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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Stamford Ranks Among Most Expensive Places To Raise A Family Stamford Ranks Among Most Expensive Places To Raise A Family Stamford Ranks Among Most Expensive Places To Raise A Family
Stamford Ranks Among Most Expensive Places To Raise A Family FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A new study has found that the Stamford-Norwalk and Danbury areas of Fairfield County are among the 10 most expensive places to live in the country, according to MarketWatch. The ranking of the most expensive places to raise a family uses data from the Economic Policy Institute that studies how much families need to spend to get by. The data looks at the cost of simply paying the bills based on costs of housing, taxes, childcare, healthcare, and other expenses, without taking savings into account. The most expensive city to raise two kids is Washington, D.C., accor…
Danbury Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun To Stranger's House Danbury Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun To Stranger's House Danbury Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun To Stranger's House
Danbury Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun To Stranger's House DANBURY, Conn. -- Police arrested a Danbury man after he showed up at a stranger's home with a loaded handgun last week, according to WLAD. Police told WLAD that Victor Omar Fontanez, 26, showed up at a home on Montgomery Street just before midnight on Thursday, looking for somebody. The residents told police that they did not know Fontanez, and he did not tell officers why he was at the home, WLAD reported. Police found Fontanez in his car with a loaded .38 revolver, according to WLAD. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, threatening with the use of a firearm, carrying a…
Unlocked Cars Stolen, Broken Into In Trumbull Unlocked Cars Stolen, Broken Into In Trumbull Unlocked Cars Stolen, Broken Into In Trumbull
Unlocked Cars Stolen, Broken Into In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Three cars that were left unlocked with the keys inside were stolen from driveways in Trumbull in the past week, according to police. A number of other cars also had items stolen from inside.In one instance, police said that thieves broke into an unlocked car and used a garage door opener to get into a home while the residents slept. All three stolen cars were eventually recovered. They had been parked on Inca Drive, Killian Avenue and Main Street between March 1 and 5.  One was involved in a pursuit with police in Hartford and later recovered in Southington. The one that…
Redding Police Charge Norwalk Man With Sexual Assault Of A Minor Redding Police Charge Norwalk Man With Sexual Assault Of A Minor Redding Police Charge Norwalk Man With Sexual Assault Of A Minor
Redding Police Charge Norwalk Man With Sexual Assault Of A Minor REDDING, Conn. -- A Norwalk man was charged with sexually assaulting a minor in Redding last week, according to the Redding Pilot.Police did not release the name of the 56-year-old Norwalk man because they said doing so would compromise the identity of the victim, the Redding Pilot reported. The man was arrested on Thursday, March 2 and charged with three counts of first-degree sexual assault, three counts of risk of injury to a minor, and three counts of illegal sexual contact with a minor under 16 years old, the Redding Pilot reported. The man was arrested after a months-long investigation…
Water Main Breaks At Danbury Hospital Water Main Breaks At Danbury Hospital Water Main Breaks At Danbury Hospital
Water Main Breaks At Danbury Hospital DANBURY, Conn. -- Crews are repairing a water main break at Danbury Hospital Wednesday morning.Danbury firefighters are on scene and set up a temporary hydrant to provide support for the water main break.
Two Escape Harm In House Fire On Carver Street In Bridgeport Two Escape Harm In House Fire On Carver Street In Bridgeport Two Escape Harm In House Fire On Carver Street In Bridgeport
Two Escape Harm In House Fire On Carver Street In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Two people managed to escape a Bridgeport house fire early Wednesday morning without any injuries, according to NBC Connecticut. The home on Carver Street caught fire at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, with firefighters arriving to find smoke and flames coming from the second floor, NBC Connecticut reported. Two people were at home but managed to get out, according to NBC Connecticut. The two residents were alerted to the flames by a smoke detector, which had recently been installed as part of the city's Smoke Detector Awareness Program, fire officials told NBC Connecticut.…
Another Cold Snap: Snow, Plunging Temps Headed For Darien Another Cold Snap: Snow, Plunging Temps Headed For Darien Another Cold Snap: Snow, Plunging Temps Headed For Darien
Another Cold Snap: Snow, Plunging Temps Headed For Darien FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — It will be sunny and warm Wednesday, but don't be fooled into believing it's spring. There's a 60 percent chance of snow on Friday and temperatures in Fairfield County will plunge below freezing by the end of the week, with overnight lows in the teens.  A cold front will pass through the region Wednesday morning, bringing with it some possible scattered showers, according to the National Weather Service. But afterwards it will clear up, and temperatures will be well above normal, with a high around 56 and some 60 degree readings possible away from the coasts. There…
Gift Cards Donated To Sick Trumbull Teacher Stolen By Janitor Gift Cards Donated To Sick Trumbull Teacher Stolen By Janitor Gift Cards Donated To Sick Trumbull Teacher Stolen By Janitor
Gift Cards Donated To Sick Trumbull Teacher Stolen By Janitor TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A janitor at Daniels Farm School in Trumbull was charged with stealing gift cards that a group of students had donated to a sick teacher, according to the Connecticut Post.Police told the Connecticut Post that a group of students had gathered $150 in gift cards and a get well card and placed them in the teacher's mailbox. The principal of the school later complained to police that the cards had been stolen out of the mailbox, the Connecticut Post reported. Police investigated and found that the gift cards had been used at a local gas station, supermarket and restaurant, th…
Police: NY Men Caught Stealing Oil From 2 Danbury Restaurants Police: NY Men Caught Stealing Oil From 2 Danbury Restaurants Police: NY Men Caught Stealing Oil From 2 Danbury Restaurants
Police: NY Men Caught Stealing Oil From 2 Danbury Restaurants DANBURY, Conn. — Two Yonkers men were charged with stealing oil from two Danbury restaurants after the owner of one of the restaurants caught them, according to police. On March 2 the restaurateur who had been victimized staked out his restaurant and saw two men stealing his used oil, police said. The men used an unmarked van which contained siphoning equipment and two large tanks for containing the oil. The restaurateur followed the van to another restaurant, and later called police. Officers caught up to the van a short time later at Stew Leonard's. The two men were arrested and the van w…
Westport K-9 Officer Busts Driver On Drug Charges Westport K-9 Officer Busts Driver On Drug Charges Westport K-9 Officer Busts Driver On Drug Charges
Westport K-9 Officer Busts Driver On Drug Charges WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Torrington man was arrested on drug charges in Westport on Sunday after a K-9 officer spotted him rolling through a stop sign, police said. At around 10:25 p.m. K-9 Officer James Loomer was on patrol and observed Joseph Costello, 48, fail to stop for the stop sign at the intersection of the Sherwood Island Connector and the I-95 entrance ramp, police said.  Costello was stopped, and police said that combined with on-scene observations of items in plain view, along with the assistance of K-9 Koda, several different prescription pills not in any prescription bottles and d…
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