“Crazy Rich Asians” is tonight’s Darien Library Friday Night Feature, with two showings — at 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. (more…) Continue Reading →
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ — Darien Library’s Friday Night Feature, 6:30, 8:45 PM
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Housing for the Elderly and Disabled: Forum, 1 to 3 PM Friday on New Study
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The Connecticut Fair Housing Center and the state Department of Housing invite you to a forum from 1 to 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7 at Darien Library to learn about the findings of a new study on state-funded housing complexes. These buildings provide housing to both elderly tenants and younger tenants with disabilities. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Darien Library, Government & Politics, Housing, Seniors, Talks-Panel Discussions-Presentations-Workshops, Housing for the Disabled, Housing for the Disabled 2018, Housing for the Elderly
Tips for Businesses Sending Christmas Cards
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With ongoing change a mantra for today’s digital age, the importance of traditional gestures — such as sending holiday greeting cards — is sometimes in question. For example, is sending the boss a holiday card a good idea? (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Holidays, Business Advice 2018, Business Christmas Cards, Christmas 2018, Christmas Cards, Christmas Cards 2018
Latest Darien Restaurant, Food-Serving Establishment Health Inspection Reports
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Here’s how several Darien restaurants and other food-serving establishments fared in the most recently released town Health Department inspection reports. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants & Bars, Government & Politics, Healthy Living, Darien Health Department, Darien Health Department 2018, Darien Health Inspections 2018, Darien Restaurant Health Ratings 2018
Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: Nov 29 to Dec 6
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Here’s Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate for Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, 2018: (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Real Estate, Darien Real Estate, Darien Real Estate 2018, Darien Real Estate Statistics, Darien Real Estate Statistics 2018, Deirdre McGovern, Real Estate 2018
Consuelo Nussbaum, 91, Led Junior League of Stamford-Norwalk, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Board
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Consuelo Meloy Nussbaum, 91, died peacefully Dec. 4, 2018 at Edgehill in Stamford. She was 91. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Obituaries, Darien Obituaries 2018, Darien Obituaries December 2018, Darien Obituary, Darien Obituary 2018, Darien Obituary December 2018
SantaCon is Coming to NYC Dec 8: No Booze for Santa on Trains
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SantaCon is “a charitable, non-commercial, non-political, nonsensical Santa Claus convention that happens once a year to spread absurdist joy,” say the organizers. The event for Santa-dressed bar hoppers takes place Saturday, Dec. 8, as early as 10 a.m. in New York City. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Holidays, Public Safety, Transportation, Metro-North 2018, Santa Crawl 2018, SantaCon 2018
Concerned About Porch Pirates Pilfering Packages from Your Place? Police Provide These Pointers
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Darien police recently asked the public if they can identify a man caught on camera this past weekend and suspected of stealing a package left in front of a home on Hollow Tree Ridge Road. The problem of “porch pilfering” is longstanding, goes well beyond Darien and could always get worse as the convenient practice of ordering items online and getting home deliveries increases. Here’s some advice. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Consumer and Finances, Holidays, Public Safety, Crime Prevention Advice, Crime Prevention Advice 2018, Crime Prevention Tips, Crime Prevention Tips 2018, Porch Piracy 2018
Darien Teens Tell Board of Selectmen About What They Get Out of the Depot Youth Center
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Learning the signs that someone might be suicidal, talking about problems (or anything) at Girls Night Out meetings, helping educate other teenagers about safety through the Students Against Destructive Decisions group, learning about mental illness, substance abuse, distracted driving, teen relationship violence. Those were the topics that nine Darien teenagers have been learning about at the Depot Youth Center, they told the Board of Selectmen at a recent meeting. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Darien Depot, Teens, Board of Selectmen 2018, Darien High School 2018-2019, Girls Night Out, Girls Night Out 2018-2019, Respect Works, RespectWorks
JoyRide Cycling + Fitness Launches a New iPhone/iPad App for Customers
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JoyRide Cycling + Fitness customers now can have a new iOS application (app) that enables JoyRiders to manage their accounts and book classes more easily from an iPhone mobile device or iPad. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, JoyRide 2018, JoyRide Fitness and Cycling Studio, JoyRide Fitness and Cycling Studio 2018, JoyRide Studio 2018
Agency Gets State Grant to Fund Help for Abused Kids With Substance-Abusing Caregivers
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Boys & Girls Village, a Milford-based organization serving families from more than 50 cities and towns in Connecticut, received a $435,000 annualized grant from the state Department of Children and Families to support an intensive home-based services program for abused children of caregivers who abused drugs or alcohol. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government & Politics, Healthy Living, Parents & Kids, Boys and Girls Village, Boys and Girls Village 2018, Substance Abuse 2018
Darien Student Talks About Getting Hit by Pickup Truck in Town — and What She’s Doing About It
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“Many of you may have heard — about two years ago a girl got hit by a pickup truck after trying to get off the late bus,” a school bus that had just let off students on the Post Road, Rhea Bhat, a Darien High School freshman recently told the Board of Selectmen. “That girl was me.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Darien Depot, Public Safety, Distracted Driving, Distracted Driving 2016, Distracted Driving 2018, Rhea Bhat
Jeep Stolen Overnight from Outside Sunswyck Rd Home — Police: No Signs of Forced Entry
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For two weeks, a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee sat in the driveway of a Sunswyck Road home, and the owner told police that she believes it was locked and the keys weren’t in it. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Public Safety, Darien Motor Vehicle Thefts 2018, Darien Motor Vehicles Entered 2018
Police: Mailing a Check for Almost $900 From His Mailbox Proved Risky for Hoyt St Man
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A resident of Hoyt Street, between Echo Drive and Briar Brae Road made out a personal check for $896.63 to pay a bill and put the check in an envelope which went into his mailbox for pickup. The check, and eventually the money, went into a thieve’s pocket. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Consumer and Finances, Public Safety, Theft from a Mailbox 2018
FTC: You’re Vulnerable to a Massive Data Breach If You Stayed at Any of These Hotels from 2014 to Last Sept
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Editor’s note: If you stayed at Marriott International’s Starwood brand hotels, including W Hotels, St. Regis, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, Westin Hotels & Resorts, Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts, and other hotel and timeshare properties, the personal information you gave to the hotel is vulnerable to the recent massive data breach involving as many as 500 million customers. (more…) Continue Reading →