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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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Police & Fire
Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Northern Westchester Crash Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Northern Westchester Crash
Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Northern Westchester Crash A $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest is being offered after a fatal crash involving a bicyclist in Northern Westchester. At about 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, Yorktown Police responded to Birdsall Drive at the Westchester County Trailway bicycle path for a report of a bicyclist struck by a vehicle.  Police located the victim lying in the roadway with CPR being performed by a bystander.  The victim was taken to the hospital and later died as a result of the injuries.  An investigation determined that the victim was struck by a vehicle that had fled the scen…

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Weather
More Spotty Storms Will Be Followed By Rainfall From Now Tropical Depression Laura More Spotty Storms Will Be Followed By Rainfall From Now Tropical Depression Laura
More Spotty Storms Will Be Followed By Rainfall From Now Tropical Depression Laura A new round of scattered, severe thunderstorms will be followed by rainfall from now Tropical Depression Laura on its trek out to sea. Friday, Aug. 28 will be mostly sunny with the high temperature in the mid 80s. Very humid air will create conditions ripe for thunderstorms. Clouds will gradually increase, and there will be spotty showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. The storm chance will continue overnight into Saturday, Aug. 29 when a weakened Laura will cross over the region. (See image above for timing.) Showers are likely and thunderstorms possible starti…

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Business
Lord & Taylor Closing All Its Stores After Nearly 200 Years In Business Lord & Taylor Closing All Its Stores After Nearly 200 Years In Business
Lord & Taylor Closing All Its Stores After Nearly 200 Years In Business Lord & Taylor, the first department store to be established in the United States, is going out of business, closing all its stores after a 194-year run. Reversing a decision announced last week to keep 14 stores open, the company announced on Thursday, Aug. 27 that all of its 38 remaining stores and website have begun liquidation sales.  Parent company Le Tote had filed for bankruptcy Sunday, Aug. 2. "While we are still entertaining various opportunities, we believe it is prudent to simultaneously put the remainder of the stores into liquidation to maximize value of inv…

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Weather
Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Most Of Region Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Most Of Region
Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Most Of Region A Tornado Watch has just been issued for nearly the entire region. It's in effect until 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, the National Weather Service said. It was issued just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday. It covers Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange counties in the Hudson Valley, Suffolk County on Long Island and Fairfield County in Connecticut. The watch comes as a new round of severe storms is expected to sweep through the area. The main threats, including the potential for tornadoes, are damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph, golf-ball size hail, brief heavy downpours and local flash flooding. …

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Weather
Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible
Tornado Watch Issued For Parts Of Region, With 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail Also Possible Click here for a new, updated story: Tornado Watch Now In Effect For Most Of Region A Tornado Watch has just been issued for parts of the region. It's in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, the National Weather Service said. It was issued just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday. It covers Ulster, Sullivan, Dutchess and several other upstate counties in New York, Litchfield County in Connecticut and Berkshire County in Massachusetts. (See the image above.) The watch comes as a new round of severe storms is expected to sweep through the area. The main threats, including the potential for…

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News
COVID-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Medical Center, Bar In Hudson Valley COVID-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Medical Center, Bar In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Medical Center, Bar In Hudson Valley An alert has been issued for potential exposure to COVID-19 for those who worked at or visited a a medical care center and bar in the area. Both sites are located in the Sullivan County. Here is information from Sullivan County Public Health Services: Ahava Medical & Rehabilitation Urgent Care Center, 25 Carrier Street in Liberty on Wednesday, Aug. 19, Thursday, Aug. 20, Friday, Aug. 21 or Sunday, Aug. 23. An employee who was actively contagious with COVID worked on those dates.The individual continued to work despite feeling ill and after testing positive, the department said.  …

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Weather
Here's Timing For Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes Here's Timing For Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes
Here's Timing For Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes A new round of strong thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour and possible golf-ball size hail, brief heavy downpours, flash flooding and isolated tornadoes will sweep through the region. The new likely time frame for storm activity on Thursday, Aug. 27 is from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., with the most powerful cells in the system now expected to move through in the late afternoon and early evening. (See the two images above for areas where storms are most likely.) The storms will be triggered by warmer, more humid air on Thursday, with the high temperature jumping ba…

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Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured In Crash That Causes Long Island Expressway Closure Man Seriously Injured In Crash That Causes Long Island Expressway Closure
Man Seriously Injured In Crash That Causes Long Island Expressway Closure A man was seriously injured in a crash that led to the closure of a stretch of the Long Island Expressway overnight. The crash happened on Thursday, Aug. 27 at about 3:15 a.m. on the westbound side near Exit 48 in Melville. Alex Sahastume-Rivera, 22, of Jackson Heights, Queens,  was driving a 2020 Jeep Wrangler westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 48 when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned at approximately 3:15 a.m.  Keith Tito, 22, of East Elmhurst, Queens, a passenger in the backseat, was ejected from the vehicle. Tito was transported to Nassau Unive…

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Weather
New Round Of Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes Will Sweep Through New Round Of Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes Will Sweep Through
New Round Of Severe Storms With Damaging Wind Gusts, Possible Tornadoes Will Sweep Through A brief break from severe weather will be followed by a new round of strong thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts between 60 and 70 miles per hour and possible hail and flash flooding. The likely time frame for storm activity is on Thursday, Aug. 27 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Isolated tornadoes are also possible, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Statement issued on Wednesday, Aug. 26. The storms will be triggered by warmer, more humid air on Thursday, with the high temperature jumping back to the upper 80s after a cool and comfortable day on Wednesday with low…

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Business
Bed Bath & Beyond Cutting Nearly 3,000 Jobs Starting Immediately Bed Bath & Beyond Cutting Nearly 3,000 Jobs Starting Immediately
Bed Bath & Beyond Cutting Nearly 3,000 Jobs Starting Immediately Bed Bath & Beyond will cut nearly 3,000 jobs under a plan to cut costs and streamline operations. Jobs will start to be eliminated immediately, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 25. "In conjunction with the organizational realignment, the company has implemented a significant workforce reduction of approximately 2,800 roles from across its corporate headquarters and retail banner stores, effective immediately," the statement said.  "This action is designed to further reduce layers at the corporate level, significantly reposition field operations to better serve…

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