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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

Lifestyle

Winning $100K CT Lottery Tickets Sold At Fairfield County Stores A pair of winning $100,000 CT Lottery tickets sold at Fairfield County locations have been cashed in. On Thursday, Oct. 4, Bridgeport resident Aodrone Johnson was feeling lucky after cashing in a winning $100,000 “KENO” ticket that was sold at the Boston News & Deli on Boston Avenue in Bridgeport. Days later, on Monday, Nov. 8, Fairfield resident James McDonald won the same prize on a “CASH5” ticket that was sold at the Cumberland Farms location on Post Road in Fairfield. The winning $100,000 tickets were sandwiched between a Hartford County man who won nearly $1 million playing “Mil…

by Zak Failla

11/09/2021

News

Covid-19: Infection Rate, Hospitalizations Up In CT; Breakdown Of New Cases By County The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in Connecticut hospitals is back above 200 as the state saw a slight surge of new cases over the weekend. Since Friday, Nov. 5, Connecticut conducted 36,557 COVID-19 cases, resulting in 941 new laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a 2.57 percent positive infection rate, up from the previous data released by the state Department of Health. Ten new COVID-19 patients were admitted to Connecticut hospitals, as the number being treated rose back up to 207 after it dipped below 200 for several days the previous week. Since the beginning of the…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2021

Schools

Threat Leads To Lockout At School District In Westchester A Westchester County school district was temporarily locked down after a purported anonymous threat was posted on social media seemingly targeting an area building. In Westchester, the Harrison School District put emergency protocols in place early on Monday, Nov. 8 for all school buildings after there was a threat made targeting the high school. As a precaution, all schools were locked down, which means that learning will continue as normal, but no one was allowed in or outside of the buildings. There was also an increased police presence throughout the district. However, according to p…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2021

Politics

NY Legislator Arraigned After Allegedly Trading Oxycodone For Sex A New York lawmaker accused of trading prescription pills for sex is facing multiple felony charges following his arraignment on a nine-count indictment, officials announced. On Long Island, Suffolk County Legislator William “Doc” Spencer, who represents the 18th District, was charged on Monday, Nov. 8 on a nine-count indictment that includes seven felonies. Spencer, a Centerport resident, was previously arrested on drug charges. He pleaded not guilty. The new charges were not read in court. The new charges are tied to Spencer allegedly hiring a sex worker in September 2020 and later lying…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2021

Police & Fire

Long Island Man Arrested Following Investigation Into Fatal Drug Overdose An investigation into a fatal overdose on Long Island led to the arrest of a man who is facing a host of drug-related charges, authorities announced. On Sunday, Nov. 7, detectives from the Nassau County Police Department arrested Uniondale resident Curtis Morgan, age 36, following an investigation into a fatal overdose in Rockville Centre. Police said that Morgan was arrested without incident. Morgan was charged with three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance. He was held and scheduled to be arraigned in First Dis…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2021

News

Covid-19: NY Sees 12-Percent, One-Week Statewide Increases In Cases; These Counties Hardest Hit New York has seen a surge of new COVID-19 cases, despite an increase in vaccination rates, as the holiday season rapidly approaches. In the past week, New York reported a 12-percent increase in COVID-19 cases, largely due to a spike in cases upstate, where the positive infection rates have been on the rise. Two of New York’s 10 regions have seen their average seven-day positive COVID-19 infection rise above 6 percent, though downstate is largely containing the virus. Here are the latest seven-day average percentage of positive test results, according to the latest update from the New Yor…

by Zak Failla

11/08/2021

Police & Fire

Unresponsive Driver Arrested For DUI In Fairfield County, Police Say Police in Fairfield County arrested a sleeping driver parked the wrong way on an area roadway after it was determined he was intoxicated, authorities announced. A police officer from the Darien Police Department responded to the intersection of Park Place and Norton Avenue shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, where there was a report of an unresponsive man inside a parked vehicle. Upon arrival, the officer said that he located the parked car facing the wrong way in a westbound lane on Park Place. Police said that upon approaching the vehicle, the officer could smell alcohol, and …

by Zak Failla

11/07/2021

Police & Fire

Man Asleep Behind The Wheel In Fairfield County Arrested For DUI A man asleep behind the wheel of a parked car in Fairfield County on Halloween morning was allegedly drunk when he attempted to back away from officers attempting to interview him, police said. Shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31, officers from the Darien Police Department responded to a Dubois Street residence, where there were reports of a suspicious car parked in the driveway with the lights on. Upon arrival, officers found the driver, Norwalk resident Wilmer Valladares-Raudales, age 21, asleep in the reclined driver’s seat. Police said that Valladares-Raudales sought to leave the s…

by Zak Failla

11/07/2021

News

Here's What Group Of People Will Get A Federal Stimulus Check In 2022 It is unlikely that the federal government will distribute a fresh round of stimulus checks to most Americans again, but some will qualify for some financial assistance in 2022. During the COVID-19 outbreak, eligible Americans received as many as three stimulus checks to help them ride out the pandemic, though a fourth is unlikely, outside of a specific group. Parents who gave birth to a child in 2021 will be eligible for a 2022 stimulus check of up to $1,400, similar to the third round that was issued in March. Eligible new parents who inform the IRS they had a baby — or babies — when th…

by Zak Failla

11/07/2021

Police & Fire

Driver Admits To Drinking, Driving During Stop In Fairfield County Multiple traffic violations led to the arrest of a 28-year-old driver who admitted to being drunk when he was pulled over by a patrol officer in Fairfield County, police said. An officer from the Darien Police Department reported that shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 29, a driver was spotted failing to fully stop at a stop sign at the intersection at Middlesex Road and Hoyt Street. The driver, Stamford resident Christopher Russo, then proceeded to cross over the double yellow line, prompting the officer to stop him on Hoyt Street near Camp Avenue. According to the officer, Russo ha…

by Zak Failla

11/06/2021

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