Roslyn News
JAFCO Fundraiser For Children
On Thursday, July 31, the Jewish Adoption and Family Care Options (JAFCO) will hold its fifth annual Long Island fundraising day, “Fun in the Sun” at Glen Head County Club. Numerous Roslyn area residents are involved with the planning and operation of the fundraiser. They include Pearl Halegua, who is JAFCO’s Northeast … [Read More...]
Multimedia Learning Center Opens
Last month, the Alberston-based Viscardi Center dedicated its fully accessible Viscardi Multimedia Learning Center, made possible by the generosity of long-time supporters and Roslyn area residents John and Janet Kornreich. The facility offers a wide range of new capabilities that will benefit the children and adults … [Read More...]
Roslyn Org Needs Volunteers
Child Abuse Prevention Services ( CAPS), Long Island's leading organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect, is looking for concerned adults to volunteer to train and present our acclaimed in-school programs on bullying, Internet safety, and child abuse to students across Long Island. The programs are … [Read More...]
Roslyn Lax Players Honored
Roslyn High School lacrosse stars recently received outstanding recognition by the Nassau County Lacrosse Coaches Association. Among those honored were Griffin Goldberg and Reid Karp, both of whom were named as All County selections. Goldberg was also an All County academic selection and was named as the team’s Most … [Read More...]
Nassau Has Talent Casting Call
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that the “Nassau Has Talent” Showcase will take place at Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre in Eisenhower Park on Wednesday, August 27th at 7:30 p.m. The competition will be for solo and duet acts in vocal, dance, comedy, music, and gymnastics. Only twenty contestants … [Read More...]
Roslyn Doc To Lecture In England
Dr. Joel H. Warshowsky, a Roslyn practitioner for more than 25 years, will be lecturing at the Seventh International Congress of Behavioral Optometry (ICBO) in Birmingham, England this September. He will be presenting a lecture on the Clinical Rationale of Prescribing Behavioral Prism Lenses. This lecture will establish … [Read More...]
Van Nostrand Starkins House
Looking for something to do this summer? Beverly McDermott, museum educator, gives guided tours of the Van Nostrand Starkins House Museum every half hour. The museum is filled with two rooms of 18th century antique furniture and one room filled with 18th century samplers and archaeological artifacts. The Children’s … [Read More...]
Editors Win National Awards
Two editors at Anton Community Newspapers recently were named award-winners in the 2014 National Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Editorial Contest. This is the first time Anton has entered the contest. The judges of this nationwide competition, sponsored by the largest newspaper organization in the country, … [Read More...]
Speed Read-Outs On Roslyn Road
Overhead speed read-outs were recently installed on Roslyn Road, at Temple Sinai for southbound traffic and at Strawberry Lane for those northbound. This stretch of road has been the scene of two fatal crashes in recent months that claimed three lives. This school bus was clocked at 28 mph. … [Read More...]
Viscardi School Graduation 2014
Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, President of SUNY College at Old Westbury, was the commencement speaker on June 26 at the Albertson-based Henry Viscardi School at The Viscardi Center, which serves children with physical disabilities. During his speech to the graduates, Butts focused on believing in themselves, others in their … [Read More...]
