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Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: April 5 to 12

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Here’s Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate for April 5 to 12, 2018:

 

Darien/Rowayton Real Estate Transactions for April 5 – April 12, 2018

This week’s Darien highlights:

8 New to Market Listings in Darien
16 Price Reductions in Darien
  9 Accepted Offers in Darien
  2 Closed Sales in Darien
42 Open Houses in Darien

 This week’s Rowayton highlights:

  6  New to Market Listings in Rowayton
  3  Price Reductions in Rowayton
  2  Accepted Offers in Rowayton
  0  Closed Sales in Rowayton
14  Open Houses in Rowayton

New Listings

Address
Town
Sq Feet
Price

26 Old Farm Road
Darien
6138
$12,000,000

29 Sunswyck Road
Darien
6285
$4,650,000

8 Saint James Place
Rowayton
2437
$2,495,000

4 Partridge Lane
Darien
3456
$1,595,000

5 Pond Ridge Lane
Rowayton
2345
$1,169,000

11 Cherry Street
Darien
1887
$1,099,000

3 Silver Lakes Drive
Darien
2552
$1,095,000

23 Denhurst Place
Darien
2015
$1,095,000

20 Richmond Road
Rowayton
1931
$1,050,000

75 Witch Lane
Rowayton
2542
$899,000

3 Burchard Lane
Rowayton
1236
$689,000

2 Sedgwick Village Lane
Darien
920
$619,000

37 Camp Avenue
Darien
1996
$599,000

10 Belmont Place
Rowayton
2890
$399,000

Price Changes

Address
Town
Original Price
Previous Price
Current Price

12 Valley Road
Rowayton
$11,900,000
$11,900,000
$8,995,000

366 Mansfield Avenue
Darien
$3,000,000
$2,949,000
$2,774,000

8 Homewood Lane
Darien
$2,795,000
$2,795,000
$2,595,000

1 Tulip Tree Lane
Darien
$2,275,000
$2,275,000
$2,095,000

4 Sunset Road
Darien
$2,195,000
$2,095,000
$1,999,000

17 Thomas Place
Rowayton
$2,050,000
$2,050,000
$1,825,000

10 Top Sail Road
Rowayton
$2,125,000
$2,125,000
$1,898,000

45 Huckleberry Lane
Darien
$1,895,000
$1,895,000
$1,699,000

49 Christie Hill Road
Darien
$1,725,000
$1,725,000
$1,675,000

34 Walmsley Road
Darien
$1,765,000
$1,675,000
$1,645,000

91 Noroton Avenue
Darien
$1,649,000
$1,649,000
$1,575,000

398 West Avenue
Darien
$1,599,000
$1,480,000
$1,439,000

90 Brookside Road
Darien
$1,600,000
$1,499,000
$1,399,000

7 Briar Brae Road
Darien
$1,135,000
$1,135,000
$1,085,000

1 Queens Lane
Darien
$1,090,000
$1,039,000
$1,015,000

8 Webster Valley Road
Darien
$1,049,000
$1,049,000
$995,000

11 Hampton Road
Darien
$1,050,000
$1,050,000
$985,000

210 Tokeneke Road
Darien
$829,000
$829,000
$814,000

73 Holmes Avenue
Darien
$929,000
$850,000
$750,000

Accepted Offers

Address
Town
Latest Asking Price

53 Blueberry Lane
Darien
$3,995,000

38 Three Wells Lane
Darien
$3,495,000

17 Hillcrest Avenue
Darien
$1,895,000

305 Middlesex Road
Darien
$1,745,000

231 Old Kings Highway S
Darien
$1,498,000

46 Locust Hill Road
Darien
$1,399,000

46 Relihan Road
Darien
$1,375,000

19 Bailey Avenue
Darien
$975,000

122 Witch Lane
Rowayton
$885,000

11 Lillian Terrace
Darien
$849,000

27 Arnold Lane
Rowayton
$614,900

Title Passed

Address
Town
Listed Price
Sold Price

9 Clocks Lane
Darien
$1,995,000
$1,900,000

74 Middlesex Road
Darien
$1,489,000
$1,475,000

Open Houses

Address
Town
Price
Date & Time

42 Contentment Island Road
Darien
$9,850,000
Saturday, 2-4:00 PM

12 Valley Road
Rowayton
$8,995,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

11 Meadowbrook Road
Darien
$2,575,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

8 Saint James Place
Rowayton
$2,495,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

17 Whaling Road
Darien
$2,195,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

265 Mansfield Avenue
Darien
$2,195,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

1 Tulip Tree Lane
Darien
$2,095,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

4 Sunset Road
Darien
$1,999,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

46 Delafield Island Road
Darien
$1,995,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

1 Robin Hood Lane

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Darien
$1,950,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

28 Hillcrest Avenue
Darien
$1,899,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

83 Old Kings Hwy S
Darien
$1,899,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

10 Top Sail Road
