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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Police: Man Shoves Norwalk Hospital Doctor, Employee Police: Man Shoves Norwalk Hospital Doctor, Employee Police: Man Shoves Norwalk Hospital Doctor, Employee
Police: Man Shoves Norwalk Hospital Doctor, Employee NORWALK, Conn. -- A Waterbury man was charged with pushing a doctor and another employee at Norwalk Hospital on Tuesday, June 3, according to police. Danny Palmer, 48, was charged with two counts of assault on emergency medical personnel, second-degree breach of peace and second-degree threatening. He was held on $10,000 bond and will appear in court Tuesday, June 10. The incident began after police received a call about an intoxicated person on James Street near Perry Avenue. Officers located him and, due to his level of intoxication, took him to Norwalk Hospital for evaluation, police s…

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Homeless Man Charged With Spitting On People At South Norwalk Station Homeless Man Charged With Spitting On People At South Norwalk Station Homeless Man Charged With Spitting On People At South Norwalk Station
Homeless Man Charged With Spitting On People At South Norwalk Station NORWALK, Conn. -- A homeless man was arrested on charges of spitting on people at the South Norwalk train station, according to police. Lawrence Luchor, 45, was charged with second-degree breach of peace and third-degree assault. He was held on $2,500 bond and will appear in court on June 10. Officers received a complaint Tuesday evening that someone was at the South Norwalk train station, going through garbage cans and throwing garbage on the ground, police said. Security officers began to move toward the man, later identified as Luchor, when they were approached by a woman who said he…

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Darien, CT
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Police Further Investigate Darien Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling Police Further Investigate Darien Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling Police Further Investigate Darien Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling
Police Further Investigate Darien Bookkeeper Charged With Embezzling DARIEN, Conn. -- Darien police are further investigating Cynthia Tanner, who was charged Monday with embezzling more than $180,000 from the National Veterans Services Fund and also did volunteer bookkeeping for the Darien Veterans of Foreign Wars Post. Tanner, 52, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree larceny. Tanner served as the bookkeeper for the National Veterans Services Fund since 2008, and is believed to have used more than $830,000 of the organization's funds for her personal use, according to police. Further investigation has found that Tanner was also responsible for…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Officials Praise New Pre-K Initiatives, Hope For More Funding Norwalk Officials Praise New Pre-K Initiatives, Hope For More Funding Norwalk Officials Praise New Pre-K Initiatives, Hope For More Funding
Norwalk Officials Praise New Pre-K Initiatives, Hope For More Funding NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk school and elected officials came together Tuesday to celebrate new state initiatives designed to expand access to early childhood education for kids across the city and the state. Norwalk could see an increase in funding for pre-kindergarten slots, officials said.   The governor signed a bill into law last month creating the Office of Early Childhood, an agency that will be responsible for coordinating and improving early childhood programs throughout the state. The state also created 1,020 new School Readiness Program “slots,” which will be awarded to school dis…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Officials Question Need For Proposed Ox Ridge Cell Tower Darien Officials Question Need For Proposed Ox Ridge Cell Tower Darien Officials Question Need For Proposed Ox Ridge Cell Tower
Darien Officials Question Need For Proposed Ox Ridge Cell Tower DARIEN, Conn. – Darien officials are questioning whether the Ox Ridge Hunt Club is the best possible site for a new cellphone tower proposed by AT&T. “When you’re driving around town that’s one of the great open spaces you can see,” Selectman Reilly Tierney said at Monday's board meeting. “It seems to me that there’s a strong interest in general in the town of preserving the look and feel of that vista if we can.” The company has proposed building a 120-foot silo at the Ox Ridge Hunt Club to house a new cellphone tower. Even though representatives from AT&T said the tower would …

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Darien, CT
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Darien Man, 49, Charged With Running Over Slow-Down Sign Darien Man, 49, Charged With Running Over Slow-Down Sign Darien Man, 49, Charged With Running Over Slow-Down Sign
Darien Man, 49, Charged With Running Over Slow-Down Sign DARIEN, Conn. -- A Darien man was arrested after his neighbors reported he drove over a slow-down sign near their children, according to police. Marc Devico, 49, of Glenwood Drive was arrested on May 28 and charged with risk of injury to a minor and evading responsibility. He was released on $50 bond and will appear in court June 9. Officers responded to Glenwood Drive on reports of an erratic driver, police said. They met with a neighbor, who said Devico's truck ran over a slow-down sign and dragged it to his driveway, police said. The neighbors said their four daughters, ages 2, 6, 10…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Teen Charged With Breaking Into House Darien Teen Charged With Breaking Into House Darien Teen Charged With Breaking Into House
Darien Teen Charged With Breaking Into House DARIEN, Conn. -- A Darien teen was charged with breaking into a house while the residents were out of town, according to police. The 16-year-old male was arrested on May 21 and charged with first-degree burglary and third-degree larceny.  A family member of the teen brought several items to the Police Department on April 28 that he believed to be stolen. The items included a gold bracelet, four $25 gift cards and a business card with the identity of the victim. Police contacted the victim, a resident of Holmes Avenue in Darien, who said her family had been away in April and returned hom…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Woman Arrested Four Times Over The Weekend Norwalk Woman Arrested Four Times Over The Weekend Norwalk Woman Arrested Four Times Over The Weekend
Norwalk Woman Arrested Four Times Over The Weekend NORWALK, Conn. --  A 24-year-old Norwalk woman was arrested four times in four days in a series of unusual and unrelated incidents, according to police. Angela Umpierre,was arrested on several charges, including second-degree breach of peace, two counts of sixth-degree larceny, third-degree burglary, falsely reporting an incident and fourth-degree criminal mischief. Umpierre's first arrest came Friday morning, when she got into an altercation with a girlfriend in the lobby of the Norwalk Police Department, according to police reports. She was taken into custody at the station. While in cu…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Woman Charged With Embezzling From Veterans Nonprofit Darien Woman Charged With Embezzling From Veterans Nonprofit Darien Woman Charged With Embezzling From Veterans Nonprofit
Darien Woman Charged With Embezzling From Veterans Nonprofit DARIEN, Conn. -- The bookkeeper of a Darien-based nonprofit that helps veterans was charged with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization, according to police. Cynthia Tanner, 52, of Darien was charged with first-degree larceny, police said. She turned herself in to police Monday and was held on $250,000 bond. She was arraigned in court Monday. Police received a complaint in late May from the president of the National Veteran Services Fund, who said an accounting firm had discovered irregularities in the organization's financial statements. It was determined that …

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Norwalk, CT
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Joan Jett Headlines At 2014 Norwalk Oyster Festival Joan Jett Headlines At 2014 Norwalk Oyster Festival Joan Jett Headlines At 2014 Norwalk Oyster Festival
Joan Jett Headlines At 2014 Norwalk Oyster Festival NORWALK, Conn. -- Joan Jett will be the headline act at the 2014 Norwalk Oyster Festival in September, the Norwalk Seaport Association announced. Jett will take the stage Saturday night during the festival, which will be held Sept. 5 to 7 in Norwalk. The U.S. Army Volunteer Band will play at 1 p.m. Sunday after a 19-year absence. Dozens of local and regional musicians will play during three-day festival, one of the biggest events held in Norwalk. The annual Norwalk Seaport Association Oyster Festival was founded in 1978 and will feature three days of family-friendly activities and enterta…

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