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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.
Contractor From Westport Accused Of Taking Money For Uncompleted Work In Wilton
An area contractor has been arrested for allegedly taking money for work and then never completing the job.
Krystian Lorek, 37, of Westport, was arrested Monday, May 6, by Wilton Police on an active arrest warrant for consumer related charges.
The owner of Lorek General Contracting in Westport, had been contracted for construction work and took money for work that was not completed, said Wilton Lt. Robert Kluk.
Lorek was charged with violation of a home improvement contract, larceny over $25,000, and numerous contracting-related charges, said Kluk.
He is being …
Bay Shore Man Fires Gun During Domestic Dispute, Police Say
A Bay Shore man was arrested after firing a handgun inside a home during a domestic dispute, said the Suffolk County Police.
The incident took place around 9:30 p.m., Monday, May 6, when Suffolk County Police responded to a 911 report of shots fired at 18 Center Ave., in Bay Shore, said a department spokesperson.
Following an investigation, detectives determined that Jaqunne Brewster, 23, a resident of the home, fired several rounds from a handgun during a dispute with a family member, police said.
There were no injuries.
Brewster was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, cr…
Islip HS Coach Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student
An Islip High School coach has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a student at the school, according to the Suffolk County Police.
Tyler Murphy, 25, of Islip, was charged on Friday, May 3, after school officials notified the school resource officer of an incident during which he inappropriately touched a female student around 8:20 p.m., Thursday, May 2, at the school at 2508 Union Blvd, said the Suffolk County Police.
The school resource officer then contacted Special Victims detectives about the incident and following an investigation, Murphy was charged with sexual abu…
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