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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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Business
Employees In Driver's Seat In Improving Economy, Says Wilton Search Firm Employees In Driver's Seat In Improving Economy, Says Wilton Search Firm
Employees In Driver's Seat In Improving Economy, Says Wilton Search Firm WILTON, Conn. -- Employees are seeing the benefits of an increasingly strong economy and are getting counter-offers from companies that don't want to lose them, said the four partners in a Wilton-based search company.  Vision Search Partners specializes in hunting for qualified employees primarily in the finance and accounting fields. But the firm has also broadened its search to include information technology and human resources professionals. And the firm's four partners said they have noticed a significant strengthening of an employee's bargaining position as the economy improves. Ma…

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Business
Chop't Opens Its Doors In Greenwich, Serves Up Signature Salads Chop't Opens Its Doors In Greenwich, Serves Up Signature Salads
Chop't Opens Its Doors In Greenwich, Serves Up Signature Salads GREENWICH, Conn. -- It's salad days for a new restaurant in Greenwich. Chop't Creative Salad Company opened its first Greenwich location Wednesday for a special event. Customers could buy a salad or sandwich for $2, with the proceeds going to a Greenwich-based charity. One of the happy customers was Abigail Fox, who walked out with her order of a kale Caesar salad and an Asian chicken salad. She's a fan of the new eatery already. "I heard great things about it, and I wanted to see it," Fox said as the line inside stretched all the way to the door. Inside, workers quickly took orde…

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Schools
Wright Tech Students Earning College Credits While Still In High School Wright Tech Students Earning College Credits While Still In High School
Wright Tech Students Earning College Credits While Still In High School STAMFORD, Conn. -- Students at a revived technical high school in Stamford are not only working toward their high school diplomas and trade certificates, they are also starting to pick up college credits for free. J.M. Wright Technical High School and Norwalk Community College have partnered to create the College Forum course for ninth-graders students at the technical high school that serves students from Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport and Wilton.  For Jorge Sanchez, it's one step on the way to his goal of studying architecture. In the College Forum …

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Business
New Salad Restaurant In Greenwich Serves Up Specials For Charity New Salad Restaurant In Greenwich Serves Up Specials For Charity
New Salad Restaurant In Greenwich Serves Up Specials For Charity GREENWICH, Conn. -- A new restaurant that focuses on serving up premium salads is opening in Greenwich. On Wednesday, Chop't Creative Salad Company is offering special meals with $2 salads and sandwiches for sale from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at its location at 1271 Putnam Ave., Riverside. All proceeds from the Chop't Gives Day will go to the Kids for Kids, a local organization that raises money for impoverished children in Appalachia.  The money goes to the Rockin Appalachian Mom Project's “Snacks in Backpacks” program. The program provides impoverished stu…

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Neighbors
It's Maple Syrup Time At Greenwich Land Trust Site It's Maple Syrup Time At Greenwich Land Trust Site
It's Maple Syrup Time At Greenwich Land Trust Site GREENWICH, Conn. -- Steve Conaway takes a sip of sap from a Greenwich maple tree that has been boiled and cracks a joke. "This is my energy drink," Conaway said with a laugh about the drink, which tasted like sugar water. The sap has to be boiled longer in order to turn it into maple syrup. Conaway, conservation and outreach director at the Greenwich Land Trust, led a maple-tapping event at the trust's American Chestnut Sanctuary on Burning Tree Road in Greenwich. About a dozen people joined Conaway and other land trust staff at the recent event. He showed how maple trees are tapped …

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News
Stamford Declares Pothole Week, Asks Residents To Report Problem Roads Stamford Declares Pothole Week, Asks Residents To Report Problem Roads
Stamford Declares Pothole Week, Asks Residents To Report Problem Roads STAMFORD, Conn. -- As Mayor David Martin looked on, Stamford workers filled a pothole Tuesday with hot asphalt as the city seeks help in finding and filling potholes. Martin has declared this week to be "Pothole Week," and the city wants residents to call in to report potholes. Stamford has invested nearly $100,000 in a pair of "hot boxes" that are attached to the back of city trucks and are loaded with the hot asphalt that immediately fix the holes. "The real objective is for everybody to report those potholes," Martin said. Potholes typically are repaired with temporary cold patch …

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Police & Fire
Stamford Woman, 76, Dies Thursday; Cops Say Son Beat Her Violently Stamford Woman, 76, Dies Thursday; Cops Say Son Beat Her Violently
Stamford Woman, 76, Dies Thursday; Cops Say Son Beat Her Violently STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 76-year-old woman died Thursday from injuries after her son allegedly savagely beat her Monday afternoon, Stamford police said Thursday. Maryanne Anderson of 58 Sleepy Hollow Drive failed to recover from the severe injuries including significant bleeding on the brain. She had emergency surgery to relieve cranium pressure and was placed in a coma and on a ventilator.  Timothy F. Anderson, 42, of 58 Sleepy Hollow Lane, was charged with first-degree assault of an elderly person, first-degree unlawful restraint, third-degree assault and disorderly conduct. He was held o…

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Business
Woman Builds Business Empire In Stamford After Emigrating From Ecuador Woman Builds Business Empire In Stamford After Emigrating From Ecuador
Woman Builds Business Empire In Stamford After Emigrating From Ecuador STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford businesswoman who immigrated to the U.S. three decades ago has carved out a niche for herself, successfully running a liquor store and a clothing store while operating a Western Union location.  Mariana Andrade, a native of Ecuador, said leaving her home country and moving to America was the right decision. "It gave me the opportunity to do something I always wanted to do, and I couldn't do it in my own country," she said of her work.  Andrade remembers visiting family in America and returning to Quito with goods to sell that would supplement her income …

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Police & Fire
Stamford Police Issue Tickets In Drive To Snuff Out Youth Tobacco Sales Stamford Police Issue Tickets In Drive To Snuff Out Youth Tobacco Sales
Stamford Police Issue Tickets In Drive To Snuff Out Youth Tobacco Sales STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police ticketed a pair of store clerks on charges of selling tobacco to a 17-year-old on March 6 in a sting operation that is part of the state's drive to cut tobacco use by teens. Clerks working at Niva Stamford Gift Shop at First Stamford Place and the 3 Hermanos Grocery on South Pacific Street sold tobacco to the 17-year-old, Capt. Richard Conklin said. The good news, he said, was that employees at eight other stores declined to sell tobacco to the undercover teen. Jayelynn Garcia and Bilter Hernandez each were issued $200 tickets for selling tobacco to…

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Neighbors
Greenwich Man Keeps Up Annual Tradition Of Celebrating The Irish Greenwich Man Keeps Up Annual Tradition Of Celebrating The Irish
Greenwich Man Keeps Up Annual Tradition Of Celebrating The Irish GREENWICH, Conn. -- John Halpin is no longer the chairman of the Greenwich St. Patrick's Day parade, but the Irish immigrant who left his native land for a better life in America 44 years ago proudly participated in Sunday's parade. The parade is in its 41st year. He was chairman for 21 of those years before finally relinquishing his title in 2006.  To him, the day is to celebrate Irish pride. "Today is also is about St. Patrick, who brought Christianity to Ireland, which is very important to me," he said. Halpin is from the town of Ardagh in County Longfort in the center of Irela…

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