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Casey Donahue

Assistant Managing Editor

cdonahue@dailyvoice.com

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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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Events

Nigerian Novelist To Discuss New Work At Housatonic Community College BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Nigerian-born author Okey Ndibe will discuss his critically acclaimed novel "Foreign Gods, Inc." on Wednesday, April 22 at Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport. The Hartford-based Ndibe's 2014 novel tells the story of a New York-based Nigerian cab driver who decides to sell a statue of an ancient war deity from his home village and sell it to a New York gallery. The novel was praised as "a lesson in the art of the novel" by the New York Journal of Books, who described Ndibe as "a writer's writer." Ndibe's talk is free and open to the public and will begin at 2…

by Casey Donahue

04/21/2015

Police & Fire

Westport Woman, 55, Charged With DUI, Erratic Driving WESTPORT, Conn. -- A 55-year-old Westport woman was arrested on drunken driving charges after police said she was spotted driving erratically Sunday. Danielle Yingling was charged with operating under the influence, failure to drive right and traveling unreasonably fast. She was posted $500 bond and will appear in court April 30. Police received calls Sunday about an erratic driver in the area of Canal Street. The callers gave a description of the car, the license plate number and the direction of travel, police said. An officer located the vehicle and began following it, police said. T…

by Casey Donahue

04/20/2015

Politics

Ridgefield's Frey Meets With UConn Coach, Students RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- State Rep. John Frey, a Republican from Ridgefield, congratulated UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma during an event in Hartford on Tuesday. While Hartford held its annual "Husky Day" celebration of UConn athletics, the school's Undergraduate Student Government held an academic showcase in the Capitol's Old Judiciary Room. Frey congratulated Auriemma, who this month coached the UConn's women's team to his 10th national championship. Frey also met with students, including Ari Fischer, a Ridgefield resident who is graduating this spring with a degree in …

by Casey Donahue

04/17/2015

Events

First Responders Hockey Tourney In Bridgeport Benefits Local Charities BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- First responders from around Connecticut will compete in a hockey tournament at Harbor Yard Arena in Bridgeport this weekend to benefit local charities. The third annual First Responders Hockey Tournament will be April 17-19, with the proceeds going toward the Norwalk-based Human Services Council's Children's Connection, the Kevin L. Bell Memorial Fund and Hope for Heroes. There will be 10 teams of police, firefighters and EMS competing for ultimate bragging rights and to raise funds for these worthy organizations. The action begins at noon Friday and continues thro…

by Casey Donahue

04/16/2015

Police & Fire

Ridgefield Police Pay Tribute To K-9 Officer Zeus RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield police said goodbye Wednesday to their beloved K-9 Zeus, who was put to sleep due to a degenerative hip disorder. Zeus joined the department in 2006 and was partnered with Officer Shawn Murray. During his career he was responsible for more than 250 drug arrests, and aided in more than 50 tracks for missing or wanted persons. He retired from the force in May 2014 and continued to live with Murray, until his declining health led to the decision to euthanize him. Community members as well as police from neighboring towns joined Ridgefield officers in saying …

by Casey Donahue

04/16/2015

Police & Fire

Police: Norwalk Man Smashed Hospital Door While Drunk NORWALK, Conn. -- A Norwalk man smashed the door to his hospital room after being spotted masturbating while drunk and receiving treatment, police said. Samuel Ames-Castillo, 28, was charged with second-degree breach of peace, second-degree criminal mischief and second-degree reckless endangerment. He was held on $15,000 bond and will appear in court April 23. The arrest stemmed from an incident March 15 at Norwalk Hospital. Ames-Castillo was taken there after being found drunk in the Webster Street parking lot, police said. At about 4 a.m., hospital staff found him standing in his room…

by Casey Donahue

04/16/2015

Police & Fire

Update: Gas Leak Closes Main Street In Westport Updated, 11 a.m.: WESTPORT, Conn. -- Parts of Main Street in downtown Westport are closed due to a gas leak, police said. The gas leak was reported at around 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Main Street is closed to vehicular traffic from Route 1 to Elm Street until further notice. Areas of Parker-Harding Plaza had been closed off to all traffic but reopened by about 11 a.m. Stores in that location were evacuated as a precaution, but they have also reopened. Westport police, fire and the gas company are all currently on the scene. Police said updates will be forthcoming as conditions change. …

by Casey Donahue

04/16/2015

Events

Norwalk, Darien Leaders To Join YWCA In Stand Against Racism DARIEN, Conn. -- Leaders in Darien and Norwalk will take a stand against discrimination on Friday, April 24, as part of the YWCA Darien/Norwalk's annual Stand Against Racism. Susan Marks, a member of the Darien Board of Selectmen, will deliver the first reading of the Pledge Against Racism at 9:30 a.m. at Darien Town Hall. This will be followed by a reading at Norwalk City hall by Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling at 11:30 a.m. Each April YWCAs across the country take part in Stand Against Racism events to draw attention to the need for peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. More than 6…

by Casey Donahue

04/16/2015

Police & Fire

Darien Police: Ring's End Employee Charged $4,000 To Company Card DARIEN, Conn. -- An employee of Ring's End Lumber bought $4,000 worth of gas for his personal vehicles using a company gas card, Darien police said. Jeffrey Lacey, 56, of Fairfield was charged with third-degree larceny and illegal use of a credit card. Police received a complaint from Ring's End in January that an employee had fraudulently used a company credit card. After an internal audit, management determined that Lacey, who had been assigned a company vehicle and a gas card, was using the card to fuel his personal vehicles, police said. The audit included comparing the fleet se…

by Casey Donahue

04/15/2015

Police & Fire

Death Of Fairfield Man Found On Island Off Westport Ruled Suicide WESTPORT, Conn. -- The death of a missing Fairfield man whose body was found early Wednesday on an island off the coast of Westport has been ruled a suicide, according to police. William Sapone, 61, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Wednesday. Sapone's body had been found in a marshy area of Cockenoe Island in Westport early Wednesday after a search of the nearby waters of Long Island Sound by Westport, Fairfield and Norwalk police, as well as the Coast Guard. Sapone was reported missing Tuesday night after he was …

by Casey Donahue

04/15/2015

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