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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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Bridgeport Shooting Victim Suffers Non-Life Threatening Injuries Bridgeport Shooting Victim Suffers Non-Life Threatening Injuries
Bridgeport Shooting Victim Suffers Non-Life Threatening Injuries A man received non-life threatening injuries after being shot at least two times in Bridgeport. The shooting took place around 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, near the area of 43 Remington St., said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. Jones said the unidentified man was shot in his right hip/stomach area and in his left foot. Police are continuing an investigation into the shooting. No arrests have been made.

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East Farmingdale Wall Collapses During Height Of Powerful Storms East Farmingdale Wall Collapses During Height Of Powerful Storms
East Farmingdale Wall Collapses During Height Of Powerful Storms As strong storms ripped through Suffolk County, part of a building collapsed in high winds, sending debris over parked vehicles. The incident took place around 9:35 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Maxus Worldwide Nutrition building on Executive Boulevard, in East Farmingdale, leaving a large hole in the side of the building, said the Suffolk police said. Police said a K-9 unit and firefighters with thermal imaging cameras searched the area for victims, but no one was injured. The fast-moving storms left some 36,000 Suffolk County customers without power Thursday evening, said PSEG Long Isl…

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Pearl River Road Closed Following Single-Vehicle Crash Pearl River Road Closed Following Single-Vehicle Crash
Pearl River Road Closed Following Single-Vehicle Crash A major roadway in Pearl River is closed following a vehicle crash that resulted in an area power outage in Pearl River. The Orangetown Police Department said N. Middletown Road will remain closed until 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 23, between Hovencamp and Towline roads following the crash that took place around 4 a.m. The vehicle struck a utility pole and as a result, local residents and businesses may experience periodic power outages while Orange & Rockland Utilities replace the pole. 

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Search For Missing Connecticut Mom Expands After Human Remains Found Search For Missing Connecticut Mom Expands After Human Remains Found
Search For Missing Connecticut Mom Expands After Human Remains Found As state and local police return to the home of a missing Meriden mother of two after finding human remains at the site where her finance works in Waterbury, friends have started a fundraising effort to help care for her children. Perrie Mason, 31, was reported missing Sunday, Aug. 18, by her fiance Jason Watts, said the Meriden Police Department. The department said that the Major Crimes Division is "actively processing all related evidence in an attempt to ascertain the whereabouts of Ms. Mason," after the discovery of human remains at 137 Brookside Road, the location of Baystat…

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Possible Luring Incident Involving Adults In SUV Under Investigation In Fairfield Possible Luring Incident Involving Adults In SUV Under Investigation In Fairfield
Possible Luring Incident Involving Adults In SUV Under Investigation In Fairfield With school days just around the corner in connection with a recent possible luring incident, Fairfield Police are reminding parents to be vigilant and to talk to their children about "strangers." According to Fairfield Police Lt. Eddie Weihe, of the department's School Safety Division, the possible luring incident took place around 6:15 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 10 in the area of Greenfield Street. During the incident, two juveniles boys were stopped by three people in a black SUV who began asking them "strange questions," such "do you want to go into the woods," Weihe said. The people in t…

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Some Landmark Diner Staffers May Be Reassigned To Other Restaurants After Devastating Fire Some Landmark Diner Staffers May Be Reassigned To Other Restaurants After Devastating Fire
Some Landmark Diner Staffers May Be Reassigned To Other Restaurants After Devastating Fire A day after a devasting destroyed the beloved Landmark Diner near the border of Briarcliff Manor and Ossining, the owners are vowing to rebuild and hope to reassign some employees to other company restaurants. Landmark owner Ari Thanos, who has run the diner for the past 17 years, said he was thankful for the support community and first responders. “Thank you to the first responders that came to the scene and valiantly fought the intense fire,' said Thanos. "We are also thankful for the huge outpouring from the Ossining and Briarcliff Manor communities, including the Gullotta House and the …

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Registered Sex Offender Charged With Rape Of Child Under 13 In Area Registered Sex Offender Charged With Rape Of Child Under 13 In Area
Registered Sex Offender Charged With Rape Of Child Under 13 In Area A 35-year-old man has been arrested for the rape and alleged sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 in the area. Jeremiah C. Hochteil, of Orange County, was arrested, Wednesday, Aug. 21, following an investigation into the allegations of sexual assault, said Town of Montgomery Police Investigator Stephen Ragni. According to Ragni, a Montgomery resident, the assault allegedly took place between July and August on more than one occasion. Hochteil, a registered sex offender who was convicted in 2003 of sexual assault with force, was charged with felony rape and predatory sexual as…

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Missing Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant Found Dead Missing Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant Found Dead
Missing Head Chef At Renowned NYC Restaurant Found Dead The head chef of the glitzy Cipriani Dolce restaurant in Grand Central Terminal who had been missing for several days has been found dead in a motel room located near LaGuardia Airport.  The body of Andrea Zamperoni, 33, of Queens, was discovered by New York City Police around 830 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 21, at the Kamway Lodge & Tavern in Elmhurst after officers responded to a call of an unconscious man, said the NYPD. Zamperoni was last seen alive at his apartment around noon on Monday, Aug. 19, the NYPD said. Friends and co-workers reported him missing after he failed to show up …

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New Details: Landmark Diner Blaze Started In Kitchen Ceiling; Three Firefighters Injured New Details: Landmark Diner Blaze Started In Kitchen Ceiling; Three Firefighters Injured
New Details: Landmark Diner Blaze Started In Kitchen Ceiling; Three Firefighters Injured Officials said a fire that destroyed the Landmark Diner in Briarcliff Manor started in the ceiling while diners were inside the restaurant. The fire broke out around 9:45 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, while patrons were dining in the iconic restaurant located at at 265 Highland Ave., in Briarcliff Manor, said the Briarcliff Manor Fire Department. Heavy flames roared through the restaurant, sending three firefighters to the hospital for heat exhaustion, a department official said. All diners and staff were able to escape without any injuries, the department said. And while firefighters con…

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Off-Duty Cop Reportedly Attacked Outside Rockland Bar Off-Duty Cop Reportedly Attacked Outside Rockland Bar
Off-Duty Cop Reportedly Attacked Outside Rockland Bar An off-duty NYPD officer was jumped outside a popular Pearl River bar and robbed of his sneakers, according to the Orangetown Police. Orangetown Police detectives are investigating the robbery that took place around 230 a.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Mickey's Tavern, located at 50 E. Central Ave., in Pearl River, said Orangetown Police Det. Sgt. James Sullivan. According to Sullivan, the 29-year-old unidentified officer from Nanuet was struck in the face and head by unknown suspects as he was leaving the tavern.  The off-duty officer, who suffered facial injuries, told police he wa…

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