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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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Neighbors

Lynn Hamlen To Retire As Head Of Darien Nature Center DARIEN, Conn. - Lynn Hamlen will retire as executive director of the Darien Nature Center in May after serving in the position for the past 20 years. Hamlen will be retiring May 3. She joined the Darien Nature Center in 1993 after serving five years as the chairman of the Darien Board of Education. "As I looked to my next challenge, it was a gift to find this wonderful place dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of preserving our environment," she said. The Darien Nature Center began as a summer program in 1979 at the Darien Community Association. It then moved to a permanen…

by Casey Donahue

02/28/2013

Schools

58 Darien High School Students Join National Honor Society DARIEN, Conn. - Darien High School inducted 58 students as new members of the National Honor Society recently in a ceremony in the school auditorium. The students were selected by the chapter’s Faculty Council for meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership and character. The new members are: Bettina Arkhurst, Lia Barsanti, Zachary Basu, Barbara Bell, Kellyn Berrigan, Sloane Bessey, Julia Black, Aidan Brannigan, Donald Brown, Emma Byrne, Jordan Cassetta, Victoria Chao, Matthew Coley, Marco Criscuolo, Rohit Datta, Brian Davey, Adrienne Dean, Victoria Eng, James Farrington, E…

by Casey Donahue

02/28/2013

News

Report: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Upsets New Canaan Mom Of 9/11 Victim NEW CANAAN, Conn. - A New Canaan woman who lost her son on Sept. 11, 2001, is upset that her son's voice is heard in a montage in the film "Zero Dark Thirty," according to a report in the New York Daily News. The film, which tells the story of the 10-year hunt for Osama bin Laden, opens with a black screen and an audio montage of voice messages left by people trapped in the World Trade Center the morning of Sept. 11. One of the voices heard is that of Bradley Fetchet, the 24-year-old son of New Canaan's Mary and Frank Fetchet. Mary Fetchet, who founded the New Canaan-based Voices of Septe…

by Casey Donahue

02/27/2013

Schools

Power Restored To Royle Elementary School In Darien Updated 1:30 p.m. DARIEN, Conn. - Power has been restored to Royle Elementary School in Darien after being knocked out Wednesday morning. All phones and email are operating. All other power outages in Darien have been restored, CL&P reports. Original article: DARIEN, Conn. ? Power was out at Royle Elementary School in Darien Wednesday morning, Principal Keith Margolus announced. Students were able to continue working, but parents will not be able to contact the school by phone or email until power is restored, Margolus said. Also, the school will not receive messages about chang…

by Casey Donahue

02/27/2013

Schools

Darien To Replace Or Fix Oil Tanks At All Schools DARIEN, Conn. - The Darien school district will replace or repair its failing oil tanks at all schools, it was announced at Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting. Officials said the district is applying for state grants to help pay for the $518,000 project. Last summer, the tanks at four elementary schools failed environmental tests required by the state. The district took a look at the remaining schools and discovered that none of the monitoring systems were working at any of the schools. An engineering firm was brought in to develop plans and specifications for the replacements. …

by Casey Donahue

02/27/2013

Events

Darien Rowayton Bank Sponsors Women Of Distinction DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien Rowayton Bank is sponsoring a luncheon honoring the achievements of Darien and Norwalk women. The YWCA Darien/Norwalk’s fourth annual Women of Distinction will be held May 16 at the Woodway Country Club. The Women of Distinction Award is given each year to local women who act as leaders, role models, agents for change, mentors or inspirations to others. The women are nominated by local residents, volunteers, teachers and business owners for making a difference in their workplace, community or nonprofit organization. Last year’s winners were Kate Larson, Betty Jewe…

by Casey Donahue

02/26/2013

Politics

Leaders Talk Gun Control At Darien Panel Event DARIEN, Conn. - More than 100 people gathered at the Darien Library Saturday for a discussion on gun control policies at the local, state and federal level. Panelists included U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, Darien Police Chief Duane Lovello and Ron Pinciaro, executive director of Connecticut Against Gun Violence. The panel was moderated by former Selectman Callie Sullivan and hosted by the Darien Democratic Town Committee as part of its new series "Policy Matters: Conversations that Strengthen our Community." The panelists discussed their views on legisla…

by Casey Donahue

02/26/2013

News

Darien Post 53 Response Times Ahead Of National Averages DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien Post 53 emergency medical service average response time was above national averages in 2012, according to a report by the EMS Review Committee. Post 53, which is mostly staffed by teens, was called 1,525 times in 2012, with an average response time of six minutes, one second. The national standard is between eight and 12 minutes. Darien's response time is measured from the time the call is received to when an ambulance arrives on scene. In previous years it has been measured from the time the ambulance is dispatched to when it arrives. Post 53 also responded to calls…

by Casey Donahue

02/26/2013

Police & Fire

Darien Police: Gym Employees Stole Credit Card Info DARIEN, Conn. - Two employees of the Equinox gym in Darien were charged with stealing members' credit card information to buy clothes, police said. Katlyne Lauture, 25, and Monefa Hamilton, 23, of Stamford were charged with third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny and illegal use of credit cards. They surrendered Friday after being notified of warrants for their arrest and were released on a promise to appear in court on March 4, police said. Management notified police that the two employees used members' credit card information to make clothing purchases at the Equ…

by Casey Donahue

02/25/2013

Police & Fire

Woman Charged With Using Forged Prescriptions In Darien DARIEN, Conn. ? A Bronx woman has been charged with forging prescriptions at a pharmacy in Darien, according to police. Bianca Thompson, 22, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant charging her with obtaining a controlled drug by fraud, obtaining a controlled drug by forged prescription and illegal use of a false prescription. She was released on a promise to appear in court on March 1. Thompson was one of three people arrested in Monroe in June 2011 and charged with fraudulently obtaining oxycodone pills from a Rite Aid in Monroe. During an investigation, Monroe police determined that Thompson…

by Casey Donahue

02/25/2013

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