Rowayton
$1,898,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

76 Noroton Avenue
Darien
$1,895,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

107 Highland Avenue
Rowayton
$1,895,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

6 Bittersweet Trail
Rowayton
$1,875,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

188 Middlesex Road
Darien
$1,839,000
Sunday, 12-2:00 PM

23 Waverly Road
Darien
$1,799,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

126 Wilson Avenue
Rowayton
$1,775,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

5 Gracie Lane
Darien
$1,725,000
Saturday, 1-4:00 PM

45 Huckleberry Lane
Darien
$1,699,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

15 Sherry Lane
Darien
$1,695,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

49 Christie Hill Road
Darien
$1,675,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

34 Walmsley Road
Darien
$1,645,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

55 Kensett Lane
Darien
$1,645,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

27 Pheasant Run
Darien
$1,645,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

4 Partridge Lane
Darien
$1,595,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

32 Nearwater Road
Rowayton
$1,589,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

91 Noroton Avenue
Darien
$1,575,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

7 Oakshade Avenue
Darien
$1,525,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

22 Kensett Lane
Darien
$1,495,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

66 Highland Avenue
Rowayton
$1,399,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

12 Abbey Road
Darien
$1,395,000
Saturday, 1-3:00 PM

7 Webster Valley Road
Darien
$1,395,000
Saturday, 2-4:00 PM

148 Old Kings Hwy N
Darien
$1,380,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

123 West Avenue
Darien
$1,379,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

58 Roton Avenue
Rowayton
$1,359,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

264 Rowayton Avenue
Rowayton
$1,350,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

66 Wilson Avenue
Rowayton
$1,295,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

4 Palmer Lane
Darien
$1,150,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

39 Intervale Road
Darien
$1,125,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

176 Highland Avenue
Rowayton
$1,099,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

23 Denhurst Place
Darien
$1,095,000
Saturday, 12-3:00 PM

321 Rowayton Avenue
Rowayton
$1,085,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

580 Hoyt Street
Darien
$1,069,500
Saturday, 2-4:00 PM

8 Webster Valley Road
Darien
$1,049,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

208 West Avenue
Darien
$919,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

7 Fitch Avenue
Darien
$899,500
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

107 Old Kings Hwy S
Darien
$875,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

17 Bailey Avenue
Darien
$814,500
Sunday, 12-2:00 PM

8 Clocks Lane
Darien
$764,500
Saturday, 1-4:00 PM

73 Holmes Avenue
Darien
$750,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

16 Fairfield Avenue
Darien
$732,900
Saturday, 1-3:00 PM

12 Ledge Road
Darien
$720,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

90 Holmes Avenue
Darien
$699,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

3 Burchard Lane
Rowayton
$698,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

Deirdre McGovern is a real estate agent who has called Darien home for almost 25 years. She has been involved in many local organizations. She can be reached at 203-554-0897 or deirdre.mcgovern@raveis.com More about Deirdre McGovern here. ___________
See also:

Family Away, Real Estate Agents Take People Through Home, $11K Watch in Dresser Missing (April 11)
Darien Board of Realtors Says Safety Training Is an Urgent Need for Agents (April 1)

Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Reports:

Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: March 29 to April 5 (April 5)
Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: March 22 to 29 (March 29)
Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: March 15 to 22 (March 22)

