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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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Politics

Ganim Orders Spending Freeze, Anticipates $27 Million State Funding Loss BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The city has frozen all discretionary spending and hiring in anticipation that the state budget will fall short up to $27 million in municipal funding for Bridgeport. In a written statement this week, Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the city and his administration are anticipating that Governor Dannel Malloy’s interim budget proposal will mean deep cuts to all municipalities. In wake of the uncertainty of financial funding from the state, the city will proceed cautiously with expenditures until the state budget is resolved, Ganim said. The mayor is reviewing al…

by Meredith Guinness

07/05/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Cops: Man Violated Restraining Order With Harassing Calls FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man was arrested Monday after he violated a protective order by repeatedly calling a woman and demanding money, police said. Nilson Rodriguez, 57, of Anson Street, turned himself in and was changed with violation of a restraining order, police said. He was held on $10,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in court on Monday. The victim said she became friends with Rodriguez through a photography job, but he began stalking her and she felt unsafe, police said. She had a 2016 civil protection order in place, police said. On June 14, the victim told officers s…

by Meredith Guinness

07/05/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Woman Flees Crash Scene, Faces Charges In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport woman faces charges in Fairfield after she fled the scene of a parking lot accident Friday, police said. Around 12:30 p.m. police were on the lookout for a grey Audi A6 that had fled the scene and was headed east on Post Road East. Officers stopped the car near the intersection with the Sherwood Island Connector. Susan Daniels, 54, of Arctic Street, was charged with evading responsibility and operating a motor vehicle without a license, police said. She posted $500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on July 14.

by Meredith Guinness

07/05/2017

Police & Fire

Thieves Nab $1,000 In Bling From Bag Left At Fairfield Metro FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A woman who realized she left her purse at the Fairfield Metro train station managed to get it back — minus more than $1,000 in accessories inside, police said. The woman called police around 4:30 p.m. Saturday to report she had left her bag on a bench on the New York-bound side of the station and she was on her way back to look for it. Officers found the bag, but her wallet, credit cards, ID, a pair of $450 gold hoop earrings and a $600 Movado watch were all missing, police said.

by Meredith Guinness

07/04/2017

Police & Fire

Four Cars, One Used In Bridgeport Shooting, Stolen In Fairfield, Police Say FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Three vehicles, one of which was used in a Bridgeport shooting this weekend, were all reported stolen from Fairfield Friday, police said. A fourth went missing on Saturday. All four cars were left unlocked and three were recovered in Bridgeport. A Jeniford Road resident reported his Jeep Cherokee, valued at $20,000, was stolen outside his home sometime between midnight and 7:30 a.m. June 30, police said. The Jeep was found in Bridgeport, where police were checking it for fingerprints because it was involved in a shooting there, Fairfield police said. No further details…

by Meredith Guinness

07/04/2017

Police & Fire

Double Rollover Sends Weston Woman To Hospital, Fairfield Police Say FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Weston woman was taken to the hospital Sunday after she drove her car into a stone wall and flipped it twice while trying to make a turn on Sturges Highway, police said. The woman, 56, who was returning from a party in Westport around 10:45 p.m., was conscious and talking to officers at the scene. She was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center for evaluation because of the severity of the crash, police said. The woman was driving on Sturges Highway and attempted to turn left on Cross Highway, but ended up hitting the wall across the street, police said. The crash damage…

by Meredith Guinness

07/03/2017

Police & Fire

Trumbull Man Caught Lurking Outside Ex's Home, Fairfield Police Say FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Trumbull man was arrested after he was discovered hiding in the bushes outside his ex-girlfriend’s house and got into a scuffle with her brother late Saturday, police said. Jack Corcoran, 26, of Elizabeth Street, was charged with first-degree criminal trespass, second-degree stalking and breach of peace. The victim’s brother and his girlfriend, who also live in the Saxon Wood Road home, were coming home from a party shortly before midnight when she saw a man in the bushes and screamed, police said. The brother, thinking the man was a would-be burglar, chased him into t…

by Meredith Guinness

07/03/2017

Neighbors

What You Need To Know To Attend The Westport Fireworks Show WESTPORT, Conn. — Everyone loves a good fireworks display, but the traffic snarls that come with them? Not so much. Westport police are asking the public to stay patient and safe getting to and leaving the annual PAL fireworks at Compo Beach on Monday. The event will mean heavy car and pedestrian traffic on all roads south of Greens Farms Road between South Compo and Hillspoint roads. Police ask spectators tp arrive early. The beach will likely be open to ticket holders by 5 p.m. Pedestrians are asked to walk on sidewalks, not in the roadway going to and from the beach. Police advise pede…

by Meredith Guinness

07/03/2017

Neighbors

Bench Dedicated For 3-Year-Old Bridgeport Girl Killed In Condo Fire BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Family, friends and city leaders this week took time to honor a city three-year-old killed in a 2016 fire by dedicating a park bench to her memory. Sincere Pettway perished when fire ravaged through her Frenchtown Road home in January 2016, killing her and injuring five others. At Tuesday’s ceremony, her family thanked the Bridgeport Fire Department for desperately trying to save the little girl. The dedication on the bench at Newfield Park Splash Pad on Eagle Street reads “May all the children who play here at Newfield Park live gracefully, safe and free. In loving mem…

by Meredith Guinness

07/01/2017

Business

New Indian Eatery Spices Things Up In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — There’s a new Indian restaurant in town and it’s already getting rave reviews on Yelp. The folks at Taj Indian Cuisine will hold their official ribbon cutting on July 10. “It's actually a good thing I can't cook like this because I would never leave the house,” one fan commented on Yelp. “I've never been to India, so I can't compare it to that, but I have tried a lot of Indian restaurants in the area. This is by far the best.” Tucked behind Billy’s Bakery at 1879 Black Rock Turnpike, Taj features a wide variety of specialty foods from vegetarian and vegan offerings to ho…

by Meredith Guinness

07/01/2017

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