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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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Car Traveling At High Speed Crashes Into House In Norwalk Car Traveling At High Speed Crashes Into House In Norwalk
Car Traveling At High Speed Crashes Into House In Norwalk A car traveling at a high rate of speed along a Norwalk street crashed into a home after smashing through several trees. The incident took place late Thursday, June 6, at 59 Winfield Street, said the Norwalk Fire Department.  According to the department, the car was traveling southbound at a high rate of speed went off the road through several trees, then landed on top of a pickup truck in the driveway next to the house smashing the window of the home. The two occupants were removed from the car and transported to Norwalk Hospital. The extent of their injuries and their…

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Two Detectives Injured While Attempting To Arrest Convenience Store Robbery Suspect In Elmont Two Detectives Injured While Attempting To Arrest Convenience Store Robbery Suspect In Elmont
Two Detectives Injured While Attempting To Arrest Convenience Store Robbery Suspect In Elmont Two Nassau County Police detectives were injured while attempting to arrest a man wanted in connection with the attempted robbery of an area convenience store. The incident took place Thursday, June 6, when the detectives were attempting to arrest Rey Vazquez, 26, of Valley Stream, for the robbery that took place around 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, in Elmont, said the Nassau County Police. A subsequent investigation had led detectives to Vazquez’s location and while attempting to place him under arrest, he violently resisted causing detectives to sustain numer…

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Person Taking A Walk Discovers Dead Man In Montauk Park Person Taking A Walk Discovers Dead Man In Montauk Park
Person Taking A Walk Discovers Dead Man In Montauk Park A man was found dead in Montauk by a person taking a walk in Kirk Park. The unidentified man was found around 7:30 a.m., Thursday, June 6, by the person who then called police reporting an unconscious man in the park, said the Suffolk County Police. East Hampton Town Police responded, and found the man who had suffered head injuries and was transported to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Officials from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner will determine the man’s cause of death, which detectives believe to be criminal in nature. Dete…

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As Measles Cases Climb, Rockland Summer Campers Required To Be Vaccinated As Measles Cases Climb, Rockland Summer Campers Required To Be Vaccinated
As Measles Cases Climb, Rockland Summer Campers Required To Be Vaccinated As the number of measles cases climbs again in Rockland County to 256 confirmed cases, health department officials are offering additional free vaccine clinics and notifying parents that all children attending summer camp will be required to be vaccinated. According to Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, all children attending summer camp and all camp staff must have been vaccinated for the measles in order to work or attend any Rockland County camp. The orders include day camps, traveling summer day camps, and children's overnight camps.  "For all the families who have…

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Police Execute Search Warrant At Six-Bedroom Home Of Missing Mom's Estranged Husband Police Execute Search Warrant At Six-Bedroom Home Of Missing Mom's Estranged Husband
Police Execute Search Warrant At Six-Bedroom Home Of Missing Mom's Estranged Husband Police are reporting the team of investigators, detectives and officers searching for missing New Canaan mother of five Jennnifer Farber Dulos have searched the six-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot Farmington home owned by her estranged husband Fotis Dulos. Police spent part of Wednesday, June 5, searching the Farmington home, which is listed for sale on Realtor.com for $4.35 million.  "During this criminal investigation, search warrants have been obtained and served on properties owned by Fotis Dulos," said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. "Details regarding these searches will not be relea…

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Did You Buy It? $1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford Did You Buy It? $1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford
Did You Buy It? $1M Winning Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Milford While no one hit the Mega Millions jackpot drawing on Tuesday, June 4, one lucky person did match the first five numbers and walked away with a cool million. The $1,000,000 prize-winning ticket was sold at Stop & Shop at 2 E. Town Road,  in Milford, said Connecticut Lottery officials. The winnings numbers were:  25-37-46-48-68 and Mega Ball 25. The Megaplier number is 2. In total, 15,696 winning Mega Millions tickets were sold statewide on Tuesday, with prizes ranging from $2 to $1,000,000. Winners have until Sunday, December 1, to claim their prizes before their tickets ex…

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One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash
One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash One cadet is reported dead and 20 cadets and two soldiers are wounded following a crash of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle crash at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The crash, according to officials at West Point, took place around 6:45 a.m., Thursday, June 6, off Route 293 in the Camp Natural Bridge area. The injured have been transported to local hospitals. Details of the incident are under investigation. This continues to be a developing story. Check back to the Daily Voice for updates.

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Holbrook Man Killed As Car Bursts Into Flames In Ronkonkoma Crash Holbrook Man Killed As Car Bursts Into Flames In Ronkonkoma Crash
Holbrook Man Killed As Car Bursts Into Flames In Ronkonkoma Crash A  Holbrook man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Ronkonkoma that left the car fully engulfed in flames in Ronkonkoma. The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway, said the Suffolk County Police. According to police, Robert M. Nolan Jr., 52, was driving a 2015 Honda Accord westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when the vehicle veered off the roadway near Johnson Avenue and struck a metal utility pole. The vehicle caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames, police said. Nolan was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician …

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One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash
One Dead, 22 Injuries Reported In West Point Personnel Carrier Crash This story has been updated. One cadet is reported dead and 20 cadets and two soldiers are wounded following a crash of a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle crash at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The crash, according to officials at West Point, took place around 6:45 a.m., Thursday, June 6, off Route 293 in the Camp Natural Bridge area. The injured have been transported to local hospitals. Details of the incident are under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to the Daily Voice for updates.

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Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home
Dangerous Discovery: 157 Snakes, Many Poisonous, Found At Area Home Law enforcement officials found 157 snakes in a city of Newburgh home after the owner was treated for a poisonous snake bite at an area hospital. The snakes were found Tuesday, June 4, when the Department of Environmental Conservation along with DEC police and members of the Bureau of Environmental Crimes Investigation unit executed a search warrant at a residence in the city of Newburgh after being alerted by Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx that a man had been bitten by a poisonous snake, said Maureen Wren, with the DEC. The unidentified man was treated at the hospital Sunday, June…

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