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🌱 Patch AM: Record nursing home verdict raises new concerns for Mineola-area families.

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Hi Mineola! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Record nursing home verdict raises new concerns for Mineola-area families.

Also on today's calendar: Harlem Wizards and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Very windy; occasional rain, with a high of 63 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Sunday: Rain, cool; windy in the a.m., temps: high: 63, low: 60.
  • Monday: On-and-off rain and drizzle, with a high of 66 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Townhouse nursing home to pay $5.5M in wrongful death lawsuit by family of Lucy Riker (newsday.com) — A Nassau County jury has awarded $5.5 million to the family of a Franklin Square woman whose care included emergency surgery at NYU Langone Hospital in Mineola after a fall at a Uniondale nursing home. The verdict, one of two record awards against the same facility this year, highlights concerns about nursing home staffing and patient safety that affect many Mineola-area families with loved ones in long-term care.
   

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Uniondale

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Ok Mineola! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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