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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Fairfield Enjoys 8% Increase In Estimated State Aid Fairfield Enjoys 8% Increase In Estimated State Aid Fairfield Enjoys 8% Increase In Estimated State Aid
Fairfield Enjoys 8% Increase In Estimated State Aid FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Danbury, Norwalk, Ridgefield, and Wilton are seeing an estimated increase of more than 20 percent in state aid from 2011 to 2016, according to figures released Friday by the state Office of Policy and Management. Other towns with double-digit increases include Bridgeport, Easton, Greenwich, Redding, Stamford, Weston and Westport.  In the current fiscal year (Fiscal Year 2016), the state will provide over $3.2 billion in aid to towns and cities, $2.76 billion in education cost-sharing aid and $437 million in general aid to municipal general governments, according to…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Breaks Ground On New High School, Supports Naming It After Obama Bridgeport Breaks Ground On New High School, Supports Naming It After Obama Bridgeport Breaks Ground On New High School, Supports Naming It After Obama
Bridgeport Breaks Ground On New High School, Supports Naming It After Obama BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Mayor Bill Finch — sporting sunglasses on a late summer Friday — joined local dignitaries for a ground-breaking ceremony for a new $106 million high school to replace the aging 90-year-old Harding High in Bridgeport. The announcement came with many not-so-subtle references that Finch is very much in support of naming the new high school after President Barack Obama. Finch said he would second a suggestion from a bishop, who spoke early in the ceremony, to name the school for Obama. "This school, for the kids that go here, could have no more powerful name than the n…

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Westport, CT
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Pakistani Movie Company Sets Up For Filming On Westport Bridge Pakistani Movie Company Sets Up For Filming On Westport Bridge Pakistani Movie Company Sets Up For Filming On Westport Bridge
Pakistani Movie Company Sets Up For Filming On Westport Bridge WESTPORT, Conn. — Picturesque Westport will play the backdrop for a Pakistani movie, according to movie company representatives. ARY Digital USA will be filming a scene Friday from 5 to 9 p.m. on the Route 136 bridge over the Saugatuck River, according to a statement. The bridge will be open to traffic, company officials say, as they film a vehicle traveling over the bridge. But “motorists may encounter short periods of traffic congestion and should expect delays in the immediate area of Bridge Street,” the representatives said. The film, “Dobara Phir Se” is directed by well-known Pakistan…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Entrepreneurs Offer Co-Working Space For Hairstylists Fairfield Entrepreneurs Offer Co-Working Space For Hairstylists Fairfield Entrepreneurs Offer Co-Working Space For Hairstylists
Fairfield Entrepreneurs Offer Co-Working Space For Hairstylists FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Call it the Regus office suites for hairstylists.  Much like the company that rents offices and conference rooms to business people, local owners Jay and Kerry Tolisano leased a large retail space and subdivided the complex into individual salon shops to create a co-working environment for hairstylists. The space, MY SALON Suite, is located at Black Rock Turnpike and Stillson Road in Fairfield. Nearly all of the space's 23 suites are occupied, according to Kerry Tolisano. Tolisano met the Daily Voice in the lobby, where clients of the various salons can let their styli…

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Westport, CT
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Westport Students Returning To Class For New School Year Westport Students Returning To Class For New School Year Westport Students Returning To Class For New School Year
Westport Students Returning To Class For New School Year WESTPORT, Conn. — It’s that time of the year again: Students from across Westport are trading summer camp for the classroom. Motorists and residents should be on the lookout as the buses hit the roads and as kids begin hiking off to classes. School kicks off Thursday, Aug. 27, for Westport Public School students. The district is encouraging parents to have their children ride buses instead of driving them to school in order to reduce congestion caused by construction on the North Avenue Bridge, which is located near several Westport schools, The Daily Voice previously reported.  Last week…

