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Zak Failla

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zfailla@dailyvoice.com

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Equal parts Lois Lane, J. Jonah Jameson and Vicki Vale, Zak! has traveled from coast-to-coast covering small and big town community news in both in print and online for nearly a decade since his graduation from the award-winning Roy H. Park School of Communications at Ithaca College in 2010.

Before settling into the Hudson Valley, Zak! previously spent time in the New York Daily News newsroom and worked for hyperlocal digital news outlets on Long Island. He wrote sports for The Ithacan and The Ithaca Journal before taking his talents to the Pacific Northwest, where he served as the sports editor at the Shoshone News-Press until heading back east to work with Daily Voice.

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Police & Fire
Man Crossing Mineola Roadway Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car Man Crossing Mineola Roadway Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car
Man Crossing Mineola Roadway Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car An 86-year-old man is hospitalized in critical condition after being struck by a driver while crossing a Long Island roadway, police said. In Mineola, the man was crossing 2nd Street at the intersection of Roosevelt Place shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 26 when he was struck by a 2012 Toyota that was being driven by a 60-year-old driver, a spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department said. According to police, the pedestrian was transported to an area hospital by paramedics and is listed in critical condition on Friday, May 27. Investigators noted that the driver of the…

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Police & Fire
Police Investigate After Student Brings BB Gun To Yonkers Elementary School Police Investigate After Student Brings BB Gun To Yonkers Elementary School
Police Investigate After Student Brings BB Gun To Yonkers Elementary School At least one student is expected to face charges after causing alarm at a Westchester elementary school by bringing a BB gun to class days after the mass shooting in Texas. In Yonkers, an investigation was launched at the Cesar E. Chavez (formerly Cedar Place) Elementary School when a student brought the weapon inside the building on Thursday, May 26. According to a Yonkers Police Department spokesperson, officers have recovered the BB gun and the involved students were taken to the Community Affairs Division. Police said that they anticipate charging one or more students as juvenile deli…

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News
COVID-19: Positivity Rate Dips Below 12 Percent In CT, 19 New Deaths Reported COVID-19: Positivity Rate Dips Below 12 Percent In CT, 19 New Deaths Reported
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Dips Below 12 Percent In CT, 19 New Deaths Reported The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is back on the decline after spiking near 15 percent, though nearly two dozen new virus-related deaths were reported in the past week. In the latest update on Thursday, May 26, the state Department of Public Health reported 19 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 11,041 since March 2020. In the past seven days, there have been more than 64,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 7,560 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity rate o…

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News
NY Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Role At Jan. 6 US Capitol Riot NY Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Role At Jan. 6 US Capitol Riot
NY Man Sentenced To Prison Time For Role At Jan. 6 US Capitol Riot A New York man will spend years in prison for assaulting police and taking a smoke break during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol. Long Island resident Greg Rubenacker, age 26, of Farmingdale in Nassau County, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison on multiple charges linked to the breach of the Capitol last year to disrupt a session of Congress that was validating the presidential election. Earlier story - New Capitol Riot Arrest Made On Long Island According to federal prosecutors, Rubenacker confronted multiple law enforcement officers inside the Capitol Building durin…

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Lifestyle
Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Norwalk Smoke Shop Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Norwalk Smoke Shop
Winning $1M CT Lottery 'Lotto!' Ticket Sold At Norwalk Smoke Shop For the second time in less than a week, a CT Lottery player in Connecticut cashed in a winning ticket worth seven figures. On Thursday, May 26, a Norwalk resident - who chose not to publicly disclose a name to lottery officials - cashed in a winning $1,004,172 “Lotto!” ticket that was sold at the A-Z Variety and Cigar store on Main Street in Norwalk. Earlier story - Winning $2M CT Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At Oakville 7-Eleven The Fairfield County resident’s big windfall came just days after a Litchfield County resident won $2 million playing Powerball on a ticket purchased at 7-Eleve…

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Police & Fire
Teen Accused Of Assaulting Student During Cafeteria Fight At High School In Hudson Valley Teen Accused Of Assaulting Student During Cafeteria Fight At High School In Hudson Valley
Teen Accused Of Assaulting Student During Cafeteria Fight At High School In Hudson Valley An 18-year-old is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly assaulting a student inside a Hudson Valley high school with a glass bottle in retaliation for a previous fight, police said. The incident happened in Rockland County shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24 at North Rockland High School in Thiells, according to Haverstraw Town Police Chief Peter Murphy. According to police, the victim said that he was in the cafeteria at the high school when he was approached by Erick Castro, age 18, of Pomona, who struck him in the head with a glass bottle. Murphy said that the victim was…

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Politics
Trump Loses Appeal, Must Testify Under Oath In New York's Probe Of Business Practices Trump Loses Appeal, Must Testify Under Oath In New York's Probe Of Business Practices
Trump Loses Appeal, Must Testify Under Oath In New York's Probe Of Business Practices Former President Donald Trump and his family will be forced to testify under oath as the New York State Attorney General’s Office continues its investigation into his company’s business practices. A four-panel judge upheld a February ruling from Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron enforcing subpoenas for the former president and his two eldest children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka Trump. Earlier story - NY AG Asks Judge To Hold Donald Trump In Contempt Of Court For more than two years, Attorney General Letitia James has been probing the Trump Organization, ultimately leading to him being held i…

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News
FDA Expands National Peanut Butter Recall To Include New Products FDA Expands National Peanut Butter Recall To Include New Products
FDA Expands National Peanut Butter Recall To Include New Products Federal health officials announced that more products are being recalled in connection to the nationwide Jif peanut butter recall. In late May, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that dozens of different types of peanut butter products were being recalled due to concerns of Salmonella contamination. Original story - Recall Issued For Popular Peanut Butter Brand Sold Nationwide Further investigation led to several other companies recalling items that contain Jif peanut butter products inside, including several fresh-cut fruit and vegetable items that contain potentially cont…

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Schools
Elmsford School Superintendent Leaving For New Position In Area Elmsford School Superintendent Leaving For New Position In Area
Elmsford School Superintendent Leaving For New Position In Area One of Westchester’s top educators has officially been tabbed to take over at the helm of a different district in the Hudson Valley. Dr. Marc P. Baiocco, the current Schools Superintendent of the Elmsford Union Free School District, has been formally voted in by the Board of Education of the Clarkstown Central School District in Rockland County to assume the same position there this summer. Clarkstown had been under the guise of interim Superintendent Jeff Sober since September 2021. “With a gavel and a handshake, the Board of Education formally voted in Dr. Marc P. Baiocco as the Clarksto…

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Police & Fire
Reward Offered In Murder Investigation Of 18-Year-Old On Long Island Reward Offered In Murder Investigation Of 18-Year-Old On Long Island
Reward Offered In Murder Investigation Of 18-Year-Old On Long Island A reward is being offered by police investigators on Long Island as they attempt to identify and locate the suspects responsible for murdering a teenager in 2021. At approximately 9:10 p.m. on Oct. 26, 2021, police investigators in Suffolk County said that 18-year-old Marcel Arrington was shot to death on Bayview Drive in Mastic Beach. According to police, upon arrival, officers found Arrington in front of the residence with a gunshot wound. Earlier story - Police Probe Social Media Posts About Fatal Shooting Of Long Island 18-Year-Old He was transported to Long Island Community Hospital…

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