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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.
Hudson Valley Man Arrested For Violating Protective Order Numerous Times
Town of Poughkeepsie police arrested a local man for violating an order of protection on numerous occasions, according to police.
Anthony Guzzardo, 28, of Hyde Park, was arrested Friday, May 18, after the Town of Poughkeepsie Police received a complaint from the victim that Guzzardo had come within 500 feet of their residence on numerous occasions, said Capt. Kevin Faber.
Within a few hours of receiving the complaint, police were able to locate Guzzardo as a passenger in a vehicle, Faber said. During his arrest, police also discovered that the person driving the vehicle also had an order of…
Three Nabbed In Danbury Drug Dealing Bust
Danbury Police nabbed three men on a host of drug charges following a weeks-long investigation into drug sales throughout the Danbury area.
The men, Raymond Newsome, 43, and Orlando Ellis, 27, both of Danbury, and Dylan Montana Griffing, 24, of New Milford, were arrested Thursday, May 24, following the investigation initiated after the Danbury Police Department received citizen's complaints regarding Ellis' illegal activity, said Lt. Mark Williams.
During the investigation, investigators witnessed Ellis engage in several suspected drug deals, which led to the arrest of Griffing, Williams sa…
Motorist Killed After Crashing Into Pillar In Front Of Hudson Valley Deli
A 63-year-old man died after losing control of his vehicle and striking a pillar in front of a Hudson Valley deli, according to police in Putnam County.
Edward Collins, of Holmes, a hamlet in the Town of Pawling, died around 7:30 a.m. Monday on Route 52, at Towners Road, after striking the pillar in front of Gino's Grab & Go Deli, said Kent Police Chief Alexander DiVernieri.
According to the chief, Collins was driving a 2004 Saturn south on Route 52 when he crossed into the northbound lanes, going off the roadway, and hit the pillar.
Collins was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedi…