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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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C. Difficile Case To Close Beacon High School For Cleaning C. Difficile Case To Close Beacon High School For Cleaning
C. Difficile Case To Close Beacon High School For Cleaning Beacon High School will be closed Wednesday, March 27, due to a confirmed case of bacteria that causes diarrhea and colitis. Beacon City School District Superintendent Matt Landahl said school staff learned on Tuesday, March 26, of a confirmed case of C. diff, Clostridioides difficile, in an announcement on the district's website and in an email to parents. The district immediately consulted with the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health who advised school officials to clean hard surfaces in the school Tuesday evening, to prevent the bacteria from spreading…

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Reward Offered In Silver Sands State Park Fire Reward Offered In Silver Sands State Park Fire
Reward Offered In Silver Sands State Park Fire A reward is being offered for help in locating the person or people who intentionally set fire to several storage containers at Silver Sands State Park in Milford following a devasting fire that destroyed a $9.1 million park expansion. According to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, investigators have determined the Sunday, March 24, fire in storage containers at Silver Sands State Park was intentionally set, said DEEP spokesman Lee Sawyer. In an effort to get someone to step forward, a $2,500 reward is being offered, Sawyer said. The fire started around 7:20 a.m.…

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State Of Emergency Declared Due To Measles Outbreak In Rockland State Of Emergency Declared Due To Measles Outbreak In Rockland
State Of Emergency Declared Due To Measles Outbreak In Rockland This story has been updated. As Rockland County continues to experience the "worst measles outbreak in the country" since the disease was eradicated in 2000, County Executive Ed Day has declared a state of emergency for all unvaccinated residents. Under the emergency, anyone who is under 18 years of age and unvaccinated against the measles will be barred from public places until the declaration expires in 30 days or until they have received the MMR vaccination, said Day. The measure goes into effect at midnight on Tuesday, March 26, Day said. Since the outbreak began in late September of …

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Teen Damages Vehicle, Demands Money, Stratford Police Say Teen Damages Vehicle, Demands Money, Stratford Police Say
Teen Damages Vehicle, Demands Money, Stratford Police Say A 16-year-old was arrested in Stratford after physically damaging a vehicle and then demanding money from the owner, police said. The incident took place Sunday, March 24, when the unidentified teen was at the 7-Eleven in Paradise Green, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. According to Eannotti, the investigation started when a victim’s car was physically hit several times by the juvenile as he was entering the parking lot of the business. The juvenile then confronted the victim and demanded money or he was going to assault the victim and take…

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Hundreds Turn Out For 'Unpermitted' Event At Calf Pasture Beach, Police Say Hundreds Turn Out For 'Unpermitted' Event At Calf Pasture Beach, Police Say
Hundreds Turn Out For 'Unpermitted' Event At Calf Pasture Beach, Police Say A large car meet that took place without a permit at Calf Pasture Beach on Sunday, March 24, drawing hundreds of visitors, ended with dozens of people receiving tickets and vehicles being towed. According to the Norwalk Police, their department was contacted on Friday, March 22, by Norwalk's Recreation and Parks regarding a car meet scheduled for Sunday at the beach, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terry Blake. Officials with Recreation and Parks told police that the gathering was not authorized and that a permit had not been issued. An Instagram post advertising the car meet was located. A po…

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Victims Identified In Triple Fatal Oxford Fire Victims Identified In Triple Fatal Oxford Fire
Victims Identified In Triple Fatal Oxford Fire This story has been updated. The three people who perished in a raging house fire in Oxford on Saturday, March 23, along with a dog have been identified. The Connecticut State Police identified two of the home's residents as being Karl Maseizik, 54, and his brother Chris “Bubs” Maseizik, 53. The third person was identified as Nanci N. Southwell, 71, believed to be a longtime companion of one of the brothers. The fire was discovered on O'Neil Road around 11:20 p.m., Saturday after the Oxford Fire Department received more than dozen 911 calls. When firefighters arrived on the scen…

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Man Shot Six Times In Car With Woman, Baby In Backseat, Bridgeport Police Say Man Shot Six Times In Car With Woman, Baby In Backseat, Bridgeport Police Say
Man Shot Six Times In Car With Woman, Baby In Backseat, Bridgeport Police Say A 31-year-old area man who was sitting in a vehicle with a woman and a baby was shot six times in what Bridgeport Police are calling a targeted attack. The attack took place just before midnight, Thursday, March 21, in the area of Main Street and Wheeler Avenue, said Bridgeport Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald. Officers arrived on the scene and found the man suffering from at least six gunshot wounds, police said. Detectives determined that a lone gunman approached the parked vehicle on foot, and shot into the passenger side of the car. The man, who was seated in the front passenger seat…

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Stratford PD: Teen Bicyclist 'With Total Disregard For Traffic' Charged With Reckless Driving Stratford PD: Teen Bicyclist 'With Total Disregard For Traffic' Charged With Reckless Driving
Stratford PD: Teen Bicyclist 'With Total Disregard For Traffic' Charged With Reckless Driving A Stratford teen was arrested for reckless driving -- on his bike. The incident took place on Monday, March 25, when the 13-year-old was seen riding his bicycle down the center line of the roadway near Paradise Green, causing a clear traffic hazard, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. The teen then was seen by a police officer riding in the same manner on Huntington Road and through the intersection of Main Street and Huntington with a total disregard for oncoming traffic, Eannotti said. Once stopped the juv…

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They're Back: Black Bear Spotted Off Route 22 They're Back: Black Bear Spotted Off Route 22
They're Back: Black Bear Spotted Off Route 22 The bears are waking up and are busy dumpster diving and ravaging garbage cans. This bear was spotted off Route 22 in Brewster on Monday, March 25, by a Daily Voice reader. Environmental officials say that means its time to lock your garbage cans, remove bird feeders from yards, and to watch your household pets if they free roam in your yard. A few tips to remember if approached by a bear: Remain calm and avoid sudden movements; Give the bear plenty of room, allowing it to continue its activities undisturbed. If it changes its behavior, you are too close, back away; If you see a bea…

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Driver Standing Near Truck Hit, Killed After Woman Veers Out Of Lane, Orange Police Say Driver Standing Near Truck Hit, Killed After Woman Veers Out Of Lane, Orange Police Say
Driver Standing Near Truck Hit, Killed After Woman Veers Out Of Lane, Orange Police Say A 45-year-old tractor-trailer driver was killed while standing near his truck after an elderly driver veered out of her lane and struck the man, Orange Police said. The incident took place around 3:14 p.m., Monday, March 25, on the westbound side of Derby Avenue just before Sodom Lane in the Town of Orange, said the Orange Police Department. An investigation into the crash, which is still ongoing, found that a vehicle driven by a 79-year-old woman was traveling westbound on Derby Avenue when it drifted off the right side of the roadway for an unknown reason and struck the man who was standi…

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