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Joe Jenkins

Managing Editor, Orange County

jjenkins@dailyvoice.com

Joe Jenkins is a reporter who has worked for various publications including the Poughkeepsie Journal and the New York Daily News. He Graduated from the University at Buffalo in 2003 and received his master's degree from the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in 2012. Joe is also a contributing columnist and analyst for various online sports publications.

Joe was formerly a managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Events
Cresskill Library Organizes Adult Coloring Club Cresskill Library Organizes Adult Coloring Club
Cresskill Library Organizes Adult Coloring Club CRESSKILL, N.J. -- The Cresskill Library will host an adult coloring Club on Tuesday, March 15. The group will meet twice a month, every other Tuesday.  The Library will provide coloring pages and pencils. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m.  Call 201-567-3521 for more information or to sign up.  The Cresskill Library is located at 53 Union Ave.

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Schools
Clifton School Officials Work To Cut $8.9 Million Budget Gap Clifton School Officials Work To Cut $8.9 Million Budget Gap
Clifton School Officials Work To Cut $8.9 Million Budget Gap CLIFTON, N.J. -- Clifton School officials said the district is facing an $8.9 million budget gap heading into the 2016-17 school year on Wednesday, March 10, according to NorthJersey.com.  The Board of Education released a tentative budget that called for over $165 million in spending, but only anticipates approximately $156.9 million in revenue, NorthJersey.com reported.  The largest spending increases are coming from rising costs in health insurance, retirement contributions and additional services required for students with special needs, NorthJersey.com said.  Click here to read the No…

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Lifestyle
Lyndhurst Heath Department Launches '#Challenge 2 Challenge' Lyndhurst Heath Department Launches '#Challenge 2 Challenge'
Lyndhurst Heath Department Launches '#Challenge 2 Challenge' LYNDHURST, N.J. -- The Lyndhurst Health Department, under the direction of Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, is encouraging all Lyndhurst residents to spring into a healthier lifestyle and join #Challenge 2 Change. This is an eight week wellness challenge supported by the Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP), which is administered by the Bergen County Department of Health Services.  Residents from Southern Bergen County are invited to attend the Kick-Off event, hosted by the East Rutherford YMCA, beginning Sunday, March 13 from noon to 2 p.m. at the YMCA Program Center. A walking club …

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Schools
Wallington Home School Association Organizes Fashion Show Wallington Home School Association Organizes Fashion Show
Wallington Home School Association Organizes Fashion Show WALLINGTON, N.J. -- The Annual Wallington Home School Association Fashion Show and tricky tray event will take place on Thursday, March 17 at the Fiesta. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Jennifer Kruk at 973-653-8240 or TJ Calabrese at 201-893-6748. No tickets will be sold after Tuesday, March 15. Doors open for the event at 6 p.m.  The Fiesta is located at 255 Route 17 in Wood-Ridge. 

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Events
Saddle Brook Pancake Breakfast Supports Tricentennial Saddle Brook Pancake Breakfast Supports Tricentennial
Saddle Brook Pancake Breakfast Supports Tricentennial SADDLE BROOK, N.J. -- A pancake breakfast to support the township's 300th anniversary will be held at the Dynasty Buffet on Saturday, March 19. Breakfast will include pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrown potatoes, orange juice and coffee.  Breakfast will be served from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tickets are $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Message the Tricentennial Facebook page to purchase tickets. The Dynasty Buffet is located at 383 Market St.

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News
Wyckoff, Glen Rock Groups Team Up To Promote Literacy Wyckoff, Glen Rock Groups Team Up To Promote Literacy
Wyckoff, Glen Rock Groups Team Up To Promote Literacy WYCKOFF, N.J. -- Goldfish Swim School in Wyckoff has teamed up with The Curious Reader in Glen Rock to collect books for charity. Both organizations will be collecting new books for the Read to Know Organization, a local non-profit that reads to and distributes books to young children in Paterson, Hackensack, Teaneck, Englewood, Passaic, and other local towns. Goldfish Swim School is located at 327 Franklin Ave. and The Curious Reader is located at 229 Rock Rd.

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Events
Fort Lee Library Presents A Masterwork Conversation On Folk Dances Fort Lee Library Presents A Masterwork Conversation On Folk Dances
Fort Lee Library Presents A Masterwork Conversation On Folk Dances FORT LEE, N.J. -- The Fort Lee Library will hold a seminar a Masterworks Conversation on "The Imagination of The Folk" on  Sunday, March 13. The program will include: Hungarian Dances (Brahms), Slavonic Dances (Dvorak), gems by Szymanowski portraying the music he heard in the Tatra mountains in southern Poland, and the rhythms of Stoyanov. The discussion will be led by Pianists Matthew Harrison and Vlada Yaneva at 2 p.m.  The Fort Lee Library is located at 320 Main St.

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Schools
Demarest Dance Team Places In National Competition Demarest Dance Team Places In National Competition
Demarest Dance Team Places In National Competition DEMAREST, N.J. -- The dacne team from the Academy of the Holy Angels took home several honors at the National Dance Team Championship in Orlando, Fla., according to NorthJersey.com.  The varsity team took home first place in hip-hop and fourth in pom. The junior varsity squad placed second in pom and fourth in hip-hop, NorthJersey.com said.  Click here to read the NorthJersey.com article.

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Schools
Fort Lee Set To Build $8.5 Million Addition To School No. 2 Fort Lee Set To Build $8.5 Million Addition To School No. 2
Fort Lee Set To Build $8.5 Million Addition To School No. 2 FORT LEE, N.J. -- The Fort Lee Board of Education awarded an $8.5 million contract to build a three-story addition onto School No. 2 on Feb. 22, according to NorthJersey.com. Totowa-based Two Brothers Contracting, Inc. was awarded the contract, and will build a 20,000 square foot addition that will hold eight new classrooms, NorthJersey.com reported.  The addition is one part of a $50 million referendum to improve facilities throughout the district, NorthJersey.com said.  Click here to read the NorthJersey.com article. 

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Police & Fire
Project Medicine Drop Available At Allendale, Waldwick Police Departments Project Medicine Drop Available At Allendale, Waldwick Police Departments
Project Medicine Drop Available At Allendale, Waldwick Police Departments Bergen County continues to lead the way for New Jersey in the number of "Project Medicine Drop" boxes that allow citizens to dispose of prescription medications anonymously, no questions asked, any time of day. Bergen has 21 locations (see below). The next highest in New Jersey is Ocean County, with 15. Passaic County has nine. “We are seeing [a] strong and growing demand from New Jersey residents who understand the potential dangers posed by unused medications and who wish to dispose of them safely and securely,” acting state Attorney General John J. Hoffman recently said. Covan…

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