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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 Hides In Closet After Violating Order Of Protection In Area, Police Say
A 26-year-old man was arrested for violating an order of protection in the area, police say.
Nathan R. Shook, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested around 11:40 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, after police discovered he had entered and remained in his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in the Town of Poughkeepsie, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Lt. Michael O’Dowd.
When officers arrived on the scene, Shook refused to answer the door in an attempt to avoid arrest, O'Dowd said.
Once inside, officers found Shook hiding in a closet, in violation of a stay-away order of protection, he added.
Sho…
Services Announced For Teen Killed In Fairfield County Crash
Services have been announced for a Bridgeport teen killed in a crash on I-95 in Fairfield County.
Destiny Nayobe Arriaga, 18, of Bridgeport, died on Friday, Aug. 9, following a crash on Thursday, Aug. 8, when the driver, of the Honda Accord she was a passenger in went down an embankment on I-95 in Stratford, said the Connecticut State Police
She attended Harding High School and completed junior year, her obituary said.
"She had many dreams and aspirations," the obituary said.
In her free time, Destiny enjoyed playing basketball and listening to music. She was also known for her grea…
Bicyclist Killed In Crash Near Food Mart In Area, Police Say
A Town of Poughkeepsie bicyclist died after being hit by a vehicle on Vassar Road.
The crash took place around 6:35 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12, on Vassar Road, near the Dimpy's Food Mart at 401 Vassar Road, said the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Lt. Michael O’Dowd.
During the crash, a 2010 Honda, operated by a 63-year-old Poughkeepsie resident, struck a 41-year-old bicyclist, also of Poughkeepsie, O'Dowd said.
The bicyclist sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The driver of the Honda did not sustain a…
Former West Islip Fire Chief Jeffrey Kempf Dies At 60
Jeffrey "Jocko" Kempf Sr., 60, a commissioner and former chief of the West Islip Fire Department died Saturday, Aug. 10, following a nine-month battle with bone and lung cancer.
Born in 1959 in East Meadow, Kemp later moved to West Islip, where he graduated from West Islip High School.
He joined the West Islip Fire Department in 1976, when he was 17-years-old, and rose through the ranks to the rank of chief, which he served as twice, from 1994 to 1996 and again from 1998 until 2000. He served with the department for 43 years.
He also worked as a truck driver for Slomin’s home heating…
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