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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

News

Covid-19: Amid 'Dangerous' Uptick In Domestic Violence, NY Launches Online, Text Services With domestic violence incidents up 30 percent in the month of April during the shelter in place order for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the state has "modernized" its domestic violence hotline. To help, state officials have added a new text program and confidential online service to aid victims of abuse and provide potential lifesaving ways to get help. The need became apparent as calls to the state's domestic violence hotline went up 30 percent in April compared to last year and calls increased 18 percent from February to March. State Police also report domestic violen…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Obituaries

Single Mom Who Worked At Montefiore Nyack Hospital Dies From Covid-19 A Rockland County single mother of a 6-year-old boy who worked in the pre-natal center at Montefiore Nyack Hospital has died of COVID-19, the first staff death from the virus. Janissa Delacruz, 31, of Haverstraw, who died on Monday, April 6 worked as a clerical coordinator, was described on a GoFundMe page as being a loving mother to her son, a friend who would do anything for all, and served as the glue for her family. She was also known for having a smile on her face, and for helping many with Spanish translations. The hospital said losing Delacruz was like losing a family member. "We a…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Lifestyle

Covid-19: Stamford Teacher Cares For Student's Newborn Brother As His Family Battles Virus Sometimes it really does take a village to make something good happen and that's what occurred when a teacher in Fairfield County, on the spur of a moment, said the word "yes," and helped a family in desperate need during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The simple yes uttered by Luciana Machado Lira, 42, not only changed the life of one of her students but hers as well. The whole thing began when Luciana, a teacher at Hart Magnet Elementary School in Stamford, received a call from the mother of 7-year-old Junior, one of her students, who had recently moved from Guatemala. The mot…

by Kathy Reakes

05/02/2020

Police & Fire

Dead Man Found Floating In Northern Westchester Pond, Police Say A dead man was found floating in a pond in Northern Westchester by a police sergeant on routine patrol. The body was spotted around 2 p.m., Friday, May 1, by the Westchester County Police sergeant on routine patrol in Mt. Kisco, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the department. The body was floating in the pond at Leonard Park, O'Leary said. The cause and circumstances of the man's death are under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

05/01/2020

Police & Fire

Teen Nabbed On Long Island With Stolen Vehicle, Credit Cards, Police Say A 19-year-old area man was arrested for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle on Long Island and in possession of other stolen goods. Clifton Woods, who police say is undomiciled, was arrested for grand larceny around 8:35 p.m., Wednesday, April 29 by Nassau County Police in Hicksville, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, officers responded to a call of a suspicious 2017 black Dodge Durango parked on Mayflower Drive. When officers arrived they found Woods driving vehicle. An investigation found the vehicle to have been reported stolen on Tuesday, April…

by Kathy Reakes

05/01/2020

News

Covid-19: 13 Deaths Reported At Nursing Home In Fairfield County State health officials announced earlier this week that around 56 percent of all of the deaths in the state from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are associated with nursing homes, including 13 at a facility in Bridgeport. In a report on Tuesday, April 28, Jewish Senior Services President Andrew Banoff confirmed the facility has had 13 residents die as a result of COVID-19 and 22 positive cases. While at the same time the facility, whose Home Care Team takes in new patients who are COVID-19 positive as they are released from hospitals, has been hard hit by staff illnesses as well. Out of 9…

by Kathy Reakes

05/01/2020

Police & Fire

Three Men Nabbed For Armed Robbery In Area, Police Say Three men have been arrested in connection with an alleged armed robbery in the area. The incident took place around 3 a.m. Monday, April 27, when the City of Poughkeepsie Police responded to 6 Hooker Avenue for a reported robbery at gunpoint, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Steven Minard. When officers responded to Hooker Avenue -- Sam's Food Mart -- and began investigating the robbery, a K-9 officer on the scene led officers to 53 South Clinton Street, at the same time a 911 hang-up call was received from that address, Minard said. Officers investigating the robbery headed t…

by Kathy Reakes

05/01/2020

News

Covid-19: ER Nurse From Area Who Died From Virus Documented Her Battle On Video A heroic emergency room nurse from the Hudson Valley who died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) documented her last few days on video in an effort to show others the devastating effects of the virus. Rockland County resident Pamela Ann Orlando, 56, of New City, a single mother of two, died Thursday, April 16, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where she worked. This week, CBS This Morning featured her brave video with millions across the country and spoke with her two sons, Reid and Bryan. "At times it's hard to watch," host Gayle King said as Orlando began her battle with th…

by Kathy Reakes

05/01/2020

Police & Fire

Long Island Man Nabbed With Loaded Pistol During Traffic Stop, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested during a routine traffic stop after police noticed he allegedly had a handgun tucked in his pants. Eric Rizo, 19, of Roosevelt, was arrested for criminal possession of a firearm on Saturday, April 28, following a traffic stop in Roosevelt on East Clinton Avenue, said Nassau County Police. According to detectives, while on routine patrol, detectives conducted the stop on a silver Toyota Camry, which had just turned on to East Clinton Avenue from Roberts Place. When they approached the vehicle, detectives could smell the odor of marijuana coming …

by Kathy Reakes

05/01/2020

Police & Fire

One Dead In Poughkeepsie Shooting, Police Say At the same time the City of Poughkeepsie Police were dealing with a large street party in violation of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a man was shot and killed a short distance away. Related story - COVID-19: Large Poughkeepsie Street Gathering Ends With One Dead Police received a report of shots fired around 11:44 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, believed to be in the area of Mansion and Garden streets, said City of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Steven Minard. A short time later, police received calls for shots fired in the area of Martin Luther King Apartments o…

by Kathy Reakes

04/30/2020

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