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Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

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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News

Centereach Man Admits To Murdering Wife Over Extramarital Affair, DA Says The husband of a Long Island mother of four admitted to murdering his wife and wrapping her body in garbage bags after stabbing her dozens of times. Centereach resident Marcello Molinari, age 38, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after his wife was found stabbed and wrapped in garbage bags and duct tape in the Pine Barrens of Middle Island in December 2021. Earlier story - Husband Charged With Murder After Body Of Missing NY Mother Of Four Found In pleading guilty, Molinari admitted to stabbing his wife 58 times, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney. Accordin…

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

Traffic

Expect Delays: Stretch Of Hutchinson Parkway To Be Closed In New Rochelle An alert has been issued by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) advising that a stretch of the Hutchinson River Parkway will be closed for days. Over the weekend, the southbound lanes of the parkway will be closed between Exit 8 (Cross County Parkway) in the City of New Rochelle and Exit 6 (East Lincoln Ave) in the City of Mount Vernon/Village of Pelham. The closure is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. on Friday, May 20, and last through 5 a.m. on Monday, May 23, weather permitting. During the closure, motorists have been advised to utilize the signed detours for the Cross…

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

News

Recall Issued For 185K Pounds Of Bacon Product That May Contain Metal A national recall has been issued for a popular bacon topping product that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, including metal. Smithfield Packaged Meats announced a recall of approximately 185,610 pounds of ready-to-eat bacon products, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. According to FSIS, the items subject to recall were shipped to distributors and retail locations nationwide. Some of the bacon products may have been used to produce other products. The items being recalled were produced between Monday, Feb. 21 and Wednesday, …

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

Police & Fire

CT Ranks As Best State To Be A Police Officer, New Study Says Connecticut is the best state in the US to serve in law enforcement, according to a newly released study. WalletHub released its 2022 “Best and Worst States To Be A Police Officer" rankings, which found Connecticut at the top of the list, ahead of California, Illinois, Maryland, and the District of Columbia in the top five. According to WalletHub, to determine the best place to place, they compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia on these factors on a weighted scale: Opportunity and competition; Law enforcement training requirements; Job hazards and protections. The complete m…

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05/20/2022

Police & Fire

Pair Busted With Stolen Car In New Rochelle, Police Say Two alleged larceny suspects attempted to flee from police after being busted with a stolen vehicle in Westchester, authorities announced. In New Rochelle, police were notified by the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 19 that a vehicle reported stolen out of Yonkers was traveling within the city. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that detectives were able to locate the vehicle parked on Elm Street and the suspects were on foot in the area. Coyne said that at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Thursday morning, the two suspects r…

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

News

Video Shows Mothers Fight Over Baby Formula At New England Target Tensions boiled over in a Massachusetts Target as two mothers got into a heated dispute over baby formula as the nation continues to contend with a shortage due to supply chain concerns and a recall of some prominent products. In a TikTok video that has gone viral, two women at an undisclosed location in Massachusetts can be seen clashing in an aisle after one took a shelf full of baby formula, leaving none for the other, who took offense and began filming the altercation, which she later posted to the social media site. Related story - Recall Issued For Baby Formula After Illne…

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

News

Covid-19: New England Woman Admits To Role In Pandemic Fraud Scheme A Massachusetts woman admitted to stealing unemployment funds while she was a teenager during the COVID-19 pandemic. Worcester County resident Destinee Snay, age 20, of Leicester, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for securing cash earmarked for those in need with co-conspirator William Cordor. At the time of the scheme, Snay was 19 years old. Earlier story - COVID-19: Massachusetts Woman, Man Charged For Pandemic Scheme Prosecutors said that between June 2020 and October 2020, Snay and Cordor schemed to file false and fraudulent claims for unemploym…

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

Police & Fire

Seen Him? Alert Issued For Missing Farmingdale Man Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 24-year-old man. An alert was issued by the Nassau County Police Department as they attempt to track down Gregory Rodriguez, who was reported missing out of Farmingdale on Thursday, May 19. According to police, Rodriguez is described as being Hispanic, 5-foot-10, weighing approximately 330 pounds. There was no description of the clothes he was last seen wearing and his destination is unknown. Anyone with information regarding Rodriguez or his whereabouts has been asked to contact the Nassau Cou…

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

News

Hudson Valley Man ID'd By Dating App Match Sentenced For Role In Capitol Riot A braggadocios man who was busted after boasting about his exploits during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol on the Bumble dating app will avoid jail time after being sentenced for his role in the riot, officials announced. Putnam County resident Robert Chapman, age 51, was arrested in 2021 after bragging about his involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection in Washington, DC, admitting that he was there and made it to Statuary Hall to a would-be match on the popular dating app. “I did storm the capitol (sic) … I made it all the way into Statuary Hall! … Did an interview with Robert O’M…

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

News

Covid-19: Positivity Rate Hits 14 Percent In CT, 39 New Deaths Reported The COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut is approaching levels not seen since the surge of Omicron cases as the state reported more than three dozen new virus-related deaths. In the latest update on Thursday, May 19, the state Department of Public Health reported 39 more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total up to 11,022 since March 2020. In the past seven days, there have been nearly 70,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to health officials, resulting in 9,751 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for an average seven-day positivity rate of 1…

by Zak Failla

05/20/2022

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