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John Oliver Calls Out Chuck Schumer’s Imaginary Massapequa Friends
If you thought your imaginary childhood pals had influence, wait until you hear about New York Sen. Chuck Schumer’s. Comedian John Oliver took aim at the Senate Minority Leader on the latest episode of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, blaming the lawmaker’s devotion to a fictional Long Island couple for the Democratic Party’s struggles. The couple — Joe and Eileen Bailey of Massapequa — don’t actually exist. Schumer invented them nearly two decades ago to represent middle-class swing voters and has been consulting their pretend preferences ever since. “The Baileys have guided Chuck Schumer’s polit…
Port Washington, NY
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Port Washington Girl, 15, Has Now Been Missing Over 24 Hours: Here's What We Know
Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Elize Avazis, 15, was last seen leaving her Port Washington residence at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, according to Nassau County Police. Relatives reported her missing later that night. Avazis is 5-foot-5 and 110 pounds, with long brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a gray shirt, jean shorts, and white sneakers. She may travel to Manorhaven, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call 516-573-7347. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Vo…
Brentwood, NY
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Snapchat Meetup At Brentwood Public Library Ends With Rape Behind Fire Department: Indictment
A man lured a 16-year-old girl from a public library by Snapchat before allegedly raping her behind a Long Island fire department, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Delon Hughes, 34, of Brooklyn, met the teen at the Brentwood Public Library on June 11, 2025, after using the handle “Josephpatri9300” on Snapchat to connect with her, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney said. The two then walked to the Brentwood Fire Department, where Hughes sexually abused her among parked cars, according to investigators. Hughes was arrested in Queens on Aug. 7. A search of his cell…
National Interest
Heartbreaking Joint Obit Remembers Man, Wife Of 54 Years Killed In Ronkonkoma Crash
Walter “Butch” Jakubowski and his wife, Margaret, built a love that lasted more than half a century. They shared laughter, raised a family, and welcomed friends into their Long Island home — always together. On Saturday, Aug. 23, the Ronkonkoma couple left this world the same way they lived in it: side by side. Suffolk County Police said the couple was driving through their town around 11:20 a.m. when their Subaru Forester crossed into the eastbound lane of Peconic Street, left the roadway, and struck a tree. Walter, 83, was behind the wheel. Margaret, 75, was in the passenger seat. Bo…
National Interest
Man Drowns On Fire Island Just After Beaches Reopen From Hurricane Erin: Police
Long Island's beaches hadn't been open for more than a few hours after Hurricane Erin forced them closed when a South Carolina man drowned Saturday, Aug. 23. Ishmoile Mohammed, 59, was swimming at Sailors Haven on Fire Island in the ocean when the current pulled him west around 2:45 p.m., according to Suffolk County police. Lifeguards pulled him from the water and, with the assistance of Fire Island National Seashore employees, began life-saving efforts, police said. Mohammed was airlifted to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, according to the relea…
Mineola, NY
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Registered Sex Offender Admits To Exploiting Young Girls On Long Island
A convicted sex offender formally confessed to coercing young girls on Long Island into sending sexually explicit content. Anthony Pangallo, 41, of Rego Park, Queens, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child in Central Islip federal court on Friday, Aug. 22. Pangallo admitted during the hearing that he solicited and received explicit images from four victims, a 12-year-old and three 13-year-old girls, all from Long Island, according to the US Attorney’s Office. While pretending to be a teenager, he lured preteen girls into online “relationships” and then pressured them to share se…
National Interest
Tribe Has Spoken: Yonkers Native Joins Cast Of ‘Survivor’ Season 49
The tribe has spoken — and this fall, five contestants from the Northeast will try their luck on the beaches of Fiji as part of Survivor’s 49th season. CBS unveiled the new cast on Wednesday, Aug. 20, and it includes plenty of familiar hometowns from the Daily Voice coverage area. Among them is 28-year-old Jawan Pitts, who grew up in Salem, New Jersey, and now works as a video editor in Los Angeles. Nicole Mazullo, 26, is a Long Island native now living in Philadelphia, where she works as a financial crime consultant. From Yonkers comes Rizo Velovic, 25, a tech sales professional who call…
Huntington, NY
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Brutal Kidnapping, Beating Of 15-Year-Old In Brentwood Earns MS-13 Member Decades In Prison
An MS-13 gang member will spend over a half century behind bars for kidnapping and brutally assaulting a 15-year-old boy inside an abandoned building at Long Island’s Pilgrim Psychiatric Center. Yeison “Yerba” Chavez-Campos, 23, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to 52 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 20, after a jury convicted him of gang assault, kidnapping, and related crimes. The attack happened on Jan. 6, 2024, when Chavez-Campos and other MS-13 members lured the victim to the Huntington Train Station, prosecutors said. The group robbed him and repeatedly be…
National Interest
Erin’s Offshore Spin Will Unleash Flash Flood Risk Across Northeast
A surge of tropical moisture unleashed by Hurricane Erin is set to drench the Northeast with meteorologists warning that sudden, drenching downpours could trigger dangerous flash flooding from Virginia to New England on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Tropical air funneled northward by Hurricane Erin is colliding with a stalled weather front, setting the stage for intense rainfall and the risk of flash flooding across a wide swath of the Appalachians and Northeast from late Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night, AccuWeather meteorologists report. While Erin itself is spinning offshore, the heav…
National Interest
Erin Expected To Become Category 4 Hurricane As It Approaches US Coast
Tropical Storm Erin could be hours away from becoming a major Category 4 hurricane as it barrels across the Atlantic toward the US East Coast, raising alarms from the Caribbean to New England. Updated story - Erin Strengthens To Become First Atlantic Hurricane Of 2025: Here's Latest "Erin is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later today," The National Hurricane Center said in a statement early Friday morning, Aug. 15. The center's latest advisory at 5 a.m. Friday placed Erin north of Puerto Rico, with its projected path steering between Bermuda and the US East Coast. For…
National Interest
Erin Intensifying Over Atlantic, Could Threaten These Parts Of US East Coast
Tropical Storm Erin is gaining strength over the open Atlantic, with forecasters warning that the system could soon become one of the most powerful storms of the year, with parts of the East Coast potentially in its eventual path. Meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center and AccuWeather expect Erin to reach major hurricane strength this weekend, likely on Saturday, Aug. 16, as it passes north of the Leeward Islands, with the Bermuda High helping steer it toward open waters. A westward shift, however, could put the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the US East Coast — including eastern North Caro…
Port Jefferson, NY
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Port Jeff Sisters, 16, Have Been Missing For Days
Authorities are asking for help in locating two Long Island sisters who have been missing for several days. Daneayah and Daneajah Johnson, both 16, were last seen in Port Jefferson Station on Saturday, Aug. 9, according to the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse. Daneayah was wearing a black shirt, gray pants, and gray Jordan shoes, while Daneajah had a blue sweater, black sweatpants, and slippers. The girls may have traveled to Philadelphia, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-800-346-3543. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below.
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