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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: Longtime Westchester Restaurant Owner Dies At 79, Son On Ventilator
The family of a beloved Westchester County restaurant owner who died from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is grieving his loss, but also praying for his son who also has the virus and is currently on a ventilator.
Jose Almazan, 79, the owner of the Little Mexican Cafe, a staple family-owned business in New Rochelle for more than 30 years, died from COVID-19 on Friday, April 10, his family said on a GoFundMe page.
"He was a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend who touched the lives of those around him," said his niece Nancy Scovotti who organized the fundraiser. …
Drunk 20-Year-Old Crashes Toyota Into Business On Long Island Street, Police Say
A 20-year-old man was driving drunk when he crashed into a building on a Long Island street, police said.
Deywin Gonzalez Sovalbarro was arrested around 1:24 a.m., Tuesday, April 14, after officers responded to a report of a crash in Woodmere, said the Nassau County Police.
When police arrived on the scene at the corner of Broadway and Neptune Avenue they discovered a blue 2016 Toyota had crashed into a building at 945 Broadway, police said.
Officers found Sovalbarro, of Woodmere, sitting on the curb, allegedly with glassy bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and a strong odor of an alcoholic be…
Long Island Man Stabs Victim In Arms During Fight At House Party, Police Say
A man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a man in both arms with knife during a fight at a Long Island house party.
Marcos Bonilla Galvez, 26, of Glen Cove, was arrested around 3:45 a.m., Sunday, April 12, at a Washington Avenue home in Mineola, said the Nassau County police.
According to detectives, during the party, Galvez became involved in a verbal argument with the victim, a 23-year-old male. The argument escalated, Galvez withdrew a knife and stabbed the victim in both arms, police said.
Galvez fled the scene and as others contacted 911. The victim was transported to an area hospi…
Wrong-Way Driver From Fairfield County Hits Two Vehicles, Including Cruiser, Police Say
A 44-year-old Fairfield County man was arrested after allegedly hitting two vehicles, including a State Police cruiser while driving the wrong way on Route 15 South.
The incident took place at 11:17 p.m., Sunday, April 12, between Exits 64 and 66 in North Haven when state police began receiving 911 reports of a vehicle traveling north in the southbound lanes of the roadway, said the Connecticut State Police.
The vehicle, driven by Rodenstein Mine, of Bridgeport, allegedly struck a state police cruiser and kept driving northbound before hitting another vehicle head-on sending it c…
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