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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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Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At CT Home Depot Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At CT Home Depot
Man Wanted For Using Stolen Credit Card At CT Home Depot Know him? Police investigators in Connecticut are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a wanted suspect who allegedly used a stolen credit card to make purchases at an area Home Depot. In Hartford County, an alert was issued by the Enfield Police Department for a wanted man who allegedly used the stolen card at the Home Depot location on Elm Street. Investigators released a surveillance photo of the suspect, who was wearing dark pants, blue hoodie, black mask and black hat at the time of the incident. No other descriptive information was provided by police. It is u…

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News
Cadillac SUV Without Inspection Sticker Leads To Illegal Weapons Possession Charge In Worcester Cadillac SUV Without Inspection Sticker Leads To Illegal Weapons Possession Charge In Worcester
Cadillac SUV Without Inspection Sticker Leads To Illegal Weapons Possession Charge In Worcester A routine traffic stop of a driver in Massachusetts led to the arrest of one of his passengers who was in possession of an illegal weapon, state police announced. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 7, a Massachusetts State Police trooper on patrol in Worcester stopped a motorist on Route 9 when he spotted a white Cadillac SUV without an inspection sticker, authorities said. According to police, during the stop, it was determined that the driver did not have a valid license, and he was taken out of the SUV for questioning. During the investigation, police said that one of the passengers i…

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Lifestyle
Winning $183M Powerball Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store Winning $183M Powerball Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store
Winning $183M Powerball Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store Feeling lucky? A winning $183 million Powerball ticket was sold to a lucky CT Lottery player in Connecticut who purchased it at a New Haven County convenience store. In Cheshire, the winning ticket for the draw on Monday, Feb. 14 was sold at the One Stop Convenience Store on South Main Street. The winning numbers on the ticket were 16-25-27-49-55 with a Powerball of 17 with a “Powerplay” of X3. In addition to the jackpot winner, CT Lottery was also reporting three fourth-prize winners who matched four numbers and 208 fifth place prize winners who matched three numbers and the Powerball…

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Politics
COVID-19: CT Senate Votes To Extend Lamont's Executive Orders, Including Masks In Schools COVID-19: CT Senate Votes To Extend Lamont's Executive Orders, Including Masks In Schools
Covid-19: CT Senate Votes To Extend Lamont's Executive Orders, Including Masks In Schools The Connecticut Senate voted to extend Gov. Ned Lamont’s remaining pandemic-related executive orders, including the statewide mandate requiring children to wear masks in schools and at child care centers. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 21 to 14 with one senator absent, which followed last week’s vote in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, where the measure easily passed by an 86-62 vote. Earlier story - COVID-19: Lamont Announces Recommended Date For End Of Statewide School Mask Mandate Other executive orders being extended include: Vaccination or testing fo…

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Police & Fire
Families Displaced As Crews Battle Three-Alarm Westchester Co-Op Fire Families Displaced As Crews Battle Three-Alarm Westchester Co-Op Fire
Families Displaced As Crews Battle Three-Alarm Westchester Co-Op Fire Multiple families were displaced as fire crews battled a tricky, three-alarm blaze that broke out at a Westchester co-op building. Firefighters from the New Rochelle and Yonkers fire departments were called to the Trinity co-op building on Union Street shortly after 1 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 14 when the blaze broke out in a single apartment before rapidly spreading with the help of gusty weather conditions. The six-story building was evacuated, officials said, as firefighters worked to contain the flames in a unit toward the top of the building. Due to the frigid temperatures, a Bee-Line bus …

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News
Judge Tosses Sarah Palin's Lawsuit Against The New York Times Judge Tosses Sarah Palin's Lawsuit Against The New York Times
Judge Tosses Sarah Palin's Lawsuit Against The New York Times Former vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin had her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times thrown out by the judge overseeing the case, according to multiple reports. On Monday, Feb. 14, Manhattan federal court judge Jed Rakoff said that he will dismiss Palin’s suit, determining that her team of lawyers did not sufficiently prove a key element of the case. Rakoff’s ruling came while jury deliberation was still in progress. The judge said he will allow the jury to reach a verdict, and he will dismiss the case once they have done so. According to Rakoff, Palin’s team failed to prove …

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COVID-19: Westchester Dropping Mask Mandate For County Buildings COVID-19: Westchester Dropping Mask Mandate For County Buildings
Covid-19: Westchester Dropping Mask Mandate For County Buildings Westchester is rolling back some of its mask mandates as the county continues to see improved COVID-19 numbers following the post-holiday surge of new infections. County Executive George Latimer announced on Monday, Feb. 14 that the mask mandate inside county buildings is no longer required. According to Latimer, the mandate is being lifted at county buildings in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and White Plains, though it remains in effect on Bee-Line buses, as per state requirements. Latimer said that lifting the mask mandate is consistent with state guidance. Earlier story - COVID-19: Mask Off …

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Missing CT Woman Alert Issued For Missing CT Woman
Alert Issued For Missing CT Woman Seen her? Police agencies in the region are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a 22-year-old woman who has been reported missing. A Silver Alert was issued in Hartford County for Sherrian Howe, who was reported missing on Dec. 21, 2021, to the Manchester Police Department. Howe was described as being 5-foot-1 weighing approximately 105 pounds. She was last seen at approximately midnight on the night she was reported missing, according to police. Investigators said that Howe was last seen in the Windsor Locks area in Hartford County on Dec. 23, 2021, and that she was spotted…

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COVID-19: Infection Rate Below 3.5 Percent In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths COVID-19: Infection Rate Below 3.5 Percent In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: Infection Rate Below 3.5 Percent In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths The daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut dropped back below 3.50 percent as the number of patients being hospitalized for the virus approaches 400. Over the weekend beginning on Friday, Feb. 11, Connecticut conducted nearly 46,000 COVID-19 tests, according to the latest update from the Department of Public Health, resulting in 1,524 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a 3.32 percent positivity rate. Sixty-one more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the total being treated down to 406 statewide. Of those 406, 187 (46.1 percent) were not fu…

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News
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Leaving Dog Outside In Freezing Cold Suffolk County Man Accused Of Leaving Dog Outside In Freezing Cold
Suffolk County Man Accused Of Leaving Dog Outside In Freezing Cold A Long Island man was charged for allegedly leaving a dog outside in sub-freezing temperatures, police announced. In Suffolk County, East Patchogue resident George Beere, age 54, allegedly left a dog outside of a Shirley home on Saturday, Feb. 5, where it was found outside at approximately 10 p.m. when temperatures dipped below 20 degrees, police said. Beere was charged with restraining pets in temperatures less than 32 degrees under the state’s Agricultural and Markets Law. After being cited, Beere was released and scheduled to appear in court at a later date on the misdemeanor charge. B…

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