand on each route if necessary. All routes are identified with BayaRide signs.
The mass transit project joins the BayaTrolley and ParaTránsito service, both similar services serving the urban area of Bayamón and its periphery.
A route sign for the BayaRide auxiliary mass transit system in Bayamón (Reddit)
Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) Secretary Anaís Rodríguez Vega on Tuesday declared an emergency for marine ecosystems, coral reefs and protected species due to the arrival of the octocoral species of the Xeniidae family, which could cause economic and environmental damage in Puerto Rico and constitute an environmental and ecological emergency.
“There is an urgent need to avoid and prevent continued and irreparable damage to coral reefs and associated marine life,” Rodríguez Vega said in a written statement. “Declaring an emergency and placing these octocorals on the list of invasive species allows us to implement a rapid and comprehensive response to preserve the diversity and ecological integrity of Puerto Rico’s marine ecosystems.”
Through Administrative Order No. 2024-03, signed last Friday, Rodríguez Vega also declared the species of octocorals or octocoralaria (Octocorallia), also known as alcyonaria (Alcyonaria), of the family Xeniidae, invasive. The presence of the organism was corroborated in a reef of grooves and spurs in the offshore area from Lajas to Guánica in February, at a depth of 75 feet. Subsequently, three additional patches of the organism were identified in Guayanilla, Guánica and Caja de Muertos in Ponce.
The administrative order adopts the “Emergency Response Strategy for Invasive Coral of the Xeniidae Family” as a guide
for actions to be implemented. Those actions will be conducted in collaboration with the DNER’s Protected Species and Coral Conservation & Management programs
In accordance with the strategy, the export or sale of removed organisms of the family Xeniidae (invasive pulsating coral) is prohibited. In addition, the implementation of best management practices for the discharge of ballast water from ships will be encouraged to help prevent the transmission of pathogens, invasive species and pollution.
Likewise, collaboration with entities and volunteers in the implementation of the strategies and their dissemination will be a priority, among other measures that the DNER will take, the secretary said.
In the period from 2000 to 2005, the intentional introduction of a species of octocoral from the Indo-Pacific in Venezuela by people associated with the aquarium industry was reported. That octocoral was later identified as Unomia stolonifera, of the family Xeniidae. This species, like others within this family, proliferates quickly and easily asexually, in addition to its sexual reproduction. The organisms grow on all types of marine ecosystems, at different depths, suffocating sessile marine organisms and displacing those that have motil capacity, causing a change in the affected marine ecosystems, and in turn causing a decrease in the diversity and density of species and coral cover.
However, actions to control the species in Venezuela did not begin until 2021.
Natural and Environmental Resources Secretary Anaís
It has now been determined that the invasive octocoral are spreading rapidly and uncontrollably in a new region, covering large areas, which led to an alert being issued to other countries about the possibility of the organism spreading.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Puerto Rico Maximiliano J. Trujillo Ortega announced Tuesday that $1 million in grants are now available to assist Puerto Rico communities impacted by presidentially declared disasters.
Trujillo Ortega made the announcement from the White House, where the Rural Partners Network (RPN) convened community leaders and representatives of organizations working on behalf of their communities to create opportunities and improve people’s quality of life. The event aimed to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investment and impacts in rural communities throughout the United States and its territories with the legislation of the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act, according to a statement.
During the event Trujillo Ortega said the USDA is committed to supporting rural communities, improving access to resources to create economic opportunities, and improving infrastructure and community development. The RPN Rural Cooperative Development Grant (RCDG) program aims to support rural communities within the Puerto Rico RPN in accessing federal funding to address community and economic challenges in areas where a presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack authorized $1 million under the Disaster Assistance Fund to be utilized for assisting qualified intermediary organizations located in
Puerto Rico in carrying out financial and technical assistance to improve housing, community facilities, and economic development projects in the RPN’s designated areas. The RCDG requires an intermediary organization to provide financial or technical assistance to recipients, and in turn recipients provide support to their communities.
“It’s impossible to measure the devastating impact hurricanes have had on people and communities across Puerto Rico,” Vilsack said. “For as long as it takes, the Biden-Harris Administration will make every resource available so they can continue to recover and build a brighter future. By working
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director for Puerto Rico Maximiliano J. Trujillo Ortega (LinkedIn)
together and identifying flexible funding opportunities, USDA and our partners will support opportunities to help people rebuild their home, businesses, and lives, and be better prepared for the next storm. Today’s announcement is just one way USDA has been partnering with Puerto Rico’s community leaders and organizations to support the long-term recovery of impacted communities.”
Trujillo Ortega noted that “through this opportunity USDA Rural Development Puerto Rico is awarding a maximum grant of $250,000 per intermediary, with the goal of supporting the 15 municipalities that conform to the RPN footprint in Puerto Rico by providing capacity-building assistance to improve housing, community facilities, and community and economic development projects.”
The three RPN Community Networks in Puerto Rico are the Southwest Community Network, the Central Mountain Community Network, and the East Community Network. The 15 qualifying municipalities are Mayagüez, Maricao, Guánica, Utuado, Jayuya, Orocovis, Ciales, Villalba, Ponce, Adjuntas, Barranquitas, Coamo, Fajardo, Ceiba and Naguabo, along with El Yunque National Rainforest.
Community networks receive support from full-time USDA staff who live and work locally. The staff members provide technical assistance based on each community’s needs, helping them navigate federal programs, build relationships, and apply for funding. In addition to USDA staff, there are staff at 24 other federal agencies supporting RPN and making resources across the government easier to access for people in rural communities.
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Walking past empty pews and stainedglass windows, the Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin, pastor of Inglewood First United Methodist Church in Inglewood, California, talked about how housing prices were threatening his flock.
Congregants were being priced out of the neighborhood, he said. Many of those who remained were too burdened by rent to give to the church.
As Cyrus-Franklin spoke, a 78-year-old man named Bill Dorsey was a few yards away in an outdoor corridor that led to the chapel, amid tarps and piles of clothes. Dorsey’s makeshift residence, which the church tolerates, is one of several homeless encampments that sit in and around Inglewood First’s property, which is in a neighborhood of modest homes and small apartment buildings near Los Angeles International Airport.
“We know their stories, and we know how hard it is to find housing,” Cyrus-Franklin said.
So the church is trying to help — by building housing.
Early next year, Inglewood First United Methodist is scheduled to begin construction on 60 studio apartments that will replace three empty buildings behind its chapel that, until a few years ago, were occupied by a school.
Half of the units will be reserved for older adults. All of them will have rents below the market rate.
Inglewood First United Methodist is one of a growing number of churches, mosques and synagogues that has started developing low-cost housing on their properties. In interviews, faith leaders said they hoped to help with the growing housing and homeless problems that were most acute in California but have spread across the country. Virtually every major religious tradition teaches the importance of helping those in need; the idea fits the mission.
But it can also be lucrative. In Los Angeles and around the country, faith organizations are often on prime urban land that sits smack in the middle of residential neighborhoods or along major corridors.
Today, with Americans of all persuasions worshipping less, these properties are frequently aging and underutilized, pocked by empty parking lots and meeting halls where nobody meets. By redeveloping their property into affordable housing, congregations hope
to create a stream of rental revenue that can replace declining income and lower membership numbers.
These initiatives are also helping to bring lower-cost housing to neighborhoods where it is close to nonexistent. Take, for instance, IKAR, a Jewish congregation in Los Angeles whose progressive politics and bohemian feel (think services with rhythmic drums) have given it a national profile and an expanding membership. Later this year, the congregation plans to break ground on a new synagogue that will include a worship space, a preschool and 60 units of affordable housing in the MidCity neighborhood, where the typical home is valued at $1.8 million.
Having affordable housing on site “gives us the opportunity to practice what we preach,” said Brooke Wirtschafter, IKAR’s director of community organizing.
In order to encourage these projects, California legislators passed SB 4 last year. The law allows nonprofit colleges and faith-based institutions to build up to 30 units per acre in major cities and urban suburbs regardless of local zoning rules and also fast-tracks their approval — so long as 100% of the units are affordable housing with below market-rate rents.
In effect, the bill rezoned a large swath of the state’s low-slung landscape by forcing cities to allow apartment development near single-family homes. To do that one parcel at a time would take “infinity,” said state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco and the author of SB 4.
“The cities would say, ‘No, we’re not rezoning you,’” Wiener said. “For a lot of this land, it would have been impossible to build anything, let alone working-class housing.”
Bills that change zoning laws are notoriously divisive, pitting neighborhoods and environmental groups against real estate developers. But SB 4 skirted many of the usual battles by uniting faith groups with affordable housing developers (which in California are usually nonprofits), which made for an unusually powerful coalition.
California has a total of 120 legislators in its senate and assembly. Only three of them voted against SB 4. By the time the law passed and was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the main opponents were city governments that argued that it removed their ability to control zoning on church parcels — a small step that they feared would be a precursor to a further loss of local control over land use.
“Our concern is: What’s next?” said Brian Saeki, the city manager of Whittier, California, in an interview.
Led by California, cities and states are increasingly turning to so-called YIGBY bills — short for “Yes in God’s Backyard” — to expand their supply of affordable housing. Over the past few years, local governments in Atlanta, San Antonio and Montgomery County, Maryland, along with the state legislature in New York, have all passed or considered new policies or legislation to make it easier for faith groups to develop their land into housing.
Inglewood First United Methodist Church was founded in 1905, back when Inglewood was mostly white. As the city desegregated in the 1960s and 1970s, the congregation became more diverse, with many Black, Latino and Pacific Islander worshippers.
The congregation has also spent much of its recent life shrinking. At its peak, the church had more than 3,000 members. Today, it has less than 100, Cyrus-Franklin said.
To support itself, the church has become what amounts to a leasing business with a ministry attached to it. Most of this revenue came from a charter school that operated in a block of classrooms adjacent to the church’s sanctuary and paid about $20,000 a month in rent. That money represented about three-quarters of the church’s
budget, so when the school left in 2019, Cyrus-Franklin said there was a very real fear that it could be fatal.
The rescue plan was housing. After the school left, the church struck a deal that would allow a developer called BMB Co. to build and operate the 60 studio apartments. Instead of selling the land, the church created a ground lease structure in which the developer could operate the housing for 65 years in exchange for a lump sum that Cyrus-Franklin refused to disclose, beyond saying that it was several million dollars.
All of a sudden, a church that has spent much of the past two decades worrying about money is now consumed with how to invest its sudden fortune. Its first big step is a new community center, to be built along with the apartments, that Cyrus-Franklin said would offer mental health services, music classes and free yoga.
“Once upon a time, the members of the congregation, they were the bankers; they ran the local clinics; they were the managers for the grocery store. The community partnerships were inherent because the leaders of those institutions were also the members of the church,” Cyrus-Franklin said. “Becoming one of the centers of community life again, but in a new way — that’s what we’re preparing for and creating.”
The Rev. Victor Cyrus-Franklin at Inglewood First United Methodist Church in Inglewood, Calif., on April 4, 2024. Cyrus-Franklin is leading an affordable housing initiative at the church. (Philip Cheung/The New York Times)
Little more than two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, he and his personal lawyer sat in the Oval Office and sealed a deal that prosecutors say was a crime.
“He asked me if I was OK, he asked me if I needed money,” the lawyer, Michael Cohen, recalled Tuesday from the witness stand at Trump’s criminal trial.
He soon began receiving monthly checks — most bearing Trump’s signature, and, according to Cohen, all works of fiction. Trump was reimbursing Cohen for paying off a porn actor, Stormy Daniels, but the check stubs described the payments as part of a legal “retainer” agreement.
The men did not discuss specifics at that White House meeting, but Cohen testified that the plan to fake the records had been cooked up weeks earlier in New York.
Michael Cohen, once a lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, while testifying about then President Trump to the House Oversight and Reform Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 27, 2019. Cohen is now testifying in court about paying Stormy Daniels $130,000 to suppress her story of a sexual encounter with Trump in the former president’s criminal trial over alleged falsification of business records to cover up the expense. (Matthew Abbott/ The New York Times)
The testimony was a pivotal moment for prosecutors. They charged Trump with falsifying the checks and other records, and Cohen’s recounting of the Oval Office arrangement drove those accusations home, offering the jury its first and only personal account tying the former president to the documents at the crux of his case.
And yet, Trump’s legal team soon sought to sweep the revelation aside as he began to question Cohen and attack his credibility. Trump denies falsifying the records and maintains he never had sex with Daniels.
In the early phase of cross-examination, a defense lawyer, Todd Blanche, portrayed Cohen as out of control and bent on exacting revenge on Trump after his patron abandoned him.
Blanche emphasized Cohen’s voluminous television appearances and insult slinging on social media — all of which he did in defiance of the prosecution’s wishes and at Trump’s expense. He also noted that Cohen maintains a financial interest in attacking Trump, arguing that he cashed in on their feud with a podcast and a pair of books.
“Do you want President Trump to get convicted in this case?” Blanche asked.
“Sure,” Cohen replied smoothly, keeping his composure as the questioning gained steam.
Confronted with his past praise of his boss, Cohen shot back, “At that time, I was knee-deep into the cult of Donald Trump.”
But that near-filial relationship imploded when Cohen came under federal investigation for the hush money and other matters. Trump turned his back on Cohen, who then vowed to flip on the man he had once loyally served and proudly called “boss.”
Yet Cohen did not receive anything in return for his testimony against Trump. He has already served more than a year in federal prison, making him an unusual cooperating witness.
“I made a decision,” he said on the stand Tuesday, that “I would not lie for President Trump anymore.”
The case against Trump — the first criminal trial of an American president — stems from three hush-money deals that Cohen helped arrange before the 2016 presidential election. Two involved women shopping stories of sexual encounters with Trump, most notably Daniels.
On Monday, Cohen testified how he had paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to silence Daniels’ story on the eve of the election. Once Trump was sworn in as president, he repaid Cohen for the hush money, as well as another expenditure and an overdue bonus.
Trump, who faces probation or up to four years in prison, is charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to the payments of Cohen, one for each document involved: 11 checks, 11 invoices and 12 ledger entries.
