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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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News

YWCA Talk, Darien Board Of Finance Meeting Postponed DARIEN, Conn. -- A YWCA Darien/Norwalk Parent Awareness talk and the Darien Board of Finance meeting have been postponed due to impending winter weather Tuesday. The Parent Awareness talk on "Understanding the Teenage Brain" with lecturer Michael Nerney was originally scheduled for Tuesday night but has been postponed until Tuesday, March 31. The Board of Finance meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 10.

by Casey Donahue

03/03/2015

Police & Fire

Thief Smashes Window, Steals Cash At Darien Store DARIEN, Conn. -- Someone broke into Darien Carpet and stole $40 out of a drawer, according to police. The theft occurred just after midnight on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Officers responded to the store on Tokeneke Road on a report of a burglar alarm activation, police said. When officers arrived, they found that a window to a side entrance door had been smashed, police said. They checked the store and found that a single drawer in a desk had been opened, police said. The store owner told police that $40 from the petty cash drawer was missing. Everything else in the store was undisturbed. …

by Casey Donahue

03/03/2015

Police & Fire

Man Steals Cash Then Boards Train At Noroton Heights DARIEN, Conn. -- Someone stole cash from the concession stand at the Noroton Heights train station last week before boarding a train, Darien police said. The theft occurred Wednesday morning. Police responded to the concession stand shortly after 8:45 a.m. and spoke to an employee, who said that someone had stolen a cash register till with about $200 in cash. The employee said he had put the cash register drawer up on top of a counter and had left it unattended. Someone then came by and stole it, police said. The suspect was described as a white man in his late 20s wearing a black ja…

by Casey Donahue

03/02/2015

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police Seek Three Suspects In Assault At Gas Station NORWALK, Conn. -- Three men assaulted another man at a gas station in Norwalk early Saturday morning, according to police. Norwalk police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying the three men who committed the assault at 4:45 a.m. Saturday at the Mobil Gas Station on East Avenue. The three are believed to have targeted the victim because he had a large amount of cash in his possession, according to police. Nothing was taken from the victim, but he sustained injuries in the assault, police said. There were no weapons displayed or implied during the attack. All three were de…

by Casey Donahue

03/02/2015

Neighbors

Lifeguards Add To The Experience At Ridgefield Rec Center Pool RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The lifeguards at the Ridgefield Recreation Center's pool work hard to make sure that everyone who uses the facility has a safe and pleasant experience. There are about 40 lifeguards at the swimming pool at thecenter, which is operated by the Ridgefield Department of Parks and Recreation. Lifeguards range in age from high school students to older adults. They are all certified lifeguards who go through training for CPR, surveillance, rescue procedures and how to care for someone with a head, neck or back injury. "They scan the pool and make sure everything's running…

by Casey Donahue

03/02/2015

News

Norwalk Makes History With New Concussion Guidelines For Youth Sports NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk has become the first city in the state to approve a concussion program for its youth sports designed to protect injured kids and prevent them from further injury. The guidelines for dealing with a concussion in youth sports were approved by the Common Council this week and are designed to close the loophole in the current concussion law that protects only middle school and high school athletes on school-sponsored teams. Mike Mocciae, Norwalk Parks and Recreation director, worked on getting the guidelines passed for two years with Katherine Snedaker, a Norwalk co…

by Casey Donahue

02/27/2015

Business

Nordstrom Plans To Open Store In Proposed 95/7 Mall In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. – A commitment from high-end fashion retailer Nordstrom to open a full-line store in the proposed 95/7 mall could make Norwalk into a premier shopping destination. Nordstrom and mall developer General Growth Properties announced the new store together on Thursday. The upscale department store would be part of the 975,000-square-foot mall that Chicago-based GGP is seeking to develop on West Avenue near the entrances to I-95 and Route 7. In addition to retail space, the plan would also include hotel accommodations and an indoor public space. Plans are currently under review…

by Casey Donahue

02/27/2015

Neighbors

Like The Darien Arts Center's Photo To Help Them Win Giving Day Contest DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien Arts Center needs your help today, Feb. 26, to win a top cash prize in a contest sponsored by Fairfield County's Giving Day. Like this photo on the Darien Arts Center's Facebook page before 4:30 p.m. Thursday to help them win. The organization with the most likes on Facebook will win the contest.

by Casey Donahue

02/26/2015

Police & Fire

Norwalk Cop Prevents Metro-North Train From Hitting Car On Tracks NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk Police Officer Neil Robertson leapt into action and averted a possible tragedy by preventing a Metro-North train from hitting a car at a crossing in Norwalk this week. The near-accident occurred at a crossing near the intersection of Cross Street and Wilton Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Traffic was backed up throughout the city after a tractor-trailer accident closed down I-95 for hours. An SUV was stopped with its rear still on the tracks when the train gates began closing as a train approached on the Danbury Branch. Robertson was in the area after investigatin…

by Casey Donahue

02/26/2015

News

Drug Expert Warns Against Legalizing Pot In Danbury Talk DANBURY, Conn. – Drug policy adviser Kevin Sabet spoke about how legalizing marijuana in Connecticut could lead to the rise of a "Big Tobacco-like" industry during a talk Wednesday in Danbury. Sabet worked in the Obama administration as a senior adviser at the White House Office of National Drug Control policy and also worked in the Bush and Clinton administrations. He also is an author and one of the founders of Smart Approaches to Marijuana. He spoke at the Midwestern Connecticut Council of Alcoholism’s Annual Awards Dinner at the Ethan Allen Inn on the ramifications of legalizing mariju…

by Casey Donahue

02/26/2015

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