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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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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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LI Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call' LI Dad Whose Toddler Son OD'd On Fentanyl, Heroin Sentenced: 'Should Be Wake-up Call'
LI 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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Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Long Island Cat Hoarder, Police Say Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Long Island Cat Hoarder, Police Say
Freezer Full Of Kittens Uncovered In 'Alarming' Home Of Long Island 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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NY Victim Gave $100K In Gold, Cash To Scammer Posing As Federal Agent, Police Say NY Victim Gave $100K In Gold, Cash To Scammer Posing As Federal Agent, Police Say
NY 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 On Long Island, Jury Finds Ex-Con Shot Relative Outside Bar On Long Island, Jury Finds
Ex-Con Shot Relative Outside Bar On Long Island, 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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Real Estate
Live Inside A Painting: 100-Acre NY Estate With Ties To Famed Artist Lists For $7M Live Inside A Painting: 100-Acre NY Estate With Ties To Famed Artist Lists For $7M
Live Inside A Painting: 100-Acre NY Estate With Ties To Famed Artist Lists For $7M This Hudson Valley stunner might be your masterpiece.  A historic 100-acre compound just minutes from downtown Hudson offers an extraordinary mix of old-world charm, modern amenities, and a surprising connection to one of the Hudson River School’s most iconic painters. The 5,100-square-foot estate sits atop a winding drive and boasts Catskill Mountain views and sunsets “right out of the paintings themselves,” reads the listing from Houlihan Lawrence. Asking price? $7.3 million. The Hudson estate. Alon Koppel History suggests that famed landscape artist Frederic Church—best kno…

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NY Men Kidnapped Teen Met On Social Media, Police Say NY Men Kidnapped Teen Met On Social Media, Police Say
NY Men Kidnapped Teen Met On Social Media, Police Say Two New York men are facing kidnapping charges after picking up a teen they met on social media without permission, police said. David Hadsell and Mario Sierra, both 20, were arrested on Tuesday, May 6, following an investigation by New York State Police. Troopers in Montgomery County were called at around 9 p.m. Monday, May 5, for a report of a missing teenager in the town of Root, police said. The teen had connected with Sierra on social media and was picked up that evening by both Sierra and Hadsell—without the knowledge or permission of the child’s guardian, according to police. Con…

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Business
Discount Airline Adds Nonstop Flights From MacArthur Airport To This Coastal City Discount Airline Adds Nonstop Flights From MacArthur Airport To This Coastal City
Discount Airline Adds Nonstop Flights From MacArthur Airport 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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Schools
Freshman Arsonist Set Numerous Fires At NY College Dorm While Classmates Slept, Police Say Freshman Arsonist Set Numerous Fires At NY College Dorm While Classmates Slept, Police Say
Freshman Arsonist Set Numerous Fires At NY College Dorm While Classmates Slept, Police Say A 19-year-old student is accused of intentionally setting numerous fires at a New York college dorm as his classmates slept. Joshua Thomas, of Saratoga County, was arraigned on arson charges in Albany County Court on Wednesday, May 7, a spokesperson for the DA’s office told Daily Voice. An investigation found that Thomas–a freshman at Siena College in Loudonville–poured rubbing alcohol on the ground and used a lighter to start a fire outside a dorm room in Hines Hall just after 3 a.m. on Friday, April 25, prosecutors said. At the time, two female students were asleep inside. Thomas then w…

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Mom, Dad Caused Death Of 3-Year-Old Child In NY, Police Say Mom, Dad Caused Death Of 3-Year-Old Child In NY, Police Say
Mom, Dad Caused Death Of 3-Year-Old Child In NY, Police Say A pair of New York parents are facing felony charges after their 3-year-old daughter died in what authorities describe as a case of severe neglect. Matthew Dylewski, 33, and Samantha Dylewski, 32, of Glens Falls, were arrested on Wednesday, May 7 on suspicion of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the death of their young daughter, Joycelynn Ann Dylewksi, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Joycelynn died nearly three months earlier on Wednesday, Feb. 19, inside a second-floor apartment in the village of Corinth, deputies said. While her cause of death has not be…

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