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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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Police & Fire
Three Teens Assault 19-Year-Old Near Long Island High School, Police Say Three Teens Assault 19-Year-Old Near Long Island High School, Police Say
Three Teens Assault 19-Year-Old Near Long Island High School, Police Say Two teens are facing charges and a third is at large after ganging up to beat up a high school student on Long Island, police said. Suffolk County Police said that a 19-year-old student at Copiague High School was standing near the building at the corner of Dixon Avenue and Bethpage Road in Copiague - off school grounds - at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, when he was surrounded by a group of other students. Police said that a 15-year-old held the teen while a 16-year-old punched him repeatedly. A third unidentified student was also involved in the assault, but no information …

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Body Found In Westchester Park Near Library Body Found In Westchester Park Near Library
Body Found In Westchester Park Near Library A grisly scene played out at a Westchester park when the lifeless body of a dead man was found near a local library. Early on Tuesday, Sept. 14, a 37-year-old homeless man, whose name has not been released, was found unresponsive in Ruby Dee Park in New Rochelle, reportedly near the entrance on Huguenot Street. Police were called to the scene, and paramedics attempted CPR unsuccessfully. The man was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. A New Rochelle Police spokesperson said that the man suffered an unknown medical condition, and there are no signs of crimina…

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COVID-19: Mass Seeing Red As Each County Now At High Risk For Spread COVID-19: Mass Seeing Red As Each County Now At High Risk For Spread
Covid-19: Mass Seeing Red As Each County Now At High Risk For Spread Each of Massachusetts’ 14 counties has now been designated within the “high transmission” category for COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). With variants of the virus surging through the region, the CDC no counties in Massachusetts fall under the “substantial” or “low” designation. "Substantial” transmission means the county has seen between 50 and 99.99 total new cases per 100,000 persons in the past seven days, according to the CDC. However, “High” transmission includes anything above that number. Here’s the breakdown of new COVID-19 in Massachusetts over t…

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COVID-19: Alert Issued For Possible Exposure At Event In Hudson Valley COVID-19: Alert Issued For Possible Exposure At Event In Hudson Valley
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Possible Exposure At Event In Hudson Valley Health officials in the Hudson Valley are cautioning that patrons at a popular Hudson Valley event may have been exposed to COVID-19. The Orange County Health Department is advising anyone who attended the New York Renaissance Faire on Saturday, Sept. 4, or Monday, Sept. 6 should monitor themselves for symptoms as they could have been exposed to the virus on those two days. The fair is held on weekends on NY-17A in Tuxedo Park through Friday, Oct. 1. Orange County Health Commissioner Dr. Irina Gelman is recommending that any employees or patrons should monitor their own and children’s sy…

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Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Teen Missing More Than A Month Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Teen Missing More Than A Month
Alert Issued For Hudson Valley Teen Missing More Than A Month Seen him?  The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children issued an alert for a missing teenager in the Hudson Valley who has not been seen in more than a month. Javon Jackson, who turns 16 years old on Friday, Sept. 24, has been missing out of New Winsdor in Orange County since Sunday, Aug. 8, prompting multiple law enforcement and missing person agencies to team up in an effort to locate the teen. Jackson was described as being approximately 5-foot-7 weighing 138 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.  Anyone with information regarding Jackson's whereabouts has been …

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Schools
Massachusetts Calls On National Guard To Assist In School Bus Driver Shortage Massachusetts Calls On National Guard To Assist In School Bus Driver Shortage
Massachusetts Calls On National Guard To Assist In School Bus Driver Shortage Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is calling in the cavalry to help the state with transporting students to class at the beginning of the new school year. Baker announced that he is activating as many as 250 Guard members to assist with school transportation as the country contends with a massive bus driver shortage that left some districts scrambling to get students to class. 
“We asked a bunch of communities if they'd be interested in having Guard people drive vehicles for them, especially the smaller buses," Baker said in a briefing this week. "A bunch of communities said if y…

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Politics
Caroline Simmons Claims Victory Against Incumbent Mayor Martin In Stamford Mayoral Primary Caroline Simmons Claims Victory Against Incumbent Mayor Martin In Stamford Mayoral Primary
Caroline Simmons Claims Victory Against Incumbent Mayor Martin In Stamford Mayoral Primary Stamford Mayor David Martin will not serve a third term in office after state Rep. Caroline Simmons declared victor over him in the Democratic mayoral primary. In a race separated by more than 1,700 votes, Simmons toppled the two-term mayor in the primary on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and will now take on former New York Mets manager and Stamford native Bobby Valentine in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Earlier story - Sports Legend, Ex-Mets Manager Bobby Valentine Running For Mayor Of His Hometown According to unofficial results from Martin’s camp, he received 2,404 votes, including abs…

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Schools
CT School District Put On Lockdown After Social Media Threat CT School District Put On Lockdown After Social Media Threat
CT School District Put On Lockdown After Social Media Threat A teenage student in Connecticut is facing charges after allegedly making a threat on social media the forced a temporary lockdown of two schools this week. On Tuesday, Sept. 14, both the Derby middle and high schools in New Haven County were put into lockdown after police were made aware of a threatening social media post, authorities said. The nature of the post was initially unclear, but officials said it pertained to the high school, which shares the same complex as the middle school, prompting a lockdown of both buildings. According to reports, in the video, the teen can be seen wear…

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COVID-19: Hochul Announces Series Of New Universal Mask Requirements In New York COVID-19: Hochul Announces Series Of New Universal Mask Requirements In New York
Covid-19: Hochul Announces Series Of New Universal Mask Requirements In New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a series of universal mask requirements she said will help protect New Yorkers against the highly contagious Delta variant and the surge in COVID-19 infections statewide. Mask mandates for children in New York are being expanded to include children in child care and daycare centers as the number of new infections in kids rises across the country. During her latest COVID briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 15 in Albany, Hochul announced the new mandates that will impact children still too young to be eligible for the vaccine. Beginning on Sept. 15, child care, daycare c…

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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; Latest Breakdown By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; Latest Breakdown By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; Latest Breakdown By County There were four new COVID-19 fatalities recorded in the Hudson Valley as the region continues contending with a positive infection rate above 4 percent. In the latest update from the state Department of Health, the average seven-day positive COVID-19 infection rate of those tested in the Hudson Valley dipped for the third straight day, from 3.67 percent on Saturday, Sept. 11, to 3.64 percent the following day, and down to 3.56 percent on Sept. 13. The statewide positive infection rate has also dipped for the third straight day, from 3.22 on Saturday, Sept. 11 to 3.19 percent and then down t…

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