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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Fairfield, CT
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Community Praises Fairfield Police Response To School Lockdowns Community Praises Fairfield Police Response To School Lockdowns Community Praises Fairfield Police Response To School Lockdowns
Community Praises Fairfield Police Response To School Lockdowns FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Police Department is receiving an outpouring of support from the community after their heroic response to the swatting calls Friday that placed 10,000 students on lockdown across the town. Grateful parents and students sent cards and baked goods to the Fairfield Police Department headquarters as a gesture of gratitude. “Thank you for protecting my family. Thank you for protecting my friends. Thank you for protecting all of us,” says one heartfelt card from a sixth-grade student. A parent from North Stratfield School, one of the 17 public schools that was l…

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Fairfield, CT
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Memories Of Sandy Linger In Fairfield Three Years After Hurricane Memories Of Sandy Linger In Fairfield Three Years After Hurricane Memories Of Sandy Linger In Fairfield Three Years After Hurricane
Memories Of Sandy Linger In Fairfield Three Years After Hurricane FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Three years ago, Hurricane Sandy swept up the East Coast, leaving a trail of damage and destruction in its wake. It swept down trees, knocked out power, caused flooding and brought strong winds and heavy rain to all of Fairfield County.  Houses were destroyed by falling trees and filled with floodwaters across Fairfield County. But a strip of beach houses along Long Island Sound in Fairfield, where many seniors from Fairfield University rent houses, was particularly hard hit in the October 2012 storm. About 200 university students were unable to return to their hou…

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton High Band Director Hits The Right Notes With Grammy Award Jurors Wilton High Band Director Hits The Right Notes With Grammy Award Jurors Wilton High Band Director Hits The Right Notes With Grammy Award Jurors
Wilton High Band Director Hits The Right Notes With Grammy Award Jurors WILTON, Conn. — Teaching is in Frank “Chip” Gawle’s roots. His late father was an award-winning teacher in Connecticut. Later, Gawle followed in his footsteps. “I saw how much he enjoyed his career and how much the kids loved him,” Gawle, a Stamford resident, told the Daily Voice. “Subconsciously, I became a teacher because I was so impressed by how much fun he had doing his job.” Just like his father, who was named the 1988 Connecticut teacher of the year, Gawle has gained recognition, too. When Gawle recently found out he was one of 25 music teachers selected as a semi-finalist for the…

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by Jay Polansky
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Police Turn Investigation To Calls That Prompted School Lockdowns Fairfield Police Turn Investigation To Calls That Prompted School Lockdowns Fairfield Police Turn Investigation To Calls That Prompted School Lockdowns
Fairfield Police Turn Investigation To Calls That Prompted School Lockdowns FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Hours after receiving phone calls reporting pipe bombs at some school buildings and a machine gun at another, Fairfield police Friday were actively investigating the credibility of those reports. The threats came during what police believe was a "swatting" incident, when callers report false information of possible violent activity or threats in order to see a police tactical response. “As we stand right now, we are looking at this as possibly not credible,” Lt. James Perez said shortly before 2 p.m. Friday. “Although, we can’t be absolutely certain until we sta…

