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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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Obituaries

Longtime Mayor On Long Island Dies A former longtime mayor of a Long Island village has died at the age of 86. Joseph "Tony" McNulty died on Sunday, Dec. 12, according to his obituary. McNulty served as the mayor of the Suffolk County village of Brightwaters for 18 years. He was also the president of Hendrickson Fuels in Bay Shore. The visitation is scheduled Thursday, Dec. 16, and Friday, Dec. 17 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on both days, at the Overton Funeral Home Inc, located at 172 Main Street in Islip. His Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 18, at 11 a.m. at the …

by Nicole Valinote

12/16/2021

News

Alert Issued For Missing Nassau County Girl Police have asked the public for help locating a missing 15-year-old girl from Long Island. Dayana Nicole Barrera-Caceres was last seen leaving her home for school in Glen Cove at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 15, and didn't return at the end of the day, according to the Nassau County Police Department. She was reported missing at 10:15 p.m. that day. Police said Dayana is described as being 5 feet tall and 135 pounds, with an average build, brown eyes and long, black hair. Her clothing description and possible destination are not known, NCPD said. Anyone with information about h…

by Nicole Valinote

12/16/2021

Business

Recall Issued For Popular Pepperoni Product Due To Possible Contamination A company recalled nearly 11,000 pounds of pepperoni products because they may have been contaminated with bacteria that can cause illness. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. has recalled about 10,990 pounds of ready-to-eat pepperoni products after routine product testing found they may be contaminated with Bacillus cereus, according to an announcement from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The products were produced and packaged on June 17, and were shipped to retail locations across the US. According to the USDA, …

by Nicole Valinote

12/16/2021

News

Covid-19: NYU Announces Booster Shot Requirement For Students, Staff New York University has instituted a new requirement for all eligible students and staff to get a COVID-19 booster vaccine. The university announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14, that "all members of the NYU community (excluding those with approved exemptions) who are eligible" will be required to receive their booster vaccine by Tuesday, Jan. 18, and submit proof. NYU said the decision was made amid rising cases across the state and on campus, including the Omicron variant. In the announcement, the university said its records indicate that about 80 percent of the NYU community is eligible, a…

by Nicole Valinote

12/15/2021

Police & Fire

Suspect Nabbed In Hit-Run Crash Injuring Couple Leaving Christmas Parade In Area Police have apprehended a man in connection to a hit-and-run crash that injured a man and woman who were crossing a Hudson Valley street. The crash happened on Saturday, Dec. 4, in Rockland County, in the Village of Suffern. The Suffern Police Department announced on Tuesday, Dec. 14 that Seth Snyder, age 57, of Airmont, has been charged with: A felony count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious physical injuries, A misdemeanor count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in physical injuries. Police previously reported that the crash happene…

by Nicole Valinote

12/15/2021

Schools

Covid-19: Cornell University Reports Nearly 900 Student Cases In Past Week Confirmed COVID-19 cases continue to increase at Cornell University a day after the university announced it was moving to Alert Level Red. According to Cornell's COVID-19 dashboard, 276 new COVID-19 cases have been reported, bringing the total number of students to test positive for COVID-19 between Tuesday, Dec. 7, and Monday, Dec. 13, to 883. Earlier report - COVID-19: Cornell Shutting Campus, Moving To 'Alert Level Red' After Rapid Spread Of Virus On Tuesday, Dec. 14, Cornell University President Martha Pollack said the university would be implementing new safety measures, includin…

by Nicole Valinote

12/15/2021

Business

Popular Fast-Casual Chain Opens New Long Island Location A popular restaurant chain has opened a new location on Long Island. QDOBA Mexican Eats announced on Wednesday, Dec. 15, that its new Suffolk County location, located at 331 Main St. in Bay Shore, is now welcoming customers. It will be open Sundays through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Check out the full menu here.

by Nicole Valinote

12/15/2021

News

Covid-19: CDC Predicts When Peak Wave Of Infections Is Possible As Omicron Spreads In US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) health officials have issued a warning that the Omicron variant could soon cause a large surge of infections across the United States, according to a new report. Health officials said on Tuesday, Dec. 14, that the wave of infections caused by the highly-transmissible variant could reach a peak as soon as January, The Washington Post reported. The CDC reported on Tuesday that it estimates the Omicron variant currently accounts for about 3 percent of the COVID-19 cases in the US. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said genomic sequencing esti…

by Nicole Valinote

12/15/2021

Business

Covid-19: Actor Sues ABC After Being Fired From TV Show For Refusing To Get Vaccinated A longtime actor on the show General Hospital is suing ABC after he was fired for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a new report. Ingo Rademacher is suing the network, saying ABC would not accommodate his religious objections to getting vaccinated, according to a report from the Hollywood Reporter. Rademacher discussed his departure from the show in a video posted to Instagram on Sunday, Dec. 5. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ingo Rademacher (@ingorademacher) "I think we all need to fight this because I…

by Nicole Valinote

12/15/2021

News

Suffolk Man Forced To Withdraw Money From ATMs At Knifepoint, Slashed In Face, Police Say An investigation is underway after a Long Island man was forced to withdraw money from an ATM at knifepoint and then was slashed in the face. The incident happened at the OK Petroleum, located at 2117 Middle Country Road in Centereach, at about 10:40 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. SCPD said a 30-year-old Centereach man left his 2003 Chevrolet unlocked and running in the parking lot and went inside the business. When he came back to the Chevrolet, a man with a knife was sitting in the backseat of the vehicle and demanded cash fr…

by Nicole Valinote

12/15/2021

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