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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.
Stratford Woman Seriously Injured In I-95 3-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
A Fairfield County woman was seriously injured during a three-vehicle crash on I-95 that closed part of the highway for several hours.
The crash took place in New Haven County around 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, in the southbound lanes of the highway near Exit 61 in Madison, said the Connecticut State Police.
Anna Scala, age 77, of Stratford, was driving a 2015 Buick Verano when she was involved in a crash with a 2017 Ram pickup truck, and a 2021 Nissan Altima, state police said.
Troopers did not offer a detailed description of the crash except to say all vehicles were disabled…
Man Who Robbed, Murdered Beloved Stamford Jeweler Sentenced
The man who shot and killed a beloved Fairfield County jeweler during a robbery has been sentenced to prison.
Robert Rallo, age 59, of New York City, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 1, to 40 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release, for the March 2020 murder and robbery of Mark Vuono, of Marco Jewelers in Stamford, said US Attorney for the District of Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery.
“We are very pleased to see these three career criminals held accountable for this senseless murder, and we want to commend the tireless, cutting-edge police work that led to this outcom…
Covid- 19: Hudson Valley's Savannah Guthrie Rushes Off Today Set After Testing Positive 3rd Time
Popular TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie had to leave the set early on Tuesday, Feb. 28, after testing positive for COVID-19, according to NBC News.
Guthrie, who lives in the Hudson Valley in Dutchess County, took a rapid COVID-19 test while the show was on the air after saying she didn't feel well.
She did not appear again after the 7:30 a.m. hour after testing positive for the third time, NBC News said.
Co-worker Sheinelle Jones, who was sitting beside Guthrie, gave an update to viewers and said on Twitter: "So, as soon as we found out, she rushed home to rest up. So Savannah, …
Ex-Deputy Mayor In Hudson Valley Headed For Jail On Gun Charges
A former Hudson Valley deputy mayor has pleaded guilty to six felony counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
Ramapo resident Brian Downey, age 49, of Airmont, plead guilty on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in connection with the discovery of a cache of weapons during a search of his Airmont home on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh.
He faces two years in the Rockland County Jail for his convictions, Walsh said.
The sentence will run concurrently to a plea of guilty entered in federal court on Friday, Feb. 10, on weapons charges and possession of federal badg…
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