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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.
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…
Duo Nabbed For String Of Car Burglaries, Other Crimes On Long Island, Police Say
Two area men were arrested for alleged multiple crimes, including stealing credit cards out of vehicles and using them to make illegal purchases on Long Island.
Kevin Alvarado, 23, of Queens, and Jonathan Millan, 19, of Jackson Heights, were arrested on Tuesday, Nov. 10, by the Garden City Police Department in conjunction with the Old Westbury Police Department and the Nassau County Electronics Squad.
According to detectives, at approximately noon in the parking lot of 270 Wheatley Road in Old Westbury, Alvarado, and Millan, entered the victim’s vehicle and removed…
Woman Faces DUI Charge Following Crash In Fairfield County
A woman was arrested for alleged DUI after turning herself in to police for a crash that took place earlier this year in Fairfield County.
Blaine Stiegler, 32, of Westport, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 5, in connection with the crash which took place around 5 p.m., Saturday, August 22, said the New Canaan Police.
Stiegler turned herself in after a warrant was issued for her arrest, police said.
On the day of the crash, which took place on Silvermine Road, police said Stiegler had a blood alcohol level of .37 percent or more than three times the legal limit.
ID Released For Teen Killed In I-95 Crash In Norwalk
State Police have identified a teen who was killed after the vehicle he was a passenger in rear-ended a tractor-trailer on I-95 in Fairfield County.
Gerson Sebastian Urgilies, 18, of Corona, in Queens, was killed Wednesday, Nov. 11, around 9:30 p.m., near Exit 13
The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. on southbound I-95, near Exit 13, near Norwalk, said the Connecticut State Police.
According to the accident report, the tractor-trailer truck was traveling southbound in the center lane when a 2012 Toyota Scion, driven by a 24-year-old New York man, slammed into the rear of the truck.…
Nurse Punched, Robbed Of Purse On Way To Work In Parking Area, Police Say
A nurse was robbed and assaulted in a parking lot as she was on her way to work.
The incident took. place around 6:15 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the parking area of Arden House at 850 Mix Avenue in Hamden, said Hamden Police Capt. Ronald Smith.
According to Smith, an investigation revealed that a 63-year-old nurse arrived at work, parking her motor vehicle in the parking lot. A light-colored SUV, with “bright lights” was parked in the parking lot. As she was walking towards the building, a “young” black man, wearing dark-colored clothing and a ski mask, exited the SUV and a…
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