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Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 25 to July 2, 2020:
The driver who caused a two-vehicle accident on Saturday, June 25 was too drunk to stand up without supporting himself against his own car, according to police.
Darien Police Department already complies with the “eight that can’t wait” police reform proposals put out by a nonprofit organization set up to promote police reform and accountability, Police Chief Donald Anderson said Wednesday in an announcement.
This week’s news and links on the COVID-19 pandemic for Darien, as they come in:
LATEST UPDATES: Darien Library reopening postponed to July 6 (due to lack of protective equipment) || State’s youth employment funding expanded with federal CARES Act funds
||Governor’s Tuesday COVID-19 update: 16 states now on quarantine list for CT, NY, NJ; continuing education classes for plumbers and electricians can be done online; different types of healthcare providers can now get funding from Coronavirus Relief Fund already used for nursing homes
Charles Ferris “Chick” Scribner, a lifelong resident of Darien, died peacefully at his home on Saturday, June 27. He was 96.
Darien police have longstanding policies that already meet some of the calls for policing reforms since the death of George Floyd, First Selectman Jayme Stevenson said in an online talk given Tuesday morning.
Police officials have had discussions with leaders of a Black Lives Matter march in town, and more are expected, she said. Public discussions and events organized by town groups are also expected, she said. But Stevenson said she’s concerned about the lack of respect in some of the discussions she’s heard in town about issues of race and police brutality.
“We all have a lot to learn,” Stevenson said. “And I would just like to ask all of you to be respectful, to listen to others viewpoints on things.
“I’m distressed to see the degradation of dialogue that’s happening around this particular issue in our community right now, and I think we have a great opportunity to be the awesome community that we are by listening to everyone and educating ourselves and making sure that the changes that come reflect the values that we all hold dear here in our town.” Stevenson didn’t elaborate further about the degraded dialogue.
The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) is offering another Zoom “Paint Along” experience from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Thursday, July 9, 2020. It’s a great way to get back into painting or try it for the first time!
Edward Davidson “David” Humphrey died peacefully on Friday, June 26, 2020 at Mercy Hospital. He was 44.
This week’s news and links on the COVID-19 pandemic for Darien, as they come in:
LATEST UPDATES: Governor’s updates for Saturday, Sunday
|| Governor’s update for Friday: An estimated 5% of state has antibodies for COVID-19 virus, 2nd highest of places tested; state grant program redirects $3M in awards to pandemic-related projects for healthcare, education, child care, cultural groups
|| School reopening rules issued by state || Connecticorps launching: an opportunity for volunteers to help fight the pandemic
As New York City businesses reopens it’s expected that one million people will get back to work, some of them from Connecticut. But how they get to those jobs is the big question.
Parents are invited to an online panel discussion about what you can say or do to help your children talk comfortably about race, how to answer their questions about what is happening and why, and how to teach them to become resilient in these redefining times will be presented Wednesday, July 1 by the India Cultural Center (ICC) of Greenwich.
Online submissions are now being accepted in an open call to artists for the juried “Photography and Sculpture” show at the Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) from Aug. 9 to Sept. 6, 2020.
Greda Ann (Fogelberg) DiSilvestro of Stratford, formerly of Darien, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on Saturday, June 20.
Donald R. Iodice, 81, passed away on June 18 at home in Vero Beach, Florida.
JoyRide, SYJ Yoga, and Barry’s Bootcamp, working with the Corbin District and Darien’s Parks and Recreation Department, will be bringing you summer workouts to benefit Domus of Stamford.
The classes will be held in Darien’s beautiful Weed Beach Park, on a field overlooking the beach and Long Island Sound.
Andrew R. Borghi, 59, of Darien, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2020.
A 19-year-old resident of Revere Road was intoxicated when he drove a Mini Cooper onto a stone wall at the intersection of Middlesex Road and Ox Ridge Lane, then got into an altercation with bystanders, according to Darien police.
Former Darien resident Douglas Joseph Shaw, passed away early Monday morning June 15, 2020 at his home in Brielle, New Jersey.He was 65.
Walter Lewis Burrows, Jr., 86, formerly of East Norwalk, passed away on April 17, 2020 in Wilton Meadows Health Care Center.
This week’s news and links on the COVID-19 pandemic for Darien, as they come in:
LATEST UPDATES: Governor’s briefings || Assistance program expanded for low-income families hurt by COVID-19 economic downturn
Two online “community conversations” for parents, together titled “Current State of Affairs: Institutional Racism & Real Talk,” and sponsored by Darien organizations, will take place next week.
Each one for parents of children in different age groups. Each conversation will be hosted on Zoom from 6 to 7:30 p.m. ‚ on June 23, 2020 for parents with children ages birth to 10 and on June 24 for parents of children ages 11 and up.
During a weekly press briefing on COVID-19 via Zoom with leaders of the Yale New Haven Health System, which includes Greenwich Hospital, COO Marna Borgstrom said she was proud of Connecticut for having a trajectory other states envy.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from June 11 to 18, 2020:
Jean Anderson Rittenhouse Stouter passed away on April 5, 2020 at the Western Rehabilitation Care Center in Danbury. June 15 would have been the celebration of her 93rd birthday.
Robert “Bob” Rockwell Cole of Westwood, Massachusetts and Little Compton, Rhode Island passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at the age of 84.