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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.

Zak Failla's Contributions

News

Long Island Woman Accused Of Stealing $135K From NYC Retirement System An alleged fraudster from Long Island who posed as her cousin to obtain more than $135,000 in cash from her uncle’s death benefits from the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) has been indicted on multiple charges, the DA announced. Oceanside resident Akosua Agyeman, age 48, allegedly impersonated a cousin who was the rightful beneficiary of the benefits following the death of the cousin’s father, a = New York City transit worker. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said that Agyeman has been charged with: Second-degree grand larceny; First-degree identity theft; Off…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2022

Lifestyle

This Eatery Serves Up Best Gyro On Long Island A popular Greek restaurant has been chosen as the place to get the best gyros on Long Island, according to a new report. In Suffolk County, Hummus Mediterranean in Holbrook has been voted the “Best Gyro on Long Island” by the folks who frequent the restaurant most often. Each year, the Bethpage Best of LI polls Long Islanders to lay down a roadmap “to the best, top-notch businesses and services throughout both Nassau and Suffolk counties.” Related story - Bethpage Eatery Serves Up Long Island's Best Fried Chicken, Voters Say Organizers of the contest have been counting votes since it beg…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2022

News

Alert Issued For Missing 17-Year-Old New Rochelle Girl Seen her? An alert has been issued by police as they seek the public’s assistance in locating a teenager reported missing in Westchester for two weeks. The New Rochelle Police Department released a photo of Liliana Moreira, age 17, who was reported missing by friends and family members on Thursday, April 28. Police said that Moreira is known to frequent areas in the Hudson Park/Pelham Road and Heritage Homes, and the New Rochelle High School Twin Lakes areas. Moreira was described as being 5-foot-6 weighing approximately 125 pounds with a medium build, blue hair, and brown eyes. She was…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2022

News

CDC Issues New Alert As Number Of Pediatric Hepatitis Cases Rises To 100+ Children The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new health alert as the number of cases of pediatric hepatitis continues to mount across the country, leaving researchers befuddled about its origin. On Wednesday, May 11, the CDC offered an update as it continues to investigate pediatric cases of hepatitis that have an unknown etiology in the US. Earlier story - Cases Of Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Now Confirmed In 10 States, Including NY According to officials, the investigation is focusing on "collecting information to describe the epidemiology, etiology, clinical prese…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2022

News

Covid-19: Positive Infection Rate Tops 13 Percent In CT; 300 Now Hospitalized Alarm bells are sounding for some in Connecticut as the positive COVID-19 infection rate across the state crossed new dubious milestones as the battle with the virus continues. In his latest update on Wednesday, May 11, Connecticut Gov. Lamont said that in the past seven days, there have been more than 71,000 COVID-19 administered, resulting in 9,311 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The average seven-day positive infection rate statewide now sits at 13.01 percent. As recently as two weeks ago, the rate was holding steady at under 7 percent. Fifty-five more COVID-19 patients were…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2022

News

New Ramp Closure Scheduled For Long Island Expressway A new ramp closure has been scheduled on the Long Island Expressway. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced that, in Nassau County, the Exit 38 ramp from the eastbound LIE to the eastbound Northern State Parkway in the Town of North Hempstead will be closed from 10 p.m. Thursday, May 12 until 5 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13 for bridge maintenance. Officials said that a detour will be available at Exit 39 for Glen Cove Road southbound for approximately two miles for access to the Northern State Parkway. “Motorists are urged to plan accordingly and drive responsibly in wor…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2022

Police & Fire

Two Teen Suspects Arrested, One At Large After Armed Robbery In South Farmingdale Park Two teenagers were arrested by police on Long Island after attempting to rob another group of teens while wielding a pellet gun, authorities said. In South Farmingdale, Nassau County Police Department detectives said that a group of five teens between the ages of 12 and 13 was approached at Allen Park on Motor Avenue at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10 by a suspect carrying what appeared to be a weapon. Police said that the first suspect was carrying a black and yellow-colored gel pellet gun and ordered the victims to lay on the ground while demanding cash, to which the group comp…

by Zak Failla

05/12/2022

News

Long Island Gang Member Sentenced For Violent Shooting A member of the Bloods street gang on Long Island with a lengthy criminal history will spend two decades behind bars after being convicted of shooting a man and attempting to flee from justice, the DA announced. In March, Trevor Ford, age 30, of Hempstead, was convicted on multiple assault and weapon possession charges for a May 2020 shooting in his home town. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said that the trial began on Tuesday, March 8 and the jury deliberated for two days before returning the guilty verdicts. Donnelly said that at approximately 7:15 p.m. on May 15, 2020, Fo…

by Zak Failla

05/11/2022

Politics

NY Judge Lifts Contempt Finding Against Trump, Orders Him To Pay $110,000, Outlines Conditions A judge has lifted a civil contempt filing against former President Donald Trump - assuming certain conditions are met - and ordered him to pay $110,000 in fines to her office. New York Attorney General Letitia James had announced on Monday, April 25, that Trump is being held in contempt of court by the New York State Supreme Court for failing to comply with previous orders to provide documents amid the ongoing investigation into his business dealings. The judge at the time ordered that Trump be fined $10,000 daily, which the former president sought to fight. In New York, Judge Arthur…

by Zak Failla

05/11/2022

Police & Fire

Man From Capital District Accused Of Repeatedly Raping Minor, State Police Say A 61-year-old man from the region is facing a host of charges in Greene and Columbia counties for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor, state police announced. In Greene County, Cairo resident Celino Reyes was arrested on Saturday, May 7 following an investigation into an alleged sexual assault and rape of a child under the age of 13. According to police, on Dec. 17, 2021, investigators were notified by the Oregon Child Protective Services (CPS) Hotline that Reyes sexually assaulted a minor that previously lived in Greene County and Columbia County. State Police notified Greene County CPS,…

by Zak Failla

05/11/2022

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