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Think air travel horrors are just about delays and lost luggage? Your body has other plans.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from June 19 to 26, 2025:
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:
Jeanette Pignataro Algiere, 94, of Darien passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, June 24, 2025, in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania.
Five Darien High School students made waves this spring as interns at SoundWaters, an organization for hands-on climate science and environmental education.
The family sadly announces the passing of M. Carole Johnson on June 22, 2025. She was 83.
Jeffrey David McLean, a beloved partner, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away on May 31 in Port Townsend, Washington. He was 67.
Michael Harvey Burkhart, 72, of Darien passed away peacefully on June 21, 2025 at home surrounded by his loving family.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from June 12 to 19, 2025:
David Paul Mozingo, a resident of Darien, passed away peacefully with family by his side on May 14, 2025, at the age of 95.
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Halsey Whitney, 66, a remarkable individual who set sail May 20, 2025.
There’s something very satisfying about the efficiency of overnight travel. In the best of conditions you make your journey and awake, refreshed, at your destination. But how well you sleep depends a lot on how you travel.
Here’s my list of overnight travel options, from worst to first:
Mellory “Mel” Solomon passed away peacefully on June 9, 2025. She was 76.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien real estate from June 5 to 12, 2025 (no information available on Rowayton-area real estate this week):
Town officials are switching providers for Darien’s townwide emergency alert system on July 1. To keep receiving the alerts, residents will need to register with the new provider.
A 30-year-old man arrested on an accusation he stole money and credit cards from a man’s locker at the Darien YMCA is “linked to similar crimes across multiple states,” Darien police said.
After Stamford police notified police in Darien that a driver in a traffic accident had fled into Darien on West Avenue, driving erratically in a Toyota Rav4.
Town police later charged the 34-year-old man with driving while intoxicated.
Carolyn Lutz Gibson, 81, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1 in Atlanta.
The Darien Farmers Market will return to Old Kings Highway Market, 25 Old Kings Hwy. North on Wednesday, June 11, and the Wednesdays after that from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
We take our train service for granted. For the 80,000 daily Connecticut riders on Metro-North the service is dependable and on-time — usually.
But not last Thursday evening, June 5, the hottest day of the year (so far), when the overhead catenary power lines were dragged down near Westport. No power means no trains.
Get your household hazardous waste away from your kids, your pets, your absent-minded spouse and yourself by going to Darien’s household hazardous waste drop-off event today, Saturday, June 7.
The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Noroton Heights Railroad Station parking lot. Enter from Hollow Tree Ridge Road.
Graffiti described as “discriminatory, racial and hateful language” was found Wednesday in two Darien High School bathrooms, school district officials said.
Darien Library has received the Connecticut State Library Excellence in Public Libraries Award for Civic Champion in recognition of the Library’s recent President’s Series on Intellectual Freedom.
William Federhen Surette passed away on April 6, 2025, in his 97th year. He shared a long and joyful retirement in Vero Beach with his beloved wife of 74 years, Margaret (Peggy) Stegmaier Surette.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from May 29 to June 5, 2025:
It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Deborah C. Moran (Salerno), 57, who passed away on May 27.
“This is the number one form of tax evasion in Connecticut. Connecticut is losing millions annually and our DMV does not care.”
So says Stonington Tax Assessor Jennifer Lineaweaver, president of the state association for her profession (the CCAO). She’s speaking of Connecticut residents who register their cars in other states to avoid local property taxes.