Meredith Guinness

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Meredith Guinness was formerly a Daily Voice reporter covering breaking news and community features in Fairfield County.

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Fairfield, CT

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Sens. Blumenthal, Murphy Tout New Gun Reforms Tied To Domestic Violence Law FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Connecticut’s two senators were in town Wednesday, applauding a new state gun control law targeting domestic abusers and calling for similar measures at the federal level. “The reality is every 16 hours in this country a women is shot and killed by her husband or boyfriend. And it only happens here (in the United States) …in the industrialized world.” U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told about 40 people gathered for a Domestic Violence Awareness Month discussion at the Fairfield Police Department. A state law went into effect this month that requires individuals to give …

by Meredith Guinness

10/06/2016

Stratford, CT

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Stratford Gathers For Vigil To Pull Back Curtain On Domestic Violence STRATFORD, Conn. — Every nine seconds a bell’s ring cut through the chill air outside Stratford Town Hall on Tuesday evening. As the sun set, Deb Greenwood, president of the Center for Family Justice, said the constant ringing was meant to remind those gathered on the lawn that every nine seconds someone becomes a victim of domestic violence. “It’s supposed to be annoying,” she said, referring the bell ringing. The bell ringing marked the somber event, one of six vigils the Bridgeport-based center is holding to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month. One was held in Easton on Monday and …

by Meredith Guinness

10/06/2016

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Letter: Neuberger Will Get Connecticut Back On Track FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Daily Voice accepts signed, original letters to the editor. Please send your letter to [email protected]. To the Editor: Despite the constant negative news, Connecticut does still have a lot going for it, but we continue to neglect our transportation issues. You do not have to be a commuter to realize we have some serious congestion issues. The Democrats in Hartford, led by Gov. Dannell Malloy, just don’t seem to get it. Cristin McCarthy Vahey has voted to fund the last two budgets with record-high tax increases. Although she claims she voted against the bud…

by Nick Aysseh

10/05/2016

Bridgeport, CT

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Bridgeport Sees Snow As Film Crew Preps For Holiday Movie BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Fall may just have begun but at McLevy Green in Bridgeport, it's looking a lot like Christmas. That's because, according to the Connecticut Post, a TV movie “Love in the Newsroom” is being filmed at the site. It stars Dean Cain of “Lois & Clark” fame, Westport resident Melissa Joan Hart, known for her role as "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," and Jackee Harry, who was involved in sitcoms like “227” and “Sister, Sister." Scenes were also filmed in Stamford and Fairfield, according to the article. In Bridgeport, the areas used for scenes — which were draped…

by Daily Voice

10/05/2016

Westport, CT

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Police Arrest Newtown Man In Westport On Heroin Charges WESTPORT, Conn. — A Newtown man wanted on a warrant by Newtown police was arrested in Westport on Monday when officers found him in possession of 3.1 grams of heroin, police said. Around 6:45 p.m., officers responded to the area of Sylvan Road South to find Christopher Evans, 31, of Rock Ridge Road, who was wanted on an active warrant for larceny, police said. Westport officers stopped a car in which Evans was a passenger and found 10 small folds of suspected heroin in his wallet, police said. He was charged with possession of narcotics and released to the custody of Newtown Police, police…

by Meredith Guinness

10/05/2016

Trumbull-Monroe, CT

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Owners Like To Change It Up At Monroe Marketplace MONROE, Conn. — Visit The Marketplace on Main two months in a row and you’re likely to think you’ve walked into a completely new shop. And that’s exactly how owners Denise Houghton and Kate Hinrichsen like it. “We’re open a handful of days and a weekend and then we come in and completely redecorate it for the next month,” said Houghton, who, like Hinrichsen, is from Trumbull. “We never wanted to set it up like a crowded antique shop.”  Instead, visitors find a space that speaks to the co-owners’ strengths. Hinrichsen, who runs The Lyon’s Lair Antiques from her home, provides the funky col…

by Meredith Guinness

10/05/2016

Westport, CT

Breaking News

Westport Police: Repeat Offender Threatened Cop Again WESTPORT, Conn. — A man arrested for threatening an officer at police headquarters in August was arrested again Saturday after police said he left a threatening message about the officer on his Facebook page. On Sept. 10, a Westport Library patron told officers he found the message on a computer screen when he tried to log onto Facebook on a public computer and saw that Lawrence Kozar, 58, of Jesup Road, had not logged out of his account, police said. The patron told officers he noticed the threatening post, which warned a Westport officer would be “buried alive by Kozar,” police said. Ko…

by Meredith Guinness

10/04/2016

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Letter: Hwang's No Ordinary Politician FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Daily Voice accepts signed, original letters to the editor. Please send your letter to [email protected] To the Editor: I've always lumped all political candidates under one ugly umbrella as mean, name calling, finger pointing mud-slingers until I had the fortunate experience of working closely with Tony Hwang on his last election campaign. What I especially appreciated, that while everyone embraced the negative mode, Tony maintained and successfully ran a clean, issue focused campaign, never bowing to the level of his adversaries and naysayers. My…

by Stephanie Pinto Johnson

10/04/2016

Fairfield, CT

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Landmark Cottage In Fairfield Named 'Connecticut Treasure' In People's Poll FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Jonathan Sturges Cottage, a Gothic Revival gem in Fairfield that boasts the first indoor “water closet" in the state, has been named one of Connecticut’s Treasures by the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The 35-room stunner, which sits just across from Mill Plain Green, was chosen over seven other competitors to represent all of Fairfield County in a September People’s Choice poll conducted by the organization. “We’re so grateful. It is a true honor and a pleasure,” said Helene Epifano, Sturges’ great-great-granddaughter. Several members of the…

by Meredith Guinness

10/04/2016

Bridgeport, CT

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Bridgeport's Asylum Distillery Gives Whole New Meaning To Halloween Spirits BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The nip in the air doesn’t just mean you need to run out and get a pumpkin and some candy corn for the Halloween spirits who will soon be at your front door. Robert Schulten of Asylum Distillery in Bridgeport says autumn is the perfect time to try some spirits of an entirely different sort — namely, the gin, vodka and corn whiskey he and business partner Neil Doocy of Fairfield are bottling up at their unassuming shop on Asylum Street. “It’s finally getting to the time of year when spirits come back,” said Schulten, a Fairfield resident. “It’s our season, so to speak.”…

by Meredith Guinness

10/03/2016

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