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Last week’s column on the “Real ID” deadline to allow drivers licenses to be used to clear TSA at the airport struck a nerve.
Federal Realty today announced that three new retail leases have been signed with local and regional businesses and entrepreneurs at Darien Commons — The Usual Lash, GlowUp Nails & Spa and Spear Physical Therapy.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from January 2 to 9, 2025:
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from May 16 to 23, 2024:
A homeowner on Five Mile River Road found that a BMW M1000R motorcycle had been stolen from his garage sometime overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, March 25 to 26, Darien police said.
Carolyn Chase Dale Miller, 88, of Darien died on Sunday, March 30. Surrounded by family, she passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.
A 22-year-old man was stopped for a traffic violation by a Darien police officer, who found the vehicle had a suspended registration and the driver, a suspended driver’s license, police said.
Keith Flake Baity passed away suddenly of a heart attack on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Bedford, New Hampshire, at the age of 68.
Wolfgang Mozart’s music and how it compares to the music style of his time is the subject of a talk professor Gil Harel will give on Thursday evening, April 3, at Darien Library.
Darien Library has this short notice posted on its website on Monday, March 31:
“Services Interruption
“On Tuesday, placing holds in the catalog or signing into your account will be temporarily unavailable due to an infrastructure upgrade. “Thank you for your understanding.” So it’s not you, your phone, your laptop, your internet service. It’s an upgrade the library is doing.
Clelio M. Improta, Jr. “Clo”, age 89, of Osprey Florida, passed away March 8, after a long and valiant battle with kidney disease.
The Town of Darien offers free bulk pickup to residents each spring. Pickup is on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from April 1, 2025, to June 11, 2025, for residences on public streets.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from March 20 to 27, 2025:
Rosemary Quill (née Tallis) of Highland, Maryland, passed away on March 18, 2025, at home in Darien, with family after an extended battle with cancer. She was 90.
A 60-year-old man,repeatedly charged with crimes in various states, has been arrested on accusations he used fraud to get money from two banks in Darien and another in Westport, Darien police said.
Darien’s superintendent of schools, Alan Addley, announced in an email Thursday morning that he’s resigning his job with the school district. Last year, the Board of Education had extended his contract to June 2027.
Get your household hazardous waste away from your kids, your pets, your absent-minded spouse and yourself at any of the nearby household hazardous waste drop-off days coming up, starting with Westport’s on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Greenwich is next on May 10; Darien on June 7. Stamford and Norwalk come next, then New Canaan, on Sept. 27 — the final collection day this year. (All of these towns have a mutual pact accepting household waste from the other towns on the list.)
The Darien Department of Public Works has announced it began sidewalk replacement on West Avenue between Herman Avenue (at the Rings End store) and Leroy Avenue (near Darien Railroad Station) on about Monday, March 24, 2025.
June Elizabeth Roberts, 96, of Stamford went home to her Lord and God on March 18, 2025. She passed peacefully after several years of failing health.
A fascinating dive into a culinary baking staple and how it relates to Darien’s Great Island!
Darien Library welcomes author, Dr. Linda Civitello, who will talk about her book, Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight that Revolutionized Cooking.
These are some of the events Darien Library is offering for children in April:
Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities, recently announced that tickets are on sale for its annual benefit gala, “Minds in Bloom: Cultivating Growth for Kids with Learning Differences.”
The event will start at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10, at Woodway Country Club, 540 Hoyt St. The organization will be celebrating 25 years of helping children with learning differences.
Patricia St. Onge passed away peacefully at her home in Sonoma, California on March 15, 2025, at the age of 88.
The Darien police are supporting the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Connecticut, and the department is asking for your help, whether you’re a business or individual.
Local police officers will be participating in the Leg 10 part of the run on Friday, June 6.
Darien Library is offering three talks related to downsizing on the first three Tuesday evenings in April, the library says, “from tips and tricks for decluttering, to getting the right prize for your property, to deciding where to go next.”
Rita Martin McKenna, 93, of Darien and West Hartford died March 18 with her loving family at her side.
Known for her quiet grace and elegance, she will be remembered as a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt and grandmother.
The massive concrete blocks constructed just off the Post Road near Exit 11 are only the cores of future buildings and not what people will see when the project is done, First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky said Friday in his fortnightly column.
A “Superintendent’s Conversation” for school parents last Tuesday on the topic of acts of bigotry and the response to it was the focus of most of First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky’s fortnightly column in the latest town government newsletter.