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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.

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Help's On Way: CT National Guard, 40 Eversource Crews Head To Gulf For Ida Recovery Help's On Way: CT National Guard, 40 Eversource Crews Head To Gulf For Ida Recovery
Help's On Way: CT National Guard, 40 Eversource Crews Head To Gulf For Ida Recovery The Connecticut cavalry is coming. Help is on the way to residents and businesses in the south that are suffering in the wake of Hurricane Ida as Eversource line crews and members of the Connecticut National Guard make their way to Louisiana to help with clean-up efforts. Dozens of Eversource line crews said farewell to the Nutmeg State over the weekend as utility workers prepare to help restore power to more than a million homes and businesses. Officials said that crews are expected to begin working 16-hour shifts for days at a time in Louisiana until power is restored and they can head …

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Police & Fire
Know Him? Man Accused Of Making $1.5K In Purchases With Stolen Credit Card Know Him? Man Accused Of Making $1.5K In Purchases With Stolen Credit Card
Know Him? Man Accused Of Making $1.5K In Purchases With Stolen Credit Card Police investigators in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man who allegedly spent hundreds of dollars from an older woman. An alert was issued by the Westfield Detective Bureau in Hampden County for a wanted man who allegedly used a credit card stolen from an elderly woman to spend hundreds on Wednesday, Aug. 11. In total, the purchases totaled more than $1,500, police said. The suspect was described as having “longer hair tied with a white hair tie under his hat.” No other descriptive information about the suspect was provided, thoug…

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Schools
Bus Driver Shortage Affects Large CT District On First Day Of School Bus Driver Shortage Affects Large CT District On First Day Of School
Bus Driver Shortage Affects Large CT District On First Day Of School Hundreds of students in one of Connecticut’s largest school districts had to seek alternate routes to make their way to the first day of classes due to a bus driver shortage. Upwards of 300 students in Hamden had to find alternate transportation for the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 30, after parents received short notice that a bus driver shortage was going to cause havoc for some families. School officials said that the district was notified by First Student Bus Company on Friday, Aug. 27 that there were not enough bus drivers to cover all routes, noting that there is a nationwide …

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USDA Recalls 862,000 Pounds Of Italian Meat Due To Salmonella Contamination USDA Recalls 862,000 Pounds Of Italian Meat Due To Salmonella Contamination
USDA Recalls 862,000 Pounds Of Italian Meat Due To Salmonella Contamination Hundreds of thousands of pounds of uncured Italian meats tied to a salmonella outbreak are being recalled b the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Mount Olive, New Jersey-based Fratelli Beretta announced that it is recalling approximately 862,000 pounds of uncured antipasto products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Infantis and/or Salmonella Typhimurium. The 24-ounce ready-to-eat meat trays were produced between Sunday, Feb. 28, and Sunday, Aug. 15. According to FSIS, the trays contain two 12-ounce packages of “Fratelli Ber…

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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By County COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By County
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By County The positive COVID-19 infection rate in the Hudson Valley is back on the rise after seeing a slight decrease over the past week as New York contends with the Delta variant of the virus. After seeing the average seven-day infection rate dip slightly, it rose over the weekend, from 3.60 percent to 3.67 percent on Saturday, Aug. 28 in the latest update from the state Department of Health as the region approaches 4 percent. The statewide infection is also on the rise, up to 3.29 percent, down slightly from 3.32 percent in the same time frame. In the Hudson Valley, two new COVID-19 fatalities w…

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Police & Fire
Police Ask Public's Help In Locating Western Mass Larceny Suspect Police Ask Public's Help In Locating Western Mass Larceny Suspect
Police Ask Public's Help In Locating Western Mass Larceny Suspect A suspect is at large after being caught on camera stealing a kayak in Western Massachusetts, police said. The Wilbraham Police Department released photos and videos of a suspect who is wanted for larceny that happened early on Sunday, Aug. 29. According to Wilbraham Police investigators, a suspect who was described as being a white male in his 50s was caught on a doorbell video at approximately 11 a.m. on Sunday morning at a residence on Dalton Street driving a U-Haul pick up truck. Police believe the suspect was involved in stealing a 12-foot orange and yellow tandem kayak. Anyone wit…

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Man Found Guilty Of Engaging In Bribery, Kickback Scheme With School Employee In Westchester Man Found Guilty Of Engaging In Bribery, Kickback Scheme With School Employee In Westchester
Man Found Guilty Of Engaging In Bribery, Kickback Scheme With School Employee In Westchester A Westchester man who paid a school district employee thousands in bribes and kickbacks has been found guilty following a two-week trial, authorities announced. Ricardo Jimenez, age 57, was found guilty of bribery and rewarding official misconduct, both felonies, after allegedly paying a Chappaqua Central School District maintenance employee over $5,000 to ensure district-related maintenance projects were awarded to a company he owned. Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah said that Jimenez and his company, RJ Summit Services, Inc. had invoices for work approved by the school empl…

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COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Long Island Sees New Infection-Rate Increase; Latest Breakdown By Community More than 300 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in both Nassau and Suffolk counties as the positive COVID-19 infection rate on Long Island is back hovering above 4 percent. After several days of seeing the infection rate drop, the average seven-day positive rate jumped from 4.17 percent to 4.31 percent in the latest update provided by the state Department of Health over the weekend. The statewide infection is also on the rise, up to 3.29 percent, down slightly as other regions in the state contend with variants of the virus.  In Suffolk, 467 new COVID-19 infections were confirmed in t…

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Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Long Island For Child Neglect Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Long Island For Child Neglect
Alert Issued For Man Wanted On Long Island For Child Neglect Recognize him? An alert has been issued by police investigators on Long Island as they seek the public's assistance in tracking down a wanted man. The Suffolk County Sheriff applied for and received a warrant for area resident Seti Robinson, Sr., whose last known addresses were in the Mastic and Shirley areas. Police said that Robinson is wanted out of Suffolk County Family Court for child neglect, and out of the Suffolk County Court for felony aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. The warrant was granted on Friday, Aug. 6.  According to investigators, Robinson, age 27…

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CT Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce Future Tree-Related Storm Damage CT Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce Future Tree-Related Storm Damage
CT Communities Working With Eversource To Reduce Future Tree-Related Storm Damage Communities are teaming with Eversource to help reduce potential tree damage during big storms in the future. In the wake of Tropical Storm Henri leaving thousands without power in Connecticut and Massachusetts, the utility company announced that it is working with town officials to expand efforts to identify and proactively address areas that have been problematic during recent storms. On Wednesday, Aug. 25, two days after the storm, Eversource was still reporting multiple outages impacting nearly 300 of the company’s 1.28 million customers. “As part of its continuing efforts to improve s…

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