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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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Schools

What A Wonderful World: Cub Scouts Gussy Up 'Den' For Earth Day FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Cub Scout Pack 88 celebrated Earth Day with a little elbow grease Thursday, beautifying the grounds around Jennings Elementary School. Most of the 15 boys who participated attend the school, with others from Assumption and McKinley schools. The boys spent the afternoon spreading mulch, planting flowers and replacing a tree they dubbed “The Tony Tree” in honor of Principal Anthony Vuolo. Good Earth Tree Care donated the mulch and tree and Home Depot matched the PTA-provided funds to buy flowers.

by Meredith Guinness

04/25/2017

Lifestyle

Buyer Beware: Stratford Sticker Shock Campaign Hits During Prom/Grad Season STRATFORD, Conn. — Are you under 21 and hoping to score some booze for prom night? Don’t try it in Stratford, say members of Stratford Partnership for Youth and Families. Members of the group and the police department’s Police Explorers went on their annual “Sticker Shock” campaign recently, slapping stickers detailing the consequences of giving alcohol to minors on multi-packs of beer, wine and coolers in three popular shops. Albert Permonzono, owner of The House of Spirits, said the campaign highlights the social responsibility of the community and the dangers of underage drinking. Th…

by Meredith Guinness

04/25/2017

Neighbors

Bridgeport Artist To Take Top Honors At Star-Studded Awards Ceremony BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — An award-winning Bridgeport artist will have another feather in her cap come June. Shanna Melton is the 2017 winner of the Arts & Culture Empowerment Artist Award from the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County. The awards, a celebration of individuals, organizations and businesses who have made significant contributions to the Fairfield County community through arts and culture, will be presented June 7 at The Shore and Country Club of Norwalk. “We are delighted to once again host the ACE Awards, and are thrilled by the many nominations we received, which not onl…

by Meredith Guinness

04/25/2017

Police & Fire

Thief Grabs $1,700 In Items At Fairfield Soccer Match FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A couple who stopped to watch a soccer match at Tom Haydon Field Sunday came back to find their car window broken and items valued at at least $1,700 missing, police said. The victims said they parked their car near the rear of the Old Dam Road parking lot around 11 a.m. When they returned around noon, the window was broken, police said. Missing were a $1,000 Chloé purse and a $200 Rebecca Minkoff wallet containing a license, credit cards and house and car keys, police said. Also stolen were prescription glasses valued at $500, police said.

by Meredith Guinness

04/24/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Police Charge Milford Man With Assault On Girlfriend, Client FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Milford man was arrested for assault after he confronted his girlfriend and a man she said was a business client in her car Sunday, punching each of them, police said. John Dacruz, 48, of Foran Road, was charged with third-degree assault and two counts of breach of peace in the incident, which took place around 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot outside Little Pub restaurant on Black Rock Turnpike, police said. The victim, who lives in Fairfield, said she was meeting a marketing client from Fairfield at the restaurant and they went to her car for a cigarette break, police sai…

by Meredith Guinness

04/24/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Man Faces DUI Charge After Rolling Car Down Embankment FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield man faces drunken driving charges after he rolled his car down a short embankment on North Benson Road April 21, police said. A homeowner called 911 around 10:30 p.m., when a car traveling north on North Benson failed to navigate a sharp right curve near Pheasant Lane, jumping the curb and rolling down the hill next to a home. The car, driven by William Pickard, 56, of Black Rock Turnpike, came to rest on its roof, police said. Pickard refused medical treatment and failed field sobriety tests at the scene, police said. He was charged with driving under the …

by Meredith Guinness

04/24/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Cops: Bridgeport Trio Nabbed In At Least Eight Car Break-Ins FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Three Bridgeport teens, who were walking in the rain carrying a stolen laptop, iPhone, several gift cards, phone chargers and change, were arrested early Saturday for breaking into at least eight cars overnight, police said. An officer stopped the trio around 4:22 a.m. near Fairfield Woods Road and Melville Avenue. They told the officer they were from Bridgeport and were lost and trying to get home, police said. When asked why one was carrying a laptop in the rain, the young man said he liked to have internet access, police said. The three were separated, read their righ…

by Meredith Guinness

04/24/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Cops: Norwalk Man Violating Protective Order Had Cocaine, Pot FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Norwalk man was arrested for violating a protective order early Saturday, when he was found with his ex-girlfriend — and cocaine and marijuana — in a darkened car in a restaurant parking lot, police said. David Luis Rosales, 23, of Cliff Street, was charged with possession of narcotics, possession of a controlled substance or less than four ounces of marijuana and violation of a full no-contact protective order, police said. Shortly after 4:30 a.m., an officer approached a 21-year-old Norwalk woman walking near a car parked near Kings Highway East and Commerce Drive. Sh…

by Meredith Guinness

04/24/2017

Lifestyle

Mouthwatering Long Dogs: Cricket Car Hop Nears Completion In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — It looks like it won’t be a long time before the long dogs will be flying out the drive-thru window at the new Cricket Car Hop. The owners say they hope to open the brand new restaurant — a close replica of the beloved original that was once down the street — in late May or early June. And it can’t come soon enough for die-hard fans. Cricket Car Hop’s official Facebook page has 1,784 likes — and counting — and dog lovers say their mouths are watering for its iconic red relish, rib sandwich and tasty Table Talk pies. Each post showing the business’ progress at 900 Access …

by Meredith Guinness

04/24/2017

Lifestyle

Earth Day Efforts: Kids, SHU Professors Help Stem The Tide In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — Thomas Brennan rammed a digging tool into the mushy sands of low tide at Stratford Point Friday. “I’ve dug a lot…a lot,” the eighth-grader said, braving the nippy winds in just a T-shirt. “It gives back to the environment.” Brennan, who goes to Unquowa School in Fairfield, was one of about 130 students who turned out to help a team from Sacred Heart University plant a whopping 15,000 plugs of salt marsh grass to help restore the eroding shoreline at the point. Another group of volunteers will be on hand Saturday — Earth Day — to finish the job, said Jennifer Mattei, a bi…

by Meredith Guinness

04/24/2017

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