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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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Schools
NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack
NY School District Hit By Ransomware Attack A school district was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down the district’s computer system and disrupted its technology infrastructure. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 3 on Long Island, the Riverhead Central School District alerted the community that they were experiencing an “outage” with their Internet and email accounts. According to school officials, the outage was caused by a ransomware attack, district faculty and staff have been notified of the incident, and local police have been advised of the situation. Related story - Long Island School District Victim Of Ransomware A…

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Police & Fire
Speeding, Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say Speeding, Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say
Speeding, Swerving Driver Busted For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say A 62-year-old woman was allegedly intoxicated when she was stopped by officers speeding and swerving in and out of her lane in Fairfield County, police said. In New Canaan, an officer on patrol shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26 reported that he saw a vehicle traveling north on Smith Ridge Road “at an unreasonable speed and failing to stay in the proper lane," according to New Canaan PD Lieutenant Jason Ferraro. During the subsequent stop, police said that it was determined the driver, New Canaan resident Mindy Tarlow was allegedly showing signs of impairment, and she was take…

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News
COVID-19: Long Island Positive-Test Rate Hits 5.5 Percent As Number Of Cases Sees New Increase COVID-19: Long Island Positive-Test Rate Hits 5.5 Percent As Number Of Cases Sees New Increase
Covid-19: Long Island Positive-Test Rate Hits 5.5 Percent As Number Of Cases Sees New Increase The post-Thanksgiving spread of COVID-19 has continued on Long Island, which saw its positive infection rate hit 5.50 percent. Nearly 2,000 new infections were confirmed on Long Island, as the average seven-day positivity rate of those tested for the virus hit a new high after several weeks of watching it climb. Each of the state's 10 regions now has a positive infection rate above 2 percent, while two are over 10 percent, causing concern for some hospitals that have been overwhelmed by new cases. Related story - COVID-19: Number Of US Omicron Cases Now At Nine; Here's Info On Condit…

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News
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Nears 4 Percent As Number Of Cases Sees New Increase COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Nears 4 Percent As Number Of Cases Sees New Increase
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Nears 4 Percent As Number Of Cases Sees New Increase The post-Thanksgiving spread of COVID-19 has continued in the Hudson Valley, as the positive infection rate approaches 4 percent. In the Hudson Valley, a concerning trend continued, as the average seven-day positive infection rate of those tested in the region rose to 3.98 percent according to the latest update from the Department of Health, up nearly .50 percent in the past three days.  Each of the state's 10 regions now has a positive infection rate above 2 percent, while two are over 10 percent, causing concern for some hospitals that have been overwhelmed by new cases. Related st…

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Lifestyle
Winning $300,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At Fairfield County Convenience Store Winning $300,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At Fairfield County Convenience Store
Winning $300,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At Fairfield County Convenience Store Several Connecticut residents are feeling lucky after cashing in CT Lottery tickets with six-figure prizes. On Monday, Nov. 29, a Trumbull resident cashed in a winning $300,000 “$1,000,000 Golden Riches” scratch-off lottery ticket that was sold at the Trumbull Super Stop on Main Street in Fairfield County. The winner chose to remain anonymous. That same day, Coventry, Rhode Island resident Alison Huffman won the top prize in “$100,000 Cashword 11” for a $100,000 prize on a ticket sold in Windham County at Super Stop and Shop on Killingly Commons Drive in Dayville. The following day, New H…

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Police & Fire
Seen Him Or This Car? Man Goes Missing En Route To Hospital In Region Seen Him Or This Car? Man Goes Missing En Route To Hospital In Region
Seen Him Or This Car? Man Goes Missing En Route To Hospital In Region State Police in Massachusetts have issued a Silver Alert for a man who went missing on his way to the hospital. Daniel Ausmus, age 73, of Oxford in Worcester County, was last seen around noon on Thursday, Dec. 2, when he was supposed to be heading to the UMass Medical Center in Worcester, but never arrived. Police described Ausmus as being 5-foot-11, approximately 190 pounds, with grey hair and blue eyes. At the time he went missing his was driving a white 2016 Nissan Altima with the Massachusetts license plate 12GN38. Anyone with information regarding Ausmus’ whereabouts has been asked to…

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Politics
Here's How Much Cuomo Will Be Collecting In Pension Payments Each Month Here's How Much Cuomo Will Be Collecting In Pension Payments Each Month
Here's How Much Cuomo Will Be Collecting In Pension Payments Each Month Andrew Cuomo is no longer sitting inside the Governor’s Mansion in Albany, but he is still collecting a hefty paycheck from New York State. The embattled former governor, who resigned over the summer following an investigation into nearly a dozen of complaints of sexual harassment, received his first pension check last month to the tune of $4,219.11, according to the New York State comptroller’s office. His first payment was sent in October 2021, officials said. Cuomo's annual benefits add up to $50,629.32, which he will get the amount for the rest of his life, plus future cost of living …

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News
NY Sees Increase In Flu Cases: Here Are Most Affected Counties NY Sees Increase In Flu Cases: Here Are Most Affected Counties
NY Sees Increase In Flu Cases: Here Are Most Affected Counties With all eyes concentrating on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, flu season has quietly snuck up on New Yorkers, which reported hundreds of new cases of influenza, according to the state Department of Health. In the latest update from the Department of Health, New York recorded 980 cases of influenza out of more than 49,000 tests that were conducted, marking the “first week widespread activity has been reported following one week of regional activity.” According to health officials, 47 counties reported cases of influenza, with just five having none. The hardest-hit areas, with more than 10 …

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Politics
Here's Where Hochul Ranks In Popularity Among Nation's Governors, New Survey Says Here's Where Hochul Ranks In Popularity Among Nation's Governors, New Survey Says
Here's Where Hochul Ranks In Popularity Among Nation's Governors, New Survey Says The early returns for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul are not great since taking over for embattled former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, according to a newly released survey from Morning Consult. In the new survey, Hochul was ranked as the fifth-least favorable governor in the US, with less than half of those polled expressing approval of her time since taking over for Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple investigations in August. Related story - Hochul Sees Big Change In Approval, Brand-New Poll Reveals Hochul - whose polling numbers are only reflective of the time she took office beginning on Aug. 24 …

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Politics
Feds Reportedly Probing Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims, Nursing Home Deaths, Book Feds Reportedly Probing Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims, Nursing Home Deaths, Book
Feds Reportedly Probing Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims, Nursing Home Deaths, Book Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly now under federal investigation over the sexual harassment accusations that cost him his job in Albany, according to the New York Post. The Post reported that a legal services contract signed in October and released by the state Comptroller’s Office on Thursday, Dec. 2 found that Cuomo is being investigated by the feds for his administration's handling of COVID-19, its coverup of nursing home deaths, and the profits he made on his book about leadership during the pandemic. According to the report, the contract states that "DOJ has al…

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