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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Fairfield Celebrates $3.3M In Federal Funds To Fix Penfield Pavilion Fairfield Celebrates $3.3M In Federal Funds To Fix Penfield Pavilion Fairfield Celebrates $3.3M In Federal Funds To Fix Penfield Pavilion
Fairfield Celebrates $3.3M In Federal Funds To Fix Penfield Pavilion FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Federal and state legislators braved frigid temperatures at Fairfield Beach on Tuesday, joining local officials in celebrating a $3.3 million federal grant to repair damage to Penfield Pavilion caused by Superstorm Sandy. “When we needed them, they came through,” First Selectman Michael Tetreau said of the town’s representatives. “We’ll have Penfield back.” The pavilion, which includes a snack stand, rental space and lockers for town residents, has been shuttered since the storm hit in fall 2012. The Representative Town Meeting in December approved a total of $7.4 milli…

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Fairfield, CT
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Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Crash Into Tree In Fairfield Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Crash Into Tree In Fairfield Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Crash Into Tree In Fairfield
Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries In Crash Into Tree In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man suffered life-threatening injuries when he drove his Honda Civic across the yellow line and slammed into a tree on Tunis Hill Cutoff on New Year’s Day, Fairfield police said. Shawn Charles, 25, of Cowles Street, was driving south at about 6 a.m. when he crossed into the northbound lane, mounted a curb and hit a tree near Hillcrest Drive, police said. Another motorist called 911, and Fairfield firefighters had to extricate Charles from his badly damaged car, police said. He was transported to St. Vincent’s Medical Center, where he was in the intensive car…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Donations Of Clothes, Supplies Pour In To Help Bridgeport Fire Victims Donations Of Clothes, Supplies Pour In To Help Bridgeport Fire Victims Donations Of Clothes, Supplies Pour In To Help Bridgeport Fire Victims
Donations Of Clothes, Supplies Pour In To Help Bridgeport Fire Victims BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport aid workers were inundated with generous donations to help those left homeless after a devastating New Year’s Eve fire at a Charles Street apartment-condo complex, as workers tore down the remains of the charred building just off Main Street on Monday. Leo Koutikas, owner of New Colony II Diner next to the complex, collected clothes, toys, food and other supplies all weekend. He sent eight packed box trucks full of donations to Bridgeport Rescue Mission’s Connecticut Avenue warehouse for distribution to affected families. “We knew a lot of those people. They u…

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Fairfield, CT
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'Mama P' Becomes Uber Driver Extraordinaire To Fairfield College Students 'Mama P' Becomes Uber Driver Extraordinaire To Fairfield College Students 'Mama P' Becomes Uber Driver Extraordinaire To Fairfield College Students
'Mama P' Becomes Uber Driver Extraordinaire To Fairfield College Students FAIRFIELD, Conn. — When Della Pagano’s two 20-something daughters moved to Vermont, the Fairfield single mom found herself awfully lonely in her empty nest. So in August 2014, she started driving for Uber, figuring she would meet plenty of young people in a town that boasts both Sacred Heart and Fairfield universities. Her plan certainly worked: Pagano is now the go-to driver — and cook, seamstress and nonjudgmental sounding board — for at least 150 college students, who have fondly dubbed her “Mama P” and ask for her by name. “Staying up until 2 or 3 in the morning has never been so much…

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Fairfield, CT
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Man Charged With Violating Order In Fairfield With New Year's Texts Man Charged With Violating Order In Fairfield With New Year's Texts Man Charged With Violating Order In Fairfield With New Year's Texts
Man Charged With Violating Order In Fairfield With New Year's Texts FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was arrested on New Year’s Day on charges of violating an hours-old protective order after he sent his ex-girlfriend texts just after midnight, police said. A Fairfield woman filed a protective order against Shivan Mohammed Sofi , 25, of Clinton Avenue, on Dec. 31, saying he had been arrested on domestic charges previously and she feared him, police said. She called police after Sofi sent her one text reading “Happy New Year” and another asking whether she could watch their godson, police said. She also noticed he had posted a photo of two guns with the …

