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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.

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Manhattan Building Collapses After Apparent Gas Explosion Manhattan Building Collapses After Apparent Gas Explosion
Manhattan Building Collapses After Apparent Gas Explosion This story has been updated. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An apparent gas explosion and subsequent seven-alarm fire has caused the collapse of a building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports. FDNY responded to the 3:15 p.m. call and found a sushi restaurant located on Second Avenue at East 7th Street billowing flames and smoke. Apartments are located above the restaurant. It is believed a non-municipal construction crew hit a gas line, triggering the blast, according to WCBS 880 Radio. Thirteen injuries have been reported, with three…

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Police & Fire
Greenburgh Police Charge Two In Drive-By Shooting Greenburgh Police Charge Two In Drive-By Shooting
Greenburgh Police Charge Two In Drive-By Shooting GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Greenburgh Police charged two men on Thursday in connection to the drive-by shooting that took place in Winthrop Avenue on Tuesday, according to officials.  Dean O. Shand, 28, of Yonkers and Richard B. Roper, 26, of White Plains were identified as suspects after an investigation and are charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree criminal possession of a firearm and criminal possession of stolen property, police said. Shand and Roper allegedly drove up to the residence at 151 Winthrop Ave. on Tuesday evening and fired five shots and fled the scene,…

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Manhattan Building Collapses After Apparent Gas Explosion Manhattan Building Collapses After Apparent Gas Explosion
Manhattan Building Collapses After Apparent Gas Explosion This story has been updated. PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- An apparent gas explosion and subsequent seven-alarm fire has caused the collapse of a building on the Lower East Side of Manhattan Thursday afternoon, according to multiple reports. FDNY responded to the 3:15 p.m. call and found a sushi restaurant located on Second Avenue at East 7th Street billowing flames and smoke. Apartments are located above the restaurant. It is believed a non-municipal construction crew hit a gas line, triggering the blast, according to WCBS 880 Radio. Thirteen injuries have been reported, with three of t…

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Police & Fire
Suicide Likely In Deaths Of Two 22-Year-Olds In Yonkers, Authorities Say Suicide Likely In Deaths Of Two 22-Year-Olds In Yonkers, Authorities Say
Suicide Likely In Deaths Of Two 22-Year-Olds In Yonkers, Authorities Say This story has been updated. YONKERS, N.Y. --A pair of 22-year-olds were were found dead in a car from apparent smoke inhalation in a parking lot at The Mall at Cross County on Tuesday in Yonkers, according to LoHud.com.  Elijah and Shannon Woodson were found in the vehicle on Central Park Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Authorities reportedly found charcoal briquettes burning inside the car, LoHud.com reported.  Elijah Woodson was identified as a former Marine, Shannon was his wife, LoHud.com said.  Authorities are classifying the deaths as a double suicide, LoHud.com reported Click …

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Events
North Salem Lions Sponsors Egg Hunt On Saturday North Salem Lions Sponsors Egg Hunt On Saturday
North Salem Lions Sponsors Egg Hunt On Saturday NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The North Salem Lions Club will host an Easter Egg hunt on Saturday at noon.  The hunt will be held at Pequenakonck Elementary School rain or shine.  Kids should brink a bag or basket to collect eggs.  Pequenakonck Elementary School is at 173 June Road.

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Events
Pound Ridge Garden Club Talk Focuses On How Flower Show Judges Think Pound Ridge Garden Club Talk Focuses On How Flower Show Judges Think
Pound Ridge Garden Club Talk Focuses On How Flower Show Judges Think POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- The Pound Ridge Garden Club will host Brenda Connor on April 14 at the Pound Ridge Library, when she will discuss what judges look for when picking winning designs at flower shows . Connor's lecture is part of a series of informational discussions that will lead up to the garden club's 75th annual flower show in 2016. Guests are asked to arrive at the library, 271 Westchester Ave. at 10:30 a.m for the event, which begins at 10:45. It's free and open to the public.   

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Two Westchester Properties Nominated As Historic Places Two Westchester Properties Nominated As Historic Places
Two Westchester Properties Nominated As Historic Places WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two properties in Westchester County were among the 22 nominated recently for inclusion to the State and National Registers of Historic Places.  The Skinny House, in Mamaroneck, was built by prominent African-American carpenter and building contractor Nathan Thomas Seely. The home is only 10-feet wide and sits on a narrow plot of land that was donated during the Great Depression. The Waccabuc Historic District, in Lewisboro, was also nominated. The 524-acre district includes the historic core of the Enoch Mead Family’s landholdings, which developed into the s…

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Man Wanted In Danbury Apprehended In Putnam Man Wanted In Danbury Apprehended In Putnam
Man Wanted In Danbury Apprehended In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Putnam County Sheriff's Department charged a Danbury, Conn., man with violating his probation on Tuesday, according to officials.  The Sheriff's Department was advised that Marc D. De Benigno, 38, was in Putnam County, which violated the terms of his Connecticut probation, police said.  De Benigno had been previously convicted of third-degree burglary, first-degree larceny, possession of narcotics, illegal possession of a weapon and credit card theft. The terms of his probation required he not leave the state of Connecticut without written permission, police s…

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Lifestyle
New York Ranks As Second Worst State To Retire, Study Finds New York Ranks As Second Worst State To Retire, Study Finds
New York Ranks As Second Worst State To Retire, Study Finds WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York was recently ranked as the second-worst state to retire in, according to Bankrate.  Bankrate compiled information from all 50 states in several key categories: Cost of living Crime rate Health care quality State and local tax burden Personal well-being Weather The Empire State struggled mightily in several of the metrics, ranking dead last in in tax burden, 47th in cost of living and 42nd in personal well-being. New York's highest rating was in crime, where it ranked 17th.  Neighboring Connecticut fared only slightly better, rankin…

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New York Ranks As Second Worst State To Retire, Study Finds New York Ranks As Second Worst State To Retire, Study Finds
New York Ranks As Second Worst State To Retire, Study Finds PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York recently was ranked as the second-worst state to retire in, according to Bankrate.  Bankrate compiled information from all 50 states in several key categories: Cost of living Crime rate Health care quality State and local tax burden Personal well-being Weather The Empire State struggled mightily in several of the metrics, ranking dead last in in tax burden, 47th in cost of living and 42nd in personal well-being. New York's highest rating was in crime, where it ranked 17th.  Neighboring Connecticut fared only slightly better, ranking 39t…

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