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Michael Mashburn

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mmashburn@dailyvoice.com

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 reporter for ABC Radio affiliates KTAR in Phoenix and KOMO in Seattle. Michael graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in journalism in May 2014. 

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Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Levittown Shoplifter Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Levittown Shoplifter
Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Levittown Shoplifter A shoplifter who rammed a Long Island Home Depot employee with his car, leaving the worker with lifelong injuries, now faces years in prison. Joshua Mitchell, 29, of Queens, was found guilty of assault and related charges by a Nassau County jury on Friday, May 9, stemming from a violent incident at the Levittown Home Depot in 2020. Mitchell was seen placing dozens of high-value plumbing items—worth more than $3,300—into a bin and attempting to leave the Hempstead Turnpike store without paying on June 17, 2020. When an asset protection officer confronted him, Mitchell shoved the cart into t…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Bethel Roadway Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Bethel Roadway
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Bethel Roadway A man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while walking along a Hudson Valley roadway. The Sullivan County incident happened in the town of Bethel, on State Route 17B, at around 5:45 a.m. Thursday, May 8. Brett Stevens, 30, was walking in the roadway near Happy Avenue when he was struck by a tractor-trailer, New York State Police said. Stevens, of Bethel, was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver, a 64-year-old man from Waterbury, Connecticut, was not injured. New York State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is investigating the incident. Anyone with infor…

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy From Hempstead Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy From Hempstead
Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy From Hempstead A Long Island teenager has been missing for over 24 hours. Lionel Pollard, 15, was last seen at his Hempstead residence on Marvin Avenue at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 8, according to Nassau County Police. He was reported missing late Thursday night. Pollard is 5-foot-3 and 115 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and black sneakers. The teen was previously reported missing in February, as Daily Voice reported. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Nassau County Police Department at 516-573-7347. Share this story b…

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Business
Breeze Airways Adds New Route From Long Island To This Coastal City Breeze Airways Adds New Route From Long Island To This Coastal City
Breeze Airways Adds New Route From Long Island To This Coastal City Long Islanders dreaming of warm Carolina beaches and a Southern escape can now fly there nonstop for less than the price of a dinner out. Breeze Airways is launching a brand-new nonstop route between Long Island MacArthur Airport and Wilmington, North Carolina. The new service launches Thursday, October 2, with flights running twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays, starting at $49 one-way. Known for serving overlooked airports and offering flexible fares, Breeze Airways is adding two new cities and 21 new routes to its nationwide network in response to “incredible demand” from customers, CE…

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Lifestyle
NY Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M App Empire NY Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M App Empire
NY Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M App Empire He built a $30 million app, launched a website with 5 million users, and still got rejected by all eight Ivy League schools. Now, 18-year-old Long Island resident Zach Yadegari, of Roslyn, is taking his talents to South Florida. Despite a perfect 4.0 GPA, a 34 ACT score, and a resume that includes founding a wildly successful calorie tracking app, Yadegari says he was denied admission to 15 of the 18 colleges he applied to—including every Ivy League school, plus Stanford, MIT, Duke, and NYU. “I didn’t expect to be accepted to all of these colleges,” he told The New York Post in April. “Ho…

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Schools
Valley Stream School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says Valley Stream School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says
Valley Stream School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says A New York school lacrosse coach is accused of coercing a teen boy into sending him sexually explicit content using a fake identity online, federal prosecutors said. Joseph Garofalo, of Valley Stream, is charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to a federal criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York on Friday, April 18. Garofalo, an assistant lacrosse coach at Valley Stream Central High School, was arrested following a months-long investigation by the FBI’s Long Island Child Exploitation Task Force. According to a criminal complaint, Garofalo posed as someon…

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Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say
Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say A months-long phone scam that tricked a Long Island woman out of nearly $400,000 ended in a dramatic crash and two Massachusetts men in handcuffs, police said. Port Washington Police arrested Dominique Jones, 24, and Jean Saint Fort, 22, both of Chelsea, Massachusetts, following an undercover operation on Friday, May 2, in Greenvale. Investigators determined that the pair called the victim in February, claiming to be a Chase Bank fraud department representative, Nassau County Police said. Over the next two months, they convinced her to withdraw large sums of money in response to supposed “s…

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Business
'Wasn't Easy': Pizzeria Closes In Saratoga Springs After 18 Years 'Wasn't Easy': Pizzeria Closes In Saratoga Springs After 18 Years
'Wasn't Easy': Pizzeria Closes In Saratoga Springs After 18 Years For nearly two decades, D’Andrea’s Pizza served up more than just slices—it dished out memories, community, and comfort. Now, the ovens have gone cold. The Saratoga Springs staple–located at 33 Caroline Street–officially closed its doors on Wednesday, May 7, after 18 years in business. News of the closure came just a day earlier in a heartfelt Facebook video from owner Rory Wilson, who said he made the difficult decision to sell the building. “It wasn’t an easy decision,” Wilson said. “But a decision I felt that I wanted to make for my family and for myself.” Thank you to everyone, la…

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Police & Fire
Top 'Deadbeat Dads' Unveiled By Suffolk Sheriff Ahead Of Mother's Day: 'We Will Come Find You' Top 'Deadbeat Dads' Unveiled By Suffolk Sheriff Ahead Of Mother's Day: 'We Will Come Find You'
Top 'Deadbeat Dads' Unveiled By Suffolk Sheriff Ahead Of Mother's Day: 'We Will Come Find You' Just in time for Mother’s Day, Long Island police are putting out a bold message: if you’re dodging child support, your time is up. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office unveiled the county’s top 10 “Deadbeat Dads”–men who collectively owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid child support–at a press conference outside the Yaphank jail Thursday, May 8. Some individuals on the list owe more than $300,000, according to officials, and have been evading law enforcement despite legal obligations to support their children. Among those to speak alongside a poster of the men were Suffolk Count…

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Woman Dies Battling Fire At Rockville Centre Senior Living Facility Woman Dies Battling Fire At Rockville Centre Senior Living Facility
Woman Dies Battling Fire At Rockville Centre Senior Living Facility A woman was killed trying to extinguish a fire at a Long Island senior living center. Firefighters in Rockville Centre were called to the Halandia Court Senior Community on North Central Avenue for an apartment fire just after 7 a.m. Thursday, May 8. Arriving crews found the unit’s kitchen area engulfed in flames with black smoke, Nassau County Police said. A 95-year-old woman who was attempting to extinguish the fire was found with severe burns to her torso and limbs. She was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead just after 1 p.m., police said. Authorities di…

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