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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 Wanted For Using Fake CT ID Card, Police Say Man Wanted For Using Fake CT ID Card, Police Say
Man Wanted For Using Fake CT ID Card, Police Say Recognize him? Law enforcement agencies in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to identify and locate a man wanted for identity theft involving an altered Connecticut ID card. In Hampden County, local police in Chicopee released a photo of a man who was found in possession of an altered identity card before fleeing the region. According to police, the ID card had the real identification of another person, but the photo had been altered to match the wanted suspect. After being caught with the card, police said that the man then left the area in a blac…

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News
COVID-19: Infection Rate Back Below 8 Percent In CT, Hospitalizations Approach 200 COVID-19: Infection Rate Back Below 8 Percent In CT, Hospitalizations Approach 200
Covid-19: Infection Rate Back Below 8 Percent In CT, Hospitalizations Approach 200 The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut is declining, though the number of patients being treated for the virus in state hospitals is approaching a dubious number. In the past seven days, there have been more than 67,000 COVID-19 PCR and NAAT tests administered in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Public Health, resulting in 5,261 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. The seven-day average positivity rate of those tests has dipped to 7.81 percent after surging past 8 percent last week. Thirty-four more COVID-19 patients were administered to Connecticut hospit…

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Police & Fire
Two Families Displaced After CT House Fire Two Families Displaced After CT House Fire
Two Families Displaced After CT House Fire The American Red Cross is aiding two families in Connecticut after a fast-acting fire tore through a Litchfield County home. First responders were dispatched to a residential fire on Old North Road in Barkhamsted at approximately 2 p.m. on Monday, April 25, according to Connecticut State Police. Upon arrival, officials said that crews found the structure engulfed in flames, which forced a temporary road closure on Old North Road as firefighters battled the blaze. Following the fire, a spokesperson for the American Red Cross said that they are helping two families to “meet the families’ imm…

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Scheduled In Mount Vernon COVID-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Scheduled In Mount Vernon
Covid-19: Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic Scheduled In Mount Vernon A pop-up COVID-19 clinic has been scheduled in one of Westchester’s largest communities. #VaxUpWestchester announced that it is teaming up with the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center and RXR Realty to provide COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for all eligible residents in the region. The event has been scheduled for 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the Food Bazaar on Bogopa Place in Mount Vernon, officials said. As part of the event, there will be a “$50 cash-equivalent gift card available for those receiving a first dose or booster.” Officials said that the event w…

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News
COVID-19: CDC Recommends NYers Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties COVID-19: CDC Recommends NYers Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties
Covid-19: CDC Recommends NYers Wear Masks Indoors In These Counties With the surge of new COVID-19 cases in New York in recent weeks, nearly two dozen counties statewide have been advised to start masking back up to help curtail the spread of the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its guidance on mask-wearing to concentrate on COVID hospitalizations, hospital capacity, and newly reported infections, permitting most of the state to drop the mandate. However, after New York saw the number of new COVID-19 cases rise nearly 40 percent in the past week, the CDC has advised certain areas of the state to re-enact mask mandates.…

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Politics
Trump Held In Contempt By NY Judge, Ordered To Pay $10K Per Day For Not Responding To Subpoena Trump Held In Contempt By NY Judge, Ordered To Pay $10K Per Day For Not Responding To Subpoena
Trump Held In Contempt By NY Judge, Ordered To Pay $10K Per Day For Not Responding To Subpoena The New York Attorney General won what she called a “major victory” in her ongoing investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business dealings. Attorney General Letitia James 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. Earlier story - NY AG Asks Judge To Hold Donald Trump In Contempt Of Court Trump will now be fined $10,000 daily for each day that he continues to violate the court’s orders to produce the documents…

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Politics
Hochul Sees Big Change In Popularity In Brand-New Statewide Poll Hochul Sees Big Change In Popularity In Brand-New Statewide Poll
Hochul Sees Big Change In Popularity In Brand-New Statewide Poll Support for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is waning on both sides of the aisle amid talks that her predecessor could make a run at her seat, according to a new poll. The Siena College Research Institute released the results of its latest poll, which found that Hochul’s performance rating is the worst it’s ever been, down nearly 20 percent since the beginning of the year. “(The rating) is 21 points underwater, after being 11 points underwater last month and just two points underwater at the start of the year,” Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg stated. “As they have all year, Republicans g…

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Police & Fire
Man Released Without Bail On Long Island Arrested Again For Breaking Into Cars Man Released Without Bail On Long Island Arrested Again For Breaking Into Cars
Man Released Without Bail On Long Island Arrested Again For Breaking Into Cars A machete-wielding man with a previous arrest for harassment was busted on Long Island after being caught rummaging through cars and stealing items, police said. The Nassau County Police Department received multiple calls on Saturday, April 16, regarding a man going through cars with the weapon in Levittown. Police said that the incidents happened on Jupiter Lane, Hickory Lane, and Mallard Road. According to a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson, upon arrival, officers located the suspect, Bethpage resident Vincent Derosa, age 40, on Farm Ranch Road South at approximately 7:40 a.…

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Traffic
Weeks-Long Road Closures Scheduled On Parkway In Hempstead Weeks-Long Road Closures Scheduled On Parkway In Hempstead
Weeks-Long Road Closures Scheduled On Parkway In Hempstead There will be lane closures on a busy Long Island roadway for several weeks as crews begin work on a repaving project. In Nassau County, the New York State Department of Transportation announced that there will be overnight closures of the northbound Meadowbrook State Parkway in the Town of Hempstead between Bay Parkway and Merrick Road (Exit M9). The closures are expected to begin on Monday, April 25 between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.  According to NYSDOT, the project is expected to last approximately three weeks to facilitate the pavement resurfacing project. During the closures, traffic …

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Lifestyle
Parents, Retailers Deal With National Baby Formula Shortage Parents, Retailers Deal With National Baby Formula Shortage
Parents, Retailers Deal With National Baby Formula Shortage Some families are feeling the heat as the country contends with a national shortage of baby formula that has left some store shelves bare. Across the country, families have been sent scrambling, and some major retailers have been forced to ration supplies as the US contends with a shortage of infant formula. Stores have been dealing with supply chain issues since the beginning of the pandemic, with baby formula becoming the latest commodity to disappear from store shelves, though the Infant Nutrition Council of America said that manufacturers’ have been ramping up production to meet famil…

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