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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

Suspects At Large After Victim Beaten During Suffolk County Robbery Police are investigating after a man was allegedly assaulted and robbed by two men at a Long Island home. The incident took place around 7:50 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 16 at a home on Forrest Road in Mastic Beach, said the Suffolk County Police. According to police, during the robbery, in which the men displayed what appeared to be a pistol, the man's wallet, cell phone, and cash were stolen. He left the location and went to the Mastic Laundromat on Neighborhood Road and called the police. The victim was treated at Long Island Community Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuri…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

Police & Fire

16-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed After Shots Fired In Springfield A 16-year-old teen was arrested in Western Mass after he allegedly pulled out a handgun and fired two shots. The incident took place on Thursday, Jan. 20, near Meredith Street in Springfield. Officers of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit were conducting surveillance on Eldridge Street when several individuals walked out of a home, including the person officers were investigating, according to Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh. The group walked down the street towards Meredith Street when the teen pulled out a handgun and fired two shots, Walsh said. No one was hi…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

Police & Fire

Suffolk County Man Accused Of Committing Three Robberies In Eight Days A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly committing three robberies in an eight-day span. Kristian Falterman, age 40, of Selden, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 20, by Suffolk County Police for three robberies that occurred in Huntington Station during an eight-day span. Police said the robberies took place between Tuesday, Jan. 11, and Wednesday, Jan. 19. According to police, Falterman forcibly stole money and two cell phones from an employee at Sugar Pine Spa, located at 953 New York Ave. in Huntington Station, on Jan. 11. A week later, Falterman returned to the location, armed …

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

Business

Amazon Fresh To Open Store In Fairfield County Well, the cat might be out of the bag that a super-secret Amazon Fresh supermarket will open in Fairfield County after officials filed paperwork for a sign. According to documents filed recently with Westport's Architectural Review Board, show an Amazon Fresh sign and store space, indicating the much-hyped store will open at the Post Plaza, located on Post Road East in Westport. The documents and rendering presented to the town show a green-and-white Amazon Fresh logo, and the plans indicate that Amazon is the company's client. No one at the meeting mentioned the actual name of Amazo…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

Police & Fire

Fairfield County Man Killed In I-91 Crash Police are seeking witnesses to a crash on I-91 that claimed the life of a Connecticut man. Fairfield County resident Terrence McNichol, age 47, of Bridgeport, was killed around 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, during a crash with another vehicle on I-91 in Hartford County in Rocky Hill, said the Connecticut State Police. According to the state police, McNichol was driving in the right lane of three when he lost control of his 2013 Nissan Altima and veered to the right striking a 2008 Ford F-350 driven by Arcangel Junior Gonzalez, 29, of Springfield, Massachusetts. The Nissan then veered to t…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

Business

Popular Deli In Hudson Valley Announces Closure A popular seafood deli and market has closed its door for good after the owners failed to find a buyer. The owners of Ulster County staple Sea Deli Select Seafood, located in Kingston, announced on Facebook they planned to close as of Monday, Jan. 17, the location after reaching their 70s and wanting to retire, but they can't find a buyer. "We've been trying to keep the Sea Deli open w/a buyer. That hasn't worked out," the owners posted. "At this time, Sea Deli is closing its doors. We are very thankful to all our customers and friends. We'll miss you all." The group plans to continue t…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

Schools

Student Apprehended After Threat Against School In Fairfield County A Fairfield County teen has been arrested for allegedly making threats against an area school on social media. The incident took place around 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20, when the Fairfield Police Department was notified by the FBI New Haven of a possible threat made toward a Town of Fairfield school on the social media app Yik Yak, said Sgt. Michael Stahl, of the Fairfield Police. The FBI was notified by the social media company of the anonymous message, Stahl said. School administrations were notified and an investigation was immediately conducted regarding the c…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

Police & Fire

Alert Issued For Missing Long Island Teen Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a missing teen. The Nassau County Police Missing Persons Squad said Christian Guirand, age 15, of Massapequa, was last seen at his Shell Street home around 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 20. Guirand is described as being 5-foot-8, 150 pounds with brown hair and eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and red and blue pants, police said. His possible destinations are Uniondale and Hempstead. Detectives request anyone with information to contact the missing person Squad at 516-573-7347 or call 911. All ca…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

News

Official In Fairfield County Charged With Murder After Man Found Shot Dead In Home She Owns A Fairfield County city official has been arrested for the shooting murder of a man who lived at a home she owns. Ellen Wink, age 61, of Norwalk, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 20, and charged with the murder of 54-year-old Kurt Lametta, who lived at the Nelson Avenue home where he was found shot to death, said Lieutenant Terrence Blake, of the Norwalk Police. Wink is Norwalk's Republican deputy registrar of voters who previously served as city clerk from 2009 to 2011. According to Blake, Lametta was found just before noon on Jan. 20 when officers responded to the home for a…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

Lifestyle

TV Show Spotlights Brutal Murder Of Entire Hudson Valley Family Of Five Almost to the day of the 15-year anniversary of the brutal murders of a Hudson Valley family of five, Oxygen's true-crime series, "Family Massare," will air a segment on the event. The show will tell the horrific murder story of the Morey family of the Dutchess County town of Fishkill that took place on Friday, Jan. 19, 2007. The murder was uncovered that Friday when firefighters responded to a house fire on Route 82, and after battling the blaze, the New York State Police announced they had found the bodies of three young brothers, Manuel, age 13, Adam, age 10, and Ryan Morey, age 6 and th…

by Kathy Reakes

01/21/2022

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