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Frank MacEachern

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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.

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Lawyer Disputes Suicide Finding In Death Of Woman Hit By Train In Cos Cob Lawyer Disputes Suicide Finding In Death Of Woman Hit By Train In Cos Cob
Lawyer Disputes Suicide Finding In Death Of Woman Hit By Train In Cos Cob GREENWICH, Conn. -- A Stamford lawyer who once represented a Stamford woman killed when she was struck by a Metro-North train in Cos Cob is challenging the medical examiner's conclusion that she committed suicide. Tamar Louis, 28, of Ivy Street, Stamford, died after she was struck around 9:30 a.m. Friday by a northbound express Metro-North train. “Tamar was a strong, compassionate, hard-working young woman," Mark Sherman, who represented Louis when she was a victim in a criminal case, told the Daily Voice on Tuesday. "The suggestion she would take her own life undermines the perseveranc…

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Mosquito Infected With West Nile Virus Found In Old Greenwich Mosquito Infected With West Nile Virus Found In Old Greenwich
Mosquito Infected With West Nile Virus Found In Old Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- The West Nile virus was found in Old Greenwich last week, the second finding of the virus in lower Fairfield County this summer, a state official said Tuesday. The virus was found in a batch of mosquitoes taken from a trap in Old Greenwich close to the Eastern Civic Center, said Dr. Philip Armstrong of the Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven.  “This is really the peak time of year. It goes until the first hard frost in September or October,” Armstrong said of the infected mosquitoes. “Green…

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Police & Fire
Police: Yonkers Man Sang Irish Folk Songs During Stamford Hotel Fracas Police: Yonkers Man Sang Irish Folk Songs During Stamford Hotel Fracas
Police: Yonkers Man Sang Irish Folk Songs During Stamford Hotel Fracas STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man from Yonkers, N.Y., sang Irish folk songs during breaks from loud, destructive behavior at a Stamford hotel Saturday night, Police said. Paul Gray, 28, of 123 Locust St., was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, interfering with an officer and third-degree assault. Officers were called to the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa at 243 Tresser Blvd. after reports of loutish, drunken behavior, police said. Guests in three rooms on the same floor were so angered by the man's behavior that they called the front desk to complain and to a…

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Greenwich Family Remembers Frank Gifford For His Charity Work Greenwich Family Remembers Frank Gifford For His Charity Work
Greenwich Family Remembers Frank Gifford For His Charity Work GREENWICH, Conn. -- Football legend Frank Gifford touched many lives, including a Greenwich family he and his wife Kathie Lee befriended and helped with their nonprofit, dedicated to fighting their daughter's deadly and rare affliction. The Giffords are big supporters of the Dana’s Angels Research Trust, which was co-founded by Phil Marella and his wife, Andrea. Phil Marella said he was shocked to hear the news of Frank Gifford's death on Sunday at the age of 84, especially after seeing him just a few weeks ago at Trinity Church in Greenwich. “Frank looked great, very chipper. He put…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Man Falls 11 Stories, Lives To Be Arrested Stamford Man Falls 11 Stories, Lives To Be Arrested
Stamford Man Falls 11 Stories, Lives To Be Arrested STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man is lucky to be alive but unlucky enough to be arrested after falling 11 stories from his high-rise apartment building after a dispute with his wife, police said.  Jesus Barrabi, 28, of 114 Soundview Court, was charged with second-degree criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after he turned himself in to police Sunday evening.  At 5:30 a.m. June 21, Barrabi went to the 11th-story apartment at 1425 Bedford St. that he shared with his 32-year-old wife of one year, police said. She had refused to let him in because he had been drinking, Sgt. Kelly Connel…

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Charges Dropped In Swimming Pool Brawl In Stamford Charges Dropped In Swimming Pool Brawl In Stamford
Charges Dropped In Swimming Pool Brawl In Stamford UPDATE: STAMFORD, Conn. -- The charges in this case have been dropped. Original story: STAMFORD, Conn. -- A woman holding her 10-month-old son in her arms grabbed a pool chair and threw it a teenager during a brawl involving her husband and teens at Morgan Street apartment complex swimming pool Friday evening, Stamford police said. A 35-year-old Stamford man and his 34-year-old wife were each charged with second-degree breach of peace and risk of injury to a child. He was also charged with third-degree assault. Arman Reja, 18, of Union Street, Stamford, was charged with second-degree br…

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Fire In A Bird’s Nest Darkens Stamford Baseball Game Fire In A Bird’s Nest Darkens Stamford Baseball Game
Fire In A Bird’s Nest Darkens Stamford Baseball Game STAMFORD, Conn. -- A fire in a bird's nest on a light tower along the third base line in Cubeta Stadium caused no injuries but canceled the game Saturday night, Stamford fire officials said.  Firefighters arrived on the scene at the stadium in Scalzi Park at 120 Bridge St. at 9:27 p.m., responding to a 911 call.  They found a very large bird’s nest on top of the third base line tower was fully engulfed in flames and raining embers down onto the field and bleachers. Firefighters evacuated people from the area and kept the bleachers from igniting with the use of a hose line. Additional…

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Police: Stamford Man Reports Pot, Bong, Air Jordans Stolen In Break-In Police: Stamford Man Reports Pot, Bong, Air Jordans Stolen In Break-In
Police: Stamford Man Reports Pot, Bong, Air Jordans Stolen In Break-In STAMFORD, Conn. -- Usually, people try not to let on to police about their pot. But not one Stamford man, who went to the police to complain that someone not only stole his marijuana but also took his favorite bong in a Thursday afternoon break-in, police said. The 24-year-old Mead Street resident left his home at about 1 p.m. and returned at 4:30 p.m. and found his front door open, police said. When he re-entered his residence, the man discovered that in addition to his glass jar of marijuana and bong, his four pairs of Air Jordan sneakers, valued at $150 each, had been stolen, said po…

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Schools
Bridgeport Celebrates New Longfellow School With Topping-Off Ceremony Bridgeport Celebrates New Longfellow School With Topping-Off Ceremony
Bridgeport Celebrates New Longfellow School With Topping-Off Ceremony BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- When a new pre-K through Grade 8 building for Longfellow School in Bridgeport is finished, it will put the neighborhood children all under the same roof. "They will all be back in their neighborhood school, giving them the facility they deserve," Mayor Bill Finch said Thursday before the topping-off ceremony at the under-construction Longfellow School at 139 Ocean Terrace.  Topping off is a builders' tradition to celebrate when the last beam is placed atop a building that is under construction. Finch said the city hopes to have the school open for the 2016-17 sch…

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Malloy Praises Civil Rights Act, Champions Second Chance In NAACP Speech Malloy Praises Civil Rights Act, Champions Second Chance In NAACP Speech
Malloy Praises Civil Rights Act, Champions Second Chance In NAACP Speech BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Honoring the struggle to get the Civil Rights Act passed and ensuring that people convicted of crimes have a second chance in life were the highlights of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP branch’s luncheon Thursday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.   Keynote speaker Gov. Dannel P. Malloy spoke about the Second Chance Society legislation that he signed into law this summer. It's aim is to avoid incarcerating people wherever possible, especially African Americans and Hispanics who wind up in the prison system at a higher rate than caucasians…

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