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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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Politics
Social Media Sites Should Be Forced To Display Warning Labels, NY AG Argues Social Media Sites Should Be Forced To Display Warning Labels, NY AG Argues
Social Media Sites Should Be Forced To Display Warning Labels, NY AG Argues You’ve seen them on cigarettes and alcohol – now social media accounts could come with their own warnings if New York Attorney General Letitia James gets her way. James was among a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general who sent a letter to Congress on Tuesday, Sept. 10, urging lawmakers to approve US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's request for warnings on sites like TikTok and Instagram about potential adverse mental health effects for minors. Murthy made the request in June, citing new research showing that adolescents who spend more than three hours per day on social media face an incr…

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News
Pyrotechnician Accused Of Having 'Large Cache' Of Commercial Grade Fireworks In Berlin Basement Pyrotechnician Accused Of Having 'Large Cache' Of Commercial Grade Fireworks In Berlin Basement
Pyrotechnician Accused Of Having 'Large Cache' Of Commercial Grade Fireworks In Berlin Basement A Connecticut man was busted with a large trove of commercial grade fireworks in his basement, police said. Hartford County resident Richard Valuk, age 47, of Berlin, turned himself in to Connecticut State Police on an active arrest warrant Friday, Sept. 6. According to police, troopers with the agency’s Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit responded to Valuk’s residence on Friday, Feb. 2, hours after he was hospitalized for an undisclosed medical issue. While at the scene, investigators discovered a “large cache” of illegal, commercial and consumer grade fireworks that were stored in h…

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Business
Acclaimed Restaurant Closing In Germantown After Decade: 'We Are Forever Touched' Acclaimed Restaurant Closing In Germantown After Decade: 'We Are Forever Touched'
Acclaimed Restaurant Closing In Germantown After Decade: 'We Are Forever Touched' For husband-and-wife team Nick and Sarah Suarez, it’s about to be a wrap on a decade of culinary excellence. Their Columbia County restaurant – Gaskins in Germantown — will hold its final dinner service on Sunday, Nov. 24, the couple announced on Facebook. “Deciding to close has been the hardest decision of our life,” they said in their post Wednesday, Sept. 11. “As strange as it feels to say goodbye, we know that what we have created, with all of you, has been truly spectacular.” The Suarezes said there was no single reason for the closure, “rather an understanding that after 10 years of …

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Schools
Social Media Threat Raises Alarms At Elementary School On Long Island Social Media Threat Raises Alarms At Elementary School On Long Island
Social Media Threat Raises Alarms At Elementary School On Long Island Security was heightened at a Long Island elementary school after authorities discovered a threatening social media post. Riverhead Police said a parent contacted the agency at around 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, saying their child had found a Snapchat post making unspecific threats against “Pulaski Elementary School,” along with other schools. The threat was relayed to administrators at Pulaski Street Elementary School and police conducted extra patrols at the campus, police said. Earlier Report: New Bomb Threat Sent To Kellenberg High School For Second Straight Day Investigators…

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News
Killer Sentenced For Broad-Daylight Stabbing Of Man In Traffic Circle On Long Island Killer Sentenced For Broad-Daylight Stabbing Of Man In Traffic Circle On Long Island
Killer Sentenced For Broad-Daylight Stabbing Of Man In Traffic Circle On Long Island A 20-year-old man will spend decades behind bars for fatally stabbing a man in a Long Island traffic circle in broad daylight. Gelber Lopez-Perez, of Riverhead, was sentenced to 22 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, Sept. 10, after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of 26-year-old Tony Fernando Alvarado-Ajcuc. According to prosecutors, it was around 3 p.m. on June 6, 2023, when Lopez-Perez got into an argument with one of two friends he was with at Riverhead’s Grangabel Park. Earlier Report: Traffic Circle Killing: Photo Led Police To 20-Year-Old Indicted …

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Police & Fire
Doorbell Cam Captures Man Urinating On Plainview Front Porch, Yelling Antisemitic Obscenities Doorbell Cam Captures Man Urinating On Plainview Front Porch, Yelling Antisemitic Obscenities
Doorbell Cam Captures Man Urinating On Plainview Front Porch, Yelling Antisemitic Obscenities Police are trying to identify a man who urinated on the front porch of a Long Island home and shouted antisemitic obscenities. The incident happened in Plainview, at a residence on Grohmans Lane, at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Nassau County Police said surveillance video showed a man walk up to the home and expose himself before urinating on the victim’s front door and Ring doorbell camera.  He then activated the camera and fled the scene while yelling derogatory statements about Jewish people, the video shows. Police described the suspect as a white man around 18 to 20 years o…

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Business
Burglar Sought After Stealing Cash From Long Island Business Burglar Sought After Stealing Cash From Long Island Business
Burglar Sought After Stealing Cash From Long Island Business Police are investigating after a burglar made off with over $1,000 from a Long Island business. The break-in happened in Oyster Bay at the Lee’s Laundromat on South Street sometime overnight Monday, Sept. 9. Nassau County Police said someone pried open a rear door before stealing approximately $1,500 in cash. They then fled in an unknown direction. No description of the suspect was given. Anyone with information is asked to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

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News
26-Year-Old Fires Multiple Shots Into House In Affluent Long Island Neighborhood, DA Says 26-Year-Old Fires Multiple Shots Into House In Affluent Long Island Neighborhood, DA Says
26-Year-Old Fires Multiple Shots Into House In Affluent Long Island Neighborhood, DA Says A 26-year-old man is accused of firing multiple shots into an occupied home located in an affluent Long Island neighborhood. Lawrence Brown Jr., of Riverhead, was formally charged with criminal possession of a weapon and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 9. According to prosecutors, Brown drove from Riverhead to Hampton Bays shortly before midnight on Saturday, July 7. He then fired five shots into the home of someone he’d been fighting with for days, investigators said. The residents were asleep when the shots rang out and told police they initially thought the soun…

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News
Loaded Gun In Carry-On Bag At LaGuardia Will Mean 'Stiff' Fine For Long Island Man, TSA Says Loaded Gun In Carry-On Bag At LaGuardia Will Mean 'Stiff' Fine For Long Island Man, TSA Says
Loaded Gun In Carry-On Bag At LaGuardia Will Mean 'Stiff' Fine For Long Island Man, TSA Says A major airport no-no could cost a Long Island traveler thousands of dollars. The Suffolk County man, of Halesite, was found with a loaded gun in his carry-on bag during a security screening at LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, Sept. 5, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. When the bag was identified by TSA as possibly containing a firearm, it was automatically diverted to a different conveyor belt for closer inspection. That’s when agents found the 9mm handgun loaded with nine bullets, including one in the chamber. Police allowed the man to return the gun to his vehicle. He…

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Lifestyle
Feeling Lucky? $34K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Feeling Lucky? $34K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store
Feeling Lucky? $34K Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Convenience Store Someone’s bank account is in for a hefty boost. A winning lottery ticket worth nearly $35,000 was sold at a Long Island convenience store, New York Lottery announced. The top prize-winning TAKE 5 ticket – worth $34,689 – was purchased in Southampton, at the Shell station located at 1630 North Highway. It was sold for the evening drawing held Saturday, Sept. 7. TAKE 5 drawings are televised twice daily, at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Players can check their ticket status on the New York Lottery website.

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