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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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Schools

Bridgeport School Board Votes On Controversial Busing Cuts Tonight BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A community nonprofit is calling on the Board of Education to place safety first tonight when considering bus service cuts they say would put youngsters in jeopardy. The board may vote on an idea to cut busing for children living between one and one-and-a-half miles from school at its regular public meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Bridgeport Regional Vocational Aquaculture Center, 60 St. Stephens Road. FaithActs for Education believes the cut would impact more than 2,000 children. “It is irresponsible and immoral to balance a budget by endangering children’s lives. It’s als…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Lifestyle

Soul Legend Joins Musical Forces With Teen Guitar Phenom For Fairfield Show FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Esteemed music critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Leonard Pitts once called Grayson Hugh “the greatest singer-songwriter you just may not have heard.” You can change that March 11 when the acclaimed Danbury-based musician and his band, The Moon Hawks, and Redding teenage guitar phenom Bobby Paltauf bring their Rock & Soul Explosion to the Fairfield Theatre Company. “It’s going to be a good time,” said Hugh, relaxing in Paltauf’s hilltop home. Best known for his early international hits, including “Talk It Over” and “Bring It All Back,” Hugh created songs for such blo…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Business

Eco-Friendly Patterson 'Junk King' Turns Trash To Treasure PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. — They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. And Tom McCabe can certainly attest to that. The Patterson resident recently left a career as a sales manager for a large corporation to open Junk King of Tri County. Serving Fairfield, Westchester and Putnam counties. The removal service prides itself on finding new homes for a whopping 65 percent to 75 percent of the castoffs it collects. “We don’t just go to the dump like everyone else,” said McCabe, who started the franchise two months ago. And therein lies the challenge. Each day, McCabe’s crew might be clearing…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Business

Eco-Friendly 'Junk King' Turns Trash To Treasure Across Fairfield County DANBURY, Conn. — They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. And Tom McCabe can certainly attest to that. The Patterson, N.Y., resident recently left a career as a sales manager for a large corporation to open Junk King of Tri County. Serving Fairfield, Westchester and Putnam counties. The removal service prides itself on finding new homes for a whopping 65 percent to 75 percent of the castoffs it collects. “We don’t just go to the dump like everyone else,” said McCabe, who started the franchise two months ago. And therein lies the challenge. Each day, McCabe’s crew might be cleari…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Neighbors

Eco-Friendly 'Junk King' From Ringwood Turns Trash To Treasure RINGWOOD, N.J. — They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and Ringwood native Tom McCabe can certainly attest to that. The Patterson, N.Y., resident recently left a career as a sales manager for a large corporation to open Junk King of Tri County. Serving Fairfield, Westchester and Putnam counties. The removal service prides itself on finding new homes for a whopping 65 percent to 75 percent of the castoffs it collects. “We don’t just go to the dump like everyone else,” said McCabe, who started the franchise two months ago. And therein lies the challenge. Each day, McCabe’s crew…

by Meredith Guinness

02/27/2017

Lifestyle

Ready For Their Close-Up: Fairfield County Photographers Featured In Show FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Several Fairfield County residents are among the winners of IMAGES 2017, the ninth annual juried photography competition and show at the Fairfield Museum and History Center. An exhibition of the winning photos and “The Photography of Joe Standart,” this year’s featured photographer, will open March 9 with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Beach Road museum. The event is free and open to the public. Winners were chosen from more than 600 submitted entries from Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts, all of which will be shown on a slideshow during the opening event. “…

by Meredith Guinness

02/26/2017

Business

Bridgeport Mayor Ganim Gets Down To Business For Annual Address BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Mayor Joe Ganim will present his annual address to the business community on Wednesday, March 15, at Bridgeport Holiday Inn & Conference Center. Sponsored by the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, the speech is part of an annual luncheon. Business leaders from across the city and region are expected to attend. The program runs from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the hotel, located at 1070 Main St., Bridgeport. Tickets are $55 for Bridgeport Regional Business Council members, $75 for general admission. Walk-ins add $10 to the admission price. Registrations will be accept…

by Meredith Guinness

02/25/2017

Lifestyle

Skating In Shorts? Hundreds Glide By The Gazebo At Fairfield Fundraiser FAIRFIELD, Conn. — With temperatures climbing into the balmy 60s, it wasn’t quite the winter wonderland scene organizers might have envisioned. But hundreds of families, teens and kids had a ball taking to the synthetic ice at the first-ever Skating on Sherman Green event in Fairfield on Friday afternoon, raising money for two children’s charities. “It’s really fun,” said Jack O’Connor, 12, of Fairfield. “It’s a little harder than ice, but it’s really fun.” O’Connor joined his friend Gabe Garcia, who zipped around the 40-foot by 80-foot rink in a T-shirt and shorts. “It’s waaay weird,” th…

by Meredith Guinness

02/25/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Would-Be Robber Turns Up Tardy For Bank Job FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A masked man who tried to get into the Southport branch of People’s United Bank shortly after closing time Wednesday might want to check his watch next time, police said. An employee of the Old Post Road branch called police when the man, who was wearing a motorcycle-type face mask and carrying a duffle bag, attempted to open the door around 4:12 p.m. When he realized he was noticed by employees inside, the subject ran from the bank and drove off in a green 1996 Honda Accord headed towards I-95 southbound, police said. Bank employees told police they believe the man wa…

by Meredith Guinness

02/23/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Shelton Man Sold Drugs In Fatal Overdose SHELTON, Conn. — A Shelton man was arrested Wednesday after police determined he had sold drugs to a man who was found dead in his home last fall, police said. Jerome Downing, 39, was charged with two counts of illegal sale of narcotics, police said. He was held on $25,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned in Derby Superior Court on Wednesday. A 37-year-old Shelton man was found dead from an apparent drug overdose in his home on Sept. 17, police said. An autopsy confirmed he had overdosed on a combination of heroin and cocaine. Shelton detectives determined he bought the drugs earlier t…

by Meredith Guinness

02/22/2017

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