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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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Politics

Poll Sheds Light On Highly Contested Race In New NY Congressional District With just weeks left until Election Day, new polling shows that Democrat Josh Riley is leading his Republican opponent, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, in the highly contested race for New York’s new 19th Congressional District. The district covers several counties in the central portion of the state, including Sullivan, Greene, and Columbia counties. Riley holds a five-point lead there over Molinaro, 46 to 41 percent, according to a new Spectrum News/Siena College poll of likely voters. Among their parties, Riley garnered support from 83 percent of Democrats while 78 percent of …

by Michael Mashburn

10/06/2022

Lifestyle

Here's Where Massachusetts Ranks Among US States For Most Confrontational Drivers When it comes to keeping your cool behind the wheel, Massachusetts could do better, according to a new survey from Forbes Advisor. The outlet spoke with 5,000 drivers across the country using 10 key metrics to identify the states with the most confrontational drivers. Drivers were asked about their experiences with aggressive driving maneuvers, including whether they’d ever been tailgated, cut off, followed, or intentionally rammed by other drivers. Based on the responses, states were then scored from one (least confrontational) to 100 (most confrontational). Massachusetts ranked toward …

by Michael Mashburn

10/05/2022

News

President Biden To Attend Fundraiser At Gov. Murphy's NJ Mansion President Joe Biden is expected to visit New Jersey ahead of the midterm elections, according to various news reports. Biden will be in the Garden State on Thursday, Oct. 6, to attending a fundraiser at Gov. Phil Murphy's Middletown mansion, according to Bloomberg and NJ Advance Media. Proceeds will benefit the Democratic National Committee’s Grassroots Victory Fund. Biden will also attend an event at IBM’s New York campus in Poughkeepsie, NY that day, and is expected to discuss job creation in the region, according to multiple reports. The president is expected to attend another fund…

by Michael Mashburn

10/04/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Threatened Man With Knife At Empire State Plaza, Police Say A woman is facing charges for allegedly threatening a man with a knife at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. Albany Police were called shortly after noon on Thursday, Sept. 29 with reports of an altercation at the Madison Avenue entrance to the plaza, according to police. Investigators determined that 40-year-old Nina Cruz, of Albany, had displayed a knife “in an aggressive manner” during a verbal altercation with the victim, police said. Cruz also damaged the victim’s vehicle, which was parked nearby, before the incident, according to police. Four days later, on Monday, Oct. 3, Cruz…

by Michael Mashburn

10/04/2022

News

Argument Leads To Shooting At Long Island Home, Police Say A man is recovering after an argument led to a shooting at a Long Island home, authorities said. Nassau County Police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in Roosevelt, located on Madison Avenue, at around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. When officers arrived, they found a 30-year-old victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital and was last listed in stable condition. There were no other reports of injuries stemming from the incident. The suspected gunman, 24-year-old Raul Flores, of Freeport, was arrested shortly a…

by Michael Mashburn

10/04/2022

News

President Biden To Visit Hudson Valley, Reports Say President Joe Biden is expected to visit New York ahead of the midterm elections, Bloomberg reports. Biden will be in the Empire State Thursday, Oct. 6, and will attend a jobs event hosted by IBM at the company’s Dutchess County campus in Poughkeepsie, the outlet reports. While there, he’s expected to discuss job creation in the region, Spectrum News1 reports. The president is then expected to attend a fundraiser in New York City benefiting the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. He’ll also attend a second fundraiser at the home of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy hosted by the Democra…

by Michael Mashburn

10/04/2022

News

Mount Vernon Bakery Owner Ordered To Pay Nearly $1M In Back Wages, Damages To 74 Employees The owner of several bakeries in New York and Connecticut has been ordered by a federal court to pay nearly $1 million in back wages and damages to 74 employees for violating US labor laws. An investigation by the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found that Pedro Coelho willfully violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by paying bakers and counter staff straight time instead of time-and-a-half, even though they worked more than 40 hours per week. Coelho operates Westchester County's Padaminas Brazilian Bakery, located in Mount Vernon, and Fairfield County's Padaminas NY Bakery,…

by Michael Mashburn

10/04/2022

News

Yonkers Man Sentenced For Shooting Death Of 21-Year-Old One of two suspects implicated in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man during a drug deal gone wrong in Westchester County will spend decades in federal prison. Yonkers resident Marcus Chambers, age 31, also known as “Chino,” “Chi D,” and “SP,” was sentenced to 20 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 3, in federal court in White Plains. Earlier Report: Westchester Man Admits To Murder Of 21-Year-Old The sentence came months after he pleaded guilty to participating in the murder of Jonathan Johnson on March 18, 2011, in White Plains. On the day of the shooting, Chambers and his co-consp…

by Michael Mashburn

10/04/2022

Business

Year After Crash, Sleepy Hollow Deli Still Getting ‘Back Into Swing Of Things’ More than a year after a car barreled into its front window and brought business to a standstill, a popular Westchester County deli still has a long road to recovery. The devastating crash at The Horseman Deli, located in Sleepy Hollow, occurred at exactly 3:05 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, owner Kirstina Rolon said. That’s when a sedan struck a nearby curb before smashing into the deli’s front window. The impact was so severe it dislodged the vehicle’s engine. Pictures posted on the deli’s Facebook page show the car lying on its roof surrounded by a devastating scene of shattered glass a…

by Michael Mashburn

10/04/2022

Lifestyle

'Completely Reimagined' Eatery In Area Promises 'Sophisticated, Yet Accessible' Dishes A newly opened restaurant in the Hudson Valley is promising diners “sophisticated, yet accessible dishes.” Rockland County’s Hotel Nyack, located near the foot of the new Tappan Zee Bridge in Nyack, unveiled its rebranded eatery, FARM, in September 2022. The “completely reimagined and rebranded” restaurant is meant to better reflect the vibe of the hotel’s parent company, JdV by Hyatt, according to a hotel spokesperson. Formerly known as The Grille, FARM’s all-day menu features several eye-catching salads, flatbreads, and entrees. View this post on Instagram …

by Michael Mashburn

10/04/2022

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