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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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Obituaries

Darien High School Athlete Dies At Age 17 The community is mourning the death of a 17-year-old Fairfield County student-athlete who is being remembered by friends and family as being an avid lover of the outdoors. Darien resident Matthew Barket McEvoy died on Thursday, March 31. A Darien High School student, McEvoy played on the varsity lacrosse team, and enjoyed mountain biking, skiing, and had an interest in cars - both old and new. McEvoy spent his summers playing tennis, sailing and swimming at the Tokeneke Club, according to his family. As he got older, he was a member of the Express North Lacrosse team, a lifeguard, and spen…

by Zak Failla

04/05/2022

News

South Salem Man Charged After Road-Rage Incident A 51-year-old Northern Westchester man is facing charges after an alleged road-rage incident where he damaged a woman’s car, police said. At approximately 4:45 p.m. on Monday, March 28, there was a report of criminal mischief involving two drivers in Yorktown that required police intervention. According to the Yorktown Police Department, an officer met with the woman, who stated she was involved in a road-rage incident and alleged that the other involved driver exited his vehicle and punched the hood of her vehicle, leaving it with two dents to the hood. The responding officer conducted an…

by Zak Failla

04/05/2022

Schools

Bomb Threat Under Investigation At CT High School A Connecticut high school was evacuated after a bomb threat was made targeting the building, authorities announced. In New Haven County, a threat was made targeting the Hamden High School through a 911 call at around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5, school officials said. In response, the building was evacuated, with students and staff moved to a safe location. The nature of the threat was not disclosed. Police and fire personnel are investigating the threat and canvassing the building as a precaution. Parents have been advised not to go to the school to avoid interfering with the investigatio…

by Zak Failla

04/05/2022

Schools

Mechanical Issue Causes Closure Of School In Bridgeport A Fairfield County elementary school will be closed for the second-straight day as the district contends with mechanical issues. An alert was issued by school officials in Bridgeport advising that one of the city’s elementary schools would be closed on Tuesday, April 5. On Monday, April 4, the John Winthrop Elementary School on Eckart Street was closed due to a reported water leak, which officials said impacted the school's boilers and required repairs. The following day on Tuesday, April 5, a notice was posted on the district’s website and social media accounts announcing that the buildin…

by Zak Failla

04/05/2022

Police & Fire

Man Wanted For Larceny At CT Beauty Store Recognize him? Police investigators in Connecticut are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect wanted for allegedly stealing from an area beauty store. According to detectives in Hartford County, a suspect is wanted after allegedly stealing various items from Ulta Beauty in Enfield, located on Hazard Street, on Thursday, March 31. An alert was issued by the department, which released a photo of the suspect. No other information regarding the man or alleged robbery was provided by investigators. The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with inf…

by Zak Failla

04/05/2022

News

Work Starts On Major New Long Island Roadwork Project A Year Ahead Of Schedule A $71 million construction project has been launched a year ahead of schedule on Long Island as officials seek to improve safety and access to bicyclists, pedestrians, and bus users. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced the start of a $71.4 million project to reconstruct and modernize a stretch of State Route 347 in Suffolk County. The project will include the addition of new travel lanes, signals, crosswalks, and other improvements to a two-mile section of the roadway between Gibbs Pond Road and Hallock Road in the towns of Smithtown and Brookhaven. NYSDOT Co…

by Zak Failla

04/05/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Failing To Pay More Than $19K In Child Support On Long Island Seen him? Police investigators on Long Island issued an alert as they attempt to track down an alleged deadbeat dad who goes by many names and owes nearly $20,000 in back child support. Marvin A. Baires-Garrido, also known as Marvin Baires or Julio Rodriguez, is wanted for a Suffolk County Family Court warrant of arrest for failure to pay child support, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Baires-Garrido has two listed birthdays, one in 1988 and one in 1989, according to investigators from the Sheriff's Office. He has been wanted since September 2021 after a warrant was issued for his arr…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2022

Police & Fire

Wanted Yonkers Murder Suspect Apprehended For 2020 Shooting A murder suspect in Westchester has been apprehended after nearly two years on the run, authorities announced. In Yonkers, law enforcement officials announced that Jerome Wilson, age 27, has been apprehended in Charlotte, North Carolina following his role in the August 2020 shooting of Chazz Mitchell on Oak Street. Jerome WilsonYonkers Police Department Earlier story - Police Searching For Identified Suspect One Year After Fatal Westchester Shooting Officers from the Yonkers Police Department were dispatched to Saint Joseph’s Medical Center shortly after 4 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2020, where…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2022

News

Man Indicted For Death Of College Student From Hudson Valley The man accused of gunning down a college student from the Hudson Valley has been indicted on murder charges for allegedly killing the 21-year-old, authorities announced. St. Lawrence County resident Matthew Snow, age 31, of Massena in New York, is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, April 11 for his alleged role in killing Elizabeth Howell, a SUNY Potsdam student from Putnam County. Original story - Brewster HS Grad Killed In Upstate Shooting Was An Aspiring Educator It is alleged that Snow shot and killed Howell, a Putnam Lake resident from the town of Patterson, on Friday, Feb. 18 whe…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2022

Business

Disney-Branded Hand Sanitizers Recalled Due To Cancer-Causing Carcinogens Two Disney-branded hand sanitizer products are being recalled after they were found to contain carcinogens. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Best Brands Consumer Products is voluntarily recalling two finished product lots of “The Mandalorian Hand Sanitizer,” available in green and blue formulations, and bottles of “Mickey Mouse Hand Sanitizer” that come with a blue product. According to the FDA, testing found the presence of benzene in The Mandalorian hand sanitizer product and methanol in the Mickey Mouse hand sanitizer product. The recalled lots were produced by a t…

by Zak Failla

04/04/2022

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