All 34 records referred to the supposed retainer, while the invoices and ledger entries portrayed the payments to Cohen as ordinary “legal expenses.” But Cohen asserted that there was no retainer agreement, and he had not accrued any legal expenses, offering crucial testimony in the prosecution’s favor.
“In truth, was this invoice for any service you rendered in those two months pursuant to a retainer agreement?” a prosecutor, Susan Hoffinger, asked Cohen on Tuesday.
“No, ma’am,” he replied.
“Was this invoice a false record?” she continued, underscoring the point for the jury.
“Yes, ma’am,” he confirmed, and added that the check stubs were false as well.
And asked the purpose of the checks, he explained, that in part they represented “the reimbursement to me for the hush-money fee.”
His account of the records — and description of his Oval Office meeting with Trump — marked a high point for the prosecution’s case.
Before he took the stand, the jury heard that Trump wanted to cover up a series of sex scandals and was intimately involved in all matters of money. Witnesses said that Trump had an imperative political need to eliminate any trace of the hush-money deal with Daniels — but they had no direct knowledge of whether Trump falsified records to do so.
Under New York law, prosecutors need only show that Trump “aided” a crime, or “caused” his company to file false records. Armed with Cohen’s testimony, prosecutors can argue that Trump broke the law even if he merely knew about the records and did not stop the fakery.
Cohen, of course, does not make a perfect prosecution witness.
Over the decade he worked for Trump, he behaved like a bully and a harried errand boy, threatening Trump’s enemies and carrying out his every wish. Their roles were symbiotic, with Trump the mercurial boss and Cohen his ruthless enforcer.
But Trump’s lawyers argue that he caused more problems than he fixed, and that the jury cannot trust him. The have noted that Cohen is a convicted liar, though he argues he lied out of loyalty to Trump.
Under questioning from prosecutors, Cohen recounted his gradual falling out with Trump, tracing it to the spring of 2018, when federal authorities were bearing down on him.
Soon after the FBI searched Cohen’s home and office, he received a call from Trump, he recalled.
“He said to me, ‘Don’t worry. I’m the president of the United States. There’s nothing here. Everything’s going to be OK. Stay tough.’”
The call, Cohen explained, “reinforced my loyalty and my intention to stay in the fold.”
By summer 2018, he no longer was. “My family, my wife, my daughter, my son, all said to me, ‘Why are you holding on to this loyalty? What are you doing? We are supposed to be your first loyalty,’” he said.
When Cohen pleaded guilty that August to federal campaign finance violations over the hush-money deals, he pointed the finger at his former boss, saying he acted at his direction. Cohen, who also pleaded guilty to tax evasion and another personal financial crime unrelated to Trump, called it the “worst day of my life.”
He eventually served more than a year in prison, including a stint in solitary confinement.
But his testimony this week offered him a shot at public redemption, and perhaps, personal revenge.
“I regret doing things for him that I should not have, lying, bullying people in order to effectuate the goal,” Cohen said on the stand, adding that he “violated my moral compass and I suffered the penalty. That is my failure.”
Federal regulators earlier this week approved sweeping changes to how America’s electric grids are planned and funded, in a move that supporters hope could spur thousands of miles of new high-voltage power lines and make it easier to add more wind and solar energy.
The new rule by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees interstate electricity transmission, is the most significant attempt in years to upgrade and expand the country’s creaking electricity network. Experts have warned that there aren’t nearly enough high-voltage power lines being built today, putting the country at greater risk of blackouts from extreme weather while making it harder to shift to renewable sources of energy and cope with rising electricity demand.
A big reason for the slow pace of grid expansion is that operators rarely plan for the long term, the commission said.
The nation’s three main electric grids are overseen by a patchwork of utilities and regional grid operators that mainly focus on ensuring the reliability of electricity to homes and businesses. When it comes to building new transmission lines, grid operators tend to be reactive, responding after a wind-farm developer asks to connect to the existing network or once a reliability problem is spotted.
The new federal rule, which was two years in the making, requires grid operators around the country to identify needs 20 years into the future, taking into account factors like changes in the energy mix, the growing number
of states that require wind and solar power and the risks of extreme weather.
Grid planners would have to evaluate the benefits of new transmission lines, such as whether they would lower electricity costs or reduce the risk of blackouts, and develop methods for splitting the costs of those lines among customers and businesses.
“We must plan our nation’s grid for the long term,” said Willie Phillips, a Democrat who chairs the energy commission. “Our country’s aging grid is being tested in ways that we’ve never seen before. Without significant action now, we won’t be able to keep the lights on in the face of increasing demand, extreme weather, and new technologies.”
The commission approved the rule by a 2-1 vote, with the two Democratic commissioners in favor and the lone Republican, Mark Christie, opposed. Christie said the rule would allow states that want more renewable energy to unfairly pass on the costs of the necessary grid upgrades to their neighbors.
“This rule utterly fails to protect consumers,” Christie said. He said it “was intended to facilitate a massive transfer of wealth from consumers to for-profit, special interests, particularly wind and solar developers.”
It could take years for the rule to have an effect, and the commission could face legal challenges from states concerned about higher costs.
Nationwide, energy companies have proposed more than 11,000 wind, solar and battery projects, but many are in limbo because there’s not enough capacity on the grid to accommodate them. What’s more, individual developers are currently required to pay for grid upgrades to accommodate their projects in a process that is piecemeal and slow.
Some critics say that’s like asking a trucking company to pay for an additional lane on a highway that all motorists ultimately use. A better approach, they say, would be to plan ahead for broad upgrades with the costs shared by a wide set of energy providers and users.
But the question of who pays for those grid expansions has sparked furious debate.
Officials in states that are less enthusiastic about wind and solar power, such as Kentucky or West Virginia, say they could be forced to foot the bill for new multibilliondollar transmission lines meant to help states such as New Jersey or Illinois fulfill their renewable energy ambitions.
To allay those concerns, the commission laid out guidelines around how to split the costs of new transmission projects. Before any lines are planned, utilities and grid operators are supposed to work with states on a formula for allocating costs to customers based on the potential benefits from the new lines.
Christie said the final rule didn’t give states enough power to object to how the costs would be shared. But Allison Clements, the other Democrat on the commission, said that giving each state a veto was “a recipe for inaction.”
The rule would also require utilities and grid operators to consider new technologies that might cost more upfront but could make grids more efficient and deliver long-term benefits, such as advanced conductors that can carry twice as much current as traditional lines.
Environmental groups and renewable energy companies praised the new rules.
“This is a monumental day in the fight against climate change,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., who had urged the commission to pass a forceful gridplanning rule.
The new rule affects grid planning within 12 large regions around the country, but it wouldn’t require the planning of transmission to connect those different regions to each other, which some experts say is an even bigger need. The rule would also not affect the main grid in Texas, which is insulated from federal regulations because it doesn’t cross state lines.
The rule also doesn’t address the logistical and political challenges of constructing new long-distance power lines. It can take a decade or more for developers to locate a project through numerous jurisdictions, receive permits from a patchwork of different federal and state agencies and resolve lawsuits about spoiled views or damage to ecosystems.
The Biden administration recently finalized a program intended to cut the federal permitting time for certain large transmission lines in half. But speeding things up further might require action from Congress, where lawmakers have struggled to agree on new transmission policies.
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GameStop and AMC Entertainment have again captured retail investors’ attention, reminiscent of “the meme stock frenzy” that gripped Wall Street three years ago, following social media posts from the leading figure behind that rally “Roaring Kitty”.
Here is what you need to know about the recent surge in meme stocks:
Keith Gill, popularly known among traders as “Roaring Kitty”, shared a series of cryptic posts on social media platform X on Sunday following a three-year gap. One of them included a sketch of a man leaning forward in a chair, a popular meme among gamers that indicates things are getting serious.
With colorful YouTube streams and Reddit posts, Gill made the bull case for GameStop in 2021, helping attract a flood of retail cash into the company.
In Gill’s 2021 testimony to Congress, he denied the notion that he used social media to profit by promoting GameStop to unwitting investors.
Videogame retailer GameStop has rallied more than 139% since Friday close through Tuesday afternoon, set to add more than $9 billion to its market value. Theatre chain AMC Entertainment has climbed more than 130% following the two-day rally. The highly shorted shares were set for their best 2-day gains since January 2021. Still, both remain well below the 2021 highs.
The pair was also the two most traded stocks by retail investors on Monday, as per J.P. Morgan.
Retail traders also pumped up other highly shorted stocks including solar firm SunPower Corp, headphones maker Koss Corp and storage container maker Tupper-
ware Brands, sending them soaring between 24% and 83%.
Retail market order as a percentage of total market volume increased to 17.5% on May 13 from 14.1% on May 1, J.P.Morgan data showed.
Meme stocks refer to certain company shares that have been boosted by retail investors using trading platforms and social media investment advice.
It burst into the open during 2021 when the COVID-19 lockdowns boosted savings, policy stimulus put cash into people’s pockets and extremely low interest rates pushed investors to the stock market.
A proliferation of zero-fee trading apps also encouraged anyone with a smartphone to dabble in stocks.
Thousands of Reddit users on low-cost trading platforms such as Robinhood banded together to drive up the prices of “meme” stocks, squeezing hedge funds that had taken short positions, or bets against those shares.
U.S. interest rates are at multi-decade highs following the Federal Reserve’s aggressive efforts to tame inflation and the S&P 500’s gains are concentrated in the shares of a handful of megacap companies.
Many fund managers are also waiting for more commentary from “Roaring Kitty”.
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Israeli airstrikes overnight killed dozens of people at a family home and a school in the central Gaza Strip, local residents and a hospital spokesperson said Tuesday, as fighting intensified across the territory, with Israeli troops and Hamas fighters battling in the south, while Israeli jets and tanks pounded the north and center.
Witnesses said an Israeli bomb destroyed the home of the Karaja family Monday night in the town of Nuseirat, where workers spent hours digging through rubble, pulling out both survivors and the dead. Khalil Degran, a spokesperson for Aqsa hospital in nearby Deir al-Balah, said in an interview that 30 people were killed at the house; a rescue worker, Hazem Abu Takyia, told the Reuters news agency that he knew of 15 deaths.
The Israeli military declined to comment on that attack but confirmed that it had struck a school building early Tuesday in Nuseirat that it said was being used to plan attacks on Israeli soldiers. Reuters and The Associated Press reported that the building, like many of Gaza’s schools, was being used as a shelter for displaced civilians.
Israel said the strike on the school killed 15 militants, including 10 Hamas fighters, some of whom it accused of participating in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on southern Israel that ignited the war. Degran said that 12 people were killed at the school and that he did not know their backgrounds.
Juliette Touma, a spokesperson for UNRWA, the primary United Nations aid agency in Gaza, said it could not confirm Israel’s claims, adding that any “report of a violation of U.N. premises” must be investigated.
In a statement, the Israeli military said the school had been used to plan attacks on Israeli soldiers in Gaza and that some of those killed in the strike were from Hamas’ highly trained Nukhba brigade.
“The Hamas terrorist organization systematically exploits the civilian population and institutions as human shields for their terrorist activities against the state of Israel,” the army said.
In a video report Tuesday, a U.N. employee, Abu Abdullah Zuhair Abu Rahma, told Reuters that people “came to the school to be safe.”
“The school was hit without any warning,” Abu Rahma said. “It seems that there is no safe place in the Gaza Strip.”
Classes were canceled when the war broke out, and many schools became shelters for displaced residents of Gaza fleeing from the fighting. A recent study by the Education Cluster, a research group that works with the U.N., based on satellite imagery, found that well over 80% of the schools across the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or severely damaged since the war began, including all of its universities. More than 200 schools have suffered direct hits from missiles, bombs or artillery.
In November, an Israeli strike on a U.N. school sheltering displaced people killed 24.
Over the weekend, Israel said its forces would return to areas of northern Gaza where it had routed Hamas months ago, because of “intelligence information regarding attempts by Hamas to reassemble.”
The scale of the fighting Tuesday suggests how far those efforts to regroup may have gone.
In Jabalia, in northern Gaza, which Israel seized in the early months of the war, the military Tuesday said its forces had “eliminated by tank fire dozens of terrorists” over the previous day.
Israel said its soldiers in Jabalia also dismantled explosives, conducted raids and used warplanes to kill a Hamas fighter who was preparing to launch a rocket-propelled grenade at Israeli forces.
The military said it was also continuing to fight Hamas in Zeitoun, a
neighborhood of Gaza City in the north where Israel had also defeated the group in the early months of the war.
In central Gaza, Israel said its fighter jets “struck a war room of the terrorist organization” Monday, killing five Hamas fighters, and killed several more with tank fire, it said. An Israeli statement did not specify where the building was, so it was not clear if it referred to the home or the school in Nuseirat.
In a statement, Hamas said only that its fighters had been “targeting enemy soldiers and vehicles in the areas of the northern Gaza Strip.”
The Gaza Health Ministry said Tuesday that 82 people had been killed in the previous 24 hours.
Fighting also continued in Rafah, a southern city that Israeli forces entered last week, and where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought safety from months of Israeli bombardment in other parts of the enclave. The U.N. said Tues-
day that in a little over a week, about 450,000 people had fled Rafah.
Israel said its forces killed members of “several armed terrorist cells in close-quarters encounters” near the Rafah crossing with Egypt, a vital entry point for humanitarian aid, which has been closed since Israeli forces seized control of it last week. Israeli and Egyptian officials have blamed each other for the closure.
Hamas said it fired on Israeli troops stationed at the border crossing for the second day in a row. On Monday, Israel dismissed those claims as “psychological terror.”
On Tuesday, Hamas said it destroyed an Israeli troop carrier in eastern Rafah, killing and injuring several soldiers who were evacuated by helicopter. The Israeli military declined to comment.
“Hamas is a terrorist organization, and we do not respond to their claims,” it said.
