Meredith Guinness

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Meredith Guinness was formerly a Daily Voice reporter covering breaking news and community features in Fairfield County.

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Westport, CT
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Texas Firefighters: Westport's Bravest Have Your Back With T-Shirt Donation Texas Firefighters: Westport's Bravest Have Your Back With T-Shirt Donation
Texas Firefighters: Westport's Bravest Have Your Back With T-Shirt Donation WESTPORT, Conn. — Some Texas firefighters who hae been working to help victims of Hurricane Harvey will have something clean to wear, thanks to the Westport Fire Department. At the request of the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office, Westport Fire Department donated 125 T-shirts bearing the department logo to be distributed to Texas firefighters who have suffered losses during the relief efforts. The T-shirts give the firefighters something new to wear after losing so much and allows them to recognize the department, locals, associations and fire companies that were able to assist.

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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Eagle-Eyed Police Officers Spot Injured Osprey In Bridgeport's Seaside Park Eagle-Eyed Police Officers Spot Injured Osprey In Bridgeport's Seaside Park
Eagle-Eyed Police Officers Spot Injured Osprey In Bridgeport's Seaside Park BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The Bridgeport Police Department focuses on community policing — and this week that extended to one of the city’s feathered friends. Chief Armando “AJ” Perez and Captain Mark Straubel were on routine patrol in Seaside Park Tuesday afternoon when they spotted an injured osprey on the stone wall along the road to West Beach. The eagle-eyed officers called in Bridgeport Animal Control to gently catch the bird, which is a protected species in Connecticut. The osprey was taken to Fairfield Veterinary Hospital, where Dr. Timothy Plunkett, a veterinarian and an avian specialis…

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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Famed Fairfield County Restaurateur Named 2018 Barnum Festival Ringmaster Famed Fairfield County Restaurateur Named 2018 Barnum Festival Ringmaster
Famed Fairfield County Restaurateur Named 2018 Barnum Festival Ringmaster BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Johnny Vazzano, co-owner of the popular Vazzy’s chain of restaurants across eastern Fairfield County, is the 70th annual Barnum Festival ringmaster. The festival officially announced the 2018 ringmaster Friday, sparking congratulatory notes all over social media. “Congrats, you look good in that red jacket!” one fan wrote on the Facebook page for The Original Vazzy’s. Born and raised in Bridgeport, Vazzano attended St. Joseph’s High School in Trumbull and Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. In 1993, he and his business partner Vin Noce opened Vazzy’s Brick Oven in Br…

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by Meredith Guinness
Westport, CT
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Westport Police: Wilton Man Made Anti-Semitic Remarks, Called Cops 'Peons' Westport Police: Wilton Man Made Anti-Semitic Remarks, Called Cops 'Peons'
Westport Police: Wilton Man Made Anti-Semitic Remarks, Called Cops 'Peons' WESTPORT, Conn. — A Wilton man, who refused to leave a bar where he was making anti-Semitic remarks and causing a disturbance, was arrested Thursday, Westport police said. Nicholas Sitinas, 57, of Pond Road, was charged with breach of peace, interfering with an officer and criminal trespass, police said. Officers were called to Rizutto’s on Riverside Avenue around 10 p.m. Thursday on a report of an unwanted party, later identified as Sitinas, sitting at the bar. He refused to leave when both staff and officers asked him to, police said. When Sitinas did eventually leave and officers asked …

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by Meredith Guinness
Danbury, CT
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Danbury Helps Danbury: Donation Drive Begins To Send Aid To Texas Danbury Helps Danbury: Donation Drive Begins To Send Aid To Texas
Danbury Helps Danbury: Donation Drive Begins To Send Aid To Texas DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury, Conn. is reaching out a helping hand to the residents of Danbury, Tx., who have been hard hit by Hurricane Harvey. Those who wish to help can drop off items at the Danbury Fire Department, which began accepting donations today. “Let’s help out Danbury. #DanburyPride,” Mayor Mark Boughton wrote on Facebook. Starting Tuesday, residents can also drop off items at CityCenter Danbury, 268 Main Street, and Danbury City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Avenue Danbury, a city of fewer than 2,000 in Brazoria County, is in need of non-perishable food, bottled water, hygiene products, …

