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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
Westchester Man Charged With Violating Protection Order Westchester Man Charged With Violating Protection Order
Westchester Man Charged With Violating Protection Order A Westchester man was nabbed for violating a protective order after getting pulled over and officers found the protected person in the vehicle. Samuel Espinet, 35, of Yonkers, was arrested around 3:17 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, when Rockland County Sheriff's deputies pulled over his vehicle on Orangeburg Road for a traffic violation, police said. When deputies ran a check of Espinet, they found that he was under an order of protection to stay away from the passenger in the vehicle.  He was arrested and charged with criminal contempt/disobeying a court order and aggravated unlicensed oper…

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Police & Fire
Man Makes Off With $180 In Heartburn Medication At Walgreens Man Makes Off With $180 In Heartburn Medication At Walgreens
Man Makes Off With $180 In Heartburn Medication At Walgreens Officers responded to Walgreens in Darien after the store manager reported four suspicious men lingering in the medication isles and missing heartburn medication.  The incident took place on Friday, Dec. 14, at the store at 138 Heights Road, said Det. James Palmieri. Once on the scene, the store manager told officers that four men had been in the store earlier in the day, and had returned just prior to the police being called. One of the men seemed to be suspiciously lingering in one of the medication isles, Palmieri said. When the manager confronted the …

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Police & Fire
Commercial Burglary Under Investigation In Greenwich Commercial Burglary Under Investigation In Greenwich
Commercial Burglary Under Investigation In Greenwich Greenwich Police are investigating a commercial burglary of numerous construction tools from a construction site. The theft was reported Sunday afternoon by a local building company who has a house under construction on Caroline Place, said Greenwich Police. Items listed stolen from the site included a floor edger and buffer, sanders, boiler parts, a jackhammer, a concrete saw, and a toolbox, all worth an extensive amount of money. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Greenwich Police TipLine at 203-622-3333 or toll-free at 800-372-1176, or online at tips@gre…

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News
Measles Outbreak Grows In Orange County Measles Outbreak Grows In Orange County
Measles Outbreak Grows In Orange County The Orange County Department of Health is advising residents that as of Tuesday, Dec.18, there are six confirmed cases of measles in the county.  Three of these cases have been confirmed in children who attend school in Orange County, the department said.  The Health Department is working closely with the affected schools and individuals have been notified.  Unvaccinated and under-vaccinated persons have been excluded from school since measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a virus that is spread by direct contact with the nasal or throat secretions of …

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Police & Fire
I-691 Lane Reopens Following Single-Vehicle Crash Down Embankment I-691 Lane Reopens Following Single-Vehicle Crash Down Embankment
I-691 Lane Reopens Following Single-Vehicle Crash Down Embankment This story has been updated. The right lane of I-691 has reopened following a crash that left one person with serious injuries. Connecticut State Police said the incident took place around 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, southbound near Exit 5 in the town of Meriden. The crash occurred when the driver, identified as Alexander Tenore, of Waterbury, lost control, hit a wire guardrail and ended up 60-feet down an embankment, state police said. The Meriden Fire Department arrived and extricated Tenore from the vehicle. Tenore was transported to St. Mary's Hospital with serious injuries, troopers…

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Police & Fire
Woman, Man Face Drug Dealing Charges After Months-Long Investigation In Orange County Woman, Man Face Drug Dealing Charges After Months-Long Investigation In Orange County
Woman, Man Face Drug Dealing Charges After Months-Long Investigation In Orange County A woman and man were arrested following a months-long investigation into drug sales in Orange County. City of Newburgh resident Katelyn Valenzuela, 21, and Bradley Augustin, 28, of New Windsor were arrested around 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, following the execution of search warrants obtained following the multi-agency investigation, said City of Newburgh Police Sgt. Christopher Lahar. During the searches, at 196 South William St., in the City of Newburgh and 74 Cedar Lane in the Town of New Windsor, agents and officers seized 19.7 grams of crack cocaine, approximately 18.5 …

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Police & Fire
Man Faces Charges After Assaulting Girlfriend In Front Of Kids, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say Man Faces Charges After Assaulting Girlfriend In Front Of Kids, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say
Man Faces Charges After Assaulting Girlfriend In Front Of Kids, Town Of Poughkeepsie Police Say A 32-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in front of two children. Isai Rosado Martinez, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Monday, Dec. 17, after Town of Poughkeepsie Police responded to a Kelsey Road apartment for a report of physical domestic violence after receiving a call from a 12-year-old girl, said Lt. Brian Wagner. Once on the scene, officers determined that a physical altercation had taken place between Martinez and his girlfriend, who both live at the residence.  An investigation into the incident revealed…

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Lifestyle
Popular Fairfield County Chef Appears On Food Network's 'Chopped' Popular Fairfield County Chef Appears On Food Network's 'Chopped'
Popular Fairfield County Chef Appears On Food Network's 'Chopped' Click here for an updated story: Fairfield County Chef Beats Three Others To Win Food Network's 'Chopped' Episode Fairfield County residents will have a chance to watch one of their own compete against the best chefs in the country on a new episode of "Chopped" on the Food Network. Known for the amazing food at The Chelsea in Fairfield, and the super popular Tasty Yolk food trucks in Bridgeport and now Fairfield, Chef Eric Felitto, will whip out his best-kept skills to dazzle the tough judges when the show airs at 9 p.m. Tuesday on the Food Network.  Of course, mum is the wo…

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News
Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed In Rockland Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed In Rockland
Whooping Cough Cases Confirmed In Rockland With measles cases continuing to rise in Rockland County, health officials have announced that over the past few weeks there have been several confirmed cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough.Seven cases of whooping cough were recently confirmed in individuals from various communities throughout the county and across a large age range, said Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert. Reported whooping cough cases in Rockland County have been on the decline since at least 2015, with the current confirmed totals less than…

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IDs Released For Teens Charged In Death Of 15-Year-Old Who Fell From SUV IDs Released For Teens Charged In Death Of 15-Year-Old Who Fell From SUV
IDs Released For Teens Charged In Death Of 15-Year-Old Who Fell From SUV Two teens charged in the death of a 15-year-old John Jay of East Fishkill High School student who died after falling from the side of an SUV have been identified.  Anthony Puccio, 17, and Paul Mauro, 16, both of East Fishkill, are charged with second-degree manslaughter charges in the Wednesday, Dec. 12, death of Wilson Santiago, a Wappinger resident, said Anthony Parisi, bureau chief for the District Attorney's Office Puccio is being held at the Dutchess County Jail on $200,000 bail or $400,000 bond. Parisi said he is due to appear in East Fishkill court on Jan. 2.  Mauro i…

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