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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

Bridgeport's SteelPointe Adds T-Mobile To The Lineup Of Stores BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — When Juan Hernandez moved to the East Side of Bridgeport in 1962, friends told him he was making the right move, predicting “big development” would be coming to the area in just a few years. It was with that in mind that the retiree attended Friday’s official grand opening of T-Mobile on East Main Street in the heart of the city's burgeoning SteelPointe development. “We’ve only been waiting for this for about 55 years,” he said to chuckles from the crowd of city and state dignitaries. “It’s about time.” T-Mobile is the fourth business to open at SteelPointe, following t…

by Meredith Guinness

04/18/2016

Neighbors

Fairfield's Gaelic-American Club To Unveil Easter Rising Monument FAIRFIELD, Conn. — For about 11 years now, Irish history buffs have gathered at the Gaelic-American Club each April to remember the martyrs of the 1916 Easter Rising, a bloody five-day battle with the British that eventually led to the independent Republic of Ireland. But this year will be a little different. On Sunday, April 24, the 100th anniversary of the historic events, organizers will unveil a moving monument outside the club to those who fought and died in the battle. They will also welcome the Most Rev. Frank J. Caggiano, bishop of Bridgeport, who will celebrate a 2 p.m. Mass at near…

by Meredith Guinness

04/18/2016

News

46-Year-Old Man Hit, Killed By Metro-North Train Near Station In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — The man hit by a commuter train near the Stratford station early Friday afternoon has died, Metro-North has confirmed. Metro-North spokesman Nancy Gamerman said the man was struck and killed by the 10:34 a.m. train out of Grand Central. The accident happened at the Stratford train station at about 12:09 p.m., she said. Metro-North is not releasing the man's name until his family is notified, but Gamerman said he was a 46-year-old Stratford area resident, according to the Connecticut Post. Noble Spell of New Haven was on the train involved in the fatal accident. He said h…

by Meredith Guinness and Casey Donahue

04/15/2016

Schools

'We The People' Team Invites Trumbull To Watch As It Preps For Nationals TRUMBULL Conn. — The award-winning Trumbull High School We the People team is putting the finishing touches on its game plan for the national competition next week — and you’re invited to see their dress rehearsal. The team, which has won the state championship five years in a row, will have a final public practice Monday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Council Chambers before heading to the University of Maryland College Park to compete April 22 and April 23. If they make the top 10, they’ll compete on April 25 on Capitol Hill. “We’re very excited and working hard to bring back …

by Meredith Guinness

04/15/2016

Lifestyle

Shelton Kids Turn Out For Cycling, Mini-Golf On A Sunny Spring Day SHELTON, Conn. — Young residents of Shelton took to the Riverwalk and Sports Center for a sunny day of fun on Thursday. Biking, skateboarding or hitting a round of mini-golf were some of the top choices. Children have one more day of vacation to soak up the sun before the weekend and the start of a new school week.

by Meredith Guinness

04/15/2016

Schools

Fairfield 'Tween Becomes Scrabble King Of New England FAIRFIELD, Conn. — He’s a warrior of words, a titan of the tiles! Tomlinson Middle School seventh-grader Jonas Brown won his division at the 9th annual New England Scrabble Championship at the Ridgefield Library in March, going on to place an impressive seventh out of 85 competitors at the North American School Scrabble Championships last weekend. “I like math and words. I like how you have to combine them together,” Brown said of his win. “It makes it really fun.” The 12-year-old also won a trophy for high word score, with 84 points for the word “reading.” Brown’s mom, Kathryn Brown, tau…

by Meredith Guinness

04/14/2016

Events

Theatre Fairfield Serves Up The Fun With 'The Art of Dining' FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Foodies looking for fun this week need look no farther than Fairfield University, where Theatre Fairfield, the university’s resident theater company, is presenting “The Art of Dining,” a zany production running now through April 17. The play is an absurdist farce centered on the strained relationship between Cal and Ellen, the maitre’d and chef of a gourmet restaurant operating out of their own home, and three groups of customers and their bizarre relationships with food. Cal’s worrying about paying back their loan and Ellen’s despair over Cal’s incessant eating of the cus…

by Meredith Guinness

04/13/2016

News

LifeBridge, Fairfield Counseling Merger Expands Services For Stratford Area FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Bridgeport-based LifeBridge Community Services and Fairfield Counseling Services (FCS) on Tuesday announced their merger, a plan to provide enhanced human and behavioral health services to about 4,000 area residents each year. “We worked very hard to make this happen,” said Bill Haas, president and CEO of LifeBridge. “It was a very forward-thinking and forewarn-moving event that took place.” The merger was effective April 1, and FCS will become a program of LifeBridge Community Services. It will continue to operate under its name at its current location, 125 Penfield Road…

by Meredith Guinness

04/13/2016

Lifestyle

Stratford Student Among Winners in Juried Exhibition in Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Museum and History Center has announced the winners of “IMAGES 2016,” its eighth annual juried photography show, including several local residents. The exhibition of the winning photographs will open May 15, along with an exhibition of work by Jack Delano, a photographer who captured views of life in Connecticut during the 1940s. The winning photographs will be on display through June 27. The work of Jack Delano will be on exhibit through Sept. 18. Sponsored by Venu magazine, Southport Galleries and Fairfield University, the IMAGES exhibition celebrates the …

by Meredith Guinness

04/13/2016

Police & Fire

Police: Two Shot, One In Critical Condition In Bridgeport Drug Deal BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Two Bridgeport men were shot Sunday night and one remained in critical condition Monday morning after an altercation during an alleged drug deal on Iranistan Avenue, police said. According to witnesses, Brandon Thompson, 20, of Kennedy Drive, went with friends to Iranistan Avenue at about 11 p.m. Sunday to meet with Immanuel Whilte, 22, of Federal Street, to buy marijuana, police said. An altercation ensued, and Thompson was shot in the chest and White was shot in the arm, police said. Thompson was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center in a private car and was rushed in…

by Meredith Guinness

04/11/2016

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