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by Meredith Guinness
Westport, CT
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Westport Police: Employee Writes $23,000 In Fake Checks From Caterer Westport Police: Employee Writes $23,000 In Fake Checks From Caterer
Westport Police: Employee Writes $23,000 In Fake Checks From Caterer WESTPORT, Conn. — A Waterbury man was arrested Tuesday after Westport police say he wrote fake checks to himself from his employer to the tune of $23,000. Michael McCrorken, 28, of Ward Street, was charged with second-degree larceny and 37 counts of first-degree forgery for writing the checks from his employer, the owner of A Dash of Salt, a Post Road East catering company, police said. The victim filed a fraud complaint with Westport Police on May 1, after he discovered digital copies of 37 checks made out to McCrorken from his business. All the signatures on the checks were not the owner’…

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
Your Community
Cheers, Chants And High Fives Greet Students In Bridgeport Cheers, Chants And High Fives Greet Students In Bridgeport
Cheers, Chants And High Fives Greet Students In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — They say it takes a village to raise a child — and nearly that many people showed up for the first stop on the 2017-18 “Good Morning Bridgeport” school tour. About 40 parents, community members and alumni of Bassick High School showed up bright and early Thursday to welcome current students back to school, encouraging them to make the most of their academic lives. State Sens. Ed Gomes and Marilyn Moore were among those cheering and high-five-ing the students at 7 a.m. “There was so much energy in the room, so much enthusiasm,” said Moore, chair of the General Assembly’s…

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by Meredith Guinness
Fairfield, CT
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Scour The Sands Of Fairfield County On International Coastal Cleanup Day Scour The Sands Of Fairfield County On International Coastal Cleanup Day
Scour The Sands Of Fairfield County On International Coastal Cleanup Day FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Save the Sound will celebrate the 32nd annual International Coastal Cleanup Day with several beach cleanups along the Fairfield County coast. Volunteer registration is going on now in Fairfield, Westport, Norwalk, Stamford and Old Greenwich. Save the Sound, a bi-state program of Connecticut Fund for the Environment, will welcome more than 1,000 volunteers to more than 50 cleanups along the state’s shoreline from the official ICC day, Sept. 16, through October. The local events are co-hosted by civic associations, youth groups, a dive club and other environmental g…

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport To Temporarily Close Bridge For Repair Work Bridgeport To Temporarily Close Bridge For Repair Work
Bridgeport To Temporarily Close Bridge For Repair Work BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The city will temporarily close the East Washington Avenue bridge o Sept. 6, so workers can complete mechanical and electrical repairs to the span. Storm and saltwater damage require a detour route around the bridge over Bridgeport Harbor. Traffic will be routed to River Street from Knowlton Street heading west and North Washington Avenue to River Street from Housatonic Avenue heading east. The road will be closed in both directions for about six hours beginning at 8 a.m. For more information, contact Bridgeport Public Facilities at 203-576-7130.

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by Meredith Guinness
Bridgeport, CT
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Police: Bridgeport Man Charged In Murder Lured His Victim With Car Alarm Police: Bridgeport Man Charged In Murder Lured His Victim With Car Alarm
Police: Bridgeport Man Charged In Murder Lured His Victim With Car Alarm BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Police on Thursday arrested a man they say lured another man out of his home July 2, then fatally shot him from a neighboring yard. The Fugitive Task Force arrested Richard Evans, 37, of Dogwood Drive, and charged him with murder, criminal possession of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit, police said. He was held on $1 million bond. Evidence shows Evans lured Reginald May, 44, from his Alice Street apartment by setting off a car alarm, police said. When May came out to investigate, Evans opened fire on him from another yard, police said. RELATED STORY: Po…

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