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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

News

Yorktown Planning Board Approves Chase Bank YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Planning Board ruled on several proposals during its meeting on Monday, Aug. 8, including the approval of the site plan for a Chase Bank on Commerce Street. Other items on the agenda included: Appoving a second, one-year extension for construction on the Kitchawan Fire and Rescue Station. Approval of an ammended site plan for Spark Steakhouse on Route 202. A revised plan that reduces the proposed number of residential units at Crompond Terraces and includeds a 32 room in as well as 77,000 square feet of retail/commercial space.

08/18/2016

Traffic

I-287 Lanes Will Be Closed For Roadwork Drainage work will prompt the closure of up to three northbound lanes of the New York State Thruway (I-87/I-287) from exit 8A (Elmsford - NY Route 119 - Saw Mill River Parkway North) to the Tappan Zee Bridge between Thursday and Friday nights. As part of the overnight work on the 18, State Police will stop and hold all northbound traffic approaching the bridge for a period of approximately 20 minutes between midnight and 5 a.m. Closures will begin with one left lane starting at 8 p.m. a second left land will be closed at 9 p.m. The third lane will close at 11:59 p.m. with all lanes reopen…

08/18/2016

Politics

Newtown Rep. Sredzinski Promotes Tax Free Shopping Week FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Rep. J.P. Sredzinski (R-Monroe, Newtown) wants parents and students getting ready for back-to-school to save a little cash by shopping during Tax Free Week from Sunday, Aug. 21 through Saturday, Aug. 27. "This one-week event eliminates Connecticut’s 6.35% sales tax on clothing and footwear costing less than $100," Rep. Sredzinski said in a statement. "Please note: This benefit has been substantially reduced from previous years." Goods not covered under the program include, but are not limited to: Clothing or footwear specifically designed for at…

08/16/2016

News

Delays Expected As Roadwork On Rt. 25 In Trumbull Begins TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Roadwork starting on Wednesday, Aug. 17 will create heavy delays for motorists using Route 25 in Trumbull Water main relocation will begin between 9 p.m. on Wednesday night and go through 7 a.m. on Thursday morning. A drainage storm line will then be installed at the intersection of Route 25/Main Street and Cedar Hill Drive starting on Aug. 18 and continuing through Aug. 26. Work will be done between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Construction will cause Route 25/Main Street to narrow to only one lane open to alternating traffic. Motorists are advised to seek alte…

08/15/2016

News

Death Of Dutchess Cashier Tops Week's News DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the week's top stories from around Dutchess County. Marie Dunn, a Stormville mother of two who was run over in the parking lot of ShopRite in Carmel last November, passed away Sunday. East Fishkill police are investigating an attempt to commit a blacktop sealing scam against a local senior citizen. Chef Peter X. Kelly offered up suggestions for summer dining in the Hudson Valley, including a new spot in Fishkill. A pair of police officers from the East Fishkill Police Department have saved the life of a 29-year-old woman who overdosed on heroin. A P…

08/14/2016

News

Apparent Hate Crime Tops Week's News In Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the week's top stories from around Rockland County. Following two fire-bombing type incidents that took place at the home of two Clarkstown Rabbis on Tuesday, Rockland County Executive Ed Day has called for an aggressive investigation into what he called "apparent hate crimes." Eleven men were taken into custody Tuesday and indicted in federal court in White Plains for trafficking in cocaine and crack cocaine in and around Rockland County. The Rockland Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependence, Inc. (RCADD) was awarded $100,000 in le…

08/14/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport To Use $2.7 Million Federal Grant To Hire More Firefighters BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Bridgeport Fire Department received a massive financial boost by winning a $2.7 million FEMA grant on Friday. The funds will pay the salaries of 17 out of the 24 new fire recruits for the next two years. “The federal grant is tremendously helpful for our city and our Fire Department,” MayorJoe Ganim said in a statement. “The Bridgeport Fire Department has been dangerously understaffed for years and this grant will allow us to bring in a new class of badly needed recruits. "Adding new firefighters will not only make our city safer, but funding more firefighters…

08/13/2016

Business

Macy's Shuts 100 Stores, Could Paramus Locations Close? Macy's has announced it will close 100 or so locations in early 2017. The company operates locations at the Garden State Plaza in Paramus and the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, among 19 others in New Jersey — and a total of 728 nationwide. It also has six furniture galleries in both Paramus and Wayne. “We operate in a fast-changing world, and our company is moving forward decisively to build further on Macy’s heritage as a preferred shopping destination for fashion, quality, value and convenience," Chairman and CEO Terry J. Lundgren said in a statement. "This involves doing things …

08/12/2016

Business

Macy's Will Close 100 Stores Department store giant Macy's announced it will close approximately 100 of its locations by early 2017, according to a statement released by the company. The company said the stores where the real estate value exceeds the value of the retail output will be in line for closure. “We operate in a fast-changing world, and our company is moving forward decisively to build further on Macy’s heritage as a preferred shopping destination for fashion, quality, value and convenience," Macy's chairman and CEO Terry J. Lundgren said in a statement. "This involves doing things differently and…

08/12/2016

Politics

DV Decision: Readers Want A Beer With Trump More Than Clinton ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Readers would rather grab a stool and belly up to the bar with Donald Trump than Hillary Clinton, according to a Daily Voice poll. Trump overwhelmingly beat out Clinton securing 400 votes, good for 50 percent. Clinton was the least popular of three options, securing 20 percent of the vote. "Oddly, I can't even imaging shrillary pausing to drink -- she's so slimey she'd probably just absorb it through her skin," one decidely anti-Clinton Fairfield County voter commented. Thirty percent of voters decided neither candidate was worth the bar tab and would …

by Daily Voice

08/12/2016

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