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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

Shelter In Place Order Lifted For Fairfield County School After No Weapon Found A shelter-in-place order for a Fairfield County school that believed a weapon may have been brought to school has been lifted after a police search. Students at Walter Fitzgerald Campus in Fairfield were told to shelter in place on Thursday, May 13, after school officials called the Fairfield Police Department to search the school when fears surfaced that a student may have a weapon at the school, said Andrea Clark, director of communications at Fairfield Public Schools. The shelter in place was lifted around noon Thursday, after police searched the school, and talked with the students invo…

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Police & Fire

Double-Shooting Suspect Nabbed In Massachusetts A man wanted for shooting two men in Massachusetts last month has been nabbed by police. Angel Garrastegui, age 21, of Worcester, was arrested on Monday, May 10, by Massachusetts State troopers assigned to the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section and Worcester Police, said the state police. Members of the VFAS Central Team and Worcester Police detectives recently developed information that Garrastegui may be in the area of Stafford Street. Troopers and officers set up surveillance of the area and spotted a man matching Garrastegui's description walk to a nearby …

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Police & Fire

Nypd Officer From Long Island Shot In Brooklyn An NYPD cop from Long Island who was shot three times in Brooklyn is expected to live after his bulletproof vest protected his body when he was shot once in the chest area. Suffolk County resident Brian McGurran, age 28, who was identified by Mayor Bill de Blasio, was shot around 11:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, in the borough's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. McGurran was shot after he and another officer got out of their unmarked vehicle to question a man, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said. He was struck in the rear of his bulletproof vest, as well as in his leg and buttocks, Shea said. …

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Schools

Calls For Area Teacher To Be Fired Over Allegedly Racist George Floyd Assignment Grow Calls for a Hudson Valley teacher to either be fired or resign are growing over what many are calling a racist assignment. The controversy began last week in Ulster County when Saugerties High School English teacher Hope Antonelli, gave her ninth-grade English class a writing assignment stating that “George Floyd did not die because (Derek) Chauvin’s knee was on his neck. He died from a heart attack and drug overdose.” Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday, April 20 for killing Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more…

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Police & Fire

Long Island Man Wanted For Threatening Jewish Community Nabbed, Police Say A Long Island man wanted on a warrant for allegedly threatening members of the Jewish community has been nabbed. Nassau County resident Bradley Goldberg, age 47, of Cedarhurst, was arrested on Tuesday, May 11 following a traffic stop, authorities said. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a Fourth Precinct police officer was on routine patrol when he recognized Goldberg as the subject wanted in a pattern of threats to life against numerous Jewish community members, which included several rabbis and Nassau County Police Department members. The office stopped Gol…

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Police & Fire

Distraught Long Island Woman Sitting On Edge Of Roof Saved By Cops, Police Say A Long Island woman sitting on the edge of a roof in crisis was saved by police officers, according to authorities. The incident took place just before 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 10 in the Nassau County village of Bellerose. That's when the Emergency Services Unit was called in to assist with a woman sitting close to the edge of the second-story roof of a three-story home and she appeared to be in crisis. The woman was very upset and distraught, an officers from the 3rd Precinct spoke to her in an attempt to calm her down, according to Nassau County Police. Eventually, officer…

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Police & Fire

Man Attacks Woman Walking On Long Island Trail, Police Say A man who was acting erratically allegedly hit a woman walking along a Long Island trail, according to police. Joshua Jones, age 32, of Farmingdale, was arrested around 5:10 p.m., on Wednesday, May 12, after the attack in North Massapequa, said the Nassau County Police. Two women were walking at the State Preserve, located at the corner of Northwest Drive and Triangle Place North. when they noticed a man acting erratically, according to police. The women decided to create distance from the man by walking in a different direction, moving away from him, said police. As they were walki…

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Police & Fire

Crash Between School Bus, Motorcycle In CT Injures One, Police Say A crash between a school bus and a motorcycle in Connecticut resulted in minor injuries for the motorcyclist. It happened early on Thursday, May 13, in New Haven County, in Seymour, on South Main Street. As of 8:30 a.m., South Main Street remained closed at Scott Avenue. According to Seymour police, students were aboard the bus, but all "appear to be fine." Parents have been notified and school officials are on the scene along with representatives from All-Star Transportation which operates the bus system. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Business

BJ's Wholesale Club To Hold Hiring Event At All CT Stores BJ’s Wholesale Club is hosting a statewide hiring event this weekend in Connecticut. The company is looking to hire roughly 140 open positions and is offering a $500 sign-on bonus and a $500 referral bonus for employees who are in good standing for 90 days. The hiring events will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 15, at all BJ's Wholesale Club including: Brookfield Derby Fairfield Manchester North Haven Southington Stratford Torrington Wallingford Waterbury Waterford West Hartford Willimantic BJ’s offers training opportunities, a competitive pay rate, and a benefits packa…

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

Lifestyle

Moose On Loose At UConn Campus Signals Beginning Of Birthing Season After a moose was spotted on the UConn campus, Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is advising motorists to be watchful of increased deer and moose activity along roadways. The moose was spotted strolling the streets in Mansfield and later on the campus in Storrs on Saturday, May 8. DEEP says the sign of the moose out and about is normal as the months of May and June mark the birthing period for deer and moose. DEEP’s Wildlife Division urges motorists to be aware during this period of activity and also slow down and drive defensively should a large animal,…

by Kathy Reakes

05/13/2021

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