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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

Monticello Man Nabbed In Theft Of $7K From Parked Vehicle A man from the region has been charged with grand larceny in connection with the theft of $7,500 from a vehicle parked at a construction site. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 5:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 30 on Pleasant Street in the village of Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, officers responded to a report of the theft at a construction job site on Pleasant Street. Responding officers reviewed video surveillance from a nearby business and were able to quickly identify Glen Flickenschild, age 49, of Monticello as the person r…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2023

Police & Fire

Task Force Bust: Newburgh Man Charged With Selling Fentanyl In Poughkeepsie, Cops Say A Hudson Valley man has been charged with the criminal sale of narcotics following an investigation into fentanyl sales in the area. Orange County resident Mackenzie A. Arias, age 23, of Newburgh, was arrested by the Dutchess County Drug Task following an investigation that lasted several months, said Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, of the task force. The task force has been actively investigating the sale of fentanyl in the areas of Academy and Montgomery Streets in the city of Poughkeepsie for several months, Harris said. As a result of that investigation, Arias was arrested for selling…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2023

Police & Fire

Traffic Stop In Liberty Leads To Drug Bust, 3 Arrested, State Police Say Two men and a juvenile were charged with possession of a controlled substance after state police found more than three pounds of marijuana and cocaine during a traffic stop. The bust took place in Sullivan County around 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 31 in the town of Liberty during a stop for traffic violations. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, during the stop, the driver of a 2006 Honda Accord, identified as Nicholas P. Macnaughton, age 22 from Syracuse, told troopers he had more than a pound of marijuana in the trunk of the car. Also in the vehicle were the front seat passenger and owner…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2023

Police & Fire

CT Man Beats Up Restaurant Employees After Being Asked To Leave, Police Say A Connecticut man was charged with assault after he allegedly attacked staff members of a popular restaurant when they asked him to leave. The incident took place in New Haven County around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 27, at the Stonebridge Restaurant on Daniel Street in Milford. According to Milford Poice, Christopher Bier, age 34, of Milford, was dining at Stonebridge Restaurant when he was asked to leave by the security staff for inappropriate conduct towards other patrons. Bier was asked to leave repeatedly, and he refused to do so. Security staff escorted Bier off the pr…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2023

Police & Fire

Accused Dealer Busted: 34-Year-Old Charged For CT Drug Sales A Fairfield County man has been charged with possession of heroin and crack with an intent to sell following an investigation into drug sales in the area. Robert Dennison, age 34, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Friday, May 26 by Norwalk Police Special Services agents during the execution of a search warrant, said Lt. Joe Dinho, of the Norwalk Police. The warrant was served at a home in Ryan Park on Raymond St., in Norwalk, Dinho said. During the search, officers found Dennison in possession of crack and heroin which contained fentanyl and were packaged for sale, Dinho said. Dennison was ch…

by Kathy Reakes

06/04/2023

Police & Fire

CT City Official Charged With Hit-Run That Left Teen Critical The chairman of a Connecticut city's zoning board has been charged with running down a teen on a scooter and then leaving the area. New Haven County resident John Egan, age 58, of Waterbury, the Zoning Commission chairman and former head of the Parks and Recreation Department, was arrested on Wednesday, May 31, for the incident that took place in Waterbury on Monday, May 26, said Lt. Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police. The crash took place just after 12 a.m., in the area of West Main Street at Highland Avenue, Bessette said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a scooter …

by Kathy Reakes

06/03/2023

Lifestyle

Grab Your Racket: New Pickleball Courts Open In Poughkeepsie As the pickleball craze takes over the nation and is even vying for a spot in the Olympics, four new courts have opened in the area. Tuesday, May 30 at 10 a.m., Dutchess County Executive William O’Neil hosted a ribbon cutting and exhibition game at the county’s new pickleball courts at Quiet Cove Riverfront Park in the town of Poughkeepsie. Attendees will be invited to try out this fun, accessible sport that is rapidly growing in popularity across the nation. Dutchess County has constructed four pickleball courts on the upper portion of the park, near the park’s entrance off Route 9…

by Kathy Reakes

06/03/2023

Police & Fire

Barbershop Blaze: E-Bike Cited As Cause Of Fire That Destroyed Spring Valley Business An E-bike started a fire that destroyed a Hudson Valley barbershop. The fire took place in Rockland County at the Veloz Barbershop on Thursday, June 1, in Spring Valley, said the Ramapo Police. The fire started from an E-bike that was located at the front of the barbershop by the entrance, said Chris Kear, Rockland County Fire Coordinator. "An employee said that she heard loud popping noises turned around and saw the bike on fire and then got everybody out the back door," Kear said. There were no injuries. The incident is currently under investigation by the Ramapo Police Investiga…

by Kathy Reakes

06/02/2023

Police & Fire

Building Collapse: 6 Injured, 5 Trapped, 2 Critical In New Haven At least six people were injured when a building under construction partially collapsed, trapping at least five people. The incident took place in New Haven County on Lafayette Street in New Haven around 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 2. Rick Fontana, New Haven’s director of emergency operations, told NBC News Connecticut that six people are injured and two are in critical condition. There were no fatalities, the news outlet said. Fire officials said concrete was being poured on the second floor when the collapse occurred. CT Fire Photo, on the scene, said on Twitter that all f…

by Kathy Reakes

06/02/2023

Police & Fire

New Windsor Woman Airlifted To Hospital After Crash Between Car, Tractor-Trailer A Hudson Valley woman was seriously injured following a crash with a tractor-trailer. The crash took place in Orange County around 11:15 a.m., Thursday, June 1 in the town of Newburgh. According to Lt, Peter Talarico, of the town of Newburgh Police, officers on the scene found an accident involving a 2008 Infinity and a 2002 tractor-trailer. Preliminary investigations show the tractor-trailer, driven by a 42-year-old Sullivan County man from Wurtsboro, was traveling southbound on Route 300. The 2008 Infinity, driven by a 62-year-old New Windsor woman, was traveli…

by Kathy Reakes

06/02/2023

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