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The Community Fund of Darien will announce on Tuesday the results from a survey of 1,800 Darien teenagers from the 7th through the 12th grade. They were asked about aspects of their lives that encouraged and discouraged risky behaviors like substance abuse. The survey results will be made available and discussed at a 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23 forum at Darien Library. (more…) Continue Reading →
Gift cards are a great way to give a gift. But did you know they are also a scammer’s favorite way to steal money? (more…) Continue Reading →
Owen Fitzsimons Brice, 64, beloved fiancé of Stacey Sippel, died Oct. 15, at his home in Pawleys Island. (more…) Continue Reading →
Join Darien Nature Center at its annual fundraising event, “Fireside,” on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 7 to 11 p.m. under the stars. A bonfire will be glowing to warm the nip in an October evening as our guests enjoy live music, dancing, great food and drink, and a silent auction of wondrous items, gifts, and getaways. (more…) Continue Reading →
Continuing the 50th-anniversary celebration of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Warner Bros. Pictures is bringing Stanley Kubrick’s science-fiction masterpiece to the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk for a four-week IMAX theater run beginning Friday, Oct. 19. Making the premiere even better: the film’s star, Keir Dullea, will be on hand afterward to meet fans and sign autographs. (more…) Continue Reading →
Kids between ages 8 and 12, get your parents to register you for this event this coming Thursday at Darien Library: (more…) Continue Reading →
The Darien Community Association Women’s Luncheons will feature Dick Woods on “Long Island Sound: A User’s Guide” for their luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 12:15 p.m. at the DCA. (more…) Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: This free class at Darien Library takes place from 12 noon to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20 (tomorrow) and it isn’t full yet. It costs nothing but your time and energy. Whether you are a small business owner, entrepreneur, graphic designer, or are just simply interested in creating a specific work such as a brochure, join us! (more…) Continue Reading →
There’s a lot going on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19 to 21 in and around Darien. You have no excuse to be bored and all sorts of excuses to put off that project at home. Here’s a list with links: (more…) Continue Reading →
Darien Library presents The Catcher Was a Spy, in two showings as part of the library’s Friday Night Feature series, shown for free in the Community Room. The movie is about a major league baseball catcher who becomes a spy during World War II and tries to stop Germany from making an atomic bomb. Based on a true story. (more…) Continue Reading →
One Darien restaurant received a “C” rating — the worst in the town A-B-C ratings system — in the most recently released town Health Department inspection reports. (more…) Continue Reading →
These properties recently were sold in Darien, according to records in the Town Clerk’s Office: (more…) Continue Reading →
Here’s Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate for Oct. 11 to 18, 2018: (more…) Continue Reading →
Christopher Teixeira, 34, of Darien waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to one count of wire fraud relating to his theft of more than $57,000 from a former U.S. Navy service member. (more…) Continue Reading →
Sign up by Sunday, Oct. 21 to get early-bird registration pricing for Rowayton Library’s 4th Annual Halloween Fun Run and Family Event. (more…) Continue Reading →