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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

Teen Busted After Ramming Cruiser In Stolen Minivan, New Rochelle PD Says A teenager in a stolen minivan rammed a police vehicle and attempted to flee from officers in Westchester after being arrested while hiding in the bushes, authorities announced. In New Rochelle, the police department was alerted that a stolen car had entered the city from the I-95 corridor at around noon on Saturday, March 12. New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that officers were able to locate the white Dodge Caravan in the Home Depot parking lot on Weyman Avenue with one person inside. Coyne said that as officers approached the teen inside the stolen vehicle, he proceeded to…

by Zak Failla

03/14/2022

Police & Fire

Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Apartment Building In Yonkers A four-alarm fire broke out in the top floors of a Westchester apartment complex. First responders in Yonkers responded to the area of 24 Caryl Avenue on Monday, March 14, when there was a reported blaze in the seven-story building. Smoke could be seen billowing from the upper-story windows as multiple fire crews responded to the building with several aerial ladder trucks to douse the flames. As the fire continued to rage, a third alarm was called for at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon, with a fourth shortly before 3:15 p.m., according to reports. It is unclear what caused the f…

by Zak Failla

03/14/2022

Sports

Staples High School Wins State Fencing Championship Some Fairfield County high school fencing competitors were crowned as the best in Connecticut after earning top honors at the state championship. Juniors Gleb Syomichev, Peter Loranger, and sophomore Max Piterbarg at Staples High School in Westport faced some of the toughest opponents in Connecticut, but came out on top to claim the title on Sunday, March 13 at the tournament held at North Haven High School in New Haven County. In the first round, Staples easily bested the hometown North Haven High School 5 to 1 before advancing to take on Hopkins School, which boasts state champion Matthew…

by Zak Failla

03/14/2022

Lifestyle

These CT Residents Rank Highest On New Forbes Richest People List A group of Connecticut businessmen and women are among the wealthiest in the country, according to the latest Forbes ranking. The global media company released the Forbes 400 of 2021, which includes several familiar faces to Connecticut residents highlighted by hedge fund mastermind Ray Dalio. Each year, Forbes runs the numbers to determine the wealthiest residents in each of the 50 states, including more than 750 candidates who were whittled down to the top 400 wealthiest Americans. According to Forbes, their reporters interviewed employees, handlers, peers, rivals, and attorneys whi…

by Zak Failla

03/14/2022

Police & Fire

Family Dog Dies After House Fire Breaks Out In Stamford Two firefighters suffered injuries and a family dog died during a fire that broke out in a multi-family home in Fairfield County. First responders in Stamford responded to a Cove Road residence shortly before 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, where there were reports of a fire that broke out in an area home, the Stamford Fire Department said. Upon arrival within minutes, fire crews found smoke and fire visible from the front and rear of a duplex-style residence, according to Stamford Fire Department Deputy Chief Matthew Palmer. According to officials, firefighters were able to contain the fi…

by Zak Failla

03/14/2022

Police & Fire

Hampton Bays Man Charged With DWI After Crash, Police Say A Long Island man received his second DWI in the past decade after allegedly driving drunk and rear-ending another vehicle, police said. According to Southampton Town Police investigators, Hampton Bays resident Daniel Bozuhoski, age 52, was driving shortly before 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 10, when he rear-ended another vehicle on Montauk Highway East near the intersection of North Shore Road in town. During the investigation into the crash, police said that it was determined Bozuhoski was allegedly under the influence, and he was taken into custody without incident. Bozuhoski was charge…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2022

Lifestyle

Food Network Show Shines New Spotlight On Hudson Valley Eatery In Return Visit By Robert Irvine Celebrity chef Robert Irvine and the Food Network proved that saving one once struggling Hudson Valley dining spot in danger of closing was not “impossible.” In January 2020, Irvine and his “Restaurant Impossible” crew visited the Orange County eatery the Chianti Cow in Port Jervis in an effort to help prevent the struggling eatery from going out of business. Earlier story - TV Reality Show 'Restaurant Impossible' Spotlights Orange County Eatery During the episode, “Out With The Old, Into The New,” which initially aired on Jan. 30, 2020, Irvine's production crew, and a host of community …

by Zak Failla

03/13/2022

News

Covid-19: NY Infection Rate Stays Below 2 Percent Over Two Weeks; Latest Data From Long Island New York continues to tout improved COVID-19 numbers as the state has seen its positive infection rate hold steady under 2 percent for more than two straight weeks. After spiking at around 20 percent during the post-holiday surge of new infections, on Friday, March 11, New York’s positivity rate was 1.38 percent, its lowest seven-day average rate since July 20, 2021. In mid-January, the positivity rate in New York hovered around 20 percent for several weeks as the world contended with the Omicron variant of the virus. Seventeen new virus-related deaths were reported in New York in the late…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2022

News

Covid-19: Here's How You Can Now Order Four More Free At-Home Tests Americans are now eligible to order a second round of free at-home COVID-19 test kits from the federal government. In January, the website covidtests.gov was launched, permitting Americans to order up to four more free testing kits per household, though supplies were initially limited. Families that ordered up to four tests during the first round are now eligible to order another four, while households that missed the first round are now also able to order up to eight kits. During the first round of distribution of the kits, federal officials said that more than half of US households order…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2022

News

Hours-Long Road Closures Scheduled For Saw Mill River Parkway Over Four-Day Span There will be weeknight lane closures on a stretch of the Saw Mill River Parkway for several days in Westchester to allow contracting crews to continue to make drainage repairs and improvements along the roadway. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) issued an alert advising that the Saw Mill River Parkway will be closed in both directions between Exit 12 (Farragut Parkway) in the Town of Hastings-on-Hudson and Exit 17 (Ashford Avenue) in the Village of Dobbs Ferry beginning on Monday, March 14. The weeknight closures will be Mondays through Thursdays and are scheduled fo…

by Zak Failla

03/13/2022

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