INCORPORATING THE WEST HEMPSTEAD BEACON
Hempstead P.D. celebrates 150
years at anniversary gala History, civic involvement of officers recognized by family, friends, officials
By REINE BETHANY
The lights that gleamed off the shining floors of The Somerley at Fox Hollow made a worthy ambience for the 150th anniversary gala of the Hempstead Police Department.
But the glittering lights didn’t compare to the glow of fellowship among the men and women who attended: Hempstead’s proud police officers and support staff, the family and friends who stand by them, and the local officials who diligently bring in funds for updated equipment and training.
It is an enormous team working daily to do an enormous job. And at the Oct. 9 banquet, with music by D.J. Zah reverberating from the rafters, the team hugged each other, relaxed around tables with sumptuous food, and applauded each other’s achievements.
“Since 1875, the Hempstead Police Department has stood as a pillar of protection, resilience, and progress,” said Sgt. Steven Cohen, introducing the evening. “We will continue to … embrace community programs that make Hempstead stronger, safer, and more united.”
The Master of Ceremony, Ret. Lt. Frank McNamee, introduced Hempstead Police Chief Richard Holland, who noted the department’s mission: “to keep our people safe, uphold the law and serve with integrity.”
“The next 150 years will bring new challenges, new opportunities, and new ways of serving our community,” Holland added. “What will remain the same is the foundation of trust, service, and honor.”
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Renovations coming to A.B.G.S. Middle School
By REINE BETHANY
Special to the Herald
A momentous event quietly resounded across the campus of Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School in Hempstead. Nine shovels symbolically bit the earth on Oct. 11.
The hands grasping the shovels were those of Hempstead students, teachers, administrators, and school board members. Among them were Deputy Town Supervisor Dorothy Goosby, Nassau County Legislator Scott Davis, and Hempstead educator and former mayor Don Ryan.
They were all part of a crowd of more than 40 that was composed of mid-
dle-school students and teachers (past and present), local and state officials, and the team of architects and contractors whose huge machines have scraped bare a large portion of the athletic field behind the middle school.
The occasion was the groundbreaking for a brand-new building — the first significant upgrading since the middle school opened 52 years ago.
Trailers behind the middle school that should have been temporary, but that nurtured the spillover from crowded classrooms for decades, were gone forever as of that Saturday morning.
Arising from the bare ground in time for the 2027-28 school year will be a modern building whose design includes:
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Fellowship, awards presented to officers
tics showing overall crime in the village at an all-time low.
McNamee noted fun facts about Hempstead police history: that the police department grew from one constable elected in 1875, to four patrol officers with bicycles and uniforms in 1909, overseen by Chief Robert Vandewater; that in 1919 Chief Phineas A. Seaman instituted regular procedures still used today, and presented the village with its first patrol automobile in 1922, purchased with money raised by the police officers.
As of this year, McNamee added, the Hempstead Police Department is the largest village police force in New York state, with a patrol division, a detective unit, a traffic division, the Juvenile Aid Bureau, a firearms training unit, a community policing unit, a canine officer, and a 35-year-old Police Activity League.
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“We are a technologically advanced police department,” McNamee said. “Just today, one of our partners, Block Safety, helped the police department recover a gun, and the person carrying that gun, with the use of a drone. I’m sure, if the mayor can swing it, we will have our own aviation and helicopter department!”
Applause rocked the room repeatedly during the presentations of community service awards for eight honorees: the village’s first black police chief, Thomas Scott (posthumous); Ret. Lt. Sherry J. Hines, who developed the Juvenile Aid Bureau and innovated domestic violence programs; Ret. Lt. Brian Shirmacher, noted for investigations and leadership; Papu and Gerson Sidana, whose GB’s Sneaker Terminal is a 30-year sponsor of Hempstead youth athletics; Chaplain John Demato of the Long Island Chaplain Task Force, nine years a volunteer with the Hempstead police; Regina Lattimore, executive assistant to the chief and 39-year civilian employee of the department; and officer Peterson Jean-Pierre, whose select service with the SNAG Task force has resulted in numerous gun and drug arrests.
Ret. Lt. Richard Wells closed the program. After 24 years with the Hempstead police, Wells spent 16 years as president of the Police Conference in New York, advocating for police and families across the state.
