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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Film Being Produced In Hudson Valley Looking For Actors, Extras Film Being Produced In Hudson Valley Looking For Actors, Extras
Film Being Produced In Hudson Valley Looking For Actors, Extras Calling all actors or just regular Joes who are interested in appearing in a new movie filming in the Hudson Valley. The film "A Paracosm," by HeroBoy Productions is looking for numerous extras and actors to appear in the production filming in Eastern Dutchess County for several days in August. The "low budget" coming-of-age film, which is equal parts dark comedy and magical realism, tells the story of Turner, an apathetic ex-college athlete that runs an Air BnB upstate alongside an imaginary, terminally ill mother figure.  Currently, casting is looking for the following paid backgrou…
Missing CT Teen, Baby Found Safe, Police Say Missing CT Teen, Baby Found Safe, Police Say
Missing CT Teen, Baby Found Safe, Police Say A missing Connecticut 15-year-old and her 8-month-old have been found safe and returned home after being reported missing for two days. The Waterbury teen, identified as Domenica Barbecho, and her daughter Valarie Barbecho, were last seen leaving her residence around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19. A Silver Alert was issued by the Waterbury Police, and within hours the teen and her baby had been located, according to the Waterbury Police. Earlier Story: Alert Issued For Missing Waterbury Teenage Girl, 8-Month-Old "It was reported by relatives that Domenica has left the residence in the …
US Soldier From Connecticut Killed By Lightning Strike US Soldier From Connecticut Killed By Lightning Strike
US Soldier From Connecticut Killed By Lightning Strike A soldier who was killed by a lightning strike during a training mission has been identified as being a Connecticut resident. Tolland County resident Sgt.1st Class Michael D. Clark, of the town of Bolton, died on Wednesday, July 20, at Fort Gordon, in Augusta, Georgia. During the training exercise, Clark, age 41, was killed and nine others sustained injuries associated with the lightning strike, said the Department of US Army Reserves. Fort Gordon’s EMS responded to the scene immediately, and the soldiers were transported to Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center for medical care, offici…
Arrest Made In Mansion Shooting During Party At Long Island Hotel Arrest Made In Mansion Shooting During Party At Long Island Hotel
Arrest Made In Mansion Shooting During Party At Long Island Hotel A hip-hop artist who is signed with Def Jam Recordings has been arrested in connection with the shooting of three people at a Long Island hotel. Remy Marshall, age 26, of Brooklyn, turned himself in to Glen Cove Police on Thursday, July 21, with the help of the NYPD, said Glen Cove Lt. Det. John Nagle. Marshall, who performs under the name "Fetty Luciano", was wanted in connection with the Sunday, July 10 shooting at the Glen Cove Mansion that left three people injured, Nagle said.  An investigation determined a disturbance occurred inside the Mansion which resulted in one of the secu…
Wegmans To Open First CT Store In Norwalk Wegmans To Open First CT Store In Norwalk
Wegmans To Open First CT Store In Norwalk The super popular grocery store Wegmans Food Market is building its first store in Connecticut -- in Fairfield County. The store, which will be located in Norwalk, is currently in the planning stages with the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. Wegmans Norwalk will be located on nearly 11 acres of land off Connecticut Avenue, adjacent to route I-95. The property is currently occupied by an office complex owned by MBI Inc., which plans to move to new office space within Norwalk before construction of the new Wegmans store begins. During a meeting on Wednesday, July 20, Wegmans and city o…
CT Man Shot During Carjacking, Police Say CT Man Shot During Carjacking, Police Say
CT Man Shot During Carjacking, Police Say A Connecticut man was shot multiple times during a carjacking. The New Haven County incident took place in Hamden on Third Street near Dixwell Avenue around 6 a.m., Thursday, July 21. Officers responding to a report of shots fired, located a victim with gunshot wounds to the lower extremities. The victim, a 46- year-old male from Hamden, was transported by ambulance to the hospital for further medical treatment, said Det. Sean Dolan, of the Hamden Police. The condition of the victim, who was not identified, is unknown at this time, Dolan said. According to Dolan, the victim was …
Alert Issued For Missing CT Teenage Girl, 8-Month-Old Alert Issued For Missing CT Teenage Girl, 8-Month-Old
Alert Issued For Missing CT Teenage Girl, 8-Month-Old Updated story: Missing CT Teen, Baby Found Safe, Police Say Police in Connecticut are asking the public for help locating a 15-year-old girl and her 8-month-old daughter who have been missing for two days. The Waterbury teen was identified as Domenica Barbecho, and her newborn daughter Valarie Barbecho was last seen leaving her residence around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19. "It was reported by relatives that Domenica has left the residence in the past with Valarie for several days until returning home," said Lt. Ryan Bessette, of the Waterbury Police.  It is believe…
Peekskill Resident Nabbed With Gun In Carry-On At Westchester Airport, Officials Say Peekskill Resident Nabbed With Gun In Carry-On At Westchester Airport, Officials Say
Peekskill Resident Nabbed With Gun In Carry-On At Westchester Airport, Officials Say A Westchester County man was caught with a loaded handgun in his carry-on baggage at an area airport.  The Peekskill resident was stopped in White Plains at the Westchester County Airport by Transportation Security Administration officers. According to the TSA, the man was carrying a .38 caliber revolver loaded with five bullets. A TSA officer spotted the handgun on the checkpoint X-ray machine’s monitor as the man’s belongings entered the X-ray unit, said the TSA. TSA immediately alerted the Westchester County Police, which responded to the checkpoint, confiscated the gun, and detai…
School Bus Overturns On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Westchester-Bronx Border, Injuring 36 School Bus Overturns On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Westchester-Bronx Border, Injuring 36
School Bus Overturns On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Westchester-Bronx Border, Injuring 36 A school bus carrying 37 adults crashed near the Westchester-Bronx border, injuring 36 people. The crash took place on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx on the Exit 1A ramp from the northbound Parkway around 6 a.m., Thursday, July 21, said the NYPD. The driver of the bus, which was carrying bus drivers for the city's summer programming, attempted to turn from the middle lane when the bus overturned, the NYPD said. No children were on board the bus. Thirty-six people received minor injuries with three of those injured hospitalized, police said. “This morning, a school bus carrying …
Corporate Vice President From Bronxville Dies Suddenly At Age 39 Corporate Vice President From Bronxville Dies Suddenly At Age 39
Corporate Vice President From Bronxville Dies Suddenly At Age 39 A Westchester man died unexpectedly at the age of 39 while on vacation with his family in the Turks and Caicos. Christopher Sean Kelly, of Bronxville, a human resources vice president at American Express, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 28, due to heart complications, said his obituary. Kelly was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended Canisius High School. He graduated from the University of Rochester with a degree in psychology and political science. He later received a law degree from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and a graduate degree from Cornell University in industri…
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