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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

Criminal Complaint Against Robert Durst For Wife's 1982 Murder Filed In Westchester Robert Durst has been charged in Westchester with the murder of his former wife Kathie, who mysteriously disappeared in 1982, potentially providing solace for a family that’s been dealing with the unsolved death for decades. “The Westchester County District Attorney's Office can confirm that a complaint charging Robert Durst with the murder of Kathleen Durst was filed in Lewisboro Town Court on (Oct.) 19, 2021,” Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah announced. "We have no further comment at this time.” The second-degree murder complaint comes after Kathie Durst’s family called fo…

by Zak Failla

10/22/2021

News

Covid-19: New Deaths Reported, Infection Rate Down In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County More than a dozen new COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past week in Connecticut as the number of newly reported daily infections dipped after a small spike. In the past week, Connecticut hospitals recorded 14 new virus-related deaths - down from 40 a week prior - bringing the total up to 8,721 statewide as of Thursday, Oct. 21 since the pandemic began. The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been fluctuating in the past week, from nearly 3 percent for several days before hitting 1.67 percent of those tested on Wednesday, Oct. 20. On Oct. 20, Co…

by Zak Failla

10/22/2021

News

Fairfield County Man Charged With Taking Photo Up Metro-North Passenger's Skirt A Fairfield County man is facing charges in Westchester after allegedly taking photos under the skirt of an unexpecting woman on a Metro-North train, authorities announced. Greenwich, Connecticut resident Majid Hedayati, age 66, has been arraigned on a felony count of second-degree unlawful surveillance after taking photos of a female passenger in Westchester in September, according to the Westchester County District Attorney. It is alleged that on Thursday, Sept. 23, Hedayati was traveling on the Metro-North Railroad from Grand Central Station to Stamford when he sat down across from a wom…

by Zak Failla

10/22/2021

Lifestyle

Red-Tailed Hawk Rescued By Metro-North Engineer Released In Fairfield County A hawk that was rescued by a fast-acting Metro-North engineer who came to its aid after it was caught on the tracks in Connecticut was released back into the wild in Fairfield County. In May, Metro-North engineer Larry Allain was operating a Danbury branch train in Fairfield County when he spotted a large bird on the tracks. A bird enthusiast, Allain was able to slow the train safely and on time, at which point he said that he realized it was a red-tailed hawk that was injured and unable to fly off the tracks. Officials said that Allain stopped the train inches from the injured hawk, was a…

by Zak Failla

10/22/2021

Schools

Westchester Alternative High School To Transfer To College Campus An alternative high school in Westchester will have a new home that will accommodate more students in a larger space thanks to a deal with an area college. The New Rochelle Board of Education announced at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 19 that it has approved the relocation of the Huguenot Academy to space leased at Monroe College’s campus in the city. Officials said that “the relocation of the Academy, currently located next to the library at New Rochelle High School, will provide more spacious accommodations for faculty and students and open up partnership opportunities with Monroe College.…

by Zak Failla

10/22/2021

Politics

Elected Official In New Haven County Resigns After Arrest For Federal Fraud Complaint An elected official in Connecticut who was arrested on a federal fraud complaint for defrauding his city out of hundreds of thousands of dollars has resigned from one government position as he faces charges. Original story - Elected Official In CT Arrested On Federal Fraud Complaint In New Haven County, Democratic State Rep. Michael DiMassa is facing a fraud charge following allegations that he defrauded the City of West Haven out of more than $630,000. DiMassa was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in November 2016 to represent the 116th Assembly District of West Hav…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2021

News

Missing Long Island Man Found A Long Island man who went missing has been found. Douglas Graham Wesbee of Medford had last been seen Tuesday, Oct. 19. On Thursday evening, Oct. 21, Suffolk County Police said "Graham-Wesbee has been located, unharmed."

by Zak Failla

10/21/2021

News

Missing Long Island Man Found Update: A Long Island man who went missing has been found. Douglas Graham Wesbee of Medford had last been seen Tuesday, Oct. 19. On Thursday evening, Oct. 21, Suffolk County Police said "Graham-Wesbee has been located, unharmed." Original report: Loved ones feared the worst after police found a missing 27-year-old Long Island man's car -- with the motor running -- as well as his cellphone and shoes. They're hoping someone can help find him. Douglas Graham Wesbee of Medford visited his brother in Bay Shore in Suffolk County around noon on Tuesday, Oct. 19, then spoke with his mother…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2021

Politics

Putnam Sheriff 'Clears The Air' After Phone Call Recording With Carmel Supervisor Released Putnam County Sheriff Robert Langley, Jr. is looking to “clear the air” after a recording of a telephone call he had with Carmel Town Supervisor Ken Schmitt was released to the public. In September, the recording between the two elected officials was leaked by a Putnam County Watchdog Group regarding Schmitt possibly joining the “Langley Administration” at the end of the year. The audio - taken some time in August - also included Schmitt backing Langley and expressing support for him in the upcoming November election against challenger Kevin McConville after previously backing the latter. …

by Zak Failla

10/21/2021

Politics

Bill Clinton Glad To Be Home In Northern Westchester After Health Scare In California Former President Bill Clinton is back resting in his Northern Westchester home following a health scare that left him hospitalized in California. While working on business for the Clinton Foundation, the former president was hospitalized at the UCI Medical Center in California when he began to feel fatigued, according to reports. While he was being treated, Clinton was diagnosed with a urological infection that led to a more broad infection that needed to be treated. According to Clinton’s doctors, he was “administered IV antibiotics and fluids” as part of his treatment, Dr. Alpesh Amin a…

by Zak Failla

10/21/2021

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