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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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Lifestyle
Farm-to-Table Flavors Shine At New Malverne Restaurant: 'Awesome Food' Farm-to-Table Flavors Shine At New Malverne Restaurant: 'Awesome Food'
Farm-to-Table Flavors Shine At New Malverne Restaurant: 'Awesome Food' Long Island’s dining scene just got an upgrade. Harvest House Tavern in Malverne is garnering plenty of buzz since holding its grand opening in mid December 2024. The cozy, upscale eatery, which bills itself as a “New American cocktail bar” with a farm-to-table menu and craft cocktails, is the brainchild of co-owners Ross Gollub, Stephen LaSpina, and Chris Meyer. Located just steps from the Malverne train station, the trio blend rustic elegance with modern comfort, offering seasonally inspired dishes sourced from local farms, its website said. Customer favorites, according to Yelp, inclu…

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NY Widow's Killer Nabbed Decades Later Thanks To Retired Detectives, DNA Evidence: DA NY Widow's Killer Nabbed Decades Later Thanks To Retired Detectives, DNA Evidence: DA
NY Widow's Killer Nabbed Decades Later Thanks To Retired Detectives, DNA Evidence: DA A chilling murder mystery in New York that went unsolved for over two decades has finally been cracked thanks in part to a pair of determined detectives long since retired, prosecutors said. On Long Island, Raul Ayala, 51, of Georgia, was indicted for first-degree murder in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 7, in the 2003 killing of Edna “Timmie” Schubert. The 88-year-old Schubert, a widowed former Department of Motor Vehicles employee who lived alone, was found dead inside her North Bay Shore home on Fredrick Avenue on Dec. 12, 2003, Suffolk County Police said. Her body was discovered b…

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Business
No Harm, No Fowl: Stolen Chick-fil-A Floor Mat Returned In NY Faster Than Lunch Rush No Harm, No Fowl: Stolen Chick-fil-A Floor Mat Returned In NY Faster Than Lunch Rush
No Harm, No Fowl: Stolen Chick-fil-A Floor Mat Returned In NY Faster Than Lunch Rush It wasn’t quite the kind of takeout employees had in mind. When North Greenbush Police put out an APB (All-Poultry Bulletin) for a stolen Chick-fil-A floor mat on Thursday, Feb. 6, they probably didn’t expect the internet to work faster than a drive-thru during lunch rush. “Who loves Chick-fil-A? We know, everyone! But this guy took his fondness to a level that is just not okay,” the agency said on Facebook, referring to a theft that occurred on Saturday, Feb. 1. “He ordered an ‘I would like to get arrested deluxe with waffle fries’ when he stole one of the floor mats emblazoned with the CF…

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23-Year-Old Busted With Child Pornography In Milton Following Online Tip: Police 23-Year-Old Busted With Child Pornography In Milton Following Online Tip: Police
23-Year-Old Busted With Child Pornography In Milton Following Online Tip: Police A Capital Region man was caught with sexually explicit images of children thanks to a cyber tip, police said. Alexander Floud, 23, was arrested following a multi-agency search of his Milton residence on Thursday, Feb. 6, New York State Police said. Troopers with the agency’s Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce, along with the US Department of Homeland Security, uncovered images consistent with child sexual exploitation, police said. The search stemmed from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Floud was charged with promoting a sexual performance …

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Reckless Driver, 19, Severed Foot Of Good Samaritan Following North Babylon Crash, DA Says Reckless Driver, 19, Severed Foot Of Good Samaritan Following North Babylon Crash, DA Says
Reckless Driver, 19, Severed Foot Of Good Samaritan Following North Babylon Crash, DA Says A teenager is facing charges after an alleged reckless driving crash on Long Island that left a Good Samaritan disfigured. Marianne Mkrtchian, 19, of North Bellmore, was indicted for assault and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, Feb. 7, in connection with a North Babylon crash in August 2024. Mkrtchian was speeding eastbound on Skidmore Road in a Mercedes Benz sedan when she ran a stop sign at Lloyd Avenue at around 6 p.m. on Aug. 27, 2024, the Suffolk County DA’s office said. She tried braking, turned erratically, and crashed through a telephone pole, splitting the pole i…

