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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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Bomb Squad Gives The All-Clear On Ossining Suspicious Package Bomb Squad Gives The All-Clear On Ossining Suspicious Package
Bomb Squad Gives The All-Clear On Ossining Suspicious Package This story has been updated. Ossining residents, employees, and business owners are returning to their buildings after the Westchester County Bomb Squad deemed a suspicious package safe, according to the Ossining Police. Buildings in the area of 100 Main St., were evacuated around 3 p.m. Tuesday after a suspicious package was found in the area, police said. The package, which police did not describe, was located at Main Street and Spring Street. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Head-On Crash Closes Route 6/202 In Both Directions Head-On Crash Closes Route 6/202 In Both Directions
Head-On Crash Closes Route 6/202 In Both Directions This story has been updated. Bear Mountain Bridge Road (Route 6/202) was closed in both directions due to a serious traffic crash. The reported head-on crash occurred early Tuesday near the overlook and caused a large fluid spill, officials said. State police were on the scene and could not immediately offer details of the crash. They asked drivers to avoid the area to avoid long backups. 

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Police & Fire
Attack With Machete, Shots Fired Reported As Violence Breaks Out In Yonkers Attack With Machete, Shots Fired Reported As Violence Breaks Out In Yonkers
Attack With Machete, Shots Fired Reported As Violence Breaks Out In Yonkers WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  A man suffered several non-life threatening injuries when he was attacked by a large group of men, including one with a machete, in Yonkers. The incident took place around 6:29 p.m. Monday when members of the Yonkers Police Department responded to the area of 104 Schroeder St., for a report of an assault, said Det. Sgt. Dean Politopoulos. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, a 22-year-old male with several minor non-life threatening lacerations to his hands and leg, Politopoulos added.  The victim told officers that he was attacked by a large group of men…

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Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Fire Heavily Damages Hyde Park Apartment House Two-Alarm Fire Heavily Damages Hyde Park Apartment House
Two-Alarm Fire Heavily Damages Hyde Park Apartment House Fairview firefighters were able to put out a two-alarm apartment house fire in Hyde Park within 10 minutes after arriving, but the occupants were displaced as a result of the damage. The fire started just before 3 p.m. Monday at 80 West Dorsey Lane in the second-floor apartment, said Fairview  Fire District Chief Christopher Maeder.  Fairview firefighters arrived on the scene within three minutes and were able to attack the fire from the interior and contain the fire to the original apartment on the second floor, Maeder said. Assisting the Fairview on the scene was the City of Poughkeepsie…

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Police & Fire
Police Chase Down Suspect In Beacon Parking Lot Stabbing Police Chase Down Suspect In Beacon Parking Lot Stabbing
Police Chase Down Suspect In Beacon Parking Lot Stabbing DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  A 23-year-old man was arrested following a foot chase by Beacon police for stabbing another man. The incident took place around 12:41 a.m. Saturday, when Beacon patrol officers observed a fight in the Church St. parking lot in which the parties involved fled the scene after seeing the police officers, said Detective Lt. Lou Lucato.  Officers were able to detain one man involved in the altercation after a foot pursuit. Minutes later, police received a call regarding a person with multiple stab wounds at the parking lot of 361 Main St, Lucato said. During an investi…

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Sports
Heart Of A Giant: Clarkstown North Football Player Named Finalist For Award Heart Of A Giant: Clarkstown North Football Player Named Finalist For Award
Heart Of A Giant: Clarkstown North Football Player Named Finalist For Award ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Heroin and football aren't usually two words that go together.  But for Clarkstown North High School senior Ryan Cox, Section 1 All-Section, All-League, Linebacker of the Year,  and USA Football's Heart of a Giant nominee, for years the young star football player thought it was "normal." "My birth mother and brothers and sisters and step-father are all heroin and drug addicts and it was normal to find my mother overdosing in the bathtub or to have everyone high all the time," Cox said. That's not how Cox's life started. He was the youngest of t…

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Lifestyle
Winter Lights Festival Coming To Rockland Winter Lights Festival Coming To Rockland
Winter Lights Festival Coming To Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Get in the holiday spirit and help a couple of good causes at the same time with a visit to the annual Winter Lights Festival at the Valley Rock Inn in Sloatsburg this weekend. The sparkling event, which runs from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Inn at 27 Mill St., will include champagne and food to celebrate the opening of their Winter Holiday Market. Other events include ponies to pet, a sale of holiday decorations and flowers, and a tent full of artists and craftspeople offering one-of-a-kind gifts.  Visit…

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Obituaries
Former Clarkstown Police Lt. Paul J. D’Alessandro Dies Former Clarkstown Police Lt. Paul J. D’Alessandro Dies
Former Clarkstown Police Lt. Paul J. D’Alessandro Dies Former Clarkstown Police Lt. Paul John D'Alessandro died on Monday, Nov. 27. He was 77.Born August 11, 1940, in St. Albans, Queens, D'Alessandro was the son of the late John and Anna Marie D'Alessandro.  D'Alessandro, of Desert Hills, Ariz. and formerly of New City, graduated from Milford Academy, Milford, Conn., and attended Oklahoma State University (1960-1964) before serving in the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1966, reaching the rank of sergeant. Upon returning from his tour in Germany,  D'Alessandro joined the Clarkstown Police Department in May 1967, served 31 years, and retired in June 1998…

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Police & Fire
Kent Man Busted For Driving Under The Influence Of Drugs, Police Say Kent Man Busted For Driving Under The Influence Of Drugs, Police Say
Kent Man Busted For Driving Under The Influence Of Drugs, Police Say PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Kent man was busted for DWAI/drugs and possession of drugs following a traffic stop for driving erratically on Route 52. Daniel Crawford, 31, was stopped around 12:45 p.m., Sunday after Officer Dan Huestis noticed him driving erratically, said Town of Kent Police Chief Alex DiVernieri. Following his arrest, Crawford was also found to be in possession of 20 alprazolam bills, DiVernieri said. Crawford was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court on  Dec. 13. 

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Injured Tappan Zee Bridge Worker Hospitalized Injured Tappan Zee Bridge Worker Hospitalized
Injured Tappan Zee Bridge Worker Hospitalized A worker at the Tappan Zee Bridge is in Nyack Hospital after being injured during a construction accident, according to the Tappan Zee Constructors. Emergency responders rushed to the bridge a little before noon Monday to provide aid to a subcontractor for TZC who was injured while working, said Damien LaVera, spokesperson for TZC. The employee was transported to Nyack Hospital, where he is being treated for his injuries, LaVera said. "We will review the incident in detail and identify if any additional measures can be implemented to improve our operations and limit exposures in the f…

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