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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Norwalk, CT
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New Cheesecake Baking Company Opens Doors In Norwalk New Cheesecake Baking Company Opens Doors In Norwalk New Cheesecake Baking Company Opens Doors In Norwalk
New Cheesecake Baking Company Opens Doors In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- Brad Sibilio took a cheesecake recipe that has been in his family for three generations and decided to put his own spin on it. That has now culminated in the opening of the first storefront of BMS Baking Company on Liberty Square in Norwalk. Sibilio, who was born in Stamford and grew up in Darien, started with his grandmother's recipe. He started to come up with his own varieties of the recipe, which had been handed down to his mother and then to him. He began by selling the cheesecakes out of his home to restaurants and country clubs, and then expanded to opening his own…

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Norwalk, CT
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Malloy Announces Plan To Replace Embattled Norwalk Train Bridge Malloy Announces Plan To Replace Embattled Norwalk Train Bridge Malloy Announces Plan To Replace Embattled Norwalk Train Bridge
Malloy Announces Plan To Replace Embattled Norwalk Train Bridge NORWALK, Conn. -- Funding and scheduling plans have been put in place to replace the embattled 118-year-old Metro-North Walk Bridge, said state and federal officials gathered near the embattled bridge in Norwalk on Thursday morning. The bridge failed twice in two weeks this year, delaying Metro-North and Amtrak trains along the Northeast corridor and prompting officials to call for its replacement. The Department of Transportation began designs for the replacement bridge in July and expect to be completed with that work in 2016. It hopes to select a contractor by the end of 2016 and beg…

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Norwalk Community College Campus Goes Smoke-Free Norwalk Community College Campus Goes Smoke-Free Norwalk Community College Campus Goes Smoke-Free
Norwalk Community College Campus Goes Smoke-Free NORWALK, Conn. -- Non-smokers will be able to breathe a sigh of relief as Norwalk Community College has gone completely smoke-free. Starting Wednesday, the college has instituted a ban on all smoking and tobacco products anywhere on campus. The school becomes only the second campus in the state to ban smoking campuswide, after Quinnipiac University's North Haven campus. Smoking in all buildings used for government operations has been banned in Connecticut since 1993. “NCC is implementing this tobacco- and smoke-free campus policy to provide a safe and healthy working and learning env…

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Norwalk, CT
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Police: Norwalk Teen Posted Harassing Photos Of Teacher On App Police: Norwalk Teen Posted Harassing Photos Of Teacher On App Police: Norwalk Teen Posted Harassing Photos Of Teacher On App
Police: Norwalk Teen Posted Harassing Photos Of Teacher On App NORWALK, Conn. -- A 14 year-old Brien McMahon High School student was referred to juvenile authorities after she posted harassing pictures of a teacher on a social media app, Norwalk police said. The student resource officer at Brien McMahon reported that he became aware of a new app called Streetchat, which allows individuals to check in to schools and anonymously post photos and comments. After downloading the app to stay aware of what students were doing, the officer discovered several vulgar posts made by students at Brien McMahon, according to police reports. Among the posts the…

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Norwalk, CT
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New Norwalk Art Exhibit Combines Past And Present New Norwalk Art Exhibit Combines Past And Present New Norwalk Art Exhibit Combines Past And Present
New Norwalk Art Exhibit Combines Past And Present NORWALK, Conn. -- Artists from all over Fairfield County are featured in a new exhibit at the Maritime Garage Gallery in Norwalk designed to evoke memories of well-known vistas and personal spaces. "We intended to to pull in mixes that evoke a memory or a familiar feeling or a special feeling," said Sooo-Z Mastropietro, curator of the "Deja New" exhibit. The exhibit was originally inspired by the new Ironworks building in South Norwalk and how the area has changed over time. "It's the same land, but we keep rebuilding and redesigning. We tend to think of what used to be there, and how t…

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Westport, CT
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Malloy Signs New Law At Staples Aimed At Reducing Concussions Among Youth Malloy Signs New Law At Staples Aimed At Reducing Concussions Among Youth Malloy Signs New Law At Staples Aimed At Reducing Concussions Among Youth
Malloy Signs New Law At Staples Aimed At Reducing Concussions Among Youth WESTPORT, Conn. -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a new bill into law at Staples High School in Westport that is designed to reduce the number of concussions in youth athletics. "What we really need to do is make sure we're spending time to get the right diagnosis and the time to make sure that the brain is repairing itself, and that we're not going to interfere with the brain repairing itself and then cause further injury," Malloy said. He said that 13.5 percent of student athletes report having received concussions during sports, and that as a former student athlete himself he understands …

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Westport, CT
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Man Charged With Stealing Credit Cards In Westport Man Charged With Stealing Credit Cards In Westport Man Charged With Stealing Credit Cards In Westport
Man Charged With Stealing Credit Cards In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- A Waterbury man was arrested Saturday and charged with stealing credit cards out of a woman's purse at the Humane Society in Westport and using them around town, according to police. Dean Henton, 47, was charged with four counts of credit card theft, four counts of illegal use of a credit card, receipt of goods by illegal credit card use, criminal attempt at illegal use of a credit card, fifth-degree larceny, criminal trespass and violation of probation. He was held on $20,000 bond and will appear in court on Oct. 7. Officers responded to the Humane Society on Post Ro…

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Norwalk, CT
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18-Year-Old Shot In The Leg On Suncrest Road In Norwalk 18-Year-Old Shot In The Leg On Suncrest Road In Norwalk 18-Year-Old Shot In The Leg On Suncrest Road In Norwalk
18-Year-Old Shot In The Leg On Suncrest Road In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- A Norwalk man was shot in the leg on Suncrest Road on Saturday night, according to police. Officers arrived on the scene shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday to find an 18-year-old victim who had been shot in the leg, according to police reports. EMS arrived and transported the victim to Norwalk Hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The victim told police that he and a group of friends were outside a residence on Suncrest Road when somebody fired shots at them from across the street. The shooter was described as a light-skinned black male, 5 feet,…

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Himes Disputes Debicella's Claims About Bridgeport Shipyard Himes Disputes Debicella's Claims About Bridgeport Shipyard Himes Disputes Debicella's Claims About Bridgeport Shipyard
Himes Disputes Debicella's Claims About Bridgeport Shipyard NORWALK, Conn. – U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th District) said that it is a lie when his Republican opponent Dan Debicella blames him for the closing of Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport. In a recent press conference and in his latest television ad, Debicella said Himes voted to grant $3 million of taxpayer money to Derecktor in 2009. Derecktor, a luxury yacht-builder, had gone bankrupt in 2008, and after receiving money, went bankrupt again in 2012. Debicella said that it cost the Bridgeport area 300 jobs. In a recent interview with the Daily Voice in his Norwalk campaign office, Himes sai…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Bat Maker Brings His Business To The Big Leagues Norwalk Bat Maker Brings His Business To The Big Leagues Norwalk Bat Maker Brings His Business To The Big Leagues
Norwalk Bat Maker Brings His Business To The Big Leagues NORWALK, Conn. -- In the past few years, Peter Tucci has gone from producing 150 baseball bats a year out of his Norwalk garage to running a lumber company that makes about 16,000 bats a year, many of which are used by Major League Baseball players. Tucci, a former professional player, was a first-round pick for the Toronto Blue Jays in 1996. During his baseball career, he would adjust his own bats to get the right feel. After retiring from the minor leagues in 2001 with a hand injury, he started to make bats full time. Tucci Lumber bats are now used by more than 150 Major League players o…

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