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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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Splash Offers Free Car Washes For Veterans In Shelton Splash Offers Free Car Washes For Veterans In Shelton
Splash Offers Free Car Washes For Veterans In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — Splash of Shelton will join more than 2,800 car washes internationally in offering free car washes to military veterans and active duty personnel on Wednesday for Veterans Day. This year, the International Carwash Association has agreed to sponsor Grace for Vets, a program created by founder Mike Mountz. Started in 2004, the event has grown to include car washes in several countries, including Canada and Australia, said Paul Clark, a marketing representative for Splash. “It’s just a tremendous thank you for our veterans and service men and women,” he said. “We’ll probably h…

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Politics
Bridgeport Mayor Finch Reflects On Time In Office Bridgeport Mayor Finch Reflects On Time In Office
Bridgeport Mayor Finch Reflects On Time In Office BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Waiting for dignitaries to arrive for a Monday press conference at the future site of Bridgeport’s second train station, Mayor Bill Finch gently kicked at dead weeds and tossed around stones like a restless Little Leaguer in a sandlot. The event marked one of the last times he would stand before reporters as the city’s top official: On Dec. 1, former Mayor Joseph P. Ganim will again take the oath to lead Connecticut’s largest city. So what’s next for Finch, who has served in one political office or another most of his adult life? “No idea,” he told The Daily Voice. “I …

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Woman Charged With Shoplifting At Grocery Store Fairfield Woman Charged With Shoplifting At Grocery Store
Fairfield Woman Charged With Shoplifting At Grocery Store FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield woman was arrested on charges of stealing groceries from ShopRite on Sunday afternoon, police said. Police said Malshi Vitore, 55, of Stratfield Road, was charged with sixth-degree larceny after she tried to leave the Black Rock Turnpike store at 4:30 p.m. without paying for veal chops, olive oil, chestnuts, hot dogs and other groceries. She was released on a promise to appear in court on Nov. 17.

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Second Bridgeport Train Station Expected To Spur Development Near Site Second Bridgeport Train Station Expected To Spur Development Near Site
Second Bridgeport Train Station Expected To Spur Development Near Site BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — In what lawmakers are calling a “game-changer” for one beleaguered Bridgeport neighborhood, the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $10 million for the state to complete the planning and designing for a second city train station. “This is going to be the catalyst to reinvigorate this side of Bridgeport,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Monday at the site. “People are going to be coming here from throughout the region.” The plans call for the train station to be built at 812 Barnum Ave., not far from Bridgeport Hospital and the new Bass Pro Shops se…

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport Woman Charged With Shoplifting At Kohl's In Fairfield Bridgeport Woman Charged With Shoplifting At Kohl's In Fairfield
Bridgeport Woman Charged With Shoplifting At Kohl's In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport woman was arrested Friday on shoplifting charges, accused of stealing more than $260 worth of clothing, jewelry and candles from Kohl’s department store on Tunxis Hill Road in Fairfield, police said Monday. Marcia Daniels, 59, of Atlantic Street, Bridgeport, was observed putting a silver ring, a necklace, a vest, a shirt and two candles into a bag before exiting the store without paying for the items, police said. Police arrested Daniels at her home. She was released from custody on $250 bond. She is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 17.

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Bridgeport Woman Charged In Collision At Fairfield Border Bridgeport Woman Charged In Collision At Fairfield Border
Bridgeport Woman Charged In Collision At Fairfield Border FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport woman was arrested on charges of not having car insurance Friday, Nov. 6, after she caused an accident at the Fairfield-Bridgeport border, police said. Amy Dosreis Brito-Monteiro, 54, was heading west on Queen Street and took a left on Park Avenue, colliding with a car heading east on Wilson, police said. Both cars sustained heavy front-end damage and were towed from the scene, police said. Brito-Monteiro was given a verbal warning about her failure to yield while turning left and was charged with having no insurance, police said. She was released on a promi…

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Fairfield Police: iPad, Meds Stolen From Car At Super Stop & Shop Fairfield Police: iPad, Meds Stolen From Car At Super Stop & Shop
Fairfield Police: iPad, Meds Stolen From Car At Super Stop & Shop FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A Fairfield woman called police Sunday to report that an Apple mini iPad and a purse containing medicine for diabetes and high blood pressure and about 60 to 65 Oxycontin pills had been stolen from her car. The woman had left the car unlocked in the Super Stop & Shop parking lot on Kings Highway Cutoff, police said.  She told police the theft occurred between 3 and 5 p.m.

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Bikes, Lawn-Care Equipment Stolen From Fairfield Barn Bikes, Lawn-Care Equipment Stolen From Fairfield Barn
Bikes, Lawn-Care Equipment Stolen From Fairfield Barn FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- A Redding Road man on Saturday reported that $4,300 in bikes and lawn care equipment had been stolen from an unlocked barn on his property, police said. The man told police thieves stole two Trek bikes, a Stihl leaf blower and a Stihl weed whacker sometime between Aug. 16 and Sept. 19.

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No Stairs, No Shared Space Prove Popular In Trumbull Senior Center Debate No Stairs, No Shared Space Prove Popular In Trumbull Senior Center Debate
No Stairs, No Shared Space Prove Popular In Trumbull Senior Center Debate TRUMBULL, Conn. — Trumbull's Pedro Mila, 95, doesn’t ask for a lot in life. But he knows what he wants in a senior center. “One floor!” he said outside a meeting to discuss ideas for a new senior center in town. “I want it on one floor! I’m 95. I don’t want to go up and down these stairs.” Mila was one of about 50 seniors who gathered at Trumbull Senior Center on Friday to meet with members of the Town Council’s Senior/Community Center and Library Study Committee. The committee is seeking public opinion on whether the town should keep or upgrade the current center, move to a new location or…

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Runners Raise $100,000 In Vicki Soto 5K In Stratford Runners Raise $100,000 In Vicki Soto 5K In Stratford
Runners Raise $100,000 In Vicki Soto 5K In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — Just after he was the first to cross the finish line in the third annual Vicki Soto 5K race on Saturday, Tim Milenkevich of Ansonia paused to consider why he had won. “Just honoring the memory of Vicki Soto inspires you to run harder,” Milenkevich said, bending over to catch his breath. Nearly 3,000 runners took their mark to honor Soto, a Stratford resident and Newtown teacher who was killed in the Sandy Hook School tragedy. Organized by her cousin, Stratford resident and Fairfield police officer James Wiltsie, with longtime race director Marty Schaivone, the race raised…

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