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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

Student Did Not Injure Staff Member, Putnam-Northern Westchester Boces Says This story has been updated. Earlier reports of a student injuring a staff member at the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES School are incorrect, the school said. "There have been inaccurate reports in the media regarding activity at the Walden Learning Center at Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES today," said Ellen Lane, communications director at the school located in Yorktown Heights. According to Lane, an ambulance was called around 2 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 1, to transport a student in emotional distress to the hospital. "At no time was any student or staff member in…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2019

News

World War Ii-era Aircraft Tour Cancels Westchester County Airport Appearance After Fatal Crash The Wings of Freedom tour, scheduled to appear in Westchester, has been canceled following the crash of one its planes in Connecticut, killing seven and injuring seven others. Scheduled to appear Thursday, Oct. 3 through Sunday, Oct. 8, at the Westchester County Airport, the Collings Foundation, which sponsored the tour, said it is on a "safety standdown" and will not hold the event. The spokesman also said the foundation has canceled an appearance in Morristown, New Jersey, scheduled for Monday, Oct. 7, to Thursday, Oct. 10. The foundation spokesman said he was not sure when the tou…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2019

News

IDs Released For Two Of Seven Victims In Deadly WWII Bomber Plane Crash The names of two of the seven victims of a deadly World War II bomber plane crash at Bradley International Airport have been released by family members, but officials have declined to name those that perished. During a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Commissioner James Rovella said that to date seven people were killed and that the six survivors were in “varying medical conditions” that ranged from minor to critical condition. Connecticut State Police have not released the names of those killed or injured. The crash…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2019

Police & Fire

Body Pulled From Hudson River Off Westchester The remains of a man were recovered from the Hudson River after a boater reported observing a body floating in the river. The body was discovered around 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, after county police were notified that the boater had seen the body off the coast of Irvington, said Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary. The Westchester County Police Marine Unit responded, located the body and brought his remains aboard a Marine Unit patrol boat. The cause of death and the identity of the man are under investigation by detectives from the General Investigations Unit.&nbs…

by Kathy Reakes

10/03/2019

Police & Fire

School Bus Fire Breaks Out At Long Island Middle School Suffolk County correction officers teaching a program at William Floyd Middle School were first on the scene of a school bus fire in Moriches. The fire took place on Wednesday, Oct. 2, just before students were released for the day, said the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. Officers Christopher Delaney and Brian Arce were at the school teaching the Gang Resistance Education and Training Program when the bus caught fire, police said. The two officers secured the scene and directed traffic as more busses and parents arrived to pick up students at the end of th…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2019

Police & Fire

City Of Newburgh Man In Critical Condition Following Shooting, Police Say A 26-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in the hip and neck in the City of Newburgh. Police detected the shooting around 7:48 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, after receiving a Shot Spotter activation for the area of 143 N. Miller Street, said City of Newburgh Police Det. Sgt. Joseph Burns. When officers arrived on scene they were told Jordan Myles, of Newburgh, had been shot and had transported by a vehicle to St. Luke’s Hospital, Burns said. Myles sustained gunshot wounds to his hip and neck. He was transported to Westchester Medical where he was listed in c…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2019

Police & Fire

Seven Now Reported Dead After Vintage WWII Bomber Plane Crashes At Bradley Airport Seven people are now reported dead following the crash of a vintage World War II plane at Bradley Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, that was carrying 13 people. Connecticut State Police said they can not confirm the exact number of people who perished in the crash that took place at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, while attempting to land. Three people on the plane were crew members, ten were passengers, state police said. The vintage World War II airplane was in the air for approximately five minutes when it experienced problems and crashed into a de-icing facility at Bradley, burst…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2019

Police & Fire

Homeowner Confronts Suspects During Attempted Burglary In Cos Cob, Police Say Two men were nabbed by Greenwich Police after they allegedly attempted to break into a Cos Cob home, only to be confronted by the homeowner. Jacob Rivera, 26, and Nafi Rodriguez, 23, both of the Bronx, were arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 1, after they “were confronted by the homeowner when they attempted to force entry through a rear door," Greenwich Police said. Both men fled, but were located about a mile away, police added. The duo was charged with criminal trespass, possession of burglary tools, criminal attempt at burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary. Bail was set at $5,…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2019

Police & Fire

Second Norwalk Teen Dies From Injuries In I-95 Crash In Darien A second Norwalk teenager has died from injuries suffered during a car crash on I-95 in Darien that also killed another teen. Chase Ortiz, 19, of Norwalk, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, at Norwalk Hospital as a result of the crash, Connecticut State Police said Wednesday, Oct. 2. Ortiz was a passenger in a Volkswagen Passat that crashed into a tree around 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 29 in Darien, state police said. The driver of the Passat, a 19-year-old Norwalk woman, “veered off the road to the right for an unknown reason,” after taking the Exit 10 off-ramp from I-95, state police added. Passenger E…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2019

Police & Fire

St. Anthony's School Threat Sends Teen To Police For Help A rumor that a teen was going to "shoot up" a high school sent a 16-year-old to the police for help. The Hampton Bays teen went to the Southampton Town Police for help around 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1, and said that he was the subject of social media chatter suggesting he was going to shoot up a high school, said Southampton Police Sgt. Joseph D'Arce. The teen said the chatter said he was going to harm people at St. Anthony's High School in Huntington, D'Arce said. Southampton Town Detective Division and Suffolk County detectives have determined the threat to be non-credible, he adde…

by Kathy Reakes

10/02/2019

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