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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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Police & Fire

Firefighters Rescue Three From Fourth-Floor Housing Complex Fire Firefighters rescued three people from the top floor of a senior housing apartment complex during a fire. The incident took place around 6:20 a.m., Thursday, May 21, in Rockland County at the Sycamore Crest Apartment complex at 15 Summit Ave., in Spring Valley, said Officer Matt Galli. Spring Valley police and firefighters initially responded to the complex for a fire alarm but were met with heavy smoke on the fourth floor of the complex, Gallie said. "Firefighters on the scene heroically removed two bed-ridden occupants from the fourth floor," Galli said. A third occ…

by Kathy Reakes

05/21/2020

News

Ex-College Basketball Star Sues Norwalk Hospital For Alleged Cancer Treatment Error A Fairfield County resident known for his skills on the basketball court and in the radio industry is suing a well-known hospital system claiming he is dying from cancer due to receiving the wrong amount of medicine. Robert “Bob” McCurdy, of Westport, – a former NCAA Basketball star and successful radio executive -- filed the suit in Stamford Superior Court this week claiming he is dying from anal cancer due to the negligence of Norwalk Hospital when he was given the wrong amount of chemotherapy medicine, his attorneys claim. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Peter M. Dreyer of…

by Kathy Reakes

05/21/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Found Hiding Under Table Killed In Three-Alarm Fire A woman was found dead hiding under a kitchen table after a three-alarm fire broke out at a multiple-family structure in the area. The blaze began in Ulster County around 10:52 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, at 77 Abruyn Street in the City of Kingston. Cit of Kingston firefighters arrived on the scene within three minutes and found smoke coming from a first-floor apartment, said Kingston Assistant Fire Chief Chris Rea. Occupants had already evacuated by the time firefighters arrived, but one tenant informed fire personnel that a woman who lived in a basement apartment was not accounted for,…

by Kathy Reakes

05/21/2020

Lifestyle

Injured Miniature Horse Likely Attacked By Black Bear State wildlife officials believe a miniature horse may have been attacked by a black bear due to the nature of the injuries. The incident was reported in Fairfield County on Wednesday, May 20, when a Wilton resident called the police department to report the attack, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. Wilton Animal Control, as well as an officer from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), responded to the home on Kellogg Drive and determined the horse had been attacked sometime during the overnight hours. "It was determined from the wounds to the animal that it…

by Kathy Reakes

05/21/2020

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

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