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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.
Man Struck, Killed By Lirr Train
A 26-year-old man was struck and killed by a train on Long Island, causing some delays.
The incident took place shortly after 7 a.m., Thursday, March 12, when a westbound LIRR train that was not carrying any passengers fatally struck the white male at the Lindenhurst station, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the MTA.
LIRR service at Lindenhurst, Copiague, and Amityville was briefly suspended following the incident, but it resumed as of 7:52 a.m.
Babylon Branch trains are currently operating with delays of 10-15 minutes while the police investigation concludes.
This is a devel…
Covid- 19: Rockland County Cancels Seven Events
Out of an abundance of caution with the spread of the novel coronavirus, Rockland County is postponing several upcoming government meetings and events.
All tours of the Fire Museum
Office for the Aging, Advisory Council meeting, Wednesday, March 11
Division of Environmental Resources, Minisceongo Creek Watershed Alliance Networking Event, Wednesday, March 11
Division of Environmental Resources, Rockland County Water Quality Coordinating Committee Meeting, Tuesday, March 17
Human Rights Commission, Human Rights Symposium, Wednesday, March 25
Office for the Aging, Senior Emergency Preparednes…
ID Released For 30-Year-Old Man Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles On I-87
A 30-year-old man killed after being hit by two vehicles on I-87 has been identified.
Orange County resident Anthony Shipman III, of New Windsor, was found dead on the highway around 1:20 a.m., Sunday, March 8, after New York State Police responded to a call of a person sitting on the guide rail on the northbound side of the highway in the town of Newburgh, said state police.
An investigation at the scene found that David R. Kurtz, 48, of Walden, was driving his 2020 Chevy Blazer northbound when he struck Shipman, who was in the roadway for an unknown reason.
Shipman was then s…
ID Released For Man Killed In Rockland House Fire
A man who died during an early morning fire in Rockland County has been identified.
Michael Mantell, 75, of Nanuet, died around 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, during a fire at his home at 27 Amarillo Drive, said the Clarkstown Police Department.
When police officers arrived on the scene, they found the front part of the house engulfed in smoke and flames.
The officers were unable to gain entry to search the home due to the flames, police said.
Following the fire, Mantell was removed from the home by fire personnel and pronounced dead by medical personnel, police said.
The Nanuet F…
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