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Greenwich, CT
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Acme Market Opens Doors In Riverside At Former A&P Site Acme Market Opens Doors In Riverside At Former A&P Site Acme Market Opens Doors In Riverside At Former A&P Site
Acme Market Opens Doors In Riverside At Former A&P Site GREENWICH, Conn. — Acme Market opened Wednesday in the space formerly occupied by A&P Fresh, which had been operated in the Riverside Commons Shopping Center for many years. The A&P Fresh store was one of the 95 A&P-owned stores to close and become outlets of either Acme or Stop & Shop. The Greenwich store was freshly stocked Wednesday and new red-and-white signs were posted.  The A&P, its shelves bar, closed for good over the weekend.  The sale included 71 stores to Acme for $246 million and 24 to Stop & Shop for $124 million. Acme is wholly owned subsidiary of A…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield U Nursing Students Get Glimpse Into Lives Of Struggling Patients Fairfield U Nursing Students Get Glimpse Into Lives Of Struggling Patients Fairfield U Nursing Students Get Glimpse Into Lives Of Struggling Patients
Fairfield U Nursing Students Get Glimpse Into Lives Of Struggling Patients FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Nursing students from Fairfield University got the opportunity to experience the struggles of those challenged by poverty during a simulation held at the university Thursday. The students, who each played the role of one individual in the simulation, worked with other students to form different “families” to experience the day. Each participant is a member of the second-degree nursing program, which allows students who already have a bachelor's degree to attain a degree in nursing. Devynn Hawley, who previously taught at a school in Bridgeport, is one of the 40 students…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fresh Off The Shelves: New Health-Minded Grocery Store Opens In Fairfield Fresh Off The Shelves: New Health-Minded Grocery Store Opens In Fairfield Fresh Off The Shelves: New Health-Minded Grocery Store Opens In Fairfield
Fresh Off The Shelves: New Health-Minded Grocery Store Opens In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — bfresh, a supermarket offering a wide array of organic and natural products, opened in the heart of downtown Fairfield on Wednesday. “It’s been a fun, exciting journey for us,” Suzi Robinson, bfresh’s head of marketing (or “marketing magus” depending on who you ask), told media during a tour of the market. The market is in the same building as similarly named Plan B Burger Bar and down the street from b.Good, a Fairfield eatery. Robinson said bfresh specializes in natural, organic and freshly made items — from pizza to pasta to peppers. “We are all about seriously fre…

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Norwalk, CT
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Colony Grill Serves Up First Slice In New Norwalk Location Colony Grill Serves Up First Slice In New Norwalk Location Colony Grill Serves Up First Slice In New Norwalk Location
Colony Grill Serves Up First Slice In New Norwalk Location NORWALK, Conn. — Colony Grill’s legendary hot oil pizza has arrived in Norwalk. The eatery, located off a courtyard in the Waypointe District Apartments at 515 West Ave., is the newest location for a culinary institution has been serving up pizza and drinks since 1935 in Stamford.  "In 1935, a post-Prohibition tavern named Colony Grill opened in an Irish neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut," according to the eatery's website. "Since then, the 'Colony' has become famous for what is now its only menu offering: a one-of-a-kind, thin-crust pizza that is served simply – with or …

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by Jay Polansky
Stamford, CT
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Network TV Director Premieres Stamford Co-Working Space Network TV Director Premieres Stamford Co-Working Space Network TV Director Premieres Stamford Co-Working Space
Network TV Director Premieres Stamford Co-Working Space STAMFORD, Conn. — After attending a meeting at an office shared by people from different ventures in New York City, Jeffrey Kay of Greenwich had an idea. “This would just be incredible in Stamford,” Kay, a network TV director, recalled in an interview with the Daily Voice in his new state-of-the-art co-working space at Shippan Point in Stamford on Tuesday. His idea has become reality: Kay recently launched Workpoint, his 15,000-square-foot co-working space in a completely renovated waterfront space at 290 Harbor Drive. Launched by Kay and his partner, Lea Ann Miller, a former Olympic figu…

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by Jay Polansky
Greenwich, CT
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Health-Conscious Eatery Opening On The Avenue In Greenwich Health-Conscious Eatery Opening On The Avenue In Greenwich Health-Conscious Eatery Opening On The Avenue In Greenwich
Health-Conscious Eatery Opening On The Avenue In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. — Shoppers on The Avenue in Greenwich will soon have one more dining option. Boston-based b.good, a chain specializing in healthy food, is scheduled to open a new location at 342 Greenwich Ave. The company serves up "fast-food 'real' by making it the way it should be … by people not factories," according to its website.  Construction crews were hard at work preparing the store’s interior Friday morning. b.good recently opened a location in Fairfield, the Daily Voice previously reported. 

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