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Zak Failla

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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
Passenger Killed In Rollover Crash In Region Passenger Killed In Rollover Crash In Region
Passenger Killed In Rollover Crash In Region A rollover crash in New England left a New York City resident dead and two others injured, authorities said. Massachusetts State Police troopers in Franklin County responded to the rollover crash on Route 91 south in Bernardston shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4, which resulted in the death of a passenger. Police said that upon arrival, troopers found Flushing resident Oscar Lemus, age 32, ejected from a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder that had crashed and rolled over into the median. First responders attempted life-saving measures, but Lemus was pronounced dead after being transported t…

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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By County There was no time off for COVID-19 over Labor Day Weekend as the virus continues to surge across the Hudson Valley. Over the holiday weekend, the seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley remained high, dipping slightly from 3.61 percent on Friday, Sept. 3 to 3.60 percent through the rest of the weekend, according to the latest update from the New York State Department of Health. Average seven-day Infection rates in the state’s 10 regions according to the latest update from the Department of Health: North Country: 5.34 percent (up .23 percent); Mohawk Valley: 4.67 pe…

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COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Infection Rate Stays Steadily High; New Breakdown By Community There was no time off for COVID-19 over Labor Day Weekend as the virus continues to surge across Long Island.  Over the holiday weekend, the seven-day average COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island rose from 4.23 percent on Friday, Sept. 3 to 4.31 percent the following day before dipping back down to 4.26 percent in the latest update from the New York State Department of Health. In Suffolk, 315 new infections were confirmed in the latest update from the state, while there were 239 in Nassau, bringing the totals to 219,702 and 200,720 respectively.  Six new virus-related deaths we…

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Police & Fire
Long Island Boater Busted For Operating Vessel While Intoxicated, Police Say Long Island Boater Busted For Operating Vessel While Intoxicated, Police Say
Long Island Boater Busted For Operating Vessel While Intoxicated, Police Say A Long Island boater was busted for allegedly operating his vehicle while intoxicated and narrowly missing other vessels in the water over the holiday weekend, police said. Nassau County Police Marine Units responded to the shoreline at 18 Greenwich Ave. outside Wall’s Wharf in Bayville shortly before 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Sept. 6, to assist the Town of Oyster Bay Constable with an incident involving a boater. According to police, Bayville resident Kerry Herschlein, age 58, was operating a 1990 Sea Ray Boat, narrowly missing other vessels and recklessly operating his at irregular speed. Upo…

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Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent Half His Life In Prison Settles With Suffolk County For $16M Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent Half His Life In Prison Settles With Suffolk County For $16M
Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent Half His Life In Prison Settles With Suffolk County For $16M A man who spent decades in prison has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with officials on Long Island. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced that Keith Bush, now 64 years old, has reached a $16 million settlement after he was convicted for the 1975 murder of 14-year-old Sherese Watson in North Bellport. Bush spent 33 years behind bars before he was exonerated, making it the longest-running murder case to be overturned in New York State history. In 2019, Bush filed a lawsuit against Suffolk County after a judge dropped all charges and cleared his status as a registered l…

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COVID-19: Alert Issued For Child Tax Credit Payment Scams COVID-19: Alert Issued For Child Tax Credit Payment Scams
Covid-19: Alert Issued For Child Tax Credit Payment Scams Opportunistic fraudsters have taken advantage of some consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, this time targeting child tax credit payments that have been sent out to assist families. The IRS recently issued an alert after it began sending tens of millions of dollars to families, though scammers have been attempting to pull a fast one over on some to steal thousands of dollars in federal benefits. According to the IRS, scammers have been reaching out to families using emails, text messages, and through social media, asking to verify personal information to receive the child tax credit payme…

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Politics
Cuomo Faces New Criminal Probe Cuomo Faces New Criminal Probe
Cuomo Faces New Criminal Probe Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could face a new criminal probe as inquiries into the embattled former lawmaker continue following his ousting from office. New York’s ethics oversight commission passed a motion requesting Attorney General Letitia James’ office to investigate whether or not Cuomo was illegally leaked information in 2019. Related story - COVID-19: Hochul Reveals Thousands More Deaths Than Cuomo Reported According to reports, the investigation would center on whether the state inspector general’s office failed to find out the identity of an alleged leak that fed infor…

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Schools
COVID-19: NY Announces New School Guidelines For Masks, Social Distancing COVID-19: NY Announces New School Guidelines For Masks, Social Distancing
Covid-19: NY Announces New School Guidelines For Masks, Social Distancing With schools ready to begin reopening, the New York State Department of Health has just laid out its guidance for mask-wearing and social distancing for students and staff. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the Public Health and Health Planning Council passed an emergency regulation and a determination was issued requiring all teachers, administrators, and other school employees to submit to weekly COVID-19 testing unless they show proof of vaccination. The emergency regulation authorizes the state Health Commissioner to require weekly testing or proof of vaccine…

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Business
New Long Island Walmart Supercenter Hiring Hundreds Of Workers New Long Island Walmart Supercenter Hiring Hundreds Of Workers
New Long Island Walmart Supercenter Hiring Hundreds Of Workers With pandemic unemployment benefits drying up this month, a newly constructed Walmart Supercenter is offering hundreds of jobs to prospective employees on Long Island. Walmart announced that it has established a hiring center for its new Supercenter location at 1490 William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, which is in need of filling more than 400 hourly and management positions. The store, set to open in November, will include a full-service grocery section, a home center, auto care center, pharmacy window, garden area, and a grocery pickup area. According to Walmart, the starting salary for da…

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Reward Offered BY Suffolk County SPCA After Rabbits Found Abandoned At Area Park Reward Offered BY Suffolk County SPCA After Rabbits Found Abandoned At Area Park
Reward Offered BY Suffolk County SPCA After Rabbits Found Abandoned At Area Park A reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of a person who abandoned five rabbits at a Long Island park. The Suffolk County SPCA issued a $2,000 reward as they seek information regarding a complaint of five domestic rabbits that were abandoned in Greentree Park on the corner of Atrium and Radburn Lane, Farmingville. Officials said that the rabbits were left in a diaper box while noting that “domestic rabbits cannot survive in the wild.” The investigation into the abandoned rabbits is ongoing and Suffolk County SPCA detectives are currently canvassing the area for …

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