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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

Know Him? Police Asking For Help IDing Man Involved In Hit-Run, Grocery Theft New York State Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly was involved in a hit-and-run and then stole a cart full of merchandise from a grocery store. Police said the man was allegedly driving a stolen 2010 Toyota Corolla, with New York license plate HBH6474 when he was involved in a hit-and-run motor crash in Dutchess County in the town of Hyde Park, said Trooper AJ Hicks. An investigation located security footage from a nearby Stop & Shop, at 3999 Albany Post Road, shows the alleged suspect also stole a cart full of merchandise, Hicks said. Police are …

by Kathy Reakes

04/07/2020

Lifestyle

Covid-19: Do You Need To Sanitize Groceries? Experts Weigh In Just when you thought you had all of your bases covered when it comes to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), now people are asking if they need to sanitize groceries. Most health officials, including the CDC and the FDA, are more concerned about people being infected at the grocery store by other people than the virus contaminating groceries. That’s why it’s important to stay at least 6 feet from other people at all times. And not to be afraid to ask someone to step back. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in addition to close person-to-person contact, people can pick up the virus by t…

by Kathy Reakes

04/07/2020

News

Covid-19: Those Who Gather At Closed Recreation Spaces Will Now Be Fined In Fairfield One Fairfield County town which has closed all of its parks, beaches, and recreational spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, will begin issuing fines for those who violate the closure. Fairfield Police said they would begin issuing fines on Monday, April 6, to those who visit areas that are closed until further notice. The department said that despite the closure issued by Fairfield Emergency Management Team last month, officials continue to receive reports of individuals using these recreational areas. The department said they will continually patrol all closed areas and take appropriate e…

by Kathy Reakes

04/06/2020

News

Covid-19: As Holidays Approach Rockland Officials Urge Residents To Follow Social Distancing As the holidays of Passover and Easter approach, officials from the Rockland County District Attorney to the County Executive, are urging residents to adhere to the rules set by the state under the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Related story: COVID-19: State Raises Fine For Those Failing To Social Distance County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert said the executive order requires all gatherings, such as parties, weddings, and holiday celebrations, of individuals of any size for any reason, not including household members, are canceled…

by Kathy Reakes

04/06/2020

Police & Fire

Covid-19: One Officer Injured, Some 100 Inmates Moved Following Fight At CT Prison A corrections officer was injured and some 100 inmates have been moved at the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution due to unrest associated with new restrictions in an attempt to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The prison, located in Enfield, houses more than 1,200 medium-security inmates, has recently experienced an uptick in incidents, said Andrius Banevicius, a spokesman for the state Department of Corrections. The first sign of unrest began on Friday, April 3, when the prison's emergency. response team had to be mobilized as tension climbed among the inmates over the ag…

by Kathy Reakes

04/06/2020

News

Covid-19: Ridgefield First Selectman Tests Positive With 107 Cases, 12 Fatalities Now In Town Ridgefield's First Selectman Rudy Marconi reports that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Marconi, 71, said in a statement on Monday, April 6, that he wants to reassure all Ridgefielders that while he "doesn’t feel great," he is doing fine and will work from home as he continues to isolate himself. “Because I have been extremely careful in following all the directives, this is a reminder of how aggressive this virus is," Marconi said. "Please stay home.” Currently, there are 107 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ridgefield, with the number expec…

by Kathy Reakes

04/06/2020

News

NY Regents Exams Scheduled For June Now Canceled The 2019/2020 Board of Regents exams will be canceled in June due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa. During a teleconference of the board on Monday, April 6, Rosa made a short comment regarding the exams. "It is obvious from this statement that we will be canceling Regents exams," Rosa said. Related story - COVID-19: New York 'On Pause' Extended, But Cuomo Sees Possible 'Flattening Of Curve' The chancellor said that additional detailed information about what this means for high school students would be release…

by Kathy Reakes

04/06/2020

Police & Fire

Man Killed In I-95 Crash After Being Ejected, Falling 30 Feet In Fairfield County, Police Say A local man was killed during an early-morning single-vehicle crash on I-95 in which he was ejected from a mini-van and fell more than 30 feet in Fairfield County. Mynor R. Garcia-Pelaez, 38, of Bridgeport, was killed early Sunday, April 5, while traveling on the I-95 northbound near exit 27A ramp, which leads to Route 8 northbound, in the city of Bridgeport, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, as the vehicle entered the ramp from I-95 northbound, it struck the concrete barrier on the left side in a head-on manner. The impact caused Garcia-Pelaez t…

by Kathy Reakes

04/06/2020

Police & Fire

Suspects On Loose After Long Island 7-Eleven Robbery Police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly robbed a Long Island 7-Eleven at gunpoint. The robbery took place around 9:50 p.m., Sunday, April 5 on Oak Street, in Uniondale, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, two men entered the 7-Eleven and one pointed a black handgun at an employee and demanded cash from the register as well as various cigars and cigarettes. The second man demanded a second employee open a second register and empty the contents, police said. After the victims complied, the men exited the store on foot southbound towards Westbury Road. …

by Kathy Reakes

04/06/2020

Police & Fire

Suspect On Loose After Shots Fired In Area Police are searching for a man who allegedly fired multiple shots at another person before fleeing the area. The shooting took place in Orange County around 10:45 p.m., Saturday, April 4, on Ball Street at the intersection with Seward and Pennsylvania avenues in Port Jervis, police said. When police arrived on the scene they found that the suspect emerged from an adjacent yard and discharged multiple rounds from a handgun at a Port Jervis man while he was standing outside of a residence on Ball Street, Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden said. The victim sought cover inside the ho…

by Kathy Reakes

04/06/2020

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