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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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News

Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Hospitalization Trends, Cases As Rockland Eyes Reopening Rockland County continued to see a slight rise of new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) grow for a total of 12,831 cases since the pandemic began as the county eyes the start of the reopening process. On Wednesday, May 20, 33 new cases were reported, according to the state Department of Health. There have been 612 deaths from the virus in the county, Rockland County Health officials said. There are currently 70 people hospitalized that are confirmed, a slight increase; and 39 hospitalized cases that are under investigation. A breakdown of cases in Rockland, according to the Rockland D…

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

News

Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Hospitalization Trends, Cases As Dutchess Eyes Reopening Dutchess County continues to experience new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, but the number of new daily infections has lowered since the outbreak began in early March as the Hudson Valley eyes reopening its economy. As of Wednesday, May 20, state Department of Health officials said since the beginning of the pandemic there are 3,724 cases of COVID-19, with 14 new cases reported on Tuesday, May 19. Currently, there are 1,743 active cases, with 56 people hospitalized, Dutchess County Department of Health information reveals. Dutchess County officials said they have 610 cases …

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

Lifestyle

Covid-19: This Area Town Will Close Some Streets To Allow Outdoor Dining, Retail One area town is hoping an executive order allowing for some road closures will help boost restaurants by providing room for additional outdoor seating. In Litchfield County, New Milford's Mayor Pete Bass issued the order as part of the state's first phase of reopening in the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). " I have signed an executive order that dovetails Gov. (Ned) Lamont’s order which will allow New Milford restaurants more flexibility in seating opportunities for their patrons," Bass said. "This will help our New Milford restaurants with much needed additional opportuni…

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

Police & Fire

Four Buildings Destroyed In Three-Alarm Overnight Fire A three-alarm fire destroyed four buildings and left at least 10 people homeless. The fire started in Dutchess County around 9:26 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, in the City of Poughkeepsie on Dwayne Street, said Fire Chief Mark Johnson. After receiving the 911 calls, Johnson said the department headed to No. 13 Dwayne Street where they found a "very" heavy fire in the rear of the building that was quickly encroaching on two other buildings including No. 11 and No. 15, Johnson said. The three-story units were built in the late 1890s and early 1900s and covered with gasoline shingles that are highly…

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

Police & Fire

'It Was A Hoax': SWAT Teams, Helicopters Respond After 911 Call Of Shots Fired In Westchester A hoax "swatting" call to police regarding shots fired at an area home sent a massive law enforcement response including SWAT teams and helicopters. The incident took place in Westchester County around 5:52 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, when the village of Dobbs Ferry Police received a 911 call. "We had initially heard that someone could have been shot so the police had to treat this very seriously," Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said. "It was a hoax." The called told police there had been shots fired at a home on Myrtle Avenue, said Dobbs Ferry Police Chief Manuel Guevara. Members…

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

Police & Fire

Man Found Dead Floating In Hudson River After Jumping From Bridge A man was found dead floating in the Hudson River after jumping from a bridge in the area. The man was discovered after New York State Police responded to an Ulster County 911 call around 7:19 a.m., Wednesday, May 20, for a report of a person who had jumped from the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, said Trooper Steven Nevel. The man was located by the East Kingston Fire Department floating in the river below the bridge, Nevel said. He was transported to shore where he was pronounced dead by Mobile Life Support Paramedic. State police were assisted by the Glasco Fire Department, East…

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

Police & Fire

Duo Nabbed For Drug Possession With Child Inside Car, State Police Say Two men were arrested on a list of charges after being nabbed during a traffic stop for alleged possession of drugs including heroin while a child was in the vehicle. The incident took place in Putnam County when the two men, Dutchess County resident Peter A. Wenzel, 39, of Poughkeepsie, and Ulster County resident Joseph C. Wayman, 33, of Saugerties, were arrested on Thursday, May 14, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, the men were stopped around 9:15 p.m. in the town of Southeast on I-84, whole driving a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu. During the stop, troopers found …

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

Police & Fire

Police Searching For Man Who Allegedly Fired Shotgun At Teens In Front Of Long Island Home Police are searching for a man who allegedly fired shots at three teens standing in front of a Long Island home. The incident took in Suffolk County around 8:30 p.m., Monday, May 18, in Mastic Beach. Detectives said the three teens were standing in front of a residence on Market Street when they engaged in a verbal dispute with an unknown man. The man left the scene, but returned a short time later with a shotgun and allegedly fired three rounds in the direction of the teenagers, police said. None of the teenagers were hit or injured. The suspect fled the scene. Detect…

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

Police & Fire

Police Issue 110 Tickets During Crackdown On Drag Racers, Speeders In Westchester A team of law enforcement departments issued more than 110 tickets in a group effort after receiving numerous complaints from residents about speeders, drag racing, and excessive noise. The group, including the Yonkers Police Department, the Westchester County Police, and the New York State Police, teamed up on Saturday, May 16, to patrol local roadways, parkways, and highways to address the problem, Det. Lt. Dean Politopoulos of the Yonkers Police Department said. Politopoulos said the team issued a total of 112 summons to violators for a range of offenses including everything from sp…

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

Police & Fire

Complaint Of Excrements Seeping From Apartment Leads To Man's Arrest, Police Say A 26-year-old area man was busted for reckless endangerment of property after his landlord filed a complaint of animal excrements allegedly seeping from his apartment. Louis Barbaria, of Saugerties, was arrested on Sunday, May 17, after Saugerties Police received the Ulster County landlord's complaint, Chief Joseph Sinagra said. According to the complaint, Barbaria had allegedly been permitting his animals to defecate and urinate in and on the Valk Road apartment floors for over a month. The animal’s excrements were seeping into the apartment below Barbaria’s, creating a substant…

by Kathy Reakes

05/20/2020

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