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Zak Failla

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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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Intoxicated Rocky Point Driver Causes Two Wrong-Way Crashes In Suffolk County, Police Say Intoxicated Rocky Point Driver Causes Two Wrong-Way Crashes In Suffolk County, Police Say
Intoxicated Rocky Point Driver Causes Two Wrong-Way Crashes In Suffolk County, Police Say An allegedly drunk driver caused a pair of wrong-way crashes on Long Island that left one person hospitalized, police said. In Suffolk County, Seventh Precinct officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 15, where there was a report of a vehicle traveling the wrong way in the eastbound lanes of Route 25A in East Shoreham. It is alleged that Rocky Point resident John Madden, age 49, was driving his 2006 Jeep SUV the wrong way on the roadway when he struck a 2020 Subaru being driven by Sound Beach resident Olivia Demmer at 8:42 p.m. on Route 25A. After crash…

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State Police Seek Assistance With Found Burial Urn In Mount Pleasant State Police Seek Assistance With Found Burial Urn In Mount Pleasant
State Police Seek Assistance With Found Burial Urn In Mount Pleasant New York State Police investigators in Northern Westchester are seeking the public’s assistance after a burial urn was found at a state park in the region. On Tuesday, March 15, police said that hikers found the urn (pictured above) on the Stone Bridge Trail in Rockefeller State Park in Mount Pleasant and brought it to state police for further investigation. Police said that they are attempting to locate the friends and family belonging to the found burial urn. They noted that all normal identifying information had been removed before it was ditched at the park. Anyone with information reg…

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Teens Stabbed During Attack By Group Of Women In Hudson Valley, Police Say Teens Stabbed During Attack By Group Of Women In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Teens Stabbed During Attack By Group Of Women In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two teens were hospitalized with stab wounds after being attacked by a group of women outside a Hudson Valley apartment complex. In Orange County, officers from the City of Newburgh Police Department responded to the Varick Homes shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday, March 14, where there was a report of a stabbing. Upon arrival, police said that officers located a 16-year-old Newburgh resident who had been stabbed in the left eye, and an 18-year-old from Newburgh who suffered a stab wound to his right hand. The teens said that they were injured after being attacked by a group of females, polic…

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COVID-19: Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Up In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths COVID-19: Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Up In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Up In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in Connecticut hospitals is approaching double digits for the first time since last summer, though the positive infection rate statewide rose for the third straight day. There were nearly 11,000 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut on Monday, March 14, according to the latest update from the state Department of Health, resulting in 305 confirmed cases of the virus for a 2.88 daily positive infection rate. The infection rate is up from 2.57 the previous day and below 2 percent last week. Eight more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Co…

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Landlord In New Canaan Accused Of Turning Off Heat On Tenant Landlord In New Canaan Accused Of Turning Off Heat On Tenant
Landlord In New Canaan Accused Of Turning Off Heat On Tenant A Fairfield County landlord is facing charges for allegedly turning off utilities on one of his tenants in the dead of winter, according to police. On Friday, Jan. 21, the New Canaan Police Department received a complaint from a Garibaldi Lane resident who reported that a landlord had turned off utilities at the residence, including heat and electricity. Police said that the investigation into the incident determined that the landlord at the property, Dinesh Parmar, age 63, of New Canaan, had been responsible for the utilities being turned off to the apartment, and a warrant was obtained fo…

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Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl
Mount Vernon Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Girl The fourth member of a Westchester street gang has been sentenced for his role in the fatal shooting of a promising teenage basketball standout. Sincere Savoy, age 25, a member of the Mount Vernon Goonies street gang, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his participation in the 2016 murder of Shamoya McKenzie on New Year’s Eve in 2016 in Westchester. On Dec. 31, 2016, Savoy and three other suspects who are alleged members of the Goonies gang attempted to murder a rival gang member in broad daylight by firing multiple bullets at him near the intersection of Tecumseh Avenue and Thir…

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Business
Long Island's King Kullen Names Grandson Of Founder As Chairman Long Island's King Kullen Names Grandson Of Founder As Chairman
Long Island's King Kullen Names Grandson Of Founder As Chairman The grandson of the founder of Long Island grocery chain King Kullen is set to take over at the head of his family’s company. James A. Cullen, Jr. has been appointed as chairman at the Happauge-based King Kullen Grocery Co., assuming the seat that was vacated by the outgoing Ronald Conklin, who announced his retirement after more than 15 years with the company. Cullen, a member of the grocer’s executive committee, is the grandson of founder Michael J. Cullen and son of James A. Cullen, a former chairman who died in 1974. While Conklin is out as chairman, he plans to remain on its board of …

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Eight Connecticut State Police Recruits Fired For Cheating Eight Connecticut State Police Recruits Fired For Cheating
Eight Connecticut State Police Recruits Fired For Cheating Nearly a dozen Connecticut State Police recruits have been fired for allegedly violating training rules and regulations, officials announced. On Tuesday, March 15, state police announced that an internal affairs investigation determined that eight recruits were found to be in violation of Connecticut State Police Academy Rules and Registrations for alleged cheating and plagiarism. The move came after the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of State Police, and Recruit Termination Board met this week to discuss punishments for the recruits following the IA inves…

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COVID-19: FDA Announces New At-Home Test Recall COVID-19: FDA Announces New At-Home Test Recall
Covid-19: FDA Announces New At-Home Test Recall Federal health officials are cautioning Americans not to use a specific COVID-19 at-home testing kit that has not been approved or authorized by medical authorities. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are advising against the use of the LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 Antigen Test because they have not been cleared for use. In total, nearly 165,000 at-home kits are subject to the recall, according to the FDA. Officials said that the LuSys Laboratories COVID-19 Antigen Test uses a nasal swab, or a saliva (spit) sample intended to de…

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Teacher From Hudson Valley Nabbed For Sexual Abuse Teacher From Hudson Valley Nabbed For Sexual Abuse
Teacher From Hudson Valley Nabbed For Sexual Abuse A New York educator who lives in the Hudson Valley has been  charged for allegedly sexually abusing a minor in the area, state police investigators announced. The New York State Police Orange County Child Abuse Unit announced that Rockland County resident David Reinoso, age 43, of Suffern, has been arrested following an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse. According to police, the alleged incident happened in Orange County in South Blooming Grove. He was arraigned before Judge Anika Mohammed in the Newburgh City Court. No other details have been released by police. Reinos…

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