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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

Woman, 23, Charged After Baby Found Alone Crying In Car, Greenwich Police Say A 23-year-old woman was charged after allegedly leaving her infant alone in a vehicle while she shopped in Fairfield County. Wendy May Dimartino, of Stamford, was arrested after surrounding to Greenwich Police on Thursday, March 26, for the incident which took place on Wednesday, March 11, on Liberty Way, said Greenwich Police. According to police, a citizen reported to Greenwich officers that an infant had been left alone in a car for at least 15 minutes, police said. Officers arrived on the scene and found the baby and were able to locate the mother shopping about 100 yards away, police …

by Kathy Reakes

03/30/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Arrested For Attacking, Attempting To Choke Victim In Area, Police Say A 46-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly attacking another woman and attempting to choke her. Ulster County resident Renee J. Hart, of Kingston, was arrested for an incident that took place on Friday, March 20, after police responded to a report of a dispute, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. Saugerties Police responded to a report of a dispute that occurred at a residence on Old Stage Road. The called told officers she was involved in a physical altercation with Hart, Sinagra said. During the course of the fight, Hart allegedly threw the victim to the grou…

by Kathy Reakes

03/30/2020

News

Hanukkah Stabbing Victim Dies Three Months After Machete Attack The man who has been struggling for life since a machete attack at a rabbi's home in the area this past December has died from his injuries. Rabbi Yisroel Kahan of Monsey said on Sunday, March 29, that the family had been holding out hope he would improve, but Josef Neuman, 72, died on Sunday. "With great sadness, we mourn the passing of Josef Neuman at the age of 72, who succumbed to injuries sustained during the #MonseyStabbing while celebrating Chanukah on December 28th," Kahan said on Twitter. "May his memory be a blessing." Neumann was one of five men attacked with a machete at the h…

by Kathy Reakes

03/30/2020

Lifestyle

Covid-19: Dad Locks Son Out Of House In Hudson Valley After Spring Break Trip One Hudson Valley dad isn't fooling around when it comes to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), locking his spring-break partying son out of the house. Peter Levine, of Nanuet in Rockland County, which has been hit hard by the pandemic, was worried a few weeks ago when his son Matt Levine, a junior student-athlete at Springfield College in Massachusetts, headed to South Padre Island in Texas with a group of friends to party down for a couple of weeks, reported the New York Post. But the more the 52-year-old father thought about it, the more he thought his son should come home and follow the r…

by Kathy Reakes

03/30/2020

News

Fairfield County Jewelry Store Owner Shot Dead During Robbery, Police Say A Fairfield County jewelry store owner was shot and killed during an armed robbery over the weekend. Mark Vuono, 69, was discovered around 2:45 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at Marco Jewelers, located 16 Sixth St., in Stamford, said the Stamford Police Department. According to police, a customer entered the store and alerted the police after observing evidence of a crime. Patrol officers and Stamford EMS responded to the scene. Officers found Vuono dead inside the store, police said. Investigators from the Stamford Police Department, as well as the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, …

by Kathy Reakes

03/30/2020

News

Covid-19: Upstate County Tells Downstate NYers To Take A Hike, But Not Here As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues its march across the country, cities and towns large and small are asking visitors to stay away. That includes Essex County in upstate New York that's super popular for its hiking and the beauty of the Adirondacks. But with a recent influx of visitors fleeing New York City and other parts of the metro area, the county's Board of Supervisors issued a press release this week saying "visitors stay home." Related Story: COVID-19: Suburban, Vacation Spots Tell NYC Residents To Stay Away During Pandemic "To date, we have seen an alarming influx…

by Kathy Reakes

03/29/2020

Lifestyle

Covid-19: What Can You Do About Your Hair With Barbershops, Salons Closed? For those who have plenty of time to stare in the mirror while at home self-isolating due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, hairstylists say you should ignore the impulse to cut those bangs, trims those split ends or cover that gray. Instead, stylists say to take a deep breath, and if you can't have a FaceTime session with your hairdresser to talk you through the whole drama of the moment, relax and just follow your normal hair routine of washing and styling until the salons and barbershops can reopen. Some salons are taking it a step further and are sending customers their fav…

by Kathy Reakes

03/29/2020

Lifestyle

Covid-19: Is It Safe To Have Sex During Pandemic? Health Department Offers Advice As millions find themselves at home and pent up during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, health officials say sex is okay, but sex with yourself is best. In an often graphic memo, the New York Department of Health officials said staying home and minimizing contact with others is the best way to reduce the spread of COVID-19. But can you have sex? Yes, they say, but first, you need to know what's safe. Of course, don't have sex with a person who has been diagnosed with COVID-19, to be sure and wash your hands and any sex toys for at least 20 seconds beforehand. The memo say…

by Kathy Reakes

03/29/2020

Lifestyle

Covid-19: Wilton Man Who Was CT's First Positive Case Recovering At Danbury Hospital A Wilton man who was the state's first positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), is recovering at Danbury Hospital. The man in his 40s, whose identity is being protected, began feeling ill shortly after returning from a work conference in California on Feb. 28. The father of tiny infant twins quickly progressed to bilateral pneumonia and was hospitalized a week later in respiratory distress, his wife said on a GoFundMe page. His wife, who is a registered nurse, said she is forever indebted to the hospital for saving her husband's life and how every step of the way she h…

by Kathy Reakes

03/28/2020

News

Covid-19: Fourth Fatality In Ridgefield Confirmed With the death of another resident at an area senior living facility, the number of positive COVID-19 actives cases in Ridgefield stands at 45. Ridgefield Health Director Ed Briggs, who said the positive cases include residents ranging in age from 19 to 89, bringing the town's total death toll to four. The facility, Ridgefield Crossing on Route 7, said on Friday, March 27, there are 16 residents and six associates who have tested positive. "These associates, along with all associates who were identified as having high exposure to confirmed COVID-19 cases, have already been outsi…

by Kathy Reakes

03/27/2020

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