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Update, 8:54 p.m. — Forty people at Darien High School are considered “close contacts” of one person who tested positive for COVID-19 and was last at Darien High School on Wednesday, Superintendent Alan Addley and Nurse Alicia Casucci said in an announcement to parents at about 6:30 p.m., Thursday.
A restaurant and a retirement home in Darien received “C” ratings, the worst grade in town Health Department’s A/B/C ratings system, in the inspection reports released Thursday by the Darien Health Department.
Meanwhile, a retirement home that previously received a “C” rating has now received an “A” and a perfect 100 score in its latest inspection.
On Tuesday, May 19, 2020, David J. Driver, Jr., loving husband and devoted father of two children, passed away at the age of 57 from ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).
As the Nov. 3 election draws closer, there is still time to register as a write-in candidate for one of the ten empty positions for the Darien Representative Town Meeting.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from Oct. 15 to 22, 2020:
A car’s bumper ended up between headstones and the driver ended up in a hospital after a one-car crash at St. John’s Cemetery on Oct. 7, police said.
The driver, 23, was later released from the hospital, arrested on a DUI charge and will end up in court.
If you do it the right way — take the approved COVID-19 tests, fill out the right forms and send them to the right state authorities — you can come to Connecticut (or come back if you’re returning) without having to quarantine.
Darien Health Director David Knauf sent out this news release to help people understand the rules:
Three domestic incidents over the course of five days earlier this month resulted in police charging three people with disorderly conduct, police said. None of the incidents are related and no arrests resulted.
The Rowayton Arts Center (RAC) will review artwork by local artists who wish to become exhibiting members Oct. 30, 2020.
To the editor:
State Rep. Matt Blumenthal, a Stamford native who represents the 147th District, is up for reelection this fall. Matt has military experience and a legal background which give him a unique perspective in Hartford.
An independent, creative, loving force, Ann Hartman Carter died peacefully in her sleep Oct. 4 at age 96.
To the editor:
I am writing to offer my support for Terrie Wood for state representative.
Terrie always takes the time to listen to the concerns of her constituents. I greatly appreciate her practical focus on ending years of fiscal mismanagement in Hartford, which has left one of the wealthiest states in the nation a fiscal disaster.
The Gorham’s Pond Tide Gates flushing and cleaning, Autumn 2020 schedule is:
To the editor:
The pandemic has hit hard many individuals, organizations, and causes across Connecticut this year.
As a member of the [Darien] VFW and the site coordinator for Wreaths Across America, I can attest that both are struggling significantly.
Here’s a possible solution to Connecticut’s transportation and infrastructure problems and the state’s current unemployment woes: a WPA-style building project.
You’ve heard of the Works Progress Administration, right? It was FDR’s plan that put millions of unemployed Americans to work building public projects like roads, water mains, firehouses and dams. Look around you and you’ll still see us benefiting from that investment.
But fast-forward 80 years …
Jim Frederick passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 7, 2020, a few days shy of his 60th birthday.
The Norwalk Community College Foundation is pleased to announce the election of George A. Reilly of Darien, an attorney with the Rucci Law Group, as president.
Arline M. D’Aquila, a longtime resident of Darien, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 13 in Fairfield. She was 94.
Darien police say a man charged with thefts in Westport stole a bicycle on Dew Lane in Darien — and left it across the street.
Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate from Oct. 8 to 15, 2020:
Aquarion Water Company is requiring customers in Darien and other southwest Fairfield County communities to turn off their irrigation systems and sprinklers for the season as southwest Fairfield County hits its third drought trigger this fall.
Charles “Charlie” Twardy of Georgetown passed away unexpectedly at Danbury Hospital on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 at the age of 77.
For 35 years Pacific House has worked to end homelessness in Fairfield County, and the organization is throwing a virtual gala on Oct. 16 to celebrate.
The community is invited to the FREE, online event hosted by Rep. Matt Blumenthal, and will feature moving stories of hope and shining examples of the significant impact that Pacific House has had on our community for more than three decades.
Meredith A. Fahey, Hamden CT, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Yale New Haven Hospital at the age of 73.
When it comes to COVID’s impact on transportation in our state, we are in the eye of the hurricane.
Mary Ellen Hatfield passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. She was 98.