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Mystery author coming to the E.M. library years of absence and rediscovering and untangling the case of a childhood friend’s disappearance. Doar grew up in the The multilayered mystery of Julie Doar’s debut novel, “The area, and, she said, “I always Gallagher Place,” is coming to thought it would be a great sett h e E a s t M e a d o w P u b l i c ting for a murder mystery. I think the old abandoned barns Library. The book was recently the and the forests and the fields subject of the library’s Mys- just create a sort of mysterious vibe. tery/Thriller Book “It’s been really Club’s investigative exciting to go eye, receiving such through this publia positive reception cation process,” she that Doar will added, “and finally appear at a Meet get something out and Greet Book in the world that Signing at the was in my head for library on Jan. 27 at CHRiSTiNA so long.” 7:45 p.m. CRoCkER J a n i n e Wa l s h , A middle school Librarian who heads the English teacher in library’s reader serBrooklyn, Doar described the novel’s success as vices department, is constantly looking for ways to draw reader a dream come true. “I have really been enjoying to the facility. “We have a num— especially now that the ber of different book groups book’s been out for a few weeks that are available to patrons of — connecting with people who our library and the whole of have now read it completely, Nassau County,” she said. They and want to discuss the charac- include a g eneral-interest ters and the twists and turns, so group, another in which the focus is on bestsellers, and the it’s been really fun,” she said. The novel, published by mysteries-and-thrillers club, Zibby Media in California, is a whose members are encourmystery following a New York aged to enhance their reading City illustrator returning to adventures with activities like her Hudson Valley home after Continued on page 7
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Bachata arrives at East Meadow library The East Meadow Public Library welcomed the Los Amigos del Amargue ensemble who led a crowd of attendees in a bachata performance. The group featured Edwin Cordero, Felix Reyes, Luis Cordero, Rosa Reyes and Eddie Cordero. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Nassau University Medical Center gets nearly $110 million from state By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
Nassau University Medical Center has received $109.6 million in funding from New York state, an investment announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul in a Jan. 15 release. The release states the funding reflects the state’s “recognition of the hospital’s progress under new leadership and its commitment to stabilizing operations while preserving access to essential health care services for Long Island residents.” It’s been a turbulent year at NUMC, Long Island’s only public hospital. It provides health
care to all residents, including the undocumented and uninsured — regardless of their ability to pay. Due to provisions that passed in the state’s budget in 2025, the restructured board at the Nassau Health Care Corporation was implemented at NUMC, shifting control of the hospital from Nassau County leadership to Hochul and state Democrats. In addition, the state also granted the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a public benefit corporation, expanded oversight, including the ability to approve hospital contracts exceeding $1 million. A majority of the new board members at Continued on page 10
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