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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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Westport's Own Paul Newman Races Into Spotlight In New Documentary NORWALK, Conn. — One of Connecticut’s favorite sons was front and center last week as the New England Auto Museum screened the new film “Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman” at the Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk. The film, introduced by Newman’s racing mentor Bob Sharp of Sherman, chronicles the Oscar-winning actor’s love affair with driving, including several national championships with the Sports Car Club of America and in open wheel IndyCar racing. “He was a wonderful, humble, down-to-earth kind of guy,” Sharp said of Newman, a longtime Westport resident. “But he had…

by Meredith Guinness

11/02/2015

Business

Shelton's Wiffle Ball Taking A Big Swing For The Toy Hall of Fame SHELTON, Conn. — Will Shelton’s own Wiffle Ball® make the big leagues? The beloved backyard orb is one of 12 finalists for a coveted spot in the National Toy Hall of Fame, jockeying for position against the likes of Twister, Jenga, Battleship and an oldie but a goodie, the spinning top. Two lucky winners will be announced on Nov. 5 at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., where the Toy Hall of Fame is located. The winners will take their place next to a pantheon of popular playthings — from Barbie, inducted in 1998, the Hall’s inaugural year, to the ball (2009) to last ye…

by Meredith Guinness

11/02/2015

Neighbors

Sherman's Bob Sharp Remembers His Days On The Race Track With Paul Newman SHERMAN, Conn. — At a recent screening of “Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman,” the introduction was made by someone who knew the actor from his days on the track: Bob Sharp of Sherman. “He was a wonderful, humble, down-to-earth kind of guy,” Sharp said of Newman, a longtime Westport resident and philanthropist who died in 2008. “But he had to have that burn in his belly to get into racing.” The New England Auto Museum last week screened the new documentary at the Stepping Stones Museum for Children. The film chronicles the Oscar-winning actor’s love affair with driving, including s…

by Meredith Guinness

11/02/2015

News

Stratford Launching Vicki Soto Literacy Legacy Project At Library STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Stratford Library, in collaboration with the Vicki Soto Memorial Fund and the Stratford Board of Education, will launch a new reading program Nov. 3 in memory of the beloved Stratford resident and Newtown teacher who was among the victims in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Miss Soto’s Literary Legacy Project will provide books to each K-6 class in Stratford, fostering a love of reading and innovative learning across the grades, said Sheri Szymanski, the library’s assistant director. “Each class will have the same book from K through 6, but there will be …

by Meredith Guinness

11/02/2015

Schools

Fairfield Unveils New Additions At Ludlowe High School FAIRFIELD, Conn. — First Selectman Michael Tetreau did the honors at a ribbon-cutting at Fairfield Ludlowe High School on Thursday, unveiling an expanded cafeteria, six new classrooms and a bright senior commons, all of which received high marks from students. The $11.6 million project, which broke ground last December, increased the cafeteria seating from 350 to 500, meaning the school is now able to serve lunch to three waves of students. The classrooms include two state-of-the-art labs for physics and biology, and the yearbook and newspaper staffs now have their own space in which to cr…

by Meredith Guinness

10/30/2015

News

Fairfield Unveils First Municipal Microgrid In Connecticut FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The town on Wednesday unveiled its new microgrid, a high-tech system that will reduce energy consumption and protect critical facilities, such as the police and fire departments, during emergencies and power outages. Funded by a $1.2 million state grant from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the new system is the first of its kind for a Connecticut municipality. First Selectman Michael Tetreau said creating the microgrid was a high priority in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which left parts of the town cut off from emergency help and without powe…

by Meredith Guinness

10/29/2015

Neighbors

Bridgeport Farmers Market Scares Up Halloween Hootenanny BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — If a pig roast, a corn hole tournament, barn dancing and hula hoops are your idea of a rollickin’ good time, head on over to the Black Rock Farmers Market on Saturday for an old-fashioned Halloween Hootenanny. The event will run from 1 to 5 p.m. at St. Ann Field, 481 Brewster St. Admission is $5, and money collected from admission and the beer tastings will help fund the 2016 season. The market, which tied Westport for top honors in The Daily Voice’s Best Farmers Market contest earlier this year, is celebrating its second successful season with an afternoon jam-packed …

by Meredith Guinness

10/29/2015

Weather

In Stratford, Storm Begins Rolling In BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — As a warm front moves in Wednesday, heavy rain will begin to fall across Fairfield County. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in place along Long Island Sound until noon and again from 8 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. Tides of 1 to 2 feet above normal are possible. The rain will come down heavy at times, especially in the afternoon and evening, the weather service said. A total of 1 to 2 inches of rain could fall. Isolated thunderstorms are possible along gusty winds, up to 40 mph. Temperatures will remain above normal, with highs in the…

by Meredith Guinness

10/28/2015

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