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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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News
New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming
New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Conditions in the Pacific Ocean are beginning to show signals that a strong El Niño pattern similar to the one seen in 1997 could take hold this winter, according to NASA's Earth Observatory.  El Niño is a weather pattern that develops from a warm band of water in the Pacific near the equator. The resulting weather patterns can cause heavy precipitation in the southwest United States, but warmer and drier winters in the northern Midwest and Northeast.  Residents currently battling the drought in California and other western states may think the wet winter coul…

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Events
Mount Vernon Celebrates Jamaican Independence Mount Vernon Celebrates Jamaican Independence
Mount Vernon Celebrates Jamaican Independence MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The City of Mount Vernon will hold its 53rd Jamaican Independence celebration on Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight on Fourth Ave. between Second and Third Street.  The event will be hosted by MC Shawn and Father Nolan. Double Deuce will be on hand for a live performance as well as kid-friendly activities. 

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Police & Fire
Yonkers Man Charged With Aggravated DWI Yonkers Man Charged With Aggravated DWI
Yonkers Man Charged With Aggravated DWI YONKERS, N.Y. -- New York State Police charged a Yonkers man with aggravated driving while intoxicated on the Taconic State Parkway on Sunday, officials said.  Jamel L. Kerson, 39, was pulled over for allegedly failing to maintain his lane of travel. He was taken to the Stormville barracks where his blood alcohol content was determined to be .18 percent, more than twice the legal limit, police said.  Kerson was released to a sober party and is scheduled to appear in East Fishkill Court on Aug. 12. 

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Lifestyle
There's A Reason Women Are Shivering In The Office, Study Finds There's A Reason Women Are Shivering In The Office, Study Finds
There's A Reason Women Are Shivering In The Office, Study Finds WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A recent study by a biophysicist at Maastricht University in the Netherlands has finally discovered why women tend to be colder in the workplace than men, according to NPR.  The calculations used to determine how office buildings are heated and cooled was developed in the 1960s and one of the primary variables used was metabolic rate. The rate used in these calculations, however was based on the average male and could overestimate a female's metabolic rate by up to 35 percent, the study said.  Women tend to feel colder than men at the same temperature. Female…

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News
New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming
New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Conditions in the Pacific Ocean are beginning to show signals that a strong El Niño pattern similar to the one seen in 1997 could take hold this winter, according to Nasa's Earth Observatory.  El Niño is a weather pattern that develops from a warm band of water in the Pacific near the equator. The resulting weather patterns can cause heavy precipitation in the southwest United States, but warmer and drier winters in the northern Midwest and Northeast.  Residents currently battling the drought in California and other western states may think the wet winter cou…

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New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming
New Monster El Niño Could Be Coming PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Conditions in the Pacific Ocean are beginning to show signals that a strong El Niño pattern similar to the one seen in 1997 could take hold this winter, according to Nasa's Earth Observatory.  El Niño is a weather pattern that develops from a warm band of water in the Pacific near the equator. The resulting weather patterns can cause heavy precipitation in the southwest United States, but warmer and drier winters in the northern Midwest and Northeast.  Residents currently battling the drought in California and other western states may think the wet winter could be…

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Police & Fire
Man Pleads Guilty To Murder In Apartment Building Shooting In Mount Vernon Man Pleads Guilty To Murder In Apartment Building Shooting In Mount Vernon
Man Pleads Guilty To Murder In Apartment Building Shooting In Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A Mount Vernon man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges on Thursday in connection to a shooting that took place at Levister Towers in December of last year, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore. On the night of Dec. 12, 2014, Phillip Copeland, 29, was standing in the lobby of the apartment complex. At approximately 9:54 p.m. Jlynn Reeves entered the lobby and, according to surveillance camera footage, the two engaged in a heated exchange, the district attorney said.  The two men then walked out of camera view toward a stairwell …

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Lifestyle
Study Finds Women Are Shivering In The Office For A Reason Study Finds Women Are Shivering In The Office For A Reason
Study Finds Women Are Shivering In The Office For A Reason FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A recent study by a biophysicist at Maastricht University in the Netherlands has finally discovered why women tend to be colder in the workplace than men, according to NPR.  The calculations used to determine how office buildings are heated and cooled was developed in the 1960s and one of the primary variables used was metabolic rate. The rate used in these calculations, however was based on the average male and could overestimate a female's metabolic rate by up to 35 percent, the study said.  Women tend to feel colder than men at the same temperature. Females…

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Lifestyle
There's A Reason Women Are Shivering In The Office, Study Finds There's A Reason Women Are Shivering In The Office, Study Finds
There's A Reason Women Are Shivering In The Office, Study Finds PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A recent study by a biophysicist at Maastricht University in the Netherlands has finally discovered why women tend to be colder in the workplace than men, according to NPR.  The calculations used to determine how office buildings are heated and cooled was developed in the 1960s and one of the primary variables used was metabolic rate. The rate used in these calculations, however was based on the average male and could overestimate a female's metabolic rate by up to 35 percent, the study said.  Women tend to feel colder than men at the same temperature. Females ten…

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News
Former Rye Golf Club GM Sentenced For Scamming City Of $250K, DA Says Former Rye Golf Club GM Sentenced For Scamming City Of $250K, DA Says
Former Rye Golf Club GM Sentenced For Scamming City Of $250K, DA Says RYE, N.Y. -- The former general manager of the Rye Golf Club was sentenced to up to three years in prison on Thursday for stealing more than a quarter of a million dollars over a four-year period, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.  Scott Yandrasevich, a 51-year-old Danbury resident, knowingly submitted false invoices to the City of Rye for fictitious employees which allowed him to steal $271,120, the district attorney said.  Yandrasevich accomplished this by setting up and effectively controlling a staffing company called RM Staffing for the purposes of bi…

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