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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

Bridgeport Rally Planned To Seek Answers, Arrest In April Shooting Death BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Six months after a Stamford man was fatally shot in downtown Bridgeport, friends, family and community leaders will rally on McLevy Green Saturday to demand answers and an arrest in the case. The rally for justice is set to begin at 9 a.m. and participants are asked to wear orange and bring signs, posters, sidewalk chalk and photos of 33-year-old Max Antoine. Antoine was shot in the torso while crossing McLevy Green early April 20, after leaving a party at an undisclosed location, police said. At the time Police Capt. Brian Fitzgerald said several gunshots were fired an…

by Meredith Guinness

10/20/2017

Police & Fire

Shelton Man Arrested In June Apartment Burglary SHELTON, Conn. — A Shelton man was arrested Thursday in connection with a June burglary in town. Michael Noonan, 20, was charged with fifth-degree burglary and third-degree larceny. The arrest stems from a burglary complaint filed in June. A Shelton man said he arrived home to find someone had broking into his apartment and stolen cash and property, police said. While investigating another case, Shelton detectives determined Noonan and another Shelton man were responsible for the apartment burglary, police said. Noonan was released on $5,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Derby Supe…

by Meredith Guinness

10/20/2017

Police & Fire

Two Bridgeport Men Found Clinging To Rocks After Boat Overturns FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two 53-year-old men whose boat capsized off Black Rock Harbor were rescued from the water by the Fairfield Police Marine Unit as one began to suffer from hypothermia, police said.Police responded at 11:57 a.m. Thursday to the overturned vessel, police said. The two men, identified as Bridgeport residents, were found clinging to the rocks at the 2A navigational marker outside of Black Rock Harbor, police said. The boaters were not equipped with personal floatation devices. The vessel was overturned and partially submerged at anchor about 50 yards from the 2A marker, polic…

by Daily Voice

10/20/2017

Schools

Nemec To Be Installed As Ninth President Of Fairfield University Friday FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield University will inaugurate its ninth president, Mark R. Nemec, Ph.D., on Friday. The festive day begins with a 10 a.m. Mass at the University’s Egan Chapel of St. Ignatius Loyola presided over by the Bishop of the Bridgeport Diocese, the Most Rev. Frank Caggiano, who will also give the invocation at the beginning of the inauguration. State and local representatives, presidents of universities and their representatives and students, faculty and staff are expected to attend. The installation ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. on Bellarmine Lawn. A reception will immedi…

by Meredith Guinness

10/20/2017

Neighbors

Cross-Country Cancer Research Ride Cycles Into Fairfield This Weekend FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A seven-week, coast-to-coast cycling event to raise critical cancer research funds will have its grand finale at Jennings Beach on Saturday. Hundreds of cyclists and supports are expected to cheer on the last-leg riders of the Norwalk-based Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s “Road to Victories” event. The team, made up of patients, loved ones and supporters, is expected at the beach around 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by Janssen Oncology, the 3,400-mile ride began on Sept. 3 in Manhattan Beach, Calif. and is on track to raise about $400,000 for research into multiple myeloma,…

by Meredith Guinness

10/20/2017

Lifestyle

"Align-Able Angles" Exhibition Opens Tonight At University of Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A group of artist combining “abstract language” and formal structure will be the focus of “Align-able Angles (degrees of points of view),” a new exhibition opening Oct. 20 at the University of Bridgeport’s Schelfhaudt Gallery. The exhibition, which runs tonight through Jan. 20, features works by David Borawski, Joseph Fucigna, R. Elliott Katz, Adam Niklewicz, Amy Vessel and Etty Yaniv. It is curated by Peter Konsterlie. The public is invited to a free opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery, which is located in the Shintaro Akatsu School of Design in the Arnold…

by Meredith Guinness

10/20/2017

Politics

Fairfield State Rep. Kupchick Named Environmental Champion FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters named state Rep. Brenda Kupchick, R-132, an Environmental Champion. Of the 16 legislators to receive the recognition this year, she was commended for her leadership on resisting efforts to repeal the bottle deposit program. “I was focused on working to pass a common-sense budget, but environmental stewardship is always essential not only for preserving Connecticut’s unique natural beauty and landscape, but also for its quality of life and economic viability,” Kupchick said. “There is no reason pursuing fiscally responsible pol…

by Meredith Guinness

10/20/2017

Business

Stamford Hospital To Unveil New Orthopedic Inpatient Surgical Unit STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford Health and Hospital for Special Surgery will officially open the new orthopedic inpatient surgical unit in the new Stamford Hospital on Monday, Oct. 30 The 40,000-square-foot space includes new operating rooms, pre-op and recovery areas, patient rooms and a rehabilitation area. In February, Stamford Health and HSS announced this unique collaboration to expand inpatient and ambulatory orthopedic services for residents of Connecticut and New England. Leaders on the project will celebrate the collaboration during a ribbon-cutting and press conference featuring Stamf…

by Meredith Guinness

10/20/2017

Neighbors

Norwalk Man, Stamford Woman Take Top Honors In CancerCare 5K FAIRFIELD, Conn. — More than 300 runners and supporters raised close to $50,000 at the 11th annual CancerCare Fairfield Walk/Run for Hope at Jennings Beach on Oct. 15. The funds will support CancerCare’s free programs and services for those affected by cancer. The men’s 5K winner was Mac Ballentine of Norwalk and Rebecca Blanchard of Stamford was the first woman to cross the finish line. The top fundraising teams were Team Smirnoff, Little Pub, I Hope You Dance, Team EY (Ernst & Young) and Kuhl and The Gang. At the opening ceremonies, 17-year-old Pablo Parizot of Rowayton shared his e…

by Meredith Guinness

10/20/2017

Neighbors

CT Supreme Court Will Hear Sandy Hook Families' Appeal In November NEWTOWN, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday announced Nov. 14 as the first court date in the appeal filed by the families of nine Sandy Hook School victims and one survivor in their case against the sellers of the AR-15 used in the 2012 Newtown shooting. In 2016, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case just two weeks after the families filed their appeal, allowing the lawsuit to bypass the Appellate Court and proceed directly to the state’s highest court. The hearing comes exactly one month before the five-year anniversary of the massacre. The suit alleges that the AR-15…

by Daily Voice

10/19/2017

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