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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.

Frank MacEachern's Contributions

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Charged With Attacking, Spitting At Police Officer At Diner STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man upset over his diner bill argued and pushed the restaurant manager, then got into a tussle with a police officer who had stopped in to pick up food early Thursday, Stamford police said. Victor De Jesus Ramos-Cruz, 48, of Stamford, was charged with assaulting a police officer and disorderly conduct. A police officer went into Curley's Restaurant at West Park Place at 12:30 a.m. Thursday and saw Ramos-Cruz in an argument with the manager over his bill, police said. He appeared to be intoxicated but eventually paid the bill, police said. However, Ramos-Cruz con…

by Frank MacEachern

05/15/2015

Neighbors

Stamford Lunch Shines A Spotlight On Strides Made In Domestic Violence STAMFORD, Conn. -- About 500 attendees gathered in Stamford to hear the story of a woman who survived a nightmare of abuse at the hands of her first husband as a young woman. Leslie Morgan Steiner was the keynote speaker at the Domestic Violence Crisis Center's 13th Annual Voices of Courage Spring Luncheon held Thursday at the Stamford Marriott Hotel. The center, which serves Stamford, Norwalk, Westport, New Canaan, Darien, Wilton and Weston, also honored a New Canaan advocate. Steiner wrote the memoir "Crazy Love" about her experience with abuse, which began with an attack a few days …

by Frank MacEachern

05/15/2015

News

Pet Pantry, Neighbors Fight Eversource Plans In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- A long-established pet supply company along with local residents are hoping to prevent an expansion of an Eversource substation on a neighborhood site. Pet Pantry Warehouse is at 290 Railroad Ave. and has subleased the site from Eversource (formerly Connecticut Light & Power) for more than 40 years. Adam Jacobson, executive vice president of the family-owned business, said the issue is larger than Pet Pantry. "This is not just a Pet Pantry issue. It is a town of Greenwich issue. We just happen to be in the bull's eye," he said. The utility plans to build …

by Frank MacEachern

05/14/2015

Schools

Students At Bridgeport's John Winthrop School Ready To Show Off Talents BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- "American Idol" may be canceled, but the talent show marches on at a Bridgeport elementary school. The John Winthrop K-8 School is holding a talent show Thursday evening, and parent volunteer Evelyn Freeman said students and staff have thrown themselves into it. "We started off rehearsing on March 30th with people not knowing what to do, and it is all coming along perfectly right now," she said. "Everybody is committed to this, and parents come to the rehearsal to support their children." The show will be extra special because it will be held at the Downtown Caba…

by Frank MacEachern

05/13/2015

News

Greenwich's Krumeich Tapped For Superior Court Judgeship GREENWICH, Conn. -- Edward Krumeich II jokes that he will have to forgo one of his two favorite pastimes after his nomination to be a Superior Court judge by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. "I have two hobbies: politics and singing, and I will have to give up one," Krumeich said with a laugh Tuesday. He was one of four lawyers nominated to the state's Superior Court on Tuesday. Proudly noting his deep roots in Greenwich, Krumeich said it is the "culmination" of his career. "In the back of my mind I always imagined becoming a judge would be the culmination of my legal career," he said. He …

by Frank MacEachern

05/13/2015

Police & Fire

Police Investigate Missing $90,000 From Stamford Man's Brokerage Account STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police are investigating a complaint that a father helped himself to $90,000 from his son's brokerage account. A 41-year-old Stamford man checked his brokerage account with his broker at about 5:30 p.m. Friday, police said. However, when he went back to check 30 minutes later he discovered $90,000 was missing, police said. Understandably alarmed, the man called his broker and Wells Fargo looking for answers, said Sgt. Kelly Connelly. The broker told the man to check with his father, Connelly said. The man called his 72-year-old father in Virginia, who …

by Frank MacEachern

05/12/2015

Police & Fire

Stamford Police Investigate 'Peeping Tom' At Apartment Building STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police are investigating a man who has been spotted looking under doors at an apartment building in the city. Residents of the building noticed a man was trying to look under doors and reported it to the building's superintendent, police said. The superintendent reviewed video surveillance footage and saw a man look under a number of apartment doors on multiple days, police said. The man was identified as the son of a woman who lives in the building, police said. Officers were called over the weekend, and when they arrived at the downtown building the man …

by Frank MacEachern

05/12/2015

Police & Fire

Man Charged With Stealing Cash, Phones, Rolex From Stamford Home STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man was charged in connection with a theft from a Stamford home that the homeowner believed happened when he had painters doing work over a year ago, police said. Kevin Davis, 50, of no fixed address in New Haven, was charged with second-degree larceny. He was arrested on a warrant after he was picked up by New Haven police, Stamford police Sgt. Kelly Connelly said. The homeowner went to police in April 2014 to report that thousands of dollars in items had been stolen from his Eden Road home and that he believed it occurred when painters were at his home, police sai…

by Frank MacEachern

05/12/2015

News

New Covenant House Moving Into Bigger Home In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- It will just be a move across the street, but it will be a world of difference for New Covenant House of Hospitality in Stamford as it moves into its new home next month. The state's largest soup kitchen and one of its largest food pantries will be moving to 174 Richmond Hill Ave. from its current location on the ground floor at the Yerwood Center at 90 Fairfield Ave. It serves Stamford, New Canaan, Greenwich and Darien. Starting June 9, the food pantry will be open two days per week instead of its current three times per month, said New Covenant Executive Director Jo…

by Frank MacEachern

05/12/2015

Police & Fire

Ridgefield Woman Caused Late Night Disruption In Bar, Stamford Cops Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Ridgefield woman who told police they couldn't touch her because she had a traumatic brain injury was arrested after officers went to a Stamford bar early Saturday after a report of a belligerent customer, police said. Elizabeth G. Blum, 37, of 94 Silver Spring Lane, was charged with second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer, police said. The incident began when Blum arrived at the establishment with two friends at about 1 a.m., police Sgt. Kelly Connelly said. She asked for drinks for herself and her friends, but the bartender refused to serve…

by Frank MacEachern

05/11/2015

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