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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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Police & Fire
Man Driving Drunk With Child In Vehicle Crashes Into Pickup Truck On LI Expressway, Police Say Man Driving Drunk With Child In Vehicle Crashes Into Pickup Truck On LI Expressway, Police Say
Man Driving Drunk With Child In Vehicle Crashes Into Pickup Truck On LI Expressway, Police Say Police arrested a Long Island man for driving under the influence of drugs with a 14-year-old child in the vehicle. Benjamin Laudonio, 35, of Holbrook, was arrested around 9:35 a.m., Monday, Nov. 23, after he allegedly rear-ended a 2004 Ford Pickup truck with his 2015 Acuraon while traveling westbound on Long Island Expressway, just west of Patchogue-Holbrook Road, said Suffolk County Police. Laudonio had a 14-year-old child in the vehicle, according to police. Officers assisted the Ronkonkoma Fire Department, who administered Narcan to Laudonio. Laudonio was transported to Stony Brook Uni…

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Schools
COVID-19: District In Fairfield County To Go Remote After Exposure Rise COVID-19: District In Fairfield County To Go Remote After Exposure Rise
Covid-19: District In Fairfield County To Go Remote After Exposure Rise Students in two Fairfield County towns will continue distance learning due to the increase in COVID-19, at least through Friday, Dec. 4. Superintendent Rydell Harrison of the Easton-Redding-Region 9 district area said in a letter to parents that a decision had been made to continue the remote learning through that day if possible, depending on the number of COVID-19 cases that arise in the region. While making the decision, Harrison said his review of the data showed the number of new cases averaged at 14 per day per 100,000 population and the second indicator would be if the area cros…

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COVID-19: Popular Area Restaurant Temporarily Closes After Employee Tests Positive COVID-19: Popular Area Restaurant Temporarily Closes After Employee Tests Positive
Covid-19: Popular Area Restaurant Temporarily Closes After Employee Tests Positive As COVID-19 continues to rise again across the region, another popular restaurant has closed its doors until further notice after an employee tested positive for the virus. Schatzi's Pub of New Paltz, known for its rotating line of craft and German beer, as well great pub food, announced it will be temporarily closed until further notice. "We were notified yesterday that one of our team members tested positive for COVID," the restaurant said on Facebook on Monday, Nov. 23. "We are working hand and hand with the Ulster County Health Department and while not deemed necessary, out of an abunda…

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Police & Fire
Duo Nabbed For Long Island Murder Duo Nabbed For Long Island Murder
Duo Nabbed For Long Island Murder Police arrested two people for murdering a Long Island man in August. Homicide Squad detectives charged Brooke Jackson, 41, and Umar A. El-Quhir Sr., 43, of Mastic, on Monday, Nov. 23, with murder, for the Thursday, Aug. 20, killing of Earle Foster, 52, of Hempstead, in East Patchogue, said Suffolk County Police. Jackson will be held at the Fourth Precinct and El-Quhir Sr. will be held at the Fifth Precinct, and are scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Foster was found dead of a gunshot wound in the courtyard of the Maple Tree Apartments.

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Schools
COVID-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case COVID-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case
Covid-19: High School In Area Goes Remote After Positive Case Another area school has returned to remote learning due to another positive case of COVID-19. John Jay High School in East Fishkill is closed for in-person instruction on Tuesday, Nov. 24, and remain so until after the Thanksgiving holiday break, school officials said. A notice will be sent to parents by Sunday, Nov. 29, to determine if the school can return to its hybrid learning plan, officials said. The infected person has not been in the school since Thursday, Nov. 19, and is currently in isolation per the guidance of the Dutchess County Health Department. The latest case is not relat…

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Man Charged With 92 Counts Of Animal Neglect On Long Island Man Charged With 92 Counts Of Animal Neglect On Long Island
Man Charged With 92 Counts Of Animal Neglect On Long Island The Suffolk County SPCA has arrested an area man on 92 violations for failing to provide food and water to several animals in his care. SPCA Detectives arrested Marlon A. Alzate, 29, of Elmhurst, on Thursday, Nov.19, while he was appearing in a Queens courtroom on an unrelated charge.  SPCA Chief Roy Gross said that the agency received a complaint in early October that there were horses, a dog, a variety of avian and foul being kept on a piece of property in Manorville in various stages of declining health.  A veterinarian was called in to examine the animals and they were succes…

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Man Apprehended With Loaded Gun, Heroin After Foot Chase, Police Say Man Apprehended With Loaded Gun, Heroin After Foot Chase, Police Say
Man Apprehended With Loaded Gun, Heroin After Foot Chase, Police Say An Orange County man was arrested for allegedly having a loaded semi-automatic weapon and heroin following a disturbance. The incident took place Saturday, Nov. 21, when Newburgh Police were called to the area of 48 Lake Drive for a disturbance, said the City of Newburgh Police. While officers were responding they were given a description of two black males, one wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and the other wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, police said. The two men were reported as being involved and now leaving the area. A Newburgh officer one of the men matching the de…

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Car Slams Into Long Island Hotel, Flees Scene Car Slams Into Long Island Hotel, Flees Scene
Car Slams Into Long Island Hotel, Flees Scene A car plowed into a Long Island hotel before fleeing the scene. The incident took place around 7:11 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, when the vehicle struck the Lakeland Inn, at 1630 Lake Avenue, Bohemia, said the Suffolk County Police. The vehicle fled the scene and has not been caught. There were no injuries. No information was available regarding damage to the building. 

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Two Shot In Bridgeport Within Minutes Of Each Other Two Shot In Bridgeport Within Minutes Of Each Other
Two Shot In Bridgeport Within Minutes Of Each Other Police are investigating after two people were shot in different locations in Bridgeport. The first incident took place around 7:15 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, on Seaview Avenue that was picked up by the Bridgeport Police Department's Shot Spotter system, according to Scott Appleby, the city’s director of emergency management. Just minutes later, the system reported a shooting at the PT Barnum Apartments housing complex, Appleby said.   At the same time, Bridgeport Hospital alerted police that a victim had just arrived at their ER.  A few minutes later another victim of a g…

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Alert Issued For Teen Who's Gone Missing In Fairfield County Alert Issued For Teen Who's Gone Missing In Fairfield County
Alert Issued For Teen Who's Gone Missing In Fairfield County The Westport Police Department is asking the public for help locating a missing teen. She is identified as Gerlyne Springer, 17, of the Westport neighborhood of Saugatuck, who was last seen on the evening of Sunday, Nov. 22. Springer's mother said her daughter briefly exited their home around 5:30 p.m., she did not return, Westport Police said.  Since that time, attempts to contact her directly have been unsuccessful. She is described as being 5-foot-5 and weighing approximately 250 lbs.  She currently has long braided extensions in her hair that is colored both brown and purpl…

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