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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

Police & Fire
29 Suspects Charged In Latest Hudson Valley Heroin Bust 29 Suspects Charged In Latest Hudson Valley Heroin Bust
29 Suspects Charged In Latest Hudson Valley Heroin Bust ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Federal authorities charged 29 suspects in a heroin and oxycodone trafficking ring in Rockland County, according to LoHud.com. The charges come just months after local authorities charged 23 people in Westchester. A federal indictment released on Wednesday said 17 of the suspects are facing federal charges while the remaining 12 are facing state charges, LoHud.com reported. Undercover agents reportedly purchased more than 50,000 oxycodone tablets from the suspects between early 2014 and March of this year, LoHud.com said.  Click here to read the full artic…

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Business
Heinz, Kraft Agree To Mega Merger Heinz, Kraft Agree To Mega Merger
Heinz, Kraft Agree To Mega Merger WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The H.J. Heinz Company and Kraft Foods Group announced a merger that will create the third-largest food and beverage corporation in North America, according to multiple reports. The deal has an estimated value of $36 billion with Heinz shareholders owning 51 percent of the new company and Kraft shareholders owning 49 percent, USA Today reported.  The new company's revenues have been estimated at approximately $28 billion, USA Today said.  Click here to read the full story.

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News
Daily Voice Leaders: Somers' Kaplowitz, Westchester County BOL Chairman Daily Voice Leaders: Somers' Kaplowitz, Westchester County BOL Chairman
Daily Voice Leaders: Somers' Kaplowitz, Westchester County BOL Chairman SOMERS, N.Y. -- Westchester County Chairman of the Board of Legislators Michael Kaplowitz is something of a political anomaly. In a political landscape where right and left seem more divided than ever, Kaplowitz still strives to find middle ground.  Kaplowitz, who has represented Yorktown, New Castle and his hometown of Somers since 1998, has long had a reputation for reaching across the aisle.  In 2013, he played a critical role in the passage of the county budget. After being elected chairman of the board of legislators Kaplowitz delivered on a promise to make sure all 17 members o…

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Business
Ridgefield's Nancy O Celebrates 10 Years With Open House Ridgefield's Nancy O Celebrates 10 Years With Open House
Ridgefield's Nancy O Celebrates 10 Years With Open House RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Nancy O’Connell, owner of nancy O, a gift, fashion and knitting shop in Ridgefield, is celebrating the store's 10th anniversary with a series of specials and events that will culminate in an open house from March 26 through March 28. “Rather than holding a typical anniversary sale, we’ll offer different specials on different days," O'Connell said in a statement. "During the open house, a Trunk Show will feature Gretchen Scott Designs’ colorful tops and dresses (the perfect antidote to the winter we’ve had). For the knitting side of the store, we’ll show new spring yarn…

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Neighbors
Fresh Air Fund Seeks Ridgefield Families To Volunteer For Campers Fresh Air Fund Seeks Ridgefield Families To Volunteer For Campers
Fresh Air Fund Seeks Ridgefield Families To Volunteer For Campers RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The Fresh Air Fund is looking for Ridgefield residents to be host families this summer and will host two informative meetings about the program at the Ridgefield Library. The meetings will be on Wednesday, March 25, at 7 p.m. and on Thursday, March 26, at 10 a.m. Volunteer hosts will share their experiences hosting New York City children and can answer any questions. Each summer, nearly 4,000 inner-city children visit suburban, rural and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada through The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Pr…

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Schools
Greenwich Resident Named To Dean's List At Marist College Greenwich Resident Named To Dean's List At Marist College
Greenwich Resident Named To Dean's List At Marist College GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich resident Hannah Hoffman was named to the Dean's List at Marist College for the fall 2014 semester. Hoffman is member of the Class of 2018.  Marist is in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

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News
Stop & Shop Recalls Several Frozen Food Items Stop & Shop Recalls Several Frozen Food Items
Stop & Shop Recalls Several Frozen Food Items FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Stop & Shop grocery stores have issued two separate recalls on several different Amy's Kitchen Frozen Food products and a number of mixed nuts and trail mix food items.  Amy's Kitchen Inc. is voluntarily recalling the products because one of the spinach ingredients from one supplier may possibly contain Listeria monocytogenes, which is the bacterium that causes the infection listeriosis.  Click here to view a complete listing of the products and UPC codes for this recall.  The Own Brand & Aurora Brand Walnut & Trail Mix Blend includes five diffe…

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Police & Fire
White Plains Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In Vodka Bottle Case White Plains Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In Vodka Bottle Case
White Plains Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter In Vodka Bottle Case WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A White Plains man pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter on Tuesday, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.  On Feb. 4, 2014, Eric Hines, 33, struck his victim in the head with a glass vodka bottle and proceeded to punch and kick the victim in the head while he lay on the ground, the district attorney said.  The victim was transported to Westchester Medical Center and admitted for traumatic brain injury where he remained in a medically induced coma for nearly six weeks. He was later transported to Montefiore Medical Center where he w…

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News
Stop & Shop Issues Recall For Several Frozen Food Items Stop & Shop Issues Recall For Several Frozen Food Items
Stop & Shop Issues Recall For Several Frozen Food Items WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Stop & Shop grocery stores have issued two separate recalls on several different Amy's Kitchen Frozen Food products and a number of mixed nuts and trail mix food items.  Amy's Kitchen, Inc. is voluntarily recalling the products because one of the spinach ingredients from one supplier may possibly contain Listeria monocytogenes, which is the bacterium that causes the infection listeriosis.  Click here to view a complete listing of the products and UPC codes for this recall.  The Own Brand & Aurora Brand Walnut & Trail Mix Blend includes five dif…

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Police & Fire
South Salem Man Charged With Assault, Robbery After Beating Victim South Salem Man Charged With Assault, Robbery After Beating Victim
South Salem Man Charged With Assault, Robbery After Beating Victim SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- A South Salem man was charged with robbery and assault after allegedly beating a man and stealing his wallet at the Oak Ridge Commons Condominium Complex on Route 123 on Monday night, according to New York State Police.  The 27-year-old victim was reportedly being dropped off at his home by a friend when Wyatt Gilchrist, 21, allegedly pulled the victim from the vehicle and began punching him. Gilchrist then allegedly removed the victim's leather belt and continued to assault him, police said.  Gilchrist allegedly removed the victim's wallet before fleeing the scene.…

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