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

Breaking News

Fairfield Police: Three Properties Hit By Toilet Paper-Wielding Pranksters FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield man was awakened by his barking dog early Saturday and found an unwelcome surprise, police said. The man left his bed at 3:30 a.m. to investigate the source of his dog’s excitement, police said. The resident found that his Holland Hill Road property had been covered in toilet paper, police said. The property owner believed he saw three people near his property, police said. Two other properties in town were covered in toilet paper, but none of the properties were damaged, police said. Police are investigating the incidents.

by Jay Polansky

09/28/2015

Fairfield, CT

On Your Side

New Boutique In Fairfield Offers Shoppers Chance To Change A Life FAIRFIELD, Conn. — You shop for good, we change lives one craft at a time. Fairfield resident Alexandra Wallace-Currie lives by that motto. She also is the owner of a little square, which reopened in the Greenfield Hill section of Fairfield. The store sells contemporary gifts, arts and crafts. Its owner, Alexandra Wallace-Currie, provides arts and crafts materials from the store — as well as instruction — to inner-city youth and cancer survivors. She said the arts and crafts projects are a form of therapy. Wallace-Currie works with The Cardinal Shehan Center, The McGivney Community Center,…

by Jay Polansky

09/28/2015

Fairfield, CT

Your Community

Sacred Heart Professor: Students Connect With 'Green' Message From Pope FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Swarms of Sacred Heart University students surrounded televisions to watch Pope Francis address a joint session of Congress on Thursday and the United Nations on Friday. “There were large numbers of students attending,” Professor Michael Higgins told the Daily Voice on Friday. “In fact, there were packed halls.” Higgins said the pope’s views toward the environment allow him to connect with this generation of students, who are concerned about the well being of the planet. “They don’t live in an isolated part of the world,” Higgins said of his students. “They are a part o…

by Jay Polansky

09/25/2015

Danbury, CT

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Pope's Visit Brings Back Amazing Memory For Danbury Woman DANBURY, Conn. — For Danbury resident Katherine Tucker, Pope Francis’ visit brings her back in time. Tucker met Pope John Paul II, who served as pope from 1978 to 2005, when she was a student at the University of Notre Dame. She had an unusual and memorable experience while studying abroad in Rome in 1993. The seminarians who conducted the campus ministry were able to get the group of students into a Papal Rosary, which was held in a small chapel inside the Vatican. Tucker was sitting next to a friend, who had just seen Pope John Paul for world youth day in Colorado. When her friend saw …

by Jay Polansky

09/25/2015

Westport, CT

Breaking News

Westport Police: Bridgeport Man Tries To Run Ex-Wife Off The Road WESTPORT, Conn. — A 40-year-old Bridgeport man attempted to force his ex-wife off the road with his car, Westport Police said. Westport Police received a complaint from the victim on Sept. 16, who said that her ex-husband, Ricardo Andrade, of 1321 North Ave., had showed up at her place of work. When the victim was leaving her office, Andrade attempted to enter her vehicle, police said. The victim told police that Andrade then followed her and attempted to force her off the road with his car, police said. Police said there was an active restraining order in place on Andrade at the time of…

by Jay Polansky

09/25/2015

Bridgeport, CT

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Sacred Heart U Professor: Ganim Could Affect State Democratic Party Image BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The election of former Mayor Joe Ganim could have an impact on future Democratic candidates who decide to run for office in Connecticut. “If Ganim wins, I think that his election could potentially have ramifications for the Democratic party,” said Gary Rose, a professor at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield and head of the Department of Government, Politics and Global Studies. “This is not just some little town. This is a major city in the state of Connecticut in a very important region.” Rose said a win by Ganim, who served time on 16 federal corruption charges, could…

by Jay Polansky

09/25/2015

Fairfield, CT

Your Community

Fairfield University Senior Covers Pope's Visit For Digital Street Team FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Allanah Dykes knows a thing or two about social media. The Fairfield University senior and social media guru is one of 50 college students and recent graduates across the country chosen to be a member of a “Digital Street Team” by @PopeIsHope. Dykes said she was humbled to be selected for the team. “I knew it was a very tough competition,” Dykes said. “I knew there were great submissions and lot of awesome content creators, but I had faith and I interacted with the team throughout the (application) process.” Dykes will be on the street Friday in New York City for the Po…

by Jay Polansky

09/25/2015

Fairfield, CT

On Your Side

Fairfield Eatery Serves Up Pizza By Certified Neapolitan Pizzaioli FAIRFIELD, Conn. — There’s Neapolitan-style pizza. And then there’s true Neapolitan pizza. An elite Italian governing body — The Associazione Pizzaiuoli Napoletani — makes sure that pizza makers across the world know the difference. Two pizza makers at Fairfield's Brick + Wood — Alex Dugas and Neil Ward -- received their certification from the organization Tuesday. Known as "pizzaioli" — pizza makers — Dugas and Ward are familiar faces behind the counter. Dugas worked with the owners at another restaurant for six years, while Ward has manned the wood-fired oven at the Fairfield …

by Jay Polansky

09/23/2015

Bridgeport, CT

Your Community

Finch Heading To Court Over Spot On Ballot To Run For Bridgeport Mayor BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Current Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch is vowing to be on the ballot for re-election in November — and he is apparently headed to court to make that happen. His campaign made that statement Tuesday after reports Monday that the Secretary of the State's office ruled that the Job Creation Party will not appear on the November ballot in Bridgeport. "We're confident that the Job Creation Party line will appear on the November ballot," said a statement from Mayor Bill Finch's Re-Election Campaign Manager Maryli Secrest. "This election is too important for Bridgep…

by Jay Polansky

09/22/2015

Fairfield, CT

Your Community

Fairfield University Students, Staff Celebrate Jesuit Connection With Pope FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Students from Fairfield University — and schools across the world — will be following the pope’s visit to the United States as he arrives Tuesday afternoon in Washington, D.C. But the visit has special significance for Fairfield University students, who attend a school steeped in Jesuit tradition, because Pope Francis is a Jesuit. "As a Jesuit institution, we are thrilled and encouraged to have a Jesuit pope at this time," Fairfield University President the Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., said in a statement. "It is a particularly auspicious moment I think fo…

by Jay Polansky

09/22/2015

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