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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.

Kathy Reakes's Contributions

Lifestyle

Covid-19: New Fairfield County Food Delivery Service Offers Care Packages For Family, Workers Sick and tired of shoving cookies and chips in your mouth during the coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown? A smart Wilton resident might have the answer to your cravings and is launching a food delivery service to make sure no one has to violate any stay-at-home orders. He's come up with the perfect gluten-free recipe for arepas, those yummy slices of wonderfulness that you can find filled with everything from cheese to barbecue pork. In all truth, the arepas love started for Michael Fensterstock when his family's au pair from Colombia began missing her native food and decided to make arepas for…

by Kathy Reakes

05/03/2020

Lifestyle

Photos: Family Finds Way To Welcome Newborn Amid Covid-19 Pandemic One brand-new baby boy got a special welcome from his big sisters and grandparents as he was born in the middle of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Because the girls and other family members could not be in the hospital, Gregg and Andrea Whitesell took their granddaughters, Addyson, 7, and Brooklyn, 3, of Hopewell Junction, to meet their new baby brother, Jack at Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel on Sunday, April 26. Knowing it would not be possible to go inside the hospital, they set up a beautiful parking lot surprise for the new parents James and Elaine Sheehy. The girls …

by Kathy Reakes

05/03/2020

Police & Fire

Wanted Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun After Shots Fired Report A 21-year-old man was nabbed with a defaced loaded gun after police responded to a call of shots fired. The incident happened in Sullivan County when Kristopher D. Frederick, of Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, was arrested on Monday, April 27, and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone. Frederick was charged with two felony counts of criminal possession, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration, as well as being a fugitive from justice, Johnstone said. The incident began around 8 p.m. when police responded to…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Lifestyle

Muskrat Stuck In Fence Rescued By Wildlife Officer In Area A muskrat stuck in a chain-link fence in the area was saved with the help of a wildlife officer. The incident took place on Friday, April 24 in Dutchess County when the Department of Environmental Conservation officers received word of the muskrat's situation in the city of Beacon. ECO officer Michael Hameline responded and safely removed the muskrat from the fence without causing further injury to the animal or damage to the fence, the DEC said. The muskrat was transferred to Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center for rehabilitation and is expected to make a full recover…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

News

Covid-19: Help Is Available As Domestic Violence Increases During Pandemic With a 30-percent increase in the number of domestic violence incidents reported last month in the state during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office is encouraging victims to use a new text system developed by the state. “We applaud Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his team for instituting this important new lifeline for victims and potential victims of domestic violence and abuse," said Westchester DA Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. The new system allows victims to text 844-997-2121 or to talk with a professional on the new confidential web…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Crashes Into Ditch In Northern Westchester, Police Say A 54-year-old Northern Westchester man was nabbed for alleged drunk driving after crashing into a ditch. Donald F. MacNeil, of Mahopac, was arrested for his second DWI offense in 10 years around noontime Friday, April 24 after Yorktown Police responded to a report of a vehicle off the roadway. According to police, when officers arrived on the scene on the scene on East Main Street (Route 6) in Yorktown, they found that MacNeil allegedly crossed over the westbound lane of the roadway and into a ditch. An investigation at the scene found that MacNeil was allegedly intoxicated, police said. …

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Police & Fire

19-Year-Old Long Island Woman Linked To Stolen Vehicle, Credit Cards, Police Say A 19-year-old Long Island woman was arrested after being nabbed in possession of alleged stolen goods in connection with an earlier crime involving a stolen vehicle. Taylor Loccisano, of Hicksville, was arrested on Friday, May 1, by Nassau County Police, in connection with the arrest of Clifton Woods, 19, on Thursday, April 30, police said. According to detectives, Woods was arrested after being stopped allegedly driving a stolen vehicle in Hicksville. During his arrest, Woods was also found in possession of several stolen credit cards from other larcenies in Nassau County. See Ear…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Police & Fire

Covid-19: Man Claiming To Have Virus Spits At Officers, Police Say A Connecticut man who was having a fight with his roommate was arrested for allegedly spitting on police and then claimed to have the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Stephen McCarthy, 27, of Milford, was arrested on Thursday, April 30, after Milford Police responded to a Meadowside Road home for a domestic incident, said the Milford Police. When officers arrived on the scene they attempted to arrest McCarthy who is allegedly accused of spitting towards officers and stating he had COVID-19, police said. McCarthy allegedly resisted attempts to be placed in handcuffs and threaten…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Lifestyle

Injured Owl Fledgling Saved By Wildlife Officers In Area An injured owl fledgling was saved by members of the Department of Environmental Conservation after finding it in Sullivan County. The owl was saved after the DEC received a report on Wednesday, April 22, in the town of Neversink. Department officers Glen Parker and Christopher Doroski responded and were able to local the owl and capture it without incident. The owl was taken to the New Paltz Animal Hospital where it was evaluated and determined to be underweight and suffering from an injured keel. The owl will be taken to the Friends of the Feathered and Furry Wildlife Center…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Police & Fire

Rockland Man Nabbed With Stolen Vehicle, Police Say An area man was arrested for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle after being spotted by police detectives. The incident took place in Rockland County around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, when Spring Valley Police responded to the area of Parkview Drive for a report of a stolen vehicle, said Officer Matthew Galli. Later in the evening, a Spring Valley officer while on patrol spotted the vehicle parked in the Village. Officers and detectives then set up surveillance on the vehicle, Galli said. A man, later identified as 24-year-old Jesus Curet of Spring Valley, entered the vehicle a…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

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