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Kathy Reakes

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Kathy Reaks has worked as a reporter in the local news business since 1984, starting as a news clerk and working her way up. She spent 17 years at Florida Today in Melbourne, Florida as a general assignment reporter, crime reporter, entertainment reporter and restaurant critic. She worked four years at Hometown News as a general assignment reporter, then another two years at Spacecoast Daily in Cocoa Beach, Florida. She attended Eastern Florida State College in Melbourne, Florida.

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Police & Fire

Heavily Tinted Car Windows Lead To Duo's Arrests For Weapon, Drugs On Hempstead Turnpike Two area men were arrested for allegedly being in possession of a weapon and drugs during a traffic stop for having excessive window tinting. Kevin Colon, 32, and Mario Perez, 31, both of Rockaway, Queens, were arrested around 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, during the stop in Levittown on the Hempstead Turnpike, said the Nassau County Police. During the stop of the 2017 Nissan Altima, officers found Colon, 32, was in possession of a substance believed to be marijuana. Perez was allegedly found to be in possession of a handgun. He was arrested without incident. Colon was charged with: …

by Kathy Reakes

11/14/2020

Police & Fire

Men Charged In Fairfield County Baby Formula Theft Two area men have been arrested for allegedly stealing more than $600 in baby formula from an area drug store and a grocery store Louis Valentin, 43, and Candido Quiles-Rivera, 50, both of New Haven, were arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 11 around 10:17 a.m., after Westport Police officers responded to the Walgreens Pharmacy, 880 Post Road East, on a shoplifting complaint, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso. When officers arrived, staff said someone had just stolen approximately $380 in baby formula, Prezioso said. A description of the suspect as well as his vehicle and regist…

by Kathy Reakes

11/14/2020

Business

Chipotle's First Digital-Only Restaurant Will Be In Hudson Valley Cadets in West Point, New York will be among the first in the country to be able to test Chipotle Mexican Grill's new first-ever digital-only restaurant called the Chipotle Digital Kitchen. Located just outside of the gates to the military academy in Orange County, the restaurant, located in Highland Falls, is open for pick-up and delivery only as of Saturday, Nov. 14. The new prototype will allow Chipotle to enter more urban areas that wouldn't support a full-size restaurant and allows for flexibility with future locations, , the company said. The Digital Kitchen concept is f…

by Kathy Reakes

11/14/2020

Police & Fire

Teen Male, Female Charged In Gunpoint Robbery Of Woman In Rockland A teen and his companion were arrested for allegedly robbing a woman at gunpoint in Rockland County. The incident took place around 4:55 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, when the Ramapo Police received a 911 call from a woman claiming she had just been robbed at gunpoint on Harmony Road in the Hillcrest section of the Town of Ramapo, police said. Patrol officers responded and located a 19-year-old Spring Valley teen near the scene that after a short investigation, was identified as the suspect in this incident. A search found the teen was in possession of a BB gun and proceeds belongi…

by Kathy Reakes

11/13/2020

Police & Fire

Fire In Condominium Complex Heavily Damages Building A fire in an area condominium complex kept firefighters busy for more than four hours as the blaze became too dangerous to battle from inside the structure. The Arlington Fire District and the City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department responded to the fire around 6:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Greenbrier Condominiums, at 2738 South Road (Route 9) in Poughkeepsie, said Arlington Fire Chief William A. Steenbergh. The fire engine from the Croft Corners station arrived within three minutes of dispatch and found the second floor of the vacant building heavily involved in flames, Steenbergh sai…

by Kathy Reakes

11/13/2020

Schools

Covid-19: UConn Expands Quarantine To Entire Residential Campus In Storrs As COVID-19 numbers continue to climb, the University of Connecticut has mandated that its main campus in Storrs be quarantined for the entire residential community. Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Eleanor JB Daugherty said a modified-type quarantine will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and will last until the halls close for the Thanksgiving break on Saturday, Nov. 21. "We don’t have the COVID spread under control," Daugherty said in a statement released Friday. "I need us to do more to ensure that we are able to return home to our families healthy." The bottom line, Daugh…

by Kathy Reakes

11/13/2020

Police & Fire

Man Dies In Raging Long Island House Fire A man was killed during a roaring house fire on Long Island. The blaze began around 1:17 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, at 37 Peconic Bay Avenue in North Sea, in the Roses Grove community, said Southhampton Police Lt. Susan Ralph. The Noth Sea Fire Department responded and requested further assistance from Sag Harbor and Southampton Fire Departments. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was fully engulfed in flames, Ralph said. As crews were extinguishing the fire a man was located in the residence and died in the residence, she added. Southampton T…

by Kathy Reakes

11/13/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Files Complaint After Finding Fraudulent Activity In Checking Account, Darien Police Say A Fairfield County woman filed a complaint with police after finding fraudulent activity on her checking account. The woman told the Darien Police on Wednesday, Nov. 4, that while reviewing her business’s bank statements she observed a check that she didn’t recognize had been cashed against her account, said Sergeant James Palmieri. The check was made out to an individual with whom she was not familiar on a check number that she still had in her checkbook, Palmieri said. The complainant reported the fraudulent activity to their bank, who instructed her to file a&n…

by Kathy Reakes

11/13/2020

Police & Fire

Person Shot In Buttocks In Orange County One person was shot in the buttocks during a shooting incident in Orange County. City of Newburgh Police responded to 103 Lake Drive for reports of shots fired in the area around 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11. When officers arrived on the scene, they found one person shot in the buttocks, said City of Newburgh Lt Joseph Burns. That person was treated on scene by paramedics from Mobile Life before being transported to a nearby hospital. Police investigate a shooting at an Orange County apartment complex.Rockland Video Productions This incident is under active investigation. Police are as…

by Kathy Reakes

11/13/2020

Schools

Covid-19: Bridgeport School District, Largest In Connecticut, Shifts To Remote Learning In the midst of the rising number of COVID-19 cases, the largest school district in Connecticut has announced they will revert to all remote learning as of Monday, Nov. 23. Bridgeport Schools Superintendent Michael Testani said on Thursday, Nov., 12, that although it was his desire to keep schools open, health and safety needed to come first. Officials said that as of Thursday, there were 119 positive COVID-19 cases in the district including 89 students and 30 staff members at 34 schools. In a letter to parents, Testain said that although the district had worked tirelessly to maintain in-p…

by Kathy Reakes

11/13/2020

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