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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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Route 202 Stretch Closed For NYSEG Work Route 202 Stretch Closed For NYSEG Work
Route 202 Stretch Closed For Nyseg Work Motorists should take note that a stretch of Route 202 is closed until 3 p.m. for NYSEG to conduct work. The closure, which began at 11 a.m. Friday is between Lake Road and Route118 in Somers.  NYSEG workers are replacing power poles in the area.

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Update On Greenwich Road Closures Update On Greenwich Road Closures
Update On Greenwich Road Closures Greenwich residents and business owners are still feeling the impact of Wednesday's storm with numerous road closures and power outages. Here are the numbers: Currently there are 18 full road closures, 44 partial road closures, and 1,235 homes still without power. Many utility and town crews will continue working overnight to make repairs.

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More Than 5K Rockland Customers Without Power More Than 5K Rockland Customers Without Power
More Than 5K Rockland Customers Without Power Orange & Rockland Utilities announced Friday that it hopes to have most of the power restored to Rockland County customers by end of Sunday night and Orange County residents by midnight Friday. Company officials said that as of noon Friday 5,897 customers were without power in Rockland County and 822 customers in Orange County.  Some other Orange County residents, served by Central Hudson, are also without power. As of 11:30 a.m. 1,034 customers are still without power. O&R company spokesman Mike Donovan said there may be some customers without power over the weekend that have other…

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Bridgeport Man Arrested For 2010 Norwalk Murder Bridgeport Man Arrested For 2010 Norwalk Murder
Bridgeport Man Arrested For 2010 Norwalk Murder A Bridgeport man was arrested on Thursday for the 2010 murder of Norwalk resident Karl "K-Dot" Savage, according to Norwalk police. David McBride, 33, of Bridgeport, was taken into custody and charged with the murder of Savage, said Norwalk Police Lt. Terrence Blake.  Savage, 30, was found Feb. 3, 2010, shot three times in front of the Nathaniel Ely School, Blake said. Detective Daniel Serio, who is assigned to the Special Investigation Squad of the Detective Bureau, investigated this case.  "Detective Serio is commended for his diligent work in continuing the investigation…

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Danbury Firefighters Cross Street To Battle Deli Fire Danbury Firefighters Cross Street To Battle Deli Fire
Danbury Firefighters Cross Street To Battle Deli Fire Danbury firefighters only had to walk across the street to fight a fire at a local deli after a person came into the station and told them the restaurant was on fire. The fire was discovered just before 5 p.m. Thursday when the person stopped in Engine Company 23 on Osborne Street and told them there was smoke coming from the Deli across the street at 2 Germantown Road, said Firefighter James Gagliardo, communications officer. When officers arrived, Lt. Doug Zaniewski quickly reported a working fire with heavy black smoke coming from the building. Deputy Chief Bernie Meehan arrived on scene…

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Central Hudson Power Outages Down To Less Than 2.5K Central Hudson Power Outages Down To Less Than 2.5K
Central Hudson Power Outages Down To Less Than 2.5K Central Hudson Gas & Electric is reporting that nearly 95 percent of customers impacted by Wednesday’s winter storm, currently have power as crews continue to repair damage throughout the Hudson Valley. In real numbers that means more than 67,000 power outages have been restored, and as of 7:00 a.m. Friday, less than 2,500 customers remain without service, primarily in Orange County.  In addition, about 200 individual damage locations remain, and it is expected that electric service will be restored to virtually all customers by Friday night.  Customers currently without power and who …

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Teen Driver Charged In Man’s Death On I-84 Teen Driver Charged In Man’s Death On I-84
Teen Driver Charged In Man’s Death On I-84 A Sandy Hook teen has been arrested in the death of a pedestrian on I-84 last May, according to the Connecticut State Police. Michael Alan Vitti, 19, was charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, failure to drive in the proper lane and distracted driving (not a cellphone), according to state police. Vitti, who state police say was distracted while driving, hit and killed Gerard Mauskapf, 64, of Red Hook in Dutchess County near Exit 11. Mauskapf was hit after pulling over his vehicle and getting out of his car on the right shoulder of the highway, state police said.  Vitti is s…

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Clarkstown Has Two-Thirds Of Rockland Power Outages Clarkstown Has Two-Thirds Of Rockland Power Outages
Clarkstown Has Two-Thirds Of Rockland Power Outages As trees continue to tumble and the snow settles in, the number of people without power in Rockland County continues to grow, including in Clarkstown where more than two-thirds of residents have no electricity.  According to Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehman, as of 1 p.m. Thursday, 9,000 people are without power in Clarkstown and 14,400 in Rockland County.  In addition, Orange and Rockland are reporting that some of the outages made last throughout the weekend, Hoehman said. "We remind residents to stay clear of downed wires and to continue to report outages directly to O&R,&qu…

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Help On The Way: New York National Guard Deploying To Rockland Help On The Way: New York National Guard Deploying To Rockland
Help On The Way: New York National Guard Deploying To Rockland With hundreds of downed trees causing problems with snow removal and power restoration, County Executive Ed Day announced Thursday that the New York National Guard is in the process of deploying to the county to assist. The primary mission of the Guard will be to assist with the removal of downed trees. The efforts of the Guard will be coordinated by the Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services. “Last night between 5 and 7 p.m. there was a significant change in the storm where many trees came down. These trees are proving extremely problematic to snow removal and power restorat…

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Power Outages Now Hitting 27 Percent Of New Canaan Power Outages Now Hitting 27 Percent Of New Canaan
Power Outages Now Hitting 27 Percent Of New Canaan As more than 27 percent of New Canaan residents continue to deal with power outages, officials are warning that downed power lines continue to be a problem as trees tumble. A classic example of the danger could be seen Wednesday during the height of the storm when several power lines caught fire on Weed Street, putting on a show for residents until firefighters could arrive to douse the flames. As of 1 p.m., 2,318 residents remained without power according to Eversource.  In a meeting with local media, First Selectman Kevin Moynihan said that he expected some residents wouldn’t have power …

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