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Metro-North Ticket Machine increased fares

Legislature Won’t Fully Fund CT Train Service; Two Upcoming 5 Percent Rate Increases Are the Result

By JIM CAMERON | 1 min ago
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Sorry. You’re too late. You missed your chance: the deadline has passed for offering “public comment” on the upcoming fare hikes on Metro-North.

Not that anything you might have said would have made a difference to the inevitable: a 5% fare hike on Sept. 1st of this year and another 5% jump in July of 2026. But don’t blame the railroad or CDOT.

Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: June 19 to 26

15 Devonshire Drive real estate
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Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from June 19 to 26, 2025:

Eyelash, Nails & Spa, Physical Therapy Shops Coming to Darien Commons

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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.

Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: January 2 to 9

9 Patton Lane
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Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from January 2 to 9, 2025:

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Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: May 16 to 23
Work Started on ‘Goal’ to Reopen I-95 in Norwalk by Monday A.M. Rush Hour; Trains to Get More Rail Cars
Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: May 18 to 25
Real Estate 2025
128 West Ave. real estate

Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: June 26 to July 10

By DARIENITE.COM | July 11, 2025
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Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate for the two weeks from June 26 July 10, 2025:

Darien Obituaries 2025
Margaret Nadriczny Peggy Nadriczny obit obituary

Margaret Nadriczny, 92, Worked for Union Trust Bank, Active in St. John Church, Cared for Several Grandchildren

By DARIENITE.COM | July 9, 2025
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Margaret “Peggy” Nadriczny (Burns), 92 ,of Bridgeport, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 6.

Darien Obituaries 2025
Winifred Raffaele obit obituary

Winifred Raffaele, 83, Gave Family Backyard Tennis Lessons, Loved Going to the Beach, Cooking and ‘General Hospital’

By DARIENITE.COM | July 9, 2025
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Winifred A. (Ambrose) Raffaele, 83, died peacefully at home in Newtown on Saturday, July 5, 2025.

Darien Obituaries 2025
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Virginia Abbett, 67, Lifelong Dog Lover, DHS Graduate, U.S. Army Veteran, Loved Gardening

By DARIENITE.COM | July 9, 2025
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Virginia Lawrence Abbett died peacefully on April 22, 2025, in her home in Norwalk. She was 67.

Unlocked in Darien 2025
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Unlocked, With Keys Inside, Audi 8 Stolen Overnight on Peterick Lane

By David Gurliacci | July 9, 2025
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A 2022 Audi Q8 was stolen from outside a house on Peterick Lane in the early hours of Wednesday, June 25, Darien police said.

Darien Obituaries 2025
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Cynthia Musikas, 85, a 57-Year Darien Resident, Worked at Chamber of Commerce 17 Years

By DARIENITE.COM | July 9, 2025
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Cynthia “Cindy” Musikas a Darien resident for 57 years, passed away peacefully at home on July 4, 2025, surrounded by family.

Cameron on Transportation

Monorails: Too Expensive and Slow to Be Mass Transit’s Future — If Their Past and Present Are Any Guide

By JIM CAMERON | July 6, 2025
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While taking a summertime break this week, here’s a column I wrote awhile back.

What is this fascination that people have with monorails? I can’t tell you how often people suggest them as “the answer” to our state’s clogged roads.

Cameron in the Air 2025

Being Tortured by Your Airline Flight? Try Dr. Cameron’s Cures for What Ails You.

By JIM CAMERON | June 30, 2025
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Think air travel horrors are just about delays and lost luggage? Your body has other plans.

Darien Obituaries 2025
Jeanette Algiere obit obituary

Jeanette Algiere, 94, Parishioner of St. Thomas More Church, Loved Reading, Cooking, Sewing, Knitting

By DARIENITE.COM | June 30, 2025
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Jeanette Pignataro Algiere, 94, of Darien passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, June 24, 2025, in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania.

