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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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Door-To-Door Salesman Charged With Breaking Into Darien Homes Door-To-Door Salesman Charged With Breaking Into Darien Homes
Door-To-Door Salesman Charged With Breaking Into Darien Homes DARIEN, Conn. -- A Chicago man working as a door-to-door salesman was charged with burglarizing homes on Hollow Tree Ridge Road in Darien on Friday, police said. Stanley Bradford, 21, was charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree burglary, sixth-degree larceny, criminal attempt at fifth-degree larceny and soliciting without a permit, police said. He was held on $50,000 bond and will appear in court Monday. A woman on Hollow Tree Ridge Road was working in her yard Friday afternoon when she saw a man, later identified as Bradford, crouched by her car, which was parked in her garage,…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Riding Bicycle Norwalk Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Riding Bicycle
Norwalk Police Release Photos Of Bank Robbery Riding Bicycle NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Police Department released additional photos Friday of the suspect from Thursday's robbery at First County Bank riding his bicycle at the Westport Avenue branch. The time stamp on the surveillance photos from the bank is 10:06 a.m. Thursday, according to the Norwalk Police Department's Facebook page. According to the police report, the suspect entered the bank at 469 Westport Ave. at 10:09 a.m. The man handed a note to a bank employee about the robbery, then fled three minutes later with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. The suspect is described a…

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Events
Author Of 'Norwalk' History Book To Sign Copies At Sheffield Island Events Author Of 'Norwalk' History Book To Sign Copies At Sheffield Island Events
Author Of 'Norwalk' History Book To Sign Copies At Sheffield Island Events NORWALK, Conn. -- Author Lisa Grant will be selling and signing copies of her book on the history of Norwalk at several events this weekend. "Norwalk" is the latest in Arcadia Publishing's "Images of America" series and was published in late June. The book contains images and postcards from Grant's own collection, as well as those of local historical societies and private collections. The book highlights sites and events from the mid-1800s to the 1960s, and features some of Norwalk's biggest industries, including, oystering, hatting, mills and factories. Grant is a lifelong resident of …

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Neighbors
Fairfield County Community Foundation Gives $10K for Norwalk Summer Camp Fairfield County Community Foundation Gives $10K for Norwalk Summer Camp
Fairfield County Community Foundation Gives $10K for Norwalk Summer Camp NORWALK, Conn. -- Kids in Norwalk will get to swim and learn about science thanks to the Fairfield County Community Foundation's $10,000 to support the Carver Foundation of Norwalk's 2014 summer camp. The camp is held at Columbus School and offers education, recreation and enrichment activities for more than 200 students during the summer. The camp is operated through partnerships with a number of community organizations. The kids learn about plants through the Friends of Ryan Park, do project-based experiments in science through the Maritime Aquarium and Stepping Stones, and learn how to…

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Business
EVEN Hotels Celebrates Norwalk Opening With Wellness Event EVEN Hotels Celebrates Norwalk Opening With Wellness Event
Even Hotels Celebrates Norwalk Opening With Wellness Event NORWALK, Conn. -- EVEN Hotels marked the opening of its first location in Norwalk with a wellness celebration Thursday evening as it pushed the idea that travelers can stay healthy and fit, even while on the road. The Norwalk location is the first of several EVEN Hotels that will be opened. The concept of the hotel is to provide a place for travelers who want to stay healthy while on the road. "We built this brand very simply: to help people who are traveling feel better about themselves when they walk out of the door than when they walked in," said Adam Glickman, head of EVEN Hotels. T…

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Police & Fire
Search Underway For Suspect In Bank Robbery In Norwalk Search Underway For Suspect In Bank Robbery In Norwalk
Search Underway For Suspect In Bank Robbery In Norwalk Updated, 2:30 p.m.: Norwalk police have released a photo of the suspect in the Thursday morning robbery of the First County Bank on Westport Avenue. Police said the man walked into the bank at 10:09 a.m. and handed a note to a bank employee. He then fled the building three minutes later with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said. The suspect is described as a 5-foot, 6-inch black male weighing 170 pounds with a scruffy beard, police said. He was wearing baggy pants, a black hat, a white windbreaker jacket and work gloves, and carrying a transparent bag, according to police. No weap…

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Police & Fire
Investigation Continues In Crash That Left Darien Man In Critical Condition Investigation Continues In Crash That Left Darien Man In Critical Condition
Investigation Continues In Crash That Left Darien Man In Critical Condition DARIEN, Conn. -- Police continue to investigate a car accident that has left a Darien man in the hospital for more than a month. The June 9 accident on Nearwater Lane in Darien left the 33-year-old driver in critical condition. His 2015 Audi A3 was totaled in the crash, and it took firefighters about 30 minutes to extract him from his car, police said. The man remains in the hospital recovering from injuries that he sustained in the crash, police said Wednesday. The vehicle was taken back to police headquarters, and last week investigators were able to obtain a warrant to search the car…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Woman Charged With Drug Possession, Hitting Neighbor Norwalk Woman Charged With Drug Possession, Hitting Neighbor
Norwalk Woman Charged With Drug Possession, Hitting Neighbor NORWALK, Conn. -- A Norwalk woman was arrested on drug charges Tuesday after police said she hit her neighbor. Leslie Umpierre, 37, was arrested on charges of third-degree assault, possession of hallucinogens, possession of less than a half-ounce of marijuana and second-degree breach of the peace. She was held on a $1,500 bond and will appear in court July 24. Police received a complaint of a disturbance on Paradiso Street around 5:40 p.m. on Tuesday. They spoke with a resident, who said she was returning home from the corner store when her neighbor, Umpierre, approached her. The reside…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Man Charged With Stealing For Second Time This Week Norwalk Man Charged With Stealing For Second Time This Week
Norwalk Man Charged With Stealing For Second Time This Week NORWALK, Conn. --  A 63-year-old Norwalk man was arrested and charged with stealing for the second time this week. Samuel Stroman was arrested Tuesday on a charge of sixth-degree larceny and issued a summons to appear in court July 24. Stroman was being treated at Norwalk Hospital Tuesday when a nurse found him rummaging through her purse, according to police reports. When the nurse confronted him, Stroman took $17 in cash from her purse and stuck it in his sock. Then he put it in his underwear. Hospital staff removed the cash and returned it to the nurse before calling the police. Two …

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Teen Charged With Stabbing Half-Sister In The Back Norwalk Teen Charged With Stabbing Half-Sister In The Back
Norwalk Teen Charged With Stabbing Half-Sister In The Back NORWALK, Conn. -- A Norwalk teen stabbed her half-sister in the back on Jefferson Street on Tuesday night, police said. Police received a report of a stabbing at about 8 p.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the 16-year-old victim bleeding significantly from her back, according to police reports. As officers and family members treated the wound, the girl pointed to her 17-year-old half-sister and said that she had stabbed her, police said. EMS arrived and treated the victim, police said. The two girls had gotten into an argument over a man, police said. The olde…

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