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Volunteers from two faith communities in Darien proved that positive community work and COVID-19 compliance can go hand in rubber glove.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Talmadge Hill Community Church joined 10 other groups revitalizing 12 low-income homes across the state during this year’s re-scheduled HomeFront Day on Sept. 12.
An employee at a downtown store recently got a call from her husband, who told her that there had been fraudulent purchases on one of her credit cards.
Diane Wheeler Kough, 85, of Sarasota, Florida, died peacefully on July 16, 2020 with her family by her side.
An cashier at Stop and Shop was seen by a store detective who said the employee was seen taking cash from a register and hiding it on her person, according to Darien police.
JoyRide is generously teaming up with STAR Inc., Lighting the Way to offer weekend spin classes to raise money benefiting local individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Promoting a local business through digital marketing is the subject of a free two-part webinar on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6, sponsored by the Darien Chamber of Commerce and open to both members and non-members of the chamber.
John Edward Nicholson of Plymouth, Massachusetts and formerly of Darien, passed away peacefully on July 28.
More parents and guardians are following Connecticut’s Child Passenger Safety (CPS) seat law for infants since the state strengthened the original mandate in 2017, says AAA Northeast.
Vincent W. Moran passed away on Sept. 9 after a long illness and complications from COVID-19. He was 84.
The 47,000 miles of highways that comprise America’s interstate highway system are nothing short of an engineering marvel, perhaps surpassed only in mileage and design by what China has built in the last few years.
Paul Edmund Brencher, Jr. passed away peacefully on Sept. 11, 2020 at his home in Jackson, Michigan with his daughters at his side. He was 88.
The authors of this letter to Terrie Wood submitted it for publication by Darienite.com:
Carol Pietrzkiewicz Lostaglio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 15, following a brief illness. She was 78.
It’s said that a cup of tea makes everything better. In this spirit, caterer Carolyn Eddie and her fabulous supporting cast return to the Darien Community Association, offering their unique brand of comfort and relaxation!
Following the executive order issued in New York state on Monday establishing fines for individuals who are not wearing face covering on all Metro-North property, the State of Connecticut issued a similar order on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Sefra Alexandra, “The Seed Huntress,” will discuss her work with seed saving for conservation, multiplication and distribution.
Her talk, hosted by Darien Library, takes place online from 7 to 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21.
The YWCA Darien/Norwalk Parent Awareness is hosting an upcoming webinar entitled “The Way Things Used to Be: How parents can find meaning and hope as they navigate the grief and uncertainty the pandemic has created for their families and themselves.”
Senior Minister, Rev. Dale Rosenberger is retiring, after 41 years as a minister and nine years of service to First Congregational Church of Darien and to the lower Fairfield County community.
The church will be saying goodbye in a special celebration on Sunday morning, both in person (for those already signed up — there are no more spaces available) and live online.
To the editor:
Our gratitude, trust and vote once again goes to Terrie Woods for state representative.
To the editor:
Many of you know me for my decades working in the Darien schools. Schools are strongest when everyone works together.
It didn’t take long for a thief to walk away with the purse that a woman left in a shopping cart after she drove off with her groceries.
To the editor:
While media headlines focus on the extraordinary challenges of these times, we might easily inadvertently overlook the distinctive challenges we share as Connecticut residents.
Americares has committed $2.5 million in aid for the wildfires raging throughout the western United States.
Americares support will include critically needed medicine and relief supplies valued at $2 million plus at least $500,000 in financial support for families and health care centers in affected areas.
Some money was stolen from the DCA Thrift Shop overnight from Sunday to Monday, Sept. 6 to 7, and a gas station in town was entered overnight from Sept. 10 to 11, but nothing was apparently missing in that incident, police said.
Nancy Hart Glanville Jewell, of Houston and formerly a long-time resident of Darien, died peacefully this past Sunday, the Aug. 2, 2020, at the age of 92. She died as she lived and as she wished, always a lady.