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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

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

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

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

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

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

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