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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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Darien Cancels After-School Activities Darien Cancels After-School Activities
Darien Cancels After-School Activities DARIEN, Conn. - Darien schools have canceled all after-school activities and late buses because of the storm expected to hit Wednesday. Stay tuned to the Darien Daily Voice for more updates on the storm.

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Leone Re-Elected To Darien's 27th Senate District Leone Re-Elected To Darien's 27th Senate District
Leone Re-Elected To Darien's 27th Senate District STAMFORD, Conn. – Carlo Leone defeated Barry Michelson in the race to represent Stamford and Darien in the 27th Senate District in Tuesday’s election. The final numbers were not in Tuesday night, but with all of Darien and 21 of Stamford's 22 districts reporting, Leone had 16,535 votes, compared to Michelson's 10,576 votes. Democrat Leone was seeking his second term as a state senator. He was elected to the position in February 2011 in a special election. Before that he served in the Connecticut House of Representatives for eight years, including as House majority whip for his last term. …

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Wood Defeats Werner For Norwalk's 141st House District Wood Defeats Werner For Norwalk's 141st House District
Wood Defeats Werner For Norwalk's 141st House District DARIEN, Conn. – Terrie Wood won the race to represent Darien and Rowayton in the 141st House District, defeating Rob Werner in Tuesday’s election. Wood received 5,601 votes in Darien, compared to Werner's 1,966 votes. The final Rowayton numbers were not available Tuesday night, but Wood won there, according to Norwalk Town Clerk Rick McQuaid. Republican Wood was seeking her third term to the Connecticut House of Representatives. Before spending four years in Hartford, she was a member of several Darien organizations, including the Representative Town Meeting, the Republican Town Committee…

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Tong Beats Tarzia In Darien's 147th House District Tong Beats Tarzia In Darien's 147th House District
Tong Beats Tarzia In Darien's 147th House District STAMFORD, Conn. — William Tong won the race to represent Stamford and Darien in the 147th state House District, defeating Nicola Tarzia in a 5,636 to 4,312 vote in Tuesday's election, according to the registrars. Democrat Tong was seeking his fourth term as a state representative. Before being elected to the State House of Representatives, he served on the Personnel Commission of Stamford. He works as an attorney with Finn Dixon & Herling LLP and also serves on the board of the nonprofit group Person-to-Person. Earlier this year, he ran as a candidate for U.S. Senate. Republican Tarzi…

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Incumbents And Stein Win Darien Board Of Ed Race Incumbents And Stein Win Darien Board Of Ed Race
Incumbents And Stein Win Darien Board Of Ed Race DARIEN, Conn. – Elizabeth Hagerty-Ross, Sarah Schneider-Zuro and Katie Stein were elected Tuesday to the three open spots on the Darien Board of Education. Democratic candidate Pattie McCormick also ran but was defeated. This was the first contested Board of Education race in Darien since 1993. Republicans Hagerty-Ross and Schneider-Zuro were seeking re-election. Democrats Stein and McCormick were looking to fill the seat left vacant by George Reilly, who did not seek re-election, as well as gain an extra seat on the board for the Democrats. Hagerty-Ross won the most votes with 5,581, acc…

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Romney Wins Darien Nearly 2-1 Romney Wins Darien Nearly 2-1
Romney Wins Darien Nearly 2-1 DARIEN, Conn. — Mitt Romney won more votes from Darien voters than Barack Obama in Tuesday's election, according to the registrar of voters office. But Obama has won the state, according to CNN, while votes were still being tallied nationwide. Romney received 6,220 votes from Darien voters, compared with 3,182 votes for Obama. According to the registrar's office, absentee ballots were still being counted, and final numbers will likely not be available until Wednesday morning. Independent candidate Rocky Anderson received 11 votes, while Libertarian Gary Johnson received 55 votes. Stay t…

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Large Crowds Turn Out To Darien Polls Tuesday Large Crowds Turn Out To Darien Polls Tuesday
Large Crowds Turn Out To Darien Polls Tuesday DARIEN, Conn. - The line to vote was out the door Tuesday morning at Darien High School. This year's election should see a larger turnout than the 2008 presidential election if the rates keep up. As of 2 p.m. there were 6,574 votes cast, or 50.2 percent of all registered voters in Darien. The total is higher than the number who voted in last year's municipal election and in the referendum to overturn the Shuffle decision. At this point in the 2008 election, 47.6 percent of the town's voters had cast their ballot. The total turnout that year was 85.5 percent. "This has been an unprecedente…

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Darien Voters Head To The Polls Today Darien Voters Head To The Polls Today
Darien Voters Head To The Polls Today DARIEN, Conn. - Today is Election Day, and here's where Darien residents need to go to make their picks for president, federal and state legislatures and the Darien Board of Education. Remember, district lines have shifted since the last election, so you may not be voting in the same place where you voted last year. Click here to see in which voting district you live. The race that will obviously get the most attention is the one between U.S. President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Libertarian Gary Johnson and Independent Rocky Anderson also are on t…

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Darien Cancels Halloween As It Preps For Second Storm Darien Cancels Halloween As It Preps For Second Storm
Darien Cancels Halloween As It Preps For Second Storm DARIEN, Conn. — Darien has canceled its Halloween celebrations, which had been postponed until Wednesday because of Hurricane Sandy, in anticipation of another storm. Officials were urging residents to make emergency preparations and to expect additional power outages later this week. As of 6 p.m. Monday, 793 residents were without power, or 10 percent of the town. Full restoration is expected by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.   Connecticut Light & Power will keep all of its assets in town until Darien has full restoration and any impact from the coming storm is addressed, First Selectman Jayme …

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Darien Asks Voters Not To Disrupt Schools Darien Asks Voters Not To Disrupt Schools
Darien Asks Voters Not To Disrupt Schools DARIEN, Conn. ? Darien school officials are asking residents to avoid voting at certain times in order to minimize disruption to schools, which will open on a 90-minute delay Tuesday. Five of Darien's seven schools are designated as polling sites. The following is a list of when the schools will be busiest due to arrivals and departures: Darien High School (District Five): 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. and 2 to 2:30 p.m. Hindley School (District Four): 9:40 to 10:10 a.m. and 2:40 to 3:10 p.m. Holmes School (District Three): 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. and 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. Ox Ridge Schoo…

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