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Frank MacEachern

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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
Revolver Found In Rippowam River, Stamford Police Say Revolver Found In Rippowam River, Stamford Police Say
Revolver Found In Rippowam River, Stamford Police Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- A rusty Smith & Wesson revolver was spotted in the Rippowam River by a sharp-eyed passerby Monday afternoon near 227 Cold Spring Road, Stamford police said.  It was spotted by a pedestrian, who alerted police working on a nearby side job, said Sgt. Kelly Connelly. The revolver was seized by police, she said.

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Police & Fire
Stamford Man Charged With Visiting Apartment Building Despite Ban Stamford Man Charged With Visiting Apartment Building Despite Ban
Stamford Man Charged With Visiting Apartment Building Despite Ban STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man with a stubborn desire to visit a downtown apartment building he is banned from entering made a return trip there while he was intoxicated Monday morning, Stamford police said. Manuel Mercado, 47, of 873 Washington Blvd., was charged with first-degree criminal trespass, second-degree breach of peace and second-degree threatening in the incident.  Officers received a call from 133 Tresser Blvd., one of the landmark round apartment buildings in downtown Stamford, that a man was passed out on the building's lobby floor at 11:30 a.m., police said. When officers arri…

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Schools
University Of Bridgeport Students Take A Lunch Break To Help Nepal University Of Bridgeport Students Take A Lunch Break To Help Nepal
University Of Bridgeport Students Take A Lunch Break To Help Nepal BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Students, staff and businesses rallied -- and enjoyed a feast -- at the University of Bridgeport as they raised money for victims of the massive earthquake that ripped through Nepal last month. UB's Dean of Students Edina Oestreicher said she expected nothing less of her scholars. "I'm not surprised at all given what I know of what our community has done in the past," Oestreicher said of other fundraising events held for other countries hit by disasters. She made the comments during the luncheon that was held at the crowded student center Monday afternoon. One of…

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Schools
Housatonic Students Hit The Bridgeport Sidewalks For Art Festival Housatonic Students Hit The Bridgeport Sidewalks For Art Festival
Housatonic Students Hit The Bridgeport Sidewalks For Art Festival BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Students gathered in the Housatonic Community College courtyard Monday to celebrate the end of the semester as well as the arts in the Bridgeport college's first ever Sidewalk Arts Festival. John Favret, art program coordinator at HCC, said the event was held to celebrate the school year and to promote student artists at the college, which is known for its art, graphic design and theater arts programs. "This is kind of like a celebration of the end of the semester and also to showcase their talents as artists and performers," he said. Enrique Silva, 20, from Fair…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Man Charged In Late Night Sex Assault In Apartment Building Stamford Man Charged In Late Night Sex Assault In Apartment Building
Stamford Man Charged In Late Night Sex Assault In Apartment Building STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 21-year-old city man was arrested Monday on charges of lying in wait for a woman and sexually assaulting her in the vestibule of her Stamford apartment building early on April 24, police said.  The victim was able to fight off her attacker, police said.  Tyub Mohammed, of 36 Stephen St., was charged with third-degree sexual assault and third-degree assault and held on $250,000 bond. He approached the 34-year-old victim after she parked her car in her West Side building's parking garage at 12:30 a.m., police said. Mohammed followed her into the vestibule area and …

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Events
Greenwich's Bruce Museum Awash In Color With Murals Of Hans Hofmann Greenwich's Bruce Museum Awash In Color With Murals Of Hans Hofmann
Greenwich's Bruce Museum Awash In Color With Murals Of Hans Hofmann GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Bruce Museum in Greenwich is awash in color as it hosts a show of the works of a painter and art theorist who once famously proclaimed, "Any line placed on the canvas is already the fifth." The exhibit, called "Walls of Color: The Murals of Hans Hofmann," is on exhibit starting Saturday, May 2, through Sept. 6. Hofmann was a German-American painter and an important teacher and theorist of the Abstract Expressionism movement, according to Kenneth Silver, a New York University professor of modern art and an adjunct curator of art at the Bruce Museum. During a to…

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Schools
Nepalese Students At University Of Bridgeport Spurred To Act After Quake Nepalese Students At University Of Bridgeport Spurred To Act After Quake
Nepalese Students At University Of Bridgeport Spurred To Act After Quake BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The tragic events in Nepal, where a massive weekend earthquake has killed thousands, has spurred students from that distant land who are studying in Connecticut to come to their country's aid. Nepalese students and others have organized a fundraising lunch Monday at the University of Bridgeport. Among those students is Satyam Shrestha, 28, who is graduating this year with a master's degree in global media and communications. Shrestha, a resident of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, was relieved to learn that his relatives and friends were unharmed by the April 25 qua…

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Neighbors
Warmer Weekend Predicted For Stamford As Springs Moves Into April Warmer Weekend Predicted For Stamford As Springs Moves Into April
Warmer Weekend Predicted For Stamford As Springs Moves Into April STAMFORD, Conn. -- The last day of April was cool but sunny as spring finishes with its second month and enters May. At Cove Island Park, boats were at rest at the marina while residents took advantage of the nice day to walk on Cove Island. The National Weather Service is forecasting a slight chance of rain Friday with a possible high of 59 degrees. It is forecast to warm up more over the weekend.  

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Police & Fire
Police: Employee Stole $5,000 From Stamford Used Car Dealership Police: Employee Stole $5,000 From Stamford Used Car Dealership
Police: Employee Stole $5,000 From Stamford Used Car Dealership STAMFORD, Conn., -- An employee at a used car dealership in Stamford slipped into his boss's office -- twice -- and stole $5,000 in cash, police said Melvin Palmer, 54, of 57 Bonner St., Stamford, is charged with third-degree larceny.  The theft occurred in November, according to the owner of a Greenwich Avenue used car dealership. He and his wife told police that they suspected an employee had stolen money from them, police said. The money had been stored in a desk and the owner's wife noticed that $1,500 was missing on Nov. 11, Sgt. Kelly Connelly said. The following day, another $…

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News
Aquarion Workers Dig In To Fight Erosion At Mianus River Park In Stamford Aquarion Workers Dig In To Fight Erosion At Mianus River Park In Stamford
Aquarion Workers Dig In To Fight Erosion At Mianus River Park In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Employees from Aquarion Water Co. grabbed shovels and got their hands dirty in a volunteer project to help prevent riverbank erosion along the Mianus River in Greenwich and Stamford. A dozen volunteers, including nine Aquarion Water employees, spent a sunny and warm spring morning on Wednesday planting trees, bushes and plants at the Mianus River Park as part of an Earth Day initiative.  David Medd, a Greenwich-based manager of supply operations, said it's the third year that company employees have partnered with the Friends of the Mianus River Park to work on the sit…

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