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Joe Jenkins

Managing Editor, Orange County

jjenkins@dailyvoice.com

Joe Jenkins is a reporter who has worked for various publications including the Poughkeepsie Journal and the New York Daily News. He Graduated from the University at Buffalo in 2003 and received his master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. Joe is also a contributing columnist and analyst for various online sports publications.

Joe was formerly a managing editor at Daily Voice.

Joe Jenkins's Contributions

Schools

Teachers Learn About Active Learning At Boces Workshop HARRISON, N.Y. -- Educators from all over the Hudson Valley got a feel for how active learning should take place at the Lower Hudson Regional Information Center’s Active Learning Center in Harrison on Aug. 22 and 23. The interactive seminar helped educators learn to teach in an active learning space and to prepare for their own transition to an educational setting that is intended to be more flexible, mobile and engaging than that of the traditional classroom. Teachers from the Byram Hills, Croton Harmon, Hastings, Ossining, Pelham, New Rochelle and Rye City school districts were the first t…

09/02/2016

Weather

Tropical Storm Watch Issued As Hermine Heads For Connecticut FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for coastal Connecticut as what remains of Hurricane Hermine moves toward the Northeast. Hermine is expected to weaken from hurricane strength as it moves up the East Coast, but meteorologists are still expecting heavy rains, strong winds and potential coastal flooding on Labor Day and into Tuesday. The potential impacts of the storm will vary greatly depending on the final track of Hermine. On Friday, the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection said via Twitter: "Based on…

09/02/2016

Schools

Parking Restrictions At Greenvale Elementary Due To Construction EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Construction near Greenvale School is prompting a change where parents park to pick up and drop off children.Officials are requesting parents not park on Rescigno Drive (road in front of Greenvale) between Swift Avenue and Maple Street for child pickup. Parents are, instead, asked to park south of Swift Avenue. Work will only be permitted between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. to allow for buses once school begins.

09/02/2016

Schools

East Fishkill Police Remind Drivers To Stop For School Buses EAST FISHKILL, N.Y. -- The East Fishkill Police Department is reminding drivers to take extra caution as schools reopen in September. Drivers are reminded that passing a stopped school bus, with red lights flashing carries a minimum $250 fine and five points on the driver's license. Students at John Jay High School are reminded to use the crosswalk lights when crossing Route 52.

09/02/2016

Police & Fire

Ridgefield Paramedic Revives Woman At Main Street Burger Shop RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- A Ridgefield paramedic was able to revive an unresponsive 70-year old woman at Prime Burger on Monday evening, according to the Ridgefield Press. The woman was found in a chair against a wall at approximately 7 p.m. Firefighter and paramedic Nick Paproski arrived and began performing chest compressions on the woman until she was revived, the Ridgefield Press said. Paproski and other responders then took the woman who was in cardiac arrest to Danbury Hospital for further evaluation, the Ridgefield Press reported. Click here to read the Ridgefield Press article.

08/30/2016

Politics

Greenburgh Board Set To Oppose Commercial Barge Anchorage Sites GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Greenburgh Town Board is set to join a group of other river communities in opposing a proposal that would allow commercial barges to drop anchor along a 70-mile stretch of the Hudson, according to Supervisor Paul Feiner. The resolution opposing the measure will be put to vote on Wednesday when the board meets at 7:30 p.m. Feiner said town officials and other Greenburgh residents are concerned about the potential environmental impacts the proposal could have. "We join Hastings, Dobbs Ferry and other river villages that have expressed significant concerns abou…

08/30/2016

Lifestyle

St. Vincent's Wins Gold Plus Award For Heart Failure Care BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport was recognized by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation for its improvements in treating heart failure.The medical center was awarded the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for the second consecutive year. The award is given to hospitals that implement specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation's secondary prevention guidelines for patients with heart failure. St. Vinc…

08/30/2016

Events

500-Mile Gypsy Motorcycle Run To Leave From Oradell ORADELL, N.J. -- The 10th annual 500-mile gypsy run will roll out from Oradell on Friday, Sept. 9. Riders will meet up at Cool Beans Coffee Shop for a ride through New York's Catskill region to camp on the shore of the Delaware River. Riders will have the chance to cruise some of the best roads on the east coast. Riders should meet at the coffee shop, located at 304 Kinderkamack Rd. at 7 a.m. Click here for more information on the run.

08/29/2016

Events

Northvale To Celebrate Centennial At Town Day NORTHVALE, N.J. -- The borough of Northvale will continue its centennial celebration during the Town Day Carnival starting Friday, Sept. 23 at Hogan's Park. Ridges, games and food vendors will be on hand to keep Northvale residents of all ages happy. Northvale's early history can be placed back to Henry Hudson, who explored the area from the New York Harbor up the palisades. All of the land in the borough of Northvale was bought from the local Leni-Lenape Indians in 1681. It officially became a Bergen County borough in 1916. The carnival will be held on Friday, Sept. 23 from 5 p.m. to 11 p…

08/29/2016

Events

Author Of 40 Cookbooks Talks Food In Oakland OAKLAND, N.J. -- Cookbook author Rick Rodgers will visit the Oakland Public Library on Monday, Sept. 19.Rodgers is the author of more than 40 cookbooks on subjects ranging from holiday cooking to grilling, and fondue to Viennese coffeehouses. His clients include show business icons, TV stars, iconic restaurants and bakeries and corporations. Rodgers will be at the library starting at 7 p.m. Register in person or by phone at 201-337-3742. The Oakland Public Library is located at 2 Municipal Plaza.

08/29/2016

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