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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
Duo Nabbed For Firing Gun From Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say Duo Nabbed For Firing Gun From Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say
Duo Nabbed For Firing Gun From Vehicle In Fairfield County, Police Say Two Fairfield County men have been arrested for allegedly firing gunshots out of a car while driving around the region.  John Blackwell, age 31, and Alston Powell, age 53, both of Bridgeport, were arrested by Fairfield Police after police responded to 911 calls of shots fired in the area of Fairfield Woods Road and Stillson Road. According to Lt. Edward Weihe, of the Fairfield Police, the men were seen putting their arms out the open windows of the vehicle and firing a pistol in the area.  At least four gunshots were fire, he added. The vehicle then sped off at a high rate of sp…

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Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say
Two Injured After Vehicle Crashes Into Fairfield County Building, Police Say Two drivers in Fairfield County were taken to the hospital after a multi-car crash in which one of the vehicles crashed into a building. The crash took place around 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 6, when police were patrolling in Bridgeport in the area of Park Avenue and Olive Street when they came upon a multiple vehicle crash with one of the vehicles into a building in the 1300 block of Park Avenue. According to Scott Appleby, the City of Bridgeport's director of Emergency Management, officers immediately rendered aid to the drivers of the vehicle as the fire department and ambulances were en route…

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Search Intensifies For Missing NY Mother Of Four Search Intensifies For Missing NY Mother Of Four
Search Intensifies For Missing NY Mother Of Four Police are intensifying their search for a missing married New York mother of four who has not been seen in weeks. On Long Island, Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Centereach resident Melissa Molinari, age 38, who was reported missing by friends and family on Thursday, Dec. 2. According to police, Molinari was last seen leaving her residence on Lolly Lane on Sunday, Nov. 21 before being reported missing. Since her disappearance detectives have launched an intensive search for the woman who reportedly has no medical issues and is n…

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$20,000 Reward Offered In Hudson Valley Murder Case $20,000 Reward Offered In Hudson Valley Murder Case
$20,000 Reward Offered In Hudson Valley Murder Case Police in the Hudson Valley are offering a $20,000 reward for an arrest in the 20-year-old murder of an area woman. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001, Nancy Smith, a 32-year-old Orange County resident was found dead in her house on Provost Drive in New Windsor. According to New Windsor Police Deputy Chief Michael Farbent, on that day, Smith’s parents received a call from her office saying that she had not shown up to work at the Horton Hospital in Middletown.  Concerned, they went to check at her New Windsor home where they found her dead on the living room floor, Farbent said…

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Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Long Island Dollar Tree Parking Lot, Police Say Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Long Island Dollar Tree Parking Lot, Police Say
Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Long Island Dollar Tree Parking Lot, Police Say Police are searching for three people who allegedly robbed a man at knifepoint in the parking lot of a Long Island Dollar Tree store. The incident took place around 6:25 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8, at the Dollar Tree parking lot on Old Country Road in Riverhead. According to police, a 53-year-old man was in his vehicle in the parking lot when a Hispanic woman got into his vehicle and shut it off. At the same time, two Hispanic men walked up to the vehicle, opened the driver's door, and demanded the man's money while displaying a knife. Police said a quantity of money and personal b…

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Police & Fire
Three Injured After Fire Breaks Out At Fairfield County Home Three Injured After Fire Breaks Out At Fairfield County Home
Three Injured After Fire Breaks Out At Fairfield County Home Three people were injured during a fire at a Fairfield County home. The fire started around 9 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8, at a home located at 646 Hallett St., in Bridgeport. According to Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport, those injured were found on the ground in the front of the home and their injuries were consistent with a fall. All three were transported to an area hospital for treatment, Appleby said. Their condition was not immediately known. During the fire, Bridgeport firefighters worked to rescue other residents. The fire was knocked down quickly and R…

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Police & Fire
Extra Officers At Fairfield County High School After 'Disturbing Message' Found, Police Say Extra Officers At Fairfield County High School After 'Disturbing Message' Found, Police Say
Extra Officers At Fairfield County High School After 'Disturbing Message' Found, Police Say Extra officers have been assigned to a Fairfield County high school after a "disturbing message" was discovered. The message was discovered on the wall of the girl's bathroom at Greenwich High School around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9. According to Captain Mark Zuccerella, of the Greenwich Police, two patrol officers have been assigned to assist the School Resource Officers with assessing the situation. "At the moment, it has been determined there is no imminent threat," Zuccerella said.  The school has not been put on lockdown. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice …

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Lifestyle
Former College Athlete In Westchester To Compete On Food Network Show Former College Athlete In Westchester To Compete On Food Network Show
Former College Athlete In Westchester To Compete On Food Network Show A Long Island woman who is pretty famous for her cookies on Instagram will appear tonight on the Food Network's Christmas Cookie Challenge. "I'm feeling all the emotions today - nervous, excited, anxious but also really proud," Mount Sinai native Emily Solomos said on Instagram on Thursday, Dec. 9.  But don't think baking cookies is her career. Solomos, age 24, works in marketing, and making cookies and selling them is just a hobby. "I never thought when I graduated college that I would take up a hobby that would take me this far," she added.  She added that she has learned so much in th…

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News
Three Family Members Arrested In Connection To Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident Three Family Members Arrested In Connection To Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident
Three Family Members Arrested In Connection To Fairfield County Road-Rage Incident Three Fairfield County residents have been arrested in connection with a road-rage incident in which a man later died. Emanuel Matias, age 25, of Stamford, was arrested for manslaughter Wednesday, Dec. 8, said Lt.  Tom Scanlon, of the Stamford Police.  Matias, who has been in custody since the Wednesday, Nov. 17 incident, when he was charged with assault on the 71-year-old Michael Frank Gentile, of Stamford, when he allegedly attempted to run them off Cold Spring Road. Gentile died two days later, from what medical officials said was blunt force trauma. During the incident, the …

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Person Struck By LIRR Train Person Struck By LIRR Train
Person Struck By Lirr Train A man standing on tracks of the Long Island Rail Road was seriously injured after being struck by an eastbound train. According to officials, the person was struck around 12:50 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9 near the New Hyde Park station.  The 12:14 a.m. train originated from Penn Station en route to Ronkonkoma, MTA officials said. The man was transported to an area hospital, his condition was not revealed. As a result of the hit, there were disruptions on LIRR service on the Ronkonkoma, Oyster Bay, and Port Jefferson Lines which started at approximately 12:45 a.m., and service wa…

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