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Bruce Orr, a former town official and a biologist with a career in the energy, chemicals, “and, yes, the recycling industry,” gave these remarks at the Feb. 6 public hearing on proposed town-wide restrictions on stores giving customers bags at checkout. (more…) Continue Reading →
About 140 people attended a recent public hearing on a town proposal to restrict the use of checkout bags in Darien. Here’s what two of the roughly two dozen speakers said. (more…) Continue Reading →
A fire that knocked out some electrical equipment in Milford just after midnight on Tuesday is resulting in train delays of 10 to 15 minutes between Stamford and New Haven until the equipment is replaced, Metro-North says. (more…) Continue Reading →
A minor motor vehicle accident in a store parking lot led Darien police to arrest a 48-year-old man on charges of failure to appear in court on 2012 charges of larceny and violation of home improvement contract requirements. Then police found he was wanted by Immigration Customs Enforcement. (more…) Continue Reading →
Here is a statement from Susan Cator, president and executive director of the Darien Chamber of Commerce, on the proposed checkout bag ordinance for Darien. (more…) Continue Reading →
Darienite will be publishing statements from more than two dozen of Darien residents and others about the new proposal to forbid local stores from providing some disposable plastic bags at checkout and provide reusable bags instead. Here are two statements given at a recent public hearing held Feb. 6. Darienite will be publishing other statements from the meeting (slightly changed, mostly for style purposes or speaking mistakes). (more…) Continue Reading →
A 49-year-old Darien man was charged with breach of peace on Friday, Feb. 15 after a domestic dispute became physical, police said. What the dispute was about, police couldn’t really say. (more…) Continue Reading →
Daniel Lagonigro, 83, of Darien passed away peacefully at Stamford Hospital on Feb. 15, surrounded by his loving family. (more…) Continue Reading →
Linda B. Clark, a resident of Darien and former resident of Rowayton, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 14, at Maplewood of Darien due to complications from dementia. She was 77. (more…) Continue Reading →
Here’s what’s open and closed in and around Darien for Washington’s Birthday (unofficially, “Presidents Day”), Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, celebrated on the third Monday of February. (more…) Continue Reading →
Muriel “Yoy” Quimby, 95, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10 at the Overlook Masonic Skilled Nursing Facility in Charlton surrounded by family and others who loved and cared for her. (more…) Continue Reading →
Expect alternating lane closures, whether you’re going north or south, on the “Super 7” U.S. Route 7 highway between Exits 1 and 3 in Norwalk from Monday through Friday this week. (more…) Continue Reading →
Starting Monday and continuing through mid-June, the parking lot at Darien Library could be more difficult to park in — and impossible for some when popular events are going on. New wells are being drilled under the parking lot for the library’s geothermal heating and cooling system, and that will take up some parking spaces at various spots. “We will have a parking attendant to help direct traffic during days with significant programs or high traffic,” the library recently announced. (more…) Continue Reading →
Joy Sutton Collins, of Darien, Connecticut; Tierra Verde, Florida; and Bayville, Maine, died February 5, 2019, in Stamford, Connecticut, after a brief struggle with pancreatic cancer. She was 77. (more…) Continue Reading →
How do you describe the life of a person who made an impact on every person’s life she entered? Corrie Seyferth will be remembered for her beautiful blue eyes, engaging smile and sweet spirit. (more…) Continue Reading →