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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

Police & Fire

Westchester Jewelry Store Robbed In Elaborate Heist, Police Say Suspects in Westchester took pages out of a movie script to break into an area jewelry store as part of an elaborate heist, police said. Officers from the Greenburgh Police Department responded to Tarrytown Jewelers on North Central Avenue in Hartsdale at approximately 12:40 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 4, where there was a reported burglary. The investigation into the burglary found that suspects cut through the roof of the neighboring business, Noblesse Nail Salon, then proceeded to lower themselves into the building. It is alleged that the suspects then made several openings in the wall of the …

by Zak Failla

10/05/2021

News

ATF Offers Reward For Information Of Cabbie Killed In Hudson Valley The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the shooters who killed a taxi driver in the Hudson Valley who was gunned down during a robbery. In Orange County, investigators from the City of Newburgh Police Department said that city resident Jorge Arbayza de la Cruz, age 51, was shot and killed by a group of men on North Miller Street at approximately 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30. Original story - One Killed In Shooting During Apparent Robbery In Hudson Valley In response, the ATF offered the reward…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2021

News

Police Ask Public's Help In Locating 17-Year-Old Girl Who's Gone Missing In Region Seen her? Police agencies in the regoin are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to locate a teenager who has been reported missing for nearly a week. The Missing Persons Clearinghouse issued an alert for 17-year-old Heisha Booker out of Hampden County, who was last seen shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30 in Holyoke. When she was last seen, Booker was reportedly wearing gray Mickey Mouse leggings, a black zip-up sweatshirt with pink lettering along the arm, and a faded yellow under shirt. Booker has been described as being 5-foot tall weighing approximately 100 pound…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2021

Schools

School In Westchester Reopens After State-Ordered Closure Weeks later than originally planned, a Westchester school will reopen for in-person learning amid safety concerns during construction in the building. In September, the Blind Brook School District in Rye Brook was forced to temporarily close the Ridge Street Elementary School by the state Department of Education due to safety concerns during construction. Earlier story - District Hopes To Bring Back Students To Westchester School NY State Ordered To Close Students were initially welcomed back to the classroom as scheduled, though the state forced the building to be closed as a massive…

by Zak Failla

10/05/2021

News

Covid-19: Johnson & Johnson To Seek Authorization For Booster Shot Johnson & Johnson is seeking federal approval for its COVID-19 booster shots, which could make it the latest to be authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On Monday, Oct. 4, a spokesperson for the pharmaceutical company announced that they were looking to gain approval to begin administering booster shots for its one-dose vaccine. Last month, regulators authorized a booster shot for some recipients of the Pfizer vaccine and are considering authorization this month for recipients of the Moderna vaccine. In total, according to reports, more than 15 million Am…

by Zak Failla

10/04/2021

News

Covid-19: Hudson Valley Positive-Test Rate Stays On Decline; New Case Rundown By County The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley continues to decline, though a new virus-related death was reported in Westchester County in the latest update from the Department of Health. After spiking, the average seven-day average positive infection rate for those tested for COVID-19 in the region is back on the decline over the weekend, from 2.37 percent on Friday, Oct. 1 to 2.34 percent the following day, and down to 2.92 percent of those tested on Sunday, Oct. 3. Statewide, the positive infection rate is also dropping, from 2.45 percent to 2.37 percent during the same …

by Zak Failla

10/04/2021

News

Covid-19: Long Island Positive-Test Rate Stays On Decline; New Case Rundown By Community The positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island continues to decline, though multiple new virus-related deaths were reported in Suffolk County in the latest update from the Department of Health. After spiking above 4.15 percent recently, the average seven-day average positive infection rate for those tested for COVID-19 on Long Island is back on the decline over the weekend, from 2.99 percent on Friday, Oct. 1 to 2.97 percent the following day, and down to 2.92 percent of those tested on Sunday, Oct. 3. Statewide, the positive infection rate is also dropping, from 2.45 percent to …

by Zak Failla

10/04/2021

News

Covid-19: 1,400 Northwell Employees Fired For Refusing To Get Vaccine New York’s largest private healthcare provider got a little smaller due to employees unwilling to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Northwell Health announced that upwards of 1,400 employees “had to exit” on Monday, Oct. 4 after they chose to remain unvaccinated against the virus, a Northwell spokesman announced. With the ousted employee, Northwell employees are now 100 percent vaccinated, officials said. “Northwell regrets losing any employee under such circumstances, but as health care professionals and members of the largest health care provider in the state, we understand our unique re…

by Zak Failla

10/04/2021

News

Covid-19: CT Positive-Test Rate Stays On Decline; New Case Rundown The positive COVID-19 infection rate in Connecticut continues to decline as it remains to hover below 2 percent, though the number of patients being treated for the virus in state hospitals rose slightly. In the latest COVID-19 update released by the state Department of Health, there were 61,112 tests administered over the weekend, resulting in 1,097 laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus for a 1.80 percent positive infection rate of those tested. Four new patients were admitted to Connecticut hospitals with new COVID-19 cases, leaving 241 still being treated for the virus statewide. …

by Zak Failla

10/04/2021

Police & Fire

Police ID Father, Children Involved In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash Police have identified the father who was killed in a double-fatal crash in Westchester that left one of his twin sons dead and two other children critically injured. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3 in New Rochelle, at Pelhamdale Avenue at the intersection with the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound exit ramp, Long Island resident Troy Carter, of Hempstead, lost control and struck a brick retaining wall on the parkway, police said. Original Story - Father, Son Killed After Car Crashes Into Retaining Wall In Westchester, Police Say New Rochelle Police Capt. J. …

by Zak Failla

10/04/2021

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