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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

Stamford Man Arrested After Police Receive Tip Of Possible Stolen Gun Sale STAMFORD, Conn. -- Officers were continuing the investigation after a man was arrested Tuesday on his way to sell a stolen gun, Stamford Police said. Jerry Martin Cottongin, 26, of 5 Alton Road, Stamford, was charged with possession of a pistol without a permit and weapons in a motor vehicle, police said. Capt. Richard Conklin said the department's Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit received a tip about the possible sale a few days ago and swung into action. Shortly after Cottongin left his second floor apartment at 8:15 p.m., he was arrested while driving his 2015 black Jeep Patriot, poli…

by Frank MacEachern

06/30/2016

Police & Fire

Panhandler Says Stamford Residents and Police Are Nicer; Still Charged STAMFORD, Conn., -- A Norwalk resident has high praise for Stamford's residents and police. After he was charged by Stamford Police Wednesday afternoon for panhandling in the area of North State Street and Canal Street, Wali Rasheed, 62, said he prefers being in Stamford "because the people and the police are nicer," he told the officer. Despite the compliment police did charge him with panhandling - but did it nicely.

by Frank MacEachern

06/30/2016

Police & Fire

Massachusetts Woman Charged With Using Credit Cards Stolen In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Three weeks after credit cards were stolen from a vehicle parked overnight on Oeneke Ridge Road in New Canaan, police have arrested a Massachusetts woman in the case. Charged with one count each of second- and third-degree identity theft and illegal use of a credit card is Shavonne Cox-Eleuthere, 33, of 147 Belmont Ave., Springfield, Mass. Police said the theft occurred overnight June. The credit cards were stolen from a parked vehicle and then subsequently used, police said. She was held on $1,500 court bond and is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday.

by Frank MacEachern

06/29/2016

Schools

New Assistant Principal Named At Stamford's Westover Elementary School STAMFORD, Conn. -- Keriann Maxelix has been named assistant principal at Westover Magnet Elementary School in Stamford, Interim Superintendent James A. Connelly and the Board of Education announced. Maxelix is replacing Sherry Prendergast, who was recently appointed principal of K.T. Murphy Elementary School. Currently, Maxelix serves as Curriculum Associate for Data Monitoring (K-12) a position she has held since 2014. She has also served on the district’s K-5 Literacy Professional Development Team. Maxelix began working in the Stamford schools as a Scientific Research-Based Interventio…

by Frank MacEachern

06/29/2016

News

Activists Urge Action On Gun Control In Rally At Stratford's Soto School STRATFORD, Conn. -- Advocates for gun control gathered Tuesday in front of a Stratford school named in honor of a teacher who was killed in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, held the rally as part of the Democrats' "National Days of Action" designed to urge Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan to hold a vote on gun control amendments. The rally was held in front of the Victoria Soto School, which the Stratford resident who was one of six teachers killed with 20 students at the Sandy Hook School shooting on Dec. 14, 2012. DeLau…

by Frank MacEachern

06/28/2016

Business

Cybershark Opens In Stamford, Provides High-Tech Security For Small Firms STAMFORD, Conn. -- When hackers and others launch attacks, companies and individuals are often easy prey. Now there is a company based in Stamford that will turn the tables and bite back. BlackStratus, headquartered in Piscataway, N.J., opened its CYBERshark office in mid-April at 9 W. Broad St. The company's CEO Dale Cline said the top flight security systems that large companies have will now be available to smaller and mid-size companies through its CYBERshark product. "Whether it's a country's critical infrastructure whether it is a Fortune 500 or your local accountant or family ph…

by Frank MacEachern

06/28/2016

Police & Fire

New Canaan Police Arrest Pair Of New York Men After Chase Through The Town NEW CANAAN, Conn. --- Two New York men are facing charges after a car-and-foot pursuit Friday evening that ended when the suspect's vehicle crashed and two men were taken in custody. Jeremy Andrew Dick, 24, of 1775 48th St., Brooklyn, and Kadeem Fanfair, 24, of 3 Jones Place, Yonkers, are each facing multiple charges of conspiracy, interfering with an officer and identity theft in connection with the case. On Friday at about 6:20 p.m, New Canaan Police were dispatched to Walgreens on Pine Street for a report of an individual attempting to commit credit card fraud. Although the initial respo…

by Frank MacEachern

06/27/2016

Police & Fire

Stamford Mayor Backs Body Cameras For Police Force STAMFORD, Conn. -- Mayor David Martin said he supports a move for Stamford to acquire body cameras for police officers and believes it will lead to even better policing for the city. The Board of Representatives Fiscal Committee is considering the request for the body cameras and related costs. Earlier this month, the Board of Finance voted in favor of a federal Department of Justice grant that matches the city's $338,000. The money will be used to 161 cameras and digital storage equipment. "It’s time that we in an extremely diverse city have body cameras both for the protection of the…

by Frank MacEachern

06/27/2016

News

Democrats In Connecticut Welcome Supreme Court Abortion Ruling FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Connecticut politicians are hailing the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down by 5-3 a restrictive Texas abortion law. "I think the Supreme Court got it right,” Stamford Mayor David Martin said Monday. He said it is a constitutionally protected right and knocked Texas' attempt to place restrictions on abortion access. In striking down the law, the Supreme Court sided with the arguments raised by Texas clinics that had argued the regulations were a thinly veiled attempt to make it harder for women to get an abortion. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Con…

by Frank MacEachern

06/27/2016

Police & Fire

Stuck Tractor-Trailer Freed; Old Stamford Road In New Canaan Reopened NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Old Stamford Road has been reopened, New Canaan Police said. The road was closed to traffic between Lapham Road and Weed Street after a tractor-trailer got stuck under the MTA bridge on Old Stamford Road in New Canaan.

by Frank MacEachern

06/27/2016

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