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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Bridgeport Man Charged In Car Break-In From 2014 In Fairfield Bridgeport Man Charged In Car Break-In From 2014 In Fairfield Bridgeport Man Charged In Car Break-In From 2014 In Fairfield
Bridgeport Man Charged In Car Break-In From 2014 In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield Police arrested a Bridgeport man on charges of smashing a window of a vehicle parked outside Vinny’s Alehouse at 93 Post Road in Fairfield in 2014. Milford police discovered an outstanding arrest warrant for Isaias Rivera of 530 Brooks St. and turned him over to Fairfield Police on Monday. Rivera is charged with taking an iPhone and Garmin GPS from the vehicle, police said. Fairfield Police had found fingerprints on the vehicle and sent them to the state crime lab for processing. The prints were later determined to belong to Rivera, police said.  Rivera w…

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Fairfield, CT
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Southport Beach Enjoys Quiet Day During Heat Wave Southport Beach Enjoys Quiet Day During Heat Wave Southport Beach Enjoys Quiet Day During Heat Wave
Southport Beach Enjoys Quiet Day During Heat Wave FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- There was plenty of room for beachgoers at Southport Beach in Fairfield on Monday even as the temperature soared into the 90s. Although some Fairfielders took to the beach, there was plenty of parking available and a large swath of sand just waiting of be claimed.  Temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s again on Tuesday. 

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Westport, CT
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Hartford Man Charged With Cashing Forged Check At Westport Bank Hartford Man Charged With Cashing Forged Check At Westport Bank Hartford Man Charged With Cashing Forged Check At Westport Bank
Hartford Man Charged With Cashing Forged Check At Westport Bank WESTPORT, Conn. — A Hartford man was arrested Sunday on charges of cashing a counterfeit check at a Westport bank, police said. The arrest warrant for Pablo Antonetty, 43, stemmed from a complaint from First County Bank on June 10, 2014, that forged checks had been cashed at the bank, Westport police said. Antonetty had cashed a check at the bank that was later determined to be counterfeit, police said. On July 19, Westport officers went to the Wethersfield Police Department and took custody of Antonetty in connection with the arrest warrant, police said. Antonetty was charged wit…

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Fairfield, CT
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Would-Be Thief Tears Lockbox From $88K Mercedes-Benz At Dealership Would-Be Thief Tears Lockbox From $88K Mercedes-Benz At Dealership Would-Be Thief Tears Lockbox From $88K Mercedes-Benz At Dealership
Would-Be Thief Tears Lockbox From $88K Mercedes-Benz At Dealership FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A would-be thief's plan to take a 2013 Mercedes GL 450 for a spin didn’t quite work out as planned, according to Fairfield police. Fairfield Police responded to a report of a theft from a motor vehicle Friday at Mercedes-Benz of Fairfield at 165 Commerce Drive. Officers found that a lockbox, which contained a key to the GL 450, had been torn off the car, police said. The vehicle is valued at $88,000, according to police. The lockbox was valued at $300, and police reported that it would cost $1,500 to rekey the car, police said. The incident is under investigatio…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield U. Grads Transform Twitter Feed Into Thriving Brand Fairfield U. Grads Transform Twitter Feed Into Thriving Brand Fairfield U. Grads Transform Twitter Feed Into Thriving Brand
Fairfield U. Grads Transform Twitter Feed Into Thriving Brand FAIRFIELD, Conn — Three Fairfield University alumnae claim to have many soccer-related problems. But building a brand out of their viral Twitter feed doesn’t seem to be one. Carly Beyar, Shannon Fay and Alanna Locast started the @soccergrlprobs Twitter account while on the women’s soccer team at the university. Since its inception in 2011, the trio has built a brand around the feed, starting a company that specializes in merchandise targeted toward female soccer players.  Their Twitter handle, which now has 193,000 followers, has garnered attention from national media and professional a…

