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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

Two Critically Injured In Crash Near New Hyde Park Shopping Center Two people were hospitalized with critical injuries after being involved in a crash in front of a Long Island shopping center, police said. In Nassau County, Homicide Squad detectives were dispatched in New Hyde Park on Tuesday, March 29, where there was a report of a crash involving a Range Rover and Subaru. The crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. on March 29 outside 2317 New Hyde Park Road. According to police, a 25-year-old man was driving a 2018 Range Rover when he collided with a 32-year-old male driver in a 2015 Subaru in front of Party City in New Hyde Park. Police said that as a …

by Zak Failla

03/30/2022

News

Covid-19: Infection Rate Near 4 Percent, Hospitalizations Up In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases After seeing the COVID-19 numbers in Connecticut showing improvement for several weeks, the positive infection rate and virus-related hospitalizations are back on the rise. On Monday, March 28, the Connecticut Department of Public Health reported that out of more than 10,000 COVID-19 tests that were administered statewide, there were 365 laboratory-confirmed infections for a 3.65 percent daily positive rate, up from the weekend. Seven more COVID-19 patients were also admitted to Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total being treated for the virus back above 100 to 101. Of the 101 CO…

by Zak Failla

03/30/2022

News

Covid-19: Long Island Sees Increases In Cases, Infection Rate; Latest Breakdown By Community Long Island continues to see a rise in new COVID-19 infections as the region and state continue to see the positive infection rate climbing after plateauing following the winter surge of the virus. In the past week, the average seven-day average COVID-19 positive infection rate on Long Island rose from 1.91 percent on Monday, March 21 to 2.54 of those tested on Monday, March 28, according to the latest update from the state Department of Health. The rise marks the seventh-straight day that Long Island has seen its infection rate climbing. Statewide, the positivity rate is also surging, up …

by Zak Failla

03/30/2022

News

Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees Increases In Cases, Infection Rate; Latest Breakdown By Community The Hudson Valley continues to see a rise in new COVID-19 infections as the region and state continue to see the positive infection rate climbing after plateauing following the winter surge of the virus. In the past week, the average seven-day average COVID-19 positive infection rate in the region rose from 2.27 percent on Monday, March 21 to 2.33 percent of those tested on Monday, March 28, according to the latest update from the state Department of Health. The rise marks the fourth-straight day that Long Island has seen its infection rate climbing. Statewide, the positivity rate is also …

by Zak Failla

03/30/2022

News

Cyberattack Targets Bradley Airport's Website The Bradley International Airport in Connecticut was targeted by a cyberattacker, according to the state’s Airport Authority. Officials announced that there was an external attempt to crash the Windsor Locks airport’s website on Tuesday, March 29, though there was no confirmed data breach. The distributed denial-of-service attack is currently being monitored, but the website remains live, they said. According to Cloudfare, a distributed denial-of-service attack involves hackers looking to disrupt a website by flooding it with superfluous Internet traffic. According to the Connecticut Airp…

by Zak Failla

03/29/2022

News

Car Strikes Building, Takes Out Utility Pole In Harrison Crash A chain-reaction crash led to a car crashing into a building and taking out a utility pole in Westchester, officials said. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, officers in Harrison were called to CS Realty & Relocation on Halstead Avenue, where there was a report of a crash involving two vehicles that struck the building. Officials said that two cars collided - it is unclear what caused the crash - sending one caroming through a nearby utility pole and into the real estate business. According to reports, multiple ambulances were called to the scene, though it was unclear who or h…

by Zak Failla

03/29/2022

Police & Fire

Know Her? Police Seek To ID Westport Larceny Suspect An alert has been issued by law enforcement agencies in Fairfield County as they attempt to identify and locate a woman wanted for alleged larceny. The Westport Police Department issued an alert as they look to track down a woman who allegedly stole merchandise from an area store at approximately 9:45 p.m. on Friday, March 18. In surveillance photos released by the department, the woman can be seen wearing jeans, black sneakers, and a blue shirt with a black and tan bag. It is unclear what the woman stole from the store. No other descriptive information was provided by the Westport Police …

by Zak Failla

03/29/2022

News

Yonkers Man Sentenced For Drunk Driving Crash That Pinned Mother, Infant A 43-year-old man will spend years behind bars after admitting to drinking, doing drugs, driving, crashing through a Westchester storefront, and pinning a mother and her infant under his vehicle. Yonkers resident David Poncurak pleaded guilty in November 2021 to multiple charges after striking a mother and child with his car after crashing through the front window of an area barbershop earlier this year. Earlier story - Man Charged With DWI After Westchester Barbershop Crash Injures Mom, Baby Specifically, Poncurak pleaded guilty to: Aggravated vehicular assault; Driving while intoxicate…

by Zak Failla

03/29/2022

Politics

Trump Aide From Yorktown Held In Contempt By Jan. 6 Panel The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC unanimously voted to refer former Trump aides Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino, Jr. to the Justice Department for criminal contempt of Congress charges. Scavino, a Northern Westchester native from Yorktown and former resident of Hopewell Junction in Dutchess County who served as a social media director during the Trump campaign and later worked alongside him in the White House as deputy chief of staff, is officially facing a criminal contempt charge for refusing to comply with subpoenas from the i…

by Zak Failla

03/29/2022

Lifestyle

Kangaroo On Loose After Escaping From Hudson Valley Animal Retreat A kangaroo is on the loose after making his way out of a Hudson Valley animal retreat. Rocko has been reported missing for days in Orange County out of the Noah’s Ark Animal Retreat in Goshen who was last seen in the area of Gate School House Road. Activists said that Rocko will not attack or hurt anyone who comes into contact with him, though the kangaroo is reportedly skittish, so it would be difficult for anyone to get close enough to pet or grab him. Anyone who happens to make contact with Rocko has been advised to attempt to guide it into a garage or barn - slowly so as to not spook…

by Zak Failla

03/29/2022

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