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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

Eclectic Eatery D. Lish & Co. Opens Its Doors Near The Beach In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Have you got a hankering for a bacon cheeseburger — nestled between two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? How about a chicken cutlet topped with mashed potatoes, corn and gravy? It’s just those kinds of out-of-the-box menu items that are the star at D. Lish & Co., a new deli/pizza/catering spot that’s opened its doors on Fairfield Beach Road, within walking distance of Fairfield University student beach houses and Penfield Beach. “The top sellers are really the crazy things that the college students like,” said Alicia Connelly, who first started serving her eclecti…

by Meredith Guinness

12/19/2016

Business

Shelton's Giggling Pig Grabs Three International Awards For Excellence SHELTON, Conn. — The team at the Gigging Pig Art & Party Studios is laughing a little louder this month, having won three major nods at the annual Stevie Awards for great employers. Hannah Perry, owner of the 5-year-old business with stores in Shelton and Bethel, won silver awards for Female Entrepreneur of the Year — Consumer Services, 10 or Less Employees and Maverick of the Year. And The Giggling Pig won a bronze award for Engagement/Happiness Team of the Year for its work with people with special needs. The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are considered the world’s pre-eminent b…

by Meredith Guinness

12/19/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police Lieutenant Honored As Town Employee Of The Year FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police Lt. Jim Perez has wanted to be a police officer for as long as he can remember. As a 12-year-old, he used to pass a police cruiser on his way to school, often stopping to say hello to the officer inside. He became a police cadet through the Bridgeport Police Athletic League, learning the ropes at an early age. “It kind of rounded me out,” Perez said in a recent interview. “It’s really just about helping people.” He must be doing something right because the 25-year Fairfield police force veteran was selected the 2016 Employee of the Year for the Town of Fairfield.…

by Meredith Guinness

12/16/2016

Neighbors

Bridgeport Women Are Home For The Holidays Thanks To City Program BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Eighty-three-year-old Grace Conquest has 10 children, but she has never owned her own home — until now. On Thursday, Conquest and her daughter Joann Smith welcomed Mayor Joseph Ganim and other city dignitaries into their Oakwood Street home, purchased in large part because of the city’s relaunched Down Payment Assistance Program. “I am a person of second chances on so many levels,” said Smith, a mother of three. “I live a life dedicated to helping women. There is a way out and you can make it and rise to the top.” The city announced that nearly $300,000 in federal funds…

by Meredith Guinness

12/16/2016

Business

Lashes Go From So-So To Whoa At New Studio In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Do you have mousy eyelashes? Do you buy mascara by the case? A new shop in Fairfield may be just what you’re looking for this holiday season. Amazing Lash Studio, purveyors of single-application, semi-permanent eyelash extensions, recently opened on Black Rock Turnpike. Elyse Pederson, the company’s regional developer, said every woman can benefit from her wares. Pederson remembers taking a shower, wrapping her hair in a towel and glancing in the mirror after she got her first extensions. “I’m, like, ‘Oh my god! Hello, Beautiful!,” she said of the experience. “You put th…

by Meredith Guinness

12/15/2016

Neighbors

With Frigid Cold Predicted, Bridgeport Opens Warming Centers BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Bridgeport Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will activate the city’s cold weather protocol Thursday and continue through 6 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, Mayor Joe Ganim announced Wednesday. This means all Bridgeport public library branches and senior centers as well as the Greater Bridgeport Transit Terminal will be open during the day as warming centers. In addition, the United Congregational Church located at 877 Park Ave. will serve as an overflow shelter for anyone in need of a warm shelter during the extreme cold temperatures expected to impact th…

by Daily Voice

12/14/2016

Police & Fire

Stratford Woman Killed Along With Brother In Fairfield Crash FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A brother and sister were killed in a one-car collision in Fairfield early Wednesday, police said. Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Fairfield police responded to a car that crashed into a tree on Sunfield Lane after exiting I-95 onto Mill Plain Road. A preliminary investigation showed the black 2010 Honda Accord was driven by Brandon Dupee, 33, of Bridgeport, and his passenger was his sister, Lindsay Dupee, 31, of Stratford, police said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. According to Norwalk Police, Brandon Dupee had been arrested just after 7 p.m. Tuesday and charged wi…

by Meredith Guinness

12/14/2016

News

Sandy Hook Promise Shows How To Prevent Shootings With 'Say Something' NEWTOWN, Conn. — With mass shootings and bullying tragedies becoming an alarming norm in the United States, Newtown-based Sandy Hook Promise is fostering rays of hope across the country with its Say Something Program. Born of the tragic massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Sandy Hook Promise works to transform grief and sadness into positive change and protection. Six educators and 20 first-graders were victims of that massacre, which occurred four years ago today, Dec. 14. The Say Something program highlights the need for all citizens to look after each other with care and concern, s…

by Meredith Guinness

12/14/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Car May Have Hit 70 MPH In Post Road Crash FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A car that may have been traveling as fast as 70 mph jumped a median, hit a light pole and rolled once before coming to rest in the parking lot of a medical office building early Saturday in Fairfield, police said. A witness saw the car carrying two people speeding westbound on the Post Road just before the Fairfield rotary around 3 a.m. Saturday, police said. The car veered onto the Post Road business access road and then came to rest in the lot outside 425 Post Road, police said. The two passengers were taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport for treatment o…

by Meredith Guinness

12/13/2016

Business

In the Mood Intimates Has Got You Covered In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — When Karen Esposito-Bender gave birth to her daughter, Erica, who's now 11, she decided to start a business selling clothing and accessories online from her home. Having worked in consumer package goods, she offered a range of products — from shoes to handbags to jeans. “I worked while she napped and then when she was at school,” Esposito-Bender said. “And it grew and it grew.. and grew and grew. And the only thing that, every time I put it on eBay it sold, was lingerie.” With 11 years of experience in the intimate apparel line, Esposito-Bender recently christened In t…

by Meredith Guinness

12/13/2016

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