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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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Business

New West End Complex At Gramophone Site May Bring New Life To Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Given its location between I-95 and the Metro-North tracks, the former American Gramophone Co. complex gives thousands of passersby an indelible impression of Bridgeport’s prosperous past gone vacant and blighted over the last three decades. On Tuesday, city leaders gathered to break ground on a project they hope will be the first step toward changing that impression. About four years in the making, the Cherry Street Lofts will include 157 new apartments, a community facility, a gym and 40,000 square feet of outdoor recreational space. It’s the first phase of a multi-yea…

by Meredith Guinness

02/01/2017

Police & Fire

Man, 52, Found Asleep In Car At Fairfield University Charged With DUI FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A 52-year-old Seymour man faces a DUI charge after he was found asleep at the wheel of his car on Fairfield University’s campus shortly before 2 a.m. Monday, police said. Security officers noticed Christopher Falcioni, of Kathy Drive, in a car near the university’s Barlow Road gate, which would have been closed at that hour, police said. Officers noticed he had his foot on the brake and, when they awoke him, he lifted his foot and the car rolled into the gate, police said. There was no damage. Falcioni failed field sobriety tests and he was charged with driving under the…

by Meredith Guinness

01/31/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Bridgeport Man Caught With More Than Three Pounds of PCP FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was arrested in Fairfield after he was found in possession of more than three pounds of PCP Monday, police said. Giraud Dickson, 33, of Barnum Avenue, was charged with possession of narcotics with intent to sell and possession of narcotics within 1,500 feet of a school, police said. The Fairfield Police Detectives Bureau intercepted a parcel containing the powerful hallucinogen as it was being delivered to a business on Kings Highway, police said. Dickson, who is a courier for the business, took the package into his possession and was arrested by police …

by Meredith Guinness

01/31/2017

Politics

Bridgeport Crowd Vows 'Continuous Struggle' Against New Immigration Rules BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — More than 100 people converged on chill McLevy Green Monday evening, vowing to fight against President Donald Trump’s executive order severely restricting immigration from seven Muslim countries. “Mr. President believes he owns the country like another (piece of) real estate he owns,” Fairfield University professor Ahmed Ebrahim said to cheers from the diverse crowd. “This is about the soul and the heart of this country. This is unacceptable.” City and state leaders joined the rally, organized by Make The Road CT and its allies. “I stand in solidarity with you,” said …

by Meredith Guinness

01/30/2017

Neighbors

'Love Is All Around' Mary Tyler Moore's Final Resting Place in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A steady stream of Mary Tyler Moore fans made a pilgrimage to Oak Lawn Cemetery on Monday to pay their respects to the iconic actress and producer who was laid to rest there Sunday. “I grew up watching Mary Tyler Moore,” said Liz Zarrilli of Fairfield. “She’s my idol. I loved her effervesce, her vitality, the path that she led for women in this world.” Moore, 80, died Jan. 25 in Greenwich, after a long battle with several health problems. Several fans stood vigil outside the cemetery Sunday during private services at the grave, which was covered with a profusion of red …

by Meredith Guinness

01/30/2017

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Cutting Off Police Cruiser In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was charged with driving under the influence after he cut off a police cruiser on the Post Road in Fairfield early Sunday, police said. Orlando Daniel, 27, of Laurel Avenue, was speeding west on the Post Road around 1:40 a.m., when he made a right turn onto Mill Plain Road directly in front of the police car, police said. When pulled over, he failed field sobriety tests. He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and failure to drive in the proper lane, police said. He was released on $100 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb…

by Meredith Guinness

01/30/2017

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Faces Drug Charges In Bust Outside Fairfield Restaurant FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Officers called to an alarm at a popular eatery in Fairfield ended up arresting a Stamford man on drug charges early Sunday, police said. When officers arrived at The Little Pub shortly after midnight, they found Justin Salerno, 25, of Knickerbocker Avenue, and a women in a Jeep behind the Black Rock Turnpike restaurant, police said. They told officers they worked at the restaurant and were just locking up and had a problem with the alarm system, police said. But an officer noticed a baggie containing a leafy substance in Salerno’s lap and called in a K-9 unit, police s…

by Meredith Guinness

01/30/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Up To $2,500 Stolen In Restaurant Break-In FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two Asian restaurants in Fairfield reported break-ins Sunday, with one losing a cash register and bank drop bag worth up to $2,500, police said. Employees at Jinn’s Fresh Noodle House & Cafe came in to work to find the front door lock on the Post Road restaurant had been removed sometime overnight, police said. A cash register with about $400 to $500 and a bank drop bag containing $1,000 to $2,000 were missing, police said. Investigating officers were not able to retrieve prints on the door because an employee had already used Windex to clean the door for the day, …

by Meredith Guinness

01/30/2017

Schools

The Play's The Thing At Fairfield's North Stratfield School FAIRFIELD, Conn. — There’s a lot of singing going on in the Lopez family’s home this week. That’s because not one, but two of the Fairfield family’s children are performing in “Allison Wonderland,” North Stratfield School’s much-anticipated annual play, which takes to the stage this weekend. “There’s always a lot of singing in our house, and even more since we got the play music,” said mom Erin Lopez. “My kids love being in drama!” Well, they picked the right elementary school. For the past 10 years, North Stratfield has put on an original play written, directed and choreographed by profe…

by Meredith Guinness

01/30/2017

Neighbors

KenCrest Moves Closer To Home In Stratford To Fulfill Mission Of Caring STRATFORD, Conn — KenCrest officially opened its Connecticut headquarters in Stratford on Friday, bringing its service and leadership a little closer to the people with intellectual and developmental disabilities it serves across the state. The 112-year-old Lutheran-affiliated nonprofit operates 12 homes in Connecticut, including three in Stratford. “”This is a little closer to our residences,” said President and CEO Marian Baldini. “It’s a good fit.” Started in Pennsylvania to help those with tuberculosis in 1905, KenCrest now serves about 11,500 in Pennsylvania, Delaware and, since 2009,…

by Meredith Guinness

01/30/2017

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