“This is a story of paradoxes, parallels, and polarities within a criminal culture, where nepotism, gambling, and partying flourished in an atmosphere of innocence, little lies, and gargantuan deceits. The Roslyn School District was Enron’s educational clone. This is the story behind, “the largest, most remarkable, and most extraordinary theft of public monies of a …
1. Why rely on memories if they are malleable and unreliable? Public and historical events are etched into memory, especially when they overlap personal memories. For example, in March of 2011, I was hosting a Meet the Candidates Night for the upcoming village election. The incumbent, the Mayor of East Hills, was being challenged. Why …
Now that we have taken a brief commercial break, let’s get back to the discussion my fourteen-year journey to write the definitive book about the Roslyn School Scandal. However, do not have any expectations that I will overshare stories from the book. You will have to await the books reveal when published. 1. When and …
By the summer of 2005, the notion of writing a book had become all too real. During the scandal, after serving some twenty years as a civic leader, I had assumed the role of Town Cryer, Chronicler and Commentator. I was tagged as “the Fount” by the Newsday reporter Karla Schuster. I had developed quite …