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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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Events

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade To Return 'Live' This Year The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade is returning to the streets of New York City for its 95th celebration after being curtailed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Macy's made the announcement on Wednesday, Sept. 8, saying the parade will be delight crowds once again on Thursday, Nov. 25 beginning at 9 a.m. This year's parade will feature the signature mix of giant character helium balloons, fantastic floats, marching bands, performance groups, celebrities, clowns, and the one-and-only Santa Claus, Macy's said. “We are thrilled to welcome back in its full form the Macy’s Thanksgiving D…

by Kathy Reakes

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

State Police Identify Man Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash New York State Police have identified a man who was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the area. It happened around 9:35 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, on a busy stretch of the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, officers were dispatched to the area of mile marker 30.7 southbound on the parkway in Putnam Valley just south of Exit 31A for a report of a car off the roadway. An investigation found the 1995 Toyota Tacoma, operated Douglas W. Day, age 55, of New York City, was traveling southbound, left the roadway for unknown reasons, an…

by Kathy Reakes

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

Two Injured In Crash In Region Two people received non-life-threatening injuries following a two-vehicle crash in the region. The crash took place in Western Massachusetts on Tuesday, Sept. 7, on Grayson Drive in Springfield. According to the Springfield Fire Department, the two people had to be extricated and were transported to area hospitals. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

by Kathy Reakes

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

Police Warn Residents Two Coyotes Have Been Seen In Fairfield County Police are warning residents that two coyotes have been seen in Fairfield County. Officials said early Wednesday, Sept. 8, they have been notified by the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection that the two coyotes were spotted in Norwalk around Flax Hill Park. They are reminding residents of steps to take in the event they encounter the animals or to prevent coyotes from coming into their yards. Pet owners are urged to keep their dogs leashed and insight. If they are in the yard, homes should have coyote-proof fencing. Never feed coyotes, and remove bird feeders, fallen f…

by Kathy Reakes

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

Woman Found Dead In Hudson Valley Police are asking the public for help in an investigation into the death of a 63-year-old woman in the area. The woman, identified as Rose M. Mayhew-Moses, age 63, of Saugerties, was found when Ulster County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home in the Town of Olive around 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. A preliminary investigation suggests Mayhew-Moses was visiting relatives at the location and may have drowned in a body of water on the property. The investigation remains ongoing and police are asking anyone with information to contact their office at 845-338-3640. The department is …

by Kathy Reakes

09/08/2021

Politics

Former Hudson Valley Congressional Candidate Found Dead At Age 41 A 41-year-old lifelong New Yorker died in an apparent suicide two weeks after he dropped out of his race for a United States House of Representatives seat in the Hudson Valley. Afghanistan war veteran Kyle Van De Water, age 41, was found dead in Dutchess County on Tuesday, Sept. 7, in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery by City of Poughkeepsie police. Sources told the Mid-Hudson News his death was under investigation as a “likely suicide.” Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said on Twitter his heart was broken for Van De Water's family, including his four children. “Kyle was a war hero who…

by Kathy Reakes

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

37-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Man Killed, Woman Critically Injured In Long Island Crash Police have charged a Long Island resident with driving while intoxicated following a crash that killed a man and critically injured a woman. It happened around 12:25 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8 in Sayville. A man was driving a 2011 Toyota Yaris eastbound on the Sunrise Highway, near Exit 50, when the vehicle struck the center median, followed by the guardrail of the right lane, before becoming disabled sideways in the center lane, Suffolk County Police said. A woman who was a passenger exited the Toyota, which was then struck in the driver’s side by an eastbound 2011 Jeep Liberty,…

by Kathy Reakes

09/08/2021

Police & Fire

Man Airlifted Following Two-Vehicle Crash In Area A 34-year-old man was airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash. It happened around 11:20 a.m., Monday, Sept. 6, in Dutchess County on Route 9G in Red Hook. The man was driving a 1986 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Route 9G approaching the Rokeby Road intersection when he was hit by an Irvington woman driving a 2011 Toyota passenger car who failed to yield the right of way, according to the Red Hook Police. This caused the motorcycle to strike the rear of the vehicle ejecting the motorcyclist, police said. The motorcycle then slid off the wes…

by Kathy Reakes

09/07/2021

Police & Fire

One Killed In Single-Vehicle Taconic Parkway Crash One person was killed during a single-vehicle crash on the Taconic State Parkway. It happened around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, in Putnam County in the right lane southbound in Kent, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. The roadway was closed for several hours following the crash for an investigation. The parkway has since reopened. The cause of the crash is unknown. Few details of the crash are available at this time. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

by Kathy Reakes

09/07/2021

Police & Fire

Long Island War Vet Held Cops At Bay For More Than 19 Hours After Call For Help, Police Say A Long Island war veteran held police at bay for more than 19 hours after officers responded to a call for medical attention. The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 5 in Massapequa Park, said the Nassau County Police. According to detectives, information was received that there was a 42-year-old Iraqi-Afghan war veteran that needed medical attention. Officers responded to the home and contacted the individual. At that time the veteran barricaded himself inside the house and refused to speak with police. Additional units were requested and hostage negotia…

by Kathy Reakes

09/07/2021

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