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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

Haledon School Names Poetry Contest Winner HALEDON, N.J. -- Manchester Regional High School sophomore Shannon Baer won the Haledon school's Poetry Out Loud competition on Monday. Sophomore Dali Khalaf came in second place. Twelve Manchester students competed. The contest involved reciting poetry and was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation. Baer will go on to compete in a regional championship in March.

by Joe Jenkins

01/13/2016

Neighbors

Center For Hope And Safety Welcomes Director, Celebrates 40th Anniversary ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. -- Center For Hope And Safety in Rochelle Park as inducted its new executive director, Julye Myner recently. Myner previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Jewish Family Service of Bergen and North Hudson since 2007. She succeeds Elaine Meyerson, who retired at the end of 2015 after nearly 30 years as head of CHS, formerly known as Shelter Our Sisters. “Julye was the unanimous choice of our Search Committee,” Gail Steinel, Chair of the committee and Vice President of the Center’s Board of Trustees said in a statement. “She brings the right combination of strong c…

by Joe Jenkins

01/13/2016

Police & Fire

New Fairfield Man Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Crash On Route 37 NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A New Fairfield man was charged with manslaughter on Monday in connection to a fatal accident nearly a year ago on Route 37 in town, according to Connecticut Sate Police. Robert Francis Martini, 42, was traveling south on Route 37 near Pine Hill Road in New Fairfield on March 28, 2015, when his Mercedes S430 drove off onto the shoulder, struck a rock, and collided with a northbound Honda Civic driven by Jody A. Stracci, of the Bronx, N.Y., who was killed in the accident, police said. Stracci was a teacher, and her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren live in town. M…

by Joe Jenkins

01/12/2016

News

West Milford Store Sells $50,000 Lottery Ticket WEST MILFORD, N.J. -- Nobody managed to strike it rich with the Powerball jackpot on Saturday, but 29 people in the Garden State managed to win $50,000, including one person from West Milford. The "winning" ticket, which matched four white balls and the Powerball, was sold at the Shop Rite on Marshall Hill Road. With no winner, the jackpot has soared to $1.4 billion, with an estimated cash value of $868 million, the largest purse in lottery history. The next drawing will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 11 p.m.

by Joe Jenkins

01/12/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Charged With Firing Shots On Greenwich Ave. STAMFORD, Conn. -- A convicted felon from Bridgeport was arrested for allegedly firing off five shots on Greenwich Avenue on Monday, according to the Stamford Advocate. Troy Baker, 36, was questioned by police shortly after reports of the gunshots were made. When authorities attempted to stop Baker, he attempted to flee and reportedly dropped a gun over the Purple Bridge, The Stamford advocate reported. Police were able to detain Baker, who has 10 felony convictions on his record. Baker was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, illegal discharge of a firearm, first-degree reckles…

by Joe Jenkins

01/12/2016

Police & Fire

Patterson Woman Shattered Windows Near Sleeping Children, Sheriff Says PATTERSON, N.Y. -- A Patterson woman is facing multiple charges after shattering a residential window that was in the vicinity of two sleeping children on Jan. 1, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Department. Andrea G. Soto, 24, reportedly went to the residence in Southeast after being involved in a verbal altercation on the phone with an adult at the home earlier in the evening, police said. Soto shattered the window and used a rock to damage a vehicle outside the home. She fled on foot before authorities arrived, but was later located and arrested, police said. Soto was charged…

by Joe Jenkins

01/12/2016

Politics

Ethics Reform Legislation Passes State Senate ALBANY, N.Y. --Legislation geared toward reforming ethics in state government passed in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill would set into eight-year term limits for leadership positions in the Senate and Assembly and would limit the number of consecutive years a legislator can serve as a committee chair. The measure passed in the Senate last year, but died in the State Assembly. “I said it last year, and I will say it again, I came to Albany to shake things up,” Serino said in a statement. “New Yorkers don’t want to see career politicians monopolizing the governmental process at any level and…

by Joe Jenkins

01/12/2016

Police & Fire

Man, 26, Driving 97 MPH On I-87 Charged With DWI, Police Say YONKERS, N.Y. -- A Yonkers man was charged with driving while intoxicated on Interstate 87 after Troopers spotted him traveling at 97 mph early Tuesday morning, according to New York State Police. Daniel P. Gross, 26, lead troopers on a short pursuit before losing control and getting stuck in the median. Gross' blood alcohol content was determined to be .20 percent, more than twice the legal limit, police said. Gross was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and unlawfully fleeing a police officer. He is scheduled to return to Yonkers City Court on Tuesday, Jan. 26, police said.…

by Joe Jenkins

01/12/2016

Police & Fire

Former Stratford Aide Charged With Having Sexual Relations With Minors STRATFORD, Conn. -- A former aide at Stratford's Wooster Middle School is facing multiple charges for allegedly having sexual relations with two minors in a Trumbull hotel, according to the Trumbull Times. Kyle Damato-Kushel, 46, turned herself into authorities on Monday after a warrant was issued in connection to a complaint of sexual assault with a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old boy at the Trumbull Marriott, the Trumbull Times reported. Damato-Kushel was released on $50,000 bond, the Trumbull Times said. Click here to read the Trumbull Times article.

by Joe Jenkins

01/12/2016

Politics

Ethics Reform Legislation Passes State Senate ALBANY, N.Y. --Legislation geared toward reforming ethics in state government passed in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill would set into eight-year term limits for leadership positions in the Senate and Assembly and would limit the number of consecutive years a legislator can serve as a committee chair. The measure passed in the Senate last year, but died in the State Assembly. “I said it last year, and I will say it again, I came to Albany to shake things up,” Serino said in a statement. “New Yorkers don’t want to see career politicians monopolizing the governmental process at any level and…

by Joe Jenkins

01/12/2016

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