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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

Fairfield County Man Accused Of Operating Drug Factory A Fairfield County man was busted for allegedly operating a drug factory after police received complaints of drug dealing in the area. Felipe "Savi" Rosa, age 32, of Danbury, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 17 following the execution of search warrants in Danbury. According to Det. Lt. Mark Williams, of the Danbury Police Department, members of the special investigations division, patrol division, and the DEA task force executed the warrant on Rosa's home and car. "Rosa became a person of interest to investigators after receiving multiple complaints about him selling illicit drugs with…

by Kathy Reakes

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

Student Injuries Reported In Westchester School Bus Crash Five students and two adults aboard a school bus were taken to an area hospital following a crash in Westchester County. The crash took place around 9:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 18 northbound on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the area of Wolf's Lane in Pelham, near the Mount Vernon border. According to Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police, a small school bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle. Five students and two adults aboard the bus were transported to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries, he added.

by Kathy Reakes

02/18/2022

News

Woman Sentenced In $143,000 Nassau County Fraud Scheme A Long Island woman has been sentenced to 364 days in jail for stealing more than $143,000 from an agency that provides services to children with developmental delays. Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced on Tuesday, Feb. 15 the sentencing of Suffolk County resident Patricia Sales, age 46, of Huntington Station, who stole the money while she worked at All About Kids as its director of finance. Sales pleaded guilty in November 2021 to the crime, officials said. “After discovering Sales had failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in payroll taxes to the IRS as Al…

by Kathy Reakes

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

Man Rescued From Apartment Fire In Area A man who was seriously injured was rescued from an apartment fire by a brave neighbor and two workers in the area. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 9:45 a.m., on Wednesday, Feb. 16 in Pleasant Valley. According to Lieutenant Shawn Castano, of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to assist the Pleasant Valley Fire Department at the scene of a reported structure fire with a resident trapped at the Country Commons Apartments located at 216 West Road in Pleasant Valley. The first arriving sheriff’s deputies reported smoke showing from t…

by Kathy Reakes

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

One Dead Following Shooting In Area, Police Say Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in the area. The shooting took place in Dutchess County around 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 at 49 Gifford Ave., in the City of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Sgt. Sean Fitzgerald, of the City of Poughkeepsie Police, arriving officers found a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound. He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital with serious injuries and was pronounced dead a short time later, Fitzgerald said. His identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin. No arrests have been made as of yet and …

by Kathy Reakes

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

Woman Killed, Man, Infant Injured After House Fire Breaks Out In Suffolk County Police are investigating after a woman was killed and a man and an infant were seriously injured during a Long Island house fire. Suffolk County Police responded to the fire just after midnight on Friday, Feb. 18 at 360 Old Town Road, in East Setauket after receiving a 911 call. According to police, Stephen Ortner, a resident of the home, was able to escape through a second-floor window onto a roof ledge and hand his 10-month-old son to a passerby below, who then handed the child to rescuers. Ortner was then able to climb down to the ground. Lisa Ostrowski, age 31, the mother of the chil…

by Kathy Reakes

02/18/2022

Police & Fire

'High-Ranking' Fairfield County Fire Official Accused Of Sexual Assault, Police Say A “high-ranking” member of a Fairfield County fire department has been put on administrative leave after a mother reported her daughter being sexually assaulted by the official. The incident came to light around 8:15 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17, when the woman went to the Bridgeport Fire Department Engine 6 to make the report. According to Scott Appleby, the director of emergency management for the city of Bridgeport, the "high-ranking" official was put on administrative leave and the police department was "immediately" called to report the alleged assault. The fire department member has not b…

by Kathy Reakes

02/17/2022

Lifestyle

New Bagel Shop In Suffolk Off To Strong Start If you're ready for a bagel, why not try something different by checking out a new Long Island shop that offers some fun options. Bean's Bagels in Suffolk County which opened last month on Lake Avenue in Saint James, offers a full menu of the favorites, plus a whole lineup of whimsical selections such as the rainbow bagel with birthday cake cream cheese, and the French toast bagel that is stuffed with banana bread and topped with their banana chocolate chip cream cheese. Rainbow bagel with egg and cheese.Bean's Bagels/Facebook But bagels aren't the only thing you will find. The shop off…

by Kathy Reakes

02/17/2022

Police & Fire

One Killed, One Injured In Suffolk Home Invasion, Police Say One person was killed and another injured during a home invasion on Long Island. The incident took place around 3:45 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17, in Suffolk County at a Coram home. According to the Suffolk County Police, multiple people broke into the home at 5 Everglades Lane and shot Eric Westby, a resident of the home, and beat a woman with a pistol. Westby, 46, was transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson where he was pronounced dead. The woman was treated for her injuries at a local hospital. There were two other residents home at the time of the burglary …

by Kathy Reakes

02/17/2022

Police & Fire

Suspect From Hampden County Nabbed After Stabbing At Walmart In Western Mass A Western Massachusetts was arrested after allegedly stabbing a Walmart employee. The incident took place in Hampshire County around 5 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 in Northampton. According to the Northampton Police Department, police were called to Walmart for a report of two employees in an altercation. Upon arrival, officers located one of the males suffering from multiple stab wounds, the department said. The victim was transported to the hospital by Northampton Fire Rescue for non-life-threatening injuries. A short time later, the suspect, a 23-year-old male from Holyok…

by Kathy Reakes

02/17/2022

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