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Frank MacEachern

Urgent News Reporter

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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Politics

Senators Visit Greenwich Point To Push For More Clean Water Initiatives GREENWICH, Conn., -- Connecticut's U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both Democrats, visited Greenwich Point on Friday to enlist support for legislation to protect Long Island Sound and also to highlight the importance of clean water. They spoke about the Senate’s passage of the Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, a bill that supports research, pollution reduction, and conservation efforts for the Sound. It still needs the approval of the U.S. House of Representatives. "This is really important, and it's not to the finish line yet," Murphy said. "…

by Frank MacEachern

09/24/2016

News

Stamford Unveils Cash Reward To Combat Gun Violence In The City STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford police are hoping the lure of cold hard cash will loosen lips and lead to more arrests and gun seizures as the city fights to control and eradicate gun violence in the city. On Friday, Stamford Mayor David Martin unveiled a number of initiatives to fight crime, including the cash reward, at a press conference in the Emergency Operations Center at the Government Center. The city has seen about two dozen shooting incidents since spring, with nine people wounded. However, many victims and witnesses have not cooperated with police, Martin said. Nine victims have clam…

by Frank MacEachern

09/23/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Bomb Squad Called After Knapsack Found; No Explosives Discovered STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford bomb squad was called in after an unattended knapsack was found at about 7:30 a.m. Friday in Harbor Point, police said. Police Chief Jonathan Fontneau said the bomb-sniffing dog wasn't able to detect any explosives, and the scene was cleared by 9 a.m. The knapsack was located near the World of Beer at 18 Harbor Point Road. There was no information on the contents of the knapsack.

by Frank MacEachern

09/23/2016

Police & Fire

Norwalk Man Arrested By Stamford Police After Foot Chase Through River STAMFORD, Conn. -- Across the river and into ... the hands of the police. A man wanted by Stamford police bolted out of the back door of his girlfriend's home and led officers on a foot chase through a nearby river before he was taken into custody in front of Stillmeadow School early Wednesday afternoon, police said. Travis Boyke, 22, of 27 Aiken St., Apt. A, Norwalk, is facing numerous charges, including charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a check-carting scheme, Capt. Richard Conklin said. "He has been very active in that venue," Conklin said. In the scheme, frau…

by Frank MacEachern

09/22/2016

News

Coyotes Are In Stamford To Stay, Says Wildlife Expert STAMFORD, Conn., -- Coyotes are here to stay and Stamford residents will have to learn to live with them, a wildlife biologist said during a town hall-style discussion Tuesday at the Harry Bennett Branch of Ferguson Library. Laura Simon, a wildlife ecologist for the Humane Society of the United States, spoke to a crowd of about 40 people at the event about how to deter the coyotes. Stamford has been hit by many coyote sightings in recent weeks, including near Newfield School. Simon said coyotes try to avoid human contact as they hunt for primarily smaller mammals for food. There are ways…

by Frank MacEachern

09/21/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Allegedly Stole From Girlfriend's 80-Year-Old Mom, Cops Say STAMFORD, Conn. -- A city man stole just under $17,000 in silverware and china from the 80-year-old mother of his girlfriend, Stamford Police said. Andrew Michaud, 52, of 38 Arden Lane, is charged with second degree larceny. Police said the complainant reported to police the missing items in February and believed it was Michaud who had done it. She said Michaud was living in the basement of the residence. Michaud is currently in custody on other other charges including attempted theft of copper from the roof of Pearl East restaurant on Hope Street last December. He had also been charged in…

by Frank MacEachern

09/21/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Police: Hitchhiker With Pit Bull Angry He Can't Get Ride To Maine STAMFORD, Conn. — A homeless man trying to hitchhike from Stamford to Maine told officers he was frustrated that no one would pick him up as he stood on Route 1 close to Darien, police said. Maybe it was the pit bull he had with him that deterred drivers. When officers stopped to question Jonah Cook, 21, of Stamford, as he stood near the on ramp to Interstate 95 near Exit 9 on Tuesday evening, he told them he was trying to hitchhike to Maine but was angry no one stopped to pick him up, police said. Police said they could smell what they believed to be marijuana, and during a search of his…

by Frank MacEachern

09/21/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Woman Scammed Out of $2,600 By Man Posing As IRS Agent STAMFORD, Conn. -- A man posing as an Internal Revenue Service representative was able to scam a woman out of $2,600, Stamford Police said. The woman told police on Tuesday that a man claiming to be an IRS agent called her to tell her she owed $2,600 in back taxes. He told her to buy $2,600 in iTunes gift cards and call him back with the identification numbers on the cards. The upset woman reported the incident to police on Tuesday once she realized she had fallen victim to the scam, Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said. The IRS and police agencies have repeatedly warned people that the IRS does not…

by Frank MacEachern

09/21/2016

Police & Fire

Unattended Gas Can Discovered Tuesday Night At Stamford Train Station STAMFORD, Conn. -- An unattended two-gallon gas can caused the shutdown of Track 4 at Stamford Train Station Tuesday night. Police were called at 9:12 p.m. after the gas can was discovered at the bottom of an escalator, Stamford Police Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said. MTA Police were called in and Track 4 was closed and the nearby platform and Station Place roadway were shut down while the investigation continued, police said. MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan said there was "no real significant impact to train service" and the incident was cleared at 11:36 p.m. after it was discovered ther…

by Frank MacEachern

09/21/2016

Police & Fire

Cops Believe No Foul Play As Stamford Man, 25, Dies After Night Of Drinking STAMFORD, Conn. -- A 25-year-old city man with a heart problem died in the hospital Sunday after a night of drinking with a cousin, Stamford Police said. Luis Alberto Hernandez, of Spruce Street, had been in Norwalk drinking with his 29-year-old cousin and they returned to Stamford, police said. The 29-year-old left Hernandez in the car sleeping after cracking the windows and went into his residence, police said. He told police that Hernandez was breathing and snoring when he left him in the car. He had left him in the car because Hernandez was too drunk to carry, the older cousin told po…

by Frank MacEachern

09/19/2016

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