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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Center For Family Justice Officially Opens Doors At New Home In Bridgeport Center For Family Justice Officially Opens Doors At New Home In Bridgeport
Center For Family Justice Officially Opens Doors At New Home In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Dozens of state and local officials, business leaders and survivors of domestic and sexual abuse were on hand Monday as the Center for Family Justice in Bridgeport officially opened as the state’s first family justice center. The newly renovated center is now a one-stop site for any services a victim might need — from police and prosecutors to counseling to a new wellness studio that will offer yoga, meditation and other stress-relieving activities. “I still feel like we’re living a dream right now,” center CEO Debra Greenwood told those gathered. The first phase of th…

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Fairfield, CT
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N.J. Man Charged With Drunken Driving At Fairfield University's Entrance N.J. Man Charged With Drunken Driving At Fairfield University's Entrance
N.J. Man Charged With Drunken Driving At Fairfield University's Entrance FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A New Jersey man was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol on April 3, when Fairfield University public safety pulled him over at the school’s North Benson Road entrance, police said. Peter Jones, 26, of Oak Ridge Avenue, Summit, was stopped at about 1 a.m., police said. Fairfield police were called to the scene, and Jones failed field sobriety tests, police said. He posted $40 bond and is scheduled to appear in court April 12, police said. 

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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Sacred Heart Student Bridgeport Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Sacred Heart Student
Bridgeport Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Sacred Heart Student BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was arrested Tuesday and charged with sexually assaulting a Sacred Heart University student at his Scofield Avenue home on March 30, police said. Alfonso Reid, 39, was taken into custody without incident at his home at about 6:30 a.m., police said. He was charged with first-degree sexual assault and was held on $750,000 bond, police said. Reid is alleged to have taken the 19-year-old woman to his home, where he sexually assaulted her, according to police. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, police said.

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Police: Sacred Heart University Reimbursed In $27K iPhone Scam Fairfield Police: Sacred Heart University Reimbursed In $27K iPhone Scam
Fairfield Police: Sacred Heart University Reimbursed In $27K iPhone Scam FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Officials at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield notified police that its Verizon account had been compromised April 1, after it was billed for 50 iPhones with a total value of $27,499, police said. Police said the phones were shipped in five packages to the university’s Park Avenue address, but they arrived on Good Friday and the school was closed. The packages were sent to the Federal Express distribution center in Stratford, where they were retrieved by an unknown person on March 25, police said. The packages were addressed to a person who was a Sacred Heart student i…

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Fairfield, CT
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Police: FedEx Package Worth $585 Stolen From Fairfield Home Police: FedEx Package Worth $585 Stolen From Fairfield Home
Police: FedEx Package Worth $585 Stolen From Fairfield Home FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Warsaw Street man reported that a Federal Express package worth $585 was stolen from inside his front storm door on April 1, Fairfield police said. The man said the package, containing a chef’s knife and a sharpening system, was taken between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., police said.

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Fairfield, CT
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Police: Woman Pushed Relative Through Screen Door In Fairfield Police: Woman Pushed Relative Through Screen Door In Fairfield
Police: Woman Pushed Relative Through Screen Door In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield woman was arrested Saturday after police said she pushed an adult relative through a screen door after the relative had tried to retrieve a cat carrier from the woman’s bedroom. Rachel Young, 24, was charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct, police said. The relative sustained minor scratches in the 8 a.m. incident, police said. Young was released on $5,000 bond. She was scheduled to appear in court April 5.

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Shelton, CT
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Laurel Ridge Skating Club Offers Camaraderie At The Rinks At Shelton Laurel Ridge Skating Club Offers Camaraderie At The Rinks At Shelton
Laurel Ridge Skating Club Offers Camaraderie At The Rinks At Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — To watch Juliet Melotto glide effortlessly across the ice at The Rinks at Shelton, you would think she just had a knack for skating. But you would only be half correct. The 17-year-old Orange resident practically lives at the rink, spending at least 90 minutes to two hours, six days a week, perfecting her jumps and spins. “I love it,” she said. “It’s my determination to make my goals and really just skate for myself.” Melotto reached a significant goal last month, as she passed her senior freestyle test, one of the highest achievements for an amateur skater, before a pane…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Girl, 15, Reports She Was Sexually Assaulted By 16-Year-Old Boy Fairfield Girl, 15, Reports She Was Sexually Assaulted By 16-Year-Old Boy
Fairfield Girl, 15, Reports She Was Sexually Assaulted By 16-Year-Old Boy FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A 15-year-old Fairfield girl told police Friday that she had been sexually assaulted by a 16-year-old Fairfield boy, police said. The alleged incident took place on Oct. 15, police said. No other information was released, and the case is under investigation, police said.

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Police Arrested Mom On Charges Of Swearing At 6-Year-Old Fairfield Police Arrested Mom On Charges Of Swearing At 6-Year-Old
Fairfield Police Arrested Mom On Charges Of Swearing At 6-Year-Old FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield woman was arrested Friday after a school official told police that the woman was yelling profanities at her 6-year-old daughter, police said. Helen Bambus, 39, of Stephens Lane, was charged with risk of injury, impairing the morals of a child and breach of peace in the Feb. 16 incident, police said. She was arrested on $25,000 warrant while appearing in court on different charges, police said. She was arraigned on the new charges Friday, police said.

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Bridgeport, CT
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Young People Take In First-Ever Bridgeport Youth Summit Young People Take In First-Ever Bridgeport Youth Summit
Young People Take In First-Ever Bridgeport Youth Summit BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — More than 1,700 young people converged on the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport on Friday for the first-ever Bridgeport Youth Summit, a day of information and inspiration for the city’s next generation. “It’s transformational for the city,” said Merle Berke-Schlessel, president and CEO of United Way of Coastal Fairfield County. “There are a lot of kids and a lot of opportunities.” United Way is the “backbone operation” for Bridgeport Prospers, which presented the daylong event, bringing busloads of youth — from seventh-graders through age 25 — to a full sla…

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