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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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Politics
Rockland Deficit Declines, Day Says Rockland Deficit Declines, Day Says
Rockland Deficit Declines, Day Says ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Just one day before the elections, Rockland County Executive Ed Day said Monday the county's deficit fund balance that totaled $138 million four years ago is projected to be paid off by the end of fiscal 2017, according to an audit. "We have gone from $138 million deficit to zero in four years without raising taxes," Day said. "It's a near-miraculous turnaround of a county that was on the brink of fiscal collapse." The outside auditors, Marks Paneth, presented the county's 2016 audit to the Legislature at its budget review meeting on Thursday. …

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Police & Fire
NYPD Suspends Cop From Pomona Charged With Shooting At Vehicle NYPD Suspends Cop From Pomona Charged With Shooting At Vehicle
Nypd Suspends Cop From Pomona Charged With Shooting At Vehicle This story has been updated. A Rockland County man charged with reckless endangerment after firing shots at a vehicle in downtown Auburn, located in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, has been suspended without pay from his job as a police officer with the New York City Police Department. Officials with the NYPD confirmed that Michael Cerrato, 29, of Pomona, had been suspended following his arrest around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when officers were dispatched to 19 Dill St. for a report of shots fired, Auburn police said. When officers arrived on scene, they found Cerrato standing in t…

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Neighbors
Hero Pearl River Man Chases Down Terrorist In NYC Truck Attack Hero Pearl River Man Chases Down Terrorist In NYC Truck Attack
Hero Pearl River Man Chases Down Terrorist In NYC Truck Attack Bill Harris doesn't consider himself a hero.But it would be hard for most to agree. After all, the resident of Pearl River in Rockland County chased down terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, who mowed down eight bike riders in a rented Home Depot truck in Manhattan and injured 11 others last week. When the whole incident began, it was just another sunny day for the Teamster Local 817 truck driver as he waited for traffic at the intersection near Chambers Street when the 41-year-old father of two watched as the Home Depot truck slammed into a school bus and the man inside jumped out of the truck wavin…

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Police & Fire
50 Displaced After Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Yonkers 50 Displaced After Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Yonkers
50 Displaced After Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out In Yonkers More than 50 people have been displaced by a fast-moving, four-alarm fire that ripped through a Yonkers apartment building and damaged two others. The fire started around 5:20 a.m. Monday at 42 Oak St., according to Yonkers Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Fitzpatrick.  More than 80 firefighters from 18 companies battled the blaze that jumped from one building to the other, Fitzpatrick said. "The fire had a pretty good head start on us by the time we arrived," he said. Several residents received minor burns and several firefighters received minor injuries, he said. Firefighters are sti…

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Traffic
Route 22 In Millerton Reopens After Dump Truck Overturns Route 22 In Millerton Reopens After Dump Truck Overturns
Route 22 In Millerton Reopens After Dump Truck Overturns Update: A stretch of Route 22 in Millerton reopened late Monday morning after a crash involving an overturned dump truck led to its closure in both directions. The closure was between West Street and Main Street at began around 8 am. Original report: Commuter alert: Motorist should plan an alternate route to avoid a portion of Route 22 in Millerton that will be shut down until at least noon due to an overturned dump truck. The closure runs from West Street to Main Street, the state Department of Transportation said early Monday. There are no reported injuries, according to police.  Che…

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Traffic
Take Alternate Routes: Closures On Palisades Interstate Parkway Take Alternate Routes: Closures On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Take Alternate Routes: Closures On Palisades Interstate Parkway Motorists should be prepared to take alternate routes as parts of the Palisades Interstate Parkway are scheduled to be closed overnight on the southbound side this week. The closure will take place between Exit 18 (Route 6) and Exit 13 (Route 202), beginning Monday, Nov. 6, until Friday, Nov. 10, from 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. nightly, weather permitting. The closures will affect motorists in the towns of Haverstraw and Stony Point in Rockland County, and the Town of Highlands in Orange County, state Department of Transportation officials said.  Motorists should follow the signed detours, and an…

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News
Northern Westchester Woman Posing As Attorney Top Week's News Northern Westchester Woman Posing As Attorney Top Week's News
Northern Westchester Woman Posing As Attorney Top Week's News WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  A Northern Westchester woman was indicted on charges she pretended to be an attorney and even represented a client during a court proceeding, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. Click here to read the story. Here are some of the other top stories of the week (click on the link to read the story): Northern Westchester resident Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo , is facing federal corruption charges that state he threatened at least four New York State employees on multiple occasions while working on the…

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News
Kids' Call To Action Leads To Dutchess Foam Food Container Ban Kids' Call To Action Leads To Dutchess Foam Food Container Ban
Kids' Call To Action Leads To Dutchess Foam Food Container Ban DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  Kids really can make a difference.  Especially when they have an adult with an open ear listening to their concerns. Some Dutchess County kids were lucky enough to have the ear of Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro when they took up the cause of eliminating the use of polystyrene foam food containers at restaurant and chain food service establishments. The kids, all students at Joseph D'Aquanni West Road Intermediate School, wrote letters to Molinaro and then later met with him to discuss the issue.  On Friday, Molinaro, joined by the students, signed a reso…

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Neighbors
War Memorial Ceremony Highlights Dutchess Veterans Days Events War Memorial Ceremony Highlights Dutchess Veterans Days Events
War Memorial Ceremony Highlights Dutchess Veterans Days Events DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  Dutchess residents will have a chance to honor the county's veterans when the county holds a Veterans Day ceremony at the Dutchess County War Memorial on Saturday, Nov.11. Hosted by Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and retired Navy veteran Nelson Eddy Rivera, director of the Dutchess County’s Division of Veterans Services, the event will take place at 11 a.m., at the War Memorial at the John K. Rinaldi Memorial Park at the intersection of Raymond Avenue and Main Street in the Town of Poughkeepsie. To help make sure that all Dutchess County residents have a c…

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Police & Fire
Man Ends Up In Cuffs After Running Light While On Phone, Yorktown PD Says Man Ends Up In Cuffs After Running Light While On Phone, Yorktown PD Says
Man Ends Up In Cuffs After Running Light While On Phone, Yorktown PD Says A 22-year-old man ended up under arrest Monday when he ran a red light nearly causing an accident right in front of Yorktown Police Chief Robert Noble, the Yorktown D said. The event took place around 12:48 p.m. when Noble was out on patrol on Old Yorktown Road at the intersection with Crompond Road when Max Bardach of Yorktown Heights ran the red light, nearly causing a traffic accident, said Lt. Tom Gentner.  The chief followed Bardach and watched as he took out his cell phone and began talking while driving. That's when Noble pulled over Bardach on Crompond Road near Yorktown Police head…

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