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Meredith Guinness

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mguinness@dailyvoice.com

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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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Police & Fire

Bridgeport Swears In New Police Recruits BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The city swore in 26 new police recruits Monday, in its ongoing effort to bolster the crime-fighting force and boost safety. Mayor Joe Ganim had pledged to add 100 new recruits upon his re-election in 2015. So far, more than 80 recruits have joined up, including those sworn in Monday. “My priority is public safety,” the mayor said. “When I first came into office, the Police Department was undermanned by more than 100 officers. So we immediately put a plan in place to hire new recruits.” The new recruits will spend six months training at the Police Academy, followed by t…

by Meredith Guinness

04/12/2017

Police & Fire

Police: $13,000 Silver Service Missing From Fairfield Home FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police are investigating the theft of 65-piece silver service — valued at $13,000 — from a Mill Hill Road home. The couple noticed the pieces were missing and reported it around 2 p.m. Sunday, police said. The set includes 12 place settings, three serving spoons, a cake knife and a pie server, which were wrapped in a blue Tiffany cloth bag in a mahogany box. The victims told police a cleaning service is in the home every Thursday and other service professionals have been through since the set was last used late last year. Around noon on Sunday, a woman walking on nearby …

by Meredith Guinness

04/12/2017

Lifestyle

Girl Group Tribute Headlines Stratford Library Gala STRATFORD, Conn. — Dust off your dancing shoes. The Stratford Library Board of Trustees is putting the finishing touches on “Raise Your Glass,” a gala evening of music, dancing and more to benefit the library’s collections. Held at the Oronoque Country Club on April 29, the 14th annual fundraiser will feature music by The Chiclettes, who will be singing hot tunes by everyone from Lesley Gore to Lady Gaga. The evening, which begins at 6:30 p.m., includes appetizers, dinner and delectable desserts, as well as a silent auction. Major sponsors are People’s United Bank and the Halper Keating …

by Meredith Guinness

04/12/2017

Lifestyle

Here, Kitty, Kitty: Rare Big Cat Finds Home At Beardsley Zoo BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Feline fans have something to roar about this month — the new Amur tiger at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo. Ten-year-old Changhai arrived from the Philadelphia Zoo in January. She recently completed her quarantine and is ready to greet big cat lovers from her new home in the predator area near the café. Amur tigers, also known as Siberian tigers, are very rare, with fewer than 500 remaining in the wild. According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ statistics, today’s tigers are thought to occupy less than seven percent of their original range. Threatened by habitat…

by Meredith Guinness

04/12/2017

Police & Fire

Shelton Police: Intoxicated Neighbor Pulls Gun During Dispute At Store SHELTON, Conn. — A Shelton man was arrested Monday after he pointed a gun at his former neighbor during a dispute at Wooster Street Market Monday, police said. Mario Williams, 58, of Roberts Street, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree threatening, breach of peace and carrying a firearm under the influence of alcohol or drugs, police said. Officers were called to the market around 5 p.m. on a report of a dispute in the store, police said. Once there, the neighbor said Williams was arguing over neighborhood issues and pulled a firearm and pointed it at him, poli…

by Meredith Guinness

04/11/2017

Business

Bridgeport Mayor Says It's Showtime Again For Historic Downtown Theaters BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — An undisclosed developer will renovate and reopen the historic Majestic Theater, create a 200-room hotel at the former Poli Theater and build two high-rise apartment complexes across the street — to the tune of more than $100 million, Mayor Joe Ganim announced Monday. The plan, which is likely to take five years to complete, will mean new life for the historic buildings and a big dose of nostalgia for generations who remember taking in a show downtown before the palatial structures were shuttered in 1972. “The nostalgia is there,” Ganim said, when asked if the idea is vi…

by Meredith Guinness

04/11/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Bagel Staffer Rolls Away With Bank Deposit Bag FAIRFIELD, Conn. — An Einstein Bros. Bagels employee was fired after she took a deposit bag containing nearly $1,000 from the store — but never made it to the bank, police said. Management at the Black Rock Turnpike shop told police Brittany Hallenbeck 30, of Laurel Avenue, Bridgeport, left with the bag with $984 in cash on Jan. 14. She was terminated Jan. 19, after the money was never deposited, police said. Hallenbeck, who was picked up on a warrant in West Haven on April 9, was charged with fifth-degree larceny, police said. She was released on a promise to appear in court on April 20.

by Meredith Guinness

04/11/2017

Traffic

CT DOT: Bridge Maintenance Spells I-95 Lane Closures In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — Motorists driving on I-95 through Stratford should be prepared to see some brake lights in the coming months. The state Department of Transportation on Monday announced a nighttime bridge maintenance project that will include lane closures both northbound and southbound through Jue 30. Work hours will be from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday through Thursday evenings, weather permitting. The following bridges will be included in the construction project: Honeyspot Road Overpass South Avenue Overpass Rt. 130, Stratford Avenue Overpass West Broad Street Overpass Church Stree…

by Meredith Guinness

04/11/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Cops: Teens Tried To Use Fake Credit Card To Buy Chips, Gift Card FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Three New York teens who tried to use a fake credit card to buy a $500 gift card and a bag of chips at a Kings Highway East gas station early Sunday are facing multiple identity theft and fraud charges, Fairfield police said. Employees told two officers called to the Cumberland Farms shortly after midnight that two men just leaving the store had tried to use bad credit cards, police said. The officers saw the men get into a Dodge with Maine plates and questioned them and four others in the car, police said. The men said they were driving to pick up some women, but office…

by Meredith Guinness

04/10/2017

Police & Fire

Driver Listed In Critical After Two Car Crashes In Fairfield, Bridgeport FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Trumbull driver was in critical condition Monday, a day after he hit two parked cars in Fairfield and then slammed into a telephone pole in Bridgeport, police said. Nicholas Reich, 25, of Lawrence Road, was speeding down Rogers Road in Fairfield at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, when he hit a car in a driveway, spun 180 degrees and hit a second car in another driveway with the rear of his car, police said. As the rear window of Reich’s black 1997 Audi A4 shattered, his paycheck fluttered out of the window and was found on the scene, police said. Fairfield officers put out an alert …

by Meredith Guinness

04/10/2017

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