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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Hudson Valley Man Attempting To Jump From Bridge Pulled To Safety By Officers, Others Hudson Valley Man Attempting To Jump From Bridge Pulled To Safety By Officers, Others
Hudson Valley Man Attempting To Jump From Bridge Pulled To Safety By Officers, Others A man who was attempting to jump from a Hudson Valley bridge was pulled to safety by police and others who stopped to help. The incident took place around 7:40 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 1 when the Ulster Police Department, along with the New York State Police responded to a 911 call for a suicidal man on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge.  Upon the arrival of patrols, the man was found mid-span threatening to jump off the bridge, said Chief Kyle S. Berardi, of the Ulster Police Department.  With the help of by-passers that stopped and officers on the scene, the man was pu…
3, Including Child, Injured In Westhampton Crash 3, Including Child, Injured In Westhampton Crash
3, Including Child, Injured In Westhampton Crash Three people were injured, including a 9-year-old child, during a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. The head-on crash in Westhampton occurred around 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 on County Road 31 by Gabreski Airport. According to Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Police, an investigation revealed that a 2020 Chevy Traverse with four occupants, including a 2-week-old child, was traveling southbound on Country Road 31 when it collided with a 2006 Honda Pilot with one occupant.  The Traverse overturned after the collision, and all four occupants could exit the vehic…
Sears' Last Full-Service Store In Hudson Valley To Close Sears' Last Full-Service Store In Hudson Valley To Close
Sears' Last Full-Service Store In Hudson Valley To Close The last full-service Sears store in the Hudson Valley has announced it will be closing next month after 43 years of serving the community.  The Orange County store, located in the Newburgh Mall, announced on Facebook on Aug. 31 that it would be closing its store on Sunday, Oct. 16. "It's with a heavy heart to be announcing the Sears Store at the Newburgh Mall is closing its doors on October 16th. We want to thank the community for its support over the last 43 years here in the Newburgh Mall," the company said. They went on to announce sales that included everything from refrigerators…
Town Of Fairfield Man Ordered To Pay Settlement After Tirade At Smoothie Shop Town Of Fairfield Man Ordered To Pay Settlement After Tirade At Smoothie Shop
Town Of Fairfield Man Ordered To Pay Settlement After Tirade At Smoothie Shop A Fairfield County man who was sued by a smoothie job worker for throwing a drink at them in a tirade over the shop adding peanuts to a drink has been ordered to pay the employee. The incident took place on Saturday, Jan. 22, at Robeks Smoothie Shop in Fairfield when James Iannazzo became upset and began throwing things when his son was hospitalized for a nut allergy after peanuts were added to his drink. Iannazzo, age 48, of Fairfield, has agreed to pay the smoothie shop worker who sued him $7,500, said his spokesperson Brian Glicklich.  The investment broker was arrested after polic…
Know Him? Man Wanted For Long Island Burglary Know Him? Man Wanted For Long Island Burglary
Know Him? Man Wanted For Long Island Burglary Police on Long Island are asking the public for help identifying a man wanted in connection with an alleged burglary. Police say it occurred in Inwood around 1:55 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 30 at the ARI Shipping Corporation offices at 80 Sheridan Blvd. According to detectives, the unknown man walked through an open gate and into the offices of the business. Once inside he removed a laptop worth $300. The suspect is described as Black with a thin build, approximately 5-foot-10, clean-shaven, wearing a black colored T-shirt, gray-colored pants, black sneakers, a blue baseball-style cap, and white …
New Canaan Mom Accused Of Leaving Child Home Alone New Canaan Mom Accused Of Leaving Child Home Alone
New Canaan Mom Accused Of Leaving Child Home Alone A Fairfield County mother was arrested after allegedly leaving her 8-year-old home alone after the child cut their head and was bleeding. Christina Vitale, age 45, of New Canaan turned herself in to police on Wednesday, Aug. 31, on charges of risk of injury to a child for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Aug. 23. According to Lt. Jason Ferraro, of the New Canaan Police, Vitale called police to report that her child was home alone and was bleeding from a cut. Vitale told officers the child had suffered a cut on the head and the child then called his mother before going to a neighbo…
Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside CT Stop & Shop Supermarkets Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside CT Stop & Shop Supermarkets
Duo Nabbed For Robbing People's United Banks Inside CT Stop & Shop Supermarkets Two Connecticut men have been arrested for allegedly carrying out multiple robberies this summer at People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in the state.  Middlesex County residents, Gino Rizzo, age 28, and Jalania Pantano, age 27, both of Middletown, were arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 30 on an indictment charging them with bank robbery offenses, said Vanessa Roberts Avery, US Attorney for the District of Connecticut. The indictment alleges that Rizzo robbed People’s United Bank branches located in Stop & Shop supermarkets in Glastonbury on Saturday, …
Assistant Principal In Greenwich Placed On Leave After Controversial Statements On Video Assistant Principal In Greenwich Placed On Leave After Controversial Statements On Video
Assistant Principal In Greenwich Placed On Leave After Controversial Statements On Video This story has been updated. A school district in Connecticut is launching an investigation after an assistant principal who has now been placed on administrative leave allegedly made statements caught on video regarding hiring practices that included not employing conservatives, Catholics, older applicants, and those not progressive. The incident in Fairfield County has caused a firestorm among the Greenwich School District and has city officials also calling for a full investigation. The video featuring Cos Cob Elementary School Assistant Principal Jeremy Boland was posted online by the …
Massive Hudson Valley Wildfire Believed To Be Ignited By Lightning Strike Spreads To 150 Acres Massive Hudson Valley Wildfire Believed To Be Ignited By Lightning Strike Spreads To 150 Acres
Massive Hudson Valley Wildfire Believed To Be Ignited By Lightning Strike Spreads To 150 Acres Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed the New York Army and Air National Guards to help extinguish a Hudson Valley wildfire at a state park that has grown from 30 acres to between 130 and 150 acres. Located in Ulster County, the fire, known as the Napanoch Point Fire in the Minnewaska State Park in Ellenville, was believed to have started on Saturday, Aug. 27 by a lightning strike. More than 200 state and local firefighters from across the region have been battling the blaze that continues to grown. Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan said the fire continues to increase in size due to vegetation, te…
Fairfield County Man Threatens To Shoot Security Staff At Mall In Region, Police Say Fairfield County Man Threatens To Shoot Security Staff At Mall In Region, Police Say
Fairfield County Man Threatens To Shoot Security Staff At Mall In Region, Police Say An alleged drunk Fairfield County man was arrested after threatening to shoot security guards at a popular Connecticut mall. The incident took place in New Haven County at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford on Monday, Aug. 29. According to the Milford Police, Jeffrey Fequiere, age 35, of Bridgeport, officers were called to the central lounge of the mall for a report of an intoxicated man.  When officers arrived, they found Fequiere being disruptive and drinking a beer inside of the mall. He was observed to be loud, rude, and aggressive as well as smelling of alcohol o…
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