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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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New Stamford Hospital Opens Doors, Gets Down To Work STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Hospital officials and staff excitedly gathered for a ribbon-cutting in front of their gleaming new building Monday to mark its official opening. The $450 million, 650,000-square-foot building features 180 all-private rooms with private bathrooms. The hospital's total number of licensed beds remains at 305. It also has a new expanded emergency department that at 48,530 square feet is more than double the old one. Stamford Health President and CEO Brian Grissler said it will still offer a "healing environment" for the community. "They have a first-…

by Frank MacEachern

09/28/2016

Politics

Malloy Hits Stamford To Sell Sikorsky Deal Before Legislative Vote STAMFORD, Conn. -- State lawmakers are expected to vote Wednesday on the deal to keep Sikorsky in Stratford until 2032, and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was making sure they understood how important the deal — and Sikorsky — is to Connecticut. A week ago, Malloy announced an agreement in which Sikorsky promises to retain 7,500 jobs in the state and is holding out the possibility of hiring a thousand more workers. On Tuesday, Malloy swung by the Stamford Innovation Center at 175 Atlantic St. to meet small business owners and startup executives as part of his pitch to get support for the Sikorsky d…

by Frank MacEachern

09/28/2016

Police & Fire

Police: Bridgeport Man Charged After Dumping Family Dog In Easton EASTON, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man who told his family he had dumped the family dog somewhere in Easton or in New Milford has been charged with animal cruelty after the pooch was found injured and frightened in an abandoned house in Easton, police said. Stergios Vasiliou, 56, of 1383 Park Ave., turned himself in to Easton Police on Sept. 21. The family notified neighboring town police departments about the missing dog, and Easton Police recently found the pup. Vasiliou posted bond of $2,500 and was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.

by Frank MacEachern

09/27/2016

Police & Fire

Easton Police Charge Couple With Stealing Jewelry, Medicine From Home EASTON, Conn., -- Two Milford residents are facing charges of third-degree larceny in connection with the theft of prescription medicine and jewelry from an Easton home, police said. Niccole Chisholm, 21, and Steven Gordon, 27, both of 58 Pumpkin Delight Road, are accused of stealing the items from a family member of Chisholm's, according to Easton Police. They turned themselves in to Easton Police on Thursday after learning of a warrant for their arrests. Each was released after posting $10,000 bond. Both were scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.

by Frank MacEachern

09/27/2016

News

Housekeeper Pleads Guilty To Stealing $10,000 From Former Stamford Employer STAMFORD, Conn. -- As he looked down at a housekeeper who pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $10,000 from a former employer in Stamford two years ago, Superior Court Judge Gary White paused as he wondered how she was currently employed. "I'm almost afraid to ask: Is she still working as a housekeeper?" White asked Sonia E. Godinez's lawyer Benjamin Aponte. She is, White was told, and had already found $2,800 in restitution of the $10,125 she had stolen. She pleaded guilty to second-degree larceny, and White warned her that while he was inclined to grant her accelerated rehabilita…

by Frank MacEachern

09/27/2016

Police & Fire

Police: New Jersey Man Stabs Brother In Back During Dispute In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- A New Jersey man stabbed his brother in the back during an argument Monday night in Stamford, according to a police report. Peter Swett, 57, of Dumont, N.J., was charged with first-degree assault and breach of peace, police said. He appeared in court Tuesday for arraignment and his bond was set at $100,000. He also is prohibited from having any contact with his brother. Officers were called to 27 Oak St., Stamford, at about 7:30 p.m. and found a man lying down in the parking lot with a stab wound in his back and a towel on him, police said. He initially told officers th…

by Frank MacEachern

09/27/2016

Police & Fire

Man Arrested Near Stamford Fire Scene; Ordered From Site Minutes Earlier STAMFORD, Conn. -- Call it a case of bad timing. A man who was told to leave a vacant property in Stamford a short time before a fire was set there Sunday afternoon returned to the scene only to be arrested for first-degree trespassing, police said. Police and firefighters were called to 453 W. Main St., Stamford, shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday due to a fire at the vacant property. The property owner told police he had ordered a few men off the property, including one man who he has ordered off the property numerous times in the past, about 10 minutes before he discovered the fire, Sgt. Simon B…

by Frank MacEachern

09/27/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Police: Restaurant Patrons Refused Alcohol Attack Staff STAMFORD, Conn. -- Maybe he should have taken it as a compliment. Denied alcohol because he had no ID and looked young, an enraged 34-year-old man chased a manager into the kitchen of the Kona Grille in Stamford on Sunday night as his two female companions chased and attacked a pair of waitresses, Stamford police said. A man and two women stopped at the restaurant at the Stamford Town Center at about 9:30 p.m. and ordered alcoholic drinks, police said. The waitress refused to serve the man because he didn't have any identification and looked young, said Sgt. Simon Blanc. "That is whe…

by Frank MacEachern

09/26/2016

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Police Investigate Shooting Death Of Man In Restaurant Argument BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A 36-year-old man is dead after he was shot during an alcohol-fueled argument in a Mexican restaurant Sunday night, said a Bridgeport spokesman. Cristibal Hernandez, 36 of Bridgeport was transported to St. Vincent's Medical Center, where he later died, spokesman Av Harris said Monday. The shooting occurred at about 10 p.m. at El Paraiso Restaurant at 1026 Madison Ave., Harris said. "What we suspect happened is that two men got into an altercation inside the Paraiso Restaurant," Harris wrote in an email. "Both had been consuming alcohol. The altercation e…

by Frank MacEachern

09/26/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Hockey Player, 9, Attacked By Opponent At Game's End, Cops Say STAMFORD, Conn. — A 9-year-old Stamford Youth Hockey player was knocked down from behind by an opposing player at the end of an Under-10 youth hockey game, say Stamford Police, who are investigating. The incident occurred at the end of the game, shortly after 7 p.m. Saturday, police said. The two teams were leaving the ice when the 9-year-old was struck from behind by an opposing player, Stamford police Sgt. Simon Blanc said. According to the youth hockey association's schedule, the game was between a Stamford U10 Squirt team and a Central Youth Hockey U10 Squirt team. The Stamford playe…

by Frank MacEachern

09/26/2016

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