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Westport, CT
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Westport Library Stacks Up 80,000 Items For Annual Book Sale Westport Library Stacks Up 80,000 Items For Annual Book Sale Westport Library Stacks Up 80,000 Items For Annual Book Sale
Westport Library Stacks Up 80,000 Items For Annual Book Sale WESTPORT, Conn. — A whopping 80,000 books and other items will be available for sale at the Westport Library’s 23rd Annual Book Sale this weekend, according to event organizers. “It’s a magnificent sale,” longtime library volunteer and Westport resident Dick Lowenstein told The Daily Voice while standing in a maze of tables piled high with books. “It’s come from nothing to one of the biggest sales in Connecticut.” The sale is scheduled to run from this Saturday through Tuesday. Doors will open at 9 a.m. But library restrooms and the outside cafe booth will open at 7 a.m. for early riser…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Blumenthal, Murphy, Himes, Jepsen Endorse Finch's Re-Election Bid Blumenthal, Murphy, Himes, Jepsen Endorse Finch's Re-Election Bid Blumenthal, Murphy, Himes, Jepsen Endorse Finch's Re-Election Bid
Blumenthal, Murphy, Himes, Jepsen Endorse Finch's Re-Election Bid BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Several high-profile elected officials are throwing their weight behind the incumbent in this year's heated Democratic mayoral race in Bridgeport. U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes endorsed Mayor Bill Finch’s bid for re-election this week.  “The decision for Bridgeport leadership is as clear as deciding between the past and the future,” Blumenthal and Murphy said in a joint statement. “We are proud to support Mayor Bill Finch in his bid for re-election, and I hope you will, too.” In s…

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Westport, CT
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Bridgeport Man Charged In Burglary Of Westport Home Bridgeport Man Charged In Burglary Of Westport Home Bridgeport Man Charged In Burglary Of Westport Home
Bridgeport Man Charged In Burglary Of Westport Home WESTPORT, Conn. — Westport Police arrested a Bridgeport man in connection with a break-in at a home on Saugatuck Avenue last month, according to police. Westport detectives served a felony arrest warrant on Jose Alicea on Thursday at his residence in Bridgeport, police said. Police said the home was burglarized June 24. Silver coins and change, which detectives were able to partially recover, were stolen from the residence during the break-in, police said. During their investigation, police discovered information that linked Alicea to the crime, police said.  Alicea was charged wi…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Ganim Calls For Reopening Of Bridgeport's West End Police Substation Ganim Calls For Reopening Of Bridgeport's West End Police Substation Ganim Calls For Reopening Of Bridgeport's West End Police Substation
Ganim Calls For Reopening Of Bridgeport's West End Police Substation BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Joe Ganim is calling for the reopening of a police substation in the West End of Bridgeport that he said was closed by current Mayor Bill Finch.  “We had so many past accomplishments to clean up the State Street Corridor,” Ganim, a former Bridgeport mayor and current mayoral candidate, said in a statement Wednesday. “We worked hard to bring jobs to Bridgeport, and it is truly a travesty that Bill Finch closed this vital West End Police substation.”  Earlier this month, Finch opened a substation at Trumbull Gardens. The opening came soon after Ganim announced he would…

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Westport, CT
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Westport Police Charge Danbury Woman With Stealing Employer's Computer Westport Police Charge Danbury Woman With Stealing Employer's Computer Westport Police Charge Danbury Woman With Stealing Employer's Computer
Westport Police Charge Danbury Woman With Stealing Employer's Computer WESTPORT, Conn. — A Danbury woman was arrested by Westport police on charges of buying a computer with her employer's money and keeping it, police said.   Westport officers responded to the Danbury Police Department on Wednesday and took custody of Danbury resident Rachael Keyes, 32, of 326 Avalon Lake Road, on an outstanding arrest warrant, police said. The arrest warrant for Keyes stemmed from an investigation by the Westport Police into a larceny that was reported on June 23, police said. Keyes, while working for a Westport business, had purchased a computer with company money and…

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