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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.
Covid- 19: Infant Daughter Of Fdny Firefighter Dies From Virus, Says Family
Support is pouring in for a New York City firefighter and his wife whose 4-month-old daughter died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Little Jay-Natalie La Santa, who was also called the "warrior princess" by her father, died on Monday, April 20, just a mere four months after coming into the world in November 2019.
The first child for the firefighter, Jerel La Santa, and his wife, Lindsey La Santa, Jay-Natalie, was known for her love "to be sung to, enjoyed watching bright colors, hearing mommy and daddy's voice, being kissed and hugged and most of all being rocked to …
Upbeat Valley Hospital ER Nurse, Single Mom, Dies Of Coronavirus
Behind all of the numbers related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, especially the deaths announced, are poignant stories of people who had noteworthy lives.
That of Pamela Ann Orlando, 56, of New City, N.Y., is among them.
The single mom of two died Thursday, April 16, at The Valley Hospital -- where she worked on the frontlines of coronavirus as an emergency nurse.
Orlando's co-worker, Susan Masotti, started a GoFundMe page while she was still fighting. The page had raised more than $68,000 as of Friday morning.
Pam's sister Jenn Orlando said in a tribute to her si…
Covid- 19: New City Nurse, 56, Who Rushed To Fight Pandemic Was Single Mom Of Two Boys
Behind all of the numbers related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, especially the deaths announced, are poignant stories of people who had noteworthy lives.
One such example comes from Rockland County and Pamela Ann Orlando, 56, of New City, a mother, a nurse, a sister, a friend, and a daughter, who died Thursday, April 16, at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, where she worked as an emergency room nurse helping those suffering from COVID-19. She too died from the virus.
There are lots of tributes online about what a wonderful person Pam was. How she always put others ah…
Man, 22, Arrested For Possessing Obscene Child Pornography, Police Say
A 22-year-old man was arrested for allegedly possessing obscene sexual performance videos of a child and then released on an appearance ticket.
New York State Police arrested Orange County resident Alexander T. Hill, of Deerpark, on Wednesday, April 22, following an investigation after receiving information from the Computer Crimes Unit into someone in the area uploading images and videos of child pornography, said Trooper Steven Nevel.
A follow-up local investigation led police to Hill, who was also allegedly in possession of child pornography, Nevel said.
Hill was issued an appearance ti…
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