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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.
Four In Custody After Allegedly Robbing Pizza Delivery Driver In Region
Four Western Mass residents, including two juveniles, were arrested after a pizza delivery driver was robbed in the region, according to police.
Hampden County residents Mario Santiago, age 24, and Josiah Finlay, age 18, both of Springfield, were arrested around 1 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 11, in Springfield.
Officers were called to assist a pizza delivery driver on Ainsworth Street for a report of an unarmed robbery.
The driver told police that he was assaulted and robbed on Vermont Street while attempting to make a delivery.
He did not need medical attention.
Walsh said shor…
Duo Nabbed After Shooting In Region
Two men were arrested following an alleged assault and shooting in Western Massachusetts.
Hampden County residents Mario Santiago, age 31, of Chicopee, and Josiah Finlay, age 27, of Springfield, were arrested around 1:45 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 12, after police responded to a report of shots fired in Springfield.
According to Ryan Walsh, spokesman for the Springfield Police, when officers arrived in the 400 block of Albany Street, they located two victims.
One victim was punched. The second victim told officers that three men reportedly pointed firearms at him, Walsh said.
An inves…
Fairfield County Man Found Shot To Death In Car, Police Say
Police are investigating after a man from the region was found shot to death on a city street.
Fairfield County resident Michael Harrigan, age 42, of Bridgeport, was discovered by police around 4:45 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 12, after receiving a call for an unresponsive man in a car.
According to Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport, police responded to 64 Black Rock Ave., where they found Harrigan dead inside the car from an apparent gunshot wound.
Police are conducting an ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information should contact Detective Martin Heanue at 2…
Popular Eatery Serves Up New York-Style Pizza In Fairfield County
We know you can find a pizza joint on every corner, but there's one Fairfield County restaurant that locals are saying serves up a great pie straight from a brick oven.
Remo's Brick Oven Pizza in Stamford is gaining some rave reviews for its New York-style pizzas, a variety of pasta dishes, desserts, and freshly baked bread.
Some of Remo's favorites include the fried calamari, the Gorgonzola bread, the handmade cannolis, and, of course, the pizzas of all kinds.
Fried calamariYelp
Some top-rated included the Margherita pizza, which is said the correct ratio of ingredients, and the build…
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