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Fairfield, CT
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Weston Woman Arrested On Narcotics Charges In Fairfield Weston Woman Arrested On Narcotics Charges In Fairfield Weston Woman Arrested On Narcotics Charges In Fairfield
Weston Woman Arrested On Narcotics Charges In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield police investigating a possible shoplifting incident at Kohl’s ended up arresting a Weston woman on narcotics charges outside the Tunxis Hill Road store Jan. 2. Officers were called to Kohl's after an employee thought a man trying to return goods at the customer service desk had stolen them from the store, police said. A brief investigation proved that was not true, but police asked the man for identification and he said it was outside in a car, police said. Officers went to the car and found 21-year-old Carolina Rivera, of Eleven O’Clock Road, who was acting s…

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Bridgeport, CT
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100 Homeless After Fleeing New Year's Eve Blaze In Bridgeport Apartments 100 Homeless After Fleeing New Year's Eve Blaze In Bridgeport Apartments 100 Homeless After Fleeing New Year's Eve Blaze In Bridgeport Apartments
100 Homeless After Fleeing New Year's Eve Blaze In Bridgeport Apartments BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — It was just after 6 a.m. New Year’s Eve when Marisol Melendez looked out the window of her Charles Street apartment and saw flames licking up the sides of the large, gray apartment complex next door. “I saw that fire and I grabbed the urn with my father’s ashes and ran out to my car with it. That’s all I cared about,” Melendez said as Bridgeport firefighters continued to fight the smoldering blaze six hours later. “That and my birds,” she said. “I’ve got six finches. They’re still in there, and I hope they’re OK. It was smoky. “But these poor people? They lost everythi…

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Fairfield, CT
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Friends, Colleagues Remember Fairfield U. Professor's Love of Life Friends, Colleagues Remember Fairfield U. Professor's Love of Life Friends, Colleagues Remember Fairfield U. Professor's Love of Life
Friends, Colleagues Remember Fairfield U. Professor's Love of Life FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield University faculty and staff were in shock Thursday, mourning the loss of Gisela Gil Egui, a warm, accomplished associate professor of communication with a penchant for laughter and cigars who died early Wednesday with her husband, mother and brother in a horrific accident on I-95 in Florida. A 23-year-old wrong-way driver slammed into the car carrying Gil Egui, 48, and her husband, Jose Martin Labrador, 52, of Bridgeport, at about 1 a.m. Friends said the couple had traveled to Miami to ring in the New Year with her two brothers and their mother, who had traveled…

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Fairfield, CT
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Uber, MADD Encourage New Year's Safety In Fairfield With Fundraiser Uber, MADD Encourage New Year's Safety In Fairfield With Fundraiser Uber, MADD Encourage New Year's Safety In Fairfield With Fundraiser
Uber, MADD Encourage New Year's Safety In Fairfield With Fundraiser FAIRFIELD, Conn. — In anticipation of New Year’s Eve celebrations across Fairfield County, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the car service Uber announced Wednesday a partnership that will support the nonprofit and, more importantly, make sure more people arrive home safely to enjoy 2016. “All we’re asking for…is to offer to these people who are going to celebrate…an option,” said State Sen. Tony Hwang (R-28), who helped announce the plan at Fairfield Theatre Company Wednesday. Here’s how it works: From now through 11:59 p.m. New Year’s Day, Uber will donate $5 per ride from riders …

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Norwalk, CT
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Three New Officers Join The Ranks Of Norwalk Police Force Three New Officers Join The Ranks Of Norwalk Police Force Three New Officers Join The Ranks Of Norwalk Police Force
Three New Officers Join The Ranks Of Norwalk Police Force NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk Mayor Harry W. Rilling, who served as police chief for 17 years, swore in three new probationary police officers Wednesday, welcoming them to a law enforcement team he called one of the best in the nation. Sworn in at City Hall were: Edgar Gonzalez of Stamford; Sara Laudano, a New Jersey resident who grew up in North Haven; and Lindsey Taylor, a Monroe resident formerly of Norwalk. All three were scheduled to report Thursday for orientation at the Police Academy in Meriden, where they will spend the next six months training for their new jobs. “These are three goo…

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