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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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Police & Fire
Pearl River Water Main Break Slows Traffic Pearl River Water Main Break Slows Traffic
Pearl River Water Main Break Slows Traffic Pearl River residents will want to avoid Gilbert Avenue due to a water main break, according to the Orangetown Police. The break occurred Friday Gilbert Avenue at the intersection of Sickletown Road. Suez water has crews working in the area.  Motorists are asked to drive slow, be prepared to stop, and consider an alternate route. 

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Blocked Chimney Sickens Nine With CO Poisoning In Yonkers Blocked Chimney Sickens Nine With CO Poisoning In Yonkers
Blocked Chimney Sickens Nine With CO Poisoning In Yonkers A blocked chimney caused carbon monoxide levels to rise in a Westchester apartment, sending nine people to the hospital, according to Yonkers Assistant Fire Chief Edward Cucolo. The incident took place around 2:30 a.m. Friday when an ambulance was sent to the apartment house at 104 Oak St. in Yonkers when a 10-year-old fainted, Cucolo said. When fire units arrived on scene they found a high level of carbon monoxide throughout the building causing firefighters to don breathing apparatus as they searched for other victims, he added. Nine residents were found and treated for high levels of ca…

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Police & Fire
Clarkstown Apartment Complex Partial Roof Collapse Displaces One Clarkstown Apartment Complex Partial Roof Collapse Displaces One
Clarkstown Apartment Complex Partial Roof Collapse Displaces One This story has been updated. A resident of an apartment that partially collapsed earlier Thursday is being housed at a local hotel until repairs can be made to the side and roof of the complex.  The incident took place around 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the Middlewood Senior Citizen Apartment Complex, 80 N. Middletown Road, when part of a roof collapsed and penetrated the exterior wall of another apartment, said Clarkstown police Officer Peter Walker. According to Walker, building officials believe the façade of an exterior wall had come loose from its foundation before hitting the other apartm…

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Obituaries
Wappingers Teacher, Spackenkill Coach Greg Diamond Dies At 29 Wappingers Teacher, Spackenkill Coach Greg Diamond Dies At 29
Wappingers Teacher, Spackenkill Coach Greg Diamond Dies At 29 Gregory Andrew Diamond, 29, a popular teacher and coach at John Jay and Roy C. Ketcham high schools, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 30, at his home in Poughkeepsie. The cause of his death has not been released. Born on April 28, 1988, in Newburgh, to Lawrence and Andrea (Lapidus) Diamond, the math teacher and JV boys basketball coach at Spackenkill and an assistant varsity coach, graduated from Spackenkill High School in 2006 and was part of their state championship baseball team.  He continued his love of playing baseball at Mount St. Mary College where he graduated with his master's …

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Traffic
Crash Blocks Two Lanes On I-684, Lane Closure On I-84 Crash Blocks Two Lanes On I-684, Lane Closure On I-84
Crash Blocks Two Lanes On I-684, Lane Closure On I-84 This story has been updated. Separate incidents caused delays during the Friday morning commute. A southbound crash blocked two lanes of I-684 just south of Exit 4 (Route 172) in Bedford, and in New Castle, on the Taconic State Parkway, a disabled vehicle was reported north of Exit 8. Route 129 in Yorktown was closed due to a downed tree which pulled utility lines into the roadway. The roadway is expected to be closed until sometime Friday afternoon, with both east and westbound blocked between Underhill Ave and Route 118 in Westchester County, DOT officials said. Drivers are asked to avo…

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Multiple Crashes Leave I-87 Traffic At Standstill In Orange Multiple Crashes Leave I-87 Traffic At Standstill In Orange
Multiple Crashes Leave I-87 Traffic At Standstill In Orange For those who have to brave the highways, Orange County Emergency Management officials are warning that I-87 is open, but due to multiple crashes, is at a standstill. The department reported around 4 p.m., Thursday that traffic is not moving between Exit 16 and Exit 17 (Harriman and Newburgh), and for motorists to use alternate roadways if possible. I-84 and Route 17 remain open and are passable, but conditions are treacherous, the department said. At this time there were no road closures, but conditions can change at a moment's notice, emergency officials warned.  For updated traffic inf…

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Snow Emergency Declared In Orange County Snow Emergency Declared In Orange County
Snow Emergency Declared In Orange County Snow emergencies in regards to parking have been declared in several Orange County towns and cities as the Nor'easter continues to pound the area with brisk winds and snow.   By noon Thursday, the City of Newburgh, Middletown, Goshen, and Monroe had all advised residents that parking on-street was off limits during the emergency to allow for street plowing.  Vehicles can be towed during an emergency, but most police departments said they would try to locate the owner before towing. In Newburgh, cars must be parked on either the North or East sides of the street until 6 p.m. All 2 a.m. to 6…

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Putnam Power Outage Update Putnam Power Outage Update
Putnam Power Outage Update This story has been updated. Power has been restored to several thousand residents in Putnam County within the past hours, but almost 400 residences are still powerless, according to NYSEG. At noon Thursday, ripping winds and heavy snow had severed power to 3,379 customers, but crews have been able to restore power to most except for 191 in Southeast, 21 in Carmel, 117 in Patterson, and 2 in Somers.  NYSEG said if you have a downed power line, gas odor or other dangerous situation, to call 911. To report an electricity outage, click here. 

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Partial Building Collapse At Clarkstown Apartment Complex Partial Building Collapse At Clarkstown Apartment Complex
Partial Building Collapse At Clarkstown Apartment Complex This story has been updated. A resident of an apartment that partially collapsed earlier Thursday is being housed at a local hotel until repairs can be made to the side and roof of the complex.  The incident took place around 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the Middlewood Senior Citizen Apartment Complex, 80 N. Middletown Road, when part of a roof collapsed and penetrated the exterior wall of another apartment, said Clarkstown police Officer Peter Walker. According to Walker, building officials believe the façade of an exterior wall had come loose from its foundation before hitting the other apartm…

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Police & Fire
Tractor-Trailer Crashes Down Embankment On I-84 Tractor-Trailer Crashes Down Embankment On I-84
Tractor-Trailer Crashes Down Embankment On I-84 This story has been updated A tractor-trailer overturned after crashing down an embankment on I-84, initially blocking the right lane in Fishkill, according to the New York State Police. Trooper AJ Hicks said the crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. near Lime Kiln Road on Thursday during the height of the snowstorm. The eastbound lane of the roadway was closed, causing stop-and-go traffic and delays up to 20 minutes. There were no injuries reported.

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