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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

Covid-19: Digital Vaccination Passport Being Considered In Connecticut Connecticut could be following in neighboring New York’s footsteps in bringing a COVID-19 vaccine passport to the state to make it easier to determine whether someone is vaccinated. With the COVID-19 data in Connecticut beginning to show improvement, and the state’s vaccine program among the top in the nation, Lamont is considering implementing a digital way to prove one is vaccinated against the virus If approved, rather than carry around a vaccination card to prove one has gotten their shots in the arm, Connecticut residents would be able to download an app that can more easily confirm th…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2021

Schools

School Superintendent In Hudson Valley Abruptly Resigns A Hudson Valley school district is parting ways with its superintendent following the unexpected and abrupt announcement of his resignation. The Clarkstown Board of Education in Rockland County announced that as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 15, Schools Superintendent Martin Cox would be stepping down in an agreement that was approved the day before. “I wish our students the very best with all their educational endeavors, both now and in the future. In addition, I am thankful for our teachers, staff, and administrators, whose daily efforts make a positive impact for students,” Cox said in a…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2021

Police & Fire

House Fire Breaks Out In Area Crews from throughout the area worked to extinguish a fire that broke out in an area home. First responders in Putnam County were called to the house on Drewville Road in Carmel at approximately 11:20 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 13, Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department spokesperson Jack Casey said. According to Casey, the first crews arrived confirmed the fire, and called for: Mutual Aid from Carmel Fire for a ladder truck; A FASteam from the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department; Tankers from the Mahopac Falls and Croton Falls fire departments; Multiple units and paramedics from the Ca…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2021

Police & Fire

Suspects At Large After Shooting Outside Westchester Deli That Hospitalized Two Two were hospitalized after suspects fired multiple rounds into a group of people congregating outside a popular deli in Westchester, police said. Detectives are investigating a shooting that took place at approximately 10:26 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14 outside the TFA Meat Market & Deli in Yonkers at 83 Riverdale Ave. According to Yonkers Police, the preliminary investigation found that at least one suspect fired multiple gunshots in the direction of a group of people, with two victims responding to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect or suspects then fled…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2021

News

Mother, Daughter From Connecticut Charged For Participating In Capitol Riot Facebook helped lead to the arrest of a mother and daughter from Connecticut who have been charged for their roles in the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6. Windham County residents Carla Krzywicki, age 19, and mother Jean Lavin, age 56, both of Canterbury, were arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 14 on a criminal complaint issued by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The arrests came after the FBI received a tip that included photos from Krzywicki's social media accounts of her and Lavin posing both outside and inside the Capitol during the riot. Canterbury residents C…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2021

News

Northern Westchester Man Admits To Attempted Murder As Hate Crime A Northern Westchester man pleaded guilty to 14 felony charges, including attempted murder as a hate crime, after stabbing a Black teen during an unprovoked dispute. Ossining resident Robert McCallion, age 36, pleaded guilty to a host of charges after admitting to stabbing the teenager repeatedly and subsequently attacking a medical professional at the Westchester County Jail. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that McCallion pleaded guilty to: Attempted murder; Attempted murder as a hate crime; Two counts of first-degree assault; Two counts of assault as a hate crime; …

by Zak Failla

09/15/2021

News

Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community There were two new COVID-19 fatalities recorded in both Nassau and Suffolk County as Long Island 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 on Long Island rose to 4.18 percent on Monday, Sept. 13, up from 4.12 percent the previous day. The statewide positive infection rate has dipped for the third straight day, from 3.22 on Saturday, Sept. 11 to 3.19 percent the following day and down to 3.16 percent on Sept. 13. In Suffolk, 556 new COVI…

by Zak Failla

09/15/2021

Police & Fire

21-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting On Residential Long Island Street A 21-year-old man was hospitalized after being victimized in a drive-by shooting on a residential road on Long Island, police said. Shots rang out on Prospect Street near the intersection of 45th Street in North Amityville at approximately 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14, with two bullets striking the man, who was standing outside an area home. Police said that after the man was shot, the driver proceeded to drive off without stopping. The shooting victim was treated at the scene and transported to an area hospital for additional treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. It is unclear what …

by Zak Failla

09/15/2021

Police & Fire

Police Investigate Reports Of Shots Fired Near High School In Westchester Police investigators in Westchester are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down suspects who were involved in a shooting near an area high school as students were being dismissed. The Mount Vernon Police Department received a report of shots fired in the area of Mount Vernon High School on California Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. Upon arrival, police said that officers interviewed several witnesses who said that shots were fired from a passing vehicle in the area of the high school. The shooting incident took place a few hundred feet away from th…

by Zak Failla

09/14/2021

Business

iPhone 13 Unveiled: Here's What Apple Announced At Its Event, Including New iPad, Watch Apple unveiled its next generation of products, including the new iPhone 13 and other must-have items for techies. At a virtual event held virtually from California on Tuesday, Sept. 14, Apple CEO Tim Cook showcased four new iPhones, a new Apple Watch, and new iPads, each with features that will prove to be an upgrade over the previous generation of products. The new smartphones - the iPhone 13 mini, the iPhone 13, the iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max - will include basic upgrades such as better cameras, improved battery life, and faster processing on its devices with the “fastest…

by Zak Failla

09/14/2021

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