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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ID Released For Man Killed When Dodge Dakota Crashes Into House On Route 9W ID Released For Man Killed When Dodge Dakota Crashes Into House On Route 9W
ID Released For Man Killed When Dodge Dakota Crashes Into House On Route 9W A 79-year-old man who died after crashing into a building has been identified. Marshall J. Mannese, of Milton, was killed during a single-vehicle crash with the pickup truck slamming into a vacant home in Highland, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso. The crash took place 11:20 a.m., Friday, April 5, on Route 9W in Highland, said Janso. The crash occurred when Mannese, traveling northbound on Route 9W in a 1999 Dodge Dakota pickup truck, lost control and crossed over the southbound lane of Route 9W and crashed into a vacant building, Janso said. Mannese was extricated from the …
Excessive Speed Leads To Fatal Single-Vehicle Monticello Crash, Police Say Excessive Speed Leads To Fatal Single-Vehicle Monticello Crash, Police Say
Excessive Speed Leads To Fatal Single-Vehicle Monticello Crash, Police Say A 22-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle at a high rate of speed and hitting a group of trees and a utility pole, police said. Manuel Ibarra Vasquez, 22, of Fallsburgh, was killed around 12:32 a.m., Sunday, April 7, on Liberty Street near the intersection of Hillcrest Avenue, in the Village of Monticello, said Monticello Police Department Lt. Mark Johnstone. According to police, Vasquez was driving north on Liberty Street when he drove off the roadway and collided with several trees and a utility post, Johnstone said. Vasquez, who was the only occupan…
Greenwich Police Department Welcomes New Officers Greenwich Police Department Welcomes New Officers
Greenwich Police Department Welcomes New Officers Greenwich Police have welcomed three new officers to the department. Sabrina Diaz, Thomas Koppelman, and Vladimir Souffrant took the oath of office at Town Hall on Monday, April 1, surrounded by family and friends, the department announced.t. Surrounded by family and friends the new officers took the oath of office, promising to dedicate themselves to serving the community. Diaz, who was born in Greenwich, is a Stamford resident who studies jujitsu in Greenwich. Thomas Koppelmann, from Long Island, is a senior at the University of New Haven majoring in criminal justice, and Vladimir Souff…
NYC Man Turns Himself In On Warrant Charges In Wilton NYC Man Turns Himself In On Warrant Charges In Wilton
NYC Man Turns Himself In On Warrant Charges In Wilton A 24-year-old man wanted on two Prawn warrants was arrested after turning himself into Wilton Police. Matthew Douglas Overbeeke, of New York City, was arrested on Monday, March 25, on two active warrants for past motor vehicle charges, said the Wilton Police Department. He was charged with failure to appear and failure to respond to an infraction. His bond for both warrants was set at $25,250. 
Officers Rescue OD Victim Found In Bathroom Of Area Dunkin' Donuts Officers Rescue OD Victim Found In Bathroom Of Area Dunkin' Donuts
Officers Rescue OD Victim Found In Bathroom Of Area Dunkin' Donuts Quick-acting police officers saved a Highland man from death after he was found unconscious at a local Dunkin' Donuts. The incident took place around 10:24 a.m., Tuesday, April 2, when Lloyd Police and the New York State Police responded to the Bridgeview Plaza, Dunkin' Donuts for a welfare check concerning a subject that was locked in the bathroom and wasn’t responding, said Lloyd Police. Officers forcibly gained access to the bathroom and found a 24-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive from a heroin overdose on the floor, police said.  Lloyd Police Officers administered fo…
Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun In Rockland, Police Say Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun In Rockland, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Loaded Gun In Rockland, Police Say A Spring Valley man was arrested for allegedly carrying a loaded firearm, said Spring Valley Police. Tyreek J. Jackson, was stopped in the are of Kennedy Drive by Spring Valley police on Saturday, March 30, said Spring Valley Officer Matthew Galli. During the stop, officers found that Jackson was allegedly illegally carrying a loaded firearm, Galli said. He was arrested and charged with felony possession of a loaded weapon and felony criminal possession of a weapon. Jackson is being held on the charges pending arraignment.
State Supreme Court Judge Rules Against Rockland County Measles State Of Emergency State Supreme Court Judge Rules Against Rockland County Measles State Of Emergency
State Supreme Court Judge Rules Against Rockland County Measles State Of Emergency A State Supreme Court judge has ruled against Rockland County's state of emergency order banning people under the age of 18 who have not received a measles vaccine from public places. Rockland County Executive Ed Day instituted the ban last month after more than 160 measles cases were confirmed to be infected with the virus. Since the state of emergency, another six people have been confirmed to be carrying the disease for a total of 167 cases. The suit against the state of emergency was brought by civil rights lawyer Michael Sussman on behalf of parents of unvaccinated students at Gree…
42 Exposed To Measles At Nyack Hospital, Officials Say 42 Exposed To Measles At Nyack Hospital, Officials Say
42 Exposed To Measles At Nyack Hospital, Officials Say Rockland County officials announced during a measles vaccine clinic that 42 people had recently been exposed to the measles virus at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. The exposure included 11 children, four pregnant women and 20 people with unknown vaccination status, said Rockland County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert outside of the clinic on Friday, April 5. She added that another seven people exposed were born before 1957. Related story: State Supreme Court Judge Rules Against Rockland County Measles State Of Emergency "Nyack has done an outstanding…
Man Killed After Pickup Truck Loses Control, Crashes Into House On Route 9W Man Killed After Pickup Truck Loses Control, Crashes Into House On Route 9W
Man Killed After Pickup Truck Loses Control, Crashes Into House On Route 9W A 79-year-old area man was killed during a single-vehicle crash with the car slamming into a vacant home in Highland. The unidentified Ulster County man was killed around 11:20 a.m., Friday, April 5, on Route 9W in Highland, said Town of Lloyd Police Lt. James Janso. The crash occurred when the man, traveling northbound on Route 9w in a 1999 Dodge Dakota pickup truck, lost control and crossed over the southbound lane of  Route 9W and crashed into a vacant building, Janso said. The victim, from Milton, was extricated from the vehicle by the Highland Fire Department and t…
Popular Westchester Chef David DiBari Opens New Diner & Bar In Port Chester Popular Westchester Chef David DiBari Opens New Diner & Bar In Port Chester
Popular Westchester Chef David DiBari Opens New Diner & Bar In Port Chester Real foodies in Westchester will already know that the latest "hot spot" for dining from Chef David DiBari, Eugene's Diner & Bar opened Friday in Port Chester. But for those looking for a cool, quirky and yummy place to eat, Eugene's just might be a stop you'll want to make for not only great food but a definite cool atmosphere as well. From the minute you walk in the door, the 70s come screaming at you from the pink flamingos to Formica countertops to the hook art rugs on the walls to the communal tables where you get to know your neighbor, lohud reported. All that aside, what di…
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