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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.
Nazi Flag Displayed In Poughkeepsie Apartment Window Removed After Complaints
A Nazi flag that was hanging in a Poughkeepsie apartment window, has been removed after complaints from the Dutchess County Democratic Committee and area leaders.
The flag was hanging, until Tuesday, Sept. 24, in an apartment window on Main Street in Poughkeepsie, one building away from the office of Joe Ruggiero, who is running for Dutchess County Executive, and not far from Vassar College.
In a statement, Ruggiero said: "When one segment of our community is attacked, none of us can say we are attack-free. These acts of hate, symbols of hate, hide under the guise of the First Amendmen…
Man Struck by Car In Trumbull
A Trumbull man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car on White Plains Road near the Route 25 overpass.
The resident, a seventy-three-year-old man, was struck while attempting to cross White Plains Road in a marked crosswalk at about 8:53 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, said Trumbull Police Lt. Brian Weir.
As officers arrived on the scene, they located the man lying near the curb receiving medical attention from others who had stopped at the scene, Weir said.
The vehicle that struck the man, driven by a Trumbull woman, remained at the scene, he said.
Trum…
Bridgeport Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Monroe Man During Dispute Outside Variety Store
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Monroe man outside a variety store.
Richard Brown, of Bridgeport, was charged Tuesday, Sept. 24, with manslaughter, carrying a gun without a permit, and criminal possession of a firearm, in connection with the Sunday, Sept. 1, death 41-year-old Jose Perez-Ortiz, said Bridgeport Police Lt. Christopher LaMaine.
Perez-Ortiz was shot during a dispute at the store on the corner of Noble Avenue and Shelton Street after he is seen on video surveillance allegedly attempting to stab another man.
"This arrest is the resul…
Tainted Cocaine Suspected In Multiple Deaths In Westchester, NYC
After five deaths related to tainted cocaine in Westchester and New York City, police are working to identify the person responsible for distributing the deadly substance before more die.
The first Yonkers death, of an unidentified man took place on Friday, Sept. 20, the second, of another unidentified man, happened on Saturday, Sept. 21, said Yonkers Police Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos.
The three others took place in the Woodlawn area of the Bronx, Politopoulos said.
Police believe all the cases may be related to the same source of cocaine.
The Yonkers Police Major Case Squad and Narcotic…
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