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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

Florida Man Uses Lit Cigar As Weapon During Long Island Bar Assault, Police Say A Florida man was arrested for allegedly attacking a customer at a popular Long Island restaurant and bar with a lit cigar and a glass bottle. The incident occurred in Nassau County at The Cuban at 987 Stewart Ave., at 1:45 a.m., Saturday, April 22 in East Garden City. According to Nassau County Police detectives, a 47-year-old man was sitting at the bar of The Cuban when Bruno Esteves, age 47, of Loxahatchee, Florida, located near West Palm Beach, began to nudge the victim who was seated next to him. An argument ensued and Esteves put a lit cigar to the victim’s…

by Kathy Reakes

04/24/2023

Lifestyle

New Van Leeuwen Ice Cream Scoop Shop Coming To Darien Just in time for spring, a favorite ice cream brand is opening its second Connecticut scoop shop in Fairfield County. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, the nationally beloved brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, will open a scoop shop in Darien on Thursday, April 27. The Darien store is the brand’s second location in Connecticut, and follows on the heels of its Greenwich opening in October 2022 - its first suburban scoop shop. The launch also marks a return to its roots for co-founders Ben and Pete Van Leeuwen who are Fairfield County natives and whose ice cre…

by Kathy Reakes

04/24/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Hit-Run: Police ID Connecticut Man Hit By Fleeing SUV Police have identified a Connecticut man who was hit and killed by a fleeing SUV on a sidewalk. The incident took place in Hartford around 11 p.m., Saturday, April 22 in the area of Farmington Avenue at Gillette Street. According to Hartford Police Lt. Aaron Boisvert, the victim identified as Anthony Williams, age 30, of Hartford, was found seriously injured on a sidewalk just off the roadway and had apparently been struck by a vehicle. Officers began life-saving measures on Williams. The vehicle involved fled the scene. Williams was transported to St. Francis Hospital by EM…

by Kathy Reakes

04/24/2023

Police & Fire

Man Nabbed For Throwing Rocks At Windshields Of Two Buses On Long Island, Police Say A 19-year-old was charged with allegedly throwing rocks at the windshields of two buses on Long Island. The incidents took place in Suffolk County on Sunday, April 16 in Nesconset and the village of the Branch in the town of Smithtown. According to Suffolk County Police, a Regency Transportation bus was parked on Southern Boulevard in Nesconset with the driver behind the wheel on Sunday, April 16 when a rock struck and cracked the windshield at 8:30 a.m. Less than an hour later, a Suffolk County Transportation bus was traveling northbound on Route 111 in the Village of…

by Kathy Reakes

04/24/2023

Lifestyle

New Darien Restaurant Offering Elegant Fare Sets Opening Date A popular restaurant about to open a brand-new location will be serving up top-notch entrees that will please any palate. The Granola Bar, slated to open the locale in Fairfield County on Thursday, April 27 in Darien at 1020 Post Road (Route 1), is the seventh eatery for the company and the second in which dinner and drinks have been added to the menu. The concept is for the restaurant to transition from being a daytime haunt to being a day-to-night experience. Like its sister location in Westchester County in Rye, the Darien menu offers elevated share plates as well as bar bites and TGB’s…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2023

Police & Fire

24-Year-Old Killed When Tesla Hits Pickup Truck In Crash Involving Fairfield Woman Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a crash on I-84 that killed a 24-year-old man. The crash took place in Hartford County around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 19 on I-84 in Southington. According to state police, Elijah Joseph Vallier, age 24, of New Britain, was driving a 2003 Ford F-250 truck eastbound on the highway in the right lane of three when the driver of a 2023 Tesla Model 3 driven by Fairfield County resident Shannon James Sherry, age 47, of Fairfield, veered across the center lane, into the right lane and collided with the truck. Due to the collision, Vallier…

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2023

Police & Fire

Norwalk Man Charged With Sexual Assault Of Child Under 13, Police Say A Norwalk man has been charged with the alleged sexual assault of a child under the age of 13. The arrest of Ronal Reniery Sanchez, age 34, of Norwalk, took place on Friday, April 21 following a months-long investigation, said Lt. Joe Dinho of the Norwalk Police. In November of 2022, the Special Victims Unit began investigating the sexual assault of a juvenile. After a lengthy investigation, an arrest warrant was issued in March for Sanchez, Dinho said. Norwalk detectives conducted many hours of surveillance at different locations in an attempt to locate and arrest Sanchez. …

by Kathy Reakes

04/22/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Crash: 26-Year-Old Woman Hits 2 Utility Poles In Newtown A 26-year-old woman was killed after losing control of her SUV and hitting two utility poles in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Newtown around 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 20 on Berkshire Road. Newtown Police, along with Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire and Newtown Ambulance responded to a single-vehicle crash on Berkshire Road between Sherman Street and Zoar Road, said Sgt. William Chapman of the Newtown Police. An investigation determined that a silver 2021 Subraru Impreza driven by Putnam County, New York resident Jessica Bulfaro, age 27, of Carmel, drove off the side of the r…

by Kathy Reakes

04/21/2023

Business

Popular Italian Restaurant To Close In Hudson Valley One of the Hudson Valley's top Italian restaurants has announced it is closing its doors for good this weekend. J. Dominick's Trattoria in Poughkeepsie announced on Thursday, April 20 on Facebook they would serve their final meals on Saturday, April 22. A favorite for special events and romantic dinners for the past 10 years, the restaurant said: "Thank you for the wonderful memories and cherished friendships." They did not say why they were closing. Shortly after the word got out, fans flocked online to say goodbye and lament the closing of the Route 44 hotspot. "Very sad to see that th…

by Kathy Reakes

04/21/2023

Police & Fire

Black Bear Bites CT Woman Walking Dog A Connecticut woman is recovering after being bitten by a black bear while walking her dog along a roadway. The incident took place in Hartford County early Friday, April 21 in the town of Avon. According to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, a 74-year-old woman was walking her dog on a leash along Berkshire Crossing Road when a female black bear approached and bit her. The woman received non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by EMS personnel to a local hospital, DEEP officials said. The bear was humanely euthanized at the scene, they added…

by Kathy Reakes

04/21/2023

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