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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.
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
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…
Long Island Manufacturer To Close, Lay Off 63
A longtime Long Island manufacturer of parts for the automotive and defense industries has announced it will close in November and lay off all 63 employees.
Johnson & Hoffman LLC, who has been located on Voice Road for 70 years in Carle Place, will close on on Nov. 4, due to economic reasons, according to a state WARN notice.
The notice, which is required for any mass layoff or closing, was posted the company's website on Friday, Sept. 6.
On the website, the company said: "After approximately 70 years in operation, Johnson & Hoffman (J&H) a precision metal stamping company is c…
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