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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.
Two Men Nabbed In Connection With String Of Area Burglaries, Police Say
Two men were arrested in connection with a series of alleged burglaries that included a church, a business, and a shed in the area.
Dutchess County residents Stephen Dachs, 22, of Red Hook, and Xavier Christiansen-Mulher, 22, of Rhinebeck, were arrested Tuesday, Dec. 10, following an investigation by Rhinebeck police into area burglaries, said Rhinebeck Police officer Darren Bondar.
According to police, the business and church, along with the shed, were broken into on the morning of Dec. 10, with several items stolen.
Police conducted an investigation that led to Dachs and Christianse…
Man Charged With DWI After Allegedly Leaving Scene Of Crash In Area
A 61-year-old man was arrested for alleged DWI after leaving the scene of a traffic crash, according to authorities.
Ulster County resident Arthur W. Caston, of East Kingston, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 11, after the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, responded to a two-vehicle crash on Frank Sottile Boulevard, said Lt. Abram Markiewicz.
When deputies arrived on the scene, they found that Caston was driving a 2006 Hyundai Sonata when he allegedly struck a vehicle in front of him that was stopped at a traffic light, Markiewicz said.
He then fled the scene on foot, but when appr…
Toddler Who Died After Being Struck By Car Was Youngest Of New Canaan Family's Four Children
A funeral will be held for Lucas Richard McGee, 23 months, of New Canaan, who died after being hit by a car in the driveway of his New Canaan home on Saturday, Dec. 14.
Born at Stamford Hospital on Dec. 31, 2017, Lucas was the son of Conner and Kate McGee of New Canaan and the youngest of four children.
The child was hit around 8:42 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the home on North Wilton Road, said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro.
Known as “Lukey,” he was cherished by all who knew him, said his obituary.
Earlier story: ID Released For Boy Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle In Drive…
'Impatient' Driver In Wrong Lane Arrested After Hitting Woman In Westchester, Police Say
A driver who was impatient with stalled traffic decided to cross the double yellow lines and drive in the wrong direction to pass has been charged with seriously injuring a woman getting out of a taxi cab in Westchester, police said.
Nelson Velasquez-Flores, 41, of Greenwich, was arrested following the incident around 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, on Neuton Avenue, near the corner of Fairview Avenue, in Port Chester, said Port Chester Police Lt. Charles Nielsen.
The 49-year-old woman, from Port Chester, who was getting out of a cab, was standing in the roadway when she was hit and pinned und…
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