“It’s a proud history of which we all
share a part,” Wells said. “You are the thin blue line. You and our brothers and sisters across our country are the only
thing that stands between a civil society and lawlessness.”
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Police officer Peterson Jean-Baptiste held the Distinguished Service Award presented by Ret. Lt. Frank McNamee, left, Assistant Police Chief Derek Warner and Hempstead Police Chief Richard Holland, Right.
Hill would fight for safe streets, more revenue
By STACY DRIKS sdriks@liherald.com
Moshe Hill, who is challenging Olena Nicks for her seat in the County Legislature, believes Nassau’s future depends on doubling down on safety, strengthening communities and creating the conditions for families to stay and thrive.
The political writer and journalist says his roots and professional experience make him a pragmatic problem-solver in a time of local transition.
“I want the next generation to have the kind of childhood I had — safe neighborhoods, good parks, a chance to grow up and stay in the community,” Hill told reporters at a Herald Roundtable. “But that doesn’t happen by accident. You have to work at it.”
Hill, 39, lives in West Hempstead with his wife and three children. Since launching his blog, “A Hill with a View,” in 2018, he has written more than 600 political commentaries and contributed to outlets like the Daily Wire, the Washington Examiner and Newsweek.
A former business analyst and now a project coordinator at B&H, the camera and electronics store in Manhattan, Hill also worked at the Nassau Board of Elections. That mix of public- and private-sector work, he said, gives him insight into how government operates — and how to get things done.
“That’s how I got more involved in the local politics — more involved with the Republican Party,” he said. If he is elected, Hill said, he would make public safety a top priority, especially amid growing concerns about antisemitism in his neighborhood.
“They say it’s about Israel, but when you target a guy who’s wearing a yarmulke, you just walk up to them — you’re targeting Jewish people,” he said. “You don’t know their opinions. You don’t know anything about them.”
Hill praised the Nassau County Police Department’s
5th Precinct for being visible and proactive, and said that law enforcement needs consistent support. He described the steady presence of officers in Hempstead as “amazing,” as cites Uniondale as well, where he attends Uniondale Community Council meetings.
Housing is another major issue. Hill said he opposes large-scale, high-density development, instead favoring private reinvestment in underused properties.
“Nassau County — it’s on an island, and we have very finite space,” he said. “A lot of places can expand out — we cannot do that. We also are not so interested
in expanding up, because we don’t want to become the sixth borough of New York City.”
He pointed to a $200 million development in West Hempstead — where the developer Heatherwood is turning the old National Wholesale Liquidators site into 450 apartments — as a model.
“That was just sitting there for years,” Hill said. “Now it’s becoming housing. That’s a win.”
Following the collapse of the Sands casino proposal earlier this year, Hill said Nassau needs new strategies to expand revenue. He believes that starts with small business.
“I think the best way to raise revenue is to let local businesses succeed — and then use that growth to offset taxes,” he said.
His years in project management, Hill said, taught him how to juggle different needs and still deliver results — skills he believes are essential in the Legislature. “The biggest strength I have is the ability to work with people,” he said, “the ability to negotiate certain deals and come to a compromise we can all live with.”
His campaign is also a family affair — at least in his kids’ eyes. “My kids love seeing our last name on the signs that went out,” he said. “They think it’s great. They still don’t know how to say the word ‘legislator,’ and they still don’t really understand what I’m going to do. They think it makes me like some kind of allpowerful ruler.”
After special election, Nicks seeks a full term
By STACY DRIKS sdriks@liherald.com
Olena Nicks has worn many hats — firefighter, library trustee, volunteer, and now Nassau County legislator. Known throughout Uniondale and parts of Hempstead, the areas she represents, she is hoping that her deep local ties and civic record will help her build trust with residents as she seeks a full term in the Legislature.
“I want to be described as the legislator who works for our residents, not the other way around,” she told Herald reporters at a recent roundtable.
Nicks, 33, won a special election in February, defeating Karin Campbell to represent the 5th District. Now she hopes to continue in the role long-term.
A Uniondale native, Nicks began volunteering at 14 as a teen advocate for Planned Parenthood. The program aimed to bring comprehensive sex education into schools that had previously taught abstinenceonly.
