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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Westport, CT
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Westport's Black Duck Is Finalist In DVlicious Burger Contest Westport's Black Duck Is Finalist In DVlicious Burger Contest Westport's Black Duck Is Finalist In DVlicious Burger Contest
Westport's Black Duck Is Finalist In DVlicious Burger Contest WESTPORT, Conn. -- The burger, America's quintessential comfort food, can be dressed up (think Kobe beef, an expensive cheese, a housemade bun) or down (as in simple ketchup, maybe a pickle). Anyway you flip it, it's a winner.   You've picked five you love in Fairfield County, all of which are now vying for a spot on the DVlicious roster for best of the best. Read on for all the juicy details. Each finalist will be profiled this week with the victorious prized patty announced at the end of the month. Voting ends July 27; go here to chime in. Black Duck, 605 Riverside Ave, Westport…

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by Daily Voice
Westport, CT
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New CEO Looks To Grow The Weston Westport Family YMCA New CEO Looks To Grow The Weston Westport Family YMCA New CEO Looks To Grow The Weston Westport Family YMCA
New CEO Looks To Grow The Weston Westport Family YMCA WESTPORT, Conn. — Soon after Pat Riemersma, the  new Westport Weston Family YMCA CEO, graduated from college in the Midwest, she went to work at a Girl Scout camp in the Twin Cities. “The director there introduced me to the Y, and the rest is history,” she told The Daily Voice on Friday. Riemersma, a 30-year veteran of the YMCA movement and an Iowa native, recently took the helm of the Westport Weston YMCA as its new chief executive.  She hails from Minneapolis, where she served as vice president of youth development for the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities.  But she is no stranger…

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by Jay Polansky
Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Families Welcome Fresh Air Fund Kids For Summer Fun Greenwich Families Welcome Fresh Air Fund Kids For Summer Fun Greenwich Families Welcome Fresh Air Fund Kids For Summer Fun
Greenwich Families Welcome Fresh Air Fund Kids For Summer Fun GREENWICH, Conn. — A small but enthusiastic contingent of families — including one dog that was pulling at the leash — waited eagerly in Greenwich on Saturday for a bus of New York City kids who would be spending two weeks in their suburban homes. The Fresh Air Fund bus was nearly an hour late. But its delayed arrival didn’t dampen the spirits of the families, who waited with balloons and signs at the parking lot of the Old Greenwich train station. “We had a wonderful time last year,” Greenwich resident Midge Pappas told The Daily Voice. She and Charles Stuttig were waiting to meet Nath…

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by Jay Polansky
Westport, CT
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Westport Girls Rolling Deep Into Computer Code At Camp Westport Girls Rolling Deep Into Computer Code At Camp Westport Girls Rolling Deep Into Computer Code At Camp
Westport Girls Rolling Deep Into Computer Code At Camp WESTPORT, Conn. — Girls at the Westport Library will be rolling deep into code this month. Campers at the library's Girls Coding Camp will have the opportunity to make robots come to life — and may even be able to program them to dance to Adele, the pop singer known for her hit song "Rolling In The Deep." The camp, which begins July 20 and designed for girls 8 to 12 years old, is nearly full. But Teen Services Librarian Jania Shaw told The Daily Voice there would be a waitlist. The first few days will be spent learning Scratch, a visual programming language developed by MIT, which al…

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by Jay Polansky
Bridgeport, CT
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Finch Kicks Off Bridgeport Mayoral Campaign At Captain's Cove Finch Kicks Off Bridgeport Mayoral Campaign At Captain's Cove Finch Kicks Off Bridgeport Mayoral Campaign At Captain's Cove
Finch Kicks Off Bridgeport Mayoral Campaign At Captain's Cove BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Nearly eight years after first taking office, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch formally announced he is seeking another term as mayor of Connecticut’s largest city at a campaign kickoff event at Captain’s Cove on Wednesday night.   At the event, Finch said the city is at a “crossroads,” choosing between him or Joe Ganim, who is also seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor. “We can either continue making Bridgeport better every day, or, we can go back to a time when an elected leader stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from taxpayers, cost the city tens of millions …

