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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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Lifestyle
Hidden Gem Long Island Mexican Cafe With Two Locations Offers Fresh, Unique Eats Hidden Gem Long Island Mexican Cafe With Two Locations Offers Fresh, Unique Eats
Hidden Gem Long Island Mexican Cafe With Two Locations Offers Fresh, Unique Eats Real foodies know good food and that's how many find about a small unassuming Mexican restaurant on Long Island that is serving up some very unassuming food.  The Golden Jalapenos in Calverton is one of the places where everything is handmade and something new hits the menu every day. Have a hankering for a fish taco, or maybe a quesadilla with flair? Then this is your spot.  Located at 4486 Middle Country Road in the Calverton Commons Shopping Center, and at 833 Middle Country Road in Middle Island, the restaurant -- which also has added a food truck  -- also serves up some interesting n…

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Police & Fire
Fairfield County CCSU Student Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Fairfield County CCSU Student Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
Fairfield County Ccsu Student Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash A 22-year-old Central Connecticut State University student from Fairfield County died after a single-vehicle crash. Brandon Hensel, of Newtown, was killed around 5 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 28 on Toddy Hill Road in Newtown, according to police. Hensel, who was driving a 1999 Ford Explorer, was discovered on a property on Quarry Ridge Road and was transported by Newtown Ambulance to Danbury Hospital where he on Monday, March 1, said Newtown PD Lieutenant Aaron Bahamonde. According to an investigation, Hensel was travel northbound on Todd Hill Road before striking a curbing and traveling off t…

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Police & Fire
Man Arrested For Allowing Minors To Drink At Large Fairfield County Party, Police Say Man Arrested For Allowing Minors To Drink At Large Fairfield County Party, Police Say
Man Arrested For Allowing Minors To Drink At Large Fairfield County Party, Police Say A man was arrested for allegedly allowing a large party of minors at his Fairfield County home with all allegedly drinking alcohol. The Wilton Police responded to the party on Friday, Feb. 26, after receiving reports of a loud party in the area of Old Kings Highway. When officers responded they found a large party with people outside and inside the residence and open and empty containers of alcohol in their hands, said Wilton PD Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson. "All of the individuals at the party were identified and determined to be under 21 years of age," he said. Officers spoke w…

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Police & Fire
Woman Crashes Into Tree That Falls On Long Island Roadway Woman Crashes Into Tree That Falls On Long Island Roadway
Woman Crashes Into Tree That Falls On Long Island Roadway A woman was injured after hitting a tree that had fallen across a Long Island roadway due to high winds in the area. The 53-year-old Port Jefferson woman was injured around 3:38 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, while driving a 2008 Chrysler Town & Country van on Main Street in Setauket, said the Suffolk County Police. The van struck the tree that had fallen across the roadway on Main Street, near Harmony Lane, police said. The woman was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

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Lifestyle
Chick-fil-A Announces Opening Date For New Long Island Restaurant Chick-fil-A Announces Opening Date For New Long Island Restaurant
Chick-fil-A Announces Opening Date For New Long Island Restaurant Hey, Chick-fil-A fans, just three days until a brand-new location throws open its doors on Long Island. The newest restaurant, located in Smithtown on the border of Hauppauge, is slated to open for business on Thursday, March 4.  Chick-fil-A, Inc. has selected Bryan Beasley as the independent franchised owner of this new Chick-fil-A restaurant.  During the time of the pandemic, Chick-fil-A is all about safety and will open the new restaurant via drive-thru only. Guests can take advantage of contactless ordering and payment through the free Chick-fil-A mobile app or through online…

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Business
Popular Westchester Restaurant Announces Closure Popular Westchester Restaurant Announces Closure
Popular Westchester Restaurant Announces Closure After 22 years in business, a popular Westchester restaurant is closing its doors due to the loss of its lease. Sunset Cove Restaurant, known for its classic Italian fare and scenic location overlooking the Hudson River and new Tappan Zee Bridge in Tarrytown, announced on Sunday, Feb. 28 it was closing its door for good. "It is with heavy hearts that Sunset Cove Restaurant has permanently closed in Tarrytown," owners Tommy Calandrucci and Gianni Piccolino said. "As a member of the Tarrytown community since 1997, we have been dedicated to providing the best service and food on the Huds…

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Police & Fire
Police: Mother Arrested After Baby Found Wandering In Fairfield County Road With No Shoes, Coat Police: Mother Arrested After Baby Found Wandering In Fairfield County Road With No Shoes, Coat
Police: Mother Arrested After Baby Found Wandering In Fairfield County Road With No Shoes, Coat A mother has been arrested after her 2-year-old child was found walking barefoot in a roadway without a jacket and all alone in Fairfield County. Chunli He was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 24, when the child was found walking on New Street in Wilton, according to police. The incident took place when He, age 41, left the child in a playpen at home alone in Wilton to go to a grocery store located about a quarter-mile from her home,  Lieutenant Gregg Phillipson of the Wilton Police. While gone, the child was found by a resident who noticed the shoeless, jacketless toddler walking alone ne…

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News
COVID-19: Rockland Opens Vaccination Registration For Those With Health Conditions COVID-19: Rockland Opens Vaccination Registration For Those With Health Conditions
Covid-19: Rockland Opens Vaccination Registration For Those With Health Conditions Rockland County has announced it is opening up space for 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines for those with underlying health conditions. The sign-up will begin at 4 p.m., Monday, March, 1, and is expected to be full within minutes, said officials with the Rockland County Health Department. The department is able to offer the vaccine after receiving 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine to vaccinate persons with certain qualifying underlying health conditions who live in the state and residents and staff of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) facilities.  The health departm…

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Business
Angel Project Long Island Business Owner In Danger Of Closing Angel Project Long Island Business Owner In Danger Of Closing
Angel Project Long Island Business Owner In Danger Of Closing Sometimes it takes a whole lot of angels to help save just one who has been busy helping others. That's what's happening to a Massapequa ceramics shop owner who had to close her business during the pandemic but kept busy by making thousands of angels to give to those on the front lines to let them know they were heroes. Catherine Camisa, who owns Mom's Ceramics, invested her entire life savings to open her store which is now filled with thousands of molds and ceramics for every season since closing. She doesn't have any employees, so during her downtime, she decided to keep busy by making…

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News
Murder Warrant Secured In Yale Grad Student Killing Murder Warrant Secured In Yale Grad Student Killing
Murder Warrant Secured In Yale Grad Student Killing Police have secured a murder warrant for a man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a Yale University graduate student. New Haven Police said they have a secured a murder warrant for Qinxuan Pan, age 29, in connection to the brutal killing of the student at Yale's School of the Environment, Kevin Jiang, age 26, last month in New Haven.  Police had previously named Pan as a “person of interest.”  Pan, whose last known address is Malden, Massachusetts, has not been located and is believed to have last been seen in Georgia.  The U.S. Marshalls are offering a $10,000 reward for in…

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