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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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Feds Join Fight To Save 175-Year-Old NJ Family Farm From Bulldozers: 'Not For Sale' Feds Join Fight To Save 175-Year-Old NJ Family Farm From Bulldozers: 'Not For Sale'
Feds Join Fight To Save 175-Year-Old NJ Family Farm From Bulldozers: 'Not For Sale' The federal government is joining the fight to assist a New Jersey farm that has been a fixture off the Turnpike for more than a century.  A 175-year-old family farm in Cranbury (Middlesex County) is now at the center of a high-stakes legal and political showdown after the township began the process of seizing the land for a housing development, triggering a wave of public outrage, national media attention, and direct intervention from the Trump administration. The farm, located at 1234 South River Road, has been in the Henry family for over 150 years.  It’s widely known througho…

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Police & Fire
$1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials $1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials
$1M Blaze Destroys Derwood Home, Damages Two Others: Fire Officials A fast-moving $1 million fire tore through a Maryland neighborhood on Sunday, June 29, damaging three homes and displacing a family of four, fire officials said. Fire broke out around 7 a.m. on the deck of a two-story single-family home in the 8100 block of Pepper Ridge Way in Derwood, according to Montgomery County Fire & Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer. The flames quickly extended into the attic, igniting a fierce blaze that spread to two neighboring homes and drew a massive response from 75 firefighters.  Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Crews encountered “heavy fire conditions upon arriv…

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Police & Fire
Driver Tries To Run Down Officer, Gets Shot At In Frederick County: Police Driver Tries To Run Down Officer, Gets Shot At In Frederick County: Police
Driver Tries To Run Down Officer, Gets Shot At In Frederick County: Police A suspicious vehicle call turned violent when a driver allegedly tried to run down a police officer in Maryland, triggering a shooting early Sunday, June 29, according to officials. An officer was dispatched to the 1300 block of Mulberry Court around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, for a report of a suspicious vehicle, the Frederick Police Department said.  The call came after earlier reports of someone breaking into vehicles near Hillcrest Drive and Orchard Drive, investigators noted. An officer located the car believed to be linked to that report and attempted a traffic stop. The driv…

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Police & Fire
Amazon Van Goes Up In Flames On Arlington Roadway; No Packages Damaged, Officials Say Amazon Van Goes Up In Flames On Arlington Roadway; No Packages Damaged, Officials Say
Amazon Van Goes Up In Flames On Arlington Roadway; No Packages Damaged, Officials Say An Amazon delivery van went up in flames Sunday afternoon in Virginia, sending thick black smoke into the air as firefighters rushed to stop it from spreading. Crews were called just before 1:45 p.m. on June 29, to the 2200 block of South Clark Street for a fully involved vehicle fire that had started to extend into nearby bushes, according to Arlington Fire & EMS officials. Arlington Fire & EMS Photos from the scene show the van completely engulfed in fire, with flames pouring out of the front and heavy smoke rising over nearby buildings.  The Amazon-branded van, which disp…

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Sports
Jake Paul, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Results: Influencer Takes Boxing Champ Jake Paul, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Results: Influencer Takes Boxing Champ
Jake Paul, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Fight Results: Influencer Takes Boxing Champ Jake Paul put on another show in the ring against another over-the-hill former champion Saturday, June 28. Paul, 28, easily topped former WBC middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. — 10 years removed from his title run — to improve his record to 12-1.  On Saturday, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the Vine-star turned athlete won by unanimous decision 99-91, 97-93, and 98-92.  The YouTuber's latest victory comes following November's underwhelming blockbuster fight against Mike Tyson, which garnered more jeers than cheers.  According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, Paul …

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Lifestyle
Chill, Simpsons Fans — Marge Isn’t Actually Dead, Showrunner Says Chill, Simpsons Fans — Marge Isn’t Actually Dead, Showrunner Says
Chill, Simpsons Fans — Marge Isn’t Actually Dead, Showrunner Says Rest easy, "Simpsons" fans. Executive producer Matt Selman has quelled calls of concern from fans of the long-running show following a shocking scene that left many jaws on the ground. * SPOILER ALERT for The SIMPSONS' Season 36 finale *  In the episode "Estranger Things," the show flash-forwarded to a scene that featured the funeral of matriarch Marge Simpson. Not all was lost for Marge — she was seen hanging out in heaven with Ringo Starr — in a thoughtful tribute during the episode, set in the future, which shows Bart and Lisa Simpson opening a letter from their late mother.&…

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News
'Always Sunny' Star Just Legally Changed His Name: Here's What He Goes By Now 'Always Sunny' Star Just Legally Changed His Name: Here's What He Goes By Now
'Always Sunny' Star Just Legally Changed His Name: Here's What He Goes By Now The "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" actor who plays Ronald 'Mac' McDonald is getting a new name. "Mythic Quest" star and Wrexham A.F.C. co-owner Rob McElhenney is filing to legally change his name, according to multiple reports. Now an international star, McElhenney, 48, will soon be going by the name "Rob Mac"  — not dissimilar from his "Always Sunny" character on the show he created. “As our business and our storytelling is expanding into other regions of the world and other languages in which my name is even harder to pronounce, I’m just going by R…

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Police & Fire
$500K Fire Guts Marina Store At Gunpowder Falls State Park, Officials Say $500K Fire Guts Marina Store At Gunpowder Falls State Park, Officials Say
$500K Fire Guts Marina Store At Gunpowder Falls State Park, Officials Say A fast-moving fire gutted a state-owned marina store in Middle River early Saturday morning, causing $500,000 in damage, fire investigators confirmed. The blaze broke out just after 6 a.m. on June 28, at the Dundee Creek Marina Store, at 7400 Graces Quarters Road inside Gunpowder Falls State Park, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. An employee and a fisherman spotted the flames and escaped without injury, officials said. According to investigators, the fire started inside the garage area of the building and was caused by an electrical or mechanical malfunction involving…

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Lifestyle
$348 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won: Here Are The Winning Numbers $348 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won: Here Are The Winning Numbers
$348 Million Mega Millions Jackpot Won: Here Are The Winning Numbers Someone in Virginia just hit the biggest jackpot the state has ever seen. A single Mega Millions ticket purchased in Virginia matched all six numbers in the Friday, June 27 drawing — a win now worth an estimated $348 million, Lottery officials confirmed Saturday. The winning numbers were: 18-21-29-42-50, and the Mega Ball was 2. It’s the largest prize ever won in any Virginia Lottery game, and the 10th time a Mega Millions jackpot has been hit in the Commonwealth since the game began in 2002. As of Saturday morning, officials have not yet revealed where in Virginia the ticket was sold or …

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News
Pennsylvania Teen Critically Hurt In Maryland Graduation Trip Bus Crash ‘Radiates Warmth’ Pennsylvania Teen Critically Hurt In Maryland Graduation Trip Bus Crash ‘Radiates Warmth’
Pennsylvania Teen Critically Hurt In Maryland Graduation Trip Bus Crash ‘Radiates Warmth’ A Lancaster County teenager suffered serious injuries after being struck by a bus while celebrating his high school graduation in Ocean City, Maryland. Trevor Vollmer, a recent graduate of Pequea Valley High School, was walking with friends on Saturday, June 7, when he was hit by a bus in what loved ones have described as a "heartbreaking accident." Vollmer, "an energetic and athletic young man," had been bouncing a ball while out walking," according to a GoFundMe organized by family friend Christine Huntzberry. When it unexpectedly bounced into the bus lane, he instinctively went to retri…

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