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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

Lifestyle

Fairfield, Southport Rank Among CTs Best Places To Live FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield and Southport were both ranked among the best places to live by community analysis website Niche. Fairfield ranked 21st while Westport came in at no. 23. New Canaan was the highest rated municipality in Fairfield County and placed behind only Simsbury throughout the state. Niche compiled data across dozens of metrics including Higher Education Rate, Cost of Living Diversity, Crime and Safety, Jobs and Nightlife. The company then distilled these metrics into letter grades. Fairfield and Southport both received an overall grade of A+ that included top marks for…

04/20/2017

Schools

Monroe Superintendent Announces Retirement MONROE, Conn. -- Superintendent Jim Agostine announced he will retire at the end of the school year, according to the Monroe Courier. Agostine came to Monroe in 2012. He had served as the superintendent for District 16 before making the move. Agostine said working in the Monroe district was the "capstone" of his career, the Monroe Courier reported. Agostine's final day will be June 30, the Monroe Courer said. Click here to read the Monroe Courier article.

04/20/2017

Neighbors

Happy Birthday To Tenafly's Don Mattingly TENAFLY, N.J. -- Happy birthday to Tenafly's Don Mattingly!Mattingly, who played first base for the New York Yankees from 1982 to 1995, turns 56 on April 20. Mattingly batted .307 over his career with 222 home runs and 1,099 RBI. He was a six-time All-Star, nine-time gold glove winner and was named the American League MVP in 1985. His number 23 is retired by the Yankees. After retiring, Mattingly has gone on to manage with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Miami Marlins.

04/20/2017

Lifestyle

Wilton Couple Takes Cancer Fight To Mount Everest WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton resident JP Kealy has been waging his medical battle with multiple myeloma for three years using chemo treatments, steroids and even stem cell transplants with his wife Annamarie by his side. Multiple myeloma is a form of cancer that forms in white plasma blood cells. There is no known cure. JP and Annamarie's hope is, instead, for complete remission. Next year, JP and Annamarie will be joined by several others who hope to take their fight to Mount Everest while raising money for Norwalk-based Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. JP and Annamarie will a 12-day jou…

04/20/2017

Neighbors

Valley United Way Honors One Of Its Own: Retired Teacher, Coach Jack Walsh SHELTON, Conn. -- Valley United Way honored one of its own by presenting its most prestigious award for community service to former COO Jack Walsh recently. Walsh, the 47th recipient of the Charles H. Flynn Humanitarian Award, is a lifelong resident of Derby. He was with United Way since 1989. Walsh was previously a teacher in Shelton and Derby as well as the head boys basketball coach at Shelton High School. He was also the director of the Recreation Camp in Derby, a United Way funded agency, for 14 years. During his tenure, Valley United Way has grown as a community resource by adding t…

04/20/2017

News

Pavement Project Beginning On I-95 In Bridgeport, Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Construction on Interstate 95 starting at the end of April will cause overnight lane closures in Fairfield and Bridgeport. The project involves milling and paving a section of I-95 between the New England Avenue overpass and the Broad Street overpass for a total distance of 3 miles. This project will also include milling and paving of on-ramps and off-ramps and repair of existing concrete bridge decks. Motorists should expect lane closures at the following times: Northbound: Mondays between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. Th…

04/19/2017

Schools

New Canaan Scholarship Fund Celebrates Golden Anniversary With 5K Color Run NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan Color Run to benefit the scholarship fund will be held at the High school on Saturday, April 29. What is a color run? It’s a fundraising 5K run/walk where color powder paint is thrown in the air at the start of the race and at five different color stations (purple, yellow, green, red, and blue) along the route. Runners get covered in color for a rainbow effect. The event is open to all ages with a kids dash as well. Registration is $30 online, or $40 on the day of the race. Both events will start at the high school and run through Waveny Park. Registrati…

04/19/2017

Lifestyle

Going Green: CT Ranks Top In Water Quality In Environmental Ratings FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- What's in the water in Connecticut? Not much, according to WalletHub, who said the Nutmeg State has the cleanest water in the country in a recent rating. Water cleanliness was just one metric used in WalletHub's overall ranking to determine the "Greenest" state in honor of Earth Day. Connecticut placed fifth overall. Wallet Hub rated each state in 20 metrics that were broken into three categories: Environmental Quality Eco-Friendly Behaviors Climate Change Contributions Connecticut placed seventh in Environmental Quality, 22nd in Eco-Friendly Behavio…

04/19/2017

Obituaries

Darien's Philip 'Pete' Wright, 85, Union Carbide Exec DARIEN, Conn. -- Philip Taylor (Pete) Wright, 85, longtime resident of Darien, died on April 11. He was 85. Wright was born in Wilson, New York, on July 27, 1931, to Alexander Joseph Wright and Grace Brown Wright and was raised on a dairy farm in Youngstown, New York. He graduated from Michigan State University in 1953 and served in the U.S. Air Force in Utopia, Alaska, from 1954-56. In 1956, he married Virginia Mae (Ginny) Alden and they had four children. Ginny passed away in 2000, and in 2004 he married Anne Dickson Ernst. Wright spent his entire 40-year career at Union Carbide Corporat…

by Daily Voice

04/18/2017

Obituaries

Gail Brebner Ord, 73, Longtime Darien Real Estate Broker DARIEN, Conn. -- Longtime Darien Real Estate Broker Gail Brebner Ord died on Tuesday, April 11 after a battle with cancer. She was 73. Born on April 28, 1943, Gail was the oldest daughter of the late Frederic Brebner and Doreen Dann. Gail grew up in Toronto and Montreal, and graduated from John Rennie High School and Macdonald College at McGill University. She married Nicholas Ord on Aug. 19, 1967, and together they raised two children, Jennifer and Christopher, in both Canada and the United States. Gail has resided in Darien since 1981 (with a brief two-years abroad in Puerto Rico). In 1…

by Daily Voice

04/18/2017

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