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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

Alert Issued In Suffolk County For Man Wanted On Multiple Active Warrants Recognize him? Law enforcement agencies on Long Island are attempting to locate a wanted man who has multiple active warrants out for his arrest. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert for 44-year-old Peter Fonsetto, who has been wanted since December 2021 on multiple charges. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Fonsetto is wanted on a Suffolk County Family Court arrest warrant for child abuse and/or neglect. Fonsetto is also wanted on two Suffolk County First District Court arrest warrants for criminal possession of a controlled substance and leaving the scene of a motor veh…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

Schools

Lakeland School District Taps Interim Superintendent To Permanent Post A familiar face is set to officially take over at the helm of a school district serving communities in both Northern Westchester and Putnam counties. In Shrub Oak, the Lakeland Central School District Board of Education unanimously approved to permanently install Dr. Karen Gagliardi as the schools superintendent, effective immediately. Gagliardi, a former Assistant Superintendent for Instruction in Lakeland had been serving as interim superintendent since October 2021. “My experience serving the district over the last six months has greatly reaffirmed my commitment to serving in this role,…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

Police & Fire

Barricaded Suspect Armed With Crossbow Apprehended In Western Mass An hours-long standoff between a crossbow-wielding man who barricaded himself inside his Western Massachusetts home and state police led to the arrest of a suspect without any reported injuries. The Massachusetts State Police Special Tactical Operations Team (STOP) responded to a Berkshire County residence in Cheshire to apprehend a suspect who aimed a crossbow at a state trooper during a standoff. The incident began shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 at the Pine Valley Trailer Park on 4th Avenue in Cheshire. Police said that local law enforcement called on state police for ass…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

Police & Fire

Catalytic Converter Stolen From Car At Walmart Parking Lot In Region It took thieves just minutes to steal a catalytic converter from a car parked in a Massachusetts Walmart, police said. In Worcester County, police in Sturbridge received a report on Thursday, March 24 of a suspicious Volkswagen GTI that allegedly stole the part from a car at Walmart on Charlton Road in broad daylight. According to investigators from the Sturbridge Police Department, the Volkswagen entered the parking lot from the driveway closest to the Stop & Shop at 4:01 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. Police said that two suspects - believed to be male - wearing dark-colored cloth…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

News

Man Convicted For Deadly Long Island Shooting A 38-year-old suspect was found guilty of murder for the fatal shooting death of a man on Long Island in 2019, authorities announced. Brooklyn resident James Wilson was convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon for his role in the fatal Hempstead shooting of 28-year-old Matthew Gilreath in Nassau County. Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said that at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Feb. 18, 2019, Gilreath was standing in the doorway of a Terrace Avenue apartment when an argument broke out with Wilson. Wilson fired six shots during the alterc…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

Police & Fire

Man Flees After Leaving Infant On Hood Of Woman's Vehicle, CT State Police Say Connecticut State Police are attempting to locate a man who abandoned an infant on the roof of a stranger's parked car before taking off. State Police Troop C received a call at approximately 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23 from a woman in Tolland County who explained that a man had placed the infant on the hood of her vehicle while it was parked in Mansfield According to state police trooper Matthew Hogan, the woman said that an unknown Hispanic man placed the infant on top of her car, and as she returned to her vehicle he proceeded to get into a dark-colored vehicle before fle…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

Police & Fire

28-Year-Old Killed In Two-Car CT Crash A 28-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of a serious crash in Connecticut that left an Acura split in two after striking a utility pole, police said. Hartford resident Larry Lugo was identified as the man killed in an overnight crash involving an Acura TL and BMW X5, according to officials. The crash happened at approximately 10:30 p.m on Thursday, March 24 at the intersection of Sigourney Street and Farmington in Hartford. Police said that the two vehicles were involved in a crash, and the Acura wound up striking a utility pole and splitting in two. Lugo - who was driving the A…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

Business

Public Health Alert Issued For Brand Of Ready-To-Eat Salad Federal health officials are cautioning consumers about a new public safety warning involving salad products that may contain potentially dangerous allergens. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert due to concerns that the salad dressing component of a ready-to-eat salad product containing meat and poultry may also contain egg, milk, peanut or wheat, known allergens, which are not declared on the product labels. Specifically, these salad products produced between Tuesday, March 8 and Friday, March 25 subject to the health al…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

Police & Fire

Police Search For Suspect In Hit-Run Crash Seriously Injuring Mastic Man Police investigators are seeking information as they search for a suspect involved in a hit-and-run that left a man hospitalized earlier this month on Long Island. Suffolk County resident Jacob Rodriguez was walking in Mastic on Mastic Road near the intersection of Cumberland Street at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 13 in Mastic when he was struck by a driver who fled the scene, police said. Rodriguez, age 28, had to be airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious, but not non-life-threatening injuries. According to police, the vehicle was described …

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

Police & Fire

Police Issue Alert For Suspicious Man Seen Walking On Residential Property In Longmeadow Homeowners in Western Massachusetts are being advised to be on high alert after a suspicious man was caught on camera approaching a home and fleeing when approached by a homeowner. In Hampden County, a Longmeadow resident living on Converse Street had a curious encounter with a stranger shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 24 as he walked on her property and up to her front door. Police said that when he was confronted by the homeowner, the suspicious man proceeded to quickly run away and speed off in a Chevy Tahoe (pictured above). In the photo, the suspect can be seen wearing a dark…

by Zak Failla

03/25/2022

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