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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

Police & Fire

Resident Purposely Sets Fire To Capital Region Home Near Cemetery, Police Say A 66-year-old man is accused of intentionally setting fire to his home in the region. Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were called at around 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, for a house fire in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood, on 3rd Avenue near 106th Street. The home backs up to the Old Catholic Cemetery. When firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames, according to Troy Police. Crews spent several hours dousing the fire. Nobody was injured in the blaze. After speaking with the sole resident, Blaise Lanni, investigators determined that he purposely started the fire. …

by Michael Mashburn

09/25/2023

News

Clown Makeup-Wearing Rapist Gets 18 Years For 'Horrific' Attack On Woman At Long Island Home More than three years after a man broke into a Long Island home and raped a woman, the perpetrator is heading to prison. Joseph Johnson, age 33, of Wyandanch, was sentenced to 18 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 25. It came months after he pleaded guilty to first-degree rape stemming from an attack at a Wyandanch home. Earlier Report: Face Paint-Wearing Rapist Admits Breaking Into Wyandanch Home, Sexually Assaulting Woman According to prosecutors, Johnson admitted to breaking into the victim’s home on Sept. 19, 2020. He then raped the woman before stealin…

by Michael Mashburn

09/25/2023

News

2 Hit-Run Drivers Leave Bicyclist For Dead On Long Island Roadway Police are investigating a hit-run crash involving two different cars that left a bicyclist dead on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened at around 6:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25 in Central Islip, near East Suffolk and Lowell avenues, just steps from the Central Islip Long Island Rail Road station. Felix Cesi Oliva Cruz, age 65, of Bay Shore, was riding a bicycle northbound across East Suffolk Avenue when he was struck by two eastbound vehicles, according to Suffolk County Police. He was taken by ambulance to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced de…

by Michael Mashburn

09/25/2023

Police & Fire

Know Him? Beer Bandit Nabs 15 Cases Of Corona From Long Island Convenience Store, Police Say If you recognize this beer bandit, police want to hear from you. The theft happened at around 3:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, in Deer Park, at the Sunoco station on Deer Park Avenue. Suffolk County Police said a man forced his way into the store before stealing 15 cases of Corona beer. He then fled in a four-door sedan. The suspect is described as light skinned, wearing a dark hooded jacket with reflective stripes on the wrist and near the waistline. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. Tips can be submitted on the organization’s web…

by Michael Mashburn

09/25/2023

Traffic

Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Northern State Parkway Scheduled roadwork could spell delays for Long Island drivers in the coming weeks. The westbound lanes of the Northern State Parkway are scheduled to close overnight between Exit 45 in Smithtown and Exit 42 in Huntington for three weeks, beginning Monday, Sept. 25. The roadway will close nightly from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. while crews complete a pavement resurfacing project, according to the Department of Transportation. One westbound lane will remain closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Traffic will follow a signed detour during those times. Transportation officials urged the public to plan for …

by Michael Mashburn

09/24/2023

News

Tobacco-Related Cancers Down In NY, New Report Finds Fewer New Yorkers are being diagnosed with tobacco-related cancers. A new report released by the state health department Thursday, Sept. 14, found that several of the cancers most often associated with smoking declined throughout the state between 2016 and 2020. Incident rates of esophageal, laryngeal, and lung cancer - those most closely related to tobacco use - steeply declined both in New York City and elsewhere in the state, the report found. Rates of oral cancer, however, increased by 1.3 percent each year between 2006 and 2020 among those living in New York City. Researchers also no…

by Michael Mashburn

09/24/2023

News

‘Exceptional Kid’: Junior Firefighter Among Severely Injured In Deadly I-84 Bus Crash Support is pouring in for a high school student and aspiring firefighter who was among those severely injured in a New York charter bus crash that killed two teachers and injured dozens of students. Audrina Crocitto was onboard the Regency charter bus carrying members of the Farmingdale High School marching band from Long Island to a camp in Greeley, Pennsylvania when it careened off I-84 in Orange County, in the town of Wawayanda, and rolled several times down an embankment Thursday, Sept. 21. The crash injured at least 43 students and killed the school's band director, 43-year-old Gina P…

by Michael Mashburn

09/24/2023

Police & Fire

Not So Fast: Drunk Driver Hits Utility Pole On Long Island, Tries Running Away, Police Say A 30-year-old man is facing drunk driving charges after allegedly crashing into a utility pole on Long Island and then fleeing on foot. The incident happened shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in Eastport, at the intersection of Montauk Highway and South Bay Avenue. According to Southampton Town Police, Ismael Garcia-Chitay, of Eastport, was driving eastbound on Montauk Highway when he drove off the roadway and struck a utility pole. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, and nobody was injured. Garcia-Chitay ran from the scene on foot but was arrested a short time later, p…

by Michael Mashburn

09/23/2023

Business

Popular Bakery-Café Chain Opening Relocated Restaurant On Long Island If soups, sandwiches, and pastries are your vibe, this new Long Island restaurant is for you. Popular bakery-café chain Panera Bread will hold a grand opening for its newest location, located in Deer Park at 403 Commack Road, at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, the company announced. It won’t be the first Panera in town, as the restaurant was previously located at 1258 Deer Park Avenue, roughly two miles away. In addition to the typical dine-in or takeout options, the new digs boast a drive-through window for added convenience. “We love the people in this community, and our team is excited …

by Michael Mashburn

09/23/2023

News

Bus Crash: NY Charter Company Has 'Satisfactory' Safety Record, But It's Not Perfect The New York charter bus company involved in a deadly highway crash that killed two educators and left dozens of high school band students hospitalized holds a “satisfactory” safety rating, though records show nearly two dozen maintenance violations in recent years. A check of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) website shows that Regency Charter Buses, based in Suffolk County in Nesconset, was involved in one injury crash in the past two years. Records do not specify who was at fault. The company was given a “satisfactory” safety rating in March 2019, though records …

by Michael Mashburn

09/23/2023

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