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Zak Failla

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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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Man Wanted In Westchester After Posing As Fire Chief Man Wanted In Westchester After Posing As Fire Chief
Man Wanted In Westchester After Posing As Fire Chief Recognize him? An alert has been issued by police investigators in Westchester as they attempt to locate and identify an alleged fraudster who posed as a fire chief to bilk employees at an area restaurant. The City of Rye Police Department released photos of a man who walked into Playa Bowls on Purdy Avenue at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8, identifying himself as a fire chief in the city. Police said that the unidentified man proclaimed that he was there to perform an inspection of the building, and after a brief walkthrough, he wrote two bills for approximately $480 and was h…

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Failing To Pay More Than $100K In Child Support On Long Island Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Failing To Pay More Than $100K In Child Support On Long Island
Alert Issued For Man Wanted For Failing To Pay More Than $100K In Child Support On Long Island Seen him? Police investigators on Long Island issued an alert as they attempt to track down an alleged deadbeat dad who owes more than $100,000 in back child support. Stephen R. Soto, age 57, is wanted for a Suffolk County Family Court warrant of arrest for failure to pay child support, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Soto, who has been wanted for more than four years, has been described as being 5-foot-10, weighing approximately 175 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and a mustache. He is last known to have ties to the New York City area. Anyone with information regarding Soto or his…

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Schools
Hudson Valley HS To Go Remote For Months Hudson Valley HS To Go Remote For Months
Hudson Valley HS To Go Remote For Months A Hudson Valley high school will be transitioning to its remote learning model for several months due to hazardous materials inside the building. In Rockland County, Clarence Ellis, the Superintendent of Schools for the East Ramapo Central School District announced that the Spring Valley High School will be going remote through January after conducting hazardous materials and air quality testing. Local testing consultant Quality Environmental Solutions & Technologies Inc. was brought in to test the building on Tuesday, Oct. 12, with the results on Thursday, Oct. 14 reporting the presenc…

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Lifestyle
$2 Million Wedding Set For Bill Gates' Daughter In Northern Westchester $2 Million Wedding Set For Bill Gates' Daughter In Northern Westchester
$2 Million Wedding Set For Bill Gates' Daughter In Northern Westchester The red carpet is being rolled out in Northern Westchester as billionaire Bill Gates has arrived in the region for a star-studded event as his daughter gets married as part of a multi-million dollar affair. The 65-year-old Microsoft founder and his entourage made their way to New York City on Thursday, Oct. 14 in advance of a planned $2 million wedding for Jennifer Gates at the family’s 124-acre $16 million horse farm in North Salem Gates bought his daughter following her graduation from Stanford University. Jennifer Gates, age 25, is set to marry professional equestrian Nayel Nassar during…

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Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Reported On Long Island Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Reported On Long Island
Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Reported On Long Island Health officials are investigating a reported outbreak of Legionnaires' disease on Long Island that left one dead and hospitalized 10. There have been nearly a dozen confirmed cases within a one-mile radius in Nassau County between Wantagh Avenue and Old Jerusalem Road on the Levittown-Wantagh border, officials announced. At least one person has died from Legionnaires' and two others remain hospitalized amid the outbreak. Seven others have been discharged after being treated. Each of the cases was reported in the past two weeks. Symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease include fever, chills, m…

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COVID-19: Westchester Duo Charged In $7.6 Million Fraud Scheme COVID-19: Westchester Duo Charged In $7.6 Million Fraud Scheme
Covid-19: Westchester Duo Charged In $7.6 Million Fraud Scheme A pair of Westchester residents are among four facing charges for their roles in a multi-million dollar COVID-19 fraud scheme during the height of the pandemic. Mount Vernon residents Quadri Salahuddin, age 25, and Anwar Salahuddin, age 35, Los Angeles resident Christal Ransom, age 44, and Jacob Carter, age 35, of Capitol Heights, Maryland are facing charges for allegedly submitting more than 1,000 fraudulent applications for small business loans in various peoples’ names and accepting kickbacks. US Attorney Damian Williams announced this week that the four allegedly schemed to defraud the …

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Capitol Rioter From NY Accidentally Admits To More Felonies While Representing Himself In Court Capitol Rioter From NY Accidentally Admits To More Felonies While Representing Himself In Court
Capitol Rioter From NY Accidentally Admits To More Felonies While Representing Himself In Court A rioter from New York who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol got himself in hotter water after representing himself in court and will now face fresh charges. Brandon Fellows, a 27-year-old former high school wrestling standout who attended Hudson Valley Community College, accidentally admitted to two more felonies. Original story - Ex-NY HS Wrestling Standout Who Smoked Pot In Senator's Office Says He Has No Regrets For Riot According to reports, Fellows admitted that he prepared for an evidentiary hearing, not a bond hearing as he appeared before the court “pr…

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COVID-19: New Deaths Reported, Infection Rate Up In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County COVID-19: New Deaths Reported, Infection Rate Up In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County
Covid-19: New Deaths Reported, Infection Rate Up In CT; Latest Breakdown Of Cases By County More than three 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 40 new virus-related deaths, bringing the total up to 8,707 statewide as of Thursday, Oct. 14, as the infection rate is back on the rise. The daily positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in Connecticut has been fluctuating in the past week, from under 2 percent for several days before hitting 2.23 percent of those tested on Wednesday, Oct. 13. On Oct. 13, Connecticut Gov. Ned La…

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Police & Fire
Police Issue Alert For Increase In Larcenies At Long Island Fitness Centers Police Issue Alert For Increase In Larcenies At Long Island Fitness Centers
Police Issue Alert For Increase In Larcenies At Long Island Fitness Centers Law enforcement officials on Long Island are cautioning gym-goers not to “weight for it to happen to them” following a recent rise in larcenies from area fitness centers. The Nassau County Police Department issued an alert following a rise in the number of larcenies being reported at gyms and fitness centers across Long Island. Police said that valuables have been stolen or removed from locked gym lockers or taken from inside of vehicles parked in the parking lot of some gyms in recent weeks, prompting the alert. According to police, those going to work out should “bring as little valuable…

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Lifestyle
Winning $50K CT Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At Stop & Shop In Fairfield County Winning $50K CT Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At Stop & Shop In Fairfield County
Winning $50K CT Lottery Powerball Ticket Sold At Stop & Shop In Fairfield County One lucky food shopper in Fairfield County walked into an area Stop & Shop and walked out with groceries and a winning $50,000 Powerball ticket. One week after a $700 million prize was claimed on a Powerball drawing in California, a second $50,000 winning ticket was sold at top & Shop on Danbury Road in Ridgefield. Earlier story - $50,000 Powerball Ticket Sold in Connecticut The winning numbers on the latest Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 13 were 23-29-47-59-60 with a Powerball of 15. The Power Play was a 2X. Lottery officials have not released the name of the Powerball…

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