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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

Man Attempted To Lure Young Women Into His Car In Ardsley, Police Say A suspect is at large after attempting to lure high school girls into his car in Westchester, police said. In Ardsley, police issued an alert to the community advising that an unknown man made multiple attempts at luring high school-aged females to his car while asking for directions. The incidents happened at approximately 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 3, according to Ardsley PD investigators. According to police, the man told the girls that he was from the Sleepy Hollow area and needed help to find the high school. Police said that the man is described as being white, possibly…

by Zak Failla

05/05/2022

Police & Fire

Four Arrested In Riverhead After Complaints Of Drug Dealing, Police Say Complaints of drug dealing on Long Island led to the arrests of four suspects who were busted with heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine, and an illegal weapon, police said. An investigation was launched in Riverhead earlier this year after there were repeated community complaints of drug dealing in the area, according to local, county, and state law enforcement. The investigation led to the execution of a search warrant at approximately 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 30 at locations on Hamilton Avenue and Osborn Avenue in Riverhead. According to police, at the Hamilton Avenue location, authorities s…

by Zak Failla

05/05/2022

News

Covid-19: Positive Infection Rate In CT Tops 10 Percent; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County Some in Connecticut are calling for state officials to reinstate mask mandates and other measures to help curtail the current spread of COVID-19. In recent weeks, Connecticut has seen the number of new cases continue to rise as the average positive COVID-19 infection rate hit 10.32 percent over the past week. In the past seven days, there have been more than 60,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Public Health, resulting in 6,198 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. Last week, the average seven-day positive infec…

by Zak Failla

05/05/2022

Lifestyle

Two Families Displaced By CT House Fire The American Red Cross is assisting two families in Connecticut after a fire tore through a multi-family home. In New Haven County, a fire broke out in Naugatuck inside an Andrew Avenue home shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 3, which required a heavy response from local departments. The fire broke out in a third-floor attic that was part of an apartment inside the multi-family home, according to a Naugatuck Fire Department spokesperson. One firefighter was hospitalized after slipping, falling, and suffering a non-life-threatening injury to his leg battling the blaze before he was res…

by Zak Failla

05/04/2022

Schools

Covid-19: CT School To Close For Week After More Than Half Of Its Staff Members Test Positive A school in Connecticut will be closed for the rest of the week after being hit with a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases that knocked out more than half of its staff members. In Hartford County, the Henry Barnard Elementary School in Enfield will be closed on both Thursday, May 5, and Friday, May 6 after 40 of its 75 staff members tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Christopher Drezek announced. Related story - COVID-19: More Than 30 Staff Members Test Positive At School In Enfield “Although we have tried to cover the building with staff members from other schools, we have reached…

by Zak Failla

05/04/2022

Police & Fire

Duo Busted With Ghost Gun In Oceanside Driving In BMW They Didn't Have Permission To Use Two suspects driving on Long Island in a BMW they did not have permission to use are facing charges after one was busted with a “ghost gun,” police said. In Nassau County, police officers stopped a 2008 BMW with a temporary Georgia registration sticker on Long Beach Road at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4 in Oceanside for a defective headlight. During the subsequent stop, a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson said that a passenger in the BMW, Jackson Heights resident Animal Linares, age 29, was in possession of a loaded unregistered “ghost gun,” and he was taken into cu…

by Zak Failla

05/04/2022

News

Hudson Valley Man Admits To Killing Bat Inside Cave A Hudson Valley man has admitted to animal cruelty charges for killing a bat in a Putnam County cave, SPCA officials announced. Putnam County SPCA Chief Ken Ross said that Caleb Shuk, age 20, of Philipstown, has pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty following an incident in May last year that led to his arrest. Shuk was arrested on May 4, 2021, and charged with torturing a bat resting against a rock wall in the Sunken Mines Caves location in Putnam County. Ross said that Shuk used a large rock to crush the bat repeatedly - all while shouting curses about COVID-19 and laughing - cau…

by Zak Failla

05/04/2022

Traffic

Detour Scheduled On Sunrise Highway In Suffolk County The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists on Long Island of upcoming detours and ramp closures on major roadways. A temporary detour has been scheduled for a stretch of Sunrise Highway later this week, the NYSDOT is advising. An alert was issued by the NYSDOT cautioning that between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Friday, May 6, eastbound traffic on the highway will be detoured onto the South Service Road at Exit 49 (Lakeland Avenue/Suffolk County Route 93) in the Town of Islip. The detours are to facilitate a bridge cleaning project. On Thursday, May…

by Zak Failla

05/04/2022

Lifestyle

Coyote Advisory Issued In Pelham Manor After Multiple Sightings A coyote advisory has been issued in a Westchester village after multiple sightings were reported in the area. The Pelham Manor Police Department issued an alert on Wednesday, May 4, advising that there have been sightings on both the north and south ends of the village and the surrounding areas. Residents have been advised to be on high alert following the sightings. Researchers said that the warmer weather leads to mating season, followed by pup raising, and then dispersal, leading to the rise in sightings in recent weeks. Officials noted that coyote sightings are not a rare occurrence…

by Zak Failla

05/04/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect Nabbed For String Of Long Island Burglaries Police investigators on Long Island have apprehended a man who was wanted for a four-day commercial burglary spree where he targeted at least five businesses, authorities announced. In Suffolk County, police launched an investigation into commercial burglaries that began on Saturday, April 30, and lasted through Monday, May 2 when officers were able to locate and arrest their suspect, Tyrone Stevens, age 60, of Brentwood. According to police, Third Precinct officers responded to a call of a burglary at approximately 2:30 a.m. on May 2 at Wendy’s Beauty Salon on West Suffolk Avenue in Centr…

by Zak Failla

05/04/2022

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