Darien home sales:

Highland Ave House Sells for $1,127,500 and Other Darien Home Sales (April 5)
Renshaw Road Home Goes for $1,265,000 and Other Darien Home Sales (March 29)
Barringer Road Home Sells for $1.15 Million and Other Darien Home Sales (March 22)

Farrell on Real Estate:

To Stage or Not to Stage: That Is NOT the Question in 2018 (April 5)
Historic 18th Century Home with a 20th Century Story in Darien: Farrell on Real Estate (March 21)
Looking to Sell? Some Outdoor Improvements Bring Returns on Investment — Some Won’t: Farrell on Real Estate (March 14)

Public Safety
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Seven-Year Prison Sentence for John DiMenna, Formerly of Darien, for Fraud Scheme

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John DiMenna, 75, until recently from Darien, was sentenced to seven years and one month in prison for defrauding investors of more than $64 million in frauds related to an “extensive real estate investment and financing scheme.” Many Darien residents invested in DiMenna’s companies and projects. “Through this scheme, victim investors lost approximately $28 million and victim lenders lost approximately $37 million, for a total combined loss of $64.7 million,” according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Haven. DiMenna was a Stamford developer who operated through various entities including Seaboard Realty LLC, Seaboard Stamford Investment Group (SSIG), and Seaboard Properties Group LLC. The prosecutor’s office said DiMenna accomplished his frauds in various ways from 2010 to 2016, by giving investors and prospective investors phony financial information.

Public Safety
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Family Away, Real Estate Agents Take People Through Home, $11K Watch in Dresser Missing

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A watch valued at $11,084 was reported missing from a dresser drawer in a home on Midbrook Lane. The victim and his family had been away for a weeklong trip recently while the home was for sale and potential buyers were shown through it, police were told. The family was away from March 14 to 20, but the victim didn’t notice the watch was missing — along with a second watch of negligible value — until just before notifying police on Thursday, April 5. There was no evidence of a burglary at the house. Both watches had been in the dresser drawer.

Public Safety
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Darien’s Police Sgt. with a Doctorate to Deliver Keynote Address at Academic Conference

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Darien Police Patrol Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson won’t be on duty at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 4, whatever shift he’s on. Instead, he’ll be about to deliver the keynote address at the 2018 Western Research Day conference at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. And they’ll be addressing him as “Dr. Johnson” because he is one. Johnson, who received his Ph.D. in 2015, is described in the online conference materials as being “employed at the University of New Haven, where he is an appointed practitioner in residence at the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice.

Public Safety
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4 Unlocked Vehicles Recently Entered on 1 Night: 1 Debit Card + 1 Work ID Stolen

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Sometime overnight from Wednesday to Thursday last week (April 4 to 5), at least four vehicles parked outside and left unlocked were entered, all in the Noroton section of town or just north of it, police said. Two of the vehicles were parked at homes on Fitch Avenue. The other two were on Outlook Drive and (in Noroton Heights) on Patton Drive. The first town resident to find a vehicle entered told police that a glove box was found open at 4:30 a.m.

From what was reported to police, apparently, the loot was pretty light, with only two items known to be missing and only from the first incident, below:
77 Fitch Ave. At 5:44 a.m., a man told police that the glove box of a blue 2016 Mazda CX had been found (at 4:30 a.m.) with its glove box open and its contents on the front passenger seat.

Public Safety
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Oops: Woman Tells Police $12,000 in Cash Taken From Unlocked Car at Park

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Darien police say a woman told them Wednesday not only that she had not locked her car when she parked at Stony Brook Park on Ledge Road, but that she’d left her purse in it — containing cash totaling $12,000. The purse and the money were gone when she got back to the car, she told police. Here’s how police described what she told them:

At about 4:30 p.m., she parked her blue 2015 Subaru XV in the small lot at the park, then left. When she got back to the car at about 5:40 p.m., her purse, left on the front passenger seat, was gone. Along with the money, there were several credit cards, also gone.

