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May 3, 2023: Roslyn’s Saddest Day Ever

Dec 18, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

The year 2023 in the Roslyn area had its usual stories of uncontested elections, educational and athletic excellence from the Roslyn School District and first-rate events at the Bryant Library, the Nassau County Museum of Art, and the Village of East Hills. There was only one story that mattered. On May 3, the Roslyn community suffered what Mayor John Durkin called the “saddest day ever” in the village’s history.
More Top Rankings

Dec 13, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

No surprise, but the Roslyn School District once again has secured a top ranking in a nationwide survey of public-school districts. Experts at Teach Simple have analyzed reviews and ratings of each school district in the U.S and have ranked them from highest to lowest, 1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest. The scores are based on reviews from parents and students, statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, and user-submitted information from schools.
When Kissinger Came To Roslyn

Dec 11, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

Henry Kissinger, the famed diplomat who died recently at age 100, was not a native New Yorker. He was born in Furth, Germany. In 1938, when his family fled that country for the United States, the teenage Kissinger was defiant. “I’ll be back,” he told a German official. And that he did. He went back to Germany all right, eventually as the Secretary of State of the United States of America. When the Kissinger family moved to America, they settled in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood.
Jesse Itzler: Roslyn’s High-Flying Hawk

Nov 24, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

In these celebrity-driven times, Roslyn native Jesse Itzler knows how to get publicity—and even more publicity. A 1986 graduate of Roslyn High School, Itzler is the son of Elese Itzler, who served as president of the Roslyn Board of Education. Right from the beginning, the man had a knack for creativity. After graduating from American University, Itzler worked as a songwriter for Delicious Vinyl records, ironically enough when vinyl was on its final legs.
Self-Storage Unit Open For Business

Nov 22, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

Property on Jane Street, a byway adjacent to Roslyn Road near the Long Island Expressway, will be an eyesore no more. The Blumenfeld Development Group (BDG) of Syosset and its partner the Hampshire Companies of Morristown, NJ have finished construction of the self-storage facility at 71 Jane St., declaring it open for business. “The property, which sat dormant and was an eyesore since 2013, encompasses 98,000 sq. ft.
Beirut Bombing: Long Island Buries Its Dead

Nov 6, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

Remember CharlieRemember Baker,They left their childhoodOn every acre.”In that 1982 hit, Billy Joel sang of his fellow Long Islanders who served in Vietnam. Those lines could just as easily be applied to the 241 Americans who died 40 years ago in the terrorist bombing of a Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. The deceased included Long Island Marines. Remember the names:Michael J.
Haass’ Take: Don’t Give Up On Diplomacy

Oct 27, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

Following the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel and the mobilization of that nation’s armed forces, talk of diplomacy seems far-fetched. However, in his first public statement since that attack, Richard Haass, a Roslyn native and former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, is claiming that any reasonable ending to the war underway will have such a solution.
Review of: When Race Trumps Merit. Heather MacDonald

Oct 26, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

Can American civilization survive the death of George Floyd? War weary Americans would like to move on. Heather MacDonald isn’t so sure. “The United States is being torn apart by an idea: that racism defines America,” the author asserts in the book’s first sentence. “George Floyd’s death catapulted this claim into national prominence.”And more.
Roslyn High School Unveils New Athletic Field

Oct 4, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

Major improvements for high school fieldWhen Roslyn School District members say they want a project completed, they mean it. Just look at the new athletic facility at Roslyn High School. In the spring of 2023, work began on wide-ranging improvements to the venerable track and field facility at Roslyn High School. In May, district officials said that the installation of a “new, world-class track and field facility at Roslyn High School” would be ready by the fall. And so, it has happened.
The Bright Book of Life

Sep 20, 2023 | roslyn-news.com | Joe Scotchie

Joseph Epstein, prolific author and essayist, is now in his early Eighties and still going strong. Taking time from the essay, Epstein, a longtime literary critic, has penned a short brief on behalf of the art form that has consumed much of his energies: the novel. The volume delivers a slew of definitions from a slew of novelists and critics. What is the novel?