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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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Politics

P&Z Delays Vote On Massive Shelter Ridge Proposal In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — Feeling they need more information on traffic concerns and the “high-end” retail promised for a massive project proposed for busy Bridgeport Avenue, the Shelton Planning & Zoning Commission put off its final vote to a February meeting. Members instead voted on a “favorable consensus” and will ask the applicant, Shelter Ridge Associates LLC, for more clarification and possible concessions, including lessening the residential density from 411 units to 385. In addition to the “luxury” apartments, the proposal, dubbed Towne Center at Shelter Ridge, calls for about 335,000 s…

by Meredith Guinness

01/21/2017

Neighbors

Protesters At City Hall Call For 'No' Vote On Huge Shelton Development Updated: SHELTON, Conn. — A group of Shelton residents who oppose a massive proposed development project lined up Thursday evening outside City Hall, then moved inside for the Planning and Zoning Commission's meeting on the proposal. The proposed Towne Center at Shelter Ridge would cause too much traffic, destroy a scenic road and hurt the town’s quality of life, protesters said in calling for the P&Z board to vote no on the project. The commission took up the issue late Thursday but didn't vote, according to the Valley Independent Sentinel via Twitter. The board asked for more inform…

by Meredith Guinness

01/19/2017

Politics

Protesters: Designate Bridgeport A Sanctuary For Immigrants, Refugees BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — About 40 demonstrators rallied outside Bridgeport City Hall on Thursday afternoon, calling on city leaders to designate Bridgeport as a sanctuary city where immigrants and refugees can find safe haven. City Council member José Casco told the group he intended to submit a resolution to the council as early as next week, noting several other cities around the state are designated as sanctuaries or have a resolution ready for a vote. “Why Bridgeport cannot do that?” said Casco, who was born in Mexico. “Let’s get united and work together for our community.” Julio López, sta…

by Meredith Guinness

01/19/2017

Business

Connecticut Cookie Company Takes The Cake In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — After an especially hectic day commuting to her fast-paced job in fashion design, Andrea Greene would relax on the train by daydreaming about making fresh-baked sugar cookies in her grandma’s Indiana kitchen. One day in 2010, she decided to make the dream a reality and started baking for family, friends, co-workers — anyone with a rumble in their tummy. “It’s fun, easy…Everybody likes a cookie,” said the Bridgeport resident. Soon the demand for her scrumptious baked goods was so high, she started selling them online under the banner Connecticut Cookie Company. And on t…

by Meredith Guinness

01/19/2017

Business

Familiar Face To Lead Stratford Economic Development Office STRATFORD, Conn. — She may have been born in New Jersey, but Mary Dean is a Stratford girl through and through. Having moved here when she was five, the Bunnell High School graduate went on to leadership roles with her children’s PTA and then for a stint on the Board of Education before landing a high-profile position as executive director of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce. So it was natural that the town turned to her when it was looking for a new director of economic development. “It was an easy transition,” said Dean, who officially took the post on Jan. 4. “It just happened.” Dea…

by Meredith Guinness

01/19/2017

Neighbors

Demonstration Planned Against Massive Shelton Complex SHELTON, Conn. — Concerned Shelton residents will demonstrate before Thursday’s Planning and Zoning vote on the proposed Towne Center at Shelter Ridge, saying the massive complex would cause too much traffic, destroy a scenic road and adversely affect the town’s quality of life. Some say the 123-acre mixed-use development is simply not the best use of the Bridgeport Avenue site, when questions abound about the viability of luxury apartments and brick-and-mortar stores in the internet-shopping age, said Caitlin Augusta, a member of Save Our Shelton (SOS). “We feel Shelton is losing its essen…

by Meredith Guinness

01/18/2017

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Pair Face Drug Charges In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two Bridgeport residents face drug charges in Fairfield after a police officer checked on a suspicious car and found suspected crack cocaine, police said. An officers who noticed the car near Algonquin Drive around 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 16 called for the K-9 unit’s Maverick to inspect the area and the dog detected the odor of narcotics, police said. Searching the car, police found glass pipes, copper brushes, small, rock-like particles and multiple baggies of suspected crack cocaine, police said. Marie Dorlette, 27, of Park Avenue, and Javon Gaymon, 24, of Laurel Court, wer…

by Meredith Guinness

01/17/2017

Police & Fire

Four Youths Arrested In Car Theft, Police Pursuit In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- An 18-year-old man and two juveniles were arrested in Fairfield early Monday morning, after they ran from a stolen car and led officers and three K9s on a chase through nearby woods.A Fairfield police officer was conducting business checks as a result of an uptick in car break-ins, car thefts and burglaries in the area of Southport and Westport around 2:15 a.m., when he noticed a suspicious vehicle parked on Pease Avenue with its lights on. As he pulled up to the car, four males jumped out and fled on foot, police said. Officers were able to immediately arrest one of the …

by Meredith Guinness

01/17/2017

Police & Fire

IPhone Sale Morphs Into Armed Robbery In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was arrested after he agreed to meet a Fairfield man to sell him an iPhone and instead held him up at gunpoint, police said. Johnny Diaz, 21, of Platt Street, was arrested on a warrant and charged with first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny, police said. He was held on $75,000 and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 25, police said. The victim told police he was looking for a used iPhone on the website OfferUp — billed as “the simpler way to buy and sell locally” — and found one offered by a man identified as “John.” The tw…

by Meredith Guinness

01/17/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Warde Teacher Charged With Exposing Self To 15-Year-Old Girl FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A teacher at Fairfield Warde High School was arrested after police said he exposed himself to a 15-year-old female student.Jeff Iwanicki, 44, of Milford, turned himself in at the Fairfield Police Department on Monday after learning through his attorney that there was an active warrant for his arrest, police said. Iwanicki, who teaches graphic design, was charged with two counts each of risk of injury/impairing the morals of a minor, public indecency and breach of peace. He was was released after posting $50,000 bond. The arrest stems from incidents that occurred Nov. 2 …

by Meredith Guinness

01/17/2017

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