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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.

Casey Donahue's Contributions

Police & Fire

Westport Police Locate Suicidal Man With Gun WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport police located a suicidal person threatening to harm himself with a firearm and took him to the hospital Monday afternoon. Police responded to the area of Christies Garage on Cross Highway at around 4:30 p.m. Monday after receiving a report of a despondent individual threatening to harm himself with a firearm, police said. Traffic on area streets was briefly re-routed until officers could make contact with the person. The person was found unharmed and a firearm, which was registered and owned by him, was located and seized, according to police. The person was tak…

by Casey Donahue

03/07/2016

Police & Fire

Darien Police Take Teen Into Custody Who Appears In Video With Handgun DARIEN, Conn. -- A 16-year-old Darien High School student was taken into custody Friday after police said he appeared in an online video brandishing a handgun. Police said the School Resource Officer assigned to Darien High School was made aware Friday morning of a short video posted to social media, depicting what appeared to be a young white brandishing a handgun and issuing verbal taunts. The male's face was partially obscured by a bandana, police said. The taunts were not specifically directed at an identifiable person, group, place or institution, police said. The SRO was able to ide…

by Casey Donahue

03/04/2016

Politics

Darien Letter: Police Should Be Able To Ask For Open Carry Permits DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send letters to darien@dailyvoice.com. This Thursday, members of the CT General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security will hear public testimony on HB 5408, An Act Concerning the Presentation of a Carry Permit. It requires gun owners carrying in public to show their permit upon request by a police officer. Police should generally not be allowed to stop civilians for no reason. But guns are dangerous. At present, law enforcement officers can only demand a person openly carrying show a permit if …

by Casey Donahue

03/03/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police: Man In Van Offered Juvenile Candy NORWALK, Conn. -- A man in a van possibly offered a juvenile candy near Rowayton Elementary School in Norwalk Thursday morning, according to police.Police said the juvenile reported that they were walking on Wilson Avenue near Rowayton Elementary School at 9 a.m. Thursday when a dirty dark blue van with a loud muffler stopped nearby. The operator, who was described as a man in his 50s with a beard, waved at the juvenile and possibly offered the juvenile candy, police said. The juvenile immediately fled the scene and reported the incident. Additional patrols have been assigned to the area. T…

by Casey Donahue

03/03/2016

News

Some Roads Remain Closed In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Some roads in Greenwich were still impacted Friday morning by the strong winds and rains that came as a result of Wednesday night's storm, officials reported. The Greenwich Dispatch Center reported via Twitter that Parsonage Road has one lane passable between North Street and Cedarwood Drive. Earlier in the morning, Greenwich officials tweeted that Creamer Hill Road, Wilshire Road, Lower Cross Road, Huntingridge Road and Cherry Valley Road were closed. Wednesday's storm caused widespread road closures throughout town as a result of fallen trees and wires. Many roads wer…

by Daily Voice

02/26/2016

Events

Sherman Library Hosts Monthly Song Swap For Acoustic Musicians SHERMAN, Conn. — Grab your instrument and voice and join friends on the fourth Friday of every month for traditional and contemporary folksongs, bluegrass, blues swing and all acoustic styles at the Song Swap at the Sherman Library. “Come with a song you know and leave with one you don’t.” That’s the motto of cohosts Al Burgasser and Nancy Walsh. It’s unplugged jamming for people who enjoy playing and listening to acoustic music. The next Song Swap will be held Friday, Feb. 26. All levels of performers are welcome, from beginner to professional. Or just stop by to relax and enjoy musical ta…

by Casey Donahue

02/26/2016

News

Norwalk Yard Waste Site To Open After Storm NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Yard Waste site will be open on Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27 due to high amounts of debris that resulted from the storm that hit Wednesday and Thursday.The site will be open both days from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The scale closes from approximately noon to 12:30 p.m. For more information, visit the Norwalk website or contact Customer Service at (203) 854-3200. The Yard Waste Site is located at 15 S. Smith Street.

by Casey Donahue

02/26/2016

Politics

Letter: New Canaan's Boucher Welcomes New DMV Acting Commissioner WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Daily Voice accepts signed letters to the editor. Send letters to wilton@dailyvoice.com. To the Editor: Just four days into his new job, DMV Acting Commissioner Dennis Murphy came to an informational meeting with the transportation committee to report on his progress. He was able to offer something I have been seeking for months, some answers. His answer on long wait times to schedule driver’s license tests: the Commissioner explained that scheduling resources used for license only and license ID appointments are now being redeployed. The DMV originally planne…

by Sen. Toni Boucher

02/26/2016

News

Malloy Declares State Of Emergency To Fix Power Outages FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared a limited State of Emergency Thursday to help accelerate power restoration following widespread outages throughout the state that came as a result of Wednesday's storm. Eversource and United Illuminating reported thousands of power outages throughout Fairfield County as a result of strong winds and heavy rain Wednesday night. UI expects to restore all remaining customers by midnight. Eversource estimated Thursday that it would take until late Friday night to restore power to the majority of customers. To help deal with the outages, t…

by Casey Donahue

02/25/2016

News

Power Outages Persist In New Canaan FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Towns around Fairfield County continue to be plagued by widespread power outages Thursday afternoon as a result of trees and wires taken down in Wednesday night's storm. Eversource has said it could take until late Friday night to restore power to the majority of customers. Extra crews have been called in from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania to help with repairs. As of 3 p.m. Thursday, here are the power outage totals from Eversource for Fairfield County: Bethel: 630 customers out of 8,515, or 7 percent of the town Brookfield: 70 customer…

by Casey Donahue

02/25/2016

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