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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

Lifestyle

Winning $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Yonkers One lucky New York Lottery player in Westchester may be in possession of a valuable winning Powerball ticket without even knowing it. 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 Westchester at the Garden Grocery Deli on Yonkers Avenue in Yonkers. Other $50,000 winning tickets were sold in Fishkill, Rosedale, and Manhattan. The winning numbers of the latest drawing were 20-30-45-55-56 with a Powerball number of 14. To win the third prize, the ticket buyer had to correctly pick four numbe…

by Zak Failla

04/22/2022

Schools

Assistant School Superintendent Accepts New Position In Peekskill District There will be more upheaval among the administration of a Northern Westchester school district after a veteran educator announced she would be heading to a different part of the county. Cynthia Hawthorne, who has been an assistant superintendent in the Bedford Central School District since 2019, has been named as the new Assistant Superintendent for Business of the Peekskill Central School District by the Board of Education. She will replace outgoing assistant superintendent Robin Zimmerman, who previously announced her retirement from the post. Hawthorne’s appointment takes effect officia…

by Zak Failla

04/22/2022

Police & Fire

Wanted Man Apprehended For Menacing After Manhunt In Rye Brook Police in the Hudson Valley have apprehended a man wanted for menacing his girlfriend with a shotgun following a multi-agency manhunt throughout the region. In Rockland County, the Ramapo Police Department enlisted the aid of law enforcement agencies in Westchester on Wednesday, April 20, as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant for a man wanted for a domestic incident reportedly involving a shotgun. According to police, the suspect, John Larywon, age 29, menaced his girlfriend with a shotgun in Rockland on Wednesday before reportedly fleeing to his mother’s home in the BelleFair neighb…

by Zak Failla

04/22/2022

News

Covid-19: Positivity Rate Above 7.5 Percent In CT, 17 New Deaths Reported With the emergence of sub-variants of the COVID-19 Omicron strain rapidly spreading across the country, Connecticut continues to see the number of new cases and deaths in the state rise. In its latest update on Thursday, April 21, the state Department of Public Health reported 17 new virus-related deaths in the past week, as the number of deaths climbed to 10,826 since the pandemic began in March 2020. Over the past seven days, the positive infection rate in Connecticut also continues to rise, up to an average of 7.60 percent after holding steady below 2 percent for several weeks earlier in…

by Zak Failla

04/22/2022

News

Covid-19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on the Department of Justice to proceed with an appeal after a federal judge struck down President Joe Biden’s mask mandate for public transportation settings. Following the announcement of the judgment, the CDC issued a statement advising that the agency is continuing to advise that all Americans continue to mask up while using public transportation, despite the ruling. Original story - COVID-19: Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate For Travel According to the CDC, officials “continue to recommend that people west mask…

by Zak Failla

04/21/2022

Police & Fire

Five Hospitalized Investigating Hazmat Situation In Windsor Home Several police officers in Connecticut were hospitalized following a hazmat situation at an area home, authorities announced. In Hartford County, police responded to conduct a welfare check in Windsor at approximately 11 a.m. on Plymouth Street. Upon arrival, police said that officers were met by “some type of noxious substance,” which left several with difficulty breathing and painful throats. In total, four officers were brought to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries, as well as one person who was inside the Plymouth Street home. All five are e…

by Zak Failla

04/21/2022

News

Person Struck By Lirr Train A person was struck by a non-passenger train on Long Island. In Nassau County, officials reported the person who was struck by a train on the tracks east of the Bethpage station near the intersection of Broadway and Railroad Avenue. The incident happened shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 21. According to reports, the crash may have been fatal. "Customers can anticipate delays on the Ronkonkoma Branch in both directions after a person was struck by a non-passenger train east of Bethpage," the LIRR posted in a tweet. "We will update you shortly.” According to the LIRR, the incide…

by Zak Failla

04/21/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect At Large After Standoff With Police In Rye Brook A manhunt is underway in the Hudson Valley for a man wanted for his role in an alleged domestic dispute. In Rockland County, the Ramapo Police Department enlisted the aid of law enforcement agencies in Westchester on Wednesday, April 20, as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant for a man wanted for a domestic incident reportedly involving a shotgun. According to police, the suspect, John Larywon, age 29, menaced his girlfriend with a shotgun in Rockland on Wednesday before reportedly fleeing to his mother’s home in the BelleFair neighborhood in Rye Brook. Members of the Rye Brook Pol…

by Zak Failla

04/21/2022

Obituaries

Patchogue-Medford Community Mourns Loss Of Elementary School Student A Long Island community is in shock after an elementary school student suffering from depression died by suicide on Easter Sunday, April 17. In Patchogue-Medford, Schools Superintendent Donna Jones issued an alert to the community advising that Medford Elementary School student Anders Hart was found dead. “Anders Hart was an all-around delightful student who excelled academically, athletically, and musically,” Jones said. “He was a student leader who was active in all aspects of his school community. “And while Anders appeared to be the optimal student, he also struggled with depression.” …

by Zak Failla

04/21/2022

News

Covid-19: CDC Issues New Advisory Recommending People Wear Masks In These Settings The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is calling on the Department of Justice to proceed with an appeal after a federal judge struck down President Joe Biden’s mask mandate for public transportation settings. Following the announcement of the judgment, the CDC issued a statement advising that the agency is continuing to advise that all Americans continue to mask up while using public transportation, despite the ruling. Original story - COVID-19: Federal Judge Strikes Down CDC Mask Mandate For Travel According to the CDC, officials “continue to recommend that people west mask…

by Zak Failla

04/21/2022

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