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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Norwalk, CT
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Stew Leonard's Lights 18-Foot Menorah As Norwalk Welcomes Hanukkah Stew Leonard's Lights 18-Foot Menorah As Norwalk Welcomes Hanukkah Stew Leonard's Lights 18-Foot Menorah As Norwalk Welcomes Hanukkah
Stew Leonard's Lights 18-Foot Menorah As Norwalk Welcomes Hanukkah NORWALK, Conn. — For the 23rd year in a row, Stew Leonard’s in Norwalk celebrated the “festival of lights” by lighting its own giant menorah for Hanukkah. “We’re celebrating the freedom of religion, freedom to believe, freedom to express our trust in God … and to be able to celebrate and to bring more light into the world,” Rabbi Yehoshua Hecht, who lit the menorah, told the Daily Voice. “And light is brought into the world through faith.” Before lighting the 18-foot menorah, Hecht walked through the throngs of parents and children, offering gelt — chocolate coins — and taking color reques…

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Greenwich, CT
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Water Retention Pond Prevents Flooding In Greenwich's Bruce Park Water Retention Pond Prevents Flooding In Greenwich's Bruce Park Water Retention Pond Prevents Flooding In Greenwich's Bruce Park
Water Retention Pond Prevents Flooding In Greenwich's Bruce Park GREENWICH, Conn. — When driving through Bruce Park in Greenwich, it's hard not to notice the orange fencing surrounding what appears to be a landscaped section of the park. But the area actually serves an important environmental purpose. It’s a water retention pond that helps control flooding in the area. The gravel-covered pond, which the town built last year and is letting settle, is located on Bruce Park Drive in central Greenwich.

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Brookfield, CT
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Holiday Shoppers Find Unique Gifts, Support Iconic Brookfield Craft Center Holiday Shoppers Find Unique Gifts, Support Iconic Brookfield Craft Center Holiday Shoppers Find Unique Gifts, Support Iconic Brookfield Craft Center
Holiday Shoppers Find Unique Gifts, Support Iconic Brookfield Craft Center BROOKFIELD, Conn. — Shoppers in the Brookfield area can buy unique gifts and crafts all in support of the arts and an "iconic" town institution. The shop at the Brookfield Craft Center sells items from nearly 150 artists. Most of the art is from local artists, but some of the stock comes from artists as far as Arizona and Seattle. On Friday morning, the shelves and tables were lined with merchandise. Truth be told, there’s something for everyone. “(Customers) love it because there is so much variety — things you won’t see anywhere else,” according to the center’s Executive Direct…

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Greenwich, CT
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Jewish Faithful In Greenwich Prepare For The 'Festival of Lights' Jewish Faithful In Greenwich Prepare For The 'Festival of Lights' Jewish Faithful In Greenwich Prepare For The 'Festival of Lights'
Jewish Faithful In Greenwich Prepare For The 'Festival of Lights' FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The lights of Hanukkah — like Christmas — come at the most needed time of year. “It’s not an accident that both holidays come at the same time because both have light as a central theme,” Rabbi Vicki Axe of Congregation Shir Ami in Greenwich told the Daily Voice. “Most religions have some holiday ritual with light as a symbol because it’s the darkest time of the year.” Jews from across Fairfield County — and the world — are preparing for the observance of Hanukkah, which begins the evening of Sunday, Dec. 6, and concludes the evening of Dec. 14. Known as the Festi…