“My first job was actually at Planned Parenthood — it was a split, it was hybrid, where I volunteered for a portion of it and a portion of it was paid,” Nicks recalled. “I think that really got my start into volunteering, and just wanting to do better work for communities, especially those who are a bit more marginalized.”
After graduating from Uniondale High School in 2010, she joined the Uniondale Community Council, and later she served two terms as a trustee of the Uniondale Public Library. She resigned from that role due to county charter rules when she ran for legislator.
At 19 Nicks joined the Uniondale Fire Department. After two years in emergency medical services, she
As she campaigns for a full term in the County Legislature, Olena Nicks is making an effort to connect with more people in the 5th District. COUNTY
transitioned to firefighting, and eventually became captain of Manor Company 3 — the first woman to hold that rank.
“I was driving down the road, and I saw a sign that said we’re looking for volunteers at the Fire Department, and I’m, like, well, that’s cool,” she recounted. “I called, and they thought I was looking to join EMS, because most of the women who called weren’t looking to be firefighters.”
She also works with the Uniondale Community Land Trust, which promotes affordable home ownership.
“What a lot of people don’t know is that, one, it’s personalities and being able to communicate with others,” she said. “As a legislator, you have to understand that no matter which board you serve on, there are always going to be individuals who don’t agree with me, or we don’t see eye to eye on things, but it doesn’t mean that we’re in a fight or arguing.”
If elected, she said, her focus will be on housing, safety and her constituents’ quality of life. She is also working to connect with residents in newly drawn parts of the district, including Franklin Square and Hempstead Village.
“I want to make sure that we are setting up and meeting our residents where they are,” she said, mentioning mobile office hours as one strategy.
“Housing is an issue across Nassau County as we’re seeing more millennials moving out,” Nicks said. “A $20,000 down payment that worked 20 years ago isn’t the same now — you need almost $100,000.”
She also noted limited land availability and the need to balance green space with development. “A solution that I think might be best for Uniondale might not be the same solution for West Hempstead,” she said. “What I can say is that land trusts are a wonderful thing.”
When it comes to public safety, Nicks said she would continue to engage with local police. “The Nassau County Police Department does a good job at being in the community and sending their pop-up units,” she said. “… They come into our meetings and they speak with us. They understand that accountability is part of their role.”
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Moshe Hill, who lives in West Hempstead with his family, says his campaign for the Legislature is focused on safety, housing and preserving community values.
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O’Connell seeks to build on 20-year record
By AINSLEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
Maureen O’Connell, the Nassau County clerk since 2006, is seeking re-election, with a focus on continuing the modernization of county records and expanding services for senior citizens and non-English speakers.
A registered nurse and an attorney, O’Connell, 74, has served in public office for more than three decades, including a term in the Assembly and as deputy mayor of East Williston. In the clerk’s office, she says, she is committed to improving access and service for residents.
“When I walked into that office … there were about 2 million unprocessed documents,” she said. “We were not really modernized.”
Since then, O’Connell said, the office has undergone a significant transformation. Court and land records are now digitized and available online, allowing attorneys and members of the public to file and access documents without visiting the clerk’s office in a building on Old Country Road in Mineola that is notorious for its limited parking.
“We created an electronic database so that a lawyer who wants to start a lawsuit doesn’t have to drive over,” O’Connell said. “They can electronically file a lawsuit from their home office.”
In addition to overseeing deed and mortgage filings, the clerk also serves as the clerk of county Supreme Court. O’Connell said she implemented one of the state’s first Supreme Court filing databases, and added digital interfaces with local and state agencies to streamline access to records.
She has also led efforts to digitize historical documents, a process she refers to as “backfilling.” “The more we backfill, the better the public is served,” O’Connell said. She noted frequent visits from senior
citizens needing access to decades-old property records they have misplaced. “Sometimes that safe place is so safe they can never find it again,” she said.
To further assist homeowners, O’Connell created a Property Fraud Alert Program. Property owners can sign up to receive email alerts if any documents — such as deeds or mortgages — are filed relating to their property. The goal is to prevent fraud involving falsified documents.
