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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.
CT Teacher Arrested For Assaulting Student, Police Say
A Connecticut teacher has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a student in the classroom.
On Monday, Dec. 6, at about 2:20 p.m., Police received calls regarding an assault in New Haven at Edgewood School, located at 737 Edgewood Ave.
According to Officer Scott Shumway of the New Haven Police, responding officers learned that a teacher, Deron Beasley, age 42, of New Haven, and a student, had been involved in an altercation in a classroom.
The student sustained minor injuries and was released to a parent, Shumway said.
Beasley was arrested and taken to the New Haven Police De…
It's Opening Day For New Restaurant In Hudson Valley
A new restaurant is set to throw open its doors in the Hudson Valley.
The International Buffet & Grill, in Dutchess County, opens on Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 2355 South Road in the town of Poughkeepsie, taking the place of a Golden Corral that shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Not a lot is known about the new restaurant except it serves a variety of international food including American, Mexican, Italian, and Dominican, the restaurant said on Facebook.
Some choices on the buffet will include pizza, chicken rotisserie, desserts, and a chocolate fountain.
The restaurant…
Fairfield County Man Wanted For Murder, Surrenders To Police
A Fairfield County man wanted in connection with the murder of his ex-girlfriend's boyfriend has surrendered to police.
Miguel Rojas, age 28, of Bridgeport, surrendered to police to face charges in connection to the Friday, Dec. 3 homicide of Jalen Parilla, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency management for Bridgeport.
According to witnesses, Rojas, who has two children with his ex-girlfriend, shot Parilla, age 37, of Stratford.
After the shooting, Parilla was rushed to Saint Vincent's Hospital where he died a short time later.
Following the homicide, police put out an urgent alert …
Beloved Hudson Valley Teacher Dies Unexpectedly
A beloved Hudson Valley teacher recently passed away unexpectedly at the age of 60.
Orange County resident Kathy Butsko, of Newburgh, died on Monday, Nov. 29.
Born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Butsko was a master's graduate of Marist College and was also an adjunct professor at Marist College and SUNY Orange; she was very passionate about education, her obituary said,
In addition to teaching, Butsko loved music and traveled to many states to see her favorite band, Garbage.
She was also a big fan of Gaelic Storm and all things Irish.
"Kathy had a huge heart and loved big," h…
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