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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. 

Michael Mashburn's Contributions

Lifestyle
SZA, Kendrick Lamar Dazzle Fans At American Dream Mall Pop-Up SZA, Kendrick Lamar Dazzle Fans At American Dream Mall Pop-Up
SZA, Kendrick Lamar Dazzle Fans At American Dream Mall Pop-Up Shoppers at the American Dream Mall got a brush with musical royalty. Grammy-winning artists SZA and Kendrick Lamar made an appearance at the East Rutherford mega-mall on Friday, May 9, as part of a pop-up event promoting SZA’s new lip product line, NOT Beauty. The visit came just hours before the pair hit the stage for a joint concert at MetLife Stadium, sending fans into a frenzy. Photos and videos shared by the mall show excited crowds swarming the duo, phones raised high as SZA and Lamar signed autographs and snapped selfies. “Thank you so much. Jersey is my home, it’s where I grew …

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News
Videos Emerge Of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s ICE Arrest, Murphy Calls For Immediate Release Videos Emerge Of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s ICE Arrest, Murphy Calls For Immediate Release
Videos Emerge Of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s ICE Arrest, Murphy Calls For Immediate Release Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday, May 9, at an ICE detention center in his city during a visit alongside three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation. The arrest occurred at the Delaney Hall facility in Newark following a confrontation involving Baraka, protestors, and federal law enforcement officers. US Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba said the Democratic mayor, 55, “committed trespass and ignored multiple warnings” from Homeland Security Investigations to leave the facility, writing on X, “He has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this s…

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Man, 31, Assaults Infant In Northumberland, Police Say Man, 31, Assaults Infant In Northumberland, Police Say
Man, 31, Assaults Infant In Northumberland, Police Say A Capital Region man is facing child endangerment charges after allegedly abusing a baby under the age of one, police said. Cody Falconio, 31, of Northumberland, was arrested on suspicion of assault and child endangerment on Friday, April 25, according to New York State Police. Troopers were contacted hours earlier about the alleged mistreatment of an infant. An investigation revealed that the day prior, Falconio grabbed the child in a manner “to be injurious,” police said. Falconio was arraigned in Moreau Town Court released on $5,000 bail. No further details about the child’s condition…

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Schools
Student Injured In Hit-Run Crash Steps From Suffolk County Middle School Student Injured In Hit-Run Crash Steps From Suffolk County Middle School
Student Injured In Hit-Run Crash Steps From Suffolk County Middle School A 14-year-old student was injured by a hit-and-run driver outside a Long Island middle school. Emergency crews in Wyandanch were called to Milton Olive Middle School on Garden City Avenue for a crash involving a pedestrian at around 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 9. Arriving crews found a 14-year-old boy who had been struck by a car near the intersection of Garden City Avenue and 35th Street, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. The victim was taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with minor injuries, police said. The suspect vehicle, d…

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Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Long Island Shoplifter Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Long Island Shoplifter
Car Ramming Of Home Depot Employee Leads To Conviction For Long Island 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 Long Island Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy From Long Island
Alert Issued For Missing 15-Year-Old Boy From Long Island 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
LI Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M Empire LI Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M Empire
LI Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M 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
LI School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says LI School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says
LI 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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