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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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Schools
Interim Brewster HS Assistant Principal Named After Stack Abruptly Retires Interim Brewster HS Assistant Principal Named After Stack Abruptly Retires
Interim Brewster HS Assistant Principal Named After Stack Abruptly Retires PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. --  In the midst of upheaval at Brewster High School over the arrest of a teacher for the rape of a student, the district's superintendent announced that Harvey Schnall will take over as interim assistant principal for Kieran Stack, who abruptly retired. In an email to parents Wednesday, Superintendent Valerie Henning-Piedmonte said that it was Stack's "personal decision" to retire and  he "will not be returning to the district." "You should also be aware that Mr. Stack's retirement is in no way linked to the arrest of Christopher Vlangas," …

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Northern Westchester Woman Who Posed As Attorney Indicted, DA Says Northern Westchester Woman Who Posed As Attorney Indicted, DA Says
Northern Westchester Woman Who Posed As Attorney Indicted, DA Says 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. Delilah Torres, 42, of Peekskill was arraigned Wednesday on two counts of offering a false instrument for filing, both felonies, for representing herself as an attorney, and one count of practicing or appearing as an attorney-at-law without being admitted and registered, said Scarpino. Torres first appeared in Pleasantville Village Court on June 26, identifying herself as the a…

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New Rockland Sheriff Device Demonstrates Dangers Of Texting, Driving New Rockland Sheriff Device Demonstrates Dangers Of Texting, Driving
New Rockland Sheriff Device Demonstrates Dangers Of Texting, Driving ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  Texting and driving have become such a hazard, especially for teens, the Rockland County Traffic Safety Board will host a demonstration for residents on Friday of a new simulation machine that will be used at every high school in the near future. The event, at 10 a.m.at the Legislative Chambers located at the County Office Building, 11 New Hempstead Road New City, will offer parents and others a first-hand view on how difficult it is to text while driving as the machine mimics the experience. The funding for the machine came from three sources including the Rocklan…

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Hudson Valley Man Wins $1 Million Scratch-Off Game Hudson Valley Man Wins $1 Million Scratch-Off Game
Hudson Valley Man Wins $1 Million Scratch-Off Game The name of the lucky Hudson Valley man who scratched his way to $1 million dollars on a Super Tripler Cash game will be announced Thursday, according to the New York Lottery. The man, who lives in Stormville in Dutchess County, bought the winning ticket at the Hopewell Premium Gas, 1113 Route 82, in Hopewell Junction, lottery officials said.  He will receive the $1 million check at 11 a.m. from Yolanda Vega and become Dutchess County's fourth $1 million winner this year. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Hudson Valley Man Wins $1 Million Scratch-Off Game Hudson Valley Man Wins $1 Million Scratch-Off Game
Hudson Valley Man Wins $1 Million Scratch-Off Game The name of the lucky Hudson Valley man who scratched his way to $1 million dollars on a Super Tripler Cash game will be announced Thursday, according to the New York Lottery. The man, who lives in Stormville in Dutchess County, bought the winning ticket at the Hopewell Premium Gas, 1113 Route 82, in Hopewell Junction, lottery officials said.  He will receive the $1 million check at 11 a.m. from Yolanda Vega and become Dutchess County's fourth $1 million winner this year. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
Police: Trio Caught After Violent Town Of Poughkeepsie Residential Burglary Police: Trio Caught After Violent Town Of Poughkeepsie Residential Burglary
Police: Trio Caught After Violent Town Of Poughkeepsie Residential Burglary DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --  Three Dutchess County men are behind bars after attacking a resident during a burglary in the Town of Poughkeepsie, police said. The incident took place on Friday, Oct. 27 when the Town of Poughkeepsie Police responded to a building on Lagrange Avenue in Arlington to investigate damage to a front door, said Capt. Ken Roman. Upon arrival, the officer was approached by a woman who was pointing to a vehicle which was just leaving the scene as the patrol vehicle was arriving.  The woman identified the occupants of the vehicle as the subjects that had just entered the …

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Business
Nordstrom Opens First Pint-Sized Store With No Inventory Nordstrom Opens First Pint-Sized Store With No Inventory
Nordstrom Opens First Pint-Sized Store With No Inventory Are you one of those shoppers that loves attention, convenience, and made to feel special?  If so, a new Nordstrom's store called Nordstrom Local will offer just that with one caveat, the small 3,000-square-foot store doesn't have any inventory to purchase. The first store, which opened in West Hollywood, Calif., is a testing ground for the conglomerate, which includes only dressing rooms for shoppers to try on what's displayed, which can then be ordered online or picked-up in store after the items are pulled from Nordstrom's big-box stores. Nordstrom's is branding the store as "a nei…

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Rockland Employees Move Into New Building Rockland Employees Move Into New Building
Rockland Employees Move Into New Building ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  With a step into the future for Rockland County, some 42 employees packed their boxes and moved on Monday from the old Sain building into new offices at the Dr. Robert L. Yeager Health Center in Pomona. "We know that the Sain building was old, out of date, in bad shape and uncomfortable for everyone," Rockland County Executive Ed Day told the employees as he greeted them in the new offices. "We are as happy as you are that we have made good on our promise to move you to a much better location." Employees from the Department of Personnel and the …

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Police & Fire
Person Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Trees In Putnam Person Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Trees In Putnam
Person Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Trees In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. --  A driver was hospitalized after losing control of his vehicle and ramming into a stand of trees in Putnam on Monday. Mahopac Falls firefighters, rescue, and EMS responded to the scene on Dorset Lane after receiving a call for an unresponsive patient in a vehicle crash, officials said. Multiple units responded along with Carmel Police and a Medic from EMStar. Once on scene first responders found a vehicle still in gear up against trees.  Incident Command Chief Brian Sacher had all responding trucks stay on Baldwin Place Road to allow for an ambulance to enter as Assi…

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Spring Valley Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend Spring Valley Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend
Spring Valley Man Sentenced For Attempted Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. --  A Spring Valley man was sentenced to 37 years in prison on Tuesday for the brutal attack on his ex-girlfriend and another man, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe. Jonathan McNeil, 23, was sentenced to three consecutive terms of 10, 12 and 15 years in state prison after being found guilty of two counts of attempted murder by a  jury for the July 10, 2016, attack.  “The defendant wielded a baseball bat and a handgun in a brutal and vicious attack at night upon two innocent people," Zugibe said. "The long prison terms imposed are…

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