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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

Events

It's National Taco Day, Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- October Sundays may be made for football, but Oct. 4 is set aside to honor the staple of Tex-Mex cuisine as well: The taco. The origin of the Taco is largely unknown, but taco expert Jeffrey M. Pilcher says the word dates back to the 18th century in the Mexican silver mines and the small explosives used to extract ore. Others believe the taco originates to the 16th century before the Spanish arrived. according to nationaltacoday.com. Regardless of when, or how the taco came into existence, it has become a favorite throughout the U.S. with over 4.5 billion eaten an…

by Joe Jenkins

10/04/2015

Events

It's National Taco Day, North Passaic PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- October Sundays may be made for football, but Oct. 4 is set aside to honor the staple of Tex-Mex cuisine as well: The taco. The origin of the Taco is largely unknown, but taco expert Jeffrey M. Pilcher says the word dates back to the 18th century in the Mexican silver mines and the small explosives used to extract ore. Others believe the taco originates to the 16th century before the Spanish arrived. according to nationaltacoday.com. Regardless of when, or how the taco came into existence, it has become a favorite throughout the U.S. with over 4.5 billion eaten annua…

by Joe Jenkins

10/04/2015

Politics

Garfield Police Settle 3-Year Contract GARFIELD, N.J. -- The Garfield City Council approved a new, three-year contract for the police department on Tuesday, according to NorthJersey.com. The new contract is retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year and will run through Dec. 31, 2017. Under the agreement, new officers will start at a lower base salary ($28,000, down from $32,591) and the annual increases will be lower ($7,200 annually down from $11,400). The changes only apply to officers hired after July1, NorthJersey.com reported. Click here to read the full article.

by Joe Jenkins

10/03/2015

Schools

Clifton's Mustang Band Under New Leadership CLIFTON, N.J. -- An old face is returning to lead the Clifton High School Band, according to NorthJersey.com. Robert Morgan will come out of retirement to lead the Mustang band for the 2015-16 school year after the abrupt exit of first-year band director Cody Holody in August, NorthJersey.com reported. Morgan will be paid an $18,000 stipend for heading up the band this year, NorthJersey.com said. Click here to read the full article.

by Joe Jenkins

10/03/2015

Events

'Scared By The Sound' Returns To Rye Playland RYE, N.Y. -- Zombies, ghouls and ghosts eagerly await around every corner as “Scared by the Sound” Haunted House returns to Playland Park in Rye beginning Saturday, Oct. 3.Visitors are invited into the 10,000-square-foot haunt, which features a Crypt Walk, the Haunted Wine Cellar, Creepy Morgue and Tunnels of Doom. Experience the dual vortex tunnels, Claustrophobia Squeeze, and much more. “For 16 years, ‘Scared by the Sound’ has provided frightening Halloween entertainment for Westchester residents,” County Executive Rob Astorino said. “Be sure to visit this iconic attraction, which will run…

by Joe Jenkins

10/03/2015

Events

Ringwood Ambulance Auxiliary Runs Annual Holiday Boutique RINGWOOD, N.J. -- The Ringwood Ambulance Auxiliary will host a "Holiday Boutique" over several weekends in November. The boutique will feature antiques, crafts, and gift items for the holidays. The boutique will be open for two weeks on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday starting on Nov. 12 and ending on Nov. 22. Thursday and Friday hours will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sundays will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Soup and Shop lunches will be held on Saturdays between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

by Joe Jenkins

10/03/2015

Business

Hackensack UMC Foundation Prepares For 2015 Recognition Gala HACKENSACK, N.J. -- The Hackensack University Medical Center will host its 2015 recognition gala on Saturday at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Attendees of the 2015 Recognition Gala will enjoy the featured exhibition of Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist, which opened on Friday. The exhibition will offer an unprecedented opportunity to carefully examine Motley’s dynamic depictions of modern life in his home town, Chicago, as well as in Jazz Age Paris and Mexico. The event, which begins at 7:45 p.m. will be the first gala held at the Whitney by a hospital since th…

by Joe Jenkins

10/03/2015

Lifestyle

Keller Williams Opens In Wyckoff, Launches Food Drive WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Keller Williams Reality is celebrating the opening of its new office in Wyckoff by hosting a food drive on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Most needed items include: Canned goods (meat, fish, fruit, pasta), peanut butter, jelly, powdered milk, toilet paper, paper towels, pasta, brown and white rice. Monetary donations can be made at any time by mailing a check payable to Action Against Hunger to: PO Box 75, Hackensack, N.J. 07672 The new Keller Williams office is located at 385 Clinton Ave.

by Joe Jenkins

10/03/2015

News

Students Return To New Rochelle HS After Bomb Threat NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Students at New Rochelle High School returned to class after a bomb threat triggered an evacuation on Friday, according to reports. Police were on the scene shortly after the threat was called in, News 12 Westchester reported. Click here to read the full article.

by Joe Jenkins

10/02/2015

Neighbors

Letter: Kao 'Outstanding Choice' For Pound Ridge Town Justice POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- The Pound Ridge Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Please send letters to poundridge@dailyvoice.com.To the Editor: I write in support of Hilary Kao's quest to become the Town Justice for Pound Ridge. Kao is the outstanding choice for this important local judicial position. Kao knows Pound Ridge: he was born and raised in Pound Ridge and returned after college, law school, and early employment elsewhere to raise his family with his wife Ja. I know Kao from his years of exceptional classroom teaching and research at the Ohio Northern University College o…

by Bruce Comly French

10/02/2015

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