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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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Neighbors

Darien Businesses Team Up To Help Animal Rescue Organization DARIEN, Conn. -- A pair of athletic facilities are teaming up to benefit a national animal rescue organization. Darien's JoyRide Cycling Studio and Dynamic Athletics are holding an outdoor circuit style fundraising class to benefit Tails of Courage. JoyRide instructor Alison Vitolo and Dynamic Athletics head coach Bill Gallagher will run mini 30-minute circuit style workouts, as well as cycle classes on JoyRide bikes from 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Participants can engage in these fun and challenging workouts for half an hour or more. The minimum requested donation is $40 per person, …

by Frank MacEachern

05/19/2016

News

With Limited Metro-North Service, Train Commuters Scramble To Get To Work FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Connecticut commuters who rely on the trains were forced to scramble Wednesday morning with Metro-North running on a limited schedule as a result of a massive fire Tuesday night in Harlem. Norm Horwitz of New Haven was just one commuter who was having a long trip to work on Wednesday morning. He was waiting at the Greenwich Train Station, looking to board a third train to get him to work in New Rochelle, N.Y. Usually, he takes just one train. Service on Metro-North's New Haven Line is usually very reliable, said Horwitz, who has been taking the train to work for …

by Frank MacEachern

05/18/2016

Schools

Norwalk Charter School Celebrates Human Rights With Garden Dedication NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk fifth-grader Samantha Stone said that studying human rights during the school year was an eye-opener for her. "(I was surprised) how much human rights people should have compared to what they actually do have," said the student at Side By Side Charter School in Norwalk. She and her fellow fifth-graders studied human rights throughout the school year, and on Friday a ceremony was held to dedicate a Perennial Human Rights Garden that the students planted at the school. City officials joined with students and staff at the ceremony. Chris Berich, the fifth …

by Frank MacEachern

05/17/2016

Events

Westport Going To The Dogs In June With Chamber's New Festival WESTPORT, Conn., -- It's going to be a doggone good time in Westport as the Westport Weston Chamber of Commerce unleashes its newest event, the Westport Dog Festival. It will be held at Winslow Park on Sunday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival will be produced in association with TAILS the local charitable organization that promotes spay/neutering of animals. “This is a new event for the town, a three ring circus of activities that will celebrate everything dog,“ said Matthew Mandell, executive director of the WWCC. “Dogs are a beloved creature around here and we’ve come up with …

by Frank MacEachern

05/17/2016

Schools

Greenwich's Round Hill Nursery School Saddles Up For Western Day GREENWICH, Conn. -- Grace O'Sullivan is an old hand at riding ponies. The 3-year-old student at Round Hill Nursery School in Greenwich was dressed in a cowboy hat and boots as she rode Hunny, a 16-year-old Shetland Pony mix, during the school's annual Western Day. "Having fun," she said shortly after her ride Friday morning as she said she's ridden ponies before. The nursery school has the annual Western Day to mark the end of the year, said school director Mindy Dudley. "It's a feel good end of year event for our students," she said. "There's no purpose other th…

by Frank MacEachern

05/16/2016

Events

Newtown Holding Fundraiser For Paralyzed Army Ranger NEWTOWN, Conn., -- Ricci’s Salon & Spa of Newtown is holding a Cut-a-Thon on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in aid of an Army Ranger. It's a fundraiser for a 22 year-old Army Ranger from West Haven, Sean Pesce, who returned from Afghanistan with life-altering injuries to receive a custom handicap house through Homes For Our Troops. Homes For Our Troops is a national nonprofit which builds handicap houses for young disabled military, at no cost to the solider. SPC Pesce was shot 13 times, sustaining damage to several major organs, with one bullet severing his spine. Pesce is now permanent…

by Frank MacEachern

05/15/2016

Schools

Westhill Student Organizes First Relay For Life Event At Stamford School STAMFORD, Conn. -- Silvana Cardona was so impressed when she participated in a Relay for Life event in Ridgefield last year that she thought it should be done at her school. On Friday, Westhill High School held its first Relay for Life event to raise money to fight cancer, and the school hopes it becomes an annual event. Cardona said students latched onto the idea. "It was actually really easy because once I branched out to my friends, they branched out to others, and they just dragged in people and they were all enthusiastic about it," said Cardona, a senior at Westhill. Cardon…

by Frank MacEachern

05/14/2016

News

Trumbull Survivor Teams With Niece For Tag Sale To Fight Cancer TRUMBULL, Conn. -- When Michael Murray learned that numerous surgeries and treatments to deal with a cancerous tumor had destroyed his left leg, he didn’t hesitate to follow his doctor’s advice that he have his it amputated below the knee. “I have no regrets to this day with my decision,” he said. "I never looked back when I made that decision." As a cancer survivor, he decided to host Community Charity Tag Sale at Trumbull Self Storage at 245 Spring Hill Road in Trumbull from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The funds will go for the Swim Across the Sound, which helps cancer patients a…

by Frank MacEachern

05/13/2016

News

Greenwich Applauds Rejection Of Eversource Substation Plan GREENWICH, Conn. -- .Greenwich Town officials on Friday applauded the decision of the Connecticut Siting Council to reject an application from Eversource to construct a new substation in central Greenwich. The Connecticut Siting Council, in a decision released Thursday, voted 4-2 with two abstentions, to deny the Eversource application without prejudice. The utility had sought approval to build a 115-kilovolt bulk substation at 290 Railroad Ave. and two 115-kilovolt underground transmission lines along a 2.3-mile route between the Cos Cob substation and the Railroad Avenue location. “The …

by Frank MacEachern

05/13/2016

Politics

Democrat Bhargava Seeking To Win Greenwich State House Seat GREENWICH, Conn., -- Mudita (Dita) Bhargava is challenging incumbent Republican Fred Camillo in the race for state representative for the 151st District. “It’s time for action and positive change. We can’t continue to conduct business as usual in Hartford,” Bhargava said. “We have to significantly improve the economic environment in Connecticut for our businesses and families to stay and to thrive. There needs to be a fresh, proactive and effective approach to how we deal with the challenges facing our state, starting with the budget.” Bhargava is seeking the Democratic nomination. After s…

by Frank MacEachern

05/13/2016

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