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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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Police & Fire
Westchester County Man Nabbed For Crime Eight Years Later In Fairfield County Westchester County Man Nabbed For Crime Eight Years Later In Fairfield County
Westchester County Man Nabbed For Crime Eight Years Later In Fairfield County An out of area man wanted on a warrant for breach of peace was arrested in Fairfield County eight years after he committed the crime. Westchester County resident Marcus Ephraim, 30, of Port Chester, was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 29 by Stamford Police and transferred on the warrant to Greenwich Police for an incident that took place in March 2012 when Ephraim was 22-years-old, said the Greenwich Police. According to police, Ephraim engaged in a verbal altercation with another person and had to restrained by a friend. He then began to thrash about and damaged a storefront window. Ephraim was …

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News
Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway
Swan Snarls Rush-Hour Traffic On Long Island Expressway A group of NYPD officers from the 111 Precinct had some drivers on the Long Island Expressway doing a double-take as they worked to capture an injured swan. Yep, a swan. The incident took around 4:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 28, in the fast lane of the busy highway in Bayside, Queens. The officers, Emily Baron and Michael DeFranco responded to the area after receiving a 911 call that the 20-pound bird had crash-landed on the highway. Emergency Services officers blocked off traffic as Baron and DeFranco used a large animal crate to wrestle the injured animal into the cage. They then contacted…

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Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Found Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant ID Released For Man Found Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant
ID Released For Man Found Dead Outside Long Island Restaurant Police are seeking the public’s help to obtain information regarding the murder of a man who was found outside a Long Island restaurant. Vincent Kelleher, 60, was found by a passerby in the rear parking lot of a former Ruby Tuesday restaurant, located in Deer Park at 403 Commack Road, on Monday, Nov. 16 at 8:02 p.m.  The area is frequented by homeless individuals. An autopsy determined Kelleher, 60, died of blunt force trauma, Suffolk County Police said. Earlier Story: Man Found Dead Behind Long Island Restaurant Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash re…

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Police & Fire
Teen Arrested For Stabbing Death Of Former HS Soccer Star In Northern Westchester Teen Arrested For Stabbing Death Of Former HS Soccer Star In Northern Westchester
Teen Arrested For Stabbing Death Of Former HS Soccer Star In Northern Westchester A 17-year-old teen has been arrested and charged with the stabbing death of a popular area soccer star in Northern Westchester. According to the City of Peekskill Police Chief Donald Halmy, the teen, a Peekskill resident, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge based on his role in the stabbing death of Joaquin Salazar on Saturday, Nov. 28. In addition, the teen was also charged with assault for the serious injuries he caused to a second 18-year-old man he stabbed.  The stabbings stemmed from an incident on Saturday, in which a group of individuals…

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Police & Fire
Two Injured After Driver Fails To Yield Right Of Way In Route 7 Crash Two Injured After Driver Fails To Yield Right Of Way In Route 7 Crash
Two Injured After Driver Fails To Yield Right Of Way In Route 7 Crash One person was seriously injured and another received minor injuries during a crash on Danbury Road (Route 7) in Wilton. The crash took place around 4:55 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, when a 2007 Subaru Outback traveling south on Danbury Road in Wilton failed to yield the right of way at School Road and hit a 1997 Honda Civic, said the Wilton Police. The accident caused injuries to both drivers, police said. The driver of the Subaru, Robert Bernas, 69, of New Britain, was not wearing a seatbelt and was thrown from the driver's seat to the passenger seat and had to be extricated by the Georgetown …

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Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17
Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 Commuters will want to avoid Route 17 in Middletown after a pedestrian was killed after being hit by a tractor-trailer. The crash took place around 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, about a mile east of Exit 120 in Middletown, said the New York State Police. One eastbound lane is open, traffic is being diverted at Exit 119. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Police & Fire
Woman Takes State Police On Two-County Pursuit, Hits Four Cruisers Woman Takes State Police On Two-County Pursuit, Hits Four Cruisers
Woman Takes State Police On Two-County Pursuit, Hits Four Cruisers A woman was arrested after failing to for police and taking officers on a cross-county pursuit hitting several state police vehicles along the way. The incident began around 6:50 a.m., Monday, Nov. 30, n Greene County in the town of Hunter when Erica Overhill, 31, of Johnson City, Tennessee, when state police attempted to stop a 2003 Honda for traffic violations, said Trooper Steve Nevel. The vehicle failed to stop and attempted to flee from the trooper. The vehicle continued south on 23A and entered Interstate 87 going south into Ulster County until exiting at exit 19 and continued in the …

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Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Woman Killed On I-95 After Standing Water Causes Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say 23-Year-Old Woman Killed On I-95 After Standing Water Causes Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
23-Year-Old Woman Killed On I-95 After Standing Water Causes Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Interstate 95 in Greenwich was closed for five hours following a fatal crash between a car and a freight truck. The crash took place around 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, on I-95 southbound just south of Exit 6 in Greenwich, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, a 2013 Honda CRV was traveling southbound in the left lane when it struck a large puddle of standing water due to heavy rain. The water caused the vehicle to strike the median causing it to block the left shoulder and partial left lane. Following the crash, a passenger, Jocelyn Bolinger, 23, of Indiana, got out of t…

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Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Slams Into Long Island Radio Shack Building Pickup Truck Slams Into Long Island Radio Shack Building
Pickup Truck Slams Into Long Island Radio Shack Building A vehicle slammed into the front of a store on Long Island, causing substantial damage and injuring one person. The incident took place around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29, at the former Radio Shack store located at Central Boulevard and Sunrise Highway in Merrick, said the Merrick Fire Department. According to the department, a pickup truck struck the front of the former Radio Shack store, with the passenger suffering minor injuries. The driver was not injured and there was no entrapment.

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Politics
COVID-19: Poughkeepsie Mayor Tests Positive COVID-19: Poughkeepsie Mayor Tests Positive
Covid-19: Poughkeepsie Mayor Tests Positive City of Poughkeepsie Mayor Rob Rolison has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine at home. The mayor was not feeling well last week, stayed at home, and got tested for COVID-19, the City said on Monday, Nov. 30. A PCR nasal swab test came back from the lab with a positive reading. “I’m feeling fine after a few days with aches and pains and a slight fever,” Rolison said. “The important message here is if you are not feeling well, please stay home and help stop the spread of this virus.” The mayor intends to work from home for the rest of this week and will follow health protoco…

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