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Frank MacEachern

Urgent News Reporter

fmaceachern@dailyvoice.com

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Originally from Canada, Frank started his journalism in his native country before moving to Fairfield County a decade ago where he continued his career. He is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia and of University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Frank was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Frank MacEachern's Contributions

Police & Fire

Woman Rescued From Sound After Falling Overboard Off Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- A Stamford woman who fell from a boat while not wearing a life jacket is alive and well after she was plucked from the waters of Long Island Sound on Sunday afternoon, Greenwich Police said. The woman fell from the boat some time before 3:30 p.m., unbeknownst to the boat's captain, who carried on sailing to Stamford until he noticed his passenger was not on board, Greenwich police said. He called 911, and the Greenwich Police Department's Marine Section responded and soon found out the passenger had been picked up by a passing paddle boater. The overboard passen…

by Frank MacEachern

08/16/2015

Police & Fire

Construction Worker Charged With Stealing From Lord & Taylor In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- For months, security officials at Lord & Taylor in Stamford suspected that the thefts of items that had been occurring for months were happening after business hours while construction work was done on the store, police said. And that hunch proved correct when they finally were able to spot an overnight construction worker shoving two packages of Calvin Klein T-shirts down his pants, police said. Victor David Montalvo, 45, of 689 Boston Ave., Bridgeport, was charged with sixth-degree larceny and engaging in a police pursuit in connection with the thefts, police…

by Frank MacEachern

08/14/2015

Business

After Fire, Stamford's Pearl East Restaurant Reopens On Hope Street STAMFORD, Conn. -- Nearly 15 months after a fire ripped through their Stamford establishment in what officials said was arson, the owners of a popular Chinese Japanese restaurant have opened again on a different site but with the same loyal clientele. Pearl East held a grand opening at its new site at 323 Hope St. on Thursday evening that brought out Mayor David Martin and state Rep. William Tong, (D-147). More important, it brought back familiar customers who were looking for it to reopen after fire damaged the previous location at 2720 Summer St. on May 27, 2014. Kevin Wood said he ha…

by Frank MacEachern

08/14/2015

Police & Fire

Father, Daughter Charged In Road Rage Assault In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A father and daughter are facing charges in a road rage incident in which they confronted passengers in another vehicle and the daughter struck one of them in the head with a C-clamp after they had tried to drive the other vehicle off the parkway, Stamford police said. A 20-year-old Stamford man was merging onto the Merritt Parkway's southbound lanes June 30 in the area of Norwalk in his BMW M3 when his way was blocked by a Ford F-350 pickup truck driven by John Scuderi, Stamford police Sgt. Kelly Connelly said. Because he couldn't merge, the 20-year-old man went ahea…

by Frank MacEachern

08/13/2015

Lifestyle

Old Greenwich Farmers Market Is DVlicious Finalist OLD GREENWICH, Conn. -- There's a popular catch-phrase: “Know your farmers, know your food." And there's nowhere better to get up close and personal with your local purveyors than with a farmers market. You picked five among the best in Fairfield County, each of which will be profiled this week. Go here to vote for your favorite; you can only vote once. The DVlicious contest ends 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14 with the winner announced at the end of the month. Below is the "dirt" on one of the finalists. Old Greenwich Farmer's Market, 38 West End Ave. Hours of Operation: Every Wednes…

by Daily Voice

08/13/2015

Police & Fire

Stamford Swears In 31-Year Veteran As New Assistant Chief Of Police STAMFORD, Conn. -- A week after celebrating his 31st anniversary as a Stamford Police Officer, Tom Wuennemann was sworn as the department's newest assistant chief. "Obviously, I am very honored, and I never thought I would get this far. But I am just trying to do the best that I can," Wuennemann said in brief comments as well-wishers came forward to shake his hand and give him a hug after the ceremony Wednesday. He replaced Timothy Shaw, who retired last month to become chief of the Easton Police Department. Wuenneman joins Assistant Chief of Police James Matheny under Police Chief J…

by Frank MacEachern

08/13/2015

News

Moving On Up: Downtown Stamford Celebrates New Luxury Apartments STAMFORD, Conn. -- From the rooftop deck of a new 15-story high-rise apartment building, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy surveyed downtown Stamford and Long Island Sound in the distance on Wednesday. He and other officials hope the new apartment building at 66 Summer St. will attract even more people to live in the city as the downtown grows and becomes more popular. “We continue to see the kinds of housing developed in Stamford that will continues to attract the kind of workforce that allows us to compete for jobs, and the accompanying tax revenue that goes with jobs," Malloy said of the develop…

by Frank MacEachern

08/13/2015

Police & Fire

Missing Easton Couple Reportedly $2.2M In Debt, Owned Westport Trash-Hauler EASTON, Conn. -- The mystery surrounding a missing Easton couple continued to grow Wednesday as a report said the missing couple was $2.2 million in debt and as their trash-hauling business in Westport failed to make its rounds. Jeanette Navin, 55, and her husband, Jeffrey Navin, 56, haven't been seen or heard from since Aug. 4. They were reported missing by relatives Friday. Police say an older Dodge pickup truck belonging to the couple was found Sunday in Westport in a commuter parking lot off the Merritt Parkway. WFSB-TV reported that state court records show that Jeffrey Navin wa…

by Frank MacEachern

08/13/2015

Police & Fire

Woman Charged With Trying To Cause Blast In Ex-Flame's Stamford Apartment STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Norwalk woman sneaked into her ex-boyfriend's apartment in Stamford early Wednesday, burned his bedsheets with a hot iron and then turned on the gas hoping her former flame would go up in flames when he lit a cigarette, Stamford Police said. Ana Ramos, 52, of 19E Merritt Place, was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree burglary, second-degree threatening and third-degree criminal mischief. The woman broke into the Vernon Street apartment at about midnight, Sgt. Kelly Connelly said. She used an iron to burn his sheets before his roommate cau…

by Frank MacEachern

08/12/2015

Police & Fire

Police: Break-Ins Reported At Two Wilton Homes WILTON, Conn. -- Burglars struck at a pair of Wilton homes, including a Drum Hill Road residence that netted three watches, a gold ring and a pair of headphones worth an estimated $25,000, Wilton Police said. The Drum Hill Road break-in occurred sometime between July 24 and Aug. 4, when the burglary was reported, police said. In the second burglary, a home on Danbury Road that was broken into sometime between Wednesday, Aug. 5, and Friday, Aug. 7, police said. When one of the owners returned to the home Friday afternoon, she discovered there were several open doors, out-of-place fur…

by Frank MacEachern

08/12/2015

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