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Jay Polansky

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jpolansky@dailyvoice.com

Born and raised in Fairfield County, Jay graduated from Fairfield University. He has written for Hearst Connecticut Newspapers.

Jay was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Jay Polansky's Contributions

Lifestyle

Author Shares Untold Side Of Mark Twain's Life In Greenwich Talk GREENWICH, Conn. — Mark Twain is best known for his novels, which are mainstays of American literature and high school curriculums. But he also fell on hard times and performed comedy on a world tour to repay his financial debts. “This is a man who almost literally ruined his career, his family life and his reputation and eventually saved himself,” bestselling author Richard Zacks told an audience at Greenwich Library on Tuesday night. “Most people think of the witty author of ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ the man who fought racism and imperialism — those are all true — but he was also an eternal bad …

by Jay Polansky

05/04/2016

Schools

Stamford Students Shine A Light On Mental Health Issues STAMFORD, Conn. — Westhill High School senior Ariana Venneri has a message about those who suffer from mental illnesses. “A mental illness is a disorder — not a decision,” Venneri said at an event at the Stamford Government Center on Monday. “It’s not a character flaw. Nobody wakes up in the morning and decides to have cancer or diabetes or any other physical illness.” Venneri, a member of the Mayor's Youth Leadership Council, joined several other high school students and mental health professionals for an Mental Health Resource Fair to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental illn…

by Jay Polansky

05/03/2016

Schools

King Students Run With The Bulls, Clinch Win In Mock Stock Competition STAMFORD, Conn. — A team of students from King School took home the top place in a mock stock market challenge offered by Junior Achievement of Southwest Connecticut in Stamford on Thursday. During the event, students in teams of four traded $500,000 of virtual cash. The students’ mock trades were instantaneously projected to three large screens, which also displayed stock prices, stock performance graphs and team rankings. A team from New Canaan High School took second place and a team from the Academy of Information Technology & Engineering in Stamford took third place.

by Jay Polansky

05/03/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Charged With DUI After Fleeing Scene Of Norwalk Crash NORWALK, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was charged with drunken driving after he hit a car at a traffic light in Norwalk and fled from the scene Sunday night, police said. Officers were called to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident near Sports Authority at 8:30 p.m., police said. The person who called police said the suspect's vehicle had rear-ended another car at a red light, police said. The vehicle, a green Subaru, fled on Connecticut Avenue, police said. An officer found the vehicle moments later with front-end damage and headlights off and pulled it over, police said. The officer said the…

by Jay Polansky

05/02/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police Investigate Smashed Front Door At Dry-Cleaning Business NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk business owner found that his front glass door had been smashed when he arrived for work Friday morning, police said. Officers were called just before 7 a.m. to F & R Cleaners at 213 Main St. on the report of a possible commercial burglary, police said. When officers arrived, the owner told them the door was intact when he closed up the business Thursday night, police said. Officers did not find anyone inside the business upon searching the premises, police said. No valuables were missing from the business, but the incident is under investigation, police said.

by Jay Polansky

04/29/2016

Schools

Students Learn Financial Literacy By Trading Mock Stocks In Stamford Event STAMFORD, Conn. — Academy of Information Technology senior Daniel Ruskin has some simple advice for investors: You want to buy low and sell high — at just the right time. Ruskin had made a “bunch” of money on Dutch Oil only to lose some on RBC, two stocks available for students to trade in a mock stock market challenge offered by Junior Achievement of Southwest Connecticut in Stamford on Thursday. Such is life in the day of a stock market trader during often volatile markets. “This event really drives home what would happen on the floor of the exchange,” said Ray Milo, Ruskins’ teacher. Mu…

by Jay Polansky

04/29/2016

Lifestyle

Cat Finds Home With Danbury Vet Before Reuniting With Long-Lost Owner DANBURY, Conn. — When a frail cat looking for a home wandered into Noah's Ark Animal Hospital in Danbury, the staff didn’t think twice about “adopting” him. “We did what we always do, which is to bring him in and adopt him and make him our own,” Dr. Jeffrey Hubsher, the animal hospital’s owner, told the Daily Voice. Hubsher said the hospital treated him, bringing him back to good health. The loving medical attention worked. “This boy bounced back and he became a healthy cat and lovely cat,” Hubsher said. The cat, who the staff had named Billy, was found in the animal hospital’s parking lot…

by Jay Polansky

04/27/2016

Lifestyle

Ridgefield Couple Shares Secret To More Than 55 Years Of Marriage RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — What's the secret to a long and healthy marriage? The Daily Voice asked Ridgefield residents Ben and Darla Shaw, who have been married for more than 55 years. In a video interview, the Shaws also shared their unique love story and their even more special renewal of vows ceremony. For the full story, watch the Daily Voice video.

by Jay Polansky

04/27/2016

Lifestyle

Newtown Barbershop, Salon Leading Charge To Help Wounded Vet Build A Home NEWTOWN, Conn. — A Newtown barber shop is living up to its name by helping to fund the construction of an accessible house for a wounded Army veteran from Connecticut. Hero For Men Barbering — along with Newtown’s Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy and Ricci’s Salon — is scheduled to offer men’s and women’s cuts on Sunday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a donation to help fund the construction of Sean Pesce’s house in West Haven. Pesce was shot 13 times and had a bullet sever his spine while serving as an Army Ranger. Now paralyzed from the waist-down, he is seeking to build a house th…

by Jay Polansky

04/27/2016

Police & Fire

Police: Norwalk Man Provoked South Norwalk Bar Customers To Fight NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk man was arrested after provoking customers to fight him after he was asked to leave a South Norwalk bar Monday night, police said. Officers were called to Local Kitchen & Beer Bar at 11:40 p.m. on the report of an intoxicated male trying to fight with other customers, police said. The incident began when Jonathan Orcutt, 46, made “rude” comments to customers and asked the bar manager inappropriate questions, police said. Orcutt became angry when the manager asked him to leave, causing a loud commotion that led several customers to look over, police said. Dur…

by Jay Polansky

04/26/2016

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