Mourners near the bodies of relatives killed in Israeli airstrikes on Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah in Gaza, on Oct. 22, 2023. Thousands of children have been killed in the enclave since the Israeli assault began, officials in Gaza say. The Israeli military says it takes “all feasible precautions” to avoid civilian deaths. Nonetheless, Israeli airstrikes overnight killed dozens of people at a family home and a school in Nuseirat, local residents and a hospital spokesperson said Tuesday. (Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times)
Thunderous explosions shook the ground as the Ukrainian crew prepared to maneuver its American-made Bradley Fighting Vehicle out of camouflage and, once again, into the fire.
The commander of the team, a sergeant with the call sign Lawyer, nervously scanned the sky. “If we are seen, the KABs will come,” he said, referring to the 1-ton bombs Russia has been using to target Ukraine’s most valuable armor and defenses.
What had started as a small Russian thrust into the tiny town of Ocheretyne was growing into a substantial breakthrough, threatening to unhinge the Ukrainian lines across a broad stretch of the eastern front. The crew’s mission was to help contain the breach: protect outmanned and outgunned infantry soldiers, evacuate the wounded and use the Bradley’s powerful 25 mm cannon against as many Russians as possible.
But the 28-ton vehicle was soon spotted. Mortars and rockets exploded all around, and the gunner was badly injured, said the commander, identified only by his call sign according to military protocol.
A combat assignment had turned into a mission to rescue his comrade. The gunner survived and is now recovering, Lawyer said a few days later. But the Russians gained territory and are continuing to try to press forward.
Ukraine is more vulnerable than at any time since the first harrowing
A member of the 95th Separate Air Assault Brigade passes pyramidal anti-tank obstacles, called “dragon’s teeth,” after an operation in the direction of Kreminna in eastern Ukraine, April 30, 2024. When Russian soldiers suddenly showed up in the small town of Ocheretyne in the east, it was clear that something had gone wrong.
(Tyler Hicks/The New York Times)
weeks of the 2022 invasion, Ukrainian soldiers and commanders from a range of brigades interviewed in recent weeks said. Russia is trying to exploit this window of opportunity, stepping up its assaults across the east and now threatening to open a new front by attacking Ukrainian positions along the northern border outside the city of Kharkiv.
Months of delays in American assistance, a spiraling number of casualties and severe shortages of ammunition have taken a deep toll, evident in the exhausted expressions and weary voices of soldiers engaged in daily combat.
“Frankly speaking, I have fears,” said Lt. Col. Oleksandr Voloshyn, 57, the veteran tank battalion commander of the 59th Motorized Brigade. “Because if I will not have shells, if I will not have men, if I will not have equipment that my men can fight with ...,” he said, trailing off. “That’s it.”
The sudden Russian advance through Ocheretyne, about 9 miles northwest of Avdiivka, in late April, illustrates how even a small crack in the line can have cascading effects, as
good defensive positions and for two months, the situation remained relatively stable.
But then something went wrong.
The Russians appeared so suddenly on the battered streets around Ivan Vivsianyk’s home in late April that, at first glance, he mistook them for Ukrainian soldiers. When they asked him for his passport, the 88-year old knew the defense of Ocheretyne had collapsed.
“I thought that our soldiers would come and knock them out,” he said in an interview after making what he called a harrowing walk across the front line to escape. “But it didn’t happen.”
Three weeks later, what started as a small Russian advance has grown into a roughly 15-square-mile bulge that is complicating the defense of the Donetsk region.
already-stretched platoons risk being flanked and encircled and other units race in to plug the breach.
“It’s like if you have an engine knock in your car, and you keep driving it,” Lt. Oleksandr Shyrshyn, 29, the deputy battalion commander for the 47th Mechanized Brigade, said. “The car works, but at some point, it will just stop. Then you’ll end up spending even more resources to restore it.”
“Similarly here, there are mistakes that do not seem critical,” he said. “But they’ve led to the need to stabilize the situation now. And it’s uncertain where that stabilization will occur.”
“Every event you did not predict can turn your situation completely upside down,” Shyrshyn said. “And this is what happened in Ocheretyne.”
The ripple effect
After the fall of Avdiivka to Russian forces in February, the small town of Ochertyne served as a Ukrainian military strong point along a highway. Most of the 3,000 residents had fled. Abandoned high-rise apartment blocks and other urban infrastructure provided
Extending the bulge farther north could allow the Russians a chance to bypass some of the strongest Ukrainian fortifications in the east that have held for years. Russia can now also take a new line of attacked aimed at Konstiantynivka, a town that is a logistical linchpin for Ukrainian forces.
The Russians are also paying a staggering price for every step forward. Some 899 Russian soldiers per day were killed or wounded in April, Britain’s military intelligence agency reported recently.
Despite throwing so many soldiers into the fight, the Russians took an area covering only about 30 square miles in April, according to military analysts. And capturing Ukraine’s last fortress cities in the Donbas — urban centers like Kramatorsk and Pokrovsk — would almost certainly involve long and bloody battles.
Still, the Russian advances in recent weeks in the east and northeast are starting to alter the geometry of the front in dangerous ways.
Shyrshyn hoped the situation would improve with the arrival of Western weapons but until then, he said, “we will continue to die, we will continue to lose territories.”
“The question is whether it will be at a slow pace and defensible,” he said. “Or at a fast one and senseless.”
Q. What do you call someone who speaks only one language?
A. An American.
It’s an old joke, but it still works. In fact, I’m monolingual myself, even though my academic work was largely focused on international trade and finance. In my defense, the great bulk of global economic research is published in English; and in general, Americans’ lack of language skills is less important than their insularity, their relative unfamiliarity with what happens and how things work in other nations.
Other countries, especially wealthy ones that more or less match the United States in technological development and general ability to get things done, are a sort of mirror that helps us see ourselves more clearly. Yet many Americans, even supposedly knowledgeable commentators, often seem unaware of both the ways other nations are similar to us and the ways they are different.
In particular, with the looming election on everyone’s mind, how many are aware that President Joe Biden is among the more popular — well, less unpopular — leaders in the Western world?
I’ll come back to that surprising fact, and what it tells us, in a minute. First, let’s talk about some other international comparisons that seem relevant to the current situation.
Although we hear politicians on the campaign trail trying to make hay with the old Reagan-era question — Are you better off than you were four years ago? — there’s a lot of amnesia about
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what was actually happening in 2020, namely a deadly, terrifying pandemic. To some extent, I guess, people treat COVID-19 as an act of God, beyond the reach of politicians.
But that isn’t really true. No matter what we did, many people were going to die — but the death toll was affected by politics, perhaps especially by the way vaccines became a front in the culture war. And America had a really bad pandemic, even compared with its peers. U.S. life expectancy was already lagging behind comparable countries’ by 2019, but the gap widened after COVID-19 struck.
On the other hand, the U.S. economy experienced an exceptionally strong bounce back from the pandemic recession. Even after adjusting for inflation, U.S. gross domestic product per capita is up 7% since the eve of the pandemic, greatly exceeding growth in other major wealthy economies. This would seem on the face of it to say something good about Biden’s economic policies.
But public perception of our economic performance is strongly colored by rising prices. Inflation — the rate at which prices are rising — has subsided a lot, but prices haven’t and won’t come down. And there have been huge recriminations against policymakers, both the Biden administration and the Federal Reserve, either for supposedly causing the bout of inflation or at any rate failing to prevent it.
Here, however, is a case where the similarities between the wealthiest nations are more revealing than their differences. Inflation surged almost everywhere after the pandemic. And if you take care to compare “apples to Äpfel” — to use the same consumer price measures — inflation has been remarkably similar in different countries. Since the eve of the pandemic, the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices has risen 19.6% in the United States and 19.8% in the euro area. This strongly suggests that pandemic-related disruptions, rather than national policies, were inflation’s main driver.
Still, inflation rankles voters. Even when income growth exceeds inflation, as it has in the United States, people tend to feel that they earned their higher wages only to have them snatched away by higher prices. And this is probably the most important reason that, according to tracking polls conducted by Morning Consult, every single leader of a Group of 7 nation is underwater, with more voters disapproving than approving of their leadership.
So who’s the winner of this unpopularity contest? Who has
President Joe Biden, seen in a live television broadcast during the State of the Union address, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 7, 2024. (Damon Winter/ The New York Times)
the least bad net approval? The answer is Biden, with Giorgia Meloni of Italy a close second. The other Group of 7 leaders are even more unpopular. And this has political consequences. The U.S. election, worryingly, looks like a toss-up, but in Britain, which must hold a general election by January, current projections say that Rishi Sunak’s extremely low approval is setting the stage for the virtual collapse of the Conservative Party.
Now, you could (and I would) say that Biden should be doing better in the polls given the economic and social fundamentals: very low unemployment, fairly low inflation and violent crime on the decline. And the United States does seem to stand out for the extent to which voters insist that the economy is bad even as they say they themselves are doing well.
But every political analysis that says the fault for Biden’s low approval lies with the president and his campaign — that he’s too old (although that narrative, after suddenly peaking, mostly faded away after his State of the Union address) or is out of touch with the concerns of “real” Americans — needs to explain why he’s doing less badly than his foreign peers.
Gobierno reconoce al personal destacado del Negociado del Cuerpo de Emergencias Médicas
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CATAÑO– El gobernador Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia, junto al secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Pública (DSP), Alexis Torres Ríos y el comisionado del Negociado del Cuerpo de Emergencias Médicas (NCEM), Javier Rodríguez Castillo, reconoció el martes, la labor del personal del Negociado en su Semana de los Servicios y Sistemas de Emergencias Médicas de Puerto Rico.
“Su labor y dedicación los convierten en pieza fundamental de nuestro gobierno para responderle a nuestro pueblo ante las situaciones más críticas que enfrentamos. Ya sea respondiendo a accidentes de tráfico, emergencias de salud, o situaciones relacionadas a desastres naturales, ustedes están siempre en primera fila, preparados y dispuestos a enfrentar lo que sea para ayudar a nuestra gente. Son profesionales dignos de admirar, pues día a día demuestran su valía al responder de forma eficaz a las necesidades de nuestros ciudadanos en sus momentos más difíciles”, dijo Pierluisi quien dio lectura a la Proclama de la Semana durante la actividad, que se llevó a cabo en el Centro de Convenciones de Cataño.
ción y servicio para salvar vidas en todo momento trabajando por el bien de nuestra isla. Son ustedes nuestros héroes, que todos los días al recibir esa llamada de emergencia salvan vidas. En el Departamento de Seguridad Pública continuamos trabajando para que tengan todo lo necesario para cumplir con su labor a cabalidad y servir a nuestra comunidad con excelencia y dedicación. Gracias a ti paramédico, por decirle sí a Puerto Rico, hoy y siempre”.
en su Ceremonia de Valores del Año 2023
cargado de Base del Año de cada una de las nueve regiones que componen el Negociado, y el Valor a nivel isla. Igualmente, se premió a los despachadores y a personal administrativo de la Academia, el área de Servicios Generales, Transportación, Farmacia y Comunicaciones.
La Semana de los Servicios y Sistemas de Emergencias Médicas es dedicada a los despachadores por su destacada labor al recibir la llamada del 9-1-1, orientar y ofrecer ayuda a las personas que llaman, mientras despacha la ambulancia más cercana.
“La labor de todos en Emergencias Médicas es una titánica. Desde tener las ambulancias al día con el equipo necesario, hasta tener el personal que, con empatía y conocimiento, atienden todos los días situaciones de emergencia. Por eso les llamamos nuestros héroes sin capa, porque todos los días salen a la calle a salvar vidas. Esa es nuestra misión y compromiso con Puerto Rico, por lo que los reconocemos y valoramos todos los días”, manifestó Rodríguez Castillo.
A estas palabras se unió el secretario del DSP quien reconoció “su incansable dedicación, voca-
El comisionado del NCEM indicó que se otorgaron premios en las categorías de Paramédico del Año, Técnico Básico del Año, Supervisor de Base del Año y En-
Por otra parte, Pierluisi anunció que el gobierno está en proceso de reclutamiento de 40 nuevos despachadores y 132 paramédicos para fortalecer el servicio del Negociado, y se está trabajando en la reasignación de sus escalas salariales. De hecho, en el 2022 el gobernador anunció aumentos de sueldo para estos profesionales de la Salud.
EL STAR STAFF SAN JUAN – El Representante del Partido Popular Democrático (PPD), Ramón Luis Cruz Burgos, exige la renuncia de la Presidenta Ejecutiva de la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AAA), Doriel Pagán, quien ha ocupado su cargo de manera ilegal según lo establecido en la Ley de Acueductos y Alcantarillados de Puerto Rico.
De acuerdo con las denuncias realizadas por la Asociación de Empleados Gerenciales de la AAA y una carta enviada por la Oficina del Contralor de Puerto Rico en respuesta a estas denuncias, se ha determinado que el nombramiento de Doriel Pagán oficial ejecutiva es contrario a la ley vigente.
“Exigimos al Secretario de Justicia y al Gobernador que tomen acción y que Doriel Pagán sea separada del puesto que ha ostentando de forma ilegal por los pasados cuatro años. Es alarmante que a pesar de las evidencias presentadas, el Secretario de Justicia no ha tomado acción alguna para corregir esta situación ilegal”, manifestó el representan-
te Cruz Burgos.
En una opinión consultiva enviada por la Oficina del Contralor de Puerto Rico el pasado 22 de marzo de 2024 expresa que, “ante la prohibición expresa en ley, no procedía el nombramiento de los empleados de la AAA como oficiales ejecutivos y que por razón de esa inhabilidad no tienen derecho a continuar ostentando el cargo.”
Doriel Pagán ha ocupado múltiples puestos dentro de la AAA desde 1998, incluyendo directora del área de Arecibo de la AAA desde 1998 al 2008; entre 2008 y 2009 como directora auxiliar de cumplimiento y control de calidad de Arecibo; entre el 2009 al 2017 como directora y subdirectora ejecutiva de la región norte; y el de vicepresidenta entre 2017 y 2020. El nombramiento de Pagán en 2020 fue presentado por la entonces Gobernadora Wanda Vázquez, sin considerar la prohibición expresa en la ley.
En la misma línea el representante del Distrito 23 José Rivera Madera, expresó que, “El Gobernador y el Secretario de Justicia tienen que tomar medidas inmediatas para proceder con la destitución de Doriel Pagán de su cargo. Asimismo, se exige que se inicien los procesos correspondientes para que Pagán devuelva cualquier remuneración recibida de manera ilegal durante su nombramiento.”
