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Carolyn Mueller

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cmueller@dailyvoice.com

A writer and reporter from Fairfield County, Carolyn Mueller has a bachelor's degree from Fairfield University. She loves local news and live music.

Carolyn was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Politics

Steady Stream Of Voters Turns Out — With Kids In Tow — At Polls In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — A steady stream of voters was reported Tuesday afternoon at polling places in Danbury, including at the War Memorial and at Danbury High School. Poll workers said that they were keeping busy and that turnout was strong. Many parents brought along their children to possibly view history with the race between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, who could be the first female president. There's still plenty of time to vote: Polls are open in Connecticut until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Need to know your polling place? The state's online voter lookup tool gives your l…

by Daily Voice

11/08/2016

Business

Sierra Trading Post, Ulta Join Danbury's Shopping Lineup Before Holidays DANBURY, Conn. — Danbury area shoppers have two more choices among the bountiful retail offerings in the city these days. For outdoorsy fashionistas and weekend campers, Sierra Trading Post in the Berkshire Shopping Plaza offers both clothing and gear. It even offers supplies for the family dog. This store is the first in Connecticut for the off-price retailer of brand name merchandise for active families. In 2014, TJX Cos. Inc. opened its first two physical stores for Sierra Trading Post, which had previously been an online-only store acquired by TJX in 2012. The Danbury store is the fir…

by Carolyn Mueller

11/08/2016

Business

Owners Brew Up A Perfect Blend At Culture Tea In Wilton WILTON, Conn. — Residents are welcoming Culture Tea, a gem tucked away in Wilton Center that opened at the end of August and that is run by Alexander Higle and his wife, Shu-Chuan Chen. Higle and Chen turned their shared dream of running a tea room into reality. And their tea room is different from others. The couple has made a study of tea room culture, visiting various tea rooms in the region. Chen has also observed the differences in the tea rooms of Taiwan, where her family lives, and those of London, where she lived for several years while earning a doctorate in sociology. She also h…

by Carolyn Mueller

11/04/2016

Neighbors

Cemetery Tour With New Canaan Historical Society Brings The Past To Life NEW CANAAN, Conn. — An outing hosted by the New Canaan Historical Society reached way into the past, as participants in the second annual cemetery tour Tuesday set out to discover what stories might lie at Long Ridge Union Cemetery in Stamford. With an eye out for notables resting in peace at this spot, the group met near a vault that dated from 1889, near the entrance. Tour leader Patricia Funt Oxman shared a story about a woman buried there. She had been a singer, so for years after her death, her husband would bring tapes of her singing and play them while visiting her gravesite. From th…

by Carolyn Mueller

11/04/2016

Neighbors

Junior At St. Luke’s In New Canaan Tests His Knowledge On 'Jeopardy' DARIEN, Conn. — Who is Porter Bowman? He's the junior at St. Luke’s School in New Canaan who is competing in the 2016 "Jeopardy Teen Tournament" that begins airing next week. Bowman, one of two Connecticut teens to compete in this year's tournament, contends for the tournament's grand prize of $100,000 in the two-week event. It was taped earlier this year at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. “The Teen Tournament is my favorite yearly event due to the energy and enthusiasm of our young contestants,” said "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek. “Taping this year’s shows in D.…

by Carolyn Mueller

11/03/2016

Neighbors

Darien High Junior Tests His Knowledge On 'Jeopardy Teen Tournament' DARIEN, Conn. — Who is Michael Borecki? He's the junior from Darien High School who is competing in the 2016 "Jeopardy Teen Tournament" that begins airing next week. Borecki, one of two Connecticut teens to compete in this year's tournament, contends for the tournament's grand prize of $100,000 in the two-week event. It was taped earlier this year at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. “The Teen Tournament is my favorite yearly event due to the energy and enthusiasm of our young contestants,” said "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek. “Taping this year’s shows in D.C. only …

by Carolyn Mueller

11/03/2016

Business

Jewelry-Maker Brings Her Garnets In The Rough To Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — Darlene Garrison, a familiar face from working in lending services at the Danbury Library, has collected a lot of garnets over the years. It started as a fun activity, something to do with her nephews when they visited. They'd go to a mine on the Southbury/Roxbury line that was open for public collecting and dig out some garnets. Garrison enjoyed hunting for garnets, so when that place closed, she dug up some new locations to find them in western Connecticut. About a year ago, Garrison looked at the collection she had amassed. "There has to be something I can do wi…

by Carolyn Mueller

11/02/2016

News

Officials Toast Opening Of New Greater Danbury Community Health Center DANBURY, Conn. — Not everyone starts off their birthday with the governor prompting a crowd to sing "Happy Birthday," but that's what Dr. Kristine Lisi experienced Monday at the dedication and-ribbon cutting for a new health center on the site of the old police station at 120 Main St. in Danbury. The crowd spilled out into the parking lot from the tent set up for the event. Gov. Dannel Malloy wrapped up his remarks by calling Lisi forward. As she made her way inside the tent, he told the crowd that she recently began in her role as medical director at the Connecticut Institute for…

by Carolyn Mueller

11/01/2016

News

Water Sinks To Low Levels In Saugatuck Reservoir In Weston REDDING, Conn. — The drought in Connecticut has forced Aquarion Water Co. to issue mandatory watering bans in several towns. Evidence of the depth of the problem is visible to anyone passing by the Saugatuck Reservoir along the Redding/Weston border. Several feet of rocky soil, which is usually covered by water, is revealed along the shoreline of the reservoir. The heavy rain on Thursday may help a bit, but the state is over a foot below normal rainfall so far this year, according to the National Weather Service. Aquarion announced that, as a result of a request by the water utility, the…

by Carolyn Mueller

10/28/2016

Neighbors

Kids Jumpstart Reading With 'Bear' Book At Stepping Stones Museum NORWALK, Conn. — Brenda Smith looked at all the paper bag puppets young children were creating at Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk and smiled. The children had come to the museum Thursday to participate in Jumpstart's Read for the Record program. It is the largest shared reading experience in the world. In it, millions of people read the same book in a 24-hour period. This year's selection was "The Bear Ate Your Sandwich," by Julia Sarcone-Roach. This year marks the 11th anniversary of Read for the Record, a campaign organized by Jumpstart to promote literacy for you…

by Carolyn Mueller

10/28/2016

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