Community Organizations

Community Fund of Darien Executive Director Carrie Bernier Leaves Job for Norwalk Post

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The Board of Directors of The Community Fund of Darien announces Carrie Bernier’s departure as executive director. Bernier will join the Norwalk Community College Foundation as executive director in June. ___________

— an announcement from the Community Fund of Darien

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Bernier assumed leadership of The Community Fund in 2013, and drove the organization’s innovation to better respond to critical human service needs in Darien, Stamford and Norwalk. “Under Carrie’s leadership and innovation over the past five years, we grew as an organization and adapted to the changing needs of our community. We are proud of our growth and energized by the commitment of our engaged and dedicated staff, board, advisory board and volunteers” said board President Steve Ward.

Around Town
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Have You Heard …? DHS Students in China, Win a Vespa, Daddy/Daughter Dance, Tea Cups Wanted

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Here’s the lowdown on what’s up around town:

Pictures last week from Darien High School students’ trip to China:

We don’t know who took each of the photos, but DHS Assistant Principal Kate Dimoulas posted them on Twitter. In one post, she wrote: “(Thanks, Mr. Banas, for sharing!)”

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Darien police Lt. Jeremiah Marron Jr. recently took the “Command Training Series: Mid-Management Course,” a one-week training program for upper-level personnel. It was presented by the Justice System Training and Research Institute at Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., in partnership with the New England Association of Chiefs of Police. Coursework addressed contemporary concepts of management and leadership relevant to the responsibilities of first line supervisors in a modern police agency. The program, presented March 19 to 23, discussed topics including operational leadership and management principles, problem-solving, organizational and interpersonal communications, labor relations, disciplinary issues, and ethical decision-making.

Obituaries
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Jacqueline Pace, 93, a Teenager in the French Resistance, Former Darien Resident

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Jacqueline Henriette Pace, a former, long- time resident of Darien and once a member of the French Resistance, passed away peacefully after a long illness Saturday, March 24, at her apartment in Stamford. She was 93. 

Born March 18, 1925 in Paris, Jacqueline Gambiez survived the Great Depression and World War II as part of the rightfully dubbed “Greatest Generation.”

Upon the Nazi invasion of France in 1940, Jacqueline left behind her Parisian childhood to hide in the Burgundy countryside in Chatillon-sur-Seine with her mother and grandmother. (Her grandfather, Henri Bertrand, who had passed before WWII, once owned a small cheese-making company near Chatillon, in Chamesson, and built a beautiful stone home there that remains today.)

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— an obituary from Edward Lawrence Funeral Home

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Two years later, at the age of 14, Jacqueline joined the Resistance delivering mail to the underground. While she assumed tremendous risk (that she said she never appreciated at the time), she proved very valuable as a translator since she spoke English, German, Russian, and of course, French. Among her notable wartime successes, Jacqueline helped save the life of American pilot, James MacGrew, who had been downed behind enemy lines in the forest near her home.

Obituaries
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Robert Buccelly, 87, Former Darien Resident, Electrician, Air Force Veteran

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Robert W. Buccelly, 87, of Shelton, beloved husband of Gertrude M. Ouellette Buccelly, passed away March 31 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport. 

Robert was born in Derby, May 9, 1930, son of the late Liberato and Antonetta Bosco Buccelly.  Robert was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean War.  He graduated from the University of Hartford with two associates degrees in electronics and in industrial & communications. He lived in Darien, for many years.  He worked as an electronic technician for Dorr-Oliver Inc. of Stamford for many years until his retirement.  He was a member of the Sutter Terlizzi American Legion Post 16 of Shelton, and the Shelton Senior Center. Along with his wife Gertrude, he is survived by his sister, Ada Rauscher of Worcester, Mass.; his sister-in-law, Dolores Buccelly of Shelton, his nephews: Michael Rauscher and Keith Ogle and his wife, Jennifer; his nieces: Mary Marengo, Debbie Potter Ogle, and Joan Russell and her husband, John. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brothers: Dante Buccelly (who was shot down and died while flying a mission in the U.S. Air Force during World War II) and Orlando Buccelly (who was also a proud veteran of the U.S. military and served during WWII); and his sisters: Eva Ogle, and Dora Buccelly.

