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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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Fairfield Police: Woman Breaks Boyfriend's Car Window With Her Fist Fairfield Police: Woman Breaks Boyfriend's Car Window With Her Fist
Fairfield Police: Woman Breaks Boyfriend's Car Window With Her Fist FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Waterbury woman was arrested in Fairfield Saturday night after she broke her boyfriend’s car window with her bare hands outside a Post Road bookstore, police said. The 31-year-old woman had been waiting for her boyfriend to come home to watch their one-year-old son, so she could go visit her sister, police said. When he didn’t arrive at home, she did a search of his phone and found it was at the Starbucks in the Fairfield University Bookstore, police said. When she got there she found the boyfriend had gone there to meet a female friend from college, police said. The …

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Fairfield Police: Driver In Crash Says He 'Took Every Drug In The Book' Fairfield Police: Driver In Crash Says He 'Took Every Drug In The Book'
Fairfield Police: Driver In Crash Says He 'Took Every Drug In The Book' FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A driver who told emergency personnel he was “God” and had taken “every drug in the book” was sent to the hospital late Friday after he ran his car into a tree, police said. Just before midnight, the driver was heading down Cornell Road and turning onto Melville Avenue when he struck the tree, police said. The car came to rest in the parking lot of Fairfield Warde High School. Officers on the scene detected a strong odor of alcohol on the breath of the driver, who was arrested for driving under the influence in 2017, police said. Once in the ambulance, emergency personn…

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Two Injured In Car Rollover, Explosion In Danbury Two Injured In Car Rollover, Explosion In Danbury
Two Injured In Car Rollover, Explosion In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — Two people were sent to the hospital with burns after a car rolled over and exploded early Saturday in Danbury, according to fire officials. The Danbury Fire Department A shift companies were dispatched to the area of 167 Long Ridge Road at around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday for a report of a motor vehicle accident with an explosion. Units arrived to find a car totally engulfed in flames. There were two occupants on the scene with burns, and they were taken to the Western Connecticut Health Network ER for treatment. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

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Danbury Family Displaced By Weekend Fire Danbury Family Displaced By Weekend Fire
Danbury Family Displaced By Weekend Fire DANBURY, Conn. — A family was displaced early Saturday when a basement fire caused damage to their Padanaram Road home, according to Danbury fire officials. Firefighters were called to the home just before 7:30 a.m. on a report of smoke in the basement along with the odor of gas, said James Gagliardo, the department’s public information officer. Units quickly located the source and extinguished the blaze, he said. The American Red Cross was brought in to the assist the family. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office.

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Business
Danbury Executive Named To TBICO Board Of Directors Danbury Executive Named To TBICO Board Of Directors
Danbury Executive Named To Tbico Board Of Directors DANBURY, Conn. — Penelope Forman, president of Danbury-based Penn Gardner Inc, has been elected to the board of directors of TBICO, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help people help themselves through education, job training and financial literacy. The announcement was made by Louann Bloomer, TBICO’s founder, CEO and president.  “We pleased to welcome Penelope to our board of directors,” Bloomer said. “Her experience both professional and nonprofit will be invaluable in helping guide TBICO in to the next 25 years.” Forman is a former editor of Condé Nast, and public relations d…

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Chemical Spill Hit-And-Run Leads To Arrest Of Juvenile In Shelton Chemical Spill Hit-And-Run Leads To Arrest Of Juvenile In Shelton
Chemical Spill Hit-And-Run Leads To Arrest Of Juvenile In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — Shelton police have arrested a juvenile for a hit-and-run car crash that caused a chemical spill that took weeks to clean up, according to the Connecticut Post. The crash took place near Suren Lane and Poplar Drive on Nov. 5, the Post said. The minor was charged with evading responsibility, the Post said. Click here to read the full Connecticut Post story.

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Two Bridgeport Residents Charged With Voter Fraud In Stratford Two Bridgeport Residents Charged With Voter Fraud In Stratford
Two Bridgeport Residents Charged With Voter Fraud In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — Stratford police have arrested two Bridgeport residents in connection with voter fraud during the town’s mayoral election. Troy Stevenson, 56, and Betty Chappell, 56, were both arrested on warrants for applying for absentee ballots during the November election, police said. The investigation began when the Town Clerk’s Office noticed some discrepancies in absentee ballots signed out by the pair, police said. At least two absentee ballots were determined to be forged and submitted by Stevenson and Chappell. Each was charged with second-degree forgery and false statement …

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Business
Fairfield Eatery Ordered To Pay Nearly $250,000 In Back Wages Fairfield Eatery Ordered To Pay Nearly $250,000 In Back Wages
Fairfield Eatery Ordered To Pay Nearly $250,000 In Back Wages FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield restaurant and its owner must pay $244,930 in back wages and liquidated damages to eight employees as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. Division investigators found that Vinny’s of Fairfield Inc. – which does business as Vinny’s Ale House – and owner Ernst H. Buggisch failed to pay required overtime to back-of-the-house employees when they worked more than 40 hours per week, according to a statement from the Department of Labor. In the settlement, the company also agreed to pay $2,992 in penalties for violations o…

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Bridgeport Police: MA Tourists Broke Into Shuttered Majestic Theater Bridgeport Police: MA Tourists Broke Into Shuttered Majestic Theater
Bridgeport Police: MA Tourists Broke Into Shuttered Majestic Theater BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A trio of Massachusetts tourists found inside the shuttered and soon-to-be-renovated Majestic Theater was arrested Thursday morning, the Connecticut Post reported. Police found Ryan Mello, 33, of Quincy, and Joseph Mollica, 21, of Berlin, in the darkened theater’s lobby, the Post said. John Mooney, 35, of Taunton, was hiding in the balcony, the Post said. Each was charged with third-degree criminal trespass. Click here to read the full Connecticut Post story.

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Lockdown Lifted, Arrests Pending At Stratford High School Lockdown Lifted, Arrests Pending At Stratford High School
Lockdown Lifted, Arrests Pending At Stratford High School STRATFORD, Conn. — A fight possibly involving a knife led to a lockdown at Stratford High School this morning, according to Stratford police. “There was a fight at Stratford High School this morning,” read a tweet from the department’s Twitter account. “Someone alleged that a knife was displayed and the school was placed in lockdown for precaution.” The lockdown was lifted a few hours later after the individuals involved were identified and secured. Police said the fight was isolated and there was no threat to other students, faculty or the public. Two arrests are pending.

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