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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

Lifestyle

Covid-19: Poll Reveals Percentage Of Americans Who Say ‘We Just Need To Get On With Our Lives' The majority of Americans are ready to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic and simply accept it as a part of everyday life and move on, according to a newly released national poll. Monmouth University released the results of a new study, which found that seven in 10 Americans agree with the sentiment “it’s time that we accept that COVID-19 is here to stay and we just need to get on with our lives.” Of that 70 percent, 78 percent of those polled reported that they had previously contracted COVID-19, and 65 percent of whom have not been infected. The largest divide came between conservatives…

by Zak Failla

02/06/2022

News

Con Ed Planning New Price Hike Con Edison is planning a new price hike that will impact its 360,000 Westchester customers. The utility company - which supplies gas, electric, and steam to more than 3.5 million New York residents and businesses - announced that beginning in 2023, it plans to increase its electric bills by more than 11 percent, and gas by at least 18 percent. According to Con Ed, the increase is required to fund “investments in clean energy, as well as infrastructure upgrades that will help keep customers in service during severe weather.” The company said it will ask customers to pay more so that it coul…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2022

Police & Fire

Suffolk County Man Accused Of Threatening Police Officers A 63-year-old man was arrested for allegedly making a terroristic threat to a Long Island police station that caused an evacuation, authorities announced. In Suffolk County, the Southampton Police Department received a phone call that was intended for the Westhampton Beach Police Department at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2 from an agitated man who allegedly made threats. Westhampton Police Chief Steven McManus said that the threat forced an evacuation of City Hall, where the police department is housed. The investigation into the threat led police to identify Westhampton reside…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2022

Lifestyle

Is It A Fox Or Coyote? Here's How To Tell Difference, Audubon Says Wild canines have been caught roaming through area neighborhoods in the region, causing concern for some and curiosity for others. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, an animal was caught on camera making the rounds through the area, though it remains unclear whether it was a fox or coyote. According to animal experts, coyotes are larger than foxes, with longer limbs, snout, and ears. Coyotes have a dog-like face and are generally much bigger than foxes, which have bushier tails and weigh less than their counterpart. Officials noted that coyotes have a scruffy gray or brown coat, while foxes come in a va…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2022

News

CT Man Charged With Tax Fraud, Obstruction, ID Theft Offenses A Connecticut man is facing a host of federal charges for alleged tax fraud, obstruction, and identity theft offenses, officials announced. Tolland County resident David Kamal, age 60, of Stafford, formerly of Hebron, was charged in an 11-count indictment and will face years in prison if found guilty, US Attorney Leonard Boyle announced. Specifically, Kamal was charged with: Two counts of tax evasion; Four counts of filing a false tax return; Obstruction; Four counts of unlawful use of a means of identification. It is alleged that Kamal evaded taxes for the 2012 and 2013 tax years by fil…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Wanted CT Man With Warrants Totaling $60,000 Police investigators in Connecticut are asking for the public’s assistance as they look to track down a wanted man with multiple warrants out for his arrest. In Hartford County, the Enfield Police Department issued an alert for Jeffrey Nentwig, who is wanted on three active warrants totaling $60,000 in bonds. Nentwig was arrested in January 2014 and charged in a holdup at Angie’s State Line Package Store on Enfield Street in Enfield, where he allegedly brandished a handgun and demanded money. He reportedly later confessed to multiple other robberies. Anyone with information regarding Nent…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2022

News

Covid-19: Infection Rate Holds Steady In CT, Hospitalizations Down; Latest Breakdown Of Cases The daily COVID-19 positive infection rate in Connecticut held steady as the state's recovery from the winter surge of new cases continues. On Thursday, Feb. 3, there were more than 19,000 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 1,269 confirmed cases of the virus for a 6.58 percent daily positive infection rate, nearly mirroring the rate from the previous day. Eighty-four more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Connecticut hospitals, bringing the number being treated statewide to 785, 409 (52.1 percent) of whom were not fully vaccinated. According to the Department of …

by Zak Failla

02/05/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect At Large After Robbery At Nassau County 7-Eleven Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a wanted armed robber. At approximately 4 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3, a handgun-wielding man approached a clerk at 7-Eleven on Oak Street in Uniondale demanding cash, Nassau County Police said. The suspect was handed an undisclosed amount of cash and proceeded to flee on foot in an unknown direction, investigators said. According to police, the suspect was described as being 5-foot-8 wearing gray sweatpants and a gray sweatshirt at the time of the armed robbery, which remains under investigation. Related st…

by Zak Failla

02/05/2022

News

New Update: Here's How Many Are Still Without Power In Hudson Valley Utility crews in the Hudson Valley are working to repair hundreds of reported outages that are impacting tens of thousands of area residents and businesses. In the latest update from Central Hudson on Friday, Feb. 4, more than 50,000 Hudson Valley customers were without power, with more wintry weather expected to hit the region through the afternoon and into the evening. As of 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 4, Central Hudson was reporting these outages in the Hudson Valley: Ulster County: 46,722 of its 90,990 customers, with an estimated restoration time of 10 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6; Dutchess County…

by Zak Failla

02/04/2022

Business

Amazon Hikes Price Of Prime Membership Even the world’s largest companies are not immune to inflation. Despite posting record profits, Amazon announced that it will be hiking up prices for its Prime membership, which will rise from $119 to $139 annually or from $12.99 to $14.99 monthly. It marks the first price increase for Prime members since 2018. Current Prime members will see the increase as of Friday, March 25, while new members will start paying the new price as of Friday, Feb. 18. The move comes after Amazon’s revenue rose to a record $137.4 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, of which $14.3 billion was profit, repr…

by Zak Failla

02/04/2022

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