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 Police: Subway Employee Spied On Bathroom Darien Police: Subway Employee Spied On Bathroom Darien Police: Subway Employee Spied On Bathroom
Darien Police: Subway Employee Spied On Bathroom DARIEN, Conn. – Darien police arrested a Subway employee Thursday who allegedly placed a spy camera in a unisex bathroom at the restaurant. During the investigation, the suspect, Marco Dias, 21, of Bridgeport was also discovered to be an illegal immigrant, police said. Police received a complaint Wednesday that a camera had been placed in the bathroom in the restaurant on Heights Road. According to police reports, officers discovered the camera in the bathroom and found footage of three separate individuals who had been unknowingly captured on video. The suspect who installed the camera was…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Weighs Options To Cover Dump's Money Woes Darien Weighs Options To Cover Dump's Money Woes Darien Weighs Options To Cover Dump's Money Woes
Darien Weighs Options To Cover Dump's Money Woes DARIEN, Conn. – Darien is considering its options on offsetting some of the costs of the Darien transfer station. As use of the dump has declined, the town has subsidized its costs out of the general fund.  The revenue generated by the transfer station is much lower than cost of operating it, Public Works Director Bob Steeger said. As a result, the town is paying $350,000 a year out of its general fund to operate the transfer station. He expects it to reach $400,000 in the next couple of years. Use of the transfer station has steadily declined in recent years. Steeger predicts that in the 2…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Appoints Elementary Assistant Principals Darien Appoints Elementary Assistant Principals Darien Appoints Elementary Assistant Principals
Darien Appoints Elementary Assistant Principals DARIEN, Conn. – Darien has appointed new assistant principals for two of its elementary schools. Jenna Mason will fill the position at Hindley Elementary School and Kristin Goldstein will fill the slot at Ox Ridge Elementary School. Mason replaces Melissa Currier, who was recently appointed principal at Mathewson Elementary School in Milford. She has spent her entire career with Norwalk Public Schools, and the past six years as assistant principal at Brookside Elementary School. She began her career as a fifth-grade bilingual teacher and spent the majority of her teaching career as a first-g…

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Darien, CT
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Enrollment Higher Than Expected At Darien Elementary Schools Enrollment Higher Than Expected At Darien Elementary Schools Enrollment Higher Than Expected At Darien Elementary Schools
Enrollment Higher Than Expected At Darien Elementary Schools DARIEN, Conn. – Darien elementary schools will need to add five more classrooms after enrollment figures turned out higher than originally budgeted. The 2,334 enrolled elementary students is 75 more than the district projected it would have. The Board of Education said it has enough funds set aside in its budget to accommodate two-and-a-half full-time teacher positions. The board will adjust the budget in September to make sure it has the funds to hire the extra teachers that will be needed. Darien must add an extra third grade class at Holmes, a kindergarten class and a fourth grade class …

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Darien, CT
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Thieves Snatch $300 Worth Of Shampoo At Darien CVS Thieves Snatch $300 Worth Of Shampoo At Darien CVS Thieves Snatch $300 Worth Of Shampoo At Darien CVS
Thieves Snatch $300 Worth Of Shampoo At Darien CVS DARIEN, Conn. – Two men stole nearly $300 worth of shampoo from the CVS in Darien, police said. A man walked into the store Thursday afternoon from the Post Road entrance, went to the hair care aisle and grabbed four boxes of Kerastase Age Recharge shampoo, worth a total of $297.47. He walked back to the exit and handed the boxes to another man. According to reports, he saw the manager watching him and left the store, entering a black Toyota Camry parked on Center Street. The theft was captured on the store’s video surveillance system, police said. The man who entered the store is described…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Woman Charged In Theft Of $20,000 Norwalk Woman Charged In Theft Of $20,000 Norwalk Woman Charged In Theft Of $20,000
Norwalk Woman Charged In Theft Of $20,000 NORWALK, Conn. – A Norwalk woman was arrested on burglary charges after she was accused of helping to steal $20,000 in cash from a Norwalk man. According to police, a man living in the Garden Park Motel on Westport Avenue reported that somebody had stolen the cash from his room in June. He had returned home to find that somebody had broken the lock on his bathroom window, moved his bureau and took the bag with the money in it. The man told police that only three people knew the money had been there, and that he had routinely taken money out of the bag in front of them. Police issued warran…

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Norwalk, CT
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Couple Robbed At Gunpoint In Norwalk, Police Say Couple Robbed At Gunpoint In Norwalk, Police Say Couple Robbed At Gunpoint In Norwalk, Police Say
Couple Robbed At Gunpoint In Norwalk, Police Say NORWALK, Conn. – A man and a woman were robbed at gunpoint Monday night in Norwalk while they were in their car, police said. Police said the couple was driving in the area of Soundview Avenue and Glasser Street when they were flagged down by a man on the side of the road. They described him as a black man, about 6-feet, 2-inches tall with dreadlocks and wearing jeans and a T-shirt. The couple told police he asked for directions to some place with an odd-sounding name. The boyfriend was sitting in the passenger seat and pulled out his phone to look up directions. At that point, the man outs…

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Darien, CT
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First County Bank Gives Grants To Darien Charities First County Bank Gives Grants To Darien Charities First County Bank Gives Grants To Darien Charities
First County Bank Gives Grants To Darien Charities DARIEN, Conn. – The First County Bank Foundation has awarded $41,500 in grants to nine nonprofits in Darien and New Canaan. The money will be used for emergency assistance, music and art, transportation and other services for families and children. The foundation recently gave $2,500 to the Community Fund of Darien to address human services and needs throughout lower Fairfield County as well as $5,000 to Person-to-Person’s Emergency Assistance Fund to provide food, clothing, loans, linens, baby clothing and holiday programming to those in need. The foundation also gave $5,000 to the Tiny Mi…

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Darien, CT
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Fire Alarms At Beach Could Cost Darien $4K A Year Fire Alarms At Beach Could Cost Darien $4K A Year Fire Alarms At Beach Could Cost Darien $4K A Year
Fire Alarms At Beach Could Cost Darien $4K A Year DARIEN, Conn. – Darien recently completed work on new buildings at Weed Beach but may need to pay more to ensure nothing happens to them. It could cost the town nearly $4,000 more per year to monitor the fire alarms installed at the beach. Alarms have been installed at the concession stand, the warming hut and the bathhouse, but they are not tied to a monitoring service, Parks and Recreation Director Sue Swiatek said. Although it’s not an issue now because the beach is staffed for the busy season, in the off-season nobody would be around to alert the fire department if the alarms went off. …

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Darien, CT
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What's Happening In Darien This Week What's Happening In Darien This Week What's Happening In Darien This Week
What's Happening In Darien This Week DARIEN, Conn. — A concert at the library and an open house at Darien’s newest assisted-living community highlight what’s happening this week in Darien. Tuesday, July 31 Open House for Professionals: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Maplewood at Darien invites professionals to come and learn about Darien’s newest assisted living and memory-care community and take a tour of the model apartments. Maplewood at Darien, 599 Post Road. Short Stories for Long Days: 3 p.m. Join Carroll Stenson for this popular weekly discussion of short stories. Stories that will be discussed are available for pickup at the Welcome …

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