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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

Middle School Students Serve Up Kindness At Fairfield's Operation Hope FAIRFIELD, Conn. — When Fairfield’s PTAs asked each each school in town to provide and serve a meal at the Operation Hope shelter twice a year, families at Roger Ludlowe Middle School decided they wanted to do a little more. To that end, volunteers from the school provide a meal for 50 people at the shelter’s community kitchen every month of the school year. “It’s really surprising how much people are willing to pitch in,” said Kim Killilea, mother of a sixth-grader who is the coordinator for the effort this year. “It’s amazing how generous people really are.” And that makes it easy for Ki…

by Meredith Guinness

01/28/2017

Schools

Former Fed Shows Norwalk Students 'How Not To Get Killed By The Police' NORWALK, Conn. — M. Quentin Williams was an A student, won a football scholarship to Boston College and is an author, attorney and former FBI agent and federal prosecutor. So it was with more than a little confusion and anger that he found himself handcuffed in a Newport, R.I., cruiser, held as a crime suspect in the summer of 1994. Seething inside, Williams told a group of Norwalk High School students that he kept his cool and a smile on his face and the officers eventually let him go. “If you do it right, it’s over quickly,” he said. “If you do it wrong, it could last a lifetime.” Willi…

by Meredith Guinness

01/27/2017

Business

Town Hall To TV: Fairfield First Selectman Talks GE Leaving On PBS NewsHour FAIRFIELD, Conn. — First Selectman Mike Tetreau will appear on “PBS NewsHour Weekend” this Sunday to discuss the impact of GE’s decision to leave Fairfield for Boston and the impact of state aid cuts to the town. In an interview taped in Town Hall Jan. 4, Tetreau said he discussed the expected $3-4 million cuts to state municipal aid and the $1.6 million that GE had paid in property taxes, as well as the positive impact of Sacred Heart University moving into the former GE headquarters. "In the long run, that will be a tremendous benefit to the town," he said Thursday. The show wi…

by Meredith Guinness

01/26/2017

Neighbors

Bridgeport Students' Park Plans Blossom in Love Your City Challenge BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Got a great idea that would breathe new life into Bridgeport’s East Side parks? Groundwork Bridgeport is offering $500 to help one lucky high school team make its beautification dreams a reality. On Wednesday, the nonprofit, which promotes environmental, economic and social well-being, announced the launch of its first-ever “Love Your City!” challenge. “We don’t see this challenge as just a competition, but rather a fun and engaging way for students to build community pride and think differently about their city,” said Christina Smith, Groundwork Bridgeport’s executive…

by Meredith Guinness

01/26/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Purse Thief Makes Hundreds Of Dollars In Charges FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A thief who stole a purse at a Post Road medical clinic in Fairfield on Monday racked up hundreds of dollars worth of charges before the woman realized the purse was missing, police said. The victim, an employee of Vein Clinics of America, said she left her purse in a storage room and reported it missing shortly before 5 p.m., police said. Her credit card had already been used at a Post Road Shell service station and Bob’s Stores in Fairfield, and her Citibank card had been used in Shelton at Scooters service station, Walgreens and three times at Walmart, police said. Po…

by Meredith Guinness

01/25/2017

Politics

Concerned Voters Turn Out In Bridgeport, Call Stamford March Just The Start BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Concerned citizens converged on U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s offices Tuesday, looking to keep the momentum from the weekend’s Women's March alive through continued activism. Two waves of residents — about 50 spurred by MoveOn.org and another 30 from the 5,000 who marched in Stamford — met with the Democratic senator’s staff in Bridgeport. A third group visited his Hartford office, said Deputy State Director Joe Rodriguez. “We know that we have his support. We want him to know we have his back,” said Bridgeport resident Marcia Eckerd, who marched in Stamford. The group…

by Meredith Guinness

01/25/2017

Police & Fire

Purse, iPad Stolen From Unlocked Car In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Grandview Road woman reported someone stole her purse and iPad from her unlocked car Monday morning, police said. The woman left her car unlocked in her driveway and the thief stole her purse containing an American Express and bank debit card and the iPad valued at $200 sometime overnight. Police have repeatedly warned residents to keep their valuables indoors and lock their cars, due to a rash of similar crimes.

by Meredith Guinness

01/24/2017

Police & Fire

New Haven Man Charged In Fairfield Motorcycle Theft FAIRFIELD, Conn — A New Haven man turned himself in to Fairfield Police Tuesday morning in connection with the theft of a motorcycle this summer, police said. A Fairfield resident parked his 2002 Yamaha at Veterans Park and went to see the Fourth of July fireworks on Fairfield Beach, where he lost his keys, police said. He was waiting for a second set to be shipped from Florida, but the motorcycle, valued at $4,000, disappeared from the park on July 10, police said. An investigation revealed the motorcycle was involved in an accident in New Haven on July 11 and William Brunson, 45, of Rea…

by Meredith Guinness

01/24/2017

Lifestyle

Sleuthing Turns Up Rare Sisleys For Major Art Retrospective In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. — Curator MaryAnne Stevens fancies herself a bit of a detective when researching artist Alfred Sisley, the center of a major retrospective that opened this month at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. Few records remain of the life, times and philosophy of the “purest of all the major Impressionists,” who was a contemporary of Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. “In a way, the paintings have to speak for themselves,” Stevens told a tour group at the press preview for the new exhibit, which opened Saturday. “And they do.” “Alfred Sisley (1839-1899): Impressionist Master,” t…

by Meredith Guinness

01/23/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Man Arrested With Pound Of Pot In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A 24-year-old man was arrested early Friday after he was found with nearly a pound of marijuana packaged for sale near Sky Hookah Lounge, Fairfield police said. Officers patrolling the area of Kings Highway East and Berwick Avenue at about 2:45 a.m., saw a black Buick with two occupants parked in a nearby lot, police said. As they walked by the car, officers could see one man had marijuana on his lap, according to the police report. A search of the vehicle turned up 389.5 grams of marijuana packaged for sale and about $2,400 in cash, police said. Daniel Carmichael, of W…

by Meredith Guinness

01/21/2017

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