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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

Sports

Fairfield Prep President Calls Anti-Semitic Lacrosse Game Chants 'Hurtful' Fairfield Preparatory School has apologized to Staples High School for the actions of students in the stands who used anti-Semitic chants during a state playoff game last week. According to Staples school officials and parents who attended, members from the Fairfield Prep booster club chanted "Happy Hanukkah" and other hateful words whenever one of the Jewish Staples players scored during the game last Wednesday, May 30. Known as the "Bomb Squad," the group usually chants support, but apparently, this is the first time any type of "hateful" words or actions wer…

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2018

News

Three Dead After Car Plows Into Hudson Valley Home Click here for an updated story: Details Emerge In Triple-Fatal Crash Three people died after their car plowed into a home in the Hudson Valley late Monday night, according to New York State Police. The Dutchess County crash occurred around 10:44 p.m. Monday at Route 82 and Bulls Head Road in Stanford, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The three who died were all in the car, Hicks said. An occupant in the home was injured, Hicks added. "At this point, we don't have a lot of information as the investigation is underway," Hick said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice fo…

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2018

Obituaries

HS Senior Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Smart, Kind, Outgoing An Arlington High School senior who died just weeks before her graduation in a car crash is being remembered as a smart, kind young woman with an outgoing personality.Jennifer Dickson, 18, was killed in a one-car crash around noon Friday in Pleasant Valley on southbound Route 47 (Freedom Road) near Frost Hill Road when her car struck a pole, according to police and school officials. State police said Dickson had lost control of her 2007 Honda Fit and struck a utility pole. She was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where she was pronounced dead. School Executive Principal Dr. Paul F…

by Kathy Reakes

06/05/2018

Police & Fire

Official Count: Fire Kills 24 Horses In Franklin Lakes Trainer's NY Stable Rich Branca of Franklin Lakes had insurance on the Orange County, N.Y. barn where a weekend fire killed two dozen horses, but it was likely the owners of each of the victims didn't. “It was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen in my life,” Banca told The Times Herald-Record. One horse fled the fire, then inexplicably returned to the Mount Hope Training Center stable and was killed with the others, said Banca, who's owned the center nearly a dozen years and trains harness racers who run at the Meadowlands, Yonkers Raceway and elsewhere. Nearly a dozen companies responded to the 3 a.m. fir…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2018

Police & Fire

Fairfield County Man Busted With Heroin Stamford's Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit caught a Fairfield County man as he drove into the city to sell heroin and crack cocaine, said the Stamford Police Department. Joseph Villafane, 34, of Shelton, was arrested Friday around 2 p.m. after officers with the unit received information that he would be arriving in town to deliver drugs, said Capt. Richard Conklin. When officers approached Villfane as he pulled into his destination on Woodcliff Road, he twisted to the side as to hide something when he saw police approaching, Conklin said. During a search, officers found 70 bags of heroi…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2018

Police & Fire

Investigation Reveals Official Horse Death Count In Hudson Valley Barn Fire The official death count in the early Saturday morning fire that turned deadly at a horse barn in Orange County has been disclosed. The remains of 24 horses were found following the blaze, according to an investigation by Orange County fire officials. Orange County Deputy Fire Commissioner Vini Tankasali said all the horses housed in the barn at the Mount Hope Training Center were killed in the blaze. Otisville firefighters, along with 10 other departments, responded to the fire at 3 a.m. Saturday after a center employee got up to feed the animals and found the barn on fire. "There…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2018

Police & Fire

Stamford Marina Director Busted For Ripping Off Funds The man in charge of supervising Stamford's three marina's turned himself into police after an investigation found he had ripped off more than $60,000 in funds over the past three years, according to Stamford Police. Sean Elumba, 43, of Stamford, was charged Friday with larceny and released on a $50,000 court appearance bond, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin. Conklin said the arrest comes on the heels of an investigation after the city received a complaint about how marine funds were being spent. Property crimes investigator Heather Bozenkto, who headed up the probe, found that b…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2018

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Teen Accused Of Knocking Woman Unconscious A Poughkeepsie teen appeared in court Monday to answer charges that he beat a woman unconscious in an attempt to steal her backpack, according to the City of Poughkeepsie Police. Maiaire Booker, 17, was arrested Tuesday, May 23, after officers responded to Poughkeepsie home where Booker had attacked the woman, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. According to Clark, Booker and the woman, who know each other, were standing on a porch talking when he attempted to take the backpack. When she resisted, he began punching and hitting her until she lost consciousness. The woman suffered serious injuries aro…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2018

Police & Fire

Fairfield County Man Smashes Police Car Caught With 170 Bags Of Heroin A Fairfield County man with a lengthy criminal history was busted with 170 bags of heroin by the members of the Stamford Police Department's Narc Squad after he smashed into a police car. Keenan Sneed, 28, of Bridgeport, was arrested around 2 p.m. Saturday after officers received information that he would be in town to deliver heroin, said Capt. Richard Conklin. When Sneed arrived at his meeting place at Seaside and Main Street, officers blocked in his vehicle so he couldn't escape. Instead of surrendering to police, Sneed plowed into the bumper area of one of the police vehicles with his 2…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2018

Lifestyle

'Safety Town' For Kids Coming To Greenwich Kids will have a chance to learn all about safety during Safety Town a one-week safety education program offered that teaches awareness and accident prevention skills to children entering kindergarten in the fall. Originally brought to the area by the Junior League of Greenwich, Safety Town is now a program offered by the American Red Cross Greater New York Region. Led by teachers, police officers, firefighters, EMS and other community helpers, children will have a chance to learn on a specially designed kid-sized “Safety Town” layout. Children are fitted with their own bike safety helmet …

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2018

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