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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

Schools

Northern Westchester HS Goes Remote Amid 'Concerns' Following Threat An area high school went remote after a social media post considered a threat toward the building left some district officials with lingering concerns. In Northern Westchester, Bedford Central Schools Superintendent Joel Adelberg said that administrators were alerted to “a disturbing post” on Snapchat that was shared among the Fox Lane High School community and was being considered as a perceived threat on Sunday, Dec. 12. Earlier story - Fox Lane HS Student Makes Threatening Social Media Post Ultimately police were called to the school to investigate, and the threat was deemed to be not c…

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

News

Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From Covid-19 Leadership Book Embattled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is going down swinging after an ethics commission ordered him to pay back proceeds that he made writing his book about COVID-19 leadership during the pandemic. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has voted to require Cuomo to return proceeds from his book “American Crisis,” for which he was paid more than $5 million by his publisher. Cuomo has come under fire for “American Crisis,” first for penning it during the peak of the pandemic when the state was struggling, and later when it was determined by the New York Assembly that he misused…

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

News

Six, Including Police Officer In Hudson Valley, Charged In Sex Trafficking, Bribery Scheme A police officer who allegedly protected a prostitution ring in exchange for free sexual favors is among six facing a host of charges for their roles in operating a sex trafficking organization throughout New York, federal officials announced. In Brooklyn federal court, a 14-count indictment has been unsealed for six suspects who ran the operation - which included minors - while the cop protected them from being arrested by law enforcement. Those charged: Wayne Peiffer, age 48, of Highland in Ulster County; Jose Facundo Zarate Morals, age 32, of Queens. Luz Elvira Cardona, age 33, of Que…

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

Police & Fire

New Police Commissioner Set To Be Announced In Suffolk A face familiar to New Yorkers has been tapped by County Executive Steve Bellone to serve as Suffolk’s next police commissioner. The NYPD's outgoing Chief of Department Rodney Harrison has been chosen by Bellone to be the county's next top cop, pending the confirmation by a public safety board. A Jamaican native, the 52-year-old Harrison announced on Thanksgiving this year that he would be leaving the NYPD by the end of December after 30 years on the force. Harrison was the NYPD’s first African American chief of detectives, and he has held assignments in each of the city’s five boroughs. H…

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

Police & Fire

Three Officers Hospitalized After Rescuing Dog From Long Island House Fire Three fast-acting police officers on Long Island were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after diving head-first into a fire to rescue a dog trapped inside an area home. First responders were dispatched to a Homer Avenue home in Deer Park at approximately 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, where there was a report of a dog trapped after a house fire broke out. Upon arrival, police said that officers found “thick, black smoke coming from the home,” and a resident informed them that a dog and cat were still inside the residence. Suffolk County Police Officers Zakary Goldbach, Joaquin Castillo, a…

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

News

Long Island School Evacuated After Threatening Message Found A disconcerting note found in an elementary school bathroom on Long Island led to a temporary evacuation of the building. On Monday, Dec. 13, in Nassau County, police were called to investigate a threatening note that was found by a John Lewis Childs School student in the Floral Park-Bellerose School District. As a precaution, the school was temporarily evacuated, but the threat was ultimately deemed to be not credible. Officials have not disclosed the nature of the threat or the note. No additional information was provided by the district or police.

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

News

'Jaws Of Life' Used To Rescue Deer In Area Oh, deer. First responders in the area went through unusual measures to make a special save after a distressed deer found itself in a precarious position and in need of assistance. In Rockland County, officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to a North Pascack Road residence in the hamlet of Hillcrest at approximately noon on Monday, Dec. 13, where there was a report of a deer whose head was stuck in a fence in the area. Using the Jaws of Life, officers and crews from the Hillcrest Fire Department were able to safely separate the fence wide enough for the spooked deer to e…

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

Lifestyle

Fairfield County Man Wins $100,000 In CT Lottery It was a good week for lottery players in Connecticut, including one who cashed in a winning $100,000 ticket. Danbury resident Yogesh Saini is feeling lucky after winning the top prize playing “$100,000 Fortune” on a scratch-off ticket sold at the Shell gas station on Greenwood Avenue in Bethel. The winning ticket was cashed in by Saini on Tuesday, Dec. 7, CT Lottery officials said. Other recent winners of prizes topping $10,000, according to CT Lotto include: On Thursday, Dec. 2, Bridgeport resident Hafiz Muhammad Adeel Jamil won $15,750 playing “KENO" on a ticket sold at Far…

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

News

Covid-19: Infection Rate Down; Cases, Hospitalizations Up In CT; Latest Breakdown By County The positive daily COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut is down to a manageable number, though hundreds of new cases were reported over the weekend as the number of patients being hospitalized statewide is on the rise. After spiking above 8 percent, the daily positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut, according to the latest update from the Department of Public Health on Monday, Dec. 13 was back down to 2.21 percent. According to Gov. Ned Lamont, there were 55,146 COVID-19 tests administered in the weekend, resulting in 1,220 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus. Sixty new COVID…

by Zak Failla

12/14/2021

News

Coca-Cola Company Announces Recalls Due To Potential Of 'Foreign Matter,' Including Metal The Coca-Cola Company announced a pair of recalls of several products due to the potential of “foreign matter” in some of the beverages. Thousands of cases of Minute Maid products are subject to the recall, all of which have a shelf life that extends into 2022. The recalled items were reportedly distributed in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and multiple other states. According to the company, the recalled juice items include 59-ounce cartons of: Minute Maid Berry Punch (4,125 cases); Minute Maid Strawberry Lemonade (2,375 cases); Minute Maid Fruit Punch (975 cases). Each of the rec…

by Zak Failla

12/13/2021

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