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Casey Donahue

Assistant Managing Editor

cdonahue@dailyvoice.com

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Originally from Pennsylvania, Casey graduated from Fairfield University with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. He has covered several towns in Fairfield County since 2010. Case was formerly an assistant managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Police & Fire

Newtown Kennel Club Donates $15K for New K-9 officer NEWTOWN, Conn. -- The Newtown Kennel Club will donate $15,000 to the Newtown Police Department next week to cover the purchase and training of a new police dog after the sudden loss of the department's previous K-9 Saint Michael, who passed away in April.The NKC will present the donation at the June 6 meeting of the Police Commission, which will be held at Town Hall South at 6:30 p.m. “The partnership and support that has been developed over the years with the Newtown Kennel Club has allowed this agency to provide K-9 services to the town of Newtown,"said Newtown Chief of Police James V…

by Casey Donahue

06/05/2017

Neighbors

Triathletes To Hit Seaside Sprint To Benefit Bridgeport's Caroline House Bridgeport, Conn. -- Trifitness of Fairfield the Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center will host the annual Seaside Sprint at Seaside Park in Bridgeport on June 11 to benefit Caroline House, a literacy education center in Bridgeport. The event begins at 7 a.m. and includes a triathlon and duathlon. The triathlon includes a half-mile swim, a 10-mile bike ride and a 3.1-mile run. The duathlon for non-swimmers includes a 1.5-mile run, a 10-mile bike ride, and a 3.1-mile run. Beginners and seasoned athletes alike are invited to join the fastest and safest triathlon course in Connecticut, with…

by Casey Donahue

06/03/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Fire Department Receives $43K Grant For New Thermal Cameras DARIEN, Conn. — The city of Norwalk has received a $43,000 grant from FEMA to purchase thermal imaging cameras to help firefighters see through darkness or smoke and search for cameras. The $43,619 Assistance to Firefighters Grant was announced by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes Thursday at the Norwalk Fire Department headquarters. The new four cameras will replace the current cameras, which are 15 years old. “This federal funding will allow the Norwalk Fire Department to replace old, dated equipment. Firefighters are constantly putting their liv…

by Casey Donahue

06/03/2017

Police & Fire

New Milford Man Gets Prison For Role In Extortion, Stabbing NEW MILFORD, Conn. -- A New Milford man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for taking part in an extortion scheme that left a man beaten and stabbed by members of the Hells Angels, according to Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Howard Hammer, 45, was sentenced to 30 months in prison Thursday, followed by three years of supervised release for his role in the extortion scheme. He had pleaded guilty on Dec. 2 to one count of conspiracy to participate in the collection and attempted collection of an extension of credit by extortionate means. According t…

by Casey Donahue

06/03/2017

Police & Fire

Man Arrested With PCP In Stamford After Hitting 3 With Car In Bridgeport STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man was arrested while high on PCP in Stamford just a few hours after hitting three people with his car in Bridgeport, according to the Stamford Advocate. At around 1:30 p.m. 37-year-old Allen Pearson was driving on Harrall Avenue in Bridgeport when he ran a stop sign and hit a woman and two boys who were walking on the sidewalk, the Stamford Advocate reported. He pinned them against a concrete wall, causing all three to go to the hospital and almost causing one of the boys to have his leg amputated, according to the Stamford Advocate. Pearson was also taken …

by Casey Donahue

06/02/2017

Schools

Immaculate High School Bids Farewell To The Class Of 2017 DANBURY, Conn. -- Immaculate High School in Danbury graduated 89 seniors at a ceremony on Wednesday at Western Connecticut University's O'Neill Center. Nicole DiMauro and Martha Haddad, both of Danbury, were named Valedictorian and Salutatorian respectively. “We are very proud of all of our graduating seniors. They have excelled throughout their years at Immaculate and are prepared to be leaders of change, leaders of the future,” said Mary Maloney, President of Immaculate High School. Of the 89 members of the class, 90 percent received college scholarships and grants totaling $19 million. …

by Casey Donahue

06/02/2017

Events

Darien Art Show And Sale Kicks Off Saturday DARIEN, Conn. –The 58th Darien Art Show and Sale kicks off Saturday and runs through the next week. The show is being held in the DAC Weatherstone Studio from Saturday, June 3 through Saturday, June 10, from noon to 5 p.m. daily. Cash awards will be given in multiple categories to all ages and the winner of Best in Show will be given a solo exhibit in the Town Hall in the spring of 2018. Admission to the show is free and artwork is available for purchase. Darien Rowayton Bank is corporate sponsor of the Art Show and Sale. Prize sponsors are Ben Larrabee Fine Art Portrait Photography; Big S…

by Casey Donahue

06/02/2017

Police & Fire

Plainville Man Charged With Christmas Eve Burglary In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich Police have made an arrest in connection with a Christmas Eve burglary of a Bedford Road home in 2015, according to Greenwich Time. Police told Greenwich Time that someone stole valuables from the home on Christmas Eve, and that 36-year-old Michael Larosa of Plainville was developed as a person of interest because he was known to the homeowners and had access to the home. They were able to secure a warrant for his arrest, and when he was arrested in Farmington recently on an unrelated matter, it was discovered that he had an active warrant out of Greenwich, accor…

by Casey Donahue

06/02/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Narcotics Detective Arraigned On Drug Stealing Charges FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield Police narcotics detective who is also the son of the mayor of Norwalk did not enter a plea when he appeared in court Friday on charges of stealing drugs from cases he was involved in, according to the Connecticut Post. Stephen Rilling, an 18-year veteran of the Fairfield Police Department, is accused of stealing heroin from the department for his own use, police said. He was arraigned when he appeared in a Bridgeport court on Friday morning, and the case was transferred to Superior Court in Milford, the Connecticut Post reported. He did not make any comment a…

by Daily Voice

06/02/2017

Police & Fire

Danbury Police Seize Xanax, Oxycodone In Drug Raid DANBURY, Conn. -- Three men were arrested when Danbury Police raided a home on Harding Place and found Xanax, Oxycodone and marijuana, according to police. Police said investigators had secured a search and seizure warrant for the Harding Place residence of 23-year-old Robert Frey, as well as a car owned by 25-year-old Jeremy "Papo" Colon of Bethel. Before they executed the warrant, they were observing Frey's Harding Place home and saw Frey conduct a suspected drug transaction with 35-year-old Christopher Coursen of North Salem, N.Y., police said. Police stopped Coursen as he dro…

by Casey Donahue

06/02/2017

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