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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
Police Searching For Two Suspects After Long Island Teen Pushed Down, Robbed Police Searching For Two Suspects After Long Island Teen Pushed Down, Robbed
Police Searching For Two Suspects After Long Island Teen Pushed Down, Robbed Police are searching for two men who allegedly robbed a Long Island teen after pushing him to the ground and threatening to shoot him. Nassau County Police were notified of the attack around 9:52 p.m., Saturday, May 16, in Freeport. According to detectives, the 17-year-old boy was walking northbound on North Grove St. in the vicinity of Randall Avenue when he was allegedly pushed to the ground from behind by two unknown suspects.  One man placed a hard object on the back of the victim’s head, threatened to shoot him, and ordered him to empty his pockets, police said. The victim compl…

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Police & Fire
State Police Investigating Shopping Plaza Shooting State Police Investigating Shopping Plaza Shooting
State Police Investigating Shopping Plaza Shooting Police are on the scene of a shooting at a shopping plaza in which the victim is reportedly being airlifted to an area hospital. Troop B troopers responded to an incident in the afternoon on Monday, May 18, in Litchfield County in the Town of Barkhamsted, said the Connecticut State Police. Police said the scene is still active and the extent of the injuries or the circumstances are unknown at this time. State Police are investigating and expect to release additional details later. The site is listed as 380 New Hartford Road, home to Mallory Brook Plaza which houses a Tractor Supply S…

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Police & Fire
COVID-19: Hudson Valley Store Shut Down For Violating State's On Pause Order COVID-19: Hudson Valley Store Shut Down For Violating State's On Pause Order
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Store Shut Down For Violating State's On Pause Order After receiving more than a dozen complaints of a business operating in violation of state order, officials closed down an establishment in the Hudson Valley. Police received a total of 13 complaint referrals from the state's On Pause Enforcement Task Force, reporting that NJA Auctions, located in Ulster County at 3139 Route 9W in Saugerties, was open for business. According to the complaints, there were "many customers in attendance, although being a non-essential business," Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said. An investigation found that NJA Auctions had placed signs…

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Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Local Businesses, Police Say Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Local Businesses, Police Say
Man Nabbed For Breaking Into Local Businesses, Police Say A 48-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly breaking into several commercial businesses in recent months. The incidents took place in Fairfield County beginning in January at five businesses, said Fairfield Police Chief Christopher Lyddy. Daniel Oler, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Friday, May 8, following an extensive investigation in the wake of the robberies, said Capt. Robert Kalamaras. The incident began on Sunday, Jan. 26, when police began receiving reports about a rash of overnight commercial burglaries, in which forced entry was made by spinning the locking mechanism to the …

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Politics
COVID-19: Orange County Government Considers Voluntary Temporary Layoff, Buyouts Of Employees COVID-19: Orange County Government Considers Voluntary Temporary Layoff, Buyouts Of Employees
Covid-19: Orange County Government Considers Voluntary Temporary Layoff, Buyouts Of Employees As a result of the severe budget hits experienced by area governments due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, one county is working with unions to offer voluntary temporary layoff and separation options to employees. Member of the Orange County government and numerous union leaders of representing employees area meeting Monday, May 18, to hammer out the details of the proposed agreement. In a letter to union leaders, Orange County Human Resources Commissioner Steven Gross said that "all local governments across the nation and state of New York are dealing with an unanticipated fin…

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Police & Fire
Man Who Reported Being Shot May Not Have Been, Police Say Man Who Reported Being Shot May Not Have Been, Police Say
Man Who Reported Being Shot May Not Have Been, Police Say A man who told police he was shot in the buttocks while walking down the street, might not have been shot after doctors couldn't find a bullet hole.  The incident took place around 2:26 .m., Sunday, May 17, when the City of Poughkeepsie Police received a 911 call reporting a person shot in the of Spruce Street. The 911 caller told officers the shooting had taken place 20 minutes earlier in the area of Mill and North Clover streets, City of Poughkeepsie Det. Lt. Matt Clark said.  Responding officers found a highly intoxicated 35-year-old Bronx man reporting he had been walkin…

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Police & Fire
Two Men Nabbed For Burglarizing Long Island Store By Entering Skylight, Police Say Two Men Nabbed For Burglarizing Long Island Store By Entering Skylight, Police Say
Two Men Nabbed For Burglarizing Long Island Store By Entering Skylight, Police Say Two men have been arrested for allegedly burglarizing a Long Island store by entering through the skylight. Nassau County Police said the incident took place around 11:17 p.m., on Thursday, April 9 at Woody's Goodys in Farmingdale. According to detectives, the owner of Woody’s Goodys, at 695 Main St., found that his business had been burglarized.  An investigation discovered that two males entered the business through a skylight and stole assorted merchandise before exiting the establishment, police said. After an extensive investigation, police arrested Jonathan Diaz-Alfaro, 24, of …

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Schools
COVID-19: Northern Westchester High School's Drive-In Graduation Ceremony Getting Attention COVID-19: Northern Westchester High School's Drive-In Graduation Ceremony Getting Attention
Covid-19: Northern Westchester High School's Drive-In Graduation Ceremony Getting Attention A unique "social distancing" plan for a Class of 2020 high school graduation is drawing attention amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. North Salem High School in Northern Westchester announced through a much-anticipated YouTube video that graduation will be held "quarantine style" at a drive-in theater. On the video, school officials, along with Principal Vince DiGrandi, said grads will be able to celebrate with family and friends about 40 miles north of campus in Dutchess County at the Four Brothers Drive-In Theater in Amenia at 8:30 p.m., on Monday, June 22. During the event, …

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Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Shots Fired At Vehicle In Norwalk Suspect On Loose After Shots Fired At Vehicle In Norwalk
Suspect On Loose After Shots Fired At Vehicle In Norwalk Police are asking for tips after a suspect fired shots at a vehicle. The incident took place around 9 p.m., Sunday, May 17, in Norwalk. According to Norwalk Police Lt. Jared Zwickler, the detective bureau is investigating the incident on Strawberry Hill Avenue in which the vehicle was struck by gunfire. No one was injured and no arrests have been made, Zwickler said. Anyone with information regarding the shooting incident is asked to call the Detective Bureau at 203-854-3011 or the Norwalk Police Tip Line: 203-854-3111. Anonymous internet tips can be sent to www.norwalkpd.com.

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Two Arrested After Large Fight Breaks Out In Westchester Two Arrested After Large Fight Breaks Out In Westchester
Two Arrested After Large Fight Breaks Out In Westchester Two men were arrested after police responded to several reports of a large group of people gathering. The incident took place in Westchester around midnight on Sunday, May 18, in New Rochelle. According to Costa, the department received several calls of a group of about 75 people gathering in the area of Brook Street and Lincoln Avenue, said New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa. Shortly after midnight, police received another call of a disorderly group fighting on Hartley Court.  New Rochelle Police units responded, began to disperse the crowd when several men began fighting ag…

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