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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.
Duo Nabbed On Drugs, Weapons Charges After Disturbance At Long Island 7-Eleven
Two men were nabbed on drugs and weapons charges following a disturbance at a Long Island 7-Eleven.
Suffolk County police responded to the store at 362 Veterans Memorial Highway, in Commack, around 9:45 p.m., Tuesday, June 23, on a report of a distance.
During the disturbance, police said Robert Sperduti, 22, of Huntington, displayed a handgun to the cashier.
When police arrived, Sperduti attempted to flee but was apprehended a short time later.
At the same time, police also apprehended Robert Cano, 19, of Smithtown, who was allegedly found to be in possession of Xanax without a pre…
ID Released For Man, 72, Killed In Fiery I-84 Crash
State Police have released the identification of an area man who died following a fiery crash on I-84.
The crash took place around 3:03 p.m., Wednesday, June 24 in Orange County in the town of Montgomery near exit 28, said Trooper Stephen Nevel.
According to Nevel, an investigation revealed that a 2020 Mack truck, driven by Orange County resident David Harp, age 72 of Slate Hill, experienced a tire blowout causing the vehicle to exit the roadway on the right shoulder.
The truck traveled into a grassy shoulder and 1,000 feet into a wooded area striking several trees before coming to r…
Crews Remove Christopher Columbus Statue That Dates Back To 1892 After Protests In New Haven
A famed and prized statue of Christopher Columbus that has stood in an area park since 1892, has been removed following protests.
The statue, located in Wooster Square Park in New Haven, was removed on Wednesday, June 24, just one week after the city's Parks Commission voted for its removal.
The statue, which has been the subject of protests and even a lawsuit filed by the Italian American Heritage Group, was removed around 11 a.m.
Prior to the statue’s removal, protesters for and against the statute removal demonstrated, and some altercations broke out, said New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker…
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