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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

Danbury High To Offer Associate Degree Program To Incoming Freshmen DANBURY, Conn. -- Beginning next fall, freshmen students entering Danbury High School will have an opportunity to earn an associate's degree simultaneously with their high school diploma. As part of the Early College Opportunity program, 80 to 100 incoming freshmen students will begin their journey toward an associate's degree in information technology issued by Naugatuck Valley Community College. “Being able to offer this opportunity to our students has been a long-term goal of the district,” Superintendent Sal Pascarella said in a statement. “This program endeavors to build on the con…

by Joe Jenkins

02/09/2015

Schools

New Canaan Residents Spend Spring Semester Studying Aborad NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Three New Canaan residents who are members of St. Lawrence University's Class of 2016 will spend their spring semester studying abroad. Emily C. Baldwin is majoring in performance and communications arts. She attended New Canaan High School and is participating in the spring off-campus London Semester Program. Kathleen R. Tuttle is majoring in economics. She attended New Canaan High School and is participating in the spring off-campus Kenya Semester Program. William C. Glover Jr. is majoring in history and business in the liberal arts. He attended New Canaan Hig…

by Joe Jenkins

02/09/2015

Neighbors

Learn To Use Newspapers To Find Ancestors In Greenwich Library Program GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich Library will sponsor a workshop on Saturday, Feb. 14, t to help people research their genealogy through newspaper databases at 2 p.m. Genealogy researcher and teacher Janeen Bjork will present a survey of the major newspaper websites and a look at optical character recognition, or OCR. OCR is the technology that allows newspapers to be “read” and indexed by computers, making it possible to search newspapers online. Bjork will share case studies drawn from both the distinguished and the notorious members of her family tree. Family history novices …

by Joe Jenkins

02/09/2015

Business

Retired Darien Businessman Donates Tuxedos To Person-To-Person DARIEN, Conn. -- Former Darien business owner Edward Tunick donated the remaining tuxedo inventory from his store that closed last month in Norton Heights Shopping Center. The inventory which consisted of jackets, pants, shirts, vests, cummerbund sets and shoes. In making the donation, Tunick hopes that individuals who might not be able to afford formal attire for events like school dances or the upcoming spring prom season will now have the opportunity to acquire such items. At the same time, Tunick donated the remaining inventory of Darien T-shirts and sweatshirts which he carried …

by Joe Jenkins

02/09/2015

Lifestyle

Stop & Shop Celebrates Black History Month Across Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with the release of its annual Profiles in Excellence brochure celebrating significant contributions to society made by African Americans. This year’s brochure highlights African-American inventors and innovators who changed the food industry. The inventors and innovators featured in this year’s brochure include George Washington Carver, who developed innovative new agricultural methods for a variety of plants, peanuts being the most famous; George Crum, inventor of …

by Joe Jenkins

02/08/2015

News

Fatal Train Accident Tops News In And Around Armonk Last Week NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories from last week around Northern Westchester County. A Metro-North train accident in Valhalla took the lives of six people on Tuesday night. Four victims of the fatal train wreck were: Bedford residents Walter Liedtke and Eric Vandercar as well as New Castle's Joseph Nadol and Chappaqua's Robert Dirks. A car fire forced crews to shut down two lanes on Interstate 684 on Wednesday. Briarcliff High School alumna Emma Flihan returned to her alma mater to talk about working in the film industry. Hendrick Hudson High Sch…

by Joe Jenkins

02/08/2015

News

Fatal Metro-North Train Wreck Tops Last Week's News Around Fairfield FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Here's a look at the top stories from last week around Fairfield County. The Danbury community mourned the loss of Aditya Tomar, who was one of six victims in a fatal train wreck in Westchester County, N.Y. A Ridgefield man who survived the train crash recalled his experiences that night. Tony Pavia is returning to Stamford High School as the new interim principal. Two people from Connecticut were hit and killed by a car on I-95 near the Greenwich border while they were outside their vehicles inspecting damage from an earlier minor car accident. A …

by Joe Jenkins

02/08/2015

News

Fatal Train Accident Tops News In And Around Yonkers Last Week SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Here's a look at the top stories from around Southern Westchester last week. A Metro-North train accident claimed the lives of six people in Valhalla on Tuesday night. Members of the Edgemont community remembered Ellen Brody, who was driving the SUV that was struck by the train. Authorities determined the White Plains man who claimed to have been shot during an attempted robbery on the Saw Mill River Parkway accidentally shot himself. Former Sleepy Hollow student Bruce Jenner is reportedly transitioning to become a woman. Lori Calamari joined th…

by Joe Jenkins

02/08/2015

Neighbors

Wilton Nonprofits Have Until Feb. 13 To Register For Giving Day WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton nonprofit organizations have until Feb. 13 to register for participation in the second annual Fairfield County Giving Day. Set for March 5, Giving Day is a 24-hour period of online donations through www.FCGives.org that aims to raise $1 million for local nonprofits. Nonprofits can register to participate at www.FCGives.org. Wilton nonprofits registered to date include: A Better Chance of Wilton, Inc.; Connecticut Appleseed Center for Law & Justice, Inc.; Friends of Ambler Farm; Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail; Stay at Home in Wilton, Inc.; Visiti…

by Joe Jenkins

02/07/2015

Schools

Bridgeport's Bullard-Havens Tech Gets More Than $1M In State Funds BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The State Bond Commission approved $1 million for infrastructure and technology improvements at Bullard-Havens Technical High School in Bridgeport as well as an additional $470,000 in state funding last month. The $1 million will go toward replacing outdated equipment, upgrading machines and computer numerical controlled technology, including facility infrastructure to support new technology. The $470,000 is Bullard-Havens' portion of a $5 million for the continued expansion of the Connecticut Technical High School System’s manufacturing programs, as well as funds …

by Joe Jenkins

02/07/2015

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