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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

Westport Police: Man In Crash Found With Heroin, Cocaine, Pain Killers WESTPORT, Conn. — A New Haven man who crashed his car on Riverside Avenue Tuesday ended up arrested when officers found heroin, cocaine, suboxone and hypodermic needles in the vehicle, police said. Michael White, 28, of Birch Lane, was charged with possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. He was held on $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on June 13. Around 3:20 p.m., officers responding to the crash found White, who had “extremely constricted pupils,” barely visibly unsteady on his feet, police said. While police talked to him he began to clos…

by Meredith Guinness

06/09/2017

Neighbors

Trumbull Woman Named Hospital Physician Of The Year TRUMBULL, Conn. — Trumbull resident Christine Van Cott, M.D., has been named St. Vincent’s Medical Center 2017 Physician of the Year. She received the St. Vincent de Paul Award honoring the attending physician who best demonstrates the qualities exemplified by Saint Vincent de Paul, Saint Louise de Marillac and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, founders of the Daughters of Charity and living the mission and values of the hospital. "Dr. Van Cott possesses an overwhelming compassion to care for her patients, always putting them first and ensuring she provides person-centered care,” her nominat…

by Meredith Guinness

06/09/2017

Lifestyle

Strawberry Fans Get Berry Good News In Shelton Update: SHELTON, Conn. — Pick-Your-Own fruit fans just got some good news: Jones Family Farms is now open for strawberry season. Barring bad weather, visitors can enter the fields from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and pick until 6 p.m. at Pumpkinseed Hill, 120 Beardsley Road, just off Route 110 Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to noon on Sundays. Children are welcome with adult supervision, but be sure to leave Fido at home. Those who bring their old berry boxes receive a discount when they check out. Farm hours and harvest areas depend on weather and crop readiness. Call the Farmer Jones Crop Li…

by Meredith Guinness

06/09/2017

Schools

Book Sale Bucks Are A Boon For Teachers In Bridgeport SOUTHPORT, Conn. — Maybe you’ve visited the famous Pequot Library Summer Book Sale for a few cheap beach reads or a copy of a favorite CD or movie. But did you know the sale also helps stock the libraries in Bridgeport and New Haven schools? For 15 years the Books for Teachers program of the Renée B. Fisher Foundation, a Westport-based philanthropic organization, has been active at Pequot Library. The foundation’s program started with a simple idea: provide books to children whose access may be limited through their schools. All public school teachers in Bridgeport and New Haven can apply…

by Meredith Guinness

06/09/2017

Business

Fairfield Eyes Sale Of Prime Post Road Parcel FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Clean-up of the former Exide Battery site on the Post Road continues to progress with town leaders hoping the six-acre parcel will be ready for sale and redevelopment in 2018. Contractors are working to remove the double liner system that was used for the dewatering operation and performing site restoration work. The work is expected to be mostly completed this month, though site inspections will continue until a vegetative cover has been established on the land. Last year, polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, were detected in some of the stockpiled sediment samples dred…

by Meredith Guinness

06/09/2017

Neighbors

Norwalk Women Nailed It At Habitat For Humanity Contest NORWALK, Conn. — Two Norwalk women showed they know a little something about hammering at the 2nd annual She Nailed It competition, a benefit for Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County. Gilza Smith, Suzanne Fandel and their two teammates on Team Googly Eyes — Amy Schneider of Stratford 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 this…

by Meredith Guinness

06/09/2017

Politics

Mayor Moonlight: Ganim Takes Second Gig At UB BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Professor Ganim? Mayor Joe Ganim has been busy leading the city for the past 18 months and has been openly toying with a run for governor. But did you know he’s also been co-teaching American Government at the University of Bridgeport? The city sent out a press release on the mayor’s moonlighting gig Wednesday night, after he’d finished two semesters of the course, which covers the Constitution, Civil Rights, political parties, elections and more. “This has been a rewarding way to share my personal and professional knowledge of state and local government,” the mayor sa…

by Meredith Guinness

06/08/2017

Police & Fire

Have You Seen Them? Police Seek Suspects In Fairfield Burglary FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Police are looking for your help in finding two suspects who broke into a Stratfield Road building early Tuesday. At 12:48 a.m., officers responded to a burglar alarm at Maione’s Pizza and found evidence of forced entry to the building, but not the business itself, Fairfield police said, The suspects were captured on surveillance video. Anyone with information on the burglary or the suspects is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department Detective Bureau at 203-254-4840 or Text-a-Tip to CRIMES (274637). For real-time Fairfield County news updates in your Facebook feed…

by Meredith Guinness

06/08/2017

Police & Fire

Body Found In Burning Car In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Firefighters responding to a car fire Wednesday night made a grisly discovery — the body of a man in the burning vehicle. Bridgeport firefighters arrived at the burning car at Houston and Dodd avenues around 10 p.m. and found the body in the passenger seat after they suppressed the blaze, said city Communications Director Rowena White. An autopsy is scheduled for later Thursday morning to determine the cause of death, she said. Police are treating the case as a homicide, she said. The car had been reported stolen out of Meriden. Anyone with information on the car, the …

by Meredith Guinness

06/08/2017

Lifestyle

Pick-Your-Own Fruit Fans Cheer Start Of Strawberry Season In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — Puffy white clouds drifted over picturesque Pumpkinseed Hill, making Wednesday a perfect opening day for pick-your-own strawberries at Jones Family Farm. The farm had planned on opening Thursday, but the conditions were, er, ripe a day earlier and in-the-know families and fruit lovers flocked to the fields, picking boxes and baskets in hand. Barring bad weather, the farm should be open for business today and through the weekend. Want to check on hours and conditions? Call Farmer Jones Crop Line at 203-929-8425 for daily updates.

by Meredith Guinness

06/08/2017

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