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A woman leaving Stony Brook Park saw the window of her car had been smashed, and a male was still inside the vehicle. She yelled at him, and he fled, driving away in a white Toyota 4runner, she told police. The incident took place shortly before 4:56 p.m. on July 30, a Saturday. Police went to the scene. Nothing appeared to be missing from the vehicle, the woman told police.
“Ramblin” Dan Stevens, a veteran bluesman and raconteur is gonna CLOSE DOWN Darien Library when he talks, sings and plays in his educational and entertaining multi-media presentation on the history of the blue on Wednesday night. It’s true. The library has announced it will not be open for anything else after 7 p.m., Wednesday. If you’re not there to hear and see Dan Stevens, you’re not welcome. Go back the next day.
The owner of a hoverboard told police his hover board was stolen after he left it unattended on the front lawn at his home on Lake Drive. The theft of the two-wheeled self-balancing scooter was reported to police sometime before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, when police went to the home. The hover board is valued at $350.
Access Health CT (AHCT), Connecticut’s official health insurance marketplace, recently announced that state residents who purchase health insurance on the exchange will continue to receive enhanced subsidies thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). — an announcement from Access Health CT
The enhanced subsidies, which were set to expire at the end of the year, are advanced premium tax credits that help Connecticut residents pay for the cost of their monthly health insurance payments. This financial help is now extended for three more years. “The Inflation Reduction Act [IRA] brings down costs for Connecticut residents who purchase health insurance from Access Health CT,” said James Michel, chief executive officer of Access Health CT. Thanks to the legislation, funding will last through plan year 2025, Michel said.
The Darien Human Services Department is accepting donations of gift cards for its Back-to-School Program. — an announcement from the Darien Human Services Department
This program provides $50 worth of gift cards for school supplies to students, grades K-12, whose families receive any of the following: Darien Human Services Programs; free or reduced lunch program; a Parks & Recreation or Town Youth Commission camp scholarship; SNAP; Husky Healthcare, or services from Person-to-Person. Gift cards from Target, Walmart, Kohl’s and Amazon are preferred so children can buy supplies (including basic clothing items). Gift cards can be delivered to the Human Services Department in Town Hall, room 109, Monday through Thursday between 8 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Gift card distribution is scheduled from August 8 to 25, also Monday through Thursday between 8 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.
To learn details and program requirements refer to the Human Services page on the town government website.
A 53-year-old Darien man was arrested on a warrant charging him with violating a restaining order after a police officer stopped the man’s car after it made a turn without using a turn signal, police said. Darien police gave this account of the matter, including accusations not proven in court:
At about 4:16 p.m., Monday, Aug. 1, the officer saw a man drive out of a parking lot at 71 Post Road, and the officer followed his vehicle. After the man turned north onto Sedgwick Avenue, failing to use his turn signal, the officer stopped the car on West Avenue, near Leroy Avenue. The driver had an active arrest warrant from Darien police, so he was taken into custody.
John Frederick Sutton, of Scarborough, Maine, died peacefully at home on July 29, 2022. Born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1933 to the Rev. Fred Perry Sutton and Dorothy Auten Sutton, John devoted his life to education, service, his church, and his family. He walked this earth with quiet dignity and left his imprint on so many he met along the way. He will be greatly missed. John attended Haddonfield Friends School in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and after moving to Connecticut, Hopkins Grammar School (now Hopkins School) in New Haven, where he graduated in 1951.
To the editor,
It is time to send a woman to Washington D.C. to represent us in Congress!! Jayme Stevenson is the perfect woman to do this. Join me on Aug. 9 and vote for Jayme in the Republican Primary! I have known Jayme for over 20 years and had the privilege to work with her on the Darien Board of Selectmen for six years.