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Drunk Driver Who Killed Young Tennis Stars In Jericho Gets Up To 25 Years Drunk Driver Who Killed Young Tennis Stars In Jericho Gets Up To 25 Years
Drunk Driver Who Killed Young Tennis Stars In Jericho Gets Up To 25 Years An admitted drunk driver who caused a wrong-way crash killing two 14-year-old boys on Long Island will spend years in prison. Amandeep Singh, 36, of Roslyn, was sentenced to between eight and 25 years behind bars in Nassau County Court on Friday, Feb. 7. It followed his guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide in the deaths of Ethan Falkowitz and Drew Hassenbein. Singh admitted that he was speeding, intoxicated, and high on cocaine when he crashed his pickup truck head-on into a car with four teenagers on North Broadway in Jericho on the night of May 3, 2023. The crash killed Falkowitz…

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Live Bird Markets Shut Down In Westchester To Stop Avian Flu Spread Live Bird Markets Shut Down In Westchester To Stop Avian Flu Spread
Live Bird Markets Shut Down In Westchester To Stop Avian Flu Spread New York officials are taking aggressive action to stop the spread of bird flu. An order issued by the Department of Agriculture and Markets (AGM) on Friday, Feb. 7, directed live bird markets in New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties to close for five days, Gov. Hochul’s office said. The emergency measure comes after health officials confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)–or bird flu–has been detected at seven live bird markets in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx since Friday, Jan. 31. Outbreaks have also been confirmed in Suffolk and Ulster counties, as D…

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Politics
Plan To Deputize Private Citizens In NY Faces Lawsuit From Dems: 'This Is Not The Wild West' Plan To Deputize Private Citizens In NY Faces Lawsuit From Dems: 'This Is Not The Wild West'
Plan To Deputize Private Citizens In NY Faces Lawsuit From Dems: 'This Is Not The Wild West' Long Island Democrats and civil rights attorneys are fighting back against a plan to deputize private citizens, calling the move illegal. A lawsuit filed by Nassau County Democratic legislators against County Executive Bruce Blakeman in New York Supreme Court on Wednesday, Feb. 5, seeks to block what they say amounts to an “illegal, taxpayer-funded militia.” Blakeman’s plan calls for deputizing private citizens as “special sheriff’s deputies” during emergency declarations. If activated, members would be paid $150 per day. Democrats blasted the move, arguing it lacks transparency, oversigh…

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'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds 'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds
'Career Criminal' Robbed Bay Shore Laundromat At Gunpoint, Jury Finds An ex-convict could be heading back to prison after being convicted of robbing a Long Island laundromat at gunpoint. Emilio Hernandez, 54, of Bay Shore, was found guilty of robbery and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Hernandez was armed with a pistol when he entered a laundromat on the Sunrise Highway Service Road in Bay Shore donning a mask, hat, and sunglasses on April 11, 2023, according to prosecutors. After robbing the business, he was filmed driving away from the scene by a witness. Suffolk County Police stopped him a short time later nearby, where the…

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'Brutal' Cold Case Murder Of 88-Year-Old Widow In Bay Shore Solved With Forensics: DA 'Brutal' Cold Case Murder Of 88-Year-Old Widow In Bay Shore Solved With Forensics: DA
'Brutal' Cold Case Murder Of 88-Year-Old Widow In Bay Shore Solved With Forensics: DA A suspect has been arrested decades after what prosecutors described as one of the most brutal cold case killings on Long Island. Modern forensic technology and “determined detective work” helped police nab the culprit in the 2003 murder of Edna Schubert, the Suffolk County DA’s office announced Thursday, Feb. 6. Schubert, 88, was beaten to death by an intruder at her North Bay Shore residence on Fredrick Avenue on Dec. 12, 2003, The New York Times reported. The retired Department of Motor Vehicles employee, who lived alone since her husband died years prior, died from a violent assault, po…

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