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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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Police & Fire

Police: Stamford Man Bilked Out Of $13,000 In Tax Scam STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 29-year-old Stamford man was conned by a scam artist, who fleeced him of more than $13,000 in a phony tax payment scheme, police said. The man got a call Tuesday from someone who said he owed taxes to the federal government and had to pay up or go to jail, police said. After getting the call at 10 a.m., the man spent the next seven hours doing as the caller instructed, sending thousands of dollars through Reloadit cards and Western Union, police said. In the scheme, the victims turn over the identification numbers on the Reloadit cards after putting money on them…

by Frank MacEachern

07/23/2015

Events

Slide The City Slips Into Stamford On Sunday STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 1,000-foot-long water slide will snake through the city this weekend in Stamford as "Slide the City" arrives for summer fun. At 9:30 Sunday morning, Stamford Mayor David Martin, former Major League player and manager Bobby Valentine and Downtown Special Services District President Sandy Goldstein will jump into the fray and go down the 1,000-foot-long slide that will be set up on Prospect Street downtown. “It’s great to have a brand new event (Slide the City) in Stamford Downtown to engage the public, especially one that will appeal to every age group," Goldstein s…

by Frank MacEachern

07/23/2015

Business

Couple Launches First Outlet Of Australian Bakery In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Louise and Robert Hyden are baking a taste of home, and they hope it will become a staple for Stamford area residents. The native Australians, who moved to Greenwich 12 years ago, have opened the first COBS Bakery in the United States. It's located at 1057 High Ridge Road, and it opened on June 24. They say the response has been overwhelming. "It's been unbelievably positive," Louise said. "Everyone has said they have been waiting for something like this to come." The bakery's insistence on natural products and fresh baking has quickly attracted a loyal following. …

by Frank MacEachern

07/22/2015

Police & Fire

Greenwich Marine Police Save Capsized Kayaker In Long Island Sound GREENWICH, Conn. -- A woman whose kayak had overturned in the waters of Long Island Sound off Greenwich late Monday evening was saved by Greenwich Marine Police officers, who initially thought they were coming up to a log, police said. Officers approached what they thought could be a log in the water, but they then noticed it was a capsized kayak with a woman in a life jacket desperately holding onto it, Lt. Kraig Gray said in a press release Tuesday. “This kayaker was showing signs of dehydration, exhaustion, fatigue and even some confusion and [was] clearly in serious distress, and th…

by Frank MacEachern

07/21/2015

Politics

Politicians Gather By Stamford Bridge, Call For Transportation Funding STAMFORD, Conn. -- Standing before a pre-war bridge — a pre-Civil War bridge, that is — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy called on Congress to pass a transportation funding bill before the Highway Trust Fun runs out of money July 31. "The consequence of the federal government ceasing to send transportation dollars to the states is catastrophic," Murphy said Monday in Stamford. "You many not see the impact overnight, but 70 percent of the major transportation projects that are done here in the state of Connecticut are funded with federal dollars." Murphy (D-Conn.) was joined by U.S. Rep. Jim Himes…

by Frank MacEachern

07/21/2015

Police & Fire

Three Men Gang Up To Attack Darien Man Over Cigarette, Stamford Police Say STAMFORD, Conn., -- Three Greenwich men are facing charges of ganging up to viciously attack a Darien man who didn't want to give them his last cigarette early Saturday in downtown Stamford, police said. Eric Macken, 20, of 15 Bird Song Place, Riverside, and William Kimball Rosato, 21, of 140 Cutler Road, Greenwich, are each charged with third-degree assault, conspiracy to commit third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace. Bond was set at $2,500 for each. Richard Todd Stafford, 21, of 9 Lake Drive, Greenwich, was charged with second-degree breach of peace. His bond was set at $…

by Frank MacEachern

07/20/2015

News

Stamford Opens Cooling Centers To Help Residents Cope With Heat Wave STAMFORD, Conn. -- As the summer's first heat wave sends temperatures well into the 90s, the City of Stamford is opening cooling shelters to offer residents a break, the city's health director announced Monday. Anne Fountain, director of Health and Social Services, announced that three designated cooling centers will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The locations are: Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd. Stamford Fire Department Headquarters, 629 Main St., and Long Ridge Fire Company 366 Old Long Ridge Road. Fountain is also urging resident…

by Frank MacEachern

07/20/2015

Business

WWE Stars Promote Anti-Bullying Campaign At Stamford Boys & Girls Club STAMFORD, Conn. -- They may play brash, loud and physically imposing characters in the ring, but WWE performers told a gym full of young fans in Stamford that they, too, have been bullied. WWE superstars Big E, Xavier Woods, Titus O'Neil and Diva Natalya spoke Friday about their experiences of being bullied and urged their young audience at the Stamford Boys & Girls Club to deliver a message about tolerance and respect. Natalya said that although she is a WWE star and may appear to lead a charmed life on television, she said it was different during a difficult stage of her childhood…

by Frank MacEachern

07/20/2015

Lifestyle

Readers Line Up At Greenwich Library To Read Harper Lee's New Book GREENWICH, Conn. -- Harper Lee's new novel, "Go Set A Watchman," is flying off the shelves at Greenwich Library as eager patrons race to read the long-awaited novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "To Kill A Mockingbird." Kate Petrov, the library's public relations officer, said the library's 78 copies have been checked out with 86 readers on a waiting list - what the library calls holds - for their turn. She said "Mockingbird" fans are eager to see the companion book. "I think people really enjoyed ("To Kill A Mockingbird")... and they want to see what the new one is like," s…

by Frank MacEachern

07/20/2015

Neighbors

Street Fair & Sidewalk Sale Attracts Crowds To Wilton Center WILTON, Conn. -- Beekeeper Patty Heyl couldn't help but share her enthusiasm for bees whenever someone stopped by her tent at Saturday's fourth annual Wilton Street Fair + Sidewalk Sale. "It's a wonderful hobby, and you learn so much about bees and what bees do for the environment," said Heyl, a Redding of resident. "It's a very complex society that they have, the social structure, it's fascinating; bees are absolutely fascinating." Heyl was one of many people participating in the sidewalk sale in Wilton Center. She has been a beekeeper for about a half-dozen years and shared her pas…

by Frank MacEachern

07/19/2015

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