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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

Politics

Cuomo Loyalist Larry Schwartz Resigns From MTA Post, Hochul Administration Announces One of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top advisors and loyalists has officially stepped away from his position on the MTA board. Current Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced that Schwartz, a Long Island native who also served as Deputy County Executive in Westchester and Suffolk counties, officially resigned from the transit board on Dec. 31 after announcing his intention to depart in October. Schwartz was nominated by Cuomo and joined the board in 2015. His term was scheduled to expire in 2023. He was his most senior advisor during Cuomo’s first term in 2011 and also served as the for…

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

News

Westchester Woman Sentenced For Attempting To Drown Her 2-Year-Old Son A mother in Westchester has been sentenced after admitting to the attempted murder of a child when she attempted to drown her infant son at a homeless shelter, the District Attorney’s Office announced. White Plains resident La’Quanaya Ward, age 30, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to second-degree attempted murder after admitting to attempting to drown her 2-year-old son at the Coachman Family Center in White Plains. This week she was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison on the guilty plea. She had faced a maximum term of 25 years in state prison. Westchester County District Attorne…

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

News

Police Investigating Threats Made At Nassau County High Schools Police on Long Island are investigating threats made at schools in the area that are believed to be tied to a social media challenge. This week, a Hempstead school was targeted by anonymous threats, which police say could be part of a TikTok challenge that involves children posting evacuations of the false alarms online. On Monday, Jan. 24, a threat was made targeting the Lawrence Road Middle School in Hempstead, part of the Uniondale School District, leading to a massive police presence and sweep of the building. Related story - Threat Prompts Police Search Of School In Nassau County Th…

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

Politics

Justice Stephen Breyer To Retire, Allowing Biden To Make First Pick For Supreme Court Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced that he will retire at the end of his current term, paving the way for President Joe Biden to handpick his replacement. The 83-year-old liberal judge is the oldest member of the court, having been nominated by former President Bill Clinton and taking his seat in 1994 alongside the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. His retirement will take effect at the end of his current term after serving 28 years on the court. Biden said when he was a 2020 presidential candidate that his first Supreme Court nominee would be a Black woman. Amy Coney Barret…

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

Politics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Apologizes For Comment At Anti-Vax Rally His Wife Called 'Reprehensible' Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has issued a public apology after being blasted by critics - including his own family - for making an Anne Frank reference during an anti-vaccine and mandate rally in Washington, DC. During the event on Sunday, Jan. 23, Kennedy drew the ire of many when he implied that Anne Frank had more freedom in hiding from the Nazis than people have under the current US vaccine policies. “What we’re seeing today is what I call turnkey totalitarianism. They are putting in place all of these technological mechanisms for control we’ve never seen before,” Kennedy said. “It’s been the…

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect In Custody After Fatal Shooting Of Teen In Westchester A former high school student in Westchester died after being shot multiple times by another teen who was taken into custody, police announced. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to the corner of 4th Street and Washington Avenue at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 25, where there was a report of a shooting that had just taken place. Upon arrival, New Rochelle Police Capt. J. Collins Coyne said that officers found a 17-year-old man on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers administered first aid at the scene, and the teen was transported to an area …

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

Lifestyle

Fairfield County Man Wins $77,000 In State Lottery A Fairfield County man cashed in a five-figure CT Lottery prize after connecting on a series of sevens playing "Mega 7s," lotto officials announced. Bethel resident Allan Varno, Jr. was the latest big CT Lottery winner, cashing in a winning $77,000 ticket that was sold for $20 at the Westside Deli and Catering on Mill Plain Road in Danbury. CT Lottery said that the overall odds of winning on a "Mega 7s" ticket is 1 in 3.17. According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that priz…

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

Police & Fire

Three Attempt To Flee From Officers Breaking Up Drug Deal In Nassau County, Police Say One man threatened officers with a weapon, one attempted to flee, and a third was apprehended on Long Island after being busted during a drug deal, police said. An ongoing investigation into the sale of Oxycodone in Nassau County led police to three suspects in Roosevelt, who were caught during an alleged drug deal shortly before 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23. According to police, Narcotics/Vice detectives observed a drug deal, prompting officers from the department’s Community Oriented Police Enforcement (COPE) and Criminal Intelligence Rapid Response Team (CIRRT) to intervene, identifying…

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

News

Covid-19: Infection Rate Up, Hospitalizations Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases, Deaths The COVID-19 numbers continue to show improvement in Connecticut as the state distances itself from the holiday season and the number of patients being treated for the virus is dipping. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that on Monday, Jan. 24, there were 27,834 COVID-19 tests administered statewide, which resulted in 3,824 newly confirmed infections for a 13.74 percent daily positivity rate, up from the weekend. The positive infection rate continues to show improvement after plateauing around 25 percent for most of January. Thirty-one more COVID-19 patients were discharged from Conne…

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

Police & Fire

Mercedes SUV Stolen From Fairfield County Driveway, Police Say A Mercedes SUV was stolen in Fairfield County and later recovered in Westchester County after it was left unlocked with a key fob inside, police said. Officers from the New Canaan Police Department were dispatched to a Brinkerhoff Avenue residence at approximately 1:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21, where there was a report of a stolen 2021 Mercedes G-Wagon. Police said that the SUV was last seen parked in the owner’s driveway the night before, where it was left unlocked with a key fob inside. In addition, investigators noted that a key fob belonging to a second vehicle owned by the resident was …

by Zak Failla

01/26/2022

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