De igual forma, es preocupante como este nombramiento ilegal pone en riesgo la legitimidad de los fondos federales asociados a la AAA.
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This month’s picks include competing assassins, a mysterious hitchhiker, a stoic bricklayer and more.
‘Baby Assassins 2’
Yuri (Joey Iwanaga) and Makoto (Tatsuomi Hamada) are silly but deadly cleanup men, who are so disregarded they’re often handed the messiest assignments: In the film’s opening scene, the two are tasked with annihilating a lone dealer. But they are not told about the goons accompanying their target. The mix-up leads to a jarring, chaotic, but rapturously executed shootout. Yuri and Makoto are tired of these dead-end gigs; they want to move up to the big time. With all the fulltime assassin roles filled, they need to create an opening by murdering two employed killers. They just happen to be Chisato (Akari Takaishi) and Mahiro (Saori Izawa), the stars of the first “Baby Assassins” film, reprising their roles.
From returning writer-director Yugo Sakamoto, “Baby Assassins 2” is an expansive, world building sequel that’s as much about the friendships shared by these teams of hired guns — especially Chisato and Mahiro’s queer-coded connection — as much as the body count they amass. It’s why a comedic fight by Chisato and Mahiro in mascot costumes isn’t merely hilarious, it’s nimble, intense and wonderfully off-kilter. (Rent or buy on most major platforms.)
‘The Bricklayer’
Renny Harlin, the director behind “Cliffhanger” and “Die Hard 2,” is keen on lone stoic heroes. In his latest, “The Bricklayer,” Aaron Eckhart follows in the stoic hero tradition as Vail, a former CIA operative turned bricklayer recalled to service by his former boss, O’Malley (Tim Blake Nelson), to stop Radek (Clifton Collins Jr.), an informant turned rogue,
from leaking government secrets. Vail is teamed with Bannon (Nina Dobrev), an inexperienced field agent, to travel to Greece for the hit.
“The Bricklayer” is filled with throwback testosterone-fueled tropes: Vail rekindles a romance with a woman of questionable motives; he teaches Bannon the ropes; he’s an old dog whose old tricks still work. Eckhart maintains an even-keeled action persona, all while leaping from death-defying explosions, getting up from aching punches and staying true to an ethos of not leaving until the job is done. (Stream it on Netflix.)
‘Fierce Cop’
‘The Roundup: No Way Out’
Zhang Tu (Richie Jen) is a dedicated, drug busting police officer and a single father to a young son. After noticing bruises on his son’s back, Zhang ventures into a seedy nightclub to get revenge against the boy’s bullies. Zhang not only engages in an all-out brawl, where he flings beer bottles at the heads of gangsters, he also saves a prostitute, Chin Maung Su (Yao Chen), from her abusive client. That good deed, however, has larger repercussions: The client is the son of a powerful sex trafficker, who decides to take revenge by kidnapping Zhang’s child. Zhang teams up with Chin on a cross-country trip to rescue him.
Chan Tai-Lee’s film is both a social justice movie — teaching viewers about the human trafficking industry — and a pulpy action flick. Jen is a knockout desperate dad, one so driven by fatherly love, he’ll use shards of glass to fight a man armed with Karambit blades. (Stream it on Tubi.)
I love Korean action star Don Lee. A broad, towering figure, he brings a lovable tenacity to a menacing genre. Nowhere is his unique presence more felt than in the “The Roundup” franchise, where he plays hulking detective Ma Seok-do. The third installment in the series, “No Way Out,” from director Lee Sang-yong, offers more of the comic violence, crushing blows and winking one-liners audiences have come to love.
Though “No Way Out” is a tad convoluted — Ma and his fellow cops are traveling to Japan to stop the sale of a new, exotic drug sold by the Yakuza — the film is simple where it counts. Lee delivers roundhouse kicks and swinging fists that land with concussive force. Every big hit recalls an early moment in the film: Ma says his job as a cop is to “punish and serve.” As an action hero he upholds the same standards. (Rent or buy on most major platforms.)
‘Roadkill’
Intense and unexpected, “Roadkill,” writer-director Warren Fast’s strange thriller, is a grim exploitation flick propelled by a string of grisly murders. It begins when the Hitchhiker (Ryan Knudson), a wanderer with a traumatic past, bums a ride from an attractive driver (Caitlin Carmichael) in a sleek red muscle car. Traveling across a nondescript portion of the Southeastern United States, death seems to follow in their wake: A couple is discovered butchered, a gas station attendant and diner cook are snuffed out too. Local authorities think it’s the return of a highway serial killer that once haunted the area.
And yet, “Roadkill” doesn’t take the easy route by painting the mysterious hitchhiker as the villain. Instead, Fast subverts viewer expectations, ultimately unleashing swift carnage. Each slaying is a visceral challenge; the bloodiest sees the petite female driver using her handcuffs to choke a male sheriff to death; in the process, putting the audience under the heel of her boot. (Stream it on Tubi.)
Last month in Chicago, a United Airlines flight to London was ready to depart, but it was still waiting for 13 passengers connecting from Costa Rica. The airline projected they’d miss the flight by seven minutes. Under normal circumstances, they’d all be scrambling to rebook.
But thanks to a new artificial-intelligence-powered tool called ConnectionSaver, the jet was able to wait for them — their checked bags, too — and still arrive in London on time. The system also sent text messages to the late-arriving passengers and the people on the waiting jet to explain what was happening.
AI still might not be able to find space for your carry-on, but it could help put an end to the 40-gate dash — sprinting to catch your connecting flight before the door slams shut — as well as other common travel headaches.
It’s not just United. Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and others have been working to develop new AI capabilities that could make flying easier for passengers. The carriers are also using the technology to reduce costs and streamline operations, including saving fuel, said Helane Becker, an airline industry analyst for the investment bank TD Cowen. Although many of the airlines are developing their programs independently, a successful innovation by any carrier could possibly become an industry standard.
AI is poised to change almost every aspect of the customer
flying experience, from baggage tracking to personalized in-flight entertainment, said Jitender Mohan, who works with travel and hospitality clients at the technology consulting company WNS.
Saving fuel and frustration
AI has been helping Alaska Airlines dispatchers plan more efficient routes since 2021. “It’s like Google maps, but in the air,” explained Vikram Baskaran, vice president for information technology services at the carrier.
Two hours before a flight, the system reviews weather conditions, any airspace that will be closed, and all commercial and private flight plans registered with the Federal Aviation Administration, to suggest the most efficient route. The AI takes in “an amount of information no human brain could process,” said Pasha Saleh, the corporate development director and a pilot for Alaska.
In 2023, about 25% of Alaska flights used this system to shave a few minutes off flight times. Those efficiencies added up to about 41,000 minutes of flying time and half a million gallons of fuel saved, Baskaran said.
On the ground, American Airlines and others are working on an AI-powered system American calls Smart Gating — sending arriving aircraft to the nearest available gate with the shortest taxiing time, and if the scheduled arrival gate is in use, quickly determining the best alternate gate. All this could mean fewer frustrating minutes spent waiting on the tarmac.
American introduced Smart Gating at Dallas Fort Worth
International Airport in 2021 and now employs it at six airports, including Chicago O’Hare and Miami International. The airline estimates it saves 17 hours a day in taxi time and 1.4 million gallons of jet fuel a year.
Mohan said that using AI as a virtual parking attendant could save up to 20% of taxiing time, with the highest benefits seen at the largest airports.
Faster
Rapidly evolving generative AI — think ChatGPT — is helping airlines communicate with passengers better. At United, a companywide challenge last year yielded a plan to make texts sent to flyers more specific about what’s causing delays. Passengers can get frustrated when flights are delayed with no explanation, said Jason Birnbaum, United’s chief information officer.
But tracking the details required, composing an appropriate message and sending it to the right people for 5,000 flights a day would be too much for the staff to handle, Birnbaum said. Generative AI can process all that data and create messages tailored to conditions. For example, passengers booked on a January United flight from San Francisco to Tucson, Arizona, received this text message, along with a new departure time and an apology: “Your inbound aircraft is arriving late due to airport runway construction in San Francisco that limited the number of arrivals and departures for all airlines earlier.”
Having a more detailed explanation can calm travelers’ nerves. Jamie Larounis, a travel industry analyst who flies about 150,000 miles a year, recalled receiving text messages last summer explaining that a storm and a related crew-scheduling problem had delayed his flight from Chicago. “Getting a specific reason for the delay made me feel like the airline had things under control,” he said.
Generative AI is also good at summarizing text, making it a powerful tool for wading through emails. Last year, Alaska was among the carriers that began using AI to handle customer messages more efficiently. The airline’s system “reads” each email and summarizes the issues raised.
“We used to read first in first out, handling the requests as they came in,” said Baskaran, but now the system helps prioritize emails. For example, an urgent request involving an upcoming flight may take precedence over a complaint about a past one.
The system also helps a human agent decide how to respond, such as offering the customer a voucher, and it may draft an initial written response. “The person makes the decision, but it’s streamlined,” Baskaran said.
For all the benefits AI promises to airlines and passengers, the technology still has some shortcomings. For one, it doesn’t always deliver accurate information. In 2022, an Air Canada chatbot incorrectly promised a traveler that if he booked a full-fare flight to a relative’s funeral, he could receive a bereavement fare after the fact. When he filed a small-claims case, Air Canada tried to argue that the bot was its own separate entity, “responsible for its own actions,” but a tribunal found Air Canada responsible and ordered it to pay about $800 in damages and fees.
Still, as AI develops and airlines race to find more uses for it, passengers could see even more benefits. “As a customer and a business person, this is one of the biggest technology disruptions in the last five to eight years,” Mohan said.
By ERIK VANCE
If you have a limitless budget, there is no question that you can get into shape. You can hire top-flight trainers, buy yourself a Peloton or a Tonal smart gym, and then splurge on bikes, kayaks and windsurfing gear.
For most of us, though, shelling out thousands of dollars on fitness equipment isn’t practical, especially if you suspect it will end up in a dusty closet once your New Year’s resolution wears off. But here’s a little secret: Getting in shape doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
“I can go to the beach for free,” said Milo Bryant, a trainer based in San Diego. “I can pick up some hundred-pound rocks and carry them.” Bryant (who has also been known to push cars for a workout — he recommended mid-size sedans for beginners, only on flat surfaces) said bear crawls are another great, cheap exercise. “You do bear crawls going down steps, your upper body is dying by the end,” he said.
Bryant noted that he eventually had to start working out at night to avoid all the stares as he lugged rocks around and crawled on steps. But there are plenty of other ways to get a solid workout for less money than a trip to TGI Fridays.
Build a cheap home gym.
There is a reason every good “Rocky” movie has a jump rope scene: It’s an incredible workout. A $10 jump rope might be the single best cheap workout tool there is.
Try a Tabata-style routine, with 20 seconds on and 10 seconds off, and see if you can go for 10 or 20 minutes. For more upper body work, try weighted ropes, between a half pound and 1 pound to start.
Those who don’t feel comfortable jumping can let the rope hit the ground and then step over it, said Gwen Gates, a coach at the Logan Health Medical Fitness Center in Kalispell, Montana. “Someone who’s maybe rehabbing an injury,” she said, “it’s going to get your heart rate up, because you’re taking your knees up.”
Battle ropes are another great way to work the arms and get some cardio with little risk of injury. And while most tend to start at $50, nothing is stopping you
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from making one with supplies from the hardware store. If you want to do bench presses, dead lifts and curls but don’t have space or the budget for barbells, consider using exercise bands, like the ones physical therapists often use. A full set shouldn’t cost more than $20 and the only limit to their uses is your imagination. Bryant likes to put a set around his ankles or knees, then put his hands on the floor with another band around his wrists, and walk sideways, stretching them as he goes.
“I start everybody off with the yellows because the yellows are typically the easiest ones,” he said, adding, “You want to be able to move.”
Kettlebell workouts are popular these days, but the weights tend to be pricey. So Brad Roy, who works with Gates and is the editor of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness Journal, suggested medicine balls instead. They can be used in similarly dynamic moves and start around $20, though it’s important to get instruction from a trainer to avoid injury. Gates suggested picking an amount of weight that you can hold in front of you during a squat. Once you feel comfortable with that, try squatting while holding the ball above your head.
Up your walking game.
Want to really get back to basics? Try an approach that dates back to the Pleistocene. What our ancestors called “walking or running with weight on your back,” and what we now call rucking, is one of the easiest ways to build strength, stamina and muscular endurance while taking the dog for a stroll or buying a loaf of
For most of us, shelling out thousands of dollars on fitness equipment isn’t practical, especially if you suspect it will end up in a dusty closet once your New Year’s resolution wears off. (Ryan Young/The New York Times)
bread. Fancy rucking backpacks start at around $100, but you can achieve the same thing by just putting a few books or water bottles in whatever backpack you have.
If you happen to find some pullup bars or other exercise tools on your walk, leave the backpack on while you use them. If not, find a playground. Bryant said there are hundreds of exercises you can do on a playground, from step-ups to tricep dips. If you don’t have a playground, he said, try walking backward up a slope. This will target your quads, and small studies suggest it may improve balance, stability and overall fitness more than walking forward.
When you imagine a chiseled athlete, a birdwatcher is probably not the first thing you think of. But you might be surprised. It’s not that bird-watching is harder than normal walking (if anything, it’s slower), but that you end up walking longer when you’re looking to pick up that last warbler for your list. It’s more fun if you have a pair of binoculars, but that’s not a requirement.
Don’t like birds? Grab a Frisbee and try some disc golf. With 9,000 courses in the United States, there might be one nearby. Or consider working a shadowboxing routine into your walk.
You could also try walking with poles, Roy suggested. These start at around $25 and make great exercise for the arms and shoulders as you push down on them and propel yourself forward, he said. They’re just as useful on a sidewalk as they are on a trail. Make sure they are adjusted so that your forearms are parallel to the ground and your elbows are at 90-degree angles. For people who are considering walking with a cane, Roy often recommends trying one or two trekking poles instead, which encourage better posture than leaning over a cane.
