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A glimpse of law and disorder at E.M. library sic Investigative Associates in the U.S. Today, Silbering is the speEarlier this month, the East cial advisor to the chief execuMeadow Public Library hosted t iv e o f T & M P r o t e c t i o n Resources, a firm that specializRobert Silbering, author of “Law and Disorder: How a Kid es in security and investigafrom the Bronx Became Ameri- tions. During the coronavirus panca’s Top Drug Prosecutor,” an autobiography, detailing his demic lockdowns, Silbering found himself with work as a prosecutime to author his tor in New York story, he explained City. during his presen“I wanted to tell tation. His book people about how gives the public a the criminal justice deep dive into the system really reality of working works,” Silbering as a prosecutor. said. “Most people The book explores look at Law and RoB SIlBERINg how experts make Order — they see a Author decisions about case solved in 52 how cases are manminutes. None of it aged, and the legal procedures is true.” Silbering, an East Meadow prosecutors use during a case, resident for 40 years, said even with the goal of immersing though he spent years commut- readers into the justice system. “I want to give them a taste ing into the city for his career, he’s originally from a middle- of what really happens, so that class background in the Bronx. the reader can learn what goes He joined the Manhattan Dis- on — how people get prosecuttrict Attorney’s office in 1974 — ed,” Silbering said. Silbering’s project underin 1984, he joined the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office as went a transformation as he Chief Assistant. Afterwards, he wrote it. “During my writing, it served as the Special Narcotics turned from a memoir into a Prosecutor in 1992, and in 1997, love story,” he said, “A love he was the President of ForenContinued on page 5
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo
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one voice, one big mission Sofie Glassman, 17, is an East Meadow High School senior, and the founder of a new nonprofit, ‘Stop Jewish Hate, Spread Love.’ She launched the organization earlier this month with a challah bread bake at her home. She hopes to spread love and positivity, as a way to combat all hate. Story, more photos, Page 7.
NUMC thinks pink and unveils plans for new mammography van By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
Nassau University Medical Center recently unveiled the design for a new, state-of-the-art mobile van that would screen for breast cancer — dubbed the “MammoVan” — in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The advanced mobile mammography unit will be hitting the road next May, providing lifesaving early detection services to thousands of women across Nassau County while ensuring accessible healthcare for underserved communities. “Breast cancer is the second leading cause of
cancer-related deaths among females in New York state,” Meg Ryan, NUMC’s interim chief executive and president, said. Ryan added that 16,700 females are diagnosed with breast cancer in New York annually, and Nassau County has a breast cancer rate that’s 10 percent higher than the rest of New York. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and joining Ryan at the Oct. 23 unveiling were Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, more than 100 hospital employees and the medical center’s board members. NUMC offers women’s health care clinics with extended hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays Continued on page 4
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