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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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‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades ‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades
‘He Wanted A Boy’: Husband Who Murdered Pregnant Wife, Attacked 2 Daughters In NY Gets Decades A New York man who admitted to brutally stabbing his pregnant wife to death and severely injuring their two young daughters will spend the next three decades behind bars. Drew Garnier, 33, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Delaware County Court on Tuesday, May 13, for the death of his 29-year-old wife Samantha. The September 4, 2024, attack occurred inside the family’s home on Houck Road in Masonville. Garnier repeatedly stabbed Samantha and the children, according to prosecutors. Samantha died while the two young girls, though gravely injured, survived the attack. While reading his …

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Politics
Video Shows Moment Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen Is Hauled Out Of Senate Over Gaza Protest Video Shows Moment Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen Is Hauled Out Of Senate Over Gaza Protest
Video Shows Moment Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen Is Hauled Out Of Senate Over Gaza Protest Dramatic video shows the moment Ben & Jerry’s co-founder and Long Island native Ben Cohen was escorted out of a US Senate hearing while protesting Congress’ role in the Israel-Hamas war. The 74-year-old Cohen was arrested Wednesday, May 14, after joining several protesters in interrupting a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing that featured testimony from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Capitol Police said Cohen and the others were charged with “crowding, obstructing, or incommoding,” a misdemeanor offense related to illegal protesting…

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School Of Horror: Hochul To Apologize For NY’s Role In Native Child Abuse At Notorious Site School Of Horror: Hochul To Apologize For NY’s Role In Native Child Abuse At Notorious Site
School Of Horror: Hochul To Apologize For NY’s Role In Native Child Abuse At Notorious Site New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is gearing up to formally acknowledge a painful chapter in the state's history. Hochul is planning a historic visit to Seneca Nation Territory to apologize for the state’s role in the abuses carried out at the Thomas Indian School. In a joint statement, the governor and Seneca Nation President JC Seneca called it a pivotal moment in the long road to healing for Indigenous communities affected by the state-run boarding school system. The visit, scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, on the Seneca Nation’s Cattaraugus Territory will mark the first time a sitting…

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Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By NY Chiropractor: Jury Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By NY Chiropractor: Jury
Chloroform Sex Game Killing Elvis Impersonator Amounts To Manslaughter By NY Chiropractor: Jury A dangerous sexual roleplay session that claimed the life of a beloved Elvis impersonator has landed a New York chiropractor a manslaughter conviction. Ronald Rayher, 69, was also found guilty of evidence tampering by a Saratoga County jury after just a few hours of deliberations on Friday, May 16, in the 2024 death of Thomas Krider. Krider, a well-known Elvis tribute artist who performed under the stage name TJ Greene, was found dead inside Rayher’s Milton home on April 9, 2024, as Daily Voice reported.  The two men had a long-standing relationship, and both the prosecution and defen…

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Schools
Principal Suspended Amid Parent Outcry Over Leadership Concerns At Middle Island School Principal Suspended Amid Parent Outcry Over Leadership Concerns At Middle Island School
Principal Suspended Amid Parent Outcry Over Leadership Concerns At Middle Island School A Long Island school principal has been suspended amid growing community backlash over his leadership and alleged mismanagement. Daniel McKeon, the principal of Longwood Middle School in Middle Island, has been placed on “administrative reassignment," district superintendent Lance Lohman confirmed in a letter to parents. While Lohman declined to provide specifics, citing personnel confidentiality, the move comes as a Change.org petition calling for McKeon’s dismissal gains traction. The petition, started by a group of concerned parents and community members, accuses McKeon of fostering a “…

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Workplace Horror: Employee Stabs Victim Outside Hudson Valley Business Before Taking Own Life Workplace Horror: Employee Stabs Victim Outside Hudson Valley Business Before Taking Own Life
Workplace Horror: Employee Stabs Victim Outside Hudson Valley Business Before Taking Own Life An employee stabbed a victim outside a Hudson Valley metal business before taking his own life, police said. Emergency crews in Greene County responded to Royal Metals, located on West Road in the town of Greenville, for a stabbing just before 8 a.m. Thursday, May 15. Troopers determined that 27-year-old Jason Park, an employee at the business, got into an argument with a 39-year-old man in the parking lot, New York State Police said. The fight escalated and Park pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim before fleeing the scene, police said. Troopers launched a search for Park and soon l…

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Driver, 36, Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Colonie Driver, 36, Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Colonie
Driver, 36, Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Colonie A driver was killed following a single-vehicle crash in the Capital Region. The Albany County wreck happened in Colonie, on Cohoes Road beneath the Route 7 overpass, at around 8 a.m. Friday, May 16. Emergency crews responding to reports of a single-vehicle crash found a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a tree, Colonie Police said. The 36-year-old driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was trapped inside and had to be extricated by firefighters from multiple agencies, including Maplewood, Boght, Latham, and Schuyler Heights. Colonie EMS transported the driver to Albany Med…

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Impaired Mom With 3 Kids In Car Crashes In Westbury, Police Say Impaired Mom With 3 Kids In Car Crashes In Westbury, Police Say
Impaired Mom With 3 Kids In Car Crashes In Westbury, Police Say A Long Island mother is facing charges after driving while impaired and crashing with her three young kids in the car, police said. Toni-Ann Appice, 31, of Massapequa, was arrested Thursday evening, May 15, in Westbury following a car accident on Jericho Turnpike, according to Nassau County Police. Officers responded around 5:45 p.m. for reports of a collision near Jericho Turnpike and Aintree Road. When they arrived, they determined that Appice had been behind the wheel of one of the vehicles involved and was showing clear signs of intoxication, police said. In the car were her three chil…

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Police & Fire
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
NJ Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison A New Jersey man who nearly killed world-renowned author Salman Rushdie in a knife attack on a New York stage has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Hadi Matar, 27, of Fairview, NJ, was sentenced Friday, May 16, in Chautauqua County Court after a jury found him guilty in February of attempted murder and assault. The charges stem from a brutal ambush on Aug. 12, 2022, when Matar stormed the stage at the Chautauqua Institution, stabbing Rushdie more than a dozen times in front of a stunned audience. The attack left the 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author blind in one eye and with seve…

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Lifestyle
'To Die For': New Upscale Italian Spot Brings Big Flavors, Family Vibes To Hicksville 'To Die For': New Upscale Italian Spot Brings Big Flavors, Family Vibes To Hicksville
'To Die For': New Upscale Italian Spot Brings Big Flavors, Family Vibes To Hicksville Homemade pasta, fresh seafood, and a tiramisu that might just bring a tear to your eye: Long Island’s newest Italian restaurant is hitting all the right marks. Hicksville’s Ficarra Ristorante–located at 400 South Oyster Bay Road–held its grand opening in late April, offering what owner Carl Mattone calls “a celebration of family, tradition, and the rich culinary heritage of Italy.” A heartfelt tribute to Mattone’s ancestral Sicilian town, Ficarra bills itself as an “upscale Italian-American dining experience.” “My mother taught me that food is about bringing people together with care and t…

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