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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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Malloy-Foley Battling Again In Tight Fight Down To The Wire Malloy-Foley Battling Again In Tight Fight Down To The Wire
Malloy-Foley Battling Again In Tight Fight Down To The Wire STAMFORD, Conn. -- Gary Rose said he has never seen anything like the back-to-back Connecticut gubernatorial races between Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his Republican rival Tom Foley, who are reprising the 2010 election that Malloy narrowly won. This year's race could be decided not by whom the voters like the best, but by whom they dislike the least, said Rose, chairman of the Department of Government and Politics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. "It just reflects how divided the electorate is," Rose said of the close race between the two men. The result this time aroun…

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Police & Fire
Two Human Skulls Found At Stamford Transfer Station, Police Say Two Human Skulls Found At Stamford Transfer Station, Police Say
Two Human Skulls Found At Stamford Transfer Station, Police Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- The day before Halloween, a pair of human skulls were found by a worker at Stamford's transfer station, said city police, who are investigating. The worker found the skulls while going through trash at about 1:20 p.m. Thursday, said police, who immediately cordoned off the area. Police are treating it as a crime scene. The state Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that the skulls are human, police said.  Officers searched the area in the transfer station and discovered a jaw bone and several books on Satan and witchcraft near where the skulls were found. The rem…

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Politics
Fierce Fight In Danbury's 5th District Between Esty, Greenberg Fierce Fight In Danbury's 5th District Between Esty, Greenberg
Fierce Fight In Danbury's 5th District Between Esty, Greenberg DANBURY, Conn. -- The incumbent Democrat in the 5th District, which includes Danbury, has fought fiercely to keep her seat in Congress, said a longtime political observer, but the Republican challenger is starting to fight back. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, managed to throw Republican Mark Greenberg on the defensive in the early part of the campaign, said Professor Gary Rose from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. Esty "has thoroughly maligned" Greenberg by attacking his stance on issues such as Social Security, said Rose, chairman of the Department of Government and Politics at S…

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Police & Fire
Police: Wandering Homeless Man Threatens To Kill People In Stamford Police: Wandering Homeless Man Threatens To Kill People In Stamford
Police: Wandering Homeless Man Threatens To Kill People In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A homeless New York City man politely walked up to a number of pedestrians in Stamford and told them he would kill them before walking on Wednesday afternoon, police said. Cory Huddleston, 33, was charged with second-degree breach of peace, second-degree threatening and failure to respond to an infraction. An off-duty police officer who was working private duty at an Atlantic Street construction site was approached by individuals who said a man was making threatening comments to people in the area. "He would walk up to them say, 'Hello, I am going to kill you' and …

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Himes Carves Out Center As Debicella Seeks Clear Message, Prof Says Himes Carves Out Center As Debicella Seeks Clear Message, Prof Says
Himes Carves Out Center As Debicella Seeks Clear Message, Prof Says FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, is so conscious of his reputation as a centrist that he wrote to Gary Rose to politely contest the political science professor's characterization of him as a liberal. "He was suggesting I review my perception of him," Rose said with a laugh of the book he wrote using the L-word.  "Jim is a very astute politician," said Rose, chairman of the Department of Government and Politics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield and a well-known analyst of local Connecticut politics. "I think he figured out the lay of the land in the 4…

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News
Stamford Opens DMV Office Five Years After Previous One Closed Stamford Opens DMV Office Five Years After Previous One Closed
Stamford Opens DMV Office Five Years After Previous One Closed STAMFORD, Conn. -- Mirella Liotta was facing a soul-crushing wait at the Norwalk Department of Motor Vehicles office Wednesday when she discovered the solution to her problem: A new appointment-only DMV office in Stamford was opening Thursday morning.  She immediately tossed her ticket away, left the line behind and went out to her car to make her appointment online. "I am so happy," the Stamford resident said as she changed the registration on her vehicle and recalled her trip to the Norwalk office Wednesday. "I had at least 20 people in front of me, and I was already there an hour-and…

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Republicans Seek To Fend Off Democratic Challengers In Wilton Republicans Seek To Fend Off Democratic Challengers In Wilton
Republicans Seek To Fend Off Democratic Challengers In Wilton WILTON, Conn. -- Wilton's Toni Boucher is hoping to keep her formidable winning streak alive as she seeks her fourth term as state senator for the 26th District. Along with Wilton, the district includes Redding and parts of Bethel, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Weston, and Westport. She had previously served for 12 years as state representative for the 143rd District.  The Republican has made winning a habit as she pushes for the state to control its spending. Her Democratic opponent is Philip Sharlach, a Wilton resident for more than 30 years. He has a business background and said he stat…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Man Charged With Viciously Attacking 8-Year-Old Relative Stamford Man Charged With Viciously Attacking 8-Year-Old Relative
Stamford Man Charged With Viciously Attacking 8-Year-Old Relative STAMFORD, Conn. -- An angry Stamford man used a lit BBQ lighter to wake up an 8-year-old boy by touching him on the left cheek with it, just days after he had hit the boy repeatedly because the youngster and his friends were too loud at the boy's birthday party, police said. Kevyn Garcia, 24, of Liberty St., was charged with one count each of first-degree assault and second-degree assault and two counts of risk of injury to a child. Garcia, who is related to the victim, was arrested Wednesday, police said.  A concerned teacher noticed the burn mark on the boy's cheek on Sept. 16, police…

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Police & Fire
Wilton Rolls Out The Red Carpet For New Fire Engine Wilton Rolls Out The Red Carpet For New Fire Engine
Wilton Rolls Out The Red Carpet For New Fire Engine WILTON, Conn. -- In a symbolic gesture, a pail of water was taken out of the former Engine 4 and poured into the new Engine 4 during a ceremony at Wilton Fire Department headquarters on Wednesday. Fire Chief Ronald Kanterman said it was also symbolic that the ceremony welcoming the new Engine 4 occurred on the second anniversary of when Superstorm Sandy ripped through the area. "Firefighters here and and everywhere in the country were out days and weeks and months trying to make a difference in the lives of the people we serve. This truck will do the same," he said. First Selectman B…

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Politics
Greenwich Republicans Look To Retain All General Assembly Seats Greenwich Republicans Look To Retain All General Assembly Seats
Greenwich Republicans Look To Retain All General Assembly Seats GREENWICH, Conn. -- Republicans in Greenwich are counting on their remarkable history of electoral success in General Assembly races to continue as they seek to retain the town's three state House of Representative seats and the state Senate seat. And they have three of the four seats either sewn up or simply waiting for 8 p.m. Tuesday when voting ends to declare victory. State Sen. L. Scott Frantz was first elected in 2008 when he replaced retiring Republican Bill Nickerson. Frantz, a Riverside resident, is president and chairman of Haebler Capital, a private investment capital firm ba…

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