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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.
Hudson Valley Man Found Incompetent For Trial In Machete Murder, Attack, DA Says
A Hudson Valley man will spend at least another two years in a psychiatric facility after being found incompetent to stand trial for murder for a second time in the 2019 machete attack during a Hanukkah party.
Grafton Thomas, age 35, of Orange County, is charged in Rockland County with the Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019 killing of Josef Neumann, age 72, after allegedly stabbing five people at the Hasidic rabbi’s Forshay Road, Monsey home during a Hanukkah celebration.
Thomas, whose family said he had a long history of severe mental illness and suffered from schizophrenia, also faces six count…
Panera Bread Closes At Trumbull Mall
A favorite food chain for many, especially for soup on a cold day, has closed one of its Connecticut locations.
Panera Bread at the Trumbull Mall in Trumbull, closed on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
"Unfortunately, Panera Bread did close last week, January 9," said mall management. "They had been a part of the Trumbull community since 2010, and we are certainly disappointed that they've made the decision to exit."
Panera, who did not respond to requests for information regarding the closure, has stayed busy most of the time.
"We're optimistic, however, about the potential for the space and look forwar…
Woman Charged In Death Of Her 4-Week-Old Granddaughter In Bridgeport
A woman is behind bars after being charged with manslaughter in the death of her 4-week-old granddaughter in Fairfield County.
Eleanor Herman, age 61, of Bridgeport, was charged on Tuesday, Jan. 23 for the Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, death.
According to Capt. Kevin Gilleran of the Bridgeport Police, officers were called to a Bronx Avenue home for a child not breathing.
The baby was transported to the hospital by her uncle before police arrived, Gilleran said.
Medical staff pronounced the baby dead, he added.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the manner of death was homicide …
Hudson Valley Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Critically Injured After Car Crashes Into Parked Truck
A Hudson Valley girl was killed and another is in critical condition after the car they were passengers in hit the back of a parked oil tanker.
Related: GoFundMe Started For Nanuet Girl Killed In Crash
Rockland County resident Sabrina Villagomez, age 15, of Nanuet, was killed, and a 17-year-old unnamed girl remains in critical condition following the crash around 3:18 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 21, in the Bronx, said the New York City Police.
According to NYPD, the collision occurred when the 23-year-old male driver of a 2013 Chrysler sedan was traveling eastbound on Viele Avenue when he failed …
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