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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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Weather

Snow Heavier Than Expected In Stratford Area BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Snow was still falling at a heavy clip at 10 a.m. Friday in Bridgeport, but the plows were out and streets were passable in the Black Rock neighborhood. The National Weather Service has a winter storm warning in effect until 1 p.m. Heavy snow was reported throughout eastern Fairfield County, from Fairfield over to Stratford and up to Shelton and Trumbull.

by Meredith Guinness

02/05/2016

News

Celebrate Shelton Opens Year Of Fun With Handmade Market Saturday SHELTON, Conn. — The organizers of Celebrate Shelton had a simple goal in mind when they dreamed up the organization. “We wanted to create a community of small businesses together,” said Nicole Heriot Mikula, owner of the hula hoop shop Bring the Hoopla. “We love Shelton, and we think there’s real potential for the downtown area.” It turns out she and her fellow organizers, Michael Skrtic and Jimmy Tickey, are not alone in that feeling. It seems everything they have created — from the Handmade Market that opens for the year Saturday to the Downtown Sounds summer concert series to a biannua…

by Meredith Guinness

02/05/2016

Schools

Fairfield Stags To Celebrate Local Teachers, Kids At Sunday Doubleheader FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield University basketball teams will celebrate Education Day on Sunday, Feb. 7, at the men's and women's doubleheader at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. Participants in several university initiatives, as well as students from local elementary and secondary schools will be recognized throughout the afternoon. In 2015, Connecticut Writing Project-Fairfield, which is based at the university, partnered with Fairfield Athletics and Hoops4Hope to launch Literacy4Life in support of student achievement in Southern Connecticut. Throughout the past year, students in …

by Meredith Guinness

02/05/2016

Politics

Bridgeport Rep. Stafstrom Welcomes City Leaders To State Capitol BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — State Rep. Steve Stafstrom welcomed Bridgeport Councilman Scott Burns, co-chair of the City Council's budget committee, and Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee member Joy Cline to the State Capitol on the opening day of the 2016 General Assembly session. Stafstrom, D-129th District, joined his Bridgeport guests in the House Of Representatives to listen to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's opening day budget address on Wednesday.

by Meredith Guinness

02/05/2016

Police & Fire

Shelton Police Make 2 Drug Arrests Downtown SHELTON, Conn. — Two Shelton residents were arrested after an undercover detective witnessed a drug buy in a downtown parking lot Thursday morning that involved heroin, police said. The incident occurred at 8:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in a parking lot at Bridgeport Avenue and Perry Hill Road, police said. The detective stopped the woman, identified as Kari Franco, 45, of Howe Avenue, Shelton, police said. Several folds of heroin were discovered in her possession, police said. After further investigation, detectives identified Joshua Roman, 20, of Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, as the man w…

by Meredith Guinness

02/04/2016

Schools

Warde Senior Leads Kids On A Healthy Trail At Fairfield Library FAIRFIELD, Conn. — As an athlete, Fairfield Warde High School senior Samantha Strelzer is interested in eating right and staying healthy. As a 13-year Girl Scout, she has always wanted to earn the organization’s highest achievement, the Gold Award. Put those two goals together and you’ve got "The Healthy Trail: What’s Actually in the Mix," a five-week nutrition seminar Strelzer created for 10- to 14-year-olds at Fairfield Public Library. “I play a lot of sports, so I’m really passionate about this,” said Strelzer, who plays tennis and volleyball and ice skates. “I really want to…

by Meredith Guinness

02/04/2016

News

Cuteness On The Grid: Westport Canines Star in 'Puppy Bowl' Promo Tour WESTPORT, Conn. — As the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos duke it out in Super Bowl 50 on Sunday, dog lovers across the nation will be tuning in for a little necessary “ruff”-ness in the form of Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl XII.” And a dozen or so canine competitors from the Connecticut Humane Society are getting the word out, appearing on national media outlets to make sure no one misses this annual cuteness overdose. “They’re on a promotional tour,” said Alicia Wright, coordinator of e-philanthropy and capital campaign for the organization. “They do different promotional visits to medi…

by Meredith Guinness

02/04/2016

Police & Fire

Ganim Details Raid On Bridgeport Home, Seizure Of Guns, Pot, Drugs BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim called it “one of the largest single arrest results anyone can remember.” A cache of 21 handguns and rifles, marijuana plants worth “tens of thousands” of dollars, anabolic steroids, growth hormone and ammunition were seized from a Bridgeport home late Saturday. Officers arrested Jack Kelhoffer, 30, of 30 Aldine Ave., after breaching the door to his house and finding the suspect standing in a hallway near a loaded Glock semi-automatic handgun, police said. Ganim and other city officials describe the arrest in the video above made by City Ha…

by Meredith Guinness

02/04/2016

Lifestyle

Freshness, Dedication Are The Secret Ingredients For Newtown Restaurant NEWTOWN, Conn. — Robert Marini may have gotten his start in construction, but he knows a thing or two about the restaurant business. “You’ve got to have fresh ingredients and treat them with respect, do the right thing,” the Trumbull resident said recently. “Everything has to be fresh. That’s the key.” The winning recipe has worked so well at award-winning Tazza Osteria & Bar, the Fairfield restaurant he co-owns, that he and his partners have opened a second location on Main Street in Newtown. “We wanted to be a year or two open at the first place before we decided to branch out,” said…

by Meredith Guinness

02/03/2016

Neighbors

Bridgeport's 'Beardsley Bart' Predicts An Early Spring This Groundhog Day BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Who needs Punxsutawney Phil when Connecticut has its own prognosticating prairie dog, Beardsley Bart, from Bridgeport’s Beardsley Zoo? The wily rodent stepped out early Tuesday morning and — just like Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil — he did not see his shadow, meaning spring will be here sooner than we think. “Beardsley Bart is a very early riser, and when he came out this morning, he confirmed that he did not see his shadow," said Zoo Director Gregg Dancho, who speaks fluent Prairie Dog. “We’ve been doing this for a while now and, you know, he’s never been wrong…

by Meredith Guinness

02/02/2016

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