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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.
Former Dutchess County Legislator Dies At Age 88
Former Dutchess County Legislator Leonard Babiarz has died at the age of 88.
Babiarz died Sunday, Nov. 29, from congestive heart failure, surrounded by his loving family.
A lifetime Poughkeepsie resident, Babiarz loved to tell stories of his time as an altar boy at Saint Josephs, his paper routes across the city, selling war bonds during WW2, along with many memories of his time in the US Marine Corps, his long time membership and Presidency of the Polish American Citizens Club, and his 42-year career at Central Hudson, retiring in 1995, his obituary said.
In his spare time, he served as 4…
'Gorilla Stone' Gang Members Indicted, Including One Wanted For Poughkeepsie Murder
Nearly 20 of the “Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation” gang were indicted on numerous charges including the murder of a Poughkeepsie teen.
On Tuesday, Dec.. 1, Audrey Strauss, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced a 16-Count indictment charging 18 members of the gang, known commonly as “Gorilla Stone," with committing crimes ranging from racketeering, murder, narcotics, firearms and fraud offenses.
One of the main defendants, included Brandon Soto, aka, "Stacks, who is charged in connection with the Monday, Sept. 21, murder of a 15-year-old in Poug…
Covid- 19: Another School In Fairfield County Moves To Remote Due To Staff Shortages
Another Fairfield County middle school will move to full remote learning due to staff shortages associated with COVID-19.
Roton Middle School in Norwalk announced on Tuesday, Dec. 1, that beginning Wednesday, Dec. 2, students and staff will move to full remote learning, through Friday, December 11.
Students and staff may return to in-person learning on Monday, December 14, 2020.
The district said in a statement that due to the number of staff members now quarantined following a confirmed case of COVID-19, and contact tracing, they are no longer able to effectively operate the b…
Motorcyclist Found Dead On Roadway ID'd
Police have identified a motorcyclist found lying in the roadway following a crash.
Kevin Parham, 55 of Norwalk, formerly an Ansonia resident, was found around 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29, at the intersection of East Main, Main, North Main and State streets in Ansonia, said Ansonia Police Lt. Patrick Lynch.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death to be blunt trauma and the manner to be accidental.
Parham was located in the road at the intersection seriously injured; a short distance away on North Main Street a motorcycle with heavy damage was located on its side, Lync…
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