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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. 

Michael Mashburn's Contributions

Lifestyle
Connie Britton, Edward Burns Spotted Filming 'Brothers McMullen' Sequel In Valley Stream Connie Britton, Edward Burns Spotted Filming 'Brothers McMullen' Sequel In Valley Stream
Connie Britton, Edward Burns Spotted Filming 'Brothers McMullen' Sequel In Valley Stream It’s lights, camera, nostalgia on Long Island this week. Actor-filmmaker Edward Burns was spotted filming a sequel to his breakout 1995 indie hit The Brothers McMullen—and he brought Emmy-nominated actress Connie Britton along for the ride. The pair were seen shooting scenes on Marlboro Road in Valley Stream—Burns’ hometown and the same street where he filmed the original movie 30 years ago—on Tuesday, April 8. Cameras, lighting rigs, and a film crew were set up outside a home as part of the production. For Valley Stream native and fellow filmmaker Anthony Natoli, who shared photos in the …

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News
'We Need Justice': Widow Of Man Shot To Death At Bethpage Hotel Pleads For Tips As Reward Grows 'We Need Justice': Widow Of Man Shot To Death At Bethpage Hotel Pleads For Tips As Reward Grows
'We Need Justice': Widow Of Man Shot To Death At Bethpage Hotel Pleads For Tips As Reward Grows A devastated widow is begging for tipsters to come forward after her husband was shot to death outside a Long Island hotel. Jorge Vazquez, 35, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds outside Bethpage’s Extended Stay America on South Oyster Bay Road at around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, as Daily Voice reported. He was pronounced dead at the scene. On Monday, April, 7, Nassau County Police announced a reward of up to $5,000 was being offered through Crime Stoppers for information leading to an arrest. Vazquez’ wife of 20 years, Muneca Vazzy, pleaded for answers on the agency’s Fac…

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Drunk Driver Busted Picking Up Kids At NY School, Police Say Drunk Driver Busted Picking Up Kids At NY School, Police Say
Drunk Driver Busted Picking Up Kids At NY School, Police Say A woman was caught driving drunk while picking up children at a New York elementary school, police alleged. Susan Maund, 47, was arrested on suspicion of DWI and related charges outside Cayuga County’s Cato Elementary School on Friday afternoon, April 4. Deputies initially responded to a residence in the Town of Victory for a possible domestic violence incident, according to the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office. During the investigation, they learned that the subjects were at the student pickup line at Cato Elementary. When they got to the school, deputies spotted Maund driving a car and wai…

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Politics
'Pathological Liar' George Santos Deserves 'Significant Prison Sentence,' Feds Say 'Pathological Liar' George Santos Deserves 'Significant Prison Sentence,' Feds Say
'Pathological Liar' George Santos Deserves 'Significant Prison Sentence,' Feds Say Disgraced former New York congressman George Santos will sit in federal prison for more than a half decade if prosecutors get their way. In a sentencing memo filed in Central Islip on Friday, April 4, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District urged Judge Joanna Seybert to impose an 87-month prison term–over seven years–describing Santos as a “pathological liar and fraudster” who “made a mockery of our election system.” Santos, 36, represented Long Island’s 3rd Congressional District, covering parts of Nassau County and Queens, until he was expelled from Congress in December 2023, as…

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Man Fatally Shoots Roommate With BB Gun In Saratoga Springs, Police Say Man Fatally Shoots Roommate With BB Gun In Saratoga Springs, Police Say
Man Fatally Shoots Roommate With BB Gun In Saratoga Springs, Police Say A “distressing” 911 call led to a Capital Region man in handcuffs, accused of fatally shooting his roommate with a BB gun, police said. Saratoga Springs Police responded to a residence on Warren Street early Sunday, April 6, for a report that a man had shot his roommate with a BB gun and the victim was bleeding and having difficulty breathing, according to police. When officers arrived, they found Michael Collins, 27, seriously injured. Despite life-saving efforts, Collins was pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center, police said. Following an investigation, detectives arrested Collins’ ro…

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Obituaries
Funeral Set For Hero 'Cat Man,' Volunteer Police, Fireman Killed In LI Sanctuary Blaze Funeral Set For Hero 'Cat Man,' Volunteer Police, Fireman Killed In LI Sanctuary Blaze
Funeral Set For Hero 'Cat Man,' Volunteer Police, Fireman Killed In LI Sanctuary Blaze Funeral services are set for Christopher Arsenault, whose devotion to his feline friends right up until the very end has earned him admiration around the world. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, at Fairchild Sons Funeral Home in Manhasset, according to his obituary. The service will be open to close friends and family only, but plans are underway for a larger public memorial in the near future. Lovingly known as "The Cat Man," Arsenault, 65, was killed early Monday, March 31, when a fire tore through his Medford home, which also served as the longtime headqu…

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NY Man Tries Using AI Avatar In Court — Judge Shuts It Down In Seconds (VIDEO) NY Man Tries Using AI Avatar In Court — Judge Shuts It Down In Seconds (VIDEO)
NY Man Tries Using AI Avatar In Court — Judge Shuts It Down In Seconds (Video) A New York man tried to argue his court appeal with the help of an AI-generated avatar. Justices weren't amused. The bizarre moment unfolded during a hearing before the Appellate Division’s First Department on Wednesday, March 26, and was captured on the court’s official YouTube channel. Jerome Dewald, the plaintiff in a contract dispute, had been granted permission to play a pre-recorded video to support his oral argument. “The appellant has submitted a video for his argument,” Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels announced, before instructing the courtroom to begin playback. The screen flic…

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LI Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison LI Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison
LI Dad Who Nearly Killed Toddler Son With Fentanyl Poisoning Gets Years In Prison A New York father will spend years in prison after his infant son nearly died from fentanyl poisoning. Long Island resident James Carr, 36, of Lake Grove, was sentenced to 5 ½ years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, April 7, after a jury found him guilty of assault and related charges stemming from the harrowing near-fatal overdose of his 11-month-old son. Emergency crews responded to Carr’s Lake Grove home on Colmar Avenue on Jan. 13, 2024, after a 911 call reporting an unresponsive toddler. By the time medics arrived, the boy had turned blue, his eyes were rolled back in his…

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Store Clerk Sexually Abused Boy In Castleton Before Fleeing Country, Police Say Store Clerk Sexually Abused Boy In Castleton Before Fleeing Country, Police Say
Store Clerk Sexually Abused Boy In Castleton Before Fleeing Country, Police Say A 71-year-old employee is accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy at a Capital Region convenience store before fleeing the country. Salah Osman, of Albany, was arrested Wednesday, April 5, following a Rensselaer County investigation into an alleged groping incident at a store in Castleton-on-Hudson in October 2024. Schodack Police responded to “The Store,” located on South Main Street, where a 13-year-old boy told officers that Osman had inappropriately touched him, police said. The agency moved forward with the investigation and applied for an arrest warrant after learning that Osman ha…

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Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Colonie Street Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Colonie Street
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Colonie Street A pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing a Capital Region street. The incident happened in Colonie, on Loudon Road north of Troy-Schenectady Road, at around 5 a.m. Monday, April 7. Arriving officers reported finding a car that struck a pedestrian, Colonie Police said. Bystanders attempted life-saving measures, but the victim, Felipa Martinez-Garcia, 49, of Latham, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, a 45-year-old Albany woman, remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said. Colonie Police asked anyone who witnessed the collision or has video …

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