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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Clarkstown North HS Grad's Fight With Flu Has Changed Life Forever Clarkstown North HS Grad's Fight With Flu Has Changed Life Forever
Clarkstown North HS Grad's Fight With Flu Has Changed Life Forever Who knew that a bout of the flu could change a life so drastically? But that's what happened to Will McCue, 19, who is a probationary firefighter with the New City Fire Department. McCue has been fighting for his life in the intensive care unit at Montefiore Hospital since contracting the flu earlier this year.  It's been a rough go and has changed how he will live his life forever following complications that caused pneumonia, and that further caused issues with sepsis throughout his body, the department said in a post on Facebook. As his condition worsened, doctors were forced to take a…
Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim
Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim A Village of Wappingers Falls man is alive thanks to quick-acting cops and the use of Narcan. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday when Officers Devin Ludwig and Joshua Kemlage responded the Tinkleman Plaza on Route 9 for a report of an unconscious male, said Sgt. P. Capparelli. When they arrived on scene they found a 30-year-old unresponsive man with shallow breathing and a light, but rapid pulse lying on his back in the parking lot.  It was immediately determined that the man was experiencing an overdose of narcotics and they quickly administered Narcan, with no effect. A seco…
Popular Intern Minister William McEvoy Of Norwalk Dies At 52 Popular Intern Minister William McEvoy Of Norwalk Dies At 52
Popular Intern Minister William McEvoy Of Norwalk Dies At 52 William McEvoy of Norwalk, a popular intern minister at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester in Hastings-on-Hudson, died suddenly on Friday, March 16. He was 52. Born in New York City to Aloysius William McEvoy of Hanover, Pa., and Linda Callahan of Bethel, McEvoy grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens and lived most of his adult life in Brooklyn.  For more than 25 years, he worked for the Guilford Press in New York City. Always the ham, it is no surprise that through the years he was involved in the theater and was the co-founder of "The Improvoholics," an improv group that per…
Ex-Bank Robber Caught Stealing Running Car In Stamford, Police Say Ex-Bank Robber Caught Stealing Running Car In Stamford, Police Say
Ex-Bank Robber Caught Stealing Running Car In Stamford, Police Say An ex-bank robber wanted by police for stealing a car last summer was nabbed by Stamford Police after stealing a running car from a grocery store. The incident took place around 11:45 a.m. Sunday at the La Marqueta Grocery store when the owner of a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe called to report that someone had stolen his running vehicle while he was inside the store, said Sgt. Jennifer Pinto. Shortly after the reported theft, Officer David Squitieri began looking for the Tahoe and happened to spot it near I-95 at the intersection of Grenhart Road traveling west, Pinto said. Squitieri chased the ve…
Lakeside Pound Ridge House On Market Has Modern Look Lakeside Pound Ridge House On Market Has Modern Look
Lakeside Pound Ridge House On Market Has Modern Look In the mood to come home to a unique, modern home?  If so, a lakeside Pound Ridge home listed at $4.9 million may be the ticket to your dreams. Located on Midway Lane, the five-bedroom home offers sunset views on private Blue Heron Lake. Stone, glass, and wood are the primary components in the elegant design, according to Zillow. Other sought-after features include a fireplace with custom tile surround and limestone mantle, a study with a leather tile floor, brown elm paneling and custom millwork, and a sleek chef's kitchen. Oh, and the private master suite includes a sleeping porch, and …
Firefighter Killed In Blaze On Set Of Movie Attended Iona College Firefighter Killed In Blaze On Set Of Movie Attended Iona College
Firefighter Killed In Blaze On Set Of Movie Attended Iona College A New York City firefighter and former Iona College student was killed battling a five-alarm fire in a Harlem building where a movie starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin was being filmed. Firefighter Michael R. Davidson, 37, a 15-year veteran, was killed, and two others firefighters were injured, the FDNY said. Iona, which Davidson attended from 1999 to 2001, said on Twitter "We are saddened about the news of the tragic death of former Iona student and FDNY firefighter Michael Davidson. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this time." The blaze broke out …
Greenwich Man Charged With Grand Larceny In 18-Year-Old Case Greenwich Man Charged With Grand Larceny In 18-Year-Old Case
Greenwich Man Charged With Grand Larceny In 18-Year-Old Case A Greenwich man had to finally pay for his crime after 18 years when a warrant was issued for his arrest. Marcos Loor, 36, of Armstrong Court, was charged Monday with larceny and forgery for an incident that took place in February 2000 at Old Field Point Road, police said. Loor turned himself into police on Monday and was released on $250 bail.
New Windsor Man Found Guilty In Death Of Woman Killed In Crash New Windsor Man Found Guilty In Death Of Woman Killed In Crash
New Windsor Man Found Guilty In Death Of Woman Killed In Crash A New Windsor man was found guilty of a criminally negligent homicide Wednesday in the death of his girlfriend in a drugged driving accident in 2016, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Gregory Cardona, 28, was convicted in connection with the August 2016 death of a woman who died when he lost control of his car, causing it to leave the roadway, go down an embankment, and collided with a tree, the DA's office said. At the trial, prosecutors proved that sometime between the late-night hours of August 29, 2016, and the early-morning hours of August 30, 2016, Cardona wa…
$6.25M Settlement OK'd For Family Of Couple Killed By Tree On Merritt $6.25M Settlement OK'd For Family Of Couple Killed By Tree On Merritt
$6.25M Settlement OK'd For Family Of Couple Killed By Tree On Merritt A $6.25 million judgment has been approved by the legislature's Judiciary Committee for the estate of a Westchester couple killed on the Westport section of the Merritt Parkway on June 9, 2007, after a tree hit their vehicle. In a 9-0 vote, the committee approved the long expected settlement for the estate of Dr. Joseph J. Stavola, 46, and Jeanne C. Serocke, 44, who were killed when a 70-foot tall tree fell and smashed the front of their Volvo. Their sons, ages 9 and 7 years old at the time, both survived in their car seats. The settlement comes after a decade of court cases holding the st…
1999 Brewster HS Grad Christopher May, 36, Dies After Battling Cancer 1999 Brewster HS Grad Christopher May, 36, Dies After Battling Cancer
1999 Brewster HS Grad Christopher May, 36, Dies After Battling Cancer Christopher May, 36, a longtime Rye resident died with his wife by his side on Tuesday, March 20, after a five year battle with cancer. Born in Danbury, Conn., on March 31, 1981, May was a 1999 graduate of Brewster High School and continued his education at Carnegie Melon University receiving his bachelor’s degree. On August 26, 2005, he married the love of his life Teresa Mazzotta at St. Lawrence O’Toole Church, whom he met in high school. Together they moved to New York City, then Carbondale, Colo., where they lived for 10 years before relocating to Rye.  A devoted husband and father, Ma…
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