“Fortunately, we have not seen a lot of it in Nassau — a very minimal amount,” O’Connell said. “But the county clerks statewide do see it in some counties.”
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If she is re-elected, O’Connell said, she plans to focus on expanding parking at the Mineola complex and to continue efforts to digitize older records. She also hopes to expand the effort to adapting services to the growing population of residents for whom English is not their primary language. A language line, which translates conversations between clerk’s office employees and visitors in real time, has been implemented to aid communication.
O’Connell said that her dual background in nursing and law has shaped her approach to public service. “As a nurse, you like to help people,” she said. “Get the problem solved, and help them resolve whatever issues they’re in need of resolving.”
A lifelong Nassau County resident, O’Connell grew up in Mineola and now lives in East Williston. She trained at Flushing Hospital School of Nursing, and has a bachelor’s degree in health care management from St. Joseph’s College and a law degree from St. John’s University School of Law. She is an assistant professor of nursing at SUNY Farmingdale, and serves on several local boards, including the Farmingdale School of Nursing advisory board and Harbor Child Care in Mineola.
She remains passionate about her work for the county. “It’s just a wonderful job,” she said. “I love working, serving in public.”
Clerk must be more accessible,Williams says
By AINSLEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
Joylette E. Williams, a professor of English at Nassau Community College, is running for Nassau County clerk. A resident of the Village of Hempstead since 1993, she has built her career in education and local service, and in her campaign is emphasizing administrative experience, accessibility and modernization.
Williams has a Ph.D. in English, is completing a second doctorate in higher education administration at the University of Connecticut and is in her second term on the Hempstead Board of Education. She was first elected in 2022, and re-elected in May after community members urged her to continue her service. Her current term runs through 2028.
“It helps me to understand not only the concerns that residents have throughout the county, but it’s very, very rewarding to actually participate in those advocacy roles,” Williams said.
Her academic background, she added, which includes several master’s degrees and over two decades of teaching, has prepared her for the administrative demands of the clerk’s office, which manages the county’s legal documents, property records and business filings. She noted her experience with recordkeeping, document management and organizational leadership in higher education.
Williams served as a Hempstead village trustee from 2021 to 2022, and sits on the Town of Hempstead’s Industrial Development Agency board. She is also the assistant secretary of the Hempstead chapter of the NAACP, is active in the Hempstead Community Land Trust, the Hempstead chapter of the AARP and the Long Island chapter of the National Coalition of 100
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Joylette Williams has a Ph.D. in English and is completing a second doctorate in higher education administration at the University of Connecticut.
Black Women. She is a member of the Nassau Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
A central goal of her campaign is to digitize county records and to modernize the operating systems of the clerk’s office. “Right now it’s running like it’s 1974,” she said.
Williams has spoken with title insurance companies and attorneys who frequent the clerk’s office, she said, and has identified inefficiencies, including a lack
of online access to court records that makes it necessary for paralegals to visit the office in person.
The clerk’s mobile outreach van is underutilized, she added, and she has proposed increasing its presence across the county, including at libraries and senior centers. She has also proposed extending the office’s hours to 7 p.m. one day a week to accommodate working residents.
“The clerk’s office needs to be more accessible to all residents of Nassau County, and not just a few areas,” Williams said.
If elected, she plans to propose to the Legislature that fees for deed transfers and property transactions be reduced, and has identified seniors, first responders, first-time homebuyers and veterans as populations that could benefit from fee reductions or waivers.
Williams also cited the need for translators in the clerk’s office, noting a range of languages, from Spanish to Urdu, that are spoken by residents who visit the office regularly. Increased language accessibility, she said, would ensure equitable service across the county’s diverse population.
Her work in civic organizations, Williams said, has helped her better understand residents’ needs and leadership strategies. She added that she plans to request a leave of absence from Nassau Community College if she is elected, because both positions are county-funded and cannot be held simultaneously.
Williams was invited to join the ticket by the Democratic Party leadership, and underwent a vetting process that included interviews, reference checks and social media review. Her commitment to public service and community advocacy, she said, motivated her to accept the nomination.
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A registered nurse and an attorney, Maureen O’Connell has served in public office for over three decades, including a term in the Assembly.
