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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Bridgeport Man Spotted In Pickup Faces Burglary Charges In Fairfield Bridgeport Man Spotted In Pickup Faces Burglary Charges In Fairfield
Bridgeport Man Spotted In Pickup Faces Burglary Charges In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man is facing burglary and larceny charges after a Toilsome Hill Road resident saw him inside his Chevy pickup just before midnight Sunday, Fairfield police said. When officers arrived at the scene, Jesse Cruz, 32, of East Eaton Street, who matched the description of the suspect, refused to get off his bike and led police on a brief chase. He was stopped at Stratfield Road near Montauk Street, police said. Cruz was in possession of several items police believe were stolen, including a $50 pair of women’s sunglasses, a $50 Husky flashlight and a GPS watch valu…

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Fairfield, CT
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Bridgeport Cyclist Injured In Head-On Collision in Fairfield Bridgeport Cyclist Injured In Head-On Collision in Fairfield
Bridgeport Cyclist Injured In Head-On Collision in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man with special needs suffered a broken leg when his bicycle collided with a car, throwing him into the windshield and 20 feet over the car onto the asphalt, police said. The 41-year-old cyclist was traveling west on Ludlowe Road at about 8:40 a.m. Saturday, when he collided head-on with a car traveling in the eastbound lane, police said. A witness told police the cyclist was traveling in the center of the road at “a good rate of speed,” police said. The car driver told police she tried to brake when she saw the bike, but it was too late. In addition to the…

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Fairfield, CT
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Missing Man Found Waist-Deep In Sewage In Fairfield Missing Man Found Waist-Deep In Sewage In Fairfield
Missing Man Found Waist-Deep In Sewage In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A New York man visiting his sister during the holiday weekend ended up waist-deep in “dark-colored slime” at the Fairfield sewage treatment plant Sunday, police said. A Cummings Avenue woman called police around 4 a.m. because she was worried that her 27-year-old brother, who is out of work, spent the day drinking beer, went out for a walk an hour earlier and had not returned, police said. Fairfield Police contacted police in Suffolk County, where the brother lives, and brought in a K9 unit to try to track him as part of their investigation, police said. Around 5:30 a.m.…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Man Charged With Assault, Strangulation Fairfield Man Charged With Assault, Strangulation
Fairfield Man Charged With Assault, Strangulation FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bronson Road man was accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and leaving her bruised and unconscious by the side of the road Sunday morning, Fairfield police said. The 20-year-old victim told police she was at a party on Hill Brook Lane when her ex-boyfriend, Samuel Flicker, 20, texted her and she agreed to get in his Jeep Cherokee and drive around, police said. When she got what she called an “inappropriate” text from another man, she said Flicker became enraged, grabbed her hair and slammed her head into the dashboard repeatedly, police said. She lost consciousness,…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Student Dartmouth-Bound With Gates Scholarship Bridgeport Student Dartmouth-Bound With Gates Scholarship
Bridgeport Student Dartmouth-Bound With Gates Scholarship BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Breiana Campbell was thrilled to find out this spring that she’s been accepted for the Class of 2020 at prestigious Dartmouth College. But the Bridgeport teen said few words could describe how she felt on April 15, when she found out she had won a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to pay for all four years. “Euphoria,” she said. “That’s it.” A conscientious student, Campbell credits a lot of her success to Upward Bound of Sacred Heart University, a program that has offered her the summer courses and programming that made her feel confident in class. “I…

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Stratford, CT
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Stratford PAL Plans To Grow More Youth Programs With $25,000 State Grant Stratford PAL Plans To Grow More Youth Programs With $25,000 State Grant
Stratford PAL Plans To Grow More Youth Programs With $25,000 State Grant STRATFORD, Conn. — Stratford youth will have a lot more fun and safe things to do around town thanks to a $25,000 state grant for the Stratford Police Activities League, better known as PAL. State Sen. Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport, Stratford), state Reps. Joseph Gresko (D-121) and Laura Hoydick (R-120) and town officials joined together Friday to announce the funding at the Police Department. “This will go a long way to keeping youth on track,’” said Mayor John Harkins. The money comes from funds set aside for violence prevention, Gomes said. Police Lt. Melissa Niemiec, who oversees Stratford…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Students Star In Music Video With Yankee Bernie Williams Bridgeport Students Star In Music Video With Yankee Bernie Williams
Bridgeport Students Star In Music Video With Yankee Bernie Williams BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The hits just keep on coming for students at Jettie Tisdale School in Bridgeport, who are featured in a national music video debuting Friday across the country. This spring, a film crew came to the school and taped the children singing and playing Sly and the Family Stone’s hit “Everyday People” with former Yankee centerfielder Bernie Williams. Williams, who is also an accomplished guitarist, is the school’s mentor in the Turnaround Arts program, a national effort through the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities to integrate art, dance, music and theater acro…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Students, Yankee Great Bernie Williams Play the White House Bridgeport Students, Yankee Great Bernie Williams Play the White House
Bridgeport Students, Yankee Great Bernie Williams Play the White House BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Students from Bridgeport's Jettie Tisdale School got the thrill of lifetime Wednesday, performing with Yankee icon Bernie Williams at the annual White House Talent Show. The children sang with the former centerfielder after Hall School Principal Cynthia Fernandes told the audience how she and dedicated parents and faculty at her school, the oldest in the city, recently made a successful plea to keep Hall open. The performance was part of the Turnaround Arts program, a national effort through the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities to integrate art, dance, mu…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Police Release Photos, Video Of Bank Robbery Suspect Fairfield Police Release Photos, Video Of Bank Robbery Suspect
Fairfield Police Release Photos, Video Of Bank Robbery Suspect FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police have released photos and video Wednesday of a May 20 bank robbery in hopes the public can help identify the suspect. The robbery occurred at about 9:20 a.m. at the Webster Bank, 1177 Post Road, police said. The suspect entered the bank, approached a teller and handed her a note, police said. The suspect did not display a weapon, police said. After receiving money from the teller, the suspect fled in a newer model maroon vehicle, police said. The man is believed to have a tattoo on the left side of his neck, police said. Anyone with information is asked to conta…

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Bridgeport, CT
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With Grand Reopening, Bridgeport Firm Spans The Globe In Kitchen Equipment With Grand Reopening, Bridgeport Firm Spans The Globe In Kitchen Equipment
With Grand Reopening, Bridgeport Firm Spans The Globe In Kitchen Equipment BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — It was back in the 1930s when brothers Sidney and David Ringelheim, Polish immigrants who moved to Connecticut from New York, began taking orders for restaurant equipment and delivering their wares out of the back of a station wagon. Three generations and 78 years later, the company they built, Globe Equipment Co., is still going strong. It provides everything from chef toques and gas ranges to soup ladles and fruit baskets to restaurants around the world. “We’ve got financial records that go back to 1938,” said Brian Ringelheim, Globe’s vice president, with President J…

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