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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Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package
Stamford Road Closed, Homes Evacuated For Suspicious Package Stamford police are evacuating homes near Woodway Road in Springdale due to the discovery of a suspicious package in the area, according to Stamford Police. The department's bomb squad and bomb-sniffing dogs are on scene to check-out the package and the area, police added. The roads closed include Woodway and Highview Avenue and Woodway at Hope Street. Darien police are working to close  Woodway at Hoyt Street, police said
14-Year-Old Burglarized Fairfield County School, Police Say 14-Year-Old Burglarized Fairfield County School, Police Say
14-Year-Old Burglarized Fairfield County School, Police Say Shelton police arrested a 14-year-old local teen for causing more than $4,000 in damage to Holy Trinity Catholic School during a break-in earlier this month. The arrest stemmed from a complaint received by the  Shelton Police Department on Feb. 2, regarding a break-in at the school located at 503 Shelton Ave., said Det. Richard Bango.  Shelton detectives responded to the school and discovered several lockers, desks and classroom walls were spray painted with sexual references and depictions. The vandalism was so extensive that school had to be canceled for the day, Bango said. The damages …
Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre
Kent Fire Department Changes Rifle Raffle For AR-15 After Florida Massacre After more than 60 people turned out to protest the raffling off an AR-15 rifle and a .30-gauge shotgun by the Kent Volunteer Fire Department for its 2018 fundraiser, the department has announced that it has changed its plans. The decision came following a meeting Monday of the Kent Fire District Board of Commissioners where the department was asked to suspend the raffle in the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. "In light of the recent tragedies that have occurred, the Kent Volunteer Fire Department has made the decision to change the prizes of their Annual Fundraising Raffle,…
Man Who Exposed Himself To Stamford Librarian ID'd, Charged Man Who Exposed Himself To Stamford Librarian ID'd, Charged
Man Who Exposed Himself To Stamford Librarian ID'd, Charged A man who exposed himself to a Stamford librarian has been arrested after being spotted by an alert off-duty police officer, according to Stamford Police. Javon Bragg, 23, of Pittston, Pennsylvania, was charged with public indecency after being arrested around 7 p.m. Monday, said Sgt. Paul Guzda. The incident took place on Thursday, Feb. 15, when Bragg walked into the Weed Memorial Library and asked a librarian about getting a library card. When he couldn't provide any information, the librarian refused, police said.  The man then asked where the James Patterson murder books were located a…
Community Mourns Loss Of Norwalk 6-Year-Old Who Died Of The Flu Community Mourns Loss Of Norwalk 6-Year-Old Who Died Of The Flu
Community Mourns Loss Of Norwalk 6-Year-Old Who Died Of The Flu As word spread of the death of 6-year-old Emma Splan of Norwalk from flu-related complications on Sunday, the community has responded with sympathy and help for the grieving family. Known as a vibrant young girl who was loved dearly by her parents, Christy Pugh and Dave Splan, Emma was described over and over again as always smiling, laughing and enjoying life.  On a GoFundMe page set up to help her family deal with costs associated with the sudden loss, family and friends said it was a loss that will be felt for eternity. Started with a goal of $20,000, the goal was quickly raised to $50,…
Poughkeepsie Man Busted For 21 License Suspensions, Heroin, Mushrooms Poughkeepsie Man Busted For 21 License Suspensions, Heroin, Mushrooms
Poughkeepsie Man Busted For 21 License Suspensions, Heroin, Mushrooms New York State Police busted a Poughkeepsie man Friday on multiple drug charges during a traffic stop where troopers discovered he had 21 suspensions on his driver's license. Stanley J. Williams III, 29, was stopped around 12:48 a.m. on Montgomery Street in the City of Poughkeepsie for a traffic violation, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Besides the 21 suspensions, troopers also found heroin, psilocybin hallucinogenic mushrooms, and marijuana inside the vehicle, Hicks said. He was charged with several counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, aggravated unlicensed operation, and crim…
Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued
Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued This story has been updated. Norwalk High School had an early dismissal at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after an earlier shelter in place order was issued due to a report of a student with a weapon, according to school officials. In a statement, the school said: "Out of an abundance of caution, there is an early dismissal today at Norwalk High only beginning at 1:30 pm. Buses will be available. No afterschool activities or evening programs today. Our thanks to students & staff today for following the procedures we have practiced." The school was placed on a "shelter" alert aft…
Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued
Norwalk High School Has Early Dismissal After Shelter In Place Issued This story has been updated. Norwalk High School had an early dismissal at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after an earlier shelter in place order was issued due to a report of a student with a weapon, according to school officials. The school posted: "Out of an abundance of caution, there is an early dismissal today at Norwalk High only beginning at 1:30 pm. Buses will be available. No afterschool activities or evening programs today. Our thanks to students & staff today for following the procedures we have practiced." The school was placed on a "shelter" alert after a student m…
Three Busted For Selling Heroin In Northern Westchester Three Busted For Selling Heroin In Northern Westchester
Three Busted For Selling Heroin In Northern Westchester Three men with lengthy arrest records are facing possession and sale of heroin charges following the execution of several search warrants Monday by members of the Peekskill Police Department and the Westchester County Heroin and Opiate Task Force.  Charles Pritchett, 65, of the Bronx, John Brown, 58, and Mark Mair, 58, both of Peekskill, were busted following a search of a home at 118 Old Bay St., in Peekskill, and a vehicle belonging to Pritchett, said Peekskill Police Chief Eric Johansen. During the search, police recovered more than 200 bags of heroin and seized Pritchett’s 2013 Chevrole…
Hudson Valley Woman Celebrates $2.5M Lottery Windfall Hudson Valley Woman Celebrates $2.5M Lottery Windfall
Hudson Valley Woman Celebrates $2.5M Lottery Windfall A 39-year-old Wallkill woman is $2.5 million richer after purchasing a scratch-off lottery ticket because she liked its color.  Yvette Moscatello of Wallkill made a routine stop for coffee at Stewart’s Shops on Route 32 in Modena and walked out with a $2.5M winning Lottery ticket. Moscatello purchased a $2,500 a Week for Life scratch-off ticket, a ticket she said she doesn’t normally play. It was the color of the ticket that caught Moscatello’s eye: “I set my coffee down on the counter. They had the tickets under the glass and the $2,500 a Week for Life ticket stood out to me. It was so bri…
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