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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State Rep. Wood Re-elected State Rep. Wood Re-elected State Rep. Wood Re-elected
State Rep. Wood Re-elected State Rep. Terrie Wood was re-elected Tuesday to represent the 141st District, which includes Darien and Rowayton. Wood ran unopposed and ended up with 6,522 votes in Darien. Wood was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 2008, when she took over for John J. Ryan, who retired. She ran unopposed in that election as well. During her time in the House she has served on the Appropriations, Environment and Education committees. Wood has been a resident of Rowayton for four years, and was a resident of Darien for 29 years. She has been very active in the community, participating…

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Darien, CT
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How Darien Voted How Darien Voted How Darien Voted
How Darien Voted More than 7,500 Darien citizens came out to vote Tuesday. Here's how they voted: Governor/Lieutenant Governor: Tom Foley/Mark B. Boughton (R): 5,647 Dan Malloy/Nancy Wyman (D): 2,494 Thomas E. Marsh/Cicero B. Booker Jr. (Ind.): 41 U.S. Senate: Linda McMahon (R): 5,412 Richard Blumenthal (D): 2,695 John Mertens (CT for Lieberman): 33 Warren B. Mosler (Ind.): 59 Jeff Russell (Write-In): 1 Congress, 4th District: Dan Debicella (R): 5,456 Jim Himes (D): 2,710 State Senator, 25th District: Artie Kassimis (R): 3,181 Bob Duff (D): 2,155 State Senator, 27th District: Bob Kolenberg (…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Incumbents Re-Elected Unopposed Darien Incumbents Re-Elected Unopposed Darien Incumbents Re-Elected Unopposed
Darien Incumbents Re-Elected Unopposed UPDATED: This article now includes absentee ballot numbers. The five incumbent candidates in the Darien town races all won re-election. Democratic Registrar of Voters Thomas Dunn, Republican Registrar Donald Smith and Board of Education members Susan Perticone, Clara Sartori and James Plutte all were running unopposed. Smith ended up with 5,186 votes; Dunn received 2,293 votes. In the Board of Education race, Perticone and Sartori, the two Republican members up for re-election, received the majority of the votes. Perticone received 5,648 votes, and Sartori got 5,595 votes. Plutte, the Democ…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Vote Totals Stay Strong Darien Vote Totals Stay Strong Darien Vote Totals Stay Strong
Darien Vote Totals Stay Strong Darien voters continued to turn out to support their candidates. As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, 5,849 votes had been cast, 46.7 percent of the registered voters, officials said. This was nearly as many who voted in the 2006 presidential election, in which 46.9 percent of voters had voted by 5 p.m.  "It's been a very strong turnout, it's been pretty steady all day. We've had around 100 per hour, and I expect it to pick up a little after people get out of work," said James Hett, moderator at District 3's voting location at Holmes Elementary. All the other moderators said they were experiencing the sam…

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Darien, CT
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Large Numbers Turn Out At Polls Large Numbers Turn Out At Polls Large Numbers Turn Out At Polls
Large Numbers Turn Out At Polls Darien voters came out in large numbers to support the democratic process Tuesday morning. According to Thomas Dunn, the Democratic Registrar of Voters, as of 11 a.m., 2,859 of Darien's 12,526 voters – almost 23 percent of those registered -- had cast ballots. "There's been a lot of action. It's also taking people a lot longer to vote. It's a complicated ballot," he said. Dunn added that there have been no real problems with the voting, and that so far it had been a pretty smooth process. He said the number of voters is large for a state election, almost as much as 2006, when 23.5 percent o…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Polls Are Open: Cast Your Ballot Polls Are Open: Cast Your Ballot Polls Are Open: Cast Your Ballot
Polls Are Open: Cast Your Ballot Allied Movers employees Sean Foster and Ron Roman and Darien town employee Bob Riith braved the cold Monday morning to set up the polling stations for today's election. All polling places are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The following are the designated polling locations. To see which district you are located in, check here. [breakhere] RTM District 1, state Senate District 25: Ox Ridge Elementary, 395 Mansfield Ave. RTM District 2, state Senate District 27: Darien Town Hall, 2 Renshaw Road RTM District 3, state Senate District 25: Holmes Elementary, 18 Hoyt St. RTM District 4, state Senate…

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by Casey Donahue
Darien, CT
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Traffic Stop Leads to Strip Search Traffic Stop Leads to Strip Search Traffic Stop Leads to Strip Search
Traffic Stop Leads to Strip Search In an arrest that involved a strip search, Mark Moskowitz, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested last Wednesday on many drug charges. He was seen shortly before midnight driving a 1997 Pontiac Sunfire east on the Post Road near Hecker Lane. According to police, an officer saw him change lanes without signaling. The officer checked the Wisconsin plates and found that the registration was expired and pulled the car over. Moskowitz appeared nervous, police said. He identified himself with a fake New York license with a different name. Moskowitz did not have proper registration and insurance for t…

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Darien, CT
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Student Channels His Inner Crooner Student Channels His Inner Crooner Student Channels His Inner Crooner
Student Channels His Inner Crooner When EJ Couloucoundis sang "You Raise Me Up" at a fifth-grade talent show, he had no aspirations of becoming a professional singer. But six years later, the Darien High School junior channels his inner Frank Sinatra as he performs at concerts, parties and fund-raisers. "I was just goofing around," he said of the talent show performance. "I had no idea how to perform." However, he was inspired by how audience reacted. "People really got a kick out of it, and they gave me a standing ovation." Shortly thereafter he began taking private singing lessons to prepare to perform professionally. He …

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Darien, CT
Your Community
Preschool Parade Delights Darien Preschool Parade Delights Darien Preschool Parade Delights Darien
Preschool Parade Delights Darien A line of superheroes, princesses, animals, firemen and monsters marched through Darien on Friday morning in the 16th annual Moms Morning In Halloween Parade. Preschool children like George and Mackenzie Landsness received candy and doughnuts, enjoyed a magic show and got a chance to show off their costumes at this event, hosted by the Darien Community Association. "It's really fun," said Gina Landsness, mother of the 2-year-old twins who were dressed as a fighter pilot and a bunny. "We're relatively new to the area, and we just love the community and the DCA." Parents and kids started at t…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Woman Captures Spirit of Cuba Darien Woman Captures Spirit of Cuba Darien Woman Captures Spirit of Cuba
Darien Woman Captures Spirit of Cuba Darien native Isabel Castro is not related to Fidel, but she has always been fascinated by him and by Cuba. Her fascination is documented in her new photographic exhibit, "Faces and Places in Cuba," which is now on display in the lower level of the Darien Library. "I've always been really intrigued by Cuba. I was interested in living in a different type of government and seeing the implications," she said. Castro is a junior at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she is double-majoring in photography & imagining and in journalism, with a minor in documentary film. The p…

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