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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

Police & Fire

Head-On DWI Crash: Woman Nabbed Following Long Island Incident A Brooklyn woman has been arrested after she allegedly crashed head-on into a Long Island driver, leaving them with serious injuries, police said. It happened on Sunday, Sept. 24. in Valley Stream. Keyana Mccray, age 33, of Brooklyn, was driving west on Merrick Road in a 2020 BMW, Nassau County Police said. At approximately 4 a.m. near the intersection of Rockaway Avenue, Mccray collided head-on with a 2020 Chevrolet. The driver of Chevrolet, a 51-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of her serious internal injuries. She is currently in stable condition, police…

by Sophie Grieser

09/26/2023

News

'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash In the days following a tragic high school band bus crash that killed two pillars of the community, Long Islanders near and far from the school have rallied to show their support in whatever way they can. “I kept hoping someone would wake me up and tell me it was only a bad dream.” Just days after the Thursday, Sept. 21 Farmingdale High School bus crash on I-84 in Orange County that killed two adults and injured dozens of students, Greg Warno is still at a loss for words. Earlier Report: Bus Crash: Farmingdale HS Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Rollover Wa…

by Sophie Grieser

09/26/2023

Police & Fire

Update: Missing Long Island Man Located Update: A missing Long Island man who police thought to be in need of medical attention has been located, authorities said. Charles Ford, age 58, had last been seen on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 9 a.m. leaving his West Hempstead home. On Monday, Sept. 25 -- four days after he first went missing -- Nassau County Police announced that the man had been found. Additional details, including where he was found and his current condition, were not released. Original story: A man with dementia who may be in need of medical attention has disappeared after leavi…

by Sophie Grieser

09/25/2023

Police & Fire

Have You Seen Her? Search On For Missing Long Island Teen Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating a teenage girl who disappeared after leaving her Long Island home. Melany Najarro, age 15, was last seen at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23 leaving her home in South Hempstead. Nassau County Police described her as being five feet tall and weighing approximately 110 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair that has been dyed red. A description of her clothing was not provided. Anyone with information regarding Najarro’s whereabouts is urged to contact Nassau County Missing Persons Squad at 516-573-7347 or to call 911. All call…

by Sophie Grieser

09/25/2023

Traffic

Closures, New Traffic Patterns Announced For This Long Island Parkway Transportation officials have declared a new set of closures — plus a new traffic pattern — for this parkway on Long Island. From Monday, Sept. 25 to Friday, Sept. 29, both directions of the Meadowbrook State Parkway in Hempstead will be closed from the Loop Parkway (Exit M10) and the Bay Parkway. According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the closures will be weather permitting and last from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day. The closures are to facilitate the ongoing steel deck replacement project on the Sloop Channel drawbridge. In the meantime, the Wantagh Stat…

by Sophie Grieser

09/25/2023

Police & Fire

DUI Crash: CT Woman Hits Boyfriend With Car, Police Say A Connecticut woman has been arrested after a lengthy investigation determined that she purposefully hit her boyfriend with a car and was driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, police said. On Wednesday, Sept. 20, 37-year-old New London County resident Gabrielle Delvalle-Colon, of the town of Sprague, was arrested for her alleged actions for a crash that happened seven months prior. According to Connecticut State Police, just after midnight on Saturday, February 18, police arrived at the scene of the Preston crash, which was on Route 6 near the intersection of Route 2 – where De…

by Sophie Grieser

09/24/2023

Police & Fire

Necklace Swap: Robber Steals Jewelry Off Long Island Victim, Replaces With Fake, Police Say In a stunt seemingly straight out of “Ocean’s Eight,” authorities are searching for a Long Island thief who managed to steal a thousand-dollar necklace straight off the victim, swapping it with a fake. It happened on Thursday, Sept. 21 in Mineola, Nassau County Police said. At approximately 11:30 a.m., the victim — an 83-year-old woman — was walking north on Willis Avenue when she was approached by a pair in a white SUV traveling south on the same road. The car pulled up next to the victim, and a woman in the front passenger seat called out to her. She walked up to the car and had a c…

by Sophie Grieser

09/24/2023

Schools

New Report Ranks These High Schools As Franklin County’s Best As the back-to-school season settles into full swing, the community and school ranking site Niche named these Massachusetts schools as the best in the area. The 2023 “Best Public High Schools in Franklin County” list, released by ranking site Niche, evaluated institutions in the area and based on categories such as academics, diversity, and more, declared the following as the best of the best: No. 1 - Frontier Regional School No. 2 - Four Rivers Charter Public School No. 3 - Turners Fall High School No. 4 - Greenfield High School No. 5 - Mohawk Trail Regional High School …

by Sophie Grieser

09/24/2023

Police & Fire

Seen 'Em? Men Rob Long Island Store, Push Employee: Police Police are searching for a pair of men who robbed a Long Island store in broad daylight. It happened in North Lawrence on Thursday, Sept. 21, according to Nassau County Police. Police say that just after 11 a.m., a 21-year-old female employee was working at Snipes Shoe Store, located at 253-01 Rockaway Turnpike, when the two alleged robbers walked in. The duo took several clothing items off the shelves and shoved the employee out of the way as they fled the store on foot in an unknown direction. Police described the first of the two robbers as a Black man, standing approximately six fe…

by Sophie Grieser

09/23/2023

Lifestyle

Popular Eatery Announces Fourth Long Island Location An innovative Italian restaurant with hundreds of five-star reviews and Instagram-able views will open a fourth Long Island location. ITA Kitchen, which has locations in Bay Shore, Garden City, and East Moriches, will open up its newest spot on Friday, Sept. 29, this time at 69 East Main Street, Patchogue. The eatery, which offers a variety of options for brunch, dinner, desserts, and drinks, has amassed over 55 thousand Instagram followers and gone viral on social media multiple times for its decadent pasta dishes served up in a bowl made of chicken cutlets. “[I] went here to try the …

by Sophie Grieser

09/22/2023

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