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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

69-Year-Old Peekskill Man Accused Of Violating Protection Order A 69-year-old man allegedly violated a court-issued order of protection in Northern Westchester by texting someone, police said. The Yorktown Police Department announced the arrest of Peekskill resident Michael Rispoli, who was charged with a misdemeanor count of second-degree criminal contempt for allegedly sending messages to his victim. Police said that at approximately 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, officers from the department responded to a Shrub Oak residence, where there was a report of a domestic incident. Investigators said that prior to the officers’ investigation at the scene…

by Zak Failla

04/16/2022

News

Woman Who Operates A C-Town In Danbury Admits To Failure To Pay Taxes The owner of a grocery store in the region admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the government through a federal tax fraud scheme. Fairfield County resident Lizbel Sanchez, also known as Lizbel Diaz, age 47, of Brookfield, the co-owner of a C-Town location in Danbury, pleaded guilty to a federal tax offense. US Attorney Leonard Boyle said that Sanchez, a minority owner of Danbury Food Corp., which operates a C-Town grocery store in the city, was responsible for the company’s accounting and financial records, as well as collecting and paying federal taxes from some empl…

by Zak Failla

04/16/2022

Police & Fire

14-Year-Old Caught With Loaded Handgun On Long Island A 14-year-old boy was busted by police with a loaded semi-automatic handgun on Long Island after being called to investigate a group of unruly teens who were possibly armed, authorities announced. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department received a 911 call shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Friday, April 15, where there was a report of a group of teens, possibly armed with guns in Huntington Station. The teens were reportedly in the area of Oakwood Road when the resident called, police said. According to a police spokesperson, responding officers canvassed the area and located the group…

by Zak Failla

04/16/2022

News

Covid-19: FDA Authorizes Test That Detects Virus In Breath Federal authorities have authorized the first device that can detect COVID-19 in breath samples. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer, which can be used in doctor’s offices, hospitals, and mobile testing sites to quickly identify the virus. According to officials, the device is 91.2 percent accurate at identifying positive test samples and 99.3 percent accurate at diagnosing negative samples. The FDA said that the instrument is approximately the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, and the test can be performed…

by Zak Failla

04/15/2022

Politics

Possible Ethics Probe Over Reporting Stock Investments Could Stall Suozzi's Gubernatorial Run Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Tom Suozzi’s run could be nearing an end before it really got started as the House Ethics Committee launched a probe into the congressman’s finances. The Committee announced that it was investigating claims that for years, the Long Island congressman failed to timely report stock transactions as required under the Stock Act and House rules. The complaint notes that the complaint states that Suozzi did include the trades in his annual financial disclosure statements, but not the periodic reports. “Campaign Legal Center respectfully requests that the Office o…

by Zak Failla

04/15/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Hospitalized In Critical Condition After Crashing Into Semi-Trailer In Uniondale An 18-year-old woman was hospitalized in critical condition after crashing into a semi-trailer, police said. A 2018 Jeep being driven by the teen - whose name has not been released - was driving in Uniondale east on the Hempstead Turnpike near the intersection of Cunningham Avenue shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Friday, April 15, when it struck the trailer, which was unoccupied at the time of the collision. According to police, as a result of the crash, the teen suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was transported to an area hospital, where she was listed in critical condition on Friday mor…

by Zak Failla

04/15/2022

News

30 Properties In Hudson Valley Fined For Rubbish, Garbage Accumulation More than two dozen properties in Rockland County are being investigated for code violations regarding rubbish and garbage accumulation that has built up over time, officials announced. Rockland Office of Buildings and Codes Director Ed Markunas announced that the county is in the process of investigating more than 60 code violations across the Village of Spring Valley to hold property owners responsible. According to Markunas, after recent reports of accumulating trash in Spring Valley, he sent out inspectors to investigate further and to hold property owners responsible, leading to the di…

by Zak Failla

04/15/2022

News

New Area Code For Hudson Valley Gets Approval A new area code is officially coming to the region. The 845 area code is running out of potential new phone numbers - reportedly as soon as the end of the year - and some areas could soon be assigned a new area code. Officials have not disclosed what the new area code will be. In response, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) announced that it has approved a new area code for the region that will include new numbers in these counties: Columbia; Delaware; Dutchess; Greene; Orange; Putnam; Rockland; Sullivan; Ulster; Westchester. The number is expected to be activated by la…

by Zak Failla

04/15/2022

Obituaries

NY Islanders Legend Mike Bossy Dies At 65 New York Islander legend Mike Bossy has died at the age of 65 following a battle with lung cancer. Known for his scoring proficiency, the NHL Hall of Fame helped lead the Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cup wins from 1979 and 1983. Daughter Tanya Bossy said her father was "no longer in pain.” "My dad loved hockey, sure, but first and foremost he loved life," she said in a statement in French on behalf of the Bossy family. "Until the end of his journey, he hung on. He wanted to live more than anything." Mike BossyWikimedia Commons/ebay Bossy announced his cancer diagnosis in Oct…

by Zak Failla

04/15/2022

Police & Fire

Dog Loses Leg After Being Shot In CT Park, Recovering Nicely, Police Say A German Shepherd that was shot twice and found in a Connecticut park had to have a leg removed, but is recovering well from his injuries, according to officials. Thunda, as the dog is now known, was located in New Haven County in a picnic area in Derby with at least two gunshot wounds earlier this month, including one that shattered his front leg and another striking its shoulder. Original story - Police Seek Clues, Donations After Dog Found Shot In Derby In its latest update, members of the Derby Police Department said that Thunda “is doing much better” and even walking around after hav…

by Zak Failla

04/15/2022

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