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Findings from the a survey of students from the 7th through 12th grades about substance abuse and mental health will be shared with parents at a public meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 20 in the Middlesex Middle School auditorium.
Darien police have announced parking restrictions on two Darien streets in connection with redevelopment projects — one in downtown Darien and another in Noroton Heights.
UPDATE: Thursday, July 8 — All parking permits have already been sold for Darien’s fireworks display on July 15 at the high school campus, the town government Twitter account announced at 8:38 this morning.
Darien High School’s 2021 graduation ceremony combined congratulations on getting through high school during the COVID-19 pandemic with the regular high school graduation themes — life advice, thankful appreciation and assurance that the graduates have what it takes to succeed in the future.
More education efforts about teen marijuana and alcohol use will be coming in the next five years now that the Thriving Youth Task Force of Darien has been awarded $125,000 per year for the next five years by a grant from the federal government.
It’s time for the annual Walk/Run for Abilis event! For the 16th annual year, Walk/run for Abilis will take place on Sunday, Oct. 17 at Greenwich Point Park.
Victor F. “Butch” Domikis, Jr.of New Britain, passed away Tuesday Oct. 12, at Autumn Lake Health Center in New Britain. He was 70.
Parts of Christie Hill Road will be closed at times for the 11 days from Monday, Oct. 18 to Friday, Oct. 29 (excluding weekends), during an ongoing gas main construction project, Darien police announced.
If you’re interested in pickleball or basketball, you can check out the new courts at Cherry Lawn Park on Sunday afternoon, where pickleball product showcases, demonstrations, skill challenges and free instruction from professionals will be offered.
For basketball players, “fun and games and raffle prizes” will take place after a simple ribbon-cutting ceremony, Darien Parks & Recreation Department announced.
To the editor:
Please support candidates Monica McNally, Jon Zagrodzky and Marcy Minnick for the Darien Board of Selectmen.
What’s better than a night under a starry sky, by a warm fire, with great food and a good book?
Darien Library, Barrett Bookstore, Darien Land Trust, and Darien Nature Center are excited to host a unique book group for Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert. Join Kiera Parrott, director of Darien Library, at the Darien Nature Center on Oct. 28 for an enlightening discussion.
To the editor:
I am writing to urge Darien residents to vote for Sarah Neumann for the Board of Selectmen for Darien. Now more than ever Darien needs leaders focused on understanding how issues affect residents and businesses, who do the hard work to know the details and history of any issue. Sarah is that person.
The next recipient of the Darien Veteran Street Sign Honor is the late Carmelo A. Roda, who bravely served in the United States Army during World War I, the Darien Monuments and Ceremonies Commission announced.
To the editor:
Darien has an important choice to make in November in deciding who can best provide the type of strong leadership we’ve come to expect from our first selectman during Jayme Stevenson’s successful tenure.
Brenda Anne Jefferson Crink of Haverhill, Massachusetts, went to be with her Lord in the wee hours of Sept. 22, 2021. She was 85.
No one was injured when a vehicle caught on fire at 9:06 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 6, and was fully engulfed in flames on the Post Road near Exit 11 of Interstate 95, Darien police said.
An arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated resulted when a police officer, driving north on Long Neck Point Road at 1:16 a.m., Sunday, saw a southbound vehicle crossing the double yellow line, police said.
John Austin Clark, a former resident of Darien, died Oct. 8 at The Nathaniel Witherell nursing home in Greenwich. He passed away in his sleep due to complications from a series of strokes. John was 85.
Plans for the Darien Nature Center’s fundraising party, Fireside, are well underway thanks to continued financial and in-kind support from the community.
Although tickets are sold out for Saturday’s event, sponsorship opportunities are still available.
Susan Elizabeth Moore Hart quietly departed her life on the morning of September 18. She was 104.
The Darien school district is providing parents with workshops next month about children’s use of social media. Each workshop is for a different children’s age group, takes place at the district headquarters at 35 Leroy Ave. and starts at 10 a.m. on a weekday.
Patricia J. “Patti Jo” Heatter, nee Jacobs (McKinney, Texas), passed away on Sept. 29.
To the editor,
I have served with Monica McNally on the Representative Town Meeting in various capacities since she first joined the Public Works Subcommittee, a committee she would chair the following session.
John Hill White Jr. (Chip) of Greenwich and Douglas, Michigan, passed way on Saturday, Sept. 18. He was 71.
Like many, I love Vermont. But I’m not crazy about getting there.
Delve into the under-appreciated story of the goldfish in the special exhibit, “Think You Know Goldfish?” which just opened at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk.
To the editor:
It’s hard for me to express how much I support the candidacies of Julie Best and Stacey Tie for the Board of Education. We were all on the Council of Darien School Parents together for years, and no one was more dedicated and enthusiastic in representing the parents of Darien.
Gerald “Jerry” Joseph Guthrie, a longtime resident of Poughkeepsie, New York and recently of Darien, passed away peacefully on Oct. 8, 2021 at Stamford Hospital.