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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

Two Teens Arrested Following Large Riot At Pleasantville Cottage School This story has been updated. A large riot of girls from the Pleasantville Cottage School took more than 10 to 15 police officers to break up and ended with two arrests and more pending, according to the Pleasantville Police. The riot started around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday at the school at 1075 Broadway after two girls had been fighting during the day and the fight escalated to include numerous residents of the school, said Lt. Robert Miliambro. The girls were hitting and punching each other and trying to break windows to get inside one of the cottages when police arrived, Miliambro said. Ple…

by Kathy Reakes

11/15/2017

Police & Fire

Man, 25, Nabbed For Vehicle Theft In Stony Point ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Stony Point man was nabbed for vehicle theft after taking a resident's vehicle without permission. Stony Point Police arrested Jessie McDonnell, 25, on Saturday, Nov. 11, after responding to a complaint of a vehicle theft at the Mountain View Mobile Home Park, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. An investigation found that McDonnell took the vehicle without permission. Police are also still investigating the theft of other property that was missing, Hylas said. McDonnell was released without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 7.

by Kathy Reakes

11/15/2017

Obituaries

Former Nanuet Fire Chief, White Plains Native Ted Meserole Dies At 79 Ted Meserole, a White Plains native and former chief of the Nanuet Fire Engine Company, died on Saturday, Nov. 11, in Youngsville, N.C. He was 79. Born in White Plains on March 27, 1938, Meserole was the son of the late Theodore F. Meserole and Eleanor Ley. He was preceded in death by a sister, Joan Carpenter. Meserole served in the U.S. Air Force Security Service from 1955 – 1959, attended Pace College and was then employed by IBM for 32 years. He retired as a director of Real Estate and Construction. After retirement, he worked for the Rockland County Sheriff's Department in New York, as …

by Kathy Reakes

11/15/2017

News

Snow School: Rockland Road Crews Prepare For Winter ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Snow school is a real thing and it's not for kids. Instead, the two-day snow school is held for Rockland County Highway Department workers, as well as road crews from towns and villages, to prepare for the upcoming winter. "These crews will be ready no matter what comes our way this winter," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day, who observed a class given in the County highway garage. "We are very proud of our record on snow removal." During snow school, road crews were given refresher courses about snow-removal techniques, safety, equipment m…

by Kathy Reakes

11/15/2017

Police & Fire

Stony Point Man Injures Girl Under 17 In Domestic Incident, Police Say ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Stony Point police arrested a local man after responding to a domestic violence call in which a child under the age of 17 was injured. Peter Chillemi, 27, of Wayne Avenue, was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 8, with third-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child after the female victim received an eye injury during a domestic argument, said Lt. Daniel Hylas. Chillemi was processed and arraigned at the Stony Point Justice Court and released without bail pending a court date on Nov. 20.

by Kathy Reakes

11/15/2017

News

Police Release Sketch Of White Plains Sex Assault 'Person Of Interest' Following the sexual assault of a woman near the White Plains Metro-North station, White Plains police are asking for the public's help to find "a person of interest" in the attack. As previously reported by Daily Voice, the woman was attacked Wednesday around 11:30 p.m., several blocks from the Metro-North train station on a path that is frequently used by commuters, said White Plains Police Chief Anne Fitzsimmons. During the attack, the suspect, described as a Hispanic male about 5-foot-6 with a slim build and pointed nose, wearing dark clothing, rode up on a bike from behind, …

by Kathy Reakes

11/14/2017

Police & Fire

Yonkers Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Hastings Hastings Police arrested a Yonkers man for second-degree attempted murder in connection with a stabbing on Saw Mill River Road. Police found the wounded victim around 9:30 p.m. Monday, after receiving a report of a stabbing at 150 Saw Mill River Road, said Lt. David Dosin with the Hastings-on-Hudson Police. Hastings Police Officers responded along with officers from the Greenburgh Police Department. A victim was located at the scene suffering from numerous stab wounds, Dosin said. The victim was transported to the Westchester County Medical Center. The suspect, David Rojas, 38, fled the s…

by Kathy Reakes

11/14/2017

News

Poughkeepsie Homicide Victim's Identity Uncovered City of Poughkeepsie police announced that the identity of a man found bound and beaten to death has been uncovered. Police plan to release the person's identity after notification of the next of kin, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. The murdered man was found around 1:11 a.m. Monday when responding City of Poughkeepsie police officers found an unidentified person bound and dead in a first-floor apartment at 48 Marshall St., said Clark. When officers arrived they nabbed a man leaving the apartment identified as David Perry, 49, of the City of Poughkeepsie, as another man fled out the window, he …

by Kathy Reakes

11/14/2017

Traffic

Route 9 Reopens In Rhinebeck After Hours-Long Closure Route 9 just south of Rhinebeck is back open to traffic following a single-car crash that took out a utility pole, is reopen after almost 10 hours, according to the New York State Police. The crash, that took place at 12:43 p.m. Monday, caused numerous wires to block the roadway closing the road in both directions through the evening commute. During the closure, traffic was rerouted to Ackert Hook Road and Haggerty Hill Road. The driver, which flipped the vehicle, received minor injuries.

by Kathy Reakes

11/14/2017

Police & Fire

Carmel Women, Dog Overcome By Carbon Monoxide Saved By Officers A Carmel police officer along with a Putnam County Sheriff's deputy saved two women and a dog Monday who were found unconscious from carbon monoxide poisoning inside a home. The Carmel police department received the call for help around 12:30 p.m. from a friend who had gone to check on the women at 19 North Gate Road in Carmel. When Carmel Officer James Terrazas and Deputy Andrew Kristan arrived they found the home's fire alarms and carbon monoxide monitors going off and the house filled with the odorless gas, said Lt. John Dearman. Terrazas found an unconscious elderly woman in a chair on…

by Kathy Reakes

11/14/2017

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