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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.
Large Congers Brush Fire Closes CSX Train Lines
CSX trains have been halted in the Congers area as two fire departments battle a large brush fire, according to the Clarkstown Police.
The fire, which began at 108 N. Harrison Ave., around 11 a.m. Monday, is not threatening any homes and is not expected to be an issue, except for the train system, said Clarkstown Police Officer Peter Walker.
Fencing, which separates area homes from the railroad tracks, covered with heavy brush, is causing the fire to spread.
Motorists are asked to avoid N. Harrison Avenue.
This is a developing story, check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Two Killed, Three Injured In Crash Near I-84 Diner In Fishkill
A mother and an infant were killed, and her three children injured after a 53-year-old Fishkill resident driving an SUV hit the group as they crossed Route 52 in Fishkill.
The incident occurred around 8:40 p.m. Sunday near the I-84 Diner near Old Glenham Road, when the driver of the 2003 GMC Yukon failed to see the family attempting to cross the road from the north shoulder and struck them, state police said.
The mother, Zuleyma Lopez, 28, and her child, Abel E. Torres-Lopez, 10 months, were declared dead at the scene, the three other children were transported to Westchester Medical Center,…
Man Caught With Semiautomatic Rifles, Handguns In Fairfield County Search
A Fairfield County man is behind bars after being caught with a cache of firearms and related items during a search of his home.
Albert Lee, 37, of Bridgeport, was arrested March 1 following an investigation by the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force, the state Narcotics Task Force, and the Bridgeport Police, said Connecticut State Police Sgt. Eric Haglund.
During the search, officers uncovered a Bushmaster AR-15, a .223-caliber semi-automatic assault rifle, three 9mm semi-automatic handguns, over 300 rounds of ammunition, high-capacity magazines, among other item…
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