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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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Police & Fire

Fairfield Police Arrested Mom On Charges Of Swearing At 6-Year-Old FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield woman was arrested Friday after a school official told police that the woman was yelling profanities at her 6-year-old daughter, police said. Helen Bambus, 39, of Stephens Lane, was charged with risk of injury, impairing the morals of a child and breach of peace in the Feb. 16 incident, police said. She was arrested on $25,000 warrant while appearing in court on different charges, police said. She was arraigned on the new charges Friday, police said.

by Meredith Guinness

04/04/2016

Schools

Young People Take In First-Ever Bridgeport Youth Summit BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — More than 1,700 young people converged on the Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport on Friday for the first-ever Bridgeport Youth Summit, a day of information and inspiration for the city’s next generation. “It’s transformational for the city,” said Merle Berke-Schlessel, president and CEO of United Way of Coastal Fairfield County. “There are a lot of kids and a lot of opportunities.” United Way is the “backbone operation” for Bridgeport Prospers, which presented the daylong event, bringing busloads of youth — from seventh-graders through age 25 — to a full sla…

by Meredith Guinness

04/04/2016

Business

Realtors Serving Stratford Learn Many Homebuyers Are Searching For Solar FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Environmental experts addressed the Greater Fairfield Board of Realtors Wednesday, explaining what sorts of sustainable bells and whistles the savvy homebuyer is looking for these days. “Solar is the new granite countertop,” said Bob Wall, associate director of marketing and outreach at Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, or CEFIA. Homes on the market with existing solar panels, modern insulation and sustainable landscaping are getting noticed by a new breed of buyers, he and others said. About 300 homes in Fairfield currently use some form of solar cells, sa…

by Meredith Guinness

04/01/2016

Politics

Garrity Throws Hat In The Ring For 134th District In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — More than 100 people turned out to support Fred Garrity, as the Democrat kicked off his bid for state representative in the 134th District recently. Fairfield First Selectman Michael Tetreau introduced Garrity at the event, which was held at Vazzy’s 19th Hole in Fairfield. Garrity is the chairman of the Planning and Zoning Board in Trumbull. The 134th serves parts of Fairfield and Trumbull. The current representative for the district is Laura Devlin, a Republican.

by Meredith Guinness

04/01/2016

News

Herbst Champions Fiscal Restraint In Annual Address To Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. — First Selectman Timothy Herbst presented his State of the Town address Thursday, saying an improved school system, senior citizen tax relief and a growing Grand List mean “Trumbull is being quickly recognized as the community of choice in Connecticut.” Speaking before about 130 gathered at Tashua Knolls Golf Course, the Republican said his team has cut waste and duplication and has fully funded annual pension contributions in the town for the first time in nearly 30 years. “In the budget I have proposed for fiscal year 2016-2017, for the second time in seven years we have …

by Meredith Guinness

04/01/2016

News

Ganim: City To Invest In East Side Housing Complex In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim and the developers of Crescent Crossings, a mixed housing development on the East Side, on Thursday announced a financial agreement that will pave the way for phase two of the much-anticipated project. In lieu of a 35-year tax abatement the developers had sought under previous Mayor Bill Finch’s administration, the city will invest $1.25 million in capital funds in 2016 with another $700,000 next year. The City Council must approve the plan. The abatement plan would have cost the city about $8 million in lost tax revenue, Ganim said. Instead, t…

by Meredith Guinness

04/01/2016

News

Vicki Soto Fund Spreads Support Across Many Causes In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — Many Stratford residents know of the Vicki Soto Memorial Fund through the popular 5K race it holds each fall to honor Soto, a teacher killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in Newtown in 2012. But the fund is much more than that, says board member Amy Wiltsie. In addition to creating a public school literacy project, the fund also donates to the Stratford Public Library and has created a substantial scholarship program for high schoolers. “From tragedy, so much good has come,” said Wiltsie, whose husband, Jim, was Soto’s cousin. The road race alone raised a…

by Meredith Guinness

03/30/2016

Lifestyle

Only Two Days Left To Bring Fido To Fairfield Beach FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Dog and horse lovers have two more days to take their furry friends to Fairfield Beach. The beach will be off limits to pets from April 1 through Oct. 1, per town statutes.

by Meredith Guinness

03/30/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Father, Son Arrested In Sucker Punch Incident FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield man and his 17-year-old son were arrested Easter Sunday after the man harassed a group of teenagers at Fairfield Warde High School, then brought the son to sucker punch one of them in the head, according to police. Leonard Iacurci, 50, of Garden Drive, was charged with second-degree breach of peace and criminal liability for the acts of another in the 2:24 p.m. incident, police said. His son was charged with breach of peace, police said. Five teenagers were hanging out on the school’s football field, playing with a large tire used there for fitness, police sa…

by Meredith Guinness

03/29/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Woman Charged With Shoplifting At Kohl's FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield woman was charged with shoplifting Saturday after she stole earrings and a birthday card from Kohl’s on Tunis Hill Road in Fairfield, police said. Melinda Desilva, of Meadow Court, was charged with sixth-degree larceny after she concealed the items in her handbag and tried to leave the store, police said. She was released on a promise to appear in court on April 19, police said.

by Meredith Guinness

03/29/2016

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