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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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Schools
Somers School District Exhausts Allotted Number Of Snow Days Somers School District Exhausts Allotted Number Of Snow Days
Somers School District Exhausts Allotted Number Of Snow Days SOMERS, N.Y. -- Due to a stretch of inclement weather, the Somers school district has exhausted its allotment of snow days for this year with more than a month of winter remaining. If additional weather emergency days are used, weather makeup days will be taken in the following order: Monday, March 30; Tuesday, March 31; and Wednesday, April 1.

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Weather
Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain Will Linger In Armonk Starting Saturday Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain Will Linger In Armonk Starting Saturday
Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain Will Linger In Armonk Starting Saturday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A long stretch of inclement weather won't let up in Westchester County with snow, sleet and freezing rain in the forecast through the weekend and into Monday.  Light snow moves into the area on Saturday after 9 a.m. with a high of 32, but wind chills will make it feel closer to 25.  Snow showers will linger in Saturday night with a low around 28.  Sunday will begin with snow showers that will change over to rain after noon with a high of 39 degrees. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent with less than a half inch of snow possible.  Rain will change back ov…

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Events
County's Mobile Shredder Coming To Mount Kisco In April County's Mobile Shredder Coming To Mount Kisco In April
County's Mobile Shredder Coming To Mount Kisco In April MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. --  The Westchester County Mobile Shredder is coming to Mount Kisco on Friday, April 24, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Fox Senior Center at 198 Carpenter Ave.  It's best to shred documents you're no longer using that contain personal identifying information such as name, address, phone number, credit card number or Social Security number. Such documents should be shredded before they are thrown out for recycling. Some examples are: Expired credit card statements. Receipts. Old tax returns or any other personal documents containing you name, address or other iden…

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Lifestyle
Mall Walk In White Plains Rescheduled For Tuesday Mall Walk In White Plains Rescheduled For Tuesday
Mall Walk In White Plains Rescheduled For Tuesday WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Mall Walk program about physical therapy and acupuncture for seniors at The Westchester in White Plains has been rescheduled from Friday, Feb. 6, to Tuesday, Feb. 10.  Greg X. Gao, a New York state-licensed doctor of physical therapy and acupuncturist, will discuss how acupuncture can be an effective means of drug-free, natural healing of more than 150 disorders, as well as strengthening the immune system, preventing disease, controlling pain and reducing stress. Also discussed will be advanced deep-tissue laser therapy, which is a drug-, surgery- and pain-free…

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News
Ridgefield Lawyer Pleads Guilty To $2M Swindle At Staten Island Cemetery Ridgefield Lawyer Pleads Guilty To $2M Swindle At Staten Island Cemetery
Ridgefield Lawyer Pleads Guilty To $2M Swindle At Staten Island Cemetery RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield resident Timothy G. Griffin, a lawyer in Bronxville, N.Y., pleaded guilty in New York State Supreme Court to stealing nearly $2 million from a Staten Island cemetery, according to silive.com.  Griffin, 55, stole the money in an effort to replace more than $1 million he had taken from clients' escrow accounts, the report said. He faces up to nine years in prison on the charges and will be sentenced on April 28, silive.com said.  The guilty plea comes just one week after Griffin was sentenced to six months in federal prison for filing false tax returns.   …

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Schools
Hen Hud's Dana Smith Named National Achievement Finalist Hen Hud's Dana Smith Named National Achievement Finalist
Hen Hud's Dana Smith Named National Achievement Finalist CORTLANDT, N.Y. --  Hendrick Hudson High School senior Dana M. Smith has been named a finalist in the 2015 competition for the National Achievement Scholarships, an academic competition established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding black American high school students. Smith, an outstanding artist and student, is the daughter of Leigh Fludd-Smith and Peter Smith, of Croton-on-Hudson. All 2015 Achievement Scholarship winners are selected from the group of finalists based on their abilities, skills and accomplishments — without consideration of financial circumstances or colle…

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Neighbors
New Rochelle Mayor Reflects On Metro-North Crash New Rochelle Mayor Reflects On Metro-North Crash
New Rochelle Mayor Reflects On Metro-North Crash NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson writes a blog on his website. It is being reprinted here.  It is hard to fathom the sense of sudden grief that the families of the victims in the Valhalla train crash must now feel. Reading about the lives lost is a sad and moving experience. Yet even this does not fully explain the emotional impact that this tragedy has had on many of us. There is something more. Maybe it’s that we can all picture ourselves on that train. Metro-North is so familiar, so deeply woven into the fabric of our region, and so much a part of the da…

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by Noam Bramson
Business
Bridgeport's Vinegar Syndrome Seeks Funding For Movie Streaming Service Bridgeport's Vinegar Syndrome Seeks Funding For Movie Streaming Service
Bridgeport's Vinegar Syndrome Seeks Funding For Movie Streaming Service BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The idea of exploitation films may raise some eyebrows, but Bridgeport-based Vinegar Syndrome is looking to change all that, provided it can get a little financial help.  Vinegar Syndrome is an exploitation-film-focused distribution company and film archive whose mission is to preserve, restore and release the massive number of exploitation titles in its archive. The company recently launched an indiegogo.com crowdfunding campaign to help launch VinegarSyndrome.TV, a subscription-based video-on-demand platform to reach a wider audience and expand efforts to preserve…

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News
2 Former Danbury Residents Sentenced For Postal Money Order Fraud Scheme 2 Former Danbury Residents Sentenced For Postal Money Order Fraud Scheme
2 Former Danbury Residents Sentenced For Postal Money Order Fraud Scheme DANBURY, Conn. -- Two former residents of Danbury were sentenced Wednesday in Hartford federal court for participating in a conspiracy involving the theft of money from the U.S. Postal Service, according to Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. attorney for Connecticut. U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea sentenced Tony Sterlin Cantave, 34, to 13 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release, and Venus Verges, 34, to three years of probation, during which time she must perform 100 hours of community service. According to court documents and statements, between August and October 2013, Ca…

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Business
Radio Shack, With 2 Stores In Fairfield, Files For Bankruptcy Radio Shack, With 2 Stores In Fairfield, Files For Bankruptcy
Radio Shack, With 2 Stores In Fairfield, Files For Bankruptcy FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Electronic retailer Radio Shack filed for bankruptcy on Thursday and could sell up to 2,400 stores nationwide in a restructuring move, according to Forbes.  The Texas-based electronics store held on longer than most of its peers by being the place where one could find wired accessories in the now-wireless world, Forbes reported.  The company, which began as a leather shoe parts and repair store 94 years ago, filed in Delaware, claiming $1.2 billion in assets and $1.38 billion in liabilities, Forbes said.  Radio Shack currently has 17 stores in Fairfield Cou…

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