Lastly, Roy added, if you want to pick up the pace and you have access to a tennis court, you might try pickleball, which starts at $30 for paddles and balls (though $100 gets you a better set).
Among older adults especially, pickleball builds hand-eye coordination and improves balance, to say nothing of the fitness benefits, he said. “It’s an awesome activity.”
Tasa mínima, promedio ponderado, y máxima para préstamos personales pequeños otorgados para la semana que terminó el sábado, 11 de mayo de 2024
A man uses an exercise band at Sweat DC. Getting in shape doesn’t have to cost a fortune. (Jared Soares/ The New York Times) The San Juan Daily StarNOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
CENTRO JUDICIAL DE BAYAMÓN SALA SUPERIOR DE BAYAMÓN
MARTA
ALGARIN DE JESUS Peticionaria EX-PARTE
Civil Núm.: BY2024CV02005.
Sobre: EXPEDIENTE DE DOMINIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS
UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS
UNIDOS, ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO.
A: Todos los que tengan cualquier derecho real en la finca que más adelante se describe, las personas ignoradas, naturales o jurídicas, a quienes pueda perjudicar la inscripción de la finca a favor de la Peticionaria y a las personas desconocidas, naturales o jurídicas, que tuvieren derecho a oponerse o se creyeron con derecho a oponerse a la inscripción del inmueble que se describe más adelante
POR LA PRESENTE se le notifica que se ha presentado ante este Tribunal el expediente arriba mencionado con el fin de justificar el dominio a favor de la Peticionaria sobre la siguiente propiedad: RÚSTICA: Predio de terreno identificado como solar 3 en el plano de Inscripción Sustituto, radicado en el Barrio Guaraguao Arriba del término municipal de Bayamón, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de 2,013.3746 m.c., equivalentes a 0.5123 cuerdas, en lindes: por el NORTE, en 52.81 metros lineales con terrenos de Alberto Sánchez; por el SUR, en 30.49 metros lineales y 10.00 metros lineales con área de viraje del camino que sirve de acceso; por el ESTE, en 76.80 metros lineales con el solar 4; y por el OESTE, en 33.63 metros lineales con terrenos de Alberto Sánchez. La Peticionaria adquirió la propiedad por Compraventa de Rafael Algarín Erazo y Elisa De Jesús Alvelo mediante escritura 11 otorgada el 22 de mayo de 1993 ante el Notario Público Elliot Merced Montañez. La propiedad antes descrita surge de la finca matriz que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Compuesta de 6.1377 cdas., equivalentes a 24,123.4080, ubicado en el Barrio SANTA OLAYA del término municipal de Bayamón, Puerto
Rico, colindando por el NORTE, con el Dr. Alberto Sánchez, por el SUR, con el Dr. Jesús E. Soto, por el ESTE, con el Sr. Baltazar Nieves Rodríguez, y el Sr Federico Sufront y Roberto Mercado, y por el OESTE, con el Dr. Alberto E. Sánchez. Enclava una estructura de hormigón para fines residenciales. La finca fue adquirida en dominio por declaración judicial. Consta inscrita al folio 6 del tomo 1551 de Bayamón Sur, finca número 67,914, inscripción primera y única, del Registro de la Propiedad de Bayamón Sección I. SE LE NOTIFICA A USTED que este Tribunal ha ordenado que se le cite como persona que está en posesión de parte o todos los predios colindantes de la finca descrita, o tenga interés para que haga oposición a este expediente, si se viere perjudicado con la inscripción solicitada; advirtiéndole que de no hacer oposición dentro del término de veinte (20) días a contar desde que fuera notificada esta citación, los Peticionarios podrán obtener que se apruebe este expediente y se mande a inscribir a su nombre la finca antes descrita en el Registro de la Propiedad, sección de Bayamón. 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:// tribunalelectronico.ramajudicial.pr/sumac2018 salvo que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la secretaría del Tribunal, notificando a la representación legal en la dirección de récord: LCDA. LIZANNETTE MORALES CRESPO PO BOX 5272
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA FIRSTBANK PUERTO RICO
Parte Demandante Vs. SUCESION DE NAZARIA CRUZ
LOPEZ COMPUESTA
POR FRANK AYALA
CRUZ, Y JOHN DOE Y RICHARD ROE COMO
POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS DE ÉSTA, Y ADMINISTRACIÓN
PARA EL SUSTENTO DE MANORES Y CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES
Parte Demandada
CIVIL NUM. CA2022CV03551
SOBRE: COBRO DE DINERO Y EJECUCION POR LA VIA
ORDINARIA Y COBRO DE DINERO. ANUNCIO DE SUBAS-
TA El suscribiente, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia de Puerto Rico, Sala de Carolina, a los demandados de epígrafe y al público en general hace saber que venderá en pública subasta en la Oficina de Alguaciles, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Humacao, al mejor postor, en moneda de curso legal de los Estados Unidos de América en efectivo, cheque certificado, o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, el derecho que tenga la parte demandada en el inmueble que se relaciona más adelante para pagar la SENTENCIA por $12,310.87, el cual se compone de $3,360.05 de primer principal y la suma de $8,950.82 de balance principal, los intereses adeudados sobre dicho principal y computados al 9.50% anual hasta su total pago y completo pago desde el primero de septiembre de 2020; cargos por demora devengados, más la suma estipulada para honorarios de abogado pactada en la escritura de hipoteca y cualesquiera otras sumas que por cualesquiera concepto legal se devenguen hasta el día de la subasta. La propiedad a venderse en pública subasta se describe como sigue: URBANA: Solar marcado con el número C guión cuatro (C-4) del plano de inscripción de la Urbanización Estancias del Río, radicado en el Barrio Medianía Baja del término municipal de Loíza, Puerto Rico, con una cabida superficial de TRESCIENTOS DIECISIETE PUNTO OCHENTA Y SEIS METROS CUADRADOS (317.86 m). En lindes por el NORTE, con calle cuatro (4), distancia de trece punto treinta y seis metros lineales (13.36); por el SUR, solar C guión cinco (C-5), en una distancia de catorce punto veintiocho metros lineales (14.28); por el ESTE, terrenos de Ricardo Rincón, en una distancia de veintitrés punto cero dos metros lineales
(23.02) y por el OESTE, con solar C guión tres (C-3), en una distancia de veintitrés punto cero cero metros lineales. Enclava estructura de hormigón y bloques dedicada única y exclusivamente a uso residencial. Inscrita al Sistema Karibe de Loíza, finca número dieciocho mil doscientos dos(18,202), Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina III, inscripción 2. Dirección Física: Estancias del Río, C-4 4ST. Loíza, PR 00772. La primera subasta se llevará a cabo el día 3 de junio de 2024, a las 9:00 de la mañana y servirá de tipo mínimo para la misma la suma de $20,000.00 sin admitirse oferta inferior. En el caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en la primera subasta, se celebrará una segunda subasta el día 10 de junio de 2024, a las 9:00 de la mañana, y el precio mínimo para esta segunda subasta será el de dos terceras partes del precio mínimo establecido para la primera subasta, o a sea la suma de $13,333.33. Si tampoco hubiera remate ni adjudicación en la segunda subasta, se celebrará una tercera subasta el día 17 de junio de 2024, a las 9:00 de la mañana y el tipo mínimo para esta tercera subasta será la mitad del precio establecido para la primera subasta, o sea, la suma de $10,000.00. El mejor postor deberá pagar el importe de su oferta en efecto, cheque certificado o giro postal a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal. Si se declarase desierta la tercera subasta, se dará por terminado el procedimiento, pudiendo adjudicarse el inmueble al acreedor hipotecario dentro de los diez días siguientes a la fecha de la última subasta, si así lo estimase conveniente, por la totalidad de la cantidad adeudada conforme a la sentencia, si ésta fuera igual o menor que el monto del tipo de la tercera subasta y abonándose dicho monto a la cantidad adeudada si ésta fuera mayor. Se avisa a cualquier licitador que la propiedad queda sujeta al gravamen del Estado Libre Asociado y CRIM sobre la propiedad inmueble por contribuciones adeudadas y que el pago de dichas contribuciones es la responsabilidad del licitador. Que se entenderá por todo licitador acepte como suficiente la titulación y que los cargos y gravámenes anteriores y los preferentes al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes en entendiéndose que el rematador los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse su extinción al precio rematante. Todos los nombres de 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 surgen 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. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Y para conocimiento de licitadores, del público en general y para su publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria en Puerto Rico y en los sitios públicos de acuerdo a las disposiciones de la Regla 51.7 de las de Procedimiento Civil, así como para la publicación en un periódico de circulación general diaria y en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, por espacio de dos semanas con antelación a la fecha de la primera subasta y por lo menos una vez por semana. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento indicado estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría del Tribunal durante las horas laborables. (Art. 102 (1) de la Ley núm. 210-2015). Expedido el presente en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 23 de abril de 2024. HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE CAROLINA.
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COMPU-LINK CORPORATION
DBA CELINK
Demandante V. SUCESIÓN DE NADDIA EMILIA DE LAS MERCEDES
BETANCOURT Y ESCALERAS T/C/C
NADDIA EMILIA
BETANCOURT
ESCALERA T/C/C
NADDIA BETANCOURT
ESCALERA COMPUESTA POR MANUEL JESUS
PENTON BETANCOURT, FULANO DE TAL
Y SUTANO DE TAL
COMO MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES; Y LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Demandados
Civil Núm.: CA2022CV03025. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA - IN REM. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.
Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL. A: SUCESIÓN DE NADDIA EMILIA DE LAS MERCEDES BETANCOURT Y ESCALERAS T/C/C NADDIA EMILIA BETANCOURT ESCALERA T/C/C NADDIA BETANCOURT ESCALERA COMPUESTA POR MANUEL JESUS PENTON BETANCOURT, FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO MIEMBROS DE NOMBRES
DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES. Yo, HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍGUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #278, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Carolina, a los demandados, acreedores y al público en general con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, por la presente CERTIFICO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 3 DE JUNIO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico, procederé a vender en Pública Subasta, al mejor postor, la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 8 de febrero de 2024. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBAS-
TA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el 10 DE JUNIO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA; y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 17 DE JUNIO DE 2024, A LAS 9:30 DE LA MAÑANA, en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Carolina, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 20 de marzo de 2024, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble que se describe a continuación: PROPIEDAD
HORIZONTAL: URBANA: Apartamento B-1 localizado en la esquina Suroeste de la Primera Planta del Condominio Mar Azul, localizado en la calle H, ahora Lirio de la Urbanización Bioscoechea en Isla Verde, Barrio Cangrejero Arriba, Carolina, Puerto Rico, con una área total de mil quinientos ochenta y dos punto cero cuatro pies cuadrados, equivalente a ciento cuarenta y siete punto cero tres metros cuadrados. Colina por el NORTE, en parte con el núcleo central comunal de la primera planta donde están localizados el vestíbulo de esa planta y el elevador y en parte con el laundry y la terraza descubierta del apartamento C-uno; por el SUR, con el patio del solar que ocupa el edificio en colindancia con la Calle Lirio; y por el SUR, con el patio del solar que ocupa el edificio en colindancia con la Calle Lirio; por el ESTE, con la pared maestra que lo separa del apartamento A-1, localizado en la esquina Sureste de esa misma planta; y por el Oeste, con el patio del solar que ocupa el edificio en colindancia con el solar número ciento dieciocho en la misma Urbanización Bioscoecha. Consiste este apartamiento de las siguientes dependencias, un vestíbulo en veinticinco pies cuadrados, equivalente a dos punto treinta y dos metros cuadrados, un área de sala-comedor, que ocupa trescientos veintiséis punto veinte pies cuadrados, equivalentes a treinta punto treinta y dos metros cuadrados; un blanco que ocupa noventa y seis pies cuadrados, equivalente a ocho punto noventa y dos metros cuadrados; un pasillo interior que ocupa cincuenta y nueve punto cincuenta y siete pies cuadrados, equivalentes a cinco punto cincuenta y cinco metros cuadrados; un dormitorio número uno que ocupa ciento noventa y cuatro punto treinta
pies cuadrados, equivalentes a dieciocho punto cero seis metros cuadrados; un dormitorio numero dos que ocupa ciento sesenta y tres punto ochenta pies cuadrados, equivalente a quince punto veintidós metros cuadrados; un dormitorio número tres que ocupa ciento cuarenta y ocho punto ochenta pies cuadrados, equivalentes a trece punto ochenta y tres metros cuadrados; un baño número uno que ocupa cuarenta y ocho punto cincuenta pies cuadrados, equivalentes a cuatro punto cincuenta metros cuadrados; un baño numero dos que ocupa treinta y seis punto cuarenta pies cuadrados equivalentes a trece punto cero uno metros cuadrados; un laundry que ocupa cincuenta y nueve punto veinte pies cuadrados, equivalentes a cinco punto cincuenta metros cuadrados; una terraza descubierta que ocupa doscientos ochenta y cuatro punto veintisiete pies cuadrados; equivalentes a treintiuno punto setenta y seis metros cuadrados. Este apartamento contiene seis closets incluidos en las áreas anteriormente mencionadas y localizadas como sigue; uno en cada dormitorio, en la cocina, uno en el pasillo interior y uno en el área de comedor. El apartamiento se comunica con las áreas y vestíbulos comunales localizados en cada planta a través de su puerta principal, que se encuentra localizada en el vestíbulo del apartamento. Le corresponde el cuatro punto ciento setenta y dos por ciento en los elementos comunes generales. Finca Número 10,607 inscrita al folio 278 del tomo 694 de Carolina, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección I de Carolina. Dirección de la Propiedad: Apt. 1-B Lirio St. Mar Azul Cond., Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979. La subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte demandante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: de $481,344.05 en concepto de principal con interés al 3.563% anual, los cuales continúan acumulándose, así como la cantidad líquida estipulada en los documentos del préstamo para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial y que correspondan a intereses y cargos por demora posterior a dicha fecha, y la suma de $36,000.00 equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original pactada, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumulados hasta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquiera suma de dinero por concepto
de contribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hipoteca, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 186 otorgada el día 29 de mayo de 2009, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante la Notario Público Carmen Lourdes Vega Anadón y consta inscrita al folio 45 del tomo 1,004 de Carolina, finca número 10,607, Registro de la Propiedad de Carolina, Sección I de Carolina. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Entiéndase: Hipoteca en garantía de un pagaré a favor del Secretario de la Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $540,000.00, con intereses al 3.563% anual, vencedero el día 28 de mayo de 2084, constituida mediante la escritura número 187, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 29 de mayo de 2009, ante la notario Carmen Lourdes Vega Anadon, e inscrita al folio 45 del tomo 1,004 de Carolina, finca número 10,607, inscripción 17ma.
Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta del inmueble antes descrito será la suma de $360,000.00 según se establece en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $240,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebración de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $180,000.00. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados
Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procederá a otorgar la escritura de traspaso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la parte demandante, cuya oferta podrá aplicarse a la extinción parcial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad reclamada, se procederá a la ejecución de la sentencia en contra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cualesquiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en cantidad suficiente para dejar cubierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la sentencia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sentencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la subasta y vendido el bien inmueble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actuales poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conocimiento y comparecencia de los
licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Carolina, Puerto Rico, a 3 de abril de 2024.
HÉCTOR L. PEÑA RODRÍ-
GUEZ, ALGUACIL PLACA #278, ALGUACIL DEL TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CAROLINA. LEGAL NOTICE
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Demandante Vs. SUCESIÓN DE ISIDRO MUÑIZ RIVERA, COMPUESTA POR LYMARIS I. MUÑIZ CORDERO, YADIRA MUÑIZ CORDERO, JOSE MUÑIZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS NOMBRES
DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESIÓN DE LYDIA
MARGARITA CORDERO
ROSARIO T/C/C LYDIA M. CORDERO, COMPUESTA POR LYMARIS I. MUÑIZ
CORDERO, YADIRA MUÑIZ CORDERO, JOSE MUÑIZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS NOMBRES
DESCONOCIDOS; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIÓN DE INGRESOS
MUNICIPALES; Y ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA
Demandados Civil Núm.: CM2023CV00501. Sobre: EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA - IN REM. EDICTO DE SUBASTA.
Al: PÚBLICO EN GENERAL.
A: SUCESIÓN DE ISIDRO MUÑIZ RIVERA, COMPUESTA POR LYMARIS I. MUÑIZ
CORDERO, YADIRA MUÑIZ CORDERO, JOSE MUÑIZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS NOMBRES
DESCONOCIDOS; SUCESIÓN DE LYDIA
MARGARITA CORDERO
ROSARIO T/C/C LYDIA M. CORDERO, COMPUESTA POR LYMARIS I. MUÑIZ
CORDERO, YADIRA MUÑIZ CORDERO, JOSE MUÑIZ; FULANO DE TAL Y SUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES
HEREDEROS NOMBRES DESCONOCIDOS; ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA; CENTRO DE RECAUDACIONES DE INGRESOS MUNICIPALES.
Yo, LUIS E. ROMÁN CARRERO, Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala de Camuy, a los demandados, acreedores y al público en general con interés sobre la propiedad que más adelante se describe, y al público en general, por la presente CERTIFICO, ANUNCIO y HAGO CONSTAR: Que el día 4 DE JUNIO DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina, sita en el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Camuy, Camuy, Puerto Rico, procederé a vender en Pública Subasta, al mejor postor, la propiedad inmueble que más adelante se describe y cuya venta en pública subasta se ordenó por la vía ordinaria mediante Sentencia dictada en el caso de epígrafe, la cual se notificó y archivó en autos el día 15 de febrero de 2024. Los autos y todos los documentos correspondientes al procedimiento incoado, estarán de manifiesto en la Secretaría durante horas laborables. Que en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación en la primera subasta a celebrarse, se celebrará una SEGUNDA SUBASTA para la venta de la susodicha propiedad, el 11 DE JUNIO DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA; y en caso de no producir remate ni adjudicación, se celebrará una TERCERA SUBASTA el día 18 DE JUNIO DE 2024, A LAS 10:00 DE LA MAÑANA en mi oficina sita en el lugar antes indicado. Que en cumplimiento de un Mandamiento de Ejecución de Sentencia que ha sido liberado por la Secretaría del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de Camuy, en el caso de epígrafe con fecha de 4 de abril de 2024, procederé a vender en pública subasta y al mejor postor, todo derecho, título e interés que tenga la parte demandada de epígrafe en el inmueble que se describe a continuación: URBANA: Solar radicado en el Barrio Puente del municipio de Camuy, Puerto Rico, marcado con el número treinta y siete del bloque J de la Urbanización Del Carmen, con una cabida superficial de trescientos veinticinco metros cuadrados, en lindes por el NORTE, con el solar número treinta y seis del propio bloque, en una longitud de veinticinco metros; por el SUR, con el solar número treinta y ocho del propio bloque, en una longitud de veinticinco metros; por el ESTE, con terrenos de Enrique López, en una longitud de trece metros; y por el OESTE, con la calle número cinco y en una longitud de trece metros. En este solar en-
clava una casa de concreto dedicada a vivienda. Finca número 5,789, inscrita al folio 96 del tomo 112 de Camuy. Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección II de Arecibo. Dirección de la Propiedad: J-37 5 St., Del Carmen Dev., Puente WD., Camuy, Puerto Rico 00627. La subasta se llevará a cabo para satisfacer, hasta donde alcance, el importe de las cantidades adeudadas a la parte demandante conforme a la sentencia dictada a su favor, a saber: de $131,440.83 en concepto de principal con interés al 3.563% anual, los cuales continúan acumulándose, así como la cantidad líquida estipulada en los documentos del préstamo para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado en caso de reclamación judicial y que correspondan a intereses y cargos por demora posterior a dicha fecha, y la suma de $17,250.00 equivalente al 10% de la suma principal original pactada, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado; más recargos acumulados hasta la fecha en que se pague la deuda; más cualquiera suma de dinero por concepto de contribuciones, primas de seguro hipotecario y riesgo, así como cualesquiera otras sumas pactadas en la escritura de hipoteca, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La hipoteca a ejecutarse en el caso de epígrafe fue constituida mediante la escritura número 156 otorgada el día 30 de mayo de 2009, en San Juan, Puerto Rico, ante el Notario Público Héctor L. Torres Vilá y consta inscrita al folio 535 del tomo 412 de Camuy, finca número 5,789, Registro de la Propiedad de Arecibo, Sección II de Arecibo. Por la presente se notifica a los acreedores que tengan inscritos o anotados sus derechos sobre los bienes hipotecados con posterioridad a la inscripción del crédito del ejecutante o acreedores de cargos o derechos reales que los hubiesen pospuesto a la hipoteca del actor y a los dueños, poseedores, tenedores de o interesados en títulos transmisibles por endoso o al portador garantizados hipotecariamente con posterioridad al crédito del actor que se celebrarán las subastas en las fechas, horas y sitios señalados para que puedan concurrir a la subasta si les conviniere o se les invita a satisfacer antes del remate el importe del crédito, de sus intereses, otros cargos y las costas y honorarios de abogado asegurados quedando subrogados en los derechos del acreedor ejecutante. Entiéndase: Hipoteca Revertida en garantía de un pagaré a favor de Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $172,500.00, con intereses al 3.563% anual, vencedero el día 1 de junio de 2097, constituida
mediante la escritura número 157, otorgada en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el día 30 de mayo de 2009, ante el notario Héctor L. Torres Vilá, e inscrita al folio 536 del tomo 418 de Camuy, finca número 5,789, inscripción 3ra, como Asiento Abreviado extendida las líneas el día 18 de enero de 2018, en virtud de la Ley número 216 del día 27 de diciembre de 2010. (Fue presentado el día 15 de junio de 2009 al Asiento 1289 del Diario 312). Que la cantidad mínima de licitación en la primera subasta del inmueble antes descrito será la suma de $172,500.00 según se establece en la escritura de hipoteca antes relacionada. En caso de que el inmueble a ser subastado no fuera adjudicado en su primera subasta se ordena la celebración de una segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, en la cual, la cantidad mínima será una equivalente a 2/3 parte de aquella, o sea la suma de $115,000.00; desierta también la segunda subasta de dicho inmueble, se ordena la celebración de una tercera subasta en la cual, la cantidad mínima será la mitad del precio pactado para la primera subasta, es decir la suma de $86,250.00. La propiedad se adjudicará al mejor postor, quien deberá satisfacer el importe de su oferta en moneda legal y corriente de los Estados Unidos de América en el momento de la adjudicación, entiéndase efectivo, giro postal o cheque certificado a nombre del Alguacil del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, y que las cargas y gravámenes preferentes, si los hubiese, al crédito del ejecutante continuarán subsistentes, entendiéndose que el rematante los acepta y queda subrogado en la responsabilidad de los mismos, sin destinarse a su extinción el precio del remate. La propiedad no está sujeta a gravámenes anteriores y/o preferentes según surge de las constancias del Registro de la Propiedad en un estudio de título efectuado a la finca antes descrita. Una vez efectuada la venta de dicha propiedad, el Alguacil procederá a otorgar la escritura de traspaso al licitador victorioso en subasta, quien podrá ser la parte demandante, cuya oferta podrá aplicarse a la extinción parcial o total de la obligación reconocida por la sentencia dictada en este caso. La propiedad a ser ejecutada se adquirirá libre de cargas y gravámenes posteriores. Si el producto de la venta fuere insuficiente para satisfacer la cantidad reclamada, se procederá a la ejecución de la sentencia en contra de la parte demandada por el remanente de las sumas no satisfechas, mediante embargo y venta en ejecución de cualesquiera otros bienes propiedad de la parte demandada en cantidad suficiente para dejar cu-
bierta y totalmente satisfecha a la parte demandante cualquier deficiencia o parte insoluta de la sentencia dictada a su favor según dispuesto en la sentencia dictada en este caso. Se dispone, conforme con la sentencia dictada en este caso que, una vez efectuada la subasta y vendido el bien inmueble, los adjudicatarios sean puestos en posesión del mismo dentro del término de veinte (20) días por el Alguacil de este Honorable Tribunal y los actuales poseedores lanzados del referido inmueble. Y para la concurrencia de licitadores y para el público en general, se publicará este Edicto de acuerdo con la ley, mediante edicto, en un periódico de circulación general en el Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, una vez por semana, por espacio de dos (2) semanas consecutivas con un intervalo de por lo menos siete (7) días entre ambas publicaciones, y para su fijación en tres (3) lugares públicos del municipio en que ha de celebrarse la venta, tales como la Alcaldía, el Tribunal y la Colecturía, y se le notificará además a la parte demandada vía correo certificado con acuse de recibo a la última dirección conocida. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto de Subasta para conocimiento y comparecencia de los licitadores, bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, en Camuy, Puerto Rico, a 8 de abril de 2024. LUIS E. ROMÁN CARRERO, ALGUACIL, TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA, SALA DE CAMUY. WILFREDO OLMO SALAZAR, ALGUACIL REGIONAL. ****
LEGAL NOTICE
EDICTO SOBRE RECUSACIÓN DE ELECTORES POR MOTIVO DE DOMICILIO Y OTRAS CAUSALES
SAN JUAN 002
CITACIÓN A VISTA A LOS SIGUIENTES ELECTORES
A: Claritere Alonso Costa, número electoral 2683462, número de recusación 9775, Pedro Luis Arroyo Aquino, número electoral 0389685, número de recusación 9776, Priscila Barea Bosch, número electoral 1586187, número de recusación 9777, Maria C Berrios Lopez, número electoral 1649903, número de recusación 9778, Silvia Ivonne Betancourt, número electoral 3876561, número de recusación 9779, Viviana Bourali Falcon, número electoral 3340620, número de recusación 9780, Adrian Brito Rodriguez, número electoral
6021543, número de recusación 9781, Luis Antonio Burgos Soto, número electoral 6311256, número de recusación 9782, Iris Elizabeth Cabrera Quiñones, número electoral 6264031, número de recusación 9783, Adelle Caraballo Alvarez, número electoral 1632817, número de recusación 9785, Mercedes Carrion Crespo, número electoral 3890497, número de recusación 9787, Gloria Castillo Ortiz, número electoral 0113087, número de recusación 9788, Phoebe Selimar Cintron Bleth, número electoral 6769671, número de recusación 9789, Leslie Ann Cora Cruz, número electoral 4075477, número de recusación 9790, Carlos Jeronimo Corrada Bravo, número electoral 3126451, número de recusación 9791, Marcos Gabriel Corradas Venegas, número electoral 6772971, número de recusación 9792, Nilsa Dalmaris Correa Padilla, número electoral 3748498, número de recusación 9793, Yolanda Vanessa Cosme Lugo, número electoral 6585787, número de recusación 9794, Beatriz Cruz Sotomayor, número electoral 3355017, número de recusación 9795, Nelly V Cruz Rodriguez, número electoral 2870024, número de recusación 9796, Blanca Lissette Cruz Roman, número electoral 3745143, número de recusación 9797, Lewdy Gibelli Cuevas Santana, número electoral 6788223, número de recusación 9798, Harryomar De Jesus Carrasquillo, número electoral 6411509, número de recusación 9801, Dianne Marie De Jesus Nieves, número electoral 6149414, número de recusación 9802, Ricardo Jose Del Rio Morales, número electoral 4487676, número de recusación 9803, Kevin Noel Del Valle Aponte, número
electoral 3561945, número de recusación
9804, Julio Enrique Diaz Laabes, número electoral 6365560, número de recusación 9805, Omar Durand Ortiz, número electoral 6490088, número de recusación 9808, Euri De Jesus Fernandez Nunez, número electoral 6591584, número de recusación 9809, Ana María Figueroa Rivera, número electoral 138555, número de recusación 9810, Antonio J Flores Juarbe, número electoral 3189975, número de recusación 9811, Oscar Javier Flores Juarbe, número electoral 3189976, número de recusación 9812, Ricardo Luis Garcia Rodriguez, número electoral 4238520, número de recusación 9814, Sara Beatriz Garcia Castillo, número electoral 4131872, número de recusación 9815, Carlos M Garcia Ortiz, número electoral 0113096, número de recusación 9816, Coraima Gonzalez Caraballo, número electoral 6262714, número de recusación 9817, Guillermo Gonzalez Melendez, número electoral 3384673, número de recusación 9819, Steven Goveo Ojeda, número electoral 6159871, número de recusación 9820, Isabel Cristina Gutierrez Lauzurique, número electoral 6436027, número de recusación 9821, Cristina Guzman Apellaniz, número electoral 3646475, número de recusación 9822, Alicia Hernandez Godreau, número electoral 3928253, número de recusación 9823, Hector Luis Lora Velez, número electoral 79888, número de recusación 9825, Aurea Esther Maisonet Rodriguez, número electoral 3871094, número de recusación 9826, Ana Isabel Maldonado Albertorio, número electoral 6165427, número de recusación 9827, Lizette Marin Mendez, número electoral 2170169,
número de recusación 9828, Sheyla Karina Martinez Paulino, número electoral 6730725, número de recusación 9829, Deborah Massanet Bonilla, número electoral 4389668, número de recusación 9830 y Dinorah A. Matias Duran, número electoral 6702925, número de recusación 9831.
