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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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Neighbors

Ridgefield's Lounsbury House Hosts Halloween Party For Adults RIDGEFIED, Conn. – Lounsbury House in Ridgefield will host A Night of Wonder and Intrigue, a sophisticated Halloween party for adults featuring drop-dead drinks and festive food, on Friday, Oct. 27. The wicked good time begins at 6:30pm. Guests, who are encouraged – but not required – to wear costumes or masks, will experience a night of music, dancing and otherworldly entertainment. Psychics, palm and tarot card readers, mentalists and numerologists will be tucked into the shadows of the historic landmark. Illusionists will wander the event to perform magic tricks and treat partygoers to s…

by Casey Donahue

10/23/2017

Events

Professor Explores Colonists And Witchcraft At Darien Historical Society DARIEN, Conn. – Just in time for Halloween, the Darien Historical Society will present “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,” a discussion focusing on the Colonists’ preoccupation with the supernatural with Leslie Lindenauer, a professor of history at Western Connecticut State University. The talk will be held Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bates-Scofield Homestead Museum, 45 Old Kings Highway N., Darien. The program is free for members of the Society and $20 for non-members. Lindenauer, whose research focuses on gender and religious culture in early America, will discuss why so…

by Casey Donahue

10/23/2017

Neighbors

Maritime Aquarium Welcomes First Baby Loggerhead To New Sea Turtle Nursery NORWALK, Conn. – Visitors can follow a rescued baby loggerhead sea turtle through its first year of life at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. The aquarium is raising it in a new “Sea Turtle Nursery” exhibit that opened this weekend. The turtle will be released into the Atlantic Ocean next fall. The guest sea turtle is living at The Maritime Aquarium as part of a loan program of the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. The staff and volunteers there inspect turtle nests on beaches to look for “stragglers” – newly hatched turtles that, for various reasons, didn’t make it out of …

by Daily Voice

10/22/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Police Welcome New Officer To The Force NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Police Department recently welcomed Officer Tiffany Ortiz to its ranks.Ortiz was sworn in Friday by Mayor Harry Rilling. She was previously employed by the New Haven Police Department, where she worked as a patrol officer.

by Casey Donahue

10/21/2017

News

Norwalk Installs Assisted Listening Devices In City Buildings NORWALK, Conn. -- The city of Norwalk has installed new assisted listening devices in several municipal buildings throughout the city, and will demonstrate one of the devices at City Hall on Monday, Oct. 23. Several rooms in City Hall, the Norwalk Senior Center and the Norwalk Police Department are now outfitted with systems that will help residents with hearing impairments participate more fully in public meetings and events. Mayor Harry Rilling announced that the demonstration and testing of the new Assisted Listening System will be conducted with the assistance of the Hearing Loss Associ…

by Casey Donahue

10/21/2017

Police & Fire

New Fairfield Upgrades 911 System NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The town of New Fairfield upgraded its 911 system on Tuesday.The upgrade was part of a statewide project to enhance the equipment of all public safety answering points across Connecticut. Some of the highlights of the new system are better inter-operability between towns when transferring calls, a much better mapping system, enhanced GPS tracking, better contingency, and automatic reroute in the unlikely event the town system goes down. All town dispatchers have received formal training on the new system. Town officials said that the cost of the training is reimbursab…

by Casey Donahue

10/21/2017

Police & Fire

Norwalk Woman Charged With Providing Fentanyl-Laced Crack In Overdose NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk woman was charged with providing fentanyl-laced crack to somebody who overdosed in July, according to the Hour. Brenda Lopez, 39, was charged with second-degree assault after police said she gave the crack cocaine to somebody who suffered a non-fatal overdose in July, the Hour reported. Police told the Hour that the arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into overdoses on fentanyl-laced crack that have plagued the city this year. Over the period of one weekend in July, there were seven overdoses on crack that was laced with fentanyl, including two that were fa…

by Casey Donahue

10/20/2017

Neighbors

Free Fall Fun At Lounsbury House Family Day This Weekend RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Welcome Home Week kicks off at Lounsbury House in Ridgefield on Sunday, Oct. 22, with Family Day, an event featuring live music, food trucks, an inflatable obstacle course and a pumpkin hunt. The free outdoor event runs from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to people of all ages. Live music will be performed throughout the day as families participate in a myriad of activities on the grounds of Lounsbury House. At 1:30 p.m., Magic Dave takes the stage to treat the audience to extraordinary illusions and tongue-in- cheek comedy. A sports zone, arts and crafts stations, ballo…

by Daily Voice

10/20/2017

Police & Fire

Opening Of Rink At Veterans Park In Norwalk Delayed After Copper Theft NORWALK, Conn. — Copper fittings were stolen off piping at the ice rink at Veterans Park in Norwalk, which will delay the opening of the rink for several weeks, according to the Hour. The piping is laid under the rink at the park, and is needed to maintain the temperature of the ice, according to the Hour. The copper fittings were discovered to have been stolen last week, when workers found slash marks and cuts on the pipes, the Hour reported. The rink had been scheduled to be opened on Oct. 15, but because of the theft that will have to be delayed, according to the Hour. Replacement pipes …

by Casey Donahue

10/20/2017

Police & Fire

Fights At Bassick High School Lead To Lockdown, 10 Arrests BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Several fights broke out at Bassick High School in Bridgeport on Thursday, leading the school to be placed on lockdown mode and ending with the arrest of 10 people, according to the Connecticut Post. Police told the Connecticut Post that the fights broke out at around lunchtime, and that the school was placed on lock in, lock out mode as a precaution. The incident was over by 1:15 p.m., the Connecticut Post reported. A total of 10 people were arrested, nine of whom were juveniles and one who was an 18-year-old, according to the Connecticut Post. The identities and charge…

by Casey Donahue

10/19/2017

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