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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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Police & Fire
Police: Norwalk Woman Tried To Swipe $1,200 In Drugs From Fairfield Store Police: Norwalk Woman Tried To Swipe $1,200 In Drugs From Fairfield Store
Police: Norwalk Woman Tried To Swipe $1,200 In Drugs From Fairfield Store FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Norwalk woman was arrested Saturday after she left a Fairfield Stop & Shop without paying for more than $1,200 in over-the-counter medications, police said. Christina Foley, 32, of Benedict Street, was charged with fifth-degree larceny. She is scheduled to appear in court on June 27, police said. Officers were called to the Stop & Shop on Kings Highway Cutoff around 6:30 p.m. and arrested Foley, who had filled a cart with $1,220.40 worth of Nexium, Flonase, Prilosec, Nasacort and other drugs, police said. Police found Foley was wanted on two warrants for failur…

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Police & Fire
Driving Lesson Cut Short When Fairfield 15-Year-Old Hits Utility Pole Driving Lesson Cut Short When Fairfield 15-Year-Old Hits Utility Pole
Driving Lesson Cut Short When Fairfield 15-Year-Old Hits Utility Pole FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield man faces charges after he tried to give his 15-year-old sister a driving lesson and she hit a utility pole Saturday evening, police said. Enrique Silva-Hernandez, 22, of Fisk Street, was given a misdemeanor summons for two counts of reckless endangerment and failure to have proper insurance, police said. Another driver called police to report a car traveling south on Redding Road around 5:30 p.m. was “all over the roadway,” police said. The other driver followed the silver Nissan, which sustained right-side damage when it hit the pole near Hulls Farm Road. T…

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Police & Fire
Fairfield Cops: Bridgeport Teen Found With Machine Gun Parts And Ammo Fairfield Cops: Bridgeport Teen Found With Machine Gun Parts And Ammo
Fairfield Cops: Bridgeport Teen Found With Machine Gun Parts And Ammo FAIRFIELD, Conn. — An 18-year-old was arrested Sunday night after he was found with rifle ammunition, a high-capacity magazine and other firearm parts, Fairfield police said. Officers were called to Brooklawn Avenue near Spooner Avenue on a report of two suspicious males looking into parked cars just before 8 p.m., police said. Officers found the pair, one of whom was carrying the firearm parts in a backpack, police said. Naim Asad Muhammad, of Bridgeport, was arrested and charged with possession of high-capacity magazines, police said. He was held on $1,000 bond and arraigned Monday.

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Police & Fire
Westport Cops: Man On Crack Passed Out Behind The Wheel On Post Road Westport Cops: Man On Crack Passed Out Behind The Wheel On Post Road
Westport Cops: Man On Crack Passed Out Behind The Wheel On Post Road WESTPORT, Conn. — A New London man who was found passed out with his foot on the brake of a running car on the Post Road Friday afternoon faces several drug and motor vehicle charges, police said. Allan Jones, 45, of Green Street, was charged with possession of a narcotic not in its original container, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a controlled substance, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, insufficient insurance and operation of an unregistered motor vehicle, police said. He was also processed on two outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court, po…

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Neighbors
Stratford Woman Nails It In Habitat For Humanity Showdown Stratford Woman Nails It In Habitat For Humanity Showdown
Stratford Woman Nails It In Habitat For Humanity Showdown STRATFORD, Conn. — A Stratford woman showed she knows a little something about hammering at the 2nd annual She Nailed It competition, a benefit for Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County. Amy Schneider and her teammates on Team Googly Eyes — Norwalk residents Gilza Smith and Suzanne Fandel and Cat Edwards of Old Saybrook — bested 19 other teams to win the ladies-only nail-hammering contest that raised about $30,000 for Habitat’s Women Build program. The quartet, who are active Women Build volunteers, took home the coveted “Bedazzled Hammers” as champs. The benefit will help fund …

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Lifestyle
Start Your Own Revolution At Fairfield's New Museum Commons Start Your Own Revolution At Fairfield's New Museum Commons
Start Your Own Revolution At Fairfield's New Museum Commons FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Fairfield Museum & History Center on Friday officially opened The Museum Commons, a new center for cultural activity on the historic Town Green. Wondering what you'l find there? Here are five things to know about this new destination for kids, families and visitors to Fairfield. Make Yourself At Home: The Museum Commons includes three historic structures — the circa-1780 Sun Tavern, where you can act out legendary trials; the Victorian Cottage (1888) with its hands-on children’s museum; and the Victorian Barn (1888), which features exhibits on Fairfield’s agricultura…

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Neighbors
Residents Cheer New Cop Squad For Bridgeport Housing Complexes Residents Cheer New Cop Squad For Bridgeport Housing Complexes
Residents Cheer New Cop Squad For Bridgeport Housing Complexes BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Bridgeport will beef up the police presence at public housing complexes this summer, thanks to a new initiative to stem violence and vandalism and spruce up the sites for beleaguered residents. A new community policing partnership among the city, the police department and the Bridgeport Housing Authority (BHA) will fund a dedicated patrol of two officers and a sergeant at Trumbull Gardens, Charles F. Green Homes, P.T. Barnum Apartments and other areas, especially on weekend nights. But don’t ask when they’ll be where, said Police Chief AJ Perez. “We want to keep them gu…

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Police & Fire
Man Swipes Baby Formula From Post Road Store, Westport Cops Say Man Swipes Baby Formula From Post Road Store, Westport Cops Say
Man Swipes Baby Formula From Post Road Store, Westport Cops Say WESTPORT, Conn. — A Wallingford man was arrested on a warrant Tuesday after Westport police said he stole nearly $600 worth of baby formula from a Post Road store. Troy Amarante, 40, of Jennifer Lane, was charged with sixth-degree larceny and held on $25,000 bond, police said. On Feb. 5, Amarante loaded up a Walgreens carry basket with containers of formula and walked out of the store without paying, police said. Employees saw him get into a gray Mini Cooper, police said. Two days later a man walked out of a CVS in Fairfield without paying for six 4-packs of Red Bull and fled in a gray …

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Business
Wake Up, Fairfield: Shearwater Coffee Bar Is Buzzing With Business Wake Up, Fairfield: Shearwater Coffee Bar Is Buzzing With Business
Wake Up, Fairfield: Shearwater Coffee Bar Is Buzzing With Business FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Shearwater Coffee Bar made its official debut in the Brick Walk Wednesday, welcoming java junkies from far and wide to taste its acclaimed organic, small-batch brews. The new eatery at 1215 Post Road is the brainchild of Ed Freedman, who introduced his coffee-roasting expertise to Fairfield County in 2013. Named one of the 15 Best New Coffee Roasters in America by thrillist.com, Trumbull-based Shearwater earned a 92 rating from CoffeeReview.com for its Organic Homacho Waeno Ethiopian roast. And quality coffee lovers have taken note: Shearwater is found at major gourmet …

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Schools
Webster Bank Arena To Host All Five Bridgeport High School Graduations Webster Bank Arena To Host All Five Bridgeport High School Graduations
Webster Bank Arena To Host All Five Bridgeport High School Graduations BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — All five Bridgeport public high schools will hold their graduation ceremonies at Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard on the same day. Tuesday, June 20, will be the big day for graduating seniors across the Park City.   The festivities begin at 8:30 a.m. when the graduating class of Bridgeport Military Academy takes center stage.  Next up is Central High School's Class of 2017 at 10:30 a.m. Bassick High School seniors will graduate at 1:30 p.m. The arena will play host to Harding High School’s graduation at 4:30 p.m. And rounding out the day is the 7:30 p.m. graduation …

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