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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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Politics
New Rochelle City Manager Chuck Strome III To Retire New Rochelle City Manager Chuck Strome III To Retire
New Rochelle City Manager Chuck Strome III To Retire A city official in Westchester who has served more than three decades announced his intention to step aside and retire at the end of the year. Chuck Strome III, who has been the New Rochelle City Manager since 2002, announced to the City Council that he plans to retire, staying with the city through Dec. 31, 2022, to assist with the transition. In 1989, Strome began his career in New Rochelle before ascending to become the Assistant City Manager/City Coordinator three years later in 1992. He was appointed as Deputy City Manager in 1995, and active City Manager in April 2002 before taking ov…

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Lifestyle
Led By North Salem's Bloomberg, These NYers Rank High On Forbes Rich List Led By North Salem's Bloomberg, These NYers Rank High On Forbes Rich List
Led By North Salem's Bloomberg, These NYers Rank High On Forbes Rich List New York is home to some of the wealthiest businessmen and women in the US, according to a new Forbes ranking. The global media company released the Forbes 400 of 2021, which includes several familiar faces to New Yorkers highlighted by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who cracked the top 10 this year. 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, …

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Police & Fire
Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Downtown Northampton Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Downtown Northampton
Man Waiting In Line For Lunch Stabbed In Unprovoked Attack In Downtown Northampton A man waiting to pick up his lunch in Western Massachusetts was viciously stabbed in his throat and his assailant went on the run, police said. In Hampshire County, all available Northampton police officers responded to the downtown area at approximately noon on Thursday, March 10, where there was a reported stabbing at an area eatery. Police said that the victim was waiting in line for his lunch when another man approached him from behind, unprovoked, and cut him with a knife in the front of his neck before fleeing the scene. Officers and EMS from Northampton Fire Rescue provided medical …

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News
Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Setting His Ex-Girlfriend's House On Fire Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Setting His Ex-Girlfriend's House On Fire
Mount Vernon Man Sentenced For Setting His Ex-Girlfriend's House On Fire A persistent violent felony offender from Westchester may spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced to terrorizing his ex-girlfriend in the summer of 2020, the District Attorney announced. Mount Vernon resident Tony Clark, age 39, was sentenced to a term of 16 years to life in prison for starting two separate fires at his former partner’s apartment on Franklin Avenue, during a standoff, causing the entire building to become uninhabitable. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Clark previously pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted arson, a violent fel…

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News
COVID-19: Positivity Rate Below 2 Percent In CT, 100 New Deaths Reported COVID-19: Positivity Rate Below 2 Percent In CT, 100 New Deaths Reported
Covid-19: Positivity Rate Below 2 Percent In CT, 100 New Deaths Reported The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut dipped under 2 percent for the first time in 2022 as the death toll topped 10,5600 since the pandemic began two years ago. On Wednesday, March 9, 16,300 COVID-19 tests were administered in Connecticut, resulting in 291 confirmed new cases for a 1.79 percent daily positive infection rate, the lowest since last summer. One hundred new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past week in Connecticut, bringing the death toll to 10,615 since the outset of the pandemic in March 2020. Seven more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut …

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Police & Fire
Port Chester Man Charged With Firing Gun During Road-Rage Incident Port Chester Man Charged With Firing Gun During Road-Rage Incident
Port Chester Man Charged With Firing Gun During Road-Rage Incident A racially-charged road-rage incident in Westchester led to the arrest of a 35-year-old man and the seizure of an illegal handgun after he allegedly shot it in the air while chasing down his victims, police said. Harrison Police Chief John Vasta said that the incident began at approximately 4:50 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9 when a husband and wife reported that a vehicle was blocking theirs as they attempted to change lanes on Westchester Avenue near the Hutchinson River Parkway. According to the victims, a blue BMW pulled alongside them and the driver cursed and yelled racist, derogatory rem…

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Politics
Emergency Landing Prompts Donald Trump To Ask For Donations To Get A New Plane Emergency Landing Prompts Donald Trump To Ask For Donations To Get A New Plane
Emergency Landing Prompts Donald Trump To Ask For Donations To Get A New Plane Former President Donald Trump is rallying his supporters for what he believes is another good cause: getting him a new private plane. On Saturday, March 5, Trump’s personal plane was forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans a half-hour after taking off from Louisiana after speaking at a Republican National Party event. Earlier story - Trump Plane With Ex-President Aboard Forced To Make Emergency Landing, Report Says Trump was only in the air for minutes when one of the engines failed, forcing the emergency landing. He later got back to Florida at around 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 6 …

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News
Rare Coyote Warning Issued In Metro NY Community Rare Coyote Warning Issued In Metro NY Community
Rare Coyote Warning Issued In Metro NY Community A rare warning was issued by officials in a metro New York community following a recent rash of coyote sightings in the region. On Long Island, local lawmakers in Nassau County and the SPCA are warning that there have been multiple coyote sightings along the North Shore of the county and in the village of Lattingtown in the Town of Oyster Bay, prompting the warning. The warning applies to all Long Islanders, officials noted, but specifically to pet owners whose animals could be in potential danger if they encounter a coyote on the loose. According to the SPCA, pets should not be fed outsi…

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One Injured After Plane Skids Off Runway Of Plainville Airport One Injured After Plane Skids Off Runway Of Plainville Airport
One Injured After Plane Skids Off Runway Of Plainville Airport One person was injured after a plane he was flying skidded off a runway at a Connecticut airport. In Hartford County, first responders were called to the Robertson Field Airport in Plainville shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 10, when the pilot of a small plane skittered off the runway, flipped and landed on its wings. The pilot - the only occupant of the plane at the time of the crash - suffered minor injuries. He was transported to an area hospital for treatment. Police said that the FAA is on its way to the crash scene to investigate. More information is expected to be releas…

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COVID-19: US Extends Airplane Mask Mandate COVID-19: US Extends Airplane Mask Mandate
Covid-19: US Extends Airplane Mask Mandate The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that it will be extending its national COVID-19 face mask requirements inside public transportation hubs and vehicles. The TSA announced on Thursday, March 10 that it will be extending its mask requirement for airports, planes, buses, and rail systems through Monday, April 18, effectively covering most schools’ scheduled spring break holidays. Previously, the mandate was scheduled to expire on Friday, March 18. This is the third time the TSA extended its mask requirements. “During that time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prev…

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