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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
Milford Infant Death Update: Bridgeport Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond Milford Infant Death Update: Bridgeport Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond
Milford Infant Death Update: Bridgeport Man Charged, Held On $1 Million Bond A Connecticut man has been charged with alleged cruelty to persons and risk of injury to a minor after an infant was found dead in a motel bathtub in a vacated room by cleaning staff. Related: Dead Infant Found In Bathtub Of Vacated Milford Motel Room Fairfield County resident Dale Kirkland, age 31, of Bridgeport, was charged in New Haven County on Wednesday, Aug. 21, by the Milford Police in connection with the death of the child found at the Mayflower Motel. According to Milford Police Officer Brianna MacDonald, the infant was found around 11:30 a.m. in the bathtub of a vacant roo…

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Lifestyle
New Canaan Highway Superintendent Calls It A Career After 44 Years New Canaan Highway Superintendent Calls It A Career After 44 Years
New Canaan Highway Superintendent Calls It A Career After 44 Years A Fairfield County native who has worked for the public works department in the town he was born in for 44 years is calling it a career. New Canaan Public Works Highway Department Superintendent Mose Saccary recently retired. The department said Saccary was hired as a laborer for the Highway Department in April 1980 by Director of Public Works Lou Mareno and soon promoted to operator, with responsibility for the streets north of Turner Hill to the New York State line, west to Smith Ridge Road, and east to Valley Road. The Highway Department is responsible for maintaining the town's 125 mil…

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Police & Fire
Greenwich Woman Nabbed For DUI At Darien Train Station Following Crash, Police Say Greenwich Woman Nabbed For DUI At Darien Train Station Following Crash, Police Say
Greenwich Woman Nabbed For DUI At Darien Train Station Following Crash, Police Say A Fairfield County woman was nabbed for alleged DUI following a crash at a train station. The incident occurred in Darien at around 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Noroton Heights Train Station on Heights Road.  According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police, responding officers found a silver 2008 Kia Spectra with significant damage after it collided with a telephone pole.  The driver, identified as Alexis Jordan, age 33, of Greenwich, appeared to be under the influence with slurred speech, Vigil said. Vigil said a search of the vehicle revealed an o…

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Police & Fire
Dutchess County Drug Task Force Nabs Fentanyl Dealer Dutchess County Drug Task Force Nabs Fentanyl Dealer
Dutchess County Drug Task Force Nabs Fentanyl Dealer A drug task force nabbed an alleged fentanyl dealer following an ongoing investigation in the region. The arrest occurred in Dutchess County in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, Aug. 22. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task Force, the unit has been investigating the transportation and sale of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs being brought into Dutchess County from Orange County in Newburgh.  During the ongoing investigation, the drug dealer was identified as Antwan J. Wakely Jr, age 31, of Newburgh, who sold fentanyl and ot…

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Police & Fire
Crackdown On New Windsor Massage Parlors Nets 3 Arrests Crackdown On New Windsor Massage Parlors Nets 3 Arrests
Crackdown On New Windsor Massage Parlors Nets 3 Arrests A Hudson Valley police department is continuing its investigation into unlicensed/illegal massage parlors and spas throughout the area, arresting three on this go-round of busts. The arrests occurred in Orange County on Friday, Aug. 9, and Thursday, Aug. 22, at several locations in New Windsor. According to Chief Daniel Valeri of the New Windsor Police, the department worked with New York Professional Enforcement investigators to check the businesses for violations and crimes. Valeri said the investigation resulted in the arrests of three people, each charged with unauthorized practice of …

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Police & Fire
Man Found Dead In Aspetuck River In Fairfield After Police Discover Submerged Vehicle Man Found Dead In Aspetuck River In Fairfield After Police Discover Submerged Vehicle
Man Found Dead In Aspetuck River In Fairfield After Police Discover Submerged Vehicle A local man was found dead in the Aspetuck River after police were notified of a submerged vehicle in Fairfield County. The incident occurred in the town of Fairfield around 12:40 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22. According to Fairfield Police Sgt. Michael Stahl, the Weston Police Department notified the department of a vehicle submerged in the Aspetuck River, directly behind Aspetuck Falls in Fairfield.  Stahl said the vehicle was believed to have been at this location for several days and was found unoccupied. Fairfield Police personnel confirmed that the vehicle appeared to be u…

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Police & Fire
New Canaan Police Bust Wilton Man For DWI/Drugs, Police Say New Canaan Police Bust Wilton Man For DWI/Drugs, Police Say
New Canaan Police Bust Wilton Man For DWI/Drugs, Police Say A Fairfield County man was charged with alleged DWI/drugs after ignoring an officer's signal to stop and driving into a construction zone. The incident occurred in New Canaan at around 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, at a construction site on Silvermine Road. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, an officer conducting traffic control at a construction site signaled John Anderson, age 46, of Wilton, to stop his SUV as he approached the zone. Instead of stopping, DeFelice said Anderson kept traveling west on Silvermine Road, approaching the construction site before stopping,…

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News
Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Palisades Center Mall To Prevent Deaths By Suicide Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Palisades Center Mall To Prevent Deaths By Suicide
Hundreds Petition For Safety Barriers At Palisades Center Mall To Prevent Deaths By Suicide Following the death of a 32-year-old woman who jumped from a high floor at a Hudson Valley mall, a petition has been started to urge the shopping center to add protective barriers to prevent such incidents. Related: Rockland Woman, 32, Jumps To Death From Upper Floor Of Palisades Center Mall In West Nyack The unidentified woman's death occurred in Rockland County around 2:45 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. After the news reported the suicide, Rockland County resident Shannon Harding said something had to be done. "I started the petition as a …

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Police & Fire
2 Found Dead In East Hartford Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide 2 Found Dead In East Hartford Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide
2 Found Dead In East Hartford Home In Apparent Murder-Suicide Editor's note: A headline on an earlier version of this story had an incorrect location. The incident occurred in East Hartford. A man and a woman were found dead inside a Connecticut home after police received a report of a possible gunshot victim. The incident occurred in Hartford County around 10:32 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 22, on Hilltop Farms Lane in East Hartford. According to East Hartford Police Officer Marc Caruso, when officers arrived, they located a man and a woman inside the home who had both sustained fatal gunshot wounds.   Police also located a firearm close to the …

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Schools
New Interim Principal Named At Danbury's Westside Middle School Academy New Interim Principal Named At Danbury's Westside Middle School Academy
New Interim Principal Named At Danbury's Westside Middle School Academy Danbury Public Schools has named a new interim principal at Westside Middle School Academy. Michael Flynn, a 28-year veteran of Danbury Public School as a teacher, administrator, and now principal, was chosen by Superintendent Dr. Kara Casimiro on Monday, Aug. 19.   According to Michael Seelig of Danbury Public Schools, Flynn attended Danbury public schools from grade three onward, graduating from Danbury High School in 1988. “I feel very fortunate and humbled to be selected for this Principalship,” said Flynn. “Westside has so many great leaders, veteran teachers, and …

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