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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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Lockdown Of Two Rockland Schools Lifted Following 'Suspicious Incident' Lockdown Of Two Rockland Schools Lifted Following 'Suspicious Incident'
Lockdown Of Two Rockland Schools Lifted Following 'Suspicious Incident' Felix Festa Middle School and BOCES in West Nyack have been on lockdown to allow police to investigate a "suspicious incident." The Clarkstown Police said on Twitter the schools were put on lockdown around 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21. Department officials said they were working with other law enforcement agencies to conduct a search of the school and have since lifted the lockdown. Officers will remain on the scene until all buses leave the school, and then parents will be allowed to pick up their students, the department said. The department had said earlier Thursday that they received a r…

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Police & Fire
ID Released For Teacher, Father Of Four Stabbed Near Synagogue In Rockland ID Released For Teacher, Father Of Four Stabbed Near Synagogue In Rockland
ID Released For Teacher, Father Of Four Stabbed Near Synagogue In Rockland A man stabbed and beaten by an unknown attacker or attackers has been identified by a Jewish publication. According to The Yeshiva World, the man,  a father of four children who was attacked, has been identified as a kollel yungerman, a man who studies Torah full time. The man was attacked around 5:30 a.m. as he walked to early shul in Monsey on Howard Avenue, Ramapo Police said. According to Yeshiva World, the man, who was found lying on the roadway bleeding, told Rockland Hatzolah "that a vehicle pulled up, two men got out, brutally assaulted him, and then stabbed him multiple …

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Police & Fire
Security Increased Near Synagogue After Rockland Stabbing Security Increased Near Synagogue After Rockland Stabbing
Security Increased Near Synagogue After Rockland Stabbing As Monsey residents are still in shock over the brutal stabbing attack of one of their neighbors, officials and organizations are out in force to offer a sense of security to the neighborhood. The attack occurred around 5:35 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 20, as a man, described as a teacher, and father of four was walking to shul on Howard Drive in Monsey when he was attacked and stabbed multiple times, said the Ramapo Police. Since the attack, police have been reviewing video surveillance in the area in hopes of at least getting a line on a suspect or suspects. The man attacked remains in critica…

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Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester
Source ID'd For Online Threat At Middle School In Northern Westchester School District officials are asking parents to make sure their children understand the importance of using social media carefully after a student was identified as making a threat against a school in Northern Westchester. The student was identified on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Peekskill Middle School after officials were made aware of a social media post made over the summer was mentioned in a new post on Wednesday, said Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Mauricio on Facebook. After learning of the new post, which contained a threat, Principal Jamal Lewis immediately began working …

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Police & Fire
Police: Duo Who Fraudulently Used Credit, Debit Cards At Newtown Stores Believed To Be From NY Police: Duo Who Fraudulently Used Credit, Debit Cards At Newtown Stores Believed To Be From NY
Police: Duo Who Fraudulently Used Credit, Debit Cards At Newtown Stores Believed To Be From NY Newtown Police are asking the public for help locating two men who fraudulently used credit cards at local stores. The men believed to be from the New York area used the cards at several between 1 and 3:30 p.m., on Friday, Nov. 8, said the Newtown Police. Police say the men may be driving a dark Chrysler sedan with tinted windows and New York plats.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Lorancaitis at 203-426-5841.

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Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area
Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Repeated Sexual Abuse Of Child In Area An Orange County man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a child under the age of 13. Douglas Castro, 64, of Warwick, was sentenced on Wednesday, Nov. 20, after pleading guilty to the crime in May, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. According to the District Attorney, Castro admitted that between September 2012 and June 2014, he repeatedly engaged in acts of oral sexual conduct, and other acts of sexual contact with the child. In addition to his prison sentence, Castro will also be required to register as a sex offender and ser…

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Police & Fire
Second Westchester Man Charged With Stealing $10K Worth Of Designer Handbags In Greenwich Second Westchester Man Charged With Stealing $10K Worth Of Designer Handbags In Greenwich
Second Westchester Man Charged With Stealing $10K Worth Of Designer Handbags In Greenwich Police have arrested a second Westchester man in connection with the theft of more than $10,000 worth of handbags from a Greenwich Avenue store. Gerald Smith, 48, of Mount Vernon, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 20, for the Jan. 15 theft, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. On April 4, Greenwich Police arrested Joshua Spillman, 40, also of Mount Vernon, and charged him with organized retail theft greater than $10,000, conspiracy to commit larceny and larceny. Smith was caught by Nassau County Police where he was arrested on unrelated charges.  He was then extradited to Green…

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Lifestyle
New HBO Series Will Film In Westchester New HBO Series Will Film In Westchester
New HBO Series Will Film In Westchester "Big Bang Theory" fans will want to be on the lookout when "Penny," or in real life, Kaley Cuoco, visits the area to film scenes for her new HBO Max series. The word got out this week when residents of Linda Avenue in White Plains received notice that filming of "The Flight Attendant" would be taking place on their street. The new series -- which stars Cuoco and Rosie Perez of "Cheers," fame -- is based on the book of the same name by Chris Bohjalian. Cuoco reportedly purchased the rights to the book.  The series will tell the story of a flight attendant, played by Cuoco, who wak…

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Police & Fire
Long Island Fire Chief Dies In Line Of Duty Long Island Fire Chief Dies In Line Of Duty
Long Island Fire Chief Dies In Line Of Duty The chief of a fire company on Long Island has died during the line of duty. Chief Daryl Rollins of the North Amityville Fire Company reportedly died suddenly on Wednesday, Nov. 20, while responding to a fire, said the Suffolk County Fire Chiefs. Initial reports are that Chief Rollins died following the response to a call early in the morning. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Social Media Threat To Wilton School Arrest Made In Social Media Threat To Wilton School
Arrest Made In Social Media Threat To Wilton School A Wilton High School student has been arrested for allegedly writing a threatening social media post. The incident came to light around 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17, when the Wilton Police Department was notified of a video posted to a social media site involving a possible school threat, said Lt. Robert Kluk. The post was a video made by a student from Wilton High School that suggested the threat of violence, Kluk said. Members of the department’s Patrol and Youth Division were able to immediately identify the student that posted the video.  Officers made contact with…

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