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VOL. 32 NO. 20 September 17,1987 to September 23,1987 20 cents per copy
New Law Protects Against
Disreputable Contractors
Plainview Volunteer Fire Dept.
60th Anniversary Parade
Legislation aimed at
providing homeowners
with increased protec­tion
from disreputable
home improvement
contractors has been
signed into law recently
by the Governor.
The new law will
require home improve­ment
contractors to
provide written con­tracts
tor all home
improvement jobs in
excess of $500.00 and
that the contract be
written in plain, under­standable
language and
include a description of
the work to be done,
materials, agreed upon
price and the approxi­mate
starting and com­pletion
date.
The new law also
requires the contract to
include a schedule of
payments that are to be
Nassau Unemployment Rate
Sets Record Low
Nassau County Executive Thomas S* Guiotta has
announced that unemployment in the County reached a
record low of 2.7% in July 1987. Guiotta, noting that the
number of unemployed residents was half the total of just 4
years ago, termed the low rate another practical demonstra­tion
of the strength within the local economy of the County.
"Low unemployment benefits all our residents in that it
strengthens the local economy of our County and its compo­site
communities," Guiotta noted. "A strong economy helps
reduce the tax burden on our residents and makes Nassau
County an even better place in which to live, work and raise
a iamily."
"The most recent figures indicate that 97.3% of the Coun­ty's
civilian workforce was employed during the month of
July," Guiotta said. "Economic experts consider such a high
rate as full employment, this augurs well for our County and
our residents, who continue to ride the crest of one of the
country's most spectacular economic success stories."
During July, according to statistics provided by the New
York State Department of Labor, only 20,787 out of a total
civilian work force of 783,048 County residents were unem­ployed,
leading to the enemployment rate of 2.7%. The
previous record County low was in May 1987, when 2.9%
were unemployed.The new unemployment figures are espe­cially
noteworthy when compared with the same figures
from 1983. At the same time, four years ago, unemployment
in Nassau stood at approximately 7.0%. Thus, in a four year
span, the number of unemployed has been halved, reaching
a level which economists define as full employment-plus.
Anti-Vandalism Bill Signed Into Law
Beginning next week. Courts will now be able to impose
both community service and financial restitution upon
youngsters convicted of vandalism, under legislation spon­sored
by Senator Norman J. Levy (R,C-Merrick) and signed
into law by the Governor.
Levy explained that the new law provides the Courts with
an additional tool to combat the ever-increasing problems of
vandalism. Previously, judges could order juveniles con­victed
of vandalism to either perform community service or
pay restitution for damages they had caused, but not both.
"In some cases, it might be more beneficial for both the
youth and society if the Court required the juvenile to bear
the cost of replacing the damaged property and perform
services for the public good — hopefully learning a valuable
lesson in the process."
"Vandalism continues to be a frustrating problem for
society and new and expanded approaches must be put into
place to effectively deal and eradicate this anti-social behav­ior,"
Levy said.
made between the con­sumer
and contractor
and requires the
monies to be held in a
trust account and used
only for the purpose of
completing the contract.
Contractors who
don't adhere to the reg­ulations
will be subject
to increased civil and
criminal penalties
depending on the viola­tion.
In an effort to
insure that home
improvement contrac­tors
and the public are
fully aware of the new
law, the law will
become effect ive
March I, 1988.
Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Guiotta, (forth, left), attended the
60the Anniversary Parade of the Plainview Volunteer Fire Department.
Joining the County Executive are: (1-r), Councilman Thomas L. Clark,
Town of Oyster Bay; Leonard Bozza, 1st Assistant Chief; Theodore Zer-vos.
Chief; Ed Ocker, Grand Marshall; Dennis Greene, 2nd Assistant
Chief; Town Clerk Ann Ocker, Town of Oyster Bay; and Councilman
Angelo Delligati, Town of Oyster Bay.
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The Nassau County
Police Department will
implement a School Bus
Safey Inspection and
Enforcement Program to
closely regulate the safety of
vehicles transporting child­ren
to and from school each
day.
Through the efforts of
Senator Levy (R-8th SD),
Chairman of the imporant
Senate Transportation
Committee in Albany, the
Nassau County Police
Department will receive a
grant in the amount of
$50,000 to finance the bus
safety program. Funds from
the grant will be used to
monitor all school buses
through the implementation
of random inspection by
Nassau County Police
Officers during peak travel
times.
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911 Emergency Available
From Cellular Phones
NYNEX Mobile Com­munications
Company has
announced it has instituted,
in conjunction with state
and local agencies, a 911
emergency hotline for cellu­lar
telephone customers in
the New York-New Jersey
metropolitan area (includ­ing
Long Island), Albany,
Buffalo and Syracuse. The
911 service becomes availa­ble
Sept. 16.
NYNEX Mobile custo­mers
in these cellular areas
can dial 911 free of charge to
report accidents, fires or
criminal activities.
Congressman Norman F.
Lent (R-4th CD) has
announced that applications
for a nomination to the Uni­ted
States military acade­mies
will be available to all
Fourth Congressional Dis­trict
High School Seiors
until November 15, 1987.
A request for nomination
must be submitted before
the November 15th dead­line.
Upon receipt of all
requested information, an
applicant will be scheduled
for a personal interview.
Candidates will be evaluated
on the basis of academic per­formance,
leadership abil­ity,
and service to the com­munity.
Nominees will be
notified of their nomination
by early 1988, and if
appointed, will enter the
Class of 1992 at a United'
States military academy.
This process is open to
individuals at least 17 but
not yet 22 years of age on
July 1st of the year of
entrance to the academy.
Individuals who are inter­ested
in seeking 3 nomina­tion
should write Con-,
gressman Lent at 2280
Grand Avenue, Suite 300,
Baldwin, New York 11510.
"Each year I am fortunate
to be able to afford the
young men and vyomen in
my District the opportunity
to pursue a distinguished
career in the service of our
country". Lent concluded.
"I urge interested individu­als
to contact my office
before the November 15th
deadline."