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Michael Mashburn

Reporter

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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NY Ex-Hospital Chief Who Stole $1.4M—Including $176K On Pet Care—Gets Prison Time NY Ex-Hospital Chief Who Stole $1.4M—Including $176K On Pet Care—Gets Prison Time
NY Ex-Hospital Chief Who Stole $1.4M—Including $176K On Pet Care—Gets Prison Time A former Brooklyn hospital executive who stole nearly $1.5 million in public funds—including more than $170,000 on pet care—has been sentenced to up to three years in prison. Michael Lucchesi, 67, the former Chairman of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, was sentenced Wednesday, Aug. 6, to an indeterminate term of one to three years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree grand larceny. Lucchesi admitted to using a business credit card for personal expenses, racking up approximately $1.44 million in unauthorized spending between December 2016 and January 2023. Amo…

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Police & Fire
Roommate Attacks, Locks Woman In Room At Farmingdale Apartment, Police Say Roommate Attacks, Locks Woman In Room At Farmingdale Apartment, Police Say
Roommate Attacks, Locks Woman In Room At Farmingdale Apartment, Police Say A woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking a woman and locking her inside a room during a violent dispute in a Long Island apartment, police said. The incident happened shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at a Farmingdale residence on Eastern Parkway, according to Nassau County Police. Officers responded after receiving a 911 call from someone who said her friend was being held against her will. When police arrived, they found Shawnequa Polite, 42, at the residence along with a 28-year-old woman who had visible injuries, police said. An investigation revealed Polite, …

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Business
Massapequa Barber Promises Worst Haircut Of Your Life—And Kids Are Lining Up For The Challenge Massapequa Barber Promises Worst Haircut Of Your Life—And Kids Are Lining Up For The Challenge
Massapequa Barber Promises Worst Haircut Of Your Life—And Kids Are Lining Up For The Challenge Not many barbershops promise you’ll hate your haircut—but most barbers aren’t Joe Matt. At his Massapequa business, Barberchops, Matt has turned back-to-school trims into viral gold with his “Wheel of Cuts.” Kids spin the big, colorful wheel and get whatever it lands on—no swaps, no do-overs, and absolutely no dignity. The options —all terrible —include nightmare fuel like “The Old Man” (a shaved strip down the middle), the “Checkerboard” (yes, exactly what it sounds like), and the “Reverse Mullet.” One kid even ended up with a mustache shaved into his forehead. The rules are simple: Spin …

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Autopsy Of NYC Fashion Designer Found Aboard Yacht Completed As Mystery Lingers Autopsy Of NYC Fashion Designer Found Aboard Yacht Completed As Mystery Lingers
Autopsy Of NYC Fashion Designer Found Aboard Yacht Completed As Mystery Lingers A preliminary autopsy has been completed for Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra, the Manhattan fashion designer found dead aboard a yacht in the Hamptons. The exam did not show evidence of violence, Suffolk County Police revealed Wednesday, Aug. 6. Her final cause of death is pending further examination. Nolan-O’Slatarra, 33, was found unresponsive aboard a vessel moored at the Montauk Yacht Club early Tuesday, Aug. 5, as Daily Voice reported. Good Samaritans attempted CPR, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office is working to determine her cause and man…

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Suspect Kills Himself After Firing On Police During Hourslong Standoff In Cohoes: Cops Suspect Kills Himself After Firing On Police During Hourslong Standoff In Cohoes: Cops
Suspect Kills Himself After Firing On Police During Hourslong Standoff In Cohoes: Cops A suspect opened fire on police before taking his own life following an hourslong standoff in upstate New York, authorities said. Police responded to a Cohoes residence on Remsen Street for a domestic dispute early Wednesday, Aug. 6, according to New York State Police. Following an hourslong standoff, the male suspect fired two rounds at a trooper's shield at around 7: 40 a.m. and the trooper returned fire, police said. A short time later, the man fatally shot himself inside the home, according to Cohoes Mayor Bill Keeler. No officers were injured, and there is no ongoing threat to the …

