Friday, 20 November 2009 00:00

On last Saturday, Nov. 14, Homicide Squad Detectives from the Nassau County police department reported the arrest of Wilmer Linares of Albertson, on Friday, Nov. 13 in connection with the homicide of Jony Acosta, also of Albertson.

The defendant is charged with Murder Second Degree and was arraigned on Saturday, Nov. 14 in First District Court, Hempstead.

Friday, 20 November 2009 00:00

Optimism Reigns As Business Owners Convene at Village Hall

After years of being dormant, the Roslyn Chamber of Commerce is back in business.

Recently, up to 30 people representing various Roslyn businesses, convened in Village Hall for the initial meeting of the new Roslyn Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Friday, 20 November 2009 00:00

Coach Michael Wimmer of Woodmere, Paige Kriftcher of Port Washington, Taylor Kruter of Bellmore, Morgan Roessler of Massapequa and Allison Keller of Merrick, all surround Pat Summit, head women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee, while attending the Annual Salute to Women in Sports event on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in New York City. The girls were all part of Sid Jacobson JCC’s gold medal-winning basketball team, competing during the August 2009 JCC Maccabi Games in Westchester County and attended this event as an acknowledgment for their volunteerism. Each year, Sid Jacobson JCC sends a delegation of 40+ athletes between the ages 13 and 16 participating in boy’s and girl’s basketball, soccer, swimming and tennis. The JCC Maccabi Games are a weeklong tournament with other Jewish athletes from the U.S. and around the world. This year the Sid Jacobson JCC will be traveling to Omaha, Nebraska from August 1- 6. For more information and tryout dates for the 2010 Maccabi Games, contact Sarah Schmitt at 484-1545 ext. 143, sschmitt@sjjcc.org.

Friday, 20 November 2009 00:00

Glory Teams from the 1920s to Present Times

Recently, The Roslyn News featured a book about Long Island sports by Mineola native Irving Long.

An Ode to Long Island Sports contains numerous references to the key events in Roslyn High School’s athletic story. It includes the most recent achievement, the 2008-2009 championship basketball squad, but the book also details events from the 1920s to the present.  

Key dates in Roslyn’s sports history are, according to Mr. Long, 1924, 1925, 1954, 1955, 1978, and the big events of last year.