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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
Panel Recommends $15 Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers Panel Recommends $15 Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers
Panel Recommends $15 Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A panel appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo has recommended the minimum wage for fast food workers be raised to $15 an hour on Wednesday. The new wage would mean a pay increase of more than 70 percent for many fast food workers, who are currently earning the state minimum of $8.75 an hour. The pay increase would first take place in New York City by 2018, then be implemented throughout the state by 2021, The New York Times reported.  Click here to read the full article. 

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Panel Recommending $15 Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers Panel Recommending $15 Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers
Panel Recommending $15 Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A panel appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo has recommended the minimum wage for fast food workers be raised to $15 an hour on Wednesday. The new wage would mean a pay increase of more than 70 percent for many fast food workers, who are currently earning the state minimum of $8.75 an hour. The pay increase would first take place in New York City by 2018, then be implemented throughout the state by 2021, The New York Times reported.  Click here to read the full article. 

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Campers Enjoy Summer At Scarsdale's Weinberg Nature Center Campers Enjoy Summer At Scarsdale's Weinberg Nature Center
Campers Enjoy Summer At Scarsdale's Weinberg Nature Center SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- The heat and humidity of couldn't stop campers from enjoying the summer at the Weinberg Nature Center in Scarsdale.  Campers were able to make arts and crafts and play with new insect friends.  The Weinberg Nature Center is located at 455 Mamaroneck Road in Scarsdale.

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Hackers' Ability To Control Car Sparks Concern Hackers' Ability To Control Car Sparks Concern
Hackers' Ability To Control Car Sparks Concern WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A recent experiment by Wired Magazine is raising concerns among modern car owners about potential exposure to hackers, according to USA Today.  Two security experts were able to install malware into the system of a Jeep Cherokee that allowed them to change the radio station, turn up the air conditioning and ultimately shut down the transmission of the vehicle, USA Today reported.  Click here to read the full article. 

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Police & Fire
Yonkers Fire Displaces 4 Adults, 2 Children Yonkers Fire Displaces 4 Adults, 2 Children
Yonkers Fire Displaces 4 Adults, 2 Children YONKERS, N.Y. -- A garage fire on McFadden Circle in Yonkers on Wednesday morning has left four adults and two children homeless, according to officials.  The blaze started at approximately 11:25 a.m. with 10 companies and approximately 40 firefighters who were able to get the fire under control, officials said.  The home sustained heavy fire, smoke and water damage, officials said.  The Office of Emergency Management was on the scene to assist with the displaced family, fire officials said. 

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Mount Vernon Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Security Guard Mount Vernon Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Security Guard
Mount Vernon Man Pleads Guilty To Murdering Security Guard MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A Mount Vernon man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges on Wednesday for killing a co-worker and fellow security guard, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.  Dontan Jenkins, 33, was a security guard at the Levister Towers Apartment complex along with the victim, Richard Brown, who had been employed at the complex for 10 days prior to the incident, the district attorney said.  During those 10 days, Jenkins and Brown had two altercations, including one on July 20, 2014 after another exchange of words during a change of shift. …

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Man Charged With Exposing Himself To Woman Behind Mount Kisco Restaurant Man Charged With Exposing Himself To Woman Behind Mount Kisco Restaurant
Man Charged With Exposing Himself To Woman Behind Mount Kisco Restaurant MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A retired Westchester County police officer assisted in apprehending a Mount Kisco man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman behind a restaurant on Tuesday night, according to officials.   Divas Vasquez-Ramirez, 30,  allegedly approached a 19-year-old woman in the parking lot behind the Cosi restaurant at approximately 8:43 p.m. and exposed himself, police said.  Mitchell Serlin, a retired county police officer and former canine handler who was assisting in a training exercise at the time, spotted a man fitting the description. He notified nearby officers who too…

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Hackers' Ability To Control Car Sparks Concern Hackers' Ability To Control Car Sparks Concern
Hackers' Ability To Control Car Sparks Concern FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A recent experiment by Wired Magazine is raising concerns among modern car owners about potential exposure to hackers, according to USA Today.  Two security experts were able to install malware into the system of a Jeep Cherokee that allowed them to change the radio station, turn up the air conditioning and ultimately shut down the transmission of the vehicle, USA Today reported.  Click here to read the full article. 

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Neighbors
Animal Ambassadors Needed In Eastchester Animal Ambassadors Needed In Eastchester
Animal Ambassadors Needed In Eastchester EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The Eastchester Library still has spots in its Animal Embassy program for Ages 4 and up on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Children can meet "animal ambassadors" including a Solomon Islands monkey-tailed skink, a red-foot or Sulcata tortoise, and a Chilean rose hair tarantula. Sign up online at the library website, eastchesterlibrary.org. 

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Obituaries
New Rochelle Mayor Bramson Memorializes Longtime Resident Bud Spillane New Rochelle Mayor Bramson Memorializes Longtime Resident Bud Spillane
New Rochelle Mayor Bramson Memorializes Longtime Resident Bud Spillane NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson writes a blog that is being reprinted by the Daily Voice. Robert “Bud” Spillane passed away over the weekend. Folks who have been in New Rochelle for a few decades will remember him best as our Superintendent of Schools back in the 1970s. Spillane’s reputation extended far beyond our borders; he was a highly-respected figure in the world of education and held important posts in several districts during his career. His obituary in today’s New York Times has much more information. Spillane’s daughter Katie was a kindergarten c…

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