Jones Beach Project Scrapped, DWI Patrols

The long planned Trump on the Ocean project at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh has been scrapped.

Famed real estate develop Donald Trump and the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Wednesday that as a result of damages to Jones Beach caused by Hurricane Sandy, the proposed restaurant and catering facility will not be built.

Click here to read more about the canceled project.

FEMA, SBA Join Nassau Bar Association’s Free Legal Clinics To Assist Sandy Victims

To better assist Nassau County residents deal with the many legal issues involved in the aftermath of the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy, the Nassau County Bar Association has invited the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to send representatives to its free legal consultation clinics.

Agency representatives will join the volunteer attorneys who provide one-on-one legal consultation, advice and referral information to residents. The next two free legal clinics are scheduled for Jan. 1 from 3-6 p.m. and Jan. 28 from 3-6 p.m. at the NCBA headquarters on 15th Street at the corner of West Street in Mineola.

Residents are asked to contact the Nassau County Bar at 516-747-4070 to schedule an appointment time to ensure an attorney will be available and are encouraged to bring any significant documents, leases, insurance agreements or paperwork. Attorneys fluent in Spanish, Korean, Russian, Haitian Creole or other languages will be made available upon request when registering. Walk-ins are welcome.

Additional storm-related information is updated regularly at www.nassaubar.org.

Mangano, NCPD Announce Increased DWI Patrols on Nassau Roads for New Year's

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano and Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas V. Dale announced Thursday that this New Year’s weekend, the Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) will participate in a “STOP-DWI” program that will allocate additional police officers to conduct an extensive DWI enforcement initiative.

The “STOP DWI” program is funded by DWI fines collected in Nassau County and will provide the NCPD and police departments throughout the county with additional funding that will be utilized to implement an effective DWI saturation enforcement strategy that has proven very successful in years past. The NCPD’s Highway Patrol Bureau will coordinate and plan this initiative that will target certain areas throughout the county. There were 55 DWI arrests in Nassau County over last year’s New Year’s holiday.

County Executive Mangano and Commissioner Dale would like to remind everyone:

• If you plan to drink, choose a designated driver before going out.
• Take mass transit, a cab, or ask a sober friend to drive you home.
• Spend the night where the activity is being held.
• Always buckle up – it’s your best defense against a drunk driver.