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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.
Person Falls On Tracks, Hit By Train At Bridgeport Train Station
A person who fell on the tracks at a Fairfield County train station was struck by a train.
The incident took place at the Bridgeport Train Station around 9:10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 13.
According to the MTA, the person fell on the tracks and was struck by a train from New Haven traveling to Grand Central Station.
Police, fire, EMS, and MTA police are on the scene, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport.
No further information as to the extent of injuries at this time.
Service is currently delayed up to 55 minutes, MTA said.
This is an active incident and…
2 New Suspects Nabbed For Murder Of 17-Year-Old In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Two additional suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old Hudson Valley teen earlier this summer.
Related story: Trio Indicted For Murder Of Hudson Valley Teen Set To Start Senior Year In High School
In Rockland County on Thursday, Aug. 11, Spring Valley Police arrested two suspects for the Friday, July 8 killing of Treynahel Cineus.
Ahmad Williams, age 22, and Brian Thomas, age 20, both residents of Haverstraw were arrested at the Westchester County Jail where they were being held for other crimes, said Det. Matthew Galli, o…
Man Found Dead In Cove Worked With NYC Opera, Became Chef
A man whose body was found in a Long Island cove has been identified as a former employee of the New York City Opera and a chef who had a lifelong passion for music.
Keith Viagas, of Sag Harbor, died on Saturday, Aug. 6, from drowning near his home in Sag Harbor Cove. He was age 63.
Viagas grew up in Franklin Square, attending both John Street School and H. Frank Carey High School, where he appeared in musicals, according to his obituary.
His late father, Anthony Viagas, was a jazz musician, and Viagas lived in a home filled with music.
"At one point Keith would be pl…
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