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Casey Donahue

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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
Celebrate Shelton By Hitting Howe Avenue This Sunday For Annual Street Fair Celebrate Shelton By Hitting Howe Avenue This Sunday For Annual Street Fair
Celebrate Shelton By Hitting Howe Avenue This Sunday For Annual Street Fair SHELTON, Conn. – Celebrate all that the Shelton community has to offer this Sunday at the annual Shelton Day festival. Shelton Day will be held Sunday, Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Howe Avenue. It will feature more than 100 vendors, food trucks and community resources. There will be entertainment featuring local bands Cosmonaut Radio (Intergalactic Space Funk); Jake Kulak and the Lowdown (New School Blues); and Olivia King (Pop Superstar) with supporting dancers. This year's even't will also feature strolling magicians, Incredulous Chris and Presto Pete. The annual event was founded an…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Police Seek Bartender Who Put Manager In Hospital After Fight Stamford Police Seek Bartender Who Put Manager In Hospital After Fight
Stamford Police Seek Bartender Who Put Manager In Hospital After Fight STAMFORD, Conn. — Police in Stamford are searching for a bartender accused of assaulting a manager who confronted him about stealing from the register, according to the Stamford Advocate. Police told the Stamford Advocate that the manager of a Bedford Street restaurant had confronted the 31-year-old bartender at around 1:30 a.m. Friday about $400 that was missing from the register. A physical altercation broke out, and the bartender is accused of kicking the manager in the face and biting one of his fingers, according to the Stamford Advocate. When police responded to the restaurant, they f…

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Police & Fire
Trumbull Police Seek Burglar Who Climbed Up Second Story Balcony Trumbull Police Seek Burglar Who Climbed Up Second Story Balcony
Trumbull Police Seek Burglar Who Climbed Up Second Story Balcony TRUMBULL, Conn. -- Police are investigating a burglary in Trumbull where somebody gained entry to an apartment through a second story balcony Friday morning. Trumbull Police said that the burglary occurred in the Pinewood Lake area on Friday morning. A suspect captured on surveillance video entered a second floor balcony and gained entry to a residence, which was unoccupied at the time, polices aid. Anyone with information should contact the Trumbull Police Department Detective Bureau at (203) 261-3665. Click here to see surveillance video on the Trumbull Police Department Facebook page.

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Police & Fire
Bridgeport Firefighters Knock Down Blaze At Park Street Home Bridgeport Firefighters Knock Down Blaze At Park Street Home
Bridgeport Firefighters Knock Down Blaze At Park Street Home BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Bridgeport firefighters quickly knocked down a blaze at a home on Park Street on Thursday. At around 3:45 p.m., units were dispatched to a structure fire on Park Street and encountered a home with heavy flames and smoke coming out of it. Units immediately conducted searches and confirmed that all the people made it out safe. Afterwards, the fire was knocked down in about 20 minutes.

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Weather
Cool Temperatures, Rain Expected This Weekend In Shelton Cool Temperatures, Rain Expected This Weekend In Shelton
Cool Temperatures, Rain Expected This Weekend In Shelton FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Temperatures are expected to cool to more seasonable levels this weekend in Fairfield County, but some rain could also hit on Saturday. Friday will be sunny, with a high near 66, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight there is a chance of isolated showers between midnight and 2 a.m., then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Otherwise it will be cloudy with light and variable wind, with a low around 49. The chance of precipitation is 30 percent. There will be scattered showers and thunderstorms on Saturday. The rest of the day will be partl…

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News
Dogs Allowed Back At Compo Beach In Westport This Weekend Dogs Allowed Back At Compo Beach In Westport This Weekend
Dogs Allowed Back At Compo Beach In Westport This Weekend WESTPORT, Conn. -- Dogs will be allowed back on Compo Beach in Westport beginning Sunday, Oct. 1 through March 31, 2018. Parks and Recreation Director Jennifer Fava reminded residents and visitors that there are still some restrictions on animals at the beach. Dogs are prohibited from the Pavilion, playground and boardwalk. All dogs must be leashed in all areas of the park, except in designated off leash areas of the beach south of the Pavilion, including South Beach. Off leash regulations are posted at the entrance to the off leash areas. Owners are required by law to pick up their dogs' f…

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Schools
Staples Students Named Finalists In National Merit Scholarship Program Staples Students Named Finalists In National Merit Scholarship Program
Staples Students Named Finalists In National Merit Scholarship Program WESTPORT, Conn. -- Four seniors at Staples High School in Westport have qualified as semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship program. The Staples semifinalists are Nicole Arellano, Marshall Heiser, Leya Luo, and Jessica Xu. Nationwide, approximately 16,000 semifinalists will compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million. This represents fewer than 1 percent of the more than 1.6 million students who took the 2016 PSAT/NMSQT qualifying exam. Staples High School Principal James D’Amico praised the achievements of these students. “It is an extra…

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Schools
Darien High Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Commended Students Darien High Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Commended Students
Darien High Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Commended Students DARIEN, Conn. -- Several students at Darien High School have been named Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Kerry Blatney, Abigail Cragin, Tighe Ekern, Maxwell Gasvoda, Oliver Knight, William Krueger, Brooke Murphy-Petri, Emily Neuner, Kara O’Rourke, Griffin Ott, Clare Phelps, Nicholas Servas, Ari Singer-Freeman, Rory Washecka, and William Wilson were all named Commended Students, Principal Ellen Dunn announced. A Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by Dunn to these students. App…

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Lifestyle
Meet Darien's First Responders At Library Emergency Preparedness Fair Meet Darien's First Responders At Library Emergency Preparedness Fair
Meet Darien's First Responders At Library Emergency Preparedness Fair DARIEN, Conn. — Meet Darien's first responders and learn about being prepared this weekend at the Darien Library. An Emergency Preparedness Fair will be held Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the library Courtyard. Learn who to call, where to go, and what to do in case of an emergency. Climb into emergency vehicles including a fire truck, ambulance, police vehicle and military command vehicle. There will also be food, free emergency preparedness giveaways, crafts, and a story time. The program is made possible by a grant from the Horizon Foundation. For more information, contact…

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News
Westport Doctor Gets A Year In Federal Prison For Defrauding Johns Hopkins Westport Doctor Gets A Year In Federal Prison For Defrauding Johns Hopkins
Westport Doctor Gets A Year In Federal Prison For Defrauding Johns Hopkins WESTPORT, Conn. — A 53-year-old doctor from Westport will spend a year and a day behind bars — and pay restitution of nearly $600,000 — for defrauding his former employer, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, for travel expense reimbursements, prosecutors said.  U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz in Baltimore sentenced Dr. Jean-Francois Geschwind on Wednesday. In addition to the prison time, he will serve three years of supervised release.  Geschwind pleaded guilty in July to four counts of mail fraud in a multi-year scheme to unlawfully obtain travel expense reimbursements f…

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