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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

News
State Awards $2.2M For Microgrid Project At University Of Bridgeport State Awards $2.2M For Microgrid Project At University Of Bridgeport
State Awards $2.2M For Microgrid Project At University Of Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The State Bond Commission approved nearly $2.2 million for the creation of a microgrid project at the University of Bridgeport that will help keep critical buildings and facilities powered even when the electric grid goes down, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Friday. Power will be provided to buildings on campus, including a dining hall, recreation center, student center, police station and two residence halls.   The microgrid will be powered by a 1.4 megawatt fuel cell. The UB buildings will be available to serve city residents during a power outage or emergency. …

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by Joe Jenkins
Schools
Elmsford's Alexander Hamilton HS Earns High Marks Elmsford's Alexander Hamilton HS Earns High Marks
Elmsford's Alexander Hamilton HS Earns High Marks ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Alexander Hamilton High School earned high marks in a variety of categories from education research website Niche.  AHHS was ranked the 102nd-best public high school in New York out of over 700 institutions included in the survey.  High schools were ranked on a set of six weighted criteria that included: Academics. Health and safety. Student culture and diversity. Survey responses. Teacher grade. Resources and facilities. Sports and fitness. AHHS earned an overall grade of A due in large part to an A+ rating in teacher grade and an A- in academics.…

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Events
Somers Library Plans Valentine's Day Gift Workshop Somers Library Plans Valentine's Day Gift Workshop
Somers Library Plans Valentine's Day Gift Workshop SOMERS, N.Y. -- The Somers Library will host a workshop for kids ages 5 and older to make Valentine's Day gifts Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10:30-11:30 a.m.  Kids will craft the gifts using Model Magic. The class will be led by  art teacher Wendy Podell. Registration is required. Click here to sign up online.  The Somers Library is at Route 139 and Reis Park. 

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Schools
Letter: About The Bronxville Nonpartisan Committee Letter: About The Bronxville Nonpartisan Committee
Letter: About The Bronxville Nonpartisan Committee BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Bronxville Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Please send letters to bronxville@dailyvoice.com.  To the Editor: As a new year begins, we, the members of the Non-Partisan Committee for the Nomination and Election of School Trustees, thought this would be a good time to remind the community about the mission of the NPC and the role it plays in the election of Board of Education trustees. The NPC was created in 1936 for the purpose of assembling and vetting potential nominees for the Bronxville school trustees. We do this by engaging in a rigorous …

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Real Estate
Greenwich Ranks As 7th Most Expensive Housing Market In U.S. Greenwich Ranks As 7th Most Expensive Housing Market In U.S.
Greenwich Ranks As 7th Most Expensive Housing Market In U.S. GREENWICH, Conn. -- If you've been house hunting in Greenwich and feel like nearly everything is out of your price range, don't feel bad. Real estate blog movoto.com recently ranked the town's Riverside neighborhood as the seventh-most expensive ZIP code in the country when it comes to housing.  Movoto analyzed median home value, gross rent, and monthly homeowner costs for over 28,000 ZIP codes to come up with its list of most expensive ZIP codes.  The Greenwich ZIP code of 06878, which is the Riverside area, earned its No. 7 spot with a median home value of over $1 million, tied for to…

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by Joe Jenkins
Police & Fire
Police Will Step Up DWI Checkpoints During Super Bowl Sunday Police Will Step Up DWI Checkpoints During Super Bowl Sunday
Police Will Step Up DWI Checkpoints During Super Bowl Sunday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York State Police will join local law enforcement agencies across the state in an effort to crack down on impaired driving during Super Bowl weekend in Westchester. The STOP-DWI campaign will include increased patrols on the roadways and sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers.  During the 2014 campaign, State Police made nearly 100 impaired driving arrests. The campaign will be promoted on variable message boards on highways across the state, including the New York State Thruway, and runs from noon through midnight on Super Bo…

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Schools
Darien High School Ranked Fourth-Best In Connecticut Darien High School Ranked Fourth-Best In Connecticut
Darien High School Ranked Fourth-Best In Connecticut DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien High School was ranked the fourth-best public high school in Connecticut by education research website Niche, partially due to its teachers and academics.  Niche ranked high schools across the nation on a set of six weighted criteria that included: Academics Health and safety Student culture and diversity Survey responses Teachers grade Resources and facilities Sports and fitness Darien High excelled in nearly every category, earning an A+ rating in academics, health and safety as well as teachers grade. The school of 1,313 students only lagged …

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News
Police Will Step Up DWI Checkpoints On Super Bowl Sunday Police Will Step Up DWI Checkpoints On Super Bowl Sunday
Police Will Step Up DWI Checkpoints On Super Bowl Sunday PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York State Police will join local law enforcement agencies across the state in an effort to crack down on impaired driving during Super Bowl weekend in Putnam. The STOP-DWI campaign will include increased patrols on the roadways and sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers.  During the 2014 campaign, State Police made nearly 100 impaired driving arrests. The campaign will be promoted on variable message boards on highways across the state, including the New York State Thruway, and runs from noon through midnight on Super Bowl Sunday.…

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Business
New York's Top 1% Earns More Than Those In Most States New York's Top 1% Earns More Than Those In Most States
New York's Top 1% Earns More Than Those In Most States WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- In order to be one of the top 1 percent in earnings in the United States, you need to make $385,000 per year. In New York, you need to make significantly more, according to Vox. To crack New York's wealthiest 1 percent, a resident would have to clear $506,000 annually, one of the highest figures in the nation, Vox reported.  In addition, the Empire State also has the largest income disparity, with the top 1 percent earning 48.4 times the average salary of a run-of-the-mill 99 percenter.  The easiest state to crack the cultural elite? Arkansas, where $228,0…

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News
New York's Top 1% Earn More Than Those In Most States New York's Top 1% Earn More Than Those In Most States
New York's Top 1% Earn More Than Those In Most States PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- In order to be one of the top 1 percent in earnings in the United States, you need to make $385,000 per year. In New York, you need to make significantly more, according to Vox. To crack New York's wealthiest 1 percent, a resident would have to clear $506,000 annually, one of the highest figures in the nation, Vox reported.  In addition, the Empire State also has the largest income disparity, with the top 1 percent earning 48.4 times the average salary of a run-of-the-mill 99 percenter.  The easiest state to crack the cultural elite? Arkansas, where $228,000 pe…

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