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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

Two Charged With Animal Cruelty In Starving Horses Case In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn., -- In a disturbing case of animal cruelty in which two starving horses had to be euthanized, two Stamford residents have been charged with cruelty to animals, police said. Eileen Lenihan, 57, of 405 Old Long Ridge Road, and Jose Dejesus Rodriguez, 37, of of 55 Erskine Road, were each arrested and charged with cruelty to animals. Each was released on $10,000 bond. The case began when New England Equine was caring for a horse from Rock Spring Farms at 405-421 Old Long Ridge Road, on Jan. 24. The horse, a 3-year-old Appaloosa named Muppet, was dehydrated and malnourished w…

by Frank MacEachern

03/06/2015

Police & Fire

FBI Arrests Woman In NJ Bank Robbery; Cops Seeking Link To Local Robberies GREENWICH, Conn. -- Police are investigating whether a White Plains, N.Y., woman charged with robbing a New Jersey bank is tied to a pair of bank robberies in Darien and Greenwich. A leading clue is the woman's cell phone according to the criminal complaint filled against Michelle C. Cantatore, 51, by the FBI. She is charged with one count of bank robbery. She was scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge James B. Clark III in federal court in Newark at 2 p.m. Friday. She was arrested by the FBI on Thursday in Atlantic City in connection with the Feb. 18 robbery of the Glen …

by Frank MacEachern

03/06/2015

Neighbors

Malloys Honored To Lead St. Patrick's Day Parade In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- There will be two grand marshals at this year's 20th anniversary edition of the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Stamford, which will take place Saturday. Bill and Evon Malloy are the grand marshals for the parade, which has become an institution in the city despite its early start in the world of St. Patrick's Day parades. Bill Malloy said he was pleased that he and his wife were chosen to be the grand marshals. "I believe it is a great honor to represent the Irish here in Stamford in the town that I grew up in," he said Wednesday. Malloy, a principal at Malloy Insuran…

by Frank MacEachern

03/06/2015

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Charged With Slashing Girlfriend With Knife During Argument STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man was accused of cutting his girlfriend's little finger on her left hand with a knife as they argued Wednesday night, Stamford Police said. Police said they were called to the Food Bag store at 1058 Hope St. at 7 p.m. by a store clerk after a woman ran in and asked him to call the police. The 40-year-old woman told police she had been in an on-again, off-again seven-year relationship with Kasiem Hardy of Hope Street. She had left her residence and when he followed her she pushed him into a snowbank, police said. She said he pulled out a folding knife and made slas…

by Frank MacEachern

03/06/2015

Sports

Mayors From Norwalk, Stamford Make Dinner Wager Over Basketball Crown STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Mayor David Martin and Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling agreed to a friendly wager Thursday, backing high schools from their cities that are meeting in the FCIAC boys basketball championship Friday. In the upcoming final, No 1 ranked Westhill High School will face No. 3 ranked Norwalk High School. Rilling made the challenge to Martin on Thursday, after each team’s victory in the semifinals. If Westhill wins, Rilling has agreed to wear a Westhill Vikings T-shirt and treat the Westhill team and Martin to lunch in Stamford. If Norwalk High School wins, Martin agreed …

by Frank MacEachern

03/06/2015

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police Officer Retires After 27 Years Of Service GREENWICH, Conn. -- A hometown boy who graduated from Greenwich High School has retired after 27 years as a Greenwich Police officer. David Stewart work as a patrol officer and later in the Marine Section brought praise from his chief, who is also a Greenwich native. “I have known Dave a long time, and he and I share many commonalities," Chief James Heavey said. "We were both Scouts and Special Police Officers to name just two. People come to police work for different reasons, all of which are valid in their own right. I highly respect Dave’s motivation for becoming a police officer, wh…

by Frank MacEachern

03/05/2015

Police & Fire

Sound Healer Charged With Fondling Wilton Woman During Meditation Session WILTON, Conn. -- A Stamford man who practiced "sound therapy" is charged with going beyond that, groping and attempting to penetrate a woman during a session at her home in Wilton in mid-February, police said. Jan Adamovic, 36, of 40 Bungalow Park Drive, is charged with fourth-degree sexual assault and practicing massage without a license. He was released on $5,000 bond to make his first appearance in state Superior Court in Norwalk on Friday. The woman, who is in her 40s, told police that she had met with Adamovic about a dozen times in the past year, according to the arrest warrant. …

by Frank MacEachern

03/04/2015

Police & Fire

Man, 62, Knocks Down Younger Victim In Road Rage Assault, Stamford Cops Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 62-year-old man knocked down a man two decades younger with a pair of punches to the head in a road rage incident in a High Ridge Road parking lot Monday morning, police said. Raymond Roy Iriarte, of 20 North St., was charged with second-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace after confronting a driver at 9:14 a.m. in the parking lot for Liz-Sue Bagels and Coalhouse Pizza, among others, police said. The 42-year-old victim was attempting to back out of a parking spot when a 2014 black four-door Lincoln MKS attempted to drive by but was blocked by the 42-yea…

by Frank MacEachern

03/03/2015

Weather

Stamford Public Schools Cancels All Afternoon Activities Due To Snow STAMFORD, Conn. -- Winter refuses to loosen its grip on the area, and it has resulted in the cancellation of all afternoon activities in the Stamford Public Schools, including ROSCCO, due to the forecast of snow and sleet for Tuesday, March 3. The National Weather Service is forecasting snow, beginning after 4 p.m., with a total daytime accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. It will turn messier Tuesday night, with snow, freezing rain, and sleet in the forecast before 10 p.m. Rain and sleet will fall between 10 p.m. and midnight, with rain after midnight. The temperature is expecte…

by Frank MacEachern

03/03/2015

Weather

Greenwich Public Schools Cancels Evening Activities Due To Snow, Sleet GREENWICH, Conn. -- Winter refuses to loosen its grip on the area, and it has resulted in the cancellation of all evening activities in the Greenwich Public Schools after 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 3. The National Weather Service is forecasting snow, beginning after 4 p.m. with a total daytime accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. It will turn messier Tuesday night as snow, freezing rain, and sleet fall before 10 p.m. Rain and sleet will continue between 10 p.m. and midnight, then it will turn to all rain after midnight. The temperature is expected to rise to about 35 degrees by 3 a.m.…

by Frank MacEachern

03/03/2015

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