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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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Unveils New Tech-Savvy Parking Meters Downtown Bridgeport Unveils New Tech-Savvy Parking Meters Downtown
Bridgeport Unveils New Tech-Savvy Parking Meters Downtown BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — It may seem like a trivial problem, but finding and paying for parking in Bridgeport can be a royal pain for those visiting the city's courthouse or stopping for dinner at a downtown restaurant. The current parking meters are cash-only and require a driver to keep an eye on the clock or risk a ticket. “Quarters,” said Mayor Joe Ganim. “In a time when you can pay your bills online.” On Wednesday, the mayor tried out the first of a series of new, state-of-the-art meters that will accept cash and credit and debit cards and offer instructions in several languages on a co…

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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Taxpayer After Taxpayer Blisters Ganim, City Council At Bridgeport Forum Taxpayer After Taxpayer Blisters Ganim, City Council At Bridgeport Forum
Taxpayer After Taxpayer Blisters Ganim, City Council At Bridgeport Forum BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — When Merrilyn Vanghele opened her property tax bill a few days ago, she wept. In a single year, the bill on her modest Black Rock home had risen 38 percent to a whopping $15,786. “I cried. I actually cried,” she said. “I thought they made a mistake and it was someone else’s bill. How am I going to pay that? I’m being put out of my home and I didn’t know what I did wrong.” Vanghele joined about 300 other angry, frustrated taxpayers who stormed Tuesday’s Bridgeport City Council meeting, demanding answers and solutions to the city’s current fiscal “crisis.” Though only…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Trumbull Man Faces Drug Charge In Fairfield Traffic Stop Trumbull Man Faces Drug Charge In Fairfield Traffic Stop
Trumbull Man Faces Drug Charge In Fairfield Traffic Stop FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Trumbull man faces drug charges after police stopped a driver for speeding on the Post Road in Fairfield Saturday and found his passenger with cocaine, police said. The 22-year-old was charged with illegal possession of narcotics after police found him with about 2.83 grams of suspected cocaine in three knotted bags, police said. The car he was riding in was stopped when police observed it traveling around 60 miles per hour near the traffic circle on the Post Road at 2 a.m., police said. He was released on a promise to appear in court on July 11.

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Bridgeport, CT
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Large Crowd Blasts Ganim, City Council Over Bridgeport's Huge Tax Hikes Large Crowd Blasts Ganim, City Council Over Bridgeport's Huge Tax Hikes
Large Crowd Blasts Ganim, City Council Over Bridgeport's Huge Tax Hikes BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Before Mayor Joe Ganim showed up at Tuesday night's City Council meeting, a crowd angry about huge property tax increases in Bridgeport began to shout "Where's Joe? Where's Joe?"  It didn't get any friendlier when Ganim finally did arrive at the City Hall Council Chambers. About 300 people met him with a thunderous round of boos. Property owners, especially many from the Black Rock neighborhood, stormed the meeting to demand answers to a 29 percent mill rate hike that will spell $2,000-and-up tax hikes for homeowners already stretched by a sagging Grand List an…

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by Meredith Guinness
Westport, CT
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Police: Westport Man Arrested After Fighting With Family In Front Of Kids Police: Westport Man Arrested After Fighting With Family In Front Of Kids
Police: Westport Man Arrested After Fighting With Family In Front Of Kids WESTPORT, Conn. — A Westport man was arrested June 30 after he physically assaulted a visiting family member in front of children, police said. David Roth, 48, of Canal Street, assaulted a man in front of his children over a disagreement with his girlfriend at a Rices Lane residence, police said. He was charged with third-degree assault, two counts of risk of injury to a child and disorderly conduct, police said. He posted $2,000 bond and is scheduled to appear at Norwalk Superior Court on July 11.

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Westport, CT
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Woman Arrested In 2013 Assault On Emergency Medical Workers In Westport Woman Arrested In 2013 Assault On Emergency Medical Workers In Westport
Woman Arrested In 2013 Assault On Emergency Medical Workers In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — A Torrington woman turned herself in to Westport Police on June 30 on a 2013 arrest warrant charging her with assaulting two emergency medical employees at a Westport medical facility, police said Tuesday. Christina Servellon, 29, of Washington Avenue, was charged with two counts of assault on an emergency medical person, police said. She was unable to post $500 bond and was arraigned at Norwalk Superior Court the same day. The original incident happened on April 2013, police said.

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Fairfield, CT
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Police: Thief Steals Bike From One Home, Trades Up At Another In Fairfield Police: Thief Steals Bike From One Home, Trades Up At Another In Fairfield
Police: Thief Steals Bike From One Home, Trades Up At Another In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A bike stolen from a house on Algonquin Road on Friday was found in a neighbor’s garage, where a more expensive model went missing, Fairfield police said. The case was one of several bike thefts in the Brooklawn area over the holiday weekend, police said. Just after midnight Saturday, a neighbor called police to report that the bay door on his three-car detached garage was open and windows had been smashed. Upon investigation, the man reported that his $500 mountain bike was missing and a green bike of lesser value had been left in its place, police said. That bike ha…

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Fairfield, CT
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Police: Fairfield Woman Grabbed By Stranger While Taking Out Trash Police: Fairfield Woman Grabbed By Stranger While Taking Out Trash
Police: Fairfield Woman Grabbed By Stranger While Taking Out Trash FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairview Avenue woman was assaulted by an unknown male who approached her while she was putting out trash in her driveway Monday night, Fairfield police said. The victim’s husband was helping their children get ready for bed at about 11:30 p.m., while the woman took a tray to her garbage can, police said.  She told police she saw a Hispanic male who appeared to be high school age in the area. The male came up behind her and reached across her chest leaving scratch marks on her shoulder, police said. The victim screamed, and the male let go and ran off, police said. …

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Fairfield, CT
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Former Kohl's Employee Arrested in Theft Of Cash, Merchandise Former Kohl's Employee Arrested in Theft Of Cash, Merchandise
Former Kohl's Employee Arrested in Theft Of Cash, Merchandise FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A former Kohl’s employee was arrested Monday after he stole about $500 from his register and about $87 in merchandise over several months in 2015, police said. Loss prevention staff at the Tunxis Hill Road department store investigated and reviewed videotape of 23-year-old Anthony Palmer, of Shell Street, Bridgeport, before police issued a warrant for his arrest, according to police reports. The investigation revealed Palmer showed register shortages beginning in January 2015, police said. He turned himself in at the Fairfield Police Department around 6 p.m. Monday. He …

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Police Seek Info On Man Who Touched Girl, 14, At Fairfield Fireworks Police Seek Info On Man Who Touched Girl, 14, At Fairfield Fireworks
Police Seek Info On Man Who Touched Girl, 14, At Fairfield Fireworks FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police are looking for a man who photobombed a 14-year-old girl’s selfie and then inappropriately touched her at the Fourth of July fireworks at Jennings Beach in Fairfield on Saturday. Police released a photo of the man, who told the girl his name was Hank, and asked the public to help identify him.  The girl was in the parking lot at Jennings Beach around 10:30 p.m. when she tried to take a photo of herself with her cellphone, police said. The unknown man jumped into the photo and then touched the girl, police said.  Anyone who can identify the man is asked to call …

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