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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Alert Issued For Fairfield County Woman Last Seen In New York Alert Issued For Fairfield County Woman Last Seen In New York
Alert Issued For Fairfield County Woman Last Seen In New York Police are searching for a Fairfield County woman last seen in New York who has been missing for more than three weeks. Michelle Pierce, 41, also known as Michelle Schmader, of Stratford, was last seen in Oneida County, New York on Aug. 16, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. Pierce reportedly has a history of medical problems and is considered an endangered missing person, he said. Information received suggests she could be in Rome, New York. She has no known connections in New York.  Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Jon Policano 24/7 via voice or text …
Stony Brook University Professor Arrested For Using Cancer Research Funds For Personal Use Stony Brook University Professor Arrested For Using Cancer Research Funds For Personal Use
Stony Brook University Professor Arrested For Using Cancer Research Funds For Personal Use An associate professor at Stony Brook University has been arrested for allegedly stealing state and federal funding meant for cancer research for his own use, federal authorities say. Geoffrey Girnun, 48, of Woodmere, an associate professor in the Department of Pathology and director of Cancer Metabolomics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at the university was charged on Thursday, Sept. 12, in a seven-count indictment, said the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Girnun was charged with theft of state and federal government funds, wire fraud…
Two Nabbed In Series Of Area Car, Home Burglaries Two Nabbed In Series Of Area Car, Home Burglaries
Two Nabbed In Series Of Area Car, Home Burglaries Two men were nabbed in connection with a series of alleged home and vehicle burglaries in the Town Of Poughkeepsie. Patrick I. Singleton, 23, of the City of Poughkeepsie, and Johnny H. Johnson, 20, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, were arrested around 3:11 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, after Town of Poughkeepsie Police received a call about a break-in, said Capt. Michael O’Dowd. According to O'Dowd, the caller told dispatchers that two men had entered his vehicle. When officers responded to the area other residents came out and reported their vehicles and a residence and been entered and…
Road Rage Incident: Pomona Man Arrested After Beating Vehicle With Stick, Police Say Road Rage Incident: Pomona Man Arrested After Beating Vehicle With Stick, Police Say
Road Rage Incident: Pomona Man Arrested After Beating Vehicle With Stick, Police Say A road rage incident landed a Pomona man in handcuffs after he allegedly attacked a vehicle with his hands and a stick after becoming angry in traffic. The incident took place Wednesday, Sept. 11, on Sherman Drive, in Ramapo, Ramapo Police said. When officers arrived on the scene they found that the driver of one of the vehicles said a man in another vehicle he didn't know began to follow him on East Eckerson Road, police said. The man followed him onto Sherman Drive at which point he allegedly approached the complainant’s vehicle and started to hit it with his hands and a stick, police sa…
Popular Area Café Facing Uncertain Future Popular Area Café Facing Uncertain Future
Popular Area Café Facing Uncertain Future The owners of a popular new restaurant in the area who have been fighting to stay open after complaints from neighbors got a reprieve of sorts during a zoning meeting. Café Con Leche, a Puerto Rican eatery located in Wappinger at 10 Main St., in a building that was built in 1852, and has been home to another cafe and a deli and catering outfit, will be allowed to stay open until at least Oct. 21, after the Town of Poughkeepsie Zoning Board tabled the issue until the next meeting. The café, which formerly operated out of a stand on the platform of the New Hamburg train station, was hit with …
Car Crashes Into Bear On Route 202 In Area Car Crashes Into Bear On Route 202 In Area
Car Crashes Into Bear On Route 202 In Area Police are on the scene of a car vs. bear crash in the area. The crash took place earlier Thursday morning, Sept. 12, in Rockland County when the bear darted in front of the vehicle on Route 202 between Grandview Avenue and Kimmissy Court in Ramapo. After being hit, the bear wandered into the woods, Ramapo Police said.  The sole occupant of the vehicle sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corp and Hatzoloh Ambulance were at the scene.  Officers said they will be checking the woods and yards in the area in an attempt to locate the injured bear.&nbs…
Dozens Of Dogs, Cats Rescued From Hurricane Dorian Up For Adoption In Area Dozens Of Dogs, Cats Rescued From Hurricane Dorian Up For Adoption In Area
Dozens Of Dogs, Cats Rescued From Hurricane Dorian Up For Adoption In Area Dozens of dogs and cats rescued by the North Shore Animal League America’s Emergency Response Team from shelters in North and South Carolina following Hurricane Dorian are up for adoption. The team, which headed out on Tuesday, Sept. 3 and returned with a mobile unit of needy animals on Sunday, Sept. 8, said the trip was possible with donations from the community. One of the team members loading a rescued dog.North Shore Animal League In all, the team returned with 35 felines and 19 canines rescued from shelter partners affected by the storm. They also dropped much-needed supplies to th…
LIRR's First New Train Cars In 17 Years Debut Just In Time For Morning Commute LIRR's First New Train Cars In 17 Years Debut Just In Time For Morning Commute
Lirr's First New Train Cars In 17 Years Debut Just In Time For Morning Commute The Long Island Railroad's first new train cars in 17 years made their debuts on Wednesday, Sept. 11, just in time for the morning commute as they rolled out of Huntington. Known as the “M9", the new cars improve upon the most successful and popular features of the MTA’s two recent electric car fleets, the M7s electric cars, and the M8 cars serving Metro-North’s New Haven Line, railroad officials said. “These new cars will offer new amenities and a better environment for our customers,” Railroad President Phillip Eng said. “Even if your train isn’t composed of these cars, there’s a good ch…
Bridgeport Man, Woman Arrested At Motel For Allegedly Exposing Infant To Violence Bridgeport Man, Woman Arrested At Motel For Allegedly Exposing Infant To Violence
Bridgeport Man, Woman Arrested At Motel For Allegedly Exposing Infant To Violence A Bridgeport couple was arrested after allegedly exposing an infant to "intimate partner violence" at a Milford motel. Leticia Rosa, 33, and John Grace, 31, were arrested around 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, and charged with risk of injury, criminal trespass, breach of peace, interfering with an officer. Grace was also charged with violating an order of protection, said the Milford Police. The arrests came after the Milford Police were dispatched to a Rowe Avenue motel to assist the Department of Children and Families with a welfare check, police said. When they arrived on the scene, they …
Arrest Made In Connection With Death Of Brewster Man At Danbury Condo Arrest Made In Connection With Death Of Brewster Man At Danbury Condo
Arrest Made In Connection With Death Of Brewster Man At Danbury Condo Police have arrested a friend of a man shot to death at the Sterling Woods Condominium Complex in Danbury. David Ramos, 33, of Danbury, was arrested early Wednesday, Sept. 11, in connection with the Wednesday, Sept. 4, shooting death of Jason James Lowry Hoffman, 33, of Brewster, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. During the course of the investigation, detectives developed sufficient information through interviews and evidence collection linking Ramos to Hoffman’s death, he said. "Ramos eluded apprehension until this morning when he was found in a friend’s apartment located on S…
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