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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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Police & Fire
Lindenhurst Man Charged With Animal Cruelty, Endangering Welfare Of A Child, Suffolk SPCA Says Lindenhurst Man Charged With Animal Cruelty, Endangering Welfare Of A Child, Suffolk SPCA Says
Lindenhurst Man Charged With Animal Cruelty, Endangering Welfare Of A Child, Suffolk SPCA Says A Long Island man is facing multiple charges for allegedly abusing his dog in front of a small child, SPCA investigators announced. The Suffolk County SPCA announced the arrest of a Lindenhurst man who allegedly threw his 1-year-old female Maltese dog to the ground, injuring its paw in front of a minor. The dog who was abused by the Lindenhurst man.Suffolk County SPCA Suffolk SPCA Chief Roy Gross said that detectives have charged West Minerva Road resident Zubair Ashraf, age 39, with one count of animal cruelty and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors. It …

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Police & Fire
Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say
Suspect Who Drove At Troopers Nabbed In Connecticut Following Pursuit, Police Say A multi-state police chase that started in Massachusetts and ended in a standoff following a crash near the Rhode Island-Connecticut border led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man who will face a host of charges after driving at police investigators who fired shots at his vehicle. The events began at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13, in Bristol County when officers in New Bedford attempted to stop a white Toyota Tacoma that was being driven by Ian Grant, a resident of Dartmouth in Bristol County, who was wanted on an outstanding felony warrant. A Massachusetts State Police sp…

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Schools
BCSD Parents Express Outrage Over Lewd Images Of Special-Ed Students BCSD Parents Express Outrage Over Lewd Images Of Special-Ed Students
Bcsd Parents Express Outrage Over Lewd Images Of Special-Ed Students Parents of special-education students in a Northern Westchester School District took a local Board of Education to task after new details emerged about the circulation of lewd photos and videos of their children on social media. Earlier this month, news broke out of the Bedford Central School District regarding depictions of special-needs students after photos were allegedly taken inside one of the boys' bathrooms at Fox Lane High School in Bedford. Original story - Students At Northern Westchester HS Face Disciplinary Action After ‘Disturbing Incident’ Once news of the photos and vid…

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Police & Fire
Know Them? Women Wanted In Connection To Robbery At Long Island Target Know Them? Women Wanted In Connection To Robbery At Long Island Target
Know Them? Women Wanted In Connection To Robbery At Long Island Target An alert has been issued as police are attempting to identify and locate a pair of suspects who allegedly stole from a Long Island Target location earlier this month. According to Suffolk County Police, the two women stole various health and beauty products from Target on East Jericho Turnpike in Huntington Station at approximately 9:10 p.m. on Monday, April 4. No other description of the suspect was provided by investigators. Police said that the stolen merchandise had an estimated value of approximately $1,380, police said. Anyone who recognizes the suspects or has information regardin…

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Politics
COVID-19: State Treasurer Latest Top CT Official To Test Positive COVID-19: State Treasurer Latest Top CT Official To Test Positive
Covid-19: State Treasurer Latest Top CT Official To Test Positive Another top official in Connecticut has contracted COVID-19, officials announced. Connecticut State Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden announced that he has tested positive for the virus after taking a rapid self-test and then receiving a PCR test to confirm the COVID-19 diagnosis. Original story - COVID-19: Lamont Tests Positive Wooden becomes the third state official to test positive, joining both Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, all in the past week. Related story - COVID-19: CT Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz Tests Positive Just Days After Lamont Becomes Infected According t…

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Schools
Police Investigate Threats Made Against CT School District, Superintendent Police Investigate Threats Made Against CT School District, Superintendent
Police Investigate Threats Made Against CT School District, Superintendent Law enforcement agencies have been called in to investigate threats and hostile emails targeting a Connecticut school district after it placed a nurse on administrative leave for making comments about LGBTQ+ students, according to officials. In March, a nurse in the Hartford Public School District was placed on administrative leave after comments she posted about students on her personal Facebook account were made public. In response, some who were put off by the nurse’s ousting - believing it to potentially be political in nature - including many from outside of the community and state - …

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News
Ex-NYPD Officer From Bronxville Sentenced On Meth, Date Rape Drug Charges Ex-NYPD Officer From Bronxville Sentenced On Meth, Date Rape Drug Charges
Ex-nypd Officer From Bronxville Sentenced On Meth, Date Rape Drug Charges An ex-NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley will spend a decade behind bars after admitting to his role in running a scheme to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine and liquid date rape drugs in New York, federal officials announced. Bronxville resident John Cicero, age 40, a former NYPD officer, pleaded guilty on Oct. 13, 2021, to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine and gamma-butyrolactone (known as “GBL”) in Westchester County and New York City. On Tuesday, April 12, US Attorney Damian Williams announced that Cicero has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, four years of …

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Police & Fire
Thief, Accomplice Use Lug Nut Scheme To Steal Woman's Wallet At Supermarket In Fairfield County Thief, Accomplice Use Lug Nut Scheme To Steal Woman's Wallet At Supermarket In Fairfield County
Thief, Accomplice Use Lug Nut Scheme To Steal Woman's Wallet At Supermarket In Fairfield County A man and woman are at large after pulling a scheme to steal a customer’s wallet from her vehicle outside a Fairfield County Trader Joe’s location, police announced. In Darien, a woman reported to police on Monday, March 28 that she had been victimized by a duo that stole her wallet after using a purported loose lug nut as a prop. According to police, a man approached her in the parking lot of Trader Joe’s with the lug nut in hand, claiming that he found it near the back of her vehicle. When the woman got out of the car to check on her wheel, police said that a second female suspect reache…

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Politics
Brian Benjamin Resigns As NY Lt. Governor After Arrest For Alleged Bribery, Fraud Scheme Brian Benjamin Resigns As NY Lt. Governor After Arrest For Alleged Bribery, Fraud Scheme
Brian Benjamin Resigns As NY Lt. Governor After Arrest For Alleged Bribery, Fraud Scheme New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's No. 2 has resigned following his arrest for an alleged campaign-funding scheme during a previous run for New York City comptroller. New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was arrested on Tuesday, April 12 on charges that include bribery, honest services wire fraud, and falsification of records following an investigation into probes from his former campaign. Original story - NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Arrested For Alleged Scheme To Funnel Fraudulent Donations Benjamin pleaded not guilty on Tuesday at an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court. He was released an…

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News
Anti-Violence Rally Held In Mount Vernon After Cheerleader's Death Anti-Violence Rally Held In Mount Vernon After Cheerleader's Death
Anti-Violence Rally Held In Mount Vernon After Cheerleader's Death It was a sea of pink and white balloons in downtown Mount Vernon as hundreds showed up to celebrate the life of 16-year-old Kayla Green, who was fatally stabbed during a victory parade for the high school’s basketball championship. The city held an anti-gun rally and separate vigil on Monday, April 11 in the wake of the fatal incident on Friday, April 8 that left the popular cheer captain dead. Original story - Girl Killed In Stabbing During Mount Vernon Parade Was Cheerleading Captain Green was critically stabbed by a 15-year-old assailant during the parade celebrating the Mount Vernon Hi…

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