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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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Lifestyle
One Hudson Valley Boy Scout Camp Saved, One Sold, Amid Bankruptcy Concerns One Hudson Valley Boy Scout Camp Saved, One Sold, Amid Bankruptcy Concerns
One Hudson Valley Boy Scout Camp Saved, One Sold, Amid Bankruptcy Concerns Facing bankruptcy concerns, the Boy Scouts of America Greater Hudson Valley Council announced that they will be selling off one of its popular camps, though another has been given a stay of execution and is off the market. In Rockland County, the Council announced that they have decided to sell Camp Nooteeming in Salt Point to “ensure that scouting in the Hudson Valley will grow and have a sustainable, bright future.” Over the summer, the Council cautioned the town that three properties were being put up for sale, including the 313-acre Camp Bullowa in Stony Point, which has a storied hist…

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News
Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Woman, Fondling Himself In Front Of Another Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Woman, Fondling Himself In Front Of Another
Westchester Man Sentenced For Sexually Abusing Woman, Fondling Himself In Front Of Another A 38-year-old man who sexually abused a woman after tricking his way into her Westchester apartment and later fondled himself outside the building was sentenced after being found guilty following a one-week trial, authorities announced. Folarin Soluade, of Yonkers, was found guilty of burglary as a sexually motivated felony and public lewdness after duping his victim into allowing him into her Nepperhan Avenue apartment in Yonkers, fleeing, and later being caught fondling himself outside the scene in the parking lot of the building. On Friday, Dec. 10, Soluade was sentenced to 12 years in s…

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Lifestyle
CT Resident Wins $220K In State Lottery CT Resident Wins $220K In State Lottery
CT Resident Wins $220K In State Lottery A lucky lotto player in Connecticut has just won big. In Hartford County, Windsor Locks resident Syed Peerzada cashed in a winning $220,389 “$10 Super 7s Progressive” CT Lottery ticket that was sold at the Windsor Smoke Shop on Poquonock Avenue in Windsor. The winning ticket was cashed in on Thursday, Dec. 9. 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 prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less prize. Until the individual or group presents their winning ticket for…

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News
Expect Delays: Work To Resume On Saw Mill River Parkway Flood Project Expect Delays: Work To Resume On Saw Mill River Parkway Flood Project
Expect Delays: Work To Resume On Saw Mill River Parkway Flood Project Motorists in the Hudson Valley can expect delays as work ramps back up on the Saw Mill River Parkway flood mitigation project. Beginning on Monday, Dec. 13, construction crews in Westchester County will begin “daytime pile-driving” on the northbound lanes of the parkway as they look to make the roadway more resistant to flooding following years of issues that led to multiple road closures. According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the project includes elevating the new bridges on the parkway to meet 100-year flood projections, while a 1.3-mile stretch of the roadwa…

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Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Breaking Into Long Island Store Man Wanted For Breaking Into Long Island Store
Man Wanted For Breaking Into Long Island Store Recognize him? An alert was issued by police investigators on Long Island as they seek the public’s assistance in locating a wanted man who forcibly kicked his way into an area business during the fall. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers released photos of a wanted suspect who was caught on camera breaking a window at a Bay Shore business in September. According to police, the suspect broke a window at JavWireless on Pine Are Drive at approximately 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19. It is unclear what the man sought, or if he made off with any cash or merchandise. Th investigation into the inc…

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Police & Fire
CT Man Wanted On Warrants Totaling $60K Worth Of Bonds CT Man Wanted On Warrants Totaling $60K Worth Of Bonds
CT Man Wanted On Warrants Totaling $60K Worth Of Bonds Seen him? An alert was issued by police investigators in Connecticut as they seek the public’s assistance in locating a wanted man who has multiple active warrants out for his arrest. The Enfield Police Department in Hartford County is attempting to track down Robert Doyle, who currently has two active warrants out for his arrest, with a total of $60,000 worth of bonds on his record. No other descriptive information about Doyle has been released by investigators in Enfield. Anyone with information regarding Doyle's whereabouts has been asked to contact the Enfield Police Department by ca…

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Police & Fire
Laptop, iPad, Jewelry Stolen After Window Of Vehicle Is Smashed In Fairfield County Laptop, iPad, Jewelry Stolen After Window Of Vehicle Is Smashed In Fairfield County
Laptop, iPad, Jewelry Stolen After Window Of Vehicle Is Smashed In Fairfield County Electronics, cash, and jewelry were stolen from a car parked in a Fairfield County elementary school parking lot after a suspect broke a window to steal the goods, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department responded to Holmes Elementary School on Monday, Nov. 29, where there was a report of a burglary that had taken place in the afternoon. According to police, a woman said that her front right passenger window was smashed out and two bags were stolen from inside the vehicle. Inside the bags were various items, including a MacBook laptop, iPad, jewelry, and other items, invest…

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Police & Fire
DWI Driver Accused Of Assaulting Woman During Altercation In Westchester DWI Driver Accused Of Assaulting Woman During Altercation In Westchester
DWI Driver Accused Of Assaulting Woman During Altercation In Westchester An argument that escalated into a physical altercation between a man and woman driving on I-95 led to his arrest when he began punching his female passenger, state police said. Stamford resident Brayan Escudero, age 29, was driving north on I-95 at approximately 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4 in Westchester when they got into a fight on the shoulder of the roadway in New Rochelle. Police said that the initial investigation determined that the two had been involved in an argument while driving, at which point Escudero allegedly pulled over to the side, where the incident escalated, and he pun…

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Police & Fire
Familiar Face, New Place: Westchester Fire Chief Lands New Gig Familiar Face, New Place: Westchester Fire Chief Lands New Gig
Familiar Face, New Place: Westchester Fire Chief Lands New Gig A longtime civil servant in Westchester is taking his talents north to take over at his hometown fire department where he began his career. After 17 years in Scarsdale, Fire Chief James Seymour IV will be stepping away to accept an appointment to become the City of Peekskill’s first paid fire chief, bringing his career full circle to where he first began his fire service career. Seymour began his fire service career as a volunteer in Peekskill in 1995 when he was 18 years old. He was later hired by the City as a career firefighter until his transfer to the Village of Scarsdale Fire Departme…

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Wanted Alleged Child Abuser On Long Island Alert Issued For Wanted Alleged Child Abuser On Long Island
Alert Issued For Wanted Alleged Child Abuser On Long Island Seen him? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a wanted man. An alert was issued by the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, Dec. 10 regarding 35-year-old Matthew Scalco, who is wanted in Family Court on a warrant for alleged paternity proceedings, child abuse, and neglect. Investigators noted that Scalco also has a warrant for his arrest from the Suffolk County First District Court for criminal obstruction of breathing from a separate incident. Scalco has been described as being approximately 5-foot-5, weighing 145 p…

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