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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
Electronic Speed Indicator Signs Installed Near Route 6 Electronic Speed Indicator Signs Installed Near Route 6
Electronic Speed Indicator Signs Installed Near Route 6 For those who enjoy putting the pedal to the metal, they might want to check the impulse when entering the City of Peekskill. In an effort to slow down speeders, the city's police department recently installed an electronic speed indicator sign to remind driver's how fast they are traveling. The sign is located on Main Street near the Stop & Shop at Route 6 where the speed limit drops from 25 mph to 15 mph. Peekskill Chief Donald Halmy said in a video that just seeing the sign helps motorists realize how fast they are driving. The signs were installed to keep the downtown area safe fo…

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Schools
Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19 Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19
Ridgefield, Danbury Schools Get State OK To Make Up Storm Days In 2018-19 The Danbury and Ridgefield school districts have been given the okay to make up missed school days next year from state officials.  All schools are required to be in session for 180 days, said Danbury Schools Superintendent Sal Pascarella.  All except three of his 18 district schools only need to make up one day of school, the others need to make up two days, he said.  The days need to be made-up next year because schools are required to end the school year by June 29, he added. Pascarella said the May 15 storm that produced a microburst that wreaked havoc on the area is the reason the di…

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Police & Fire
Search For Suspect Underway After Shooting In Westchester Search For Suspect Underway After Shooting In Westchester
Search For Suspect Underway After Shooting In Westchester Police are on the hunt for the person who shot a 27-year-old Westchester County man. The shooting took place around on Alder Street in Yonkers, between Elm Street and Spruce Street, at 9:35 p.m. Wednesday, said Yonkers Police Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. The victim was found shot in the back with what Politopoulos said were non-life-threatening injuries. "The case is currently under investigation," said Politopoulos said. "At this time, that is all the information available." Anyone with information is asked to contact Yonkers police at 914-377-7900. Check back to Daily Vo…

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Police & Fire
State Police Seize More Than 3,000 Pills In I-95 Stop State Police Seize More Than 3,000 Pills In I-95 Stop
State Police Seize More Than 3,000 Pills In I-95 Stop Connecticut State Police nabbed a man with more than 3,000 MDMA pills and pot following a traffic stop on I-95. The incident took place around 2:50 p.m. Sunday on I-95 in West Haven when Trooper Robert Garbalosa stopped of Anthony Pierre, 47, of Decatur, Georgia, for talking on the cell phone while driving, said Trooper Kelly Grant.  During the stop, Garbolsa developed probable cause to search the vehicle and uncovered 3,3000 MDMA pill and 4.7 grams of marijuana, state police said. In addition, four children were located inside the car who were related to Pierre.  Pierre was charged with …

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Police & Fire
Police: Woman Attempts To Stab Ex-Boyfriend At Fairfield County Mall Police: Woman Attempts To Stab Ex-Boyfriend At Fairfield County Mall
Police: Woman Attempts To Stab Ex-Boyfriend At Fairfield County Mall A 20-year-old woman wielding a steak knife attempted to stab her ex-boyfriend while he was at work at the Trumbull Mall, police said. The event unfolded on Thursday, May 31, when Janaya Bennett of Bridgeport arrived at a store in the Trumbull Mall where her boyfriend was opening for the day, said Trumbull Police Lt. Keith Golding. The ex-boyfriend told Bennett to leave the store, but instead, she threatened to kill him, Golding said. He told Bennett to leave again and that’s when she took a steak knife from her purse and attempted to stab him. The victim was able to grab the knife away fro…

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Police & Fire
Greenwich PD Issues Warning About Underage Drinking Parties Greenwich PD Issues Warning About Underage Drinking Parties
Greenwich PD Issues Warning About Underage Drinking Parties As summertime and graduations approach, Greenwich Police are reminding parents and young people about the dangers of underage drinking parties. Police said that they have found "more and more frequently an innocent and small gathering of young people explode to large uncontrollable pop-up parties." Friends and strangers learn about the possibility of a party through social media and come for a good time, the police said in a statement. But when the parties get out of hand, or even worse, someone is injured or killed, it's the parent's or homeowners who are responsible for the out…

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News
29-Year-Old Rockland Man Pleads Guilty To Rape 29-Year-Old Rockland Man Pleads Guilty To Rape
29-Year-Old Rockland Man Pleads Guilty To Rape A 29-year-old man pleaded guilty to felony rape in connection with a violent attack in Spring Valley last year. Holger Lema-Yaucan, of Brooklyn, made the plea Wednesday in the Sept. 9, admitting that he forcibly engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman with whom he had an intimate relationship with inside her home, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe.  During the attack, Lema-Yaucan strangled and punched the woman in the face several times with the couple's two young children in the room at the time of the violent rape, the DA's Office said. “The defendant subjected t…

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Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Killed When Tire Flies Off Box Truck On I-95 Hudson Valley Man Killed When Tire Flies Off Box Truck On I-95
Hudson Valley Man Killed When Tire Flies Off Box Truck On I-95 A 25-year-old Hudson Valley man died when a tire flew off a box truck on I-95, bounced across traffic and landed on top of his small SUV-type vehicle. Joseu Alfonso Cala of Tuxedo Park was driving north on I-95 when the deadly crash occurred shortly before 6:15 p.m. Tuesday on I-95 near Commercial Boulevard in Oakland Park, Fla., according to Lt. Alvaro A. Feola, of the Florida Highway Patrol. Feola said the box truck traveling south on I-95 when the left front tire of the truck came off, bounced over the highway’s median divider and into the northbound lanes, landing on top of Cala's 2013 …

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News
Ages Released Of Triple-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Victims Ages Released Of Triple-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Victims
Ages Released Of Triple-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Victims New York State Police are awaiting forensic results before releasing the names of the three people who died in a horrific crash when their vehicle crashed into the front porch of a Hudson Valley home. The Dutchess County crash occurred around 10:44 p.m. Monday at Route 82 and Bulls Head Road in Stanford, said New State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Two men and a woman were killed after the car plowed over a tree before bursting into flames and landing against the front porch of the home in Dutchess County, he said. The occupants have been identified as a 35-year-old man, a 46-year-old man, and …

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Obituaries
Brewster Fire Department Mourns Loss Of Beloved Chaplain Brewster Fire Department Mourns Loss Of Beloved Chaplain
Brewster Fire Department Mourns Loss Of Beloved Chaplain Richard J. Bailey, Sr., the longtime chaplain of the Brewster Fire Department, died Sunday, June 3, at home. Bailey, 87, of Dover Plains, also worked for years as a tree surgeon at Coffin Tree Service in Tarrytown. Born on February 18, 1931, in Danbury, he was the son of the late Myron A. and Blanche Bailey. He was married to Cynthia L. Ashby Bailey who predeceased him.  "It is with deep sadness that the Brewster Fire Department announces the passing of our Chaplain, Richard "Beetle" Bailey," the fire department said on Facebook. "Members are asked to keep Beetle's…

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