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Casey Donahue

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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
State Police Bust New Fairfield Man On Gun Charges, Seize 59 Firearms State Police Bust New Fairfield Man On Gun Charges, Seize 59 Firearms
State Police Bust New Fairfield Man On Gun Charges, Seize 59 Firearms NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- State police seized 59 firearms from the home of a New Fairfield man accused of manufacturing and selling illegal assault rifles and handguns.The arrest of Michael K. Giannone, 44, of New Fairfield comes after a months-long investigation, according to police. Through the course of the investigation, police said that it was revealed that AR-15 style assault rifles were being machined, assembled, and sold from Giannone's Merlin Avenue home. At around 8:30 a.m. on March 24, detectives observed Giannone drop off his child at a nearby school, and said that he was in posses…

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Politics
Senate Defeats Murphy's Gun Control Amendment Senate Defeats Murphy's Gun Control Amendment
Senate Defeats Murphy's Gun Control Amendment FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – A group of Democratic Senators led by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) expressed great disappointment Monday evening after two proposed gun control amendments were defeated in the Senate. The two amendments were designed to expand background checks at gun shows and for online gun sales, and to deny gun sales to people on terrorist watch lists. The background check amendment, which was sponsored by Murphy, failed by a vote of 56 to 44, and the terror watch list amendment, which was proposed by Sen. John Cronyn (R-Texas), failed by…

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Politics
Murphy Continues Crusade For Gun Control Ahead Of Monday Senate Vote Murphy Continues Crusade For Gun Control Ahead Of Monday Senate Vote
Murphy Continues Crusade For Gun Control Ahead Of Monday Senate Vote FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) has barely had a moment's rest since leading a 15-hour filibuster on the Senate floor in support of gun control Wednesday. The junior Democratic senator took control of the floor late Wednesday morning and refused to yield until just after 2 a.m. Thursday, when he announced that Senate Republicans had agreed to vote on two amendments to address gun control. The Senate will vote Monday on a measure that would prevent people on terrorist watch lists from purchasing guns, and on one that expands background checks. After two hours of slee…

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Schools
Ridgefield High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Friday Ridgefield High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Friday
Ridgefield High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Friday RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield High School will bid farewell to the Class of 2016 Friday with a graduation ceremony. A total of 422 students will graduate at the ceremony, which will be held at 4 p.m. at the William A. O'Neill Center at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. The class speaker for the ceremony will be Emma Hergenrother and the faculty speaker will be Judy Silver. The ceremony will also include remarks by Principal Stacey Gross, Class President John Diorio and Valedictorian Siqiao Mu. "As the Class of 2016 concludes their high school career and moves on to th…

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Schools
Curling Stones Lead To Incident At Roger Ludlowe Middle School In Fairfield Curling Stones Lead To Incident At Roger Ludlowe Middle School In Fairfield
Curling Stones Lead To Incident At Roger Ludlowe Middle School In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Some home-made curling stones left in a parking lot at Roger Ludlowe Middle School in Fairfield caused a brief security incident Wednesday morning, according to Superintendent David G. Title. In an email to parents, Title said that Fairfield police were called after unknown items were located in a rear parking lot of the school at around 8 a.m. Wednesday. After a preliminary investigation, it was determined that the items were home-made curling stones, as used in the winter Olympic sport of Curling. "Although the items were presumed to be harmless, all proper proced…

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Trumbull High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Wednesday Trumbull High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Wednesday
Trumbull High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Wednesday TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Trumbull High School will bid farewell to the Class of 2016 Wednesday when it holds its annual graduation ceremony. The ceremony will be held at 5:45 p.m. on the Trumbull High School athletic field. In the event of dangerous weather, it will be moved inside. Tickets will be collected at the gate, and no one will be admitted without a ticket. Each student has been given eight outdoor tickets and two indoor tickets. No extra tickets will be given out. Graduates and their guests are asked to dress appropriately for the ceremony. Inappropriate graduates would include shorts, …

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Masuk High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Tuesday Masuk High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Tuesday
Masuk High School Class Of 2016 Graduates Tuesday MONROE, Conn. -- Masuk High School in Monroe will bid farewell to the Class of 2016 on Tuesday when it holds it annual graduation ceremony. The graduation ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the high school, 1014 Monroe Turnpike.

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News
Fairfield County LGBTQ Center Mourns Victims Of Orlando Shooting Fairfield County LGBTQ Center Mourns Victims Of Orlando Shooting
Fairfield County LGBTQ Center Mourns Victims Of Orlando Shooting NORWALK, Conn. -- The Triangle Community Center in Norwalk is mourning the victims of Sunday's shooting in Orlando, Florida and reaffirming its commitment to creating a safe place for the LGBTQ community in Fairfield County in the face of what would appear to be an attack on that community. "Our hearts go out to every individual impacted by the terrible acts that took place in Orlando this weekend," said TCC Executive Director Anthony Crisci. "Our commitment to creating safe spaces is stronger than ever. We will mourn alongside members of our community tonight, and wake up tom…

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Schools
Bethel High School's Class Of 2016 Graduates Friday Bethel High School's Class Of 2016 Graduates Friday
Bethel High School's Class Of 2016 Graduates Friday BETHEL, Conn. -- Bethel High School will bid farewell to the Class of 2016 Friday when it holds its annual graduation ceremony. The commencement ceremony will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the O'Neill Center on the westside campus of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.  The Class of 2016 valedictorian is Kendall Meenan and the salutatorian is Victoria Palmer. The graduating class is comprised of about 250 students. The class president is Amanda Nunes, vice president is Sara Rockmacher and secretary is Erin Belcourt. Principal Chris Troetti will be the main speaker. Additionally …

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Police & Fire
Body Of Woman Discovered In Danbury Lot Body Of Woman Discovered In Danbury Lot
Body Of Woman Discovered In Danbury Lot DANBURY, Conn. -- A Danbury resident discovered the body of a woman in a vacant lot on Elm Street Thursday morning, according to the News-Times. Police told the News-Times that the body was discovered in the lot near the Trinity Christian Tabernacle at around 10:15 a.m. The woman's body did not appear to show signs of trauma, and police are investigating the incident as an untimely death, the News-Times reported. Police detectives were on the scene Thursday, and the woman's body has been taken to the office of the Chief Medical Examiner for tests, according to the News-Times. The family of …

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