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Sophie Grieser

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sgrieser@dailyvoice.com

Sophie joined the Daily Voice team in March 2023, covering Long Island. Before this, her work appeared in publications such as the Borgen Project Magazine, The Interlude Magazine, and NYU Local.

Sophie graduated from New York University in 2021 with degrees in journalism and drama. 

Sophie Grieser's Contributions

Real Estate
'Classic' Mass Estate With Countless Amenities Hits Market For $13.5M 'Classic' Mass Estate With Countless Amenities Hits Market For $13.5M
'Classic' Mass Estate With Countless Amenities Hits Market For $13.5M A sprawling 12,700-square-foot estate that recently went on the market in Massachusetts features a library, heated pool, greenhouse, and more. The $13.5 million Norfolk County home, located at 401 Sandy Valley Road in Westwood, is the epitome of privacy. With 12 acres of land and an additional 100 acres of conserved land surrounding the lot, the seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom home was rebuilt in 2018 to ensure that it is perfect for its next owner. Besides the stunning home, which has a spacious primary suite and walk-in closet, a library attached to the living room, and an exercise room,…

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Police & Fire
New Update: Woman Killed On Sunrise Highway ID'd New Update: Woman Killed On Sunrise Highway ID'd
New Update: Woman Killed On Sunrise Highway ID'd Police have identified the victim of a crash on a Long Island highway. The incident occurred on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 25. According to Nassau County Police, 71-year-old Martha Garnica was crossing over Sunrise Highway (Route 27) in Lynbrook. She was going north on Broadway when she was hit by a 2019 Cadillac XT5. Original Report: Woman Struck, Killed While Crossing Sunrise Highway In Lynbrook Garnica, who is from Lynbrook, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after the crash. The 54-year-old Cadillac remained at the scene. Police said the investigation remains ongoi…

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Police & Fire
Man Found Dead Inside Long Island Home Man Found Dead Inside Long Island Home
Man Found Dead Inside Long Island Home Police on Long Island launched an investigation after they found a man dead inside a local home. It happened on Monday, Feb. 26 in Hempstead, according to Nassau County Police. Read the new, updated story: Teen Charged For Hempstead Man's Murder, Police Say Just before 11 a.m. that day, police arrived at a home on Maryland Avenue after receiving a call about a man not breathing. They found the victim, a 61-year-old man whose identity has not yet been released, in a bedroom with blunt-force trauma to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the investigatio…

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Police & Fire
Hospital Patient Lashes Out, Injures Staff On Long Island, Police Say Hospital Patient Lashes Out, Injures Staff On Long Island, Police Say
Hospital Patient Lashes Out, Injures Staff On Long Island, Police Say  A Long Island man has been arrested after police said he became violent while being treated at a hospital. It happened in East Meadow on Sunday, Feb. 25, according to Nassau County Police. That day, 55-year-old Vincent Petrillo, a Mineola resident, was being treated at the Nassau University Medical Center, located at 2201 Hempstead Turnpike. Then, just after 1 p.m., he allegedly became violent, swinging a wheelchair footrest at a 68-year-old nurse and injuring his hand. While staff attempted to restrain Petrillo, he also reportedly injured another, 60-year-old physician in the kne…

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Real Estate
Massive Estate With Award-Winning Garden For Sale On Long Island Massive Estate With Award-Winning Garden For Sale On Long Island
Massive Estate With Award-Winning Garden For Sale On Long Island You can buy yourself flowers — or you can buy a whole garden and 92-acre estate if you’re interested in this Long Island listing. Also known as "Erchless,” 75 Post Road in Old Westbury features 26 bedrooms, a pool, tennis courts, greenhouses, staff housing, a dairy barn, a chicken barn, and more. It’s currently on the market for a cool $23 million. Most importantly, however, Erchless features a one-of-a-kind garden, which has won numerous awards, including Best in Show at the 2010 Annual Convention of the American Rhododendron Society. The estate was owned by the Phipps family, who w…

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Police & Fire
Woman, Son Bite, Hit Officers During Long Island Welfare Check, Police Say Woman, Son Bite, Hit Officers During Long Island Welfare Check, Police Say
Woman, Son Bite, Hit Officers During Long Island Welfare Check, Police Say A woman and her son were arrested after a welfare check on Long Island allegedly turned violent, police said. The incident occurred on Sunday, Feb. 25 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 1:30 p.m. that day, police arrived at a Valley Stream home to conduct a welfare check, where they determined that Brigitte Atta-Poku, age 43, needed medical treatment. However, she allegedly became violent with authorities, hitting and even biting a medic. Atta-Poku’s son, 23-year-old Manai A. Frank, reportedly joined in, also pushing a medic and officer before the duo…

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Police & Fire
Woman Struck, Killed While Crossing Sunrise Highway Woman Struck, Killed While Crossing Sunrise Highway
Woman Struck, Killed While Crossing Sunrise Highway A woman has been killed after she was hit by a car on a busy Long Island highway. New Update: Woman Killed On Long Island Highway ID'd According to Nassau County Police, the Lynbrook incident happened on Sunday, Feb. 25. The victim, a 71-year-old woman, was walking northbound on Broadway at around 7 p.m. She was crossing Sunrise Highway (Route 27) when she was hit by a 2019 Cadillac XT5. The woman was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Her identity has not yet been released. Police said the 54-year-old Cadillac driver, also not named, remained at the scene. The investigation rem…

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Police & Fire
DWI: Woman Driving With 1-Year-Old Crashes Into Pole On Long Island, Police Say DWI: Woman Driving With 1-Year-Old Crashes Into Pole On Long Island, Police Say
DWI: Woman Driving With 1-Year-Old Crashes Into Pole On Long Island, Police Say A woman has been arrested after she allegedly drove drunk on Long Island with her child, running into a traffic pole and later refusing to allow the child to be assessed by medics, police said. The incident occurred in Oceanside on Wednesday, Feb. 21, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 2:25 a.m. that morning, 34-year-old Freeport resident Stephanie Almonte was said to have been driving her Toyota Camry while drunk, with a 1-year-old boy. She was heading east on Brower Avenue when, near the intersection of Chance Drive, Almonte crashed into a pole. When police and para…

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Police & Fire
Seen Him? Man Swipes Donations From Long Island Church Seen Him? Man Swipes Donations From Long Island Church
Seen Him? Man Swipes Donations From Long Island Church Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating a man who was caught stealing from a church on Long Island. The burglary happened on Thursday, Feb. 22 in Mineola. According to Nassau County Police, the man walked into Corpus Christi Church, located at 155 Garfield Avenue. Once inside, he broke into four donation boxes and grabbed an unknown amount of currency before running off. The burglar is described as a Black man who is approximately 35 years old. He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, a tan beanie or ski cap, gray sneakers, and a surgica…

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Police & Fire
'My Sexy Lil' 14-Year-Old': CT Man, 28, Nabbed For Alleged Assault 'My Sexy Lil' 14-Year-Old': CT Man, 28, Nabbed For Alleged Assault
'My Sexy Lil' 14-Year-Old': CT Man, 28, Nabbed For Alleged Assault A Connecticut man was arrested after he allegedly posed as a 22-year-old to talk to an underage girl on Snapchat and assaulted her in person multiple times. On Thursday, February 22, Zachary Amarante, age 28, was arrested for the Windham County incident, which happened in Woodstock, Connecticut State Police said. Starting in August 2023, Amarante allegedly began talking to his then-13-year-old victim over the app Snapchat after meeting on a different site. She would turn 14 shortly after the two began communicating. Police said Amarante communicated with the girl under the name Mark Brig…

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