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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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Lifestyle
NY Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M App Empire NY Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M App Empire
NY Teen Tech Star Rejected By All 8 Ivies Chooses His College–After Building $30M App 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
Valley Stream School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says Valley Stream School Lacrosse Coach 'Sextorted' 13-Year-Old Boy, DOJ Says
Valley Stream 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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News
Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say
Duo's $387K Bank Scam Of Port Washington Victim Ends In Crash With Police Car, Cops Say A months-long phone scam that tricked a Long Island woman out of nearly $400,000 ended in a dramatic crash and two Massachusetts men in handcuffs, police said. Port Washington Police arrested Dominique Jones, 24, and Jean Saint Fort, 22, both of Chelsea, Massachusetts, following an undercover operation on Friday, May 2, in Greenvale. Investigators determined that the pair called the victim in February, claiming to be a Chase Bank fraud department representative, Nassau County Police said. Over the next two months, they convinced her to withdraw large sums of money in response to supposed “s…

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Business
'Wasn't Easy': Pizzeria Closes In Saratoga Springs After 18 Years 'Wasn't Easy': Pizzeria Closes In Saratoga Springs After 18 Years
'Wasn't Easy': Pizzeria Closes In Saratoga Springs After 18 Years For nearly two decades, D’Andrea’s Pizza served up more than just slices—it dished out memories, community, and comfort. Now, the ovens have gone cold. The Saratoga Springs staple–located at 33 Caroline Street–officially closed its doors on Wednesday, May 7, after 18 years in business. News of the closure came just a day earlier in a heartfelt Facebook video from owner Rory Wilson, who said he made the difficult decision to sell the building. “It wasn’t an easy decision,” Wilson said. “But a decision I felt that I wanted to make for my family and for myself.” Thank you to everyone, la…

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Police & Fire
Top 'Deadbeat Dads' Unveiled By Suffolk Sheriff Ahead Of Mother's Day: 'We Will Come Find You' Top 'Deadbeat Dads' Unveiled By Suffolk Sheriff Ahead Of Mother's Day: 'We Will Come Find You'
Top 'Deadbeat Dads' Unveiled By Suffolk Sheriff Ahead Of Mother's Day: 'We Will Come Find You' Just in time for Mother’s Day, Long Island police are putting out a bold message: if you’re dodging child support, your time is up. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office unveiled the county’s top 10 “Deadbeat Dads”–men who collectively owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid child support–at a press conference outside the Yaphank jail Thursday, May 8. Some individuals on the list owe more than $300,000, according to officials, and have been evading law enforcement despite legal obligations to support their children. Among those to speak alongside a poster of the men were Suffolk Count…

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News
Woman Dies Battling Fire At Rockville Centre Senior Living Facility Woman Dies Battling Fire At Rockville Centre Senior Living Facility
Woman Dies Battling Fire At Rockville Centre Senior Living Facility A woman was killed trying to extinguish a fire at a Long Island senior living center. Firefighters in Rockville Centre were called to the Halandia Court Senior Community on North Central Avenue for an apartment fire just after 7 a.m. Thursday, May 8. Arriving crews found the unit’s kitchen area engulfed in flames with black smoke, Nassau County Police said. A 95-year-old woman who was attempting to extinguish the fire was found with severe burns to her torso and limbs. She was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead just after 1 p.m., police said. Authorities di…

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Holbrook Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call' Holbrook Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call'
Holbrook Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call' A New York father whose toddler son died from a lethal drug cocktail will spend years in prison. Long Island resident Wilkens Adonis, 39, of Holbrook, was sentenced to between five and 15 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, May 7. It followed his guilty plea to manslaughter in the death of his 14-month-old son, Joseph. Suffolk County Police responded to Adonis’ residence on the morning of Jan. 3, 2024, for an unresponsive child. They found the boy unconscious in a bedroom shared by Adonis and the boy’s mother, Daryllee Leibrook. The boy was taken by ambulance to Stony B…

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News
Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Bohemia Cat Hoarder, Police Say Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Bohemia Cat Hoarder, Police Say
Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Bohemia Cat Hoarder, Police Say A Long Island man is facing animal cruelty charges after investigators uncovered dozens of neglected cats living in squalid conditions—along with over 20 dead kittens in his freezer, police said. Stephen Glantz, 75, faces 18 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and neglect following a Suffolk County SPCA investigation at his Bohemia residence, the agency said. Detectives responded to the property on Saturday, May 3, following a report of animal hoarding. Inside, they found “dozens of cats, and their owner, living in alarming conditions with wet urine, smeared feces, grime, and filth coverin…

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News
Columbia Co. Victim Gave $100K In Gold, Cash To Scammer Posing As Federal Agent, Police Say Columbia Co. Victim Gave $100K In Gold, Cash To Scammer Posing As Federal Agent, Police Say
Columbia Co. Victim Gave $100K In Gold, Cash To Scammer Posing As Federal Agent, Police Say A Long Island man posing as a federal agent conned a Hudson Valley woman into handing over nearly $100,000 in cash and gold, police said. Mykhaylo Mykhaylov, 39, of Copiague, was busted during an undercover operation in Columbia County on Wednesday, May 7 — just as the victim was about to deliver yet another payment, New York State Police said. The 73-year-old victim first contacted police on Monday, May 5, after realizing she may have been targeted in a fraud scheme that began in March. She told troopers that people claiming to be agents with the Federal Trade Commission had convinced her …

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Ex-Con Shot Relative Outside Bar In Mount Sinai, Jury Finds Ex-Con Shot Relative Outside Bar In Mount Sinai, Jury Finds
Ex-Con Shot Relative Outside Bar In Mount Sinai, Jury Finds A convicted felon could face decades behind bars after a jury found him guilty of shooting a relative during a late-night argument outside a Long Island billiards bar. Jonathan Redar, 33, of Miller Place, was convicted of assault and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Thursday, May 8. The incident unfolded just after 2 a.m. on May 7, 2024, in the parking lot of a Mount Sinai bar, where Redar and a relative got into an argument. Redar pulled out a gun and fired a single shot at the victim while bystanders stood nearby, prosecutors said. The bullet tore through the victim’s left for…

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