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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

Man Charged With Attacking Wife , Swinging Ax Over Her Head In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man with a long criminal history, including sexually assaulting a 13-year-old, was arrested after he terrorized his wife by attacking her and swinging an ax over her head Saturday evening in a domestic assault at her Stamford home, police said. Michael James Miner, 58, was charged with three counts of third-degree assault, three counts of unlawful restraint and one count each of first-degree reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct. He was held on $100,000 bond for a court appearance Monday in state Superior Court in Stamford. Miner…

by Frank MacEachern

03/23/2015

Lifestyle

Bagpiper Plays For The Trill Of It All At Greenwich Parade GREENWICH, Conn. -- Bagpipes may be an acquired taste. But for Patty Sheehan, who marched in the the Greenwich St. Patrick's Day parade, it was a taste she acquired about 35 years ago. "I just love the instrument," Sheehan said as she cradled the bagpipes in her arms before performing in the parade Sunday. A Greenwich native, Sheehan now lives in Fairfield but still plays with the Greenwich Pipe Band. She said she took up bagpipes in 1980 because she was entranced by the music and the instrument. "I just thought it was so interesting, and I decided I just wanted to play it," she sa…

by Frank MacEachern

03/23/2015

News

Greenwich Steps Off In Style With St. Patrick's Day Parade GREENWICH, Conn. -- Thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Greenwich to watch the 41st edition of the town's St. Patrick's Day parade on a sunny but chilly and windy Sunday. The parade, which occurred a few days after the official St. Patrick's Day, began at Town Hall and continued past the library on West Putnam Avenue before taking a turn down Greenwich Avenue. Irish flags were out on a day that celebrates Irish culture and pride. This year's grand marshal has been heavily involved in promoting Irish culture. Brian O'Connor has deep Irish roots as does his wife, Maura, whos…

by Frank MacEachern

03/23/2015

Neighbors

Like To Stargaze? Check Out A Telescope At The Wilton Library WILTON, Conn., -- Wilton Library patrons have long been able to borrow books, magazines, music and movies. And now they can check out a telescope. Susan Lauricella, head of teen services and the Maker Space coordinator, said it's a unique piece of lending material. The Wilton Library may be blazing a trail with it, she said. "I am not positive but I think we are the first in Connecticut to offer this," Lauricella said. It was a library staff member who had read about a Massachusetts library that got a telescope, and they discovered that many libraries in New England were adding teles…

by Frank MacEachern

03/23/2015

Lifestyle

Ephemera On Display At Greenwich Convention GREENWICH, Conn. -- It may have been a poster that was only intended to advertise a boxing match or a small card given away by retailers to help promote their business, but to people like Sheryl Jaeger it tells a story. "There is some story behind each piece of paper, and it is sort of a pursuit for the curious mind," she said. Jaeger is on the board of directors of the Ephemera Society of American, which is holding its 35th annual conference, Ephemera/35, over three days at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Old Greenwich. The theme for the weekend was "The Sporting Life." Ephemera is mate…

by Frank MacEachern

03/21/2015

Business

New Wilton Cafe Combines Fine Dining With Yoga WILTON, Conn. -- Yoga and food are both served up on the menu at a new restaurant in Wilton. Cafe Ruche is the brainchild of Barbara Chopin, who decided to combine her love of yoga with a restaurant that would offer healthy food and help build a community. The Weston resident began to practice yoga a few years ago and said it inspired her to make a change in her life. “It was real transformative for me and I started to do research about women and exercise. Women place a high value on the social experience when they exercise,” she said. “I thought, wouldn't it be great to be able t…

by Frank MacEachern

03/20/2015

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police Nab Pair In Heroin, Cocaine Bust GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich police busted a New York man with 60 bags of heroin as part of a drug surveillance investigation that originally targeted a town woman, police said. On Monday afternoon on Alexander Street, officers stopped the pair -- Ashley Cabrero, 30, of 54 Alexander St., Apt. 2, Greenwich, and Nimrod Romero, 22, of 37 Columbia St., Apt. 3, Thornwood. Officers seized 60 bags of heroin from Romero as well as two small bags of cocaine from him, police said. He was slapped with eight drug-related charges while Cabrero was hit with six drug charges. She was released…

by Frank MacEachern

03/19/2015

News

Slain Stamford Man Loved To Play Guitar, Spend Time With Family STAMFORD, Conn. -- Antonio Muralles, who was slain in a senseless attack last week outside a Stamford McDonald's, was a warm, loving man who just wanted to work and spend time with his family, said his niece Rosa Reyes. Muralles, 52, was stabbed to death in a confrontation that began after he accidentally spilled a coffee on 15-year-old Marquest Hall, who led an attack on Muralles despite his apologies, police said. The attack occurred outside the McDonald's Restaurant on Bedford Street in downtown Stamford at about 8:15 p.m. last Wednesday, March 11. Hall, who is charged as an adult in…

by Frank MacEachern

03/18/2015

Police & Fire

New Canaan Police Charge Local Woman, 24, With Selling Heroin NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan Police charged a 24-year-old woman who lives in town with selling drugs, including heroin. Elizabeth Hanson, of 73 River St., was charged with two counts each of possession of narcotics and selling narcotics. She was released on a promise to appear in court. Police executed a search warrant and arrest warrant on March 2 at her residence after what police said was an extensive investigation led by Sgt. Andrew Walsh. The arrest warrants were a result of two separate occasions in which Hanson sold narcotics to an undercover police officer, police said. …

by Frank MacEachern

03/18/2015

Schools

William D. Egan Appointed Next Principal of New Canaan High School NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan has chosen a high school principal from Litchfield to be the new New Canaan High School principal. William D. Egan takes over his new position on July 1. Egan has served as principal at Wamogo Regional High School, the Grade 7 to 12 Middle/High School of Region 6 Public Schools, since 2009. New Canaan's Superintendent of Schools Bryan Luizzi announced the appointment Tuesday. Luizzi said Egan demonstrated the attributes the New Canaan High School community sought: outstanding leadership abilities as an innovative and intuitive leader of staff…

by Frank MacEachern

03/17/2015

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