Public Safety
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Darien Police Hold ‘Coffee with a Cop’ Event, 10 AM to 12 Noon, Monday at Upper Crust

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Darien police invite you to join them Monday morning from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Upper Crust Baking Co. downtown to have a cup of coffee, and get to know officers. “No agendas, no speeches, just a chance for you to get to know the officers that serve your community,” police said in an announcement on the department’s Facebook page. Upper Crust Bakery and Cafe (it used to be known as Upper Crust Bagel Co.) is at 980 Post Road. Other police departments in the area have been holding similar events, including New Canaan and Norwalk.

News
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Aquarion Accepting Nominations for CT ‘Environmental Champion Awards’

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As the May 1 nomination deadline for its eighth annual Environmental Champion Awards approaches, Aquarion is reminding schools, businesses, environmental organizations and the general public that nominations are still being accepted for outstanding voluntary achievements to protect and restore Connecticut’s natural environment. — an announcement from Aquarion Water Company
The Aquarion Environmental Champion Awards will select a winner in five categories: Adult, Student (Grades 9-12), Small Business, Large Business and Non-Profit Organization. Nominations can be made for volunteer projects that have significantly contributed to the improvement of environmental quality through the protection, conservation, restoration or stewardship of Connecticut’s water, air, soils, and plant and wildlife habitats. Self-nominations and re-nominations are welcome. Awards will be given to projects that demonstrate a high level of achievement and create sustainable or reproducible results.

Film
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‘Pandas’ IMAX Movie Opens at Maritime Aquarium

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Take a giant-screen journey to China to watch as a “bear whisperer” from New Hampshire helps a young panda learn to live in the wild in “Pandas,” a new IMAX movie opened Thursday, April 6 at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Filled with scenes of the adorable black-and-white baby bears, “Pandas” will play at noon and 2 and 4 p.m. daily in Connecticut’s largest IMAX theater, with a screen that’s six stories high. (Times will shift on June 30.)

— an announcement from the Maritime Aquarium

 

“Pandas” arrives with excellent pedigree, having been made by the same team that created “Born to Be Wild,” one of the most popular movies ever shown at The Maritime Aquarium. (The Aquarium is the fifth-highest-grossing theater in the world for “Born to Be Wild,” a 2011 release that follows efforts to rescue and reintroduce orphaned baby elephants and orangutans back into the wild.)

This new IMAX film travels to Chengdu Panda Base in China, where scientists breed adult giant pandas in order to introduce the cubs into the wild. Those and other efforts have stabilized the panda population, to the point that the International Union for Conservation of Nature changed its listing for giant pandas in 2016 from “Endangered” to “Vulnerable.”

However, the IUCN also notes:

“The optimism engendered by these positive trends is dampened by evidence indicating that some panda populations are decreasing, particularly those found in the smallest and most degraded habitat patches …”

Threats include climate change, habitat loss, population fragmentization, and human intrusion.

Obituaries
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Susan Coates, 69, Former Darien Resident, Active Volunteer

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Susan Merritt Coates, 69, passed away on March 10 from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease which affects one person in a million each year. She was surrounded by family and friends when she passed away peacefully with the same smile and positive attitude that she kept during her entire life. Susan was born May 21, 1948 in Port Chester, N.Y. and graduated from Darien High School. She attended Colorado Women’s College in Boulder before transferring to San Jose State University, where she received her degree. It was there that she met her future husband, Stephen, to whom she was married for nearly 48 years.

Government & Politics
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Plastics and Microplastics in Long Island Sound: Panel Discussion, 3 PM Saturday in Greenwich

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In conjunction with its environmental art exhibition, “Hazardous Beauty,” Flinn Gallery presents a panel discussion: “Plastics and  Microplastics in our L.I. Sound on Saturday, April 7 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Greenwich Library’s Cole Auditorium. The panelists bring understanding of the polluting effects of plastics and microplastics in local waters. The discussion will be followed by a Q&A. Come early at 2:30 p.m. for the community reception. The panel discussion features:

Denise Savageau, Moderator and former Conservation Director, Greenwich
Jordan Christensen, NY Coord.