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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

Driver Runs Off Road, Flips Three Times In I-84, Taconic Parkway Stolen Car Chase A 27-year-old man allegedly driving a stolen vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway was nabbed when a license plate reader notified police of its location and a local sheriff's deputy happened to be in the area. The incident took place around 12:17 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, when Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy Amanda Collier was on patrol and received the stolen vehicle notice, the department said. The vehicle was a 2006 gray Acura and was reported stolen out of the Bronx. Collier positioned herself on the Taconic overpass located at Bryant Pond Road and within about eight minutes the vehicle…

by Kathy Reakes

04/23/2020

News

Covid-19: CT 7-Eleven Owner Caught Selling Fake Testing Kits, Police Say A Connecticut 7-Eleven owner was arrested for allegedly selling fake tests kits for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Hussenin Alyelsherif, 43, of Waterford, was arrested after New London Police received an anonymous that the 7-Eleven/Citgo store on 238 Broad St., in New London, were selling the at-home kits for $39.99, said the New London Police. After a follow-up with public health officials by police, it was determined that the kits were not valid and/or approved, New London Police said. A further investigation resulted in police personnel purchasing and then seizing more than 30 of th…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

Police & Fire

Man Found Shot Multiple Outside Home, Stamford Police Say An investigation is underway after a man was shot outside of a Fairfield County home. Stamford Police were alerted to the shooting around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, April 19, after responding to multiple reports of gunshots on Colonial Avenue, said Stamford Police Lt. Tom Scanlon. Responding officers were redirected to an address on Pine Hill Avenue where they located a 20-year-old victim with multiple gunshots to his pelvic area at a home, Scanlon said. The victim, who is in stable condition, is a resident of Stamford but does not live on Pine Hill Avenue, Scanlon. Additional information w…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

Business

Covid-19: Northern Westchester Car Wash Offers Free Service To Healthcare Workers, Responders As support for front-line health workers and first responders during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, is coming in all forms, an area business is doing its part by offering free car washes. Bedford Hills’ Russell Speeders Car Wash, at 527 Bedford Road/Route 117, has been able to reopen under a state directive after closing in late March. The reopening comes with the requirement that service is currently limited to exterior car washing only, and disallows any personal contact with the car wash staff, nor the use of self-serve vacuums, mat washers, etc. until the enti…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

Police & Fire

Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Saw Mill Parkway Overpass In Northern Westchester Whoops. A tractor-trailer hit an overpass on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua shearing off the top of the vehicle. The incident took place southbound around 10:10 a.m., Wednesday, April 22, at the bridge at Route 120, said the Westchester County Police. No one was injured and luckily, the tractor-trailer was empty. It took just took a while to remove the truck from under the bridge. Traffic was not impacted, police said.

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

Police & Fire

Passenger Killed After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole On Route 9W A passenger in a vehicle that crashed into a utility pole on Route 9W was killed. The single-vehicle crash took place around 1:22 a.m., Wednesday, April 22, in Ulster County in the town of Saugerties. When Saugerties police responded to a 911 call they found a 2000 Honda Accord had hit the pole after leaving the east shoulder of the roadway, said Saugerties Chief of Police Joseph Sinagra. The unidentified driver had to be extricated from the vehicle and was treated by paramedics from Diaz Ambulance and then airlifted to the Albany Medical Center. A passenger in the v…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

Police & Fire

Police: Local Man Caught Selling Car That Didn't Belong To Him May Be Linked To Other Incidents A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly selling a vehicle that didn't belong to him and police believe he may be involved in other incidents. Dutchess County resident Scott C. Daniele, of Stanford, was arrested on Wednesday, April 15, by the New York State Police for grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property and falsifying business records, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The incident came to light on Saturday, April 4, when state police were contacted by a victim that reported paying Daniele $1,500 for a 2006 Black Mazda listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace, Hicks said. An…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

Schools

Private School In Area Attended By Children Of Celebrities Will Close After 86 Years After 86 of educating Hudson Valley children and guiding them to success, a tradition-rich private school has announced it will close its doors. The Poughkeepsie Day School Board of Trustees said the school does not have the resources to open next year, even after exploring and pursuing funding associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The school said in a letter to parents and students that the challenging financial picture it faces is spurred by lower enrollment, coupled with declining revenues and high expenses to maintain the campus. "Unfortunately, the COVID-19 …

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

Politics

Covid-19: Town Supervisor Calls For Curbside Pickup Of Prescriptions In Westchester In an effort to continue "flattening the curve" during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a town supervisor in Westchester County is working to encourage pharmacies to offer curbside pickup. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner said the idea was recommended to him by a committee of local doctors. The idea is for pharmacies to offer curbside pickup for customers. "I enthusiastically support the recommendation," Feiner said. Feiner said the plan is similar to how customers order currently when they pick up at the store, by either ordering online or by calling the store. The…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

News

Covid-19: Police Force In Fairfield County Town Tests ‘Pandemic Drone’ That Can Sense Symptoms As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues its grasp on the tristate area, a police department in Fairfield County is testing a unique state-of-the-art tool using drone technology. Westport Police Chief Foti Koskinas and Captain Ryan Paulsson, head of the department’s drone program, are testing new drone technology called “Flatten the Curve Pilot Program.” The department partnered with the technology/drone company Draganfly, to test software that can help the community practice safe social distancing while identifying possible coronavirus symptoms. The testing program seemed a…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2020

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