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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

News

Violent After-School Assault On Student Under Investigation In Hudson Valley District A verbal argument during the school day in a Hudson Valley high school led to a vicious assault of a teenage student who was pistol-whipped during an attack after class, authorities announced. In Orange County, detectives from the City of Newburgh Police Department are investigating an assault of a 16-year-old student who was attacked and allegedly robbed of his cellphone during a group assault among his peers. Police said that during the assault on Tuesday, Oct. 26, the teen was pistol-whipped twice in the head, punched, and kicked by his assailants. According to reports, the physical al…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

Police & Fire

Body Of Missing 75-Year-Old Area Man Found Update: The body of a 75-year-old man who went missing in the area has been found. Richard Kendall was last seek walking on foot in Rockland County in the area of Marion Street and North Broadway in Nyack and he was reported missing by his wife at 1:19 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon. On Monday, Nov. 8, Orangetown Police reported his body was located n a densely wooded area of Nyack Beach State Park. No suspicious activity has been found at this time, police said. No further information was released. Original report: Seen him? An alert has been issued by police agencies in the Hudson Vall…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

Police & Fire

Truck Driver Charged With DWI After Overturning On I-287 In Westchester The driver of a tractor-trailer that overturned on I-287 and tied up traffic for hours during the morning commute was allegedly intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration triple. the legal limit, State Police said. Troopers responded to a stretch of I-287 in Westchester at approximately 8:10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, where there was an overturned tractor-trailer blocking multiple lanes near exit 8 in White Plains. Original story - Crash Involving Truck Hauling Large Boulders Snarls Part Of Morning Commute On I-287 Police said that the driver, Long Island resident Billy Robinson, age 55…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

Schools

Covid-19: Lamont Announces Update To CT Safety Protocols In Schools Connecticut has introduced new COVID-19 guidance for schools in an effort to keep children learning in the classroom for as long as possible. Gov. Ned Lamont announced the rollout of the “Screen and Stay” initiative for Connecticut schools that choose to participate in the program. Under the new initiative, students and staff identified as close contacts to a known COVID-19 case but who are not yet fully vaccinated will be able to remain in school if they were wearing masks and don’t develop symptoms. Lamont said that “the initiative will bring immediate relief to the frequent and repeated…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

News

'Disturbing Allegations' Lead To Resignation Of High School Teacher In NY A high school teacher in New York who had to be escorted out of class last week due to “disturbing allegations” is no longer working for the district on Long Island, officials announced. The Babylon Board of Education in Suffolk County announced that the unnamed school employee has resigned after reaching an agreement with the district, effective as of Monday, Nov. 8. Last week, the employee was “reassigned to home” amid an investigation into undisclosed allegations against him. His resignation was announced a week later on Tuesday, Nov. 2. According to the Board of Education, they cannot…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

Police & Fire

Crash Involving Truck Hauling Large Boulders Snarls Part Of Morning Commute On I-287 An overturned tractor-trailer on I-287 led to massive delays for commuters during the morning rush in Westchester. New York State Police said that the truck overturned on I-287 at approximately 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4 near exit 8 in White Plains, blocking the westbound lanes, while two eastbound lanes had to be closed because of debris from the crash. Eastbound delays lasted approximately an hour, with lanes reopening at approximately 9:15 a.m., police said. One westbound lane was opened by approximately 9:45 a.m. on Thursday morning as crews worked to clear the scene. Eastbound tra…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

News

DA Releases Details On Man Charged With Murdering Mother, Daughter In Westchester A 27-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of murder for the fatal stabbing of a mother and daughter in Westchester before attempting to flee New York, the District Attorney announced. Luis Ramos has been arrested for fatally stabbing a mother and daughter in or around their Shipman Avenue home in Yonkers and charged with murder. Original story - Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of Mother, Daughter In Westchester Specifically, Ramos was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, felonies, on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that betwee…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

Police & Fire

Trio Charged In Connection To Fatal Shooting In Broad Daylight On Long Island Three suspects have been arrested for their alleged roles in a fatal daytime shooting that left a 28-year-old man dead on Long Island, police announced. Freeport Police officers were dispatched to a stretch of South Bay Avenue shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, where there was a report of a man who had suffered a gunshot wound. Original story - ID Released For Man Shot, Killed In Broad Daylight On Residential Long Island Street Upon arrival, police found Long Beach resident James Diamond in the area with a gunshot wound, and he was transported to an area hospital where he w…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

News

Covid-19: New Hospitalizations Reported In CT; Latest Case Breakdown By County There were 11 new COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Connecticut as the daily positive infection rate dropped back below 2 percent. In the latest COVID-19 update released by the state Department of Health on Wednesday, Nov. 3, there were 21,470 tests administered, resulting in 391 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a 1.82 percent daily infection rate. The 11 new COVID-19 patients brought the total number hospitalized up to 215 after dropping below 200 a week earlier. Since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, there have been a total of 11.87 million COVID-19 tests adm…

by Zak Failla

11/04/2021

Politics

New York Law Limiting Carrying Guns In Public Questioned By US Supreme Court Justices The US Supreme Court could strike down a New York weapons law that requires firearm owners to show a specific need to get a permit to carry a gun outside the home. This week, the court heard arguments over a dispute about whether New York’s law violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms” in public and the line of questioning by some justices indicated some skepticism about the law. The petitioners in the case are Robert Nash, Brandon Koch, and the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, who are being represented by former solicitor general Paul Clement. Both Nash and…

by Zak Failla

11/03/2021

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