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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Westport, CT
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Westport Police Arrest Bridgeport Woman Hiding In Attic To Avoid Capture Westport Police Arrest Bridgeport Woman Hiding In Attic To Avoid Capture
Westport Police Arrest Bridgeport Woman Hiding In Attic To Avoid Capture WESTPORT, Conn. — A Westport man and a Bridgeport woman were arrested after officers found them in a Cricket Lane home with narcotics and drug paraphernalia, Westport police said. Officers had gone to the home Aug. 10 to assist in the recovery of a vehicle that was taken without the owner’s permission, police said. Once on the scene, they noticed a front door window was shattered and there were pry marks on the door knob, police said. When contacted by officers, the home owner said the marks were new and said no one should be in the house, although his son, 24-year-old Ian Parker, might hav…

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by Meredith Guinness
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Trumbull Coffee Roasters Brew Up Success One Bean At A Time Trumbull Coffee Roasters Brew Up Success One Bean At A Time
Trumbull Coffee Roasters Brew Up Success One Bean At A Time TRUMBULL, Conn. — As Ed Freedman sees it, life’s too short to drink bad coffee. “And there’s too much bad coffee out there,” said the Fairfield resident. That’s why Freedman waved goodbye to a profitable career in IT sales to start Shearwater Coffee Roasters, Fairfield County’s only certified organic coffee-roasting business. Gearing up to celebrate its third birthday in September, the shop, based in a Trumbull corporate park, is fast becoming the go-to boutique bean house for a slew of local restaurants and coffee shops. The concept is straight forward: Freedman and his wife and business…

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Police Release Video Of Armed Robbery At Krauszer's Bridgeport Police Release Video Of Armed Robbery At Krauszer's
Bridgeport Police Release Video Of Armed Robbery At Krauszer's BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Bridgeport Police Department is looking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects responsible for an armed robbery just after midnight Monday at Krauszer’s Food Store on Fairfield Avenue, police said. The department released video of the incident at the Krauszer’s at 2579 Fairfield Ave. at the corner of Ellsworth Street. This is the second robbery at the store this summer. Police released a video of a similar crime that took place at about 11:15 p.m. on June 20. Anyone with information should call Detective Michael Fiumidinisi at 203-581-5246.

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by Meredith Guinness
Shelton, CT
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Jones Family Farms Offers One Last Day For Picking Blueberries In Shelton Jones Family Farms Offers One Last Day For Picking Blueberries In Shelton
Jones Family Farms Offers One Last Day For Picking Blueberries In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — It will be hot if you hit the fields — but Friday will be your last chance to pick fresh blueberries 'till next year at Jones Family Farms in Shelton. The fields will be open for picking at the Valley Farm from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For those looking to cool off, a Summer Wine Down activity will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Homestead Farm. The winery is also open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays, and offers a different sangria each Friday. After Friday, the bumper crop of the violet-hued treats will be gone for 2016. “Obviously, Mother Nature decides when the …

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by Daily Voice
Stratford, CT
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Fairfield County Acupuncturists Explain 'Giant Hickies' On Michael Phelps Fairfield County Acupuncturists Explain 'Giant Hickies' On Michael Phelps
Fairfield County Acupuncturists Explain 'Giant Hickies' On Michael Phelps FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — No, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has not been set upon by oversized leaches. Those bruise-like circles clearly visible on the American star’s back and shoulders are from an ancient Chinese practice called cupping that is thought to relieve sore and tired muscles and give athletes one more boost on the competition. “It’s kind of like a giant hickey,” said Laura Shahinian Kara, an acupuncturist who uses the centuries-old therapy at her Bethel and Westport locations. “Suddenly, it’s becoming this new thing. Everybody’s calling about it.” Used for everything from an…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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'Oliver!' Takes A Modern Turn On Stage At Fairfield Theatre Co. 'Oliver!' Takes A Modern Turn On Stage At Fairfield Theatre Co.
'Oliver!' Takes A Modern Turn On Stage At Fairfield Theatre Co. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Watch a few minutes of rehearsals for the new production of “Oliver!” taking the stage at the Fairfield Theatre Company later this month and you’ll know you’re in for a very different take on the venerable Dickens tale. First off, Oliver, usually played by an adorable blonde feigning a British accent, is embodied here by equally adorable Ajibola Hakeem “Keeme” Tajudeen of Bridgeport, whose singing voice hints at his training with a church choir. The Artful Dodger, that scruffy-but-savvy boy pickpocket, is played by a teenage girl, Jen Beveridge of Watertown. “It’s very …

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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Jazz Pianist Keeping It Smooth In Bridgeport Jazz Pianist Keeping It Smooth In Bridgeport
Jazz Pianist Keeping It Smooth In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Walter Duda had wanted to play the piano for years, but he never had access to one until he found out about free practice space at the University of Bridgeport. Soon he was a familiar face in the music rooms, teaching himself to play by ear. “I was there so much the guards would say, ‘Hey Walter, just shut the lights out when you leave!’” said the Bridgeport native. Now 65, Duda has spent a lifetime in music — from playing in rock & roll bands in Detroit to recording with some of the top names in the business to entertaining foodies with his own smooth jazz composi…

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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Police: Man Questioned In Bridgeport City Hall Annex Gun Threat Police: Man Questioned In Bridgeport City Hall Annex Gun Threat
Police: Man Questioned In Bridgeport City Hall Annex Gun Threat BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Officers questioned a Bridgeport man in connection with a gun threat at City Hall annex Wednesday, but they could not find probable cause to charge him in the 40-minute incident, police said Thursday. Marvin Owens was taken into custody on Iranistan Avenue on a warrant charging him with third-degree assault and threatening stemming from a domestic violence incident earlier this year, police said. Police obtained cellphone records for three phones Owens owns, interviewed his estranged wife and brother, and reviewed the 911 recordings from Wednesday’s gun threat incident, …

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Bridgeport Woman Charged In ID Theft In Fairfield Bridgeport Woman Charged In ID Theft In Fairfield
Bridgeport Woman Charged In ID Theft In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport woman faces several theft charges after she was accused of stealing a credit car from an unlocked car in Southport, using it at several Bridgeport stores in June, police said Monday. On June 8, Jenny Stevens, 20, of Gregory Street, opened the unlocked car on Pequot Avenue, taking the credit card from a purse left on the seat, police said. She used it in several Bridgeport stores, including a Walgreens and a Dollar General, police said. She turned herself in on a warrant Monday. She was charged with fifth-degree larceny, credit card theft, illegal use of a c…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Man Charged With Groping 14-Year-Old At Fairfield Fireworks Man Charged With Groping 14-Year-Old At Fairfield Fireworks
Man Charged With Groping 14-Year-Old At Fairfield Fireworks FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield police have found and arrested a Redding man they say photobombed a 14-year-old girl’s selfie and then inappropriately touched her at the Fourth of July fireworks at Jennings Beach on July 2. With the assistance of his attorney, Harry E. Metz, 54, of Redding, turned himself in at Fairfield Police headquarters Aug. 8, police said. He was charged with fourth-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor, police said. Metz was released on a promise to appear in court on Aug. 17. Shortly after the incident, police released a photo of the suspect, who told th…

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