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, CT
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Darien Officially Breaks World Record For Longest Arm-Linked Toast Darien Officially Breaks World Record For Longest Arm-Linked Toast Darien Officially Breaks World Record For Longest Arm-Linked Toast
Darien Officially Breaks World Record For Longest Arm-Linked Toast DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien is now in the Guinness Book of World Records after 558 people of all ages from throughout the community joined together Saturday to form the world's largest arm-linked toast. The feat was accomplished at Darien Town Hall, where members of the Darien Youth Commission organized community participants into a long chain in the gymnasium. Each person was facing the opposite direction of the two people on his or her sides, and linked arms at the elbows. The residents then toasted small bottles of water to break the old record of only 495 people. "It was so exciting,…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Firefighters Deal With Frozen Hydrants During Garbage Truck Blaze Fairfield Firefighters Deal With Frozen Hydrants During Garbage Truck Blaze Fairfield Firefighters Deal With Frozen Hydrants During Garbage Truck Blaze
Fairfield Firefighters Deal With Frozen Hydrants During Garbage Truck Blaze FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield firefighters had to contend with more than just the blaze while trying to extinguish a flaming garbage truck Saturday morning -- they had to deal with two frozen fire hydrants. Fire officials received a report of a truck full of garbage that was on fire at the transfer station on One Rod Highway at about 10:15 a.m. Saturday. Engines 1, 3 and 4, Ladder 1 and Car 3 responded and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the rear and side of a tractor-trailer filled with garbage. Fire personnel immediately began to aggressively attack the fire, according to fir…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Youth Commission To Attempt World Record Saturday Darien Youth Commission To Attempt World Record Saturday Darien Youth Commission To Attempt World Record Saturday
Darien Youth Commission To Attempt World Record Saturday DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien Youth Commission will attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the largest arm-linked toast Saturday at Darien Town Hall. All are welcome to participate in the event, which will take just a little more than 30 minutes. Those who would like to participate should arrive at the Darien Town Hall gymnasium at 2 Renshaw Road by 2 p.m. on Saturday for the 2:30 p.m. toast. “We are actively seeking participants to help make this happen. We need over 495 people to break the current record,” said Alicia Sillars, youth director of the commission. Alex Hager, Blue …

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk City Hall Upgrades Equipment To Be More Energy Efficient, Cut Costs Norwalk City Hall Upgrades Equipment To Be More Energy Efficient, Cut Costs Norwalk City Hall Upgrades Equipment To Be More Energy Efficient, Cut Costs
Norwalk City Hall Upgrades Equipment To Be More Energy Efficient, Cut Costs NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk officials gathered Friday to celebrate new energy conservation efforts at City Hall that they say will save the city money and reduce its carbon footprint. The project spearheaded by the Mayor’s Energy and Environment Task Force will see more than 2,000 fluorescent light fixtures at City Hall replaced with high efficiency T8 bulbs. The city has also replaced two 27- year-old boilers in City Hall’s basement with three new condensing boilers. The new fixtures are expected to save the city thousands of dollars a year in energy costs. “We’ve dramatically reduced Cit…

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Darien, CT
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Shoppers Can Hit Locally Owned Stores As Darien Hosts Indoor Sidewalk Sales Shoppers Can Hit Locally Owned Stores As Darien Hosts Indoor Sidewalk Sales Shoppers Can Hit Locally Owned Stores As Darien Hosts Indoor Sidewalk Sales
Shoppers Can Hit Locally Owned Stores As Darien Hosts Indoor Sidewalk Sales DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien shoppers can escape the cold and support their local businesses next week when the Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Indoor Sidewalk Sales. The Indoor Sidewalk Sales will last from Monday, Feb. 2, to Friday, Feb. 9. Many stores will be participating, including: Beadz Boutique, Darien Sport Shop, Everything is Rosey, Folly, Helen Ainson, Spree, Runner's Roost, the Dock Shop, Wendy's Closet, Wishlist, Wild Birds Unlimited, and Wiggles and Giggles. Each one of these stores is owned by a local resident. The Darien Rowayton Bank is the t…

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Norwalk, CT
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Maritime Aquarium Seal Picks Seahawks To Win Super Bowl Maritime Aquarium Seal Picks Seahawks To Win Super Bowl Maritime Aquarium Seal Picks Seahawks To Win Super Bowl
Maritime Aquarium Seal Picks Seahawks To Win Super Bowl NORWALK, Conn. – In a feat involving aquatic leaps and team pennants, the Maritime Aquarium’s harbor seal Polly has picked the Seattle Seahawks to best the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Polly made her pick Thursday at the aquarium in Norwalk during a public feeding and demonstration of the seals’ skills. She made her choice by jumping straight out of the water and touching suspended pennants representing the two teams playing in Sunday’s big game. In a best of three choice, she chose the Seahawks pennant twice and the Patriots pennant once. For the past few years, the seals ha…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Arts Center Holds More Auditions For 'On Golden Pond' Darien Arts Center Holds More Auditions For 'On Golden Pond' Darien Arts Center Holds More Auditions For 'On Golden Pond'
Darien Arts Center Holds More Auditions For 'On Golden Pond' DARIEN, Conn. -- The Darien Arts Center will hold extra auditions Thursday and Saturday for its production of "On Golden Pond" after some auditions were canceled last weekend due to weather. The auditions will take place Thursday, Jan. 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday, Jan. 31, from noon to 2 p.m. at the DAC Visual Arts Studio. The Visual Arts Studio is located at 2 Renshaw Road behind Darien Town Hall, and is located past the Darien Arts Center main entrance in the building across from the baseball field dugout. The award-winning play was written by Ernest Thompson and deals …

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Darien, CT
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Darien Restaurant Employee Charged With Selling Pot To Teens Darien Restaurant Employee Charged With Selling Pot To Teens Darien Restaurant Employee Charged With Selling Pot To Teens
Darien Restaurant Employee Charged With Selling Pot To Teens DARIEN, Conn. -- A Darien man was arrested Monday after police said he was selling marijuana to teens from a local restaurant. Namgyao Kelsang, 20, was charged with two counts of illegal sale of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of narcotics and one count of conspiracy to sale of a controlled substance. He was held on $11,000 bond and will appear in court Wednesday. Over the past several weeks, the department's Selective Enforcement Unit developed information that an employee of Steam Restaurant on Post Road was selling marijuana to local teens, police said. The sales too…

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New Canaan, CT
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New Canaan Schools To Open On Two-Hour Delay Wednesday New Canaan Schools To Open On Two-Hour Delay Wednesday New Canaan Schools To Open On Two-Hour Delay Wednesday
New Canaan Schools To Open On Two-Hour Delay Wednesday NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- All New Canaan public schools will open on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, Jan. 28, after being closed Tuesday due to the nor'easter. Here are the school start times:  New Canaan High School: 9:30 a.m. Grades 7 and 8 at Saxe: 9:30 a.m. Grades 5 and 6 at Saxe: 10:20 a.m. South School: 10:15 a.m.  East School and West School: 11:05 a.m. St. Luke’s School will open at 10 a.m. New Canaan Country School has a two-hour delay.

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton Schools To Open On Two-Hour Delay Wednesday Wilton Schools To Open On Two-Hour Delay Wednesday Wilton Schools To Open On Two-Hour Delay Wednesday
Wilton Schools To Open On Two-Hour Delay Wednesday WILTON, Conn. -- All Wilton public schools will open on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, Jan. 28 after being closed Tuesday due to the nor'easter.

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