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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

Pepe's Pizza Celebrates 10 Years In Fairfield With Cancer Fundraiser FAIRFIELD, Conn. — It feels like just yesterday that New Haven’s renowned Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana opened its first outpost in Fairfield. “Time flies,” said Gary Bimonte, director of quality assurance and training for the pizza empire begun by his grandfather in 1925. The world-famous pizzeria is celebrating its 10th anniversary in Fairfield, and with that comes a special partnership with Susan G. Komen Southern New England to be a top supporter in the local fight against breast cancer. Pepe’s is a lead sponsor for the organization’s Fairfield County Race for the Cure on Saturday, Ma…

by Meredith Guinness

03/16/2016

Police & Fire

Look Up, Fairfield! Two Bird Attacks Reported In Town FAIRFIELD, Conn. — No one’s spotted Alfred Hitchcock in Fairfield, but there were two bird attacks reported in town Friday, police said. A Sturges Road woman called police around 12:30 p.m. to report that her husband needed medical attention to his scalp after he was attacked by what appeared to be a bird of prey. An officer responding to the scene said he was menaced by what he believes was the same bird, police said. About a half hour later, police said wildlife biologist Chris Vann reported he found what looked like a large nest in a Sycamore Lane tree. Vann was called to the area after …

by Meredith Guinness

03/15/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Pledges $1 Million To Put Community Policing In Public Housing BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A new community policing initiative will mean an immediate, permanent police presence and future tenant patrols, youth groups and security enhancements at all city public housing complexes, Mayor Joseph Ganim announced Monday. The Community Policing Task Force includes two sergeants and 16 officers, who will be deployed over two, eight-hour shifts each day. The officers will patrol inside the buildings and around the grounds and form partnerships with tenants. The Bridgeport Housing Authority has committed $600,000 to the effort, with the city funding at least another $4…

by Meredith Guinness

03/15/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police Arrest Driver Found With Metal-Spiked Club In Car FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Stamford man was arrested on a weapons charge after Fairfield officers found a wooden club studded with sharp metal spikes in his trunk during a March 12 traffic stop, police said. Officers stopped Harold Bonvenuto, 45, of Benstone Court, after they saw him roll through stop signs along Commerce Drive near the Exit 25 ramp to Interstate 95, police said. Bonvenuto failed field sobriety tests and was not wearing his seatbelt, police said. The wooden club in the trunk also had a small knife in the handle, police said. Officers learned Benvenuto is on supplemental probati…

by Meredith Guinness

03/15/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Man Charged In Serious November Two-Car Rollover Crash FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield man turned himself in to police Monday in connection with a serious accident in town that sent him to the hospital late last year, police said. James Davis, 31, of Brooklawn Parkway, was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Brooklawn Avenue at about 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20, when his Chevy Tahoe slammed into a Volkswagen near Algonquin Road, skidded more than 200 feet and rolled onto its side, police said. Bridgeport and Fairfield police and firefighters, as well as some witnesses, helped to right the car. Police said Davis was partially ejected from the Tahoe …

by Meredith Guinness

03/14/2016

Business

Couple Grows Garden of Greens Inside Old Bridgeport Factory BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Steve Domyan ran a hand gently over the top of some baby arugula growing in a tray under an array of reddish and blue lights. “The magic is in the lights,” he said with a wide smile. “It’s really cool.” In a way, the sun never sets in the old factory building on River Street in Bridgeport, where Domyan and his wife and business partner, Nancy, have started the most unlikely of startups. Inside and up the stairs, the Norwalk couple created Metrocrops, pairing farmer’s know-how with state-of-the-art technology to grow a veritable garden of mini kale, lettuce and arugula. …

by Meredith Guinness

03/14/2016

News

Hundreds Turn Out for One Book One Town Author Visit In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Jon Ronson, author of "So You've Been Publicly Shamed," on Tuesday regaled an audience of 550 for the town's 2016 One Book One Town author visit at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Ronson added humor and sage insights to his timely discussion of public shaming on social media. The Fairfield Public Library and its community partners selected the engrossing nonfiction work for this year’s townwide read. The book considers how people interact online in the age of instant communication and snap judgment. Ronson explains how the digital …

by Meredith Guinness

03/11/2016

Neighbors

Stratford's Square One Theatre Takes On Touching 'The Outgoing Tide' STRATFORD, Conn. — Tom Holehan became a theater major in college because he wanted to act, but he was quickly drawn to the directing side of things.  “I found I’d much rather criticize than do it myself,” he joked recently. “I just like the creative process. It’s a passion of mine.” Holehan, director of programming and public relations at Stratford Library by day, is getting another chance to live out his passion this month with “The Outgoing Tide.” He’s directing the thought-provoking and surprisingly funny play for Stratford’s own Square One Theatre. Performances of the play began March …

by Meredith Guinness

03/10/2016

Police & Fire

Fairfield Senior Center Goes To The Dogs With Police K-9 Visit FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield K-9 Officers Kevin Wells and Evan Kaesmann brought their furry partners to the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities on Tuesday to educate residents about the vital role canine units play in police work. “I think it’s one of the best tools we have,” Kaesmann told the crowd of about 40, who peppered the officers with questions throughout the event. The officers said they use their K9 partners — Kaesmann’s Maverick and Wells’ Jagger — for everything from finding narcotics in cars to tracking missing children and adults. In addition, Fairfield K-9 units assisted in …

by Meredith Guinness

03/09/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Police Seek Your Help With Armed Robbery Investigation BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Bridgeport Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying three perpetrators responsible for a Feb.13 armed robbery at Swisland Farm Food Store, 549 Broadbridge Avenue. Anyone with any information should call Detective Delbouno at 203-581-5201.

by Meredith Guinness

03/09/2016

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