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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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News

Hero Rockland Officer In NYC Terror Attack Tops Week's News ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- The first four police officers to arrive at the scene of the attempted terrorist attack at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Monday, including one from Rockland, are being hailed as heroes for stopping the bomber from reaching for his cell phone. Click here to read the story. In other news this past week (Click on the link to read entire story): A 48-year-old woman was found dead inside her vehicle at Nyack Beach State Park by the Clarkstown Police. An explosive World War II relic was found at a Clarkstown construction site on Wednesday morning. A Congers woman is…

by Kathy Reakes

12/17/2017

News

Separate Terrorist Threats By Dutchess HS Students Top Week's News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- The arrests of two Dutchess high school students for making separate terror threats at their high schools topped the news for the week. A high school student in the Hudson Valley has been charged with making a terroristic threat, a class D felony, after a tweet he posted was picked up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. Click here to read the story. A 17-year-old high school student in the Hudson Valley has been charged with making a terrorist threat after posting statements on social media about shooting students. Click here to read the story. Here are so…

by Kathy Reakes

12/17/2017

News

Massive Putnam Drug Bust Tops Week's News PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two Brewster men are behind bars after being busted with more than two kilos of heroin during a search warrant, according to Putnam County Sheriff Don Smith. Click here to read the store. Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story): By a large margin, voters in the Carmel School District rejected two bond propositions totaling $85 million. A Southeast man has been charged with a hate crime after threatening a victim due to their sexual orientation, according to state police. State Police from the Somers barracks are aski…

by Kathy Reakes

12/17/2017

News

$250K Payouts To Abuse Victims Of Northern Westchester Priest Top News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Three Hudson Valley men abused by a Croton-on-Hudson Catholic priest decades ago will receive $250,000 each in compensation from the New York Archdiocese. Click here to read the story. Some others top stories of the week include (Click on the link to read the entire story): Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is looking to pay tribute to one of his predecessors. It was a star-studded Sunday evening at the Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is no fan of the 2018 budget the Board of Legislators approved. A GoF…

by Kathy Reakes

12/17/2017

Lifestyle

Wild Stuff: New Coywolf Sighting In Rockland Caught On Video There's been another coywolf sighting reported in Rockland County, this time in Nyack by a local plumbing contractor and aspiring author who managed to catch the canid hybrid on video.Sean McCormack noticed the coywolf on North Midland Avenue around 3 p.m. last week, because of its size. "I've seen coyotes and they seem scraggly and not well-kept," said McCormack, who is a Congers resident. "At first I thought it was a dog and then realized what it was. It was pretty scary because it didn's seem afraid and was on the hunt." The author of "I've Seen It All," wh…

by Kathy Reakes

12/17/2017

Neighbors

Rumors Swirl Around The Future Of Croft Corners Fire Station All of the rumors and talk about the possible closing of Station 5 in the Arlington Fire District, might be just that if the district and the owners of the building, the Croft Corners Fire Company, can work out a lease agreement. For years the district has leased the building located near the intersection of Route 9 and Spackenkill Road and is staffed with paid firefighters 24/7 in addition to volunteers when available, said Arlington Fire District Chief Tory Gallante. For quite some time, the two entities have not been able to come to an agreement over the lease, said Gallante. As an al…

by Kathy Reakes

12/17/2017

Lifestyle

Rhinebeck Named One Of Nation's Most 'Christmassy' Towns This Hudson Valley town knows it. And so do all the residents who flock there to celebrate the holidays. But now, people across the country will know that Dutchess County's own Rhinebeck is one of the country's Top 10 Most "Christmassy" towns, according to the Travel Market Report. What makes Rhinebeck so "Christmassy" is not only the tony people who live there such as singer Natalie Merchant and actor Paul Rudd, but the town itself and all it offers including the oldest inn in American and lots of decorations and celebrations, and "Christmassy" things. But …

by Kathy Reakes

12/17/2017

Lifestyle

Beware Of Holiday Porch Pirates, Westchester There is no faster way to ruin the holidays for online shoppers than to have "porch pirates" steal their packages. That's why police across the state are warning residents to be prepared for their deliveries and to make arrangements beforehand. "It's a tough time of year to keep your packages safe," said East Fishkill Police Chief Kevin Keefe. He suggests purchasing an oversized mailbox big enough to hold small packages or to work out an arrangement with neighbors. "Most of us have neighbors who stay home and will help keep an eye out for packages or anything su…

by Kathy Reakes

12/16/2017

Sports

Red Hook HS Grad Launches Online Workout Series For those who are always saying they just don't have time for that Pilates class, there are no excuses now that Red Hook High School graduate Chelsea Streifeneder has put out a line of five video sessions that anyone can do anywhere. A resident of Rhinebeck, Strefeneder, the owner of Body Be Well Pilates, has two studios located in Red Hook and Catskill and is a certified Pilates teacher. She has worked with celebrities, athletes, and dancers, and people from all walks of life and in various states of physical health over nearly a decade in the field. The entrepreneur founded Body Be Well …

by Kathy Reakes

12/16/2017

Lifestyle

Ready For A Wild Ride? Mid-Hudson Civic Center Seeks Zamboni Driver What could be a better job than zooming around the ice all day as a Zamboni driver? Well, if you happen to be unemployed and have always dreamed of doing just that, the Mid-Hudson Civic Center is looking for one, no experience needed. Of course, there are a few strings attached. The employment advertisement says the person would have to travel to their Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, and Chester, locations for work. The lucky person will also be responsible for overseeing the year-round maintenance of the Mid-Hudson Civic Center facilities including scheduling of assigned staff, safety, show set …

by Kathy Reakes

12/16/2017

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