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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.
Most Expensive Home On Market In Westchester Comes With $22M Price Tag
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you can afford a $83,822 monthly payment and love a home with history, then we have the house for you in Westchester County.
The magnificent Hudson Pines estate, in Sleepy Hollow, owned by David Rockefeller and lived in for years by the family when not in Manhattan, is for sale for $22 million, according to Realtor.com.
Designed by Mott Schmidt in 1938, the estate is one of the finest examples of Schmidt's country houses and features 75-plus acres with views of the Hudson River.
In addition to soaring ceilings, the estate includes 11 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, …
Drug Dealing Bust In Poughkeepsie Nets Three Illegal Handguns, $5.5K
DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- A Dutchess County man was nabbed with heroin, illegal handguns, and cash, during a search of his home by the City of Poughkeepsie Police Drug Task Force.
Daivon Pryor, 22, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was arrested following the search on Thursday, Oct. 26, at his home at 257 Church St., with help from the City of Poughkeepsie Police Emergency Services Unit, said Assistant Task Force Coordinator Frank Tasciotti.
The warrant was served following an investigation into narcotics sales place at and around the home, he said.
During the search, officers found in excess o…
Jane Day, Mother Of Rockland County Executive, Dies At 89
Jane E. Day, 89, the mother of Rockland County Executive Ed Day, died on Saturday, Oct. 28, at her home on Staten Island.
Formerly of Brooklyn, Jane Day was known to be an avid reader, and perhaps Frank Sinatra's greatest fan, attending his concerts in her younger years.
She also was interested in nutrition and politics and was a first cousin to the late Vince Lombardi, coach of the Green Bay Packers.
She was the wife of the late Edwin Day; daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa Izzo, and mother of Edwin and his wife, Jean; Theresa and her husband, Edmund Golat, and Laura Day. She was a…
Brewster Teacher Formally Charged With Rape After Returning To New York
A Brewster High School teacher was formally charged with four felony counts, including rape, for having a sexual relationship with a student after waiving formal extradition proceedings from Connecticut, according to Putnam County Sheriff Don Smith.
Christopher Vlangas, 41, of Sherman, Conn., was taken into custody Tuesday morning after a court proceeding in Connecticut and transported to the sheriff's office in Carmel, N.Y., where he was charged, said Smith.
The charges included one count of criminal sexual act and one count of rape in the third degree in Southeast and two counts of rape i…
Teens Caught In Woods After Manhunt, String Of Thefts, Putnam Sheriff Says
PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Three local teens were nabbed in connection with a string of thefts including vehicles and handguns in Putnam Valley, according to Putnam County Sheriff Don Smith
The three were arrested following a manhunt in a wooded area of the town on Saturday, Oct. 28, said Capt. William McNamara.
Events started to unfold early on Saturday morning, as the Sheriff’s Office began receiving multiple telephone calls from residents in the Wildwood Knolls neighborhood in Putnam Valley, McNamara said.
Several callers reported that their vehicles, parked in their driveways, had been br…
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