Tax Counseling Available Through April 15 at Darien Library

Police: Elderly Woman Scammed Out of $15K Is Saved From Losing Another $49K

Police: DUI for Man, 27, After Two Vehicles Damaged in Accident

Catalytic Converter Stolen from Pickup Truck on a Weekday Afternoon at Town Hall Parking Lot

Meteorologist to Discuss His Book, ‘Mighty Storms of New England’ Tuesday Night

Theft From a Mailbox Reported on Bittersweet Lane

Unlocked Vehicles Entered Overnight, Jan 10 to 11 on Five Mile River Road

Explosion on Sunday at Wee Burn Country Club Building Sends One Person to Hospital

Janet Phyfe, 97, Past President of Darien Book Aid, Volunteer at St Luke’s, Tots ‘n’ Teens, Loved Gardening, Tennis

Blue Wave Gymnastics Starts Season With a Win Over New Canaan and Wilton

Almost Half of Pregnant Women Have COVID-19 at Yale New Haven Hospital Network

Police: Package Reported Stolen From Mailbox on Hollow Tree Ridge Road

Police: DUI for Man, 24, Driving on Post Road After 2 AM, Saturday

Hindley Fourth Grader Christopher Li Wins First Place in International Piano Competition

Test Your Home For Radon Gas: Darien Health Department Has Free Test Kits

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The no cost, full-service VITA Tax-Aide program returns to Darien Library this year with a few changes to ensure safety for all. — an announcement from Darien Library

The service, with special attention to senior and low to moderate income households, includes an easy-to-use virtual filing system that allows users to work with IRS-certified tax preparers from home. There will be two options to access the service: an all-virtual method whereby clients will provide their information via a secure internet site and an on-site counseling method at the Library. On-site counseling at Darien Library began on Monday and end on Friday, April 15. Community members can register for the VITA program and find more information online, here, or call 860-590-8910 to book their appointment in advance.

When you speak with multiple people purporting to be from various fraud departments of your bank, it sounds like a serious matter, and that’s what an elderly woman living on Gideon Lane seems to have thought after getting that call on Tuesday, Jan. 18. Because when she was told that she should withdraw $15,000 from her account, then drive to Stamford to get it transferred to Canada via a bitcoin machine, she did so. The people purportedly from People’s Bank also told her not to talk to anyone about the matter and said she should withdraw another $49,000 to send after she received another call the next morning. She didn’t send it.

Apparently no one was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday night, Jan. 18, but one of the drivers was charged with driving under the influence and with committing a traffic violation, police said. Darien police gave this account of the incident and arrest, including accusations not proven in court:

Christopher Kuczo, 27, of Stamford, was driving a 2015 Subaru XV, a sport utility vehicle just before 8 p.m. at the intersection of Red Barn Road and Middlesex Road (a few hundred feet from the Stamford border) when the SUV came into contact with a 2016 BMW 528 being driven by another driver. Kuczo told police he was turning onto Red Barn Road when the accident happened. Kuczo’s vehicle received minor damage to its front passenger-side door, and the SUV’s airbag deployed.

A catalytic converter was stolen out from under a 2000 Ford F-250 pickup truck parked in the lower parking lot in front of Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11, police said. The owner told police the car had been parked in the lot at 2 Renshaw Road between between 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. When he drove away, he noticed the part was missing, he told police. No other thefts were reported in the area at that time, according to police.

Meteorologist and author Eric Fisher will discuss his book, “Mighty Storms of New England,” in a virtual event Tuesday evening, Jan. 25. — an announcement from Darien Library

Chief Meteorologist for CBS Boston’s WBZ-TV News, Fisher will dive in to the most intense storms that have touched down in New England, from hurricanes to tornadoes to blizzards. Learn about legendary storms that have brought major cities to standstills and changed the landscape in our region. The event is co-sponsored by Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore.

Two envelopes, each holding a check, were stolen Monday, Jan. 10, from the mailbox outside a home on Bittersweet Lane, a man told Darien police. The man spoke to police early that afternoon and said he put both envelopes in his mailbox at about 7:30 a.m. that day. At 9:30 a.m., he noticed the mailbox door was open, which seemed suspicious to him. He called his mail carrier directly, police said they were told, and the mail carrier said the mail on that street hadn’t been picked up yet.

