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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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Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Crash Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Crash
Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Long Island Hit-Run Crash Police are asking the public for information about a fatal hit-and-run crash on Long Island last year. New York State Police said the crash happened in the Suffolk County Town of Babylon at about 10:40 p.m. on Sept. 6, 2020. A vehicle left the scene after hitting a motorcycle, State Police said. Police said it happened on the Ocean Parkway eastbound, west of the Robert Moses Causeway, near Cedar Beach. The vehicle is believed to have been a blue 2001 to 2003 Dodge Caravan, Chrysler Town and Country or a Plymouth Voyager, authorities said. Anyone with information about the crash…

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Man Wins $1 Million NY Lottery Prize Man Wins $1 Million NY Lottery Prize
Man Wins $1 Million NY Lottery Prize A Long Island man has claimed a $1,000,000 New York Lottery prize. Marcellus Benson, of Bellmore in Nassau County, claimed the top prize in the lottery's Bacon scratch-off game, the New York Lottery reported on Tuesday, Oct. 5. He purchased his ticket at Kings Freeport Car Care, located at 301 West Merrick Rd. in Freeport. The New York Lottery said Benson received his prize as a single lump-sum payment of $546,840 after required withholdings. As of Tuesday, two top prizes remained on the Bacon ticket, NY Lottery said.

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Suffolk County Authorities Search For Man Accused Of Stealing $500 From Vehicle Parked Suffolk County Authorities Search For Man Accused Of Stealing $500 From Vehicle Parked
Suffolk County Authorities Search For Man Accused Of Stealing $500 From Vehicle Parked Authorities are asking the public for help locating a suspect accused of stealing about $500 from a vehicle parked in the driveway of a Long Island home. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers reported that the man stole the money from a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on Birchgrove Drive in Central Islip at about 3:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 28. Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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Three Arrested For Robbing Victim On Long Island, Police Say Three Arrested For Robbing Victim On Long Island, Police Say
Three Arrested For Robbing Victim On Long Island, Police Say Three suspects were charged after a victim was attacked and robbed of his money on Long Island, police said.  At about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, police received a report of a possible victim of a robbery in the area of Howell Avenue in the Suffolk County Town of Riverhead, according to the Riverhead Town Police Department. When officers arrived, the victim was located at the corner of Howell Avenue and East Main Street, authorities said. He told police that two people had beaten him up and taken his money. Officers located the two suspects a short distance away and too…

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COVID-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections COVID-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections
Covid-19: Study Reveals Who's Most At Risk For Breakthrough Infections Researchers have identified groups of vaccinated people who may be the most at risk for suffering severe outcomes from COVID-19 breakthrough infections. According to a report from Medical News Today, the study looked at more than 6 million people who have received one or two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom.  One of the paper's co-authors, Dr. Aziz Sheikh, said only a small number of the more than 5 million people who received two vaccine doses remained at risk for COVID-19 hospitalization and death after being vaccinated. "We saw relatively few deaths in individuals wh…

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Lifestyle
Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Closes After More Than Three Decades In Business Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Closes After More Than Three Decades In Business
Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant Closes After More Than Three Decades In Business A popular, family-run restaurant in the Hudson Valley has closed its doors after decades in business. The Postage Inn, located at 838 NY-32 in the Ulster County hamlet of Tillson, officially, closed on Wednesday, Oct. 6. The owners shared in a Facebook post on Monday, Oct. 4, that after nearly 34 years running the restaurant, they were ready to retire from the business and begin a new chapter. ✨ A Special Announcement from The Jerkowski Family ✨ Posted by The Postage Inn on Monday, October 4, 2021 "On behalf of the entire Jerkowski family, we want to thank everyone who has been a part…

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Police Searching For Suspect Accused Of Robbing Long Island Bank Police Searching For Suspect Accused Of Robbing Long Island Bank
Police Searching For Suspect Accused Of Robbing Long Island Bank Police are searching for a suspect accused of robbing a bank on Long Island.  A man entered a Chase Bank in Islandia and handed a teller a note demanding cash and threatening to use a gun at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.  Police said the teller gave the suspect the cash from the drawer, and the suspect ran away. SCPD said the suspect was described as a Black man who is about 6 feet tall and heavyset and was wearing a dark blue sweatshirt. The bank is located at 1455 Veterans Memorial Highway. Authorities asked anyone…

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Northern Westchester Native Stanley Tucci's Book Focuses On Love Of Food, Battle With Cancer Northern Westchester Native Stanley Tucci's Book Focuses On Love Of Food, Battle With Cancer
Northern Westchester Native Stanley Tucci's Book Focuses On Love Of Food, Battle With Cancer Actor and Northern Westchester County native Stanley Tucci has written a memoir. The book, "Taste," focuses on the important role food has played throughout his life and upbringing, and his experiences being diagnosed with and treated for oral cancer, losing his sense of taste and smell for a period of time, according to New York Public Radio. NPR said Tucci is now cancer-free and his sense of taste has returned. The actor, known for his roles in films such as Julie & Julia and The Hunger Games film series, has also written best-selling cookbooks. In the memoir, Tucci reportedly …

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Four Ex-Employees Of NY-Based Company Admit To Bribery, Kickback Scheme Four Ex-Employees Of NY-Based Company Admit To Bribery, Kickback Scheme
Four Ex-Employees Of Ny-based Company Admit To Bribery, Kickback Scheme Two former employees of a New York-based utility company admitted to accepting bribes and kickbacks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Long Island-based contractor. On Monday, Oct. 4, Long Island residents Patrick McCrann, age 57, of Selden, and Richard Zavada, age 65, of Hicksville, pleaded guilty to accepting the illegal payments, according to Jacquelyn Kasulis, acting United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York and Michael Driscoll, assistant director-in-charge of the FBI New York Field Office. Last week, two other former employees of the same co…

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CT Woman Charged With Negligent Homicide After Striking 3-Year-Old Son With Minivan, Police Say CT Woman Charged With Negligent Homicide After Striking 3-Year-Old Son With Minivan, Police Say
CT Woman Charged With Negligent Homicide After Striking 3-Year-Old Son With Minivan, Police Say A Connecticut woman is facing a negligent homicide with a motor vehicle charge after police said she fatally struck her 3-year-old son with a minivan last year. Jessica Raymond, age 34, from the Tolland County town of Willington, was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 4, according to Connecticut State Police. According to the arrest warrant, at about 5 p.m. on May 3, 2020, a state trooper was waved down by a man screaming for help. The trooper pulled into the driveway, located on Tolland Turnpike, and the man allegedly said his son was hit by a vehicle his wife was driving and ne…

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