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by Jay Polansky
Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Firefighters Endorse Finch In Re-Election Bid Bridgeport Firefighters Endorse Finch In Re-Election Bid Bridgeport Firefighters Endorse Finch In Re-Election Bid
Bridgeport Firefighters Endorse Finch In Re-Election Bid BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A week after the police union endorsed former Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim in this year’s hotly contested mayoral race, the firefighters union said it has voted unanimously to endorse incumbent Mayor Bill Finch in his re-election bid. “As we protect kids and families across Bridgeport every single day, it’s critical that we have a leader in the mayor’s office that we can trust to do what’s best for everyone,” Firefighters Union President Dave Dobbs said in a statement released Thursday morning. “Mayor Finch is a leader we know is always on our side.” Dobbs, in giving t…

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by Jay Polansky
Fairfield, CT
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New Running Shoe, Apparel Store Races Into Fairfield New Running Shoe, Apparel Store Races Into Fairfield New Running Shoe, Apparel Store Races Into Fairfield
New Running Shoe, Apparel Store Races Into Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — When Preston Ranton came home for college, he started to work at his mother’s running store in Branford. His family has since sold that store — called Soundrunner — and their company to Marathon Sports, but he still manages the company's Connecticut stores.  But this August, he plans to open a Soundrunner branded location in the old MediaWave video store in Fairfield.  The 2,700-square-foot store will carry a wide range of running shoes, active apparel and sports accessories. “Anything related to running, we plan to be the go-to store for it all,” Ranton told Th…

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by Jay Polansky
Bridgeport, CT
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Adelberg Builds On Success At Bridgeport's Habitat For Humanity Adelberg Builds On Success At Bridgeport's Habitat For Humanity Adelberg Builds On Success At Bridgeport's Habitat For Humanity
Adelberg Builds On Success At Bridgeport's Habitat For Humanity BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — After 27 years of service to the Greenwich United Way, Greenwich resident Stuart Adelberg has accepted a new challenge by taking the helm of the Bridgeport-based Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County. Adelberg, who was recently appointed as the CEO of the organization, told The Daily Voice last week that of all the social issues he had worked on in the past, “Invariably, housing ended up at the top of the list.” While at the United Way, Adelberg supervised and wrote its Workforce/Moderate Income Housing Study. Adelberg said the hands-on nature of the jo…

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by Jay Polansky
Fairfield, CT
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Owners Of Stolen Car Follow Thief Out Of Parking Lot At Fairfield Gym Owners Of Stolen Car Follow Thief Out Of Parking Lot At Fairfield Gym Owners Of Stolen Car Follow Thief Out Of Parking Lot At Fairfield Gym
Owners Of Stolen Car Follow Thief Out Of Parking Lot At Fairfield Gym FAIRFIELD, Conn. — When a Bridgeport man stole a car out of the parking lot of a Fairfield gym, he probably should have checked his rear-view mirror.  Roberto Morales-Rivera, of 160 St. Stephens Road, smashed the window of a 2008 Mitsubishi Endeavor in the parking lot of Planet Fitness in Fairfield, police said. He found the keys to the car in a pocketbook, which was inside the car, police said. Police said Morales-Rivera then drove out of the parking lot in the car, but the car's owners followed him to the P.T. Barnum housing complex in Bridgeport and called police. Morales-Rivera w…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Opens Police Substation At Trumbull Gardens After Shootings Bridgeport Opens Police Substation At Trumbull Gardens After Shootings Bridgeport Opens Police Substation At Trumbull Gardens After Shootings
Bridgeport Opens Police Substation At Trumbull Gardens After Shootings BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — After a second shooting at the Trumbull Gardens public housing complex in less than a month, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. announced the opening of a new police substation there. The substation is part of an ongoing $1.2 million security upgrade to the city’s public housing complexes, according to city officials.  The Bridgeport Housing Authority already has invested $170,000 in equipment to enhance safety at Trumbull Gardens as part of a months-long security assessment of all properties run by Park City Communities, which manages…

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