POR LA PRESENTE, se notifica que ha sido presentada una solicitud de recusación de electores por motivo de domicilio y otras causales hacia su persona, y se ha señalado VISTA PARA EL MARTES, 28 DE MAYO DE 2024 A LAS 5:30PM EN LAS OFICINAS DE LA COMISIÓN LOCAL, LOCALIZADAS EN: CALLE ARTERIAL B 550 DE HATO REY, PUERTO RICO. LA DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA DE LA JUNTA DE INSCRIPCIÓN PERMANENTE ES CALLE ARTERIAL B 550 DE SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. EL NÚMERO DE TELÉFONO DE LA JUNTA DE INSCRIPCIÓN ES EL 787-777-8682. SE APERCIBE A LOS ELECTORES QUE, DE NO COMPARECER A LA VISTA EN LA FECHA Y HORA SENALADA, SE PROCEDERÁ CON LA MISMA SIN MAS CITARLE, NOTIFICARLE, NI OIRLE. FIRMADA POR HON. JUAN A. LEÓN GONZÁLEZ, PRESIDENTE DE LA COMISIÓN LOCAL EL 6 DE MAYO DE 2024.
LEGAL NOTICE
EDICTO SOBRE RECUSACIÓN DE ELECTORES POR MOTIVO DE DOMICILIO Y OTRAS CAUSALES SAN JUAN 002 CITACIÓN A VISTA A LOS SIGUIENTES ELECTORES
A: Gretchen Amanda Mattina Hernandez, número electoral 6339901, número de recusación 9832, Juan Rafael Mejia Arias, número electoral 4622135, número de recusación 9833, Mariel Elizabet Melendez Mulero, número electoral 4206146, número de recusación 9834, Maria Gabriela Montero Pagan, número electoral 3900187, número de recusación 9835, Samuel Carlos Morales Velazquez, número electoral 6416499, número de recusación 9836, Eduardo Antonio Olivera Hernandez, número electoral 6805723, número de recusación 9837, Alejandro Ortiz
Valentin, número electoral 3545278, número de recusación 9838, Luis Rafael Pagan Pagan, número electoral 2506518, número de recusación 9839, Julio Jose Perez Pedraza, número electoral 6658206, número de recusación 9840, Carla Vita Piacentini, número electoral 6315464, número de recusación 9841, Junior Felix Pomales, número electoral 6253114, número de recusación 9842, Stephanie Marie Ramos Otero, número electoral 6267847, número de recusación 9843, Catherine Ramos Rivera, número electoral 2771713, número de recusación 9844, Jesus Ramon Riefkohl Rey, número electoral 2703658, número de recusación 9845, Jorge Riefkohl Rey, número electoral 2913508, número de recusación 9846, Maria L. Rios Ayala, número electoral 1532719, número de recusación 9847, Minell Marie Ripoll Torres, número electoral 4148190, número de recusación 9848, Daniela Ines Rivera Albertorio, número electoral 6769856, número de recusación 9849, Maria Del Mar Rivera Peña, número electoral 6340563, número de recusación 9850, Abdiel Rivera Reyes, número electoral 4117357, número de recusación 9851, Sandra Rivera Ortiz, número electoral 2131841, número de recusación 9852, Braulio Rodriguez Avila, número electoral 6453033, número de recusación 9853, John Michael Rodriguez Lopez, número electoral 6411877, número de recusación 9854, Michael Rey Roman , número electoral 4451771, número de recusación 9856, Edgardo Alejandro Rosaly Sampoll, número electoral 6229973, número de recusación 9857, Zulma E Rosario Orta, número electoral 3099056, número de recusación 9858, Genessis Mary Rosario Rodriguez, número
electoral 6304137, número de recusación 9859, Tracy Saint-Hilaire Urbaez, número electoral 6721914, número de recusación 9860, Karla Michelle Sierra Figueroa, número electoral 6006117, número de recusación 9861, Carlos Sierra Torres, número electoral 138601, número de recusación 9862, Melissa Del C. Soto Arrocha, número electoral 3202587, número de recusación 9863, Gabriela Torres Figueroa, número electoral 6672105, número de recusación 9864, Jehu Torres Ruiz, número electoral 4259430, número de recusación 9865, Luis Alberto Torres Serrano, número electoral 6172294, número de recusación 9866, Chris Ahmed Torres Villanueva, número electoral 6771583, número de recusación 9867, Gilberto Torres Cardona, número electoral 3505974, número de recusación 9868, Eleida Enid Valentin Villanueva, número electoral 4505324, número de recusación 9869, Andrea Del Pila Vallejo Albertorio, número electoral 6750108, número de recusación 9870, Carlos Obed Velez Rodriguez, número electoral 4430938, número de recusación 9872 y Jose E. Vilanova Medina, número electoral 3716918, número de recusación 9873. POR LA PRESENTE, se notifica que ha sido presentada una solicitud de recusación de electores por motivo de domicilio y otras causales hacia su persona, y se ha señalado VISTA PARA EL MARTES, 30 DE MAYO DE 2024 A LAS 5:30PM EN LAS OFICINAS DE LA COMISIÓN LOCAL, LOCALIZADAS EN: CALLE ARTERIAL B 550 DE HATO REY, PUERTO RICO. LA DIRECCIÓN FÍSICA DE LA JUNTA DE INSCRIPCIÓN PERMANENTE ES CALLE ARTERIAL B 550 DE SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. EL NÚMERO DE TELÉFONO DE LA JUNTA DE INSCRIPCIÓN ES EL 787-777-8682. SE APERCIBE A LOS ELECTORES QUE, DE NO COMPARECER A LA VISTA EN LA FECHA Y HORA SENALADA, SE PROCEDERÁ CON LA MISMA SIN MAS
CITARLE, NOTIFICARLE, NI OIRLE. FIRMADA POR HON. JUAN A. LEÓN GONZÁLEZ, PRESIDENTE DE LA COMISIÓN LOCAL EL 6 DE MAYO DE 2024.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE COOPERATIVA DE AHORRO Y CREDITO DE MEDICOS Y OTROS PROFESIONALES DE LA SALUD (MEDICOOP) Demandante Vs. SUCESION MARCO
ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ APONTE COMPUESTA POR SUS HIJOS
MARCO RODRIGUEZ, KETLYN MARIA
RODRIGUEZ MATOS Y FULANO DE TAL Y ZUTANO DE TAL COMO POSIBLES HEREDEROS DESCONOCIDOS; KETLIN A. MATOS IRIZARRY
Demandados Civil Núm.: PO2024CV00929. (601). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO. EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO, se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero, en la que se alega adeuda la suma de $45,986.45 de principal, intereses al 6.50% anual, desde el día 4 de diciembre de 2023, hasta su completo pago, más un 33% del principal del Pagaré estipulado para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado y recargos acumulados todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. 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: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico/, salvo que el caso sea un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal
podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra sin más citarle ni oírle y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le 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 mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023).
Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. La información del (de la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante es la siguiente: Lcda. Adela Surillo Gutiérrez, Bufete Collazo & Surillo, LLC, P.O. Box 11550, San Juan, PR 00922-1550; Teléfono: (787) 625-9999. Se le advierte, además, que conforme el caso de Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria v. Latinoamericana de Exportación, Inc., 164 D.P.R. 689, 696 (2005) y a tenor con las disposiciones del Artículo 1578 del Código Civil de Puerto Rico (31 L.P.R.A. sec. 11021), deberá aceptar o repudiar la herencia del causante, dentro del término de treinta (30) días. De no expresar su intención de aceptar o repudiar la herencia dentro del término que se le fijó, la herencia se tendrá por aceptada. Se le notifica también por la presente que la parte demandante habrá de presentar para su anotación al Registrador de la Propiedad del Distrito en que está situada la propiedad objeto de este pleito, un aviso de estar pendiente esta acción. Para publicarse conforme a la Orden dictada por el Tribunal en un periódico de circulación general. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto que firmo y sello en Ponce, Puerto Rico, 01 de mayo de 2024. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JOAN M. ROSARIO ALBINO, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE PONCE VAPR FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION
Demandante Vs. GIOVANNI OLIVERAS
SIRAGUSA
Demandado
Civil Núm.: PO2024CV00011. 605. Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO ORDINARIO. EMPLA-
ZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, SS. A: GIOVANNI OLIVERAS SIRAGUSA. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero, en la que se alega adeuda la suma de $6,086.84, más costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. 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: https:// www.poderjudicial.pr/index. php/tribunal-electronico, salvo que el caso sea un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. Si usted deja de presentar su alegación responsiva dentro del referido término, el tribunal podrá dictar sentencia en rebeldía en su contra sin más citarle ni oírle y conceder el remedio solicitado en la demanda, o cualquier otro, si el tribunal, en el ejercicio de su sana discreción, lo entiende procedente. Además, se le 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 mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. La información del (de la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante es la siguiente: Lcda. Adela Surillo Gutiérrez, Bufete Collazo & Surillo, LLC, P.O. Box 11550, San Juan, PR 00922-1550; Teléfono: (787) 625-9999. Para publicarse conforme a la Orden dictada por el Tribunal en un periódico de circulación general. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto que firmo y se-
llo en Ponce, Puerto Rico, hoy 2 de mayo de 2024. CARMEN G. TIRÚ QUIÑONES, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. JANNISS COLÓN MARTÍNEZ, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA DE NARANJITO EN BAYAMÓN ISLAND PORTFOLIO SERVICES, LLC, COMO AGENTE DE ACE ONE FUNDING, LLC. Demandante Vs. JORGE L. IZQUIERDO PÉREZ Demandado
Civil Núm.: NJ2023CV00114. Salón: 401. 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: JORGE L. IZQUIERDO PÉREZ–URB REXVILLE AA16 CALLE 51, BAYAMON PR 00957-4235.
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 a los abogados de la parte demandante, el Lcdo. Gabriel Antonio Ramos Colón cuyas direcciones son: P.O. Box 71418 San Juan, Puerto Rico 009368518, teléfono (787) 993-3731 a la dirección gabriel.ramos@ orf-law.com y a la dirección notificaciones@orf-law.com. EXTENDIDO BAJO MI FIRMA y el sello del Tribunal, en Bayamón, Puerto Rico, hoy día 25 de marzo de 2024. En Bayamón, Puerto Rico, el 25 de marzo de 2024. LCDA. LAURA I. SANTA SÁNCHEZ, SECRETARIA. NÉLIDA OCASIO ORTEGA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR.
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA REGIÓN JUDICIAL DE ARECIBO
SALA SUPERIOR DE ARECIBO
CENTURION INSURANCE AGENCY, POR SÍ Y COMO PARTE INTERESADA Demandantes V. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION; JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE Demandados Civil Núm.: MV2024CV00068. Sala: 100. Sobre: CANCELACIÓN DE PAGARÉ HIPOTECARIO. EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO, S.S. A: JOHN DOE Y RICHARD DOE.
