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Nicole Valinote

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Nicole Valinote graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor's degree in Newspaper & Online Journalism in 2019. She has written stories for a number of publications, including Syracuse.com, The Record-Review and KTTC.com.

She previously worked as the social media and digital content manager at KTTC News, the NBC affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota. She joined the Daily Voice team in July of 2021.

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Lifestyle

Scholarship Fund Established In Memory Of Man Killed In Altercation At Suffolk County Home A fundraiser has received more than $40,000 in donations to establish a scholarship fund to honor the memory of a man killed in an altercation at a Long Island home. A GoFundMe set up for the Kevin Somers Scholarship Fund has raised $44,480 of its $50,000 goal as of Monday, Feb. 14. Somers, who was from Amagansett, died following an altercation at an East Hampton home on Saturday, Feb. 5, according to Suffolk County Police. He was 45. Earlier report - Man Charged Following Fatal Altercation At Suffolk County Home Police said Marc Dern, a resident of the home where the incid…

by Nicole Valinote

02/14/2022

Business

Hudson Valley Eatery Closes After 25 Years In Business A Hudson Valley eatery has permanently closed its doors after 25 years in business.The owner of the Foundry Cafe, located in Putnam County, made the announcement on Saturday, Feb. 12. The eatery was located at 55 Main St. in Cold Spring in the town of Philipstown. The Foundry Cafe was known for its breakfast dishes, including omelets and French toast, along with desserts, including its cheesecake. Owner Jeff Consaga told the Highlands Current that he made the decision to retire at the age of 67. The comment section on the business' Facebook post announcing the closure was filled…

by Nicole Valinote

02/14/2022

News

Don't Let Them Break Your Heart: FBI Issues Alert For Romance Scams While Valentine's Day is a time for romantic gestures, the FBI has issued an alert to the public about romance scams. The agency said in an alert on Monday, Feb. 14, that the scams take place when a criminal adopts a fake identity online to get the victim's trust and uses the close relationship to manipulate and/or steal from the victim. "The criminals who carry out romance scams are experts at what they do and will seem genuine, caring, and believable," the FBI said. "Con artists are present on most dating and social media sites." The FBI said eventually the scammer will ask the vic…

by Nicole Valinote

02/14/2022

Business

Popular CT Restaurant Temporarily Closes After Fire, Owners Say A popular barbecue restaurant in Connecticut has temporarily closed due to fire damage. The owners of Uncle D's Blazin' BBQ in New London County announced the closure in a Facebook post on Thursday, Feb. 10. The eatery is located at 146 West Town St. in Norwich. According to a report from the Norwich Bulletin, authorities said the fire broke out on Wednesday, Feb. 9, and caused serious damage to some of the restaurant's kitchen equipment. The owners did not share a specific date the restaurant is expected to reopen.

by Nicole Valinote

02/14/2022

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Head-On, Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash An investigation is underway after a motorcyclist was killed in a wrong-way crash in Northern Westchester. The crash happened in North Salem at about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, according to New York State Police. A 2014 Harley Davidson motorcycle was eastbound on Titicus Road near Oakridge Road when, for unknown reasons, the motorcycle entered the westbound lane and struck a 2007 BMW SUV head-on, according to state police. Edward Carroll III, age 70, of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, was identified as the motorcyclist who was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.&nb…

by Nicole Valinote

02/14/2022

Police & Fire

Nassau County Man Accused Of Robbing 7-Eleven A 42-year-old man was arrested after authorities said he robbed a 7-Eleven on Long Island. Danefield Bourne, of Roosevelt, was arrested following a robbery that happened at about 5:40 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13, according to the Nassau County Police Department. NCPD said Bourne entered the store, located at 420 Nassau Road in Roosevelt, and took two 12-packs of beer from the shelf. An employee told Bourne that the store wasn't selling alcohol at that time, and Bourne began to argue with the employee and reached into his back pocket, police said. The employee saw the handle of a weapon, …

by Nicole Valinote

02/14/2022

Police & Fire

14 Vehicles Entered, Loaded Handgun Stolen In CT Town, Police Say Police in a Connecticut town are alerting residents after more than a dozen vehicles were illegally entered, and several items were stolen, including a loaded handgun. The Wolcott Police Department in New Haven County reported on Monday, Feb. 7, that 14 vehicles were entered by a group of young people over the past weekend. "It appears that these young criminals have become more emboldened and are now not only entering unlocked vehicles, but are also breaking out windows of vehicles that they find are locked," police said. The department reported that a homeowner in a town in the are…

by Nicole Valinote

02/13/2022

Lifestyle

Brain Acts Like A Time Machine, Shows Images From 15 Seconds Back, New Study Says Researchers found in a new study that our brains are not constantly updating with the latest images in real-time but instead processing visual stimuli with a slight delay. The researchers from the University of California Berkeley studied the brain's "continuity field," a function of perception where the brain uses what is seen to create a sense of visual stability, according to an announcement from the university on Wednesday, Jan. 12. According to study lead author Mauro Manassi, who is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Aberdeen and former postdoctoral fellow in Wh…

by Nicole Valinote

02/13/2022

Business

TikTok Famous Couple Work To Help Fairfield County Restaurant At Risk Of Eviction A husband and wife with millions of TikTok followers are trying to help save a Fairfield County restaurant. Taccara Rae and Yinka Lawanson, known on TikTok as Ling and Lamb, are calling on their 2.8 million TikTok followers to donate to El Churrito in Stamford. El Churrito's owner, Alexandra Terron, set up a GoFundMe with the goal of raising $50,000 to save her business. "These past 2 years have been really hard and even so now," she wrote. "I am afraid that I may have to close my doors forever. I really don't want to close my doors, but financially its been a big burden due to Covid-19. I…

by Nicole Valinote

02/13/2022

News

CT Man Sentenced For Role In Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Ring A Connecticut man has been sentenced for his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring. Bryan Vinales, age 25, of Waterbury, was sentenced on Thursday, Feb. 3, to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl on July 23, Boyle said. An investigation by the DEA New Haven Task Force and the Waterbury Police Department found that the Waterbury-based drug t…

by Nicole Valinote

02/13/2022

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