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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 Convicted Of Murder After Porsche Slams Into SUV During High-Speed Chase
A 29-year-old man was convicted of the murder of an area woman after slamming into her vehicle driving more than 100 miles per hour and while allegedly driving drunk.
Ryan Williams of Poughkeepsie was convicted on Tuesday, April 30, by an Ulster County jury of murder, four counts of aggravated vehicular homicide, unlawful fleeing from police, assault, and aggravated operation of a motor vehicle, said the Ulster County District Attorney's Ofice.
The crash took place on July 1, 2018, on Route 299 in the Town of Lloyd when Williams, struck and killed Danielle Pecoraro of Lloyd while she was dr…
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester
Fans of the "The Sopranos" might have thought they were seeing double if they were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the original Tony Soprano's son, Michael Gandolfini, while he was filming in Westchester the past two days.
Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is taking on his father's role as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an upcoming HBO drama, "The Many Saints of Newark."
Filming took place in Yonkers on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1 on School Street, near Broadway and Park Hill Avenue, said On Location Vacations.
Earlier, the cast and crew took over a funera…
Bada Bing: 'Sopranos' Movie Films In Westchester
Fans of the "The Sopranos" might have thought they were seeing double if they were lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the original Tony Soprano's son, Michael Gandolfini, while he was filming in Westchester the past two days.
Gandolfini, the son of the late James Gandolfini, is taking on his father's role as mob boss Tony Soprano, in an upcoming HBO drama, "The Many Saints of Newark."
Filming took place in Yonkers on Monday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 1 on School Street, near Broadway and Park Hill Avenue, said On Location Vacations.
Earlier, the cast and crew took over a funera…
Garden City Woman Sentenced For Running Over Her Neighbor While Driving Drunk
A Garden City woman has been sentenced to three to six years in prison for running down her neighbor, a pedestrian while driving drunk in February 2018, said the Nassau County District Office.
Tara Guinnane, 49, who had pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular assault, assault, and aggravated DWI, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 1, the DA's Office said.
The incident took place around 6:15 p.m., February 12, 2018, when Guinnane was driving while intoxicated on Wilson Street in Garden City when she struck a 50-year-old male pedestrian, the DA's Office said.
Guinnane lived across the street fro…
Former New Canaan Schools Food Service Director Latest Charged In $478,588 Embezzlement Case
A former New Canaan Schools food service director is the latest to be arrested in connection with a lunch embezzlement scheme that cost the school district almost a half million dollars in profits.
Bruce Gluck, 61, of Middletown Springs, Vermont, was arrested on Monday, April 29, by New Canaan Police for allegedly stealing funds from the Saxe Middle School cafeteria and the New Canaan High School cafeteria, said Lt. Jason Ferraro.
Two other suspects, sisters Joanne Pascarelli, 61, of Stratford and Marie Wilson, 67, of Wilton, were arrested last year for allegedly stealing $478,588 between 2…
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