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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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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 Greenville Business Before Taking His Own Life Workplace Horror: Employee Stabs Victim Outside Greenville Business Before Taking His Own Life
Workplace Horror: Employee Stabs Victim Outside Greenville Business Before Taking His 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
Fairview Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison Fairview Man Who Stabbed Salman Rushdie On NY Stage Sentenced To Decades In Prison
Fairview 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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Huntington Dad Sexually Abused 2 Daughters In Front Of Each Other While Mom Was At Work: Jury Huntington Dad Sexually Abused 2 Daughters In Front Of Each Other While Mom Was At Work: Jury
Huntington Dad Sexually Abused 2 Daughters In Front Of Each Other While Mom Was At Work: Jury A Long Island father could spend decades behind bars after a jury convicted him of sexually abusing his two young daughters, sometimes simultaneously. The 50-year-old Huntington man, who prosecutors did not name in order to protect the victims’ identities, was found guilty of child sex crimes by a Suffolk County jury on Wednesday, May 14, following a two-week trial. An investigation found that the defendant began sexually abusing his oldest daughter, who was 10 at the time, in February 2012 while the girls’ mother was at work, prosecutors said. Eventually, the man started to abuse his youn…

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Politics
'Dangerous Loophole' Shielding Drugged Drivers Must End, DA Urges NY Lawmakers 'Dangerous Loophole' Shielding Drugged Drivers Must End, DA Urges NY Lawmakers
'Dangerous Loophole' Shielding Drugged Drivers Must End, DA Urges NY Lawmakers With the clock ticking on New York’s legislative session, a Long Island district attorney is urging lawmakers to pass legislation he says is critical to saving lives. Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney and a statewide coalition of prosecutors , safety advocates, and public health leaders kicked off a series of “Days of Action” in Albany on Monday, May 12, demanding politicians pass the Deadly Driving Bill. If approved, the law would close a “dangerous loophole” in New York’s drugged driving laws, Tierney said. Under current law, prosecutors cannot pursue charges against drivers impaired by s…

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Real Estate
Tell It To Your Realtor: Taylor Dayne's Former Historic Lloyd Harbor Estate Listed For $2.8M Tell It To Your Realtor: Taylor Dayne's Former Historic Lloyd Harbor Estate Listed For $2.8M
Tell It To Your Realtor: Taylor Dayne's Former Historic Lloyd Harbor Estate Listed For $2.8M It’s not every day you can live like a pop icon, but one lucky buyer just might get the chance. The former Lloyd Harbor estate of Long Island native and chart-topping singer Taylor Dayne has officially hit the market—and it’s already drawing eyes. The historic six-bedroom, five-bathroom Victorian-era stunner at 381 West Neck Road is listed for $2.875 million. Built in 1869 and designed by architect Charles Homer Davis, the 6,600-square-foot home is a certified showstopper, boasting classic Second Empire architecture with Queen Anne flourishes, a mansard roof, a truncated tower, and sprawlin…

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