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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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COVID-19: Seven-Day Positivity Rate Tops 8 Percent In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths COVID-19: Seven-Day Positivity Rate Tops 8 Percent In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: Seven-Day Positivity Rate Tops 8 Percent In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut is back approaching 10 percent as the state and region contend with sub-variants of the virus. According to the state Department of Public Health, the COVID-19 positivity rate and hospitalizations have risen over the past seven days amid the rise in cases across the country. In the past seven days, the Department of Public Health has administered nearly 60,000 PCR and NAAT COVID-19 tests in Connecticut, resulting in 4,828 confirmed cases of the virus for an 8.09 percent positive infection rate. Twenty-seven new COVID-19 patients were admi…

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Maine Man Dies After Contracting Rare 'POW' Virus From Tick Bite, CDC Says Maine Man Dies After Contracting Rare 'POW' Virus From Tick Bite, CDC Says
Maine Man Dies After Contracting Rare 'POW' Virus From Tick Bite, CDC Says A New England man died after becoming infected with a rare tick-borne infection, officials announced. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has confirmed a fatal case of Powassan (POW) virus infection in a Waldo County, Maine resident who developed neurologic symptoms and died while being treated in the hospital. According to the Maine CDC, the person - whose name has not been released and was described only as being an adult - likely became infected in Maine. They said humans can become infected with the virus through the bite of an infected deer or woodchuck ti…

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Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars From Long Island Eatery Man Wanted For Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars From Long Island Eatery
Man Wanted For Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars From Long Island Eatery Recognize him? An alert was issued by police investigators on Long Island as they attempt to identify and locate a wanted man who stole hundreds of dollars from an area Dunkin’ location. According to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers, a suspect walked into Dunkin’ on Vets Highway in Islandia at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, March 19 with a stack of large bills. Police said that the man handed the clerk $500 in large bills and requested change. He then allegedly stole approximately $220 in smaller bills while the clerk went to another register to get more money. The suspect then alle…

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Police & Fire
ID Released For Person Struck By LIRR Train ID Released For Person Struck By LIRR Train
ID Released For Person Struck By Lirr Train The MTA has released the name of a man struck by a train on Long Island. Farmingdale resident Kevin Phuc Pham, age 22, was struck by a non-passenger train on the tracks traveling westbound east of the Bethpage station near the intersection of Broadway and Railroad Avenue, according to an MTA spokesperson. Original story - Person Struck By LIRR Train In Bethpage The incident happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21, resulting in multiple canceled or delayed trains on LIRR lines. Bethpage EMS responded to the scene. No other details have been released by the MTA. 

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Traffic
New Detours Announced For Long Island Expressway In Suffolk County New Detours Announced For Long Island Expressway In Suffolk County
New Detours Announced For Long Island Expressway In Suffolk County A new round of overnight lane closures and detours have been scheduled for the Long Island Expressway. An alert was issued to motorists by the New York State Department of Transportation regarding planned overnight detours on I-95 in the towns of Huntington, Islip, and Brookhaven in Suffolk County. Traffic will be detoured onto the Service Road between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on these dates and locations:  Monday, April 25 - Eastbound at Exit 60 (Ronkonkoma Avenue); Tuesday, April 26 - Westbound at Exit 60 (Ronkonkoma Avenue); Wednesday, April 27 - Westbound between Exit 55 (Suffolk Count…

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Mother, Daughter From CT Sentenced For Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Mother, Daughter From CT Sentenced For Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
Mother, Daughter From CT Sentenced For Roles At Jan. 6 Capitol Attack A mother and daughter from Connecticut who admitted to their roles in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol building will avoid prison time after being sentenced. Windham County residents Carla Krzywicki, age 20, and her mother Jean Lavin, age 57, both of Canterbury, were arrested in September last year on a criminal complaint issued by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Original story - Mother, Daughter From Connecticut Charged For Participating In Capitol Riot In January, both pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in the US Capitol building. Ca…

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Lifestyle
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Area Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Area
Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Area A smoke shop in the region continues to be a hotspot for New York Lottery players as another lotto player has won a five-figure prize after purchasing a Powerball ticket.  The New York Lottery announced that one of four prize-winning $50,000 third-place Powerball tickets for the Wednesday, April 20 drawing was sold in Dutchess County at Smokes 4 Less on Main Street in Fishkill. Smokes 4 Less on Main Street in Fishkill.Google Maps street view It is the fourth $50,000 winning ticket that was sold in the store this year. Other $50,000 winning tickets were sold in Westchester, Rosedale, an…

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Police & Fire
New Alert Issued After ATM At Bank In Croton Compromised By Skimmer New Alert Issued After ATM At Bank In Croton Compromised By Skimmer
New Alert Issued After ATM At Bank In Croton Compromised By Skimmer A police department in Northern Westchester has issued an alert after a new skimming device was found at the same bank that was targeted earlier this year. In Croton-on-Hudson, police are advising that an additional ATM skimmer was located at the Wells Fargo branch on Maple Street on Thursday, April 21. In mid-March, an investigation was launched at the bank branch after receiving multiple complaints from bank-goers at Wells Fargo, Croton Police Chief John Nikitopoulos said. The investigation found that an ATM inside the branch was compromised by a skimming device Original story - …

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Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack, Cocaine Conspiracy Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack, Cocaine Conspiracy
Massachusetts Woman Sentenced For Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack, Cocaine Conspiracy A Massachusetts woman will spend years in prison after admitting to her role in a “wide-ranging” fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Worcester County resident Amanda Ford, age 35, of Fitchburg, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in December 2021 to conspiracy and drug possession charges. Federal authorities launched an investigation into a drug trafficking organization run by Pedro and Anthony Baez in the Fitchburg area following a fatal fentanyl overdose in September of 2018, according to the US …

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Police & Fire
Man Dies Following Fall Into Island Park Inlet, Police Say Man Dies Following Fall Into Island Park Inlet, Police Say
Man Dies Following Fall Into Island Park Inlet, Police Say A 67-year-old man died after falling into an inlet in the back of his Long Island home, police said. The Nassau County Police Department announced that the man fell into the water shortly before 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 in Island Park after being alerted by a neighbor. According to police, the man - whose name has not yet been released - fell into the inlet in the rear of his Julian Place residence. Police said that officers were notified that the man exited the back of his home and never returned. His neighbor then became aware of the situation and aided in the search. The man was l…

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