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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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Man Charged With Attempting To Rape 13-Year-Old Girl In Rockland Man Charged With Attempting To Rape 13-Year-Old Girl In Rockland
Man Charged With Attempting To Rape 13-Year-Old Girl In Rockland A 30-year-old area man was arrested for the attempted rape of a 13-year-old girl. The incident took place in Rockland County on Thursday, June 11, in Spring Valley, said Officer Matt Galli with the Spring Valley Police. According to Galli, an investigation by the department's detective bureau into the alleged sexual misconduct found that Valery Lazard, of Spring Valley, had allegedly attempted to force himself on and engage in sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. The girl was able to fight off her Lazard and escape, Galli said. Lazard was charged with attempted rape and c…

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Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland
Person Found Unresponsive At Train Station In Rockland A man was found lying face down and not breathing at an area MTA station after concerned citizens flagged down a police officer. The unidentified man was found at 1 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, in Rockland County at the Spring Valley Transit Center in Spring Valley, near the bus stop, said Officer Matt Galli. Spring Valley police officers found the man near the Franklin Street bus stop, and immediately called an ambulance.  As the officers assessed the man, they quickly discovered he was not breathing and began CPR to attempt to resuscitate the man, Galli said. Spring Hill Amb…

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Christopher Columbus Statue Removed In Norwalk Christopher Columbus Statue Removed In Norwalk
Christopher Columbus Statue Removed In Norwalk Just hours after Norwalk's mayor announced the statue of Christopher Columbus would be taken down, work crews removed the monument that has stood in the city since 1940. Mayor Harry Rilling's made the announcement on Thursday, June 25, regarding the removal of the statue from Heritage Park. “While discussions were ongoing about the future and location of the statue, the Columbus Memorial Fund, who maintains the statue, reached out to me and expressed concerns about the possibility of vandalism or outright destruction," Rilling said. "They asked the city to assist with moving the statue and…

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New Update: Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire New Update: Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire
New Update: Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire A five-alarm fire destroyed four businesses on Long Island just as they had reopened following the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The raging fire began in Nassau County around 3:55 p.m., Thursday, June 25, at 15 Cutter Mill Road, in Great Neck, said Great Neck Fire Chief Josh Charry. According to the chief, firefighters arrived on the scene about 4:07 p.m., after receiving a call for a brush fire. Once on the scene, they found a pile of debris on fire behind one of the businesses located in the buildings on Cutter Mill Road. The fire moved quickly to several storage sheds, and into…

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Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire
Four Long Island Businesses Destroyed By Five-Alarm Fire A five-alarm fire destroyed four businesses on Long Island just as they had reopened following the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The raging fire began in Nassau County around 3:55 p.m., Thursday, June 25, at 15 Cutter Mill Road, in Great Neck, said Great Neck Fire Chief Josh Charry. According to the chief, firefighters arrived on the scene about 4:07 p.m., after receiving a call for a brush fire. Once on the scene, they found a pile of debris on fire behind one of the businesses located in the buildings on Cutter Mill Road. The fire moved quickly to several storage sheds, and into…

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18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex 18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex
18-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight At Area Apartment Complex An 18-year-old is being treated at an area hospital after being shot in the leg at an area apartment complex. The shooting took place in Ulster County around 10:55 a.m., Friday, June 26 in Kingston at the Rondout Garden Apartments on Rondout Drive, where the man was shot. The unidentified man is being treated at Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley Broadway Campus and is in stable condition, police said. Further details were not available as officers remained on the scene gathering details. The Kingston Police Department is being assisted by the Ulster County District Attorney's Offi…

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Religious Artifacts Saved During Fire At Church In Bridgeport Religious Artifacts Saved During Fire At Church In Bridgeport
Religious Artifacts Saved During Fire At Church In Bridgeport Firefighters were able to save religious artifacts for parishioners during a fire at a Fairfield County church. The fire, at the Greater St. John Fire-Baptized Holiness Church, at 804 Fairfield Ave., in Bridgeport, was reported around 11:20 p.m., Thursday, said Scott Appleby, director of the city's Office of Emergency Management.  Arriving firefighters found a working fire, but were able to extinguish without any injuries, Appleby said. During the fire, Appleby said firefighters were able to save religious artifacts found on the first floor.  The extent of damage to th…

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Rockland County District Attorney Welcomes New Employee On Path To Be Assistant DA Rockland County District Attorney Welcomes New Employee On Path To Be Assistant DA
Rockland County District Attorney Welcomes New Employee On Path To Be Assistant DA A new employee who will later become the county's assistant district attorney was welcomed to Rockland County during a swearing-in ceremony. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II welcomed Rosibel Ventura Almonte as she was sworn in by the Honorable Roselina Serrano, Village of West Haverstraw Justice on Wednesday, June 24, at the Rockland County Courthouse. Almonte was hired as a legal assistant, and after passing the BAR exam and admission to practice law, she will serve as an assistant district attorney, Walsh said. Currently residing in Pomona, Al…

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Apartment Fire Leaves One Unit Inhabitable, Damages Another, Norwalk Fire Officials Say Apartment Fire Leaves One Unit Inhabitable, Damages Another, Norwalk Fire Officials Say
Apartment Fire Leaves One Unit Inhabitable, Damages Another, Norwalk Fire Officials Say A fire in a third-floor apartment building left one apartment inhabitable and damaged another in Norwalk. The fire took place around 5:39 p.m., Thursday, June 25, in the kitchen of the apartment at 9-11 Wall Street, said Norwalk Deputy Fire Chief Edward Prescott. After arriving at the scene, firefighters forced their way into the unoccupied apartment and finished extinguishing the fire, that the sprinkler had kept in check, Prescott said. The fire scorched the countertop and cabinets creating a heavy smoke condition in the apartment and light smoke condition throughout the building.  The…

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New Bridgeport Shooting Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded in 'Targeted' Attack New Bridgeport Shooting Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded in 'Targeted' Attack
New Bridgeport Shooting Leaves One Dead, Three Wounded in 'Targeted' Attack Three people have been shot and killed, and numerous others wounded in Bridgeport in less than a week as rival "groups" target each other, according to authorities. The latest homicide took place around 7:55 p.m., Thursday, June 25, in front of 527 Huntington Road, said Scott Appleby, director of emergency communications and emergency management. During the drive-by shooting, four people were struck by gunfire, resulting in the death of 21-year-old Tyler Ballew, of Bridgeport, who was struck in the head and collapsed at the scene, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brain Fitzgerald.  Ballew…

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