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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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Three Honda Accords Stripped Of Tires, Rims, Stamford Cops Say Three Honda Accords Stripped Of Tires, Rims, Stamford Cops Say
Three Honda Accords Stripped Of Tires, Rims, Stamford Cops Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- Thieves stripped three Honda Accords and stole their tires and rims in a brazen early morning Mother's Day crime spree, Stamford police said. A 75-year-old woman left her Cortland Street residence Sunday morning to go to church only to discover her 2014 Accord up on crates with three of the tires and rims gone, police said. Police did not estimate the value of the stolen tires and rims.  The same morning at 7 a.m., a 31-year-old Revere Drive woman discovered her 2013 Accord sitting on milk crates with her rims and tires missing, police said. The value of the theft was…

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Neighbors
Bicyclists Hit Greenwich Point In Traditional Mother's Day Ride Bicyclists Hit Greenwich Point In Traditional Mother's Day Ride
Bicyclists Hit Greenwich Point In Traditional Mother's Day Ride OLD GREENWICH, Conn. -- On Mother's Day, there is no better place to be than on a bicycle, said Andrea Levine of Greenwich. The resident of the Glenville neighborhood was one of the many who participated in the 13th Annual Mother's Day Bike Ride at Greenwich Point. "It's just a great way to spend Mother's Day out as a family," she said just before bicyclists left to go around Greenwich Point. The ride continues to grow and has become an important day in the community, event director David Rafferty said. "This is such a wonderful community event that something that people looked fo…

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Lifestyle
Greenwich's First Congregational Church Celebrates 350 Years Greenwich's First Congregational Church Celebrates 350 Years
Greenwich's First Congregational Church Celebrates 350 Years GREENWICH, Conn. -- In the mid 17th-century, a small group of people gathered to build a church in the New Land. On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered in the First Congregational Church of Greenwich to celebrate its 350th anniversary. Pat Mendelsohn, chairman of the 350th anniversary, said she was inspired by the first seven proprietors who created the church back in early Colonial times. In a relatively young country, the church is one of the oldest continuing institutions in the nation. "It is amazing when you think about institutions, certainly in the United States, we don't go back…

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Police & Fire
Police Report Two Handguns Found In Stamford This Week Police Report Two Handguns Found In Stamford This Week
Police Report Two Handguns Found In Stamford This Week STAMFORD, Conn. -- After a second handgun was found this week in Stamford, police are warning residents to be careful and not to handle any weapons they might find. Any resident who spots a dangerous weapon such as a gun is asked to call police. A loaded 9-mm handgun was found lodged behind a washing machine at 72 Spruce St. on Thursday, police said. Earlier this week, an unloaded revolver was found in the Rippowam River, police said. Police Capt. Richard Conklin is warning parents that they should tell their children not to pick up any handguns that they may find, especially as the …

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Police & Fire
Stamford Police: 18-Year-Old Shot Three Times Not Cooperating Stamford Police: 18-Year-Old Shot Three Times Not Cooperating
Stamford Police: 18-Year-Old Shot Three Times Not Cooperating STAMFORD, Conn. -- An 18-year-old man who was shot three times in a targeted attack late Thursday in Stamford is not cooperating with officers, police said Friday. The shooting occurred in the area of Smith Street and Mill River Street just after 10 p.m. Thursday, said police Capt. Richard Conklin. "He was shot three times. He was shot in the left cheek, and it exited through his neck, and he was shot twice in his left arm," Conklin said. "He is not cooperating with the investigation." The teen was transported to Stamford Hospital and then to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where Conklin sa…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Police: Couple Performed Shoddy Work For Elderly Women Stamford Police: Couple Performed Shoddy Work For Elderly Women
Stamford Police: Couple Performed Shoddy Work For Elderly Women STAMFORD, Conn. -- A husband-and-wife team were arrested Wednesday on charges of performing shoddy home and car repair work for a pair of elderly Stamford women, police said. Tommy Miller, 44, and his wife, Bobbie White, 44, of 120 Elizabeth Ave., East Haven, were each charged with two counts of second-degree larceny, second-degree conspiracy at larceny and impersonating a licensed home improvement contractor. The suspects befriended an 80-year-old Ogden Road woman and an 86-year-old Vine Road woman whom they had met at the Newfield Shopping Center last June, police said. The suspect…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Teen Bicyclist Hit By Car Airlifted To Hospital Stamford Teen Bicyclist Hit By Car Airlifted To Hospital
Stamford Teen Bicyclist Hit By Car Airlifted To Hospital STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police are investigating an accident that resulted in a 13-year-old being airlifted to a New Haven hospital after his bicycle collided with a motor vehicle Wednesday afternoon. The teen -- who was not wearing a helmet -- was riding his bicycle down William Street and went through a stop sign at Dale Street at about 3 p.m., Sgt. Kelly Connelly said.  A motorist driving westbound on Dale Street couldn't stop in time and hit the bicyclist, Connelly said. Initially, the teen's injuries didn't appear to be serious, she said. "At the scene, he was conscious a…

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Police & Fire
Man Charged With Interfering With Stamford Police During Traffic Stop Man Charged With Interfering With Stamford Police During Traffic Stop
Man Charged With Interfering With Stamford Police During Traffic Stop STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man who wandered into the street to see what was happening to his boss during a traffic stop in the busy Bedford Street bar and restaurant area in downtown Stamford early Wednesday was arrested after he repeatedly disobeyed orders to stay away, police said. Kenneth T. Chevalier, 24, of 21 Woodland Place, White Plains, N.Y., was charged with interfering with an officer. The incident began when a police officer pulled over a vehicle that had had made an unsafe lane change and nearly struck a police vehicle near 142 Bedford St. at 1:15 a.m., Sgt. Kelly Connelly said. T…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Man Shot In Ambush; Police Suspect Link To Ongoing Feud Stamford Man Shot In Ambush; Police Suspect Link To Ongoing Feud
Stamford Man Shot In Ambush; Police Suspect Link To Ongoing Feud STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 21-year-old man ran to Stamford Hospital after he was shot in the back as he was ambushed outside his residence early Wednesday in what police believe is part of a continuing feud between two city groups.  The shooting occurred at about 12:40 a.m. as the man was about to unlock his door at 38 Alden St., police Capt. Richard Conklin said.  "It appears someone was staking him out and ambushed him," Conklin said.  The victim was able to run to Stamford Hospital, where he underwent surgery, police said. He was in stable condition Wednesday, he said. The bullet was…

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Police & Fire
Route 7 Reopens In Wilton After Truck Hits Power Lines, Catches Fire Route 7 Reopens In Wilton After Truck Hits Power Lines, Catches Fire
Route 7 Reopens In Wilton After Truck Hits Power Lines, Catches Fire WILTON, Conn. -- Route 7 in Wilton was closed for most of Wednesday after a truck hit a power line in the morning and caught fire, Wilton police said.  One lane of traffic in each direction had reopened by about 4:30 on the busy main thoroughfare after work was completed to ensure the power line was safe, Wilton police said.  Route 7 was closed in the area of Pimpewaug Road with a detour at School Road and Route 33/Ridgefield Road. Traffic was jammed all day through the area, with motorists forced to make detours around the area.   The accident occurred when a dump truck, which was r…

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