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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

Police & Fire

Darien Woman Becomes Physical With Officer During Incident, Police Say A woman with a warrant out for her arrest has been charged following a 2021 incident where she became physical with officers attempting to intervene during an investigation, police said. Police in Darien were contacted by Dellwood Road resident Maureen Ruckman, age 43, on October 26, 2021, in regards to an argument she had been involved in with someone at her home. According to a spokesperson from the Darien Police Department, while officers were at the scene investigating the incident, Ruckman became uncooperative and at one point physical with one of the officers. It is unclear what cau…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2022

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Busted With Nearly One Kilo Of Coke, Loaded Handguns: Police A traffic stop on I-87 in the region led to the arrests of two men - one from Fairfield County - who were busted with nearly a kilogram of crack cocaine and a pair of illegally loaded handguns, New York State Police officials announced. Troopers stopped Bridgeport resident Jalil K. Hill, age 37, on I-87 in Warren County when he committed a series of traffic violations while traveling north through the town of Queensbury. The stop was initiated shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, police said in an announcement made on Monday, May 2. While speaking with Hill, it was determined t…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2022

News

Covid-19: Capital District Infection Rate Now Third-Highest Among NY's 10 Regions The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Capital District continues to be among the highest in New York. In the region, the seven-day average percent of positive tests rose from 10.31 percent as recently as Tuesday, May 3, up to 11.13 percent on Thursday, May 5, according to the state Department of Health. That makes it the third-highest infection rate among the state's 10 regions. Statewide, the average infection rate is also on the rise, up to 6.85 percent on May 5 - down slightly from the previous day - but up dramatically after staying below 2 percent for several weeks earlier in 202…

by Zak Failla

05/07/2022

News

Covid-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Over 7 Percent As Cases Climb; New Breakdown By County The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley has reached a dubious milestone as it crossed the 7 percent threshold after the region saw improving data earlier this year. In the Hudson Valley, the seven-day average percent of positive tests rose from 6.63 percent as recently as Tuesday, May 3, up to 7.35 percent on Thursday, May 5, according to the state Department of Health. Statewide, the average infection rate is also on the rise, up to 6.85 percent on May 5 - down slightly from the previous day - but up dramatically after staying below 2 percent for several weeks earlier in …

by Zak Failla

05/07/2022

News

Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Nears 9 Percent As Cases Climb; New Breakdown By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island continues to surge as it approaches 9 percent as the virus continues to rapidly spread through the region. In Nassau and Suffolk counties, the seven-day average percent of positive tests rose to 8.94 percent on Thursday, May 5, according to the most recent update by the state Department of Health, up from 8.37 percent two days earlier on Tuesday, May 3. Statewide, the average infection rate is also on the rise, up to 6.85 percent on May 5 - down slightly from the previous day - but up dramatically after staying below 2 percent for several …

by Zak Failla

05/07/2022

Lifestyle

Martha Stewart's Katonah Tag Sale To Evolve Into Auction In Mount Kisco Following the overwhelming success of her “Great American Tag Sale” in Northern Westchester, Martha Stewart is upping the ante and will be auctioning off truckloads of her personal belongings for charity at an auction. In late April, the businesswoman, writer, and television personality hosted her first of its kind two-day tag sale at her home in the hamlet of Katonah, with tickets going for $250 apiece that were sold out within minutes, and sales benefitting the Martha Stewart Center for Living at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Due to the proceeds raised during the initial sal…

by Zak Failla

05/06/2022

Lifestyle

'Lost Puppy' Rescued By New England Family Turns Out To Be Baby Coyote A family of Good Samaritans in Massachusetts bit off a bit more than they realized when they brought home what they thought was a lost puppy. The New England Wildlife Center shared the story of a Cape Cod family who rescued a pup that was found wandering on the side of a busy road that ultimately turned out to be an Eastern Coyote. “The Eastern Coyote pup was separated from his family last week and was found wandering and distressed by the side of a busy road,” the organization posted on social media. “He was then accidentally taken home by a local family after they mistakenly identified hi…

by Zak Failla

05/06/2022

News

Man Sentenced For Violent Armed Home Invasion In Pelham Manor A 58-year-old “persistent violent felony offender” has been sentenced after pleading guilty to his role in a violent armed home invasion in Westchester that played out like a scene in a movie, the county District Attorney announced. Bronx resident Rick Scocozza pleaded guilty in August 2021 to second-degree attempted burglary after holding a family at gunpoint while attempting to burglarize their Pelham Manor home in 2019. On Friday, May 6, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced that Scocozza has been sentenced as a persistent violent felony offender to a term of&nbs…

by Zak Failla

05/06/2022

News

Latin King Gang Member From Freeport Sentenced For Murder Of College Basketball Star A member of the Latin Kings street gang from Long Island will spend nearly two decades behind bars after being sentenced for his role in the murder of a promising college basketball star. Federal officials announced that Freeport resident Jaime Rivera, age 35, a member of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation street gang, has been sentenced to 220 months (18.3 years) in prison for the 2005 murder of C.W. Post college student and basketball star, Tafare Berryman. US Attorney Breon Peace said that on April 2, 2005, Rivera and other Latin King gang members were present at La Mansion bar and…

by Zak Failla

05/06/2022

News

Here's When NY Travelers Will Need Real ID To Fly Domestically Travelers in New York are running out of time to “get real” before needing a new license to board domestic flights in the US. In less than a year, as of May 3, 2023, standard licenses would no longer make the cut for those looking to travel, requiring them to register for a REAL ID to board planes. There are now three different forms of driver’s license or New York State identification, a standard - which will not be enough to board a domestic flight alone come May next year - enhanced, or the REAL ID license, which is in coordination with a new law aimed to increase security to travelers. …

by Zak Failla

05/06/2022

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