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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

News

Razor-Wielding Man Who 'Terrorized' Long Island Family, Disfigured Victim's Face Gets 18 Years A Long Island man who viciously attacked his ex-girlfriend’s family with a razor blade in a desperate attempt to get to her will serve nearly two decades in prison. Guillermo Ayala Jr., age 30, of Calverton, was sentenced to 18 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 20. According to prosecutors, Ayala and the mother of his children were returning home from dinner on Dec. 2, 2022, when Ayala began demanding that she show him her cell phone to see who she’d been talking to. Earlier Report: Calverton Man Admits Slashing Ex-Girlfriend's Family With Knife When sh…

by Michael Mashburn

09/22/2023

News

New Update: Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Hudson Valley Bus Crash Tributes have begun pouring in for the victims of a deadly high school bus crash in New York that claimed the lives of two educators, including a beloved band director, and left several students hospitalized. Latest update - Double-Fatal Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Crashes Down Embankment On I-84 The Orange County crash happened at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, on I-84 in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15. A charter bus carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School, in Nassau County on Long Island, was heading to Greeley, Pennsylvania for ba…

by Michael Mashburn

09/22/2023

Business

Stop & Shop Hosting Career Fair In Fairfield County Filling Hundreds Of Jobs Supermarket chain Stop & Shop will host a one-day career fair to fill hundreds of open positions at its Connecticut stores on Saturday, Sept. 23. On-the-spot interviews will be held at 34 locations across Fairfield, New Haven, and Litchfield counties for permanent, part-time store and e-commerce positions, the company announced. Pay starts at $15 an hour, including union positions in the bakery, deli, grocery, seafood, produce, and pharmacy departments. There are also unionized openings on the overnight crew, as well as for cashiers, porters, baggers, home shoppers, and drivers.…

by Michael Mashburn

09/22/2023

News

Employee At Teen Center On Long Island Rapes 16-Year-Old, Police Say An employee at a teen rehabilitation center on Long Island has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing an underage resident. Manuel Roias, age 51, of Miller Place, was arrested on rape and related charges Thursday, Sept. 21, following an investigation by the Riverhead Police Department. Roias is an employee at Timothy Hill Ranch in Riverhead, described as a Christian rehabilitation center for troubled teens and young adults. He works as an assistant director of maintenance at the facility, according to his LinkedIn page. Investigators determined that Roias had a sexual relation…

by Michael Mashburn

09/21/2023

Police & Fire

Burglar Who Targeted Capital Region Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say A suspected burglar is facing charges more than a year after allegedly targeting multiple businesses in the region. Columbia County resident James Smith, age 52, of Hudson, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 20, in connection with a burglary at a Brunswick business in Rensselaer County in April 2022. According to New York State Police, Smith broke into a business on Hoosick Road at around 4:40 a.m. on April 3, 2022. The business was closed and unoccupied at the time. He then tried breaking into a nearby restaurant with a burglary tool on the same day, but was unable to get inside, troopers said…

by Michael Mashburn

09/21/2023

Police & Fire

4 Nabbed In Armed Robbery At Long Island Business Four men are facing charges following a late-night armed robbery at a smoke shop on Long Island. The robbery happened at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Ronkonkoma, at the Lucky 7 Smoke Shop on Rosevale Avenue. According to Suffolk County Police, five men entered the store and one, armed with a handgun, restrained the clerk while the other four stole merchandise and cash. All five then ran off toward Rosevale Avenue. A short time later, a Highway Patrol officer spotted them getting into a Volkswagen Jetta and followed them. The car eventually parked in a driveway on Terry Road, …

by Michael Mashburn

09/21/2023

News

Judge Tosses Off-Duty Cop's Attempted Murder Charge In Capital Region Shooting Melee A judge has dismissed an attempted murder charge against an off-duty sheriff’s deputy who was shot nearly a dozen times by police following a late-night melee in the region. The Saratoga County incident, which was captured on officer-worn body camera footage, happened at around 3 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 in Saratoga Springs near Broadway and Caroline Street. Police said Vito Caselnova, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy in Rutland County, Vermont, was attacked by a group of six people, prompting him to pull a gun. Earlier Report: Gag Order: Saratoga Springs Barred From Speaking About Sh…

by Michael Mashburn

09/21/2023

News

'I'm Being Canceled': NY's Own Bethenny Frankel Bashed For Giving TJ Maxx Workers Used Makeup A random act of kindness didn’t go over so well for reality TV star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel. The 52-year-old Skinnygirl founder, who owns a home on Long Island in the hamlet of Bridgehampton, drew the internet’s ire after posting a TikTok video of herself giving out bags of used makeup to a TJ Maxx store manager. In the now-deleted clip, Frankel explains that the women who work at the store “are so nice” and are always complimenting her on what she buys. “So, I wanted to bring them some of the leftover makeup that I just tried, like opened up and put in a giveaway pile. But it’s…

by Michael Mashburn

09/21/2023

Lifestyle

Popular Pizza Guru Puts Capital Region Restaurant In 'Drunk Category' You could say he found this local pizzeria… half baked. Self-proclaimed pizza expert and Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy visited La Famiglia Pizza in Albany on Wednesday, Sept. 13, for his popular “One Bite Pizza Reviews” series on YouTube. The 46-year-old begins the video by saying that the pizza chef, possibly the owner, was “not impressed” with Portnoy’s appearance. “(He had) no clue who I was,” he says. “I always respect that in the pizza game.” He then moves on to the taste test, critiquing the crust before taking his first bite. “It’s a little bit doughy. A lot of bit doughy…

by Michael Mashburn

09/21/2023

Lifestyle

Jackpot! $7M Winning Lottery Ticket Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store An incredibly lucky lottery player has beat the odds and joined the millionaires club. One winning Cash4Life ticket, worth $1,000 a day for life, was sold in Schenectady at the Speedway located at 1911 Curry Road, according to New York Lottery. The ticket, sold for the drawing held Tuesday, Sept. 19, guarantees a minimum payout of $7 million. Tuesday’s winning numbers are: 2-3-6-18-19 and the Cash Ball is 1. Cash4Life numbers are drawn from a field of one to 60. The Cash Ball is drawn from a separate field of one to four. Drawings are held daily at 9 a.m. Players can check their ticke…

by Michael Mashburn

09/20/2023

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