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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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CT Man Admits To Stealing 17 Firearms From Gun Shop CT Man Admits To Stealing 17 Firearms From Gun Shop
CT Man Admits To Stealing 17 Firearms From Gun Shop A Connecticut man was charged and agreed to plead guilty to a variety of charges in connection with stealing 17 firearms from a Western Mass gun shop and making false statements to federal agents. Christian Castro, age 31, of New Britain, Connecticut, was charged and agreed to plead guilty on Tuesday, May 4, for the thefts from a West Springfield, Massachusetts gunshop, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell. In September 2020, Castro was charged with a criminal complaint with co-defendant Fernando Rivera, who is scheduled to plead guilty on Wednesday, May 5. According to …

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COVID-19: Two Western Mass Sites Offering Walk-In Vaccines COVID-19: Two Western Mass Sites Offering Walk-In Vaccines
Covid-19: Two Western Mass Sites Offering Walk-In Vaccines Two vaccine sites in Western Massachusetts are offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccines for those still in need of a vaccination. The two sites, both in Hampden County, are: The Baystate Health Education Center at 361 Whitney Ave., in Holyoke. Shots will be offered Wednesday, May 5 through Friday, May 7, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccines will be offered. The Castle of Knights, at 1599 Memorial Drive in Chicopee is also taking walk-ins Wednesday, May 5, from 10 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. They are offering the Moderna vaccine. To receive a vaccine you will need a l…

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Police & Fire
Three Shot, One Killed On Residential CT Street Three Shot, One Killed On Residential CT Street
Three Shot, One Killed On Residential CT Street Police in Connecticut are searching for a shooter that killed one man and left two others wounded. The victims were discovered around dinnertime at 6:20 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, in Hartford when officers responded to the neighborhood area of 19 Norwich St., for a Shot Spotter activation, said Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert. When officers arrived on the scene they located the three men suffering from gunshot wounds. Two of the victims, men in their 20s, were transported to area hospitals for non-life-threatening injuries with one shot in the leg and the other in the back. The third victim…

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Police & Fire
Officers Help Deliver Baby Girl Within Minutes After Arriving At Long Island Home Officers Help Deliver Baby Girl Within Minutes After Arriving At Long Island Home
Officers Help Deliver Baby Girl Within Minutes After Arriving At Long Island Home Police helped deliver a baby girl when they were called to a Long Island home to assist a woman who was in labor. The delivery took place around 12:26 p.m., on Tuesday, May 4 in Massapequa. According to the officers, Nassau County Police officers responded to the home on Boston Avenue to assist the 28-year-old woman who was in active labor. When they walked into her second-floor bedroom to assess her condition she began to deliver the baby, the officers said. They immediately began to assist the woman and within two minutes a healthy baby girl was born.  Police medics arri…

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Politics
Biden To Be Keynote Speaker At Commencement Ceremony In Connecticut Biden To Be Keynote Speaker At Commencement Ceremony In Connecticut
Biden To Be Keynote Speaker At Commencement Ceremony In Connecticut President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver the keynote address during graduation ceremonies in Connecticut at the Coast Guard Academy this month. The event, which takes place at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 19, on Cadet Memorial Field in New London, will be the second time Biden has delivered the address. The first was in 2013 when he was serving as vice president. "It will be a memorable event for our community, as well as a great opportunity to showcase the academy and the city of New London on a national stage," Rear Adm. Bill Kelly, the academy's superintendent, said in a statement. Th…

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Police & Fire
Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench In Westchester Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench In Westchester
Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench In Westchester A Connecticut man from Fairfield County was killed in a construction accident in New York after being trapped 10 feet underground when a trench collapsed on top of him at a Westchester County worksite. The Stamford man was killed around 12:40 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, when the trench collapsed at a home on 648 Shore Acres Drive in the Village of Mamaroneck. Police officers, as well as members from the Mamaroneck Fire Department, responded to 648 Shore Acres Drive on a report of a person trapped in a trench at the location, said Mamaroneck PD Chief Sandra DiRuzza. Upon arrival, t…

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Police & Fire
Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A new Jeep Grand Cherokee sitting on the lot of a Fairfield County car dealership ended up damaged during a two-vehicle crash. The incident took place around 7 a.m., Tuesday, May 4, on Danbury Road in Ridgefield when a woman was swerving to avoid another vehicle pulling into her lane of travel and ended up entering the lot of Pamby Motors and hitting the vehicle, said Captain Shawn Platt of the Ridgefield Police. The woman was treated at the scene and released.  The Jeep received "substantial damage," police said. The second driver, who pulled in front of the first vehicle, Vane…

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Lifestyle
Casting Call Issued For HBO Max Production Being Filmed In Area Casting Call Issued For HBO Max Production Being Filmed In Area
Casting Call Issued For HBO Max Production Being Filmed In Area Calling all extras looking for a shot to appear in a new HBO Max show set to film in the Hudson Valley. The show, "The Sex Lives of College Girls" co-written by funny woman Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, is looking for extras to appear as college students and faculty members, as well female soccer players. A new HBO Max series co-created by comedian/actress Mindy Kaling is looking for extras to appear in the show.Wikipedia In particular, the casting company is looking for residents from the region and who will be available on multiple days during June and July at Vassar College in Pough…

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Police & Fire
Worker Trapped In Trench At Construction Site In Westchester Worker Trapped In Trench At Construction Site In Westchester
Worker Trapped In Trench At Construction Site In Westchester Updated story: Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench Rescue crews are on the scene of a rescue/recovery effort in Westchester County after a construction worker became trapped beneath 10 feet of dirt when a trench collapsed at a construction site. The incident began around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, on Shore Acres Drive in the Village of Mamaroneck, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. Emergency crews at the scene requested a vacuum truck to remove the worker from the cave-in.  Mamaroneck police escorted the specialized equipment to the scene in a…

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Police & Fire
Accused Drug Dealer Nabbed With Cash, Weapons In Western Mass Accused Drug Dealer Nabbed With Cash, Weapons In Western Mass
Accused Drug Dealer Nabbed With Cash, Weapons In Western Mass A Western Mass man has been arrested for allegedly possessing firearms, cocaine, and cash during a search warrant execution. Daniel Franco, age 38, of Springfield was arrested on Friday, April 30, when Springfield Police Narcotics detectives recovered two firearms, cocaine, and cash after executing a search warrant, said Springfield Police. Detectives have been investigating the illegal sale of cocaine from a home on Blanding Street with Franco as the target of the investigation.  During the search, detectives seized an Intratec-22 rifle, which is on the Massachusetts assault weapon b…

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