Phillips has led county’s drive into digital era
By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips traces her drive for public service to a childhood defined by independence, perseverance and the generosity of mentors who opened doors. Born in western Pennsylvania, the youngest of four daughters, she was the first in her family to attend college — a milestone achieved without guidance or financial help after her father’s death when she was 12.
“I was kind of left on my own a lot,” Phillips recalled. “There was no guidance for college.” That changed when she became a Rotary exchange student in Brazil for 13 months — an experience she described as life-changing. “It allowed me to mature and figure out who I wanted to be in life,” she said, adding that she still speaks fluent Portuguese nearly five decades later.
Phillips went on to earn both a bachelor’s degree in political science and an MBA in finance from Penn State, working as a bartender to pay tuition. Her career began in finance — first at Metropolitan Life, later at J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs, where she helped build mortgage-backed securities departments. After taking time off to raise her three daughters, she negotiated a rare job-sharing arrangement at Goldman that allowed her to balance motherhood with highstakes finance work for nearly a decade.
Public service came later. After serving as mayor of Flower Hill during Superstorm Sandy, she was elected to the State Senate in 2016, where she championed legislation closing a loophole that had allowed those convicted of domestic violence to keep certain firearms. In 2021 she was elected Nassau County’s comptroller — a role she calls both humbling and demanding.
Her signature initiative, she said, has been modernizing the county’s outdated financial system, which dates back to 1999. “We do our accounting basically
using Excel files,” Phillips said. “Departments like DPW, purchasing and accounting all had different data — none of it lined up.”
Her office led a two-year process to select CGI to implement a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, dubbed Nassau Forward, that will unify county financial operations and automatically update accounting standards. “It’s transformative,” Phillips said. “Our goal is to go live between 2027 and 2028.”
During her tenure, the comptroller’s office also digitized vendor claims, cutting payment times from four months to less than 10 days. “There used to be paper almost to the ceiling,” she said. “Now it’s all online
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through e-claims.” Phillips also overhauled the audit process, emphasizing collaboration and corrective action rather than punitive reports that “collected dust.”
She credited her staff for the county’s recognition by the Government Finance Officers Association with its Triple Crown award for excellence in financial reporting — the only county in New York state to earn it. Nassau has also received seven bond-rating upgrades during her term.
Looking ahead, Phillips said her top priorities, if re-elected, would be completing the Nassau Forward project, hiring additional accountants and expanding electronic systems for retirees’ benefits. “We’re still sending out paper checks to some retirees,” she said. “We want to move to direct deposit — it’s safer and more efficient.”
She acknowledged ongoing challenges balancing employee wages and benefits with affordability for residents. “You want to pay your employees a fair wage and provide good health care,” Phillips said. “But you also want to make sure people can still afford to live here.”
Reflecting on her career, she credited her success to teamwork. “I’m as good as the people around me,” she said. “You always want to do more — to make government more efficient, save taxpayers money, and keep Nassau in strong fiscal shape.”
Wink: Comptroller must be ‘fiscal watchdog’
By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
Wayne Wink says Nassau County is once again standing on shaky financial ground — and he believes the comptroller’s office should be the first line of defense. The longtime public servant, attorney and former legislator is challenging incumbent Comptroller Elaine Phillips, arguing that the county needs more transparency, oversight and independence from the administration.
“I’ve always spoken truth to power,” said Wink, 58, who currently serves as minority counsel to the County Legislature. “What we need is a fiscal watchdog. What we have is a fiscal lapdog.”
A Hofstra University and St. John’s University School of Law graduate, Wink grew up in Uniondale, in what he describes as a “barely middle-class” household, and was the first in his family to go to college. He was elected to public office for the first time in the early 2000s and went on to serve 20 years in local government — including as a North Hempstead town councilman, county legislator and town clerk.
Among his legislative accomplishments, Wink cites the creation of Nassau’s Silver Alert law, modeled after the Amber Alert system but designed to locate missing seniors with cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. “We’ve had a number of people saved because of that program,” he said. He also helped establish North Hempstead’s domestic partner registry before same-sex marriage was legalized in New York. and pushed for “right-sizing” government by transferring underused county assets to towns that could better manage them.
