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Joe Lombardi

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Joe Lombardi, Daily Voice's Managing Editor, has spent his professional career as a newsroom director, manager, editor, producer, writer, reporter and broadcaster who has worked at major websites, television networks, newspapers, magazines and radio stations and as a book author.

The Manhattan native, Irvington (NY) High School and University of Dayton graduate has been actively involved in web publishing for more than 25 years. In addition, he also has expertise in marketing, public relations and social media.

Lombardi rejoined Daily Voice in September 2013 as managing editor after serving as sports editorial consultant from August 2011 through January 2012. He was named to oversee editorial operations in the fall of 2017.

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News

Covid-19: Stamford Shifts Back To Phase 2 Reopening Amid Spike In Cases; Here's What It Means Amid a spike of COVID-19 cases, Mayor David Martin ordered — under revised state guidelines — the City of Stamford to return to Phase 2 of reopening. Earlier story - COVID-19: Number Of CT Red Alert Cities, Towns Climbs To 30 As Positivity Rate Hits 6.1 Percent “This is a difficult decision but every indicator we’re monitoring suggests we’re at the beginning of a second wave,” said Martin. “Unfortunately, this means we must change our behavior immediately." The news comes on Thursday, Oct. 29, the day the number of "Red Alert" Connecticut cities and towns climbed from 19 to 30 and the…

by Joe Lombardi

10/29/2020

News

Covid-19: Number Of CT Red Alert Cities, Towns Climbs To 30 As Positivity Rate Hits 6.1 Percent More municipalities have been added to Connecticut's “Red Alert” list as COVID-19 cases continue to climb. A total of 30 municipalities have now been designated at “red,” which means they’ve seen more than 15 cases per 100,000 residents per day. That's an increase of 11 from the previous list of 19 locales. (See first image above.) Other areas have received “orange” (10 to 14 new cases per 100,000 residents per day) and “yellow” (five to nine cases per 100,000 residents) alert designations. The news comes as the percentage of positive test results in the state hit 6.1 percent, with 21,739…

by Joe Lombardi

10/29/2020

Weather

Soaking Rain, Gusty Winds, Snow In Spots Will Be Followed By Sharp Drop In Temps There will be widespread heavy rainfall, areas of flooding, strong gusty winds, a wintry mix, and accumulating snow in parts of the region as a winterlike storm moving in from the Midwest merges with the remnants of Hurricane Zeta. The time frame for storm activity is Thursday, Oct. 29 into Friday, Oct. 30, with the snowfall expected mainly early Friday morning as the temperature drops. A look at areas expected to see a mix of rain and snow (in pink) and snow (in blue) are shown in the first image above. Accumulating snowfall of 1 to 3 inches is possible parts of New York, Connecticu…

by Joe Lombardi

10/29/2020

Schools

Covid-19: Outbreak Leads To Closure Of School District On Long Island An outbreak of COVID-19 cases has led to the closure of a Long Island school district. Many of the cases are in the transportation department, and "significantly affected our district's ability to operate," Long Beach Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Gallagher said in a statement. As a result, all Long Beach schools will be closed for in-person instruction from Thursday, Oct. 29 until Thursday, Nov. 12. "All students will receive full instruction remotely during that time, including all special education services," Gallagher said. "During this time, we will also not be…

by Joe Lombardi

10/29/2020

Police & Fire

Suspect On Loose After Armed Robbery At Bank In Fairfield County A suspect is at large after an armed robbery at a bank in Fairfield County. Just before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the New Canaan Police were contacted via 911 from employees inside of People’s Bank located at 95 Main Street that an armed robbery had just occurred inside of the bank. Responding officers upon arriving did not make contact with the two armed suspects. It appears from video surveillance that the two suspects fled in a early to mid- 2000s red two-door Chevrolet Monte Carlo, missing a right front hubcap, New Canaan Police said. The two suspects were both wearing masks as …

by Joe Lombardi

10/28/2020

Police & Fire

Man Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash An investigation is underway after a motor vehicle crash seriously injured a Long Island man. The crash happened just after 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 in Brookhaven. Abdul Shehu, 47, of Lindenhurst, was driving a 2008 Ford pickup westbound on Sunrise Highway approximately a half-mile east of the Horseblock Road off-ramp when he lost control of the vehicle which overturned ejecting Shehu, Suffolk County Police said. Shehu was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue with serious injuries. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone…

by Joe Lombardi

10/28/2020

News

Covid-19: Long Island Sees Uptick In Positive Testing Rate, Cases; Latest County Totals Long Island saw another uptick in both cases and the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing, according to newly released data on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The positive testing rate in all focus areas under the New York State's Micro-Cluster strategy is 3.8 percent, and outside the focus zone areas is 1.3 percent. A total of 129,660 test results were reported to New York State on Tuesday, Oct. 27 with 2,031 positives for an overall positivity rate of 1.5 percent. Here are positivity testing rates for the last four days on Long Island: Saturday, Oct. 24: 1.3 percent Sunday, Oct. 25: 1.2…

by Joe Lombardi

10/28/2020

Weather

Snowfall From Merging Storms Now Expected In Wider Part Of Region A wider part of the region is now expected to see some snowfall from a winterlike storm moving in from the Midwest that will combine forces with the remnants of Hurricane Zeta. The time frame for the merging storms is Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29 into Friday, Oct. 30, with the snowfall expected at times during the day and evening on Friday as the temperature drops. Accumulating snowfall of 1 to 2 inches is possible parts of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont. (See first image above.) South of the I-84 corridor, precipitation will remain all rain as the tem…

by Joe Lombardi

10/28/2020

News

Covid-19: High School In Northern Westchester Closes After Cases Linked To Social Event A high school in Northern Westchester has closed for in-person learning for the remainder of the week due to several cases of COVID-19 linked to a social event. Dr. Jen Lamia, Superintendent of Schools for the Byram Hills Central School District in Armonk made the announcement in an email to the community Wednesday night, Oct. 27, stating that Byram Hills High School will be on a remote schedule Wednesday, Oct. 28, Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30. "The district has just learned of two more positive COVID-19 cases, totaling four, at the high school, linked to a social event …

by Joe Lombardi

10/28/2020

Police & Fire

Photos Of Suspect's Vehicle Released After Woman Walking On Long Island Trail Attacked By Man Authorities have released photos of a car driven by a person of interest in the case of a woman who was attacked by a man while she was walking on a Long Island trail. The incident happened on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Port Jefferson Station. The 54-year-old woman was walking on Greenway Trail, approximately one-quarter mile from the eastern entrance when the man tackled her from behind, Suffolk County Police said. The woman was knocked to the ground and the man put his hand over her mouth and made comments that were sexual in nature, according to police. The man fle…

by Joe Lombardi

10/28/2020

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