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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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Lifestyle

Sherwood Diner Ranks Among Top Finalists In DVlicious 'Best Diner' Contest WESTPORT, Conn. — Who can resist the cozy booth of a diner? If you’re not drawn in by the often retro ambiance, you’re no doubt driven by the menu, mammoth undertakings filled with pages and pages of comfort food, not to mention unlimited cups of coffee. You picked five of the top diners in Fairfield County as part of our continuing DVlicious series. All have been profiled this week with the winner selected Monday, Jan. 25. Read on.. and vote. Sherwood Diner, 901 Post Road East, Westport, (203) 226-5535 Been Around Since: 1970 Known For: Wide variety of cuisines — Italian, Greek, Jewish,…

by Daily Voice

01/22/2016

News

Fairfield's Tetreau To Realtors: Don't Panic Yet Over GE FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Although he’s sorry General Electric’s global headquarters is leaving town, First Selectman Michael Tetreau told local Realtors that they shouldn’t jump to conclusions about what it might mean for the region's real estate market. “We don’t need to panic yet,” Tetreau told about 100 members of the Greater Fairfield Board of Realtors. “I’m not sure there will be a big deluge of homes on the market.” With rumors flying after the announcement — which was leaked to the Boston Globe on Jan. 13, sending GE, town and state leaders scrambling — Fairfield has set up a webpage where…

by Meredith Guinness

01/22/2016

Neighbors

Himes Makes Special Delivery To Bridgeport Veteran BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — U.S. Rep. Jim Himes stopped by Joseph Klinko’s Bridgeport home Tuesday — and it wasn’t to ask the Army veteran for his vote in any upcoming election. Himes arrived to present the former Private First Class with the National Defense Service Medal for his service in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active and Selected Reserve service for any period between June 27, 1950, and July 27, 1954. In attendance were four generations of Klinkos. Klinko’s grandson Joseph Samatoski originally reached out to the congressman…

by Meredith Guinness

01/22/2016

Business

Cigar Aficionados Flock To Familiar Shop In Monroe MONROE, Conn. — The concept behind The Cigar Shop of Monroe is just as straightforward as its name would suggest. “I see it as an extension of your home where you can come and relax and smoke cigars,” said Jim Benton, who recently celebrated the shop’s grand opening with business partner Bob Sabia. “We give people something to do anytime they want to do something.” The Cigar Shop has been a cigar business since 1996, and Benton and Sabia are the fourth owners. Benton used to be a regular. When he heard the shop might close, he wanted to do something for stogie lovers in the region. The new…

by Meredith Guinness

01/22/2016

News

Bridgeport Wins $38 Million In Federal Funds For Flood, Disaster Protection BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The city of Bridgeport will receive about $38 million of the $54 million awarded to Connecticut on Thursday for flood and disaster prevention projects. “This is extremely good news for the city of Bridgeport and for our efforts to improve flood protection in the city's South End,” said Av Harris, the city’s director of communications. “Mayor (Joseph) Ganim was actually at the White House for the conference of mayors when he was pulled aside by federal officials and told the Bridgeport was to be receiving the lion share of this $54 million awarded to Connecticut, so he co…

by Meredith Guinness

01/21/2016

Business

Clothes-Sharing App Is In Fashion For Wilton Student WILTON, Conn. — Wilton resident Kate Jansen figures a lot of her fellow college students can relate to the dilemma she sometimes has hours before a formal dance or party on campus. “I’ve got a closet full of clothes … and nothing to wear,” the Bucknell University senior said. That might not be so soon, as Jansen, Fairfield resident Julia Tomeo and three other teammates are creating Friendress, a fashion-minded social media app designed to help friends help friends get dressed. The platform will allow members to create a virtual closet of clothing they own and would be willing to share. Do…

by Meredith Guinness

01/20/2016

Events

Funky Fresh Show From Tom Tom Club Celebrates Fairfield's The Warehouse FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield’s own Tom Tom Club will rock the house when the Fairfield Theatre Company (FTC) celebrates the successful launch of the town’s latest performing arts space, The Warehouse, on Saturday, Jan. 23. Tickets are on sale now for “We Built The Warehouse Party,” an event drummer Chris Frantz said will be both fun and funky. “It’s a very nice show, a full set,” said Frantz, a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer formerly with Talking Heads. “I think it will be groovy.” Frantz and his wife, bassist Tina Weymouth, also a founding member of Talking Heads, front Tom Tom Club, which f…

by Meredith Guinness

01/19/2016

Police & Fire

Two Armed Robbers Strike Cumberland Farms In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two “brazen suspects” staged an armed robbery at a Kings Highway East market just after midnight Monday, pointing handguns at two clerks and making off with cash, Fairfield police said. The robbery, which was caught on surveillance tape, occurred at 12:21 a.m. at the Cumberland Farms at 975 Kings Highway E., said Lt. James Perez. The first suspect was described as a black male about 6 feet tall, dressed all in black with a ski mask and cut-up jeans, carrying a black pistol. The second man was described as black and shorter, wearing black pants and a gray sweatshirt and …

by Meredith Guinness

01/18/2016

News

HUD Secretary Praises New Homes For Vets, Needy In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Julián Castro, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, made his first-ever trip to Bridgeport on Friday, praising state and local leaders for a new East End complex that will bring permanent homes to area veterans and some of the city’s neediest. “It’s investments like this that seek to meet people halfway,” he said before touring Milestone Apartments on Stratford Avenue. “You all have amassed an impressive track record.” By mid-February, the block-long complex — the first new construction on the East End in years — will provide 30 one-bedroom …

by Meredith Guinness

01/16/2016

News

Stratford Employment Attorney Offers Advice To GE Workers STRATFORD, Conn. — With 36 years of experience in the field, employment attorney Margaret Sheahan has some sage advice for General Electric employees who might find themselves left behind as the company headquarters relocates from Fairfield to Boston. “First, step back and take a deep breath,” she said Thursday, a day after the company announced the move of the headquarters and 200 of the 800 employees. “They should say, ‘Let me assume the worst. I’m about to lose my job. What do I need to know?'” Sheahan, a partner in the town-based law firm of Mitchell & Sheahan, said employees should…

by Meredith Guinness

01/15/2016

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