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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

Police & Fire

Yorktown Woman Faces Suspended License Charge YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown police charged a Mohegan Lake woman with driving without a license on Thursday, according to officials. Police responded to a car accident on Route 132 when they discovered Germaine Reitman, 42, was allegedly driving with a suspended license, police said. Reitman was charged with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation and is scheduled to appear in Yorktown Town Court on Tuesday, Feb. 24, police said.

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

News

Metro-North Vows To Continue Rebuilding Efforts In 2015 PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Metro-North's top executive said the railroad will open 2015 with even more rebuilding efforts and continued attention to major safety initiatives. “Numerous safety initiatives, both implemented and underway, and our ongoing, aggressive track maintenance program are paying off as reliability increases slowly but surely,” railroad President Joseph Giulietti said in a statement to the Metro-North Committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board. “It is critical that we bring our infrastructure to a state of good repair and that we continue to focus each and…

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

Business

Westport Seeks Ideas For New Restaurant At Splash Spot WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport First Selectman Jim Marpe and The Inn at Longshore operator Rory Tagert, managing director of Longshore Associates of Westport, have signed a letter of intent to identify and secure a new restaurant to replace Splash, which closed in October. “It is imperative that a first class restaurant for all Westporters is in operation for the Spring and Summer 2015 seasons," Marpe said in a statement. "The restaurant must also include services for golfers.” The new operator must have demonstrated experience in running comparable restaurant concepts and have the financi…

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

Police & Fire

Vista Fire Department Gets New Ambulance LEWISBORO, N.Y. --The Vista Fire Department announced the arrival of a new state-of-the art Ambulance on Tuesday. Ambulance 22 is a 2015 Ford F450 Super Duty Power Stroke diesel manufactured by Life Line Emergency Vehicles of Eastford, Conn. In consultation with Life Line, specifications for the new ambulance were made by District Manager Tom Ritchey, EMS Capt. Judy Saslow and Fire Commissioner Robin “Duffy” Price. The department will place the new ambulance into service once all equipment is moved from the old unit and all department members are trained on the new apparatus. The am…

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

Schools

Bronxville School Foundation Accepts Board Nominees BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- The Bronxville School Foundation will accept nominations to fill open positions on its board of directors for the upcoming year through Monday, Feb. 2. The current board of directors consists of 30 people, including one member of the Board of Education, the superintendent of schools and the vice president of the PTA. The nominating committee's primary role is to identify motivated, hardworking leaders for possible nomination to the Bronxville School Foundation. Candidates must be village residents who would work with current board members to raise funds and suppor…

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

Police & Fire

Wrong-Way Driver In Hastings Charged With DWI Is ID'd HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A Mahopac woman was arrested on Wednesday morning on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hastings after she drove the wrong way and almost struck a Westchester County patrol car head-on, according to police officials. The incident occurred at 2:41 a.m. when County Police Officer Paul Osterman was traveling northbound on the Saw Mill near the Farragut Avenue exit. He observed a pair of headlights coming at him as he traveled in the left lane and took evasive action to avoid a head-on collision, turning toward the right shoulder of the road, police said. The officer…

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

News

Yonkers Man Gets 25 Years In Shooting Death Of Wife YONKERS, N.Y. -- A Yonkers man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Wednesday for shooting and killing his wife during a domestic dispute in 2013, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore. Jose Contreras, 53, shot his wife, Sharon Contreras, in the chest on Oct. 12, 2013 while the two were arguing, the district attorney's office said. Police responded to reports of gunshots and found Sharon Contreras in the hallway of their apartment building on the 11th floor. Jose Contreras had fled the scene, but was later found nearby, the district attorney said. “This sho…

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

Events

Pelham's Picture House Hosts 'Brahmin Bulls' Screening PELHAM, N.Y. -- The Picture House will host a special screening of "Brahmin Bulls" on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Immediately following the screening, there will be a question-and-answer session with actor and New Rochelle resident Sendhil Ramamurthy. "Brahmin Bulls" (PG, 96 minutes) is a story of a long-overdue reunion between father and son as they learn the truth about each other for the first time as adults. Starring Sendhil Ramamurthy, Roshan Seth, Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen, Justin Bartha and Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Lerner, "Brahmin Bulls" is a heartfelt an…

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

Weather

Fairfield Could See Light Snow Through Thursday Morning FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Clouds will continue to increase throughout Fairfield ahead of a weather system that could bring light snow to the area through early Thursday morning. Snow showers could move through the area overnight through the early morning hours Thursday. A dusting to 1 inch of accumulation is possible. The chance of snow is 50 percent. Partly cloudy skies will prevail on Thursday as the system moves out of the area with a high temperature in the mid-30s. Sun will remain on Friday with temperatures around freezing. Forecasters are monitoring a storm that could ha…

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

Police & Fire

Female Visitor Charged With Promoting Contraband At Ossining's Sing Sing OSSINING, N.Y. -- State Police charged a woman with promoting prison contraband at Sing Sing prison in Ossining on Tuesday, according to officials. Kendra L. McDaniel, 40, of Brentwood, N.Y., was charged after she allegedly brought an alcoholic beverage into the facility while attempting to visit an incarcerated family member, police said. McDaniel is scheduled to appear in Ossining court on Tuesday, Feb. 3, police said.

by Joe Jenkins

01/21/2015

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