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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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Weather

Strong Thunderstorms Could Bring Heavy Downpours, Damaging Wind Gusts The weekend will wrap up with another day of unseasonably warm weather with the threat of thunderstorms. Sunday, May 23 will be a bit more humid than Saturday, May 22, with the high temperature again topping off at around the 90-degree mark. Strong, isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorms are possible. Those thunderstorms could bring brief heavy downpours and locally damaging wind gusts. (See the first image above.) Unlike Saturday, it will be mostly sunny and breezy on Sunday. Some of the storms on Sunday could be strong to severe, the National Weather Service said in a Hazardo…

by Joe Lombardi

05/23/2021

Police & Fire

Man Driving Drunk With Two Kids In Pickup Truck Crashes Into Vehicle In Nassau, Police Say A Suffolk County man has been charged with driving while intoxicated with two children inside a pickup truck which crashed into a vehicle in Nassau County, according to police. Robert Spears, age 42, of Lindenhurst, struck the vehicle stopped at a traffic light at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22 in Massapequa, Nassau County Police said. Spears was operating a 2019 Dodge Ram while traveling northbound on Hicksville Road when the pickup truck struck the vehicle stopped at William Road, according to police. The child passengers were ages 6 and 9. The children were released into the cus…

by Joe Lombardi

05/23/2021

Police & Fire

Man, Woman Hospitalized After Two-Vehicle CT Crash A man and woman were hospitalized after a serious two-vehicle crash overnight in Connecticut. It happened around 8:20 p.m. Friday, May 21 in Hartford County, on Route 5 (Enfield Street) at the intersection of Bright Meadow Boulevard in Enfield. The collision was between a 2007 Volvo XC70 driven by a 54-year-old man and a 2007 Yamaha XVS65 motorcycle operated by a 31-year old man who had a 35-year-old female passenger, Enfield Police said. Both the motorcycle driver and passenger were rushed to Baystate Medical Center with serious injuries, said police. The crash is being i…

by Joe Lombardi

05/22/2021

Police & Fire

Seven Nabbed In Long Island Drug Bust Seven people are facing charges after a narcotics bust on Long Island. The investigation was conducted in Roosevelt at 2 Babylon Turnpike on Friday, May 21 at 8:30 p.m., Nassau County Police announced. The following were charged: Fletcher Moses, age 62, of Roosevelt Antoine Gaskin, age 48, of Roosevelt Shaquan Hinson, age 33, of West Hempstead Brian Page, age 53, of Roosevelt Jeffery Doctor, age 43, of Amityville Nathan Moses Hinson, age 57, of Roosevelt Sharolyn Bradley, age 56, of Georgia All seven were all charged with: Third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance (with…

by Joe Lombardi

05/22/2021

Weather

Strong To Severe Storms Possible During Summerlike Weekend The calendar may say it's late May, but conditions will feel much more like the end of July this weekend. Temperatures will top out at around the 90-degree mark both days, with high humidity, and there will be multiple chances for isolated, spotty storms, some of which could be severe. Saturday, May 22 will be a mostly cloudy day with the storm chance starting in the early afternoon and continuing through the evening, until around 9 p.m. Storms are possible on Sunday, May 23 during another window of approximately six hours, from around 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Unlike Saturday, it will …

by Joe Lombardi

05/22/2021

Police & Fire

Two Killed In Sunrise Highway Crash Two people were killed in an overnight crash on a busy Long Island roadway. It happened around 9 p.m. Friday, May 21 in Bohemia. Kazimierz Wiszowaty, age 61, of Holtsville, left his disabled 2005 Toyota sedan on the right shoulder of eastbound Sunrise Highway (Route 27), Suffolk County Police said. When he was walking back to his disabled vehicle under the Smithtown Boulevard overpass, he was struck by a 2018 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle being operated by Robert Pappas, age 23, of Patchogue, in the right lane, according to police. Wiszowaty and Pappas were both …

by Joe Lombardi

05/22/2021

Police & Fire

ID Released For Man Killed In Officer-Involved Long Island Shooting The identity has been released of a man killed in an officer-involved Long Island shooting. A Suffolk County Police Seventh Precinct officer was dispatched to a 911 call reporting a suspicious person lying on the back seat of a vehicle in Manorville in the vicinity of 67 Bauer Ave. at approximately 10:45 p.m. Thursday, May 20. Upon arrival, the officer located the vehicle and the male subject, said police. The officer engaged him, and a struggle ensued, police said. The officer fired his gun, striking the man. The man, now identified as 44-year-old Jesse Bonsignore, was pronounced dead at…

by Joe Lombardi

05/21/2021

News

Covid-19: New Time Frame Provided For When Vaccine Booster Shots May Be Necessary Executives and experts at the center of COVID-19 pandemic response are now providing a more specific possible time frame for when Americans who were first to receive a vaccine dose may need to take a booster shot. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, speaking during an Axios event, said that the data he has reviewed supports the notion "that likely there will be a need for a booster somewhere between eight and 12 months" after the initial vaccination regime. That means those who were among the first to get a vaccine shot in mid to late December 2020 or early January 2021 would likely need a booster sh…

by Joe Lombardi

05/21/2021

Weather

Chance For Showers, Thunderstorms Coming To Area After Long Stretch Of Dry Days A days-long stretch of dry weather will come to an end with a round of showers and thunderstorms. Here's the five-day forecast: Thursday, May 20: Mostly sunny with a high temperature in the mid 70s. Winds will be calm. Friday, May 21: Partly sunny with a high in the upper 70s. There will be a chance of showers overnight. Saturday, May 22: It will be a mostly cloudy day with a slight chance of showers in the morning followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noontime, continuing through the evening. Saturday's high temperature will be in the upper 80s. Sunday, May …

by Joe Lombardi

05/20/2021

Police & Fire

Two Pedestrians Suffer Traumatic Injuries After Being Hit By Pickup Truck On Hempstead Turnpike Two pedestrians suffered traumatic injuries after they were hit by a vehicle near a shopping center on a stretch of the Hempstead Turnpike. The incident happened around noontime on Wednesday, May 19 in Levittown. A 46-year-old man driving a 2005 Ford pickup truck was exiting the Tri-County Bazaar parking lot located at 3041 Hempstead Turnpike when he struck a bus stop enclosure, Nassau County Police said. There were two pedestrians sitting at the bus stop, a 45-year-old woman and an 18-year-old woman. Both women suffered multiple trauma injuries to their bodies., police said. …

by Joe Lombardi

05/19/2021

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