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Westport, CT
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Rep. Shaban Quietly Dips Toe Into Congressional Waters Rep. Shaban Quietly Dips Toe Into Congressional Waters Rep. Shaban Quietly Dips Toe Into Congressional Waters
Rep. Shaban Quietly Dips Toe Into Congressional Waters WESTON, Conn. — State Rep. John Shaban (R) has emerged as a potential challenger in 2016 to incumbent Jim Himes (D) for the Fourth District Congressional seat. Shaban, who represents Easton, Redding, and Weston in the state House, recently put fresh posts on the “Shaban for Congress” Facebook page and the shabanforcongress.com website. But while his campaign website and a Facebook post tout his candidacy — and the numerous endorsements he has received — Shaban hasn’t talked to the media. Shaban did not respond to an email sent by the Daily Voice. Another email went to his press secretary,…

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Westport, CT
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Tiller Always Brings Judson Back To Sailing In Westport Tiller Always Brings Judson Back To Sailing In Westport Tiller Always Brings Judson Back To Sailing In Westport
Tiller Always Brings Judson Back To Sailing In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — The winds have taken Pound Ridge, N.Y., resident Nic Judson to many places, but the tiller always brings him back to sailing. A move took Judson away from the Nantucket sailing scene, but then he just happened to run into Westport resident John Kantor. Kantor, a well-known sailor and founder of Longshore Sailing School, was looking for someone to help run his well-known sailing programs in Westport and Greenwich. The two hit it off, and Kantor brought Judson on board as program director. “The sailing thing just popped back up for me,” Judson told the Daily Voice on Frid…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield U. Professor Not Worried About 'Correction' In Stock Market Fairfield U. Professor Not Worried About 'Correction' In Stock Market Fairfield U. Professor Not Worried About 'Correction' In Stock Market
Fairfield U. Professor Not Worried About 'Correction' In Stock Market FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The stock markets are much like the tides of Long Island Sound: They tend to ebb and flow.   But Monday’s market activity was startling: The Dow Jones industrial average declined more than 1,000 points at the opening and closed with a loss of nearly 600 points. Tuesday afternoon, The Dow declined a bit more than 200 points at the close, following a rebound earlier in the day. Despite the recent plunge, Michael T. Tucker, a professor of finance at Fairfield University’s Charles F. Dolan School of Business, is not terribly concerned. “Corrections happen,” Tucker to…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Police: Kohl's Shoplifter Outruns Officers, K-9 Fairfield Police: Kohl's Shoplifter Outruns Officers, K-9 Fairfield Police: Kohl's Shoplifter Outruns Officers, K-9
Fairfield Police: Kohl's Shoplifter Outruns Officers, K-9 FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A man his in 40s ran from police Monday morning after stealing nearly $900 worth of merchandise from Kohl’s at 290 Tunxis Hill Road, Fairfield police said. The suspect eluded officers, who used a police canine in an attempt to track down the man, police said. The suspect was described as a black man in his 40s was wearing a white shirt and jeans, police said. Police believe the man fled on Route 1/North Avenue into Bridgeport.  The suspect selected merchandise from the men’s section of the store without regards to size, police said. He then stuffed the clothes into a duf…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Police: Bar Employee Greeted By Ex-Boyfriend's Screaming Mother Fairfield Police: Bar Employee Greeted By Ex-Boyfriend's Screaming Mother Fairfield Police: Bar Employee Greeted By Ex-Boyfriend's Screaming Mother
Fairfield Police: Bar Employee Greeted By Ex-Boyfriend's Screaming Mother FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield bar had an unwelcome guest Monday night, police said. When one bar employee arrived at work, she was greeted by her ex-boyfriend’s mother, who began screaming at her, Fairfield police said. The bar employee didn’t remember what the mother said because she was so frightened by the encounter, police said. The manager, who was working in the bar’s basement, heard the screaming and warned the woman not to return, police said. Police also said the ex-boyfriend was waiting in a car behind the bar. He had visited the bar employee’s house earlier in the day, police …

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