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Greenwich, CT
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On-Demand Uber-Like Delivery Service Launches In Greenwich On-Demand Uber-Like Delivery Service Launches In Greenwich On-Demand Uber-Like Delivery Service Launches In Greenwich
On-Demand Uber-Like Delivery Service Launches In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. — A Connecticut family needed a last-minute birthday gift from a local merchant. A Westchester woman wanted to send a platter of cookies from her favorite bakery to her sister. Neither had to make the trip, though, thanks to a new local service. Call it the Uber — for packages. Point Pickup, which is based in Greenwich, is a same-day delivery app and website that utilizes neighbors to provide same-day delivery to and from any point within its service area. Tom Fiorita, Point Pickup’s founder and CEO, came up with the idea a year ago while he was stuck in traffic on the Po…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk's Duff Wowed By Planning, Transportation On Trip To China Norwalk's Duff Wowed By Planning, Transportation On Trip To China Norwalk's Duff Wowed By Planning, Transportation On Trip To China
Norwalk's Duff Wowed By Planning, Transportation On Trip To China NORWALK, Conn. — State Sen. Bob Duff recently returned from a visit to China to meet with officials and gain a deeper appreciation for a 1.3 billion person country and economic superpower. “We have a number of companies that do business with China,” Duff told the Daily Voice, speaking of the Connecticut businesses that trade with the country. “It’s important for us in Connecticut to have those relationships and to foster goodwill because we do so much business with (that) country.” Duff (D-Norwalk, Darien) led an October delegation of the Chinese United States Exchange Foundation. He said …

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Students Get Creative With Anti-Smoking Messages Stamford Students Get Creative With Anti-Smoking Messages Stamford Students Get Creative With Anti-Smoking Messages
Stamford Students Get Creative With Anti-Smoking Messages STAMFORD, Conn. — Students from Stamford schools urged visitors to the Government Center to avoid smoking through thoughtful, heartfelt posters. The posters were on display in the lobby of the Stamford Government Center. “Don’t erupt your lungs. Quit smoking,” said one poster, which depicts an erupting volcano. 

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Stamford, CT
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Community Gathers For AIDS Interfaith Service In Stamford Community Gathers For AIDS Interfaith Service In Stamford Community Gathers For AIDS Interfaith Service In Stamford
Community Gathers For AIDS Interfaith Service In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — Clergy and faithful of several religions gathered together in a Stamford church for a common cause Tuesday evening. Wearing red ribbons in awareness of AIDS, they took their seats in the pews of the warmly lit sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church on Cross Road. “We are here to recommit ourselves (to meet) year after year until there is a cure for HIV and AIDS,” the Rev. Douglas McArthur, chairman of AIDS Interfaith Stamford and the host clergy, said in his opening remarks. Dec. 1 is marked as World AIDS Day to bring awareness to the disease.  HIV and AIDS contin…

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Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Dedicates Marker On The Ave — The 'Epicenter' Of History Greenwich Dedicates Marker On The Ave — The 'Epicenter' Of History Greenwich Dedicates Marker On The Ave — The 'Epicenter' Of History
Greenwich Dedicates Marker On The Ave — The 'Epicenter' Of History GREENWICH, Conn. — Holiday shoppers on The Avenue will have a new way to appreciate Greenwich’s history. Town officials dedicated a new historical marker for the Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District in front of the Havemeyer Building during a ceremony Monday morning. “It’s more than just a marker,” First Selectman Peter Tesei told more than two dozen people who had gathered on the building’s leaf-covered lawn. “It’s an educational tool.” The sign, which was sponsored by the Greenwich 375th Fund, is at the “epicenter” of Greenwich’s past and future. Restoration Hardware, which occu…

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Stamford, CT
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UConn-Stamford Professor Embraces Writing Challenge UConn-Stamford Professor Embraces Writing Challenge UConn-Stamford Professor Embraces Writing Challenge
UConn-Stamford Professor Embraces Writing Challenge STAMFORD, Conn. — Dave D’Alessio didn’t just wake up one day and decide he would write 50,000 words in a month. A friend challenged him. D’Alessio, a professor at UConn-Stamford, said an online gaming friend goaded him into participating in the National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known as NaNoWriMo. The program challenges participants to write 50,000 words during November. “She goes, ‘You should try this. You would really like it,” D’Alessio recalled. So he did. And he has been churning out 50,000 words — a widely accepted minimum word count for a novel — every November since. …

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