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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.

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Power Restored To Hundreds In Fairfield County After High Winds Hit Power Restored To Hundreds In Fairfield County After High Winds Hit
Power Restored To Hundreds In Fairfield County After High Winds Hit Snow Joke: New Storm Could Bring Up To 3 Inches Of Accumulation Power has been restored to hundreds of Fairfield County residents who lost electricity after strong winds moved into the area bringing down trees and wires. Around 7 a.m. Thursday, UI reported 2,752 without power in Bridgeport, and 2,308 in Stratford. By 9 a.m. power had been restored to all in both cities. UI is currently reporting six outages in Fairfield and one in Trumbull. At 5 a.m, Eversource reported more than 400 customers without power in Newtown, New Canaan, New Milford, Redding, and Weston. By 9 a.m. the outages w…

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Lifestyle
Dutchess, Orange Communities Turn On Lights For Girl Battling Leukemia Dutchess, Orange Communities Turn On Lights For Girl Battling Leukemia
Dutchess, Orange Communities Turn On Lights For Girl Battling Leukemia Sometimes it takes a village, or several entire towns, to send good vibes and wishes to a 5-year-old girl giving it her all as she battles a rare form of Leukemia.  That's what's happening in Wappingers, Wappingers Falls, Monroe, Woodbury, where hundreds have all rallied behind the kindergartener, Kelsey Berger who attends Sheaf Road Elementary School in Wappingers Falls. The outpouring of love and support all started in Monroe, where Kelsey's father, Chris Berger, is the principal at Smith Clove Elementary School in the Monroe Woodbury school district.  When word got out that Kelsey was s…

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Police & Fire
Sister, Brother Caught In Stamford Drug Bust Sister, Brother Caught In Stamford Drug Bust
Sister, Brother Caught In Stamford Drug Bust Police busted a brother and sister duo for dealing and other drug-related charges during a raid on the family home by the department's Narcotics and Organized Crime Squad. The raid in Stamford took place around 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 30, after officers wrapped up several weeks of surveillance and two undercover drug buys from Danny Turkvan, 46, of Bridgeport, said Stamford Police Capt. Richard Conklin.  The bust went down when officers staking out his father's house on Lipton Place saw Turkvan come out the back door of the house and make a hand-to-hand deal with another man, Conklin said. …

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Police & Fire
One Hurt, Seven Displaced In Fairfield County House Fire One Hurt, Seven Displaced In Fairfield County House Fire
One Hurt, Seven Displaced In Fairfield County House Fire One person was hurt and seven left displaced following an early morning fire that engulfed a bedroom of a Stratford home. The fire began just before 3 a.m. Wednesday at 259 Jackson Ave.,  said Stratford Deputy Chief and Fire Marshall Brian Lampart. When firefighters arrived at the "rooming-style" home they found residents leaving the home and one bedroom in flames, Lampart said. Under the command of Assistant Chief Camperlengo, the crews were able to contain the fire to the room of origin and had it under control within 20 minutes, he added. One occupant received fire-related in…

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Police & Fire
City Of Poughkeepsie Woman Faces Felony DWI Charge City Of Poughkeepsie Woman Faces Felony DWI Charge
City Of Poughkeepsie Woman Faces Felony DWI Charge A City of Poughkeepsie woman faces felony DWI charges after Dutchess County Sheriff's deputies nabbed her driving drunk on a revoked license from a previous DWI. Konstance Parker, 25, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. March 31 after she was stopped on South Cherry Street for equipment violations on her 2013 Chevrolet, according to Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Lt. Frank LaMonica Jr. During the stop, deputies determined she was intoxicated and found that she had a prior DWI conviction on Feb. 24, 2017, and was driving without a court-ordered ignition interlock device, was driving on a revoked…

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Garbage Truck Rolls Over, Causing Delays In Stamford Garbage Truck Rolls Over, Causing Delays In Stamford
Garbage Truck Rolls Over, Causing Delays In Stamford This story has been updated. Motorists were asked to avoid the intersection East Main and Seaside Avenue after a garbage truck rolled over, blocking lanes Wednesday afternoon. The crash, which occurred around noon, dumped garbage out of the tractor-trailer truck and has closed the westbound lanes at Waterbury Avenue. No one was injured, but motorists experienced delays as the road is cleared and the truck is removed.

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Endangered Adult Reported Missing In Area Found Dead Endangered Adult Reported Missing In Area Found Dead
Endangered Adult Reported Missing In Area Found Dead State Police say a man who had been reported missing in the Hudson Valley has been found dead.Trooper AJ Hicks said the man was found early Wednesday but did not disclose the location or circumstances.  An alert had been issued a little before noon Tuesday saying the endangered Schenectady man, who was driving a white 2008 Nissan Murano, may be in the town of Fishkill or the East Fishkill area. The alert originated in the town of Fishkill, but police declined to provide additional information. Police had said the man was not wanted on a criminal matter but was asking anyone who might see t…

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Police & Fire
Man Who Crashed Into Pole In Northern Westchester Was Impaired, Police Say Man Who Crashed Into Pole In Northern Westchester Was Impaired, Police Say
Man Who Crashed Into Pole In Northern Westchester Was Impaired, Police Say A Cortlandt man was charged with driving while high on drugs after crashing into a utility pole, according to New York State Police. Michael L. Wyskida, 30, was charged around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 1, with felony driving while ability impaired by drugs with a prior conviction within 10 years after troopers observed his vehicle collide with a utility pole, said Spokesman Trooper AJ Hicks. An investigation determined that Wyskida was under the influence of drugs and was arrested. He was issued traffic tickets and released with a court date of April 16.

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Police & Fire
Quick Work Of Firefighters Saves South Salem Home Quick Work Of Firefighters Saves South Salem Home
Quick Work Of Firefighters Saves South Salem Home Quick action by firefighters from the Vista and South Salem fire departments saved a family's home following a basement fire. The fire started around 8:15 p.m. Tuesday at 87 East St., in South Salem, according to Vista Fire Chief Jeff Peck.  Once on scene, firefighters found smoke showing from inside the home and quickly determined the fire was coming from the basement. After running hoses, firefighters were able to knock down the fire within minutes, Peck said. Once the fire was out, Vista and South Salem firefighters conducted ventilation and overhaul operations while checking for extens…

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Police & Fire
Construction Worker Struck, Killed In Goshen Construction Worker Struck, Killed In Goshen
Construction Worker Struck, Killed In Goshen A 58-year-old construction worker was struck and killed by a vehicle on Route 207 in Orange County while cleaning up from a paving job, according to the New York State Police. James Demmer of Monticello was struck around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday near 3317 Route 207 in Goshen by an unidentified person driving a 2016 Journey, said New York State Police Spokesman Steven Nevel. Demmer was cleaning up after performing a paving job in the area and the conditions were dark and rainy, Nevel said. The driver was not impaired and the victim was wearing dark clothing at the time he was struck, he added. De…

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