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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

Sen. Murphy: Put Mental Health Bill On 'Last Train' Before Trump BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy held a mental health roundtable in Bridgeport on Monday, in hopes of getting the Mental Health Reform Act he co-authored onto “the last train leaving the station” before the Trump Administration moves into the White House. “We have a chance to pass this in the next few weeks,” Murphy (D-Conn.) told an overflow crowd at the Southwest Community Health Center. “And, oh, by the way, there may be money with it.” About 75 mental health and addiction specialists crowded into the center’s conference room, eager to hear more about the bill Murphy co-wrote w…

by Meredith Guinness

11/22/2016

Business

Daily Voice Leaders: Karen DelVecchio, Bridgeport Regional Business Council BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A year into a new city administration, Karen DelVecchio, executive vice president of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, has high hopes for Connecticut’s largest municipality. “Bridgeport today is a pretty exciting place and I think one of the problems is a lot of people don’t realize that,” she said in an interview with Daily Voice. “There are amazing things going on in Bridgeport.” DelVecchio pointed to the city’s eco-park, which includes an array of state-of-the-art sustainable businesses, and the amount of new residential space downtown. For the full interview…

by Meredith Guinness

11/21/2016

Business

Daily Voice Leaders: Laura Campbell, Trumbull Chamber Of Commerce TRUMBULL, Conn. — Some might see Trumbull as a sleepy suburb, but not Laura Campbell, executive director of the Trumbull Chamber of Commerce. Working with the town’s economic development office and other officials and developers, Campbell has a front-row view of the town’s steady and thoughtful growth. “There’s a tremendous amount of economic development happening,’ she said, pointing to several new restaurants that have opened their doors in the past year. “There once was a time when, you know, everyone said there were no restaurants in Trumbull. But now there’s an abundance of really go…

by Meredith Guinness

11/18/2016

Business

Daily Voice Leaders: Stratford Chamber Executive Director Mary Dean STRATFORD, Conn. -- As Stratford turns a fresh eye to downtown and the idea of transit-oriented development, Mary Dean, executive director of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce, reflects on how her organization helps to boost businesses in town. “First of all, we look at economic development and we work very closely with the economic development office,” she said in an interview with Daily Voice. The chamber can help launch new businesses with events and public awareness and help existing businesses with zoning issues and other challenges. The Chamber also works with the town and local nonpr…

by Meredith Guinness

11/14/2016

Schools

Bridgeport Kids Conjure College Dreams In Unique Mentoring Program FAIRFIELD, Conn. — It’s always stressful switching schools, but seventh-grade isn’t exactly the ideal time to try it. Just ask Natalie Lopez, who transferred to Bridgeport’s John Winthrop School in 2015. Even though she finds some classes a breeze, she freely admits she needed a little help and advice getting the lay of the land. That’s why her teachers encouraged her to apply for the Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program (JZ-AMP). Now she spends a few hours after school two days a week, studying and chatting with Linh Nguyen, a sophomore nursing student at Sacred Heart University …

by Meredith Guinness

11/14/2016

Lifestyle

Fairfield County Restaurant Passport Puts Spotlight On A Dozen Hot Spots FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — After a successful launch in 2015, Entrée Nous is back with another passport-style restaurant guide featuring a dozen popular Fairfield County eateries — just in time for the holidays. A play on the French term for “between us,” Entreé Nous doubles as an invitation to discover new culinary destinations with friends and family, while helping a good cause: At least $1 from each book sale will be donated to Norwalk-based Community Plates, a national food rescue organization. The idea sprang from Weston resident Elizabeth Menke, who was living in Germany when she notic…

by Meredith Guinness

11/13/2016

Police & Fire

Police Need Your Help In Armed Holdup At Liquor Store In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the man involved in an armed robbery at Pequot Liquor on the Post Road on Thursday night. Shortly before 8 p.m., a man went in the Post Road store, pointed a gray revolver at the clerk and demanded cash, police said. Video surveillance showed a black male subject wearing a blue hoodie, black mask and red and black sneakers, as well as yellow rubber dishwashing gloves on his hands, police said. The subject left the store and headed toward Kings Highway West or west on the Post Road, police said. Anyone with in…

by Meredith Guinness

11/11/2016

Lifestyle

Bridgeport Symphony Goes To The Movies For Saturday Concert BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — For Ted Sperling, movies and music are an inseparable pair. That’s why he’s excited his debut appearance as guest conductor of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony on Saturday will be “GBS Goes to the Movies,” a rollicking evening of familiar tunes forever tied to their connection to films. “I think that we start to associate the music with the images and emotions we saw and felt when we heard the music in that context, and those associations become entwined with the music ever after,” said the veteran conductor and musician who now leads the Westchester Philharmonic. “Music…

by Meredith Guinness

11/10/2016

Business

Poppy's Cheesecake Serves Up Graham-Wrapped Goodies In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — He may be a mortgage professional by day, but Tom Ginis is best known for one thing — cheesecake. When he’s invited to parties and family occasions, friends often ask if he’ll bring one of the creamy, delectable desserts along to share. “It would be, ‘Tom, I’m having a party. Can you bring a cheesecake?’” the Trumbull resident said with a smile. “Then it started to be, ‘Can you bring two?’” Now everyone can get a taste of this secret family recipe — perfected over 37 years — at Poppy’s Cheesecake, a Bridgeport-based kitchen serving up the traditional New York-style trea…

by Meredith Guinness

11/10/2016

Politics

Hwang Leads Fairfield's Incumbents Back To Hartford FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield voted to send its mostly Republican legislative delegation back to Hartford on Tuesday, led by state Sen. Tony Hwang, D-28, who vowed to work across party lines for a better Connecticut. “We should always put people before politics,” he told his clapping fans at a victory party at Flipside Burgers and Bar. “We need to move together and heal because there’s far too much that needs to be done.” Republican state Rep. Brenda Kupchick, an incumbent, bested her Democratic challenger, Dru Georgiadis, in State House District 132, and Laura Devlin, also a GOP incumbent, …

by Meredith Guinness

11/08/2016

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