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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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News

New TBZ Jumper Pulled To Safety By Officers Who 'Rappelled' Over Side, Police Say This story has been updated. A man who attempted to jump from the new Tappan Zee Bridge was rescued by troopers and a special police unit who rappelled over the side of the bridge and pulled him up with ropes. The incident began on the bridge in Southern Westchester in the area of Tarrytown around 9:20 a.m., Friday, May 27. Emergency responders were called to the bridge for a possible jumper over the railing, said William Duffy, spokesman for the New York State Police. Westchester County Police officers responded, and utilized their crisis intervention training, and de- escalation skills…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2022

Business

CBS Pulls 'FBI' Season Finale Filmed In Yonkers After Mass Shooting CBS pulled the season finale of the popular TV series "FBI," which was filmed in New York after the tragic mass shooting in Texas. The episode, which was produced in Yonkers, that was set to air on Tuesday, May 24, was titled “Prodigal Son,” but network officials felt it hit too close because it deals with the unit preventing a school shooting, reported Deadline. The episode reportedly has the team investigating a robbery of automatic weapons for killers, who plan to use them at a school. The change came after a teenage gunman killed 19 children and two teachers on Tuesday, at an elementar…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2022

Obituaries

Beloved Owner Of Popular Western Mass Pizzeria Dies The beloved owner of a popular Western Massachusetts pizzeria that has become an institution has died. Domenic Sarno, the owner of Red Rose Pizzeria in Springfield, died this week. Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno issued a statement on his death saying Caputo "brought a hard family work ethic to start with a small family pizza shop to then create the legendary and iconic Red Rose Pizzeria." Caputo opened Red Rose in 1963 along with his wife Edda. The mayor went on to say: "Nick being always the gentleman, never strayed from his values of family, quality food, and customer service. Yo…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2022

Police & Fire

Tappan Zee Bridge Jumper Hanging From Side Of Span Rescued By Responders Responders rescued a jumper who was hanging off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge. The report of a jumper snagged near the northbound Tarrytown end of the bridge came in shortly before 10 a.m., Friday, May 27, bringing a huge contingent of emergency personnel, including the New York State Police Special Operations Response Team. The rescueWestchester County PD Rescuers brought the person to safety using a series of ropes, witnesses said. The incident was over in barely a half-hour, they said. Responders included firefighters, divers and others from Central Nyack, Nyack, Piermont, …

by Kathy Reakes and Jerry DeMarco

05/27/2022

Schools

Threat Leads To Lockdown At Schools In Hudson Valley After Student 'Jokes' About Having Gun A junior high school and an elementary school were placed in lockdown in the Hudson Valley after a student "joked" about having a gun. The incident took place in Ulster County around 10:40 a.m., Thursday, May 26. Police responded to Ellenville Junior High school after the 13-year-old student alleged to have a gun as he was talking to another teen, said Chief Philip Mattracion, of the Ellenville Police. Officers immediately placed the school in lockdown along with a nearby elementary school, the chief said. A search of the student's locker and property failed to turn up a weapon, Mattracio…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2022

Police & Fire

TZB Jumper In Tarrytown Saved By Police Using Rope System New TBZ Jumper Pulled To Safety By Officers Who 'Rappelled' Over Side, Police Say A jumper who was hanging off the side of the new Tappan Zee Bridge near the Westchester side was rescued by law enforcement. The incident took place on the bridge in the Tarrytown area around 10 a.m., Friday, May 27. State police confirmed the person was rescued but had few other details as the incident was unfolding. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Charged After Threatening Mass Shooting At His High School In NY, DA Says Updated story: Teen Placed On Home Confinement For Threatening Shooting At Bellport HS A teenage student has been charged with making a terroristic threat after threatening to commit a mass shooting at a New York school. On Long Island, the 16-year-old student of Bellport High School was arrested by Suffolk County Police on Thursday, May 27 at his home in Bellport. The student, whose name has not been released due to his age, was arrested after police received multiple 911 calls when he allegedly posted the threat on his “Bellport Scholars” Instagram page, said Suffolk County…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2022

News

Millions Raised Nationally For Four Children Of Teacher Killed In Texas Whose Husband Then Died A GoFundMe effort launched to support the family of a slain teacher killed while protecting her students during the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas has raised around $2 million as news spread that her grieving husband died of a heart attack just two days later. Irma Garcia, age 48, was killed on Tuesday, May 24, along with another teacher when an 18-year-old gunman walked into her classroom with an AK-15 assault rifle and began shooting students. In the end, 19 little children were dead, along with Garcia, another teacher and the gunman. Many others were wounded. "She loved her classroom k…

by Kathy Reakes

05/27/2022

Police & Fire

Body Of 25-Year-Old Found In Western Mass The body of a 25-year-old man has been found in Western Massachusetts. The discovery was made on Wednesday, May 25 in Chicopee, according to Hampden County District Attorney's Office spokesman Jim Leydon. There is no foul play suspected at this time, he added. The victim’s identity has not been released. No other information is being provided at this time, including the precise location the body was found. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

05/26/2022

Police & Fire

Juvenile Apprehended After Reports Of Person Waving Gun Near CT Beach A juvenile has been charged with carrying a dangerous weapon after he was spotted in three different places, including a Connecticut beach, waving a "Tommy" gun. The incidents took place in New Haven County on Tuesday, May 24, and Wednesday, May 25, in Milford. Milford Police first became aware of the teen after receiving a call around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, reporting at a juvenile was walking in the area of Harrison Avenue carrying a "Tommy" gun with a round magazine, said Officer Marilisa Anania, of the Milford Police. Officers responded and checked the area but were unable to locate anyo…

by Kathy Reakes

05/26/2022

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