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 Women's Exchange Helps Consigners While Serving The Community Fairfield Women's Exchange Helps Consigners While Serving The Community Fairfield Women's Exchange Helps Consigners While Serving The Community
Fairfield Women's Exchange Helps Consigners While Serving The Community SOUTHPORT, Conn. — In 1832, the first exchange selling items made by hand by women opened Philadelphia. Today, the Fairfield Women’s Exchange continues that tradition by selling children's clothing, home decor products and women's accessories in its Southport store. The store — whose model is helping others — gives a large portion of the proceeds of its sales to the artists who provide handmade and customized products on a consignment basis. It keeps a small cut to run the store. The surplus is donated to local charities that focus on women’s and children’s causes, according to voluntee…

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by Jay Polansky
Westport, CT
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Mark Twain Library Adds 19 Spaces To Parking Lot In Redding Mark Twain Library Adds 19 Spaces To Parking Lot In Redding Mark Twain Library Adds 19 Spaces To Parking Lot In Redding
Mark Twain Library Adds 19 Spaces To Parking Lot In Redding REDDING, Conn. — The days of not being able to find a parking space at Redding's Mark Twain Library are finally over. The library just completed a project that doubled the existing number of parking spaces, adding 19 spaces for library patrons. The project — which was completed by Nagy Brothers Construction and managed by Hudson Construction — went well, without any issues or setbacks.  “We had no major hurdles,” Beth Dominianni, the library’s director, told the Daily Voice. “The contractor was extremely professional and sensitive to the needs of the library.” Last Saturday, the l…

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by Jay Polansky
Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Police To Add Walking Patrols, Apply For Body Camera Grant Bridgeport Police To Add Walking Patrols, Apply For Body Camera Grant Bridgeport Police To Add Walking Patrols, Apply For Body Camera Grant
Bridgeport Police To Add Walking Patrols, Apply For Body Camera Grant BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Just a day after U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Mayor Bill Finch held an open roundtable to address violence caused by illegal guns, Finch announced several new initiatives to combat crime in Bridgeport. Police officers will be assigned walking beats in the city’s four public housing complexes, including Trumbull Gardens, Finch said Tuesday. A shooting at that complex June 11 left eight people wounded and one man dead.  “We have modeled this effort on a program that we did two summers ago … and it was very successful,” Bridgeport Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. …

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by Jay Polansky
Fairfield, CT
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Fire-Damaged Southport Pizzeria Reopens Stronger Than Ever Fire-Damaged Southport Pizzeria Reopens Stronger Than Ever Fire-Damaged Southport Pizzeria Reopens Stronger Than Ever
Fire-Damaged Southport Pizzeria Reopens Stronger Than Ever SOUTHPORT, Conn. — The tables are varnished and blue anchors are hanging from the wall. Sammy’s Southport Pizza and Grill officially reopened for business with these finishing touches Monday at noon — more than a year after a fire ravaged the local hotspot. “It feels like a holiday,” owner and Fairfield resident Sammy Palik told The Daily Voice. After months of construction delays since the April 2014 fire, he said he can finally enjoy his new storefront.  Palik celebrated the reopening of the restaurant with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by his loyal customers and First Selectman …

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by Jay Polansky
Bridgeport, CT
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Blumenthal, Finch Vow To Crack Down On Illegal Guns In Bridgeport Blumenthal, Finch Vow To Crack Down On Illegal Guns In Bridgeport Blumenthal, Finch Vow To Crack Down On Illegal Guns In Bridgeport
Blumenthal, Finch Vow To Crack Down On Illegal Guns In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Less than three weeks after a shooting at the Trumbull Gardens housing complex left one man dead and eight others wounded, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Mayor Bill Finch vowed to crack down on gun violence at a roundtable Monday morning. Although crime is down in the city, Finch said, shootings have increased. And the city welcomes more support from Washington in combatting the problem, he said. “We need help from the federal government,” Finch said. “This is something no city can do alone.” Anyone purchasing a weapon at a gun show should undergo a background c…

