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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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Schools
Wilton, SHU Suspend Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Teen Wilton, SHU Suspend Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Teen
Wilton, SHU Suspend Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Teen WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Public School District has suspended a seventh-grade teacher who was arrested Tuesday on sexual assault charges involving a 14-year-old boy in Trumbull. Dr. Timothy "TJ" Leonard, 37, of Southbury, was arrested after he was found in a vehicle having sex with a 14-year-old boy in a movie theater parking lot. He is suspended from the Wilton schools pending the outcome of the investigation and from his job as an adjunct instructor at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield.  "The news comes an an incredible shock to our entire school community," superintendent of sc…

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Business
Stamford Floral Shop Prepared For Last-Minute Valentine's Day Buyers Stamford Floral Shop Prepared For Last-Minute Valentine's Day Buyers
Stamford Floral Shop Prepared For Last-Minute Valentine's Day Buyers STAMFORD, Conn. -- Jasmine Rivera said Valentine's Day and Mother's Day are two of the busiest days of the year at her Stamford florist shop. But she said there is one big difference between the two. You don't get cut any slack if you forget one, she said. "If you forget Valentine's Day you're in the doghouse," Rivera said with a laugh. "You have all week to remember your mother, she'll forgive you if you're late. But Valentine's Day, you can't be late." She is the manager at Stamford Florist Flowers & Gifts at 625 Bedford St. There is another truth about Valentine's Day - str…

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Business
RadioShack Closure Hits Stamford Town Center Location RadioShack Closure Hits Stamford Town Center Location
RadioShack Closure Hits Stamford Town Center Location STAMFORD, Conn. -- For Ben Yilmaz, the RadioShack store in the Stamford Town Center has been a convenient place to get supplies for his cellphone repair business, Fix, Color & More. "I'm here almost every day, getting tools and supplies," he said Monday, holding a cable he had just purchased. But with the news that the company is declaring bankruptcy and closing the mall store, he's not sure what he's going to do. "I don't know where I'm going to go now. I was told there's a CVS close to the mall, but I don't know," Yilmaz said. Beset by falling sales and increased competition fr…

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Schools
New Canaan Students Make The Grade, Picked For Washington Week Program New Canaan Students Make The Grade, Picked For Washington Week Program
New Canaan Students Make The Grade, Picked For Washington Week Program NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Two students from New Canaan High School will see up close how the U.S. government works after they were selected to be Connecticut's representatives in an annual program called Washington Week. Veronica Ma and Charles Sosnick, who are both 17 years old, were chosen from across the state to be among the 104 student delegates from across the nation to take part. The 53rd annual Washington Week will be held from March 7 to March 14. Ma said she was thrilled to hear she had been chosen for the elite program. "I applied to the program as it sounded like a fantastic w…

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Lifestyle
Hot Spots For Food, Drinks As Cold Descends On Stamford Hot Spots For Food, Drinks As Cold Descends On Stamford
Hot Spots For Food, Drinks As Cold Descends On Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Winter's cold sends people inside looking for something hot to eat and drink, and Stamford dining establishments are delivering what their patrons need. At That Awesome Deli, owner Eric Screnock knows what people want on days when the the temperature dips. "They want hot food and especially hot coffee," he said, with a laugh. "They really go for coffee." The deli is located at 22 Belltown Road and has been open since August 2012. But Screnock has been in the food business for more than 20 years, he said, and over that time he noticed that many more people are askin…

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News
Greenwich's Bruce Museum Mourns Curator Who Died In Train Crash Greenwich's Bruce Museum Mourns Curator Who Died In Train Crash
Greenwich's Bruce Museum Mourns Curator Who Died In Train Crash GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Bruce Museum in Greenwich is mourning the death of a friend, the esteemed art historian Walter Liedtke, who died in the Valhalla, N.Y., train crash this week.  Liedtke, a resident of Bedford, N.Y., was the curator of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 35 years. "The Bruce Museum tragically lost a great friend this week. ... Walter was one of our lecturers at the symposium and panel discussion that we held in October in conjunction with Northern Baroque Splendor," said Bruce C. Sutton, executive director of the Bruce. "Indeed one of the last …

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Police & Fire
Taxi Hits 72-Year-Old Woman In Motorized Wheelchair In Stamford Taxi Hits 72-Year-Old Woman In Motorized Wheelchair In Stamford
Taxi Hits 72-Year-Old Woman In Motorized Wheelchair In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 72-year-old woman in a motorized wheelchair suffered severe injuries after she was struck by a taxi Thursday evening in downtown Stamford, police said. The accident occurred in a crosswalk on Washington Boulevard near the intersection at Main Street at 6:17 p.m. Thursday, police said.  The unnamed woman was taken to Stamford Hospital. She was struck by a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis Independent Taxi driven by Joseph Jen, 67, of Cove Avenue, Norwalk, police said. He wasn't injured in the accident. The woman was in the south crosswalk on Washington Boulevard and was …

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Police & Fire
Police: Stamford Teen Hit Woman With Beer Bottle After Super Bowl Party Police: Stamford Teen Hit Woman With Beer Bottle After Super Bowl Party
Police: Stamford Teen Hit Woman With Beer Bottle After Super Bowl Party STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford man is facing charges after he was accused of attacking a woman as she drove him home after a Super Bowl party, police said. Chris Parisi, 19, of Dora Street, was charged with reckless endangerment, second-degree assault, third-degree assault and disorderly conduct. He turned himself in to police Wednesday and bond was set at $75,000. Sgt. Kelly Connelly said the attack occurred after an argument in her car as she drove the intoxicated man home. He accused her of using drugs and blamed her for the death of a mutual friend, Connelly said. On Lenox Avenue, th…

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Schools
Tony Pavia Returns To Stamford High As Interim Principal Tony Pavia Returns To Stamford High As Interim Principal
Tony Pavia Returns To Stamford High As Interim Principal STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Public Schools has looked to the past to help guide Stamford High School in the future. School Superintendent Winifred Hamilton announced Thursday that effective Feb. 23, Tony Pavia will be rejoining Stamford High as the interim principal.   Pavia is taking over the role from Rodney Bass, who has been heading up the day-to-day operations at the school since early October when previous Principal Donna Valentine was arrested and suspended from the job.  “We are pleased to welcome Tony Pavia back to Stamford High School,” said Hamilton. “Tony’s leadership and…

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Neighbors
Man Tells Tale Of Learning To Raise His Own Chickens In Wilton Man Tells Tale Of Learning To Raise His Own Chickens In Wilton
Man Tells Tale Of Learning To Raise His Own Chickens In Wilton WILTON, Conn. -- A Ridgefield man decided he would raise his own chickens after his wife announced a few years ago that she wanted to move from Manhattan back to Connecticut. "I told her, 'If you want me to leave civilization, I am going to raise chickens,' " Bill Mikulewicz said with a laugh about his spur-of-the-moment comment to wife, Sara Schrager.  Mikulewicz, who was born and raised in Queens, N.Y., will demystify the project in his talk, “Backyard Chickens or One Man's Journey With A Bunch Of Dumb Clucks” on Thursday at  7 p.m. at the Cannon Grange Hall, 25 Cannon Road, Wilton.  …

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