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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

Police: Twelve Women Face Off In Early Morning Brawl At Fairfield Diner FAIRFIELD, Conn. — About a dozen women got into an early morning melee at Andros Diner on Saturday, upending tables, throwing things and punching a waitress in the face, Fairfield police said. No one was sure what started the ruckus among the women, who hail from Norwalk to New Haven, as witnesses gave many conflicting statements, police said. Police were called to the Villa Avenue diner around 3 a.m. on a report of a large fight between two groups of women. When a waitress tried to break things up, someone grabbed her hair and punched her in the face, police said. Once officers arrived,…

by Meredith Guinness

04/10/2017

Neighbors

Fairfield Police Chief Slips On Stilettos For A Good Cause FAIRFIELD, Conn. — For the fifth consecutive year, Fairfield Police Chief Gary MacNamara will step out in a pair of towering, ruby-red heels to lead Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, a community-wide rally and walk in support of victims of sexual violence and abuse. The popular event, which drew more than 1,000 walkers last year, kicks off at 8 a.m., April 29, with a one-mile trek through downtown Fairfield. Organized by the Bridgeport-based Center for Family Justice, the walk is noteworthy for the number of men who, like McNamara, join in, wearing women’s footwear as an expression of solidarity …

by Meredith Guinness

04/10/2017

Neighbors

Folk Music Legend Headlines Fundraiser Gala in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Folk icon Tom Chapin will headline a special celebration of Horizons at Sacred Heart University, a high-quality enrichment program for children from Bridgeport’s public and parochial schools. The program’s second annual gala, featuring a night of fun, food, drink and song, will take place April 22 at SHU’s Martire Business and Communications Center. Sacred Heart University, in affiliation with Horizons National, brought 85 low-income students entering first through fourth grade from Bridgeport public and parochial schools to its campus for six weeks in the summer of 2014.…

by Meredith Guinness

04/10/2017

Business

Norwalk's Connecticut Theater Ballet Expanding Into Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Attention, budding ballerinas! Connecticut Theatre Ballet (CTB), which already has a Main Street studio in Norwalk, is expanding to a new space on Westport’s Ketchum Street. The new Westport Dance Studios features three separate studios, a dressing room with lockers, a student lounge, study area, full kitchen, ample parking and more on a quiet street with a gated patio. The space will allow for more diversified class curriculum and more genres of dance. “This expansion is going to allow our dancers more studio space to enjoy more types of dance genres on the same day, mi…

by Meredith Guinness

04/10/2017

Neighbors

Fairfield Rotary Welcomes NBC Executive, Raises Thousands FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Rotary’s annual Celebrity Luncheon, featuring NBC Sports’ Jon Miller, raised more than $17,000 for scholarships and programming. Held at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn in March, the 14th annual event drew hundreds to hear from Miller, NBC Sports Group’s president of programming. He discussed the evolution of television sports since the 1970s and how he oversees nearly 9,500 hours of programming for both NBC Sports and the NBCSN Network. Funds raised will support grants to local charitable groups and scholarships for high school seniors who demonstrate a commitme…

by Meredith Guinness

04/09/2017

Business

Your Keys, Please: Customers Enjoy Curbside Service In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Shoppers were sure happy to see the valets at Bedford Square, the new downtown shopping complex, during Thursday’s rainstorm. With the municipal lot several puddles from the development project’s front doors, those visiting newly opened Anthropologie & Co. and Amis Trattoria — the complex’s first businesses — ditched the downpour in favor of the complimentary service near the Church Street entrance. The development, formerly the Westport Weston YMCA, has been about 10 years in the making, according to Dan Zelson principal at Charter Realty and Development, which owns B…

by Meredith Guinness

04/09/2017

Police & Fire

Westport Cops: Man Shoots Self In Leg, Faces Charges WESTPORT, Conn. — A Westport man was arrested Thursday after he shot himself in the leg while cleaning a gun, police said. Domenic Demace, 47, of Oak Street, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, unlawful discharge of a firearm and risk of injury to a child in the 6 a.m. incident, police said. Westport detectives were called to Norwalk Hospital, where Demace was being treated for a gunshot wound to the left thigh, police said. Demace told officers he was cleaning the gun when it accidentally went off. Police searched Demace’s home and sought an arrest warrant. He was charge…

by Meredith Guinness

04/09/2017

Lifestyle

Posies Pop Up At Westport Coffee Shop WESTPORT, Conn. — Need a few blooms to brighten a dreary day? Winfield Street Coffee in Westport has got you covered. From now through April 24, Rowayton-based Stems + Co. will have a pop-up show offering gorgeous arrangements at the Railroad Place coffee shop. "As I love to collaborate with awesome entrepreneurs, I thought this was pretty cool," said Winfield Street owner Breno Donatti. "It definitely makes the coffee shop look brighter and more spring-festive." The bouquets are available for $35, including a complimentary cup of Winfield Street’s coffee.

by Meredith Guinness

04/08/2017

Lifestyle

Opening Day: Anglers Cast Fishing Lines Across Fairfield County BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Ryan King has a theory about fishing. “If a kid has a fishing rod in their hand, they’re not going to get into trouble,” said King, manager of Jimmy O's Bait and Tackle in the Black Rock neighborhood of Bridgeport. A lot of families tested out that theory Saturday, the official opening day of fishing season in Connecticut. Fishing is a family tradition for Noel Gonzalez and his son and three daughters. “They’ve all been fishing since they were 2, 3 years old,” said the longtime angler, who had stopped into Jimmy O's for supplies.   Related story: Trout season opens: S…

by Meredith Guinness

04/08/2017

Police & Fire

Westport Police: Housekeeper Stole Checks from Clients WESTPORT, Conn. — A Norwalk housekeeper was arrested Thursday on charges of attempting to rob two clients by stealing checks from their Westport homes, police said. Diana Parra, 48, of Cavanaugh Street, turned herself in to police and was charged with two counts each of third-degree forgery, third-degree larceny and sixth-degree larceny in connection with the two incidents, police said. In early July 2016, Parra stole the second-to-last check in one victim’s checkbook, wrote it out for $4,000, forged the woman’s signature and deposited it into her own personal account at a branch of Citiban…

by Meredith Guinness

04/08/2017

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