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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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Politics

Trump Supporters Fill Bridgeport's Klein For Campaign Rally BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Supporters began lining up early on a dreary Saturday morning at the Klein Memorial Auditorium in Bridgeport for a chance to see Republican presidential front-runner Donald J. Trump. Trump began his Saturday with a morning rally at Crosby High School in Waterbury as Bridgeport supporters found parking places and made their way into the Klein. No outside signs or banners were allowed, and everyone passed through a metal detector in the grand lobby. The 12:30 p.m. free event was expected to fill up as Trump made his first appearance in Fairfield County in advance of next T…

by Meredith Guinness

04/23/2016

News

Bridgeport Marks 29th Anniversary Of L'Ambiance Plaza Collapse BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The mournful sound of a lone bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace” filled the air at City Hall on Friday, as police officers, firefighters, union members and other dignitaries paid tribute to the 28 workers killed in the L’Ambiance Plaza tragedy 29 years ago. “This day is and always will be about the victims,” said U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th District). “We owe it to their families … to say, again and again, we won’t forget.” On April 23, 1987, L’Ambiance Plaza, a $17 million, 16-story apartment complex under construction not far from City Hall, collapsed, killing 28 men and i…

by Meredith Guinness

04/23/2016

Lifestyle

Tai Chi, Drumming Kick Off EarthFest In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Master percussionist Steve Scales has played with Talking Heads, The B-52s, Tom Tom Club and Yoko Ono, but Thursday he was no match for Mary Ann Douglas, who joined him in a drum circle celebrating Earth Day downtown. “That was Mary Ann. She’s a ringer, though. She’s a professional rock and roller,” Scales joked, as a smiling Douglas, a client at the Kennedy Center for people with special needs, shook his hand. The drum circle was part of the first Bridgeport EarthFest, a day of free activities — from a recycled arts and crafts session at the Kennedy Center’s Maggie Dail…

by Meredith Guinness

04/22/2016

Schools

Fairfield U. Breaks Ground On New Home For School Of Nursing FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Officials at Fairfield University broke ground Thursday on the new Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, a state-of-the-art facility that they say will prepare students for a national mandate for interdisciplinary teamwork in 21st-century healthcare. The building will house advanced learning environments and equipment, including an anesthesia simulation room, a control room that allows students to craft simulated experiences and the women’s health, neonatal ICU and home care room. It will also include the Kanarek Center for Palliative & Supportive…

by Meredith Guinness

04/22/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police Seek Suspect In $5K Water Machine Theft At Fitness Center FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect in the theft of a $5,000 water ionization machine at Anytime Fitness, 1838 Black Rock Turnpike. The owner of the establishment reported the theft at 11:30 p.m. April 19, police said. The fitness center is available 24 hours a day, but it is not always monitored, police said. The department released a photo from the scene identified as Tyler Rodgers, but that may be an alias, police said. Anyone with information should call the Fairfield Police Department at 203-254-4800.

by Meredith Guinness

04/21/2016

Politics

Bridgeport Legislators Pounding Away At Pending Bills Before House BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- State Reps. Steve Stafstrom and Christopher Rosario, D-Bridgeport, discussed pending bills during Tuesday's legislative session in the state House of Representatives. Legislators are heading into the final weeks of the 2016 General Assembly session, which is scheduled to adjourn May 4. The legislature still must finalize the budget for Fiscal Year 2017, which has a shortfall of over $920 million. Both Stafstrom and Rosario joined with members Bridgeport legislative delegation to welcome the State Bond Commission's recent approval of $2,963,222 for Bridgeport’s Housa…

by Meredith Guinness

04/21/2016

Lifestyle

Fairfield Sportsplex Soaks Up The Sun And Saves FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Town leaders were on hand as Fischel Properties Inc. unveiled an array of new solar panels installed on the roof of the Mill Plain Road Sportsplex in Fairfield this week, a move that will offset 235,000 kilowatt hours of usage every year and save the company $600,000 over the life of the system. Davis Hill Development, a clean energy portfolio solutions company, developed the 200 kW array that was financed through Connecticut Green Bank. “We are regularly evaluating our properties and projects to figure out how we can reduce our carbon footprint,” said Deanna Spartachino,…

by Meredith Guinness

04/21/2016

Business

Fairfield Man Cooks Up Funky Fun At Chef's Table FAIRFIELD, Conn. — When Richard Herzfeld was just 10, his uncle began teaching him how to cook. It didn’t hurt that his uncle was Juan Metzger, president of Dannon Co., a man who had learned his way around the kitchen from James Beard, an icon the New York Times once dubbed the “dean of American cookery.” Within two years, the pre-teen, who would go on to open Fairfield’s popular eatery Chef’s Table, was catering parties for his parents and their friends. By the time he was in 10th grade, a family friend had already secured him a coveted spot at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) afte…

by Meredith Guinness

04/20/2016

Police & Fire

Theft of Power Tools, Frozen Shrimp Reported in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police reported three thefts around town in recent weeks. On April 15, employees from the Stop & Shop on Villa Avenue said a man ran out of the store with a cart containing five bags of frozen shrimp, valued at $99.40, police said. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. A Bennett Street man reported about $3,000 worth of saws, drills and a power washer were stolen from his unlocked Ford van sometime between 4 p.m. April 12 and 8 p.m. April 13, police said. The van was parked at his home. In addition, a woman reported about $1,800 in items stolen from her unit at a Ki…

by Meredith Guinness

04/19/2016

Police & Fire

Newtown Man Charged In Assault On Girlfriend In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Newtown man was charged with third-degree assault after his girlfriend reported that he grabbed her on the wrist and pulled out a clump of her hair just before 2 a.m. Monday in an attack in a Bungalow Avenue home, police said. George Zachos, 32, of Glen Road, was also charged with disorderly conduct, police said. He has a history of arrests, including assault, in Connecticut, Maine and Virginia, police said. He was held on $10,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court April 18, police said.

by Meredith Guinness

04/19/2016

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