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Nicole Valinote

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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

18-Year-Old Apprehended Amid Investigation Into Blaze At Southbury Training School A second person is now facing charges in connection to a fire that destroyed an unoccupied cottage in Connecticut last month. Litchfield County resident Juliana Sullivan, age 18, of New Milford, surrendered to police on an arrest warrant on Saturday, Jan. 7, in connection to a blaze at the Southbury Training School in New Haven County on the night of Saturday, Dec. 17, Connecticut State Police reported. Police said Sullivan is charged with: Third-degree criminal trespass Third-degree conspiracy to commit arson Third-degree criminal liability acts of another/arson Gregory Philli…

by Nicole Valinote

01/09/2023

Business

'The Most Difficult Decision': Rocky Point Eatery Permanently Closes The owners of a Long Island restaurant have decided to close the eatery amid a recent set of challenges, including staffing issues and higher costs of goods. Broadway Market in Rocky Point is permanently closing, the owners announced on Friday, Jan. 6. "With heavy hearts we have made the most difficult decision to permanently close Broadway Market," the announcement reads. "There are multiple factors involved such as the astronomical costs of goods, staffing challenges and uncertain times." With heavy hearts we have made the most difficult decision to permanently close Broadway Market…

by Nicole Valinote

01/09/2023

Police & Fire

North Salem Man Wins $5 Million Lottery Prize A man from Northern Westchester has claimed a $5 million lottery prize. Richard Bossi, of North Salem, won the top prize from New York Lottery's Mega Multiplier scratch-off game, NY Lottery announced on Friday, Jan. 6. The winning ticket was purchased in Putnam County at the Route 22 Convenience Store, located at 876 Route 22 in Brewster, the lottery said. NY Lottery said Bossi received his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $3,255,000 after required withholdings.

by Nicole Valinote

01/09/2023

Police & Fire

45 Years After Disappearance Of CT Teen, Police Renew Call For Information Police have renewed a call for information about a Connecticut man who disappeared shortly after his high school graduation 45 years ago. Samuel Byrd was last seen in June 1977 after his graduation from Hamden High School, when he was 18 years old, the New Haven Police Department said in an announcement posted on Monday, Jan. 2. None of the members of his family have heard from him since. Police believe Byrd may have taken a limo from New Haven to an unknown location, which may have been the airport. His family told police that Byrd had an interest in traveling to Georgia or Texas. Autho…

by Nicole Valinote

01/09/2023

Police & Fire

Man Accused Of Striking Officer, Police Vehicle With SUV In Garden City Park A 22-year-old man was charged with assault after authorities said he struck an officer with an SUV and then crashed into a police vehicle on Long Island. The incident happened at about 8:10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, in Garden City Park, the Nassau County Police Department reported. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the area of Jericho Turnpike and Sixth Avenue and found Aasif Rasul, of Queens, sitting in a 2007 Jeep Liberty, said police. When officers started to walk toward the Jeep, Rasul accelerated and struck one of the officers before driving away from the sce…

by Nicole Valinote

01/08/2023

Police & Fire

Fire Destroys Norwalk House, Displacing Family Of 4 A family of four was displaced after a fire destroyed their Norwalk home overnight. Firefighters responded to a house fire on Betmarlea Road at about midnight on Sunday, Jan. 8, the Norwalk Fire Department reported. Authorities found fire showing through the roof of the home and learned that the blaze had spread above the garage and into the first-floor living room and kitchen, officials said. The home was unoccupied at the time, and no injuries were reported, according to the report. The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, and the home was posted as unfit for occupancy, the …

by Nicole Valinote

01/08/2023

Police & Fire

Driver Injured In Shooting After Leaving CT Night Club Police asked the public for information after a victim was shot multiple times while driving in Connecticut. Troopers in Hartford County received a report of shots fired on I-91 northbound in East Windsor near Exit 44 at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, Connecticut State Police reported. The victim was traveling in the center lane of three in a 2019 Honda Accord when an unknown vehicle pulled up alongside it and multiple shots were fired at the Honda, police said. The driver of the Honda was struck multiple times and was hospitalized for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, accordi…

by Nicole Valinote

01/08/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Accused Of Setting Fire To Williston Park Home With 2 Other People Inside A 35-year-old woman is facing charges after police said she set fire to a Long Island home that was occupied by two other people. Officers responded to a residential fire in Williston Park at about 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, the Nassau County Police Department said. When police arrived at the home, located on Sherman Avenue, they were notified about a small fire that had started on the roof of the residence and was extinguished before police arrived. The two people who were in the residence at the time, a 38-year-old woman and a 77-year-old woman, were not injured, and there was no struc…

by Nicole Valinote

01/08/2023

Police & Fire

35-Year-Old Driver Dies After Car Strikes I-95 Exit Sign In CT, Overturns A 35-year-old man died after his car struck a sign on I-95 in Connecticut and overturned. The crash happened in the Middlesex County town of Westbrook at about 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, Connecticut State Police reported. A 2003 Ford Taurus was northbound on I-95 when it went off the road and struck the Exit 65 sign in the gore area, police said. The car went airborne and landed overturned on the off-ramp. The driver, identified as Ross Fielding, of Greenwich, Rhode Island, was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead shortly before 6 a.m., State Police reported. Police aske…

by Nicole Valinote

01/08/2023

Police & Fire

Flanders Man Critically Injured In Riverhead Shooting, Suspects At Large Police are searching for two suspects in a shooting that critically injured a 47-year-old man on Long Island. The incident happened in Riverhead in front of 747 East Main St., the Riverhead Town Police Department reported. Officers received a report at about 6:10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 6, that a man was shot in the head and two possible perpetrators fled the scene in an unknown direction, police said. The victim, a Flanders man, was taken to an area hospital and remains in critical condition, according to the report. Police said the hospital that is treating him asked to remain anonymous du…

by Nicole Valinote

01/08/2023

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