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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.
Westchester Gymnastics Coach Charged With Several Sex Offenses
A popular local gymnastics coach who owned gyms across the area has been arrested on five counts of sexual conduct against a child under 13, according to Ramapo police.
Police said Joseph Lewin, 67, of Port Chester, also known as Joseph Lewandoski in the 1990s, abused children from 2001 to 2014. They also suspect that he may have sexually abused teens 16 and up as well.
In addition to the sexual abuse charge, Lewin was charged with the sexual abuse of a child, police said.
Over the years, Lewin owned Joe’s Gym in Hillburn, The Gym in Suffern, was co-owner and director of Universal Gymnast…
Hardest Hit By Storm In Fairfield County Can Expect Power To Return Slowly
Slowly, power is coming back to the hardest hit residents across Northern Fairfield County region, but many can expect outages in the hardest hit areas to continue, officials said.
Clearing trees, repairing infrastructure, damage to homes and safety with live wires seem to be the biggest obstacle for Eversource in restoring power quickly, said Frank Poirot, spokesman for Eversource.
Since the storm roared through the area on Tuesday, the company has restored power to 90,000, he said.
"We know that doesn't help if your power is still out, but we are working an quickly as possible,"…
Some Customers Could Be Without Power For Days, Eversource Says
As the recovery from Tuesday's storm continues, Eversource officials are reporting it has restored power to 75,000 customers statewide, but thousands more could expect to be out of power for at least a couple more days, officials said. The overwhelming majority of such cases will be in Northern Fairfield County, which was hit hardest.
Mobility seems to be the biggest issues in restoration, said Frank Poirot, spokesman for Eversource.
"Our efforts are being hampered by so many downed trees, blocked roads, and live wires," he said. "In severe cases, we are working with local of…
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