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Among his legislative accomplishments, Wink cites the creation of Nassau’s Silver Alert law, modeled after the Amber Alerts system.
Now, as he seeks to return to countywide office, Wink says that Nassau’s biggest problems aren’t new — they’re just unresolved. “When I left the Legislature in 2013, I came back 10 years later and found the same issues: the college, the medical center, the jail, assessments,” he said. “They’re all repackaged, but the same issues.”
One of his top concerns is the county’s ongoing fiscal oversight by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which was created more than 20 years ago amid
budget turmoil. “No county our size with our affluence and abilities should still be under a control board,” he said, adding that sustainable budgeting and stronger auditing practices could allow the county to regain autonomy.
Wink has been especially critical of the county’s use of American Rescue Plan Act funds to plug operating deficits. “The only way they’re balancing the 2025 budget is to take $120 million of Covid money,” he said. “We’re spending down reserves that were built up under Laura Curran,” he added, referring to the former county executive. “It’s unsustainable.” He said that Nassau faces a structural deficit of $200 million to $250 million per year in its four-year plan.
Wink argues that genuine transparency begins with full disclosure of how public money is spent — including vendor identities. “The county’s ‘open checkbook’ lists every transaction except who got the money,” he said. “That’s not transparency.”
If elected, he said, his first priority would be to restore field audits, which he claims have disappeared under the current administration. “The comptroller is there to make sure taxpayer dollars are spent wisely,” Wink said. “We need to get back to real audits, in the weeds, to find waste, fraud and abuse.”
He also called for greater oversight of county contracts, jail operations and agencies such as the Nassau University Medical Center, which he says have faced mounting financial and management issues.
“The county is slowly fading into the fiscal abyss again,” Wink said. “We’ve been here before — and if we keep the status quo, we’ll be back there again. Nassau needs new eyes, real accountability, and leadership willing to tell the truth.”
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Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips is seeking re-election.
Modern new wing, renovated grounds for middle school
• A new two-story academic wing with modern, flexible classrooms
• A state-of-the-art library and media center designed for 21st-century learning
• A new cafeteria, upgraded entrances and safer traffic flow
• All-new soccer and baseball fields, along with a brand-new running track
• Redesigned parking areas
• Contemporary security upgrades
“People around here don’t remember that I was a school board member,” Goosby said. “I’m happy that our community has really gotten together and decided that it’s time for our students to have the best.”
School is not just about coming to a building. It’s about coming where you look forward to classes because you have resources.
Don Ryan Educator
The day was also an emotional one for middle school students, young and old.
“It would have been a great honor to be part of this new facility that is being built,” said Hempstead High freshman Mathew Oseni, “[but] I’m very grateful and happy that our new generation of students that are coming to this school will be able to have those resources.”
Contractors, educators, officials and students at the Oct. 11 ceremonial groundbreaking to celebrate the renovations coming to A.B.G.S. Middle School.
Davis recalled walking from the Hempstead neighborhood known as the Heights to attend classes during his middle school years.
“School is not just about coming to a building,” he said. “It’s about coming where you look forward to classes because you have resources. When stu-
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LEGAL NOTICE
Public Notices
SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK INDEX NO.: 617460/2024 COUNTY OF NASSAU
U.S. BANK TRUST
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST, Plaintiff, vs. DENISE ROSEBOROUGH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER ROSEBOROUGH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PEGGY ROSEBOROUGH
A/K/A PEGGY ANN ROSEBOROUGH; TORIAN ROSEBOROUGH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER ROSEBOROUGH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PEGGY ROSEBOROUGH
A/K/A PEGGY ANN ROSEBOROUGH;
GLYNITA WILSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PEGGY ROSEBOROUGH
A/K/A PEGGY ANN ROSEBOROUGH; LAMONT ROSEBOROUGH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PEGGY ROSEBOROUGH
A/K/A PEGGY ANN ROSEBOROUGH, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees,
creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER ROSEBOROUGH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF PEGGY ROSEBOROUGH A/K/A PEGGY ANN ROSEBOROUGH, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF PEGGY ROSEBOROUGH A/K/A PEGGY ANN ROSEBOROUGH, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all
persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; VANGUARD FUNDING LLC F/K/A FBM, LLC D/B/A FIDELITY BORROWING MORTGAGE BANKERS, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; MUTUAL SECURITY CREDIT UNION INC.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; MS CANAL LLC, Defendants. Plaintiff designates NASSAU as the place of trial situs of the real property
SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS
Mortgaged Premises: 45 SYCAMORE AVENUE HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550
Section: 34, Block: 380, Lot: 442-443
To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you.
NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF
SOUGHT
THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $360,000.00 and interest, recorded on April 12, 2007, in Liber M 31766 at Page 45, of the Public Records of NASSAU County, New York., covering premises known as 45 SYCAMORE AVENUE, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.
The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.
NASSAU County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: September 17th, 2025
ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC
Attorney for Plaintiff
Orit Avraham, Esq. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 155974
LEGAL NOTICE
SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF LEGACY MORTGAGE ASSET
TRUST 2020-GS5, Plaintiff -againstPATRICK BENOIT, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale dated March 3, 2025 and entered on March 11, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court “Rain or Shine” located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly side of Rutland Road, distant 468.16 feet Northerly to the corner formed by the intersection of the Easterly side of Rutland Road and the Northerly side of Jerusalem Avenue; being a plot 50.05 feet by 116.29 feet by 50.015 feet by 114.25 feet.
Said premises known as 178 RUTLAND ROAD, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550
Approximate amount of lien $519,080.34 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 608647/2023.
LISA POCZIK, ESQ., Referee Kosterich & Skeete, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 707 Westchester Ave, Suite 302, White Plains, NY 10604 {* HEMPSTEAD*} 156094
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF LSRMF MH MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST II, PLAINTIFF, VS. SERGE MARS; MARIE GINA MARS A/K/A
MARIE G. MARS A/K/A MARIE MARS, ET AL., DEFENDANT(S). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on May 5, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100
Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 13, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 171 Allen Street, Hempstead, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 36, Block 41 and Lot 54. Approximate amount of judgment is $296,808.44 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #617176/2022.
Scott H. Siller, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 232579-1 156152
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, STATE OF NEW YORK MORTGAGE AGENCY (SONYMA), Plaintiff, vs. TIFFANY DUNCAN, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on July 26, 2024, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 12, 2025 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 154 Cornell Street, Hempstead, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 34, Block 225 and Lots 31-32, 820. Approximate amount of judgment is $446,505.75 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #607349/2023. Cash will not be accepted. Michael Sepe, Esq., Referee Knuckles & Manfro, LLP, 120 White Plains Road, Suite 215, Tarrytown, New York 10591, Attorneys for Plaintiff 156144
LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF HEMPSTEAD EXEMPTIONS FILING PERIODOCTOBER 1ST THRU DECEMBER 31ST ALTERNATIVE VETERANS
Veterans who served in the military during World War 1, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Persian Gulf War may qualify for an exemption of 15 to 25% off their assessed value.
SENIOR CITIZENS
All persons on the deed must be 65 years of age, except if husband and wife are sole owners, only one must be 65. Income of all owners cannot exceed $45,500.00 yearly. This exemption is renewable each year.
CLERGY
Real property that is owned and occupied by a member of the clergy is exempt from general municipal and school district taxes to the extent of $1500 of assessed value.
IMPROVEMENTS TO PROPERTY PURSUANT TO AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
Real property altered, installed or improved for persons with disabilities is exempt from taxation to the extent of any increase in value attributable to these improvements up to 10 years.
SOLAR
Real property that contains a solar or wind energy system approved by the State Energy research and Development authority is exempt from taxation for a period of 15 years to the extent of any increase in assessed value due to the system.
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE WORKERS EXEMPTION. Property owned and occupied by volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers with at least 5 (five) years of enrolled service are eligible to an exemption of 10% of the assessed value.
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPTION.
Real property that (1) is owned by a nonprofit corporation or association organized or conducted exclusively for one or more specific purposes (religious, educational, charitable, hospital, or moral or mental
improvement of men, women, or children) and (2) is used exclusively for carrying out one or more of these purposes is wholly exempt from taxation and is exempt, for certain purposes, from special ad valorem levies and special assessments. 156341
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT. NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. 65 LAFAYETTE LLC, et al, Defts. Index #605998/2024. Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Sept. 24, 2025, I will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on November 20, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. premises k/a Section 34, Block 206, Lot 458. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. The foreclosure sale will be held, “rain or shine.” LESLIE LOWENSTEIN, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Drive, Great Neck, NY 11021. #102574 156276
LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN ABS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1, -againstMARITZA VILLELA A/K/A MARITZA VILLELAVILLA, ET AL. NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Nassau on October 3, 2023, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN ABS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 is the Plaintiff and MARITZA VILLELA A/K/A MARITZA VILLELA-VILLA, ET AL., are the Defendants. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at
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public auction RAIN OR SHINE at the NASSAU COUNTY SUPREME COURT, 100 SUPREME COURT DRIVE, NORTH SIDE STEPS, MINEOLA, NY 11501, on November 13, 2025 at 2:00PM, the premises known as 225 BEVERLY ROAD, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550; tax map identification 34-462-207, 208, 209 and 210; and description:
ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE INCORPORATED VILLAGE OF HEMPSTEAD, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No.: 610614/2019.
Brian J. Davis, Esq.Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES. 156316
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County of Nassau U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, on behalf of the holders of the First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-FF14 Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2006-FF14, Plaintiff AGAINST Raisa M. Rodriguez, Jose Ferrufino, et al, Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on September 30, 2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, North sides of the steps, Mineola, NY 11501 on November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM premises known as 175 West Marshall Street, Hempstead, NY 11550. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Nassau, State of New
York, SECTION: 36, BLOCK: 55, LOT: 4, 5, 6 & 7. Approximate amount of judgment is $1,118,573.90 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 004241/2016. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Russell S. Burman, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 87565 156263
LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF NASSAU INDEX NO.: 609371/2024
DATE FILED: 5/29/2024
SUMMONS L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Plaintiff, againstANNE DUNBAR, HOLLY REDMAN, MICHAEL REDMAN, MARLENE REDMAN, CLAUDETTE REDMAN, PETER REDMAN, CATHERINE ALLEYNE, INGRED DEVORISH and SANDRA REDMAN, if they be living, if they be dead, their respective heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, or through ANNE DUNBAR, HOLLY REDMAN, MICHAEL REDMAN, MARLENE REDIMAN, CLAUDETTE REDMAN, PETER REDMAN, CATHERINE ALLEYNE, INGRED DEVORISH, AND SANDRA REDMAN, if they be dead, whether by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, including any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, all of who and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the plaintiff, ANNE DUNBAR, PROPOSED ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SANDRA E. REDMAN A/K/A SANDRA REDMAN; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NASSAU COUNTY TREASURER, “JOHN DOE #1”
through “JOHN DOE #12”, the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with the summons, to serve notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the date of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York), and in case of failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Jeffrey A. Goodstein, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated Sept. 4, 2025 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Nassau County Clerk’s Office. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a tax lien and to recover the amount of the tax lien and all of the interest, penalties, additions and expenses thereon to premises k/a Section 36, Block 261, Lot 51-52.
Plaintiff designates Nassau County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject property.
NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME
If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the tax lien holder who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on
how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the tax lien holder will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (TAX LIEN HOLDER) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.
Dated: May 29, 2024
LEVY & LEVY
Attorneys for Plaintiff 12 Tulip Drive Great Neck, NY 11021 (516) 487-6655
BY: JOSHUA LEVY, ESQ. #102545 155910
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE OF BKPL-EG BASKET TRUST, PLAINTIFF, VS. JAMES MORRIS JR. A/K/A JAMES MORRIS A/K/A
JAMES M. MORRIS A/K/A JAMES M. MORRIS JR., INDIVDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES MORRIS AK/A
JAMES M. MORRIS SR., ET AL., DEFENDANT(S).
Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on August 7, 2025, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 27, 2025 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 54 Surrey Lane, Hempstead, NY 11550. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 34, Block 217 and Lot 21. Approximate amount of judgment is $758,674.85 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index #617817/2022.
Jerome A. Scharoff, Esq., Referee Friedman Vartolo LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Firm File No.: 222947-1 155901
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