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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

Ex-Police Officer Accused Of Stealing Nearly $37,000 A former Village of Fishkill police officer who earlier worked in Orange County was arrested for the second time this week following an indictment by a grand jury on charges of grand larceny. Lori A. Bailey, 47, of Highland Falls, turned herself into state police on Tuesday following the indictment, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Bailey was arrested in June 2018, and charged with embezzling some $36,720 from the Village of Fishkill Police Benevolent Association while serving as its treasurer, said state police. An investigation found Bailey utilized the funds for h…

by Kathy Reakes

03/14/2019

Schools

Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart University is denying any wrongdoing in a student's choking death during a pancake eating contest in 2017. In court documents filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Bridgeport, the college's attorney's blamed Caitlin Nelson’s own actions in her death in response to a lawsuit brought by Nelson’s mother. Nelson, 20, who was studying social work and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center in March 2017 after choking on the pancakes during a charity fundraiser. Her mother, Rosanne Nelson, of Clark, New Jersey, who is seeking dam…

by Kathy Reakes

03/14/2019

Lifestyle

Forum In Danbury Focuses On Emerging Drug Trends Among Youth Parents, teachers and school officials concerned about the alarming drug trends taking the lives of thousands of youths and teens across the country are invited to attend a forum in Danbury that will focus on the topic. Hosted by Stand Together Make A Difference, the event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 at the Danbury Police Department's Community Room, at 375 Main St., Danbury. Some of the topics will include: How toxic is vaping? How are vaping devices used for THC/marijuana? What synthetic drugs are available to your child? Are cocaine and LSD popular again? How are…

by Kathy Reakes

03/14/2019

Police & Fire

Judge Orders Re-Vote On Ex-Clarkstown Police Chief Firing Almost a year-and-half after the Clarkstown Town Council voted to fire suspended Police Chief Michael Sullivan, a State Supreme Court judge has ordered a re-vote due to a conflict of interest in the vote. The ruling, released by Justice Robert Berliner, annulled the Sept. 12, 2017, vote in which Supervisor George Hoehmann and a former councilman should have recused themselves, the ruling said. George Hoehmann, Clarkstown SupervisorVira Mamchur Schwartz The vote -- 3-2 along party lines -- removed Sullivan from his $273,000-a-year job. He later retired at the end of 2017. The judge rul…

by Kathy Reakes

03/13/2019

Police & Fire

Parking Enforcement Officer Hit By Vehicle In Westchester A parking enforcement officer struck by a vehicle while he was waiting to cross a roadway in Tarrytown received minor injuries. The incident took place around 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, at Broadway (Route 9) and Main St., when the officer was "clipped" by a vehicle, said Tarrytown Police Lt. Greg Budnar. The officer, who received leg injuries, was transported to Westchester Medical Center for evaluation, he said. The accident is under investigation. No tickets or summons were issued.

by Kathy Reakes

03/13/2019

News

Number Of Measles Cases Grows Again In Rockland One day after a federal court upheld Rockland County's order requiring unvaccinated students to stay home from school in certain areas, the number of cases of measles has jumped again to 146. In addition to the 146 confirmed cases of measles since the outbreak began in October of last year, there are also two suspected cases that the Rockland County Department of Health is continuing to investigate. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in October where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected. Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinat…

by Kathy Reakes

03/13/2019

Police & Fire

Suspect Apprehended After ID Theft Victim Loses Nearly 2K In New Canaan, Police Say An area man was nabbed for identity theft after using a New Canaan resident's credit card information to purchase nearly $2,000 in goods, police said. Kurt Ford, 36, of West Haven, was arrested by New Canaan Police around noon on Tuesday, March 12, after attempting to pick up the items he had used from the front porch of another person's home, said New Canaan Police Lt. Jason Ferraro. The incident began when the resident called the police and told them that someone had purchased a pair of Fendi sneakers for $834.85, a Fendi T-shirt for $760.40 and other items for more than $67 using th…

by Kathy Reakes

03/13/2019

News

Man Pleads Guilty To Assault In Middletown Shooting A 21-year-old Middletown man pleaded guilty to assault in the shooting attack on another man Modesto Santiago pleaded guilty Tuesday, March 12, to assault in connection to shooting another Middletown man with a .380 caliber pistol around 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30, 2018, on Monhagen Avenue, Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said. The men knew each other, and the shooting was a result of a disagreement, police said at the time. An investigation by state police and the City of Middletown police led to Santiago's arrest the following day. The DA's office is recommending…

by Kathy Reakes

03/13/2019

Police & Fire

Man Caught Hiding Cocaine, Pot In Groin, Stratford Police Say Low-hanging pants and a bulging groin led to the arrest of an area man for alleged possession of cocaine and pot. Edward Johnson, 28, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, March 11, when members of the Stratford Police Department's Narcotics Vice and Intel Unit stopped his vehicle on Stratford Avenue for minor violations, said Stratford Police Capt. Frank Eannotti. While speaking with Johnson, detectives noticed that his pants were hanging low and black plastic was protruding from his waistband. During a pat down the detectives felt a large object secret…

by Kathy Reakes

03/13/2019

Police & Fire

Police: Motorist Asleep Behind Wheel At Deli In Stony Point Caught With Quarter-Pound Of Pot A 20-year-old man who fell asleep in his vehicle for more than hour in front of a deli was busted with a quarter pound of pot. Dvonne Neal, of Haverstraw, was arrested around 9:30 a.m., Friday, March 8, when the Stony Point Police responded to a report of a person sleeping in a car in front of the deli on South Liberty Drive, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Responding officers checking on the male smelled a strong odor of marijuana and an investigation found that he possessed over a quarter pound of marijuana, multiple THC vape pens and drug paraphernalia consistent…

by Kathy Reakes

03/13/2019

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