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Four DHS Seniors Wrap Up Internships at SoundWaters Education Center

By DARIENITE.COM | June 30, 2025
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Five Darien High School students made waves this spring as interns at SoundWaters, an organization for hands-on climate science and environmental education.

Darien Obituaries 2025
M. Carole Johnson obit obituary

M. Carole Johnson, 83, DHS Class of ’59, Active Volunteer, Loved Needlepoint, World Travel, Hosted Book Club

By DARIENITE.COM | June 27, 2025
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The family sadly announces the passing of M. Carole Johnson on June 22, 2025. She was 83.

Darien Obituaries 2025
Jeffrey McLean Jeff McLean obit obituary

Jeffrey McLean, 67, Grew Up in Darien, Voracious Reader, Loved Sailing, Hiking, Biking and Cooking

By DARIENITE.COM | June 24, 2025
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Jeffrey David McLean, a beloved partner, brother, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away on May 31 in Port Townsend, Washington. He was 67.

Darien Obituaries 2025
Michael Burkhart obit obituary

Michael Burkhart, 72, DHS Class of ’72, Noroton Fire Chief, VP of Operations at Ring’s End Lumber, Avid Boater, Hunter

By DARIENITE.COM | June 24, 2025
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Michael Harvey Burkhart, 72, of Darien passed away peacefully on June 21, 2025 at home surrounded by his loving family.

Real Estate 2025
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Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: June 12 to 19

By DARIENITE.COM | June 21, 2025
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Here’s Realtor Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton-area real estate from June 12 to 19, 2025:

Darien Obituaries 2025
David Mozingo obit

David Mozingo, 95, Prolific Author of Books About Foreign Policy and About China

By DARIENITE.COM | June 19, 2025
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David Paul Mozingo, a resident of Darien, passed away peacefully with family by his side on May 14, 2025, at the age of 95.

Darien Obituaries 2025
Halsey Whitney obit obituary

Halsey Whitney, 66, DHS Class of ’78, Loved Geology, Sailing, Skiing, Tennis; Red Cross Volunteer

By DARIENITE.COM | June 18, 2025
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It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Halsey Whitney, 66, a remarkable individual who set sail May 20, 2025. 

Talking Transportation 2025
Air France sleeping on flight airplane

Yes, You Can Sleep While Traveling — But How Well? And for How Much?

By JIM CAMERON | June 16, 2025
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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:

Darien Obituaries 2025
Obit flower

Mellory Solomon, 76, Loved Cooking, Gardening, Watching Tennis, Volunteer in Religious and Community Organizations

By DARIENITE.COM | June 16, 2025
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Mellory “Mel” Solomon passed away peacefully on June 9, 2025. She was 76.

Real Estate 2025
19 Edgerton St. real estate

Darien and Rowayton Real Estate Report: June 5 to 12

By DARIENITE.COM | June 12, 2025
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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):

Emergency Alert System
Town Emergency Management Department Alerts 06820

Town Switching to New Emergency Alert System on July 1. If You Want to Receive Alerts, Register.

By DARIENITE.COM | June 11, 2025
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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.

Credit Card Theft 2025
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Police: Man, 30, Stole Credit Cards from a YMCA Locker, Then Used Them to Charge $11,206 at a Store

By David Gurliacci | June 11, 2025
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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.

Public Safety
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Police: Man, 34, Drove at Twice the Legal Intoxication Level on West Avenue

By David Gurliacci | June 10, 2025
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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.

Obituaries
Carolyn Gibson obit obituary

Carolyn Lutz Gibson, 81, Grew Up in Darien, Active Episcopalian, Civic Volunteer, Enjoyed Sailing, Kayaking, Tennis

By DARIENITE.COM | June 10, 2025
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Carolyn Lutz Gibson, 81, passed away peacefully on Feb. 1 in Atlanta.

Healthy Living
Darien Farmers Market

Darien Farmer’s Market Returns This Wednesday, June 11, from 10 AM to 2 PM

By DARIENITE.COM | June 9, 2025
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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.

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