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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

Shelton Cops: Drug Dealer Arrested In Sting After Woman's Fatal Overdose SHELTON, Conn. — A New Haven man was arrested in a drug sting Friday after he sold heroin to a Shelton woman who died of an apparent overdose Thursday, police said. On Thursday, a 34-year-old Shelton woman was found dead in her home, and detectives investigating learned she had recently bought heroin from Corey Senior, 26, of New Haven, police said. Detectives made contact with the suspected drug dealer, who agreed to meet them under the guise of selling heroin, police said. Officers set up surveillance in downtown Shelton and took Senior into custody, police said. He removed a large amoun…

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Police & Fire

Police: No Students Injured After Car Hits School Bus In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A number of local students were not injured but got home late after their bus was hit by a car Friday afternoon in Fairfield, police said. A vehicle traveling north on Stillson Road went over the center line at a curve, striking the left rear wheel of the bus, police said. Due to the impact, the driver and her passenger were transported by an AMR ambulance to St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport for evaluation, police said. No students on the bus were injured, police said. Police did not say how many students were on the bus or what school it was from.

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Police & Fire

Westport Cops: Easton Drunken Driver Found With Cocaine WESTPORT, Conn. — An Easton man faces drug and drunken driving charges after an officer stopped him for driving too fast on Bayberry Lane, police said. Mark Bartolone, 50, of Morehouse Road, was charged with possession of narcotics, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, operating under suspension and traveling unreasonably fast in the April 24 stop, police said. He was held on $500 bond and is scheduled in court on May 3. Around 6:45 p.m., an officer stopped Bartolone for driving too fast. The officer said he could smell alcohol in the car and saw a long, brown paper bag on th…

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Lifestyle

Let's Chat: Restaurant Cards Spark Conversations In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — You go out for a nice family dinner and Mom’s checking her online calendar, Dad’s answering a text from work and the kids are busy playing Ballz or listening to tunes on their iPods. Sound familiar? Well, the Stratford Partnership for Youth and Families has a solution. This week, the group, in collaboration with Stratford Junior Woman’s Club and the town’s Economic Development office, debuted Restaurant Edition Conversation Cards, small cards they distributed among the more than 30 participants in Stratford’s Restaurant Week. Bearing questions such as “What is the best …

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Pawn Shop Sales Lead To 'Known Criminal' In Westport Burglary WESTPORT, Conn. — A Norwalk man who sold items he stole from a Westport home at a Bridgeport pawn shop was arrested Monday on burglary and larceny charges, police said. Ernest Bailey, 49, of Wilton Road, who police identified as a “known criminal,” was charged with third-degree burglary, conspiracy to commit third-degree burglary, third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny and credit card theft, police said. He was given a $50,000 bond and was released to the custody of Norwalk courts, where he was being held on another charge. In Oct. 2016, officers were called to a W…

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Schools

Here Comes The Sun: Fairfield Weighs Solar Carports At Schools FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The town could save at least $1.2 million and generate about two-thirds of the energy needed to run its high schools if it constructs solar carports at each of the two schools, according to a report by the Clean Energy Task Force. The project, which the Board of Education will put to a vote in May, could be completed during the summer and ready for the 2017-18 school year. The proposal would add 980 kilowatts of photovoltaic solar energy systems mounted on carport structures in the student parking lots at Fairfield Warde and Fairfield Ludlow high schools. In recent years…

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Neighbors

ADHD Expert To Discuss Diagnosis Controversy In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — New York Times reporter Alan Schwarz, whose groundbreaking series on the misdiagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder led to his bestseller “ADHD Nation,” will discuss his work on May 4 at Fairfield Public Library. After his 7 p.m. talk, Schwarz will join a panel discussion with psychotherapist Elizabeth Jorgensen and Jamison Monroe, Jr., an adolescent mental health treatment expert who is profiled in the book. Schwarz is best known for reporting on public health issues. His series on concussions in sports is credited with revolutionizing the treatment of hea…

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Neighbors

New Board Chair Elected At Bridgeport's Center For Family Justice TRUMBULL, Conn. — Trumbull resident Valerie Foster has been elected chair of the board of directors at the Bridgeport-based Center for Family Justice. The nonprofit offers free, confidential services o victims of domestic and sexual violence and child abuse in Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford and Trumbull Foster, who has been a board member for seven years, assumes board leadership at a critical time for CFJ, which became the state’s first Family Justice Center in April 2016. “Our main challenge is sustainability in this time of shrinking state, federal and municipal dollar…

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Neighbors

Medal Vs. Mettle: Fairfield Woman Takes On Olympian In Boston Fit Fest FAIRFIELD, Conn. — As fit as you may think you are, are you ready to work out next to an Olympic medalist? Jessica Braus is. The Fairfield resident will be in Boston May 6 to take part in a fun-fueled day of fitness at Jimmy Fund Fit Fest presented by Reebok at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. Braus will take on consecutive, high-energy workouts led by some of Boston’s best trainers alongside six-time Olympic medalist and gymnast Aly Raisman. Participants will also have the opportunity to win prizes, all while raising critical funds for the Jimmy Fund to support cancer rese…

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

Lifestyle

Summer's Coming: New Canaan Farmers Market Opens For Business NEW CANAAN, Conn. — The New Canaan Farmers Market officially opened its tents Saturday and will be offering a plethora of natural goodies every Saturday from now through Dec. 16. The Summer Farmers Market is open fro 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, at Old Center School parking lot at the corner of South Avenue and Maple and Main streets. The site features Connecticut-grown fruits, veggies, annuals, perennials, potted and fresh-cut herbs and flowers. In addition, shoppers can find Connecticut farm-raised meats, eggs, farm fresh cheeses and other dairy, goat’s milk soap products, gourmet p…

by Meredith Guinness

04/28/2017

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