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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.
Popular Restaurant Closes One Of Its Westchester Locations
A Westchester County hotspot known for its amazing pizza and meatballs, and unusual, but yummy, eggplant chips, has closed one its locations.
Polpettina, in Larchmont, closed its door in June, after facing two battles, one with the landlord, and one with the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Open since 2013, the owners of the Larchmont Avenue restaurant posted on Instagram that after facing the financial impacts caused by COVID-19 and a longstanding battle with the landlord of the building, they had decided to shut down.
But never fear, the restaurant's original Eastcheste…
Speeding ATV Driver Injured After Hitting Turning Vehicle, Police Say
An ATV driver who was allegedly traveling at a high rate of speed and slammed into a vehicle received non-life-threatening injuries.
Bridgeport Police were notified of the incident around 3:24 p.m., Wednesday, July 1, when the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received a report of a crash at the intersection of North Avenue and Sylvan Avenue, said Scott Appleby, director of the city's emergency management division.
According to Appleby, the crash took place when the driver of a Yamaha 350 ATV, identified as Anthony Figueroa, 28, of Bridgeport, was traveling westbound on North Avenue at…
Property Brothers Home Listed For Sale In Greenwich
A Fairfield County home that was featured in an episode of the HGTV series "Property Brothers," is on the market.
The Greenwich home, at 64 Richland Road, was the star of a 2016 episode of the show when Property Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott renovated the 1920s home, said, Linna Yuen of Coldwell Banker.
During the renovation, the "brothers" updated the home for a modern lifestyle while maintaining its early 20th-century architectural charm.
Yuen said the Property Brothers focused on the sitting room, dining room, kitchen, and the powder room; then in 2018, the homeowners added a s…
LI House Fire Deemed Suspicious After Residents Hear Breaking Glass, Then Smoke, Police Say
A "suspicious" house fire on Long Island is being investigated by the bomb squad after the residents awoke to the sound of breaking glass and then a fire.
The Nassau County Arson Bomb Squad said the fire took place around 1:20 a.m., on Thursday, July 2, in Westbury.
According to detectives, a female, 27, was in her Madison Street bedroom when she heard glass break and started to smell smoke.
She alerted four other male tenants ages 8, 33, 42, and 51 and all evacuated the residence, police said.
No injuries were reported.
The Westbury Fire Department responded to the …
Woman Nabbed For Stealing Co-Worker's Credit Info, Charging Hundreds, Police Say
A 34-year-old Fairfield County woman was arrested on a warrant for credit card theft and larceny after allegedly stealing a co-worker's debit card information two years ago.
Williemaie Reed, of Bridgeport, was arrested by Westport Police on Tuesday, June 30, for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, said Westport Police Lt. Anthony Prezioso.
According to Prezioso, officers responded to Balducci’s Market, at 1385 Post Road East, on a theft complaint.
After speaking with the victim, he alleged that a co-worker at the store, Reed, had stolen the identifying infor…
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