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Meredith Guinness

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mguinness@dailyvoice.com

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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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Business

Now Hiring: Ulta Beauty Getting Closer To Opening In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Construction continues at 1365 Post Road East, where workers are transforming the former Anthropologie into a sprawling new Ulta Beauty. Posters on the building show the company is already touting job opportunities at ulta.com/careers. Slated to open in Westport later this year, Ulta Beauty is the largest beauty retailer in the U.S. and a destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin, hair care and salon services. Since opening its first store 25 years ago, the company has grown to over more than 20,000 products from more than 500 brands. Anthropologie relocated to its new …

by Meredith Guinness

01/13/2018

Police & Fire

State Bomb Squad Called To Disarm Grenade Tossed In Trash in Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — Police disarmed a WWI or WWII hand grenade that appeared to have been tossed into a Garfield Avenue home’s trash and wound up at the town’s waste management facility. On Thursday, employees at the transfer station alerted police that they had found the grenade, prompting a visit from the State Police Bomb Squad, police said. State officers disarmed the explosive and removed it from the area, which had been cleared for safety, police said. No one was hurt in the incident.

by Meredith Guinness

01/12/2018

Police & Fire

Westport Police: Woman Resisted Arrest In Hit & Run With Injuries WESTPORT, Conn. — A Westport woman was arrested Jan. 5 after she left the scene of an accident and then resisted arrest, police said. Victoria Lieber, 44, of Cranbury Road, was charged with evading responsibility, restricted turn and interfering with an officer, police said. Around 4:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Wilton Road and Newtown Turnpike on a report of a head-on motor vehicle collision with injuries. While the officers were assisting the injured victims inside one vehicle, the other vehicle left the area, police said. The victims were able to provide the…

by Meredith Guinness

01/12/2018

Obituaries

Thomas W. McGillicuddy, Fairfield Prep's First Lay Principal, Dies At 83 FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Thomas W. McGillicuddy, a longtime teacher and administrator at Fairfield College Preparatory School, passed away peacefully Jan. 4 at Bridgeport Hospital with his family by his side. He was 83. Born in Worcester, Mass., on May 6, 1934, McGillicuddy graduated from The College of the Holy Cross before beginning his more than 42-year career at Fairfield Prep. Joining the Prep community as a math teacher, McGillicuddy went on to serve as dean of men, principal, guidance, dean of discipline and college placement counselor and controller. “Known to be tough but fair, he was re…

by Meredith Guinness

01/11/2018

Police & Fire

Police: Ansonia Man Charged In Two Shelton Burglaries SHELTON, Conn. — Shelton police on Wednesday arrested an Ansonia man in connection with two burglaries in the fall of 2017. Andre Genest, 28, was arrested in Derby Superior Court, where he was appearing on an unrelated matter, police said. The Shelton burglaries occurred in August and September. Shelton officers quickly developed Genest as a suspect and were able to link him to the burglaries, police said. Genest, who is in the custody of the Department of Corrections, was charged with burglary and larceny charges and placed on a total of $15,000.00 bond, police said.

by Meredith Guinness

01/10/2018

Lifestyle

Stratford Wins $450,000 Grant To Make Downtown Bike/Walker Friendly STRATFORD, Conn. — The state awarded Stratford a $450,000 grant to help make some streets in the town’s busy downtown more accessible and safer for bicyclists and walkers. The “Complete Streets” grant will help the town complete technical design for improvements along a portion of Main Street and Barnum Avenue south of East Broadway. “I am pleased to see Stratford receive this grant… in the interest of improving safety and access for pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as motorists,” said Mayor Laura Hoydick. “This is an important planning initiative that will improve investment in Stratfo…

by Meredith Guinness

01/10/2018

Business

Harlan Haus Brings Steins & Schnitzel To Downtown Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The countdown is on for the much-anticipated Harlan Haus, a German-style beer hall opening in downtown Bridgeport on Wednesday evening. The grand opening is scheduled from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the former People’s Bank building at 155 State Street. The team that brought you Harlan Publick in Norwalk and Harlan Social in Stamford had originally hoped to open in the fall, but delays put the big day off a few months. “We cannot thank you enough for your patience, and we hope you’re ready,” read a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page. The restaurant was open for a private …

by Meredith Guinness

01/10/2018

Schools

Stamford Boy's 'Bullying Button' Wins High Honors In National Contest STAMFORD, Conn. — A Stamford fifth-grader’s simply ingenious invention to combat bullying has transformed into a national prize for him and $5,000 for his school’s science programs. In fall 2017, Pfizer and Scholastic launched the If Kids Could Cure contest, asking children in grades K to 5 to dream up solutions to medical and societal problems and help make the world a better place. Brian Chen of Toquam Magnet Elementary School said he wanted to create a wearable “bullying button” that could alert others if a person is feeling bullied. His idea netted him runner-up honors in the national …

by Meredith Guinness

01/09/2018

Lifestyle

Indoor Karting Raceway Rumbles Into Stamford In 2018 STAMFORD, Conn. — Do you have a need for speed? RPM Raceway, an all-electric indoor karting and entertainment destination, is bringing its authentic racing experience to Stamford — its only Connecticut location — during the first half of 2018. In addition to competitive racing, the new location at 600 West Ave. will feature dining and sports bar operations, a 14-lane bowling facility, racing simulators, a multiplayer virtual reality experience and a state-of-the-art arcade. Owned and operated by husband and wife team Eyal Farage and Karen Davis-Farage, the new two-level, 90,000-square-f…

by Meredith Guinness

01/09/2018

Police & Fire

Windows Smashed, Purses Stolen From Cars At The Edge In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A man seen ducking between cars parked outside The Edge Fitness Club in Fairfield Sunday is suspected of breaking into three vehicles there, stealing more than $1,600 worth of purses and cash, police said. A witness noticed the man at the fitness club, located at 500 Kings Highway Cutoff, at around 1 p.m., but only saw him from the back, police said. The suspect was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt and light pants. One victim reported a window was smashed on her 2008 Audi A4 and her $1,200 Louis Vuitton bag was missing, police said. She told officers she had $40 in cash i…

by Meredith Guinness

01/08/2018

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