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Meredith Guinness

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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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Neighbors
Marlene Battista Named Fairfielder of the Year Marlene Battista Named Fairfielder of the Year
Marlene Battista Named Fairfielder of the Year FAIRFIELD, Conn. — To say Marlene Battista has given back to her community is an understatement. The 12-year Fairfield resident was co-chair of the town’s 375th anniversary gala last year and chaired the recent Pink Pledge campaign, a highly visible fundraiser and awareness campaign to benefit the Norma Pfriem Breast Center. And all her hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed. On Wednesday, the Board of Selectmen named Battista Fairfield of the Year. “I’m shocked,” said Battista, who thought she was asked to attend Wednesday’s meeting to deliver a report on the Pink Pledge campaign’s success. “Thi…

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Neighbors
Janet Merando Named Fairfield Employee of the Year Janet Merando Named Fairfield Employee of the Year
Janet Merando Named Fairfield Employee of the Year FAIRFIELD, Conn. — It wasn’t hard for the Board of Selectmen to choose the winner of this year’s Fairfield Employee of the Year award: One candidate had a full 47 nominations. And that candidate was Janet Merando, an administrative assistant for the Human Services Department for the last 16 years. Teresa Giegengack, who started as director of Human Services two years ago, said she relies on Merando’s vast experience and credited her with helping to grow the membership and offerings at the Bigelow Center for Senior Activities. “Janet is caring and dedicated,” Giegengack told a standing-room…

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Police & Fire
New Jersey Man Arrested In Baseball Bat Attack At Shelton Hotel New Jersey Man Arrested In Baseball Bat Attack At Shelton Hotel
New Jersey Man Arrested In Baseball Bat Attack At Shelton Hotel SHELTON, Conn. — A New Jersey man was arrested Thursday morning on charges of beating another man with a baseball bat in the parking lot of the Hyatt House Hotel in an ongoing domestic dispute, police said. Chadwick Adams, 28, of Pleasantville, N.J., followed his wife from New Jersey to the Bridgeport Avenue hotel, where he confronted his wife, argued with the man with her and then struck him several times with the bat before leaving the scene in a Mercury Marquis, police said. Shelton Police, who received numerous 911 calls about the 9 a.m. incident, alerted the State Police and Adams was …

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Schools
Eli Whitney School's Social Brings Holiday Cheer To Families In Stratford Eli Whitney School's Social Brings Holiday Cheer To Families In Stratford
Eli Whitney School's Social Brings Holiday Cheer To Families In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — Eli Whitney Elementary School was a-buzz Thursday, as parents and children decorated gingerbread men and did a little pre-holiday shopping at the annual Holiday Social and Vender Fair. Organizers expected about 250 people at the sold-out social in the cafeteria, where volunteers gave children gingerbread men and all the frosting and little extras they would need to decorate them. The popular event started in 2010, when Dawn Kascak was president of the Parent Teacher Student Association. It replaced an ice cream social that was moved to the beginning of the school year. “…

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News
Newtown's Sandy Hook Promise Urges Better National Mental Health Care Newtown's Sandy Hook Promise Urges Better National Mental Health Care
Newtown's Sandy Hook Promise Urges Better National Mental Health Care NEWTOWN, Conn. — On the third anniversary of the tragedy that took 26 lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, the nonprofit group Sandy Hook Promise is remaining true to its word — working tirelessly for mental health awareness and gun control initiatives it hopes will make the world safer for future generations. For SHP Managing Director Mark Barden, working toward tighter gun laws and improved mental health care has become his life’s work. "Since my sweet, little Daniel was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, my mission has been to protect others and promote mental well…

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Sandy Hook's 'Say Something' Program Provides National Model For Helping Sandy Hook's 'Say Something' Program Provides National Model For Helping
Sandy Hook's 'Say Something' Program Provides National Model For Helping NEWTOWN, Conn. — With mass shootings and bullying tragedies becoming an alarming norm in the United States, Newtown’s Sandy Hook Promise is fostering rays of hope across the country with its Say Something Program. Born of the tragic massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, SHP works to transform grief and sadness into positive change and protection. Six educators and 20 first-graders were victims of that massacre, which occurred three years ago today, Dec. 14. The Say Something program highlights the need for all citizens to look after each other with care and concern, speaking up if some…

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Lifestyle
Fin In Fairfield Vies For Top Spot In DVlicious Sushi Contest Fin In Fairfield Vies For Top Spot In DVlicious Sushi Contest
Fin In Fairfield Vies For Top Spot In DVlicious Sushi Contest FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Say Om ... as in omakase, the Japanese phrase that translates to "I'll leave it up to you.” Where once folks cringed at the thought of raw fish, now they crave it with Fairfield County diners putting spicy salmon rolls and yellowtail scallion high on their list of “must haves.” We asked – and you answered – giving us five of your favorite sushi restaurants. Grab your chopsticks and read below; each eatery is being profiled this week with the winner announced at the end of the month. Fin, 1253 Post Rd., Fairfield, (203) 255-6788 What Makes It Good: Offers fresh, im…

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News
Newtown's Sandy Hook Promise Urges Better National Mental Health Care Newtown's Sandy Hook Promise Urges Better National Mental Health Care
Newtown's Sandy Hook Promise Urges Better National Mental Health Care NEWTOWN, Conn. — On the third anniversary of the tragedy that took 26 lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, the nonprofit group Sandy Hook Promise is remaining true to its word — working tirelessly for mental health awareness and gun control initiatives it hopes will make the world safer for future generations. For SHP Managing Director Mark Barden, working toward tighter gun laws and improved mental health care has become his life’s work. "Since my sweet, little Daniel was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, my mission has been to protect others and promote mental well…

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Bridgeport Library Acquires Two More Sites For Renovated Branches Bridgeport Library Acquires Two More Sites For Renovated Branches
Bridgeport Library Acquires Two More Sites For Renovated Branches BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Book lovers on Bridgeport's East Side got a surprise holiday gift Friday, as the public library system announced it has acquired properties for two new branches in addition to the one it announced last summer. New branches -- with state-of-the-art computer tech centers -- are now planned for a former Salvation Army store at the corner of East Main and Shelton streets on the lower East Side, and 1174 E. Main St. on the upper East Side, the site of the former Hibachi Buffet and FitzWilly's Restaurant. The Bridgeport Public Library and Reading Room previously announced it …

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Business
Fairfield Business Partners Cook Up New Distillery in Bridgeport Fairfield Business Partners Cook Up New Distillery in Bridgeport
Fairfield Business Partners Cook Up New Distillery in Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — After years of buying and selling commodities and making General Electric plants work better around the globe, Robert Schulten is embarking on a second career “giving back.” And just what is he giving back? Gin, vodka and whiskeys. Maybe a little moonshine. Welcome to Asylum Distillery in Bridgeport, a new venture tucked away on the eponymous East Side street best known as the path to the city transfer station, a cemetery and a Little League field. For two years now, Schulten and his business partner, Neil Doocy, both of Fairfield, have been getting all the necessary fe…

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