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Michael Mashburn

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mmashburn@dailyvoice.com

Michael joined the Daily Voice team in April 2022 covering news throughout New York, including the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Long Island. He previously worked as a reporter for ABC Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle. Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in journalism in May 2014. 

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'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment 'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment
'Unusual Odor' In Hudson Valley Sparks Fears Of Contamination From Chemical Train Derailment This story has been updated. Environmental officials in New York are investigating multiple reports of strange odors in the air, sparking concerns they may be tied to the chemical train derailment in eastern Ohio, about 40 miles north of Pittsburgh, and its subsequent fire. In a statement to Daily Voice on Friday, Feb. 17, the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said it is responding to reports in the Hudson Valley of an “unusual odor in the air.” “DEC has not received any reports from regulated emissions sources about releases that could contribute to the odors describe…

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Lifestyle
NY LOTTO Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At King Kullen On Long Island NY LOTTO Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At King Kullen On Long Island
NY Lotto Prize-Winning Ticket Sold At King Kullen On Long Island A second-prize winning New York LOTTO ticket was sold at a Long Island grocery store. The ticket for the Wednesday, Feb. 15, drawing - worth $14,098 - was sold in Center Moriches at the King Kullen store on Main Street, New York Lottery announced. Wednesday’s winning numbers are 2-22-24-27-29-32 and Bonus Number 50. The winning ticket matched five numbers plus the bonus number. New York LOTTO drawings are held every Wednesday and Saturday at 8:15 p.m.

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Drunk Driver Who Killed Author From Capital Region In Hit-Run Crash Pleads Guilty Drunk Driver Who Killed Author From Capital Region In Hit-Run Crash Pleads Guilty
Drunk Driver Who Killed Author From Capital Region In Hit-Run Crash Pleads Guilty An admitted drunk driver accused of striking an up-and-coming New York author with his car and then leaving her to die in the roadway is facing years in prison. Albany County resident Nsikak Okure, age 34, of Altamont, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in Albany County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the death of Tanisha Brathwaite. Earlier Report: Drunk Driver Who Killed Albany Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says It came more than five months after the 31-year-old Brathwaite, of Albany, was struck on Clinton Avenue in Albany while walking home from…

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Reward Offered After Woman's Death Outside Long Island Store Ruled As Homicide Reward Offered After Woman's Death Outside Long Island Store Ruled As Homicide
Reward Offered After Woman's Death Outside Long Island Store Ruled As Homicide Police are hoping a cash reward will lead to an arrest in the killing of a woman who was found dead outside a Long Island business on Valentine’s Day. Officers in South Hempstead responded to a call about a woman lying on the ground next to a dumpster behind an Advanced Auto Parts, located at Grand Avenue and May Street, at around 7:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The woman, who Nassau County Police identified Thursday afternoon as 39-year-old Rebecca Carlson, of Hempstead, was pronounced dead at the scene. Following an examination by the medical examiner’s office, police classified her deat…

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Watch: Knife-Wielding Robber At Long Island Motel Seen On Surveillance Video Watch: Knife-Wielding Robber At Long Island Motel Seen On Surveillance Video
Watch: Knife-Wielding Robber At Long Island Motel Seen On Surveillance Video A security camera was rolling when a man armed with a knife robbed a Long Island motel worker. The incident happened at around 4:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the Best Western Bar Harbor Motel, located in Massapequa on Sunrise Highway, according to Nassau County Police. Detectives said the suspect approached a woman working at the front desk and demanded money while holding a knife. Video of the incident can be viewed here. Surveillance footage shows the man jump over a counter and through a plexiglass barrier as the female employee puts her hands up. According to police, the employee t…

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21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty 21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty
21-Year-Old Accused Of Setting Fire To Home Near Capital Region College Pleads Not Guilty A 21-year-old woman accused of setting fire to an occupied home near a college in the region is formally denying any wrongdoing. Allexus Pecoraro, of Erieville in Madison County, pleaded not guilty to an eight-count arson indictment in Albany County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Firefighters in Albany were called at around 7:30 a.m. on May 8, 2022 with reports that a home was on fire near the College of Saint Rose, on Hudson Avenue near Ontario Street, according to Albany Police. The fire destroyed one home and damaged two others, along with three vehicles that were parked nearby. One per…

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Employees Find Man Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant Employees Find Man Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant
Employees Find Man Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant Employees arriving to work found a man dead outside a Long Island restaurant, authorities said. Medics in Riverhead were called at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, with reports of an unconscious man who was seated against an exterior wall outside Express Deli & Café on Osborn Avenue, according to Riverhead Town Police. When officers arrived, they found the man not breathing and without a pulse, and began performing CPR. The man was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Detectives identified the man as 44-year-old Alberto Munoz Noj, of Riverh…

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Schools
'With A Heavy Heart': LI School District Hiring Armed Security Guards (Poll) 'With A Heavy Heart': LI School District Hiring Armed Security Guards (Poll)
'With A Heavy Heart': LI School District Hiring Armed Security Guards (Poll) Students and teachers in a Long Island school district will soon be protected by armed security guards. In a message to parents Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Smithtown Central School District announced that its Board of Education had begun searching for a security firm to add armed guards to all 12 of its schools. The guards will patrol the exterior perimeters and will not be posted inside the buildings. “While our security enhancements related to staffing, infrastructure, training, and operational protocols have evolved and improved over time, we have come to the stark realization that there is…

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Dating App Nightmare: Man Rapes, Assaults Woman From Capital Region, Police Say Dating App Nightmare: Man Rapes, Assaults Woman From Capital Region, Police Say
Dating App Nightmare: Man Rapes, Assaults Woman From Capital Region, Police Say A 24-year-old man is facing multiple violent felonies for allegedly raping and physically assaulting a woman after the two met online, authorities said. Saratoga County resident Andrew Cosme, of Clifton Park, was arrested following an investigation by the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office and a grand jury indictment. Investigators said the victim called police on Jan. 29 saying she had been violently raped and physically assaulted by a man she had met on a dating app. Cosme was taken into custody after a week-long investigation. He was ordered held at the Rensselaer County jail on $40,000…

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$65M Ponzi Scheme: Former NY Hedge Fund Manager Admits To Lending Fraud $65M Ponzi Scheme: Former NY Hedge Fund Manager Admits To Lending Fraud
$65M Ponzi Scheme: Former NY Hedge Fund Manager Admits To Lending Fraud A former bond trader and hedge fund manager in New York could spend decades in federal prison for defrauding his friends and lending institutions out of over $65 million. Nassau County resident Jeffrey Parket, age 59, of Great Neck, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and bank fraud in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday, Feb. 15. According to the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District, Parket swindled his victims out of millions of dollars between 2016 and December 2021 by lying about his financial condition and pledging fake collateral in order to obtain short-term loans. He claime…

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