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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

Fairfield Ludlowe Grads Urged To Go With The Flow, Follow Their Dreams FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Under picture-perfect skies, Fairfield Ludlowe High School valedictorian Emery Zeller Wallace told her 363 classmates on Thursday to thank their teachers, their families and especially their parents, the human alarm clocks in their lives. “I know that at least I would have been late for school every morning,” she said to laughter from the hundreds who gathered for Ludlowe’s 11th annual commencement. On a more serious note, Wallace encouraged the class of 2016 to remember what her dad always tells her when she looks to him for advice: “A wise man once said ‘nothing does no…

by Meredith Guinness

06/17/2016

Lifestyle

Black Rock Farmers Market Dishes Up Food, Fun In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Black Rock residents have been counting the days and its finally here: The Black Rock Farmers Market will open for 2016 this Saturday. The popular and varied market, which tied Westport for Best Farmers Market in Fairfield County in a 2015 DVlicious Poll, will welcome shoppers and browsers from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday through Oct. 15 with a year-end Harvest Hootenanny planned for Oct. 29. The market, at 481 Brewster Street, just two blocks south of bustling Fairfield Avenue, is a world away, said co-founders Karyn Leito and Michelle Margo. “The community comes to…

by Meredith Guinness

06/16/2016

Lifestyle

'Best Book Sale In New England' Opens Soon At Pequot Library In Southport FAIRFIELD, Conn. — With an estimated 140,000 books to choose from, there will be something for every taste at the 56th annual Pequot Library Summer Book Sale, a much-anticipated event from Friday, July 22 through Tuesday, July 26. Dubbed “The Best Book Sale in New England,” the Southport library’s sale draws both book dealers looking for rare finds and voracious readers picking up a novel or two for the beach. The sale occurs under large tents on the library’s Great Lawn, in the parking lot, auditorium, reading room and Rennell Room. Admission is free, and all proceeds help pay for the more…

by Meredith Guinness

06/16/2016

Schools

Fairfield Ludlowe Seniors Graduate Tonight At Taft Field FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Ludlow High School community will gather to celebrate commencement for the Class of 2016 at 6 tonight on the school’s Taft Field. Gates for stadium seating for the ceremony will open at 5 p.m. If the ceremony is moved indoors, the doors to the gym will open at 5 p.m. Each graduate will receive six tickets for the ceremony, if it is outdoors. If the ceremony is in the gym, some ticket holders will be allowed in the large gym and others will watch the telecast from the small gym or auditorium. Tickets are marked to show their access level. Families of student…

by Meredith Guinness

06/16/2016

Schools

Fairfield Warde Class of 2016 Graduates Tonight FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Family and friends will cheer the Fairfield Warde High School Class of 2016, as the graduate tonight, June 16, in the school’s main courtyard. Commencement begins at 6 p.m. at the school at 755 Melville Ave. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be moved indoors to the gymnasium. School officials will determine whether to move inside by 3 p.m. if necessary. Any changes will be listed on the school website, fairfieldschools.org/schools/fwhs and Infinite Campus. Any additional information will be given to graduates during today’s rehearsal. Each student will rece…

by Meredith Guinness

06/16/2016

Neighbors

Tears, Prayers Flow At Westport Vigil For Orlando Victims WESTPORT, Conn. — Tears streamed down Abby Beaumont’s face as she explained why she planned a vigil for the victims of the attack on a Florida nightclub that left 49 dead and another 53 wounded. “I woke up Monday morning and was reading and learning more about it, and I felt so heavy and heartbroken. I had to do something,” said the Fairfield resident. “I’m constantly surrounding myself with the LGBT community and, as an ally, it really hit home for me.” About 50 people joined the 2015 University of South Carolina graduate in lighting candles, praying and discussing gun violence at Saugatuc…

by Meredith Guinness

06/15/2016

Schools

Students Step Off For Graduations Today At Stratford High, Bunnell High STRATFORD, Conn. — The members of the Class of 2016 at both Stratford High and Bunnell High will graduate at 6 p.m. tonight, June 15. The ceremony for Stratford High will be at Penders Field in Longbrook Park, 103 Glendale Road. The ceremony for Bunnell High will be held on the field at the school at 1 Bulldog Blvd. Guests at each ceremony should plan on arriving no later than 5 p.m. in order to find parking, get seated and prepare for the festivities. In the event of inclement weather, the graduation ceremonies will be moved indoors.

by Meredith Guinness

06/15/2016

Police & Fire

Cars Damaged, Items Stolen At Fairfield Cinemas Saturday FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police reported two cars were broken into Saturday night at the Fairfield Cinemas at Bullard Square. The first complainant said he was in the Black Rock Turnpike cinema from 7 to 9 p.m. and returned to his car in the parking lot to find someone had broken into it and stolen a $150 Armani watch, two Samsung phones valued at $250 and a subwoofer and amplifier valued at $400, police said. He also reported about $100 of damage to the car. A second victim was at the cinema at the same time and came out to the parking lot to find someone had smashed the right rear window of h…

by Meredith Guinness

06/14/2016

Police & Fire

New York Man Charged In One-Car Accident In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A New York man was charged with drunk driving in Fairfield Saturday night after he drove his black Jeep in to a stone wall while turning off Longfellow Avenue, police said. Police said Matthew Poole, 39, of Wappingers Falls, was driving southbound of Longfellow when he left the road, struck the stone wall and continued to make a turn onto Castle Avenue. His Jeep sustained right side damage, including a flattened and torn front tire in the 8:30 p.m. accident, police said. Poole failed field sobriety tests and was charged with driving under the influence, evading responsibi…

by Meredith Guinness

06/14/2016

Police & Fire

Westport Man Tried To Break Into Ex's Home, Police Say WESTPORT, Conn. — A Westport man was arrested when he tried to break in to his ex-girlfriend’s Saugatuck Avenue home Sunday night, police said. Jorge Torres, 28, of West End Road was charged with criminal violation of a protective order, attempt to commit second-degree burglary, disorderly conduct and third-degree criminal mischief, police said. Police were called by a neighbor who heard yelling and a man trying to break into the home, police said. The victim said her ex-boyfriend was intoxicated and was trying to get in through a window, police said. Torres was found and arrested at his…

by Meredith Guinness

06/14/2016

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