Donation For Clark Gardens

Few places in the Roslyn area suffered as much from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy as Clark Botanic Gardens. In fact, the grounds of the longtime establishment have remained closed since the hurricane hit last October. The gardens are expected to open in April. 

In the meantime, Clark officials have up to 40 trees to replace. That restoration process received a huge boost recently when the Manes-American Peace Prize Foundation donated $10,000 to the gardens. Old Westbury resident Harvey Manes heads the foundation.

Wink Eyes Comptroller Job

Adam Haber isn’t the only Roslyn resident running for countywide office.  Nassau County Legislator Wayne Wink (D-Roslyn) has formally announced his candidacy for Nassau County Comptroller.

Looking Back At A Great Season

Murphy sets high goals for Roslyn basketball

His first season as head basketball coach at Roslyn High School was a smashing success, but Craig Murphy wasn’t satisfied with his team’s second place finish in Conference A-I play. 

“We were one game short of what we set out as our goal,” Murphy told The Roslyn News a few days after the Bulldogs fell short in their championship game with Jericho High School. Winning conference titles, Murphy asserted, “will always be” the goal of any Roslyn team.

Another Roslyn Gourmet Spot

A wide assortment of yogurt and coffee at Go Greenly 

Recently, The Meat House celebrated its first year anniversary in Roslyn as an establishment serving gourmet products. Now, another store offering a high-quality assortment has opened on the other end of the village, on 1502 Old Northern Blvd. in the Harbourview Shoppes mall. 

Igor Kaplum and Sa’ar Aniv are co-proprietors of Go Greenly, a restaurant that specializes in high quality yogurt and coffee items. Go Greenly has been in business for over a month and both men are more than happy to be in a village whose customers appreciate an establishment that provides nourishment in an aesthetically-pleasing environment.

Possibilities For Downtown Area

Renovation proposal for Lumber Road

Two perennial issues—residential housing and parking—were on the agenda at a recent Village of Roslyn meeting as representatives with the Oyster Bay-based firm of Bladykas & Panetta continued to make their presentation for possible construction in the downtown area. 

The proposed site is located at 17 Lumber Rd. The board of trustees continued hearing Bladykas & Panetta’s preliminary site plan review, one that will be continued at future hearings.

Adult Education Spring Offerings

From belly dancing to Mah Jongg

There are so many different things to learn through the Roslyn, Herricks, and East Williston Adult Ed program.  Middle Eastern Dance, better known as Belly Dancing. is offered Wednesday evenings beginning April 3.  

After taking Jewelry Basics you could impress your friends and family with birthday and holiday gifts of your own, hand-made jewelry. You will make a necklace and matching earrings and learn important fundamentals, which will equip you with essential skills in jewelry making and design.  Class takes place 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. on April 3 and April 10.  Jewelry Making: Intermediate & Beyond gives you a chance to make more projects, perfect basic skills and make use of varied materials.  It takes place 6:30-8:30 p.m. on April 17 and April 24.

Eat, Drink, Be Merry

Tantillo is celebrity auctioneer for March 7 event  

Tony Tantillo, CBS’s Fresh Grocer, will be the celebrity auctioneer at the Sid Jacobson JCC’s 18th annual Auction For Excellence, An Epicurean Event, at Glen Oaks Club, 175 Post Rd., Old Westbury, Thursday, March 7.

Tantillo will join Vanessa Thanos, That Auction Girl, to raise money for Alzheimer’s, autism and cancer programs.

Village of Flower Hill Trustee Election

In the Village of Flower Hill four candidates are running for three open trustee positions. Two incumbents, Tab Hauser and Robert McNamara, are both members of the Flower Hill Party. They are being challenged by Eileen Mills, Flower Hill Party, and Roy Nelson, Civic Party.

The Manhasset Press asked each candidate to provide a headshot, a short biography and to answer seven questions that would assist residents of the village in making their decisions. The candidates are listed alphabetically.  The election will be held on Tuesday, March 19, from noon to 9 p.m. at the Flower Hill Village Hall, 1 Bonnie Heights Road. 

–Pat Grace

Haber’s Hat In The Ring

County executive candidate sits down with Anton Editors

Though he has to contend with Tom Suozzi to challenge Ed Mangano for the Nassau County seat, Democrat Adam Haber said he knows what will happen. 

“I’m not going to get the nomination,” the Roslyn resident said in a sitdown with Anton Newspapers last week. “I’m going to run a primary. I’m going to do exactly what Suozzi did against [Thomas] DiNapoli. He didn’t get the nomination. He ran a primary and I’m going to win the primary.”

Pollack And The Piano Man

Pollack’s duet with Billy Joel already a YouTube hit 

Roslyn resident Michael Pollack has always been a Billy Joel fan. Pollack is also an accomplished musician. Now an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, Pollack, in 2007, played a live gig with Richie Cannata, Joel’s longtime saxophonist. So, it was inevitable that Pollack would someday play with the Piano Man as he has always considered Joel as the major inspiration for his own musical creativity. 

The opportunity finally presented itself last month when Joel was giving a concert at Vanderbilt’s Langford Auditorium. It is Joel’s habit, when he plays in such a smaller setting, to conduct a question and answer period with audience members, some of whom are likely to be budding musicians themselves. Pollack and his friends knew this would happen at the Langford forum and so he was prepared. When it was his turn, Pollack asked Joel if he could play onstage with him. Such requests are familiar ones and Joel readily obliged. Pollack promptly made himself comfortable at the Piano Man’s piano and chose the Joel classic, “New York State of Mind” as the tune the two would perform. As Pollack broke into the opening chords of the familiar song, whoops and cheers could be heard from the audience, many of whom were Pollack’s friends.