A jacket was the only item reported stolen overnight Jan. 10 to 11 from unlocked vehicles parked outside three homes on Five Mile River Road, according to police. Darien police received three reports on Tuesday, Jan. 11 about vehicles entered overnight on the Tokeneke street. One resident told police that at 12 midnight he saw the inside lights on in his 2021 Ford, 2016 Range Rover and 2021 Dodge.

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One person was injured by an explosion late Sunday morning in a building near the bowling area at Wee Burn Country Club, police said. “It was reported that one individual was injured and transported to the hospital” by Darien Emergency Services-Post 53, the Darien police news release said. No information on the extent of the person’s injuries, if any, was provided by police, nor that person’s condition. A witness reported hearing a loud explosion in the bowling area, police said. Police and firefighters from Noroton Heights Fire Department were called to the scene at 11:04 a.m. The building had already been evacuated before first responders arrived.

Janet Unz Phyfe, 97, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 at Masonicare in Wallingford. Janet grew up in New York City and moved with her family to Darien for her junior year of high school. Her father was a founding member of the Norwalk Skating Club, providing the family hours of shared enjoyment with the skating community. Janet graduated from Low Heywood School and earned her bachelor’s degree at Wheaton College.

Co-Captain Megan Cutler's beam routine balances DHS Gymnastics Team Jan 2022

A mood of quiet excitement filled the gym on Jan. 8. “Let’s go! You got it!” The calls rang out, with Darien gymnasts encouraging each other to jump higher and finish stronger on vault, bars, beam, and floor. — an article by Holly Russell, on behalf of the team

The team finished with a 126.65 to beat Wilton and New Canaan — in person this year rather than virtually, which meant that for the first time since the start of the epidemic, the athletes could cheer for their rivals in person, too.

Nearly half of all pregnant women at Yale-New Haven Health’s network of hospitals have tested positive COVID-19, the organization’s officials said Wednesday at an online news conference. At the news conference, officials also said:

—Expect about four more days of a “plateau” of COVID-19 cases in hospitals and then a decline over four to six weeks, one hospital official predicted. —Also, hospital staff members have been reporting more cases of incivility from patients and family members, said the hospital network’s CEO, Marna Borgstrom. —Borgstrom said at the end of 2021, the health system had 531 COVID-19-positive hospitalize patients. On Wednesday, Jan.

When a woman living on Hollow Tree Ridge Road checked her mailbox on Wednesday, Jan. 5, she found it open and empty, although a package had been delivered, according to the U.S. Postal Service. The woman reported the incident to police at 1:39 p.m. that day. According to USPS delivery tracking information (which you can get online, here), she said, a package was delivered to her at 7:57 p.m. two days before, on Monday, Jan. 3.

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A 24-year-old man was charged with driving while under the influence Saturday after a police officer saw his car go over the double yellow line on the Post Road near Noroton Avenue, police said. Darien police gave this account of what happened, including accusations not proven in court:

At 2:32 a.m., the officer saw the vehicle being driven west. (Police didn’t say whether the vehicle was a car, SUV or truck). After seeing the vehicle cross the yellow lines, the officer stopped it. The driver had slurred speech, glassy eyes and smelled of alcohol.

Christopher Li, a 4th grader at Hindley School, came in first place at the 2021 Piano Star International Competition. In the event, live-streamed on Dec. 11, Christopher performed in Amateur Group B, competing against 37 players from 13 countries. The competition was judged by professional pianists and college professors. — an announcement from the Darien Public Schools Music Department

After performing in several preliminary rounds, he performed Golliwog’s Cakewalk by Debussy in the Grand Finals. Christopher was awarded $200 in prize money.

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The Darien Health Department advises residents to test their homes for radon gas especially now that many families are spending more time at home due to COVID-19. Limited numbers of free test kits are now available at the Darien Health Department office. — an announcement from Darien Health Department

Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible, odorless, tasteless radioactive gas that is found throughout the US. Most of the time, it is harmlessly dispersed in outdoor air, but it can reach harmful levels when trapped in buildings. Exposure to elevated levels of radon has been shown to cause lung damage and cancer in humans.