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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
Alert Issued For Two Missing Long Island Girls Alert Issued For Two Missing Long Island Girls
Alert Issued For Two Missing Long Island Girls Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating two juvenile girls who have not been seen since before the Memorial Day weekend. The Southampton Town Police Department is actively looking to locate Johana Esmeralda Munguia Rodezno, age 13,  and Anna J. Munguia, age 14, both of Flanders. Both girls are believed to be traveling together. The two were last seen prior to Memorial Day Weekend and patrol units and detectives have actively been looking for the two, said Lt. Susan Ralph of the Southampton Police Department.  The two are believed to be in the Riverhead,…

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Lifestyle
Star Alert: HBO Filming New Series In Northern Westchester Star Alert: HBO Filming New Series In Northern Westchester
Star Alert: HBO Filming New Series In Northern Westchester Hollywood has come to the Hudson Valley once again with big stars in the area to film a new HBO series, the "Time Traveler's Wife." Village of Pleasantville officials said the production is filming on Wednesday, June 2 on Wheeler Avenue and Broadway during the day. Village officials said during the filming, Wheeler Avenue will be closed from Manville Road to the Bedford Road parking lot exit until around noon. Filming is also planned at the Philips 66 gas station on Broadway in the Old Village. Staging activities will occur in the morning with filming in the afternoon and evening…

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Police & Fire
Driver Seriously Injured In Rollover Northern Westchester Crash Driver Seriously Injured In Rollover Northern Westchester Crash
Driver Seriously Injured In Rollover Northern Westchester Crash Click here for an updated story: Police Release Details On Rollover Crash That Seriously Injured Northern Westchester Woman A 70-year-old Northern Westchester woman was seriously injured during a crash on Route 6. Paulette L. Milligan, of Somers, was driving a Chevy Aveo eastbound around 9:15 a.m., Tuesday, June 1, when she attempted to pass a 2017 Jeep Cherokee on Route 6 near Windsor Road, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. Milligan struck the Jeep, then moved back to the right, struck the guide rail, overturned, and came to rest on the opposite side of the guide rail in an earth…

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Police & Fire
One Entrapped During Rollover Crash In Western Mass One Entrapped During Rollover Crash In Western Mass
One Entrapped During Rollover Crash In Western Mass Police in Western Massachusetts are investigating a rollover crash on a residential street that trapped one occupant.  The single-vehicle crash took place around 12:15 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, in the area of 59 Edendale St., according to the Springfield Fire Department. One person was entrapped in the vehicle and had to be extricated by firefighters. The driver was taken to Baystate Medical Center and is expected to recover.  Speed may have been a factor in the crash, officials said. 

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News
Man, Woman In Custody After Amber Alert Issued For 4-Year-Old In Connecticut Man, Woman In Custody After Amber Alert Issued For 4-Year-Old In Connecticut
Man, Woman In Custody After Amber Alert Issued For 4-Year-Old In Connecticut Two Connecticut residents are in custody after a 4-year-old boy who was the focus of an Amber Alert was found safe. Armel Muhammad, of Middletown, was reported missing around 3:20 p.m., Tuesday, June 1 in Middletown. The pre-schooler was last seen on Monday, May 31 in New Britain, where he had been left in the care of his uncle, Mario Jenkins, said the Middletown Police. When Jenkins left for work, Armel remained in the custody of a family friend, identified as Stephanie Fonda, age 39, police said. After Jenkins left, Fonda reportedly took his vehicle, along with the child without permis…

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Police & Fire
Details Emerge In Case Of Fairfield County Juvenile Accused Of 'Zoombombing' Class Details Emerge In Case Of Fairfield County Juvenile Accused Of 'Zoombombing' Class
Details Emerge In Case Of Fairfield County Juvenile Accused Of 'Zoombombing' Class A Fairfield County juvenile has been arrested for allegedly taking over a high school class through Zoom and using hate speech and vulgar language. Earlier report: Juvenile Used Racial Slurs After Remotely Breaking Into Newtown HS Class The teen was arrested on a warrant Friday, May 28, by Newtown Police for the cybercrime committed last Fall, said Lt. Aaron Bahamonde. The arrest comes after a six-month-long investigation of unknown people accessing Google Classrooms, at Newtown High School and using racial epithets, in an abusive and disruptive manner, said Bahamonde.  Accordin…

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Lifestyle
Long Island Restaurant Offering Up Variety Of Beer, Cheese Options Draws Diners From Near, Far Long Island Restaurant Offering Up Variety Of Beer, Cheese Options Draws Diners From Near, Far
Long Island Restaurant Offering Up Variety Of Beer, Cheese Options Draws Diners From Near, Far Beer and cheese go perfectly together especially when the cheese comes in varying forms including grilled on fresh bread.  And that's just what diners will find with a visit to Brew Cheese in Stony Brook.  The name kind of says it all, but basically that's what you will find in the small restaurant tucked on Main Street. From what Yelpers are saying the grilled cheese sandwiches are to die for, and the cheese boards are nothing to sneeze at either. One of the restaurant's cheese boards.Yelp Add a decent beer lineup and you have just the spot to spend the afternoon or evening. "Dare I…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Victim Of Fatal Shooting In Area Police ID Victim Of Fatal Shooting In Area
Police ID Victim Of Fatal Shooting In Area Police have released the identity of a 21-year-old man who was shot to death while hanging out with friends in the area. Arion J. Stith was found shot to death around 1:04 a.m., Friday, May 28 when the City of Poughkeepsie Police responded to 81 Washington Street for a report of a man shot. Stith, a former Poughkeepsie resident who had been living in North Carolina, was transported by ambulance to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he later died, authorities said. "The victim had been hanging out with friends on the rear porch and in the rear yard of 81 Washington Street when…

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Police & Fire
Police Investigating Shots Fired At CT Capitol Building Police Investigating Shots Fired At CT Capitol Building
Police Investigating Shots Fired At CT Capitol Building The State Capitol Police, in conjunction with the Connecticut State Police and Hartford Police, are investigating a suspicious incident at the State Capitol Building.  At approximately 9:15 am on Monday, June 1,  what appears to be multiple bullet holes were discovered in the windows of the south side of the Capitol Building, said Officer Scott Driscoll, of the Capitol Police. This situation is being investigated by the State Capitol Police and The Connecticut State Police. No one was injured and the investigation is ongoing. Gov. Ned Lamont, whose office is in th…

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Police & Fire
Teen Found Lying In Roadway Dead From Multiple Gunshots In Area, Police Say Teen Found Lying In Roadway Dead From Multiple Gunshots In Area, Police Say
Teen Found Lying In Roadway Dead From Multiple Gunshots In Area, Police Say An 18-year-old teen was found shot dead lying in a Hudson Valley roadway. The shooting took place around 9:50 p.m., Monday, May 31, in Rockland County. A Spring Valley Police officer was on patrol on Crispus Attucks Road and heard multiple gunshots in the area, Detective Matthew Galli said. Responding officers found a male lying in the roadway on Rose Avenue where he was pronounced dead, Galli said. The teen suffered from multiple gunshot wounds. Police from numerous agencies were called in to help due to a large crowd in the area at the time of the shooting, he added. Anyone with info…

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