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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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News

21-Year-Old Sentenced For Fatal Fire That Killed Father In Area A 21-year-old from the area will spend time in prison after admitting to killing his father and setting his home on fire. Putnam County resident Louis Weber IV, of Philipstown, pleaded guilty in August to manslaughter and arson for killing his father, Louis Weber Jr., who was 72 years old at the time, in November 2019. Original story - 20-Year-Old Charged With Murdering His Father After Lengthy Investigation On Wednesday, Nov. 10, Weber was sentenced to 20 years in prison on the manslaughter charge and up to nine years on the arson charge. He was also sentenced to five years of post-releas…

by Zak Failla

11/17/2021

News

Northern Westchester Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder As Hate Crime A Northern Westchester man will spend more than a decade behind bars after being sentenced for stabbing a Black teen during an unprovoked dispute last year. Ossining resident Robert McCallion, age 36, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a host of charges earlier this year after he stabbed a teenager repeatedly and attacked a medical professional at the Westchester County Jail. In September, McCallion pleaded guilty to: Attempted murder; Attempted murder as a hate crime; Two counts of first-degree assault; Two counts of assault as a hate crime; Two counts of …

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

Politics

Trump Impeachment Attorney Running For NY AG The trial attorney who served as the majority counsel during former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trials announced that he is running to become “The People’s Lawyer of New York.” Dan Goldman, a Democrat who was the lead prosecutor in the first impeachment probe and as a staff counsel in the second, announced that he is running to replace New York Attorney General Letitia James, who previously announced a gubernatorial run. Related story - 'I'm Running For Governor': NY AG Letitia James Makes It Official The 45-year-old Goldman took to social media to announce his "people-powered ca…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

Lifestyle

Fairfield County Man Wins $100K In CT Lottery In Ticket Purchased At Local Stop & Shop A Fairfield County man is feeling lucky after cashing in a winning CT Lottery ticket sold at an area Stop & Shop that was worth $100,000. Ridgefield resident Calvin Waterbury won $100,000 playing "CASH5" on a ticket sold at Stop & Shop on Danbury Road in Ridgefield on Monday, Nov. 15. A second winning $100,000 "CASH5" ticket sold at the Citgo station on River Road in Shelton was also cashed in earlier that same day. 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 leve…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

News

Covid-19: US Sees Surge Of Cases Among Children; Here's Latest Data With children back in the classroom and activities moving indoors as the calendar turns to the holiday season, the US has seen a spike in new COVID-19 cases among children that are causing concerns. According to a new report, in the past week, more than 122,000 COVID-19 cases were reported among minors, marking a 22 percent increase from approximately two weeks ago. The numbers represent the 14th straight week that child COVID-19 cases topped 100,000, despite the vaccine becoming more readily available for those between the ages of 5 and 12, though the number has dropped since peaking at 25…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

News

Covid-19: CT Positive-Test Rate Rises To Highest Level In Seven Weeks; New Case Breakdown With the weather cooling down and activities moving indoors during the holiday season, the daily COVID-19 positivity rate in Connecticut has spiked to its highest level in seven weeks, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Public Health. According to health officials on Tuesday, Nov. 16, there were 12,617 COVID-19 tests administered in Connecticut, resulting in 544 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a 4.31 percent daily positive infection rate. The rate is the highest positive infection rate since Friday, Sept. 17, when the number rose all the w…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

News

Residents On High Alert After Reports Of Bears Killing Chickens In Fairfield County Town Animal Control officers in Connecticut are warning residents to be on alert after bears reportedly got into an area chicken coop, killing at least two of them. In Fairfield County, the New Canaan Police Department issued a warning after bears killed multiple chickens as they prepare to fatten themselves up before hibernating for the winter. Animal Control Officer Allyson Halm said the coop was broken into sometime overnight between Saturday, Nov. 6 and Sunday, Nov. 7, and two chickens were killed, one of which was partially consumed. This is believed to be the first incident with a bear i…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

Police & Fire

Hit-Run Driver At Large After Hospitalizing Pedestrian In Nassau County, Police Say A 72-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized in critical condition on Long Island after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in the middle of the afternoon, police said. Nassau County Police Department investigators said that at approximately 1:23 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, a woman was struck by a dark-colored, late-model Ford pick-up truck at the intersection of Front Street and Park Lane in Massapequa. After striking the pedestrian, police said that the driver fled the scene. The woman suffered severe trauma and was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Police said that th…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

News

Costco Announces Recall Of Kool-Aid That Might Have Metal, Glass In The Powder Costco is cautioning customers to check their cabinets after issuing a recall for a popular Kool-Aid product. KraftHeinz and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of “Kool-Aid Tropical Punch Mix” that came in 82.5-ounce packages with the item number “95740” due to the potential presence of small pieces of glass or metal in the powder. The recalled items have “Best When Used By” dates of “2023-08-31” and “2023-09-01.” According to a Stater Bros. Markets recall notice, the foreign materials "may have been introduced during production.”  “The company discovered…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

News

CT Man Arrested For Making Threats To Lamont, State Police Say A Connecticut man is facing charges for allegedly making online threats against Gov. Ned Lamont after receiving misinformation about COVID-19 in nursing homes, State Police announced. New London County resident Jonathan Wright, age 41, of Waterford, was arrested on a warrant on Monday, Nov. 15 after making threats on social media toward the governor in late October. Police said that Wright made multiple threatening Twitter posts in October that were directed toward Lamont. According to the arresting officer, on Tuesday, Oct. 26, Wright posted “You scum living on borrowed time. President T…

by Zak Failla

11/16/2021

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