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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
Shopping Plaza Fire Closes Section Of Route 59 In Rockland Shopping Plaza Fire Closes Section Of Route 59 In Rockland
Shopping Plaza Fire Closes Section Of Route 59 In Rockland A fire at a Rockland County plaza has closed a section of Route 59 in both directions. The fire started around 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, at the Thruway Plaza on Route 59, in Nanuet, officials said. Firefighters were able to douse the flames, which are believed to have started in the Thruway Deli, in about 30 minutes, but said damage to the building is extensive. Clarkstown police said Route 59 is closed between Grandview Avenue and Forman Drive in both directions for the foreseeable future. A fire at a Nanuet shopping plaza has closed a section of Route 59.Clarkstown Police Departmen…

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COVID-19: Suffolk County DA Tests Positive COVID-19: Suffolk County DA Tests Positive
Covid-19: Suffolk County DA Tests Positive Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to multiple sources. Sini, who is reportedly not showing any symptoms, is in self-quarantine, but still working from his home. Sources say Sini was diagnosed about a week ago and has notified health department officials. More than 80 percent of his staff is working remotely. As of Tuesday, March 24, there were a reported 1,880 cases of COVID-19 in Suffolk County and 17 deaths to date.

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COVID-19: Two New Stratford Cases, High School Student Tests Negative COVID-19: Two New Stratford Cases, High School Student Tests Negative
Covid-19: Two New Stratford Cases, High School Student Tests Negative As new cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported in Stratford, a potential presumptive case of COVID-19 in a high school student has been reported as negative. Stratford Health Department officials said that despite the good news, they would like to stress this should provide residents with a false sense of security, as community transmission of COVID-19 is still occurring and increasing.  “Community transmission of COVID-19 is a reality for us here in Stratford. We are urging residents to continue to do their part to protect themselves, their family, and community from&nb…

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Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found Safe, New Windsor Police Say Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found Safe, New Windsor Police Say
Missing 16-Year-Old Girl Found Safe, New Windsor Police Say This story has been updated. A teen who police had asked the public for help in locating has been found safe. Diana DiMartino, 16, ran away from St. Christopher's Group Home on Route 94 in New Windsor, said New Windsor Deputy Chief Michael Farbent. A spokesman for the school, Dennis da Costa, director of Communications, said, "The resident was safely returned to campus by her parent." Farbent confirmed the teen had been found and returned to the school. 

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Police & Fire
Nassau Man Attempts To Impersonate Cop During Traffic Stop, Police Say Nassau Man Attempts To Impersonate Cop During Traffic Stop, Police Say
Nassau Man Attempts To Impersonate Cop During Traffic Stop, Police Say A Valley Stream man was arrested for alleged criminal impersonation after pretending to be a police officer during a traffic stop. Kaneik Brown, 27, was arrested on Saturday, March 21, in Hempstead, following a traffic stop, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, Brown was driving a 2008 Mercedes Benz and had committed multiple traffic infractions that were observed by a Hempstead Police Officer who attempted to stop the vehicle. During the stop, Brown allegedly waived an open wallet out the window and said that he was a Nassau County police officer, police said. After o…

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Business
COVID-19: ShopRite Workers At Four Westchester Stores Test Positive COVID-19: ShopRite Workers At Four Westchester Stores Test Positive
Covid-19: ShopRite Workers At Four Westchester Stores Test Positive Four ShopRite stores in Westchester County have confirmed employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The stores in Yonkers, New Rochelle, Thornwood (Mount Pleasant) and Bedford Hills remain open. Store officials said on Facebook any other employee who had contact with the affected employee is on a 14-day self-quarantine. "We have implemented the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended protocol to reduce the spread of the virus," store officials said.  Those steps include requiring the self-quarantine of employees who came in contact for a "prolonged" p…

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Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Firing Guns From Driveway Of Long Island Home, Police Say Man Arrested For Firing Guns From Driveway Of Long Island Home, Police Say
Man Arrested For Firing Guns From Driveway Of Long Island Home, Police Say A man has been arrested for allegedly firing guns while standing in the driveway of his Long Island home. Thomas Zoeller, 57, was arrested at 11:10 a.m., Monday, March 23, after police responded to a home on 2nd St., in Oceanside, for a report of shots fired, Nassau County Police said.  When police arrived they found Zoeller standing in his driveway. After an investigation, officers determined that Zoeller allegedly fired a 22-caliber rifle and a BB gun "in a reckless manner" across the street from his residence, police said. Zoeller was arrested and charged with reckless endange…

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Police Officers Save Unconscious, Unresponsive Crash Victim By Using CPR Police Officers Save Unconscious, Unresponsive Crash Victim By Using CPR
Police Officers Save Unconscious, Unresponsive Crash Victim By Using CPR A 50-year-old man was found unconscious following a single-vehicle crash in the area. The unidentified victim was found around 8:40 a.m., Sunday, March 22, when Town of Newburgh Police Officers Matthew Zuniga and Michael Surita responded to a single-car crash into a tree at the intersection of W. Meadow Wind Lane and Delafield Lane, said Chief Donald B Campbell. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the man unconscious and unresponsive. Unable to detect any pulse or breathing by the victim, officers initiated CPR with a bag valve mask and administered several shocks from an au…

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Police & Fire
I-684 Crash Sends Vehicle Into Woods I-684 Crash Sends Vehicle Into Woods
I-684 Crash Sends Vehicle Into Woods A serious crash due to snowy and slippery roads shut down southbound lanes of I-684 in Westchester County for a couple of hours during the action on Monday, March 23. The crash, which sent a vehicle into the woods, took place around 1:50 p.m., said New York State Polie. Southbound lanes in Bedford between Exits 4 and 5 were closed while the crash was cleared.  Details surrounding the crash and injuries were not available.

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: Ray Dalio Foundation Donates $500,000 To Connecticut Food Bank COVID-19: Ray Dalio Foundation Donates $500,000 To Connecticut Food Bank
Covid-19: Ray Dalio Foundation Donates $500,000 To Connecticut Food Bank The richest person in Connecticut, Ray Dalio of Greenwich, has donated $500,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank. The donation by Dalio, his wife Barbara Dalio and Dalio Philanthropies, is part of a $4 million donation to support medical care and food assistance to people in the state affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Connecticut Food Bank. The funds will support Connecticut Food Bank and its network by providing significant funding during a time of rising needs across the region due to the novel coronavirus, the organization said. The food bank serves two-thirds of th…

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