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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.

Kathy Reakes's Contributions

Lifestyle

Rare Sighting: Man Walking Dog Captures Photos Of Beaver Swimming In Hudson River A New York attorney out for a walk with his dog Hunter was enjoying the view of the Hudson River near West 70th Street in Manhattan when he spotted a fun and rare sight, a beaver out for a swim. At first Ralph Stone, 53, thought the little guy, or maybe girl, was a log floating near other pieces of wood in the area, then he saw it's head move. Being the official New York State animal, and a rare sight, Stone did what all would do, he whipped out his phone around 10 a.m., Monday, Aug. 5, and snapped a few shots of the beaver swimming along enjoying the morning. A rare sighting: A beav…

by Kathy Reakes

08/08/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle In New City Parking Lot A 73-year-old New Hempstead woman was struck and killed in a parking lot in New City, said police. The incident happened around 2:19 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 484 New Hempstead Road when the woman was struck by a vehicle after leaving a program she attended at that location, according to Ramapo Police. The Ramapo Senior Center is located at the address listed. Accident investigators are on the scene. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

Police & Fire

Two Injured In Broad-Daylight Bridgeport Shooting Two people received non-life threatening injuries after being shot in Bridgeport. The shooting took place around 1:08 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, near the area of the 700th block of Maplewood Avenue, said Terron Jones, spokesman for the Bridgeport Police Department. One person was shot in the arm, and the other in the leg, Jones said. Police are on the scene investigating

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

Police & Fire

Worker Electrocuted Trimming Trees In Area, Police Say A worker was electrocuted trimming trees while in a bucket lift in the Town of Newburgh. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, when the man, using a pole-saw in the bucket lift about 25-feet above the roadway, made contact with live power lines at the corner of Babes Lane and Lattintown Road, said Town of New Police Department Lt. James Nenni. Police said the man received injuries but could not provide more specific information pending proper notification of kin, Nenni said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

Police & Fire

15-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Central Islip, Police Say A 15-year-old was shot and killed overnight on Long Island. It happened at around 3:45 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 7, Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives said. Four teens were in the woods outside 142 East Suffolk Ave. when they were approached by two teens, police said. The teens fled, but the 15-year-old was shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating whether the shooting was gang-related. Westbound Suffolk Avenue is closed from Dovecote Lane to Lowell Avenue for the investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

Police & Fire

Spring Valley Man Convicted In Identity Theft Scam A 31-year-old man has been convicted of four counts of identity theft after being caught with a fraudulent driver's license and three fake credit cards. Nicos Dinkins of Spring Valley was found guilty on Tuesday, Aug. 6, by a jury of the fours counts of possession of a forged instrument, said Acting Rockland County District Attorney Kevin Gilleece. Dinkins was charged in connection with the possession of a fake New York State driver's license featuring his photo, but printed with the name “William Cooper," the DA's Office said. He was also found with three credit cards in th…

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

Politics

Trump Coming To Hamptons For Fundraisers Where Tickets Run As High As $250K President Trump will be in the Hamptons to attend two fundraising events including one that is charging $250,000 to have direct access to the president. The first event, a lunch, is scheduled to take place at the Southhampton home of New York real estate developer Stephen Ross and his wife, Kara Ross, on Friday, Aug. 9. It will take deep pockets to attend the event, with tickets starting at $100,000 for a photo opp and lunch and $250,000 to attend a roundtable discussion. The second event, a reception, is being hosted by New York real estate developer and builder Joe Farrell at h…

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Arrested For Burning Dog On Sandy Point Beach, Police Say After more than a month of investigating, police have arrested a woman in connection with the discovery of a dog found burned at the Sandy Point parking area in West Haven. Outrage from the community followed the news of the dead terrier who was found around 10 a.m., Friday, July 5, when the West Haven Police responded to a report of a fire in the Sandy Point Beach parking lot. The fire was extinguished and the initial investigation found a small dead dog, possibly a 1-year-old dog with cropped ears and a cropped tail was located at the source of the fire, West Haven Police said. The …

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

Police & Fire

Murder Suspect Found Dead After Standoff With Police In Fairfield A man out on bail for allegedly shooting his ex-wife to death and attempting to kill his stepson was found dead in a storage container after a standoff with Fairfield Police. James Taylor, 75, was found dead inside a container in the rear of his Bronson Road home Tuesday, Aug. 6, following a standoff with police that began when an alert went off on his court-ordered GPS ankle monitor, Fairfield Police said. Taylor has been on GPS monitoring since February after being charged with murder, home invasion, criminal attempt to commit murder, burglary, illegal discharge of a firearm and assault i…

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

Police & Fire

Fairfield Public Works Officials, Construction Co. Owner Arrested For Alleged Dumping Following a two-year investigation, two Fairfield Public Works employees and the owner of an area construction company have been arrested for alleged illegal dumping. Fairfield Director of Public Works Joseph Michelangelo and Superintendent of Public Works Scott Bartlett were arrested on Monday, August 5, said Fairfield Police Capt. Robert Kalamaras. Jason Julian, the co-owner of Julian Enterprises, was arrested Tuesday, August 6, Fairfield Police said. Over the past two years, detectives from the Fairfield Police Department have been investigating allegations that contamination was d…

by Kathy Reakes

08/07/2019

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