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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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Henri: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Residents Are Now Without Power Henri: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Residents Are Now Without Power
Henri: Here's How Many Hudson Valley Residents Are Now Without Power Utility crews in the Hudson Valley are working around the clock to repair thousands of power outages overnight as hundreds remain without electricity following the impact of Tropical Storm Henri. As of late Monday morning, Aug. 23, crews are working to restore power to more than 1,000 Hudson Valley utility customers who were still left in the dark due to the storm. Central Hudson was reporting 35 active outages, which were impacting 810 customers, the bulk of which (670) were in Ulster County. Other outages were reported in Dutchess (84), Sullivan (42), Orange (10), and Greene (two) counti…

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Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power
Henri: Here's How Many Massachusetts Residents Are Now Without Power Tens of thousands of residents in Massachusetts lost power overnight as crews worked through the night to make repairs required by hurricane turned tropical storm turned tropical depression Henri. According to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency, as of 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, more than 1,200 people were without power, with repairs made through the night and morning to leave approximately 200 in the dark as of 9:45 a.m. In Western Massachusetts, just 95 of Eversource’s 220,755 customers were reporting outages, led by Westhampton (54), and Montgomery (22), Conway (17). Other o…

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Henri: Here's How Many CT Residents Are Now Without Power Henri: Here's How Many CT Residents Are Now Without Power
Henri: Here's How Many CT Residents Are Now Without Power Thousands in Connecticut are without power following the round of storms that rolled through the region, though the damage was not as bad as expected. As late Monday morning, Aug. 23, more than 8,000 of Eversource’s 1.28 million customers in the state are reporting outages. United Illuminating is working to repair seven active outages impacting more than 1,100 of the company’s customers. The most outages are being reported in: Pomfret (708),  Woodstock (659),  Thompson (628),  Brooklyn (595),  Plainfield (536),  Canterbury (528),  Town of Fairfield (454) P…

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Henri: Here's How Many Long Island Residents Are Now Without Power Henri: Here's How Many Long Island Residents Are Now Without Power
Henri: Here's How Many Long Island Residents Are Now Without Power Utility crews on Long Island are now working to repair dozens of active outages following the wind gusts and rain brought by Tropical Storm Henri. As of around 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, PSEG Long Island was still reporting 34 active outages, which were impacting 143 of their customers. In Nassau, 86 customers were still being affected, with 53 in Suffolk, and less than 5 in the Rockaway Peninsula, according to PSEG. Hempstead (57), was the hardest-hit area, followed by Oyster Bay (22), Brookhaven (16), East Hampton (15), North Hempstead (seven), Babylon, and Islip (six each). PSEG c…

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Lifestyle
Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Amazon, Fake Order Scams Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Amazon, Fake Order Scams
Police In Hudson Valley Issue Alert For Amazon, Fake Order Scams Police agencies in the Hudson Valley are cautioning homeowners to be on alert following a recent rise in scams involving fake emails and Amazon orders. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert on Thursday, Aug. 19 to advise residents of Dutchess County and surrounding areas about scams that once again seem to be on the rise.   According to law enforcement officials, the latest scam involves victims receiving an email about an order they’ve placed with a number to call with questions, and because they never placed an order the victim calls the number to speak with someone. …

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Police & Fire
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Using Counterfeit $100 Bill At Long Island Eatery, Police Say Know Her? Woman Wanted For Using Counterfeit $100 Bill At Long Island Eatery, Police Say
Know Her? Woman Wanted For Using Counterfeit $100 Bill At Long Island Eatery, Police Say An alert has been issued by police as they seek the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a woman who allegedly used counterfeit cash to pay at a Long Island fast-food restaurant. According to Suffolk County Police, a woman entered the Subway location on Montauk Highway in Copiague at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 19, where she allegedly made a purchase with a counterfeit $100 bill. The only descriptive information on the woman in question provided by First Squad detectives in Suffolk County is that she has a tattoo on her right wrist (seen above). Police said the inv…

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Lifestyle
Hawk Caught In Chicken Coop Rescued In Hudson Valley Hawk Caught In Chicken Coop Rescued In Hudson Valley
Hawk Caught In Chicken Coop Rescued In Hudson Valley Karma came back to bite a hungry hawk who found itself in a precarious position after getting caught in a chicken coop in the Hudson Valley. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officers recently came to the aid of a hawk in distress after it got caught in a chicken coop at a home in the village of Brewster in Putnam County. The officer met with the homeowner, who reported that the hawk had gotten stuck in the chicken coop and was being attacked by some of the chickens. Environmental Conservation Officer Evan Crisafulli was able to safely rescue the red-shouldered hawk, …

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Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away
Baby Boom: Man Pleads Guilty For New England Gender Reveal Explosion Heard Miles Away An explosive incident in New England ended with a fizzle as an area man can avoid most of a fine after admitting to igniting a blast that shook the ground for miles at a gender reveal party. Anthony Spinelli, of Kingston, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct after setting off 80 pounds of the explosive Tannerite and blue chalk in an area quarry setting off an explosion that could be felt all the way to Massachusetts. As part of the plea agreement, Spinelli was fined $620, officials said, $500 of which will be suspended if he stays out of trouble for the next 12 months. Earl…

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Schools
COVID-19: University In Region To Fine, Limit WiFi To Unvaccinated Students COVID-19: University In Region To Fine, Limit WiFi To Unvaccinated Students
Covid-19: University In Region To Fine, Limit WiFi To Unvaccinated Students Students and staff at an area college will have to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before the fall semester, or else face harsh penalties. Quinnipiac University located in Hamden, in New Haven County, Connecticut, announced that it will be fining students who do not receive a vaccine, as well as exempting students who miss COVID-19 testing. Those in violation of vaccination policies will also lose access to the school’s campus network and wi-fi. Officials said that students who fail to receive a COVID-19 vaccine will be fined up to $2,275 for the semester, and unvaccinated students who fail to…

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COVID-19: Increase In Cases Among Children Could Be 'Just The Beginning,' Experts Say COVID-19: Increase In Cases Among Children Could Be 'Just The Beginning,' Experts Say
Covid-19: Increase In Cases Among Children Could Be 'Just The Beginning,' Experts Say With new COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations threatening to overwhelm hospitals in some parts of the country, officials are cautioning that the rise in cases among children “is just the beginning.” As the new academic year approaches, top US health experts are cautioning that the rise in new COVID-19 cases among children who are still ineligible to get vaccinated is likely to get worse when classes resume. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), more than 121,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the US among children last week, more than 14 times the weekly number as…

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