A man renting a condominium unit on Gideon Lane was woken up at 1:15 a.m. to a nightmare when, according to police, he found his new landlord standing in his bedroom, holding a knife and yelling at him, demanding to know when he was moving out. Darien police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:
The landlord, Nancy Micha, 58, of Milford, apparently took over from her late brother, who was renting out the condominium unit. Micha planned to sell the residence and had told the renter she wanted him out by Aug. 1 (this coming Monday). The renter, who went to police the following afternoon, told them that Micha, without warning, started stabbing his bed and the walls of the bedroom.
When a Darien police officer saw a vehicle traveling on the Post Road without a front license plate and a back license plate that had been reported stolen, it resulted in charges against the 36-year-old driver, police said. Police gave this additional information, including accusations not proven in court:
The officer spotted the lack of a front license plate on the car at about 12:23 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, on the Post Road near its intersection with Richmond Drive. A check of state Department of Motor Vehicles records indicated that the rear license plate was stolen in Stamford, the city where the woman lives. She was charged with sixth-degree larceny (misuse of marker plates) and released on a written promise to appear on Friday, July 22, in state Superior Court in Stamford.
Police officers responding to a report of an erratic driver said they found the man apparently asleep, behind the wheel of a car resting partly on a lawn, with the gear shift still set in “Drive.” The officers said they also found some heroin in one of his pockets. Darien police gave this additional account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:
Police were called at 9:13 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12. They found the car and its driver near the intersection of Glenvale Road and Christie Hill Road. An officer reached in the vehicle and set the gear shift to park and woke up the man — David Sabrowski, 61, of Allen O’Neill Drive.
Tickets are now on sale for the Darien Land Trust’s Farm to Table Dinner on Saturday, August 27, at 6 p.m. Waterbury Field will once again come alive with twinkling lights and white-linen tables set with wildflowers for 250 guests to dine at a Darien Land Trust property. A cocktail reception will kick off the evening at 6 p.m. with not only a cocktail, but wines from Sipstirs and craft beer from Two Roads Brewing. The reception will be followed by dinner served in the field. Live music will be provided by Merlin, a Westchester-Fairfield cover band playing rock classics. — an announcement from The Darien Land Trust
A three-course menu sourced from local farms has been created by Rebecca Thorpe of Copper Cricket Events.
Saint Luke’s Friends of Music and Director of Music David Pulliam are excited to present Cambridge University’s Sidney Sussex College Choir in concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 14. — an announcement from St. Luke’s Parish
Founded in 1596, the Choir specializes in music of the Renaissance, having made recordings for museums, art galleries, and national libraries. The Choir has toured all over the world, from Singapore and Spain, to Austria, Malaysia, and Italy. This current tour is taking the Choir, under the direction of Dr. David Skinner, to such venues as the National Cathedral in Washington, DC; Boston; Princeton; and Baltimore, to St.
Exciting encounters with seals, sharks, sea turtles and – for a limited time – beautiful tropical butterflies highlight visits to The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk this summer, especially for Connecticut children receiving free admission through the “CT Summer at the Museum” initiative. — an announcement from The Maritime Aquarium
The Maritime Aquarium is among more than 130 institutions participating in the state’s “CT Summer at the Museum” program, which offers free admission for all Connecticut residents 18 and under, along with one accompanying resident adult in each group, from July 1 to Sept. 5 (Labor Day). If You’re Going … Through the “CT Summer at the Museum” offer, any number of resident children ages 3-18, plus one accompanying resident adult in each group, can all enter The Maritime Aquarium for free.
Darien Police Department has announced the following traffic regulations for the area near Darien High School for Middlesex Middle School’s graduation on Thursday, June 16, and Darien High School’s graduation on Friday June 17. Each ceremony starts at 4 p.m.
—As in previous years, all traffic will enter the High School grounds via Noroton Avenue Vehicular traffic will not be permitted to enter the area from High School Lane or Nutmeg Lane. Officers will be on hand to direct all vehicles to appropriate and designated parking areas. —All vehicles will be properly parked to facilitate and expedite the safe flow of vehicles after the graduation ceremonies. —If needed, vehicles will be parked on both sides of Nutmeg Lane and High School Lane facing away from Darien High School.