Partly Cloudy 67°

Zak Failla

Assistant Managing Editor

zfailla@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter Linkedin Instagram

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

Business
Recall Issued For Pain Relief Product Due To Risk Of Poisoning Recall Issued For Pain Relief Product Due To Risk Of Poisoning
Recall Issued For Pain Relief Product Due To Risk Of Poisoning Federal officials are pulling select pain relief products from store shelves after being alerted to the possible risk of poisoning young children. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced that Telebrands is recalling Hempvana pain relief products with lidocaine due to the failure to meet child-resistant packaging requirements. Recalled Hempväna Ultra Strength Pain Relief Cream Turmeric with LidocaineCPSC According to CPSC, the products contain the substance lidocaine which must be in child-resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The pa…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Danbury Man Wins $30K In State Lottery Danbury Man Wins $30K In State Lottery
Danbury Man Wins $30K In State Lottery A Fairfield County man is feeling lucky after winning the top prize of a CT Lottery scratch-off ticket to the tune of five figures.  Danbury resident Charles Lambiotte turned $3 into $30,000 after cashing in a winning “Double Win” ticket on Tuesday, April 12 that was sold at Express Fuels & Food Mart on Mill Plain Road in his hometown. According to CT Lottery, Lambiotte's victory was the last of three top prize-winning tickets sold in Connecticut. There are still two $2,000 tickets that have been unclaimed, as well as 12 $400, and 25 $100 tickets. The overall odds of winning playi…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Business
Amazon Explores Options After Workers At NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse Amazon Explores Options After Workers At NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse
Amazon Explores Options After Workers At NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse After a New York Amazon fulfillment center became the first to unionize, the online retail giant is weighing its options as it moves forward. Workers from the JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island voted overwhelmingly to unionize, making history in becoming the first in the company’s history to successfully form a union. Original story - Amazon Workers At Massive NY Facility Become Company's First Unionized Warehouse Now, Amazon is determining its next steps as they challenge the result of the vote, which saw the measure passed by more than 500 votes. “Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has mad…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Business
Increases In Cost Of Eggs, Meat Linked To Bird Flu Increases In Cost Of Eggs, Meat Linked To Bird Flu
Increases In Cost Of Eggs, Meat Linked To Bird Flu With the avian flu detected in nearly half the states across the country, it has posed an unexpected price hike for consumers looking to purchase poultry, eggs, and other produce in advance of the spring holidays. Earlier this year, upwards of 25 states announced a rise in positive cases of a dangerous, easily-transmissible strain of avian flu. According to reports, the outbreak of bird flu has led to an unexpected rise in grocery bills, specifically on the price of meat and eggs, which have doubled in some states over the past several months since the flu was first recorded. The price hi…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Gun-Wielding Man Attempts To Flee From Police In Mount Vernon Barbershop Gun-Wielding Man Attempts To Flee From Police In Mount Vernon Barbershop
Gun-Wielding Man Attempts To Flee From Police In Mount Vernon Barbershop A Fairfield County man with a previous arrest on his record is facing new charges after attempting to flee from police with a loaded handgun before being apprehended in a barbershop bathroom in Westchester, officials announced. A report was made from a Mount Vernon barbershop on the 100 block of 4th Avenue at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, where there was a report of a man with a handgun inside. Police said that upon arrival, officers located their suspect - later identified as Bridgeport resident Ricardo Hanchard, age 33 - who matched the description provided. When Hanchard w…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Valley Stream Gas Station Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Valley Stream Gas Station
Suspect At Large After Armed Robbery At Valley Stream Gas Station A suspect is at large after an armed robbery at a Long Island gas station, police said. Nassau County Police Department detectives said that shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, a man walked into the BP gas station on North Central Avenue in Valley Stream with a handgun and approached the clerk with a handgun. According to police, the suspect proceeded behind the counter after threatening the clerk with the gun and taking an undisclosed amount of cash from the register. He then fled on foot in the direction of Stein Street. Police noted that no customers were present inside the…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Sports
Play Ball: New Poll Finds Which MLB Team New Yorkers Prefer Play Ball: New Poll Finds Which MLB Team New Yorkers Prefer
Play Ball: New Poll Finds Which MLB Team New Yorkers Prefer With labor strife behind the league and the MLB season underway, a new poll found whether New Yorkers prefer the Bronx Bombers or the Metropolitans out in Queens. The newly released Marist College poll of nearly 1,000 residents found that New York is Yankees Country by a margin of more than two-to-one over the Mets. In total, 43 percent of those polled declared themselves Yankee fans, versus 21 percent for the Mets, while 27 percent said that they liked neither team. Less than 10 percent said they do not follow MLB, while 1 percent could not decide between the two squads. New York City…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Business
Online Grocer Launches Private-Label Brand To Ease Supply-Chain Concerns Online Grocer Launches Private-Label Brand To Ease Supply-Chain Concerns
Online Grocer Launches Private-Label Brand To Ease Supply-Chain Concerns A popular online grocery platform is launching its first-ever private label of prominent pantry products as the country contends with continued supply chain concerns and inefficiencies. Misfits Market, known for its focus on accessibility, affordability, and sustainability, launched “Odds & Ends,” on Wednesday, April 13, representing the company’s first private label of items. Odds & Ends includes pantry staples such as coffee, nuts, dried fruit, and dark chocolate-covered mini pretzels and was designed to address supply chain issues by working directly with farmers and other sour…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
This Eatery Serves Up Best Tacos On Long Island, Voters Say This Eatery Serves Up Best Tacos On Long Island, Voters Say
This Eatery Serves Up Best Tacos On Long Island, Voters Say For the second straight year, a popular Long Island eatery was chosen as the best tacos on Long Island. Combining the styles of a Los Angeles taco truck, a Miami liquor stand, and an “authentic urban feel,” Dirty Taco + Tequila was chosen as the “Best Tacos on Long Island,” in a new poll. Dirty Taco + TequilaFacebook/Dirty Taco + Tequila The restaurant currently has locations in: Rockville Centre on Sunrise Highway; Wantagh on Merrick Road; Woodbury on Jericho Turnpike. Dirty Taco + TequilaFacebook/Dirty Taco + Tequila Each year, the Bethpage Best of LI polls Long Islanders to lay…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Four Busted In Hempstead For Prostitution, Drugs, Police Say Four Busted In Hempstead For Prostitution, Drugs, Police Say
Four Busted In Hempstead For Prostitution, Drugs, Police Say Four suspects were taken into custody on Long Island following a multi-agency investigation into drugs and prostitution, police announced. A spokesperson from the Nassau County Police Department announced the arrests of four men who were taken into custody during a bust that took place shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 14 in Hempstead. According to detectives, the joint investigation included the department’s Special Victims Squad, Gang Investigation Squad, and the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, which conducted the bust at a Baldwin Road home on Thursday afternoon. Those …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Prev Page 1123 of 3350 1,121 1,122 1,123 1,124 1,125 Next
11,221 - 11,230 of 33,500 articles