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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.
Holtsville Woman Killed After Being Struck By Pickup Truck On Mount Sinai Roadway
A Long Island woman was struck and killed by a pickup truck while crossing a roadway.
The incident took place in Mount Sinai around 10:55 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 3, on County Road 83.
According to Suffolk County Police, Ann Marie Montgomery, age 42, of Holtsville, was walking westbound on northbound County Road 83, north of Canal Road, when she was struck in the left lane by a 2018 Ford F150, driven by James Gerardi.
Montgomery was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician from Port Jefferson EMS, police said.
Gerardi, age 57, of Mount Sinai, was not injured.
The Ford was i…
Easton Man Charged After Incident That Injured 2, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been charged in a domestic violence incident that injured two.
It happened in Easton around 8:20 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31 at a home on Everett Road.
According to Easton Police Chief Richard Doyle, officers responded to the home after receiving a 911 call reporting a disturbance.
When officers arrived on the scene they found a fight had occurred between a man and woman, Doyle said.
The man, identified as Nicholas Testani, age 30, of Bridgeport, was transported to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment of two puncture wounds, police said.
The woman was transported to Sai…
27-Year-Old Struck, Killed By SUV On CT Roadway ID'd As Off-Duty Firefighter
An off-duty Connecticut firefighter died after he was struck following a five-vehicle crash.
New Haven Firefighter Thomas Mieles, age 27, was driving north on I-91 when his car became disabled in the left lane around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2.
Mieles, of New Haven, who was outside of his car, died when he was hit by an SUV during the crash, said the Connecticut State Police.
Earlier report: New Haven Man Who Stepped Out Of Car After Crash Struck, Killed By SUV On I-91
A native of the city, Mieles joined the department 10 months ago, and served just down the street from where he …
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Giving Indecent Material To Minors, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with the dissemination of indecent material to minors following a lengthy investigation, according to police.
Dutchess County resident Hayez D. Prelich, age 25 of Pine Plains, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov.2, in New York City.
According to Dutchess County Sheriff's Capt. John Watterson, early in 2022 Prelich was charged with disseminating indecent material to minors, a felony, by the Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau.
After being charged Prelich failed to appear for his court appearances, after which a warrant was issued for his ar…
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