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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Platform To Employment Launches Latest Cohort In Bridgeport Platform To Employment Launches Latest Cohort In Bridgeport Platform To Employment Launches Latest Cohort In Bridgeport
Platform To Employment Launches Latest Cohort In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — About a year ago, Dan Stritch of Trumbull put himself on what he likes to call a “self-imposed sabbatical.” He had worked at a chemical company for 12 years, but he'd had enough. “I didn’t see a future there. I couldn’t do it anymore,” Stritch said. “I don’t think it was mentally or physically helping me.” A year later, he’s still looking for work. Though Stritch said he has a much clearer idea of what he would like to do, he needs a little help in attaining those goals. Enter Platform to Employment (P2E), a free five-week program that aims at getting the long-te…

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by Meredith Guinness
Shelton, CT
Breaking News
Shelton Police Seek Information In String Of Area Burglaries Shelton Police Seek Information In String Of Area Burglaries Shelton Police Seek Information In String Of Area Burglaries
Shelton Police Seek Information In String Of Area Burglaries SHELTON, Conn. — Police are asking for the public's help after an early Saturday convenience store burglary that appears to be part of a string of thefts in the region. Surveillance cameras caught the suspects entering the parking of The Mont’s Mart, 198 Leavenworth Road, in an older model light blue station wagon at 12:30 a.m., police said. The vehicle’s passenger got out, smashed the store’s front glass with a tire iron, entered the store and stole cigarettes and other items, police said. Shelton and surrounding towns have reported a rash of similar burglaries involving the vehicle and t…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Police: Frozen Water Bottle Smashes Through Window Of Fairfield Home Police: Frozen Water Bottle Smashes Through Window Of Fairfield Home Police: Frozen Water Bottle Smashes Through Window Of Fairfield Home
Police: Frozen Water Bottle Smashes Through Window Of Fairfield Home FAIRFIELD, Conn. — An Old Stratfield Road couple woke at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, when a frozen water bottle came smashing through their bedroom window, police said. The couple awoke to find the broken window in their second-floor bedroom. The damage was estimated at $250. Police are investigating.

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
Breaking News
Southport Man Found Sitting In Car Faces Narcotics Charges In Fairfield Southport Man Found Sitting In Car Faces Narcotics Charges In Fairfield Southport Man Found Sitting In Car Faces Narcotics Charges In Fairfield
Southport Man Found Sitting In Car Faces Narcotics Charges In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Southport man was arrested on several drug charges after officers noticed him sitting in a parked car behind a business at 96 Old Post Road on Saturday night, police said. Jack Mcmahon, 22, of Mill Hill Lane, told police he was having car trouble at 11 p.m., but the officer smelled marijuana, police said. Upon searching the car, the officer found 7 grams of cocaine, eight glassine bags of heroin and 24 pills of amphetamine and Adderall, police said. The officer also saw an electronic scale on the floor behind Mcmahon’s feet and packaging materials in the car, police sai…

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by Meredith Guinness
Stratford, CT
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Stratford Woman Teams With Sister-In-Law In Essential Oil Business Stratford Woman Teams With Sister-In-Law In Essential Oil Business Stratford Woman Teams With Sister-In-Law In Essential Oil Business
Stratford Woman Teams With Sister-In-Law In Essential Oil Business STRATFORD, Conn. — At a time when it seems every other television ad is touting some sort of pharmaceutical, two local sisters-in-law are promoting a more natural alternative. Jennifer Weir of Stratford and Lori Haggerty of Bethel are local representatives for doTERRA, a national company offering plant-based essential oils and blends that use sometime centuries-old know-how to prepare all-natural remedies. “We’re trying to teach people how to use essential oils because a lot of people don’t know how,” said Haggerty, peddling her wares at a recent Stratford holiday fair at Eli Whitney School…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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K9 Officers Spend Dog Day At Fairfield University K9 Officers Spend Dog Day At Fairfield University K9 Officers Spend Dog Day At Fairfield University
K9 Officers Spend Dog Day At Fairfield University FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The parking lot turned into a barking lot outside the Fairfield University townhouses Thursday, as K9 units from several local communities practiced their tracking and narcotics skills on campus. The full-day in-service training offered nine dogs and their handlers a chance to learn new drug-sniffing tactics in two vacant townhouses without disturbing students, who are on winter break. While the university offered its space to benefit local police, Fairfield University Sgt. Rob Didato said it might help the university, should there a need for a canine unit there. “It be…

