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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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Grant Will Clear Barrier To Migratory Fish Along Stamford's Noroton River DARIEN-STAMFORD, Conn. -- Construction may begin as early as next summer on a project to make life a bit easier for migratory fish in the Noroton River along Stamford and Darien. The Long Island Sound Futures Fund awarded the Connecticut Fund for the Environment and its Save the Sound program a grant a grant last week. The CFE/Save the Sound will use the funds to help restore fish passage on the Noroton River, a tidal river that forms the boundary between Darien and Stamford, by removing a barrier. In the 1950s, the Connecticut Department of Transportation constructed I-95, bridging the …

by Frank MacEachern

01/04/2016

Lifestyle

DVlicious Contest Serves Up Tasty Winners Across Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Daily Voice readers had a lot of fun this year choosing winners in popular food categories across Fairfield County as part of our ongoing DVlicious contest. The contests included: Pizza Burgers Wings Sushi Ice cream Farmers Market Sports Bar First, readers gave us the names of their personal favorites. Those names were then whittled down to five finalists. There was good-natured rivalry, with the competing restaurants urging their customers to vote for them. The 2015 winners in Fairfield County, decided by Daily Voice readers, included: PIZZA: Beverly Pizza H…

by Frank MacEachern

01/01/2016

Police & Fire

Thieves Steal Pair Of Porsche SUVs With Keys Inside In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Thieves continue to take advantage of the laissez-faire attitude of many Greenwich residents as police reported a pair of Porsche Macan Turbo SUVs were stolen from separate Old Greenwich residences overnight Wednesday. The kicker is that both vehicles were unlocked with their keys inside when stolen, police said. Both vehicles are blue. One a 2015 model, while the second is a new 2016 version. Car thieves have been hitting Greenwich hard with numerous vehicles in the past year, police said. The thieves have targeted expensive vehicles regularly in Greenwich despite the …

by Frank MacEachern

12/31/2015

Police & Fire

New Canaan Police Arrest Pair Who Fled On Merritt On Drug Charges NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Two men were arrested on drug charges Tuesday after a vehicle being driven erratically fled on the Merritt Parkway when officers attempted to stop it, New Canaan police said. At about 6 p.m., a New Canaan officer saw a vehicle traveling south on New Norwalk Road near East Avenue swerve over the double yellow line into oncoming northbound traffic, police said. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, which began to pull over but never completely stopped, police said. The vehicle then continued to travel south on New Norwalk Road and got on the Merritt Parkway, police …

by Frank MacEachern

12/31/2015

Neighbors

2015 In Review: Fairfield County Applauds Hometown Heroes, Stars FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — In the past year, the Daily Voice celebrated many notable residents of Fairfield County and their accomplishments. Danbury High School student Lexie Prendergast got a chance to see how government operates when she worked as a U.S. Senate page in 2014, but last summer she got to try her hand at legislating through the Girls Nation program along with Kate Lindenberg of Ridgefield. Prendergast also took a first-place debate award at the Yale Model Government Europe event in Budapest, Hungary, as a member of the All-American Model UN team. Members of the New York Yank…

by Frank MacEachern

12/31/2015

News

2015 In Review: Case Of Missing Easton Couple Ends With Son's Arrest EASTON, Conn. -- What started as a search for a missing Easton couple turned into a grisly crime story when their remains were found in Weston and their son was charged with their murder, as the story dominated headlines in Fairfield County this year. The story began when Jeanette and Jeffrey Navin were reported missing on Aug. 4. The remains of the couple, who had moved to Easton this spring after many years in the yard of an abandoned home in Weston, were found Oct. 30 after nearly three months of searches and investigation. Their son, Kyle Navin, a 27-year-old Bridgeport resident, was a…

by Frank MacEachern

12/31/2015

Police & Fire

8-Year-Old Hit By Car In Stamford Suffers Serious Injuries STAMFORD, Conn. — An 8-year-old Stamford child was in the hospital in serious but stable condition after being struck Wednesday evening by a vehicle on Hope Street in Stamford, police said. The accident occurred in the area of 292 Glenbrook Road at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday, police said. A 2009 Toyota RAV4, driven by a 40-year-old Fairfield woman, was traveling north on Glenbrook Road when she struck the youth, who was crossing the street, police said. The youth suffered broken ribs and a broken leg as well as lung and head injuries in the crash, police said. The driver of the Toyota was not inju…

by Frank MacEachern

12/30/2015

Business

Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits Makes Its New Home Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. -- Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits, an importer and marketer of wine and spirit brands from around the world, plans to relocate its headquarters from White Plains, N.Y., to Stamford, bringing more than 100 new or relocated jobs to the state, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Wednesday. “We continue to attract and retain companies like never before – and this is another example of our progress. We’d like to welcome Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits to Connecticut,” Malloy said. “Progress is no doubt happening, and bringing these jobs to Stamford demonstrates that our state continue…

by Frank MacEachern

12/26/2015

Police & Fire

911 Caller Alerts Stamford Firefighters To Blaze In Abandoned Building STAMFORD, Conn. -- A witness to a fire called 911, which gave firefighters enough time to extinguish it quickly before any damage was caused Monday night, the Stamford Fire Department said in a press release. The caller was walking on Dock Street and noticed the fire on the second floor of an abandoned building at 97 Manhattan St. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze and bring it under control in 15 minutes. There was no one in the building, and no firefighters were injured. “We are grateful to the 911 caller who took the time to call this in and direct fire units to the correct …

by Frank MacEachern

12/22/2015

News

Stamford Calls Attention To Struggle On National Homeless Persons Day STAMFORD, Conn. -- As people gathered in a Stamford church on the longest night of the year for National Homeless Persons Memorial Day, Jonathan Bati'e said homelessness is not a dry statistic but a daily struggle. "Under God's green sky right now," Bati'e said when asked where he lives before the local service was held at First Congregational Church in Stamford on Monday night. The event is held annually on the first day of winter. Bati'e, who moved from Florida to Stamford a few months ago for a job that fell through, has fallen between the cracks because he is from out of state…

by Frank MacEachern

12/22/2015

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