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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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Police & Fire

Woman's Erratic Driving Stop On I-84 In Putnam Leads To Three Arrests Kent Police nabbed a Stormville woman for driving with a suspended license after being stopped on I-84 on Sunday, Nov. 5, for driving erratically. Alyssa Bevilacqua, 49, was arrested after a computer check during the stop revealed that she was driving on a suspended license. A further investigation revealed that her two passengers were in possession of hypodermic needles, Kent police said. Bevilacqua was charged with driving without a license. Her passengers, Adam Greenberg, 41, of Stormville, and John Puco, 26, of Poughkeepsie, were charged with possession of hypodermic needles. All thre…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2017

Lifestyle

Lottery Scheduled For Peekskill Railroad Commuters Train commuters need to take note -- Peekskill will select parking permits for rail commuters for next year at a lottery on Thursday, Nov. 16. The lottery, which requires that entries be postmarked by Nov. 10, is for residents first, with left-over permits provided to non-residents, also by lottery, Peekskill city officials said. Residents can only apply one time if duplicate entries are received, all be disqualified. To enter the lottery, go to the city website's, click on the advisory about the lottery, fill out the bottom of the form and mail it back to the city clerk’s office at 840 M…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2017

Police & Fire

West Haverstraw Man Faces Felony Charge After Incident With Ex-Girlfriend ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- A West Haverstraw man faces felony charges after getting into a physical altercation with his ex-girlfriend, according to the Stony Point Police. Ryan Franklin, 27, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. Sunday after police received a call on Saturday from a woman on Janet Place who wanted to report a past domestic incident, Lt. Daniel Hylas said. The woman reported that Franklin has entered the home without permission, got into a physical altercation with the woman and then smashed her cell phone on the wall, destroying it, Hylas said. He was charged with felony burglary, crim…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2017

Police & Fire

Hopewell Junction Acme Market Evacuated After Deli Fire It might have filled the store with smoke, but fortunately, a fire in the deli department of the ACME Market in Hopewell Junction was quickly extinguished. The small fire, which started around 4:12 p.m., Wednesday, at the store at 829 Route 82, was put out with a fire extinguisher in minutes, said East Fishkill Police. Customers were escorted outside as East Fishkill firefighters on scene vented the store with fans to help remove the smoke. The fire was believed to have started in the rotisserie. There was no report of any injuries. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2017

Events

Love A Parade? Suffern To Mark Veterans Day In Style ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Know a veteran who would love to march in a parade on Saturday to celebrate Veterans Day? The Village of Suffern and American Legion Post 859 are asking all scouts, school children, participants, and residents to reach out to a veteran they know, to invite to take part in a parade and ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday. Those who wish to participate should meet at 11 a.m., at Suffern Village Hall (61 Washington Ave.), the parade will proceed to Soldiers Monument on Washington Avenue where a ceremony will take place. For information, call Village of Suffern Recreation a…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2017

Police & Fire

Tomkins Cove Woman Steals Money From Home Of Acquaintance, Police Say A Tomkins Cove woman, who was nabbed by Stony Point Police in September with heroin, was arrested again Oct. 31 on burglary charges after she stole money from a home that was occupied. Michelle Torres-Squillante, 47, was arrested following an investigation that determined she entered an occupied home on Filors Lane, and after rifling through bedroom drawers, stole money from two bedrooms, said Stony Point Police Lt. Daniel Hylas. Torres-Squillante knew the residents of the home, he added. She was charged with felony burglary and larceny. She is being held at the Rockland County Jail on $…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2017

Police & Fire

Man Found Slumped Behind Wheel In Putnam Had Heroin, Police Say A 28-year-old man found slumped behind the wheel of his car at an intersection on Route 52 in Kent was nabbed with heroin after Kent Police woke him up, according to Chief Alexander W. DiVernieri Jr. Kent police received a call around 8 p.m. Sunday regarding a man slumped over the wheel of his vehicle at Route 52 and route 311. Officers responded and found Andrew Seibert of Stormville, passed out behind the wheel with the vehicle still in drive and his foot on the brake, DiVernieri said. When officers woke Siebert, they administered field sobriety which he failed, police said. Officers re…

by Kathy Reakes

11/09/2017

News

Hudson River 'Kayak Killer' Receives Maximum Sentence Under Plea Deal Angelika Graswald, who claimed until the very end that she was "not a murderer," received the maximum sentence allowed under her plea agreement of 1⅓ to 4 years in the death Vincent Viafore in Orange County Court Wednesday. She was accused of killing her 46-year-old Poughkeepsie financé during a Hudson River kayaking trip the couple took to Bannerman Island on April 19, 2015. But her attorney, Richard A. Portale, said that taking into account the time she has spent in jail, he expects her to be out of jail by the end of the year. Graswald, 37, was originally charged with second-d…

by Kathy Reakes

11/08/2017

Police & Fire

Fire Breaks Out At Town Of Wappinger Mobile Home Hughsonville firefighters are on the scene of a mobile home fire in the Sunset Farms Mobile Home Park at 52 Osborne Hill Road, according to the New York State Police. The fire, which started at 10:44 a.m. Wednesday is located on Lot 7 at the park in the Town of Wappinger, officials said. There has been no word of injuries. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

11/08/2017

Politics

Southwest Dutchess Election Results DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Southwest Dutchess voters went to the polls on Tuesday. Here are results: In District 1, which represents the Town of Poughkeepsie, Democrat Giancarlo Llaverias led Republican incumbent Margaret Kakish 677 to 546 out of 1,223 votes with 100 reporting. In District 2, which represents the towns of Pleasant Valley and Poughkeepsie, incumbent Republican Donald Sagliano leads Democrat Ranald Adams IV 1,432 to 1,075 out of 2,507 votes with 100 percent reporting. In District 5, which represents the Town of Poughkeepsie, Republican incumbent Ken Roman leads Democrat Pamela…

by Kathy Reakes

11/08/2017

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