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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 Officer Injured In Crash On Way To Call, Police Say A police officer was injured after a vehicle pulled out in front of him causing him to swerve and smash into a utility pole while responding to a crime. The crash took place around 2:25 a.m., Tuesday, May 5 in Fairfield County when Bridgeport Police Officer Ferdinand Ferrao while responding to a commercial burglary alarm in Bridgeport, said Scott Appleby, director of the city's Office of Emergency Management. According to Appleby, Ferrao was dispatched to Price Right on Main Street for a commercial alarm. Just 15 minutes earlier, officers had responded to another commercial alarm and foun…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2020

Police & Fire

Multiple Injuries Reported In Two-Vehicle Long Island Crash Multiple injuries were reported in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. It happened around 6:24 a.m., Tuesday, May 5, in Suffolk County on Union Avenue in East Islip. One of the vehicles, a Sprinter van, struck a utility pole. Three people in the vehicles sustained minor injuries, said Suffolk County Police. Eastbound Union Boulevard was closed between Third Avenue and Carleton Avenue. It has since reopened.

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2020

Police & Fire

Fires Break Out Overnight In Two Stamford Homes Fires broke out in two homes within a few miles of each other overnight in Fairfield County with one resulting in an injured resident. The first of the blazes began around 1:18 a.m., Tuesday, May 5, when neighbors called 9-1-1 reporting a large fire in the area of Blackwood Lane in the Turn of River area of Stamford. When Stamford Police arrived on the scene, officers located a fire burning through the roof of the structure located at 81 Blackwood Lane, aid Stamford Deputy Fire Chief Patrick Tripodi. Stamford firefighters found a two-and-a-half story wood frame home fully involved in…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2020

News

ID Released For Man Found Dead In Northern Westchester Pond The identity has been released for a man found dead in an area pond. The man's body was spotted in Northern Westchester around 2 p.m. Friday, May 1 at Leonard Park in Mount Kisco by a Westchester County police sergeant, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the police department. The man has been identified as Fairfield County resident Amadeo Rodriguez, a 71-year-old resident of Danbury, O'Leary said. Rodriguez, who had been seen earlier in the park, had no visible signs of trauma to his body, O'Leary said. Earlier report: Dead Man Found Floating In Northern Westchester Pon…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2020

Police & Fire

Two-Alarm Apartment Fire Displaces At Least 12 At least a dozen residents were left homeless following a fire an at an apartment complex. Firefighters in Orange County were dispatched to report of a fire around 7 p.m., Monday, May 4 at the Park Hill Apartments in Middletown. When firefighters arrived on the scene, smoke and flames were visible from one of the apartments, said the Middletown Fire Department. Department officials said at the time of the fire it was very windy which caused the fire to spread quickly. Winds helped spread fire at an area apartment complex.Middletown Fire Department Because of the type of construction …

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2020

Police & Fire

Three Behind Bars Following Violent Robbery, Attack, State Police Say Three men are behind bars after allegedly invading a home, dragging a resident outside, and then beating and robbing them. The incident was reported on Friday, May 1, when New York State Police responded to a Sullivan County home in Loch Sheldrake for a reported attack, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. Desaan Clark, 19, and Unique Junior, 21, both of Monticello, along with Kaseem Mcneal, 26, of Hurleysville, allegedly went to the home on Wednesday, April 29, and dragged a resident from the home and repeatedly hit the victim. The victim was robbed of clothing, an iPhon…

by Kathy Reakes

05/05/2020

News

Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipalities Rockland County continued to see new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) grow for a total of 12,095 cases since the pandemic began. On Monday, May 4, 70 new cases were reported, according to the state Department of Health. There have been 536 deaths from the virus in the county, Rockland County Health officials said. There are currently 176 people hospitalized that are confirmed, a slight increase; and 16 hospitalized cases that are under investigation. A breakdown of cases in Rockland, according to the Rockland Department of Health. Spring Valley: 2,649; Monsey: 1,478; New City: 9…

by Kathy Reakes

05/04/2020

Police & Fire

Hundreds Honor Memory Of Deputy Fire Chief In Westchester Who Died Of Covid-19 Hundreds of firefighters turned out wearing masks and dress uniforms to pay tribute to a beloved Westchester deputy fire chief following his death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as he was transported from White Plains Hospital to an area funeral home. Deputy Chief Edward Ciocca, 62, a White Plains native, died Friday, May 1, due to complications from COVID-19, said the White Plains Professional Fire Fighters. Ciocca, a third-generation firefighter, worked for the department for 35 years, rising through the ranks to become deputy chief in 1999. His grandfather, Edward J. MacDon…

by Kathy Reakes

05/04/2020

Police & Fire

Orange County Head-On Crash Hospitalizes Five, One With Life-Threatening Injuries, Police Say Five people were injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash in Orange County. The crash took place around 8:15 p.m., Saturday, May 2, at the intersection of Lakes and Nelson Roads in Greenwood Lake, said Lt. John Rader of the Warwick Police. Four people were transported to Orange Regional Medical Center with injuries, Rader said. A fifth person received life-threatening injuries was flown by LifeNet to Hackensack Hospital, he added. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact the Warwick Police Department at 845-986-5000.

by Kathy Reakes

05/04/2020

Politics

Covid-19: Lamont Expected To Announce Decision On Schools Soon Connecticut parents and students will learn soon when or if schools will reopen during the continuing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During a special appearance "Face the State," on Eyewitness News Channel 3, Gov. Ned Lamont said the announcement would be made this week. “My instinct is it’s probably going to be a long haul to get it opened before June, but the doors ajar, so we’re probably going to let Miguel Cardona, (state) our commissioner, make the announcement next week,” Lamont said during the interview. Surrounding states in the tri-state area including New York and New Jer…

by Kathy Reakes

05/04/2020

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