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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: More Than 300 Stamford Emergency Responders Tested
More than 300 of Stamford's emergency responders have been tested for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), with only a three percent testing positive.
Stamford Mayor David Martin said the city began testing all asymptomatic emergency response providers last week, and continued testing over the weekend, including Stamford’s Police Department, Fire Department, Stamford Emergency Medical Services, 911 Communications, and Department of Health nurses at testing sites.
Out of the 320 tests conducted as of Monday, April 20, 206 test results have been returned — 6 have tested positive (3 percent), whi…
Covid- 19: Three Westchester Residents, Including Doctor, Suing WHO For Alleged Cover-Up
Three Westchester residents have filed suit against the World Health Organization (WHO), claiming an alleged cover-up of the severity of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The lead plaintiffs in the suit — Dr. Richard Kling and fellow New Rochelle resident Steve Rotker, and Gennaro Purchia, of Scarsdale — claim in the suit filed in federal court in White Plains on Monday, April 20, they were “injured and damaged by WHO’s negligent conduct," by covering up for China.
"The WHO mishandled and mismanaged the response to the discovery of the coronavirus, and upon information and belief, engaged i…
Covid- 19: Teens Launch Campaign To Feed Hospital Workers, Help Local Restaurants In Westchester
Instead of playing video games or watching Netflix during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, three Westchester teenagers have undertaken a campaign to help healthcare workers and restaurants alike.
Friends since they attended Good Counsel Elementary Academy, the three sophomores, John Prince of Valhalla, Stepinac High School; Christopher Barnaby of White Plains, The Masters School, and Shane Daughtry of Chappaqua, Fordham Preparatory School, decided to establish a GoFundMe campaign to finance their idea to feed those on the frontlines.
“Healthcare workers are at the frontline, help…
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