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Nicole Valinote graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in Newspaper & Online Journalism in 2019. She has written stories for a number of publications, including Syracuse.com, The Record-Review and KTTC.com.

She previously worked as the social media and digital content manager at KTTC News, the NBC affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota. She joined the Daily Voice team in July of 2021.

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Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Middle Island Man Seriously Injured In 2-Vehicle Stony Brook Crash, Police Say 27-Year-Old Middle Island Man Seriously Injured In 2-Vehicle Stony Brook Crash, Police Say
27-Year-Old Middle Island Man Seriously Injured In 2-Vehicle Stony Brook Crash, Police Say A 27-year-old man suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. The crash happened in Stony Brook at about 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. A Middle Island man was driving a 2009 Mercedes-Benz in the left lane of northbound Nicolls Road, between Nesconset Highway and Oxhead Road, when he tried to cross into the right lane and struck a 2022 Honda CR-V, SCPD said. He lost control of the Mercedes, traveling onto the right shoulder and continuing off the road, police reported. The Mercedes then crashed into construct…

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Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Robbing Yonkers Gas Station At Gunpoint, Police Say Man Wanted For Robbing Yonkers Gas Station At Gunpoint, Police Say
Man Wanted For Robbing Yonkers Gas Station At Gunpoint, Police Say Police are investigating an armed robbery at a gas station in Westchester County. A man entered a Shell gas station in Yonkers, located at 731 Central Park Ave., on Sunday, Dec. 11, and displayed a handgun to the store clerk, the Yonkers Police Department reported. The man left the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. Authorities said the individual was described as a Black man who was wearing dark clothing, including a hooded sweatshirt and a mask. As of the announcement at about 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, officers were at the scene canvassing the area, police said. Pol…

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Lifestyle
CT Resident Is $5.75M 'Lucky For Life' Lottery Winner CT Resident Is $5.75M 'Lucky For Life' Lottery Winner
CT Resident Is $5.75M 'Lucky For Life' Lottery Winner A Connecticut resident won a $5,750,000 lottery prize. An unnamed Hartford resident claimed the "Lucky For Life" prize from a ticket purchased at Road Runners in Rocky Hill, the Connecticut Lottery announced on Friday, Dec. 9. The store is located at 2204 Silas Deane Highway, the lottery said.  CT Lottery also reported on Thursday, Dec. 8, that the following individuals won $100,000 prizes: An unnamed New Haven resident, who claimed a Powerball prize from a ticket purchased at Andover Express LLC An unnamed Baltic resident, who claimed a Pinball Wizard XXVI prize from a ti…

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News
Mortgage Lender Lays Off 119 Melville Employees, State Filing Reports Mortgage Lender Lays Off 119 Melville Employees, State Filing Reports
Mortgage Lender Lays Off 119 Melville Employees, State Filing Reports A national reverse mortgage lender has laid off more than 100 of its Long Island employees, according to a state filing. Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC laid off 119 employees from its Melville branch on Tuesday, Nov. 29, according to a WARN Notice posted on Friday, Dec. 9. The reason for the layoffs was listed as "economic" in the filing. According to Reverse Mortgage Daily, the company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and more than 470 employees were laid off across the company in November. A representative for Reverse Mortgage Funding said the organization will not comment o…

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Business
New ShopRite Opens In Huntington Commons Shopping Center New ShopRite Opens In Huntington Commons Shopping Center
New ShopRite Opens In Huntington Commons Shopping Center A new supermarket has opened for business on Long Island. The ribbon-cutting and grand opening event for the new ShopRite in the Huntington Commons shopping center was set for 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, representatives announced. The 65,000-square-foot store, located at 839 New York Ave. in Huntington, is opened and operated by Seth and Jon Greenfield. The supermarket offers an in-store Nuts Factory kiosk with specialty nuts, a kosher bakery, along with seafood, meat, produce, and floral departments, representatives said. The store is set to be open daily from 6 a.m. to 10…

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Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Reported Missing In Yonkers Has Been Found, Police Say 16-Year-Old Reported Missing In Yonkers Has Been Found, Police Say
16-Year-Old Reported Missing In Yonkers Has Been Found, Police Say Update: Authorities in Westchester County announced that a 16-year-old boy who was reported missing has been found. The Yonkers Police Department announced on Sunday, Dec. 11, that Dylan Rosa has been located. Police previously reported that Dylan went missing on Saturday, Dec. 10. Original report: Police in Westchester County asked the public for help locating a missing 16-year-old boy. Dylan Rosa went missing on Saturday, Dec. 10, the Yonkers Police Department reported. He was last seen in the area of 105 Alta Ave. in Yonkers, police said. Authorities said Dylan is described as…

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Intoxicated Port Jefferson Woman Drives Wrong Way On Nesconset Highway In Hauppauge, Police Say Intoxicated Port Jefferson Woman Drives Wrong Way On Nesconset Highway In Hauppauge, Police Say
Intoxicated Port Jefferson Woman Drives Wrong Way On Nesconset Highway In Hauppauge, Police Say A 21-year-old woman was charged with driving while intoxicated after police said she drove the wrong way on a Long Island roadway. Police received a report of a sedan traveling east in the westbound lanes of Nesconset Highway in Hauppauge at 3:10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. An officer pulled the 2020 Honda Civic over near Browns Road at about 3:15 a.m., according to police. Police said the driver, identified as Karen Morales-Moreno, of Port Jefferson, was found to be intoxicated and was arrested. She was set to be arraigned on Saturd…

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Obituaries
Minister At Church In Ardsley Dies At Age 48 Minister At Church In Ardsley Dies At Age 48
Minister At Church In Ardsley Dies At Age 48 A minister at a church in Westchester County has died at the age of 48. Barbara Jean Terry, of Yonkers, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 9, after a brief illness with breast cancer, according to her obituary. She was born in the Bronx and was a longtime resident of Yonkers. Terry graduated from Good Council Academy High School in White Plains and went on to earn a degree from the College of Mount St. Vincent in New York City, her obituary said. "She worshipped most of her life at Sacred Heart and Christ of King Parishes in Yonkers and most recently was a eucharistic minister at Our La…

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Respond To Blaze That Engulfs CT Garage Firefighters Respond To Blaze That Engulfs CT Garage
Firefighters Respond To Blaze That Engulfs CT Garage Firefighters responded to a Connecticut garage that was engulfed in flames in the early morning hours. Crews in Hartford County responded to a fire at a garage/barn with exposure to a residence at about 4 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department said. Crews responded to a blaze that engulfed a garage in Burlington.Facebook/Burlington Volunteer Firefighter The structure is located on Lyon Road in Burlington, officials reported. Tankers from nearby towns were requested to help with water supply. Authorities said there were no reported injuries in the incident.  …

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Town Of Kent Woman Accused Of Severely Neglecting Her Older Dog 'Buster' Town Of Kent Woman Accused Of Severely Neglecting Her Older Dog 'Buster'
Town Of Kent Woman Accused Of Severely Neglecting Her Older Dog 'Buster' A Hudson Valley woman is accused of animal neglect after investigators found that she "severely neglected" her senior dog. Jennifer Parrish, age 48, of Kent, was arrested for animal neglect, the Putnam County SPCA announced on Friday, Dec. 9. The Putnam County SPCA Law Enforcement Division received a report on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from a Town of Kent Dog Control officer about a "severely neglected" older Maltese dog named Buster, who was found loose on Route 52 in Kent. The dog was taken to the Carmel Animal Hospital and was found to have "extremely long nails curling into the p…

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