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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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Longtime Ramapo Police Officer Calls It A Career Longtime Ramapo Police Officer Calls It A Career
Longtime Ramapo Police Officer Calls It A Career Longtime Ramapo Police Officer Morgan Tighe is calling it a career. Tighe who began his career in 1986 with the NYPD, moved to the Ramapo Police Department in 1989. Over the years he has served in various capacities, including police officer, Rapid Response Team member, Traffic Safety Officer and was a member of the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit.  "Please join us in wishing PO Tighe a long, healthy and rewarding retirement," the department said on Facebook. "Congratulations Morgan."
Man Caught With 500 Bags Of Heroin In Hudson Valley Drug Bust Man Caught With 500 Bags Of Heroin In Hudson Valley Drug Bust
Man Caught With 500 Bags Of Heroin In Hudson Valley Drug Bust A 49-year-old Hudson Valley man was busted with 500 bags of heroin during a search, according to police. Carl Peon Diaz, 49, of Wappinger was arrested Monday, June 4, by members of the Dutchess County Drug Task Force, said Frank Tasciotti, assistant coordinator of the task force. Diaz was nabbed after the task force received information regarding narcotics sales between the cities of Beacon and Poughkeepsie, Tasciotti said. He was taken into custody in the City of Poughkeepsie and during his arrest was found to be in possession of more than 500 bags of heroin, scales, and packaging materia…
Rockland Man Nabbed In Attempted Home Break-In Rockland Man Nabbed In Attempted Home Break-In
Rockland Man Nabbed In Attempted Home Break-In A Rockland County man was nabbed for attempting to break into a vacant home after he was seen by neighbors. Daniel A. Monahan, 21, of Stony Point, was arrested Tuesday after the Stony Point Police Department responded to a report of an individual attempting to enter a vacant home on Beech Road, said Stony Point Lt. Daniel Hylas. A neighbor of the home saw two males at the house and saw Monahan attempting to open a window, Hylas said. Following an investigation, Monahan was arrested and charged with criminal trespass and released. He is scheduled to appear in court on July 5. 
It's Massive: Marilyn Monroe Statue Debuts In Downtown Stamford It's Massive: Marilyn Monroe Statue Debuts In Downtown Stamford
It's Massive: Marilyn Monroe Statue Debuts In Downtown Stamford A massive Marilyn Monroe statue has landed in Stamford's Latham Park and her flying skirt might just knock you over.  The 26-feet-tall Marilyn, depicting her most famous pose from "The Seven Year Itch," has been turning more than a few heads as part of the city's Downtown’s Art in Public Places” series presented by Stamford Downtown Special Services District. Sponsored by the Avon Theatre Film Center, the larger-than-life Marilyn is just one of 36 sculptures that will be on display through the summer.  All 36 sculptures are from Seward Johnson’s Celebrating the Familiar series an…
HS Students In Fairfield County Plans Stand Up Against Hate Rally HS Students In Fairfield County Plans Stand Up Against Hate Rally
HS Students In Fairfield County Plans Stand Up Against Hate Rally For those looking for a place to stand up against recent incidents of hate and violence across the country, can join a group of high school students this weekend at a rally aimed at ending "hate."  The event, Sunday, June 10 in Ridgefield from 2 to 7 p.m., at Ballard Park, 485 Main St., will feature everyone from Glenda Armstrong, president of the Danbury chapter of the NAACP, to a rabbi, to a Jewish youth leader and educator of the group Stand With Us, to a teacher and student speaker from Ridgefield High School.  Orangzied by students from Ridgefield High School, the "Stand…
Stew Leonard's Wants To Send Thousands Of Burgers To North Korea Summit Stew Leonard's Wants To Send Thousands Of Burgers To North Korea Summit
Stew Leonard's Wants To Send Thousands Of Burgers To North Korea Summit When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made a comment about opening a hamburger joint in Pyongyang, and with President Donald Trump headed that way, Stew Leonard's came up with just the right idea -- a burger summit. To help it happen, Stew Leonard, Jr., the CEO of Stew Leonard’s farm fresh food stores, came up with what he hopes is a way to make peace a little closer by offering to donate 10,000 burgers to the Trump-Kim peace summit. Stew Leonard’s, which sells over 30 million pounds of beef a year throughout the tri-State area, has offered to donate burgers with “USA” stamped in the middle …
John Fairchild, Fairfield Plumbing Services Owner, Dies Suddenly At 57 John Fairchild, Fairfield Plumbing Services Owner, Dies Suddenly At 57
John Fairchild, Fairfield Plumbing Services Owner, Dies Suddenly At 57 John R. Fairchild, a longtime Wilton resident and the owner of Fairfield Plumbing Services, died suddenly on Monday, June 4. He was 57.  Born in Norwalk, he was the son of the late Russell and Mary Fairchild and grandson of the late Lester and Rosalie Fairchild. He graduated from Wilton High School in 1979. When not working John could be found trout fishing, tending to his garden, or paintballing. He felt blessed by the generous support of the Wilton community and was a strong advocate for the Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps. He became involved with the Corps after they helped his father …
Orange County Couple Sentenced For Tax Fraud Orange County Couple Sentenced For Tax Fraud
Orange County Couple Sentenced For Tax Fraud A judge sentenced an Orange County couple to community service and conditional discharge on criminal tax fraud charges. John Quick, 68, and his wife, Mary Quick, 63, both from the town of Goshen, were sentenced Friday in Orange County Court for tax crimes involving the failure to report over $35,000 they had obtained from a developmentally disabled man living on their property, as well as other income, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. Orange County Court Judge William DeProspo also issued a restitution order requiring the Quicks to pay $35,783.67 to the man. The Quick…
Serious Crash Between SUV, Two Motorcycle Occurs On Route 17 Serious Crash Between SUV, Two Motorcycle Occurs On Route 17
Serious Crash Between SUV, Two Motorcycle Occurs On Route 17 A crash between two motorcycles and an SUV on Route 17 in Orange County has resulted in one serious injury. The crash took place around 4:25 p.m. Friday near 1159 Route 17 in Tuxedo, said the Tuxedo Fire Department. One person was reportedly taken by helicopter to an area hospital. No other information was immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County
Juvenile Charges After Gun Scare At Elementary School In Fairfield County A Fairfield County juvenile was arrested after a gun scare put her school on lockdown Thursday, according to the Connecticut Post. The event took place around 2:30 p.m., when Bridgeport police received a 911 call from Bryant Elementary School, at 230 Poplar St., saying there a female threatening a male at the school and that she had a gun, the Post said. Police and School Resource officers immediately put the school on lockdown and began looking for the girl, the paper said. In just a few minutes, officers had located the girl and place her in custody and the lockdown was lifted by 2:39 p.…
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