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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.

Kathy Reakes's Contributions

Lifestyle

New Bear Sightings Reported In Northern Westchester Have you seen it? There's a bear on the prowl near the border of Northern Westchester and Putnam. Peekskill Police dispatch said it's likely just one bear who was spotted multiple times Wednesday morning is moving around the area of Park Street. An animal control officer is making the bear is not bothering anyone, police said. Another bear, probably the same one, visited a home in Garrison (about eight miles north of Peekskill) on Tuesday. During that stop, the bear checked out the garbage can and just kind of wondered around nice and calm before heading out. Related story - Bear With …

by Kathy Reakes

09/26/2018

Police & Fire

Putnam Man With Six Prior Felonies Convicted Of Dealing, Possessing Cocaine A Putnam County man with six prior felony convictions for drugs has been convicted again on three counts of sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession. Omar Miles of Lake Peekskill was convicted Tuesday by a jury on the felony counts and faces a maximum of 36 years in state prison, said the Putnam County District Attorney's Office. “This was a great collaborative effort involving the District Attorney’s Office, the Sheriff’s office, the Narcotics Enforcement Unit, Putnam Corrections, and the NYS Police Crime Lab.” District Attorney Robert V. Tendy said. Miles will be sentenced…

by Kathy Reakes

09/26/2018

Police & Fire

Three Teens Arrested In Westport, Fairfield Police Chase Involving Stolen Cars Three teens, including two juveniles, were nabbed following a police chase in a stolen vehicle at a high rate of speed through two towns. The incident took place around 3:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, when Westport Police Corporal Kevin Smith spotted a vehicle traveling westbound in the area of 877 Post Road East at a high rate of speed, said Westport Police. He followed the vehicle after a registration check showed it had been stolen out of Darien on Sept. 19, police added. Smith then attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the vehicle would not stop and a chase began that continued into …

by Kathy Reakes

09/26/2018

Obituaries

Longtime Stamford Firefighter, Greenwich HS Grad John Labati Dies Longtime Stamford firefighter and Greenwich High School graduate John Robert Labati died on Thursday, Sept. 29. He was 88. Born in New York City on Oct. 18, 1929, to the late John and Margaret Ochelli Labati, Labati, attended Greenwich High School, where he was a track star. Following graduation, he served two tours of duty in the U. S. Army, said Stamford Fire Department Capt. Philip Hayes. In the mid-1950’s, he went to work at Conde Nast in Greenwich. It was there, at a company picnic, that he met his wife Carole, whom he married in 1957. Shortly after getting married, Labati joined the S…

by Kathy Reakes

09/26/2018

News

Supervisor In Hudson Valley Admits To Stealing Unemployment Benefits, Will Resign A town supervisor in the Hudson Valley pleaded guilty to stealing unemployment benefits while he was being paid as an elected official and will resign from his position, according to the State Attorney General's Office. Alex Jamieson, supervisor of the town of Chester in Orange County, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of offering a false instrument for filing, the AG's Office said. Under the plea agreement, he is required to pay full restitution of $5,695, resign from his position, and will be sentenced to a conditional discharge, they added. Jamieson, who is paid $79,000 a year as sup…

by Kathy Reakes

09/25/2018

Police & Fire

Former Trumbull Man Nabbed For Violating Protective Order A former Fairfield County resident was charged with several counts of violation of a protective order after he contacted family members via electronic communication. On Feb. 5, Raymond Genet, 49, of Cranston R.I., was issued a full no-contact order from the court prohibiting him from having contact of any kind, with his ex-wife and family, said Trumbull Police Capt. Keith Golding. Genet ignored the order and used various forms of electronic communications to contact his family throughout the summer from June through August, Golding said. A warrant was issued for his arrest and Genet was …

by Kathy Reakes

09/25/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Woman Breaks Open Window, Enters Home As Greenwich Resident Is Sleeping, Police Say A 31-year-old woman was arrested after breaking a window to enter a home where the resident was sleeping, according to Greenwich Police. Carol Podgurski of Stamford was arrested after officers responded to a home around 2 a.m. Tuesday in the Cos Cob area for a report that she had broken into the residence, Greenwich Police said. According to the arrest report, Podgurski broke a glass window and entered the living room of the home on Cross Lane, startling a resident who was sleeping in the room, police said. When officers arrived Podgurski had fled the area but was located by police on Eas…

by Kathy Reakes

09/25/2018

Police & Fire

Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Town Of Poughkeepsie Blaze Firefighters were on scene within two minutes of a fully involved blaze at an abandoned residential-style structure that was close to two other buildings. The blaze took place around 7:30 p.m. Monday at 2611 South Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie, said Arlington Fire District Chief Tory Gallante. The first fire department unit arrived on the scene within two minutes of the initial dispatch and confirmed a fully involved fire located at the rear of the former Poughkeepsie Inn property. Two other structures were within close vicinity to the fire building but were not on fire, Gallante said. …

by Kathy Reakes

09/25/2018

Police & Fire

Pair Face Drug, Weapons Charges In Westport A pair of 20-something men are facing drug and weapons charges following a traffic stop for no registration plate. in Westport. Kirk Brodie, 28, and Mark Elliot, 25, both of Bridgeport, were arrested around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, following a traffic stop by Westport Police Officer Ruta Pratt at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Violet Lane, police said. During the stop, Pratt noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A second officer arrived on scene and noticed that the passenger, Elliot, kept receiving multiple text messages and the officer was able to see one t…

by Kathy Reakes

09/25/2018

Police & Fire

Man Rescued After Arm Becomes Stuck Between Rollers At Manufacturer In Brewster A 33-year-old man is in intensive care after his arm became stuck in a large machine while at work late Monday afternoon. Michael Avery of Wappingers Falls was rescued around 4:35 p.m. Monday at the Dunmore Corporation in Brewster, after his arm was caught between two large rollers in a machine, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Once removed from the machine, by members of the Brewster Fire Department, Avery was transported via helicopter to Westchester Medical Center where he is in the Intensive Care Unit, said Hicks. During the rescue by firefighters, Danbury Road, adjacent t…

by Kathy Reakes

09/25/2018

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