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Michael Mashburn

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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 radio reporter covering local news and traffic for ABC News Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle.

Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in May 2014. 

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Police & Fire
Man Exposes Himself To 11-Year-Old Girl At West Hempstead Park, Police Say Man Exposes Himself To 11-Year-Old Girl At West Hempstead Park, Police Say
Man Exposes Himself To 11-Year-Old Girl At West Hempstead Park, Police Say A man is accused of exposing himself to a girl at a Long Island park. Nassau County Police were called about a man committing a lewd act at West Hempstead’s Halls Pond Park, located on Nassau Boulevard, at around 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. An 11-year-old girl told her father that she witnessed a man inappropriately touching himself. The father also witnessed the incident. Officers located the suspect, 31-year-old Avigdor Goldemberg, a short time later at his Collins Lane residence, roughly two blocks away from the park. Goldemberg is charged with public lewdness and endangering the welfar…

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News
West Babylon Man Admits Poisoning Prominent Activist, 'Pose' Star Who Overdosed West Babylon Man Admits Poisoning Prominent Activist, 'Pose' Star Who Overdosed
West Babylon Man Admits Poisoning Prominent Activist, 'Pose' Star Who Overdosed Two New York men formally confessed to their roles in the death of a prominent transgender activist, performer, and author. Michael Kuilan, age 44, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing heroin and fentanyl in Brooklyn federal court Monday, Sept. 23, in the death of Cecilia Gentili. Earlier Report: NY Men 'Poisoned' Prominent Transgender Activist, 'Pose' Star Who OD'd: Feds It came weeks after Long Island resident Antonio Venti, age 52, of West Babylon, pleaded guilty to the same drug offenses. According to prosecutors, Venti and Kuilan sold heroin laced with fe…

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Police & Fire
Update: 11-Year-Old Boy From Albany Located After 8 Days Update: 11-Year-Old Boy From Albany Located After 8 Days
Update: 11-Year-Old Boy From Albany Located After 8 Days New update: An 11-year-old boy from the region has been located after going missing for over a week. Jaiyden Abear had last been seen in Albany on Sunday, Sept. 15, according to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Late Monday night, Sept. 23, he was located safely in Schenectady, Albany Police told Daily Voice. No other details were given. Original report: Authorities in the region are asking for help in locating an 11-year-old boy who has been missing for over a week. Jaiyden Abear was last seen in Albany on Sunday, Sept. 15, according to the National Center for …

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News
Ulster County Resident Dies From EEE Virus; State Declares 'Imminent Threat To Public' Ulster County Resident Dies From EEE Virus; State Declares 'Imminent Threat To Public'
Ulster County Resident Dies From EEE Virus; State Declares 'Imminent Threat To Public' A New York resident has died days after contracting the state’s first human case of a rare but serious mosquito-borne virus in nearly a decade. The Ulster County resident died from complications stemming from eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office confirmed on Monday, Sept. 23. It marks the first human case of EEE in New York State since 2015. Earlier Report: Human Case Of Severe Mosquito-Borne Virus Confirmed In Ulster County, First In NY Since 2015 “We’ve been informed this patient has passed away from EEE, we extend our sympathies and our hearts go out t…

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News
30-Year-Old Dies In Fiery Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville, Police Say 30-Year-Old Dies In Fiery Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville, Police Say
30-Year-Old Dies In Fiery Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville, Police Say An accused drunk driver is behind bars following a fiery, two-vehicle crash that killed a man on Long Island. The wreck happened in Hicksville, near the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Cantiague Rock Road, at around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Nassau County Police said a Subaru was making a left turn from eastbound Prospect Avenue onto northbound Cantiague Rock Road when it struck a westbound Honda. The impact caused the Subaru to catch fire, trapping the 30-year-old male driver inside, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. An investigation found that the Honda driver, …

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Southern State Fatality: Driver Killed, 4 Hospitalized Following 2-Car Babylon Crash Southern State Fatality: Driver Killed, 4 Hospitalized Following 2-Car Babylon Crash
Southern State Fatality: Driver Killed, 4 Hospitalized Following 2-Car Babylon Crash One person was killed and four others were hospitalized after a two-car crash on the Southern State Parkway. The wreck happened in Babylon, in the westbound lanes near exit 39S, at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. New York State Police said a Honda sedan was speeding when it struck a Honda compact SUV causing both vehicles to leave the roadway and come to rest in the tree line. The driver of the SUV, 49-year-old Reynaldo Collado, of West Babylon, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Four passengers in Collado’s vehicle were taken to the hospital with non-life-threate…

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Schools
New Poll Reveals NYers' Views On Banning Cell Phone Use In Schools New Poll Reveals NYers' Views On Banning Cell Phone Use In Schools
New Poll Reveals NYers' Views On Banning Cell Phone Use In Schools With the new school year comes renewed debate over the use of cell phones in the classroom. Among New York parents of school-age children, 77-percent support barring cell phone use in schools during the day, a Mount Sinai South Nassau “Truth in Medicine” poll found. Most parents, 72-percent, said they still want their child to have their phone on them in case of an emergency, the poll found. Earlier Report: Hochul Signs Bill Restricting 'Addictive' Social Media Feeds Targeting Children The poll was conducted by 600 parents with at least one child under the age of 18 in New York Cit…

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Politics
Rally Rage: Uniondale Trump Event's $1M Police OT Bill May Have Broken Finance Laws, Dems Argue Rally Rage: Uniondale Trump Event's $1M Police OT Bill May Have Broken Finance Laws, Dems Argue
Rally Rage: Uniondale Trump Event's $1M Police OT Bill May Have Broken Finance Laws, Dems Argue Who should foot the bill – taxpayers or the campaign? Democrats on Long Island are seething after learning that the extra-tight security measures around former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at the Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday, Sept. 18, cost taxpayers $1 million in police overtime alone. Ahead of the rally – which came just days after what the FBI called an apparent second assassination attempt on Trump’s life in Florida – Nassau County leaders outlined the extensive security measures that were being taken around the arena. Earlier Report: Security Top Of Mind For Trump's …

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Lifestyle
This Bay Shore Restaurant Best On LI To Take Out-Of-Towners, Foodies Say This Bay Shore Restaurant Best On LI To Take Out-Of-Towners, Foodies Say
This Bay Shore Restaurant Best On LI To Take Out-Of-Towners, Foodies Say This fine dining restaurant overlooking the Great South Bay is the perfect spot to impress those out-of-town visitors, foodies say. A Bay Shore eatery earned the most recommendations on a post seeking a waterfront restaurant “with amazing food and ambience for a special dinner” on the Long Island Food & Drink Facebook group. “For friends from Australia,” poster Tina Finnin explained. “First time on Long Island.” Finnin’s query garnered dozens of suggestions, all certainly impressive in their own right. But it was Bay Shore’s The LakeHouse restaurant that took the crown. …

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News
Human Case Of Severe Mosquito-Borne Virus Confirmed In Ulster County, First In NY Since 2015 Human Case Of Severe Mosquito-Borne Virus Confirmed In Ulster County, First In NY Since 2015
Human Case Of Severe Mosquito-Borne Virus Confirmed In Ulster County, First In NY Since 2015 For the first time in a decade, health officials in New York confirmed a human case of a rare but serious mosquito-borne disease. In Ulster County, the New York State Department of Health confirmed that a resident was hospitalized after testing positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE), the agency announced Friday, Sept. 20. It marks the first human case of EEE in New York State since 2015. The Ulster County Department of Health is investigating. Earlier Report: 41-Year-Old In Northeast Dies From Serious Mosquito Virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis State Health Commission…

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