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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.
Man Drags Victim To Puddle In Road, Forces Face Underwater During Fight, Police Say
This story has been updated.
A 48-year-old area man was arrested for allegedly attacking a victim and forcing his face into a puddle of water during the assault, Milford Police said.
Bernard DeSantis, of Milford, was arrested on Sunday, Aug. 18, on charges of assault and breach of peace after Milford Police responded to an East Broadway residence for the report of a fight, said the Milford Police.
According to police, an investigation found that DeSantis had allegedly hit the victim multiple times and then dragged him to a puddle in the roadway and pushed his face in the water, police said…
Video: '150 Good People Will Be Displaced,' RNN News Chief Says Of FiOS1 News Closure
Richard French III, the president of RNN News took time out of his daily TV show to talk about the upcoming closure of FiOS1 News after Verizon pulled out of contract talks with the company run by RNN and RNN-TV.
“The ending of FiOS1 is personal,” said French, whose family owns both companies. “Around 150 good people, both behind and in front of the cameras, will be displaced, (that) includes anchors, reporters, producers, videographers and so many other faces you will never see."
The closure of the hyper-local news channel will take place at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16.
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Boater Injured By Propeller After Leaving Boat In Gear, Police Say
A 57-year-old man suffered serious injuries after he was struck by the propeller of an 18-foot boat that he had rented for the day in Great Peconic Bay off Laurel.
The incident took place around 2:40 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, when the man, identified as Stefan Palm, a visitor from Germany, entered the water to take a turn on a water tube and failed to realize that the boat had been left in gear, said the Southhold Police Department.
The action caused the boat to keep moving and the propeller hit Palm in the leg, causing extensive damage to his lower extremities, police said.
One of the peopl…
Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile In 14 CT Towns, Including Greenwich, Stamford
State officials announced that the West Nile virus has been detected in 14 towns throughout the state, including Greenwich and Stamford.
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) said the infected mosquitoes were found across the region including Stamford, Chester, East Haven, Groton, Hartford, Manchester, New Haven, North Haven, North Stonington, South Windsor, Voluntown, West Haven, and Wethersfield.
In addition, eastern equine encephalitis virus-infected mosquitoes have been detected in two southeastern towns including Voluntown and Madison.
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Area Woman Upset Over School Bond Vote Arrested For Making Terroristic Threat, Police Say
A 63-year-old woman has been arrested for making a terroristic threat against the Valley Central School District, according to Montgomery Police.
The incident took place around 10:10 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, when police were made aware of the threat to the district, said Det. Sgt. Sarge Farina.
Within an hour, police were able to identify and located Alice K. Lubitz, of Walden, who allegedly made the threat in anger of an upcoming school bond vote issue, Farina said.
"By the actions of this threat, the voting process was disrupted," he said.
Police also responded to Valley Central Hig…
IDs Released For Utility Workers Electrocuted In Area
Police have identified two electric workers who were found dead at the bottom of an electric pole after firefighters responded to a brush fire in Orange County.
Derrick Paris, 51, of West Caldwell, New Jersey, and Justin McLoughlin, 28, of Trenton, Georgia, were working as private contractors for Orange & Rockland Utilities, when the were killed, said ABC 7.
According to O&R, the incident took place shortly before 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 19, when the two men were electrocuted in Warwick while performing work for O&R along a transmission right-of-way, said Mike Donovan, spoke…
Man Wanted For Shoplifting, Attacking Employees, Found Next Door At Work, Stamford Police Say
A man wanted for alleged shoplifting and attacking security employees was caught a month later at work next door to where the original incident occurred.
Shannon Gilman-Bey, 47, of Brooklyn, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 19, by Stamford Police after a dedicated officer spent hours searching for the man wanted for allegedly pulling a knife and assaulting a Macy’s employee while trying to steal clothes last month, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.
Conklin said Gilman-Bey, was stopped on Monday, July 15, by three Macy's loss prevention officers who they thought was stealing cloth…
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