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Meredith Guinness

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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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Senior Discounts In Fairfield Go Far Beyond The Early Bird Special Senior Discounts In Fairfield Go Far Beyond The Early Bird Special
Senior Discounts In Fairfield Go Far Beyond The Early Bird Special FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Calls of “Don’t forget my senior discount” will likely be heard more often around town, now that Fairfield has published a brochure listing money-saving offers from dozens of local businesses. The new list — available online or in print form at Fairfield libraries, supermarkets and other locations — includes senior deals on everything from appliances to restaurants to pet stores. “I think this is a fabulous kind of statement on how our community values our seniors,” said First Selectman Michael Tetreau, noting knowing about the discounts makes shopping in Fairfield more c…

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Police & Fire
Police: Ray-Bans, Checks, $3,500 In Cash Stolen From Fairfield Car Police: Ray-Bans, Checks, $3,500 In Cash Stolen From Fairfield Car
Police: Ray-Bans, Checks, $3,500 In Cash Stolen From Fairfield Car FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A bank deposit bag containing $3,500 in cash was reported missing Saturday morning after a Silver Circle man left it and other items in his unlocked car overnight, police said. Another Silver Circle resident alerted police when he found an unfamiliar black backpack sitting behind his car in the morning. It was determined the backpack belonged to the neighbor, police said. When he was contacted by police, he said he had left the backpack, along with the bank deposit bag, a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses and two checks made out to his business in his car, police said. All were…

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Police: Bronx Pair 'Foil' Security Detectors At Fairfield Store Fairfield Police: Bronx Pair 'Foil' Security Detectors At Fairfield Store
Fairfield Police: Bronx Pair 'Foil' Security Detectors At Fairfield Store FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two New York women are facing larceny charges after police said they shoved merchandise under their clothes and used aluminum foil to trick security detectors at a local department store Friday. Dorothy Williams-Cruz, 52, of Ely Avenue, Bronx, N.Y., and Sandra Smith-Nelson, 49, of East 225th Street, Bronx, N.Y., each were charged with sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny and possession of a shoplifting device in the incident, which happened around 5 p.m. at the Kohl’s on Tunxis Hill Road, police said. A store loss prevention officers saw the wom…

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Police: Theft Of Prius May Be Related To Series Of Car Break-Ins Fairfield Police: Theft Of Prius May Be Related To Series Of Car Break-Ins
Fairfield Police: Theft Of Prius May Be Related To Series Of Car Break-Ins FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A call about a stolen vehicle on Blake Drive in Fairfield early Monday may have led officers to three people suspected in a series of thefts from motor vehicles in the surrounding neighborhood overnight, police said. A passenger found in the stolen car — which also contained a purse reported stolen from one of the other cars — was held on $25,000 bond at Police Headquarters on Monday. The car’s driver and a suspected accomplice in a second car were not apprehended, police said. Dajuan Bostic, 19, of Ivy Street, New Haven, was charged with second-degree larceny and interf…

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Business
Top Secret Tomato Test Holds Key To Legendary Pepe's Pizza in Fairfield Top Secret Tomato Test Holds Key To Legendary Pepe's Pizza in Fairfield
Top Secret Tomato Test Holds Key To Legendary Pepe's Pizza in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — To say Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana makes a good pie is like saying Mercedes’ cars aren’t so shabby. The New Haven-based landmark — and its seven outposts, including Fairfield and Danbury — have won best-of-the-best accolades from the likes of USA Today, Food & Wine and The Daily Meal for decades. But how do they keep at the top of the heap with so many other wood- and coal-fired pizza joints nipping at their heels? To hear Gary Bimonte tell it it’s part finely tuned palate and part keep-your-yap-shut family secrecy. “It’s a daunting task,” said Bimonte, director …

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Police & Fire
Downed Power Line Causes Brush Fire In Westport Downed Power Line Causes Brush Fire In Westport
Downed Power Line Causes Brush Fire In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — A downed power line caused a brush fire near some homes on Bayberry Lane on Wednesday, causing Westport, Wilton, Weston and Fairfield fire and police to spring into action, the Westport Fire Department reported. The incident started with the downed power line on Bayberry Ridge Road at about 11:30 a.m. When the first firefighters arrived, they found the line down and a brush fire extending toward a home on Bayberry Lane, forcing them to call for backup, fire officials said.  Strong winds and the terrain meant the fire was moving rapidly up a ridge toward more homes. The W…

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Politics
Fairfield Selectman McArdle Resigns; Replacement Process Begins Fairfield Selectman McArdle Resigns; Replacement Process Begins
Fairfield Selectman McArdle Resigns; Replacement Process Begins FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Selectman Laurie McArdle has resigned from the Fairfield Board of Selectman, saying her husband’s new business out of state will leave her traveling more and unable to commit the time needed to serve. Her resignation is effective Dec. 1, Fairfield Republican Party Chairman James Millington announced Wednesday. “Over the past several months, my personal situation has changed. My husband has purchased a company out of state, which means that I will be spending more time traveling,” McArdle said in a statement. She will not be able to “dedicate the time required to properly …

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Business
Pediatrician-Turned-Furniture Designer Finds Inner Muse In Bridgeport Pediatrician-Turned-Furniture Designer Finds Inner Muse In Bridgeport
Pediatrician-Turned-Furniture Designer Finds Inner Muse In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — When Marci Klein was a young girl, she loved spending long hours in her basement workshop, tinkering with her dad, an engineer. “I’ve always been a bit of a creator,” the Fairfield mom said. “I’m always thinking about ways to change things.” The most recent thing she’s given a makeover is her career. After 20 happy years as a New York University-trained pediatrician, Klein has come back to her first love, founding Modify Furniture in a bright and airy factory space in Bridgeport’s East End. There, Klein lets her imagination soar, creating customizable, sustainable, mid…

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport Man Faces Drug Charge In Fairfield After Traffic Stop Bridgeport Man Faces Drug Charge In Fairfield After Traffic Stop
Bridgeport Man Faces Drug Charge In Fairfield After Traffic Stop FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man pulled over by police for misusing a license plate on Friday ended up charged with possession of narcotics after officers found suspected heroin during a routine pat down, police said. Hector Sanchez, 35, of Roger Williams Road, was charged with two counts of possession of narcotics, misuse of plates, driving an unregistered vehicle and lack of insurance during the 4:30 p.m. stop, police said. When officers stopped Sanchez, he said he had just bought the car, police said.  When he stepped out of the car and was patted down, a prescription bottle fell fr…

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Police & Fire
Jewelry, Cameras Reported Missing After Fairfield Burglary Jewelry, Cameras Reported Missing After Fairfield Burglary
Jewelry, Cameras Reported Missing After Fairfield Burglary FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Nichols Avenue resident called police Saturday afternoon when she came home and found someone had broken into her home and taken jewelry and cameras, police said. The woman was away from home for most of the day, returning to find the home’s rear door had been broken into, police said. She told police the thief stole two jewelry boxes containing, among other items, a diamond ring, diamond bracelet and a tennis bracelet, and two cameras. She could not tell officers how much the items were worth, police said. The jewelry boxes were on bureaus in a bedroom, and no other …

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