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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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News

ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train MTA officials have identified the man hit and killed by a Metro-North train at the Fairfield Station. Jason Daniel Bernstein, 25, of Norwalk, was killed around 7:15 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, according to MTA officials. Officials said the incident is being investigated as "non-accidental." Trains were delayed on the New Haven line for several hours following the incident.

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

Police & Fire

Greenwich Man Brandished Machete In Byram Dispute, Police Say A Greenwich man was arrested following a dispute in which he allegedly brandished a machete at another person. Roderick Gordon, 47, was arrested around 8:17 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, when Greenwich Police Police responded to a report of a dispute in the Byram section of town, said the Greenwich Police. According to an investigation, while in a "loud" argument with another person Gordon brandished a machete and moved toward the other person in a hostile manner. Gordon was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, threatening and disorderly conduct. He was released on $5,000 bail.&nbs…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

Police & Fire

Four Firefighters Injured During Blaze At Shopping Center In Rockland An early-morning fire at a Rockland shopping center left four firefighters injured, but only damaged one business. At least a dozen fire departments responded to the fire at the Central Crossing Shopping Center on Route 59 in Spring Valley around 3:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, said Spring Valley Fire Chief Ray Canario. Canario said because of the large, warehouse-type buildings, it took firefighters a while to locate the origin of the fire. The fire was finally located above a storage room in TutrleBoo, an indoor entertainment center, he said. "We were able to put the fire out quick…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

News

Popular Long Island Steakhouse Seized By State For Unpaid Taxes A popular Long Island restaurant that has been a favorite spot for locals for some 57 years has been seized by New York State for nonpayment of taxes. The Clubhouse, at 320 W Jericho Turnpike in Huntington, which was closed on Tuesday, Sept. 10, owes the state back taxes totaling $168,481.02, said James Gazzale, a spokesman for the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. The amount covers a two-year period from 2017 to 2019, Gazzale said. Gazzale said the department typically "leaves all avenues open," in an effort to recoup their funds and for the business to be able to r…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

Police & Fire

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 …

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

News

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…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

Police & Fire

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…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

Police & Fire

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…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

Lifestyle

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 …

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

News

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…

by Kathy Reakes

09/12/2019

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