Jay Polansky

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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.

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Greenwich, CT

Your Community

Old Greenwich's Rummage Room Pranks Passersby With April Fool's Display GREENWICH, Conn. — If you drove down Sound Beach Avenue in Greenwich on April Fools’ Day and thought the figures in the window display of a local shop looked a little too real, they were real. Every April Fools’ Day — for longer than those in the shop can recall — a volunteer or staff member from The Rummage Room sits in the window as part of a practical joke. The store regularly has displays, so passersby assume the figure in the display is not an actual person. But sometimes on April 1, they are. And that surprises some people walking on the sidewalk or waiting in a line of cars at the tr…

by Jay Polansky

04/02/2016

Stamford, CT

Your Community

Carousel Pavilion Takes Shape In Downtown Stamford's Mill River Park STAMFORD, Conn. — If you have dreamed of riding on a carousel in downtown Stamford, you’ll soon have your chance. Construction crews were working on the Brownstein-Selkowitz Carousel Pavilion in Mill River Park on Tuesday, bringing that experience a bit closer to a reality. The building will house a carousel with 30 hand-carved carousel figures and a fully accessible chariot, according to the Mill River Park Collaborative. The building, which broke ground in June 2015, is expected to open this fall, according to the collaborative. Once it opens, Stamford will be among the few cities wit…

by Jay Polansky

04/01/2016

Shelton, CT

Your Community

Shelton Farmers Market Dishes Up Fresh Treats This Weekend SHELTON, Conn. — Shelton’s winter farmers market, which grows liked a well-watered crop, will be throwing open its doors for business this Saturday. The Shelton Farmers’ Market Association is inviting the community to enjoy the monthly “First Saturdays” winter farmers market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Shelton Farmers Market building, 100 Canal St. “It gets bigger and bigger every single year,” said Jim Calkins, owner of Seasonal Sweets & Catering, from behind his table inside the market on a recent Saturday. All of the vendors in the market make their own products as it is a “produc…

by Daily Voice

04/01/2016

Norwalk, CT

Breaking News

Man Charged With Choking Woman Over Text Messages In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — A Bridgeport man tried to choke a female victim after he demanded to know who she was texting, Norwalk police said. The woman had traveled to Bridgeport to pick up Dwayne Leak, 28, and a child on Feb. 27, police said. When she arrived home in Norwalk, she texted an unidentified individual, police said. Leak demanded to know who she was texting and became angry, police said. The altercation turned physical as he pushed and struck the female victim with open and closed fists, police said. The victim tried to defend herself, but Leak grabbed her by the neck and started chokin…

by Jay Polansky

03/31/2016

Norwalk, CT

Breaking News

Norwalk's Main Avenue UPS Store Reopens After Car Busts Through Its Doors NORWALK, Conn. — Just a day after an accidental car crash destroyed the front of the UPS Store in Norwalk, the resilient store is again open for business. On Thursday morning, a makeshift wood door was open and "We Are Open" sign was posted on its boarded-up windows. The 304 Main Ave. business sustained serious damage in the crash, which was reported at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. When officers arrived at the store, the car engine was on and the car was smoking as it sat in the store, police said. Police said the 79-year-old female driver was not seriously injured in the crash, but sh…

by Jay Polansky

03/31/2016

Norwalk, CT

Breaking News

Eversource Reports Large Power Outage In Norwalk Due To Blown Transformer updated: NORWALK, Conn. — Eversource reports that the outage has been repaired and power is restored in Norwalk. original story: NORWALK, Conn. — Eversource was reporting a large power outage in Norwalk on Thursday morning. Power has been restored to all customers, Eversource spokesman Mitch Gross said shortly after 1 p.m. The cause of the outage was "an issue involving two overhead lines," according to Gross. Norwalk police say the power outage is along the East Avenue/Route 1 area.

by Daily Voice

03/31/2016

Stamford, CT

Breaking News

Publishing Family Leaves Legacy Worth Millions To Stamford Institutions STAMFORD, Conn. — A family with deep roots in Stamford named three city organizations as among the beneficiaries of a $100 million trust, which one official described as a “fitting capstone” to the distinguished lives of a local newspaper publisher and his son. The late Kingsley Alexander Gillespie and his late son, Kenyon, named Stamford Hospital, the Rotary Club of Stamford and the First Presbyterian Church of Stamford as beneficiaries of the family’s $100 million Gillespie Family Charitable Trust, officials announced Wednesday. The hospital — the largest beneficiary— will receive 50 perc…

by Jay Polansky

03/31/2016

Westport, CT

On Your Side

Greenwich's Green & Tonic Bringing Juices, Health Food To Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Greenwich-based Green & Tonic, which offers natural plant-based juices and foods, is growing at a healthy rate. The company, which grew from a delivery service in 2011 to four stores today, will soon be adding a fifth in Westport later this spring. Greenwich resident Jeffrey Pandolfino, who founded the company with his wife, Cai, said Westport is a perfect fit for the company. He said the town is similar to Greenwich, where he has two locations. “We think the Westport market is tremendous,” Pandolfino said. “It’s probably the market in Fairfield County that best resem…

by Jay Polansky

03/30/2016

Stamford, CT

Breaking News

Crews Go To Work To Restore Entrance To Stamford's Ferguson Library STAMFORD, Conn. — The Ferguson Library in downtown Stamford will soon be sporting a fresher, restored look. Crews worked to renovate the library’s entrance Wednesday afternoon, which is no stranger to construction. In January, the library celebrated the opening of a new walkway that made it possible for the mobility challenged to access the library’s Starbucks location from an exterior entrance. Before the library opened the walkway, the Starbucks was accessible only from the outside by stairs. The walkway was the first phase in a project to create a new terrace and garden, where the commu…

by Jay Polansky

03/29/2016

Norwalk, CT

Breaking News

Mayor Seeks Volunteers To Help Keep The Norwalk 'Green And Clean' NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling is looking for volunteers to help with an upcoming citywide cleanup just in time for spring. “It’s a challenge, if you will, to get people thinking in terms of everyone doing their part to help keep Norwalk clean and green,” Rilling told the Daily Voice. The cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, April 9, and sponsored by Lowe’s, which opened in 2015 on Connecticut Avenue. The Norwalk Redevelopment Agency and The Norwalk Department of Public Works will help coordinate the event. Keep America Beautiful, which is sponsored by Lowe’s at the national …

by Jay Polansky

03/29/2016

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