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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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Nextdoor App's 'Unauthorized' Letters To Neighbors Irk NY Woman Nextdoor App's 'Unauthorized' Letters To Neighbors Irk NY Woman
Nextdoor App's 'Unauthorized' Letters To Neighbors Irk NY Woman A New York woman is none too happy with the social media site Nextdoor after claiming the company “hacked” her name to advertise its services. Columbia County resident Celeste Alexander, of Ghent, recently discovered that Nextdoor has been sending out letters to her neighbors, inviting them to join the site, according to a post in the Facebook group Chatham New York Community Board. The letters appear to come directly from Alexander and are signed, “Your neighbor, Celeste Alexander.” They also mention what street she lives on. “I did not send letters and I didn’t authorize the use of m…

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Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Long Island Grocery Store Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Long Island Grocery Store
Winning $100K Powerball Ticket Sold At Long Island Grocery Store If you recently bought a Powerball ticket at a Long Island grocery store, you may be in luck. A third-prize winning ticket worth $100,000 from the Wednesday, Jan. 25 drawing was sold in South Setauket, at the Stop & Shop located on Pond Path, New York Lottery officials announced. The Power Play tickets each have four matching numbers and the Powerball. Wednesday’s winning numbers were 9-17-20-38-40 and the Powerball was 18. The Power Play multiplier was 2, doubling the third-place prize to $100,000. The Powerball drawing is held every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 11 p.m.

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Business
Mega Millions: Here’s How Much NY Raked In Leading Up To Record-Setting $1.35B Jackpot Mega Millions: Here’s How Much NY Raked In Leading Up To Record-Setting $1.35B Jackpot
Mega Millions: Here’s How Much NY Raked In Leading Up To Record-Setting $1.35B Jackpot The lucky winner who claimed the record-setting $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot in Maine earlier this month wasn’t the only one to benefit from the ticket-buying frenzy leading up to the drawing. In New York, sales for Mega Millions tickets exploded to $172.4 million from the time the jackpot began rolling to its record amount in October 2022, according to the state gaming commission. After 26 drawings, the colossal jackpot was finally won on Friday, Jan. 13. Under the state constitution, all of New York’s profits from the sales are dedicated to K-12 public schools. In this case, that t…

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Dealer Sold Deadly 'Fetty Mix' To Long Island Woman Who Overdosed, DA Says Dealer Sold Deadly 'Fetty Mix' To Long Island Woman Who Overdosed, DA Says
Dealer Sold Deadly 'Fetty Mix' To Long Island Woman Who Overdosed, DA Says An accused drug dealer is facing multiple charges in connection to a Long Island woman’s overdose death. Jaquan Casserly, age 34, of Holbrook, was arraigned in Suffolk County Court Friday, Jan. 27, months after allegedly selling fentanyl to a Lake Grove woman who later died, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. Police were called to the woman’s home on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 with reports of an apparent overdose. The woman’s mother found her unresponsive in a bathroom, according to investigators. Officers administered Narcan, which is used to reverse the effects of a…

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Yonkers Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say Yonkers Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say
Yonkers Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say A New York man is among three people implicated in an alleged plot to assassinate an Iranian-American journalist on US soil over her criticism of the Iranian government, authorities said. Westchester County resident Khalid Mehdiyev, age 24, of Yonkers, is named in a superseding indictment that was unsealed in the Southern District of New York on Friday, Jan. 27, against three people for murder-for-hire and money-laundering charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Mehdiyev is a member of a violent Eastern European criminal organization that has ties to Iran and has engaged in murders, kidna…

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Business
Cannabis Sales: Here's Where To Find 2 Of Region's First Legal Pot Shops, Report Says Cannabis Sales: Here's Where To Find 2 Of Region's First Legal Pot Shops, Report Says
Cannabis Sales: Here's Where To Find 2 Of Region's First Legal Pot Shops, Report Says Weeks after New York’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensary opened, additional pot shops are gearing up to open in the region, WRGB reports.  Business owner Don Andrews, who runs Schenectady’s Upstate CBD on Union Street, told the outlet his store was approved to sell adult-use cannabis products by the city and the state’s Office of Cannabis Management. Andrews told WRGB he expects to be open by mid February. A second recreational marijuana dispensary is set to open in Rensselaer County, according to Josh Mirsky, who told the outlet his Stage One Dispensary will be located in…

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Inmate Who Murdered Cellmate With Sheet In Capital Region Gets More Prison Time Inmate Who Murdered Cellmate With Sheet In Capital Region Gets More Prison Time
Inmate Who Murdered Cellmate With Sheet In Capital Region Gets More Prison Time A prison inmate in the region will spend years more behind bars after admitting that he murdered his cellmate. Anthony Paradise, age 44, was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison in Greene County Court on Tuesday, Jan. 24. It followed his guilty plea to second-degree murder in the killing of Delmus Tanner at the Greene County Correctional Facility in Coxsackie in November 2018. Prosecutors said Paradise, who was serving time at the prison for a robbery conviction, used a bed sheet to strangle and murder Tanner. Paradise was indicted by a Greene County grand jury the following April an…

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Politics
You Better Work: George Santos Offered $100K To Perform Drag Show At NY Restaurant, Report Says You Better Work: George Santos Offered $100K To Perform Drag Show At NY Restaurant, Report Says
You Better Work: George Santos Offered $100K To Perform Drag Show At NY Restaurant, Report Says After weeks of online speculation over his rumored past as a drag queen, embattled New York Congressman George Santos has been given the chance to sashay down the runway for a good cause, Daily Mail reports.  Zach Erdem, owner of Long Island hot spot 75 Main in Southampton, is offering the Republican lawmaker $100,000 if he agrees to perform in the exclusive restaurant’s weekly drag show, Erdem told the outlet. The job includes free food and drinks, and Erdem said he would even donate a portion of ticket sales to charities benefiting children and animals. George Santos denies he was e…

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Police & Fire
4 Nabbed After Attempted Home Burglary In Affluent LI Neighborhood, Police Say 4 Nabbed After Attempted Home Burglary In Affluent LI Neighborhood, Police Say
4 Nabbed After Attempted Home Burglary In Affluent LI Neighborhood, Police Say Four men are facing charges following an attempted break-in at a home located in an affluent neighborhood on Long Island. The incident occurred at around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in Great Neck on Oxford Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. Investigators said four men, ranging in age from 19 to 56, tried to break into the home through a rear window, but were unsuccessful. They then fled, but were spotted a short time later by detectives with the agency’s Burglary Pattern Team. All four were arrested without incident. Police identified the suspects, who are each charged with seco…

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Hairbrush Implicates Duo In Stabbing, Robbery Of Long Island Man, DA Says Hairbrush Implicates Duo In Stabbing, Robbery Of Long Island Man, DA Says
Hairbrush Implicates Duo In Stabbing, Robbery Of Long Island Man, DA Says A hairbrush left at the crime scene helped police tie two suspects to the brutal stabbing and robbery of a Long Island man, authorities said. Jordan Dekie, age 21, of Huntington, and Emily Tague, age 19, of Northport, are each charged with attempted murder in connection with what investigators describe as a failed plot to rob and murder a Huntington Station man. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, the victim called 911 on the evening of Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, saying he had been stabbed inside his car after giving Dekie and Tague a ride to Dekie’s home in Huntington. …

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