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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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Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Woman Made Up Story Of Sex Assault At Jennings Beach FAIRFIELD, Conn. — An 18-year-old woman who said she was sexually assaulted on a walkway at Jennings Beach in Fairfield last week has told police she made up the story, police said. After the police found no corroborating evidence of the incident, the Bridgeport woman retracted her story, police said. She initially claimed she had been sexually assaulted at 11:45 a.m. Aug. 1, on a path leading from the parking lot to the beach, near to the guard shack, police said. The Detective Bureau determined the woman was not at Jennings Beach that day, according to police. Police have not decided w…

by Daily Voice

08/09/2017

Lifestyle

Mobi-Mats Improve Beach Access At Stratford's Short Beach STRATFORD, Conn. — A day at the beach just got a whole lot easier for Stratford residents who use wheelchairs and strollers. On Aug. 20, the Short Beach Park Commission and Friends of Short Beach will unveil new Mobi-mat beach access mats that allow people who would otherwise have difficulty maneuvering in the sand to stroll down to the shore with ease. The park commission started the project in 2015, when a local mom expressed her dream of taking her son to the beach in his wheelchair. Members spent 18 months researching the plan and securing grant funding. The new mats, which are militar…

by Meredith Guinness

08/09/2017

Schools

Solar Carports Should Be Ready At Fairfield Ludlowe At Start Of School Year FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Work on the new solar carports at Fairfield Ludlowe High School is coming along and is expected to be completed by the time students return to class. The town expects to save about $1.2 million and generate about two-thirds of the energy needed to run Ludlowe and Fairfield Warde High School by constructing the solar carports at each of the two schools, according to a report by the Clean Energy Task Force. The project adds about 980 kilowatts of photovoltaic solar energy systems mounted on carport structures in the student parking lots. In recent years, Fairfield has comp…

by Meredith Guinness

08/09/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Drunken Driver, 77, Hit Bicyclist, Sped Away On Merritt FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield motorist who hit a bicyclist and fled the scene Tuesday was arrested and charged with driving drunk, police said. Barry Podber, 77, of Pierce Street, was charged with evading responsibility and driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, police said. The bicyclist, who was not identified, sustained several injuries and was transported to Bridgeport Hospital. At about noon Tuesday, Fairfield police received multiple 911 calls that a bicyclist had been struck by a car near the southbound entrance to the Merritt Parkway on Black Rock Turnpike. The gray…

by Meredith Guinness

08/09/2017

Lifestyle

Fairfield Responds To State Financial Woes By Cutting Library Hours FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield Public Library announced reduced hours effective Aug. 14 in response to reduced staff and the lack of a state budget. Both the main library and the Fairfield Woods Branch Library will be closed Sundays until further notice and hours are reduced on some other days. An announcement from First Selectman Mike Tetreau and interim Town Library Nancy Coriaty said the library board of trustees made the “difficult decision,” joining many public libraries across the state reducing hours due to anticipated budget constraints. Effective Aug. 14, the main library will be op…

by Meredith Guinness

08/09/2017

Lifestyle

Stratford's Saugatuck Kitchens Wants Your Vote In QVC Contest STRATFORD, Conn. — Stratford’s own Saugatuck Kitchens is in the running for a national appetizer award on the TV shopping channel QVC. The family-owned company, which will be featured on QVC from 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, is encouraging fans and customers to vote for its 36-piece Mini Brioche & Chicken Pot Pie. The company will launch its spring roll collection during Wednesday's show. Opened in 1998, Saugatuck Kitchens makes a full line of appetizers served at high-end hotels and country clubs, said Amy Knorr, Stratford’s supervisor of economic development. The company has donated many of…

by Meredith Guinness

08/09/2017

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Cops: Second Suspect Arrested In Fatal April Attack BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport officers on Tuesday arrested a second person in connection with the April 30 death of Victor Diaz, police said. Latrel Baker, 20, of Burnsford Avenue, Bridgeport, was charged with first-degree manslaughter early Tuesday morning, police said. On April 27, police responded to St. Vincent’s Medical Center on a report of an assault. According to witnesses, Diaz, 26, was assaulted by several friends at Dewhirst and Baker streets and suffered an asthma attack, police said. He was admitted to the hospital and died three days later. A subsequent autopsy concluded th…

by Meredith Guinness

08/08/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Thief Steals Drawer Full Of Drawers At Victoria's Secret FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A thief made off with more than $3,300 in pilfered panties at Victoria’s Secret Saturday evening, police said. Employees of the Post Road lingerie shop said someone stole an entire drawer of Very Sexy Cheeky Victoria’s Secret panties, valued at $3,335, sometime between 6 and 7 p.m., police said. The theft is under investigation.

by Meredith Guinness

08/08/2017

Police & Fire

Westport Cops: State Police K-9 Links Willimantic Man To Stolen Car WESTPORT, Conn. — A Willimantic man found running on Post Road East early Saturday morning was arrested when he was linked to a stolen car found nearby, police said. James Daley, 24, of Valley Street, was charged with third-degree and sixth-degree larceny, possession of burglary tools and credit card theft, police said. Around 6 a.m., an officer spotted a dark car sitting in the middle of Taylor Place. The engine was off, but the keys were in the ignition and it was still in drive, police said. While looking for the driver, police noticed a man dressed all in black and running up the hill …

by Meredith Guinness

08/08/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police: Fairfield Woman Hid From Police After Early Morning Crash FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Officers investigating a serious single-car crash early Saturday morning searched for 45 minutes before they found the driver hiding near Fairfield Woods Library, police said. Neighbors reported a 2016 GMC Terrain hit a Burrows Road utility pole around 2:45 a.m., police said. The heavily damaged car was lying on its side near the broken pole. Police found the driver, a 26-year-old Fairfield woman, hiding near the library 45 minutes after they arrived. She did not appear to be injured, but she was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center for evaluation due to the nature of t…

by Meredith Guinness

08/08/2017

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