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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

Business

Graduation Makes For A Busy Season For Monroe Frame Company MONROE, Conn. – As the school year winds down, things are just ramping up for Lucie Voves and Church Hill Classics, a Monroe-based custom framing company. Voves founded Church Hill Classics out of her basement in Newtown in 1991. Today, her company operates out of a 47,000-square-foot facility in Monroe. She also employs 100 workers. “Lucie has been creating Connecticut jobs and Connecticut-made products for over 25 years," Sen. Chris Murphy said in a statement. "She’s stayed true to her Connecticut roots, and she’s set her employees and her company up for success. That’s someth…

05/30/2017

Business

Pancakes, Anyone? Matthews' Diner Sees 50 Years In Bergenfield BERGENFIELD, N.J. — Matthews' Diner, winner of Daily Voice's 2016 "Best Diner in Bergen" contest, is celebrating 50 years in Bergenfield on June 1. Matthews' Diner was started by the six Matthews brothers in June of 1967. Having been raised in the food industry, it was only natural to continue in the family’s footsteps and open their own establishment. For the last 20 years, Matthews Diner has been owned and operated by Sam, son of Stanley Matthews. “Matthews' Diner has become a part of people’s history and daily lives where they can meet and spend time together,” Matthews said.…

05/29/2017

Business

Sikorsky To Provide Refurbished Black Hawk Helicopters To Afghanistan STRATFORD, Conn – Stratford's Sikorsky will give 159 refurbished Black Hawk helicopters to Afghanistan's special forces in an effort to bolster the country's air force, according to the Military Times. The 159 units will be delivered over four years with the first batch to arrive in 21 months, the Military Times said. Once the delivery is complete, it will nearly double the compliment of helicopters, the Military Times reported. Click here to read the Military Times article.

05/29/2017

Real Estate

Historic West Redding Compound Offers Enough Acreage For A Polo Field REDDING, Conn. — Looking for a large open space for your horses? This large equestrian compound in Redding just had its price reduced by $1 million. The 49 acre plot includes the 1740's Cut Granite Block Main house, 2 Guest houses, 11, 000 square foot Cedar Barn, 20, 000 square foot Insulated Clear Span Arena & fully approved 12 Lot Subdivision. The compound has been on the market for over a year and is now listed at $9.75 million. Click here to view the complete listing.

05/29/2017

News

Chipotle Nears Completion In Teterboro TETERBORO, N.J. – A new Chipotle is set to open next month in Teterboro and the first customers could get some free grub. Chipotle's newest location in North Jersey will give away free swag and coupons for buy-one-get-one to the first 25 customers. Teterboro's Chipotle is located at 9 Teterboro Landing. It will be open seven days a week at 10:45 a.m. to 10 p.m.

05/28/2017

Neighbors

Stamford Man Ready To Scale Mt. Fuji To Support Cancer Research STAMFORD, Conn. – It's common practice to use the metaphor of climbing a mountain when describing a person's battle with cancer. Stamford resident Paul Bassett, who lost his mother to pancreatic cancer, is making that metaphor a very literal mission as he is set to scale Japan's Mount Fuji in July. Bassett hopes to raise $5,000 for Norwalk's Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Multiple myeloma is the second most common form of blood cancer and, sadly, has one of the lowest five-year relative survival rates of all cancers. Bassett is a Clinical Operations Manager at the Multiple Myeloma …

05/28/2017

Real Estate

Price Drops On Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Anyone can own a home, but owning a work of art is a rarity. Tirranna, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed New Canaan home, is on the market for $7.2 million. The estate sits on nearly 15 acres and has seven bedrooms to go with eight full bathrooms spread over 6,917 square feet. It is only one of two homes designed by Wright in Connecticut. The home also features a rooftop observatory with telescope, atrium, caretaker’s suite, guest studio, pool, tennis court, large barn and sculpture paths. Click here to view the complete listing.

05/28/2017

News

Work On New Haven Line’s Catenary System Inches Toward Completion FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Work to replace the catenary system along the New Haven Line is entering its final phases and is expected to be complete by the middle of 2018. The State of Connecticut does not allow third rail operations, so trains are powered by overhead wire called catenary, like the kind once seen on trolley cars. Some of the catenary lines being replaced were installed in 1907. By May, all of the overhead wire and the systems that support them above tracks 3 and 1 along both segments, will have been completed. June will mark the beginning of the last phase of this project th…

05/28/2017

Real Estate

Personal Beach Included With This $28 Million Westport Mansion WESTPORT, Conn. — One of the largest waterfront estates in Westport just had its price reduced by $4 million, but if you want the beach at home, you're still going to have to pay $28 million. The 8,482 Elizabethan Tudor Residence sits on 7.7 acres that features 365 feet of shoreline on Long Island Sound. The home has seven bedrooms, seven full baths and two half baths. There's a pool if swimming in the sound isn't your cup of tea as well as a carriage house. Click here to view the complete listing.

05/27/2017

Lifestyle

Indian Filmmaker Picks Up Award At Ridgefield Independent Film Festival RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Indian director Samar Salam made his first-ever trip to the United States from India to attend the Ridgefield Independent Film Festival and to accept the award for Best Documentary Feature for his work with Sudeshna Sharma on "The Ides of Childhood." The documentary is a journey through Kashmir, a country at war for decades, and tells a story of tragedy, courage and hope for a land and a people. This year, the Ridgefield Independent Film Festival presented 55 films from 19 countries at five venues over the course of three days (May 19-21). Jurors for RIFF 2017…

05/27/2017

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