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by Jay Polansky
Westport, CT
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Busy Route 57 In Weston Closing All Summer For Construction Busy Route 57 In Weston Closing All Summer For Construction Busy Route 57 In Weston Closing All Summer For Construction
Busy Route 57 In Weston Closing All Summer For Construction WESTON, Conn. — The state is scheduled to close one of the busiest roadways in Weston for a bridge construction project that will take all summer.  The Connecticut Department of Transportation will close Route 57 at the junction of Route 53 from July 1 until Sept. 15 to replace the bridge. Weston First Selectwoman Gayle Weinstein said the project will cause massive traffic tie-ups, but “unfortunately we have no choice.” “I am glad the state is stepping up to replace aging infrastructure in Weston,” Weinstein told The Daily Voice. “Hopefully, the state will do their best to get this b…

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by Jay Polansky
Westport, CT
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Man Charged With Stealing iPad, Merchandise From Westport Ring's End Man Charged With Stealing iPad, Merchandise From Westport Ring's End Man Charged With Stealing iPad, Merchandise From Westport Ring's End
Man Charged With Stealing iPad, Merchandise From Westport Ring's End WESTPORT, Conn. — A Middletown man was arrested after a police investigation into a report from an employee of a Westport business that her iPad and store merchandise had been stolen, police said.  The theft at Ring's End Lumber at 877 Post Road E. was reported to Westport police on April 17, police said.  Salvatore Pizzuto, 22, of Middletown was arrested Friday, June 26, and charged with fifth-degree larceny, sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy, according to police. Store surveillance captured video of the crime and an investigation identified the suspect as Pizzuto stealing the iPa…

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by Daily Voice
Westport, CT
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Westport Author Serves Up New Farm-To-Table Cookbook Westport Author Serves Up New Farm-To-Table Cookbook Westport Author Serves Up New Farm-To-Table Cookbook
Westport Author Serves Up New Farm-To-Table Cookbook WESTPORT, Conn. — One of Christy Colasurdo’s sons planted the seed for her farm-to-table cookbook. “When he was 5 or 6 years old, he had a crazy interest in agriculture,” the Westport resident told The Daily Voice. But he lived in suburban Fairfield County, so “it was exceedingly difficult finding a farm program for him.” She did — at Sport Hill Farm in Easton. Each day he would come home from camp and talk about local farming. Colasurdo channeled that excitement into "The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook," which was released June 8. She co-wrote the book with Tracey Medeiros, who wro…

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by Jay Polansky
Westport, CT
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First Selectman Swears In Westport's Newest Police Officer First Selectman Swears In Westport's Newest Police Officer First Selectman Swears In Westport's Newest Police Officer
First Selectman Swears In Westport's Newest Police Officer WESTPORT Conn. — It's official: First Selectman Jim Marpe has sworn in another officer for the Westport Police Department during a ceremony Tuesday at Town Hall. Officer David Perez, 41, is the department’s newest member, police said. Before he was hired by the Westport Police Department, Perez had been an officer with the West Haven Police Department from November 1999 until January 2014. He was assigned to the patrol division, street crimes unit and detective bureau during his tenure there.  Perez left West Haven to take a position with the Nashville Metro Police Department in Janu…

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by Daily Voice
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Bear Cub Is Adjusting To New Home In The Wild Fairfield Bear Cub Is Adjusting To New Home In The Wild Fairfield Bear Cub Is Adjusting To New Home In The Wild
Fairfield Bear Cub Is Adjusting To New Home In The Wild FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A bear that was tranquilized and captured Thursday after roaming around suburban Fairfield has found new digs in the wild, according to a state official.  “He’s getting acclimated to a new location,” Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Communications Director Dennis Schain told The Daily Voice. DEEP tranquillized the bear cub Thursday and took it away in a pickup. It had had spent the day touring about Greenfield Hill and the University area before ending up in a tree on Denise Terrace. Schain declined to say which town the bear now calls …

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