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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Fairfield County Local Shopping Website Expands Fairfield County Local Shopping Website Expands Fairfield County Local Shopping Website Expands
Fairfield County Local Shopping Website Expands Shop the Gold Coast, a campaign in Fairfield County based on buying local and giving back to the schools and the community, was launched in March and already has more than 20 local merchants as members, says founder Denise El-Tayyeb. School fundraisers are held the first and third week of every month Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. To participate in a school fundraiser, a shopper visits the website at www.shopthegoldcoast.com and clicks on the school fundraiser tab. Then scroll down to find your school, click on it, find the merchants' offering, print the voucher and take it with you t…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Police Dog Catches Wilton Driver With Pot Darien Police Dog Catches Wilton Driver With Pot Darien Police Dog Catches Wilton Driver With Pot
Darien Police Dog Catches Wilton Driver With Pot Trevor White, 33, of Wilton, was arrested Wednesday after Darien's drug-sniffing dog Zulu allegedly found marijuana in his car. Officer Nick Aranzullo spotted White driving his car west on Post Road with illegal tints on the windows. Aranzullo stopped the car and had Zulu conduct a free air sniff of it. In the glove box, Zulu found a bag with some residue, a small glass jar with 3.3 grams of marijuana, a bag containing 26 seeds and a multicolored glass pipe with residue. White was arrested on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He posted $100 bond and will go to court …

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Student Group Needs Your Votes Darien Student Group Needs Your Votes Darien Student Group Needs Your Votes
Darien Student Group Needs Your Votes The Darien chapter of SADD, or Students Against Destructive Decisions, is a great group of high school kids who meet at the Depot. SADD is a peer-to-peer education, prevention and activism organization dedicated to preventing destructive decisions, particularly underage drinking, drug use, smoking, risky and impaired driving, teen violence and teen suicide. The group held a successful Safety Fair at Darien High School this past week with an emphasis on the dangers of drinking and driving as well as texting and driving. This well-run and well-attended program is one of many it does throughout …

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by Janice Marzano
Darien, CT
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Darien Democrats Want Senior Center Head Count Darien Democrats Want Senior Center Head Count Darien Democrats Want Senior Center Head Count
Darien Democrats Want Senior Center Head Count Selectwoman Callie Sullivan wants Darien to do a detailed head count of who is using the Senior Center before continuing the “shuffle project.” But her request for $3,875 for a count was rejected by her fellow selectmen Monday night. Sullivan said she plans to continue to push for a count. The so-called shuffle calls for the Darien Senior Center to be moved to Town Hall and for the Board of Education to relocate to 35 Leroy Ave. "It comes down to whether it makes sense to continue spending money to pay an architect without an accurate number of how many people are using the center on a da…

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by Casey Donahue
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Teen Arrested With Pot Brownies in Darien Norwalk Teen Arrested With Pot Brownies in Darien Norwalk Teen Arrested With Pot Brownies in Darien
Norwalk Teen Arrested With Pot Brownies in Darien A traffic stop in Darien led to the arrest of a Norwalk teenager after alleged marijuana brownies were found in the trunk of the car Monday. The teenager was the passenger in a car driven by a Fairfield resident when they were stopped by a Darien officer who could not see a license plate on the car. After stopping the car, the officer saw the license plate lying flat and determined it was valid. But the officer thought something was amiss when the two said they were driving to Norwalk but were headed in the opposite direction. The officer also detected the odor of marijuana and noticed the …

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Who Is Hiring in Darien? Who Is Hiring in Darien? Who Is Hiring in Darien?
Who Is Hiring in Darien? Calling all Darien businesses, do you have any open positions? Looking for summer help, full-time workers or somebody to fill in part time? Get your listings posted on The Daily Darien by emailing reporter Casey Donahue at [email protected] and we'll post job openings every Monday. Looking for work? Tell us how your job search is going on Facebook and Twitter.

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Group Discusses Teen Development Darien Group Discusses Teen Development Darien Group Discusses Teen Development
Darien Group Discusses Teen Development Two members of Darien's Youth Asset Team say the group has been reaching out to teachers and parents to create relationships that help young people lead healthier, more productive lives. Sarah Smith and Marguerite Morgan represented the YAT before the Board of Selectmen Monday night, describing some of the steps the team has taken. The YAT focuses on building attitudes and behaviors, known as assets, that were the subject of a survey taken by more than 1,800 Darien students in 2008. The assets include externals, such as school environment and adult role models, as well as internal qualities…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Girl Scouts Get Tree Smart Darien Girl Scouts Get Tree Smart Darien Girl Scouts Get Tree Smart
Darien Girl Scouts Get Tree Smart The Ox Ridge fifth-grade Girl Scout troop, organized by Sharon Petricelli and Heather Drugge, joined the Friends of Selleck's Woods and the Darien Land Trust to enhance the nature education along the trail at the 50-acre nature preserve Selleck's and Dunlap Woods. Each Girl Scout was responsible for researching and painting an image of a tree onto a plaque. At a ceremony May 5, the scouts described the preferred habitat and characteristics of each tree and attached a plaque to each tree. The trees included a shagbark hickory, a willow, a cedar and a tulip tree. Do you know of any interestin…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Darien Police Warn of Door-To-Door Salesmen Darien Police Warn of Door-To-Door Salesmen Darien Police Warn of Door-To-Door Salesmen
Darien Police Warn of Door-To-Door Salesmen Darien police are warning residents to be on the lookout for magazine salesmen selling without permits after three people were arrested last week on a charge of illegal solicitation. Tamika Ross, 25, of New Orleans, and Shakeichia Jackson, 18, of Augusta, Ga., were arrested last Tuesday afternoon after residents saw them on Maple Street walking down driveways and looking into vehicles. They both had similar black binders containing samples. Each was charged with soliciting without a permit, and their $199 fines were posted by Unity Management, the company that employs them. Later that eveni…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Middlesex Class Shares Stories at Holmes School Middlesex Class Shares Stories at Holmes School Middlesex Class Shares Stories at Holmes School
Middlesex Class Shares Stories at Holmes School The sixth-graders in Jacqueline Kelly's English classes at Middlesex Middle School recently went to visit the second-graders and a first-grade class at Holmes School in Darien. The sixth-graders spent several weeks reading advanced level non-fiction biographies and then used the information from their research to write an original book on a second grade reading level, including a glossary. The students partnered with Holmes School students to read and discuss the books. The Darien kids all built new friendships in the process. If you have photos from a school event you'd like to share, send…

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