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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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Yorktown Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat Yorktown Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat
Yorktown Man Accused Of Attempting To Assault Victim With Wooden Bat A 67-year-old man was arrested and accused of attempting to assault another man with a wooden bat in Northern Westchester. Officers responded to a report of an assault in progress on Crompond Road in Yorktown at about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, according to the Yorktown Police Department. The defendant is accused of trying to injure the man by hitting him in the shoulder with a wooden bat, police said.   Police arrested the man, whose identity was not released, and he was charged with second-degree attempted assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, authoriti…

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Police Search For Man Accused Of Stealing Phone From Commack Store Police Search For Man Accused Of Stealing Phone From Commack Store
Police Search For Man Accused Of Stealing Phone From Commack Store Police have asked the public for help locating a man accused of stealing a phone from a Long Island store. A man stole a Nokia mobile phone, worth about $300, from Target in Commack at about 1:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, according to an announcement from the Suffolk County Police Department on Monday, April 4. The store is located at 98 Veterans Memorial Highway, SCPD said. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say 30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say
30-Year-Old Charged With DUI After Car Crashes Into Fence In Fairfield County, Police Say A 30-year-old man was arrested and accused of driving under the influence and crashing into a fence in Fairfield County. Police responded to a crash in the 400 block of Silvermine Road in New Canaan at about 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, according to the New Canaan Police Department.  Authorities said the vehicle was reported to have traveled off the road and crashed into a fence. Officers spoke to the driver, identified as Hartford County resident Harsh Karshanbhai Patel, of Newington, and observed signs of impairment, authorities said.  Standardized field sobriety tests wer…

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Woman Accused Of Striking Victim In Face With Cell Phone At CT Gas Station Woman Accused Of Striking Victim In Face With Cell Phone At CT Gas Station
Woman Accused Of Striking Victim In Face With Cell Phone At CT Gas Station A 44-year-old woman was arrested and accused of striking a victim in the face with her cell phone at a Connecticut gas station. Police responded to a report of a possible domestic violence incident in New Haven County at the Citgo Gas Station, located at 222 Broad St. in Milford, at about 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, according to the Milford Police Department. Hetal Shah, of Milford, was arrested after investigators found she caused minor injuries to a male victim, whose age was not identified, by striking him with her phone, authorities reported.  She was charged with disord…

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Lifestyle
Well-Known Actress Drops By Popular Hudson Valley Eatery Well-Known Actress Drops By Popular Hudson Valley Eatery
Well-Known Actress Drops By Popular Hudson Valley Eatery Celebrated actress Laura Dern dropped by a Hudson Valley restaurant earlier this week. Dutchess County restaurant Savona's Trattoria - Poughkeepsie shared in an Instagram post on Tuesday, April 5, that Dern visited the Italian restaurant for lunch. The restaurant is located at 1 Collegeview Ave. in Poughkeepsie. The 55-year-old actress and filmmaker has appeared in films such as "Jurassic Park," "Marriage Story," and "Little Women." She also acted in the television series "Big Little Lies," and is the recipient of numerous awards, including an Emmy and five Golden Globe awards.

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Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices On Long Island Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices On Long Island
Police Issue Alert For Multiple ATM Skimming Devices On Long Island Authorities are alerting Long Islanders after locating a number of ATM skimming devices in the area. The City of Long Beach New York Police Department in Nassau County reported on Tuesday, April 5, that police were alerted to multiple devices over the past few months. The phony card reading devices look like real card readers and allow people to capture financial information from an individual's card. Police said the easiest way to detect a skimming device is to pull on the area where you swipe the card. If the area is loose, people should be suspicious and report the suspected skimming d…

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Operator Of Company In Fairfield County Sentenced For Tax Evasion Operator Of Company In Fairfield County Sentenced For Tax Evasion
Operator Of Company In Fairfield County Sentenced For Tax Evasion The operator of a Fairfield County business has been sentenced for tax evasion. Robert Porzio, age 48, of Westport, was sentenced on Monday, April 4, to 12 months and one day in prison followed by a year of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Porzio was also ordered to pay a $25,000 fine. He pleaded guilty on Dec. 16. Porzio, who operates Bert’s Tree Service, Inc., deposited a number of customers’ checks into personal bank accounts, and he transferred a significant amount of the money into a personal investment account, B…

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Duo Charged After Heroin, Cocaine, Weapons, Cash Seized In Pittsfield Bust Duo Charged After Heroin, Cocaine, Weapons, Cash Seized In Pittsfield Bust
Duo Charged After Heroin, Cocaine, Weapons, Cash Seized In Pittsfield Bust Two men were arrested on drug and firearms charges following a months-long investigation into the sale of heroin in a western Massachusetts city. Over the past few months, authorities investigated the distribution of heroin in the Berkshire County city of Pittsfield, according to Massachusetts State Police. A search warrant was executed at the Clinton Avenue apartments of 24-year-old Ryan Henault and 18-year-old Noah Lewis on the morning of Thursday, April 7, state police said. Members of the West Unit of the Massachusetts State Police Commonwealth Interstate Narcotics Reduction Enforcemen…

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Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say
Man With Long Criminal History Caught Peering Into Vehicles At CT School, Police Say A 43-year-old man is facing an attempted larceny charge after he was accused of peering into vehicles and attempting to enter a vehicle in the parking lot of a Connecticut elementary school. The incident happened in the Hartford County neighborhood of Plantsville located in the Town of Southington at South End Elementary School at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6, according to authorities. Officers responded to the school after receiving a report of a man on the property looking into vehicles and becoming argumentative when he was confronted by staff, according to the Southington Pol…

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COVID-19: Lamont Tests Positive COVID-19: Lamont Tests Positive
Covid-19: Lamont Tests Positive Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced he has tested positive for COVID-19. Lamont said he received his positive test on Thursday, April 7, and that he was not experiencing symptoms.  "I wanted you to hear straight from me that I tested positive for COVID-19 today," Lamont tweeted. "I feel good and I’m not experiencing any symptoms. We’ve done contact tracing to let people know. Thankfully I’m double boosted and I encourage everyone to get your vaccine and boosters if eligible." I wanted you to hear straight from me that I tested positive for COVID-19 today. I feel good and I’m not expe…

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