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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

Schools

School District In Northern Westchester Names New Superintendent A veteran educator in the region is heading south to lead a Northern Westchester school district. The Croton-Harmon Union Free School District announced that it has unanimously approved a multi-year contract for Stephen Walker to take over for current superintendent Deborah O’Connell, who is retiring in January. Walker comes to Croton-on-Hudson from the Sullivan West Central School District in Sullivan County, where he has served as superintendent since 2018, overseeing approximately 1,100 students. O’Connell’s retirement takes effect as of Jan. 3, 2022, with Walker taking over the followi…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

Lifestyle

$1 Million NY Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At Stop & Shop In Region A winning New York Lottery ticket was sold to one lucky Stop & Shop customer on Long Island who purchased a Powerball ticket worth $1 million. The latest Powerball draw on Wednesday, Nov. 3 had a jackpot of $132.5 million, but a second prize ticket was sold to a customer in Suffolk County at the Stop & Shop location on Union Boulevard in West Islip. On Wednesday, the winning numbers on the drawing were 01-02-24-50-57 with a Powerball of 26. The Power Play was a 2X. The West Islip ticket wasn’t the only one sold in New York. New York Lottery was reporting 16 fourth-place winners,…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

News

Multiple Bomb Threats Reported At Yale Campus Several buildings at Yale University in New Haven were evacuated after multiple bomb threats were reported on campus, officials announced. An alert sent out by the school said that the university has received calls about bombs being placed in multiple buildings on its New Haven campus. University Theatre, Jonathan Edwards College, the Yale Art Gallery, Vanderbilt Hall, Bingham Hall, Welch Hall, and Grace Hopper were all evacuated at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5, and people have been advised to avoid those areas. Old Campus was temporarily blocked off to traffic and pedestrian…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

Sports

Covid-19: Long Island HS Football Team Forfeits Playoff Game After Coach, Players Test Positive The playoffs came to an abrupt end for one Long Island high school football team that had to forfeit its opening postseason game due to COVID-19 concerns. In Nassau County, COVID-19 took out Island Trees High school before they could face top-seeded Seaford under the lights on Friday night after a coach and some players tested positive for the virus. It is unclear how many student-athletes tested positive for COVID-19. Island Trees athletic director Sean Burns informed Section VIII earlier this week of the decision, ending the football team’s season at 4-4 after losing their final game 42-…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

Suspect At Large After 19-Year-Old Shot Inside Vehicle On Long Island Roadway A teenager on Long Island was hospitalized after being shot in the neck while sitting in a vehicle overnight, police said. At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, Suffolk County police investigators said that a 19-year-old man from West Islip was in a vehicle on South 36th Street in Wyandanch when he was shot. Police said that the man was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, while the shooting suspect fled the scene and is at large. The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the shooting has been asked to…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

Schools

High School In Fairfield County Stays Closed After Contractor Makes Error Students at a Fairfield County high school will be staying home again following a contractor’s error that led to oil being poured into the water supply. Joel Barlow High School in Redding will remain closed after the contractor accidentally poured approximately 20 gallons of fuel oil into the school’s 20,000-gallon water storage tank. Easton-Redding Regional 9 School District Schools Superintendent Jason McKinnon announced that the school would be closed on Friday, Nov. 5 as crews work to clean up the water tanks in an effort to get students back to class as soon as possible. Most after-sc…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

Former Officer Charged With Using Excessive Force At Correctional Facility In Hudson Valley A former corrections officer at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in the Hudson Valley is facing time behind the other side of the bars after being charged with using excessive force against an inmate. In federal court, Dutchess County resident Aaron Finn, age 35, of Hyde Park was charged with using excessive force that amounted to “cruel and unusual punishment” against a restrained inmate in March last year. US Attorney Damian Williams said that Finn allegedly struck and thrashed the inmate, causing bodily injury to him in violation of his Constitutional rights. “Correction officer Aa…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

Police & Fire

Fourth Person Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting During Robbery Attempt On Long Island A fourth person has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting on Long Island, with more arrests likely as the investigation into the shooting continues, authorities announced. The Nassau County Police Department announced that Anyibel Madera, age 23, of Freeport, was arrested and charged with conspiracy and criminal facilitation for her role in the death of Long Beach resident James Diamond. Original story - ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight On Residential Long Island Street Freeport Police officers were dispatched to a stretch of South Bay Avenue shortly before 3:3…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

News

Proposed New Bill Would Ban Noisy Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Statewide New York lawmakers are promoting a new green agenda as they look to potentially put a ban on noisy gas-powered leaf blowers across the state. State Sen. Pete Harckham (who represents parts of Westchester/Putnam/Dutchess counties) promoted a new bill that would amend New York’s energy laws to require zero-emission landscaping devices no later than 2027. The bill includes a potential ban on lawnmowers, lawn edgers, leaf blowers, leaf vacuums, and other landscaping equipment. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), one hour of lawn mower use is the equivalent of driving 300…

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

News

Covid-19: New Deaths Reported, Infection Rate Steady In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County More than two dozen new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past week in Connecticut as the number of newly reported daily infections rose slightly. In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 25 new virus-related deaths - up from more than 30 a week prior - bringing the total up to 8,776 statewide as of Thursday, Nov. 4 since the pandemic began in March 2020. The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been fluctuating in the past week, up to nearly 3 percent before dropping down to 2.25 percent of those tested on Wednesday, Nov. 3, up from 1.82 …

by Zak Failla

11/05/2021

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