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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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Police & Fire

Man Charged With DWI After Car Crashes Into Senior Center In Mount Sinai An out-of-state man was arrested for DWI after he crashed his vehicle into a senior center in Mount Sinai, police said. The incident took place around 12:25 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, when Bruce Brant, 25, of Pennsylvania, driving a 2012 Mazda3 northbound on North Ocean Avenue failed to stop at the end of the roadway and crashed the vehicle into the Rose Caracappa Senior Center, located at 739 Route 25A, said the Suffolk County Police. The vehicle came to a stop inside the building. Mount Sinai Fire Department Heavy Rescue extricated Brant from the Mazda. He was transported to John T. Mather …

by Kathy Reakes

04/30/2019

Police & Fire

Suspect Nabbed With Help Of Witnesses Following Rockland Stabbing A man who attempted to elude police after allegedly stabbing a woman multiple times was nabbed by police with the help of witnesses. The stabbing was uncovered around 11:20 a.m., Monday, April 29, when the Haverstraw Police responded to the parking at 35 South Route 9W in West Haverstraw for a reporting of an assault in progress, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund. When police arrived on the scene they found a 24-year-old woman lying in the parking lot suffering from multiple stab wounds, said Lund. First aid was administered to the victim by first responding officers until EMS …

by Kathy Reakes

04/30/2019

News

Woodstock 50th Anniversary Festival Abruptly Canceled Click here for an updated start: 'The Show Will Go On,' Woodstock 50 Organizers Say After Financial Backer Pulls Out Of Festival Fans looking forward to Woodstock 50 can put away the tie-dye after concert backers have pulled the plug on the massive event scheduled to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic music festival. Officials with Dentsu Aegis Network, which was funding the festival, released the following statement on Monday, April 29: “It’s a dream for agencies to work with iconic brands and to be associated with meaningful movements. We have a strong history of prod…

by Kathy Reakes

04/29/2019

Police & Fire

Man, 31, Wanted For Forgery, Felonies Found Asleep At Wheel In Greenwich, Police Say A Long Island man found sleeping at the wheel of his vehicle in Fairfield County was later charged with being a fugitive from justice. Matthew Amato, 31, of West Islip, was found around 6:18 a.m., Thursday, April 25, in his 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the travel lane of Sound Shore Drive by Greenwich Police, said Greenwich Police Lt. John Slusarz. Upon an investigation, officers found that Amato was wanted on several warrants in Suffolk County for two counts of forgery, police said. Amato was arrested and charged with being a fugitive from justice. He is being held on $500,000…

by Kathy Reakes

04/29/2019

Police & Fire

Driver Escapes After Crashing Into Water Off Sprain Parkway A driver was able to escape injury after crashing into the water off the Sprain Brook Parkway, according to the New York State Police. The crash took place around 11 a.m., Monday, April 29, when the car plunged into the Grassy Sprain Reservoir in Yonkers, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Two northbound lanes of the Spring Brook Parkway in Yonkers were closed for more than hour while a tow truck was brought in to remove the vehicle. The driver, who was not injured, was able to get out of the vehicle, Hicks said. The roadway has reopened. Police are investigating the crash. This is a developin…

by Kathy Reakes

04/29/2019

Police & Fire

Mineola Board Of Elections Office Evacuated Due To 'Threat' This story has been updated. A threatening letter received by an employee with the Nassau Board of Elections office in Mineola caused an evacuation of the office due to a perceived threat, Nassau County Police said. The incident began around 11:57 a.m., Monday, April 29, at 240 Old County Road, when police were alerted to a "threat." Police say the "immediate area was evacuated," and emergency response units and detectives are on the scene. Following a search of the area, and the building, no threat was found, police said. The election's office remained closed as detectives continue thei…

by Kathy Reakes

04/29/2019

Obituaries

Beloved Chef Phil Pasfield, Co-Owner Of The Brixton In Babylon, Dies At 34 Popular and hip chef Phil Pasfield of The Brixton in Babylon, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 26. He was 34. His sister, Sandy Scott announced his death on Saturday, April 27 via Facebook, saying the loss of her brother was sudden and unexpected. A cause of death has not been disclosed. "I have no words to describe how I am feeling but I know I am suffering from an extreme loss," Scott wrote. Pasfield, who attended Sayville High School, the State University of New York at Cobleskill, and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, opened the go-to restau…

by Kathy Reakes

04/29/2019

Police & Fire

Two Injured In Route 55 Rollover Crash Two people were injured during a single-vehicle rollover crash that sent a vehicle crashing into two trees along Route 55. The crash took place around 5 a.m., Sunday, April 28, on Route 55 in the area of Spy Hill in the Town of Poughkeepsie, said the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber. An investigation found that a 2013 Hyundai Elantra was traveling west on Route 55 when it veered off the roadway, struck two trees and then rolled over, said Faber. The two occupants, a 27-year-old Poughkeepsie man and a 25-year-old Wingdale woman, sustained non-life threatening injuries in the cr…

by Kathy Reakes

04/29/2019

Police & Fire

Westchester Woman Killed After Losing Control Of Car Identified A 24-year-old woman killed in a single-vehicle crash in Westchester has been identified. Eemajee Jones, of Yonkers, was killed following a crash Friday, April 26, after losing control of her vehicle and hitting a concrete barrier on Trinity Plaza, near the intersection of Walnut Street and Ashburton Avenue, police said. "The incident is still under investigation, preliminary it appears to be a tragic motor vehicle accident," said Yonkers Police Detective Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Police do not have many details, such as what time the crash occurred. This is a developing story. Check b…

by Kathy Reakes

04/29/2019

Police & Fire

Woman Allegedly Hits Family Member, Destroys Property In Town of Poughkeepsie Domestic Incident A 47-year-old woman is behind bars following a domestic incident in which she allegedly hit a member of the household and damaged property. Peggy V. Langella, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Thursday, April 25, following the domestic incident in which she allegedly caused some $750 in property damage, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber. During the course of the investigation, Langella was also threatening and uncooperative with police, Faber said. Langella was charged with criminal mischief, obstructing governmental administration and attempted assault.&n…

by Kathy Reakes

04/29/2019

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