Quedan notificados que la demandante de epígrafe ha radicado en este Tribunal una Demanda contra la parte demandada en la que se solicita la cancelación por la vía judicial de un Pagaré hipotecario extraviado a favor de Small Business Administration, o a su orden, por la suma principal de $84,700.00 e intereses al 1.750% anual y vencimiento el día 10 de febrero de 2048, mediante la Escritura Número 7 otorgada en Arecibo, Puerto Rico ante la notario público Mariluz Rivera Ortiz, inscrita al Sistema Karibe, finca número 10,095 de Morovis, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí, inscripción 6ta. El descrito Pagaré hipotecario grava la propiedad que se describe a continuación: RÚSTICA: Situada en el Barrio Cuchillas del término municipal de Morovis, con una cabida superficial de 1.5135 cuerdas, equivalentes a 5,949.722 metros cuadrados; y en lindes por el Norte, con Carmen Lydia Colón Fontán; por el Sur, con la Carretera #618; por el Este, con Carmen Lydia Colón Fontán; y por el Oeste, con parcela segregada para ser vendida a Julio Antonio Reyes Colón. Inscrita al folio 90 del tomo 207 de Morovis, finca número 10,095, Registro de la Propiedad de Puerto Rico, Sección de Manatí. Se les advierte que el presente Edicto se publicará en un periódico de circulación general una sola vez y se le requiere para que contesten la Demanda de epígrafe dentro de los treinta (30) días siguientes a la publicación del edicto, radicando el original de su contestación en el Tribunal correspondiente y notificando con copia de la misma a la parte demandante a la siguiente dirección:
BUFETE APONTE & CORTÉS
LCDA. ERIKA MORALES MARENGO
PO Box 195337
San Juan, Puerto Rico
00919-5337
Tel. (787) 239-5661 / Email: emarengo@apontecortes.com
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://unired.ramajudicial.pr/sumac/, salvo que se presente por derecho propio. Se le apercibe que de no hacerlo, el tribunal podrá dictar Sentencia en rebeldía concediendo el remedio solicitado en la demanda, sin citarle ni oírle. Expedido bajo mi firma y sello del Tribunal, hoy día 1 de mayo de 2024. VIVIAN Y. FRESSE GONZÁLEZ, SECRETARIA. BRUNILDA HERNÁNDEZ MÉNDEZ, SUB-SECRETARIA.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA
SALA SUPERIOR DE GUAYAMA BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante Vs. DANIEL LEBRÓN
FIGUEROA Y SU ESPOSA ALBA RAQUEL MORALES ANAYA, TAMBIÉN CONOCIDA COMO ALBA R. MORALES ANAYA Y COMO ALBA MORALES ANAYA, Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE BIENES GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: GM2024CV00242. (303). Sobre: COBRO DE DINERO (EJECUCIÓN DE HIPOTECA POR LA VÍA ORDINARIA). EMPLAZAMIENTO POR EDICTO. ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMÉRICA, EL PRESIDENTE DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS, EL ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO. POR EL PRESENTE EDICTO se le notifica que se ha radicado en esta Secretaría por la parte demandante, Demanda sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Hipoteca por la Vía Ordinaria, en la que se alega adeuda la suma principal de $80,645.73, más intereses sobre dicha suma al 6.375% anual, desde el día 1ro de septiembre de 2015, hasta su completo pago, más recargos acumulados, más la cantidad de $9,503.80, estipulada para costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado, así como cualquier otra suma estipulada en el contrato de préstamo, todas cuyas sumas están líquidas y exigibles. La propiedad hipotecada a ser vendida en pública subasta es:
URBANA: Solar radicado en la URBANIZACIÓN HACIENDA
LOS RECREOS, INC., situado en el Barrio Pozo Hondo del término municipal de Guayama, Puerto Rico, que se descri-
be en el plano de inscripción de la Urbanización con el número, área y colindancias que se relacionan a continuación: Solar número H guión Veinticinco (H25). Área de TRESCIENTOS
UNO PUNTO CUATRO CERO
CERO CERO (301.4000)
METROS CUADRADOS. En lindes por el NORTE, en veintidós punto cero cero (22.00) metros, con el solar número H guión Veinticuatro (H-24); por el SUR, en veintidós punto cero cero (22.00) metros, con charca de agua; por el ESTE, en trece punto setenta (13.70) metros, con terreno perteneciente a Guillermo López; y por el OESTE, en trece punto setenta (13.70) metros, con la Calle número Ocho (8) de la Urbanización. Enclava estructura dedicada a vivienda para una familia con tres habitaciones y dos baños. Bordeada por toda la colindancia Oeste con servidumbre de sistema telefónico de uno punto cincuenta y dos (1.52) metros de ancho. Bordeada en parte de la colindancia Sur con servidumbre de sistema eléctrico de cero punto cincuenta y siete (0.57) metros de ancho por nueve punto catorce (9.14) metros de largo. La escritura de hipoteca se encuentra inscrita al folio 135 del tomo 480 de Guayama, finca número 18,618, inscripción segunda. POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los treinta (30) días de haber sido publicado este emplazamiento, excluyéndose el día de la publicación. 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: https://www.poderjudicial.px/index.php/tribunalelectronico/, salvo que el caso sea un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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. Además, se le 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 proce-
sos para la privación de patria potestad, y cualquier otra medida en el mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado (a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. La información del (de la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante es la siguiente:
Lcdo. Baldomero A. Collazo Torres RUA Núm. 10,189
Bufete Collazo & Surillo, LLC P.O. Box 11550 San Juan, P.R. 00922-1550 Tel. (787) 625-9999 Fax (787) 705-7387
E-mail: bcollazo@lawpr.com
Se le notifica también por la presente que la parte demandante habrá de presentar para su anotación al Registrador de la Propiedad del Distrito en que está situada la propiedad objeto de este pleito, un aviso de estar pendiente esta acción. Para publicarse conforme a la Orden dictada por el Tribunal en un periódico de circulación general. EN TESTIMONIO DE LO CUAL, expido el presente Edicto que firmo y sello en Guayana, Puerto Rico, hoy 2 de mayo de 2024. MARISOL ROSADO RODRÍGUEZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL I.
DAISY RODRÍGUEZ LUNA, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL I.
LEGAL NOTICE
ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL GENERAL DE JUSTICIA TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA CENTRO JUDICIAL DE AGUADILLA SALA SUPERIOR BANCO POPULAR DE PUERTO RICO
Demandante V. ANIBAL ROSADO CRESPO, YOLANDA VARGAS SANCHEZ Y LA SOCIEDAD LEGAL DE GANANCIALES COMPUESTA POR AMBOS
Demandados Civil Núm.: AG2024CV00428. 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: ANIBAL ROSADO CRESPO - 1 ESTANCIAS DE RÍO GRANDE, RINCÓN, PR 00677; PO BOX 1218, RINCÓN, PR 00677.
Por la presente se le emplaza y notifica que debe contestar la demanda incoada en su contra dentro del término de treinta (30) días a partir de la publicación del presente 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 el caso sea de un expediente físico o que se represente por derecho propio, en cuyo caso deberá presentar su alegación responsiva en la Secretaría del Tribunal y notificar copia de la misma al (a la) abogado(a) de la parte demandante o a ésta, de no tener representación legal. 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. Además, se le 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 mejor interés del (de la) menor. (Artículo 33, incisos b y f de la Ley Núm. 57-2023). Se le advierte de su derecho a comparecer acompañado(a) de abogado(a) en los casos que proceda. Los abogados de la parte demandante son: ABOGADOS DE LA PARTE
DEMANDANTE: Lcdo. Reggie Díaz Hernández RUA Núm.: 16,393 BERMUDEZ & DÍAZ LLP
500 Calle De La Tanca, Suite 209 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 Tel.: (787) 523-2670 / Fax: (787) 523-2664 rdiaz@bdprlaw.com
EXTENDIDO BAJO Ml FIRMA y Sello del Tribunal, hoy, 1 de mayo de 2024. SARAHI REYES PÉREZ, SECRETARIA REGIONAL. ARLENE GUZMÁN PABÓN, SECRETARIA AUXILIAR DEL TRIBUNAL.
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ESTADO LIBRE ASOCIADO DE PUERTO RICO TRIBUNAL DE PRIMERA INSTANCIA SALA SUPERIOR DE VEGA ALTA
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Demandante V. ADELAIDA SUÁREZ MOLINA; HÉCTOR LUIS LÓPEZ SUÁREZ; Y
MELISA LÓPEZ SUÁREZ Demandados Civil Núm.: VA2024CV00054. 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: HÉCTOR LUIS LÓPEZ SUÁREZ - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA. De: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE OF BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2017-1, BY FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AS SERVICER.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 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://unired. ramaiudicial.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. Este caso trata sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Garantías en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene a la parte demandada a pagar: la suma principal de $69,914.36, más intereses a razón de 6 %, desde el 1 de mayo de 2021, que se acumulan diariamente hasta su total y completo pago, más la suma de $856.40 por cargos por mora, más la suma de $387.37 en conexión con la cuenta de reserva, más la suma de $8,814.53 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. 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.
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Demandante V. ADELAIDA SUÁREZ MOLINA; HÉCTOR LUIS LÓPEZ SUÁREZ; Y MELISA LÓPEZ SUÁREZ
Demandados Civil Núm.: VA2024CV00054. 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: MELISA LÓPEZ SUÁREZ - DIRECCIÓN DESCONOCIDA. De: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE OF BOSCO CREDIT II TRUST SERIES 2017-1, BY FRANKLIN CREDIT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AS SERVICER.
POR LA PRESENTE se le emplaza para que presente al tribunal su alegación responsiva dentro de los 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://unired. ramaiudicial.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.
Este caso trata sobre Cobro de Dinero y Ejecución de Garantías en que la parte demandante solicita que se condene a la parte demandada a pagar: la suma principal de $69,914.36, más intereses a razón de 6 %, desde el 1 de mayo de 2021, que se acumulan diariamente hasta su total y completo pago, más la suma de $856.40 por cargos por mora, más la suma de $387.37 en conexión con la cuenta de reserva, más la suma de $8,814.53 por concepto de costas, gastos y honorarios de abogado. 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. Lcda. Guelmarie Águila Meléndez, Número del Tribunal Supremo 14,920 PO Box 195553, San Juan, PR, 00919-5553
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Sue Bird hopes to sound like Charles Barkley one day.
Bird, 43, remembers listening to Barkley, the Naismith Hall of Famer, complain about his playing days, on TNT’s “Inside the NBA.”
“He’s like, ‘Oh, I had to fly commercial. I didn’t have these charter flights.’ Or, ‘Oh, these guys are making $40 million. Like, my contract was only — I don’t know, $10 million.’ And he kind of sounds disgruntled,” Bird said on NPR’s “Fresh Air” last month.
Bird, who retired from the WNBA after the 2022 season, cannot wait to toss out her own back-in-my-day tales.
“I’ve always joked, I hope I’m that disgruntled athlete because that means all the blood, sweat and tears was for something,” she said. “It means the game has grown.”
Bird has not been out of the league even two full years, but the league she will watch this summer is already in a better place than it was when she quit playing.
Changes momentous and minute are aplenty as the 28th regular season began Tuesday. For years, as Bird and her generation of players graced the hardwood, the WNBA chipped away at areas of growth. But now the pace of the adjustments is explosive.
“To be very honest, the impact of the wave right now is more profound than I thought it was going to be,” said Lisa Brummel, an owner of the Seattle Storm, which added Bird to its ownership group this spring. “It got to be a bigger wave a lot faster than what I think we projected it to be. And wow, I’ll say it feels amazing.”
Television viewership numbers have skyrocketed across women’s basketball. April’s draft averaged a record 2.47 million viewers, a 307% increase over last year, and it was the most-viewed WNBA telecast since 2000.
at home games, the Fever will be traveling with multiple full-time security members, employed by Pacers Sports and Entertainment, on all trips, a team spokesperson said. Multiple members of their security team will also be present at ancillary team events, as they were at Indiana’s promotional photo shoot in downtown Indianapolis last week.
The travel adjustments demonstrate a commitment to improving player experiences. New facilities provide another significant lift. By season’s end, the Storm and the Phoenix Mercury will have opened new spaces. The Storm debuted their 50,000-square-foot performance center in April, equipped with state-ofthe-art strength and conditioning equipment, a health and wellness suite and an aquatics room. The Mercury’s center is expected to open by the time they host the mid-July All-Star Game. It should come as no surprise, then, that both teams added stars to their rosters: Seattle signed 2016 league MVP Nneka Ogwumike, and four-time first-team All-WNBA guard Skylar Diggins-Smith, and Phoenix bolstered its roster with the 2021 finals MVP, Kahleah Copper, and all-WNBA defensive team guard Natasha Cloud.
The first preseason exhibition for Chicago Sky rookies Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso was not on traditional television, but more than 500,000 viewers tuned in to a phone stream from a resourceful fan. It seems like a harbinger of what will come in the regular season.
“The growth is happening so fast,” said Cheryl Reeve, the Minnesota Lynx’s coach and president for basketball operations. “It’s so accelerated. And I’ve been saying this in our own organization, that business as usual isn’t going to work anymore.”
Early viewership returns reflect the strengthened link between the college and professional games. The win by Cardoso and the South Carolina Gamecocks against Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes in this year’s national championship game averaged 18.9 million viewers, making it the most watched women’s college basketball game ever. The tournament viewership was up 121% from 2023.
With a high-profile rookie class entering the league, WNBA attendance is already swelling. No team had ever sold out its season-ticket package in the offseason, but three teams (Las Vegas, Atlanta and Dallas) did this year. Three games have also been moved to bigger venues to accommodate more fans who want to see Clark play.
How players arrive at those contests will be
changing as well. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced last week that the league planned to add charter flights on a full-time basis this season.
Lynx guard Kayla McBride called the change “a breath of fresh air.” Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier noted that with more people watching women’s basketball, it was imperative to protect player privacy in public places.
“All these players in these spaces are becoming so popular that it really is about [safety] as much as it’s about recovery,” she said.
Even before Engelbert’s announcement, franchises around the league recognized the importance of increasing security. Every WNBA team will travel with security personnel on commercial flights for as long as they continue.
Additional security measures will be carried out in other ways as well. The Chicago Sky practice at a public facility; the Sachs Recreation Center wrote in an email to its community members, obtained by The Athletic, that beginning April 29, two police officers would be on-site during all Sky practices for the remainder of the season.
Fever general manager Lin Dunn said Indiana was taking similar precautions to ensure that every member of her franchise would be safe. In addition to having a full security team
Having already become the first franchise to win consecutive titles in 21 years, the Las Vegas Aces will look to win a third straight this summer. Expect a standout season from their star, A’ja Wilson, who will be getting her own signature sneaker and clothing collection with Nike in 2025.
All told, as Engelbert prepared to give the Aces their rings Tuesday night, she said she is thrilled with the state of the WNBA. With revenue having reportedly doubled since 2019, she said the league had “huge investment” coming in through corporate and media partnerships. (The league’s existing media rights deal with ESPN ends after the 2025 season, and a new collective bargaining agreement could come into effect in 2026.) At April’s draft, which was held in front of fans for the first time in eight years, Engelbert said the WNBA was “ready for what’s next.”
Expansion into new markets is part of what is to come. A 13th franchise will begin play in the Bay Area in 2025, and a 14th team is reportedly set to debut in Toronto in 2026.
“We are witnessing a transformational moment in sports,” Engelbert said, “that we may not experience for generations.”
Bird, too, feels the added buzz. She said the sport had crossed a cultural cachet line. For that reason, it might not take Bird much more time to become a semi-crotchety pundit. She might be able to tell stories about the old days before she even knows it.
Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird drives against Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner during the Storm’s last regular season game, at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Wash., Sept. 17, 2021. Bird, who retired from the WNBA after the 2022 season, is excited that the league she will watch this summer is already in a significantly better place than it was when she quit playing. (Lindsey Wasson/The New York Times)
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