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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.
Two Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In I-95 Crash
This story has been updated.
Two people suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash on I-95 in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to New York State Police.
The three-vehicle crash took place around 1:13 a.m., Wednesday, on southbound I-95, near mile marker 10.2 in Mamaroneck, when two people, in separate vehicles, were hit by a tractor-trailer, said Trooper Michael Cassella.
According to Cassella, the driver of one vehicle, Alwin Martinez, 27, of the Bronx, was having car problems and stopped on the right shoulder of the roadway. Another vehicle, driven by Yesenia Camacho, 26, also o…
Rockland Port Authority Officer Being Hailed As Hero In NYC Terror Attack
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.
The Port Authority Police Benevolent Association identified the four officers as officers as 36-year-old Drew Preston of Theills, a soldier who served in Iraq and Afghanistan; Jack Collins, 45, who is also a lawyer; Sean Gallagher, 26, an ex-Marine; and Anthony Manferdini, 28, a former Marine and bomb technician, were the first to reach Akayed Ulla…
Three Dutchess Residents Arrested On Bench Warrants
Three Dutchess County residents were arrested by Town of Lloyd Police on bench warrant ranging from criminal mischief to criminal possession of drugs.
Those arrested were:
Shalina C. Davis, 26, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested Wednesday, Dec. 6, was arrested on a bench warrant for criminal mischief, resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration. Davis was arraigned before Town of Lloyd Court and remanded to the Ulster County Jail on $250.00 cash bail, $1,000 insurance bond, said Lt. James Janso.
Melissa, 35, of Poughkeepsie, was arrested Thursday, Dec. 7, on a bench warrant for…
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