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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
'Best Foodie Spot' Found At This Long Island Restaurant, Online Reviewers Say 'Best Foodie Spot' Found At This Long Island Restaurant, Online Reviewers Say
'Best Foodie Spot' Found At This Long Island Restaurant, Online Reviewers Say If you’re looking for a meal to remember, don’t miss this Long Island hotspot. Maroni Cuisine, located in Northport at 18 Woodbine Avenue, garnered the most recommendations in a post on the Long Island Restaurant Group Facebook page asking where to find the “best foodie spot on Long Island.” “I’m thinking tasting menu or unique experience,” Patty Ann, of Babylon, said in her post Saturday, Dec. 16. Nearly 150 of her fellow foodies came to Ann’s aid, offering up their favorite Long Island dining spots serving up that something extra. Of course, there were a few wisecrackers in the comment…

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21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case 21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case
21-Year-Old NY College Student Shot To Death; Duo Nabbed In Connection To Case Police have arrested two suspects accused of gunning down a young college student in New York who was an aspiring pilot. Usman Pirzada, age 21, was shot to death Tuesday, Dec. 19, in Schenectady’s Hamilton Hill neighborhood, according to police. Pirzada was found shortly before 9 p.m. near Lincoln Avenue and Steuben Street suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead hours later, Schenectady Police said. Detectives found several shell casings at the scene, which was located yards from the Martin Luther King Jr. School of Excellence. …

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Teen Admits Having Machine Gun At Capital Region Home Teen Admits Having Machine Gun At Capital Region Home
Teen Admits Having Machine Gun At Capital Region Home An 18-year-old from the region could spend years behind bars after being busted with a machine gun. Rensselaer County resident Ahmed AlSaadi, of Troy, pleaded guilty to weapons charges in Albany federal court on Thursday, Dec. 21. Prosecutors said AlSaadi admitted that in August 2023 he possessed three machine gun conversion devices and a Glock handgun that had been modified with such a device. The conversion devices can be attached to a handgun allowing the weapon to shoot and function as a fully automatic machine gun. AlSaadi was arrested following a joint investigation by the ATF, FBI…

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Tenant Admits Beating Landlord To Death With Dumbbell Outside Long Island Home Tenant Admits Beating Landlord To Death With Dumbbell Outside Long Island Home
Tenant Admits Beating Landlord To Death With Dumbbell Outside Long Island Home More than three years after a landlord was beaten to death outside his Long Island home, his killer has formally confessed. Albert Coppedge, age 49, of Coram, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 20, in the death of Kenneth Mitchell. Prosecutors said multiple witnesses saw Coppedge arguing with the 62-year-old Mitchell in the backyard of their Coram home shortly after 11 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2020. Earlier Report: Tenant Beats Landlord To Death With Dumbbell Outside Coram Home, DA Says The argument escalated and Coppedge repeatedly struck Mitchell in …

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Tractor-Trailer Driver Severely Burned After Capital Region Bridge Strike, Explosion Tractor-Trailer Driver Severely Burned After Capital Region Bridge Strike, Explosion
Tractor-Trailer Driver Severely Burned After Capital Region Bridge Strike, Explosion A tractor-trailer driver is hospitalized with severe burns after he crashed into a railroad bridge in the region, triggering a massive explosion and fire. The Schenectady County incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, in Glenville on Maple Avenue. Fire officials said the truck, carrying individual containers of compressed natural gas, was too tall to clear the 10-foot-high steel truss overpass and exploded on impact. Photos and videos on social media show flames shooting up hundreds of feet into the air, as well as the truck’s cab gutted by fire. When emergency crews firs…

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Flipped Car, Boards Swinging: Brawl On Sunrise Highway Caught On Video Flipped Car, Boards Swinging: Brawl On Sunrise Highway Caught On Video
Flipped Car, Boards Swinging: Brawl On Sunrise Highway Caught On Video Three people were arrested following a crash and subsequent brawl that broke out between several people on a busy Long Island roadway. The incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, on Sunrise Highway in North Lindenhurst. Suffolk County Police said two vehicles crashed near North Greene Avenue before the occupants – who are known to one another – got into a physical altercation. Video shared on Facebook by LI Fire Buff shows one vehicle on its side next to a white pickup truck. In the clip, two men are seen punching each other with one swinging what appears to be a boar…

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Police & Fire
Trio Who Passed Counterfeit $100 Bills Throughout CT Nabbed In Greenwich, Police Say Trio Who Passed Counterfeit $100 Bills Throughout CT Nabbed In Greenwich, Police Say
Trio Who Passed Counterfeit $100 Bills Throughout CT Nabbed In Greenwich, Police Say Three men accused of passing counterfeit money throughout Connecticut were allegedly caught in the act. Greenwich Police said plainclothes officers were patrolling the downtown business district on Thursday, Dec. 14, when they spotted a vehicle believed to be tied to counterfeiting crimes. Shortly after, a Mason Street business owner contacted police saying that two men were passing counterfeit bills at their business. Officers arrested the three suspects without incident. An investigation found that they had a history of using counterfeit $100 bills to buy $25 worth of merchandise in ord…

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Schools
New Update: Dozens Of Students Accuse 'Revered' Former LI Teacher Of Sexual Abuse, DA Says New Update: Dozens Of Students Accuse 'Revered' Former LI Teacher Of Sexual Abuse, DA Says
New Update: Dozens Of Students Accuse 'Revered' Former LI Teacher Of Sexual Abuse, DA Says This story has been updated. Dozens of former students have accused a retired elementary school teacher on Long Island of sexual abuse dating back decades. Thomas Bernagozzi, age 75, of Babylon, was arrested on sex crimes charges Thursday, Dec. 21, following an investigation by Suffolk County Police. Prosecutors said Bernagozzi, who taught in the Bay Shore School District, sexually abused two male students between the late 1980s and early 2000s. He was charged with one count of course of sexual conduct against a child and one count of sodomy, both violent felonies. At the time of the all…

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Seen Them? Alert Issued For Capital Region Teens Missing 4 Days Seen Them? Alert Issued For Capital Region Teens Missing 4 Days
Seen Them? Alert Issued For Capital Region Teens Missing 4 Days Police are asking for help in locating two teenagers from the region who have been missing for four days. See New Update: Elizaville Teens Missing For 2 Weeks Located Columbia County residents Aubrey Congemi, age 15, and Briana Carlton, age 17, were last seen in the hamlet of Elizaville on Sunday, Dec. 17. New York State Police said the girls recently relocated to the area from Albany and are known to hang around the Colonie Center and Crossgates Mall shopping areas. Aubrey is 5-foot-5 and 140 pounds, with shoulder length brown and reddish hair. Briana is 5-foot-5 and 120 pounds, wi…

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Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Long Island Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Long Island Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says
Woman Who Struck Triathlete During Long Island Race Was Speeding On Suspended License, DA Says A woman accused of driving into a closed racecourse and striking a triathlete bicyclist on Long Island should not have been behind the wheel, prosecutors said. Jakeline Figueroa, age 29, of Westbury, was arraigned on nearly a half dozen criminal charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Dec. 20. Prosecutors said Figueroa was speeding in her SUV when she drove through a stop bar and into a triathlon event in the parking lot of Smith Point Beach in Shirley on Sunday, Aug. 6. Earlier Report: Triathlete 'Fighting For His Life' After Being Struck By Car During Shirley Race Moments …

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