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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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Events

Diver From Bridgeport Will Reveal Secrets From The Deep At Scuba Seminar BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Anyone who thinks scuba diving is a sport best done in Aruba or along the Great Barrier Reef should have a little chat with Denis Habza. Scuba certified since 2006, the Black Rock resident has made a side career of hunting through the dark depths of Long Island Sound, creating fascinating videos for a growing audience of landlubbers who want to know just what’s lurking offshore. You can hear from Habza first-hand as he hosts the second Scuba Outreach Seminar on Saturday, March 4, at Bridgeport Holiday Inn. In addition to vendors and demonstrations, the day’s speakers inc…

by Meredith Guinness

03/01/2017

Lifestyle

Bottoms Up: Jones Winery In Shelton Reopens For Tastings This Weekend SHELTON, Conn. — The folks at Jones Family Farms have decided to welcome spring a little early, opening the doors to their award-winning winery this Friday, a month ahead of tradition. Located in a renovated historic dairy barn, the Jones Winery Tasting Room will be offering tastings of an assortment of their wines on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (It will be closed on Easter Sunday April 16). Guests will be able to sample wines from a new tasting menu that includes many of the award-winning wines the Jones family produces. “We have always been proud of the wine we…

by Meredith Guinness

03/01/2017

Business

The Creative Juices Are Flowing At Replenish Of Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — When Chiagoziem Nnodum first started working on his Black Rock juice bar in January 2016, he figured he would be up and running by summer. Try Feb. 15, 2017, instead. “It’s not as easy as it looks,” the Bridgeport native said of opening a new business. But the wait has been worth it for Nnodum and his business partner, Fritz Africot, also of Bridgeport. Together they’re living the self-employed dream at Replenish Juice Bar, a healthy-eating bright spot along bustling Fairfield Avenue. “We’ve been well received,” Nnodum said of the tight-knit neighborhood. “A lot of peo…

by Meredith Guinness

03/01/2017

Business

Bridgeport Startup Seeks To Create 'Artificial' Business Advisor BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport startup hopes that today is the day it becomes the first-ever Artificial Intelligence application in history to be 100 percent funded within 24 hours. At 12:01 a.m., HelpGrowUSA, which is run out of a former firehouse on Clarence Street, officially launched its Kickstarter page seeking $15,000 for the project. “Our goal is pioneering how AI will grow small business,” said Chris Sacchinelli, the company's CEO who has been working on idea since 2013. HelpGrowUSA is a rapidly growing company built around a core team of serial entrepreneurs, economic adviser…

by Meredith Guinness

02/28/2017

Police & Fire

Doggone! Fairfield Man Fetches, Returns Old Navy Canine Mannequin FAIRFIELD, Conn. — An Old Navy customer had some explaining to do Saturday after he walked out of the Black Rock Turnpike store with his purchases— and one of the store’s dog mannequins, Fairfield police said. Officers were called to the store after the 30-year-old Beach Road man, a known customer to store staff, left with the plastic pooch shortly before 3 p.m. After finding the man’s credit card information and address in the Old Navy sales system, officers went to his home, where he lives with his parents. Realizing he had been caught, the man turned the fake fur baby over to officers. …

by Meredith Guinness

02/28/2017

Police & Fire

Two Face Charges After Police Bust Loud Parties On Fairfield Beach Road FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police shut down two loud parties on Fairfield Beach Road late Saturday, citing two college-age men for disorderly conduct, Fairfield police said. Nico Panepimto, 22, of Needham, Mass., was charged after officers were called to a house party with about 100 students around 11 p.m., police said. Panepimto, who was hosting the party, told officers that his guests were all seniors, police said. He signed a written promise to appear in court on March 6, police said. About 15 minutes later, police shut down a second party of about 50 students, police said. Fernando Arabia, 22…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Bridgeport Man Picked A Fight At Child's Birthday Party FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man who got in a physical altercation with a Bridgeport woman at their son’s birthday party turned himself in to Fairfield police Friday, police said. Keenen Garvin, 26, of Houston Avenue, was charged with disorderly conduct and second-degree unlawful restraint in the Jan. 15 incident at Our Backyard Play Place on Villa Avenue, police said. The victim told police that Garvin was not invited to the party. But he arrived at the party and went after her, grabbing her by the neck three times, police said. She reported the incident Jan. 30, after Bridgeport poli…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Cops: Mom Leaves 6-Year-Old In Car To Shop At BJ's FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Mill Hill Terrace woman was arrested Saturday after she left her 6-year-old daughter unattended in a Mercedes while she went shopping at BJ’s in Fairfield, police said. Naida Muratbekova, 38, was charged with leaving a child unsupervised, police said. She was released on a promise to appear in court on March 6. A concerned citizen called police when she noticed the child alone in a car seat in the car, police said. She said the child was in the car for about 15 to 20 minutes before the mother came out and started loading her purchases in the car with her 13-year-old s…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Cops: Man Faces Drugs, Weapons Charges In Two Warrant Arrests FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield man faces multiple charges, including two counts of driving under the influence, after he was arrested Friday in connection with two incidents in 2016, police said. At around 8 p.m. on Sept. 5, an employee at The Wash Tub on Tunxis Hill Road reported an unconscious man in a running car in the parking lot, police said. When officers arrived, they awoke the man, Gregory Fields, 44, of Fairfield Woods Road, who had slurred speech and said he drank a beer earlier in the day, police said. Officers noticed a large knife on the passenger seat and saw a cut straw in …

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Cops: Woman Keyed Boyfriend's Car, Smashed Glass Door FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield woman was arrested early Monday after she keyed a car and smashed glass panes in a home door after a fight with her boyfriend, police said. Nina Studioso-Rodriguez, 23, of Garden Court, was charged with third-degree criminal mischief and disorderly conduct in the 3 a.m. incident, police said. Police said the couple was planning to hang out at his home after she left her mother’s bar for the night. Once there, they got into a verbal fight that escalated with Studioso-Rodriguez keying the victim’s car hood and breaking glass in his door, police said. The damage…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

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