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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

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Alert Issued For Missing Long Island Girl Seen her? An alert has been issued on Long Island as law enforcement agencies attempt to locate a teenager who was reported missing by her family. The Riverhead Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 13-year-old Angelica Ortiz-Cano who was reported missing in the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 2. Police described Ortiz-Cano as being approximately 5-foot-2 with a thin build, light complexion, brown eyes, and straight brown hair. She was last seen leaving her home on Lewis Street in Riverhead to head to an unknown destination. Investigators noted that no foul play …

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

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Covid-19: CT Infection Rate Soars Past 6 Percent; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut spiked above 6 percent as the state reported more than three dozen new virus-related deaths and 1,600 new infections. In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 44 new virus-related deaths, bringing the total as of Thursday, Dec. 22 to 8,909 statewide since the pandemic began in March 2020. The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been steadily rising for the past week, approaching 6 percent before spiking to 6.52 percent of those tested on Wednesday, Dec. 1. On Dec. 1, Connecticut Gov. Ned…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

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Covid-19: Man Who Went To NY Conference Tests Positive For Omicron Variant A day after the first case of the new COVID-19 variant was identified in the United States, a man from the Midwest who attended a conference in New York City has tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 strain. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday, Dec. 2 that the Department of Health in Minnesota alerted her that a constituent tested positive for the variant after spending time at the conference held at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Earlier story - COVID-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States Hochul noted that the person who contracted th…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

Lifestyle

'It's Embarrassing': Chris Cuomo Speaks Out About Indefinite Suspension From CNN The hits keep coming for the Cuomo family. CNN host Chris Cuomo, who has been suspended indefinitely following the release of his testimony regarding his role in assisting former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his sexual harassment scandal, addressed his suspension briefly during his show on SiriusXM radio. Earlier story - CNN Suspends Chris Cuomo For Using His Sources To Seek Info On Brother's Accusers During his show, the 51-year-old Chris Cuomo called the suspension “embarrassing,” while CNN continues to assess what role he played in helping the former governor navigate his way…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

Lifestyle

Winning Take-5 Ticket Sold At Store In Westchester A winning New York Lottery ticket worth more than $20,000 was sold at a Westchester convenience store, officials announced. New York Lottery officials announced on Thursday, Dec. 2 that a Take-5 ticket worth $21,038 was purchased at BNS Variety at 25 W. Grand St. in Mount Vernon. The winning numbers for the Take-5 midday drawing were 4-9-15-29-38. In addition to the top prize, New York Lottery paid out 74 $426 prizes for players who matched four numbers, 2,472 $21 third-place prizes, and 27,701 lotto players matched two numbers that won them $1 each, as well as a “free play.” It is uncle…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

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Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Increases In Infection Rate, Number Of Cases The Hudson Valley is approaching a concerning milestone in its fight against COVID-19 as the positive infection rate rose approaches 4 percent as New York contends with variants of the virus. The average seven-day positive infection rate in the Hudson Valley rose .24 percent overnight, according to the latest update from the New York State Department of Health, up to 3.73 percent, the second-lowest rate in the state, behind only New York City at 1.94 percent. Statewide, the positivity rate continues to spike, up from 4.12 percent to 4.37 percent in the past three days, according to th…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

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Long Island Railroad Service Suspended After Person Struck By Train The Long Island Railroad temporarily suspended service in both directions on its Ronkonkoma branch after a person was struck by a train, officials said. At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, the LIRR announced that eastbound and westbound service was temporarily halted on the branch after a person was hit by a train near the Wyandanch station. As of 11:50 a.m., service was still suspended in both directions between Farmingdale and Ronkonkoma, impacting multiple trains scheduled to arrive through the morning and early afternoon. Officials said that buses are estimated to arrive i…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

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Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Climbs Over 5 Percent As Number Of Cases Keeps Climbing Long Island hit a concerning milestone in its fight against COVID-19 as the positive infection rate rose above 5 percent as New York contends with variants of the virus. The average seven-day positive infection rate on Long Island rose .23 percent overnight, according to the latest update from the New York State Department of Health, up to 5.17 percent, leaving New York City (1.94 percent) and the Hudson Valley (3.73 percent) as the only regions to remain under a 4 percent positivity rate. Statewide, the positivity rate continues to spike, up from 4.12 percent to 4.37 percent in the past th…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

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Covid-19: Man Who Went To NY Conference Tests Positive For Omicron Variant A day after the first case of the new COVID-19 variant was identified in the United States, it has been announced that a man from the Midwest who attended a conference in New York City has tested positive for the Omicron COVID-19 strain. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday, Dec. 2 that the Department of Health in Minnesota alerted her that a constituent tested positive for the variant after spending time at the conference held at the Javits Center in Manhattan. Earlier story - COVID-19: First Case Of New Omicron Variant Identified In United States Hochul noted that the pe…

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

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Covid-19: Massachusetts Sees Largest Surge In Cases Since January Massachusetts is in the midst of a new surge of COVID-19 infections that has not been seen in nearly a year. In the latest update from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Commonwealth was reporting 4,838 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus, as the average seven-day positivity rate of those tested for COVID-19 rose to 5.14 percent. The number of new cases is the highest single-day total since late January, during the previous winter spike of infections. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts during the last two weeks, according to the Department of Health: 0-4: …

by Zak Failla

12/02/2021

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