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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

Route 17M Mobil Station Destroyed By Fire A Mobil station on Route 17M in Orange County was completely destroyed by a fast-moving fire. Washington Heights Assistant Fire Chief Todd Gray said the fire started around 2:43 a.m. Friday and destroyed everything but the shell of the building. "Everything is gone except for the outside of the building," said Gray. The fire was discovered by a Town of Wallkill police officer responding to a burglar alarm, the department said. Gray said when crews arrived smoke was "just pouring out of the building." One firefighter suffered a minor foot injury, but should be okay, …

by Kathy Reakes

06/29/2018

Police & Fire

Motorists Trapped In Flooded Waters Rescued By Stamford FD Stamford firefighters were kept on the run rescuing residents in flooded vehicles late Thursday afternoon through the evening after a line of heavy thunderstorms rolled through the area causing extensive flooding. The Stamford 911 Center began receiving calls at 4:54 p.m. Thursday, for people trapped in flooded cars at the intersection of East Main Street and Myrtle Avenue, underneath the Railroad underpass, said Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes. An engine and truck company were immediately dispatched. On arrival, firefighters found three cars under the railroad bridge, submerged up to the …

by Kathy Reakes

06/29/2018

Lifestyle

Stratford Beaches Will Be Closed Friday Put away the bathing suits. The beaches in Stratford are closed Friday, June 29 for swimming due to all of the recent rain and concerns about bacteria. Town officials said the beaches are closed for precautionary measures after receiving more -than 1 inch of rain Thursday. Beaches can tentatively be re-opened on Saturday, June 30 providing the area does not receive more than 2 inches of rain within two days. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

06/29/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Nab Two Fairfield County Men With 50 Bags Of Heroin Two Fairfield County men were nabbed with 50 bags of heroin by Stamford Police at an I-95 rest stop after receiving intel a deal was set up. Carl Young, also known as "Moses," 52, and Anthony Risi, 48, both of Bridgeport, were busted around 5 p.m. Tuesday after officers with the Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit were tipped off to the sale, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. According to Conklin, the squad had received info that Moses would be making the sale in a black Hyundai at the rest stop on I-95 in Darien. When the black Hyundai drove into the rest stop, office…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Obituaries

Death Of Northern Westchester Teacher, Coach Ruled A Suicide The death of a track coach and social studies teacher at a high school in Northern Westchester on Tuesday has been ruled a suicide, according to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Matthew Ketterer, 36, a social studies teacher at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, was found by New Canaan police on Tuesday when they responded to a home on Route 106 (Old Stamford Road). "The attempts to revive the individual were not successful and the individual was pronounced by a medic from Norwalk Hospital," New Canaan police said in a press release. A spokeswoman for…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Lifestyle

New Police Chief Peter Murphy Takes Command In Haverstraw The Town of Haverstraw Police Department has a new police chief, only he really isn't new to the department. Peter Murphy, 57, who has been acting as the interim chief for the past year following the retirement of former Chief Charles Miller, was sworn in Monday at the Town Board meeting. A 30-year veteran of Haverstraw Police Department, Murphy began his law enforcement career as an officer with the Village of Haverstraw in 1988 until he was promoted to a sergeant in 1997. When the Town and Village departments merged in 2006, Murphy was promoted to lieutenant in 2008. "We would like…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

ID Released For Man Killed When Car Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Hudson Valley Officials have released the identification of the man who died in a fatal crash in the area on Tuesday. Adrian Mayo, 35, of Waterbury, was killed after he lost control of his car around 9 a.m. on Shunpike Road near Kennels Road in town of Washington, said Capt. John Watterson with the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. After losing control, the vehicle crossed over the center pavement markings and struck a tree on the northern shoulder. Mayo, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, Watterson said. Police said unsafe speed seemed to be the primary factor in the crash. …

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

Drunk Driver Rolls Vehicle, Injures Woman Stamford police arrested an area man for drunk driving after he flipped his car while backing up and hit another vehicle, injuring a woman, according to Stamford Police. Adam Kisler, 26, of Naugatuck, was charged with driving while under the influence around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, after officers arrived on the scene of what they thought was a call for an injured pedestrian, said Sgt. Kenneth Jarrett. Jarrett said Kisler told officers that he flipped his vehicle after trying to back up on Prospect Street and hit another vehicle. The woman in the vehicle he slammed into received a laceration …

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Husband Charged In Wife's Brutal Murder A 75-year-old Stamford man has been charged with the grisly murder of his wife whose body was found covered in blood with her throat slit in their home. Allen Claxton turned himself into Stamford Police Thursday morning on a murder warrant, said Capt. Richard Conklin. He was expected to be released early this afternoon on $150,000 bond, Conklin said. Eden Claxton, 74, was found June 11 in the bedroom of the couple's Hycliff Terrace home after Allen Claxton called 911 around 8:30 a.m. to report that his wife was covered in blood and not breathing, Stamford Police said. When officers arrive…

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

Lifestyle

Mallard, 10 Ducklings Rescued From Hudson Valley Shopping Center Oh, quack. A mallard duck and her 10 little ducklings almost got squished Wednesday when they took refuge under a car in the parking lot of a local shopping center. But no worries, the Ramapo Police Department, along with the city's animal control officer, and a couple Good Samaritans quickly came to the rescue and were able, with quite a bit of effort, to rescue all the ducks. Once captured and put in a box, the family was relocated to a nearby stream out of harm's way.

by Kathy Reakes

06/28/2018

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