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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

Schools
Grant Funds Summer Program For Norwalk Students At Maritime Aquarium Grant Funds Summer Program For Norwalk Students At Maritime Aquarium
Grant Funds Summer Program For Norwalk Students At Maritime Aquarium NORWALK, Conn. -- Thirty Norwalk students will plunge into fun, hands-on experiences in marine biology this summer at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, thanks to a $10,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation. The grant to The Maritime Aquarium will act as a scholarship for up to 30 fifth- and sixth-grade Norwalk students who otherwise could not afford to participate in “Junior Marine Biologist I,” one of the Aquarium’s most-popular summer-camp programs. “We thank the Community Foundation for supporting us with the grant, which will allow us to make our exciting science-ba…

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Neighbors
Bronxville's Chapel School Honors Meehan For Service Bronxville's Chapel School Honors Meehan For Service
Bronxville's Chapel School Honors Meehan For Service BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Bronxville resident Laurie Meehan was honored March 8 with the The Chapel School’s Award for Distinguished Service. “I am thankful that she has directed her energy toward accomplishing so many things at our school," Principal James Dhyne said in a statement. "Sometimes she quietly helps in the background, and sometimes she takes a leadership role, but always having a positive impact on the (Village Lutheran Church) and The Chapel School.” Meehan currently serves on the Blue Ribbon Foundation board, is president of the PTO, has chaired the Gathering of Friends event a…

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News
Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Fairfield Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Fairfield
Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Dropping temperatures could lead to some snow in Fairfield County on Saturday.  Temperatures will dip below freezing overnight, meaning precipitation could fall in the form of snow going into Saturday morning. Temperatures will remain unseasonably cool with a high of 39. A snow chance returns later in the day as temperatures dip yet again. Sun will return on Sunday with high temperatures in the low 40s.  Temperatures will begin to rebound at the beginning of the work week with temperatures expected to be around 50 through Wednesday. 

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News
Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Putnam Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Putnam
Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. --  Dropping temperatures could lead to some snow in Putnam County on Saturday.  Temperatures will dip below freezing overnight, meaning precipitation could fall in the form of snow going into Saturday morning. Temperatures will remain unseasonably cool with a high of 39. A snow chance returns later in the day as temperatures dip yet again. Sun will return on Sunday with high temperatures in the low 40s.  Temperatures will begin to rebound at the beginning of the work week with temperatures expected to be around 50 through Wednesday. 

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News
Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Armonk Saturday Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Armonk Saturday
Chance Of Snow, Wind Chills In 20s Await Armonk Saturday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Dropping temperatures could lead to some snow in Central and Northern Westchester on Saturday.  Temperatures will dip below freezing overnight, meaning precipitation could fall in the form of snow going into Saturday morning. Temperatures will remain unseasonably cool with a high of 39. A snow chance returns later in the day as temperatures dip yet again. Sun will return on Sunday with high temperatures in the low 40s.  Temperatures will begin to rebound at the beginning of the work week with temperatures expected to be around 50 through Wednesday.   

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Neighbors
Letter: Make Peekskill's Waterfall More Accessible Letter: Make Peekskill's Waterfall More Accessible
Letter: Make Peekskill's Waterfall More Accessible PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Peekskill Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Please send letters to peekskill@dailyvoice.com. To the editor: This waterfall is in the heart of our fair city. Granted it takes a very gifted photographer as well as someone willing to risk a sprained ankle (thank you Anthony Fields) to capture its beauty, given that it's virtually inaccessible.... Just east of Zeph's on Central Avenue, roughly behind the Garden Club's Petals Rose Garden, the waterfall is on a steep slope, without any path or stairs to the bottom. It's visible from a path above, but …

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News
2 Bridgeport Men Get Prison Time For Selling Heroin At Trumbull Gardens 2 Bridgeport Men Get Prison Time For Selling Heroin At Trumbull Gardens
2 Bridgeport Men Get Prison Time For Selling Heroin At Trumbull Gardens BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Two Bridgeport men were sentenced to prison terms for trafficking heroin in and around the Trumbull Gardens housing complex in Bridgeport.  Rashad “Shotty” Heard, 25, was sentenced  to 60 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Tysheem Wright, 28, was sentenced to 15 months in prison, time already served, and five years of supervised release, said Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. attorney for Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, in January 2012, the FBI Bridgeport Safe Streets Task Force, Bridgeport Police Department an…

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News
Norwalk Yard Waste Site To Open Monday Norwalk Yard Waste Site To Open Monday
Norwalk Yard Waste Site To Open Monday NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Yard Waste Siteat 15 S. Smith St. will open on Monday. Beginning Monday, the hours of operation will be Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday from 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m.  The Scalehouse will be closed from about noon-12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Yard waste may be brought loose or bagged in brown leaf bags. All containers except brown paper leaf bags must be emptied and removed. All passenger vehicles must display a Norwalk resident/beach pass. The 2014 Norwalk resident/beach passes expire Tuesday. Residents will be given a 30-day grac…

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Events
Hunt For Easter Eggs At Peekskill's Lepore Park April 4 Hunt For Easter Eggs At Peekskill's Lepore Park April 4
Hunt For Easter Eggs At Peekskill's Lepore Park April 4 PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The city will host an Easter egg hunt at Lepore Park on Saturday, April 4, at 2 p.m. The hunt is for children between the ages of 4 and 12. Prizes will be given for the top three hunters.  Additional games will be available, and refreshments will be served.  Lepore Park is on Main Street. 

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Schools
New Canaan High School Seniors Putting On The Dog For Fashion Show New Canaan High School Seniors Putting On The Dog For Fashion Show
New Canaan High School Seniors Putting On The Dog For Fashion Show NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan High School "Senior Fashion Show Post-Prom Fund-Raiser," hosted by the graduating Class of 2015, will take place on Saturday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the school's auditorium. A host of excited seniors and invited New Canaan teaching faculty will model the latest prom fashions and desirable clothing couture for the off-to-college graduate in the fall. Masters of Ceremony this year will include seniors Matt DeMattia, Chloe DeMauro, Jake Morris, Carly Risom, Jamie Schlim, Charlie Sosnick, Chris Tohir and Corrine Vietorisz. The evening’s entertainment i…

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