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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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Former Ramapo Supervisor Set To Be Released From Federal Prison System Former Ramapo Supervisor Set To Be Released From Federal Prison System
Former Ramapo Supervisor Set To Be Released From Federal Prison System Former Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence is due to be released after having been in the federal prison system for more than two years. St. Lawrence, 69, was convicted of 20 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy on May 19, 2017, following a four-week trial in federal court in White Plains.  His release is scheduled for Friday, May 1. His conviction was a first for securities fraud in connection with municipal bonds in a scheme to finance a baseball stadium. St. Lawrence, who was supervisor from 2000 to May 2016, was sentenced to 30 months in a federal prison in …

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Man Assaults Cops After Breaking Into Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say Man Assaults Cops After Breaking Into Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say
Man Assaults Cops After Breaking Into Vehicle On Long Island, Police Say A 50-year-old man was apprehended after allegedly assaulting two police officers during an attempted arrest. Corey Anthony, no address, was arrested around 5:50 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, after being stopped by Hempstead Police, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, a Hempstead police patrol supervisor saw Anthony removing items from a gray Nissan that had its rear passenger window smashed while parked on North Franklin Avenue.  As the Hempstead police supervisor approached, Anthony fled the scene on foot and after a brief foot pursuit was captured …

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Woman Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Saw Mill River Parkway Crash Woman Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Saw Mill River Parkway Crash
Woman Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way Saw Mill River Parkway Crash A Fairfield County woman was seriously injured when a wrong-way driver collided with her car on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Northern Westchester. The incident occurred about 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 28, on the northbound Saw Mill just north of Marble Avenue, in Mount Pleasant, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The wrong-way driver, identified as Anthony Rodriguez, 42 of Yonkers, traveled along Grant Street in Pleasantville and then turned left to proceed south on the Saw Mill, O'Leary said. He apparently made the left turn too soon and headed southbound …

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Photos Released Of Rollerblader Robbing Long Island Dunkin' Donuts Photos Released Of Rollerblader Robbing Long Island Dunkin' Donuts
Photos Released Of Rollerblader Robbing Long Island Dunkin' Donuts Police have released photos of an allegedly armed robber who was wearing rollerblades when he robbed a Long Island Dunkin' Donuts. Earlier story: Police Search For Rollerblading Bandit After Long Island Dunkin' Donuts Robbery The robbery took place around 7:50 p.m., Friday, April 24, at the Dunkin' Donuts on N. Broadway in Hicksville, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, the man wearing rollerblades entered the shop and purchased a cup of coffee.  After purchasing the coffee, the man, while simulating he had a gun under his clothes, demanded that the…

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Man Accused Of Exposing Himself At Area Target Man Accused Of Exposing Himself At Area Target
Man Accused Of Exposing Himself At Area Target An area man was arrested for allegedly exposing himself to another man in a store bathroom and then began masturbating. Nelson Vasquez, 43, of Milford, was arrested after police responded to the Target store at 1191 Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Milford on Monday, April 27, for a report of a suspicious incident, said the Milford Police. An investigation by officer found that Vasquez allegedly exposed himself to a man in the electronics department then following the man into the men’s restroom and began masturbating in the next stall, police said. Vasquez was arrested and charged with …

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Garbage Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In Area Garbage Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In Area
Garbage Truck Crashes Into Utility Pole In Area A garbage truck driver who was allegedly distracted by a noise in his truck drove into a utility pole in the area, causing a power outage. The incident took place in Ulster County around 7:46 a.m., Tuesday, April 28, when Saugerties Police responded to the parking lot of the Glasco Firehouse for reported property damage motor vehicle crash, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph A. Sinagra said. When officers arrived on the scene they found a County Waste garbage truck with a utility pole on top of the vehicle.  The driver could not be extricated from the vehicle until Central Hudso…

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COVID-19: Norwalk Restaurant Owner Accused Of Allowing Customers To Drink At Bar COVID-19: Norwalk Restaurant Owner Accused Of Allowing Customers To Drink At Bar
Covid-19: Norwalk Restaurant Owner Accused Of Allowing Customers To Drink At Bar A Norwalk restaurant owner has been issued a summons after allegedly allowing people to drink in his restaurant violating the governor's executive order prohibiting such actions during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Donald Mastronardi, 43, of New Canaan, was issued the summons on Friday, April 24, when Norwalk Police officers responded to the Dry Dock Bar & Grille on Main Street after receiving complaints, said Norwalk Police Lt. Jared Zwickler. Zwicker said the department received complaints there were people eating and drinking at the bar in violation of an executive order…

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COVID-19: Walk-In Testing Site Opens In Rockland COVID-19: Walk-In Testing Site Opens In Rockland
Covid-19: Walk-In Testing Site Opens In Rockland A new walk-in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site will be opening in a hard-hit area of Rockland County. The Town of Haverstraw will have the testing site set up by noon Wednesday, April 28, according to state Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski. Haverstraw was selected use to its high infection rate, some of the highest in Rockland County, with virtually no private or public testing available. "It has been clear that Haverstraw has some of the highest infection percentages in the County and also was a testing desert," said Zebrowski. As of Tuesday, April 28, Rockland County had 11,…

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Fairfield County Couple Asking Public For Help Locating Stolen Dirt Bikes Fairfield County Couple Asking Public For Help Locating Stolen Dirt Bikes
Fairfield County Couple Asking Public For Help Locating Stolen Dirt Bikes An area family is asking for help from the public locating two dirt bikes stolen out of a pickup truck. Jen Danise said the two bikes were stolen out of the back her husband's pickup truck between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., at the Good Shepherd Hill Condominium Complex in Danbury. The stolen vehicles are described as being a blue and white 2008 Yamaha YZ250F and a red and white 2006 Honda CRF80. The bikes in the back of the truck.Contributed The Danbury Police are also looking for the bikes, and who stole them. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Wakeman at 203-797-4614. All…

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Man Violates Protection Order, Threatens To Kill Victim, Police Say Man Violates Protection Order, Threatens To Kill Victim, Police Say
Man Violates Protection Order, Threatens To Kill Victim, Police Say A 28-year-old man who allegedly violated an order of protection was arrested after attacking and threatened to kill another person who came to the aid of the victim. Ulster County resident Edward J. Steffens, of Milton, was arrested by New York State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks on Monday, April 27, after responding to a domestic violence report in LaGrange, said Trooper AJ Hicks. When troopers responded around 12:55 a.m., to Overlook Road, they determined that Steffens had come to the home of the victim in violation of a protective order and allegedly menaced and threatened t…

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