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Lifestyle
Best Lobster Rolls Found At This Hidden Montauk Spot, Foodies Say Best Lobster Rolls Found At This Hidden Montauk Spot, Foodies Say
Best Lobster Rolls Found At This Hidden Montauk Spot, Foodies Say Looking for the best lobster rolls around? Just follow the wishing well. When a local asked where she could nab the best lobster roll in Montauk, dozens of replies came pouring in—but one spot stole the show. Bennett Shellfish – tucked behind a home at 2 South Debusy Road – was the runaway favorite in a thread on the What’s Up Montauk Facebook group. It’s not hard to see why. The family-run spot offers two lobster rolls for $38—a rare find in the Hamptons—and serves up daily, locally caught seafood, homemade clam pies, chowders, fish cakes, and even fresh-baked desserts. …

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Sword-Swinging Man Shot By Police After Phony Hostage Call At Bay Shore Home: Cops Sword-Swinging Man Shot By Police After Phony Hostage Call At Bay Shore Home: Cops
Sword-Swinging Man Shot By Police After Phony Hostage Call At Bay Shore Home: Cops A man armed with a sword was shot by police after threatening officers and refusing to comply during a response to a reported hostage situation on Long Island, police said. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Third Precinct responded to a 911 call around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, reporting a possible hostage situation at a home on Ohio Avenue in North Bay Shore. When officers arrived, 33-year-old Joseph Restaino confronted them with a long sword and refused multiple commands to drop the weapon, according to police. Officers first deployed a TASER device, but it was ineffe…

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Schenectady Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire—A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Charged: DOJ Schenectady Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire—A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Charged: DOJ
Schenectady Dad, 3 Kids Died In Fire—A Decade Later, Man Accused Of Setting It Charged: DOJ More than a decade after a house fire killed a father and three children, and seriously injured a fourth in upstate New York, a longtime suspect has been federally charged. Edward Leon, 53, of Fultonville, was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on a charge of malicious use of fire to destroy property resulting in death, according to the US Attorney’s Office in Albany. The fire broke out on May 2, 2013, at a Schenectady rental home on Hulett Street. It killed David Terry and three of his children: Michael Terry, Layah Terry, and Donovan Duell. A fourth child, Sa’fyre Terry, survived…

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NY Duo Posed As FBI Agents, Scammed Man Out Of $15K, Police Say NY Duo Posed As FBI Agents, Scammed Man Out Of $15K, Police Say
NY Duo Posed As FBI Agents, Scammed Man Out Of $15K, Police Say Two Brooklyn residents are accused of impersonating FBI agents to con a man into handing over $15,000 in a phony arrest threat. Wei Baoguo, 34, and Yu Sheng Gui, 38, were arrested Monday, Aug. 4, in Orange County following a criminal investigation by the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the agency said. Investigators concluded that the pair contacted a 27-year-old man and falsely claimed to be FBI agents, according to police. They allegedly told the victim he was under investigation and would be arrested unless he paid them $15,000. The victim agreed to meet with the…

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Watervliet Parents Charged After 9-Year-Old Girl Dies From Chronic Constipation Watervliet Parents Charged After 9-Year-Old Girl Dies From Chronic Constipation
Watervliet Parents Charged After 9-Year-Old Girl Dies From Chronic Constipation Two upstate New York parents are facing child endangerment charges following the death of their 9-year-old daughter. Jennifer Singleton, 37, and Harold Warner, 33, were arrested Tuesday, Aug. 5, days after emergency crews found the child unresponsive inside their Watervliet home, New York State Police said. The 9-year-old was pronounced dead at Samaritan Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 2, as Daily Voice reported. A preliminary autopsy conducted Monday, Aug. 4, found that the child died due to chronic constipation, according to police. The manner of death was listed as natural causes. Final res…

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