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by Meredith Guinness
Shelton, CT
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Murphy Vows To Fight For Brownfield Cleanup In Shelton Murphy Vows To Fight For Brownfield Cleanup In Shelton Murphy Vows To Fight For Brownfield Cleanup In Shelton
Murphy Vows To Fight For Brownfield Cleanup In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., toured brownfields along Shelton’s riverfront Friday in an effort to better understand its redevelopment goals and persuade his fellow legislators to put more federal funding behind them. However, with tight federal budgets predicted, Murphy said he’ll probably have to look for creative tax incentives to entice private developers to do a yeoman’s share of the job. “I’m trying to make my office the center of the brownfields cleanup conversations,” Murphy told Republican Mayor Mark Lauretti and city economic development officials. Murphy said…

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
Your Community
Powerball Fever Strikes Bridgeport As Jackpot Hits Record $700 Million Powerball Fever Strikes Bridgeport As Jackpot Hits Record $700 Million Powerball Fever Strikes Bridgeport As Jackpot Hits Record $700 Million
Powerball Fever Strikes Bridgeport As Jackpot Hits Record $700 Million FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Pay off the mortgage? Travel around the world? Buy a pony? What would you do if you won the Powerball jackpot? With no big winner Wednesday night, the pot surged to a record $700 million and beyond. And plenty of Fairfield County residents were lining up with $2 and a dream on Thursday. “I'd pay off the mortgage. ... I've got a daughter getting married next year, pay off everybody's school loans, help whoever I can live a more comfortable life,” said Bill John of Trumbull. He bought his single ticket Thursday afternoon from Nada Ghalayini at Nick’s Grocery in Brid…

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by Daily Voice
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Your Community
Trumbull Teens Told To Relax But Prepare When It Comes To College, Careers Trumbull Teens Told To Relax But Prepare When It Comes To College, Careers Trumbull Teens Told To Relax But Prepare When It Comes To College, Careers
Trumbull Teens Told To Relax But Prepare When It Comes To College, Careers TRUMBULL, Conn. — Ever wonder how long employers spend with the resume of a potential employee? “One Mississippi … two Mississippi … three Mississippi … Next!” Thomas Tesoro, vice president of human resources at Standard Motor Products, told the hundreds gathered Wednesday for the 2016 College & Career Readiness for Success Forum at Trumbull High School. Tesoro was one of several speakers who told students and parents considering the future to work diligently toward their goals, all while trying not to worry too much. Don Gibson, dean of Fairfield University’s Dolan School of Business,…

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by Meredith Guinness
Stratford, CT
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Stratford Disney Fan Shares Tips And Tricks With Vacation Clients Stratford Disney Fan Shares Tips And Tricks With Vacation Clients Stratford Disney Fan Shares Tips And Tricks With Vacation Clients
Stratford Disney Fan Shares Tips And Tricks With Vacation Clients STRATFORD, Conn. — Lang Mastro of Stratford figures she’s got one of the happiest jobs around. Not only is the town resident a vacation planning specialist, but she specializes in all things Disney. “I love what I do,” said Mastro, staffing the Mickey Adventures booth at a recent holiday vendors fair at Eli Whitney School. “I help make dreams come true.” As those who’ve planned a trip to the Magic Kingdom or other Disney locales and cruises know, getting all the details right can seem like a second job, said the mom of two. By contrast, Mastro, who has visited Disney World so many times s…

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